The Ada Evening News (Ada, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 69, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 2, 1921 Page: 1 of 6
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Well Known Pontotoc Coun-
ty Physician Goes to
Reward -
' ' Or C U Orr of tut Tenth
tract who haa been In falling
health for more than a year died
this nomine n few mlnutei after
t o'clock with Mri Orr and three
of the four mm by hlc aide Pew
non In Pontotoc County are more
'widely and favorably known than
the deceased ac he made no ene-
mice and drew nil acquaintances
to him ac frlende
Hla death wm not unexpected an
It was realised aeveral dnya ago
ho eould not recover Death came
calmly and the eplrlt war wafted
back to the dod who nave It the
Doctor bearing hla pain without
grumbling an he had borne - the
arrows as well - as the pleasures
of Ufa - -
The deceaaed 'was born In Tlppa
County Mlsalialppl on July 30
1860 thus reaching the age of al-
most slxty-one years When he was
fourteen the family went to Oreely
Colorado for two years Leaving
Colorado the family settled In
Johnaon County Texaa where the
“ - young lad grew to manhood
In Slfg he received hla degree
of Doctor of ‘Medicine from the
- Louisville Medical College of Louis-
ville Ky and located In Waxa-
haehle Texaa to practice hla pro-
fession He continued the practlrr
of hla profession the remainder of
hla life and has relieved the suf-
fering of thousands of human be-
ings On December 23 1337 he was
married to Hiss Edna Forrester In
Ellis County' Texas who survives
him Pour sons also survive him
These are Charles L' Orr n prom-
Inent rising young attorney of Hol-
den vllle Fred Orr member of the
t ’ firm of Origshy Orr Cbmmerclal
' Printers of Ada) Ouy Orr who Is
atlll In -hla school days here and
B F Orr an accountant of San
Francisco California
The Orr family moved from Wax-
' 4 ahaehle Texas to Roff Oklahoma
In 1104 They came to Ada In the
Boring of 1916 In both of these
plaees the deceased was revered bj
all who came to know him
The Doctor was a member of the
Methodist -fmurch and the Masonic
lodge holding hla membership In
the latter with the Rofr lodge He
'lived a consistent Christian life
relieved the suffering aided the
poor and has been a power for
good and upright living wherever
he has cast his lot
Definite announcements for the
funeral have not been made await-
ing the arrival of the son from San
Francisco who cannot reach Ada
before Saturday or Sunday tnter-
ment will take place here but ether
announcements will not bo given
out until later
KELIOMM S
LAWS TO BE SUPREME
t
(M Um Aassrlalsd Pram)
WA8H1NOTON June 3— A bill
authorising the maintenance thru
federal court otherwise and Irres-
pective of any state law treaty
rights of aliens In the United
States was introduced today by
Senator Kellogg republican of Min-
nesota ahd referred to the foreign
relations committee It would spe-
cifically permit use of the army
or navy as well as the United
States marshall to enforce court
ruling
Whero such alien righto 'Were
contravened In the Judgment of
the president he would be author-
ised to Instruct tho attorney gen-
eral to assume the defense of civil
or criminal suits against aliens and
transfer the Issue to federal court
While no specific apppllcatlon
was described In the hill It was
aid It might - bo available under
eaaea arising out or stale statutes
such as the California antl-allen
land law
Walter Plead Utility
(Sy Iks Asset Istsd Prats)
TOLEDO O June 8--Harrv
Fisher Toledo has entered a plea
of guilty to each of ten counts In
t an Indlotment charging him with
V1 conspiracy to dispose of bonds stol-
1 an In the million dollar post office
robbery Stuart Bolin special pros-
ecutor announcedat noon today
Bacall Denied
A PARIS June I — The foreign of
(lea today Issued a denial of the
reports from Upper Sllccla that
Oensral Lettrod Itpad of tho Inter-
‘ allied commission hers had bben
' recalled
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Professor Is Pleased With
Attitude of Students
