The Ponca City News from Ponca City, Oklahoma • 1

News VOL NUMBER 205 Full leased wire all the news when news PONCA CITY OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY APRIL 21 1920 The paper that the Ponca City Dally News you need no other -PRICE 3 CENTS The Ponca Gridiron Banquet and Novel Pro gram at Editorial Association Meet Program Announced forBandCon -cert Includes Special Numbers LATE REPORTS OF DISASTROUS SOUTHERN STORM OVERTHROW OF CARRANZA IS OBJECT Revolution Originating With Secession Turns to Direct Antagonism of Mexi-can President RECOMMEND AMERICA GIVE ARMENIA AID Conte I of Premier Think It Duty Make Set tlemects In Defiance of Views I Oklahoma City Apr 21 Programs for the spring meeting of the Okla-hema Editorial Association to be held at McAlester May 7 and 8 are ready for distribution One of the principal features will be the Gridiron banquet after the fashion of the famous Washington Preso Club dinners Following is the program: Friday Forenoon Invocation address of welcome Mayor Pemberton McAlester response Parker editor Ok'ahoma News president's address Kayser Chlck-asha Star report Bronson El Reno American appointment of committees Friday afternoon: Visit to state penitentiary dinner a la convict as guests of Warden Switzer inspection of prison farm and industries reception to ladies at home "release of blood 4 Oklahoma pageant 7 Gridiron Banquet Saturday Forenoon: 10 address New Dr Burris A Jenkins editor Kansas City Missouri Post dinner 2 Reminiscences Frank Greer Tulsa election of officers inspection of coal mines 9 annual ball The programs plinted after the fashion of vaudeville theater bills includes the following at well-krown Individuals Rube Posing Girls The Marvelous Campbell Russell in his great three reel sensational western feature Bark In the Daytime end Cats Go Out at Jack Nowland sings a Daughter But I Love Her Tailor Shop Mamon-McGraw in their side-splitting comedy and Hamon cleaned by precinct coinmit-Hamon-McGraw in their side splitt terian Musical Stlngaree the Two Amos Ewing and the Time Gen Barrett (he shakes a wicked blade) in a spectacular military extravaganza Not Always the Bullets That sixty people twenty scenes fiur finales George Evans In Callope Recital Hon A Robertson delivers his de luxe oration I Built $50000000 Roads On encore Rained for Forty Days and Forty Nights but Wilson Made It Slide for Life by Dare Devil Nl-black Een Lafayette receiving President Wilson at Oklahoma City Sept 26 1919 -Help Keep Ponca Clean BLUE SKY AIRPLANE CASEJS SETTLED The Eagle Aircraft Corporation with headquarters at Oklahoma City has settled the claims against it of stockholders in this country and the cases wherein violations of the state blue' Sky law were 'alleged have been dismissed according to Sheriff Dan Bain of Newkirk who was here today All stockholders so far as this county is concerned are residents of Newkirk The company settled at the rate of seventy-five cents on the dollar and the prosecuting parties withdrew the charges The officials of the company were arrested last November on a warrant sworn out by Frank White and A Case Newkirk stockholders and others Those arrested included Harry Johnston of Oklahoma City the last Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Oklahoma A Pon-celot inventor of the patented airplane appliance that was to be used on the planes used by the company George Carr and Williams stock salesmen and Dunson Carr and Williams were tried in the district court at Newkirk convicted and sentenced to serve four months each in the penetentiary It is understood they appealed The charge was obtaining money under false pretenses A total of approximately $2500 in stock was sold at Newkirk on the proposition that it was to have a landing field hangars etc Help Keep Ponoa Clean DRASTIC CHANGE 4444 JN'G PAYS! April man today ad- the Daily News ife Is offered the JJ ill return her is described as red Jf one gold tooth 5 pounds wears a and answers to jjjP of She tig when Miller came Te ii run on the Frisco -Help Keep Ponca Clean VOTE TO CANCEL STRIKE Buck Grunau Rushed from Joliet Jail to Appeal to Followers Chicago Ills April 21 Striking railway switchmen refused to vote an end to their outlaw strike today Called to mass meeting by three leaders 4000 men left the hall five minutes after the meeting had been called to order Failure of John Grunau chief of the Chicago -association to appear caused the bolt About six hundred men remained in the hall The boltera remained in the street to jeer those who desired to return to work Murphy and Shannon Jones who called the meeting anticipated opposition but were not prepared for a