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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
PEOPLE COME FROM FAR
AND \ EA R TO ATTEND D
FUNERAL Of CHAP N A n

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 19.--Many
people prominent in the baseball world
are coming here to attend the fun.
eral of Raymond Chapman, which
will be held tomorrow morning in
st. Phlomen's Catholic church, East
Cleveland. Among them is B. r.
Johnson, president of the American
league, who will receive from Man
ager Iris Speaker of the Cleveland
team a report of the accident, which
resulted in Chapman's death in New
ork Tuesday morning.
Tomorrow's schedule game between
Boston and Cleveland has been post
poned and double header arranged
for Monday,
Early today approximately $4,000
admirers Of the dead ball player had
donated ten cents each toward the
flower from a fan" fund. A certain
amount of this will be used for flow
ers and the remainder turned over
to committee appointed by Mayor
Fitzgerald to raise a fund for a mem.
orial for Chapman at Leagae park.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
cox AND. ROOSEVELT TO
Be SLOGAN OF DEMOCRAT
WOMEN 1920 ELECTION

New York, Aug l9.--The democratic
ticket won with few women voting
in 1915, It VIII win with all women
voting in 1920, said a statement by tho
womans bureau Of the Democratic
national committee, published here to.
day
THE party pledged itself to urge
ratification in time for all the women
in the United States to participate
IN the election" it continued. 1T
has kept its word. The women Of
America will remember on November
2, the effective support of the Dem.
ocrauc nominee for president, Cover.
nor Cox, and his running mate.
Franklin D. Roosevelt to redeem the
promise made by the Democratic ma.
tlona convention.
The following telegram also was
sen, to Governor Cox:
Ten out of IL suffrage states gave
their votes to the democratic ticke,
in 1915. The women's bureau expects
tho same proportion in 1920 by grace
Of the womens political freedom
through democratic legislature and
your effective support Congratula.
TONS"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
AMI SU Fl RA GIS S rs Do
NOT SEEM TO REALIZE
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
ROUTED AN D BEA TEN

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 19.-Judge
j. ID. E. Debow OF the Davidson coun-
ty criminal court today delivered a
charge to the grand jury on the sub.
ject Of lobbying with members of the
legislature and efforts improperly to
influence or corrupt the law making
power Of the state, the charge beins
delivered with special reference to tho
ratification fight in progress.
Opponents of ratification declared to,
day that if efforts to secure a recon.
s!deration of the house vote failed.
steps would be taken to have the
courts declare the ratification of the
suffrage amendment by the Tennes.
see legislature unconstitutional on the
ground that the amendment was sub.
mitted TO the legislature after its
members had been elected.
\ section Of the state constitution
provides that federal amendments can
be ratified only by the Legislature in
case its members We're elected aftt
SUBMISSION 10 the state Of the amend
ment.
suffragists contended that the su,
preme court decision in the Ohio
case nullifies this section Of the Ten.
nessee constitution.
Announcement that opponents OF
woman suffrage would hold a mass
meeting tonight to discuss steps to
save the south from the Susan b.
Anthony amendment and federal suff.
rage force bills was taken as an indi.
cation that Speaker Walker would not
attempt today to force reconsideration
of the action of the Tennessee house
yesterday in ratifying the 18th amend.
ment.
Senator Oscar Underwood of Ala.
bama and former Governor Pleasant
of Louisiana have been invited 10 ad.
dress the mass meeting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
THOMAS WATSON, EDITOR
Of |CONOCLAST|C FAME,
AND POLITICIAN LA \ NDS
IN A GEO RG|A JAIL

