The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 185, Ed. 1 Monday, May 12, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XIX
I FEARS OF
JAPANESE T
WILSON 8AYS NEGOTIATIONS BE-
TWEEN TWO COUNTRIES ARE
ALONG FRIENDLY LINES.
ABOUT THE WEBB BILL
President Takes Position "That Webb
Alien Land Law is Not in Violation
of Treaty Japanese Fear Disc'ti-
ination Against Them.
Washington D. C May 12. Presi-
dent Wilson brlieves that the nego-
tiations between Japan and the
Uii It 3-1 States over the alien land
legislation are not in an alarming
stage but that the Interchange of
views has been along friendly lines
calculated to remove the appearance
of discrimination against the Japa-
nese. The president discussed the subject
informally and took the position that
the Webb bill Is not in violation of
the treaty. Ho Intimated that thj
Japanese protest Is not founded on
the claim that the treaty will be
broken but upon the feeling that
there is an effort to discriminate
against the Japanese on the ground of
alleged ineligibility of citizenship.
PIONEER PHYSICIAN DIES.
Or. A. S. Cloud Was at Appomattax
When Lee"5urrendred.
OutDrte Okla. May 11. Dr. A. b.
Cloud colonel of the Sixteenth North
Carolina regiment Confederate .""iiy
pioneer at ChiUicothe Mo. aad
later at Kiowa. Kan. died at Chero-
kee yesttrday. He was captured at
Gettysburg imprisoned with 1200
other Confederate officers on John-
son's Island Lake Erie and was one
of the 230 officer prisoners who drew
black balls to toe executed in retal-
iation for the Fort Pillow malsacre.
They were saved by President Lin-
coln and exchanged. Later Col.
Cloud was at Appomattox and was
present wllen Lee surrendered to
Orant. For yeurs he was about the
-only practicing physician between
"Wichita Kan. and Amarilld Tex. and
formerly owned a big catttle ranch
m Eagle Chief near where Carmen
Okla. now stands.
Married by Judge Freeman.
When Judge Freeman arrived at hi3
chambers in the county court about
seven o'clock this morning he found
a couple who were longing for hap-
piness and anxiously' awaiting hi.
ministrations. In a few brief words
the judge made H. Manglin and Miss
Cabler both of Eastman Love coun-
ty man and wife. Immediately fol-
'owing this and before the judge had
fairly gotten his second wind Har-
rison Smart and Miss Ethel Ward
both of Marietta Love county ap-
peared upon the scene and stated
that they could not possibly live
apart. The judge in his most im-
pressive manner mado them one.
Volney King Acquitted.
Kansas City Mo. May 12. Volney
W. King was today acquitted ot the
murder of James B. Beck.
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FIVE MEN KILLED.
CoUlnsrille Okla.. May 12.
Five employes of a pipe line
company were killed by light-
ning today. Two others were
probably fatally Injured. The
men were driving to the com-
pany's oil fields three miles
from town when the bolt
struck.
The dead are Thomas Clark
Harry Girard E. E. Rltner E
. Stephens and E. S. Lynn.
Three other men In the wagon
escaped. Many oil tanks were
set on fire and the damage Is
estimated at one hundred
thousand dollars. Rain fell in
torrents and much property
was washed away.
ROUBLE
HAIL DEVASTAT5S CROPS.
Area Ten Miles Long and Several
Miles Wide Damaged.
Honey Grove Tex. May 11. A hall
storm several miles wide and about
ten miles long visited i e country
east and south of the city about 3
p. m. today lasting half an hour.
Much damage was done to growing
crops some being entirely destroyed.
A small amount of hail fell In and
near
most
Dial and was
a waterspout.
followed by ai-
Railroad Telegrapners Meet.
Baltimore May 12. A- ten day
meeting of the railroad telegraphers
opened here today with delegated
from all parts of the country. This
is the ninth biennial and nineteenth
regular session of the Grand Division
ot the Order of Railway Telegra-
phers which comprises a membership
5.000 telegraph operators scatter-
over the United 'States Cau-
'feu. ''exico. Mayor Treston will
a.
inakfc ' iress of welcome and
there wi. ... number of other
prominent n. .iddres3 the con-
vention. There is also in session here at
the same time a convention of the
Woman's auxiliary to the Telegra-
pher's Union comprising about 300
members. If. B. Purham ot St. Louis
is president of the order and L. W.
Quick is secretary and treasurer. Mr.
