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Richmond planet., 1921-01-29
aiOE%E tonF SASES OFFICIAL.
':H!"iHD IN .iIRTiGHT VAULT.

hi.adrlph.a, 's... Jan. 1S.---Luckc,l
for nc1rlY six hours in Il hcrmoticaliy
scaled concrete and steel vault in the
city trc2&urer's Office last night. a
Enowlcd"c Of The Morse telegraph cod @
saved the hfc OF Arthur Brcnner, as
Sis'ant city treasurer, it became known
today. \ mouse. locked in at tho same
time failed to survive ana when Brcn
ncr WAS rescued its body was found
Rrrnncr entered the vault, a room
fifteen feet square and twenty feet
EiGh, minutes before closing time
Nn i"riay, bunting for Il warrant.
" lie he was there, the Me steel doors
swung shut. lie shouted for help with
GU at'ra"'ir" notice.
Th" lights went out automatically
IL balcony IN the rear He felt his
way hown"'1irs. pulled open every
drawer and piled the books on the
floor to get the maximum amount Of
air possible. and then slept for a
while with his face rs near the bot
tom of the door as possible on the
assumption that a slight amount Of
air might get through at that point.
When he awoke his hand came In
contact with wooden slat, and re
mtmfHtng that Charles Hockwald,
q night Waterman also could tcle
graph. he pounded out in Morse: "I
am locked in"
"Will get help" came the answer
rom W Swn'l who i'l>nnd'otely tol
cphoned for man who knew tho
combination Of the vault
Richmond planet., 1921-01-29
ROAD AGENTS HOLD Up JERSEY
TROlIIIYS,

Summit, n. J.. January 2l.-Fivc
~" Shc:! read a"onts operating after
~" fashion of The oldtimc stage
coach robbers. h"n np two trr,lcv
cars of the Morris County Fraction
'"m"anN on TIE lonely road leading
10 "Nr'n"i'r1. \. j.. lined up thc
h@N& 'n"'r& "nd crcw by The road*ac
Hh'1:n@ d S3.HH0 IN each aud icwclrv
"Afd |" b" wCrth several thousand dol
Jar, "daition1', ami made Il clean
''rt "Wav Monday ninht.
Th" road agents worked fast. Tho
i.r@i "1r bit the switch n; o O'Clock.
T"n minutcS l"'"r il was sent spccd
'N% away and IT 9:%0 the second vic
I'm a"p"arcd at the switch and the
passengers treated tho Snmc way.
In the robbery Of the first car. the
r"hb"r& aEp"ar"d from the roadside
just af the car stopped to take the
'"lic'. and ordered Two crew to hold
mp their hands. At tho suggestion OF
-" "linting pistols the Passengers
Wrr" n"i"k tn do Ekcwisc. They were
tod TO file out Of the car and limo
m outside. One man who rcsi4tod
wa knocked unconscious. After that
mere was no trouble. Two OF the men
IN masks searched ahc victims, TAX
ing everything of va'no 4 compila.
ton reverted 4 loss running into scv
cral thousand.
Whcn the ho,d-up was completed
thc passengers were ordered back in
to the car and the crew was told to
max" quick get away When the sec
ond car arrived on the scene the same
procedure was enacted
Richmond planet., 1921-01-29
SENT TO pOORHOVSE, WOMAN 80
HAS $4,000

woman aboW so years Old. who
had been living on charity for fifteen
years, was taken recently TO the New
ak alm@housc by neighhOrs. who fear
cd she would starve to- death. IT was
learned yesterday by the almshouse
authorities that she had $4,000 IN
DIS and gold coin. When a question
vas raised az TO her admittance to the
almshouse the woman finally admit
cd to the superintendent that she
had "some money" in a trunk In the
homo Of n sister
Tho trunk which was in an attic
had rot hncn opened for twenty
yni"o II it were 5000 worth of IS
gold pieces each wrapped in tissue
paper. The rest was in bills.
Richmond planet., 1921-01-29
SENEGALIiSE QUElL RIOT.
French Black Troops Turn Machine
Guns on NIutinOus CoSsackS.

