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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
LET'S HELP.

!: What's the use to be a tight
. wld? What's the use to knock
= and frown? Better 90 and Join
Il the bright squad, boosting for
!: the good old town. Talk about
!: your Country's glory, wear a
I: bright and cheerful story, say
!: some good things for the place.
:; Do not sing a doleful ditty all
!: the bright and sparkling day,
:: but get busy for your city with a
= happy roundelay; be a booster
u and a helper. be a hero in the
!: strife: don't so wailing like
!: yelper that is weary of his life.
,: II you do not like your village
!: don't 90 preaching like yap
!: that it's only fit for tillage-
!: help to put it on the map. Folks
!; that knock and folks that fall
!: ter. folks that squeeze each lit
!: tie dime, folks that tune the
!: harp and psalter for a wailing,
!: derful chime. kicking always.
!. helping never, toting tears and
!: glooms and blames-on the
: roll of high endeavbr you will :
: never find their names. Tell
/: tie joys to come a-roosting;
!. throw the old sledge hammer :
!. down: let's go out and do some /:
. boosting-let's all help the :
good old town. :
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
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Softenlnq Granite Slabs.

1t has been observed that, unde,
certain conditions which have no
been explained, granite will warp like
wood. A slab set in a wall has beer
under observation in Switzerland. ant
perceptible distortion has made it
self apparent.-Harper's Weekly.
Stop and read the Want Ads.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
Practically Complete But Unofticial Returns Show He Has Mdjori-
 ty Tn 100 Of 14o Counties
IN HARDWICK'S OWN DISTRICT
 UNDERWOOD GOT MAJORITY
Five Large Counties Fulton, Chatham Bibb Richmond and
 Floyd Give Maorites for Wilson But House Leader Game Up in Smaller Counties-Senator Bankhead Says Un- derwood Will Have 15O Votes in Convention

Atlanta May 1--Oscar Underwood of Alabama is Geor-
 choice for the democratic nomination for President
 pressed in the presidential preference primary held in this state today Practically complete but unofficial returns compiled up mnght indicated that he carried about 100 of the 146 counties the and that his majority Woodrow Will son will be between 1000 and 5000.
 The of Champ Clark and Judson Harmon also ap peared the ballot but they received comparatively small Many utilized blank line the ballot to insert |the of Theodore Roosevelt William J. Bryan Hoke Smith and other politicians.
 Underwoods majority that he will Georgia 2S the national convention Baltimore in June The stae democratic convention will be held May0 to ay the faction of the primary
 An interesting feature of the the fact that Washington county, the home of Congressman Thomas W Hardwick who made strong fight for Wilson, gave official majority of 12 for Underwood The Aabanan lis notable in view of the fact that five leading counties Fulton Chatam Bibb Richmond and Floyd gave maorities for Will son In Fulton alone Wilson received majority of than 2500 votes. United States Senator John H. Bankhead in charge of Un derwoods national headquarters who Atlanta watching he results of the primary greatly pleased Georgas Eo, lAad, puts MT. Underwood in strong ~osition the nomination. He will go Baltire with strong backing and there question about Mississippi With others depended AIr Underwood will go into the with at least 150 votes pledged to him.
 Warm weather throughout the state resulted in unusually heavy in the cities and towns the country precincts the light the farmers taking advantage the weather to continue farm work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Oscar Underwood wins Georgia. Double victory causes elation. Underwood carries Florida. Situation in Massachusetts without a
 parallel
 Levee breaks near Torras and parish
 will be inundated. 1.-Two men believed to be fatally shot. Aviators will fly Saturday. 3-Alabama Normal commencement New Decatur seeks second class office. 4Editorial comment 5-New skyscraper for Twenty-first street. Discuss grade crossing problem. Big seat sale for music festival. New industry in white way posts. Deputy Sheriff Cole indicted for El-
 lard killing. 6-Socety. 7-caluro believes revolution will soon be
 quelled.
 Gift of French nation to United States
 presented. g. Pig iron market active in south. Goveirment busy in the southeast. 9-Sports. 1o-Taft answers Senate on Magdalena
 bay.
 Advocate improved labor conditions. 11-Aiabama eiated at Georgias vote for
 Underwood.
 Eminent American diplomat dead. 13-Markets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
yafer Returns From the Florldd Primary Confirm Mfr. UnderWood's Majority
 Oyer GOOernOr Wilson
OnderUood's Majority in Florida Will Be About oOOO, Complete Figures From 17 Counties Show Un-
 derWood S807, Wilson 4211

