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Oklahoma City Times
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VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 296,
Coliseum in Brilliant Colors for Rotarians
To Dead Flier
Cold Follows
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Norman Meet
Stock Market Confusion
.. Thursday afternoon, bringing the
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expert operators.
to bear M to New York. and
waa
to Washington, a last saints
trom the ridles of the regh
s
‘s firing squad. Tbs clear notes
Tax Cut Total
7
transcript of the testimony of the
(Pteane turm to Twee t. Column 1)
gressional approval, would be ac-
$210,000,000 would receive his sanc-
tion.
Bravo
start
Angel was reported In a dispatch
on the French stage.
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(Fleuse ture te
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$25,000.
gan license.
InsideTodayi
PINCH HITTER.
White Butterfiies-
Black sou, while the
re eub-
Page 1
Three Gnerations--
Page 4
Arithmetic Lesson-
Page 11
4 Fer
Page 17
Laddergrum—
Page 15
Adrianople Is Devastated
By Violent Earth Tremor;
Balkan Peninsula Rocks
Bremen Crew
Quits Greenly
In Ford Plane
Quebec Pays
Last Tribute
U. S. Observer,
Rotarian, Gets
Blame for Rain
Committee Agrees on $203,
000,000; Mellon Approves.
some oversight skits to equip
Bremen for its takeoff from
their
would
fenced to death for the murder in
Los Angeles of 12-year-old Marian
Canton Leads State With
2.25 Inches of Rainfall.
place Wednesday Sight, isTiiffHTisT
as worse then that which caused
great damage in the populous city
of Philpopolis several days ago. It
Van Winkle has been
appointed to make of
from Mexio CUy to E
Bpantsh -imngunze- sew
Mayes County Affairs
Under Investigation
modore Luis Hertado de Mendosa
will be in command.
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Skis to permit the Bremen to take
off from the ice had been included
in the list of necessary repair parts
compiled by the fliers, but were Mt
behind when the Ford relief plane
took off from here for Greenly
island.
to be made at Lake Ste. Agnes to
refuel the plane
The formal welcome of New York
terra neon upheavals have completes
the destruction of the elaseleal Greek
city of Corinth and several additional
towns In Bulgaria.
Meet Ford Plane
CURTISS FIELD. N. T., Apri 26.
—•—Mechanics were rushing rer
pairs to the Junkers monoplane Fil
Thursday, so that it might fly to
Experts Have Gone Broke, While Women,
Ignorant In Speculation, Get Rich
Mangum Seeks Place
On State Air Tour
(Evening Edition of The Daily Oklahoman)
Paid Circulation Greater Than Any Other Evening Newspaper Published in Oklahoma
WASHINGTON, April 26.—•-
A resolution certifying the testimony
of Robert W Stewart to the district
attorney of the District of Columbla
was approved unanimously Thurs-
day by the senate Teapot Dome com
mittee.
The resolution merely certifies the
ti
Suxazd suahn tel >te M re. Ie aSmscs
But Slaughter Says There's
No “Pull” in His Work.
Appeal Automatically Stops
Execution Set Friday.
by the house.
The republican majority on the
committee wrote into the bill the
new rate schedules over the program
of the democrats for a $325,000,000
reduction.
The formal report of the bill to
Touching Farewell to Floyd
Bennett Marks Beginning
Of Trip Home.
Troops Form An Escort
Population Honors Pilot Who
Gave Life for Interna-
tional Good Will.
Placed on the flag-draped gun car
rtage, a detachment of the Twenty
By IIMMUEL F. PARTON
. (Copvright IIP. by Corwolldated Prems)
EW YORK, April 26.—A New York stock operator w
was .accompanied by a slant tidnl
wavs, which inundated the city and
foit than hs did a month ago.
. When Hickman waa convieted in
superior court he was sentenced to
die on the gallows at San Quentin
prison April 27. Bines sentence was
imposed his case has been appealed
to the state supreme court. one of
i1
Leeds Opposes
Ohern to Head
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It midnight
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vaded Norman Thursday to com-
■ked three yen re • pete In the twenty fourth annual In-
chember of commerce.
