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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-13
Fordney Tariff Bill

The Fordney emergency tariff bill
was placed In parliamentary posi-.
ton BY the senate tonight for re-
sumption Of debate Monday and lead
ers an charge announced that they eX-
pcctcd its final disposition by We'd
nesday.
There was no arrangement or un-
dcrstanding regarding final vote.
but those In charge said that they
hoped to have the bill disposed OF In
time for resumption Of work on ap-
preparation bills next Thursday.
The house today accepted the pro-
visions for reducing tho enlisted
strength OF the navy from $4,000 to
ioo.ou0 men after July /.
During consideration Of the naval
appropriation bill. no objection was
raised TO the section providing funds
sufficient only for force of 100000
during the coming fiscal year. II
elected neither criticism nor friendly
comment and remained in the bill in
tact
Clauses providing for reduction OF
tho marine corps personnel from ap.
proximatcly $1,000 to 10000 men and
for an appropriation Of s9o,ooo,ooo to
carry on tho 1915 building program
OF tho navy during the next fiscal
year probably will be reached Mon
day,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-13
RECKLESS DRIVER
HELD FOR MURDER

columbus, Ohio. Feb. i2.-What Is
believed 20 establish precedent In
criminal annals, was the holding here
today OF Jesse II. Haley, on first
degree murder charge without bond
ns q result Of an automobile accident
In which Henry selbcrt wos killed
last Sunday night "a he waited TO
board n street car.
The first degree murder charge was
filed by City Prosecutor Herbert.
"In tho trial OF Haley" Herbert
said, "It win be undlsputed that he
was operating the car without regard
10 human life and with utter tisre-
gard OF any consequences. ] believe
the Jury I'm the case should have the
right to infer that after Seibert was
hit. and while he was carried on the
fender OF the car. In plain view Of
the driver and In perillous position,
and from the fact that death resulted
from his bcing struck, that Haleys
continuing involved intent to kill.
HALEY made no effort TO stop and his
car was going as fast or fastcr when
Il hit seibert than when II HIT the
first person In the group"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-13
INSURANCE RATES
FOR CITY WILL BE
LOWERED, FOLLOWING
LAW ENFORCEMENT

The insurance rates in this city
will be nodceably lowered il the lid
Is clamped down and fire and other
ordinances ore enforced by the build
ing inspector The removal Of the
hamburger stands and other build
ings how existing in the city limits in
violation OF the fire ordinance, II was
explained at the meeting OF the board
OF city commissioners Friday night,
will mean reduction In insurance
rates OF "a much Us 10 per cent in
mnny cases.
Another cause for reduction will
be the enforcement OF electric codes
which will be adopted b. the board
OF city commissioners In the near
future. The city attorney has been
instructed to obtain copies OF the cleo
trio ordinances from the cities OF Tul'
50. oklahoma City and Dallas, Tex
as, and from these make up code
for Ardmore. After city Attorney
Hodges has completed the new code
Ardmore will have perfect fire protcc-
ton IA regards electric wiring and
other such work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-13
ROAD PROBLEM IS
.UNS0LVED, MAYBE
UNSOLVABLE, WITH
ARGUMENT GALORE
ARGUMENT BETWEEN COMMIS-
SIONERS AND FEDERAL ENGI-
NEER ON DIFFERENCE
IN BIDS.

County Commissioner Joe r. Taylor
and George Evans returned from Ok
iahoma City Friday night, where they
had been in consultation with the
state highway department relative 10
the proposed Lone Grove-fIealdton
highway. but according to their re-
port, they are no nearer a solution
OF the problem than they were before
they went.
I'VE are no nearer signing con-
tract today than we were when we
left Ardrnore," said Mr. Taylor, "and
the chances are that 1t will be some
time before anything is done on the
road, unless we take matters in our
own hands. and put the proposition
over" he concluded.
The commissioners stated that the
department was willing to sign a
contract with Nancy Brothers, con-
tractors, TO do the work, but that
they, as county officials state that
they do not feel justified in agreeing
to this contract that calls for ap'
proximately $4,000 more money than
Continued on Page Two)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-13
A Man Who Paid His Debts

prea with ccmplainia OF impaired
obligations
the ethical standards Of ia call
is
successful merchant but who the
dealing unstinttd praise
In buying and selling
appears merchant handicapped by drunken part
presently esod y also credit The purchaser
disappeared dssolute died
throwing the pennicss man The entire responoy for the
OF
could have freed hms Wy hnupey but that was not the
fathers Injunction. If
hug the tighter determined TO ray the Partnership
grinding and self dcna
pay them 10 the last
that endowed with such unirng
bound
the world lIc did not develop into rich and prospus merchant
the twelfth February millions honor
TO mighty republic stn holds grateful
and affectonate veneaion
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-13
IN RUNNING FIGHT
WITH OFFICERS,
ONE BANDIT SLAIN
EDWARD NORRIS DEAD AT FARM
HOUSE NEAR MEAD; BEN
MAYES MORTALLY WOUNDED
IN DURANT HOSPITAL.

