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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-12-09
Closes Session Wednesday.

The Memphis Cotton Conference,
consisting Of bankers, merchants, cot
ton factors and handlers and cotton
growers, concluded its work Wednes-
day. More than 1000 delegates. rep
resenting IL cotton growing states,
were in attendance There were dele
gates also from Illinois, the District
Of Columbia, New York, Massachus-
etts ana one from Liverpool Eng.
Delegates started home Wednesday
night with every assurance that the
cotton convention was the success it
was intended TO be and hopeful that
The drastic reduction sought will be
brought about
Ii was realized from the verv be-
s. Ming that mere resolutions amount
ia hing: that without some factor
strong enough to enforce compIiallee
anv hope for an adequate reduction
would be futile. That strong factor
was found in bankers and other
credit agencies. These agencies, be-
cause Of the rapid decline IN prices,
have iii a very large measure. been
left with the bag to hold insofar as
concerns the present suDply Of cot
fon. They have not onlv their col
lateral TO protect, which in MANY IN
stances has deureciated in value be-
iow the amounts Iosned on it. but
they must see to II that the burden Is
asst increased. Credit agencies, as
fbev never were before. are inter-
ested IN bringing about reduction
In acreage.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-12-09
ESTIMATE COTTON
REPORT FOR 1920
FIGURES SHOW 1891 900 BALES
PRODUCED

FIeecy Staple IS Of High Quality in
Grade--Rains Damaged Oklahoma
Crops--Much Cotton Yet to be
Picked in All Sections Some Inter-
: estiRg Data Furnished by Cores
pOndeHts.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-12-09
SENATOR HARDING
ON SENATE FLOOR
FIRST TIME SINCE HIS NOMI-
NATION

The President Elect When Called on
For Speech Makes Statements
WariIy-May Call Special Session
in March and Outline Foreign Pol
icy-Mrs. Wilson Entertaihs Mrs.
Harding.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-12-09
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Ed Braminer and Sarah Elizabeth
Selph.
june Williams and Josie 0urssr.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-12-09
LIBERAL CREDITS TO
FARMERS PROPOSED
FARM RELIEF RUSHED IN THE
SENATE AND HOUSE

Unprecedented and Unparalleled Dis
tress exists Among Farmers Fed
eral Reserve Board Will Ask Banks
to Extend Credit-Kansas Repub-
lican Proposes Tax ON Wheat and
Flour.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-12-09

The following work was accemp-
lished Wednesday, hv the cotton con-
ferenre, which started its session
Tuesday morning: -
Passed resolution offered bv the
COMMITTEES on resolutions favoring
SO per cent. reduction in the total
yield Of cotton as compared with the
1929 crop.
Adopted the report Of the commit.
tee on acreape that no farmer shall
plant TO cotton The coming wear
le2il more than SO 1-S rer cent. OF
his lands under actual cultivation N
order that 50 nnr cent reduction IN
yield may be made effective.
70 enforce compliance through
credit restrictions and bv denial Of
credit to any PLANTER, farmer. snpDiy
merchant or land owner who refuses
fp iain In the movement.
Compliance to Re enforced tnrongh
state bankers associations. indivldnal
bankefs and farTing. business and
civic organizations on lines laid down
III re organization plan.
Definite but simple nlan Of 0roani-
xati0n adopted to reach into every
voting Or school district through
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-12-09

"A son was born Sunday to Mr..
and Mrs Gilbert Gay, Of Garland.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
DUST ACCUMULATES IN
THROATS At OKLAHOMA
CITY v H|LE THE ICE
MEN SETTLE QUESTION

Oklahoma City. Okla, June H.
The ice situation here resulting from
strike OF drivers last Saturday re-
manned practically unchanged as far
as the striking drivers and ice, COM
panies are concerned. The strikers
are sticking to their demands for a
closed shop, while ice company Off
cials are holding to the open shop
idea.
Ice company officials professed to
see some improvement in the deliv-
cry situation. They reported the total
amount of ice manufactured and
available to Che public to be about 90
per cent of normal.
Charges that ice companies have
approached union officials with offers
of increased wages were made today
by Walter d. Tickel, president of the
teamsters' union. He asserted the
companies were using this method in
an attempt to break the ranks of the
union
The trial of Alb Smith, a striking
driver, arrested yesterday for an al
legged attack on driver who remained
at work, will be held next Tuesday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
COU R TESY OF FER R|S
BALKS ATTEMP PIT OF
co RE To BREAK Up
SPEAK|N c At BOSWELL
Especial to The Ardmoreite)

