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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10
REQUESTS FAIL
T0BL0CK WORK
ONNEW. TREATY
"Irreconcilables" Indicate
They Don't want to Keep
Up Stiff Fight Started
in House Thursday.

WASHINGTON TO tempo
rarily lay aside the four.power Pacific
treaty in the senate today was blocked
for the time before administration
leaders, WHO insisted that the debate
continue and that the "irreconcilabes"
opposing the treaty present their case
or else allow voting to begin on pro-
posed reservations. Several senator's
on both sides of the chamber had pre-
pared addresses on a bill to reorganize
the federal judiciary. but Senator
Lodge OF Massachusetts, the Repub.
lican leader. declined to let the bill
have the right of way.
The "lrreconcilables" indicated that
they We're not anxious TO keep up the
active offensive they began yesterday.
several OF them saying they preferred
to postpone further discussion until
they had heard the speech in support
OF the treaty 20 be made tomorrow by
Senator Underwood of Alabama.
Senator Johnson. Republican, Cali.
fornia, is expected 10 reply to him
Monday. Although the treaty re-.
mained as tho actual business before
the senate. discussion at the beginning
of today's session took little cognizance
OF it. ranging over a variety of sub
jects.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10
COLD WEATHER
NO H|NDRANCE
AS SHOW, Opens
Main Street Thronged For
Hour and Half After
Siren Announced Un-
yelling of Windows.
CONVENTION HALL is
FILLED FOR MINSTREL
Auto Dealers Pleased With
Way Opening Went Off,
Optimistic of Future.

March winds failed to blow away
the interest and enthusiasm attend
ant at the opening Of the Fifth An
nual Automobile Show and Fashion
Revue Thursday night, when approx.
mately 1000 people thronged Main
street to be among those present"
when the siren announced the unveil-
ing CT the windows of progressive
merchants.
According to plans, Main street was
clear Of all motors and other vehicles
and there were no accidents to mar
the pleasures of the evening. Friends
congregated in groups, small and
large. from Hotel Ardmore to the
Santa Fe tracks, the street and the
spirit Of Mardi Gras reigned supreme.
The Chamber of Commerce band
gave a splendid program throughout
the hour and half the Fashion
Revue was on, which was thoroughly
From the Fashion Revue the crowd
went EN- nfasse TO Convention Hall
where the formal opening of the au-
tomobile show was held. Interest
was divided between handsome dis
play Of cars and the Elks Big Frolic
which gave the first performance of
the three nights engagement.
Every act was success and each
and every performer made a real hit,
many responding TO numerous en-
cores.
Convention Hall is decorated with
innumerable national flags, in add.
ton to flowers and Southern Smilax
and Is beautiful setting for the ex-
aibit of automobiles.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10
Charge
AGAINST P|GLER
Oklahoma City Policeman
Robs Receiving Clerk and
Gets Iron Washers In
stead of Cash, Alleged.

OKLAHOMA CITY. A story OF
how w. S. Pigler. former candidate
for county treasurer and at present
the holder Of special commissions
on tho city police force and as a dep.
uty county sheriff. tried to rob q re.
ceiving clerk OF the Oklahoma Railway
Company OF $4,000. but received only
two bags filled with iron washers.
was recounted today by the police in
announcing Pigler's arrest.
The police said they had learned
OF the contemplated robbery and had
planned Go lie In walt for Pigler. J.
i. Mead, the clerk, had been instruct.
ed TO fnll TO the ground upon firing
OF shot by officers. Pigler. accord
ing TO the officers, moved his sched-
ule up and staged the holdup before
the police arrived. Mead made his
prc.arranged fall not waiting for the
report OF the officers revolver. hut
received a prod In the ribs from a
gun he hadn't figured on and was
marched down the road from where
the alleged robbery took place,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10
FEDERAL CONTROL
OF RADIO URGED
BY 3 COMMITTEES
Receiving Stations Would
Not be Regulated by Pro-
visions, Which Would
Apply to Senders Only.
PRACTICE GROWING BY
LEAPS AND BOUNDS.
Legislators Find 1t Necessary
To Establish Limitations
While Industry is Young.

