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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
PROOF THAT OFFICERS
KILLED \ EAR IDABEL
WERE AMBUSHED FOUND

Idabel, Okla, May THAT VIII
Miller special agent for the Texas
Cattle Raiser's association and William
Mayes, internal revenue agent who
were killed in the northern part of
McCurtain county Sunday morning,
were ambushed by a party of moon
sinners and shot to their death is the
belief of Sheriff j. w Dewitt of this
county who announced last night that
thorough investigation will be con-
Quoted today and that additional arrests
will likely be made.
Two men are now held on charge
of murder. They are Wesley Henry,
who came to Idabel to surrender to
officers, and c. O. Bishop, who came
as a witness, to be later arrested by
Sheriff Dewitt. Fear of a mob violence
caused local officers to remove the
prisoners to Hugo.
Although the killing occurred sun
day morning, no word Of it was re-
ceived here until Monday and it was
not until today that the important de-
tails were obtained. The killing occurred
two miles from Sherwood, a little noun
tain village twenty-five miles from
Broken Bow, the nearest railway point.
The bodies were found by II. ID. Carter,
justice of the peace, and hauled to
Broken Bow in a hack.
Both bodies We're buried in one grave
Yesterday at Holly Greek, half way be
tween Broken Bow and Idabel. Miller 5
wife. who lives at Broken Bow, attended
the funeral. Mayes' wife and two chill
drcn arrived here from their nome IN
Pawhuska, too late Ia see her husbands
body.
Both men had been shot in the back
two 1880 bullets having penetrated
each Miller was also shot in the face
with shot gun. There was one empty
shell in Miller's gun, which was lyinG
beside Mayes' body.
The officers were on their way into
the hills to raid a moonshine still and
to effect the arrest of Henry, who is
alleged to have operated the Illicit
whisky plant Sheriff Dewitt said tc
night he thought three or four men were
| implicated in the double killing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
BAKER SAYS ALL TROOPS
WILL HAVE LEFT FRAN CE
FOR HOME BY AUGUST |

Washington, May 7-Secretary Bak-
er announced today that by August
/. the last men of the American eNpe-
dictionary forces will have been with
drawn from France. He said this es-
innate was based on the movement
of 300, 900 men a month To the United
States.
Already Mr. Baker said. the Ameri
can forces in France have been divorced
from the army of occupation. Plans
have been completed to supply the
force in Germany through the ports of
Antwerp and Rotterdam, removing the
necessity for maintaining the 700-mile
line of communication from Brest.
The French ports will be maintained,
however for the withdrawal of the A.
II. f.
More than half the eNpeditionary
force now has left France, Mr. Baker
said, and as the withdrawal progresses
facilities which We're used for those
forces are being turned back either to
private owners or to the muuicipali-
ties to which they belonged.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
ROAD BONDS FAIL
IN STATE, VOTE
SLOW COMING IN
a DIVERSE MAJORITY Is EsTl
MATED AT OKLAHOMA CITY
FROM $4,000 TO $4,000 VOTES
Especial to The Ardmorelte)

Oklahoma city, May 7.-Returns up
to noon today from LOLA out OF 2,ouo
precincts in the state give a majority
of 1921 votes east against the Soo''
OOo. 900 road bonds proposition yester-
day. j, is figured here that the total
majority against will bee from l5.OOO
to % 900. Returns come in slowly.
Oklahoma county went against the
bonds by 5000 to 1000 majority.
Tulsa county gave less than 200 ma
jority for the bonds.
Muskogee county went against by
10.
Ottawa county, the great mineral
field, voted for the bonds by about
1000.
Choctaw county appears TO he the
banner pro-bond county. The county
majority is estimated at $500 to 5000.
Hugo. the county seat gave 1900 votes
for and less than 100 against.
In the district contiguous to Carter
county the following returns are avail
able. the figures standing for majori-
ties
Atoka county, about 1000 for.
Coal county. about 200 for.
Love county, about 100 for.
Marshall county, l,200 TO / 800 for
Garvin county. about 500 for.
Murray county, about $50 for.
Stephens county, about 1000 against.
w. c. Geers of the Tishomingo Capt.
tal-Democrat tells the Ardmoreite that
Johnston county went against the
bonds by about 7j votes. The predic-
ton was made in that county yester-
day that the bonds would carry by
two to one.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
BIG DRIVE AGAINST
OKLAHOMA MOONSHlNERS
TO BE STARTED SOON

