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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-26
Wapamucka
Sallie Montgomery.
Correspondent.
Mr.. and Mrs, ]. T. Bagwell were

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Bagwen were
Fwapanucka visitors Saturday.
NJ ]. r. Williams has returned from
trip to Dallas and other Texas points
Mr.. and Mrs. j. IL, Horton accom-
panied by their little son, Cline, spent
the weekend with their son, Melvin
Horton of this city.
A new gin Is being erected at Olney
to help handle this seasons big cot
ton crop.
NJ. A. Collins was business visitor
In Wapanucka Saturday.
Mrs. Betsey Clarita was in Wapa
nucka Saturday ON shopping eSpe'
dition.
s. l.. Barnes. of the Oklahoma state
Bank, was called to Texas last week
by wire announcing the serious illness
OF his brother.
Isaac Brokaw who has been serious
" i'll for some weeks Is reported con
valescent.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Rawbottham and
family, We're visitors in Wapanucka
Saturday of last week.
Leo Dudley, who has been with the
I America EXpeditionary Forces, in
France. for the past two years. arriv-
ed in Wapanucka last Saturday after
noon.
H. II. Wlngard was n Wapanucka
visitor the last of the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Williams, of Bro
mide. came to Wapanucka Saturday TO
meet their son, who recently returned
from the army.
Walter Coots, who has been in the
active military service for the past
several months. returned home Fri
day.
II. 5. Jones of Atoia. was Wapa-
nucka business visitor Monday.
Quite u number of Wapanucka 5
younger set enjoyed a pleasant outing
at the city lake, west of town, Satur-
day night Refreshments We're served
during the course of the evening.
Mrs. Warden and Mrs NJ. c. Smith,
sisters, have been called to Denison.
Texas, by a wire announcing the criti-
cal illness of their mother.
Tim Ward, OF Atoka county, who
has been in the active military ser
vice for some time, passed through
Wapanucka Friday of last week, en-
route to his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Collier were
Wapanucka visitors Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Denny Bledsoe were in
Wapanucka the latter part of last
week.
Mrs. W. +. Foster of this city, spent
the week end in Coleman, a guest Of
relatives.
Mrs. Ben +. Payne and children
are out of town this week, visiting
Mrs. Payne's parents, and other rela
tives.
Earl Milsap who has been in active
overseas service has returned from
France and arrived in Wapanucka Fri
day.
Manager Hunt of the Magnet thea
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-26
Carter County Cant BE Beat"

Col. G. w. Young. formerly a men,
Der Of the Chickasaw senate. and who
has been prominent in Oklahoma poll
tics since statehood. says that crop
prospects are the best that he has ever
seen, and he has been in Carter county
since '76. He states that on his farm, he
has sown 200 acres to oats. and that the
maximum production will be so bushels
to the acre, while the minimum will be
not less than SO bushels. Corn is already
in the tassel, and will make without any
more moisture. Mr.. Young says. and cot
ton is looking now like a 100 per cent
crop. In fact. all the crops are 100 per
cent so far.
In addition to his farming interests
Col. Young has a ranch Of about 1000
acres, on which he raises both cattle
and fine horses. The colonel says that
he has not found a single tick on his
cattle. He has a very fine Arabian colt
which he values at 81 900 which he will
have on exhibition at the county fair
next fall.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-26
Boy Scouts on Camping Trip.

Boy scouts from Troops One and Two
left this morning for a four days camp
ing "trip. Louis H. Davidson. former
Scout master, but now with the Y. NJ
C. A. accompanied the boys. They
planned to go to Berwyn where they
will detrain and will hike either to Coo
Springs or Cedar Falls. several miles
north of Berwyn. They will return Sat
urday afternoon.
The party has as its personnel Ed
ward Anderson, Jack Cameron, Fount
Tillman, Eliza Murdock Claud Cathey
Cecil Hunter, Max Greenberg, Homer
Young. Frank Whitehurst. Roy stewart
Hobart James, Joe Whitehurst, Charles
Rogers, Donald Blair, Ray Dyer and
Robert Fox.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-26
Mosquito Bites.