Jacksonville, Fla. May 1.-With not more than 40 per cent of the vote in yesterdays presidential preference primary reported, earlier figures indi- cate that Oscar Underwood of Ala bama carried the state by substan- tial majority over Woodrow Wilson. It is claimed his majority will be 1000 to 5000.
 Wilson showed exceptional strength in the Third congressional district Pensacola), where incomplete returns indicate he will receive majority over Underwood of about 1000. Moth ing like definite figures will be ob- tainable until probably Thursday night.
 In the gubernatorial contest Park Trammel, present attorney general of the state, is leading, with Cromwell Gibbons of Jacksonville aud former United States Senator W. H. Milton running closely for second place. A
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second primary probably will be necessary to decide this race.
 Claude L. Engle of Jacksonville is conceded to be leading the ticket for congressman at large. Congressman s. M. Sparkman will be returned from the First district. In the Second dis trict Congressman Frank Clark is leading his opponents and in the Phird second primary probably will be necessary to decide between Mannette Mays and Emmett Wilson.
 Complete returns from IT of the 49 counties in the state had been re- ceived at midnight and these with partial returns from 21 others gave:
 Underwood SS97 votes and Wilson 4211.
 Tampa, Fla, May 1.-Complete re- turns from only two counties have been received so far in the presidential preferential primary held in Florida yesterday. Hernanado county gives Underwood 241 and Wilson 125. Lake county gives Underwood 8. Wilson 266.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
TEXAS SUNK BY
 TURKISH SHELL Deviated From Her Course and Did Not Heed
 Warning

Constantinople. May LA telegram from Smyrna today says the steamer Texas, which went down in the Gulf of Smyrna with 140 persons Monday night was sunk by shell fired from the military fort and not by mine, as at first reported. The dispatch says two blank shots were first fired by the Turkish forts, warning the vessel that she had deviated from the proper channel
 When no notice was taken a shell sent the ship to the bottom of the Mediter- ranean. The new version is regarded as quite probable. The authorities had re- peatedly warned shipping companies that their. vessels would risk becoming tar gets for the Qualifications if they strayed from the proper highway
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
FAVORABLE REPORT
 ON SHIP TRUST BILL

Washington. May 1.-The Humphrey ship trust bill was favorably reported to- day by the House committee on merchant marine and fisheries. It would impose a heavy penalty on any steamship which enters into any combination or pool in restraint of trade and provides that no ship in the combination or agreement with ships of other lines to restrain trade and regulate rates shall enter or clear from any American port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
BAPTIST MISSION
 BOARD REPORTS

Richmond, Va. May 1.-The foreign convention. representing two and a half million communicates closed it's fiscal year today. During the past r months the reports show larger receipts than for any year in it's history, making a net gain of about s700o0. While the year closes with debt of s56o0o. conditions are far better than last year, when the debt was reported at s9000o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
Widener Returns
Shifts to New York

Washington. May 1.-The Senate inves- tipation into the Titanic disaster shifts to New York city tomorrow, where Sena- tor smith will examine the witnesses. There will be no more formal hearings here. E. J. Dunn recalcitrant, nus been released. Dunn testified the White Star line officials received posltNe hior 's'ptto, of the disaster F hours before tbev made it public, but he declined to disclose the identity of his informant Senator smith will seek further informa- tfon ou the subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
Taft Gets Arizona

Phoenix. Ariz., May 1.-Action taken tonight by the republican state exec utlye committee assures solid Taft delegation from Arizona to the national convention, according to supporters of the President. By a vote of 9 to the committee indorsed the administration Of President Taft. Two members did not vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02

