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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-10
Yanks Strong for
0uachita College
Down In Arkansas

NEW YORK, Oct. 1O.--Ouachita
college out in Arkadelphia, Ark,
may not be so well known in the
metropolis as the big three and
other institutions of learning, but
the New York Americans are
strong for it. For Ouachita produc-
ed Aaron Ward, the keen, snappy
Yanks second baseman.
Ward has upset the early predic-
tions Of baseball experts who point
ed to him as the possible weak
point in the lineup. His answer is
a batting average Of 1908 thus far
in the worlds series and n per-
feet fielding average with more as
either of the contending clubs. He
has made "a assists, all without
a misplay, seven more than his riv-
al, Rawlings, the Giants second
sacker. His fielding has been sure,
steady. even spectacular at times.
He has figured in almost every
double play performed by his team.
In putouts he has made nine with
ont errors. his fielding average be-
ing 1000. Yesterday he made sew
en- assists and added two putouts
to his string Ward is one of the
least talkative Of the Yanks.
I'm sure wen win the series.
was the total fruit of an interview
with him. When he isn't with the
Yanks Ward is reader in the SEN.
ate of the Arkansas legislature. He
won't be at that job this winter
though as his home state law maxi
crs do not meet again until next
year He lives in Fort Smith.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-10
White ATTORNEYS
HELD FOR Death
Of slain negro
Moman Pruiett and Orban
Patterson Are Examined
By Oklahoma County
Attorney Today.
LAWYER CLAIMS
SHOT SELF-DEFENSE
Alleged Bootlegger Was Killed
On Own Doorstep Sunday
Night, Police Said.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 1O.-For-
rest Hughes, county attorney was to-
day investigating the shooting last
night of Joe w. Patterson. negro. for
whose death Moman Prueitt and Or
ban Patterson prominent white at
torneys were arrested Mr.. Hughes
announced charges would be filed Ia.
ter in the day following the compile.
tion Of his investigation. He said he
did not know what charge he would
bring.
The shooting occurred at the ne.
gro's home. Immediately after Prue.
lit, according to W. +. Lindsey, under
sheriff, called the sheriff's office say.
ing he had shot man and wanted 10
surrender. When officers arrived at
the Patterson home they found the
negro dead on his door step. Patter.
son, Pruiett and Rush McGaffey, me-
gro who was alleged also to have
figured in the affair had left. Pruiett
later surrendered to officers when they
came to his office. Patterson and Me-
Gaffey surrendered at the police sta
ton and We're turned over to county
authorities.
Pruiett and Patterson were releas-
ed from the county Jail early today.
According to Luther Bushop, jailor,
Hughes fixed their bonds at 81 500, ac-
copting personal checks for that
amount.
In an alleged statement to Carl
Glitsch, chief of police, Pruiett was
said to have declared he shot in self
defense. The negro was alleged to
have been a bootlegger
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-10
FORD TRIAL NOW
BEING HEARD in
DISTRICT COURT

Fred Ford. a young white man, took
the stand in his defense in district
court on q charge OF assault with in
tent TO kill Bob McCrory at .
o'clock Monday afternoon near the
close Of the first trial OF the Grimm
al docket Of this terra. Judge cham
picn is presiding.
The alleged assault is declared to
have taken ace about IL months
ago in the north part Of Ardmore. and
ut Il time when AcCrory was acting
as "a deputy under sheriff Buck Car.
rctt.
Ford testified that he was going to-
ward ArGmore in car with two wo.
men when one of thcm asked him to
take ner back home. Just after he had
turned around and while shifting
gears, his car struck that of McCury
lie said that McCDry demanded pay
for the damages Immediately and that
be did lot have any money with him.
McCrory then tried to force him into
his tMcCrory's) ear TO go to town to
make settlement, according to the
defendant McCyory pulled gun and
punched him IN the ribs with 1t, he
said, later hc was cursed by the spe.
ciol officer
Ford assorted he was trying to back
away from McCrory when McCrory
said, "-----l'm going TO kill YOU
Ford then jumped in his car and Sc.
cared his gun and began shooting.
lie said. McCrciy was wounded
Cntll the spoclal officer told Ford
his name tho defendant asserts that
he did not know the man.
The first ease or the schedule was
Pat Whitfield charged with the mur.
der of sam owens a farmer more than
a year ogo. The case was postponed
until later IN The week. Other cases on
the docket FOR Monday were Roland
Hoard Kennedy statutory ofionsc;
Hobart Pace, forgery and bogus check
G. cascsl; X. y. pcrtrick. larceny and
John Mctarley. larceny. Pace and
McCarley ao now sewing terms in
the pcnltcnuay, Il was announced.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-10
CARPENTER dies.
FROM ACCIDENTAL
GUNSHOT WOUND
Bullet Fired at Dog Strikes
Frank Patton In Temple
Resulting in Death
Sunday Night.
SHOOTING DONE BY
HENRY TENNYSON
No Law Covering Matter, the
Officers State, and No
Charges to Be Filed.

