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New-York tribune., 1921-05-02
NorthcliHe Men Hail
Daily Nails Birthday

LONDON, May l.--Mcre than 5000
employees Of tho Northcliffe press IA,
down at noon to-day to luncheon nm.
der tho vast glass roof OF the Olympia
Stadium to celebrate the twenty-fifth
anniversary Of The Daily Mail.
Lord Northcliffe and Lady Northclitfe
and Lord Northcliffe's mother, Mrs
Harmsworth, were given an ovation q
they strolled along the balcony In view
Of the great throng below, which in.
cluded many titled and distinguished
personages and guests from various
cies.
The luncheon brought together the
STATS Of forty-odd Northclitfe publica.
tions, among them The London Times
The Evening News, The Weekly Dis.
patch. The Manchester Continental and
the overseas edition Of The Daily Mail
The gathering is said TO have been the
largest Of It's kind ever attemptad.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-02
Me- Cormick Made Chairman
From The Tribuns's wa4h;n0to~ B4ress

From The Tribuns's Washimpto~ Bureau
WASHINGTON, May 1.-Medilf Nc
Cormick, senior Senator from Illinois
has been selected chairman of the Re-
publican Senatorial Committee, sue
ceeding Senator Miles Poindexter. of
Oregon, it was announced to-day by
Senator Lodge. Republican leader Of
the Senate. Senator Poindexter re-
tires from the Craftsmanship because
he will be candidate for reelection in
1922.
The Senatorial committee will CO.
operate with the Republican National
Committee and the Republican Congress
sional Committee in the 1922 campaign
and in any by-elections which may be
held between now and November of
next year.
The other members of the committee
are Senator Capper, Of Kansas; Sena-
tor Elkins, of West Virginia, Senator
Jones, Of Washington; Senator Wads-
worth, Of New York; Senator Watson
Of Indiana, and Senator Moses, Of New
Hampshire.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-02
u
Ian Strike to
Rei11state 800
c.,rmissioner Leo Ready
. Discharge 700 More
and Fill Places From
Waiting List Of LOCO
Not Interested in Union
c.mpares 900 Who Stayed
Home Day of Big Storm
q Dcserters in Battle

~. Drivers and Swecpers' Union. N
.,s..siou existing within tho ranks
: 3 ~ New York Street Cleaning De-
: .-...... was reported yesterday ts
fsss.Ssnirinr q general strike. follow.
=. a. dismiss from the service OF
y ~ ~ssr 6y Street Cleaning Commits
s's1ss s's1ss.r,;ssioner Leo admitted las,
~ ShaA the men were dismissed ane
FRAT more were to 20 and the
s.hsr ss,sh dropped might reach 1000. He
uuIS :. WAS not interested in any labor
say ...s vas not concerned about .
usS .1:ss and would not lift his finger te
s.s'.s ~ .,s "A he was confident he could
ssp S;stsly fill the place Of every
:s1.;s.r and that work would 60 on un'
'asss sTss men were dismissed after hear
,...s said Commissioner Leo. "Nint
ns.i;,.S men laid down deliberately or
uan.. ssa .r..nrnlnr Of February 20, the only
ae .rovstorm we had last winter
vs,v SS excuses were offered, but the
80 sreuse that was considered was
's.ycsss ~ and these cases are being in
sss.t;sstsd. Il was case OF 800 SOL
49, 49, Ssilinr to report for battle. When
a.'I 81, SHOWS come the battles begin
s "a, excuses were like soldier say.
~ sa..ih hat he could not get to the battle
~ hecause he had wet feet. They De-
icy ia.d their colors. If there were mer
.s..r s~orc them who were nearing twenty
srs s service and were soon to benefit
.Ia .sdsr the pension fund which retires
@srs at half pay, they were the more
.rnsrienced NV. and therefore the more
saipsbls. , ~.-., Cd.
e.mmission and I find that there are
! 40 applicants on the list. ! shall
sI, az, vacancies from this list. II any
-. s.r Who are working would rather
~ @s,t Tor the union, all right. The
.r,on n lost . bill in Albany which xir'
.rs,Iv .n.I destroyed the pension system
srd s made it bonus fund to be paic
- .ss rsn after twenty yenrs' service whs
s.i resched the age Of fifty, instead Of
ssrty. a the pension rule now reads
Tks iob is a good one. The men gel
n eents an hour for an eight-hour day
.ith time and a half for overtime ant
~ Sunday work. They get twenty
asvs' vacation each year.
sBy laying down, the men Threatened
.Aa eity's milk and coal supply ane
srippIed transportation and business
What we ask of the men is honest serv
iee and not excuses"
New-York tribune., 1921-05-02
Baltimore Is Uncertain
Whether Strike Is On
Ship Workers Called Out, but
Sunday Holiday Prepenss OPP
orators Knowing Situation

