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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-25
COST OF WITCH
TAKES SUDDEN ASCENT.

Charging with stealing cheap
watch from a small child, Alex Men.
OILS. 126 South avenue, was fined SIS
and costs in city court this morning
by Judge BoSrdman. The girl stated
that she found the watch and was
displaying 1t to some of her chums
when Nichols came along and snatch
ed It from her hand. He had lost
believed that ID was his that the
child had. That was the story he
told in court this morning.
When put TO plea he stated that
he could not speak English but when
Judge Boardman decided to put the
case on without an interpreter he
soon learned the language. AS a
parting shot Judge Boardman told
him not to come into court in the
future for stealing watches from
children and further not to lie about
not being able to Speak the English
language.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-25
Only Fe.0 Days
Left To Get
Dog Licenses

There remain but a few days to
procure dog licenses and as yet the
number is about 200 behind the total
number registered at this time last
wear. After May l the penalty of
90 will be imposed for not having
obtained a license within the allotted
time.
Town Clerk c. E. Winton has made
a very earnest plea that the remain
ing number of licenses be procured
before Saturday Every year there
are several people who come in for
a license after the time nus expired
and when the penalty which is inn
posed by the State is placed on the
fee they are indignant This may be
alleviated by procuring the license
before May l.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-25
Brody Sues
For $4,000

A suit for damages of $4,000 was
filed shortly before noon today by
Charles Brody, acting as administra-
tor for Joseph Rimany, James Dickie,
Eairf1e cid, being the defendant.
On October /, 1921, the deceased
was riding on the running board of a
disabled automobile that was being
lowed. At Map1ewood and Howard
avenue, it Is alleged that a carelessly
and recklessly operated truck, driven
for Dfckie by Frank Matte. approach
ed, causing the deceased to leap in
vain for place of safety; the truck
striking him, and killing him almost
iustantlv
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-25
Judge Wolfe
Hears Foreclosure

court today heard first testimony in
a foreclosure action brought by Alice
NJ. Casey against Charles Cough A
pronissory note for which a mort
gage was given Is alleged unpaid, and
due, both as to interest and INSTALL
ments on the principal.
Attorney William Bent, represent
ing the plaintiff. called w. H. Casey.
a real estate operator and husband
of the plaintiff to the stand. when
court opened this morning. The date
of the note was given as October %.
1920, and the amount of the loan
$3.50.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-25
Old Law Suit
Is Finished Today

TIL suit of Frank s. Butterworth.
receiver for the Gilbert Transporter
ton company, who later was succeed
ved by Judge John 8. Pullman; against
Richard A Bruel, was announced to-
day as having been settled. Entered
In Superior court in 1917, the suit
arose from a series of stock transac-
tons that started in 1909, and were
carried on in Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island and Connecticut. Stock was
each purchaser given share of
common stock.
Later it developed that tho gift Of
stock was Illegal, and the suit in ques-
ton was started to force payment
upon the charge of common stock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-25
General AdnnasOn, Irish
Leader, Killed While
On Way To Barracks

AthIone brigade was shot dead IN the
streets of Athlone The general was
returning to the barracks. near the
hotel, where the mutinous troops
have their headquarters. He was sud-
denly confronted by group of arm
ed men who ordered him to throw up
his hands
THE general. being alone. COM
piled. and. while his arms were rais-
ed. the assailants deliberately fired
into him. Several Of the musineers
officers Were arrested"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-25
GREENWICH PARTIES INVOLVED
IN TWO SMALL SUITS

w. A Wilmot, of Greenwich, asks
damages of $500 in writ filed in
Common Pleas court today against
Dom Byrne, and Dorothea Dom
Byrne, also Greenwich. alleging a
ebt of s366-11, due since February
2, 1922, and unpaid.
A second Common Pleas court writ
filed today also involved Greenwich
parties, the plaintiff being johnson
Biermann, of Port Chester. who asks
damages of $500 of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
J. Ormonde of Greenwich It is
alleged that an unpaid item of
s365-31 has existed since Marc "a.
last
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-25

