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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
Traffic Suspended.

GRAND ISLAND. b.-Traffc ia
the local Union Pacific railroad yard,
was tied up today when swltchmen,
engineers and fremen walked out so.
lowing the alleged threat OF local
railroad guard TO flll an engineer "ful
OF lead Officers OF the road said the,
were confident The matter could be SCI.
tied
The guard. It was stated. believed
that the engineer sprayed hot water on
him as his engine passed and drew "A
revolver The engineer said {, was nn
accident II il occurred at all.
CHICAGO. - with the New York
peace conference still holding the cen.
ter Of the railroad strike stage today.
situations at many railway centers re.
mained acute and disorders continued
as the shopmcns strike approached tho
end " it's eighth week.
The rail strike entered It's 55th day
with reports from Sioux City. Iowa.
that plans have been maturing for
weeks for geporal nationwide strike
OF organized labor John shank, SEQ.
r,tory OF the trades and labor assembly
OF Sioux City was authority for tho
statement that move for gcnerGl
labor war was on foot. Union organl.
cations throughout the country have
made demands OF the executive ooun.
oil Of the American Federation OF La.
hor to call a strike. shank said The
Sioux city assembly passed the reso.
luton following the lead OF central
labor examinations In Omaha, Denver.
Ietroh, San Francisco and other in.
dustrial cen,orA. according to the sioua
City secretary
No day since the rail strike BEGAN
has been without It's violence. While
the last - hours were exceptionally
quiet, they wero not without their con.
tributions
At Waco, Texas. Il 4. Campbsil.
chairman OF the striking shopmon, and
two other men were arrested b. state
rangers chnrscd with violation of the
Texas open Fort law In connection with
the flogs.ng VI a railroad empiiye. Two
arrests Ia the case previously had been
made
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
First Bale of
County Cotton
Is kBoughtHere

The first bale OF Carter county
cotton was delivered on the local
market Wednesday afternoon. aud
was purchased by Max Westheinicr.
for Westheimer and Daube. Who
paid 23.75 Tor the staple.
The bale which weighed bl0
pounds, graded strict middling.
and was grown by George Wolf
who owns a large farm north of
Glenn, the ginning was done az
Springer.
A bonus OF $50 dollars goes with
the purchase price OF the bale
which, together with the seed, will
net the grower approximately $500.
A bonus will also be given the
owner Of the second and third
bales to be delivered here. 1t is de.
clared.
The firs, bale was received ap.
proximately two weeks early this
season than In 1921.
Cotton men predict the crop will
begin to arrive daily. and are look.
ing forward TO n good yield WITH
prices considerably better than last
season.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
FIRE IN EATING
HOUSE HERE DID
HEAVY DAMAGES
Earl's Cafe is Visited by De-
structive Flame in Early
Hours of the Morning
Offices Damagesd.

After breaking out In the cci.ing in
the rear Of Earl's Cafe, in the Eddie.
man building. fire early Thursday
morning threatened to make clean
sweep Of the north eide Of the 100
block on West Main street. The en-.
plovvG of the restquran. were in the
front tt the building when l1e Lll. M
over the whole rear of the building and
were climbing the walls to the sec.
ond floor when II was first noticed.
About $1,000 damage was done to the
fixtures Of the cafe, heavy damage
reported on The building, and aLout
seven offices over the place were heaV.
lily saturated with water.
The j. II. Hartnitt clothing store,
next door tc the cafe, suffered heavy
loss from smoke and water. much of
the goods being damaged by water
The fire originated from defects in
the range stove in the cafe .iremen
believe, and as the stove is In the
extreme rear Of the building. it had
gained big neadway when the lire
men arrived. Both departments ans
wered the call which reached the station
at $3.50 o'clock. BY sending crew to
the second story and breaking through
the metal roof the check Of the blaze
was checked before it had done material
damage 10 the second floor About 80
minutes of fighting in the cafe pre-
vented the fire from spreading 10 the
front OF the building.
1t was impossible to exactly deter
mine the extent of the losses Thursday
Moon because OF the considerable
amount of smoke and water damage.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
WANTED
AS LEADER Of
RADICAL BAND
Ask EXtradition Papers on
Former Steel Strike Leader
Foaowing Raid in Michi-
gan Woods.