Driveway Closed '
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A meeting of all the Normal
atudenta will be held thla evening
at 7:30 for the purpoee of organ-
ising by eountlea for the summer
term There are eleven eountlea In
thla dlatrlet Officers for each
county organisation will be elected
and the entertainments and plana
for work the county la to do dur-
ing the summer will be made
Thla la an annual custom for the
summer term the organisation be-
ing dona by eountlea Instead or
classes because of Us convenience
A meeting of the etudenta from
eountlea not In thla dlatrlet will be
held at the same time Notices
have been posted In the main hall
of the Normal Instructing the etu-
denta where their codnty meeting
will be hehL
Other school organisations are
making plana and preparations for
entertainments thla summer 'Aa
la the custom each autnmer thh
atudenta are given many entertain-
ments lectures and In other ways
their enjoyment of the school la
looked after
Prof O 8 Dowell who la a
special Instructor In the English
advanced composition and psychol-
ogy department reports a large
enrollmeot In all four of hla classes
averaging forty atudenta In eac
class He stated that the Interesf
which Is being shown by the stud-
ents In every class under hla aupor
vision waa aa good as he had ever
seen and he was confident that
much good work would be done by
them thla summer
On ex pres alng his opinion of the
general appearance of the school
life he was very warm' In hla praiae
for the attitude of the faculty and
atudenta towards each other '7
have ben In many state Instttiv
Ilona but never before have I seen
the feeling of friendship between
the faculty and atudenta aa strong
aa It is here” he aald today
The human element In the fac-
ulty la very evident Mr Dowell
thinks and aeemed highly pleased
that he waa connected with the
school this summer He Is super-
intendent of the Tecumseh High
school having had several years ex-
perience In this work "We ran
nearly always tell what school a
student has been attending after
a few lessons In the English class"
he continued 'In (discussing the
students studying under him "this
Is possible because of the work of
the English teacher under which
he studies We know where the
best English teachers are located
and In almost every Instance are
able to pick hla atudenta"
Mrs Ruth Carter registrar of
the school was confined to her
home today on account of Illness
She will probably be able to take
up her work again the latter part
of the week
The driveway around tho school
has caused trouble according to
Dr Ltnacheld
"With the hundreds of students
enrolled In the school most f
them being required to cross I ho
driveway In going from one build-
ing to the other and the reckless
manner In which the car drivers
Insist on going around the Nor-
mal It has become necessary to
close the road to guard against
dangerous accidents" was Dr Ltn-
scheld’s statement as to the reason
for the closing of the road "From
this date the driveway will be
closed from 8 a m until 3 p m
In the day and will be closed at
night arter 10 o'clock as has been
announced” he concluded
The Junior class is making pre-
parations for the play to be staged
lonlght "The Arrival of Kitty"
In the title of the play and tho
elnss Is looking forward to Its
success After having staged I
one time with success they feel
confident of being able to do sa
again The curtain will rise at 8:16
this ovenlng
French Forces Are
Attacked by German
Citizens at Beuthen
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(By ths Asssslatsd Cnu)
Oppeln June 3-— French forces
forming the garrison of Beuthen a
city In east Sllccla near the old
Polish frontier have been attacked
by forces organised by the German
Inhabitants of the town Reports
state that the Germane fighting
number 8000 The French used
tanka In charging the Oertnana and
are eald tp have gained the upper
hand There have been many Ger-
man casualties It la reported but
the French have not auffored severe
tosses
Bind tha want nda artry day
