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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
CLEAN UP DAY is NOW!
VALUABLE PAPERS
TAKEN FROM SAFE
WEALTHY RESIDENT OF THAT
CITY SAYS SAFE WAS RIELED
AND $65o,ooo STOLEN.

Muskogee, Okla, March 19.-Claim-
ing that two notes, cre for $4,000
and the other for 100000 executed
by John o. Wishard, and other pa
pers the face value of which amount
ed to $500,000 had been stolen from
his safe at his home north Of Coweta,
John S Bilby, one of the wealthiest
men in Oklahoma, and his son, who
lives at HoiGenviiie, Uaii5GG Oh C0Gisc1
Attorney Disney Wednesday for the
purpose of securing a warrant for the
arrest of a man whom they suspect
OF having taken the property.
Mr. Bilby says that the two notes,
which were past due, had been shown
TO a mar VINO Was imteI est5Gi ia tic:::.;: =;
and later these notes and other pa
pers disappeared Mr.. Bilby said the
two notes i'll Question came INTO in;;5
possession through the sale of a 5000
acre tract OF land in Nebraska and
Hc waited W nave inc ouopCSC al
rested, for it was possible his endorse
ment of the notes might be forged
and the notes then fall into the
hands of innocent purchasers.
Mr.. Bilby declares the man under
suspicion recently became involved
in a banking transaction and had
been prosecuted by the federal gov
ernment.
Mr. Bilby, who is past 70 years Of
age, owns more land in Oklahoma
than any other individual and his
holdings in Texas and other states
exceeds the amount owned by him
in this state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20

A representative of the Midland
Bridge Company of Kansas City ar
rived in Ardmore this morning and
will check up the different parts of
the bridges which that company has
had lying in the railroad yards in
this city for some time. These
bridges were ordered by a nearby
county and were to have been paid
for after the county had sold bonds
which were as yet not voted when
the order for the bridges was placed.
The bonds were voted down and the
bridges stopped en- transit at Ard
more. 1t is understood that these
bridges are to be repainted and sold
to sNne one who feels that they can
use a few healthy, full grown, life
sized overhead stream roadways.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
Police Court

An interesting session Of the police
court this morning resulted in send
'ng two young tourists who claim the
tire section of northern Oklahoma
their homes, to the city street
for five dollars worth Of honest
to. I, .ch. Also one drunk will re-
pent to the tune of seven dollars and
fifty cents while leading business
house was called upon to dig up in
the sum of ten dollars for maintain
ing a nuisance. No further business
appearing the seance was declared
closed in due form and regular order.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
INDICTMENT FOR
HUGH GERNEY
ASSISTANT STATE Ex-
AMINER AND INSPECTOR IN.
DICTED BY GRAND JURY.

Hugh Gerner, former assistant state
examiner and inspector, has been in
dicted by the Oklahoma county grand
Jury on the charge of false pretense
and preparing false evidence in re-
gard to the printing of reports con-
cerning county officials of Pottawat
omie county. The indictment was re-
turned bw the grand jury Wednes-
day afternoon and ordered filed and
warrants issued thereon by Judge
Clark of the district court. At a
late hour in the afternoon Gerner
had not been placed under arrest.
The reports made following an
examination by the state examiners
offise reflected seriously on several
officers of P0ttawatomie county. It
is charged that extra copies of these
reports were printed at the expense
Of the state which were furnished TO
interested parties for the purpose If
using them as campaign literature
against the officers involved in the
disclosures.
Gerner was assistant state exam
iner from statehood until few
months ago and was a candidate for
the place when State Examiner Chas.
A. Taylor died. He was turned down
for the place and since then there
has been more or less antagonism
between him and the present ad-
ministration in charge of the office.
Gerner is now expert auditor en-
ployed by the house investigating
mmittee.-Oklahom City Times.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
SEN. THOMP SON
GIVES UP SEAT
RESIGNATION TESDERED TO Gov
CRUCE-GOES TO WASHINGTON
AS CONGRESSMAN.