Quick
of St.
is also treasurer of the city
Louis.
IN A NEW WORK.
O. K.
Darden is Now a Farm Dem
onstratorAnts a Pest.
O. K. Darden field agent for the
state board of agriculture with head-
quarters at Lone Grove was in the
city today. One ot the duties incum-
bent upon. Mr. Darden is to keep P
interest in the county Institutes and
he is preparing to hold meetings of
the institute in the towns of the
county outside of Ardmore. Carter
Lore and Johnston are'ia his terri-
tory . and he will divide his time
equally among ttese three counties.
Mr. Darden says fanners are taking
iiore interest In agriculture thjan
they Save ever tSTSb. before" and they
are getting better results. The cold
itights he says have injured the
early cotton. Oats and wheat are
doing fairly well and corn is growing
very fast. Ants he says are getting
to be a pest in some of the crops.
He budded many pecans this spring
and the ants are bothering the ten-
der buds. Sam Owens of Provence
has learned that liquid asphalt spread
around the pecan tree will keep the
ants away. Mr. Darden has tried the
experiment and finds that the ants
will not cross a line of liquid asphalt
and says the discovery of Mr. Owens
will save many pecan trees in the
county.
NATIVE STONE FOR CAPITOL.
Suggested That Oklahoma Structure
Utilize as Much as Possible.
Oklahoma City Okla. May 11. A
report made to the senate on Okla-
homa building material suggests that
the state capitol be constructed as
nearly as possible out of material na-
tive to the state. The state is in pos-
session of such great quantities the
committee says thaf all of the ma-
terial iir'the class of building stone
can be procured without difficulty.
The committee offers the following
suggestion as to the state house:
Foundation and first story to be ot
gray granite quarried at Tishomingo;
columns to be of red rose granite
from Granite; arches ot blue granite
found at Cold Springs Kiowa coun-
ty; finishings of the building to be
of oolitic stone found at Bromide and
Marble City.
Arrested for Burglary.
Sheriff Garrett went out to Glenn
yesteriay afternoon and brought in
W. A. Grant whom he lodged in jail
on charge of burglarizing the house
of Frank Boyd at that place. The
prisoner is said to have carried oi?
all the visible suppfy of meat and
lard on the premises. This morning
he was arraigned before Judge Free-
man and waiving his preliminary
was held in bonds in the sum of $300
for the district court.
Miss Schmidt a Baroness-
Philadelphia May 11. Miss Helen
Margaret Schmidt daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward A. Schmidt was
married here tofjay to Captain Carl
Czoernig von Cjrnhausen a baron
of Auptria. The wedding took place
at the home of the bribe's purer.t.
"Weltzreton."
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA. MONDAY EVENING MAY 12 1913
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WEATHER FORECAST
"GENERALLY FAIR"
WEEK SAYS THE
!WATHER MAN.
FOR THK
FEDERAL
'.jWMhln-gton May 11. 'Unseason-
ably high temperatures are not ex-
pected to prevail during the com-
ing week over any portion of the
country according to the weekly
weather bureau' bulletin issued today.
"Temperatures will rise on Mon-
day however" the bulletin said "over
the eastern half of the country and
also on Tuesday from the lake reg-
ion and Ohio valley eastward but
probably to only about normal con-
ditions. In the plateau region and
the extreme northwest It will be cool
er by Monday night with frost in
the latter section and "by the middle
of the week it will be cooler in the
plains states the upper Mississippi
valley and the upper lake region. In
the south normal temperatures will
prevail.
"No precipitation of consequence is
indicated over the eastern portion of
the country. Showers will occur
early in the week over the north-
west and central weBt and probably
by the middle of the week in tho
central valleys and the greater por-
tion of the lake region followed hy
generally fair weather during the
second half of the week.
"In the south Atlantic and East
Gulf states there will be local thun-
der showers during the first half of
the week followed by generally fair
weather during the latter half.. It
thei we9t Gulf states generally fair
weather Is indicated."
Chauncey Depew Guide.
Washington D. C May 12. For-
mer Senator Chauncey Depew acted
as guide to the capitol to the party
here to arrange for the centenary
of peace between the United State3
and Great Britain. Carnegie was
also a member of the party.
Mayor Visits Waterworks.
Mayor Roberts . accompanied by
Commissioner Bridgman and City
Engineer Bradford leftthe city this
morning for the dam and pumping
plant on the Caddo. The trip is
made for inspection purposes only.