Atoka, Okla, Feb. ia chase for
two alleged bandits that was frequent
ly marked with exchanges Of shots
from the time the pursuit began
Thursday night, came to an end about
midnight, Friday night at a farm
house near Mead. Bryan county, when
Edward Norris, one OF the fugitives,
shot himself with probable fatal eff
feet. !. He was reported dying in
hospital at Durant this morning.
Ben Mayes, his companion, was
badly injured and Ben Lee, a deputy
sheriff of Bryan county. was also
wounded in the battles with the BAN
dts. who were wanted for assauting
Homer Silas, taxicab driver Of Nc
Alester. The assault took place near
Atoka Thursday evening. Silas was
knocked senseless and his assailants
made off with his car, which they
abandoned, when officers pursued
them.
Silas was discovered lying in the
road In an unconscious condition. He
said he had been employed by the
men to drive them from McAlester TO
Atoka.
Officers, upon hearing his story.
pursued the men in q motor car. The
cars raced over the country roads to-
ward Bryan county at break-neck
speed both sides keeping up q con-
tinuous fire without effect.
At Caney, the alleged bandits made
stand and battle followed In
which Mayes was shot in the side.
The men, however. eluded the Of
ficers, and started off In their car.
On the outskirts OF Caney, they ap-
abandoned their cur. They started 4
foot into Bryan county, where they
were located yesterday morning IN q
farm house. At the approach OF the
officers Mayes surrendered Norris
came cut OF the house with shotgun
and fired at Deputy Sheriff Ice. the
charge striking the officer In the face
and head. knocking him unconscious
from his horse. Norris took the un-
conscious officers pistol and horse
and fled. .NH
In the pursuit that followed. he was
driven into farm house some miles
distant. An officer started into the
house and Norris under u threat OF
shooting, forced him TO retreat. After
several hours OF waiting. the posse
heard a pistol shot fired in the build
Ing and rushing ln they found Nor
ria had been shot in the region OF
the heart.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-13
NON-COMMITTALIS
HARDING ON THE
POSSIBLE CABINET
PRESIDENT-ELE PREFERS TO
= PLAY GOLF AND DISCUSS As.
SOCIATION OF NATIONS TO
TALKING OFFICIAL FAMILY

st. Augustine, Fla. Feb. 12.-While
the cabinet problem was taking on
new elements Of uncertainty today,
President-elect Harding let It be
known that his plans for international
Yeoee and armament also are far
from definite Foundations.
Taking note Of published reports
that disarmament conference would
be calico early in the new admins
tration Mr.. Harding said he hal made
no sucn plans, although the idea fit
ted in with his general scheme for an
association OF nations. 1t was a fea-
ture Of the problem. he. added, TO
which he would give no specific at
tention until he came into the presi-
dency and was fully advised as to the
status OF diplomatic relations with the
other powers.
Repeatedly the president-elect had
included reduction of armaments
among the requirements for n peace
association and his close advisers be-
licve the subject will receive his earn
est attention as soon as he takes
up negotiations for his peace plan.
Today's cabinet developments con-
cerned chiefly Charles G. Dawes, and
Frank o. Lowden, both of Illinois,
and mentioned for the post of Sec
retary of the treasury and secretary
of the navy respectively. The net
results was to leave more in doubt
than ever whether either would be
a member Of Mr.. Harding's official
family.
Tonight Mr.. Harding took part In
two Lincoln birthday celebrations
pressing u button TO open q banquet
in Seattle, Washington. and during
the evening attending q Lincoln me-
mortal service, held in The lobby oi
his hotel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-13
Secret Archives Barred to
Man Who Sought Infor-
nation to Sell to Sensa-
tiOnal Newspapers
FORDNEY EMERGENCY
BILL SET FOR MONDAY
TARIFF MEASURE WILL BE SET.
TIED EARLY In WEEK; NAVAL
BILL UNDER AMUSEMENT
IN THE SENATE

