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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-27
CHARGES By
!. UNION MEN
!. INCREASED
Of Billion More
Said to Have Been Vast,
ed in r. r. Management

Chicago, April 27.2The railway Ia
Dor unions fighting wage reductions
before the railroad labor board in
creased their charges of waste and in
efficiency on the part of railroad man
Aeements by a quarter billion dollars
today. In a supplemental exhibit to
that filed last week setting forth al
legged waste OF a billion dollars. the
employees charge that possible savings
tdfalltng $1,126.500,0 900 could be eff
fected by the railroads IL they would
introduce modern methods IN main.
tehance INT operation Of the, railroad
industry.
The larger American railroads
sHSent nearly six billion dollars for
operating expenses last tear, the ex-
h3bit showed, carrying $4,000, 100000
passengers one mile and 45O, 900, 000,-
600 tons Of freight one mile.
s"1t can be demonstrated that six
billions is altogether too much to
move the traffic in hand" the report
safd, land that failure to introduce
savings rests primarily with railroad
management and that the. public ac-
cdrdingly is not getting a dollars
worth Of Service for the. dollar it
srNends in rates"
Extensive economies. it was said,
wSuld result from modernization OF
motive power; reinforcing and mod
ernidng can equipment: improving en-
CINE terminals and repair shops, sig
nal service, tracks and road bed and
bSadges.
The railroads lose sl4,25,0 900 an
n4ally by failure to apply some very
simple improvements in shop organ.
i1ation," the report said. adding tina,
at least 10 per cent of this amount
bS. saved.
through additional capital expendi.
lures. the exhibit estimated the LEI
xessary outlay for the next three years
81 IS, 022, 500. 900. with estimated mel
lsavings of $1,200, 405. 900 after de.
Quoting the Carrying cost of the new
-ouifia VI vs..
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-27
NURSES LOST WAY;
ALMOST EXHAUSTED

Duluth. Mimi, April 27.-Losing
their way when they went for a. stroll
in the woods. adjoining the Nopeming
sanatorium near this city, two young
nurses wandered aimlessly about dur
ing a cold rain last night with only
light shawls as protection from the
weather, while = searching parties
searched the woods.
Cold, hungry and on the verge of
exhaustion from their experience, the
nurses, Lillian W~esternerg, 10. and
E~thel52Lorenz, 10. staggered into the
home Of a settler several miles from
the sa%natorium at Ia m. today.
The nurses, who have been here
but a short time, left for a stroll at
9 a. m. yesterday, shortly after they
had gone off duty. They planned to
return by noon. According to their
own stories, the young women be-
came separated from-a trail leading
from the hospital. During tho after
noon they sought continually to To-
cate the trail. Failing, they continued
to walk when night came on. With
dusk there came a cold, drizzling rain,
and afigf1tsshawls which they wore AN
forded little protection FROM this
weather.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-27
HARDING SPEAKS
TO ODD FELLOWS

Washington, April 27.-President
Harding %recounted to an audience of
Odd Fellows last night, assembled in
celebration of the 1O2nd anniversary
of the order, how a fraternal organi-
zation once had been the means of
promoting the spirit Of happy con-
cord between his chauffeur and him
self.
In attending a meeting of a frater-
nal organization the president relat-
ed how to his surprise he had found
himself seated by a man who had
been in his employ for seven years
az a chauffeur.
ut was the finest thing in the
world that could have happened the
president continued. for on that
night we met as brothers for the frs,
time and eve after that he was a
better chauffeur and I was a better
employer"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-27
Shy Indians Live On
Island OF Tiburon

