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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28
BALLOT MACHINE
OILED AND READY
FOR OPERATION
Inspectors Will be Given Oath
Immediately; Boxes Are
Sealed; Count Starts
10 a. m.

Ballot boxes are all locked up ana
ready for the inspectors. o. c. Lasher.
secretary OF the election board an.
nounccs.
Mr. Lasher with the assistance OF II.
H. sayre has devoted considerable time
to his duties and ,hero will be no de.
lay occasioned In his part OF the work
he Gays.
Inspectors will take their oath from
the election board. thus authorizing
them to administer the oath TO their
precinct officers and counters, Mr.
Lashcr states.
The precinct board is made up OF an
inspector. judge and clerk, tho In.
speotor being tho chairman OF the pro
cinct board. The board names four
counters to tally votes, he said.
Counting OF votes will begin at 10
o'clock on the date OF election. "But this
does not mean that any information
viii be given out as TO the standing
of any OF the candidates. In fact, nc
information can be given out until the
last vote is counted and any procedure
to the contrary is a violation OF the law
and will be dealt with accordingly" Mr.
Lasher stated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28
COAL DISTRICT
ROADS DECLARE
EMBARGO TODAY
Only Foodstuffs and Perish
ables With Coal Will be
Handled; Increase Fuel
Expected.

WASHINGTON - Three coal carry.
ing railroads. the Norfolk and Western,
Chesapeake and Ohio and Louisville
and Nashville, have declared ernbargoes
over their lines against the acceptance
Of any freight except foodstuffs, live
stock and fuel. The actions were taken
under the Interstate Commerce commits.
sions declaration OF an emergency
which authorized the roads embarras.
sed by the shopmen's strike to show
preference and establish priority in
transportation.
The object of the embargoes is to
conserve all the equipment and facili.
ties for the three carriers for the trans
portation Of coal.
1t was believed that the first result
OF the embargoes would be to increase
coal shipments from the non-union ter
ritory. Arrangements of the roads no
titled the commerce commissioner that
they would modify the embargo orders
as rapidly as conditions permitted and
gradually accept other places OF freight
for movement as they were able &c
transport II without interfering with
the coal flow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28
SUBMARINE USED
IN LIQUOR HUNT
New York Officials Resort to
Drastic Means to Break
Up Traffic Along
Border.

OGDENSBURG, n. Y.-The former
submarine chaser c. S. 343 arrived here
Friday to aid in the warfare against
border liquor smuggling. Much surplus
war material of the federal government
Is now assembled here. Officials as.
sert that within as hours the campaign
against rum running from Canada viii
be prosecuted vigorously with naval
craft coast guard cutters, air ships,
armed cars and high power motor
trucks.
Two powerful trucks. part OF a fleet
OF 4S. to be sent to northern New York
are already here. Each viii carry gov.
ernment agents armed with rifles and
revolvers and will operate in this Gus.
toms district, being used TO blockade
the highways when word is received
that cargo contraband has left the
border bound south.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28

reports show. The l79th organization
In which the local snit occupied most
difficult part drove their opposing units
across the lines and captured the en-.
tire camp. The first platoon OF the
local company in charge OF First Lieut..
Il. X. Mccoy took the right flank in
the problem and captured tho railroad
yards and stores held by the enemy
while the second platoon Under Second
Lieut.. l., Il. Mangum. was In support
OF the three companies Of rifles. The
report of commanding officers ot the
problem shows that the morale OF
Company NJ was unequaled as first
year gunmen.
The review Of the entire guard or.
ganiyatiOns. composed OF about 1000
men, was held before the party OF regu.
lar army officers ON July g. The com.
plete brigade Of infantry. riflemon, ma.
chine guns, artillery. motor aud horse
drawn vehicles. took part. Local off.
GERS report that many flattering cont.
pliments were paid the state urganiza.
ton. The review lasted all Saturday
afternoon.
Ardmore's company went into camp
IN the area back OF Signal Mountain
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28

