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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-21
CASES Of ALLEGED
SU CA R PROHTEERS
CALLED THIS WEEK
DISTRICT ATTORNEY THINKS THE
FEDERAL COURT MAY MAKE
AN EFFORT TO GO TO BAT
IN A FEW DAYS

Oklahoma City. Sept. 21.-Motions
to vacate the decision Of Judge c.
Pollock, of Kansas City. in quashing
the indictment returned by the June
federal grand jury against five Okla
homa City and Enid sugar dealers
for alleged profiteering, were filed
in federal court here Monday by
Herbert NJ. Peck. United States dis
tiict attorney, prosecutor Of the
cases.
Filing Of the motions was allowed
as the result Of a decision given by
Judge John H. Cottreral in the fed
eral court here early Monday. when
he overruled the decisions Of Judge
Pollock, declaring in effect that indict-
ments of all of the alleged profiteering
cases would be held valid by the
court. Judge Cotteral held the Lever
act. under which the indictments were
returned to be legal. and that the
information contained sufficient for
prosecution.
The decision OF Judge Cotteral was
given in the case of r. l.. Boake,
proprietor Of n grocery. store In
Anadarko, and the last of those in
fdicted to file demurrers against the
alleged profiteering. The indictments
returned against these merchants are
the same as in the Boake case, Dis
trict Attorney Peck said. and will
allow Judge Cotteral to sustain his
decision OF Monday. Mr.. Peck said
the cases would be brought up Mt this
term of court. but no date for the
trial was named.
In handing down his decision Judge
Cotteral said that Sin the light OF
Interpretation. n dealer In a necessary
article OF food would not have diff
Guilty In appreciating what is meant
by the charge which plainly signifies
that he has passed so far beyond the
border line of fairness as to demand q
price that Is excessive. beyond reas-
enable doubt. as must appear to make
out his guilt according to the uni
versal rule In criminal cases. II fol-
lows that the indictment must be up
held. with respects to a certainty In
| its averments.
~ from tnese NleWS, IL iol-
lows that the demurrer to the indict-
ment must be overruled. The defend
ant will be ruled to plead over on
the merits and the case will stand
for trial. In due course. The decision
OF Judge Pollock did not touch upon
the validity Of the Lever act but he
held that the men could not be prose
cuted under the indictment as return
ed. as they did not contain suffcien,
evidence TO prove his charges. The
over-rullng opinion however. will al.
low the power to vacate the former
decision and will force the men to be
tried for criminal offenses before the
federal court"
Following the action OF the court
on the motions to vacatc the defend.
ants will be called to make bond fol
appearance for trial. The merchants
and dealers affected by the motions
OF grants. are
J. IT. Robinson. ]. p. Brough. o
II Dietz. Tunstall Morris. o. d, Hal
sell. A. ]. Graham. John ID. Thomas
james II. Rucks. Larry M. Far
nam. Charles Il. Van Clcef and NJ
s. Cooter. all Of Oklahoma City. ant
Harry Il. Alton and T. C. Small
| wood of Enid
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-21
INSURANCE INSPECTION REPORT GIVES ARDMORE MOST
BEAUTIFUL BLACK EYE AFTER INVESTIGATING WATER SUPPLY
commentator MAY RESULT
DISASTROUSLY TO PR0TEC-
TION RATES AND LIMIT
THE AMOUNT OF RISK
CARRIED.

The water situation of Ardmore is
practically in as critical q condition
as it was when H. j. Clark, engineer
with the Oklahoma inspection bureau,
visited this city on September 4th.
The only noticeable difference is the
fact that the city lake contains l6
inches more of water than it did at
that time and according to the pres
ent outlook. this change will not re-
main apparent much longer. The rise
in the lake was brought about by
the recent heavy rains. At the time
OF Mr.. Clark's inspection, September
4th, the lake was receiving from Hick-
DRY creek 226,000 gallons of water
daily.
Daily Intake Register.
The amount of water received dai-
~ since that time is as follows:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-21
Quiet Follows Storm

