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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-15
THE LURE OF OIL

P. P. Duffy, who served for many
years as mayor Of FL Reno, who has
served for a longer period and equally
as honorably as poet laureate Of Ok
lahoma and who has been prominently
connected with the newspaper busi'
ness Of the state and equally as PROM
inently connected with the political
life of Oklahoma, has been lured
from his former mooring and is now
in the city OF Duncan.
When Duncan which is the capital
Of Stephens county became prominent
as an oil center Pete Duffy was
tempted to move there. The temp
tation became more than he could
resist and he is now in that newest
and in that fastest growing oil town
as member and as secretary Of the
Duncan Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.. Duffy is well equipped to rem
der Duncan distinguished service. He
knows the people Of the state as the
school boy knows his alphabet and
everywhere Pete Duffy is well liked
and everywhere he has hosts Of good
warm friends. Duncan news items IN
the state papers will be read with
more interest since Pete is back Of
the city and the legion Of Pete:
friends will also be friends Of tbs
city OF Duncan.
Duncan is a progressive town. i
is fully awake TO its opportunities
Its civic clubs among the men ar,
doing work and its women are max
ing preparations TO organize civi'
clubs to assist in the town building
work undertaken by the men.
II shall be our JOY to see Duncal
grow and to know that a membe
of the newspaper craft is helping Il
make IL grow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-15
SHERHTS SALE APPROACHING

Alvin c. York, who with his wife
and baby, occupy a farm In Tennessee
are about to be turned out OF doors
Unless q few thousand dollars are
raised within a few months Alvin viii
be plowing land that belongs to an
other and will be occupying quarters
built for a tenant.
Who is Alvin York that his mis-
fortunes should appeal TO the Ameri.
can public more than those of other
men There are thousands Of men
each year who are unknown that are
required to give up their homes in
both city and country. But il Is
different with Alvin York. he is
the strong hearted, rough handed
Tennessee boy from the mountain dis
trct who while In France on an oc-
to6er morning Just a month prior &c
the signing OF the armistce killed q
Germans, single handed put S5 ma
chine guns out Of action and modestlS
marched ls1 Germans into the Amer.
lean camp. York was eiyen eyery
honor that the war department eyei
eestows, upon his return home n,
people OF Tennessee contributed f,
sum OF money 70 buy him a farm
The money raised was lndiscrceill
used. Instead oi paying for q small
er farm only q payment was made o;
larger one and the mountain boz
was left with debt on his hands
Farm products would not sell. 1--we
stock were not profitable and desp.u
days and nights Of toll the noun
taineer cannot pay Ter MS land.
There was an offer made him q
enter the movies but his expsriene
In the service OF his country was to
sacred TO be eommercalised Beside
Alvin York never gave himself cred
for the most remarkable feat at arm
In the world He disclaims credi'
The tall angular Tennessee boy VII
had been taught TO worship God a
the knee Of his mother In their noun
tain home said IL was not he bu
ood TO whom credit belongs and h
declines TO be dragged into any pu.
Lefty except against bis viii.
The farmer has suffered wors
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-15

from the depression so far than men
Of any other class and alvin York
has not been an exception. He. too
has suffered severe losses and must
become either a hired hand or ten
ant farmer
If Tennessee could but call back
Bob Taylor with his fiddle he could
make one speech that would wake
Tennessee up to a point where Alvin
Yorks investment would be protected
and ne and wife and baby would
sleep beneath an unmortgaged home
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-15
The AMERICAN CREED

I believe in the United States OF
America as a government Of the
people, by the people, for the peo-
pie, whose just powers are derived
from the consent of the governed; a
democracy in a republic, a sovereign
Nation Of many sovereign States;
perfect Union, one and inseparable,
established upon those principles of
freedom, equality, justice and hui
manity for which American patriots
sacrificed their lives and fortunes.
I therefore believe it is my duty to
my country to love it; TO support its
Constitution; to obey its laws; 10
respect its flag; and TO defend it
against all enemies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-15

discipline, and ouch condition will
eventually lead 10 failure.
The discipline Of an army must be
maintained II 1t IS to be victorious;
there must be discipline in the ad-
ministration Of the business affairs
Of any successful firm or corpora
ton. If the slightest relaxation from
certain requirements are permitted
these practices soon become a men.
ace.
In the administration OF ones own
affairs the same rules apply.
II you expect to get ahead in the
world you must not minimize the i'm.
portance Of the pennies. They may
be OF small Importance, but they
have a definite and worthy place in
the plan OF upbuilding.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-15
SUITS FILED In
DISTRICT COURT

