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The evening world., 1913-10-16
800 Tons of Cargo on Jan
Van Nassau Licked Up by
Flames IN Midocean.
CARRIED 4 PASSENGERS.
Chief Mate de Boer Hero Who
Led Crew IN 4-Days' Con.
slant Battle With Blaze.

Running Q race with Q IRE. running
arnuck In her cargo and coal bunkers
for four days. was the experience Of the
Royal Dutch West India Mall steamer
Jan Van Nassau. Capt Van der Est.
which arrived to-day from Amsterdam.
The Jan Van Nassau 10 a brand new
ship. this being her second voyage. She
was out two days from Amsterdam
when the fire was discovered In her
forward hold.
The flames spread to the cargo In hold
No. 2. separated by a steel partition
from the burning coal. Only the good
work Of the captain and his officers
saved the vessel from demolition. for
they prevented the fire from break m
out above or below decks. 1t was she
heat. the steam. smoke and water that
destroyed 800 tons OF cargo
Chief late y. A. de Boer was the
hero OF the fire. He went down time
and again, wirh a smokey mask on.
rumaging about the burning and melt
ing cargo. endeavoring to locate the
source OF the flames. Once he fell
through hole In the cargo. and II was
several minutes before he succeeded in
finding the rope ladder by which he had
descended into the hold. The cargo
was of general character. 1t con-
tained glass. empty bottles. cement. Hol-
land GIN beer. rice. caraway seed,
q "A m Upa and L.dar, ,hnas.
The evening world., 1913-10-16

Of their contents. Lots wife was
turned to salt. but that cement was
A,..s ,aA aAa
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
HER EVIDENCE
FAVORS O'HARA
ILLINOIS LIEUTENANT COVER
NOR FACING CHARGES OF NOR
AL TURPITUOE.

Chicago, ILL.,, May 10.-Miss Maude
Robinson, authority for the affidavit
calling into question the moral con-
duct of Lieutenant Governor OtHara
told her story to the Etteson com.
mittee appointed to investigate the
allegations. When asked point blank
by Senator Ettelson whether her re-
lations with the lieutenant governor
had been unduly intimate, the woman
replied in the negative. The witness
said she and another woman had wis.
tied Chicago in company with O'Hara
and Thomas Vradenburg. They had
dined at the Hotel Sherman, where
Bradenburg told them he had regis
tered the party as 81. F. Miller and
wife," and "F. D. Duncan and wife"
The witness said they had a few
drinks at the Lambs Club and then
the other three returned to the ho-
tel leaving O'Hara at the Lambs
Club.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
Crops Best in Years.

An Ardmoreite representative made
a tour between here and the Tish-
omingo country Friday and Saturday,
and reports that the farmers with
no exceptions are happy as larks.
Several, in fact, nearly every one
seen, was busy cultivating their fields
and the general impression is that
this section of Oklahoma will have
the best and biggest crop this year
ever recorded in the history of the
state. Corn is coming alone fine;
oats is away ahead Of any previous
season, and although the cotton is
somewhat backward on account of
the cool nights, it, too, will take new
life shortly. One man near Manps-
Vile said: 81 look for bale to the
acre, and for the first time in four
years | am not worried about the
crop prospects"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
ARDM0RE WINS 1874 MEET Of
STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION

bartlesville, Okla, May 10. Ard
more won convention 1914 fourth bnl-
lot. Jim Mathers made speech of his
life. F. X. West flashed the glad
dening message over the wires which
fell into this office yesterday after
non. -
Later the Ardmoreite got Col.
Frank Prouty, editor of the Wagner
Sayings, formerly editor of the Ard :
more Morning Star and true blue
friend OF Ardmore under all cir
cumstances and elected the follow
ing information
That when it came to selecting
the rallying place for the bone AMI
sinew-nc, that won't do-when 1t
came to selecting the place where
the pencil pushers and knights Of
the shears and paste-pot would rally
in 1914, four cities-four large AMI
progressive cities came forward and
sought the honor They were each
and every one one of them foemen
worthy of any towns Steel There
was Lawton, the hustling, bustliu5
city which lies in southern Oklahoma
almost, but not quite as good as
Ar1mOro; there was Woodward, the
booming pride of the western plains
of Old Oklahoma; there was Tulsa
with her progress and public spirit.
there was saltwater, Who has al
ways, heretofore, got everything she
went after; there was Guthrie, the
booming, the breezy and ire enter
prising--and there was Ardmore.
Ardrnore the quiet, the unostenta.
tious, but none the less enterpris-
lng-Ardmore the town that does
things-Ardmore the Queen City Of
the southern plains-ArdmDre tre
home of :retty women, of smart men,
Of fine horses, of good whs-.. Of
prohibition all wool and two yards
wide. Ardmore, the home of the
governor of the state, of the highvLy
commissioner and of the warden of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
SWANSON COUNTY
OFFICERS ARRESTED
SHERIFF AND JUDGE ARE cHARG.
ED WITH TAKING AND REMOv-
ING COUNTY RECORDS.

