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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-07

.a his own crude vag according 90
Mr Russell
Justice Robert Williams and A.
toruey Genera. West VII also he
candidates. Senator Russell believes
and In his mind the real race ~iE
be- between these men Alfalfa
BIZ Murray might e, 25.t16 votes all
told II b. made the race. according
10 the senator's estimate. but no
more. Scott Ferris. he thinks will
not run. There are one or two 9TH
ers who. as Senator Russell figures,
do not count.
Senator Russell figures that the
democratic party will face the elec-
ton weaker in Oklahoma than It has
since statehood but he sees victory
assured in the fact, so he believes
that the republicans and progressiyes
will not get together before election
day
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-07
OKlkHOnk'S
WONDERFUL ASPHALT
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Twenty-Five or more years ago the
explorers of the Standard Oil COM
pany surveyed and MAPPED waat IS
claimed 10 be in some respects the
most remarkable depos., Of asphalt
in the world This body Ct mineral
lies Just south of Woocford postoffice
in Carter county, Oklahoma, and
about fifteen miles northwesr Of Ard
more, and in it's physical aspects i3
unique and individual. II Is a cody
with clearly defined sidelines almost
uniformly 22O feet wide. Of unknowA
depth and one and three quarters
miles long. The surface is indicated
by a soft easily picked rock. The
vein runs in a north westerly and
southeasterly direction and ctenls
almost perpendicular; crude oil and
asphalt ooze from frequent ere noes.
This land would have oeen a05)rb1u
bv the octopus a quar3,r Jt cen
tury ago but for the im2o5s'bility Of
obtaining title.
The remarkable feature of this de-
post, which it is expected the drill
will disclose, is a lake Of liquid as
phalt which can be brought to the
surface either by strong rock or gas
pressure or by pumping. The de-
velopment OF this asphalt is now IN
progress, an Oklahoma City corpo-
ration having commenced drilling
last week. The company is driilln2
a twelve and a half inch hole, in the
| sand rock, with a regular standard
oil rig drill. No casing is used, or
seems necessary to present. the
drilling is easy some thirty or forty
feet being made daily, no caying haY-
ing shown at 40 feet. 1t is expected
that the asphalt will be softer and
softer as the depth increases until
at about 500 feet it will be in liquid
form. There are two rcfmeries now
in the field of about ten tons capac-
tv daily. Such as has been mined
from the surface readily separates by
hot water treatment. 1t runs four
barrels to the ton and refines ~ TO
90 per cent pure asphalt and sells in
New York City at $25 per ton. 1t is
claimed to be the second best as
phalt in the world, being so far sur
passed only by Egyptian asphalt
which latter. however, is only Of lin
tied production, while this, it is be
lievcd, will prove to be unlimited and
the greatest wealth producing miner
al in Oklahoma. This looks reas-
enable from the fact that crude oil
sells for 81 90 to 81 so per barre
while this mineral sells for So pei
barrel. 1t brings So per ton moro
than the California, Trinidad or Ven.
ezuela asphalt.
The Ringing railroad from Ard
more will run within twelve mile.
OF this discovery. This road is no"
named the Oklahoma, New Mexico
and Pacific -Harlow's Weekly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-07
MEX|CANS CHARGE
AMERICANS IN PLOT
TO KILL HUERTA-oOLlCE EVEN
SAY THAT A BIG REWARD Is
RAISED FOR PURPOSE.

Mexico City, Aug. 6.-L. Blum,
al American horseman, is being held
at police headquarters here on infor
nation alleging that he is interested
in a plot to assassinate President
Huerta. The police say they recei'-
ed a report that a group of men were
planning to subscribe 100000 TO pay
the assassin and they allege that Mr.
Blum was to be a subscriber to the
fund. Two Mexicans also have been
arrested on similar charges.
Blum denies the allegation. The
information gathered by the police
thus far is inconclusiye and the re
lease Of Blum appears probable.
FL Paso, Tex, Aug. 6.-Five Am
ericsD officers Of the MADEIRA com
pany, limited, F. c. Harr, general
superintendent, F. ]. Clark, railroad
superintendent; Ray Hoard. account
ant, w. J. Farragut, commissary
manager, a nephew OF the later Ad-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-07
rebel party

rebel party.
Appeals made by the chief o'fic-
ials fthe corporation to the federals
for information regarding the en-
ployes, have brought no response.
The heads of the company believe
their subordinates were taken from
MADEIRA last Sunday when a detach-
ment Of federals under General Ter
raza occupied the lumber camp ani
too kthe control from the men sent
there to guard the place by General
Villa
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-07

