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Evening star., 1921-05-21
Petworth Methodist
Episcopa1 Church

"fant Circle and New Hampshire ave. nv.
o..oG. ELLIS WILLIAMS, Pastor.
a.m.-sunday school Mr.. y. J. Ran
dali, supt.
,1:4 I'D pm.-E; !. Mr. P. R. Ayres. president
MesaaRe
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-03
THE CONQUERINC HERO

The great big slugging match is over and
one man has demonstrated to the other, and
to the world at large, that he can stand up
and take more punishment than could his
opponent,
Tens of thousands of American citizens
kicked in with hundreds Of thousands of dol
lars of good money, just for few minutes
spent in watching two brusers punch each
other and glom up the map of each other and
do his dashdest to make each other look like
game rooster just after the battle, mother.
In the meanwhile hundreds of thousands
of young Americans are suffering and dying
for want of proper medical attention, for
want of proper care.
But then these young Americans were
only soldier boys who went overseas and
faced death and went through hell in order
that this country might be saved to those who
forget them now and save their dollars to
spend upon prize fights.
There is nothing that can be said against
good and clean sport. There is nothing that
can be said against any sort of innocent
amusement, but there is great deal which
may be said against the manner in which our
good people spend their thousands for ring
side seats at seances between bruisers, one of
whom did not don his country's uniform dur
ing the world war, while the boys who lost
their health, whose systems and constitutions
are shattered and ruined, who are slowly dy-
ing of neglect and who could be saved by the
aid of few of those dollars spent to see
Jack slug Georges and Georges punch the
wind out of Jack.
Oh, Consistency, thou are indeed jewel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-03
c. W. RICHARDS PLEDGES COOPERATION WITH
EDUCATIONAL APARTMENT W0MEN'S AUXILIARY
WILL CARRY PROGRAM THROUGH SCHOOL YEAR

The Educational Department of the
Womens Auxiliary of the American
Legion will lanch their campaign Of
citizenship growth among Ardnoro
women through the various Mothers
Clubs of the city when they reconvene
in September, according to announce
ment made by Mrs. Antoinette Cobb
Fort, department chairman.
C. W. Richards, superintendent Of
city schools, has pledged complete CO.
operation with the plans of the de-
partment and in addition to the work
to be carried on through the Mothers
Clubs Mr.. Richardson states that the
department may carry out the plan
to give a program of study on citizen
ship and Americanism in every room
OF the city schools during the coming
year. Details Of this phase of the
work is now being worked out by the
department chairman and a special
committee comprising Mrs. Frank
NOlN NSl wi eih| tilt -hlSSto NieiG - -AiH>-
field and Cora Dyer The commit
tee members are teachers in the pub
lie school
Programs Of cooperative work with
other organizations Of women are be-
ing requested, Mrs. Fort states. ''The
department is very busy getting the
various plans ready to put into action
Wien the cllos resume active work
in the fall. II is our hope TO work with
every organization in the city which
has for its aim the betterTnent of Our
community" MI-7. Fort Said.
The interest and support already
manifested in the work is indeed graft.
flying" she continued, and is in itself
guarantee that the women of Ard
more realize the vital necessity of
taking up this work at once"
Mrs. Fort states that the aim Of
the department is hundred per cent
citizenship for the women Of Ardmore.
The membership of the committee com.
prises Mesdames Ingram Henry, Franl;
Wolverton, Zara Kincaide, c. A. White
hurst, J. A. Hancock, W. B. Frame, L.
II Love, Emmitt T. Reid, Kirk Dyer,
J. L. Cox, o. L. Hurley, c. f. Ringer,
]. c. Kemp, Rutherford Brett, S. W.
Wilson, Edwin Ewell, Frank Porter,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-03
y .lE DAILY ARDMOREITE.

party and swear allegiance to the party of
the elephant, while the man who has made
his fortune in America and acquired his af-
finity while sojourning in Europe, may bring
back his family skeleton, without let, hindrance
or fear of import duty being levied.
Stillman, ct al, may take their family
skeletons with them when they go to Europe,
and return them duty free, little disfigured,
but still in the ring.
By way of explanation Mr.. Harding may
now go upon the stump and deliver few
hundred thousand words of platitudes which
will not tell us why we should pay taxes on
necessities and none on poker chips and skele-
tons. And, incidentally speaking he may be
expected to follow precedent and talk longer
and say less than any other man, president
or ordinary human, in all the United States.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-03
HOW TO WRITE AN EDITORIAL

