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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
ARDMORE HAS
NEW POSTMASTER
col. C. L. BYRNE TOOK CHARGE
OF THE LOCAL OFFICE SATUR-
DAY NIGHT.

Col. Cassius L. Byrne took the
oath and assumed the duties of post
master of Ardmore Il ten o'clock
Saturday night and is now busily
engaged in familiarizing himself with
the duties of the office.
When seen this morning and asked
If he had any statement to make to
the public or whether any changes
were to be made in his office he stat
ed that he was too busy getting on
to things in general to talk much and
as for any changes the only one that
he knew of right now would be the
removal of Taft's and Teddy's picture
and the substitute of Wilson's and
some other war horse Of the demo-
cratic administration instead, other
than that everything for the present
would remain the same.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
AUTO ROUTE LOGGED.
Party From Denison Maps Out Road
to Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City, June 22.-The over
land automobile route between Deni
son and Oklahoma City has been log
ged by |. F. Sproule and C. A. Da
vault, representing the Denison Au
tomobile Club who reached here last
Thursday night. The distance is 1912
miles, according to the speedometer,
and includes the towns of Durant,
Tishomingo, Troy, Mill Creek, Sui
phur, Davis, Pauls Valley, Purcell and
Norman. The route will be published
in the Automobile Guide, and 1t is
planned to divert the tourist travel
-om Texas to Colorado via Denison
g. Oklahoma City in place Of its
up the Denver road through
Dal. g, nd Texline. The Oklahoma
City-C q . Springs route has been
logged BE- " Binns of this place.
Mr.. Binns m. trip in fotry eight
hours. The De party established
sign posts en- rot u
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
Pelkey and Burns on Trial.

Calgary, Alta, June 23.-The trials
of Arthur Pelkey, pugilist, and Tom
my Burns, prize fight promoter, in
connection with the death of Luther
McCarty, began here today, as the
Crown has refused to grant another
delay McCarty was killed here sew
eral weeks ago during a fight with
Pelkey, though the promoters of the
bout declared that the fighters death
was due to accident and not to a
blow delivered by Pelkey.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
Worlds WeaIthiest Man.

The czar of Russia is the wealthie9t
man in all the world, far richer even
than John d. Rockefeller or any of
the Rothschllds. His civil list alone
amounts to something like G2,500,000
a year, and more than a half of this
is available for his own private use.
In addition, the car owns land in
European Russia equal in area to the
whole of Ireland, ami derives from il
the colossal revenue of E5,000,O00 per
annum And then he also owns land
in Siberia, which, even in its present
undevelopei state, brings him in well
over G1,000,000 year
The czar's annual income, includ-
ing the interest on his. savings, has
been estimated at G75O0,0OO.
Seeing, therefore, that the car
puts aside every year large sum OF
money for each of his four daughters,
the prince who contracts marriage in
that quarter is likely to do extremely
well for himself from worldly
point of view.-Answers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
INTEREST REVIVED
IN R|NCLINC ROAD
A CHANGE IN BONUS CONTRACT
MAY BE CAUSE OF IMMEDIATE
CONSTRUCTION.

John Ringing arrived in the city
in his private car yesterday over the
Frisco and is in consultation with Jake
Hamon of Lawton, who is here and
with others who are interested in the
proposed western line.
1t was learned on good authority
that the object of Mr. Ringllng's visit
was to get change in the bonus con-
tract based on his beginning construc-
ton work at once. This statement,
however, could not be definitely as
certained this morning, as it was sta
ted that there~was nothing to give out
to the public at this time. One who
is in close touch with Ringing and
Hamon stated this morning that with
out doubt the road would be built and
that work would begin very soon.
When asked if the proposed amend
ment to the constitution would have
any bearing on the construction he
stated that it would not be taken into
consideration at all.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
SUMNER WEATHER
AND FAIR SKIES
is THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR
THE WEEK - PRECIPITATION
WILL BE LIGHT.

