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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-18
POLICE GETS EN-
JUDGE DOES REST
Denizens Of Underworld Add
$500 to City Golfers in
Fines Monday.

Thlrty-four cases were heard In no.
lice court Monday afternoon. and the
gatherings Of the police dcpartmen
on Saturday night raids were given
n hearing. Two raids by the police,
made In the business district of me
city aetted the majority eases.
Sixteen eases OF lettering were
heard; some of the offenders were wo.
men who occupied roomlng houses on
Fast Broadway. some were men who
inhabited the sarc places and some
were picked up In places where
whiskey and chcc beer had been sold.
-Four Migrants and one dope fiend.
also inhabitants OF downtown room.
ing houses were brought In and fined.
John Lott ard sam Coleman, both
negro portcrS ut rooming houses. were
fined $50 each and their permit re.
voked for soliciting FOR white women
at their respective places OF employ.
mcnt. Another negro porter IL being
held on a similar charge.
The remainder Of the docket constl-
tu'cd spccdcrs. disturbance of the
peace. drunk and whiskcy peddllng.
Fines and bond firfeiturcs will run
more than $500. Judge sullivan said
Tuesday morning Fines collected In
court iotaled s3l5. Two offenders ask.
cd the court for a hearing by jury.
which will be granted this afternoon.
aud number of eases were held over.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-18
Legion men WILTSHIRE WELCOMED
Go TO MEETING If |BY some Of Rail
Forced TO Walk ROAD OFFICIALS
"This is The Time and Place
for it," Underwood, Pres
ident Of Erie Road
Declares.
ACT AGAINST WAGE
BOARD ONE CLAIMS
Is Designed to Bring About
Government Control in Opin-
ion of Executive.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S-Undetcrred
By threats Of a general railroad strike
tie railroads Of the United States,
through the association of Railway
Executives, We're pushing plans today
10 apply to the railway labor board
for an additional ten per cent reduc.
ton in wages.
| Determination TO press Immediately
for the reduction was announced last
night by Thomas Dewitt Cuyler presi-
dent of the associate in state
ment which said that concmrently
with the reduction. the benefit Of the
reduction shall with the assent Of the
| interstate commerce commission be
passed on TO the public in reduction of
existing railroad rates, except insofar
as this reduction shall have been
made in the meantime. Referring to
the suggestion of the public group of
the railroad labor board, that the II
per cent wage decrease granted in
July be translated Immediately into
lowered rates. Mr.. Cuyler declared
much of the decrease had been so
translated even before the new wage
scale became effective. He also cited
a list Of reductions announced since
July, which he said on some roads,
have amounted to more than the re-
ductlon in wages so far made" while
on other roads the wage reductions,
'allowed no net return on operations"
but merely provided against the fur
ther accumulation or Il deficit"
Some Welcome Strike
Despite the note OF optimism sounded
In administration quarters at Wash.
ington. many railroad officials here ap.
! peared convinced that the strike would
become effective and are preparing to
meet it. Some welcomed it, This Is
the time and the place for it," said +.
ID. Underwood, president of the Erie
railroad. Mr.. Underwood declared the
I strike was .agfainst the railroad labor
board rather than against the lines in.
volved and declared IL was designed to
bring about government control. "the
desire Of all labor bodies. some part OF
I the public and some members Of con.
gress."
New York Problem Complicated
The problem Of feeding and fucling
New York in the event of n rail tie.up
has been complicated by the announce.
ment that the marine engineers benefl.
cial association whose 1000 members
operate harbor boats and lighters,
plying between New York and New
Jersey railroad terminals would meet
on November /, 10 decide the question
of joining the raroad men. The en-
gneers say they are effected by the
railroad wage cuts.
Health Commissioner Copeland said
he entertained no apprehension regard
ing the ability Of municipal authorities
TO feed the city in case the strike
comes.
The strike, If IL became complete
tle.up would hamper more than 10000
commuters in making their daily trips
10 and from New York. Lines operating
commutation trains however, are max.
ing emergency plans-some of them
calling for the recruiting Of volunteer
crews. made up OF the commuters
| themselves.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-18
HITCHCOCK FAVORS
.RATIFYING TREATY
WITH THE GERMANS
Democrats Lost Fight for Ver-
sailles Pact, so This is
Next Best.

