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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11
OUR FIRST YEAR
By a Bride

been staging a variety Of plays in an
old barn. refitted as u theater. A Ger.
tain rich man financed our enterprise.
Some of us acted for the fun of the
thing; some because they had achieved
little reputation in college for dra-
matte ability; some in the hope that
amateur work would open the way to
the legitimate.
The rich mans daughter designed our
costumes and did them excellently. Lo-
cal artists sketched our sets. Local
authors got us 10 try out their dramas.
Our director was Judge on the bench
by day who enjoyed directing plays as
some persons enjoyed swimming. Alto
gether we were Bohemian bunch, or
we thought we were.
The crowd at the Little Playhouse
welcomed me, the bride, with a gay
chorus. II was the first time any of
them had seen me since my wedding.
"Oh, hol Did you marry him?"
queried Judge Ballou with a critical
my cards read Mr.. John Cuthbert Mad
ison.'"
/ shrugged my shoulders, as much as
to say, We'll. you see whom I'm with"
Luck with you. per usualr'
Anything you can't pull off"
More raillery, meaning nothing But
somehow l wished that my very own
husband had escorted me to the Little
Playhouse. Not a month had been
welded, but something curious certain
ly had happened TO me. Without my
own man. already I had begun to feel
detached. out OF place!
And for the first time the affairs of
the Little Playhouse bored met
Ito BE Continued.)
Copyright. 1922. NEA Service.)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11
TEN YEARS AGO
Happenings In Carter County and
ArdmOre as told by the files
Of the Ardmoreite.

The freight depot OF the Santa i'e
railroad is too small to accommodate
the business of Ardmore and the cree.
ton of a new building to house the
business of the company here is urged
today by the Ardmoreite.
The Topeka, Kan, baseball team
arrived today and registered at the
Randol hotel. This team crosses bats
with the Ardmore team today.
Attorney A. Eddleman of Marietta
is a business visitor in Ardmore to.
day.
The Ferndale Review Club met yes.
terday with Mrs. A. c. Young, Mrs.
w. II. Bumpass was leader
Judge Stilwell II. Russell returned
home this morning from Oklahoma
City. where he has been sitting as a
special judge.
An appeal for funds to sustain Har-
grove College is signed by Lee Cruce,
Sidney Suggs, w. S. Wolverton. w.
T. Freeman and other Ardmore citi.
zens &
The proposal Of the Rock Island
Railroad Company to establish a for
eign colony near Ardmore Is receiving
encourage from Local real estate
men.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11
DALLAS CITIZEN TRYING
TO SOOTHE TWO FACTIONS

DALLAS..-A committee of Dallas
business men met Monday to discuss
plans to bring together the Ku Klux
Klan and anti.Klan factions in the
city II possible, according to a bust
ness man who said he attended the
meeting. We declared the intention
was to make suggestions to both sides
in an effort to restore peace and
harmony"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11

day will gradually lessen the shake stiffness and pain
After some weeks of this program, a palsy victim
perhaps suddenly will have hour of real from all
uenors stiffness heavness and pain. He may be able
to sleep for half hour without tossing about.
The exercises in detail which may be taken three
times a day for Is 30 minutes are:
Right up to the shoulder, level and down. Right
up in front and down Right raised backward
and down.
Then the is extended, opened shut
all motions TO be made down slowly about foot to
four seconds
The same caishenics carried for the left
arm then each leg in turn. Each repeated
ment is slownesS.
This treatment gives great relief TO the intense suf
fering long is kept up but the Improvement
relapses If the patient becomes Indifferent
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11
MISSOURI NEGRO SLAYERS
BROUGHT TO OKIAAHO MA

MIAMI, Okla.-Sterling and Ralph
Long, negroes, alleged to have slain
G. G. Babcock, a Carthage, Mo-, mer.
chant, are in the Ottawa county Jail
here, it was learned Monday. They
were spirited out OF Jasper county TO
avoid a threatened lynching.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11
Niles Won't Run.

