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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
AUTO ACCIDENT
At CITY LIMITS
MACHINE TURNS TURTLE-oNE
MAT SERIOUSLY INJURED
OTHERS ONLY sLicHTSH.

Word reached this city by tele
phone at $3.50 this afternoon of =
probably fatal automobile accident
which happened near the city limits
at that hour a car occupied by
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Williford aud
man named j. l.. Smith turned
turtle while being driven at a high
speed. Neither Mr., Williiord nor
Mrs. NVilliford were seriously hurt,
so far as could be ascertained. The
man Smith however had both legs
broken. The car was driven by Mr..
Williford DR.. Booth left for the
scene OF the accident Immediately
upon receipt of the phone call. The
car is said TO have been demolished.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
MISSlSSlPPIAN ATTACKS POSI-
TlON THAT TREATY SUPEH
cEOEs POWER OF STATE.
IS NO WAR SPEECH
Sisson Declares We Would Be " =
worthy of Nations Existence If We
Submitted to Dictation OF Any
Nation as to Our Land Laws.

Washington, d. c., May 23.-Rep-
resentative Sisson of Mississippi, in
making his announced address con-
cerning which the president caution
ed him to refrain from remarks that
might complicate the Japanese sit"
uation, disclaimed any intention OF
making war speech" but attacked
the position that the treaty making
power of the government supercedes
the law making power of the sever
eign states.
He declared this was his position
mot because Japan is involved" and
that he would take it toward Eng
land. Germany or any other nation"
He said it only required the pa
tience and cool heads Of both coun'
tries to arrive at an amicable agree
ment and settle all differences"
"If any nation should decide to
dictate to us our land laws" he
said. Eve would be unworthy ma
tion's name if we submitted"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
WORLD WIDE MEAT
WAR IN PROGRESS
MILLIONS WILL BE SACRIFICED
DURING THIS CONTEST BE-
TWEEN RIVAL PACKERS.

Chicago. ILL.,, May ga world
wide meat war is on.
Millions of dollars will probably be
sacrificed before supremacy in the
meat trade is established. The fight
is between rival packers with al
most limitless wealth behind them.
The battle has developed into a
three -cornered one. The principals
are:
/. Packers of Chicago, Kansas City
and Omaha.
2. Packers of Australia and Argen-
tina.
s. Business men and large ranch
owners of Los Angeles and other
big cities west of the Rockies.
The first open shots in the fight
have already been fired. Three dis
tinct campaigns, each demonstrating
the far reaching effect this war will
have, have been inaugurated in the
last two weeks.
First-Chicago packers invade the
London market and undersell the
Australian and Argentine packers il
an attempt to secure the trade.
Second--Australian and Argentine
packers retaliate by sending a big
cargo of beef to California, where
it is now being sold for 15c and zoe
a pound less than the American
meats.
Thlrd-Revelation of plans by stock
men and business men to establish
a $5,OO0O00 union stock yards IL
Los Angeles to do away with the
buying OF meats from the packers
Of this city, Omaha and Kansas City
1t is planned by the westernerS
to compete with the eastern packers
in their own territory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
SALTWATER GETS
NEXT G. A. R. MEET
TWO VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS
WILL HEREAFTER HOLD EN-
CAMPMENTS JOINTLY.

Chandler, Okla. May 22-The great
encampment of the Grand Army Of
the Republic and the several kindred
political organizations which have
been in session here, formally closed
with big Grand Army campfire
Thursday night. Patriotic music was
in abundance while the old veterans
and the veterans of the Spanish
war made talks and told interesting
stories and the patriotic enthusiasm
reached a high tide. 1t was voted
the greatest encampment that has
been neId in Oklahoma for many
years, and it was settled that the
two veteran organizations will here
after hold their aAnual encampments
Jointly. Saltwater, Okla, was Sc
lected as the place for holding the
next encampment.
The Grand Army held Patriotic
Institute" for an hour Thursday
morning and under the department
patriotic instructor the post officers
were instructed in the line of more
energetic and thorough line of pa
triotic teaching.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
FATAL EXPLOSION
OF COAST GUN
THREE SOLDIERS KILLED AND
NINE INJURED DURING NIGHT
TARGET PRACTICE.

