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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-17
ROAD OIL is
DISCUSSED BY
CITY OFFICIALS
Contract for 100000 Gallons
and Spreading 1t Before
Board of Works.

Proposals for the spreading Of road oil
by private contract instead Of using
S24, 900 worth Of comparatively new equip
ment owned By the city have been dis
cussed by the board Of public works 1t
was learned today. The board, 1t Is said,
at the regular meeting today, may award
n contract FOR supplying Of 100000 gallons
Of road oil this summer or for supplying
and spreading II.
William H. Armitage, marshal of the
city hall political forces, and chairman
Of the executive committee Of the Re-
publican county organization. who sat
in a conference with a member of the
toard and contractor, who desired to
supply and spread road oil, said he
thought the board had decided not to
let the contract for Spreading.
NAME OF CONTRACTOR
Is NOT DIyULGED.
William H Freeman, Republican coun-
ty chairman and member of the board
OF works, said road oil was discussed In
the meeting
In considering contract for spread
ing road oil Arnitage said the board
was ignorant" OF the fact the city
owned three road olling machines 1t
was not until yesterday the board learned
tn, city had such equipment. he said.
TITS put a different complexion on the
situation and he said he thought the
board would not further consider letting
the contract for spreading.
TOTAL COST
ABOUT $4,000.
The board plans to buy 100000
gallons OF road oil at the outset. It
IS understood private contractor would
supply and spread this amount for ap-
pfo&imntely Oh cents gallon This
would make the total cost around ST 900
A proposal to supply the oil alone, at
SIS cents a gallon, has been made, It is
said This would make the approximate
cost Of oil alone s34 600. The apparent
difference between the cost OF the oil and
cost Of spreading by private contract
thus would be about $50 600 Meanwhile
the s24 900 worth Of equipment might not
be used. under such an arrangement.
The Jewett administration bought two
OF the oiling machines In 1920 and one
in 1921 and 1t is said they are in good
condition.
Should private contract for supplying
and spreading be let at the $4,000 figure
the board Of works would have to ask an
additional appropriation for the work
The city budget provides S45,5f0 for pur-
chase of oil and 2.T47 % for salaries and
wages Of men operating the oilers.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-17
New Field Deputy
in Revenue Work

Nelson NJ King. field deputy in the de-
partment Of Internal Revenue, has been
named chief field deputy to succeed Lon
b. Mckeel, who resigned to become man
ager Of the Hoosier Sub carburetor
Company according to an announcement
made by NJ Bert Thurman, collector or
Internal Revenue today.
The appointment Of Mabel Armstrong
as deputy collector In the sales tax d.
vision to succeed Opal Sutton, resigned,
also was announced
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-17
Births

Frank and Eva Dixon, Ills West Sew
eenth, boy.
Leslie and Una Whitledge, COS Langs-
dale, girl.
walter ard Florence Luxs 40 Regent,
boy.
Harry and. Nellie Duncan, SIT South
Warman, girl
James and Louise Clark, 1874 South
Delaware, girl.
Erman and Ruth Person, OBS Pomeroy
boy.
Russell and Eva Mote, 2711 Bellfontaine
girl
Arthur and Nancy Crow, 10 North West,
boy.
Isaac and Eva Headrick, 2145 Webb,
boy.
Jesse and Fawn Rowe. 500 Drover girl.
John and Cleo Lanshan, 1880 Shelby,
boy.
john and Elizabeth Hermann, $50 East
Minnesota, boy.
Russell and Irene Dininger. 1916 Blaine,
boy.
Samuel and Bertha Cullen, 491S Univer-
sity, girl.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-17
Uses Uniform of
G NcDnL Lieutenant
to Impress F>Iks'

COLUMBUS, Ind. May 17.-Ralph
Hoffman. recently discharged from the
United States Navy. where he served as
ship cook, was arrested here on a charge
Of impersonating lieutenant in the
Navy. Hoffman was taken to Indianapo-
lis for a hearing and was later released
on probation. He Is said to have adj
mitted the deception, saying he did It in
order to make a better impression on
the home folk" He was recently mar
ried to the owner and manager Of the
Belvedere Hotel here. who, before her
marriage was Cordia Whitesides.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-17
Governors Debate
on Canal Issue

ALBANY, N. Y, May 17.-Governor
Miller has accepted an invitation to de-
bate the proposed st. Lawrence ship
canal with Governor Allen of Kansas in
Chicago next Tuesday.
Governor Miller Is strongly opposed to
the canalization of the st. Lawrence
River on the ground that it would in
jure the barge canal.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-17
OFFER PRIZES
IN CONTEST OF
FIRE FIGHTERS
Business Houses and Citizens
Making Generous Contri-
buttons.

