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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
FORD DECISION IS
CRITICIZED TODAY

WASHINGTON. - Decision OF the
house military committee to recommend
adoption OF Henry Ford's offer to lease
and operate the Muscle Shoals Ala.
nitrate and power plants. was criticised
today by former Senator Marion Butler
OF North Carolina, as a departure from
the committees announced schedule Of
standards 10 be followed in its consider.
alton OF disposal OF the property. Mr.
Butler Is counsel for Frederick D. Eng
strum OF Wilmington. n C. who also
bid on Muscle Shoals, and a part owner
In the corporation which Mr.. Eng.
strum proposed to form TO operate the
project, Recently the committee served
notice on all wto had made proposals
that any lease must be hased on GER.
thin 'tundamcnt = and essentials'," Mr.,
Butler aid. Il Ford refused to
accept all OF thea, Z, Ndamentals and
essentials while Mr.. Eagstrum agreed
10 accept all OF them IN fui, including
the elimination OF the Gorgas cam
plant from tho lcasc."
The Engstrum offer. Mr.. Butler IN.
sisted would have guaranteed more fer.
ulizer and at n cheaper price," than
that OF Mr. Ford, and nc expressed be-
lief that the committcs's action was
eased principally on It's faith In Mr..
Fosd as miracle man"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
JOINER BAPTISTS
SPLIT ON PREACHER

District Judge Tom Champion this
afternoon was hearing tho grievances
or the Joiner BAPTIST church congrogn.
Ton In II suit seeking to prohibit Rev.
q, w, Whitfield from using the edlficc
FOR holding services. following split OF
tho congregation that camo In 1913. at
the state convention.
At the convention tho selection OF n
state organ caused fight between the
editors of the Rapust Messenger. rub.
llshed at oklahoma city. and the Bap
list Worker published ut Guthrie. The
faction supporting tho Worker with
drew frem the ohuruh when Rev, A.
Nunnery, editor of tho Worker was un.
seated. This left the party known as
the Mlssonury Baptists In control, who
Inter referred 10 tho withdrawing fac.
tion ns the Landmarks
According 10 evidence In the case the
Landmarks" arc seeking to prevent
tho Missionary Baptist minister, Rev.
Whitfield from occupying the pu,pIt
at Joiner. Efforts Of parttime cem.
promise failed several months aae. Il
was stated, Tho entire Baptist cengre
cation at Jslnar is less than ieo-and
nearly all Of them were in attendance
at the trial this afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
IDA HADLEY IS
STILL FOR PAUL
DESPITE Chair
Prison Authorities Say She is
Willing to Go Back to
Man Who Has Ruined
Her Life.

McALESTER, Okla-Although Ida
Hadley is willing and anxious to talk
and tell everybody that she does not
hate her husband, Paul Hadley. who
under the alias of William Estover has
recently been convicted in Tucson, Ari.
zona, for the murder Of Mrs. Anna G.
Johnson Of Denver the rules OF the
prison do not permit her to do so.
It was learned, however that when
the news reached Mrs. Hadley here
Of her husbands conviction OF a crime
which carries the death sentence. she
almost collapsed and the kindly matron
Of the prison took Ida to her own
home in order to better care for the
grief stricken girl.
She Loved Him
II was this love. when Poul Had
ley wired her. that made her leave
her position as a cigar girl in Beau.
mont and so to him. She married him
in spite OF the fact that he was at
the time under bond on charge Of
attempt to kill John West. shoe sales
man or Beaumont.
II was her love for her husband
that made her accompany him to Kan
sas City when he skipped his bond.
Tho Hadley's under another name
bought the Princoss Theatcr there and
were running 1t when Jake Giles the
good.nnturcd sheriff from Beaumont
calne after Hadley. Again she left the
theater and everything she had TO ac-
company her husband and the sheriff
on the tragic trip back 10 beaumont
And " was her love for Hadloy and hor
desire to keep him out OF Jail that
caused her to send bullet into tho
brain OF Jake Giles whom she herself
admits was one OF the kindcst and bcst
of officers,
II was her insane love FOR Hadley
that drove hsr TO kill tho sheriff on
the train near Muskogee as Il sped
on Its WY through Oklahoma, Then
this slip Of Girl ASSUMING the role
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
; ARE KILLED
IN Dance HALL
BRAWL IN TEXAS
Dancer Refuses to Surrender
Pistol and Shooting Be-
gins-Men Empty Guns
Into Each Other