Fon",antinoplc, January l7.--Frcnch
black troops turned their machine
guns ON mutinouS CoSSackS OF Gcncr
ii WranGclS former army, cncamp-
cd ~ Tchutatalja. twenty five miles
northeast OF Conutantinop,c, Satur-
day after the CosStckS had disarmed
Their officers. che Russians return
ell the fire, killing ten Scncgalcsc
and wounding twenty others and tw..
French officers.
The French encirclcd the Cossaclts'
camp and ultimately got the mutt
nccr$ under control. The leaders OF
the uprising were placed under al
rest and will be court martialcd by
The French military.
Richmond planet., 1921-01-29
CLARA JOHNSON FOUND GUILTY
or MANSLAUGIlTE
WAshinatrn Riot Heroine, VIII" Shot
Dc,r,ttvc Invading Her Home.
Break Down at Verdict, but Is
cut un Bond Pending Appeal.


Washington. u. G., January To-
The trial O.: Clara johnson and her
father. William johnson charged with
causing in" death OF Sergeant Harry
Wt.,suu OF the detective iorcc. on July
2. t4.3 uurlH2 the ruC~ riots, caaS'd
much concern in All sections OF the
rity. ,ou motion ul the district at
toTu}y the charge nf ;ir.; degree mar
der ,g"in:it III" father WAS iEnoryu.
IovvNur. coun .cl ltr the uctt na>
we're ult allowed IN u~U ihI$ lIct TO
oppose the charge or the EuNNrhm sat
til,.l the girl shot the UC,cctiFr. THO
Young nirl was ticd On Il chafSN OF
first degree murder. Tho juro:H com
rromj.r'i and Clara Johnson VAS found
guilty Of mauS.;Iurntrr. lnc giri bore
up remarkably well during the uy
inS ordeal but after the iortman "l
the jury had announced the verdict,
she broke down and wcpt bitterly,
having to he led from the courtroom
by the nlalron. The trial began the
early part Of the week but OWING to
difficulty i'll obtaining Il jury lhe TAX
Ing of testimony Wis somewhat delay
cd. The prosecution charged that
Detective Sergeant Wilson met his
death as he entered the Johnson home
i'll search Of persons who had fired i'll
10 the street. ~ pistol battle is said to
have clt;ucd, and Detective Wilson
fell. mortally wounded. 1t is alleged
that johnson and his daughter were
found hiding under Il bed, and that
an empty cartridge WAS found in Il
revolver i'll their home. The govern
mcnts hardest proposition is 10 solve
which il any, OF the defendants bull
lets killed the detective. Attorney
Benjamin l.. GaSkinS and II. Nj. Wat
son who defended Clara Johnson, con
tended that iit was not possible to
prove what shot struck the officer.
Consrl for the defense gave notice Of
their intention to ask for Il new trial
and Cara johnson was released OH
bond. The Rev. w. III. Jcrnagin, pas
tor OF the Mount Carmel baptist
Church and president OF the National
Race Congress, became surety for the
accused. The citizens of Washington
have proved themselves 100 per cent
III coming to the aid Of this unfortu
nate young girl, and every pressure is
being brought to bear to see that she
Is freed.
Richmond planet., 1921-01-29
SPECIFICATION AND FURTIIEr,
IMPORTATION.

Further information about this
course may he Cbtaincl frcm 900 A.
NJ. TO 800 l.. NJ. daily, ut thc adarc IS
below: application blanks furnished
on r"luc@ Th" rirs: t,ccting Of the
class will be held on Tuesday, Feh:u-
airy 10th, at o'clock at the Communi
" House.
Students may register on this date
or 1t any time previous to this date.
LILLIAN II. PAYNE.
Executive Secretary.
Richmond planet., 1921-01-29
Ideal SOCIETY AZ THE EI!iS /
BAPTIST CHuRCH SUNDAY.

