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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-21
TIRED OF DOING
NOTHING, MEMBERS
OF THE LEGISLATURE
MAY GO HOME SOON

oklahoma City March ci.-possi-
bility that the Oklahoma legislature
would adjourn by next Saturday was
expressed late today by members Of
the invc tigating committees. who
said all ropdrts OF those committees
would be filed before that time. Two
weeks more was set as q limit for
the duration OF the session. by the
committee members.
With appropriations and investlga-
tlons the main topics before both
houses, with the exception of i'm
peachment charges. few new bills
are expected to be introduced. Reports
on the state banking department. and
the state board of public affairs. will
he made early IN the week. commit
tee members said The house voted
today to postpone indefinitely action
on the senate concurrent resolution.
setting the time for .inil adjonrn-
menl al Saturday. March ~ today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-21
HEAVY ELECTRICAL
STORM AT MuSK0GEE

Muskogee Okla. March si.-Tcl-
ephone service out OF Muskogee TO-
day Is demoralizcd as result of a
heavy electrical storm that nged
here several hours last night and
early today Wind blew In gusts at
the rate Of 40 miles an hour. An
inch OF rain fell within an hour. the
temperature dropped from Z, to 90
degrees.
AZ the Muskogee gas and electric
company's power plant. lightning
burned out a l5Oo-kilowatt generator.
At Second and Broadway gener-
ator OF $500 kilowatts was burned out.
Company officials said they expected
to have both repaired by night.
on the Hyde Park street car line
wind levelled a quarter OF mile of
poles. putting service on that line
out Of commission. Crews are at
work repairing the damage and ex-
pect to have service resumed by
nightfall,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-21
$4,000 FIRE AT
MUSKOGEE EARLY
THIS MORNING

Muskogee, Okla. March 2l-Fire
starting in the basement Of u va
cant store building in the Severe
block at O'Clock this morning
spread to the second floor, totally
destroying the cotton stock and rec
ords OF two cotton brokerage COM
panies and burning through several
law offices.
The fire itself did little damage on
the ground floor aside from the rear
OF a store room formerly occupied
by a music company. The first
flooding Of water.
The total damage including that Of
the water and smoke will be about
$4,000 according To the statement
OF Fire Chief Chapman. only early
estimates Of the loss are available.
however. firemen said.
During the first few hours of the
fire the whole block was threatened
as well Us adjoining buildings beyond
the alley ON the south Of the Sewers
property. The entire fire force in
cluding both day and night shifts,
was rushed TO the scene and by five
o'clock the flames were under con-
troll Twelve lines OF ho'e were used
to fight the fire that spread rapidly
at first because OF the high wind.
The fire started in the furnace room
OF the vacant store, according to
firemen who answered the first call.
either from q lightning stroke that
went down the chimney or form u
hot wate' tank. The stairway Of
fered an eNit FOR the flames and the
draft carried the fire to the Sec
ond floor where II reached the cot
ton stored there ~ samples FOR the
two companies, and burned It's way
through the roof,
The $. b. Locke Cotton Company
suffered the greatest loss. the esu.
mate at an early houc placing their
loss at about $4,000 Levy Il sons
Cotton Company did not lose so
much, their loss being sctimated at
about $1,000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-21
FORMER EMPLOYE
OF FIRST NATIONAL
BANK UNDER ARREST

Paul Theobald was arrested sat
urday night by Deputy Sheriff Jim
Garter and placed In the county
jail where u charge OF embezzlement
was placed against him.
Theobald was former employe Of
the First National Bank here, but he
was discharged last July after the
mysterious disappearance OF some
diamonds and jewelry that formerly
belonged to the late Mrs Lee Cruce
and We're stored in the bank.
After Theobald waa discharged II
was found that $4,000 in travellers
checks were also missing. ana upon
this charge the federal authorities
filed an information before Commits
sioner Spaulding. who placed Theobald
under arrest. lie was given hear
Ing and made bond In the sum Of
$4,000. The county authorities have
been trying to locate him FOR some
time in order TO file against him In
the state courts. and only succeeded
last Saturday night when he came
to town from Texas and went to the
Hardy sanitarium to visit sick
friend
Friends OF Theobald We're confer
ring with the county attorney this
morning in an effort to make the
young mans bond Assistant County
Attorney Hodge stateu that he was
perfectly willing for Justice Butcher
to fix the bond, but he was going TO
be certain that the bond is good and
would bring Theobald back here when
wanted or else he would recommend
county, Texas, and when employed
by the First National Bank here had
that he lay In Jail.
Theobald comes from a well known
and highly respected family Of Cock
Nomc very commendable letters Of
recommendation from bankers and
business men Of Cook county in his
possession.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-21
APPOINTMENT Of
HAMON'S FRIENDS
IS VERY CERTAIN
SAYS JOHNSON
HAMON INFLUENCE WILL BE
FELT IN MAKING APPOINT
MENTS SAYS LOCAL REPUB-
LICANS FROM CAPITAL

