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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-15
STATE RIGHTS MADE AN
ISSUE BY TENNESSEE'S
OPPONENTS To SUFFRA GE
AMENDMENT To NATIONAL
AMERICAN CONSTITUTION

Nashville, Tenn. Aug. 14.--'T do
not believe that men of Tennessee
will surrender honest convictions for
political expediency and harmony"
Speaker Walkec of the Tennessee leg
lslature said in q telegram to Presi-
dent Wilson. He was replying to a
message received from the president
urging the Tennessee house to concur
IL the action Of the senate in ratify-
ing the suffrage amendment.
Differs With Wilson
"I have the profound honor, to
acknowledge your wire Of August 49,"
said Speaker Walker; message. II
do not attempt TO express the views
Of other members Of the lower house
Of Tennessee, but speak for myself
alone, which on the Anthony amend
inent are contrary to yours. You
were zoo great to ask it, and l do
not believe that men OF Tennessee
Will surrender honest convictions for
political expediency or harmony
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-15
AMERICA EXPECTING AN
ANSWER To NOTE OUT
LINN c POLICY ON RUSSO
POLISH WAR SITUATION

Washington, Aug. 14--Replies from
both Great Britain and Italy 10 the
American note on the Russian-Pol.
ish situation are expected soon by
state department officials A sum.
mary of the French rejoinder was
received here today, and the fuli
text will follow soon. In the opinion
of administration officials, as ex
pressed today, the reply of the allies
will spring from desire 10 reach
a common policy on the gravest issues
the world has ever dealt with.
The French reply, as outlined in
the official summary received today
was understood to be highly salts.
factory to administration officers. It
was said that France in recognia
ing Gerenal Wranges had accepted
the principal contention Of the Unitsa
States that Russia must be dismem.
bered, Detailed information containing
the policy OF General Wrangel, Of
ficials stated was not as full and
copious as desired, and was described
as of a favorable character.
1t was disclosed today that the
American note on the Russian Polish
situation was directed to the wide
spread loose thinking element OF the
world in general, concerning the bo!.
sheviki. This loose thinking it was
said, has given rise 10 feeling Of
lethargy toward the menace of SOW
ret principles. In this connection at
tention was called to appeal from the
executive committee of the third in
ternationale at Moscow to the /.
w. w, in the United States, which
was found in communist literature
seized from the soviet courier, Neils
Jacobsen, at New York on July
90.
It was stated in this pamphlet that
unless the workers of other countries
rose against their own capitalists,
the Russian revolution could not last,
To recognize a government espousins
such principles, officials declared,
would be openly to invite destruc-
ti0n.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-15
May Come Up Monday

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. l4.-Encour-
aged by the action Of the Tennessee
senate in adopting q resolution pro-
viding for ratification Of the federal
suffrage amendment, suffragists today
turned their attention to the house.
where, they admitted, they expected
to face more determined opposition.
Neither body was in session today,
both the senate and house having
recessed until Monday.
The house will reconvene Monday
afternoon at o'clock. House leaders
considered 4 vote on suffrage Mon
day afternoon probable. The commit
tee to which the joint ratification
resolution was referred is expected
to meet Monday night, to consider it,
aud it was said today that no effort
would be made to bring the suffrage
Question up on the house floor before
the committee has an opportunity to
report.
Members of the committee refused
"a comment on the probable tenor Of
the report. Rumor was prevalent to-
day, however, that an attempt might
Dt llldNt W buiN AAl' iNotiutWi ~
committee. IL this is done, an effort
viii be made, suffrage advocates said,
to call the resolution up on the floor
OF the house for n vote.
Suffs are Confident
The vote in the senate yesterday,
of 20 to in favor Of ratification has
increased the confidence Of the sui.
fragists The conconsus Of opinion
among both advocates and opponents
of suffrage today was the result of
the house probably would hinge on a
few votes.
Replying 10 the charge made during
debate yesterday by Senator Chandler,
republican and suffrage opponent, that
she had advocated intcrmarriage be-
tween whites and negroes. Mrs. Car
ric Chapman Gait, president of the
National Woman Suffrage Association,
last night IN a formal statement char
acteiized 1t as an absolute fabrica-
ton"
Senator Chandler said his remark
was based ON q published interview
Continued on page 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-15
HARDING WILL ROMP ON
LEA CUE Of NATION 5
AND TALK AGR| CULTURE |

