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Smyrna times., 1922-01-11

ton; Rising Sun to Wyoming; FELTON,
to Whitley'sburg; Harrington TO
Burrsville; Dover to Little Creek;
Pearson's to Barley; connecting du-
PontRoa north and south.
For Sussex county-Through Laur-
el; through Seaford and Blades;
through Bridgeville; through Mills
boro; Seaford to Reliance; Bridgeville
to Maryland line; Coverdale Cross
Roads to Cokesbury Church; Asbury
Church to Barr's Corner; Frankford
to Omar; Lewes to Five Points; Mil
ton to Harbeson; Milton to Glendale;
Harbeson to Rehoboth; Milford to Re-
hoboth; mission to Gumboro; Dagsboro
to Vines Greek; Frankford to dupont
Road; Dagsboro to DUPONT Road; Ell
lendale to dupont Road; Lincoln City
to dupont Road.
"Of the above roads especially rec
ommend for construction as early in
1922 as possible the undergrade cross
ing at State Road station, Christiana
avenue, and such primary roads south
to Dover. AS a majority of such sec
tions lie within the limits of incorpor-
ated towns their construction will
not only be pleasing to all travelling
these highways, but welcomed, l am
sure, by the citizens of the several
towns
"With such funds as will be avail
able for State aid work in Kent Coun-
ty during 1922, I recommend the early
construction of the most important
east and west roads in Kent county.
"For the convenience of the travel
ing public, and for the better cOntro
and direction of traffic, l would recon
mend the adequate marking of the
State highway system with carefully
designed and comprehensive system o
guide, mileage and danger signs, anC
as a further provision for safety
would recommend the marking of
line along the center of the pavemen
in such manner that traffic ma,
readily be separated into two lane.
such marking, showing each driver hi
exact right of way, would have an ur
, doubted influence and materially re
+ duce the number of accidents"
Smyrna times., 1922-01-11
COLLECTING $500 FILING FEE
Time and Place Where School Tax
Agents Will sit to Receive Returns

lime ana Hldct WHERE OCHOOl A"A
Agents Will sit to Receive Returns
The State Tax Commissioner, M.
Howard Jester, of Wilmington, has
caused posters to be printed and post
ed in every voting district in Della
ware, which given notice of the time,
place and date, when the agents for
each of the counties will sit to receive
the returns and filing fee of SO. 1t
must be remembered that all persons,
citizens or residents, male and female,
over 21 years of age, regardless OF
whether they have or have not any
income, must make a return to the
State Tax Commissioner, between
Jaunary 1st and March 18th, 1922,
for the year, 1921, and pay a filing
fee of SO at time of filing the return.
Agents of State School Tax Depart
ment will sit for the accommodation
of the people of each district between
the hours of ten a. m. and four p. m.
to assist taxable in making returns
and to receive the taxes as follows in
Kent county:
| Smyrna Boyers Office. January o.
Clayton. Clements Store January 6.
Kenton Hiyards Store January 10.
Cheswold Loose's Store. January IL.
| Wyoming First National Bank. Jan. II
| Hartly, Sections Store. January l3.
Leipsic. Wilson's store. January 10.
Willow Grove. Frazier's Store, January II.
FELTON,. Lynchs Office. January Is
Harrington Joshua Smiths Store, Jan. 10.
| Bowers, Williams Store, January %.
Magnolia Johnsons Store. January "a.
| Frederica. Melvin's Store, January 20
| NE.rr H.,
1t must be also remembered-that
failure to receive the blank forms is
no excuse for you to escape from a
fine or penalty. 1t is up to every man
or woman over 21 years of age to
make the return.
Remember-that when any person
tells you that you have to pay so cents
to a notary public for making affida.
Wit to the returns at any of the places
where the agents will sit-that sUol
T person is lying. You do not have il
: to do-as the agents are authorized
to acknowledge the afidavits withou
cost to the individual. This statement
| has been printed several times in the
1 newspapers of Delaware-but the
''kickers" against paying one cent
| day for educating school children
: are deliberately making statements
which they know to be plain lying
. and it is done to arouse opposition OF
the part of those who do not know
: any better.
: Read the posters, make your return
, and save the trouble for yourself. LIE
2 the other fellow look out for his owl
end of the business.
!. The money to pay for public school:
e has got to come from the filing tax
: the income tax from the corporation
: and such as have incomes larg
: enough to pay tax on. Unless thi
V is accomplished-it> will have to b
levied upon the real estate-how will
e you like that?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23
LEGISLAT|ONN NO
AID TO N0RMALCY
Hard Work, Thrift, Econ
omy and Plain Living
Only Successful Plan,
Banker Opines.