SOY M. Johnson, the only republic
can ever elected to office in Carter
county on partisan ticket, has re-
turned from Washington where he was
present ut the Inauguration of Pres
ident Harding and where he fingered
some time Mo visit with the Oklahoma
delegation in congress-
Mr.. johnson is greatly pleased with
the manner In which Senator j. w.
Harreld of Oklahoma is working into
the graces of the administration and
of the party in general. The new
senator seems to have no selfish pur-
poses TO serve, Mr.. Johnson says. He
Is working for harmony In his party,
he is working for the good Of the
public service and is starting off with
the inspiration to be just as good u
senator for those who voted against
him as those who were for him.
The sincerity of purpose of Senator
Harreld has won the confidence of the
administration and he will be great
power in the senate said Mr. John
son.
There may be some surprises in ok
lahoma appointments according to Mr.
johnson but just what those sur
prises win be are not known.
The Hamon influence will be felt
more or less in making appointments
The Ardmore national committeeman
and oil man who died here of pistol
'shot wound last November had some
very close friends in President Hard
ing and his advisors and out Of re-
spect 10 the high regard in which he
was held and out of respect to his
service TO Mr.. Harding some ap-
polntments are sure to be made and
they viii come to close personal
friends and political co-workers Of the
late Jake l., Hamon.
Senator Harreld Is winning the
friendship OF the Oklahoma oil fra
ternity in his efforts to secure a
tariff on Mexican crude. The oil men
realize that they cannot compete with
Mexican crude where the production
is 50 wonderfully heavy and there is
need Of protection from uhat cheaply
produced oil.
Not only Is the new republican sen.
ator making friends OF the oil men
but he Is getting close 10 the affec-
tions OF all the people In his tireless
efforts 10 locate the federal hospital
for the southwest In Oklahoma. 1t is
said that he has practically secured
that institution for this state.
Senator Harreld is active. he Is
awake 10 every opportunity Of his
people and OF his state but at the same
time he is not offensive to any wing
OF his party and he is pursuing an
ideal course to grow into u man of
great power in controlling legislation
that IS favorable TO his state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-21
STATE Or OKLAHOMA RANKS
FOURTH IN GINNING WITH TEX.
AS. SOUTH CAROLINA AND
GEORGIA LEADING

Washington. March 2l.-The largest
cotton crop since 1914 and the sixth
largest in the history OF the country
was grown last year. Ginning statis-
tics for the ls2O-2l season. announced
today by the census bureau show a
total crop in 1920 Of 13,SG5,7j4 equiya-
lent 500 pound bales. That is about
2,76s 900 equivalent 500 bales less than
the record crop OF 1914 and is slight
ly smaller than the 1904 crop.
The census bureaus figures of cot
ton actually ginned which are ac-
ceptei as the final production statis-
tics show the crop to be- 37S,754 bales
more than estimated by the depart
ment of agriculture last December
in It's final forecast of the year.
Ginners operated for the 1920 crop
numbered lS,426, compared with 49,
SIS for 1919.
Total ginnings equivalent 500 pound
bales By states follows:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-21
ClaraSmith HamonDeseruing of
Kind and Helpful Consideration

