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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-17

Sample copies of a new oil paper
published by A. j. Hazlett at Casper,
Wyo., have been received in this city
by members of the local fraternity.
Mr.. Hazett was formerly associate
editor on the staff of the oil and Gas
Journal.
Autos are too slow" says C. c.
Riley and if you smile when he says
it he invites you out 10 the aviation
field north of Ardmore, where is
housed an aeroplane which he pur-
chased at Dallas, Texas, prior to his |
arrival here to take up duties as clerk |
at the Hotel Ardmore. And upon |
arrival at the flying field, Riley fur
thor extends an invite TO you to take
a flight gratis. Rley's attitude is |
sure the height of hospitality"
G. C, Mathews has accepted a
position as office man with U. S. |
Oglesby. drilling contractor Of Heald |
ton. and is already on the job. Mr. |
Mathews is living with his family at |
Healdton.
Two of the younger members OF the 1
fraternity are reported i'll. They are |
Freeman Gait, who is at the Hardy |
santarium and whose condition is
greatly improved, and l.. l.. kastner |
operator with the Prairie Pipe Line /
company, who is confined to his home 4
and who is also recuperating in an
encouraging manner Kastner was |
relieved by j. W. Martin OF the |
Hewitt station of the company during |
the first three days of the week, and
Martin has in turn been relieved by
Earl Whitsett of the Hewitt station /
Willard l.. Martin of oklahoma City, |
geoogist with the Ramsey Dempsey |
interests, is here on a business visit
C. L. Montgomery, drilling con
tractor Of Duncan, is in Ardmore.
w. b. Mccormick, general manager
of the Chickasaw Refining company, |
has returned from three weeks
visit to Chicago and New York.
c. +. Howard Of Wilson was here
Thursday.
Il. H. Griffin aeroplane pilot OF
Oklahoma City carrying as passen- /.
ger member of the Oklahoma City
oil fraternity, stopped in Ardmore /
Thursday en- route from Duncan to
headquarters.
]. j. Pace and w. r.. Russell, lease |
men of Gainesville, are local business |
visitors.
Y. r. Johnson and Frank Broad !
well, both of Oklahoma City were |
transacting business here Thursday.
land man with the GYPSY oil ,om- |
pany, is here for several days.
w. T. Gonce of Walter, in charge |
of operations on the Ramsey Dempsey |
test in section /, 4s-2w, was in Ard
more last night.
Sidney Powers of Tulsa, chief ge-
oogist with the Amerada Petroleum
company, arrived here Thursday
Everett l.. De Golyer OF New York,
vice president with the Amerada Pc
troleum company, is due to arrive in
Ardmore today.
A member of the fraternity yeste-
day told of an incident which recently
occurred in the lobby when Judge X.
Mcmillan begged TO differ with n Dem
ocrat who was bowling about the
,Aard times now on resultant OF the
Your health and wealth can be
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your own vegetable garden-for you
get sunshine, fresh air and just
enough bodily exercise. Besides it's
fascinating 10 watch things grow
and look what you can save Send
for our 1922 Year Book-it tells
you all about growing and will not
cost you a penny.
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN
II SEED co.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
Dodge
Newspapers Now

NEW YORK, Feb. {. Mrs! Ma:
rton B. Stephens, Chicago, heirees
and Anastase Andreyitch Vons stats.
koy:V VonsIatshy.s Russian employed
by the Baldwin locomotive works,
both Of whom came to New York
for the announced purpose OF being
married tomorrow, this morning
had dropped completely from sight.
Mrs. Stephens who yesterday de:
MED herself to reporters after de-
ploring the pub blicity given her eils
gagement, suddenly changed hotels
about midnight. Her fiancee who
was to have come to New York 10.
day, slipped out OF Philadelphia
late last night.
The pair were seen. this morning
atithe Russian orthodox church but
efforts were useless, as5it was not
learned whether they had been,
married or had only been making
aiTangements for the wedding To.
morrow. They drove away from tho
church in an autpino obtles together.
L Later its'Swas reported at the
church that Mrs. stephens, As, and
the Russian, q; merely had gone
there 70 Sign the requited marriage
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
HOOVER GIVES
RATE. POLICY
Reduction Of Rates and
Railroad Expansion
Needed Badly