Legislation cannot create value TO
a marked degree, and Tor that reason
Il will take hard work, thrift. economy
and similar manner OF living to
bring back the times TO normal, raih-
er than peace conferences. treaties.
etc. is the opinion OF w. NJ. Tomlln.
OF Purcell. who is here as representa-
tive OF the Kansas City Federal Re-
serve Bank during the State National
bank recolvership proceedings.
Mr.. Tomlin states that the banks
In this section OF tho country. partiu.
ularly In Ardmore, have u large re-.
serve fund on hand but cannot put Il
into circulation on u larger scale than
they are doing. due TO the fact that
most OF the men who could use u 10
advantage have already exhausted the
extent or their credit and must llqui-
date their loans before new ones can
be- executed. The majority OF people
thus affected are the farmers, who
will have TO raise a new crop In or
der to regain normal. The oil pro-
ducws are gradually rcpaying their
loans, and with indications prevalent
OF big spring demand for petroleum
products the members OF the fratorn.
lty. says MIR. Tomln. should exper-
ience no difficulty In resuming win.
ming stride.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23
PASSAGE BONUS
BILL BELIEVED
CERTAINTY NOW
Vote Will be Taken by Rule
Suspension in House; Re-
solution Adopted by
221 Toll.
HOUSE IN HUBBUB
DURING BALLOTING
Party Lines Broken When
Test is Brought up on floor;
Spectators Puzzled.

WASHINGTON. - Passage OF the
four billion dollar soldiers bonus bill
by the house before adjournment was
made certain today with the adoption
Of a resolution providing for consid.
GRAFTON of the measure under sls.
pension Of the rules.
The vote on the resolution was 221
toll and was without a roll call Prev
iously the house had adopted a mo-
tion for the previous question by a
roll call vote Of 276 to 1876. AS the
roll call proceeded there was more
than the usual hubbub on the floor
and those in the crowded galleries,
strangers to congressional customs,
looked down in surprise as the mem.
bers milled about, talking and laugh
ing while the clerk read the 435 names
on the list. Those voting were forced
to shout at the top of their voices in
order to have their vote heard at the
clerks desk.
There was breaking Of party lines
on the vote for the suspension Of re.
solution. Many democrats who voted
in the negative on this motion were
called upon to support the bonus bill
confident that more than the two
thirds majority requested under the
rules would be obtained.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23
RECOUNT Nine
B0XESIN TULSA
CITY ELECTIONS
Chairman of Election Board
Given Custody of Boxes
by Order of District
Court Late Wednesday
THREE INSPECTORS
HELD FOR TAMPERING
County Attorney Says He viii
Push Prosecution of Cases
at Next Term of Court.

TULSA. Okla.--District Judge Red.
mond S. Cole, Wednesday night, at the
request Of Monroe Neal, chairman
OF the county election board, granted
q temporary injunction placing under
lock and key in Meals custody the
ballot boxes in nine precincts pending
q recount with a view to determining
what, if any, election frauds have
been perpetrated.
Under the order Neal assumed
which maintained its vigil over the
boxes in the basement OF the court-
house until morning. 1t is probable
they will be removed TO bank vault,
officials said.
Il. Il. Goode, inspector in precinct
cinct "a, and +. l.. Doble. counter in
precinct 26, all Of whom await pre-
liminary trial March 80, charged with
putting illegal ballots in the boxes
and mingllns voted and unvoted bal
lots were arraigned Wednesday before
Justice J. II. Thompson, furnished
bond in the sum of $2500 each.
'"The preliminaries of these men
accused of election frauds will not be
delayed" County Attorney Seaver said.
land, in case they are bound over,
their trials will be set for the next
term OF court, and L am sure 1t will
be possible. We propose TO push the
prosecution to the limit" he contin
ned
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23
TWO KILLED AS
CAR GOES over
NEMBANKMENT
Manager of Trucking Com
pany was Well Known
Through Creek County
Oil Fields.

