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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-06
CORRESPONDENTS
COURTED DEATH
GIVING NEWS TO
OUTSIDE WORLD
REPORTERS WADED THROUGH
MUD AND DODGED NUMER-
ABLE PERLS TO GET STORIES
PUEBLO DISASTER.

Denver, Colo, June 6.-News from
Isolated Pueblo was obtained and for.
warded 20 the outside world under con-
ditlons that were as trying and in
some instances as hazardous as those
which the suffering people Of that city
themselves underwent - - - ,S
The first news o the disaster came
to Denver over the Associated Press
leased wire and n Western Union Tele-
graph company wire, almost sirnultan-
eously. A few minutes after the Asso-
ciated Press wire left Pueblo, the last
Western Union operator TO brave the
rush OF the waters wired to the Den.
yer office:
Il am going to beat it, the water Is
around my feet"
That was Friday night.
After that it was hours before com
munication between Pueblo and the
rest OF the country was restored. Then
1t was over one Western Union wire.
The first outside newspaper men to
reach the flooded city were two Den
yer correspondents. One of them was
an Associated Press staff man and
the other staff correspondent of the
Denver Times. They went together
early Saturday morning in an airplane
from this city.
Later two more Associated Press
correspondents and an Associated Press
telegraph operator went to Colorado
Springs from Denver by train and from
Colorado Springs to Pueblo by auto
mobile and on foot.
Trains could not get within miles Of
the business section of the stricken
city and automobiles that managed to
get around washouts on the roads haa
10 stop at the city limits.
News in Pueblo was obtained under
the greatest Of difficulties. Local
newspapers, the police, the fire de-
partment, the military and the Red
Cross were the first sources Of infor-
nation as the high water and the
strict vigilance Of military guards made
IL impossible to get first hand infor-
nation until the necessary military
passes Hau DteH ODthineu ana prOVl3s
ions made for getting around through
the mud, water and fires that over.
whelmed the city. Correspondents had
TO work in relays to keep In contact
with the lone wire-and an uncertain
wire at that--which connected Pueblo
with Denver.
From the tops of buildings, news.
paper men in Pueblo witnessed much
OF the disaster. They also used boats.
Boots were In fashion.
The military wig.wagged informa-
tion when distance made it impossible
to hear.
Fire whistles aud church bells also
played their part in transmission OF
emergency information. Intrepid swim.
mers, served as couriers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-06
CORPORATION 0 F
TULSA BUSINESS
MEN WILL REBUILD
LITTLE AFRICA

Tulsa, Okla, June 6.-Nesro homes
destroyed here by fire during race ri
oting last week probably will be rebuilt
by corporation with q capital OF sew
eral hundred thousand dollars subscrlb-
ed by the business men OF Tulsa.
The reconstruction plan in its prelirn-
inray stages was outlined today by
Judge l.. ]. Martin. chairman OF the
citizens welfare committee. WHO de.
clared that the business interests must
get together Of once and erect houses
for all the homeless negro population
now that emergency work has been full
! ly perfected.
Judge Martin suggested the proposed
building corporation put up the number
of houses required and then give indi.
vidual negroes a long term. 20 or 80
years. in which TO pay for homes they
occupy.
About 30 business men composing a
finance committee met this morning
and discussed the proposition OF raising
fund OF about $4,000 to cover relief
work. which would be paid back by the
city In about 20 days through a bond is
sue.
Preparations for the grand jury in.
vestigatlon OF the riots. which begins
lwednesday took form today. Several
hundred witnesses are expected TO be
called to testify. Attorney General Free
ding, VINO will conduct the states in.
'vestigation had no; arrived here at
noon.
A large force Of men was put to work
this morning to prepare the city water
plant against possible damage from the
flood waters coming down the Arkansas
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-06
GET YOUR TICKETS TO THIS
PRIVATE" AUCTION; 1T is TO
BE WELL WORTH WHILE