SAsa0th patton, 46 years old, car.
penter, living at 443 u street south
. east is dead after being struck by Il
ricochet bullet about noon Sunday
as he sat in his home reading a
newspaper. He died at Hardy sanitar-
ium at o'clock Sunday night.
Henry Tennyson, baDer, living az
434 - street southeast is alleged to
have fired the shot that struck Pat.
ton while shooting at n dog. He was
given a hearing by county officers
at the county Jail and released be-
cause of lack Of evidence to substan-
tate a charge.
According to testimony given by
Tonnyson. with his wife he was pre-
pairing TO so into the country for the
day. As he was stepping from the
porch a stray dog which had been
chasing and killing his chickens, came
into the yard and gave chase to a
chicken.
Procuring a .3S calibre Smith and
Wesson automatic, he stepped to tho
porch and fired at the dog. which ran
down the street in the direction of the
Patton home. Three shots were fired
and it is believed the last struck Pat
ton, after rebounding from the con-
crete sidewalk.
Tennyson did not know he had
wounded Patton until he heard a wo-
man scream and was told by Mrs.
Patton that her husband had been
shot.
The bullet which struck Patton re.
bounded fully half a block, it is evi.
denced by the mark on the pavement
where it struck, and travelled nearly
the entire length of the block after
being fired.
Patton was struck just over the tenn
pile. With his family he came here
from California three weeks ago. and
is survived by his wife and two grown
children.
No charges win be filed against Ten.
nyson. according TO county officers,
since there Is no law covering this
sort Of shooting or accidents. How
ever there is general law on the
statutes prohibiting the firing of
q. firearms in the city limits. according
10 City Manager Kirk Dyer.
Funeral services for Patton Were
held from the family residence ut
o'clock Monday afternoon. conducted
by Harvey Brothers. with intermeit
at Rose Hin cemetery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-10
MariOn'S War Hero
Never Saw Battle

MARION. Ohio. Oct, l0.--Plans for
an armistlce day celebration In Prcsi-
dent narding's home town were knock
cd into u cooked hat today by receipt
Of brief telegram from the war de-
partment at Washington saying no
record could be found that Dwight
Wells Artis had ever served in the
United States army.
The feature OF the celebration was
to have been the re.burying OF Artis
body In the honor triangle In Marion
cemetery. Arts. ~. died penniless
here. He was supposed to have been
world war veteran whose home was
In Highland, ILL.,. and n local Ameri.
can Legion post buried the body In
the potter's field. Later the Marion
Cemetery Association donated "tri.
angle FOR soldier dead, Mrs. Harding
taking a personal interest In the ease.
New plans for the armlstlcc day
celebra ion are being formulated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-10
Marion WOOdard
Seriously Burned

Marion Woodnrd whose business was
partially destroyed Saturday by fire
is in the Hardy hospital suffering
from burns.
Mr.. Woodland was under an auto
mobile doing some work when the
fire started and he says the first
thing he know was when his head
was afirc. His clothing was badly
burned and he camo very near losing
his life.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-10
FUNERAL. OF MRS. MAuDE
ASTOR HELD SUNDAY

Mrs, Maudc Aston, wife OF Edgar
Aston, died In Wilson last Saturday
while on visit to friends. and her
body was returned to Ardmore for in
termcnt Sunday. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. H. l.. Davidson at
the family residence, corner Eleventh
and T. street, northwest. with burial
at Rose Hill cemetery. Deceased is
survived by her husband and one
Young son.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-10

