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TUESDAY. MAY 10. 1922.

Fair luck should attend the ac-
tivities of this day, according to the
reading of astrologe-s. for the sun
and Saturn are in benefc aspect
In the morning requests for
favors or for support in any hazard
Gus enterprise should be successful.
for the Sun is heI dto encourage
kindiiness and helpfuIness in per-
sons who WELD influence.
Governors. mayors and even the
President of the United States
should prosper during this sway of
the stars.
There is family stimulating
planetary government that will ar
feet the stock market favorably ana
will encourage speculation.
Business conditions should be
more encoura ging than they have
been lin recent months, for many
lines of trade will be active.
Saturn smiles on all who seek
work at this time and they have
the forecast of rapid rise.
This should be a fortunate direc-
tion of the stars for agriculture.
Farming and gardening should be
profitable this season. notwithstand-
ing many unfavorable weather con-
ditions
Real estate continues under a di-
rection of the stars making for
many transfers and much profit.
Lovers should be wary while this
configuration prevails. for they are
likely to suffer disillusionment.
Theaters may find this an un-
favorable day. especially for en-
gaging new people.
Actors and actresses may suffer
from disappointment and depression
at this time. but the stars promise
changes in the management of the
-aters that will greatly benefit all
players.
Personal publicity will increase
in volume to such an extent that
newspapers will decline to exploit
men and women who have large
ambitions.
Astrologers foretell that the as
poets that breed egotism will
wise sane.
the augury of a year of happiness
and prosperity, but they must not
lend money.
Children born on this day may be-
inclined to extravaganza, but they
viii easily win success. Girls may
marry husbands much older than
they are and widowers may be es-
pecially attractive to them.
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the skirt give a symmetrical effect
which is pleasing. The belt of self
material marks a low and loose
waistline.
afternoon dress at the right. There
is tiny stand-up collar. narrow
panels reaching below the hem and
openwork embroidery on the bodice
and skirt are trimming features.
The odd sleeves open like wings
when madam moves her arms
Bands at the wrists gather these
sleeves into a tight cuff.
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Charles adores his father. and
the minute he leaves he is out
looking for him. At noon one day.
not seeing him, coming up the
street, his eyes filled with tears
and he came slowly back into the
house
His mother said. why, dear.
what's the natter"
His reply was: 20, nothing
mother. My eyes is just sweatin
Just sweatin'" Al "
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This costume. which was photo
graphed at the recent races, is made
of black. the tight basque button
ing down the front with white but
tons and the tight sleeves featuring
buttons to the elbows. The wide
skirt. which is ankle length. has
immense folds at each hip and is
trimmed with rows of white braid
set on at angles.
Navy blue serge makes the frock
in the center. Vivid Bulgarian en-
broiderp trims thee sleeves. sfirt
and bodice. Points on the wide
sleeves and pointed side panels on
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] had not seen my friend and her
small son for over a year. so when
saw him playing in his grand
mothers yard l said. Aren't you
Charles SMITH"
Yes. ! am" said Charles
My. how you have grown" I
said, Il was at your house the
night the stork brought you to
your mamma"
oh, yes" he nodded cravely.
""'.& -" staid all night. can
just barely remember it," H r. n.
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flood
.GHHgeo
6Y RUDOLPH PERKINS

7 was just startin' to work"
Eva Steward complained, when my
husbsn'. DOty Stewart. slUng me
downs hit me three times and got
out his knife TO kill me-"
Taint nuthin' of the kind
Jsdge." said Doty. My wife didn't
get in that mornin' till o'clock.
She had been out all night I could
smell corn whisky on her breath.
She got sore cause ! wouldn't give
ber back her love letters what her
gentlemen friends wrote to her
The husband. who was charged
with assault. denied that he even
owned a knife.
Case dismissed" said Judge Mat
ting1y.
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Answers to These Questions VIII
BE Published Tomorrow.

