The Ponca City News from Ponca City, Oklahoma • 1

4 XPk PONCA CITY OKLAHOMA SATURDAY JUNE 28 1920 Tho paper that aerrea the Pone City Dally Kewo too need no other Foil leased wire 11 tho news whoa it's now PRICE 3 CENTS VOL XXIIIUMBER 269 KAY COUNTY HAS LOST OVER FOUR HUNDRED FARMS IN LAST 10 YEARS BRYAN PREPARES TO FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM San Francisco Calif June e' William Bryan today started his campaign to shake administration control of the democratic national convention One of the first results was a mark- cd increase in the strength of the movement to make Senator Walsh of Montant chairman of the resolutions committee instead of Senator Carter Glass of Virginia President Wilsons choice I Bryaq said today- he expected to be the Nebraska member' of the resolutions committee which framed the platform and it follows that he will make a vigorous fight to prevent -Glass from getting the chairmanship' will battle for a dry plank and will oppose the league of nations plank -modeled on the Virginia state plat- form which Wilson wants have no dry plank but I expect a plank to go into the Brvan' told the United Press today "I cannot say whether the issue will go to the floor of the convention expect the majority of the resolutions committee to be dry1 In this connection it was learned today that wet advocates who have looked over the convention personnel claim that 587 delegates are wet They plan to get a minority resolu tions committee report favoring light1 wine and beer plank onto the floor and argue it extensively making a strong fight for its adoption "Light wines and beer is a sham Is- Bryan continued "A straight yvhiskey issue would be The results of previous wet and dry elections showed that light wines and beer had been heavily voted down when their restoration in prohibition communities was attempted have no plans Bryan asserted when asked with whom he planned to confer first course I 1 FIRST CONTEST OVER DELEGATES IS CONSIDERED Oppoteiti and Supporters of AdminlatratloiL Teat Their Strength Over Seating Georgia Delegation DECISION WAITS Committee Hears Evidence Rut Postpones' Action Reed Case Now Under Consideration San Francisco Cal June 26 Opponents and supporters of the democratic administration met in their first important test of strength when the democratic national committee took up the contest over 28 seats in the' national convention today Delegates representing anti-administration forces led by Senator Hoke Smith and Thomas Watson former congressman claimed the legal right to seats awarded by the- state executive committee elected by a delegation primary over Attorney General Palmer who is running on a pro-ad ministration platform Hear Case as Whole Unlike most contests where the state and district cases are considered separately both sides agreed to dispose of the entire Georgia case as a whole In addition to the contest over the delegates there was a controversy over national committeeman Vreen elected at the state convention which chose the Smith-Watson delegates claimed this office held by Clark Howell Senator Thomas Hardwick one of the contesting delegates at large and Colonel Perry represented the anti-administration group Dean Georgia attorney handled the case for the Palmer delegates Hearings were started nearly an hour behind schedule Bruce suggestion that fifteen miputes each be allowed each side in the Georgia and fifth Missouri district cases were unanimously adopted 1 Kremer who led an unsuccessful fight for secret sessions in meeting succeeded today in inducing the national committee to conduct its deliberations on contests in secret after the evidence was Hhrdwick then pleaded for 15 minutes additional for each side This was granted- Dean opened the hearing Georgia Unit System Dean explained the working of the "council system in Georgia He emphasised the rule governing presidential primaries in that state which provides the delegates to the national convention must be selected from the (Continued on page 6) Harding Preparing Acceptance Speech Washington June 26 Senator Warren Harding has practically completed collection of flats on the major issues to be touched on in his speech accepting the republican presidential nomination He planned to spend several hours today drafting the speech which will be the first formal expression of his views 1 Harding has conferred with" republican authorities on the league of nations Mexican affairs agriculture finance reclamation projects and other questions The labor question is one of the major ones however on which he apparently collected no data but it is said that he expects to confer with labor leaders That Harding is trying to arm himself against future charges of use of large sums of money was made apparent after his conference with William Thompson head of the national republican ways and means committee After talking to Harding Thompson said the nominee wished individual contributions limited to $1000 BEATS ENTIRE FAMILY Wheaton Ills June Brown 75 years old wealthy jeweler of Wheaton his wife 72 their daughter Mrs Vera Robinson 24 and her five months old baby were serious- ly beaten with an iron bar in their home here early today Police from Chicago later ar- rested Robinson son of Robinson of Dallas Texas husband of one of the victims in connection with the attack He escaped Monday from the Elgin hospital for