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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
ACTION BY THE
OPERATORS HELD
ILLEGAL TODAY
Individual Owners and Con-
tractors Called to Wash
lngton for a Conference
to Fix Scale.
THREE DOLLARS TON
AT NINE SUGGESTED
Chicago Merchants to Protest
Garfield Basis and Sug-
gest Other Bases.

WASHINGTON. - Secretary Hoover
today assumed the responsibility for fix.
ma reasonable price on spot coal dur
ing the continuance OF the present coal
strike.
Opening the conference here today
OF union and non-union operators in
the producing fields, Mr.. Hoover de.
cared that any agreement between the
operators looking toward the fixing of
the price of coal even though in the
interest Of the public, would be illegal.
ana therefore he asked the individual
operators TO agree with him upon a
reasonable price for coal in their re.
spective districts.
Immediate Action.
Ihe commerce secretary suggested
the Immediate appointment of commit.
tees representing each producing dis
trict to confer with him on a fair price
Tor coal in their respective districts.
lie also asked that these committees
snail continue in existence and report
to him after the determination of a
fair price; cases of unfair prices in their
districts.
Coal prices throughout the country TO.
uay' MI Hoover continued, range from
about $2.25 to $3.50 a ton at the mine
but what the public is Interested in 4.
dollars and not cents, although the
margin OF from Is TO 20 cents ion
on coal may be the margin OF profit
and loss for the operators. The pub.
lie MIR Hoovar coptn,1od .l...tl
derstand that the problem at hand IL
one of almost stupendous difficulty.
Meeting Held Tuesday.
The conference follows prelimin
airy meeting OF operators held here al
the request Of President Harding about
Two weeks ago, and It will consider
specifically plan of coal distribution
through cooperative committees. rep.
resenting both the producing and pur.
chasing elements which was approved
AT the first melting as means of keen.
ing prices at reasonable level.
Although the suggestion was ap.
proved at the preliminary conference
that the price level established by Fuel
Administrator Garfield during the war
De adhefed 10 as the basis, was de-
clared last night by dealers association
that operators here for the conference.
had agreed TO an informal melting yes.
terday on d prize program calling for
a minimum OF $500 ton at the mines.
II was declared that delegation head.
ed by l.. w. Ferguson, president OF the
Chicago Coal Merchants Association.
would be present TO Secretary Hoover
today a formal protest against any
such price program being adopted or
receiving official approval.
II was declared by the retailers that
for much OF the tonnage now contract.
ed for this price would mean an in.
crease OF loo per cent, and that It
would be much higher than the maxi.
mum price charged during the war
period when production costs were at
the highest peak"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
SLEEPING CAR
! SERVICE over
FRISCO JUNE |
Ardmore to st. Louis Car Will
Leave Here Daily, Cham
ber of Commerce is Ad-
vised by Agent.

Effective soon after June /. the Fris.
co will establish sleeping car service
between Ardmore and st. Louis, ac-
cording to announcement made by L.
W. Cruce, division passenger agent, in
conference with C. L. Ringer, secretary
Of Ardmore Chamber of Commerce.
Through the efforts OF the Chamber
of Commerce the improvement was ac-
complished A letter from Mr.. Price
on the matter reads as follows:
our line. the Frisco. contemplates
establishing sleeping car service be.
tween your city and ST. Louis, soon
after June /. This car will be hand.
led on our train leaving Ardmore at
500 u. IN. which arrives at Okmulgee
S'55 p. m. Tulsa 6 p. m. and st. Louis
the next morning where connections
are made with all lines east and north.
arriving at Chicago 1880 p. m, Cincin-
natl $50 p. m, Indianapolis 2:50 n. M,
Cleveland l0:l5 p. m. Detroit 1890
y. M, same day and TO New York.
Washington, Baltimore. Boston the
next afternoon.
This through sleeping car service
In connection with our low round trip
summer tourist fares to Wisconsin.
Michigan and New England points
should prove very satisfactory to your
city and We hope the citizens will take
advantage OF II to a sufficient extent to
justify maintaining the service the year
round. You, OF course. realize that
there is considerable additional expense
TO operate this ear to Ardmore. We
are. however, willing to give 1t a trial.
Our train carries dining car for
dinner leaving Sapulpa and breakfast
arriving at st. Louis"
We are glad to make this announce.
ment," Mr.. Ringer stated. "and we
believe that 1t will prove to be OF great
advantage TO those desiring to make
trips over this line"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
Democratic Leaders Say
McCumber Plan Offers
Little Aid to Former
Soldiers; Date Of Bill Ex-
tended to 1923.

