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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-08
PRESIDENTS OF WESTERN
RAILWAYS FILE ANSWER TO
CHARGES By LABOR UNIONS

Continued From l'ase One,
rates. since the interstate commerce
commission specifically bases the rates
upon a valuation made by the commit
tee itself.
1T is charged that the railways and
concerns from which they buy fuel. ma
terials. supplies and equipment are un-
der the same financial control and that,
in consequence, the railways pay ex-
cessive prices to those other concerns.
Every railway buys materials from
literally hundreds of different ccal. iron
and steel. lumber and equipment COM
panies all over the country and the
charge that the railways and all these
concerns are under the same financial
control is absurdly untrue.
Even if they were under the same
control this would not prove that the
railways pay excessive prices and in
disputable facts regarding almost in
Vulnerable transactions of the purchas-
ing departments Of the railways couii
be presented to show that they do not
and have not paid higher prices than
other purchasers Of the same things
Absolutely the only evidence purportinc
to support this charge is that the rail-
ways paid high prices last year for hav-
ing very small part of their locomo'
tives and cars repaired in outside
plants. Any fair comparison of the
prices for these outside repairs and
10 4 l,a, 10 no f,oa
them in railway shops. will prove thai
the prices paid to outside plants were
not excessive.
III is charged that the railways have
wasted immense sums by not moderni1
ing their locomotives. Figures given by
Mr. Lauck himself show, however, that
improved devices have been installed
with remarkable rapidity on locomotives
within the last ten years. considering
the difficulties the railways had in rails
ing capital for improvements. The best
measure of the increase in the service
obtained from locomotives is the ave.
age trainload. In 1915, this was 1893
tons while ii was in 1920 643 tons, an
increase of 81 per cent.
Mr.. Lauck cites other alleged wastes,
which even if proved exist. could be
remedied only by making great improve
ments involving the investment Of large
amounts OF new capital.
This capital would be obtained only
if the railways would be able to make
a net operating income to pay re.
turn upon it. The railways are trying
TO increase their net operating income
by reducing their excessive operating
expense. Within recent months the
prices of everything the railways bug
except labor, have been reduced.
Among the items of alleged waste
Mr.. Lauck mentions is loss and damage
In 1917, the last year before govern
ment control, payments for loss and
damage TO freight were only $55, 900 600.
In 1919 after two years of government
control, this had increased to slO6,S04,-
600 or 205 per cent Mr.. Lauck defends
government unified control but fails
to point out that such a large saving in
this item is possible because it was
so increased under government con-
troll"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-08
PECAN GROWERS MEET
SATURDAY, MAY THE llTH

The Oklahoma Pecan Growers Asso.
citation that was to have a meeting here
yesterday deferred the same until mex,
Saturday afternoon when they will
meet at the Chamber Of Commerce :,
discuss plans for future operations.
Every member and every one intcres
ted in the pecan industry is requisites
To he present as there is much i'm
portant business TO be discussed.
Considerable budding has been done
this spring and the pecan crop looks
very favorable at this time
The meeting will be held promptly
AT o'clock and every one is requested
to be there promptly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-08

declared. in a speech before the Lions
Club. that the oklahoma Railway
Company's street car system is one Of
the best in the United States.
Major Niles stated that H. e in
terested in securing better electric rail
way service for the people oi the state
and that. with this in view, he had
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-08

closely observed street car systems IN
other states. He expressed the be-
lief that the two hest street railway
systems in the United States that had
come under his observation, were
those AT Los Angeles. Cal, and at ok
lahorna city Major Niles declared
that of the two systems he rather
preferred that of Oklahoma City.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-08
OKLA. RAILWAY COMPANY
SYSTEM COMPIIMENTED

Oklahoma City, May 3.-Najor Alva
j. Niles. an officer in the world war.
Tulsa banker and president of the
chamber of commerce of that city.
during a recent visit to Oklahoma city
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-08

Chicago Windows ~ two south side
apartment buildings recently purchased
from white owners by negroes. We're
broken and the walls pittcd by the eX-
plosion Of a dynamite bomb shortly he.
fore midnight last night UTrldayl M
one was seriously injured.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-08
EPW0RTH LEAGUE GIVES
PROGRAM AT CHURCH
THIS EVENING. 6:i5 O'CL0CI

