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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
FULTON INVITES
VOLUNTARY DATA
Investigators Will Be in the
Office All This Week to
Complete Their Work.

Elmer T.. Fulton. assistant attorney
general in charge Of investigations in
Carter count. lei. Fr.d.f ! u.,.h, y
Oklahoma City to visit hls3'amily ard
TO confcr with Assistant Attorney Cen.
eral T.. T.. Woods. regarding -iGrther
work hcra. tie c> Gets 10 return Mon
day ana d.vctc all of his time during
the week To taking testimony IN Ard.
more.
During last week Mr.. Fulton end
Attorney Russell Brown made trips
into he oil fields and Heald'on md
Wilson. They reported the citizens in
that section of the county anxious 70
cooperate with them in making tho
probe.
II has been found in the other places
visited in this county that some of tho
most valuable information obtained
was by he citizens who voluntarily
appeared before the investigators, and
this opportunity is given so If there
is anyone who has been overlooked
they may have an opportunity TO ap-
pear. Russell Brown will also be in
the office assisting Judge Fulton.
In view of the fact that this mat.
ter has been prompted and investi-
CATION brought on by the citizens
themselves. this opportunity is given
so that anyone desiring 10 give any
1 information that they know themselves
or the names Of anyone that does
know. they may come In. IL anyone
has any doubts about the results to be
accomplished and the sincerity OF the
efforts put forth they should inter.
view Judge Fulton at least whether
they give any information or not. as
that will readily dispcl any feeling that
this matter is not going to get re-
/ suits.
Judge Fulton stated before leaving
that the best way the people could
help ia the cleanup or their county
was to testify freely In the court OF
I inquiry as To- the conditions that cx,
istcd here. lie said that no one need
, tear to give evidence ns everything
was strictly secret and the names oi
the parties giving The evidence would
never be known.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
LOCO VIOLATORS
WARNED BY KHAN
Notices Posted in Town After
Robed Figures Paraded
the Streets Friday.

Existence Of the Ku Klux Klan in
the shallow oil field districts OF Ste
phcns county became publicly known
Friday night when body OF 200
members Of the mystic order put in
an appearance AZ Loco, and disap
peared after posting q notice on n
corner store building on the main
thoroughfare which contained warn
ing to all bootleggers to either go to
work or leave the town" one man
was named in the warning. while 9TH
crs were referred 10 as and all boot
lcggers." The warning was concluded
with the statement. We've told YOU"
The klansmen. garbcd in the white
robes and headgear Of the order, en-
tered the town from the east, and
after posting the notice. continued 10
the west side OF the town, reversed.
and made their exist over the same
route on which they had come. None
Is known to have attempted to follow
them. The first four Of the klans-
men We're mounted, one behind the
other, and the remaining members OF
the wicrd procession followed on foot
in single file.
Loco has population OF about 1000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
GARRETT REFUTES STORY OF
RAID BY FEDERAL OFFICERS
Wrongdoings of the State
Should Not Be Shouldered
on This County, He Says
in Statement Saturday

According to affldavi,s sent to the
sheriff's office Friday afternoon there
seems to have been some mistake In
the reported t'g raid on moonshlners
and hootleggcrs In the northwest part
Of the county the afternoon of Novem.
Der 10. and instead Of the twelve big
stills reported captured and the mum.
crous victims of law justice incarce.
rated. the number In both cases has
been materially reduced.
In The Daily oklahoman of Novem.
ber 20. lengthy detailed story was
recounted OF this capture without the
aid OF Carter county officials. II also
enumerated several persons and places
where stills were found that affi.
davits now on file with the sheriff
refiite.
The mon arrested In this raid, &C.
cording to the newspaper reports,
were Elmore Johnson. win Hooks,
Lloyd Austin. Jim Austin. Bud Aus.
tin. Frci Morris, Jack simpson, WIN
wotnack and clyde sykes. They were
arraigred before United States COM
Continued on rage seven)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
Rate on Farm StuffS
Reduced Ten Per Cent

WASHINGTON. Dec IA general
decrease OF 10 per cent In rates on
practically an farm products was au.
thorged by the Interstate commerce
commission today In passing favorbly
on the voluntary application OF all
the reads excep, those in New Eng
land territory,
AZ tho same time. the roads were
given permission 10 make the ten per
cent reduction between points In
southern and western and official clus.
sification territory without observing
the long and short haul provisions
OF the Interstate commerce commits.
sion act. The definite schedule Of rates
under the order will be filed for the
commissions approval before the re.
duction is made effective.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
MARRIED TO GET
ALLOTMENT CASH
Agents Break Up Plans for
Seventeenth Marriage of
Mrs. Helen Drexler.

