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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30
LA RGER SHIPPERS
URGE NECESSITY Of
RAIL LEGISLAT TON

Chicago, Dec. 30-Two hundred rep
resentative shippers, from all parts of
the United States gathered here today
to form an organization to influence
congress in the passage Of railroad
legislation.
$. II. Cowan Of Fort Worth, Texas,
general counsel Of the National Live.
stock shippers league, was elected
temporary chairman. Thirty organi'
cations of shippers arc represented.
Recommendations 60 be submitted
to congress will be prepared by n com
mittee Of fifteen delegates,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30
IN EX|CAN CONGRESS
.POSTPONES ACTION
ON ALL-|M PORTANT
PETROLEUM N BILL


Mexico CITY Monday Dec. 29-Ac-
ton on the allimportant petroleum
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ed oil legislation was introduced 10
congress ou Nov. "2, 1915. on the in-
ltlative OF the eAeeuliv" department.
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| tionnliz"s oil lands authorized bitter
opposition on the part OF ior'iEn inter
rsis, which caused congress 10 give
! the question most careful considcrn.
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Although debated IN the chamber OF
deputies during The extraordinary scs
! sion last spring, no action was taken
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30
MAY HAVE FROGS WITH SALT
AND COFFEE WITHOUT SUGAR

scissors, France, Dec. 30.-The sug
ar shortage in France, due TO the Ger
man invasion VIII not be relieved for
three years, according to government
reports and commercial statistics furn.
ished to the correspondent of the AS
sociated Press today, by the authorities
who arranged his trip of Inspection
through devastated regions to witness
reconstruction work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30
VAL MULLEN GATHERS BIG
PECAN CROP IN LOVE COUNTY

Walter Mullen was in the city yester-
day looking for a number Of boys
whom he hoped to employ and take to
his pecan groves near Leon and jim
ton. in Love county. Mr.. Mullen esti.
mates that he has raised this year as
many as 2OO,OO pounds of pecans and
has gathered so far only about 5000
pounds.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30
ACTORS ASSOCIATION ASK
CHURCH TO LIFT THEATRE BAN

New York, Dec. 3O.-The Actors
Equity Association has voted to request
the Methodist church to lift the ban
on the theatre, at its convention at Des
Moines in next Nay. The action of
the church was characterized as "im-
piled sugnatizing Of the theatre pro-
feeeiOu"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30
FORMER COMMANDER OF
DEPARTMENT OF EAST DIED
AT WASHINGTON TODAY

New York, Dec. 30.-Major General
Thomas II. Barry, former commander
Of the department OF the east, died to-
day at the Walter Reid Hospital in
Washington, d. c., according to word
received at Governors Island.
Uraemlc poisoning was given as the
cause OF the generals death. which
came after three weeks illness, Cen
eral Barry was retired from the army
IN Oct IA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30
FRIEND HIRAM THROWS HAT
IN PRESIDENTIAL RING

Pierre s. D., Dec. 80. United states
Senator Hiram johnson OF California
today filed with the secretary OF state
an announcement Of his candidacy for
the republican presidential nomination.
He win he independent candidate for
indorsemen at the South Dakota pri-
may in March
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30
Attends Convention in Iowa

Grady S. Wann Of Durant spent n
few hours in Ardmore yesterday en-
route to Des Moines, Iowa, where he
will attend the quadrennial meeting
Of the Student Volunteer Convention.
Mr.. Mann goes as q representative
OF the University of Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30
Killed in Street Car Wreck.

