The Ada Evening News (Ada, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 167, Ed. 1 Friday, September 30, 1921 Page: 1 of 6
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In the Heart of the
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VOL XVIIL NUMBER 167
ADA OKLAHOMA FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30 1921
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3880000 ROAD BOMB
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Co Commissioners To Meet
'! Monday and Consider
)- County Project
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1 1 Consideration of a proposed
1180000 road bond Issue for the
eoarty will occupy the chief pedes-
tal of Interest when county comtuls-
toners met In their regular semi-
monthly session here Monday Rlt
Ervin county clerk Intimated Fri-
day Seven petitions requesting the
commissioners to call an election
on the Issue have been presented to
the hoard Erwin said This propos-
ed road bond Issue is divided Into
to sections ono of 8440000 for
townships and the other for the
same amount for a county road
and bridge building - fund
"A definite announcement as to
the stand of commissioners on the
Issue will be reserved until after
the meeting Monday when definite
action on the proposal Is expected
i An outline of tne uses to which
eaeh of the funds In case they are
votdd can be put were outlined to-
day by Mr Erwin The township
fund can be used for roads and
culverts and bridges where the span
does not exceed SO feet The county
road and bridge fund is for the
purpose of butiaing larger bridges
sap putting the state highway in
good shape
To Prepare statement
'' For the Information of voters
Clerk Erwin said in case the com-
missioners favored - the proposes
bond Issue and decided to submit
It to a vOtd he' would prepare a
statement showing exactly what
bearing this would have upon taxes
la ' each township In the county
f Supporters of the petitions which
Were sent to the commissioners this
week said they favored the issue
from a double standpoint declaring
that it would serve to take up the
slack of unemployment in Pontotoc
county this winter and at the same
time would put county roads In
better shapo than they have ever
been
I As a preliminary bit of informa-
tion pertaining to but not vitally
connected with tho proposed rdad
bond proposition Clerk Erwin an-
uuncea today the population of all
towns and townships of the county
as given in tho last census Those
follow: Ad 8013 Allen 1377
Francis 911 Roff 1138 Stonewall
838 Allen township 1809 Chick-
asha township 3839 Fitshugh 2-
681 Francis township 147S Max-
well township 1882 Midland town-
ship 3126 and Stonewall township
3697 This makes a total population
for tho county of 30339
SOLEMN PIGEON
HIGH ON PERCH
AMAZES CROWD
A bird a crowd a flagstaff and
the attraction at the corner of Main
and Broadway this morning was
complete
Passersby on the street noticed
a pigeon said to be of the homing
variety perched on top of tho flag-
staff on the First National Bank
building It sat there for hours
quietly watching tho people' pass
below listening to the whir of
cars and the traffic Not murh no-
tice was taken of It until someone
climbed to the roof of the building
and ' caused It lo take flighl
' It circled about and ended tho
ahort disturbance by lighting on the
flagstaff of the Merchants and Plan-
ters National Bank building wnore
It was again the object of many
a curious gain Tho plgoon was of
n slato color It pusHed uway the
hours by looking about smoothing
It feathers and enjoying tho sun-
shine Shortly arternoon It perched on
the flagstaff of tho old Guuranty
atste Bank building remained tin re
an hour then left on u northward
flight
Hume expressed themselves as be-
lieving It lo be a carrier pigeon
In government service which had
deolded to rest on reaching this
city befors continuing Its flight It
was generally thought that the bird
was a stranger here
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Arthur and Gal Weatherford of
Maxwell were In the city today with
oottvu and looking after business
matters
Nil1 Knights Attention
' Special cnnolave nf Ada Com-
inandery No 18 Knights Templar
this ovtnlng at 730 o’clock for work
in the Temple degree All visiting
Hlr Knights are cordially Invited—
M F Menvllle Commander
Appeal From the Maypp
