The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 253, Ed. 1 Friday, July 30, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME TWENTY-ONE
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA FRIDAY JULY 30 1915.
NUMBER 253.
GERMAN AVIATORS SAY RUSSIANS
ARE PREPARING TD LEAVEWARSAW
WORRY AMONG ALLIES AS TO WHETHER RUS-
SIANS WILL BE ABLE TO SAVE THEIR AR-
MIES FROM PARTIAL DESTRUCTION IN THIS
RETREAT FROM WARSAW.
German Aviator who are Now Hovering Over Warsaw Declare that Rus-
sians are Making Every Preparation to Evacuate that City Former
French War Minister Messimy Wounded While in Command of
French Battalion in Vosges Fighting Madrid Reports Pope is Pre-
paring to Try and Secure Armistice Through Episcopates of the Bel-
ligerents Russians Again Feeling Effect of Shortage of Ammunition.
London July 30. German aviators
are hovering over Warsaw and re-
port that every apparent preparation
is being made to abandon it.
Among the allies there is some wor-
ry as to whether the Russians will be
able to save their armies from partial
destruction in this retreat.
Pope Again Seeki '( ce
Berlin July 30. A Madt. itch
claims that the pope is prep r.'
secure an armistice through the .. '"f
copates of the belligerents.
French Official Wounded
Paris July 30. Former French war
minister Messimy has been severely
wounded in the fighting in the Vosges
while! n command of a battalion.
Await Evacuation of Warsaw.
London July 30. The probable
evacuation of Warsaw and the whole
Polish salient by the Russians is
Indicated in dispatches received from
Petrograd.
This decision would come as a sur-
prise to all outside the inner councils
of the Russian general staff as the
splendid resistance which the Rus-
sians have been offering apparently
with considerable success to the Ger-
man efforts to encircle the city were
believed to be evidence of Grand
Duke Nicholas' intention to fight it
out with tlj Germans.
It is pointed out however by the
Russian military critics after con-
versations with "competent military
authorities" that until the army is
perfectly equipped to oppose the per-
fect Austro-Gerr.ian machine the sen-
sible thing to do would be to avoid
battle and withdraw until the armies
are organized and equipped and in a
condition to take aggressive offen-
sive and drive the enemy from Rus-
sian soil.
Politics rather than strategy de-
cided the Russians to advance into
East Prussia and Galicia it is ex-
plained by the critics and while in
doing so they rendered great service
to the western allies and inflicted
terrible losses on both Austrlans and
Germans they now may ghe up all
and more than they gained.
It is anticipated by the Petrograd
papers that the whole country if
evacuated will he denuded of resour-
ces which might prove valuable to
the Germans as has been done in
most of the territory the Russians
have given up.
The capture of Warsaw naturally
would be made the occasion for great
celebrations in Germany and it Is
Teported that Kmperor William has
arranged to make a state entry into
the city accompanied by the empress.
The Empress has been on a visit to
Field Marshal von Hill lenburg's
headquarters at Allenstein. Kast Prus-
sia and left there yesterday with the
Crown Princess Cecelie for Neiden-
burg which is across the Polish bor-
der. In the meantime fighiing of the
greatest intensity continues around
the Polish triangle and as Berliii
claims no Important success except
the repulse of Russian attacks U
is presumed the Russians are Nildin?
off the Austro-G Lilians.
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WEATHER FORECAST
New Orleans La. July 30
The weather forecast fur Okla-
homa for tonight and Saturday
is generally fair w ith not much
change in temperature.
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BADLY WOUNDED
IN. MOVING TODAY BUT
NOT EXPLAIN MURDERS.
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CAN-
Temple Tex. July 30. W. R.
Grimes and wife are both improved
today but are unable to explain the
hammer murders. A bloodstained
shirt has been tound between a mat-
tress and the springs of a bed in
the Grimes home. The parents have
not yet been informed that three of
their children were killed.
QUIET IN HAYTI TODAY.
Committee on Public Safety Takes
Charge of Capital.
Washington July 3d. A committee
of public safety was organized in Port
Au Prince Hayti today. It has dis-
armed the rebels and the city is
again quiet.
SUSPECT KILLS HIMSELF
Austrian Secret Service Man Kills
' Himself in Galveston Jail
Galveston Tex. July 30. W. Gross
claiming to be an Austrian secret
service agent was arrested here to-
day on charges of swindling. Later he
hanged himself in the jail by .using
his suspenders.
GOMPERS REPGV3 CHARGE.
Says Agents of Foreign Government
Are Trying to Cause Strikes.