Injunction proceedings are being
sought by W. T. Whitehurst Of school
district No. 20 to prevent approval
of the estimate drawn up by the pres
ent school board of that district.
Suit for the same was filed in the
districtc ourt yesterday asking that
Mrs. Kate Calf Zaneis be enjoined
from approving action of the board
as a result Of the reelection of Jim
Hgnight to the board last Tuesday
Plaintiff alleges in his petition that
the election was illegal. The petition
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-15
THE INVISIBLE EMPIRE

They call them night riders. 1t is
term taken from the old days when
men rode about on horseback at nights
and frightened negroes who became
offensive and who punished whites
and blacks for infractions Of the
laws of common decency or who
became nuisances to the community.
The men wore uniforms with tall
caps and the horses they rode were
also uniformed and the parties who
saw them could recognize neither
the men nor the horses.
In the olden times the man who
was a Klansman was not at liberty
TO inform anyone else Of his member
chip and had he been allowed that
liberty by the terms Of the oath he
took he would not have conveyed the
information to anyone else for the
reason that II was violation Of the
statutes TO have membership in the
Ku Klux Klan.
There has been either a revival Of
the old organization or a new one
along the same lines has been re
! constructed The location Of these
Klans can be old by the reading
Of the newspapers. There is one in
Dallas and one in Houston as there
have been numerous times when
cases of corrections have been re-
ported from those cities. The Klans-
men deal with whites and blacks
alike. In cases where men are mis-
treating their families, in cases
where immortality is being carried on.
and in such offenses where the law
seems to be weak or is dilatory about
correcting, these Klansmen seem
called upon to make corrections.
Also there must be Klans organized
in Muskogee, Enid, Oklahoma City
and other Oklahoma towns. In some
of the press reports the organization
is called the Invisible Empire" The
term Invisible Empire means much
when applied to such an organization.
It would imply that there is secrecy
enjoined upon every member. The
Klansmen evidently mean not to tell
upon themselves or upon fellow mem
bers no matter what work is done
and it means that no one shall ever
be able to ascertain the roster OF
membership. The term Empire car
ries with it the idea Of great strength
and Of covering wide area Of coun-
try. If the organization is really &c
be made an Invisible Empire" it will
combine both strict secrecy and great
strength.
II has been whispered that sucf
an organization exists here and al
other points in Carter county, but il
they do exist here they have never
disclosed their presence by any acts
It is however very clear that al
men rode on weird looking horses ant
wore frightful garbs in the old day
they will now speed more swiftly il
automobiles and wear similar uni
forms.
The most recent effort at taking
matters in hand was done at Emit
where a man who, according TO ale
cations, made it his custom to TAX
midnight rides with questionabl
women while his own family was be
ing neglected, was waited upon an
given as hours in which to leave tn
country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-15

Omaha, Neb., July 15.-Walter
Baldin, so, mail truck driver, of Coun.
Gil Bluffs, was shot through the head
by unidentified mail bandits early this
morning and lies at the point of
death at Council Bluffs hospital.
The bandits, according to the be.
lief of the police, made no attempt
to rifle Baldin's mail after they dis
covered he was fatally shot.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-15
FRIDAY, JULY Is, 1921

states that the polls were opened a.
o'clock for voting and that tney
were declared closed three minutes /.
later. ,,r,
Suit was filed in the district court
also by r. H. McLish for clearance
of title on lot 10 in block l, kose 'es
lawn addition to Ardmore Pis1i'lA
alleges that Guy n. Sigler lays claim
to the property. He declared IN nus
petition that the property was alio''
ted to him as a member of the Chick
asaw tribe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-15
Havana Agreed on Bond Issue

Havana, July 15.-An agreement to
issue enough bond to cover the defic-
II confronting the government esti-
mated at more than forty-five mil
lion dollars was reached at yester-
days meeting of the mixed legisla-
tive committee with President Zayas
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-15