Chicago. Sept. 2l.-Quiet prevailed
this morning in the stockyards district
on the South Side. where last night
one white man was killed by three
negroes. followed by disturbances
which were quelled by the police with
the assistance of a priest in whose
church the negroes took refuge. Chief
of Police Garrity established dead
lines In the district and reported that
the situation was under control today
The disturbance which ended when
the police hurried the negroes from
the church while Father Thomas NJ.
Burke, was talking TO the crowd, es-
timated Mt more than a thousand. was
followed by minor outbreaks in which
Frank Gevin. white, and several 9TH
ers., both negroes and whites We're
reported wounded and injured.
Almost Decapitated White
The man killed was Thomas L. Bar
rett. an employe OF the Chicago sur
face lines. who the police said, had
been arrested several times on
charges Of assaulting colored men.
Inc three HtkIutS CHdtttu WNh N"'
murder. who were rescued from the
mob by the police are Sam Hayes,
Harry Snow. and Frank Gatewood
According to the police. the trouble
started when Barrett began abusing
the negroes. threatening one OF them,
The negro Is then said to have drawn
razor, almost severing Barretts
head at one stroke. Barrett's friends
whose number was increased as they
ran, gave chase to the negroes who
took refuge In a Catholic church.
When Father Burke appeared In
front OF the church. the crowd silenced
its shouting. but they refused to
leave when he urged that they 30
home.
The negroes had been taken from
their hiding places and were In front
OF the altar praying. While the priest
talked. police hurried the trio away
As the priest re-entered the church
the tumult began again and he re-
appeared telling the crowd that the
negroes had been removed Wher
one man In the assemblagc threw Q
stone. he was beaten by the others
The crowd finally dispersed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-21
Democrat Campaign Speeches Wednesday and Friday Convention Hall
HERE I D H LP
WOMEN ORGANIZE
Oklahoma City Democratic
Worker Here; well
Put Cox in White
House

II am in Democratic State Head
quarters" said Mrs. Elizabeth M.
Hundley of Oklahoma City, this morn
ing, land will remain there until
Governor Cox is placed in the White
House."
That remark which carries enthusi-
asm and determination is characteris-
tis of the spirit of the women in the
great national political battle that is
now being waged in the United States.
Wants Women to Vote
Mrs. Hundley was not suffragist,
at least she was not a member of
the militant element Of the suffrage
party, but since the vote has been
conferred she wants TO see the women
of the countk exercise the elective
franchise and Is urging all women to
register who have not done so.
Advance Political Agent
She is an advance agent of the po-
litical workers that will arrive here
tomorrow. She came to confer with
Mrs. Walcott and other Democratic
women to see what is needful in this
section of the state that the party
headed by Mrs. j. b. A. Robertson
may have full information upon ar
rival in this city.
Mrs. Hundley has two sons, one OF
whom is now a student at West Point
and the other was a captain of a
machine gun corps in the war. He
was wounded and gassed and was
taken from the field in France as
dead But he recovered and was
placed in railroad work ip France
and remained there until the war was
over. He is now doing railroad work
in st. Louis.
Worker During War
During the war she spent her time
at Lawton where she did n most
useful work for the boys in the army
and for which she was Commended
by the officers and the governor Of
the state.
She is an active brilliant womanly
woman who is new in the game of
politics and who possesses enough
enthusiasm to sweep the whole Demo-
cratic ticket into office.
She has n message which she desires
to convey to the women Of this sec
tion of the state and will be one OF
the speakers at Convention Hall We'd
nesday evening.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-21
Report From Galveston

Galveston, Texas, Sept. 2l.-Local
weather conditions this morning gave
Indications that the tropical disturb
ance reported last night in latitude
30, longitude 90, was Of moderate in
tensity. The barometer this morning
stood at 1880. at o'clock and was
still rising slightly. The tide was
Of foot above normay. and mod
crate swells were moving in from the
southeast. The wind was blowing
IL miles an hour from the north with
occasional ariations TO north-northeast.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-21
NEGROES LIVES
SAVED BY PRIEST
Man of God With "Sanctu.
ary" on His Lips Pre-
vented Disgrace to
His Church