San Diego. Cal, April. 27.-The
island OF Tiburon, of the coast OF
Lower California, is not infested by
c%annibals of the Ceres tribe OF In
dams, as has been reported from time
to time, but on the contrary, is in
habited by Indians of a very shy ma
turc. who dwell in small grass huts
Capt. George Allan Hancock OF
Los Angeles, master OF the yacht
velero, just returned from a 5000
mile cruise down the coast of Lower
California and up the gulf to Santa
Rosalia, thus dissipatcs the belief
that ~man-eating Indians wait on
Tiburon for luckless Adventures or
shipwrecked parties.
Captain Hancock and his party
visited small settlements along the
Lower California coast and declare
that civilization there is just where it
stood 100 years ago.
Speaking, OF his. trtp, Captain Han
cock said:
we cruised along the coast 81
Lower California to the charming
little city Of La Paz and. then around
and inside the gulf for 400 miles: We
were all curious to stop at the much
talked Of island Of T%iburon, on which
cannibal Indians were believed tc
o"SAAs DNS VIC ~Skt O1 LAX
island armed to the and looked
for the warlike natives, not one
showed up to greet or eat us. Though
I'VE saw traces Of their 4. habitation
Crude little grass huts and Other
primitive evidence of their occupa'
ton of the country, we failed to make
the acquaintance Of any Of the
Tiburon people" ,s..e
Captain Hancock described the
| noo ~ RShSro at To poU 0nlxy ~plvo
tive methods are used, he said, and
the gems are sold to foreign dealers
While at La, Paz the party wa.
greeted. by a party of Mexican Of
ficials Who were there to confer will
some. Americans regarding the start.
ing of an American colony at Magda
lena Bay, the largest settlement with
in 500 miles south OF San, Diego.
The attitude of residents of sec
tions visited by the party Is to vel
come american acapital and American
rbrafnsFsm the development Of thei'
I county.
Years of revolution, said the cap
tain, have left their mark on Quay
mas. Here he said, the people hav'
been set back to primitive methods
On account of imperfect chartinl
of their course, the Velero was il
trouble several times, Captain Han
cock said. Where their chart showed
20 feet Of water, only eight a foun'
and the craft was near grounding a
several points.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-27
ALASKA WOOD PULP
SITUATION TAKEN UP
BY u. s. CABINET

Washington, April 26.-The prob
lem of developing Alaska's wood plup
resources for relief of the print pa
per situation was discussed by Presi-
dent Harding today with his cabinet.
Although detailed policies are yet to
be formulated, the administration was
said Ito be very hopeful that a. way
would be found to make the Alaskan
wood pulp readily available to Ameri-
can publishers. :
e One suggestion advanced has been
for the establishment of a ship line
between Seattle and Seward, a pro-
posal which is expected to receive the
consideration Of the new shipping
board.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-27
MAIL ROBBER is .
SENTENCED TO. rs
YEARS IN PRISON
Minneann1iS

Minneapolis. April 27.-Delbert
Smith. confessed train bandit, who
robbed a Nqrthern Pacific mail :. car
fatally wounded Y. E. Strong, mail
clerk, was sentenced to serve, %
years in Leavenworth penitentiary by
Judge Page Morris in federal court, in
Minneapolis this morning.
Smith, who lis 10 years old, will be
taken to|Leavenworth tonight. He
pleaded guilty to an, indictment
charging him with attempting to rob
"a United States mail car and fatally
|injuring the clerk in charge)of the
car. Smith was arrested several
weeks after the robbery at Salt-Lake
City. on a clue furnished in aHletter
written by a woman. later arrested as
ian accomplice.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-27
viii be given the opposition

Increased Immigration to the
northern sections Of the state, would
result from passage to. the. hasernbly
state Affairs committee, bill exempttnS
aeres' or less from taxation tor :
period 81 three years; proponents 81
the measure told the assembly tax
committee. The. bill was recon-
mended for passage, Unconstitutional
features, which marked other SINH
lar bills, having been removed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-27
Pro-Irtshs 4. Pro- Bridsh?
NY<1 s-T "

Editor, Inc HefAtus--% @& ~ 49,
BY. what logic is it In-Amerfcan for
to he pro-British? Wnatanak4at
the sympathiser with the Irish fepub-
lie a hyphenate and the sympathizer
with Brftiah tyranny not hyphen-d
ate? Yet British NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ing "Americanization,n meetings and
~condemning the Irish.
Be honest, and concede that only
prejudice will explain such inconsist-
ency. Lay aside prejudice, and sgeru-]
inc Americanjsm will assert .itself III
favor of the complete ind dependence OF
every small nation that crave 1t. |
This, to say the least, has been Amer
ica's traditional boast. For this pur-]
pose. we are told, the ,s%anguinary and
costly world war was participated In
by u.s.. G. j;
If those be hyphenates who favor
sc lf-determination for the one small
nation that has demanded 1t for cen
turtles, what about the Amertcanism
of our president and congress. who
absolutely insisted that other small
nations establish rcpublics-whether
they wanted them or pdt?
r we recognize, as Apart Of our
people. by the people," then we must
endorse the Irish Republic. which has
already been established by the ma
jority OF its people, II every govern
ment derives It's Just, powers from
the consent Of the governed" then,
such consent having been emphatic
ally expressed. America violates q sac
red constitutional principle when she
Ewithholds her sympathy from a gov.
eminent SO established in Ireland.
Great Britain has been anti-Ameri-
can from the day her subjects in this
| continent fought for self -determtna-
ton. Every reputable historian relates
an abundance, of facts to prove this.
II Great Britain is seemingly friendly
today 1t is not a disinterested friend
ship. She wants our friendship be-
iGfuse she wants u backing when
6er. great interests are at stake. Ire
Hland, on the other rand, has always
been friendly toward us. She was b
friend to us in our need $50 years ago,
and o n of .Irishrnen In this country
bhave never been ''slackefs;;" in fact,
government data on ''alien f'exemp-
tons from military service" in the late
ardently American than those Of any
other ace Y
It is likely that the Irish would
have been Satisfied with. dominion
Home Rule, if England yer sincerely
intended to grant her that. She has
witnessed the recalk of many Home
Rule promises; but now she Is asking
for more because America told Eng
land four years ago that her purpose
in the war would be to- ltberate all
small nations. She has since asserted
her independence and now only asks
recognition.
The only objection whict, America
can offer against IRISH self determi-
nation is expediency, but how can
genuine Americanism sacrifice prfnci-
pie, Justice, promises! to expediency?
r.. J.. HUGHES,
Grand Forks, N. D,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-27
Haywood Not Likely.
To Return To U.s.. Soon,
Atty. Gen. Daugherty Says

