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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12
EAPRESS TRAIN ROBBERS IN
TENNESSEE GET PACKAGES
OF PISTOLS AND JEWELRY

Memphis, Tenn, Oct 11.-An at.
tempt to loot the express car attach.
ed to southbound Yazoo and Mississ
ippi Valley train No. 35 as it was
leaving the Memphis yards early to-
day brought the would,be robbers LIT.
tie return for their trouble, according
to express company officials. due to
the alertness of a yard switchman
who, when he saw five men board the
train as it was passing through the
yards, notified a junction point on the
outskirts Of the city, where the train
was stopped and the men leaped to the
ground with two freight packages.
one of the packages is said to have
contained jewelry, but it is not be.
lieved to have been of great value.
The other was a shipment of pistols.
No money was shipped on the train.
it was stated at the headquarters of
the express company here
- When the train was stopped the ex.
press messenger was found lying on
the floor of the car bound. Posses
were organized quickly and started in
pursuit of the bandits.
That the robbery was planned care.
fully was Indicated by the finding of
red stop signal on the track "a few
miles further south, evidently placed
by men to stop the train in order that
they might escape after robbing the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12
2.1j PER CENT BEER is
DOOMED WHEN ENFORCEMENT
LAW BECOMES OPERATIVE

Washington, Oct. 11.-Anticipating
attacks on the consttutionality of the
wartime and prohibition amendment
enforcement legislation, Attorney-Gen,
eral Palmer will prepare an opinion
which will be transmitted to the White
House before the bin becomes law.
The struggles of 2.7j per cent beer
to maintain a legal status will come
to an end when the prohibition en-
forcement bill, enactment of which was
completed yesterday by congress when
the house adopted the conference re-
port is made law either by the presi.
dents signature or automatically should
his illness prevent him from signing
it within 10 days.
The manufacture or sale of any hey.
erage containing more than one-half
of one per cent of alcohol is prohibited
under both the wartime and the consti.
tutional enforcement sections of the
measure. All provisions of the wal,
time section become effective as soon
as the measure becomes law.
There appeared to be some doubt ut
the White House today whether the
measure would come before the presi-
dent because of the disinclination TO
let him transact any business. Should
Mr. Palmer hold the measure uncon.
stltutional it was expected it would be
referred to the president for his veto
Otherwise it might be permitted to be.
come a law without the executives sig
nature.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12
REST TELLS SENATE
OFFICERS ARE BRUTAL
TO STRIKE FAMILIES

Pittsburg, Pa. oct. Renesen.
tatiyes Of steel workers ON strike in
Piusburg and environs told the SEN
ate investigating committee which he.
gan sessions here today that rights to
free assembHgc and free speech were
denied their people, Alleged brutal
ity by special law officers and state
police was charged by William Feeney,
union organizer and the Rev Father
A. kaznici, who told the committee
Specific incidents which they said
proved their assertion.
Chairman Kenyon and other mem
bcrs Of the committee objected to the
testimony because the men had not
been eye-wtnesses to incidents of
which they complained, but w Il.
Rubin, attorney for the general strike
committee, promised to substitute their
stories with evidence. Chairman Ken
lon announced the committee would
take the testimony here tomorrow and
return to Washington Monday.
l'eoney, who said he was in charge
Of the strike in the Charleroi. .Monessen
district said the burgess Of Monessen
swore in all the "riff.raff' of the town
as officers.
Those men, both black and white.
were drilled, given guns and badges
and turned loose he said
I'm Monessen, they are clubbing our
men all day long and at night" he
said, Beating them because they don't
move fast enough They're even beat
ing women"
The senators got interested in the
last statement and Feeney described
one incident in which, he said, state
troopers chased a woman into a house
and clubbed her
She didn't move fast enough,
Fecncy said, That's ALL"
I'VE have evidence of men being
told they would be hanged if they
didn't go back to work" declared Fee
ney
Senator McKellar asked for the
names of persons subjected to this
treatment and Attorney Rubin said he
was prepared to corroborate Feeney's
assertions by witnesses.
The Rev. Father a. Kaznici, Of st.
Michaels Church, Braddock, Pa, said
on Sunday, Sept. 2l, two state troop
ers attacked men rs they were leaving
the church lie protested, but the
troopers said they were doing their
duty in breaking up all gatherings.
on the following day, Father Ka2nici
said sisters in the parochial school re-
ported that the state police deliberate
IV "umDed their horses into group
of children on the school grounds
Father Kaznici was requested to bring
one Of the sisters as a witness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12

