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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-19
Chief Justice White Gathered to
His Fathers; End Came at Early
Hour This Morning; A Brilliant
Legal Mind Ceased to Function
When Death Stilled Noble Heart
PRESIDENT HARDING URGED
TO LEND SUPPORT TO THE
DEVELOPMENT WATERWAYS

Washington, May ls.-President
Harding is urged to lend his SUP
port in the development of inland
water ways Of the Mississippi valley
and the west because Of high rail
transportation rates, in letter from
former Representative r. +. Welty
OF Ohio. made public today at the
White House, Mr.. Welty announced
at the same time that he had sough:
the aid Of members OF the senate and
house to further such plans in con-
gress.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-19
FOLLOWING DEATH FROM
TYPHUS, ELLIS ISLAND is
PLACED UNDER QUARANTINE

New York, May 19.-Ellis Island
through which the bulk Of the coun-
try's immigration passes. today was
placed under strict quarantine be-
cause of the Heath yesterday from. ty-
phus of Andrcas Steinback. q Jugo
Slav. The 100 immigrants were re-
moved to the detention station al
Hoffman's Island.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-19

Mount. lda.--The Rev, c. w. Hughes
n minister held in connection with the
death of Mrs. Anne Mckenon at her
home near Buckville, Ark. escapel
from local hotel where he was under
guard. by tying sheets together and us-
ing them as ladder to reach from an
upper story ~ the ground.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-19
Newspaper Comment

Declarations made regarding Poland
and Silesia by Prime Minister Lloyd
George OF Great Britain yesterday
French newspapers. there was little
caused considerable irritation to
comment on the prime minister's
words this morning, but what there
was seemed severe.
"Pertinax. the political editor OF
the Echo de Paris. said regarding the
statement OF Lloyd George.
please give us even less IL possible.
than you did in the last speech before
the house OF commons" The affair
Is too grave, henceforth, 20 be treat
ed rs politics. There Is no getting
oway from one faot-the entente cor.
dale is at stake
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-19
Nlidillcwciplii BnIiI

Tulsa. Okla. May i9.-F'rank Carbone
New York mlddeweight, and Young
ritzsimmons. Oklahoma City, have been
scheduled for l5-round bout 10 n de-
cislon here Tuesday night, May "a.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-19

Williamson. w .va.-FirinR into
Rawl. W. Va. was resumed today from
the kensucky side and continued %
minutes.
The New York herald., 1921-06-03

last year resulted from mems care
lessness or criminality. The number
OF fires started by careless smokers
is astonishing. The number of fires
started by crooked men who find 'i'
is easier to burn out than to sell out,
according to the Committee on Sta
tistics of the National Board of Fire
Underwriters, is staggering. The
actuarial bureau of the board has
Investigated $4,000 fires suspected to
be of incendiary origin. 1t has OBJ
tanned 1000 convictions of firebugs
in four years.
Besides destroying property, fire
destroys the lives OF many innocent
persons every year. Some of them
are victims of the carelessness OF
smokers; some of them are the VIC
tins of incendiaries. If reasonable
fire prevention laws were well en-
forced everywhere and arsonists were
pursued the needless
destruction of hundreds of millions
of dollars in property and the loss
of many invaluable lives would not
occur.
The New York herald., 1921-06-03
The Chestnut Blight.
Apprehension Lest 1t Is Now Attack.
ing Locust Trees.

To THE NEW York HERALD: Clar-
ence Fl. Mackay did the proper thing in
having cut down the chestnut trees on
his estate as soon as the blight attacked
them. This should be done in all cases
where the blight Is destroying the trees.
You refer in a recent editorial article
to the fact that after the trees are cut
down there are young shoots growing
from the stumps This / have seen for
the past seven years. In almost every
case where tree is cut the following
spring these shoots grow from its stump.
am sorry to note, however. that in
the following year the young shoots die
like the original tree. I believe that II
all the diseased chestnuts standing were
removed these young shoots might have
a chance to live, but as long as owners
Of timber will not cut down their trees.
or will not allow some ono else to cut
them. there is very little chance of the
owner of clean timber ever getting an
other crop of chestnut
l believe also that this blight is work.
ing to-day on the locust If you will
note while driving through the country.
especially along the North Shore OF Long
Island, you will see tops OF the locust
dying off in the same manner as the
chestnut did. The Forestry Commission,
to preserve what timber is left, should
see that the owners Of land with dead
chestnut shall have the trees removed,
and then perhaps we may save the locust
and get another chestnut growth.
LUMBER MAN.
NEW YoRK. June 2.
The New York herald., 1921-06-03
The Home Garden.