washington, April 1s.-"BiE Bili''
Haywood, former L. W. w. secretary,
who is under sentence Of imprt6on-,
ment. at rtLeayenworth. Kans.., is In
Russia without "a bit OF doubt" and
mot likely to return TO this country
by the department Of. justice, Attor.
ney General Daugherty. said today.
He Is reported, the attorney general
said, to be working az q sort OF gem
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-27
REDUCE

Philadelphia. April 27.-The Penn
sylvania Railroad company today or
|dered its quarterly dividend to one
per nj
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-05
victim OF LORENA
fight SUCCUMBS
TO KNIFE WOUND
Louis Grow Died This Morn
ing From Injuries Which
He Had Received In
the Klan Affair.
WAS SPECTATOR
DURING PARADE
Grand Jury Is Expected to Be
Called Immediately to
Investigate Melee.

WACO, Texas. Oct. 5.-Louis Grow.
victim of the Lorena fight Saturday,
died this morning at ASS. Crow was
a spectator at the time Sheriff Bob
Buchanan and two of his deputies
attempted to stop Ku Klux Klan
parade. He was near the scene OF
the conflict and was trying to pre-.
vent q clash, 1t is understood when
the shooting and cutting began. He
was stabbed in the right breast, the
knife entering the lung and liver.
1t is expected that a grand jury will
be called Immediately to investigate
the affair, since 1t had been an
nounced that no action would be
taken until it was seen how the
victims came through with their
wounds. Crow was considered the
most seriously wounded.
Sheriff Buchanan, who sustained
two bullet wounds was reported inn
proving and his recovery is ex-
pected, while Ed Howard who re-
ceived knife wounds was said to be
doing well but not out of danger. +,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-05
CARTER COUNTY'S
EXHIBIT AT STATE
FAIR TAKES PRIZES

John W. simpliins. county agent, has
returned from the Oklahoma State fair.
where he had charge Of tho Carter
county exhibits.
Mr.. Simpkins stated that this county
had the best exhibits both In livestock
and farm products OF any previous
year The children who had the priv.
ilegc of IA free trip to the fair report u
most interesting and pleasant time.
Carter County Corn club. with n
membership OF ten, won second prize
and also the Carter County Cotton
club. comprised Of ten members. won
second prize. first prizes In these prod.
ucts going To Cleveland county and
Lincoln county. respectively.
The corn exhibits OF the Carter
county clubs will be sent to Chicago.
to the International Hay and Grain
show which win be held in November.
Mr.. Slmpkins said
Fount Duston, Jr., OF this city won
first prize on Guernsey bull calf
Mort Woods won all.'round prizes on
Guernsey. i, &. Bostwick 4 Sons won
money on Holsteins.
Carter county made no winnings on
crops last year. while this year Carter
county came 18th In the list OF prizes
received.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-05
ARBUCKLE'S CHIEF
ATTORNEY RESIGNS
FROM HIS DEFENSE
Case Was on the Superior
Court Calendar Today, But
Comedian Not Present.