Honorable Joe B. Thompson OF
Pauls Valley, one OF the three dem
ocratic congressman at large from
Oklahoma who were elected at the
last general election. Tuesday morn
ing rendered his resignation to Gov
ernor Lee Cruce as a member of the
upper branch of the legislature and
will depart in a few days for Wash
ington to take his seat in the nation
traordinary session April 7. His
resignation has been accepted by the
governor and no formal action is re-
quired on the part of the senate. Sem
ator Thompson served his district
during the regular session and when
it was over he resigned and legally
his name is not before the extra
session.
Senator Thompson's district will
not be represented in the senate dur
ing the extra session. The only way
in which his successor could be chos--
en- would be by a special election to
be held in his district and Governor
Cruce stated Tuesday night that it is
not probable that an election would
be called for that purpose. 1t would
require several days in which to do
this and by the time the election
could be held and his successor nam
ed and considerable expense incurred
the extra session would be near an
end.
Senator Thompson was recognized
as one of the ablest men of the SEN
ate and was always prominent in the
consideration and discussion 81 the
big questions that were before that
branch of the legislature. When he
assumes an active part in national
legislative affairs his friends are con-
fident that he will soon distinguish
himself as leader and be one OF
the newcomers" at Washington who
will have to be taken into considera-
tion by the bosses in their plans
AS evidence of the esteem and re
spect in which he is held by each
member of the senate regardless of
political views the seat formerly oc-
cupied by Senator Thompson will be
given to Senator John Burford of
Guthrie, one of the most highly re-
spected members of the senate. The |
seat occupied by Senator Thompson |
is directly in front of the presidents
desk and is one of the most desr-
able on the floor of the senate-Ok-
lahoman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
Freight Car Thieves.

Under a new law enacted by con-
gress, approved by the president
February 13, 1913, to break the seal
of railway car containing interstate
shipments of freight, express or bag
gage, or to steal or attempt to steal
any such shipments from a car, de-
pot, depot platform, steamboat or
wharf, is a very serious offense, pun
ishable by a fine of not more than
$1,000, or by Imprisonment in the
penitentiary not longer than ten
years, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment. Persons who knowing
ly purchase stolen interstate ship
ment, or who transport such ship
ments from one state to another, shall
be deemed equally guilty with the
thief, and punished in the same man
ner. Cases of this character will be
in the federal courts. 1t
is expected that the new law will
aid the authorities in eff
fectually breaking up the organized
gangs of freight car thieves which
operate in various parts of the coun-
try.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
FEDERAL JUDGE POLLOCK AT
KANSAS CITY DlSMlSSES SUIT
OF FIVE RAILROADS.
A SIX { D INJUNCTION
Railroads Sought to Enjoin Kansas
Utilities Commission From Enforc-
ing Law Regulating Rates for the
Transportation of Oil in Kansas.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 20.-Fed-
Ieral Judge Pollock today dismissed
the suit brought January 1st, by five
railroads engaged in oil carrying in
Kansas against the Kansas utilities
commission and a number of refin-
ing companies, asking that the en-
forcement of the law of 1905, regu-
lating the rates for transportation of
oil be enjoined as unconstitutional
and confiscatory.
Judge Pollock declared that the
law of 1911 gave the utilities COM
mission power over the rates in
question and that the latter law su-
perceded that of 1905.
The railroads, he said, must carry
their compaint to the utilities COM
mission. The suit was directed
against the utilities commission, the
Chanute Oil Refining Company, the
National Refining Company and the
Cudahy Refining Company. =
The railroads declared that through
the operation of the law of 1906 they
had lost over one million dollars from
1905 to 1912.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
WIDOW OF REAR ADMIRAL EAT
ON ARRAiGNED AND COMMIT
TED TO JAIL.
A MYSTERIOUS DEATH
Naval Officer Died Suddenly March
Eighth and Was Apparently in Good
Healtn-Arsenic POISONING Alleged
to Have Caused Death. e

Bingham, Mass, March 20 a.
Eaton, widow of Rear Admiral JOS e
G. Eaton, was arrested today. chara
ed with the murder of her husband.
Mrs. Eaton was later arraigned be-
fore Judge Pratt, where she pleaded
not guilty and was committed to Jail
without bail for further hearing on
March 2S.
Rear Admiral Eaton died suddenly
March s. He was siXty-six years old,
but according to friends was in good
health. He was buried with military
honors.
The present Mrs. Eaton was the
admiral's second wife and was for
merly the wife Of d. A. Ainsworth,
once a clerk in the United States
senate. She was forty years old.
District Attorney Baker later
amended the formal statement adding
that the admiral died Of arsenical
poisoning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20