CHICAGO. Dec. 3.--Fcderal agents
broke up Mrs Helen Drexler's matri.
monial.governmcnt allotment plan just
as she was making plnus to marry her
seventeenth husband in three years.
according to her story today to Cap.
tain Thomas |. Porter Of the secret
service. by listing as the son Of each
husband the little boy born from her
second experience IN matrimony. she
added sb month extra to the flood
OF allotment checks she received from
the government she said. Federal Of.
ficals calculated she had received $500
month.
Dear me, | can't remember oil the
Names" she said II came to Chicago
and married three sailors in quick sue.
ccsslon. Albert Drexler. a Camp Grant
soldier. was the sixteenth. I had n
sailor picked out for the next, but they
arrested me-"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
OFFICERS CATCH
EIGHT FOR AUTO
THEFTS IN CITY
Police and Sheriffs Depart
partment Believe Ring i
Broken; Cars Taken.

Eight persons have been auoitcd
and ciEht automobiles seized IN round-
ups hy The police and shcrff's depart.
ment Friday night, extending ov"r
saturday morning
Irwin Glass Roy Rore and II. c.
Crnfield were arrested by the police
and two Ford ears which they had
wcrc taken. one OF the ears was iden.
tlnrd by Rryan county officers who
came up from Durant early saturday.
The Officers returned the men to the
Durant jail.
W. Thomas. who had In his pos
session five passenger Buick. was
turned over TO the county officials
and Is now In Jail.
W. q. Mcbride. WIN Taylor. ! T..
White and Charles Grim were arrest.
cd by members OF the sheriff's depart
mont and five cars were seized. some
OF which have been Identified by
descriptions from other cities
Deputy Sheriffs Bud Ballew and
Gus Gaines were working for their
department and officers Billy Moore.
head and Hitchcock for the police.
The hitter officers have been work.
ing for several weeks on some OF these
cases.
with these arrests the officers be.
llevc they have broken ring which
has been operating in the oil fields.
nearby Texas cities and as far east
as Durant and west as waurika.
In addition 10 the cars that are
seized. various accessories were taken
by the officers. but the parts have
not been identified. Nn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Dec. 3.--The
Kansas court OF Industrial relations
late today issued n temporary restrain
ing order to packers and union off.
cials in Kansas City, Kansas. TO CON
tinuc the present status terms and
conditions of employment"
The order. according 10 Richard ].
Hopkins. attorney general OF Kansas.
constitutes a virtual Injunction against
the strike called for Monday Dee. o.
AZ the same time, Judge w II. Nc.
Camish. of the district court Of Wyan.
dotte county. Kansas. acting at the
Instance of the court Of Industrial re-
lations and the state attorney general.
issued an order TO l6 packing house
union officials who today ignored sub
pocnaes issued by the court OF indus.
trial relations. to appear before that
body at . o'clock Monday afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
SLAYER OF KABER
CAUGHT IN ITALY
Cleveland Detectives Follow
Man for Two Years; Trial
in That Country.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Dec. a--Nit'
torla pissclli. who Is said to have stab
bed to death Daniel kabcr, wealthy
Lakewood publisher, two years ago
has been captured In Bipalimonsini. &c.
cordlng to word received here from
two Cleveland detectives. lie being
held there pending word from the
Italian ambassador at Washington.
As there Is no eStradItion treaty be.
tween the United States and Italy for
capital offenses. Pisselli probably will
be tried In that country. In that event
the detectives viii remain there and
testify against him. In four other In
stances recently. Italy has refused to
send murderers back TO this country.
pisselli In the last of six alleged
conspirators In the kaber murder
plot " be arrested.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
BALLOT FAVORS
ACQUIT7AL WITH
VOTE II TO ONE
States Attorney Announces
He Will Ask Dismissal
of Jurors Since They
Have Deliberated
Too Long.

