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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
CLEMENCEAU APPARENTLY
SATISFIED THAT GERMANY
CAN'T MOBILIZE TO HURT

Paris, Tuesday, July 29.-Premier
Clemenceau, accompanied by Capt.
Andre Tardieu, attended today's meet
ing of the committee of the chamber
of deputies which is considering the
peace treaty and brought written re
plies to questions formulated by the
committee regarding the left bank Of
the Rhine.
Captain Tardieu read the replies, af-
ter which there was long discussion,
NJ. Clemenceau amplifying the replies.
He recalled that the government had
presented a memorandum to the peace
conference setting forth at length the
reasons why France should hold the
Rhine bridgehead. The document, pre-
scented February u was discussed until
the middle of March. At that date
the French government in agreement
with the allies combined various mill
tary systems which fully assured the
safety of France and which, taken one
with the other, We're equivalent to
occupation of the bridgeheads. These
measures We're accepted by the peace
conference and Incorporated in the
treaty. In addition to them came later
treaties with England and the United
States, guaranteeing Immediate and
unlimited military aid.
The premier and Captain Tardieu,
answering various objections raised
regarding the rapidity of possible Ger
man concentration and the distance of
the military help of the allies. pointed
out that it was impossible to admit
that an army reduced to 100, 900 men
could, even in the face of the univer-
sal Indifference of the world in general
and France in particular, be raised to
several million men armed and equip
ned ready for war
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
SCOTT FERRIS SAID
To HAVE DECIDED
TO RUN FOR SENATE
OKLAHOMA CITY MAN SAYS HE
HAS SEEN A WIRE FROM HIM
TO THAT EFFECT
Especial Correspondence
Oklahoma City. July 30.-"Scott

Oklahoma city, July 3O.-"Scott Fer
etermined to become candi.
III he democratic nomination for
united States senator to succeed T. T..
Gore, and his formal announcement will
be made within the next few days"
This statement was made by resi-.
dent of Oklahoma City who insists that
he was shown a telegram to that eff
feet from Congressman Ferris. but
would not divulge the name of the per-
so nto whom the message was ad-
dressed, stating. however, that it was
a state or other public official.
Friends of Congressman Ferris have
been expecting him to make formal
announcement of his candidacy for sew
eral weeks. Recently letter was
written to Mr.. Ferris urging him to
make known his position. and it is likely
that the telegram was in reply to this
communication.
Although a dozen or more candidates
have been discussed and the probabil-
tiles of their success in the contest with
Senator Gore has furnished much food
for political gossip, there has been, to
ment, that of T.. G. McAdams of Okla
homa City, formerly president of the
Oklahoma State Bar Association.
A few days ago it was declared that
s. +. Freezing, attorney-general, was
about ready TO announce his candidacy.
General Freezing made "A non-committal
reply to questions touching upon his
political aspirations and has not given
out any further statement.
Friends of Governor Robertson at
tempted to draw him into the race
not, as yet made any announcement
save that he appreciated the honor pro
posed for him.
Others mentioned are Gen. Roy Hoff-
man, G. b. Ames. now an assistant
United States attorney general; Judge
c. b. Stuart, r. II. Wilson, state su-
perintendent of public instruction,
Campbell Russell, corporation commits.
sioner; State Senator Luther b. Harri.
son of Ada and Richard S. Graves, ed.
itorial writer on the Tulsa Times Dem.
ocrat. Harrison and Graves. it has
been often jocuarly said, have agreed
to make their race for the nomination
this year and not TO be candidates
after January /.
II a formal announcement by Con
gresham Ferris is made at this time
the political atmosphere as relates to
the senatorial contest will be cleared,
as ii is believed that virtually all 9th
ers mentioned will leave the race to
Ferris and Gore. although McAdams is
said to have declared that he is in the
race to the finish.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
RATIFICATION OF GERMAN
TREATY BY FRANCE AWAITS
ACTION ON FRANCO.

