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Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-13

the defendants case closed. arguments
made and the case turned over to the
jury, all in the space of two hours.
The trial of the John Mefford, alias
Frank Jackson, case started at once.
with T NJ. Coen appearing for the de
fendant. The prisoner is alleged to
have stolen some SIS in cash from the
home of T. F. Burton of this city. The
theft occurred Dec. : last.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-13

On Christmas. 1874. d curious dinner
took place in Paris Some score OF con
tributors and craftsmen Ur the ChasSe
lilu>tree dined ar Ma=nys restaurant
under the nreSidenLJ " u Ejruin
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
WILSON WILL
PROCEED SLOWLY
MAKING NO UNDUE HASTE IN
THE MATTER OF APPOINT
MENTS-PROGRAM

Washington, Feb 1S.-According &c
reports received here, hundreds o.
politicians who have already begun
TO arrive here for the purpose of get
ting snug positions are apt to be dis
appointed, .or those who are in po-
sition to know, declare that Presi
dent elect Wilson is going to be rath-
Ell slow in shaking the plum" tree.
According 10 information given to
friends in congress, Governor Wilson
is not hunting for chances to bestow
patronage. On the contrary, he real
ICES that political jobs are liability
and not an asset. He will make no
more appoint ments than the demand:
of good government require, ana m
making these he is not going to be IL
undue haste.
Numerous important offices will be
affected by the decision of President
elect Wilson to allow republicans to
serve out their terms. One of the
most important officials so affected
will be the director of the mint, Geo
L. Roberts. He has about two years
yet to serve, and if Mr.. Wilson fol-
lows out the rule he has laid down
he will not disturb him.
Thousands of postmasters all over
the country will hold on undisturbed,
and so will marshals, attorneys, and
many other officials.
The rule of letting republicans
hold on will, of course, not apply to
cases where the terms are not fixed
by law. Thus diplomatic officers, as,
sistant secretaries in the departments,
assistant attorneys general, and col
lectors of revenue, whose tenure is
indefinite, are likely to be supplanted
any time by democrats.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
TEXANS ITCHING To
WHACK MEXICO
FORMER TEXAS RANGER WOULD
ORGANIZE ROUGH RIDERS IN
CASE OF WAR.

San Angelo, Texas, Feb. 17.-Oscar
Latta, a former Texas Ranger, but
now a stockman of this section, wants
to organize a cowboy company of
rough riders and tender their serv-
ices to the government in case war is
declared with Mexico. Mr.. Latta saw
many years of service on the Mexican
border when he served as Ranger.
Many cowboys have already signified
their willingness to join should oc-
casion demand it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18

Mexico City, Feb. 18.-President
Madero agreed today in principal to
the appointment of president ad in
terim. This announcement was made
on authority Of Foreign Minister Las
curan.
The news of Madero's decision be-
came known when the position of the
government was weakening and the
the federal troops were apparently
demoralized. The situation of the
government forces became so critical
that one strong detachment Of feder-
ais retired from the capital and
marched toward Cuernavaca, forty
miles south.
The big guns of the rebels played
on the national palace with fierce
force. The palace itself was threat
ened with attack by bodies of rebels,
who made a sortie.
The desultory cannon fire from both
the rebel positions is still in progress
this afternoon. The belief, however,
was gaining ground that definite
settlement of some kind would be
reached before night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18

The Webb Bill.

If the Webb act is found to be
constitutional there will be joy and
sorrow in those states that have be-
come constructively dry" by enact
ment OF prohibition legislation.
Temporary joy in the hearts of
those who feel it their highest priyi-
lege to control the methods of living
cf their fellowman, sorrow on the
part of those who regard it no crime
to occasionally indulge in quiet
nip for the stomach's sake, or for
any other of many conceivable reas-
ons.
Similar legislation attempted in
the past has run counter to the rights
of interstate commerce. The Webb
act proposes to transfer to state auth
critics the oter to regulate inter-
state commerce vested in Congress.
Long experience has shown the
folly of prohibition legislation when
dpIIltu u So large IL ullll 40 buc
state Local option laws, which take
the community or the county as the
unit have been measurably success
full in curing the worst of the evils
attached to the liquor traffic, but
state prohibition has, without eXcep-
tion, been principally notable for
marked development of the thriving
and profitable blind tiger" with It's
poisonous stock in trade.
The common sense way to promote
genuine temperance is by moral sua-
sion and proper enforcement of sane
local laws, not by piling new laws
upon the statute books. But legisla-
tors care little for the enforcement of
law. What they are after is to get
their names attached to some piece
of legislation that may be politically
profitable to themselves.-New York
Herald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
D., Il Broke.