Ardmore's national guard unit, Com
pany NJ. returned from the summer
encampment Thursday afternoon. with
u cluster of honors that went "a long
way toward placing the unit in the
front rank OF the state organization, in
Wow OF drilling, discipline. machine gun
technique. and Individual honors.
Ardmore's company first swept the
national and state guard and regular
army officers off their feet In the ma
chine gun competitive drill when they
tied Company II OF Oklahoma city for
high honors. A party of national oft
GERS from Washington and Fort sam
Houston paid Capt. Frank Mclean, In
charge OF the local company, the tribute
OF being the best machine gun instruct.
OF on the field. Gunmcn Manuel Bros.
coe and Bert Canada, both OF Ardmore,
were declared to be the two best ma
chine gun men OF the entire state or
ganization.
Nictors In Battle.
The dexterity with which the Ard.
more company leaders led Company NJ
of the iTsth Infantry IN sham battle
with the isoth Infantry won the admi-
ration OF the entire staff Of officers,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28
REV. Irwin IS
FOUND GUILTY
ON CHARGES
Appeal to Synod Announc-
ed and Ardmore Minister
will be Asked to Defend
Accused Clergyman.
WAS FRIEND OF
LATE JAKE HAMON
Lawton Church Affair Still in
Middle Since Irwin Faces
Criminal Charges.

Rev. c. c Weith, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, will be asked to
represent Rev. Thos. Twin, Lawton
minister who was suspended from the
ministry, IN an appeal to the Oklahoma
synod.
According to Rev. Weith, any min
lister can appeal to a member Of the
synod and request that the member
act in his defense.
First ;ntimation of this came in AS
sociated Press dispatches from Okla
homa City in a staement from e. Ham
ilton, Chtckasha attorney, who was
counsel for Mr.. Irwin. Hamilton
stated chat he had been barred from the
proceedings.
In a statement to newspaper men,
Attorney Hamilton emphasized that Ir-
win was suspended from the ministry
and not the church and that he can be
reinstated at any time the presbytery
see fit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28
HUGE BLIMP COMPLETES
MAIDEN TRIP ON TIME

WASHINGToN.-rhe army drigible
CO arrived at the Aberdeen. Md. prov.
ing ground at $ u. m. today, concluding
the return trip of nonstop flight to
New York upon which the big dlrigible
left Boiling field here at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The ship reached
New York about 1890 u. m. today and
after circling over the bay and cross.
ing Manhattan was reported to have
disappeared in a short time on her re.
turn trip.
The trip which consumed IL hours
was said in army reports received OF
the incident, A crew OF l2 men man.
aged the hugo blimp.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28
Coal Strike Quiet

CHICAGO Coal operators today
were continuing to deny another sched-
uled peace meeting such as mentioned
by Jomn L. Lewis. head Of the United
Mine Workers. and the strike seemed
little nearer q settlement.
Meanwhile Secretary Hoover was
receiving assurance from the governors
of various states that the federal gov
ernment would receive every did from
them in preventing retail profiteering
during The strike.
1t was expected that the presidents
coal committee which has been working
to perfect an organization for the coal
control program would be ready to func-
tion by the first Of next week.
Utilities Help /. c. G.
More than half of the state railroad
and public ustities commissions have
assured Commissioner Aitchison OF the
Interstate Commerce commission and
representing that body on the presi-
dents coal committee OF their co-opera-
ton in carrying out the priority orders
| At st. Paul 1t was asserted that coal
was being shipped from Duluth, Mimi
to points in Illinois. The Interstate
Commerce commission will be asked 10
place an embargo on such shipments
If 1t is found they too are being made
said, Ivaa Bowen. field administrator.
At Muskogee. Okla, contracts with
mines supplying coal to public utilities
and institutions. cancelled BY the United
Mine Workers were renewed. The or
der affects or mines In Oklanoma
and one in Arkansas producing 2'Soo
tons Of coal day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28