A metropolitan editor, speaking editorial
ly, tells his brother Journalists how to write
an editorial. pardon the play on the one
great word)
After using up several columns of valu-
able space, he makes the statement that one
cannot write an editorial which will do bet
ter than please forty per cent of his readers,
and make the remaining sixty per cent mad.
If this be the case, and we are not suffi-
cently advised to take issue with the big city
man, we cannot see any use for his advice.
If he knows, with all his experience, that he
cannot hope to do better than make sixty
per cent of his readers mad, we do not care
to take lessons under him, for years of expert
ence has taught US that we can do that well
ourself
There is difference in going at an edi-
torial hit or miss, hammer and tongs. But
there is no need for the man who pens the
editorials of any paper attempting to write
so as to please everyone. That is physical
and moral impossibility.
Our experience has taught US that the
best policy, in editorial writing. is to be sure
that your subject is one which is of real worth
to the people who read your editorial page,
then give that subject the proper careful
study, commune with yourself look at the
matter from every possible angle, in q dis
passionate manner, be honest with yourself
and be sincere with your readers in that the
opinions you advance are the opinions which
you honestly entertain.
There is vast difference between writ
ing news story and writing an editorial. The
news story is plain statement of facts. while
the editorial is statement of your individual
opinion upon any fact or class of facts
Neither should be biased or CLOSED over The
news story should set forth all the facts: the
editorial should be comment upon the facts
from your point of view.
You should never attempt to distort the
facts in news story nor to discourse from
some other mans viewpoint in the editorial
Do this and do not give whoop fol
whose toes you tramp on and we will ventur,
the assertion that you will head one Of IN,
largest funeral professions that ever cam,
Ito town.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-03

years sEo was very substantial
sum
The lessen to be learned from the
life Of Steven Collins Foster Is one
that should not be paused over light.
y. Even brlliancy uf mind and the
divine gift OF genius will not safe
guard one against distress and pcv.
erty u prudent habits Of life are no,
followed
There are many men tcfay who
believe that their wits and their c,sv.
ernsss will see them through any
situation. As a result. they are maxi
Ing no provision for the future.
Humanity hcrors the gifts q ste
zen Collins Foster for the whole
world sings his songs But. notvith-
standing sz snius capable of such
attainmsnts he eventually suffered
the rtivau1n qf povgrty and the
tistrsss e want because he never
learned the value Ct thrift
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-03

become immortal possessed not only
The rare genius and Initiative neces-
ssry 20 the creation Of compositions
that have been sung around the world
fer more than half n century. but
he was sbie 60 produce G pro
digious amount cf work along the
lines IN which he was SO peculiarly
gifted II is said that IN the yvaf
1888 he wrote no less than forty
eight songs. but owing to his distress
ID circumstances he sold them for
little or nothing. one q Fosters
popular songs Of Civil War DAYS was
Willie Has Gene 20 the war" which
IS said to have been sold for SIC
cab and SIS when 10 was first sung
Eis recorded that while Foster was
resident Of a cheap lo3sins house
IN the Bcwsrv he had an income
from his compositions amounting 10
about 1850 a year which sixty
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-03
MEXICAN PETROLEUM HITS
THE BIG TOBOGGAN

New York, July 2.-Shares Of the
Mexican Petroleum Company, focal
point Of the recently spectacular
movement on the stock exchange,
were again under pressure today and
dropped to a new low point Of SO
in the first hours trading. The
stock, which closed at 10l, was Of
fered freely after opening at 1olh
and quickly fell below yesterdays
mark of ss. At sc, it showed a loss
for the week of 22A. Two months
ago, it sold as high as 18TH.
The decline in Mexican petroleum
is attributed by Edward L. Doheny,
president of the corporation, largely
to circular letters sent out by w. c.
Moore, who was arrested yesterday
after his indictment on a charge Of
crirninally hbelling Mr.. Doheny. The
indictment charged that Mr.. Moore
distributed in stock market letters Of
which he is the publisher, statements
calculated to depress Mexican Petro-
leum stock. Mr.. Moore pleaded not
guilty and was held for trial.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-03
A LITTLE TALK ON THRIFT
BY S. W. straus. President America

