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The Washington times., 1921-02-15
Local Produce
Market
by Tidewater Lines, Inc.

Eggs today suffered slight de-
cline, nearby being quoted at 3S cents.
The oyster market has recovered to
some extent from the recent slump.
the demand being considerably better
than 1T was several days ago.
Fish of a number of varieties were
plentiful on the market yesterday.
The demand remains strong, how
ever, and prices are good.
Poultry, live stock and sheep and
lambs remain steady.
Florida oranges are slightly higher,
while cabbage and sweet potatoes
declined. On the whole the fruit
and vegetable market is steady.
Quotations follow:
FlSH-Carp, &c per lb. Bass, 2S935c
per ib. PIKE. lS@25G per lb. Catfish SC,
Yellow perch, 1O@l5c per Id. Herring, sSc
coNTAINERs FOR sHlPMENT-No. (,
pie barrels. soc each. Egg crates. l5c each
oYsTERs-standards. s1.2o gal; Sc
EGGs-Nearby, 9sc; Southern, SIC; aver
age receipts, 3Sc.
BUTTER-Country. co925c.
LIVE POULTRY-Chickens (young), $50
4oc; rough and poor. 3sc; old roosters, zoe
old hens lover lbs), 34c. aid hens
q lbs. and overJ,, s5c; ducks Gsmali and nd
sSSssEs s:SSssi.
and large, 5oSsOc each; guinea H foWls
DREssED PouLrRY-Turkeys ,chole,
thin, 45g SOC; chickens {cholees youns(, 40
34a35c ducks uaU, 4sc ducks uhinS'
4oc; geese (cho.ce faD, 3Sc; geese Uhinj,
S5c; eapons uarge), 50@52c; capons Ono.
DRESSED .HoGs-Light. l5c: medium.
lic heavy, lo0l3c; ooars. SC.
III dLdi,xEsTOCKmcattls iiu tsteers, cholce),
mon. az 0sa. Bulls ,(choicey, &c; medium,
e@6ho; medium 6Q6c; common, 40
s5Hc' Calves lives, 'prGlme)' i5e; medium, 10
sHEEP ANo fAMBBs|she;epp p'SS tehoiee,, &
tQ5c; commoi. 3Q4c. Lambs. lac; com.
HIDES AND FURs-cslf skins. Soceu
each; each; sheep skin z696oc each; beef
So each; mipks small. No. ?, s. zach eaeh
minks; small. No. 3 81 each: skunks, No
No. sos On rsG tos No. large. Ho So rsS ssnFss 2Ss
red fox, No. ,. 81: gray fox, ,i7b; gray
81! s raSeoona % large srs fGr mednm ima 5S sGGS
small. 81; No. 8. soc; muskrats, winter
t1.25; kits. 10c; muskrats, black win.
ter, f.25; kits, 10c; possums Oarge),
soc: medium. 3oo; small. 2Oc: No. 1, iOc
civet cats 25c; house cats, 1000 rabbit
skins, 10c lb
FRUITS AND vEGETABLEs-wh po-
tatoes, i50-lb. bags s2.75; sweet po-
tatoes, Jersey. bushel hampers). So:
sweet potatoes (yams barreD SI5C: yell
ida, all sizes, $500; grapefruit Florida,
onions. 10O-lb. bags, s225; oranges, Flor
ida, ali sizes, sl75 grapefruit Florida,
all sizes, $500; New York cabbage, hard.
l00-lb, sl7b; new cabbage, Florida champ
err, S275; New York red beets, lOO-lb.
bags, t2.25; new bcets. Florida. crates,
t2.00; lemons. size 800. $3.50
The Washington times., 1921-02-15
SUGAR OUTPUT
/ SHOWS HUGE GAIN
Production of Beet Product II
Per Cent Above 1915
! Record.

The total estimated sugar crop for
the United States In 1920 was 2,6Oo,-
iT4.000 pounds, the Department OF
Agriculture announced today through
the Bureau OF Crop Estimates. Beet
sugar production exceeded the former
record crop OF 1915 by 27 per cent
and reached the high figure OF 2'2ls.-
200, 900 pounds, while the production
OF cane sugar is estimated to have
been 3S5,974.00Q pounds. The total
production for the year was 10 per
cent above the record sugar produc-
tion dor the United states I'm 1915, ana
53 per cent above that of 1919. Beet
sugar has been gaining on cane sugar
in production for many years, taking
the lead as early as 1905.
Sugar produced in this country Is
said to be approximately one-fourth
of the quantity consumed and both
the total and per capita consumption
have steadily increased. The per
capita was II pounds a year during
19Ol-1005 and rs pounds during 1906
1910. In 1913 and 1914. the pre-war
years. the per capita consumption
rose to SO and 905 pounds, respect
lively. In the first year or the war,
1915, il dropped to S7.5 pounds, and In
1915 to 79.6 pounds. rise 10 $50
pounds was noted in 1917, Americas
first year in the war. Despite the
popular impression of sugar scar
city in 1918. the rate that year was
1871 pounds. followed in 1919 by S42
pounds.
Then came period OF extraordi-
nary sugar consumption with 92
pounds in 1920. and the total arose 10
the enormous quantity of 9,15O,OOO,ooo
pounds, or one billion pounds more
than in the preceding year.
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ASTONISHING IMPROVEMENT.

