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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
ONE MEXICAN SMUGGLER KILL.
ED AND SIX WOUNDED IN
CLASH WITH CAVALRY.
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OIiJIIIO uIVvU- )
American Leader Of Band Hoists
White Flag When He Realizes That
His Band Cannot Cope With Uncle
Sar's Cavalry Troop.

Eagle Pass, Texas, Sept. 13.-One
Mexican smuggler was killed, six
wounded and fourteen captured in
a battle with a detachment of the
Fourteenth cavalry today few miles
from the Alimite crossing OF the Rio
Grande. where the smugglers hoped
to escape into Mexico.
This was the band which shot one
American and beat another two days
ago.
None of the soldiers were hurt N
today's battle, but two cavalry horses
were slightly wounded
The soldiers came upon the MeXi-
cans about daylight, Immediately
opening a long distance fire. An
Amer. can, whose name was not given
and who was the reputed leader of
the smugglers, replied to the order to
halt, eXclaiming that his party would
never surrender The formal order
to fire was then given and at the
soldiers first volley, one Mexican
fell dead, two dropped probably NOR
tally wounded and four others were
slightly hurt. Their American leader,
realizing the odds against him, then
raised a white handkerchief and was
captured with his entire band.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
Many Guarding Thaw.

Colebrook n. H., Sept. 13.-Neither
side in the Thaw case is trusting
the other and Thaw's special guards
are trusting no one. All hands kept
watch at Thaw's hotel until after
midnight last night.
When an oyerwrought operator was
sure that the presence of some strange
men and autos about the building
meant no good he ran down the 81
lent hallway, shouting at the top of
his lungs. ThI entire hotel was awak
ened in an instant. Sheriff Drew ran
into the hall in his night shirt Twen-
ty half-dressed men dashed into the
lobby and telephoned for automo-
biles. iNomen guests peeked out
from behind doors. The Thaw guard
massed themselves in the front door
Thaw and Jerome We're not awakened
by the hubbub which after all died
down.
The presence of so many strangers,
the majority of whom are said to be
Canadian lumberjacks friendly to
Thaw, and New York gangsters, has
caused the guard about Thaw to be
increased Friends of Thaw are fear
ing that Jerome may attempt to seize
the prisoner and rush him across the
country into New York. while Jerome
fears the presence of the Canadian
friends of Thaw lest they attempt to
carry him into Canada again
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14

Ardmore. 1t reads just like the writ
er means business.
milo, Okla, Sept. II, 1913.
Editor Ardmoreite:
In your last ISSUE, notice that
good many of our citizens, along
the proposed interurban, are making
propositiCns Now, here is my prop
osition: Extend the proposed inter
urban lire to Milo. and call It the
Springer WoOdford and Milo lne,
and get $1,000 in cash, half inter
est in one of the finest cement
gravel beds to be found in this part
II the state, also half interest ip
a fine lime rock bed that has already
been proven, and a half interest IN
building rock quarry And | will also
give a three mile right of way to
Milo, and Milo Is located on one of
the most beautiful ever-flowing
streams that lies between Ardmore
and the Rock Island During this
summer when pract cally all the lit
tie streams have gone dry and a
good many of the large streams. too,
this little stream is still flowing, and
furnishing stock water to many OF
the farmers around Milo. And added
to other attractions Milo has oil All
things considered, this would be an
ideal place for a junction.
Yours for the interurban,
81. w. JOHNSON"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
HEWITT ALSO
RAISING BONUS
WANT THE DEPOT BUILT CLOSE
TO THE PRESENT TOWNSHIP
AND ARE BUSILY ENGAGED.

