Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 28, No. 130, Ed. 1 Monday, March 14, 1921 Page: 2 of 8
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THE DAILY ARDM 0 &EITE
iTOm)AY MARCH 14 1921
STATE SPRINGS A SENSA-
TION WITH INTIMATION OF
AN ACTION VS. KETCH
(Continued from page 1)
shot hint In the darkness of his room
as he lay on Ills bed Ketch continued
adding that Mr. Hainon Baid:
"1 want it given out I did It my-
self and give Clara some money and
have her get away. My wife will be
here as soon as she hears of this and
I want Clara to go. Tell the world
any kind of a story: that 1 dropped
the gun or anything."
Interests in Properties
Mr. Ketch testified thut tiara
Hainon still is interested in several
business projects both with the Hamon
estate and with him personally tliey
being owners of a picture show at
Heuldton.
Slie has drawn Jl-' as a dividend
on some oil property Jointly owned
with the Hamon estate since the
Shooting Ketch testified but the re-
mainder of money that has accrued
to her interest has been credited
against drilling expense on other in-
terest he said.
Ketch outlined Clara's property as
3-120 thousand Interest In an oil lease;
5-70 Interest In another Wast? a good
paying piece of property worth "two
for one" and from which her income
had been as high as $400 to $500 a
month; 15000 worth of stock in an-
other oil company and the picture
show stock.
.Mrs. Jake Hamon
: Mrs. Jake L. Hainon. the widow
whom It had been intended to have
take the witness stanu at the morn
ing session was too nervous to testi
ty although she was in the court
room.
When at 11 o'clock the state had
exhausted Its avalluble supply of wit
ne3s excepting Mrs. Hamon. it
" asked for a recess until 1 o'clock
when other out of town witnesses
"' should be here.
Attorney General Freellng said it
would take "not more than fifteen
minutes to present the remainder of
' its case although as he left the court
room he said Mrs. Hainon might be
called if her condition improved dur
ing the two hour recess.
First Defense Witness
The defense said that It w-ai ready
to begin Its case and that It had
' "short witnesses" und assured the
court no delay would be encountered
when It got underway. The defense
counsel indicated its first witnw-s
would be the negro porter at the hotel
where Hamon was shot.
Although court was officially ud
Journcd the announcement liad but
little effect on the spectators. Prac
tlcally all of those who had seats
remained In them during the noon
hour while others milled around in
the aisles and along the wall en
deavoring to get a new point of van
tage.
Lunch boxes in heater numbers
made their appearance today some
standing devouring their food and
ever alert to the first sent made va
cant through spectators leaving the
court room.
Expectation that Mrs. Jake Hamon
was to be a witness brought many
persons to the courtroom. More ela
borate means of gaining a sight at
the interior of the court were re
sorted to by those shut out in the
corridor.
Several persons slyly slipped the
transoms over the four entranoa to
the courtroom a little lower permit-
ting them with the aid of a soap box
to obtain a slight view of the court
room.
First Casualty
The first casualty among the crowds
that have thronged the corridor nnd
stairways was recorded this morning
when one box irtrong enough to
support its original observer col-
lapsed under the heavier weight of a
friend. A torn shin and a scraped
elbow were the extent of the Injur-
ies. Weather Reports Delayed
Oklahoma City. March 14. Daily
weather reports from tho cotton
broomoorn. corn and wheat sections
of the state furnished by the United
States weather bureau here will start
this year May 1. instead of April 1
as formerly it was announced today.
Shortage of funds is given as the rea-
son for the change.
Visitor From Oklahoma City
O. R. Randle general manager of
. the Buss Furniture Company of Okla-
homa City was a business visitor in
-Ardmore recently. Mr. Randle Is also
secretary-treasurer of the company.
SAILOR JACK AND
BILLIE EDWARDS WILL
WRESTLE TONIGHT
Billy Kdwards the noted wr.-stler.
arrived in this city yesterday. He is
in perfect condition fur his bout to-
night when he meets Sailor Jiiel;
Woixl the liv.il favorite. These men
wrestled to a draw decision here
some time ago Kdwards remarking at
the conclusion of the bout that Woo J
if
JVy
JACK WOOD
"was the best tuun he had ever met."
