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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1925
Page
4
Two cousins show opposite lives a wealthy salaried man and a sickly husband with a young son. The former mocks the latter for poverty while spending freely yet never saving. In time the plodder may own a home while the flashy relative loses what he spends.
The piece argues Bradford Knapp should continue at the Stillwater school and transform it from a small university into a true center for diffusion of scientific and practical farm information. It notes Oklahoma state colleges are well organized with a university for professions and teachers colleges, and urges letting Knapp shape the A and M to benefit state and nation.
The piece contrasts Bill Murray as a frontier figure with modern times and wild South America, while noting shifting views of pioneers. It discusses cotton conditions on August 1, Texas as a leading state, and Russia's demand, predicting prices may hold as European purchases grow, then pivots to a political observation on voter incentives and loyalty.
A newspaper reader argues that the ease of avoiding punishment through pleading insanity contributes to America’s crime wave. The contributor says every accused person deserves a chance to prove innocence, but notes insanity is often used when no other defense exists.
The author argues segregation by choice is accelerating in the South with blacks moving into and owning land near towns and farms. He notes barriers to union membership and skilled work, compares to immigrant groups, and suggests time will resolve racial issues more than legislation. Harlem is cited as a large black city.
The piece lists Ada born officials including W H L Campbell clerk of the supreme court Judge Henry M Furman of the criminal court of appeals E W Hardin insurance commissioner Tom D McKeown congressman and Howard Parker appellate courts reporter The article also notes Madill’s prominent past leaders Summers Hardy ex chief justice W M Franklin clerk of the supreme court George Henshaw ex corporation commissioner F E Kennamer ex supreme court justice and now federal judge
The Farm and Ranch alleges the Interstate Commerce Commission has become despotically powerful, curbing rail expansion in Texas. It argues state commissions lack authority, hindering new track projects as lines require costly approvals even within state borders. The group warns federal encroachment on state powers will grow unless checked soon.
A party of Tulsa residents plans a brief visit to Bradford Pennsylvania. The group, likely rich in oil wealth since moving to Oklahoma, is expected to stir memories in a town where many left with little capital beyond nerve.
Twelve elderly men in Washington volunteer for electric chair as a demonstration against capital punishment. They argue reforms remain incomplete despite centuries of effort, and that evils will persist even after many reforms. The piece notes reformers differ from conquerors in that there may always be more worlds to conquer.
The summer rains are expected to yield good crops of turnips potatoes and fall garden produce. Local readers are urged to view this as a positive development and a source of plenty.
American visitors in London express overwhelming gratitude as Queen Mary hands them a small bouquet. The flowers are frozen in ice and shipped to the United States to astonish friends who have never seen a real queen.
Sixty of 75 men held after a Ku Klux Klan meeting-turned clash were released as 15 remain jailed on assault charges. Wounded include Alonso Foley and Thomas Finney from Saxonville hospitalized. nine other arrests dismissed for lack of evidence. Police seized weapons at the scene as state troopers detained suspects and patrolled the area.
Oklahoma Farmer Stockman urges readers to travel independently to the Rio Grande valley, avoid land companies and excursion trains, and verify profits after expenses. He warns about shared costs when buying through agents, notes abundant land outside company offerings, and questions water rights between the United States and Mexico affecting irrigation.
A remark in the Ohio State Journal notes publicity has become refined enough to convince a man with only one two piece suit who does not travel to acquire a wardrobe trunk of the latest model.
Los Angeles studios spend about six million dollars yearly on extras used as atmosphere in mob scenes and fill-ins. Extras earn from five to seven fifty a day, rarely more than fifteen, and work three or four nights a week. Agencies supply most workers, taking commissions, with some actors rising to high- paying roles after starting as extras.
San Antonio officials push for radio sets in Bexar County Jail to furnish prisoners with music and lectures. Dr. Geo Achilles leads the fundraising effort, saying funds will be easy to raise and the project will provide mental relief for inmates with idle time.
In Clay County Missouri officials declined an inquest into the mob lynching of Walter Mitchell a negro taken from jail and hanged from a tree. Prosector Cummins lamented the crude method but said the mob leaders could not be identified while bystanders viewed the body as Kansas City policemen arrived too late to prevent the scene.
The will of the late William Jennings Bryan filed in Dade County probate court allocates the estate to his wife Mary Baird Bryan with furnishings and one third of the estate, to his daughters Ruth Bryan Owen and Grace Bryan Hargraves and son William Jennings Bryan Jr. each one fourth of the remaining two thirds, and a quarter to other relatives and churches and a military academy overseen by an evangelical church, maintaining his religious and educational aims. Bryan notes his assets total less than half a million though the exact amount is not stated.
The Sperry State Bank ten miles north of Tulsa was robbed this afternoon. One fleeing bandit wrecked his car after a collision. he claimed to be Lloyd Mahan a Tulsa taxi driver and said he was hired to drive to Sperry but did not take part in the robbery.
A British educator declares that members of Parliament cannot pass tests prescribed for twelve-year-old children and notes many would fail even a rope-skipping test.
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