WASHINGTON Oct. 1S.--Rc estab-
lishment of peace conditions with Ger
many as necessary for American and
world rehabilitation was the funda-
mental reason given in the senate to-
day by Senator Hiachcock of Nebras-
ka. ranking democratic member of the
foreign relations committee, for favor
ing ratification of the peace treaty
with Germany.
'"The question before us now" said
Senator Hitchcock. "is not choice be-
tween the Versailles treaty and the
pending treaty, but between tine pend.
ing treaty and protracted uncertainty
without any treaty. Declaring that the
American electorate had commissioned
foreign affairs TO President Harding.
Senator Hitchcock said:
II cannot bring myself to vote
against the ratification OF thi treaty
when | know that the only alterna.
tive will be to prevent peace set
tlement with Germany and will leave
everything in state of uncertainty" :"
Senator Hitchcock said that the
pending treaty protected American in.
terests as much as the Versailles COW.
cnant and that it would net change
the American attitude toward the
league of nations.
After this treaty is ratified" he
declared, 1--WE can enter the league
just as easily as we can now ana
this treaty does not raise the slight
est obstacle against such action"
81 have been asked some times"
Senator Hitchcock continued, chow
l as n democrat would vote for sep.
arate peace with Germany when the
democratic platform of last year de-
clared against separate peace with
Germany. The answer is that that was
one Of the issues of the last cam
paign and was settled by the last cam.
paign. II was settled against the
democrats and 1t will never be an is
sue again In campaign. II was n
part of our struggle for the ratlfl-
cation Of the Versailles treaty and w."
lost. We cannot revive the Versailles
treaty by defeating this treaty"
The senator urged the United States
government to appoint n representa-.
tive on the allied commissions and
also assume friendly relations with the
German people.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-18
Washington is CITY
Without Conscience
And Human Auction

WASHINGTON. oct. iS.-"A oiiy
without "a civic conscience" was the
appelation bestowed upon the national
capital today by Urban Ledoux. self.
elected shepherd of the unemployed.
The population OF Washington. he dc.
clarcd. was composed principally of
leaders who come TO take rather than
give"
Having failed 10 find collective con.
science here, Lcdoux said he would
continue his effort To locate on some
one OF the broad avenues IAN indi.
vldual conscience which would rccoz-
nize It's duty"
His latest blow. he explained. wns
the refusal OF tho local authorities 10
renew n permit FOR public meeting
held by charitable organization.
through which he had hoped 10 obtain
funds to cover food and lodging for the
SO men under his charge. Iscdoux saM
that. as a last resort only. he Intend
ell TO repeat In Washington. the a,Ac-
ton OF unemployed which he recool1y
staged In Boston Common.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-18
NEGRO VISITS ROOM
OF GIRL; BUSY
Prowler Thought to be Guilty
in Number of Similar
Offenses Recently.

OKLAHOMA. CITY. oct. l.-Arous.
cd by a report that Il prowlcr had
entered the room OF an lS.ycar old
girl here last night and threatened
her with death II she screamed. po-
lice today We're making renewed
effort to apprchend negro believed to
have been guilty Of IA number of slml.
lar offenscs recently. The man fled
when the girl called fer help.
The police have been advised Of
several similar nvasions OF girls
rooms recently, the prowlcr always be-
ing described as tall negro wear
ing striped ovcralls. In one instance.
the man choked girl before depart.
ing on the arrival Of members Of her
family, No other acts of violence. have
been reported, the accounts to the po.
lice saving the man fled upon the out.
cry Of the disturbed sleeper.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-18
LIGHTS GL|MMER
ON Main STREET
AT 7:3O TONIGHT
Merchants Display to Set
Precedent in Presentation
of New and Fashionable
Styles.
WINDOWS YELLED
FOR PREPARATION
Main Street Will be Cleared
for Two Hours for Big
Carnival Scene.