indianapolis business houses and citi-
zens are contributing, literally. TO the
list Of prizes being offered IN the city
Identification contest, conducted by the
city fire prevention bureau and the fire
prevention committee OF the Chamber OF
Commerce, Jacob f. Reidel, chief OF the
bureau, announced today.
The contest viii close June is aud en-
tries will be received as late as June l.
Those who enter now will have greater
opportunity TO win prizes. however.
PRIZES FOR
BACK YARDS.
The prizes are offered for the most
beautiful back yards and those showing
the greatest degree of imprcs ment dur
ing the period of the contest 1t Is neces-
sary officially to enter the contest by
filing out application blanks. which may
he obtained from the fire prevention bu-
reau at New York and Alabama streets.
They are to he filed with the bureau. A
capital prize viii be given for the most
beautiful yard and another for the most
improved premises IN the whole city. In
addition there viii be fifteen other prizes
for each OF the fifteen wards.
LIST or PRIZE
CONTRIBUTORS.
Persons and firms which have con-
tributed money or merchandise TO tho
prize list were announced by Captain
Reidel as follows: -
Frank G. Jordan, John ]. O'Brien, The
Cakes Company, +. c. Atkins Company
Jacob e. Reidel, Bobbs Merrill Company.
Sanborn Electric Company, Hall Neal
Furnace Company, Fred c. Dickson, Mrs.
George @. Bruce. Bretzman's Photograph
Studio, indianapolis Water Company,
Mrs Charles J. Lynn, Hook Drug Com
pany, T. NJ. Sellers, Hamilton Harris
Company, Great Western Company. Hat
field Electric Company, Stewart-Carey
Glass Company, indianapolis Candy
Company, Lilly Hardware Company. In
danapolis Salvage Corps, Merchants
Heat and Light ompany, W. Fl. John
son and Son Company, Meyer kiser
Bank and Krause Brothers.
Public school teachers are cooperating
by enlisting school children and their
parents In the contest.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-17
NON-UNION COAL
MINERS ASKED
Secretary Hoover Says Pro.
ducers Will Confer on
Price Advances,

WASHINGTON, May 17.-Only oper-
ators of non-union coal fields are being
invited to attend the conference called by
the Government to halt soaring prices of
coal at the mines, it was announced to-
Gay by Secretary of Commerce Herbert
Hoover. who will pres de.
1t is the ron-ulion fields, Secretary
Hoover sid, that arc showing so and 100
per cent increase in prices. These are
located mainly in West Virginia, with a
few in Tennessee, Kentucky and Penn
sylyania
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-17
Deadlock Persists
in Anthracite Field

NEW YORK, May 17.-Negotiations be-
tween anthracite operators and the strik-
ing miners are still deadlocked, and there
is no sign that it Will be broken soon. 1t
was admitted today by Edward Parker
OF philadelphia, representing the mine
owners.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-17
Deaths

Julia Mae Maxey. 90, TO North Cali
fornia. pulmonary tuberculosis
Coda L. McAlister, IS. Central In
diana Hospital. paresis.
Prank NJ. Dolan, IS, Methodist Hos
pital, carcinoma.
George L. Whist, SO, 1914 Prospect,
chronic myocardftis.
Fred Sells. 45, city hospital, chronic
endocarditis
Josephine L. Osborne. 40, 944 North
West, tubercular laryngitis.
Joseph A. Robertson, 49, 2507 North
western, cerebral hemorrhage
Mary Caroline McComb. IS. $40 East
Tenth, chronic myocarditis.
Howard H. Mikels, SO, North Elder,
acute ptomaine poisoning
Werner Baldwin Titus. 70, 202 North
Jefferson, chronic myocarditis.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-17
Hosiery Specials

W O M e MS PURE
THREAD SILK HOSE
Reinforced, blac k,
navy, silver, nude,
white, brown and cor
dovan; sizes 81a to
1912; irregulars of
$1.00 quality 6 pairs
f nair $1,000. 6gc
CHILDREN'S MER-
CERIZED ROLL-TOP
SOX-Fashfoned tops;
colored striped tops;
irregulars Of Soc quail
ity; sizes 5 to az;
special, Or.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-17
Muslin, Sheeting, Longcloth, Etc.