Special Dispatch to The Tribune
BALTIMORE, May both ship
operators and marine workers are wait
ing for tomorrow to tell whether the
strike called at midnight last night has
become effective and how comprehensive
It's scope will be. The men were called
out In Baltimore rs part Of the country
wide strike against q reduction in the
wage scale, the operators and the
United States Shipping Board having
announced that the contracts for 1921
would call for q wage scale 16 per cent
lower than that of 1920.
Secretary Of Commerce Hoover and
Secretary Of Labor Davis were said to-
night to be attempting @ compromise
and were endeavoring to persuade the
union heads to rescind the strike order
and allow the men to return to work
while the wage question was being arbi-
trated.
A delegate Of the local seamen's union
said to-day that the Baltimore Office of
the seamen's union had received no noti-
fication to call the strike of, and that
it had therefore gone into effect. But
as the men are not working to-day, it
being Sunday, it is impossible to tell
whether they have obeyed the order
and do not intend to report for work to-
morrow. The new wage scale Is sup
posed to 60 into all contracts signed for
further work. The union heads say that
the men will not sign if the Is per cent
reduction Is stipulated in the contracts
offered them.
W. W. Tingle. representing the Ship
ping Board here, said that in the absence
Of further orders from Washington he
intended to follow the decision Of the
board and make the Is per cent cut in
the wage scale. He ordered that all
union delegates keep away from tho
men st work on Shipping Board vessels.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-02
Union Claims Four
Paper Mills Agree
Not to Cut Wages
Three Others Suspend; Ma
jority Have Agreements
Expiring May III; Strike
of Workers Threatens

ALBANY, May IA break In the
ranks Of the paper mill manufacturers
where approximately $4,000 paper max.
ers Of che United States and Canada
have threatened to strike because Of q
proposed reduction in wages and .
change IN working conditions, was re.
ported here Tonight
Jeremiah 7. Carey, Of Albany, prcsi.
dent OF the International Broth erhood
Of Paper Makers, announced that while
the plants of the International Paper
Company, the Minnesota and Ontario
Paper Company and the Fort Frances
Pulp and Paper Company suspended
operations to-day, several smaller con.
Germs have agreed to continue the
present wage scale and working con.
dieions. These plants are operated by
the Neura Company at Hadley. N. Y.
Schroon River Company at Warrens.
burg. N. 4, Iroquois ct Thomson and
the Grand Lake Bag Company at Wood.
land, Me.
The men on the early morning shifts
OF the three mills reported shut dowr
worked until their trick expired q,
2 q. m. to-day, but 1t was said that the
day crews would not report for work
tomorrow.
FreSloent carey, while declining tc
make any estimate Of the number Of
men or the amount of paper production
which will be affected by the shut.
down, said that probably he would have
statement to make tomorrow. He
returned here tonight after having
spent the day at Glens Falls, where
one of the international Paper Corpan,
plants is located.
The majority of the paper companie.
in this country and Canada have agree
ments with their employees. which DE-
not terminate until May II, although
the plants producing the largest ton
mage are expected by labor leaders tt
stop this week.
While newsprint paper leads the pro
duction Of the plants, many othel
grades Of paper are manufactured a
mills where strikes are due to be callet
unless q speedy settlement is effected
A report from Glens Falls said tina
officials of the Finch Pruyn Compan,
of that city, whose agreement does no
expire until May II, had conferred will
President Carey. About 500 men arr
employed by that company.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-02
| Ilallt
Fleet + acing
Strike Tie-Up