Kansas City. Mo-, Dec. 30.-One
man was killed and another severely
injured when crowded street car "side.
swiped' another street car standing on
siding early today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30
Returns From Kansas City

Mr. and Mrs. w. +. Redsted and
family have returned from Kansas
City where they spent tho holidays
with relatives.
Mr.. Redsted Is manager OF The
Photograph Shop.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30
Burned in EXPLOSION.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. SO,-Wallace
W. F'esler, Of this city. was severely
burned early today when an explosion
wrecked the basement of drug store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30
Weather Forecast

Ol,lahoma-Tonight fair, warmer
in east and south portions; Wednes-
day partly cloudy. colder in north.
west portion.
East Texas---Tonight fair, warm
er except in extreme northwest por-
ton; Wednesday fair, warmer In
southeast portion.
West Texas-Tonight fair, warmer
In the panhandle, and the southeast
portion; Wednesday fair. colder in
the panhandle.
Local Temperature.
Maximum yesterday, 10 degrees.
Minimum last night. 80 degrees.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30
ORG AN|ZED RAIL
MEN 0 n RECORD
AG A|NST LA US
CALCU ULATED TO
PREVENT STRIKES

Washington, Dec. 30.-Organized
railway workers placed themselves
on record at 4 conference last
night az opposed to legislation
designed to prevent strikes Of rail.
way employees and AS favoring gov.
eminent control \of the lines for
at least two years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30
P PROSECUT|ON SEQ RES
HEAVILY IN NEW TRIAL
AT Los AN GELES DURING
MORNING SESSION TODAY

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 29.-The pros.
ecution scored what was regarded by it
as al important victory, today, at the
resumption of the trial Of Harry New,
charged with the murder Of his sweet.
heart, Freda Lesser, when It succeeded
in blocking attempts Of the defense at
torneys to introduce testimony bearing
on News sanity or insanity by witnesses
moi qualified aS experts or intimate
friends.
Los Angeles, Dec. 30.--More testimony
designed to prove the mental unsound.
ness OF Harry New before the Staying
Of his fiancee. Freda Lesser, at the
time and afterwards, was expected to
be introduced at the resumption today
of his trial on q charge of having
murdered the young woman.
Miss Edna Clancy, News half sister,
may be called to the witness stand to-
day or tomorrow, according to the de-
fense TO declare that an innocent act
Of hers indirectly led to Miss Lesser's
death. What this alleged act was the
deferse so far has declined to state,
but 1t has applied the adjective start
ling" to testimony expected from Miss
CLANCY
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30

Washington, Dec 30.-Gabor rate
making and regional consolidation pro-
visions Of the Esch and Cummns rail.
road bills, tho three principal points
Of difference between house and SEN
ate conferees, win not be reached be-
for next week, Senator Cummins said
today. No session Will be held Thurs.
day, New Years day. Car service sec
lions Of the bin were considered today,
with the corferees agreed on govern
ment supervision Of car distribution 10
shippers.
The national association OF railway
executives has submitted an additional
memorandum to the conferees protest
ing against legislation limiting the
earnings OF strong railroads and max
ing excess earnings available for the
weaker lines. Like previous pleas
made To COMMITTEES, the new memor
andum questions constitutionality Of
tho excess earning legislation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Oppcsition to
recommendations Of the presidents in
dustrial conference was expressed to
day by Luther Stewart, president Of
the National Federation Of Federal
Employees, which, he said, was assist
Ing to rebuild the government ma
chlnery on business like basis and
expected fair treatment, mot oppres-
sye measures" in return.
our right to affiliate with our fel-
low workers we regard as an essen
tla principle Of human freedom, and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30
A { \ |CAGO NEWSPAPER
HAS SOLVED MICHIGAN
N j RIDER MYSTERY AND
FOUND WANTED" WOMAN

Chicago, Dec. 30.-CeciI Beatrice
Nester, for whose arrest on a charge
Of having murdered j, Stanley
Brown at Mount Clemens, Mich, a
warrant was taken out yesterday,
has been located here and viii sur
render to Mount Clemens autnorit-
les some time today the Herald and
Examiner announced today. Mrs
Vester denied that she was impli
Gated IN the killing OF Brown. The
newspaper recently solved two
murder mysteries.
The newspaper did not reveal the
whereabouts OF Mrs. Nester but
said that her trail was picked up
in Chicago, and that she was with
her grandmother when found.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30

