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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-24
TRUCK GROWERS TO
MEET IN IMPORTANT
SESSION SATURDAY

On account of district court being in
session which caused the absence of
several members Of the Truck Growers
Association the meeting which was
to have been held at the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday was postponed
until next Saturday at O'Clock.
Secretary Holiday desires every men,
ber to be present at this meeting as
matters of importance are to be dis
cussed.
Talks on these matters will be made
by r. l.. Scott, whose subject is THE
Growing of Melons," w. NJ. Brooks
Cooperation of Melon Growers" and
o. K. Darden who will speak on 1.-THE
Importance of Sufficient Acreage"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-24
MANY ENJOY FLIGHTS
IN AEROPLANE ARDMORE

County Attorney and Mrs. Mathers
have returned from Marietta where
they visited their ranch by aeroplane
Arthur Oakley took them to the ranch
in the aeroplane Ardmore. 1t was the
first flight that either of them had
ever taken and they were a little nerv-
Gus at the starting but when once they
were in the air the fright left them and
they thoroughly enjoyed the trip. ut
was worth a thousand dollars" said
Mr.. .Mathers upon his return.
Billie Frame has also taken his first
flight with Mr.. Oakley as pilot and Ed
die Ramsey hired the plane to take him
on trip to the new oil field in Pom
totoc county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-24
STREET STORIES

Tom Overstreet Of Brock was in the
city yesterday on business.
DR.. Dow Taylor of Woodford was
transacting business in the city vest,
terday. Dr. Taylor beside being one
of the county's most prominent ply
slcians is n breeder of fancy cattle,
and has one OF the finest herds Of Jer-
seys in this section of the state
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-24

Notwithstanding pleasant weather
trade in the city was not so brisk yest-
erday as for several Saturdays past.
Farmers as q rule We're in the fields
with the crops and not in town.
Don Cochran, secretary Of the local
gun club received quite number OF
letters from prominent trap shooters Of
the state saying that they wanted TO
enter the big tournament here in July
and are getting their names in early.
Thanks 10 the activity OF the Civic
League the city is cleaner OF trash at
present than for many months in the
past according to o report from the city
health department
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-24
CORN NEAR GLENN
IN GOOD CONDITION

+. F. Riser, superintendent OF the
Fitzgerald farm and ranch near Glenn
was in the city yesterday and stated
that the green bug menace was not
worrying him in the least, that wheat
and other grains were looking well and
that the corn on the place was coming
along nicely after being slightly bit
ten by the recent frosts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-24
NEW YORK CENTRAL TO CUT
WAGE-SCALE 20 PER CENl

New York, April 23.-The New York
Central Railroad Company It was learn
ed here today has notified all classes OF
its skilled labor of proposed readjust
ment in wage and working conditions
to be placed in effect May 20. Wage
reductions of 20 per cent are proposed
Ii is said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-24

years was chief clerk in the office of
the Internal Revenue Collector of Okla.
norma is here visiting with Miss Lavine
wood who was formerly with that de-
partment. Miss Cardell is now asso-
ciated with Hubert l.. Bolen who has
established law offices in Oklahoma
City and Tulsa.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-24
SCOUTS TAKE EXAMINATIONS
MONDAY AND TUESDAY; COURT
OF HONOR ON WEDNESDAY

Final examinations for second class
scout requirements will be given Mon
o'clock at the scout hut in preparation
for the court of honor which will DE
held Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
at the Chamber of Commerce.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-24

Harley T. Harreld is here from Okla
homa City visiting with his parents and
with his brother Eugene Harreld Of
the post office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
PENSION WARRANTS Warrants for Confederate Veterans and Widows Uncalled for at Court