l. What famous French revolu-
tionary general helped Napoleon
overthrow the Directory. later was
tried for treason. exiled to the
United States. returned. and Joined
the allies and was killed hghting
against the French?
2. Whom did Frank Erne defeat
to win the worlds lightweight
championship. swlere, when, and
number Of rounds?
,. what are Ave synonyms for
the word advise?
4. What general received the final
surrender of the main Confederate
army and afterwards became Presi-
dent?
sewing machine invented?
s. Where is the Gulf of Laitary?
Z. What famous address begins
-Four score And seven years ago
our fathers brought forth on this
continent a new nation. conceived
in liberty. and dedicated to the
proposition that all men are created
S. what country derives its name
from the City of Rome and speaks
a language derived from Latin?
2. What is the Indian meaning of
the name TENNESSEE"
10. What is the origin of the
hsndclasp as greeting?
Answers to Yesterday's Questions.
l. Why are horses mounted from
the left? In the beginning so
man wouldn't have to throw his
sword over the horse.
2. who was the Bard of Bristol"
or Bristol Boy?" What hoax did
he perpetrate on the. public?
Thomas Chatterton. 1920 He
wrote a number of poems. ascribing
their authorship to a monk, Rowley.
The literary world for years dis
puted their authorship, which was
finally credited to Chatterton.
,. Who was the first recognized
worlds lightweight glove champion
who retired undefeated. and who
then claimed the title? Jack Nc
Auliffe George kid" Lavigne.
/ 4. Who was the real conQueror
of Prussia in Napoleon's 1906 cam
psign? Marshal Davoust. He won
the battle of Auerstadt against
vastly superior numbers on the
same day Napoleon won at jena.
II he had not won Napoleon would
have. been crushed.
5. When was the republic OF
Rome founded? In 500 B. c.
s. What is a whale? An eel? The
whale is a mammal, not a fish; the
eel a fish, not a reptile.
Z. where is Eski-Shehr? A city
on the Bagdad railway in Asia
Minor. There has been much fght-
ing about this point in the Greco
Turkish war. The Turks now hold
IT.
s. What is Malthusianism? The
doctrine of Thomas Robert Nautilus.
an English political economist
u766-1s34). 1t states: That as
population rapidly. increases. but
land is a fixed quantity, the time
must come when the population
will outgrow the means of zoos
supply. and therefore government
should make laws to restrict mar
risges and check the increase of
man.
.. What districts or toroughs
comprise Greater New York? Man
haitian. Brooklyn, Bronx, Richmond,
and Queens.
i 10. What is the Indian meaning
OF the name "TexasT' Taken from
the Indian word "tachies" meaning
friends.
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Her Past Revealed.

i was hiking in the country. My
friends dared. me to steal an apple.
tried. hut an indignant farmer
:o!d ne to get out.
\ year later I applied for a po-
siiiob at country school.
I was aimos. hired when one of
.he board members said. '.Haven't
j seen you before? o., .emem
you're the, girl who came IL st cal
apples al my farm last year"
1 wasn't hired. o. w. .
The Washington herald., 1922-05-16
Disabled Veterans Freed.

Gerald Adams and Joseph Hell
decker, inmates Of the Stepping Stone
Home, for Disabled and Unemployed
War Veterans. were freed yesterday
bs Judge Mattingly in Police Court
OK charge OF .het, preferred b,
Eddie \ Martin sergeant-et-arm.
OF ne home Martin remembered in
court that he had sent the men out
to sell a coat he had charged them
with stealing.
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Master Masons' Luncheon.

Souvenirs donated by local mer-
chants were distributed yesterday at
the regular weekly luncheon Of the
GaveI Club OF Master Masons II con.
junction with the Sojourners Club.
held Al the City Club Roe Fulker-
sos introduced .he speakers MAJ
Gen Amos A. Fries. Col. II. A.
White. Col w. B. Graham and DR..
B. J. Lloyd.
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with others OF her famiis'
Naomi went occasionally to a drug
store to have ice cream. Here
there were small tables and chairs
for children. also an electric fan.
One day Naomi found her little
table had not been placed 70 her
liking. II was too Tar from the
fan.
so she said to the proprietor
Mr.. sniff. will ye please move our
little table wight over here SO we
can have more Of this viewer
A. Z. II.
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faced my astonished audieice on all
fours, like an excited dog pIunging
suddenly from his kennel. Curtain.
:. '-- - ,.' EMSIE
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He wouldn't Understand.

a. One night last winter my chum
and ! were expecting company: As
we knew the boys we'll we decided
70 have some fun, so we put huge
red hair ribbons on our bobbed
hair. and when the boys came in
we were playing jacks on the floor.
Imagine our embarrassment when
we saw they had brought a third
boy. a stranger, with them.
r n
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Far, Far Away.