BROWNSVILLLE. Texas. - Three
men are dead at Los Indeos, Cameron
county, following an attempt by Deputy
Sheriff George Carpenter to disarm
MARITIME George at Mexican dance
Sunday.
The officer asked George to surren.
der his pistol and the latter. stepping
forward as IL to comply shot Carpen.
ter in the abdomen. Carpenter drew
his gun and each man holding the other
by the shoulder, emptied their pistols
into the others body. Both were dead
when the smoke cleared away.
Andres Perez. believed to have tried
to assist Carpenter in preserving peace
at the dance, was later found dead 100
yards from the scene with a bullet
through the throat and two empty
shells in his pistol. 1t is not known
who fired the shot that killed him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
Day Case is
Reopened By
Army Court

OKLAHOMA CITY. - The case
Of the Staying Of Lieut.. Col. Paul
Ward Beck. ranking officer at Post
Field, Oklahoma, flying station, who
was killed by Jean r. Day. wealthy
oil man and barrister, in the lat
ter's home here On April 4. was
re-Opened today when board com
posed Of high officers Of the army
from Washington went into execu-
tive session in the federal court
room here to review all proceedings
in the affair.
The Officers made no announce
meht as to their plans although ii
was understood that number OF
witnesses were tO be summoned.
Day, who admitted he struck
the officer blow ON the head when
he returned to his home and found
Mrs. Day struggling against Beck's
advances, was exOnerated by cor.
oners jury and no charges ever
were filed against him. a report
forwarded to Secretary Of War
Weeks, by an army board Of in
quiry from Fort Sill. which sat dur.
ing the coroner's investigation was
never made public. In some quar-.
ters II was believed that war de.
partment officials were dissatisfied
with the corOners verdict.
The board probably will remain
here several days. and report Of
findings will then be sent to Secre.
tary Weeks, il was understood.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
Colorado Cannot
Use Water That
Wyoming Needs

WASHINGTON. - An Injunction in
stituted by Wyoming to prohibit Col
orado from taking water from the Lar
annie river was granted today by the
supreme court TO the extent OF re-
strainlng Colorado from using an
amount OF water In excess 81 the
amount fixed by the court and esti'
mated as a surplus Of $4,000 acre feet
after meeting the right OF Colorado.
The state OF Wyoming sought TO pre-
vent the diversion OF water for the
Greely. Poudre irrigation project in Col
orado.
The objection to Colorado to the doc
irine Of appropriation Of the water OF
the Laramie river by Wyoming was re-
jected by the court, Justice Vande'
y,lnter stating that the doctrine OF ap.
preparation prevailed in both states and
must be respected
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
english PUSH
S|NN FEIN BACK
Invaders Driven From Main
Positions in Ulster Terri
tory Reports Declare.

LONDON.-British troops have driv.
en- the Sim Fein invaders from their
main positions sin Ulster territory and
large part OF the border between
northern and southern Ireland now is
virtually a battle front
The village of Pettigoe, on the Fer.
manaeh-Donegal border was reported
from the Sim Fein invaders yesterday
and the southern forces also are report
ed to have evacuated Belieck, 10 miles
to the southwest.
The discrepancy between the official
communiques. with It's statement ct
three Sim Felners killed and one Lewis
gun captured and tho more detailed
press reports OF the British storming
tho place and infllcting heavy losses
has yet TO be reconclled
The military has taken over much Ct
tho boundary line and the Sim Felncr3
now face seasoned and well armed
troops equipped with artillery instead
OF the special Ulster constabulary mon.
Tho Daily News, basing its informa.
ton on dispatch from it's corrcspon.
don't at Ennisitillen, declares that the
crisis has boen deliberately faxed for
political purposes and that the provoca.
ton TO war comes from the Ulster side
OF the border,
Tho Daily Herald prints report from
Chatham that several warships about
to leabc there for an unknown destina'
hall fA ha Ir.la MI aud TINT
the town ls filled with naval men, un.
der instructions not TO leave port, News
dispatches from Ulster, declare feeling
there has been ombittered by the murder
of magistrate blannaHan, which caused
u great sensation,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
Could Not Prove e
Color Of Pajamas
So Rudolph Freed