cd to show any weakness. All sorts Of
outdoor games and indoor contests woro
indulged In by all the units.
Another remarkable showing thai
went In to headquarters regarding
Company NJ was the fact tha. nc. =
single man fell out OF ranks during ira
rigid drilling that was acrin,s.a,ed !-
machine gun work. Two vcoxo es s-s
liminary training that the gusriernsa
here underwent before going into camp
went a long way toward conditioning
them. Il In said.
Grenade squad.
First Lieut.. Mccoy and Sergeant
Noble Tyre received special instructions
to organize n hand grenade squad IN
Ardmore upon their return from camp
Both men showed up well after taking
special instruction In grenade work.
Mccoy stated Friday that tho squad
would be- organized at once and train.
ing started upon as soon ~ supply
OF grenades arrived.
Two local guardsmen, Edward Ander-
son and Thomas Chapman. took w -
cial work with the 17Sth 1nfAntry han4
This band is said 70 BE- one Of the ~
In the southwest
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28
London INSISTS
KLAN should NOT
PARADE IN CITY
Sheriff Doesn't Think Condi-
tions Right fov Demonstra-
ton Because of Feeling
Near Primary End.

Advised by reports that there prob.
ably would be a Ku Klux Klan parade
and ceremony In Ardmore Saturday
night, Sheriff Ewing C. London has re.
quested that kansmen refrain from
any demonstration ON the streets at
that time.
Il call upon the citizens comprising
the khan in Ardmore and Carter county
not to attempt a parade now" the re.
quest reads. II ask this In the interest
OF peace and harmony of Carter coun.
ty."
Sheriff London's viewpoint was that
with conditions as they are on the eve
of the primary. trouble might bo pre-.
cipitated by thoughtless persons.
The Ardmorcito could not learn for
certain that tIs suggestion would be
accepted by the khan, but men who are
thought to be members of the khan
express themselves as reasonably sure
that the parade would not be held.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28

LAWTON, Okla. Convicted at a
secret trial on the widely heralded
bathing suit charge" and allegations
OF perjury, and high handed dis
ciplning of members of his flock,
the Rev. Thomas J. Irwin, former pas
tor of the Lawton Presbyterian church,
was suspended as u minister of the
Presbyterian church in the United
States ea:ly today by the judicial com
mission Of the FL Reno Presbytery.
you are indefinitely suspended as q
minister Of the Presbyterian church
United States of America, and may the
Lord have mercy on YOU" read the YER
diet of the trial body
The expulsion of Mr.. Irwin from the
CONTINUED on page p
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28
Judge Has Slight Majority
in Exhaustive Poll With
Wilson Second and Wal
ton Third, Figures
Disclose.
ALL COUNTIES
ARE REPRESENTED
Total of 275,0OO Votes it is
Estimated, Will be Cast on
August | in Oklahoma's
Hottest Primary.
by NJ. IL. TOOMER
In The Oklahoma News

Arriving at a conclusion in this race
tor governor which will end August
q. Is about as easy as picking the news
Out OF the static" by radio on a hot
July afternoon.
One man cannot do It, Therefore |
enlisted the cooperation of $50 men all
over Oklahoma in making a prediction
estimate Of the result in the Democratic
primary, ard the result of the poll show
ed the following relative strength in
votes:
THOMAS ii. OWEN-9S,295.
ROBERT II. WI1SON-90.9S9.
JACK c. WALTON--S42S6.
On July /. / mailed 150 letters tc
representative men in every county ir
the state. Bankers. farmers. doctors
lawyers, election officials and news
paper editors were included in the list
They were chosen without thought OF
partisan alignment but with the idea
that their judgment was dependable.
"FOliowups" July Is
In some instances replies were re
ceived from three men In one county
each giving his slant" on the situa
tion in his locality.
On July IS. 100 additional letters wer,
Aent out. and from the total number
$50 replies were returned.
The tabulated results appear In an
other column. They represent tn,
exact returns from the poll. 1t is my
belief that there has never been 9
more conservative. nor more impair
tial poll taken in Oklahoma.
Any One Might Win.
With Indications of each Of The thre,
candidates showing strength that neari
the hunired.thousand mark, 1t woult
De ridiculous to think that one, ant
zone alone, had the opportunity I,
grasp the nomination.
While TIE poll shows owen leading
fhere are so many amazing and con
,flicting dement's in the present rae,
fhat either Wilson or Walton may &c
"a drift in this final week that woul,
make either of them winner.
Many will be surprised, perhaps, tina
the poll shows Walton running third
1t surprised me, too but I'm letting tn
poll speak for Itself,
The fact that total democratic vot
of $4,000 has been indicated by IN!
correspondents speaks plainly that 1
Us anybody's race.
Confidence Everywhere.
owens headquarters see during thi
week more definite drift to their can
Niidato.
Wilson's campaign leaders believe 9
strongly they will sweep the state.
Waltons pushers outbid any in tn
field with their confident prediction
that Walton will put Wilson and owel
in the discard.
In the present poll, owen is credit
ed with the high vote In 80 counties
Wilson has the lead In q, and walto
an i6. Returns from seven countie
vhowed two candidates with equa
Continued on page y
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28