Atlanta, Ga, Aug 19.-Thomas f.
Watson, a candidate for democratic
nomination for United States sena.
tor from Georgia spent the night in
Jail at Buford Ca, near here on
charges of having liquor in his pos
session and of public indecency, ac-
cording to a statement by Sheriff j.
r. Shadburn but announced early to-
day he would get out in time to make
an address near here later in the
day. He refused to eave-the.jail during
the night
Arrest of Watson, who has repre-
sented Georgia in the lower house
of congress and who was populist
candidate for president years ago,
followed charges that he had created
disturbance in hotel at Buford.
Watson appeared in the hallway or
the hotel and hurled a book at n
group of travelling men about 8
o'clock last night the sheriff said.
The candidate shouted that they were
paid by his political opponents to
disturb his rest according to Shad-
burn.
Aman whose name was given by
the sheriff as +. H. Miller, also was
arrested, it being alleged by L. ID.
Dawson, night marshal, that the man
man drew a pistol and threatened to
intervene against the officers winch
efforts were being made to arrest Wat
son.
Search of Watson's room after he
had been removed was followed by the
liquor charge Sheriff Shadburn and
others denied there was any reason
for Watson accusing the men in the
hotel of disturbing him.
Watsons bond was fixed at $500
in each case and the other man ar
rested was held on $1,000 bond. Sew
eral Buford men offered to make bond
for Watson but he declined to quit
the Jail last night, the sheriff said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
SAFETY ECONOMIC
.ADJUS Me II AND
P ROSPE PERITY GOE S
WITH THE LEAGUE
Governor Cox Reiterates
Charge That Republican
Oligarchy Is Responsible
for the H. C. L.

South Bend, Ind, Aug. 19.-Nation-
al and international financial econo-
mic readjustment as well as the high
cost OF living are bound up in the
success Of the league Of nations, Gov.
ernor Cox, Democratic presidential
candidate Geclared here today in ad-
dressing a large public gathering.
Safety, our economic readjustment
and our prosperity are involved in
Americas making the league a world
Iorce' Governor Cox asserted, charged
the Republican senate oligarchy with
responsibility for delay in economic
progress and reduction Of living costs.
The democratic candidate came here
from Columbus via. Chicago and will
speak tonight at the Indiana Demo.
cratic editors banquet.
Democracy's Position Definite
THE position of the Democracy IS
definite and affirmative" said Cover
nor Cox charging reactionary republl.
can leaders with being evasive, am.
blguous and hypocrtical.
with the least possible delay after
MaIch 4, l92l, our pledge is to enter
the league, making such additions as
are reassuring and helpful" he con.
tinued. This will legally end the
war, it will help to re-establish cred.
its. a call will be made upon our
minera. wealth and our productive,
skil'. We will have the ships to sail
Ciery sea The supply Of life's essen.
ia!s will be equal to tine demand
living costs viii be reducc,. what
We would otherwise bA spending for
guns and powder would be applied to
cur war debt, sad above al we will!
be happy in the consciousness that
var is pract!caLy impossible
None Know of Substitute
1t involves at the very best, a very
long delay. If opponents have sub.
stitute for the league of nations. no
one knows, or at least no one has
ever attempted to describe it or name
it. The question of the league Of ma.
tions, therefore, becomes increasingly
the issue in this campaign, for the
very reason that it involves our
Continued on Page Two
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
Justice Hughes Opinion

New York Aug. 19.-The American
suffrage association is preparing 10
meet any attacks winch may be made
to prevent the suffrage amendment
from becoming law, according 10 a
statement issued today by the New
York headquarters of the association
upon ratification by Tennessee.
The statement declared the word,
male" will not have TO be stricken
from the state constitutions, but that
1t is ''read out by the amendment
itself" The opinion of Charles Hughes,
former United States supreme court
justice in support Of the statement
was quoted.
The statement declares opponents
could no more throw out the pres,.
dental election or find any grounds
Continued on Page Two
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
WOMAN LEADER P PRAIS ES
GOV VERNOR cox FOR THE.
HOLE-,.EAnTED MANNER
IN VIII |CH He HELP Ed
SECURE NOMEN'S VOTES


New YORK Aug. 1.-THE suffrage
victcry, means opportunity for more
work and added rasnoneih,,itv for
,,.o =, .,,
O''' - '''''''''i SeiNi'e' MISS Na'''
leader oil the national suffrage move
ment, declared. The women. she
added are readv for the work before
.ho.,
since votes Tor women is now an
accomplished fact. she continued
What are the women gong TO DO
with the vote Are they going to
draW PACK thelr SKIRTS IN dlsdaln
IRON al interest in politics, on the
sroul'" that II is corrupt?
Are they gong to join the army
OF kld-g'oved men slackers' whom
| nave heard proudly boast that they
would not touch politics with ten
foot po'e'
Or are they gong TO be OF those
VINO VIII help swell Americas army
OF voters VINO put conscience ana
thought into the scales with party
politics ana party candidates.
The national league OF women vot'
ers, with state branches formed from
the old suffrage organization is be
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
POLISH TROOPS LAUNCH COUNTER
ATTACKS AGAINST THE BOLSHEv|K|
Defenders of Warsaw Hur Massed Forces at Center of
Encircling Armies of the Reds and Drive Them Into
Retreat Which Turns Into an Ignominious and
Panic-Stricken ROut; Peace Negotiations q e.
Suspended and Held in Allowance yyE

