The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 192, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME TWENTY
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA THURSDAY May 21 1914.
NUMBER 192.
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Pi TO TROLLEYS
MELLEN CONTINUES STORY OF
FINANCIAL DEALS BY NEW HAV-
EN RAILROAD.
HE ADMITTED DEFICIT
Mellen Declared Price Paid for Rhode
Island Trolley Wa Immaterial
Being Simply an Inter-Company
Transaction.
Washington May 21. Wain taking
up the New Haven's Pi'S. " "le
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today asked Charles S. Mellen i.
mer prttident of the New Haven rail-
road if the road paid nineteen or
twenty million dollars for trolleys
worth eight million dollars.
All Mellen replied was: "I don't
accept your eight million valuation."
Mellen admitted that the deficit re-
sulting from this purchase was never
made up. He said the price was im-
material as it was simply an inter-
company transaction.
lis also said that the trolleys had
a great prospective value.
Mellen told the interstate commerce
commission that he favored a rail-
road monopoly controlled and regu-
lated by the government.
Mellen- told of the twenty-miWon-dollar
offer made the New Haven by
Charles W. Morse for the New Hav-
en's steamship lines.
Mellen Bald he feared that the gov-
ernment would soon prohibit railroads
owning steamship lines. He said he
asked Roosevelt who was then presi-
dent about selling it. Mellen said
that Roosevelt apparently desired to
check Morse's acquisition of the
steamships and that Roosevelt said
if the New Haven would not sell he
would use his influence to keep that
road from having trouble. Mellen said
he thought Roosevelt had kept his
faith.
Mcllen's statement that a meeting
of the New Haven directors without
Morgan present was as "tame as a
lot of cats with a bull" made all
laugh.
ROyal Wedding.
Athens May 21. The marriage of
Crown Prince George of Greece and
Princess Elizabeth of Roumania will
be celebrated in this city today in
the presence of the German emperor
who 1. I3 said arranged the match.
Prince George was born July 19 1S90
while Princess Elisabeth a beautiful
girl is the oldest daughter of Prince
Ferdinand born October 11 1894. Re-
cent political events have shown Ger-
man influence Is being drawn to the
Hellenic regime and German prestige
is growing apace in the near east caus-
ing a slight manifestation of Jeal-
ousy among the powers.
DR. GRIFFITH CONVICTED.
Pennsylvania Physician Convicted of
Voluntary Manslaughter.
Greenburg Pa. May 21. Dr. Mar-
tin li Griffith of Monsen'was con-
victed of voluntary manslaughter to-
day in connection with the death tC
William J. Robinsou a music teacher.
The defense claimed that Griffith forc-
ibly operated upon Robinson on ac-
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NOTICE TO YOUNG DEMO-
CRATS THE YOUNG DEMOCATS
AND THE OLD DEMOCATS
TOO FOR THAT MATTER
AE NOTIFIED TO BE AT
THE COURT HOUSE TO-
NIGHT PROMPTLY AT 8
O'CLOCK. THERE IS WORK
FOR DEMOCRATS TO DO IN
THIS COUNTY AND ORGAN-
IZATION IS THE ONLY WAY
TO GET IT DONE. COME TO
THE MEETING TONIGHT
AND HELP.
RUSSELL BROWN
VICE PRES.
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THIRTY AMERICANS
III GRAVE DANGER
REFUGEE ARRIVING AT PENSA-
COLA TELLS OF THE PERILS
THF'.EATENING AMERICANS.
START TO HONDURAS
J. P. Ltwis of Virginia Says Six Amer-
icans Started on Two-Hundred -Mile
March Through Dense Forests In
Effort to Reach Honduras.
Pens-acola Fla. May 21. Thirty
Americans in the Mexican state of
""M;eche are in danger of violence
'y food and unable to es-
capi-. Ji unicate to the I'nited
States accoi-iug to J. P. Lewis of
Virginia who arrived here today.
