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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22
MRS. SHINN IS
HELD ON Charge
Of ABDUCTION
Disappearance Of Jack Ka-
ran May Be Cleared by
Arrest Of Woman in
Illinois Town.
WIFE OF LAWYER
AT OKLAHOMA CITY
Husband Of Woman Admitted
Child Had Been Taken
Out Of State; Had
Cared for It.

BENTON, Ills. - Mrs. o. T. Shinn.
formerly Of Oklahoma City, was plnc.
ed in Jail here late Saturday after
noon having been arrested ut the home
OF he aunt. five miles northeast or
this city, at the request OF Sheriff
Dancy of Oklahoma City. on a charge
OF having kidnapped Jack Karan, three
years old. Of Oklahoma City.
Mrs. Sh!nn was met by Deputy Sher-
iff Doris Of West Frankfort, Ills, IA
she arrived at her aunt's accompanied
by the child. to spend the night.
Left In September.
Jack Karan, four year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Karam. disappear
ed the latter part OF September and
complaint was Immediately filed by
his parents against o. T. Shinn, local
attorney. who was charged with ab-
ducting the child. Shinn Is in jail
here on Il charge OF contempt Of court
following his refusal TO produce the
child when ordered 10 do 80 by Il dis
trlct Judge. According TO Karam's
story. Mrs. Shinn was paid by the Kar.
ans TO take care OF the boy when its
parents separated Young Jack was
kept by the Shinns, IL was said. for
some eight months. Then Karam came
for him. declaring that q reconcilia.
tion between him and his wife had been
effected and gave the child back into
| the keeping OF its mother.
On September rs. q few days later.
the child rnysteriously disappeared The
| information charging Shinn with kid
mapping the boy was filed and at
preliminary hearing a small girl tes-
titled that she had seen the attorney
drive up TO Karam' home in an auto.
mobile and leave with the child. Shinn
then was ordered TO bring the boy IN
to court. He not only failed to do so
but refused to appear himself. Sew.
eral days later. he surrendeed. saying
his wife had taken the child out OF
the state but that he did not know
where they we're.
Ruling that he was In contempt OF
court. the court sentenced the attorney
TO sixty days in Jail or until he would
/ produce the child.
Search For Child.
While Shinn was making three IN
successful attempts to procure his n.
! lease under writ OF habeas CORPUS.
frantic but futile eforts were being
by young Jacks parents TO locate the
boy. County and state officers Joined
in the search but found not q trace
Of either Mrs. shlnn or the lost boy.
Then u letter was received by state ~
torney General George Short. II was
Mrs u. Il. Haag. route one. whit
tington. Illinois," and aald that the
writer knew OF the wh,reabout OF the
child. She offered 90 divulge this in
formation for $500.
The attorney general acted at once.
Instead OF forwarding Mrs. HaAg the
money he wired the sheriff Of Frank
lin county, Illinois To arrest the woman
and hold her for Oklahoma authorities.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22
CAPITAL WOMAN HELD FOR KIDNAPPING
RED TAPE?
She Ends 1t; Cleans City

ST, PAUL The wheels of justice
have been speeded up to an amazing
degree here, and st. Ptul has been
made over night into an unhealthy
place for crlminals-because a woman
accepted a challenge.
Constance Curry. superintendent Of
o ward neighborhood house, was drawn
for grand jury service.
I'm glad OF Il" she said. 'I be-
lleYe speedy justice and less red tape
Will crush the crime wave"
Thee rand jury organized. Miss
Curry was made foreman.
She knew nothing about grand jury
methods. But she considered she had
been challenged. SO she used her own
ideas.
Cases Of II gangsters were before the
jury. Six were also held on charges
Of storming II Jail in the heart of the
city, and freeing a member of their
gang. Delay in indictment made this
possible, Miss Curry argued.
MISS NurIy became BaHu jury Heau
at 10 a. m. Six hours later. the grand
Jury had been organized, heard 80 wit
nesses and returned 6. indictments a.
2ainst the gangsters on several counts.
The action came so quickly that three
confessed and within 12 hours were
sentenced to prison for robbery The
drtrict attorney caught the spirit, ar
raigned the remainder that afternoon,
and IL rushing through their trials.
Meantime, st. Paul is unusually free
from crime, following several months
Of repeated gang outrages.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22
Mine Victims
Buried Early
Saturday AIM.

