The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 188, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 14, 1916 Page: 1 of 16
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VOLUME TWENTY-THREE
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA SUNDAY MAY 14 1916.
SECTION ONE
NUMBER 188.
QUAfiTER 111 DOLLAR
:: INDUSTRY IS MM ASSURED
BUSINESS MEN IN BRIEF SESSION SATURD jO GREAT
nmni rM-i innunnr DDnDflClTI' V F M AT.NI.
TUDE UNDER CONSIDERATION. .
Roxana Company Will Build Large P ty to Care for Local
Product. Official of the Comp Meets with City Or-
ganizations. Cosdcn Company Al&o Wants In. Hotel Pro-
position and Sky-Scraper Office Building Have Active Con
sideration.
Unless some unforeseen cir-
cumstances I'j'h-e. which may
prevent it Ardmore will in the
very near future see one oi
the three propo.-ieu refineries cf
the Koxana Petroleum Com-
pany. Following the announcement
from Tulsa to the Ardnioreite
Friday to the effect that the
Roxana Company had increas-
ed its capital stock from ten
millions to titty millions ol aoi
millions to liny minions oi uoi-
lars and proposed to construct;
three refineries of from five to
ten thousand barrels capacity
daily the board of directors of
the chamber of commerce and
the business men's association
met yesterday morning for the
purpose of bringing one of the
refineries to this city if possible.
Mr. van Wijk who has
charge of the Roxana interests
in this field was at the meeting
and briefly stated what was es-
sential for the location of the
refinery and the conditions im-
posed were in the main so rea-
sonable that he was virtually
assured that Ardmore would
meet them.
The main feature was an ad-
equate water supply as the
plant would need something
like sixteen hundred barrels
flnilv. He was assured that this
was an easy condition to meet
and that the city council would
be seen with a view to allowing
them to install their own line
and pumping station at the
lake and get the water free of
charge or they would furnish
the water at actual pumping
charges. The matter of a site
was also taken up and Mr. van
Wijk will receive from a com-
mittee appointed an option of
a little more than a hundred
acres of land at once.
The Roxana Company nas In the
past favored Carter County deciding
recently to build their immense tank
farm inside of the Carter County lines
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the gross production tax on the oil.
He frankly stateu mat two or mree
other locations are under considera-
tion but that all things being equal
Ardmore s ciatm wouiu De most seri-
ously considered by his company.
From the meeting it was evident that
with nroner moral support auu an i
evident manifestation that the refin-
ery was wanted in this city it was
virtually assured. The details look-
tnir fnr meplinir the conditions im-
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the men appointed are not likely to let
the grass grow under their feet.
The Cosden Refinery.
Embodied In the press report re-
ceived Friday was a well founded ru-
mor that the Cosden Company one
of the greatest oil companies in the
Tu'.sa field contemplated building a
refinery in the Ardmore field. The Cos-
den company recently purchased the
Richards interest in the Ardmore field
the price being said to be $750000
and comprising some of the best pro-
duction in the field. A telegram was
Bent to the Cosden Company yes-
terday offering its good offices to se-
cure all that was necessary for the
plant to be located here. It is expect
ed that some reply will be received
(by Monday morning when another
joint meeting of the directors of the
. i .iii ho liolrl at thft
two organizations will be held at the
court house
The Hotel Matter.
Another proposition regarding a
52OO.C00 hotel will be presented at the
meeting Monday morning which if
accepted will embrace a modern sii-j
story office building also. 1
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TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS GIVEN
TEXAS YOUTH
JAy WLS0N AGCD seventeen
WAg C0NVICTED 0F KILL.
WHO VAS CONVICTED OF KILL
ING TEACHER WAS SENTENCED
SATURDAY.
Henrietta Tex. May 13 Jay Wil-
son the 17-year-old school boy was
given a twenty-five-years sentence
today for killing Prof. James G.
Wright in school at Newport near
lierp last January.
Wilson was a pupil of the victim
and resented a reprimand from the
teacher regarding alleged question-
ability of examination papers. It was
charged that he rose from his seat
and shot the professor who died two
days later.
RANGES ETC.