MUSKOGEE. OKla.-Speaking be.
fore the women's republican club,
Colonel Alva j. Niles of Tulsa reiter-
ated that he was not and would not
be candidate for governor on the
republican ticket.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11
DIR. Bl5HcF's ADVICE
TREATING PALSY

y general there is no treatment that
is of any avail in curing shaking
palsy, or paralysis agitans, as it is
technically known.
In the last few years, however,
treatments have been found and
given which resulted in great relief
and marked Improvement of some
sufferers.
in this disease certain exercises may
be utilized TO excellent advantage.
Slow motions Of the arms and
legs continued Is minutes three times
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11

The mother a New York boy has bought an
automobile with which to start a hunt for her lost
boy. II she is anything like woman driver we met
on Broadway recently she will be sure to run
into him one fine day
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11

The TT. Worth StarTelegram believes that will
Work in the cabinet and Pepper in the senate
something should be accomplished
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11

The hunt OF thai Oregon for buggy leads
us to believe that he has experienced of our
starter trouble.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11

There appears at this distance to he something
radically wrong with Russia.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11

Some OF the statesmen who think they are the
instruments Of destiny merely wind instruments
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11

II women are to sit in the senate with the an
clients of American politics trained nurses will fit
the bill best.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11

Congress is considering purchase OF butterfly
which should enable us all to go right ahead wit
our every day pursuits.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11

When prosperity got around tho
corner il ran into coal strika
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11

A woman never shows her age on
purpose.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11

Lady Astor is coming over to
give America advice. One astor
not born to blush unseen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-11

They call themselves shifters; but
others call them shiftless.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-18

experts, 10 explore the ground to begin
with and see IL there are insuperable
practical objections. There is no doubt
whatever that the two systems are quite
irreconcllable-the system in Russia and
that obtaining in other parts Of the
world"
Mr.. Lloyd George insisted that after
all there was a vast amount of private
property in Russia. Nominally the land
was nationalized, but in reality it was
peasant proprietorship, and it would re-
suit in the end. he predicted. in the same
system as followed the French revolu-
ton, system of peasant proprietorship.
He maintained that when England had
encouraged intervention in Russia 1t did
SO openly, and England had never en-
couraged bands of raiders. He hoped
that with the coming of the truce every
country would mind its own business.
ITO attempt to reform other countries. ="
he went on, "or to organize military ex-
peditions to convert the heather in RUS
sia, or for NJ. Tchitcherm or M Litvinofr
to organize a band Of missionaries to
convert infidels in our country, will re-
suit in a great deal of troutA Let us
mind our own business. That is what ]
mean by pact Of ncn-aggression."
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-18
invites STEEL :
MAGNATES TO WHITE HOUSE
About Forty of the Counys Leading Steel Manufacturers
VIII Attend Dinner in Washington Tonight-t is I'm
derstood That Transportation Rates and More Cen
era Observance of the Eight Hour Day in the Steel In
dustry VIII be Discussed.

Washington, May 17-President
Harding. it became known today. has
invited about forty of the country's
leading steel manufacturers to a dinner
at the White House tomorrow night.
While official comment was withheld az.
to the purpose of the gathering the fact
that the president had previously given
notice Of his intention to have sixteen
or twenty presidents Of the larger rail-
road lines in conference at the White
House Saturday night gave grounds for
a general understanding that transpor-
tation matters would be taken up with
the stele manufacturers at the earlier
gathering.
1t is understood that the matter Of
transportation rates and the possibility
OF securing downward revision imme-
dIateiy to an effective extent even Il not
ordered BY the interstate commerce
commission, viii be discussed with ths
railroad executives. The steel interests
it is said in some quarters. are vitality
concerned in rate reduction in view OF a
semi-administration proposal 10 haze
downward rate revision accomplished bs
lowering freights on heavy basic com
mod!ties before attempting general per.
ccrtage reduction on all freight.
In addition to this, President Harding
is known to have taken particular in
terest in proposals TO secure a NOR.
general observance Of eight hour da,
operation in the steel industry. This. /
was considered possible in some guar
ters might also be discussed tomorrow
night.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-18
soHAwBACH TO BE GERMAN
FINANCIAL REPRESENTATIVE