Pension warrants have been received at the office of J. F. Stiles, judge of pro- bate, for a number of Confederate vet erans and widows of Confederate vet erans. These warrants have been ready for delivery since January 1, but have not been called for. Unless they are called for before February 1, they will be re- turned to the state auditor in Montgom- cry.
 The following persons are urged to cal at the probate office and secure their warrants: Mrs. Mary J. Warren, Mrs J.. R. Walker Mrs. F. M. Williams, Mrs. M. J. Wilkey, Mrs. Polly Smith, Mrs. Martha c. Stanley, Mrs. Margaret Scott, Mrs. Cornelia Skelton, Rev. J. S. Shaw Mrs. M. A. Randall. Mrs. Mary V. Rus sell. Mrs Lucilla Ramsey. w. M. Oden, A. F. Payne, E. A. Norris. J. H. Miller, Mrs. Elizaheth McPhersou Mra T. P
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
ARCTIC EXPLORER
 ID LECTURE HERE Vi|hjaImur Stefansson to Speak on Arctic Regions at Tem-
 pie Emanu-EI

vilhjalmur Stefansson, the arctic ex- plorer, will lecture tomorrow night at s o'clock at the Temple Emanu-El, under the auspices of the Birmingham Lyceum course. He will speak on the great pos abilities of the frozen northland
 MT. Stefansson will arrive in the city today at noon and will be at the Tut wiler.
 In his lecture MT. Stefansson states the arctic regions are in reality a bound | ess stock range capable of raising herds that will feed the world The barren tundras, according to Mr. Stefansson reach out in limitless direction and may be had for the taking. The stock that graze on them--the reindeer and the caribou-need no barns nor haystacks The reindeer provides for itself. Pro- tected from the northern wolf, it could be raised in unlimited hundreds of thou sands, sufficient to feed the meat eating world, according to Mir. Stefansson.
 This was one of the theories of the northland which was upset by MT. Stef- ansson during his five years spent in the arctic. Instead of finding a bleak, bar ren country he discovered land with plenty of food for the traveller, provided the traveller learns how to obtain 1t. He found land of first-class ranges, rather than an eternal desolation of snow and ice. He found land rich in possibili- ties for future development along food producing lines.
 In his lecture, My Five Years in .he Arctic" MT. Stefansson explodes many of the old theories of life and vegetation in the polar circles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
PICKS UP CUDGELS
 FOR BIRMINGHAM
Checks New Orleans Attempt to Lay Claim to South's
 TalleSt Building

H. B. Payne of Harmon La, capitalist and oil operator has risen to the vindi- cation of Birmingham as possessing the tallest building in the south. the Jeffer- son County Bank building.
 Charles Sumner, writing from Hope, Ark, encloses a communication from Mir. Payne to the Shreveport Times i'll which he corrects a statement to the eff feet that New Orleans is to have the tallest building. MT. Payne has been q visitor to Birmingham several times ana knew what he was talking about
 In his communication to the Tilnes, MT Payne says:
 'In your issue of January Is, under the heading, Orleans Lays Corner Stone of New Exchange, the following para : graph appears: The other was the driving of the final bolt in the 23-stciy sky yscraper tower of the New Hibernia Bank building, the highest structure any where in the south and rivaling the tall est buildings in the east.
 Tt behooves me to again come to the aid of Old Birmingham. for the Times representative in New Orleans must have bet on Tippety Witchet-and presumed the Hibernia building was the tallest south Let him visit the Magic City and he will find the Jefferson County Bank building is 27 (twenty-seven) stories high, exclusive of the mammoth roof garden"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
SCHOOL LIBRARY IS
 IN NEED OF BOOKS

Plans are being made for the estab- lishment of a library at the Shades Cahaba High school. according to an announcement made yesterday by J. M Ward. the principal of the school. There is no money with which to pur- chase books. but an appeal is being made to the public to give books that they have read and no longer care for to this school
 The Shades Cahaba High school was recently completed at cost of $52,000. while the equipment cost approximate ly $S.000 There are at the present time l8o pupils in this school MT. Ward stated and the need of library for them has been felt for some time. Anyone having books they will do- nate to this school library are urged to notify him at 171s Tuscaloosa ave- nue. or phone West End 47O-J. and he will call for them.
 Members of the faculty of this school are J. M. Ward. principal; Miss Lucille Ellenberg, Miss Mary Spencer. Miss Blanche Evans. Miss Helen Shamburger, Miss Ramalee Gilbert and Miss Gussie Yielding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
CHAMBERDON HELD
 IN MEMPHIS ON A
 MANN ACT CHARGE
Birmingham Couple Registered In Tennessee as Man and Wife, Charged By
 Police