LOS ANGELES.-Rod Valentine;
screen actor whose principal roles have
been those OF love heroes, was liberted
Of a charge Of bigamy here today whom
the felony complaint was dismissed
.-sr preliminary hearing before JUS
tice of the Peace Handy. The justice
ruled there was insufficient evidence
presented to support the complaint =
The dismissal OF the case fotl0ue4
three days Of testimony concerning The
marriage In Mexicai. May IL. between
Valentino and Miss winifred de Wok
Shaunessy. .Hudnutt, who is profession
ally known as Natcacha RamSova, and
their honeymoon In Palm Springs, Caaff,
desert oasis south OF here.
The bigamy charge was filed ssaina
Valentino by the district attorney hsrs.
because the MexicAh marriage ocuIr-
red before final decree Of divorce WA
granted Valentino from Jean Ackee.
screen actress. In whose case he w.
awarded an interlocutory dsoSs ~
January.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
UNIONS liable
FOR DAMAGE IN
Time OF STRIKE
Supreme Court Renders far
Reaching Decision With
Regard to Response
bility.
NOT EXEMPT FROM
ANTITRUST LAW
Famous Coal Company Suit is
Basis-Taft Declares Only
Just Way to Decide.

WASHINGTON organizations
are not exempt from prosecution under
the Sherman antitrust law, the supreme
court today announced.
Chief Justice Taft in delivering the
opinion stated that there had been no
nnisjoinder OF parties in the suit as
brought. He discussed q. length the
question Of the STABILITY of the national
and International unions if the unions
"cre responsible for what was done,
POINTING out that in common law, unin.
corporated organizations could be used
us individuals but from necessity of ex.
isting conditions it was utterly imposs
ible Of doing justice otherwise than by
holding labor unions suable.
With regard TO the United Mine
Workers of America the court found
that the international organization and
.atify it, and that they have not been
made parties to the suit.
Famous Coal Case
The court delivered such an opinion
in the celebrated Coronado coal case.
one Of the most important pieces of
labor litigation ever to come before
the nations highest tribunal
The court held that labor organiza.
.ons can he held liable for property
md other damages caused by the acts
of members during strikes. The decs
ion was delivered by Chief Justice Taft
The case was brought by the United
Mine Workers of America, against the
Coronado and other coal operators
arising out of the Arkansas strikes of
1914.
Awarded Damages
The lower federal courts had award.
ed the Coronado and eight other coal
COMPANIES treble damages OF 100000
against the United Mine Workers of
America and district union No. 81. The
damages were held 10 have resulted
from the action of union miners on the
ground that the acts that the part of
conspiracy TO respect interstate ship
ments OF coal. Discussing the details Of
the strike. Justice Taft said the evidence
showed the evidence was purely un-
ion attack under the guidance Of the
district officials Of the union.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
Chamber Of Commerce Ncsts

Routine matters occupied ths sreatar
part Of the meeting OF the directors Of
tho Chamber of Commerce IN regular
Monday noon session, Continuation VI
dIsnussion on road matters was aise
IN order.
Attention was called to meeting of
tho special premium committee, when
prises to be solicited for tho Carter
County Free Fair, announced for Tues.
day night at the Chamber of Comraesca
Ths meeting will be held promptly at
o'clock, with A. u, Holman chairman,
in charge. Every rnember Of the com
mittss Is urged 70 bs pssssat,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
HAS
BEEN DRAGGING
in STATE fight
People are Just Barely Awak-
ening to Primary Contest
Walton May Have
Lost Some Ground.
n. 2. LEAGUE
TALK STARTS
Judge Owen is Believed to
Have Gained Some Ground
During the Past Two
Weeks.
BY William X. Ransolnh