wholesale at the majs meeting John Grunau who had been jailed was expected to be released long enough to advise his followers to return to their jobs District Attorney Clyne announced that regardless of the action prosecution of strike leaders arrested on charges of violating the Lever act would proceed Call for Vote Cleveland Ohio April 21 Leaders of the striking yardmen here announc-ced today they would call for a vote to return to work within the next 36 hours If the federal railroad labor board grants the strikers a heaiNng the return will be hastened Frank president of the association President Lee of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen said he believed the board would adhere firmly to a policy refusing to five hearings to the men out on strike Official End Attempted Chicago Ills April 21 Another effort to officially end the strike was made today when President John Grunau was rushed here from Joliet Illinois jail to appeal to his followers SOCIETY AIDS MAN WITH HOSPITAL BALL At a session of the board of managers of the Ponca City Humane Society yesterday it was voted that the society shall take care of whatever balance remains unpaid of the hospital bill of Hawkins the young man who was so badly injured in the Ferndale cafe explosion two weeks ago Hawkins left today for Burden Kansas with a cousin who came here to take the injured ma" hack home Th relative purchased clothes and all things else that Hawkins needed and was told that whatever hospital bill remained the Humane Society would pay The Society also voted to pay the hospital hills of Roy Ross who was criticallv ill for several weeks and of the Mexican girl who was rescued from relatives who were striving to eject a devil from her through witchery Present at session were Chairman Donahoe Wil liam England Mrs Herb Taylor and Sarchet The matter of Mrs Gammie taking charge of saniation work so far as restaurants cafes meat markets and grocery stores are concerned was discussed at length and it was decided to recommend such a course to the city administration Mrs Gammie as truancy officer is a police official and has power to enforce order It is understood that such authority to keep all such places clean should be placed in some person with power to act The condition of Mrs Florence Murphy of Ponca City whom the Humane Society is maintaining at the National Tuberculosis Sanitorium at Alamogorda was reported as improving gradually and it will probably not be long until she will be released from the hospital there but she must remain in that country 1 1 -Ip Keep Ponca CONSTABLE FINDS MOONSHINE STILL Fairfax Okla April 21 Sam Talk United States constable announce the capture of a moonshine still In Pawnee county about a mile fiom Ralston There was no house within a mile of the still which was located near a spring and was hid by rocks and bushes It was not In operation und no one was found although it gave evidence of recent use ADI 444V4V4V4444M4 HE LIKED BIG FEET Chicago Ills April 21 Mrs Albert Ropp 87 year old bride in a large picture hat rippling around her face today told of her ruined romance and of her 52 year old husband terrible person who sleeps in his shirt and Mrs Ropp told the court of domestic relations that she married Ropp to reform him and limited his liquor allowance to a half gallon of whisky a week I married him I tried to train him but he said I was derned and he insisted on sleeping in his shirt and collar Finally he left said he liked women with big feet and who wore little hats I was too fashionable for him 1 Keep Ponca Clean- JOHNSON WINS IN NEBRASKA Wood Runs Second Pershing Poor Third Hitchcock Easy Democratic Winner Lincoln Neb April 21 Senator Hiram Johnson continued to lead today in the Nebraska presidential primaries as returns slowly filtered in from election Returns from 432 of the 1849 precincts were: Johnson 18618 Wood 12862 Per-thing 6909 Omaha Neb April 21 Senator Hiram Johnson of California will car-y the backing of Nebraska delegates at the republican national convention incomplete returns today from presidential primary indi-ated Johnson has 3 549 against General 2293 and General Pershing's 1444 in returns today from 89 precincts of the 1849 Returns were coming in slow Incomplete 'igures showed Johnson leading in practically every section of the state William Bryan apparently has een temporarily shelved as a democratic party policy maker returns oday indicating he has )een defeated 'ot delegate at large This would indicate a victory for Senator Hitch-ock and his support of the league of datums Bryan nowever was gaining oduy and threatened to overtake the imposition 1 Senator Hitchcock