Mount Clemens, Mich, Dec. 30.-Po-
lice in cities throughout the central
west were today searching for Beatrice
Nester, for whom a warrant charging
the. murder Of j. Stanley Brown, a
week ago, was issued.
A man whose name was withheld by
officers here, was also being sought,
as a result Of further information
gained by the police tending to show
that two persons were implicated in the
killing of Brown, whose bullctriddled
body was found in his automobile. three
miles from this city. Dolly Bennett,
who was detained in Sandusky, Ohio,
Saturday Herrick Kendall, a taxi driv-
or and Gladys Summit, all former ac-
quaintances Of Brown, who were held
as material Witnesses. were released
last night The warrant issued for
the Nestcr woman was based upon the
story told officers by Miss summit the
suspected woman's roommate in Bat.
tie Greek.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-30

Guaranty State Bank
of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-10-17
BONES HAM BONE

Jone Bone, of Flat River, killed a
hog. That matter wouldn't have
"mattered" if the hog had been his
but it wasn't. Said hog belonged to
W. P. Hovis, who was very much at
tached to it and who got the authori-
ties after Bone for killing it. When
things legally got too hot for Bone
he made himself scarce around Flat
River and removed his place of abode
to Venice, Ill.
Sheriff Adams went to Venice to
try to persuade him to return to St.
Francois county, but on the advice of
his attorney he "sot fast" and
wouldn't come. Not wishing to be
outdone, Sheriff Adams returned home
and when extradition papers had been
drawn up by Prosecuting Attorney
Golfer and had been duly signed by the
Governors of Missouri and Illinois, he
set out again to transport Bone back
for trial. He came this time and, af-
ter laying in Jail for time, yesterday
waived his preliminary trial and gave
$500 bond to appear at the Circuit
Court on November 20, to answer why
he killed Hovis' hog, without consider
ing Mr.. Hovis or the hog.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-10-17
MISSOURI INSANE ASYLUMS
HOUSE so ENEMY ALIENS

Jefferson City, Mo-, Oct. 15.-Gov.
Gardner has received official infor-
nation to the effect that there are
some fifty insane patients in the four
State insane asylums who are enemy
aliens and subject to deportation by
the government.
He has instructed the superintend-
ents of the asylums to notify the va
rious counties from whence these pa
tients were sent of the status of af-
fairs. In cases where the counties are
willing to pay for the keep of these
patients, they will be permitted to re-
main where they are, but in instances
where the counties are not willing to
longer bear this expense the local au-
thorities can notify the government
officials of this fact and the insane
will be deported.
The Governor has also been inform
ed that the government stands ready
to deport all the INDECENT aliens in
charitable institutional where their
keep is public expense, and the in
mates of charity institutions can be
deported under the same rule as the
one applicable to insane patients who
are classed as enemy aliens and have
become public charges.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-10-17
GOOD ROADS AGITATION
IN IRON COUNTY

Last weeks Ironton Record says:
At the good road meeting in the court
house last Saturday afternoon all of
the twenty-one road districts in the
county had delegates in attendance,
except one or two districts in the far
west end of the county. There was
much interest manifested and the
road proposition was discussed at
length from every standpoint. The
State Highways through Iron county,
north and south and east and west, as
planned by the State Highway Depart
ment, total rs miles. The cost Of
these roads, to conform to the State
and Federal requirements, will aver
age, it is estimated, about 5000 a
mile, or total of $3S0,000. To secure
these funds it is proposed to issue
bonds for some amount between $780,
900 and S200,000 a like amount will
be available from the Federal Gov
eminent and the State will give about
100000. 1t is suggested there may be
some opposition to voting the bonds on
this proposition because the proposed
State Highways did not pass every
body's door.
On the other hand it is urged that
the State Highways will be in close
reach of very large per cent of the
entire population of the county, and
if the roads do not go right up to ev-
erybody's gate they will be near
enough to be of incalculable benefit to
all. Once there are good roads from
north to south, east to west, it is ar
gued that the feeders or laterals can
be arranged for later. In the mean
time everybody will be using and get
ting the benefit of the State High
ways. The total mileage of the roads
in the county is about 300 miles and
it is alleged that it would not be pos
sible to secure enough money to build
them all, as they should be built, at
one time. The idea is to construct the
main arteries first; then the feeders
after while. While no concerted plan
of action was agreed on at the meet
ing Saturday it is intended that petit
tons asking for a bond election be
filed with the County Court in time
for that body to take action at the reg
ular November term. The law re-
quires that the petitions have the
names of 200 tax-paying citizens
thereon, and there will be no trouble
in securing the required number OF
signatures. The amount of bonds
asked for will probably be between
100000 and 100000.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-10-17