Washington, June 22.-Real summer
time weather with generally fair
skies during the coming week was
promised TO the entire country tonight
by the Weather Bureau. Tempera
lures above the seasonal average was
predicted for the southern states, the
great central valleys and the Plains
states.
"A reaction from the prevailing
moderate temperature to seasonably
warm weather will set in over the re-
gion OF the Great Lakes, the Ohio
valley and the Middle Atlantic and
New England states by Wednesday,"
the weekly bulletin said.
"The precipitation during the week
will be generally light and local and
confined principally to the northern
states and the Rocky Mountain re-
gion.
mo important storm is charted to
cross the country the coming week"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
WOMAN DANCES FOR
4 HOURS AND DIES
WAS IN CONTEST IN WHICH MORE
THAN A THOUSAND COUPLES
PARTICIPATED.

New York, June 22.-ln striving to
become the champion dancer Of
Ridgewood, the dances including tie
Tango, the Boston and other steps,
at block party" which took place
on the pavement in Silver street, near
Fresh Pond road, and in which more
than a thousand couples participated,
Mrs Edna Wagner, after dancing con-
tinuously for more than four hours
with her husband, Richard Wagner, a
plumber, tainted and soon after
reaching her home died.
Mrs. Wagner, who was 32 years old.
was seen to half collapse more than
once, but she kept on dancing until
she had more than four hours to her
credit, then she dropped helpless in
her husbands arms.
Mrs. Wagner's condition grew so
alarming that a physician was sum
moned. He ordered her taken to her
home at once. Other physicians were
called in but their efforts to revive
her proved futile.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
Escaped Convict Captured.

After travelling through Colorado.
California and Arizona and then re-
turning to Oklahoma City. Harry
johnson, alias w. H. Tackett, was
arrested Sunday afternoon and lodged
in Jail without bond. lie IS alleged
to have escaped from the renit:
tiary at McAlester last December,
where he was serving a sentence for
horse stealing.
Tackett was arrested by Patrolman
Roy Frazier as he left the Lyric thea
ter Sunday afternoon. A. first he de-
MED that his name was Tackett and
declared that his name was Harry
Johsson, When called hy nick
Baldy" he adm!. Il his real
name and told Of Ills trip through
the west after leaving McAlester.--
Oklahonan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
POTATOES TAKE
Jump IN PRICE
ADVANCE OF FORTY TO FORTY.
FIVE CENTS OVER SATURDAYS
PRICE.

Kansas City, Mo, June 23.-New
potatoes jumped forty to forty-five
cents over the prices of Saturday.
The prevailing prices are $1.00 to
s1.05 per bushel.
The scarcity of supply and heavy
demand is attributed to the dry
weather of this section and in south
ern Illinois and Tennessee. The Kaw
valley output last year was four
thousand cars. This year it Is ex-
pected that the output will not be
more than half that.
Old potatoes were glut on the mar
ket last week, prices being as low
as ten cents per bushel in car lots.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
Whips AI.i- Saloon League Chief.

Baltimore, Nd, June 22.-Incensed
by an attack in a letter which ap-
peared in a local paper Saturday
morning, in which William H. Ander-
son, superintendent of the Anti-Sa-
loon League of Maryland, is alleged
to have maligned the wives, daught
ters and sons of Baltimore's best
known citizens Robert Lee Ulman.
2G, invaded the office of the Anti
Saloon League here this morning and
dog-whipped Anderson.
Il bought the largest dog whip I
could get" said Ulman, FOR did
not think a horsewhip was good
enough to be used on a dog like him"
Ulman was arrested.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
HOPEFUL THAT THIS WILL BE
THE LAST WEEK.
BEGAN EARLY TODAY
Caucus of Democratic Senators Be-
gan Work Early Today So Caucus
Could Close at Noon to Hear Will
sons Currency Address.

