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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-18
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Editor the Daily Ardmoreite.
Dear Sir:

Editor the Daily Ardmoreite.
Dear Sir:
was very pleased indeed to note
the stand taken by you in your edi-
torlal OF Monday, June l2, 1922, rela'
tive 10 persons using the American
Legion for their political advantage.
received d copy Of letter from Ross
Lillard, candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor. which you reprinted In your
editorial There is no question In my
mind but what your editorial voices
the feelings of at least 80 per cent OF
the members OF the American Legion.
From my personal experience In the
legion / feel sure that there Is nothing
more distasteful 10 the members than
to see any person trying 10 use the
legion for his own benefit. / am confi-
dent that a very great majority OF the
persons who have been actively inter
ested in the work of the legion are so
interested merely for the purpose OF
being OF such assistance and benefit as
may be possible 10 further the develop
ment OF the Organization and It's influ'
ence for good in the community, state
and nation.
The legion has used every endeavvor
TO keep entirely free OF any political
entanglements and am confident they
will continue TO do so and will be sue
cessful in 1t. 1t is my opinion that any
person who tried TO use the legion In
any manner for his own benefit will
see that II will be most detrimental TO
him.
Assuring you OF my most hearty
support In the position which you>have
taken In the matter, am,
Very sincerely,
l~kT
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-18
A Newspaper That Serves
SUNDAY, JUNE ls, 1922
THE ARDMOREITES
PLATFORM

Strict lar enforcement.
A population IN Ardmore Of
25,000.
Better cooperation betaCeen
m city ead county.
Euery county road passable
every day in the gear.
Election OF officers aCho re-
gurd duty above personal gain.
Consolidated schools IN the
SRral districts.
Elimination of class factiona-
ism an city and county.
Diversification of crops.
PAIRING for every street IN
Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-18

Without disparaging Hutchings'
admirable feat, few people need
envy him for the very simple reason
that few people ever have occasion
to use Is languages.
Life is short. 1t is a hard and
constant struggle for most people
to keep away from the breadline.
The limited time available to the
average person for study must be
devoted largely TO practical things.
Later, II automatic machinery
frees man from slavery OF muscles,
concentration and time, purely in
tellectual or cultured pursuits will
be desirable for all.
1t used to be that all education
was akin to pumping IS languages
into the individual brain. Steadily
we shift to the goal OF teaching
people how to find knowledge when
they need it-where to look for it
and how TO understand it-rather
than attempting to cram the brain
with information rarely used.
If some one asks you where Ii
IBERIA is, it affords thrill to be
able to answer. More important is
the ability to know how to ascer-
tain Liberals geographical location
quickly, when there is occasion to
use the information.
Obviously there are exceptions.
the greatest being science. No man
can get into his brain too much
knowledge about astronomy, biol
ogy, psychology, dimensional math-
ematics and other forms OF original
truth.
Those are the great messages
worth receiving and retaining. Lam
guage is merely the box that holds
them. Learning two languages is
hike learning penmanship and type
writing, which are merely two dii-
ferent systems for conveying the
same pieces OF information.
Thinking comes with knowledge.
But the ability to think and to To-
cate information when it is needed
is more valuable than having the
brain cluttered with what, for all
practical purposes, is useless infor-
nation.
This is materialistic philosophy.
But it's material world.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-18
THE REFEREE
False.