UNBLEACHED MUSLIN -
40 inches wide; fine even
thread; will bleach easily ;
suitable for curtains and gen
eral use; extra special, r..
YARD AOS
HEAVY UNBLEACHED
MUSLIN-Indian head and
other best brands, IT.
special, yard ...........At(
BLEACHED SHEETING-
81 inches wide; a good serv-
iceable sheeting (no %
phone order), yard JIG
LONGCLOTH-Yard wide
nice chamois finish for under
wear and infants a. ~
wear. .10-yard bolt, 91.fJ
BEACH CLOTH - Good
heavy grade; in all the de-
sirable colors, specially
priced, To-
yard. .............-.. ~
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-17

WOMEN'S BUSTER
BROWN - Mercerized
hose: fashioned legs;
reinforc &c d; black,
brown and white;
sizes 81 to 10; 8 pairs
for $1.00, Or
pair ........... .OON
G H I L D R e MS
STOCKINGS - Fine
ribbe d, reinforced;
black, brown and
white; sizes 51a to 10;
slight imperfections or
sse' pa ss'l at .l5c
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-17
SCHOLARSHIP MEDAL.
ATHlETic5

The Osric Mills watkins post of the
American Legion will award medal to
the senior student at ble.c of Shortridge
High School VINO has made the highest
grades In his classes for the year. The
award was made this afternoon at a
ceremony in the auditorium Of the school.
This medal Is awarded in memory Of
Osric Watkins, who was well-known
athlete Of Shortridge. He WON a sweater
In basket ball and In baseball while In
high school. Last year the medal was
awarded to John Mitchell and the year
before to Lawrence Michenor.
Reid Sprague will present the medal on
behalf of the post.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-10
MINERS GO RACK; RAILMEN ARE SILENT
Walton Stands on Progressive" Platform, He Says
Rotary Club Takes
Up Back to School
Movement in City

Back to School Movement. fos-
tered by the Rotary club members has
been instituted in Ardmore for the pur.
pose of getting all boys and girls who
have not finished high school to go
back and remain until graduation.
it Is the plan of the club members
to make personal visits to all students
who lave finished he Junior high and
who are not enrolled in the Senior high.
Employment will be found for all those
who ere unable to attend school because
of financial conditions and jobs will
be found in the homes of the people
OF Ardmore that will give ample sup
port to students and be at hours before
and after school.
The Back-to-S School Movement" was
started by the Blackwell Oklahoma Ro.
tarians several years ago and since
that time has become national issue.
Members of the local boys work com
mittee are Colquitt Sykes, Herbert
Johnson. Fred Chapman, Arthur Streh.
ley, Andrew Cowles. Lynn Boyd, Don
Cochran. Arthur Hall. John Pollock
Howard Nichols. Ray Poland and 81
mon Westheimer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-10
Guard Officers
Relieved While
PROBE IS MADE
Regular Army Officers Make
Charge of Inefficiency at
Fort Sill Meet; Haskell
Men are Named.

MUSKOGEE, Okla.--Something akin
to a sensation was created today when
il became known that two leading CT.
ficers OF the state national guard com
pany at Haskell had been relieved of
their commands pending an investi-
CATION on charges relative TO their et.
ficiency as contained in report of n
board OF regular army officers. The
men are Captain John Hancock, com
mandinR hte second battalion head
quarters detachment and combat train,
18th field artillery and First Lieut.. VIM.
j. Goodman, executive officer of the
same detachment.
The order relieving Captain Hancock
and Lieut. Goodman was issued by
Governor Robertson.
The charge according 10 reports,
grows out of an incident that occurred
at the recent encanpment at Fort Sill
A military commission OF which Cap
tain Harry Sells of this city is mem
ber is investigating the case.
Lieut.. Lanson j. Mitchell OF Has
kell has been placed in charge OF the
detachment pending the outcome Of the
Investigation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-10
IN
MAPPING ROADS
IS NEW CHARGE
Senator Harreld Says Politics
Permitted to Creep in and
Some Counties Made to
Suffer.

WASHINGTON 90 Investigation OF
charges that that state roads commits.
sions In certain states have been in.
fluenced by political consideration and
favoritIsm," ~ laying out OF roads,
which are Ia share In federal aid re.
qucsted Of the secretary OF agriculture
In u resolution Submitted Saturday by
Senator HalTcld. republican. Oklahoma.
The resolution requests hat the charge
be investigated with particular respect
10 conditions in OTlahoma
The resolution states that charges
have been made In Oklahoma to the
effect that because Of political influence
and favoritism, roads have been laid
out In some counties TO the dlsadvan.
tage OF others. and that as result
some counties have been Disseminated
against In the distribution OF federal
aid rs based on an equitable apportion.
ment
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-10
four MEN Held
FOR SHOOTING
FRAY IN TEXAS
Three Of Alleged Slayers Held
in Belleville Jail for Gun
Battle on Street Of
Sealy.