ST JOSEPH. Mich. The MICHIGAN
statute against criminal syndicalism.
passed in 1919 was to be invoked FOR
the first time today. with II alleged
communists, arrested near Bridgman
Tuesday. docketed for arraignment
here
Coincident with the court proceed
ings, Charles w. Gore. prosecuting at.
torney announced extradition would be
sought for William z. Foster. former
steel strike leader arrested in Chicago
late yesterday and with the other II
charged with criminal syndicalsm.
William Il. Foster, head OF the Trade
Union Educational League. under ar.
rest In connection with roundup OF
alleged communists. denied he had been
at the meeting In Berrien county.
State and federal agents continued
their search for so others said to have
escaped when the secret meeting In the
hills was broken up. Among them Is
Rose Pastor Stokes. OF New York. a
wealthy communist leader.
Foster was arrested by James Rooney
OF the bureau OF investigation OF the
department OF justice and A. NJ. De
vourney, operative for the private ag
ency headed by William j. Burns chief
OF the federal secret service.
For several days before the gathering
In the woods strangers dropped of
trains at ST. Joseph and Benton iIar
Dor singly and In twos and threes. They
turned up later. according 10 fedora
agents. at forest resort near the vii
lago OF Brldgman.
Burning pine knots fp"ulshed the
light for the assemblsge In lonely
glade at the bottom " heavily tim
bersd Wiley.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
TWo Homes
Bu la rized
During Night

With two homes burglarized early
Thursday morning city officials to-
day declared a dragnet would be
cast in Ardmore for the purpose of
bringing to light the providers who
are reported TO have been operating
in residence districts here for the
past two weeks. Thursday morn.
ing's two burglaries are the first
ones reported in the past week and
In both instances the burglar was
unsuccessful In making large
haul. Police believe small boys
might be implicated In one of the
Jobs.
A burglar who entered the home
of A. i. Jeffries, night patrolman.
400 A street northeast, about 1880
o'clock this morning was frightened
away by three young ladies in the
house, according to u report given
by police headquarters, shortly af.
terwards. The prowler, after leay-
ing the Jeffries home passed
through an adjoining back yard
and took pair of trousers from u
chair in the yard. After getting
about 50 in small change he left
the trousers on the back fence, ac-
cording to police.
The second house to be entered
Thursday morning was j. ID. Moore.
heads 800 G street, northwest.
Here s2l.SJ was taken from one
room and a gold wrist-watch from
another. Mr.. Moorehead's room was
not entered. The occupants of the
house were not awakened by the
prowler and the money and watch
were not missed until early this
morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24

Preliminary examination of l.. G.
Perkins and Glenn and Tom Mayo,
farmers of Deese charged with the
shooting of Little George" Evans, gin
ner at Evans, Oklahoma, as he was at.
tempting to drive through their pasture
gate, on the night of July 8, opened
before Justice of the Peace d. w.
Butcher, Thursday morning. Evans,
who has been confined in local sani-
tarium for some time because of a gun.
wound in the left side alleged to have
been received during the shooting. at
tended the trial as the states principal
witness
Lester C1audus, who was In the car
with Evans at the time of the alleged
assault, John CHM, deputy sheriff who
made the arrest, and Evans were the
principal witnesses introduced by Coun
ty Attorney J. II. Bristow. when he let
| the states case rest" shortly before
noon.
Attempt TO disprove Perkins confes
sion made to County Attorney Bristow
Immediately after the shooting that he
was the one who fired the gun that
wounded Evans. was the outstanding
development OF Thursday mornings ex
animation. County authorities declare
that h. G.. Mayo. father of the younger
Mayo, and father.in-law OF Perkins. Is
the man who fired the shot that is said
to have come near causing the dea.h
of Evans.
I'VE drove through Mr.. Mayo's gate
on the way TO Il dance and the gate
was down" Evans declared on the
stand, when we returned from the
dance, our lights were out and we
thought that the way was still clear
so didn't slacken the speed of the car
Just as our car hit the wire gate u
shot was fired and We stopped. Later
went back to see what the trouble was
and tried to get Perkins to put up his
gun. Upon hearing them arguing
went back to see what the trouble was
| and Just as | got within about 20 feet
of them another shot was fired and
felt pain In my side"
Evans and Claudus both testified that
il was the elder Mayo who fired the
shot that took effect in Evans side
Deputy Sheriff CHM declared thai
an examination of the guns of MayC
ond Perkins showed that both had beer
fired one time.
Attorneys for the defense are expect
ed to try to prove that the shot tha
went wild was only to scare tho boy:
and that the second shot was firet
while the men We're engaged in a scuf
fle. and was accidental
The shooting is said to have beer
the result OF practice In the Dees,
neighborhood Of leaving Mayo's gat,
down after driving through IT, Evans
testified that the night OF the shooting
was the first time he had ever driver
| through his pasture.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24

