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THE ABA EWNING NEWS
q the Heart of the
(Bountiful Southwest
All the News
While It Is News
VOLUME XIX NUMBER 101
ADA OKLAHOMA FRIDAY JULY 21 1922
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400000 Members of Union
Expected To Remain at
Work in Shops
GRABLE OPTIMISTIC
President of Craft Says
Conference Will Deal
With Outlaw Force
(By the Associated Press)
DETROIT July 21 — Only a re-
mote possibility that the 40UUOU
members of the maintenance of way
brotherhood would be ordered oil
strike remained today when Inter-
national officers of the union went
into conference with E F G ruble
international president So optimis-
tic was President Orable that he
intimated the conference would de-
vote most of its attention to the
members who have gone out on an
unauthorized strike
Early in the week Mr Grable
served notice on various railroads
that unless they ceased their efforts
to induce maintenance of way men
to perform the work of the strik-
ers his union would call a strike Tile
railroads he said had in most in-
stances complied
Little Train Delay
NEW YORK July 21 — It was
stated at the grand central terminal
"today that in - 24" hours 555 trains
carry ' 8777 passengers' 'arrived' at
the terminal' with1 a total of '171
minutes late ’ ’
Lackawanna officials : in Hoboken
stated that there had been no traf-
fic delays in 60 hours '
' Confluence Is Futile
WASHINGTON July 21— Presi-
dent Harding was advised today by
Chairman Cummings and Senators
Watson of Indiana and Kellogg of
Minnesota ot the senate interstate
commerce committee of the un-
availing efforts made by them in a
conference with several leading’ rail-
road executives to discover a basis
tor a settlement of the ruilroud
strike
The three committeemen went to
the white house shortly after 9 o’-
clock and laid before the president
the full details of the conference
last night at a Washington hotel
with the railroad executives They
declined to discuss the report prior
to the presentation to the president
TelegrnpliOrs May Help
ST LOUIS July 21 — K J Man-
ion president of the order of-rull-’1
way telegraphers today addressed
an appeal to the 800U0 members
of that order asking that ouch man
give one day’s day to help itlio
cause of the striking railroad men
and the striking coal miuerfc
Mr Manion stated that his or-
ganization was the first of the rail-
i jud unions to take notion aloj'i
this line He expressed the bclioi
that the appeal would bring nt least
2200000 and --explained that oO
per cent of tho donation would go
to the railroad niou and 50 percent
to the miners
Volley of Shots Is
Heard Where Guards
Protect Rail Shops
(By tho Asaopinted Fress)
POPLAR DLUFF July 21— A
volley of shots was head thlB morn-
ing at the railroad yards where
national guardsmen are patrolling
railroad property There was no
one wounded and national guard
officers retimed to say who ’fired
the shots
The “Dig Four” brotherhood at
Chassee near here asked Governor
Hyde to remove tho troops there
saying tho gunrdsmon werq unnecos--y
Non-union men have replaced
the strikers and there has been
no violence
Arbitrators Sign
Tacna-Arica Peace
In Parley Friday
(By tho Associated Pr©wrt
WASHINGTON July 21— The
agreement of Chile nnd Peru to
arbitrate their Tacna-Arica contro-
versy was signed by plenipotentia-
ries of the two governments (odny
at the final session of the Chlle-
Peruvlan conference here
Signatures of tho arbitration pro-
tocol began at 11:43 a m and the
alplng was complete nt llt40 a in
Tho conference adjourned sine
die at 12: IB P m i
One of the views of Thursday night’s appearance pf Ada Klan No 27 on a hillside south of the golf links
in public initiatory services Robed men in extreme rear form a giant crescent In front of cross a group of
candidates kneeling surrounded by klan conductors In foreground outposts and spectators
Hi CEUITT
Government Plans To Save
FueJ! Supply for Use
fi in Emergencies
(By the Associated Press)
WASHINGTON July 21 — As the
first step toward conserving for the
nroBt essential use the coal sup-
