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The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-05-21

TO keep the first impression intact in
spite of the truth.
Day after day | sat in this Court
of "Jus.icc', only during this case
the court was transformed into a
schoolroom, and followed the evidence
as it was unfolded, closely.
During the first two weeks the
schoolroom was in charge of Professors
Myron Harris Prosecuting Attorney
and Fonton G. Thompson Inspector Of
Police and head Of the "Loyalty
Squai"). They conducted courses in
Law Prostituting Commonly known os
Juggling the law. and also gave very
good lessons in iIow To Perform The
Gentle Art OF Frame.up", in good
Fickert-ian style.
First they produced young reporter
who attended the first State Conven.
tion of the Communist Labor Porty.
He described the setting Of the con.
vention in the i'll fated Communist
Labor Party Building, identified re.
ports, resolutions, and speakers attend
ing the conventions; swore to having
"seen" ccntraband books on Syndical'
ism, Sabotage. and the ]. W. W., and
testified that the assemblagc sang an
"awful" song entitled "We'l III Make
the Bolsheviks Victorous', and another
one that ended, "Whilc Gene Lies In
Prison For Us Alln. The Songs, e
be sure, were enough TO damn us fo'
life. Think Of any convention In .
land Of the free wanting to make th,
l"majority victorious" or makinS
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-05-21
Socialist Party Convention Behays The Revolution

Opposed by but small minority Of "reds' and 'centr
ists the socialist Party in Convention at New York last week
completely eradcaed n it's program and principles the last
vestige of revolutionary spirit and out openly and
Enthusiastically for program of compromise, fusion and ye
low socialism The strength of the red' clement left in the
Socialist Party since the split in the party last september
when at Chicago the Communist and Communist Labor Part
broke away from the Socialist Party the first
day of the Convention the election Of Norris lqu
j. Louis Engdahl for Chairman by vote OF 81 to IS
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-05-21

"Soviets victorious How criminall
And to think that a convention Of
American workingmen would "stoop
so low" as to pay homage in song to
n "commou prison rat"l What kind
of people could sing, "In Living
Continued on page 2l
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
BELGIAN SHIP OWNERS
CHARGE AMERICA WITH
METHODS UNFAIR TO ALL
OTHER MER CHAN TMARINE

Genoa, July IA vigorous attack
against the American marine policy
was made by Emile Deckers, Bet
gian ship owners delegate at today ?
plenary session Of the international
Seamen's conference. He charges I'm,
fair methods on the part of America,
which, he declared, would paralyze
the work of the conference"
NJ. Deckers read letter said to
have been sent to seamen of many
countries by Silas Blake Axtell OF
New York. attorney for the seamen's
union Of North America. This letter
purported TO be an appeal to seamen
to join the American merchant ma
rine, offering both normal and pecu-
mary inducements.
Let the country that made seamen
free be our country" the letter said.
carry the stars and stripes into every
port of the world on ships manned by
brave crews of Americans"
NJ. Deckers said some appeals had
been sent Belgian soldiers, who are
being modified.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
PER CAP |TA PAYMENT
FOR INDIANS AVAILABLE
SIN CT JULY FIRST

Blapks for the Indian per capita
payment are being furnished to Choc>
taw and Chickasaw Indians who are
eligible to participate in this district
by field agent, Col S. A. Mills, and
as soon as they are properly filled
out and filed with the department,
checks will be forwarded to cover the
amount due each citizen.
A request was made for 5000 per
CAPITA but the amount was reduced
to 800 This money was made avail.
able July first, but not many In
dams were aware Of the fact at tho
time and applications for blanks has
been slow.
The agent here reports that APP
proximately rs per cent Of the Indians
have not made application for the
blanks up to date, and he is notify
ing them as rapidly as possible to
come to his office and secure them
in order that the payment may not
be delayed.
This will put lot Of money in
circulation in this district where the
population of the two tribes is very
heavy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
IRISH PLANK" WILL co.
TO COMMITTEE OF 48"
AND LABOR PARTY AFTER
UbS-OEMO FAILURES