A young man, who had not been
married long, remarked at the dinner
table the other day "My dear ! wish
you could make bread such as my
mother used TO mae.
Tho bride smiled and answered,
in n voice that did not tremble:
iWen, dear, | wish YOU could make
the dough that father used to make -
August National Monthly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-07

miral Farragut, and II. p. Gallagher
assistant to the superintendent, are
believed by FL Paso officials of the
company to be held prisoners by the
federal authorities in Chihuahua City.
An Official OF the MADEIRA company
said today that an order for the ar
rest of the five men was issued sew
eral days ago, by the federal military
authorities Of Chihuahua, it being al
legged by them that the men at the
MADEIRA mills are sympathizers of the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-07

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-07

'T was cured OF diarrhoea by one
dose Of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy" writes NJ. i.
Gebhardt, Oriole, Pa. There is moth
ing better. For sale by all dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-07
to the Pale and Sicliy

rhc Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASrELESS cnn TONIC, drives out
Nnlaria cnriches the blood, and dhuilds sup the sys
IN A true Tonic. For adults aud children SOC
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-15

county supervisors and controls
every other member except one. The
supervisors run the county.
During the present strike the
sheriff, a former employe of the Calu-
met & Hecla,,~, imported Wadell-
Mahon strikebreakers. from New
York and Eastern points, gave them
permits to carry guns and swore
them in as deputies.
Deputies have already killed two
miners and have beaten up many
others. A little 15-year-old Italian
girl is in the hospital now with part
of the back of her head shot away.
Deputies fired into crowd without
provocation and this little girl was
the victim.
Nobody has been indicted for the
shooting. The parade passed the
hospital yesterday and the nurse had
the child at the window, where she
could see the crowd of men, women
and children wave their handker-
chiefs at her.
Governor Ferris said last Friday
ltldI IOpO1I ohOWOu IhC1O WC1C
SO imported gunner here. These
are the ones brought in by the
sheriff. Vice-President Mahoney of
the Western Federation estimates
the number of employed by the COM
pany at from 500 to 700. There are
760 militiamen here.
The strikers have attempted no
violence and there has been none, ,ex-
cept when there were clashes be-
tween them and gunner and the
militia. In his speech John Lennon
said he saw soldiers on the main
street last night so drunk they could
hardly navigate and they were car
rying big revolvers on their hips.
It is evidently a finish fight. The
miners are determined and report no.
assertions from their ranks. The
entire executive board of the West
oe a. L
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-15

see McNaughton today in an attempt
to bring about a settlement. The
miners have offered to accept from
the outset arbitration. -
There has been some uneasiness
among the mine operators since
Uncle Sam stepped in. After Moffitt
got here Saturday the local Chamber
of Commerce got busy and decided to
investigate strike that has been
right under their noses for seven
weeks.
By the way, there are over thirty
churches here and most of them are
on leased land belonging to the Cal
umet & Hecla. If the company didn't
happen to like their preaching it
could order heichurches off its land.
1t looks hopeless so far as Gov.
Ferris is concerned. 1t is up to the
federal government to settle this
strike.
The American flag nearly caused
a pitched battle Saturday between
1900 striking copper miners and the
Michigan state militia and imported
gunner deputized as sheriffs when
Captain Frank L. Blackman. Com
pany L, Michigan State Infantry,
struck the flag from the hands of
Frank ]. King, striking miner, who
had taken it from the hands of wo-
man who had been carrying it at the
head of the parade.
l saw the flag. The brass eagle
had been struck from the top of the
pole. There were two saber dents in
the pole and several holes in the new
silk flag, which King says were made
by soldiers bayonet.
Captain Blackman admits he
struck the flag and knocked the eagle
off, and says he has the eagle and
intends to keepit. He claims the flag
was used as cloak by the strikers
and that he was defending it when
he struck it.
III TTs-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-13
Fell Through Bridge at West
DummerStOn and Broke
Two of It's Legs
RAN SOME DISTANCE
AHEAD OF TRAIN
Shot by Brattleboro Man at Request
OF Owner-Body Fell 40 Feet to
Railroad Bank-Had Been Turned
Out to Craze Near Track.