This is. a hittn compliment for Jack
for Edwards h.us met the- his." ol them.
The "myfteiy of the toy is now
explained. It will be remembered that
at the previous bout between these
men Edwards seemed greatly wor-
ried whenever Wood attempted to or
got hold of the farmer's toe Ed-
wards states that tho toe hold Is
bound to isecure a fall when un op-
ponent applies it correctly nr.d that
Jack Wood is ono of those who "un-
derstand how."
A big attendance is expected at the
bout tonight. Besides the main event
there will be several interesting box-
ing contests.
Tho programme will be staged at
Convention Hall at 8:30 p. m.
HERRICK REFRIGERATORS sold
on the easiest kind of easy terms.
Sneed Furniture Company.
SWEEPING WAGE REDUC-
TIONS MAY CAUSE STRIKE
OF EMPLOYES PACKING IN-
TERESTS; MEN AT WORK
(Continued from pare 1)
compared to other firms" said the
statement of Armour and Company.
"Wo nave a list of 21 other firms re-
ducing wagia where the decrease ran
from 14. 25 to 33 34 xr cunt. The
stockholders of Annour and Company
could not dodge the fact that we are
losing money. That is why wages are
reduced.
"Any assertion that we are attempt-
ing to establish a ten-hour day Is
wronpr. The guarantee of extra pay
for overtime after 54 hours in any
one week makes this impossible. The
butcher workmen in this industry are
entitled to 4S hours wages earning
per week and the adjustment in the
hours of labor Is to enable them to
get it. The average working time In
the killing gangs in the past year has
been 42 hours. Under the new ar-
rangement a worker would be able
to earn a eubstajitial increase."
Thousands tf packing house em-
ployes marched in the rain "bnck of
the yards" here yesterday afternoon
and later listened to outdoor npeeches
of union leaders who urged them not
to start a "runaway strike."
Packing house employes In Fort
Worth Texas; Kansas City Kansas
and Sioux City Iowa also decided at
muss meeting yetderdny to go to work
today pending completion of the strike
vote.
Employe in the Omaha plants plan-
ned to hold meeting today to discuss
their action.
The wage cut would be delayed until
April 11 in the plants at St. Louis
and St. Joseph Missouri it was. stat
ed by O. K. Urquhnrt manager of
tho St. Louis punt because of a state
law requiring 30 days notice for wage
reductions for employes of manufac-
turing concerns.
HERRICK REFRIGERATORS sold
on the riudtwt kind of easy terms.
Sneed Furniture Company.
Ardmore. Testimony of the stute
In the trial of Clara Smith Hamon
will lie ended Monday afternoon. It
was announced by prosecution counsel.
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teves
Traversing B. St. N. W. C. St. S. E. W. Main and F. St. N. E. FREE TO
EVERYBODY.
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So Come out and cast your vote for the one YOU want.
are Free to everybody. A man that is interested.
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DAILY COTTON REPORT
in keeping with expectations the
Hew Washington administration lias
adopted a change in policy as regards
the governments attitude towards the
low prices for farm products.
Tlie old administration followed a
policy of deflation and price deflation
in values falllrfi too far below the
cost of production ill the west und
south leaving a trial of failures and
demoralization.
According to secretary of agricul-
ture Washington price of farm pro-
ducts must rise and prices of other
products come down before normal re-
lation between them has been restored
and he calls upon every good citizen to
do what lie can lo help the farmers
through the period of depression not
only for the sake of helping the farm-
ers alone but for the sake of helping
himself staling that the widespread
agricultural depression that results
from the high cost of production and
because farm products have dropped
out of all proportion to the prices ol!
other thing
So far us cotton is concerned the
constructive policy adopted by the
new goverifhient will likely be pro-
ductive of good results in tending
to restore confidence but the southern
farmer has lo act for himself in the
present rise und only by making u
drastic reduction in this years cotton
acreage will he be able to bring about
the desired change in the market forc-
ing of values to a higher level eventu-
ally. Texas the most Important state
In the cotton region seems to be the
only doubtful state in connection with
reducing the cotton ucreage material-
ly this year us advices from the ceu
tral and eusturn belts are assuring for
the making of a big cut in the acre-
age perhaps 30 to DO per cent.
