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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
WORK ON SOLDIER.
HOSPITAL BEING.
RUSHED BY BOARD.
Fell Favors Publishing
Costs and Figures on
Buildings; Superinten-
dent Needed

Work ON two of the institutions
provided for by the last session OF
the state Legislature for the care and
treatment of sick and disabled vet.
Grams. being constructed under the
direction OF the Soldier Relief Commis
sion. are very nearly completed and
ready TO put into operation, IL. Il.
Fell. chairman. stated today Mr..
Fen just recently returned from Okla.
homa City where the commission
met in executive session.
Commenting further on the matter
Mr.. Fell said that the addition TO
the University Hospital at Oklahoma
City was an completed and ready for
final inspection and acceptance BY
the commission at this meeting, with
still TO be poured and some base
around the bottom of the walls In
two rooms.
Two days Of nice weather will be
sufficient time In which to complete
this work so II the weather man is
Kind this building should be accepted
within tho next week. 1his addition
IL 10 he used for administrative pur-
noses thus making available u floor
OF the main hospital building. now
used entirely for administrative pur.
noses. for additional patients, An
entire floor OF the hospital will he
Continued on Page Twol
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
REORGANIZATION
Of whole NAVY
RESERVE BOARD
Bill would Abolish all Corps
Now Standing and Make
Body Part of Regular
Navy-Denby Says.

WASHINGTON.-Co reorgan.
lzation OF the naval reserve is pro.
posed in tentative bill prepared by
TO officials OF the naval association
by Secretary DENLY for comment be-
fore il is presented to congress. In.
cluded in the proposed act is the pro-
vision for q merchant marine reserve
section and for certain merchant ships
to fly a reserve emblem.
The bill would abolish all existing
naval or marine corps reserve and
establish a naval reserve as com.
ponent part OF the navy. consisting
OF three classes--the fleet reserve. the
merchant marine naval reserve and
the volunteer naval reserve. A sepa
ration provision for reorganization OF
the present marine corps serves in
conformity with the new plan. IT will
have two classes corresponding 10 the
fleet reserve and the volunteer re
serve OF the naval establishment
The present members of the various
classes OF naval reservists. both Off
GERS and men, and the naval militia
would he brought into the new sys
tenn. officers not to be above the rank
OF lieutenant commander except for q
small percentage" in the rank OF
commander or captain. for the re
cruiting. organization. administration
mining, inspection aud mobilization OF
the naval reserve"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
Bonus May Be
Paid in Cash
Provides Veteran Hasn't
More Than $50 Coming;
New Plan Provides for
Adjusted Service Pay
With Loan Attached.

WASHINGTON.--Unanimous agree.
ment to eliminate the cash feature Of
the soldiers bonus except in the case
OF men whose adjusted service pay
would not exceed $50 was reported
today by the special subcommittee Of
Republican members OF the house ways
and means committee TO which the
bonus question was referred yester.
day.
In lieu OF cash for the other service
men II was agreed to add a new pro
vision To the bonus bill under which
the men accepting adjusted service
certificates could borrow Immediately
on those certificates from banks equal
TO 80 per cent OF the total adjusted
service pay. computed at the rate or
81 a, day for domestic service and sl.e5
FOR foreign service.
This official statement Of the agree.
ment OF the subcommittee was issued
by Chairman Fordney:
1.-THE elimination OF the cash feature
OF the bonus bill where the veterans
are entitled to more than $50 adjust
ed service pay. but adding q new loan
provision TO the adjusted service Ger.
tificate title which will enable holders
OF such certificates to borrow from
any national bank or bank or trust
company incorporated under the laws
OF any state 80 per cent OF the sum
OF the adjusted service pay prior Ia
September 30. 1895. This date was
fixed because after that time the bill
az originally drafted by the commit
tee provides for larger percentage
OF loans by the government and has
not been charged by the house com
mittee"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
DIR. HUBERT WORK
TAKES HAYS JOB
REPORTED TODAY
Physicians Appointment as
Postmaster General Sec
ond Colorado Man to
Hold Cabinet Portfolio.