Hobart, Okla, May 10-Sheriff Ter
ry and Undersheriff Allen today ar
rested c. r. Cook, county Judge,
and Henry Meadows, sheriff. of the
recently reorganized county of Swan
son, and brought them to Hobart to
answer to the charge of stealing
and removing public documents. The
warrants which brought about the
arrests were issued out of Judge
Carpenters division of the county
court.
Monday the Kiowa county judgs
contemplated opening the May term
of county court at the Snyder divi.
sion, but on his visit to Snyder found
his office locked and the records
gone, so he wrote out notice of
adjournment and posted it on the
door and returned to Hobart.
When Cook and Meadows were
brought here they were arraigned at
once in the county court, pleaded not
guilty, and were released on bonds
of $4,000 each to appear before the
county court, May 10. w. C. Myers,
former deputy court clerk at Snyder,
is charged with the same offense,
and is expected to come up Friday
to plead to the charge.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11

the state penitentiary. And Ard
more got there on the third ballo.
according to the story told over the
long distance by Col. Prouty-Col
Meal Ticket Prouty. if you please,
than whom more loyal and staunch
friend Ardmore never had.
it was decided in the beginning
in order to expedite matters the two
low towns on each ballot should be
dropped. In the iTst ballot Ardmore
led and Woodward and Tulsa were
dropped; in the second ballot, Ard
more led and Guthrie and saltwater
were dropped; in the third Lawton
moy ed that Ardmore be declared the
unanimous choice of the editors OF
Oklahoma as the place of hiding their
next annual convention. This motion
was adopted amid uproarious ap-
plause.
1t was stated that Ardmore's vic
tory was due, collectively, to the
hearty invitation extended every
pencil pusher, quill driver, typewriter
thumper and scissors artist in the
state, by the ARDMOREITE through
ltS cOiunnS Ill ltS issue OF thursday,
May s; to the good and valiant work
of Col. Sidney Suggs and his accor-
deon, to the hustling, humping work
of the old war horse, Col. Prouty: TO
the good mixing of f. X. West Of
Ardmore to the forensic eloquence OF
the little giant of Ardmore-J. II.
Mathers, and to the fact that Ard
more is the best town in southern
Oklahoma, and that all the editors of
the great new state want to see this
town and partake of our hospitality
and drink of our wines-hang it, No
of our pure water.
SO welcome to the editor bos of
Oklahoma of the year OF our Lor'l
Nineteen hundred and fourteen. And
bully for the editor boys Of 1913
Long may they wave. Amen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
AMENDMENT WOULD HAVE SEC
RETARY OF TREASURY PUi
VALUE ON IMPORTED GOODS.
TO CUT LITIGATION
Supporters of Amendment Say Il
Would Cut Down Litigation
and Take Much Work from the
Board of Appraisers.

Washington, d. c. May 10.-An
amendment to the tariff bill to au-
thorize the secretary of the treasury
to proclaim the values of imported
goods for the purpose of assessing ad
yalorem tariff duties, irrespective Of
the fluctuating Of foreign markets
thereby approXimating the ad valor-
EN- system to the advantage of spe-
cific duties, was proposed to Chair
man Simmons Of the finance COM
mittee and Underwood by assistant
Attorney General Denison and Assist
ant Secretary Curtis.
The president was apprised that
such an amendment would cut down
litigation, take much work from the
board of appraisers and it is believed
by its proponents to be absolutely
necessary for the successful working
OF the tariff bill
Another amendment proposed would
make it unlawful for any person to
take on contingent fee basis ap-
peals for appraised valuations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
WILL BOARD PRICES PROVE BAR?
Ardmore Rates May Prove too High
for Teachers.