Washington July 30. President
Samuel Gompeis of the American
Federation of Labor today repeated
his charge that agents of a foreign
government have tried to foment
strikes among American workingmen
on munitions and sailors and long1
shoremen.
BRIBERY AMONG JAPS
Cabinet Has Offered Resignation as
Result of Scandals
Tokio July 30. The Japanese cab-
inet offers its resignation on account
of the bribery scandals in connection
with last spring's elections. One cab-
inet member resijned vesterday
charced with accepting a five thou-
sand dollar bribe.
RUSSIA WANTS OUR COTTON
Agent from Russia to Urge Shipments j
to Russia without Interference.
New York July 30. Samuel Kurusk
arrived here today from Russia to
confer with cotton exchanges and
MNHMtTIl UHUMS HIHMII lilt JHIM-MMIIIJ
of shipping large cotton supplies to
Russia without interference of Eng-
land or Germany.
Against Woman Suffrage.
A'istin. Tex.. July "0 The Farm
ers' Institute In stssicn here
a woman suffrage re Jut'on h;
of u to 7:1.
Texas Quarantine Revokes. 1
Austin. Tex.. July 30. The govor-
nor todav revoked the Texas cattle 1
1
quarantine effective Am:mt 13. Cattle
may enter from Mexico City only
according to th riles of the bureau
ol animal industry.
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AUDITING CITY bOOKS
BY EXPERT ACCOUNTANT
This morning Messrs. J. W. Quilty
and G. B. lialfour of Oklahoma City
expert accountants with the Oklahoma
City branch of the Haker Vawter
Wolf Audit Company of New York and
Chicago began the work of auditing
the books of the city in accordance
with a contract entered into some time
ago. It will require several weeks to
do the work and submit their report
as the books have not been audited
since 1910.
N II. and M. E. Steward managers
of the Oklahoma City office will be In
the city from time to time as the work
progresses.
A Woodmen Reception
James E. Gait and M. J. Parker
went to Marietta last night where
they attend a Woodmen reception Riv-
en In honor of r. M. Ilalthrop who
was one of the representatives of the
Woodmen at the recent sovereign
convention held In St. Paul. Following
the report of Mr. Ralthrop he was
presented with a Woodmen emblem
by his local camp. Several speeches
were made for the good of the order
and refreshments were served. The
Ardmore visitors report a most pleas-
Lant time.
TRE HOTTEST
OLD SOL GOT IN HIS WORK AND
SENT MERCURY PAST the IOO
MARK FOR FIRST TIME THIS
YEAR. TODAY A CLOSE SECOND
Yesterday was the hottest day of
the year the mercury at the local ob-
servatory registered 101 the first time
it has exceeded the 100 mark this sea
son. The wenther todnv nrnnilses to
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give that mark a close race as It was
exceedingly humid this morning.
People are beginning to use the
sprinkling hose freely on their lawns
in order to keep them green the trees
both fruit and shade are being gener-
ously watered as it takes but a few
days such as yesterday to endanger
young trees and shrubbery.
The biggest crop of hay ever gath-
ered in this section is being harvest
ed now the weather has been ideal for
this purpose and It is all of a very high
grade bringing top prices on the
market.
ELECT TEACHER
INSTRUCTOR IN LATIN COMES
FROM BRANDON MISS. BOARD
PASSES RESOLUTION RELA-
TIVE TO TRANSFER OF PUPILS.
This morning the school board met
frr the purpose uf r.cting upon some
unfinished business carried over from
the last meeting and also for the
purpose of the selection of an in-
structor ia Uitin for the High school.
I'pon recommendation of Superin-
tendent C. W. Richards J. R. Buchan-
an of Brandon .Miss. was unani-
Hjflllslv
c'.iosen for that position.
A resolution was aho passed rela-
tive to transferring p'ipils from one
di.-trict to another. It was cited that
no pupil could enter either the wards
1 or the High school of the citv with-
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: oi:t l aying tuitifii utiles-; they v. ere ;
regularly credited re:s:det;t. of tho)
; city or had been tTiisfcrre.l as pro-:
I i1 I'd by law from some other dis-!
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j wtanrcs and w ithin reasonable bounds
The extryordinary po-ibities of hit-1 a- all right for that reason he has
man nature are illustrated by the ' called his advisors together for a
nrart'ral joker who thinks it amusing; meeting tonight in order that all may
to write n anonymous letter or con-i advanc e some Idea as to the best so-
struct a fake bomb lution of the perp'exlng question.
MORATORIUM
IN PARIS JO!