One morning in English class
was dreaming.
j heard my name called and an
swered tenderly, Yes. dearest"
The laughter of the class woke
me up. and ! realized that 1T was
the teacher to whom I had spoken
SO lovingly. J. w.
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MONQS- =
Marguerite Hurtei. X \
Marguerite Hurtei.
CHARACTERS IN THE STORY

JANE RICHARDS srae srrrsoyy eyes opened
the business 7sorH. She SUPPORTS her mother.
MRS RICHARDS understand offices
like
ROGERS rich rho hires only pretty girls.
WINSToN RANDOLPH gindhns 6'Okr oho ase5 J0Hrs
bogus stock ond then GecGmfs.
yULfN REYNOLDS uho Jane only beeoHSe nc uG"S
her testimony asdiHH Randolph 49,.
HATTIE BRYANT erOtfge Of Janc EttIc tybist
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II the house is situated near
dusty road, cheesecfoth screens WI
hcln to keen out some ol the oust,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-27
COMMITTED ACTS
TARIFF TREATIES
Foreign Relations Members
Unanimously Report on
Measures Affecting Far
Eastern Question

WASlllNCTON,-Co Committee cOnsid
~ ion OF the arms conference treaties
wee completed today when the sen
at' foreign relations committee or.
d,rrd 'avorably reported without reser.
yatiCns The general Far Eastern and
chinese tariff treaties. In both cases
the action was unanimous.
The committee acted virtually with.
out discussion after - statement re.
kardine the proposed Chinese customs
revision had been made by Senator
Underwood OF Alabama. the Demo.
cratic leader and head OF the special
arms conference committee which
drafted the Irlff tax. AS result.
It general report embodylng the com.
mittee's recommendations regarding
M four pact treaty, the naval limita.
ans treaty, The submarine and poison
gys treaty. and the two treaties favor.
ably acted on today was prepared for
submission to the senate SO that II
could begin debate on the pacts as
soon rs ratification vote Is reached
In the separate treaty relating 10 Yap.
The leaders hoped to conclude the zap
debate during today's session and TO
briu2 NJ the fourpower pact tomor.
row
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-27
Robertson Refuses to 40
cept Christopher's Resie
nation; Hepburn Com
ments on High Official
Before Board of Inquiry;
Judge in Chicago.

OKLAHOMA CITY.-Governor Rob.
from Judge II. K. Christopher to a
letter sent him yesterday In which
the executive refused TO accept the
judges resignation from the superior
court bench in Okmulgee. The letter
was sent to Chicago.
Governor Robertson made no addi.
tional statement today. Elis only eN-
preston was TO reiterate his state
ments made In the letter to Judge
Christopher as well as those in 4 let.
ter to James Hepburn. county attor.
ney Of Okmulgee. and a statement
issued to the public The governor
indicated that he would insist that
Judge Christopher return 10 his Off
cial duties and that he would afford
him physical protection should events
necessitate.
In his letter. Governor Robertson
upheld the judge in dismissing the
grand jury. saying that to have let 1t
render a report would have made more
difficult a quick settlement of the
banks affairs. Judge Christopher
said, when he discharged the grand
iury. that he did so because it had
been hand picked and not chosen
according to law. The governor also
said in his letter that Should the
courts approve such 4 procedure In
the empanelling OF a grand jury, II
would be an open door to persecu
ton"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-27
AGED AND CHILDREN
MAY BE MASSACRED

NELSON, l.. C-The Doukho-
boms OF Canada, otherwise known
as the Christian community OF Uni
Versal brotherhood. merely express.
ed a theoretical advocacy OF massa-
ere Of their children and aged.
according TO the explanation now
offered by Peter Nereign. prssl.
dent of the band In II letter to the
Daily News here. In his letter he
expresses some alarm ut the ap-
parent Indignation OF Canadians
over the announcement OF the sect
some days ago. that the members
were contemplating migration 10
escape taxation IN which event il
might be found necessary to XIII
off children and aged persons who
impeded the progress OF the wan
derers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-27
HEAVY SNOWFALL
PROMISED STATE
BY WEATHER MAN
Cities in North Central part
Report Precipitation This
Morning; Cold Snap to
Continue.

OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma has
very good chance OF getting q
substantial snowfall tonight and Tues.
day, with probably more precipitation
later in the week. It was announced
at the United States weather bureau
here today. The cold snap already felt
this morning will gradually force the
mercury down, It was said with
temperatures OF l6 10 % forecast for
the northern portion OF the state By
morning, and - to % for the south
ern.
Cities in the north central part Of
the state reported snow falling this
morning, including Enid. Ponca City
and Blackwell. Bartlesville. in the
northeast section. also reported snow
Precipitation. meaning either rain
or snow in weather parlance. was re-
ported from every weather station
east OF the Mississippi river this morn
ing with the exception OF Tampa. Fla.
it was said at the bureau here. The
Pacific coast states and the northwest
also were receiving moisture and nu
merous cities in Colorado. Kansas and
Texas reported snow
Indications are that the cold snap
will continue until the middle Of the
week weather officials said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-27
HOUSE WILLPASS
MEASURE At THIS
Session IS SAID
Mondell and Fordney Confer
With President at White
House; Sales Tax Plan
Is Rejected
SAVINGS BELIEVED
TO BE BEST MEANS
Refunded Foreign Debt is Dis
cussed; Harding's View
Is Not Known

WASHINGTON. - Representative
Mondell Of Wyoming, Republican
house leader, and Chairman Fordney
OF the house ways and means commit
tee are understood 10 have discussed
the soldier bonus situation with Presi-
dent Harding today 1t the White
House. They were said to have in.
formed the president OF the rejection
by the special committee of the sales
tax proposal suggested by MIR. Har-
ding in his letter last week to Repre-.
Sentative Fordney.
Before seeing the president. Mr..
Fordney conferred with Hanford Mac.
Nider national commander. and John
Thomas Taylor. legislative agent OF
the American Legion. Mr.. MacNider
and Mr.. Taylor called at the White
House 10 see the president. but We're
informed that Mr.. Hardinss engage.
ment list was filled
Mr.. MacNlder said the legion was
opposed to any further delay and indi.
Gated thar it was his desire to pre-
sent his views 10 the executive. lie
reiterated that the legion would not
he drawn into any discussion OF ways
and means for raising the necessary
bonus, Indicating that it was interested
only in the speedy passage or the
legislation.
on leaving the White House both
Mr.. Mondell and Mr.. Fordney said
the house would pass a bonus bill at
this session. Mr.. Mondell stated that
he could not say whether the measure
without means Of raising the revenue
could be put through the senate.
Asked as 10 ways OF financing the
adjusted compensation. the Repub
lican house leader referred again TO
expected savings In the next fiscal
year. lie indicated that the question
or The refunded foreign debt as q
mtans Of financing the bonus had been
. brought up At the White House con
ference. but declined TO say what
views the president had expressed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-27
SMOOT Charges
ARE SUSTAINED
Lobdell Reports That Bor-
rowers Imposed on by Of
ficials of Joint Stock
Land Banks in u. S.

WASHINGTON. Charge OF senator
Smoot. Republican. Utah. ana other
senators that borrowers from Joint
stock.land banks Ia some cases had
been charged Illegal premiums were
declared sustained in report made
TO the senate Monday by Chairman
Lobdeu OF the federal farm loan board.
In reply to resolution OF inquiry
adopted by the senate. Chairman Lob
dell ia u letter discussing reports NJ
Illegal charges being imposed upon bor.
rowers said that such charges have
been made We known beyond Ques.
ton. individual cases have been
called To our attention and investiga'
lion developed others. Considering the
number (oflicial loansl involved and
the opportunity Tor eXtortions. We be
li.ve they have been surprisingly few.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-27
Three HURT IN
EXPLOSION Will
RECOVER, CLAIM
House Completely Wreck
ed When Mr.. Coates
Strikes Match in Kitch-
en- of New Home.

TULSA, Okla.-The recovery OF
three victims injured in an explosion
which completely wrecked newly.
completed residence here Sunday is
expected. Those injured We're Mrs
Myrtle Coates; her son. A. G. Coates
and Miss Peggy Kilmer The condi
ton Of Miss Kllmer was reported To-.
day as the most critical Hopes are
held for recovery, howeye'.
The tltee had been inspecting the
reside ~ when Mr. Coates went into
the kit .hpn and took a m.tch. 1t IS
believed that leaking gas ignited,
which caused the blast.
The explosion shook many buildings
in the neighborhood. Mrs. X. c. Jop-
ling. who resides next door to the
wrecked home. was slightly injured by
flying debris The injured persons
were saved, it is believed. by being
caught under the fail OF walls which
formed protecting roof over them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-27
PRINCESS MARY
RECEIVES GIFTS