ThcrC viii be n great union lnHal
lH'ion o: officers of The various l0Iat 9
OF Richmond District OF the Nation.
ii Idea iRcncfit Society, MondtN
night Jamuory 2lst ut s O'clock All
a! Ideal Benefit Society. Monday
Officers ana members Of the Order
are requested to be present.
GrrH: r"nihc" OF new members;
viii be received in III" Order thai
night. Several New LodCcs will op.
ply for charters also.
Th" public is invited.
n great number Of new members
Richmond planet., 1921-01-29

Norl'na. \. C.. Lanulry 2t.-Alfrcd
Williams and pluInlr' Bullock. two
Negroes were 'aE-.: fr"m the Warren
County jail 1t Warrcnton by = mnHkcd
MOP early this morning and shot to
death.
No effort was made 10 molcst the
other eleven Negroes who were con
fined in the i%..l in connection with
the clash here rarlv Sunday. Bul.
lock was said to have bccn the in<ti-
gator and Williams ono OF the lead
cars or the rl"sh. Ab ut $50 mcm
were in the mob that entered the Jail
Ihc TWO Negroes were taken into the
WOODS about q mile outside Of town
ana their bodies rfhdlod with bullets.
Efforts to communicate with Warren
ton by telephone was fruitlcss, but
persons who reached here from the
scene OF the lvnching said the town
was quiet, and that a military com.
pany ordered out by Governor Morri.
son mad taken charge. It was sad ON
~ the jailer. john Green, a Negro
was on duty at the Jail when the mob
surrounded it an1 that he was quick
ly subducd.
Tho Jailer, John Green was over.
powdered by the mob The keys 10 the
Jail taken from him arI the mob On.
tered. found tho two Negroes they
wanfol and carried them away. 1t
was nearly an hour before the crowd
"'"'rd g." !. II ''~~~. co"iritc'v ,ha.
cithtr OF Tie Ecgruvs mad been taken
away.
Richmond planet., 1921-01-29
HELP WANTED.

united Liberty Society needs 500
Srlert women. Private families. s35.-
oo. $1,000: $1,000: $4,000 s75,o0
'ooo men. Biz wages.
Schd your references ana two cen;
stamp. We will send you fare II sot-
iStnctory. Write.
3. PHILLIPS,
1921 9TH St. N. w,
Washington. D. c.
Richmond planet., 1921-01-29
EWS.Sl

:'!ease have your home have spec
in '":ycr for thc Y. -. r. A. fo'' s. :
need" 90 let God get hold of her. 81. %
y First. r~EETrgsYN
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-06
INSTITUTIONAL BILL
OF APPROPRIATIONS
IS BEFORE SENATE

Oklahoma City, May 6.-The senate
Of the oklahoma legislature prepared
to take up consideration of the house
institutional appropriation bill when II
meets at 1870 p. m. today. The bill as
passed late yesterday by the house
carried total appropriations Of $685.
29O..
Tho house made two amendments to
The bill. one providing for the removal
OF the girls Industrial school from Ok
lahoma city to the new site at Tecum-
sch. and the other setting out as cause
for discharge the creation OF deficien-
cies by mead OF any state institution. The
latter provision was modified by an
amendment by Il. L. Matthews, Repub.
lican OF McAlcster, providing that the
rule should not Doe enforced in case OF
deficiencies caused by fire. flood. act
II God, or other cause beyond the con.
troll OF the president. The senate ye~
terday after n strenuous debate. passeo
the bin providing s3.O00.00O to mer,
federal aid on road projects In the state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-06
MAYOR KIRK DYER
MAKES STATEMENT
ON GAS EXPLOSION