New York. May Ii CBy the A. P.)-
Paul Won Sehawbach, Junior member Of
the famous German banking firm of S.
Bleichroeder and company will repre-
sent German investment interests at the
international conference her next month
on the refunding Of the Mexican national
debt. it was learned here tonight. This
will be the first international hnan-
cial meeting since the peace conference
at which both German and American
private investment interests have been
represented.
The German banker will sail from
England on the steamship Olympic, May
"a, with Thomas w. Lamont, chairman
Of the American group, who has been
holding preliminary conferences with
European bankers in London. and dele
cations from the British and French
groups, each of which are expected to
BE- represented by two member bankers
Swiss and Belgian interests in Mexico
will lie represented at the conference by
the French and the Dutch interests by
the British.
Mr.. Lamont. the members of the Brit
ISL and French delegations and Mr. Won
Schawbach will begin conferences here
about June 1 with Adolfo De Lahuerta,
Mexican secretary of the treasury, to
devise plans for adjusting Mexico's ma
tional debt,~which is estimated at ap-
proximately s700,000, 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-18
TEXTILE INJUNCTION CASE
CONCLUDED IN PROVIDENCE

Providence, R. l.. May 17.-Taking of
testimony in the injunction proceedings
Of the Jenckes Spinning company of
Pawtucket against the United Textile
Workers of America was concluded in
the superior court this afternoon. Coun-
sci were given until Wednesday to sub
nit briefs.
A feature of the closing of the hear
ing, which has been in progress since
May 8, was the presentation by counsel
for the union of affidavits from 179
strikers from the Jenckes plant, to the
effect that they went on strike voluntar-
ily and had remained out voluntarily,
without pressure from the U. T. w. This
was intended to refute charges by the
corporation that the union, 'Hby threat
and intimidation had kept employees
from their work.
Judge Chester A. Barrows announced
that hearings on the injunction petition
of the Crown Manufacturing company
OF Pawtucket and Attleboro against the
United Textile Workers would begin to-
morrow morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-18
SEVERAL CONFERENCES
HELD BY THE STEEL NES


New York. May 17.-Freight rz1e re-
ductions. the tariff. elimination Of fhs
II hour day IN the steel industry ard
steel mergers were among the subjects
uaOfficlally mentioned in steel circles
here today as probable topics for Dis
cussion at President Hsrding's dinner 20
steel men in the White HbBse tomorroT
nlgni.
While none OF those invited worfd
comment on the Invitation on the ground
that such action would be discourteors
TO the president. Il is known thar SER
erai conferences at which the dinner
was discussed were held By steel men
during the day.
Ebert Gary. chairman Of the Unitei
States Steel corporation. who was SUD
poenaed 10 appear before the LockWood
legislative committee tomorrow 70 -
questioned concerning pending steel
mergers was excused until a later date
by Samuel Untermyer. COMMITTEES coun-
sci, in order 10 permit him % attend the
dinner. Mr. Cary and James A. Far
rell. president OF the corporation. to-
gether with a number Of other steel ex-
| ecutiyes. are expected TO feave here to
HfeFrow morning on special cars attach
ed 10 regular trains.
Charles ~ Schws5. chairman Of fhg
Bethlehem Steel corporation. was out q
town today but Il was announced At his
Offices that he expected TO proceed 70
Washington tomorrow. a. &. Dinkey.
president Of the Midvale company. vii
go TO Washington from Coatesviile. Pa
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-18
STATUS OF CHICAGO POLICE
WAR OR LABOR TERRoRIsTs

Chicago. May 17.-Death threats sent
TO police officials, the announcement
that three labor leaders would have to
stay in jail and steps to place armed
guards about every building under con-
struction in Chicago were developments
today in the police war on labor trror-
lists.
The placing of guards with orders to
shoot to kilr' about building projects
followed fire started by bombers last
night as the latest act Of violence in a
campaign against the Lands wage
award.
big Tim Murphy, Fred Nader. pres
ident of the building trades council, and
Com Shea, were checked at the outset
of a supposed mvve for freedom today
when Chief Justice Kickham Seaman of
the criminal court rejected a defense
motion for assignment and immediate
hearing of their trial on charges of hav-
ing slain a patrolman.
The death threats were received by
Chief of Police Charles Fitzmorris and
Captain Wesley Westbrook, warden oi
the Cook county jail. The chief receiv-
ed his in the mail at his home. where q
uniformed policeman is on duty day
and night The threat to the warder
came to the county jail where an extra
police detail is on guard in anticipa
ton of possible attempt to rescue Ia
i Dor leaders held there.
Declaring he had received threats t.
| 'rburn Chicago" Chief Fitzmorris an
nounced that he woulwd put one o.
more watchmen on each building undel
construction.
Robert E. Grove. states attorney, an
nounced tonight after a conference will
Chief Fitzmorris that four more in
i dictments would be returned this weei
! in connection with the Staying of tW'
patrolmen by bombers last week. Eigh
labor leaders are under indictment II
connection with the Staying of one
| these officers.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-18
OFFICERS ELECTED BY
GRAND LODGE, L. o. o. f.