1t may be, If all reports prove true
that the price of board and rooms in
the city of Ardmore will kill off the
teachers institute which is to be
held in this city within the next
month. Teachers who have been in
the city from the different parts of
the city and who have in the past
attended institutes in other cities in
this state, seem to think the rates
given them may prove prohibitive,
In fact some Of them have gone so
far as to state that unless the board
ing house keepers come down to rea-
sonable rates they will attend some
institute located elsewhere. One
teacher remarked to an Ardmoreite
representative this morning that he
had attended at Edmond and that the
rate there run from $3.50 to $i.00 per
week-the latter price getting the
very best board and room. The hold
ing of the institute here will mean
the coming of many teachers and
something should be done in this mat.
ter at once.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
PHONE OPERATORS
MEET HERE 12.13.14
CHIEF "HEltO" HEASS FROM DIS.
TRlCTS ONE AND SIX WILL DIS
CUSS EFFICIENCY.

A meeting of no little Importance
| to the state and the immediate COM
munity is that of the Chief Telephone
| Operators of the Pioneer Company OF
Oklahoma, which will take place in
Ardmore tomorrow, lasting three days,
May Il, 13 and II. The general Of
fiicals from the home office at Okla
homa City will be in attendance, in
cluding the other officials from dis
tricts No. l and 6, which includes
Guthrie, Shawnee, Chandler, Holden
vile, Ada, Idabel, Durant, Hugo, Da
Wis and several smaller points over
this section.
At this meeting the convenience of
the public ill be considered and pro-
yided for, and the keynote Of the
meeting will be efficiency" and the
slogan, Develop the Individual" will
come in for its share on the program.
The methods of operation as prac-
ticed in other localities will have 4
thorough explanation and ways and
means for perfecting local and long
distance telephone service will be
considered.
The welfare of the operators and
other employees will also come up for
discussion, and 1t is also probable
that civil service methods of eX-
animation may be adopted which
will insure the recognition Of merit
in the telephone work
Nearly all delegates are expected
in the city by Monday evening, and
plans for entertainment after the
business session each day have been
amply provided for, and a genuine
get together meeting" OF much
worth to all concerned is expected.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
TRAINING SCHOOL
PROBE ORDERED
CHARGES OF BAD CONDITIONS AT
PkULS VALLEY WILL BE lNVES-
TIGATED.

On account of the complaints re
ceived by her department, Miss Kate
| Barnard, commissioner of charities
and corrections, Friday issued an or.
Ter that an investigation be held
looking into alleged wrongful con-
ditions said to exist in the state
training school located near Pauls
Valley An inquiry is called to be
started at $3.50 O'clock on the morn.
ig of May II, when all complaints
will be heard and witnesses exam
ined relative to ascertaining the ex.
act condition of that institution
The complaints received at the Of
flee OF the commissioner of chari-
ties and corrections were accompa-
MED by a written request asking that
the investigation be made. In ac-
cor1ance with law, copies of the
order were dispatched by registered
mail to both State Superintendent r.
H. Wilson as president of the boara
of education, under whose jurisdic'
tion the management of the institu-
tion is supervised, and Il. b. Nelson,
superintendent of the school.
The house investigating commit
tee in its report criticised the state
board OF education for negligence il
regard to the institution, but 1t was
held that the institution was In moth
ing like the alleged demoralized state
as the committee found the reform
atory at Granite. Dr. Mahrs report
showed that evil practices existed
and that the sanitation Of the insti-
tuition is far from good.-Oklahoma
Ardmore is to have the editorial
convention in 1914. Now let us have
few mere stock sales days and all
Kill be as merry q; a marriage b. il
Or vas - Wedding bell?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
SPORTSMEN WILL RESIST.
Object to Diversion of Game Pro
lection Fund. >.

