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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-03-31

After q while. after I'D IoaIeu
through the shops and around the
yard and got a few more whifs Of
the decay. l strolled ON back TO the
hotel.
was wondering a little what had
become Of the boss-who was general
ly the earliest riser on the job
when two men came bulging through
the screen doors of the cafe. picking
their teeth and feeling in their pockets
for cigars. Right on the dot and IN
the face of knowing that 1t couldn't
reasonably be so, had feeling that
I'd seen those men before One OF
them was short and rather stocky.
and his face had a sort of hard, hun
CRY look; and the other was big and
barrel-bodied. The short one was clean
shaven, but the other had reddish
gray beard clipped close on his fat
jaws and trimmed to point at the
chin.
After they had lighted up they came
along and sat down three or four
chairs away from me. They paid no
attention to me, but for fear they.
might. tried to look as sleepy as an
all-nisht bell-hop in . busy hotel.
The Dunton bunch got together In
one of the committee rooms up-stairs
= little after eight O'clock" said the
short man, IN low, rasping voice that
went through you like a buxx-saw.
Thanks to those internal blunderers
Clanahan sent us last night, Chadwick
was with them"
II think that was choost So" said
the big man, speaking slowly and with
something more than q hint of Ger
man accent. "Beckler was choost what
you call him-a tam blunderer."
Like a flash It came over me that
I was "listening in" to q talk between
the same two men who had sat In the
auto at Sand Creek siding and smoked
while they were waiting for the actual
kidnapers to return. You can bet high
that made myself mighty small and
unobtrusive.
After a while the big man spoke
again.
"what has Uncle Chon Chadwick up
his sleeve got, do you thinkT
II don't think-I know" was the
snappy reply. IT'S one Of two things:
receivership-which will knock us
into cooked hat because we can't
fool with an officer of the United
States court-or a new deal all around
In the management"
"Vich Of the two will It be that will
come out Of that commiddee room up
stairs?"
"A new management. Dunton can't
stand for a receivership, and Chad
wick knows it The securities would
be knocked out and the majority hold
ers-Dunton and his bunch-couldn't
unload. Chadwick will name the man
who is to take Shaffers place as gen.
eral manager of the railroad outfit.
We might have stood 1t off for a
while, just as said yesterday. If we
could have kept Chadwick from at
tending this meeting"
"But now we don't could stand it
of-what then?"
"Well have to wait and see, and
size up the new man when he blows
in. He'll be only human, Henckel And
II We get right down to 1t we can
pull him over to our side-or make
him wish he'd never been born"
The big man got up ponderously
and brushed the cigar ashes on of his
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-03-31

ming things up as he came with lot
more language. The boss said, right
short and sharp. to the clerk, t'Get
his room key and give 1t to boy who
can show me the way" and the next
thing we knew he had dashed that
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-03-31


