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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
FOOD R|CES DROPPED.
80 PER CENT As THE.
CLOTH|ERS cut OFF 40.
PER CENT At MUSKOGEE.

Muskogee, Okla, May 22.-The wave
Of price reductions, which has been
sweeping over this city for the past
week, today engulfed the food mar.
ket. The price of many foodstuffs
dropped today from 20 to 30 per
cent. Sugar, which sold for 30 and
33 cents, today was offered by gro
GERS at 90 cents pound. Butter
dropped from 81 to so cents pound.
For several days the newspapers
have been filled with advertising OF
merchants who have offered mems
wearing apparel as high as 40 per
cent discount and women's ready-to'
wear at as low as so per cent of their
original price.
One of the largest department stores
in the city today inaugurated a sale
with price reductions even more
sweeping. AS an instance, one gown
that had been marked at $125 sold 10
day for $50.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
BOARD OF CITY COMMISSION
ERS WILL BE ASKED TO SUB
NIT QUESTION OF MANAHSK-
IAI, FORM OF GOVERNMENT

Continued from page IL
he Is placed under bond of s25,ooo'
and whatever additional bond the
board of commissioners desire to ask
Of him.
The committee made a few. minor
changes in the amendments submit
ted by the subcommittee; and then
approved the subcommittee report
unanimously.
Every one present at the meeting
was enthusiastic for the amendments.
and expressed the belief that the new
style Of government would mean
wonderful improvement in city af-
fairs.
The committee does not think It
possible that under the proposed sys.
TEN of government, that city ar
fairs could reach their present state
or condition.
II has been stated by some of the
best business men Of Ardmore that
a competent city manager would save
the city twenty times the amount Of
his salary every year.
At the next meeting of the board,
the city commissioners will be re-
quested to call an election to vote
on the adoption of the amendments.
1t is expected that the board will
call the election as requested, but
should a majority not he in favor Of
so doing an initiative petition will be
circulated calling the election. This was
done at McAlester when the charter
was amended some time ago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
BROTHERS HELD FOR MURDER
AND MANY OTHER CRIMES

Tulsa, Okla. May 22.-Investigation
Of the record of the four men held in
the county Jail on the charge of rob
bing grocery store in this city, Au.
gust IS, and also implicated in the
murder of Walter Case, west of this
city. May 3, has shown that Harry
Gibbons and Harold Gibbons have
within the past few months been con.
nected with other crimes for which
they have been indicted by the federal
grand jury, officials said today. The
Gibbons brothers with c. A. Prescott
and J. A. Wilcox, entered pleas of not
guilty to conjoint robbery. of $. M.
Bell at the latter's store In August,
ut their arraignment .sday, and were
committed to jail under bond of $4,000
for preliminary hearing next Friday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
FARMERS CONTROL CHAIN
OF ELEVATORS NEAR TULSA

Tulsa. Okla. May 22-With the
closing of negotiations for the pur.
chase by the Tulsa County Farmers
Association of the grain elevator at
Collinsville, four elevators in the
county will be under direct control OF
the organization.
The farmers have already purchased
elevators at Broken Arrow. Bixby and
Owasso, and will continue to acquire
grain storage plants in various parts
of the country in addition a large cen.
tral elevator in this city. it was an.
nounced today by Lewis Cline, county
clerk and president of the association
Mr.. Cline stated that the plans of the
association were being rapidly brought
10 a successful termination, and that
within a year the farmers of the
county will be able to buy and sell
on their own market.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23

real stuff at his command when ou-
portunity presents itself for its use.
Huses record means also that Lynch
is running in the kind q company
that suits him and that this event is
bound to be one Of the best ever stag
ed in .Ardmore. The Legion was
fortunate in being able to secure
these two men for the main event.
The semi-windup will be handled
by Johnny Fleming of st. Louis and
Jack Connors of Kansas City. These
lads promise to come in at 1873 pounds
and put on six rounds of fast, snappy
work
The fun feature will be the battle
royal staged as final. Several of
the colored gentry have had an itch.
ing tC take a poke at the ether fel.
low for some time and Monday night
they will have chance to poke and
punch to their hearts content pro-
vided they 40 not themselves con-
rect with a wallop.
These sports were staged quite Of
ten by officers and men in the vari-
Gus army camps during the inten-
sive training periods Of 1917 and
1915; and over on the other side, dur
ing the long wait for transportation
home after the armistjce was signed
did as much or more, perhaps, than
any other one thing to keep up NOR.
ale and help the boys stand the mud
and slime and delay.
The members of the local post of
the legion here desire very much
that the LADIES will take an interest
in this kind Of exhibition and lend
their support by attending.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
STATE DERIVES OVER
TWOAND HALF MILLION
FROM AUTO LICENSES

