The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 201, Ed. 1 Monday, June 1, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME TWENTY
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA MONDAY. JUNE 1 1914.
NUM3ER 201.
REPORT INDICATES
POOR COTTON QIOP
GOVERNMENT REPORT SAYS CON-
DITION MAY TWENTY-FIFTH
WAS SEVENTY-FOUR PER CENT.
BELOW OTHER YEARS
At This Time last Year Condition
Was Seventy-Nine Per Cent Okla-
r Shows Condition '
Sixty-EightPer Cent of Normal.
Washington June 1. The newly
planted cotton crop of the United
States showed a condition on May 25
of 74-3 per cent of normal the United
States department of agriculture's
crop reporting board announced at
noon today in its first condition report
of the season which always Is awaited
with great interest by cotton growers
textile manufacturers and cotton deal
ers. This condition compiled from the
reports of the correspondents and
Hirents of the department's bureau of
statistics compares with a condition
of 79-1 per cent on May 25 last year
7S-9 per cent on the corresponding
date in 1912 87.8 per cent In 1911 and
80.4 per cent the average condition for
the past ten years on May 25.
An estimate of areap.lanted to cot
ton this year will be issued July 1 by
the department of agriculture.
Reports of conditions on May 25 by
states follow:
Virginia 83 per cent; North Caro
lina 76; South Carolina 72; Georgia
80 Florida 82; Alabama 85; Mississip-
pi 87 Louisiana 82; Texas 65; Ar-
kansas 79; Tennessee 80; Missouri
86; Oklahoma 68; California 100.
The tentative dates for the issuance
by the department of agriculture of
reports on the condition acreage and
production of cotton this year are:
Wednesday July 1 condition as of
June 25 and acreage planted:
Friday July 31 condition as of July
25.
Monday August 31 .condition as of
August 25.
Friday October 2 conditions as of
September 25.
Thursday December 1 estimate of
crop yield. . .
These reports will be announced at
noon on the dates mentioned except
the estimate of production on Decem-
lied 10whlch will be issued at 2 p. m.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COM.
MISSION HIM COUNTY ATTOR-
NEY TODAY.
The first business transacted by the
board of county commissioners this
morning was to appoint a successor
to County Attorney Beakmore re-
signed. There was but one applicant
for the position A. J. Hardy who
has been assistant county attorney
since the beginning of Mr. Bleak-
more's term. The board immediately
appointed him and his bond was
tiled.
Mr. Hardy is a young man who Is'
rapidly making good as an attorney.
He is painstaking in his practice and
the duties and details of the office
are familiar to him. He will be a can-
didate in the August primary to suc-
ceed himself in this position.
FORTY MILLIONS STOLEN
Defalcations Due to Low Wages and
Extravagance at Home.
New York June 1. The large In-
mrance companies estimate the de-
falcations of 1913 throughout the Unlt-
ea iaies ai ionj million uonars. in-
sufficient wages is named as tne treat-
est cause also extravagance at home.
Zan Williams ami wife of White
City spent Sunday here vita relative. .
ANDY HARDY GETS
T APPOINTMENT
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COUNTY PROPERTY SOLD BY THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THIS
AFTERNOON.
The board of county commissioners
sold the county farm that has been
advertisesd for the past thirty days to
Perry Maxwell this afternoon for $7-
500 which is considered a bargain at
that price.
There were only two bidders for the
property James C'ruce and Terry Max
well. Cruce's bid was $575 less than
e farm adjoining the
' tv utilized as an ad
dition to the fe. s. This land is
rough and unfit for i-rming purposes.
It is understood that Mr. Maxwell
will offer the balance of the property
for sale.
The county f.irm was purchased a
few years ago by the commissioners
for $3000 and since that time some
extensive improvements have been
made on the property. The farm Is
considered one of the best in this sec-
tion of the county and its close prox-
imity to the city limits makes it more
valuable.
ONE CARTER COUNTY FARMER
OPERATED SEVEN CULTIVA-
TORS ALL DAY SUNDAY.