Warsaw, Aug. 1S.-The fifty.
seventh. fifty-eighth, and eighth
bolsheviki divisions on the War
saw front have been annihilated
and thousands Of soviet soldiers
have been made prisoners, to-
nights official statement says.
Warsaw, Aug. 12.-(Delayed). Rus
sian soviet forces are fleeing in a
disorderly panic along the front be.
tween the Vistula and Bug rivers,
where the Poles are advancing with
success, says an official statement
issued here tonight
In their counter attack to relieve
bolsheviki pressure on Warsaw, the
Poles are using tanks. armored trains
and artillery in great numbers. In
Novo MinsE, east Of here. 5000 pris-
oners, seven cannon, hundreds of
wagons and a vast quantity of sup.
plies have been captured from the
bolsheviki, the statement declares.
Tie bolshevild retreat north and
east Of Warsaw. where the soviet
forces were closely driven By the
Poles, took the semhlance of rout
OF some places, the communique re-
ports. On the extreme trent of the
Polish line, however, and in the region
Of Lembers soviet advances are re.
corded.
Northwest Of Warsaw the Russian
troops who met resistance at Wlock.
alaWek. where they had designed t.
cross the Vistula, bombarded Wlock
iawek for hours The shells damaged
the cathedral and the bishops place
Russian soviet forces are evacuat'
ing Brest Litovsk, the strongly forti-
fled town on the Bug river, 120
miles east of Warsaw, according to
advces received here tonight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
II. II. BROWN VOLUNTEERS
IN COX CAMPAIGN

Another of Arjmore's promi'
ncnt attorneys have enlisted in
active service Of the democratic
party. II. II. Brown who was
delegate from the third congres.
sional distric. 10 the national
democratic convention at san
Frarpisco has volunteered his
services to the Cox campaign
managers.
Mr.. Brown is a close student
Of national politics, he is n speak.
er above the ordinary and his
services will be Of great value
in the campaign,
Judge r. w Champion was
among the first to volunteer fcr
this service.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
.C|TY LEGISLATORS
PASS MUCH M0OTED
QUESTION UP TO THE
DISTRICT { 0 j R 7
Franklin of ArdmOre Con-
structiOn Company States
City Has Paid COmpar.
atively Small Amount

BY vote of three to one, the board
Of commissioners of the city Of Ard
more last night passed a resolution
which leaves settlement of all con-
trcversies which have arisen between
the Ardmore Construction Company
and city of Ardmore to the final de.
termination of the courts. BY the
terms Of the resolution, the city neith-
er accepts nor rejects the pipe line.
All the commissioners We're pres.
ent at the meeting. Mayor Freeman
presided, and explained that the chief
purpose of the meeting was to make
final decision on just what the inten-
tions Of the city were regarding the
pipe line, in response to a request
Of the Ardmore Construction Com.
pany.
Letter From City Engineer
The Mayor then instructed City
Clerk Thurston to read the report
Of the city engineer containing the
results Of the last tests made on the
line. The letter follows:
To the Honorable Mayor and
City Commissioners,
Ardmore, Okla.
Dear Sirs:
Being notified by your city clerk
by phone Sunday morning that you
desired report from me relative
to condition of pipe line from city
pumping station to intake on Hickory
creek, | have to advise as follows;
Since my last letter stating result
of test CT line on June Gath, | have
conducted four tests, all of which
resulted in rupture of pipe line be-
fore any part had been subjected to
n pressure Of 100 pounds per square
inch. -a
Two OF the last mentioned tests
developed pressures at the pump sta
ton CT 20 pounds per square inch
before failure OF pipe.
On July 26th under instructions Of
the mayor | was conducting another
test but was prevented from carry
ing forward same because Of the in
terfer ence of Commissioner Carter. on
report of such interference to the
mayor he furnished me with a letter
Continued on Page Two
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
Counter Attacks Succeed