TO TENANTS
TAX COLLECTOR HOWEVER
RECOGNIZES NO BARRIERS AND
AS A RULE EVENS THINGS UP
SOME RENT FREE.
Paris. July !". For the fourth
time since the beginning ()f the war
the hopes of Parisian landlords have
been deferred by the extension o'.
the period for the payment of ou'.i
gatlons The average tenant finds it
easier to observe the moratorium
than to pay. The tax collector knows
no moratorium however and the
corner grocer and the butcher are
doing business on a strictly cash
basis so the man whose Parisian
estate brings him In only what he
requires to live on is worse off than
the man who has no property at all.
The latter may apply to some of the
relief organizations; the owner of an
apartment house however would be
turned aw-ay.
Out or a total of 80011 apartment
houses in Paris according to the cen
rus of 1911 68723 brought in a total
revenue of less than $2100 yearly
while 47r."ti produced a net Income
of less than $1200 a year. Nearly
every one of the buildings bringing
an Income of $2100 or less are in-
habited by families that pay less
than $200 a year rent each and con
sequently are able to occupy their
apartments so long as the morator-
ium continues without paying a cent
to the proprietor. The accumulation
of a year's rentals amounting in the
aggregate to at least fifty million dol-
lars Is developing a thorny question
that the government has found It nec-
essary to take into consideration.
AVhlle the moratorium decree al-
lows landlords to pursue the collec-
tion of rents in case the tenant is
able to pay the burden of proof is
upon them and is so difficult that
.
almost wnerever
it Is tried the re
sult is only an accumulation of costs
on top of the accumulated rent.
No one pays rent willingly even
If they are able to do so for tho
reason that most of the modestly sit-
uated tenants expect a compromise
imposed by law In the end as was
done after the war of 1S70-71.
"My neighbor doesn't pay" they
say "because he wants to get the
benefit of any reduction that may be
made in the end; if I pay and a
compromise is effected after the war
the landlord certainly won't return
me any money."
MEET TONIGHT
MAYOR AND ADVISERS WILL DIS-
CUSS OCCUPATION TAX THAT
HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE TO
CITY DADS FOR YEARS.
There will be a meeting of the may-
or's advisory board at the city hall
tonight at 8:30 for the purpose; of dis-
cussing the occupation tax question
that has been a nightmare to the city
dads ever since it was enacted. Every
year petition after petition has been
filed with the city officials asking that
the law be modified changed in some
manner or abolished altogether and
where some relief has been granted
in the past the law as It reads is any-
thing I '!t satisfactory to the working
men and mechanics of the city who
are compelled to pay a tax for work-
ing. The mayor statud this morning
that he Nas not in favor of taxing any
man for the privilege of making a liv-
ire for himself anil family that an
nrcupaii'in tax under certain c ircum-
ADVISORY
BOARD WILL
CITY IS CLEANING OUT
STANDPIPE AND MAINS
Commissioner Hunt began this
morning enitytng the standpipe in or-
der to give It a thorough cleaning.
The mains in the city will be Hushed
by direct pressure and the intake
pipes at the city lake raised from
tho bottom where it now reposes and
placed to within five feet of the sur-
face. This the commissioner believes
will greatly relieve the present situa-
tion which Is getting to be almost
unbearable.
Mr. Hunt cays he believes the fault
is with the mains and with the stand-
pipe where silt has been allowed to
accumulate. Witter taken directly
from tho lake showc no such condi-
tion as exists in the city.
Commissioner Hunt says he Is con-
fident his theory Is correct and
that he will be furnishing the city
with pure water within the next few-
days. ARMY AVIATORS AT FT SILL
Airships Will be Used in Connection
With School of Fire
Lawton. Okla. July 2!!. Fifteen of-
ficers and ninety men arrived at Fort
Sill today from San Diego. Cnl. They
are the school of aviation mechani-
cians etc. forming the school of avia-
tion. The machines are expected In
two or three days. This Is the first
time the airships have been used In
connection with the school of fire.
EFFORT TO
WILL BE MADE AFTER PLANS
FORMERLY EMPLOYED BY MER-
CHANTS TO ENCOURAGE BET-
TER AGRICULTURE ETC.
An effort Is going to be made by
the chamber of commerce of thl
city to have a county fall exhibit of
stock and products of the farm and
garden here this fall in lieu of the
county fair that was agitated by the
agricultural agent and which was de-
nied by the failure of the county com-
missioners to favor the free fair bill.
