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ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1921
VOL. 28
NO. 230
SIX PAGES
VIORE
ENGLAND FACES
A CRUCIAL PERIOD
IN IRISH MATTERS
Action of British Govern
ment in Giving Letters to
Press Indicates Gravity
of the Situation
VIRTUAL DEADLOCK
IS DISCLOSED
1XOTD GEORGE 1JTERALLY LAYS
CARDS OX TABLE'; I)R VALERA 'S
XEXT STEP IS WATCHED
WITO KEEN" INTEREST
(Br th AuocUiod Prm)
London, Aug. 13. England today
faced a crucial period in the negotia
tions looking to the establishment cf
Truce in Ireland. Tho action of the
British government yesterday In mak
ing public letters exchanged between
Prime Minister Lloyd George and Ea
lnonn de Valera, Irish republican lead
er, showed the people that a virtual
deadlock existed and, ulthough the
door was declared to have been left
open for further parleys, it wa? ap
parent that the situation was one of
considerable gravity.
Reports from Dublin which might in
dicate what the Irish republicans would
do to counter the unexpected move of
the government in giving the corre
spondence to tho press, were anxiously
awaited. It appeared the next stop
should be. made in that city, as Mr.
Lloyd George literally "laid hia cards
on the table yesterday and It seemed
that Mr. de Valera and his colleagues
must meet the situation thus created.
Whether they would Issue a state
ment today, or would wait until the
opening of the Irish republican parlia
ment tomorrow was uncertain. The
purpose of tho precipitate uctlon of
the government in making public the
British proposals and the demands o
tho Irish republicans had not been
disclosed, but It appears that the
prime minister sought to lay the Irish
problem before the country on the eve
of meeting of the Dial Kireunn. The
government terms were, in brief us
follows:
. "Iominlon status fur Ireland, with
complete autonomy In financial mat
ters, but without tariff or trade re
strictions between the inlands. Ireland
would maintain defense forces and
r-lice, but her territorial forces would
ie kept within "reasonable limits.
Ireland would maintain her own
postal system, but would grant Eng.
land air defense and communication fa
cilities. Ireland would have control of
her own educational and Industrial uf
lairs, but the British navy woulj
naintniu ts hold on the seiis around
the island. A share i,f the L'nlted
Kingdom's debt would be assumed by
Ireland, tho exact amount to be fixed
by arbitration.
.Mr. de Valera, in reply, demand"!
fiill Independence for Ireland, und sug
; ete ! a treaty of association wl'h
tilt Brili.sU lommonvvealth group. Trea
ties regarding trade und limitation of
maments were urged by the Irish
republican chieftain, together with tnu
i.'iil agreements as to air. railway
i nj other communications. The Ulster
stuatloti would be left to tho Irish
themselves for settlement, Mr. de
Valera declaring "employment of force
v. us not contemplated."
Ttie attitude of thu Lister govern
ment was made plain by the making
public ut Belfast of a letter to Mr.
Lit yd George from Sir James Craig,
the Ulster premier.
Sir Jamen said he wiuld not Interfere
in any negotiations between tho Prlt
ish government and tho Irish rpub
I cans but would stand to co-op rata
i n cquul terms with southern Ireland
In carrying out any agreement they
reached.
Most of tho I.omJun newspapers In
their comment on the new development
on the Irish situation this morning re
1 lis ted the belief that thu Kovcrnmetit
proposal offered a generous settle
went of Uiii controversy.
BODY OF AUGUST
KAUFMAN FOUND IN
AR1Z0NAJDESERT
Proacntt. Arm., Aug. 15. Tho 1'ody
of August Kaufman, automobile tour
ist from Pasadena, Oal., mining since
li.st Wednesday wn found lite yes
terday on the. demsrt fifty mile west
of Congress Junction. 44 mile south
of here by .Mojnve county officers. Tho
man had perished from thirst und ex
poture, the authorities raid.
Kaufman, according lo authorities
iti their return here, left Ms wif. and
three children In their nutomobtle Wed
nesday In search of water when he
discovered their supply had run low.
