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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26
Cox Draws Near End OF
Most Aggressive Cam
paign; Harding Con- !
siders Long Rest.
PRINCIPALS READY TIC
GO BEFORE VOTERS
CANDIDATES soon TO SUBMIT
MOOTED QUESTION TO THE
GREAT JURY OF ALL-ASiER-
ICAN ELECTORS

Kenova, w. Va.Oct 26.-Governc
Cox Of Ohio closed his West Virgin
ia campaign here today with another
appeal for the league Of nations and
u statement that the churches, labor
and women We're together in the move-
ment, which. he said, was sweeping
the country"
I'm this connection the Democratic
presidential candidate called attention
10 statements. year ago, of former
President Taft which, the governor
said, prophesied his present view OF
the situation.
II desire to pay Judge Taft a tri-
bute,' said the governor. He possess
ses a gift which | did not think was
his. He has the gift OF prophesy
Speaking just about a year ago in
West Virginia, he said that labor
would endorse the league of nations
because OF its labor provisions that
the churches would endorse it be-
cause it isright and then il the
women were given the vote they
would al be for it because of their
adherence from war; and in the last
week it is perfectly apparent that
Judge Taft correctly visualized The
future.
From pulpit and congregation
comes the same story of religious fer
vor. No class has been reading the
league more industriously than has
labor found miners in the noun
tains IN this state thoroughly familiar
with It; and tho Republicans are hav-
ing trouble with their women's meet-
ings-all of which bears eloquent
tribute to Judge Taft's foresight.
Governor Cox declined today to am-
plify his statement last night at Hunt
.ngton as to his position regarding
ratification of the treaty of Ver-
sailes and attendant reservations. The
governor motored here early today
from Huntington. Later today he was
20 make mis- twenty-first and final
speech in Kentucky, at Ashland. This
afternoon he was TO speak at Ports
mouth, Ohio, and tonight at Cincn-
natl.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26
LIGHT RAINS PREVAIL
THnOU GHOU7 OKL AHOMA

Oklahoma City. Okla, Oct 26,-Only
light rains for the most part fell
over scattered districts Of oklahoma
yesterday and last night, according
20 reports of precipitations before Z
o'clock today To the weather bureau
here. Lawton was the only station
reporting an inch of rainfall, widely
scattered towns giving preciptations
OF between II of an inch to 80 OF an
inch
a low pressure hanging over the
southern part of the country today
while the northern half is clear,
weather reports from the middlewest
show.
Temperatures last night hovered
around ~ degrees In many parts Of
the state. the lowest record ON the
previous night,
The official weather bureau flood
measurements had not been taken at
10 o'clock today. although It was re-
ported that the North Canadian river,
In flood stage here, had dropped about
a foot overnight, \ total high water
level OF ~ feet Is expected when the
crest OF the flood reaches oklahoma
city Saturday night or Sunday, wealth
er bureau officials declared Exchange
avenues here was under water In
many places today the result of
"Bacl<water" from the Canadian In
the southern part Of the city, No
additional breaks In leyeos were re-
ported early today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26
MINE OPERATORS
IN SESSION IN EFFORT
TO REDUCE PRICES
Assemble Pursuant to Call
of Attorney General to
Supply Cheaper
Fuel.

Cleveland Ohio, Oct 26.-Approxi-
mately 900 of the 1000 soft coal
operators in the United States, rep
resenting every bituminous producing
district, met here today at the call
Of Col. D. +. Wentz, president Of the
National Coal Association, to consider
the telegram sent to the association
last week by Attorney General a.
Mitchell Palmer, in which he urged
steps to eliminate the exorbtant
prices for btuminous coal at the
mines.
Prices already have dropped in
many places, it was declared. ]. l..
Hatfield, of Morgantown, w. Va
member of the Northern West Vir-
ginia Fair Price Commission, said in
his district the price had dropped
from Sl4 to So a ton in some in
stances, even in the brokerage
market.
Besides prices, every angle Of the
coal situation. including the possi'
bility Of car supply shortage and
other questions were threshed out
Little danger exists Of serious wintel
shortages anywhere, in the opinion
Of operators.
A meeting of the National Goa
Association, composed Of $500 oper'
ators who mine more than three
| fourths of the coal produced in the
United States with an output of near.
/ ly 550,00O,000 IONS this year, was
held in advanGe of the general con-
ference.
An exhaustive survey of the soft
coal situation was made at the gen.
eral conference by Colonel Went2
He told the operators that shortages
Throughout the country in the supply
of coal for immediate uses are rapid
lv being made up, owing to move
hent of coal shipments by the rail
roads during the last few weeks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26
REED HOOTED BY
KANSAS CITWANS

