The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 57, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 11, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME TWENTY
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA THURSDAY DECEMBER 11 1913
NUMBER 57
JOIN TODAY IN THE EMPTY STOCKING CRUSADE IN ARDMORE
FIGHTING I
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FLETCHER ADVISES NAVY DE.
PARTMENT REBELS HAVE BET-
TER OF ENGAGEMENT.
PROTECT FORE!
All Foreigners Gatr
-'Ural
Zone Along Water i
Protection of Guns of
Warships There.
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Washington I). ('.. Dec. 11. Offi-
cial reports from Rear Admiral
Fletcher to the navy department to-
day said that the Constitutionalists
are mailing progress in their attack
on Tampico and that thus far no
foreigners have been injured.
Tin? non-combatants lie advised
were concentrated near the water
front where they are under the pro
lection of the guns of the American
cruiser Chester and the gunboats
Wheeling and Tacoma. The battle
ships Rhode Inland and Michigan are
further - out.
The fighting has continued since
yesterday and from the harbor the
American naval officers have observ-
ed thnt strategetically the constitu-
tionaltists seem to have the better of
it.
If the foreigners' safety becomes
doubtful In the neutral zone they
will be taken aboard the ships. Some
are already aboard.
Refugees Board Steamer.
-Hamburg Germany Dei 11. The
Hamburg-American Steamship com-
pany officials received a message
today that their steamer Kronprin-
zessln Cecilie is taking aboard refu-
gees at Tampico where the rebel
attack on the city began yesterday.
Luis Terrazas in Texas.
I'residio Texas Dec. 11. Luis
Terrazas. one of the wealthiest Mex-
icans whose cattle are sakl to have
fed both the rt bels and federals in
both the Madero and the present
revolution crossed into tho l'nite.1
States today safe apparently at last
from death with which he has been
threatened for months.
No Compromise With Huerta.
Hermosillo Sonora Dec. 11. Gen
eral Carran.a when told of yester-
day's Mexico City proposals for an
election embracing the constitution
alists merely said he would accept
ro compromise with the Huerta gov
(rtiment.
American Bank Suspended.
iMadrid Dec. 11. The American
bank which suspended yesterday
from the effects of a run caused by-
reports that the bank was overload-
ed with Mexican securities resumed
today when the ITank of Spain came
to its assistance but was again
forced to suspend.
T
HEAVY LICENSE
LOCAL ASSOCIATION INSISTS
THAT NON-RESIDENT PED-
DLERS BE TAXED THE LIMIT.
A committee from the retailers as
sociation arpeared before the city
commissioners Tuesday night and
asked that some legislation be passed
regulating itinerant peddlers and
fakers of every sort and that an
ordinance be passed fixing the tax
cn these persons so high that they
would give this town to go-by an-J
leave the business to legitimate bus-
iness men. The ordinance was read
by the mayor and referred to the
commissioners who will take some
action at the next regular meeting
of the city council.
WANTED -Write
me.
Okla.
10.000 choice pecans.
V. D. Eagle Ardmore
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SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.
Its Big Crops of Corn Cotton and Po-
tatoes Attract Immigrants.
The good crop conditions anil tin'
prosperous times in southeastern Ok-
lahoma is attracting man citizens to
that section of t he country this fall.
Many immigrants arc moving there
from Texas and from northern Oklaho-
ma. They are moving by rail and by
private conveyance. Many wagons
have passed through this city bound
for thai section id the state and
scarcely a day passes that the Frisco
does not transfer from one to three
cars of household goods front the oili-
er roads lo be shipped over the Frisco
to southeastern Oklahoma.
T'T LOPEZ
ty
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STILL SUIT
SHERIFF'S POSSE NOW PLAN
CUT OFF WATER SUPPLY
UTAH-APEX MINE.
TO
IN
Hiugham I'tah Dec. 10. Losing
faith in their ability to starve him out
quickly and having failed to smoke
him out the sheriffs trying to capture
Ralph Lopez slayer of s;x men de-
cided Wednesday night to attempt to
cut off his water supply In the Ctah-
Apex mine.
With this plan in view a posse will
he sent into the mine within the next
few hours. Unless Lopez is dead or
has escaped another underground bat-
tle such as took place on November
29 when two deputies were killed is
though probable. The sheriffs are
convinced that there are only two
places In the mine where the despera-
do can obtain water. They Intend to
string wires through the tunnels and
protect these places with search lights
leaving guards stationed In the dark-
ness to prevent him approaching to
drink.
Although the search of the miles of
underground workings was discontin-
ued on Monday for fear of sacrificing
mere lives the council of sheriffs de-
cided that to cut off his water supply
would he worth risking another en-
counter with the deadly marksman.
Lopez took refuge in the mine on
November 27 after killing a miner
and three peace officers on November
21.
Expect Zelaya to Go to Spain.