Dublin. April 26-(By the A. P.)-
Brigadier General Adamson. COM
manding the Athlone brigade of the
regular Irish Republican army, was
shot dead today near the headquar-
tiers of the Independent Republican
forces in Athlone.
An official communique issued
rom the headquarters of the regular
army in Beggersbush Barracks. this
city, said:
.Brisadier General Adamson of the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-25
CITY BUYS HIGH TEST Stone
VINE EMPLOYEES OF MUNICIPAL GARAGE DROPPED
New Haven Company's High Test

Of the four samples Of crushed stone submitted to test by
of the Board Contract the
pie submitted with the bid of the New Haven Trap Rock
twice the from test has twice the toughnes
four times the crushing strength and point higher the
hardness test when measured against the limestone submitted
with the bid of Doherty Brothers of New York
of
cub to the Con-
The trap the price
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-25
Radio Appliances To Be
Manufactured Here; Firm
TO Locate In e. Bridgeport

the MONDAY luncheon of the Retail Board of the
April GATH the Board had its
guests Hartman of the Hartman Radio Manufacturing
Company to this city and taken
factory in Bridgeport They will their implies,
make radio appliances Ii
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-25
ONE FALSE ALARM.

A false alarm called the firemen to
the plant of the General Electric COM
pany at 1920 this morning The
alarm was a mistake, and there was
no blaze.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-25
BRUNETTE CASE CONTINUED

Carl Brunette, 500 East Main street,
arrested yesterday on a charge of
theft of money from the Mohican
market had his case continued in
City court until Friday, under bonds
of $1,000. The detective department
requested the delay for further inves-
tigStiOn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-25

of than1 and
a % put "a LINES be-
matte
and
we're of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-25
,ARKERS PINCHED.

SIX PARKERS PINCHED.
Six arrests for violation of the city
ordinance concerning parking were
made yesterday by the police depart
ment. They were all released upon
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-25

IT il not easy to write what will be
completely understood by the other
fellow. One complains that in this
column Conan Doyle. the distinguish
ed British visitor, was compared
with a professional shffter Of half
dollar" which is. unnecessarily Of
fensive to some readers OF your pa
per-" Quite wrong The half dollar
shifter is an amateur. The illustra-
ton was to show that the hand is
faster than the eye. The idea was
that perhaps, Sir Conan Doyle, was
the victim OF the medium with whom
he worked: that the plate holder, up
on which he took his photographs of
spirits, might have been shifted
without his knowledge. or the sin
cerity and good faith of Sir Conan
there is not the slightest doubt. 1t
is easy to be deceived as our reader
Will know. If he will read that item
again.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-25
WEATHER.:

For Connecticut: Fair tonight and
Tuesday; frost tonight; moderate to
fresh northerly winds.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
fair weather and continued cool to-
night. followed by increasing cloudi-
ness and rising temperature on Tues
day
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-25

South of ireland IS tied up today.
The strike TO protest too much army
is a success. South Ireland believes
shat the civil arm must be above the
military. All else leads to anarchy
NO modern state will tolerate a rule
by sword Welded by its own citi-
gems Much better let the provisional
government work out the problem
Ireland needs peace, opportunity to
work, and a chance to take her place
with other nations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09
RECEPTION TO BE
RENDERED PASTOR
.PREACHESSUNDAY
Members of Broadway Meth
odist Will Welcome DR..
Mcclure on His Arrival
Here Friday.

Rev. J. T. Mcclure, newly appointed
pastor OF Broadway Methodist church.
viii arrive in Ardmore Friday afternoon
from Oklahoma City ana VIII he accord
ed reception by members OF the
church on that evening. II was an.
nounccd this morning.
He Will deliver his first sermon on
sunday morning at the regular hour
and viii also fill the pulpit at the
evening hour.
Rev. Mcclure Is well known TO many
Of the church workers Of Ardmore since
he has visited here to attend confer.
ences and has made many friends while
passing to and FRO through the CITY.
For two years he was presiding elder
OF the Oklahoma city district. prior
to which time h. built one OF the iarg
est Methodist churches in the south
west ot Fort Smith. ARR.
Whether the now pastor viii have an
associate is not known, and members
OF the board of stewards are awaiting
his arrival before making any further
plans Tor his work here.
Dr. Ashley Chappcll. pastor Tor three
years. left on last Tuesday TO take up
his work at the Central Methodist
church at Ashvillc. y. c.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09
MAY
Be INDICTED FOR
Double KILLING
Names of One Woman and
Two Men to Be Presented
to Grand Jury When
Body Convenes.

