The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 146, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 26, 1916 Page: 1 of 16
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Deposits In Ardmore Banks Have Increased In Past Year More Than A Million And A Half
VOLUME TWENTY-THREE
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA SUNDAY MARCH 26 1916.
SECTION ONE
NUMBER 146.
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EIGHT MEMBERS CF FAMILY OF ALEX EDGMON
KILLED IN STORM EAST OF DAVIS FRIDAY NIGHT.
BODIES ALL BROUGHT INTO DAVIS WILL BE IN-
TERRED IN ONE GRAVE
LTado Travc'oJ in a Ntu theasierly Direction an'' Accom-
panied by Heavy Hail and Rain Roar of .' ctfind Could
be Heard in Davis Three Miles Away ' v-e Victim of
Storm was Mrs. Thompson Aged Eig' (cars Who was
Blind Family of Married Son Carar .dgmon Heme for
Safety and All Lost Their Lives ny Farm Homes
Blown Down but no Other Fatalities L. O. Franklin and
Wife Living Near Chigely Injured Family of Reverend
Low Escaped Death by Taking Ketuge in atorm Mouse
Davis Okla. March 25.
members of the family of Alex
Edgmon were kill od in a storm
which swept across a section of
5 Murray County some three or
four miles east of here last
night shortly after 9 o'clock.
The storm moved in a north-
fl pMstprlv direction and was ac
companied by a heavy fall of
hail and rain.
Alex Edgmon the head of
the family escaped death hav-
ing gone out to see after his
stock when the tornado struck
the home which was a box
house.
The victims are :
MRS. ALEX EDGMON aged
50.
ALONZO EDGMON aged
18.
SAM EDGMON aged 14.
PETE EDGMON aged 30.
MRS. PETE EDGMON.
TWO CHILDREN of the
younger Edgmon.
MRS. HANNAH THOMAS
aged 80 mother of the elder
Mrs. Edgmon who was totally
blind.
! The family of Rev. II. D. Low
! escaped injury although their
home was demolished the fam-
ily having taken refuge in a
: storm house. Several other
farm houses in the path of the
storm were destroyed. The
storm area was about one-quarter
of a mile wide and six miles
long. The roar of the storm
could be heard in Davis three
miles away.
Near Chigely L. O. Franklin
and wife were both injured
Mr. Franklin sustaining a brok-
en arm and leg. No other per-
V f'ins -are reported seriously in-
jured. A little girl of the younger
Edgmons was visiting at the 1
home of a neighbor at the timel
jf the storm and escaped.
The bodies of all the eight
victims were brought to Davis
voday 5nd will be interred here'
tomorrow in one grave in the
Davis cemetery.
East Central State Normal.
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Ada Okla. March 23. Students of
!he East Contra! Slate Normal .school
iu-re are building a large ampit heater
ind an open air natatorium for their
.school. The money for the material
used is being furnished from the
students' active fund it was stated
and all the work is being d.one by
students. The boys do the manual
labor and the girls cook meals for
them it was pointed out. When the
wipitheatcr is finished it will bo
Used for student plays and It is
intended to use the swimming pool
fn connection with the physical train-
ing department of the school.
' New Express Cashier.
A. G. Eisenberg lias arrived in Ard-
iicre to become joint cashier of the
Wells Fargo and American Express
Companies here. He succeeds J. L.
Iclntyre who has been promoted to
jfa agency of the Wells Fargo at
Chandler.
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fi FIGHTING
LULL IN FIGHTING THERE CON-
TINUES AND ARTILLERY DUEL
IN WOEVRE DISTRICT IS THE
ONLY ENGAGEMENT.
The lull in the Verdun fighting con-
tinues. Paris reports quiet on both
sides of the Meuse north of the for-
tress the only incident mentioned is
an artillery duel in the Woevre dis-
trict. The complete failure of the Russian
attacks on the German lines in Jacob-
stadt region on the Dvina is claimed
by Berlin.
In the Balkans there was an aerial
battle between the Teutons and the
entente allies.
An official statement issued in Ber-
lin today says Verdun is In flames.
SHERIFF GILES
WOMAN TAKES FULL RESPONSI
BILITY FOR MURDER CF OFFI-
CER ON KATY TRAIN FRIDAY
MORNING.
