The Duncan Weekly Eagle. (Duncan, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 1921 Page: 1 of 8
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SUBMARINE
FLATLY REFUSED BY
FRENCH DELEGATES
Effort to Limit Use of Undersea
Craft Meets With Failure and
Discussion is Closed
JAPAN ALSO TAKES
OPPOSITION STAND
France’s Attitude Deplored by
Other Nations — Failure of
Conference is See in Demands
for Heavy Tonnage of U-Hoats
Washington Dec 28 — The French
delegates acting on orders from Par-
is went into the secret session of the
naval powers today prepared to an-
nounce their formal acceptance of the
375 limitation on capital ships and
their absolute rejection of any sub-
marine offer that would place France
in a position inferior to that of any
other nation
Washington Dec 28 — France flat-
ly and definitely refused to agree to
the American program under discus-
aion by the arms conference to limit
the use of the submarine
This is the first real failure of the
conference and many see in France’s
attitude on this question supported
as it is by Japan ‘failure for the con-
ference Japan has served notice on the con-
ference that she would build as many
submarines as she wanted While
Great Britain Italy and America ex-
pressed regrets over the refusal of
France to lend its aid in what they
consider one of the most vital issues
before the conference
After having agreed on the tonnage
for battleships it was believed the
greatest obstacle had been removed
but France was adamant on the sub-
ject and the issue was finally passed
and the American delegates have no
intention of calling it up for future
consideration
France it is inttmated in confer-
ence circles may suggest a means of
arriving at a definite conclusion on
the subject and one that would If
adopted bring- about the desired re-
sults it is understood This is for an
alliance between America France
Great Britain and Italy to preserve
peace on the Atlantic an agreement
aimilar to that on the Pacific
The French cabinet according to
Paris dispatches is ready to agree j
to the submarine program provided'
this agreement is entered into The
American and British delegates it is'
believed will oppose this as they do
not feel they can afford to make
further concessions to either France
or Japan
What efTect this will have on the
conference is speculative It may it
is anid nullify everything that has
been done as America and Great Bri-
tain to protect their own interests
instead of building battleships may
have to resort to construction of un-
dersea craft on a large acale
RECEIVER FOR KU-KLl’X
KLAN ASKED BY MEMBERS
Atlanta Ga Dec 28 — A peti-
tion asking for the appointment
of a receiver for the “invisible
empire” — Knights of the KUK —
was filed here today in Fulton
county superior court The peti-
tioners are Henry Terrell and IT 4
other members of the klan
Governor May Order
Troops Take Charge
Oklahoma Cty Dec 28 — L’i'les tb
Oklahoma CiV police show they cun
preserve or!-' in the puik’og house
district here ithin 21 hours Gover-
nor Robertsn i v ill order stub troops
here to taka cinrge of the situation
This was 1 -vacated today in a If Per
from Govern) Robertson to Mayor
Walton Thu governor has made an
PROGRAM
REVIVAL OPENS AT
NAZARINE CHURCH
SUNDAY MORNING
Following out the program fur a I
world-wide evangelistic campaign a
revival will open at the Nazarhicj
church here next Sunday morning
Bev W B Walker pisier of this
church announces that a similar serv- j
ice will be conducted in every Naza-
rine church in the world Sunday
morning and that the revival will
continue for two weeks
The meetings here will be conducted
by Bev Jarrell of Marlow one of the
ablest divines in this part of the
state He will be assisted by the pas-
tor Bew Walker The public is cor-
dially invited to attend these services
through which the Nazarines hope to
reach most of the people where they
have churches
JOHN D’S DAUGHTER
IS GRANTED
DIVORCE
’ Chicago Dec 28 — Mrs Harold
D McCormick daughter of John
D Rockefeller has been granted
a divorce from her multi-millionaire
husband
Mrs McCormick charged that
her husband deserted her in Swit-
zerland in 1918
LAWYER SEEKS BIG
DAMAGES IN SUIT
AGAINST JUSTICES
Topeka Dec 28 — Suit for $140-
000 damages brought by John Han-
son a disbarred attorney against the
seven members of the Kansas su-
premo court was scheduled for a
hearing before Shawnee district court
today
Hanson was disbarred for alleged
disrespectful remarks which he is
said to have directed at the justices