How the people Of Kansas city,
Mo-. received j. tArdmore) Reed,
upon his recent appearance In that
city when he rented his own hail.
introduced himself, and had no one
occupy the platform hut himself, Is
told by W. w. letter. vice president
Of the state National Bank who has
lust returned from that city,
There was, would estimate at
least 10000 people IN the auditor
lum." Mr.. letter said, "and their
treatment OF Mir. Reed was practi-
cally the same as accorded that gem
tleman ON his visit to Ardmoro with
The exception NJ the eggs
when the speaker would begin his
argument against the peague of ma
tlona he was shouted down and when
he started To campaign for Mr.. Hyde.
the Republican nominee for governor
OF the state Of Missouri, he was
shouted down, first by the Demo-
Gratis and then by the Republicans
and finally tile only way he was
permitted To talk by the Republicans
was when he agreed that he would
not talk un Mr.. Hyde,
"The senator pleaded with the peo-
ple to let him talk MS he was In a
hurry to get the train out OF Kansas
city going to Wisconsin where he
was scheduled 10 speak in behalf OF
Thompson who is running for United
states senator ON the Independents
Republican ticket against LaFollette."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26
WESTERN ASSOCIATION
TO MEET IN MISSOURI

Tulsa, Okla. oct. s6.--J, G. Letcher,
president of the Western Assocla-
tion. today issued call for the an
nual meeting Of the league To be
held In the Muhlhick Hotel, Kansas
city. November 10, the day following
the meeting OF the National Associa-
tlon there. Election Of officers will
be held
Muskogee Is expected to have rep
resentatives at the Western League
sitting. which Is also to be held In
Kansas city, November 3. IN an at
tempt to secure franchise In that
organization, It was said by Western
Association officials. They added that
II no franchise IL available, II will be
proposed by Muskogee to apply tn
the Western Association for member
ship.
Disposal Of the Okmulgee franchise,
declared forfeited to the league "a,
special meeting In September, also
will be determined at the Kansas
City meeting, officials announced.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26
TULSA REPUBLICANS CLAIM
SHORT POT OF BALLOTS

Oklahoma City, Oct. 26.-Asserting
that Tulsa county has received 49,
O37 ballots from the state election
board when the county needs twice
that number. II. Il. Nelson. u Re-
publican member OF the Tulsa county
election board was here today TO con-
suit with w. G. McAlister, secretary
OF the state board IN an effort to
secure more ballots. Mr., Nelson said
that the precincts lying outside OF
the corporate limits of Tulsa are
also S,2sG ballots shor, of the re-
uuired number.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26

Marion, Ohio. Oct 26.--As election.
day draws near, volunteer suggestions
Tor a vacation trip for Senator Hard-'
ing are coming TO his headquartersl
here from number of friends ani.
a number Of popular winter resorts
have asked to he his host and several
elaborate private homes have been.
placed at his disposal. for whatever
rest he may decide to take after the
end Of the campaign.
1t was said today that all OF these
offers were held open for the present
and that probably no choice of va.
cation spot would be announced un-l
tfl after the election. Both the sem
ator and Mrs. Harding, it was ex-
planned. preferred To devote their en-
ergies now to the campaign, leaving
their personal plans TO be worked
out later.
Hawaii, Bermuda Panama, Califor-
mia, the Gulf Coast and many other
places have been mentioned In specu-
la,lon here regarding a vacation trip.
The general belief OF those who know
tle StHdtul H'AH"Ni'N' hS"S'''' -
that he will not go outside continen-
tai United States and probably Will
not travel as far west as the Pa
cific coast. 1t is expected that any
trip he makes will give him at least
two weeks of seclusion and rest dur
ing November.
Today the nominee took an easy
stride in his campaign work, seeing
few visitors and devoting most OF his
attention to miscellaneous tasks
aroIad his headquarters. 1t was yir-
ually his last breathing spell be-
I fore election. for he starts tomorrow
on campaign trip through Ohio
that will last the remainder OF the
I vpt L
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26
DlSLONALIST MEETING IL
RAiDED IN KANSAS CITY

Kansas city, Mo, Oct gG.--Forty-
six persons were arrested late last
night when police raided meeting
In Kansas City, Kan, at which au-
thorties said speakers made requests
for funds to assist In bringing about
the release of |, W. w. prisoners
sentenced to the federal penitentiary
at Leavenworth, Kan,
After being questioned at police
headquarters, all hut sixteen of those
arrested were released.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26
Te,ns ID. O. c. In Session