NEW BRUNSWICK. y. j The in
formation on which the state OF New
Jersey expects to obtain indictments OF
three persons for the murder OF Rev
Edward Wheeler Hall and his choir
leader, Mrs. Eleanor Renhardt Mills
was TO be laid before Supreme Court
Justice Parker and Grand Jury Fore
man Glib by Deputy Attorney Cener-
al Mott today at Somervillo
Persons closed to the authorities say
that the investigators have identified
the man who Mrs. Jane Gibson says
she saw shoot Mrs. Mills and the rec.
tor. The authorities viii ask that hc be
Indicted for first degree murder. They
viii seek also 10 iudiCt the woman in
gray" FOR first degree murder ON tho
ground that sho was an accomrlice but
did not actually kill either Dr Hall or
Mira. mills. The third man under sus.
plcion Is said 10 be q member OF the
Episcopal church OF ST. John tho Evan.
gellst. OF which DR.. Hail was rector.
Authorities hope to obtain his indict.
ment on a charge OF being an acces-
sorry after the fact. They say he drove
tho motor car which tralled Dr. Hall
and Mrs. Mills to the Phillips farm
where they were murdered, and also
that he has concealed the information
from the authorities.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09
pDYER ENDORSED
BY FAIR BOARD
Work of Agent So Increased
As to Make Necessary
the Appointment of
Assistant.

The board of directors OF the Car.
ter county free fair association met
"Wednesday afternoon, for the purpose
of disposing Of some matters that have
been pending and 20 consider the prop
osition OF endorsing man FOR assist.
mt county farm agent. to take the
place OF o. l.. Putnam. who was re.
rently appointed agent to succeed j.
w. Smpkins, resigned.
For some time there has been a
strong sentiment In favor OF appoint.
ing George l.. Dyer, to that post, and
yesterday he was unanimously en-
dorsod by tho fair board. who viii take
all steps necessary to secure his appoint.
ment.
Mr.. Dyer II one OF the best known
practical farmers In the county. Is well
mud favorably known to every one. and
4, Ia believed that his appointment would
be most popular one.
The work Of the county agent has in.
creased rapidly In the past few years
and at the present time, has attained
such proportions that one man cannot
handle Il, and properly attend TO the
c,hpr duties involved. for that reason
the board Of directors OF the fair asso.
Iuntion are urging that MIR. Dyer he
TO the place. but for the fur.
ther reason that he IL familiar with
t.:ails covering county fair work.
The recommendation win be taken
~ with the district farm ngent ut an
s.r,v date see what can he done
howard sect = the appointment Of Mr.
Iyei 10 thl pOst
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09
SPECIAL SESS[0ll;; f1R 1R POLITICS ONLY CARTER
Pay or Go to Jail Tax Dodgers Are Told
.Conn1erceLoses
mASa Minor as
Result

MYRNA.-COmmerce is completely
paralyzed through Asia Minor One
by one the banks OF Symrna are clos
ing and the Kemalists have sealed the
vaults of most of the banking institu.
tions because they would not furnish
the nationaiists authorities with lists OF
their Greek and Armenian accounts
Several American Tobacco companies
have suspended operations and are pre-.
pairing to transfer their stocks to the
United States.
The only American firm which IS con
tinuing to do business is the Standard
Oil company, whose products are paid
for by the Turks in bolsheyild gold.
The National Bank Of Turkey volun.
tarily closed its doors on the announced
grounds that there no longer was any
business.
The Kemalists have drawn up plans
for the reconstruction Of the city but
no funds are available.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09
War Profiteers
Must Shell Out
Or PayPenalty

WASHINGTON. The government
has been defrauded Of more than $780,
100000 through the failure Of war prof.
iteers 10 pay excess profits and the
evaders viii be compelled to settle in
full the back taxes due or go to jail
II was declared officially at the treas.
uIy department today.
Munition manufacturers and makers
of other necessary war supplies needed
by the government during the war with
Germany were said to be among the
chief offenders in this tax Stacker
class.
The campaign Of the treasury
through the bureau Of internal reve-
nue. to round up tax eyaders has
brought to light amazing instances Of
tax lodging, but has revealed inform
alton which will be made the basis Of
criminal prosecution by the depart.
ment Of Justice against individuals and
concerns now shown to have charged
the government unjustifiable prices for
wor materials
TIE extent Of the tax dodgng by war
profiteers was not fully known until
a recheck was made of the audit Of
1917 tax returns IN connection with the
attorney generals probe Of war de
partment and shipping board contracts.
In a group Of fifty or more cases, war
contract concerns. each is indebted to
the government in sums ranging from
10000 up to sl,00O.OOO. In fewer
in each case from 100000 up TO So.
900 900
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09
Oil Worker Dead
Result of Burns
When Gas Explodes

