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DAILY ARDMOREITE'
Ait tth Ga teway of" Opportunity
FULL LEASED WIRE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5 1920.
VOL. 27.
NO. 283.
SIXTEEN PAGES
LABOR HALTS MONDAY TO OBSERVE A DAY OF
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REST
m.
HARDING STANDING
FIRMLY ON FRONT
PORCH
DECLARES
T BE TOLE
Republican Candidate Con-
tinues to Appeal to Audi-
ences Through Shrewd
Inuendon
tg&Mian Ohio Sept. 4. A d-tenm
Qtttlcn to guard ugalnst "ciaiiio.-. in-
sincerity at:d ubtwu" In Ma c.inif;ai-?n
for Hie presidency was expressed to-
Ju by Senator Harding In a talk t
u marine band which serenaded his
residence during a visit here on re-
cruiting duty. The nominee said he feit
It a duly to be tolerant of those
who dirfer with him and not to drag
tne uUcnlion of the people "Into the
mire."
"I a :sumo that your coming here"
kuJ Senator Harding "H due in
large part to thu fact that I nm a
candidate for th presidency. It U be-
cause 1 feel more deeply ubout it ev
ry day that 1 want to tell you
American citizens and through you
:. ininy Americans as possible my
J U a if thu responsibilities of a can-
uJute. l'nf tl! higmst ofllce 11 peo-
pie Cjll bestow.
Mtily r- Americans.
1 )..:ve saiil to myself 'You owe It
to ;!.'. cltiwm .f Anr-rlca I) preserve
lh' attitude and lh.- mind of one who
( rvr.j as v.eil M he can.' As I see
it t owe it J the men and women of
m.r;ca ui guard against all pre-
t n -.v A.-. 1 si'i it. 1 owe ;t to them
t- state fully an.) clearly my beliefs
with all th'! sincerity there is In nie.
"As I Kee it. I niu"t nol ns 1 seek
to pain voles lor my party ykld to the
temptation which often comes to men
'.Mm nr camiidi.tes to make false ap-
! v! and appcil.j which though thoy
mi-itt be successful at the moment
no not serve truth nor do nca meet
tie requirements of our national dig-
r.i'y. Must Re Telcrant.
A I sio it we must not drag the
attention of the American people Into
a irire when it Is their whole-hearted
deVro that their attention shiuld be
(.entered on the problems whlclt we
ad with to koIvo bravely and wisely
tugeiher. As I wo it I mim con-t.-nirAtc
my attention upon construe-
tl.;:i and nut upon abuse. As I see '.
1 mut be patient and tolerant with
those Americans who may differ with
r.
"An 1 3c.i it if I were to stoop to
ln?lncerl:y to mere clamor to politi-
cal expediency to apr.cais to individ-
ual classes I would bo falling in
th.it purpose which I trust shall at-
w.iys be mine not my own Interests
r.it even Hie interest of my party first
but Amirica first."
CAU COMES TO KWJOK
BUREAU FOR "PICKERS"
(t.-.hima City Pot-.' 3. The state
)..'. r ilfpartnient today received its
!lrt call of the season for coiton pick-
tj. coming from a fanner mar Pra-
rue. Claude V. Connally. state lal.or com-nlr:or-er
faid calls for pickers have
buj tlcw thlj cnr becnu.:e of heavy
r.iltis. He expected no difficulty in
furnishing enough pickers.
Lust yeyr the department placed
mare than 21 ju rxnons in the coiton
fleM.t.
s
RANT
VVITH-D EMOCRATS?
Fight Fans Of A Nation Flocking To
Benton Harbor For Dempsey-Miske Bout
Ronton Harbor. Mich. Sept. i.
OffiSal announcement ns to the ref-
er for tli ten-round lnit here Mon-
rt.iv n'termion fur Jack Dempsey
In ivywelrht champion nnd Bil'y
Miske the chulleneer wns expected
fxkty.