Austin, Texas, Oct. 2d.-Members or
the Texas division of the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy gathered
In Austin today for their twenty
fourth annua, convention FOR three
day session with Mrs. Oscar Barthold
of Weatherford presiding. The pro-
gram outlined was principally OF .
social nature. About 800 delegates ars
In attendance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26
J Labor To Vote For Governor Cox
SAMUEL GOMPERS THE
GREAT LABOR LEADER
FAV0RS COX'S ELECTION

indianapolis, Oct. 2G - Samuel
Gompers, recognized as the most
able leader Of organized labor has
ever had in America, in an adj
dress here last night, urged
all members Of organized labor
throughout the United states To
support Governor Cox for presi-
dent of the United States, in the
coming national election. The adj
dress was delivered at labor
political rally" here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26
WAPANuCkA TOO HEALTHY
FOR THIS CNDERrAkEiR

Muskogee. okla. oct. 26.--Wapanuc-
ka is too much of health center FOR
$. O. Youngblood, Youngblood AN un-
dertaker. fled a voluntary petition
in bankruptcy in the United states
district court today scheduling assets
at si0.Gsi and liabilities at sli,7i:.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26
POPE BENEDICT DEEPLY
MOVED BY NEWS Or THE
DEATH OF MacSWiNEN

Rome, Oct. 25.-News Of the
death of Terence MacSwney was
received at the vatican from the
Associated Press today. the news
being communicated To Monsignor
Cerreti, papal under secretary of
state, who was deeply impressed
with the tidngs.
When Pope Benedict was in
formed Of the death of the lord
mayor he showed deep regret and
then knelt, remaining q long time
in silent prayer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26
Operators Ask Wage Scale Change

Philadelphia, Oc,. 2G.-Requests for
changes in the recent award Of the
presidential wage commission Were
made by representatives OF the an
thracte mine workers here today at
a conference with the coal operators
committee. \ statement embodying
these requests were drawn up by
the scale committee of the three an
thracite districts at u meeting yes
terday in Ha2elton.
Although the statement was not
made public 1t was learned from Of
ficial sources that the men will ask
wage advances equal to those allowed
the soft coal miners.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26

Oklahoma City.-John s. Cassidy,
Of Cheyenne, Okla, was named as
Democratic presidential elector by
Ben +. Lafayette, chairman OF the
party's state central committee, To
succeed ]. w. McAlurty, of Cheyenne,
who died earlier in the day
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26

Oklahoma wool growers are said to
be holding 100000 pounds OF wool IN
storage houses In Kansas city and
Chicago. awaiting for advanced mar
ket prices.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26
WEATHER

oklahomai Tonight and Wednesday,
probably fair, cooler tonight In north.
ern portion with frost If weather
clears.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26

Maximum yesterday "a degrees,
MInimup last night, so degrees,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26

Precipitation to a, M, 'o' inch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-26
Samuel Gompers Urges All Oroan;zzcc1 [

Co. j. ,ro,lol.!IL
, 1920-01-06
DEAFNESS
And Noises In The Head.

If YOU ARE A SUFFERE-Go to
your Local Druggist and order CON-
CENTRATED SOURDAL,' price 4/G
per tin. mis- New remedy gives almost
immediate relief, and quickly effects a
permanent cure. 1t penetrates to the
actual seat Of the complaint, add has
completely cured many cases which were
considered hopeless If your Chemist
does not yet stock 'SOURDAL', do not
accep5 any substitute, but send money
order for a supply direct to the SOUR
Dali DISTRIBUTING CO., SO STA
TTON ROAD, CROYDON, SURREY,
ENG, and a package will be mailed per
return with full directions.
, 1920-01-06