Chicago, July 9.-Efforts to secure
endorsement of the committee Of AZ"
for plank favoring American aid
toward Irish independence, will be
continued, despite the adverse result
OF mail vote, it was learned today.
Frank =. Walsh, who participated In
the unsuccessful fight before the Re
publican and Democratic convention Is
bringing il to Chicago 1T was said
for presentation on the convention
Saturday Of the committee of As
and the labor party.
A majority Of the 10000 persons
voting on the recent referendum
which included a proposed Irish plank
among other questions, registered op-
position to planks submitted on for
eign relations, particularly the irish,
Mexican and Russian questions.
The rejection by delegates to a
single tax convention of Senator La
Toilette as a presidential candidate
may result in announcement of two
presidential tickets during third
party" conferences beginning here Sat
urday.
Senator LaFollette led i'll the poll
taken by the COMMITTEE Of 49, nut
single takers here for their meeting
expressed strong opposition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
WIFE CAUSES HUSBANDS
ARREST FOR MURDER

Philadelphia, July 9.-Cries Of "mur.
der" attracted to the city hall plaza
early today. They found woman In
an alteration with a man she said
was her husband Jack Welch or
New York. She denounced him as the
murderer of a man in the New York
subway. The police Of that city con-
frmed the woman's story and asked
that the man be held.
The woman, who says she Is an
actress, said her husband had been
acting queerly for some months, and
she is afraid he will kill her. She
told the police Welch, who served 25
months overseas az a sergeant in the
American army. shot an officer IN
France and also shot negro in the
south. She said he was gassed and
shell shocked.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
SCHOOL SECTION q SQUARE
MILES, NO MORE; NO LESS

Oklahoma City, July 9.--Although n
section Of land may contain less than
$40 acres. It IL the same as a square
mile in the eyes Of the law, according
to a ruling made today by r. l.. Fu,-
ton, assistant state attorney general, in
letter to Il. g. Clark, county attor-
ney of Craig county.
Fulton decreed the law requiring
minimum of six square miles In
a school district will not prevent the
formation of, district of six sections
although the rest contains only o..
542,7 acres. a shortage Of 27o.s acros.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
AT TTORNEY GEN { RAL IS
.DETE RIM IN Ed To BRING
PA ARDONED" BANKER TO
.OKL AHOMA PEN|TENT T|ARY

Oklahoma City, July 9.-Erom
two points, Prince Freezing, at
torney general, today launched his
legal campaign to return to Okla
homa Martin M. Fulkerson, Alva
banker, convicted of embezzlement
and pardoned last Saturday by
Tom c. Waldrep of Shawnee while
the latter was acting governor of
the state.
An application to the criminal
court of appeals, asking that a
new mandate be issued command
ing the sheriff of Woods county to
apprehend Fulkerson and take him
to the state penitentiary to begin
serving his sentence of seven
years, was being prepared by Mr.
Freezing today. He said he would
file the application today.
The second phase of the legal
attack will be launched simultan-
eously BY the county attorney of
Woods county, who has been
requested by Mr. Freezing to file
4 motion with the district court
Of that county asking that the
order approving Fulkerson's bonds
in additional cases pending in that
court be revoked.
If that motion is successful
Mr. Freezing indicated a relui-
sition may be issued requesting
the return Of F'ulkerson to Okla.
homa
Mr.. Freezing said that in his
petition to the criminal court Of
appeals, he will contend that un-
der the state constitution, Acting
Governor Waldrep had no author
ity to grant the Fulkerson par
don. He added he had agreed to
state his position in the applica-
ton only because the interest in
the situation displayed by citizens
throughout the state.
There Is no doubt in my
mind now but what the Fulker-
son pardon is illegal under the
constitution" the attorney general
said.
Waldrep would only have to
grant the pardon If a vacancy ex-
listed in the office of the governor
and IL the Lieutenant governor
and president pro TEN of the
senate were disabled. A vacancy
in the office OF the governor
did not exist.
Mr.. Freezing asserted that the
present situation Is not analogous
with that created August, 1913,
when Lieut.. Gov. j. j. Mo-
Alester pardoned George Crump,
Jr., while Governor Cruce was out
OF the state.
Returning the next day. Cover
nor Cruce sought to revoke the
pardon, declaring 1t had not yet
been delivered to Crump at the
penitentiary. The criminal court
OF appeals released Crump on
writ of habeas corpus on the
ground that the pardon was le.
gal and effective as soon az de-
lvered TO Crump's attorney.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
MILLIONAIRE LAWYER
CONSP|RES TOKILL HIS
WIFE is THE CHARGE