Oklahoma City, Okla, May 22.-
BY the close of 1920, the state will
have collected approximately $1,000
900 in license fees for motor cars,
tractors, trucks and motorcycles dur
ing the five-yearr period closing al
the time. This was the result of
compilation of license fees late today
in the state highway department.
or the amount collected, 10 per
cent goes to the state general fund
and 90 per cent is RENTED to the
counties i'm which the fees were col
lected. This money is used by the
county for the maintenance of roads,
the law provides. except that the bal
ance unspent July /, may be trans
ferred into the road construction fund.
Oklahoma is operating under It's
new motor license law this year, and
The result will be. according to Of
ficials of the department, that ap-
proximately $4,000, 900 will be collect
ed this year The minimum motor
car license fee is now $40. Former
". the license fee was based on horse.
power. Under the new law. 1t IS
based on the original valuation or
list price of the car. There Is
tax Of $40 on the first $500 OF value
and rs cents for every slOO over
that amount After car has been
registered two years, the tax is re-
ouced 20 per cent, with another ~
per cent reduction after three years
registration and third 20 per cent
off after four years. In no case
case however. shall the fee be be-
low the minimum of $40 the law
provides.
When the motor license department
started July /, 1915, there were four
persons in the office. Now "A are
employed. For the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1916, the first year oi
motor licensing. the records snow
the fees collected totaled s479.533.5S'
Tnc records show these sums for the
following years: 1917, $94S652o5'
1918. sl.O7S,5ls45; 1919, sl,lS4,73S.SS'
1920. TO May /, s1,49l, ,32S15. with the
years total estimation at s2,5Vo'ooo'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
RELICS OF POMP AND
GRANDEUR OF EX-KAlSER

New York May 22-Throne drap-
cries and furniture said to have grac-
ed the erstwhile royal palaces of
former Emperor Wilhelm of Ger,
many were put up for auction here
today. These are the royal household
furnishings brought here by Valid
emar Povelson, Of Copenhagen, who
declares one Of Berlin's most reputa-
BILE art firms vouches for their au.
thenticity.
Permission to remove the former
German emperors property, some IS
pieces, was granted, according to Mr.
Povelson. only when he agreed TO the
dictum of the present German gov.
ernment that proceeds of their sale
should be used to buy food for re-
sale in Germany
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
HlGIlWAYNiAN ROBS ALTUS
MAN, TIES HIM AND
STEALS HIS AUTO

Oklahoma City, Okla, May 22.-Of-
fcers here today were advised to
watch for an automobile thief and
highwayman who last night held up
Cecil Darwin on the streets of AL
tus, Okla, robbed him of all his
money and then tied him 10 a tele-
phone pole and escaped in stolen
car.
Darwin and friend were sitting
in "A car belonging to +. l.. Ford.
an automobile dealer at Altus. when
stranger approached and asked to
be driven to the north part of town.
Darwin told the officers. Darwin
agreed and when the suburbs were
reached the stranger drew revolver
and compelled Darwin to get out Of
the car and stand against a tele.
phone pole while the hlghwayman
tied him. took his money, and fled
in the car. ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
MOTOR CAR COMPANY Is
DECLARED TO BE SOLVENT