FRIDAY EVENING DR. WILLIAMS
CONTINUING HIS ADDRESS ON
AMUSEMENTS SPOKE PLAINLY
AND WITH CONVICTION.
Little time was spent last Friday
night in preliminaries at the taber-
nacle meiting. Dr. Williams pau.-ed
Iniiir ennuiih to answer a few cues-
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tions. and then plunged into the dis
cussion of shows and dances being
a part of t ho general subject of amuse-
ments continued rrom Thursday
night. The question "Why is it
necessary to discuss amusements be-
fore church members" Dr. Williams
answered by saying that many Chris-
tian people by the assertion of their
liberty may injure themselves and
others also and that if they are
shown wherein the danger lies they
will gladly give them up becausethey are Christians and want to
be
on the; right side and honor their
Master. A most pathetic letter writ-
ten by a young man of this city
was read by Dr. Williams stating his
spiritual condition and asking if
there was any hope for him. It
touched the hearts of the congrega-
tion and many silent prayers rose
to the Savior for him and all like
him.
In his address Dr. Williams began
by saying that many people join the
church without any idea of self-sacrifice
on their part and as a conse-
1 quence low ideals in religion pre-
i vail and worldly conformity weakens
j the power of the church. "Be not
! conformed to this world" is the in-
spired injunction. Church people do
not qualify for service. Very evi-
something is wrong with Ard
religiously. It is the duty of
thpge paators cnUrch officials church
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members Sunday school teachers and
the evangelist to find out just as
quickly as possible. We cannot ig-
nore the situation or shut our eyes
to it and be guiltless before God. We
must do our duty or bear the conse-
quences. The situation is alarming.
(CONTINUED ON FACE FOUR)
SERIN ON
1 . .a. i n i
IIS
HE BATTLES
IN DOIillT
VIOLENT BOMBARDMENT THERE
FOLLOWED BY STRONG GER-
MAN ATTACKS.
LOSS WAS HEAVY
Increasing Activity Reported in the
Vicinity of Volhynian Fortress
No Decisive Results on Russian
Front.
London May 1:1 The Pouauniont
region on the Verdun front is again
(lie scene of desperate lighting vio
lent bombardments there being fol
lowed by strong German attacks in
which Paris says the Germans suf
fered heavy losses without gaining
ground.
Across the Meuse northwest of Ver
dun no infantry encounters are re
ported but the artillery was busy.
Increasing activity is reported in the
vicinity of Volhynian fortress.
No decisive results are reported
from the Russian front.
French Attack Repulsed.
Berlin May 13. The repulse of a
night attack by the French southwest
of roadman's Hill on the Verdun
front is reported in today's official
statement. Attempts by the French
to advance in Avoneourt and Malan-
court woods were fruitless.
German Official Resigns.
Amsterdam May 13. Clemens Del-
brueck the German minister of in-
terior and vice-chancellor has resign-
ed on account of ill health according
to a Derlin dispatch. For the past
few months he has been the sub-
ject of bitter newspaper attacks on
account of food conditions and food
riots.
Russian Atrocities Charged.
Berlin May 13. The Chronicle of
the Christian World a religious week-
ly says that during the second Rus-
sian invasion of East Prussia fifteen
thousand women children and old
men were carried off to Russia and
that the fate of most of them is un-
known. It also states that eighty
thousand houses were looted and de-
stroyed thirteen churches demolished
md six clergymen with their families
carried off.
TEXAS RANGERS ROUND UP
MEXICANS PLANNING RE3ELLI0N
Corpus Christi Tex. May 13. S'ate
rangers under Captain Ransomo coun-
ty peace officers and I'nited States
department of justice officials com-
bined today in making wholesale
arrests of Mexicans of various stand-
ings and affiliations in several parts
of Kleberg county near here and to-
night there are fourteen in the Kings-
vine Jail taken in connection with
an alleged Mexican uprising set for
May 10.
Information that the alleged upris-
ing was set for May 5. "Cinco de
Mayo' a Mexican national holiday
and later postponed to May 10 was
found on the persons of several ar-
rested according to officers.
The plot according to investiga-
tors provided for the banding to-
gether of Mexicans in Texas Arizona
and New Mexico to throw off "the
Yankee yoke."