Boswell, Okla, June 17.-Senator
n. p. Gore failed in an attempt to
break up a meeting Of Scott Ferris,
his opponent for the democratic
United States senatorial nomination
here, and refused an invitation to
address the meeting, rendered him
by Scott Ferris.
Ferris, who had been billed for
over a week to speak here, arrived
in the city early this afternoon. He
was escorted to the school house
auditorium by a local committee, head
ed by r. p. Loudermilk, member of
the school board.
Shortly after the meeting was called
to order Gore bolted in and demanded
that he be permitted to speak also.
Ferris Immediately answered, decar-
ing that he had intended speaking
for two hours, but out of courtesy to
his opponent he would be willing to
give him half his time.
IL shall be glad to yield for an
hour to you, senator" he declared.
Gore declined the invitation to
accept the hour If he could not speak
last.
Loudermilk then declared that 1t
was a Ferris meeting and Senator
Gore could not dictate the terms Of
the speaking.
Gore then announced he would
speak outside and few minutes later
began a speech on the street. About
100 of the big crowd followed Gore.
About 80 per cent of them were re-
publicans and socialists, led by X.
NJ. Brice, socialist leader Of Hugo,
who had senator Gore in charge.
Ferris Immediately began a vigor-
Gus attack on his opponents war
record characterizing the senator as
| a legislator "faithless to his coun'
try, to his constituency and to his
party" Cheers punctured his ad-
dress.
Senator Gore invited himself to
three of my meetings" Ferris said,
after the meeting. after u consulta'
/ ton with the committee on arrange
ments. who had arranged my meet
| ings for me, the committee speaking
| for me, rendered the senator one
half the time. He refused to accept
it unless he could dictate the time. He
withdrew from the meeting, he tried
to break 1t UP in this. he failed.
spoke to n delightful audience OF
Boswell people. l shall continue my
dates as mapped out. Senator Gore
| feasts on fiascos. l refused to fur
nish any rlascos, he thought he could
break up my meeting. He failed. He
Is q drowning man grasping at a
straw. He is hoping for some one
to bribe him, or for some woman to
attack him. He Graves another fiasco,
for which l refuse to furnish sthe
stage setting"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
CON FEREN CE OF PA RTY
| LEADERS TO OUTLINE
REPUBLICAN \ A T|ON AL
CA N PAL GN is CALLED

Washington, June 17-Senator Hard
ing, the republican candidate for pres
ident, soon will inaugurate a series Of
formal conferences with leaders or
the various groups.
Decision to hold the conferences is
understood to have been reached yes.
terday at meeting between Senator
Harding and Walter f. Brown, for
fer Ohio progressive leader and the
nominees floor manager at the Chit
cago convention. Invitations to the
conferences are expected to go out.
Friends of Senator Harding said
today that it was the plan Of the
nominee to keep in mind the views
expressed by party leaders in the con.
ferences. when he prepared his speech
formally accepting the nomination.
Senator Harding had arranged no
important conferences for today, but
the usual number of callers were ex-
pected. Motion picture men who for
the most part have had to satisfy
themselves with chance shots" at
the nominee, had prevailed on him 20
set aside a few minutes at his home
before going to his office today to al
low them TO get some real" pic
lures.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17

London, June 17.--Sharp criticism OF
the decision reached by the council
OF the league of nations to postpone
action on the plea of Persia for de-
fense against the bolshevik is ex-
pressed in some quarters here, ana
one section of the press openly at
tacks the counsel for its action.
Some of those present at the meet
ing of the council, 1t is declared, were
given a bad impression, and it is
understood Prince Mira Firouz Per-
sian foreign minister, Notwithstanding
his outward acquiescence, was con.
siderably disappointed, although he
comforted himself in the confident
hope that in the event that bolsheviki
troops did not withdraw from Persia
the league would take active steps to
protect his country.
The Times captions its editorial on
the subject: "A pompous farce ana
calls yesterdays proceedings "humil-
iating."
1t says: Malice was the cause OF
discredit being brought upon the
league"
This body OcounciD was pledged
to the furtherance of open diplomacy -
complains the Daily News, but threw
no light on the text of the correspon-
dence which has passed between the
soviet and Persian governments and
certain conditions alleged to have
been imposed, This is one way of
killing the league"
The Herald, organ of labor, de-
clares:
'The league is already dead because
who formed it were militarists and
imperialists, greedy for power and
territory"
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Her.
aid refers to the unpublished corre-
spondence between Persia and soviet
Russia, and, championing the latter,
claims has Persia has not answered
the soviet governments protest against
what it calls Persia's violation of in.
ternational law. Giving details of these
violations, the paper declares a pleni'
potentiary sent from Moscow to Tehe.
ran last year with note laying down
the principles of the soviet govern
ment's attitude toward Persia, was
seized and shot by the British and the
Russian anti-bolsheWki forces" 1t is
also claimed that soviet consus in
Persia have been seized and deported.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
DIST RACTED FATHER OF
M|SSIN c CHILD MUL CTED
OUT Of LARGE AMOUN 7
|BY FRAUDULENT APPEAL