Csnal Zone and Honolulu. Only ships
tnat are actually in American ports
may be abandoned by their crews. The
crews Of American ships which are on
the sea or In foreign ports are still
under the old wage scale and must re-
turn 60 their homo ports before they
can Join In the general walk-out.
Keen disappointment was expressed
by the men over the failure OF their
omcials at Washington to induce Presi-
dent Harding to interfere. At tho ma
rine engineers meeting in Park Place
charges were made that the ship own
ers had sent word to Washington that
they disspproved Of any mediation over
weeks ago found 1t would be impossi-
Die to continue to pay wartime wages
and stili compete with foreign ship.
ping. The union men have taken the
position that If economy was essential
it ought to have been effected by means
other than reducing pay.
Another charge presented at the
meeting was that the sea service hu-
reau OF the Shipping Board had shown
hostility toward the union men. whore
as it was created to protect their in
terests.
About one-half Of the 10000 mem
bers Of the Marine Firemen, Water
Tenders and Oilers Union walked out
by noon yesterday. The rest were ex-
pected to quit before night, Thomas
Mtlligan, secretary Of the union. re-
ported. He said members Of this union
had actually struck because their re-
ductions were much more severe than
those ordered for the engineers.
THE wage reductions in our case
would amount TO 40 per cent" said Mr..
Milligan. "The IL per cent wage reduc-
tion is only a small part Of it. The
abolition Of the eight-hour day, the loss
OF overtime pay and radical cut in the
allowance for subsistence on shore would
be more than double the loss in wages
alone"
Urges Action by Congress
The situation is 30 serious that Con-
gress ought to take notice Of IL, in the
opinion Of Mr.. Healey.
he said. "More than 2oo. 900 worfs.s %
directly and indirectly will be out OF
work. 1t is Of sufficient Importance "a
require the attention Of Congress. Our
word from Washington says that the
ship owners and Admiral Benson asked
the President not to interfere. Admiral
Benson said he did not wish Co burden
the President in relation to this mat
ter"
An official Of the American Ship Own.
ers' Association said that no formal
notice Of general walk-out had been
received. He said the ship owners would
have no comment to make.
Some Of the workers at the engineers
meeting said they had to take "French
leave" of the steamship Antigone in
order to be present. They declared that
the ship arrived April rs and with its
crew Of 800 was held up at Hoffman
Island by quarantine officials, although
no quarantine flag was kept flying
Some Of the crew left the ship without
permission Of the officers.
It was said that radio operators were
informing crews Of American vessels al
sea that they were to strike as soon as
they reached home.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-02
$50 and Apology Left
Landlady by Suicide

Edward J. Lyons, q printer. living at
los Warren Place, Newark, was found
dead In bed yesterday with the gas
jets turned on.
The police found two letters beside
the body, one to Lyons's landlady, in
which he apologized for causing her
inconvenience and left her $3.50 70
cover the "cost to her feelings" The
other letter was addressed to the typo
graphical union asking thst the or
ganization attend to his burial.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-19
SECRETARY BARRON
CHAMBER COMMERCE
y URGES COMPLETION
OF AVIATION FIELD

lone OF the most important things
for Ardmore, in the near future, IS
the completion Of an aviation field and
the building OF hangar for the care
of air-planes owned and operated by
Ardmore people, with a special thought
of making Ardmore the center for ae-
rial navigation on the through lines
which will be established In the near
future" James Barron, secretary OF
the Chamber Of Commerce stated to-
day.
Mail Is being carried today across
the continent, from New York to san
Francisco, from two 10 three days less
time than it has been carried hereto
fore on the fastest railroad trains,
Mr. Barron continued. An air.plane
leaving New York City at o'clock in
the morning arrives at Omaha in the
early afternoon when the mail Is put
upon a west-bound train which car
ries Il TO Cheyenne, Wyoming during
the night At Wyoming II is taken
from the train the next morning and
put on an oir-plane which lands the
mail In san Francisco early that at
ternoon. Thus the time Is advanced
from two TO three days In carrying
mail from New York to san Francisco
According to the postmaster generals
report each OF these planes carries
$4,000 letters and are handled at less
cost than when carried all the way 10y
train.
president Harding In recent com
municaton to the postoffice depart
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-19
LOCAL CAPITALIST
URGES BUILDING OF
A RAILROAD FROM
CITY, NORTHWEST