Washington, Feb. IA resolution
which is expected to shift congress
sional investigation of the conduct Of
the war into new field was intro
duced today by Representative Flood,
Democrat. Virginia, i member Of the
general investigating body
The resolution called upon Secre-
tary Baker for all facts connected with
the application of ]. NJ. Hill and C..
Z. Lindsey, for permission to inspect
the secret archives OF the war depart
ment and the refusal of the depart.
ment TO grant such permission"
Hill and Lindsey were employed by
an investigator who was employed by
the johnson subcommittee, the chair
man explained tonight. a voucher
for s2,4OO for their work, made out in
the name Of their employer. is held
by Chairman Ireland OF the house
committee OF accounts, and has not
been paid.
The names Of Hill and Lindsey were
brought before the general investigat.
ing committee. OF which Representa-
wv VI 10 H.
last June. At that time, Mr.. Flood,
IN denying charges by Republican
members that the war department. 8
attitude was unfavorable TO the in
vestigation. declared the only refusal
vas in the case of Hill and Lindsey,
who were seeking secret records con.
tanning the settlement OF contracts.
taken after the department authoS.
ties had found that the real purpose
of Hill and Lindsey was to obtain
money from a newspaper for informa,
ton supposed to be on file among
government records. "in the event
they were unable to obtain q large
sum through blackmail."
Mr.. Flood announced that his reso
luton, being privileged. would be call.
ed up from the floor in the absence OF
a prompt report from the military af-
fairs committee, TO which il was re-
ferred.
Chairman Ireland OF the committee
on accounts, this week criticised the
expenditure of large sums by investi.
eating committees, declaring he had
seen mo real application of concrete
results" from the war Investigations
and that his committee undoubtedly
would have disapproved many Of thC
contracts had 1t known about 1t.
In h, statement to the committed
today, TO explain the resolution fol
the resolution. Mr.. Flood said thai
Hill ana Lindsey went to the wal
department with letter from Sam
uel n. Ansell, formef acting judge ad
vocate general of the army, counse
ior the johnson subcommittee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-13
FIREyIEN CALLED TO
TWO SMALL FIRES

Tho flremcn were called to c and
Stanley streets southwest ut about 2
o'clock Friday afternoon where they
extingulshed n grass fire in the yard
Of residence there.
An hour later the flremen cStir-
guished a small blaze az the home
OF Mrs Conway, at llth and l. streets
northwest. where one or the blocks
underneath tho structure had been
burned. ana the exterior OF the house
scorchej The origin Of the fire Ia un-
known. Loss on the Conway home IL
estimated at about s25.
-
wauchlla. Fia.---Ben Campbell, q
negro. waa taken from city jail Fri
day night and hanged to a telegraph
pole after his body was rlddlcl with
bullets. lie was charged with insult
Ing u white woman.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-23
MARKETS
COTTON.

New York, May 23.-More May
notices were issued on the cotton
market than on any one notice day
previously representing 1000 bales.
Their circulation combined with
slightly disappointing Liverpool
cables the active months soon showed
net losses of from 10 to II points.
New York, May 23.-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady. May 1890, July
1850, Oct. 1880, Dec. 1870, Jan.
1878.
The market at noon was as fol-
lows: Jan. 1887, March 14.16, July
1857, Oct. 1886, Dec. 1871.
The cotton market closed at $3.50
as follows: Jan. 1855, March 1890,
July 1886, Oct. 1903, Dec. 13.45
Spots 10 IL.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-23
WANTS
NATION POWERFUL
ENOUGH FOR PEACE
ADDREss I'm NEW YORK
President and His Wife Deep
ly Affected as They View
the Thousands of Coffins of
~
American Dead Returned to
This Country, Brief Address