Oklahoma City, May 10.-Oklaho-
ma spOrtsmen will resist the diver
sion of any Of the game protection
fund for the purpose of a loan to the
capitol building fund or for any pur-
pose not contemplated by the game
and fish laws. At a meeting of the
Oklahoma State Sportsmen's Associ-
alton held in Pond Creek few days
ago resolutions were adopted protest
ing against diversion of the funds,
and Judge Sam H. Harris of Okla
homa City was retained to see that
the associations rights wer) pro-
tected in court. The association has
large number of active members,
and there are about $4,000 hunters IN
the state, according to the number
of licenses issued, who will be in
terested in protection of the fund.
There is in the fund about $3.50, 900.
1t is proposed by the capitol appro-
priatiou bill to borrow" $4,000 for
capitol purposes with the stipulation
that it is to be paid back from funds
gathered by the sale of town lots
around the capitol site. The State
Sportsmen's association will be as
sisted in its opposition by the game
and fish department of the state.
That part of the law controlling the
fund reads:
"All salaries and expenses of the
Game War1en's Department shall be
paid only from the license fees and
other funds received through said
department, which shall have the au-
thority at any time to suspend pay
ment of the salaries of deputies or
other expenses in excess OF the in
come of said department. Any sur
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
FEDERATION OF
LABOR BILL
OR WHAT is KNOWN AS THE
WORkMAN'S COMPENSATION
ACT, TO POPULAR VOTE.

Final passage of the first work
mans compensation act ever approx
ed by an Oklahoma legislature, mark
ed the house session Thursday,
though the house placed responsible
ity for final enactment of the law
on the people, submitting the act
to popular vote next August 8. The
senate has not acted on the meas
ure.
The bill as introduced is what is
known as the Federation of Labor
bill Labor leaders claim that its
force was much lessened when it
was amended so that a board of
awards instead of the state labor
department will be in charge, and
the matter of fixing what per cent
each participant in the insurance
fund must pay was put into the
hands of this board instead of be,
ing fixed automatically.
Representatives Pinkham, j. Roy
Williams, Peery and Glasco were
authors of the joint resolution sub
mitting it to popular vote
A joint resolution submitting a
constitutional amendment empower
ing the legislature to fix by a com
pensaton ait, the limit of recovery
for injuries resulting in death, was
defeated, 30 to AZ.
Under the compensation act, par
ticipation in the newly created state
insurance fund is compulsory, and
the fund, and act, are under the
active direction of state liability
board of awards, consisting of the
labor commissioner, state auditor and
insurance commissioner.
The vote on final passage of tn.
bill was GA to 10, and on submit
ting it at a special election, Y II
10.-Oklahoma News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
THE MISSOURI SUPREME COURT
GRANTS REHEARING OF OUS-
TER CASE OF OIL COMPANY.
CUSTER WRIT DROPPED
Courts Order u s Relief to Village
of Sugar CreN Whose Very EH-
istence Was o tened BY the
Custer Order

Jefferson City, Mo-, May i -Th;
Missouri state supreme court toda.
granted a rehearing in the custer pro-
ceedings brought against the Stand
ard Oil Company of Indiana, and aD-
pointed John Montgomery OF Se1aiid
as commissioner to take testimony as
10 the good faith of the company in
severing its connection with any trusts
The court also made an oruer su5"
pending the writ of custer against
the company. The courts action
brings relief to the village of Sugar
Creek, whose very existence was
threatened by the order OF custer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
WHY NOT A ROAD
TO OIL CITY?
"RINGLlNG ROAD" BONUS WILL
BE FORFElT-USE 1T ON IN
TERURBAN.

While the road to Waurika is prac.
tically a certainty it is also almost
certain that the bonus which Ard
more gave will be forfeited by the
promoters This is the opinion OF
some of the best men of Ardmore
who are as closely in touch with
the situation as any one.
Taking this view of the matter a
Main street merchant who knows
how to do things stated yesterday
that a committee of citizens could
take this bonus money and use it
as a nucleus and promote and build
a line of road from Ardmore to
Oil City. In the opinion of this
man there is not a property owner
between here and the oil town that
will not only give a right of way
but will contribute some toward
the purchase of stock in the COM
rany. The road can be built and
not go out of southern Oklahoma
for one penny of the capital. Such
road would be worth four times
10 Ardmore what the Ringing road
would be worth. II would be a feed
er for every retail and wholesale
house in this city. 1t would result in
greater development of the oil
fields and would be worth many
thousands to Oil City and Ardmore
and to the taxable wealth of the
county.
It is the opinion of this merchant
that if Ardmore will get busy this
summer that the road can be built
by the first of the year. All that Is
needed is a leader-a leader of judg
ment and enthusiasm. There is
plenty of capital, there are plenty
of people to take hold of the deal
to make it a success if the venture
is ever begun,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
Pullman For Shriners.