One of our local capitalists, Sher-
man JONES, who is big land owner
and cattle man, and who has lived in |
and around Ardmore for a great many |
years, has suggested to the Chamber |
of Commerce that O railroad should be
built from Ardmore, northwest,
through the asphalt deposits, through
Fox and Graham oil fields, to Duncan,
and from Duncan to Lawton.
This railroad would traverse the
largest and richest area of undevel-
oped country in the state Of Oklahoma
which is now without a railroad.
railroad from Ardmore to Duncan and
Lawton would be q direct line from
the lumber and coal fields OF the SOUTH
west through to the western part OF
Oklahoma and to the eastern part OF
the Panhandle Of Texas. 1t would save
also about 25 miles in travel for freight
and passengers to those points. 1t
would open up a vast trade territory
for Ardmore as well as for the other
towns mentioned" said Mr.. JONES.
Plans are being prepared now in the
offices Of Jeffries and Lindsly, con-
sulting engineers, Simpson building
Ardmore, for the construction Of this
railroad. These engineers are now en-
gagged In oil production In the Hewitt
field, but both men have had years OF
railroad experience in the construction
| department
p r. Jcffries is a graduate Of the
| University Of California, with several
/ rP yailpnc1 NnngfrIipTinn in O0n-
nection with the Southern Pacific; for
| four years he was connected with the
building of the railroad which was
part of the Los Angeles water project,
probably the biggest undertaking OF its
kind in history. this railroad being
270 miles in length, constructed TO
supply materials for building the reser-
yoir and conduits. MIR. Jeffries spent
two and half years in the army, be-
ing retired as major Of the army trans
port service.
Ben E. Lindsly. the other member OF
the firm is a graduate OF the Massa'
chusetts Institute Of Technology, Bos'
ton, Massachusetts. He began his e1'
tensive railroad experience with his
father on what is now known as the
Kansas City and Southern Railroad
from Kansas City to the Gulf Of Me1
co. He spent a number Of years WITH
his father on this work. and after
wards, with his father, he worked OF
the railroad running from Haileyvill'
to Ardmore. his work being chiefly OF
bridge construction. He is also thor
oughly familiar with grading and TN
handling Of men and materials 10
work Of this sort. During the war MI
Lindsly was engaged in making ava
ton gasoline for the United State
government. He is at present VIII
the Bay State Refining Company wher
he has recently completed a refinery
Jeffries and Lindsly will begin sur
yey Of this railroad al an early date
and have recently travelled over IN
route between here and Lawton. The
believe that the road can be built wit
very little grading and with little cul
vert or bridge work. The railroad wi
be known as Ardmore, Duncan an
Lawton Railroad. the "Pstro!eu'
Route"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-19
NATIONAL SHRINE FOR
WOMEN PLANNED IN
WASHINGTON CITY

Washington. May l6.--A development
OF keen interest to women and women's
organizations throughout the country Is
seen in the purchase by the Women's
National Civic Foundation OF the mas
nificent Dean estate. comprising nine
and one-half acres In the heart OF the
national capital for a civic shrine.
The Foundation is OF recent birth, and
its conception by several Of the leading
women OF Washington and the country
Is being pointed to as one OF the most
significant and constructive evolve
ments OF the postwar period.
The plan OF the founders, women OF
unusual vision. Is TO provide in Wash.
lngton center for the promotion Of
those things necessary to the advance.
ment OF women in her different spheres.
To this end the grounds purchased at
cost Of 100000 will be beautifisd and
commanding and comfortable club
house, built along artistic and novel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-19

lines. will be provided. Built probably
in the form OF a crescent. Il will over
look the Potomac valley and remark
able vista will be unfolded to the eye
from the colonade at the brow OF the
hill which dominates the estate. There
will be suites for offices for different
organizations OF women. n ballroom. a
restaurant. theatre, etc.
The Foundation has long been the
dream Of Mrs. Clarence Crittendon Cal
houn OF Washington, at whose home !,
recently was organized. Its development
along lines suggested by Mrs Calhoun
not only will keep pace with the move
ment 10 make Warrington the real
heart Of the nation, but OF still greater
importance to Mrs. Calhoun and those
associated with her primarily in the
movement. will be the recognition OF
woman and her poteptialitiss. A gar.
den party planned for May around the
old mansion now on the ground prob
ably will mark the formal Introduction
OF the public to tue Foundations new
home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-19

eru Union while just boy, 'was local
cashier for the Santa Fe Railway cont
pany at Gainesville, Texas, for a short
time. then went with the Tyler and
simpson company and have been with
them since"
Mr.. Gates came to Ardmore In 1907
as city salesman for the company, ou-
within two years he was made manager
and later was made vlce-presldent OF
the company. and although he has not
been travelling man during these
years he has retained q keen interest
and activity In the United Commercial
Travellers.
Since his residence in this city Mr..
Gates has taken an active interest In
all civic matters. He is a member OF the
Board Of Education. Of the Rotary Club
Chamber OF Commerce. Is Shriner, Is
president OF tho Peoples Building and
Loan Association, president Of the Ok
lahoma Wholesale Grocers' Associa'
ton, and director in the Southern
wholesale Grocers' Association, a meet
ing OF which he recently attended al
Cincinnati.
Mr. Gates chief recreation is golf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-19
TREND OF CHILD LABOR
FROM 1913 TO 1920

