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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
MILITIA READY TO MARCH
TO ILLINOIS STEEL MILLS
If STRIKE RIOTS RECUR

Peoria, H.. August 14.-With quiet
prevailing at the keystone Steel and
Wire plant today. the Peoria reserve
militia units were awaiting orders to
march to the mills in South Barton
vile in order to prevent further riot
ing between strikers and deputy sher-
ifs. which yesterday resulted in the
wounding of five persons.
Several shots were exchanged during
the night between guards and snip
ers. but today there was no sign of
further disorder. Early today several
explosions. believed to be dynamite
blasts, shook the works of the Key
stone plant That the blasts were in
side of the guarded works Of the mills
was admitted by officials of the com
pany. but the extent of the damage
was not known.
The trouble dates back two months.
when the employees struck for higher
wages and closed shop. The COM
pany granted an increase in wages. but
declined to recognize the unicn.
1t is understood that the strikers
have submitted their demands to s:rig.
General Wells and that he will attempt
today to effect a settlemen. with the
Keystone officials. Adjutant- General
Dickson arrived here this morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
CARNEG|E'S FUNERAL
SIMPLE: NO EUL0GY
AND No PALLbEARERS

Lenox, Mass, Aug. 14.--The funera
OF Andrew Carnegie was held at SHADOW
Brook, his summer home in the Berli
shires today. There was no eulogy anC
there were no pallbearers.
The service was as simple as wer,
the tastes and habits of the man II
life. Fully one half of the 60 persons
present were members of the house
hold. The others We're intlmates of tn,
family.
The ritual of the Presbyterian church
was used by the officiating clergyman
DIR. William Person Merrill of the Brick
Presbyterian Church. Fifth Avenue
New York, where the Carnegies attend
ed and of which Mrs. Carnegie and her
daughter, Mrs. Roswell Miller, were
members.
A mixed quartet from this church
sang the three hymns that were the IA
vorites of the philanthropist and former
ironmaster.
At the conclusion of the service
which occupied barely 20 minutes. the
body. accompanied by most of the party
was removed in a motor car to Hills
dale, n. Y, where a funeral coach was
regular train of the New York Central
railroad leaving this afternoon for
Tarrytown. Thence the body was taken
by automobile to Sleepy Hollow, for
interment in a lot chosen by Mr.. Car
negie some years ago.
The service at Shadow Brook was
held in the great reception room of
the mansion, overlooking Lake Nah
kenac, one of the beauty spots OF the
estate. where Mr.. Carnegie had spent
many happy hours at his favorite past
time of angling.
The body reposed in a severely plain
casket placed in the center Of the room
and all but hidden in a wealth of flor
al pieces. A small name plate on the
coffin bore only the inscription "An-
drew Carnegie, born at Dunfermline
Scotland, Nov %, 1885. Died Lenox,
Mass, Aug. II, 1919 With Mrs. Car
negie and her daughter, Mrs. Roswell
Miller. at the funeral were the daugh-
ters husband. Ensign Miller; Miss Es-
tella Whitefeld, Mrs. Carnegie's sis
ter; Morris Johnson, "A niece of MIR.
Carnegie; his nephews, Andrew ami
Morris Carnegie; Mrs. Carnegie's pri-
vate secretary Archibald Barrow; and
John Poynton, who had long served
the master of the house in similar
capacity.
Also present were notable represen-
tatives of those who had helped the
industrial giant to make his millions
and others who had helped the phil
anthropist distribute the major part OF
thnsn millions for humanitarian Dur
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
TWO OKLAHOMA GOVERNORS.
ROBERTSON AND TRAPP, TO
VISIT STATE ENCAMPMENT