WASHINGTON. DIR. Hubert Work.
present first assistant postmaster gen.
eral. will succeed VIII II. Hays as
head Of the postoffice department. It
was learned definitely today at the
White House.
Or. Work. whose home is Pueblo,
Colo, Will take over the postoffice
portfolio Saturday when the resigna-
tion OF Mr.. Hays becomes effective.
The nomination of Or, Work is ex.
pected 10 be sent to the senate shortly.
DENVER,-Dr. Hubert Work OF
Pueblo. who will be appointed post.
master general by President Harding,
will be the second Colorado man TO
hold place in the cabinet. Henry
NJ. Teller OF Chicago was appointed
secretary OF the interior by President
Arthur IN 1852.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
ARRESTS
IN PAST MONTH
Law Violations Less Than
Any Period During Pres
ent Administration the
Records Reveal.

only lSs arrests We're made by the
police during the month OF February.
according to . report of Chief OF
Police Hlignght To the city commits
sluners Thursday morning, This IN
the smallest number OF arrests Of any
month during the present admins.
uation, records reveal. There were
2s6 arrests IN January.
or this number l3s convictions were
secured. and there were but five ap.
peals 10 u higher court. The amount
OF cash received from fines and bonds
forfeited reaches ss6SOO with the
amount OF fines imposed by commit
ments. s9I5. Prisoners did ige days
work on the streets. Only seven pris.
onsrs were left In The jail at the
months end.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
STORM DAMAGE
REMEDIED NOW.
Lines of Communication
Will be Opened by Night
fall; No Accidents Re-
ported From Shedding.

by night all hsudicaps OF the two
days snow win be history except
the cutters filled with slush and mud.
All wire communications with the
outside world will be open and the
telephone and telegraph companies
viii be accepting calls aud messages
FOR points In all directions. However.
there may he few local handicaps
to be remcded by the telephone com.
pany. II was said this morning.
The Southwestern BELL Telephone
Company had six or more crews work.
Ing ~ this section of the state. runs
berlng about 100 men In ALL Tney
put IN the greater part OF "a hours.
q day ON the Job. according TO re-
ports.
Wednesday night numerous shedding
parties were out enjoying the first
snow Of winter. and but few aeci1sooQ
were reported.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
Porto Ricans Want Governor Reilly Sent Back Home
Trial of Illinois Officials Looms as Greatest
Legal Battle in History of This Country

The trial promises to be one Of the
biggest legal battles that ever has
taken place in an American court.
Batteries OF legal talent will be
employed by both sides.
Cost of the trial will exceed $500.
600 according to estimates.
500 Witnesses.
More than 500 witnesses will he
summoned.
Judge Clair G. Edwards will act
as trial judge.
Co.defendants OF Small are Lieu.
tent Governor Fred L.. Sterling and
Vernon $. Curtis. Sterling will not
be concerned in the trial here, having
elected to be tried at Springfield the
state capital.
At the trial the state will seek TO
prove that Small, as state treasurer
and Sterling. who succeeded him az
state treasurer, with the aid of the
late Edward G. Curtis and his broth
er. Vernon c. Curtis, both bankers,
appropriated vast sums OF state funds.
The bill of particulars charges
That the defendants falsely pre-
tended TO the state that the place
Of deposit for state funds was a bank
when it was not bank.
That certificates OF deposit issued
for state funds by the Grant Park
Bank. operated by the Curtis broth
ers. were fraudulent"
That defendants pretended to re.
ceive about per cent for the use Of
the state funds, whereas the interest
actually paid them ranged from per
cent TO Sh per cent.
That Governor Small and Lieu
tenant Governor Sterling maintained
two sets of books. one OF a vault
fund" deposited in bona fide banks
and the other Of safe fund" de-
posted in the Grant Park Bank, an in
stitution which had ceased to exist,
That the funds loaned to the Grant
Park Bank were in turn loaned TO
Chicago packing houses and that in
terest and profits from such loans
over per cent paid TO the state,
were kept by the defendants.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02

De Valera Threatens
To Withdraw From The
Dali Eireann Again

DUBLIN.-Another threat to
withdraw from the Dali Eireann
was made by Eamonn de Valera
today when Arthur Griffith re
fused, as president of the dali, TO
answer a question regarding the
plans for the future OF the Haul
bowl dockyard at Queenstown on
the ground that this was strictly
provisional government work.
Mr.. de Valera declared the ques.
tlon was a test involving the su-
premacy OF the dali. An effort
by the Republicans TO shift the
meetings of the dali TO the Man
sion House so the public could at
tend was defeated by vote OF
49 to 40. This motion was
thought TO indicate that Mr. de
Faleras party expected a prolonged
meeting OF the dali. while the
Griffith supporters, on the other
hand, desired TO terminate the
session today II possible.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
RED CROSS IS
WITHOUT FUND
AUDITOR finds
Chapter Will be Forced to
Close Within Month Ur-
less Aid is Given Now,
He Says.
FINANCIAL DRAIN is
MORE THAN REVENUE
Special Representative From
st. Louis Here to Devise
Way Of Carrying On.

