The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 146, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XIX
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY EVENING MARCH 27 1913
NUMBER m
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IN OIL FIELDS
MID-CONTINENT COMPANY LO-
CATED NEW WELL TODAY IN
SECTION 1
The Mid-Continent company an oil
producing company of Oklahoma City
lias entered the Ardmore field and
its representative G. D. Stone is
Tiere tills week arranging to sink a
well on a bunch of leases recently
secured through L. W. Cr.uce. The
first well will tie sunk in northc 't
quarter of section 1.
Scores of oil men are in the c?fe.
now and the- greatest actlrity pret
m"i11o A vficf annttnn nf fnrtpr roiln- I
ty now looks like a real live city.
Hen are building temporary Louses
for living quarters carpenters are
building new derricks In every direc-
tion new machinery Is being hauled
to the field new pumping plants are
being installed and the oil is flowing
into Ardmore through the pipe line
twenty-four hours every day. Oil
trains a mile in length are leaving
the city'and the railway companies
tire Reeling the influence of tho added
business which the oil field is bring-
ing them.
The field today has a demand for
more drillers. Those here cannot
meet the demands of companies 'who
have the money to pay for sinking
walls. One contracting driller is
sinking ten wells and Is not able to
take care of the orders that are com-
ing to him.
A supply house" Is one of the ne-
cessities. Long whits are experienc-
ed because orders ifor supplies must
"be sent to supply houses at Tulsa.
A manager of one of the big hard-
ware firms of the city said today that
he had felt the demand for oil well
supplies and that he would put in a
stock of oil well supplies that would
meet the demands of the oil men.
Another- necessity Is an interurban
railway to Oil City. That demand
will be met. A promoter who Is
here today from Oklahoma City says
that funds can be easily secured for
such a line and that he will at once
organize a company to connect Ard
more and Oil City by interurban.
Every day brings new oil men here
every day records big deals in leas
es In the field every day witnesses
new contracts for drilling an-d every
day the area and importance of the
field is growing.
One company has sunk 73 wells
and more than 95 per cent of these
wells are producers. Such a record
has never been equaled in any other
field. Ardmore and Carter county
has not yet begun to dream of the
wealth thev have in the oil and gas
fields.
Accused of Duping Rich Men.
Columbus Ohio March 27. Anoth
er case resembling that of the lata
Mrs. Cassie Chadwick comes before
the United States Commissioner's of
fice here today when a hearing Is
given to Mrs. Emma Bothwell who
has several aliases. She Is charged
with having mulcted wealthy men In
a half dozen cities out of thousands
of dollars within the last few months
through Intimations of possible ex-
posure. The postoffice inspectors and city
detectives declare that (Mrs. Both-
well's alleged operations extended to
Indianapolis Ind.; Detroit Mich.;
Cleveland Ohio; Wilkes-Barre Pa.
and several other cities.
They assert that 'Mrs. Bothwell
wrote her alleged" victims claiming
to be in delicate health and demand-
ing money for an operation. Under
another name she is alleged to have
written claiming to be a sister of
Mrs. Bothwell and representing that
the latter had died from the effects
of an operation. From $200 to $500
was asked to pay burial and hos-
pital expenses.
Later under still another alias it
is alleged she sent in bills repre-
senting herself as a "nurse" claiming
fo "know all." and threatening trou-
ble unless money was sent to pay for
her services "in caring for the late
Mrs. Bothwell."
FREE TO OKLAHOMA LADIES.
Th Ardmoreite's $2750 Double Auto-
mobile Contest Will Be Attractive
Just think of it! Two 1913 com-
pletely equipped five-passenger tour-
KM
ing cars giveu free to two of tho
most popular ladies one in the city
of Ardmore and the other outside o
Ardmore; and ladies The Ardmoro-
ite is going to do this very thine
commencing Wednesday April 2.
Get Interested and learn more about
this grand opportunity; it is open to
any lady (married or single) of good
ciiaracter residing anywhere in the
territory covered by Tho Ardrnore-
ite. It doesn't cost one penny to
enter and compote for any of the
valuable sixteen premiums to be
awarded free and you cannot loso
even your time because a cash com-
mission will be paid you if you fail to
win a premium.