Friday night, when be tuul not re
turned, his family waited In th auto
tnoblle and Lillian, a threi year old
(laughter, died of exposure.
Kaufman wonderl through the des
irrt for ob"Ut 72 hours and covered
approximately CD miles tn a i tag
course beforw ho finally collapsed, c-tow-ding
to officer. The body was
Uound neur Signal near the Yuma
county Una.
In his aearrh Kaufman had passed
within (0 yards of an artificial re
rvoir for water for sheep nnd cut
tie, the officers said
Msrlil lo MatfiU
Louis Flschl. court lerorter, hn
bn ordgned to the Thompson-Oreen-man
caw at Madtll and win leave here
Wednesday morning to attend tht pre
liminary i carter.
jidge advocates -fixe
akt ok spanking''
Chicago, Aua. 15. The fino are
of spanking as against flogging with
a garden hose, was impressed upon
parents today before Judge Daniel
Trude. The boy in 1 the ca.se had
stolen from his father. Court ug
enU intervened after the adminis
tration of paternal Justice. Judge
Trude. specified that hereafter thu
spanking mu.il b with the flat of
the hand or the bark of u hair
brush nnd (demonstrating) without
variation from that part of the
anatomy upon vlhich he customarily
sits.
little Change is
seen in economic
condition europe
REPORT COVERING PERIOD UF
LAST MONTH SHOWS SOME
LMRPOVE.MENT IN CONDI
TIONS IN GERMANY
Wo; hingtoTi, August 15. Economic
Southern Europe, underwent but little
change during tho past month, ac
cording to tabled i'ummaries from
aboard m;ulc public by the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce.
Tho financial situation In Austria
conditions throughout Central and
was reported as steadily growlns
worse with exports and Imports both
decreasing. Normal yields are ex
pected, however, from tho crop this
year.
Belgian exports and Imports have In
crease greatly during the past six
months, accoidlng to a report from
Brussels, but whilo lmorts from the
United States advanced about 10 per
cent, exports to this country de
creased about 25 per cent, tho com
mercial agent said.
Littln improvement In economic
rouditiong in Germany Is evident, ac
cording to lleward W". Adams, at
Berlin. Unemployment Is decreasing,
he said, but a crisis in the ship
building Industry seems Imminent
The potato nnd fodder crops were
seriously damaged by drouth, he
added, but grain has been little af
fected. Tho unfavorable financial
status of Italy wan noted In the re
port from Home. Receipts of the
government during the post fiscal
year, though 4!) per cent better than
the previous year, were given as 10,
500,000.000 lire below expenses.
PHYSICIANS THINK
DUCKETT WILL LIVE
Lllnton, okli., Aug. 15. Walter
Durkett, 20. Injured last night when
a motor car went over an tmbunk
ment near here killing threo persons,
wMl recover, it was stated at the hos
pital here where he was taken after
the accident. Hoyd Butler. 21. of Ta
li sa. Ruby I'.eli, m. of Talogn. and
Loyd Miles, 20, of Weatherford, were
killed.
The UtltOtlloblle, driven by ltutler,
plungol off a bridge near Horse Creek
an. I pinned the victims Is-nenth II.
Miss I'.ell, V'utler and Mile were
drownid beforo the car could be re
moved. Both if lut-kett's arm were
broken.
All members of tho motor party
were teachers who were en route- from
Weatherford, where they had attended
summer school, at the southwestern
stale normal, to Taloga, where they
Wi-ro to have bis n t-mployed during
the next term.
II0WATCALLED BEFORE
INTERNATIONAL BOARD
Pittsburg, Kit li.. Aug. IS. Alexan
der llowal. president of the Ivan.jLi
miners union, has tn inlled lsfor
the International executive boiird of
the United Mine Workers of Amerlcn.
mertimr at lnill;inax.lls. 'I1e urdi-r
for his nptieanime came front Presl
ii tit John I. Ils and Interrupted
the speaking cainttalgn ngsijiint the
Kansas Industrial ixiurt law which
Itowat Is making In Kansas.
