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Evening star., 1921-07-06
Letters Put IL, Boxes
fastened in Delivery
Bv ssOuick Collection

Owing to the "quick cOllec-
tiOn" service, IT is possible to
make better time with your
letter after stamping 1t in the
new Post Office Department
postal station by mailing 1t out
side the station.
Collection every forty min.
utes from letter box situated out.
side the main doors Of the de-
pnrtment building and other
letter boxes along the Avenue
guarantee that u letter SO mail
ed will get to the city post
Office quicker than II mailed
mt the station itself.
Collections from the various
stations are made On n slower
schedule. So stamp your let
ter inside, then walk outside
to mail IT..
Evening star., 1921-07-06
ATTACK ON TRAIN
>BR|NGS0UTIRO0P
Shooting of Engineer at Fitz.
) gerald, Ga, Follows Strik-
ers' Dissatisfaction.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. July 6.-Firing on an
Atlanta, birmingham and Atlantic
railway train. which resulted In
serious injury to W. 7. Reid, en-
gineer. resulted in three companies
of Georgia National Guard being or
dered to Fitzgerald. Ga. early today
to take charge of the situation there.
About 100 shots were fired at the
engine last night following a similar
attack the night before at the same
place, SmalIs mill. near Fitzgerald.
Reid was said to have had both legs
broken and 10 have suffered wounds
in the body Warner Jordan and
Samuel w. Whittle were arrested
later. charged with having shot the
engineer.
The. outbreak-one of a series of
attacks on property of the company
since it's employees walked out over
a wage reduction last March-was
said to have been precipitated by
failure of the United States Railway
Labor Board or the meeting OF gen
eral chairmen of the unions TO take
drastic action against the road. whlch
for some time has been operating
with non-union employees.
\ Fourth of July barbecue helu py
non-union employees in fltzgera!o
and attended by many prominent Gil,
izens. also was said to have angered
the strike leaders. who were sald 70
have sent committees Tuesday TO
ask certain men why they attenoeo
the meeting. and to have told preacn,,
ers who went that strikers wouio
withdraw from their churches.
Latest reports from F1tzgeraid
early today were that the SITUATION
had dueted down. The A.. b. ana A;
has large shops at Fitzgerald. and
tsweraI months ago reports that
strikers or sympathizers from there
were en- route to Cordele to prevent
operation of a train by a mont union
crew caused troops to be sent 10
rordele. but the attack never ma
ferialiZed.
Evening star., 1921-07-06
SUMMER SCHOOLS
MAY ENROLL 1900
Increased Popularity Shown
Already by Number of
Children Attending.

Summer or vacation schools. which
opened yesterday for a six-week in
tensive course. are becoming more
popular. If enrolment figures COM
piled today by Walter B. Patterson.
director OF special schools, can be
taken as a critic, ion. The statistics
show that 3.713 children are taking
the special courses in these schools.
an increase of 6s2 over last years
, record-breaking registration. More
pupils are enrolling today and the flg-
ure is expected to go beyond the 1000
mark before the end of the week.
central High School. with three
, 80 classes, has an enrolment of
l.Soo. The enrolment there last
| summer totaled 1901. Dunbar High
Scfool has an enrolment Of 603.
! twenty-five children are taking the
INDUSTRIAL course at Armstrong Man.
ual Training School
! Elementary Schools.
| The registration in the elementary
, schools is as follows: Johnson-Powell.
/ 131; Corcoran. SO; Arthur, Il; Ket-
! cham. 20; Ludlow. "A: jackson. 73;
/ Thomson. "a: H. d. Cooke. Sc; JEFF
{! ferson. IS; Wallach, III: Henry, l06;
Park View. 80: Monroe. SO; Dennison,
y 1885,. Birney, Al; Langston. 50; Ma
, gruder. 90 Mott. so; Phillips, so:
i Lovejoy, los. and Randall. so.
: Many of the schools already are
overcrowded and children entering
I today We're advised to go to schools
, where a few vacant seats remain.
/ The H. D. Cooke School already has
| established waiting list. The pur-
] pose Of the summer schools is to
! give children an opportunity either
| to make up back work or advance a
! semester's work before the begin
! ming Of the regular school term in
September.
| Playground Provisi0ns.
| Playground work is carried on in
| many Of the summer schools in addi-
! tion to the coaching classes. Special
| teachers have been provided for this
work. More than 500 children began
activities on the school Fairgrounds
yesterday. but a larger number is ex-
pected today on account of the cooler
weather.
Miss Ruth McCathren has been ap-
pointed by Mr. Patterson to take
| charge of the industrial activities on
the school Fairgrounds during the
summer course. She already has visit
! ed the ketcham Monroe. Park View,
, Wallach and Johnson-Powell schools,
and supplied the children taking the
playground industrial courses with
| materials.
Evening star., 1921-07-06
EX-CONVCTS. CALL ON THIEVES TO
RETURN GEMS IO UPHOLD s:HONOR'

