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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
ACCUSED MANS
STATEMENT IS
USED IN BRIEF
Republican Leaders are
Charged with Determine
ton to Buy Place by
Underwood.
DEMOCRATS START
GENERAL ONSLAUGHT
Contested Seat Bought by
Friends and Relatives,
Oklahoman Asserts.

WASHINGTON.-A resolution de-
claring Truman II. Newberry not to
be entitled to a seat in the senate
because Of "an admitted expenditure
by relatives and friends OF 5000 900 in
his behalf" but making no reference
TO questions Of moral turpitude or SEN
ator Newberry's connections with his
campaign committees activities, was
introduced in the senate today by Sena-
tor Owen, democrat, Oklahoma.
The resolving clause of the new
democratic resolution follows:
Considering that it is against a
sound public policy that huge sums of
money should be spent for the nomi.
nation or election of a candidate for
the United States senator and that
such excessive sums were spent to se-
cure Truman III. Newberry, the repub-
lican nomination as such candidate for
the state Of Michigan at the primary
election in that state and considering
that the campaign for his nomination
was conducted in gross and flagrant
violation Of the laws of the state of
Michigan. and in contravention of the
statute of the United States. he Is not
entitled to seat in this body"
Leaders on both sides were hopeful
Of a vote on the issue coming late
today. There were five or six sena-
tors whose attitudes remain undisclos.
ed even to those in charge of the
floor fight. and 1t appeared that the
final disposition Of these would deter
mine the result OF the contest.
National republican leaders were
charged by Senator Underwood Of
Alabama. democratic leader in the
senate with having determined to buy
a seat" in the senate for Truman H.
Newberry whose retention Of that seat
is contested by Henry Ford, his demo
cratic opponent.
The democratic leader entering into
the debate for the first time, declares
that as he saw the Newberry case and
as he believed the country viewed It,
the question involved Is whether the
republican party. as party. intends
"to obey the law of the land"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
.MyOpiiniion Is
Every day rhs Ardmorsits eusstleas Nv
parsons on . subject Of general interest.
The answers arc published with IT, nanA
Of those iatsrvisSsd-

DO YOU bclicy. that reforms cai
be worked out along political lines
&. \. SESSIONS. democrat: This
depends largely en- what sort u
reforms referred TO. Socially--lt
would be impossible. Naturally all
political issue should be handled
by parties-lf all thought alike
there would be nothing to ,hresh
out---hcncc tho good from different
political parties. Reforms can be
worked out along political issues.
JOE COOKE. Republican,: No.
DON COCHRAN. democrat; No.
don't think 80. can't see
hardly how Il can he done--too
much obligations to be carried out
BEN LINDSLEY. republican:
| do not believe reforms can be
worked out by political parties
where there Is ono prcdomlna,ing
part. In case such as Ardmore
where the democrats are In the
majority. the republicans would
have TO cooperate with the best
element along that line.
Il. Il. SNBLSON. democrat, |
think It should be-but Il couldn't
be until they work some OF the
graft out Of politics.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
WOMEN WILL BE NAMED ON
PARTY COMMITTEES FRIDAY
AT REORGANIZATION MEETS

In issuing the call for meetings. Mr..
Orr urges all party men and women
to be present and take part in the
early campaign activities. Now IL
the time for all good men and women
to come TO the aid of the party" he
declares.
The lists Of meeting places fer the
city of Ardmore Is as follows
Precinct i. Chamber OF Commerce:
committee. Mrs. Mcintyre. chairman;
o. w. Anderson, /. Il. Mason.
Precinct 2. Convention Hall: commit
tee, b. W. Duke, chairman: Mrs. Kirk
Dyer. Kirk Dyer. II. O. wlsner IN
Precinct 3, First Ward school: com.
mittee, Mrs. w. c. Dewitt, Clint
Dove, Frank Kolb, chairman; Jess
Lasley.
Precinct 4. Beede Motor Company:
committee. Mrs. Eula Grubbs, chair.
man; J. T. Spears. Mrs, u. Il. Allen.
Geo. Avis, Mrs. Geo. Avis.
Precinct 6. Second Ward School: com.
mitteo. w. G.. Doals. chairman: Tom
Ellcs, Mrs. Petcrman.
Precinct Q. District Court Room: 2.
#. Haynie. r. A. Lathrop. J. II. Car.
lock chairman, o. c. Lasher. Mrs. Z.
II. Griffin. lI
Precinct Z. Poulters Office; com.
mittec, #. NJ. Adams. Chairman: Mrs.
A. Eddleman. Mrs. w. NJ. Young, =.
B. Orr.
Precinct s, Fourth Ward School;
r. c. Forbes. chairman; Mack Petit
j. A. Gillian.
Precinct s.--Denton's store: Mrs. N.
Ikard. chairman; Joe NJ. London. Mre,
T.. c. London, Jess Clerk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
COURT BATTLES
TO DECIDE WHO
CONTROLS kLAN
Charges State Mrs. Tyler
Has Created Hatred and
Prejudice by Actions
Especial to The Ardmoreite)