In view of Ihe unemploy-
ment throughout the country
and Is our little city and In
view of the suffering that may
result hers this winter unless
action Is taken at once I urge
every person In Ada who can
do so to donate clothing and
shoes to the' United Charities
The Boy Moonts will cover the
city between 4 and d o'clock
Sunday afternoon -
To make the collection easy
1 suggest that the material to
be donated be collected and
I deposited on the front porch i
not later than 3 o'clock j
' i ' Let us give of our bounty J
to 1 relieve the suffering of
others
GARY KITCHENS
- Mayor
solMi m
Arbuckle Investigation May
Uncover Sensational -Facts
Belief
(I dw tsntslil Ptsssy
SAN FRANCISCO Sept 30— Pre-
parations for the prosecution of
Roscoe Arbuckle on a charge of
manslaughter In connection with the
death of 'Miss Virginia Rappe to-
day were overshadowed at least for
a time by the' federal investigation
Into the supply of liquor which was
drunk by the guests at the corned- j
lan'a ' hotel at Francis party
Belief that this Investigation had
uncovered a gigantic liquor smug-
gling ring operating with 8an Fran-
cisco as a base and which Imported
liquor of choice brand and quality
from Mexico and Canada was ex-
pressed last night by Federal Pro-
hibition Director E Forrest Mitchell
He Is making his inquiry at the
instruction of Robert H McCormack
special assistant to the United Status
attorney general
Mltcholt last night stated that he
had a witness who delivered the
liquor lo tho Arbuckle suite at the
hotel at Francis Tho man’s name
la being withheld and lie is closely
guarded by federal operatives pend-
ing his going before a federal graud
jury It was stated
Arbuckle left San Francisco last
night tor Los Angles In compauy
with his wife his mother-in-law
and tho defense attorney
TEXAS SOLON REQUESTS
NO HELP FOR NEUItOES
Mm Associated Ptsaa)
WASHINGTON Sept 30 — Opposi-
tion to an extension of executive
clemency to 81 enlisted nien of the
24th infantry who aro serving In
Leavenworth prison as a result of
rioting at Houston Tex in 1917
was expressed to President Harding
today by Representative Garret of
Texas
Clemency for the prisoners all of
whom aro negroes Has been re-
quested of the president by the na-
tional association for the advance-
ment of colored people
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Autumn Sends First
Shiver This Season
Over Every County
(Br the Aasetlated Visas)
OKLAHOMA CITY Kept 3(1—
Tho first shivers of autumn wero
experienced by Oklahoma City today
when tho temperature ran as low
as 38 degrees This was the mini-
mum temperature reported to the
United States weather bureau here
It was announced Paula Valley and
Hatnmon rnportod 40 degrees
Chandler Mangum Muskogee and
Weatherford 41 degreea Holden vllle
43 and Oklahoma City 44 degrees
No frost was reported to the wea-
ther bureau although It was said
there might have been light frosts
In scattered localities In low places
where the air was still Tho aver-
age date for the flrat killing frost
In the state runs rrom October 17
in the Panhandle to November 11
In the southern portion
IIEICHNTAH AFFIRMS U N
PEACE TIIHATY TERM
fir ike A mss la (4 Pi Mi)
BERLIN Sept 30— The Reich-
sisg today passed a bill affirming
the peace treaty with the United
States Only the eommunlsts voted
ngnlnst the mensure
ROFF GUARD HAS
HEAVY GRIDIRON
SEASON IN VIEW
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ROFF' Sept 30 — (Special) —
Football men representing head-
quarters Battery First Field Artil-
lery at' Roff have before them
oue of the otiffest schedules of any
team In this section of the state
it Is believed
The battery team has pluyed
three games Southwestern Normal
at Durant on Sept 16 with a vic-
tory of 48-0 for tho Teachers East
Central at Ada on Sept 21 with
a score of 7-0 for the battery and
Tishomingo Aggies at Tishomingo
September 24 with a score of 11-7
for the Aggies
The remaining schedule follows:
Oct l O H D a I Kail
Oct 7 open date
Oct 14 A and M college (Fresh-
men) at Stillwater
Oct 21 Battery A Wewoku at
Roff
Oct 38 Murray Aggies ut Roff
Nov 4 Bkcone College at Mus-
kogee (
Nov - 11 ' Northwestern Normal
at Tahlequab
Nov' 18 open date
Nov 34 O H D at Sulphur
The battery team will enter upon
Ha 'basket ball schedule Immediate-
ly alter tho close of tho foot ball
acason The following men consti-