Indications seiniil fnvorabln to the
selection of dim D.iliKheity of Penn-
ylvanl.i a Tint frleml of Dempsey
but official announcement was with-
held pending the tirrlv.il of .'nek
JMj MHkv'n nianacer fnim Ch-ve-Itnl.
r.ddy ItnlicitfJ there last
MR lit he would oppo.ii the election
(if Intiwlietty und re.tust that
.Mlctiit-'an man be chnvn.
Althoupli Hem puny and Miske fin
lhetl their li.ird training yesterday
they will continue i0 work In public
and satlf' lb" bid crowds that have
jammed the tiainimr camps. l)i-mpey
planned a long wall: tyis morning
but will do no enl running or Jog-
nir.if. If lie roc into thii ring late
ihli afternoon. It will be mer-ly to
L t.iUo exercise f.f ih lilirhest sort and
ht It couple of rounds.
Miske suld h would not tramp
over the sand-laden roads beonue
the heavy K"ln mhjht dull his aiieed.
With both bnsei-s full of "pep"
'and on their tors yesterday tho final
workouts were not neerly a strenu-
ous ns they have been on the previous
three days.
prtth men ore ntisflrj they hive
reached the link of their form nnd
neither wUI nltemrt to do any thing
thnt will tnke ihn e.lgo off. Demp-
my look to le ready and says he
is raer for the bnUle.
Dempsey In Une Frill
"I nm a fit now o.i I was f.r
Wiliard." the chnmtilon said. "I frel
as if I could tot 19 round.4 at lop
aperl"
.. ruJJ)'-hkd Miske U w. tid
WRANGLE OVER THE
REFEREE MAI HALT
DEMPSEY - MISKE
FIGHT FOJU TIME
Kearns Swears There Will
Be No Fight Unless Phil-
adelphia Man Judges
the Contest
Benton Harbor Mich. Sept. 4. A
bitter wrangle developed tonight over
the selection of a referee for the ten
round fight between Jack Dempsey
and Billy Miske Monday afternoon
after Chairman Blggvr of the Michi
gan boxing commission refused to
Issue a 'license to Jim Daugherty of
Philadelphia whom Jack Kearns man
ager of Dempsey wanted as third
man -In the ring.
Jock Kearns manager of Jack
Dempsey tonight declared that "there
would be no fight Monday between
Dempsey and Billy Mi.ske unless Jim
Dougherty of Philadelphia referees
the bout." His statement follows
the announcement of Chairman Bigger
of the state boxing commission that
Dougherty could not referee because
ho wus not licensed in Michigan.
Bigger offered a list of IX ring
officials from which he said a se-
lection would be made. The list In-
cluded ICd Smith of Chicago and
Matt Hlnke of Cleveland tho only
two referees living outside tho slate
who held Michigan licenses.
Kearns declared he desired an ex-
perienced referee who had officiated
in championship bouts and was fa-
mi'lar with every angle.
Floyd Fitzsimmons promoter want-
ed Kd Smith who refereed the Leon-nrd-Whlte
fight hero July 5 but
Kearns opposed him.
Fitzsimmons is a licensed referee
and may be the third man himself if
necessary. The situation Is similar
to that at Toledo more than a year
ago when Ollie Pecord finally was
chosen to officiate at the Dempsey-
Wiliard match.
Fighter Continue Training
- While the managers were wrangling-
Dempsey and Mi.ske finished
their training. Mlske boxed two tame
rounds with .Tuck Heinen. Dempsey
took only light exercise.
Dempsey is sufficiently confident
that he will knock out Miske while
the fact that he will meet a champion
apparently has made no impression
on the Fmlling square-Jawed Miske.
"Of course I expect to win" Demp-
sey said tonight. "I expect to win
decisively and while I am confident
of knocking out Miske I know it
won't be any picnic.
Mlske a Touch One
"Miske Is tough and can give and
tnke. I know for I fought him 16
rounds In two contests and I don't
mind admitting he gave mo pretty
stiff battles ond Jarred me to my
heels.
' I nm groUif? to try to knock him
nut Is quickly a sponsible. I have
out ns quickly as possible. I have
did for tho Wiliard fight and I am
not taking any chances of losing the
title through poor condition. I am
In better shape than when I fought
Wiliard."
