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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-24
AMERICAN PRISONERS RELEASED
Mexican Government Offers Assurance
That Citizens OF United states
Held by Bandits VIII he
Turned Loose

Washington, Aug 24-Responding to
an informal communication from the
American embassy at Mexico City
the Mexican foreign office has an
nouuced that urgent steps hare been
taken TO effect the prompt release oil
foreigners including Americans re-
ported 10 have been kidnapped by
bandits under the leadership Of "a
maora. The state department. was ad-
vised today Of the embassy's action
and the Mexican reply
According to the Mexico City news
papers 5000 federal troops under Cen
cral Enrique Estrada are in pursuit
of the bandits.
Excelsior Of Mexico City stated that
I Americans and "a British citizen
were being held by the bandits.
The American embassy reported that
the British legation at Mexico City
was notified that the captiyes in
cuded Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hoyt
Harry D.. Gardher, three other
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-24
TEACHERS EMPLOYED.
,ounry SUPERINTENDENT states mat
Practically Every District Has
Been Cared For

According to a statement issued by
the county superintendent Carter
county will be well supplied with
teachers during the coming school
year.
Vacancies in all but two districts
have been filled. Mulkey and District
Number CO, the superintendent says
The superintendent states that there
is a scarcity of competent instructors
and that 1t would be practically an
impossibility to supply teachers 10
all the schools If only fully capable
teachers were accepted for the posi-
tions.
The figures showing the number oil
teachers who are normal school gradu'
ates, college graduates and holders OF
different grade certificates are not
available at the present time. How
ever. they will be published as soon
as they are procured from the super
intendent's office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-24
SHORT ON CANDOR

Referring to a statement made by
O contemporary, the editor of the
Dallas News says, He has answered
in a way that exhibits
more intellectual agility than candor.' =
The editor of the Shawnee News
resents The Ardmoreite's few gentle
remarks, published a few days ago,
editorially, relative to the manner in
which the News editorial writer per-
sists in casting slurs and inuendoes in
Ardmores general direction.
He says that he has always been
Il booster for Ardmore, yet in the
same breath utters other derogatory
remarks and permits a spirit Of
meanness of mind TO crop out, of
which no editor should feel proud. In
2 word. attempting to explain away
the slams he persists in taking
against the city which was twice
his home, the News editor exhibits,
quoting from the Dallas News, more
intellectual agility than candor."
Abiding to our remark about the
town of Shawnee being q progressive
and wide awake city, the News editor
says:
The Ardmoreite pays a fine
tribute to Shawnee, which is ack-
nowledged and appreciated and
shows a disposition to be mag
unanimous and to consider the ref
orence to Ardmore merely as
personal one.
in this the News editor wrote, pos
sibly, truer than he intended We
use this expression advisedly, be
cause we cannot believe that any
Of those who make up the rank and
file of Shawnee's fair-minded citi-
zcnry would willingly utter a deroga.
tory aspersion against Ardmore, know
ing. as they do full WELL that Ard
more, like Shawnee, is one Of the
real cities of Oklahoma whose people
DO real things. Hence the petty
slurs cast at this place can but
eminate, We regret to believe, from
mind biased by personal prejudice.
But Mr. Spaulding (and We are
led to believe that he is the man who
writes the slams" antagonisic TO
this place, judging from admissions
tactily made in his replying article
manipulated his typewriter with more
intellectual agility than candor"
when he wrote, Immediately preceding
the above extract, under the caption,
"Ardrnore Feels Hurt the follow
ing
Replying to a recent quip in
the editorial columns of the
Morning News relative TO the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-24
TUESDAY, AUGUST "a, 1890

Man is slowly becoming master
of this world. Land, ocean and air
are his servants. Some day he
may even conquer the widest ele-
ment of all-his own heart. He
fears that terrible TASK and busies
himself with the simpler problems
of tanning the storms that rage
without-F'rom the Congregations
alist and Advance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-24
No Successor Named

There has been no report as yet
regarding the appointment Of sue
cessor TO County Farm Demonstration
.J. L. Denniston. It is rumored that
several competent men have been
rendered the office. but due to tho
amount of salary fixed by the excise
board these men have refused to con
slider the position. The salary for the
county farm demonstration now is
sl25.OO per month from the county
plus $4,000 from the state.
Want Ads in The Daily Ardmoreite
| get results.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-24

Americans named Herval. Culvert ana
Dietrich and British subject named
Johnson. No other names and no fur
ther particulars of the kidnapping
hawke reached the state department.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-24
MRS. CHURCH ATTEND
ING FARM CONGRESS-

