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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
COUNTY HOSPITAL
Fight Will NOT
BEDISC0NT|NUED
Medicos Will Petition Commits
sioners for Election After
Defeat at Mass Meeting
Saturday.

Despite the fact that opposers TO the
county hospital were greater by three
votes than those who favored the hos
pital at the mass meeting which was
called Saturday afternoon by county
commissioners. a petition will be circu-
lated which will request the commits
sioners to call an election for u bond is.
sue for the hospital.
The question was defeated by only
three votes. 40 having been cast in
opposition 70 it and 81 in It's favor.
This petition which will call for an
election. II 20 per cent of the voters
OF Carter county sign. will be put to
the public Monday. according to DR..
T.. W Roadway. chairman of the hos
pl,nl committee.
Those who spoke for the hospital al
the mass meeting Saturday We're Guy
Sgler. DR. f. w. Roadway. s. w. WI
son and q. Il. Johnson. Those who
opposed the question We're A. Eddie
man. IL. e. Potterf and DIR. j. +. Young
Saturday afternoon seemed to he an
unfavorable time for mass meeting
as there were less than 100 voters pres
ent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
PIONEER CITIZEN
OF COUNTY Died
EARLY SATUDAY
NJ. w. Coffey was Third Of
Brothers TO Die on Success
sive Days; Two are
Buried in Texas.

Three brothers have been claimed by
death on successive days.
When NJ. W. Coffey. aged 7s. OF Lone
Grove. died at his home at Q o'clock
Saturday morning. he was the last OF
the trio. His older brother, VIII Cof.
fey. died u; Mckinney. Texas. Friday,
his younger brother. Taylor Cofiey, died
at Mckinney on Thursday.
Deceased had been a resident OF Car.
ter county for 80 years and was one OF
the most dependable men In his com.
munity. The greater part Of MS resi-
dence here was spent in the Lone
Grove community where he came to
know anl was known by all The old
! timers OF Carter county and had a host
OF friends among the so.called new
comers.
lie Ii survived by his wife. seven
sons l. j., OF Duncan. I. o.. NJ. p.
T.. w. a. W. Sale and Walter. all OF
Lone Grove, and two daughters. Mrs
Wood Herndon and Mrs. Sam Lane.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the Lone Grove Baptist church Sun
day afternoon at o'clock the Rev
j. u. Snidcr OF Mckinney. Texas Of
| fIclatng with interment In the Lone
Grove cemetery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
.0ne-Man FilibuSter
.StirS Republicans
To Recall All Men
Now Out on Leaves

WASHINGTON. - Republican mem
bers of the house from the territory east
Of Kansas now absent from Washing
ton Saturday by Representative Mon
dell, republican leader, owing to a one
man fiibuster conducted by Representa-
tive Noight. republican.
Republicans will avoid issuance Of
warrants, Mr.. MondeIl said in kilograms
to absentces, explaining that the Noight
filbuster resulted Friday in IA roll
calls and that It was necessary to have
all republicans here by Monday TO car
ry out the legislative program.
Representative Noight showed no dis.
position Saturday TO end his filibuster.
He forced three roll calls, each requir-
ing 25 minutes, within the first hour
and a half Of the session.
The largest number answering was
247. compared with 216. which is a
quorum Members left the chambers
in large numbers after each roll call
against the insistence Of MIR. Mondell
that they remain on the floor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25

ter massacre had its messenger Of
DEATH"
sole survivors of the Custer massa.
ere have In the last few years be.
come as plentiful a. were washington's
body servants q generation or two ago.
But there were no survivors Of Gus.
ter's immediate command that day"
he declares. The only living thing
that was ever found that went into
tha, flsh, wa. Captain kecush's horse,
"comanche." cosnanche" was found
several days later. shot seven times.
and was taken 10 the fort where his
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25

troops G. II. +. and l.. and others
having been dispatched under subordi.
nate commanders
.'rhen the massacre. the boys fight.
ing every inch like the true.blue war.
riors they were"
And Barker's eyes CLEAN with the
pride Of comradeship as he oonciudesi
Yes sir. the Seventh Cavalry up
held It's reputation an fighters--when
General Gibbons column found the
battlefield. the different troops were
dead Ia lines. almost company front.
with their officers an proper position -
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
VIM. Rockefeller.
Oil Magnet and
Brother of John
D., Dead in East