He said that six Americans started
on a two-hundred-mile journey through
the dense forests trying to reach Brit-
ish Honduras.
Eight Prisoners Escape.
Okmulgee Okla. May 20. Eight
prisoners held in the city jail on var-
louj charges filed a padlock on the
outer door Monday night and made
their escape. None of the men have
been apprehended. Two of the pris-
oners were held on a charge of bur-
glary one for criminal assault and
the remainder on minor charges. The
jail Is on tha ground floor and the
men after filing the padlock swung
open the door and quietly walked put.
The escape was made shortly after 8
o'clock when the streets were crowd-
ed with people and a party of women
coming down the street saw the men
skulking through the alley back of
the jail and gave the alarm. By the
time that the search for the prison-
ers had started the men had escaped.
Pstal Robbery Charged.
Muskogee Okla. May 20. Dave
Reed El Flynn and Ben Casey none
of them over .twenty years old were
brought to the federal jail here yes-
terday by Deputy United States Mar-
shal Sterling Stamper. The boys
are charged with robbing the postof-
ttce at Duval Okla. on May 11. They
were all bound over by a commission-
er under $750 bonds. Only about $10
in money and stamps was secured
from the postoffice.
Negress Slayer Held
McAlester Okla May 20. Idel
Smith negress charged with murder-
ing Oscar Ross negro at Carbon last
week was bound over to the district
court without bail following a prelim-
inary hearing here Wednesday after-
noon. TO
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CONTRACTOR AND ENGINEER TO
LOOK OVER PORTION OF LINE
OF A. & W. INTERURBAN.
F. L. Cunningham a railroad con-
tractor of El Paso Tex. Is here today
and will leave tomorrow to look over
a portion of the proposed route of
the Ardmore Western Interurban R.
R. Mr. Cunningham has been in Mex-
ico for the past four years and says
the United States looks somewhat
more healthful than the Mexican re-
public at this time. Mr. Cunningham
will make an estimate of the cost of
the construction of the portion of the
road proposed from Joiner City
through the oil fields and to Oil City.
W. C. Burke former city engineer
of Oklahoma City was also here yes-
terday and last night and was in
conference with the local company
which proposed to build this line of
road.
D. B. Welty ap attorney of Oklaho-
ma City has joined the promotion end
of the company' and will devote his
energies toward helping the Ardmore
men who are behind the proposition.
Mr.- Welty was here yesterday and
last night and was In conference with
the company.
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COLORADO ID
S H TOUR
AFTER DIPPING THEIR AUTOS IN
TUT tAATCDC r - Mil tr tupv '
ARE NOW EN ROUTE BACK.
Galveston Tex. May 20. Dipping
their machines which ten days be-
fore had bidden farewell to the snow-
capprau summit of Pike's Peak Into
the Gulf of Mexico the member of
the CcIorado-to-the-Gulf automobile
sociability run on Saturday May IS
signilifed tlie attainment of the gjf.l
of perhaps the most notable and suc-
cessful automobile sociability run
ever carried out in the southwest
The eight cars carrying 32 repre-
sentative business men from Pueblo
Colorado Springs and Manitou were
met t.on their arrival at Galveston
by Mayor Lewis Fisher who present
ed the golden key and who received
the Iv.r.r.er bearing the words "Colo-
rado to the Gulf" sent to him by
Mayor Charles L. McKesson of Colo-
rado Springs. The run of 1230 miles
was made by way of the Colorado to
the Gulf highway from Manitou Col-
orado Springs and Pueblo through
Walsenburg and Trinidad Colorado;
Raton Clayton New Mexico; cross-
ing into Texas at Texline thence via
Dalhart Amarillo Claude Goodnigh'
Clarendon Memphis Estelline Chil-
dress Quanah Chillicothe Vernon
Electra Wichita Falls Henrietta
Hellevue Bowie Sunset Alvord De-
catur Rhome and Fort Worth to Dal-
las. Here because of conditions re-
sulting from the recent heavy rains
a chatige was made in the original
schedule and It was decided to go
direct to Galveston via Hillsbo
Waco Martin Bremond Calvert
Hearne Bryan Navasota Hempstead
and Houston to Galveston.