Mrs. Minnie b. Church, home demon
strator. is at saltwater attending the
farm congress which is in session at
the A. and NJ. college.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-24

on.-Engngements Of Senator
Harding with prominent Republicans
for this week announced.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-09
Naval Orders

Can't Kenneth NJ Beunett. Det. Nav.
Ope-stions. Nav. Dept. Wash. D. C.. 10
command Operative FlotiIla Destroyer SqUsd-
rons. Atlantic Fleet. reporting $1,000.
1t. Charles E. RrIggs. Det. Nav. I'd. New
York. y. Y: TO L. :. :. St Louis a. EnG.
or.
Ems Michael J. McDermott tCI-5l det
Nav. Ira sta Great Lakes. III. 721-2O;
to L. :. $ Frederick conn. Olympic Games
II. Charles Dunno Det T. s s. St Louis
tn Nav. Nd. New York, \. Y, conn. fuel
handling
1t. Nelson y. Gates Dct. I. $. 5. Grid,
lev: to L. :. :. Mckee.
1t. q. e. Frank A. JEhn. Det. L. S. 5.
Chauncey; TO L. $. S De Long.
Ems Charles Z. LathroP, Det. Nav. Trs,
Sta. Newport, r. l.; TO {. $. s. Nireo.
1t Comdr. Robert B. Team Medical
CorpsD. Det. Nav. Hosp. Charleston, s. C.
to L. 5. 5. Des MoineS.
BOsn. Peter Storm, Det. Nav. Nd. Phils.
Pa: to L. $. s. Kalmia
1t James H. Decker. tCl-3' Det. Y. $
Now York. Y. Y; TO L. 5. :. RaPpshsn
mock.
Comdr Niels :. Hansen. oCI-3l Det. r
BARRACKS Hampton RdS., Va. TO conn. Z. o
L. $. S. Trinity and in command ~her
commsd
msnd U. S. s. Nereus: to conn. (. O. L. S. s
Pecos and in commssd when commsd.
Note.-The following officers have reporte,
to Comdr Destroyer SquSdrons, Three At
lantic Fleet:
Ems. j. s. Burgess to 1 :. 5. BeIEnsp.
Ems J.. o. Collins to [. :. :. DShlEren.
Ems. A. n. Kerr. to L. :. 5. Crownin
shield
1t. g. g. :. g. Lamb. to L. s. 5 Preble
| Ems. J. H. Severyns. to {. $. S. Breck.
Ems. VIM. Webster, det. Z. S. S. Salem
to U. 6. S. Buffalo.
Carp. Giles r. QuiIlsn. det. L. S. s. Vii
ginia; to duty RS Boston, Mass.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-09
Notes BY a Washington Observer
Secret of Mayhower's Fate to Be Revealed at
Plymouth Celebration-Colby Pays
Tribute to Dead Diplomat.

Has the "Mayfower" which
brought the Pilgrim Fathers to
America, been discovered? 1t would
appear so from cryptic announce
ment made by the English-Speak-
ing Union, the Anglo o-American or
ganization OF whose United States
branch William Howard Taft is
president.
The union hears that a "sensa-
tiOnal discovery" has recently been
made respecting the timbers OF the
original Pilgrim ship, and that the
whereabouts of the historic craft
will soon be made public. 1t is
expected that the great news will
be told at the Pilgrim tercentenary
celebration at Plymouth, England,
in September
Tribute to Galyan.
cambridge Colby, Secretary OF
State, was one of the honorary pail
bearers at Saturdays funeral of the
late DR. Luis Galvan, Minister of
the Dominican Republic IN Wash
ington. DR.. Galvan had been in the
United States two years. At me
mortal service in the Pan American
Building. Secretary Colby described
the uGdu ulplOiIdA dS ollt VI NiiS
potent factors in cementing rela
tions between the United States and
its sister American republics.
Capper Tells, Story.
Senator Arthur Capper, OF Kan
sas, who has been on a visit TO
Senator Harding, in Ohio. says that
there is only one house in the whole
town that doesn't display pic
ture of the Republican Presidential
candidate in its windows. That
house belongs to the Democratic
postmaster" says Senator Capper
and I guess he hasn't got the
nerve"
"Jimmie- Worries G. o. p.
Republicans are a wee bit wor
ried over the fact that Gov. Cox ha!
a Christian name that can be colo
quialized. Some of them think tina
| as potent as Teddy" The Demo
cratic candidate is understood tc
/ have given orders that Jimmie
Cox is his campaign name.
Tumulty Copies English.
Washington has a new joke. o
what is alleged to be one. 1t |
! built on last weeks proceedings |!
| the Supreme Court on behalf of
| Newark brewery. Elihu Root wa
counsel for the brewery, as he wa
| for liquor interests during earlie
attempts to attack the validity o
| prohibition legislation. The qui
puts it like this: 1t used to b
Hires root beer. Now it's beer hire
Root"
The Washington herald., 1920-08-09
THE THE BIBLE
| Translated out of the original
tongues and from the edition
known as Our Mothers Bible"
Continued from Yesterday.