the insane His clothing was bloody The four victims were taken to a hospital Physicians said the condition of all was serious VAGS MOST WORK OR GO oboes Weary Willies and Back Door Hounds Given Summary Notice to Move On "Work or beat is the ultimatum handed down by the official city fathers of Ponca City to the vagabonds that have commenced to collect in this city lately Notice has been served on the hoboes and prosecutions will comence Immediately if they fail to obey orders City Attornel Louthan stated today that the circumstances that made such a declaration necessary Charge Bootlegging By Aeroplane Dallas Tex June 26 Federal prohibition agents moved today to curb suspected distribution of liquor by airplanes A professional pilot was held at Dallas pending investigation His detention came following evidenced distribu tion of products of illegal stills despite vigils of dry agents at railroad stations and along automobile routes Twenty alleged bootleggers were arrested in raids by federal and local officials here last night Want Wet Plank San Francisco Calif June 26 The Pennsylvania delegation today defeated a motion to instruct its members of the resolutions committee to vote for a wet plank in the democratic platform it ia safe assumption that likely wa3 the fact that any floaters that to meet democrats from time to have drifted into this community dur-With regard to profiteering and ing the past week They are not the the possibility of a plank pledging the type of men who have come to the party to suppress it Bryan said he harvest fields and do not care to se-took it for there would be cure work A large number of the a strong plank on that subject He are colored men with an said he intended to work for a strong additional number of the Weary Wil-nlatform and a ticket that would winJ-Ue type These men have been hit-He would not discuss the various ting the back doors of this city for tho candidates as he said the platform past few days would have a bearing on what candi- The city attorney further stated accepted indicating it that he considered that the men had disposed of first been attracted by the prosperity' of The Commoner traveled with the this city and decided it was a good Nebraska delegation and got his first place to practice their parsitic habits welcome to Californa at Sacramento These men are needed in some sort of i bad gathered Bryan occupation It was stated- and Ponca looked father tired He wore the city will not act as a harboring place familiar black alpaca and a high for them A large part of the group are undesirable citizens and If allowed to remain would prove a menace to the public welfare It is thought that the vagabonds are the first crop that has been produced since the war when the country was cleared of them by the general warning of "Work or The city officials can see no reason why anyone shoud be idle at this busy season and if the vagabonds persits in hanging around it is threatened that they will be given an opportunity to limber up their muscles on some of the work Chicago Ills June 26 A threatened rail ttrike was averted railroad brotherhod leaders said today when the" United States railroad labor 1 announced its decision on wage $53000 SUIT IS FILED AGAINST CITY AND GAS GO Nonnamaker Owner of Rained Building Asks Both Actual and Punitive Damages ALLEGES NO INSPECTION Plaintiff States That Gas Corn pany Did Not Ask Inspec tlon According to City Ordl nance Resulting from the Ferndale cafe explosion several weeks ago wherein several persons lost their lives- and there was considerable property damage an action was filed in the district court of Kay county today by Nonnamaker owner of the building in which the Ferndale cafe was located and which was entirely destroyed by the explosion naming the Kay County Gas Co and the city of Ponca City as joint defendants The attorneys for the plaintiff are David Carter of this city and Nixon It Nixon of Tulsa A total of $53000 damages is asked of which $26000 is for actual damages and $26600 for "punitive or1 damages It is alleged by the plaintiff that an ordinance was adopted by the city on November 21 1919 known as a plumbing ordinance which requires that the gas company shall not turn its gas into the pipes of a building until the job has been inspected and approved by the city inspector who under that ordinance was the superintendent of the water and light department of the citv It is maintained by the plaintiff that the gas company did not secure such an inspection from the city when the gas was turned in in February of this year and that the city did not require of the company that such an inspection be made therefore the plaintiff maintains that both of the defendants are guilty It is understood that the building was remodeled about that time requiring new gas connections meters etc and that such an inspection by the city was necessary May Ask Kansas' Bank Commissioner to Quit Office Topeka Kana June 26 It was reported here today that Governor Henry Allen desired the resignation of Bank Commissioner Walter Wilson as a result of a report made to him by a special committee appointed to investigate the affairs of tho state banking department following criticism growing out of the failures at Hanover The governor would neither confirm nor deny the report made to him a special committee appointed to in estigate the affairs of the state banking