Washington, July 9.--Preliminary
hearing of Chester A. Snow, q million
aire patent attorney of this city,
and two others charged with the con
spiracy to murder Mrs. Addie Hub.
bard Snow, divorced wife of the At.
torney, was opened Thursday in
federal police court.
Henry L. Davis, counsel for Mrs.
Snow, testified that he had listened
In on q telephone conversation be-
tween Mrs. Edna p. Acker, a private
detective and Snow, during which the
latter, Davis declared, agreed to plans
for doing away" with Mrs. Snow.
Davis told the court that later
Mrs. Acker said she had been EN-,
ployed by Snow at first to involve
Mrs. Snow by trailing her, shadowins
her, and being in company with her
to get something on her. When moth
ing came Of this, Davis quoted Mrs
Ackers as saying Snow proposed TO
Mrs. Ackers ito get her out of the
way NY any IuetiiS siic IHlbHN.
Mrs. Acker's plan, Davis declared, as
Mrs. Acker explained 1t to them, was
to take Mrs. Snow in an automobile
and administer poison and to have
the automobile turned over in a ditch
so as to appear as If Mrs Shows
death was an accident. II. NJ. Lang.
don has been arrested and Is said to
have driven the automobile.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
P PROTEST|NG |NNOCEN CT
To LAST Jefferson is
ELECTR0CUTED LEGALLY
AT N 'ALESTER;, THANK
GOD WERE DWN c WORDS

McAlester, Okla, July 9--As the
clock in the hall Of the penitentiary
pointed to ten minutes after midnight,
Monroe Jefferson slowly walked from
the death cell 70 the death chamber,
still protesting his innocence of the
crime for which he was to die. With
out making a statement he sat down
in the electric chair and looked
straight anead, while the prison at
taches placed the cap over his head,
ard he went to his death without
blinking an eye lash.
A few minutes before the time set
for the electrocution, nearly 100 press
representatives and spectators were
ushered to the death chamber be-
meath the main building. The crowd
had hardly reached the chamber.
when Jefferson walked into the cnam-
Der, slowly, and with measured tread
He betrayed no evidence of nervous
ness, or showed in any way that
he was uneasy. even at the last.
Nothing to Say
When the prisoner was brought
into the chamber, Warden Fred c.
Switzer, asked:
Have you anything to say before
you die?"
mo, sir" was the clearly audible
reply Of Jefferson.
He then seated himself in the
electric chair.
Chaplain j. D. Rogers read a
passage OF Scripture from the twelfth
chapter of Luke.
At the close of the reading, the
chaplain offered a short prayer, at the
close of which Jefferson said:
THANK God"
With these words on his lips, Bet.
terson went to his death.
Late Thursday afternoon. the con-
victed man asked the prison officials
for some fruit and cigars. He was
given oranges, apples and some cigars.
There was nothing else that he de-
sired, he said.
At IL o'clock, he asked his special
guard to let him know when it was
ll:40 so that he could put on his
shoes before 1t was time to die.
Promptly at the time indicated, he
put on his own shoes and his coat,
and announced that he WAS ready at
any time.
IL Am Not Guilty"
At ten minutes to midnight he
told 4 reporter that II am not guilty
Of this crime, with which l am
charged. am ready to die. I aIu
ready to meet my God. l do not fear
fN.
crime, which I did not commit
Jefferson was convicted of killing
his wife at Vinita, Okla, one year
ago today. He was first sentenced to
be electrocuted on Jan. 20. 1919.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
SEVERE ELECTRIC STORM
VISITS OKLAHOMA CITY

Oklahoma City. July "a severe
electrical storm. accompanied by rain,
occurred in Oklahoma City and vicin-
ity today. Little damage was done by
lightning TO wires. Telephone COM
panies reported and there was no in
reference with street car traffic. The
weather bureau estimated that more
than a half inch of rain had fallen
by noon.
The northwest portion Of the state
received about half-inch Of rain
last night, according to weather bureau
reports. but showers were widely
scattered and light over the remain
der OF tho state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
GOxernor Cox COnfers

