The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 138, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 18, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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A
VOLUME XIX-
mill KILLS
IE OF GREECE
REPORT SAYS KING GEORGE WAS
ASSASSINATED AT ALONIKA
THIS AFTERNOON.
HO OFFICIAL REPORT
is Aftt i
Vi IU I M' VV ' -----
the Greek Legation at Washlni V
Had Received No Official Repo.
of the Assassination.
Salonika March 18. King George
cf Greece Was assassinated here this
afternoon. The king had taken per-
sonal command of the Greek forces
in December when this Turkish fort-
ress was occupied by the Greeks.
The nucen of Greece had been here
with him paying great attention to
the care of the sick and wounded.
Last December King George con-
ferred here with King Ferdinand of
Bulgaria regarding the fate of tBu
captured territory.
GOVERNOR FAVORS APPROPRIA-
TION OR LARGE BOND ISSUE-
LEGISLATURE TO STATE COST.
Although strict secrecy is kept over
the partially completed message . cf
the governor to the extraordinary
session of the legislature which will
convene immediacy following the
close of the regular session it is
believed that the question of an ap-
propriation of the building of tho
capitol at Oklahoma City will be.
strongly advocated for immediate ac-
tion. The McMechan resolution ac-
cepting the donation of a site from
Oklahoma City and the gift of $100-
000 foi the erection of the capitol
Ljuilding was approved late Monday
'afternoon and the next step will be
for the legislature to go on record
as to what the building shall cost
and how the funds shall be provided.
Governor Cruce would not' deny or
affirm that the proposition would
come up at the extra session but
itave at length his views as to how
the present plan should be worked
out successfully.
"I believe" said the governor "that
the legislature should first decide
how much they intend to spend "or
a caplto. Pans should then be
made and either through a bond is-
sue for the full amount or a direct
appropriation to cover all of the ex
penses the work could bo begun and
1n eighteen months Oklahoma would
have a capitol."
Governor Cruce "was insistent that
it would be the best policy to appro
priate or bond for the full amount of
the expense. He said that when the
building is well under way that there
would bo a market for the lots in
the capitol property as the people
will be assured that there "would lie
a building. It is the plan of some
lie said to make a partial appropri-
ation at this time later to sell the
lota and thus construct the bulldiug
"I am unalterably opposed to this
plan" he said. "It might mean that
Oklahoma would be besmirched with
a scandal similar tc what has befall-
en other states which have followed
this course. JL hope the legislature
w ill look at the proposition as I do
and obviate any difficully which
might arise by this plan."
Although the governor would not
say whether this proposition would
be brought before the extra -session
he intimated that it was a very im-
portant measure and should be acted
upon as soon as possible.
In speaking of the special session
Governor Cruce said that the prop-
ositions -which will be presented to
the legislators would not occupy the:ii
?nore than thirty days. He said he
would not present questions which
he felt would be acted upon adverse-
ly and that only those propositions
which demanded Immediate action
would be brought to their attention.
Oklahoman.
CONSTRUCTION OF
CAPITOL SOON
CONSUMPTION OF COTTON.
Less Than Half a Million Bales Con-
sumed in Tis Country this Month.
Washington D. C March IS. The
amount of cotton consumed In the
United States during February was
4CC.933 running bales Including 2-
091 bales as compared to 533251 for
January and 4432S7 for December.
The census bureau's report of the
amount of cotton on hand February
28 Is 4209559 bales including 120-
30 bales of linters; compared to
5800238 January 31 and 4903033 on
December 31st 1912.
Dockery Assumes Office.
Washington March 17. Alexander
M. Dockery former governor of Mis
souri arrived here Monday and short-
1. niffni n-na ownrn in US third assist-
. postmaster general. He will have
lV re of the receipt and disposal of
pv funds the piinting and issu-
ance stamps the money order and
regist. 4 servlaa classification of
domestiv iiiail matter and the redempt-
ion of unsaleable stamped papers.
REGULAR SESSION CLOSED YES-
TERDAY SPECIAL SESSION BE-
GINS NOON TODAY.
Oklahqma City March 17. The j
regular session- of the (fourth legis-
lature technically came to a close
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock but
with the clocks stopped both houses
worked on until a few minutes after
nine o'clock p. m. before final ad-
journment was taken. Few bills of
any importance were considered dur-
ing the final hours of the session.
Immediately after adjournment the
call df Governor Cruce for a special
session was issued the session to be
convened at noon Tuesday. The call
was as follows:
"State of Oklahoma Executive depart-
ment. "Proclamation.
' "Pursuant to the power vested in
me by section seven (7) of article
six (6) of the constitution of the state
of Oklahoma I hereby call together
the members of the fourth general
assembly in extraordinary session
at the capital in the city of Oklahoma
City on Tuesday March 18 1913. at
noon.