The Red Cross in Carter county
is strictly up against IT," according
to John d. Neal, special representative
from st. Louis who has been here
FOR the past few days inquiring into
conditions of the char pter. Mr.. Neal
has gone into the financial condition
of the chapter as well as the record
Of the work done.
Unless something is done at once"
he said, "the Red Cross will be oblig.
ed TO close its doors within the month.
The membership canvass last fall
was merely success from point OF
numbers enrolled and not from the
amount OF money realized. That
money has already been used TO carry
the work up 10 the present time. IL
is pity that a chapter that has
done as fine work as this chapter
has done in the past and is doing
right now should have to quit for
lack of public support ana interest.
Money Remains Here.
1T is not generally known that
every cent of money contributed tC
the Red Cross" he continued. RE
mains for local use in the county. The
, membership canvass has closed now
and the work is on local basis an(
so necessarily has to be locally sup
| ported. The good old days OF ma
tional war chest have disappeared
| Nowadays any county that wishes I,
| do the work will have to support II.
Considering its excellent record.
| Mr.. Neal said further and the en-
| thusiastic endorsement OF the Ameri
! can Legion and others who know III,
extent OF the work done it seems ap
parent that 1t is not the desire o
Carter county TO quit. The disabled
ex.soldiers are constantly appearing
in great numbers and turn with con
fidenCe To the Red Cross II lgSs beer
their refuge always in times past anI
has been the one means whereby they
| can feel assured of getting direc
action on their claims and temporar!
relief until these claims are adjust
ed. Without It they would indeed b.
in bad way. And yet that possibilit.
stares them In the face.
Frank IL. Sherwood in the American
National Bank is chairman and urg
emily requests that the chapter be res
cued from this impending disaster iI
will receive contributions at the bank
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
CHURCH HANGING
ASSURED THING

SPRINGFIELD.-A that the
hanging OF Harvey Church IN Chicago
tomorrow is To he a public spectacle
Tor which invitations have been is.
sued" Attorney Frank j. Tyrreil
OF Chicago. appeared here this morn
ing a. an American citizen to lay
before Governor small another plea
for clemency Tor the condemned man.
The hanging ot Harvey Church,
the lawyer s,id. has become u poll.
teal issue In Cook county ut is a
part OF the campaign for sheriff Of
chief Deputy faubenhemer, lie de
clared.
George H. Su,tons. the governors
secretary TO whom Mr. Tyrrell pre-
sented his card refused to permit him
to see the governor. and directed him
to 60 to VIII Colvin. superintendent
of the division Of pardors and paroles.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02

What do you thinl, ol the organi,a
tion Of farmer-labor party ~ pro
posed at shawnee?
II. y. FERGUSON: | am heartily
In accord with ii but think the move.
ment at this time is somewhat pre-.
mature,
WALTER COLBERT; III 1t is In
the interest OF the farmer I'm for
1t, otherwise don't see much use
for such y party.
w y. WARREN: don't think that
the farmer has any business fooling
with labor unions II IL Ike oil and
water--the two won't mix.
e. W. ROLLINS: think the farm.
er and labor should stay separate just
like the church and state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02

By NOI VIDDINS.
WAUKEGAN, H. - Governor Len
Small of Illinois will face u jury in
criminal court here March TO answer
charges of having consplred TO de
fraud this state of $1,000, 900.
The trial viii go down in Ameri.
can history as an unprecedented
event.
For Small is the first governor in
any state TO stand trial by civil court
during tenure Of office.
He's likewise one OF the few Off.
Gals elected to high place TO seek
acquittal for alleged felony at the
hands Of the people over whom he
rules.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
Ku Klux Khan Postpones It's
Parade for Saturday Night