Is LIB. SUGAR FOR S1.OO, SAT
URDAY. CURB 6 METCALF GRO
Gerry. s27 c. ST, SOUTHEAST
adv
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-25
Practically Helpless,

It means that the man with the
shorter arms is practically helpless
at all stages Of the game before his
longer.reaching antagonist. The
only way he could win would be to
throw his caution =sand % per
cent. Of his chances-into the dis.
card and wade in with the hope
that Fate might aid him in slip.
ping over a lucky clip to the chin
or stomach for a kayo.
Look over the list OF top:noteh
fighters Of today and youth find
that practically all of the boysSwho
stand at the head OF their divisions
are tall, rangy fellows. And they
win tell you frankly that they got
there by their ability to outreach
the other fellow and beat them to
the punch.
There's Benny Leonard among
the lightweights and Jack Britton
among the welters. Joe Lynch in
the bantam class Is Of the bean:pole
type.
Most OF my own success In the
weather class has, been due TO the
fact that ] have a long reach ana
that I'm taller and rangier than
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-25
Good Games On
At townsville

Monday, May 80, viii be a busy
day for the J-Y Hite baseball team
OF townsville, this nine having two
hard games booked for their home
lot with the fast Rlvesyille club.
Rtvesville has been playing some OF
the fastest teams in this section
and are Boosting of having one OF
the best teams in the county. The
reports Of how strong the Rivesville
nine is doesn't seem to worry the
townsville bunch a bit and they
are figuring on taking both comes
there on Memorial Day. The J-Y
Hite team has together a good
bunch Of sluggers which showed
what they could do last Sunday
when htye batted out a 1873 victory
over the local South Side Athletics.
DeVault leads their pitching staff.
This bird when going good has a
world OF stuff" He will pitch one
of the holiday battles.
The time OF the games will be
1880 and 1880. This will give tho
fans who come to Fairmont to wit
ness the bridge dedication a chance
to see this battle, the fans return
ing to townsville on the train that
leaves Fairmont at 4:15 and ar
riyes at townsville at 4:40. The
J-Y Hite manager is making ar
rangements to handle a record
breaking crowd and all that go
there on Monday will receive the
best of treatment from both the
team and the fans.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-25
Sport Chatter

West Virginia defeated Grove city
Yesterday IN 9 great game 81. Al
though onttit 1913 the varsity man.
aged TO pull out ahead, aided 81
a freak double play in the ninth in
ming when Grove City had the bases
loaded and none out. The batter
singled TO left but the runner on
third Thought the ball would be
caught and did not start for home
and was forced gu at the plate on
a relay throw and the ball returned
n time 20 make d force out on the
man going from second to third.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-25
LAUREL POINT


Josephus Jones and wife left on
the 20th for an extended visit with
their children and other leatlves
in Ohio, Kansas and Missouri. They
expect to spend the summer away,
returning home next fall.
Jim Patrick, wife and little daugh
ter Of Star City were guests OF rel
atives here last Sunday. Z
]. 3. Henry and wife left Satur-
day evening for a short visit witt:
Owen Leezer and wife at Burton.
Mrs. Alice Stevens Of Fairmopt
epent Sunday with relatives here
Mrs. Rosina Brand Arnett died
at the home OF her niece Mrs. SaraL
Brand last Thursday morning after
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-25

an illness Of some two or three
weeks OF pneumonia. Mrs. Arnett
had been in failing health for the
past two years. Having suffered
a fracture Of one of her limbs more
than a year ago from fall, It was
not thought possible by her friends
that she could recover owing to her
advanced age and the seriousness
OF the fracture. Yet not Withstand
ing all she recovered and was able
to walk without clutches. Still she
never grew strong and one dis
cas- after another laid hold upon
her until she gradually grew too
weak to build up again. She was
the last member OF a family Of ten
children, being the youngest and
was in her S0th year. She was
united in marriage to Jospeh Arnett
Of Rivesville some SO years ago. Mr..
Arnett preceded her to the grave.
She leaves two step-children Cam
Arnett and Annie Clevenger of
Rivesville Mrs. Arnett was mem.
Der Of the Baptist church at zoar.
She was always noted for her kind
ness and for her helptulness during
sickness and death. The funeral SER
vices were conducted at Zoar church
BY Rev. Hibbs on Friday afternoon.
lnterment was made in Dents Pun
cemetery near here.
q Is Z .
Clark Hi1drebrand Of Fairmont is
!yere to visit his sisters Mrs. s.! ].
Stevens and Mrs. ]. G. shafer.
The W. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Ralph Hess on Wednesday
evening.
Greed Powell of Fairmont was
calling on friends here again the
Benton shafer Of MorgantoVn
spent Saturday and Sunday with J.
G. shafer and wife.
Mrs: Mazeppa snider attended
services at the Baptist church at
Morsantown last Sunday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-25
FANS EAGER
FOR GLIMPSE
OF S' s
Davies Good Baseball
Players B uti Shines Best
AS Grid Star