Ralph Tally with the Magnolia Pc.
trolcum company In the Duncan dis.
trict was an Ardmore visitor Sun.
day. lie says that stephens county
is opening up some new areas and
hat the county gives promise of being
one OF the best oil counties of the
state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-10
Takes Over Motor Company

joe Frontcrhousc and r. j. Dos.
kins have taken over the lease on the
building formerly occupied by the
Mechanics Motor Company on A street
norihwes, and are conducting the
business under the name OF the Ard.
more Motor Company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-10
YANKS WIN 81
MAKING their
THIRD VICTORY.
Youthful Pitcher Waite
Hoyt and Bob Meusel
Are Again the Heroes
of Their Team.
GAMES STAND 3 TOP
FAVOR AMERICANS
Giants With An Advantage of
Six More Hits Are Unable
to Run in the Scores.

POLO GROUNDS. Oct 1O.-Thc
fanks stabbed the barb OF defeat
in the Giants side this afternoon and
walked off the field with their third
victory for the American league
champions. The score was to / and
the Yanks heroes. in the topping of
the Giants We're Waite Hoyt. who
pitched his second win over the ma.
tional league pennant winners. and
Bop Meusel, whose steel whip broke
up two Giant batting rallies by light
ming throws.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-10
Me. nnd NIrs. Henry pr,,iii nprr

MIR. and Airs Henry Pruitt of Loco
were Ardmorc visitors sunday. Mr.
pruitt made nlcc fortune In the
licaidtcn field and he has promising
acreage IN The new areas that are
opening ur IN stephens county
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-10

2.
X. Meusel. 4. Meusel. Miller. Raw
lings sacrifice, Pipp, Ward. double
plays, Schang and Ward: left on bases
Americans 3, Nationals / base on
balls off Hoyt >. Nehf !; struck out
by Hoyt 6. by Nehf 5. Umpires: A,
plate Rieler; first. Moriarity: second.
Quelcy: third, Chin. Time OF game
l.jO.
First Inning
YANKEES: Miller up. Hall one.
Strike one. Miller popped out to Ban.
croft. Peck up. Frscn threw out Peek
at first. Ruth up. BAN one. Strike
one. Ball two. Strike two. Ruth
struck out No runs, no hits. no cr.
rors.
GIANTS Burns up. Strike one. Ball
one. Burns grounded 10 McNally. who
fumbled IL, the batter was safe Ban
croft up. Foul strike one. Bancroft
forced Burns. Peck TO Ward. Frlsch
up. Frisch bounced a single off Hoyts
glove. Croft went to second Young
up. strike one. Ball one. Ball two.
Ball three Young walked. and the
bases were full, Kelly up. Foul strike
one. Ball one. Bancroft scored on
kelly's Texas Lacquer. The bases were
still full r.. Meusel up. Strike one.
Ball one, strike two. Melisel struck
out. Rawlings up. Strike one. Raw.
lings forced Kelly. Peck to Ward. One
run, two hits, one error.
Second Inning
YANKEES Meusel up. Ball one.
Strike one. Bali two. Strike two.
Meuscl got n hit into right. Pipp UP.
Pipp sacrificed, Frisch to Kelly. Ward
up. Ball one. Ball two. Strike one.
BAN three. Strike two. Ward struck
out Meuse stole third Frisch drop
ped the ball. and Meusel dashed home
but was out No runs, no hits, no
errors.
GIANTS: Smith up. Smith lined out
TO Miller. Nehf up, the official scorer
does not allow a stel. Nehf flied out
to Ruth. Burns up. Burns hunted safe
ly The official scorer gave Smith an
assist in the Yankees second inning.
Bancroft up. Ball one. Ball two. on
the hit and run play Bancroft singled
into right. Burns went TO third. Meu-
sci threw In behind Bancroft. and
Burns was caught running home, tho
play being Mcusel to Pipp. to Ward
to Pipp to Peck to Schang. No runs,
two hits. no errors.
Third Inning
YANKEES-McNally up. Bali one.
Ball two. Hall three. Strike one. Me-
Nally walked Schang up. Ball one.
Schang got two bagger, NlcNally
going to third. Hoyt up. Strike one.
Foul strike two Bancroft threw out
lloyt, the runner holding third Peck
up. Ball one. Ball two. Ball three.
Strike one. Foul. strike two. Foul.
Peck went GU, TO Kelly unassisted.
One run. one hit. no errors.
GfANTSs-Smth up: strike one. bali
one .Frisch singled over second: Young
up; Young, forced Frisch. McNally 10
Ward. Kelly up: strike one. bail one.
ball two. strike two. Kelly famed.
on n third called strike; Meusel M,
strike one. bali one. Meusel doubled
past third, Young going to third:
Rawlings up: foul strike one. strike
two he fouled to McNally No runs.
two hits. no errors.
Fourth Inning
NANkEEs;--Ruth up: Ruth hunted
safely catching the Giant inficld flat.
footed; Mcuscl up: ball one. strike one,
foul strike two. ball two. Ruth scor>
ed on Meuscls double going to left:
ripp up; strike one. Rawlings threw
out rlpp at first, Meusel going -
third: Ward up; Meusel scored %
CONTINUED on Page FiveJ
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-10