Mayor Kirk Dyer, relative to explo-
sion yesterday when three children
were burned and which was said 10
have been caused by the explosion OF
sewer gas, stated today:
AT the time OF yesterdays explosion
tho actual cause was unknown, but
upon excavation being made by the
citys sewer force, it was found tha'
the gas accumulatlons were in the
storm sewer and not from the sanitary
sewer as thought to he the case vest
erday.
"The explosion occurred ut about !
o'clock. and two hours later "A test was
made for explosion in the sanitary
sewer and no fire resulted. but when
flame was applied to the storm sewer
another explosion occurred and the
roar could be heard as II traverscd the
storm sewer to the north for block.
An hour later, at about 4;So. another
test was made with flame at the sani'
tary sewer and no explosion resulted,
hut when the test was applied to the
storm sewer very pronounced eNplo-
sion followed. Il again travcrsed the
storm sewer an entire block to the
north.
The gas main lies within about four
feet ot the storm sewer to the east anu
working ON the theory that is where
the leak in the gas main occurs. the
Consumers Light and Power Company
are today taking prompt steps 10 To-
cate the leak 10y drilling holes through
the pavement at short intervals.
"Thc investigation will be thorough'
so as to preclude any recurrence OF the
unfortunate incident"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-06
BANDITS LOOT Big
OKLAHOMA CITY
STORE OF MANY
HUNDRED DOLLARS
OVERPOWER AND BIND WATCH
MAN. THEN CUT WAY INTO
SAFE WITH COLD CHISEI.S;
NO CLEyNS LEFT.

Oklahoma City, May 6.-Approximat-
ely $4,7OO in cash and $4,000 in checks
was stolen last night from the Scott
Halliburton Dry Goods Company here
by two bandits who overpowered the
night watchman and rifled a safe on
the seventh floor of the building.
The company lost s3,5O0 in cash and
the postoffice department, which main
tained a sub-station in the store $1,000,
according 10 Henry Martin Of the Scott
Halliburton company.
The robbers had apparently entered
the store before it closed for the day,
and secreted themselves until shortly
after midnight. f. Y. Stevenson. the
watchman, said a man who talked like
a negro, seized him from behind and
threw q blindfold over his eyes. accord
ing to the police. He was then carried
to the seventh floor by his assailant
and another man and tied TO a chair.
he told the officers.
The robbers set to work, according
to Stevenson's statement, and deliber-
ately chiseled away the door of the
safe. At a. m. about two hours af-
ter the bandits had opened the safe
and escaped with their loot, Stevenson
said he liberated himself from his
bonds and called the police.
Stevenson, according To the police
said ne did not see the robbers since
he was tightly blindfolded. but from
their conversation, he knew there
were two of them. only one Of whom
seemed to be a negro.
Police detectives were sent at once
to the store said the men used rubber
gloves in opening the safe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-06
Mothers Day Badge
Worn Sunday Mays

Philadelphia, May 6. Everybody
may wear the same kind of Mothers
Day badge this year, as Anna Jarvis,
founder of Mothers Day. which this
year is on Sunday, May 8. has design
cd one to take the place of flowers
worn in the past.
The new badge has a white carnation
on it, and the name Mothers Day In
ternational Association Of Philadelphia.
President Jarvis has issued the fol-
lowing warning:
Not any person or society will be
authorized to solicit funds for any
cause in connection with the name or
celebration Of Mothers Day.
ANY person or organization using
the name of Mothers Day or its cele'
bration on printed or manufactured
goods, and endeavoring to obtain
money for charities or anything else
through them, should be dlscountenanc-
ed by the public and reported TO the
proper authorities
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-06
HEAD OF PACKERS
TELLS COMMITTEE
PENDING MEASURE
SHOULD NOT PASS
THOMAS WILSON MAKES STATE
MENT THAT NORRIS-McLtuGIi-
LIN BILL WOULD CARRY
KICkBACk TO PRODUCERS
(By The Associated Prsss)