WASHINGTON.-A of 20
wave lengths among the various
classes of wireless telephony senders
and governmental control of establish.
ing OF all wireless transmitting ste.
tions are recommended by the three
committees Of the government radio
conference made public today. The
recommendations do not provide for
government control of receiving sta
tons. which Secretary Hoover has said
have increased to hundreds of thou.
sands in the last few months. Anna.
teur transmitting stations under the
committees proposals would be given
exclusive use of wave lengths from
$50 to 200 meters. and share with
technical and training schools wave
lengths of from 200 to 275 meters.
Other recommendations are that
wave lengths below 5000 meters
should. In a general way, be reserved
for radio telephone service, but that
those wave lengths which have become
fixed in service for telegraph service
within this range, such as s. o. S.
signals, shall be retained"
The committees report expresses
''the hope and expectation that the
radio telephone may ultimately keep
the whole range from zero to 5000
meters"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10
Warm Weather is
Promised TODAY:
Cold Has Passed

OKLAHOMA CITY.-Clearing wealth.
er over Oklahoma with higher temper.
atures Saturday was forecast by the
United States weather bureau here to.
day. Lowest temperatures will prob.
ably be recorded in the north and
northwestern parts Of the state where.
the forecast said, the mercury will
stand at about freezing.
The entire state received rain within
the 24-hour period ending at 7 o'clock
this morning. according to bureau of.
ficials. The heaviest precipitation was
In the north.central and the north
west part Of the state. reports indicat.
ed. No reports of snow in the state
had been received here, but It was
said that there was probably snow in
the extreme western and Panhandle
sections.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10
HUGE SH0RT TAGE FOUND TN SULPHUR BANK
Religious Communists Would Kill
Babes, Weaklings and Aged; Plan
Brings Canadian Mounted Police

, WINNIPEG. Manitoba.--Klll off the
free to roam the country as vagrants,
protest against the taxes levied on
them by the government of British
Columbia, and preach the coming Of
Christ.
This plan-the throwing Of all chill
people into the Columbia river, has
been announced by the Doukhobors,
strange sect Of religious communists
who live in Western Canada.
And it has aroused Canadian au
thorities TO the extent that Royal Ca
close watch on Doukhobour settle
ments.
The Doukhobors came to Canada
from Russia in 1898, fleeing from
the persecution of the cZarist gov
ernment because of their objection
to military service.
1000 Founded Colony.
About 1000 crossed the ocean and
settled on land given them by the
Canadian government near Yorkton
in northern Saskatchewan. They were
pacifists, cared little about education
and did not mix with their neighbors.
They wished to be let alone, to live
their lives in their own way.
Peter Veregin is the leader of the
sect. M. Koftinoff is manager of the
colony at Brilliant. B. c.. and 1t is
from him that the announcement Of
the drowning scheme came.
Veregin backed up the plan by say.
ing. Although the statementof pro-
posals was signed by Koftinoff, yet it
had my sanction"
The leaders have urged that the
property of the colony be iquidated
and that the able-bodied strike out
az r0amers. This proposal -isT said to
have met with much enthusiasm at
a mass meeting recently held at Bril-
liant.
Would Educate Women
Koftinoff has admitted that he ex.
poets the women Of the sect to OPP
pose the drowning Of children. In
that event, according to the leaders
another plan-to educate the women
to cease being mothers-has been sug-
gested.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10
Funds Totaling $4,000 kept
Covered by Cross Entries
Examiner Knox Asserts
In Signed Statement.
BRYAN DIRECTED ALL
AFFAIRS OF BUSINESS
Officers Knew of Irregulari-
ties and Discussed Them
But Told not to Worry. !,
special 10 The Ardmorhitel

