The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-02
IS AN OBJECT LESSON
Treatment Shows Ameri-
ca Must First Gov
ern Herself.
AUDIENCE IS DISAPPOINTED
Many Want to Listen to
League Truth-Rot- .
ten Eggs Used.

ARuMORE. okla. oct. THE
attempt OF United states senator
James A. Reed of Mlssouh to ad-
dress an ArdmOfe audience tonight
was n complete failure, following u
most propitious start earlier In the
evening.
Senator Reed arrived In Ardmurs
accompanied by Gen, Emmett New
ton of Springfield, Mo. He went
Immediately to the Washington
hotel and later a committee met him
and escorted him TO the Dornick
llills club whore an elaborate ban
uuet was served with many Ard
more citizens present The rank
and file. however, which gathered at
the mhan meeting at the Carter
county courthouse, yesterday and
passed resolution cenauring Reed
| and sent him wire not TO come
10 Ardmore, denounclng his stand
on the league OF nations IN
resolutions as undemocrhtio and un-
patriotic and American. were not
In EVIDENCE al the banquet
Hall IL Filled
The hour Of speaking had been set
for $50 and at that hour the Ard
more convention hall with a seating
capacity Of 5000 was filled TO over
flowing with fully 5000 people
Jhnmcd into the building. Many
ArdmOre women were present Al
80 Fred Williams OF the reception
committee introduced Mayor VIII
liam Freeman or ArdRlore after hav-
ing first read telegram from Jake
l., liamon. who had been selected
10 preside Rt the meeting but who
wired from Ranger. Texas. that Il
would bo impossible fUrchim TO be
present
Judge Freeman started to intro
ducc tho Missouri senator by stat.
ing hts position and was approaching
s. place wherein he was making
Scar hts position, stating he was
dischsrging his duty on behalf OF n.
city whose chief executive he was
In Introducing tho speaker OF the
evening. No matter how diamet-
rically his Views and Senator Reeds
might be on the LEAGUE OF nations.
~ but before the period was reached
came the anti-climaG.
without warning. out went the
lights AZ some one. whom no one
knows. had cut the light wires. Inn
medm'ely pandemonium broke
loose
lie urged the crowd 10 remain
quiet A. this Iunct're eggs begun
breaking nll about the stage Soon
Hiiorward linvmau succeeded IN
repairing the bruken light wires and
% was revealed that eggs had STRUCK
those upon the stage when a sem
haucr Of order had been restored
'hete was an unsuccessful attempt
q" have senator Reed deliver hts ad-
dress, but the audience refused TO
remain quiet Every attempt 10 have
the senator proceed was greeted with
hias"a and catrg'ls and there were
rounds % cheers FOR President VIII
son
Hope OF order AZ last beihg aban-
ioued and In am effort to forestau
further scenes, committee of wom
on went upon the stage and held an
Informal reception.
After the crowd had 'hinusd some
what th" senator and those who war-
with him upon the stage left and
were driven 90 the hotel
Nf Reed expected fu l-aN" Ard
more lat" tonight FOR 'h" west MANY
citizens expressed them selves a.
deeply humu,atcd uvcr the affair
FIFTY r1v'i,r. ,r1 hg r-1m.ue-
democrat. % Nr.wnt.. SOM" "
Them count. ufC.l'- U.~r rrFra1.
'.a fH. '.r interrupt 'i p"
Reed meeting H.. nigh. according
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TH. ...r. ....I.". .,.T. A.
"N. Freeman began Introduction
.r Senator Reed v4.r n"uI.ums ...
'.. "rH r. ..H1.Hr into 80
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