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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
Rev. w. H. Linaie.

One who has been there for twen-
ty-one years should know something
about it. Rev, ". II. Lingle, for
twenty years a resident, during
the Boxer rebellion and the recent
revolution, will tell us some inter-
esting things about China at the
First Presbyterian church Sunday
morning.
The pastor desires the chill
dren Of the Sunday School present 10
hear this strange story Of "Topsy
Turyy Land
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
AMENDMENTS OF CRAWFORD,
OWEN AND NELSON TO CUR
RENCY BILL ADOPTED TODAY.
ON FARM MORTGAGES
Years Time, One third of Their
Time Deposits, or Twenty-Five per
Cent of the Capital and Surplus.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 19.-Tht
currency bill amendments by Sena
tors Crawford owen and Nelson were
today adopted permitting national
banks to loan on five-year farm mort
cages.
Central reserve, city and county
banks may loan onethird their time
deposits or twenty-five per cent OF
their capital and surplus on farm
mortgages.
The democrats defeated the Craw-
ford amendment to prohibit interlock.
ing directorates in the new system of
banks.
There is every indication that the
bill will pass the senate today with
the following main features:
Currency guaranteed Ey the gov
ernment, based ON notes and bills
representing commercial transactions,
thereby providing currency which is
expect d to contract or expand &C
cordingly as the trade demands.
The concentration of the country's
bank reserves in from eight to twelve
regional banks capitalized by the
banks of the whole country.
The creation of market for nego-
table papers so that in time
of stress they can easily be transferred
into cash.
A federal reserve board to super
wise this system.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
The Question.

Will the voting of bonds to @
permanent roads, leading out of IA 2.
more, help all the people in Ardmol
and not harm or damage anyone
outside of Ardmore? This is the
question to be decided. 1t is not a
question of who will be benefited
along the line but a question of
who will be damaged along the line,
is the one to consider.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
BRIBERY TRIAL
AGAIN DELAYED
COMPLICATIONS IN HOBBS CASE
INCREASE ANOTHER JUDGE
DISoUALlFlEs HIMSELF

Nicksburg, Miss, Dec. 18th,
maze of the legal complications in.
yolved in the trial of G. a. Hobbs
state senator, indicted with Lieuten
Governor Theodore Bilbo on tbs
Te of soliciting and accepting
bl were further entangled late
toda. when A. w. Stands, appointed
special jude by Governor Earl Brew
er, took the bench and announced
that he was not legally qualified to
serve as a successor to Judge Henry
c. Mounger, who had excused him
self The trial went over until to-
morrow.
The announcement was a surprise
to the attorneys both for the pros
ecution and defense and the large
number of spectators crowded into
the court room expecting the trial to
proceei. After expressing his opiE-
ion Mr.. Stands called on Judge
Mounger to relieve him, descended
from the bench and departed for
his home in Sardis, Miss.
Judge Mounger had recused him
self because of his opinion that the
trial would extend over his term as
Judge, which expires with the pres
ent month. The defense filed a bill
of exceptions to the action of Judge
Momger and objected to Mr.. Stands
presiding. When Judge Mounger re
5umed the bench the prosecution an
nounced its readiness, but ]. W. |
Cassidy for the defense, in view OF
he recusation, questioned the
Judges right to proceed
Judge Mounger, however, received
rom the sheriff a" report Of serve
ces upon witness, ordered writs of
attachment and 800 fines for those
Ibsent and at a late hour adjourn
ID court until tomorrow.
In the brief time he was on the
,ench Mr. Shands said that it was
lis opinion that a trial Judge did no.
lave the right to recuse himself
lnder the statutes, which provide
hat a judge must be either inca
acitated or incompetent and that
udge Mounger was neither. Holding
his opinion, Mr.. Stands said thH
ppointment of a special judge was
legal, therefore he was not legally
ualified to serve.
Judge Mounger said later that he
ad no other course to pursue than
o continue the trial until the eX
iration of his commission, Dec. 81 ,
the trial extends beyond that date
his contingency will be taken care
f at that time. {
Gov. Brewer woul! make no state
lent tonight upon the refusal Of Mr. ;
hands to serve.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
CO. ATTORNEY
FILES INJUNCTION
BUILDINGS IN THE SEGREGATED
DISTRICT COME UNDER THE
BAN TODAY.

