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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
HEALTH CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.

Oklahoma City, FEB. Ga rigid
quarantine against all districts in
Texas and Arkansas which are in
fected with smallpox was put in force
tonight by DR.. j. c. Mahr, state
commissioner of health, when he is
sued an order to all railway com =
panies running through or into Ok
lahoma from either of these states
not to permit any person to get off
their trains in this state who is not
provided with a sworn certificate
from a physician that he has not
been exposed to the disease, or does
not come from an infected district, or
has been vaccinated. The order was
sent to general superintendents Of all
railroads affected asking them to
enforce it's provisions Immediately
upon receipt.
DR.. Mahr stated today that the dis
ease has extended over the two tiers
VI IL COullIto III OhlduO-
ina and is malignant in some places.
Declaring that something must be
done at once or the state would
soon face one of the worst smallpox
epide1TiCs in its history, Representa-
tive Hunter from Choctaw introduced
bill in the house to appropriate
$4,000 of state funds to be expended
by county superintendent of health
under the supervision of the state
healCh officer in the following coun-
ties: Choctaw and MV'urtain, 1000
each; Pushmataha and Bryan, $500
each and the remainder in other
counties in the affected district. The
Till was also offered in the senate
by Senator McCarter of Hugo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07

Pest House Burned.

At four o'clock this morning the
Ardmore fire department was called
to the old pest house in the ex.
treme eastern end of the city. The
pest house was fully one mile from
the fire station and by the time the
boys arrived Mt the fire the building
was nothing but a mass of glowing
rrirs.
Chief Reeder had all of the horses
rough shod yesterday morning so that
the ice did not interfere with the
run to the fire. The distance which
had to be covered in reaching the pest
house and the fact that all indica-
tions pointed to the fact that every
thing in and about the house Lad
been thoroughly saturated with coal
o., made it impossible to save any
thing except the stone piers which
served as foundation.
Chief Reeder, who made as thor
ough an examination of the premises
as possible stated this morning that
there could be but little doubt that
tie fire was Of incendiary origin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
Where's the Ground Hog?

What has become of the ground
hog anyway? We are sure that no
one in this section intended any of
fense when they furnished the nice
cloudy weather on the second day of
this month so that he would not be
frightened by sight OF his shadow.
In case he has seen fit to take Of
fense We would suggest that the Com
mercial Club appoint a committee
to wait upon the gentleman and as
sure him that we have the most kind
ly of all kindly feelings for him and
that, if he will only gladden. the hearts
of this community by a speedy return
to this bailiwick we will welcome
him most cordially-will wine him
and dine him and entertain him most
royalty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
The cloven Foot.

Years ago the poor devil OF dago
fruit peddler could get few dimes
together, buy push cart and bunch
of bananas and get busy laying the
foundation for the fortune which lie
would accumulate in few years. but
presently some fellow sitting at the
head of directors table" found out
that a fruit dealers association could
be formed and at once the brass COL
lars" proceeded to shake down the
push cart vender. Then the hotel
manager discovered that his walters
were buying r. 1ond rings with their
tips and proc, =, to shake down.
Now the railway npanies have fall
en- to the fact y occasionally a
poor devil of bag g man has eked
out his salary by car. some mans
dog for a quarter so e. have gath
cred about the mahogan. d decreed
that henceforth dogs are ess bag
gage" to be charged for a much
per hundred and nothing les, than a
hundred to go.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
One Lonesome Hobo.

II seems that there is to be nothing
stirring in police court these frosty,
slippery mornings except the hearing
Of stories of wandering Willies who
have partaken for a night Of the city's
hospitality. One Of the fraternity was
given sleeping quarters last night and
his breakfast this morning, after
which he was told to hike.
The fact that there are no drunks
SLOWS that the lid is on.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
INDIAN LAND
FORGERY CASES
CREEK INDIAN FOUND GUILTY
AND WITH OTHERS CAUGHT IN
SAME NET GETS 7 YEARS.

Tulsa, Okla, Feb. 6.-Betty Ras-
berry, a Creek Indian, was found
guilty of conspiracy by a jury in the
superior court here Thursday in con-
nection with huge plot of six al i
legged swindlers to gain possession
of 100 acres of valuable oil property
belonging to George Sanger, an In
dian, who now is in California. Her
punishment was fixed at seven years
in the State penitentiary.
The original conspiracy, in which
the state alleged Betty Raspberry, NJ.
F. Wheatley, Don Mcdonald and Bill
Mckellop were implicated, was in
tricate and well worked out.
The four, it was claimed, forged
warranty deed to Sanger's property,
persuaded George Crawford, another
Indian, to represent himself as San
ger and sign it, and procured w. c.
Pyeatt to pose as Sangers friend
and witness the proceedings. The
discovery of the plan and the arrest
of the gang" followed.
Pyeatt and Crawford pleaded guilty
to forgery and are now serving seven
year terms in prison; Don Mcdonald
was convicted and sentenced to seven
years, Wheatley, who turned states
evidence, appearing against him.
Wheatly also was the principal wit
ness against Mrs. Raspberry.
Bill McKellop, the last to be
brought before the court, is now being
tried. The conclusion of his trial will
be the end of the most notorious Sc
ries of Indian land forgery cases in
Oklahoma court history.
Betty Raspberry, who was convicted
Thursday, and Wheatley, former
bank accountant, were designated by
the state as the brains of the plot
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
MAN Of MYSTERY
DIES Of MENINGITIS
HAD LED DUAL llFE-WAS LIT
TIE kNOWN-DEAD BODY WAS
FOUND ON RIVER BANK.