Paris, July 30-A disposition to de-
lay final action OH ratification OF the
German peace treaty until the United
States senate acts on the Franco-Am-
erican military treaty was indicated
today, by those in touch with the stu
alton, as representing the majority
view of the chamber of deputies peace
treaty committee.
Former Premier Rene Viviani, chair
man of the committee, expressed the
opinion that execution of the treaty
would be completed in time for it to
be discussed in the chamber about Aug
gust IL. Debate on it, it was
said, would probably continue for three
weeks in the chamber and the senate,
so that vote might be taken by the
end of August. unless. as suggested,
action should be delayed pending the
United States senate's action on the
Franco-American treaty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
OLDIERS TESTIFY 100
A|RPLANES WERE BURNED
UNDER ORDER IN FRANCE

New York, July 3l.-The sub.commit.
tea of the house of representatives
which has been investigating alleged
cruelties practicod upon prisoners in
American prison camps abroad, turned
its attention here today to the destruc.
tion of American army property in
France under the direction of army Off.
GERS. Tho first incident taken up was
the disposition of 100 airplancs at Col.
ombes. Les Bellies
The first witness Paul l.. Lockwood
of stamford, Conn, formerly a lieutcn.
ant of aviation, testified that upon re-.
turning to America he met number of
his colleagues who told him that the
planes had been damaged and then
burned. The engines wore chopped
out, the witness said his informers told
him, only the gas tanks and radiators
being saved The planes then were
thrown into pile and burned.
While the fire was in progress, armed
guards patroled the vicinity To prevent
photographs being taken, according to
the witness, who estimate that the sal.
vaged parts We're worth about "l5 cents
tutll. GbIllt VI lll' IIlslNllllltN' Nv lilN
been told, had been flon only 20 min
utcs.
Alfred Y. Rorer, who was first ser.
geant in the first pursuit group, told
the committee that while he was at Col.
ombcs-Les Bellies, in May he received
orders to detail from 80 to ~ men on
this work of destruction, When he
left the camp to return home, he said
the work of destruction still was going
on and he saw the ruins of a number Of
the planes.
Chairman Johnson then ordered two
cabegrams read into the evidence, one
was from General March to General
Pershing inquiring about reports of the
destruction of governmet property and
the other General Pcrshing's reply, de.
nying that the reported destruction had
taken place.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
30 CHANGES IN ARTICLES
OF WAR RECOMMENDED by
SPECIAL BOARD OF ARMY

Washington, July 30.-One new arti
Gle of war and changes in 80 others have
been recommended by tho special board
of officers appointed early in the wal
to investigate the army court martial
system. In making this announcement
today, Secretary Baker said he soon
would transmit the boards report to
congress.
1T may be said" Mr.. Bakers an
nouncement said. that the board upon
the whole finds no radical defects in the
system and it attributes the greater
part of the just criticism not to in
herent faults of the system itself but
rather to the inexperienced personnel
called upon to administer it at time
Of stress"
The board was composed of Maj. Gen.
T.. ]. Herman. who organized the service
of supply in France; Maj. Gen. John +.
O'Ryan, who commanded the 27th New
York national guard division, and Lieut.
Col Hugh w. Ogden, judge advocate
who served with the Rainbow division.
The board invited expressions of
opinion on the army legal system from
all officers who had exercised general
court martial jurisdiction during the
war and from all judge advocates who
had been commissioned and functioned
as such during the same period. 1t
received and analysed some 225 letters
and formulated its own views as re
suit of its study of these statements.
The general trend of the work" said
Mr.. Baker. has been in the direction
of a development of present system, and
does not constitute a radical departure
from the old one which had been grow
ing and developing for centuries pre-
cisely as other systems of law have been
SO growing and so developing in the
same period"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
LIEUTENANT WHO DESERTED
HIS MEN IN NO MANS LAND
GOES TO PRISON 10 YEARS

Aver, Mass, July 30.-Convicted of
deserting his men, whom he had led into
the fire of the enemy, Samuel II. Stone.
formerly a second lieutenant of the
10lst infantry regiment, has been sent
to Fort LeaVenworth, Kansas, to begin
a 10-year sentence.
Testimony by mebmers of stones
platoon in Company r. 101st regiment
showed that he had led night patrols
to the edge of No Mans Land four
times and when. having drawn the fire
of the enemy, he left the men to their
own resources and withdrew. His pla-
toon suffered losses which the court
martial held, included needless loss of
life due to stones detection.
stone whose home is in Boston,
Mass, was an officer in the national
guard before it was federalized and the
10lst regiment formed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
CHICAGO STRIKERS
PLAN REFERENDUM
ON CAR SITUATION
100 BUSINESS MEN WEAR STARS
WHILE REGULAR POLICE
ARE ON RIOT DUTY