County Attorney Bleakmore has fiji.
cd Injunction proceedings against GER
tain pieces Of property in the segre-
gated district and against the owners
and proprietors of the same, askig
the court to close them permanently,
and to see that they are kept closed
The two suits filed were against Lena
Young and Lorena Wilson, and the al
legations set forth in the petitions
are the usual ones made in such cases.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
PIONEER CITIZEN
PASSES AWAY
COL. J. P. MULLEN DIES AT HIS
LONG ILLNESS.

From a complication of diseases OF
long standing, at his home in this
city at ten o'clock last evening
there died J. p. Mullen. He left
surviving him his widow, two sons,
j. S, Mullen and L. " Mullen, and
his daughter, Mrs. Zan Williams. All
Of them We're at his bedside at the
time of his death.
Mr. Mullen was born in Choctaw
county, Mississippi, 66 years ago.
Coming west in 1889, he located at
Fort Smith, Ark, where he engaged
in the practice of law. In 1897 he
moved to this city where he en-
gagged in his profession until 1902,
at which time ill health began to
manifest itself to such an extent as
to preclude him from carrying on
his work. From that time up until
his demise he travelled over diff
ferent portions of the United States
seeking to recuperate his health. He
made gallant and steadfast fight
against the encroachments of i'll
health and it was due to his persist
ent effort, his strict adherence to
the laws of hygiene aEd to the lat
est and most efficient methods of |
his disease that his life
was prolonged as much as it was.
When he came to the then Indian
Territory, the tribal conditions wera
lust then in process of being
changed His long residence on the
coupled with intimate con
act, enabled him to perceive the
Of engaging in the farm
and business. Together with his
.Wo sons he began the business in
small way because of limited cap
tal,but by energy and opportunity
he business grew rapidly. Because
# i'll health, he retired in 1902 ami
eaving it to his two sons, who in
erited the energy of their father
nd who had grasped his general
1ea, the business was pushed until
t is now one of the largest of its
ind in the country.
His two sons, J. S. Mullen and
!. V. Mullen, are widely and favor
bly, known through Oklahoma, par
icularly the Indian Territory por-
ion tereOf. In buying the land
hey were fortunate enough to have
few thousand acres within the
resent Hea1dton oil field.
Mr.. Mullen was a Confederate Vet
ran and had been an active mem
er of two or three secret orders,
ut i'll health prevented his active
onnection with them. He devoted
ne last year or two of his life to
II extensive reading of the Scrip
lres, buying book after book in .
leir elucidation. He was an active .
lember of the Methodist church.
His taking-off, though not alto
ther unexpected because of the
-eadfast progress of the diseases
hich had attacked him, will be
eenly regretted by all who knew :
i'm and the sympathy of the com
unity is extended to his relatives 9
HON he left behind.
Funeral services were held at the
Imily residence, 131 d street, north
est, this afternoon, conducted by
ev. C. r. Gray of the Broadway
ethodist church with interment in
ose Hill cemetery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
CHR|STN MAS FUND
STILL GROWING
DONATIONS ARE COMING IN AND
THE "KIDOlES" WILL NOT BE
FORGOTTEN.

The order of the S. p. E. y. is
growing slowly and substantially and
Mrs. Curtis stated this morning that
she was getting quite a number Of
donations of toys as well as the
cash. 1t requires a cash donation
to become a member but the donors
of toys are charter members any
how, so there will be no one sligh,.
ed. The fund at present stands as
follows:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
AN ANTI-SPITTING LAW.

Pitlsburg, Pa, Dec. 1.-two hun
dred women, including club leaders,
are on the streets today enforcing
the anti-spitting ordinance by max
ing arrests.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
An Interesting Boy Scout Meeting

a most interesting Boy Scout
meeting was held last night at the
rectory, which was very we'll at
tended. After the report for the
year the annual election of officers
took place The following were
elected: Assistant Scout Master, Will
liam S. Crockett; Treasurer, Charles
Anderson; Secretary, Robert Sayre,
Patrol Leader, Stanley Brown; Cor
roral, Charles Anderson. Regular
meetings will be held every Monday
evening at 700. On next Monday
evening at the meeting refreshments
will be served and it is expected
that each Scout will be present.
The room adjoining the church
will be fitted up for the boys, where
they expect to spend some pleasan,
times this winter.
F. P. KEICHER, Scout Master.
W. 5. CROCKETT, Assistant.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
BEckER'S MOTHER DEAD.
Aged Mother of Former Police Officer
Unaware Of Sons Trouble.