A horse owned by Herbert f. Eddy
of West Dummerston, who formerly
was employed by Barrows & co. of
this town, coal dealers, fell through the
railroad bridge which crosses West
river a short distance below the West
Dummerston railroad station Saturday
evening and was hurt so that it had
to be killed. Mr.. Eddy, who lives near
the railroad at the West Dummerston
granite quarry. turned his horse out
to Craze and when the g o clock pas
senger train from Brattleboro arrived
the horse took to the track and began
running ahead of the locomotive. The
train followed the animal some dis
tance. but finally the engineer stopped
the train in order that the horse might
leave the track before reaching the
bridge, but this the animal did not do
The train crew went ahead on foot
to learn what the situation was before
proceeding with the train, and found
that the horse had fallen through the
/ bridge and had broken one forward
i lee and one hind leg, the latter being
/ SO badly broken that the ends of the
homes protruded.
1t was struggling desperately to ex-
/ tricate itself.
The conductor summoned one of The
selectmen and procured chains with AZ
idea OF lifting the animal out, but il
was finally decided to shoot the horse
About that time the owner arrived ant
gave permission to have it killed.
Joseph Palmer, ianitor of the Amer
lean building, and Charles Dupee, as
sistant ianitor of Crosby block, VIII
had been out ON a hunting trip, wer,
at the West Dummerston station wait
ing for the four clock train, whiel
was very late and Mr.. DuPee shot th'
horse with his rifle. The horse role,
off the side of the bridge and strucl
ON the river bank some 40 feet below
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-13
OVER 500 ATTENDED
RALLY DAY SERVICE
Baptist Bible School Had Very Enjoy
able Program-BibIes Presented to
Graduates after Examintion.

The hard rain of Saturday and Sunday
morning sent several doubts INTO the mind
Of the superintendent of the Baptist Bible
school as to the SUCCESS Of the Rally day
services Nevertheless large congrega-
tion greeted the pastor at the morning
service and BOO or more were present n
the Bible school session. 1t was great
surprise and delight to see So large an at
tendance on such an unpleasant day.
The exercises were very pleasing and
inspiring The class graduating from the
primary to the Junior department gave
proof from the platform OF the good work
done, After their examination, conduct
cd by Miss Bane, Mr. Tomkinson, the
pastor. presented their diplomas and Mr.
lIawley, the superintendent, presented
each beautiful limp covered Oxford
Bible
Julia Simouds recited Rally Day: Rob
crt, her younger brother. also recitcd a
short poem: Kenneth and Margaret Morse
sang a beautiful message to the tune OF
! The Old Oaken Bucket and Leighton
\ Noycs sang the solo in one Of the rally
pieces. the school following with the
chorus
/ few passed from the beginners class
to the primary, but without special grad
uating exercises. The singing by the be
ginners and by the primary was specially
pleasing. as is always the case
The decorations in church and school
Iroom consisted Of an artistic and pleas
ing combination Of autumn leaves and as
paragus sprays
Mr.. Tomzinson spoke to the children OF
being what they seem and avoiding th'
counterfeit, using greenback for his il
lustration His morning sermon was upof
The Dreamer, as illustrated by Joseph o
old
His evening sermon was Of a strons
evangelistic type upon the text, "Whil'
thy servant was busy here and there tn
man escaped -
Mr. Tomkinson gave notice thai TIN
children who did so well in their gradual
ing exercises were to repeat il in churci
next Sunday morning and that the pleas
, ing singers were to favor the evenin
, audience next Sunday with their songs
meaning Kenneth and Margaret Mors
and Leighton Noyes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-13
PRISONER FATALLY INJURED.
Marshall Sherman Fell 80 Feet il
Elevator Shaft at Windsor.