ai5Cs
Mrs Alice Turner, widow, was sit.
ting in her kitchen at Farmingdale
New York, during terrific storm. The
lightning struck the house. Damage
was small. The widow was uninjured
All her life she had believed with
the rest OF us, that lightning never
strikes twice in the same place"
But something went wrong with the
rules. A second bolt of lightning knock.
ed her unconscious.
This should put a crimp in popular
notions about thunderbolts. At least
half OF the knowledge that is passed
down to us and that we take for grant.
ed, without investigation, is false.
Rare.
Joseph Brown, Canadian war veter.
an, exhibits in Ottawa the smallest die.
tionary in the world. II is a half inch
long, a third OF an inch thick. In this
small book are II 900 words, In such
fine print that they can be read only
with a magnifying glass.
This dictionary. carried through the
war by Brown, creates endless talk
among the big crowds that see 1t.
1t is an exceptional work of skill.
But after all, 1t is a monument to use.
less endeavor Of which there is so much
in life that possibly that is why the
book attracts attention.
Money.
Bank clearlngs in the United States
during May totaled the stupendous sum
Of nearly sl5l,O0O Oo0. 900.
This is II times as much as passed
through the clearing houses in May,
1918.
How do you explain that? Higher
prices account for only a small frac.
tion Of the gain. Few OF us are spend.
Ing II times as much as before the war.
Yet money moves IL times as fast.
The doings Of money are mysterlou.
No wonder. so few are able TO under.
stand it, tricks, so few capture II in
quantities.
Tariff duty on forelgn.made razors
Will be as high as 400 per cent. de.
crees the senate.
III will work out like this: A Ger.
man firm will offer razor. delivered
to New York for 81. It will enter our
country at So after adding 81 for tariff
duty.
This shows how we Americans are
being undersold by other countries
IN some lines
In many big and really lmportan,
things We now undersell all others.
Steel, for instance.
Radio.
a photograph, sent by wireless from
Rome, Italy, Is received IN New York
and printed IN newspaper.
This Is news--today. Later. when
radio movies become common, IL will be
smiled at. as one Of the Crude pioneer
attempts"
After radio movies will come radio
eyesight People will look into a ma.
chine and see events In another part o,
the world as they happen, withou,
photographs FOR a go.between.
That will drive many nails In the oof.
fin OF secrecy. the root Of most evil
Wild.
Yellow Calf, old Arapaho indian, Wis.
Its Chicago, where he sees scantilly'
clad girls dancing frensiedly to jazl
music In cabarets.
Yellow Calf goes home. asking. why
do they call the Indians Wild"
In his questions ~ summed up the
whole OF the things called jaEz. They
are a reversion to ssvery. a reaction
from the restraints OF civilization--the
same as wars, crimes. bad temper and
hooch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-18
YOUR BRAIN

= A brain wizard. Chesley NJ.
Hutchings sits in a room at Harvard
University. For three hours. l5
professors direct at him rapid
fire Of questions in the form al an
examination in Romance lam
9uages and literature"
Hutchings answers every question
--promp,ly accurately.
II Is such a phenomenal show
inf that the telegraph wires carry
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-18
BUSCH PRAISED FOR STAND
ON LIQUOR SALE LETTERS

ST. LoU1S.-Adolphu Busch. Ill.
local brewer. was praised for his stand
regarding enforcement of prohibition
on shipping board vessels and Chair.
man I.askor OF the shipping board was
denounced for allowing the sale OF IN.
toxican,s on the ships outside the three
mile zone. IN a statement to the Asso.
ciated press today by DR.. Wilbur +.
Crafts of Washington. d. c.. superin.
tenden, Of the International Reform
Bureau.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-18
Altus 10 Celebrate Fourth Of July.

ALTUs. okla.--Altus will celebrate
the Fourth OF July. This was decided
on at the meeting OF the board Of dI.
rectors OF the chamber Of commerce
this week. Plans are being made ac.
cordinsly This will be the first time
Fourth OF July has been celebrated in
this city Tor several years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-18
TACNA.ARICA ROW
UP TO HUGHES NOW

WASHINGTON. - Moving ahead I'm.
der the guidance Of the American state
departments, the Chilean conference on
Tacns.Arica today appears to be once
more on the highway to success
Both delegations shifted their trou.
bles to the shoulders of Secretary
Hughes, and were preparing to await
the result. It was said Saturday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-18
YOUNG GIRL DRINKS POISON
RESULTS OF TRIANGULAR LOVE

McALESTER. Okla. - Ada Young,
aged 20, pretty Quinton girl, died at 8
o'clock. Saturday from a dose Of poison
taken with suicidal intent. She was
respondent over turn in an alleged
triangular love affair in which she
claimed married woman threatened
her life II she did not abandon the man
in the case.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-18
TEN YEARS AGO
Happenings In Carter County and
Ardmoes - told By the Ms
Of the Aryimoreite.

