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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-20
Visitors From Afar Wned and Dned Shown Good Time
Ardmore Business and Professional
Men Make Local History Entertaining
Oklahoma City Boosters: Visitors
From Metropolis Well Pleased With
Business Center of the Southwest

The Oklahoma City boosters who
invaded Ardmore Wednesday after
roon left this morning over the Fris.
co for Madill, Durant. and othet
towns in the southeastern part OF
the state, TO spend the night at
Hugo.
The train was supposed to have
arrived here at 3:55 p. IN. but was
running behind the schedule. and it
was $50 before 1t pulled in at the
union station.
Headed by the pand Of the Second
Regiment, Oklahoma National Guard,
the party marched up Main street as
far as the new Ardmore Hotel, where
the line was dismissed, and individual
members began to visit with mer-
chants and friends.
At C;30 o'clock all assembled at
the Wilmington hotel, where they
boarded automobiles for a trip to the
Rod and Gun Club lake, where a
sumptuous barbecue awaited them.
While waiting for the party to
reach the lake some Of the earlier
arrivals took rod and reel and tried
to lure some OF the large bass that
abound in the waters Of the lake to
take a bite, but with poor success.
although Walter Ferguson did sue
coed in landing-a fish.
When the guests arrived at the
club house everything was set for
them, Charles Wortham, who always
acts as chef on such occasions, had
every detail prepared. and it was not
long before every one had a plate
piled high with barbecued meat, and
everything that goes with it before
them, and a 'cold bottle" on the side
The guests were ordered by the
master Of ceremonies to get busy,
and to repeat the order just as often
as they felt disposed.
A half hour was spent in paying
} respects to the food and nrink after
= which came the cigars and a few
\ snappy speeches, devoid of length and
full Of good-natured badinage.
j. c. Dngs took charge, and in a
I few remarks introduced j. B. Cham
= pion who delivered the welcome ad-
I dress to the visitors and assured
! them of the hearty welcome extended
4 by every Ardmore citizen who consid-
a cred that they were in manner
S kin-folk, living as they do at OKLA
homa City, suburb of Ardmore.
o C. II. Russell on behalf OF the
o boosters mounted the platform anu
y called upon Walter Ferguson TO re-
spond to the address of welcome.
n When the speaker arose he receiv-
/ ed a big hand from all Ardmore citi-
II zens as he is nearly as well known
# here as he is in his home town, and
= II was not long before his stories ana
anecdotes had the entire crowd go
s ing.
j. He thanked the people of Ardmore
a in behalf of the Oklahoma City boost
d ers for the generous hospitality, and
assured them that this was the great
est entertainment they had expefi
g enced on the entire trip. 1T was
It more than we were expecting, ol
r looking for, but it was just VIVA
5, we wanted and had We ordered II
Continued on Page Ffve)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-20
With Republican Convention Only IS
Days Away the Presidential Choice of
The &c. @. P" Looks Like Any Mans

canoe of the frs. ballot as an indi-
Gator OF the strength of the various
candidates.
Among those candidates who are
expected to divide the uninstructed
vote on the first ballot, in many
cases commanding all or part Of the
delegates from their home states, are
Governor Sproul, Pennsylvania; Gov.
ernor Coolidge, Mass; Senator SUM-
derland, West Virginia; Senator Poin-
dexter. Washington; Senator Lafol-
lette. Wisconsin; DR.. Nicholas Murray
Butler, New York; Herbert Hoover,
California; and Judge Pritcbard, OF
North Carolina.
Senator Poindexter las Ia instruct
ed votes from Washington; Judge
Pritchard II from North Carolina
Governor Coolidge 33 from Massa'
chusetts and the other candidates
nave, or expect TO have. varying
numbers.
Campaign managers here OF the
three candidates who are leading in
delegates actually instructed have
they expect to receive in the conven
tion. Major General Woods head
quarters has issued n statement
claiming he will have from 297 tc
2O2 votes on the first ballot that
he will gain from 12 to 20 on the
second ballot and that he will be
nominated on the third or fourth.
The Johnson managers here say
reports from their workers through
out the country, show they viii
have 1876 votes on the first ballot
and that the senator will be nominat
ed on the third or fourth.
Governor Lowden's managers give
no estimate of how many votes they
expect to have on the first ballot, bu'
in published statement have as
sured the governor he will win th'
nomination with 522 votes They pre-
dict the break In his favor will come
after the third ballot.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-20
LIONS NAME DELEGATES
To IN TERI A T|ON Al
ASSOCIATION VIII CHI
MEETS At DENVER, COLO.
FROM JULY 4 TO IS