show the total trade as approximately
$3.50, 900, 900 dollars.
london Jan. 1st.-Tho following APP
pear among the list OF the New Year hor-
ours conferred by His Majesty, Lieut..
Col. G. R. M. O'Brien, Governor of Bar
bados, and Mr.. S. W.. Knaggs, late Colo
NAL Secretary of Trinidad, to be Knights
Commander of ST, Michael and ST.
George. Mr~Reginald Gray. Bermuda,
to be a KNIGHT Bachelor, Mr.. A. Hutch
ings, Grand Turk. has been awarded the
Kings Police Medal.
Stalybridge, Cheshire, Dec. 3lst. The
first woman magistrate to preside in a
court in England took her seat on the
bench mere. The Mayoress, Mrs. Ada
Summers, was sworn in and heard cases.
Cairo Jan. lst.-An air squadron is join
ing the punitive expedition against the
Dinka tribesmen, who attacked a British
column in the Upper Nile region early
in December.
London, Dec. 3lst.-British ~shipyards
turned out shipping in excess of /, 300, 900
tons for the year 1919 just ending. and
orders in hand indicate that in 1920 the
pre-War record in ship construction will
probably be reached.
Paris, Dec. 3lst. The internationali-
cation of C~onstantinopEe and the Straits
of the Dardanelles has been decided up
90 along the lines laid do"n By Mr.. Lloyd
George in a recent speech, according to
the "Matin".
Paris, Jan. LIST. -Hava's Agency, The
subscriptions 10 th4 National Loan have
reac ed approximately nine billion lire,
according to the Temps.
Paris, Jan. LIST. The floods continue
undated throughout France, giving in
creased anxiety. The Rhine, Rhone,
Marie, Disc Aisne, and Garonne have all
largely overlooked, while the tributaries
of the Seine continue to rise. Ihe Seine
is still nearly six feet below the maxi
quarters are flooded and navigation is re
duced to almost nothing.
, 1920-01-06

Nt'' 10 \ A~ONAN N~'-f -
fec. upon american trade with Germany,
and will not alter the present COM
merclal relation, it was said today in
official circles so far as the United States
Government is concerned anything from
matches TO siX-inch guns may be ship
ped to Germany provided a purchaser can
be found. The present rate Of exchange
is the principal obstacle to trade, officials
said, and in an effort to improve the
disastrous exchange rate, Germany has
imposed liHid import regulation S, as exc
cutive DEGREES. and owing 10 the change
of the list from time to time the market
is left in a state of uncertainty. AT the
present rate there are but few p1rchases
of American goods.
London, Jan. LIST. Dispatches from
British India show that there has been
considerable fighting between Brit sh *
pediti0nary forces and revolving tribes
men, severe losses having been inflicted
on the t~ribasmen, although The British
were apparently put 70 { hard test in
defeating them. A despatch dated De
cember 18Th states thai q British column
fighting against two thousand Mahsuds
and another force composed Of Warziris
and Mahsuis who occupied q hill west of
.iandola, captured the SarKai Ridge, driv-
Ing the tr2hesn2en from 5heir positions.
upon which the British then pitched
their camp. Airplanes followed the enc
my, harassing them and causing + M
bers of casualties. The British losses
in the encounter are described as light.
A further despatch shows that the tribes
men counter attacked and the British
We're compelled to retire, owing to heavy
casualties, from a hill they previously
had captured. This hill and the adjacent
ridges from strategic points are essential
TO the safety of the British columns in
their further progress. The battle con-
tinUed throughout the following day,
with the British having captured Sc ,eraI
of their detectives. The enemy's cas-
ualties are reported to have been heavy.
Paris, Dec. 31st. NJ. Jean Dupuy,
Director of the Petit Parisien', and
former president Of the council of minis
tiers, died here this afternoon after a
short illness.
Berlin, Dec. 31st.-Prince Regent
Alexander of Serbia and twenty-six
others have been killed by an explosion
Of dynamite, according to a belgrade
despatch to the "Iokal An2eiger''. The
cause of the explosion is unknown. More
than fifty persons were injured.
London, Dec. 1st.-Lieut Colonel
Cuthbert James, Coalition Tnionist, has
been e ected to the House of Commons
for Bromley, Kent. by vote a of 11,1T
AGAINST ii f42 for MIR. Francis Lodges.
, 1920-01-06