Q And it shall be, when the Of
hcers have made an end Of speak
ing unto the people, that they shall
make captains of the armies to lead
the people.
10 When thou comest nigh un-
to a city to fight against it, then
proclaim peace unto it.
II And it shall be, il it make
thee answer of peace, and open unto
thee. then it shall be, that all the
people that is found therein shall
be tributaries unto thee, and they
shall serve thee.
12 And if it will make no peace
with thee, but will make war
against thee. then thou shalt be-
siege it:
IS And when the Lord thy God
hath delivered it into thine hands
,hou shalt smite every male thereof
with the edge OF the sword:
II But the women, and the little
ones, and the cattle, and all that is
in the city, even all the spoil there
of, shalt thou take unto thyself; and
thou shalt eat the spoil of thine
enemies, which the Lord thy God
hath given thee.
Is Thus shalt thou do unto al
the cities which are very far of
from thee, which are not of the
cities of these nations.
Is But of the cities of these peo.
Pile, which the Lord thy God dotf
give thee for an inheritance, thoI
shalt save alive nothing tha
breatheth:
II But thou shalt utterly de
stroy them; namely. the Hittites
and the Amorites, the Canaanites
and the Per:zzites, the Invites, anC
| the Jebusites; as .-.e Lord thy Coo
hath commanded thee:
IS That they teach you not to d.
after all their denominations, whicl
they have done unto their gods; s,
/ should ye sin against the Lord you
| God.
/ 19 T When thou shalt besiege
| city a long time, in making wa
against it to take it. thou shalt no
! destroy the trees thereof by fore
| ing an axe against them: for tho
mayest eat of them, and thou shall
not cut them down (for the tree o
| the field is mans life) to emplc,
| them in the siege:
20 Only the trees which tho
knowest that hey be not trees TO
meat, thou shalt destroy and Gu
them down; and thou shalt bull
! bulwarks against the city tina
maketh war with thee, until it b
subdued.
TO BE CONTINUED.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-09
New York Jewelers Doubt Existence
Of Famous Prince OrloH Diamond
Since it Fails to Come into Vieu

has an authentic history, having
been once owned by the Rajah of
Lahore, and before that in the pos
session of the Nadir Shah of Per-
sia. In an effort to explain the
existence of the Orloff diamond L
report was even started that both
it and the koh-i-noor were frag-
ments of the Great Mogul diamond
Of 7Sj karats, which was once in
the treasury of Arangzeb.
The largest known diamond on
earth was the Cullinan stone from
the African Kimberley mine. II
was cut into smaller stones, one OF
$50 karats and the other of 317
karats Both are now among the
British crown jewels.
The largest stone in America is
a great yellow diamond of 1881.
karats. which has lodged for some
years in the vaults of a Fifth ave.
nue. jewel shop. Only royalty could
use a diamond of such a size, which
may explain the lack of purchaser
in our democracy. AT the momen
The Washington herald., 1920-08-09
Joke on Elihu.