ADA
Annapolis Class Must Mea-
sure Up to Expecta-
' tions of Men
(r Iks Amclatsd Frau)
ANNAPOLIS Md June 2— A
hope that the nation would never
be called upon to fire a gun in
war again waa expressed by Pres-
ident Harding today In presenting
diplomas to the graduating class
at tho naval academy The presi-
dent added a promise that while
he wak president "the young men
graduating today never would have
to go to war except In a cause
that squared with- the American
conscience
(By the Auaclatod Prwa)
ANNAPOLIS Md Juno 2— In
presenting commissions to tho grad-
uating class of the national aca-
demy here today secretary Denby
himself an enlisted man In the
navy In the Spanish American war
and a private sergeant and com-
missioned officer in the marine
corps in the world war struck a
nnew note In urging that the profes-
sional attribute of the naval ofricer
be combined with respect to the en-
listed force
"You must so conduct yourself
thnt your superior In rank shall
respect you your equal lovo you
and those under your command
obey you with u smile" tho secre-
tary said You must be an oftlcor
but hot a snob Your commission
will be lit bestowed uuless you are
free from a foallHh vanity or rank
Bride should be yours — a very Just
and honest pride In your uniform
That pride may be best shown bv
so wearing that uniform that ull
must honor It and you No one
better knows than I with what
great respect an enlisted man looks
upon an officer who la every Inch
a man No one knows better than I
how tho enlisted man views the of-
ficer who la unduly burdened with
the weight of hla own Importance
‘The enlisted matt will quickly
slso you up He wants to like you
He wants to rpspect you Ho quite
properly feels he Is too much of a
man himself to want to be com-
manded by one lacking In the cs-
sontlal elements of manhood"
Woman Up for Life
(By ths Assotlatsd Frau)
BRIDGEPORT Conn June 8—
Mrs Ethel Hutchins Noit on trial
here for the murder of her husband
Goorgo Nntt today pleaded guilty
to murder In ths second degree
Judga William Maltbln sentenced
her to Ufa Imprisonment
Road tho want tda avery day
EVENING-
ADA OKLAHOMA TIIUC3DAY JUNE 2 1921
OUCH!
(By Um Arawlatcd Fisas)
DUBLIN June 2 — Four members
of the police force wore shot dead
and three others wounded In an
ambush at Clomorc County of
Kerry yesterday It waa announced
at headquarters hero today
President To Antmtola
(By ths Associated Frass)
WASHINGTON June 2— Presi-
dent Harding left by automobile at
8:46 this morning to attend the
graduation exercises at th$ naval
academy at Annapolis Maryland
He waa accompanied by Mrs HarcT-
Ing and Commander H It Holmes
hU naval aide
Harding at Academy
(By Um Associat'd Pnss)
ANNAPOLIS Maryland June 2 —
President Harding motored to An-
napolis today to attend the gradu-
ating exercises or (lie naval ura-
detny After stopping for a short
tlmo at thd residence of Rear Ad-
miral Scales superintendent of the
academy the presidential party
which Included Mrs Harding went
to the armory where commence-
ment exercises were held
units to go
Officials Relieve Need for
“Penalizing Interest Rates”
Passed
(By ths Associated Frass)
WASHINGTON June 2— Pro-
gressive rediscount lutes now in
nffnet In tho 8t Louis and Kamos
City reserves described by Presi-
dent Harding recently as "enal-
islng rates" probably will be re-
moved by the fedetnl hoard soon
It was said today at the treasury
Leading hankers of the nountrv
who conferred recently with Pres-
ident Harding auggested that thoso
rales bo removed to ease credit
conditions particularly for the agri-
cultural i Interests In the view of
the -treasury officials tha reason
for establishment of progroqdvo
rules have disappeared and their
operation la thought to be no long-
er necessary
Such a step by the re nerve board
In the treasury’s opinion would bh
In line with the general lowering
of rate which la thought to Bo
coming during the sumuar
EMM AMD)
Railroad Men of Ada Lose
Several Hundred Dollars
by Wage Slash
Just what effect the cut In rail-