Fire in "outhe'ast Ardmore
The fire department were called
out at 8:30 this morning in response
to an alarm turned in from the corner
of D street and Fourth avenue Bouth-
st. The buiiulng occupied by a
o woman named Edmonds had
t from a defective flue and one
gables was burning merrily
of
whei. boys 'arrived. A liberal ap-
plicati f the cheililcals soon put
out the ?s. The damage to the
house wa. .-y sinr.n to the furni-
ture fxd household good none.
Returned from Dentists' Meeting
Dr. A. E. Adams returned this
morning from Oklahoma City where
he has been as a delegate to the
meeting of the State Dentists' Asso-
ciation which has "been in session in
the captial city for the first part ol
this week.
Prize Winners in Essay Contest.
Following are the high school prize
winners in the essay . contest on
"More Beautiful Ardmore."
First Bertha Forbes; second
Anna Anderson; third Dorothy
Smith.
Following are the grammar school
winners: First Jennie Lee Smith;
second Devie Clowdus; third Floy
Peterson.
Attention Rebekahs.
Regular meeting of the Itebekah
lodge will be held tonight at 7:-"!0
o'clock. A full attendance is request-
ed.
SALTIE LEE
Noble Grand.
PUZZLES BURLESON
SOME DECLARE THAT UNCLE
SAM HAS MONOPOLY ON PACK-
AGE TRANSFER.
Washington March 2G. An inter-
pretation of law which if sustained
would take away from the express
companies of the country all their
business in packages weighing less
than eleven pounds is puzzling Tast-
niaster General Burleson and the le-p-al
sharps of the postoffice depart-
ment. Some interpreters of the par-
cel post law construing that statute
in connection with the postal clause
of the constitution maintain that it
has the effect of giving the govern-
ment an absolute monopoly of the
handling of parcels within the limit of
size set by the law.
Under the constitution and the ac-
cumulated statutes and the action ol
the courts It Is unlawful for any pri-
vate Individual or concern to compe'e
with the government in the handling
of mail matter that function being.
parOclarly reserved as a monopoly
for the government. This law those
who have Raised the question in the
department claim automatically cov-
ers all of the activities of the post
office department and therefore
would cover the parcel post service.
The assistant attorney general for
the postoffice department has pre-
pared an opinion which it Is said
holds that the law does not give the
government a monopoly on the handl-
ing of packages. .
Postmaster General Burleson is go-
ing over the matter carefully and is
Inclined to act with caution. It is
probable that he will refer the ques-
tion to Attorney General McReynolls
for an exhaustive investigation of the
law and that the opinion will be laid
before President Wilson for his
views.
Chicken dinner by the Christian
church ladies Saturday 25 cents in
Newman building next to Whltehurst
grocery.
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OHIO DEATH LIST
HIKE
IN
DAYTON ALONE THE PROPERTY LOSS IS PLACED AT FIFTY
MILLION AND ONE THOUSAND LIVES REPORTS FROM SEC-
TION OF STATE WEST OF CO LUMBUS RECEIVED TODAY INDI-
CATE ONE THOUSAND LIVES LOST THROUGH THAT PART OF
STATE NUMB FROM COLD SURVIVORS DROP FROM TREES AND
OTHER POINTS OF REFUGE AD DROWN.
With the Ohio river subsiding the
ctate's death list this afternoon is be-
lieved to have run over two thousand
The property damage is estimated at
cne hundred million dollars.
In Dayton alone the property los3
is fifty million and lives lost one thou
find.
At Delaware the known dead ate
fifty-three. Sidney reports one hun-
dred dead and Tiffin fifty.
The first at Dayton Is now unde"
control and practically ended accorci.
ing to a telephone message to the
governor from Dayton.
One hundred lives are believed to
have been lost at Piqua according tc
a message from the prosecuting attor-
ney of Miami county.
The governor has proclaimed a ter
days' holiday to protect negotiable pa-
per. West Indianapolis has been dedar
ed under martial law and state
troops have been rushed to that dis-
trict ordered to shoot vandals.