New York. June 6.-Unclc Sam will
soon hold the greatest auction OF wet
goods In the world. About $50. .0oo, 900
worth OF bonded liquor. confiscaicd in
New York since the Volstead act be-
came effective. will be placed under the
hammer II SS,OO0.O00 is realized the
government will be happy.
But this auction will be scrni-priy.
ate affair. The man with a thirst. re-
gardless Of the condition OF his pocket
book. will not get an opportunity TO par.
ticipate, except possibly In the role OF
q mourntul spectator on the sidelines.
The only bidders will be persons duly
licensed TO deal in alcohol or have Il in
their possession. Some of the liquor may
be given away to hospitals IL there are
no bidders.
The principal reason fer holding the
auction Is that the big warehouse where
the liquor is now stored. is crowded TO
capacity. In this glor1fied bar room ls
stored every kind of intoxicant known in
the dry era. There are something like
SS,ooo.ooo cases Of rare old whisky.
brandy. gin and wine: more OF the same
In 5000 barrels. 10 say nothing OF hum
dreds upon hundreds of demijohns. bot.
ties and flasis.
Marshal CBig Tom) Mccarthy has
been designated as auctioneer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-06
Miss Reed Home For Vacation.

Miss Katherine Reed, who has been
teaching in the city schools Of Tulsa
has arrived home and is with her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs W. 1. Reed. at sis
d street southwest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-06
Visiting Friend In Ada.

Miss Mildred Reed has gone to Ada
to visit for brief time with her friend.
Miss Dorothy Duncan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-06
Kirk Dyer Named City Manager
of Ardmore at Salary $4,000;
Selection Temporary Pending
Future Action of Commissioners
GOVERNMENT WIRES AID
TO PUEBLO RED CROSS

Washington, June 6.-Authori-
zation for the expenditure Of a sec
ond $4,000 out of the national dis
aster relief fund for flood relief was
wired to the Red Cross chapter at
Pueblo last night By national head
qaurters here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-06
GLADIATORS Of
SQUARED Circle.
in fine FETTLE.
FOR BIG EVENT.
Carpenter Feels Confident;
Dempsey Breaks Training
When Wound is Reopened
By Blow.

Manhasset N. Y. June GA battle
campaign, such as Georges Carpenters
illustrious countryman, Marshal Foch,
might plan, is being carefully mapped
out at the camp Of the French boxer.
After ALL" said Georges, "the the
ory Of military strategy may be boiled
down to good use in a fight of this
sort. Imagine, for instance, that Demp-
sey, my foe on July 2, is an opposing
army" and he laughed at the compari-
son.
We are cognizant of the strength Of
the foe and the battle ground will be
We might say, familiar to us. We might
say that it will take something beside
direct assault to defeat the foe. So it
SINNERS down to battle Of speed, en-
durance and strategy.
Our scheme Is to show more clever.
ness than the enemy and to throw our
forces into the battle in such a man
ner that he will be able neither to strike
that direct and early blow that always
spells defeat nor launch at any time a
telling attack"
Comparing Dempsey's punches to big
guns, ne says:
Big shells are no danger when they
go over your head; rifle bullets kill
when they hit the mark"
the challenger laughs again when he
is reminded of the assertion by many
sportsmen:
Dempsey is too big for Georges"
And they said Willard was too big
for Dempsey; David slew Goliath.
George Washington whipped the Brit
ish; a submarine can sink a battle
ship"
And Manager Descamps ended the
talk with You see my Georges, ne has
the superior intelligence"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-06
Receeding Waters Leave Scenes OF Desoaton At Pueblo
WESTERN UNION WINS IN
'@TELL-T-TO-UNCLE-SAM'
SUIT FOR DAMAGES

Washington, June 6.-Contentions
of the Western Union Telegraph
Company that it cannot be held la
bic for damages caused through
errors in transmitting messages
while it's lines were under govern
ment control, were upheld today
by the supreme court. A decision
Of South Carolina courts awarded
damages to S. 3. Poston, cotton
dealer, on this ground. was re-
versed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-06
Seuuoyah.

The seuuoyah Fire Girls will meet
at the Convention Hall "wednesday
afternoon at o'clock. from where
they will so to Wilmington Park to
skate.
on Friday afternoon. seuuoyah will
give a candy sale in the Simpson
building
Arizona republican., 1921-12-04
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The Princeton union., 1921-06-16
The Public Ignored.