Charleston, S. c., May 22.-Three
men were killed and nine injured
late tonight when the breech block
blew off a three inch gun at Forl
Moultrie, across the bay from Charles
ton.
The men were at night practice
when the tragedy occurred.
The dead are:
PRIVATE BANTER.
PRIVATE CHRISTIAN.
PRIVATE DALTON.
Baxter and Christian were instant
ly killed
/ Capt. Hanna was standing with
other officers near the gun when
the explosion occurred at 10 o'clock
tonight. The calling of several
Charleston physicians to the scene
resulted in rumors that a more Sc
rlons explosion had occurred.
Reports are conflicting as to the
exact manner in which the accident
occurred.
Several of the wounded soldiers
are believed to have sustained fatal
injuries.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23

Secretary Atwell of the Business
Mems Association stated this morn
ing that the Ardmore merchants
were taking great interest in the
proposed auto trip to Oil City Gli
June }. Mr.. Atwell states that prac~
tically every business house in the
city will have a representative to
the city of derricks. AS the Carter
County Farmers Institute will be i'll
session IN the date set for the excur'
sion, an opportunity will be afforded
all who go of getting better acquaint'
ed and coming in closer touch with
their patrons from different sections
of the country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
LANE
CALLS CONFERENCE
OF OIL AND GAS OPERATORS TO
CHECK ENORMOUS WASTE IN
OSAGE COUNTRY.

Washington, May 22.-With the
hope of checking the waste OF mil
lions OF feet of natural gas, Secre-
tary Lane of the department of into-
rior will hold a conference with va
rious officials and possibly oil and
gas operators in the eastern section
of Usage count-, Oklahoma, on June
4. According to advices which have
reached the department millions OF
feet of gas are lost every week in
the Usage country. Knowing the
present fuel impoverished condition
of once great gas fields where wells
were allowed to flow unchecked,
Secretary Lane hopes to husband
the supply in Oklahoma.
Cyher matters affecting oil and gas
operations in the eastern section OF
the Usage country, which under the
Foster leases are controlled by the
indian Illuminating and Oil compa =
nv, will be considered at the confer
ence. Secretary Lane is moving eau
tionsly in regard to the leasing of
the oil lands in the western section
of the Usage country, and wishes
to receive the ideas of those inter-
ested in the question as to whether
the lands should be distributed in
small or large tracts to lessees'
Strong influence is being brought 10
bear In favor of the small lease plan
as this will permit the independent
operators to enter the field, where
if the lands were leased in vast
tracts no one but the Standard Oil
company or it's subsidiaries could
meet the requirements.
Secretary Fisher stirred up a storm
of protests when he declared that
he would lease the lands to any
company which was the highest bid
der and that he favored the system
of leasing under large tracts. These
protests caused the matter to go
over to the present administration.
Lists of the lands and those de
string 10 lease them are with Secre
tary Lane at the present time, but
it is not expected that action will
be taken until after the conference
TO be held June 4.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
GOVERNOR .VETOES
F|REMEN'S BILL
OMISSION OF THE WORD "FlRE"
FROM THE BILL CAUSES VETO
OF MEASURE

Omission of tie word fire from
oh bill creating a firemens relief
and pension fund, which was passed
during the extra session of the iegis-
lature, caused Governor CrucH to veto
the measure Thursday morning.
The bill as passed provided that the
fund should be made up OF one -half
of the annual taX of per cent on
premiums collected by all foreign
insurance companies doing business
in this state" According to the gov
errors Interpretation OF the wording
Of the bill, this would extend to every
foreign insurance company doing
business in Oklahoma, including life,
casualty and all other insurance COM
panies.
In his veto message the governor
states he is in thorough sympathy
with the main purpose of the bill, but
believes it is too sweeping in lis
present form.
The omission of the word fire in
describing the kind Of insurance conf
panies which would be required TO
contribute to the fund, is believed %
be the result Of an oversight on the
part Of the legislature and those who
helped frame the measure, since the
firemen of the state asked only that
the provisions of the bill extend to
fire insurance companies.
This is the second bill the cover
nor has vetoed since TIE adjourning Of
the legislature, the first one being the
bill comforting on township authori-
ties the right to levy a special tax
for bond issues for road improve
ments.
The new education code bill by the
joint committee of tie Two houses of
the legislature was signed by the
governor Thursday morning just be-
fore he left for Edmond to attend the
commencement exercises of tho Cen
traI State Normal school, The pen
the governor used in signing the bill
will be presented to Senator Fred e
Tucker Of Ardmore, WHO was ilStru-
mental in preparing the bill and Sc
curing its passage.-OklGkoTan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
Low WAGES PAID GIRL DOMES-
TICS IN RURAL DISTRICTS
SAID TO DE CAUSE.
MAKE |NVEST|GAT TON
Wage Committee from Missouri State
Senate Taking Testimony in st.
Louis. Laundry Girls Tell Why
Couldn't Stay in Country.