Washington May ls,-In 1890, ac-
cording 10 figures just made public by
L. 3. Department OF Labor, through
It's chlldrens bureau, 76,l94 children
tool. out permits TO go TO work In IL
representative American cities. In 1913
the number of children receiving per
mits In the same cities was only " l6s,
indicating an increase OF over IL per
cent between 1913 and 1920, while the
increase in population Of these cities
was estimated 10 be IL per cent. These
cities are Baltimore, Bridgeport, Buff
falo, Manchester, Minneapolis, New
Haven. New Orleans. New York, Ro-
chester, 81. Louis, Toledo, and Water
bury. More children received permits
in 1920 than in any other year since
1913 except 1918 when war production
was at its height.
Nlneteen.eighteen was the peak year
in the steady rise OF child employment
which began in 1915 as soon as the
effect Of foreign orders for war goods
made itself felt in this country. or 20
cities for which figures are available
for both years, all except one showed
from IL per cent in the case OF Balti-
more 10 l67 per cent in the case OF
Toledo. In 1917, 10, and In 1918, "a,
out Of rs cities furnishing information,
reported increases over the preceding
yenr In the number Of children taking
out employment certificates. In 1919
a decrease occurred in 25 out OF 80 ci'
ties. In 1920, however, increases were
again recorded in Is out OF 20 cities
The increase In 1920, said to be due
10 the increased cost OF living and TO
labor shortage, was confined TO the
,irst half or three quarters Of the year.
During the last half OF the year. only
cities out Of the 26 for which figures
could be secured showed an Increase
in the number Of children receiving
work permits
The chlldren's bureau calls attention
70 the fact that in some cities better
enforcement OF the law recurring EN-
ployment certificates accounts for In
creases In the number OF permits Is
sued. and states that while, In the
twelve cities FOR which figures arr
available for the period 1gi31s2o, "th'
number of children taking out ceru
flcates has increased In proportion U
the increase in population. II can no
be stated positively, any more than !
can be denied. that the number Q
children actually going to work In 1s2'
increased in like proportion over TN
number going TO work in lslS.'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-19
ARDMORE WANTS
WARREN MARTIN
GRAND SECRETARY
OKLAHOMA U. c. 7.

Ardmore has one Of the livest U. c.
T. Councils in the state and for that
reason the local boys feel that they
are entitled to one of the Grand OFF,
GERS Of the State Of Oklahoma.
The man selected TO make the race
for Grand Secretary is Warren W.
Martin and there Is every reason TO
believe that he will win. 1t was
happy thought that selected him for
this honor, an honor not only to him
but to the Ardmore Council and 10
the city itself
Mr.. Martin is a man who is held In
the highest regard by men of all classes
and in all professions. He Is every
inch a man and the men' who COM
pose the organization Of United Com
mercial Travellers will do themselves
an injustice by not acceding to the
wishes Of Ardmore. The Ardmore man
selected for this place would add honor
to any organization Of the state.
Warren Martin was born in Missouri
in 1879, he moved to Ardmore in 1899,
in 1906 he was married TO an Ardmore
girl, Miss Tena Harris, They have in
their family one son, Willis, aged IL.
In the year 1903 he began work as
a travelling salesman for the Ardmore
Milling Company and for l9 years ne
was with this company. This is the
only travelling position he ever held
Soon after he went into the business
he took membership with his fellow
travelling men and during these years
he has served almost continuously as
secretary Of the local council. He is al
ways at his post of duty, his work Is
always well done and should he be Sc
lected as Grand Secretary ne will give
that work the same devotion.
By close attention 10 business Mr.
Martin built up an estate that required
40 much OF his time that ne was forced
to retire from the road but he has re-
tained his membership in the council
kept alive his love for the boys OF the
road ana he is always ready to DO
them q service at every turn. He IS
now engaged chiefly in taking care or
his own property and spends his spare
| time in looking after realty deals for
| others
The United Commercial Travellers OF
| this city in their efforts TO bring home
this honor have the united support OF
all Ardmore people
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-19

II. L. Allison, senior counselor Ard
more Council U. c. T. is salesman for
the Iten Biscuit Company Of Oklahoma
City. He was born March 20. 1897 at
Kiowa, Oklahoma. Finished high
school at McAlester, Oklahoma and en-
tered the employ Of the National Bis
cult Company, Kansas City office, In
1913, as assistant cashier. He went on
the road for the firm in 1915,
In 1915 Mr.. Allison went with the
Item company and has been with them
since with headquarters at Ardmore,
with the exception OF one and O half
years when he had headquarters at
Oklahoma City In the sales department
covering the factory division.