Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 28, No. 135, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 20, 1921 Page: 1 of 20
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Steadily The Producing Area Of Carter County's Oil Field Extends
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DAILY ARDMOREITE
Industry ThriftProgress
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EDITION
EDITIOM
FULL LEASED WIRE ASSOCIATED PKESS
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA SUNDAY MARCH 20 1921
VOL 28
-NO. 135
TWENTY PAGES .
Feeling Among Railway Men Attained Dangerous Pitch Whefo Current Rumor
Intimated Charles Dixon Rock IrLiiS I rainman Died of Wounds Inflicted
With Murderous Intent; Sheriff Garrett With Extra Force Guards Jail'
V
n
IISSIRNFRS L
CANCEL PAV1NI
CONTRACJS
FIVE S
Mayor and
ing Kwfe
structiw Company Dis-
tricts 49-50-52-59-63
"PEOPLE DISAPPROVED
THIS ADMINISTRATION''
MAYOR STATES THE "MAJORITY'
EXPRESSED DISSATISFACTION
WITH MANNER IN WHICH
AFFAIRS WERE RUN.
Five more street paving tun tracts
passed out of existence Friday night
when the mayor and board of city
commissioners passed resolutions de
claring null and void the contracts
which ejci.sted between the Ardmord
Construction Company und resident."
of F street northwest. In district 4;
Seventh avenue northwest In dis-
trict 60; Second avenue north west in
district 62; Third avenue northwest.
In district 69; and Twelfth avenue
northwest. In district 63.
All the resolutions were drawn up
and passed after petitions bad been
presented to the board by Attornej
I. R. Mason who had solicited them
and which bore the names of the own-
ers of the greatest amount of property
in the districts named.
.Prior to the voting on the -resolu
tions by the board Mayor Freeman
stated that he was in favor of th
cancellation of the' contracts provided
the citizens who owned the property
on the streets were willing for II
was they whom the contracts affected
directly and their money was con-
cerned. He expressed himself as de-
sirous of turning the streets loose no
as to permit paving In this city to
go on unhindered and unhampered by
contracts which had bound them and
which he said were most unlikely
to ever be fulfilled.
People Expressed Disapproval
"The last primary rlertion showed
that there was disapproval on the part
of the people of the manner In which
the present administration has been
conducted" said the mayor "there
should have been a million dollars
worth of paving done In the past year
and one-half but this was Impossible
because of the fact that we have been
unable to get bidder after two big
efforts. What Is the proper busi-
ness policy to pursue at this time?
The people have been dissatisfied with
our work. Let tho city grow! I
have never been willing to agree to.
the cancellation of the contracts and
always maintained that tho citizens
who own the property should bo con-
sulted on tho matter for it concern
them. Now since they desire the
contracts be cuncellvd let us turn
the streets loose and cease permitting
the city to be held down nod made
to stand still."
During the course of the discussion
Commissioner Young asked Attorney
Mason why he had not undertaken to
cancel the contract by solicitation of
petitions from property owners wWle
he was city attorney. Mr. Mason re-
plied that they hnd discussed tht
matter at various times but no ac
tion had been taken.
During the examination of tht
names of the signers of the petitions
(Continued on pane 2)
ALL SHOULD RESPOND
ftrdmoreCor.- g " " XM W
(Editorial)
Question What is the greatest need in America today?
Answer Work for all.
' Question How Can I do anything toward bringing to
America its greatest need?
Answer You can provide employment for a few men at
least a few days and in this way solve the problem as far as
you are concerned.
We do ourselves and our country an injustice when we
see a great national need and not put forth our best efforts to
solve it.
Many people are inclined to look out flpon the whole world
at one time and see a problem so great that it looks beyond
solution.
Turn it around this way and look out upon your own
community and the problem does not look sr) big.
We are here in this community. The problems of this
community are our problems. As we go to work and solve
our own problems we inspire other cities and other communities
to do the same thing and we not only benefit our own folks
but we have shown others how to take hold and do thtr work.
Government records show that three and a half million
fewer men are employed now than had work a few months
back.
While employment has been much more plentiful here than
In the average community of the United States yet there are
some of our people who have been without work a part of the
time.