| Oklahoma City, Aug. 13.-Under lie
command of Capt. Earl Patterson, chief
clerk in the adjutant generals Office, a
! detail from the two supply companies of
the Second and Third Infantry Okla
homa National Guard, are at Camp Don
| iphan, Fort Sill, near Lawton, pro
pairing the camp for the annual cicl
maneuvers and encampment of the
state militia The supply companies
are Oklahoma City and Tulsa units.
The various companies of the two reg
iments, according to reports reaching
the adiutant generals department a:e
quickly disposing of the preliminary ar
rangements for their entrainment mkt
Friday. That day will, generally. be-
spent in travel to Camp Doniphan, and
the maneuvers and camp proper will
be under way early Saturday. The en-
campment will continue two weeks.
Two governors of Oklahoma will be
present during portions of the maneu-
vers. Governor Robertson during the
greater part of the maneuvers will 's
absent from the state and Lieutenant
Governor Trapp will be the executive
head of the state. Governor Trap) eX-
poets to spend at least two or three days
at the camp and Governor Robertson,
on his return to the state. will spend
at least a day or two with the soldiers.
General Barrett says that he is max
ing every arrangement for the comfort
of the men and providing every facility
possible for observation by the public
of the camp activities. Press headquar-
ters will be established prior to ;he ar
rival of the units and the newspaper
men who are able to avail themselves of
an opportunity to spend a part or all of
the period of encampment at the camp
will be provided with every accommc
dation and facility.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
SOREHEAD DEMOCRATS
Of TEXAS ORGANIZING
A NEW PARTY TODAY

Fort Worth Texas, August A.
Many democrats OF Texas dissat sfied
with the present democratic party lead
ers and principles, conferred here to-
day to formulate plans for party re.
construction.
Two factions participated in the con
ference, one advocating the formation
of new party to be known as ''the
American party" and the other, headed
by former Senator Joseph w. Bailey,
urging reformation within the old or
ganiZation.
Senator Bailey's address late today
will be the keynote" utterance for
both factions, and an effort will be
made, it was stated, to unite the two
factions on a common plan which pro-
ably would be agreed upon by joint
committees.
The executive committee of the Peo-
pies Democratic Party decided at a
meeting last night to change the name
to the American party.
Former Gov. James +. Ferguson de-
livered the keynote address today to
the faction terming itself the Ameri
can party" after which set of prin
ciples was adopted. "Oldtime demo
Gratis" was the slogan taken by the
other faction, which was to hear for
mer Senator Bailey late today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
MEXICAN LAND HOLDERS
PROTEST AGAINST THE
SONORA AGRARIAN LAW

Douglas, Ariz.. Aug. 14--Complaint
against operation of the Sonora agra
rian law. which proposes to break up
large estates in the Mexican state. does
not center among foreigners. Native
land owners denounce the law even
more strongly than do the foreign hold
ers.
The law would allow one person to
hold no more than so hectares q25 acres)
of land in the communal zone around
municipalities, no more than 100 hec-
tares of irrigable land outside that zone,
no more than 800 hectares of dry farm
ing lands, nor more than 10, 600 hec-
tares for stock grazing purposes.
The law would mean breaking up of
individual holdings without proper com
pensation, Mexican land holders assert.
and n number of them have banded to-
gether to take steps in Mexico City to
have the national government nullify
the state legislatures action.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
CARNEGIE'S NEPHEW, WHO
WALKED OUT OF STEEL MILL.
NOT AMONG THE MOURNERS

Leadville, Colo, August Thames
Carnegie, who says he is a nephew of
Andrew Carnegie, will not be among
the mourners at the funeral of the
celebrated steel magnate. The man is
a musician, who for years earned live
lihood by playing in dance halls in
the west and Alaska in the early days
He received the news of his uncle's
death with little interest.
when / came to this country" he
sad. ANDY gave me job in the steel
mills. but in the great strike at Home
stead l preferred to stay with the men
and as a result lost my position"
He lives almost a hermit live in a
little cabin ON the edge of town.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
HARDY AND bLAN TON
Of TEXAS ALMOST At
BLOWS IN THE HOUSE

