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The Washington herald., 1921-01-09
Collyer's Selections
For Mondays Races

Best bet of the day-Hopover.
Best take-a-chance bet-RagaILa.
Best psrlSy-LiveIy, Chief, Pit
ter Pntter a place.
NEW ORLEANS SELECTIONS.
First Race-JOhnny Dundee, Ted
dy n. Bumpty Bumps.
Second Race-Hopover, Oriental
Dress, Tipford.
Third Race-Pitter Patter, Ra-
Eazzn, First Pullet.
Fourth Race-Master Jack, Fan
toche, Pctrnrcb.
Fifth Race-Chief, snapdraEon I'd.
Capt. Herschler.
Sixth Race - Lively, BeaverkiII,
Harvest King.
seventh Race-Jack Straw, Col.
Lit, NAB.
Best bet-Hopover.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09
GONZAGA DEFEATS
c. u. FRESHMEN

Catholic University Freshmen fell
oetore the Gonzaga quintet last
nlsnt IN the c. U. gymnasium by a
score of 27'to II. Byrne and DnrrT
were In hne form for the winners.
while Mckenna and Breslin starred
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09

WAIVE PRICE LIMIT
FOR CHARITY BOUT

NEW YORK, Jan. s.-Prices
for the Leonardo light
weight championship nght here
January Il will range from s3
to SIS, IL was announced here
today. As the proceeds beyond
the 100000 guaranteed to the
principals will be devoted to the
fund for devastated France"
the recent price rule of the box
ing commission will be waived.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09
QUINCY TOSSERS
AGAIN WIN, 23-I2

Quincy A. c. added another game
to its string yesterday when it de-
feated the Railroad Administration
five by score OF % to II. The en-
tire Quincy quintet played well,
though the guarding Of HALEY and
Groves stood out Beyers played
well for the losers
Lineup and summary:
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09
Dreadnaughts Win.

The Dreadnaught five defeated In
dianhead last night in Alexandria by
a score of As to 10. The passing and
shooting of Alexander and Beaton,
of Alexandria, and the playing of
Carpenter for the losers featured.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09
Navy Yarders Reaten

me basket ball team of Co. F,
Isl maryland Infantry, defeated the
Navy Fsrders 26 to II in fast
and well played game ON the Arm.
ory floor at HyattsvilIe.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09
Linworths Win.

The LinwOrth Athletic Club toss
ers knocked on the fast Quincy
cagemenJ last night in welI-played
game, to is. Jameson for Lin
worth and Pyne for Quincy were
the shooting stars OF the battle.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-09
kJOR LEAGUES
OPEN BASEBALL
SEASON APRIL l3
Minors Meet in Chicago
Tomorrow-May Reject
National Agreement.

CHICAGO, Jan. s.-The major
league baseball season will open
Wednesday, April Ia, President
HeydIer, of the National League
announced tonight.
Opening dates for all clubs
have been axed. hut will not be
announced until the schedule
has been completed, he said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
FIRST COMMUNITY AND GET AC-
QUAISTED MEETING EVER
HELD BY THAT VERY PRO-
GRESSIVE BOOSTER BAND

The first community acquaintance
meeting ever held by the Rotary Club
or any other club. for that matter. in
this county was held Friday evening
in Berwyn.
More than 100 kotarians and their
wives and sweethearts and friends
were present from Ardmore as guests
of the Berwyn Thrift Club.
An exceptionally good dinner was
served ut down town restaurant. So
many were served that the dinner
was served cafeteria style. There was
u bountiful supply Of wholesome food,
well cooked and the Ardmore people
expressed the k,enest appreciation for
the dinner and for the service.
Following the dinner the people were
invited to the church for meeting.
The greater number of the people In
the church were from Ardmore, but
there were also a number of Berwyn
people present. Some Sunday School
songs were sung with Miss Ruby Ran
dol at the piano and Superintendent
Richards leading the music. Prayer
was said by Rev. "a. T.. Robertson. pas
tor of the Methodist church.
Artells Dickson of New York. who
is spending his vacation here. SANG
couple Of Scotch melodies that de
lighted the people SO well that " he
had responded every tine they called
there would have beer. nothing on the
evenings program except singing by
Dickson.
John Dexter, president Of the Rotary
Club presided at the meeting. and he
made an excellent chairman. The meet
ing was controlled. speakers were lin.
tied to five minutes and there was
pep and interest manifested through
out.
Something Of the history and work
CONTINUED on Pare Two)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
JURY ACQUITS THE
MAN ACCUSED OF
KILLING A KANSAS
CITY SOCIETY GIRL
JURY OUT ONLY TWENTY MIN
UTES AND RETURNS VERDICT
OF NOT GUILTY IN DENSEL
CHESTER'S CASE