The port Of Philadelphia, a report
states, is not merely holding its. own
but rolling up big surplus tom
mage over this time last year inquiry
here shows, although adverse eN-
change rates, slackened business con-
ditions and other factors are supposed
finally to have knocked out Ameri-
can foreign trade. Port officials are
unable to account for this situation,
but they show figures to prove that
it exists. One hundred and eighty
one vessels touched at this port in
January, 1920. Last month the num-
ber had increased to 22S, forty-seven
more than year ago. The tonnage
for January, 1920, was 192,O9S. For
January, 1921, the tonnage was l.
O52,912, an increase of 260,S14 tons.
The Washington times., 1921-02-15
LABOR SITUATION BETTER.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 15.-Low tide in
Baltimore's labor situation has been
reached and passed. or the 16,500
workers in the city now without oc-
cupation one-half will be given en-
ployment within the next forty days
according to a survey just completed
by the industrial bureau of the Board
Of Trade.
In the needle trades, Improvement
is noted with several of the larger
firms now operating to capacity and
one or two considering further ex-
pansions. Several of the larger straw
hat factories. in which industry Bal
timore leads the country are running
full time.
The Washington times., 1921-02-15
SAYS PUBLIC LOSES
BYRA|LR0AD ISSUES
Nebraskan Seeks to Block Move
To Convert Surplus-Wants 1t
Spent on Improvements.

Railroads defeat the public interest
when they seek to divert TO the pock-
cts of stockholders funds piled up In
surplus accounts by converting them
into Capitalization, Hugh La Master,
assistant attorney general or Ne
braska, today charged before the In
.terstate Commerce Commission.
The commission heard mai argu-
ments upon the applications pre-
viously filed by the Delaware Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad TO
capitalize $50, 1000. 900 of surplus funds,
and the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad TO capitalize $4,000
900 of surplus, and to issue $4,000, 900
additional bonds.
THE people in the States through
which these roads run have paid the
funds which have gone into these alb
normal surplus accounts, and the In
terstate Commerce Commission, under
the law, has no right 10 divert these
funds into the hands OF the owners
and stockholders, when the money
should be turned back into the roads
In the shape of improvements" La
Master said.
THE surplus funds involved are
merely trust funds. held by the car
riers for the benefit of the public. New
rail laws give the public the right TO
say something about how these funds
shall be disposed OF, and 1t is unthink-
able that the commission Will heed
this request of the roads merely TO
allow the owners of the roads to fur
ther fatten their .pocketbooks." La
Master attacked the policy of the Bur
Iington in making large bond issues,
with far distant maturities, merely to
place them in their treasury with no
defined purpose of how the proceeds
of the bonds are to be used.
The Washington times., 1921-02-15
WESTERN SHOE TRADE BETTER.

Reports from the Middle West indi-
cate a better feeling generally among
manners, who are encouraged by the
inclination of retail shoe dealers to
place orders for spring and early
summer requirements, accompanied
by price readjustments. Sales, while
continuing somewhat restricted as TO
size. reflect an increasing demand
from the public as prices become more
in harmony with conditions.
The Washington times., 1921-02-15
DRY GOODS TRADE HEALTHY.

John V. Farwell Company, of Chi
cago, reports that although the whole
drv goods business is considerably
less in volume than year ago, yard
age shows a good increase, indicating
a very healthy condition. Buying is
unusually good. Mills are sold ahead
into April and May on some lines, in
cluding silks, sheets, and pillow cases
and the demand for summer wash
goods is very good. The foreign mar
ket is firm on linens.
The Washington times., 1921-02-15
|. C.. c. Asked for Facts.

Information relative to alleged
agreements and understanding be-
tween American trunk line railroads
and foreign steamship lines is re-
Gussicd 'fom the |. G. e. in resolu-
tion introduced in the Senate yesterday
by Senator Fletcher, Democrat, OF
Florida.
The Washington times., 1921-02-15
RUSHED WITH ORDERS.