Washington, August 14.-Members
of the house interviewed today to pre-
vent personal collision between Rep
resentatives Blanton and Hardy of
Texas. both democrats. Resenting the
charge by Blanton that he was a mere
rubber stamp" in the sense that he al
ways defended the administration, Har-
dy rushed at his colleague, but was
restrained
The clash came during debate by
Blanton on his resolution calling upon
the secretary of labor for a report of
expenses incurred by the department in
connection with John b. Densmore's
investigation of the Mooney case at
San Francisco. Blanton had attacked
the department and Secretary Wilson,
who, he said, had been i'm the house,
'hobnobbing with members"
When Hardy took vigorous exception
to Blanton's reference to him, Blanton
retorted:
''Oh well, the member is a gray-hair-
ed old man and | don't want to be abu
sive"
Hardy Immediately made a rush for
Blanton, who disclaimed any attempt
to be abusive
Blanton's resolution finally was
adopted, 67 to IA.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
.FORD-TR|BUNE LIBEL
CASE GOES TO JURY
AF TER THREE MONTHS

Mount Clemens, Mich, Aug. l4.--The
| jury which for three months has been
hearing testimony and arguments in
Henry Ford's $lOOO,OOO libel suit
against the Chicago Daily Tribune, re.
tired today to consider its verdict. The
jury was locked up at 9:55 a. m.
Judge James q. Tucker instructed the
jury that "the right of fair comment"
Is expected in the case of Mr.. Ford, he
cause his position as a great employer
Of labor and entry as a propagandist
into the discussion of preparedness
question made him public character.
The judge held that n newspaper has
no greater privileges in making com.
ment than has an individual.
The jury was instructed further to
dismiss the case against the Solomon
News Company, which, on a purely
technical charge that it distributed in
Michigan 20S copies of the Tribune is.
sue of June 90, 1916 containing the al
legged libelous editorial headed, Ford
Is an Anarchist" was made a code
fendant.
The judge instructed that plaintiffs
charges of pro.Germansm against the
Tribune and of a selfish interest in ad
vocating intervention in Mexico had not
been proved and the jury need not con
slider it.
Judge Tucker gave the several de-
finitions of the words anarchist" and
anarchy, hut instructed that it was
the duty of the jury itself to determine
in what sense the newspaper used the
words and what they would mean to
its readers.
There were two defcnses, he continu-
cd. If the jury finds the charges in
the editorial We're true, that Mr. Ford
was in fact an anarchist" and an
Ignorant idealist", it was a complete
defense he said The right of fair
comment, he instructed, was a sec
ond defense, to be considered only in
the event that the first defense was
inadequate.
In the course of his charge the court
said:
The editorial, as it appeared in the
paper and standing by itself without
terms, libelous per Sc (of itself.
The defendant Chicago Tribune ad-
mts the publication and insists it was
true and therefore justified; and that
even if not true, it was fair comment
upon matter of public interest, e.tncr
of which defenses al. sufficient If
proved"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
HONDURAN REBELS GAIN
STILL FURTHER VICTORIES

San Salvador. Republic of Salvador,
Wednesday, August 13.-Successes b.
Honduran revolutionary forces in cen
tral and western Honduras are reported
in press dispatches received here. Gra-
cias, an important town 20 miles from
the frontier, between Salvador and Hon
duras, is reported to have been taken
by the revolutionaries after hard fight
ing in which government columns were
forced to retreat. The revolutionarics
are said to be advancing in the direc-
ton of La Paz, Comayagua and Cholu-
teca, the last named place being threat
ened by forces under General Lopez
Gutierrez
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
FOOD HOARD SEIZURES
MAKE PROVISION AND
GRAIN PRICES TUMBL

Chicago, August Radical dow
turns in grain and provision prices tod
place today, and the breaks were largI
ly ascribed to seizure of food hoard
and to other developments in the wi
against high cost of living. Corn I'd
S 81 cents a bushel to $1.S3, Septembi
delivery, and pork s235 barrel
$i4, September.
Heavy selling to unload was I'll
order of the day and the lowest pric}
of all prevailed near the end of traI
ing. The initial weakness showed fri
in the hog market. where supplies frot
the country again We're plentiful The|
it developed that rural offerings |
corn We're more liberal than has bed
the rule of late.
Besides the seizure of food hoard
other factors which attracted STRAND
attention on Change were a tumh
i'm foreign exchange, and governme}
fixing Of both retail and wholesa
prices in England.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
RETREAT OF KOLCHAK
FORCES IN THE URAL
MOUNTAINS CONTINUES