Memphis. Tenn, January 22 22--(Special) P. L. Chamberdon, 26 Birmingham. is facing a charge of white slavery, and Katherine Fadely, r, is on her way back to Birmingham, where she was in train ing as nurse, following the arrest of the couple by detectives here. Chamber don was arrested at the postoffce and the girl at tbe Plaza hotel. after they had registered at several local hotels as man and wife.
 The girl, according to Chamberdon's 5 own story, met him in Birmingham and was induced by him to take an auto ride. She then insisted on following him to Memphis, he told the police, so he bor- rowed enough money to bring her here, and they registered at the Gayoso hotel as man and wife, intending, he claimsi. to get married. Lack of funds prevented their marriage, he told police.
 They went from the Gayoso to the Ad- Ter and then to the Plaza, where they again registered as man and wife.
 The girls father arrived in Memphis from Birmingham and took his daughter home.
 Chamberdon is being held for violation of the Mann act.
 Tt was all my fault. don't care what you do with me, but I don't want ycu to punish him." said Miss Fadely to DO lcemen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
FINAL SETTLEMENT
 OF HOWELL ESTATE
Hearing on the Accounts of Special Administrator Set
 In Chancery Court

February has been set as the date for the final hearing on the accounts of Mrs. Sallie Wade, special administratrix of the estate of Emory M. Novel;, Bir- mingham oil magnate. who died more than year ago in Cincinnati.
 Order to this effect was issued yester- day by Judge Hugh A. Locke in the chancery division of the circuit court Since the death of Novel; conflicting heirs have waged a large amount of lit- igation in the courts of Birmingham and Cincinnati.
 The order directs the register in chan cery to report to the court on the date set as to the correctness of the accounts of the special administratrix and as to the amount of the commission to which she is entitled, Following the filing of a petition some time ago by Mrs. Wade asking that she be discharged, the order was entered referring the matter to the register The administration of the state was removed from the probate to the chancery division of the court some time ago,
 The administration of the estate has been involved in considerable litigation since the death of Novel;, intestate when a common law wife appeared in Cincinnati and made claims to portion of the estate for herself and her three children Representatives of Nowells $ children in Birmingham contested her claims and after considerable litigation an agreement was reached between the conflicting heirs Under this agreement the home place in Birmingham and other was given to the heirs here and interest was turned over to the law wife and her three children. The court concurred in the agreement and settled the claims
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
HARDING BEGINS
 FLORIDA CRUISE
With Departure From St. Au- gustine President Elect Says
 Goodby to Cares

St. Augustine. Fla, January 22.-The houseboat Victoria containing President elect Harding and party of friends left here late today for leisurely fishing cruise down the east coast of Florida and at dusk tied up for the night near Sum mer Haven, twenty miles to the south.
 With his departure from St. Augustine, the President-eect said good-by to his cares and virtually went into seclusion for two weeks of rest and recreation. He expects to come ashore at two or three points to play golf, but during most or the trip he intends to keep out of the public eye and to forget the national problems that must be solved before March
 MT. Harding reached St. Augustine from Marion shortly before noon, made short call at the hotel which will be his home for month after he returns from the fishing trip on February z, and played a round of golf before going aboard the Victoria. crowd applauded him when he alighted from his train and later a lot of persons gathered at the pier to cheer him as the houseboat started on her voyage.
 The Victoria belongs to Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen of New Jersey. whose guest MT. Harding will be during the fishing trip Others in the party in clude George B. Christian, Jr., the Prest- dent-elect's private secretary; Harry M Daugherty of Columbus; Senator A. 5. Fall of New Mexico and Henry P Fletcher former ambassador to Mexico.
 On her trip south the Victoria, a ninety foot craft, will remain within the Indian river, which is land-locked arm of the Atlantic extending the length of the state. Although she looks more like a yacht than a houseboat the Victoria is not powerful enough to go to sea and is not equipped with lights suitable for running o< y,i0bt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23

met in conference at the Civic Asso- citation, wired the postoffice depart ment at Washington. assuring them that adequate bids will be forthcom- ing, and wired to several cities urging the Chamber of Commerce to get in touch with bidders.
 Airplanes contracting to carry 800 pounds of mail will be privileged to carry passengers and express to sup plement the amount guaranteed by the government.
 The postoffice department has sug- gested that the company bidding for the contract use 200o-pound capacity airplane and carry several passengers and express on every trip out of Bir- mingham or Chicago,
 As soon as the local people announce to the postoffice department that bids are available, they will be advertised Tor and received by Assistant Postmas- ter General Prager at Washington.
 The establishment of this route, it Is stated. will save many hours in the delivery of mail in the territory served through Birmingham Nashville, Evans vile and Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
LOCAL ELKS PLAN
 CHARITY BAZAAR