Colonel Luis Morin said to have
been an officer In Villa's army and
nne or me nrsi nut-Bn-u
moved to San Antonio Monday
where he will face charges in the
federal court.
More than twenty officers have
been engaged in the investigation and
.consequent aijrests. More arrests
will be made within the next forty-
eight hours officers said.
!
Members of congress and some oth-
era would be very glad to discover
some system of national defense that
would operate comfortably and by
proxy.
When a man quarrels w ith his wife
he seldom gets a chance to say any-
thing these days.
PREPAREDNESS
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND MEN
AND WOMEN MARCHED IN ONE
OF GREATEST PARADES.
STORES ARE CLOSED
Parade Lasted for Twelve Hours and
Two Hundred Bands Were Used
Compromise Reached Between the
Mouse and Senate.
New York May 1:5.--New York's
belief thai the I'nited States should
prepare for w;.r was expressed today
when nearlv one hundred and fifty
thousand men and women marched in
ono of the greatest processions ever
assembled to promote an idea.
Twenty abreast and Keeping step
to patriotic tunes of two hundred
bands the parade began this morning
and lasted for twelve hours.
Many of the business houses of
the city were closed.
Agree On Army Bill.
Washington May 1:1. A regular
army of 20fi00() men peace strength
and capable of expansion to 23 1 "00
men in time of war was agreed upon
today by the house and senate con-
ferees on the army reorganization
bill. The report will be submitted to
both houses next week.
NEGRO TROOPER CAPTURED.
Black Who Ran Amuck Wounded and
Captured Saturday.
Leavenworth Kan. May 13. Wil-
liam White the negro trooper who
yesterday killed a negro sergeant
and a negress and wounded a white
woman was captured today by his
comrades after an exchange of shots
in which White was wounded in the
arm.
The fugitive was surrounded in a
gulley at the military reservation and
stood off twelve men with a rifle
until he was wounded and his ammu-
nition had run out.
It was believed he was returning
to the army school from which he
purchased his release yesterday to
shoot those of whom he was jealous.
HEALING OF SOLDIERS' WOUNDS
SHORTENED BY MANY DAYS.
Paris Miy 13. The new Cam 11
treatment of soldiers' wounds has
brought about a reduction of the period
of convalescence according to a re-
port now submitted by Dr. Ufholtz
chief surgecn of a division of the
French army. Under this process em-
ployed by Dr. Alexis Carrell. the re-
port declares the time required for
the healing of wounds has been short-
ened to sixteen days in extreme cases
as compared with three months. On
the average the period of evolution of
the wounds is reduced about two-
thirds. The great advantage of the use of
hypochlorite of soda for the continual
washing of the wounds is that it ac-
celerates wonderfully the progress of
healing to the point where the edges
of the wound may be brought to-
gether by stitching or by adhesive
bandages. In some cases Dr. Uffbolz
has noted that a disinfection of from
7 to 9 days with this process has been
sufficient to permit the closing of the
wound.
Interred at Rose Hill.
The remains of G. W. Garrett ar-
rived Friday and were laid to rest In
Rose Hill cemetery Saturday morning.
Mr. Garrett was a brot'.ier of Mr3. G.
W. Cline of this city who is now the
(only surviving member of a family of
eleven
Rev. Burns conducted the service.
C. S. Greer of Oklahoma City for-
merly state auditor passed through
Ardinore on his way home last night.
Nearly everybody reads The Ard-
moreite. Do yoa?
EABRNES SQUAD FLYING
TO RESCUE OF AMERICANS
BAND OF MEXICAN BANDITS WHO RAIDED GLENN
SPRINGS AND BOUOUILLAS HAVE THREE AMERI-
CANS CAPTIVE.
American Troopers Crossed Rio Grande Yesterday and Last
Night were Supnosed to Have Covered Fifty Miles in Chase
of Bandits who Friday Night Were Reported Seventy
Miles South of BouQuillas in an Abandoned Cave Scott
Advises War Department that De Facto Government Has
Promised Adequate Force in Vicinity of Parral and on
Mexican Side to Protect Border Detachment of Troops
from Pershing's Command Sent Into the Sierra Madres
Mountains Northwest of Chihuahua to Investigate Report
that Villa is in Hiding There Soldiers Sent to Culberson's
Ranch Report No Large Body of Mexicans in that Vicinity.