McCURTAIN - This quiet little mln'
ing camp today is llying again throush
the blanket OF horror that bofell the
communI,y Ia 1919 when rs men and
boys In the san Bois Coal company's
ininc for today McCurtain IL burying
the dead who lost their lives In yes,er-
days disaster at the Progressive Coal
company's mine.
Tho funerals OF three of the eight
men who pcrished In the blast yes
tcrday morning were TO be held with
IN three hours of each other. At III
o'clock the funeral ~ Bob Edwards
was to be held. At one o'clock the fun
cral OF John Sanders was tn follow,
while at two o'clock that OF Blll Tay'
lor was to take place. There wasn't
enough crepe In town TO designate
the homes where the horror struck 20
that iormallty was dispensed with.
Old time miners eaid today they
were Of the opinion that Burel sprouse.
Youngest OF those who lost their lives
and whose body was not recovered
until after midnight. wac accidentally
drowned instead Of being killed BY
the explosion. spouse's body was
found In the bottom of the stump Of
the mine approximately 200 feet from
the point where the explosion is though,
10 have occurred.
Blinded by the explosion. he was un-
able 10 find his way out Of the mine,
but walked into the water and lost
his life.
The regular rescue crews. exhausted,
{ quit work about midnight. Il was
then that four volunteers entered the
mine. and with akes searched the
waters until the holy was found
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22
7ESCAPE V|N|TA
JA|L;P0SSES ARE
IN full PURSUIT
Prisoners Take Autos From
Parties on the Street;
Inmate Overpowers
Jailor, Report
MEN AWAITING TRIAL
ON ROBBERY CHARGE
Alarm Is Given By Men Who
Y Refused to Leave Jail
With Others.


v1NlTA, Okla.-Several posses head.
ed by officers are searching for seven
prisoners who escaped from the Craig
county Jail here and fled in two auto.
biles which were seized from motorists
on Vinita streets. Virtually all peace
Officers in the city are with the posses
and no official announcement of the
Jail hreak has been made. II Is known,
however. that j. c. Morris OF Bartles-
VILE who was awaiting trial in connec.
tion with the robbery recently of a
bank al Centralia was among those who
escaped.
The escape was effected about 2
O'Clock at night A prisoner who had
been permitted to enter the quarters
of Claude Carmichael, the Jailer, TO use
the telephone, seized the taller and took
his keys from him. He then released
the other six prisoners.
Forced TO Stop.
Posses were formed Immediately. II
was learned that about . o'clock this
morning the men in one Of the fleeing
automobiles were forced TO stop in the
river bottom between Claremore and
Tulsa, when their car caught fire. They
held up q passing motorist. took hls
car from him and continued on their
flight. according to word received here
from the possemen.
All the ren who escaped were said to
be waiting trial on charge Of robbery.
Later 1t was announced that the
Prisoners Who escaped IN addition TO
Majors. were Arthur Newton. held for
trial on a charge OF automobile theft:
Ralph Jarrett and julius Dykes. al
Jones, federal prisoners held ON a liquor
charge. and John Wixon. held for pet
ty larceny.
Alarm Given.
The alarm was given by two prison.
ers who remained in the Jail. After
the others had gone they shouted from
their window to a church across the
street where a revival meeting was In
progress. Men who went 10 Jail from
the church found the jailor Carmichael
bound and locked In Il cell. A trunk
in his room had been opened and three
rifles and quantity OF ammunition
stolen.
G. +. Cleveland. owner Of one OF the
cars which was seized by the prison
ers. was slightly injured when he was
struck on the head with a revolver.
Cleveland and his family were return
ing home from theatre when three
men sprang on the running board os
his car and demanded that the occu'
pants alight. Cleveland demurred and
was attacked by the men who forced
him from the machine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22