SSOURl APPLE GROWER.
Seriously Considering Matter of Plant
ing Peach Orchard

j. G. Moss, a Missouri apple grow
er is in Ardmore with n car of ap-
Pies which he grew in his own or
chard. The fruit is parked near the
union depot and is being sold out in
paper sacks, boxes and in barrels.
The apples are sound, are of a fine
Flavor and are being sold very rea-
sonable. No deliveries are made. Mr.,
Moss made visit to the country the
former part of the seek and he is Of
the opinion that Carter county has
as fine fruit lands as there are in the
United States. He came from coun-
try where lands sell at 500 an acre
and he was delighted at the low pri-
ces asked here for lands that are as
good as the 500 lands where he came
from. He is considering the matter
of putting in a peach orchard in this
county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
CLEANUP DAY is NOW!
WOMAN'S LONG SLEEP.
AWakes After Nineteen Years Nap
Entire Period a Blank.

Atlanta, Ca, March 19.-Local ply
sicians are puzzled today over the
case of Mrs. Carrie B. Jordan of this
city, who yesterday suddenly regain
ed control of her mental faculties
after suffering for nineteen years
from form Of alteration which
rendered her entirely oblivious to
her surroundings.
Mrs. Jordan "awoke" at a local
hospital, where she was recovering
from an abdominal operation per-
formed five weeks ago. She said
that the nineteen years during which
her faculties were beclouded is an
utter blank, although she remembers
vividly things that transpired before
her mind became affected.
Mrs. Jordan's first request was
that her daughter, whom she had
last seen" as a 2-weeks- old baby,
be brought to her. The daughter is
now Mrs. Pansy Rowe of Atlanta, and
is herself the mother of two chill
dren.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
GUILTY IS VERDICT
IN MURDER CASE
DEATH PENALTY is ASSESSED
AGAINST NEGRO AT MARIETTA
FOR MURDER.

Marietta, Okla March 19.-After
deliberating FOR one hour and forty
minutes the jury in the trial of the
State of Oklahoma VS.. Walter Willis,
charged with the murder of w. A.
Anglin last July, returned verdict of
guilty, assessing the death penalty
for the negro. Anglin, a wealthy
ranchman of Love county, was robbed
murdered and his body thrown into
small creek. Susan Gaines, another
member of the alleged gang of plot
ters, was placed on trial Wednesday
on the same charge. Boy Gaines,
son of Susan and a third member
Of the gang, has confessed to his
guilt, and made clean breast of the
entire plot duplicating Willis, Susan
and Boy Gaines, as well as himself
in the foul murder.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
A SLIGHT MISTAKE.
Bishop Asked for Drink-Porter
Gave Him Whiskey.

Lawrence, Kan, arch ia ho-
tel porter's mistake in assuming that
Methodist bishop who complained
of being thirsty wanted khiskey in
stead of water has started an inves-
tigation that probably will lead to the
exposure of persons here engaged in
the illegal sale of intoxicants.
81 am thirsty; please bring me a
drink" the bishop said to the porter
who showed him to his room in a
local hotel yesterday.
Certainly, sir replied the porter
Five minutes later he returned and
handed the churchman a bottle of
whiskey.
The incident was reported to the
city and county officials, who have
taken steps to learn who supplied the
liquor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
CLEAN UP DAY is NOW!
Spring Begins Today.


If you have any doubt of it just
consult your almanac. No matter
what the weather man may say--no
matter whether your gardens may
go under tonight or not-nct matter
whether this cold drilzle may turn
to sleet and snow and ice before
morning this day-March 2l--hera!ds
the coming of spring and no matter
how much he may howl and roar
and snort and switch his tail, the
lion is due to leave unless he would
sit on the lap of Spring and recline
his shaggy head upon her palrita.irg
bosom.
The grourdhrg may have lied. will
fully, deliberately and maliciously,
the lamb may have been gobbled up
and eaten; the fruits of your earnest
toi lin the garden may have gone to
fatten Jack Frost, yet the fact re-
mains that spring begins today. so
get out your little Easter bonnet
with the red ribbons on it and join
the springtime's parade.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
DecIamatory Contest.