SAN FRANCISCO, oct 5.-Frank
E. Dominguez, prominent Los Angeles
attorney. has withdrawn as chief coun-
sci for Fatty Arbuckle, Milton II. Co
hen of Los Angeles, an associate
counsel for Arbuckle announced here
today.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 5.-The
charge of manslaughter against Ros.
coe Fatty" Arbuckle for the death
of Miss Virginia Rappe, who is de-
clared to have died following injuries
inflicted by the comedian at n drink
ing party in the Hotel st. Francis here
month ago. was on the calendar of
the superior court here today, but
the defendant was several hundred
miles away, at his home in Los Ange-
les.
1t was learned last night from
Charles Brennan one of the defense
attorneys, that Arbuckle's presence
In court today was not deemed neces-
sary, as the case will come up only
for instruction and arraignment. Dis.
trict Attorney Mathew Brady, how
ever. intimated that he opposed Ar.
buckles absence and probably would
ask continuance until next Friday TO
enable him TO come TO San Francisco
and appear.
Federal action against Arbuckle on
Volstead act violation charges are to
be held up for some time by Robert
II. Mccormack. special assistant 10
the attorney general OF the United
States. Mccormack said he had can
celled plans which called for the i'm
mediate arrest OF the comedian on a
charge of unlawful possession of
liquor until after full investigation of
the alleged disappearance of $4,000
worth of assorted liquors from Gobey's
Restaurant declared by Mccormack to
have been the source of the liquor sup.
ply consummed by guests at Ar
buckles party.
Late last night Mccormack made
public a telegram which he had re.
ceived from Wayne b. Wheeler, chief
counsel for the anti.saloon league in
Washington. and which demanded i'm.
mediate and vigorous prosecution OF
Arbuckle and others who attended his
party for alleged violations of the
prohibition laws. Mccormack replied,
he said. that full investigation was
being made and that he would un.
doubtedly prosecute the persons in.
volved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-05
BOY SCOUT HEADS
TALK TO MEMBERS
OF RYONIS CLUB

New members introduced to the
Ryonis Club at today's luncheon at
the Presbyterian church were Miss
Helen Dolman, Miss Itea Woverton
and Mrs. j. r. Pennington.
Guests introduced were Mrs. Ivey
Johnson, Miss Creola Ford. Miss
Frances Boutwell, and Scout Executive
Reid and Scoutmaster John McAtee.
The business of the meeting was
largely devoted to Boy Scout work.
Mr.. Reid gave talk on the general
organization of the scout movement in
Ardmore. He told of the beginning
IN 1912. of its abandonment later and,
oil the reorganization of the work in
1918. He told Of the recent survey of
the city made by the Rotary Club of
all boys between the ages of and II
years and Of the campaign this week
to finance the movement for another
year. He said new troops are ready
any time that leaders can be secured,
The work needs men who will devote
some time to the business to train boys
TO build a character and for citizen.
ship.
The relearks OF Mr. McAtee were
confined 10 his troop of scouts in the
Second ward and OF the progress of
the movement He said he had been
helped in the work by Fred A. Chap
man that they had made rule that
the boy who failed in his lessons could
not attend scout meetings. He told
OF the self.rellance of his boys and
said many things that were of intense
interest TO the women OF the Ryonis
club.
President Mrs. John Whiteman ex.
pressed appreciation for the talks
made by the Boy Scout work promot-
ers and stated that the matter of co.
operation would be turned over to
Mrs. Arthur Straehley who is chair.
man OF the girls work OF the club.
Mrs. Whiteman also announced that
the meeting two weeks from today
would be devoted to club extension
work, that out of town guests would
be present.
% Niido. Noli NtlSt
the endowment committee She told
very interesting story of the coming
to Ardmore from Brock, a. boy who
was anxious to attend school, the boy
was clad in overalls and hickory
shirt, he had secured place To stay
and was determined to attend school
this year in Ardmore. Mrs. Won
Weise stated that suits OF clothing
and hats and shoes had been obtained
and that the women would look after
the boys lodging place and would
otherwise help him TO get through
school.
Names Of those proposed for mem
bership were announced by the presi.
dent as being Mrs. Ralph Tate. Mrs.
kennett Hudson and Mrs. Fred f.
Tucker.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-05
FINAL ORGANIZATION
I. Y. W. c. A. WILL BE
PERFECTED FRIDAY