HOUSTON. Texas.-Under charges
OF murder three men are being held In
the Austin county Jail at Belleville,
pending a hearing in connection with
the Sealy duel which cost the lives OF
four men. They were arrested late
Friday.
The men are Foster Bell. brother OF
two men killed In the battle; W. M.
Andrews. and Bretch Bradshaw.
The new warrants brought the TO-
tai to -four since the battle. John Mil
Ter OF Sealy charged with assault to
murder IL free on $4,000 bond pending
examining trial Monday.
Officers claim that Andrews and
Bradshaw were in car with the Bell
brothers when the latter drove into
Sealy just prior to the shooting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-10
Mrs. Harding Is
"Still Critical"
Doctor Reports

WASHINGTON The condition Of
Mrs Harding was declared to be still
critical in bulletin isued by Bird
Gen. G. h. Sawyer, the family physi-
clan at 500 O'Clock last night. The Of
ficial statement which was timed 1880
gave the patients condition as follows
Temperature 1922; respiration SO;
pulse ll2 l,xcreton by kidneys some
what increased Laboratory finding in
dicate less auto-intoxication Pain in
abdomen diminished. Patient has been
able to take and retain some nourish-
ment Condition still critical
DR.. G. Y. Harding. Jr., President
Harding's brother, joined thu medical
counsel Saturday morning. Dr. Chas
Mayo, who has been called to confer
on surgical aspects Of the case will ar
rive in Washington at a. m. Sunday
{ S.gned)
&C. f. SAWYER NJ d.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-10
ALLEGED FORGER
PASSED z CHECKS
BEFORE CAPTURE
Second Man Being Sought by
Police Following Arrest
of Willie Cotton
Saturday.

Willie Cotton was captured Saturday
afternoon by police officer. VIII Moore
head and turned over to the county on
charge of forgery.
Cotton. It is believed. has forged and
passed two checks at the American
National Bank on the account OF K. A.
Fox, one check for $500, and another
for 800 A third check for $3.50, that
he was trying to get cashed was tho
cause Of bank officials calling the Of
ficer.
Cotton filed in the checks with q
| typewriter and the signature was 50
near perfect that it was unquestioned
by the paying teller on two occasions
After cashing the checks Cotton de
posted the money in the Exchange Ma
tional Bank. and had an account there
amounting TO s175 at the time of his
arrest which he wrote a check for and
turned over to the officers.
The sheriffs force is looking for jim
Colbert, said to be implicated in the
deal but had not apprehended him last
night. Both men are about % year:
OF age and are well known here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-10
New City Reservoir Will Haze
A Capacity of Billion Gallons
Rapid Strides Are
Being Made at The
Hickory Creek Site

Work is well under way on the con
struction Of the storage reservoir for
the domestic water supply of Ardmore,
which is being built In the Arbuckie
mountains, % miles northwest OF the
city The project is one Of the biggest
engineering undertakings yet perform
ed in southern Oklahoma and the meth
ods being employed during the con-
struction work are most modern in
every detail. OF particular interest is
the manner in which the concrete is
being distributed 10 the various points
at which Il is being laid.
A tower. ~ feet in heghth has been
erected at the point where ,he rock
crusher is located. To this is attached
long steel chute. the length of which
varies according TO the distance the
concrete is to be carried. The distance
also determines the heighth at which
the chute is attached to the tower. The
chute is semi-elliptical in shape, being
deeper than It is wide. At length
Of 400 feet. present measurement of
the chute, there is a ratio of 33 feet
horizontal to one foot vertical.
Work Started June l5.
Work on the dam was started on
June Is, and according to Ben Linds
ley, engineer in charge for the city, il
probably will be completed by Janu
airy /. 1923. There is complete crush
| ing plant on one OF the hillsides near
the damsite which has been especially
designed for "A job OF this kind 1t il
used to crush the rock for eoncret,
use and also puNerizes IT FOR sand
The rock being used is hard lime
Continued on Page Ten)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-10
Public SpoOners
Ride Out to Big
Cemetery, Is Claim

WASHINGTON. - Public spoon
Ing, has reached the limit when the
spooners pick out Arlington ceme'
terry for their activities. army off
GERS have decided. Upon protest
OF indignant residents adjacent TO
the cemetery. raids have been IN
stituted to clear the roads around
Arlington OF midnight parties.
Robert Dye. superintendent OF the
cemetery said that "tinhorn gamb'
iers" had even spread their blank
cts on the cemetery walls and that
scores OF automobiles parked be-
side the enclosure every night with
in n stones throw OF the graves OF
American soldiers. They will be
Kept moving hereafter. he said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-10
Cattlemen Fight
Over Rights Of
Watering Place