MORGANrowts, May 25.-Mor.
gantown and the West Virginia
university win have q very distin-
guished visitor over. the comins
weekend in the person Of Tom
Davies. captain and short-stop Of
the University q Pittsburgh base
bail team. It's leading hitter and
backbone Of the team, but far
more widely and favorably known
as the scintiilating halfback OF
Pop" warners gridlron aggrega.
ton, and as such recognized as the
best halfbaci IN the whole United
States.
While university students and
Morgantown people as a whole take
a lively interest In baseball, and
have been interested in an unusual
extent this year due to the. uniform
success that has accompanied
Rodgers efforts, football Is the real
big noise around any university
and II Is not going too far to say
that as many people will turn out
here Saturday afternoon and Deco.
ration day 10 see "Tom" Davies,
the football star, as will come to
see the Pitt Baseball team III &C.
ton.
Davies has never played football
in Morgantown. Pitts last appear.
ance here was 1917 when McLaren
and his mates were the Pitt stars.
Davies has participated, however.
in two games on the gridiron
against West Virginia and with I'm.
qualified success in both instances.
ON the diamond, too, he Is not half
bad. He practically beat Kemper
Sheiton's 1920 baseball nine lone
handed IN the first game here last
year by his hitting and fielding and
Woods, Evans and Lemley will put
ON extra steam when he comes to
the bat IN this week.end's games,
Tom Holleran, another Pitt foot.
ball celebrity as well as Laughran,
the other halfback, are members OF
the Pitt nine. Both Holleran and
Laughran, aswelltas Jordan, sub.
stitute, played on the Pitt basket.
ball team which the Manufacturers
defeated In the final game of the
noor season here In March.
/. d !
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-25
DEMPSEY has
BETTER REACH.
This !I7Il Gives Him Big Adj
vantage in Champion
ship Battle
BY JOHNNY kiLRANE
FeatherWeisht Champion.

Jack Dempsey. outreaches Georges
Carpenter. This gives him ire.
mendous advantage over the
Frenchman in the battle July Q.
For a half,lnch greater reach in
boxing is the same as a 1o.yard
start in a 10o-yard dash or a quar-
termile handicap In a running race.
It means that the swings OF the
man with the shorter reach will
fall short-that II he Is up against
a clever boxer who Is adept at
blocking, he will scarcely be able
to land a punch.
It means that in simultaneous
exchanges the drive Of the man with
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-25

most Of the boys who can make
the weight.
Carpenter far outshines Demp.
sey in speed, but With o shorter
reach hen 80 into the ring under a
big handicap.
Copyright, 1891, by the Newspaper
lEnterprise.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-25

Wesleyan IS booked to play with
Harvey's at South Side park thi
evening at 8 clock. weather per
hitting "
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-25

Miss Ella Bean could run the mile
Just like most any feila;
And when she hit the outdoor
track
They called her clnder E1la.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-25

(The next story carries Carpen.
tier through many victories in the
featherweight and lightweight diYi!
sions:l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-25
FIGHTS LONGEST
FZGHTAT AGE OF FOURTEEN
win. He himself insisted on the
second scrap.