Mexican Official neluus
EL PABO. Texas. April M-
Secretary of the Interlot Tel
Mexico, handed his resignstb
tresident Callea Wedneeds y. a
to the Herald here to be suffering
from malaria and in a railroad boa
pltai at Guaymas where he landed
last Tuesday. Hie condition waa re-
ported not serlous.
Angel's trip has been delayed be-
cause of illness of the pilot. broken
oil lines, shortage of gas. and cus-
toms troubles.
Toronto Bank Looted of $25,000
AnFMES
Weather
ard oil company of Indiana for
study and makes no mention of
charges in connection with discrep-
ancies whkh might be found in the
oil man's testimony.
Besides this certification the reso-
lution proposed dismissal of the war-
rant on which Stewart waa arrested
on February 3 because of his refusal
to answer questions put to him by
the committee.
Approval of that portion of the
resolution by the senate would mean
the ending of the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings in the District of Columbia
supreme court under which Stewart
obtained his liberty after the senate
sergeant at-arms had arrested him at
his hotel suite here and held him in
custody overnight.
Warship To Make Cruine
EL PASO, Texas, April 36.——
Advices from Mexico City to El
Continental. Spanish language news-
taper here Wednesday night, said
Investigation of county officials
of Mayes county will begin Friday,
according to Edwin Dabney, attor-
ney general.
J. Berry King and W O. Gordon:
assistant attorneys general, left
Oklahoma City Thursday afternoon
for Pryor. the county seat, to con-
duct the inquiry.
Investigation of county commis:
sioners and other officials of that
county was ordered several weeks
ago by Governor Johnston.
French Author Is Dead
PARIS. April 26.-—Viscount
Francois de Curel, 75 years old.
ceptable to the treasury since Secre-
tary Mellon announced Thursday
. that a tax reduction of as high as
swamped his clerical force and sent
buying and selling orders astray.
One small operator today Is sit-
ting comfortably on top of the world
because of this confusion and not in
spite of it. Playing an inside tip
he rushed Into a broker's office to
place sn order to sell Radio short
Radio shot skyward and the operator
disappeared. Friends and business
associates searched the city, but did
not find him until nearly a week
(rien- i.o t. t. r.i... *)
Record Attendance At
Carnival Of Knights
workers in Corinth had narrow es- i
capes from death in one of the
shorks, as the temporary relief sta- .
tion In which they were skiing the
injured, collapsed. Three of their
number, Edna Bassett of Los Ange
tea. Grace Harris o{ New Tork. and
Emma Cushman at Boston, rendered
heroic service in rescuing victims
buried in the ruins
in most of the affected area* tor
rentiai rains and hall storms are
its annual training
Clearing skies and bracing temper-
atures are in store for Friday even
though continued cloudy weather is
expected to continue through Thurs-
day. federal weather bureau officials
promised Thursday afternoon.
Occasional rains and somewhat
colder weather are expected over the
state Thursday following showers in
all sections of the state Wednesday
night when Canton with 2.25 inches
of rainfall led the state.
At Oklahoma City a total of .76
inch of rain had fallen by early
Funny Page
That Loa Angeles film star who
got a divorce four days after his
marriage. evidently doesn't think
much of an endurance record.
HOUSTON, Texas, April 26.--
Carlos ambnamdor from
Chile to the United States, arrived
In Houston Thursday by airplane
from Montgomery to attend the na
tonal toreign trade convention.
Unuousieuren tremorsrant cremcen
doen of thunder are causing the su
petatitlous to believe that the end
ot th world to coming.
' s-e- ag—e- e .1 —er
.. rreriNCAne AoriI 26 — reach their original objective at Nes
cSAWiRIKTaWardMieman,"Sen. York by Frday evening. Astopia
profit of a tragic situation under the
mask of chartty. Herr we ha veil
everything dip
do not need them to oome from the j sold. Tejeda will enter a
United States to bring us verum." | campaign in Vera Crun
bore the two Germans and the Irish-
man from Ireland to the lonely ig
land, was abandoned to await *
ship when the straits should be clear
of ice.
The announcement of the takeokt
was flashed by the government wire-
less, which had been almost the sole
link with civilisation during the
thirteen days the plane and its crew
had been held at the island.