The citizens of Hewitt have selected
committee and are busily engaged
in assessing every property owner Of
that city the amount they think he
or she should donate toward paying
the bonus asked by the Ringing rail-
road for locating the depot in the
present townsite instead of one Sc
lected by the company remote from
the present town. Drs. Tidmore and
Cantrell and G. wv. Russell compose
the committee and when they have
completed their work, will submit
their proposition to President Hamon
for his consideration. The citizens
of that city held a rousing mass
meeting last Monday night and went
to work with a vengeance to secure
the necessary funds to meet the de.
mands of the company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
THE |NTERURBAN SPIRIT REFLECTED
IN LETTER FROM COL. !. v JOHNSON

Dorset Carter has not made his
proposition public concerning the
terms upon which he will build the
interurban to Springer and Wood
ford, but there is no worry over the
delay, letter has been sent from
this city to the North Texas Trac-
ton Company asking them to come
and look over the situat on and some
financiers from a city in Texas has
already sent its engineer here
to look over the route the Ardmore-
ite has been talking about and If
the people want the line bad enough
to give right of way and bonus
money to secure it there is absolute
ly no doubt about getting a compe-
telt man at the head of the enter
prise within a very few days. Sub
scription blanks will be printed
within a few days and bonus COM
mittees at Springer and Woodford
and at Milo and IN Ardmore will
be named and the interurban spirit
will be tested in black and white.
Jack Goodman sends word to the
Ardmoreite from Pooleville that he
will give $1,000. DR.. Amerson at
Milo will give the land bonus asked
and other cons. derations
Here is a letter from ]. w. John
son which reflects the interurban
spirit in the country northwest of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
WORK ON NEW
R|NCL|NG ROAD
BRIDGE AT BAYOU CAUSED A
SLIGHT DELAY-GRADER ARE
AT JOINER AT PRESENT.

Work is progressing nicely on the
new Ringing railroad. The grading
crew is at Joiner City now and the
steel is laid as far west as the Bayou.
Some delay was experienced owing
TO the time required to construct the
bridge, but that is practically COM
pleted at present and the work of lay
ing steel will be pushed rapidly as
possible. :
1t is reported that the plans for
the depot at Hewitt are in the hands
Of the builders and the building will
I51 ready for occupancy as soon as
the road Is ready to operate. 1t IS
practically assured that the road will
be in operation into the new town
of Ringing before the first OF De-
cember, and some in authority state
that it VIII be doing so before that
time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
ARTISTIC WORK
Of OLD SOLDIER
HAND CARVED FAN THAT WILL
BE EXHIBITED AT THE OKLA
HOMA STATE FAIR,

John A. Cassler, gaed 10 years, an
inmate of the Confederate home, Is
an artistic worker in wood and the
only tool he requires is a sharp Jack
knife. For some time he has been
making hanld- made fans and selling
them in the city at dollar each.
They are unique pieces of work and
are not only useful but ornamental
as well.
Secretary West induced the old
man to make one to be exhibited at
the Oklahoma State Fair and yester-
day morning he delivered the work at
the rooms Of the Commercial Club.
The fan is whitfield from a solid piece
of pine, has as leaves, each bearing
the name of a state and is tastily
decorated with the national and Con-
federate colors.
Mr.. Cassler was a member of the
Stonewall Brigade, SO Virginia In
fantry.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
CARTER ASKS
FOR EXTENSION
OF TIME ON ALL PAYMENTS FOR
INDIAN LANDS PURCHASED
RECENTLY.

Washington, D. c., Sept. l3-Before
departing with the joint committee to
investigate Indian affairs, Congress
man Carter called on the commits
sloner Of Indian affairs with refer
ence to securing an extension of paw
ments to purchasers of unallotted
lands OF the five civilized tribes.
Inc Oklahoma congressman had al
ready induced the Indian commission
er to grant extensions in all cases
where dire necessity could be estab
llshed, and extended one half of all
final payments for twelve months.
because this extension of payment
prolongs the time of keeping land off
the tax rolls, Mr. Carter had hoped
that the above relief would be suffi
cient to tide purchasers over and had
not until recently given his unqual-
ified endorsement to applications for
general extension, nor had the In
d an bureau taken favorable action
thereon.
Recent reports of crop failures,
however, have been so appalling as
10 convince Oklahoma congressman
hat any attempt TO collect payments
due this fail would work IN
.olerably a hardship on all purchas-
ars, and since these funds are loc |
lVailable for per capita distribution |
anyway. Mr. Carter has requested |
hat general extension be granted |
m all payments coming due within
he next twelve months.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
GALVESTON BANKERS COMING.
Will Investigate Oil Possibilities 81
the Wade Nichols Farm Property.