ATLANTA, Ga.-Two opposing fac
tions of the Invisible Empire, knights
of the Ku Klux Klan. are locked in a
court fight for control OF the weird
order.
The one faction is headed by I'M
perial Wizard William j simmons,
Imperial Kleagle Edward Young
Clarke and Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler.
The other is made up OF 10 men,
bers of the khan whom the simmons
Young.Tyler group characterize as
"rebels." They're headed by Harry Il.
Terrell. Lloyd b. Hooper, f. w. Atliin,
goblins.
January 2S has been set as the date
Of the decisive battle in the superior
court OF Fulton county. Ga.
The "rebel" faction in Il suit, has
demanded receivershlp Of all proper.
ties, funds. documents and records Of
the khan.
Charges in Suit
This faction charges:
That the khan is in shaky finan.
cial condition due to $4,000 outstand.
ing debt represented by bonds held
by khan members.
That Clarke and Mrs. Tyler have
turned the khan into an instrument
for the dissemination and propoga.
ton of hatred and prejudice.
Charges Are Denied
Imperial Wizard simmons officially
denies these charges.
He says:
ut Is desperate attempt on the
part OF the disgruntlod and discharged
employees, Joined by their small fol.
lowing. TO gain control OF the or.
ganizatlon.
"The attack on Clarke Is merely n
reiteratlon OF charges previously made
which have been investigated and
found to be unjust and untrue"
Judge John T. Pendlcton has grant.
ed temporary injunction restrain.
ing the khan from disposing OF any OF
It's property or disbursing money cx.
cept for ordinary expenses. not includ.
Ing salaries.
This later was modified TO allow pay.
rtcnt OF salaries TO clerks, stenograph.
ers and office employees.
But salaries OF officials cannot be
paid.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
BANKERS PLAN FARM
CLEANUP CAMPAIGN

The bankers Of Ardmore are plan.
ming to make campaign among the
farmers to induce them TO burn all
weeds and stalks which attract the
boil weevll for alternating purposes
during the winter.
W. German OF the American Ma.
tonal bank who has made rather n
close study OF the weevil since its
appearance in this country states
that In his opinion there are not more
than one.tenth as many weevils here
as there were year ago and he be.
lleves that II every farmer becomes
active and pursucs the right course
that n fair cotton crop can be raised
this year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
lansing WON'T
TALK TOPOLICE
ABOUT SHOOTING
Second Bandit told Nothing
that Would Lead to Iden-
tity of Other Members
of Gang.

OKMULGEE.-Are you through. I'm
not going to tell you anything"
That was the remark of Ed Lansing
today after an hours grilling by the
police as 10 the identity of the mem.
bers of the alleged bandit gang which
engaged in n sun battle with the po-
lice early Monday. Lansing was woun-
ded and captured while one of his
companions was killed.
Frank Hadley talked freely the 20.
lice say. but furnished no information
OF value in efforts to run down the
three alleged bandits who escaped.
following n gun battle between six
men and police officers.
James Sexton OF Tulsa. was led
astray by bad companions. and start.
ed on the career which ended In his
death in a battle with the police, his
father, w. II. Sexton. said. The father
and his son.in.law. II. A. McCracken
OF Tulsa, came here yesterday and ac.
companied the body OF the younger
Sexton to Tulsa for burial.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
OFFICIALS
FILE ANWERS TO
CUSTER CHARGES
Hignight, Langston an d
Bates Deny all Allega-
tiohs and Demand Speedy
Trials; Ardmore Chief
Says Court Has no Juris-
dietion.