Porum, Okla, Feb. 6.-The strange
death of John Mann, on the bank OF
the Canadian river, twelve miles from
here, has revealed the fact that Mann
this part of the country, he was
hnown as John Mann, but papers in
his possession showed that the mans
name was John Stutzel, and he was
a member of Denver Local 164, of
the International Moulders' union.
Receipts showed that his dues had
been paid up to November 26, 1910.
The man was found dead on the
bank of the river Sunday morning.
" ith him was an 11-year- old boy,
who said the man was his uncle. In
vestigation showed that Mann was
a victim of spinal meningitis. He
and the boy had camp on the river
bank and the boy slept with him the
night before his death The man, who
went under the name of John Mann
in this part of the country, was
man of mystery. No one knew what
he did for a living and he was un-
communicative as to his past life. He
and the boy were usually together.
The boy said that Uncle" had eat
en- too much bread and that it haGl
killed him. The bread was crude
concoction of baked flour and nuts.
When the case was reported to
the county commissioners. Mr., In
gram of the board advised Justice of
the Peace Coody to have the body
buried SO as to prevent a spread of
the disease.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
COMPLICATED LEGAL QUESTION.
Meminger Bill Involves Ownership OF
Coal and Gas Deposits.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. Ga
complicated legal question has been
rs lsed by the introduction of the
Me eminger bill in the senate, which
has the effect of reserving al min
eral oil and gas rights to the state
upon all public land heretofore or
hereafter sold belonging to the school
grants.
Since selling a considerable portion
of the school lands the state has d s.
covered that much of this property
is valuable for oil and gas. The
school lessees and purchasers take
the position that when land is sold
uy the state without specific reserva-
ton being made Of mineral rights,
these belong to the purchaser. Attor-
ney Chambers of the state school land
department has prepared legal brief
clntending that under the enabling
act all land valuable for oil and gas
OF minerals granted by that act are
reserved for the state and that any
sales that are made prior to 1915 up
CT which oil, gas or minerals may be
found at any time subsequent to sale
are void.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
HAS LEAGUE SCHEDULE.
Treasurer of Durant Club Has Sche-
duie Prepared for Season..

Treasurer Bailey of the Durant club
CT the Texas Oklahoma league, who
was appointed member of the sche-
dule committee, has completed his
work and has schedule ready to
present at the next meeting of the
league officials. The league season
will probably begin April Is. Anoth-
er meeting of the league will be call
"a soon by President Johnson.
Denison has signed Pitcher Dick
Kerr, who was with the Cleburne
team in the East Central league last
year. The Denison players have been
ordered to report March l.
Iexarkana, which will have club
in the Texas-Oklahoma league this
year, has already received the sign
ed contracts of Carl White, Peck
Hardy, A. l.. Sinclair and Newt Las
sitter These players were with the
1exarkana team last year. Carl
White formerly played with an inde-
pendent team in this city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
FEDERAL COVE RNMENT IN QUICK
TIME pisSoLvES BOOT AND
SHOE LAST TRUST.
PRICES WERE ''F|xED'
FederaI Judge Tuttle at Detroit Enter
ed Decree Terminating License
Agreements Insofar as They Fixed
price on Unpatented Lasts.

Detroit, Mich, Feb. THE boot
and shoe last trust, fixing prices it
is alleged on practically every last
sold in the United States, was dis
solved here today by the federal gov
ernment in quick time.
Immediately following the filing of
the civil antitrust suit against the
HI Kientler-Arnold Hinge Last company
and numerous allied firms, Federal
Judge Tuttle entered decree termi-
mating the license agreements, inso-
far as they fixed the price on unpat'
ented lasts and dissolving the club,
through which alleged violations Of
the Sherman law were accomplished.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
EIGHT MEN CAUGHT IN FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT DRAGNET PLEAD
GUILTY.
IMPOSE HEAVY FINES
Louis Celia of ST. Louis and Angel
A. Celia and Samuel Adair Of New
York Fined Ten Thousand Dollars
Each.