Kansas City. Mo-, June 4.-Densel
Chester was acquitted by jury here
this afternoon Of the murder of Miss
Florence Barton. The jury was out
only 20 minutes.
The case was given to the jury at
1920 this afternoon. At 1:40 the jury
sent word to the judge that 1t had
arrived at a verdict. Judge Latshaw
had gone out TO lunch, and 1t took
few minutes to locate him. Chester
was brought into the court room and
entered leaning on cane. Aylward
and Martz came in as did the attorneys
for the state.
Then the judge arrived and sent for
the jury, and the verdict was read.
When the verdict which frees him
had been read, Chester smiling broadly
walked over without the aid Of his cane
and shook hands with the jurors and
smiled his thanks
Emory Trapp, foreman Of the jury.
said that the reason the eleven men had
voted to free Chester was that the state
had not shown q motive for the mur-
der
The jurors smiled at Chester as he
wrung their hands. His mother and wife
reached the court room a moment after
the verdict was read.
AS the verdict was announced, cheer
went up from the crowd waiting in the
street outside of the criminal court.
Lonnie Affronti. friend OF Chester
who testified in his behalf was in the
courtroom with Joseph Aylward, de-
fense lawyer, to congratulate Chester
When Chester mad finished thanking
the jury, a deputy marshal led him
back to the county jail, where he is
held charged with jumping q bond In
a case in which he is charged with the
theft of motor car.
This charge was filed against him be
fore Miss Barton was shot.
In his closing argument for the stat,
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
A ONE-LEGGED BOY
RESCUES A FRIEND
FROM DROWNING

Mangum, Okla. June 4,-Johnnie
Wilson. lj.ycar.old cripple, saved
his friend, lie Roy Roark, six
years old from drowning late to.
day. according to a story told by
six boys who We're In swimming at
a creek near here. Leroy, who
could not swim. got beyond his
depth, the boys said. and Johnnie,
whose left leg was amputated
two years ago because of blood
poisoning, jumped from the bank
where he was watching the 9th
crs' sport, and swimming, fully
clothed to where the smaller boy
had gone down, grasped him by
the hair and pulled him to the
bank.
"oh, 1t wasn't much" Johnnie
is reported To have said tonight,
when questioned concerning the
"incIdent" OF the afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
AMERICAN LEGION
HELPS POLICE in
OF
TULSA'S AFFAIRS
COURT ISSUES ORDER FOR SPE.
CLAL GRAND JURY TO MAKE
FULL INVESTIGATION OF
RACE TROUBLE

Tulsa, Okla. June 4.-Police and
deputized American Legion men in
charge of Tulsa tonight directed their
efforts towards running down leaders
in the riots of Tuesday night and
Wednesday. and looters who took
property from the devastated negro
section during the burning.
Some 30 white men and more than
a score of negroes were held at the
city Jail for investigation on looting
charges. one white man who was
alleged to have fired on national
guardsmen was under arrest but his
name was not revealed.
Summons for service on the grand
jury which will begin an inquiry June
3. were sent out today. Attorney Gen
eral S. =. Freeing was to arrive here
tomorrow TO start state investiga-
tion ordered by Governor Robertson.
He will cooperate with the county
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
Late Reports From Denver
Show Loss Of Life and +
Property in Arkansas
Valley Enormous
PASSENGER TRAINS
OVERTURN IN RIVER
DEATH TOLL WILL NEVER HE
KNOWN; HUNDREDS DIE IN
SWELLING TORRENTSs
FIRE ADDS HORROR,

Pueblo, Colo. June 4.-Tase uasorS
Of the Arkansas and the Fountain riv~
ers. which last night swept upon the
city OF Pueblo. bringing death and
destruction tonight, were rcceding IN
their wake was left city Of desoka-
tion.
This, however, was little more than
guess, for il will be days before
the authorities are able to check up to
ascertain the actual number Of lives
lost. Estimates Of property damage
remained at about $4,000, 900.
Organized work Of ndnisSering to
the needs Of the thousands Of home
less in the city was well under way
tonight The refugees have been rs
sembled In school houses and 1t
churches.
c. w. Lee, food administrator took
over the city's food supply. now very
very low because much f0OdstuH was
lost in the flooded area.
The city was without electric lights
tonight. Gas also was unavailable,
adding further hardship to the plight
Of the sufferers. The water plant was
shut out Of commission by the flood
and there was no drinking water avail
able from the city mains.
The cheering word to city officials
was the news that n relief train carry
ing water. milk, food and tents would
be OH the way from Denver early to-
night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
MISSING ARDMORE
GIRL Is SAID TO BE
IN OKLAHOMA CITY