New York, May 23.-"It must not
be again. With these solemn words
| President Harding today laid a
| wreath on the coffin of the first Amer
lean soldier to die on German soil
; at the funeral ceremony for 5000
war dead at the army pier in Ho-
| boken.
! His voice husky and his eyes brim-
med with tears the President gazed
at the rows and, rows of collins. Then
he said:
Zone hundred Thousand sorrows
are touching my heart today. 1t must
not lie again. God grant that it will
not be.
.I do NOT pretend that the millen-
ium days have come and that there
will be no mefe wars. 1 wish nation
woke its wrath. -
Then in the great army shed on the
shores of the Hudson with it's stark
whitewashed walls there fell silence
profound and deep. Mrs. Harding
could be seen weeping softly as she
looked upon the rows of coffins.
Then the President continued,
'sThis Republic will never forget
the sacrifices these men made wheth-
er they lie in the soil of the home
land or the crimson soil of tn bat
tlefiefd.',
When the President had finished
his brief address he stepped forward
and stopped in front of the coffin
which had been selected to symbol
fize the army of the dead, surround
ing him and laid upon it his wfeathi
of roses and orchids. s,sss
There was another moment of sill
ence. It was as if the great piers
bustling with life as men went forth
to death had been turned to a tomb
after the return of those who had
survived.
On the coffin decorated by the presi
Dental hand was a plate chronicling
the fact that Joseph Guyton of Evart,
Michigan, private in Company 1 of
the 126 United States infantry had
given his life for his country on May
"a, 1918
After the ceremony President
Harding accompanied by Mrs. Hard
ing, several senators, their wives and
army officials of high rank returned
to Manhattan where he was schedul-
ed to address the academy of political
science at a luncheon at the Hotel
Astor before reviewing the old O6th
U. S. Infantry this afternoon.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-23
N. c. LEGION WILL
URGE PUBLICATION
OF STACKER LIST
Y CORRECT ERRORS
seventy-six Bond Issues for
New Public School Buildings
Have Been Carried i'm the
State Since Last October.
Greensboro Heads the List.
(By Max Abernethy)

Raleigh, May 23.-Publication OF
the Tar Heel Stacker" list will be
vigorously urged by North Carolina
posts of the American Legion.
In this decision the former North
Carolina service men are following
in the footsteps of their national com
mander, Col. F. w. Galbraith, who
has come out openly for publication
of every name that appears ON the
list. The national commanders Of
fetal statement is now in the hands
of the commanders Of the local legion
posts in the States; there can be no
misunderstanding as to what the
executive head of the Legion means.
. Newspapers of the State must be
converted, however, before the names
are printed since the vast majority Of
them have already announced that
the lists would not be printed. 1t
is the belief of American Legion men
at the capital that the newspapers
will reconsider after additional facts
have been presented. They have the
facts and will take their case to the
editors
And while the Legionaires want
the names of all s1ackers printed
they do not want men who served
faithfully and willingly pilloried in
the press. Consequently they argue
for careful county revision before the
names are turned over to the editors.
This plan they think, will prevent
errors in the lists
One prominent member of the Le-
gion and a member of the National
Guard at the capital this week de-
clared that the lists ought to be
printed by every daily paper. eff a
mans name appears on the list and
he served in the army or navy now
is the time to correct it, he said. "If
we wait ten or twenty years to print
the names it will be well nigh i'm
possible to correct errors. The list
should be printed and printed with
out delay
The names of "slackers'' from sew
eral North Carolina counties have al
ready been received in the State. The
adJutant generals Office has been
furnished a copy and while the lists
VIII become public as soon as they
are complete General Metts has not
given them to the newspapersmen
The lists SO far received are from
rural sections of the State.
SeVenty-Sfx bond issues voted on
by North Carolina counties. cities
and towns since October, 1920, reg
listers as many victories for new pub
lie school buildings, the combined
total in dollars and cents being So
5O2,5O0.
Greensboro leads the entire list with
round million. The five hundred
Thousand are many, while the $780,
600 and less are in the majority. The
s1gnlhcant fact, however, in connect
Ion with the issues is that not sin
gle time was the cause of education
defeated.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-23
SHOT AT A NEGRO.

8 = q :
oliver Wheeler negro who has
been employed by one of the tobacco
companies of this city was under
suspicion last night of either having
whfskey or morphine in his possess
ion, and was acting so suspiciously
that officers Lucas and Welsby ar
rested him near an automobile in the
neighborhood of the Watson ware
house. Wheeler resisted arrest and
while doing so one of the officers
struck him with night stick.
Nippers were placed on him and he
was turned over to Officer Roy Be
land who was taking him to the sta
tion house. While on the way and in
front of the Branch Banking Com
pany Wheeler jerked away from Mr..
Beland and in the struggle bit the
latter ON the neck. Mr.. Beland ran
after him and during the chase shot
Kost also shot at the negro, but the
negro was mot struck by either. Mr..
Kost however managed to catch him
and he was placed in the lock up. At
the trial this morning before Mayor
Hill the negro protested that he was
not committing an offense, and after
evidence by his employer Mr.. Newell,
who said that he had been working
for him for several years and had not
been in any tronble. Wheeler was re-
leased on the payment of SLABS for
resisting an officer.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-23
MANY REPORTED
KILLED IN RIOT
IN ALEXANDRIA
LARGE NUMBER INJURED
British Troops Have Arrived
and Taken Charge Of the
Situation I'm the Egyptian
City. Outbreak Over Killing
of a Native by a Greek.

