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Arizona republican., 1921-03-10
OIL MULTI-MILLIONAIRE DECIDED TO
 CAST OFF CLARA HAMON WHEN HIGH POLITICAL POSITION BECKONED HIM

after inducing Harding to quit the front porch to make a campaign speech in Oklahoma he spent S50,o00 to insure Harding glorious reception
 To top all this off, Hamon, as na- tional committeeman, delivered Okla homa to the republican party the first time in it's history.
 It was believed in Oklahoma after the Harding victory that Hamon could have anything he asked; it was even regarded as highly probable that he would be made secretary Of the interior.
 Fears Scandal
 life would become a national scandal unless he got rid of Clara Hamon. Even the fact that she bore the Ha- mon name-which she acquired by marriage to a nephew of Jake Hamon whom she. shortly afterward divorced would not save his face.
 So he decided sD bring his wife, son of 19 and daughter of Il, back from Chicago to Ardmore.
 All arrangements were completed; i; Mrs. Hamon and the children were preparing to move; Clara Hamon was going to live in California on a settle ment-even had her railroad ticket. Then came the shooting in the hotel suite in Ardmore where they had lived ever since Hamon dominated her as a girl of IT.
 Did Clara Hamon shoot him in self defense on what was to be their last day together. or did she shoot him delib-
Arizona republican., 1921-03-10
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ARDAORE. Okla, March 9.-Why Jake Hamon broke with Clara Hamon is a story of national interest that will be fully revealed at the young woman's trial, starting here March 10, on the charge of murdering the republican national committeeman and oil multi millionaire.
 It will bc drawn piecemeai from wit nessas for the prosecution in order to provo Clara Hamon guilty of prenedi- tatsd killing.
 In . word 1t is this: Hamon sought to renew his responsibility in keeping with the new political estate in which he found himself as a result of his successes in the last political cam patgn.
 To rehabilitate himself he had de- termined to forsake Clara Hamon, with whom he had associated openly for 10 years, and to reinstate himself with tho wife whom he had deserted and his two children.
 It was with this in view that Hamon had negotiated the separation agree ment with tho girl who was to kill him in the hour of their parting.
 Helps Harding
 That Hamon had won the favor of President Harding to a degree generally unknown has been learned since his tragic death. He swung his influence from Wood to Harding at the Chicago Convention. He contributed liberally to Hardins's expenses in Chicago. And
Arizona republican., 1921-03-10
o BARE CAUSE OF RAMON KILLING
MAN WHO HAD RISEN FROM SIP A WEES JOB WAS PREPARING TO REAP HAkE VEST-GOT $I2,O0O COFFIN

you owe me some money.
 "How's that?" asked Ringing, sud- denly turning cool.
 T had s3s5 coming when l quit as 9 roustabout for your circus and l never sent in d bill" exclaimed Ha- mon, laughing.
 Another meeting Hamon interest ed Ringing in his projects for a rail- road from Ardmore to a townsite in the Healdton oil fields. The railroad was built and ealed Ringing, oil then gushed and Hamon and Ringing made millions.
 came one of the six largest fndepend- ent oil producers in the world Shortly before he died he refused s25 .000, ,000 for his oil holdings and they were re- ported to be climbing rapidly to the $50 900 mark
 During this time HaInon lived with Clara Smith, whom he married to his nephew to give her the name of Hamon.
 He worked hard. developing re markable business in sight and geniu< which Clara Hamon claims was bat the reflection of her own intuition and sagacitY-
 He played as furiously as he had worked
 High carding at s1,0Qe . card wal his fayority indoor sport
 It was midnight in a hotel at Wich- ita, Kan. Hamon was one of gnouI of politicians and oil men awaiting the arrival of the Republican presiden- tia1 nominee.
 Someone produced a deck of cards and Hamon began dealing them, ons ! to man. High card on each dea.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-10