lance in our daily lives. A nation
wide coal strike is not mere conflict
between operators and miners; it is
strike at the very life of the peo-
pie, a strike in which the public is
more profoundly and intimately con-
cerned than any other, with the single
exception of general railroad strike
A great responsibility rests upon the
government in this grave emergency.
No other power can meet the situation.
No other power can control the ele-
ments that are precipitating this cri-
sis. The supreme need of the moment
is production, and such a strike as is
now impending would be the severest
blow possible to production, for it
would deprive us of the basic essen
tial to all production save that of the
farms.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-10-17
LIVE STOCK MARKET
National Stock Yards, Oct. IA.
TOday's Receipts:

CATTLE.-The Western markets
have had a tremendous big run OF
cattle this week, big majority Of the
receipts consisting of Western range
cattle. The local market Jared very
well in face of the adverse conditions
and influences. The run Of westerns
here was generous and naturally that
class of cattle exerted considerable M
fiuence in the market for common to
medium grades of killing steers, ex-
tending also to stockers and feeders,
and price decline of 15c to 25c per
cwt. developed, but outside these cases
the market otherwise was held at par
with a week ago; in fact, it was :, q
fairly decent market at prices fully
steady on the rank and file OF strictly
good killing beeves, kinds $14,50 and
upwards, or any class Of butcher cat
tie, mixed or Gamer stuff. Had the
run of Westerns been ample last week,
and had packers been well stocked
with that class Of beef, without a
question of doubt, this market would
not have been sustained at the level
indicated, but, having no oversupplies,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-10-17

buyers absorbed the receipts In very
satisfactory manner, not very many
cattle being carried over of any class.
However, the supply of western cat
tie will not be over with for at least
another thirty days, possibly little
longer, and until this has been ac-
complished the market is more than
likely to show some sharp fluctua-
tions, dependent, of course, on the in
fux of western cattle. After the west
ern cattle have been cleared up we
look forward to a more satisfying
tone to the market, and in all prob
ability some advance will materialize,
but whether it will justify the holding
of any cattle that are now ready for
market is questionable.
H0GS.-The downward trend of
pork values since the high time in
July has undoubtedly kept the coun-
try on uneasy street from the fact
that but few concessions of late, due
to moderate receipts has the market
shown any recovery, and where any
advances did materialize they have
only been followed by sharp price re-
auctions and as result the present
hog trade has dwindled down to the
lowest ebb it has recorded in over a
years time. All we have to look to is
a comparison Of today's market when
the extreme top was $3.50, against
the market week ago today, when
the top was $3.50, showing a net loss
of SOC per cwt. for the period, and the
decline since the high time late in Ju-
ly or early in August is $8.45 per
cwt. Placing two and two together,
it looks as though the country is
playing the situation directly into the
hands of the packers, who are meet
ing the issue squarely and forcing
big price cuts and if the conditions
that have existed for a month or more
are still followed, every indication
points to big drop in values before
basis of any dependence can be ar
rived at. The holder Of habitat stuff
will be following the wise plan in ma
turing the hogs until they are more
suitable commercially for pork, but
from the drift in conditions the man
who has fat hogs will do better by ac-
cepting present market conditions
rather than holding, it is our opinion.
SHEEP.-Last week the market was
good one from packer standpoint
alone, for at that time they bought
the best lambs, paying top price Of
$15.25. Today city. butcher bought
one car of fancy lambs at $3.50
National Live Stock Com. Co.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-10-17
THE COAL CRISIS