Washington, d. c., Feb. Eight
men who were caught in the govern
ments anti-bucket shop crusade in
1910, pleaded guilty in the district
supreme court today and paid fines
aggregating $4,000.
Louis Celia of st. Louis, Angel A.
Celia and Samuel w. Adair of New
York we're fined ten thousand dol
lars each. Oscar j. Raphel of Jersey
City was fined five thousand dol
lars on plea of guilty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
BEGIN ATTACK ON
HIGH LIVING
SPEAKER OF WISCONSIN LEGlS.
LATURE TO BRING FARMER
AND CONSUMER TOGETHER.

Madison, Wis. Feb. 7.-,An attack
on the high cost Of living was be-
gun in the Wisconsin house, when
Speaker Hull, aiming to bring to-
gether the farmer and consumer, in
troduced bill providing that a state
industrial commission shall offer to
publish the names of individuals who
desire to purchase produce direct
from the farmers. creameries, cheese
factories and country dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
MAIL is FUMiGATED.
No New Cases OF SMALLPOX at Mill
Creek for Almost a Month.

Assistant Postmaster Louis H..
Boyd has received letter from w.
l.. Cate, superintendent Of the mail
service at Fort Worth in which the
superintendent states that Mill Creek
has had no new cases of smallpox
for twenty days prior to February
and that all cases in that city are up.
This would indicate that the disease
there has been whipped out and Mill
Creek will have no more cases result
ing from the source from which the
old ones came and will have no more
at all unless the germs are brought
in there again from some affected
district.
No mail is now held in quarantine.
The railway postal clerks are not al
lowed to accept any mail in small
pox towns and homes that have been
affected are not allowed to send out
any mail. All outgoing mail from
smallpox stations is thoroughly fumi-
gated and the government mail SER
vice is rendering an important duty
in the work Of stamping out the dis
ease.
The quarantine has been most eff
fectual and has prevented the spread
Of the disease and there are good
reasons for hoping that no new towns
will be troubled with the contagion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
PLACE ASSESSORS ON SALARY ?

Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. c.
County assessors will be lifted from
what has been termed an expensive
fee basis and placed on salary If the
bill by Mr.. Childers OF Gar
field county gets through the legis-
lature. The bill proposes that in coun-
ties of 10000 people or less the as
sessor shall receive s1,4O0 per year;
in counties between 10000 and 10000
people, $500; between 10000 and
20 900 people, $4,000; between 3O,.
COO and 10000 people. s2,4OO; and in
counties Of more than 10000 people
the assessor shall receive $4,000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07

London, Feb. 6.-News from the
seat of war is meager. Vague reports
of fighting in Gallipoli and at the
Chatalja lines have been received bat
no details enabling one to Judge OF
the character of the operations.
The fact that the Bulgarians appear
to be moving their positions west.
ward along the Chatalja lines seems
to show that they realize there is a
them, but so far there is no confir-
nation of the rumors that the Turks
are moving troops by sea to the
neighborhood of Rhodosto and Mida.
The reports indicate that the Turks
have met a reverse in the Gallipoli
peninsula. but no word has been re-
ceived as to whether the main forces
yet have been engaged and it is as
sumed that Turkish lines at Bulair
and across the neck of the peninsula
are we'll defended by modern works,
which ought to offer effective resist
anca. Fighting at this point should
bring the rival fleets into the opera
tions, but no naval movement has
beer reported.
Dr. Daneff, head of the Bulgarian
delegation, returned to Sofia today.
The ambassadors of the powers had
another meeting in London this af-
ternoon
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
ASK W|CKERSHAM
FOR THE PAPERS
HOUSE PASSES RESOLUTION
ASKING INFORMATION ABOUT
OIL MEN WARRANTS.

Washington, d. C., Feb. GA res
olution calling upon the attorney gen.
eral fer the papers in the recent or
der directing the United States mar
sbal Of New York not to serve bench
warrants for the arrest of John d.
Archbold, w. C. Teagle and Henry
c. Folger, the Standard Oil officers,
recently indicted in Texas, passed
the house today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
MORGAN WANTS
THIRTY MILLIONS
Okl A HOMA CONGRESSMAN
WOULD HAVE GOVERNMENT
MAKE UP FOR TAXES,

Washington, d. c., Feb. Rep
resentative Morgan of Oklahoma ad-
drs ssed the house today on his bills
to appropriate more than thirty mill
ion dollars to compensate Oklahoma
for the losses as a result of the nom
taxable Indian lands. He said the
state was losing from four to five
million dollars annually in taxes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
CHARGED WITH
KILLING HUBBY
LOUIS CREILUS KILLED ON FARM
SOUTH OF ST. LOUIS-WIFE
ARRENED. -.

st. Louis, Mo-. Feb. Louis Creil-
us, who lived five miles south of
here, was slain in his sleep last night
His wife Juanna, is being held for
the crime. The prisoner was the
victims second wife. 1t is thought
she is demented. Children said that
a month ago she attempted to kill
her husband, but he awoke and
seized the weapon which she was
holding at his breast.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
Left for GALVESTON.