was returned By the Jury In the case
of the state of Oklahoma vs. Clara
Smith Hamon Thursday was the popu-
lar sentiment OF the people not only
OF Oklahoma but throughout the en-
tire United states. and Wherever thu
facts ot the case had been made
known.
From the legal phase OF the case.
the verdict implies that the girl fired
the sho, in self-defcnse at the time
OF the actual killing. at time when
her lie was endangered, But it was
not this fact alone which brought the
approval Of the verdict by the citizens
of the worli-it was the adjustment
II that theory which has appeared 20
hold such popular sway among the
minds OF many in the past-uhat the
woman must always pay. Clara Ha-
mon smith had paid before she was
ever brought To- trial. She undertook
a life which very few could resist. ar
ter "a man OF practically superhuman
power and endowed with master
mind had moulded dreams OF a future
fun of brIlliance AMI happiness, cul.
minatlng in married life.
Her ucQuittal was expected. IL was
demanded by public opinion. She had
suffered perhaps with suffering
which Is next IN degree Of horror than
lingering death itself
public sentiment desires that Clar,
Smith Hamon BE- given the opportun-
ty to exercise without any dominat-
ing and Impressive bonds that wonder
ful intellect which she proved she
possessed at various times. and which
friends II Jake l. HamOn state was
instrumental in securing for him THAI
enyiable political and commercial po-
sition which he enjoyed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-21
THE CITY NEEDS 500 YEAR 1920 SIXTH q HAVE GIVEN UP
NEW SMALL HOMES LARGEST COTTON HOPE" ASHCRAFT
FOR TENANTS SAYS CROP IN HISTORY SAYS, COMMENTING
"A FORMER CITIZEN OF The COUNTRYON DKONS DEATH
> ANTILLES READY TO MOVE HERE
If ARDMORE WILL BUILD TEN
Ant HOUSES AT REASONABLE
RENT PRICES

Sol +. Kimbrell VINO has lived here
active in the Burkburnett and other
oil fields says that most of his time
is spent away from Ardmore and he
hears much VI this city He says that
the big demand here is for small ten
ant houses and that Ardmore should
have 500 new homes that could be
leased TOR sums from $50 to S3j Il
month.
In the oil fields near here there are
scores and scores of families who want
to live here. The men folks can by
the use VI cars, go back ana forth 10
their work and allow their families
10 reside here but these men cannot
afford to pay SIS and 500 for a
monthly rental charge and they are
forced to live where living conditions
are cheaper.
Mr.. kimbrell says the Ardmoreite
cannot make u more wholesome cam
paign now than ii is making for the
construction Of hundreds OF cottages.
The vacant lots In the limits OF tbs
city should be covered with modest
homes. The larger homes will take
care of themselves because they are
being built by men who occupy them
rs homes but people have allowed the
bugbeaF of high building cost 10 keep
them from doing u civic duty In
preparing modest cottages for people
who want to live here.
Tho Iuutnr IfRb Gsh.al tvil ha ly
for occupancy next fall at the be-
ginning of The school year. The city
will be equipped to care for possibly
500 more pupils than 1t has been
able TO care for the past year and
there is no reason why this extra
room in the schools should not be
occupied. The families are ready 10
move here just as soon as Ardmore
prepares u place for them to live.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-21
GENERAL ELECTION !
WILL BE HELD AS
SCHEDULED APRIL S

The general election WI take place
April according 10 s%edule 1t had
been suggested yhat /he election be
dispensed with huY that the demo-
cratic nominees Neiected city officials
to succeed the present ncumbents
but perusal OF the law revealed the
fact that it is impossible and that the
general election Is necessary.
The list Of democratic candidates
lot includes, for mayor Kirk Dyer;
for chief Of police. Dick Hignight; FOR
commissioners. T.. ". Duke. w. c.
Dyak, \. Eddleman and X. $. Hen~
dom for members OF the board Of
education, Franklin Bourland. Frank
$ Gates; for treasurer OF the school
board. i. ID. Maxwell.
The republican ticket viii bear the
following names; for mayor. h. H..
Sayge: commissioners Walter Colbert.
Charles u. Worthom, George Poulter.
~. r. Roland. chief OF police. Y. Il.
Curtis; member OF school board. Mrs.
kenuett Hudson. a. e.. Straehley:
treasurer u school board, H. u. Nc
Colon,
After the officers, elected April g..
take rhcir seats they will then call a
primary election TO select five COM
missioneys TO slt as u board OF diroc-
tors and employ % city manager After
the commissioners have been selected
AZ the primary called for that pur-
pose they will then be voted upon at
general election which follows few
days later.
AtJmorc citizens VIII haNp an op-
portuuty OF Visiting the polls three
times before the managerial form II
city government Will be effective.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-21
lBy B. k.)