Berwyn citizens in mass meeting
yesterday adopted resolutions declaring
that both state and county taxes are
too high and petitioned Governor Cruce
to call special session Of the legisla.
ture 10 adopt relief measures. Mayor
J. P. Morgan was chairman and G. L.
James secretary OF the meeting.
Judge NJ. F. Winfrey sustained pain
ful injuries by being thrown from his
buggy Saturday but is resting easier
at his home today.
Excitement again has been created
here by another raich mineral strike
over the Murray county line. This
time gold, silver and platinum were
reported found,
Captain Hutchinson, w. A. worley,
and Dock Hays, all of Company @, left
today for Guthrie where they will at.
tend school for officers of the nation.
al guard.
In response TO a proclamation by
Mayor Dawson practically all business
was suspended in Ardmore between 2
and o'clock while ministers OF the
various faiths and many good citizens
gathered at the district court room to
return thanks to Almighty God for the
timely and most beneficial rainfall
which broke the drouth In this section.
Five hundred million pounds Of tai.
cum powder are used annually by the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-18
Clmm
Sims
Says

Some people cuss the weather as Il
they expected winter this summer.
Thirty senators oppose the bonus
thirty are up for reelection. II is not
the same thirty.
Very few dollar bills have ever been
in a collection plate,
A NAN WHO HOWLS AT EVERY.
THING is USUALLY TREATED
LIKE A DOG.
There are grown people in Ireland
who have never seen peace.
Health hint: Never marry n widow
until yor try her cooking.
Movies are classed as great educa.
tors. Too much talking is going on in
this class.
The nan who marries for money
Eever gets as much as he earns.
A train almost ran over King En-.
manuel. You can't get by O crossing
on your reputation.
The average man usually thinks ne
Is above the average.
Quickest way 10 find baby's toys Is
turn out the light and hunt for them
In your bare feet
There seems to be a kick In one.hali
VI one per cent bathing suits.
All work and no play makes jack.
This Is called the SILLY" season. Peo'
pie are saying the strike Will no,
make coal higher.
NOTHING COMES To HIM WHO
SITS DOWN AND WATTS.
Swattlng flies is better evercise than
cussing congress.
What's IN a name? A woman famous
for her anti-cave man books has mar.
ried Colonel Savage.
Ohio man named Corn Is running
for office. but some Of the waters
are going against the grain.
People who say nothing Is impos.
sible have never tried having a good
time, broke.
Edison has put out another list of
questions, but what the world needs Is
more answers.
Ten Chicago women were indicted
for election frauds. Who said they
couldn't learn politIcss
II there isn't any hell, as Doyle says,
where do our enemies gog
This way be a cruel world. but not u
coaled world.
Daugherty says he wouldn't
quit his Job for a million dollars.
Il the unemployment as bad as
thats
A dollar Il worth more than Il
was last year. Try TO make the
income tax man believe this.
Ohio town has the largest goldfish
hatchery In the world; but who wants
goldfish hatchery
Mary Garden. who says she Is going
to the highest Alps peak, may mean
highest hotel.
Love is blind and deaf; but seldom
dumb.
About 5000 matches are lighted every
second In the U. s., OF which about
1000 are borrowed
How 10 be happy though married
Is an old one Now II is How to ~
single though married"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-18

his victory to newspapers all over
the country.
Hutchings, it is disclosed, is an
expert in IS languages. This is
interesting news, for most of US
have difficulty handling one Ian
guage.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-18

Lying, cheating and theft are practi.
eally unknown among the Eskimos.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-18

In India the turban Is worn to pro-
tect the head from the excessive heat
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-18

Five hundred million pounds Of tai.
cum powder are used annually by the
people Of the United States.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-18

Ten Chicago women were indicted
for election frauds. Who said they
couldn't learn politlcss
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-18

About 5000 matches are lighted every
second In the U. s., OF which about
4 900 are borrowed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-18

How to be happy though married"
is an old one Now II Is How to ~
single though married"
New-York tribune., 1922-07-13

that Corporation Counsel O'Brion Is
now looking into tho matter Of taking
over the Ncwtown Companys plant for
the city 10 operate. Mr.. limerick said he
hoped the city would act soon. as IL
was costing the taxpayers q million
dollars a month In allowing the corr
pany 20 get away with the law candle
power. Limerick mentioned Commits
sioner Whalen, OF the Department Of
Plant and Structures, as an example
Of an efficient public officer.
"Grover Gets Action"
Yes" was the Mayors comment,
Grover takes the bull by the horns
and gets action."
Another member of the Queens dele
cation praised William Birdsley. the
city's gas expert, who was disqualified
BY the Public Service Commission.
Borough President Connolly, OF
Queeps. said that Birdsley was barred
Us an expert witness because he was
not a college graduate.
"Send for Birdsley" the Mayor d.
roeted." and have him before US as
soon as we can get him. We want him
20 tell Us the zeal story Of his fight
against the gas trust. ! think ! see o
way by which VIC can make the gas
trust come across"
New-York tribune., 1922-07-13
Locked In 2 Hours
By Pair Demanding
Money, Says Doctor
Charges Married CcupleWith
Attempted ExtortionWhen
He Is Called to Attend
Supposedly Sick Child