uly now declining more sharply
' under the car shortage the Inter-
state commerce commission and the
I commerce department today were
(drawing up a scheme1 for diverging
the coal to transportation lines By
the use of tho priority orders effect-
ive probably within a day or two
coal from the non-union mines and
those that may bo opened in union
territory under government protec-
1 tton will he diverted
j The priority plan contemplates
I next it was indicated supplies for
j the northern great lake ports and
In event of absolute shortage devel-
oping later on the plan would be
I developed into a rational system
In' view of Attorney-General Daugh-
erty’s opinion ns expressed in con-
llefciipn Wtli the plan the strike
has hlroady pro'yeodod to a point
that makes certain a coal shortage
next winter
In District Court
Recent uetions filed in the dis-
trict court iiirlud Mereliants and
Planters National Rank s II K
Reed replevin: O P Mellinney vs
Bob Duncan and George liowe
Intervener appeal from jnstiee
court Empire Electric company vs
J 11 Wall abstract of Judgment
and Alice King vs Mack King
divorce
Southern Pacific
Train Is Reported
Robbed in Mexico
I By tho AHHociiited Proa)
MEXICO CITY July 21— The
Mexican war department today was
considering what action to take
on a report received into lust night
thnt a Southern Puclflc train was
nttnckod a few miles from Mnzaian
in the state of Sinaloa und tho ex-
press car nnd several pasenger
coaches robbed of 20000 pesos by
followers of Goheral Juan Curraseo
who for suvernl weeks hns been
leading n rebel movement ugninsl
tile federal government
Although tho train was currying
a small military convoy the robbery
wns committed uccodlng to tho of-
ficial report without tho firing of a
single shot
fOurWe at her M an
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fieuorully fair tonight and Satur-
OHIO GUARDS AT
TWO POINTS FOR
EMERGENCY DUTY
(By tho AmwIhIoI Prniwl
COLUMBUS OHIO July 21 —
Ohio national guardsmen today were
stationed at two points lit the Ohio
coal producing districts ready for
any emergency that might arise
in connection with the carrying out
of Resident Harding’s proposed plans
for operation ’ of coal mines
Tho troop movement and mobiliza-
tion of additional guard units were
authorized by Governor Davis late
yesterday
Cadiz in Harrison county was
designated in the eastern Ohio coal I
fields allowing the guardsmen to!
protect the area of Belmont Jeffer-i
'son and Guernsey counties as well
las Harrison county Two hundred
j and thirty guardsmen to he nug-
mented by 30 more today are to
be stationed in this district
11 OF 15 SCRAPS
Season Record Shows Team
in High Standing For
Amateur Club
ii col ds of I lie local bus ball team
! show that the team has played l'if-j
jletn games thus far in the scusom
i Of these games Ada lias won eleven
lost three anil tied one for a per-
centage of 7 8 5 The Ada team has
played amateur teams from over
the stale and lias not refused to
meet any team that might pos
sibly be considered in Its class
Individual batting averages of
tlie players Irrespective of the num-
ber of games pluyed are Tliussen
i42li Paul Wuner 385 Harrison
I 333 Morrison 31!) Rutledge 2Gb:
Ralph Wnner 200 Young 184
West 1116 Vernon 166 Fuiii
158 Norman 158 Kaiser 113
Pitchers' records are as follows
O V I T Pet
Wuner 11 8 2 1 800
Vernon 4 3 1 0 7 5 0
The record of tho season’s games
so far
Ada 1 Wilson and Co
Ada 3 Sulphur
Ada ‘2 Clilekasha
Ailti 3 C’lilekaslui
Ada 13 Muskogee
Ada 8 Pauls Valley
Ada 7 Brown's Indians 3
Ada 2 Wilson anil Co 1
Ada 1 Ihuldton
Ada 4 IJryaut
Adn4 Pituls Vulley
Ada 7: Pauls Valley
Ada 2 Pauls Vulley
Ada 3 Capitol Hill
Totals: Ada 07 opponents 28
This record includes Ihu gumo of
July 10
Hooper la Off
CHICAGO July 21— Chulrmnn
Ben Hooper of tho United Wlates
railroad labor board left Chicago
toduy ott the Broadway Limited for
Washington In answer to a sum-
mons from President llnrdliiu to
dlHcuss the national ruilroud strike
Try a News Wuttl Ad for remills
President Desires a Fuller
Discussion of Issues in
Rail Strike !