won. The opening stake was 3& It grew to s1.000 Finally some one suggested they had better get Ae- tie sleep Hamon was sf;59e winner, He suggested that he'd cut the deck for that amount with anyone An other millionaire took him Hp--and won
 Well, boys, sure am sleepy, aa9d Jake, yawning. Let's turn in
 Angry at Wood
 But he didn't take losses in pdD- ities so lightly
 Harnon was the original Wood man against Jim McGraw of PoncaL City. Okla. smother millionaire who Nns seeking reelection as national couxu4f- teenan- Suddenly this was in sC1M- cago Hanlon learned that Wood had picked McGrew for a high plnce in the organization Hamon regarded this as a dlre0t slap at himself
 In the crucial hours of Woods AEfve for the nomination this word was brought to Hamon at his hotel. ~srhe general would like to see you" "Tell the general" Hamon is said to have replied, that I will be here until about time for the .conxenf1on to assemble"
 Hamon led the Oklahoma delegation in the swing to Harding 1 And Hamon who once had houaod while he worked for SIP week, who quit them on the eve of prosperity in petroleum and politics for a Eirl clerk prepared to reap the harvant I What he got was a leaden bullet and a S12.0e0 coffin
Arizona republican., 1921-03-10

Baron Takit Alb. minister of seiz- ures and ccnfiscations. is understood
 to have suggested compromise. .I see no reason for any argument he is
 quoted as saying. T have an idea for a compromise: let Japan take the island
 and America the Yaps."
Arizona republican., 1921-03-10

HaInon was known as a politician a shabby politician at that-when he took up with Clara Smith No one ever had suspected he had real busi- ness ability.
 In territorial days in Oklahoma he had risen to some prominence in re- publican circles, then slumped- He became involved in a land deal and was indicted for fraud, but from this he got less wanderer around the republican national convention hall
 Then came his railway and town site scheme.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-10
PdITIcAL RJUH :

"A pipe dream" said his friends In his boyhood in Kansas, Hamon had worked as a circus roustabout- Thinking over his experience gave him a hunch-
 He travelled to New York on bor- rowed money Entered the Waldorf bar. Ranged himself alongside of a prosperous gentleman Seemingly by accident he knocked over his neigh bor's cocktail Apologies- Exchange of names
 Courts RingIine
 "So you are John Ringing, the cir GUS mani- exclaimed Hamon- Well.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-10

erately rather than give him up to his wife and children? This is the ques- ton the trial is to answer.
 Hamen's Mssaaee
 T was accidentally shot" is the mes- sage Hamou sent to the world while he lay dying in Ardmore.
 It was the last gallant act of a con- tradictory character.
 Hamon was poverty y-stricken when he met Clara Smith, clerk in a dry goods store. He often said his Tuck changed the day he put his eyes on her" She became his business ad- wiser; many knew her as his secretary.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-10
THE ONCE OWED . By H. l. PHILLIPS xA

i REGARDING YAP AND YAPS A weil-known Tap is held generally responsible for causing the last war and there fs now some indication that another Yap may cause the next one. When the world war ended pledges were advanced which it seemed might satisfy all peoples. Yaps and other wise. There was much high-sounding talk of making the world safe for Yaps. America, for example. came out unre- servedly for the rights of Small Taps. Friction and misunderstanding were apparent from the first. At the peace conference when the American spokes- man said: T would like to say a few words with reference to wonder Yaps," the representatives of fifty-three na- tions stood up at once thinking they were the parties referred to.
 Before the peace conference had lasted many weeks every delegate in the place was under the imprssion he tion uon was If how long he had @ e been that way.
 Finally, when it had been empha- sized that the United States was the only country getting nothing out of the war. Lloyd George. as 1t will be recalled, arose, and with rare tact an- nounced, "America is certainly entitled to some little thing as a souvenir of the great encounter. As you all know we have borrowed heavily from Amer ica. The great question is, how shal we pay her off? I propose at this time that we pay her off in Yaps.'
Arizona republican., 1921-03-10

Women in Spain have had the right to study at the universities since the thirteenth century, but it is only of recent years that they haze availed themselves of that right to any ap- preciable extent
Arizona republican., 1921-03-10

Wheaton college. Norton. Mass. is requiring all students to take a course of lectures on business law.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-10