It Is understisid Hnwat wns -a'.led
In ciiiine-tion with the Investigation
of the strlko at the IVn t'oal aii-I
Mining t'otntuny's plant which ha
ki pi Iho plant ldl f.ir lur mo'itj.s
A committee uf tho International or
cnnlutlon made an lttvntig:ttloii tnd
differen-s leiwvn Hnw.it nnd 1-vls
ul that time, severnl wi-eks ,iro. (ib
nils-! nttetition in mlnine circles
Thu committee from the intern i-
tional hrrvrd re,rtd In 1'Wls till"
th, Inn strike win unUwftil. Iu
the summoning of llowal l f or the
Iswrd Is th first official net inn tnketi
by tho Intenuitlotiul organlisitlon 1
i orn-tnti with tho Ieun strike sinc-J
the Investigation.
CLEANLINESS AND IIVKMONY
PREVAIL THROUGHOUT CITY
"The city Is cleaner now than It
has ever hwn."
Thl Is th statement cf Chief of
Police lllgnlght. wbli h is currob
nroled by Ptrpennl Pinter, follow
ing the Week-end clean up.
The chief explained that there
l a scarcity cf crime and petty
offensp now. that the city rdi.
nance are beln respected In msn
ner jxtnptlmentary lh ritiien
sMp. and that clret liarniotiy and
co-.'petatlon exist between hi d
pnrtmrnt and the county and Mate
officer.
DANIELS INVITED
TO CITY DURING
NOVEMBER TRIE
j Former Secretary of the
Navy Wired Invitation By
Jim Barron, Secretary
Chamber Commerce
CIVIC CLUBS WILL
ACT AS HOSTS
IX EVENT OP HIS ACCEPTANCE
MEETING WIIJL. BE ARRANGED
AT CONVENTION HALL; MANY
PLANS CONSIDERED
Joscphus Daniels, tormcr secretary
of the navy, wa.s this morning In
vited by the Chamber of Commerce to
visit Ardmore soon after his visit to
Oklahoma City on November 10, ac
cording to James Barron, secretary'.
Tho former secretary comes to Okla
homa City to attend a meeting of the
membership acquaintance committee of
the Charnbvr if Commerce thero ou
the night of November 10.
It Is planntsl that whili in Ard- i
more Mr. Daniels will be th guest of
the various civic clubs and will be
asked to make talks at all their meet
ings. The invitation was forwarded to
Mr. Daniels ut his home in Raleigh.
N. , this morning by Secretary Bar
ron. ' Should Mr. Daniels cmie, to Ardmore
n meeting will be orranged at Conven
tion Hall at which he will b the prin
cipal speaker. Mayor It. K. Hefner,
other city officials as well as county
cfficlals will also have part in the pro
gram. HIGH WATER AGAIN
THREATEN PUEBLO
Pueblo, Col., Aug. 15. Scores of
men wero stationed along the bunks
of Fountain River here early today,
prepared to warn residents of the river
bottom region In the Grove section, to
leave their homes If thu river, swollen
by heavy rain in the north, goes
higher.
Railroad officials notified tho police
department shortly after midnight that
the river hail risen suddenly and all
police officers were ordered to duty
along the river banks.
The fountain has not overflowed
here but 'he stock yards district
Just Ik low Pueblo the high water of
tho Fountain and Arkansas rivers has
flooded the lowland region and caus
ed some damage lo crops.
At 1J0 o'clock this morning Santa
Pa ruilruul officials announced their
bridge : tV Fountain cist of here
had been washed out and that all
of their wires belween Pueblo nnd the
east were down.
Charlotte, N. C, Aug. 13. With
Cluirloitr nnd tout or d troop-. In
charge of the situation, the Locke
col I on mill ut Concord re-opened tlil'
it'iirtiing with no disturbance of con-l
eii!rilcc. The tronw formed a line j
iiMsit the mill and refused lo allow ;
any but those who were lo gii to,
work to rrovt. A croud of about j
100 union employe were on the prrin-1
lo, but llteir Ul-HirdcrH consisted '
largely In jibing 1 1 rose who went Into,
the mill lo work.