Therefore planters of Texas virtu-
ally hold the future course of market
within the palm of their hands. If
they make only a moderate much less
a slight decrease in acreage the situ-
ation would remain discouraging where
as if they make an average reduction
of 25 to 33 per cent the outlook for
higher prices ultimately would be de-
cidedly Improved.
Of late Liverpool has been ruling
comparatively steadier owing to the
slight recovery in silver eusier money
in London und comparatively light
stock of American cotton there Includ-
ing afloat only 690000 bales last year
1203000 bales.
New Orleans Futures
Opng High Low Close
March
May
July
Oct.
Ton
10.63 10.83 10.63
10.83-f
11.1215
11.60-52
11.92-f
11.11 11.21
11.50 11.60
11.94 12.03
! Steady.
10.92
11.32
11. S2
Opng High Low
New York Futures
March 10.94 10.99 10.94
Close
10.95- n
11.50-62
11.96- !I8
12.45-f
May 11.50 11.59
11.31
11.73
12.30
July 11.92 12.04
Close 12.48 12.52
Tone Steady.
Spots
Tone Sales Mids
New Orleans Quiet 63 10.75
New York Quiet None 11.30
BILLY AND "BETTY"
TO OKLAHOMA CITY
TO LIVESTOCK SHOW
Mrs. W. I). Morgan and son Hilly
went to Oklahoma City toduy where
Hilly lias entered his prize winning
calf "Betty" in the club contest at
tho southwestern livestock exposition
which opens there today. "Hetty"
was tthlpped this morning in charge
of Otis Skinner who ia instructing
Hilly in the art of developing cattle.
"Betty" won first prizo in the boys
beef club deiartmeiit ut tho recent
livestock show and Billy expects to
make a good showing ut the big af-
fair In Oklahoma City.
Six Prisoners Hanged
Dublin March 14. Six prisoners
convicted of complicity In tho killing
of the British intelligence officers
and members of the crowd forces in
Ireland were executed in Mount Joy
prison this city tills morning. The
men were hanged In pairs at in-
tervals of an hour.
J. R. Stephen's
Will for the Benefit of All Voters and
Candidates Run Free the Big Busses
SPECTATORS HOLD THEIR
BREATHS WHILE INTIMATE
ASSOCIATES OF MILLIONAIHE
GIVE OUT STATEMENT
(Continued from page 1)
day. He said on Tuesday after Hamon
was shot on Sunday night November
21 the wounded man had said li
never would leave the sanitarium un-
til "you boys take me onit." "He told
me" the witness continued "he went
over to his room lute in the evening
threw iff his coat and vest anl lay
down on the bed for a rest."
Dunlap quoted Hamon as having
said "1 had been there only u short
time when I heard tiara come in and
she lay her left hand on my head
and I fell her right on my shoulder
v hen sshe shot me."
"Of course 1 have been looking for
this." Dunlap further quoted Hamuli
as saying. The reply was ubjovted to
and objection sustained by the court.
"He said he did not have u chance
to protu't himself; that she walked
up to the foot of the bed and shot
iiiim" Dunlap quoted Hamon after
counsel had argued the propriety of his
testimony.
Ou cross-examination Mr. Dunlup
was asked if he had mude any report
to the county attorney or sheriff and
bald he had not.
He admitted he had two or three
conferences with the prosecution but
denied he fliad stated ho had "taken
charge of the prosecution."