Carpenters brick masons plasterers painters and concrete
workers can remain idle about so long and then there is a de
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This la the first photograph for which President Harding and his eubinot posed. It was mtide on the White House grounds. Left to right sitting
are Secretary of Wur Weeks Secretary of tho Treasury Mellon Secretary of State Hughes President Harding Vice President Coolidge who is to attend
all cabinet meetings and Secretary of the Navy Denby. Standing left to right Secretary of the interior Fall' Postmaster General Hays Attorney General
Dougherty Secretary of Agriculture Wallace Secretary of Commerce Hoover and Secretary of Labor l)avis.
Playing Political Game Takes Precedence Over Enactmentof any
Legitimate Legislation By State's Law Makers; House Awakens to
Fact That Governor and Senate
Card Which Will Take the Last Trick; Davidson Blocks Prospective
Play of Lower Branch When He Puts Across "Recess" Until Monday
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
FILES SI' IT AAINST JAKE
L. HA.MON ESTATE
Muskogee Gkla March 19. The
Jerrctt Construction .Company of
Springfield Missouri f.led suit in
tho United States district court
today against the e; tato of the
late Jake L. Humon for $11599.26.
alleged to be due on the construc-
tion of depots built for the Wichi-
ta Falls linger and Fort Worth
Hallway Company. Tho suit Is
filed against Frank L. Ketch as
administrator of tho Hamuli estate.
MEMORY OF EARLY
DAYSWHENCTOCH
BELLS CALLED LED
BOY TO CONFESS
AFTER READING BIBLE YOITU
TELLS HOW HE KILLED CHIM
AND PLACED RODY ON
RAILWAY TRACKS
Warsaw Ind. March l'J. Memories
of bis early religion revived by a let-
ter urging him to confess his sins
(I'ontinued on Page Two)
TO NATIONAL NEED
FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF PRESIDENT HARDING COOLIDGE AND
PREACHER GIVEN TRISON
TERM AT MUSKOGEE ON
WHITE SILVERY CHARGE
Muckogee Okla. March 19. Will
O'Ncll on itinerant minister of
Wichita Falls Texas pleaded guil-
ty in the United States diptrict
court late yesterday to a charge
of white slavery and was sentenc-
ed to serve 14 months in the peni-
tentiary. He Li alleged to have
travelled with Sally Wilden of
Salllsaw from Muskogee to Van
Buren Ark. and thence to Texas
OKLA. BANKER'S
PRIVATE SLEUTH
HELD FOR MURDER
AT OKLAHOMA CITY
EVIDENCE IN CONNECTION WITH
KILLING OF EARL MAR LIN
CAUSES COUNT ATTORNEY
TO FILE CHARGES
Oklahoma City March 19. Informa-
tion chnrgln murder in connection
with tho shooting to death of Earl
Marlln 21 here Thursday was filed
here Into today against J. M. Saunders
private detective for the Oklahoma
Hankers Association and Robert Hun-
ley by Forrest L. Hughes county at-
torney. In statements before the coroner's-
Jury yesterday Saunders said he phot
at Marlln after' having trulled him to
a residence section here hut thut Mar-
lln was In tho net of reuchlng for n
gun when he wus shot. Hunley testi-
fied that he was present nt the shoot-
ing and corroborated Saunders' testi-
mony. Laltvnzo Plttmnn u negro tes-
tified thut ho was ueross the street from
the men at tin time of the shootinir
and that Marlln was running when he
wan shot. At police headquarters
where Murlln was taken for examina-
tion no gun "wns found on lilm. He
was wounded seven times. Tho cor-
oner's Jury decided Marlln wns shot
once In the buck nnd six times from
the front and recommended the hold-
ing of both Hunley and Saunders.
Albert Pease n cripple who did not
testify but who told the county nttor-
ney today ho was the first man to
Martin after he was shot mado u
signed statement today which the
county attorney snys will not ho re.
leased until after the preliminary
henrlnv of Saunders nnd Hunley. set
for Thursday next. Before trial how-1
ever Saunders Is expected to testify I
nt Tulsa at tho trial of men ulleged
to have robbed the State Knnk at
Sperry Okla.