.Miami, Okl.i., Aug. 13. ShU foun
tain beverages willed have been Mll
Ins at U-n and eleven mils were
prk-rd at five cents, exclusive of war
lax today. There was slight re
litirliiMi in Hie price of kr cream and
llwr fiMiiilaln delicacies.
OklalHiitu (It). Aug. 13. Paroles
were Issued today lo two life term
prlMincrs in the stale penitentiary
McAlrbT by Hie stain purdoit and
it.iriJ I, nflUw liire lilliitl
cpprmal of Governor 4. II. A. R"l-j
ert'on. Tin men paroled are Naj
uraiiy mid Aliirri II. it. it.leitL
Smyrna. Aug. 13. The Greeks li:ve
h-C'i m second iffcnlvr against the
Turkish nalbiMlUls. Hie UlUr are
rapidly retiring to -the Sahara river
without reiM.iiire.
Wat-hinfton, Aug. 11. grrcnient
for final ote (Molwr I on Senator
Itomh's hill prothllng free toll for
American oitMnlv lilpx ansliiit
lliroitgli the PannniA Canal was rmrlt
rd lists) thrutigli llm senate.
Warsaw. An. 13. The Pollh cab
Irct Imlsy dei lilcd to send a note to ,
I be aillrd RovrrnmetiU iterlartiig the,
MiHtsmrinrnt of settlellirnt of Hie.
upper Slleslan problem will dii Poland;
Irrepjrible harm.. Tle note will a-.
vtl thai lumUif the iroliteni oter,
lo the round! of the Irague of nation,
as agreed upon by Hie allies of the
Miprrme rminrll trill delay indrfl'
nltrly Hie lnt.intlun of a nermanrm;
forni of government In iipiier Sllel I j
and nrolonc tho ttrarriainty use
kly. Oklahoma: Tohight ant Tui!ay
part flotidr. probably ihowera In
horth tortloh. "
LATEST
"i
INVENTOR OF THE LEWIS
SUING BRITISH
.1Utl
w0
3
ffilM' V
.t'A - v avf
(oloncl Isaac N. Lewi, U. S. A., rctlied ton right) inventor of the
Lewis machine gun. Is teen here with one of his attortu-vs ..avin" the law
Courts In London whilo his rl.dm for three million pounds strains" the l'.rit
l.'.h government was buing h,-;.rd. This luiKe sum is asked for the use of
the Lewis machine gun by the ISrithitt during the world war.
FARM COSTS MAKE
BUSINESS BAD IN!
PREVAILING LOW PRICE OK
PRODUCTS FAIL TO ( O.Ml'EN
SATE FARMER FOIC PRO
DUCTIONRAMSEY Washington. Aug. 15. Lusiness and
financial conditions in suites served
by the tenth Federal Reserve Lank.
Kansas City, are deplorable, duo 'a
high cost of production und distri
bution of agricultural products and
prevailing low prices, A. E. Ramsey,
chairman of the Federal Reserve Uank
at Kansas City,, told the Interstate
Commerce Commission tmluy in bear
lugs on freight rates on giain prod
ucts and hay.
Tho complaint against present riles
was made by the Kansas state rail
road commission. Joined In by twenty
other states and various giain pn-tucc-rs's
associations.
Producers are unable to sell their
products above the cost of produc
tion and distribution, Mr. Ramsey
said! Assets of the hunks in that
Section are more nearly frozen, he
added, than at any time in his expe
rience with prospect of improvement
until another crop Is produced and
fanners are able to ri-alize a profit.
lnteirsl burdens of furmers In the
territory hae Increased uppruximul
li' II per cent, thev said.
FORMER HUSBAND
MURDER CHARGE
RAIJ'II OIIEM II IN DECLARES
IIIXIVl'l I.' wl'IM.' 111.- I.-OOMI. I, I
WIFE'S INNOtENd'. IN
KENNEDY CASE
Us Ancil.s, Aug. 13. Arthur
C. Ilur.li and Mrs. Madei)nue lli-eich-iin,
.111 a. i; lied today in the su
perior eou't lo re on an indlctiueiit
charging the minder of J. Helton
Kennedy, u.skod for an extension
if tune in which piead. They
were granted until August ZZ.
