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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-13
LATE DISPATCHES
STATE CORK IS
QUIET FOLLOWING
HOURS OF TERROR
Bishop Announces That He
Will Ex-COmmunicate All
Participating in Ambus-
cades in His Diocese

London, Dec. 13.-British regulars
stood guard today over twisted and
blackened ruins left by the fires which
Saturday night and yesterday sweep
virtually unchecked through the city
of Cork Ireland. Charges are made
that police auxilarles there, madden>
ed by the killing and wounding of
comrades by ambushed Sim Feiners
on Saturday, loosed the fire demon
on the city. Estimates of the loss run
as high at S15,OOO,OOO.
Hours of terror were spent by the
people of Cork Saturday night, the
widest order prevailing throughout
the city. 1t is said several lives were
lost aQd dispatches declare two broth
ers named Delaney were called from
their homes and shot, one Of them
fatally.
Two districts of Cork were swept
by the flames. In the business sec
ton along St. Patrck's street from
Cplh W way lOl bdAuiN a SllOP No1
left unscathed. This was the shopping
center Of Cork and in less troubled
times boasted many prosperous stores
| South Of st. Patrick's street the fire
ran uncontrolled on Winthrop street
and other narrow thoroughfares as far
as Old George street. Thus an area
of three blocks in this part of the
town was reduced to masses Of debris
1t was not in this district, however
that the loss of the fire was centered
The magnificent city hall of Cork
located on the southern end Of Par.
nell bridge that spans the river Lee
was also laid in ruins. In addition
the Carnegie library, just across An
glesea street to the west was burned
an dthe Corn exchange. just behinC
thes city hall and to the south, was
at least partially destroyed. Report:
say Albert Quay. lying along the
southern bank of the river, is a mas:
of desolation.
q. Dispatches reaching London today
said that Cork was quiet and tina
orders had been given the regular sol
diers to shoot loOters on sight. Dam
aged premises have been plundered ir
some instances, it is said, but tn,
military is in absolute control a
present. Rumors relative to the los:
of life are conflicting, and are for tn,
most part. vague and conjectural.
Exact details OF the event are mo-
available. The accuracy of early dis
patches and others is disputed. Al
reports indicate that the disorders an(
fires had a direct connection with th'
attack made upon the lorry carrying
police auxiliaries. Newspapers are
frankly skeptical Of these reports anC
suggest the fires must have beer
caused by the explosion Of stored eX
plosives such as were found on sat
urday in the city Of Dublin. Others
indicate their belief that the fire.
were reply TO the establishment o
martial law in southwest Ireland ans
IL is remarked that dispatches hav'
not furnished proof that the fire
were set by men bent on reprisals.
Monsgnor Daniel Cohalen, bishop
of Cork. is said TO have announced IL
his cathedral last evening his inten
ton to ex-communiclte anyone FUR
ther participating in ambuscade'
against forces in his diocese
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-13
EASTERN OKLAHOMA TO
HAVE TUBER { I'LL OS|S
HOSPITAL At TAL|H|NA

Oklahoma city Dec. lS.-rhe con-
tract FOR the erection OF tubercu'
losis sanitarium for eastern Oklahoma
at Talihina. LcFlorc county was let
late Saturday by the state board of af-
fairs to the Manhattan Construction
Company OF Muskogee. Announce
ment OF the boards action was made
today.
The Manhattan Company bid was
sSj.3OO. tho lowest OF three biddere.
The contract was for the erection
OF an administration building and a
ward building with 100 beds capacity,
Both the buildings are to be com
pletcd by Sept. 10. 1921.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-13
.LASHER ASKS FOR AN
IN CREASE ON CAR FARE
RA TES IN ARDMORE

Oklahoma City, Dec. ia petition
asking for a 10 cent street car fare
in Ardmore instead OF the present
five cent fare was filed With the state
corporation commission today by o.
c. Lasher. receiver for the Ardmore
company, which operates street rail-
way system 3.37 miles in length. Hear
ing was set for December 30.
The petition stated that the company
could be self-sustaiping on a 10 cent
fare. Should the commission not see
fit to grant a II cent fare, 1t was
asked that a fare not less than 10
cents be granted, as the company
could be operated longer on that bas-
is
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-13
HARD|NG'S CONFERENCE
WITH ROOT ON LEA CUE
RE CA RDED AS THE MOST
IMPORTANT TO Be HELD