Machine Damaged on Landing
it was Friday. April 11. that th»
Bremen made a forced landing. when
near the limit of Its fuel supply, on
the rocky islet 400 miles north of
its course. The undercarriage was
WASHINGTON, April 26.--
A $203,000,009 tax reduction bill was
agreed to Thursday by the senate
finance committee as a substitute
for the $290,000,000 measure voted
tielal invitation for the meeting.
Following the morning session In
Shrine auditorium. the delegates
broke up for a series of group lunch-
eons st noon. each to discuss a spe-
cial phase of Rotary work.
A banquet in the Colisuem Thurs-
day night waa to be the climaxing
affair ot the conference. Arrange
ments have been made for more
than 2,000 guests. including Rota
rtana and their wives.
The Coliseum itself is a colorful
place, with balloons of many hues,
flags and banners decorating its
walls and ceilings for a giant
"pageant of the nations" Thursday
night. Club stunts and dancing will
_____________________ _ tollow the banquet, concluding the senate was held up untu „
chairman of the board of the Stand- Thursday 8 program. .......
instruction warship
smashed and other damage done in
the landing and the island had n
facilities for repairs.
Maj. James Fitzmaurice, one of
ths crew, was brought out to Mur-
ray Bay a few days later by the
plane of C. A. "Duke" Schlller, who
blazed the hazardous air trail that
other relief parties later followed.
A tri-motored Ford plane. pilote4
by Floyd Bennett and Bernt Bal-
chen. flew from Detroit to Lake Ete.
Agnes. where the necessary parts
and fuel for the Bremen were bond-
ed. There Bennett contracted a se-
vere cold which turned to pneu-
mon la and from which he died Wed-
nesday in a Quebec hospital.
Bremen Motor Faulty
Balchen, with MajotMrf
continued on to Greenly. Through
QUEBEC, April 26.-"—Canada
gave a hero’*- farewell Thursday to
Floyd Bennett a* hi* body was start-
ed toward it* resting place im the na-
tional cemetery of the United States.
Circling airplanes, dipping in sa-
lute above the cortege. honored the
man whose exploits had brought the
science of flying fresh laurels, while
slowly through the tortuous streets
of th j ancient city rumbled the gun
carriage bearing the body.
Troops Eneort Body
The Royal Twenty-second regi-
ment was his escort and his tribute
came with the tears of men, women
and children who with bowed heads
quietly took their places in the ever:
lengthening processlon as it moved
toward a waiting train.
A small group had assembled in
the chapel of the Jeffrey Hate hoe
pital, where the aviator who had
conquered the frozen north in the
first flight to the pole, died Wed-
nesday.
As the coffin was borne apt to be
second presented arms in salute,
Byrd Follows On Foot
The cortege slowly moved sway,
winding through the streets. Com-
mander Byrd, with officers of the
regiment and of the military area,
followed on foot. Mrs. Bennett and
onsul and Mro K. H. Dennison en
tered a closed carriage for the sad
journey.
Following the military, the throngs
who had gathered at the hospital
and along the way, fell into line.
Many were unable to restrain their
tears.
At the statioa, where the body
was placed in the special car which
do everything humanly possible to
avoid mistakes, but this is too much.
Th l» congestion will become serlous
if they don't rig their new ticker
machinery before long. The com-
bination of the tape away behind the
market and a mob of excited cus:
tom era makes a lot nt headaches and
is bound to lose somebody a lot of
money."
sank everything in the harbor. ....
Many American nurses and relief closed automobile hearing
provides for a plea of "not guilty
and not guilty by reason of in-
sanity."
Inasmuch as the state supreme
court could not hear arguments in
the case by April 27, Hickman’s exe-
cution waa automatically stayed.
SB —
Briand's Condition
Reported Improvet
PARIS. April 2«.— —Although
fever still persisted Thursday morn-
ing the condition of Aristide Briand,
foreign minister, improved during
Wednesday night. There had been
slight pulmonary symptoms, but
these were abating.
The $203,000,000 reduction pro-
gram includes: Reduction of the
corporation tax from UH to 12%
percent: repeal of the 1 percent
automobile tex; an inerease In ex-
emptions allowed corporations from
$2,000 to $3,000: increase In exemp
tions on the admissions tax from 73
cents to $3.