I An-teies. Cat., Aug. 5. When
Mrs. M:i,h ! mi,- cibi-nehuin Is taken
into court tins morning to answer to
a murder ch into Involving th- deMl'i
hete August j of J. Itelton Keini.-i'v.
Iioker. ILilpu K. iliein h.iin, h..r for
tiler husband, will ! folium .U the
counsel' table in her nttortie.
Mr. 1'h.nchiiii arrived In U.m o;ty
Lite yesterliy and after a loafer, tee
with the pil oner, deeiiriil Ioiom 1;
eiire of his fori er wife's lnn.s-.-:iee.
m the snire tr.ilt, from th- m '
ali In resMinei to ti te. gr ipiid r--iUet
that he mice lu re W is the lb
Win. A. I hi idi of Ev.niiton, j;.s. Tli"
cl.tirehpian rtnie lo ! ui the
if lit ion. Arthur, ftun.l or
obrnrhnin and th dead Hum,
Mhislutcd ! In- anaigned on a
Cer charge.
Arraignment will ses tbe tw
-!e
Mi .
ill-o
inur
t r.n-
rifwils In the i.ise btoughl loii.th-.r
for the first time since ilnir iivm
leratioti. Mi, oln nchain l.a l i
)-lJ since the night of the rlaiimr
In her presence of the tnun whom
the smhI !. her flum-ce. liiiivh. viho
b ulil to have n-nted nn eutoino
b le, trni k of which were found ir
the gl-n hear th-' plnce of the (boot
it g nnd Who U'eame Involved in I II
I'elice stipplusl by wltnei, hefote
investigitoi-. wa n-ret..l in La'
i-gas, Nexnili, en bis way V.urK Ihe
day after ihe h. ting ii urrtd
Mr. ll'iern bain had I, tile to My i on
errniPg hi ta'k Witbihi foCmr Wife
He siid he nssun d ' r of hi il--i r
n inntlon to fight for b-r d--lte the
fit. be ?ael. that she hiol oti'
turned from him t i-eie the love
of th" J-ouh hrier h'i W1 liin.
rtiil for Who death. Pislriit Atbmiey
Thomas tee Woolwin experts her to
stand trial.
GUN IN LONDON
FOR 3,000,000 POUNDS
t-4 ip
-j,s- - - f..- i j -- fit ni
THREE MUSKOGEE
BOYS CONFESS TO
1 HEIR VICTIM XOr EXPECTED TO
RECOVER FROM EFFECTS OF
PISTOL WOUNDS RECEIVED
IN AFFRAY
Muskogee, Okln., Aug. 15. Leonard
Parrish. 10 years old, is in a hospital
this morning, n expected to iceover
from the effis-ts if a pistol wound sus
tained in an alleged hold-up last night,
and Marvin Dold. IS years of age, an
other boy believed to be Hill Arnold,
age unknown, nnd P.. L. Cross, negro,
are held in Jail pending Investigation.
The wounded boy was found by the
police in a clump if weeds hidden with
the ether twj white boys, after a tele,
phono call to the polire station by
Cross who stated that he had strug
gled with thn-e boys who attempted
to rob him and that in the struggle
a pistol which he tried to wrest from
the hand of olio . of his assailants,
cxplded. t iio bullet hitting Cross'
thumb ami a finger of his loft hand,
and sinking one of the boys in the
I inly somewhere above the waist.
The pi-tot was found under a house
when l"M said he hid it. The boys
declare thu! Cross also used a pistol
but this was denied by the negro.
Cnss is Suing hold until further In
vestigation of the contradictory state
ments can he made.
The authorities stat that the boys
made a eoiil'i s-.i. n that lin y attempted
to nh Cross.