Main street will be a new street
when curtains on the first annual
Merchants Display Night are raised
this evening at 1870 o'clock. Every.
thing will be aflame with a flow of
electric flood lights; the windows will
be draped in blendings of the rain
bows; enjoyment will be unconfined
in the streets and on the sidewalks.
Nearly every window on Main
Street is yelled today in preparation
of the opening. Every merchant is
busy adding the last few touches 10
the showing that will for the first
time set the city of Ardmore well to
the fore as fashion center.
Ardmore merchants have studied
window display and some novel decor
ations are TO be expected. Every class
OF merchant will be represented, even
the barber shops and those cold
stony, dignified bank buildings will
have q warm and cheerful greeting for
the visitors to the city.
A humani,ing element will be felt
among these displays for they will
be such as will appeal to every lover
of the beautiful, the fantastic, the
ideal and the practical. the displays
will have an appeal to those who de-
pend on salary and for those who
live on wage.
Hotel reservations have been made
for visitors from nearby towns who
cannot return home the same night.
and each store is making arrange
merts for the entertainment OF out
of-town guests.
The Cahmber of Commerce band
will be on the job at 1880 sharp and
dancing and promenades will be held
from c 10 Caddo street. All intersec-
tions will be roped off and no traf.
fic will be allowed on the street.
Ardmore's Finest Safety Squad OF po-
lice will be dolled up for the occas-
ion and keep the crowds in an order.
ly condition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-18
LABOR BOARD CALLS Union CHIEFS
in EFFORT To AVERT RAIL T|E-UP
CONFERENCE IS SET FOR THURSDAY
Representatives of Other
Rail Unions to Discuss
Their Course in Event
of Strike

CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.--The telegrams
summoning the chiefs Of the Big Four
brotherhocds and the switchmen's un-
ion to a conference with the United
States railroad labor board in an en-
deavor to forestall an actual walkout
on the railroads, were dispatched to
the labor chiefs Sunday.
The conference was called for .
o'clock Thursday afternoon, October
20, at the labor board headquarters
here. All the members of the board
are in the city except the three pub
lie members who have been in con.
ference with President Harding and
the interstate commerce commission at
Washington. They will reach Chicago
late today.
No outline of what the conference
will discuss could be obtained, but it
is understood new proposals will be
presented to the labor men in an ef.
fort TO prevent actual cessation OF
work on the roads.
Executive officials and general chair.
men Of dozen unions of railroad EN-.
ployes. representing 1900 900 workers
began arriving today for conferences
beginning tomorrow to determine
whether they shall follow the leader.
ship OF the big five railroad broth
erhoods in issuing Il strike call.
Joint Conference in Prospect
A joint conference at the end of the
week is in prospect. A spirited contro-
versy over the attitude of the big five
brotherhoods is indicated in the state
ments of the leaders outside the big
five group.
The train dispatchers have announc.
cd they will not go out at this time
the telegraphers and clerks have an.
nounced their decision was stiil un.
formed, and others have indicated the
question was still open. although some
Of the unions, notably the shopmen and
maintenance of way employees, have
authorized a strike call by referen
dunn vote.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-18
GEORGE POLLOCK
ACQUITTED OF
NJ i R DER CHARGE
Jury Returned Verdict Short
ly After 10 O'clock
Monday Night.

Uncle George Pollock, former
night watchman of Rexroat was found
not guilty and acquitted on charge
of having slain William Williams at
that place on July G. A jury in dis
trict court returned its verdict short.
ly after 10 O'Clock Monday night,
Pollock's character was made an
issue in the trial. 1t was brought out
that he was 30 years of age that he
had always been q law-abiding and
peaceful citizen. that he is the father
of ten children. He had been a farm
or until he was appointed nightwatch-
man and marshal.
Defense witnesses brought out the
reputation and character of the dead
man, some testilying that he was a
bad and crazy man when drink
ing, and that he was out hunting for
his two brothers-n-sw at the time
he was shot and killed by Pollock.
Defendant on Stand
The defendant took the stand late
Monday afternoon and told of having
lived in this section Of the state
nearly all Of his life, during which
time he had never had any trouble.
When he was appointed an officer be
tween 40 and so citizens of Rexroat
signed that petition which was pre-
sented to Buck Garret who gave him
commission.
r.. lf.atI l.a In
after he took office and that about
ten days later Williams was shoot
ing up" the town. Williams was not
arrested because he was armed and
Pollock was not.
Later Uncle" George and two 9th
er men followed Williams to Oil City
and arrested him for disturbing the
peace in Rexroat. There Williams
threatened Pollock and told him 'the
times coming when you'll regret this,
I'll make you climb tree and JUMP
out"
Learning that Williams was drinking
and looking for his brothers-in.law
with q gun, Pollock sought him out
and several times told him TO throw
up his hands. Williams pulled his gun
from his trousers pocket and was
holding it in front of him and turn
ing around when Pollock fired. II
is Pollock's belief that the first shot
penetrated the back and the second
shot penetrated the arm.
Caught Williams as lie Fell
As Williams was about TO fall. Pol
lock caught him in his arms and ex
tinguished blaze in his clothes
which was caused by the powder.
j. +. wall, superintendent OF work
under whom Williams worked. testi-
fled tha Williams came TO him al
. o'clock on the day of the shooting
and wanted $50, telling him that hC
wanted TO kill his two brothers-in
law. and later remarked that Iii
Pollock gets in my way, III get him.
too"
Mrs. Williams was recalled TO the
stand and said her husband did not
get up until 9 o'clock and that he
ate breakfast before going to town
He left home between 10 and II
o'clock, she said.
L. T. ReXroat. Charles j. Gill and
man named Culbreath testified to
the defendants character. A deposit
ion Of Refus Span. defense witness
was read by j. Il. Champion.
Much interest was attracted to tho
trial because Of the similarity Of the
Pick Couch trial last week. when the
defendant was sentenced to 20 years
in the pcnitentiary. Visitors from
Rexroat. Wilson. Hcaldton and the
oil fields were In attendance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-18
Tom Champion Fell As a
Victim of a Practical Joke