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NUMBER ONE.
HOFFMAN Ardmore.
STREET CAR RIOTS
STRIKE OF CINCINNATI STREET
' CARMEN ASSUMES SERIOUS AS
PECT.
Cincinnati O. May 12. One car
was burned five were deserted and
left burning and the crews of these
six cars were either beaten or forc-
ed to run to safety is the total re-
sult of today's efforts of the Cl.i-
stnnatl Traction company to oper-
ate its cars. One car passing Broad-
way was suddenly seen ablaze. Sev-
eral men driving a wagon alongside
had thrown gasoline over the car
and applied a match.
TORNADO IN INDIANA.
Heavy Damage in Several Parts of In
diana from Last Night's Storm.
Great Bend Ind. May 12.
A tornado did great damage last
night at Dclwyn near St. John. Be-
cause the wires are down no details
are available.
MAY 12 IN HISTORY.
1809 Vienna capittulated to
the
French.
1829 Brazil ordered discontinuation
of importation of slaves into that
country.
18G4 Eighth day's fighting at Spot-
sylvania terrific damages about
equal on both sides.
1879 Income tax defeated in lower
house of congress.
1881 French established directorate
over Tunis by treaty with Tur-
key. '
1902 Anthracite coal strike began.
1903 Governor Pennyback of Penn-
sylvania signed bill muzzling the
press.
CI. amp Clark Talks to Teachers.
Paltimore Md. May 11. Speaker
Champ Clark gives his views on ed-
ucational matters to the members cf
the Maryland State Federation of
Teachers at its meeting here today
at the Odd Fellows' Temple. He ar-
rived in Baltimore at noon and was
khe guest of Mayor Preston at lunc'u
at the Maryland Club preceding his
visit to he teachers.
Want Indian Deposits Scattered.
Oklahoma City Okla.. May 11.
Oklahoma's congressional delegation
is memorialized in a concurrent res-
olution by Senators Board and Fields
which tho legislature adopted to se-
cure a more equitable distribution of
Indian 'nnds in banks of eastern Ok-
lahoma. The Interior department has
cu deposit at central points an ag-
gregate of $350000 belonging to in-
dividual Indian citizens and the res-
olution asks ttat each account be
carried In a. bank In the county
where the Indian resides. The res-
olution applies only to (he Five Civ-
ilized Tribes.
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McBRINE TO TRIAL.
Defaulter Will Be Arraigned at Guth
rie May 19.
Will U. Molirlue self-confessed
defaulter from the state of approxi
mately $:!00il0 will be arraigned be
fore District Judge A. II. Huston at
Guthrie May 19 to enter a plea on
two charges of forgery of state war-
i ants that have been entered against
him there. After a plea has been
entered a date for tho trial will
probably be named.
McUrino it is said lis failed to
substantiate his statements soon af-
ter liib arrest that he would impli
cate several state oniclais in mm
speculations. While in New York
Attorney General West promised him
leniency if he could back up hi t
statements with reference to other
state officials but this It is said he
lias not done.
It was stated at the attorney gen
eral's office that it McHriue enters
a plea of not guilty It will proceed
at once to -prosecute him.
Mcliriiie's alleged peculations took
place while lie was employed as
warrant clerk In the Btutjj auditor's
office under former state auditor M.
:. Tr.ipp. He left Oklahoma K
April 1911 and returned IS months
later when ho was placed under ar-
rest. Oklahoman.
Anhut's Trial Today.
New York May 12. John N. An-
hnt the attorney iiWicted for offer-
ing a bribe of $30000 to get Harry
K. Thaw out cf Matteawan Asylum
for the criminal Insane was iplacod
on trial here today. Anhut has been
fighting for Immunity on the ground
that ho had previously testified be-
fore Gov. Sulzer's commission ot In-
quiry regarding the accusation on
which the attempted bribery is based
but has not succeeded.
BEST REPORT MADE.
Carter County Has Mora Canning
Clubs and Bigger Prizes.
Mrs. Georgia Scott who has been
emgiyed in this county to teach
canning has returned from Guthrie
where a state school for demonstra-
tors was held last Friday and Sat-
urday. There are fourteen counties
in Oklahoma that have demonstra-
tors and each one of these counties
was represented at the state meet-
ing. A score of different subjects
touching the work were discussed by
experts in the different lines and a
school of canning was held. Car-
ter county reported that It has the
largest number of premiums already
offered for prizes to the girls In
the canning clubs and reported the
largest membership In the Btate. Mrs.