Just as soon as you feel the effect OF the
Malaria Mosquitoes, II is advisable u
take GROVES TASTELESS chill
TONIC to destroy the Germs and remove
the Impurities. Pleasant TO take. 6oc
per bottle.-Ady.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-26
SPECIAL NOTICE

For this week 1875 palm beach suits
all colors, your choice, sil.96. A new
shipment OF palm beach cool cloth and
serge pants. prices from s3,s5 to y6.sS
London. the Clothier, between the two
shows. 2<-S
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-26
NOTICE TO OIL MEN

We are laying u line to the Texas
well near Wilson to supply you with
fuel oil for drilling purposes. We want
to serve you. Call US up. Merchants
4 Farmers Oil Co. 1876
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-26

For fancy cleaning and dyeing OF
all kinds, hats cleaned and blocked,
ring 3Ol London's, auto service. 24-3
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-30
FIVE KILLED,
SEVENTY HURT
Wreck of Southern T-aoifc South
bound San Joaquin Valley Flyer
Running Out OF San
Francisco.

rUnited Press Leased Wire service.l
LOS ANGELES, Calf, Oct. So
Five dead and seventy injurad was
the toll of yesterdays wreck OF tie
Southern Pacific southbound San
joaquin valley flyer from San Fran
cisco, according to Official lists issued
by the Southern Pacific general
offices here today.
The dead include:
PAUL MATTISON, Lakewood,
Ohio.
The injured include:
Mrs. Annie Maybaum. 6o1 Jones
avenue (may be James streeD, San
Antonio, Texas.
Helen Maybaum, same address.
Chas. Maybaum, same address.
John Cochran, Grimsvflle, Ga.
Thomas Foley, 446 West Seven.
teenth street, Erie, Pa, probably
fatally injured.
Martin Hanna, Hannibal, Mo.
VIM. Hallisey, Butte, Mont, prob
ably fatally injured.
Hollis Shake, Butte, Mont.
Leonard Frick, Charleston, III.
Henry Wilson, Terre Haute, Ind.
Arthur Curtis, Reco, Mont.
G. H. Brown, Catawaba, N. G.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-30
ELI A WHEELER WILCOX Il.
AUTHOR AND POET, DEAD

zines and newspapers, writing poetry.
prose and some fiction. She was
also widely known for her childrens
books.
She was married in 1884 to Robert
M. Wilcox who died in 1916. Her
later years were spent at her home
at Short Beach, Conn.,, near New
Haven.
Mrs. Wilcox wrote her autobiog-
raphy In 1918 under the title The
Wold and l." In that year she went
to Europe as representative of the
Red Star.
Among her better known books
are: "The Double Life" The Beau
Itiful Land of Nod" Sailing the
Sunny Seas" Historical Mother
Goose" New Thought Common
Sense" and Lest We Forget"
Mrs. Wilcox died at Z:I0 this morn
ing. Members of the household said
che had not recovered from the gem
Ieral breakdown suffered nine months
ago. =
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-30
Federal Government Completes Plans to Pre-.
serve Order and Run Railroads and Fac
tories During Coal Miners Strike.
TO PROSECUTE v|0LATORS OF CONTRACT
Orders for First Moves Have Been Issued and
Outlawed Walkout is to be Fought
Vigorously TO a Finish.

the government" Senator Freling-
huysen, New Jersey, chairman of the
subcommittee investigating the coal
situation, said today. There is noti-
ing we in congress can do. But now
we have a chance to find out If we
have a strong government or not.
Frelinghuysen said he planned no
further investigation of the strike
situation. the committee having gone
deeply into the situation during the
past few weeks.
If there Is anything that congress
can do, however, Frelinghuysen, back
4, ed by many other senators, Will do II.
they made clear today.
An effort was expected to be made
to bring up the resolution of Thomas,
Colorado. which would assure the
president and the secretary of war OF
the moral support of congress In any
steps they may deem necessary.
Senators take the position that the
coal miners have an agreement with
the government and that in the legal
sense the war is not yet over and the
agreement, is therefore, still binding.
In his statement, issued last night,
Palmer said:
"By enactlng the food and fuel con-
troll act, congress has recognized the
vital Importance in the present cir
cumstances of maintaining produc-
tion and distribution of the neces-
sares of life and has made it unlaw-
full for any concerted action. agree
ment or arrangement to be made by
two OF more persons to limit the IA
cilities of transportation, and produc-
tion, or to restrict the supply and dis
tribution OF fuel, or to aid or ahet the
doing of any act having this purpose
or effect. Making a strike effective
under the circumstances which have
described amounts to such concerted
action or arrangement 1t is the sol
emn duty Of the department or Justine
to enforce this statute"
Dr.. Harry A. Garfield, federal fuel
administrator, has advised the presi-
dent to restore the war time maximum
prices on soft coal to protect the con-
sumer during the strike.
Extraordinary cabIet Session.
WASHINGTON, Oct 30.--With
soft coal strike at midnight tomorrow
apparently unavoidable, PresioenI
Wilson's cabinet was called into ex-
traordinary session today TO per1ecs
plans for protection of the public.
The meeting, which was called nof
eleven o'clock will be attended ~
Rail Director Hines and Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield in addition to cabi-
net members.
Garfield, who arrived here yestef-;
day. has been in almost continuous
conference with other government or
ficials on the coal situation It IS ma
derstood he has advised against e-
yival OF the fuel administrative as y
was constituted during the war TAc
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-30