TORRINGTON, Conn, Feb. 15.-The
Union Hardware Company is rushed
in it's rod department with orders for
fishing rods, and these orders come
from different parts Of this country,
England. France and Canada. The de-
partment is running overtime three
nights a week.
The Washington times., 1921-02-15
REPAIR WORKERS RETURN.

About 1000 skilled mechanics in
the locomotive and car repair shops
near Chicago of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company have returned to
work.
The Washington times., 1921-02-15
STEEL PLANTS REOPENED.

The Cambria Steel Company an
nounces the reopening of a number Of
it's departments, affecting several
thousand workers.
The Washington times., 1921-02-15
SUGAR PRICE HIGHER.

A stronger undertone is revealed in
the sugar market and the outlook
has materially improved. American
Sugar Refining and the National
The Washington times., 1921-02-15
Prosperity Returning

Sugar Refining have both advanced
their prices to cents a pound.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-17
JOHN R. WHAYNE.
RETURNS TO MAKE.
.ARDMORE HIS HOME.

John X. Whayne, after being absent
from Ardmore since 1910 Is moving
back here. He has secured home
In the northwest portion OF the city
and his family are now on their way
here. MIR. Whayne moved to Ard.
more the first time In 1890. he and
his brothers established the Ardmore
Dairy that was afterward taken over
by Lev West. He resided here almost
continually until 1910 when he moved
TO Oklahoma City From there he
moved to a point near MuskoEee
where he engaged In the farming
business. He says he has prospered
since he left here until the past year
when his grain crop failed TO bring a
price equal to the cost of production.
His farm lands have been leased for
period of years and MIR. Whayne
in connection with his partner, James
IL. Marshall will establish an oil Of
flee here.
Mr. Marshall IL a cousin to former
Vice President Thomas H. Marshall,
his home Is In Washington, u. c.,
but he spends practically all his time
In Oklahoma engaging IN the oil busi.
ness. Mr.. Whayne at one time rep.
resented Carter county In the state
legislature and he has many good
friends In this section OF the state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-17
POLLOCK ENT ERS
PLEA NOT GUILTY
MURDER CHA RGE
Defendants Character Is En-
tered as an Issue by At
torney Champion.

George Pollock, aged night watch
man of Rexroat, went on trial in dis
trict court this morning charged with
the murder of William Williams at
Rexroat on July G. The defense
entered a plea of not guilty before
Judge Tom Champion.
James Mathers county attorney, in
outlining the case to the jury, pointed
to the wife and four children Of the
dead man, who sat within the railing
of the judges bench.
Williams went to Moore's store
after n quarrel with his brothers-in-
law, Mathers said, and when he came
out he had a gun in his right hand,
partly concealed in his coat pocket.
Pollock came up from behind and de-
manded the gun, the attorney stated,
and threatened to kill him. Pollok
then shot Williams through the right
arm severing an artery, causing him
TO drop the gun, the charge asserts.
Pollock then fired another shot in
Williams back after jerking him
around
j. L. Champion, attorney fer the de-
fendant, entered as an issue the
character of Pollock. He drew at
/ tention To the life history of his
client. and the respect in which he is
/ held in this county. his record as a
peace officer and q law.abding citi'
zen. On the other hand he charges
that the dead man had served a term
in the penitentiary, that he was
known as a desperate, dangerous and
violent man." and that he was hold
ing hard feelings against Pollock al
the time of the shooting.
Mrs. Williams First Witness
! With small baby in her arms,
Mrs. Williams, wife of the dead man
was the first witness called and told
the court she had met her husband
when he was 20 years of age which
was l3 years ago. She said her hus-
band owned a gun, but that he left
/ II at home on the day of the shoot
/ ing. To the best of her belief the
shooting occurred at about l o'clock
! She first saw him after the shooting
] IN the healutOn Sanllarlum Wnerc ne
regained consciousness for few
minutes.
Physicians Testify
/ Drs. John \. Daugherty and Il. a
/ Taylor both OF Healdton, who at
tended the wounded man. testified
as 10 the location of the wounds. The
| first wound entered the front part
of the right arm. severing the artery
and breaking the arm bone. causing
two places of exit, they said. The
second wound was through the fleshy
part OF the back. the bullet entering
under the right shoulder and making
its exit under the left, after plow
ing its way through the muscles oi
Continued on page -
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-17
CAUTION
For The Big Display Night, Tuesday Evening
7:30 O'clock