the jewels and promised them that
they need be in no fear Of arrest.
He pointed out that Col. Donald
SON has often assisted in the re-
habilitation of ex-convicts. The
other ex-convict is Pat Grove. q
former kidnaper. who will work
in the Boston underworld.
"Since my release from prison..
the formers statement said, 1t
has been my ambition to convince
the public that crime is due to
lack of useful training and en-
vironment. and that often a man
or woman who has committed
crime in a moment Of impulse
would willingly restore the Ill
gotten plunder If it could be done
without fear Of arrest"
Evening star., 1921-07-06
SEEK MEDALS FOR THE RESCUERS
OF WOMAN FROM NIAGARA RIVER

R. Waldenberger, superintend-
ent of the reservation. will recon-
mend to the Carnegie Hero Fund
Commission in Pittsburgh that the
two men be rewarded. The super
intendent characterizes Noodles
feat as the bravest in the long
list Of Niagara rescues. Mrs. Raines'
rescue, reservation records show.
Is the most remarkable to date.
No one has ever been known to
travel so far into the river at the
point above the falls and to have
been. saved. The spot where she
was rescued is approximately one
hundred feet above the brink and ,
twenty feet from shore. She
foated down stream one thousand
feet
Evening star., 1921-07-06
GET FIVE YEARS EACH.
Two Young Men Pay Penalty for
Automobile Theft.

Sentence of five years each in the
penitentiary was imposed today by
Chief Justice Mccoy. in Criminal Di-
vision .. on Louis E. Tull and John
r. Miller, young white men. who
pleaded guilty TO breaking into a
garage and stealing an automobile.
The prisoners entered. May 5. the
garage of James \. isundl.. and. TAX
ing the machine, went to Bethlehem,
Pa. where they We're apprehended.
Both had criminal records.
Evening star., 1921-07-06

against issuing a proclamation of
peace until after a treaty with Ger
many has been made.
Mr.. Harding is at the parting Of the
ways again. He has hoped against
hope for a compromise. But the cir
reconcilables" don't see it that way.
and they are making trouble by
threatening all sorts of things il the
Versailles treaty comes back to the
Senate. But Mr.. Harding must follow
the advice Of his distinguished coun-
sci, the Secretary of State. or follow
the Senate group which has blocked
ratification from the start The
chances are he will stand by Mr..
Hughes.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1921-07-06
FIGHTING IS CONTINUED.
Peace Negotiations Fail to Check
Disorders Around Dublin.

DUBLIN, July 6.-The negotiations
under way for peace in Ireland have
not as yet brought about an armi-
stice. and today soldiers were search
ing pedestrians believed likely to be
carrying concealed arms in the streets
of Dublin.
A police patrol was ambushed last
night in Camolin. County Wexford by
men with bombs and rifles. During a
fifteen-minute battle which ensued
four constables were wounded.
other ambushes occurred in Corro-
fin, County Clare. and Thomastow
County Kilkenny, without casualties.
Evening star., 1921-07-06

NEW YORK, July 6.-Two ex-
convicts have undertaken to es-
tablish their theory that there is
honor among thieves by attempt
ing the recovery of $4,000 worth
of jewelry- stolen from the state
room Of Col. William H. Donald
son. publisher of the Billboard. a
theatrical magazine, on New
York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad. train on the night Of
June %. A.
Jimmy the Trusty," a reformed
confidence man, with wide ac-
Quaintance among criminals, made
public a statement calling on che
criminal or criminals to return
Evening star., 1921-07-06
WIFE ASKS MAINTENANCE,