tute the flattery Grid Squad: George
Washington' Richard Rol'f Burrell
Heathman Raymond llanier Tyree
Derrick ‘ 'Edgar Dixon Monroe
Washington Buford Merritt Joe
Oil) son Bek Ivey Loo Watson Wal-
ter Berry Lcslin laard Forrest Mc-
Cracken Mansell King' and Jim
Rogers
Saturday October 1 the Oklaho-
ma School for Deaf will meet the
battery at Roff It Is reported that
the deaf school's team Is the
strongest It ever produced
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PRESIDENT TO REVIEW
MARINES IN VUMilNIA
Br the Auwteted Pma)
WASHINGTON Sept 30— presi-
dent Harding expects to leave to-
morrow by automobile for Freder-
icksburg Va where he will witness
the field maneuvering of the mur-
ine eorpa and remain overnight 'us
a gent of corps officers
A sham battle Is lo he staged
Saturday afternoon as a part of the
maneuvers and on Hundny morning
the troops participating In tho hat-
lie will be reviewed by the president
F I’ Lleuullen of Tulsa was la
the city Thursday and Friday on
business and visiting friends
Unmasked Outlaws Lock
Four Men in Vault Today
And Take $1800
Two bandits unmasked en-
tered Hie Farmers State Bank
at Fitzliugh at II o’clock this
afternoon forced J R Hrasel-
lon cashier to open the safe
mid after taking about 61900
mostly In bills pushed Mr
Ilrsselton and three customers
Into the safe locked It and dls-
npireared in a waiting automo-
bile The robbery was reported to
Sheriff Bob Duncan wltliln a
fed minutes after ji happened
uiul Duncan left Immediately In
pursuit of the robbers Urasel-
ton and the three others whom
tlie robbers put in the vault
remained there only a few min-
utes until they were released
by others who were attracted
to the bank by the excitement
The bandlte overlooked about
fiouo In a safe near the vault
Mr Uraselton said in a tele-
phone message to the Ada News
shortly after the robbery Al-
though the men were un-
masked he said he did not
recognise them
JEWS WILL OBSERVE
MONDAY AM HOLIDAY
All Jewish stores of Ada will be
closed Monday October 3 In ob-
servance of New Year beginning
of the yeur 5862 according lo an
announcement Frliluy Tho Jewish
calendar nates from the time of the
creation of the world slid the holi-
day will be observed Irntn sunset
Hunduy until sunset Monday
The Jewish Itosh Hoshann Is a
day of rejoicing and celebration and
yet a memorial day and n time for
medltutlon It was pointed out It
marks the first riuv of Pie vepih
month of the lunar calrndar
I’ON'CA CITY - A eft 111 pul mi to
el eat 1 0111 alleged llqiltir traffic III
Osage eoinily has been started by
the federal prnhlilon enforcement
ol fleers them
IS SOUGHT
WELCOME SIGN
NOT EXTENDED
TO ‘PARASITE
Bunts Beggars parusltes tramps
aad society ''leeches” are not wel-
come iu Ada
Thla is evidenced by the fact that
continuously but quietly tho city
police have been making a campaign
to prevent tho filling of tho city
with such outcasts during the win-
ter months Occasionally one will
be seen In the city hut police de-
clared today that they succeed in
turning five away for every one
that slips In Ada It Is said has
a much smaller number of these
than most other rltles due to the
lahospitallty of the cops
When asked about street musi-
cians and other such people often
seen at street corners the police
said they had no authority to stop
them "They do not come in the
outcast class nml therefore are not
violating any oily law A decrease
is noted in this class however"
one officer said
"Tilts Uoia not nn an liul tin
people of Ada are not hunun and
do not feel lor tne and ralteu
but that otlie aiul l'ir imt’iod'
than eAUii'ilng oil til' -)::
louiul tor Hum" I ' uit
"Knowing this in- popl nv aunt
lo puss iln-in Lo ui in tuint mall
ner take them fiom the streets and
If possible relieve tnelr condition
Most people are willing to Itulp but
a great majority pieier to put their
charity money with a creditable
charity organisation where it will
be used to the best advantage”
Officers were of the oplnlou
that Ada already has all she will
be able to tako care of this wint-
er In the case of helpless and ef-
forts will be made to keep others
from flooding the city 11 la be-
lieved that those who are here will
he taken caio of buniB parasites
and the "unworthles" have learned
that Ada Is not goud "picking” of-
ficers declared
TEACHFIt WHII’H WRONG
TWIN FOR MIMCHEIF
(Mr lh AnMild Visas)
MIAMI Sept 30-— Robert