Thousands of homes hav been
abandoned in Logansport. That town
is also under martial law.
The crowded foreign quarter of
Dayton where thousands are believ-
ed dead and dying Is still beyond
reach.
Minimum estimates of the loss of
life in Ohio and Indiana this morn-
ing were fifteen hundred. Others
were as high as four thousand. .The
fire menace continued in the Ohio
flood district. Dayton is still burning
and appealing for dynamite with
which to destroy buildings In the
fire's path.
Blizzards added to the terrors of
the exposed refugees. Relief meas-
ures have been perfected in many
cities and carloads of provisions are
being rushed as fast as transporta-
tion is provided.
Western Pennsylvania is facing
grave floods. Sharon and Newcastle
report fifteen feet of water.
In Indiana the deaths are estimat-
ed at from two hundred to two thous-
and. Measles and whooping cough
are reported in West Indianapolis.
Five babies have been born in a
church filled with refugees at Dayton.
One baby was born in a boat while
its mother was being carried to safe-
ty. Such incidents are common.
Cincinnati Is now endangered by
the rising Ohio and its tributaries.
Reservoir May Break.
Dayton Ohio March 27. Fire broke
out here afresh today. The Lewis-
ion reservoir north of the city Is
momentarily in danger of bursting.
The snow and bitter cold adds to
the suffering. The city is under mar-
tial law. A thief who was caughl
robbing houses was shot by guards-
men. At least sixty-five thousand per-
sons hemmed in by the floods are
menaced by the fire.
The Great Miami river with its ter-
rific current still bars the way to
specific information of the number
of dead. The stream has reached a
width and depth far beyond all past
records. Although thousands are ma-
roned in houses and on the roofs of
buildings throughout the city on!y i
few corpses have been recovered. It
is exacted that the northern part
of the city will show the greatest
loss of life.
Says One Thousand Dead.
Columbus Ohio March 27. Be-
tween six hundred and one thousand
persons have been drowned on tho
west side of Columbus according to
the representative of a Columbu.?
Dispatch in communication from a
previously isolated section just be-
fore noon today. According to those
who invaded the district the state in-
stitutions and upper floors are crowd-
ed with ref ogees who tell of inde-
scribable horjrrs. Four children are
said to have been born at Hilltop in
a ubool hous-. . Former Mayor Mar-
shall declares that one thousand lives
nay have been lost. Looting by van
dals has added to tjie horroM and
they have been ordered shot dowc.
NOW Ti THOUSAND
0
WM
After two nights of horror during
which hundred:? clung to housetops
culling fi.r help until their voices
gave way do.ens perched in brandies
of trees many lost their grip from
cold and dropped into tho water.
Tho lifeless form of a man can ha
.seen still hanging in a tree. He was
frozen while signaling for help. Tho
looting of vandals added to the hor-
ror. Two Fifty at Hamilton.
Hamilton Ohio March 27. The
Lakeview Hotel in the residence sec-
tion of this ctiy collapsed today. There
were Ci ft v persons in it and ten bod ies
have been recovered. It is be-
lieved there are two hundred and
fifty dead here. .
Cincinnati Faces Flood.
Cincinnati. Ohio March 27. Willi
Muskingum the Scioto tho two Mi-
amls anii Licking pouring millions of
gallons of flood water Into tho Ohio
river Cincinnati faces the worst flood
in her historj. The water is creep-
ing into the lowlands this afternoon.
Garrison to Ohio.
Washington D. C March 27.--Seeretary
of iWar Garrison will leave
hero this afternoon for the flood dis-
trict to take personal charge and
represent the president.
Supplies from Canada for the suf-
fer ers be admitted free of duty
by McAdoo's order.
President Wilson this afternoon is
determined to go to the flooded dis-
trict if he can do any good. lie will
await word from Secretary Garrison
who goes to tho scene this after-
noon. Fifty Known Dead.
Peru lnd. March 27. Although thu
high water precludes a search of the
flooded district the authorities this
afternnn asserted that there are 100
missing with fifty known dead.