w. II. Mahon. international president
of the street Car Employees Union, upon
his arrival in Chicago today took per.
sonal charge of the strike OF 1000 sur.
fac'' and elevated road employees and
promised TO do everything in his power
TO settle the dispute without unneces.
sary delay, His first action was to send
a letter 10 the officials and members OF
tho executive committee of the local
unions calling a conference at o'clock
this afternoon.
There was hope of relief in the an.
nounccment today that chiefs of the
surface and elevated mems unions
planned referendum vote of the en-.
tire union membership to determine
whether the strike vote taken at Mon
ay nights mass meeting should be sus
tanned. Tho union membership is l5..
600; the attendance at the meeting
whore the strike vote passed with
shout over protest of leaders was 5000.
1t was stated that another - hours may
pass before the referendum vote can
ba completed
Meanwhile the tieup on this the Sec
ond day of the strike was as complete
as on yesterday. Officials of the com
panies said no effort would be made
to run ears with the aid of strike
breakers; that they simply would wait
until the situation had cleared some
what before taking any action.
Working Chicago found its way to
business today by the various methods
brought into service yesterday, but
duced. Four hundred business men or
ganized for the purpose and provided
with the authority of star did duty as
traffic officers. every available police
man being on riot duty
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
DEFENDANT RELEASED
AND STATE WITNESS
HELD FOR PER JU R \

Two negro defendants We're given
their freedom after preliminary trials
before Judge Winfrey of the county
court on Tuesday at the recommenda.
ton of County Attorney Brown, who
stated to the court that in his opinion
there was insufficient evidence to Sc
cure "A conviction, if the defendants
We're held for the district court.
The first one tried was Dink McCon-
nell, arraigned for killing John Davis
near Tatums a few days ago.
The evidence of approximately 20
witnesses showed that Mcconnell acted
in selfdefense, that Davis came to his
home with the expressed purpose of
killing him. that Mcconnell beat him to
1t and shot him with shotgun, causing
almost instant death.
After his death it was found that Da
Wis was in possession of an Illicit still
outfit, which was confiscated by
United States officer Williams, who was
with the sheriff at the time Mcconnell
was placed under arrest. j. b. Cham.
pion represented the defendant in this
case.
The other case was that of the stuta
vs.. Ieke Purvey, a negro, charged with
cutting Van Moore another negro, Slt
urday night.
The testimony of the victim of the af
fray was of such IA nature that the de
fendant was turned loose.
The injured man stated that he had
been cut, but was not sure who did the
job. After further investigation the
county attorney recommended that -'e
defendant be discharged, and the vic,.rl
sent to Jail on a perjury charge. rhs
trial will be held later.
The preliminary hearing of Ira Cald.
well, charged with shooting Bill Ans.
worth, near Blue Ribbon, Monday, and
the two negroes. Andy Coombs and
Hughey Moore, for shooting Walter
Estes in Ardmore Sunday night, have
not been set by the county attorn ".
who is awaiting turn of conditions Of
the two victims before fixing the date
1t was reported that Estes was rret
ing easy this morning with chances BET
ter than ever for his recovery, nut L
is feared that Ainsworth cannot re
cover.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
EQUITABLE FREIGHT RATES
ORDERED ON PEANUT AND
COCOA OIL FROM TEXAS

Washington. July 30.-Several scores
of railroads. against which complaint
was brought by the chamber of COM
merce of Houston. Texas, were ordered
today by the Interstate Commerce
Commission to establish, on or before
Nov. 6. carload rates on peanut oil,
cocoanut oil and soya beans from
Houston and other Texas producing
points by water to New York and by
rail to St. Louis territory. not in ex-
cess of the rates charged for the trans
portation of cottonseed oil.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
NOSKE WILL RELEASE
POLITICAL PRISONERS
ON A HUNGER STRIKE

Berlin. Tuesday. July 29.-The polit
ical prisoners who have been on hun
ger strike for several days probably will
be released, Gustave Noske. minister OF
defense, told the German national as
sembly today.
Noske's announcement was made in
response to motion by independents
calling for the release of political pris
oners.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
BEN COLBERT, FORMER u. s.
MARSHAL, VISITS ARDMORE