Muskogee OUia. March 23. In "the
county jail at Eufaula this afternoon
Inn May Ilatlley admits according to
officers that she fired the shot that
killed Sheriff Jake Giles of Beaumont
Texas while that offict r was carry-
ing her and her husband hack to Beau-
mont on a Katy train Friday morning.
lier husband in another cell is
permitting his wife to assume the re-
sponsibility for the crime as well as
admit that the planned the murder of
the officer and the flight into the coun-
try. Mrs. Hadley also says that it was
she who with a gun held back the
crowd while making their getaway
from the train following the shooting
of tile officer.
TERM HELMETS "SOUP PLATES"
London March 23. "Soup plates" is
what the British soldiers at the front
call the helmets with which they are
now equipped as a protection against
shrapnel. They axe of steel and paint-
ekl gray. In appearance they resemble
an inverted bowl and are far from
ornamental. They afford protection
to the neck and ears as well as ulie
head.
A British correspondent testifies to
their efficacy In reducing casualties as
proven in the recent stiff fighting for
the "International trench" north of the
Ypres-Camines Canal
Tourists Visit Porto Rico.
Washington March 23. Porto Rico
is enjoying its most prosperous tourist
season more travelers having visited
the island this winter than ever be-
fore government reports show.
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REPORTS REACH EL PASO THAT
HE HAS EVADED CARRANZISTA
AND AMERICAN TROOPS.
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N'o Reports from Pershing Were Re-
ceived in San Antonio Yesterday
and Only Information Reaching Am-
erica is Border Gossip.
El Paso Tex. March 25. f-ancho
Villa was reported today to be fleeing
west in the San Miguel country hav-
ing successfully eluded the encircling
ring drawn about him by the Ameri-
can and Carranza troops.
The news of his retreat was brought
from El Valle but could not be of-
ficially confirmed.
Funston Without Any Report.
San Antonio Tex. March 23. No
report was received today from Gen-
eral Pershing and Funston's onl .
information on t lie developments in
Mexico was border gossip.
I'ershing's intimation yesterday thai
a more adequate means for delivering
supplies for his troops was advisable
has increased the anxiety at army
headquarters here to get a decision
from Carranza on permission to use
the Mexican railroads.
If Carranza permits the transporta-
tion of supplies over the northwestern
railroad to the American troops in
Mexico permission to ship over the
National railway will probably be
asked by the United States it was
stated at Funstons headquarters here
today. Since the request for tho
Northwestern has been made the dis-
position of the American troops has
been such that the National railway
could now bo used to better advan-
tage. Colonel Foltz commanding at
Douglas Ariz. reported to Funston
today that there are only two hun-
dred troops in the garrison at Agua
Prieta and that no others have been
brought up. Funston has ordered a
battalion of the fourth infantry sta-
tioned at Del Kio to Marfa and Pre-
sidio Texas answering the appeals of
the citizens of those two border
towns.
Protest Holding Munitions.
Washington March 23. Eliseo Ar-
rednndo the Mexican ambassador des-
ignate protested to Secretary Lansing
today against the holding of the ship-
ment of ammunition at New York in-
tended for Carranza. Lansing said
that the ammunition would go for-
ward immediately but was held pend-
ing an investigation to ascertain if
it was not for Cairanza's enemies.
Villa Generals Missing.
Kl Paso Tex. March 23. Ceneiv.l
Manuel Medinaviela and Manuel San-
da former Villa officers were taken
into custody a few days
have disappeared from the
jail. They are understood
route to New Orleans.
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No Confirmation of Rumor.
Douglas Ariz. March 23. No con-
firmation was received here today of
the report brought by automobilisH
that two American women and
one man were killed Wednesday sup-
posedly by Mexican bandits south
west of Columbus.
Pershing Will Decide.
San Antonio Tex. March 23.-
Whether American troops arriving at j
Casas Grandes last night w ill enter I
the town or not is for General Per- j
shing to decide Funston said today j
Unless otherwise instructed by th j j
war department Funston was dis-j
posed not to interfere with Pershing's
operations. He is not inclined to bs-
lieve that Pershing would make ai
issue of General Garvia's announce-
ment that he would not permit the
troops to enter the town.
Deputy Sheriff Tom Jones captured
two barrels of beer near Wilson Fri-
day night and also took into custody
the alleged owners of the same. The
case will be up for hearing Monday.
CHAMPION AWARDED DECISION
IN LAST NIGHT'S BATTLE ON
POINTS.
BIG CROWD SAW IT
Two Fighters Foujlit Terific Eattl;
Through Ten Rounds Willarcl
Showed to Advantage During Early
Ron nds.