TARRYToWN. ". Y.--Wniam Rock
efeller. oil magnate and brother OF John
D. Rockefeller, died here Saturday from
pneumonia, shortly before : o'clock.
Mr.. Rockefeller had been m at his
home, lockwood Hall, In north Tarry.
town since sunday, but word OF his
condition was not made public.
Five doctors. under the charge OF Mr..
Rockefeller's personal physician. DR..
W. J. Robertson. were In attendance
when the end came. Practically the
entire Rockefeller family were assem-.
bled at the deathbcd
Mr.. Rockefeller. who contracted n
heavy cold during the rains OF the last
weekend. had just completed building
a ss5e. 900 mausoleum In the sleepy Hol
low cemetery. The mausolcum was
constructed according 20 his own plans
and under his personal direction.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25

again separate the Seventh from the
main body" ne narrates.
Orders TO Custer. given In general
language. were to circuit to the Upper
Rosebud. where he was TO reioin the
other command II was hoped that
Clusters command and column under
Colonel Gibbons would surround the
Sioux on the LATHE Horn.
Believing the Indians were in the
valley OF the Little Big Horn and not
more than 500 strong. Clusters immedk
ate command crossed the Divide at
a. m. June 20. With Custer were
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
Indian Fighters Bow Heads Today Anniversary Clusters Last Fight

CLAY CENTER. Kan.-indian fight
ers throughout the country observe
June 20, the a6th anniversary OF Gus
tiers Last Fight.
"C,ister's Last Fight may well be
called a milestone In the battle Of civ
illntion which resulted In the opening
OF The ureat West" says Luther Bark
or. commander of the National Indian
War Veterans. who lives here. ut
took this sacrifice 10 make the Amer
lean people understand that there was
an almost constant war in progress all
over the west
barker scouts the ldea that the Cue.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
TABULATED RETURNS
STRIKE VOTE READY

CH1CAGO.-Tabulated returns In the
strike referendum Of the nations rail
way shopmen are prepared for canvass
10y the general committee Of 30 rail
union chalrmcn
Il. NJ. Jewell. president Of the railway
employees department Of the American
Federation OF Labor, who left Cincin'
matt FOR Chicago Tuesday night to take
charge of the canvass. does not expect
to complete the task for several days
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25

wounds were dressed. But other sur.
vivors-nol''
Neither does Barker think Custer
was TO blame. and he quotes at length
from orders to prove that Custer was
but obeying instructions and acted as
any other efficient commander would
under the circumstances.
The Seventh Cavalry. commanded
by General Custer. left Fort Abraham
Lincoln. near BIsmsrk. n. H.. May IL.
1879. II joined other commands ON the
Yellowstone near the mouth q the
Powder river. Here u was decided to
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
BANDITS KILL w.
AUTO SALESMAN
Attempt to Hold-up Other
Men Fails When Police
Are Notified; No Loot
Garnered.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas Two bandits
Saturday deliberately shot and killed
Robert G. Meyer. salesman for local
motor supply company while he was
seated In delivery company's office.
attempted to hold up three other EN-.
ploycs Of the delivery company and ~.
capped In n waiting motor car after
George r. Harrison, cashier OF the com.
peny, had leaped through a window 10
the street and called the police.
Neither bandit spoke as they sp.
preached Meyer and one OF them fired
a bullet INTO his body at close range
As far as Is known the bandits w.
tained on money. Witnesses said =
third man was at the wheel OF The
car.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
BANK COMMISSIONER
SUES FOR CHARGES

OKLAHOMA CITY.--A petition for
35G72l charging that a. q. Vance OBJ
tanned a quit-clam deed to IS lots In
Putnam Heights addition TO Oklahoma
city by fraud ON Fred Dennis. former
state bank commissioner, was filed in
district court here Saturday
The petition was filed through the
office OF George +. short, attorney gen.
eral for Roy Walcott. bank commits.
soner who succeeds Dennis.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
MINERS CLOSE STRIP
IN ILLINOIS FIELD