WASHINGTON. - The commonly
known McCumber soldier bonus plan
was ordered favorably reported todf
by the senate finance committee. The
vote was 8 to I.
The effective date of the bill was
changed, however, from next October
10 January /, 1923, after Senator
Walsh. democrat, told the majority that
IL would take six months TO get the
bonus machinery in operation.
The smoot plan, providing for paid up
life insurance in lieu OF all other forms
or compensation was defeated by vote
OF TO 8. three democrats, Summons
Walsh. and Derry-voting against II.
Republicans supporting the Smoot pro,
posal were Senators Smoot. Mclean,
Frelnghuysen Calder and Dillingham;.
Republicans voting against II We're Nc.
Cumber. Curtis, Watson, Sutherland
and La Toilette.
Senator Mclean broke the tie which
has existed among the republican mem.
bers on the vote TO report the Nc.
Cumber plan which is the house bill
with some amendments. including elm
ination OF the land settlement for recla.
nation project. Senators said recla.
nation was not discussed although the
house leaders and some senate sup.
porters OF reclamation legislation have
urged that the ith.McNary reclama.
ton bill or some similar legislation be
attached To the bonus measure.
Several majority members of the
committee gave notice To chairman Me
Cumber that they would oppose laying
aside the tariff bill for senate consider.
alton OF the bonus at any time In the
near future. Chairman McCumber re.
piled that he intended to get as prompt
consideration OF the bonus bill rs could
be worked out. but did not state whether
the tariff measure would be laid aside
IL was reported that republican lend
ers hoped to work out some plan By
which the bonus measure would be ex.
pedited without delaying seriously the
tariff bill.
Senator Simmons, ranking democratic
member, announced on behalf OF the
three democrats present. that they
voted to report out the McCumber bill
only TO get action promptly and not
because they favored the measure.
The democratic leader expressed he.
lief that the McCumber bill would be-
OF little benefit to the former service
men and said that the minority re.
served the right to offer a substitute
bill In the senate or amendment to the
McCumber plan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
FLASHES

NEW NOtk.--Seven automobile han.
dts today held up three men In an
automobile ut Long Island City and
robbed them Of II $4,000 payroll be-.
longing to II. X. Madison & Company
New York silk dealers.
NEW NORk.-The American Smell.
ing \ Refining company today ad.
vanced the price Of lead from $50 10
1866 cents per pound.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rlco.--The district
court has summoned Governor II. Mont
Really and his secretary. John Hull,
Ia connection with the cases In whlcl,
the attorney general submitted 10 the
grand Jury relating 10 the administra.
tion Of insulsr affairs.
ST. LOU1S.-The police board which
controls boxing here. announced today
that no bouts would be held during the
summer months. as "thc game needs h
rest" Boxing authorities believe the
board will again sanction bouts next
fall.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In the
rate OF interest charged farmers by fed.
eral land banks from six per cent IN
five and one.balf per cent, effective
Thursday, was announced by Commits.
sioner Lobdell u the farm loan beard
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
TULSA POLICE
KILL negro IN
RUNNING fight
Driver Refused to Stop Car
When Commanded by Of
ficer; Blacks Auto
Plunged in Sewer.

TULSA. Okla.-In a running gun
battle with police officers at l. 80 o'clock
this morning an unidentified negro was
shot TO death, two others escaped and
touring car was wrecked when IL
went into ditch in the l400 block on
West First street. Police Officers G.
O. Davis. l.. f.. Roach and Driver
Double engaged in the pistol fight with
the three negroes.
Travelling at a fast clip the two cars
sped down First street to the western
edge of the city. where the machine
driven by the negroes left the pavement
but hit the loose dirt Of the unpaved
road and crashed into a sewer ditch.
The dead negro had been killed by
bullet that penetrated his head. More
than 20 shots were exchanged by the
negroes and officers during the race.
Coming upon the car occupied by the
negroes at Admiral Boulevard and Ian
sing avenue, the officers gave chase,
overtaking it on Admiral between De.
troit and Elgin. Blowing his police
whistle, Officer Davis commanded the
driver to stop. he reported today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
ENGLAND Will
NOT TOLERATE
irish REPUBLIC
dublin Will be Held as One
Of Essential Steps Of
Military Operations
Churchill Says.
MIKE COLLINS AND
DE VALERA OPPOSING
britain Will Not Stand for
Deviation from Treaty by
Either Party, He Says.