Waterbury, May 17.-Charles +.
Hathaway of South Manchester, Conn.,
formerly deputy grand master, was
elected grand master Of the grand lodge
of Connecticut. /. o. %. F.. at the grand
lodge annual meeting here today, sue
ceedfng Herbert ]. Phillips Of this city,
who became grand representative, sue
ceeding Frank W. Wilton.
Charles j. Fowler. judge of probate
in Thompsonvil1e, formerly grand war
den. was elected deputy grand master ;
William S. Hutchinson of New. Haven
was reelected grand secretary and Sid
ney W. Challenger of Middleaown was
reelected grand treasurer; James Coo
per of Mystic. formerly grand mar
shall, was elected grand warden; Alfred
i. Lilley of Hartford. formerly grand
guardian. was elected grand marshal
Dorok Whitney of Bridgeport. was elect
ed grand guardian; Leo Davis of Nor
| walk, formerly grand herald was elected
grand conductor, succeeding Harry
Temporal. and Aaron w. Carlson OF
New Britain was elected grand herald,
South Manchester was chosen as the
place for the next annual meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-18
TO CONCLUDE SHIP. SUBSIDY
BILL HEARINGS FRIDAH

Washington May l7.-Agreement 20
conclude hearings ON the administrative
ship subsidy bill on Friday vas r=acne1
today by the senate commerce and horss
merchant marine committees which have
heen considering the legislation a. jolns
sessions for the past SIX weeks.
Secretary Denly who testified yester-
day in favor Of the measure was 10 re-
appear today for further questioning cor
he sent word il would be Impossible fer
him to appear before mis- forthcoming
departure on an inspection OF the Pa
ciiic cOast naval stations.
Plans OF republican committeeman cal
Tor early action on the bill by the houss
in the hopes that the senate also may
dispose Of the legislation at this session
Of congress. The house committee, IN
mediately after adjournment Of the Joint
sessions, will take up the measure n
executive session 10 determine whether
any changes should be made in The
Draft Favorable report Of the bill. per-
haps modified in many particulars, Is
forecast even by members who have IN
dicated they are opposed to the subsidy
program.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-18
4 lderer
Shot and Captured
Sidney Ward Shot Through
Foot When He Attempted
to Reach for His Rifle
Had Eaken to the Woods.