Marion, Ohio. July "a number Of
conferences were scheduled when Sen.
ator Harding reached his office to.
day Among those to call were Henry
L. Stoddard of New York, who atten-
ded the recent dinner in New York
of prominent progressive leaders at
which resolution was adopted, en-
dorsing the Harding Coolidge ticket ana
j. Frank Hanly former governor o..
Indiana, and prominent as q prohibr-
tion leader.
Plans for the notification cere.
monies were discussed at u confer
ence today between Senator Harding
and I. Coleman du Pont OF Delaware.
chairman Of the committee on arrange
ments of the republican national com.
mittee, and Harry M. Daugherty, OF
Columbus, manager for the senator
in the pre-convention campaign.
Both came here direct from the
meeting of the national committee In
Chicago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
Ell PAS0 GIRL NAMED THE
SPONSOR AT HOUSTON MEET
C0NFEDERATE VETS SONS

Memphis, Tenn. July 9.-Miss
Sadie Ruth Aldridgc, Of El Paso.
Texas. has been appointed sponsor
for the South at the conference
reunion to be held in Houston,
Texas, October 60, according TO ad,
vices received by George B. Bow
ling, quartcrmaster general Of the
Sons of Confederate Veterans. from
General X. NJ. Van Zandt, ccm-
mander-in-chief Of the United Con,
federate Veterans.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
TEXAS TROOPS WILL NOT
BE WITHDRAWN FROM
GALVESTON FOR A TIME

Austin, Texas, July 9.-Nationai
guard troops now stationed at Calves
ton will remain for an indefinite Pc
riod, declared Ralph Soape, secretary
to Governor w. p. Hobby, on his
return here today from Galveston.
No change in the longshoremen's
strike situation at the port is noted
by Secretary Soape.
The number of guardsmen at Gar.
weston has been reduced to half or
the total first sent there by General
Wolters, who has decided that a
smaller force can cope with the situa-
ton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
IMPORTANT LEGION MEETING
AT OKLAHOMA CITY

Oklahoma City, July 9.-The first
meeting of the state American com
mission Of the American legion of
Oklahoma, will be held here Sunday
morning, it was announced today at
the state headquarters of the legion.
E, X. Bixby of Muskogee, chairman
of the commission has called members
from each congressional district 10
attend A representative of the fed.
eral government viii be present.
Preparations for active work of the
state organization, and individual posts
in the legions Americanism program
will be discussed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09

Mexico City, July s.--Article 81 OF
the Mexican situation, which nation.
allzes petroleum deposits. will DO sus.
tained. theoretically. but all DEGREES
Issued by former President Carranza
prejudicing prior rights Of petroleum
owners will DO abrogated by a presi,
Dental decree TO bo issued shortly,
Provisional president Adolfo de la
Huerta, made this statement while
converslng with foreign correspond.
ents last night.
Oil men will be given tho right TO
pre-empt petroleum claims, within five
years. but once pre-emption il made
they will have an indefinite time
within which TO drill. the provisional
president said He said these were
his present views, which might pos.
sibly. but not probably be changed
after comforting with secretaries OF
commerce. and labor, and hearing
lawyers for oil companies and his
own country in joint debate.
Owners Rights Safeguarded
men that it owns the petroleum in
the subsoil," he said, what differ
ence will it make when the govern
fnent cedes to operators the right TO
extract this oil and dispose Of IL at
their pleasure? 1t is merely a question
of nanie. The substantial rights OF
owners will be safeguarded. The ma,
ton owns all mines in the soil, but
mine owners do not feel their rights
are jeopardized since they are per,
mitted to sell the products to which
the nation has nominal title. The
same Is true of petroleum when the
nation cedes its claims to the sub
sell to the owner of the surface"
The projected decree will protect prior
owners by forbdding outsiders pre-
enpting the formers property and
further, all such previous actions by
outsiders interfering with prior rights
will be abrogated, said the provision
al president. He declared he would
prepare legislation to this effect to
the new congress when it meets in
September. After that the matter
win be in the hands Of the legIsia,
tors.
President Receives Correspondents
The provisional president received
eigh. North American and British
correspondents at Chapultepec and
spoke informally with them from his
sick bed. 1t was the first interview
he has given to the press since dur,
ing q banquet to foreign correspond
ents, he was taken i'll, while giving
n dramatic recital of his break with
Carranza.
Discussing a Washington dispatch
of July Z, which stated petroleum in
lcrests were dealing with the same
gub-offlcials. who attempted to con-
fiscate property under the Carranza
regime, the provisional president de-
clared the new government was in
the position Of a steamer in strange
waters securing pilots with expert
cnce He declared the government
would accept the decision of sub-offi-
Gals when they were in the law, but
would not allow former Carranza
officials, nor incumbents. to influence
Ills action Illegally.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
Virtually an Ultimatum