(By (bo Asuncijitrtl IYriw)
WASHINGTON July 21-
-Presi-
dent Harding undeterred by the! issued by the national general head-
failure of members of the senate Quarters early today
interstate commerce committee to) The Irregulars have retreated from
obtaiu from leading eastern rail-1 the Infantry and calvary barracks
road executives at last night’s con-! nnd from llie postoffice all of
Terence a basis for the settlement j which are now in the hands of the
for the rail strike situation today t national troops the report says
invited Chairman Hooper of the! The irregulars are retreating south-
Unlted States railroad labor board ward
to Washington for discussion of the I —
strike situation
The president it was indicated at j
the white house after todays cabinet I
meeting at which the rail strike!
was discussed desires to obtain
from Chairman llnoper through di-
rect conference i nt'ormat ion on sev-
j eral points raised by the railroad
executives ill their discussion of the
situation with senators Cummings!
of lowa Watson of Indiana and Kel-
logg of Minnesota of the interstate I
commerce commit I ee
Indications were given after the
cabinet meeting that the president I
and Ids advisers regarded the in-1
dustriul si uut ion us serious al-
though not without hope it was1
staled however that the situation
in neither coal fields nor In rail-(
road centers is deemed snffici"n' ly
serious nt the present moment to'
require the use of federal troops !
WASHINGTON July 21 Pre-l-di
nt Harding iva said by adniini--Iraiion
advisers v ho eon ferr it with
li till today to eon 1 eiiipla te us his
next move in the railroad strike ihej
summoning to Washington of ('hair-’
man Hooper of liie railroad labor
hoard for a fulhr discussion of tlie
questions at issip hetwetn the em-
ployes and extent ives
The prohuhllin of a new move
was revealed today after tin' presi-
ld' nt hud been informed by Chair-
man ('ll in in i ns und Senators Watson
of Indiana and Kellogg of
sola of the senate interstate com-
merce committee of the details of
Hie confet'emv held by mnu tors
Inst Might with the leading eastern
mill mid executives
The informal Ion furnished the
govii'timent tlnoiigii thi conference
according to additional disclosures
today was tlial three principal
points at hi mi i in the strlki
Il'OVelsy Wel’O letitutlon of
ity and of peiiMou rights nnd tlie Ante ricn u mil way assoelat ion and
selling up or a national hoard nfjlw eol operators
ud just in i-n t
New In I’ri’HlileiU
The latter Is received as a new
Issue by the president who Is said
lo have been unadilsed Hint that
point Is at Issue Hooper Is sulil not
to have Inl'ornn d the president Hint
the nnllnmil board question wae
prominently involved nltlmugh la
nor lenders have Informed the sena-
tors Unit It was being pressed as
a condition precedent to u return
of the strikers to work
On the qucHtlim ot the strikers'
seniority rights the big point ut
Issue — tho president Is sulil to liuve
been Informed upon tho statement
of tlie rail heads to the senators
Hint of tlm 400uii() men who went
(Cnlliiuril on Fio Hit)
NATIONAL ARMY
TAKES LIMERICK
IS LATE REPORT
LONDON July 21 — The city of
Limerick has been captured by the
Irish national army says a central
news dispatch from Dublin this af-
ternoon The national army took
nrany prisoners together with arms
and ammunition
Nationals Enter AVnlerfuiri f
DUBLIN July 21 — The town ol
Waterford on the southeast coast
of Ireland which was stoutly de-
fended by republican insurgents
was entered by the national army
forces who have already taken 50
prisoners says an official report
ihM li lii 1 1 1 1 11 it i ri n g
i 1 1 1 ' i -e nvy will li
IKill lie 111 n I h !'(!’