Washington, d. C.-Of the two mil.
non men returned from France since
the armistice, S5 per cent or about l..
100000, were brought home in Ameri.
can vessels During the month Of Aug.
ust the army returned l51 900 dead
weight tons of shipping to American
commercial owners and $4,000 tons TO
the L. ). shipping board. There are
now about $4,000 tons of deadweight
shipping in the army service, and near
ly 100000 tons are out Of service and
awaiting re-deliyery. In all $3.50 900
tons have been re-delivered to original
owners.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12
Germans OccmnN peirnnrad

London, oct. 1.-THE allied powers
nave the hardest problem before them
since the armistice, because of the Ger.
man Russian attack on Riga. II is
believed the Lettish government win
expect the peace conference to furnish
troops to resist General con der Goltz
and his Russian supporters. but who
VIII furnish the new armies Is a ser.
Ious question, There is certainly no en-.
Ihuslasm in Great Britain for embark
ing ON more military expeditions.
All Great Britain's new yolunteer
army has been absorbed in the melle.un
OF forces Of occupation in ts4 Near
East. Drafted soldiers are still in the
service, and their relatives are agito.
trg for their return from India. Egynt
ana Mesopotamia At the same time
more than 10000 troops are engaged
as an army Of occupation in Ireland
The Withdrawal OF the British expod,.
lioh IRON Archangel has Just been fin.
i7hea under pressure of public feel.
ing.
Latest news received by the govern.
ment is described as confIrm.ng r;,a
view that Germany Is deliberately
schemlng to secure "a controlling nosi.
tlon in Russia, and that she probablv
contemplates the occupation of Petro.
grad There are more than 10 900 Ger.
man soldiers with headquarters at Mi.
TAU Ihe Baltic states with the excep
ton of Finland appear to have agreed
upon a policy of arranging an armis
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12
TEXAS OIL PROMOTERS
CHARGED WITH FRAUD
BY TRADE COMMISSION

Washington, oct. 1.-THE Federal
Trade Commission today entered formal
complaint, charging fraudulent adver.
tising and other unfair practices. against
5. +. j. Cox, his wife, Mrs \. T.. Cox.
both of Houston, Texas; Napoleon Hill
of Chicago, employed by Cox as an ad.
yertising agent, and the Prudential
Trust and Securities Company, the
Prudential Oil and Refining Company.
and the General Oil Company, all of
Houston. They were ordered TO file
answers with the commission Nov %.
The complaint was an outcome of
the Texas Oil boom Cox was described
in the complaint as president Of the
Prudential companies and as the pros.
pective president of the General Oil
Company, when its organization had
been completed
Specific allegations included the cir.
culation by Cox Of reports that he was
holding $l,O25,OOO in earnings from the
General Oil Company ito provide schol.
arships for worthy and needy boys ana
returned soldiers"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12
KANSAS CITY EDITOR
WILL DEFEND LEAGUE.
IN CONvENT|O HALL
bR BuRRIS JENKINS, DiSTIN-
GuiSHED JOURNALIST, CLERGY.
MAN, LECTURER AND AUTHOR,
WILL SPEAK IN ARDNIORE NEXT
THURSDAY UNDER AUSPICES OF
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE.