London, Aug. 1.-THE retreat in the
Ural mountains of the forces of Admi-
raj Kolchak continues, according to
news received here today. At the south
ern end of the Urals, it is added the
bolsheviki have driven the Cossacks
back 60 miles and are endeavoring to
separate them from the main body of
the Kolchak forces, who are fighting
on both sides of the Trans Siberian rail
way.
East of Cheliabinsk, a junction point
on the railway, and Shadrinsk, the bol.
sheviki are said to have reached the
line of the Mass and Isset rivers and
captured Tiumen. just east of the Rus.
sian Siberian border The advices add
that there is no sign that the bolshe-
wiki advance is likely to be checked.
The Associated Press is informed.
however, that the general position of
Admiral Kolchak and his government,
is not believed to have been made
Barring the unexpected collapse of Ad.
mral Kolchak, the munitions America
is sending should arrive in Siberia in
time to aid in his recovery. Never
theless, it is admitted here that the
I
are Il serious blow TO the policy of the
entente in Russia.
Better news has been received from
south Russia, where General Petlura,
the Ukranian anti-bolsheviki leader. is
rapidly toward Kiev with
view of cutting the railroads south
ward toward Odessa, which probably
will have to be evacuated by the soviet
forces. The Russian volunteer troops
under General Denikine are closing in
on Odessa from the northeast and the
east. and it is believed that the whole
Black Sea coast soon will be out of boil |
sheviki hands.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
SENATE COMMITTEES !
TO DISCUSS TREATY.
At v H|TE HOUSE.
FOREIGN RELATIONS BODY NOT,
FIES PRESIDENT 1T WILL
CALL ON HIM

Washington. Aug. li-After a twl
hour discussion today the senate foreIp
relations committee decided TO noti
President Wilson that 1t would call c,
him at the White House at his conve
ience to discuss the peace treaty.
The committee also decided to call III
! fore 1t Il. T. Williams. $. *. HornbeoI
| ana William G. Bullitt, who resigned i
advisors to the American peace comm
sion at Paris because, it has been II
ported, they disagreed with decisions n
the conference.
y motion to call also Colonel HousI
General Bliss and Henry White, Anne
lean delegates to the peace conference
was voted down . to s, Senators MI
Cumber, North Dakota and Har6in{
Ohio, republicans, voting with the der
ocrats.
No date was fixed for re.opening I'll
hearings with Messrs. Built, William
and others as witnesses. Some of tho
30 be called are not in this countr
but will be invited to attend as soon !
they are available. All of the hearin
VIII be open, Chairman Lodge
nounced.
The committee decided also to c.
I)r. John c. Ferguson and Thomas
Millard, regarded as authorities
Chinese and Japanese affairs.
Members of the committee voting
call Colonel House and other comm
sioners were Senators Lodge. Bora
Brandegee, Fan, Knox, Johnson, Me-
and Moses all republicans.
In deciding to request II conferen
with the president, on which there W
no committee vote. it was agreed tn
all Information secured from the pre-
dent should be made public
There was no indications at II
White House as to when the preside
would receive the committee. To d
inquiries, Secretary Tumulty said: "W
have no comment to make"
Speculation at the capitol as to
purpose of the committee in reuuestir
that the president receive it revolvl
around the subject of reservations
the treaty and the league covenant
Before the committee acted, it had be-
intimated at the White House that
president had not changed his attitu(
against reservations.
1t was intmated at the White Hou
that the attitude of Senator Hitchco,
of Nebraska, who told the foreign
lations committee yesterday that u
less the committee reported the trea
out in the near future an attempt wou
he made to have it called up in
senate, reflected that of the presider
Secretary Tumulty said there was
strong probability" that the preside
would start on his speaking tour Wild
the treaty was reported by the comm
tee.
1t was intimated that while the pre
ident saw no need for further confe
ences with republican senators for d
cussion of the treaty and the league co
enant, he still. was holding himself
the disposal of the committee.
Mr.. Wilson hopes to get to the Pacif
coast in time to review the Pacific file
early in September, and he expects tn
before he leaves Washington congre
will get well under way legislation d
signed TO aid in the campaign to redut
living costs. ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
TEXAS TO OPEN FIGHT
AGAINST SHORT WEIGHTS
AN D MEASURES SEPT. |.