which ls n strictly machine gun camp.
Here local guardsmcn early established
u reputation OF being the best drilled
unit In the machine gun area, officers
report. Six companies OF machine gun
corps were competing against Com.
pany NJ In all exercises. Riot and strike
drills played u conspicuous part in the
course OF instruction given at this sum.
mer's encampment. A rigid course OF
instruction along these lines and gen.
eral guardsnon tactics was offered dur.
ing tho is days encampmcnt. Riot
and strike drills viii continue TO be
given to all companies after they re.
turn to their posts. officers here re-
pert. following orders received from
state officials.
All Good Athletes.
Not only In military exhibitions did
Capt. Frank McLean's recruits step into
the limelight. In "a baseball series the
Ardmore team did not suffer a single
defeat, and sent four teams from other
companies In the regiment home down
in defeat.
In boxing and wrestling matches,
which were staged continuously during
the two weeks MoLcan's protegsss fail
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28
CONNEMARA AREA
CLEAR OF REBELS
Cabinet Members Take Field
Against Irish Insurgents;
Hopes for Peace Are
Believed Near.

DUBLIN. - All the main towns In
rhe Connemara district have not been
cleared Of insurgent troops and rapid
progress Ia being made by the national
forces In the west and the Munster
province, says an official report IL is
sued Friday.
The report says there Is good ground
for hoping that within tho next fort.
night tho organized resistance OF the
republican rregulars will have been 80
broken that further postponement OF
the Irish parliament win he unneces.
sary. At present five members OF the
provisional government cabinet and i6
other members OF the Dali are actively
engaged IN the suppression OF dlscr'
tdArA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28
FREE STATE TROOPS AMBuSHED
AFTER TRUSTING PRIEST

BELFAST - Tho ambush OF "a party
OF free state troops was reported from
Glenties. county Donegal. They en-.
countered a man dressed as priest,
who assured them there was no danger
In the nationality. suddenly seven men
emerged from behind. opening fire. xii.
ling two OF them. Four OF the attack.
ing republicans were captured.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28
ONE KILLED IN
POWDER BLAST
Ten Tons of Explosives Wreck
Plant and Shake Houses
in Vicinity Near Fort
Smith, Arkansas.

FORT SMITH. Ark.-One man was
killed and two injured. neither fatally,
in two explosions early Friday morning
at the Equitable Powder Company
plant, four miles south OF Fort Smith.
The men We're employees of the com.
pany.
The dead man is John Caperman,
aged 80. He was blown 200 yards and
killed instantly.
1t was estimated 10 tons of powder
exploded near the press and breakdown
where powder is pressed and cut for
packing. A part of the plant was
wrecked and other buildings In the
vicinity felt the effect OF the blast
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28
KlanSmen to Hold
Barbecue Prior to
Parade-CeremOny

Saturday win be the might OF nights
for members OF the Ku Klux klan IN
this section OF the state. 1t was stated
authoritatively this morning.
Preceding parade through Ardmore
a barbecue will be held somewhere III
the county: Ten head OF cattle will be
slaughtered, 1t is said.
After the parade ceremonial win be
held and candidates put through the
work. The place was not designated
but 1t was stated that the public ~ in
vited to witness from distance.
A klansman in airpiane Is today Wis.,
lting every chapter within radius Of
$50 miles of Ardmore advising OF the
ceremonial and giving the order for
these chapters to attend
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28
Three PROPOSALS
To SETTLE rail
STRIKE COMPLETE
All Plans Hinge On Adjust
ment Of Seniority Rights;
Go to Executives at
Meet Tuesday.
NINE CONTRACTS IN
STATE ARE RENEWED
Coal Strikers Seem to Think
Settlement is Nearer; En-
bargoes Expected.