SULPHUR, Okla.--A shortage OF
$4,000 and part of the records MISS
ing has been discovered by John Knox,
examiner in charge of the defunct
Bank of Commerce, according to a
signed statement from him issued
early today.
The shortage had been carried ON
the books of the bank for some time
and has been covered UP by cross en-
tries from one account to another, the
statement says.
The examiner suggests that grand
jury be called and the evidence Of the
examination be used as a basis for
establishing who wrecked the bank.
Mayor w. H. PaD Riley, who was
charged with embezzlement of $4,000
of city funds in connection with the
closing Of the bank. was bound over to
district court on $4,000 bond at pre-
liminary hearing before Justice OF the
Peace ]. +. Coppic yesterday after
noon.
Statement From Knox.
Following Is a signed statement
given exclusively to the Ardmore Daily
Ardmoreite by Examiner Knox early
Friday:
Since checking the records and
files OF the bank 1 find there is a
shortage of 1000 and part Of the
records stolen, said shortage has been
carried on in the bank for quite q
while, and has been covered up by
, cross entries from one account to an
other AS to where this money has
gone, il will never be found out.
"The evening that Examiner Knox
arrived In Sulphur he had converse.
ton with Charles A. Bryan. active
vice president, in the presence of other
active officers of the institution, and
Mr.. Bryan made this remark and as
sertion: Mr.. Knox, we ran out OF
cash and sight exchange and had to
close our doors. There is a dirty
under-current feeling and fight here
in this town by the banks over some
city money. There is nothing wrong
with the bank, and a committee In
now in session, and l think that II
you will give me till tomorrow eve.
ming everything will be adjusted sat
isfastorily and new capital will be-
raised for a new organization. and I
will meet you at the bank sometime
tomorrow
Talked With Bryan.
Examiner Knox readily gave him
the time extension, and told Mr.. Bryan
that he came down here to help them
out on the proposition and would
gladly do anything in his power to
help them, and would go back to the
hotel and wait till he called up.
Charles A. Bryan also made this state
ment: That this fight was over
some city money, and that he had
been accused OF embezzlement Of sat-
900 Of the city funds, which he said
he did not do: that these city bonds
were given to him and also instruc.
tions in case he needed the money he
CONTINUED on Page Two) tl,l
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10

Harding proposes ninety day delay,
on bonus legislation and goes off ON
vacation. What effect do you think
II will have on the bllls
IL. j. MCNAMARA: The compensa.
tion bill lnot bonus) IL undefcatablc
because 1t II just. President Hard
ing. Secretary Mellon or other inter.
ests may play political mancuvers to
delay its passage. but interfering with
II will not cause It's defeat.
PAUL 5. SHELBY; No. President
Hnrdings delay on compensation bill
will not affect It's passage. but IL
will effect the buddies In need of im.
mediate need. where assistance IN
otherwise unobtainable.
DIR. II. 4. LUCAS; II is merely an
unnecessary delay The bill is sure
TO he passed.
ANDREW d. RIDDLE. Harding
seems adverse TO the care OF our
soldiers. yet apparently he is for the
bill The administration would not
like TO pass the hill now. but public
sentiment demands it's passing.
A. 8. JOHNSON; Political red tape
In dallying with the bill Is a. poor
reward for our fighters. The bin
must be passed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10
EARTHQUAKE FELT
ON West COAST,
NO DAMAGE Done
Culver Recorded in Wash
ington at GAO O'clock;
Clocks Stop on Pacific
At $3.50.

WASHINGTON. - The earthquake
which was felt on the Pacific coast
early today was recorded as a tremor
of pronounced intensity" at George.
town university seismographical OBJ
servatory.
The Rev. Francis A. Torndorf di-
rector of the observatory. said the
quake was first recorded at $40
o'clock and continued until 1925 o'clock
with the period of greatest intensity
ut 6:i3 o'clock.
BAKERSFIELD, Cal.-One OF the
heaviest earth tremors here In years
was felt at 1928 o'clock this morning.
Several business houses reported that
their clocks operated by telegraph
stopped near the $3.50 O'clock mark.
CIICAG0.-The seismograph OF the
United States weather bureau early to.
day recorded an earth tremor sharply
pronounced at 5:37 a. M, lasting about
three minutes. IL was about 1900
mves southwest. probably in Old Mex.
leo, officials said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10
OPERATORS DEAF
TO U. S..APPEALS
All Hope of Averting Strike
Vanishes Because of Re-
fusal to Negotiate Wage
Agreement.