HENRIETTA, Okla-Vcrnon John.
son, &C.. ot Pharoah. Okla, one OF seven
oil field workers severely burned when
a Waite Phillips oil well caught fire
near here late yesterday. died last
night In a local hospital and but little
hope Is held by physicians Tor the re
covery OF Eli Caldwell. 90. OF Oilton.
Il. j. Nichols, one oc those less Sc
riously injured In the blaze, said today
he believed The fire was caused from
the haokfire Of the gasoline engine
which was being used to pull casing
from the we'll The exhaust In believed
to have lguited escaping gas
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09
ComeHome,Son

Away back IN Nashville. Tennessee.
a widowed mother Is awaiting the re-
turn Of her Youngest son. "porely and
s.ckly boy who can't care for himself
much"
The boy is Orville Oyerton. red hair.
blue eyes and Of frall build. rather tall
and skinny, the mother writes 10 Cap.
tain Maggie Nobbs OF the salvation
Army.
10 is believed the Young fellow Is fol.
lowing Ga the wake ot the Sells Floto
circus. aud Mrs T., L.. Oyertou Of &c
Peabody street, Nashville, Is sending
out this message to her boy
Come home. Son
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09
Pope Decides to
Delay Naming the
Cardinals in j. s.

ROME-Pope Plus has decided to
postpone the appointment Of American
Cardinals to consistory TO be held
next year 1t was learned. The report
that both archbishop Mundlein OF Chi.
cago and Archbishop Hays OF Chicago
would. at that time receive the red hat
however, was confirmed in an authori.
tative quarter.
Meanwhile, notice has been sent to
Monsignor Giovanni Bozano. apostolic
delegate at Washington with regard 10
his being raised TO the purple in the con.
sistory 10 be held December IL. II ~
expected this notice will reach Monsig.
nor Bon2ano next week and shortly af.
terward he will leave for Rome.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09
ARCHDUCHESS|S
Held IN VIENNA
FOR SMUGGLING
Charges Allege She Used a
Forged Passport and Sc
cured Valuables While
in That City.

VIENNA.-Former Archduchess Ma.
rie immaculate, one Of the prescribed
Hapsburgs, is being detained by the po.
lice on charge Of attempting TO SNUG.
gle some OF the treasures from the fam
lily palace. II is alleged that she en-
tered Vienna with forged passport,
took up lodgings in an obscure corner
of the city and succeeded in securing
and transporting TO the railroad station
fourteen cases containing pictures. plate
and other valuables.
The Arbeiter Zeitung. charges that
fortnight ago former Archduke Frie-
derich smuggled from the Vienna palace
of Hungary eighty cases OF valuables.
including precious metals and gold coin
to the value Of $4,000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09
DR.. DAVIDSON WILL
SPEAK AT CUSHING

Rev. II. l.. Davidson, pastor OF the
Broadway Baptist church, win leave TO.
night for Cushing whore he is to deliver
a couple OF lectures on Friday and sat
tYday. lie viii return IN time to fill his
rulpit Sunday morning
On Friday noon he will address the
rLsincss Mems Club and on Saturday
afternoon will be principal speaker at
he American Legion Armis;ice day
celebration. Several attempts were made
to secure the services Of Rev. David.
son Tor these lectures before he finally
agreed To leave the city on these two
days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09
HALLOWEEN PRANK
CEASES TO BE PRANE

j. T. Coleman u $40 McLlsch avenue.
has reported to the police the loss OF
a porch rocker which was taken from
in front OF his nome on Halloween
night. Tracks on the steps leading 10
toe perch indicate nat barefoot boy
removed the p'ucc OF furniture.
Mr Coleman waited for more than
a week tcforc rNNtting the incident
to The authorities ih the hopes that
'hc tlerrce Of tre rocker was mercl,
a prank and that the perpctrator OF the
,i''i wouic return t l,r ~ sull In q
fptrN,re mood, h. saws II the rocker
is brought back within reasonable
time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09
ROYAL BLOOD WATTS ON AMERICAN
While Prince of Saxonia Waits in Ante-R Room. an
American Talks to the Pope in Private