New York Dec. 11.--Former Presi-
dent .1. Santos Zelaya. of Nicaragua is
expected to sail for liarcelona. Spain
today in accordance with a promise
made ten (lays ago. when the depart-
ment at Washington agreed to approve
his release from jail if he would keep
free from political tangles and take
leave of the Cnited States as soon as
possible. Despite the attitude and
warning of the Cnited States it is
stated that friends of Zelaya are act-
ively planning for his return to pow-
er in Nicaragua. '
MURRAY'S INDIAN BILLS.
Would Provide Homes for Mississippi
Choetaws Payments.
Washington Dec. 10. Representa-
tive Murray of Oklahoma proposes to
remove the danger of an invasion of
the Choctaw funds by the Mississippi
Choetaws by providing the Mississip
pi branch with homes In Mississippi
to be purchased out of a congression-
al appropriation for that purpose. He
introduced a bill to that effect today
Other bills dealing with Indian mat
ters introduced by Representative Mur-
ray were to provide for the per capita
payment to the Chickasaws and Choe
taws of $200 for the present year and
$100 on the 1st of April 1915.
To provide for the payment by the
government out of the funds held by
the tribles assessment for drains and
ditches upon all Indian allotted lands
not subject to taxation.
To authorize the sale by any In-
dian allottee and suit to be brought
thereon by the purchaser even though
the allottee has been out of posses-
sion. WILSON IS IN BED AGAIN.
President Cancelled All Engagements
For Today on Account of Cold.
Washington D. C. Dec. 11 Presi-
dent Wilson cancelled all engagements
again today on account Sf his cold
which is worse. He will remain In
LeJ until he gets rid of it.
FIRST PERSONS ADVISED WITH I
EMPTY MHT
There must not lie an empty stock-
ing in Ardmore Christmas morning.
The lines are being laid now to reach
out to every home in the city. The
liaplisi I'liilatlieas will care for a
number of families in the way of toys
and fruits for Christmas. F.ach room
in the city schools will have a Christ
mas tree for the exchange of presents
an I In each room a free-will otter-
ing will he made for the poor and the
money will be placed in the hands of
Mrs. Curtis for proper distribution.
The Ardtnoreite received a letter
jestcrday from .1. K. Keller of Caney
Kansas enclosing $15 to be used In
the aid of the unfortunate in Ardmore.
Mr. Keller is not unacquainted with
Ardmore. He has been here as a repre-
sentative of the Dorothea Oil company
of Tulsa. A portion of the $15 was
given by H. K. Karnes manager of
the same company. These gentlemen
gave portrayal of a line spirit in the
giving the money was designated for
a certain channel and has been placed
according to the request that came
with the letter.
One person approached in the inter
est of the Empty Stocking Crusade
said "I have been thinking of takiug
the lead in accumulating two auto
loads of supplies for the Cornish Or-
phans' Home and at the same time
help in the work of organizing work
along the same line for the poor of
the city. My check will re forthcom
ing and all I can do in the line of
work will be cheerfully done." A
banker said "Come by the bank to-
morrow and I shall give you my check
that I desire to place In this fund."
A dry goods merchant said "The first give or decline to giveis they think
time you pass the store drop in andi right. Those who have bad health can
my check will be made out awaiting help those who have not. Families in
ycu." Every person approached on j which the breadwinner lias been able
the matter is eager to see the Kmpty to work can contribute to those fam-
Stocking Crusade made a success Hies w here the father has been
pud the Ardmoreite asks only to be
used as a medium for communication
among the people in the raising of the
funds. The amounts that reach us I widow is having a struggle w ith want
l.nless directed into specified channels I in readjusting herself to the w orld
will be turned over to Mrs. Curtis These are the homes that will be
county probation officer and to In sought out and these are the people
used by her. Mrs. Curtis has made ii who will receive the good tilings your
her business to become acquainted dollar will buy.
v. ith the poor of the city. She knows i You will not le asked for money
probably more of the work than any J Think it ov er and let your own con-
other could learn from now until the! science he the guide.
T NDCTED
FOR LAND FBAUDS:
CHARGED WITH BUYING FLORIDAOLD MAN WHO CAME FROM GER-
LANDS FOR A SONG AND SELL-I MANY TO HELP HIS SON WEPT
ING FOR FORTUNE. i IN COURT ROOM.
Kansas City Dec. l't. Five men one ' New York D- c. II. The aged fath-
a minister identified with the Chain I er of Hans Schmidt who came from
hers Land company were indicted in
the federal court. Monday. A new in-
dictment also was returned against
the eight men held two weeks ago in
connection with the operation of the
Florida Fruit Lands company. The
men named in connection with the
Chambers company are . E. C. Cham-
bers Kansas (City president of the
company; Rev. Gammons Kans. City;
E. L. Russell Miami Fla.; C. H. Hub-
bard Pittsburg Kan. and F. W. Har-
per Fort Lauderdale Fla. The last
four are alleged agents.
