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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
Yuletide Spirit Reflects
Peace on Earth, Good
will Toward Men
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program gifts are also distributed
among the school children
Stores of the city will be closed
Monday, December 26.
Christmas service will be observed
at st. Philips Episcopal church,
Christmas eve also Christmas Lay.
Special Christmas programs werer en-.
deled at the other churches last Sun.
day
Confederate Home Activity
Perhaps nowhere in Carter county
will the Christmas spirit be better re.
flected than at the home for Confed
crate soldiers located southwest OF
the city. Extensive preparations have
been under way for several days. Su-
perintendent Lankford says that an et-
fort is being made to make this the
most memorable Christmas in the his
tory Of the institution.
At present there are 10l residing in
the home 26 ladies and IS men. Be-
side these there are Is peopia connect
ed with the institution in various of
ficial capacities.
Christmas dinner will be given next
Monday, and all are looking forward
to the occasion with great deal cf
anticipation. A special turkey dinner
will be served with all the good things
that go with such q feast, Mrs. Ar
thur Walcott will have charge of this
which means that it will be perfect
On Thursday night following the din
ner the Christmas tree will be unven
ed. and every member of the institu-
ton will find present awaiting
them, this feature is also planned by
Mrs. Walcott, assisted by the local
chapter Of the Daughters Of the Con.
fedcracy.
Dinner at Kahn Home
Members of the Red Cross Lunch.
con Club have arranged to give a din
ner to those who live at the Rebek.
Gh Kahn Home on Christmas day. Tha
men and women have been saddened
This Christmas by the passing Of one
of their number.
The children of the Third Ward who
call themselves the Carnival Children
have given the home a turkey for
It's use during the holidays. These
children held a carnival on Third Ave
nue. lats summer to raise funds for
some undertaking and some funds left
over are to be used for the benefit Of
Rebekah Kahn Home Christmas car
oilers among the Camp Fire Girls will
visit the home Saturday night Mr..
and Mrs w. II. Allison will furnish
the dinner.
Nor will the inmates of the county
Jail be neglected. Gifts are already be-
ing received by number of these
unfortunates. "They are all cheerful
though" Jailer Bishop said, mot one
seems to be blue or downhearted, /
guess those who are out could man.
age a smile or two at least" A nice
Christmas dinner will be served the
men and everything possible will be
cone to make them comfortable az
possible.
Imbued with the spirit Of giving
Ardmore is indeed under the gracious
ness OF the Almighty
'Tis the Merry Christmas season.
hearts are happy. aglow with the
thoughts of giving-and that makes
for the happiest, serenest Christmas
of ALTO give, TO bring JOY to others
Observation-Disclosures the great
est OF these Is Charity
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
BUY CHRISTMAS HEALTH SEALS
Perrigo Succeeds Hill

w. A. Hill, roadmaster on the San
Ia Fe who was killed few Snday =
ago at Berwyn while riding over his
roadbed has been succeeded by w. II.
Perrigo of Pauls Valley. Mr.. Perrigo
for four years has been with the
Shawnee branch Of the road but is
now on the GainesvillePauls Valley
division.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
ARDMROE TEAM MADE HIT
IN CAPITAL, LETTERS SHOW

Many letters have been received from
gard to the Ardmore high school foot
ball team, in anNwer to expressions
of appreciation from here for the
splendid welcome Oklahoma City ex-
tended the boys upon their recent visit
to that city where they batted the
Sapulpa team. Every letter expressed
sincere pleasure at having had the
opportunity TO entertain the local boys
and hearty welcome was extended for
return visit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22

Admiration for her wonderful hair
caused fellow bathers to flock about
Miss Nerna Simpson of San Antonio,
Texas, in such numbers early in her
stay at Palm Beach, Fla, that she
was forced to forego the pleasures Of
the water say friends of Miss Simp-
son who is now in Chicago for a brief
visit. Her hair is 60 inches long, one
half inch shorter than herself. She
is IS years of age. And here is the
hard blow. girls. She can't recommend
preparations for producing such hair
for she never has used any such pre-.
parations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22