AMERICA IS
USING
MORE COTTON
MORE THAN HALF A MILLION
BALES CONSUMED IN THIS
COUNTRY DURING THE MONTH
OF APRIL.
Washington May 13. Cotton used
during April nmounted to 531000 run-
ning bales exclusive of linteis and
for the first nine months of the sea-
son 4760000 bales! the census bu-
reau announced today. This Is con-
siderably over last year's figures.
LEADER OF REVOLT AGAINST
FORMER PRESIDENT OF HAYTI
WILL EE FORCED TO RETIRE
USE AMERICAN FORCES.
Washington May 13. General Ari-
as leader of the revolt against the
former Dominican president Jiminez
now does not want to resign as war
minister although he had agreed to
retire when .limine resigned accord-
ing to state department advices from
Minister Russell at Santo L'omingo.
Russell was instructed to compel
Arias to retire using the American
naval farces if necessary.
UNITED STATES RECLAMATION
EMPLOYES FINISH DAM FOR
GREATEST RESERVOIR IN THE
WORLD.
Elephant Butte N. M. May 13
Work was completed here today on
the Elephant Butte dam a United
States reclamation project forming
the greatest storage reservoir In the
world.
The reservoir holds nearly fifteen
billion cubic feet of water will be
used to irrigate nearly two hundred
thousand acres of arid lands in New-
Mexico and Texas.
Neither Field Marshal von Ilinden-
burg nor Gen. Joffre receive as much
money for his services as does Char-
lie Chaplin. But they don't get
knocked down as much as Charlie.
WILL COMPEL
DOB
TO RESIGN
IIC IRRIGATION
DI COMPLETED
IN NEW BO
Marathon Tex. May 13.
Major Langhorne and his fly-
ing squadron of the Eighth Cav-
alry are flying over the white
sand in Mexico in a supreme ef-
fort to surprise the Mexican
raiders of Glenn Springs and
ISouquillas.
The soldiers are seeking to
rescue alive if possible Jesse
Deemer and two other Ameri-
cans John Woodson and F. Ii.
Alsworth according to infor-
mation reaching here today.
The crossing was made yes-
terday and military men here
believe that tonight Langhorne
should have covered fifty miles
in the chase after the bandits
who were last night reported at
a point seventy miles south of
cave.
Hear Reports of Villa
Field Headquarters (via
wireless to Columbus) May 13.
Detachments of the Ameri-
can troops are investigating ru-
mors that Villa at the head of a
command of eleven hundred
men is hiding in the mountains
between Ascension Chiricahua
and Culberson's ranch about
sixty-five miles west of Colum-
bus on the American side of
the frontier.
Press reports today brought
to Major W. R. Sample base
comamnder and Colonel II. G.
Sickel commanding the border
patrol their first intimation
that Pershing's troops are in-
vestigating the rumor that Vil-
la is hiding in the Sierra Ma-
dres mountains of northwestern
Chihuahua. A detachment of
soldiers stationed near Culber-
son's ranch reported no knowl
edge ot the presence 01 any
large body of Mexicans in that
vicinity.
Obregon Promises Protection.
Washington D. C May 13. Gen-
eral Scott udvised the war depart
ment today that he has received as
surances from Obregon that orders
have been given to concentrate the
de facto government forces In the
vicinity of Parral and on the Mexican
side of the border in the Hig Bend
country.
New Mexico's Men Ready.
Columbus N. M. May 13. The
mobilization of the New Mexico mili-
tia of more than one thousand men
was completed here today.
Navy Day Celebration.
Charlestown Mass.. May 13. Navy
day is being celebrated at the Charles-
town navy yard today the govern-
ment having given permission for the
display of 40 fighting ships of all
types from submarines to super-dreadnoughts.
The admission fee charged
for entering the yard will be devoted
to the Navy Relief association.
It's easier for trouble to find your
address than it Is for good luck.
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The weather forecast for
Oklahoma for Sunday is gen-
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Easley, John F. The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 188, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 14, 1916, newspaper, May 14, 1916; Ardmore, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc154522/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.