Summary-Two-base hits: Schang 2.
X. Meusel 4. Meusel, Miller. Raw
lings sacrifice, Pipp. Ward. double
plays, Schang and Ward: left on bases
Americans 3, Nationals / base on
balls off Hoyt >. Nehf /; struck out.
by Hoyt 6. by Nchf 5. Umpires: A,
plate Risler; first. AIoriarity: second.
Quiglcy; third, Chin. Time Of game
! 80
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-10
t'ourtl, Inning

yANkEEs;--Ruth up: Ruth hunted
safely catching the Giant inficld flat.
footed; Mcuscl up: ball one, strike one.
foul strike two. ball two. Ruth scor.
ed on Meuscl's double going to left:
rlpp up strike one. Rawlings threw
out ripp at first, Meusel going -
third: Ward up; Meusel scored %
CONTINUED on Page Fivel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-10

MERCHANTS "DISPLAY
NIGHT" TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 1S.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-09
GUT IN FREIGHT
RATES UNLIKELY
CLAIM Of CLARK
cRx The Assoclated press0

Washington, March Sine gen
eral railroad situation affords lit
tie prospects of general decreases
in freight rates, Chairman Clark
of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission today Informed Senator
Harris of Georgia.
Replying to letter from Sena-
tor Harris inquiring as to the pos
sibility of a reduction in freight
charges, Chairman Clark said:
THE situation is not so good as
in December. There has been a
falling off in general traffic. The
average operating ratio of the rail-
roads is something over go. That
means that for every dollar that
the railroads earn they pay out
more than 80 cents. Due to the
narrow margin between revenue
and operating expenses and fixed
charges, a good many are not even
earning their operating expenses.
Under these circumstances it is
difficult to find an argument in
favor of reducing rates, unless in
instances in which it can be shown
that the rates are Sitting the traf-
fic and that lower rates would eff
feet movement from which there
can be some returns.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-09
c. F. & |. COMPANY
OFFICIAL SUCCUaiBS
(By The Associated Press,

Denver, March S.-James B. Nc
Kennon, vice president and general
manager of the colorado Fuel and
Iron company, died here this aft
crnoon following an operation.
He was so years old Formerly,
Mr.. McKennon was manager of the
Pueblo Steel works of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company. He sub
mitted t2 an operation last night.
Mr., McKennon had been CON
nected with the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company for 81 years. He
was made general 'manager six
years ago.
Mr. McKennon had been in i'll
health for several months. Yes
terday he was taken to a hospital
where an operation for gall stones
was performed last night.
He is survived by his widow,
three sons and a daughter.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-09
Un Before the Judge.