The Initiative in saving the coun-
try from the Industrial, commercial
and economic crisis which consensus
Of opinion agrees will follow the
threatened coal strike, today passco
from the miners to the operators and
the government.
With the miners standing firmly by
their announced intention to tie up
the country's bituminous mines Sat
urday, an extraordinary session OF
the cabinet met in Washington to-
day to complete plans for government
action in connection with the strike.
Meeting with the cabinet were Fuel
Director Garfield and Rail Director
Hines. Decision already had been
reached to employ federal troops to
protect miners who ignored the
strike order, and to invoke the Lever
food and fuel act, making hindrance
of the production of necessities un-
lawful, II these measures are deemed
necessary.
At the same time central coal
operators were called to a confer
ence In Chicago or Cleveland. While
the object of this meeting was not
announced, it was assumed that final
plans for meeting the strike would
be formulated.
In this connection, Thomas r.
Brewster, chairman Of the operators
wage scale committee, said tho
minors would be met onry in case
they agreed to rescind the strike
order.
The Colorado national guard,
under orders of the governor, mobil-
ICES today for strike duty.
United Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3O.-The fed
eral government today completed
plans for action to be taken in the at
tempt to keep industries and rail
roads running and to preserve order
when the strike of 100000 soft coal
miners goes into effect tomorrow
night.
Details OF the governments plans
are secret. but it was learned that
orders for the first moves already
have been issued.
At the same time efforts were still
being made to avert the threatened
strike. Backing up President VIII
sons recent declaration outlawing it.,
Attorney General Palmer issued a
statement asserting the walkout would
violate the miners contract and
threatening to prosecute under the
food and fuel control act, those in
volved.
Congress was virtually helpless in
the face Of the announced determine
tion of labor leaders to go through
with the strike, as scheduled.
It was expected that the senate and
possibly the house would go on record
In vigorous protest against any COM
promise, but congress was looking to
the white house for whatever action
Is necessary.
TT is up to the executive arm of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-30
ANSWER TO
RAILROAD MEN
Have Asked Higher Wages and Wh'
Be Given Reply to Demands
in Next Few
Days.

IIJnited Press Leased Wire Servi ,e-l
WASHINGTON, Oct 30.-Railroad
workers who are asking higher prices
expect to hear the verdict Oh the
railroad administration on their re-
quests within the next few days.
Their future action will be governed
nv the nature of the verdict, accord
ing to brotherhood officials.
Director General Hines today had
before him the report OF his wage
adjustment board He planned TO
summon officials Of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen and the order
of Railway Conductors TO a CONFER
ence before Monday. ;,
1--WE came here to get an answer
said w. G. Lee, president or the
brotherhood of Railway Iralnmen.
I'VE expect 1t soon.
Lee declined to say what course
would be followed if the demands Tor
higher wages and an adjustment OF
prices are refused.
Demands of the workers lnciuoe
time and a half for overtime, which
they say they wish to obtain TO CUT
down long hours Of work.
Hines decision, while applying
onlv to conductors and trainmen IN
this instance, is expected to serve
as an index Of administration policy
toward all railroad workers. ANY
action undertaken by the workers
would probably be conjunctive, labor
officials said, including the four raj
road brotherhoods and the fourteen
unions of railroad workers afti lated
with the American Federation OF
Labor.
Leaders of the workers told Hines
their men are restless and that II
will be difficult to prevent a strike
unless concessions are maze.
Lee said railroad workers would
! not be directly influenced by a coal
strike. !.
eve don't believe In sympathetic
action" he said. "a coal strike
would contribute to general unrest
however, and might make 1t halde'
to restrain the men,"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-30
SEAT DELEGATES
FROM GERMANY
International I Conference
Expects Fig fer Permit
ting HI Take
aoMpER' Ill ATTEND
interpreted Numerous at Open
Ing as Both French
and ESiish are official
Tonauea
[By Ralph T. Couch, United Press
STAFF CnrraSnQnnant /