LONDoN.-Princess Mary and Vis-
count Lascelles spent the last morn.
ing before the wedding receiving a
number OF individuals and deputations
whose offerings swelled the vast col.
lection OF gifts which is already over
flowing the state rooms Of Bucking.
ham Palace. To each visitor bring
ing a present the princess expressed
her thanks. For the past fortnight
she has voiced dozens OF these ac.
knowledgements daily. rushing from
the receiving room from time to time
in order TO give her dressmakers op.
portunity for the necessary trying on
OF her many gowns.
Rodman Wanamaker OF New York
who made wedding gift Of a pair OF
handsome silver candesticks. was
among those who were received by
the princess and the viscount today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-27
CHARLES MORSE
AND SONS FACE
FEDERAL Charge
Twelve in All Indicted Fol-
lowing Probe Into War
Transactions Of Ship
Builders
FALSE STATEMENTS
OF PROPERTY VALUE
Second Count Alleges Conspir-
acy to Commit Offense
Against Government

Indictments against
Charles w. Morse, New York ship.
builder; his three sons. Benjamin. Er.
vim and Harry; Colin Fl. Livingstone
OF Washington, president OF the Vr.
ginia Ship Building corporation and
seven others We're returned Monday
! by federal grand jury which has been
investigating the wartime transac.
tions OF Morse and some OF his assist
ants with the shipping board.
Others named in the indictments as
presented TO the District of Columbia
supreme court included X. o. White
Of New York. former president OF the
United States Transport company;
/ George NJ. Burdette of New York: r.
NJ. Much Of Augusta, Me. W. w.
Scott, Washington. attorney: J.. A.
Christie of Alexandria. Va; Nehemiah
Campbell of New York, and Philip
Rhineheart of Baltimore, former gov.
ernment auditor at the Virginia ship.
building plant.
| Two indictments We're returned, one
charging conspiracy 10 defraud the
government and the other charging
conspiracy TO commit offense against
| the government.
The conspiracy as charged by the
! government accuses those named Of
making false statements as TO the
value Of their plant and assets and
I thereby obtaining loans from the ship.
ping board. They are also charged
with having secured money for ship
building purposes and TO have used the
same for personal interests In the way
Of improving their plants. II is also
, alleged that large quantities Of mate
rial for shipbuilding belonging TO the
Emergency Fleet corporation was Sc
cured and then sold and the money
converted TO the use OF the alleged
conspirators
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-27
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
BILLS REACH TOP

NEW YoRK.--Foreign exchange
bills on London, Paris and Milan We're
at highest quotations In several years
here Monday. presumably on the out
come OF Saturdays conference between
the British and French premiers at
Boul0gne.
Demand bilis on London rose 10
s4i3 9.S during the morning a gain
Of two cents from last weeks final
prices. Paris demand bills rose -
points to ss2lis and the Italian rate
gained Is points to SIS. The German
mark was depressed. however. selling
at lal00ths.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-27
GOVERNOR TAYLOR
DENIES CLEMENCY

NASHVILLE. Tenn,--Strenuous ef'
forts by friends to stay the electro
cution Of four men condemned TO die
In the electric chair here Wednesday
have failed to change the attitude OF
Governor Alfred A. Taylor. the eXecu
tive said today.
That there is no reason for interfer-
ing with the duadruple execution and
that he has ipade up his mind to let
the law take its course. WAS the de
cislon which the governor said he
had made. Charlie Petree. Otto Stev'
ems, Tom Christmas ana John Me
Clure. the condemned men, We're con
victed IN Clinton, Tenn, last July
for murder or George Lewis, Knox
vile, taxicob driver. May es. 1921.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-27
EFFORTS TURNED
TO SANDS AGAIN

Los ANGELES. 90 Practically all
other leads to the solution OF the mur.
der OF VIM. Desmond Taylor. film
a. 'tor here Feb. ]. have failed. the
.ce declared today az they prepared
to concentrate their further efforts
upon search Tor Edward T. Sands,
raylors missing former butler.secre.
tary.
It was planned to assemble new
data on sands. including even his
mannerlsms. It was said. and TO com.
pile special bllletin for distribution
to- practically every peace officer In
the United states. The police off
GERS frankly state they believe Sands
can supply clew 10 Taylor's muir
derer.