I Hiin''i indie iicil mi having today's!
Muddied in i i n - 3 he railroad sup-j
j ply luel nili taken care of he-'
lore any aiiempt Mill lie made mi
dir et uinvi in ul ol'eoil pref relit ial-
j ly lo niiy geogi aphical section of tile1
emintry it was added I
i list riliu lion of coal due to tlie!
strike eiuei reiiey through a special
commission was understood to lie tlie
iidniiiisl i a I ion's plan to make c r-
tain if in ei ss ry the continuation
Mimic-'"1 railroad operation
Later it was understood that Sec-
retary Hoover lifting for Hie pt'csL
dent luid u 1 1 1 1 -i t n I e 1 1 (lie formation
of the commission
Tentative plans for the imcrguncy
coal dint t i hut Ion organ izu ion were
it 1 1 (i i -I’t n k - -1 1 providing for a central
coniinittie of live loinisling of olio
i pi'escin a I ivc liom Hie com met re
inieislat"
from the
Fine large while und Klbertu
peaches now ready fur use At my
orelinril noi l It of Ill'll It 1’liiut 1 It
Lee 721-21
GIANT FIERY GROSS CASTS
GLEAM ON ENROBED MEN IN
FIRST PUBLIC INITIATION
Thousands of Spectators in Cars Fill Parking
Space Near Golf Links and Serious Traffic
Jams Are Narrowly Averted at
Many Points
Hundreds of automobiles filled to the fenders with spec-
tators jammed all roads surrounding the golf links for almost
a mile every way last night at several places causing traffic
jams that were almost inextricable to see Ada memiber3 of
the Ku Klux Klan in public initiatory services
Mid-afternoon Thursday saw the arrival of the visiting
vanguard and by 8 o'clock Thursday night a continuous
stream of cars had formed in the business section of town
many of them apparently undecided on how to reach the ini-
tiation grounds
Estimates of the number of robed klansmen in last night’s
performance varied from 1000 to 1500 The class of candi-
dates was estimated at 150
Motorist Shot Down After
Bold Bandits Stop Car
On Capital Road!
OKLAHOMA CITY July 21 — Po-
lice today are seening the slayers of
Victor Hutchinson 23 years old
who was killed last night 'by robbers
who held up a party of motorists
of which he was a member on a
highway near the city They said
they expocted arrests before night
Hutchinson was shot twice by
tlu robbers of whom there were
throe lie was brought to a hospital
here anil died early today
According to a Miss Deneine one
of the four persons in the auto-
mobile tlie robbers appeared while
die machine was parked at one
side of the road pointed a gun at
the occupants and ordered them I
to alight with hands up She said'
the order was complied with After
the robbers had searched lmr and
Claiul Young one of the motor
party they turned to Hutchinson
whom they had not molested and
ordered him to "beat it” Before he
had time to turn however they shot
him affording to the girl two bul-
lets taking effect
Make Escape in Brush
The robbers fled into the brushes
said said and the victims started j
back to town with Hutchinson who1
was unconscious On the way they j
met an automobile with police who
took the wounded man in charge
and notified an ambulance
Miss Mildred Womack the fourth j
member of the motor party was'
net molested by tho robbers Miss I
Deneine told the police that she
bad been robbed of two rings She
said she told the man who searched
her that she had seen him on the
street here whereupon he struck
her in tho face She was only
slightly injured
Harvester Murders
Companion in Field
Then Kills Himself
I By tho AxKoc’iHtcd Pi'pkh)
PRYOR July 21-— After shoot- j
lug and filially wounding Watt
lllaki' 25 member of a threshing
eri w three and (Uie-tuilf utiles
south list of here Sandy Keith 21
fled In a f:n m two miles from tho
scene of Hie shooting and ended his
own life ltlake was brought to the
local hospital In an unconscious
condition and died nn hour later
Ki illt it is said rode into the