"I'm not going to predict that I
will knock out Dempsey" he said
"but I nm certainly going to try to.
The ambition of my life Is to win
this battle. I've fought Dempsey
twice and though he hurt me badly.
I held my own. I am better and
stronger now nnd Dempsey will have
little chance of benting me by tear-
ing In as he did with Wiliard. I'll
bo ready for him."
ing up his training supremely con-
fident that be will hold the champion
even and that Dempsey will not
knock him out.
Tho challenger Is not carrying an
ounce of superflous fleeh on his
huge form. He is finely trained to
IS i) pounds of bone and muscle.
Dempsey. before his workout yes-
terday scaled 1S9 pounds which Is
taken to Indicate experts say. that
he will enter tho ring weighing
about 187 the same weight as when
he fought Je Wiliard at Toledo 14
months ugo today.
The twin resort cities of Benton
Harbor and St. Joseph are rapidly
filling with fight fans. The demand
for rooms already has exceeded tho
supply nt the alar hotels nnd board-
lug houses and these places are
quartering three and four persona in
a room.
Warn Profiteers
t
There has been a slight advance
in the prices but Mayor Hosback
litis Issued a warning to restaurant
keepers not to profiteer. Thero has
been' several com pliU tits however
as to overcharge for sleeping accom-
modations. Rooms In prtvato homes
brought ier day and up. There
were no rooms available at any of
the hotel.
The widespread Interest In the La-
bor Day battle Is evidenced by the
large number of newspaper corres-
penitent i on the ground. There were
S special writers here this morning
and others were expected before Mon-
day. New York and Pan Francisco will
be represented by a doien writers at
the ringside. With hot enough wires
available at tho arena long distance
telephone will be used by some cor-
respondents to send their stories of
the contest .
Men Wear
: 8 !jI xw& ;': "nt iJBPtn Xi:-; r-t---; a?: :;r very; r. ';: 4 1
Led by a Marquis whose niime is withheld male visitors to Ostond. Belgium have revolted against the con-
ventional garb und are appearing on the walks attired in cool pajumui which are used for all sorts of functions
Th fad is expected to spread to American beaches.
Courthouse Meter Registered 4000000 Gallons Of Water
Used In Month Of August; LeakageClaims Commissioner
QUADRANGLE PRESENTS
ITSELF TO GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS FOR ACTION
COMMON LAW WIFE WANTS TO
CO TO MAMA; LEGAL WIFE
WILLING TO FORGIVE
AND FORGET
New York Sept. 4. Ellis is-
land officials struggled today to
straighten out a peculiar mat-
rimonial quadrangle.
' Romolo Cieorglnl and Cather-
ine Melisarri Acknowledged "com-
mon law man and wife" and
former New Yorkers ore seeking
to re-enter the country with
their three children after living
in Italy for tho past five years.
The mnn has a legal wife who
left here and is now living in
Italy and the woman has a law-
ful husband Henry Bombara who
arrived here today from Chicago.
The woman was confronted by
both husbands at tho court of in-
quiry and asked what she want-
ed done. Sobbing one begged
the court to "tako me to my old
mother." Tho mother who lives
in Brooklyn was given one of
tho children today but the oth-
ers who are nntives of Italy are
being held with their parents.
Bombara expressed willingness to
take back his wife nnd the chil-
dren by the common law husband.
Georglnl sold he would marry the
woman If he could get a divorce
from his wife in Italy.
Bombara has applied to Wash-
ington for a final ruling and tho
common law fumlly will be kept
on Ellis Island until it ia re-
ceircd. AfraidToLet Rooms
To Strike-Breakers
rhieniro. Sent. 4. Railroad executives
today announced they had appealed to
DUtrlct Attorney Clyno to stop "an
organized work of sabotage" by rail-
road strikers.
Engines are being stolen almost
nightly and turned loose to run wild
through the yurds. Thursday ntght an
entire train was stolen: strike-breakers
are being beaten and ono was
recently killed families of strike-breakers
arc Intimidated and rooming house
keepers have been threatened with hav-
ing their places bombed if they har-
bor strikebreakers the rail chiefs
charge.