Washington, d. c., June 23.-Hope-
full that this will be the last week
OF the preliminary consideration of
the tariff bill, the senate democratic
caucus resumed work early today.
Changes in the metal schedule,
partly approved Saturday night, came
up first, but the caucus was forced
to close at noon so that the senator's
might assemble in the house to hear
thep resident deliver his address on
currency reform.
Senator Simmons, chairman of the
finance committee, said that a revi-
sion of the income tax and admins
trative features would be submitted
today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
MANY SENTENCES IMPOSED.
Federal Court at McAIester Adjourns
Until July 7.

McAlester, Okla, June 22.-Before
adjourning federal court here today
to July Z, when a grand jury will be
called, Judge Campbell imposed a
large number of sentences, most OF
them for violation Of the liquor law.
Many of them carried terms in the
penitentiary for from one to two years.
There have been forty convictions and
pleas OF guilty at the present term.
John Peters and Frank Baughman,
charged with conspiracy in depriv-
ing a deputy marshal OF the exercise
OF his civil rights, we're given five
and three years, respectively.
For breaking into an interstate car
Mansfield d. Childers and w. D. Car
ter were given two and one year, re
spectively.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
Nc Boxinl Match at DeWci

Oklahoma City, June 22.-After a
conference with Gov. Cruce promote.
of the annual roundup at Dewey,
Washington county, July 3, 4 and >.
announced there would be no boxing
match on the program, or permitted
On the ground. The governor took
the position that a boxing match, no
matter how innocently promoted,
sooner or later becomes a prize fight.
The governor was called upon two
years ago to stop one fistic engage
ment there.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
CHARGED WITH SHORTAGE.
Chickasha representative of Music
Company Missing.

Company Missing.
Chickasha, okla, June 22.-In JUS
tice w. w. Clarkes' court here Friday
warrant was sworn out by the Arm
strong-Byrd Music company of Okla
noma City against G. Jones, the firms
local manager, charging embezzle-
ment of $1,000.
Jones left Chickasha the first of
the week and nothing has been heard
OF him since. Mr.. Armstrong, for
the company, told County Attorney
Simpson that he hadn't fininshed go
ing over the accounts of Jones, but
he believed the shortage would ag-
gregate $1,000. Armstrong arrived in
the city early Friday morning and
began investigating the books of the
local house, causing warrant to
be issued when the first discrepancy
was found.
Mrs. Jones, wife of the missing
man, was still in the city Friday
morning. She is said to have stated
to Armstrong that she noticed two
weeks ago that her husband was very
much worried and that when she ask
ed him what his trouble was, he
confessed that he was short with his
employers and was advised to go to
Oklahoma City Sunday and arrange
matters with the house and that he
said he would do so.
Jones came from Georgia two years
ago and obtained employment with
the Armstrong Byrd company at Ok
lahoma City, and later was given the
management of the Chickasha branch.
The warrant for the arrest Of Jones
was turned over to Sheriff John G.
Lewis and a search for the missing
man is being prosecuted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
Threshinu Near Frederick.

Frederick, Okla, June 22,-Thresh-
ing was started this week on some
Tillman county farms and from manv
directions come reports of bountiful
yields of wheat. The best wheat in
the county, it is believed, is in the
southeast part. Around Grandfield
some fields are estimated at thirty
bushels an acre. Showers have fall
len in some parts of the county, caus-
ing harvest operations to cease tenn
prorarily, but were benefit to grow
ing crops.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
NEGRO [YNCHED
BY GEORGIA MOB
HE HAD SHOT AND FATALLY
WOUNDED CHIEF OF POLICE
WHEN ARRESTED.