Only those who have access to
home gardens have fruit and vege.
tables in the best possible condition
served on their tables. But the
home garden does not merely bring
much satisfaction gastronomically;
at the same time it promotes health
and gives its fortunate owner con
genial and profitable occupation for
his spare moments.
Nearly every rural community has
It's garden club with course of
weekly or semi-monthly lectures by
competent authorities on topics which
have to do with the development of
these smiling home spots. The little
rivalries among members are an in.
centive TO the achievement OF cx-
cclcnce In the production OF some
particular fruit. vegetable or flower,
but there is still another factor which
enters into the cultivation of the
home garden and which has an inn
portance as stimulus not to be
overlooked, and that is the desire on
the part OF every normal human
being TO see that whatever is planted
shall reach frution.
Everybody is familiar with the
man or woman in the community
who has tho earliest peas or straw.
berries or the finest asparagus. Many
The New York herald., 1921-06-03
Among the Seagoers.

When the White Star liner Olympic
sails tomorrow for Cherbourg and
Southampton she will take away the
largest number Of first cabin passengers
to be taken out Of New York on any one
steamship since 1914. Yesterday the
bookings for first locations had passed
TO, and a long waiting list was ready
to absorb any accommodations sur
rendered at the last moment. Mrs
Charles L. Mitchell of 933 Fifth avenue
Is one of the few to give up first cabin
reservations. At the last moment She
changed her mind and will pass the
summer in Southampton, l.. l., instead OF
in Europe.
The Olympic will also have $50 pas
sengers in the second cabin and 500 in
S76, more than 5000 souls on board
when she leaves her pier.
A. large group of the Olympic's sea-
goers is going over primarily to attend
the forthcoming international polo games
at birmingham. That group will include
Mr.. r. Livingston Beeckman Of Newport,
former Governor Of Rhode Island: Mr..
and Mrs. James A. Burden and the
Misses Sheila and Adele Burden, Mrs.
Clarence w. Dolan and Miss Alexandra
Dolan Of Philadelphia, Mrs. Herman B.
Duryea, Mr.. and Mrs. Snowden A. Fahne-
stock, Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Field Of
Chicago and their small children,
Marshall and Barbara Field; Mr.. Allen
Forbes Of Boston. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick T. Frelinghuysen, Mr.. Joseph r.
Gatins. Mr.. Joseph f. Gatins. Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. Robert w. La Montague, Mr..
George p. Messervy, Mrs. Stanley Nor
timer. Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Grafton
Mortimer. Mr.. James B. Taylor, Capt.
and Mrs. John Wanamaker. Jr., and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Widener.
Their fellow passengers will include
Mrs. J., Pierpont Morgan, Major-Gen.
George Sqaiier, Chief Signal Officer.
U. S. A.; Sir Arthur Willert. Judge
and Mrs. julius M. Mayer, Sir Alex
ander Mackenzie. banker of London
Sir Connop Guthrie, an English ship
ping authority; Sir Howard d'Egville,
an English barrister; Lady Chatter. on
her way from Hongkong to London
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace e. Dodge of De-
troit, who were married recently; Miss
Mary Miles Minter, the screen star
Mrs. Valentine A. Blacque, who is re-
turning to her home in Paris after hav-
ing passed some time at the Ritz-Carlton
in this city; Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Blod-
gett, Miss Dorothy Blodgett, Mr.. Hamil-
ton X. Kerr, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Stuart
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman c.
Schwab and Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Ham,
ilton Stewart and Miss Elinor G. Stew
art of 903 Park avenue. who will re-
main abroad four months.
Among the seagoers who started for
Europe by the Adriatic Wednesday
were Mr.. Augustus II. WINS and Miss
Edith WINS OF so East Fifty-eighth
street.
The New York herald., 1921-06-03
Mammon Robs the Altar.

Nothing is too high or too low, toe
sacred or profane, for graft Of the
sort that the Lockwood committee
has been exposing. In Chicago, where
they are having an investigation
along the lines of New York's, it is
discovered that a building CRATER
compelled the pastor OF a church ia
pay several thousand dollars before
the wiring of the altar lights could
be finished. Here was, as MILTON
saw him,
"Mammon. the least erected spirit
that fell
From heaven; for ev'n in heaven his
looks and thoughts
Were always downward bent, admir-
ing more
The riches of heavens pavement,
trodden gold.
Than aught divine or holy else en-
joy'd
In vision beatifc."
To the building CRATER, whether
he be a Brindell or the head of a
conspiring corporation, there is moth
ing beatific except the long green.
The New York herald., 1921-06-03
Big Business in 1921.