The Epworth League of Broadway
NJ, T.. Church will give the pageant,
"The Spirit of the Epworth League"
tonight al 6:Ij o'clock.
The following will take part:
The Spirit Blanche Fraley
The Spirits Attendants:
Worship Guyton
Community Conscience Lucille Cathey
Fellowship Berta stevens
World Vision Roberta Jones
Quartet Assisting;
Marzette Fry, Pearl Guyton, Jean
Lcdbcttcr. Marion Scott
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-08

Okmulgee.-All schools of Bcggs have
been ordered closed because of an epi-
demic Of small poX there, according 10
reports reaching here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-08

Russell Weeks. who underwent an
operation at the Won Keller hospital
last Thursday for appendicitis. was
reported yesterday as doing very nice.
iy and his early and complete re-.
covery is expected within o. short
time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-08

call has been made to the mem.
bers OF the George II. Anderson post
TO meet "Wednesday evening at the
Chamber Of Commerce rooms at 1850
o'clock. to hear from a representative
from national headquarters who Is
doing field organization. Each and
every member is requested to attend
this important meeting and hear what
national headquarters is doing and
Legion activities nationally.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-08

Dr. and Mrs. II. o. Early n okla.
homa City are the weekend guests
OF +, II. Sherwood, 2l7 B street.
southwest
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-08

For qdick results. use Ardmoreil.
want ads.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-08
STREET STORIES

Mr.. and Mrs Roy Riner and two
children, who have been spending
few days with friends and relatives
in this city. returned To their home
at Wichita Falls Saturday.
\. d. Davis, Il prominent merchant
and farmer Of Fox, was transactng
business In the city yesterday.
G. W. Railway state dairy Inspector.
was here Saturday inspecting some OF
the work Of the boys dairy club work.
ers and giving a demonstration Of
milk testing. Mr. Railway and the
county agent visited the dairy farm
OF W. X. Hedges in the afternoon
where a feeding demonstration was
inaugurated that will be watched with
interest by other diarymen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-08
all Colors
Uhites

Gray and tan, blue and gray, green
and gray; plain gray, tan, black. AL
ways in good taste are the plain white
flannels-worn with any color coat
or sweater-apropos for most any
summer occasion. Excellent values
at $l4.95.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-08
Briefly--.Skirts

Predominant are those of HEREIN
THERE, a crinkly, crepe-y service
able silky skirting shown here exclu-
sively. In checks and stripes chiefly
knife and box pleated. Similar
things in Canton Crepe, Fan-ta-si,
Flannel. Some good-looking wool
plaids.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-20
Unclaimed Bank Deposits.

| At regular intervals the state bank
commissioner is required to publish
list OF the names OF those who have
deposits in state banks of more than
$50 and which is unclaimed for at
least five years. One would think
that there are few people who would
forget to claim sum of from $50
to $25oo, yet the statement recently
published by Bank Commis En-
right shows that there are several
hundred OF just such people. In the
list there are two former state Off
cials with substantial deposits in the
Jefferson City banks. One former
treasurer of St. Louis has deposit of
$75 to his credit. or to the credit of
the city, as the account is in the name
of the city treasurer. There are a
large number OF estates and trust
funds with money to their credit,
many OF these will in all probability
never be claimed. as the administrat-
or or trustee has closed the estate and
been discharged. Perhaps in many
cases there is an element OF tragedy
in the unclaimed deposit, the deposit
or may have died without notifying
anyone OF the account One St. Louis
bank has six accounts, aggregatinG
$I,5o363, to the credit OF X on its
books There are many civic organi-
zations, one or two insurance COM
panies and several we'll known busi-
ness firms listed and one. church
seems to have forgotten deposit of
fifty odd dollars. Along with the
ballot the fair sex seem to have to be
having their own bank accounts as
they are well represented. the only
unclaimed deposit reported by the
Bates county banks being one from
Butler and the depostor being q
woman
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-20
OFFERS GARDNER A PLACE
Hyde Chooses Ex-Governor as State
University Curator.