Augusta, Ga, May 1-Returns re- ceived by the Augusta Chronicle are as fellows:
 Final count of Washington county gives Underwood a majority of 121. Warren county, with one precinct to eport. gives Underwood 277. Wilson 76 Clark l. Harmon l.
 Emanuel county reports two-thirds of a very small vote for Underwood.
 Underwood carried Laurens county by 101 majority.
 Savannah, Ga, May 1.-Complete un- official returns for this (Chatam) coun- ": Wilson 1869, Underwood 1572. Clark s, Harmon 4.
 Atlanta, May 1.--Collins district Full ton county, the first to report in the presidential primary, gave Wilson 5s. Underwood 40, Harmon B.
 Atlanta, May 1.-Eight out of the 10 city wards here give Wilson 1869, Underwood 2349, Clark 114 Harmon 42. Returns from the 14 county precincrs show majority for Wilson of 37 over Underwood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
Favorite Son No Longer
COLLECTS HER $500
 AT POINT OF KNIFE

Chicago. May 1.--Alice McMorrow of Philadelphia, small and about 33 years old collected $500 today from a Cook coun- ty official by unusual means She met Deputy Coroner NJ. G. Walsh in tli 3fr2 fty building. A few words were p and then onlool<ers saw the fasE os q knife Walsh grabbed her, other csnesiea separated them. She was taken 0e coroner's office. Over $500 was fevo her handbag. Coroner Hoffman e>p. the woman loaned Walsh $500. Was 4S not repay
 Il told him to pay the debt or h,a job,a said the coroner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
RESULT WAS KNOWN
 BEFORE MIDNIGHT

Atlanta, May 1.--tSpecial)-At Il O clock tonight Underwood had car ried 100 counties in Georgia and Wilson 40. leaving only six unheard from. Wilson came strong in Full ton county, carrying it by about 5000 votes. The New Jersey man took all the big counties, with the exception of Muscogee. but Under wood carried the state by major ity ranging from Scoo to 10000.
 aUnderwood will go into the con vention at Baltimore" said Sen ator Bankhead. his manager. with the votes of Georgia, Florida. Mis- sissippi, possibly North Caroiir1r, a part of Tennessee. and others, or with 15o pledged votes. and others for him on second ballot I look for his nomination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
No Further Search for Klein

No further effort will be made 10 a..a rn,ts Klein, who was brought here M from cleveland, and disappeared hefore being called to testify regard D''ol - he told in an interview re- Q disaster The committee
 Klein was not aboard the
 smith declared today that the
 s. ag committee had carried out t t.{e lty and that there would be
 n the submission of its de- ti4, little later he would speak e mate regarding the investiga-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
Dade County All Right

To the Editor of The Age-Herald: Rising Pawn. Ga., May 1.-tSpecial) cast first vote for Underwood here. He carried Rising Pawn by IT, tied with Wilson in Trenton. Dade county for Underwood by good majority.
 F. M, PITTMAN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
.nith in Washington

~ Tp.k, May 1.-Senator William iaen th of Michigan, chairman or slsa rial committee of investiga- 4'1 nf the Titanic disaster, arrived Ifs43n N hington tonight to pck up f reads ana loose ends in the .s,s&eef fH Ion. he said.
 t6 Smith indicated his purpose f. ling to inquire into messages raseits on the Titanic disaster t.sfas he Westefn Union and Mar lzefi eless companies. ifk that E. J, Dunn, the witness Y fe Ee ned to give the source of his
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
9OOO PLURALITY IS
 CONSERVATIVE, SAYS
 CLARK HOWE

To the Editor of The Age-Her' Senator Bankhead has just graphed Oscar Underwood Georgia undoubtedly won for 7eoO to 5000 plurality. This s, to be conservative estimate.
 CLARK HOWEI
 Editor Constitu Atlanta. May l, 1912.
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2rade ia Duluth
LEnabln u ,

Seattle, *Ht
 May Day isfa ,..aus a soeiaiist reached Y4a fre $ht man tafors. td d ~a or spec rushed in satQaN f toii us sian, other man thte* atf l apsa-~A : was carra1E sHzt iea s nag ne jumped or anu s~~~~~< -s--s-->s s-- N'"h
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TRAMPLE STARS AND STRIPES UNDER FOOT ~ 2 of Anarchy Is
 ubstituted HOT lGHT ENSUES
 - IT'i- Bodily Off Platfoem.
 isclaim Responsibility N rl Industrial Workers
 Ae Responsible