A laugh rippled over the court when
Mr. IXinlap denied Hamon had pre-
sented him with the home in which
the Dunlap family lives and Attor
ney General Freellng told the court
he would Insist on the court room
being cleared at the next demonstrate.
Hon of snickering.
He said he was not present when
Clara Hamon was furnished $5000
'with which to leave town.
Mr. Dunlap said he had not asked
the county attorney to dismiss the
case stating there was "nothing to
it." He said he had asked tdiat a
statutory charge I filed at the same
time against Hamon and Clara be
dismissed.
Frank Ketch Testifies
Frank L. Ketch former business
manager for Hamon und now admin-
istrator of the estate was the next
witness called.
J. L. Hodge nsslstunt county attor-
ney aroie and said Ketch on Saturday
had been made an accessory after the
fuct in the murder of Hamon and
uskel Ketch be prevented from testi-
fying us giving testimony would give
him Immunity. Judge Champion ruled
the witness could proceed however
after Mr. Hodge had made a long
statement and Attorney General Free-
ling undertook direct examination.
'Frank I'll Not Get Well"
Ketch said he first learneJ of the
shooting of Hamon on Monday morn-
ing ufter ho was shot on Sunduy.
"Frank I. am never going to get
well." he quoted Hamon as saying
ut the hospital.
"Jake where Is she" were the first
words I said to him Ketch testified.
"I did it myself" he said continued
Ketch.
"Don't tell me that" I replied.
"I want It given out I did it my-
self and you give Clara some money
nd have her get away" he quoted
Hamon.
"My wife will be here as soon as
she -hears of this and 1 want Clara
to go. Ttll Mho world any kind of a
story that I dropped the gun; any-
thing." Ketch said he wrote his personal
check for $5000 gave the money to
Clara and later reimbursed himself
from Hamon's money with a voucher
as he had been doing.
He said he had gone back to tfiie
office and sent for Clara Smith Ha-
mon. Tho Parting of Way
"Clara yoiu-'ve got to go. I've never
interferred with your personal business
or that of Jake but tlhe parting of
the way 4ias come. You are golncr
away and you art going to stay"
Ketch said he told Clara.
"I was going away" Clara said ac-
cording to Ketch.
"You are going now" Ketch said
he replied.
Ketch said she told him she had
to go to see her folks at Wilson be-
fore she left and tihat he would pack
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Would be Commissioner 4th. Ward
her trunk for her. The trunks were
checked to Kansas City on Hamon's
pass but Clara missed the train by
ten minutes and he gave htr a. pack-
age containing $5000.
They decided he said ehe would take
the next train to Durant and a train
over another railroad to Kansas City.
Ketch said he told tae girl at the
time he did not think Hamon would
recover although at that time he
himself thought hamon would re-
cover. Defense objection prevented Ketch
saying why he said that.
Keep on Going
From Durant Clara talked with him
Ketch said and he told her not to
go north but south and "keep going."
Ketch said 'he saw no murks on
Clara's hands or face.
Ketch said he reported to -Hamon
what he had done but defense ob-
jected to the testimony and the court
sustained.
"On Tw.duy the said 'Frank don't
forget I am never iguing to get well"'
Ketch quoted Jake.
"She shot me in my room In the
dark" he said Hamon said.
"He didn't say anything about how
he was lying but said something about
a strugglo for the gun" he testified.
Cross Examination
On cross-examination Ketch said
Clara still hus some investments
jointly with Hamon und some business
interests and had a small revenue
from the Hamon estate.
"She has no assignment" Ketch
said und her income was credited
against drilling expense for unother
week sho now owes.
Ketch said during the 5 days Ha-
mon lingered he (Ketch) hud his
clothes off six hours.
Ketch said he delivered the suit he
thought Hamon had m wlien shot to
Sheriff Buck Garrett.
. Ketch denied he had told Buck
Garrett the underclothing and shirt
were burned. He said he had told the
sheriff "some boys have taken them."