A farmer driving west on Broad
way this morning was so inccnsider
ate as to drop a full grown, well
filled, loaded to the stopper bottle OF
whiskey on the asphalt pavement
Immediately in front Of the Ardn,Ora
ite office. 1t is needless to say that
the bottle was broken. We wish o,r
friends would be more considerate
in the future. Had this bottle have
teeL gently slipped into some de-
partment of the office it would have
been handled with all the care and
gentleness with which one could have
handled newborn babe. Nothing, In
fact. except the seal a'id the cork
would Lave been broken.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
POSTAL SAVINGS
VS.. MONEY ORDERS
INTERNATIONAL POSTAL MONEY
ORDER BUSINESS HAS DE-
CREASED $12,ooo,ooo IN YEAR.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-Although he
IL on the verge of retirement, Post
p.aster General Frank H. Hitchcock
IS trying to devise a plan which may
De bequeathed to his successor tat
Will work for an improvement in
The money order department of the
post office department. AS a res 1T
of NE postal savings system, the
international postal money order brs-
mess has decreased $12,000,000 in
the last year, according to reports
submitted to the postmaster general.
Postal authorities explain this b.
saying that foreigners have conf
dence in Uncle Sam" and regard the
postal savings banks safer than To
sCrd their earnings home.
During the year the aggregate
amount of international money or
Gers sent has dropped from $l09,O01-
900 to $97,000,OO0. The international
business increased at the rate of
$l7,000,000 a year during the two
years preceding the establishment Of
postal savings, and during the eight
years previous to that the normal in.
crease was about $9,O00,000 a yea.
Experience has established the
fact that comparatively little money
deposited in the postal savings sys-
tenn has been withdrawn from pr-
vate banks. Instead, the system las
drawn from hiding places large
amounts of money put there through
lack of confidence in banks or be-
cause little encouragement had been
given to small savings accounts. T'he
system has proved especially valuable
in communities without savings
banks and in those having a large
fCreign-born population.
The total deposits in the 1900
posta! savings offices now apprcxi-.
mate s35,OOO,OGO.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
Congratulate Nine. Jusserand.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-Today is the
occasion of dual celebration at the
FRENCH embassy. Members of the
French diplomatic corps are celebrat'
ing the inauguration of President
Poincare, Frances new executive
and friends of Nine. Jusserand, wife
OF the French ambassador, are con.
g atulating her upon the sixty-eighth
anniversary of her birth. Nine. JUS
serand is regarded as the best dress
ed woman in Washington and one
of the most perfect hostesses.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
"Leave It to Texas Again"

Houston, Texas, Feb. 17.-"If | had
my way about this Mexican trouble
would let the entire matter rest in
the hands of the governor Of this
state and the citizens of Texas and
they would see that matters in that
country were settled. You people Of
Texas handled the Mexican situation
cnce before and did it with credit and
you can do it again to perfection"
said Commodore A. V. Wadhams
United States navy, retired, to 1900
people who attended the municipal
entertainment at the city auditorium
His remarks were greeted by long
applause, the demonstration lasting
several minutes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
A Mistake Corrected.

On the thirteenth of this month an
item appeared in the columns of The
Ardmoreite stating that certain
couple were married in the office OF
the county clerk by Judge William
Freeman. Through one Of those mex
plicable mistakes which will creep
into the newspaper business the
names of a couple, the young lady
being a prominent member of the
society circles of the city, appeared
as the contracting parties who were
rot the parties. The names of the
parties who were married were Jo'
seph Higginbotham and Miss Anthy
Purser, of Carter county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
Aut, .ruck Again in Repair.