SAN F'RANCISO, Dec. 3.-Milton
U. Ren, assistant district attorney an
nounced early tonight that he would
send for Judge Harold Louderback.
the trial judge and ask that the Jury
in the Roscoe C (Fatty) Arbuckle
manslaughter case be dismissed "be.
cause it has been out for "a hours
without reaching q verdict"
Gavin McNab, chief counsel fer the
defense said he would oppose any re-
quest for a dismissal of the jury at
this time.
Il want them to deliberate until
they reach a verdict" he said.
Restlessness of counsel, court at
taches and spectators became more
pronounced as the hours dragged on.
At five o'clock the jury had spent
nine hours in actual deliberations.
Arbuckle's Mood Changed
Arbucke's mood changed throughout
the day but ii could be seen plainly
that the strain was telling on him.
He spent most Of his time chatting
with his counsel
Late in the day. Stephen j.. Hop
kins. the thirteenth. or alternate juror.
who was excused when The jury re.
tired TO deliberate yesterday appeared
in the court and was greeted with
handclapping while Il bailifs laugh.
inly announced his presence in n
loud voice. Hopkins and Arbucklc
shook hands ami talked a few minutes
The report thai the jury stood II
to ] for acqriittal persisted Though
out the day although there was an
other report that the balloting had
reached nine to 3 for acquittal The
jury caused a furry at the noon re-
cess when it announced that 1t was
reaSv Tor lunch and then paused 10
taSy. anoihh. ,5nlloi rhis ballot wg, ~.
Incl Vtiye a he sisteen which werr
said in corriaVs gossip 10 have Pre-.
ceded It,
At $50 .. M the order was given
to have the jury taken to dinner and
returned at $50 for further dellbera-
tons
PIX UP 70 R3O-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
ARBUCKLE JURY CANNOT REACH VERDICT
Ardmore High Team Beats Fairfax at Norman $50
Special Train Carries 165
Boosters and Jazz Band
To University City.

Fighting with the same pep and
technique which has carried it through
an all victorious season, the Ardmore
High School champion football team
whitowashed the Fairfax pennant
claimants by the score OF 2S TO at
Norman Saturday afternoon, thereby
eliminating the barrier which had been
planted by Sapulpa to delay the Sa-
pupa 'Ardmore game. Sapulra must
now either meet the locals for final
decision Of the Oklahoma state cham
pionship or step aside to make way
Tor Ardmore az recipients OF the COW
eted banner.
More than five thousand people
watched the bccrers of the Red and
White sweep down the gridiron from
the first kickoff until the shrill blast
Of The whistle which finally announc-
cd the conclusion Of Ardmore's no
table victory. From the outset the
A9cas displayed their superior knowl.
edge Of the game over the Fairfax
men, and never was the Ardmore goal
line in danger. Play was confined
oniefly to Fairfax territory. with the
the eventual scoring of the four
touchdowns which gave them the big
end Of the score Straight football
was the chief work Of both squads.
Ardmorc showed vast Improvement
on the defensive as compared with
play in this department Of the game
during the season just closed. The
work of Coaches Boyle and Can Dynn
during the past week showed itsef IN
q most efficient manner by the per
formance of the Ardmore champs.
Coed Line Work by Both
Although tie locals accounted for
marked gains by their aerial work
nevertheless their bucking of the en-
emy line was the chief factor dur
ing their marches for points. Fair
fax air attack was time and time
again frustrated by the anti.aircrafi
methods Of the local lads.
Between halves the Ardmore dele
cation. joined by great number OF
I Ardmore enthusiasts Of the Oklahoma
University personnel. staged a snake
and war dance over the gridiror
which was repeated nj the close Of The
game ana through the town oil NOT
man. The High School Band fur
/. nlshed the music for the occasion, anc
y its selections. and also the cheers oi
the Ardmorcltes. werc received with
much applause by the "neutrals."
Boosters Go on Trip
The Ardmore party which made th'
trip TO Norman on he special trair
was composed of 165 people, amonG
whom WERE students, prominent citi
Zcns representing the various organi
cations and commercial bodies, thu
High School band. and members o.
the squad with coaches and trainers
Citizens OF the city who were unable
TO accompany them were at the Sant'
l'e station during the departure ant
gave them a rousing sendoff.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
WORTHLESS CHECK
LEADS TO ARREST
OF CLEVER CROOK
Oklahoma City Promoter Had
Big Oil and Mine Projects
in State and Colorado.