Oklahoma City. May Am inten-
sive drive against the moonshiner is
to be made in the near future through
out oklahoma.
one thousand stills are reported in
operation. according to Hubert l.. Bo-
len, revenue collector here.
Field forces for the drive against
the Illicit distillers will be ocated in
this city and at Fort Smith. Ark. The
drive is to include the Arkansas noun
tains. where from 200 to 500 stills are
reported in operation. according to
Bolen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
MANY DELEGATES ARRIVE
IN ST. LOUIS TO FORM A
W0RLD-WAR VETERAN BODY

St. Louis, Mo, May 7.-Hundreds of
delegates arrived today for the three
day caucus of the American Legion
which opens tomorrow, and already
plans to whip the tentative organization
into shape are being formulated
The temporary executive committee
Lieut.. Coils Theodore Roosevelt, Bennett
Clark and Eric Wood, chairman. vice
chairman and secretary respectively
is here1Sl hh, ,cmfwyppetaoisihrd
appointed at the Paris caucus last
March, is here
The three officers emphasize that the
proposed organization will be non-par-
tisan and non-political, and will be a.
fraternal organization for world war
veterans
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
DRESS OF SCHOOLGIRLS
TOPIC OF DISCUSSION

Kansas City, Mo, May 7.--Among
the features of today's program of the
twenty-third annual convention of the
Congress of Mohers and Parent-Teachers
Association. was the discussion of The
Schoolgirls Problem of Dress" led and
illustrated with suitable garments by
Miss Virginia Alexander. director of the
department of applied arts. State
College for Women. Denton, Texas.
In conjunction with this feature, Mrs.
Thomas L. Walsh of Washington. ID. c..
explained the utilization of offcast sum
mer garments for war relief by school
children.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
IS UNDER CONSIDERATION

Oklahoma City, May "A state
chamber of commerce is possibility
which c. +. Hall, manager of the Ok
lahoma City chamber, is turning over
in his mind with a view to future de-
VelOpment.
Every little and big town in Okla
homa," says Hall. has its business as
sociation of one sort and another, and,
from state point of view, we are all
at skies and sevens. As l soe it u
state chamber Of commerce is the next
logical step
Mr.. Hail has taken no action as yet
with regard to the establishment of "a
state commerce chamber but has ex-
pressed his intention of discussing it
with the organizations he thinks will
be interested and says he may have
some announcement to make in the
near tuture.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
OLE HANSON INDIGNANTLY
DENIES FOOLISH STORIES
OF TAKING LAW IN HANDS"

Cleveland, Ohio, May Mayor ole
Hanson of Seattle. Wash, last night
issued here the following statement:
Certain stories are being printed
in the press quoting me as saying that
would resign as mayor of Seattle and
take the law in my own hands and
advocate public hangings of the /. W.
W's Every such statement publish
ed is absolutely untrue in substance
and in fact | have ncvoh advocated
lawless act by any one at any time.
desire this denial to be as sweeping
as possible"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
KENTUCKY EXPECTS THIS
YEARS PRODUCTION or OIL
TO BE 7,5OO,O 900 BARRELS

Frankfort, Ky, May Willard r.
Jillson, state geologists, in report just
made public, estimates tina 1900 600 bar
rels OF crude oil, worth approximately
Sl9,50O, 900 at prevailing prices, will be
produced in Kentucky in 1919. Produc-
tion in eastern Kentucky fields alone
jumped from Il, ,9S2 barrels in January.
1913, to 476, 4SS barrels in the same
month this year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
OKLAHOMA CAPTAIN GETS
ID. S. CROSS FROM PERSHING

