The El Reno Daily Democrat (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 34, No. 161, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 19, 1925 Page: 1 of 4
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THE EL RENO DAILY DEMOCRAT ~~
YOU'ME H
HUGE DEATH TOLL RESULTS FROM CYCLONE WHICH SWEPT FIVE SUES 1BH
EL RENO READY
FOR STATE II
Thf Kl Hfuu kl|h school taw,
ditiritl and toultrat* tkiapiai, it-
liiaiptitN by Coach Urtwly Hkillera,
departed today for Mill water where
they will participate in the Male
tourney. The Ski)leru warrior* are
ia splendid trim, and Kl Reno faaa are
conltdeut of winning the elate trophy
Kl Reno's Drat lilt will tone with
Fairfax at 3 o'clock tomorrow after-
noon Fairfax has a high rating ia
the northeast part of the state, hut
the Hkillern tribe have scored one
victory over the Usages this season,
having defeated them by the substan-
tial margin of 31 to 9. in the Invita-
tion tournament* recently held at Ed-
■toad.
A number of Kl Reno basketball
fans are planning to attend the eon-
tests at Stillwater, and the local team
is assured that it will have ample
hacking on the sidelines.
Coach Hkillern took the following
squad: Forwards Rill (llass, Law-
rence Meyers, Rav Armstrong: center
Hugh Willingham, guards Marlon
llighy and Jim Hmlth; substitutes Kd
llunnicut. Lee Pit mail and Dave Nor-
veil.
PATROLSYSTEM
ON HIGHWAYS
AMtEIOAIM GRATEFUL
OSAKA. Japan. Mar. IP.—Kite hun-
dred American tourists who recently
visited here on the 8. 8. Rergeuland
sent hack a letter of appreciation to
the Japanese government railway of
tee for their treatment in Japan.
G. Wattson was an Okla. City
visitor loday on Chamber of Com-
merce affairs.
AIM BROKEN
CRANKING CAR
Allison Clark, son of Arthur Clark,
broke his right arm this afternoon
while cranking a Ford car at the high
school. He was able to return to
school after having his injuries dress-
ed.
CANAOA GRAIN REPORT
MONTRKAL. P. Q.—Montreal was
North America's greatest grain ship-
ping point In 1934. with a new record
of 165.139.396 bushels handled in that
year, according to a shipping report
of the Canadiau Pacific railway.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Mar. 19. -Since
last fall the Oklahoma state highway
commission bus takcu over the con-
trol and supervision of a great part of
the stnte highway system. Mainten-
ance agreements have been made with
56 counties ami a regular state patrol
system has been inaugurated in these
counties so that at present every
mile of state highway under state
supervision is inspected and worked
on each day by a state patrolman.
This activity on the part of the
state’ highway commission has not
been given the publicity that it should
receive. Very few travelers on the
highways know that the state is exer-
cising supervision over this work al-
though they notice that the roads
have improved materially. The com-
mission is co-operating with the local
county authorities in nearly every
ease and this co-operation has been
quite satisfactory. The counties with
which the stale has made mainten-
ance agreements are listed and con
tains about 3400 miles of state high-
ways.
The maintenance department is
erecting signs at the end of each pa-
trol section on which is given the
name of the patrolman and his ad-
dress. By giving the public the name
of the patrolman and his address the
responsibility for the condition of the
road is fixed directly upon the man
responsible for it and we also, in this
way, give credit directly to the nfhn
responsible for the praise that lie
earns.
The basis of the state maintenance
system is the one-man patrol. The
patrolman furnishes two or four
* horses and his^ime. His section is
fixed and he is at work upon it every
day except Sunday. Working hours
are from 8 to 12 and from 1 to 5. The
stale furnishes him with a patrol
grader, a fresno, a plow and tlie ne-
cessary small tools. He blades the
road and shapes it up after every
rain and as often as It is needed be-
tween rains. With his fresno and
plow he cleans Ihe ditches, shapes
up (he shoulders of the roads, lie
makes the required repairs to culverts
and bridges and does the other things
necessary to keep the road smooth
and well shaped,
In addition to the patrol system the
stnte has heavy outfits going over
these roads regrading and shaping up
the unimproved sections bringing all
stale roads up to state standard cross-
section.
As a result of this work, the inau-
guration of the patrol system and the
cooperation with the county author!
ties, our stnte roads today are far
better than they have ever been be-
fore.
MINERS’FATE
IS UNKNOWN
FAIRMONT. West Va., Mar. 19.—
Reaching a depth of 2006 feet in mine
No. 41 of the Bethlehem Mine Co., at
Harracksville near here, rescue work-
ers dug on for the bodies of the 34
men entombed by an explosion Tues-
day night.