Sculpture ny a special Photographic
apparatus is recent British inven.
uon, tho result being a portrait in
bas-rclief deeper than that Of the
King which appears on the coins.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22

stigler. Okla. Dec. 2s.-Cracksmcn
hiew the safe in the postoffice at Ms.
Curtain. this county. about three
O'Clock this morning. exchanged shots
with citizens and made their escape IN
a rne,ar car. with from $50 TO 800 in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
MONUMENT TO MESSENGER
DOGS or WAR TO BE BUILT

NEW YORK, Dec. ga $500
monument to perpetuate the men,
|)ry of the messenger dogs that
served on the battle fields of
France and Belgium is TO be erect
d in canine cemetery at Harts-
lale near White Plains. New York.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
LEE CRUCE REMEMBERS POOR
OF ARDMORE WITH CHECk

Lee Cruce, former governor of OK.
lahoma, who is now visiting in Ari-
zona never forgets benevolent work in
this city. He has sent this Christmas
a check to Mrs. Julius Kahn for the
sum of $50 and the money has been
turned into the channels Gor benevc.
lent purposes in Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22

The wood of which the Ark was
built has been identified by scientists
as cypress.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
Texas Officers Charged
In Ku KluX Klan Case

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the killing The hearing was adjourned
until today for the taking OF testi'
mony. Sixty.flve witnesses were on
hand this morning.
The charges against Moody Nivens
and Charles Baggett. two OF twenty
defendants charged with murder in
connection with the shooting Dec. Is,
Of Peeler Clayton, were dismissed at
the outset OF the examing trials Of the
twenty here today. Justics Mendell'
who is hearing the cases, sustained Il
motion for dismissal offered by Coun'
Is Attorney John w. Hornstv, on the
ground Of insufficient evidence
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22

The fastest trnins in the world are
said TO be two on the Great Western
Railway. which at certain stages OF
their journey travel at speed o
1876 miles per hour.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
roo LATE TO CLASSIC Y

FOR RENT-Good six room modern
Duplex house. 120 C Street, y. w,
n. G. McKiddy. Real Estate & lns..
phone 90. leGh w. Main. 22-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22

FOR SALE-Cheap, "a little Buick six.
In good condition. It's big bar
gain can at 93S g street, S. Il. e2'5
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
COLUMBIA A. c. TO
 STAGE COMEBACK

The launching of a new athletic rl,1f in Bridgeport is soon to take place with the formal opening of the quarters of the Columbia A. c. in the Mendelsohn building at 1NS Stratford ayenue. The club is completely laid out to accommodate boxers while in training, and an excellent ring has been erected for the holding of smok ers. which are being planned to be held frequently.
 The old Columbia A. c. a few years hack was the leader in furnishing thrills via the padded arena. In it's
 dTav the old Columbia club showed the
 way in matchmaking and the boys uy1,o exhibited their wares there were destined to be topnotchers in their
 respective divisions.
 The comeback of the Columbia A.
 C will be watched with interest by fbe fans here. Matchmaker Billy Mason is already at work lining up neveral of the higher class boys for :: his first card, which it is expected {. will be run the latter part of this rmonth.
 {. The club quarters are located on <. the second floor of the new building s@nd are spacious and airy, with {onI~ufv of light. Pool tables, a play ,er plano and athletic equipment ir addition to the ring, are already in M rfalled. The seating capacity of the i cIrr1o tg estimated to accommodate 1, ; 900 persons. The officers of the i new Columbia A. c. are John G. Nc k1fnb, president; William Mason kAneasurer and William Green. secre' Ss
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
V Ev EID e Ey AND W)K2SE
 
By Al Jackson

Southern woman who smuggled Il babies home got away with it until she presented her hubby with a new set of ready-made triplets.
 Husband made her send 'em right back again, probably figuring that full house beat three of a, kind Moral: Drink NuXated Iron.
 The only action they seem to be able to get in the movies nowadays is when they spring ., fire in a movie theatre.
 Fires will drive the audience out quicker'n a siX-reel colored study of Nature in the Yellowstone Valley.
 