NY ID. NJ
Is It fair 70 slander and speak IN OF
a person who has been justly acQuit-
ted OF deed she performed months
ago? Is Ii fair 10 condemn In most
harsh terms and in an uncalled for
manner a person who has shown in
cvery manner possible that she has
repented for her past. and has
proved IL thus far by her clean and
unselfish mole OF living since the date
on which all relations with an i'm
moral world were severed?
Now that the trial is matter OF
the past, and verdict has been
rendered which has met with the ap-
proval OF the majority Of those famil-
lar with the details OF the affair IL
is wise to let the matter sink into OBJ
livion. Clara Smith Hamon has ex.
pressed her desire TO do this She has
commenced In the wisest manner
possible. life anew She has been
baptlsed into the church. and her ac-
ton In this respect is matter OF
holiness. and any criticism other than
commendablc, regarding her entry into
Christianity. Is sacriligous. For this.
the first step advocated by the laws
Of God in the Christian religion. for
the cleansing Of the soul, Is most sac
red.
Continued slanderous remarks made
against Clara Smith Hamon and ac.
cusations that she was wholly to
blame for the misconduct of the de-
ceased oil magnate, may eventually
lead, not to any further degradation Of
the soul Of the repentant woman. but
10 disclosures OF startling facts con.
cerning many who now refuse to let
The matter rest.
The verdict Of mot guilty" which
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-21
DIR. DAVIDSON ATTENDS
LANMENS MEETING. OKLA CITY

DR.. 4. l.. Davidson. pastor Of the
Broadway Baptist church, went 10
oklahoma city today 10 attend a
state meeting OF Laymen. The meet
ing will be- in session tonight and
all day Tuesday closing with a BAN
quet at the Huckins hotd Tucsday
night. Or. Davidson is the speaker
of the meeting tonight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-21
Railway Resumes Trains

Bonne Terrc. Mo. March 9l.-An-
nouncement Of resumption of oper-
alton OF the Missouri-lllinois railroad,
effective next Saturday. was made
here today by f. j. Thomure. vice
president and general manager. Mix
ed train service will be started on
that day between OakdGle. ILL.,, and
Kellogg. III; also between Little Rock
and Bismarck. Mo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-21

Hampton. Iowa, March 2i.-"sussy-
foot" Johnson, noted prohibition lee
turer. is reported seriously IN OF an
infection OF the throat in a hospital
here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-21
germany Wins IN.
PLEBISCITE HELD
IN UPPER SILESIA
FUTURE NATIONAL STATUS or
THAT REGION WAS QUESTION
INVOLVED; VICTORY FOR
GERMANY DECISIVE
(By The Associated Press)

Berlin, May 2l-Germany won an
overwhelming victory in the plebis
cite held in upper Silesia yesterday
to determine the future national
status of that region, according to
official reports received here. Two
districts were still missing at 8
o'clock today. with the counting show
ing $4,000 votes had been cast for
Germany and $4,000 for Poland.
Reports from Bresslau state that
the plebisclte was generally without
untoward incidents.
Provisional returns published in
newspapers here show that in Oppeln,
Germany, received 10000 votes to H.
900 for Poland. In Tarnowitz, the
Germans cast SIS per cent OF the bal
lots and in the town Of Beuthen they
cast IS per cent.
Oppeln. March 21.-Entente forces
in Upper Silesia will promptly sup
press any effort ON the part of the
Polish army to override the decision
in yesterdays plebiscte. or to antic-
ipate the action OF the council OF am
bassadors In Paris, General Leroid,
head OF the inter-allied plebiscite
commission, told the Associated Press
today. he said rumors that the
Poles had been concentrating an army
on the Silesian frontier were Who'll
ly without foundation"
Reports that 10000 Polish troops
were marching toward the border have
been current here. motor trip
along the Polish frontier show the
presence Of the usual Polish sentries,
but there virtually were no entente
troops on the Siesian side of the
border 1t might be possible that a.
number OF troops or civilians could
suddenly cross without meeting with
serious interference.
During his trip through the zone,
a number of Germans attempted to
confiscate the Associated Press cor
respondents automobile at Eichenau,
to take voters to the polls. but the
attempt was unsuccessful.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-21
y ,oS"s. TEE ORGANIZED TO WAGE
'0s .lapAIGN AGAINST DISLOYALTY PROP PAGANDA