SAPULPA. Okla--E,dward Il. Voor.
hees. 40, manager of q local oil field
trucking company and Burlington T..
Gunckel 90. truck driver, were
instantly killed at the western edge
Of the city at 10 o'clock Wednesday
when n truck in which they were
riding left the highway and plunged
down IL foot embankment.
The men were returning TO Sapulpa
after having completed rig moving
job west of tho city. AS the truck
crossed the railroad trucks Mt western
limits from Sapulpa, IL went off the
road.
Voorhees,, probably the best known
oil field trucking contractor in Creek
county. sustained broken neck. He
Is survived by widow and two chill
dren.
Gunehols head and chest were
crushed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23
WORK IS STARTED
ON new dam SITE
City Officials Still Seeking
Type of Structure: Water
is Low at Lake, But
No Danger Felt.

Progress is constantly being made
toward the selection of the type Of
dam and arrangements for the en-.
gineering for tn city water supply, City
Manager Dyer stated and men are
at work now grubbing timber and
shrubbery from the dam site and
workmen's quarters are being arranged.
Work will be rushed In order that
the late spring and early summer
rains will be caught.
While there Is no immediate cause
for alarm, Mr.. Dyer states that the
water is low at the lake. there being
about s0-days' supply. For the past
two weeks the line has been supply.
Ing tn needs OF the city. with a small
surplus going into storage. the sur.
plus being something like 200, 900 gal.
Ions per day more than required for
the city's use.
1T is thought that water In Hlck.
ory creek will continue To fill the
pipe line through the spring months. {"
The city uses something like one
million gallons per day. Ia the sum.
mer months this figure reaches TO .
million. the lowest point being reach.
ed during the winter months Is some.
thing like 100000 gallons.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23
GOD BLESS THE US.
Senator Owen Comes Home
From Trip to Europe and
Finds This Best Nation
of All.

NEW Notwithstanding Thurs.
day on the Homeric from a trip
Of several weeks TO European
countries, L. $. Senator Robert
l.. owen OF Oklahoma. summed
up his opinion of conditions IN
the old world In one phrase:
God bless the United States"
lie announced that he stood un.
oquivucally for the passage of the
four power treaty at Washington.
lie visited London, Paris, Wien.
na, Bucharest and Berlin and
made studies concerning his plan
Tor the establishment Of an Ame.
rican federal reserve foreign bank
but he made no formal announce.
mcnt on the subject.
lie declined to make any ccm.
ment on the arrest of Governor
Robertson - oklahoma. lie will
return TO Washington tonight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23
SEVEN ARE NAMED in BRIBERY CHARGES
Subscription Contest Ended
And -Four Lucky Persons Now
Riding in Handsome New Cars

The Ardnoreite's big gift sharing
subscription campaign came TO u glor-
ious close last night. The sealed bal
First National Bank was brought over
to the office OF The Daily Ardmore-
ite at 10 o'clock sharp last night, and
the nnal count took place.
During the week bundles of envel-
opea were placed in the ballot box
During the closing hours of the CAIN
palgn the candidates from various
parts OF the county neighboring ter.
ritory came TO the First National
Bank to tnrn In the last subscriptions.
Many Of tho eager workers continued
canvassing until the last moment, and
just before the campaign was formally
closed, all envelopes from the post
Office were placed in the ballot box.
Vote Counting Big Task.
The judges began their work. at 10
o'clock and finished after about four
hours of strenuous work. They found
hundreds Of renewals and new sub
scriptions and thousands of coupons
collected by friends of the candidates.
Every receipt, check, money order,
bill or coin was carefully checked and
the results were tabulated 1t was
not until segeral hours of work that
there was to be found any indication
as to who was the leader in any of
the four districts.
1t was a smiling, cheerful but hard
fought battle, this campaign OF The
Ardnoreite.
AL honor to the hustling contest
ants who worked hard to obtain the
prizes.
Was Great Race.
1t was truly wonderful race The
numbers Of votes cast for the various
candidates ran up into millions and
1t was after midnight Wednesday
when the d:!igent judges. who labored
hard nearly all night long. finally
made the grand totals and announced
the results. The utmost accuracy
was observed by the judges in tally
ing each contestants vouchers and
votes and to say that 1t was u diff
cult and most tedious task Is putting
it mildly.
The gentlemen who served as judges
handled the accounting with the great
est exactness.
The Ardrnorelte wishes to take this
Continues on PGge Three)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23
FEDERAL AGENTS FIND AGENCIES
DEFRAUDING DISABLED VETERANS

to conduct an investigation into
the operations OF such concerns.
Il was said. with view TO de.
termining whether fraud orders
should be issued against such
agencies operating under fraudu.
lent claims Officials intimated
that possibly thousands Of veter.
ans or members OF their families
had paid the Golfers Of irrespon.
sible and dishonest agencies a con.
siderable sum.
All mushroom" institutions
which are found TO be preying on
the men or those dependent upon
them would be prosecuted as soon
as sufficient evidence Il collected.
II was explained.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23