When the International Association
o. Lions Clubs meet in annual ses-
on July IA and 16 this summer in
] enver, Colo, the name Of .. {. Lash
+ will be presented as a candidate
tr International president.
This was decided upon today when
tie local Lions elected delegates to
TIE association. The delegates are Ed
/ Sandlin, George Poulter, II. C.. Pot
trf and DR.. j. W. Hancock. The al
trnates are Russell b. Brown, w.
J Burnitt, w. W.. Clemens and o.
]. Wolverton.
Mr.. Lasher will make the trip by
alto and he requested the delegates
l. make the trip in the same man
yer.
The guests introduced were DR.. Pot.
trf of Kansas City who was the
Ilest of his brother, Judge H. c. Pot
I RI, A. X. Harris of Okmugee, in
t'oduced by Russell b. Brown, j. II
Galloway and w. II. Aughtry Of Ok
hhoma City introduced by w. w
Clemens, John Hartnitt of this city
and w. j. Marshall of Hugo intro
duced by George Poulter.
Mr.. Harris of Okmulgee invited the
Lions to meet in Okmulgee June l;
to attend the district association o.
all the clubs in Oklahoma and Kan
sas
MIR. Marshall of Hugo invited tn,
Lions to visit his city and pledged
the support of his club 10 the can
didacy of o. C. Lasher for president
Mr.. Marshall is a delegate from hi.
club
Olin II. Wolverton spoke briefly or
fs city club plan and stated thai
e,me cards would be mailed out soor
In order to test the idea and to
Sc If it will have sufficient support
& make 1t q success.
The president called the attention
tt the club to the illness of Captain
huntington, stating that he Is con
yalescent at this time and can receive
Gmpany.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-20
Officer Simms Slain This Morning
In Front of Police Station; Man
Whom He Attempted to Disarm is Held

not be reached for a statement. Cur
It's was not about, to give his version
of the affair. The authorities were al
so looking for Crotzer who had not
been located this morning.
After the shooting Pruitt surrend'
cred to Officer Emerson who lodgea
him in the county jail where he will
remain to await the action OF tn,
county attorney who is making an
investigation of the affair,
Simms is survived by widow and
four children, James and Larry Of
this city, Bert, who lives at ST. Louis
Mo, and Mrs. o. o. Malone Of Fort
Worth, Texas; also by two brothers,
one residing at Fort Worth and the
other at Dallas. Texas. All have been
notified and will be here as soon as
possible to make the trip.
Today was the seth anniversary OF
the birth of Mr.. Simms, and his wife
and sister, Mrs. c M. Joiner, were
preparing an elaborate dinner in
honor OF the event.
Claude Pruitt is the son Of Byrd
Prutt, we'll known Carter county
citizen. The prisoner is under sem
tence Of two years for shooting o
man by the name Of Mahuerin at
Springer, over two years ago, and
the sentence had been affirmed by
the criminal court Of appeals. Russell
Brown, county attorney, when asked
about the status of the case this
morning said that the mandate OF
the criminal court had never been
received from the clerk and Pruitt
Twas out under his bond.
Mr.. Smms had been a citizen Of
Carter county for q number Of years,
having come to this section from
Texas.
He was a native Of Lawrence coun.
ty, Tennessee, and previous to &C.
ceptlng the position as night desk
sergeant was employed as bailiff In
the district court.
The body of the dead officer was
taken in charge by Harvey Brothers,
undertakers, and prepared for burial.
No arrangements for the funeral will
be made until after his relatives or.
rive.
He was n member of the Odd Eel.
lows and also OF the Woodmen order.
The funeral will probably bc con.
Quoted ,-der the auspices Of one or
both of the orders.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-20
THOUSANDS AFFILIATE
WITH AMERICAN LEGION
ON FIRST DAY OF DRIVE

Indianapolis, May 20. Incomplete
returns into national headquarters
here indicate that approximately SO,-
900 new members were obtained in
the first two days of the American
Legion nationwide campaign for in.
creased membership.
Connecticut has jumped into the
lead with 1900 new members for the
two days. Oklahoma with 1912 is
second. Standings of the states is
based on percentage OF legion men,
bers to total number. Of men from
the state who were in the service.
1t is believed Texas will be high in
the running, as an early report show
ed that six posts there gained 1900
members on the first day Of the
campaign.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-20
SCOTT FERRIS WORK|N c
ON AMERICAN LEGION s
SOLD| ERS' RELIEF BILL