"I have not" Ketch replied to ques-
tions us to whether he did not feel
bitter toward the defendant and if he
had not been active in the prosecu-
tion. Ketch said Clara had a three one-hundred-and-tiventy-thousandth
Interest
in an oil lease; five-seventieths inter-
est in a gas lease a good) property
from which her monthly income was
$400 or $500; and that Clara and he
himself owned a picture show at Heald-
ton. She also hus $5000 worth of
another oil company's stock.
Ketch said he could not say whether
property Clara owned.
He said Hamon had given her a ten
carat diamond.
Ketch said Clara had drawn one
$125 dividend on oil company stock
since Hamon's death.
Dr. Hardy Recalled
Dr. Walter Hardy was recalled to
the stand and cross-examined the
bullet which killed Hamon entered his
body at an angle.
The defense counsel smiled as it Has
been their contention tihe bullet took
such a course.
Russell B. Brown .former county
attorney und the man who filed the
murder charge against Clara Hamon
was the first defense witness. He
was to be followed by Sheriff Buck
Garrett und Deputy Sheriff "Bud"
Ballew.
Mr. Brown said Frank Ketch had
told him Humon's underwear bad been
burned.
H. H. Brown special prosecutor
cross-examined his younger brother.
Sheriff Garrett said Hamon told him
"he shot himself fooling with an au-
tomatic" and that Dr. Hardy had held
out to the very last it was an acci-
dent." Tho sheriff said Frank Ketch
had told him Hamon's underwear bad
been burned.
Sheriff Garrett said Hamon the day
before he died told him he had heard
it rumored Clara would be prosecuted
and he did not want her prosecuted;
that he did the shouting himself acci-
dentally. Afternoon Session
The mass of humanity that had re-
mained packed In the room during re-
cess and the warmest day of the trial
produced a sweltering court room when
court reconvened at 1:10 p. m.
J. H. Edwards of Topeka Kansus
president of the Kansas Life Insurance
Company took the stand and answer-
ed about a hnlf dozen Identifying
TEP1EN
questions when it developed he bad
not been sworn.
He identified an application for in-
surance signed by Clara Hamon say-
ing she was born October 22 1S91 the
.pplicatlon having been signed in Janu-
ary 1917. The age of the defendant
hud been a point of contention.
Frank Ketch was recalled. He said
he knew hand writing well having
been a banker 10 years und he identi-
fied us huvlng been written by Cluru
Hamon two letters and a contract.
Mr. Ketch Identified a uit of clothes
as that turned over to the officers us
worn by Hamon when he waa shot.
Mrs. Hamon the widow looked in-
tently at them but her face did not
change. Clara Hamon looked on with
ler usual expression in the court room.
The letters were undated. The first
one was In un envelope portmarked !
Kansas City April S 1915.
It suid thut one of the boys at Lex-
ington College had told oilier girls
ubout Hamon being married and that
if Hamon did not stop speaking to
"Mrs. H." she Clara would In one
way or unother
The contract dated Ardmore Janu-
ary 27 1916 was as follows:
"For and in consideration of $1.00
and other valuable consideration the
receipt of which Is hereby acknowl-
edged I hereby release any and all
iluims that I have or may have against
Jake L. Hamon and this is in settle-
ment in full und for relations hereto-
fore existing between us and claims
for money. "CLARA SMITH."
Deputy Sheriff Ballew said 'he had
been with Sheriff Garrett at the hos-
pital the day before Hamon died and
had heard Uumon say he did not want
Clara prosecuted.
Bullew said Ketch had said if Clara
Hainon would sign a quit claim against
the Hamon estate Ketch would see
that Clara Hamon was cleared of the
murder charge in 30 minutes other
wise he would prosecute her to the
fullest extent of the law.
NONE OF STATES WITNESSES
1LYVE SHOWN ENMITY TO
DEFENDANT SMITH
(Continued from page 1)
lowmen as a lost cog in the gear
wih-lch was responsible for tihe pro-
gressive development which the south-
west is now undergoing as regards
commerce and other than moral
growth but the moral side of the
question places un interrogation on
the ultimate culmination of his career
and a quostlon which will bear great
weight as to the determination of the-
omendability to the law and to society
of the defendant in r amoving him
from this world.