f May 1.-The stars and
 orn down and tfamped
 end red flag substituted
 fight at q May Day a socialist party and af-
 in Union Square park
 5fsz hat a serious panic did sansa lieyed to have been due
 s Eas at thousands of persons
 ftH 70 of the crowd did not
 Trouble was. Responsi-
 f1 etring down of the flag
 ay the socialists. They
 a ns 4of the Industrial Work
 saE i'd committed the act. ecs epresentatives on the
 ep 10 have done their best
 ae Rational coiors.
 x-. End of Parade
 r tarted at the conclu- ~ of 5000 men and wom-
 ~ in the park for speech 1ners. sthe emblems of aay adorned the speak tk es the band was playing z, when the stars and f, Aed 10 the stand as the J, fss about to be intro- there was the wild est rty rag down. went ei t tfIe crowd. But those on
 1 their ground and t heads tried to quiet fss. had broken out
 et3 nize that f1atg.' cried a ,',.. 0 as he tried 10 reach the ffSt ts'y was taken up by i,of of whom fought their '", 1iatfo m. Some of those on ~ r lsief 10 protect the flag and tto fesue, in which lone po- tI, i, tae ealy officer who figured aaa ta1sKaa Town three men. Sev- ,,a, Nflc essed bodily over the f fsHine to the crowd. Bloody ,c, tafs IS.
 ao,, Anerf flag finally was torn Gar, htrsea to the ground. Miss ,at 1l,, ,fxtrr member of the social i,1 A tNii . cular woman, elbowed
 0 where ne fallen banner lay. Nentn Defends Flag
 'i lili 9o. sf i'd be shot she cried ,' iheend un the flag. She met no tV9i9 e4s ca d the flag home with VI rssbirs Eli red banners to decor aee ainff3fia meeting proceeded, 'u' l4issn4 as arranged by the soria f4ffr hsia to be given up and sPcan ,.ei na from the ranks-of tiS ll'Ni i,sf-i4i t-ai CTS of the World. EuN er tY nd others officers of tue SeN4a sarf If New York, under .-a wno astiics parade today and ..s ha, racdt ing were supposed to happef U '"The
 was not rsiG s of an American hae Y, ,,aJ 4,.at faait the socialist party is.a',st,, e n mah in the ranks of the i,luiaits, Fto RsF f the World The ,o,,,dia l,ffv ir few days officially fHeefrs"
 arade ia Duluth
 1H. @e f.-Behind rec ,i',s ai at band, 2000 social i,,tb toSflsstt E pNfis fss streets of Du. ,,bicb rH stasl h meeting a ,,andi,a S..ta were made de ,rha a Ton 4a5ei lustrial reforms ki,d a, rist largest of its aaos ys sluth. Ameriear n,,stsn at' ad of the re.
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|DENT|F|CAT|ONOF OF
 DEAD IS DIFF F|CUL1 Winship Gives Up Hope of
 Finding Butts Body FUNERALS TOMORROl lY s y44o nf Tft~,.i--s Hsf- ~--sk g . =.s--. s.lbi iA to New York Today-Dunn Will
 Be Interrogated Further.
 Polk Will Hear Suit

Halifax, N. g., May 1.-The work. Q identifying the Titanies unnamed dea{ is proving almost as difficult as theii recovery from the Atlantic. The name of not a single passenger who perished had been added 10 the list of reclaimed tonight. With the exception of three members of the crew. the nameless are as much of an enigma as when brought to shore. Trinkets and belts give sug- gestions of the names of others. most of whom were of the ships company.
 As nearly all of the bodies for which relatives came here have been turned over to them, 1t seems likely that a majority of the 190 brought in by the Mackay Bennett, many of them iden- tified. will be buried in Halifax. It had been proposed that the dead be kept a fortnight, but conditions are such that prompt interment will be impera- tive and 1t is planned to have a gen eral funeral next Friday. That relatives may be assured that their dead were l.opt as long as possible, photographers and physical measurements of bodies were taken today and description of clothing and trnkets made.
 w H. Harrison. Bruce lsmays sec refarv. was buried in Halifax today His home was near Liverpool.
 Widener Returns
 George Widener, Jr., of Philadelphia 5has left Halifax apparently convinced that the body buried at sea was that or his fathers valet and not of MT. Wide ner.
 Several others whose hopes were shat tered by yesterdays developments started for home, though many others whose quest has so far been without success VIII await the arrival of the cableship Minia with what promises to be meagre addl- lion to the list of bodies recovered,
 Major Blanton Winship, U. $. A. sald that he had seen the unidentlfled deau and had given up hope ot hhdihs MaJ' A. W. Butts corpse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
Difficulties of Engineers
Torras Leyee Yields

