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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-24
ALLEGED EMBEZZLING
BANKERS SURRENDER

Wichita Falls, Texas, June 24.-C.
f. Christian. cashier of two private
banks in the oil fields of this coun-
try, and against whom embezzlement
charges are pending, surrendered to
the sheriff here Tuesday.
Christian and his banker associate,
c. A. Scale, are alleged to have abb
seconded with funds of the First Bank
of Bridgetown and the Thrift Wag'
goner Bank of Waggoner City, which
were closed last week.
Christian told the sheriff he had
just learned that warrants were out
for his and Scales arrest. Scale, he
said was sick at the home of his
parents, in Dallas
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-24
HARDING MAY HAVE To
DRAW ON HIS CAMPAIGN
FUND TO EVEN BIRTHS

Marion, Ohio, June 24.-In the past
seven years, six Marion children have
been named after Warren G. Harding
the republican presidential nominee. At
Christmas time, Senator Harding has
always remembered each namesake
with SIS gold piece.
Since his nomination TO the presi-
dency, many children all over the
country have been named for Hard
ing His friends are wondering If
each new namesake will receive the
customary Christmas present.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-24
SWEEPING ARREST MADE
IN CONNECTION WITH THE
MISSOURI MURDER MYSTERY

st. Joseph. Mo-, June 24.-Seventeen
negro men and women were taken in
q raid by police detectives of South
st. Joseph negro rooming houses to-
day.
They are investigating the finding OF
the decapitated body Of a young
woman in Lake Contrary near hero
last week.
Parts Of an iron bedstead correspond
ing with bed rails attached to the
murdered woman's body for sinkers
have been found near the place where
The arrests were made.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-24
CARTER COUNTY S|NG|N G.
CONVENTION At BROCK

The Carter county singing conven-
ton will meet at Brock July 4th,
and 5th, when an elaborate program
will be given and an old fashioned
basket picnic enjoyed.
The program has not been fully
decided upon, but will be ready in
time for those who participate in the
singing
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-24

THE PALACE OF SWEETS HAS
BEEN PURCHASED BY G. f.
SHINAS, AND THE NEW MANAGE
MENT EXTENDS A HEARTY VEL
COME TO THE PUBLIC. FRESH
BONE MADE CANDY EVERY DAY.
ADV. 23-6
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-24

Fort Worth.-A statewide meeting
of the Texas Brotherhood of Hallway
Trainmen called for next Sunday in
Waco, to consider the labor board,
wage award, postponed until after
July 8.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-24

one eye and numerous other persons
bear scratches as the result Of an In
vasion of belligerent screech owls that
have terrorized Girard and vicinity
for more than a week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-24

CADILLAC TOURING CAR. PER-
Feet CONDITION. PRICED TO
SELL PHONE 293, 112 E. MAIN
ST.-Adv. 23-2
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-24

Screch Owls Battle Kansan
Girard. Kan, June 24.-One man has
suffered the probable loss Of sight in
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-29

come a victim of mental reactions
of which he had no knowledge ana
which he consequently could not take
into account when he entered on this
test Of endurance.
This excursion into absolute un-
commuuicatiyenesS might be treated
lightly by the thoughtless. 1t would
be easy to congratulate this unfortu-
nate man on having uttered no folly,
or having saved himself the necessity
of explanations and apologies. But
the suffering HANLEY underwent
makes this a tragedy, not jest. II
is even permissible TO understand his
bitterness when his long cherished
dream Of liberty was brought to moth
ing. To recognize that he suffered is
not to regret that his attempt at jail
delivery was foiled.
What will HANLEY do now that he
is out? Will his self-imposed habit
Of silence persist? Or will he be able
to return TO the practices he knew be-
fore he took his vow?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-29
The Strange Case OF Corkey the
silent.