When Tom G. Meyers was here re
Gently from Mexico he acquired a
lease on tract of five hundred
acres of land belonging to S. W.
Nichols and located on Caddo creek.
northwest of Ardmore. Mr. Meyers
was called back to Mexico and it
has been learned that Ed McCarty &
Company. an unincorporated banking
firm of Galveston, Texas. had taken
the lease over and WI serd one Of
their men here at once to look over
the proposition and to make report
back to the company. If the report
is favorable the banking firm will
place an oil rig on the land and make
tests for oil and gas This land rs
much nearer Ardmore than the fields
to the west of the city and the dis
coyery of oil or gas would he worth
much to the town.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
LONE GROVE
RAISES BONUS
DEPOT WILL BE LOCATED IN
THE OLD TOWN ACCORDING TO
REPORT YESTERDAY.

Yesterday it was reported that
Lone Grove had succeeded in raising
the bonus asked by the Ringing rail
way company to locate the depot in
the old town and not one mile east
as was reported.
Thursday afternoon a party of bust.
ness men of that town were here in
conference with Mr.. Hamon and
stated that they were unable to meet
the demands of the company and
must lose the depot. However, af-
ter a careful consideration of the
matter they went to work Friday with
renewed energy and have the bonus
raised and two lots over the required
amount.
The bonus called for $4,000 and 30
lots In the present townsite.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
NEW BANK
FOR HEWITT
CONSOLIDATE AND NEW lNSTl.
TUITION Is ORGANIZED.

The Bank of Commerce of Poole
Wilt and the First State Bank Of
Hewitt have consolidated, or in 9th.
er words the former has purchased
the latter and the Bank Of Commerce
will be liquidated and a new bank
organized at Hewitt under the name
of the Oklahoma State Bank with a
paid-up capital of 100000. Some Tul
sa parties who are interested in the
oil fields are interested in the banN
W. p. Higgins Of this city is presi.
dent, T. j. Hartman of Tulsa vice.
president, and p w. Mckay of Poole
vile second vice-president, and the
latter will have active charge OF the
affairs of the bank.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
NEW ANNEX FOR
SOLDIERS HOME
WORK IS PROGRESSING NICELY
AND BUILDING WILL BE FIN
iSHED BEFORE COLD WEATHER

The excavation for the foundation
Of the basement of the annex or nos
pital at the Soldiers Home is finish
ed and the foundation will be ready
within the next week. 1t is the in
tention of the contractor to have the
building completed and ready to turn
over to the trustees before winter
begins and if bad weather doesn't in
terfere with their plans they will be
able to do so. Superintendent Gait
stated this morning that he would
be glad when the building was done
as they were badly cramped for room
at the present.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
BIC TIM DEAD
KILLED BY TRAIN
BODY IN MORGUE IDENTIFIED
AS THAT OF MISSING TAMMANY
CONGRESSMAN.

New York, Sept 13.-"Big Tim"
Sullivan, who rose from a newsboy
to a United States congressman, is
dead. His mangled body was ident!-
fled today by his step brother, Larry
Mulligan, after it had lain for thirteen
days in a local morgue.
Sullivan, while III, eluded his nurses
in the early morning of August 81
and a few hours afterwards, VISA
struck and killed 0y Pelham park
way train.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
INJUNCTION
AGAINST BUILDING
COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS sHER-
lFF GARRETT LOCK UP PLACE
HAS BEEN TROUBLESOME.

Friday afternoon county attorney
Bleakemore had an injunction issued
against the Fowler building on a
street, n. W, one block north of the
Ardmore National Bank. Sheriff Gar.
rett served the papers and locked the
place up, although no one could be
found who claimed 10 be the pro
prietor of the place. County Attorney
Bleakemore stated he had received
several complaints about this place
and concluded to put it out of busi-
ness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
New Confectionery.