Jefferson City. Jan. 14.-Governor
Hyde announced today he had ten
dered the place OF curator for tile
state university to Ex-Governor Gard
ner but had received no acceptance
yet. Gardner is to take the place OF
P. +. Burton, Joplin, publisher.
The governor made the announce
mcnt when asked today how many
I ames of Gardner's recess appoint.
n,cnts, sent back today by the senate,
would be returned to the senate. The
governor said he was sure he would
not return the names of the old po-
lice and election, commissioners Of
Kansas City. But he added that he
would return the name of John Kur1z
of Kansas City, recently appointed a
member of the public service COM
mission for a term expiring nexr
a >ril.
The name of Tim Birmingham,
state fish and game warden, the gov
trnor said. would not be sent back to
the senate. The governor was asked
about Lee Dunlap OF Kansas City,
state industrial inspector. He started
10 answer, then replied that he had
not investigated the list sufficiently to
answer. However, he added that a
lew OF - names would be resub-
m!ttcd.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-20
Rich Hill Boys Arrested in Kansas
City Charged With Burglary.

Orten Howrey, 1o years old, Of Ne
vada, and Teddy Rees, II, of Rich
Hill, were ARRESTED in Kansas City
last week while they were attempting:
to pawn articles OF jewelry supposed
to be that stolen from the c. w. Or
.ris home in Rich Hill some time ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orris went to Kansas
City Thursday and were able to iden-
tify nearly all Of the articles as those
stolen from their house on the night
Of their daughters wedding. Howrey
confessed that he had robbed the Cr-
ris home, but that he had done the
job alone. Rees would make no
statement.
Friday Deputy Sheriff Bert Brad
ley brough the young men to Butler
and placed them in Jail. Monday
they were taken before Justice of the
Peace B. F. Jeter, when they admitted
their guilt and were committed to Jail
to await the action of the Bates COM
ty circuit court.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-20
The Trimble Drug Store Sold.

q ]. A. Trimble, one OF Buffers pio
neer druggists, Monday disposed ot
llis store in the Inn building to Wm
q. McAdoo and G. A. Owen, both al
Lees Summit. The new owners took
possession Immediately.
Il Mr.. McAdoo is an experienced
druggist, having conducted stores in
Pleasant Hill and Lees Summit. Mr.
Gwen having been for some time
engaged in" the grain business at
Lees Summit. They are both wide
awake, energetic business men and
will keep the Trimblc store up 10 the
high standard that it has maintained
for so many years. The name of the
new firm will be the Owen -McAdoo
Drug Company. 6. A. VanHall. one
Of the best prescription clerks in town
viii remain with the new firm.
Mr.. Trimble has not yet definitely
decided as to his future, hut viii
spend the remainder of the winter IT,
California for the benefit of his
health, which has not been OF tho
best for some time.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-20
Missourians to the Front.

Press dispatches recently noted the
unusual winnings OF the dairy herd
shown at the Pacific international
Livestock Exposition at Portland ~
the dairy department of Washington
State Agricultural College under the
direction of Prof. +. G. Woodward.
Woodward is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Missouri College of Agri-
culture. His showing at Portland
received two championship ribbons
and five first prizes in one of the
biggest shows of the year. 1t is in
teresting also to note that the super.
intendent OF the dairy department at
this great Western exposition was
also a Missouri man, P. Nj. Brandt,
who received his training under Prof.
Eckles at the Missouri College OF
Agriculture. Both of these Mis-
sol,rians have won high place in the
dairy industry in Amcrica-another
example of the soundness of the
training offered by the school.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-20
NUMBER IS
American Red Cross.