easily won in he democratic presidential prefer-jnce His only opposition was Robert Ross of Lexington Nebraska who filed as both democratic and republican John Jfooreliead had a large 'ead today for the democratic nornina-ion for governorship aid returns in-Heated Governor McKelvIe leading for the republican nomination Voting weather was fair except In ar western counties where blizzards interfered The vote of women was heavy It was the first time women had voted here Many women wrote In names qf William MfAdoo and Herbert Hoover for the democratic presiden-lal nomination Help Keep Ponca Clean MINNIE HA HA BOOHOOSATFINE Minne Ha Ha changed her tune to Minnie Boo Hoo after paying fifteen perfectly good chunks of silver wampum into the city coffers this morning for failure to properly control her passions Minnie and her moth-Jr-in-law engaged in a heated quarrel in which a dashing young Ponca Hiawatha is said to have played the part of middle man The struggle ended in police court and was declared a draw by Judge Alcorn who fined each of the principals $15 Jake (a black sheep brother to the recently ieceased John Barleycorn) is said to have had something to do with the affair Help Keep Ponca Clean COUNTY I MEETING AT NEWKIRK APRIL 27TH Newkirk Okla April 21 The annual anniversary celebration of the county I lodge will be held in Newkirk on Tuesday April 27th this year instead of Monday in order that certain features might be obtained for this event Bruce giand secretary of Oklahoma has ptomised to be here and will give an address in the afternoon Help Keep Ponoa Clean PONCANS GO TO TAMPICO MEXICO TO RESIDE Arkansas City Kan April 21 Mr and Mrs George Shallenberger of Ponca City were visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs Meats yesterday Mr Shallenberger who is in the employ of the Marland Refining company has been transferred to new duties at Tampico Mexico where the Marland company recently acquired extensive interests Mr and Mrs Shallenberger will make their home in Tampico leaving Ponca City some time next month Some men never knew enough to let good enough alone Thut's the reason they always have more The program prepared today by Director Wallace Hannah of the Chamber of Commerce band shows there are several special numbers to be included in the band concert to be given at 8:15 on Friday evening April 30 The band organization is very fortunate in having a number of artists among its members and several of these will be on the program interspersed with the regular band numbers One special number that will meet with great favor will be the violin solo of Prof Sadlo teacher of violin at the Oklahoma State A and College who will be a resident of Ponca City and a regular member of the band following the close of the college year at Stillwater He will teach violin in Ponca City He is a violin artist of the highest standard and also an expert clarinet man having been in own band overseas Other special numbers will be a tenor solo by CharleB Hahn one of the trombone players in the band and a member of the Chamber of Commerce quartette composed of Messrs Hannah Hahn Vernon Means and Allen I Patterson A special feature will be a comet solo by Chris Ahlsch-wede The program in full for the evening of April 30 will be as follows with Wallace Hannah as director: 1 March (Sousa) Band 2 Selection from the Operette Spring (Heinrich Reinhardt) Band 8 Waltz of the (John Hall Band 4 Cornet Solo with band accompaniment Bride of the Polka Brillante (Herbert Clarke) Chris Ahlschwede 5 Overture (G Rossini Band Part Two 6 Male Quartette Songs of (Selected) Messrs Hannah Hahn Means and Patterson 7 Violin Solo two numbers to be selected George Sadlo Part Three 8 Patrol (F Mecham) Band 9 Tenor solo (Tosti) Charles Hahn 10 Selection Mill in the (R Eilenherg) Band 11 Fantastic Old entucky (C Band 12 March and Stripes (Sousa) Band Help Keep Tonra Clean- MUST TEST COWS BEFORE SELLING MILK All persons who are selling milk in' Ponca City" even though it be just across a street to a neighbor are violating the state law unless their cow or cows have been tested for germs The provision of this law are very strict and it is necessary that all persons take advantage of any opportunity to have their cows tested The state veterinary has bpen in the citv for several days and will return here on Friday of this week to test additional herds It is very nee-sarv that persors who are selling milk leave their names and addresses with Merydith county farm demonstrator ai the Chamber of Commerce so that the veterinary may test their cows -Help Keep Ponca Clean- TEXAS SOIL PAYS CITY A VISIT Ponca City hotel keepers this