Marion Aug. l4.-Labor, the league
Of nations, agricultural issues and the
tariff are to be made head liners OF
Senator Harding's campaign during
early September under II program re-
vealed here today In connection with
announcement of plans for the repub-
lcan nominees first speech outside
Cf Ohio.
Agriculture and the league are to
be in an address Sept. s, at the Min
nesota state fair grounds between
Minneapolis and st. Paul. In an.
nouncing plans FOR the trip, which
will be Senator Harding's first speak
ing excursion outside his own state
since his nomination. he said no other
speech would be made along the way
aud that his decision TO go to Min
nesota was in no sense modiflca.
tion Of his front porch program.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-15

Wheeling, w. Va, Aug. 14.--Gover
nor Cox today opened fire on his
republican opposition, charging its
leadership with attempted trickery Of
the American people in opposing the
league of nations and with conduct
ing campaign behind a smoke
screen TO secure partisan spoils.
That o powerful combination of in
terests is now attempting to buy
government control also was asserted
by the democratic presidential can
didate, charging that millions and mil.
lions were being raised in campaign
contributions.
The governor made his address here
at the West Virginia democratic con-
ventlon. 1t was his first vigorous as.
sault on the Republicans and was
to be followed tonight by another
address made to the general pubic.
Greatest Righteous Movement
Although advocacy of the league Of
nations, which the governor declared
was the greatest movement Of right
eousnoss in the history Of the world,
was the main theme Of the Demo
cratic candidates address, he also
Continued on page 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-15
.SUFF FIGHT GETS HOT
IN NORTH CA ROL IN A..
ACTION EARLY IN WEEK

Raleigh, n. c., Aug, 14.--Secretary
Daniels got into the fight over suf-
frage ratification in his home state
tonight. In a formal statement. the
secretary appealed to southern demo-
Gratis" to help win the next election
by giving their approval to equal
suffrage. and, at the same time BIT
terly assailed defenders of the states
rights plea.
The secretary solemnly called upon
his fellow partisans to observe the
pledges and promises Of their national
and state platforms. This admonition
he decriod at both the North Carolina,
and Tennessee legislatures.
Action on Tuesday
Leaders in the North Carolina leg
islature were of the opinion today
that neither the senate nor the house
would vote before Tuesday on ratiG.
cation Of the federal suffrage amend.
ment. II was predicted that action
would bc taken first In the senate,
probably Tuesday, and that II the
ratification resolution introduced yes.
terday were adopted there would then
he considered by the house, where
a bitter, close battle Is expected.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-15
SENATOR HARDING c WILL
GET OFF HIS PORCH TO
MAKE CAMPAI GK SPEECH

Marion Ohio. Aug, i4.-Definitc an.
nouncement was made here today that
Senator Harding would speak on
Wednesday, September s. at the MIN.
nesota state fair He intends to make
no other speeches on the trip.
The speech il to be devoted pri-
marily TO agricultural issues, bu. IN
it Senator Harding also expects TO
enlarge upon his previous declarations
regarding the league Of nations and
the countrys foreign policy. Senl.
tor Harding said his acceptance of
the Minnesota invitation did not
in any sense mean departure from
the front porch plan of campaign.
"The appointment has been undcr con
sideration since the second dag after
the nomination" he said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-15
LOCAL POWER COMPANY
HAS TROUBLE WITH ITS
MAIN BOIL En-; FAULT
HAS BEEN REM ED|E D

Service rendered by the Con-
sumers Light and Power Company
for the past few days has not
been up to the standard for the
alleged reason that some of the
machinery is out of commission
and undergoing repairs.
Street car service has been un-
certain, and many scheduled trips
of the cars have been annulled for
the reason reported, that some
of the boilers at the power plant
were undergoing extensive re-
pairs.
In speaking Of the trouble which
has proven very vexatious to the
Consumers Light and Power company
Manager n. n. Saubert stated, At
a late hour last night, that num-
ber OF flges had burned out in the
principal boiler at the power plant
but said that this trouble was now
fixed and everything is in working
order. He IS of the opinion that all
'irouble had been permanently at
tended to and expects to have no more
delays from lack of power
The entire available force OF the
eerginc room, together with skilled
\ ma achinists worked ali day Saturday
in completing the needed repairs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-15
CHA| RMAN WHITE THINKS
BRYAN WILL SUPPORT.
CANDIDACY Of Gov ERNOR
cox FOR THE PRESIDENC CY