The return starting Monday May
18 li via Houston Richmond Whar-
ton ( EI Campo Edna Victoria Cu-
ero San Antonio New Braunfels San
Marcos Austin Temple Waco to Dal-
las and thence over the Oklahoma
Texas and Gulf highway through Ok-
lahoma and the Sante Fe trail through
Kansas back to the starting points
In Colorado.
Everywhere the tourists have been
most cordially received. Texas hospi-
tality has been extended unstintedly.
Citie3 and towns large and Bmall
have given hearty welcome. Escort
and pilot cars have conducted the
party from town to town; from Tex-
line to Fort Worth E. E. Edwards
representing the Texas State Automo-
bile ctsoclatlon acted as escort and
from Dallas to Galveston and return
Jes3o Illingworth representing the
Dallas Auto club has been pilot The
tour has had a wonderful effect In
stimulating interest In the good roads
movement and particularly In the
Colorado to the Gulf highway. At
every stop greater co-operation be-
tween Colorado New Mexico and
Texas in the development of this great
artery has been pledged.
Considering the fact that the tour
followed the heaviest spring rains in
years the roads have been surprising-
ly gocd. Some difficulty was encoun-
tered and many days were strenuous
but on the whole the good roads
have more than overbalanced the bad
and It has been encouraging to see
that in those counties where the worst
stretches have been construction
gangs are now at work or bonds
have been voted for early develop-
ment. This tour the pioneer from
the mountains of Colorado to the Gulf
of Mexico has demonstrated beyond
a Question the feasibility and touring
possibilities of such a road and it will
be i great factor in stimulating trarel
from the mountain states to Texas
and the Gulf coast in the winter
months and from the southwestern
states to Colorado during the heatei j
period.
W.thin the next year or two it U
predicted by the Coloradoans ther-;
Till be a graded and improved uiit
road with many gravelled shell and
macadamized sections running ihe
enti-e 1230 miles from the Gulf to
Colorado.
Attention Odd Fellows.
All members of the degree team
and others Interested are requested
to meet at the hall tomorrow night
for First Degree work.
ASHBURN WILLIAMS. Captain.
JUDGE RUSSELL
LAID TO REST
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FUNERAL CORTEGE
PASSED THROUGH THE CITY
STREETS YESTERDAY.
Seldom has any city honored the
memory of one of her citizens as was
.udi?e Russell honored by his fellow
townsmen yesterday.
Fiom the moment his death was an-
nounced Saturday morning a gloom
seemed to settle over the city and
wherever men congregated the many
sterling traits of the noble judge were
(he subjects of discussion.
Last night at Rose Hill cemetery
he slept underneath a mountain of
magnificent (lowers tributes from lov-
ing friends from all .sections of the
southwest where he was known
Yesterday morning the remains
were conveyed from the residence of
Byron Drew to the court house where
banked with magnificent floral pieces
they were viewed by hundreds of
people of all classes and conditions
at 2 o'clock they were taken to the
Broadway Methodist church on ac-
count of the Presbyterian church be-
ing too small and the funeral service
was preached by Rev. Dr. Weith of
the First Presbyterian church.
After the services at the church
the line of march was taken up to the
cemetery the Odd Fellows members
of the local and visiting bar associa-
tions and old soldiers "from the Con-
federate home led the procession to
the Whittlngton hotel corner where
conveyances awaited them.
At the grave a short talk was made
by C. B. Bee a step son of Judge
Russell who paid a glowing tribute to
'the deceased as a father and man.