St Louis, Mo, May 23.-Tes~nonT
that the low wages paid to girl do
mestics in the rural districts is the
reason why gfffs prefer to work in
the cities was Introduced before the
Missouri senate wage committee to.
day.
Senator Wilson asked a girf en-
ployed in a laundry why girls did not
try rural domestic work "in good
house at from s. to 81 week and
board" The witness said she had
just came from the country and never
knew a rural domestic to get over
rs cents per Week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
REPUBLICANS SCORE WILSON,
Senators in Executive Session Cr't''
else Interference with Election.

Washington. May 22.-President
Wilson was sharply criticised by re-
publican senators in executive session
tonight for his reported interference
in the senatorial fight in Maryland
where William l.. Marbury is can
didate to succeed Senator John wal
ter Smith for the long term. Both
are democrats and the republicans
made capital of the fact that a DEM
ocratic president apparently had seen
fit to get into fight between mem
bers of his own party in a state other
than his own.
The criticisms we're voiced during
= rsideration of the nomination OF
lock Syann as postmaster at
By ore. Syann is a declared sup
port Marbury, but Senator Smith
in h asked his colleagues to
vote fol- confirmation. In spite
Of this IT, va voce vote was so
close that IL 4 ne president declared
himself in do, Il. On a rising vote
Swami was confirmed.
The criticisms of the president to-
night were the first made of him by
senators in executive session since
he entered the White House. Sew
eral republicans spoke and news
paper article declaring the president
to favor the candidacy of Marbury
was read. Senator Smith was the
only democrat to speak.
The session lasted half hour.
Many other postpastsrs and Edward
X. Campbell, as chief justice Of the
United States court Of Claims, and
Walter Nv. Warwick, as assistant
comptroller of the currency. were
confirmed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
TO CONVENE AT GWHRIE.

Guthrie, Okla, May 23.-With 400
Delegates in attendance, the annual
state convention 81 the Christian
church of Oklahoma will convene here
June 5 Tor two days- session. Ma
tional leaders of the church will al .
tend and deliver addresses, includ-
ing Congressman Dick T. Morgan OF
Oklahoma, who orgafi1zeA the first
Christian church in Oklahoma. fol-
lowing the opening to settlement in
1889.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
PRODUCE CHECKS
GIVEN ATTEAUX
CHECKS AND VOUCHERS GIVEN
BY WOOLEN COMPANY IN LAW
RENEE STRIKE.

Boston, Mass, May 29.-The checks
and vouchers showing payments made
by the American Woolen company 70
Frederick f. AtteauX, fhcfuding $500
'4for expenses incurred during the
Lawrence strike" were introduced by
the state at the trial of Wood, Al
teaux and Collins.
The vouchers indicated that TIE
payments were authorized by Presi-
dent Wood Checks for $50 drawn
during March 1912, and one for s2,1OO
drawn June, 1912, and the voucher
for this marked "In full for all claims
to date" Both checks were endorsed
by Atteaux
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
Miniature Cotton Bale.

The movement to send Secretary
Felix X. West to Denver In June is
growing in interest. The club Il
planning to advertise with miniature
bales of cotton. Small badges will
be printed from which the prices oi
farm lands, the oil fields and asphalt
deposits will be advertised. The
movement deserves to be carried
out to a successful ending. 1t Will
result in much good to this section
of the state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
Prisoners Ordered Transferred.