FREEDOM FOR MONTGOMERY
Former Cashier Bank of Pittsburg
Will Be Free Tomorrow
Pittsburgh Pa. March 27. -(William
Montgomery former cashier of
the Al'egheny rXtional Bai.k of Ti.'s-
burs will be a free man tomorrow
or as soon as he ca'i iive afler
midnight tonight. One of the last
acts Ol President Taft was to com
mute Montgomery's sentence upon
recommendation of the physicians in
Leavenworth prison Kansas where
he is confined. It is understood Mr.
Taft further believed that Montgom
ery's sentence of 15 years for com
plicity In the wrecking of the bank
was excessive. It was pointed out
to the executive that Montgomery
lost Kearny in the failure and that
he suffered financial losses larger
than many of the directors and other
officials Ot the institution.
Montgomery was se itenced Xovcm
her 28 1903 by Judge James S.
Young. September 20 1909 he was
transferred from tho Western peni
tentiary in Pittsburgh to Leaven
worth. He was arrested in May
1908 on charges of embezzlement and
misappropriation of funds. More
than $1000000 was lost by the bank
FIFTY-
T
TWO MORE VICTIMS OF TORNADO
BRINGS OMAHA'S DEATH LOSS
TO THIS FIGURE.
Omaha Neb. March 27. Two tor-
nado victims died during last night
bringing the city's total deaths to cne
hundred and fifty-four.
Forty-two victims are reported
from Council Bluffs and adjacent cities.
HO
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Secretary West Back -from City
Secretary of the Ardmore Commer-
citl Club Felix K. West returned
this looming from Oklahoma City
where he appeared before the govern-
or yesterday with (Hirers in protest-
ing against tho approval by 'ho gov-
ernor of tho Muskogeo Stato Fair
hill. Mr. West states that a dele-
gation consisting of over one hun-
dred person's was present and pro-
tested against the nieasuro receiving
the governor's signature. A delega-
tion was also present in the interests
of the bill from Muskogee. Mr West
presented the protest signed by sou-
thern Oklahomans. All tho names
to the protest had been embodied in
one sheet making a strip of paper
several feet long. Mr. West stated
that Governor Cruce has taken tho
measure under advisement and will
take no action in the matter until
next Tuesday April 1.
J. B. Smith an oil man from I)u-
rant is making his headquarters in
this city now at the Whittington
hotel.
Victor Williams and four other
men drove from Loco yesterday Into
Ardmore through the snow. He says
the roads were very slippery and
had at different places and ho and
his companions suffered intensely
from cold hut that Buick machine
never failed to pull a single time and
the trip was mado in very good tlnio
considering the falling snow and the
had roads.
Birth.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jas. S.
Whitsett on West Broadway a son.
Attention K. of P's.
Work in rank of Esquire tonight.
Let us have a good attendance. Vis-
iting knights Invited.
WSI. F. BOf.rtLAXD C. C.
Jim Carruthers the old darkey
known to so many white people as
the squirrel peddler died at his home
In this city yesterday. He had gone
through a siege of pneumonia and
the physician attending him had dis-
missed the case. A stroke of paraly-
sis sei.ed him and life lasted but a
few hours. Carruthers earned his live-
lihood by killing squirrels and sell-
ing them to his white friends.
MOVEMENT IN FAVOR OF MEN
AT FOREIGN POSTS TO BE RE-
LIEVED OF EXPENSE.
Washington March 20. Wrr.. F.
McCombs' declination of the offico of
ambassador to Franco on the ground
that only a man of large private
means could keep up tho expensive
establishment which custom seems tr
rciyiire has started an agitation that
may result in provision by tho Unit
ed States government to enable its
ambassadors and ministers abrr ad to
maintain their embassies and lega
ilon:i with proper dignity without
the necessity of going deep into their
owr. pockets. Already members ot
congress are beginning to realize
how President Wilson Is hampered
in his selection of men of nitre abil
ity than wealth fci important diplo
matic positions and the sugceUon
growing nut of Mr. McCorubs' declin-
ation is bearing fruit.