The allied note, which amounted
virtually to an ultimatum, demanded
that the Germans accept the terms
presented by noon today and stipulated
that, in the event OF the Germans
failing to carry out the provisions
of the demands, allied forces would
occupy parts of the German empire.
The Germans protested in signing
the engagement, that the treaty or
Versailles did not oblige them TO
acquiesce in further territorial oc-
cupations, except for failure to full
fill the treaty regarding reparations.
German Decision Unanimous
The decision of the German cab
met TO obey the allied demand was
reached at an early morning session
today, the voting being unanimous.
The vote was taken after a tele-
phonic communication with reichstas
leaders in Berlin, approving the ac-
ceptance and communicating the de-
sire of the reichstag and party lead
ers for the cabinet at Spa, to use
it's own judgmtnt.
A unanimous decision also was
taken by the cabinet that the allies
should be informed that Germany
could not accept these stipulations
concerning possible opposition of the
Ruhr and other territories, provided
the disarmament was not executed,
according to the allies judgment. 1t
was held the German cabinet was pre-
cluded by constitutional reasons from
entering into any such arrange
ment without the authority of parlia-
ment. Hence, the allies were requested
to strike this paragraph from their
demand, 1t being said that otherwise
the Germans might not be able to
continue the conference.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
JAMES NJ. cox OF TEXAS
WIRES CONGRATULATIONS TO
JAMES NJ. cox OF OHIO

Dayton, Ohio. July 9.-The demo-
cratic candidate learned today that
Texas has q James NJ. Cox. The
Texan, whose home is at Tyler,
wired as follows:
Congratulations. know you
will be elected. You have a good
name"
The governor said he did not
know the Texan, but apprehended
that ne must be a Democrat"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
GERMANY AC CEDES TO
DISARMAMENT DEMANDS
OF ALLIES, BUT DOES
So UNDER P RO1EST

Spa, Belgium, July 9.-Germany's
delegates signed at 11:45 o'clock this
morning an agreement accepting the
terms of the allied note relative TO
disarmament presented yesterday. This
action was taken under protest by
the German representatives.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
Greeks Occupy Brussa

Athens, Greece, July 9.--Brussa, an
important Asia Minor city, 81 miles
southwest of Constantinople, has been
occupied by Greek forces. according
TO reports reaching this city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09

Washington.-George d. Gushing,
managing director of the American
Wholesale Coal association, declared
reports of an impending coal shortage
were without foundation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09

De FactO Govern ment Of Mexico
Extends Olive Branch to American
And BritishOil Men: New Rebellion
Styled 'Incipient;' Pasquiera Named
New Envoy to United States, of America
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
SUB COM N |TTEE GOES
To ST. LOUIS THE RE
| OOKlN { | \ TO FL \ DS
Of DEMOCRAT Tic LEADERS

St Louis, July s.-The senate
committee investigating campaign ex-
penditures jransferrin1 the scene
Of its activities to st. Louis, Mo-,
today launched the inquiry into the
campaign of A. Mitchell Palmer, who
was candidate for the democratic
presidential nomination.
Checks signed by Edward F. Goltra,
democratic national committeeman,
from Missouri, were given to dele.
gates to pay their expenses to the
democratic state convention at Jop,
lin, according to testimony given to-
day by members of the st. Louis
democratic committee before the sen,
ate committee investigating presi-
dental expenditures.
"Goltra was against Reed, but most
Of the delegates who travelled on
his money were for Reed. Henry
Streuteker, a city committeeman. lie.
clared.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-09
Minister 10 United States

Mexico City, July 9.--kobcrt v.
Pesquiera, has been appointed Mex.
lean financial agent In the United
States, with headquarters In New
York City.