New York, Dec 19.-The mother Of
former police lieutenant Charles Beck
er died today, ignorant of the fact
that her son is awaiting execution for
the Rosenthal murder. She believed
him to be in a sanitariYm.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
Wants Barb Wire Fence.

Washington, d. c., Dec 19.-Sen-
ator Ashurst introduced bill today
to build $35O,OOO barb wire fence
along the Mexican border to check
incursions into American territory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
SIGNS HETCH- -HETCHY BILL.

Washington, D. c., Dec, 19.-Pres-
ident Wilson today signed the Hetch-
Hetchy bill for the San Francisco
water supply. He issued the state
ment that this project will not impair
the beauty of the public domain.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
Remove General Mercado.

Ojinaga, Dec. 19.-lt is reported
that General Mercado, who abandon
ed Chihuahua, will be removed from
office soon on account of that re-
treat and that General Orozco will
replace him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
PATR|CK'S WIFE
DIES IN TULSA
WOMAN SPENT HER SMALL FOR
TUNE OBTAINING HUSBANDS
RELEASE FROM PRISON.

Tulsa Okla, Dec. 19.-Mrs. Albert
T. Patrick, wife of the man who was
convicted Of the murder OF VIM.
Marsh Rice in New York, and who
was later pardoned, died here today
with her husband and children at her
bedside. She spent a small fortune
working for his release.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
WALTHAM COMPANY LOSES.
Circuit Court says Jewellers can Sell
at Cut Prices il They Desire.

New York, Dec. 19.-The United
States circuit court of appeals in
decision today says that the Waltham
Watch Company cannot force jewellers
to stop cutting prices on their
watches.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
DALLAS NEGRO HANGED.

Dallas, Texas, Dec. 19-Ed Long
negro was hanged here today for
the murder of Policeman Henry Ben-
nett at this place a year ago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
Total

Nearly a week left before Christ
mas, there is a chance for everyone
to join the society yet, as it has
been appropriately said upon divers
and sundry millions of occasions,
Now is the time for all good men
to come to the aid of the party"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19

Regular meeting of Indianola En-
campment No. Is, /. o. O. F., will be
held tonight at 7:3O o'clock Import
ant business to be transacted.
l. R MASON,
Chief Patriarch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
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WEATHER FORECAST

|: New Orleans, La, Dec. 10
{: The weather forecast for Okla
:: homa for tonight and Satur-
:: day is unsettled with probable
!: rain in the east and rain or
:: snow in the western portion;
:: colder tonight, with freezing
:: temperature in the western and
:: central portions, with tempera-
:: ture Of "a to 80 degrees. cold
:: er Saturday in the eastern por-
:: ticn.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19
POST OFFICE ROBBED.
Small Quantity Of Stamps Taken. Of
ficers Notified are investigating

A telephone message was received
here this morning, stating that the
post office at Fox had been robbed
last night, and a small quantity of
stamps taken. The officers were no.
tilted and left Immediately for the
scene of the crime to investigate. No
particulars were given as the man
ner of the robbery. Z
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-19

Find opportunities in the want ads
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
PLAGUE WORST HANDICAP
IN TROPICAL AMERICA

Whatever influence the demon
stration of the value of modern sci
entific medicine in the control of
disease in the Panama canal may
have in this country, 1t is Certainly
having a good effect in tropical coun-
tries, where the tendencies and raw
ages of tropical diseases are known.
President Luco, of Chill. in recent
interview in New York paper, after
describing in glowing terms the effect
of the opening of the Panama canal
on commercial and financial condi-
tions in South America, said:
THE spread of plague and preven-
table diseases has been one of the
worst handicaps of tropical America.
With sanitation such as that of Pan
anna, there is no reason why South
America should not maintain a vast
population and support nations as
advanced as any in the world. The
Panama Canal opens the gateway to
the western coast of the continent
and the elimination of disease from
the isthmus renders an even greater
service to all Central and South
America. We have decided that we
would request Washington to lend us
several. sanitary experts from Pan
anna, the men whose services have
won for your country such undying
fame at least in South America. I
personally would like to have the
services of one of DR.. Gorgas ex-
perts."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
NOT THE RIGHT DOGS