/ Department of Nursing Bureau
of Public Health Nursing.
Monthly Report of scho:: nursing
done by Elsie O. Barnett, Bates
county, Mo, month Of Dece1nher,
1920.
Number school visited, =.
Total number visits made to
schools, I8.
Number pupils examined, 14e.
Number pupils found defective. 3o8
| Number cases corrected, l68
Total number defects found boys.
s33: girls. 444. .
Vision: Boys, 80; girls. 81.
Teeth: Boys, 1871; girls. go.
Ionsils: Boys, 1874; girls. Io4.
Mouth breathing: Boys, Io6; girls,
os.
Hearing: Boys, 10; girls. e.. ..
10 per cent or more underweigh.:
Boys. 81; girls, os:
Others: Boys, IS; girls, 18.
Total number defects corrected:
Boys, So; Girls, ITO.
Vision: Boys, 1; girls, I.
Teeth: Boys, 16; girls, 50.
Tonsils:' Boys :; girls, 8.
Mouth breathing: Boys, 6; girls,
10 per cent or more under weight:
Boys. ID; girls. &c.
Scabies: Boys, 8; girls. S.
Pediculosis: Boys, 6; girls, IS.
Exclusions-1mpetigo, 2; Scabies,
IS; Pediculosis, 81; Sore Throat, 2;
Temperature, r.
Referred to physician, 26I.
Referred to dentist, zoo.
Treatments in school. I.
Class talks, II.
Parent consultations at school. 8.
Hours in school, 72.
Home visits, I8.
1t gratifying to note that out of
approximately 1000 children en-
amined during the school year, 1853
defects are known to have been cor
rected.
The next meeting of the commit
tee on Nursing Activities will be
held iii the Red Gross Room in the
corner on the first floor
of the Bates county court house on
Wednesday, February 2. at 800 p.
m. Members appointed to this Com
!nittee out in the county are especial
ly urged to attend.
Very truly yours, :,
EULA B. MAINS,
Secretary Of the Committee on
Nursing Activities.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-20
Rebekah Installation.

Carnation Rebekah Lodge No. 23S,
I. O. 0. F.. held their annual installa
ton Of officers at their hall in the
Inn building Thursday evening OF last
week. At the conclusion of the reg
ular business of the evening a sub
stantial lunch was enjoyed by the
members present. The following arc
the officers installed:
Noble Grand, Lea Robbins
Vice-Grand, Nina Culver
Secretary, Fanny Gibson
Treasurer, Jennie Yeomans
r. S. N. G., Nellie Bolen
l.. S. N. G.. Anna Anderson
Conductor, Johnny Ray
Warden, Maggie Morgan
N r. S.SV. G.. May Hensley
I. S. N. G.. Jane Rook
Chaplain, Dora Harshaw
r. A. S., Georgia Sutton
l.. A. S.. Anna Hill
]. G., Dorothy Smiser
@. G., Lula Seese ls@
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-20
The First Snow.

Butler and Bates county had their
first snow storm of the season Thurs.
day morning of last week. The snow
commenced falling early in the morn
ing and continued until afternoon, at
the end of which time the g.ol,nd
was covered to Il depth of abunt six
inches. AS there were no high winds
the snow was not badly driited and
the roads remained open. SATURDAY
and Sunday the weather was fair aud
there was considerable melting but
Sunday night it turned cold; the n:cr-
Curry dropping TO about 10 abov..
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-20
cottor,-Clardy.

I. Wm. II. Cotton OF this city and
AIRS. Malvry H. Clardy. of Butler
took the train here Thursday for Ne
Evada, where they were married al
2:3o o'clock Thusday, January I3, by
KY: Arthur Stout, pastor Of the
Ckristian Church there, the marriage
taxing place at Rev. Stout's residence.
sI1cy left at once for Ell Dorado
Springs.
Mr.. Cotton is wealthy, pioneer
lcitizen of this county. owning fine
country home on the western sub
infbs. and the bride is cultured and
refined woman of Butler. The happy
couple have the best wishes OF many
trifnds for happiness and prosperity.
They will reside at Mr.. Cotton's coun-
fry home here.-Rich Hill Review.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-20
RED CROSS ASSISTS 1oo. .ooo
MISSOURI FAMILIES IN ~,
lQ2o' "
Report Issued Today Shows That
100000 Was Expended by South
west Division in Work II Suc-
cor Throughout State.

More than 100000 families were as
sisted. and more than $lcD5c3 wa:
L:.pended in helping them, .,y tn.
Southwest Division OF tn. Rcd Cross
with headquarters in S.. Louis during
the year just closed, according 70 the
(: Il port Of the division, which was
made public last week,
+, The Southwest division ncindcs
Missouri. Kansas, Arkansas, Okla.
homa and Texas in which the Red
Cross has 63o chapters. These
through the home service section dur.
ing the past year handled o1,3.7 cases
Tor former soldiers, wrote more than
10000 letters, expended $3ss.4Io.sz
in gifts or loans to service men and
assisted 356,soI families either finan..
cially or in other ways
One of the important tasks .shicch
fel to the lot of the Red Cross Turing
the year was the relief extended to
Southwest towns and cities in the face
OF emergencies and disasters. More
than half million dollars VIZ, spent
in this work in Taney County. Mo-, at
Grand View. Tex. at Chelsea peggs,
Milburton and Oklahoma City. Ok,
and at Paris and Bartlesvill., Ark.
A volunteer corps of 12,ooc relief
workers to assist in such emergencies
has been orxani3cA'hy the Southwest
division.
During the year the Red Cross con-
tinued its camp eerrice >at army hos
pitals, camps. posts at >o1tposts, in.
GLIDING II major c.inps and s, out
posts. The average number 'of men
served i'll these posts during the year
was 10000 and the average number
helped in the hospitals was 1900. Al
most 400 moving picture shows were
given at which there was an attend
ance Of S5.S7S and at Iis- miscellane-
ous entertainments I66,31I soldiers
attended.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-20