WASHINGTON. - Postoffioe de.
partment inspectors have had their
attention called to many cases of
agencies throughout the country
advertising that they were able
to obtain immediate action ON
claims by disabled veterans pend.
ing before the veterans bureau, II
became known Thursday Many
OF the agencies. II was said. main.
tained elaborate Offices and adver.
tised that within a short period
after receiving retainer OF SO
to $50, they would secure favorable
action In the settlement OF any
pending claim.
The post office department plan
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23
HOFFMAN BANKER
ARRESTED, BOND
SET, RELEASED
Governor and Five Bank
Officials at Liberty To
day; Search VIII be
Started for Dennis.
ALLEGED BRIBE WAS
THRESHED OUT ONCE
Dennis Told Legislators He
Accepted $4,000 Check
for Oil Lease Sale.

OKMULGEE. Okla.-Governor j. L.
A. Robertson OF Oklahoma and seven
officials of Okmulgee banks were un-
der bond today for trial on indict-
ments alleging illegal transactions in
volving two local banking institutions.
Governor Robertson charged specifi-
cally with accepting part of y25, 900
bribe to place $3.50, 900 OF state funds
in the former Guaranty State Bank
TO prevent closure when the bank
was known TO have been insolyent.
The state executive came here early
last night from Oklahoma City, accept
ed service on a warrant furnished
bond of 900 and left in a few hours
to return to the state capital
He said his visit was 10 meet the
issue without delay" The governor
declined further comment on the
charge declaring the case was in the
hands of his attorneys. whose advice
he would follow. Besides those ar
rested Wednesday, warrant is held
for Fred Dennis, former state bank
commissioner. jointly indicted with
Governor Robertson, Dennis Is charg-
ed in the indictment with having
chared the $500 bribe with the gov
ernor. Dennis has been missing from
Oklahoma City since several months
ago. A search will be instituted for
him. The Indictment returned by the
district court grand jury against Gov
erDor Robertson and the form,. state
! ! .,kins cU-i aissionef charges that
Dennis, WITH the knowledge OF the
governor, made an examination OF the
Guaranty State Bank in September,
1920, which disclosed that the insttu-
ton was insolvent
Governor Has Power.
| Governor and the banking commits.
sioner having the power and author
ity of the law to determine the solv-
ency OF insolvency of said bank. '
the indictment alleges. took from
John IL. Rebold. wealthy oil operator
and vice president Of the bank, a bribe
of $4,000 pursuant 10 an agreement
that $3.50, 600 in state funds would be
deposited in the insolyent bank and
that through the influence" these
officials of the bank would be allowed
to continue business, although ii-
Continued on Page Three)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23
EDITORIAL

The Ardmoreite is gratified TO-
day that il has concluded the
greatest and most successful cir
culation campaign ever held in
southern Oklahoma We are graft
fled that We are able 10 touch the
high point in newspaper circuia-
ton for this section and We are
sratjfied that We were able to
distribute prizes to home people
who aided us In attaining this cir.
culatiOn.
A circulation contest is not 4
money maker for = newspaper. Ii
proposes to accomplish one thing.
!. e. circulation. In this we have
succeeded even more than We an
ticipated.
To-day the ArdInOreite presents
u guaranteed circulation Of 600
daily. In the contest which just
closed 1549 new subscribers were
added to our totals. In the city
of Ardmore we now have a daily
circulation of 1851.
In Madili, Marietta, Sulphur,
Tishomingo, Wilson. HealdtoD,
Wynnewood and Ringing and ad-
jscent territory, we have n total
of 1858.
The aim Of the ArdmOreite now,
with its great circulation is to bet
ter the newspaper daily until it
has no peer among the secondary
dailies Of the state.
The Arjmoreite has been the
family paper Of this section SO
long that we feel the obligation
for service is even greater now
with such an increased circulation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23
Children SAVED
BY QUICK ACTS
One Youngster Grabbed
Live Wire and City Is
Thrown in Darkness;
Father Lost Life.