Clear the street quickly if you hear the fire department
coming should they have to Main Street. N
Obey requests to clear the promptly so as not to in
erupt of the funny stunts which will need room.
Be careful not to crowd lean against plate glass win
dows which might give and cause serious injury to
many
Don't push. Don't crowd. You will have ample time to
see it all.
Don't miss seeing every window of the firms who are
this display show for something of interest to will be
there awaiting YOU
Promptly report any rowdysm drunks to first police
man. No rough play will be allowed or tolerated.
II you lover of music you will be pleased treat
has been planned for you if you will come out
If you like the entertainment cheer the entertainers This
encouragement is always pleasing.
Keep walking, you may be tired when the evenings
fun is but you will not regret it.
CAUTION--When the ropes let down and Main
street opened again to traffic. drive carefully We want
big night, lots of fun, and no accidents "a
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE a
Merchants Window Displays,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-17
OSCAR VAN NOY
RESIGNS OFFICE

oscar Van Noy. state conservation
officer in the oil fields OF Carter
county. has rendered his resignation
to the State Corporation Commission.
The commission has decided not 10
put n new man In the service. Con.
sorvation officer Phillips of the Law
ton district will be- transferred TO
Duncan for the reason that there is
not much activity at this time in
the district. which Mr.. Phillips has
had charge of and w. T.. Casey who
has been in charge of the Duncan
area has been transferred TO Ard
more to succeed Mr.. Van Noy. The
order transferring these men is made
effective at once.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-17
PROGRESS SAYS-"GO FORWARD"

No country built or made prosperous without
of transportation.
If we protect the prestige have an oil supply
county must have road to the Robertson oil fields
Such road should connect Wilson and Healdton with
the oil field.
Much interest being manifested in the creamery bus-
ness.
One farmer stated this morning that he would supply
two with they may lift themselves out of the
rut by selling
The creamery business alone should add million of
wealth to the county every year.
That wealth cannot be produced unless the dairy people
can get their products to market.
Men who do things who not afraid to take chance
are the who build great commonwealth.
county that does not Keep Stepping has citizenship
that complains constantly Of hard times.
Keep Stepping and people become too busy at their
work to stagnate
Progress says today has always said Go Forward
God prospen men who do things.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-17
While Big Four are Going
Ahead With Strike Plans,
Other Affiliated Unions
Oppose 1t.

CHICAGO, Oct. 17-While heads OF
the big four brotherhoods and of the
switchmen's union prepared to meet in
Cleveland tomorrow to complete plans
for the rail strike which they have
called for October 30, union chiefs to-
day said that leaders of some of the
eleven other railroad labor organiza-
tons, still We're opposing a walk-out
and would attempt to prevent their
joining the five organizations which
have definitely committed themselves
to a strike.
The Big Five" membership mum.
bers only 100000 of the two million
railroad employees. Whether the oppo.
sition Of these leaders will result in
a break by the two groups which sci.
dom have co-operated whole hearted
~ on any question will not be fully re-
vealed until the meeting Of the general
chairmen of the eleven unions here
some time this week when issuance cf
strike call will be voted on formally.
Several railroad labor chleftains. said
however, that they believed the ma.
iority would rule and that 1t would be
case Of majority strike" Little
chance is seen OF a break. These
eleven unions at Il meeting last week
! informally pledged themselves TO sup.
| port the brotherhoods in strike and
since then have been gL.ng ahead with
their plans for a walkolt. although de.
fcrring issuance of the strike call.
Some Of the eleven organizations
nave announced that they will order
the waliout while others were more
conservative in their statements f.. J..
Manion, president of the order of rail-.
road telesraphers In st. Louis last
night denied the assertion of Thomas
NJ. Pierson. vice president. that II had
been decided 10 call out the telegraph
ers. saying that the question would
not be settled until the meeting here.
r. i. Cradle, head of the $50. 900
maintenance of way employees, .Timo-
thy Healy. leader Of the stationary
firemen +. II. Fitzgerald. president
of the stenographers. clerks and
freight handlers unions and others ex.
pressed the view that virtually 10th
ing could avert the strike.
Strike Vigorously Opposed
II. VI. Jewell, head Of the shop crafts
numbering $4,000 members. has vigor-
ously opposed strike on the wage
question alone, but said today he fear.
ed ii was too late to stop walkout
and that he doubted If his men could
be held back. Mr.. Jewell said he would
prefer to have his men strike on the
rules and working conditions question
togcthere with the wage matter, but
refused TO say definitely that he would
try to hold back his men.
The differences over the advlsabilty
Of a strike have arisen primarily
through failure Of the brotherhoods
and the other unions to reach a sat.
sfactory agreement on the duration of
the strike labor leaders said. One
union president said that while he
was certain the brotherhoods would
CONTINUED on page 2)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-17
RATE CUT WOULD
NOT BE REMEDY
Stone declares
Grand Chief Of Engineers
Brotherhood Says Plan of
Public Group Not Fea-
sable.
ONLY AMERICAN LINES
AFFECTED IN TIE.UP
Canadian and Mexican Lines
in This Country Not Af-
fected He Says.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct 1.-THE
proposal of the public group of the
railroad labor board to reduce freight
rates to prevent u railroad strike
would not prove feasible, Warren S.
Stone. grand chief of the Brotherhood
Of Railroad Engineers declared today.
"The suggestion cannot be worked
out" Mr. Stone said by the time
the cut got to the consumer the
amount is cut to one half of one per-
cent. The middleman would absorb
all the difference
w. G. Lee, president of the Broth
erhood of Railroad Trainmen would
make no direct statement today re-
garding the plan.
our understanding, and I believe
that of the public also was that the
IL per cent reduction Of last July
would be passed on to the public, Mr..
Lee said. Canadian railroads will not
be affected by the strike on lines in
the United States. according to Mr.
Lee. Only last week, he said, the
wage dispute on the Canadian roads
had been amicably settled.
Neither will the Southern Pacific
be affected" Mr.. Lee said, as the
lines there are not organized.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men on the international and Great
| Northern (Texas) have been author
| lied by their president TO walk out
| at neon Oct. 22. but II is not ex
pected they win 20 out alone as th'
other organizations are scheduled tC
strike on Oct. 30 James A. Baker
receiver for the road wired Mr. Lee
this morning, asking whether it was
true the trainmen had been author
lied TO walk out Oct. %. Mr.. Lee
answered in the affirmative.
Leaders of the railroad organiza
tions would assign no reason for Sc
Letting mainly roads in the south
west on which to institute the strik,
other than in the words of Mr.. Lee
that employees of these roads arr
'shock troops" and are veterans il
the organizations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-17
Leader Recent "Out
Law" Strike Believes
WalkOut is Unlikely