DR.. Shirley Hicks, OF Jamaica related
in Police Court yesterday a story o.
how on Tuesday night he had been
called upon to attend a supposedly sick
child and how he had been locked In o
room while the child's parents demand
cd 81 900 from him.
The couple in tho case arc Charles
Gesk.e, twenty-five years old, OF 76
Douglas Street, and his wife, Grace
twenty-four years old. It Is alleged
that on Tuesday night Geskie tele-
phoned DR.. Hicks 20 come tt once be-
cause his two-year-old child was ill
DR.. Hicks went 20 the Douglas Street
address in his automobile. he was es-
eortcd into the parlor, and the door
he says. was locked 80 that be could
not get out.
The Geskies then, he says, demanded
that he give them 5000. Re refused
For two hours they are alleged 20 have
held him prisoner and 20 have pestercd
him for money. Then John Madden,
Mrs. Geskie's father, entered the room
% find out what was the matter, and
Dr.. Hicks managed 10 get sway.
As soon as he found himself on the
street Dr.. Hicks looked for a police
man and, coming upon Patronman
Walsh, told him what had happened
He and Walsh went back % thc Geskie
apartment, and the pair were arrested
When they were arraigned yesterday
Magistrate Doyle held them in $1,000
bail each for examination on July 20
In reply 70 the charge made against
her Mrs. Geskie asserted that Or. Hicks
vas the father Of the child, and tha,
on his visit she had done no more than
ask him for SIS a week for medicine.
d.. Hicks Is we'll known In Jamaica
and is a physician Of twenty years
practice. Tie told the court that Mrs
Geskie had tried 20 get money from
him on other occasions, and that he
had not reported it 70 the police be-
cause Of the Unwelcome publicity II
might have caused.
New-York tribune., 1922-07-13
Runaway Auto Injuries
Five at Play in Street
Fifteen Others Have Narrow Es-
cape as Car Rolls Down
Paterson Hill

when q driverless auto rolled down
@ steep grade in Central Avenue, Pater-
son, y. j., yesterday, FIVE children play
ing in the street were injured and ff-
teen others narrowly escaped. The
children were seeking relief from the
heat and were enjoying the water
played or them from q hose BY fire
men. Firemen Of Engine Company l2
we're responsible for the escape Of the
fifteen.
Peter Reid, twenty-six. q salesman,
% 80 Main Street, was driving the
machine when the brakes refused TO
hold. Reid jumped 20 safety and the
car continued down the hill. Reid was
held by the police pending the outcome
OF the injuries sustained by the chill
drcn.
Those treated Cor laeerations ard
bruises before being sent TO their
homes were: Freida Berman. 164 North
Fourth Street; Catherine Karney, s.
North Fourth Street; Margaret Wold,
90 North Fourth Street; Michael Weel,
s. North Fourth Street and Susan
Reid, l3 Washington Avenue.
New-York tribune., 1922-07-13
Thousands Throng Chinatown
Streets at DR.. Fong's Funeral
Americans Join Celostials in Paying Tribute to
Man Who Brought Peace to Warning long';
Buried in Cypress Hills by Baptist Minister