of the supreme court in arguing a case
in 1916 Hanson was cited for con-
tempt found guilty and indefinitely
suspended from the practice of law
until further notice from the court
Hanson alleges in his petition that
he has been injured to the extent of
the damages asked in his petition and
the case promises to be rather hard
fought It is the first time on record
where members of court have been
called upon to answer to a similar
charge
UNION BANS BOOK
Boston Pec 28 — If Will Irwin
wishes to have members of the Boston
Central Labor Union read his "The
Next War” he will have to hunt up a
new publisher The union received
several hundred copies of the hook
but returned them to the New’ York
publishers whom the officials said
were “unfair to organized labor”
BRITISH TROOPS FIRE
ON CROWD KILL MANY
London Dec 28 — Many persons
are reported killed at Port Said Mon-
day night when the British troops
opened fire on a crowd of Egyptian
nationalists according to a Cairo dis-
patch investigation of the strikj situation
and he beliT the Oklahom Ci’v
police depai rtf rl should deni v iti it
lut with ri ni'-g hftween tn t strikers
nr strike-’ red-fis for the Vr: three
days the fo verier believes it will be
necessary t tell out troops to pre-
vent mo: e e'nis disturbance than
have yet taken place
merchant explains why
DUNCAN HAS BECOME BEST
SHOPPING CENTER OF STATE
OPERATORS
PLAN OPEN
SHOP MINES
Columbus Ohio Dec 23 — What is
believed by labor leaders to be a fore-
runner of a nation-wide plan to force
the open shop in the coal mines is
seen here today The Southern Oiii
Coal exchange has served notice of
John Lewis president of the United
Mine Workers of America that the
Ohio operators would not meet him
in Pitsburgh Jan 6
W D McKinney secretary of the
exchange in writing Lewis sal-1 that
when the time came to male- a new
wage agreement with the miners they
eiuld deal d’reet'y with ihe miners
'nsteud of handling the matter
tl lough the cerdral competitive fall
as they have dent in the pis
This it is y’ierVv believed means
t1'- operators will attempt to f rc-
the open shop It is understood other
operators’ organizations will t:ko the
same stand and labor leaders predict
if they do the greatest coal strike in
the history of- the nation
ANOTHER CHARGE
IS MADE AGAINST
LIEUT COLE OPIE
Washington Dec 28 — A charge
that Lieut Cole Opie of Staunton
Va killeJ his orderly William Woole-
wine in a dugout near Argonne in
October 1918 was contained in a let-j
ter which Senator Wutson of Georgia I
today handed to Senator Brandegee'
chairman of the committee investi-l
rating the Watson charges of hrutal-1
ity of the officers of the American1
army in France
This is the third killing of ohc of
his men that has been charged
against Lieut Opie He has already
denied the other tw-o charges i
$15 FOR A STRADIVARI l'S
Philadelphia Dec 28 — Charles F
Bowles read of the high value placed
upon Stradivarius violins and went up
to his attic ami dug up a fiddle that
had been purchased by one of his an-
cestors many years ago for fifteen
dollars lie found his violin inscribed
“Antonius Stradivarius worth many
times its purchase price
STUDENT DRINKS TEN
QUARTS OF MILK IN DAY
Urbana III Dec 28 — How many
quarts of milk can you drink in a Iiebernnn when she saw a burglar
day? This question came up here1 leaving her apartment She kept one
and as a result F H Schacht a stu-jhand un-ler her apron as though -lie
dent at the L’niverity of Illinois wa-! were cone ding n revolver Tno
gered that he could drink ten quarts burglar stayed When a policeman
in eight hours Schacht won I arrived Mr Lieberman fainted
MODERN HOUSE ON WHEELS HAS ALL
COMFORTS OF HOME SPALTI MAKING
' LONG TRIP STOPS OFF IN DUNCAN
J H Spalti in his car Tramp ar-
rived in Duncan Monday This car is
something unique as it affords all the
comforts of home in which Mr Spalti
enjoys life while on a long trip from
Oaklund Iowa to Florida where he
will spend some time
This car has a bed electric lights
wash bowl rugs draperies a collap-
sible cook stove knd every conveni-
ence to be found in a modern home
Mr Spalti bought a large touring car
which he built over It cost him in
addition to his work $1600 and i
his conception of a pleasure car He
cannot make the speed some of the
MUSIC AS INTOXICATING AS LIQUOR
Chicago Dec 28— “Music is as
intoxicating as liquor Five do c s
of jazz would have the same ef-
fect on the dancing of a crowd
of young peep'e as five driu!:- of
whiskey would have”
This s t if e lie nl ro! ’)y j
I" Guyon before the Internet 'up?!