Suit for maintenance was filed to-
day in the District Supreme Court
by Marie E. Myers against her hus-
band. Everett H. Myers, an employe
of the War Department. Cruelty. de-
sertion and inadequate support are
alleged. They were married at Car
thage. Mo-, September 5. 1905. and
have two children. Attorney Fred G.
Geiger appears for the plaintiff.
Evening star., 1921-07-06

publican leader. and representatives
of southern Irish unions. Premier
Lloyd George presided over today's
conference.
New Hopes for Peace.
Among the conferees also We're Sir
Hamar Greenwood, chief secretary
for Ireland; Lord Birkenhead. the
lord high chancellor: Edward Sortt.
the secretary for home affairs. and
A. J. Balfour. lord president Of the
council.
Sir Horace Plunkett later joined
the conferees. This gave rise to still
further hopes of favorable results
from the conference, in view of Sir
Horaco's position in Irish affairs.
Officials here We're uncommunica- =
tive concerning today's conference,
believing that any announcement at
this time might be prejudicial to the
peace pourparlers. 1t is believed.
however. that Gen. Smuts brought
from Mr.. De Valera and his asso-
ciates definite proposals and that the
reply to these will have a great bear
ing on Fridays conference in Dublin.
-YrYrYHrr rc rnNTTNrYEn
Evening star., 1921-07-06
Received BY MlLLERAND.
Rotarians Call on President on Last
Day Of Visit.

Lay OF v1Slt.
PARIS, July 6.-The last day OF the
visit of the American Rotary Club
delegates to Paris was devoted to
sightseeing and an inspection of
French industrial plants. All the
large automobile factories were visit
ed, the Rotarians dividing into groups,
which were led by prominent business
men. The 500 delegates were received
by President Millerand at the Elysee
palace this afternoon. He expressed
the gratitude Of the French govern
ment for the Rotarians' visit to
France.
The three-day program will end to-
night with a banquet for all the Ro-
tarians and their wives. Many of the
delegates plan to sail for New York
this week. The others will tour Eu-
rope before returning home.
Evening star., 1921-07-06
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, July 6.
A movement was started today
to obtain Carnegie medals and
prizes for Douglas Noodle and
Fred Smith, both of this city. who.
officials Of the Niagra state res
ervatlon credit with rescuing Mrs
hundred feet above the brink of
the American falls yesterday.
Noodle is the modest hero who
waded out into the stream and
brought the woman to shore and
then disappeared in the crowd.
refusing to give his name. Smith
aided in the rescue. ~
Evening star., 1921-07-06
MURDER WITNESS KIDNAPPED
Saw Killing Of Parish Priest-Col
lege President Taken.

CORK. Ireland. July 6.-Patrick
brady. who witnessed the killing Of
Canon Magner. parish priest of Dun
manway. ir December last by Cadet
Harte. was kidnapped today by un-
known armed men. The magistrate
was taken from his residence in Bal
lylickey, West Cork.
Brady testified at the military in
quiry in the killing of Canon Mag
ner, which resulted in the verdict
that Harte was guilty Of his murder,
but was insane at the time the crime
was committed.
Rev. A. O'Kennedy, president Of St.
Finnan's College in Ennis. was ar
rested by soldiers this morning and
removed to Limerick. The annual re-
treat of the clergy of the Killaloe do
cese was in progress at the college
when the arrest occurred. The charge
against Rev. Mr.. OKennedy is not
known.
Evening star., 1921-07-06
DECREE IN DIVORCE CASE.

Justice Hoehling today granted a
final decree of divorce to Bessie Hun
ter from John H. Hunter. The de-
cree gives the wife permanent ali
E. Leahy and W. A. Coombe appeared
for the wife.
Evening star., 1921-07-06
TENTATIVE R. R, VALUATIONS

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion today announced the following
tentative valuations of railroads:
Intermountain railway Qdaho), $685.
Pacific and Northern Idaho railway,
S2,1O0,176.
Evening star., 1921-07-06

The first telephone exchange was
established In Boston In 1877, and
was operated by men. A few years
after the first .gifl operator. so far
AZ known, was placed At the tele.
phone board at. t.By1dgtons Conn., L
Evening star., 1921-07-06
POLICEMAN IS ROBBED.
Gold Watch and Chain Taken From
Coat Hanging at Fish Market.

the law enforcer, meant nothing to one
member of Washington's light fingered
aristocracy, who removed a gold watch
and chain from the pocket OF the coat
Of Policeman J. r. narrower Of the
harbor precinct. The coat. however,
was not being worn by the policeman
when, the ptckpocket approached 1t. It
was hanging on Q rack in the rest room
OF the municipal 0sh market,
Evening star., 1921-07-06
U. S. WILL YET RATIFY
VERSAILLES PACT IF
HUGHES HAS WAY

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Evening star., 1921-07-06
LONDON PARLEY
GIVES NEW HOPE
FOR IRISH PEACE

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Evening star., 1921-07-06
new TARIFF BILL
! REPORTED IN HOUSE