The auto fire truck which was un-
dergoing some needed repairs at the
time the alarm was turned in from
the grass fire yesterday afternoon, is
again in thorough working order. The
disablement was F)ight one, but i'm
mediate repairs were necessary In
order to prevent serious breakdown
The quick action of the fire depart
ment, all of whom were on duty
except one man who was taking his
regular day off, in responding to the
alarm with the regular horse truck
prevented what might easily have
proven a very disastrous conflagra-
tilon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
County Court Makes Good Showing

Judge Freeman of the county
ccurt has been handling business
during the present sitting with dis
patch that could not fail to please
the most exacting of his constitu-
elts. During the time county court
has been in session, since the sew
enth of the present month, thirty
one cases have been disposed Of. 1t
is true that all these cases did not
come to a trial, but they have been
cleared from the docket and the ma
iority of them was by a trial. 1t is
thought that if the work is kept up
as hard for the next few days as 1t
has been in the past that the docket
will be finished up by Saturday OF
this week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
STRIKE Of KATY
CAR MEN ENDED
PRESIDENT RYAN OF INTERNAL
TIONAL GARMENTS UNION Sc
CURES DEMANDS.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 1S.-The
strike of the eleven hundred carmen
of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
system, in force since SepterE
1911, over the refusal of the COM
to treat the Garments organizat. Z
north and south of Red river as on
ended at noon today, following an
order promulgated by President Ryan
of the International Garments Union.
Ryan said that the railroad had
decided to treat the acts of the union
committee as applying to the entir.'
system.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
American Gives Relief.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 1S.-A
large number of Mexican federals
have been killed during the heavy
fighting in the vicinity of the Amer
ican embassy. Many bullets have
entered the embassy building, but
only slight damage has been done.
With sickness and famine confront
ing the people of Mexico City, in
consequence of the ten days street
fighting, both the Red and White
Cross organizations have been dis
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
Death at HeaIdton.

George W. Allen, aged 6S years.
died at Healdton yesterday after n
brief illness. Mr. Allen was an old
resident of Healdton section, an hon
est, upright and honored man. He
leaves a wife and large family, all
grown up. Interment at Healdton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
STANDARD OIL IS
AFTER REHEAR|NG
ATTORNEY FOR STANDARD OIL
COMPANY PLEADS WITH MIS-
SOURI, COURTS.

jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 1S.-John
Paxton, attorney for the Standard Oil
refinery at Sugar Creek, Missouri,
filed a motion with the state SUI
preme court today asking rehear-
ing of the custer suit against the CON-
pany. Paxton pleads that to drive
the company from the state will de-
stroy the value of the homes of the
people Of Sugar Creek a suburb of
Kansas City.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
Call and See Them.

Drs. Crudgington & Wilson, spe-
cialists of all chronic diseases, re-
quest all patients to call at Rooms
and 3, Terry Hotel, within the
next few days, as they will only re.
main here until Saturday. Consulta-
ton and examination free.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
Bids on New BattIeship.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-The navy de
partment today will open bids on
contracts for the construction of the
W Pennsylvania, the largest fight
machine yet designed by any
Without armor and guns, the
= lvania with displacement OF
81, ms, will cost $7,425,OO0. The
tota will be between $1,000
and 900.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
Returns from Business Trip.

DR.. w. II. Martin, president of
Hargrove College, returned last night
from an extended trip through differ
ent sections of north and central
Oklahoma, where he has been in the
interest of his college. While absent
DR.. Martin visited Oklahoma City,
Lexington, Pauls Valley, Purcell and
q number of other cities and towns.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
Declare Will Be No Trouble.

Austin, Texas, Feb. 17.-Amador
Sanchez, sheriff Of Webb county
wired the governor from Laredo to-
day that Coils. Villareal and Cara
Galan of the Mexican rebels had CIV
Ell assurance that there would be no
trouble in that section, as they now
have Nuevo Laredo. The sheriff is
investigating a reported move in La
redo to attack Nuevo Laredo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
Files Bond as Notary Public,

]. H. Poole today filed his bond
with the county clerk as a notary
public Of Carter county. An eastern
bending company qualified as surety
on the bond.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
No More Freak Bills.