vator.
lunatic square In the face and was
cuning him along to the nearest eleva-
tor. e
He came back in a few minutes,
locking as cool as a cucumber.
what did you do with him7' asked
the clerk, kind Of awed and half
scared.
'Got couple of the corridor sweep
ers to put him in a bath and turn the
cold water on. him. That'n take the
whisky out of him. Now. II you have
a minute to spare. I'd like to get my
assignment"
We hadn't more than got our rooms
marked of for US when i saw Mr..
Chadwick coming across from the
farther of the three elevators. He was
smiling sort Of grim, as II he'd made
. killing of some sort with Mr.. Dun
ton. and instead Of heading back for
his car he took the boss over to q
corner of the lobby and sat down to
smoke with him.
They didn't seem to be talking any
thing private, SO / sat down just be-
yond them. SO sleepy that l could
hardly see straight. Mr.. Chadwick was
telling about his early experiences In
Portal City, how he blew in first on
top of the Strathcona gold boom, and
how he had known mighty near every
body in the region in those days.
While he was talking, taxr drove
up and one of the old residenters came
in from the street and crossed to the
elevators; mighty handsome. stately
old gentleman, with fierce white mus
taches and a goatee. and "Southern
C0lOnel' written all over him.
there's one Of them now; Major
Basil Kendrick-Kentucky born and
raised, as you might guess" Mr.. Chad
wick was saying.
grabbed at the name, BASIL" right
away: 1t isn't such q very common
name. and Mrs. Sheila had said some
thing-under the water tank, you rec
ollect-about q "Cousin Basil" who
was to have met her at the train.
was putting two or three little private
guesses Of my own together. when one
Of the elevators came down and here
came our two. the young lady and
the chunky little girl, with the major
chuckling and smiling and giving an
arm to each. They had apparently
stopped at the Bullard only to wait
until he could come after them and
take them home.
saw the boss sit up in his chair
and stare At them. Then he said:
That's Mrs. Macrae with him now.
Is she . member of his familyr
"A second cousin, or something Of
that SORT" said Mr.. Chadwick. II met
her once at the majors house out in
the northern suburb last summer"
Mr.. Norcross let the three Of them
taxi speed up and trundle on before
he said, 'she is married, I'm told.
Where is her husbandr
Mr.. Chadwick looked up as II he'd
already forgotten the three who had
just crossed the lobby.
"Who-Sheila Macrae7 Yes, she
has been married. But there isn't any
husband-she's a widow"
For quite a while the boss sat star
ing at his cigar in a way he has when
he is thinking right hard, and Mr..
Chadwick let him alone. Then, all Of
sudden, the boss got up and showed
his hands into his coat pockets.
"Pve changed my mind. Uncle John,"
he said, looking sort of absent-like out
Of the window to where the majors
taxi had been standing. III you can
pull me into that deal tomorrow NOR
ning-with an absolutely free hand. to
do as think best, mind you'll take
the job"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-03-31
Catarrh Cannot BE Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease
Catarrh is a local disease. greatly in
nuenced BY constitutional conaiuons, ana
internal remedy. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine Is taken Internally and acts thru
system. Halls Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one of the best physicians
In this country for years. II is com
Combined with some Of the best blood
the Ingredients IN Halls Catarrh Nedi-.
results in catarrhal conditions Send for
= ]. CHENEY 3 CO.. Props. Toledo. o.
Hsirs Family Pills for constipation.
If you favor government ownership
Of the railroads write M. G. Chandler
40 Colorndo Rld Waahinerfn. n -
Evening star., 1921-02-15

ceS pay pensions and compensation
allowances but once a month. but we
get them out twice each month. To-
day is the 18th. and most of the
men will get their compensation
checks today or tomorrow. In At
lanta and New Orleans they are not
quite SO fast, but the delay is never
more than three days.
I'm all of the Army hospitals. such
as the Walter Reed Hospital. we have
an agent who gets in touch with a
man a short tipe before he is dis
vocational training, and wishes to
take it. he can go from the hossital
into training at once. OF the 10000
men we are training now. about 5000
are being trained while taking treat
ment in hospitals other than those
operated by the Army
There are 1900 schools and colleges
where the governments disabled are
fitting themselves to make an indie
pendent living, and more than 10000
shops. factories and establishmen S
where others are getting practical
instruction. About 1000 men have
nnlshed their courses and are pur-
suing their careers independently.
Estimates show that of the men in
or industrial pursuits, 26 per cent
have elected to take commercial
courses. IA per cent are taking pro-
fesSional courses. and IL per cent are
following agriculture. The remain
der. or 13 per cent. are taking pre-
vocational training, which means that
a schooling in the rudiments of edu-
cation is necessary before they can
take up a specific subject. OF those
who are training for a professional
career. the greater part are studying 6
some form of engineering.
Evening star., 1921-02-15
u. S. LEADS IN TRAINING MEN
WHO DISABLED IN WAR SERVICE
10000 Veterans In Schools of u. S., as
Against 44,5OO for Britain and 1854
for Canada, Fisher Says

lille Canada on November 30 las
had but 3Ss14 of it's war veterans
taxing vocational training at the ex-
pense of the government, and Great
Brltalns total was A 500, there are
now more than 10000 men who served
IN the American Army being fitted by
their government to re-enter civil
life, according to r. T. Fisher, assist
ant director of the Federal Board for
Vocational Education
Mr.. Fisher said today that there is
no delay in accepting men for train
ing in the schools or in paying com :
penSatlon to those students entitled
to receive it. except in border line
cases" in which it is necessary for
the authorities to satisfy themselves
that the man applying for framing IS
entitled to it under the law.
Not infrequently a man who mas
been out of the service for two years
or more has applied for training ana
compensation said MIR. Fisher, anu
yet his discharge will indicate that
and he may not have had even nos
pital record. AS soon as possible We
learn if the man actually is IN neeu
of training because of his disability
and then we must find out II ms uls-
ability is the result of his millsaly
service. We have no medical stan Oh
our own, and this cannot pc uohe
overnight, but we act as quickly as
the circumstances permit. Only Where
there is vital question as 10 our
right to spend the government 5
money on the man is there any TIME
lost in putting him into school.
"Other government bureaus and onl-
Evening star., 1921-02-15
TAKES UP OBJECTIONS
TO LABOR CONCiLIATOR
Presidents Secretary Answers Ala
bama Governors Request for
Withdrawal of Liller.