department following criticism growing out of the failures at Ha-over The governor would neither confirm nor deny the report that he sought resignation and that if this was not tendered he would bring ouster proceedings against him Wilson said he could not talk because he had promised the governor not to do so The attorney general when asked if he was preparing ouster proceedings said: will have to ask the TEXAS PIONEER DEAD Well Known Ranchman and Banker Dies at 75 Dallas Tex June 26 Colonel John Simpson 75 banker Texas pioneer and in the early eighties the largest individual ranchman in the world died at the home of his son Sloan Simpson here today the agency men and they will make a special stury of what the farmer is buying and the prospects he has to buy in the future They will meet and talk to many farmers and merchants and newspaper men on the trip They will Investigate wherever they go It will be a tour Two weeks will be spent on the road The entire distance through the five states approximately 1900 miles will be made in motor cars owned by the Capper Publications Thus the guests will get right down to' the grass roots in seeing this country Stops will be made in eveiy town visited to give the agency man an opportunity of meeting business men bankers newspapermen and farmers Stores will be visited and inspected The Capper guests are very anxidus to meet as many merchants as jos-sible The big tour begins at Chicago June 26 and ends at Topeka July 10 Motor cars will be taken at Oklahoma City Okla June 28 There (Continued on page 4) COALITION IS OEIij FORMED -U Attempt Being: Made to Unite Palmer and Cox Forces to Control Situation MEREDITH FOR SECOND It Is Stated Tbat Secretary of Agriculture" Would Accept If Nominated San Francipedj Calif June 26 Ohio set off tne first real fireworks of the democratis convention today upon the arrival of her delegation Behind two brass bands the Ohioans whooped it up for Gov- ernor Cox and megaphoning the glories of the Buckeye state 'The gem eity democratic club of Dayton arrayed in Green nor-folk jackets white trousers and shoes and straw hats with red white and blue bands evoked much applause' Each marcher was equipped with red Cox pen-' nants San Francisco 'Calif June 26 An effort was on foot today to form a coalition between the Palmer and Cox forces here with a view to preventing the nomination of William Mc-Adoo Emissaries' fran' headquarters called ohj Moore manager George White one of his chief lieutenants and Charles Morris private secretary They asked how' supporters would view an alliance stating that their inquiries might be' regarded as preliminary to later negotiations It was pointed out to friends that the McAdoo forces being leaderless and therefore unable to make "protective would be unable to stand against a-Palmer-Cox coalition -1 workers replied to the overtures that they regarded Palmer highly but did -not think he could be elected president if nominated As a vice presidential possibility they intimated he plight be considered There the matter rests for the time being Boom Meredith In the Cox camp a boom is being inflated for Secretary Meredith for vice president Meredith is a candidate for the presidentiaUnomination people say however that he would make an ideal second man on the ticket whether Cox is the- first man or not Among McAdoo friends numerous conferences were held last night and early today in an effort to (Continued on page 2) AVIATION FIELD OPENS TODAY AT a OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma City Okla June Fifteen planes including a big twenty passenger Bristol plane arrived here today for the formal opening Oklahoma first aviation field The planes are piloted by army officers amateur flyers and professionals and the gathering is one of the largest of its kind that has been held in the southwest The Bristol passeneger plane will be put into regular service Boon between this city and Tulsa and will carry passenegrs and mall SAVE ONE DOLLAR In spite of the decrease along other lines printing supplies have remained the same or are higher Especially is this true of print paper Therefore the News has been compelled to increase its subscription rates to mail subscribers On and after July 1 1920 the following rates will bein effect: One Month $060 Three Months 180 Six Months 325 One Year 600 ACT QUICKLY THE WEATHER Chicago Ills June 26 Forecast: Oklahoma: Tonight and Sunday continued warm Fair in central portion somewhat cloudy in southeast portion Kansas: Generally fair tonight and Sunday continued warm Washington June 26 Forecast for period June 28 to July 3 inclusive: South Atlantic and East Gulf stat es First 'half generally fair latter half showers normal temperatures West Gulf Showers first half of week latter half generally fair normal temperatures Upper Mississippi and lower Mis souri valleys Local rains beginning of week' generally fair thereafter Moderate temperatures Souther Rockies and plateau Generally fair and moderate temperatures for the week YOUNG BABIES KILLED 'St Louis Mo June With large wads of cotton stuffed down their throats the bodies of three infants each but a few hours old were found in St Louis county during the past week Coroner Denny said the Infants were born alive and strangled to death He asked the authorities to be on the lookout for persons disposing of such bodies Two of the bodies one wrapped