Alexandria, Egypt, May 23.-Five
Europeans were killed and 81 others
wounded in rioting here Sunday
night and this morning it was an
nounced at noon today. The police
casualties were not announced.
London, May 23.-Many persons
are reported to have been killed in
an outbreak at Alexandria where
natives attacked Europeans says a
dispatch from that city.
British troops have arrived and
taken charge of the situation.
1t is rumored that the outbreak
arose from the killing of a native by
a Greek which led to attacks by the
natives and students on the Greeks
and other Europeans.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-23
TARIFF BILL GOES
THROUGH CONGRESS
FOR SECOND TIME
VOTE OF 24s TO s7
Bill Now Under Consideration
Includes Provisions for
American Valuation of Inn
ports, Therefore No Fight
for Retention.

Washington. May 23.-The House
To-Day adopted conference report ON
emergency tariff bill which 1fow goes
to the President.
The house vote was 245 to 81
and it came after less than 80 min
utes debate this completing the meas
ure's second trip through Congress
since it was brought out last Decem-
Der %. Democrats, who opposed the
tariff bill, in all of its forms made
little attempt to delay the final act
ion.
Representative Garner of Texas
a Democratic member of the ways
and means committee declared the
Republicans have taken care of all
their industrial interests" by includ-
ing compensatory provisions and,
building a barrier against imports
by use of the anti-dumping and dye
control sections of the law
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-23
BALLOONS TAKE PARTIN
ELIMINATION CONTEST

Birmingham, Ala, May 23.-Four
OF the balloons which started from
here late Saturday in the national
elimination contest are down. The
others are believed by officials of the
Aero Club of America and local fore
casters to be somewhere over Ohio
today with their course probably
eastward which would take them
ever Pennsylvania and New York.
The balloons down are the Army
No. 1" which landed in a rain storm
at $40 yesterday p. m. near Col
.umbia, Tenn "The City of Akron
the Chamber of Commerce" of st.
Louis, and the "City of Birming-
ham, which were forced down yes
terday near Nashville, Tenn.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-23
TO SEND
TROOPS TO UPPER
S|LES|AN TROUBLE
COMMISSION INTERVIEWS
Representatives of France,
Great Britain and Italy WIN
Go to Silesia to Endeavor to
Obtain the Cessation of all
Military Hostilities.

London, May 23.-The British
government has decided to send
troops to Silesia at an early date it
was announced today.
Paris, May 23.-The allied high
commission in upper Silesia has sent
a delegation to intervene with both
German and Poles in an endeavor to
obtain the cessation of all military
operations in that territory accord
ing to reports.
Each of the delegations is COM
posed of representatives of France,
Great Britain and Italy.
London, May 23-Germans Satur-
day drove the Polish insurgents in
Silesia back toward Crosse Streh-
litz for distance of five miles says
a dispatch to the London Times from
Oppeln. The Times correspondent de-
clares there is every sign that the Ger
mans have the resources of tn eregu-
lar army at their disposal.
The decision to send the troops
resulted from an inter change be-
tween Great Britain and France and
the British force will be sent to rein
force the allied contingents in upper
Silesia in the near future. The size
of the force was not indicated in the
announcement but. it is understood
that not less than battSlions will go
preferably the same troops employed
in upper Silesia during the plebiscite
and later withdrawn to the Rhine.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-05-23
DRUGGISTS MAY
Be PROSECUTED
Profteers Who Sold Whiskey
for Medical Purposes Will
Receive Federal Attention. 5

Washington, May 23.-Druggists
profteering in whiskey sold for med
Eical purposes are to receive the att
hention of federal prohibition agents
when the ful1 force is again on the
Geld in July Commissioners Cramer
laid today.
& Complaints had been received that
Whiskey In prescription for sick peo-
3le had been found to have been ad-
liberated with water and prune juice
or other liquids while sold at the
price for pure liquors. Any such per-
son could be prosecuted as a reciti-
fer and his selling permit revoked.