This is the tercentenary Of what
may be called the beginning Of New
York's attraction for Big Business
On June 3. 1921, their High Might
nesses the States-General of the
United Netherlands granted to the
Dutch West India Company a char
ter by the terms of which the com,
pany was to have the privilege, to
the exclusion of all other Dutch cor.
porations or individuals, Of trading
in America and on the west coast of
Africa. The East India Company
had the Dutch rights to the remain
der Of the globe.
1t was what suburban real estate
dealer would call 'juicy PROPOSE
tom; that is, it SO appears to-day.
But it took the West India Company
more than two years before it could
raise it's capital of $2,800.000, with
out which the company could not
proceed to enjoy it's charter. The
East India Company had been pay.
ing about 20 per cent. on it's invest.
ment, but either the Dutch investors
had small faith in America or else
their money was tied up. 1t was not
until 1923 that business began in
earnest.
1t was the West India Company
director, PETER MINUIT, who bought
Manhattan Island for s24. This in
cident is used by all intellectual real
estate dealers to show how New York
land values increase. 1t can also be
held up as great lesson in economy
Here was gigantic (for its day.
corporation with a capital of $780,.
600, yet it succeeded in obtaining the
most valuable city site in the world
for less than one-thousandth of
per cent. of its capital
What would the late PETER MINUIT
have thought Of the late United States
Shipping Board?
The New York herald., 1921-06-03
King Albert's Cup.

Three entries Of sailing yachts not
having been received up to June by
the committee in charge of the race
for the cup offered by King ALBERT
of Belgium. that event will have to
go over for another season at least.
Originally offered on January 29, the
King Albert trophy was established
as a prize open to sailing yachts Of
all nations "for the encouragement
of wholesome deep sea yachting"
The start was to have been made
off Ambrose Channel lightship on
July A, with the finish line off
Ostend, the famous Belgian watering
place. Yachts of any size and rig
were eligible to enter, including aux
iliaries, the only restriction being
that all engines were to be sealed
before the race began.
Two entries were made for the
event, the New York schooner I'm
dauntasl nominated on February 5,
and the ketch Siesta of Annapolis.
The Siesta's entry lapsed owing to
the sale of the boat on March 20.
On April 20 the Belgian Ambassador,
Baron DE CARTIER, announced that
unless three yachts were entered by
May 81 there will be no race this
year, but the contest will be post
poned until such time as three bona
fide entries are received by the Amer
ican committee"
European yachtsmen, including
those of Belgium, displayed no sign of
entering the race. Business conditions
have not been propitious for such
long absences from home as an ocean
race would involve on the part Of the
owners Of racing yachts, and the
prevailing economic difficulties are
against the great cost of such racing.
1t is these influences that have pre-
vented American yachtsmen from en-
tering boats for King ALBERT's cup.
The New York herald., 1921-06-03
The Little Church's Far Flung Fame.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: DR..
Shrady's account of 1.-The Little Church
Around the Corner episode is exactly
in accordance with my memory OF It. I
knew of It at the time and 1 also knew
DIR. William T. Sabine. He was a very
nervous little gentleman and was the
last one who would ever have suggested
making any remarks at a funeral: be-
sides which, such is not the custom in
Episcopal churches.
! heard the song founded upon Mr..
Jefferson's words God bless Tho Little
Church Around tho Corner" sung by
Moore and Burgess's NTinstrels in st.
James Hall on Regent street, London. in
October. 1872. remember remarking
to a friend in the audience that IL
seemed hardly possible that song so
local In its bearing would be understood
there and my friend remarking "Oh.
they sing It here every night, and I
suppose 1t must have been explained at
some time. for 1t is always well re-
ceived.'' AS It certainly was on this
particular evening.
APPLETON MORGAN.
New YORK, June 2.
The New York herald., 1921-06-03
Boris of Bulgaria Coming.