Washington. May 6.-Fluciuations
in the livestock market are largely due
To the unscientfic and inefficient sys-
TEN employed by producers in market
ing their products and the rcpl trouble
at the base Of the whole question Is net
so much a packers problem as IL is
u producers problem. Thomas r.. WI.
son of Chicago. president of the lnstl-
tute Of America Meat Packers, told the
house committee on agriculture today
in appearing in opposition to the Nor
ris Mclaughlin bill 20 control the pack
ing industry.
Mr.. Wilson. who said he spoke for
the 200 packing companies which com
prise the membership OF the institute.
told the committee that legislation OF
the sort proposed would simply serve
To divert the largest single industry In
America from energetic efforts To adj
Just itself to "a changed and diff.
cult situation.
The result, he said would be quite
as harmful to the livestock producers
as to the packing industry itself. Tho
Norris-McI.aughlin bill. MIR. wilson DE-
clarcd docs not deal with or solve the
economic problems Of the producing or
consuming public.
Dclegating radical and revolutionary
powers to a commission, he said, would
set up form OF governmental depot
ism over private business. which would
be destructive To private Initiative and
individual enterprise. lie asserted that
the industry already was supervised
and regulated 10y moro laws than any
other industry In the country.
The whole scheme OF the proposed
legislation seemed to be- prcdicatcd
upon the area II penal1ing the pack
crs for some unproycn and imaginary
offcnsc, MIR. Wilson said.
Tables showing comparison of the
earnings OF packers with other indus.
tries were presented. MIR. wilson do
clarcd other industries were makinr
much greater profits. During 1920. h,
said. the five larger packers averaged
profit uf about ig cents ON each uni'
mai slaughtered by them, and about 81
per cent On every dollar received by
the packers went to livestock produc
ors. Factors In the general detlntiur
were nscribcd as reasons FOR the de.
cline In prices OF livestock and meats.
Mr.. Wilson said hic doubted " con
grcssional enactment could change th'
economic conditions now existing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-06
RAIL ATTORNEY
ATTACKS CHARGES
OF COMBINE" AS
BEING IMMATERIAL
STATE FINANCIAL PO0LINGS GN
ROADS HAS NOTHING TO 10
WITH WAGErSCAlE PAID 10
OPERATING EMPLOYEES


Chicago. May G.-Chnrgcs OF III.
nancial combine" among New York
hanks and the steel and railroad indus
tries were declared Irrelevant and i'm.
material 70 the wage reduction case now
before the railroad labor board, today,
by T.. II. Stncrt. general solicitor FOR
the Pennsylvania railroad IN replying
to the employees recital OF alleged mis-
management.
Mr.. Scnnetf made NO answer to thN
employees contentious that the "finan-
cial combine" had opposed labor Tie
declared that the employees had failcO
to show any injury had resulted from
the transactions between the railroads
and corporations which had intcrlock.
Ing dircctoratcs,
MANY of these carriers have been
charged with improper financial trans
actions, though long prior tp the pass
u-c ot the transportation acL such
transactions have hccn iu most eases
carefully scrutnlscd and then approved
by the public service commissions OF
several cities" MIR. Svnncff said. Even
Il there had bocn improper financial
transactions as claimed. repetition NJ
such financial transactions now would
he impossible. because the intcrs nj,
commerce commission regulates such
matters.
AT all events. railroad capitalization
has no effect whatever ON railroad
wages and rates. lf any transactions
have proved uniustIfinhlc In tho pat.
the bad results lpv, hcru borne hy IN
investors aud net by the employees or
public. Wages have bren determined
and hereafter will boz dctrrmin i ire.
spectiyc OF any railroads capitalisi-
ton"
Mr.. Scneff declared that lh' risht Of
b, railroads To spi'y surplus catn.nvs
t. property IN. .cvcmpnts ana sUbsr-
queutly capitals, them. was a method
universally approved" and hai been
largely responsible fer the efficient
t~snsf trtation i,tscm this 'utu.rs now
Continued on Page Sikh
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-06
Overseas Possessions Would
Refuse to Take Up Arms
for Mother Country in
English-Jap Alliance
WOULD RESULT IN
DISINTEGRATION
DESIRE TO PERPETUATE PEACE Is
ONLY REASON FOR MAINTAIN
ING PRESENT RELATIONS
WITH ISLE o FEAST