ILLNESS WILL DELAY
ANGEL SEVERAL DAYS
NOGALES, Arte.. April 26.---
The off-again-on-again South Ameri-
can flight of Jimmy Angel. Fresno
nirman, waa held up again Thurs
with prospects that it would be sev-
a Michl-
tee surrounding the island were left
behind. This, coupled with motor
trouble detected in the Bremen, de-
cided the aviators to leave the Gek
man plane and resume their trip te
New York in the Ford relief plans.
Softening of the tee. from which
alone a takeoff could be made in
the vicinity of the rocky island,
made it imperative that the party
leave soon if they were to complete
their journey by air.
Reach New York Friday
By their early morning departure
from Greenly, the three men who
were first to fly across the Atlantie
from east to west were expected to
the grounds being the elaim that
the law under which he was con- Sister Ship Will
victed is‘unconstitutional. This law -- —
HoxTVoSNITOSs
Okinhoma City, muadyi Nlaqkwel,
mudasi Okmutane, mod Pashuska.
muddy: MeAlester. muddr; Rertteuviie
aliwpery: Irtatow, muddy; Enid, muddy;
Miami. wlippery.
The men escaped in
More Than 3,000 Entered In
Highschool Contests
NORMAN. April 2*.—(Special--
Approximately 5,000 highschool stu-
dents from all over Oklahoma tn-
Rotary Group
Chickasha Man Become* Can-
didate for District Gov-
ernorship of Body.
Convention ls Opened
Five New Clubs Organised in
Year; Bain Fails To
Dampen Crowd.
At first expected to be a one-man
race with Dan W. Ohern, Oklahoma
City, as the only candidate, the gov-
ernorship of the twelfth Rotary dis-
trict that began its annual conven-
7//19au/n
VIENNA, April 20.— The
whole of the Balkan peninsula,
shaken by a series of devastating
earthquakes in the past week, to still
being swept by violent tremors.
The latest cities to fall in the wake
of the earth's terrific movement, are
the ancient city of Adrianople. In
European Turkey, and the large
Bulgarian city of Varna. on the
Parker .whom. 1 e kidnaredsandmu has been postponed to Monday and
tilated.Thurdazawaitedthedawn. Tuesday intribute to Bennett.
Ing of Friday with much more com
on a scientitic chart system. He made a considerable fortune by a
was a vulgar and spectacular pub-
licfty stunt.
"As for Colonel Lindbersh," said
the provincial secretary. "I have the
utmost respect and admiration for
him He reflects the bravery of
youth. But why this bluff’ And
especia:ly this bluff perpetrated by
the use of an American, a world
figure?
"I wish to make it quite clear that
I am not anti-Ameriean, but I can-
not stomach thia way of taking
Montreal Thursday afternoon to
bring the Irish-German crew to New
York Friday or Saturday.
It waa felt that aa they had ta
abandon the plane tn which they
flew across the ocean at Greenly to-
land, they might wish to continye
their journey to their original desth
nation in a Muter ship of the Bra.
man rather than in the Ford rellef
plane in which they left the island.
"We are almost punk," said * lead-
tion in Oklahoma City Thursday,
threatened to be a contested oilier
with the entry of Dr. “Alec" Leeds,
Chickasha.
Leeds is being pushed by the
Chickasha delegation. He headed
the committee which had charge of
the program at the last district con-
ference. in chickasha. Ohern heads
the local committee in charge of the
program.
Klection Board Named
Dwight B. Wolfinger, district gov
ernor. named George Me eInnis of
Shawnee, as chairman of the elec-
tions committee, which will have
___ charge of the bal-
adEPph. toting for district
""rXTW"Tnlght, eloudy l acranalenal
ralme; colder. Fridnr xenerally tain
eolder meutheast portlom.
MOURLY TEMPERATVRE
Plane’s Race To Stricken
Flier Called ‛Cheap Stunt’
By Canadian Officials
terscholastie contest being staged at
the Universly of Oklahoma
The contests niclude curricular,
athletic and fine arts events. Nearly
3,000 students have entered In ths
competition.