John l.. Lewis, acting president OF
the United Mine Workers of America,
yesterday refused to postpone the is
suance of the call for nationwide
strike of bituminous coal miners and
said that the call would be sent out
during tn day. Secretary of Labor
Wilson had asked him to come to
Washington for conference and de-
fer the call until after they had dis
cussed the matter. Lewis agreed to
meet the Secretary of Labor, but
would not delay the order for the
strike, which is to go into effect Nov.
1. The miners demand a 60 per cent
increase in wages, a five-day week
and a six-hour day, time and half
for over time and double time for
Sundays and holidays, says the
Globe-Democrat The mine operat-
ors decline to accede to this extrava-
giant demand, holding that the con-
tract entered into in 1917 at the di-
rection of the government, and in
which the government is said to be a
party, runs until the formal declara-
ton of peace and cannot be abrogat-
ed without the consent of the govern
ment. This contract increased the
miners pay 10 cents a ton on the ton
rate, or 60 cents a day on the wage
basis, with minimum of S. day.
The earning power of the miner I'M
der this scale is said to be from 81 to
$12 day. President Brewster of the
Coal Operators Association of this
territory estimates that common la
Dor at the mines would be paid at the
rate of $1.33 an hour under the sched-
ule demanded, and the price of coal
would be advanced by it from 81 to
SO a ton.
The miners, in addition to their
wage and hour demands, propose the
naturalization of the coal mines, the
coal mining industry to be operated
by the Federal Government and the
miners ito be given an equal repre-
sentation upon such councils or COM
missions as may be delegated the au-
thority to administer the affairs of the
coal mining industry" They would
associate themselves with the rail-
naturalization of the railways and
support the Plumb plan provided the
railroad brotherhoods pledge them
selves to continue the fight with equal
vigor for the naturalization of
mines" That such an association is
acceptable to the railroad brother
hoods is not to be doubted, and so be-
hind the coal strike that is now pend
ing is the menace of an economic and
political revolution. .
But the strike, in itself, if not some
how prevented, will be disaster i'm
possible to measure. 1t will come at
the beginning of winter when the de-
mand for fuel is largest and the ne
cessity for it greatest. Many homes
are not yet supplied with coal and
many cannot be supplied within the
next two weeks. Reserve stocks are
never large. The coal available for
manufacturing and for the operation
of public utilities would soon be ex-
hausted. Without fuel factories must
close down and railroads cease opera
tions. We little understand how de-
pendent we are upon this great indus
try until the threat of its suspension
compels us to contemplate its impor-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-10-17
COUNTY COURT

County Clerk Marvin W. Crowder
presents statement of fees for filing
assessment lists, making abstracts of
Assessors books, making land and
personal tax books, extending taxes,
etc, totalling $1687.11, of which $S11.-
81 is chargeable to the State and
$S75.60 to the county. Statement ap-
proved and ordered certified to the
State Auditor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-10-17
pleberry, examination of Mrs. Watts,

pleberry, examination of Mrs. Watts,
IS; Hospital No. 4, support of pa
tients, $9,907.63; C. P. Henneick, road
improvement, $500; John Hulsey, road
improvement, $952.80; T. H. Holman,
Highway Engineer, road work, $5,-
900; Pennington News, supplies for
county officers, $19.75; State SAM
torium, support of patients, $9749;
Pennington Times, supplies for county
officers, SOTO; West Disinfecting
Co., sweeping compound for court
house, $3.50; City of Pennington,
light and water, $46.13; j. Clyde Ak
ers, office expense, S49.87; A, J.
Hawn, supplies and repairs at Infirm-
airy, $41.56; DR.. F. S. Weber, medi-
cal attendance, SIS; DR.. G. B. Will
liams, quarantining patients, $11.50.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-10-17
To Play Flat River Here Tomorrow

Flat River on the High School grounds
tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Pennington has a taste of unpleas-
antness from the defeat they suffered
at the hands Of Flat River last year
and it is their intention to even the
board with them this year. Both
teams are anxious for the fray and
everyone is promised a first-class
game. Be sure to come outafto the
game and help BEAT FLAT RIVER.