Robert F. Scivally operates a big
farm at Springer in tills county. This
farm Is located in the best corn and
wheat belt in the county and he has
a large acreage planted to corn this
year. Rains have come with such fre-
quency that the plows have been idle
and the weeds and grass have grown
as fast as the corn. Sunday morning
the sun was shining the soil was
mellow and fine a few rain clouds
floated out against the blue back
ground in the south and there was a
humidity In the air that foretold more
rain. Mr. Scivally could not resist
using the day to get rid of the weeds
and to save the corn crop. Accord
ingly seven big mule teams and seven
cultivators were put to work and from
sun-up to sun-down these plows went
one round alter another and at night
fall there was a great black streak of
fresh plowed ground through the Sciv
ally farm and many bushels of corn
were saved for the county.
CROPS ARE GOOD.
County Commissioner Kirkpatrick
Says Farmers are Keeping Up.
Wm. Kirkpatrick came in from Fox
yesterday to be present todj.y at the
regular meeting of the Hoard of Cctin-
ty Commissioners.
He states that corn 's looking good.
that the farmers have had too much
rain but they are not discouraged and
have kept better up with their work
than one would thinK they could have
(rone under the circumstances. The
greater portion of the cotton crop is
up to a good stand. Oats are looking
the finest they have ever looked p.nd
the country is prosperous and happy.
Mr. Kirkpatrick states that a number
of people seem to be interested in
drilling for oil in that portion of the
country and he expects to see that
country thoroughly tested for oil be-
fore the end of the year.
Make Soldiers Happy.
There are a number of Confederate
Veterans out at the Home that would
appreciate bavin? an opportunity to
attend the meeting at the high school
auditorium Sunday. They would appre-;
ciate an. opportunity to come to the
meeting and kind hearted owner? of!
cars anj busies can d0 them a good
8ei vice hv soina out in time to brln-
tlif-m In.
A syecii'. program his been arrang-
ed and tby wi'.l eajoy ertry minute
oi It.
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WHIM
SAVED THE CORN
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OFFICIAL COUNT GIVES THIS AS
RESULT OF ST LAWRENCE AC
CIDENT.
FULL SPEED
Officer of Storstad Says Vessel Was
Going at Full Speed When Struck
Empress of Ireland. Anchor Jammed
in Bow of Storstaad Blood Stained.
Montreal June 1. An examination
today showed an aehor jammed in the
bow of the collier Storstad where it
could have ripped through the Km
press of Ireland like a giant can open
er. The anchor was blood stained.
The official count today puts the
loss of life at nine hundred and sixty
nine.
One of the Storstad's officers said
that when he reached the deck the
Storstad was going at full speed
astern.
The rescued were put in the engine
room. "Some of them w ere so numbed
that they leaned against the engine
until their flesh blistered" declared
the officer.
Two Convicts Are Shot.
McAlester Okla. May 31.Two con-
victs attempted to escape from the
state penitentiary and were Fhot by
guards and stopped. Their wounds are
not serious. One of the men had been
shot through the leg a month ago
while trying to escape.
Man Killed in Freight Wreck.
Xocona Tex. May 31. A white man
was killed in a freight wreck three
miles west of Belchervllle Thursday
afternoon when two box cars left
the track and were overturned. The
body has been taken to Wichita Falls
and an investigation to establish li is
identity is being made.
HEALDTON
lit-aldton Okla. May 30. Still
showery and misty weather.
Crops are beginning to show want of
sunshine.
Oats are good but need sunshine.
Cattle are fat and grass is fine.
Roads are in bad shape auto travel
being stopped.
A good many from this section are
in Ardmore this week as witnesses at
court.
Save for the building of steel stor-
age tanks in the fields work is at a
standstill.
The waste of oil still goes on the
Payou is covered w ith it most of the
time and the loss to crops will be
unite heavy.
The child of Mr. McKnight is still
quite low. j
The well here in town is down some
1200 feet and shut down for a while.
We learn that they will go deeper as
the indications are said to be good.
Miss Lucille OrniB 1 in Ar.imnro
tills week.
W. E. Johnson of Tecumseh is here
looking after his interests.
All want to see fair weather as oats '
will soon be ready to harvest and
grass ready to cut. 1
FURNISHED ROOMS ARE MONEY
EARNERS
Income-helpers If you keep them tenanted with
desirable people. The expense of properly ad-
vertising furnished rooms is so small that it may
usually be met out of your "pocket money" or
"spare change." While the expense of having
untenanted rooms is a serious and an unneces-
sary money loss to you.