Ten years ago a convict named
PATRICK j. HANLEY. serving a term In
the Massachusetts, State Prison az an
habitual criminal, conceived an elab.
crate plan Of escape and confided It's
details to another inmate Of the lnsti-
tuition. His confidence was BETRAYED
and his scheme was frustrated. In
his anger and depression HANtEY
vowed never to speak again, and this
VOW he Is said TO have kept faithfully
until his release on Wednesday. lie
was known as "Corkey the Silent" TO
prisoners and Keepers.
II HANLEY could and would de.
scribe his sensations and emotions as
n silent man he might tell very in.
terestlng story. For others who are
tempted under stress of Indignation
and disappointment TO make unusual
VOWS Il would be instructive 10 learn
how long the impulse Of rage re-
inained potent In HANLEYs mind and
when IL was supplanted by what some
mny term admirable determination
but others may call reprehenslblc
stubbornness. OF course HANtEY had
better opportunity than free men
have TO refrain from speech. Prison
discipline. prison practice. undoubtedly
helped him. And there Is the posi-
bility--many men will say the high
probabIlity-that in the soul crushing
environment Of the prison Corkey the
Silent may have let his vow over
power his will. may have ceased to
be Cpan pursuing an object. and be-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-29
Liberty Bond Holders at the Polls.

There were so many millions Of Lib
erty bond subscribers in this country
that their numbers are comparable to
the nations voters.
These millions of Liberty bond SUBJ
scribers know how the Democratic
business management of the United
States Government has been so danger
ously reckless. so ruinously incompe-
tent that it has made q plaything for
stock market SPECTATORS and manipu-
lators out Of what ought to be the
proudest security on earth.
These millions of Liberty bond sub
scribers know that when the Demo
cratic business management of the
United. States Government went Oh
galloping through the nations wealth
for months after the war was over,
spending by the billions, borrowing by
the billions, It's financial profiigacy
forced the banks to call loans which
had been made on the bonds to en-
able subscribers to take them. They
know that this in turn drove tens Of
thousands of hard pressed subscrib-
ers to let go Of their bonds at panic
prices-90 cents on the dollar, So
cents on the dollar, almost down to so
cents on the dollar.
These millions of Liberty bond sub
scribers know that while they were
being stripped of'their bonds at a
heavy loss because of the follies and
failures of the Democratic business
management Of the United States Gov
eminent their war taxes went on,
their high living cosAs went on, their
financial troubles went on as II the
war were still raging.
These millions of Liberty bond SUBJ
scribers know that II the Democratic
business management Of the United
States Government could make such
n tragedy Of its own securities IL Is n
business management not fit TO be
trusted with any of the affairs Of the
nation. These millions of Liberty
fhond subscribers know that the thing
for them to do Is to get rid Of such a
spendthrift business management of
the United States Government, and
that the time to do 1t is next Tuesday
at the polls.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-29
HER VOTE HER OWN.
A Teacher Rescnts Stories OF Attempts
at Intimidation.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: As n citi-
zen OF New York city. being by profes-
sion n school teacher. wish to resent
the assertion that have been coerced.
or any other member of my profession
has been coerccd. az to our method or
manner Of casting our ballots on cleo
ton day. I believe that II is an insult
to the intelligence and integrity OF an
educated body of men and women 10
say that they have been influenced by
anything but the relative merits of the
candidates.
Even II We are teachers In the en-
ploy of the city OF New York ! believe
we still possess freedom of suffrage I
think at present that both the Republic
can and Democratic candidates for Gov
ernor are good and worthy men. I in
tend TO vote for Mr.. Smith because feel
he has proved himself an efficient Gov
ernor and has devoted himself to the in
tcrest OF the people of the state of New
York.
have followed closely the arguments
put forth in the American. and be-
lleve that they are negative rather than
POSITIVE III tltlT dcttftlOhc. ~ II DOtSl-
bly, n question OF mere petty personal
prejudioe7 7 have not Contributed the
dollar Of which the American SO proud
~ boasts: have not been asked to
do so. nor has any one in our school
been requested TO do So
As TO the school teachers who fear
TO vote ms conscience and duty directs.
they mystify me. In my teaching expe-
rience IN New York no one has ever ats
tempted TO intimldate me, politically or
otherwise. I cannot conceive II possible
for any superior to do 20. IL means that
there r. n great weakness of win In the
persons who can be intimldated. ana II
this deplorable weakness exists I feel
they are not qualified to undertake the
development of human minds. n career
that calls for n sane mind in a healthy
body. ANNA IT, Nj. HAND.
Public School IS. all West Flfty-scc-
ond street
NEW YoHK. october rs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-29
Wanted: Biueprints or the Mind.