Here is an instance which. for simon
pure stupidity. has rarely been
equalled, says Mary Shaw. A stage
manager sent a list of properties to a
small place ahead, naming, among
other things, dogs for the fireplace"
When the company arrived, late in
the afternoon, they found six or eight
ours dashed up in the theatre, bark
ing and yelping and Juggling at their
chains. The stage manager, not
knowing what these CANNES were
there for, took no notice of them, but
began going over his props" With
the property man at his elbow, he ran
down the list, asking what he could
get and what he could not get. Pres
emily he came to the item, and asked:
what about the dogs?"
well" answered the man, pointing
to the yelpers, these were all I could
GET
The stage manager for the first time
realized what the ours were for, but
he didn't want to give the local prop
erty man away before the others, so
he very seriously and critically in
spected the dogs, and then said, shak-
ing his head almost sadly:
I'm afraid they aren't just. the
right kind. You had better send
them back"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
Jay EVENING. JANUARY H. 1913,
WHY NOT A DUAL PoSnoFHCE SYSTEM P

EHN He postoce list forwarded by the special
posofce committee the Board of Trade to Congress
\ Mccoy do not by any means exhaust the possbl
represent the best judgment of the city In the first
place. question may be asked why all of the postoce
facilities be put under single roof and rooted
in one spot section of the city rapidly spread
ing The increasing values of property in the business and
financial centre forcing residential streets Spring
completely transformed since the present
postoce building Market and Ferry streets
increasing of trade and other business changes
going indicating what Newark will be in another ten
Why then posOfce instead of one? The present
nostoce site unequaled extended to take
available adjoining enlarge accommodations and
be located site selected elsewhere The
by pneumatic tubes making them
of the Board of Trade postohce
COMMITTEES further exercise of the best
thought the city matter of such great public Importance
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
EXQUISITE DIPLOMACY

A distinguished Englishman was
delivering lecture and in his audi
ence were many big diplomats and
high society people Just as the lee
turer spread on the ambient atmos-
phere his most gorgeous verbal pic
ture large German tried to sit down
quietly in a chair. He did sit down,
achieving a transfer from the chair
to the floor with a great chatter,
which peeved the lecturer and an
noyed the guests. Everybody in the
room turned around and glared in the
direction whence the noise had come
But that German was too smart for
them. Having hurled himself against
the floor he stayed there, breathing
fine mixture of wax and meal, which
had been rubbed in preparatory to
the dancing that was to come later.
After the lecture was over MIR.
Bryce the British ambassador, found
and shook hands with the astute Ger
man, remarking:
Your fall and subsequent recun-
bent position were the most exquisite
piece of diplomacy l ever saw in
Washington"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
Peoples
RoS tram
Reply TO Mayor Brock.