ALBERTON, Mont. - Can the power
OF prayer overcome dread leprosy?
Is enduring faith as potent a rem
edy now as in the days when the
Savior healed the lepers?
o. G.. willett. former state senator,
and for five years leper, insists these
are possible. And although he has re
peatedly been offered the famous Chau-
moogra oil treatment, effective in many
cases. he .steadfastly refuses IL.
Even with state health officers say
Ing there Is every evidence Of the dread
disease progressing. Willett clings tc
his faith. All OF Montana Is watching
with interest the outcome OF his de
termination that divine power. not
medicine. will cleanse his body OF lep-
rosy.
- Was Prominent
Willet. a Spanish war veteran. con
traoted the malady in the PHILIPPINES
He did not know this. however. until in
1917. after he had taken a prominent
part in the Montana legislature ses
sion, and was rapidly rising in state
affairs.
The stricken man elected TO retire "a
an isolated ranch or the Missouri river
near here. Ills bride OF eight months
refused TO leave him and she shares
his lonely life.
The state board OF health and u
s. public health service offered the
Chalmoogra oil treatment. A divine
healer. learning OF Willett's keen study
OF tho Bible aud his firm faith In pray
er visited him about the same time
and promised n cure.
II would rather a thousand times
fill a lcper's grave than submit my
self TO physicians care" was willetts
declaration. "I would as soon bow
my head TO Bsal az TO submit, to the
god OF medicine"
Refuses Cure.
out In their lonely homo Willett and
his wife have carried ON their pray
ers for divine assistance. Frequently
representatives OF the state board OF
health visit them 10 renew the offer
OF Chalmoogra oil. Each time thc
offer IL refused.
To-day. say these physicians. wiliet,
II growing worse. but his faith in d.
vine aid Ia burning as brightly as ever
THE disease Is progressing steadily, -
declares nr. W. y. Cogswcll. who az
secretary OF the state board Of health
has visited wlllett from time to time
He Is growing worse. beyond a
doubt. lie realizes II, 30 does his
WIFE But the senator stili does no,
feel dsposed TO take tho treatmen,
we are ready TO give him tho momen,
he asks for t."
The neishboring ranchers shout gree,
ings and converse from a safe distance
ss they rass the willett place. sup,
piles are taken regularly 10 them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22
PRINCIPLE OR PIE Is ISSUE UP
TODEMOCRATS IN STATE CLAIMS
CAMPBELL RUSSELL IN ADDRESS

and recognize their citizenship" lie
then told Of the aftermath Of the war
aud the effect Il had on all sections
Of the country, and IN this measure
attacked those who were asking for
bonus at the polls.
lie pointed to Walton tenure OF Of.
flee and said that II might serve as a
warning as to what will happen u the
mayor is elected governor. lie recited
the expenses of the mayors office and
the increase OF recent years. and delv.
I'd slightly into IN past life OF Walton
before he came into the political lime
light of Oklahoma City.
Russell spent some time IN defending
his own rrcord In office and during the
primary campaign In which he uas De-.
feated for domination.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22

Campbell Russell, corporation com
missioner. held the center of attrac'
ton for the Constitutional Democrats
at Convention hall last night. when he
gave out what was heralded as in.
side information ON Walton
Hls charges were answered by ..
NJ. searcy. Of Muskogee. former pardon
and parole officer.
"The question before the people of
Nklahoma now is Principle not Pie"
editor OF 'rhe Cat" said. "Nc
Is under obligation to support
unless he does Il as matter
y. Therefore. you must judge
rrinciple and policy.
yna needs citiztns today. ne
ll1I 6adl1 ''citlEens Who appreciate
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22
ASSOCIATED PRESS HEAD
PAYS RESPECT TO PRINCE

ToKIo.-E'rank d. Noyes OF Wash.
lngton. ID. g.. president OF the Asso.
ciatod Press. paid his respects TO Prince
Hirohito. the regent, at the Imperial
Palace this morning. Mr.. Noyes was
presented by Charles Is. Warren. the
American ambassador Afterwards the
American journalist, accompanied by
Mrs. Noyes, was presented by The am
hassador To the Empress.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22
George Defends
Acts AS He StepS
Down From Office

LEEDS.--ln a characteristic speech
before a Sympathetic audience today
David Lloyd George defended his admin.
istratioh but rcfraincd LNh rSvVIlng
his program. lie spoke strongly Of the
past, but vaguely of the future. Ap-
parently his plans are not yet formed.
or he feels that the time is not ripo
TO disclose them.
lie promised the people that wha,.
ever the future Nigh, bring no would
do nothing mean or paitry. DECLARING
Il will play no part that 10 unworthy
OF tho confidence placed IN by tho p,o.
plo of this country u the greatest
moment In the empires history
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22
YOUNG MAN BADLY INJURED WHEN
HE FALLS FROM TRAIN IN YARDS

James Pickel. a young man sp.
ra-enily about 10 years of age.
was severely injured about 7;so
last night by being thrown from a
no,.h tound Santa Fe freiy't train
in the local wards.
The youth in compay< with an.
other man was attoy ting to board
the train when in y,mc manner he
lost ks hold 81, was thrown to
the er1und WI = caused him to
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22
STROUD CALLED HOME
ACCOUNT or FATHERS DEATH

j. j. Stroud. a member OF the local
police force, has recently returned from
Kentucky, where he was called on ac.
count OF the death Of his father. Alex
Stroud. at Somerset. Kentucky.
Another son, Walter Stroud. also
lives In Ardmore, and there IL a son
at Chattanooga, Oklahoma. Mr. ]. ].
Stroud had not visited his former home
for IL years. Deceased was wnown In
Ardmore where he visited his sons on
several occasions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22
LIVINGSTON AND WOOD
CONVICTED OF ROBBERY