1NDIANAPOLIS.-Hope Of a nation.
wide strike being averted by the gov.
crnment's appeal for the operators and
miners meeting In a wage conference
seemed TO have vanished today among
officials OF the United Mine Workers
of America on account OF the con-
tinued refusa. OF some operators TO
meet with tho miners To negotiate an
interstate wage agreement.
Union officials. however. refrained
from any announcement OF their fu.
ture plans. out II was indicated that
the policy committee might be called
Into session before April l 20 deal
with all questions relating To the pros.
pcctlve strike. The personnel OF the
committee IN virtually completed by
various union districts authorizing
their officers TO become members OF
the committee. In addition, the com.
mittee includes the international off.
cials and the members OF the execu.
tive board which Is now In session
here.
The union officials were optimistic
tina, public opinion would be with
them In the controversy with the
mine owners aud were hopeful that
the operators refusal OF the govern.
mcnt appeal would he accepted as n
defiant attitude ON the part OF the
operators.
COLUMBUS. ohio.--unlcss coal op.
orators and miners meet in Joint con.
ference within the next week, a nation.
wide strike OF miners. probably one OF
the most serious In history. was pre-.
dicted today by President Lee Hall of
the Ohio miners union, upon his re.
turn from Indianapolis.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10
FOURTEEN INJURED
in TRAIN WRECK

DENVER, Colo.-Fourteen persons
we're injured. none seriously, when
two coaches Of Denver and Rio
Grande western train No. Si7 from
Salida, to Salamoso. Colo, was de.
rallied near Poncha Springs. SIX miles
from Salida late yesterday, according
to reports reaching in the company's
offices here today. M
The wreck was caused by q broken
rail. One fthe coaches slid down
u ?O.foot embankment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10
RED CROSS Will
CONTINUE drive
Only Two Committees make
Report up to 2 O'clock
Friday; Sixty-four Men
and Women Work.

The drive for $4,000 for the Carter
county chapter Red Cross will be con.
.inued until every penny of 1t is
raised. workers for the campaign de.
clared late Friday.
Reports from committeeman were
slow in coming in and up TO 2:3O
o'clock only two committees had re.
ported back to headquarters. Reports
from the county indicate that the
campaign is progressing well through
out those districts.
Sixty-four men and a number OF
women OF the city are conducting the
drive In Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10
SPEEDY TRIAL FOR
IJNGER Is PLANNED

PHILADELPHIA. - Plans for a
speedy trial for Walter A. Unger, for.
mer assistant treasurer of the DIR.
Thomas w. Evans Dental Institute
and Museum fund Of the University
)t Pennsylvania. charged with having
smbezzled securities of the fund valued
At $4,000, We're announced today by
Assistant District Attorney James Gay
Gordon, Jr.. who said that unger had
confessed his guilt.
When taken into custody last night,
unger told the detectives that he had
not been out of his room for two days
and had been without food for 80
hours. More than $4,000 in cash was
ound In his possession.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10
School Head is
Asked to Prove
His Statements
Miller Says Secret Societies
of Students Hive of I'm
morality; Demands Made
That He Prove or Re-
tract; Legion Once Was
Scored by Same Official.