The gull is still in the locality, and anybody getting the island gets the gull. One is as good as the other" said the official report
 But just as America got ready to take the island over, build a proper sea wall and give George C. Tilyou the amusement privileges. it developed that Japan had secured the lease.
 "Open-faced Yaps Openly Arrived Att is the policy under which the Japs acted
 Secretary Colby has written another note. The, next thing is to get the peace delegates to agree to read it
Arizona republican., 1921-03-10

Rand & McNally finally located it upon urgent request and announced that with the aid of a pair of strong binocular 1t could easily be seen nest ling in an obscure part of the Pacific Ocean between the ripples.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-10

Rand & McNally were forced to make three trips before they found it. A seagull happened to be standing in front of it the first two times.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-10

It was so voted. or nearly so. and America prepared to take over the Isl- and of Tap. Up to a few weeks ago nobody had been able to find the blamed thing.
Arizona republican., 1921-03-10

The only other suggestion is that Tap be allowed Japan without ques- ton and that America take the Island of Saps. which is much harder to find and consequently more interesting.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08

be said to handle their milk in businesslike way.
AS already stated, milk is let in the
of at the country plants, where it is manufactured
into cheese and butter. This method not only saves
transportation cost, but also makes better finished
product The better product that milk sent
to the cities must be handled that it reaches the
market in sweet condition..
Therefore the agency, organized, gave
much attention to the handling of the milk. Month
ly meetings held in the main Office, where
gathered the managers of the association factories
to talk their business conditions with the best
dairy experts of the state The distributors also
present to tell Of their troubles. Thus those
who did the marketing of the milk learned how to
do it in the best way. Sometimes fedmen were
sent to the districts to set the members right
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08

where they were just starting to ship. Many of
these farmers had been shipping cream to city firms
before, and they did not know that it requires
greater precautions to ship milk than cream, there
fore they started to ship their milk in the same
manner that they had been shipping cream.
In 1919 the agency inaugurated sanitary de-
partment with Anton Chryst as chief. This depart
ment has done lot Of good in bringing the
sumer purer and better milk The department
that sediment and acidity tests taken from each
members milk at the time it is weighed in. The
sediment test taken with the cotton disc shows how
much dirt there is in pint of milk, and the acdity
test shows the stage of sorness The tests sent
to the members, that they will be able to know
the exact condition of their milk. In localities
where unusual troubles are encountered someone
from the department calls the farmers, and if it
is found necessary sanitary meetings are held to-
remedy the troubles.
The cooperation Of the members can often be
made to bring quick results For instance, in a
particular locality members of one local associa-
PAGE SEVEN
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08
FARMERS ARE GETTING MORE
FOR MILK AS A RESULT OF PLAN

" The surplus milk, if any, is distributed in the
vicinity of the plants. Through this cooperative
plan the farmer is getting higher return for his
milk, while at the same time the cost to the ulti-
mate consumer is smaller than in other cities of
comparative sze The reason is that with the help
of the agency it costs less to handle the milk
through it's various until it reaches the con-
sumer. Another benefit is that when the wholesale
price is reduced the retail price is also reduced.
The farmers belonging to the association can now
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08

"When the bonds were issued they were offered
in Europe, but were declined. European capitalists
considered the risks assumed by the road too great
to render the bonds safe investment and they de-
clined to have anything to do with them. The COM
pany, thus driven back upon home market, re-
pay for the road in another sense. They made a
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08

popular loan of their scheme. They succeeded in
enlisting the house of Jay Cooke & Co. in it and
Messrs. Cooke & Co. agreed to place the loan in
the market, using in it's behalf much the same .sys-
tenn that they had found successful in their
agement of the great loans of the general
government. The truth is, the Cookies had commits
Continued on page 11)
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08

the portions thus far sold have brought on an av-
erage over SIS an acre. AS the country becomes
developed it will of course, rise in value and it
was calculated that the sales would be sufficient
to pay whatever of the interest on the bonds
the road might fail to earn, and to pay the prin-
cipal likewise at maturity Anything that remain
ed would be the property of the stockholders.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08