Joke on EIihu.
Is Joseph I. TUmulty who is
proud of his ancient Gaelic anCes-
try. becoming Anglicized at this late
day? Washington newspapers. re-
porting details of Saturdays notiA-
cation barbecue at Dayton, allege
that the assistant to the President
was heard. time and again, to muir
mur Hear, hear" in approval of
Gov. Cox's league OF nations senti-
ments. Hear. hear is supposed
to he parliamentary only in Eng
land
Gait store Record.
1t is not known to the general
public that the Pennsylvania avenue
Jewelry store in which Mrs. Wood
row Wilson is interested is a model
cooperative establishment. All the
profits are shared. half and han, be-
tween the employees and the owner.
\ wage is paid, and the profits are
added compensation. Wages are on
the union scale and the profit divi-
dcnd is distributed without regard
to that basis of remuneration. Mrs.
Wilson's store also claims to have
been the pioneer early-closing shop
in Washington, dating back to 1881.
Plain Wood Alcohol.
Robert w. Farr.r. secretary to
Senator Porter J. McCumber, Of
North Dakota, and clerk Of the Sem
ate Committee on Pensions. is spon-
sor of a new story depicting the
esteem in which suffrage leaders
hold anti-sufirage men. A mere
man" having listened to the ex-
| coriation of his class, summoned
enough courage to suggest that
.'Perhaps, after all, aren't men very
much like whisky used to bc-all
good, but some better?" The suf-
! fragist's comeback was deadly.
NO" she snorted, some are just
plain wood alcohol"
New Irish Leader.
The new national campaign man
ager of the Friends of Irish Free
dom is the militant Bishop of De-
troit, Michael ]. Gallagher. The
defeat of recognition plank in
! both the Republican and Democratic
national conventions has not de-
TERED the organization from con-
tinuing its crusade. It is officially
announced that I'm the hands OF
Bishop Gallagher. the American
movement will be driven forward
with an impetus that means Ire
land will have a countrywide sup
port from the United States" II
is claimed that "Differences of opin-
ion regarding means and procedure
lelative to the direction Of the
movement are certain to be quick lI
adjusted" +. w. w.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-09
Events of Today


Commissioners begin open forum
on tentative Eoning maps at Dis
trict Building.
Hearing before zoniug Commits
sion at District Building at io:I5
a. m.
Polo game by Third Cavalry at
Fort Myer, Va.
Moonlight boat ride on steamer
st. Johns by Washington Centennial
Chapter OF o. Z. S.
Meeting National Catholic Total
Abstinence Society at COL Z street
northwest. p. m.
Executive meeting OF the Board
OF Trade at board rooms In Star
Building. at 1915 ?. m.
Amusements-
Garrick-Garrick Players in The
Misleading Lady"
Cosmos-VaUdevill and films.
B. +. Keith's-Vsudeville
Strs and hlms.
Loew's Pslace-Ollve Thomas IN
Darling Mine"
MOore's Rislto-Anits Stewart in
The Fighting Shepherdess
CrsndslTs Metropolitan 90 Tom
Moore in The Great Accident"
Loew's Columbia - Elaine Ham
merstein in The Point Of View"
CrandalTs Knickerbocker - Tom
Moore in The Great Accident"
CrandslIs-GeorEes Carpenter IN
The Wonder Man"
Glen Echo-Resort attractions.
Great Falls Park-Resort facili-
ties.
Steamer MacaIester-Dsily eIcur-
7 sions 10 Mount Vernon.
( Marshall Hall - Resort smuse-
/ ments.
( Chesapeake Beach-Resort sttrsc-
/ tions.
. Colonial Beach - ''WashinEton's
Atlantic City"
The Washington herald., 1920-08-09

the finest quality of diamonds are
bringing from $500 to $3.50 a karat.
which is the top price ever asked fos
diamonds.
In going through the jewelry
houses the writer was shown any
number of small gems - emeralds.
rubies, and sapphires. as well as
diamonds, which did come from
Russia They were not of BOlshe-
visit origin, however. They mutely
told of the plight to which Rus
sian aristoc-acy has been put in the
last FIVE years, having been pledged
with bankers for loans made in
Paris and London by their former
rightful owners.
Buyers for American jewel-y
houses also had repurchased some
of the gems from hotel and restau-
rant people overseas. who had taken
them on account of unpaid bills
from Russian emigrees of high title
but low estate.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-09
New York City
Ru q q McInture
A Page From n Diary.