The young Bulgarian ruler, King
BORIS, is coming to the United States
on a visit in the autumn, according
to the statement of his Premier, M.
STAABULINsKI.
Boris took up decidedly uncer-
tain job when in October, 1918, at
"a, he mounted the throne vacated by
his father, King FERDINAND, at the
demand of the Bulgarians. BORIS
rather surprised Europe and the rest
of the world by not scoring a com.
plete failure. He won the respect Of
his Balkan neighbors and the Allies
and the loyal support OF a dishcart-
ened and discouraged people who had
been brought to national bankruptcy
and to world disfavor by the selfish
ambitions and crafty international
politics OF his royal parent. the Fox
of the Balkans.
He comes of the family of SAKE
Coburg- -Gotha, and he must have i'm.
bibed from youth in the teachings of
his father and the traditions of his
house it's medieval conception OF gov.
ernment. He showed from the first
an appreciation OF the Bulgarians and
an understanding Of their needs such
as FERDINAND never revealed. He be-
came democratic and he stood for the
democracy OF government confirmed
by the constitution marvellous
reformation for a Saxe-Coburg two
generations removed from that stern,
unyielding exponent OF aristocracy
Princess CLEMENTrNE OF Bourbon
Orleans.
He is coming, Boris says, TO visit
"the great American people who have
done so much for the Bulgarians." !"
In this he speaks of real and valuable
services America rendered Bulgaria
in educating and enlightcning its pco.
pie, preparing them for freedom from
Turkish oppression and for self-gov-
ernmcnt.
The Bulgarians who led IN tho
struggle to throw of the yoke Of the
The New York herald., 1921-06-03
Firemen and Veterans.
Protest Against the Proposed Pref
erence In the Civil Service.

To THE New YORK HERALD: The city's
fire fighters deserve all the praise given
them in the letter printed under the
heading "Firemen Ever Alert" but
there is something else which should
be said Of them.
During the war both firemen and po-
licemen were restrained from entering
the army and navy on the ground that
their duties required them to stay here.
Now a bill known as the veterans pref
erence bill will be submitted to the vot-
ers at the next regular election in the
form of a constitutional amendment
giving preference to all veterans In en-
trance and promotion examinations In
the civil service of the State of New
York over all non-veterans.
This means that those who we're not
conscripted and put in the classes OF
the draft, making the possibility OF do
ing duty remote, will be Disseminated
against, and includes non-veterans in
civil life as we'll as non-veterans In
civil service, and includes Boy Scouts
of America, Girl Scouts and in fact all
those who were not in the forces or
Uncle Sam during the war.
Preference for disabled veterans was
provided for in tho Duell bill, signed
by the Governor recently, and includes
women war workers, such as Red Cross.
knights of Columbus workers, Salvation
Army, and Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation as we'll as all other women.
while on the other hand the veterans
preference bill actually excludes women
from any preference whatsoever.
Civil service will be dominated by a
class for the next forty years, while
those loyal bodies Of men who have
given the best part OF their lives to the
city in fighting fires. and in the police
in fighting other elements. must stand
nv and see a certain class Of men take
promotion examinations, make q quail
fying mark Of 20 per cent. and pass by
non-yeterans making 100 per cent. Sew
cnty per cent. teachers. police and fire
officers means 10 per cent. education, po-
lice and fire protection. as well as other
ineff1cicnt forces of all bureaus of the
city government.
Policemen and frcmcn are injured
and lose their lives daily, yet no cry
is made for preference or any other
privilege for them. Statistics will prove
that proportionateIy more nremen and
policcmcn have lost their lives fighting
fires at home in peace times.
This bill should be defeated.
BROOKLYN, June 2. IRVING BRINE.
The New York herald., 1921-06-03
One Of the Old New Women.

The Rev. PHEBE HANAFoRD, who is
dead at the age Of 90, was one of the
rapidly disappearing group of women
who before the civil war had lighted
the fires which eventually burned
away all the barriers that stood be-
tween women and the rights and
privileges that had been withheld
from them.
1t is as church woman that Mrs.
HANAFoRD is best remembered. She
had the distinction Of being the first
woman ordained in the Universalist
Church; very likely the first woman
ordained in New England. Her sue
cess as a minister was striking. She
held several pastorates and was IA
nous as travelling preacher whose
frequent themes were woman suf-
frage and temperance.
Mrs. HANAFoRp was as active in
the literary field as in the clerical.
She wrote, before or during the civil
war, half q dozen novels that are
now forgotten and she found time
for the more laborious work OF biog-
raphy, with books on LINCOLN, DICK
EMS and GEORGE PEABODY.
There is good deal of talk about
the strenuous activity Of modern
women of purpose, but we doubt that
there is one who goes at her chosen
task as vigorously as PHEBE HAMA
FORD attacked hers.
The New York herald., 1921-06-03