The latest advices received in this
city state that there will be no more
freak measures" introduced in the
pi esent session of the state legisla-
ture 1t seems that the members are
generally inclined to get down to
brass tacks and do something in the
matter of enacting some much-need-
ed legislation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
viii Attend Meeting of Shriners.

Harold Wallace left this morning
for McAlester where he has gone to
attend the Oklahoma State Bankers
Association, which is in session at
that city. After the adjournment of
this association Mr.. Wallace contem-
plates going on to Oklahoma City
where he will attend the assembling
of the Order Of Shriners of this state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
Recovering From Fall.

NJ. Missell who had the misfortune
to fall on the sleety and icy streets
during the recent blizzard, thereby
sustaining a severely fractured arm
is recovering nicely. He has so far
recovered as to be able to be down
town attending to blsire ess today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
Feeling at Rio Grande City.

Rio Grande City, Texas, Feb. H.
Considerable interest is displayed
10th on this side of the river and at
the city of Camargo, fourteen kilo-
meters across the border, but there
ia no undue excitement and positive
ly no disturbances have occurred.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
FILE PETITION
FOR DISMISSAL
REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT
COURT RECEIVERS FILES Pc.
TITIoN IN FEDERAL COURT.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 1S.-A petition
asking for the dismis sal of the fed
eraI receivers of the Kansas Natural
Gas Company, was filed with the
clerk of the federal court by Attor-
ney Atwood, representing the district
court receivers and Attorney General
Dawson today. Judge Pollock will
hear the arguments next Monday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
Eastern Roads Concede.

New York, Feb. 1S.-The eastern
railroads have agreed to arbitrate tlla
demands of the brotherhood of loco
motive firemen and engineers under
the Erdman act. This breaks the
deadlock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
Marines Under Arms.

ganization.
Marines Under Arms.
Washington, Feb. 1.-Two thousand
United States marines from various
barracks along the Atlantic coast, to-
day were ordered to Cuba, there to
be held in readiness for possible use
in Mexico. Half of them will leave
tomorrow night from Philadelphia on
the army transport Meade, already on
its way from Newport News for the
purpose.
The second thousand will start
from Norfolk on the naval transport
Prairie, which will clear Wednesday.
The marines will be drawn from the
barracks at Norfolk, Washington,
Philadelphia, New York, Portsmouth,
Boston and Charleston.
Guantanamo is the present object
i've point of the marines, who will be
established in camp in connection with
the fleet under command of Rear Ad-
miral Badger. Whether these men
will get further than Guantanamo
will depend on Mexican developments.
Besides the movement OF the ma
lines, two army transports were or
dered tonight to proceed at once from
Newport News to Galveston. Texas,
to be close at hand for the mover eat
of troops from the border, shol'd an
emergency arise. Early in the .'ay
the Third Cavalry at Fort Sam Hous-
ton was directed to hold lIsclt in
readiness to entrain for Calves
ton prepared for foreign service.
The government has no transports
available in gulf waters and investi
cation disclosed that to engage com.
mercial vessels in time of emergency
would entail enormous expense and
delay and result in preparing them
for transport service. 1t was there
fore determined to send two of the
transports from Newpot News to the
Texas port to await further orders.
The Mcclellan, Sumner and Kilpat-
rick are prepared for service.
officers Who Will Command.
The marine brigade will be in COM
mand of Colonel Lincoln Karmany, the
first regiment which leaves from Phil
adelphia being in charge of Colonel
Barnett of Philadelphia with Lieu
tenant Colonel John A. Lajeune Of
New York, second in command.
The second regiment, sailing from
Norfolk, will be under Colonel Jo-
seph II. Pendleton, who was active in
the recent activity of American ma
rines in Nicaragua, and Lieutenant
Colonel Charles G. Long, who also
was in Nicaragua, will be second in
command.
Tile withdrawal of this large num-
Der OF marines means that that
branch Of the defensive service of
the country will be Obliged to go en-
tirely unrepresented in the inaugural
parade. 1t was planned to have
about 1000 marines in the long line
1,0~-rrN,TyuyD ON naCr r,rCIJr
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18