Denying all allegations made agains.
them and demanding speedy trials,
Chief Of Police Dick Hignight of
Ardmore, Mayor Jack Langston and
Chief of Police Lem Bates, the lat.
ter two Of Healdton. have filed their
answers to custer charges in district
court
Chief Hignight filed his answer late
Tuesday afternoon and the other two
defendants filed This morning.
At the present time the date oil
hearing the cases is set for jan
uary 16 in district court. Judge Z.
d. Oldfield of Oklahoma county has
been appointed by the chief justice
Of the supreme court to come to Ard
more on Jan. II an convene court,
and it is presumed that he will hear
the case.
Sheriff Buck Garrett, fourth official
to face custer charges filed his answer
Immediately after the filing of the
charges against him by Elmer e.
Fulton, assistant attorney general.
Hignight Files Tuesday
Dick Hignight, chief Of police of
the city of Ardmore. filed his answer
to the charges brought against him
by the attorney general of the state
Of Oklahoma late Tuesday afternoon
Chief Hignight is charged with ne
glect to enforce the laws Of the city
and his removal from office is asked
in the petition filed against him.
Chief Hignight denies the allega.
tons and pleads lack of jurisdiction
of the court. His answer is signed
by his attorneys. Eddleman & Sneed,
]. A. Bass and r. NJ. Adams.
In his answer he sets out that he
is employed by the city manager of
Ardmore, Kirk Dyer, that the man
ager has power to employ and to dis.
charge. that the district court has no
jurisdiction to try the case against
him and without waving objection to
the want of Jurisdiction he pleads that
Attorney General Freezing is without
power TO prosecute the case. He de-
MES that he has been guilty of any
wiful neglect Of duty and recounts
the charges in the petition and denies
each one.
Has Been Active
The chief AYERS that he has been
active and diligent in the suppression
Of crime and in apprehension Of vio-
lators OF the ordinances OF the city
OF Ardmorc and the Jaws OF the state
Of Oklahoma. He says he has been
in continuous consultation with the
city manager and the mayor and
commissioners with reference to sup
preston of vice and crime in the city
Of Ardmore That he has caused the
enactment of several ordinances that
make for better government, that it
has b, en- his earnest endeavor to rem.
der effective police protection TO the
citizens OF Ardmore and ne makes
the record OF the police court since
he has been in office part OF his
answer.
With reference TO the charge that
he had allowed the Jordan, Palace
Travellers, Phoenix and Main rooms to
operate the chief says that he fur.
nished the county attorney with evil
Continued on Page Two
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
ISLAND VOLCANO IN
ACTIVE ERUPTION

SAN JUAN DEL SUR. Nic.-The
volcano Ometepe. on the Island OF
ometepe. eight miles from the western
shore OF Lake Nicaragua, Is in active
eruption. Many thousands OF cocoa
plants have been destroyed. large areas
OF grazing lands are covered with
ashes and many cattle are dead.
The inhabitants OF the adjacent vii.
lagos. terrified by the internal rumb-
llngs. are fleeing 10 zones OF safety
Considerable lava Is flowing down the
5.l0s foot cone, but has as yet done
no material damage. The eruption is
the worst since 1885.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
REXROAT ANNOUNCES
FOR STATE OFFICE

In all probability southern oklaho.
ma will have the honor Of furnishing
the next lieutenant governor. u. T.
Rexroat. former member Of the legis.
lature from Carter county. states that
he will be In the race for that office
Mr.. Rexroat went through some very
trying campaigns when hc was In
politics IN this county and In every
emergency he was able to give a good
account Of himself. lie will make a
forceful candidate and will have lots
of friends In this section OF the
state who will be glad TO be OF assis.
tance to him In his candidacy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
FRANKLIN HEARING
SET FOR JANUARY "a

Hearing Of the motion for oral ar
gument on the petition for the re-
hearing of the case OF Woodwork ct
al. plaintiffs in error and Writ Frank
lin, defendant in error. has been ser
for January "a. AT 10 a. IN. by the
state supreme court, according to. a
brief Of the order Of the court con
tanned in the report OF orders enter
ed by the clerk, William NJ. Franklin,
According to information received
here TUESDAY by F'ranklln's attor-
neys both the petition for rehearing
Of the case and also motion for
oral argument on the petition had beer
granted. The report OF the clerk OF
the supreme court does not include
granting Of the rehearing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
Eleven Charged With
Saturday Night Raid