OKLAHOMA CITY.-George Livlngs.
ton and Walter Woods were convicted
late yesterday at Sayre. or having rob
bed the Beckham County National Bank
of Sayre ot il.s36. ON August Is, ae'
cordlnE 70 word received at the attor'
ney generals office here. Livingston
was sentenced to 10 years and Woods
to ~. the latter sentence being sus'
pended. Woods Is ~ years old, and
returned most OF his share Of the loo,
to the bank.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22

sustain n sever cut ON the head.
and a badly bruised back.
The young man who said his par.
cnts lived at pauls Valley. was
taken to the Hardy sanitarium for
treatment. his injuries though pain.
fGi are rot necessarily dangerous.
Ills campanion succeeded In
boarding the train and did no, get
of when the young man was in.
imrs,i.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22
TURKS SIGN ARMISTICE
TO PROVE PEACEABLE \

ANGoRA.-The Turkish n Ma
signed the Mundania armist W.
their peaceful Intentions -
and not because OF press
British. Fireisn Minister
told the national assem
repl, to Lloyd George
chester England. GIlllll1LNl3l
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22
-Four Reported Dead

CHICAGO - -Four men are report.
"A TO have been killed by a limited
train of the AurOra. Eisin and Chics.
80 at westmore. ~ miles from Chlca.
10 this morning
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22
PLANS APPROVED TO
ISSUE STOCK And BONDS

WASHINGTON - Approving plans
FOR reorganization of the international
Great Northern railroad In Tssas. the
Interstate Commeros commission TO.
day authorized the new cotpotstlon
created following a receivership sale to
issue a total OF s&<.ito.ooo par value
In stocks and bonds. Tho proceeds
will be applied to an interest charge
cf ts.iss.Oee which the system must
meet annually. and the rvorganissd
company will acquire ownership BY %.
curity exchanges Of the Austin dam
aud suburban railroad and OF the Oct.
weston. Houston and Henderson road.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22

The Seventh Day Adventists conduct
I'd religious worship in the pcdc,i,s
building on last broadway saturtay
With = sVOd Attendance present.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22

FIRST IN ADVERTISING.
FIRST IN CIRCULATION
FIRST IN THE HEARTS
OF THE PEOPLE
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-22
WEATHER

Today and Monday, fair
and cooler.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-10
REVERSIBLE SCENERY.
Provides Interior and Exterior Aces
series for Outdoor Theatre.

The problem of providing a change of
stage scenery for an outdoor theatre,
which did not have so much as cur
tain. not to mention other stage aces
series. was solved recently by producers
of two Shakespearean PLAYS in the Hol-
lywood Bowl. a beautiful and popular
community gathering place in a suburb
of Los Angeles The need of these two
plays was for one outdoor and one in
floor scene This need was ingeniOusiy
met by building a set of stage furniture
and properties, each unit of which was
reversible.
The indoor aspect of the set consisted
chiefly of four massive, smooth columns
with square bases. and four imitation
marble settees with high backs. These
furniture. draperies, rugs, etc, were
used very successfully in creating a
portico scene, and by stretching of can
vas between the pillars, palace in
terror could be represented.
When the play demanded an outdoor
setting. it was not necessary to remove
all these cumbersome articles Instead.
the pillars were turned around on their
bases. each being mounted on castOrs.
and forthwith the pillars were trans
formed into the trunks of huge trees.
While this turning was done, branches
were thrown about the bases, conceal
ing the caStors and adding to the gen
eral woodland effect. Likewise. the four
settees We're turned over, face forward.
and became irregular. moss-cOvered
rocks To make the height of the set
tees appear less. each one was provided
with a triangular addition that was
placed next to the end, thus adding to
the angularity of the rock. When the
settees We're set upright, these supple
mentary pieces wer6 concealed immedi-
ately back of them. so that putting the
pieces properly in place for the woodland
scene was only a moments task. Shrub
berry and small trees growing at the back
and sides of this outdoor stage helped
materially in creating a very realistic
scene. and while the tops of the trees
were lacking above the massive trunks
the lighting was such at night that this
was scarcely noticeable.-Popular Me
ehanicS Magazine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-10
THEY DO QUICK WORK.
An Example of Secret Service Methods
of Detection.