CHICAGO Oct. 1.-THE railroad
brotherhoods have n strike fund OF
$4,000 900 which is insufficient for a
general strike of any length. John
Grunau. president Of the United Asso.
citation OF railway employees of North
America and leader Of the sp-called
outlaw" strike of last year. declared
today.
Grunau has issued u circular TO the
$4,000 members of his organization out.
lining the associations presentation In
event of a strike. but declaring he does
not believe there will be walkout. He
points out that the brotherhood lead
ers have weakened their own ranks by
circulating reports that the outlaws
will step in as strike breakers In re.
venge for the efforts Of the old organi.
cations to break the Grunau strike In
April. 1920.
Grunau denies any such intention.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-17
ARDMORE PARTY HAD
NARROW ESCAPE WHILE
MOTORING IN TEXAS

Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Harvey and Mr..
and Mrs. WIN Morgan who attended
the convention of National Funeral Di.
rectors Association at San Antonio,
Texas, had u narrow escape from
death while en- route home
Mrs. Harvey states that while cross.
ing an interurban line at Waxahachic.
Texas. their automobile was struck by
an interurban ear They were thrown
from the car and escaped injury
Their car. however was practically
demolished. Mr.. Harvey remained In
Texas TO attend to the matter. while
Mrs. Harvey and Mrs. Morgan return
ed home by train last night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-17
JOHNSON AND.
VAN NOY FACE
MURDER Charge
Information Filed Against
Men for Death of Victims
in Friday Night
Tragedy.
PRELIMINARY TO BE
HELD NEXT WEEK
Two Survivors of Accident
Resting Well; Funeral For
Others Held Today.

Charges of murder were filed with
Judge Millard Il. Winfrey in county
court Monday, charging Oscar Van
Noy, corporation commission conserva.
tion officer in this territory, and Wes-
ley (Choc) Johnson Of Milo with the
death Of Misses Josephine and Lola
Wilson after being struck by a speed
ing car late friday night
The two men are being held in the
county Jail awaiting preliminary hear
ing, which ii is expected will be given
early next week. Delay is held be-
cause of attention of County Attorney
,Mathers and assistant Hodge in the
district court.
8. +. Wilson, father of the two
dead girls, and Miss Ruby Wilson, age
13, who were in the party of four
when struck, are still at the Hardy
sanitarium. They were resting nicely
at noon today. although constant atten-
ton Is given them.
Funeral services for the two victims
were held at the residence of w. II.
Spradlin, 500 G street. northwest. at
o'clock this afternoon. Interment
will be- made at Provence by Harvey
Brothers.