More than 1,300 rooms have been
provided for the visitors by the Y.
M C. A., according to Joe Bird. sec-
retary.
first and second rounds were run off
Wednesday afternoon. Semi-final
debates opened Thursday morning
and will be completed in time for
finals Thursday night.
Wet tennis courts delayed the
starting of the first athletic events
in tennis, but baseball teams begin
their competition on scheduled time.
Hickman's Death
Sentence Stayed
Placing of Mangum back on the
route of cities proposed tar the
state airtour. May 14 to IB. woo
asked Thursday morning by Elmet
V. Jesse of Mangum, atate cbamber
director, and other eitizens of that
chy.
Mangum wan eliminated because
its air fieid was consldered ton
■mail by a pathfinding delecetlon
recently. Jesse reported that the
city had ralsed $12,000 for the vur
chane and improvement of a larger A
fleld.
Decinion was referred to EH.
Berry of Tulsa, chairman ot the
aviation committee of the state ,
WJHILE It is understood that most
W of the short-circuited transac-
tions have been those of Inexperi-
enced operators, one large customer
profiting by the swift rise in Radio
is known to have lost several hun
deeds by mistakes in his office due
tn rush and confusion which
author and playwright ami a mem- .....— -
ber of the French academy since eral days before the projected aerial
cruise from Vera Crus June 1. Com- 1*11. died Thursday. He wrote trip Is resumed........
, many plays which were produced
AH attendance records of the an-
nual frolic of the Knights of Colum-
bus were broken Wednesday night
at the opening of this year's four-
night program. I. was announced
Thursday.
More than 5.000 persona attended
the affair Wednesday night at the
K. of C hall. IW West Fourth
street.
The frolic will continue through
Saturday night, when an automobile
will be given away to the person
holding the lucky ticket. The car-
nival program this year haa been en-
larged, and an added attraction Fri-
day and Saturday nights will be a
dog act, it was said.
daring plunge in utilities and credited it to his system until he discovered
that he had been playins the railroad instead of the utility curve, the
latter caling for selling, Instead of buying at this point. If he hadn't
made this mistake he would have been wiped out.
Millions in just such haphazard gains and tosses have figured in the
present flood-tide of speculation —like OIMan River of the popular song.
"Just A Rollin’ Along." Confusion in handling the unprecedented rush
of orders in brokers' offices has wiped out sizeable gains or enriched in
Fu"nawS--amBaruma-mme
grrewemmA Senate Lowers
B. Barnes and M. K.
Friendship" at Shrine auditorium.
Only other committee named
Thursday morning was a creden-
tials committee. Members are John
Pollock. Ardmore; Leslie Meek.
Ponca City, and fam Masningale,
Cordell
Ponca City After Convention
in the selectton of a conference
meeting place for next year, Ponca
.A. City seemed to have
,824%. undisputed lead
There's simply no "pull" about
this weather business, it was
shown Thursday morning aa visit-
ing Rotarians were sprinkled with
showers
For it must be known that these
same showers were predicted by
Rotarian J. P. Slaughter, who for
years haa presided as federal
weather man.
'They shouldn't blame the
weather on me," said Slaughter,
as he buttoned up his raincoat pre-
paring for a trek through the rain
to the Rotarian sessions, adding,
however, "but I wouldn't be sur-
prised if they do."
TORONTO, April 2*.— Two
armed men held up a branch nt the
Mandant Bank of Canada Friday
and escaped with approximately
TWENTY-FOUR PAGt1^—OKLAHOMA CITY, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1928.
total rainfall of the year up to 7.22
inches aa compared to normal preci-
pitation at 6.92 inches.
Rain fell in all sections of the
northwest with heaviest falls at
Kingfisher with l.St inches, Guthrie
with 1.36 inches and Perry with 1.22
inches. Geary received 1.02 inches
and El Reno JO Inch.
Only light showers fell over the
southwest with Hobart leading with
.30 inch, while Okmulgee with 1.71
Inches topped rainfall over the
northeast, followed by Bristow with
1.1* inches Mnd Chandler with 1.«2
inches. In the southeast moderately
heavy showers fell during the night
with Holdenville showing .49 inch
and Atoka .47 inch.