Arrangements We're completed yCStcr.
day for Dr, Burris Jenkins of kansas
city to deliver an address in advocacy
of the League Of Nations a. Convention
Han in this city next Thm sd,,y even.
inh, oct lG, beginning at O'Clock.
Dr. jenkins, who win come to Ard
more under the auspices oc the Gemo-
cratic central committee. is editor ana
publisher of the Kansas city Post, the
only democratic daily newspaper i'm
Kansas city. He has been from the
outset a staunch supporter Of the
treaty and league of nations covenant
both in his newspaper and upon the
platform,
AS "a local committee of arrange.
ments for the meeting, Chairman Ben
Lafayette of the state COMMITTEES has
named John T.. E,asley, $. A. Apple
j. Robert Gillian ana Eret Dunlap.
Admission to the han win be free, anG
the committee desires through The
Ardmorcite to extend an earnest in.
vitaton to men ana women of AN po-
litical parties or views. There VIII be
music suitable to the occasion.
II is said that Dr Jenkins has been
urged by prominent Missouri democrats
to become % candidate for the the
United states senate against Senator
Reed at the election in 1922. Dr. Jcn-
tins has not yielded to this invitation
having been quoted as saying that as
editor of the Kansas city Post he feels
that he has Il bigger job than that of
M.
are many Missourans. however, ac.
cording to reports reaching Ardmore,
who believe that Dr. Jenkins will be
come an important factor in the sena.
torial race.
Rurris Jenkins Is a native Of Kansas
City For some years he was presi-
dent Of Pennsylvania University at
LeXnt on, Ky. lie is graduate Of
Harvard, among other institutions. For
many years he has been pastor OF the
Iinwood Avenue Christian church in
Kansas city. He is known as one Of
tho most remarkable pulpit ORATORS
in the United States. filling its church
with people Of all creeds and of none
who crowd its aisles TO hear his ser.
mons. Though he does his days work
every day as editor Of the Kansas city
Post, he still delivers two sermons each
Sunday at his church. An assistant
pastor relieves him of much of the
routine PASTORAL work so that he may
devote his week days to his newspaper.
Dr. jenkins was at the front in
France, and on other battle fronts, as
a Y NJ. c. \. lecturer and worker.
He met persoIlly most of the leaders
in war and statecraft while in Europe,
and he wrote a book about the war
which had wide sale and reading.
After his return from the battle front
he lectured ON the war through many
states Of the Union, talking to large
crowds. Those who have heard him
speak declare that he is able and elo.
quent and that his views are expressed
with statesmanlike dignity and force.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12

London, oct, lit was stated in
authoritative quarters here this after
noon that a German.Russian attack
on Riga was carried out under cover of
heavy bombardment by German guns,
forcing the Let's to eyucuate the city.
The reported capture of Riga Is re-
sarded most seriously by military ex.
perls here. They say that between
these Germano Russian troops and tho
city of Petrograd there is no force that
would prove effective in stopping an
advance upon that city, from which,
once it was reached, il would be diff.
cult TO disodge them.
1t was learned during the afternoon
.hat weIl-.ntormed circles in London
accepted the capture of Riga as
Fact, Their belief, it developed, was
based upon a private Dispatch
The Lettish legation here was with
out news of the latest DEVELOPMENTS
In Riga OF expressed fear that com.
munications had been interrupted
Gable cvompany adyices received in
New York today said that communica.
ton with Riga ana other Baltic points
had been cutl It was stated at the
legation that the Esthonians were senc
ing out two divisions Of troops to aid
the Let's against the Germans.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12
FLYING PARSON" WILL
RETURN TO PREACHING
WHEN HE'S MUSTERED OUT

Mineola, n. Y, Oct. 11.-Lieut. 3.
w. Maynard, the flying parson."
westbound leader in the trans-con-
tinental air race, will return t. the
ministry as soon as he is mustered
out Of the army, his wife said today.
She and her two little girls, and 4
years old, have been living here
since Lieutenant Maynard was as.
signed to Mitchell Field.
The daring flyer is only 81 years
old, having been born in Morgan.
N. c.. in 1892. He is Baptist
preacher. He has been flying only
year and a half, mostly in France.
where he was test rilot. trying
out de Havilan1 Llberty.mo.ored
planes after they haG been assem-.
bled. He was noted for the untir.
ing energy he put into his duties and
on one occasion tested % planes in
q single morning.
He holds "lJoping record. hav.
inb completed $50 consecutive loops
in 60 minutes withou. ,c:.n,y altitude.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12

Washington, Oct. ll-Hope that
President Wilson soon might regain his
normal health and resume fully the du-
ties of his office was swept away today
by his physicians, who announced that
it would be impossible for him to leave
his bed for an extended period"
The announcement, made after con.
sultation between Rear Admiral Gray.
son and the three assisting physicians.
said there had been no interruption of
the presidents slow improvement. bur
emphasized that he stn had long
road TO travel before complete recov.
cry
The physicians announcement
brought home to officials the possible
effect of the presidents illness on pub
lie affairs and renewed discussion as
TO what eXpedient might be adopted
should the press Of executive business
reach a point demanding more atten.
tion than he could give it.
The constitution provides that. in
case of the presidents disability, the
vice-president shall act as chief cx.
ecutive, but there is no precedent for
such transfer Of authority.
The physicians announcement was
not taken to mean that Mr.. Wilson
would be prohibited from sitting up in
bed and it was considered entirely DOS.
sible that he might be permitted to
sign few important bills and orders
each day, as his progress continues.
That will be Il matter to be decided
later, and the disposition Of officials
seems to be to let any question of his
disability solve itself as specific cases
arise.
Besides Mr.. Grayson. the physicians
who took part in the consultation were
Dr. +. y Dercum of Philadelphia, an
expert on nervous disorders, Rear Ad.
miral Stitt, head of the naval hospit
al, and Or. Sterling Ruffn of Washing
ton.
At 9;4j the following bulletin was IS
sued at the White House:
THE president has had a comfortable
day.
(Signed "G4&AYSON."
1t was said at the White House that
Dr. Dercum ,ad approved the treat.
ment prescribed for the president by Or.
Grayson, and was well satisfied with
the results attained.
Dr. Grayson also is satisfied with the
presidents condition, and Is taking ev-
cry precaution against a possible re
lapse. 1t was explained that in ner-
vous attacks it is not uncommon for
slight attacks to occur even during
congalescenca.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12
MAD HALTER CAPTURES
$4,000 LATONIA RACE
IN MUD BY 8 LENGTHS