-.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

big. Chicago upset me with her fires her
belching smoke, her magnificent crowds,
like the steam of humapity coming up from
a brazier. 7 want to be upset again. a
shy girl shrinks from yet approaches
giant. I want Chicago TO shake and exhaust
me again.
Down my street in London an average of
four automobiles pass every hour. On the
Lake Shore 7 shall see fifty seven passing
in every minute. After Chicago / shall go TO
the sweet and scented South. It will be
spring then, in time for the mocking bird.
Perhaps again in the suburbs of Nashville
shall hear the throaty. melodious song that
rises from dark throats, or in little park in
New Orleans watch the tortoises swim in
tepid water.
I feel very sentimental II is not like me
at all; such reputation as have is that of
a cynic to whom n primrose by the rivers
brim is a mere primrose. But when the
primrose blooms on the bank OF an American
river well, 7 can't help It and there
you are.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

You won't find mention of these violent
days anywhere in the nine lines of print
supposed to explain Cameron in the Con
gresSiondl Directory. To get anything
stirring out of the man is like trying to
extract a cork without corkscrew or
pair of knife blades. On the hero bust
ness, Cameron is a clam. The facts are,
Just the same, that among many rough
and ready exploits of the shrievalty- of
the times he brought in train robber, a
murderer and an all around bad man that
had terrorized Coconino county.
The train bandit and his gang despoiled
a mail car and tried to lose themselves in
the puzzling arroyos or deep water-cut
bitches that cut the wastes of sand, scrub
and sage brush. Cameron, collecting few
deputies, tracked the gang, surprised the
leader, got the drop on him and took him to
jail at Prescott. The Jail wasn't big enough
to hold that evildoer. He broke out and
Cameron took the trail once more after the
same quarry.
Parker. the bandit, hid out in the foot
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

hills for month stole saddle horse and
made dash for the Nevada line. He was
recognized as he skirted a Navajo village
by an Indian boy who sent word to Cam
eron. The Sheriff tracked Parker to a
river too deep to ford, outwtted him,
dropped gun on him, disarmed him and
threw him like a sack of flour into a
blackboard the Indians had brought up.
The next important episode in the life of
Parker was when he swung from the end
of rope by the laws decree.
A white man named Tom Brady had the
bad luck to be wiped out by Mexican, a
bad specimen of the breed, who promptly
took to the bush. Cameron went after him,
alone: followed him for seven weeks over
a trail which ran into New Mexico. lost
his horse through lameness, continued the
chase on foot and ran his man down in
the night. To get the prisoner out of the
State he had to stand off 200 Mexicans and
later, back in Arizona, he had to threaten
to drill half of Brady's friends. collected
at the Jail house to lynch the Mexican, be.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
By w. L. GEORGE.

TT HERE are Journeys which fill one with
anticipation of novelty, and there are
Journeys that warm one through the
feeling that one will recover a certain home
liness Now, with the prospect before me
of reaching New York on December 2S, by
a curious coincidence exactly one year TO
the day after left that city find myself
the prey OF confused emotions. Pleasure
complicated arrangements. the disposal once
again of house child, cat. II is very ex-
citing rather worrying; one feels that ones
trunks will never be packed, that ones new
clothes will not arrive (this latter being
quite correct), but above all hangs the dom
inant feeling that i'm going TO America one
is not going abroad. that in a secondary
sense one is going home.
The last words Of my book, Hail Colum-
bia" stated that II ] could be born again I
should he born an American. year has not
changed this feeling For find in America
something natural normal TO my tempera-
ment / don't quite know what Il is Per
haps II is the mechanical civilization. for
find real Joy in seeing things done by ma
chimes. very fast and very well Perhaps II
Is the bright air, the zest of movement. the
crowd, the color, the stimulation which
causes new cities TO rush up like mushrooms
When I think Of America ! think of warm.
pulsing life. life without doubts, life with
enthusiasm, with faith with ruthless energy.
To me America is n sort Of ganglion radiat-
ing life force
with these emotions mix others which
are gentler. have Of American men and
women many memories, nearly oil Of which
are pleasant. never found an American 20
be rude to me; TO get that suppose should
have had 10 advertise; I suppose also that