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3-Reduc.
ton Of freight rates and resump-
ton Of railroad expansion are the
two sources from which the coun-
try may get Its strong impulses;to-
wards economic betterment, Secre-
tary Hoover declared today, ap-
pearing as a witness in the inter
state commerce investigation of
the transportation charges. The
first he said, depends on a reduc-
ton Of operating costs and the
second on restoration Of railway
credit.
Transportation earnings, now
"perilously close to bond Interest,
Mr.. Hoover, said make 1t impos-
5sible for the commission to give
important rate relief, but he de-
Selared; that improving condit lions
wonlI allow downwafd reYissso ssoHs
3Iiiftng tlieSpfesent ye9f ~
When such reyisio were made,
he said the commission Should
apply them first 10 the primary
basic commodi dities- agricu1tural
products, coal and metals and tim.
bers even if passenger rates,
class rates, and less than carload
shipments had to be charged more
to protect railroad revenues. THIS
course should be adopted, he ar.
gued, because the series Of hort
zontal percentage increases by
which the rates we're advanced had
distorted the existing fabric Of
commerce In the United States and
was moving industry as a whole
toward its sources Of raw mater
ials. Incidentally * rail wages
should not be expected to go back
to pre-war levels, he said but
should follow downward step BY
step, the cost of living" and the
rates decreases should be so ap-
piled as to. maintain railroad reyen-
ues, and restore the confidence OF
investors to ultimate raNroad
earning power.
There is danger that in the pres
ent period OF low earnings and
little traffic. the needs OF the rail-
roads in new construction; equip.
ment, betterments and mainten-
ance will be neglected Mr.. Hoover
added. with resulting breakdown Of
transportation when a full load is
put upon them by INDUSTRIAL re-
sumption. This should be aytered,
even by the extension of govern
ment endorsement of railroad Sc
curities. Ep. z
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
ARBUCKE!E Jury
discharged. ! ! ! ] ! !.
Failed to Agree After
Being Out for a Long
Time
[By Associated Press j

~
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3.-The
Jury failed to agree and was dis.
charged today in the second trial
OF a manslaughter charge against
Roscoe c. Arbuckle. in connection
with the death Of Miss Virginia
Rappe, notion picture actress. !
Foreman j. j. McElroy an
nounced that the vote stood two TO
ten. He did not designate whether
the majority was for or1conviction or
acqulttal. {
r There Is o chance for us to
agree" McElroy said. A pool OF
the jury was taken to determine
it they. should agree on further de-
liberation. All emphatically said
mo" Arbuckle seemed downcast
at the disagreement. Neither pro.
secution nor defense would an.
nounce its intentions regarding. a
new trial
The case was put over until Mon
day to be set for trial. The court
room was crowded for the result Of
l1fe jury's deliberation: The Jurors
all seemed haggard and worn.
Gavin McNab, chief defense coun.
sci, said he would make a state.
ment later.
Corridor gossip said that the
poll was ten to two for conviction.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
.NEBGREGLI|ES
FURNISHED N
MURDER Ng|. RI c CASE |
Los Angeles Police Work.
ing on Taylor
Murder
CONSIDER MOTIVE
Indications Are That Man
Is Guilty Of Killing,
the Director
[By Associatea Preasl

I LOS ANGELES, Feb. a.. Re.
venge, jealousy, hate, unanswered
love, all were considered by the DO.
lice today In continuing their
search for the. slayer OF, William
Desmond Taylor; motion picture di.
rector, whose body was found yes.
terday in his apartment here.I
While the meagre clues obtained
so far pointed chiefly to the com.
mission OF the crime by a man, the
detectives working on the case said
they believed 1t possible that Tay.
lor had been killed by woman.
Their hunt was largely centered
along three lines, It was said: The
trail Of the skulling figure Of a
man seen around the directors
apartments both before and after
neighbors heard a shot in the
night; the Whereabouts OF a for.
mer servant, arrested for the alleg.
led robbery Of the director and re.
ported to have threatened revenge.
and the sender of anonymous let.
ters In which were enclosed pawn
tickets for articles stolen from Tay:
lor.
The officers also had under con.
sideration a close scrutiny Of the
life history Of the director to learn
if the crime might have been com.
mitted by the holder Of an ancient
grudge, as for instance, some sol.
der he might have offended by the
Continued on page twoj
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
HUGO STINJNES B,
GIVES a THRILL
G German Croesus Causing
Some Speculation in This
Country Now VI

NEW YORK, Feb. s.-The ilams
Of Hugo Stinnes-one to conjure
with In Germany-has smashed Its
way into Wall street. y
Big business, particularly to tho
steel industry, is interested and Is
asking II SHINES has designs upon
the commercial and Industrial &C.
tivities OF this country.
Various reports have come 10 the
United States concerning plans OF
the German croesus to extend his
interests to this country, where he
has heretofore, been little known.
But the first concrete evidences OF
his plans came yesterday with the
announcement that he was nego.
tiating with several American rail.
roads for the sale OF $4,000 tons Of
German rails at a price including
freight, about $2.25s a ton less than
the current American price OF $40 a
mere $4,000 tons is a relatively
small offering worth less than a
half million dollars at sdnnes'
price. But It was pointed out, 1t is
a very fair sized initial offering.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
Situation Complex
In Italy5Today