RUTLAND, Oct. 15.-MarshalI Sher-
man of this city, % who was in
iured at the state prison at Windsor.
Friday afternoon, while at work on an
elevator, never regained consciousness
and died saturday morning at 9 o clock.
The body was brought to Rutland Sat
urday night, and the funeral will be
held at l O'Clock this afternoon from
the home Of his brother, A. w. Sher-
man. No. 6 Cleveland avenue, burial to
be i'm Evergreen cemetery.
Sherman was a prisoner at the insti-
tuition, having been committed from
Rutland county court a year ago for
robbery. He was working IN the elcva-
tor when the cable broke, precipitating
the man into tho cellar, a distance Of
some 80 feet.
The elevator was loaded with lumber
and it fell several feet when the cable
broke.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-13
TALKS
ON AGRICULTURE
Officials of Department Of Agriculture
Spoke in Brooks House
Saturday

Prof, l.. \ Clinton Of the department
Of agriculture, Washington, d. G., and l..
q. Dodge chief Of the New England coun-
ty agricultural agents, finished a success
ful tour OF the state Saturday by taking
luncheon and holding an informal meeting
at the Brooks House from | until , 30
p. IN. County Agent A. w Sweeton met
them at Bellows Fails and, together with
y. l.. Bi.aIl, of Bellows Falls. president
Of the Nndham County Agricultural a.
sociation they visited several farms en-
route from Bellows Falls to Brattleboro
Several local business men were in wait
ing when they arrived about / O'Clock
Luncheon was Immediately served after
which Professor Clinton gave an address
lie stated that one great trouble with
Vermont agriculture was that man was
endeavoring to farm land that God never
intended should be TILED These hiIlSideS
We're intended to be used for the growing
of trees and timber only He said the
work Of the agricultural associations was
bringing the farmers and business men
closer together, and that is exactly what
was designed to do. 1t gave the business
men and the farmers a chance to cooper
ate. At first the farmers were somewhat
skeptieal and wondered why the business
men were taking such an interest in agri-
cultural development, but they soon came
to see that agricultural development
meant more dollars in the pockets Of the
/ farmers and hence greater buying capac-
/ lty, very large proportion of which
/ business would come to the local mer-
chant; that $50 increase in farmers ia
come means at least SO in the business
mems pockets Mr.. Clinton sand that
+ where cooperative buying was iutraduceo
he always advised the county agent to e
first of all to the local dealers ana con
slider very carefully whether or not tn,
buyers could not do as wen or better b,
dealing through the local merchants. ant
if this could he done it was the duty o
the county agent to see that the loca
merchant got the business He said tia
county agent received more information
than anyone else, and that it was hi
business To carry this information iron
place to place and farm to farm and dis
tribute it,
I y. d. DivolI then spoke and emphasize,
the idea of patrouizing home merchants.
l.. G. Dodge spoke of the great need q
keeping accounts ou the farm 50 tn
farmer could tell at the end of the yea
whether he had made or lost. and sal
that blanks We're being prepared so tina
any farmer could keep accounts suflieien
10 that end
Mr. >wceton, ouEty agent then sroh
briefly and comprehensivcly of the wor
, be H. endeayoring to do.
Professor Clinton and Mr. Dodge loft o
the so train for Washington
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-13
TUDOR DAMAGE SUIT
IS NEXT ON TRIAL
Grows Out of Automobile Accident in
acknowledgements IL, Miner
Case.

The arguments in the case of the
Kinuear & eager manufacturing com
pany against Charles Miner were made
Immediately after the opening of
county court this afternoon. The next
case to be taken up later this after
noon will be that of Eva L. Tudor
against the town of Townshend, a suit
to recover damages for personal in
iuries and to an automobile, alleged
to have been caused by the unsafe con
dition of highway in that town.
Chase & Chase are for the plaintiff and
H. c. & f. f. Barber for the defend
ant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-13

LONDON, Oct l3.1None of the
steamers which brought succor to the
Inflated Nelturno when she was burn
ing in mid-ocean had arrived at their
destination this morning. but a report
from the Carmania, the first to reach
the scene OF the disaster. said that that
vessel would probably reach Fishguard
this afternoon.
All of the other vessels which played
such an heroic part in the rescue OF
the Nolturno ! passengers and which
are coming toward Europe, are expected
to reach port with the survivors today
or tomorrow.
The Uranium line officials have made
arrangements to forward those who
wish to 20 to America on other vessels
as soon as possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-13
WOrkmen S Lives Crushed Out
at New England Power
COmpany's Dam
CAUGHT BETWEEN
BIG STEEL TUBES
Were Standing on Top of Pipe Weigh
ing Two Tons When 1t Started to
Roll on Slippery Skidway First
Fatality on Big job.