Norristown, Pa, June 1.-THE po-
lice again today took up the search
for IL months old Bakely Coughin,
stolen from his crib on June 2. At
the same time they were looking for
a person known only as "the crank" +"
He swindled George Coughlin, the
haby's father, cut CO $4,000, which
little fellow.
After receiving several letters and
telephone calls, from the "crank'
Coughlin became convinced he was
the abductor and asked the police to
withdraw from the case so he person
ally could negotiate with the writer.
The crank" at first demanded only
$4,000 ransom. but later doubled it.
On Monday he called Mr.. Coughlin
on the telephone and gave instruc-
tions where to leave the money. He
acquiesced in n request of the father
that another man, not connected with
the police department, accompany him
to the spot, but designated they should
not go to the place before midnight,
and that they must deposit the cash
and drive away without making the
slightest attempt to discover his iden-
tity.
The child would be returned in a
taxicab, the crank" said, within "a
hours.
Mr.. Coughlin said he complied
with every demand Of the "kidnap
er" and felt confident the baby would
be returned Tuesday night. Both he
and Mrs. Coughlin remained up al
night At 9 o'clock, the next after
noon he drove to the spot where he
left the money and found it gone. He
then gave up hope, he said, and real
lied that he had been defrauded. He
placed the case in the hands Of the
authorities last night, and announced
he had abandoned all desire Of deal
ing directly with the abductors, who
had been promised immunity If the
child was returned.
| With the latest developments in the
case, both the police and the Cough
lihs have abandoned the theory thai
the baby was kidnapped for ransom
| They are inclined to believe that re
venge was the motive. Charles Ell
Ter. chief of the Norristown police
said he had definite clue and ex
pected results within a day or two.
I
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
.OPEN|N c OF CA TER
COUNTY { A NJ P A | c \
TON | CHIT At NEWPORT
COL NJ |SS|ON En- EVANS
HAS BIG FEED FOR ALL

Anticipating the big feed that
awaits them at Newport tonight,
when they assemble for the formal
opening of the Carter county cam
paign, local candidates and their
friends refused to hearken to the inner
man today noon.
County Commissioner George Evans,
who has provided the barbecue, and
trimmings, issued invitations far and
wide, and from present indications he
will not be snubbed by any one who
delights in barbecued beef, whether
they are candidate or not, and the
advance dope sheet reads that the
gang will all be there with bells on and
ravenous appetite.
One depressing feature of the gath
ering will be the absence Of "Uncle
BUD Young, who is in a serious con-
dition at the Hardy Sanitarium suf
fering from the effect Of a recent auto
mobile smash, to which other com
nave DttH IlOWoNtl
the doctor reported his condition
somewhat improved this morning an6
the entire assemblage will unite in the
hope for his speedy recovery.
Andy Hardy has been practicins
his speech to be delivered to the
candidates and their friends as they
assemble about the banquet board, ant
those who have eavesdropped his prac
tice state that it is some gabfest
one calculated to give them pause
in their gastronomic gymnastics ant
wonder what it is he is trying tC
extrude from his system.
The local delegation expects to leave
the city about o'clock in order t
be at Newport in time for the festip
tiles to begin, and there promises
to be a long line of autos, automo
biles and little Henry's vending thei
respective ways in that general di
rection when the cavalcade starts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
Asks Heavy Damages

Miami, Okla, June 17.-Suit for
s35 900 damages against the A. r.
Young Construction Company, has
been filed in court here by Glenn
Moore Z, as a result of his having
been struck on the head by a flying
rock from n blast in a sewer exca-
vation two months ago. The boy
alleges he is permanently injured
and crippled as physicians took four
inches of bone from one of his legs
to replace the shattered skull. The
rock was blown $50 feet by the blast.
His parents also are seeking $500
damages for the same accident.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
|ENGL|SH NEWSPAPERS SUIT TESTED RIGHT
ACTION OF IOF WO0DMEN TO BOOST
ILEAGUE OF NATIONS INSURANCE ATES NOW
in PERSIAN MATTERS ION TRIAL IN NEBRASKA