According to Saunders Marlln was
wanted In connection with the rob-
bery of the Piedmont State Bank at
Piedmont February !S lust and fur
several recent automobile tbeds.
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Acting Co-Jointly May Hold the
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
TAKES FIRST STEP IN THE
LINK OF REAL ECONOMY
Washington March 19. The
postoffice bepartment Is claiming
flr.n honors In th matter of gov-
ernmental economy. Finding itself
with a huge stock of the old purple
three cent stamped envelopes sold
the public during the wur the de-
partment sent them back to the
printer had the penalty warning
Imprinted across the stamp as ft
sort of cancellation nml is now
Issuing them for official corres-
pondence. HOUSE PASSES TWO
BILLS FOR RELIEF
OF SOLDIERS WITH
APPROPRIATIONS
THREE-QUARTERS MILLION CAR-
RIED IN MEASURE .TO CARE
FOR DISABLED MEN; SUL-
PHUR GETS SANATORIUM.
(Ry Associated lVess)
Oklahoma City. March 19. Only
the lower house of the Oklahoma leg-
islature Is to be in session today
the senate having adjourned nt 3
o'clock yesterday until Monday.
The house yesterday devoted Its
time to consideration of several minor
matters follovflng the adoption of the
report of tho Investigation commit-
tee's charges against the state high-
way department.
Tho senate yesterday passed the
house bill appropriating J I no. 000 f'
the use of the state in puivlinslng a
site to be given to th federal gov-
ernment for the erection of a hospital
for disabled soldiers.
Two soldier relief bills carrying a
combined appropriation of 1700.000
were passed by the house of the Ok-
lahoma legislature nt its morning ses-
sion today. One Is the meaiiire pro-
viding for the erection at Sulphur
of a hospital for disabled former serv-
(Contlnue.1 on page 2)
WEATHER'
Oklahoma Sunday cloudy scat-
tered r.hnwer In east portion cool-
er In west and centtul portions;
Monday probably fair cooler in
southwest portion
Loral Tenieraure
Maximum Saturday 82 degrees;
minimum Saturday 64 degtees.
Rainfall
Precipitation Saturday 1.20 In
ches.
NEW CABINET
mm
AY v
POSSIBLE SCHEME TO HOLD UP
APPROPRIATIONS IS BLOCKED
THROUGH POWER EXECU-
TIVE UNDER LAW
(By Special Staff Correspondent)
Oklahoma City March 19. Much has
I been paid of the political weapons In
the hands of the Republican majority
of tho house power over appropria-
tions and investigations. Less atten-
tion has been paid to a weapon which
the Democratic majority of the senate
and the governor may wield the pow-
er to adjourn the legislature. Pos-
sibly this power has not been generally
recogni.ed. Hut In the various ru-
mors whii'h flew about the statehouse
yesterday It had a place.
When the senate passed n resolu-
tion calling for adjournment sine die
March 19 a good m:my folks usked
"What's the idea?" It was not gen-
erally believed the legislature would
have finished its work by that date.
Then why pass the resolution'.''.'
A Constitutional Cuter Curd
Well this was the first resolution
setting a date for adjournment to pass
either house. And there Is a consti-
tutional provision giving the governor
authority to adjourn the legislature
nt the request of that branch of the
legislature which first passes such a
resolution. The governor then has
the right to adjourn the legislature at
any time from now on If the senate
asks him to.
Governor's Full Power
Since tho senate and the governor
are Democratic the significance of this
situation is fairly obvious. Suppose
the senate thought the house was
wasting its time In unnecessary and
unpleasant. Investigations. Suppose It
thought the house was determined to
prolong the session until the senate
through (dieer weariness passed the
election bill desired by Republicans.
Suppose It thoiii'ht the house was de-
termined to hold up necessary appro-
priations Indefinitely unless the senate
agreed to the election bill. The sen-
ate could call on the governor to de-
clare the sesclon ended and the gov-
ernor could do m. Then the governor
could cull the legislature In siwclal
session if he dulled and submit to
it only the legislation which he wanted
acted upon.