and Raymond Peav young twins
looked so niueti alike that their
teacher yesterday punished Ihe
wrong twin When raced hy
Ills mother and Raymond the
lunneout twin the etroroneotts
lad confessed anil now mean Ihe
firsl punishment lie lias earned
Olvliiliimm Weal her
Tonight anil Hnttirdiiy lair warm
er
Oldest Man Married
PARIS Sept 29 — Zaro of $
Constantinople 146 years old
and the oldest man on earth
has married for the fourth
time His latest wife Is a beau-
tiful Turkish girl 25 years
old
Other peculiarities of Zaro
nicknamed 'King of Life” are:
Walked ninety years as n
-in -i t uiit'-r (uittimr r i an
oilii r jot it 1 1 u
IVftuni porti I in ii iiiiuil-
t io-i — tm'tory at 111 iml still
liolif I lie Job
I i -I In let tit it loo jud
tlx ii grtw nn entirely ii"‘w sot
nl liolli
I e eloped thud kidney at
10 5
Gets aiigi y with his 96-year
old eun because he will not
work but “sticks around the
£ house”
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Throng of Workers Gather
To Watch Howat and
Dorchy “Off to Jail’
(In IS AancteMd Pma)
' COLUMBUS Kan Sept 2 — Alex-
ander Howat and August Dorchy
president and vice president of the
Kansas Miner's Union are to appear
In court this afternoon when at--jtorneys
will file papers in connec-
tion with their case' Immediately
thereafter It Is expected that the
i two hlner’s union heads will be
I taken to the Chorokoo county jail
to start a six month's sentence for
violating the Kiuirhh Industrial
rou it law by culling u strike
(By Um Auwteted Visas)
COLUMBUS Kan Sept 30
Hundreds of Kansas coal miners
were here this morning to aee Alex-
ander Howat and August Dorchy
their president and vice-president
"off to Jail"
Special Intel-urban cars brought
loads from camps in Crawford and
Cherokee counties and many other
miners came In motor cars At 8:30
o’clock a hulf hour before the time
set lor Howat and Dorchy to sur-
render themselves or continue Ihelr
liberty by perfecting their appeal
to the Kansas Supreme court about
four hundred miners were scatter-
ed around the square The court
house was closed guards being sta-
tioned at the doors
Coat Mines Idle
U1TTSBURO Kan Sept 30
All of the coal mines of the Kan-
sas district were Idle today on ac-
count of the uppeurance of Alexan-
der Howat and August Dorchy
president and vice president of the
Kunsaa union coal miners to be
gm serving their sentence of i
months in Jail for calling n strike
last February It was npimient to-
day from early repot ts lo tlie head-
Tinrters of the opeintors’ nssoei i
Mon
i I s IIIHH Ml l TO -Tilt
l'1 il I - I'O I HI -III
Hi- Assornttri!
t 1 1 1 K’ t ( ' 3 i Storhen M
t i-it i ii iriti J c r a ntatlve of
t ! I11I iiMun Ltsh republican
'iitiiiniit 01! ay announced that the
11 c 1 Ion of funds In this countrv
lor the use of Ireland has been
'ordered stopped The only exception
made in the drive by the Irish ro-
ll f commission whose rnmpaigti
lor fuuds Is practically complete
Miss Essie Crawford of Roff was
1 n shopper hero for a Hhorl time
iThusday afternoon
Sixty-Nine Strikes
Now Is Record Says
Davis’ Report Today
(Br llu Associated Prfssi
WASHINGTON Sept 39 — There
are 69 reported strikes In the coun-
try hi this time a greuler number
than has been 011 simultaneously
since the war Die secretary of
labor said today The secretary
attributed wage reductions us the
muse In most eases remarking
that hiilliilng um! masonry were the
particular snarers of Industrial trou-
bles Federal mediators Mr Duvls said
me being kepi Itusv In an endeavor
to bring a lion I adjustments while In
a number nt ruses the department
has lienu 11 Lin to gel voluntary
agents lo rnprcHont the government
in partlcnliir disputes
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Triple Murderer Hums Pop-
ular Song Until Trap
Snuffs Out His Life
(By tfe AsMcteted Pma)
CHICAGO Mipl sing
ing a populur song Carl VV au-
dit er ivtaUler or the murder
01 Ills wife tier unborn babe
an I a ragged stranger whom
lie had hired to stage a fake
holdup tins hanged at tlie
county jail at 7:10 o’clock this
morning
Wanderer walked to the gal-
lows with a firm stop and an
he took his place on the scaf-
fold repeated a short prayer
ofttr a minister Asked if ho
had anything to say he replied
In the ai'tlrnmtlve and ns a
slirond was adjusted In a clear
voice he started tlie song “Old
lal Why don’t You Answer
Me?”