President Wilson's secretary. Jo-
seph p. Tumulty. replying to the re-
quests of Gov Kilby of Alabama that
Commissioner of Cancellation Liller be
withdrawn from Alabama. stated that
Secretary of Labor Wilson has under
adjustment the question of Liller's re-
turn.
Your telegram of February IL to
the President has been received"
the telegram of Secretary Tumulty
to Gov. Kilby said
'The Secretary Of Labor reports
that on February 9 he directed Com
missioner of Cancellation Liller to pro-
ceed to Washington for consultation
on the Alabama coal miners strike.
and that he left Birmingham that
night Secretary Wilson also reports s
that he has under advisement the
Evening star., 1921-02-15
WILLARD BLAMES PRESS.
Says Newspapers Incited Attack
on Him.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. February Ia
The attack on Oswald Garrison VII
lard. editor of the Nation and former
nublisher and editor of the New York
Evening Post, at Cincinnati was
brought forth by a campaign con-
Quoted against him by newspapers
Willard declared in an address here.
II do not blame the men who maze
the attack" Willard said. Il spoke In
cincinnati two weeks ago and every
thing was quiet. Ten days ago tne
newspapers took up campaign
against me. They painted me as an
opposer of the draft. a traitor and
many other things which. II If, true
proved that / ought to be in jail.
..yhat followed Saturday was the
direct result of their attacks.
Willard asserted that one Cincln-
natl newspaper sent man 10 m mh!n
saturday morning and asked MN
that his movements were to be- ana
then tipped the American Legion OH
where he could be found.
Evening star., 1921-02-15

Of the Department OF Labor has made
charges against him both in the press
and i'll letters directed to him per
sonally which made his presence amy
longer in the state objectionable.
Evening star., 1921-02-15

matter of whether or not Mr.. Liller
will be returned to Alabama"
In an appeal to the President to
remove Liller from Alabama Gov.
kilby stated that the representative
Evening star., 1921-02-15

Headaches From slight Colds.
I;ora tho Hexlache by curing the Cold A
tonic laxative and germ destroyer Ihe gehu.he
hears the signature of f. W. Grove. tbe sure
xou get BROMO.) 30c.-Advertlsement
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-27
STATE FAILS TO
THE MYSTERY
VEIL SURROUNDING
TESTIMONY THUS FAR INTRO.
DUCED TENDS TO SHOW
JAMES WOMAN HAD AC-
CESS TO DEPOSIT BON.

Tulsa, Okla, May 27.-Although the
state has thus far failed to push aside
the veil OF mystery in the death Of
Judge John Devereux. or the motive
that shaped whatever unknown scene
that may have been enacted. the in
troduced testimony at the preliminary
trial yesterday afternoon Of Goldie
Gordon, and Mrs. Jesse James,
charged with his murder; that the
James woman made out the order by
which she entered the jurists safety
deposit box and filled in all the checks
he wrote in hls last feeble hours.
1t introduced further evidence that
one of the checks so written and signed
by the dying man was endorsed and
the money paid to the James woman
in the sum of $500; another for 5000,
went TO Goldie Gordon, and still an
other for $3.50. TO Mrs. James. These
checks were all drawn and cashed
within five days.
Testimony was also introduced TO
the effect that Judge DevereuX did
not convert all his bonds into cash
when he raised the $4,000 to loan TO
Bird Mcclure, but after this date, ad'
vised his sister. Mrs. 5. r. Ashe. OF
wilmington, n. c., more than once
that he had in his safety deposit box,
certain "gllt-edged securities" which
he purposed should go to her at his
death,
On request OF the state, the case
was continued at o'clock yesterday
afternoon, until o'clock today, de-
spite the strenuous objection of H.
=. Martin, attorney for the defense
The state based It's application for a
continuance on the ground that Bird
Mcclure. former law partner OF the
Judge, maker OF the $4,000 note and
a witness IN the case, was absent from
the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-27
Their Fathers Gave Their Lives For Freedoms Cause; Buy
A Poppy Tomorrow For the Orphaned Children Of France
Fishermen Admirers
OF Carpenter Forget
To Send in Frog Legs