Turks were educated at an Ameri.
can college founded by New York
merchant, CHRIsToPHEE r. ROBERT
at Constantinople. 1t was an Amer
lean reporter. j. A. MAcGAHAy, long
special correspondent of THE New
YORK HERALD, who aroused civiliza
tion to an understanding of the con
ditions among the Bulgars, and II
was his Turkish Atrocities in Bull
garia" which helped to free the hands
OF Russia in the Russo-Turkish war
He became national hero to the
Bulgarians, streets and public squares
were named after him, and a monu
ment, the funds for which came from
popular subscription, is to be erected
in Sofia to hs memory.
When Bulgaria was established as
an independent state every member
Of the Government and practically
every high officer in the army had
been trained in Americanism in
an American institution by Ameri-
can instructors.
The gratitude of the Bulgarians to
America is genuine; every Ameri-
can who visits the country feels this,
and the late JAMES d. BoURcHIER
who knew Bulgaria better than any
other foreigner. used to say that
this sense of gratitude was one of
the finest things in the Bulgarian ma.
ture. In thus referring to Bulgaria s
Indebtedness to America young BORIS
utters the sentiments of his people
for their earliest friend.
The New York herald., 1921-06-03
Early House Numbers.
They Appeared in the First New
York City Directory in 1856.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Albert
Ulmann cites the minutes Of the Com
mon Council Of the city of New York,
Volume W, July Is. 1906, as follows:
Ordered that the Street Commissioners
be authorized to number the houses In
Mott and Bayard streets and such other
streets as he may think proper.
And then Mr.. Ulmann remarks that
ait would be interesting to know just
what would have led the Commissioner
to bestow numbers upon the thorough
fares not mentioned"
This would seem to be based upon
an obviously wrong Interpretation OF
the minutes which more properly, 1t
may safely be assumed, should have
read ''renumber.' For II Mr.. Uimann
will refer to the first New York City
Directory, published in 1856, he will find
that virtually all the residents listed
have house numbers assigned to them.
Or, Il may be, it was the intention to
have numbers assigned in the case of
houses recently erected on newly opened
streets. Certainly the numbering sys-
tenn was not an innovation in 1905,
whatever some of the newspaper adver-
tisements seem to imply.
ROME, June 1. JOHN A. SCOTT.
The New York herald., 1921-06-03
Maurice Connolly's Career.
Active Life Of One Of the Airmen
Killed i'm the Eagle Smash.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Maurice
Connolly, killed in the fall of the air.
craft Eagle, had an interestingly varied
career. He was a graduate of Cornell
and of the New York Law School, took
graduate courses at Oxford University,
England, and at the University of Hell
delberg, Germany, was admitted to the
bar in Iowa at the age of 81. was pres
ident of an industrial concern In his
native city, Dubuque, vice-president OF
an insurance company. director OF a
bank, president of a national industrial
association and engaged in variety of
other affairs when he was so.
Then he announced that he would run
for Congress in his district. the Third
Iowa. This was regarded merely as a
young mans fancy lightly turning to
thoughts of politics. He was a Demo-
crat and the district had never sent
a Democrat to Congress; he was ma
tive born and the large foreign popu-
lation of the district had always elected
a foreign born citizen; he was young
and the district had always elected
elder statesmen.
But Connolly won; the only Demo
man the district had ever elected TO
represent it in Washington. He made
campaign speeches in their native tongue
to German farmers; to French farmers
he talked in French of their Franco
to the Irish he told stories of his walk
ing tours in Ireland
After term in the House Connolly
Minis. up for reelection. and was de-
feated. When the war came he enlisted
in the air service, serving, having won
the rank of Major. as executive officer at
several fields and In the Office OF the
Chief of staff.
Representative Connolly was young,
athletic. polished in manner and speech.
always exquisitcly dressed, something OF
a musician, a good golfer, devoted to all
outdoor sports. His personal appear
ance resulted in his getting the worst
black eye an innocent bystander ever
had" as he said In telling the story.
In Cork once. riding on a jaunting
car, he ran into a street fight of riot
size. A hot blooded participant, seeing
Connolly, and believing him to be a
Briton of the most hated class. rushed
to the side OF the car and with straight
aim and a swift swing landed hard
fist on Connolly's eyes. Connolly took
the American steamship at Queenstown
the next day with one eye doubtful
and one so firmly closed the ships doc
tor had TO pry 1t open with a SPOON
Connolly. not needing to earn money,
sought official life unsehshly. He hoped
that his academic and legal training.
his worldly experience. his carly ao-
auired knowledge OF business might be
OF value to his country.
EDWARD w. TOWNSEND.
MoNTcLAIR, n. j., June 2.