That old adage about the wheels OF
justice grinding slowly but surely was
probably coined to include the wheels OF
the department of justice. That the
wheels of the secret service grind not
only surely but quickly was disclosed
by an incident which befell visitor to
New York short time ago. Because of
Its serious nature the case was brought
to the notice of the department of justice,
which quickly set its wheels in motion
and Just as quickly disposed OF the case.
The city visitor, although a native
New Yorker, had been making his home
IN Newport News. Va, and came here
recently to seek employment, leaving
his family down South. He came at a
time when the wheels of fair-sIzed
''crime wave - were in motion and be-
fore long was relieved of his wallet
while dining in a buffet lunchroom. The
wallet. which was a gift from his wife,
contained some personal cards and let
teTs and few dollars in bills. among
which was a spurious bill which proved
to be the undoing of the - LITTER Being
born New Yorker he never expected to
see the wallet again. Here the scene
shifts to the Newport News home of the
visitor. But let him tell it:
There came knock on our door
and my wife answering it found a man
there who inquired whether AIR
'iyed here. Why, yes,' said my wife
- is he in now?' inquired the inves-
tigator. No. replied my wife. He is
in New York
Producing the wallet from his coat
pocket the man held it UP and asked
my wife if she had ever seen it. 'Oh.
yes; | gave that to my husband on his
birthday The secret service agent. for
such he proved to be, then opened the
bill fold and produced the spurious note
which proved to be 81 bill raised by
skillful hands to a so bill. And did
YOU ever see this?' he inquired. a man
is under arrest in New York city charged
with attempting to pass this raised
note.
- oh, that bill was passed on my
husband while he had job selling tick
ITS at the railroad station down here
some time ago. This note was discov-
cred among his receipts for the day and
of course he had to make good the differ
ance and has kept this fake note as a
sort of souvenir
1.-The investigator accepted my wife :
statements as plausible and after veri-
fying her story about the raised note at
the railroad station my wallet was re-
turned to me-minus the good money
that it originally contained. 1t seems
that the pickpocket in New York denied
that he had raised the note and insisted
that it was in the wallet which he picked
mp. The secret service department, hav-
ing learned my name and address from
the contents in the wallet. probably sus-
pected that | was beating the high cost
If living bv making the raised notes in
Newport News. Hence, the federal grey
bound at nv door in Newport News.
Oh yes: they work fast. do the federal
sleuths. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-10
JUDGE PIER DIES.
Continued from Page IL

Judge in 1902, succeeding Judge Daniel
Kellogg of Westminster, who had served
Jour years. He served continuously un-
til 1911, when the family came to Brat
tleboro. In 1913 he was again elected
assistant Judge from the south district,
succeeding Judge Frank WOrden of Hall
fax, and served continuously until
March 1920, when he resigned because OF
II health. While he was serving from
the north district and Judge Worden
from the south district they had the
Jail repaired and renovated and new
cell blocks put in at a cost of about
$4,000. The court house also was en-
!aTged and improved under their direc-
tion.
In his capacity as assistant Judge,
which gave him an important place in
county finances. and as justice and i'll
his personal business affairs Judge Pier
always showed marked ability and the
ing character and worth.
He was interested in farming and
took a liberal interest in all the pro
gressive social interests of the town OF
community in which he lived. He rem
resented the town of Jamaica in the
legislature of 1894 and had been lister,
selectman and member of the school
committee and had held other minor
town offices.
He was a member of Brattleboro lodge
Of Masons, transferring his membership
from Mount Lebanon lodge of Jamaica.
He also was member of BINGHAM chap
ter. O. f s.. and of Protective Grange
and was treasurer of the state Grange
for period of % years.
On Jan. ,. 1868, Judge Pier married
Helen A. Williams of Rondville. a daugh-
ter of Charles r. and Faustina (Barrusl
Williams, who survives with one son,
Frank w. Pier, and two granddaughter,
Marjorie and Louise Pier A son, John
Pier died at the age of six wears. and
daughter, GLADYS NJ. Pier. died in 1896,
at the age of 81.
The funeral will be held at clock
Tuesday afternoon at the First Meth
1dist Episcopal church. Rev. Charles c.
Chayer. pastor. officiating. The body
will be entombpd at Morningsidn and
later will be taken TO Jacksonville for
burial in the family lot