New York, Aug, 14--George White,
chairman Of the democratic national
committee, today formally announced
that he believed william J. Bryan
would wholeheartedly support Cover.
nor Cox and the democratic ticket
during the coming campaign.
My reason for saying this is not
founded on any logical reasoning, but
because ! have received hunch that
We may expect his cooperation" said
Mr. White.
Secretary Of War Baker annoInced
TO the democratic campaign members
today. he could be counted upon to
take the stump for Cox and Roosevelt
He is being scheduled for q number
Of speeches in October, t was an
nouncel.
William Gibbs McAdoo took a hand
in the suffrage battle today, sending
the following telegram 10 Seth Walker
speaker Of the Tennessee house OF
representatives:
AS Il former Tenne sseean, proud
Of his state and Interested in her wei.
fare, / trust [ may with propriety
express by earnest hope that the
house Of representatives will concur
with the action Of the senate and
ratify the woman suffrage amend
ment to the federal constitution.
1T would add new glory to the
historic achievements of the "volun-
teer state if her legislature now
consummates the great hope and long
delayed act Of justice TO American
women which will make them full and
equal participants with men in the
benefits and responsibilities CT truly
democratic government"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-15
Oiher Dates Not Set

Chicago, Aug. Ex-senator Warren
G. Harding, republican nomi.ee for
president, will speak al the Mlnno
sofa state fair at Minneapolis on
September 3, Senator Harry S. New
Of Indiana, chairman of the repub.
lican national speakers bureau an
nounced today.
Dates and places for other speeches
have not been set.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-15
LAW SUIT BETWEEN
CITY AND COMPANY
Owe R PIPELINE
TANGLE SEEMS NOW
TO Be NEWT A Bile.
Attorneys for Corporation
Demand "Yes' or ''NO"
Answer; Nothing New
From Library Board

That the controversy pending be-
tween the Ardmore Construction Com
pany and the city of Ardmore rela-
tive to the acceptance or rejection
or the Hickory creep pipeline vii
come to q showdown next Tuesday
night, ewas evident Friday nights
meeting or the hoard oc city commits
sloncrE, whom Y. T.. Snelson, receive!
:tr the construction company. appear
cd ana asked jhat some action be
taken
Mr. Saclsou asked Mayor Freeman
end the commissioners Friday night.
II they 'vcrc prepared 10 accept the
pipeline. and 10 this query the mayor
and commissioners replied that in view
&c the fact that tie city engineer rad
not submitted his final report on the
subject, they could not sec where il
was possible for them TO do so al
,n1t time.
The city engineer was not present,
but Commissioner Carter and Pete
Hill stated that they had made an
noCn; that il was flowing full, and
that the intake was fully submerged
&C the creek The mayor asked that
this report ne submitted in writing
for ;ho commissioners record.
Attorney Insists on Action
Attorney Hugh Ledbetter acting for
the construction company insisted that
the commissioners take some action
either TO reject the line or accept il
rs :. preliminary step 10 future action,
and after considerable discussion il
was agreed, following a suggestion by
Commissioner Fraley, that the city
engineer be instructed to file his ~.
port, by reNt Tuesday night, for final
action OF the board.
Litigation is Unavoidable
Whatever Turn events take, there
Will be litigation between the city
ard CONSTRUCTION company before q
final settlement is made according tc
attorneys fer beth sides Of the case
City Attorney Mason advised the
commissioners not u accept the line
without the report of the engineer
ana argued 1T some length in support
Of his contention, to which the attor
uey cor the construction company
replied that the question Of law points
.hat wi! enter into the controversy
will be one :or the courts to decide
and not for tho attorneys for the
plaintiffs or defendants in the case
10 adludicate.
Either the acceptance or rejection
of ;he line by the mayor and com
Inissiorcrs vii! start something def
mite IN The courts" said Mr.. Smell
Continued on Page Three,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-15
LATEST EXP { Mt.
OF THE FRENz|ED D
FIN ANCE is n 0 v
BEHIND THE BARS
Other Members of the Get.
Rich-Quick Ring Now
Live at Expense of
Commonwealth