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-27
PAGE SUED IN
sum OF $4,000

SAPULpA. Dee. 91.--Charlcs Page
of Sand Springs was named defendant
In $500. .00O damage suit filed In tho
Il strict court here by Judge Luciou
n. Wright district judge, as the result
Of bribery charges filed against the
iurist following decision In the cclc.
bratcd Tommy Atkins case that was
adverse to the Page interests. W. =.
Cray and ". II, Drl are also men.
toned as defendants
Bribery Case u Cited.
The petition scts out that the brih.
cry charge specifically stated that the
Judge had accepted a brlbc q, 10000
tn hand down a decision In the Tommy
atkins case favorable to interests that
were fighting Charles Page for control
OF the oil aud gas rights OF the In
dlan's estate and the efforts Of Page,
McCray and Dnl were responsible Tot
the attorney general of the state films
complaint.
"Ths charge" the petition contin
ucd. was dismissed by Justice of the
Peace a. II. rltz when a preliminary
hearing was held July 90. 1921. the
judge holding that no evidence OF guilt
had been introduced by the state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-27
WIFE OF ALLEGED
.CONSPRATOR HELD
Mrs. French Arrested in Con-
nection With Chicagos'
Big Swindle Case.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Mrs. Charles
A. French, wife OF the alleged con-
spirator q John w. worthington in
the swindles which are said to have
totalled s60,000.000 was under arrest
today In San Diego, Cal. Mrs. French
who was arrested at her ranch, is
miles from San Diego, was held
in connection with charges against
her husband according to reports re-
ceived here. She is alleged to have
received certain papers and stocks in
San Diego which were involved in
her husbands transactions.
The direct charge against Mrs.
French was using the mails TO de-
fraud and she was held in lieu Of
$40 900 bond.
French. the so-called wizard OF fl
nance. was arrested here several weeks
ago in connection with an alleged
SOS 900 900 conspiracy.
With Worthington, French was
called the master mind" OF the ring
of confidence men alleged to have
negotiated deals running into the
millions in spurious stocks and stolen
bonds and whose operations came close
to causing a nationwide collapse of
banks and business houses.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-27

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Dec. ~
Could you love convicted bandit,
man killer and daredevil prison break.
er?
Would you move several hundred
miles TO be near him when he was
given life sentence?
Would you mourn at his grave
after he had been shot TO death by
an accomplice after q spectacular
prison delivery?
Mrs Tom Slaughter has done MI
those things,
She married the notorious outlaw
at Dallas, Tex, in 1914.
And l knew all about him. she
says Il could have haen happy Will
him too for he loved me and was
good 20 me.
But I'm glad he died the way hC
did instead OF dying in the death
chair. lie had been sentenced to b'
executed.
Il shall spend the rest OF my III,
alone with memories Of Tom as
knew him"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-27
NINE ARE HELD
FOR ROBBERIES
Police Believe Band of Bandits
Rounded Up: Money In
volved Totaled Sl46, 900.

EAST ST louis. H., Dec. 27.-Po.
lice of East 81. Louis and outlying
towns. expressed the belief today that
they have rounded up a band OF ban
dts which has stolen $4,000 in
recent bank and pay roll robberies
In Central and southern Illinois. Nine
men were under arrest and six OF
them identified in connection with
the robberics.
The robberies are:
The Peabody Coal Mining company
of Kncaid. in which s95OO0 was
stolen August is; State Bank Of
Panama in which $4,000 was taken
December y: state Bank OF Iuka IN
which $4,000 was the loot December
20. and the Dupo State Bank which
was robbed OF sil 900 ON December 2S.
Leo Heildobrand. Peter McClan,
Claude Bernard and Ray Stevenson OF
East St Louis and Melvin Kramer
OF st. Louis. Mo-, have been identi'
fled according to police as the five
mon who robbed the Duro state Bank
stevenson has been released on a
writ OF habcas corpus.
Three mon are held In connection
with the luka robbery. Sheriff Lu.
clan Bcascly Of Marion county has
three men In Jail at Flora and said
one OF them had been identified as
participant in the uka robbery.
Thomas Patton and Earl Cox, both
OF ST. Louis. are in custody. Cox
confessed police said, that he was
wanted In Cen,roville. Iowa. for a
bank robbery recently In which a
policeman was killed. Patton is held
Tor the robberics
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-27
.ur1d Well Within His
Rights on Klan Questions
Attorney General Declares
When Trials Reach District
Court Witness Will then
Be Compelled to Make
An Answer.