Austin, Texas, August 14.-An ag-
gressive campaign against profiteering
by false weights and measures will be
launched in Texas September /. In
announcing the campaign under the
states new weights and measures law,
+. c. Winert, state commissioner of
weights and measures, declared today
Texans had paid millions of dollars
for food they never received"
'Forty-fiVe per cent of the weighing
and measuring devices in the ordinary
channels of TeAds commerce give from
3 to IL per cent short weight and meas
ure," Mr.. Weinert said.
This statement. he based on investi-
cation of his commission and federal
government.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
BELGIAN LABOR STARTS
MOVEMENT AGAINST II. c. L.

Brussels, Wednesday. August IS
The labor party has published a mani
festo inviting the Belgian people TO
join in a general movement against
the high cost of living and in a letter
addressed to the prime minister has
suggested a series of measures intend
ed to arrest the increased price of nee
essities. to encourage the home growing
of food and to assure an equal distri-
button of imports.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
NEW GERMAN CONSTITUTION
is PROMULGATED AT BERLIN

Berlin, Aug. 13.-The new German
constitution was promulgated today.
President Ebert has appointed Premier
Bauer imperial chancellor and has is
sued a decree that all public officials
and all members of the defense forces
shall Immediately take the oath under
the new constitution. The national as
sembly will henceforth bear the title
of the reichstag, while the federal
council-the Bundesrat-will replace the
federal committee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
After Chicago Sugar Hoarders

Chicago, August 14.-As a test case
against alleged food hoarders and profi-
teers, action was planned for today by
federal authorities against the Central
Sugar Company of Chicago. on com
plaint that the company has 10000
pounds of sugar in Rockford. ILL.,. where
it is said IA 1-2 cents a pound is ask
ed for the commodity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
OKLAHOMA CITY
LIVESTOCK MARKET
Especial to The Ardnioreite)

Oklahoma City, Aug. 14.-Three tho
sand cattle. Market steady.
Beef steers, IL to 13; grass steer
$50 to 1850; cows and heifers, to
butchers cows. $50 to 7.75: came
and cutters. 4.50 to $50; vealers, 12
~; calves, to $50: bulls, $50 to ~
Hogs, 300, steady; heavies. 22.s5
90; butchers. 22.50 to 22.s5; mixed.
to 22.60; mixed common. 81 to 219
stockers. 16 to 10.
At yesterdays close cattle market
to 20 cents higher for week. this appl
ing to steers and she stuff; Farmland
grass cows. good quality. selling 81
to S.S5. Veal calves made IA to 14.5
mostly dollar higher.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
Hungarian Question Hangs Fire

Paris. Wednesday, Aug. 1S.-The SUI
preme council considered the Hungarian
question this afternoon, but as replies
have not been received from Rumania
the council had no official advices from
that country concerning its attitude.
Dispatches from the inter-allied mill
tary commission containing inquiries as
to that body's powers were considered
and the council sent additional instruc-
tions to Budapest. 1t is understood the
commission was advised that orders are
not to be given to the commanders of
the Rumanian army. but that members
of the mission should hold themselves
in readiness to confer with Rumanian
officials preparatory to an adjustment
Of the strained situation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
Every Car a Smoker

London. August 5.-tCorrespondence
of The Associated Press)-So many
English women have become confirm
ed smokers that i'm recent months rail
way employees have hesitated to en-
force the rules against smoking in GER
tain carriages and it has come to be
accepted that if the women do not OBJ
ject every compartment becomes a
..smoking car"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
Pitcher NAYS Reinstafed

New York. August 14.-Three mem
bers of the board of directors of the
American league. constituting a maj
ority of the board, ordered Pitcher Carl
Mays reinstated at a special meeting
here today. thus nullifying the acton
of President johnson in suspending
him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-15
FEDERAL ATTORNEY
IN CHICAGO SEXES
1880 TUBS BUTTER

Chicago. Aug 4.--One thousand two
hundred and eighty-two tubs of butter.
valued at $4,000, were seized here to-
day on libel warrants issued by the
United States district attorneys office,
in the governments war on the high
cost of living.