In the panhandle and carp ugg
wheat regions, Enid teg ww36
inches and Vinita with se inch.
Alva. Newkirk and Woodward giro
reported light showers.
Stewart Testimony
-
Goes To Attorney
Senate Committee Certifies
Record for Examination.
Tram-Atlantic Monoplane
Left Behind to Await
Removal by Ship.
ToRefueFATSte. Agna
Belief Plane Due to Reach
Mitchel Field, N. Y.,
Late Friday.
QUEBEC, April 26.—(By the
Canadian Press)— The Ford relief
plane bearing the trans-Atlantic flievs
took off from Greenly island at 7 45
Thursday morning for Lake Sth,
Agnes.
Ths plans was sighted ovt Hare
rington, Que., at 8:45 a. m. ai^urd-
ing to a message to the Canadian
government telegraph office here.
Harrington la approximately ill
miles southwest of Greenly Island.
The monoplane Bremen, which
at the bugle floated over the
throng, and Quebec paid its homage
and loosed its Brief.
A Touching Tribute
In the truobled history of the
city, which had been the key to a
continent ever which nations fought.
Quebec had seen the passing of
other military and naval heroes,
but there was no record of its popu-
lation paying such a tribute before
to one who had died in the interests
of peace and intenational goodwill,
who had given his life in assisting
strangers from foreign lands
It was the second time within a
year that Canada has returned with
all honors to her sister nation the
body of a hero of the air. Last
July Ottawa paid similar tribute to
flight Lieutenant J. "Thad” John-
son of the Selfridge field pursuit
squadron who had crashed white on
a good will mission.
Floyd Bennett will rest near the
discoverer of the pole. He te to be
buried Friday in Arlington national
cemetery outside Washington. His
grave will be close to that of Adm.
Robert E. Peary.
The body of the man who piloted
Com. Richard E. Byrd across the
pole and who died attempting to
carry aid to three fellow fliers, will
leave Quebec on a special car at 1 10
p m. Thursday, accompanied by his
wife and his beloved chief, Byrd.
The train ia due to arrive In New
York City at 7:30 Friday morning.
Police Art aa Escort
Upon its arrival at Nsw York, the
casket will be taken under military
and police escort from the Grand
central to the Pennsylvania station
for the trip to Washington which be
gins three hours tater. The burial
win be Immediately after the arrival
in Washington st 3 p. m. Friday aft
ernoon.
The funeral train will be met en
route by a United States naval es-
cort and the burial at Arlington will
be with full military honors.
Brief funeral wervices under thy
direction of the Rev. Archdeacon
Scott were arranged at the hospital
where he died.
Mrs. Bennett first expressed the
wish that her husband's body be
buried near their home in Brooklyn,
but later acceded to the request that
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interior of the Coliseum where the twelfth district Rotary convention will be entertained Thursday
night with a banquet and other events. The giant structure is a kaleidoscope of colored electric lights, banners
and balloons. More than 2,000 persons are expected at the banquet. ______
Freak Fortunes Made By 5,000 Attend
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It
U
rrWo or three years ago the tide
I began tp turn. Street railway
men began to perk up. They bought
new suits and hired public relations
men. Care blossomed out In new
point. Prominent citizens found
their names painted on the sides of
the new cars. *
But like a lot of others. I feared
all the paint and fuss waa propa-
gunda. But times kept changing.
Business men and women left the
9 car at home and rode the street car.
Each year new faces appeared on
‛ the back platform, where a cigaret
to permitted,
ese
VESTERDAY I counted five men
I on my street car (that to, the
one I ride), any of whom would be
recognized by his picture in the
paper by a big section of the reading
public.
The old ark clanged down Broad
way from Thirteenth street, pieking
up pass*ngers all along. Clanal
(lang! Then a stop at Broadway
circle. Judge W. A. Ledbetter
swung abourd and jauntily dropped
a token in the box.
Clang! Clang! It isn't propaganda
after all Ths public Is riding street
care. _____
• /
afternoon from lit to 6:30 o'clock. <
If you have not volunteered the use I
of your ban. stop reading this drivel i
at this point, step on the kas and
drive to the nearest hotel and volun-
teer your ervices to the Rotary com-
mittee on duty at that place.