Chicago, Sept. 21.-A diminutive
priest with a smile and the word
sanctuary" on his lips, did more
than squads Of police last night in
preventing the threatened lynching Of
three negroes who took refuge in his
church.
What is This Sacrilege?
1t was Father Burke, pastor of
st. Gabriel's church. When Father
Burke reached the scene, a mob esti-
mated at 5000 packed about the doors
and hundreds more had already en-
tered the search for the negroes.
Forcing his way in, the priest shout
ed: What is this sacrilege? Who
are the rowdies that storm the house
Of God?"
Some one explained. THAT makes
no difference" the priest cried:
This place is a sanctuary. I or
der every person in this building to
leave Immediately and quietly"
The crowd broke and filed out. The
last man had left when a police riot
squad arrived. Taking the police
inside, Father Drake called to the
hidden negroes to come out.
Kissed Priests Hand
There was stir and one of the
men stepped out from confessional
A pile of cassecks in a robing room
yielded second. and the third iappear-
ed from. behind the altar rail. One
knelt and kissed the priests hand as
police spirited them out side en-
| trance.
With the negroes. safely away
Father Drake. smiling, went out to
address the mob:
"Go home. Be peaceable and hap
py. There's too much trouble in the
world right now. Don't start more,
was his advice. The mob left.
Black Deadline Drawn
The first battalion of police re-
serves, including 1000 patrolmen, two
platoons of mounted police, a ma
chine gun company, seven rifle squads
and the motorcycle force patrolled the
riot zone this morning. The dead
lines established list night, when every
negro who sought to leave "the black
belt" on foot, by street-car or by
other vehicle was halted and turned
back. were limited today.
Elevated trains were run into th'
packing town stations under polic'
protection this morning and removed
the night force from the stock yard
plants, including many negroes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-21
GOVERNOR NJ 'ALESTER
DIED THIS MO RN IN G

NcAester, Okla, Sept. 2l.-Col.
j. j. McAlester, first corporation
commissioner and second lieuten.
ant governor OF oklahoma, founder
OF the city OF McAlester, pioneer
merchant and discoverer of coal In
the state. passed away at his home
nthe north side ut 2;25 Tuesday
morning. at the age of II. His
death marked the close of long
life OF vigorous activity during
which he became one of the best
known citizens OF Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-21
Lightweight Champ Ready

Chicago, Sept. si.-Benny leonard,
worlds lightweight champion. arrived
here from New York this morning to
complete his preparations for his fight
with Pay Moran Mt East Chicago.
Friday. The New orleans lightweight
arrived before Leonard and has been
putting in strenuous work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-21

The amount of water received dai-
ly since that time is as follows:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-21
TRIAL OF CHIEF
or POLICE TONIGHT

Chief OF Police Chancellor will
be tried in open session at s o'clock
tonight, at the commissioners room
In the Cit Hall building.
The chragos on whcih the chief
will be tried are neglect OF duty
and failure and refusal to carry
Oft the orders of the mayor and
city commissioners.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-21
TOM CARTER TENDERS HIS
RESIGNATION As MEMBER
OF CITY COMMISSION

Commissioner Tom Carter. OF
the board OF city commissioners.
rendered his resignation as a men,
her OF that body this morning,
and II was unanimously accepted
at a special session OF the board.
Mr.. Carter gave no reason for
his action In his letter OF formal
resignation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-21

washlngton.--Rolle from what was
described as possible destruction of
the livestock industry" through cur
tailment OF banking loans was sought
from the Federal Reserve Board BY a
committee Of livestock producers.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-11-17
Big Cattle Show to be Held in Nash
vile December 9th and 10th

During recent years the trend Of
cattle production has been extended
over the South to such an extent that
the need for Southern fat cattle
show became apparent and four years
ago, fostered by the Union Stock
Yards, the first annual show of its
kind wa sedlh haroiaoinrdluinuup p
kind was held at Nashville.
This year marks The fourth annual
show, which will be held Dec, 9th
and 10th, and the indications are for
the GREATEST aggregation of fat cat
tie ever seen in the South according
to livestock specialists. Although still
several weeks off and formal entry Of
exhibits not required until Dec. 1,
many entries are already in and it
is safe to say that there will be more
than twice as many cattle in the pens
as were shown lasJyear.
To stimulate breeders and feeders
to coiapete at the show and demon
stratc the plac5.-al o1d Of beef cat
tie prod a tot-l Of $4,000 in
cash premiums is offered. The
money is divided 80 that there are
really three divisions to tae show,
the cnal ear lot clas. the individ-
ual q, ss a.t Inc boys and girls
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-11-17
Tennessee Farm News