 There ought to be some method of stopping these movie theatre fires. It is getting so that a cinemaniac can t sleep in peace while a film is being shown.
 I yield to no man in my admira- ton for Director Ed Vail of the Lyric, but I wish Ed would make up his mind whether he was a, lawyer or a doctor before he joined the stage.
  Now that Biffing Bill Skiff has de. serted the Bridgeport team. pennant prospects in New Haven are assum- ing a rosy tinge.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
Chance Settle Basketball ,z1;t 7 11;tZe

Tufts College is to conduct on March IS and 19 a championship of New England invitation basketball Tournament for New England high schools. J. J. Kel1eher of Hartford Is a member of the General Commit
 tee for this staIteL
 In order to give each school of this state a fair chance, as many are scrapping over which school has a right to claim the state title, a meet will be conducted Saturday night, tF,eb. 19, in Foot Guards IIall Hart ford, an elimination series open to Connecticut state high schools that would like to play for the honor of being selected to represent this state in Massachusetts next month. MT. Kelleher has to select two high school teams from Connecticut and ldeems it advisable to run off an elim- fnation series to simmer down to the two schools that will be finally picked to go. If he ands that he is unable Ito run off the elimination in one might he has an option on the hall I for Feb. 26 and will then, if neces- sary, continue same until the contest survives but two schools.
 Entries for this elimination tour ney close with MT Kelleher, 52 Asy- ] lum street. Hartford, on Saturday, ! Feb. 12.
 Entrants must file a. hist of ten 1. players from which they may select their team to start this series, ages 7 of players, positions and record for | the season to date. Each entry must \ be signed by the principal.
 < The wnner of the Tufts tourney
 { next month will receive the Tufts f Fletcher trophy to be retained by
 the winner one year and by winning
 ! it three times it becomes the perma-
 tnent possession of the like team
 EEach player of the winning team i:
 ! to receive gold inscribed basketballs.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
HALL ON STAMFORD
 BOXING SHOW CARD
By -PATSY--

Joe Hall. the hard hitting local featherweight who has been creating quite a disturbance of late around New Haven and New York. is in great demand for bouts Joe made such a good impression in his last two fights in New Haven and New York that these same clubs want him for their next shows Due to his good work Hal is being kept very busy.
 Friday night he will endeavor to score another k O. in Stamford at the expense of Charlies Peterson. who gave Young Luby such an artis- tic lacing last year However. Hall is a boy who is. always ready to fight any one in his class and bars none
 Tn local fans will get n chance 10 see the much-imProved Hall in action when he meets Johnny Williams of New York. who recently stopped Billy Prince, at George Dwyer's show Feb 2S In Halls last appearance here. he put up a whale of an a-En- ment with Billy Prince
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
COLLINS IS
 LEADING IN CUE TOURNEY

Cleveland Through the defeat of Charles Heddon of Dowagiac. Mich, by Francis Appleby of New York last night, Percy Collins of Chicago, the present champion, held undIsputed tional amateur 1S.2 balk line billiard championship tournament
 Collins has won his two matches Heddon and Edgar and Francis Alp pieby were tied with two victories and one defeat Emil Renner of Youngstown had won one and lost one. while pr. A. I. Brown Of Cteve- land suffered two defeats, and Charles
 of Chicago three, without victory.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
BOOUsh Must Box Here
 Or Not At AU

Dwyer laid a formal complaint be- fore the Boxing Commission last night and Brown gave him his answer this morning.
 .-Bogash will carry out his contract here. or he won't box at all.'' declar- ed the chairman If l hear any more news of Rickard stepping in. will place the contracts and other facts in the case before the New York Commission and will demand summary action It's about time New York promoters cut out this stuff. We've had too much of it"
 President Connie Lewis of the Ath- letic X Amustnlent Co. was all steemed up when he got wind of what was breaking.
 '-Bogash and Britton will live up to their contract with us if it takes every cent I've go to make them do so.'' he declared .'If Eickard per sists in stealing this fight from us. I'll tie him up with so much court action hat he won't be able to stage the bout for years"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
By AL JACK SON.