"Given under my hand and the great
seal of the state of Oklahoma at the
capital In the city of Okla-
homa City this the 17th day of arch
in the year of our Lord onto thousand
nine1 hundred and thirteen.
"USE CRUCE
"Governor of the State of Oklahoma
"Attest:
"BENJAMIN P. HARRISON
"Secretary cf State."
WOMAN MAYOR WINS FIGHT.
Topeka Kan. March 17. Mrs Ella
Wilson mayor of Hunnewell Kan.
won her long fight against hostile
members of the city council when
th state sunreme court todav ousted I
from off lee three councilmen against
v.-hom charges had been filed by Mrs.
Wilson.
The court held the three guilty of
willful misconduct in office and of
persistent failure to uerform their du-
ties. Mrs. Wilson alleged the men
refused to co-operate with her in
administering the affairs of Hunne-
well. GEORGE B. COX AND OTHER
PROCLAMATION FOB
A SPECIAL SESSION
INDICT
DF DEFUNCT
PROMINENT CINCINNATI MENjers' institute at Stillwater and the
INDICTED.
Cincinnati Ohio March IS. Geo.
n. Cox former president of the de
funct Cincinnati Trust Company two made an investigation of the propo-
former officers of the company and ' sit ion. For this purpose he has call-
eight members of the board of di-
rectors were named in sealed indict-
ments returned by the grand jury
yesterday. The trust company has
been under investigation for a year
on charges of misapplication of funds.
ARDMORE OKLAUOMA.
GOV. APPROVES
SIXTY-SEVEN BILLS
FOUR RECEIVE HIS VETO TWO
BECOME LAW WITHOUT ACTION
BY THE GOVERNOR.
AVitli the fourth regular session of
the legislature passed into history
119 bills have been sent to the gov-
ernor sixty-seven have been ap-
proved two have become laws be-
cause of the neglect of the governor
to take action on them within the
prescribed time and four have bean
vetoed. A half dozen resolutions
which did not require the signature
of the chief executive of the state
have been formally filed in the of
fice of the secretary of state. This
numerically sums up the work of
the legislature which is now nearing
adjournment and which will immedi
ately be reconvened in extraordinary
session.
Of the sixty-seven bills approved
fourteen were signed Monday inc'uJ
ing the measure aboishing the office
of state printer and the resolution
accepting Oklahoma City's gift for
the state capital. 'Among those
which are now laws are the new
banking law and the measure prj
viding that the mayor in towns of
1200 population and less be ex-of-
ficio police judge abolishing that
office and allowing the city councils
to consolidate other offices where
possible. '
All of the bills vetoed caused a
concerted effort on the part of the
law-makers to override the opposi-
tion of the governor but without ef-
fect. The railroad hospital measure
requiring railroads oierating in the
state to build hospitals in Oklahoma
from the fund derived from a per
capita assessment on the employe)
was the first to meet with disap-
proval. The governor vetoed the
plan on the ground that the railroad
men themselves were opposed to the
the bill and that it was to all in-
tents and purposes the same as the
cue he vetoed two years ago.
State Enforcement Officer.
The bill abolishing the office of
state enforcement officer was the
next to fall under the governor's
blacklist. In this case he held that
although the prohibitory law could
not be successfully carried on by
one enforcement officer that the ser-
vice rendered w'as commensurate
v.-Ith the undertaking before him and
t hat the new ly passed Webb law made
it possible for him to exert a wider
influence for enforcement.
Next came the proposition to re-
duce the salary of the warden of the
penitentiary at McAlester and place
his anointment in the hands of a
board composed of the governor the
attorney general and the president
of the board of agriculture. The
reasons assigned for disapproving
this measure were that if not the
intent of the bill its accepted mean-
ing would be to discredit the gov-
ernor and declare that he was inca-
pable of making appointments. Be-
cause also the warden of the reform
atory at Granite was not included
it might be inferred that the bill
was a personal attack on one of tho
governor's appointees.
The last bill to get the official
ax was the Vandeventer 2 1-4 cent
railroad fare bill. In explaining his
veto on this question Governor Cruce
declared his allegiance to the Okla
homa -constitution providing for a
2-cent railroad fare. He held as the
question "was now in the hands of
the supreme court for adjudication
and that such a measure as the
Vandeventer bill would be in the
nature of a compromise on the par
of the state.
The two bills which became laws
w ithout the signature of the governor
were the measure providing for the
expenses of delegates to the farm-
i bill requiring railroads to pay their
employes twice a month.
The measure making pipe lines
common carriers will not be acted
upon until after the governor has
ed for a hearing on the plan for Tues-
day morning March 23.