CHICAGO. How a royal prince who
called on Pope Plus NJ. was kept wait.
ing outside for half an hour while the
pontiff visited with an American Is
told In a letter received here from Cor.
don l.. Berry, European representative
OF the near east relief.
The letter was written TO r. j. Mich
aci. executive secretary II the Illinois
near east Commiiie
The prince OF Saionia humbiy waited
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09
TAR AND FEATHERS
APPLIED TO NEGRO

OKLAHOMA ClTY.-,A negro porter
at local rooming house was hand.
cuffed by band OF men last night and
taken TO the country where he was
given n coat OF tar and feathers. ae.
cording to n police announcement To-.
day.
Authorities said they did not know
why the negro was punished nor tho
identity of his assailants.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09
Crowds, But No Crooks
Circus Day Was Nothing Out of Ordinary for
the Police, Records Show Today

Ford touring car from North Mill
street during the parade hour. and
Ben Mobley's Buick roadster was taken
from the circus grounds during the
afternoon performance.
"Quietest 1 have ever seen IL on such
occasions" Chief of Police Hlgnight
said in comment this morning. "Not a
car was tampercd with that had been
parked inside the race course where
We could watch them. There wasn't as
much az a fight, and the drunks that
were srun In were picked un in tho
business section"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09

Although there was big crowd IN
the city and many visitors came from
afar for tn. circus Wednesday. there
was a scarcity OF rowdyism. thiev,ry
and the like that usually comes with
oircuses and carnivals. >police records
show this morning.
Only the usual run Of offenses were
reported; Four drunks, one spesder
aud two traffic law vIolators. Two
cars were reported missing during the
day.
J. 4. walker reported loss Of his
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09
j. 5. GUNbOATS
PROTECT WHITES
At Annoy, China
City Is Attacked By Leader
Of Rebels; Peking Sup
porter Takes to Heels
When Fight Starts.

AMON, CHINA sudden attack last
night by the military faction headed by
Fang Tse-Peng against Ii Pao Chi. who
has the support of the Feking govern
m"nt, threw the city into panic.
Ii took refuge in flight after Chang
had seized his headquarters. All the
native schools are closed. business is
paralyzed. the foreign settlement is
congested with Chinese refugees from
the native quarter and American ana
British gunhoats. lying close In shore,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09
FILM ACTOR GRANTED
DIVORCE FROM WIFE

Los ANGELES.--Herbert Rawlin.
son, motion picture actor, has been
granted n decree OF divorce In the su.
perior court here from Minerva Raw.
linson, known on the legitimate stage
as Roberts Arnold. Tho suit was not
contested. lie charged iacompatibility
Rawlinson recently has hecn defendant
here In damage suits filed by Mrs. Eth
ell Clark on behalf OF herself and her
daughter, Dorothy Clark Elms. stage
dancer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09

in an ante room while the pope talked
with Mr.. Barry and then donated half
a million lire FOR Sy1nrna relief. the
letter said
, The pontiff issued the following mes.
sage Of thanks to America;
1T Is with truest sincerity and with
heartiest gratitude that his holiness
blcsses the work Of near east relief In
the confidence that. with their material
food the children win likewise be civ.
en spiritual food for hearts aud souls -
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09
MEMBERS OF CABINET
WILL ATTEND FUNERAL.

WASHINGTON. Pres dent Harding
members cf the cabinet and virtually
the entire diplomatic corps will at.
teaG funeral services Saturday morn.
Ing at st. Patrick's church here for
j. Antonio Lopez Gutierrez. the minis
ter OK Honduras TO Washington. who
died last week,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-09
METHODIST STEWARDS TO
MEET Ar CHURCH TONIGHT

The Board OF Stewards OF the Broad
way Methodist church will meet Thurs.
day night at the church at I o'clock. A
fun attendance n desired lay the chair
man. due to the fact that there Il con
siderable business to be attended tu
prior to the reception NJ the new pastor
Rev. !. 4. Mcclure.