ST. LOUIS.-Officials of the local
public school system today demanded
that Victor j. Miller, president Of the
board Of police commissioners, prove
or retract statement made in an ad.
dress last night. that in st. Louis
high school there is an organization,
membership in which depended on a
serious breach of the moral code.
John J. Maddox, superintendent Of
schools, declared that Miller had never
brought the matter before the board
of education, adding II am sorry to
learn that st. Louis has even one citi.
zen who claims to have such informa.
tion in his possession and failed to
give it to the board OF education.
Parents Of high school students should
rise up in Indignation with the charges
Of immortality made by the president
Of the board of police commissioners
and demand that those charges be
proved or retracted."
Remarks ut Meeting.
Mr.. Millers remarks were made at
a meeting of the board Of religious or.
ganization, a local society, and the
part Of his address pertaining to high
school students follows:
II have learned on good authority
that there Is an organization among
certain girl students in one of our city
high schools founded upon the en-
trance requirement that each member
must have had an intimate relation
ship with some boy.
Il know-I know that such so.
ciety with similar admission requisites
exists among group Of boy students
at the same school. Just think of II
My information has so convinced me
that | have detailed n number Of spe
cial officers and police women 10 work
on the case"
Mr.. Miller declared dance laws
liquor, the movies and the stage were
responsible for a lot of the crime
waves.
Legion Posts Object.
A number OF American Legion posts
last December adopted resolutions con
demning Mr.. Miller for a speech he
made December before the East st
Louis (Ill.) Junior Chamber of Com
merce. in which he was reported as
saying 20 per cent Of the criminals
today are former service men. Several
posts even asked Governor Hyde to
emove him from the police board, but
Governor Hyde refused to do so when
the Junior Chamber Of Commerce OF
| East st. Louis adopted resolution
expressing the belief that Mr.. Miller's
remarks cast no aspersion upon ex
service men.
Mr.. Miller, in formal statement
answering the former soldiers. pointed
to the fact that he himself was q
former soldier, having been instructor
In the army during the war, and that
his remarks We're designed as de
fense rather than condemnation oi
former soldiers. lie stated that his
remarks were to the effect that II
was not surprising that large mum
Der OF criminals were former soldiers
as virtually every able.bodied man be
tween the ages Of 81 and 81 served
or should have served, during the war
and that his remarks were mislnter
preted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10
HUGHES REFUSES
PARIS COMMENT

WASHINGTON. - Secretary Hughes
refused today to comment on the
news from Paris that representatives
Of the United States government had
presented demand to the allied H.
nance ministers that expenses aggre-
eating s24l. 100000 sustained by the
the Rhlneland be piad before any
reparations. There was nothing that
could be said on the subject at this
time, Mr.. Hughes declared.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10
DENVER ROBBERS
FRIGHTENED AWAY


DENVER, Colo.---An attempt to rob
the Metropolitan Bank. located in the
downtown business section OF Denver
was frustrated early this morning
after the would.be robbers had drilled.
and blasted half way through the
wall of the principal vault. Louis
Daptls. who operates cigar stand In
the basement Of the bank building
notified the police that he heard
strange noises in the bank. Police
responded, but found nobody IN the
bank. The men who attempted 20 rob
the bank. evidently made their on.
trance and exit through an alley win.
dow. police said. In addition to the
hole In the vault wall, tho police
found that the locks had been sawed
off the main door Of the vault.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10
Clearing In Panhandle.

AMARILLO. Tcxas.-This section
was digging itself out today following
one OF the most severe storms OF re.
cent years which yesterday and last
night swept over the entire Panhandle
OF Texas, eastern New Mexico and
western Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10
FLASHES

JOHANNESBURG. Union Of
South Africa.--Martial law was.
proclaimed here today. Fighting
of bandit strikers and the police
had broken out In the entire ex.
treme eastern section Of the Rand.
PNRIS.--The semi.officiaI Temps
suggests In an editorial that the
Genoa conference be abandoned.
now that the United States has ~.
fused to participate.
LOS ANGELES.--Mrs. NADIA.
lynne Connor Obenchain, pale and
somewhat nervous. took the stand
today 10 face cross.cxamination by
the state upon her story Of yes.
terday of her love for J. Isclfon
Kennedy. and his death by shoot
Ing. In her trial ON q charge of
numbering him. She assumed n
position IN the witness chair 80
that she could face the Jury.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10

Takes are becoming SO heavy"
says Koftinoff, that it Is not eco-
nomic to raise children"
In 1900 the Doukhobors startled
the country by starting on q nudity
pilgrimage near Korkton. Moving as
far as the head of Lake Superior they
were corraled by Canadian authorities
and forced 10 put on clothes aud
accept shelter. Two years ,ater this
was trietd again. More government
action and the sect settled down,
turned to farming. and grew prosper.
Gus. No member has received pay
for his work-merely food, clothing
and shelter.
Veregin, as leader. has accumulated
a fortune. He wears modern clothes
makes frequent trips to cities and
talks intelligently on world topics.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10

Average scotchman Is three .fourths
OF an inch taller than the average
Irishman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10

King OF England collects bowl Of
porridEe annually as rent from the
lord OF the manor Of Addineton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-10
WEATHER

Tonight warmer in
west portion; Saturday
fair, warmer. Il