This is carnival day in Oklahoma I'
City. Our neighbors are in town.1
We like them and they like us. Show '
them a good time. This is America
and we are fond of getting together.
This to Oklahoma, a part of the old
west, and that means more in the
matter of hospitality than merely
saying, "howdy, we're glad to see
yuh."
If you have time, grab the old
chamois skin and give the rattling
liability a rub-down before you go
to the hotel to help entertain our
guests, lt'a a holiday.
• • •
INWENTY years ago we all rode
- the street cars to Capitol Hill
and up Walker street, out to the
fairgrounds end to Belle Isle.
About ten or twelve years ego
things began to change. The street
car companies began to cry that the
automobile was running them out of
businese That was true not only In
Oklahoma City but throughout the
United States.
There were receiverships, bank-
rupt antes of scrap iron snd anti-
quatsd streetcars, railway ties and
cable, power house equipment, office
furniture, turnstiles, franchises and
uniforms.
The Varna earthqunke, which took multiplying the mimery, while con-
MONTREAL, April 26.-(By the
Canadian Press— Severe criticism
of the flight to carry serum from
New York to Quebec for the treat
ment of Floyd Bennett has been
made by Premier L. A. Taschereau
of Quebec and Provincial Secretary
A the rose Devid. but Mr. David
made plain that Col. Chrles A. Lind-
bergh’s part in the flight wae en-
tirely admirable.
In an address test night, the pre-
mier asserted that the flisht was en-
tirelyunnecensary.nm (here was
plenty of as r um in Fane**.'
David, expanding en this statement,
expresaed the belief Uul lbs flight
Editorial
(K LAHOMA CITY is in carnival
• mood. Hundred} of Rotarians
are here and more come on every
• train. Hotel lobbies are jammed, it
bests a democratic convention for ।
eolor.
There is handshaking, the business
of making naw friends and renew-
ing old acquaintances. Bunds blare
Flags fly from every shop Visitors ।
wear trick hats or swing bright new
canes.
Newspapers carry splashes of pie-
tures, smashes of type about "BHI"
and "Bob" and "Slick." The old
"welcome" sign to out everywhere
t and it la sincere. Dishes clatter in
cu fee. Weary waitresses scurry be
tween tables carrying loads of
Trentonware, praying for a minute
to rest the old hoofs, counting dimes
in white uniform pockets with per-
spiring fingers.
Women crowd through the stores
looking their prettiest, laughing,
chatting, buying. It to a great day
and American, every bit of it. Who
i* so misanthrople that he cannot get
pleasure out of a crowd of merry-
makers, business folk on yacation?
Pity the poor introvert who cannot
understand or enjoy an American
holiday. There to nothing like it.
• • •
TT to the practice of pallid folk who
A follow the cult of precocious and
churlish Mr. Mencken to scoff. Who
cares a hang? Not a soul. Mr.
Mencken to a sly dog. I often
Imagine him toughing st ths Intelli-
► gentsla. I often wonder what he
. calls the cult that affects a drawl,
lung cigaret holders and contempt for
• great American holiday customs.
For Mr. Mencken to a master
• trickster himself. He b a good
showman. He "sella" himself well.
Watch any of his followers. You
• win find that each is well "mid" on
Mr. Mencken's sly propaganda that
I his readers and followers are su-
l perior persona.
"Read my magazines, prate my
words and follow my tend," subtly
Inviten Mr. Mencken. "You are su-
perior persona. You are intelligent."
Ask any prune peddler you meet
on the street what that ia and he
will tell you without batting an eye
that it to "aalesmanship" and that
Mr. Mencken to a "Master Sales-
man" taking in. by hia magic, a
clam of folk aa well defined and aa
easy to recognize as a country
banker in balloon trousers chasing a
golf hall abound his home town cow
pasture. d -v
% offices.
Other members
of the committee
• are Frank Clark
4 and Rivers Ran-
? dan.
The voting will
be held between
12 o'clock and 2
o'clock Friday
• afternoon, with
the ballot boxes
in the "House of
•I
/ne
398 5 ,' g•
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