CHICAGO. Lives OF two chill.
dren were saved In extraordinary
manner Wednesday. Roy A. Singler,
the father OF Mary Singler. II months
old was driving his automobile when
a dog darted IN front of IL. Rather
than kill the dog. he swerved his ma
chine 80 quickly II was wrecked
Bearing down on them was n street
cor. Singlcr called TO hls wife TO
jump. but instead she cuddlcd the
baby In her arms They were buried
In the wrcckage in the crash which
followed. Singler died and his wife
was not expected TO survive. The
babo wns unlnjurcd, having been
shielded by the mothers body.
Rogr Stanton Cooke, six. owes his
life TO rubber boots He waded into
waterhole left open by electrical
repair men and grasped an insulated
wire. A blue flash followed. The
child was Knocked unconscious to the
ground and an entire section OF the
city was thrown into darkness. Trcu.
BILE men found him. seized his rubber
boots and dragged him 20 safety.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23

WATERLOO, Ia.-Make your key
note of success your employees!
That's advice from B. +. Bishop,
cafeteria owner here.
And it comes after he has tried
it out and made go of it.
A year ago Bishop bought a cafe
that was serving about 80 people 4
day Today he's furnishing meals
for some 900 per day.
you:
Trained Employees.
81 secured inexperienced employees
and trained them to give faultless
service Thtu | trained my own cooks
by giving :llem what | had learned
from 25 years in the chefing business
Nothing bIt home cooking goes
"a sign on my wall reads! Nc
charge for the second cup OF coffee
and we bring it to you"
Bishop contends that no man ear
succeed without the hearty co-opera
ton of his employees. Because my
helpers are satisfied they work hard.
he says. And this means that Gus
toners get the best kind of service.
Makes 'Em Partners.
Now Bishop is opening q cafeterif
in Cedar Rapids with his present EN-
ployes as partners. lie will own o.
per cent OF the stock and the EN-
ployes the balance. Workers vii
receive salary plus dividends.
Bishop .s financing his employe:
to help them in the new venture be
cause he has faith In them. He want,
them 10 realize an ambition and h,
says he realizes that his present sue
cess was contributed to by them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23

JOHN McWuERTER: Chaotic
conditions are already past. Per.
sons are already adjusting them
selves nicely To conditions, which
are now normal.
W. II. BAILEY:' Until freight
rates are reduced somewhat in re-
lation TO the drop In prices OF
other commodities. normal times
viii be delayed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23
GOVERNMENT DISMISSES SUIT
AGAINST OIL COMPANIES

WASHINGTON. - The government
filed notice in the supreme court
Tuesday Diminishing suit against North
American Oil consolidated. Pioneer
Midway Oil and the Union Oil Com
panles Of California TO restrain them
from operating on land claimed as
q part OF naval reserve No. unde,
the presidential proclamation OF Dec
10, 1917.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23
|. {. {. REFUSES
LOANS TO ROADS
Oklahoma Company Didn't
Give Sufficient Reason
for Wanting Funds, the
Reports Ayers.

WASHINGTON. - A series OF or
ders denying applications of short
liners or permission TO issue and sell
bonds was issued today. by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. The
northeast Oklahoma railroad which
asked permission to issue $500. 600 in
bonds. and the Asherton and Covert
road in Texas was designed To create
S436,000 In new road Indebtedness.
the commission held. had presented in.
sufficient reason for the step and
controlled properties which showed
small prospect of earning interest
charges on such large principal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23
Flood Warnings Along
Mississippi Issued

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Persons living
on unprotected land were warned to
move to places Of safety Immediately
In a special river forecast by j. IL.
Scott, U. S. Weather bureau at noon
Thursday. A Mississippi river stage
OF AZ feet or more was predicted at
Memphis before March 80, and SO
feet at Helena, Ark. the first week
in April
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23
ANOTHER BIG GAS
WELL IN FOX AREA

Another gasser was brought In In
the Fox field this morning when the
Gypsy Oil Company's No. s. on the
johnson farm. In the southeast cor
ner OF the southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter OF southwest quar-
ter Of section 2s. ?s.3w. reached the
top OF the sand ut ?i1o feet and with
the drill five feet In is making 3d.
100000 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-23
PATRONS WANT BIBLE
TAUGHT in SCHOOLS

HUGO.-Petitons 10 the scvhool
board OF Hugo. asking that the
reading OF the Bible be re.iGs,ltttul
in the public schools. wee circu.
lated In all churches and sun
day schools here and We're univer.
sally signed.
The petition made It plain,
however. that the signers are
strictly against any teaching o.
Interpretation Of the Holy Writ
but merely some selection read
once each week without comment.