Ben Colbert OF Tishomingo, ex.
United States marshal for the southern
district of the Indian Territory before
statehood. was in Ardmore today en-
route to oklahoma City on business.
Mr.. Colbert, who is a brother of Wal.
ter Colbert of this city, was a personal
friend and companion of the late Theo.
dore Roosevelt and was a member Of
the famous Rough Rider regiment,
where he served as secretary to the
then Colonel Roosevelt during the Span.
ish-American war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
OBSOLETE U. s. SUBMARINE
SINKS, TWO OF CREW LOST

New London. Conn, July 30.-Unit-
ed States submarine CO. which is list
ed as an obsolete craft and used for
experimental work, sank with open
matches in Long Island Sound off Pleas.
ure Beach at Waterford today and
two of its crew of eight were drowned.
The other members of thee rev were
rescued by men from the United States
coast guard cutter Ascushnet.
The G-2 was engaged in experiment
ing with depth bombs. and It sank ap-
parently without warning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
|0WAN Who N j RDE Erred
MOTHER HANGS HIMSELF
WITH BELT TO BR|D CT

kellerton, Iowa, July 30.-Roy Emer.
son of Creston, Iowa, recently convict.
ed of numbering his mother, escaped
early today from guards who were TAX.
Ing him to Jail at Mount Ayr, and com.
mitted suicide by hanging himself un.
der highway bridge near here. He
used his coat for a rope.
Emerson. accused of h"o''-
mother 10 death 1920, -:
throwing he "a
SHAFT In their uIi~-- ...niug establish.
ment at Creston last May, was con
victed of second degree murder at
Mount Ayr, July 10.
A few days later he was released on
$4,000 bail pending appeal of his case
TO the supreme court. ACCOMPANIED by
his 22'yearold wife, Emerson then went
to Des Moines, where he stayed with
friends while trying to obtain work.
Last night word was received from
Creston police that VIII Wallace of
Greenfield had repudiated his part of
Emerson's bond. The convicted mur-
derer was re-arrested and. under
guard of Deputy Sheriff Ed Hayner of
Union county and two other men, start
ed back to Mount Ayr in "A motor car.
When near kellerton the machine
broke down. While repairs We're being
made, Emerson escaped. Within few
minutes the entire community was
searching the surrounding country and
the alarm was spread all over the
southwest section of the state.
No trace of Emerson was found until
a farmer reported that he had seen a
man go under the highway bridge. The
search parties went there and found
Emersons lifeless body dangling from
a girder, He had hanged himself by
using his belt and Il piece of barbed
wire. He had been dead only a few
minutes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
CUMMINGS FINDS WEST
SOLID FOR THE LEAGUE

Washington, July S0.-Homer S.
Cummings, chairman of the democratic
national committee, who returned to
Washington today from a two-months
speaking tour in the West, said he is
firmly convinced that the great mass
of the people, regardless of party af-
filiations favor a speedy ratification
of the peace treaty
My sincere belief said Mr.. Cum
mings, 'is that the people are over
whelmingly in favor of the League OF
Nations. and I believe that they are
satisfied with the covenant as 1t
stands"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
KING GEORGE MAKES FOCH
A BRITISH FIELD MARSHAL

London, July 3O.-King George re-
ceived Marshal Foch today at Buck
ingham Palace and conferred upon him
the rank of field marshal of the Brit
ish army.
Marshal Foch was escorted to the
Guild Hall, where he was given free
dom of the city and presented with a
sword of honor similar to that given
General Pershing on July IS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
Naval Patrol Boat Wrecked

Washington, July 30.-The naval pa
troll boat May. converted yacht, has
been wrecked off Cape Engano. Santo
Domingo. A delayed dispatch received
at the navy department today said the
crew of a men was rescued by the light
house tender Lilac and the submarine
chaser 126. which responded to distress
signals from the May.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
BELGIAN ROYAL PAIR TO
BE WHITE HOUSE GUESTS

Washington, July 3O.-King Albert
and Queen Elizabeth Of Belgium will be
the guests at the White House during
their visit to Washington this fall,
probably in October. Elaborate plans
for their entertainment are being pre-
pared by the state department.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
Oscar Hammerstein Near Death