 Louis BogaSh must fight Jack Brit ton for the worlds welterweiSht crown in Bridgeport or not at all This was the sedict handed down today by Chairman F. Arthur Brown of the Boxing commission, following reports printed in New York papers yesterday that Tex Rickard had been angling for the much-coveted match
 A few weeks ago Business Manager George Dwyer of the Bridgeport Attn letic & Amusement Co, secured both boxers signatures to contracts calling for their appearance at the Arena next May or June in a dispute for the title. Following this, 1t was noised about that Rickard, lessee of Madi- son Square Garden. had tried to clinch the same bout for Feb. 22. but had eben unsuccessful because Cham pion Jack needed a longer rest after his recent abttle with Ted Kid Lewis. It was understood that Rickard in tended to stage the quarrel early in March, however
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
'Pooch" Donovan, Old
 Harvard Coach, Ousted

Cambria dge-Willian F. (Pooch) Donovan, for 15 years trainer of track, baseball and football teams at Harvard University, was supplanted as coach of, the track squad by William J. Bingham, graduate track director, yester- day.
 This action was taken by the graduate track committee after consideration of recent failures that Crimson track teams and relay combinations had met in intercollegiate competitions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
NEW HAVEN
 PINNERS IN A. B. (. EVENT

New Haven.-The New Haven bowling team which won the cham pionship at the American Bowling Congress in Buffalo in 1914, has to- day forwarded it's entries for the Buffalo tournament this year, being the only New England team entered. Charlie Johnson and George Kelsey, who broke the worlds record in 19- in the doubles, will celebrate their tenth appearance since their record breaking performance.
 The team is explained by Mort Lindsey and the other members are Mike De Bridget, Charlie Johnson, Joseph Porto, George Kelsey with harles Richardson as substitute
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
Forged Jimmy Rings
 Name to Bad Checks

Spokane. Wash. - W. G. D. Foss, arrested here recently for passing worthless checks under the name of Jimmy Ring, Ma tional League baseball player, declared before a lunacy com mission that he was related to the king of England.
 Members pf the commission expressed the opinion today that Foss was feigning insanity and he must stand trial for larceny.
 Physicians who examined him declared him sane.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
MOUTHPIECE PUZZLE
 FOR BOXING BODY

New York-A rubber mouthpiece. or shock absorber. worn by Ted Kid Lewis in his bout with Jack Britton Monday night. has today furnished problem for the New York Boxing Commission
 piece under the rules which govern boxing in this state is a question the commission will decide. and a deci- sion may be handed down tomorrow
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
RIVERSIDES
 ON DECK
 FOR ACTION
The robins are on ti7- way.

The robins are on tl1g way.
 The first of the amSA eur baSbau teams to take step to reorSanize for the coming season are the Riversides A meeting will be held Sunday after noon at 494 Central avenue for that pupose and the election of a captain and manager.
 The following players are requested to attend: E. Dayton, C. Dayton, T. Jordan, T. McGrat.h, B. Blaskey, IT. Buckley, B. Bishop, H. Buckley, J. Cole. T. Bishop, J. Dean. Clausendorf. J. Waltry, w Van wart, C. Miller, J. LebaS and B. LebaS-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
BOCASH AND NELSON GO
 CLINCHED

Matchmaker George Dwyer Is all smiles today.
 He. is back from New York with contract decorated with the John Hancock of Wildcat Nelson to box Louis Bogash in the star bout of the show here on the evening Of F'ebru- ary 2S.
 Dwyer's big task now is to get a suitable opponent for Jack Delaney the local TX. O. king, however he is on the trail of several good middle weight artists
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
WILSON AND
 ROSTAN TO BOX TONIGHT

Kenosha, Wis. Middleweight Champion Johnny Wilson of Boston, will go into the ring tonight with Navy Rostan of Chicago, middle weight champion aspirant, in a ten-' round no-decision glove match.
 Navy Rostan believes he has ad- justed his methods of attack to suc- cessfully meet with the confusing mighty right hand jabs of the left hand champion. The Boston boy has won many 8 victory through the right hand duplicity.
 Rostan says he will wade into the champion for a hurry up finish while the champion is reported to have de- cided on the same hurry up method
 Rostan's first notable fistic appear ance was preliminary show at the Wil1ard-Dempsey battle at Toledo.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10

Pinehurst. N. c. - Sliding rapidly down hill, Charles Becker, 60 years old, the veteran captain of the famous Tin Whistles organization, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in all matters pertaining to golf at Pine hurst, went over the championship course in 3S-3S-7s In the semi final round of the annual three-ban tournament against two higher ham, dicap players
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10


 gJessieB and she A Nell took n amos a pure il ntoth l
  yn I weuJ Black Nen shot ahead and B. nag by Geei 1t some on Ireland damn dA
 the Marythis Mary here Nell too. Nesa by the she shot Cheesa and chee me and kisses sandkiss
  of
 
   in with stylish r buyon for andth Lem II will be in the swim next summer
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
LYNCH AND WHITE
 BOX TO A DRAW