South Kent Conn, May 17.-sidney
Ward, alleged to have shot and killed
Mrs. Flora l.. Benedict, So years old, on
her farm here this morning. was arrest
ed at Gaylordsville late today by state
police and constables. Ward was shot
through the foot by one of the officers
when he attempted to reach his rife.
The capture of Ward came at the end
Of an all day hunt throughout the hilla
of this section by Constable Eric Hag-
their search soon after the killing Of
Mrs. Benedict was reported. Her
daughter, Mrs. Cora Page, was wound
ed by shot fired from behind tree
after she had discovered the body of
her mother near the kitchen. door.
From the. Ralph Rowland farm, where
Ward had stopped soon after the Shoot
ing, the constable, and his men headed
for the farm of Edward Shove. AT this
point trace of him was lost. In the af-
ternoon State Policeman Frederick L.
Preston of Canaan arrived with two
other state officers and Joined the con-
stables party. Later a telephone mes
sage brought information of man with
rifle being seen near the railroad sta
tion at Gaylordsville. in the town of
1
scene of the shooting
The state and town officers went there
by automobile and from a distance saw
| a man sitting on a log in patch OF
brush. As the posse approached the
| fugitive reached for his rifle, which was
on the ground, and one of the officers
hred. The man was hit in the foot and
onered no further resistance. Two OF
the deputies identified the prisoner az
| Ward. He was then brought here an6
iuentifiedTby Mrs. Page as Ward, for.
mer farmland on the Benedict place
wards wounded foot was attended b,
a physician at Kent and the prisoner
was taken to Litchfeld by State Police
man Preston and locked up IN tn,
county jail. Coroner Samuel A. HERNIA,
viii hold hearing tomorrow or Fri
day.
4 Mrs. Benedict. widow. was shot ant
killed by former farmland. Sidne,
Ward. at her home in little valley be
tween Kent Mountain and Spectacle
Mountain, early today. Ward ais,
wounded Mrs. Benedict's daughter, Mrs
Cora Page, widow, and in shooting a
the latter may have intended to raw
: tried to kill both Mrs. Page and William
Farrell, a farmland who was talkinj
to her at the time.
Ward, after the affair at the Benedic
J place. walked to the farm. of Ralpl
/ Hewland, entered the barn where How
land and an employc were getting read
for the days work, borrowed a chew Q
: tobacco, casually remarked that he haj
killed somebody" and sauntered out an
e disappeared in the woods.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-18
CABLED PARAGRAPHS
GOVT DEFEAT IN COMMONS
WITHOUT SERIOUS RUPTURE

London, May II (By the A. P.)-The
crisis projected by the defeat of tn,
government in the house of common
last evening passed as suddenly as i
arise. The cabinet. after a council
lasting an hour today and telgraphic
cor sultation with the prime minister at
Genoa, has decided to carry on and ap-
point a select committee to investigate
the question of teachers superannua-
tion, refusal Of which in the first in
stance led to the governments defeat.
The government affects to treat the
defeat as a minor matter, but examina-
tion of the division lists shows that nc
less than fifty-eight government sup
porters, equally divided between union
lists and liberals. voted against the gov
ernment.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-18
TARIFF BILL TO BE KEPT
BEFORE SENATE TILL PASSAGE

Washington, May 1.-THE tariff bill
will be kept before the senate until its
passage no matter how long that may
be, Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,. the
republican leader, announced tonight in
tho senate.
Provisions in the pending tariff bill
under which the president would be Civ
en- broad powers over tariff duties were
attacked ana defended today. Senator
Watson, democrat, Georgia, opened the
assault and was Joined by Senator I'm
derwood of Alabama, democratic leader,
and others of the minority side. Chair
man McCumber and Senator Smoot Of
the finance committee defended the pro-
visions.
Declaring that the proposal would
bring together in the White House the
three branches of the government. the
Legislative, executive and judicial. Sena-
tor Watson said they would work a
revolution in our system Of govern
ment." HIS asserted also that the pow
er Of life and death over business not
only in this country but abroad" was
too great to impose in any one man and
asserted that no member of the British
parliament or house of commons would
dare to make such a proposal.
Senator Watson said that to vest leg
is,ative power in the hands of the exe-
cutive was "violative of the very spirit
of representative government and add
ed:
"'If we are unable to make the laws
| without abdicating a part of our consti-
tuTional authority. let US surrender II
| all, resign, go home and give the people
a chance to send legislators here who
| can legislate."
Senator Underwood described the pro.
visions as the machinery to overthrovs
| all the rates we are discussing"
LAS long as this machinery remains
in the BILL he said, land 1 hope 1t viii
/ go out. it is hardly necessary for us to
| consider rates because no matter wha,
we do it all may be wiped out overnight
| by an executive orerh."
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-18
SAVED BY ROPE IN FALL
DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT,

New York. May 17.-while Edward
Young. 23. was falling fifty feet down an
elevator shaft today he put into practics
ore OF the stunts he had seen IN movie
tAriilers. and thereby hit the bottom
In FIRST class physical condition
On the way down from the third aoor.
where he fell into the shaft when hf1
foot slipped. Young reached out ana
gfasped a couple OF ropes suspended
from the top. He slid to the basement.
After he had been treated for rope
burns" the boss told him to take the rest
Of the day off