Frices Here are 30 Per Cent
Lower Than in Oklahoma City
find Tulsa He Declares
MUCH BE0W THOSE
ARDMORE SHAWNEE
Comparison of Prices are Most
Convincing Proof of State-!
ment — Buy at Home and
Build Your Own City
E II Burton munger of the Ruck-er-Vamey
store here explained to-
day why Duncan in the last few
months ha9 become one of the best
shopping centers in the state — a place
where you get more for your money
than in any of the surrounding cities
and towns
It is easily understood according
to Mr Burton It is one of those sit-
uations that arises where the mer-
chants cun make or ruin a town They
saw the drift of conditions here they j
realized prices were too high and be-
gan to advertise this fact by reducing
prices to bring about an end of the1
buying strike which had been on
throughout the country — Duncan not
excepted — for so long
The price of all commodities were
seeking a lower level Lut the mer-
chants of other cities did not begin
to reduce prices until after the’ Dun-
can merchants had taken the bull by
the horns anil were leading him to
the pasture Asa result of this cut-
ting of prices to meet the new condi-
tions readjustment of business has
ie--n brought bnck to almost a pre-
war level ami shoppers here get bet-
ter values for their money than any
other town in the state
The farmers had little money to
spend this ear and the merchants
felt they could not afford to make a
profit on the farmer at the expense
of future prosperity of Duncan As
a result prices are from 15 to 80 per
cent lower here than in any other
city in tile state Oklahoma City and
Tulsa piices w here the overhead is
greater are about 30 per cent ubove
Duncan prices for the same quality
goods Guthrie Shawnee Sapulpa
Okmulgee Ardmore ami other cities
in the Duncan cla-s are from 15 to 25
per cent higher
As a result of the lower prices here
the merchants will carry over little
stuff They are pretty well sold out
and will be in position to supply the
spring buyer with new and seasonable
goods at the lowe-t po-'-ible price
B 1 1 T F S B I ’ RG L A R— F A I N T S
New York Lice 28 — “Stay right
where you are!” ordered Mr Lilian
maniacs ih through the -trects of
Duncan but he can travel at a good
clip and is satisfied with what he
has
From here Mr Spalti will go to
Dallas and from there to Brownsville
then to Florida It is a long trip but
he expects to be able to errize in
Florida in the next two or three
weeks He will visit friends in Texas
for a day or two and then proceed
I on his journey
I He is a member of the good roads
! association and reports that the
! worst road he lias encountered is be-
tween Rush Springs and Chickusha in
Grady county
Purity coii' roncp today jjvni'
is owner of Chicago's Ijcgo-t
dance hall
This statement cau-o I u buzz
of excitement amor g cbdegat’’
who will tak up tbi ded-ret i n
for consilient ’c l l f ie ti e con-
ference fira'ly adjo'" s
OKLAHOMA COUNTIES
MAY BUILD 200 M I ES
HARDSURFACEDROAD
DEBS AND GOMPERS
OLD ANTAGONISTS
TO WORK TOGETHER
Washington Dec 28 — Eugene V
Debs socialist leader and Samuel
Gompors president of the American
Federation of Labor have burieJ their
past differences and wiil work to-
gether for general amnesty for all po-
litical prisoners
This conclusion is druwn from a
statement to the United Press by
Gompers today He said ihe Ameri-
can Federation of Labor ha-1 been
working for two years to secure the
release of such prisoners and that he
would be glad to have Debs’ ni l in the
work
MORE TROOPS SENT
TO STEEL PUNT BY
GOVERNOR MORROW
Newport K Dec 28 — Two addi-
tional companies of Kentucky national
guard arrived here this morning and
it is expected Governor Morrow- will
declare martial law for this c:ty
A strike of workers at the Newport
rolling mills has been in progress here
for several weeks and disorders have
been ocurring with greater frequency
the lust few days Sparodic ca-es of
shooting were reported in various
parts of the district Tuesday night
and this morning
HITE GIVES DINNER TO
EMPLOYEES OF THEATRE
Manager B D Hite of the Elks
Theatre treated his employes to a
dinner at the Rex Cafe Monday night
which was a pleasant affair A five-
course dinner was served Music and
speeches featured the entertainment
for the very enjoyuble evening
Thos present were B D Bite Lee
Hite Miss Ere ho I Whitney Virgil
Lassiter James Lassiter Mrs Mor-