ROME, Feb. 3.-The Italian
political situation has become ex-
ceedingly perplexing5 as the result
Of the designations yesterday Of
the cabinet Of Premier Bonomi.
From that the Bonomi government
Is out there seems to be no one
eligible for the premiership who
caS command a working majority
in pas2ament Although the name
Of formes Premier Giolitti who
preceded Bonomi in Office has
been strongly advanced, the
strength OF his support is not
deemed dependable. During his
last incumbency he depended up
on the Catholic deputies but these
are now understood to have de-
serted him, being .d!sgruntled be-.
cause Bonomi was forced out Of.
office. Giolitti could depend on
the center and the right, but In,
the latter. he would have to deal.
with the Fascist, who are not
wholly in sympathy with his recent
statements Z
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
Mrs. Parker Dead
At:Herss Home;

Mrs. Fannie M. Parker, widow
Of the late j: Lee Parker, died alt
the home Of herr son, Willie, onsthe
sQonley farm this morning at g
O'clock. Is
Mrs. Parker was /, d lifelong
resident Or this place. being 4
daughter ot William WI tkins. Her
husband preced ded her In septems
Der 1919, She Us survived BY
three children willie! at home +
Dale; itli Yhee eltng /, Nv. Va; and
Mrs Alma Linsey, iii Pittsburgh.
Three brothers also mourn! list
loss: seynote, In Los Angeles,
Calf ; arthur, IN Fort Pierce
Fla |; and Waiter; in San Francisco;
Calf.
Harry Watlt tins. OF 4 1os Angeles.
has been here for some time, ows
ing 10 the serious condition Of
Mrs. Parker " " 4, Y.
The funeral Will be held Sunday,
afternoon ct 9 clock. The place
viii be announced later Inter
Enent viii be made in Jones cemes
itery, BsilyieY q
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
CRAIG Reports R !:
0N.C0|'INI|F'EBENCE Q ! |
Ulster Premier Gives Out
Statement After Spe-
cial Meeting
tBy AssocIa atedA APfess1

!. LONDON, Feb. sir .Iames
Craig. the Ulster premier. declar-
ed in q statement today that he
had been told by MiGhael Collins
head Of the southern IRELAND pro
yisional government AZ their con
ference in Dublin yesterday. that
Collins had made a promise Of
bringing into the 3Irish Free State
almost half OF north ireland. in
Icluding Fermanagh gh; Tyrone, Large
partsEof Cermagh and Down. and
Londonderry city Sir James said
he had sugg gested To Mr. Collins,
IL weeks adjournment for the con
stderati tion5 for the Boundaries be-
tween Ulster and south ireland.
but that Collins had replied the
differences separating them were
90 wide that postponement would
be useless.
The Ulster premier,s statement
was made to the press after he
had conferred with Winston
Churchill, the colonial secretary
at the colonial office. Sir James
Remphasized the gravity which he
ATTACHED d to the iitch in the ncgo-
tiattons with the proyisional gev-
LeTnme elftslN y 80 sNiil
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
STILL BALLOT
4 ON new POPE
Four Ballots Will Be
Taken Each Day Of
ConcIave

ROME, Feb. S-voting for the
election of a pope to succeed
Benedict XIV was begun by the
cbnclaye of the Sacred College
today. Two ballots had been taken
up to one: this afternoon, neither Of
which gave sufficient number of
votes to elect.
-Four ballots will be taken daily,
instead of two as has been the
rule, 1t is learned through the Irish
college, and confirmed in other
quarters. The number and issue
Of the successive ballots will be
evident to the people congregated
outside st. Peters by the custo-
mary vote burning, common iron
stove having been Installed Just
outside the limitsto tof the long lines
efS Fdtnal tiifpI,s IN tlie istiHts
chapel. Two sacks Of straw lie
nearby, this Is used to color. the
smoke Of the burning voting
papers, dark smoke indicating to
the crowds watching the chimney
that there is still no election, and
light yapor that a new Pope reigns.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
HARDING. GIVES
FINANCIAL ! PLAN
Government Is Doing All
in It's Power to Cut
Expenditures
.EBy Associated pressl l