Washington May 20. - Representa-
tive Scott Ferris who returned to
Washington from two weeks speak
ing tour in Oklahoma, in the interest
Of his candidacy for the democratic
United States senatorial nomination,
has secured the promise of the rail.
way administration to supply so box
cars and 80 mill cars daily, to the
belt-line railroad which connects the
Miami zinc and lead fields with the
trunk or main lines. Immediate re-
lief for the shippers was promised.
Congressman Ferris returned to
Washington to help with the Ameri-
can Legion soldiers relief bill, and
to take up some other departmental
measures relative to the establish
ment of adequate hospital facilities
in Oklahoma, for that states ex-serv-
ice men.
AS soon as this business has been
| disposed of Mr. Ferris will return
to Oklahoma he said today, to re-
sumo his campaign.
"The campaign is warming up in
| Oklahoma, said Mr.. Ferris "and my
friends assure me that l will be
nominated and elected
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-20
SENATOR COMMITTEES
TOLD BY DANIELS THE
EFFORT ATTACKING HIS
POLICIES ARE AB0RT|VE

Washington, May 20.--Secretary
Daniels today replied to the criticisms
of naval officers that he did moi
make adequate steps to secure SUI
ficient personnel for the navy before
the United States entered the war
He told the senate committee in
Sestigating the navy's conduct of the
war, that efforts to link his per
sonnel policies in 1914, with thu
world war had been abortive," an,
declared that if he erred, then, i
was because he followed the pre-
cedents established by those who
preceded him in office.
He had been criticised by Rear Ad
miral tfske and other officers be
cause, in 1914, he only asked con
gress for enough men to fill tn
peace compliments of the ships, Mr.
Daniels said, although he was onl.
following recommendations Of the gen
eral board, made in conformity witt
established policies of the depart
ment.
Mr.. Daniels reviewed at length al
OF the personnel legislation durin!
his term of office and told the com
mittee that what the navy did il
enrolling and training young me-
during the world war, has had n
precedent in any navy during tn
last or any previous war.
The British navy, he said, totalle
4l5,l62 officers and men when tn
armistice was signed. against $50
021 for the United States.
In May, 1916, the general boar
recommended 100000 men as tn
number necessary for the navy 70
war in the Atlantic Mr.. Daniels sale
In August of that year he recon
mended. and congress authorized jus
5000 less than that number, he d,
clared
Nobody in the navy in 1915 or i
1916 dreamed that in any war $
many as 100000 men would be neec
ed" he declared.
1t was not until after the Unite
States entered the war that it b,
came evident preparations must /
made on a much larger scale tha
100000 men. Mr.. Daniels said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-20

John A. Simms, night desk serg-
ant at police headquarters, was shot
and almost instantly killed about l:3o
o'clock this morning while standing
in front of the station on south a
street.
According to a statement from Chiet
of Police Chancellor. two young men,
tlaude Pruitt and Dick Crotzer drove
in front Of the station at that hour'
having Just returned from a hshlhg
excursion, and unloaded large pos
sum that they had captured some
where on their route. Sergeant Simms
according to the report, ordered the
Young men to take the animal away
and some words were passed.
Crotzer and Police Officer Emerson
took the animal to the yard south
of the station and placed 1t inside
while Pruitt drove the car south TO
First avenue and turning returned to
the station, where the argument was
resumed.
Chief Chancellor stated that it had
been reported to him that when Ser
geant Simms ordered the boys away
with the animal he told officer Emer'
son that Pruitt had a gun on him
but no effort was made to get 1t al
the time. When Pruitt returned, how
ever, Sergeant Simms asked him tc
give up the gun, to which Pruitt re
fused and told the officer that he
would not permit him to take it. AS
Simms reached for the gun, which
Pruitt had in his hand while sitting
in the car the shooting began. In al
nine shots were fired from a 3.
calibre automatic pistol. five of which
took effect in the body of Simms
He was shot three times in tn,
breast, once in the side and one,
through the thigh.
The officer spoke but once aftei
the shooting started. He had his pis
tol in his hand when he sank TO tn
pavement, 1t Is said but it fel
from his grasp and was layingbesid
him when he expired
Police officer johnson and Nat Curt
Is were in the office at the city jai
when the shooting occurred an,
reached simms Just as he breathe'
his last.
Officers Johnson and Emerson worl
on the night shift and they coul
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-20