BY S. W. straus. President American
Society for Thrift.
Plans are being made in New York
for a memorial TO Steven Collins
Foster. which win take the form Of
a $4,000 fund for the support OF
the Bowery bread line.
This announcement recalls enc OF
the most pathetic stories in the an
mails Of American hterature-a storT
which carries at the same tine an
impressive lesson on the value Of
thrift.
Notwithstanding Fosters brilliant
accomplishments and success. he died
In a cheap lodging house on the Bow
cry where he had lived for several
years prior to his death. The author
OF way Down Upon The Swaree
River Ny Old Kentucky Home
and numerous ether songs that have
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-03
SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1921

tor of looping the loop while stahalns
erect on top of an aeroplane. ne
will also thrill the audience WIN e
robatic wing walking, changing pianeS
in mid-air while travelling at ''
rate of eighty miles an hour as "eH
as make spectacular parachute ie@P
from a speeding aeroplane at an anu
tude of 1000 feet.
For the night performance tnei
will be- spectacular fireworks lio"i
the air, consisting of loops ana spiil@'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-03
POKER CHIPS AND SKELETONS

Congress moves in mysterious way It's
blunders to perform, might well be the hymn
given out at the next foregathering OF the
leaders of the Grand Old Party"
With the reconstruction period undoubted-
ly upon US, with the country passing through
a most stressful time with the people from
all walks of life appealing to the admins
tration" for legislation which will help bring
matters to safe and sound level, with busl-
ness institutions threatened and with even the
chief of the government, Mr.. Harding, de-
claring in we'll rounded sentences that we
must hasten return to normally" the staid
and dignified, the austere and learned mem
bers of the house and senate will consider, as
written into the. new tariff bill, whether or
not skeletons and poker chips are to be ad-
mitted to this country free Of duty.
Great shades of Jim Blaine and Sunset
Cox of Garfield Mckinley and Teddy Roose
welt! Duty free on poker chips and skeletons,
nice, new red, white and blue poker chips
poker chips to be used in penny anti games,
and poker chips worth ten thousarE piece,
to be used by millionaire sports who bet the
card in the hole will make theirs the win
ming hand.
And skeletonsl Nice, new skeletons and
which still have shreds of decomposing flesh
clinging to their ribs, with strands of fading
hair sprouting from the dried and parchment
scalps of their grinning skulls; skeletons of
the young and old, skeletons of the happy
and the sad, skeletons of those who died in
the lap of luxury, hastened to their end with
all the assistance which money could buy,
and skeletons of criminals who expiated their
cl,a of he i'm
ported brand and skeletons of the home
grown varieties; skeletons which have spent
years and years mouldering in the silent
tomb, and skeletons which have been dragged
from family closets, all, all of these may now
be brought into this good, old U. S. A. with
out the payment of one single, solitary penny
in the form Of import tax.
It matters not that the farmer may need
some sort Of protection, it matters not that
the wells Of the independent producers in
the oil sections of this country may be forced
to shut down on account Of cheaply produced
Mexican oils; it matters not that the butcher
the grocer, the candlestick maker may ash
protection, they must all, every mothers sol
of them stand back and hold their claims il
abeyance until after the matter of admitting
skeletons and poker chips has been attended
to. And then, perhaps, it will be decided by
the leaders Of the rich mans party, tha
Oklahoma oil will remain added to the clas
with poker chips and fleshless bones.
Poker chips admitted free! Poker chip
with which the grabbers Of the highly pro
tected industries may play their bets ant
gamble for full and complete control of al
the oil which may be found under the crus
of the earth, and with all the wheat and cot
ton and other commodities which grow on toI
of the earth, cattle hogs and sheep included
Jimmie, the knight Of the green cloth. ant
Tommy, the faro dealer may now break Of
all diplomatic relations with the Democrat
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-03
EMERSON AND HIS
FLYING CIRCUS FEATURE
OKLAHOMA STATE FAlR

Oklahoma City, Okla, July 2.-Plen-
ty of thrills will be given to those
who attend the fifteenth annual OK
lahoma State Fair and Exposition at
Oklahoma City from September "a
to October /, by Lieutenant Emmer-
son and his Flying Circus.
Lieutenant Emmerson is the origina-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-03
MEET ME AT WHITTINGTON
PARK. WATER IS FINE. adv IA
SWORN IN AS
COLLECTOR OF REVENUE