has been az Mannsville In Johnston
county, whore his work has been a
revelation In that district. He asked
for u change some time. and was a.
signed b. Carter county
1t will he recalled that while he was
ut Mannsville, he visited the livestock
show here three years ago, showing a
number OF cattle owned by his pupils.
and practically carried off all the hon.
ora wherever entries were made, for
this work, he has been watched very
closely. and ms soon as he was available
for change some time ago. and was
assigned TO Carter county.
MIR osslcr was at the office OF Sec.
tetary Dyer OF the county fair bosrd
this morning, and stated that he would
get an EXHIBIT, together from among
pupils OF the f'erwyn school for the
county fair next nopjA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
TEXTILE MILL WORKERS
GOING BACK TO PLACES

LAWRENCE, Hans The acceptance
OF the offer OF The Pacific Mills to strlk-
ing textile workers yesterday was made
complete Insofar as the United Textile
Workers are concerned by the vote OF
the dyers and the finishers today. The
strategy board OF the u. r ". will
meet tonight to lay plans for a general
routine of work in the Pacific Mills
by members OF that union
The company offered 10 restore on
October /. the wage scale IN effect prior
Sc the strike. the scale TO be retroactive
10 september L.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
SCHOOL DEFICIT Is
CAUSING SPECULATION

McALESTER, okla..-Actlon Of the
Pittsburgh county excise board We'd.
nesdsy in cutting McAlester city school
estimate from tie3.iio to si3o,s55 il
creating a furor OF speculation locally.
Two estimates were filed with the
board. the first by Superintendent W.
q. Mastcrson hut rejected, showed n
deficit OF siS.4S2.3t and the other csti.
mate made by Oklahoma city auditors
and accepted disclosed deficit OF st7,.
s92.Tb due primarily 10 reduced valun.
ton and uncollectnhle taxes and items
N last years incomes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
Ell RENO AND WILSON
MEET HERE SATURDAY

Ardmore baseball fans will be- given
a chance to see Oklahoma State League
baseball this week when the Wilson
and El Reno crews arrive here satur.
day for three day engagement on
the TO lot The teams were supposed
to play the games in Wilson but local
fans persuaded them to meet here
Both teams are fighting hard and Il
good style Of the favorite sport is ex.
pected.
Local citizens have been waiting TO
see what brand of ball the infant league
has TO offer ever since the league was
organized
The three games will be played at
the local park under the supervision OF
league officials
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
Agricultural Expert to Teach
Children of Ber,Uyn District
School During This Season

For the first time, Carter county
is TO be benefited by the Smth.Hughes
fund and teacher has been assigned
TO the Bcrwyn school where he will
begin his duties at once.
The smith.Hughes fund Is one ere.
ated to provide means OF hiring ex.
pert teachers. TO work with boys and
girls agricultural and livestock clubs
IL accredited high school districts of
the state. until this year no effort
had been made to secure one. but re-.
Gently A. c. ossler was ordered TO re.
port to the Berwyn school. where he
will have charge Of the work In that
district.
The work IL directed by the state.
and conforms in every respect TO nll
rules and regulations laid down by the
hoard OF agriculture.
For the pas, four years MIR. ossler
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
TRAIN CREW IN COURT
AFTER FATAL MISHAP

OKLAHOMA CITY.--The crew Of q
St Louis-San Francisco freight train
was summoned TO the county attor-
neys office today to testify In an In.
vestlgation into railway crossing ac'
cident here last night In which three
persons were killed and two others
Injured seriously, Immediately follow.
ing the Questioning of the train crew,
coroner's inquest was to be held over
the bodies OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Strick-
land and jeff Cook who met death In
the accident. Mrs. Cook and her baby
daughter, who We're Injured seriously
were said to be resting comfortably in
a hospital this evening.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
COLLINS S
Crowds Weep as Body of
Irish Hero Carried
Through Streets.