/
To the Editor Of the Evening Star;
Strive ask space TO make a state.
ment regarding our friend and asso-
ciate, Mr.. J. M. Gillespie, in reference
to Mayor Brooks use of his name in
a manner carrying implications which
are wholly false.
Mr.. Gillespie was not a member of
the alliance at the start, but Joined
it later. after much solicitation, and
even then said he would take no
active part. Later still, when the
mayor had suppressed our letters,
evaded our questions and had put us
out of patience by offering only talk,
Mr.. Gillespie advised further efforts
at harmony. He asked permission to
inaugurate a series of interviews with
individual councilmen, and refused to
believe that we should receive other
than fair treatment. The rest of us
eve then numbered twelve to fifteen)
had little confidence in the plan, but
agreed to it, on condition that MIR.
Gillespie accept the craftsmanship of
the executive committee. He realized
that this meant responsibility for
failure, but, confident of the fairness
of many councilmen whom he claimed
as friends, he was game.
Committees called on several coun-
cilmen, and Mr.. Gillespie called on
Mr.. Ross. The committee, without
exception, were told that the Council
would not reoede, and we therefore
refused to go to the Town Hall.
Mr. Ross shook hands with Mr.
Gillespie, agreeing that he (Mr. Ross)
would have the Council pass an ordi-
nance giving the town the search fees
in the future, and we agreed to for
get what he had received and also his
Illegal increase of salary But this
agreement turned out to be only a
ruse to blind us while a law could
be passed giving the Council a right
to let the. fees go to Mr.. Ross. Dis
covering the plot to deceive us, we
became indignant at their duplicity,
and we set out to defeat the bill. As
Mr.. Kenny was speaker of the As
sembly, with Mr McAteer as his
private secretary. we kept quiet until
the bill passed the Assembly, but in
the Senate we easily secured its de-
feat. only one vote being cast in its
favor.
An Essex county assemblyman had
introduced this bill. Presumably TO
protect himself, he then introduced
another bill giving the search fees to
the town. We saw no need of such
bill. but. to prevent its becoming
vehicle for dangerous amendments,
we urged its passage without amend
ment. 1t was passed, and the fees
began to go into the town treasury :
We have never regretted our choice
of Mr.. Gillespie as executive chair
man, and in closing we ask Mayor
Brock to note that Mr.. Gillespie's
public utterances bespeak the perfect
gentleman.
d. p. GODFREY, President.
NJ c. LEONARD, Secretary.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
Siberia's Great Wealth.

Siberia. with it's valuable timber,
minerals and vast areas of land
awaiting the hand of the cultivator,
is another Canada and must one day
be opened UP still more to Western
travellers. Only this one thin ribbon
of steel runs across it, and the rich
land on either side of the railroad is
calling out for development. To this
day, when the traveller once leaves
his car on the Siberian Railway. he
must resortfto the old system of post
ing, wonderful system in itself, but
still somewhat out of date. Great
and wealthy towns exist in Siberia
500 miles from the railway. all COM
munication between them and the
world being dependent upon the we'll
known tarantass.--Wide World.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17

earth. on the fact that one form of
decomposition produces oxygen, while
the other form does not. Part of the
water vapor emitted by the seas is
decomposed by the ultraviolet rays
of the sun; the hydrogen formed rises
toward the high atmospheric strata.
and all the water does not return to
the surface. Therefore, the quantity
of water on the face of the globe is
always diminishing. and the earth is
necessarily, if gradually. drying.
To cite one example: On the north
side of the Alps there is a scontinual
falling off in the depth of the lakes
and gradual formation of swamps.
Two hundred and fifty years ago
there were 149 lakes in the canton of
Zurich; today there are seventy-six.
The destruction of the forests and
the cultivation of the land partially
explain this. but the loss of hydrogen
is an important factor. The hydrogen
accumulated in the higher atmosphere
lis diffused in interstellar space
Philadelphia Record.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
Muscles and Brain.

Experiments conducted by Mosso,
of Turin, indicate that physical edu-
cation and gymnastics serve not only
for the development of the muscles,
but for that of the brain as well. 1t
is becoming evident, in the opinion of
this authority that as much time
should be devoted to muscular exer-
else as to intellectual exercise, and
that children should begin reading
and writing only after they are 8
years old.
Muscular fatigue exhibits pheno-
mena identical with intellectual fa-
tigue Nerve cells show a tendency to
rest every ten seconds. 1t is probable
that only part OF the brain is active
at time; the various parts relieve
one another. The more mobile any
animals extremities are, the more in
telligent, other things being equal, it
is.--Harper's Weekly.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-17
AMERICAS INFLUENCE

The great historian. Guglielmo Fer
zero, of italy is able to trace effects
to their logical causes, to look below
the superficial surface into the
depths. He attributes the war
lin the Balkans to "the Amer
leans of Europe" These are
the native-born sons Of Bull
garia. Roumania, Italy, Germany,
etc, who come to the schools and
colleges and universities of this coun-
try to be educated and who in their
residence here absorb American ideals
and ideas and carry these back with
him. At home, In the circles of his
friends. they tell the latter Of this
greatest republic under the sun. Of