Marion, Ohio, Dec. 13.-Advice on
the plans for an association of nations
was sought by President-elect Hard
ing today from Elihu Root, former
secretary of state and more recently
conferred with leading European states
men in the formation of q world court
under the Versailles league covenant,
The conference, regarded as one OF
the most important TO be held by
Mr.. Harding in his meeting of minds,
here, is understood to have concerned
chiefly the question of how far the
machinery of present league may be
used in building a world peace concert,
acceptable to the United States.
Throughout the league fight, Mr.
Root advocated acceptance OF the Yer
sailles covenant with reservations and
during the world court conferences
abroad, he expressed much faith in
some portions of the covenant. Details
of his conference with Mr.. Harding
today were not revealed. however, both
he and the president-elect, saying his
recommendations We're entirely conf
Dental. In asking Mr.. Roots ad-
vice, Mr.. Harding is understood to
have sought in particular for informa-
ton about the practical working of the
league as observed by the former Sec
retary of state during his visits 10
Europe. Questions on the same sub
ject We're put by Mr.. Harding yes
terday to Herbert Hoover who recon-
mended that the league machinery
with changes be used in forming the
proposed association of nations.
The visit of Mr. Root again brought
his name into prominence in gossip
about the cabinet selections OF the
incoming administration.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-13
Indian Farmer Killed

McAlester Okla. Dec. i3.-Frank
Lewis, %, an Indian farmer from
III, was shot and killed at Harts.
horne. Saturday evening at about .
o'clock. An argument over n gamb.
ling game is said to have caused the
killing. W. c. Metcalf, GO. a miner
OF TIartshorne, and his son, aged Is.
are being sought by the local police
in connection with the affair. 1t IL
alleged that the mon were intoxicated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-13
Lions Club Empty
Stocking Campaign

EN'tNpouy IS Lion from now uhui
Christmas
Acting ON the above suggestion
which has appeared In recent editions
Of the Ardmoreite n number OF men
and women OF this city are turning
aside from their purchases and prep
arations Of Gift buying for their own
immediate families and personal
friends and personal friends and are
assisting the members of the Lions
Club In the Empty Stocking Cam
paign.
Now that the bali has started roll
ing the Ardmorc citizenship will see
that no child within the city's gates
shall see the sun set on Christmas
day without its little heart being
made glad. Those who are vitality in
trestcd In assisting the Good Fellow
ship work are invited TO become mcm-
bers In good standing by making a
contribution. Additional givers from
those previously reported are as fol-
lows.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-13
300 Buildings Destroyed

Cork. Ireland, Dee. 13.-Morc than
three hundred buildings are said to
have been destroyed in the fires which
yesterday laid waste great part Of
this city.
Most Of the fires have been eN'
tinguished. but there are occasional
sporadic outbursts of flame.
All was quiet in Cork last night
but the fires still were smoldering.
After dark the streets were almost
deserted The military took charge
but at late hour patrols OF the
Royal Irish Constabulary, took up the
duty. after which neither the military
nor the auxiliary OF police appeared
on the scene.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-13

Neutrality-suspicious. patient, Sergeant
Alsein. formerly OF the Seventh coast
artillery. IL believed 10 have burned
TO death In n fire which destroyed
two psyohopathic wards at the walter
Reid military hospital.
The Washington times., 1920-03-07
FINDS INCOME TOO SMALL
AS BRIDE OF A PRINCE
Court Grants Princess Lawrence n
Higher Allowance, ito Live Up
to Her Station