Oklahoma City, Okla, May 22.-The
state board of prison control today
ordered forty-six prisoners held a
the Granite reformatory transferred
to the state penitentiary at McAles-
ter The action was in line with
recommendations made by the state
commissioner of charities and cor
rectlons department. Warden Reed
OF Granite was directed to make the
transfer without delay.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
GiIIock's Bond Fixed at $500.

McAlester, Okla, May 22.-Fain G..
Gillock, charged with misappropriat-
ing funds of a national bank and
making false reports to the controller,
waived preliminary hearing today be-
fore United States Commissioner
Earnest and was held in bail of ST.
500 to the federal grand jury, which
will be called here July Z. His for
mer bond was extended and he was
released.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
Crops Good at BerWyn.

E. A. Glider, deputy county clerk,
returned this morning from a short
business trip to Berwyn, and says
that all crops are looking splendidly
in that section of the county. How
ever, Mr.. Glider says the wet wealth =
er has to some extent interfered
with the cultivation of some of the
crops and the grass is getting a SUI
ficient hold in the corn and cotton
fields to keep the farmers pretty
busy for some time in getting rid Of
it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
Wilson Receives Reply.

Washington, D. c., May 23.-PIes!
dent WILSON, has received the follow
ing from the emperor of Japan
Deeply touched by your kind mes
sage inquiring after my indisposition
| express sincere thanks to yourself
your government and the people OF
the United States
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23

A prominent citizen of this city
remarked this morning in the hear
ing of an Ardmoreite representative,
that he was heartily in favor of the
project outlined in this paper some
days ago, wherein a suggestion was
made that in event the bonus" sub
scribed to the Ringing road become
forfeit, it be taken and turned over
10 some company which would take
hold of the Ardmore-Oil City railroad
project and push it through The
fifty thousand dollars, the gentleman
said. would he though be ample to
build the grade for all of electric
cars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
Miss Roduers Buried.

The funeral of Miss Anna Rodgers,
who died in Fort Worth yesterday
morning. was held from the residence
of the PARENTS of the deceased, Mr.
and Mrs. Il. d. Rodgers, 4O3 c street
southwest, at three O'Clock this after
noon. Rev. c. R. Gray Of the Broad
way Methodist church officiated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
jAPA FEARS
FOR EMPEROR
WHOLE COUNTRY DEPRESSED AS
RESULT OF ILLNESS OF THE
RULER. -

Toxic, May 23.-Reports of the
emperor's condition, issued by the
court physicians this morning, say
that his majesty's temperature has
risen above 103. Empress Sadaka re-
mained at his bedside all last night.
The whole Japanese empire is de-
pressed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
VESUVlUS ACTIVE AGAIN.

Naples, May 23.-Vesuvius this
morning showed signs of activity
One eruption was accompanied by an
earthquake shock. A new and large
central fissure opened around the
crater. from which ashes emitted
The ashes were not projected be
yond the limits of the volcano.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
Returned From Fathers Funeral.

J. Robert Gillian returned to Ard
more yesterday morning from Meal
ester. Mr.. Gillian was called to
McAlester several days ago by a
telegram announcing the last illness
of his father, John r. Gillian. He
arrived az the bedside of his father
before the end came and remained
there until the last.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
To Locate in Oil CITY,.

DR.. A. C. Byers arrived in this
city yesterday from Tampa, Florida.
and will probably locate in Oil City.
DR.. Byers is a physician and drug
gist and should he decide to locate
in the city of oil wells will, he
states. open a complete and up to
date drug store in that place.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
THREE KILLED IN
SPEED TRIAL
TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER
STEWART IN ACCIDENT ON ITS
SrEED TRIAL TODAY.

San Diego, Cal, May PA high
pressure cylinder casting otew out the
port engine OF the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Stewart during the speed
trial today, killing f. c. Smith, oiler;
Ii. +. Book, chief machinfst and
mate, and probably fatally Tnjuring
<. Miller, oiler.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
CARTER DEMANDS
AN INVESTIGATION
WOULD HASn- TONS1 fcSrcNAL
INVESTIGATION OF TRIBAL
AFFAIRS.