DUBLIN.-A casket draped in the
tri-color of Ireland. containing the body
OF Michael Collins. slain chief Of Ire
lands new free state government, was
landed here today from the steamer
Classic. and borne through the streets
amid an Impressive tribute from the
assembled multitude.
General Collins body was met at the
dock by large throng of mourners,
including Richard Mulachy, chief of
staff and other prominent representa-
tivss of the army. The body was taken
on a gun carriage, preceded by band
OF pipers to ST. Vlncent's hospital.
Prayers were said as the procession
passed in silence. broken only by the
distant crack Of snipers' rifles in vari-
Gus parts of the grief stricken city. The
cortege was clanked by "A line of Dublin
guards marching in slow time with the
muzzles of their revolvers protroduing
from their holsters. A detachment Of
civic guards In blue uniforms follow
ed. They Were the only armed uniform
ed men in the procession.
Wounded Men in Line.
Immediately behind came an armored
car bristEng with rifles held at all
angles, comprising an incongruous end
ing to the mournful procession. Several
men who were wounded in the fighting
near Bandon, county Cork, Tuesday
night, when Collins lost his life, accom-.
panied their beloved leaders, body on
the sea voyage to Dublin.
II was arranged TO remove the body
from st. Vincents hospital to the city
hall later in the day in order to give
the thousands OF sorrowing Irshmen
and women an opportunity of seeing
for the last time the features OF their
nation hero lying In state. Tomorrow
the remains will be taken 10 the prO-
cathedral where "a high requiem mass
VIII be held preceding the funeral al
Glasneyin cemetery on Monday.
Sorrow Marks Landing.
From midnight last night crows had
been gathered at the North Quay 10
witness the arrival of the Classic. which
docked al o'clock this morning. Scent g
typical of the nations sorrow mark ei
The progress OF the coffin from the
steamer through the long ayenuc Of
troops with reversed arms to the wat.
ing gun carriage.
Regular officers draped the plain oak
cabinet in The free state coiJrs and
placed It on the wooden platform built
en- the Is pounder gun carriage. The
generals charger was led Ilderless
alongside
The members of the provisional gov.
eminent and deputies of the Dail Eir
eann together with the members - the
headquarters staff. Immediately follow
cd
i'hen cane rhe lhrongs of bareheaI
&C. mon nnd women. many of them max
ing no effort to restrain their tcars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
WANT MUFFLEkS PUT ON
R0OSTERS AND PIGEONS

NEWARK. y. THE residents Of
the Rdgewood section are asking the
people that mufflors be placed ON crow.
lug ROSTERS and cooling pigeons until
: a. IN. a campaign against street
hawkers has been successfully conclud.
ed and dwellers In Ridrewood declare
that their sleep is now broken at <%b
every morning by the lusty clarioning
OF chan,lclccrs Just who is to turn
the mufflers on and of, the police
have not vet decided.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
iill shawnee Ranks.

SHAWNEE, kla.--,Announcemen Of
the coming here tomorrow was Vt men
from Chicago to fill tho places made
vacant by striking Rock Island shop
men, was made this morning by Alva
Mcdonald. U. $. marshal. sent here 70
protect the lives and property Of the
workers. Authorization for this an.
nouncement came through Van Hisksy
OF III Reno, Panhandle superintendent
OF the Rock Island. Mcdonald said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
COLLINS II MURDERED ON
ORIGINAL. WEDDING DAY

LoNboN.-Thc marriage Of Michael
Collins to Miss Kitty Herman was orig.
inally set for last Friday. the day Col.
lins was killed, Dublin dispatch to
tho Evening News says The wedding
had been postponed. until later this
month on account of the death OF Ar.
thur Griffith.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
CONvICTs ESCAPE FROM
GANG ON TRINITY RIVER

HOUSTON. Texas.--rour convicts.
two OF them serving sentences on
charges of murder. made their escape
from prison suard near Trinity late
yesterday. after chaining the guard to
a tree. overpowered a United States
mail truck driver and escaped toward
Crosekett. II was reported from Hunts.
vile this morning
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
LEGION WON'T TRADE
WITH JOHNNY KILBANE