J. P. Stuart of the ral'road con-
stabulary Mtid onv of his men vlblted
SO rooming houses und in each place
was told that the proprietors would
not "dare" rent rwnw to railroad
men.
Nearly a score of Chicago Milwau-
ke and St. Paul railroad men have
been beaten In the past 10 days of-
ficials of that road say. while since
Monday two yard engines und a
freight train have been stolen und
turned loose In the yards. Monday
night a Chicago Junction ctirrlne ran
two miles before exhausting IW uteatn.
Wednesday night a Rock Island en-
gine was turned loose on the track
and a co'llskm with n passenger train
was narrowly averted when a pursu-
ing switch engine crew succeeded In
boardms the runaway. Thursday night
the crew of a freight train In the
Chlcaso. Milwaukee nnd fit. Paul
yards was beaten nnd thrown off by
30 men who stole the entire train and
turned It loose It was found several
hours Inter where It had run out
of steam.
Seven men were later arrested In
connnectlon with the train theft.
--
Oklahoma City. The state corpor-
ation commission's decision on the
application of rullroads operating in
Oklahcma for liicreare Intra-stnte
rate njjaln wa p'iti"- ea
"Nishties" On Ostend
COMMISSIONER CARTER SAS
COVXTY OFFICIALS ADVISED
REPEATEDLY TO REPAIR
PLUMBING.
Reverting to the inadequate meth
ods employed by the city officials be-
foro the necessitated intervention of a
citizens' committee in regards to the
water crisis City Attorney Mason
of the commissioners meeting Friday
.night suggested to the Board that
tho city engineer be instructed to test
the possible Tow from Chickasaw lake
and that until his report is received
all work now being dono to bring
tha water from the lake to the
city mains be stopped.
The suggestion of the city attorney
was ignored by the Board of Com-
missioners. . Mr Matron stated that. he had con-
versed with Lewis Boyd the secretary-treasurer
of the Chickasaw Lake
Club and that the latter had Inform-
ed him that the lake was only 19
feet at Its deepest points; that the
club desired to enter into a contract
with the city prior to permitting them
to pipe the water and that the city
would be permitted to take only 6
feet of water out of the lake.
The city attorney was of the opin-
ion that the water In the lake was not
sufficient to supply the city and was
not worth whl?e piping. "Of course"
he stated "I'll admit I've never been
out to see but I've been told so."
"Well" commented Commissioner
Wilson "anybody with eyes nnd a
little common sense could readily
observe that the Chickasaw Lake has
a sufficient amount of water to sup-
ply bur needs."
Special Ordinance Illegal Sacrs Mason.
City Attorney Mason ordered the
city clerk not to pub'ish ordinance No.
443 recently passed by the Board of
Commissioners because be considered
it illegal.
The ordinance provides for the dec-
laration of an emergency and that
the city acquire the water from the
lakes of the Jiod and flun Club and
the Chickasaw Lake Club; and also
provides that the water rates be
raised 60c per thousand gallons which
Increase is to be placed In a Special
Emergency Fund to pay the expenses
incurred in piping the water from the
two lakes.
Letter to Mayor.
Mr. Mason's letter to tho mayor re
garding the legality of the ordinance
is as follows?
Ardmore Okla. Sept. 2nd 1920.
Hon. W. F. Freeman Mayor;
City:
You having submitted to me a cer-
tain ordinance passed at a bpeclul
meeting of tho commissioners Tuesday
afternoon relative to water emergency
for an opinion as to its legality etc!
said ordinance being number .
I have carefully gone Into the char-
ter provisions and especially Section
8 Article 2 of tho charter relutlve
as to what the city can do etc.
Under that section I am sure this
city Is provided full and ample au-
thority to act In emergencies such ns
hurt now arisen nnd the laws yf tho
state surely grant us authority to step
out and beyond the general restrict-
Ions In such a matter so vital to the
neeas or me city as now presented by
wie water summon.
i teei sure that the matters con-
tained In Section 1 of tho ordinance
If really found necessary could have
been reached by ft simple resolution
and even think that tho commission-
en might have the authority to act
without a resolution when such a
grave emergency arises as now seems
to confront us.