Washington, May THE war de-
partment made public today a cable
from General Pershing and the names
of four officers and q enlisted men 10
whom he has awarded the distinguish
ed service cross for gallantry in ac-
ton. They include Capt. Christie f.
Mccormick of Alva. Okla, and Corp,
John c. Manning of Wharton, Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
Argentina Deport Reds"

Buenos Aires, Tuesday May 6.-The
police of this city are rapidly round
ing up alleged anarchists. and it is
stated in pol &c circles that 100 'nren
suspected of being members of anarch-
istic organizations will be deported.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
TO HAVE NEW
GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

London, May 1T is understood that
the Duke of Devonshire will shortly
retire as governor-general of Canada
and the Mail says that the office will be
offered the Earl of Athlone. brother of
Queen Mary. who would have succeeded
the Duke of Connaught as governor
general of Canada had it not been for his
duties with the British army
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
PROVISIONAL. PRESIDENT
NAMED IN COSTA RIGA

Managua, Mic. Tuesday, May e.
Costa Rica revolutionists have issued
a proclamation naming Julio Acosta
provisional president and have socilit-
ed recognition Of the new administra-
tion by Central American republics.
Telegraph communication has been
suspended between Nicaragua and Cos
Ia Rica since the Costa Rican tele-
graph operators have abandoned the
frontiers at La Cruz
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
Panama Strike Being Broken

Panama Tuesday, May 6.-The
strike of suzvedores at the Atlantic
terminus at the Panama canal has
been partially broken by the use of
laborers brought from the Pacific end
of the waterway.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08

Returns from other points in Carter
county are coming in but slowly To
the time of going to press The Ard
moreitc had received the following re
turns. showing that the outside dis
tricts went against the bonds in the
main. though Hoaldton gave u big
majority for them;
In the Morgan district there are six
precincts and the bonds carried by u
vote of l15 to 107.
only one of the three precincts in
the Berwyn district has been heard
from and that was precinct No. with
vote of yes to 17O against
One precinct in the Akers district
reports l vote for the bonds and 45
against. The other three precincts
have not been heard from.
In the Graham district there are five
precincts and no returns have been
received
Six precincts in the Hewitt returns
district furnished have been received
give vote of Us for the bonds and
23S against.
No returns have been received from
the two precincts at Lone Grove.
From two precincts out of the three
at Wilson the returns, are 35 for and
81 against.
1t is a noticeable fact that outside
of the city of Ardmore the bonds We're
defeated in almost livery precinct
throughout the county. From these
figures it would seem that the farmer
vote defeated the road bond issue in
rural Carter county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08

The Duke of Devonshire was ap-
pointed encouragement Of Canada on
Dec %. 1916. The Earl of Athlone was
born April IA. 1874. and is the son OF
the Duke of Teck.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08

speed up the work, the council of ten
was broken up in two bodies, a council
of four and "A council of foreign min
isters The council of four was com
posed of Premiers Orlando, Clemenceau
and Lloyd George and President Wilson.
A furore in conference circles was
created on April Z, when President Will
son summoned the transport George
Washington to come to Brest at once
and it was reported that the president
intended to return home. A staemate on
preparations and frontier question, it
was reported at the time, was believed
to have prompted his action.
Germans Invited.
On April II at a plenary session OF
the conference adopted the report of the
international legislation committee and
on April IA the preparation demands to
be made on Germany were announced.
April 16 the Germans were invited to
send delegates to receive the traty.
With the German treaty near com
pletion the question of Italy's claims in
the Adriatic came to the front. On April
%. Presiden Wilson issued a statement
that F'iume could not belong to Italy.
The Italian delegation announced its in
tention of leaving Paris. and on April "a
Premier Orlando started for home.
Scarcely had he departed than the van
guard of the German delegation reached
Versatile on April 25, to be followed on
April 80 by the principal delegates.
Previously the Germans had expressed
the intention of sending messengers
to receive the treaty, but finally were
compelled to send delegates with full
powers.
In the absence of the italian delegates
the conference on April 2S adopted the
revised covenant of the League of Ma
tions. Geneva was selected as the seat
Of the league and Sir Eric Drummond of
Great Britain was made first secretary
general.
On April 80 the council of three
reached an agreement of the question
of Shantung, which gave the territory
to the Japanese. who are TO turn it over
later to the Chinese.
The first meeting with the Germans
took place on May 1, when credentials
were exchanged at Versailles.
On Monday, it was announced that
Premier Orlando and other Italian dele
gates were returning to Paris in time
for the handling of the peace treaty TO
the Germans.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
ARDM0RE VOTES
FOR GOOD ROADS
BY FIVE TO ONE
RETURNS FROM OUTSIDE PRE'
CINCTS IN COUNTY ARE MOST
LY AGAINST THE MEASURE