ONDON.-Secretary Churchill in the
course of debate following his state.
ment on the Irish situation, reiterated
that Great Britain would not tolerate
the establishment of a republic in Ire
land. He said the British troops re-
manning In Dublin were militarily Sc.
cure and were awaiting eventualities.
I'm the event a republic is set up"
added the colonial secretary, "lt Is the
intention of the government to hold
Dublin as one Of the preliminary and
essential steps of military operations" :"
Irish Want Freedom.
No one disputed. said the secretary,
that the wish of the Irish people was
reconciliation which would give Ire.
land her freedom. her place, in the
world and the hope of final unity. Up
TO 10 days ago. the leaders of the pro
visional government had appeared to be
resolved to march steadily forward
through a free election and put down,
II necessary by force Of armed persons
who tried to prevent them.
An agreement by Michael Collins,
head of the provisional government
and Eamonn de Valera, the republi-
can leader. however. struck directly
at the provisions of the treaty, Mr..
Churchill said
The consequences of the agreement
weer very serious he said and 1t seem
ed probable that the Irish people would
not be able to give free expression to
their views.
- - On Signing Treaty. - - -
II Mr.. de Valera or any OF the others
who might be ministers in the Irish
government refused TO sign the declara-
tions prescribed in the treaty. the sec
retary continued, the treaty was broken
by that fact. and the imperial govern
ment resumed such liberty of action
whether in regard to the resumption
OF the power which had been transfer
red or the re.occupation of territory
as 1t might think appropriate and pro-
portionate to the gravity OF the breach.
THE imperial government would not,
in any circumstances. agree to deviate
from the treaty. either in the strict
letter or the honest spirit of the docu-
ment," Mr.. Churchill declared.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
GR0T70PREPARE
FOR HOMECOMING
HERE ON JULY Is
Exercises on That Day to be
More Elaborate Than Last
Ceremonial Day; Visitors
Coming by Train.

Fifteen committees have been ap
pointed to take charge OF the Grottc
Ceremonial planned for July 2S, when
homecoming day will be observed.
The event will be out OF the ordl
nary, inasmuch as IL will be held on
the anniversary date Of Ardmore. and
Is being arranged with u view OF invit'
ing all former citizens TO gather in a
real celebration, as well as big cere
monial TO take care Of those who will
enter that mystic. gladsome band OF
Aahmes Grotto,
While the program will be arranged
along similar plans as the May Day
festival, II will be on a much larger
and more elaborate scale and 1t is anti
will fur exceed the previous event when
hundreds assembled
II is likely that the same arrange
ments with regard to the reduced rail.
road rates will be made and every detail
worked out by the local organization 10
take care OF the visitors.
The complete list of committees is
lOuoMSs Nfluu IL
l.. Gardenhire, chairman, w. a. Wor.
ley, T.. G. Harlow, j. H. Britton, c.: l..
Anderson, Clint Done. h. Il. Foster, w.
G. Morgan, j. A. Nlagee. all of Ard.
more: II. NJ. Davis, II. j. Buche, of
Wilson; Clyde Ayres. U. S. Oglesby. W.
X. Jordan, Leon julius, Healdton; C. NJ.
Anderson. o. w. Waddle. e. NJ.
Schwartz. l.. o. Neil, Hugo; NJ. 4.
Coffey. Lone Grove. Wyatt Chigley,
Robert Dunn. Davis; A. J. Walker, Ada;
q. w. Young, Berwyn; O. c. Clough.
Hamilton Dillard, Ringing: +. Il. Dav.
idson. Graham; ]. X. Frazier, McMann:
j. q. Fitzgerald, J. q. Richards. Writ;
w. NJ. Whitaker. Durant; NJ. NJ. We.
ing. w. 5. Florence, Msdill: c. N.
Hodges. Orr.
Lunch: j. G. Clopton. Oln Wolver.
ton, j. w. Davis, \. II. Snelson, Roy
Shores: Ladies' Entertainment. Mrs.
Robert Gardenhire. chairman. Mrs.
Otis smith. Mrs. George Daunls. Mrs.
G. II. Everett. Mrs II. n. Davis, of
Wilson; Men Entertainment. u. II.
Royer. chairman; w. w. Clemens.
George L. Dressed. Tom Frame, Frank
Adams.
Parade; Don Cochran, chairman, Har.
CONTINUED on page -
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
THOUSAND SEEK
omaha ABDUCTOR
Two Young Women Held in
Manacles Under Shack
for 36 Hours After
Man Slips Nets.