London, May G.-British overseas do
minions would not tolerate an Anglo
Japanese treaty having as its object.
objection to the United States, de-
clared the Weekly Spectator today. The
newspaper devoted considerable space
to a discussion of Anglo-American rela-
tions and Japan, and cited facts to
show that an alliance between England
and Japan was never and never would
be used against America.
"Yet we have until now left the most
important argument on our side un-
stated" the newspaper continued. Even
the most wildly imperialistic and ag-
gressve Of Britons do not contemplate
with pleasure the blowing of the Brit
ish empire into smithereens in a single
instant. We all know perfectly well this
would be the result if we went to war
against America, not to support some
rights of our own, but in order TO help
the Japanese. The moment such a war
was declared, the bonds that United us
with our dominions would be severed.
"If the people Of Australia and New
Zealand were asked on which side they
were HOlHB 10 ne OH III WAT DctWtti
America and Japan, they would not
hesitate n second.
They would not waste time in read
ing diplomatic papers or considering
legal points. They would say:
with our own flesh and blood. II
the poor old mother country has gone
mad we cannot help 1t. We are deeply
sorry, but If things have come TO this
pass, we must reluctantly take the
leadership Of her elder daughter, rather
| than herself. Help the Japanese take
San Francisco by assault? Good heay-
ems, what are you talking about?
"The same dreadful message OF dis
| integration would run from one end OF
| Canada to the other, with similar vehe-
mence. There could be only one place
| for a finish fight between Japan and
America--by the side of America. White
South Africans would have the same
answer. Nor would that be all. The mo.
ment they realized what had happened
! 90 per cent Of the population here would
be stoning their own government for
the criminal lunacy OF backing Japan
against their own flesh and blood
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-06
Court Decision Casts Cloud on Title to 81 Tulsa Realty
Form alton of New
German Cabinet Bad

Berlin, May 6.-Leaders Of the ma
jority socialist party are stubbornly
opposed to participating in the forIna-
tion of a cabinet containing represen-
tatives of the German peoples party,
and it is believed that the socialist
democratic party. headed by Philip
Scheidemann, former chancellor. has
definitely rejected an invitation to join
a coalition ministry.
President Ebert has held a confer
ence with reichstag leaders. belonging
to the present coalition and the ma
jority socialist party, but has not sue
ceeded in untanglng the cabinet crisis
precipitated by the sudden resignation
of the Fehrenbach ministry, Wednes-
day night.
DR.. Gustav Strcsseman, leader of the
German peoples party, is prominently
mentioned as chancellor or foreign
minister in the new cabinet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-06
liield nnN Ai Idnbel

1dahel. Okla. May 5--Field Day
was observed here In the public
schools at the county fair grounds.
Lunch was taken TO the grounds and
an all.day program was staged. The
program was based on the class plan.
each class contestS; with the other.
This Ia the second year OF the observ.
ance of the field day at this place and
there was considerable interest mani.
tested by both the teachers and pat.
rons. NJ well as the pupils. The three
wards pupils and the main central
school participated in the affairs max.
Ing n total Of more than I 400 pupils
on tho ground. Valuable prizes were
awarded by the merchants OF the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-06
BATTALION HEADQUARTERS
COMPANY, NATIONAL GUARD

Tho adiutant general has requested
Colonel VIM. Hutchinson to recruit
men for a battalion headquarters com.
pany now being organized. The men
required are all specialists. and com
prise radio and telegraph operators.
electricians. observers. clerks and
mounted and motorcycle messengers.
also one tailor, one barber and one
shoe repair man. This Is fine op.
portunity for bright young fellows who
wish to learn some OF these things. as
they will be given thorough training.
Those considering enlistment, or de.
string further Information. apply to
Colonel Hutchinson personally.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-06
AMERICAN LEGION TO
BUILD AT lDABEi

1dabel. Okla. May 5.-The George
Oakley post No s Of the American
Legion Of this city has just closed a
campaign for funds FOR the erection OF
n hut The finance committee In
charge announce the raising Of over
$4,000 for this purpose. and 1t IL eN.
pected that the post will sell several
oil and gas leases within the next few
days for n considerable amount more
than this. bringing the fund up to the
81 1000 mark. the amount that Is need.
cd for the erection Of the hut and
furnishing It.
The post has n large program
formed for the observation OF Mem.
urial Day. May 30th, with special serv.
ices at the graves of the fallen com.
radcs.