Tishomingo, Okla, March 19.-Cir-
culars are out from the county su-
perintendent's office announcing the
Johnston county field meet and de-
clamatory contest to be held at the
Murray state schol on Friday,
April 4.
The meet is divided into two divie-
ions-one for the high school boys and
one awarded to the school securing
the highest number of points. The
girls potato race is an innovation in
the meet which is causing no little
interest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
Hurrying to His Dinner.

Should you chance to meet a man
at about 11:11 any of these fair morn
ings, tearing along the street like he
was trying to catch a train and only
had about fifteen seconds to do it in
said man being armed with tin buck
ct, two or three baskets, seventeen
miscellaneous packages and a few
brooms, do not think he is walking
for wages. He is simply brand new
married man trying to get home in
time for dinner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20

The fire department was called out
at 2:1G tlfs morning in response to
an alarm turned in from the corner
of Eighth avenue and c street, south
east. The fire was in the residence
of A. l.. Snyder. The contents of
the building was destroyed and the
building damaged to the extent of
three or four hundred dollars. The
cause of the fire has not been ascer-
tanned
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
Grandsons as Pallbearers.

Blackwell, Okla, March 19.-Joei
Dyer, who was born in 1924 in
Knoxville, Tenn, died yesterday. He
was the father of fifteen children
and his widow and nine children
survive him, also thirty three grand
children and twenty-four great
grandchildren Six of his grandsons
were pallbearers when the body was
buried.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
Rebekah Notice.

All Rebekahs will please take no.
tice that our lodge has again re-
sumed meeting every week. Every
Thursday night is now a regular
meeting night Come out tonight an1
see our new drill team at work. Re-
freshments will be served.
MRS. tSALLIE LEE,
Noble Grand.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
BEERS ATTORNEY
SCORES CATHOLICS
CASE OF THE TOPEKA MINISTER
TO GO TO JURY LATE THIS AF-
TERNOON.

Topeka, Kan, March 20.-A scath-
ing denunciation OF the Catholic
church ard its "pernicious influence
over Mrs. Laura Beers and vivid
picture of the Methodist minister who
is charged with killing his wife, as
a man of sterling qualities, pas
sionately devoted husband and father,
was contained in the closing address
in behalf of the defense by Attorney
Schenk in the Beers murder case,
which may go to the jury late this
afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
Sues for Damages

Suit was instituted in the district
court this morning by l.. NJ. Leeper
against the Ardmore Oil and Milling
company in which the sum of three
thousand dollars is asked in damag-
es for personal injuries received while
in the employ of the defendant. Plain
tiff was injured while installing ma.
chinery for the defendant in its plant
at Tishomingo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
FRACETTES
BURN BUILDINGS
COUNTRY HOME OF LADY AMY
WHITE AND GOLF CLUB HOUSE
DESTROYED.

London, March 0.-Suffragettes
burned the country home of Lady
Amy White at Eglefield Green, and
the buildings of the Western Super
Mare Golf club in Somersetshire.
The damage is estimated at one
thousand dollars.
Notes were left saying stop tor
turing our comrades in prison." and
"Votes for Women"
Two men on bicycles were seen in
the vicinity of Lady Whites house
just before the fire.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
Going to Lone Grove.

County Superintendent l.. NJ. Thurs
ton and Secretary of the Ardmore
Commercial club, F X. West, will
leave tomorrow morning for Lone
Grove and vicinity. Mr.. Thurston
will visit the schools at Lone Grove
and Smyrna and Mr.. West will ad-
dress the farmers of those localities
upon the peanut culture.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
HUNTINGTON WILSON QUITS.
Assistant Secretary at Outs With Ad-
ministraton on Chinese Loan.

Washington, d. c., March 90
Huntington Wilson, assistant and act.
ing secretary of state, has resigned
that office and insisted upon an i'm
mediate acceptance of the resigna-
ton, because of his radical differ
ence of opinion with the administra-
ton regarding the Chinese policies.
The president Immediately accepted
the resignation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
CRISIS NEAR IN
BALKAN TROUBLE
/. DEMANDS OF AUSTRIA HUNGARY
UPON MONTENEGRO MAY
CAUSE TROUBLE.