New York. July 30.-Physicians at
tending Oscar Hammerstein, theater
builder and grand opera producer. de
clared today that his condition is so
critical they fear he can live only a few
hours. Mr.. Hammerstein now is in a
coma and his entire right side is par
alyzed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
Roy Brady Recovering From Injuries

Roy Brady, who narrowly escaped
death by being run over with a train
at Davis, last Friday, arrived from that
place Tuesday and is now at the home
of his parents in northwest Ardmore.
He will leave for his home at Poolville
within q few days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
Warm Off the Wire

Madrid Spain, Tuesday, July 70
The foreign minister introduced a bill
in the senate today empowering the
government to adhere to the League Of
Nations and the international labor
agreement as incorporated in the treaty
Of Versailles.
Weimar, Germany, Monday, July 2S.
The proposed extraordinary tax on
wealth was voted upon favorably today
by the council of state.
Washington. July 30.-Early action
by the war department in devising
plan for direct sale of surplus army food
stocks to consumers was expected by
republican leaders today as result OF
the adoption by the house yesterday OF
a resolution requesting that the stocks
be made available through selling or
ganiZation. Senate approval of the
house measure is not necessary, as the
resolution is without Legislative direc-
ton.
st. Mathews, s. c.. July 30.-Cotton
acreage previously under cultivation
this year. but now abandoned, aggre-
gates IL per cent of the total, ac-
cording to a statement just issued by j.
S. Wannamaker, president of the
American Cotton Association. The acre
age abandoned is the largest on record.
Mr. Wanamaker states, and 1t is at
tributed to labor shortage and adverse
seasons. None of the abandoned cot
ton may be reclaimed because of the
lateness of the season. il is declared.
New York, July 30.-The complaint
filed by Attorney General Newton OF
New York state, in proceedings insti-
tuted at the request of the joint legis-
lative committee investigating radical
activities, to have revoked the charter
of the Rand School of Social Science in
this city. was dismissed today by Su-
preme Court Justice McAvoy.
Chicago, July 30.-Big reductions in
receipts of livestock here today reflect
ed knowledge by rural shippers that
owing to race riots and labor difficult
ties. the packing houses will be greatly
hampered. Arrivals of hogs totalled only
$4,000. about one.third of the normal
supply. Owing to this curtailment,
prices which yesterday were cut s1.25 a
hundred weight in some cases began to
rally this morning. Packers who es
timated that yesterday their facilities
were crippled fully so per cent hoped
to operate today to the extent of 60
per cent
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
WILL SUE
ERZBERGER TO PROVE
HIM LIAR AND TRAITOR

Berlin, Tuesday. July 29.-Dr. Karl
Helfferich. former vice-chancellor, an.
nounced today that, having failed to in
duce Matthias Erzberger to sue him he
i'll enter suit against Erzberger ito
prove him a liar and traitor and bring
the truth to light"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
Weather Forecast

Oklahoma: Tonight and Thursday
partly cloudy, probably local show
ers in northwest portion; cooler In
northwest Thursday.
East Texas: Tonight and Thurs
day, partly cloudy.
West Texas: Tonight and Thurs
day partly cloudy, probably local
showers in Panhandle: cooler in the
Panhandle Thursday.
Local Temperature
Maximum yesterday. 81 degrees:
minimum last night, rs degrees.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31

A Berlin dispatch under date of July
81, reported that DR.. Helfferich, writing
in the KreuZ Zeitung, blamed the reich
stag's peace program of July 1917
fathered by ErZberger for the moral
collapse of the German people.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31
OUR VAULTS

Are at your disposal for the storing OF
household valuables while on that va
cation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-31

Weimar, Germany, Monday. July 2S.
The proposed extraordinary tax on
wealth was voted upon favorably today
by the council of state.
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-10-30
God Knows His Own.

The church must keep herself pure.
Neither false doctrine. nor false life,
ia allowable. The searching eyes Of
God see every corner Of his dwelling
place. Nothing 10 hidden from bis
search. "The Lord knoweth them
that are his, and them that are not
his cannot deceive him. So. "let ev.
eryone that nameth the name Of Christ,
depart from inIQulty."