Chicago, May 20.--With the repub
lican national convention only 1S days
away and S99 of the 9s4 delegates al
ready elected, the situation facing
the republican candidates is that no
candidate will enter the convention
with enough votes pledged to him to
give any decided advantage over his
opponents.
Forty.seven Of the SO states and
territories have chosen their de.c-
cations and are sending TO Chicago
'37 uninstructed delegates, A more
than q majority Of all those who will
sit in the convention.
Major General Leonard Wood, OF.
the face Of returns to date, will show
,he most strength or the first ballot,
for Of those delegates who have been
instructed who have expressed q
preference, l45 are pledged to him
In addition he carried the prefer
entail primary in Vermont, but that
states eight delegates have not yet
keen chosen by the state convention
Woods nearest competitor, in the
delegations already pledged, is Senator
Hiram Johnson of California, whc
commands an even hundred votes
Governor Frank o. Lowden Of Illinois
with 7S votes pledged TO him. is third
while Senator Warren G.. Harding OF
Ohio, has 80 votes from his home state
There are. however, contests pend
ing in Il states. and the District OF
Columbia, involving 1O4 delegates
Thirty.five Of the contests are or
Wood delegates; six on Lowden men
and c. among uninstructed delega
tions. The credentials committee will
peet here May 81 to thresh out these
contests.
Campaign managers at Chicago fo'
the various candidates agree tina
there will DO no nomination on thu
first ballot. The complimentary vot'
for the large list OF 'favorite sons
may, in fact, they say, be so large
that il will destroy the usual sienifi
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-20
JUDGE POLLOCK TAKES
PROF| TEER DEMURRERS
UNDER AMUSEMENT TO
PASS UPON ON JUNE |

Oklahoma City, Okla, May 90
Judge John G. Pollock of the fed
eral district court, today had un.
der advisement the demurrer fl
ed by attorneys for the 13 bus
mess men of Oklahoma City, and
Enid who are charged with vio-
latiOn of the Lever act, by al
legged profiteering in the sale of
sugar. A decision will be handed
down June 1, at the beginning Of
the summer vacation, the judge
announced.
Attorneys for the IL defendants
were given five to seven days in
which to prepare and file briefs.
Arguments on the demurrer late
yesterday centered around the
definition of the word, "exces.
sive," the defendants being charg-
ed with charging Excessive"
prices for sugar.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-20
CAR SHORTAGE MAY BE
CAUSE OF HEAVY LOSS

Washington, May 2O.-Lack Of
transportation prevented the liquida-
ton of q large part of last years
wheat crop and threatens delay in
the movement of the crop soon to be
harvested grain dealers from the
southwest and northwest declared to-
day at a conference called by julius
II. Barnes, head Of the United States
grain corporation. to discuss plans for
meeting the situation to result from
termination Of government control
July l.
Dealers said that care for move
ment of grain must be furnished on
a preferential basis IL distress was
to be avoided in the wheat belt.
Twenty per cent of last years wheat
crop still is held on farms in many
localities, while elevators in grain
centers are filled, the dealers said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-20
NEW RE CINE IN MEXICO
SEEMS SITTING STEADY
AND IN FULL CONTROL

Chihuahua City, Mexico, May 90
Juan Rico. secretary Of the Mexican
labor party, today received the fol-
lowing telegram from the department
of information and propaganda IN
Mexico City:
General Jose de la Tore, who left
the Carranza convoy because of dis
agreement with General Francisco
Murgua. today surrendered to Gen
eral Guadalupe Sanchez near San
Marcos, Puebla.
General Carlos Ozuna, Carranza
commander at Matamoros, Tamauli
pas. went over to the revolution with
/ 300 cavalry. He disarmed several
of his officers, and. together win
former Governor Gustavo Espinosa
Mirales, Of Coahuila sent them across
the Rio Grande to Texas.
'"The supreme court justices wht
fled with Carranza have returned tC
Mexico City. They held court today
and were Ia choose chief justice.
Last night the Saturday tran
captured by the revolutionists. return
ed to Mexico City with twenty millioi
pesos in gold. The special trains O
Carranza and of Murguia also re
turned.
"The national congress already hal
n quorum necessary to name the pro
visional president, Antonio Ancon'
Albertos, of Yucatan. has been nance
president of the senate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-20
Vice President Marshall Discussing
Paramount Issues Advises, ''Quit Talk.
Ing About the Profiteer and Jail Him.
Says Mans Views on Nations League
Not Cause to Read Him Out of Party