The cost for Ardmoreite Wants for 20 words
or more is only:
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ESAU WANTS
ADMTTED
DELEGATES OF UNITED STATES
ASK MEDIATORS TO ADMIT CON-
STITUTIONALIST DELEGATES.
ARE STILL FUR APART
M.diatrs Are Impressed With Plans
of United States to Have Rebel
Delegates Admitted But Insist on
Armistice.
-V.igua Falls June 1 The ques-
tion of admitting the constitutionalists
to th'1 mediation proceedings is still
undecided.
After a twa hours' conference with
the mediators today Lamar announced
that they are now "as far apart on
a certain point" as on Saturday.
The mediators are favorably im
pressed by the United States' desire
to admit tlie constitutionalists but
insist on an armistice and discussion
of internal Mexican affairs to which
L'ananza objects.
Reach San Luis Ptoai.
Mexico City June 1. The federal
garrison which evacuated Saltillo ar-
rived yesterday at San Luis I'otosi.
The roar guards destroyed the rail-
road as they went back to block a
further constitutionalist advance.
William Sims Executed.
Washington D. C June 1. Wil-
liam Sims the American Is reported
to have bef-n executed at Salina Cruz
Mexico.
NEW HONOR CONFERRED.
Former Chickasha Man HaJ Hor.nr
of Being First Traveling Agent.
W. A. Tewksbury travel'n.T freigrt
agent for the Rock Island l'nei has
btVn transferred from C'hlJkaslu to
Ardmore and will work hero and at
Wilson representing his line of r.iad
in the freight department. .Mr.
Tewksbury is the first man to !iaie
the honor of being a resident traveling
agent of any line of ion 1 in Ard-
more. He will make it his business espec-
ially to work among the oil men to
get freight routed over his road.
KILLING FOLLOWS ARGUMENT
Beaumont Minister Killed in Machine
Shop One Arrest Is Made.
Beaumont Tex. June 1. Rev. C. J.
Tatum was killed here this morning
in a machine shop during an alleged
argument over a trade P. F. Cooley
was arrested. Cooley had a pistol when
arrested. Another lay by the prea:h-
r"s hide
Y"th Drowns in Cimma'ron River.
Guthrie Okla. May 51. Whitelaw
Haines son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Haines of Norman Okla. aged 19
"as drowned in the Cimarron River
twenty miles northwest of here where
he was visiti"K the country. He was
in "athing with three other young men
wllen aU were swe't un'ipr ' tlie cur-
relt' but the others managed to get
0 sllore y a nard struggle.
Three Dimes
WHIPPING T
MAY BE BY STATUTE BUT THERE
IS A HIGHER LAW INVOLVED
WHEN NECESSITY DEMANDS
The u hipping post has been abol-
ished by statute and no longer the
la.-di K heard collecting payment for
offenses of grave character that is
it has not been heard in this section
of the statu for some time until a
few nighty ago at Waurika a citizen
was invited around the corner to take
a drink of "Four Hoses" only to he
seized by several of Ills neighbors and
whipped until he was bleeding from
every vein so to speak. This individ
ual hin been amusing himself for the
past six or seven years by whipping
'lis wile atid the neighbors beioiiiig
iirei of It. gave him what was coiiiIpl'
to him the other night at that little
(city.
It does no good to fine such a beast
The only way to get under his hide is
to lirst cut it with a black snake whip
and administer some of his own medi-
cine. It is reported that he is very
submissive now and In all probability
his wile and children will have a lit
tle peace.
CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO COM-
MIT MURDER ARE ENTERED
AGAINST PARENTS OF CHILD.
Newcastle Ind. June 1. Dr. W.
A. Winters and wife and Boarc'er
Cooper were re-arrested today charg-
ed with conspiracy to commit murder
and burn the body of Catherine Win-
ters the famous kidnaped child.
THE "AQUITANIA" SAILS.
Great Britain's Largest Merchan tVes
sel Starts or Mjioen Voaoe.
Liverpool May 3D. The new Cun-
ard line steamer the "Aquitania'
Great Pritains' largest niercliaut ves
sel began her maiden voyage today.