NEW YORK, March THE high
cost OF being a princess and of main
tanning home for n prince whose
name, for all evidence to the contrary,
may be longer than his purse, was
the cause OF petition to tho surro-
gates court to have increased from
$1,000 to s28 900 the annual income OF
Princess Frances Alico willing Law
renee, who three weeks ago married
Prince Andre Poinatowski. The prin-
cess Is the daughter OF Mrs. Susan
and the late r. c. Lawrence.
Referee Lester Tomkins. in recon-
mending the increased allowance,
said.
you know that in Europe things
are different than they are here. A
bride is supposed to have a dot. I
think II would be only fair TO nilnw
the princess an Increase OF her nj.
lowance In order that she may estsb-
lish a home and maintain servants In
order to live up TO her station"
The Washington times., 1920-03-07
BRITISH MONEY FAMINE
WON'T CURB ARMAMENT
Budget Includes $625 ,000, 900 for the
Maintenance of Army and An
other Fund for Ships.
ny l.. r. MURDOCH,
InlyerrAl Service.

LONDON, March 7.-Notwithstand-
ing the perilous state OF British
finances, 1t has developed that the
government intends to include pro-
visions for huge war armaments in
the 1920 budget, which is soon to be
made public.
According to the Daily News these
provisions will include an appropria-
ton OF S825, ,0OO,OO for army main
tenance in addition to the cost OF
forty new warships now under con-
struction.
The Bank of England has warned
the government OF the perilous state
of the huge floating debt OF $4,000, 0OO-
600 for the payment of which no pro-
visions have yet been made.
The Daily News points out that in
addition to this national debt, the
municipalities have undertaken huge
capital commitments, icluding hous-
ing programs for which money must
be found.
The new budget Is to include $500.
600 900 for social service, an enor-
nous pension list, s250,O00,oo0 for a
bread subsidy. and a great railroad
subsidy. the paper adds, and says in
conclusion;
"The budget will fail to tackle the
problem of wiping ont the national
debt, but will add the burden OF great
armaments to the load already car
ried."
The Washington times., 1920-03-07
SPIES BLAMED
FORABDUCT|ON
Police Throughout East Join In
Search for AngeIus J.
Casten.
FIND NO TRACE OF HIM
Authorities Fail to Identity Man
He Was to Meet In
Capital.
FIND NO TRACE OF HIM

DETROIT, March 7.-Angelus J.
Casten, of Chicago. chemist of the
international Harvester Company,
and inventor of a depth bomb propul-
sive used by the United States navy
during the world war. who myster-
iously disappeared while en- route to
Washington, was kidnapped, accord
ing to the belief of Detroit police Of
ficials.
Nothing has been heard from Cas-
ten since Wednesday night, when he
mailed a postal card from Detroit
to his fiancee, Miss Mabel Nielsen,
Of Chicago. stating that he was well
and would leave for Washington that
night to confer with naval officials
here regarding an invention.
Police throughout the East have
been asked to join in the search for
the inventor. 1t is feared he may
have been kidnapped and possibly
llain by internatio1&l spies, who
were eager to got pJsyession of the
valuable war ipventidp which he was
shout to discuss with! navy officials.
Nothing has been learned concern
ing the Identification Company Of
America, which notified Miss Mel
sen yesterday that Casten's body was
found beside the railroad tracks
few miles from Detroit.
Efforts to trace the message re-
ceived by Miss Nielsen have been
unsuccessful.
Police have also been unable to
identify Carl Carson, whom the pos
tai card received by Miss Nielsen
named as a man Casten planned to
meet here.
The Washington times., 1920-03-07

The mother, Mrs. Baco, a Porto
Rican widow. declares that the
Heidemanns have taken her baby
from her and are keeping II because
OF their desire for a child, which has
bsen denied them. The Heidemanns
sS ar their love for the baby is SO
great they cannot give 1t up.
Sobbing and hysterical, Mrs. Baco
today told how she camo to New
York when Mrs. Heidemann, whom
she had known In Porto Rico,
promised to look out for her. Friend
ship for Mrs. Heidemann, she said.
led to intimate acquaintance with
Heidemann, and six months ago she
became the mother of his child.
Heidemann, she said, sent her to
Mrs. Heidemann when he learned Of
her condition, but pledged her not to
reveal his part in the affair. Mrs.
Heidemann, the mother asserted,
cared for her, and when the child
was born, took II to the Heidemann
home. permitting the mother to see
IS occasionally.
Now, Mrs. Baco asserts. Mrs Heide-
mann has learned of her husbands
relations with the mother of the
child and has refused to let her see
the baby again. In desperation she
has appealed to the courts.
"She does not love my baby" the
The Washington times., 1920-03-07