Washington, D. c., May 29.-An
investigation of the administration of
affairs OF the five civilized tribes by
a special committee of nine mem
bers of tie T05use Is proposed in a
resolution, introduced today by Rep
resentative Charles D. Carter of Ok
lahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23

High School play, "The Wealthy
Uncle" Friday evening at the opera
house. Prices 25, 35 and so cents.
1923
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23

This morning seemed to herald the
dawn of negroes day" in the mu-
nicipal court.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23

High School play Friday night
Prices %, 80 and so cents. 2O-Z5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-22

people of the State wouldn't forget
 how their Senators voted on the arm
 ory question when they go before their constituents for votes again With that he said he was done trying to | block the appropriations for he knew | it was useless.
 Senator Stevens maintained there was demand for an armory in Bris- 1 tol, read letters and a communica- | ton showing that the Common Council
 had acted favorably on the proposition.
 McDonough, granted that all the man
 ufacturers in the State wanted as | many arTnories as the State would build, when these letters were being read. He quit the Senate Chamber at this point.
 There were votes against the Bris- to1 measure, Senators J. McA. Johnson, Neebe, F. A Johnson, who took the | stand that there were not two com
 pantes of militia in the city; Perry.
 Weed, We1ch and Gaylord. The other measures were then rushed through post haste. and just as when the motion to restore the names of the legislators to the measure came up, Senator McDonough returned to the chamber.
 Senator Quinn introduced the amend ment calling for New Haven men, and
 this was attacked by Major IsbelI who
 declared it was part of a. scheme to foist a piece of land on State street in that city on the States hands He said he had served Is years in the militia. and was willing to serve the State on the commission, expecting. as in the case of militia service. that it would mean a. financial loss to him, and that he would get no pay except insinuation and abuse.
 Senator McDonough endorsed the Quinn amendment. T am heartily in favor. of it. It's decent. I am asham- ed at times to think to what ex- tremes the combination has gone They are not satisfied to loot the treasury. They want to be present to distribute the loot themselves. can't under stand how any memper of this body could allow his name to be used on this commission His own delicacy ought to cause him 70 decline to al low his name to be so used"
 Senator McNeil said he did not pro pose to attempt to reply to the ora torv of the peerless Senator from the 14th CMcDonough), but he wanted the Senators to peruse the names or the commission as they were proposed and then judge for themselves whether such men were worthy. of the trust
 tfTo refuse to name such a comInls- sion is an admission that we haven't confidence in our own members he said.
 The Quinn amendment was lost l9 to 8. and the commissions were approVeo as already outlined.-
 The bill as amended was then. pass ed. and Senator McNeiTs motion to re- which he said he hoped would not prevail, was defeated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-22
ATTRACTIONS AT
 1.-THE THEATRES
THE PLAZA
(By the Plaza Press lAgent.)

(By the Plaza Press yAgent.D
 Exceedingly large and enthusiastic audiences are greeting the PoH Play CTS at every performance this week, of "A Butterfly on the Wheel" Each player is scoring a decided hit by the splendid portraya1s of their respective roles in what is without a doubt one of the greatest romantic dramas ever written The court room scene in the third act is intensely absorbing and holds the interest of the audience at it's highest pitch until the fall of the curtain.
 The story of the play is somewhat different from anything ever before the plot being of a highly interesting acteristics of the conventional drama.
 Paul McAIlister in the role of the young lover and Brenda Fowler in the role of the young bride. whose love for just a little excitement nearly wrecked her home and her life and William Forreste1le as the supposedly Wronged husband are winning new 1aurels this week. Marguerite Starr, Arthur Buchanan, Robert Russell, Ar thur Griffin and all the other mem bers of the company have congenia1 roles and are making the most of ev- cry opportunity to display their taI- ents and versatility.
 For next week Manager Po1f will present his popular players in Charles KIein's brilliant dramatic thunderbolt 'gThe Gamblers The Gam bIers'' will require the full strength of the com pany and will serve as an acfd-test of their ability in dramatic work