Sing Tong, at 10 Pell Street, just oop-
ros{to the store OF tho Quong Nee
Eucn Company, importers. at is feli
street. Of which company Dr. fohf
was representative in tho united
States. -,
The coffin, banked with flowers
among which foral offerings the gov
eminent and the municipality were
both represented, remained open while
lines OF friends OF several national-
ties passed through the small rooms
Chiof among these friends was I'd
ward i. Gong. secretary Of the HIP
sing Tong. and delegated by that So
cietv 10 answer all questions.
Mason for Twenty-Five Years
Secretary Gong said DR.. Fong had
bcen Mason for twenty-five. years
nresident OF the Hip Sings for siS
vosrs and had been in the Unitea
States for twenty years. Among MS
closost American friends were Director
Palm II. Ovler Of the United states
government forces and Special Deputy
Police Commissioner DR.. Carleton
simon. both Of whom we're present. -.
"Navbe the Rev. Lee To can tel!
Won some more II you ask IT, said
seeretary Gong. "Yes, Dr. Fons
bro,obt peace among the warning
longs and came out Of the threatened
war with both sides loving him as
brotber. He favored American customs
among American Chinese, so far as Is
possible" 81,
The On Leong Tong, which once
warred with the Hip Sings over labor
difficulties, sent an enormous ooquei
OF flowers and had representatives az
the funeral. Members OF the On
Lcong Tong lined the streets shoulder
10 shoulder with the Hip Sings, whose
hero was being buried.
New-York tribune., 1922-07-13
Hylan Warns
Up ON Miller
And Gas Trust
Tells Queens Delegation,
Demanding Prendergast's
Removal, City May Take
Over Plant at Newtown
Charges'Loss of Millions
Spokesman for Taxpayers
Asserts Company Profits
: by Low CandlepOwer

Governor Miller. the Pubic Service
Commission. the >'gas trust" and other
favorite objects OF attack By Mayor
Hylan furnished targets for tho
Mayors criticism, as well as that OF
other members Of the city sdministra-
tion. az the meeting Of the committee
Of the whole Of the Board Of Estimate
ves.erday. Tho opportunity for fur
ther attack was offered when large
ALLEGATION Of women from Queens,
headed By James B. Limerick, appeared
before the committee, and eomplain'
that Governor Miller had paid TO at
tention 20 the petitions Of the Com
munity Councils calling for the re-
,aoval from Office OF Chairman William
A. Prondergast Of the Public Service
The delegation charged that the
Newtown Gas Company, .Vnicn serves
mo section Of Queens en whhcn tne
members % the delegation reside
raised It's candlopower standard 70 %
a point above the % candlcpower stand
ard required under the law WINE ."o
city was making tests, but that II has
since dropped TO 1873, as shown By teSf 8
made az some Of the public sehoo' s.
The further charges were made that
although Germany and Turkey are THar-
chasing millions Of gallons Of oil here
AZ the rate OF 2.62 cents gallon the
Newtown and other gas eompaniesiare
paying 7 cents gallon.
Assa,ls Governor Miller
"The Brooklyn Union Company sup
plies the gas OF this concern SAID Nj.
Limerick. "Why should tho people OF
our section be deprived Of the legal
candle power in this the most prosper.
Gus wear the company has ever nrd
We can expec. no aid or justice from
either the Governor or the Public
Service Commission, ana we have come
20 YOU, Mr.. Mayer. as We might 20 a
court Of last resort. This is a terrible
condition of affairs. Think Of tho Gov
ernor Of the state ignoring o just COM
plant like ours
Mayor Hyi' told the delegation
New-York tribune., 1922-07-13

DR.. Fong Foo Leung, forty-hve years
old. who was a graduate Of both he
law and medical schools Of the Uni
versity Of Canton, China, grand master
Of the Chinese Masonic lodge, presi-
dent Of the Hip Sing Tong. and one Of
the best informed Chinese on the sub
jee. Of international politics, was
buried yesterday in Cypress Hills Gem
ctcry.
Chinese from all parts OF the metro
politan area, as we'll as thousands OF
Americans who were friends OF Dr.
Fong. crowded into the narrow streets
Of Chinatown and stcod uncovered as
the sevcnty-fve carriages making up
the funeral cortegc passed. Dr, Fong
was among the best beloved OF Chinese
in the United States, as he was
pceeemaker among the warning tong5
and invariably came out Of these Taciai
controversies with friends on both
sides Of the argument
American Custom Followed
II was the will Of DR.. Fong that he
be buried according 90 American Gus
tom. and bis will was carried out 20
the letter. The only feature Of the fu-
neral that could possibly have been
regarded as a departure from American
custom was the presence in the cor
fegc Of two Chinese bands, but there
werc two American bands az well.
The Rev. Lee To, regularly ordained
Baptist minister, Of % Bayard Street,
oficiated. and after paying a glowing
tribute to Dr. Fong in Chinese he an
nounced that he would read the
simplest Baptist funeral service in
English and Chinese. These services
we're held in the rooms Of the Hip