OKLAHOMA IrY, Dec. Am al.
legged huge financial bubble burst here
today with the arrest OF L.. y. de
Cordova, said by the police To have
talked so easily of hundreds OF thou
sands OF dollars that he enlisted tho
support Of o number Of Oklahoma
Cltyans In an oil promotion scheme
when hc himself had no funds.
According ia the police. dc Cordova
after gaining the confidence Of the
oklahoma city mon. organized In nd
dltlon 10 the oil company. an engi'
neerlng firm which was TO deyclor
an oil location in Colorado.
Tho police said de Cotdova displayed
two deposit slips on Texas bank
one for $4,000 the other for ss5O.O0O
The slips worked wonders. they asid.
De Cordova was alleged To have
agreed to the purchase OF one third O,
n $4,000 acre tract IN Colorado which
the company formed here was to de
vrlop. lie presented check for sl5,
600. police said. but that IL bc held
few days until his father whom
he described ~ millionaire could
turn deal. after which the cash
would bc readily available.
Plans for the Colorado protest reach
cd state at which de Cordova was
obliged to show some funds, accord
Ing to the police version. He dln't
and demand was made. on him that
he open an account with "A local bank
lie agreed to deposit 100000. police
stated and check drawn on
another Oklahoma City bank was de
posted. The next day II was placed
Tor collection. The president OF the
hank on which II was drawn an
nounced he had never heard OF de
Conio,a. His arrest followed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
Officers Make Bond on
Charges Of Burglary

OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. 40. T
Smith. local city detective. and Joe
Hodge. constable. voluntarily appear
ed In Justice court here late today and
made bonds of $1,000 each for theii
appearance to answer to charges oi
attempted burglary.
The bills of information were filed
by tho county attorneys office earlier
In the day and charge Smith and
Hodge with the attempted burglary
"Wednesday night Of the apartment Of
W. e. Lewis here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
FORD AND EDISON
TO INSPECT PLANT

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Dec. 3.-Heniy
Ford. accompanied by Thomas 4. Edi
son. en- route to visit the Musscl
Shoals, Ala, nitrate and power pro.
iects Tor the purchase OF which he
has made the government an olfer,
stopped for few minutes today n
Nashville. The Detroit manufacturing
and the inventor were greeted at v
station by large crowd which cay
loudly for speeches when the two az
pcarcd on the platform of their spc'
al ear. There was no speech making
however.
4 special ear carrying n Nashylll"
delegation headed by Governor Taylor
and Mayor Felix Wilson, was attach.
cd 90 tho train here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
HI..JACKERS GET
SPEEDY JUSTICE

TULSA. Okla. Dec. a-Speedy jus
ilcc to hi-jackerS was meted out from
the district court bench this morn.
ing by Judge Redmond :. Cole.
when he sentenced Elmer Timion to
20 years In the state penitentiary at
McAlest.r and ordered George Powell.
his pal. remanded to jail under $4,000
bond 10 await trial.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
LOCKE URGES NO CUT
IN APPROPRIATIONS

MUsKoGEE. Okla. Dec. a.--Urging
that adequate appropriations fer the
administration of affairs Of the Five
civilized Tribes win spell success and
that any reduction will mean the cur.
tailment OF office and field activities.
which would retard progress In the
future and neutralize the progress Of
the indians already made. Victor NJ.
Locke, jr.. superintendent for the
Five civilized Tribes. In his annual
report to the secretary of the inter
lor today reviews the achievements of
his office during the fiscal year end.
cd June ~. lgsL
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
Asks Permission to siay