1RE.MENDOI S ( HOP OF
WILD FRUIT PROMISED
V-'ild pei -iniiiu.n and plum trees In
i 'ni ter e -ii'ity are loaded wltlj green
fruit, and iiulic.it ions are that there
will be a tremendous crop, according
ti thoe who loivo been hunting nnd
tr.impim: through the woods.
Th- plums have Just begun to 'turn'
so it is xpe.'ted they will tie ripe
w'.tlun iiio'ia wei-k or tw.. Persim-in-us
-,iii pot r,pe for more than
r 1
Vfla
r l" ri P t
a tiiuiiili.
THE AMERICAN BAR
WANTS A CHANGE IN
INAUGURATION DATE
I'lh.'ir.nnti. i .In. Aug. 15.- Advance
of ihe pr Mileiiti-il iiiaiitur ition from
M.nti i to lae third Monday III Jaliil
.iry Is i i oinii oiiili d by a special cotn-
lintt f tin- A uerii an I'. ir asoci.i-
ten. which w.ll ti'!nrt to its conven
tion ; iiil.c In re Auitu t "0.
The onuniii e also advises Cat the
coo t'i "i i, it,s in 'o cinhi r meet on
the c. rnl Monday of the following
.l.ioioo .
T.ie g. o;:i.d f I the pMii ed lll.ine
i: fill to. niileh tciie i-i.tpses be'.Wien
i i ci i.i n :iiel p'nJii'iia'.ion and ronton
IPC of congi-i's
The rep, it oil's .-liter t, on to a lull
of s.-n u or -'.nis-t provld.ng for iml
i.ii a.ici ut,i'i',
RUN I W L OF III TCHKE'S
M.KI I.MENT (ONMDEKI I)
oinil.i. N'h. Au. 13 The fir-'t
intioinl but. In i woilinien' ngrernient
uli'ih i vp i. -i s,'-oit,.ini,..r 10, w is con
-'i.h tv. I foe niirw il by an intern tip Hal
e itifi'retico of officials and del, ea,.
of th- m .ib: .minted Aleut Cutter and
I utcher Wei !iineti union oie td-iy.
P.iilik li t.orman if . insvUbv
K . the Union' ir.t t n.uion.il vice
pir-i'iiit. '.Hd follewii-j hi arrival
irti.l i. licit an utt' mpl to reach
.m iiinieoble iinil i 1n i1.na' with I lie
p i, ki i old U loiile.
Ailitilii'ti lo Wo.slford S.ho.4
t ii r fliMitionnl looms nre brn
I Hill on li e W iHidfold school this week
ill ureer to l ike cue (f Dip increased
cnroreieiit at that il.ce. Two rooms
en thn lower focr nhd tW' cn the ger
und floor are being added with the
cirtrfo of partitions and an tef-
taOO.
WHY SENATOR NEW DOES
NOT ENTHUSE OVER GOLF
ll!y International News Service)
Manchester, N'. H., Aug. 15.
Senator Harry Stuart New was the
strong anti-golf advocate of the
presidential patty on their recent
visit to Lancaster, Is'. H. The fam
ed Indiana gentleman sees nothing
to enthuse over In the game. In
reply to a question of a newspaper
as to his opinion of golf, Senator
New said
"1 am not old enou;h. not fat
enough, and I am too damn so
iable to play any such damn game
as golf. 1 like to play a game where
you can smile at someone, and if
I want to fight I gel the proper
weapons."
UP TAX BILL UNTIL
5 THIS AFTERNOON
REVISED ESTIMATES WILL RE
DUCE UI'RDEN SfiOO.OUO.UOO DUR
ING NEXT YEAR CORPORA
TION TAX INCREASED
Washington, Aug. 13. Republicans
of the house ways and means commit
tee have decided not to formally in
troduce the tax bill until after 5
o'clock this afternoon. Chairman Ford
ney of the ways and means commit
tee expects to call it up Wednesday
and to have a final vote Saturday.
Two important changes have been
made in the administrative section of
the bill which is really, ah amendment
to the revenue act of 1918. P.y one
the secretary of the treasury and the
commissioner of internal revenue are
empowered to set up a tax court for
settlement of the tax dispute without
recourse to the civil courts.