Boston, Aug. l4.-The financial ship
that has been piloted by Charles Ponzi
was high and dry on the rocks today
and federal and state officials made
determined efforts to salvage the car.
go of millions of dollars entrusted to
Ponzi by thousands Of investors in
his 80 per cent in three months"
scheme.
This morning Ponzi ate his break.
fast Ill the Middlesex county jail in
| East Cambridge a prisoner Of the Uni.
ted States government in default Of
$4,000 bond
Three officers Of the Cld Colony For.
eig1 Exchange Company, Il rival con.
cern Of Pon2i's Security Exchange
Company had their morning meal in
the Charles street Jail. prisoners OF
the commonwealth, in default OF sjg-
600 bond each. Samuel Zorn, said TO
be an cmploye Of the Old Colony orr
eign Exchange Company, was at
headquarters awaiting hearing on a
charge OF larceny Of $500 from per
sons unknown. lie also had spent the
night in jail.
Tho three officers of the company
who were held are Charles NJ. Bright
well. president and treasurer Of the
concern; Raymond Meyers, office man.
ager, and Fred Meyers, sales agent.
The Meyers are brothers. The men
were held on technical charges Of
larceny of $500 from persons un-
known. Upon representations of AL
bert Hurwitz, assistant attorney gen
eral, that the company's transactions
probably would be shown TO have
amounted to hundreds Of thousands of
dollars, tie bonds were set at a high
figure.
Where's the Money!
Edwin /. Pride, federal auditor Of
Ponzi's accounts, has placed the lat
ter's known liabilities, at $4,000. Pom
Ii claimed assets of about s4,OOO0O0
In this connection Mr. Pride said
l am inclined to believe that a
great deal of money collected by Ponzi
and his agents has been deposited in
the names of others"
Referring to the possible turning
over Of large sums by Ponzi 10 his
wife, Mr.. Pride said:
ut can be taken away from her
and win be. 1t does not belong 10
her"
Wife Has Faith
Ponzi withheld from his wife the
news Of his surrender by his bonds.
men. He telephoncd 10 her before GO
ing to Jail. that he was remaining in
Boston during the night 10 go over his
books, with an auditor. Mrs. Ponzi
reasserted her faith in her husband.
The second OF the two petitions that
have been filed 10 have Ponzi adjudg.
ed bankrupt was pending in the fed.
eral court today. The three latest pc.
titioners, holders OF Ponzi's notes, for
a total Of s2,625, asked that two part.
ners Of Ponzi. John S. Dondero, Of
Medford and Guglielmo Bertollitti Of
Parma, Italy, also be adjudged bank.
rupt.
A petition for receiver to admins
ter Ponzis affairs also has been filed
by the creditors.
Books of Trust Company
Examination Of the books of the
anover Trust Company. Ponzi's chief
depositary, and in which he was a
stockholder and director, was con-
tinued today by members of Bank
Commissioner Aliens staff. Mr.. Allen,
who closed the Hanover Trust Com.
pany last Wednesday, in a statement
intended to reassure depositors in that
CONTINUED on Page Three
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-15
Gun Flashes Seen AT Warsaw

Gun Flashes Seen at Warsaw
Warsaw, Aug. 14.-The front is be.
ing gradually brought nearer War
saw. Before Saturday dawn, artil.
lery flashes were visible against the
clouds to the north. and northeast,
and at times cannon could be heard.
People On the roofs OF the highest
buildings watched the guns flash
until the early hours.
TOday's cOnmunique comedies that
She Poles withdraw further in the
center of the Warsaw front, asserting
it was for tho purpose of regrouping
soldiers who have fallen back upon
the defense line. less than 10 kilc-
meters out
But even more serious than the an
proach in that direction. according
70 observers. is the situation northwest
Of Warsaw, where some 1000 red
cavalrymen are making rapid pro-
gress toward the Vistula. The cav
alry's right flank, which follows the
right wing of the Russian frontier.
has been reinforced by red infantry,
who have requisitoned the peasants
horses and are following closely upon
tho heels Of the cavalry divisions.
The Poles say there is no chance
of the bolshevild crossing the Vistula
either below or above Warsaw, as
the Russians nave been doing habiu-
ually for 200 years, in taking Warsaw
from the west, and that all precautions
in these sections have been taken.
It is estimated it will require sew
eral days before the reds from the
northwest reach the river. Mean
time the newspapers continue conf
dent that n counter stroke will bring
the results desired to free Warsaw
from immediate danger. The reds.
however, are making a little progress
daily at various points. particularly
directly in front Of the city, and
through the cavalry thrust on the
northwest
BolshevilSi Extends Courtesies
Prince Eugene Sapieha, Polish for
eign minister last night, sent a wire.
less message to NJ. Tchitcherin, bolshe-
Wiki foreign minister, announcing the
Polish peace delegations intentions TO
cross the front Saturday at the time
and place which had been arranged.
NJ. Tchitcherin sent wireless reply
early this morning as follows:
"Your delegation Will be met al the
time and place indicated. Every facil-
ity for communicating by wireless and
courier will be granted"
The Polish peace delegation who are
to meet bolsheviki representatives to
discuss an armisticc and peace left at
dawn this morning for Minsk, where
the conference is to be held.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-15
WHILE DELEGAT T|0N
FOR PEACE
RED FORCES Be GIN
ENCIRCLING WARSAW
IN A FINAL. DRIVE
BOlsheviki Throwing Tenta-
cles About Capital of Po-
land; Flash of Guns Is
Visible in City