Manhassat, N. Y, May 2z.-Fisher-
men along Manhasset Bay, learning
that Georges Carpenter loves the rot
and reel, are deluging the camp with
invitations to make use of their boats
for special trips to the banks.
One old fellow, an ardent admirer
of the Frenchman, has honored him
by painting the stern of his boat
in the tri-color and changing its
name to Georges Carpenter"
Carpenter SO much enjoyed his
four rounds of ring work yesterday
that another session with sparring
partners was prescribed for him to-
day.
In his workouts with Italian Joe
Cans and Joe Jeanette, he was
the smiling, bantering, dancing
whirlwind and when it was all over
he said he felt better than at any
time since his training started.
Carpenter has taken great interest
in his large garden adjoining his
training home and it was said that
an hour each morning with the hoe
would be a regular part Of the daily
program.
Waiter Monahan, who helped Jess
Willard prepare for the Dempsey
fight called at the camp today ana
offered his services as a sparring
partner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-27
OFFICER OF ARMY
URGES NEED KEEP
PLENTY MUNITIONS.
COLONEL IN ORDINANCE DEPART
MENT PREDICTS ANOTHER WAR
WILL SURELY COME; AMERICA
MUST BE FOUND PREPARED

Rock Island, H., May 27.-The Unit
ed States government has on hand a re-
serve stock of munitions as a result OF
the world war, sufficient to supply the
army in case of war until production
could be resumed and brought to full
capacity, Col. c. l.. H. Riggles, oroi-
nance department, L. S. A., told the
American society of mechanical engin-
GERS at Rock Island arsenal today.
Experience in the world war showed
he said, that men could be modified and
trained faster than munitions could be
produced and that it took practically
twenty months for the ordinance de-
partment to catch up with the army IN
the field. Allowing for this delay and es-
timating the consumption Of munitions
at the same rate as during the war,
experts agree, he said, that the present
reserve is sufficient, If maintained, for
the next war, which, the colonel added
Is bound to come.
The present problem, ne said, IS I
replace explosives as they deteriorate
and other material assistance becomes
obsolete. Keep up with or ahead OF
other nations in the development Of new
weapons and keep up the date plans
for the quickest possible utilized OF gov
ernment and private facilities in muni-
tons production in the event OF war.
Il think that few men will assert, '
said Colonel Riggles, in view Of tht
many lessons of our own victory, the
United States has fought its last war
Lamentable as wars are, no machinery
has been devised yet that will prevent
or even limit their frghtfulness.
The present munitions reserves is es
timated 10 be worth $500 900 900. Col.
onel Ruggles said. To replace the smoke,
less powder and other ammun!tions
every 30 years. would cost $50, .00t
annually, he said To this must be added
s5.000.000 annually to maintain tn,
stocks In storage and another $4,000 .O0t
for research and development work {,
keep equipment designs up to date.
Critlcising the failure Of congress e
appropriate any money for the purchas.
Of munitions until ten weeks after wai
with Germany was declared, Colone
Ruggles said the Ideal arrangement
would be that the notice In the daily
papers OF the declaration OF war woul.
be notice to plants previously sclecte.
and furnished with plans 10 start man.
ufacturing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-27
LOCAL SHRNERS
PLANNING FOR
DES MONIES TRIP

At recent meeting the members Of
the local shrine organization appointed
a committee. the duties OF which Il will
be 20 ascertain the number OF members
OF the organization who are planning 10
attend the Imperial shrine meeting
which will be conducted in Des Moines,
Iowa. on June IL, 10 and l6. The com
mittee includes Tate Glenn, chairman;
Gabe Newman, Joe Abb Rollins, j. A.
Gillian. y. Massad and l.. l.. Dunlap.
Chairman Glenn announces that the
railroads have made special rates to the
meeting. The cost OF a round trip. IN
Guiding upper Pullman berth, and pri'
vilege OF using the Pullman as quar-
ters during the stay at Des Molnes viii
be s59.73. including lower berth and
the. same privileges S6S.4S.
Two special Pullmans will carry the
local Shriners TO the convention. They
will leave on train No. G. Santa Fe
depot at 1915 m. June To-
Chairman Glenn states that all dosir.
Ing to attend with the local party. in
form the committee at least week
prior to the date Of departure, and tina;
the mahogany be decorated in ad-
vance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-27
DENNY HELDUNDER
HEAVY BOND UNTIL.
HIS PRELIMINARY
PLEADS mot GUILTY" ON AR.
RAIGNMENT AND REITERATES
STATEMENT THAT CHARGE Is
POLITICAL FRAME-UP