EUFAULA, Okla.-Bill Schulz want
ed to use the water hole Tor his ca
tie
Bert Best wanted 10 use 1t for do.
nestle purposes.
They quarreled Thursday. The quar-
rel was renewed yesterday. Best shot
Schulz TO death, the pistol bullet sew
ering Schull's spinal cord.
The tragedy occurred eight miles west
of Eufaula in the Red Hill district
Best, arrested by Deputy Sheriff Ar
thur Kirkpatrick. was lodged in jail
here Saturday.
The water hole was located on @
section line and Best and his son wer,
placing n fence around II when thc
fatal argument ensued. with Schulz
csttleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-10
League Of Nations
Continues to Work
and Fills a Need

GENEVA In the resumption OF
the general debate on the work Of the
league OF nations Saturday ANAL Gil
memo y Cabanas. OF Spain. told the
league assembly that the league was
young but that already its underlying
principles We're deeply rooted and the
league must endure. It had already
outlined many adverse predictions. Ii
was forecast that the Genoa conference
would produce an organization TO super.
sede the league. said The speaker, hut
this had not been the case. Confer.
ences come and 70. he added, but the
league continues to live.
Paul Hymans. of Belgium. deplored
the war-like atmosphere which exists
In many countries.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-10
GREATEST FAIR
Of ALL CLOSED
SUCCESSFUL RUN
State Agents and Thousand
Visitors Laud Efforts of
Association; Another
Next Year.

The seventh annual Carter county
fair came TO ac lose Saturday night,
after one OF the most successful ex-
positions ever given by the associa'
ton.
From the opening to the closing hour
OF the fair. record breaking cr E6I
were In attendance. and the manaNS>
ment received much praise for the ef-
ficient manner in which it was conduct.
cd.
The exhibits in every department
we're greater than shown in past yarsi
especially is tina, true with the live
stock and club departments. the latter
was especially attractive, and VAS visit
b, by hundreds who thronged the build
ing during IN. fair
Rapid Growth Seen.
Il have never seen Il county fair
grow as rapidly as This one. remarked
Mrs. Daisy Frazier. OF saltwater dis
lrlct agent OF home demonstration clubs
(Ccntiued on page 81
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-10
AGREEMENT REACHED
ON TARIFF MEASURE

WASHINGTON - An agreement On
the valuation and flexible tariff provss.
ions OF the republican tariff bill wss re-
ported Saturday TO have been reaches
by the senate and house republican con-
ferees under which the principal prs.
visions Of the senate would he resassed
with their basis Of foreign instead of
American valuation for calculating d<s-
ties.
The valuation agreement vss saio
TO be compromise with The houoe
managers Welding the larger pert " ~
American valuation plan - earned q
the house bill. The basIs p,an u -
bill II Was ss'd. would b IN oAsusaou
Of the senate plan fof oeo>oouon1 =
ds,<ss nsss forsion vea1GnocA =
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-10
OLD wage RATE
IN AFFECT FOR
THE whole YEAR
New Agreement to he Made
in Year After Congress
Has Investigated En-
tire Industry, Terms.
RAIL MEN ATTACK
INJUNCTION AGAIN
Electrical Workers Get Writ
Restraining Interference
With Big Meeting.

WlLkESBARRE, w Pa. - The anthra.
cite wage agreement sending the min.
ers back 70 work at once. after more
than five months idleness was ratified
by the tri.district convention of The
hard coal dggers last night Under
the agreement, $4,000 mine workers
return to work al the rate of wages
they received when they suspended min
ing, March 81.
The new contract will be in effect
until August 81, next year, when a new
agreement is TO be negotiated IN the
light" Of report TO be made by 4
commission which both sides recon
mended to be created by congress to
investigate every phase OF the anthra.
cite industry.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-10
Wants Order Vacated.

CHICAGO - A motion to vacate the
governments temporary restraining
order against the shop crafts union.
so far as 1t applies to Bert NJ. Jewell.
head OF the railway employees depart.
ment OF the American Federation of
Labor. and John Scott. secretary. was
filled in the United States district coVt
Saturday
The action was begun by Attorney
Donald X. Richberg. on behalf Of the
railway employees department and
was based on three general allegations:
That the government had Jailed 10
make case; that the reNsf asked
and obtained on a temporary order was
prohibited by the Clayton act and that
the relief was sought and obtained
with ulterior objects and under mis-.
representations.