[By Ralph f. Couch, United Press
STAFF Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30--Admission
of German and Austrian delegates
was expected to precipitate a fight
when the international labor confer
ence resumed sessions late today.
The German delegation is not en-
titled to be seated in the conference
under the rules provided In the peace
treaty, since Germany is not yet a
member of the league of nations. The
delegation embarked at Rotterdam
with the hope that the conference
would change the rules. The Ger
mans are due to land Sunday. They
are travelling on passports vised for
admission to the United States by
this government.
Those backing the movement to
seat them now say the purpose OF the
conference will be defeated unless
Germany has a share in framing the
recommendations for uniform world
industrial legislation.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American federation OF Labor, today
may be seated as the first United
States delegate. Gompers will be
named by the federation as its repre-
sentative, according to Secretary
Morrison.
The Chamber Of Commerce of the
United States also will name dele
gate. No representatives of this coln
try sat yesterday because the conrer-
ence was created by the peace treaty
and the senate has not ratified the
treaty.
However, the conference now has
formally invited the federation and
the commerce chamber to designate
delegates.
The conference recessed this morn
ing to give all delegations a chance
to caucus. Groups representing en-
ployers, organized labor and govern
ments were to select three vice presl-
dents. A permanent president OF the
conference was to be elected late to-
day
interpreters were almost as numer-
GUS as delegates at the opening ses-
sion. Every word uttered by Secre-
tary Wilson, temporary chairman, and
by each delegate had to be translat-
ed into second language. rms Is
because both French and English are
official tongues of the conference.
| motion to add Spanish as an ON
cial language now Is waiting action
bv the conference. Introduced by the
delegation from Ecuador. the mot!on
! drew strong backing late yesterday
from the Spanish and South American
delegations.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-30
Union Chiefs in Seven Hour Meeting Deter
mine to Go Ahead With Plans of Refusing
to Work After November /.
100000 MEN TO LAY DOWN TOOLS
AL Arguments Carefully Weighed Including
President Wilson's Appeal That Untold
Suffering Will Result.

The meeting which decided that
the strike must go on, was in entire
harmony, according to all reports to-
day.
There was but one verdict pos
sible, from the miners point of view"
said Ellis Searles, union spokesman.
However, the union heads wished
to give all questions full considera-
ton before arriving at that decision"
Although the statement was ed
dressed to President Wilson, a copy
will not be sent to him. The miners
did not receive a copy of the presi-
dents appeal which was addressed
to them.
The meeting of the executive board
opened at 1O:30. A statement was
promised giving further details OF
the miners position after the meet
ing.
Before the session opened, execu-
tive committee members spent most
of their time reading news OF the
strike in the papers.
Come on boys" Lewis said, as he
entered the meeting room with an
arm full OF documents.
Lewis reiterated that the meeting
would not consider 'any Of the prin'
ciples" in connection with the strike.
Merely routine details will be taken
up" he said.
country's Fuel Supply.
WASHINGTON, Oct. S0.-Summlng
IN the condition of the country $
fuel supply on the eve of threat
ened soft coal strike, Secretary OF
the Interior Lane today gave an en-
courasing view of the situation as it
touches household and inductrlal
trades.
The gathering of fue! statistics is
one of the duties OF Lanes depart
ment.
New England. Lane said, has a
supply of coal that should last two
months; the northwest, the principal
storage point of which rs Duluth, Is
also literally supplied, according to
Lane.
If the coal strike materializes and
production is reduced, the govern
ment will not hesitate to ask indus
tries to cut down their consumption
by SO percent, Lane said.
Coal mined by non-union miners
and coal produced by mines where
contracts are in force and where the
men will not walk out will be suffl-
cient to take care or all current
domestic, public utility and railroad
needs, Lane said.
| Lane estimated that on yearly
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-30
EIGHTEEN
ARRESTED
FIRST DAY
Eight Saloons Closed, Two
Men Shot and Jail Full OF
Alleged Violators Of Pro
hibition Law.
ENFORCING DRY RULES
one-haIf Per Cent Beer Sold in Most
Places, But Some are stlIi
Serving Straight
Whiskey.
ENFORCING DRY RULES