A huse liu kluN Klan parade
which was TO have been staged
In Ardmore Saturday night has
been Indefinitely postponed be.
cause " the hclement weather.
according to a letter received bv
the Ardmoreite Thursday morning.
The letter came in plain white
envelope hut the letter itself bore
what is supposed 20 be the off.
cot seal OF tie secret order.
tidincre will yet get to see
niOfi thin s1e ard perhaps az
mao 81 tal members OF the
Ean IN cag e. county march In
f1sm0 Isc,Vtt through the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02

principal business streets, the let
ter related.
According to the letter only
members IN Carter county would
participate.
The Khan has no political axes
to grind and the parade Is merely
to demonstrate to the people of
this section that the organization
is here In large numbers and that
It's Just work will have powerful
backing the letter concluded.
Psrades have been. staged In
other sections OF the state. One
In Oklahoma City sore time back
was Of large proportions. IL IL
claimed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
congress ASKED
To make PROBE
Of HIS ACTIONS
vi a d in g Administration
Given Free Opportunity
to Act, But Failed, Dele
gate Tells u. S. Body.
lDISREGARDS FEELING
OF NATIVE SUBJECTS
wasn't Good Enough For
Postmaster, Why Send Him
to U.s." Spokesman Asks.

WASHINGTON Demand for a con.
gresslonal investigation of the acts and
conduct Of Gov. r.. Mont Reilly of
Porto Rico. looking to his removal
: from office. was made i'm the house
Thursday by Delegate Felix Cordova
DeVala. recent delegate to Porto Rico.
Declaring the people he represented
asked that this step be taken "only
after the Harding administration was
given free opportunity To act" Mr.
Davia. who Is a member of the Union.
ist party of the island, expressed the
belief that If Governor Reilly should
be called as witness before an in
vestlgating committee. "he himself
will be the best evidence Of the jus.
tlce of our demand for his removal" !"
Preceding a long series of charges
against the governor Mr.. Davila told
the house that. while he believed Pres.
idcnt Harding made mistake in APP
pointing him, he knew the president
was imposed upon therefore the ap-
pointment was not made knowingly
or with the least malice toward the
people of Porto Rico"
8 Wants Him Removed.
He added. however, that 1--WE have
exhausted all Of our means to obtain
the removal of ihe governor by our
administration.
Unable to convince the president OF
the justice OF our cause" he ex.
claimed. Il appear before you to ask
To-. N..r,t t.a.. asaI.
viii expose TO public view the general
reputation and conduct OF Governor
Reilly. Mr.. Devala charged among
other things
That Governor Reilly announced
publicly that he intends TO make $780,
600 during the next four years in OF.
flee. whereas the salary as governor
Is 10000"
Siirs Up Strife.
That he has endeavored TO stir up
strife and discord among the citizens
that he unlawfully mterfered with the
courts Of justice and attempted TO In
timidate judges; that In public speeches
he utterly disreearded the feelings
ana sentiments Of the citizens" and
denounced the flag of Porto Rico as
a dirty rag; that he declared to
members OF the senate he would have
the government at Washington "annul
the organic act which provides that
the senate shall ratlfy appointments,
unless the nominations We're con
rlrrncd. which amounts to intimida'
ton" and that he has attempted to
poison the mind and prejudice" of
public opinion in the United States by
stating in public speeches that Porto
Eicaus were disloyal and traitors"
nigs Into Post.
Charging that Rely had been re
moved as assistant postmaster at Kan
sas City and that the postoffice de
pa'tm,nt had refused TO give him the
record in the case. Mr.. Devala added.
"lf he was moi good enough to be an
assistant postmaster how can he be
qualified 10 be governor of distant
possession How can he be considered
qualified TO recommend the postmas
tors OF Porto Rico? How can he
feel sure he will not select men even
worse than himsclf2"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
Hitchcock Refuses To
Support Pacific Pact

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hitchcock
OF Nebraska, ranking Democrat OF the
senate foreign relations committee. de.
olared in an address to the senate to.
day opening debate on the four.power
Pacific treaty that he could not sup.
port Il unless amendment or reserva.
tions were adopted to meet his oh.
jectlons.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
Regular Army Reduced
to $4,000 Probable

WASHINGTON. - Reduction of the
size OF the regular army To $4,000
enlisted men had heen tentatively
agreed upon by the subcommittee
which IL drafting the army uppro-
prlatlon bill. It became known today.
The present strength of the army Is
approximately lS1 .OOo men.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02

Small now is at liberty under
$3.50, 900 bonds.
Deny Guilt.
He and his co-defendants stoutly
maintain their innocence and de-.
clare that powerful political influences
framed the charges against them TO
ruin their political and business ca
reers.
Small declares that if he is acquit.
ted, he will start action against those
who instituted the prosecution.
He promises to prosecute scores
of witnesses summoned in the pre-
liminary hearings last July. who. his
attorneys allege. perjured themselves.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
MRS. RUPP STORY
Is FALSE ALARM
Sergeant Cline Reports Men
arrested in Connection
With Taylor Murder
Not Connected