WACO. Texas.-Complaints were
filed before United States commission
er A. p. Mccormick against IL men
in connection with the raid made at
MeIia Saturday night by prohibit
ton enforcement officers. and Texas
rangers. Eight of the party were plac-
cd in Jail in Fairfield and tho other
three had been appointed. Two ran
gers are still at Mexia where addi-
tional arrests were expected last
night In connection with cleanup
campaign
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
Fire Did Not Destroy
Wells on East Main St,

A St Louis miss who writes n
flourishing script has sought In.
formation Of The Ardmorcitc. She
wanted to know about the recent
fire on East Main street.
"Will you please tell me-" she
writes whether the recent fire
you reported on Fast Main street
did any damage to the oil wells
or just burned up that section Of
the town."
she has been advised that the
oil wells did not burn. neither did
all that section OF the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
WILLIAMS KNOWS
HOW To MAKE HO0TClI

MuskOGEE. Okla. - The only
safe way to make moonshine whis.
key is with copper boiler and
copper worm, Judge Robert l.. vii.
liams declared from the bench In
the United States district court
Tuesday. when Noah Rich. a coal
miner OF Pittsburgh county plead.
ed guilty to having beer and whis-
key In his possession.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
POTEAr COURT ATTENDANTS
ORDERED HOME By JUDGE

MusKoGEE. okla.-witnesses. ~.
igants and attorneys from Po,eau.
Okla. where an epidemic of virulent
small pox has been increasing for
some time were ordered out OF the
federal building by Judge Robert L.
williams Of the United States district
court Tuesday. and in addition were
told to return home at once.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
Oewing Says Resolution
Was Aimed at LAWYERS

ENID. Okla.-Denial that the reso.
luton passed by state sheriffs In con.
vcntion Monday at Oklahoma City re.
commanding that the district judge.
sheriff and county attorney be con.
suited before granting OF pardons or
paroles. was intended to be taken as a
criticism OF state officials. was made
tcsday by G. Il. Dewing. sheriff Of
NArfield county. newly elected head OF
the state sheriff's association. The reso-
luton was directed toward lawyers.
who by obtaining long list of signers
to pardon petitions are able to bring
sufficient pressure to bear upon off.
cials TO cause them to grant a pardon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
Publisher Pleads Guilty

MUSKoGEE, okla.-M. c. Harper.
Of this city pleaded guilty in the
United States district court Tuesday
to a charge OF using the mails to de-
fraud, one Of the counts In an in.
dic,ment returned against Harper for
alleged false swearing to the circu-
latlon figures OF farm magazine
Harper formerly published here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
ARMS DELEGATES
AWAIT JAP ANS
REPLY ON PACT
Representatives Agree on
Phase Of Limitation Pro-
gram After Days of
Discussion.
TREATY MAY BE READY
FOR FINISH FRIDAY
Number and Calibre of Guns
on Airplane Carriers to be
Decided Yet.
tBy The Associated Press)