Waves of black damp and a roaring
fire in tho mine hampered the rescu-
ers. Poisonous gases poured from
every crevice in the mine and work-
ers were forced io wear oxygen hel
mets.
Indications today were that the
rescue force must penetrate 1000 feet
farther into the wreckage before they
reach the death chamber, where it is
anticipated the bodies of the miners
will be found. No hope is held out
for the rescue of the men alive.
RnixlnliM by tr«l*ry( Kl loo
•• a preliminary tt lb* rtty alacttoa
to be belt April T. commancnd yaalar-
day and will ba coatiaaad aatil tba
evening of March II. according 1° L-
A. Chambers, county registrar. Any-
one moving Into El Reno, or who has
become of age since the hooka were
last opeaed will ho gtvea the oppor-
tualty to enroll their names oa the
list of voters daring this period.
Voters transferring from one ward
to another within Kl Reno are not re-
quired to re-regtater. The only step
necessary la to get a transfer and
these may be obtained at any time up
to the date of election. Mr. Chambers
advises early attention to this duty.In
order that the registrars will have
sufficient time to care for every one.
He also advisee early registration by
those who are required to perform
this duly before becoming qualified
voters.
The present registrars as appointed
by Mr. Chambers are as follows:
Ward 1-A. Payton Smith. 315 North
Rock Island; I B. R. F. Jones, 110 8.
Bickford; 1-C, J. F. Prothor, 221 N.
K street.
Ward 2 A, Robert Rretr. «ol North
Choctaw; 2-B, Joseph Reichert, 312
West Woodson.
Ward 3-A. John Freeboru, 420 South
Choctaw; 3-B. Mrs. Myrtle Palmer;
3-C, Mrs. William Hutchens, 615 South
Miles.
Ward 4-A, J. 8. Campbell, 1023 Hast
Cavtinaugh; 4-B, Frank Meyer, 111
East Woodson; 1-C, T. J. 8pear, 107
East Woodson.
RTUOENTt IN TROUELE
TOKYO It has been a hard winter
on (he Indigent nniversity students In
Tnkym Many nre dependent on aide
Jobs for their living- These Jobs,
with the present business depression,
have bean scarce.
A strike of several schools recently
was threatened unless Jobs are pro-
vIRi The city offices are takiag
cava at same.
MERRYJAUNTS
OF MERRY JANE
Mrs. John Helnen who recently re-
turned from Wichita. Kan., where Bhe
was under medical treatment, is still
in a serious condition at her home,
402 Sou^i Evans.
Kl Reno children who enjoy reading
“Mary Jane's Merry Journeys'' la the
Dally Democrat will enjoy with equal
satisfaction “Mary Jane 8yrup“ with
lla delirious sorghum flavor. The
■yrup may be procured at grocery
stores, aad a label from a can of Mary
Jane syrup. IF sent to the Corn Pro-
duct^ company, Dept. A. Argo, III
wtlllbring a complete set of the New
Marjr Jane Fairy Tales, beautifully II-
lustguted.
Rdad Mary Jane's Journeys on page
2 of today's Dally Democrat.
dLathW
!T0 DRUG HOME
OKItAHOMA CITY. Mar. 19.-The
Darlington home for drug addicts nfrt
Its doom today when the senate voted
to disallow an appropriation for the
maintenance of the home for the next
two years. The house had previously
voted to kill an appropriation for the
home.
The Inmates who are now under
treatment at the Darlington home will
be assigned to the Western Oklahoma
Asylum for the Insane at 8t. Supply.
The house passed a hill providing
for nn audit of the books and money
expenditures of all cities and towns
in the state.
COMMECE HML
Upwards of 1,000 pei
have perished and 8000
la the membership campaign con
ducted by Ibe Chamber of Commerce,
the name of of practically every bust
noea maa and concern ia Ibe city baa
been added lo Ibe rolls. Directors of
ibe orgaalxattoa bad ael ibelr goal at
$7500. to carry on tbe budget for Ibis
year's work. To date tbe amount of
muney pledged for the budgel Is
14.927.50. of which 93.010 baa beeu
paid In cash.
There are at ill several buslneaa la
stitutiona In the city who have not
takcu membership in tbe Chamber id
Commerce, but it ia doubtful if these
memberships will bring Ihe total
amount to 97500.
The directors have made no an-
nouncement of their plans in regard
lo securing the balance necessary to
complete the budget.
It is probable that after the cam-
paign comes lo a close that Ihe names
of all business men will be published
who refused io lake out membership
in the organisation.
WILL HOLD MARINE SHOW
NEW YORK.—li is announced that
a big marine exposition will be given
in New York Nov. 9 14. 1925.