The public is to get no benefit from
the IL per cent reduction in railroad
employees wages, effective July 1, if
E. Morris, chairman of the roads
Central Freight association, states
the attitude of the companies in de-
claring that there will be no general
reduction of freights under existing
conditions. Mr.. Morris says a reduc-
tion must depend on two things-re-
duction in operating costs and in
crease in business. A reduction in
costs is to take effect three weeks
hence. If the shipping public is to
wait until there is an increase of
business under existing rates, it will
wait long time, as the evidence is
Overwhelming that rates are too high.
The rates must come down before
there is an increase of business. It
was pleaded in behalf of the wage re-
ductions asked by the roads that such
reductions were necessary in order to
permit reductions Of rates by which to
stimulate business. Having obtained
the wage reduction the railroads will
stir up an amount Of public indigna-
ton that will bodc them no good if
they refuse the rate reduction that was
to go along.
Both sides to the railroad contro-
versy are conducting their fight in
contemptuous disregard to the pub
lie interest, as if it were of no consc-
quence to them. On the one hand the
railroads are dissatisfied with the IL
per cent reduction in wages granted,
and repeat their demand for 20
per cent cut. On the other hand the
conductors and trainmen threaten a
strike if the ~ per cent reduction is
put into effect.
Neither side of this railroad quar-
rel can prosper without treating the
public fairly. The people furnish the
goods on which the railroads collect
freight and which supply the en-
ployes with work. All the business of
the country and work and wages of
100000 persons depend on an early
and just settlement Of all railroad
questions. Paul Dispatch.
The Princeton union., 1921-06-16
WINS FOURTH CAME
CONTINUED from page u

the fence. Anoka collected a total of
sixteen hits, quite few of them for
extra bases. Some slugging match,
for sure.
Next Sunday, June 10, Princeton
goes to Lindstrom to tackle this fast
summer resort bunch. Both teams are
playing winning ball and this should
be contest we'll worth watching. The
team needs your support and if you
can get away next Sunday you had
better go. It's a fine trip and you may
help the boys win this game by your
roofing and moral suppart.
June 26 Anoka will play Princeton
at the Princeton fair grounds. They
will be up with blood in their eye and
revenge in their hearts, for the only
thing that will satisfy them now is
to defeat the Princetonians on the
Princeton grounds. Manager Manke
is making no rash boasts Of what his
outfit can do to them, but he does say
that he will have ball team there at
the time and place which will fight
every minute till they either lose or
win.
The Princeton union., 1921-06-16
age. He was absolutely unknown.

age. He was absolutely unknown.
But he got busy mighty busy.
Within ten years after his arrival
in Texas he had done the following
things: Taught school, farmed, sur
veyed land, served as the first COVER
nor of Texas, the first secretary of
the treasury of the republic, of Texas,
and went to congress for term. All
this, too, despite the fact that he was
the tenth son Of Baptist preacher.
tie broke out of bachclorhood after
ne was 81 and liked it so we'll and
made such success of it that he mar
rled three times and was the father
OF nine children; the three wives were
sisters.
Upon reaching IS he decided things
were getting too slow and monoto-
nous in the Lone Star state. He
joined the mad rush of forty-niners to
California in search of the golden
fleece" With his two boys he made q
trip across the plains and deserts in
an OK wagon, having exciting scrans
with Indians every few miles.
He failed to find the gold, but he and
his two sons had lots Of fun just hunt
ing for it.
He serenely sleeps in an unknown
grave somewhere" in mountain can
yon in California.
Next time you hear a man WHINING
The Princeton union., 1921-06-16
Aid Flood Victims Through Red Cross.

Each Of the 748 chapters of the
American Red Cross in the nine states
of the central division have been
authorized to receive contributions for
Colorado flood victims. A request for
this cooperation in the relief work,
which has been officially turned over
to the Red Cross: by Governor O. H.
Shoup of Colorado, went out to chap
ters today from the office of Walter
Davidson, manager of the central divi-
sion with headquarters at Chicago.
The proclamation of President Hard
ing requesting "all whose sympathics
are awakened to assist the labors of
the American Red Cross, which has
quickly organized to deal with the first
great need and will stand by until
home life can be re-established," to
send contributions to the office of any
chapter thus makes the Red Cross the
national clearing house for this re-
lief. Contributions made to chapters
may be sent either to Walter David
son, Central Division Headquarters,
Chicago, or to James L. Fieser, Mama
ger of the Southwest Division, Red
Cross Headquarters, Pueblo.
In addition to this provision for
financial assistance the central divi-
sion Of the Red Cross stands ready to
ship disaster relief supplies immedi-
ately from any Of. it's relief depots To-
Gated at Chicago, Springfield, Rock
The Princeton union., 1921-06-16