Latonia, KY oct. 11.-Mad Halter,
owned by S. c. Hidreth and ridden by
Jockey l.. o. Fator won the $4,000
Latonia championship stake at a mile
and three.quarters here today by eight
lengths. on track that was a sea of
mud Sway piloted by Jockey c. Van
Dusen, finished second one and one
half lengths ahead of Stockwell, who
ran third, The time was 3:O6, which
was rather slow for the distance. but
this was due to the miserable track con
ditions.
Seven horses started, each carrying
l22 pounds. The value to the winner
is $4,000.
Mad Halter, the eastern representa-
tive in the race, took the lead when
the horses passed the mile and a half
post, and was in no danger of losing
his advantage thereafter
At the three-quarters mile post, John
O. was in the lead by five lengths
Chasseur second by a half length and
War Spirit third by two lengths. They
We're followed by Mad Halter, Stock
well, Linden and Sway, in the order
named. At the mile and a half John
,. was still leading by length. Sway
was second by a head and Mad Halter
third by a half length, with War Spirit
Stockwell Linden and Chasseur bring.
ing up the rear.
Al the finish line War Spirit was Is
lengths behind Stockwell with Linden,
John o. and Chasseur finishing in that
order
Mad Halter paid $3.50 to win. $40
to place and 1920 to show. The bet
ting on Sway was $3.50 to place, and
$3.50 to show, and than on Stockwell
So to show.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12
Wichita Falls Gets Ball Team

Waco, Texas, Oct. 11.-Transfer of
the Waco baseball franchise to Wichi-
Ia Falls was practically completed here
yesterday by Walter Salm, acting for
the purchasers. Ed MAR and j. o.
Harvey, of Wichita Falls and G. Har-
ris White, the owners. Papers We're
placed i'm the hands of Charles r. Tur.
ner, pending actual acceptance by the
money. the amount Of which was not
announced.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12
RICHMOND UNVEILS STATUE
OF ST0NEWALL JACKSON

Richmond, Va, oct. 11.-A stone.
wall Jackson day was celebrated by
Virglnlans today in the former capital
OF the Confederacy by the unveiling Of
an equestrian statue of the noted Vr.
gInian and Confederate general, Thorn
as Jonathan (StonewalD jackson Mt
Monument avenue and the boulevard
rms was preceded by 4 parade and
the presentation of his sword to the
Confederate Memorial Literary Society
toH perpetual preservation in the Con
federate Museum.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12
REACHED ON
TRANS-SIBERLAN RAILWAY

Toxic, Oct. 11.-What is called a
modus vivendi has been reached in
Siberia between the Japanese and Am
erican eXpeditionary forces concerning
the protection of the trans.Siberian
railway, 1t is learned and the expecta.
tons here, therefore, is that the ques.
ton, opened as recently reported by
the sending of a note from Washing
ton to the Japanese government, will
be speedily and satisfactorily conclud
e6
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12
Warm Off the Wire

Cincinnati, Ohio, oct little 300
miles world series automobile sweep
stakes race for 100000 at the Cincn;
natl speedway was postponed today
until tomorrow at o'clock, on account
of rain.
London, oct. 10.-Nice-Admiral Sir
RCsslyn Wemyss has resigned as first
sea lord. 1t is announced that he will
be succeeded by Vice-Admiral Sir Dav-
id Beatty, commander Of the grand
fleet.
Mexico City, Oct. 11.-Passport diff
ficulties between Mexico and England
have been adjusted, according to state
ments issued by the foreign office.
Berlin OCT. 11.-Gustav Noske, min
lister Of defense has suppressed the
f'reihit for three days be
cause Of its accusation that central
murder stations were being maintain
ed in Berlin which were offering as
sassins big money inducements and
weak-minded persons for
similar purposes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12
NORRIS Of NEBRASKA
WEEPS FOR SHANTUNG
AMONG EMPTY SEATS.
BiANDEGEE OF CONNECTICUT
DENOUNCES STATE DEPART.
MENT FOR WITHHOLDING RE.
PORT ON JAPANESE TRANSPOR.
TATl0N-ALS0 INTRODUC CES
RESERVATION TO TREATY CIV.
ING PORTO RICO SEAT IN
LEAGUE or NATIONS.