road men’s pay will have on the
railroad men of Ada I McNair gen-
eral agent of the Frisco says he
does not know Mr McNair himself
was cut In salary some time ago
and he - expects this cut to reach
him for another slice
On the whole he thinks It will
cut the wages of the fifty FrlBco
employees stationed here approxi-
mately 10 per cent each or from
$10 to $20 a month Of course ho
says he has nothing official along
this line and his t inures are only
roughly estimated
M M Harwell agent at tho
Katy says the cut will average
about 60 cents a day for his line
taking into consideration section
men and elerks and all The section
men are cut more than the clerks
The cut runs from 6 to 12 per-
cent Twenty men are al footed ‘
J H Shackleford Rgent at the
Santa Fe says the cut will affect
twelve ini-n on his line and will
total approximate! v $150 a day The
men are not disappointed however
Mr sliuckleford says as they real-
ly (xpected tho cut to be greater
He thinks they had mude up their
minds to take a cut and are not
disappointed
The employees at Ada are expect-
ed to take their reduced pay and
go ahead with the work though
same of them believe they should
still get the amount they are now
getting The cuf will go into effect
on July 1
Us S Cotton Crop
66 Percent Normal
Department Says
(By ths Associslsd Frass)
WASHINGTON June 3--The
condition of the cotton crop on
May 25 was HA percent of normal
the department of agriculture an-
nounced today Thut compares with
H24 percent a year 75 H percent
two yuars ago 823 percent three
yenrs ago and 767 percent the
average of the last ten years on
May 25th
No forecast of production or
acreage was announced
The condition of the Oklahoma
crop was given as 74 permit of
normal '
OKLAHOMA WEATHER
Tonight and Friday unsettled)
probably showers cooler tonight
In northwestern portion
IB GIIG HACK IQ WORK
IS GUIS PAUL sms
Negroes Wear White Bands on Their Arms Death List
Not ao Great as Expected Wounded List More
Than 240 Acres of Negro Town Black Ruins Rigid
Investigations to Follow
(By the Associated Press)
TULSA June 2 — At a meeting in the Municipal
building today various Tulsa citizens charged that a
complete breakdown of the city and county law enforce
ment officials was responsible for the rioting and in
cendiarism here Tuesday night and Wednesday morning
which so far has resulted in the known death of nine
white men and eighteen negroes the wounding of nearly
300 persons and fire loss to negro property estimated
at $1500000
Adjutant General Barrett commanding the state
troops in Tulsa county under a declaration of martial
law by Governor Robertson was equally emphatic in
charging that a complete fall-down of local peace offi-
cers was responsible for the rioting and said that the
factors which led up to it were an impertinent negro
a hysterical girl and a yellow journal reporter
After speeches in which Tulsa residents assumed re-
sponsibility for the rioting through having been negli-
gent a committee of seven civic leaders was appointed
to care for all the negroes estimated well in excess of
3000 temporarily and to rebuild on long term payments
or as gifts the homes destroyed in the negro quarters
TULSA June 2— With daybreak
the situation la In control of strict
martial law which began a syste-
matic stock taking of the death
and property ruin which a few
houra of race rioting spread In Its
path here Tuesday night and Wed-
nesday morning
The military forces headed by
Adjutant General Barrett started
a check of the list of dead which
unofficial estimate placed at some
where near 100 most of then)
negroes
Belief was expressed by all of-
ficials that the disturbance would
not recur Eight white men were
killed so far as a check at the
morguea proved Some of the 3 5
Injured In hospitals here are ex
per ted to die
When the military forces comb
over the burned negro quarters n
number of negro bodies tire ex
ppeted to be found This morn In'
the bodies of 15 negroes lay in
morgues (
Belief was expressed by officials
that the bodies of all the negroe?