OKLAHOMA CITY-The outstanding
feature of the gubernatorial campaign
at this stage is the apparent indlffer.
ehce OF the voters OF the state to the
aspirations OF each and all of the can.
dldates, both democrats and republi.
cans. The rank and file has looked
the men and their platforms over and
at the present writing frankly refuses
10 become enthused.
That IL viii become somewhat more
Interested as primary day approaches.
there can be no doubt. That il will
eventually elect somebody governor is
certain. But it is likewise certain this
same electorate is not going to elect
anybody from the present list of candi.
dates in The belief that he will work
miracles for electors. They don't seem
TO be looking at the candidates from
that point of view.
walton plainly makes an appeal TO
the lethargy and apparent disaffection
that grips the electorate when he be.
comes an aspirant on the platform of
the Shawnee convention. socialistic in
many of its features. Fields makes his
appeal under the guise of being a home.
spun, practical man of the earth
earthly.
But the heaven seems to have be.
gun working briskly, albiet quietly dur.
ing the past week and there seem now.
erful movements in the making in con.
nection with the governorship which
may cause the somewhat spectacular
positions Of both Walton and Fields to
mitigate against them before the cam.
paign is over and threaten, If not en-.
compass. their defeat.
Walton Strength Sinking.
Certain ii seems that the movement
Tor Walton reached its crest two weeks
ago and is now suffering a slump. a
slump that is slight but evident TO the
impartial observer none the less. This
seems 10 be due to two causes. First.
Walton is running on a platform which
neither he nor any other man can put
INTO effect. II is largely legislative
IN its scope and would require leg
lslature instead OF governor TO ac.
complish. People are beginning 10 see
this, to realizge the impossibility OF II
and question the advisability of II even
though it were possible.
Again. there seems to be a power.
full movement under way which may
or may not be furthered by the back.
ers OF Owen and Wilson TO stamp Far.
mer'Labor Reconstruction league. be.
hind the candidacy OF Walton. as iden.
teal with the Non.Partisan league of
North Dakota which is said TO have
failed where tried and met with a
sweeping rejection when 1t attempted to
enter others states.
Republicans for Walton.
Another thing that seems TO have
retarded somewhat the Walton boom
Is that careful Investigation discloses
practically every Republican in the
state Is shouting for Walton. That
would be very well II the republicans
could and would vote for Walton but
Continued on Page Thrce)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
FEWER ARRESTS IN
MAY, POLICE SAY

Although there were fewer arrests
during the month Of May. the per cent.
age Of convictions in police court held
up about the same. tho monthly report
OF Chief Of Police Hignight reveals.
Comparing with 517 arrests during APP
ri there were but $50 during May. and
1873 convictions were secured.
Slxty-one commitments were issued.
carrying Si.047 In fines. Amounts 70.
ceived from fines imposed and fCrfci.
lures reached total OF $i.3sL5o: on
commitments. Ss54. bringing the total
to S2.36i.bo. In all 90 days work was
done on the strccts by prisoners, Eight
prisoners remained In tho city jail at
the end Of tho month.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05

RICHMOND, Va, - coai soiEed while
In tranalt Ivy tho railroads during the
war with Germany must be compcn.
sated for on the basis OF tho loss TO
the ewner because of tho conflpcntion
aud not cost OF the coal In the mines or
the trains, the United States circuit
court of appeals has decided In m opin.
ion handed down by Judge Martin A.
Knapp. In which Judge @. A. Woods
eeneurrcd
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
FORD BILL GAINS

WASHINGTON.--A bill authorizing
Secretary Weeks to negotiate for the
sale and lease to Henry Ford of the
Muscle Shoals, Ala, properties under
the terms Of the offer made by the
Detroit manufacturer and amended by
the house military committee So as to
eliminate the GOrgas steam plant from
the properties mentioned. will be in
trOduced soon in the house, probably
today, by acting Chairman Mckenzie
OF the committee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
IDEAL WEATHER FOR
WHEAT HELPS SALE

CHICAGO. - Ideal weather tpr the
r!pening Of harvest fields IN the south.
wcst led to general selling Of What
today during tho early part Of the
board Of trade scasion. The 0peuing
which ranged from scven-eighths %
two and thrcc.fourths lower, vas fol.
lowed by moderate additional setbacla.
Corn and oats reflected the weakness
Of wheat. and oats touched The loves
price yet this season. After opening
one.slghths to thrce-cighths oek. eora
continued 10 descend.
Oats started oas.ssAths to three'
elghths down, and later underwent {
further sAs, The peovieiens 0Asko
declined with ssNiA.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
THREE ARE KILLED

OAKLAND. Calif.-Three men are
dead, three badly injured and dryer
wrecked as the result of an explosion
at the Trojan Powder Company plant
at San Lorenzo, II miles from this
city, today.
The dead are: John TOon. Tony De.
costa and William Myers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05

MoALESTER, okla.-f',fty acres ef
blackberries bearing the heaviest crop
In recent years, are being picked and
marketed In the state this week by
the penitentiary, Daily crows Of 10
TRUSTEES pick and crate berries for ship.
msnt and not a crate 10 seld locally, In
erder to net gut home markets for local
growers,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05

There Ia not n cattle tick In Carter
county. according TO skcet Martin, fed,
erai tick inspector for tho county. who
" taking means 20 check any outbreak
that might como during the spring aud
summer. whore infewtation II usually
EreateG.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
TW DARE KILLED

CHICAGO. - Two persons were kill
ed and eight seriously injured when the
Chicago ard Northwestern railroad spe.
cial and an auto truck. carrying III
employees OF nursery company collided
at Blodgett, Ills. 25 miles north of here.
One person was killed instantly while
another died at hospital.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
FIGHT FOR TARIFF

WASHINGTON. - Republican sen.
ate leaders have determined to explain
and defend the administration tariff
bill In general debate in the senate.
Senator Watson. republican, Indiana.
announced today in opening the first
OF series of addresses which is plan
ned for the next few weeks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
LUDIE KINNEY is
. ARRESTF11; WIFE
CRITICIsES KLAN
Charges by Ardmore Cir
Bring Quick Response From
Klan; She is Bitter Against
Organization.