Considerable attention has been at
tracted toward Hawkins County
(Tennessee) during the past two
years as a result of the baby beef
club work accomplished by the boys
and girls. In fact the baby beer club
has been the greatest thing that
could have happened TO the cattle in
dustry.
While the club members are dolnl
so much for their country, the!
were also helping themselves. Els
pecially is this true with Miss Mary
T.. Ellis of Church Hill, who with a
grade ShorthOrn. calf has taken off
first prize on greatest daily gains at
the fairs in Rogcrsville, Knoxville
and Chattanooga, Tennessee and At
lanta, Ga.
The prize at Knoxville was $50,
at Chattanooga, $15, and Atlanta,
$50. In Atlanta this calf also won
$40 from the American Shorthorn
Breeders Association. Then in com
petition with breeders and feeders,
Marys animal stood second as a SEN
Tor yearling, thereby winning another
40. This makes a total winning of
sos for this season. Perhaps this
will not be all, for the calf will be
shown at Nashville during the Fat
Stock Show in December.
Mary put her calf on test the 9th
of April and fed it until September
22nd, when she brought it to the
Hawkins county club contest. On the
latter date it had gained CTS pounds,
or four pounds a day for 169 days,
This clearly proves that she did some
excellent feeding in spite of the fact
that she had a good individual to
feed.
To say that Mary is pleased with
her results would not tell the whole
story. She is immensely delighted,
and in all probability this experience
will always be valuable to her.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-11-17

cial value but because 1t is a hard
earned compliment which bespeaks Of
the ability Of the feeder who is able
to win it.
OF no less importance is the baby
beef club show. Here the product
of the boys and girls calf clubs in
the state takes prominent part and
The fact that $500 additional prem
UNI money has been added to the list
IN this department this year has prov
ed an incentive to the organization
of more clubs in the different coun-
ties Of the state. Consequently, not
only will the exhibits be of higher
quality than formerly, but there will
be added numbers. Six counties will
have calf club exhibits in the show,
totaling seven carloads. The cat
tie will be judged on Wednesday, be-
ginning at IL o'clock, and sold at auc-
ton to the highest bidder on Thurs
day.
Approaching the fact that feeding
is the first essential in successful
cattle production and that this is de.
pendent upon the economical produc-
ton of corn, the crop which now
leads all others in value in Tennessee
the management Of the Union Stock
Yards has decided to cooperate with
the Division of Extension in staging
whatw i'll be Tennessee's first corn
show for boys and girls clubs. This
show will be held in the new Elk.
change Building, Tuesday Dec. Z
Approximately forty counties in Ten
nessee will be represented and com
pete for the $500 in cash which will
be awarded to the young growers fol
the best exhibits.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-11-17
LEARN TO PREVENT FIRES

Farm firse during 1918 and 1919,
according TO the National Board OF
Fire Underwriters, amounted to 49,
100 tires, causing loss of 1885,
101. The average claim paid was
less than $500 representing not more
than 20 per cent OF the fire losses.
The largest number of fires was
caused by lightning striking build
ings. Second in order was defective
chlnlneys and flues I'D sparks falling
on roofs. aMtches carelessly thrown
around and smoking next. Spontan-
eous combustion due to the heating
OF hay, ETC., took a fairly heavy toll.
Most Of these fires could have been
prevented. Farmers owe 1t to them
selves to study the methods Of light
ming. control by ! properly rodding
buildings. These have been work
Cd out by the United States 'De.
partment of Agriculture. Bulletins
on the subject can be had free. Be
FORE the winter sets in remedy the
defects in the chimneys and flues
throughout the house. 1t will afford
some protection and preserve the
roof to fireproof the roofs OF the
buildings with some Of the fire-preof
fluids or paints now on the. market
There is no excuse for the fire start
ing from matches or cigarettes care
lessly thrown down. Enforce eau
ton on the farm. and let the first
precautionary steps Us the isuring OF
The huildig for a fair value.-The
Progressive Farmer. L..
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-11-17

make sure they are rotted, even if
the sprout appears to be healthy.
Discard butt and tip the kernels and
she'll each ear separately by hand.
Write to the Division of Extension,
University of Tennessee for Farmers
Bulletin No. 1176, Control of the
Root, Stalk and Ear Rot Diseases of
Corn or ask your county agen to
get ii for you.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-11-17
Farmers Urged to Select Seed Corn
With Unusual Care Due
To New Diseases