The principal figures of this new mon
ster are: Length !wl feet breadth
!'i feet gross tonnage 4iu0i) tons
with a speed of 23 1-2 knots. She
has accommodations for 32.r0 passen
gers and a crew of near loi0. Her
larders wire stocked in Glasgow un-
der the direction of the chief steward
and some of the stores necessary ore
niea.sund by tons. A ton of coffee
l.noo pounds of tea 7 12 tons of su-
gar Z'o tons of flour. 4 tons or cornea
be f 20 tons of resh beef S tons of
Dititton and 2 1-2 tons of cheese;
while turkeys chickens eggs tongues
fish oysters and other edibles are
counted by the hundreds and thous-
ands. An important fature of the
neiv vessel Is the "ship within a ship"
the immense inner shell extending
throughout the most vulnerable parts.
Her interior decorations are luxur-
ious and there is scarcely a piece
or furniture tapestry panel painting
print carpet or chimney piece In her
that is not distinctive. She is due at
the port of New York about June 4.
Poor Man's Bank Opens.
New Orleans La. June 1. The
"Poor Man's Hank" to be known offic-
ially as the Industrial Bank and
Trust company formed as a result
of the campaign waged against the
loan sharks of New Orleans began
business today. While this bank will
make a feature of loaning money to
salaried people it will also do a gen
eral banking business in making loans
in mode3t amounts to merchants
dealers and manufacturers who at
times have collateral which though
not acceptable to institutions doing a
strictly banking business is suffic
ient to insure loans that mav mjeti
the demands of the holders of the e j tJ
securities. !
I Resolution to Committee j tt
Washington P. C. June 1. The 8
Nurris resolution asking the attorney ;S
I get'.'Tal if the New York Central lines jS
Jare a tru.-t was referred to the com
j 'i.erce committee.
W ATERS AND Iff
DEPDESSI NOT
CAUSED BY
WILSON SAYS PRESENT UNSATIS-
FACTORY CONDITIONS ARE NOT
GENERAL IN UNITED STATES.
PREDICTS PROSPERITY
President Says Prosperity W:!l Co.rj
With a Jump If Manufact i-e-": 8i-
lieve it is Coming Claytjn 3i!l
Defines Rights of Labor.
Washington 1). C Juno 2. Presi-
dent Wilson today reiterated the be-
lief that any present un "iti.-'faclory
business conditions are not general
but are less felt in tlie t.. e.l States
than other countries.
The president held the fiist confer-
ence with the correspondents since
thi Mexican situation became -utile
but barred that subject.
President Wilson said that prosper-
it would come with a jump l' tiio
manufacturers believed it was con.ing.
He said the Clayton anti trust bill
did not give labor any rights not uow
enjoyed but defined theie right.! more
clearly.
The president said ho di1 not be-
lieve that the tariff cn-'isid the pres-
ent depression.
Exclude Labor Organizations.
Washington 1). C June 1. Tlio
house today amended the Clayton bill
so that no labor or farmers' organha-
tion should be held to be a combina-
tion in restraint of trade.
Never Saw 'Em Beat.
T. T. Godfrey spent Saturday in the
county out west of Ardmore. llo
states that he never saw prettier
wheat and oats and alfalfa and corn
anywhere than he saw on this crop.
He feels that Carter county will make
a bumper crop this year. Cotton Is
up to a fair stand and the weed is
looking reasonably well.
Ice Cream Concern Robbed.
Chicago 111. June 1. Nine robbers
today bound and gagged six employes
of the St. Lawrence Ice Cream Com-
pany and escaped with three thousand
dollars
Lee Carpenter was herj today fron
Pox. He reports that crops nro look-
ing fine out Ills way.
ROAD TO FIELD
M. GORMAN AND CREW BEGAN
WORK AT HEALDTON THIS
MORNING.
M. Gorman and his crew of road
builders began work this morning oa
the road between this city aud the
Healdton oil fields.
The work is being done by Farley
Richmond with oight teams and men
to work them. They will begin at the
Healdton field and work toward Ard-
more. In the meantime Mr. Glass
will keep the drags going between
this city and Lone Grove. The road
to the field is In very fair condition
at present but continuous working
is going to make it permanent after
a time.
The money to defray the expense
of this work has been raised by B. A.
Simpson who has secured pledges
from business men payable every
month to keep the road work going
all the year if necessary.
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The weather forecast for Okla-
homa for tonisht and Tuesday
U untf'.ett with vrob!ty oe-
ra.Hiot:;ii showers.
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Easley, John F. The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 201, Ed. 1 Monday, June 1, 1914, newspaper, June 1, 1914; Ardmore, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc153940/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.