Judge W. F. Freeman delivered an
oration over the grave of the departed
judge that was beautiful and touch-
ing after which the Odd Fellows held
their ritualistic services for the dead.
The active pallbearers were: J. W.
Stearns and N. E. Martin from the
Odd Fellows W. I. Cruce and W. R.
Bleakmore from the Bar association;
Judge Edleman and Judge Hayes
from the Marietta Bar association of
Love county.
The honorary pall bearers were
Governor Lee Cruce and Judges Kane
Riddle Turner and Loufbourrow of
the supreme court; Judges Galbralth
Thacker Sharp Brewer Rlttenhouse
and Harrison of the supreme court
commission and Judges Furman
Doyle and Armstrong from the crim-
inal court of appeals.
The honorary pall bearers from the
Odd Fellows were I. R. Mason Ben. F.
LaFayette P. B. H. Shearer Bates
Burnett G. W. Bruce and Mr. Nor-
vell. Governor Cruce and all members of
the supreme court the supreme court
commission the corporation commis-
sion the criminal court of appeals
and other citizens from Oklahoma
City left for home last night on the
12:07 Santa Fe they came down in
a special Pullman that was set out
here for their convenience.
The services at the church yester-
day were beautiful and impressive
the eulogy of Dr. Weith was a fit
tribute for the noble dead and he
recounted many instances and circum-
stances with which he alone was
familiar.
A quartette composed of Mesdames
Guillot Kyle Messrs. Hoffman and
Williams rendered two appropriate
numbers and Mrs. Guillot" sang Cal-
vary a beautiful solo especially ap-
propriate for funeral services.
Reservations had been made for
' the Oklahoma City contingent the
I members of the state county and
city government and the Immediate
friends of the family but the ciiurcn
was entirely too small to accommo-
date all who wished to enter and
as many heard the discourse from
without as within. Mrs. Russell and
her two sons Hamilton and C. B. Bee
have not announced their plans for the
future.
State Offices Closed for the Day.
Oklahoma City. Okla May 20. Pub-
lic offices of the state of Oklahoma
were closed today in honor of the
late Justice Russell of the supreme
court today being the occasion of the
funeral at Ardmore his late home.
Many state officials. Including the
governor went to Ardmore to attend
the funeral.
SOUTHERN TEXAS
HURT BY FLOODS
HEAVIEST RAIN IN TEN YEARS
FELL AT KERRVILLE TEXAS
THIS MORNING.
All Streams Are Bank Full and Some
Overflowing. Crop Damage Heavy
And Will Have to be Replanted.
No Fatalities Reported.
Kerrville Tex. May 21. The Gua-
dalupe river rose thirty feet in live
hours this morning. The ralu is be-
lieved to have been the heaviest In
ten years and still continues today.
The property loss is heavy. No fatal-
ities have been reported.
Railroads Suffer Also.
Houston Tex. May 21. Railway of-
ficials regard the flood conditions as
most serious. Reports from the lower
sections are that all streams are over-
flowing. The crop damage has been
heavy. Many washouts are reported
along the railroads. Rain is still fall-
ing here today.
Colorado River Full.
Columbus Tex. May 21. The corn
and cotton crop has been Injured by
the rains. The Colorado river is bank
full today.
BIG VESSEL BREAKS LOOSE.
Vaterland Broke From Tugs and
Floated DOwn River Today.
New York May 21. The Vaterland
the biggest ship afloat broke from
her tugs and drifted down the river
for one mile today. All traffic was
stopped One thousand" people were
aboard the vessel. No damage was
done.
MAY 21 IN HISTORY.
1836 The ship canal around the Falls
of St. Mary's river Mich. com-
pleted. 1874 The marriage of Nellie Grant
daughter of President Grant
took place in the white house.
1900 Secretary Hay Informed Boer
delegates that the United States
government could not interfere
in the war .
1X82 Opening of the railway between
Lucerne Switzerland and Milan
Italy.
Encampment Odd Fellows.