WASHINGTON Three proposals
for immediate ending Of the railroad
strikes have been submitted to repre-.
sentatives Of the railroad executives
and labor unions by President Harding
according to information obtained to-
day from administration advisers who
talked with the executive.
The three proposals, all hinging on
various plans for adjusting the en-
ployes seniority rights will be submit
ted, it was said. TO the executives meet
ing in New York Tuesday ana to an
employees conference in Chicago to be
arranged by b. M. Jewell. the shop
mems leader.
Routine railroad contracting, 1t was
said, would be abandoned by the rail.
roads under each Of the three pro-
posals.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION IL
ISSUED At ST. LOUIS

ST. LOUISA temporary restrain.
Ing order prohibiting striking shopmen
from interfering with the operations OF
the American Refrigerator Transit
Company has been issued by Federal
Judge Andrew Miller In federal court
here. The order is returnabie for a
hearing August n
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28
Three Nlurderers Hanged.

ESTANCIA, n. M.--Three men were
hanged here Friday for the murder OF
Anton Coury. merchant OF Duran. n.
NJ. last September. A fourth man who
was convicted was granted stay OF
execution ut the last minute pending an
appeal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28
COMMITTEE STUDIES WAR
CLAIMS AND PAYMENT

WASHINGTON - Questions raised
at the opening hearing on the Under
wood bill TO create an American comms.
son to adjudlcate war claims against
Germany ard Austria and to pay them
out of seized enemy alien property
were the subject OF conference ar.
ranged by Chairman Cummings OF the
subcommittee saving the measure In
charge today from the secretary OF the
committees request for an opinion on
the bill.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28
Negro Cook Used
Razor When Taken
By White Party

DENISON, Texas - A negro said
to have been a cook for the Mis-
souri-Kansas and Texas railroad
kidnapsd by a party Of white men
last night and who escaped with a
companion after slashing one OF
his captors with a knife, was cap.
tured Fri6ay in Red river bottoms.
military authorities said. Captain
Gray OF the Texas rangers made
the capture. The military heads
are conducting an investigation in
10 the affair.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28

Ilev. Z. G. Weith will leave early
next week for winona Lake. Wisconsin,
to spend menth's vacation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-28

$50 this is the Ardmcreite?
eyes and it's getting a lit
tie better all the time"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-10-19
VETERAN sovEREIoNs

The king Of Spain is the worlds
senior monarch, despite his youth.
He has now completed Sc years as a
sovereign, for nominally King AL
fonso acceded to the throne on the
day Of his birth, six months after
the death of his father. 1t is sur
prising to note how/few Of the prin-
cipal rulers Of today are survivors
of the Nineteenth century. Besides
King Alfonso, the only veterans"
are the queen of the Netherlands.
who assembled the throne in. 1890, at
the age Of ten, and the octogenarian
prince of Liechtenstein, head of his
little state since 1853.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-10-19
BABY BORN IN AlRPLANE

"Guynemer" is the name Of the
French war ace and it's also the
name Of a brand new baby, who has
the distinction of being the first
child born in an airplane. The
mother, Nine. Georges Breyer of
Lyons, gave birth to the child 5000
feet above the Mediterranean while
she was en- route from Naples to
Paris.
The mother has purchased the
airplane as a souvenir. The question
of the nationality of the child is not
disputed as the French law speci-
fies that child takes the fathers
nationality, regardless of place Of
birth.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-10-19
JUST IN TIME


Some Nexperce People May Wan
Till It's Too Late.
Don't wait until too late.
Be sure to be in time.
Just in time with kidney Ills
Means curing the backache, the
dizziness, the urinary disorders
That so often come with kidney
troubles.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for this
very purpose.
Here is testimony to prove their
merit
r. III. Kimball, prop. Of grocery,
1913 Main St., Lewiston, Idaho, says;
Several years ago when living back
east, / had an attack of kidney trou-
BILE. My back ached SO badly ! could
hardly keep up and around. / used
Doan's Kidney Pills and they quick
iy rid me of the pains and other dis
orders. Since then when ] have
needed kidney medicine, Doan's
have never failed to give me the
same good results as they did at
first"
COO, at all dealers. Foster-Mnburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. x.