Bergdoll, the Infamous Stacker
cables that he will shortly marry a
German fraulein and send his wife to
America to bring suit against the
government for restoration of his mil
lion-dollar fortune confscated by the
alien property custodian, but the chief
saws that the wife of an enemy is an
enemy also. This stands to reason
and if this person attempts to land
on American soil she should be re-
fused admission. The property of that
dirty scalawag Bergdoll should be
held by the United States until the
Shiny reptile returns to this country
and serves a sentence in LcavenWOrth
We would suggest that should he ever
come back he be tried before Judge
Lands, who would doubtless give him
the limit. AS to Bergdoll's mother
she is no better than he, for she aided
and abbeted her libertinc son in max
ing his escape, clearly showing that
she is an undesirable. It is true that
she has been convicted Of conspiracy
and a Jail sentence imposed upon her
as we'll as a fine, but the sentence was
suspended upon payment of the fine
In our opinion she should be deported
to join her despicable son.
The Princeton union., 1921-06-16

DIR. Chas. X. Swartz, collegiate pro-
fessor of geology at Johns Hopkins
university, whom the seniors OF tha'
institution recently voted the oes'
a1l-around professor" was requested
r. name those qualities which he con-
sidered must be present in student
to qualify him as a good, all-around
college man. Here is what nc SAID;
"First of all the good student must
have a good mind-a mind capable OF
clear thinking and clear uttcrance' his
mnst be a keen mind with an alert
ness born of 100 per cent enthusiasm
in his work, as in every department
Of human endeavor success IN one
studies depends upon ones whole
heartedncss in his work. further-
moro students enthusiasm must DC
50 high as to equip him for continuous
work-not spasmodic efforts to WORK
that may not be always agreeaole
The highest type of intellectual eftor'
T believe. is attained by the man VINO
lives among men-not by the rccluse
or the scholar who shuts himself OH
from his fellowmen. The all-around
student holds a deep interest IN tne
affairs Of the day-the affairs OF the
world at large as we'll as the college
world about him. He should be vcrsed
in the affairs of the government and
other matters the knowledge of which
is desirable for good citizenship
This is a most logical answer to the
question asked, and students would 40
we'll to read, mark, learn and inward
ly digest it.
The Princeton union., 1921-06-16
How Chauncey Does 1t.

"I have taken pains only to remem-
ber the good things" said Chauncey
Depew the other day. II always for
get the unpleasant words and happen
ings. I charge my memory only with
the pleasant things that I want to re-
member"
Do you see the cunning of that-the
old fox? Not having lot of sour
bitter, miserable things fostering in
his consciousness he can always be
happy inside. It is always sunshine
with him. His smile is real because
under it there is no corroding memory
that back in 1879 Pat Rooney said that
Chauncey Depew was stem winding
old wind machine. Pat never said it.
but if he did Depew would not have
remembered it. But if Pat had said
that Depew had heart as wide as the
Hudson river and as warm as a field
of wheat in July, then Chauncey would
have gathered that in and remem-
bered it.
Sorrows have fallen away from him
for he has refused to remember sor-
rows, although he has never forgot
ten joys. He has not been cnvious
because he has not remembered envy
but he has been kindly and generous
because these things have not been
forgotten. He has smiled instead of
whimpering, and at 81 years old he is
full of courage and optimism and en-
ergy and is very certain he will finish
out his century. Probably he will, too
for his sunshine bath internally has
kept him young.-Kansas City Times
The Princeton union., 1921-06-16