Two lives were crushed out between
two heavy steel tubes at the New Eng
land Power conpany's big dam in
Somerset, - miles northwest of Viii
mington, Saturday. and the bodies are
now in Wilmington awaiting instrue
tious for their disposal.
The men were foreigners, employed
in the construction of the company S
immense equalizing reservoir, which
III members of the Brattlebcro board
OF trade visited by automobile last
week Thursday, and their names are
not known. They had no families, and
no relatives in this country, 50 far as
is known.
About half a dozen men were work
ing in the storage yard Saturday
shifting the big steel pipes, which are
80 feet long, four feet i'm diameter and
weigh two tons each Members of the
board of trade who visited the dam
will remember having seen several Of
these pipes south of the east end Of
the dam. The pipes will be placed in
a conduit under the dam to connect
with the outlet tower in the reservoir,
At the time Of the accident the men
had one of these pipes on skidway
and had rope, called a snub line,
rolling faster than was desired. Some
of the men stood on top of the pipe.
although they had been told not to do
so.
The skidway had been made wet
and slippery by rain and suddenly the
pipe began slipping. Some of the meH
jumped instantly, but two of them ap.
parcntly undertook to stay on top and
were thrown in front of the tube
which got away from the woFkmcr
and crashed into another tube, catching
the two unfortunate men between
them.
The pipe rolled only a few feet. bet
it's great weight and momentum wtr'
sufficient to rcndor the two men life
less almost instantly. They wera takcr
care Of by Wilmington underte sor
Since the Somerset dam Job wa
started two years ago abous $500 mel
have been employed at different times
but this is the first fatality, in fac
the first accident of really seriou
nature, which is remarkable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-13
Survivors, Story.

Arthur Spurgeou, n passenger on the |
Carmania, in a wireless dispatch. sup
plements his own description of the |
race Of the Carmana to the burning
vessel and the rescue Of the passengers
of the Nolturno bv the story told him
by the survivor, Walter Trintepohl, q
German. who swan to the Carmania
and was rescued in an exhausted con
dition. Since being taken aboard the
Carmania Trintepohl has been in the
ships hospital, threatened with pneu-
monia. Trintepohl had been employed
at Barcelona and took third-class pas
sage on the Volturno, to secure
place offered him in New York.
Fire Alarm at a. m. on Thursday.
All went well, said Trintepohl,
"'until 6 O'Clock Thursday morning
when the fire alarm sounded. We We're
aroused and told to 90 on deck, as
fire had started in the hold. On as
sembing, life-belts were handed around
and much time was occupied in fas
tening them. We were told that the
fire might soon be quenched, but the
captain thought it wise for all to have
| belts as a precaution.
S'The fire frightened the children,
who cried bitterly. There were many
| babies in arms The fire grew worse
/ We saw things blazing down below.
/ About 10 o'clock there was cry to
lower the boats.
Grew Behaved Badly.
"The captain behaved splendidly.
SO did the officers who were English.
am sorry to say that the crew, who
were Germans and Belgians, behaved
very badly. The people rushed about
wildly and the crew seemed to think
they ought to have first place, and in
stead of qnieting the passengers they
made the panic worse.
Crowded Women Out.
"The first officer took charge of the
first boat, but, although he wanted the
women and children saved first, the
majority of those who entered the
boat We're members of the crew. This
boat was smashed against the ship 's
side. just as it reached the water it
broke in two and all were drowned.
Boats Smashed, People Drowned.
, Meanwhile attempts were made to
lower the second boat. / cannot say
who was in charge of this, but | do
know that after the chief steward had
thrown provisions in, he jumped in
| himself. There were more men than
women and children in this boat, which