St Louis. Me.-Joe Lynch ol New York and Jabez White of Albany fought eight rounds to a draw here last night. according to newspaper men It was Lynch's first bout since winning the bantamweight champion ship from Pete Herman. Dec 22 last
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
COCHRAN-RICKAR
 MAY BREAK PACT

New York.-Whether or not Chas. B. Cochran will remain in partner ship with Tex Rickard in the promo tion of the Dempsey Carpenter fight may be definitely settled today. Rickard and Jack -Kearns, DeEnpsey's manager, expect to confer with
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10

The time was when the manager of a maor league baseball club was ex- pected to lead his team, coach his players and devise the scheme of strategy. Most of the managers had to be one of the active players too
 But the player-manager seems to be headed for extinction-there will be
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10

only two-Cobb and Speaker-in the majors this year. And the duties of the bench manager, while no doubt as onerous as of yore, are not as di- versified.
 Judging from the trend among major league clubs the coaching staffs soon will be as large as those of the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10

big varsity football squads. The idea is to idivde the various duties, to have a coach for the pitchers, a coach for the infielders and ofttimes coach for the outfielders-aIl under the direct supervision of the manager. The above pictures show the Yankee manager (centre) and two of the new coaches.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10

Regents of the University of Mich igan have decided to place control of all athletics and physical exercises at the university under the control of one man, it has been announced by James O.. Murfin, a regent.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10

a local attorney who represents Cochran and Brady regarding the at titude of his clients toward going ahead with the promotion of the
 match
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
B0gnsh Britton Bout Must Be Staged Here Solons Rule
Hitting The Sport Trail
With Geo. E. Firstbrook

With College elimination basketball competition school is practical the premi charpeenshp athletes directors It's enter the 4he much mooted issue will be settled.
 of dollars doughnuts Johnny Evers ifes Johnny the bcmbastfc mystery Counting the holdouts reporting Manager e"thawing out" resorts
 Personal-Jack Dempsey Europe n salary for Ruth He sign
 
 dry spot nation news fountain at the tAutomobile Show. ito step of toes again in tryin to hurdle flight of stairs. keys of postoffce are still safe
 Giant packers beware! The McGraw in Philadelphia, April 13 - Johnny % Reich one of of the dsep1es in antiblr the will be prohibit one for three.
 Tex will Willie Jackson as the contenders. N Wherever Bill skiff we him I Dempsey. his thinking should | in round. Some in order Johnny Brtton's punch Ted < should not be overlooked They pigs be pigs
 Postal from Al Delaney an corners in the middle division We congatuate Al for With League Schedule Co Robins taken we'll They have
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10

Jack Britton. who will be asked to explain his action in hitting one of Lewis seconds. by the commissioners.S claims Lewis violated the rules
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10
BUYS AUTO BUT
 SWEARS BY OLD
 RACETRACK MARE
"Lew" Post of Long Hill, Tells 'Hossy" Yarp of "Black NeI," Once Trotting Quees
 Hereabouts, at Bubble" Show
By GEORGE F. FIRsTBRooK.

come and go but Old Dooon ish1 a has a shot evident a sidelGht last night visit of Lem Post or Long sha al traditions Lem and
 
 
 Nell the family mare. ana a Gae to town in front inspect those buzz wagons because use nH folk kept hamnerng at Tor week. put the old black mare IS Nins so help Piiate ia rozs +ba. mt tho Danburv heck all Of old remember when she Gopped the SSoo race from Jesse E. on the old Woodway uach WIFE PREFERRED AUTO TALK
 appeared getting mined as Lem insstea exuding talk. she was casting aoirihs gaze at a Chalmers beautiful AL. Ao-.os and Lemi Forget Black Neil and .he hr,anad anu the fellers about that race oon @ emphasizingly e1aculaieo "0H ON ~- hadh she goes: .s., |. o,,, o- Stamford agn Jessie B. It was sure blooming not
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-10

Army beat Wesleyan at basketball last night at West Point, 32 to IS.