Scott is now ready to devote her
time exclusively t0 this work which
Is one of the most Important branch-
es of modern agriculture.
K. of P. Grand Lodge.
The grand lodge of Knights of
Pythias will hold its annual meeting
this week In Oklahoma City. Among
those who will attend from here aro
Frank Bourland W. T. Salisbury H.
C. Potterf H. T. Hunt Frank Berry-
hill Joe M. Indon B. L. Itasor
and Clias. London.
Ardmore will invito the Pytrlana
to hold their next meeting In this
city. Mr. London will place Ard-
more In nomination. He has letters
from the Retailers and from Commer.
clal club and from a number of citi-
zens including the mayor and will
urge that Ardmore be named as the
grand lodge town of the knights for
next year. There Is no other city
that would appreciate a visit from
these people more than Ardmore
there Is no city in the state better
equipped to care for the lodge and
If a more central town is not accept-
ed Ardmore will win the next meet-
ing. Wilt Visit Loco.
iDr. TV. it. Martin president of
Hargrove college left here today for
the western part of the county where
he will spend the week. At Loco
Thursday and Friday he will serve
as judge in ftwo expression contests
and on Saturday night he will de-
liver the literary address to the grad-
nating class of the city schools of that
place. Dr. Martin is an enthusias-
tic school man and the Loco people
wi Ibe pleased wltltv his addres3.
Happiness.
Happiness is mostly a state of
mind; the most persistent singer we
ever knew was a farm hand who had
to work fifteen hours a day.
Stop and read the Want Ads.
NUMBER 185
TARIFF HOT
ON TOMORROW
UNDERWOOD TARIFF BILL WILL
THEN COME UP FOR REFER-
ENCE TO COMMITTEE.
IDLE UNTIL JUNE
Hous to Adjourn Regularly Every
Three Days Until Beginning of the
Regular Session of Congress the
First Week in June.
ihhiimion D. C May 1. Tin
tariff fight will be renewed in tlm
senate tomorrow when the fti'ler-
wood bill comes up for reierencj to
the finance committee.
The house met to dispose of what
tome party leaders refer to a
"Chicken feed" and almost Immedi
ately adjourned for three days be-
ginning regular adjournments for
similar periods until the first week
in June. The Idea is to mark true
pending the tariff fight on the sen
ate side.
PHILIPPINE TYPHOON.
Sundy's Storm Worst In Years-
Many Deaths.
Manila May 11. The worst ty-
phoon experienced In years struck
the Island today causing many deaths
and wrecking many steamers and
numerous lighter craft.
The known fatalities at sea total
fifty-eight but the total death Ust
from the storm Is swelling with in-
coming reports.
It Is believed no Americans lost
their lives.
To Organize New School District.
William Brown of Overbrook Love
county and Newton Kemp of Cheek
Carter county were In the city this
morning on business with County Su-
perintendent L. M. Thurston. These
gentlemen state that a joint district
to accommodate pupils residing in
both counties in their neighborhood
will be organized at an early date.
The section of the counties ot Love
and Crrter around Overbrook and
Cheek is comparatively newly set-
tledthe land most ot it was
thrown on the market at the Indian
land sales last fall but has become
thickly settled and now comprises
soino of the best and most care-
fully cultivated farms in the two
counties. 1
Cuban Heiress Weds.
New York May 12. Miss Sylvia A.
d MurU daughter of the late Ramon
de Murla v.ho was president of tha
Bank of Cuba was married today In
the Brick Presbyterian ' Church to
Dr. Albert Vander Veer. The cere-
mony was performed by Dr. Jowett
and a reception followed at the Ho-
tel Gotham.
Will Address Graduates.
Prof. C. W. Richards superintend-
ent of the city schools of this city
will go to Tishomingo tomorrow
where he will deliver the address to
the graduating class of the high
schools of that city. The address
will be delivtled in the opera house
ot the Johnston county city and will
be a most excellent one. The gradu-
ating class of Tishomingo high school
of this year consists of six girls aad
one boy.
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Wednesday has been desig-
nated a3 Booster Day for the
local baseball team. Booster
tickets good for gate and
grandstand are being sold at
fifty cents each. The person
selling the most ti . .S sReop?.
selling the most tickets for
this game will be given a seas-
on pass by the local club. Help
to boost your teams' finances
and the players will boost Ard-
more's percentage and stand-
ing in the race.
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