New York City March 25. Jesse
Willard heavyweight champion won
the ten-round fight from Frank Moran
in Madison Square Garden here to-
night being awarded the decision by
Referee White on points.
A monster crowd witnessed the
battle every seat being sold. "Tex"
Rickard who pulled off the fight
cleaned up a neat sum. The seat
sale exceeded $K0CCO. Willard re-
ceived $47500 and his opponent $23-
750 as his share.
FIRST ROUND Willard jabbed
Moran in the face with a left and lat-
ter retaliated with three blows to the
body which Willai'J blocked. Moran
hooked a left to Willard's jaw mid
took three left jabs to the face in re-
turn. Moran swung right and left to
Willard's neck and received a hard
right in the body. Moran missed a
right and went into a clinch. Willai'd
tore loose and landed a right and left
to the head. Willard smashed him a
terrific left in the face dazing the
challenger. Moran swung wild with
a right and lett but Ulllard laughed
as Ik blocked cardfully. This was
Willard's round.
SECOND ROUND-Willard took the
aggressive and Moran came back. The
pair exchanged blow for blow. Moran
broke and backed away. Willard fol-
lowed Moran slowly around the ring
and drove a right hook to Moran'a
eye and battered him in the body.
Moran was helpless against Willard in
the clinches. The champion staggered
Moran with a left to the face as the
bell rang.
ROUND THREE-Willard smashed
a right to Moran's body doubling
.Moran up. Moran's savage swings
could not reach Willard's jaw. Wil-
laid jabbed Moran with his left almost
"t will. Moran grew shaky under the
hunching. Willard ducked two right
swings and laughed. Moran swung a
left to the body as the bell rang.
This was more Moran's round.
ROUND FOU R Willard jabbed
Moran in the face wit.h two lefis up
pi nutting Moran in the body with u
rii'ht and a left. Mora:: hooked a left
to the body and a left to Willard's
jaw. Willard kept stabbing .Moran
wilh his long left and jarred him
with a right to the jaw. A terrific
lelt to Willard's body never jarred
him. Wil'ard split Miran's eye wide
open with a terrmc right. Tins was.
Willard's round.
ROUND FIVE-- Will ird battered Mor-j
an with a right and left uppercut to
jaw and the latter tried to penetrate i
Willard's guard with body blows.
Moran rushed Willard to the ropes
but the latter closed Moran's left eye
with his jabs. Moran then kept back-
ing away Willard following up with
liis left steadily. Willard's round.
ROUND SIX Willard tore
iuto
Moran. battering him w ith right and
left. Moran smashed Willard with a !
right and left to the jaw. Wil.'ard up-!
percut Morun and opened his eye again 1
with a left jab. Willard jarred Moran j
w ith a right to the jaw and uppercut
him u-.til he waivered on his feet.
Moran was running away from his op-
ponent at the bell. Willard's round.
ROUND SEVEN Willard started
after Moran like a w ild man and beat
him all over the ring. Under the fu- j Many of the leading London papers
sillade of blows Moran was helpless. I were careful to publish a notice read-
clinging to Willard blindly as the b!ovd I lug much like this: "It should be
poured down his chest. Willard fought ! mentioned that the editor of the lyon-
coolly picking his openings. Referee don has r.ot applied for exemp-
While warned Moran artiinst foul- Hon or postponement of service in
ing. Moran swung wildly and catch- any ca.se of any war ace man on the
ing Willard on the jaw dazed him for j editorial staff."
a moment The pair w re fighting I
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(CONTIYUED OS TAGE EIGHT; Head the want adi
CHANNEL STEAMER WAS VICTIM OF TORPEDO OR MINE
WHICH BLEW PART OF VESSEL INTO ATOMS MISS
BALDWIN DAUGHTER OF PROMINENT AMERICAN
RESIDENT OF PARIS AMONG THE INJURED.
Edward Huxlev. President of the United States Rubber Com-
pany and Francis Drake the Company's European Man-
ager Among the Saved Loss of Life Undoubtedly Heavy
and Believed to Include Several Americans Between
Ninety and One Hundred Survivors Landed at Dover and
Two Hundred and Fifty Landed on French Side of Chan-
nel Explosion Occurred at 3:00 o'CIock Friday After-
noon but the Wireless Was out of Order and Help Did Not
Arrive Until Midnight Friday Night Reports Reaching
Paris Say that the Sussex was Torpedoed.
ilCTlSiE
FIFTEEN YEAR OLD FT. WORTH
WOMAN AND HER HUSBAND IN-
DICTED FOR KILLING MAN WHO
WRONGED HER.