WASHINGTON.-While they waited
word from Toxic on the final draft
of the Pacific Notifications provision
the naval big five of the arms con-
ference went ahead today with the
discussions Of other features Of the
five power naval limitation treaty.
Aside from the Notifications articles
and various annexes to the treaty,
the five delegation chiefs were in vir-
tual agreement on all portions of the
treaty text when they resumed their
sessions. Before the five came together
each Of the delegations had met sep
arately to review the few points re-
naming at issue.
During the day, the Shantung ne
gotiations also were resumed by the
Japanese and Chinese groups, with an
understanding that the deadlock ques-
tion OF the Using Tao-Tsinaufu railroad
should be held in abeyance while an
effort was being made to reach decis-
ions on all other elements Of the
controversy
Delay Is Encountered
The delay developing over reference
to the Notifications article of the
navy treaty to Toxic led to a gener-
al belief that no plenary session Of
the conference would be possible be-
fore next week.
1t had been hoped previously to COM
plete the treaty for preliminary dis
cusson by Friday or Saturday.,
In the Notifications article, the
chief difficulty Is understood TO have
arisen over a precise definition Of the
geographical area TO be embraced In
the Pacific Notifications Status quo",
the big unanswered question is wheth-
er string Of japanese islands extend
ing 300 miles to the southwark Of tho
main japanese archipelago are to be
included in the territory where fur.
ther Notifications is prohibited.
Island Fortifications
Though little public attention has
been drawn to The matter of the ex-
tent of Notifications to be permitted
TO Pacific islands, the general board Of
the American navy attaches q good
deal of importance to II. Fortifcations
Of the string OF islands southwark
from the mainland OF the Japanese
mainland would control the approaches
by naval vessels to the whole north
coast Of China and would constitute
an effective military barrier.
The question is whether the term
Pacific regions" applies to the Is
lands Of this character which are in
continuation OF main archipelago
rs in the case of Japan or the Aleutian
Islands, which form an extension OF
the Alaskan peninsula.
Among other questions yet to be
settled Is the number OF guns to be
permitted 10 airplane carriers, and the
calibre Of such guns. II has already
been decided to attach appendices
TO the main treaty These will deal
with the limitations TO be placed on
the replacement OF capital ships: the
scrapping OF pieces and other technical
subjects.
A short preamble has been substi-
tuted for the long one originally exc
cuted by experts. As a result OF other
additions, however. the length OF the
treaty and its annexes. now consider
ably exceeds 5000 words.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
PROGRESS

The Ardmorelte is the only paner
in Southern Oklahoma with a full
leased wire service. 1t also has
twice the year around circulation
Of any other paper in this section.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-11
WEATHER

Tonight fair, slightly
colder in southeast por-
ton; Thursday fair.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-11-28
Fall in Bra.ilian Exchange
Harms American Expo~x.


Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Nov. 25-
Representatives Of American export
houses in this city and elsewhere in
Erazil are seriously concerned because
OF the recent declines in the exchange
value Of the milheis. At time when
importers had reconciled themselves
TO the 80 per cent reduction in the
purchase power Of the milreis, as COM
pared to the normal, which prevailed
at the close Of the world war, and
were placing orders for merchandise
with increasing confidence, there came
the slump in the exchange market.
FROM trife more than seven milreis
70 the dollar, the rate dropped in less
than month to about nine.
Many suspensions Of orders with
american exporters and some cancel
'ations are being reported, with a COM
plete paralyzation Of further buvinp.
American exporters, who maintained
offices here for nearly three years in
the expectation that a trade revival
sooner or later would come, are fac
ing new Encouragement. Two or three
companies have decided to close their
Brazilian branches at least temporari-
ty, and it is reported that others are
considering similar action.
In the meantime, consular reports
on ships manifests show that compet-
itors of American exporters are max.
ing desperate efforts to regain their
former foothold in the Brazilian mar
kets-and with pronounced success.
British exporters of steel, textiles and
some lines Of hardware, are making
hig and regular shipment and are TAX
ing increasing orders for immediate
or quick delivery. The Belgians and
Germans also are making headway in
the resumption of trade, although the
Germons are reported to be having
difficulty in their deliveries.
There are many explanations for
The fall in exchange, nearly every in
terested individual has his pet theory.
but the representatives of American
'xport houses are more interested in
, Tns of recovery, because, until such
recovery comes, business will remain
in its present state Of stagnation.
In the meantime the pessimists pre-
dict future gloom, while the optimists
are declaring that the slump is only
temporary; that Brazil's resources are
great, and that recovery is certain.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-11-28
Russia fmpsrss csstsa ts.
Start Ssjhaias MILL,

Moscow, Now as-Th. pu..,.> 49,
tile industry Ia f,,t - ,.s.s.-
through a cri.i.' .rS h, -, ~ -
12o COO workmsn fro., rnemnlovm.r.
the. sovernment -. n.,m;ttsa ~,
state cottoo sommits.. - th. ts,t,s.
syndicata To imnor. 3 an O0o roo.,. ~,
IS 600 tons of cotton s..sonin- o.
this purno.e . .,r poonths,l".n - eo
600 600 goIa rnub,e. '''
The nev econom;c noi,.v ~ ~. a,x