Nebraska, City, Neb.. June IT,
Taking of testimony was continued
today in the district court in the suit
brought to prevent an increase in
insurance rates, by the Woodmen Of
the World. The testimony yesterday
was chiefly actuarial and by it was
sought to prove that the proposed in.
crease in rates, were arbitrarily un-
reasonable that they We're excessive,
in that too much is being charged
for carrying on the expense of the
society. Evidence was introduced
alleging that since the adoption of the
new rates, the order has 1,170,OOO
members.
Attorneys representing either the
plaintiff or defendants are present
from st. Louis and Sedalia, Mo-, Nor
man, Okla, and several from Ne
braska.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
THE 1920 CHAUTAUQUA
OPENED THIS AFTERNOON
W|THPLEAS|N c PRO GRAM

DR.. Hilton Ira Jones, scientist, will
be the feature attraction at the
Chautauqua tonight at Convention
Hail. His lecture will be augmented
by selections by Baldy Strang,
Scotch impersonator, Beatrice. Baugh-
man, reader, saxaphone player, and
pianist, Lone Hoover viollnist and
pianist, and Lois Leonard vocalist,
pianist and entertainer, who delighted
q large audience at the opening pro
gram this afternoon.
Doctor Jones is a lecturer Of ma
tion.wide reputation. having been
recognized by the National Scientific
societies of the world and his pro-
gram tonight promises to be a most
interesting and instructive entertain
'ment. He has many wonderful ex-
periments, which he will make and
no one should miss, the opportunity
Of delving into the depths Of science.
He will lecture on "Study in Vibra-
ltions."
On tomorrow night the members Of
the Lions and Rotary Clubs will as
semble at Hotel Ardmore at 7:4J
O'Clock to go in a body to hear Henry
l.. Togleman, known as "Gattling
Gun" Fogleman, master of efficiency,
salesman, student of business phil
osophy and dynamo Of human
power" Mr.. Fogleman has mes
sage which will be of special inter
est to all, based as it is on 1.-The
road to success and happiness" and
while the club members will occupy
large number Of seats there will
still remain q sufficient number for
many. In addition to Mr.. Fogleman's
lecture, 1.-The Cavenys." Marie M
Caveny, soprano soloiot. j. Franklin
Caveny, artist. will give program
1.-THE Cavenys" will also appear on
tomorrow afternoons program.
The program thsi afternoon by the
group OF entertainers, headed by
Baldy Strang, was most enjoyable
one and II the remainder of the pro.
grams can be judged by 1t, 1920
Chautauqua has a series Of programs
of unprecedented entertainment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
FEDERAL GRAN D JU RY
DOES NOT FIND ANY
TRUE BILLS" ALON c
P ROF|TEER|N c LINES

McAlester, Okla, June 17.-Return-
ing a total of 169 true bills, includ-
ing forgery, white slavery embezze-
ment. illicit distilling, violation of the
national prohibition laws and the
United States postal regulations, the
grand jury empanelled for the McAles-
ter term of federal court, concluded
its business here Wednesday night
and was discharged by Judge VIII
liams. The jury had been confined
at its task for over q week.
Many OF the defendants in the true
bills were to be arraigned Thursday
afternoon. although some of those
indicted are still at large. None OF
the cases will be tried at this term
of court.
Not a single case of profiteering
was disclosed so far as the true bills
indicate. Although a number of local
merchants, or their representatives
were said to have appeared before the
| jury, nothing came to light that would
lead to the conclusion that there is
profiteering in this county. Some
cases of sugar buying and selling
We're reported to the grand jury.
it is claimed, but no true bills were
brought in this particular.
Judge Williams dismissed the grand
jury after briefly thanking them for
their pains taking work and acknowl.
edging their efficiency.
You are in the nature of peace
time soldiers" declared Judge VIII
liams, 'and your work ought to be
| nDpreciatedn
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
CAM RUSSELL DELAYS
TOO LONG AT THE SWITCH