Today's indictment against the eight
men of the. Florida Fruit Lands com-
pany contains twenty-four counts and
charges promotion of lotter. It takes
the place of a former indictment mak-
ing the same charge but only eight
counts.
The indicted fruit lands) officials
are D. J. Holies Jesse L. Rillingsley
Miami Fla.; Edward Chambers. R. J.
Martin J. H. Borders John Matthews
and Albert D. Hart of Kansas City.
and George A. Paddock of Miami. Fla.
All except Holies Hillingsley and Pa 1- at from $50 to $05 an acre selling In
dock gave bonds of $2500 after the the aggregate about seventeen thoii-
first indictment. These bonds will holdj sand acres for which the company ob-
over. j tained $125 (00 The government as-
The Indictment against the Cham-jserts that the land was undraind un-
bers Land Company contains fourteen su! table for cultivation and miarepre-
counts one of which charges conspir-sented.
TBS W T MOVEMENT
! '. lays. She dispenses charily ev-
il.' month of the year she had charge
of tin giving last Chris' mas and it
then. a;is a child in the city overlook-
ed it lias never been reported.
'I ire giving was done in Ardmore
l:i ' ear than ever before. ( Hi that
0 i-:oii a well knoivn law er learn-
ed how many little girls were
1 .-applied Willi a dull fcr Christ-
m i - morning and the happiest day he
s'.'!'. in tli. year was the one on
which he purchased a doll for the re-
ne.'ciiiK ones who had not been sup-
p.i.il. One banker last oar gave $M to
t'le fund which went out to bless man.
kind.
Mrs. Curtis is skilled in this line of'
work she is sensible in her purchases'
she knows the somes thai will call up
on her for bread and potatoes and
fuel and the funds will not all be us-
iil for fruits and toys but the necess
'.ties will be provided for in keeping
with the amount of money reclvid.
l'esons who give to the fund
through the Ardmoreile may have
their names withheld if they desire.
The column will not be used to ex-
ploit aliy one it is not for that pnr-
poM' that the campaign Is started.
The man who gives fl may be giving
just as much as the man who gives
$25 or $50. It may be prompted by
false timidity to request the withhold-
ing of the name but some persons
desire it done aud we w ill grant every
request made.
This is a campaign in which there
will be no begging or soliciting it Is
for each man and woman to take up
with his or her own conscience and
thrown upon a bed of affliction. The
bread winners in some of the families
have been removed by death and the
HIS AGED FATHER
Germany to help his son now on trial
here for the murder of Anna Aumiiol
ler wept in the court room today when
Hans ignored his presence.
The prisoner had previously refused
to see his father at the prison. The
old man walked out with tears
streaming down his cheeks.
Application for Bank.
Washington Dec. 10. Application
has been made for organizing the
State i.National Bank of Kingston
! Okla. w ith' a capital' stock of $25.-
000 to succeed the First State Hank
of Kingston. The incorporators are
G. n. Williams C. C. Chestnut. G.
Lauchner W. Sutiff and C. X. Click.
acy. According to the story told in the
Indictment Chambers purchased fifty I
thousand acres of land in the Florida
eveglades .from the state in 1910 for
which he was to pay $15 an acre. The
land he sold on the Installment plan
SIT S
ATTACKS INCOME TAX.
Former Actress Questions Constitu-
tcn.ility of Income Tan Law.
I iiH .igo. Ill IVc. I I The com.;i-
t. it H'lia li! of the income t.i wa
aiiaekid here today by the fornn i
actn.ss. l-iste I ie W'olte iio is now
a r 'Milent of i'l .me . I lev .. ! 'ei le y
i- i'.iiiiiii.' Cochran
Judge I. anvils threw the iuccme t.i
const it in n ma I i: j ca -e out of conn
today deciding that he had no j i-
i isilict ion. This send ; the case ii-
recl to tli" Cnited States' siiprem.'
court
WOMAN E
E
WARRANT ISSUED FOLLOWING
NEGRO'S CONFESSION TO KILL-
ING COUPLE.
Sallisnw. Okla. Dec. in. A warrant
(barging that n woman relation of
Mrs. Kli.nbolh Wheelock killed hen
September Jit limit bribed the negro
lerrv Diggs. to commit the crime was
issued Wednesday by County Attorney
L. II. McNabb. The name of the wo-
man named in the warrant will be
withheld until the woman is arrest-
ed. It. is understood she Is a sister
who was named as the beneficiary in
the life insurance policy of Mrs.
Wheelock.
When Sheriff John K. Johnson of
Sequoyah county arrived here yester-
day with DlggH he brought with him
a confession from the negro that he
killed both Mr. and Mrs. Wheelock
near Redland. this county in 1909.