Weather Forecast
Oklahoma Sunday
partly cloudy.
and Monday
lineal Temperature.
Maximum Saturday 10 degrees.
Minimum Saturday 64 degree
' Rainfall.
Precipitation Saturday a. m. .37
Inch.
Board Walk
'-' ' :-'- l K
C EFFORTS OF THE
OF SUBMARINE S-5
LEO TO THEIR RESCUE
FROM BOTTOM OF OCEAN
WORKING UNDER DIRECTION OF
COOL-HEADED COMMAN DANT
DEATH FROM ASPHYXIATION
WAS AVOIDED WHEN THE
BOAT WENT DOWN
Philadelphia Sept. 4. The United
States submarine S-S went to the
bottom of the Atlantic ocean off Cnpe
Henlopen because a large Intake valve
failed to close when the "sub" made
a practice dive in navy parlance a
"crash dive."
There were 38 officers and enlist-
ed men aboard. This was revealed
today In the official report mode by
the commander of the destroyer.
Eeaver. The Beaver is standing by
the battleship Ohio which today Is
towing the submarine to the Delaware
breakwater.
Tho report discloses that It was
largely through the work of the im
prisoned men under the direction of
Lieut. Commander Charles J. Cooke
Jr.. thr.t they were saved and It wns
paid their own desperate efforts and
not a telephone bouy as first reported
attracted attention of the rescuing
ships.
The crew learned that the stern
pf their ship was above water. This
supplied a ray of hope and working
ns they never before worked they
eouced a small hola through the
Iron hull. To do this they climbed
up the side of the ship standing
at an angle of about 60 degrees
Through this hole they thrust a
pole a sailor's white undershirt tied
to It nnd wig-wagged signals of dis
tress which were seen by tho S
S. Alnnthus the first vessel to pass
27 hours later.
The acoident occurred about
o'clock In tho day. The boat was In
the bottom In 16S feet of water and
the men worked desperately. Some
of the water was expelled and the
stern rose slowly but the storage bat-
teries had been flooded releasing
chlorine fumes the enme gns that
wns released from tanks by the Ger-
mans In their gas attacks In the world
war. The sickening fumes drove the
crew from tho compnrtments. With
the batteries flooded they presumably
were forced to work practically In
darkness aided only by small flash
lights.
The men worked In two nine-hour
relays. They could not stand it
for a longer period.
Tho chlorine sank to the bow of
the ship but there was no freh
air nnd the oxygen was rapidly be-
coming exhuusted.
Finally a hole wns made nnd a
thin trickle of fresh air floated in.
Members of tho crew of a destroyer
which arrived at the Philadelphia
nav. yari ftfur having been at the
rn 0r the disaster declared lh
accident was due to negligence son
the part of a member of the crew
of the 85.
Officers would say nothing re-
ferring Interviewers to Wushlngton.
Stores Closed Tomorrow
According to u statement made
by If. R.' Shine secretary of the
Retail Merchants' Association
every house that has membership
in the association will he closed
tomorrow on account of Labor
Day. Out of town purchasers
may wnlt until Tuesday to come
to do their shopping.
No special events of entertain-
ments have been planned for the
day. and many of the citizens
are taking advantage nf the two
days vacation to visit relatives
and friends out of town. A num-
ber motored to Turner Falls and
other nearby pleasure reports yes-
terday. The Ardmoreile will be published
a'- usual
CAM
RUSSELL
AND
ECHOLS VOTE
INTRASTATE HIKE
IN RAILWAY RATES
Art Walker Voted Against
Boost in Freight and Pas-
senger Charges for
Transportation
Oklahoma City Sept. 4. Tho .'ate
corporation commission late this after-
noon tiir.ri'ed the application of rail-
roads op-ta'.lng In Oklahoma for in-
creasii lrtrastate rates to be ef-
fective Je(.t 10 for a period of h'x
months.
The commission's order was signed
by Commissioner Campbell Russell
and R. K. Echo's and dissented from
by Chairman Art L. Walker.