Of what use are immigration re-
stricticn laws when they arc violated
as they were in New York last week {?
It is officially reported that 5000
Italian immigrants over and above the
legal quota for June were permitted
to land by Commissioner Husband
the law was practically set at naught.
Italians are among the most undesira-
BILE immigrants that come to our
shores, but this is of little significance
when we take into consideration the
fact that the bars were lifted con-
trary to law: There is q possibility
that these dagoes were permitted to
land in order to furnish some railroad
company with cheap labor. But this
is, of course, conjectural. At any rate,
the matter should be investigated by
congress.
The Princeton union., 1921-06-16
DESTROY the Bunch Grass

1t is against the law to allow bunch
grass to grow and spread on ones
property. Therefore all who have
bunch grass growing on their lots in
the cemetery are hereby notified that
it must be removed at once.
The cemetery committee is having
all streets and alleys cleared of this
noxious weed. This they are having
done to protect peoples property. .
In order to exterminate bunch grass
a thorough job must be made of the
digging. The roots go down deep
four or five inches below the sod-and
if any of them are left they keep on
growing and the plant is soon above
the surface again. The plants are ap-
parently as hardy as the persistent
dandelion. The dug-up plants will
The Princeton union., 1921-06-16

Henry Ford, in a letter to officials
of his company throughout the coun-
try, declares that he has foiled GER
tain enemies (names not given) who
had sought to ruin him financially,
and has paid up the last Of the notes
involved in buying out his stockhold-
ers, amounting to $1OO,OOO,OOO. A
story w9.s afoat some time ago that
Mr.. Ford was financially embarrassed,
but this was unfounded. The fact is,
as near as we can ascertain, that he
wanted to take up this $10O,00O,OOO Of
stock at one time and that, to ac-
complish this, it was necessary for
him to borrow part Of the money. But,
rather than pay the loan sharks 8 per
cent interest, he gave notes for the
stock, which spread the payment over
period of time, and now he has
liquidated every penny. Good for
Henry.
The Princeton union., 1921-06-16

A dispatch from Helsingfors says
that General Kumura, commanding
Japanese troops in the Vladivostok dis
trict, has announced that, in conse-
quence of the situation developing in
eastern Siberia, he will be compelled
to occupy various towns of strategic
Importance. Under one pretext or an
other Japan is continually encroaching
upon the territory of other nations.
While Great Britain holds the reputa-
tion of being land grabbcr, Japan
hos her skinned a mile for voracity.
The mikado's government will bear
watching, but, more than that, trim
ming of it's claws is necessary.
The Princeton union., 1921-06-16
Big Things Beyond Forty.

Of course you have heard men be-
yond forty heave out disappointed
sigh, and fill your ear with tales OF
the big things they would do if they
were only young again.
That's the boshiest kind of bosh!
The average man is seldom at his
best until his thirties are a closed in
cident. A good many men are not
much good at all until they are in
sight of the half century mark.
Take the case of the celebrated
Henry Smith. Henry arrived in Texas
from Missouri when he was 43, years of
The Princeton union., 1921-06-16

A message from Washington tells US
that the president does not play golf
on Sunday. psf, Warren! Keep this
stuff quiet or people will begin to
think you are blue-law crank and
are opposed to baseball and fishing on
the Sabbath, which we are convinced
you are not. NUNS the word, War
rem; otherwise the purists Of the coun-
try will be stirring up trouble.
The Princeton union., 1921-06-16

1t has been figured out by life in
surance shark that while short skirts
have reduced the number of acci-
dents to women they have increased
them among men. The increase of
mishaps to men is perhaps due to the
fact that they do not devote so much
attention to the lodging of automo-
biles as in the days when skirts were
longer.
The Princeton union., 1921-06-16

continue growing under the most ad-
verse circumstances, so they must not
be dumped where they will have any
opportunity to do so. The plants dug
from the lots must be hauled from the
cemetery grounds and dumped else
where.
A lot owner holds only that part of
the cemetery for which he holds a
deed and is not entitled to dump
refuse on any other part Of the ceme-
terry.
The Princeton union., 1921-06-16

It does not look now as if the Unit
ed States government will take any
steps to bring back Bill Haywood,
the I. w. w. leader who jumped his
bond and escaped to Russia. Well,
we cannot see why this country should
be greatly disturbed if Haywood re-
mained in Russia forever. The less
of his stripe we have in the United
States to stir up insurrection the bet