FAMOUS PIANIST
T0PLAYS00N
SHEPHERD HELD
IN COUNTY JAIL
CHICAGO, 111., Mar. 19.-William
Darling Shepherd, formally accused of
the murder of his ward. William Mc-
Clintock, by the inoculation of typhoid
germs, awoke this morning in eell No.
13 of the county jail, where he will
he held until his trial.
Shepherd was committed to jail late
yesterday after his counsel had failed
in a bitter fight to keep him from
mooting ail immediate indictment on
Ihe charge of murdering young Me-
Clintock.
C. C. Faimnn, head of a science
school, indicted jointly with Shepherd
for the death of the millionaire youth,j
is being held in tho custody of the
state’s attorney, and it is indicated
that he would not faro imprisonment
until after the trial of Shepherd for
murder.
EVENTS OF OTHER YEARS
(FROM DAILY DEMOCRAT FILES)
READ THE WANT ADS.
Mrs. (’has. H. Siler and Mrs. J. T.
Riley spent the day in Oklahoma City
yesterday.
L. A. of O. R. C. will hold a cooked
food sale at Stanley Rogers Motor
company Saturday. 20c
Ten Years Ago
Miss Maieei Barnes of Amarillo is
spending the week with Mr. and Mrs.
II. II. Donahue.
J. W. Freeborn., P. P. Duffy and J.
K. Jones are candidates for mayor.
Mrs. Lew Normandin entertained
the Sterling Thimble club yesterday,
having as her additional guests Mrs.
Thomas and Miss Crescent Mutter.
An hour of^ieedlcwork was followed
by the serving of dainty refreshments.
Fifteen Years Ago
The first rain of spring came this
morning and brought the song of the
robin to cheer the hearts of those
who love the great out of doors and
the joys which come with the flowers
of summer.
At 10 o'clock this morning a meet-
ing was held at the Commercial club
rooms to discuss, the packing house
question.
Tlfe reception given last night by
the Modern Woodmen and Royal
Neighbors in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
A. K. Saxcy who will leave soon for
their future home in Tulsa. The large
hall was filled with members of the
two orders and the evening was pleas-
antly spent even with a tinge of sad-
ness caused by the anticipation of the
sevcrence of neighborly tieH of many
years standing.
Twenty Yean Ago
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kraft have re-
turned from a honeymoon trip in
both territories and Kansas. While
gone they visited in Chickasha. Ok-
arche, Dover, Hennessey and Wich-
ita.
Th6 heaviest thundred and rain
storm ever experienced here at this
season visited this city yesterday.
The streets and roads are in very bad
condition.
Miss Aline LaBryer went lo Okla-
homa Citv today and will attend the
opera there tonight.
THE CHEERFUL CHERV&
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without tkougWt or
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Im iRoling so fa
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to-dw.
Twenty-Five Years Ago
Kl Reno has had the honor of en-
tertaining another territorial conven-
tion this week. It was the sixth an-
nual convention of Oklahoma Terri
torial Kpworth league of the Metho-
dist church. The convention met
Monday evening at 7:30 and finally
adjourned Wednesday night. There
was quite a good attendance repre-
senting a large majority of the lea-
gues of the territory besides a num-
ber of distinguished ministers from
abroad.
Thos. Ellison of Calumet attended
the cattlemen’s convention at Fort
Worth this week.
From Over the County
MOUNTAIN VIEW
A large number of friends t*nd
neighbors gathered at the home of W.
H. Lilly and enjoyed tho surprise
birthday supper given In his honor on
Thursday, March 12.
The dedication of the new Naza
rone church, to which the name
Olivette was given, was attended by
a large gathering from this vicinity
and other communities over the coun-
ty last Sunday. Tho Indebtedness of
f342.R0 was cleared within a few
minutes at the afternoon session.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bruee. son Mur-
vllle and daughter Marlon were Sun
iliiV visitors ul the home of Everett
Bruce.
Miss Stella Hrlckel was a Sunday
evening caller Ht the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Everett Bruce.
The basketball game played by the
eirls of the Mountain View school
and Pleasant Home gills resulted in
a score of 8 lo 6 In favor of the
Pleasant Home team.
Interest is Increasing in the coming
Sunday evening at the First Chris-
tian church, of Alvin Roper, known
all over the United States and Can-
adn as an outstanding pianist, for a
recital, which will be highly interest
ing and worthy of the hearing of u
capacity audience. The public is cor-
dially invited, and those present will
he given the opportunity of contribut-
ing to silver offering, which will
serve as sole remuneration for his
services for the evening. Mr. Roper
is appearing at Ihe First Baptist tab-
ernacle in Okla. City on Friday even-
ing, this appearance being on the
usual ticket admission basis.