Ft. Worth. Texas March 23. Mrs.
Charles Harrison aged 13 and her
husband aged 20. were indicted to-
day for the murder of William War-
ren a hotel keeper here last Decem-
ber. Mrs. Harrison according to the ki-
lice made a complete confession a
few weeks ago in which she said that
Warren had wronged her.
AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK WITH
CAPITAL OF TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND CLOSED BY EXAM-
INER. Port Smith Ark. March 2:
American National I Sank lure
the largest in Arkansas was
.-The
one o"
closed
today by a bank examiner. The hank
! has a capiial of J ".( i ) and deposits
of $ Pin. nun. Its loans aggregated
f lino mm.
NEWSPAPER MEN NOT EXEMPT
British Government Refuses to
Ex
empt Press Representatives.
Loudon .March 24. The war office
has refused to exempt from army ser-
vice a gre-.it many newspaper men who
have been designated by the News-
paper Proprietors' Association of Ixm-
don as essential to the work of pub-
lishing the local papers.
Art editors photographers and dark
room operators are not considered as
editorial staff employees by the war
office and it refused to exempt them
from military service. The same rul-
ing was applied to all society editors
fiction editors sporting editors and
headline writers. Sub-editors (copy
readers) were for some unexplained
reason considered more essential to
the jwipers than any of the other mem-
bers of the staffs.
"The general principle to be fol-
: lowed" the war office ruled "is that
j the men to be exempted are serving
I some vital purpose during a time of
! war-
LARGE FIT
SMITH UK
IS CLOSED
London March 2. Twenty-live-
Americans were aboard
the channel steamer Sussex
which was seriously damaged
near the French coast yester-
day ami towed to Iloulogne
this morning according to rail-
road oliiciais who had passen-
ger lists.
Information received at Dov-
er says that it is certain that
some lives were lost probably
by the explosion which caused
the damage.
Miss Baldwin daughter of a
prominent American resident
of Paris was seriously injured.
Edward Huxley president of
the United States Rubber Com-
pany and Francis Drake the
European manager of the same
company are among the Amer-
icans rescued. They report that
there was a heavy loss of life
including several Americans.
Miss Baldwin's father and mother
were on board the vessel. All were
taken to Boulogne. Miss Baldwin's leg
was broken. Miss Alice Ruis of Colo-
rado and Wilder C. Penfield of Mer-
lon College at Oxford are other Amer-
icans saved.
The opinion of the passengers is
divided as to whether the vessel wa.s
u victim of a torpedo or a mine.
The explosion was terrific and tore
the front part of the steamer into
pieces killing or Injuring a number
of persons. Many were wounded by
flying splinters.
Between ninety and one hundred
survivors have been landed at Dover
and two hundred and fifty landed in
France.
The explosion occurred ut 3:00
o'clock In the afternoon but the wire-
less apparatus was out of order and
no help arrived on the scene until
after midnight.
If if had not been for the water-
tight compartments the Sussex
would have sunk. The fate ot the
vessel Is not yet certain but it is
said she was lowed to Boulogne. An-
other report said sh" had been
beached.
Paris Says it was Torpedo.
Paris March 23. Reports of the ac-
cident to th" Sussex received here say
that she v.a.s torpedoed..
German Raider Sunk.
London March 23. The German
raider Greif lias been sunk in tho
North Sea. Five of.'icers and one hun-
dred and fifteen out of total of 300 men
were captured. The Ilritish loss was
seventy-four. The British merchant-
man Algantura which sunk the Greif
was also sunk.'
Dominion Liner Sunk.
Washington I). C March 23. The
state department reports today said:
that the Dominion liner Englishman
had been torpedoed near England and
that four Americans are missing. It
was a horse ship. The Americans miss-
ing are Peter McDonald of Boston.
George McDonald of Boston P. Buck
ley and M. Burke address unknown.
Thirty-five survivors have landed.
STORM AT ANNA TEXAS
Two Men Injured by Flying Timber
Property Damage $20000.
McKinney Tex. March 23. A small
cyclone struck Anna Texas fourteen
miles from here last night doing dam-
age estimated at f 20000 and injuring
two men by flying timbers. Although
the gale lasted but two minutes more
than half of the houses iu the town
were damaged.
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Easley, John F. The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 146, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 26, 1916, newspaper, March 26, 1916; Ardmore, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc154483/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.