CLEVELAND. o. 49, Representatives
from the American Legion headquarters
today called on Johnny Kilbane. feather.
weight champion of the world In an
effort to sign him for match with
Eugene Criqui. champion OF France:
IN a 20 round bout at New Orleans,
october IS, the opening day OF the ma.
tional convention OF the legion,
When kilbane demanded 49n per
cent OF the receipts with "a guarantee
of 100000 the legionnaires prepared
to return TO New York without his sig
nature TO the contract.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
HARRINGTON CALLS STATE
CONVENTION OF MINERS

SPRtNGEIELD.--F'rank Farrington,
president Of the Illinois Mine Workers
has called state convention OF the
miners, to be held in Peoria commenc-
ing September II, according TO unoffl.
oial reports from district headquarters
here today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
Eireillnn Slint.

HERRlNGTON. Kans. strike coma.
tons are in a state os foment here 10.
DAY, following the shooting about /. a.
m, OF VI. L. Locke. a Rock Island
fireman. Locke is In the hospital u
o serious condition with bulle, wound
through the lung. He charges he was
shot by Rock Island guard. as he
was leaving the roundhouse The guori
according TO Locke. stopped him and
asked where he was going A few
words followed and the guard fired.
Locke said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24

A small grass fire was responsible for
the department answering an alarm
turned In from GIG Second avenue.
northwest, about 1880 O'Clock Thursday
afternoon. The grass was extinSushed
with little trouble before adjoining
buildings We're threatened. No damage
was reported by the department
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
Dividends Increase.

NEW YORK.--The Tobacco Products
Corporation today declared quarterly
dividend Of one and three.fourths per
cent on class A stock, Increasing the
annual dividend from six to seven.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
HOTTEST DAY

"Wednesday was the hottest dav
Of the year according 10 figures ~
nIshed BY the local observer.
The mercury registered lo1 -
grees yesterday. with . mlnAnnm
last night ot 's degrees.
The nearest THE point ~ -
reached this season wss Annuo -
and : when the mercury poodDn6
Ios degrees both days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
HERE'S HOW HOT

You fellows heard that story about
the mule being In the popcorn
field and the sun was 80 hot the
corn started popping and the mule
thought II was snow and froz, 10
death
That's how hot Il ls here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
Shooting
CASE IS OPENED
HERE THURSDAY
/. c. Perkins and Glenn
and Tom Mayo Charged
With Wounding Little
George"
TROUBLE OCCURRED
LATE AT NIGHT
Victim Was Hit in Side and
Suffered Painful Injury
Plead Accidental.
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
&. W. Mayo and l.. &. Perkins were
bound over TO the district court under
$500 bond early Thursday afternoon
following an exhaustive preliminary
hearing into the shooting of Little
George Evans.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-24
WEATHER

Tonight and Friday un-
settled, probably showers
in north portion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-01-10
ACCIDENT VICTIMS
ARE RESTING we'll
DR.. aolin, who preached Hsrs suna"S'
and wife. MuTt In Auto Wrsos
at Cambridge.

DIR. Frank ". Solln Of Now YORK tiS.
who delivered y ucrmon at IN" FrN
Presbyterian church Sunday morning.
and who was injured yeHtordhy morn
Ing whom HIS Ford automohi'o "hS
wrecked after Il went "vor nm onhahk-
ment Mt Fairyiew. O.. near Cambridge
was resting woll ut tho Cambridge Guy
hoapi,aI last night. while HIS vile wan
also resting as we'll R could be OK
pected.
pr SolIn was able to walk about tho
hosnital, ~ no suffered only IA num-
Dor OF cuts and bruises about tho body
Mrs, solin was still confined to her bed.
She Is suffering from, several fractured
ris u number OF bruises and cuts anu
possible internal injuries.
A long distance call To tho hospi'a'
last ntght resulted In tho above infor-
InatiOn
DIR solin ana Mrs s0lln arrived here
last Saturday from l'ennsyiVhhia. en-
route To Dallas Tex. where Or hollh
has been assigned foI a hiL weeks call
They Bt0ppei Ia lhis oity ahd M s"''h
spaLa al the girst Presbyterian "huiGh
SUNDAY mafhlng They isfi hs'o i"t"
ysolsiday Afternoon, On thelT Nay v"
Ts,as aNd the aoald1nt .ai"a 40 a ah"oh
u. ali ~L" m.ds th"iG ssuai"ta"sa a.'
ins ihsiF hhDTt siay ." the "lI