Mexico City, Feb. 1S.-Firing went
On prac ically the whole of last night
from both the federal and rebel posi-
ticns. In the total darkness, it was
Impossible to ascertain whether any
advantage was gained by either side.
The artillery duel stopped at dawn,
from an unknown cause. The posi-
tions of the rebels and federals were
then virtually unchanged.
The federals later got possession
of the Y. NJ. c. A. building from the
rcbels. 1t was said that the federals
were preparing to use dynamite g.e-
nades in a great effort to dislodga
DiaZ.
Important developments were eX-
pected in the course of the day.
1t was found shortly after daylight
this morning that the rebels had ma
teriaHy extended their lines.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
IN THE FACE Of CERTAIN DEFEAT
MADER0 AGREES TO QUIT OFFICE

PRESIDENT APPOINTED ACCORDING
NOUNCEMENT OF FOREIGN MINISTER LASCURAN-FEDERAL
WEAKENING RAPIDLY AND so
THAT DETACHMENT FEDERALs FROM
CAPITAL GONE TO CUERNAVACA, FORTY MILES SOUTH
OF REBELS PLAY UPON PALACE NCEssANTLY,
CAUSING UcH>DAMAGE-PALAcE ITSELF THREATENED
REBELs-TRooPs AT LEAvENWoRTH PRE-
ACTIVE SERVICE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
Thrift is The Best
Means of Thriving"

Your living problems. 1t is the
problem housewife dollar
spend should be thought for of
o
the the reading of THE ARD
every evening pages filled with
would
household articles
will clothes bargains.
ARDMORElTE closely
%
g.. J. PA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
Appointed Guardian Ad Lltum.

Judge Russell of the district court
today appointed Attorney Samuel
H. Butler guardian ad litum for Joe
Bledsoe and Elizabeth Bledsoe, mi
nors, who are parties to a suit now
pending in court.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
KnIqnts TempIar.

The members of Ardmore Com
mandery, Knights Templar, are re-
qt ested to meet tonight for work in
the knight Templar degree.
TOM FRENSLEY, E. c.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18
Troops in Readiness.

Leavenworth, Kan, Feb. 1S.-Or-
ders to hold the seventh infantry and
the first battalion of the nineteenth
in readiness for active service was
received at Fort Leavenworth from
the war department. today. The post
quartermaster Immediately arranged
with a railroad A)mpany to supply
four troop trains upon an instants no
tice and began supplying the troops
with field and camp equipment. The
order affects one thousand and nine
weight men and sixty one officers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18

Fresh shipment of Elberta trees
tomorrow; other kinds, too. Phone
H. r. Parker.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18

l guarantee every tree l pla,it.
Ask my customers if III replace them.
Phone H. r. Parker
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-18

banded, owing to internal political
intrigues. Ambassador Wilson has
established an embassy relief or
ganiZation.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-08-27
HARMON DISTRICT.

Rainy weather.
Mrs. G. Crawford has been visit
ing Mrs. John Mason.
Quite a number from this vicinity
attended the dance at Saltwater Sat
urday evening.
Mrs. Frank Austin, of Saltwater,
spent Friday with her mother Mrs.
]. s. Harmon.
Mrs. G. Crawford departed Thurs
day for Rawhide, at which place her
husband has been employed for some
time.
Misses Bessie and Margeret Casels
called on Miss Lucille Clarke Sunday
afternoon.
A party consisting of Mr.. e. f..
Freeman, Mr.. Louis Freeman, Mr..
Robt. Colgan and their families and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Grader enjoyed
camping and fishing trip to Indian
Lake Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Clara Williams and Miss
Erma Eason have been visiting Miss
Thelma and Orva Williams for the
past week
Miss Blanche Blain of Fallon has
been visiting Miss Erma Smith the
latter part of last week.