U has been estimated the dismitisi
and uniKiid tax at the present time
amounts to a billion and a half dol
lars. Under the new tax court system
Secretary Mellon will be able to make
settlements without interference from
the civil courts, a provision destined
to produce as much revenue us any
other in the Fordney bill.
The second change Is one designed
to bring about simplification of the
system of collecting the taxes. On a
tax simplification board three repre
sentatives of tax payers und three
representatives of the bureau of In
ternal revenue will sit, all without
pay. They will make recommendations
as to forms und other routine so con
fusing to tax payers.
The chief features of the amend
ment affecting the taxes to be col
lected may be summarized as follows:
Excess profits tax repeal and sub
stitution of an increased corporation
tax, 15 per cent instead of 10.
Repeal of tho Income sur-tax brack
ets above 32 per cent affecting in
comes of $66.0(10 and upwards.
Repeal of all forms of transporta
tion taxes Including those of freight,
passengers, Pullman passengers und
express ship.'n'.s.
Increase from $2,000 to 12.300 In
ex-
emptlons to married men on net
nual linsDines cf $5,000 or less.
Increase (rra $200 to $100 in
an-
ex-
emptlon to heads of families on ac
count of each dexndetit.
Repeal of so-called fountain taxes
on drinks and Ice cream and substi
tution of manufacturers' tax on
syrups and like ingredients of foun
tain drinks.
Repeal of stump taxes on toilet
preparations and proprietary medi
cines und substitution of manufac
turers' tax of 5 per cent on the sales
price.
Exemption of the first $r,oi re
reived -by Individual from building
and loan association Investments.
Repeal of the oil pipe line, trans
portation tax.
Provisions for Imposing a license
tax uf $10 on vendors of soft drinks.
Would Grow Clutulmoogru Tree Here
Orovttlc, Cal., Aug 15. Steps have
been taken lo grow the Chaulnuxntra
tree on the l S. plant Introduction
rarden near Chlco. The tree's oil has
proved of great benefit in tn-ating
eproy In Hawaii. It I a n.ilive of
India.
Seeds hive also been sent to Flor
ida nu. I M.-irvl.ind.
JOHNSON .DELAYS
MEN
Muskogee, Uklil,
I Olincilllent WilH ItOlile
ub 15. An
today that th"
payment to h- m.ole b th
Mint tn the member of the
and Chickasaw tribe had
l.-iyed through a protest of
Johnson of the Chick. i-.iw ,
in ced the government to
guvern
I 'his-taw
ls-n lie-
llovirner
who ha
muke a
gieater pro rata payment among his
liopli.
Tin- piyment will not be undertaken
until ofriiinN ut Wa'hington pas up
on the mutter Ongit.al plans railed
for a distribution of tl ojo.ooo ninone
the Choctaw or I'iO j -t member and
IUTiOOO among the Chicka.-aw, or
J20 per member,
I'llOTOGRU'HS OF SM VLI,
COMPARED WITH CRIPPLE
j Ih Moine. Iowa. Aug. 13. Pho
I lograph nf Ambrose Small. mllng
j Toronto millionaire , were compared to
! day with the nppenrance of a crippled
r'ranger found here with private de
! ti ctivr here attempting to cvtlict a
1 t:'o reward outstanding for the re
i torn of the Canadian theatrical mag
hate. Person who aw the photorraph
siid the reemblance was close. A li
rnl thentrir.il mnn who had dealing
with Sml ulso upported the pvl
bte identifiralion.