mother declared. How could she?
How could she love the little one
whose face, whose smile, whose every
tiny movement tells her a thousand
times a day OF her husbands sin?
/ know why she is lighting for the
baby. 1t Is because Heidemann loves
II. Heidemann has always wanted
babies and she could not give them
to him. II is because she wants to
keep him that she hrNts for what
is mine"
Although the Heidmann couple offer
their love and a home OF exquisite
appointments for the baby of Miss
Baco, and despite the fact that the
girlmother is making her own way
as a stenographer. she says she is de-
termined to compel the return of the
child.
Not the least remarkable In the odd
triangle is the fact that Mrs. Held
mann, herself q Porto Rican. was.
and says she still Is, the dearest
friend OF Miss Baco." Attorneys for
both sides agree that the romance
was entered into with full knowledge
and sanction Of Mrs. Heidmann, whose
wish for a child never had been graf
ified until the strange solution now
involved Showed the way"
According to George e. Coughlin,
(Continued on Page 3, Column 81
The Washington times., 1920-03-07

The plank, as printed In the press
dispatches. reads as follows:
"We are unalterably opposed to
prohibition by Federal amendment
We believe II to be an unreasonable
interference with the rights Of the
State as guaranteed by the Consti-
tuition. We feel that the recent an
actment was the imposition OF the
ideas of an active minority against
the wishes of the great majority Of
the American people. We therefore
declare for its speedy repeal. and, to
the end that the personal liberty OF
the people of our state may be thor
oughly safeEuarded until such time
as this repeal may be brought about.
we declare the right of our State In
the exercise Of its sovereign power to
so construe the concurrent clause OF
the Eighteenth Amendment as to be
in accord with the liberal and reason
able views OF our people"
1t will be noticed that the plank
begins with q declaration of opposi-
tion Considerably opposed") to a pro-
vision now embodied In the Federal
Constitution and as much part
thereof as the bill of rights, the pro-
vision for the election OF q President
and Congress-, the provision for de-
clarinR war and concluding peace, or
any other provision CT that organic
law.
Oppesitien NUsalter.bb~."
1t Is not only opposition, but upal-
terable opposition--an opnoslt ltion that
no conceiyabis r.s.son,l logic sTrg gsonds.
tion can change The r6Ass6h given
for this unalterable oppositionSis thai
1T 10 ian unret>1onable Interference
with the rights of the State ~ guar
anteed by the Constitution"
"The excuse Hiven--not the fact or
The Washington times., 1920-03-07
The
Winner
OF
Limerick No. 28
With zet party platforms are laid
Dark horses arise IN each glade.
The Bees" on the wing;
Full many hen sling,
But who'll eat the honey be made?