LlNCohN. Nebr. - Police have re.
newed their search for Fred Brown.
alias Gus Grimes, wanted In Omaha,
ON u charge OF abducting two young
women and holding them manacled In a
hole under his shack for 36 hours. af.
ter he had three times slipped through
the hands OF authorities and citizens
Tuesday.
Brown was first recognized here by
Mrs. Violet bingham, "a former resident
OF the same apartment building In
which he resided following his release
from the state penitentlary. where he
served term on a charge OF automo.
bile stealing. Mrs. bingham seized
Brown. but n revolver protruding from
his pocket kept assistance at u distance
while he broke away and fled. Earl
Shoemaker. student. attempted to
capture Brown few minutes later
but was driven away by threats to
"shoot."
More than thousand persons enter
ed the chase.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
NON.UNI0N men
ASKED To TAKE
PART in VOTE
Cradle is Empowered to
Call Strike and Set Date
For General Walk-out
on all Trunk Lines.
SHORT ROADS ARE
NOT EFFECTED NOW
Replies to Ballots Expected by
End of June; Call May be
Made Early in July.

DETROIT. Mich.-Officials of the
United Brotherhood Of Maintenance OF
Way employees and railway shop labor.
ers today began preparation Of strike
ballots TO be sent within the next few
days 10 the AIS ,000 members of the or
ganization throughout the country and
10 approximately $1,000 non-union men
OF the crafts who would be affected by
a strike.
The brotherhood members, with non
union men. will be asked to vote on the
question OF accepting the wage cuts OF
from one to five cents an hour recently
ordered by the United States railway
labor board in Chicago. II majority
OF the brotherhood votes in favor of a
rejection OF the deer eases, f. +. Ora.
blfe, grand president OF the brotherhood
with headquarters here. is empowered
TO issue strike call Immediately, set.
ting the date for the walkout
Action Denied Tuesday.
A resolution calling for the strike
vote and ordering Mr.. Cradle to take
the strike step in the event 1t is sane.
toned by the membership was passed
yesterday at meeting of the brother.
hoods executive council composed OF
all officers of the union.
Astrike ballot will be mailed TO each
person affected by the reductions. II
being desired 10 give non.union mem
bers working beside the owners hold
ing cards an opportunity to express
their choice between continuing work
at the reduced figure or suspendins
their efforts.
IL Is expected by union officials that
the last Of the ballots will have been
mailed by the first OF last week. All
the replies are looked for by the end OF
June. II strike is desired by the
membership. such call probably will
go out during the first week In July
Mr.. Cradle said.
Short Lines. Expectedw.
The wage reductions ordered by the
labor board becomes effective July |. II
a strike should result all mechanics
ana maintenance OF way employees OH
all the leading railroads OF the country
would be affected. The only exception,
according to Mr.. CRADLE. would be EN-.
ployes OF short line railroads that do
not come under the rulings of the labor
board. Those crafts comprising the
brotherhoods membership include me,
chanics. section men and foremen,
trackrnen and their foremen. bridge
builders. painters, coal chute men, Gin.
der pit men, common laborers in shops
and carpenters.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
INDUSTRY SHOWS
Strong REVIVAL

WASHINGTON. - Substantial In.
creases in the production of automo.
biles and building materials were the
outstanding features In trade reports
for the month OF April announced to.
day by the department of commerce
passenger automobiles produced duding
the month totaled 1862 or 80 per
cent more than in March while truck
production also showed gain.
In many other lines the announce.
ment said. appeal figures did not show
the advance over March conditions that
might have been expected tina, the pre-.
ceding month, although II was regard
ed as an encouraging sign that "busi.
ness for the most part is advancing in
the less spectacular but more substan.
tial manner"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
MERCHANTS Will
CLOSE At $50
Campaign to Induce Buyers
to Shop Early Will be
Started Soon; Employees
Get Benefit.