Tlie di'teclles day the man
crlppleil and mentally Incapacitated by
nn crtJent and apparently bote tun
hot scat. ;
NEGOTIATIONS
IN RELIEF IRK
AT A
American Relief Adminis
tration and Maxim Litvin
off Unable to Agree on
Matter in Hand
MATTER IS NOW UP
TO HERBERT HOOVER
REPORTED THAT LITVINOFF
W ILL STAND HR.M IX HIS RE
FUSAL TO SIGN CONDITION'S
UNLESS OTHERWISE
ORDERED
(By the Anoctated Pren)
P.iga, Au;r. 15. A deadlock was
reachod today in the negotiations rel
ative to American relief for Russia's
famine sufferers between the Ameri
can relief administration und Maxim
Litvinoff, acting on behalf of the
soviet famine relief committee. Action
by Washington and Moscow will be
necessary to decide the issue, it is de
clared. Whether Ihe American relief admin
istration will compromise on sorno of
its usual methods and permit the
Soviets ereater control und distribution
of American food than bus been grant
ed any other country, has been put
up to Herbert Hoover, head of the
relief administration, by Walter Lyman
Drown, Kuropean representative of the
administration. s
Litvinoff, It Is understood, will' stand
firm in his refusal to sign none of the
American conditions until ordered so
to do by the Moscow government.
MARION COMPANY
LEASES THE ERIE
RAILROAD SHOPS
Marion, Ohio, Aug. 15. The Erie
railroad company today announced that
its local shops and round house hud
been learid by the railway service
company of Marlon, and would be.
operated by that cone: in beginning Im
mediately. The railway service com
pany is un enterprise founded by local
manufacturers and p.ickers.
Chicrgo, Aug. 15. Announcement
from Marlon, Ohio, that the F.rle nil
road has '.eased il shops and round
house there to a loc.ii operating com
pany wiii.-h will handle the road a re
nair wo.li may bring It.'.ervention by
the Uniteil States railway labor board
if there ts any evidiiue o' u concerted
plan on Ihe pari oC til rc::ds to fo
ment the practlc? firr.erfi.iy, a mem
ber of Lie bootu suid tcdny.
QUESTION OF ACTUAL
FOUNDER ST. LOUIS
IS AGALN OPENED
St. IaiuIs. Mi).. Aug. 15. The offer
of Ihe newly formed St. Louia his
torical aia-lety to erect a group mon
ument hero to minmcmurat tho
founding of the city Fvb. 15, 1TM,
with the suggestion that the centr.d
tigure be Rene Auguste Chouteau, sur
rounded by a group of pioneer), In
iluding Ijicledu, has reopenej thu
iliiestion as to who was the actuul
founder of thl city. The questloil
has not been d:cusei to any extant
for more than a generation.
Chouteau heretofore hat been r
raided by many histori-an a La
clede's lieutenant. The story poci
that I-aclislc. having diiid'sj from
another point down the Mississippi
liver lo establish a trading ost her,
who Ii later was named St. Lohl.
'eiit the It yi-.il -old Choteau Ot th't
land of a p.uty to carry out -hn
plans.
As its first nitlvity. the society
l ad the Ins, riplloti cn Choteau' '
tomb, r.hoWitlg the date of hi blfli
ivs 170. tei ut This ihinii was tnnd.i
to conn iile with records' of the Ml
liouit historical soi.'t. which shows
i that If the date was correct. Cho
teau' mother was only seven yejrJ
I oL! ul the time of his birth.
Steamer Princess l.na AgmtinA
Seattle. Wuh . Auu 13. The pus-si-nger
stennirr Prince" En.l. ot"rated
by the Ciir.adiati Pacitie Railway
Company bti'ti l'nt,h Columbia
pott I agroubJ t.orih the cjast of
V.iticoucr. L. C. The patschtter
rr.il ctfW nre rrportd to have betn
landed rue i-oif uily nhd th Vv.tsvl l(
In liu liiimed.ate danger.
CARPENTKRS I IUiE HOME
UWNEKS IUVE KKMODKLINU
WOKK DONE NOW
Now I the time to have the
little odJ y b of repair work don
about our home, according to
Joe Hamilton, president ot th
Ardmore. CHrpcntet Union, this
motTitng Hamilton predict a
building loom for Ardmore and
Carter county In September, anl
slates carpenter after tbat data
will b unible to get to the amaller
Job.
"It I time now to hava ttmM
eling dohe." Hamilton J. "for
carpenlets are going to b mighty
busy after Frptember I. Little
Job that require ho trior thai an
hour or so to complete ihoulil be
dohe."
DEADLOCK