Bring your husband or sweetheart
to Ditzler's tonight.
TUESDAY EVENING
WOMEN BLAMED
FOB IMMORALITY
OHIO LEGISLATOR HAS BILL TO
PUT TRANSPARENT STOCK-
INGS ON THE BLINK.
Columbus o. March 17. Declar-
ing the immodesty of the attire worn
by women on the streets and in pub
lic places is the cause of a "great
wave of immorality now sweeping
over the country' Representative
Cappelle of Cincinnati this evening
introduced a bill in the lower house
(of the Ohio legislature providing
for the appointment by the governor
of a commission to "prescribe the
fashions .to be worn by women in
the state of Ohio."
Introduction of the measure result-
ed from the charge filed with Gov.
ernor Cox today by a woman who did
not sign her name hut that "immor-
ality is practiced by married men
in the offices of tho state house and
elsewhere in the state of Ohio."
Limits on Decollette Dress.
Under the provisions of the hill
the proposed commission would be
compelled to fix limits on decollette
dresses so that "not more than two
inches of the peck below the chin
shall be uncovered." Another clause
of the measure provides that "trans-
parent stockings shall not he dis-
played or worn In public places."
Another provision of the bill states
"It shall he unlawful to display or
wear any outer garment trimmed or
combined with lace insertion or any
klnd of embroidery mesh or net
through which the color or texture
of the skin may he distinguished
without having the lace or other
transparent material backed with
opaque material."
iFM-s - Age of Commissioners.
Members of the proposed commis-
sion according to the bill would
have to be between .10 and 50 years
of age. Not more than two of them
woukl have to be married men and
of good moral character. One would
'he a ministrr one a parent of not
less tiian three children and the third
a social settlement worker.
The commission would be authoriz-
ed to "prescribe rules and regula-
tions fo rthe designing and manufac-
ture of women's clothing and to pro-
hibit .such styles and patterns of
garments as the commission after
a hearing shall deem to be detri-
mental to virtue and chastity."
The bill goes so far as to prohibit
department stores from displaying un-
draped artificial figures. The hill
makes a violation of the act punish-
able by a fine of not less than ?23.
E
RESULTS ABE CLOSE
UP TO 1:30 THIS AFTERNOON 642
VOTES HAD BEEN CAST. ELEC
TION VERY QUIET.
The city primaries which are be-
ing held today have been very orderly.
No excitement' prevails and the in-
terest has not been as great as in for-
mer flections still there is being poll-
ed a very good vote. A rouivi of the
polls made at 1:30 this afternoon
showed that C42 votes had been cast
uy -to that hour and the total vote
will probably reach between eleven
and twdve hundred.. Following is
the vote of the different precincts
at that hour: McCharen's store 90
Mansfield's store 72 Staples' store
70 Fire station 53 Whittington hotel
84 Hall's store C9 helms' shop 73
McCoy's store 3.1 Hunt's Mill 77.
The counters are not allowed to
give out any information as to the
results during the day but from ths
best information that could be ga.l-
fred the race ifor chief of police is
very close. Booker Emerson nuJ
Brazid are all leading at some of the
baxes and there is no such thing
giving a forecast of the results with
any degree of certainty.
The Ardmoreite wil know the re-
sult at each polling place soon after
the closing of the polls and follow-
ing our usual custom we w ill be glad
o answer all phone calls on election
results this evening. The polls close
at seven and soon after that hour the
votes will have been counted.
I
CT
MARCH 18 191)5
Husband and Wife to Pen.
Mk'Alcstor Okla. March 17. In
the district court here Saturday Shel-
ly and Polly Baxter husband and
wife entered pleas of guilty to Iho
(barge of grand larceny and were
sentenced to the state penitentiary
at McAlester the man for one year
and the woman ifor six months. The
man is only 21 and the woman 20
years old. The couple have been In
jail here since December.
You are Invited to Ditzler's Style
Show tonight.
Farmer Seriously Injured.
Kingfisher. Okla. March 17. 1. IW.
licit a prominent farmer north or
t:iwn was seriousy injured and was
unconsclrcd for five days as the result
of being t.nowii from his far.u wag-
on. 'He was found by the roadside
by an automobile party and taken
to his home. Ho is still entirely
helples and in a critical condition.
Don't miss Ditzler's Style Show to-
night a good time.
C
E
MAN WHO MADE FORTUNE IN
GLENN POOL TO BEGIN OPERA-
TIONS IN COUNTY.
C. F. Colcord of the Colcord com-
pany of Oklahoma City who together
with a number of associates was in
Ardmore for several days last week
has secured a number of valuable
leases In the proven fields in tho Oil
City and Keller fields and it is un-
derstood will begin operations at
once. While hrre Mr. Colcord closed
ad eal withone of the best known and
most experienced drillers in the state
of Oklahoma. This man will it has
been stated move his rig immediately
onto a part of the land If ased In the
Keller field and begin drilling within
the week.