Dallas, Texas, May 22.-New com.
plications developed in the affairs Of
the Little Motor Kar Company Of
Dallas, when attorneys claiming to
represent 1000 stockholders with hold.
ings of approximately $250000, ap.
peared in district court here and ask.
ed that a recent judgment placing
the Sl,O00,0O0 capitalized concern in
receivership be set aside.
The new action, taking in the form
Of a suit, declared the company is
solvent, that its Texas properties are
worth $4,000. its out.of.state inter.
csts valued at $4,000 and that its
outstanding Indebtedness is less than
$4,000. 1t is further alleged that
the company has a fully completed
plant at Grand Prairie and is ready
to begin constructing automobiles.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
CAR SHORTAGE CAUSES
GRAIN TO ROT IN TEXAS

Austin, Tex, May ga shortage
Of 1850 cars to move grain, said TO
be spelling at points in the pan
handle due to lack OF storage, was
reported today to the interstate com.
merce commission by the Texas rail.
road commission. it was announced
here.
Congestion OF 1900 carloads Of grain
at Galveston also was reported. The
Texas commission urged that the Unit.
ed States shipping board and the Brit.
ish embassy be requested 10 rush
additional bottoms to Galveston
Two thousand ventilated cars for
vegetable and water melon ship
ments from south Texas needed with.
in two weeks, the Texas commission
also reported
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
IN RS. ". R. RAMSEY is
DEAD At OKLAHOMA CITY

w. T.. Ramsey has returned from
Oklahoma City where he has been
for several days on account of the
illness and death of Mrs. w. X. Ram
sey, wife of his brother and business
partner Mrs. Ramsey suffered an
attack of the flu number OF
months ago and although every eff.
fort was made to assist her in re-
gaining her health she Unexpectedly
passed away last Monday night. The
funeral was held in st. Luke's Metz
odist church in Oklahoma City, and
floral offerings were there from
friends and business associates Of
Mr.. Ramsey from all over the coun'
try. Mr.. Ramsey is a banker and
also an oil operator, who has made
wonderful success and he has men
interested with him in almos! every
city of the country AS boy he
lived in this city and Ardmore
people lear;ed of the death of Mrs
Ramsey Vth sincere regret. She is
survived by her husband and sew
eral small children.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
OFFICERS RECOVER
STOLEN BONDS IN A
BATTLE WITH BANDITS

Atchison, May 22.Drwo motor
car loads of policemen and deputy
sheriff pursued three alleged bandits
in motor car last night, engaged
them in a fghN with rifles and re-
volvers south of Bean Lake, Mo-,
wounded two men and today two OF
the men, Harry Kelly and Walter
Bradford are in local hospital. The
third man, escaped. Ed Mccullough,
deputy sheriff, was shot in the right
knee.
Three thousand dollars worth OF
liberty bonds, were taken from the
pockets of the wounded fugitives and
a large bag, filled with liberty bonds
and money said to total several thou.
sand dollars was taken from the mo-
tor car in which they had been rid
ing.
The police pursued Kelly and
Bradford and their companion in the
belief that they were concerned in
the robbery of the State Bank Of
Howe. Neb.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
LYN CHI AND HUSE HEAD
LIST At CONVEN T|ON
HALL MONDAY, MAY 81

The exhibition of army sports ar
ranged by the local Post of the Amer
can Legion for next Monday evening,
May 81. promises to back everything
else off the boards for that night.
Local aspirants will open the show
at about cighty-thirty with four
round go which bids fair to make a
new record in the history of 125
pound events in this neck Of the
woods.
The real show comes when John
ny Lynch, Ardmore's ,favorite 145
FOUNDER meets Eddie Huse for ten
sessions. Huse is advertised as the
welterweight champ of the Pacific
coast and has a string of lively events
TO his credit dating back to 1917.
Fourteen or fifteen Kos appear in the
list, which means that he has the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
AUTO THIEVES WORKING
BUSINESS STREETS HERE

w, +. Draper reported to police
headquarters Friday night that he
had five-passenger Buick car stolen,
from where it was parked in front
Of the Elks home while he was enjoy.
ing the dance there. The car was
1920 model and practically new
The police are investigating.
Mrs. Lon Staten reported that she
had an Oakland runabout stolen from
where it was parked in front of a
West Main street millinery store. No
trace of either car has yet been found
by the police.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
uPLIFT WORKER LEAVES
TRAIL OF WORTHLESS CHECKS