~ ANO" AAScuoSS
Corn is the most important field
crop in the United States. 1t is the
big crop of Tennessee. This great
crop is threatened by serious dis
eases known as rot of roots, stalks
and ears. All of the different kinds
of corn have been found suseepti-
BILE to these diseases and the most
careful estimates possible indicate
that they are causing greater loss
in this country than any others af-
fecting corn.
According to J. C. McAmis, spe-
cialist in agronomy of the Division of
Extension University of Tennessee,
this disease is widely prevalent in
Tennessee this year. This makes it
very important that farmers take
steps at once to control its spread and
Mr.. McAmis states that the best
method is by careful selection Of seed
corn. The actual losses caused by
these diseases cannot be accurately
estimated. If it were possible to de-
termine losses caused by poor stands
resulting from planting infected
sods and also losses due to stunting
of the growth of the many remain
ing plants, with the consequent re-
duced size of ears, it is believed that
the total loss would be fully 10 per-
cent and perhaps more. They are
caused by several organisms and
probably by some other contributing
factors.
Selection Of wcll-maturad seed at
TIE proper time from healthy plants
a-ra 10 be the best method OF con-
..L Diseased ears or even appar-
sally healthy ears from diseased
.alies should not be selected for
seed. Field selection Of seed corn
before the first killing frost is one
If the best methods Of selecting dis
--so~tree seed but it is now too late
in most sections. However,
/. I'll vents these diseases must be
zen. dad t. nJ.s.5le and for this rca-
s-u la-Dyla o-- rwgal to be uaaag1l-
" #n.;.. He,etog seed for nsEt
g.. cey should select about
.,e'. -- many seed ears as viii
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-11-17
NONRESIDENT NOTICE
TO GEORGE COLLINS
EFFlE COLLINS
GEORGE COLLINS

In the CircuIt rcU- 'i-".
GER CoHu,N, ItunSH~-c
In this c1nse, pr aritn. 'r"..
the bill which is sworn a.. hat
George Collins, the defendant. Is
a nonresident Of the state, h. Is
therefore, hereby required 10 ap
pear before the Circnit Court in
Rutledge, Tennessee, on or before
the first Monday in December
next, and make defence :" n"
bill filed. against him i; So
Court, by Fife Collins, or 9TH
wise this - will be ia p ~.
.. 1t is fur, ..ared i,a; .-
notice be Published .or .a4' esp.
secutive weeks ia the nra;>rcI
County WIS.
T. Der 25'h, 1920
j. 5. Co.i;..".
ircnit Con- ~
j.. n. ri. Sol.
The Holt County sentinel., 1920-07-23
Personal and Otherwise


Finder return to Jack Graham, New
Point, Mo.
The Missouri River is falling zap
dly and is expected to reach the lowcat !
stage Of the year this month. Tues
day, the river was 8 feet z inches
bove low water mark, end was sun
falling.
Charley, son of Marion Brown,
who has been in the navy since 1915 Isl
here on a fifteen days leave Of abb
sence. He is on the S. $. Pennsyl-
vania, now in New York haroor.
The following from here were in
st. Joseph, Wednesday evening of last
week to hear Senator Reed speak
W. r. Bragg and wife, Paul Frye and
wife, Mrs. Edith Pierce, Chester
Springer and wife, Ralph Moore, Bose
, lBridgeman, Howard Teare, A. VI.
Tibbels, X. 7. Dcbyns.
Miss Madeline Mcdonald, of ST.
Joseph, is visiting here, with relatives
! and friends.
Miss Cora Field had an operation
performed on her nose in St. Joseph.
Wednesday, July ID. Mrs. Bert Maple
was with her. She Is now getting
along nicely.
-Chas. w. Brooks has returned
from business trip to Haxtum, Colo.
Ralph Lawrence, of Mount Hope
school district, Union township. was
an Oregon visitor, one day, last week.
Miss Genevieve Proud, of st. 10
seph, accompanied by her friend, Miss
Frances Morton, visited in Oregon,
Sunday, the guest Of relatives ANA
friends.
Guy holland has on exhibition at
the Farmers Light plant Co., Ed
Brodbeck, proprietor, bunch Of Sudan
grass that was planted May ID, last,
and was pulled up July 10, this month.
that measured feet and 8 inches.
Surely, some growth, and shows the
wonderful productivencss Of our soil.
Burnley Franklin, cight-year Old
son. Of Arthur Bisbee, Of this city,
died at his home here, Thursday,
July 10, from dlphtheria, and the re-
mains were laid to rest in the Benton
cemetery, Saturday, July IL.
Charles n. Thompson, wife and
daughter, Miss Aletha, lett last Sat
urday, for Silver City, Iowa, for few
days visit with Matt Eiicr, wife and
Mrs. Lloyd Pierce and daughter,
Lucille, of Dodge City, Kansas, are
. visiting here with relatives, the
Pierces and Zellers.
Mrs. b. q. Pierce, who has been
, visiting with her daughter, Miss
Rowena, In Kansas City, has returned
home.
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