Birmingham Lodge No. 79, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks have made plans to stage a big bazar beginning Monday, February 14, and continuing un- til February 21, the receipts to go to the charity funds of the lodge. In the event a central location cannot be secured downtown the affair will be held at the Elks home, Eighth avenue. and Nine teenth street. The bazar will include many special features such as dancing music and popular contests.
 The committee in charge of the bazaar is composed of Dr. B. A. Fox, w. K. Dewey, A. s. Winch, Robert Hernandez, Sam Carpenter and others. It is plan ming to raise at least 5000 to be used for charity purposes at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
 Birmingham lodge is one of the best in the south and I feel confident that the bazaar will be big success said Dr. Fox, chairman of the committee -eWe are going to have Thanksgiving Day celebration this year that will sur pass anything we have attempted be- fore. It is to raise funds for this pur- pose that the bazar will be held.
 "The Elks will distribute between 75o and 1000 baskets of food on Thanksgiv- ing Day to the needy families of Bir- mingham. Nobody will be permitted to go hungry in Birmingham on that day if we can prevent it. The Elks' Christi mas tree and distribution of presents 10 the poor children of Birmingham will of course be continued, as in previous years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
SID CONAN RESIGNS
 SERVICE WITH STATE

Sid Cowan, in charge of the deputies of the state law enforcement department, stationed in Walker county to assist Tn maintaining order in connection with the coal miners strike, has taken off his badge. He left the service of the state Friday
 q have no statement to make at this time,' said MT. Cowan when asked by the Age-Herald in regard to his resig- nation Chief Austin also declined to make a statement.
 Mr Cowan was one of the first mem bers of the prohibition enforcement squad to be named by MT. Austin as deputy Already widelyknown as fearless or ficer of the law, having served for many years as a deputy sheriff of Jefferson county, he added to his reputation dur ing the recent strike and was compil- mented for diligence in the report Of the special grand jury which last week probed the lynching of Will Baird, a miner at Jasper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
OVER $3O0,00O IS
 INVESTED YESTERDAY

Papers incorporating two new con cerns and increasing the capital stock Of ar other were filed yesterday in the office of J. F, Stiles. judge of probate.
 The Parisian Bakery company has a capital stock of 5000. and will begin busi- ness with g, 400 of that amount paid in. Officers are E. E. Gilmore, president and treasurer; F. c. Gilmore. vice president and J. R. Hitzman. secretary. In addi- ton to the officers, N. A. Gilmore is a director
 Acipcp Home Development company has an authorized capital stock of $2,Vu. The officers are K. E. Cooper. president; D. E. Love, vice president. and J. w. Dickinson, secretary and treasurer.
 The capital stock of the Kilby Frog and Switch company was increased from $lSc,- 900 to $500, 900. E. M. Kilby, vice president, and H. w., Bostick. secretary. were au- thorized to make the necessary steps in creasing the capital stock of this con cern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
Airplane Mail Seruice
 From City 10 Chicago Is
 ApproUed by Department

An air mail service between Birming- ham and Chicago Is practically a cer- tainty, 1t was learned yesterday.
 Provided the people of Birmingham can assure the United States postoffice department at least one adequate bid from some airplane corporation on the air mail service the department has approved the establishment of the line according to telegram received yes- terday at the Birmingham Civic Asso- citation.
 The figures announced by the post office department and under which any bids made to the department must come are available at the Civic Asso- citation headquarters. It is understood that the local flying corporation of which Wallace Caldwell Is the chief executive will make d bid on the con tract to carry the mail from here to Chicago by airplane. stopping at Nash vile, Tenn, and Evansville, Ind
 Yesterday afternoon C.. L. Harold secretary manager of the Civic Asso- ciation, pr. Courtney Shropshire of the Civitan club and E. W. Stanford, rep resenting the Birmingham Flying club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
STATE HIGHWAY BONDS
Civic Association Committee Prepar-
 ing to Launch Campaign