Washington, Oct. 11.--Award of
Shantung province to Japan came in
for further denuncation h the senate
to-day, Senator Norris republican, Ne.
Haska, declaring that IN "the fun
knowledge Of all tn, disgraceful flcts,
believers in the religion of Jesus
Christ would suffer death before giving
approval to a treaty that countenanccd
it,"
senator Norris was continuing a,
speech begun Friday and frequently
there was not a Gcmccla'ic senator on
the floor with hardly more than half
a dozen members on the republican
side. Senator Lodge, who as chairman
OF the foreign relations committee. ~.
ported out amendments designed TO
restore Shantung to China, had eX.
pected to add his voice in prot ,st. but
his speech went over until Monday.
There We're predictions tonight from
republican sources that the Shantung
question would be disposed of finally
next week, clearing the way for 4 vote
on the Johnson amendments designed
to cQuali2e the voting power of the
C,lted States and the British empire
in the League of Nations. Considering
that similar predictions were made a
week ago, many scrat1rs said that
While they were anxious to expedite
consideration of the treaty, they had
little hope of early action.
The senate met earlier than usual
today, and in the first hour the treat,
came in for sharp attack hy Senator
Brandegee, republican, Connecticut. |
who bitterly denounced the state de-
partment for Withholding certain in.
formation OF the transportation system
OF Japan which the department had ob |
tained through one Of its agents, and /.
which it is desirable, he continued. that !
the country should have
This report, Senator Bran1cgee de /
clared was calculated 20 tell us how /
Shantung was constituted and its re.
lations to the great empire which we |
are asked to dismember." Just as its |
nature was known, the report was
grabbed by the state department, and |
put under seal" said Senator Brande.
gee, who added that The letter from |
President Wilson refusing 20 max, it |
public was written the day he returned /
from the West a sick man.
A new set of reservations, offereo
today by Senator Thomas. democrat. Of .
Colorado, deals with American repre-.
sentatives in the general labor confer.
ence created hy the league. one would
provide for American control Of its del.
egates and the right to withdraw from
the conference in event this country
should withdraw from the league.
Another would give the United States
exclusive jurisdiction over it's domes.
tic affairs.
a request for a reservation to the
treaty giving Porto Rico a seat in the
assembly of the league of nations was
presented by Senator Brandegee from
Commissioner Davila of Porto Rico. The
Porto Rican representative declared
Porto Rico was entitled to equal priv.
iliges in the league with the British
colonies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12

Washington, Oct. 11.-After Senator
King, democrat, Utah. had attacked
federal authorities for failure to deport
members of pestiferous and poisonous
gangs seeking to destroy this COVER.
McCumber, republican, North Dakota.
declared in the senate that 'if these
people had been deported the foreign
relations committee would have been
deprived of some of its star witnesses
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12
FLYING PARSON" IS
SAFE At FRISCO FAR
AHEAD Of ALL RIVAL s

San Francisco, Oct. 11.-First Lieut..
Belvin w. Maynard, known as "the
flying parson' plotting a de Haviland-
four airplane, leader of the westbound
filters in the trans-contnental air derby,
arrived in San Francisco from Mineola,
N. Y, at 1:12:07 p. IN. today
1t was unofficially estimated that
Maynards actual flying time from
Mineola New York to San Francisco,
distance of 2,7O1 miles. was "a hours,
81 minutes, So IL seconds.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12
Moham,nedans Make Wilson "Prophet" 4"

New York, Oct. 11.-Presldent Wilson
has been proclaimed a prophet" by
Mohammedans in Egypt, according to
information received here today by the
inter-church movement from Mark S.
koy. who has been a missionary to
the United Presbyterian church in Alex
andria province.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-12
Leading New York Banker Dies

Nyack, N, Y, Oct 11.--James n.
Wallace, president Of the Central Union
Trust Company of New York, and u
leading American financier, died sud
denly at his country home here early
today from heart disease.