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service!
NEW YORK, Oct 3o.-Results OF
the first days campaign to enforce
the new national prohibition act To-
day showed:
Wounded by revenue agents reyol-
yer shots, two.
Saloons closed, eight.
Arrested on charges Of violating
wartime prohibition, eighteen.
The two men were wounded IN
fight in a saloon following an at-
tempt to search the prace.
All alleged violators were kept IN
Jail last night They We're to ap-
pear in federal district court today
Federal officials refused to discuss
the shooting.
Most saloons in New York re-
NAMED open, selling one-half percent
beer. 1t was understood. however,
that many saloons sold 2.75 and
straight whiskey to "oru friends.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-30
Passed Away Today at Her
Home in Short Beach,
Connecticut.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
SHORT BEACH, Conn. Oct. 80
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, author and
poet, died today at her home here.
She had been Ill for several weeks.
following a nervous collapse suffered
in England.
Mrs Wilcox was born at Johnstown
Center, Wisconsin, in 1855. Her child
hood days were spent In Wisconsin
and it was here she obtained her
early education. She attended the
University of Wisconsin,
In her younge life she was con-
tributor to various American maga.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-30
nv ]. L. O'Sullivan, United Press
Staff Correspondent.

rBy J. L. O'Sullivan, United Press
Staff Correspondent
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 3d.
THE stage was set today for what
may prove the most far-reaching in
Lustrial battle in Americas history.
The curtain will go up at midnight
tomorrow. At that time orders call
kng $4,000 bituminous coal miners,
members of the United Mine Work
ers Of America, to strike will be-
come effective.
Preliminaries were finished today.
The battle ground, that of industrial
warfare" was chosen by the miners.
The orders stood today in the face
of appeals by President Wilson and
governors of many states that they
be rescinded.
ALI hope that the strike order
might be recalled by last minute
action faded today as union chiefs
Ideparted for their homes after draft
|tng final reply to the presidents
appeal. They returned 70 their local
posts to direct their forces in action.
'sThe strike of bitum1nous coal
miners is inevitable" was their ver-
dict. 1t was reached after seven
hours deliberation. The men fully
realized the importance or their de-
|cision and were in no hurry to make
lit
They weighed arguments in favor
|oftcalling off the strrKethat the
|nation's industries would be tied up,
|causing untold suffering and claims
THAT they would break their agree
ment with mine operators-on the
lone hand.
On the other, they pictured great
army of toilers whose earnings in
the last twelve months have aver
aged only slightly more than $500;
whose working time nominally calls
for eight hours, but actually is ten
hours or more, and VINO live in small
mining camps where lire's pleasures
at the most are not many.
And they decided in favor of the
strike In the hope that by a quick
decisive blow they might be able to
gain favorable verdict before the
public really feels the pinch. But If
lhe strike should continue until great
public suffering results, they believed
me action justified by the cause.
The executive board Of the miners
union remained in session today.
Ihey again reviewed plans for the
walkout.
District presidents and members of
!he scale committee, before leaving
lor their homes, again assured the
executive officers that the men in
,he mines are behind the strike one
hundred percent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-30
Twenty-one Known Dead.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1 ]
MJJSKEGON, Mich, oct. 30
Known dead in the sinking Of the
Crosby liner City of Muskegon, Tues
day, rose to twenty-one TO-DAY with
the discovery that three addltlonai
persons had lost their lives Ihey
were Elvin Baum, a travelling sales
man from Milwaukee,; Miss Marian
Schendel, Of Cleveland, nurse, and
Rosie Rogers, address unknown.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-30
w.ddIno Of Deaf Mutes.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. Oct. 30
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew G. Drake, Rev.
Herbert c. Merrill and witnesses
went through the motions Of we'd
ding here today. The ceremony. how
ever, is legal and binding. All are
deaf mutes.