Wheelock was found dead In April
Mrs. Wheelock was poisoned in Sep-
tember. The negro's confession im
pllcnles' the relative of the woman
who It is alleged paid the. negro $i50
to commit the second crime.
The preliminary hearing of the ne-
gro has been set for Saturday but. it
Is believed It. will be postponed unless
the arrest of the woman wanted is ac
complished before that time.
The WI.eelocks who owned consider
able land in this section and had a
general store at Redland brought
Diggs to Oklahoma from Illinois as a
family servant. After their deaths he
left the country and was arrested re-
cently by the police in Chicago I"
whom he made the confession of kill-
ing the man and wife. Diggs is held
in tin- county jail here.
TO EDUCATE THE FARMERS.
Government Agricultural Agents to
Join Issues in Oklahoma.
Tulsa Okla. Dec. 10. flovernmeii.
agricultural agents of a group of
counties in this section of the stat?
will join forci s in a campaign or ag-
ricultural education to be conducted
among the farmers of Tulsa county
Meetings will b'l held at central
points throughout the county winding
up with a county rally which will
be hekl iii this city. The recent Dry
''arming Congress has proven a great
stimulus for betti r agriculture
throughout the entire state.
Attempt to Rob Bank.
Garvin Okla. Dec. 10. An attempt
was made last night to rob the bank
of Millerton. The robbers exploded
dynamite and knocked a hole in the
door of the safe but failed to get
the cash. At) arrest has been made.
Embeziler Gets Five Years.
Ilobart Okla.. Dec. 10. Arte -
having the case under advisement for
a w ek. Judge James R Tolbert
passed sentence on James R. Ander-
son of Mountain View fixing his
term in 1he state reformatory at
Granite for five years.
Anderson was an insurance agent
at Moui'tain View and cmbezzl; (I
ab'jut $1-00 of the company's money
He entered a plea of guilty a weeli
ago in the district court of this
county.
Sentence
was not passed at tha
time the judge desirng to make
some inquiry into the case in order
to make the penalty commensurate
with the oftense. His investigation
developed the fact that the defend-
ant had committed eight overt acts:
hence the maximum penally of five
jiars -.as given.
IN MURDER CAS
V
LARGE SECTION
iiRAZOS OVERFLOWS LARGE SEC-
TiON WATER JOINING WITH
THAT OF THE COLORADO.
United States Life Boats Bringinc;
Refugees into Houston Half Dead
froei Exposure and Starvation A
Special Tram to Areola Today.
Houston Texas Dec II. Thu
Uraos flood broke across the coun-
try joining the Colorado overflow to-
(iay a few miles inland from tho
gulf.
The stream joining the two river.-i
Is thirty-six mill s long and con-
stantly widening. There were no
additional deaths up to noon.
The Cnited States life savers con-
tinned running today bringing in
hundreds of refugees. Many of them
(ome half di U'.l from starvation and
exposure since Monday.
A special train was rushed from
here to Areola this afternoon to re-
move three hundred rnfugees housed
In box cars which the Hoods threat
en to overwhelm.
llreaklng through at a point below
Hay City the waters of the Jfrazos
and Colorado rivers were joined to-
day forming a great lake thirty-six
miles long.
Large Section Under Water.
Houston Texas Doc. 11. Portions
of Richmond Rosenberg Crabb Ar-
eola. Day City Fulshear Slmonton
and other towns are still overflowed
today in the south Texas floods.
The Tirazos crest Is passing very
slowly through its delta and may
not reach the gulf until tomorrow. A
flood of motor boats surrounds each
overflowed town today.
STOCK CONTINUES TO DROP.
New York New Haven & Hartford at
Lowest Price on Record.
New York Dec. 11. New York
New Haven and Hartford stock broke
to sixty-eight at the opening of the
market today its lowest price on rec-
ord. S
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY NA-
TIVES DROWNED CANOES ARE
SWEPT OUT TO SEA.
Freetown Sierra Leone West Afri-
ca Dec. 11. Over two bundled and fif-
ty natives were drowaed today when
a tornado swept canoes containing;
four hundred natives out to sea.
WELL TODAY
PIPE ALL LAID AND CONNEC-
TIONS AND TEST WILL BE
MADE THIS AFTERNOON.
The new gas well brought In ;n
the Wheeier fit Id by the city gas
company will be furnishing part of
the fuel supply for the city tonight
if the plans of the company mate-
rialize The pipe is all laid from the
new weli to the main line- and th.
cor met ion and test will be rmde
this afternoon unless some unfore-
seen accident occurs. Mr. Diass stat-
ed this morning that he would notify
the public through the press th
result of the test. Work of drilling
another well for gas was begun by
Uio eompuny yesterolv.
FLOOD WATER Offl
TORNADO DROWN
MANY
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