This city In the past has held such
exhibits that proved eminently suc-
cessful and was Instrumental in get-
ting together a creditable exhibit in
all branches of farming. Prizes will
be offered by the merchants for all
exhibits and they believe that a good
showing can he made this fall as the
crops In this county are above the
average this year and there has been
a gradual improvement in stock here
In the past few years.
The exfliblt will take place some
where down town probably In some
vacant store and the best exhibits
displayed will probably be taken with
the county exhibit to the state fair at
Oklahoma City. If the plans mature
the exhibit will probably be held here
on the 18th of September the same
date set for the rally day and exhibit
of the boys' cotton corn and pig
dubs and the girls' canning clubs of
the county.
This exhibit will not be confined
to farm products and stock but as in
the past fancy needlework and all
branches of domestic science will
come in for their share of attention
and proper prizes will bo given.
ROCK ISLAND TO RECEIVERSHIP
Holding Company of Railroads Into
Hands of Receiver.
New York July 30. Tho Rock
Iiiand company the holding concern
for the Rock I-iand railroads went
into receivership yesterdry. Its cap
ital is $rooiM)nno.
The operating officials in Chicago
ray that the receivership will i'"t
effect tho rord.
Shipping Second Car
Wilson. Okla.. July 30. I. R. Byniim
is shipping his second car of Ellierta
peaches this S"aon. The crop is good
this year and the Ringling road is ap-
nreciated by the fruit growers for the
reason that their orchards were un-
profitable before the line was built
HAVE EXHIBIT
BY MERCHANTS
EXECUTION
FORMER POLICE LIEUTENANT
ELECTROCUTED AT SING SING
AT 5:55 THIS MORNING.
THREE SHOCKS USED
Required Three Shocks to Kill His
Powerful Frame Becker's Nerve
Remained with Him to the Last
Wife Left His Cell at 2 this Morning
Osslnlng N. Y. July 30. With a
photo of his wife pinned secretly over
his heart with nerve unshaken and
with the words of the litany on his
lips "Have mercy upon us" Cliarles
Becker died in the electric chair at
5:55 this morning.
Becker remained awake and calm
all night.
It took three shocks to kill tils pow-
erful frame.
Just before his death he left this
last statement:
"In the teeth of those who con-
demned me and in tho presence of my
God and your God I proclaim my ab-
solute Innocence of the foul crime
for which I must die. You are now
'about to witness my destruction by a
state which Is organized to protect
the lives of the Innocent. May Al-
mighty God pardon every one who has
contributed in any degree to my un-
timely death. Now on the brink of
the grave I declare to the world I
am proud to have been tho husband
of the purest noblest woman that
ever lived Helen Becker.
"This acknowledgment Is the only
legacy I can leave her."
Mrs. Becker leaving the prison
shortly before two o'clock this morn-
ing said she would never rest until
she had exposed the methods used
to convict her husband.
A negro murderer Samuel Ilaynes
was electrocuted immediately after
Becker.
Herman Rosenthal the gambler for
whose murder Charles Becker was
sentenced to die in the electric chair
was shot to deatli by hired gun men In
the early morning of July 16 1912 In
front of the Hotel Metropole on Forty-third
street a few steps from Broad-
way. The murder was tho swift cul-
mination of sensational charges made
a few days before by Rosenthal
against Becker In which Rosenthal
asserted that Becker then head of the
strong arm squad of detectives freely
sold police protection and had accumu-
lated thousands of dollars of graft
money.
Rosenthal went further than that.
He swore that Becker was his silent
partner in a gambling enterprise that
failed and that Becker angered by
losses where he had expected large
profits raided the Rosenthal estab-
lishment and drove Rosenthal out of
business by stationing uniformed po-
licemen on his premises day and night.
These charges were published and
District Attorney Whitman began an
Investigation of them. He summoned
Rosenthal to the criminal courts build-
ing and listened to his story. An ap-
pointment was made with Rosenthal
for the next day. Before the time
came. Rosenthal was murdered.
When the assassins had done their
work they ran across the street
jumped into a grey automobile which
was waiting at the curb and whirled
away up town. A bystander caught
the license number of the car.
District Attorney Whitman notified
by telephone of the murder reached
th police station where Rosenthal's
body lay. before dawn. He aroused his
detectives from their sleep and spread
a dragnet over the city for the murder
car. It was found before night. Its
driver Louis Shapiro and Louis Lib-
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JJ WILSON TO WASHINGTON
it Cornish N. II.. July 3V ..S
t: President Wilson plans to re- Jt
it turn to Washington next week. SS
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Easley, John F. The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 253, Ed. 1 Friday, July 30, 1915, newspaper, July 30, 1915; Ardmore, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc154288/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.