If somebody will invent an accu-
rate means of measuring the human
mind and the benefits of education
IN exceptional opportunity to use II
exists In Santo Domingo. This Is
the Spanish-Indlan-negro republic, as
distinguished from its neighbor, the
purely negro republic of Hayti.
Perhaps 90 per cent. of the lnhab-
ltants are iliterate. The other 10
per cent include artists, poets, must
clans, historians, engineers, diplo-
mats, architects and other highly edu-
Gated persons with the outlook of
Paris and other capitals of Europe.
Santo Domingo Is noted wherever
the Spanish language is spoken for
the excellence Of its~literary produc-
ton. The Cuban poet Joss MARIA
pE HEREprA, was the child Of Domin-
lean parents.
"Enriquillo," regarded as one of
the best historical novels produced in
Latin America, was written by Do
minlcan, MANUEL DE JESUS GALvAN.
The Dominlcans are so addicted TO
poetry that its influence has been
called harmful, rs tending TO divert
their minds from practical matters.
The University of st. Thomas was
founded in Santo Domingo in 1888
and It's traditions persist.
The llliterate 80 per cent. also OK.
hibit interesting qualities OF mind.
They are polite, hospltable, gay. .frIv-
olous. The men are Of fine physique
generally. the women graceful and
often beautiful In glrlhood. If they
have not done more to better their
condition, judged by our standards,
and to develop their resources IL is
because they are content to take what
nature provides In a fertile and be-
nign land.
II illlterate they can reason nc.
curately and clearly. though their
processes Of thought and the conclu-
slons reached may sometimes be sur.
prlsing TO us. A curious example of
this trait Is given by SAMUEL GUY
INMAN, who made n social survey OF
the island a year ago and parts Of
whose report are summarized here.
The example appears In an explnna-
ton OF the fact that co per cent. OF
the children are illegltlmate, the or
spring Of unions by consent:
"A respectable coiored man In a
responsible Position on a plantation,
the head Of large family but got
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-29
The End or Hunger Striking as a
Safe Political Weapon.

Shortly after her recent arrest on q
charge Of attempting to provoke sedi-
ton in the British navy, SYLVIA PHNK.
HURST wrote as follows to LEN1NE:
IT expect six months imprlson-
ment consider a hunger strike.
but l am afraid that the weapon is
destroyed now since the Government
is letting the Irish hunger strikers
die"
Probably Miss PANKHUEsT meant
that things are not as they were In
the period when a hunger striker was
released after a few days and went
out glorying in victory over the
Government and listening to the
cheers Of admirers. To hunger briefly
and win was one thing; to hunger for
ten weeks and die is quite different.
Hunger striking is no longer a nov
city. AT last men have died of It. And
In the case of MAcSwINEY, the first
hunger striker to attract the worlds
serious attention. the novelty of the
means was finally overshadowed by
the personality of the striker. If at
Hst the Mayor of Cork was regarded
simply as a prisoner who was try
ing to force his jallers to release him,
at the last he was viewed as a man
who. utterly beyond hope of living
victory, was striving for a triumph in
death itself.
AS SYLVIA PAYKHURsT says, hun
ger striking is no longer a weapon
unless the striker is prepared to 20
the whole fatal way; and even then
there will never be a parallel, in pub
lie interest to the MacSwiney case.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-29
The Ethics OF Wet Yachting.

\ man invited three friends to
spend a week on his yacht. The boat
caught fire and, although all hands
escaped, their valuables we're lost. The
three guests are now suing their host
for amounts aggregating more than
$4,000 TO recompense them for the
loss of clothing, pet dogs, gold ciga-
rette cases and the like. 1t Is charged
In the complaint that the host, In vio-
lation of the law, had intoxicating
beverages aboard the yacht and that.
partaking thereof, he neglected pre-
cautions against fire.
So what was once the embodiment
Of hospitality now becomes the basis
Of gravamen. But the question which
Will be asked by many who are inter-
ested in yachts, bottles and gold ciga-
rette cases is this: Is it chubby to
complain under such circumstances
Are there not thousands of persons
who would willingly risk all their
clothing, Pomeraninns and gold ciga-
rette cases for a trip on a yacht wetly
provlsloned? We fear so.
II the bountlful yachtsman has to
pay, what of the future? II John Doe
fall down stairs after sampling Rich
ard Roe's home brew, does an action
lie? If guest burn his fingers while
investigating his hosts private still,
is he to collect damages?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-29
PRINCE PAUL FORMALLY
INVITED TO BE KING
Told Accession Means Father
Must Renounce.