ASKS Permission To Stay
UANRE. Dee. 3.-CharleS W. Morse,
American finaacier, cabied Attorney
General Daugherty today. asking per.
mission To delay his departure for the
United States until the sailing of the
steamship George Washington on Jan.
8. Mr.. Morse was detained by the
French authorities ON his arrival here
yesterday morning at the request OF
the American consulate. 1t was stated
his presence in Washington was dc.
| sired in connection with his transac.
tons with ,he United States shipping
| board.
Mr.. Morse declared that hs cable.
gram yesterday 10 Mr. Daugherty. in
which he said he would return to
America when wanted. was some.
what vague and in today's message
he asked permission to consult Pro
fessor Ettore AIarchiafava OF Rome,
consulting physician to the late Pope
Plus. in regard TO Il necessary opera
! ton.
Mr.. Morse expressed disbelief in TIC
reports that he had been indicted.
Indictment mcc Quasled
"The report OF my indictment in
connection with the Tunis ship deal
he told the correspondent. must be
| unfounded as | was indicted or
that charge more than year ago in
New York state and the indictment
was quashed at the request OF the
shipping board"
Mr.. Morse was indicted MAY 3. 1920
on n charge that. through an agent
he had sold the steamer John G.
Mccullough TO the government oI
Tunis in violation of the law pre-
scribing sale OF ships registered un
der the American laws to anyone moi
Il citizen OF the United States without
the shipping boards permission.
Concerning the reports of an In
dictment charging padding Of pay rolls
at onr Groton. Conn, ship yard, this
is also impossible ~ all investigations
was made by government officials whC
reported that there was no padding ol
nay rolls a, Croton. Even had there
been padding. inasmuch rs our con
tracts with the shipping board al
provided for the delivery Of a certain
tonnage at so much per ton. the gov
crnmcnt had no concern beyond th'
fulflllmcnt of our contracts. accordini
10 the stipulated terms"
Mr.. Morse appeared In good henltl
and spirits after II good nights res
at the Hotel Continental,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
MAN SUFFOCATED IN FIRE
Body Of Oklal0man Found in Ruins
Of ROoming House

CHILLlCoTHE, Texas, Dec a.
Tom Simmons of Davidson. Oklahoma,
was suffocated in an early morning
fire which destroyed the City Rooming
House here. His body was found q,
the entrance to his room. Simmons
was enroute By automobile TO Cali
fornia and had stopped here over
night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
MORSE REFUSED
TO
STAY IN FRANCE
Daugherty Takes Steps to
Have Shipbuilder Sent
Back Next Tuesday
to Face Charges.
INDICTMENT MUST
BE UNFOUNDED, SAYS
Wants to Consult Doctor in
Rome, He Asserts in
Asking to Remain.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 3.-Attor-
ncy General Daugherty today denied
the request of Charles w. Morse, ship
builder and financier under order TO
return to the United States immediate.
ly, that he be permitted to remain in
Europe until January ;, to consult a
Rome specialist. Mr.. Daugherty said
he had directed Mr.. Morse to return
by the steamer Paris which sails from
Havre next Tuesday, after receipt OF
a cable message from Mr.. Morse
asking that he be permitted 10 delay
his return.
Mr.. Daugherty also stated that he
had advised the American embassy
at Paris that steps be taken 10 brne
about the return of Mr.. Morse on
the Paris next Tuesday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
Kansas Industrial Court
Issues Restraining Order;
Union Leader Tells Men
to Disregard Same.
EMPLOYERS CALL ON
STRIkE-BREAKERS
Employees in Some Centers
Decide to Leave Settlement
in Hands of Management.

CHICAGO, Dec. "a fight to the
finish between the big five packers
and the Amnlgamated Meat Cutters
and Butcher Workmen Of North Anne
RIGA. was in prospect tonight as each
side virtually finished its plans for
the strike OF union packing house
employees ordered 10 begin Monday,
The packers today posted notices
that employees who go out on strike
will loose their jobs and also adver-
tised for men TO take the places of
strikers. Union officials were equally
firm and indicated they had no intcn-
ton whatever Of receding from their
stand when they advised packing
house workers. in Kansas City, Kansas.
To disregard orders Of the Kansas
court Of Industrial relations to ap-
pear before II and to put the strike
into effect. The court OF Industrial
relations issued later, however. an
order restraining either side from TAX
ing any action whatever.
Plant assemblies, The organization
composed OF packer and workmen rep
resentatiyes. by which the packers pro
pose 10 settle all questions affecting
their employees. held meetings today in
several cities and issued statements
advising the w0rkmen TO leave all
questions of wages and working con-
ditions TO these organizations
Production Not Affected
The packers expressed confidence
that the walkout will not seriously al
feet production asserting that few
men win follow the union orders and
that the unions strength is not suf
ficient to cripple the industry.
The union has contended that ma
iority OF the packing house employees
are unioniZcd.
While union officials have asserted
that peaceful picketing will be carried
out beginning Monday morning a
G o'clock, more than 200 policemen
were today assigned TO reserve duty
in tn stock yards by Chief of Polio,
F'itZmorris. who stated he believed this
number Of men will he able to dea
with any disorders that may arise.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
MORE THAN
2 8 90

Copies Daily Ardmoreite
distributed in ArdmOre
alone today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-04
THE WEATHER

OKLAHOMA: Tonight and Satur.
day unsettled, colder ia west por.
tion Saturday.