LOS ANGELES. The six men ar.
rested Tuesday on Information fur.
nishcd by Mrs. John Rupp. their
housckceper have no connection with
The murder of William Desmond Tay.
lor. motion picture director, February
! II was announced today by De.
,ective Sergeant Herman Cline. In
charge OF the investigation.
Tie said examination OF Mrs. Rupp
and investigation convinced the de.
ioctiv.s that there was no foundation
10 her statements that they had
threatened the life Of Taylor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
Iiremnnf rheaier for shidler.

FAiRFAN.-The construction OF a
modern rircproof theater. sixe 80 by
i4o feet, at Shldler. a new oil field
town north of Fairfax, has been an.
nounced by l.. j. McCurdy. secretary
~ the shidler Townsite Company. The
owner OF the theoter was not am.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
Denial Made That City
Funds Used in Illegal
Manner by Officials
Of Defunct Bank.
EXAMINERS AUDITING
BOOKS, MAKING PROBE
Belief is Factions Wanted
Official to Resign Office
Threats are Made.

SULPHUR, Okla.-Mayor W. II.
(PaU Riley has been arrested On
charges of embezzlement filed on in
formation furnished the county attor.
ney following investigation into the
affairs Of the detunct Bank OF Com
merce. Date Of preliminary trial has
been sci in justice court for March
3. Riley is now at liberty on bond.
Charles A. Bryan. president of tho
bank, who was found with a bullet
hole in his head Tuesday afternoon.
was also under indictment on the
same charge.
Bank examiners who have been here
since Tuesday refuse 10 make any
statement regarding the institution =
affairs. They are making an audit OF
the books and investigating the affairs
of the bank in general.
Mayors Statement.
statement issued this morning BY
Mayor Riley is as follows:
owing TO the persistent repeating
of ugly rumors that have connected
the city administration with unlawful
acts associated with the closing of the
Bank of Commerce and the later death
OF our beloved friend, Chas. A. Bryan,
| have at last come to the conclusion
that for the information of any many
friends whom | have been unable To
see personally, make a statement
, that will clear the atmosphere OF all
misunderstanding and that will set a.
rest any rumors on lies to the con.
! traly."
Claims no Grounds
/ The facts are, there is positively
/ no grounds for any believing that
| there was any connivance either upon
| my part or the late Chas. A. Bryan in
the dsposing of city funds. The
mere fact of any accusation does not
make it So the ugly and unfounded
rumors that are abroad in connection
Herewith are but a part Of well
organized campaign on the part OF Ger
| tain financial interests In this city
which have at last achieved their
results sought by these parties IN the
A"ifNAf VI NiF DAllh ti
and the ending Of the life OF Chas. A.
Bryan These parties continued their
campaign along these lines, seeking
TO destroy me.
Upon two different occasions the
late Chas. a. Bryan was approached
/ by the emssaries Of these parties
, who accused him Of having misappro-
priated funds of the city and told hin.
that II he ,Bryanl would force the
resignation of Pat Riley as mayor
The alleged criminal charges would b.
dropped and forgotten: but that nm
less he did bring sufficient pressure
upon me tn force my resignation that
criminal charges would BE- filed against
both of us.
Asks Judgment Withheld.
Il merely ask the public to withhold
I judgment until such time as all OF
the facts will b. made public when
I IL will be plainly seen that all Of this
stink has been raised by my enemies
In an effort TO dlscredit me and make
ii possible to take over the reins of
the city government SO that they
might gain their fun ends and de.
slres.
The body Of Bryan was prepared FOR
burial and shipped to Piattsburg, Mo-
his former home this afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
QUALITY GOODS

The merchant who advertises is
the man who Is not afraid OF his
product
Glance over the advertisements
appearing In the Ai'imorei;o to
night. They represent standard
goods-quality stuff. II you please.
You may be confident OF getting
the best II you buy advertised pro-
ducts.
The Ardmoreitc
"A Newspaper that Serves"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-02
|MyOpiiniion Is

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ysrssas 81 . suSjsst Of gvnsfL tstsrsst-
- sAsvvr are pss,iaAsd vssA IL sAns
If tAsss i4fsrvisvsk.