Americus, Ga, June 22.-William
Redding, negro, who shot and per
haps fatally wounded Chief of Police
William c. Barrow here Saturday
night while the officer was taking him
to prison, wat taken from the jail
shortly after by a mob of about fifty
men and hanged to cable at street
corner near the scene of his crime.
The mob was unmoved by the plead
ings of a local pastor in Readings
behalf and after swinging the negros
body in the air they riddled it with
bullets.
Early in the night Redding after
being arrested by Chief Barrow, sud-
denly wrencbed himself loose from
the officer, pulled a pistol from his
pocket and fired at close range. The
bullet passed through the officers
body and wounded a negro bystander.
Chief. Barrow, although badly wound
ed, fired several times at Redding,
three other negroes receiving inju
ries. Redding was placed in Jail, bat
a mob quickly formed, overpowered
the sheriff, tied rope about the pris-
oners' neck and led him through the
streets to a prominent corner, where
he was hung. After firing at the
swinging body for half an hour, the
mob dispersed.
Barrow has been chief of police
for about twenty-five years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
Barefoot Special Judge.

Judge Bert II. Barefoot OF Chicka-
sha has been appointed special judge
by Governor Cruce to sit on the su-
preme court bench in the case Of A.
Washmood, convicted for murder in
one of the counties of the southeast
ern part OF the state. Judge Bare
foot will sit instead of Judge Fur
man, who is disqualified on account
Of having been an attorney in the
case during the trail-Oklahoman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
Deqree for Prof. Taft.

Utica, n. Y, June 23--Former Pres
ident Taft arrived here today on his
way TO Hamilton College, near this
city, where he receives the degree
of doctor of civil law. From here
he proceeds to Cincinnati to attend to
legal business in connection with the
Southern railroad.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA. MONDAY EVENING JUNE % 1913
ARGUMENT IN BOOK CASES.
Injunction Suit is Being Heard Be
fore Judge John ]. Carney.

Oklahoma City, Okla, June 22.--
Arguments in the suit of number of
school textbook companies asking for
an injunction to prevent the State
Board of Education from making an
other five-year adoption of textbooks
were begun in the Oklahoma county
district court before Judge John j.
Carney this afternoon. State Super.
intendent Wilson as president of tho
board filed a separate answer, in
which he contends that the adoptions
of last July were legal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
PElkEY TRIAL CONTINUES.
Predicted That All Evidence in Trial
Will Be in by Tonight.

Calgary, June 23.-When the trial
of Arthur Pelkey, the pugilist, who
is charged with manslaughter By
causing the death of Luther McCarty
in prize fight here May "a, was
resumed today before the Alberta su-
preme court, it was predicted by
many that all the evidence would be
in before night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
Pug;list Dies From Fight.

Dayton, Ohio. June 22.-Patricl;
Grant. aged 20. of this city, who was
carried out of the ring unconscious
in the seventh round of his ten round
bout here with kid" Batty Friday
night, died late Saturday without
having regained consciousness. There
is some dispute as to whether Grant
died from the results of knockout
blow or from r-exertion and the
extreme heat. The fight was Grants
second pugilistic encounter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
Governor Stops Fiqht.

The fight scheduled at Crowder
Saturday between Frank Manila and
Carl Fleming was stopped by Sheriff
Tatum after Governor CrIce had wiz
ed the county attorney that the fight
lst not be allowed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
Eastern Star.

Regular meeting of Ardmore Chap
ter No. 20, Order of Eastern Star, to-
night at s o'clock.
POCAHONTAS COLEMAN, w. NJ.
MARY RUMPH, Secretary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
JOHNSON GIVEN APPEAL.
Negro Gains Victory Before Federal
Judqe Carpenter.

Chicago, H., June 23.-The appeal
from the verdict of one year in prison
for violation of the Mann white slave
act was granted to Jack Johnson by
Judge Carpenter in the United States
district court here today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
Luncheon Postponed.

On account of the Sunday school
picnic which will be held tomorrow,
the luncheon announced to be given
at the Presbyterian annex on to-
morrow has been postponed for
week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23

A. ]. Hemstreet has arrived in the
city and, it is reported, will take the
position of chief engineer of the Ring
ling road in place of Mr.. Reeder, who
recently resigned
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
DURANGO HAS BEEN TAKEN.
City Has Been Under Siege for Weeks
No Details of Capture.