Indianapolis, Ind, May 2O.-"Equal
md exact justice TO all men, as
remedy for unrest, was prescribed
by Vice President Marshall in his
Keynote address today before the
state democratic convention. He also
urged prison sentences for profiteers
and increased production to relieve
the high cost OF living.
II hold that the democratic doc
trine of equal and exact justice TO
all men and of special privileges to
none, will meet all the angry and
unreconciled views Of today" said
Mr.. Marshall.
The vice president also expressed
the hope that President Wilson and
the senate would reconcile their dif-
lsrences over the peace treaty and
that II would be ratified; but said
no man should be read out of the
democratic par'Y because Of his po'
sition on the lJaS"e of nations.
This was, rs l understand it,"
the vice president said, IAN Am
erican war. The pe.ce should be an
American peace. The war could nor
have been fought successfully as
either democratic or republican
war. The peace cannot bring that real
peace which the American people
want If it be made either as dem
ocratic or republican peace.
II still hope that the president and
tba ia will N acpOr1
on such terms as will enable the
treaty TO be ratified and a de jure
peace to be made with the govern
ment of Germany. but as l grant tc
no man the right to read me out
OF the democratic party, nor to say
platform, advocate the election of its
candidates and vote for them, !, my
self will not say 10 any man that
his views upon the league of ma
tons inevitably place him without
the democratic fold"
Vice President Marshall said hi:
comments on the treaty would b'
brief for he had no hope of lighting
the "cimmerian darkness which nov
envelopes it," but added:
"A lifelong advocate Of a resor
to courts and not to force, 1 CAV,
my unqualified endorsement to tn,
altruistic views of the president, il
the defense of which views he ha,
broken his body"
Any let up in the enforcement O
national prohibition until lega
change has been made in its provis
ions was opposed by Mr.. Marshall
who warned the democratic party tha
it would merit the contempt of tn
people II il ever stands for the flaunt
ing of law because certain cit
zens do not believe in it."
The vice president assailed the re
publican congress for its work dun
ing the last year. declaring it ha
laid its hand upon nothing an
has thought OF nothing save a pre-
posal to prevent, during an unprt
cedented scarcity of manufacture
products, the dumping Of foreign
made goods on our market as n
oblation to the great god, Protection
that he will not permit the lowerin
of prices lest 800 per cent stock di,
idents may no longer be declare
and thus the working men be pr
upon an equality with the pauper |;
Dor Of Europe"
Mr.. Marshall declared that tn
aftermath of the war, in legislatiy
halls would be heart breaking if
were not humorous" and charge
that the republicans have spent tt
Continued on Page Five)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-20
TEXAS LEGISLATURE IN
A SPECIAL SESSION

Austin, Texas, May 20. - The
Texas legislature met in extra
ordinary session today for the pri-
mary purpose, Governor w. p.
Hobby said, OF enacting legislation
to combat the spread of the pink
cotton boil worm. Emergency
school legislation is also to be con-
sidered.
the creation of non-cotton zones,
surrounded by regulated zones rs
miles wide, in areas infested with
the pink boil worm has been pro-
posed and the federal horticul-
tural board has intimated that this
will be necessary in. order to avert
quarantine against Texas cot
ton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-20
NEW YORK GOVERNOR
VETOES SuX ANTI
SEDITlON MEASURES

Albany, n. Y, May 2O.-Six
anti.sedition bills passed by the
legislature We're voted by Governor
Smith late yesterday. The six
voted were;
A measure designed to bar So
cialist ticket at elections.
Special loyalty test for teachers
in public schools.
Licensing and supervision by
regents of all schools in the state.
Creating special bureau for in
vestigation Of criminal anarchy.
Changing procedure for lesisla-
tors-elect taking oath Of office.
Measure designed to bar social
lists from holding public office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-20
HERE Is ONE REASON THERE
Is AN EXISTING SHORTAGE

Chicago, May 2oe.< Flftyone
freight cars loaded with 3,O60,OOo
pounds Of sugar. are being sought
in railroad yards here by federal
agents, 1t became known today 1t
is said the sugar has been shifted
around on sidetracks for two
weeks, and according to inforna'
ton in the hands Of District Attor
ney Charles +. Clyne, no attempt
has been made to unload the cars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-20
l., l., Secler Died Today

L. L. Seglcr, father of the late
Les Segler, former chief of police
of this city, dropped dead Of heart
failure at his home near Milo at an
early hour this morning.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been announced.