Oklahoma City, July "A c. Alex
ander, appointed by President Hard.
ing as collector Of internal revenue,
for Oklahoma, was today formally
sworn into office by ]. B. VOORHEES,,
government accountant for the district
Of Maryland. Alexander succeeds W.
r. DUNCAN, who was made temporary
collector following the resignation of
Hubert L. Bolen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-03

John R Dixon, R. W. Adams. Rob
ert Ledbetter. Earl Bynum, p. S.
South, George Norris, @. w. Cline,
J. H Cain, the Misses Clara Mans
field, Claire Dyer. Cora Dyer and
Ala Hurley.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-03
Sunday, July 3, 1921
THE AMERICANS CREED.

THE AMERICANS CKEED.
I believe in the United States of America as
government of people, by the people for the people
whose just derived from the consent oil he
governed; democracy in republic; sovereign
Nation Of many sovereign States; perfect Union one
and nseparabe, established upon those principles OF
freedom equality justice and humanity for which
American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes
1 therefore believe it is my duty to my country to
to respect its flag and to defend against all enemies
, 1921-08-22
BURGLAR NOT
WANTED FOR
COAST crime

CHICAGO. Aug. 22.-David Davis,
alleged burglar. who was arrested
here ten days ago at tho request of
Los Angeles police. will be taken 10
California for questioning in nnec
ton with the murder Of j. Bolton Ken
nedy. according to William j. Bright.
deputy sheriff from Los Angeles, who
reached Chicago today.
Bright made the statement regard
ing Davis to Sergeant John cartan.
Of the detective bureau. who met him
ut the station.
At the time Of Davis arrest Il was
understood he was wanted in connec-
ton with a number of burglaries in
Los Angeles.
David Davis. held in Chicago for
the Los Angeles authorities, has no
known connection with the ]. Bolton
Kennedy murder case and is not
wanted there in h connection. &C
cording to Malcolm MacLaren, the
chief investigator in charge OF the
states case. Mr.. MacLaren made that
positive statement today in the alb
sence from his office OF the district
attorney and the deputies assigned to
the Kennedy investigation. p
, 1921-08-22
ENGLAND APPRECIATES
INVITATION To MEET,

WASHINGTON, Aug. f2.-Formal
acceptance by the British government
Of the invitation to participate in the
Washington conference on limitation
of armament and Far Eastern ques,
tons was received today by Mr..
Harvey and was delivered TO him by
Lord Curzon, the British foreign min.
lister.
Lord Curzon in the note said:
Il have the honor to acknowledge
The receipt of the invitation, proffercd
to His Majesty's government. of the
United States to participate in a ON
ference at Washington beginning on
the 18th of November next for the
discussion OF the Limitation of m
ments n in connection Herewith of
the International problems presented
by the Pacific and Far East.
1T is with sincere qualification
that 1 have the honor on behalf of
His Majesty's government, to re luest
your excellency to convey TO the Unit
ed States government our ready &C
ceptance of their invitation to take
part in Thu suspicious meeting with
objects which His Majesty's govern
ment and the British nation are in
w~holehearted sympathy. It is the
earnest and confident hope OF His
Majesty's government that this con
ference be approached. as 1t will be.
by all concerned in a spirit of courage.
friendliness and mutual understand
ing. and may achieve ~far-reaching re.
suits that will be conducive to the
prosperity and peace OF the world"
, 1921-08-22

campaign dictated by the Third In
ternationaIe Of Moscow of 'belit-
Ting '~slandering' and in every pos
sible way undermining confidence
and respect for all who hold office
in our movement whether local. ma
tional or International" said the Q
port.
This has brought about in many
places n temporary weakening of
the morale and s~eIf-discipIine of our
members. with the result that the
efforts Of greedy employers and en-
trenched interests to bring about n
reduction in the standards Of wage
earners and to destroy the growing
power and Influence Of the trades
union movement have been far more
successful than otherwise woult
have been the case"
While expressing disapproval Of
some of the declarations and mani
festos issued by the international
, 1921-08-22
MISSING AS EXPLOSION WRECKS H0TF
Early Reports Lead
to Belief FEM
Guests Perished in
Flames