afternoon declared that they were in readiness to receive the influx of Texas real estate men expected to visit Ponca within the next few days in search cf quantities of their property blown north by the high wind which made life in the open miserable today It is suggested by some that perhaps the wind will shift by tomorrow and then the soil will all blow buck where it came from Whereever it comes from or wherever it is going it is well at least blamed unpleasant and in the minds of old-timers it recalls the sandstorms of earlier days The much-berated Oklahoma wind is with us this spring in all the intensity of those days according to these chroniclers being worse than it has been at this time of year for many seasons 444444444444444 LATEST 4444444444 44444 Klllled In Ambush Kansas City Mo April 21 A young unidentified bandit walked into a police ambush today and paid with his life The bandit was shot and killed by the police when he resisted arrest while holding up Warner Glenn in his haberdashery A chaffeur tipped the police that the bandit had hired him for a Investigation Begun Pittsburg Kans April 21 Attorney general Hopkins today began investigation of the Mulberry lynching He first conferred with county officials 200 Percent Increase Akron Ohio April 21 Akron was wondering how to celebrate her 2018 percent increase in population With 208435 citizens Akron feels it lias jumped into the class of a reul city Alabama Mississippi and Ten nessee Suffer Heaviest Toll of Life and Property Damage DEATH LIST INCREASING Total of 150 Dead Gradually Being Added to As More News of Disaster Is Avail able Memphis Tenn April 21 Full effect of the tornado which swept portions of Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee was brought home today as reports reached here from storm swept districts Death toll reached nearly 150 late today according to reports received over railroad telegraph wires the only means of communication Latest reports placed the dead at 27 at Aberdeen and 25 at Guin Mississippi Reports' from eastern Mississippi and northern Alabama told of great suffering Medical supplies and workers were sent from nearby cities At Hamilton Alabama where the court house had been turned into a hospital the storm was reported especially violent Five members of one family were killed A heavy timber was driven entirely through the body of a young woman A baby was carried half a mile by the wind and killed The family of six of Patrick Sharp at Philadelphia Mississippi wad wiped out The baptist church at Philadelphia was used as a morgue Two Towns Wiped Out Memphis Tenn April 21 Toll of the second disastrous series of windstorms to strike the south this season has been checked today lteports reaching here over crippled wiies from portions of three states Mississippi Alabama and Tennessee which were in the path of tornadoes placed the number of dead at from 100 to 160 Two entire villages Rose Hill and (Continued from page C) -Help Keep Ponca Clean- MILK SELLING FOR 16 CENTS III DETROIT Detroit Mich April 21 Detroit consumers were paying 16 cents a quart for milk today following a two day period-of 14 cent' milk' Federal Judge Tuttle issued a re- straining order preventing the United States district attorney from prosecuting dealers 'under section four of the Lever act The section is too vague bb to what constitutes a fail price Tuttle held and the fair price commisssion is an informal body without authority to enforce its rulings The application for the restraining order was filed by Detroit milk dealers Help Keep Ponca Clean ARMY Bill PASSED BY SENATE TODAY Washington April 21 The senate today passed the army reorganization bill The bill as passed provides for a permanent peacetime army of 280000 men 17043 officers and a system of voluntary training It continues indefinitely the rank of full general recently conferred on General Pershing A complete revision of the court martial code is included When Senator Wadsworth introduced the bill it carried a compulsory universal training feature but this was stricken out The senate reduced the number of officers No appropriation is carried in this bill The measure has been under consideration in the senate since April 3 It now goes to the house The vote was 46 to 10 Help Keep Ponca Clean JACK DEMPSEY MAY FIGHT JULY 5TH Bentohharbor Mich April 21 Jack first fight as champion heavyweight may be staged here July 5 Jack Kearns manager of the champion gave the rumor impetus today when he arrived here to confer with promoter Floyd Fitzsimmons The fight if staged will have the support of the Chicago Elks Lodge as a part of the entertainment for the national convention