A special Pullman will be parked
in the Santa Fe yards in this city
tomorrow for the use Of all Ardmore
Shriners who wish to attend the big
Shriners Convention in Dallas. The
Pullman will be handled out of this
city OH the train leaving here at 4
a. NJ. Tuesday All Shriners who
wish to join the party from here
should register with John Dexter, who
will be master of ceremonies in
charge.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
Auto Returns After Killing Man.

depot received a letter yesterday
from his brotrer in Victoria, Texas,
telling him of a peculiar accident
which happened to a party near that
city few days ago. 1t seems an
auto occupied by several persons
turned turtle while running at high
rate of speed. In the accident one
of the occupants of the auto was
killed. The peculiar part OF the ac-
cident shows that the auto righted
Itself and run up the road several
hundred yards, that it struck bank
of earth when the engine reversed
Itself and the machine backed 10
where the dead may lay, where the
engine died and the auto stopped.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11

plus remaining in the game protec-
tion fund and not needed for the
purpose of that department, shall pc
used for propagating purposes or
shall be paid ou by the state treas
urer only upon warrant signed and
executed by the state game and fish
warden"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
Standard Oil Victory.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 10,-'lt is
victory for Standard Oil and life
for Sugar Creek" said Frank Hager-
man, attorney for the company, when
informed of the supreme courts de-
cision. THE company will be able to
satisfy the courts commissioner that
it has no connection with any trust.
Continuing he said Commissioners
Montgomery was "one of the biggest
and most fair minded men in the
state"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
POLICE FIND MORE
BOMBS OF SUFFS
ROOM IN LIVERPOOL, OTHER IN
POSTOFFICE.

London, May 1O.-Two more. bombs
are attempting to scare the British
parliament into giving parliamentary
franchise to women, We're discovered
today. One was in the passengers
waiting room of a busy line street
station in Liverpool. The other was
in the sorting room of the postoffice
at Reading. Both were discovered
before they had time to explode.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
CHARGES AGAINST OFFICER.
California Secretary Of State Charged
With Malfeasance in Office.

Sacramento, Calf, May 1O.-FranN
C. Jordan California's secretary of
state. is charged with malfeasance IN
office by a joint legislative commit
tee. 1t is charged that over seven
thousand dollars collections with his
department, were not turned into the
treasurers office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
CHUCK CONNERS
DIED SATURDAY
PICTURESQUE CHARACTER OF
NEW Works. BOWERY DEAD OF
HEART TROUBLE.

New York, May 10.-"Chuck" Con-
nors is dead. This picturesque char
acter of the old bowery, best known
perhaps as mayor of Chinatown,
died today of heart disease at the
Hudson Street hospital. Connors was
CT years of age. The most of his life
was spent in Chinatowh. OF late he
has made a living as a guide Tor
sightseers through his old stomping
grounds.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
Mrs. Yell ImprovInQ.

John Yell returned yesterday morn
ing from Lone Grove where he had
been for several days at the bedside
of his mother, Mrs. ]. A. Yell, who
has been dangerously i'll for some
weeks. Mr.. Yell says that he left
his mother greatly improved and that
the attending physicians now think
she has more than a fighting chance
to recover.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
Woodmen Circle, Notice.

call meeting of the Woodmel
Circle will be held at the hall Mon
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. All men,
bers who are to take part in the
Memorial service TO be held mex;
Friday night are especially urged e
be present. Please notice the chang
in the meeting hour.
SARAH NJ. HOLLAND,
Guardian
BIRD SANDLIN Clerk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11

W. II. Carley came in from Texas
yesterday afternoon and addressed
a large crowd OF Carter county farm
ers who gathered together in the us
sembly room of the county court
house, on how TO get fifteen cents
per pound for their cotton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11

If you come once, you'll come
again. Special Sunday evening dinner
6 to .. 80 cents. String Orchestra.
GEM CAFE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11

Ardmore has a year in which to
set ready for the press convention
of 1914. 1t is up to her high minded
and public spirited citizens TO hump
themselves.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11

Seems like reports of fish stories
from the court house are to grow
beautifully less kas time wags its
weary way onward.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-11
Fifteen Cent Cotton.

BIRD SANDLIN, Clerk.