WASHINGTON, Feb! 3. - An.
nouncing prospects Of a surplus
OF governmental receipts over ex.
penditures this fiscal year as a re
suit Of economies in administration,
President Harding speaking today
at the second business meeting Of
the government declared he doubt
ed iii any government In the world
has made a more persistent aud
conscientious endeavor to cut down
its expenditures and institute econ.
omies and restore normal ways
again. than has the American gov.
ernment.
The President and Director
Dawes, of the budget who followed
him announced to the meeting com.
posed of more than a thousand gov
ernment. officials OF high and low
degree that direct savings OF $S2..
100000 and indirect savings OF
more than $104 1900 900 had been ac.
complished in less than six months
through the operation alone Of the
budget bureaus co:pfd fdinating agsh.
Nh Harding expressed the ftits
thRr opinion 81 &c the efforts on the
part OF the government towards
economy had been reflected among
the people at large. ll.s7i
Il cannot hut feel that the gov.
ernment has In this budget organi:
cation set an example Of care and
thrift that has helped greatly to
make saving fashionable. II to
some extent the government has
been a leader in $50 praiseworthy
a cause, we ought all TO be graft.
fled to have had "a part In the az
fair. Much Of the extravaganza OF
government has been due to a lack
OF sense Of Individual report, and by
the same, It Is true in the incorpo.
rate business and the private al.
fairs Of the, people. II our efforts
here shall set q standard and ia.
spire an ambition for greater econ.
omies and higher efficiency, we,
shall have served not only the gov.
ernment but the. whole public par.
ticularly well. Perhaps our. exam.
pie will be ofiseryice to the world,
The President reiterated his op.
position to deficiency appropria.
tions, and made q plea for an under.
standing among officials Of the
government that the common
good, not departmental advantage.
Is the end at which all OF us must
aim. - A.i's,s,.,'f7-.' - 7fsf
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
Say This is
a Real Cold
Snap Story.

Alaskas may be new but %
years ago today Fairmont
looked like an Eskimo sand.
wich when the mercury dropped
to IS degrees below zero. The
cool spell continued three days.
The trigid weather was recalled
by John A. Clark, OF the Clark
coal interests, as he pulled on
a stout Havana today !
Mr.. Clark says 2S years ago
we had just as, ideal a Ground
Hog Day as yesterday and the
sun 'shone brightly, followed by
one Of the coIdest waves ever
experienced in northern West
Virginia. TheSbig drop occurred
over night. .The whole town
was froze up,'' except stImulat.
ing refreshments. added a by.
stander, TO which the speaker
said everything was froZe up
but liquor, because they did
put water In It In those days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
Mikes Speech

BELFAST. y deeh. s.-captain
Charles Curtis Craig, Unionint
member Of the house Of commons
for south Antrim, addressing
political meeting today said he was
Convinced d that within two or
three years south Ireland would
have q Republic
He eclared that II any attempt
was made W the people In south
Ireland or by any commission
which Nigh be appointed by the
government to take
away large pieces Of the six coun-
ties from northern ireland no
other result could come about
than civil war. III they wanted
peace and the Irish question set.
tied without more bloodshed and
trouble he said, they would have
the pYogisions OF the An
iglosIrtsh treaty regarding lhe
boundary question.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
UNION-MEETINGS
WE'LL UNDERWAY
DIR. R. I. Brown Preached
Good Sermon Last
Night

Before Gods spirit returns
again to the churches and the
world We are going to have to give
up sin. said DR.. R. n. Brown last
night. while addressing d, large
;aadlshse tha BirSt Sssli5t
Epseo6af church. This was the
fifth service Of the union evan
gelistlc meetings, and the atten-
dance last night indicated that the
MEETINGS are well under way.
Dr.. Brown choose as his sub
ject, "The conditions Of a Real
Revival" The basis for the SER
mon is TO be found in the second
chapter Of Acts, for it Is there that
the account Of the day of pente-
cost, the day of the first: great
revival in the Christian era. is to
be found.
"a revival is scientific thing"
said DR.. Brown. he continued by
saying that We must have Gods
spirit in our hearts or we are
worthless.
Aptly he illustrated this with a
description OF a new engine he had
seen in the machine shops OF one
Of the railroads in Louisville, KY.
He described It as being complete
mechanically; and a thing Of
beauty, yet lifeless and powerless.
In contrast he described the same
engine with fire roaring in the fire
box: water raging in the boiler;
and the steam gauge ind eating the
presence Of enough steam pressure.
Continuing he showed the engineer
pulling wide the throttle and max
Ing the engine that was useles and
powerless a living throbbing SER
want. w5s
The application was readily ap=
parent as the preacher made his
plea for the church member to be
filed with the Holy Ghost without
whom the church member would be
US useless as the engine in the
machine shop.
The church Of Jesus Christ was
instituted at a fearless cost. the
cost Of tie LIE Of Gods only son,
and God has q specific purpose for
the church.
DR.; Brown said that a number
OF years ago he offered a reward
to anyone who could produce a
card playing, dancing, theatre go
ing church member who was a soul
winner and spiritual power In the
Continued on page dye)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
Writs Of Error
Granted Today