cleaned up in the Sunday garb for
Tom says this fellow came into
court and said, Judge. | washed
my hands before | came to your
court and | washed my face TOO
and then | called up all the pco.
pie In the neighborhood and asked
about bath tub and there was
none and had 10 come without
q bath"
Then Tom told of other fell
lows who were SO poor that they
could not buy coats and by that
time he began to look sad like
when he In before jury. And
all the time the boys In the back
ground were laughing ut the
joke.
Then Tom told Easley that he
was guilty of contempt of court.
that he had slandcred all these
fellows who phoned about bath
tubs and he said many people
around the court house all day
had told him that the newspaper
ought to be in jail
But he let Easlcy off and did
not put him in Jail and after he
got away from the court house he
caught on 10 the joke and he
remembered the story OF the hay
and laughed.
The Ardmorclte IL glad that
the thing came up. II has clear.
ed up some other matters that
have been harassing and wc could
not see how Tom was doing Il but
II sounded like his voice aud
now we know that the boys have
been joking him In other ways.
The Ardmorcte has been get.
ting frequent calls fiOm some fcl.
low who says he is Judge Cham.
pion and complaints are made
that his name is not In the paper
enough. Don't call me just the
court. that might be- Logsdon or u
might be any old body call me
Judge Champion and call IL
"hhbf Nhtihl'i'hH ttNiAt wv
voice would say.
These practical Iokcrs made the
Ardmoreitc reportorial force be.
licve II was Tom talking when Il
was not and the office would get
busy with his name. II would be-
used ever so often and was used
three of four tunes in yesterdays
paper.
But now We understand. II was
not Tom. II was some fellows who
wanted TO have some fun.
The lesson Tor us In II is not
to nay 10 much attention to phone
calls unless we know exactly who
IN at the other end OF the line
and we guess Tom will get the
lesson not to take himself too Sc
riously.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-18
Sub Normal Students in
Chicago School May Bleat

CHICAGO. oct. lS-pupns in
sub.normal classes at Chicagos
schools will bc fed on sheep
gland diet as soon as arrange
ments can be- completed 4, was an
nounced today by pr Frank q.
Burner director OF the special
school department Of the board Of
education
The gland diet IL the Idea Of
health department physicians. aud
several thousand children will par
take of the sheep glands. prepar.
cd In the school Kitchens. Special
report blanks are being prepared
TO record results of the experiment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-18
CARTER COUNTY RANKS
AND ON COTTON GINNED

Carter county ranks f0rty-second In
number of bales OF cotton gnned IN
the state up to noon On October 3. ac-
cording TO survey made public this
week by the department of commerce
Two hundred siXty-flve bales were
ginncd against l.322 ginned to the
same date last year.
Total for the state thus far this
year is given at llO,75i bales gainst
6G,529 bales last year. the report
shows. The difference is caused 10y
the late crop in many counties last
year, cotton men say
jackson county leads the state
with HES bales ginned against only
II last year, at which time lie Florc
was In the lead with 4.24g.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-18