in July Possible opponents for the champion as named by Fitzsimmons are Carpentier Fred Fulton Willie Meehan Bob Martin Bill Brennan Billy Miske and Tony Milichar Help Keep Ponca A NARROW ESCAPE Cheats Death In Jumping From Back to Engine Pilot Bartlett Tex April 21 Ability to vide without a saddle saved Hugh life Morrison was riding his cow pony across the Katy tracks when a northbound passenger train struck them Unperturbed by the blow that killed his animal Morrison fell astride the engine pilot and rode safely to the railway station 100 yards distant OBREGON THE LEADER Villa Is Expected to Aid Cause American Owned Oil Land In Region of Actual Fighting Washington April 21 The revolution now apparently sweeping Mexico under the personal leadership of General Alvarado Obregon anti-government candidate for the presidency will be continued until Carranza Is overthrown General Sulvador Alvarado representative here of the revolution told the United Press today Alvarado's statement cleared away doubt that enveloped the real object of the Sonora revolt Supporters here of Obregon had insisted he had no direct connection with the rebellion So intense is the resentment of the people in Mexico against Carranza that he will be oyerthrown within from sixty to ninety days Alvarado declared Alvarado indicated he expects Francisco Villa actively- to support the Obregon revolution Hattie in Oil Districts Washington April 21 Mexican rebels are threatening Tampico In the heart of the oil region according to a communique issued here today by General Alvarado representing the revolutionists He said that General Gomez wan 3000 mien joined the rebels seized the town of Tuxpam the second largest Mexican oil city and is now menacing Tampico' There are extensive areas of oil laids in those districts owned by American and European interests Help Keep Ponca Clean ACCIDENT VICTIM HAS CHANCE FOR LIFE 1 1 Reports from Blackwell this afternoon regarding the condition of the Rev and Mrs Albert Brown victims of an automobile and freight-car collision in Newkirk Monday night state that Mrs Brown who at first was thought fatally injured now has a chance for life She is suffering with a fractured ankle fractured ribs and internal injuries but is getting along better-than -physieftAta had expected Mr Brown has a broken ankle and is bruised about the body Their three children who were in the car with them are also suffering with minor bruises -Help Keep Ponca Clean- LONE YEGG BLOWS DRUG STORE SAFE Oklahoma City April 21 As the first streaks of dawn painted the city gray this morning a lone yegg the safe of the Orchard Park Pharmacy on Main street and after a running fight with the police escaped A number of witnesses saw the man wire both the back and front doors leading to a rooming house over the pharmacy in order to prevent interference by the roomers The with which he opened the safe blew the safe door to the ceiling and nearly through the upper floor After rifling the safe of $500 in cash and taking the cash in the post-office substation the lone robber jumped into a buggy A moment Ht er the police arrived and the chase started Driving down one of the main streets of town the robber sent a fusilade of shots in the direction cf the officers who were in an automobile The officers returned the fire until they ran out of ammunition when they were forced to wait for assistance I The city is being combed by the police in an attempt to locate the ban-! dit Help Keep Clean FUNERAL INSTEAD OF WEDDING! Death Claims Couple Who Planned Golden Anniversary Toddy Milwaukee Wis April 21 The golden wedding anniversary planned for today for Mr and Mrs Louis Marshall became a double funeral The organist who was to have played Lohengrins Wedding March touched instead the solemn chords of the Funebre Mrs Marshall died of grief and worry when her husband was taken to a hospital He succumbed when he heard of his death He)' Keep Clean They say it takes nine tailors to make a man But woman of course is so perfect no tailoring is required i 3 4- 4 THE WEATHER 4- 4 4 4 4 4 4444444 Chicago Ills Forecast Oklahoma: Tonight partly cloudy cooler extreme northwest portions Thursday generally fair cooler Kansas: Generally fair tonight and Thursday preceded by unsettled conditions in cast portion cooler TVIDU-T BREACH SEEN Divergency of Opinions of Great Britain and France Will Delay Agreeable Decisions By Camillo Cianfarra San Remo April 20 The council of premiers today decided to address President Wilson and the American people recommending that the United States offer financial support to Armenia The premiers It was understood will point out that America