Regular meeting of Indianola En-
campment No. 13 I. O. O. F. w ill be
held Friday night at 8 o'clock. The re-
port of the representative to the
Grand Encampment will be received
and other business of Importance to
all attended to.
D. T. NISBETT Scribe.
IS HOT CALLED
DEFENDANT IN MURDER TRIAL
NOT CALLED TO STAND SUM
UP TH fti AFTERNOON.
New York May 21. The defense
in the case of former Police Lieuten-
ant Charles Becker on trial for the
murder of Herman Rosenthal the
gamb.er rested this morning without
Becker taking the stand.
The state called one witness in re-
buttal. Court then adjourned until
this r fternoon and then will sum up.
Indian Student Receives Honor.
Norman. Okla. May 21. Dartmouth
College at Hanover. New Hampshire
awarded to David H. Markham who
completes his work for the Bachelor
of Arts degiee at the University of
Oklahoma next month a scholarship
for next year. This scholarship was
awarded largely because of the un-
usually good work Mr. Markham has
done In chemistry and because of the
further fact that he Is of Indian blood.
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SOUTH AMERICAN MEDIATORS
DEVOTED TODAY'S SESSION TO
MEXICAN DELEGATES.
AMERICA'S LAST NIGHT
Authoritatively Announced that Huer-
ta Has Placed Himself in Hands of
Mexican Delegates and Will Allow
Them to Eliminate Him if N -tsary
Niagara Falls Ontario May 21.
The greater part of today was spent
by the' South American mediators In-
formally conferring with the Mexican
delegates as they did with the Amer-
ican delegates last night. No devel-
opments were announced today.
May Eliminate Huerta.
Washington D. C May 21. Secre-
tary Bryan today said that everything
was working smoothly and that there
lias been no hitch In the mediation
conferences at Niagara Falls. It was
authoritatively announced here today
that Huerta has placed himself In
the hands of his delegates who have
the right to eliminate him if necessary.
Federals Leave Saltilo.
Juarez May 21. The constitution-
alists today telegraphed here that the
Federals evacuated Saltillo last night.
Rebels to Guadalajara.
Mazatlan Mexico May 21. Five
thousand constitutionalists are march-
ing on Guadalajara after capturing
Teplc.
Huerta's Denial.
Mexico City May 20. Provisional
President Huerta In the course of an
Interview Wednesday said:
"The Mexican peace delegates have
no Instructions to offer my resigna-
tion at the conference at Niagara
Falls."
The president spoke with energy
standing erect and emphasized his
wordj with characteristic gestures.
Prior to this the acting minister of
foreign affairs Esteva Ruiz had de-
clared that the Mexican delegates had
been given "ample powers" by the
government to deal with everything
that n. ay be discussed at the peace
conference with the object of solv-
ing the international difficulty.
Negro Killed by Train.
Ada Okla. May 20. Will Young a
negro 16 years of age was killed by
the southbound Katy passenger train
just before noon today on the trestle
in the northern edge of this city.
Gets Carnegie Medal.
Bennington Okla. May 20. Sam
Murray of Bennington has been
awarded a Carnegie hero medal and
$1000 in cash for an act of bravery.
Last sujnmer Murray risked his life
in an attempt to save S. D. Halsell
and three young girls from drowning
in the Blue river. A skiff in which
the four were boating overturned and
the three girls Annie Halsell Geneva
Jones and Alice Spell were drowned.
Murray swam to the aid of the party
and attempted to save the girls who
were crazed with fear and fought
him off. He then swam to shore with
Halsell who could not swim. Murray
was exliaused when he reached the
shore. He will use the money award
given him in completing the payment
on his home in Bennington.
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8 C. M. BRYAN WHO WENT 8
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8 THE COLORADO BOOSTERS 8
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Easley, John F. The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 192, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1914, newspaper, May 21, 1914; Ardmore, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc153931/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.