in a newspaper and the other in a shoe box were found by boys playing on the banks of a creek near Clayton The third body was found wrapped in cloth near Kirkwood PRICES VILL REMAIN HIGH Royal Meeker Says Cost of Food and Clothing Will Not Decline This Yefer Washington June 26 There is little prospect of a decline in food and clothing prices this year and increased exports may actually cause an advance Royal Meeker commissioner of labor statistics said today can be no decline in prices until there is a -decrease of currency in circulation or an increase in the goods exchanged for Meeker said Currency is being deflated slowly with the paying off of debts but this can scarcely affect prices this year according to Meeker Them is 'also no possibility of an increase in quantities of vital necessities of life being produced at this season and generally prospects are that food and cotton crops will be below normal "Inasmuch as the food budget constitutes about 40 per cent of the entire budget of the average Meeker added "there can scarcely be" an' appreciable 'lowering in the level of prices until the cost of food comes down "AC present there is no prospect of a decline in the price of clothing nor can there be any until there is a considerable increase in the and wool STILL TIIREATEU UATI3U-VIDE STRIXE Washington I June 26 Railroad workers met secretly here today and decided to quit work at 10 tonight unless order to call off their walkout by higher officials of the rail road unions according to men who said they attended the meeting Reports were again circulated that there would be a general nation-wide walkout at 10 tonight unless the railroad labor board gave more definite promises as to wage awards Brotherhood officials here were silent as to strike reports 1 MEANEST MAN KNOWN Muskogee Okla June 26 The forces today are hunting for the meanest 5 man 1 'He took his clothing while she was taking a bath and pawned them to get funds with which to entertain anoth- er woman the sheriff announ- ced sary at this time to enforce this ordinance very severely in order that the city may be kept in the most sanitary and clean condition during the hot summer months I This ordinance which was passed in December of 1919 provides for a city scavenger whose duty among other things is to collect the garbage rubbish and other waste matter throughout the city This rubbish and waste matter must be kept in a convenient place to facilitate the scavenger in collecting it readily During the summer months he collects the waste matter which includes the tin cans and other trash at least once a week in the residence district The garbage from the kitchen is collected every other day Other provisions are made for the collection in the business district however the majority of the complaints filed by the scavenger come from the residence district The sum that the owner must pay the scavenger is stipulated in the ordinance It amounts to only twenty-five cents per month for the average resident The trend from the farm to the cities is demonstrated right here in Kay county which boasts of being the best agricultural county in the state for during the past ten years this county alone has lost over four hundred farms What became of them is not known unless they were absorbed into other farms thus permitting greater tracts of land to come under individual ownership and eliminating the independent landowner and farmer The exact figures are 405 farms less in Kay county in 1920 than in 1910 These figures have just reached the Chamber of Commerce here from John A Whitehurst president the state board of agriculture who aent them upon request Thif same report shows also that the number of rented farms is gradually increasing The total number of farms in' the county this year is 2590 as against 2995 ten years ago The number of rented farms at the present time is 489 per cent or 1256 and the number of farms owned by the men who are telling them is 611 per cent or 1 334 The average annual income from the farms of Kay county is encouraging and should be an inducement for a return to the farms There are 525623 acres in farms in Kay county with 338495 acres in cultivation and 187028 acres in waste and pasture The average 'sized farm in the county is 131 acres and the average acreage in pasture and waste is 72 acres Average Income Per Farm The output of these farms agriculturally in 1919 must be taken to show the income The average acreage in wheat per farm in this county in 1919 was 784 in oats 142 in com 13 in alfalfa 9 in kafir 57 in prairie hay 43 in other grain sorghums 25 and in miscellaneous crops 39 acres The total average income from ar-riculture per farm in Kay county for 1919 was $3724 divided as follows: wheat $2314 oats $239 corn $247 alfalfa $425 kafir $196 prairie hay $65 other grain sorghums $75 and miscellaneous crops $113 Livestock Boosts Totals vThe amount of livestock now in Kay county shows a considerable increase even over 1919 for the livestock figures here given are those of 1920 and additional information' received from the county farm agent here is to the effect that a big portion of tha increase is in the higher grades of livestock' indicating that the -better sire campaign together with that of "swat the is having its results The total value of livestock on the farms of Kay county at the present time amounts to $4199000 There are 13487 