Ardmore citizens voted for the Soo''
600. 900 road bonds proposition yester-
dy by a majority of more than iiVe
to one.
The total for the bonds in the city
was l.lSS: against the bonds, 233. Each
of the nine precincts went strongly
for the measure.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
"WOODROW WILSON.
ROBERT LANSING;
"SecretaIV of Stale"

Secretary of State
There was no information at the
White House either as to the probable
time of the return of the president from
France or the submission of the peace
treaty to the senate, but some admin
istratiOn leaders believed the president
had called the extra session earlier than
had been anticipated in order that con.
gress might perfect its organization and
dispose of the more important appro-
priation measures before the treaty was
ready for consideration.
Republicans of the house virtually
have completed their organization, but
the senate has done no organization
work and this probably will occupy its
attention for the first week Of the special
session. The house, however, can be
considering the appropriation measures
in the meantime. The supply bills that
failed in the last congress will be intro
duced anew, but the secretary of the
treasury has decided it will not be necs-
sary for the government departments to
submit new estimates.
Soon after the presidents proclama-
ton was made public Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts,, the republican leader,
issued a call for a republican conference
to be held May IA, for the purpose of
perfecting an organization in the senate
and representative Mondell who will
be republican floor leader at the coming
session. announced that a conference OF
republican house members would be
held on May II
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
CHINESE ASK WILSON TO
GET THEM ADMITTED TO
PEACE CONGRESS- DOINGS

Paris, May THE Chinese delegation
to the peace conference has appealed to
President Wilson to intercede with the
cluded in the members of the powers
permitted to attend the presentation
of the peace treaty to the Germans at
Versailles tomorrow The name of
China is not on the list of 10 states so
privileged.
The official list of tlte countrDs
to be represented is:
The United States, Great Britain and
her dominions. France, Italy, Japan,
Belgium, Brazil, Serbia, Greece, Poland
Portugal, Rumania and Czecho-Slo-
vakia.
1t will he noted that both China and
Siam are omitted from this list, as
likewise are seven of the Latin.Ameri-
can states which actually declared war
upon Germany.
The list was drawn on the theory
that those of the powers which rendered
efficient aid in prosecuting the war
were to attend the ceremony. The 9th
er allies will be permitted position
'N''4N'r VIZ p''i''NS ~ lht tliiit lIlc Ccl u
mony takes place but the Chinese and
other participants in the war are not
willing to attend unless they are al.
lowed representation within the hall.
Jaris, Monday, May 5.-The Chinese
delegation is displaying great dissatis
faction with the announced settlement
of the Shantung problem While the
Chinese will not refuse to sign the
peace treaty. it appears likely that they
will sign it with reservations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
SPECIAL SESSION
CALLED BY CABLE
FOR 18TH OF MAY