Mexico City, Mex, June 23.-The
capture OF Durango is reported here.
There is no telegraphic commuuica-
ton with that city, which has been
under siege for several weeks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
ROBBERS CRUSH WoMAN's SKULL
Woman at Dow, OKLA, Attacked and
Two Are Under Arrest.

McAlester, Okla, June 22.-Last
night burglars entered the home of
Dave Stark at Dow and in his alb
sence crushed the skull of Mrs. Stark
when she tried to keep them from
robbing the house. She has not re-
gained consciousness and physicians
believe she will die. Bloodhounds
trailed two men who are in Jail here
charged with the crime.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-23
Birth.

To Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Hodges
OF Orr on June %, a daughter.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-02-06
PAGE FIVE

roads. The penalties for failure to
obey orders should be positive and
hard. The attorney general should
be attorney for the Railroad Commits
sion.
When new Constitution is adopt
ed it should contain a positive declar-
alton protecting it from the encroach-
ment of reckless legislation.
The foregoing proposed changes
in our fundamental law, as we'll as
many other necessary improvements,
can be easiest accomplished by new
Constitutional Convention. Many
other principles are to be urged, but
it is possible for us to condense the
entire argument in one sentence:
Georgia needs a new Constitution.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-02-06


declarations, and a new Constitu-
tional Convention would be doing
well to adopt some Of these provis-
ions, instead of destroying them.
Mr.. O. M. Duke, of Flovilla, de-
clares that the Constitution of 1877
is the only monument left to the
memory of great Bob Toombs, and
that for this reason the instrument
should be perpetuated, together with
it's countless patches. I quite agree
with my learned friend in his esti-
mate of Toombs. The present Con-
stitutien is monument attesting his
wisdom and craftsmanship and as
such a monument it will not perish
even though a new Constitution is
adopted.
If Bob Toombs could see the pres
ent conditions and then glance at
the Constitution he made and the
amendments that the legislature has
made, he would be the first man to
suggest new Constitution.
I am submitting to the people O
Georgia some reasons why we need
a new Constitution.
The legislative branch of the gov
eminent was created for the express
purpose of passing laws of State-wid
Importance. For this reason it's time
should not be taken up with insig-
nificant bills Of local Importance, but
should be directed towards general
legislation.
Local laws should not come before
the legislative branch of State gov
eminent.
q q OF 0f
Assembly more than 23O municipal
corporations We're chartered, or
amendments made to previously char
tered municipalities; 81 laws purely
Of local significance, such as the reg
ulation of county matters, were pass
ed by the law making body of the
State
Here we have the legislature him
dered by 227 bills of local import
ance. This number actually passed,
to say nothing of those lost in the
shuttle.
AS remedy for this defect, l
would suggest the insertion Of
declaration in new Constitution au-
thorizing and empowering the Sec
rotary of State to charter municipal
corporations in the manner he now
charters banking and railway corpor-
atoms.
Local matters of county import
ance should be recommended by the
grand jury and the ordinary of each
county should be authorized to call
elections for the purpose of giving
all the people of the county oppor-
tunity to vote on county legislation.
The tax system now of force in
Georgia is more than a hundred
years old. At each meeting of the
General Assembly Governor Brown
has fruitlessly called the attention
of law makers to this defect. A new
Constitution would be the means of
changing this shelf-worn and anti
quated system and fixing an equaliza-
ton of taxation.
To the judicial branch of govern
ment our people look for protection
to life, liberty and property. The
present judicial system is not what
it should be, nor what it could be
made.
. In reforming the judiciary the
great theme should be ''Iess techni-
calities and more justice at the least
expense to the tax payers"
We have no earthly need for
Court of Appeals. Two reviewing
courts are dangerous, as it frequent
ly happens that the decisions of the
respective courts collide, thus caus-
ing a judicial wreck in which If lilo