MUSKOGEE. Okla.-Facing ex-
tradition papers signed BY the gov
ernors Of two states Ludie Kinney
or Ardmore today lost ut least TEN.
porarily his fight to keep his beau
tiful and wealthy bride. Opal Rex
roat Kinney by his side, Follow.
ing warrant issued in Kansas
where Kinney is charged with child
desertion, the defendant was given
time TO apply for writ OF habeas
corpus for release.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
TRIES TO ESCAPE

PHILADELPHIA. - John Cienzo,
held by the police here as a possible
suspect in connection with the killing
Of Clarence Peters, by Walter s. Ward,
today made three attempts to leap from
a patrol wagon that conveyed him from
an uptown police station to the central
station In city hail. He was shackeled
hand and foot and safely lodged in
the central station.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05

MuSkOGEE. Okla.-Opal Rexroat.
Ardmore heiress and around whom a
marital controversy has been raging.
came to Muskogee-and started some.
thing Immediately.
No sooner had she arrived in this
city with her husband. Lutte Kinnev
than she gave out an interview in which
she declared the black hand Of the
ku klux klan" had directed the bat.
tie waged by her father to break IN
hcr marriage. She charged that her faith.
er was an active member OF the gang
OF masked men,"
Then the Klan came right back. "Ah.
solutely false" the Klan retorted-and
so opal Rexroat is in the limelight
again.
In her charges against the Klan and
her father. the Rexroat girl claimed that
one OF the most reputable homes in
Muskogee was entered on a framed up
charge by members of the Klan search.
ing Tor her and limited that her father
was one of the hurley officers" Her
statement was bitter arraignment OF
her father, whom she claimed would
never have acted so viciously and in.
humanity had it not been for the sinis.
ter influence of the gang Of masked men
who call themselves 100 per cent
Americans"
The klan's denial Is as follows:
"Muskogee, Okla. June 3, 1929.
Times Democrat,
"Muskogee, Oklahoma,
Gentlemen
Referring TO written claim that the
ku Kiux Klan has been active In the
case Of Opal Rexroat Kinney, as alleged
by her in signed newspaper article,
you are respectfully advised as follows:
The Ku Klux Klan has not been
interested in the case in any manner
whatsoever. No detail in the case or any
Incidents pertaining thereto have been
presented TO the Klan by any one, nor
has its interests or influence been re-.
quested by anyone.
Not Interested In Case
1T Ia the fixed policy OF the Klan to
take no interest whatever in matters
pending In our courts except when in
Instances In which the public good may
be served. the klan renders all the serv.
ice 1t can in securing evidence or in
other ways assisting the officers OF the
law In their efforts to suppress crime.
"The Klan does not interfere with
process Of law, II does not undertake to
take the laws In its own hands II dbes
not assume authority over the conduct
OF individuals, Its mission IL to promote
decency and right living. and IN the case
mentioned. this young woman nor her
husband have no cause to fear tho in
fluence or activity Of the Ku Kiux Khan
II they are conscious of no wrong-doing
This particular matter appears to DO In
the hands OF lawful authorities and the
only interest the Khan could possibly
have is its anxiety that Justice may
be rendered fully and that any injuries
heretofore sustained By any person AZ.
fccted may bo quickly rightsd.
This communication In an official de.
NAL of any activity or interest whatso-
ever In tho Opal Rcyroat, Kinney case.
"a charged to this organisation.
"MUSItOGEE KHAN NO, Q,
knights Of tho Ku Kiux Klan.
"By order Of u, c."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-05
PENNSYLVANIA CRUDE GOES UP Is CENTS
S. Begins Probe of Beck Staying in Oklahoma City Monday
FLASHES
NINE ACTION LEGAL

SOMERSET, Pa.-Judge Berky, in
common pleas court shere today decided
that striking miners had not violated
the injunction granted to the Quema-
honing Coal Company by congregating
In the vicinity Of the companys mines
where nOn-uniOn miners are employed.