Paris, Aug. l9-Tukow, a city
about Al miles southeast of Warsaw
and 10 miles south of Seidlce, has
been captured by Polish troops in
their counter attack against the left
wing Of the bolshevid army before
the Polish capital, says the Warsaw
correspondent Of the newspaper. EN-
sent on Tuesday night, declares the
bolsheviki right wing also is in n
bad position.
The mnneuver expected by the Poles
in their counter attack was an ex.
ceedingly daring one, correspondent
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
.,lys Ball players

Tulsa, Okla, Aug. 19.-Manager
Abbott Of the Tulsa Western League
club, announced the purchase of
Pitcher Jelsma and Shortstop Olsen
from the Drumright team in the
Western Association and Shortstop
stutz, from the Joplin Western League
team. 'Stut2 will join the team at
Omaha. The dates the other players
would report was not announced.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
VOTE Of SOL ONS OF
V0LUNT TEER" STATE
GIVES EQUAL RIGHT
TO MANY MILLIONS
OF AMERICAN WOMEN
Charles Hughes Dashes the
Hopes of Those Who Hope
to See Courts Reject
Approval Act

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 19.-The
following statement commenting on
Tennessee's ratification of the wo.
man suffrage amendment, was is.
sued today by Governor Cox, the
democratic presidential nominee:
THE civilization of the world
is saved. The mothers Of America
VIII stay the hand Of war and re-
pudiate those who trlfle with a
great principle. The action of the
Tennessee legislature has another
significance. 1t is an earnest of
the democratic policy to pay its
platform obligations" he said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
CHARGED WITH MURDER
POTEAU MAN GOES TO TRIAL.

Poteau. Okla. Aug. l9.-The trial
of viii Humphreys, charged with the
murder Of Adam wilkins, an Indian
policeman, was called this morning
and an effort made to obtain a jury
in time to receive testimony this af.
teruOon
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
'DE ECL A RI n c A n
.EMERGE NCY CITY
Diff { IA | s WILL
.CURTA|L USE OF
A ARDM9RE WATER
Water Shut Off From Whit.
tingtOn Park NatatOrium:
Lawns Will Not Be
Watered

Declaring an emergency exists in
the matter Of Ardmore water supply
the mayor and city commissioners in
session last night passed a resolution
providing for the discontinuous Of
supplying water for the natatorium at
Wilmington Amusement Park; where
industries can find other supply to
,roviding for the discontnuance Of
watering OF lawns be discontinued and
nat all washing Of cars, automobiles
ur vehicles Of any kind be also dis.
'Jntinued.
Trs resolution is in full force from
81 night until such time as the pub.
is given notice to the contrary
: speaking of the water supply May.
Freeman stated that the situation
very acute and that the city gov.
rnment could be considered as Grim.
nally negligent" if they fail to act
in 4 manner which would show the
people that they have done all in
their power to conserve the supply
II was virtually understood that
The resolution would be rescindcd
when normal conditions again pre-.
vail Following is the resolution
adopted:
A Resolution, No. l8
Whereas, there is al the present
time a very decided shortage in the
/ water supply Of the city Of hrdmore,
both in the city lake and in the sup.
I. ply being received through the new
water pipe line from the Hickory
creek intake near W0odford
Ard, whereas, there has existed for
many weeks just past drouth upon
the city water shed near the limits
of the city and also in the mountains
rtoTprlsing the water shed of Hick.
ory creek as well rs in the springs
supplying a major portion Of the
waters. flowing in said Hickory creek.
And, whereas, there exists a de-
cidcd emergency requiring the strict.
est economy in the use cf water
from the city mains and water supply
until the drouth upon the city water
CONTINUED on Page Two
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
Negotiations SUSPENDED

London, Aug. 19,-The Russo.Polish
peace negotiations at Minsk were not
continued Wednesday as agreed, ow.
ng TO the fault of the Polish dele.
CATION, according to a message dis
patched from Moscow, Wednesday by
soviet foreign minister, to Leo Kan.
enetf' the soviet representative in
London.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
Released From Durance

Buford Ga. Aug. 19.-Thomas T.
Watson, once populist candidate for
president and now candidate for the
democratic nomination fer United
States senator from Georgia, together
with his travelling companion, f. II.
Miller, were released today from the
Gwynett county Jail where they spent
the night as n result of a disturbance
in hotel here
Watson was charged with public
indccency," while Miller was charged
Continued on Page Two
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
Ants Threaten Suit