One time not so long ago Tom
Champion put an advertisement
in the Ardmoreite offering some
hay for sale. AS soon as the ad.
vertisement appeared Shorty
Crisham and few other fellows
who enjoy a joke. including
Toms twin brother Joe Ben Cham
plon, began to call Ten up and
offer to buy hay. They went up
and down the street TO get people
10 call Tom asking about the hay.
The women caught the spirit OF
the joke and they called Tom up
and asked many questions about
the hay and offered to buy. llc
had calls enough TO sell all the
hay Carter county could produce.
Something like the same thing
happened yesterday. There was
an editorial in Sundays Ardmore-
itc that had something TO say
about the filth In the court house.
Tom thought II was alright when
he reed 1t and told the boys to get
busy and do a little cleaning up
as he did when Clara was on trial
and there was lot Of strangers
coming to town.
Calling 10 mind the fun that
was had about the hay some OF
the boys lined up on Tom again.
They told him how his dignity
was suffering, how he ought TO
resent II and kept the thing up
until just before court adjourned
Tom reached back his hair. stuck
out his chest pompously and had
John Easley summoned before
the court. The summons came by
phone and thinking court had ad.
journed and Tom had another al
for tho paper Easley rushed right
up.
But instead court was In ses-
sion, the paper man was ordered
IN before the bar of justice.
Tom sat and looked wise for
~ Ahti' anu Aht tots rhotWht ih
the door where he could not see
began to laugh. Easley was not
ON to the joke and he took every
thing as seriously as though he
was being tried for operating a
wild cat still.
Tom looked about over the
court house and saw he had a
dandy crowd before him. His
voice took on that mechanical
'tonc that comes from way down
in his throat when he twirls his
RS and fixes his mouth to grow
eloquent.
Then he told story of
countryman who came TO his
court. the man had evidently
been told that Tom was bawling
fellows out who did not come
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-18
SCORE HURT WHEN
TRAIN TURNS OVER
Wreck Occurred in Isolated
Section of Western Texas;
Details Lacking.

Ell PASO, Texas. Oct. lS.--A score
or moro persons were injured but
none seriously last night when the
Pullman cars and n diner e the
Texas and Pacific railway Sunshine
Special east bound were wrecked
ut Wild Horse. near Van Horn, Tex
as, according TO reports received at
the local office today Names Of the
Injured have not been received hero.
Doctors, nurses and rail road offic.
ials who left here for the scene Of
the wreck ut midnight last night
have not returned. The Sunshine
Special" due at l9;i5 p. m. was two
hours late today. The wreck Is eight
miles from Van Horn, moro than 100
miles from III paso and is isolated as
far az telegraph communication is
concerned
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-18
Wonder if Strike Will
Stop Harding Vacation?

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1S.-Presi.
dent Harding was in a position
today to lay before his cabinet an
analysis Of the railroad strike sit.
uation, an outline of the govern.
ments position in the controversy
an( suggestions as TO defensive
measures to protect functions II
and when the tie.up becomes ac-
tual.
That President Harding does not
yet View the strike as having
passed beyond the possibility
stage" was one Interpretation plac.
ed on the announcement that he
plans to leave Washington tonight
for Yorktown and Williamsburg,
Va. where he will make addresses
tomorrow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-18
NEGRO MOB TRIES
TO LYNCH SLAYER

BOSTON. Texas, Oct. lS.-Edley
Hopkins, negro, charged with the mur-
der of his wife today was safe in Jail
at TcXarkana after escaping death at
the hands of a mob composed princi.
pally of his own race.
Hopkins had been given a proliml-
nary hearing at DeKalk In this (Bow.
ic) county, and was being brought TO
the Boston Jail when officers We're
stopped by the mob which attempted
to take the prisoner. Officers drove
back the crowd at the point of guns,
landed Hopkins in Jail here and latter
under cover of darkness spirited him
away to Texarkana.
1t was said TO have been the first
lime in this section that negroes had
attempted the summary punishment
against one Of their own color
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-18
Foch to be Military
Adviser For Allies

PARIS, Oct. Marshal Foch's re.
lations to the conference ON limitation
of armamcnts IN Washington will hc
thn, Of president OF the intcr.alhcd
military commission. which is the sue.
ccssor of the intcrallied military coun.
eli.
The marshal thus will be. In theory
and fact. military adviser To all the
European allies taking part In the
conference, these nations being France.
Great Britain. Italy and Belgium.