Washington. May 7-President
Wilson issued call by cable today
for a special session OF congress to
meet Monday, May ~,
Secretary Tumulty. in making the
announcement, said it would be
impossible of course for the prcsi'
dent to be here on the opening
day. The date fixed for the spe'
cial session was much earlier than
democratic leaders had expected.
White House officials said that
in naming an sarly date for the
session, President wilson was
guided largely by the advice of
Secretary Glass as to the necessity
of passing annual appropriation
measures which failed in the clos
ing days of the last session.
President Wilson's proclamation call
ing the extra session follows:
fWhereas. public interests require
that the congress of the United State!
should be convened in extra session
ut II o'clock noon. ON the 18th da!
of May 1919. to receive such commu
nications as may be made by the eN
ecutive:
Nov, therefore, !, Woodrow vii
son, president of the United State
of America. do hereby proclaim AN,
declare that an extraordinary occasion
requires the congress of the Unite'
States to convene in eXtra-session II
the capitol in the District Of Columbi;
on the 18th day Of May, 1919, at L
o'clock noon. of which all persons VIII,
shall at that time be entitled to ac
as members thereof are hereby require,
to take notice.
Given under my hand and the sea
of the United States of America, tn
18th day Of May in the year of GU
Lord one thousand nine hundred an
nineteen, and OF the independence u
the United States one hundred an
forty-third.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
SUMMARY
OF PEACE TREATY

Paris, May THE treaty of peace
between the % allied and associated
powers on the one hand and Germany
on the other handed to the German
plenipotentaries at Versailles today, is
the longest treaty ever drawn. II totals
about 10000 words divided into 10 main
sections and represents the combined
product of thousand experts working
continually through Il series of commits
sons for the three and half months
since January IS. the treaty printed in
parallel pages of English and French
which are recognized as having equal
validity 1t does not deal with questions
affecting Austria Bulgaria ana Turkey
except insofar as binding Germany to
accept any agreement reached with
those former allies.
Following the preamble and deposition
of powers comes the covenont of the
league of nations as the first section
of the treaty. The frontiers of Germany
in European as defined in the second
section: Europeon political classes
given in the third European political
classes in the fourth. Next are the
military, naval and air terms as the
fifth section, followed by a section on
prisoners of war and military graves,
and seventh ON responsibilities Rep
arations, financial terms. and economic
terms are covered in sections eight to
ten Then comes the aeronautic sec
tion, ports, waterways and railways
section, the labor covenant, the section
on guarantees and the final clauses
Germany by the terms of the treaty
restores Alsace- Lorraine to France, ac-
cepts the internationalization of the
Saar basin temporarily and of Danzng
permanently. agrees to territorial
changes towards Belgium and Denmark
and in East Prussia, cedes most Of
upper Silesia to Poland, and renounces
all territorial and political rights out
side Europe, as to her own or her allies
territories, and specially to Morocco,
Egypt, Siam, Liberia. and Shantung
She also recognizes the total independ-
ence of German Austria, Czecho- -Slovakia
and Poland
Army Cut TO 100, 900.
Her army is reduced to 100000 men,
including officers; conscription within
her territories is abolished all forts 80
kilometers east Of Rhine razed; and all
importations expectations and nearly
all production of war material stopped.
Allied occupation of parts Of Germany
will continue till reparation is made but
will be reduced at the end of each Of
three five year periods if Germany is
fulfilling her Obligations Any violation
by Germany of the conditions as to the
zone 80 kilometers east of the Rhine
will be regarded as an act of war
THE German navy is reduced to six
battleships, six light cruisers and II
torpedo boats, without submarines, and
a personnel of not over $1,000. All
other. vessels must be surrendered or
destroyed. Germany is forbidden TO
build forts. controlling the Baltic, must
demolish Hegoland, open the ikel Can
al to all nations, and surrender her IA
submarine cables. She may have no
military or naval air forces except one
hundred unarmed seaplanes until Oc-
tober 1st, to detect mines, and may
Continued on Page Five
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08

Our officers invite you TO open Saw
ings Account in this Institution and
deposit therein those small sums that
are % apt to slip through the fingers"
GUARANTY STATE BANK
Ardhiore, Oklahoma