:, Members of the Civic Association high way cooperative committee will meet early this week for the purpose of map ping out campaign in Jefferson county to carry the constitutional amendment which will be voted on in Alabama Feb ruary g.
 The amendment provides for the sale of s, GOT. 900 worth of state highway bonds at per cent interest instead of per cent as was authorized in the $8 0oo,o o0o bond electeion held February, 1920. The association committee consists of 25 members and is headed by w. F. Wilcox as chairman.
 Work on. the various projects will be- gin in 60 days if the election carries. ac- cording to C. l.. Harold, and it is under stood that one or more of the projects will affect Jefferson county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
COMMUNITY SINGING
 A PROVEN SUCCESS
Local Singers and Speakers Have Contributed Large
 W to Success

The community music department. in charge of the concerts at the Lyric thea tre on Sunday afternoons, has reached the halfway mark for the indoor season. So successfully have these sings been carried on under the direction of Mrs. w. J Adams and her committee that comparisons with other cities show Bir- Iningham taxing the lead in offering 70 the people free of charge the best in music, not only singing. but orchestral as well.
 In summing up the first half of the season, 25,6o9 people have listened to these programmes. crowding the Lyric to capacity every sunday, compelling the committee 70 hang up the sold out sign
 The splendid orchestral combination. which plays under the direction of Cor don Erickson, pieases, not only in thcf selections but offer inspiration to the great audience when singing the songs assigned to them. BirnSngham is fortu- nate in havaS many splendid voices, ana at these concerts singers, are presented who outside of their circle of friends or church choir, have little opportunity or singing the things worth while.
 
 Each sunday publcspirited man gives a short talk on the value of tue community concerts, and in this roie have appeared some of the best speakers in Birmingham.
 Some of the soloists and speakers who have appeared are Mrs. J. J. Strickland Miss Emma Read Mitchell, Miss Augusla Dearborn, Mrs Wilburn Shackeiford' L.na vogt Miss Mary Gillen, Miss he- becca Bazemore, Miss Evelyn Goln'5' Mrs. o. L. stephenson, H. J. Posner. Owen Gillesby, con Cole, Emile Levy Clifford Kershaw, Clarence Klenk, A. E Traxler, Otto Miller. Lyle Taylor. c. Montana, Philip Memoll, Jr., Judge Hugh Locke. G. Lewis Bailes. Lieut.. Gov. Nathan Miller, Judge A. Latady, Dr. Frank Willis Barnett, Walter l.. Brewer. J. R. Hornady w. H. Sader, Judge Il. E. Abernathy and George M McCleery.
 The music committee promises attrac tive programmes for the remainder of the season and will present many soloists not yet heard at the concerts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-23
COHESIVE EFFORTS \ FOR ROAD WORK OR
 ' NO FEDERAL HELP
Bankhead Made Movement a
 Success Because of Backing x He Received-To Meet In t North Carolina

< Gall has been issued for the ninth annual convention of the United States Good Roads association to be held in Greens boro, N. C., April IS and 19. X Officials of the organization state that this meeting is to be of the utmost importance, because the millions that have been heretofore appropriated for federal aid for road building will cease coming after the exhaustion of the present appropriation.
 K If federal aid is to continue. g Congress must pass new legisla-
 ton authorizing it. If this Iegis-
 lation is not enacted, federal aid
 will have ceased this year.
 The officials of the association call attention to the fact that it's creation was at the earnest behest of the late Senator Bankhead, who declared that such an organization. with Its prestige and force, was necessary In order to render successful his efforts and those of other legislators seeking federal aid Legislation. Senator Bankhead, they say, yielded just that much more pow CT when the association was formed and stood at his back
 Meeting mt Greensboro, the nsso-
 t1on will be close enough to the
 national capital to make m enma.se
 march on 1t in the interest of tho
 bills now before Congress that ask k for a continuance of federal aid.
 1t is presumed th--t this will be
 done.
 Gov. Charles Brough of Arkansas Is president and J. Asa Rountxee of Bir- mingham, director general of the as- sociation. MT. Rountree said:
 The association was the great lever that the late Senator Banknead used to get first $5O,0o0, 900 and then $S5,- 100000 of federal aid for roads. It is felt that it can be equally effective in se- curing more federal aid if the same force is put behind the association by. tho different states as was done in the lifetime of Sen-.tor Bankhead."