According to information received by
sheriff Garrett Saturday afternoon.
Pearl Davis. the l2yearold girl who
had been missing from her home here
since last sunday, has been located
at Oklahoma City. Word to this ef
feet was sent to the sheriff by the
authorities at oklahoma city, who
were requested TO keep lookout for
the girl.
Tho information stated that Pearl
was stopping with friends at that city.
She evidently left here of her own
accord, Captain Maggie Nobb OF the
salvation Army left Ardmure Saturday
afternoon for Oklahoma City to In.
vestigate,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
ALLEGED WHISKEY
RUNNER FATALLY
SHOT BY SHERIFF
OF LOVE COUNTY

Marietta, Okla, June 4.--otls Clark,
aged about 81, died at $3.50 O'Clock
Saturday morning. from wounds re-
ccived about 1880 o'clock Friday night
when he was shot by Sheriff i. n.
Smith. after he had attempted to run
away from the custody OF the sheriff
and three deputies. The fatal shoot.
ing occurred near the main road west
Of Burneyville and near Lon.
According TO a statement made by
a member OF the sheriff's force, Clark
and three other men were supposed to
have delivered some liquors to par.
ties at the scene OF the fatal shoot
ing The officers had been clipped
off" prior to the hour Of the sup.
posed transaction In violation OF the
prohibitory laws. and Sheriff Smith.
accompanied by Deputies ]. ID. Smith
and j. w. Stafford and the county
Continued on Page Twol
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
BOY SCOUTS FIND
BODY OF A YOUNG
WOMAN TEACHER IN
IOWA BRUSH PILE
HEAD CRUSHED AND HORRIBLY
MUTILATED; HAD BEEN AS
SAULTED AND THEN
MURDERED

Des Moines, Iowa, June 4.-The
dead body of Miss Alice Thorsdale, a
young lady school teacher, was found
today by boy scouts near Valley
Junction. The body of the young
woman had been hidden in a brush
pile, and was horribly mutilated. In
addition to the wounds upon the body,
the skull had been crushed.
The search for Miss Thorsdale began
yesterday and was continued through.
out last night. Approximately 800
persons secured the territory around
Valley Junction from dawn today.
The police say that Miss Thorsdale
was attacked and then murdered,
probably Thursday afternoon, while
she was on her way from school 10
the Valley Junction car line, distance
Of two miles.
The teachers skull had been crushed
with bottle and her clothes were
badly torn.
Rumors at Valley Junction were
that four persons had been arrested.
These reports We're denied by the po'
lice who feared mob violence. Sew
eral hundred persona crowded around
the police station.
Miss Thorsdale's mother resides at
McCalsburg, Iowa.
Miss Thorsdales clothes had been
torn in the fight wit hher assailant
and every garment was bloodstained
Besides her skull was crushed and
her nose was broken.
The road Is u lonely one. with O
few houses along the way. When the
teacher failed to reach the home OF
T. L.. Brown, where she roomed, hei
brother-in.nw was notified and search
began.
I Late this afternoon il was said tha
( u statement from Des Maines business
| house was found near the body
Sheriff Robb refused 10 dIvulse th'
name of the concern.
An iron bridge Lolt about is inches
long, it is believed. may have beer
used in killing the teacher. Such
bolt Weighing about 5 pounds, wa
found Is feet from the body.
Sheriff Robb refused TO admit q
deny rumors that two Mexicans an'
two negroes had been arrested as sus
poets.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
HUGHES GETS FasH
X. X. X. NOTE