Newark. y. j., May 22-Mrs. Betty
Lee, social uplifter who the police
say left II trail of worthless checks
when she suddenly left here, has
been arrested in Trenton, n. j., ac-
cording to word received here today.
Mrs. Lee came here about six weeks
age to promise $4,000 home for
working girls mingled with exclusive
families. She is alleged by the po-
lice to have passed fraudulent checks
aggregating several thousand dollars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
LADY SUSTAINS SERIOUS
ACCIDENT FRIDAY EVENING

Mrs. George X. Fish sustained u
serious accident Friday evening and
as result is confined to her bed
while the doctors are determining
the extent OF her injuries.
Walking to town Friday night in
company with friends. when near
Central Park she turned her ankle
and was thrown to the pavement with
such force that II was believed that
her right hip was broken.
She was taken TO her home and
medical aid summoned The doctors
say that the hope that the injury is
no more serious than severe bruise,
but its extent will be determined
later.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
Warrants Out for Railway Officers

Jonesboro Ark, May 22-Warrants
have been issued for four former Of
ficals and employees of the Jonesboro,
Lake City & Eastern railroad, charg.
ing embezzlement OF funds. w. O..
johnson, former auditor; IIeber Bob.
rer, former cashier and II. G.. Bau.
mann, former agent ut Jonesboro,
have been arrested and released on
bonds. i. S. Wilnau, former vice
president and general manager, for
whom warrant has been issued.
has not been arrested. He left here
several days ago for St. Louis. The
four men were discharged by the rail
road about 10 days ago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
Jury to Try !. w. WIS.

Tulsa, Okla, May 22.-Failing to
'ain the twelfth juror today for
the trial of Charles Krieger, alleged
!. W. w, on the charge Of dyna-
hitting the ]. A. Pew residence in
this city Oct. 30. 1917, the jury was
excused in the care of bailiffs this
afternoon, with orders to report at 9
o'clock Monday morning. At that
time, 25 additional jurors from the
county will report on orders OF the
sheriff at the courts direction ip
an effort to obtain the one Juror
needed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
LATEST STYLES IN SILKS
HAVE STRIPES EFFECT

New York, May 90. - Eugene V.
Debs, socialist prisoner. candidate for
the presidency has stepped into the
silk stocking class" it was learned
today with publication Of a letter
from him asserting gift Of COM
plete silk outfit sent him by the
Needle Trades Union of New York.
The, outfit included hat, suit, shirt,
socks, slippers and underwear.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
HOW MUCH DID MAE
LEONIE SPEND!

Washington, May 22.-Frank II.
Hitchcock, formpr postmaster general
has been summoned by the senate
presidential campaign expense investi-
eating committee To appear at the
opening inquiry Monday, as the rep
resentative of Major General Leonard
Wood, republican, a/d Bernad NJ.
Baruch, as the representative OF Will
liam G.. McAdoo. democrat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
JOHNSON SCORES OVER
WOOD IN OREGON BY A
SAFE LEAD OF 5000

Portland, Ore, May Ex-senator
Hiram w. Johnson, was leading for
the republican presidential preference
primary Of yesterday in the returns
compiled today by the Portland Tcle-
gram In the ballots reported here
Johnson received 2l,447; Major Wood,
1874; Governor Frank o. Lowden,
S,34l; and Herbert Hoover, G.50S.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
REPUBLICAN FILES AGAINST
CLARK FOR CONGRESS

jefferson City, Mo-, May 22.-T. W.
Hukriede Of Warrenton, ex-chairman
of the republican state central com.
mittee today filed as candidate for
republican nomination for representa-.
tive in the ninth district represented
for many years by Champ Clark.
Mr. Clark today applied for n dec.
laration blank, saying he would file
for denomination the coming week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
L. S. MAY RECOGNIZE
THE IRISH REPUBLIC

Washington, May 22.'-Secretary
Colby wrote Chairman Porter of the
house foreign affairs committee to-
day that nothing connected with the
foreign relations of the United States
should deter the committee from any
action it felt impelled to take on leg
islation proposing recognition by the
United States of the Irish republic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS WILL
MEET AT OKLAHOMA CITY