This sentence will appear on adver.
tisements OF many Ardmore merchants
after Monday, June 8. according to II.
l.. Shine. secretary Of the Retail Mer.
chants Association, In announcing that
during the summer months thees stores
will close early daily. except Saturday.
in order TO give employees relief during
the warm weather.
In this connection u campaign is no,r
under way To induce buyers to shop
early, preferably in the mornings. The
advantage OF shopping early Is seen in
that 1t will permit more pleasant sur.
roundlngs during the cool part of the
day and that Il will aid the merchants
in permitting their employees to leave
the store early.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
Rural Students
to be Guests of
Ardmore e Societies

Six organizations. the Retail Merch.
ants Association, Ryonis, Rotary, III.
wants and Lion clubs. and the Chamber
OF Commerce, have co-operated with the
county superintendent of schools, each
pledging s25 for the purpose OF provid.
Ing refreshments for the several hun.
dred county school children expected
In Ardmore. Sunday. Jupne IL. when
eighth grade graduating exercises will
be held
This cooperation bespeaks the at.
titude of Ardmore for their county
friends and II is indeed gratifying 10
me to be able to tell the children Of
the rural schools that citizens of their
county seat. are joining In an effort
to make the occasion, pleasurable in
every way" Mrs Kate Gait zanels
said today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
Chile REFUSES
TO ARbITRATE;
PERU IS PEEyED
Reply is Not Considered Final
and it is Believed Diplo-
macy Can Avert Another
Break.
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON An unfavorable
reply By Chile TO the Peruvian proposal
TO arbitrate the sovereignty OF Tacna.
africa is understood to have been pre-.
sented at todays joint session OF the
Chilean Peruvian conference
The Chilean reply. although not con.
sidered of final character, was re.
ceived with manifest disappointment
in Peruvian circles. The meeting end.
ed. however. without definite action.
There We're indications that despite
the Chilean refusal to arbitrate the
question OF plebscte In Tacna-Arica.
the door to further legislation on forms
OF arbitration had been left open by
certain counter suggestions on the par;
OF the Chlleans.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
OWEN CHALLENGES HIS
OPPONENTS TO DEBATE

OKLAHOMA CITY.-A formal chal.
lenge TO met him In series of l9 joint
debates was issued here by Thomas IL.
owen TO each Wilson and j. C. Wal.
ton. All are candidates for the demo.
cratic nomination for governor. The
challenge states each OF the three would
be permitted 90 name four places In
which the debates shall be held. II
was specified that they are to take
place In July.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
SOLDIER BONU S
BILL REPORTED
|FAVORABLY NOW
SHOOTS AT RATTLESNAKE
AND HITS HIS BIG TOE

VISALlA, Calif.-E. X. Woods, of
Porterville, extracted revolver
rom beneath his pillow when he saw
u rattlesnake on his bed yesterday
and fired with deadly aim. He did
not notice. however, that his right
big toe was In the line OF fire. and
the bullet which killed the snake
also slipped off the top of the toe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
ENGINEER TO REPORT
ON NEW BROCK ROAD

u. II. Jones, engineer In tho state
highway department was In Ardmore.
Tuesday and with County Engineer
McCulley inspected the road between
Ardmore and the new oil fields at
Brock. MIR. Jones II II stated. did not
indicate which OF the two routes he
favored. the run going via OF Nhe as
phalt mines or the one by the Prairie
Valley school house, but stated that he
would make his report directly TO III,
state highway commissioner for final
approval
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
LEE REFLECTED TO HEAD
TRAINMEN BROTUERUOOn

CLEVELAND. Ohio. - William q.
lee OF Cleveland, president OF the
brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen on
"Wednesday was reelected on the frat
ballot for term Of three years at the
'riennial convention Of tho brotherhood
aow In session at Toronto. Ont, ac.
'oring to a telephone message received
rom Mr.. Lee BY brotherhood head.
luarters here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
Welchman Is Ercavated.

LONDON. - Major Herbert Rawse
Armstrong, leading WEIGH solicitor.
who was convicted last month on a
charge OF poisoning his wife was exc
cuted in the 0louchester Jail today. He
Is the first member Of the English bar
to be executed for murder.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-31
ARRANGEMENTS MADE
FOR HELBACH FUNERAL

The Right Reverend Mcclure OF OK.
lahoma city arrived In the city late
"Wednesday to conduct funeral services
OF X. Helbach. which will be held q
$40 o'clock Thursday morning at 81,
Mary's Catholic church.
Mr.. Helhach. who was one OF Ara.
more's best known citizens. died at HE
home on McLIsh avenue Sunday after.
noon. following an ilnness from which
he had suffered since January. He Il
survived by a widow and three chr.
dren. Joe and Rudolph Hslbach anl
Louise Helbach. "