Robertson Nun Committal
This was one of the lumots going
the rounds yesterday ft Is not likely
any such action will be taken soon.
When asked yesterd-iy whether he
expected to adjourn tho legislature and
call It back III neon session (lover-
nor RolsTtson Mild be had not lind
the proposition put tit him; and he
refused to commit himself us to his
course of action should the request
I be made. It Is certain tui such re-
uuest will lie made liefore Monday for
the senate has recessed to that day.
And tho senate rcces Is connected
with another rumor. This report was
that the house Republicans hnd cau-
cused nnd decided to pass the senate
resolution calling for adjournment to-
day tenvlng the appropriation bills
to provide for state detmi Intents and
IntUtutloin unpased This might b
iCuntlnued en Page Five)
CgP o y -p if:
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ASHCRAFT BREAKS DOWN AND TELLS
OFFICERS HE STRUCK FATAL BLOW;
RECITES WEIRD TALE OF DRIVING THE
DEATH CAR OVER SENSELESS BODY;
LITTLE CREDENCE IS GIVEN HIS STORK:
AcunrrKD of miuukr
( II I(;K CLARA SMITH
WILL JOIN THE (HIKCH
Wearied with the sordidness of
the worldly lire Clara Smith ac-
quitted Thursday of last week of
tho charge of murder In connection
with the fatal shooting of Jake L.
ilimion has authorized tho state-
ment that she will nt an early date
make public profession of religion
and be baptized Into the church.
ATTORNEY OF MEN
GRILLS OFFICIALS
BUT FAILS TO GET
WANTED ADMISSION
FRANK WALSH CROSS-EXAMINES
HEADS OF ASSOCLYTION EXE-
CUTIVES BEFORE RAILROAD
LABOR BOARD
Chicago March 19. Attempting to
Jjring .cut alleged ulssention In the
ranks of the railway executives over
the question of the national agree-
ments labor counsel put two high
officials through a grilling examination
before the railroad Jabor board today.
Frank P. Walsh union counsel failed
to obtain nny admission however th it
there was any division of opinion on
national agreements and after plow-
ing through an eight hour session
the board recessed until Monday.
Carl R. Cray of Omaha president
of the Union Pacific system was on
the stand the entire afternoon nnd
under questioning by Mr. Walsh de-
tailed his activities as chairman of the
row abandoned labor committee of the
Association if Railway Executives. It
was in. this committee the unions-
contended that a split developed ana
for two days they lhave been dlgln
Into the association records in nn effort
tc show that nil the railroads did nut
favor ubrcgation of the national agree
moots.
The day's questioning at times led
(Continues on page 2)
SPRING AND TWO
DOLLARS PER DAY
STAMPEDES STATE
HOUSE MEMBERS
(By Special Correspondent)
Oklahoma City. March li. Spring
and two dollars a day.
The combination Is likely to do more
toward bringing the eighth session of
the Oklahoma legislature to a speedy
close than political schemes and sir lie. !
gems. j
Already members of the Kwr hou"
are succumbing to the combination.
More than a score were absent today.
One of them said he had left "for
KOixl." A lhalf dor.cn are exi-ected to
leave tonight to stay although they
may return for the "lust day." Of
course absentees enn be brought back
vn order of the nouse. I'.ut the drift
for home Is rcgarled as an Infalluble
harbinger of adjournment.
J.imrs C. Nance of Stephens colin-
tv culled up the senate resolution this
morning nhtoii provides fur adjourn-
ment today. .
Speaker Schwab said he thought it
was "down in the barlier shop get-
ting a ehave" but yielded to Nance's
Insistence that It be considered. Clint
(Inihum of Love county moved rotisiJ.
eratlon b Indefinitely po-tpvhcd unJ
l.ls motion carried. Put Sehwuhe ex-
piessed the hope that adjournment
will come by tine first of April.
fThe senate was not In session to-
day. The house worked this morning
but tooR th.. afternoon off to attend
a nam same iierote knocking otr rot
the day It passed two soldier rein f
measures. One would appropriate $469.