' CANTON. Iu--Trsveling by automo.
biles. forces ot union coal miners. IN
parties yariously estimated at between
~ and 100. covered all of Fulton coun.
y Saturday and stopped the operation
OF every strip mine. No violence was
shown. It Is reported. and every strip
mine worker stopped work without ar.
gumcnt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
Treasure Chest 4
Proves to Be a
Big, Flat Rock

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ont. - The
Jesuit treasure chest at the bottom
OF the Wye river has turned out
to he nice big, fiat rock. about
six feet long, and the inventor Of
the gold.finding needle Is In Dis
grace.
Captain Bob Carson. whose
dredge moved tons Of sand -
reach the spot where he had bsen
assured the long lost golden trsas-
urc lay, descended 10 locate the
chest, and hook chains around. Al
he brought up was pl~ce of blnca
rock,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
OVERTHROW PRES.
DENIES STORY OF EXILE

SHANGHAI. - sun Vat Sen. over.
thrown president Of the Republic of
South China. dcfies the Peking govern.
ment. denying he has taken refuge
In flight and declares he viii die rather
than yield, according to ndviccs from
Whampoa. near Canton. where the
southern leader is making his headluar.
tors aboard the cruiser wingo Fung.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
WHISKAWAY WINS Big
RACE OVER NORWICH

LAToNIA. ky.-whlskaway won the
special $4,000 race for thrce.year.o .olds
az I.atcnld late Saturday before a crowd
OF 10000 persons.
ThIhndouN was second and Norwich
was third. The time for the milc and
half was .,0s 4.5.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
ORIENT GETS LIFT
FROM GOVERNMENT

KANSAS CITY. Nov. II. Kemper.
receiver 'or the Kansas city. Mexico 4
Orient Railway company. announced
saturday that he had received word
from Washington that the Interstate
commerce commission had allowed a
claim of 100000 which the Orient had
been pressing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
MORE FEDERAL JUDGES TO UE
APPOINTED; DEADLOCK BROKEN

WASHINGTON. - The deadlock on
the bill to create score or more Of
federal judges was broken Saturday by
agreement OF the senate and house con.
icrees to give an admiral federal Judge
TO the New Jersey. New Mexico. eastern
district and the middle Tennessee dis.
trict. Tho senate provision for an ad.
ditional Judge Tor Georgia was stricken
from the bin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
TWO BALLOTS
DECIDE FATE
OF GOVERNOR
Pandemonium Reigns When
Jury Returns Verdict;
Entire Family Shakes
Jurymens Hands.
THEN THEY POSED
FOR PHOTOGRAPHS
Case Started Year Ago When
Probe by Grand Jury I'M
plicated Two Others.

WAUKEGAN. nl-The jury trying
Governor Len Small found him not
guilty at S.Ss Saturday afternoon. The
jury was out one hour and thirty five
minutes.
With his friends the governor, Mrs
Small, his sister, Miss Sue Small and
the governors children shook hands
with the Jurors and thanked them.
The jury and the governor and his
family formed a smiling group before
the jury box and posed for photograph.
ers.
Cheers that shook the rafters OF the
ancient Lake county court house greet.
cd the verdict Friends by scores pour.
ed through the gates TO the bar EN-.
closure seeking TO grasp the governors
hands.
The flashlights Of half dozen photo.
graphers doomed and for minutes pan.
demonium reigned
Two Ballots
Jurors said they took two ballots.
The first one stood eleven to one for
acquittal. The second was unanimous.
They declined TO say who was the
single man voting for conviction on
the first ballot
I'VE would have been In sooner.
but we wanted TO stay out long en-.
ough 10 make 1t look right" one Juror
told the governors attorneys.
Started Year Ago
The case against Governor Small
started year ago with an investiga-
tion OF the Sangamon county grand
jury at Springfield. The grand jury
was called on July 3 began taking ev.
dence on July IL and on July 20, re.
/ turned indictments against Governor
Small, Lieut.. Governor Fred r. Sterling.
and Vernon Curtis. q banker OF Grant
/ Park, Illinois, and brother of the late
/ Senator Edward c. Curtis
There We're originally four indict.
ments. The first charged the three
defendants jointly with embezzllng
| 100000. The second charged Cover.
nor Small alone with embezzlng $500.
600 while state treasurer The third
charged Lieut. Governor Sterling with
/ embezzling sf00.000 while state tres
surer. The fourth charged the three
Jointly with conspiracy and operating
a confidence game involving 1000. 900
OF state money
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
SMALL ACQUITTED
ARDMORE
Is A
CLEAN TOWN