killed would not be found ns i
was thought that a number were
burned in their homes Then too
reports were received at nillltan
headquarters that a number nr
negro bodies had been thrown Into
the river and others buried out Bid
tho city
Hcore More To Dio
rhyslcians treating negroes nt
hospitals said a score could not
recover
Military patrols and guards at
every principal street cornel- kept
a firm grip on the situation today
Business was virtually suspended
last night under a general order
Issued by Adjutant General JJnr-
rett but stores were permitted to
open at 8 o’clock this morning
Citizens were not permitted on
the streets last night under the
order and It was strictly enforced
by the guardsmen Anyone who
ventured on the streets without
a military pass was taken to the
guard house
Investigating Cause
A sweepinginve8tigatlon of the
causes leading up to the riot is
getting under wuy today Governor
Kobertson who come here lule
yesterday planned to Hike an act-
ive hund in the matter A military
commlttee had the task of fixing
the responsibility for the outbreak
Outside the horror of the killed
nnd -wounded the silnutlon or
thousand of homeless negioes pie-
sentod the most serious condition
and one which will give authorities
tho biggest problem All tlint Is
left this morning of the hundreds
nf negro homes hunched in the
lection fired by while rioters was
a blackening waste with an occas-
ional burst of lliinte and a few
shattered walls The burned area
Is more than n mile square Vir-
tually no buildings escaped Many
Were cheap frame dwellings A
negro church recently completed at
n fosl of $85000 was consumed
hy the flames
Itx))ci4y laws Henry
The properly loss according to
real estate men will be over $1-
500000 Five thousand negroes were
cnmpmt In the fair grounds under
the protection of the mllltlA and
In the Heart of the
Bountiful Southwest
FIVE CENTS THE COPY
MALF
thousands of othera who fled from
the city came trickling back
Citizens were called upon to eon-
tribute bedding and clothing for
the relief of the refugees A civic
committee and the Red Cross pro-
vided food and other comforts foi
them
One suggestion was to dear away
the debris In the old negro quar-
ters and erect tents there
Since martial law was declared
life yesterday there has been no In
illcation of further conflicts nnd
nb-ervers expressed the belief that
’he flare of race feeling hod died
out
There were rumors at various
limes of sporadic trouble but In-
' estimation prosed thpm untrue
Ttnins coming Into Tul-n lust
iiglit bt ought no negroes nnd the
ii mber of white passengers was
i educed sharply
At the downtown hotels whex
nemio bell boys and portprs licie
tofore hnvo been employed guest
were requested to tell substitute
elevator operators their floor nun)
her and to find their own rooms
Quieting Down
(By (Im Associated Press)
TULSA June 2 — As the situa-
tion rapidly quieted down today
the estimate ol killed and wounded
dwindled somewhat Nine white
men had been identified today and
tllteen dead negroes were account-
ed for although the number of
dead negroes 1h expected to ex-
ceed 40 as n n unknown number
of bodies are believed to have
been dest toted when the torch was
applied to the negro residence dis-
trict A thorough search of the
ruins hy the guardsmen was on
for later in the day
Business in Tulsa opened aa
usual today and the customary
crowds w-eie on the Btreets From
G30 on negroes began coming from
their hiding places and riding or
walking to tlielt- places of employ-
ment Some wore white handker-
chicts mound their arms others
were tagged with a white ribbon
lintlge printed “ppllce protection"
but immy w-ptit along unmolested
without Riiy murk of disinterested-
ness Governor Robertson this morning
said he fell assured the riot was
over and tlint he would return to
i lie cupitol id 1:30 p in The state
cxocntlye wild lie Intended to In-
hUi on u i lg id grand Jury Investl-
gnllon of tho cliisli tie was nou-
cummiuil us to tlie lifting of mar-
tial law- nnd also as to the efforts
(o establish Hie exact number of
dead and wounded
Many Wounded
Despite the lowered death re-
port the list of wounded mounted
gradually as poisons who had not
prevtouslv been treated called on
physicians The approximate num-
ber was placed at 240 with thu
belief Hint many more than that
were hurt but did not report Ufhlr
Injuries
The plight of more than 6000
negroes under guard and protec-
tion at tho fair grounds waa re-
garded os serious today Many of
them lost thnir entire poaceaalon
when flro swept their home It
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Little, William Dee. The Ada Evening News (Ada, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 69, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 2, 1921, newspaper, June 2, 1921; Ada, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1749993/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.