Mr. Colcord has made million's out
or oil and is an expert in judging
by the topography of a country wheth-
er or not he is in an.oil section. He
is the man who was associated with
"Bob" Galbreath bring in the histoic
gusher in the Glenn pool and the fact
that he and his associates have se-
cured leases on large .bodies of oil
lands in this county together with the
arrangements which are known to
have been perfected for immediate
wor kwill spell a great deal for big
and continued activity in Carter coun-
ty oil.
Ditzler's Style Sliow tonight.
St. Patrick's Day Parade.
Although St. Patrick's Day has once
;nore passed into history and the
stirring strains of "Wearing of the
Jreen" will not be beard for another
vear. vet we feel that this issue of
the Ardmoreite would be incomplete
were no mention made of the manner
in which the natal day of the patron
saint of Ireland was observed In Ard
more.
The celebration of which Mr. M.
Berryhill was the leading character
and the moving figure the grand mar-
shal and the rank and file was ail
that could be dsslred. Outside of
this the dny was principally observed
in this city by the universal wearing
of the shamrock.
Don't miss Ditzler's Style Show to-
nighta good time.
Horses Shipped From Ardmore.
T. K. Wood shipped out of Ardmore
over the C. R. I. & P. this morning
a mixed car 'of horses and mules.
The shipment goes to Holdenviile.
Some of the horses were said to be
extra heavy ones and both the horses
and mules were of good stock and
well bred.
Woodmen to Madill.
James E. Gait John Morgan Ed
Sandlin and a number of other Ard-
more Woodmen reurned from Madill
this morning where they went yes-
terday evening and participated with
the Madill Woodmen in the initiation
of a class of fifty.
Legation Not Advised.
Washington D. C March IS. Th.i
Greek legation here up to 3 o'clock
this afternoon has received no off i-
riiil report of the assassination of
King George. The press reports
caused a great shock. The state de-
partment is Similarly without advices.
T
1
RATIONS
NUMBER 138
M
WARRANTS
F
ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN
WARRANTS ISSUED IN CHICA-
GO TODAY.
y
Of the Thirty-One Men Indicted
Twenty-eiflht Are Business Men and
Some of Them Wealthy Insurance
Frauds Nearly Million Dollars.
Chicago 111. March 18 One hun-
dred and fourteen! warrants for thirty-one
of the alleged members of the
arson ring were issued today.
Twenty-eight of tho men named
are business men and some of them
wealthy. Their names have not been
made public pending arrests.
Insurance frauds the results of
fires with which they are alleged to
have had connection are alleged to
have amounted to nearly one million
dollars.
C
OF HIS WIFE
TOPEKA MINISTER MAKES DENI-
AL TO STATEMENTS OF HIS
WIFE.
Topeka 'Kan. March 18. (Rev.
Beers accused of choking his wilfe
on the stand today denied the state
ments changing him with remarks
sneering at her religion. (He said de
spite their troubles he always loved
her. Once he said when he asked
her why Bhe had hidden from him
five dollars given as her part of his
salary she became angry and struck
him In the face with her clenched
fist.
FRENCH CABI
NET
RESIGNS.
Premier Briand and All Members of
Cabinet Quit Following Defeat.
Paris March 18. Premier Briand
and all members of hl3 cabinet re-
signed this afternoon following their
dcifeat on a vote of confidence dur-
ing debate.
Basket Factory Meeting.
A number of the moVing spirits of
the basket factory movement met in
the Commercial club rooni3 at the
county court house last night and dis-
cussed the final steps which should
be taken in the matter of incorpora-
tion and the early opening of the
factory.
Tramp Discharged'.
A crippled tramp who ekes out a
precarious living by traveling fron
town to town and tattooing all who
wish their arms hands and wrists
decorated with birds anchors etc.
was arraigned yesterday on the
charge of attempted abduction. Af-
ter all the evidence had been heard
his release from custody was ordered
upon tho recommendation of Assist-
ant County Attorney A. J. Hardy.
ARE DISGRACE TO
UNIONIST MEMBER OF HOUSE OF
COMMONS SCORES THE SUF-
FRAGETTES. London. March 18. A unionist
member of the house of commons
declared today that the hunger
strikes and subterfuges of the mili-
tant suffragettes had brought ridi-
cule on the administration of law.
"The country faces mob rule' ho
said. "It is a disgrace to a civilized
country that women are allowed to
epenly boast that they are crimi-
nally conspiring to break the law."
1G
MlIll
WORLD
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