Another week Of sunshine and warm
weather, and Ardmore viii be the clean
est city Ia the Southwest
Take the word of one who knows:
A certain agent who sells vacuum
cleaners reports that the old-fashioned
method is passing, but in the passing
the schooboy is doing The greatest part
0t the rug beating. cleaning and other
Gporcs about the house.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25

Another evidence that Ardmore IL n
clean town-in more sense than one
is that when the days work ls over
and the shades of night are stealing
down. the revival meeting at the First
Christian church receives many OF the
good people who need q spiritual clean
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25

There is hardly a day that this agent
! doesn't visit at least a half dozen homes
where the man OF the house or the
youngster isn't beating a rug in the
old-fashioned way. or course. The kids
hate 10 do the work and they offer
good argument in favor OF an electrical
appliance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
Regarding Weather.

WASHINGTON - Upper Mississlp.
ri and lower Missouri valleys. gener.
ally fair and warm, but with probably
local thunder showers by middle OF
week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25

Taking II step further. the car
penters are having their hands fun OF
small jobs. Repairs OF all kinds are
being doa3. Screen doors need eXcep-
tional attention during his season when
the flies are bad and when the kids
are home from school and are continu-
ally slamming the door.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
SHERIFF BLAMED
FOR MASSACRE
when q KILLED
Guardsmen are Told to Re-
main in Readiness for
Speedy Call Should
Trouble Arise.
COUNTY OFFICER HAS
NO ABILITY, CLAIM
No Disorder Expected Unless
Operators Try to Reopen
Mines With Open|Shop.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-Lack of nerve
on the parts Of the sheriff, Melvin Thax-
ton, OF Williamson county and the kill
ing of two union miners by guards last
Wednesday were two of the causes as
signed for the massacre Of 25 strike
breakers, IN a report made over long
distance telephone to Adjutant General
Black by Major General Milton j. Fore.
man Saturday.
The report of the military board of
Inquiry Of which General Foreman is
the head was followed by a dialogue in
which Black was told there is no need
Of troops at Herrin unless some of the
Lester company attempts to go there or
unless some further attempt is made
TO mine non.union coal.
WAUKEGAN. Il.-Troops, held in
readiness 20 proceed to the scene of the
mine massacre In Williamson county in
case of a renewal Of the disturbances.
We're ordered demobilized last night by
Governor Len Small The governor said
that his information indicated that law
and order rad been restored by the local
authorities and that the situation was
quiet
The guardsmen win be instructed. the
governor said. 10 hold themselves in
readiness 70 be called again II needed.
General foreman, who head the in
vestigation board sent 10 Herrin last
night by the governor reported, through
General Black, that no further trouble
is expected unless the mining compan'
les try 10 resume operations.
The trouble started last Wednesday
when two union men who had gone TO
the mine TO induce the non.union work
ers TO leave. were killed by mine guards.
General Foreman said The mine
company he reported, had escaped
road patrols and halted everybody ap-
preaching the proertp. States Attorney
Duty Of Williamson county was stop
ped by the guards. he said.
| do you think the sheriff has per.
/ formed his duty 10 the best of his
ability" General Black asked General
Foreman.
Il think the sheriff has very little
ability and no quits" General Fore
man replied
He added he had arranged with n
responsible citizen" to notify the ad
jutant general at the first sign OF fur
ther trouble.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25

Alter church. you see the bunch stroll
into one of the many clean confection.
erica and lmbibc VI something soft. "
The law Is being enforced. and there 4
nothing hard" to he bought
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25

Here too. Father comes in since
Mother does not feel Ike paying an
outsider 20 come ia for an hour or two
and tack Inc wire on the screen. Fix
chicken coop or a backyard fence.
Many fathers are getting to be pretty
good carpenters, but there isn't one
Of them but that would rather pay a
union man double wage 10 fiX up around
the house.
But the greatest job OF all is now
ing the lawn. trimming the shrubbery
and whitewashlng the tree trunks. Ask
any denizcn on the outskirts Of the
business district and hen tell you that
his 'famlly pride" makes him do these
thinfs--ths wife is the family pridsl
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
GARFIELD COMMISSIONERS
FACE CUSTER CHARGES ON
FINDINGS OF PARKINSON
Suspension Of Two Officials
Will be Asked on July 6
by Attorney Gen. Short
Irregularities Total $780,
600.