The increases are virtually in ac-
cordance with the requests presented
by the railroads nnd are applicable
between point In the state of Okla-
homa". They are practically the same
as those recently granted by the In-
terstate Commerce Commission for In-
terstate rates 20 per cent increase
In pasKenger fares 33 per cent for
all freight rates and 30 per cent for
Pullman arcs.
Walker Votes No.
In u statement tonight Chairman
Walker exp'nined his refusal to sign
the order. He was willing he said
to grant an increase of 35 per cent
In freight rates us an emergency meas
ure although he believed 'J" per cent
was sufficient to provide a profit
for the railroads but he did not be-
lieve the passenger rates should be
increased at all untall further evi
dence of need should be presented.
Russell and Echols Vote Aye.
Commissioners Echols "and Russell
also Issued statements after the or-
der was made public explaining their
reasons for signing It. Echols ex-
pressed the opinion that it would
be unwise to differ from the rates
granted by the Intrastate Commerce
Commission since that body might
impose Its will upon the state without
the consent of the commission here.
The prospect of getting Improved
service he declared would bo com-
pensation for the increased rates.
Russell Talks.
Russell declared in his tsatement
that it was only fair for Oklahoma
to bear Its full share in tho increase
of rates needed by the railroads of
the country and If the new tariffs
proved too high they could be reduc-
ed later.
The commission's order signed by
Commissioners Echols and Russell
stated:
Sylabus of Opinion.
"An emergency has b-en shown the
higher cost of transportation Is rec-
ognized and tho state commissions
must meet the situation decisively and
authorize such advances upon state
traffic as will bring the state and
interstate rates Into a harmonious re-
luuuuaiiijj ourmg a temporary per-
iod.
PICHER MERCHANT
ACCUSED OF MURDER
WILL FIGHT TO END
Miami. Okla.. Sept. 4. The fight of
Charles B. Wood PIcher merchant
accused of complicity In the murder
of Norris A. Chnndler at Miami
wholesale grocer for relenso on bond
will be carried to the court of crim-
inal appeals Ills attorneys said to-
day. Judge S. C. Fullerton In dis
trict court lato yesterday denied
Wood's application for release on a
habeas corpus writ
Insurance Endangered Unless Ardmore
Does Something Real To Water Problem
H. J. Clark engineer with the Ok-
lahoma Inspection Bureau was in Ard-
more yesterday and nude a thorough
Inspection of the wntcr situation in
this city. The purposo of the visit
wna to get Information ns to tho
actuul situation und report It to the
insurance companies for whom the
Bureau acts as Inspector.
Condition Serious.
After a vllt to tho city lake and
inspection of apparatus etc. Mr.
Clark advised members of the citi-
zen's committee that unless Immediate
steps were taken to furnish tho city
with an adequate supply of water for
tire and other purposes tha insurance
companies would cancel portions ot
policies und r-duce the amount of In-
surance carried on real estate mer
chandise etc. Tne present situation
stated Mr. Clark is very serious and
action must be taken at once to re
lieve the situation.
City Dlxregard Notification from SUUe
Mr. Clark states that th city has
no map of the distribution system of
th underground valves etc. und so
has no record whatever of apparatus
valued at probably over a million dol-
lars. "The city does not know" snld
Mr. Clark "whether or not any of the
underground system Is In need of re-
pair and have no way of finding out."
Mr. Clark related an instance where
a defect in the system was discovered
here on the occasion of a lire and
the fire department was unable to get
water. Thla defect states Mr. Clark
has never been repaired even though
the State Inspection Bureau repeated-
ly notified the city authorities to do
so.
The stale engineer nlo states that
the tivi Die pumps have been out of
commission for tuor tua two months.
either u ph am s a
PERJURER OR HAYS
A FALSIFIER SAYS
GOVERNOR COX IN A
E SPEECH
Democratic Candidate Has
Checked Pertinent In-
terrogatories Up to
Hardins:
Milwaukee Wis. Sept. 4. Invading
Wisconsin on the second day of his
western tour Governor Cox today con-
tinued his pounding of Republican
campaign contributions and his dl.us-
nion on the lcairue of nations.