Rceder, aged 10. 10 these orphaned
boys 90 out the sympathy OF the en-
tire community in their great loss.
The oldest son, Jack, will spend the
remainder Of the winter with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Green
Walton, in this city. Green and Rob-
crt will make their home with their
uncle, Ivan Reeder, at Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-20

a. G. Flatcr, 90 years old, a bach
.lor. while intoxicated, called at the
home OF Beatrice McC,tbbin, ii, al
Clinton Wednesday and shot her
with revolver because she refused
to accompany him to a nearby store.
The girl is not expected to live. Flat
er is in jail.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-20
Sees Wheat Back to Sa.

St. Paul, Jan. rA.-Wheat will so IN
be back to s. and farmers will be able
to sell it at small profit, ]. M. An
derson. president of the Equity I. v
operative Exchange, said today. Then
the farmer, the banker, the country
storekeeper, the butcher and every
body will be satisfied. he said
There will be no sudden decline.
nor no sudden rise in grain prices.
Wheat now is about % cents above
the low peak six weeks ago and MOI.
malcy is almost heee, Anderson stas-
ed. .s57'.s2y .ss.. a. - i
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-20

he above encouragement was
somewhat of surprise to the many
friends Of the bride in this city, all Of
whom wish the happy couple all joy
and happiness.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-01-20
G. A. r. Post. No. So.

All &. a. r. members are rcques cd
to meet at the court house IN I,lige
Newsom's office at O'Clock the sth
Of February.
f3:4 .....s.. II. S, Williams. Com.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-06
| IDlEAJT1HIS
H GRADY SMITH.

H. Grady Smith, 30 years of age,
died Friday morning at 9:l0 o'clock
at the family residence on Hill
street, death following an illness
extending over a period Of a year.
Funeral service will De held Sat
mday morning at Plains, with Rev.
l.. B. Johnson, pastor of the Baptist
Church of that city, officiating, a.
sisted by Rev. Henry =. Brookshirc,
pastor of Central Baptist Church Of
Americas.
Surviving him arr mis- widow, Mrs.
Lavert Minnick Smith, enc sister,
Mrs. F. X. Halstea5 and one broth
err, II. w. Smith. al IF whom reside
in Americas.
Mr.. Smith was born and reared in
Marion county, where he spent the
early years Of his life with his par
ents at their home in that county
He had been resident of Americas
for the past six years, and was con
nected with the motive department
of the Seaboard Airline Railroad. he
was member Of the Brotherhood of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-06

graduation recital on Monday even
ing at the Cincinnati Conservatory
of Music, displaying a pure, melli-
fluous soprano Of fine texture. Her
upper tones are particularly rich,
the voice as a whole flexible and
true Her program was artistic in
construction and delivered With
earnestness and authority.
Miss Clark displayed voice Of
lovely quality, pure and warm, and
of such range as to meet the re-
quirements Of the concert artist
which she shows evidence of becom-
ing"
Friends in Americas Of Miss Clark
are proud Of her distinction in be
IN asked to become member of the
faculty of the Conservatory, and are
watching her career with interest.
Honors are being heapd upon this
gifted young woman, in that she has
been invited on several occasions to
sing IN other cities by special re-
quest of some celebrity.
Miss Clark has accepted an invita-
ton to sing in the Emery Auditor
lum, to an accompaniment of a 65-
piece orchestra, and also on May II,
when she will sing at the Gibson Ho-
tel for the Wholesale Grocers Con-
ventlon which will be held in the city
for several days.