Cincinnati, Aug. 19.-Mrs. Jerome
Sterum, Cincinnati, anti-suffragist
leader, announced today that a SUIT
would be filed to test the validity of
the ratification of the federal womaI.
suffrage amendment by the Tennes.
see legislature. Mrs. Sterum said that
the suit already had been prepared ana
was in the hands of Nashville law.
yers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19

declares. 1t consisted in centraling
heavy columns of troops and deliv.
erihg a surprise attack against the
ilanK OF the main bolsheviki army. 1t
was completely successful, because
the ability of the Polish infantry in
marching, and he asserts that very
important consequences" OF the plan
are expected.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
How About Chucls?

Oklahoma City, Aug. 19.-Oklahoma
meat dealers are holding their eighth
annual convention here.
An organization work consumed
the morning session Of the associa-
tion. while general problems Of tho
meat industry are to be discussed.
Seventy-five dealers attended the
meeting this morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19
Advance on West Prussia

H"'"rrNt UH NG% TTUSSIu
Berlin, Aug. 19.-The Poles are ad.
vancing on Graudenz West Prussia,
IN full force according to special
dispatch to the Vossische zeitung to.
day. On the left wing strong Polish
cavalry forces are moving against
Thorn from the South where the
russians are expected to cross the
Nistnla Heavy fighting between the
Poles and Russians are reported try.
ing for Goslershausen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19

New York.-Lieuts. c. 3. Wright.
man, and II. Birkett of Tulsa, enter
ed the transcontlnental airplane race
for the Pulitzer trophy.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-12-04
STocKRAISERS MEET

A large number of delegates from
Smith Mason and Carson valleys at
tended the convention OF stockraisers
and farmers which convened at the
c. V. l. c.. club house is Minden las,
week
The meeting was presided over by
Vernon Metcali, secretary of the Ne
vada Livestock Association. Among
the stockraisers who attended were
George Hussman, Charles Day, Frznb
Yparraguirre, w. Weathers, Fred
Dangberg, Guy Terry, w. DRESSER
F. Settlemeyer Maurice Mack, c. l.
Henningsen, John Dangberg and C.
Noteware.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-12-04

NOTICE OF Application for Permission TO
Change tbs Point OF Diversion OF the
:. Public Waters OF the State of Nevads
Application Nc. 6270
Notice is hereby given that on the 9th
day Of September. 1920. in accordance vita
Section 81. Chapter So. Statutes Of 1919. oss
Aaron Peterson. Of Hawthorne, County OF
Mineral, State Of Nevada, made application
10 the State Engineer Of Nevada, Tor t.r.
mission TO change the point Of diversion oil
me Yates 81 Cott E'ccs, a. he.cili.
alter shown.
The existing point OF diversion unde,
The former appropriation is as foiiews: A,
point from which the u Corner on the
North and South line between Secs. and
,. ]. ? NJ. 4. 20 E., NJ. d. NJ, bear,
IS deg. 40 min. Z. 1850 feet.
That applicant desires to change his sale
poHn OF diversion, As above described si,G
diver. the same at q poin, from which tn
a Corner the North ard South line
oet%een Sees. 8 and 9. T. 9. ~, K. % E.
NJ. D. d. q NJ, bears ~ % deg min. /
'.04.6 feet, Snd By means Of small dan:
pipes and bitches. 0.9 cubic icet icr secont
OF wster 10 TO be conveyed TO the NEL
and. seq, Of Sec 8. r. 9 N, R. 2o +
VI. ID. q. Il NJ. and there used for irrisa
aion. and domestic purposes, from March Is
until October 18th Of each year
|. Water not to be returned to stream.
J. C. SCRUGHAM.
Date OF first publication, Oct. %, 1920
Date of last publication. Nov. 20, 1920
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-12-04
VALUES OF CLUBS

The value OF the Churchill County
Commercial Club has been brought
ONE to the local minds Oh more thar
ne occasion, but never more emphat-
ally than in the case 81 the motor
crvice. The basis of successful pro-
est against the Abandonment of the
crvice rests with the commercial or
anization which may be made still
lore effective by more earnest cooper
ton on the part OF the local people
ike any other civic organization the
lersonnel OF the club dictates It's
ffectiveness. There is really no limit
o the functioning o. such body
.roperiy hand!ed.-Fallon Standard.