G.. ]. Berry who came here from
Pauis Valley is opening a confection-
cry in the building on East Main
recently vacated by ]. NJ. Miller He
will install a bakery within three or
four weeks from now. He is pleased
with his new location and says he
believes Arimore is the best town in
the state. Mr.. Gerry has done busi-
ness in Pauls Valley for the past
twelve years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
TO PROTECT FOREIGNERS.
Foreigners Seek Refuge in American
Consular Office.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 13.-The
state department has announced that
foreigners as well as Americans may
find refuge in the Mexican American
consular offices. This is expected to
reduce to a minimum any ground for
foreign countries seeking interven-
tion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
TEXAS is FLOODED.
Eleven Inches Of Rain at Tyler Ties
Up Railroad Traffic.

Tyler Tex. Sept. 13.-The rain here
is estimated at eleven inches in fif-
teen hours. Trains are held up and
the track is under water. There .s
great damage generally through this
section.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
IMPORTED BEEF ARRIVES
Importers Expect to Realize Good
Profit from Shipment.

New York, Sept. 13.-The first
shipment of Argentine beef ever re-
ceived here, came today from Buenos
Ayres consisting of one thousand
quarters. With domestic beef high,
the importers expect to make a good
profit.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
Chess PLAYER Frozen.

Berlin, Sept. 13.-Dr. J. Berlis, in
ternational chess player of Austria,
was frozen to death yesterday morn
ing at Mount Hochter IN the Alps.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
Heavy Rain at Waco.

Waco, Tex. Sept. 13.-The rainfall
in this section the past two days to-
tails nearly six inches.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
FEDERAL COURT GRANTS WRIT
OF HABEAs CORPUS, HEARING
NET TUESDAY.
FEAR OF GANGSTERS
Presence of Many Ganssters and Au
tomobiles Causes Apprehension on
Both Sides Thaw's Friends Fear
Jerome.

Concord, Sept. 13.-The federal
court here this afternoon granted II
writ to Thaw's lawyers for a habeas
corpus hearing next Tuesday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
BUTTER AWAITS TARIFF.
Big Shipment at New York, Await
ina Reduction of Tariff on Butter

New York, Sept. 13.-One hundred
and forty-four thousand pounds of
butter from Siberia is stored in bond
here awaiting the passage of the new
tariff bill, reducing butter duty from
1-2 to 2 IL cents a pound.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
TARIFF BILL IS
READY TO SIGN
DEMOCRATIC CONFEREES Ex.
?ECT TO FINISH SCHEDULES
BY END OF THIS WEEK.

Washington, Sept. 13.--Even more
rapid progress in disposing of the
differences between the two houses
in the tariff conference committee
was made today than on yesterday.
with the result that it now seems
certain this tariff conference VIII
make notable record for rapid work
and that the tariff bill in its final
form will be ready for the signature
of the president by the end of the
next week. No less than $50 senate
amendments TO the bill were acted
on today by the conferees, most of
them with their lower rates being
accepted by the representatives of tht
house.
Five schedules were quickly run
through and it was only here and
there that a difference arose which
led to the item being passed over for
future consideration. One of these
differences arose in the morning ses-
sion when the metal schedule was
under consideration, and it was so
sharp that the schedule was passed
over for the time being.
Clash Over Pig Iron.
The clash came over the senate's
action in placing pig iron and other
coarse manufactures of iron as well
as ferromanganese, on the free list
The house conference, led by Chair
man Underwood of the ways and
means committee, contended stoully
that the free listing of these articles
meant a sacrifice of revenue to an
amount upward of $1,000000 a year |
This sacrifice of revenue, the house |
conferees thought unwise and un-
necessary, and would result in no |
cheapening of manufactures of iron
to the consumer. 1t would only serve
10 increase the profits of manufaC-
turers of iron and steel at the eX-
pense of the treasury.
Finally the metals schedule was set
aside for the time being and the con
erees passed on to consideration Of
he succeeding schedules, practically
lisposing of all up to the cotton
schedule. Those agreed on deal with
class and earthenware, wood and
ofwood, sugar and ag-
icultural products, with the eXcep~
ion OF two senate amendments, and
vines and spirits. In schedule +,
Iealing with tobacco and its manu-
acture, the senate amendments, and
vines and spirits. In schedule f,
ealing with tobacco and it's manu-
acture, the senate made no changes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14
Wool Amendments Accepted.