DICK HIGNIGHT
WANTS YOUR VOTE
TUESDAY ELECTION
On the eve of the election I am
asking the people of Ardmore for
their votes for the office of Chief of
Police with a full realization of all
the duties required of one who ex-
pects to fill that office with Justice
and impartiality to all and with a
strict observance of all the laws.
I aiu not coming before you as a
stranger. I have been a resident of
this country for many years and for
part of thut time 'have served as an
cfflcer of the law. I point to my
record in this respect and ask thut
you give it due consideration when it
comes time for you to cast your bal-
lot and I promise that if you select
me us the man to fill this position
that I will enforce the laws without
fear or favor.
Trusting that you will give my can-
didacy Aue consideration and that
you will not be influenced by any out-
side influence I am.
Yours very respectfully
R. W. HIGNIGHT.
Candidate for Chief of Police.
EPILEPSY
NERVOUS DISORDERS
If you putter with Epllenny
Pin. tnnimi or Nervous Dlturden
no matter how bad writs to-dur for m
lnr bottle of W. H. Pkt's Treatment
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Remember the
B I I I
PERTINENT FACTS
PRESENTED BY NEW
FEDERAL OFFICIAL
Washington March 14. An appeal
for "every good citizen" to do what
he can to help the farmers through
the period of depression not for the '
sake of helping the farmer alone but
for the sake of helping himself was
iniule today by Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wallace In his first formal state-
ment. Prices of farm products mu3t rise
and prices of other products come down
before the normul relations between
them hus been restored Mr. Wallace
asserted. Talk of bringing prices back
to pre-war level he declareJ "is mor-
ally wrong and economically Impos-
sible" adding that "everybody would
be better off" if un effort were made
to bring ubiut u price level say 70
per cent above the pre-war normal.
Secretary Wallace said ihe doubted
whether the people in the east rea-
lized just what has happened to the
farmers of the producing sections.
Citing conditions In the Central west
us an vxame ti said that there
notwithstanding that we lhave the fin-
est rural civilization taken as a whole
the world has ever seen the farmers
are now In a most trying period and
are suffering severe financial lots.
Farmers throughout the nation es-
peclally those in the south and west
he udded are experiencing exactly
the same trouble.
The widespread agricultural depres-
sion results from the high cost of
production and because farm products
havo dropped out of all proportion
to the price of other things Mr. Wal-
lace said.
"While the farmers" he continued
'"is selling the things he produces at
prices no higher . and for great sur-
plus crops lower than the pre-war
normul he must buy practically every-
thing he needs at prices from SO to 150
per cent above the pre-war normal."
As long as such a condition continues
he added the severe agricultural de-
pression Is inevitable and it will cer-
tainly be communicated to Industry
and business genorally.
The "department the secretary said
would do everything possible to find
an outlet for the great food surplus.
Ways it producing more cheaply new
uses for more crops and better market-
ing conditions he said would help the
situation.
Trade your old refrigerator fw a
new Herrlck. Sneed Furniture Co.
WAGE ARGUMENT BETWEEN
OPERATORS AND EMPLOYES
BEFORE U. S. BOARD
(Continued from page X)
in the event of such an inquiry. The
message charged that nine men con-
trol and have dictated the policy of
all railways of the country in the
wuge question.
"Railroad labor stands for industrial
peace and evolution and not industrial
warfare and revolution" the meseagu
concluded.
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' and Temples
A headache remedy without the dan
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ment made with oil of mustard. Better
than a mustard plaster and-does not
blister. Used only externally and ia
no way can it affect 6tomach and bean;
as some internal medicines do.
Excellent for sore throat bronchitis
croup stiff neck asthma nearaigi
congestion pleurisy rheumatism lum-
bago all pains and aches of the bade
or joints sprains sore musdes bruises
chilblains frosted feet colds of the
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