oklahoma City, May 27.-J. Q.
Denny. member OF the house Of
representatives from Texas county
entered a plea OF mot guilty" early
today when arraigned in justice
court of Leo B. White on a charge
Of living immorally with Virginia
Lloyd, 2O.year old girl, who shot
herself to death here Sunday.
Denny was released on $4,000
bond and his preliminary hearing
was set for next Friday.
County officials said Denny ar
rived here last night in custody Of
q deputy sheriff from Texas county,
and was placed In Jail. He was
taken into court Immediately upon
the arrival of the justice Of the
peace.
His arraignment in police court
on the charge of the theft OF a
handbag, preferred by Miss Lloyd
IS TO be held this afternoon.
Aside from reiterating his state
ment made yesterday in Wichita,
that the statutory charge against
MIN was q "frame-up" Denny
made no comment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-27
lntrastate Freight and Pas
senger Tariffs Set Back to
Old Standard; Pullman
Fares are Also Scalped.
CARRIER COMPANIES
FIGHT AGAINST ORDER
OKLAHOMA ROADS WILL STILL
COLLECT TOLLS IN EXCESS
OF OTHER STATES WEST
OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

Oklahoma City, May 27.--The cor
poration commission gave the railroads
OF Oklahoma until June 10 to file tariff
schedules which will reduce freight
charges within the state 35 per cent;
passenger rates, 20 per cent; and
Pullman rates, so per cent, late Thurs
day afternoon, when the hearing of
the plea Of the carriers to extend in
creases granted last September ended
with denial of railroad demands.
Members of the corporation commits
sion We're convinced from the evidence
put on by its statistical department
that the railroads still will claim some
per cent more revenue when the
reductions are made and an average
OF Interstate and intrastate business Is
found than do roads of other states
west OF the Mississippi.
No stone was left unturned by the
railways during portions Of two days
in which the hearing was in progress
to get an extension OF temporary in
creases. II was argued the commits
sion statistician had not based his
figures on business in the southwest
only and this was given as a reason
by II. c. Conley, assistant general
freight superintendent of the Frisco.
why charges should be held at their
present standard.
j. Z. kountz, assistant freight traf-
fic manager Of the Santa Fe railway.
not only took the stand for the car
riers Thursday, but acted as assistant
counsel for them as well, questioning
witnesses placed on the stand.
j. X. Moore. rate eXper, OF the COM
mission, declared on the witness stand
Thursday that Oklahomans will be
paying S.O7 per cent higher freight
and passenger rates in interstate and
intrastate business than residents of
nelghboling states in spite of the cut
authorized by the commission He
said s57 900 600 In revenue accrued to
the roads OF the state from 1900, ,000.-
600 ton miles handled by 1876, ,000, 600
loaded car miles OF traffic in 1919.
Twenty.eight per cent OF the revenue.
he declared, came from passenger traf-
fic and - per cent from freight, while
of the total revenue in the state 55.1
per cent was from Interstate traffic.
Carriers contended that the north
western states should not have beer
taken into consideration when Moore
drew UP his exhibits, for the reason
conditions in this section and that are
not comparable, they said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-27
OKLAHOMA Ms
INDIGNANT 0V Err
ACTION OF i. s.
JUDGE WILLIAMS

McAlester. Okla, May 27.-Nine hun.
dred members of the Lions clubs from
Oklahoma City Tulsa. Ardmorc. Mus.
kogee, and n dozen other towns OF Ok
lahoma and Kansas today expressed
Indignation over the arrest OF their en-.
tire convention while In parade past
the federal court room In McAlester.
Judge Williams ordered United
States Marshal Enloe to bring into
court all OF the participants and when
arraigned in front OF him. they all re-.
cciycd scathing rebuke, because, he
explained they were disturbing the
peace and dignity OF the law.
They were headed by the a. A. $. r.
band. and Judge Williams llkcned them
unto Nero, who played while Rome
burned. Lions first thought the arrest
was a Joke framed to help In the en-.
tertainmcnt OF the convention. but
when this idea was dispelcd resolutions
were adopted by the convention as fol.
lows:
Resolved. that we express our re.
newed allegiance TO the constitution
and laws OF our nation. and state. our
profound recognition OF the dignity and
power OF our courts and public off.
cials. our selected public servants; yet
We deplorc as un.Amcrican and an in.
vasion OF the rights OF individual citi.
senship for any public official to use.
arbitrarily. the power OF his office TO
bring our laws, and the enforcement
thereof. into dlsrepute. by the public
or private disregard OF the rights OF
law abiding citizens to publicly assem-
bic and enjoy the rights and privileges
guaranteed under the constitution Of
state and nation"