He has been heard several times in
Oklahoma City and El Reno, and
among other engagements he served
as pianist for the Oklahoma state Sun-
day school conventions over a period
of many years in various cities in the
sfate, at which conventions E. O. Ex-
cell, recently deceased, was leader of
song. This was equally true in all
the other states in the union, and in
all Canadian provinces cast of De-
troit. Mr. Roper has taught In num-
bers of cities in Oklahoma in earlier
years, was the first departmental
head of piano in the state normal at
Weatherford, nearly 20 years ago.
He is equally known in America as
a pianist of unusual ability along re
dial and concert lines, and as one en-
gaged In musical work in the realm of
church circles. As an improvisator of
> liurt-li hymns, he stands In a class
iy himself. He will give a program
equal to any piano program ever
heard in the city from the standpoint
nf quality and interest and apprecia-
tion by his hearers. He was for ton
successive seasons official pianist for
the Winona Lake, lnd.. chautauqun
and Bilile conference programs, and
has appeared ul most leading similar
places all over ihe country. His pro-
gram will be announced later in de-
tail.
TOKYO SUFFERS
BIG FIRE LOSS
TOKYO. Mar. 19. A total of 2.234
houses were destroyed nnd 9,(no per-
suns were rendered homeless In the
lire which did damage , climated at
♦ I,7oo.ooo In Nippon!, a suburb of
Tokyo, on Wednesday.
Early reports likened the disaster
to iliut "f the recent earthquake, hut
were found to he exaggerated. It Is
believed that foreign assistance will
be unnecessary.
raona
____^..... )have
been Injured, in the moat
dianatroua cyclone that hta
ever visited the country.
Scores of populous towns
have been destroyed. Five
states were swept by the
storm, southeast Missouri,
southeast Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky and Tennessee,
The full force of the storm
centered at Murphysboro,
1)1. This town was practical-
ly leveled, and the death list
is staggering. Shortly be-
fore noon today 400 were re-
ported dead, and the list
might reach 800.
Thousands of homes have
been ruined and the proper-
ty loss will mount into mil-
lions.
The Red Cross and oilier
organizations are extending
aid to the stricken districts.
Relief workers are search-
ing for the dead and are ex-
tricating the injured.
SPRING FI Kt. III., Mar 19-Gover-
nor U>n Small left loday by auto for
the cyclone devastated area in Ihe
southern part of the state, to take
|H*rsnnal charge of the relief work.
BUFFALO. N. Y., Mar. 19—An 60-
mile gale struck Buffalo shortly be-
fore noon loday and did considerable
property damage. Lake steamers were
blown froth their moorings, and the
roof of St. RtanUlaw’s church at Nia-
gara Falls was blown off.
8T. LOUIS, Mo., Mar. 19—In the
terrific storm which Hwept southern
Illinois, tho death toll at Murphya-
boro, where the cyclone reached its
greatest intensity, Is estimated at be-
tween 400 and 800 persons. Fire fol-
lowed the Btorm and the city is still
i moldcring today.
SPRINGFIELD, 11!„ Mar. 19.—One-
half million dollars will be appropri-
ated for relief work in Ihe storm-
swept area of southern Illinois, just
as soon as the legislature convenes
today. A relief bill appropriating
that amount will be introduced by
•Senator Dilly. It is expected to be
passed unanimously.
Governor Len Small is sending ail
available national guardsmen to the
devastated section.
RESOURCED PLEDGED
FOR CYCLONE RELIEF
WASHINGTON, Mar. 19.—The en-
tire resources of the American Red
Cross are being mobilized today to aid
the stricken area in Illinois, Missouri,
Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee.
The general staff worked all night
mapping out. the planB for the relief
work.
CHILDREN BEAR
STORM BRUNT
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Mar. 19.—School
j i hildren who were attending school
1-jXc Wednesday afternoon were the
1 irgest single group to suffer from the
i yclone.
A school house collapsed at Frank-
fort, HI., and 88 bodies have been re-
moved from the debris.
A school caved iu at Murphysboro,
111., and half of the 200 students are
unaccounted for.
A small school near Orion was tie-
iroved and seven students are miss-
i ig.
At Gorham, 111., s death list of 30
was reported, half of whom are chil-
dren,
FIRE DESTROYS
RESORT HOTELS
PALM BEACH. Fla., Mar. 19.- Fire
which destroyed two big hotels, tho
It leakers and the Palm Beach, with
jut ostlinated loss of more tliun $4,-
ouO.ooO, was brought under control
Isle last night.
Troops were placed on guard over
ilo> ruins to prevent looting Origin
,,r the tiro Is unknown.
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