Vienna, March 20.-The Austrian
government brought the Balkan sit
uation close to a crisis today by max
ing several peremptory demands on
Montenegro.
The Austrian minister at Cettinje
was instructed to inform the Monte.
negrin government that it must COM
ply with the following demands:
- Free exit from Scutari of all
non -combatants, and that violent con =
versions must cease Immediately.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
RETAILERS MEETING.
Final Meeting to Start the Proposed
Credit Bureau.

final meeting CT the Retailers
association will be held at s O'clock
tonight in the Commercial club rooms
in the court house. All merchants
are urged to be present without fail.
10 get the credit bureau started.
By Order of Committee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20

Enid, Okla, March 19.-During the
absence of the agent two men enter
ed the Cherokee, Okla, Santa Fe sta
tion at 7:15 o'clock last night, found
the safe unlocked and pried open
the cash drawer. They took $25.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
CLEANUP DAY is NOW!
FOURTEEN MILLION BALES.

Government Report on the Cotton
Crop For 1912.
Washington, d. c., March 20.-Th5
1912 cotton crop amounted to 14,259,-
800 equivalent five hundred pound
bales, including linters, the census
bureau today announced. Running
bales included are 14,076, 4S0, round
bales 31,152, Seal Island 53,o51, lint
ers 6O5,704.
Missouri's 1912 crop is given as 54,-
319 bales and Oklahoma's 1,074,149.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
Chesterton on ZoIa.

am grown up aid do not worry
myself about Zola's immortality. The
thing I cannot stand is his morality
Chesterton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20
Box Supper at Lone Grove

Word was brought to Ardmore this
afternoon that the people of Lone
Grove will serve a box supper in that
city tomorrow evening. Quite a num-
ber of those living in the vicinity
of that city will attend, while some
may go out from Ardmore. The pro-
ceeds of the supper will be used in the
interests of the Lone Grove schools.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-20

Want ads get results. Read them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-27
WATERS IEARlRIEs THREE
 COUPLES.

Henry J. Waters, deputy city audi tor, was a very busy man yesterday He played the role of Cupid on three different occasions in the course of the day, uniting in matFimony Miss Clara Stenman and Norman c. Greg ory: Dominic ]. Proscelli and Mary Gill, both of New York; and George Ferebee and Lena Baker. colored. of this city. The first marriage took place while the bride lay in bed seri- ously i'll from the effects of a surgical operation; the second marriage. that of the New York couple, who by ths way were elopars. was performed in the city hall, and the third mar riage was also performed in the city hall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-27
OF FRANCE SAYS AU
 REVOIR TO KING

London, June 27-Raymond Poineare, president of the French republic, af- ter being the guest of King George and the British nation since Tuesday, left this morning for France amid great display of cordial enthusiasm King George, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Connaught, Governor-Genera1 of Canada and his son. Prince Arthur of Connaught. together with bril- liant aesemblage of court dignitaries, cabinet ministers and military and naval officers, gathered at Victoria station to bid NJ. Poineare farewell.
 Great crowds lined the streets from York House to the station and loudly acclaimed the President as he passed. The royal train placed at his disposal by the King took him to Dover, where he embarked on a French warship
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-27

in Canda). was brought before the magistrate here, today, and remanded for 14 days on a charge of placing ex- plosfves in a mail box
 Mrs. Mackworth is secretary of the Newport branch of the Women's So- cial & Political Union but hitherto had not been a militant. Her mother, Mrs. Thomas. also Is prominent in the euf- frage movement. Her husband, Cap tain Humphrey Mackworth, of the Royal Monmouthshire Engineers, is the eldest son of Sir Mackworth and heir to the baronetcy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-27
TEN ONE-LEGGED
 MEN TO TESTIFY
 IN DAMAGE SUIT

Edwardsville, H.. June 27--Ten one- legged men sat in row in Judge Hartey's court ro onl, yesterday, when the suit of Walter Taylor against tha Commonwealth Steel Co.,, of Crate City. was called Taylor seeks dam ages under the workmen's compensa- ton law for the loss of a. limb.
 An offer to settle for $1, 1000 was made by the company and the one- legged men were in court to testify that a man crippled as Taylor is can find employment which will pay him s2 to s3 a day Their testimony was not heard as the court referred the case to a board of three arbitrators.