Three charged with speeding
and three charged with vagrancy
came before Judge w. w. McClel-
Ian yesterday morning. The speed
ers, F. f. Malouf, II. I. James and
Henry Widmer, were each fined
SIS. Carlos Vargas, Felix Flores
and Jose Morales were given 20,
10 and 80 days in Jail respect
lively for vagrancy
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-09
POISON CASE STILL
SHR0UDED TN MYSTERY
Continued from Page ons.)


ing in commissions. He asked Tor
res what he had taken and the boy
said some man or boy had given
him poison. Later DR.. Lovelace
said he noted the girl lying on an
other bed in the same room, white
as a sheet and covered with per-
spiration. She had two convul-
sions, but very much milder than
those Of Torres.
Did Not XIII the Frog.
DR.. Lovelace said that the boy
then said to him; "She is dying,
too" and when the doctor asked
the boy what he meant, he said she
(the Crib had given him the poison
and he thought had taken some
herself.
Or, ]. D. Clark of the State uni
versity was then called and testi-
fled that he had found one per
cent of the contents of a bottle
found in the chavez yard to con-
tain no wood alcohol, but that a
solution made of the drops found in
the bottle had given a frog what APP
peared to be strychnine convul-
sions. 1t was not strong enough to
kill a man, said DR.. Clark, but the
bottle might have been rinsed.
d.. ]. S. yesterday, who looked
after the patient during DR.. Love-
laces absence, stated that there
We're no traces of Torres having
had any wine or whisky to drink,
as he claimed.
The boy was called last and gave
his testimony in Spanish. He told
substantially the same tale as that
given the district attorney, that
Isabel Chavez had given him wine
to drink in glass. had returned to
the house and brought a bottle
from which she poured some wine.
which tasted bitter to him, and
had apparently tasted some her
self, then told him to go home.
Motives Unknown.
Torres said he was unable to go
away but fell to his knees and
crawled back to the porch. Cues
tioning by Assistant District Attor-
ney II. j. Mabry and by A. A. Sc
dillo, attorney for the defense,
elected from young Torres that he
did not want TO marry the girl be-
cause he was too young but that
he wished to be friends with her,
that his family had never said
to him about it.
And you threatened to kill her
when you found her walking with
her brother-in-law in January,
didn't you?" asked Mr.. Sedillo. Isl
l was angry then" said Torres.
why didn't you say that the girl
had given you poison at first % Mr..
Sedillo asked. Because 1 was
afraid when her family was in the
room that they would give me some
more poison and kill me sure dead"
was Torres reply
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-09
CHICAGO CIVIC
COMMITTEE STOP
IN ALBUQUERQUE
"The Local transportation"
Group of City Council Here
On Tour of West Seeking
City Railway Data.

Delegation of your cOuneilmen
arrived" Fl. p. Watkins, secretary
of the Chamber Of Commerce,
wired Mayor W. II. Thompson, OF
Chicago, after the departure of the
Chicago council committee on local
transportation from the station yes
terday noon. Most of them wanted
TO stay, but were persuaded by Al
derman Schwartz to continue the
trim on the promise of visiting us
again. We have taken the precau-
ton OF wiring the governor OF
California to hold off any earth
quakes until after the departure
of the party from his state
The party arrived on the limited
from Denver, which was the Sec
ond stop on their tour of the west
to study city railway conditions,
Chicago is facing a serious prob
lem in her electric railway trans
portation lines and making every
effort to accumulate data from all
over the country to assist in solV-
ing the matter. Eighteen alder
men and seven other officials in
GLIDING engineers composed the
party, which is making a several
weeks inspection trip. stops have
been made at st. Louis Kansas
City, Denver and Albuquerque.
From here the party will take i'll
the California and northwestern
cities.
$50 far we have found little but
trouble in the city street car situa-
ton" Alderman u. s. Schwartz,
chairman of the committee, stated
yesterday, kansas City and Denver
companies are in the hands of re-
ceivers and we understand several
other city lines are in the same con-
dition,
1.-THE Chicago lines are threaten
ed with calamity and with the five
cent fare in effect, Mayor Thomp-
son has suggested meeting any de-
fioit with a tax levy. Our commit
tee is making every effort to ac-
cumulate all possible data on the
subject and should be in shape to
deal intelliGentlv with the situa-
tion when it comes before council
this spring"
An enabling act is now before
the illinois legislature which will
allow Chicago or any other city in
the state to operate the railways
and according to the committee
men, it is quite possible that Chi
cago will take over the lines and
operate them on the five cent fare
basis.
Il believe that if handled by the
city, under an intelligent system,
including the best of every other
city's method, the lines can be
operated at least breaking even II
not making a profit out of the
five cent fare Mr.. Schwartz
stated.