The Rev. w. r. McElroy's house
year ago and he went to Falls Church
with the idea OF buying home
nearer Washington. They needed n
minister for the Presbyterian Church
there, and would not let Mr.. McElroy
get away.
Mr.. McElroy has a family 81 four
boys. So he was not at all displeased
when The Times Limerick Editor
called him on the long distance tele-
phone and told him that his last line
for Limerick No. 28 had been selected
by the Judges as the best
Just for Pastime~
T've been working on that limerick
series just as q pastime," said. Mr..
McElroy when he came into town yes
terday to sit for a photograph.
"a few days ago you had my name
among the honorable mentions. and
that pleased me, but was really hop
ing that would win a prize before
the series was over
Mr.. McElroyl went back to Falls
Church with a check that possibly
made it easier to prepare Sunday
sermon.
The Limerick Editor, having known
country preachers and their families,
did not ask what he would do with
the money.
The limerick was prolific Of good
last lines, and the voting of the
iudpes was much scattered.
Since Miss Elise Wayne started the
competition for two-word last lines,
they have been coming In for almost
every limerick. II one of them ever
gets the prize IL will mean $50 a word,
but at that ths Limerick Editor isn't
advising anybo " to waste a perfect
ly good line foi a stunt.
lie Almost Wins.
Nevertheless George II. G. Kuster,
1914 Fifteenth street northwest. was
a near-winner when he wrote "Qaur-
renniar Qrodomontade." The judges
looked IL up In the dictionary. Quad.
"rodomontade" is campaign bombast.
as IL one should say that he would
roll mountains IL elected.
other lines which received serious
consideration were; That bee Is a
humbug, I'm 'fraid," by Charles w.
Milburn, Na3 Navy building, who, we
think, has been n runner-up In some
previous contest: And pranks with
the pranks viii be played" by n. T.
Sockrider, hygienic laboratory; New
words, same old song, same parade"
by Miss Gertrude T. Brown.
Limerick No. 3s p~d rules sf the
contest viii be fe~pA elsewhere In
this paper.
The Washington times., 1920-03-07

even the reason. but the excuse-is
that those who wrote the platform
feel that the recent enactment was
the imposition OF the ideas of an
active minority against the wishes OF
a great majority of the American
people"
Before taking up the next clause in
the platform II Is worth while to no
tice the insincerity of the two SEN
tences above quoted. The opposition
cannot be based upon any real belief
that II interferes with constitutional
rights, because the Constitution 1T
self provides q way by which 1t can
be amended - that is, in fact, the
most important provision in the Con-
stitution.
Dead Can't Bisd Living.
The dead have no right to bind
the living. A constitution made 100
years ago can hardly be invoked
against the recorded will Of the peo-
pie, recently expressed in an amend
ment adopted In accordance with the
terms OF the Constitution itself. II
the present generation now has no
right to change the Constitution how
long will II be before 1t will acquire
such q right? Or, IL not this genera
tion, what generation in the future
will be able to add by constitutional
methods to a Constitution written in
1TSo?
The Constitution has already been
amended eighteen fiTss. and the
rinetesafa spendu'.f ft. Y nearly Fsh'
fled.
When the Constitaticn was written
slavery existed in many of the States
an Institution that had COME down
from the most ancient times, and yet
(Continued on Page 4, Column ~
The Washington times., 1920-03-07
Note Sent Yesterday to Otto
man Government Is Regarded
As Ultimatum.
GREECE PLEASED BY ACTION
Taking Of ConstantinopIe From
Moslems Would Meet U. S.
Favor, Is Belief.

Military action against Turkey
may be forced on the allies by the
situation now rapidly developing in
the Far East, according to diploma
fists here.
The note dispatched to the Turk
ish government yesterday by the
allies may be an ultimatum, It is be-
lieved. Although the contents Of the
note were not made public, reports
from London received here privately
indicate that it is drastic
The recent massacre If Armenisn
Christians in Cilieia by the Turics
have aroused irdignatiea in EenSpe
to such an extent that the ministries
in Englan. and France have been
forced to taAe ablic noy.ce.
See 1'rsk Casted.
The massacres re likely to result
in the development Of sentiment IN
Europe and America that viii sup
port the supreme council In . dec1-
sion to oust the Turk from ConstaA-
tinople. in the opinion o. dtpiasnas4ses
here. gM
This win prssipftase Z he1y vas.
Ssccording to threat undsfstso4 -
Aave been made BY Enver PAsha,
Turkish leader.
Allied military action against Tus-
key IS therefore not out OF the auco-
tion, according to advices received
here.
British Bsrees U.Aer Orsen.
Military instructions already have
been given to British land and sea
forces In the vicinity Of Constantine
pie. 1t is Understood.
This is pleasing to Greece. whose
premier, Venizelos. has been demand
ing energetic military action against
Turkey from the supreme council.
Drastic action to deprive the Turks
OF Constantinople would meet with
popular favor in the United States, 1t
Is believed here. President Wilson Is
known to favor something very much
like Ii.