Oklahoma City. June T. - Definite
confirmation that there Is an organi.
zatlon In Oklahoma City Sworn to
protect womanhood Of white supreme
acy" was indicted In q letter received
by Forrest l.. Hughes. county attor.
ney, Friday morning. The letter was
postmarked at Oklahoma City
With the letter there were enclosed
three newspaper clippings-one which
contaiped q reference TO theo Ku Klux
Klan another which recounted 1.-The
finding OF j. s. Brown in police court
Wednesday on charge Of Sdisorderly
conduct withntwo young girls. 'iviols
Connolly and Peggy. Patterson, and
the lother an article. on J,'Q.o Denny.
who is charged with living HnnAorsliy
with 20.year old Virginia Lloyd, who
committed suicide a week agSySunday
morning. 80
"Rcad this--T am your friend" the
letter said. Dear sir; $500 tnietin city
sworn TO protect womanhoddepo white
premacy-see--why? oOrfictrtpdo not
do their rduty. -Slackness ior q judges.
Losing respect for Acourtsl =.
"Tulsa--ought to awaken men, white
and black. ncr, 81. 4
II know what speak.
Never was In any trouble In my
life, I am an American. Luhftnea, idlo.
ness.. gambling causes riot. 'cortup.
ton and graft and politics In our
courts siackness in our,coairts .ICrime
must not go unpunished.lnIe sofne-
thing In not done soon, there fwilknbo
nm awakening here. A wordcoug1k -
be sufficient. I pray for peacoi1o1
war;. (signed. Name withlpad>> no.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
COMMISSIONERS.
Held THE LAST
MEETING UNDER
The OLD FORM
FRIDAY EVENING
Monday Morning City Ex-
ecutives Will Organize
Under City Manager
Plan
KIRK DYER WILL
PROBABLY BE NAMED
| CONSENSUS OPINION INDICATES
JUDGE HEFNER WILL BE
SELECTED TO SERVE AS
ARDMORE'S MAYOR
KIRK DYER WILL
PROBABLY BE NAMED

The city commissioners of Ardmore,
Friday night, held its last meeting
under the present form Of municipal
government. The commissioners with
the newly elected member at large, X.
A. Hefner, will assemble at city Hall
Monday morning to organize under
the new city manager form of govern
ment.
Who the city manager will be and
his salary is to be determined AT thaG
time II is generally conceded that
Kirk Dyer. the present mayor, will be
named manager, and that r. A. Hef
ner will be selected mayor. The man
ayers annual salary will be approx.
mately s4,50O. it is believed.
Taking office before the 1920.192l
fiscal year ends. the new admins
tration will have a balance of $17.-
963.S3 to defray its expenses for the
final month of June. This amount il
was announced by City Clerk Thurs
ton. will just about cover the expenses
for June, which will necessarily include
few of the May bills.
The bills paid in May, as announced
at the meeting Friday. by Mr.. Thurs
ton. aggregated sl54l2.3l, or about
$2.5O0 less than is allowed the June
bills
Although the collections Of the cur
rent fiscal year up to June /. were
nearly $4,000 less than had been esti.
mated, IL is believed that most of the
balance will be collected before the
fiscal year ends. June 80. Mr.. Thurs
ton said. 1t was pointed out that ap
proximately SCI $3.50 will be collect
ed ON the extended tax rolls sinking
/ funds.
The amount collected in municipal
court up to June ! was far above that
estimated. being s2l 1860. 1t was es
timated that only Sl3,99G,5O would b,
collected.
The commissioners at their fina
meeting passed traffic ordinance 472
which prohibits parking Of automobiles
and other vehicles during the morninl
hours between | and in certain
district of the city. This ordinanc,
was drawn up by the city attorney q
the request Of the commissioners L
facilitate the cleaning of streets in tn,
business district during the early hour
of the morning.
The prohibited district as defined II
the ordinance is along Main and Broad
way from the Santa Fe. tracks ives
To Cooper's Garage, and includes al
the side streets west OF the Santa II
tracks up tn ID street, northwest. !
is bounded by First and Third avenues
All vehicles left on the streets i
this district, between | and o'clocl
tCoatiuucG on Page Two)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
FAIR, OF PROVENCE
ELECTED SECRETARY
TRUCK ASSOCIATION

j. W. Fair of Provence was elected
permanent secretary OF the Carter
County Truck Growers association at
a meeting at the county agents office
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Fair succeeds
l.. r. Nelson OF Ardmore. resigned.
Approximately twelve members OF
the association were present ut the
meeting. Walter Colbert, chairman, pre-
sided.
The assembly voted unanimously TO
have the new secretary handle all the
correspondence for the marketing OF
crops, !, was decided also to employ an
agent or to enroll the services OF some
business house to aid the secretary as
soon as the crops were ready to move
Mr.. Fair will send out letters explain.
ing the plans OF the association to all
members.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
ACTIVITIES or COUNTY
AGENT REACH WISCONSIN
THROUGH THESE COLUMNS