win. He himself insisted on the
second scrap.
Got Cheese Money.
In spite Of defeat, In. the fSround
50, there was a bright side for Car
pentier and Descamps. Georges
drew down about IS for his share
Of the proceeds and this came In
hand for crackers and cheese. Lit.
tletmoney ratified in their jeans in
those days. They were going from
camp to camp on foot, picking up
grub change as they went along.
In the closing days Of that year
Carpenter won a six.round battle
with fLepine, a much.touted boxer,
and fought 6 and 20.round draws
with Legrand, another fighter who
stood high in fistic circles.
He had now passed the 15-year
mark and remarkable development
had taken place. His weight held
him in the ryweight class, how.
eyer,
tables on his previous two.time op:
ponent, getting a decision over Sal.
mon in 10 rounds. Shortly after
this he was matched with Gloria,
the demon OF the day in France,
For five rounds Carpenter looked
winner. Then a sudden blow. was
slipped over and Georges went
down and out. It was the first time
he had taken the count.
4 String Of knoekouts. II
In the following days Carpenter
knocked out Lampin, in 8 rounds:
Wetinck, In / round: Dorgeyille, Ii
II, and Lampin, in z. And he won
from Legrand in Is; Achalme, in
10; cheveau, in s; sRelinger, in 6;
Donrgsyille. In 10. Ledoux, In is
and Gaillard, In 6.
He then grew into the bantam
weight class, towards the close Of
1909, and fought 20,round draw
with Paul Til. TIL had beaten Clio
rio, who knocked Georges out and
anxious to down Til. Carpenter was
matched with him again.
(The next story carries Carpen
tier through many victories in the
featherweight and lightweight diyi
! sions.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-25
CHARTER ..


Georges Carpenter had occasion
for very little test Of tendurance
He had developed a flashy, dancing
style OF battling, and seldom found
It necessary to stay In the ring
longer than four rounds. His nasty
right mitt usually found an opening
early In the bout.
Early IN 1908, after scoring his
first. real knockout, against Moin
ereau, a countryman, in three
rounds, he was matched TO meet a
Jockey by the name OF Salmon.
This fighter had earned reputa-
ton through cleaning up on all OF
the hyweight scrappers in the ter.
ritory. Carpenter was several
years younger than Salmon and
many pounds lighter. Fight fans
were amused at such a match.
what chance did the little slender
fellow have?"
His Longest Fight.
At any rate the bout was staged
scheduled as o 20-round affair. II
took Carpenter through his long.
est fight, thus far, and cleared up
all suspicion that he would run out
OF wind, in a long contest, because
OF his peppiness from the first bell.
Georges stuck 1t out for Is
rounds and quit then. only after
his hackers had tossed a towel in
the ring. Salmon had knocked him
down many times and had all the
best Of the argument.
This bout, incidentally, was the
second with Salmon. Carpenter
had won the first on a foul, but was
not satisfied with that sort Of: a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-25

HxNHNND 0assn
AIAXASS

the longer reach win land before
the punch Of his opponent arrives
and in a go between heavy.
weights wallops are so heavy that
a few blows may decide the fight
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-25

Georges Carpenter has come
to the United States from
France to fight Jack Dempsey
for the heavyweight title less
known than any fighter who
even went into a world cham.
pionship fight. Hal Cochran,
In this story Of Carpentier's
life, written for The West Viz.
gtnian. tells OF the struggles OF
the one-time mine pit boy in
rising to the light.heayyweight
championship Of the world.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-25
The Fairmont Giants defeated
Frostburg yesterday, ISL. The
Giants enjoyed the game.

Sunday afternoon the fast Nor
way nine will be the attraction on
the Milersyille: diamond meeting the
strong Millersyille nine in what IS
expected to be a tight battle and
no doubt VII draw a large crowd
Of baseball "bugs.n The Norway
team is composed Of some heavy
sluggers and Il will take all the
Stuff that the Millersyille twirlers
have 70 holdsthese birds down. MIL
iersgille has been playing some won
dertui ban inlthe last few weeks and
are gong az q good clip to hang up
the best record in its history.
spencer will likely pitch for the
Milersyille team, this fellow struck
out Is of Norway's ment in the
game played early in the season.
The battle Will start at 2:30 sharp,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-25

The Shaft IS baseball team would
like TO arrange a game for the COM
ing Sunday, at home OF. abroad. For
game cali e2ssM after $3.50 P. M.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-11-17

Many suits for fall and winter are
trimmed with embroidery and fur, and
these rich embellishments are made
the most of in the handsome model
shown above. 1t is made of one OF
those cloths that have a suedelike sur,
face and embroidered with narrow silk
braid. The skirt is plain, but the coat
is almost covered with embroidery.