There was talk teday in official
circles that the president would send
a message to congress advocating
legislation that would en.'ble poor
men of the inrellecfj.il calibre re-
quired to accept diplomatic posts In
foreign countries where the standard
of living arid entertaining snt for
ambassadors or oiinlsters requires
heavy expense. It goes without say-
ing that should tho president trans-
mit such a message his views would
find many supporters among senators
and representatives who heretofore
have been Indifferent on the subject.
As far back as 1884 President Ar
thur recognized the importance of
this government owning !'.s diplomatic
and consular buildings abroad. He
mentioned the subject in a letter to
congress. A year later President
Cleveland backed up the suggestion
in his annual message and in Janu
ary 1S90 President Harrison advocat
ed the Idea. Again In ISsti and Id
1893 President Cleveland commented
on the matter in his annual message
of those years.
I MBS REFUSAL
STMTS AGITATION
VICTORY C10IS
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TERRIFIC FIGHTING ADRIAN.
OPLE IN FLAMES CHATALJA
YIELDS.
Mustapha Pasha March 2G. The
fortress of Adrianoplu was taken by
the Bulgarians this morning after
fighting ot the most terrible charac-
ter (since Monday. Flames are de-
vastating the city.
Fire Raging In Adrlanople.
Sofia Bulgaria March 2'!. It was
announced from a trustworthy priv-
ate source this morning that the
Bulgarian cavalry ha-J succeeded in
entering tho besieged Turkish fort-
ress of Adrlanople.
At an early hour this ornIng fires
were raging in various sections of the
beleaguered city. Tho maddened pop-
.illation whose nerves had been shat-
tered by almost incessant bombard-
ment for a period of over seven
months was fleeing about the streets
from one point to another not know-
ing where to find shelter.
The great artillery arsenal In tho
city was burning and tho barracks
lying between the hospital and the
northern forts were nlso In flames.
Tho Bulgarfans in strong force
gradually advanced their lines encir-
cling the city and by short rushes
tho Infantrymen approached near
enough to prepare for the final dash.
On all sides tho combined move
of the attackers on the ever-resisting
city was continued. The Bulgarian
infantry had reached within 300 yards
of the main iforts at 5 o'clock last
evening. They entrenched themselv-
es there while ammunition and pro-
visions were brought up from the
rear and preparations were made for
the final assault.
Tho entire line of fortresses da-
fending the eastern side of the city
was captured by the Bulgarians after
a most spectacular assault at the
point Of 'he bayonet by long lines of
infantry which were strengthened by
the second reserve lines. The east-
ern forts soon fell Into their hands
and Bulgarian batteries were Imme-
diately placed In "position to concen-
trate their fire on theTold works. The
way was thus cleared for a direct as-
sault on the city itself.
Turk Chief Commits Suicide
London March 2C ShakrI Pasha
the Turkish chief in command of
Adrlanople committed suicide after
the capture of the city according to
a news agency dispatch from Sofia.
Turks Yield Chatalja.
'London March 2fi. After two
days' desperate fighting Chatalja
has fallen into tho hands of the Bul-
garians according to a telegram re-
ceived tonight by the Bulgarian lega-
tion In London.
SAY FRUIT IS KILLED.
Walter Colbert Believes Many Peach
Trees are Killed.
W. P. Poland has boasted for
many years that the fruit crop of The
Chickasaw nation has never been a
failure. The Old Chief is changing
his tone today and says at least the
greater portion of it Is gone.
IV. F. Warren says he examined
some peaches and found the fruit
killed.
Walter Colbert says not only the
fruit si killed but some of the trees
have also been killed by the' severe
cold after tho trees had budded.
Arthur Walcott said the fruit wns
dead and if the trees lived the people
might consider themselves fortunate.
Oats he says are safe and the al-
falfa crop will not bo hurt. But Mr.
Walcott concluded that the loss of
the fruit was very light to suffer
when compared to what others are
suffering In many section of the
United States.
H. T. Hunt was asked if the de-
struction of the fruit crop would in
terfere with the buHdlng of the bas-
ket factory. His reply was that the
factory would be built. The manu-
facture of peach baskets was only one
part of the enterprise and that the
(factory could be kout busy building
egg crates and crates for shipping
potatoes melons berries and vege-
tables. Want tda get reiuttj Read them.
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