horses valued at $1285-400 4502 mules at $540200 10581 milk cows at $719500 28041 other cattle at $1169300 27642 hogs at $417400 and $056 sheep at $67200 During 1919 there were animals sold for slaughter by the farmers of Kay county valued at $1378400 Bpst in the Nation Kay county still leads all other counties in the United States in purebred poultry with a total number of chickens on the farms in 1919 of 320-200 and 1500 turkeys Also the county has 360 stands of bees '(Continued on page 6) Key to Elwell Home May Solve Mystery '-'j New York June 26 A key to the home of Joseph Elwell murdered whist expert today promised to unlock the mystery surrounding his dpath here two weeks ago Mrs Marie Larsen housekeeper revealed on the ninth examination that a third set of keys to the house Wa found in the room where Elwell was murdeied police said today Ownership of these keys authorities believed would lead to the murderer The first arrest according to the assistant district office may come today Assistant District Attorney John Dooling said new evidence obtained pointed to a man previously under suspicion who has been several times west Gold and Silver Arrive New York June 26 The of the Cunard Lines which docked today brought 12 kegs and 66 boxes of gold and 42 bars of silver from England intended to further aid in stabilizing- the foreign exchange rates First Wheat Arrives Tulsa Okla June 26 The first load of 1920 wheat to be harvested in Tulsa county was received here today It sold for $250 a bushel Oklahomn City Census Monday Washington June The first state population figures of the 1920 census Will be announced Monday at 10:80 a The state will be Dele-ware 1 The following places will also be announced at the same time: Higginsville- Mo Webster Grovo: Plainview Texas Oklahoma City Okla Dallas county Arkansas increases will be' reached on or before July 20 The brotherhood leaders who obtained the announcement after a hearing yesterday said they thought the men would remain on the job now Meantime among the switchmen said they would remain out until wages are adjusted The Chicago yardmen's association voted down a resolution to notify the roads they are ready to return WORD FROM FRISCO DELEGATION The following message was received today from Mrs Frank Lucas who is one of the Oklahoma delegates to the democratic convention: delegation arrived this morning and made a good showing Owen stock is not declining McAdoo boosters say that he is still in the running Indications point to a deadlock between Palmer and Cox All delegations at sea as to strongest candidate No big four as TELEGRAPH BRIEFS Liberals Win in Chile Sanitago Ghile June 26 Although official returns from the President-1 tial election were still incomplete today indications were that Arturo Al-j essandri candidate of the liberal alliance had been elected by a ma-1 jority of eight or ten electorals AVag Missionary Captured Washington Jiyie 26 The state department announced today that is investigating an unconfirmed report thjit Turkish nationalists have cap-1 tured Mrs Paul Nilson missionaries near Tarsus in Cilicia Asia Minor On Vacation Erie Ta une 26 A bout1 250 switchmen and yardmen ent 1 on 1 here this morning the labor board hands down its wage scale Three roads were effected i AD MEN WOULD HELP LOCAL MERCHANTS BY STUDYING HERE MONDAY CITIZENS FAIL TO OBEY SCAVENGER ORDER CITY ATTORNEY HAS LIST With the idea of meeting and talking to country town merchants so they may know the merchandising problems faced in the smaller towns and thereby be in a position to help these merchants twenty representatives of large Chicago advertising agencies are making a tour of the Mid-West Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska Iowa and Missouri They are guests of the Capper Publications These men are not advertisers But they direct the placing of advertising for large manufacturers in various papers and magazines Every manufacturer wants to help his dealers sell goods These agency men are here studying how the advertiser can work to do the i most good for the local dealer who handles his product The information they get from this investigation should lead them to place more advertising in newspapers both large and small farm papers and other media circulating among farmers at the-expense of the manufacturers which will be of direct benefit to the rural merchants The farm market greatly interests Social circles in Ponca City would be thrown into a veritable tornado if a list that was recently handed to City Attorney Louthan by the city scavenger were to be published The list which gives the names of the Ponca City citizens who are failing to co-operate with the work of the city scavenger contains the names of some of the most respectable and elite families in the city The list that is now in the hands of the city attorney contains the names of fifty-six families in the best residence districts of Ponca City and the names of at least four business houses on Grand Avenue These people were reported on the complaint of the city scavenger that they would not clean up their garbage that he might dispose of it and further prohibited him from cleaning it up The city attorney has published a public notice today stating that these people must co-operate in this matter or they will be subjected to prosecution for 'the violation of the city ordinance It is thought very neces.