The senate amendments to the wool
schedule were generally accepted by
the house conferees. The latter also
accepted the senate provision fixing
May l, 1914. as the beginning of the
three-year period at the end of which
sugar goes on the free list.
In the agricultural schedule the
senate tax of ne-tenth of a cent
pound on bananas was passed over
for future cons deration. In the wine
and spirit schedule no final disposit on
was made of the senate provision
taxing at s1.10 a gallon brandy used
in fortifying native sweet wines. The
opposition TO this tax is very strong
among the wine makers of the Pa
cific coast, ar1 it is expected the
matter NAV be compromised by the
adoption Of lower rate of tax than
that placed in the bill by the senate.
Tomorrow the conference commit
tee viii take mp the cotton schedule,
and on this it is expected the prog
ress will not be as raDid as it was
On the schedules considered today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-14

Read the Want Ads.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-10
MORPHINE FOUND
IN HIS STOMACH
Discovery Tends to Bear Out
Accusation Made by Heirs
of Joshua B. Crawford.

Atlanta. Ga. July s.-Testimony
that traces of morphine and an element
OF opium were found in the stomach
Of the late Joshua B. Crawford, At
lanta capitalist. reported to have died
OF pneumonia, was given here to-day
by DR.. II. T. Harris secretary OF the
State Board OF Health.
The testimony was introduced at a
hearing before Auditor James y. An
derson, In which heirs are seeking to
have the Will OF Crawford set aside.
IL makes Mrs. Mary Belle Crawford.
his wife OF a few weeks. the chief
beneficiary of his estate, which Is
valued at s250.00o.
Allegation was made by the plain
tins in their petition to have the will
Set aside that Mrs. Mary Belle Craw-
ford had produced the death of the
deceased by the continued administra-
ton Of narcotics and irtoxicants"
DR.. Harris recently made an ex-
animation Of the organs OF Crawford,
the body being exhumed after having
been buried four years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-10

but cautioned tho public against put
ting too much credcnce In the unsup-
ported story or an escaped Inmate. who
showed from her attitude that she was
deeply prejudicod against the institu-
ton and those conducting IT.
Like the Laurel Reformatory for
Boys. the institution receives a small
per diem allowance from the State for
such girls as are committed to it's
charge. 1t is managed by n board of
directors. among whom may be found
many of the leaders In charitable and
reformatory work The institution was
founded In 1910. largely through the
rotary Of the Associated Charities.
DR.. McDanicIs Statement.
Rev. George w. Mcdaniel, D. D..
president Of the board of trustees. Is
sued yesterday afternoon the follow
Ing signed statement In regard to the
Investigation:
The board OF directors OF the vir-
ginia Home and Industrial School for
Girls welcomes the fullest investiga-
ton. Previous to the order OF the
Governor, the board had taken the tni-
tiative and through DR.. Maclachlan, the
board had arranged with the State
Board OF Charities and Corrections for
committee to visit the home Thurs
day. July 10, and examine into the adj
ministration and discipline OF the in
stitution. This would have been done
without the Governors order. and the
board will cheerfully cooperate with
the committee az directed by the Gov
crnor. We shall appreciate suggestions
tending TO improve tho home.
The home is under the direct charge
OF Mrs. NJ. NJ Light, and we have the
fullest confidence in her ability and
integrity. Those familiar with the task
OF controlling incorrigible girls appre-
ciate tho difficulties involved in such
work. 1t Is the hardest task of which
the members of the board have any
knowledge. To discipline thirty five
girls In one institution. no one OF whom
was under control when she entered
the home, requires patience, tact and
strength. II may be that others could
have succeeded better than the present
board. Our labor has been one of love,
and any member on the board would
be glad to surrender his position In
favor OF any other who can do the
work better. This is not the time to
make defense OF the home. If there
Is anything hidden. let II be revealed :;
If there is any mismanagemcnt the
board wants to know It. While
sympathy is more needed than criti-
cism. and support than suspicion, IL is
true that the highest success of the
home depends upon the confidence
which the people at large have in the
management The board will AFFORD
the Investigating committee every
facility in its power to ferret out any
and everything connected with the es-
Establishment and management OF this
institution"