He was singing when the trap
dropped
The crime for which Wanderer
was hanged was tho murder of Ed-
ward J Ryan the "poor boob” a
est Madison street vagrant whom
he had hired for 85 to stage a
fake hold-up and then killed Wan-
derer was also convicted of the
murder of his brldo of less than a
year and her unborn child but jur-
ors In the case fixed his punishment
at 25 years Imprisonment
Mrs Wanderer and the "poor
boob” were murdered in the hall-
way of the Wanderer apartment
house in June 1920 Mrs Wanrtt r-
er’s mother attracted by the shots
found her daughter dying and
Wanderer seated astride the body of
the “poor boob” methodically beat-
ing his face with a gun’
Wanderer said Ihe stranger had
attempted to hold-up his wife and
him in the dark hallway and that '
when he drew his gun the stranger
shot Mrs Wanderer and that'
he instantly killed the holdup
man Police believed his story and
praised his aim
Gun Is Traced
Quietly however ihey began
tracing the stranger’s gun in an ef-
i fort to fix his identity From the
maker’s factory the trait led to a
Chicago hurdwuro store to a cus-
tomer and from him to Wanderer's
cousin The cousin arrested ad-
mitted sending the gun to Wanderer
on the day of the shooting Wand-
erer was then arrested and con-
fronted with the charge that he
had carried both guns used in the
shooting After days of grilling he
signed one of Die most remarkable
confessions in police annals
Growing tired ot ms family he
said he derided to get rid of his
wife and her expected child so he
could return (o the army In which
he had served ns a lieutenant dur-
ing the wai On West Madldon
street he hired a vagrant lo accost
him and Mrs Winterer in the hall-
way explaining lie wanted to iluy
a practical jolc on Ins wife When
the Migrant approached Wanderer
with his own gun in one hand and
his cousin's in tlie oln-r shot both
the "poor booh" and Ids wile
Kc)inlinlcd I Onlessioii
Later Wamleivr lepndiated Hus
eonlession and ii was Ins trial for
Ihe murder nl Ins wile the iliry
louml In 111 in!t lint the punish-
ment v ns fiid at 25 years in the
penitentiary When lie was subse-
quently brought to tiial lor the
death of the "poor boob" the court
admitted the confession and the
dentil penalty wui assessed The ex-
ecution was postponed several times
bv Insanity tearing and other It gal
nianeuy era
POLICE LOOKING
FOR GUNS TAKEN
FROM ADA STORE
I'ol ice today believe I hey are
ncniing (be end ol a search f"!'
man eliiirgid with rerdvlp stolen
prnpeip llm ease hu'lng route up
as a r suit of two simill boys dis-
posing of sloli 11 vines to Dm man
The hoys iinding a hack window
of McKeiidren's hardware store
open Iasi Monday night 1 ntenui
ami secured two rltles
l’ollce on being notified began
shuicli or the bovs only lo learn
Hint (bey bail disposi d ol the iIDch
to a mall 'I lie ludH were given a
chance to locale him and II w-an
generally exp eted 11 1 police lieurt-
qutters today Dial Die man would
be located in u shell time
Considerable trouble Is being en-
rounlered by Die poller In locating
slolen properly as there are men
I11 the rtly who will buy stolen
clllclu'iis groceries and other goorld
from hoys uiul dispose of them
they suld Only In a lew Instuiicert
have they hern Hucccssfal ill bring-
ing such men to Junlli'U hut Dio
police Judge declared luiiay that
effnrtH would be lundo to bring
inoru of them lo justice 11ml to
tmikn the penally us heavy us possible
MWiid8D
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