MACON. Ga. Aug. 22.-
Three persons are known to
have lost their lives in a fire
which destroyed the Brown
house, a frame hotel here.
early today and firemen ex-
pressed h belief tho death list would
DO materially increased when the
ruins Of the structure had been OK.
plored.
Approximately 20 OF the $50 guests
OF the hotel were injured.
Eleven prisoners were believed
early today TO havh lost their live
in the fire which last night destroyed
the Brown house. one OF tho Oldest
hotels here. One man is known to be
dead n firemen believed there were
at least 10 bottles In the ruins.
Hotel employees expressed fear that
the death list might reach 40. But
this figure was DISCOUNTS. by the po-
lice. The loss OF the hotel register
made impossible n check OF the miss.
ing.
Ten persons suffering injury from
burns or sustained in jumping from
the second and third stories OF the
hotel, are under treatment at the Ma.
o hospital.
Starting with an explosion OF chem.
icals In an adjacent drug store. which
blew in the side of the structure, the
fire quickly trapped many Of the hotel
guests, Finding the stairways blown
away n the fire escapes almost in.
stantly enveloped in flames. those ir.
the front part OF the building were
forced to leap from windows on the
lower floors.
Men OF the sidewalks saved many
ome from injury by catching them
In their arms. Between 100 and $50
persons we're registered at the hotel.
@. I" Glider. who escaped by drop
ping from tho third floor OF the hotel
annex. said he was certain he left 10
or IL men behind him in that part
of the building who had no way of
escape.
Tho only known death at an early
hour today was that OF ]. w. Hays,
Justice Of tho peace. who died OF burns
while being removed to the hospital.
Although the fire had burned Itself
out after destroying n half block, fire
men said It would be several hours be
fore the premises could be explored
to determine the number OF dead
At 10 n m. two bodies had been
found on the second floor OF tho
Brown house.
, 1921-08-22

Eastern questions TO be held in Wash
ington this autumn.
In m editorial tho newspaper says.
The American note to China mere
ly said the conference would discuss
Pacific and Far Eastern questions. no
restrictions being placed upon. the
scope OF the discussion. The note to
Japan, however. says that America.
while unwilling TO accede to the de-
mand OF the japanese government to
restrict the scope OF the conference.
still hopes TO exchange opinions with
n view to reaching some agreement.
This shows n preliminary confer
ence between the big powers is bound
to occur. Why should America agree
TO a preliminary conference with Jap
an and England and omit mention OF
China? Whether this betrnys the Sc
cret desire of those three countries to
dispose OF us in camera or whether
during hi preliminary conference Jap
an win give part OF the spells TO Eng
land n America and so win their
good will. is less important than the
fac that the idea of a preliminary son.
ference al lead only TO a repetition
of the Versailles conference, where
important questions had to be decided
by the council of four before being sub.
mitted to the representatives of small
er nations making up the assembly
, 1921-08-22
MURDERS WOMAN SPURNINGI
his ATTENTIONS. SUICIDES

wires, and went into the Ceilings
dwelling and came forth later with a
shotgun.
well. what are you going to do?'
he asked Mrs. Bachman.
81 guess I'll stay here" h replied
Alexander lifted the shotgun, fired
pointblank at Mrs. Bachman and she
fell dead with the full charge of shot
in her neck. at the side of her terri
fled husband. according to Bachman
and Ceilings. Alexander menaced
Bachman with the gun while Ceilings
went for liquor. according to their
stories. Later Alexander disappeared
with the shotgun and a posse called
by Bachman today came up the de
movement Of the tragedy. Alexander
has been a neighbor OF the Bashmans
and sought the attentions Of Bach
mans wife
, 1921-08-22
A Casper Hero

Yesterday there occurred the funeral of a Casper boy
who had gone out from his home town with flags waving,
great war to uphold the flag that waved so gallanty the
day the farewell tears were shed over his departure.
In the battle of the Argonne he laid down his life for his
country's cause and all that his country's emblem repre-
scented.
That boy was Dewey Stanley.
On the day that his poor remains were sadly and re-
~spectfully laid in their final resting place, not one flag was
displayed in all Casper. And when the funeral cortege
left the Methodist church and the legion post colors were
brought forth at the head of the column, no one but legion
members saluted them. Spectators who lounged upon the
library wall or sprawled upon the grass did not bother SO
much as to even arise, much less remove their hats out OF
respect to the flag and to the deceased.
AS the procession moved toward the cemetery thought
less Automobiles whizzed by the parade or crossed to side
streets through the line.
A Casper hero was being buried and this was the man
ner of doing it.