picture Nonpartn proprietor Hills
his Harshfeld
of
the hardhps Of the pioneers with
added attraction Cowboys
Indians will participate Let's have pictures of Leader
and interesting things they doing!
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08

dust and dirt These improved methods are saving
of milk.
The acidity test Of the milk is taken as shipment
leaves the factory and when the distributor receives
the milk he, too takes the test. He keeps card
index, that the inspectors know the stage of
The factory managers also send daily report to
the main Office. If the milk has higher test when
it reaches the distributor than it had when leaving
the factory the trouble is in the transit; but if the
test was higher at the factory, the milk was not
taken from every farmer bringing milk to the fac
tory and the trouble followed up to it's source.
The Twin City Milk Producers association has
been great success and has not only saved its
members much money and worry but has also fur
nished the consumer with cleaner and better prod
uct. Last year the agency handled 94,5000OO
pounds of milk, 676,OO0 pounds of butter and 750
pounds of cheese Surely this farmers cooper
ative plan is one that works. 4of
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08
A Model COOPERATIVE Milk Agency
How the Twin City Milk Producers Helps Distributor
and ConsumerF4ands Nearly Hundred Million Pounds Yearly

ton thought it best to have certain stage of acid
ity which the milk must not exceed, and they had
the sanitation department instruct their manager
at the local factory not to accept milk with higher
acidity than that decided on. The result was that
the average acdity of the milk accepted at the fac
tory was lowered about 20 per cent in six days.
COOLING OF THE MILK IMPORTANT;
ASSOCIATION SUPERVISES THE WORK
1t has been found that in almost every case where
the milk reaches it's destination in bad state, the
cause be looked for either on the farm in the
transit Though there many ways of cooling
the milk, most of them are poor, consequently i'm
proper cooling is the for most milk. The
stock tank is used as a cooler majority Of the
farms, and the cattle are depended on to consume
enough water to keep the temperature down; but as
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08

Of milk reach The city in such high state Of acdity
that the product is unfit for bottlng, and often is
too sour to be run through the separator. Always
the producer, directly or indirectly, must stand the
loss Where the farmers have cooperative milk
agency the distributors usually do not much in
what condition the milk arrives for the same
amount of the product is shipped them the year
around regardless of demand. Consequently their
supply, especially in spring and summer, is greater
than the demand that even if much of the milk
is there is still enough to go around. This
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08

the tanks are usually of large size,
the water is not changed often enough
to give the desired effect.
That the main thing in cooling milk
is to use water which is cold enough,
has been we'll learned by members of
the Twin City milk agency. On many
farms there are splendid water SUP
ply arrangements, yet the water does
not have the chill to get the milk
quickly down to the proper tempera-
ture. Experts of the agency have
often found relief in such cases by a
simple change in piping, which has
enabled the water to be pumped di-
rectly into the cooling or storage tank.
Where individual cooling tanks are
used, these are usually too small and
contain so little water that when the
milk cans are set in there is more milk
in the tank than water. In such tanks
it is necessary to have CRATE on the
bottom so that the water can circulate
under the cans, then rise up and flow
out. Nearly all members Of the Twin
City association use CRATES in their
cooling tanks, whether large or
small.
The members have also learned the
Importance of frequent stirring. Be-
fore joining the agency many farmers
stirred the cream with almost any,
thing that came handy, if they stirred
at all. Now they use long-handled
metal stirrers, which are very effec-
tive. They also use the sanitary cot
ton disc strainers, which remove all
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08
BY CHARLES OLIVE

|OW to get milk to the city in sweet
condition has always been big prob
lem with the farmers. During winter
and early spring the cold weather
keeps the milk sweet, but as soon as
the days get mild hundreds of gallons
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08