i CHARLESTON, Feb. s.-writs OF
error were granted by the supreme
court today In cases appealed from
WetZel and Nicholas counties. The
first was in the case OF auto sales
company against Clarence Yoste,
involving sale Of a second hand au.
tomobile, and the other the case OF
Nunciato De Felice Du Vincenzo
against the Redwood Banking and
Trust company over a money order
for $3.50 alleged to have been lost
in the mails between United states
and Italy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
Refuses ToGive
Out Statement

v YORK, Pa, Feb. S.-when ask.
ed today whether he had refused
an appointment to the United
States Senate, from Iowa, Hanforl
MacNider, commander Of the
American Legion declined to make
q statement. Members OF his party
said his only answer to the Yques.
ton IS: i. q sf
"Tbes American legion! has not
been, is not, and, ] hope never
will be, In politics Il The Amer can
Legion cannot be used as a step
ping stone for political prefer.
1nent."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
lMAkE REQUEST.

LONDON, Feb. q THE presi.
dents of the Italian senate and.
chamber Of deputies have advised
King Victor Emanuel to ask for
mer Premier Giolittf 70 form d
cabinet in succes.on TO the Bonorii
ministry It Is understood 4 says Il
Central News dispatch from Rome
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
difference between Val
ley Association and
(. Railroads Today
IAlE.Y A ATTENDED Cd
roninent Railroad Men
ard Valley Leaders
Discuss Problem

III presenting the counter pro-
sal Of the Monongahela Valley
Bspciation to Colder R. shumatei
Bhr.more, General Freight trai;,
manager; Of the Baltimore and
lilo Railroad, at conference
Id in the local chamber Of com:
rce rooms here today, George
kSFstsen; president of the local
Efber 81 commerce and chair
a oil the general comittee Of
g g association that drafted the
'oposals stated that the proposal
as abslutely the least that the
,mmittee could afford to offer.
Mich time and work has been
me by the special committee Of
q association in investigating
u proposal made by Mr.. shumate
fneeting held here recently
Il was finally decided to re-
the offer ant % present u
ssF proposal j. tne railroad
tpans.
IA the committees letter OF re.
ction handed to o.. s. Lewis,
eight traffic manager Of the
mpany the reason for rejecting
10 offer was set out as follows:
In the analysis Of the proposed
- as presented It was found,
10 not materially, as a whole,
from the present rates, there
do not afford a measure OF
that Is necessary for the
.nercial development. sought
many years, and which from
~ of mileage, geographical To-
Ion, as we'll as material benefit
the Baltimore and Ohio system,
pinot be- denied
The counter proposal as presents
20 hif Shuinate today repres-
Ma iarge amount Of work on
Of the committees of the
siIoa sntf Of expert .trsarfic
q representing shippers id Tho
hey. According to Chairman
fson of the general committee
I offer is the very last word
I'M the association and upon II
ey Will make their fight. to the.
~. . H. .
every detail OF the proposal
lde by the railroad men has
IN caTefnllg studied and then
i requirements Of the valley
be studied and with this data as
basis lhe counter proposal was
|ffted and It's acceptance by the
|iroad company is vitality neces.
|'y, ~ the bus'ness In this sec.
fl Of West Virginia is to thrive.
|The cpmrIete text sof the counter
lposaI as presented Mr.. Shut
by Chairman Watson in behalf
Continued on Page Four
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-03
|bIL RATES COUNTER PROPOSAL
IADE 10 SHUM.AIE;; SESSION HERE
25 Lost in
Accident at
Gates Mine
NV ARsnclatad Praaa1

i..t.fL III Islk112SN4thtV0 = AVopI
q GATES, Pa, Feb. .3-Twenty
five miners lost their lives in
the explosion which wrecked a
part Of the Gates mine Of the
81. G. Frick Coke company yes
terday, according to an official
announcement today. Twenty
bodies have been recovered.
The other are buried under a
fall Of slate, and cannot be
reached from the entries in
which rescue crews have been
working. Rescue. teams, were
sent early today to the Eben-
dorm mine and expected to work
their way through old workings
TO the section of the Gates mine
affected by the explosion,
j