OKLAHOMA CITY. - Petition for
removal from office On charges OF OF.
flcial misconduct we're to be filed in
district court at Enid Saturday against
Eli n. Wells and NJ. l.. Snockicy mcm.
bers Of the board # county commits.
sioners OF Garfield county. it was an.
nounced here by Attorney General
Short The custer action follows an
audit made recently by Fred Parkin-
son, state Examiner and Inspector, show
ing alleged Irregularities Of approx.
mately s230O00 in the funds of various
Garfield county officers 4 motion is
TO be made at Enid by the attorney
generals office on July for an order
suspending The accused officials during
tendency Of the case.
The allegations set out in The peu.
tons are aS follows:
That the defendants approveS claims
for road work which We're not filed in
itemized form as prescribed by law.
Showed Partially.
THAT they entered into a contract
with two newspapers in Enid for official
county printing that should be divided
| evenly between the two papers, but
allowed all the work to so to one paper
this paper later filing claims for inn
properly large amounts which We're ap
proved.
That they approved claims accru
ing under contracts which were entered
into without having been advertised
thus preventing competitive bidding
! 'That they disregarded the actions o
the county excise board in that amounts
appropriated 10y the excise boards fol
| specific purposes were diverted to olho'
uses by the board Of county commits
sioners.
Got In Debt.
THAT they permitted Garfield county
/ to incur Indebtedness in excess Of tn,
current annual income, this indebted
ness being carried over annually anC
increasing until the amount carried
from the fiscal year Of l920-2l TO 1921
% was IN excess OF Sl3S.000.
THAT they allowed, claims to b,
drawn against the county road main
tenance fund in excess Of the amour
in the county treasury to the credi
OF this fund
In addition to these charges agains
both commissioners. Wells was accuse,
also OF submitting incorrect mleag'
claims for attending meetings OF th'
board ami inspection OF roads an,
bridges, and for having his son ap
pointed deputy county clerk. II wa
set out that Wells then approved hi
sons salary claims. and Shockley ac
cording 10 the petitions have been coun
ty commissioners since July. 1919.
The petitions were prepared by G
A. Galbraith and w ID. Pierson. assist
ant attorney generals.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
FLASHES

TOkl0.-'Iapan viii eyacuaie Siberia
BY Octs ~. next. Il was learned Sat.
urday.
DErROIT.-kenneth Williams Of the
Sc. Louis Americans hit his 18th home
run of the season la the third inning
Of Saturdays game with Detroit. There
were two men on bases and Pillctte was
the Tiger pitcher. The ball cleared
the right field fence.
NEW NORk.-The schooner Puritan
out Of Gloucester, prospective contend.
er In the international flshermsn's ra.
ces next TALL. has been wrecked on
sable Island. Advices received here
stated that seven men had reached
shore. but that Is were missing.
CINC1NNATI.-For the third success.
slvs yesr the American Federation of
Labor was placed ON record by the nc.
tlon of In convention here against rec.
ognltloo Of tho Russian soviet govern.
meat.
TORONTO. Ont.--J. 4. McCafery.
pruoldent os the Toronto baseball club
= The international league. died Sat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25

Schoo boys VINO are earning "sprnd-
ing money" through the summer are
doing a great bit OF this work and one
youngster has started bank account
from his earnings. Usually he works
three hours In the morning and four
hours In the afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25
WEATHER

Sunday and Monday part
cloudy; p0rbably thunder
showers; cooler Sunday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-25

$50 this is the Ardmoreite?
"Yes and it's getting a Lit.
tie better all the time"