McAlester, Okla, May 22.-Oklaho-
ma City was chosen as the next
meeting place of the United Com
mercial Travellers Association at the
closing session of the convention
here today. Grand officers Of the or.
der elected are as follows:
George 7. Pemberton, Hobart,
counselor; Harry Bemis, Enid, Jun
ior counselor; Kiah Hodges, Clinton,
secretary, G.. b. Finch. Oklahoma City
conductor; r. c. Underhill, Clinton,
page; W., l. Wallace, McAlester, sen.
tinel.
Automobile races featured the aft.
ernoon part y the convention pro-
gram
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
DRAFT DODGER HAD
OUTSIDE AID 1T Is SAID

Philadelphia, May 22.-Grover Cleve.
land Bergdoll, the Q wealthy draft
dodger who escaped from non-com.
mlssioned army officers at his moth.
er's home here yesterday in high
powered motor car, was still at libor.
ty today
Department of justice agents here
are investigating certain associates of
his which, they say point strongly
to collusion, while they would not
say on whom their suspicious rested,
they say they were convinced Berg.
doll was aided in his escape.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Prof. Theophllus Fitz Of Los Ange
les, will sing THE Holy CITY," by
special request. at the First Chris
tian church this evening. At TN
close of the service he will sing "rh(
Americans Come" He possesses
dramatic tenor voice of great powell
and rare training and has captured
his audiences everywhere. This will
be his last appearance in Ardmors
during this visit but he expects tt
come again soon.
DIR. Crayton S. Brooks will moi
preach this morning but will take
his congregation to Convention Hal
to hear DR.. Baird. AT o'clock, DR.
Brooks delivers the baccalaureate ser
mon at Graham, but returns 10 MS
own pulpit for the evening meeting
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
WEDDED LAST EVENING AT
THE METHODIST PARSONAGE

Miss Clara Stoffa, a prominent
young society lady of Ardmore and
Mr. j. NJ. Robertson, of billiard, were
married at the parsonage of the
Broadway Methodist church last even
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Robertson will be
at home to their friends ut Dillard.
their future residence.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
Owns Big Ranch,

Owns Big Ranch.
j. NJ. Higgins, II years a resident
OF Love county. added his name to
the Weekly Ardmoreite subscription
list this week. Mr.. Higgins is q life
time ranch man and owns 2.400 acres
of ranch land nine and half
miles northwest of Marietta. Three
years ago he suffered considerable
loss of property and one child in a
tornado that struck that part Of the
country. He was also struck by
lightning. from the effects Of which
he suffered for long time. But with
indomitable will and courage he stay
ed with his work and Is today one Of
the best fixed country gentlemen
In this part of Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
Daylight Kansas City Holdup

Kansas City, NO., May 22.-Three
men in motor car robbed Mrs. Will
liam Huddleston. cashier for the
Carnes Artificial Limb Company, as
she was leaving the company's offices
this noon with $4,000 payroll The
robbers escaped.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
Take Care Of Machinery.

Don't leave your farm machinery
out In the weather. II Is the care
ful farmer who is looking after all
the little details who is prosperlng
ON the farm during these days OF II.
c, L.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
HOnOrs RPQlisitiOn.

Oklahoma City. Okla, May 22.-
Governor j. b. A. Robertson today
granted requisition papers for the re-
turn to Garner. Iowa, OF II. L. Speer
to face a charge of bigamy. Speer is
held at Muskogee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23

Lincoln, Kansas Miss Stella Hy.
man, who confessed to poisoning Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Bunch her brotherein.
law and sister was found guilty Of
murder.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23

Lordon.-Frank Moran, rittsburg,
knocked out Frank Goddard, English
heavyweight, in the second of 20
round bout
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23
NEW ORLEANS AND NEW
YORK COTTON MARKETS

New Orleans, May 22.--The cotton
market closed steady at net advances
of II ~ "a DointS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23

Washington.-The senate passed the
house merchant marine bill without
a record vote.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23

San Antonio,--Lieut Alvin NJ. st.
John. Memphis. and Private Carl l..
Cuhler Elgin, killed in airplane. acci
dent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-23

Visiting ArdmOre Friends
Joe Curtis Of Gainesville. will spend
Sunday with friends in the city.