Final organization Of Young Wo-
mems Christian Association in Ard
more will be perfected friday evening
at meeting to be held in the Cham.
Der OF Commerce rooms ut s o'clock.
Every woman and girl In this city
who Is interested Is invited to attend.
Reports from the provisional com.
mittee Of which Mrs. Lamont Byers
Is chairman will be given on finance
membership and headquarters. A con-
stitutlon will be adopted and board OF
directors elected
Space has been rented from the
Chamber of Commerce for Y. w. c. A.
headquarters The immediate program
will be the opening OF recreation and
reading rooms and kltchenette. The
facilities are not limited TO the use of
members but are open 10 girls and
women.
The y. W. c. A. hopes to make Its
rooms n community center used by
other girls groups and organizations.
Miss Creola Ford has been engaged
as the local secretary to direct tho
work OF the organization. Miss Ford
comes from Excelsior Springs. Mo-.
and Ia n graduate OF the university OF
Kansas and the New England Conser-
vatory OF Music. Her training for the
Y. w. G. A. work was received at
the National Training School of the
Y. w c. A. New York City Prior
TO her entering this work she taught
theory and plano In the Fine Arts
department In the Kansas University.
The Ardmore, Y. W. G. A. is bring
organized by the Southwestern Field
committee OF the " w. c. A. which
has headquarters a. Dallas, Miss Fran.
ces Boutwell, Is In charge OF this work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-05
BEDFORD MUST ANSWER
FOR ARDMORE SHOOTING

HUGO. OKLA. oct. 5.--(SpeciaD-.-
Ben Bedford deputy United States
marshal OF the southeastern part Of
oklahoma, has been called to Mus
kogce To give explanation OF u dis
turbance on the streets of Ardmor.
last "Wednesday night. II Is under
stood hls resignation has been asked.
Bedford Is said to have fired two
shots at n party who Is alleged to
..avo attacked him In front OF the II.
4 II. cafe. following quarrel Sheriff
Nevin Kirkpatrick OF Antlers was shot
In the foot when he intcrfered to dis.
arm Bedford, II is said. The three
men were in Ar,lmore attending, fed
eral grand Jury.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-05
ENDS CHIEF OF
POLICE DISMISSED
Takes Part in the Staging of
"a Movie Scene Without
Mayors Consent.

ENID, okla, Oct. 5.-Charles
Haugherty, chief of police. was dis
missed from the service of the city,
Tuesday afternoon, by Mayor Ryan
following his alleged participation IN
fake shooting affair. under the su-
pervision OF Los Angeles motion
picture company, held at the corner
of Randolph and Grand.
The chief was told about the affair
some time ago, according TO the state
ments, and he told the ones who en-
gineered the Shooting stunt" that
they could see the mayor first. Think
ing this had been done. the chief was
present and took part In the demon.
stration, 1t is reported.
1t seems. however, that the mayor
had not been asked about the holding
of the duel and was very much dis.
pleased when 1t happened. The dis
missal OF the chief followed.
Haugherty took his office May 9.
this year. at the time the present
city administration took over the reins
of city government. No successor has
as yet been appointed. Assistant Chief
of Police William Howard will act as
chief until some action Is taken.
Mayor Ryan leaves today TO at.
tend the convention OF the l. o. o. F..
now in session at Oklahoma City and
commissioner Sucker Is there now.
No doubt as soon as they return the
matter OF appointment OF new chief
would be taken UP. II. ID. Garland. a
theatre maM and Bee Demonbrum.
owner OF an automobile repair shop.
met at the corner, professed TO be
quarrellng and ended up by firing
blank shots at each other An ambu.
lance arriving on the scene, the APP
parently seriously wounded were
placed in Il and Il sped away towards
a hospital.
A large crowd Of people was on the
streets at The time. and the excite.
ment caused u near panic among the
women and children, The moving pic.
turc camera and operator were sta
toned on top OF the Garfield county
bank building and got good shot
at the excitement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-05
OPENING CONTEST
CONFIRMS TREND
FAV0R|NG YANKS.
John McGraw's Giants Are
"Kalsomined' In Open
ing Game the Worlds
Series Polo Grounds
RUTH FAILS TO GET
HIS HOME RUN SWAT
Mays Submarine Ball Tied
Sluggers Into Knot; Home
Base Steal the Feature.

POLO GROUNDS. Oct. 5.--The
fanks tore off the opener Of the
worlds series this afternoon by kali
somining the New York Giants by a
score of 3 to 0. Mays submarine
oali tied the Giants into knots, though
Frank Frisch, the National leaguers'
third baseman, helped himself TO four
hits.
Babe Ruth accounted for one of the
fanks' runs with a blazing single but
could not oblise the $4,000 spectators
with u home run. McNally's steal
home in the fifth inning was the
base-runnng feature of the game
Read the following official box
score and see how the Yankees applied
the whitewash