has been particularly interested in the new Armenian nation and that no other power is in position to aid its firm establishment The decision came after the league of nations had declined to accept a mandate over Armenia The league pointed out that its covenant does not provide necessary powers to accept the mandate it has no military nor financial forces with xbhich to accept the mandate it has no military nor financial forces with which to insure protection of the new nation The Premiers have outlined borders roughly it was understood but have decided Trebizo shall remain Turkish All decisions regarding Cilicia (Asiatic Turkey) have been suspended for -the present Batum probably will be awarded to the new republic of Georgia with special facilities for nations needing an outlet to the Black tea Denycn Alliance San Remo April 21 The question of Austrian annexation to Germany has not been discussed by the council of premiers but probably will be tak- en up soon Vittorio Scialoia Italian foreign minister said today Austria it was known was anxious to press the proposed annexation Scialoia denied a report from Vien-ia that an alliance between Germany -Italy and Austria wa3 contemplated Oppose Concession Paris April 20 Dispatch es from correspondents at San Remo (Continued on Page 6) More PALMER HAS SAFE LEAD i i I Return Gives Tlim Good Majority Over Nearect RivaL Atlanta' Ga 1 Returns from 133 of the 165 counties in state presidential urimnry today gave Attorney General A Mitchell) Palmer a ld of twenty convention i votes over his nearest rival Thomas Watson former congressman Senator Hoke Smith waa running third The counties which had rot reported i cannot change the general result ac- cording to belief of political observers On hasis of returns from 133 counties Palmer carried 43 counties with 120 ronvntion votes whMe Watson' won i- '2 counties with 100 conven- tion ccs NEGRO HOUSEBREAKER GETS JAIL SENTENCE $100 Fine Assessed Man Found Guilty in Judge Alcorn Court Record Speed In Case When Mr and Mr3 Pam Curdner returned t-in to be picture Fhow at 9:30 ni'-ht the' entered their home Couth Fourth rt-nrt to discover hur'v young bur-ily ransackin' the plp-e The intruder escared rtcr evehngn" several blows Mr rtrdrv hut as later captured hv Chief of Police Ter-rv Donahue eter a hot cha-e down First street The ner-ro r-as positively identified municipal coert this morning a the -arte man (mind bv Mr and Mrs Curdror ITe was found guilty of the rhnrre ef housebreaking and sttormted and 'eutenoed to $100 and 90 days in jail Sheriff Dan rain was to eomo down from Newkirk this afternoon to take the prisoner to his new home According to police officials this case sets a record for speed in the Municipal court Just ten hours after the crime had been eonunitteed the culprit had not nnlv been apprehended but had been tried and sentenced Help Keep Ponca Clean GERMANS DELIVEP NOTES Ask Couu-il of Premiers For Treaty Concessions Paris Anril 21 Dr Wilhelm Vcn Mayer Gtmm charge affaires today handed the council of ambassadors notes to be forwarded the council of premiers in fan The first revision of the peace treat" allowing Germany an army of 200 OOP jnrtpnd of 100 000 with larce r-iation and heaw artillery units The second requested allied permiss'en to in-ron- German police forces in the neural and the third a-ked that demohili-ation of thp "ot be reouired and that Gc-manv ho allowed to re-establish her staff French cir-les ehnraeteri-od the notes as "roof of the charge that German militarism was becoming more rampart U- 'X New Peace Resolution Will Be Altogether Different Washington April 21 President Wilson has been informed by advisors that the republican peace resolution will never be laid before him in anything approaching its originali form it was learned at the White House todav Democratic congressmen and administration officials are convinced the resolution will be delayed indefinitely defeated in the senate or so-changed as to make it practically only a repealer of wartime legislation TELEGRAPH BRIEFS Dispute Makes Miners Idle Pittsburg Kans April 21 Dispute over the price of blasting powder threw two thirds of the coal miners into idleness here today Matched Canton Ohio April 21 Paddy Malone New York manager of Mike middleweight champion wired acceptance of a local terms for a match here May 10 in which will meet the winner of the Britton-Malone match on April 28 Ambassador Instructed Washington April 21 President Wilson has instructed Ambassador Robert Underwood Johnson at Rome to attend the San Remo meeting of the supreme council as an unofficial observer it was learned today at the state department.