That the circulation OF the Ard
moreite Is far reaching. was shown
by a letter received from the @. u.
Lewis Company OF watertown. Wis.
saturday. by !. W. Simkins. county
agent. The letter stated that Off
clals Of the company at the Wisconsin
city had read OF the county agents
activities in the bee industry by read.
ing the Ardmoreite.
The letter also stated that the man
ngcr OF q branch office OF the COM
pany at Memphis, Tenn. would ex-
tend whatever aid might be desired
By the bee producers OF Loce and
Carter counties. The company man.
ufactures equipment for bees and
beehfves.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
DEVASTATION IS
BEYOND DESCRIPTION

.Colarado Springs, Colo. June A.
The devastation wrought by fire and
flood at Pueblo last night, and today
is beyond description according to Z.
s. Railsback. special agent Of the At
Gibson. Topeka. and Santa Fe, railway
there.
Mr.. Railsback made his way TO Col
orado Springs ut 2 o'clock this after
noon on Santa Fe Motor ear In an
effort TO get into communication with
La Junta over the Union Pacific wires
to order relief train to Pueblo.
Hundreds OF lives were lost ana
millions OF dollars In property de-
stroycd," said Railbeck. "The main
business district Of the city Is wiped
out by fire and water and II probably
never will be known how many hum
dreds Of people perished.
Entire residence districts In sew.
eral lowlands were wiped out. I spent
the night with hundreds Of other. men
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
Ardmore Rotarians With Their
Wines and Sweethearts Guests
of Berwyn Thrift Club at Most
Eniouable Gathering on Friday
STARS AND STRIPES FLOAT .
OVER president HARDING

New York, June 1.-THE former
German passenger liner Kaiser
Wilhelm H." has been renamed
president Harding" Sy officials OF
the United States Mail Steamship
Company.
During the war the President
Harding" was known as the Aga
memnon" and was operated by the
navy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
Federal Government Will.
Investigate Tulsa Riot;.
Freeing for the State
TULSA PREPARES FOR
GRAND JURY PROBING

Tulsa. June 4.-County officers
will join with Attorney General
Freezing, when the grand jury
meets here Wednesday in making
a thorough investigation of the race
war and rioting which swept over
this city Tuesday night and Thurs
day. All trouble instigators will be
hunted out and dealt with by the
law, irrespective of who they may
be.
The Red Cross continues to do
good work in aiding in the relief
of the situation and in helping to
bring order out of chaos.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
PROHIBITION OFFICERS FOR
BORDER STATES NAMED

Washington. Juno Andrew j.
Stroup Of Albuquerque, y, NJ. was APP
pointed today supervising federal pro-
hibitlon agent for the border department
with headquarters at I'll Paso, Texas.
Dudley W. snyder Of Clayton, y, NJ.
was named federal prohibition director
for the state OF New Mexico.
The border department includes the
states of Arizona and New Mexico and
most OF the state of Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
Cloudbursts In Mountain Region of Colorado Garry
Death And Destruction To Thousands of Families
MANY KILLED WHEN PASSEN-
GER TRAINS OVERTURNED

Denver, June 1.-Two trains
turned over last night in the rail-
way yards at Pueblo and many
persons were killed. according to
information received late today by
the Denver Post. The trains were
Denver K Rio Grande No. 3. which
left Denver for Pueblo at 1856 p.
IN. yesterday. and Missouri Pacific
No. u. which left the Pueblo union
station at o'clock last night. No
estimate Of how many persons were
killed was received. but 1t was said
the trains were both filled with
passengers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
Floods Sweep All Before
7hemmArkansas Valley
As Water Breaks Dams
ONE OF TEN SURVIVORS
OF MEXICAN WAR DEAD
AT AGE OF NINETYTWO

Boise. Idaho. June f.-Chasteen
Dunavan. 80. one OF the ten sur
vivors Of the Mexican war, died
here today ut the soldiers home
He was a member Of company h.
10th infantry, Z. s. A.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-05
WHILE OKLAHOMA SWELTERS
STREAMS AND LAKES FREEZE
IN STATE NORTH WISCONSIN

Brentwood. Wis. June 4.-Reports
received here today say that ice
one-eighth OF an inch thick formed
on lakes and streams in this part
Of the state last night.