field on a Imrse where Blake was
working nml renewed u quarrel
which had Its Inception lust Sunday
when lllnke Is said to huve expres-
sed sympathy for a young niun
whom Keith had threatened to
whip
Dr nnd Mrs S P Ross enter-
tained Wednesday with a swimming
party nml wienie and marshmallow
roust Those present were Mr and
Mrs ltowurd Buse of Houston Tex
Dr H D Barnes of Childress Tex
Mrs l’ A Thompson and little
daughter Murgnerite of Oklahoma
t'lt v Mr and Mrs Tom I) Me-
tv i w iff ii unit Mpa T W Eilwui'dii
Long before darkness fell alt
available parking space surround-
ing the country club was lined with
cars At 9 o’clock the announced
hour for the klan Initiation to open
there was a sea of automobiles ex-
tending from the end of South
Johnson avenue west past the golf
links and almost to the foot of the
hill on the eastern border of the
course
Klan Cars Arrive
At 7)30 klan cars began arriving
on tbe crest of the opposite hill In
the gathering gloom it was possible
to distinguish figures of members
as they dismounted from the ma-
chines and hastily robed Thirty min-
utes later an immense flag pole -was
hoisted and when Old Glory
was drawn slowly up and floated
out on the breeze a cheer swept
the hillside where spectators were
now crowding fur sitting room
There was another slight demon-
stration from the audience whenan
immense fiery cross winked several
times as though it were being test-
ed by electricians Robed footmen
who had patrolled the fence sinco
early In the evening were then re
placed by mounted guards Back anil
forth they rode in the thickening
shadows keeping back the fringe
of a crowd that insisted on shoving
up as close as possible
Place In Illuminated
At 9:15 apparently when all pre-
parations had been completed for
the demonstrations the klan field
hastily cleared of all members and
instantly a brilliant crescent of light
from 250 cars flooded the klan
arena and gave the nndience Its
first true conci ption of a Ku Klux
Klan meeting place
In the center of tho clearing di-
rectly in front of the1 huge flag
and cross was a smaller cross also
electrically illuminated and appar-
ently a smaller flag A small table
or altar completed tlie equipment
No klansmen were visible
At thi sound nt a shrill blast
from a whistle there was a com-
motion behind tlie ling of ears
Two sharp blasts put the proei ssioii
in motion and as the end of ihe
parade came into sight a bugler
sound a wierd call twice rep-ated
Then the piercing rays of a spot-
light shot through the darkness and
bat til’d Old Glory in a radiance of
soft light
A Living Wall
When tlie end of the klan col-
umn had readied a point direct ly
between points of the crescent form-
ed by tlie lighted nutomoliii s the
files purted one line turning to
the right and the other to the left
Tho two strings of men followed
leaders to the brow of tin hill
forming a smaller crescent within
the larger one When this had been
lled a second lino was started
then another until a thick wall of
standing men with their white fez
zes arranged In rogulur order was
presented
When the phalanx was complete
there was onthcr whistle and the
konoluve kneeled apparently for
prayer
Promptly after prayer a amall
brass hand struck up tlie Star
Spangled Banner ami tho kneeling
host rising from the ground came
to a rigid salute holding it until
the conclusion of the uuiionai an-
them Crowd Cheer “Amerira"
Conductors then appeared from
tlie north with two lines of candi-
dates and the Initiation was on
Once during the performance there
wub a halt whllo the klan accom-
panied by it band sang a stanza
of "Onward Christian Soldiers" and
near the conclusion of tlie- initiation
strains of "America” floated over
the hillsides and found a response
In thundering cheers from those
looking on
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