Berlin Aug. 14.--General Weygar.
commanding the 4Oth bolsheviki army
in Lomza yesterday told the cores
pondont of the Berlin Zeitung am
Mittag that Warsaw was surrounded
on four sides and lis capture was
imminent.
Asked whether peace would be de-
clared with Poland. General Weyger
said:
Certainly il will.' lie added that
the soviet government, which he said
had been formed at Baylstok, July
30, would proceed at Warsaw upon
the capture Of the city and would con-
clude peace, "on soviet basis Of
the right OF self determination"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-17
City Gets Three
Trucks From Army

The city today began using three
army trucks which d obtained from
the ~govcrgment and (which was
brought here from Los Lunas satur-
Gay.
one OF the trucks Is 10 he used az
4 dump wagon, another as u sprink-
her, giving the city two automobile
spr,nklcis. aud the third may be
stripped u the odd fire department
horse wagon PLACED on IL for use for
emergency calls.
city Manager gladding said this
morning that u the third truck was
turned over TO the fire department
d would provide additional equipment
for emergency Use which would cost
the city considerably lcss than N II
had Co bee purchased ON the open
market.
The army trucks were purchased
10y he city Tor $500 each. Two ARE
Kelly Springfield trucks and the
other and N. q. W.
city Manager Gladiing was so
pleased with the purchas" thnt he
said this morning hat he believed
II would pay to- get two more trucks
" Il is possible to do 30.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-17
YOUTH browns in
Swimming POOL
Believed to Have Suffer
ed Heart Stroke When
in Water

Anastncio Ouruie. aged IS. an APP
prentice bUllcrnakcr at the Santa Re
shops, mel death while swimming
across The ", N. g.. A. pool Saturday
night uilout $3.50 o'clock.
An Investigation ~ the Gaze and
tostlmouy Of witnesses point to the
couciualnn that uurule died OF heart
failure. ~ he WIS n GOOD swimmer
and G.. r. French who was called
worked with "a puimOtor for fifteen
or twenty minutes and found no water
Ia his lunEs, II he had been attacked
with crnmra. they said. he undDubt-
eddy would have fought for breath.
which would have forced tho water
Into HIS lungs Al tho deepest end,
the water reaches only q depth OF
seven feet and ut the center where
Gurule sank, tho depth Is not over
four or five feet.
Two companions were with Ouruie
M the time 81 hla death. but both Of
them, being new members. aud un-
able 70 swim. were poWerlcss to do
anything Tor him. Levi McChesny.
the clerk. Jumped IN the pool with
hts clothes On nnd attempted to save
him. Gurule wis already dead when
Doctors Mccahill n Rice were
called
Mr. and Mrs. Nicnlns Guruic. par
enis Of the boy. and four brothers
ana p sister. al Of whom reside In
leraitn. were notified. The deceased
lived In Albuquerque at 1908 South
Eroadway. with u married brother.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-17
At TheaterS Today

~" THENTER-- dangerous
Hours % PiEamount-Artcrnft pie
lure. featuring an all-star cast. IA
being repeaaed today; also repeat
ing ''fhc Black Srtrct.' with
Pearl white IN the title role.
IDEAL THEATIR-"itougc and
Richc~,' the main fcntuf. ycstcr-
day is b,irg repeated today, with
Mary Maclarcn as the star: also
"Nnnght, LIONS aud " It'd Mem" an
episode ot the ~ iid Animal" COM
cdv.
LYRIC TIiI9ATTR-Thut great
GoldwNn de luxe star, Madgc
Kennedy. viii be- seen again today
ln Tho Rluoming Angel also re-
pcatiuE tho other attractions.
pASTIMI3 THFA1Ifi,- "scaVc
u to Me- q great FuX feature with
william Russell as the leading
character. Is being repeated today.
also The Great Nickel ~tobbcry'
Sunshine comedy.