is sour there is still enough to 20 arount
dition existed in the dairy business
near the Twin Cities before the Coop
erative plan was adopted.
However, there came a great i'm
provement when the Twin City Milk
Producers association was organized
four years ago. This agency was one
Of the first of it's kind making it pos-
sible for the farmer to handle his
dairy products on a business basis and
at the same time benefting the con-
sumer. Though the organization had
a doubtful beginning, it is now one of
the most important dairy selling agen-
cies in the country. The association
can safely be used as model in other
sections where a cooperative selling
milk agency is needed,
n The Twin City association, with it's
main Office at Raymond and Univer-
sity avenues, St. Paul, is incorporated
for $500,000, according to H. R. Leon
ard, the manager, and almost every
milk-producing farmer within 40 miles
of the Twin Cities is a stockholder in
the concern. No member, however,
can hold more than $1,000 worth of
stock, and no stockholder, no matter
how many shares he has, is allowed
more than one vote. At present there
are over 5000 farmers and dairymen
in the association, which, within the
40-mile zone, owns and operates IA
plants equipped to make cheese and
butter
The association makes a yearly con-
tract with the members to sell all
their milk, and the price is based on Il
cheese and butter quotations each m
the plants the milk is shipped to p
=, creameries, where it is made ready fo!
The farmers are guaranteed payment
sold through the association, and becs
shipped to the cities from the various
enough milk to take care of the INN
the consumers are assured fresh !
day. -.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-16
E.ORE THAN WILLING TO Go
SENATOR'S Suggestion, Lieant as Sar-
casm, Probably Was Wish Closest
to Adventures Heart.

Maj. Cushman A.. Rice of Mime
,vtn, the original "Soldier Of Fortune
dropped In to see Senator Knute Mel
son the other day, on his way back
from war. This last war made about
the fortieth Rice has been in, so the
veteran Minnesota senator thought
lice had had enough.
"Cushman," the senator said, "why
don't you quit roaming around, go
home and run for office? Your male
elatiyes have been governors, sena-
:ors, etc, and there is no reason why
you should not serve your state"
Rice did not seem greatly impressed
30 Nelson became somewhat warmer
in his remarks.
IF you're bound to fight, why not
get over into Russia, among the reds,
und get some real action?" Nelson
'aid, sarcastically.
Whereupon Rice leaped into the air.
"Say senator" he shouted, "if you'll
TX it up so can get over there, there
isn't anything | wouldn't do for you
That's the curse of the wandering
foot, as the poets would remark
Washington Star.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-16
The Engineers Eyes.

The Importance of the eyesight test
Is understood In a general way, but
Few people realize the tax laid on the
cyesight of an engine driver during
a long run. 1t takes years for driv-
ss to learn thoroughly all the signals
on u complicated system, and he must
be able to pick out his own at a
glance in the maze of great juno
ton. On the Northwestern railway
alone more than Il Coo signals are lit
every night, and driver working frcm
london to Crewe and back Is con-
.rolied by nearly GOO sisasls.--Londo5
Chronicle.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-16
Didn't Know Ty.

Hiram Johnson, Republican senator
from California. IS one of the hottest
baseball fans in The country, Jim phe-
AN, Democratic senator, knows moth
ns about the game. Here is proof of
he. latter statement.
The other day Walter Johnson. pre-
tlier pitcher of the American league,
and Ty Cobb, the greatest ball player
II all history, perhaps, paid the SEN
tie visit. After they had been intro
.uced all around ard been the subject
great deal of hero worship, Phe-
an went over to Eddie Halsey of the
senate staff, and asked:
"Who Is this Ty Cobb, anyhow"
Halsey almost passed away, but he
managed to tell Phelan that cobb Is
fellow who plays ball for living"
Meantime Johnson was enjoying
hugely the visit of the two ball play
ers.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-07-16
Next h.ornin1.

My brother told me this. Marie is
lis lady friend, Mrs. Hemming. the
mother of his chum. He said:
"Iou know Marie has one of these
hright-red sweaters. took her to a
lance In the park one night and she
lore It. Some of the fuzz from the
sweater rubbed off on my coat sleeve.
Next morning | was In rush to catch
ny train and forgot to brush 1t off.
SIrs. Hemming and bud were on the
lain and we all sat together While
was talking Mrs. Hemming leaned
over and began to pick this lint OFF
my sleeve. Well, that was an em.
barrasslng moment.-Chicago Tribune.