Starting from Chicago this morning.
Governor Cox made his fiX3t speech
at Kenosha following tlmt with a
rear platform address at Racine.
A continual round of entertain-
ment and speech making was an-
nounced here five addresses being on
his schedule the lust at 10 o'clock
tonight prior to his return to Chi-
cago where he expects to spend Sun-
day. It was the first day of the
Elks annual state roundup and the
last day of the WIncnnsin state f.ilr.
The governor's political speeches wera
at the stale fair at 10:30 and at Plank-
inton Hall tonight .
Perjurer or Falsifier
In his address here Governor Cox.
asked Republican Chairman Will H.
Hays concerning alleged quotas In
the "official bulletin" of the Repub-
lican treasurer and concluded with
this observations: "If you told tho
truth on the stand under oath thn
Mr. Upham (Republican national
treasurer) In his official capacity mis-
represented you. This contradictory
circumstance shows that you are
either a perjurer or Mr. Upham Is a
falsifier. If the latter be true then
It is your duty to discharge him ns
treasurer. If you do not do so then
the American people can draw their
own conclusions."
Propounds Interrogatory
Governor Cox also asked Senatj?
Harding some questions concerning
his stand on the league of nations.
Calling attention to the senator's
speech of August 28 In which he sai l
that congress technically would keep
the nation out of war but mora'ly
could not do so Governor Cox said;
"Answer this Senator Harding yea
or no. Do you mean that you are
opposed to our assuming any moral
obligation In our International rela-
tion'" "Then In the same speech you
say: 'It Is not uncommon for friends-
of the league of Versailles to contrast
unfavorably tho Hague tribunal upon
the ground that tho tribunal lacks
teeth; very well lets put teeth Into
it.' Tlease answer yes or no. In
the face of your statement to thla
question: 'Does the putting of teeth
into it mean the assuming of an ob-
ligation to exert moral or physical
force or both?' In one part of your
speech you say that this notion will
not be made to appear as a "welcher'
but no obligation will be assumed.
How do you reconcile this with your
progrnm of putting teeth into the
Hngue tribunal? This approaches the
very crux of tho whole argument and
the American people nro entitled to
know your mind. There can be no eva-
slon. It was possible In the senatu
for you. to escape quorum and roll
calls but you cannot do It either as
candidate or ns president. You must
answer yes or no. Executive duties
unlike legislative make either absen-
teeism or clear vision Impossible."
These two pumps are vT 2.000000 gal-
lons capacity each while the two oth-
er pumps which are In workln or-
der have a capacity of only 1000.009
gullons each. Mr. Clark Insists that
the fire pumps bo immediately repair
ed. He gives warning thai the ttU4
they are in now Jeopardizes conditions
In Ardmore.
Urges lie of Klitlrlc Valve Sytom.
Another matter of vital Importance
brought to the attention of the mem-
bers of the cltUens committee was
tho fact that although the water de-
partment has an electrio operated
valve system for Installation with tho
standplpc nevertheless do effort has
ever been mudu to connect It. Mr.
Clark states Hut In his opinion the
only practical way in which the cm
servatlon of Water can be accomplish-
ed Is to connwt this valve with the
siandplpe thus cutting the atandplpe
pressure off the moina and pumpinit
directly Into the mains and reducing
the water pressure to a Very low
point which will result In the Jmmudi-
ate conservation of the water. Thii
will also keep the standplpe full us a
reserve supply In case of fire.
When this matter wns brought to
the attention of Commissioner Carter
he said he would have the employes of
the water department pur the eiectrio
vslv In shape at once for use and
reduce pressure on mains as sug. '
tested by Mr. Clark.
Berlin. A Kovno dispatch Issued
by the IJthuanlan telegraphic agency
said Lithuanian detachments had at-
tacked Polish troops and driven vhem)
hick over the rnlleo nrrklnn.Kns- .kl i
front taking prisoner and capturi&fi
war materials. . i
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Easley, John F. Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 283, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 5, 1920, newspaper, September 5, 1920; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc158612/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.