81. JdIueS caracas, WHGFC II 10 ulluSt
stood they Will be permant ntly quarfered.
BarbllH,Jan3rd. Enc fire whicl 1a1
been burning In the 4tn. and 5jh, noId5
Of The S. S. Hydaspes since her arrival
here on the Goth. ult, was e%xtinguished
on the LIST. :nst. The Schooner Melanson
Brothers, bound from Bordeaux, France,
to Barbados, was wrecked off the East
Point Lighthouse at 6 o'clock yesterday
morning.
Washington, Jan. End. President Viii
son has signed the Bill containing the
United States sugar contrJ l. through
nineteen twenty.
London, Jan. Is. In the New Years
Honou-s' List there figure as Privy Coun-
ciliors the names of the Hon. =. j.
Donerty, Canadian Minister OF Justice,
the Hon. A. L. Siftoa, Minister Of Public
Works and Sir Thomas White, former
Minister OF Finance. The two former
were representatives at the Peace Con
ference while Sir 'homas White WIS
acting Prime Minister. Among the
Baron5ts is Sir Trevor Dawson, Of Wick
ers Armament. and among the Knights
Mr.. James Buchanan, a millionaire dis
tilier and sportsman who owned estates
in British Colonies. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Sydney E. Walton, the well known
JOURNALIST, VINO was Tor some IIulG assn
ciated with the Canadian Trade Commits
sion in London. declined a knightno0d.
In the colonial list are. K. c, M. G, Dr..
George Parkin, Secretary Of the Rhodes
ScnoIarship Trust and formerly prInci-
pal If Upper Canada College, Toronto
K. G. B. E., Sir Ernest Hatch, Prominent
ia hospitality to Overseas officers n
their relatives. c.. 3. E.. the Hon. Ali
cia Cecil, the Hon. Caroline Grovernor,
}. P. Joyce, Miss Grace LEROY, who
were associated With women's immlgra-
rion and Lady Lucey Markham, proni-
men, in the Overseas enIartaInn9nt OF
workers.
Ottawa. Jan. 1st. the New Year
0D4ns with several cabinet changes.
Maj)r GEM. MaWburn resigns the port
folio of Minister of Defence TO become
effective on January 18th. Mr.. Arlhur
Sifton retires from the portfolio OF Min
lister Of Public Works and becomes Secre-
Gary of State and Mr.. Martin Burrell
resigned as Secretary of State to become
Minister Of Customs.
Nantes, France, Jan. 1st.-The bar
racks containing large stocks Of ANNA
milton were destroyed by fire here last
night.
Honolulu, Jan. 1st.-A widespread re-
volt against the Japanese is imminent
in Korea, according to the Toxic cores
pendent of the Honolulu Commercial Adj
vertiser. The Japanese Chief Of Police
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-10
$4,000 IS ASKED
FOR ARIZONA PARK

An appropriation of $4,000
will be asked Of congress for Grand
Canyon National park, according to
a compilation of appropriations
prepared by the national park serV-
ice of the department of the IN
terror.
Total estimates Of $2,473,594 %
have been submitted, covering the
protection, provement, mainte-
nance and administration of the
nineteen national parks and TWEEN
ty-four national monuments; an
area of 12,774 square miles or
IS.175.360 acres, the statement says:
The increase in the estimate OF
iS2,473,594.50 submitted over the
current appropriation of $97S,S2O
is admittedly large but it should
be remembered that these pleas
uring grounds, the property of the
people, comprise an area larger
than the combined states of Mas
sachusetts and Connecticut. the
number of visitors to the national
marks and monuments has IN
creased from 356,097 in 1916 TO
1.O5S,455 visitors in 1920,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-10

moda;ions for only $50 viii be
1yiiilabIe. The great present need
is fer darnii,ories, Nh Donaldson
said, pointing to the fact that they
had been forced to refuse more
than 100 applications this year.
Turning 10 school activities Mr..
Donaldson said that seven out Of
the eight graduates Of last year
are now in college. \ business
course is now offered at the school
and the physical training work has
been so arranged that students
needing special attention may re-
ceive IT,
The candidates for the MeHaul
basketball team are at dahl yprac-
tice under the direction OF a. {.
owens, who coached the football
team this year. A schedule is be-
ing arranged and the FIRST game OF
the season will be played at the
urmory with the High school five
December %,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-10
JOBLESS IN THE
UNITED STATES
To Be COUNTED
Government to Start Survey
to Determine the Extent
of Unemployment in the
Industrial CenterS
tBy nc AssocIated rressl

Washington, Dec 9-An inquiry
to determine the extent OF unem-
ployment in siXty-five principal in
dustrial cities of the country was
announced today by the depart
ment Of laborsS Decision TO this eff
feet was made public after Secre-
nine regional directors who have
been appointed TO conduct survey
of conditions in cooperation with
the present field force of the Unit
ed States employment service and
with other state and federal
agencies The industrial classifi-
cation of the census bureau will
be utilized in making the survey
which will take into consideration
only industrial concerns with a
minimum of 500 employers. The
first results are expected to be
ready for announcement by Janu-
airy Is, and i. is the intention sub
sequently to issue unemployment
statistics hi-weekly.
Officials would make no esti-
mate today OF the country's idle
workers although they expressed
the opinion that the trend toward
unemployment on a large scale had
been marked during the last few
months, Recently, it was said, the
employment service has been plac-
ing from $4,000 to $4,000 persons
in positions every month.
Among the regional directors and
their divisions for the purposes of
the survey, as announced, were;
r. l.. Russell. west south central
district headquarters New Or
leans. States of Arkansas. Louis
lana, Oklahoma and Texas,
c. M. Coe, mountain district.
headquarters Denver States of
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colo
RADIO, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah
and Nevada.