"no fnr n hospital for tubercular sol-
diers nt Sulphur to be erected undr
the direction f a Soldiers Relief Com-
mission composed of two of the sen-
ate nnd one of the house. The previs-
ion railing for the dismantling of Phc
tubercular sanitarium at Clinton was
stricken. It Is reported that if the
house Republicans will net ronnt to
provide for the maintenance of the
civilian sanitarium at Clinton the
senate under Democratic rule will
tCVntlnued on IVf v Two)
Prisoner Talks of Fight and
Death by Accident on a
Lonely Country Road
Late at Night
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WIFE DENIES ALL
COMPLICITY IN DEED
MAINTAINS INNOCENCE BUT IS
HELD PENDING FURTIUCR IN-
VESTIGATION; TRAINMEN RE-
TICENT UNCOMMUNICATIVE
Could the still uir of night whisper
stories and tell the tales of crime
us well as those of Justice could the
wan-faced moon and the silent watch-
ing stars speak could the rustling i
leaves of the trees murmur of things
they know could the chirping night
birds talk a weird talo they would
tell perhaps of the crime alleged to
have been committed on the Ardmore-
Perwyn road a' few evenings since
when Charles Dlxvn Rock Island
trainman met his death.
Could the elements pf Nature speak;
In words whiaU men ittlght understand
perhaps tho story of the fatal culmi-
nation of another one of tho9e Tri-
anies m which a husband and a husa
band's' honor an erring wlfe and a
wife's dishonor a false friend and
a murderous heart played the leading;
roles.
C: uld Charles Dixon as 4ie lies to-
day still and cold and sleeping that
last long sleep unclose those tired
eyes could his death-stilled lips again
feel the pulsing blood of life and move
in speech couU the torn and sun-
dered brain lying behind tho crushed
and shattered skull again function
ami give birth to thought could ttbe
paralyztrj tongue respond to the call
of the mutilated brain a tale of
weird tragedy would perhaps be un
folded.
Were It iiossible for the vital sparks
to return for the moment to the heart
whiih shall beat no more with actiTe
life were it possible for the vocal
Ji.crds to respond what a story might
be unfolded of the death which came
unheralded unexpected unthougbt of
the dtath which rode upon the balmy
breezes of that fatal Thursday night
vnich hovered over tho car In which
rode Dixon and Ashcraft hovered
for an almost Infinitesimal span of
time anil then flitted away bearing
upon its fuhle wines the Immortal soul
of the man whose empty shell lay a
shattered wreck whose body which
but a moment before had been lm
hui .1 viih all the power and strength
.f vigor nr.d life lay a mutilated
pul-vle' hrea Miles'! mass a mas of
fl'Th. to he further scoffed at and
ill: graced when Ashcraft according to
rH own statement drove the deta
car i.vir the senseless day.
Ashcraft .Makes Statement
At l::io o'clock. Saturday morning
(Continued on Page Five)
CLARA SMITH MAY
BE IMMERSED BY
ARDMORE PASTOR
"This hu.'v been a very busy
day" :nd Claia Smith yesterday
evi filng.
"The day has been spent In re-
ceiving ft lends." she said "Who
Were relolctng over the Verdict of
ui-qulttnl and In answering many
ti leiholie rails."
When the reporter Culled to Bk
hi i' qui stli.ns the was prompt In
answering the call and her voice
was rheeifiil. sieiiilng to rvfltct
I HUH II I heel fulness mul hope.
Miss .''lalih family ate adher-
ents of the Clirislinn churvh and
It is In r intention to ark for menv
b rship in the same church and to
receive the ordinance of baptism.
"Church relationship" the little
woman 'aid "is a very sscred
thing to me. i uin sincere about
the mutter of becoming a Chris-
tian and while 1 do hot mind to
talk of the matter yet I do not de
sire in talk for publication."
Inasmuch us rhe has declared
her Intention of rmmltilng a resi-
dent of Anlmoie it is almost cr
tain that rhe will later take mem
bershlp In the First Christian
chlinh of this city. DY. Crayton
H. liinoks. paslor of this Church
was her spiritual adviser nnd sat
with her during the ordeal of the
trial of the criminal ease against
her and be wilt In tit probability
be frutidul the opportunity at he
coming her tint piutot.
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