ris Frenchie Suit and Mr and Mrs
Charles Mehring
CABINET POSTPONES
ANSWER TO COMMISSION
Berlin Dec 28 — The German cab-
inet has deferred the dispatch of an
answer to the reparations commis-
sion it is learned This was at the
reque-t of Rathenau vho declared his
London visit failed to encourage a
moritorium or the British promise to
relieve the reparations situation
PACKING TOWN CHICAGO
BECOMES AN ARMED CAMP
Chicago Pec 28 — Packing town
was an armed camp today sporadic
rioting which resulted in the shooting
of one man probably fatally broke
out aguin necessitating the calling
out of several hundred police re-
serves AT THE THEATRES TODAY
PALACE— “Are You Guilty?” E D
Baldwin whistler
ELKS — Gloria Swanson in “Don’t
Believe Everything" rathe News
AIRDOME— Norton Comedians Fea-
ture Pictures
Lee Hite of Hugo visited his broth-
er B D Hite of the Elks Theatre
during the Christmas holidays
Shoot Messenger and
Escape With Big Loot
Kansas City Dec 28— When an ex-
press messenger on a Missouri Paci-
fic train showed fight early this
morning on the Joplin-Kansas City
train he was shot through the side
and seriously wounded by bandits
The mail and express cars of the
train were robbed by the bandits who
escaped from the train with more than
U'OO in cash and several express and
mail sacks
Dig Project to be Launched
Here When Meridian Highway
Association Meets
EXTEND KANSAS
TO TEXAS BORDER
Duncan Iliir IJeneficiary of this
System Vhen it is Completed
— Iligges't Enterprise of Kind
in State
When the Oklahoma branch of the
Meridian Highway Association meets
here Jan 19 the biggest hard-surfaced
road project in the state probably
will be launched A proposal will be
made to hard-surface the Meridian
Highway from the Kansas to the Tex-
as border a distance of more than 200
miles
This will be the biggest project of
its kind ever undertaken in Oklahoma
and the counties through which this
highway will pass are Grant Gar-
field Kingfisher Canadian Grady
Stephens and Jefferson This road
is one of the best marked in the Unit-
ed States It posses through Duncan
following the 96th meridian from the
Mexican Gulf to Canada
Delegates will be in attendance
from ench of the counties while the
national president John II Nicholson
will be here for this meeting which
is one of the most important gather-
ings of good road advocates in the
history of the state In addition Pres-
ident F I Patten of the Oklahoma
branch will be here to preside over
the meeting It is probable other
good road advocates will be here for
the meeting while Duncan Chamber
of Commerce is trying to bring Ern-
est Alderman state highway engi-
neer and George C Whip federal
engineer here for the meeting
Sentiment for the hard surfacing of
this road is growing stronger ami it
now seems the Meridian will he the
first of the rational highways to be
hard surfaced
The Chamber of Commerce plans to
entertain the delegates at dinner
when the project will be discussed for
the benefit of the business men
Frank Fuqua vice president of the
Oklahoma brunch of the Meridian
Highway Association and P P Duffy
secretary of the Duncan Chamber of
Commerce are working out details
for the meeting wliih will bring a
number of business men to this city
from the other counties through which
the highway passe
ATLANTIC PEACE
PACT SIMILAR TO
PACIFIC SOUGHT
Taris Dec 28 — The only basis
upon which France could he in-
duced to agree to a reduction of
submarine demands which has
caued a hitch in the arms con-
ference would be an agreement
to preserve the peace on tho At-
lantic similar to the four-power
Facific treaty it was authorita-
tively stated here today
Eagle want ads give the best re-
sults The trail of the robbers led to Kan-
sas City where a search is being
made for them They boarded tho
train at Pleasant Hill and when the
express messenger attempted to re-
sist he was shot in the left side
The robbery was not discovered un-
til the train reached Kansas City
when the messenger was found in his
car wounded Tho i oilers left the
train at ShclTicld rear t h i city
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Bennett, J. G. The Duncan Weekly Eagle. (Duncan, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 1921, newspaper, December 29, 1921; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1717849/m1/1/: accessed May 6, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.