New York, Aug S.-A page from
the diary of a modern Samuel Pep
Us: Up sbetimes, the wind high and
a strange glow over the city. Came
Miss H. Underhill, the scrivener,
from Saranac fully restored to
health and a happy soul indeed.
This day l set out to clean out the
clothes press and found my we'd
ding suit which I donned and went
before my wife, poor wretch, and
we laughed all the morning.
Through the town afoot and. to
F.. Ziegfeld's where came Todie
Gerard newly here from London,
and a bright lady, we'll spoke.
And there were some mechanical
and we had race, l losing and
hurting my back and in great pain
which l tried not to show. 1 am
resolved to quit foolishness.
To lunch with Hickman, the
band man, and we ate three black
berry tarts each and drank many
beekers of cold milk and NJ. Leusch-
er. the Hippodrome man, came and
| talked long of the new show at his
playhouse and how they have al
learned to love the elephants with
a strange devotion.
In the evening read Harriet ant
| the Piper" Mistress Kathleen Nor.
rs' new book which she hath sen
me and find it a mighty brave tale
~
| for a walk and to the apothecarl
| where I paid nobly for iced drinks
/ And so home and to bed.
Are They All Fre.h'
There is something patheticalf,
confidential in the legend on tn,
/ bill of fare of a Thirty-fourtl
street breakfast room:
All our eggs" it asserts, "ar
not over two days old"
The Girls Are Clever.
Young girls in trim riding hap
it's. carrying swagger sticks an,
having a very mannish appearance
may be seen every afternoon in tn,
Fifth avenue parade. They are oil
their way to tea. and 1t developed
the other day that the majority o
them never go horse back riding
. IL Is Just Il ne" way " q Ill dtl dN
tention. To have a riding horse II
New York is just one notch aboV
owning an automobile in the wa
Of real classy effect It costs muc
more to keep a horse than ii doe
an automobile.
A Story for Wilkfe Collins.
I passed the furnished roomini
house on Fifty-siXth street yester
day where DR.. II. Z. Campbell. 70
years prosperous Pittsburg ply
sician. died in poverty. He was
dish washer at Shanley's. Hi
brace Of fine St. Bernard dog
proved his chief interest. What
story WiIkie Collins might hav,
written of this incident-which tn
city read about only for a day
The doctor, a fine gentleman, be
came Just an odd shaped chip tosse
to sight for an instant upon tn
surface of the rushing stream o
life in New York.
"wide Awake Druggist"
Jack Dempsey is training in tn
, vacant lot belonging to the y. y
c. 4. on West Fifty-seventh stree
) Windows OF all the houses an
} buildings surrounding the bloc
are crowded with faces from thre
; o'clock when Dempsey arrives un
til six when he leaves. And ye
some New Workers are curiousl
unalert to what is going on abou
them. The man in the drug stor
, directly across from the ertranC
asked me, following a small pul
chase, what was going on aCros
, the street.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-09
Daniels Goes to Hyde Park.

Secretary Of the Navy Daniels
left last night on the $50 trair
TO attend the notification ceremonIe.
OF Franklin d. Roosevelt. Demo
cratic nominee for the Vice Pres
idency, at Hyde Park, y. Y. Sec
retary Daniels will be the gues
OF Mrs. James Roosevelt, mothe
OF Mr.. Roosevelt. at her home II
Hyde Park.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-09
Deaths Reported.

Harrison A. Shrsye. 20 years. GErhsld 81
Thomas Riggs. S. PHI -. nv
Albert W Barron. 81 -36 = -. NV
Nellie Nelson. O.. Providence HosrfrEL
Lottic Hildreth. -. SiblCy Hospital.
Karin Peterson, 50 co. FI0rrnrr >f. 0
Bette y lee. So. providenrr Hus7.ls.
Sarah tuplau. Il days CEIIdrrn'S HH.T
Angelo g. Moncco. 3 days. Geo. Va,
niversity Hospital
Thomas Wright. ]. - , 81. nv.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-09
BY RAYMOND G. CARROLL.

Copyright, 1920, by Public Ledger CO..
New York, Aug SIS the Orloft
1s4& karat diamond a myth? Jewel
experts of New York say there is
reason to believe it either never
existed or was stolen years ago
from Russia and cut up into smaller
stones. One leading authority on
diamonds went so far as to claim
that it was only white topaz in
the first analysis, assuming that
Prince Orloff did buy it from the
French soldier supposed to have
dug it from the eye of an idol in
Brahmin temple.
There is a great deal of mystery
about all of the imperial crown
jewels of Russia" he continued.
The koh-i-noor diamond. recut
down to 103 1-l6 karats, has always
been seeable among the crown Jew.
els of England.
Know II Exists.
We know 1t is there. Besides. II
The Washington herald., 1920-08-09
Births Reported.

J. r. and Carrie r. MudiESn. h0v.
Earle ,. Ead Anne Il. St0Thr. h0r.
Joseph II. and MsdeHsinC Cain. lmT.
Leonard =. and Alma Y. Hadrsfr. rIra
Howard ]. and Laura N. Earle bor
Joseph r. aud Agnes NJ CE.auTU. hey
Marshall r. and Mary Sherrn. hoy
Robert and Carrie swan. girl.
John y. and Florence c. HOLLAND girl
James and Mary Berry. h0V.
James AM Lille Harris, girl.
Robert and Lucy Ridley. hoy.