Torras. La. May 1.-The flood wa ters which have been threatening the ieyees at Torras for a week past broke through the artificial barrier at a point near the plant of the Torras oil mill iate this afternoon. At 10 o'clock to- night 300 feet of the levee had crumpled away, turning loose great volumes of water on the lowlands of Pointe Coupee parish. Sections of Tor ras are rapidly flooding and by to- morrow morning the Texas and Pacific railroad here will be out of commits sion. There Is every indication that liz tie dry land will remain in Pointe Coupee parish and the flood waters will mandate large sections of St. Lander. West Baton Rouge, Iberville and As-. sumption parishes.
 Warnings were telephoned to all towns in the threatened territory and eouriers were sent on horseback 70 notify the farmers and tenants whose lives and property were considered in immediate danger. It Is believed no lives will be lost and most of the car- tle In tho immediate vicinity already had been removed to high ground. The loss nevertheless will be heavy as the section affected by the crevasse Is the recognized garden spot" of the state, dotted all along with large sugar plan tations and densely popuiated..
 EuHlnetTS oH cctpt
 J. H Lewis. assistant United States engineer arrived here within less than two hours after break occurred and immediately set to work to crib the ends of the crevasse to prevent its widening V. NJ. Lefebreve. president of the Atchafalaya levee board. and D. Dugas. a member of the latter boarL are also on the scene and giving every possible assistance 10 Mir. Lewis Capt C. O. Sherrill chief of the United States engineers In the charge of the levee work of the Fourth district, and " NJ Kerr president of the Louisiana state levee board, will arrive here tor morrow morning on a special trAn-
 Captain Sherrll ordered the government> quarter boat Natchez the tug Manchacs sS two barges loaded with lumber and otheF material and about 300 workmen here ire Natchez These will reach here at OCT tomorrow morning, in charge off
 United States Engineer SchoenhH
 t-nited States quarter boat .
 with a barge of material. iSas
 here early tomorrow. fAs Nx sst
 No Possibility of
 While the engineez s sT N,
 shs they will be x eezs5 sss of the z ki.s ,,t
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Final Results

The total preferential vote for the three republican candidates, with returns from the town of Gosnold still missing. tonight was as follows:
 I.aFollette i75G, Roosevelt n.15s Taft I4,SlS
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Boston. May 1.-The refusal of the republican delegates at large to ae- eept Colonel Roosevelts decision today that they should vote for President Taft at lthe Chicago convention. all though elected as Roosevelt delegates, has further complicated the situation arising from the state primaries yes terday. The situation Is acknowledged by party leaders of both sides to be without parallel in the history of the commonwealth.
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Roosevelt Renounces Delegates

Oyster Bay. May 1.--Col. Theodore Roosevelt today renounced his claim \
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Arizona republican., 1912-01-27

provement ne seeks in warm winter climate.
 Mir. Peddicord is one of the oldest men on the Dayton police force and comes with q letter of recommendation from Chief Of Police J. N Allaback lie is d German American born in Georgetown, Ohio, September II, 1873. He received a liberal education in the public schools of his native city and soon after reaching his majority took up his residence in Dayton where bet ter advantages for congenial employ ment were offered. Taking care of the front end of a street car appealed to him ana he was engaged as mOtOrman when appointed. patrolman December 23, 1903. He is a member of the Mod ern Woodmen of America. MT. and Mrs. Peddicord have two daughters and one son.
Arizona republican., 1912-01-27

charged from prison in this and neighboring states apprising them that we are prepared to receive them and find jobs for them without charge upon communicating with our office. Not one but hundreds and thousands are helped in this way. Besides the immediate relief of individuals. We aim at the amelioration of prison conditions. the reform of criminal law. and other kindred objects. We appeal to all humane and benevo- lent persons to help an established and responsible organization which has demonstrated its ability and use fulness." Men have been sent to the association under parole from various institutions, all the way from Illinois to Minnesota. Wisconsin. Michigan, Indiana. Kentucky and New York
 When we come to consider the needs of these thousands coming forth from country and city prisons with out money and without work, let us