speeioi Gable 10 THE NEw York HraaLp.
Copyright, 1890. by THE NTw YonK HnnArD.
New York Herald Bureau,1
Paris, Oct. "a.
While political observers are wonder
ing whether Premier Venizelos will be
confronted with the alternative OF recog-
nizing King Constantine the deposed
Greek ruler who is now in exile in Lu-
cerne, II the latter refuses definitely to
relinqnish the throne. or whether he will
be compelled TO proclaim n Greek re-
public Immediately, with himself at the
head OF Il, the Greek Minister TO Switz-
erland to-day Informed Prince Paul at
Geneva that the Athens Government in
vites him 10 succeed his elder brother.
Alexander. The Prince also was In
formed that his accession depends upon
the formal reconciliation by ex-King
Constantine and his eldest son, Prince
George. OF all claims 10 the throne.
In we'll informed circles here Il is de-
ciared that King Constantine's financial
position needs bolstcring up, and that
even II he wanted TO continue the fight
for the kingdom he could not do so, as
even his most friendly bankers appar-
emily have lost confidence In his cause.
Prince Paul. who is proposed as the
successor to King Alexander. is Pre-
mier Nenizeios's big card. The Greek
Premier was said to have authorized the
Greek Legation here to tell King Con-
stsntlno that the Greek people are likely
10 forget the dispute and solidarlze for
n greater Greece IL Constantine relents,
the conjecture here being that the Greek
Treasury will pay off Constantine's
debts and insure him n comfortable
refuge. with frequent visits TO his son.
the King, II he will no longer continue
his antl-Nntlonallst propaganda
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-29
FRIDAY. OCTOBER %. 1920.
An Insincere Mind Ought to Have
a Long Memory.

Perhaps there has never come from
the White House, even during the
term of its present occupant, any
thing more impudently insincere or
more directly insulting TO American
loyalty and to American principles
than this passage in President VIII
soN's address of Wednesday to Mr.
HAMILTON HoLT's amiable IL idola-
trously inclined little band:
'sThe so-calied Americanism which
We hear SO much prating about now
IN spurious and invented for party
purposes only
The Americanism which Mr.. WILL
SON denounces as spurious, invented
for party purposes only" is the Amer
icanism which has resisted Nand
blocked Mr.. WILSON'S self-determined
attempt, in the name Of humanity, to
subordinate national sovereignty to
international supergovernment. Only
this, and nothing more.
Was the Americanism spurious and
invented for party purposes which
"prated" as follows on September 3,
1916, when President WILSON was
campaigning for reelection?
I'VE have been neutral. not only
because It was the fixed and tradi-
uonal policy of the United States to
stand aloof from the policies of Eu-
rope, but because we had no part
either OF action or OF policy In the
influences which brought on the war"
That "prating" is from Mr.. VII
soN's speech at Long Branch accept
ing his party's nomination for sec
ond term as President.
Was the Americanism spurious and
intended for party purposes which
"prated" thus at Des Molnes in Feb
ruary Of 1915?
There are actually men In the
United States who are preaching war.
who are preaching the duty OF the
Ontltu 0tdttc " w VIM u NOuAo
never do before---seek entanglements
In the controversies which have
arisen on the other side of the water.
abandon its habltual and deliberate
policy and deliberately engage In the
conflict which il now enguling the
rest OF the world. do not know
what the standards Of the citizenship
Of these gentlemen may be. only
know that I, for one. cannot sub
scribe to those standards"
Was the Americanism spurious and
intended for party purposes which de-
clared on May 9, 1914. three months
before the beginning Of the war?
America should lead her own life.
We cannot form alliances with those
who are not going our way. We need
not, and we should not. form ALL
ances with any nation in the world"
Spurious Americanism Was this
former preacher OF America First
prating then for party or personal
purposes, or Is he pratIng now?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-29
NO HOPE IN THE LEAGUE.
1t Is Not Adapted to the American
Way Of Doing Things.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: II we
agree to go to war as provided by
Article X. Of tho Wilson Covenant we
shall be sure to disgrace ourselves In
the eyes Of the world. for we never could
spirit in our people had been fully
aroused and that would take long
time.
The wanton murder of our men.
women and children in the sinking of
the Lusitanla by order Of the German
Government was the strongest provoca-
ton for war. and the outrage was fol-
lowed by many others. but Congress took
twanty-three months. from May I, 1915.
to April G. 1917. TO get to the actual
declaration OF war, and even then q
whole year more was lost In getting
ready to fight What chance Is there
of our promptly or ever helping with
armies some nation of which we know
little when It happened to be overrun
by a warlike neighbor? How long would
II take Congress to deliberate?
If Article X. should come into play
we should have the same sort~of Con-
gressmen we have had always, men who
wait for their constituents 10 push
them Into action. These constituents
would be interested In their own affairs.
not in any foreign affairs.
League or no league, covenant or no
covenant. 1t would take n campaign of
education to make the United States go
to war in any event, By the time we
co lid get into 1t any ordinary war would
have been fought to finish.
And may we not" at any future
time have President either too proud
to fight" or else determined to win his
own reelection with the slogan 'He kept
us out of war?
Let us have done with Wilson and
his impossible ideas and then let us
start anew under President Harding to
frame an agreement which our form of
government and our ways of doing will
permit US to live up to in both letter
and spirit.
J. HOWARD CowPERrHwAIr.
NBw YORK, October 2s.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-29
PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.
MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX.

MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX.
Heat. a Motion Of Molecules" by NJ.
John III. Stocker, Stuyvesant II. s.. FL
tcenth street and First avenue: illustrated
"A New American Philosophy" The En-
reimbursement OF Beauty" by Mr.. Charles
ID. Isaacson, Wadleigh II. s., l15th strcat
and Seventh avenue.
What Has America Done In Art?'' by
Samuel W. Patterson. y. $. o. Forty-second
street and Third avenue.
Health Education for Garment Work
eTs." by Mrs. Grace NJ. Bcrnheim. Y. S. &C.
Eiehty-eirhth street and First avenue.
1.-THE Language Of Music" b. Mr. Mary
Gregory Murray, =. S. 1872. fsad street aud
Wadsworth aveuuc.
Orators of the Slavery Period" by Mr.
Vincent Gilroy, L. s. i57. 81. Nicholas ave-
nue. and i27th street.
Problem OF Land. Labor Transports
ton" by Mrs. Mary T.. Lease. Il. g. as
Anthony and fremont avenues. The Bronx. b.,
'Tennyson's Enoch Arden" by Mrs. Ma
rlan Leland. ut New York Public Library.
Woodstock Branch $50 East fG0th street.
The Bronx.
BROOKLYN
Trend Of the Times" by Cleveland Rod
gers. Girls II. s.. Nostrand avenue. Halsey
and Macon streets.
Trend OF the Times" by. Miss Myran
Louise Grant 4. S. 147. Bushwick avenue.
Siegcl and McKibbcn streets.
Reconstruction Days In France" by Nine.
Cecile G.. Sartoris, Bay Ridge II. s.. Fourth
avenue and Sixty-scventh street; Illustrated.
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Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New Nork-Partly CLOUDY
and cooler to-day; tomorrow fair; fresh
northwest winds.
to-day; tomorrow fair: moderate to FISH
north winds.
For Northern New England-Partly cloudy
and cooler to-day tomorrow fair moderate
to fresh north winds.
For Southern New England-Partly cloudy
and cooler to-day tomorrow fair moderate
to fresh north winds.
For Western New Yorh-Fair to-day and
Tomorrow; slowly rising temperature to-
morrow; moderate northwest 10 north winds.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-The disturbance
mat was central over Lake Huron moved
northeastward TO the lower ST. Lawrence
Na4ley, attended by showers In the lower
iake region, the upper OHIO Valley and the
Atantle states Snow fell to-day In the
upper lake region. West Of the Mississippi
River generally fair weather. prevailed OK
cept IN the north Pacific Statcs. where rain
lell. Much cooler weather oterspread the
east halr OF the country within the last
twenty-tour hours, and the temperature was
cohsidc rably below normal tonight far
east n the Appalachian Mountains and
south ard to the Gnlf coast Near normal
tempe ratures prevailed IN the Rocky Noun
tam and plateau regions and the Pacific
states. The outlook Is for generally fair
weather In the States east of the Mississippi
River tomorrow and Saturday, with tent
perature considerably belo@ normal. How
warmer Saturday west of tae Appalachian
Mountains.
reau stations taken at p. NJ. yesterday,
seventy fifth meridian time,