Judge Frank Bourland was well
within his rights when he declined to
make reply to nineteen questions pro
pounded to him by Attorney General
Freezing touching his connection with
the Ku KluX Klan last Friday in the
examining trial OF six men who ar,
charged with being responsible for
the death Of Carroll at Wilson some
days ago. according to Attorney Cen
eral Freezing who returned to Ard
more this morning from Oklahoma
City to resume the trial.
General Freezing adjourned cour,
to make an investigation of the stat
utes to determine just how much pow
er he had to compel the witness TO
make answers 10 his questions and the
recess was taken so close to Christ
mas that the case was passed over un-
til . ocvlock this afternoon
General Freezing is here today TO
take up the case and he is accom-
panied by Judge Elmer Fulton an as
sistant in his office who will remain
with him during the time the cases
are on examining trial before Judge
Butcher of the justice court,
In determining his powers to re.
quire the witness. Judge Bourland
10 answer, General Freezing went ov-
er the matter with Judge Doyle OF
the Criminal Court OF Appeals 70 sec
what the court had done IN other
cases Of similar nature. The result
Of this conference was that the wit
ness was IN his rights in declining
to make answer FOR two reasons,
first because the case was in n jus
;ice court and second because he was
a witness for the state.
II was intimatcd by General Free
ling that when the trials reach the
district court that the witness viii
then have TO make reply to his nine
teen questions or suffer the penalty
assessed by the court in a contempt
ease which will he filed against him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-27
WILSON MURDER
CASES bound TO
.DISTRICTCOURI
Charges Against Rev. Leon
julius and John Murray
Dismissed; Eleven Are
Held on Bond.
LAWYERS REACHED
SETTLEMENT TODAY
Freeing Did Not Attempt to
Make Witness Answer
Questions on Stand.

Two Of the thirteen defendants were
dismissed and the remaining eleven
we bound over to the new term Of
criminal district court under bonds
Of $4,000 each for trial on charges OF
murder in the killing of three men at
Wilson the night of December Is,
when an agreement was reached be-
tween defense attorneys and Attorneys
, General Freezing today two nours b.
fore the examining trial Of seven "
the men was to have been resumed. -
The eases dismissed were those Of
the Reverend Leon Julius. !}aptist
minister Of Hlaldton, and John Mrr
ray, worker in the Hewitt field.
After q Conference with Judge TLom-
as II. Doyle Of tic criminal Court OF
/ Appeals at oklahoma city, the al
/ toruey-gcncr told the court that at
/ this time, he does not desire to ask
| Frank Bourland, a witness. further
! question bur requested that an or
| der bc issued ioding HIM rs Wit
ness under 81, 600 bond until ne Grim
inal term Of district court begins on
January sc.
The examining trial was adjourned
suddenly late Friday after Bourand
| had declined TO answer questions OF
the prosecution concerning alleged OPP
erati0ns Of the ku Klux Klan here
and at that time, the attorney.gener-
al announced he would seek to have
Bourland thrown in Jail for contempt
of court until he decided to answer
the questions. when the trial was re-
sumed
Neither did General Freeing carry
out his announced intention OF filing
additional charges Of murder undet
the riot status against the thirteen
men.
OF the remaining six men who re-
quested severance from the original
complaints and whose cases come up
for disposition today. four waived
examining trial and the other TWO
We're dismissed. These were Reverend
Leon julius, John Murray. Jeff Smith,
J. ID. (Curley) Smith. j. A. Gillian,
and Doctor z. c. Harlow.
In order to bring the case 70 a
quick settlement TO allow him 10
catch an early afternoon train for
Oklahoma city Attorney General
Freezing obtained the consent Of De
fcnsc Attorney II. H. Brown to refrain
from putting the defendants on the
stand at the resumption OF the trial
this afternoon.
This done, other formalities in the
trial were quickly dispensed with and
CONTINUED on Page Twol
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-27
ONE HELD FOR FIRE
IN DALLAS THEATER

DALLAS. Texas. Dec. 97.--Firc OF
undetermined origin discovered at .
o'clock this morning wrecked the In.
terror OF the Capital Theatcr. a four.
story brick landmark In the downtown
section. Firemen fought the flames
an hour before they were controlled.
So threatening was the blaze that
guests OF three small hotels across
the street were removed temporarily.
The building until last September was
known ~ the Majestic Theatcr
After an investigation police an.
nounced they We're holding man
for investigation IN connection with
the fire. Property loss was estimated
ut $4,000.