Oklahoma City, June 17.-Up to II
o'clock this morning, the petition for
a state pardon board, furthercd by
Campbell Russell, state corporation
commissioner had not been filed with
Joe $. Morris, secretary of state and
Mr.. Morris said the petition could
not be accepted now as the time limit
for filing expired at midnight last
night.
The petition sought to initiate an
amendment to the state constitution
providing for a pardon board consist.
ing of five state officials. The first
petition filed by Mr.. Russell was
withdrawn in order that changes
might be made.
The pardon under the state consti.
tuition is in the hands Of the gov
ernor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
EFFORT MADE TO SINK
LARGE C0AST.LlNE BOAT

Port Arthur, Texas, June 17.-That
an attempt was made to sink or dam
age the Mallory line steamship San
Marcos, by opening n seacock four
weeks ago, was revealed when an in
surancc adjuster offered for sale 75,-
900 tons OF newsprint, hundreds Of
bags of coffee and large quantity
of Texas school books, damaged by
water.
The damage was caused from the
opening of n great seacock on the
San Marcos while en- route to Port
Arthur from Galveston on its first
trip to this port after the Mallory
line had diverted It's traffic from
Galveston owing to the longshoremen's
strike. Later the seacock, was closed
as secretly as 1t had been opened
and federal authorities who are in
vcstigating announced they had been
unable to fix responsibility.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
FEDE RA TED LABOR | N
FAVOR Of GOVERNMENT
D v NED A \ D DEMOCRAT
CON ROLLED RAIL WAYS


Montreal, June II. - Government
ownership with democratic operation
Of American railroads, was endorsed
by the American Federation of Labor
convention here today, after a bitter
fight
When Frank Morrison, secretary of
the federation, took the floor and an
nounced he would support govern
ment ownership of railroads, there
was a demonstration by the rail work
ers and their supporters.
Mr.. Morrison declared he was only
supporting the federation's reconstruc'
tion program and the executive coun-
ci!'s report to the last convention.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
LICE AND BED BUGS"
INF EST TUL SA JAIL
SAYS WOMAN OFFICER

Tulsa, Okla, June 17.-"Although l
have inspected IA jails in the state,
the Tulsa county Jail is the most
filthy and dirty | have ever seen. -
Mrs. T. II. Sturgeon declared today,
"Ie is a breeding place for disease,
and is literally infested with vermin.
Lice, bed bugs and reaches are there
in great abundance. In fact. the whole
county court house is a disgrace to
the county"
She ordered cleanup without de.
lay.
Mrs. Sturgeon is employed by the
state health department at Oklahoma
City and has been visiting Oklahoma
cities and towns all this year, inspect
ing restaurants, drug stores, hotels
and other places where foods and
drinks are sold,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
DON COCHRAN RETURNS
FROM EASTERN TRIP

Don Cochran returned from a two
weeks eastern trip visiting Chicago,
Milwaukee, Detroit and other points
purchasing accessories and sporting
goods for the M and G Company
OF which he Is manager.
Mr.. Cichran stated that by fall his
store would have an auto accessory
department and sporting goods equal
to any in Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
Rain in Northeast Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, June 17-Rain that
was heavy in some sections fell over
the northwest part OF the state last
night and early today, according TO
reports to the weather bureau here.
The heaviest rainfall, was reported
at Nowata, 1.25 inches, with l.2l at
Cherokee, 80 at Alva and LAB at
Chandler.
In the north parts Of the south
west portion where it has been need
ed, it was said at the weather bureau
the rainfall was light and hence will
not interfere with the harvest In
southern Oklahoma.
The precipitation at Oklahoma City
was less than half an inch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
EIGHTH VICTIM OF WAR
BETWEEN CHICAGO GUNMEN

Chicago, June 17.-Chicago's gang
war was renewed this morning with
the shooting of Paddy, the Bear"
Ryan, by five gunmen who fled in
nm automobile Ryan died on the OPP
Grating table In hospital.
Paddy, the Bear owned saloon
in which policeman was recently
killed BY gunman, and was also
one of those held in connection with
the recent murder OF Edward Cole
man. labor leader.
Ryan is the eighth victim of the
gang war. which broke out with the
killing Of Maurice Messy" Enright.
"liing Of the sunmen," on Feb. 3.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-17
CUPID AT CHRISTIAN EN-
DEAVOR CONVENTION TODAY

Muskogee, Okla, June 17.--Lewis
d, Fisher OF Broken Arrow and Miss
Nellie Lee Cox Of Coweta, delegates
to the state Christian Endeavor So
ciety convention in progress here, de-
cided to celebrate the occasion by
getting married. They had known
each other before coming to the con-
vention but had no idea of being
wed He Is 25 and she 20.