Mrs r. B. Pidcoke and family have
returned to their old home in Gal
weston, Texas, where they will reside
in future. Mrs. Pidcoke removed to
Ardmore from the Texas city last fall
but has been forced to leave here on
account of i'll health.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
BEACH CASE TO JURY.
Defendants Attorney Says Evidence
Wouldn't Convict yellow Doq.

Aiken, S. c., Feb. THE Beach
case went to the jury this afternoon
at lis. '"Would you convict a
yellow dog of anything on the evil
dence offered against Beach," said
Attorney Henderson in closing for
the defense.
The jury this afternoon returned a
verdict of not guilty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07

BE sure to attend the Ravolia feast,
25 cents, at Mrs. B. H. Corlew's on,
Tuesday, from 8 to $3.50. Everybody
invited 73
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07

Sent Girls to Steal; Gets Two Years.
Montgomery, Mo, Feb. 6.-Accused
of sending out her two daughters,
IA and 16 years old, to steal chickens,
Mrs. Addie Pate was convicted today
OF a charge of theft and sentenced
to two years in the penitentiarq. The
girls were paroled by the court.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
PLAN ATTACK ON
COXS1AN ANT|NOPLE
BALKAN ALLIES WORKING TO
THAT ENo-TuRks ARE NOV
ING BY SEA.

London, Feb. Ga Constantinople
dispatch to the Daily News says that
heavy fighting has been going on for
two days in Gallipoli and that the
Bulgarians have won all along the
line. The Turks, on their own ad-
mission, have lost 5000 men. I
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07
Do You Really Know
What You Are Buying?

a he
hemlock hemlock
sion that it relied judgment
In the self reliance
the belief that high quality Blind
the dissatisfaction also be the
the increased of living.
a with the
relying IS
o a in
MORElTE.
advertisements THE ARDMORE-
ITE closely al constantly every day
j. P.Fa
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07

Vaccine points and sulphur and
cream tartar lozenges at BomarDavis
Drug Company, Postoffice block.
7-3t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-07

Want eds get results. Read them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-25
M'C0URT ADMITS
DOUBLING" CURRAN
Continued from first page.

McCourt's constituent, before the cur
ran committee gave the following YER
sion of what transpired between him
and the alderman:
He the alderman asked me-came
to me and told me they were friends Of
his, and said if ] pushed that case
down there that the mar would lose
his license. and he was a friend Of his
and he did not want TO see him lose his
liquor license. He told me If l did not
do it he had Lieutenant Becker fixed
and he would have me fixed"
This differs somewhat from Nc
Courts version as embodied IN his let
ter.
80 they're thinking Of investigating
me for keeping silent four months, are
they" said Alderman McCourt last
night well let them investigate the
Sphinx. She's been sitting there in the
desert for goodness knows how long
without saying word. Why, my
friend Alderman Curran, when he sees
me these days, says to me: Hello there.
Dromio Of the 9th and l shouts back
at him: Hello, you Dromio OF Wash
ington Square Why, we're the best Of
friends"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-25

the form in which It is introduced in the
House on Friday. II the suggested modi-
ications are in the bill. bankers VIII lena
their support TO the measure. But the
bill is introduced in its present form pro-
viding complete government control OF
the reserve board, it will be fought too'h
and nail. and there is every indication
that currency legislation will develop into
an acute controversy throughout the
country.
When Senator owen came here from
Washington last Sunday the bankers
pointed out to him that In parting with
their reserves 10 the regional banks they
thought it only proper that they should
have some voice In their administrator.
The Senator promised that he would DO
what he could, and invited the bankers 10
visit him i'm Washington before the bill
was presented. For this reason il is be-
lieved that the administration is not 50
militant in its attitude to the bankers as
might be inferred from some reports.
1t has been suggested that In the event
OF the national banks finding the new
currency measure objectionable they Will
relinquish their national charters to be-
come state institutions. In the appoint
ment by George c. Van Tuyl. jr, Super
intendent Of the State Banking Depart
ment, of a commission composed OF such
a strong personnel as he has chosen
many bankers profess to see a psyche
logical opportunity 10 enhance the at
forgiveness of a state charter over q
national banking system controlled abso-
lutely by the federal governments
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-25

under the act OF October l. 1891. ssc,..
! license and manufacture such domestic,,
ly produced opium into smoking on,nr.
for local consumption and interst,,'
traffic.
Owing 10 the high price which snok,n.
opium now commands as the resn,, :,
It's legal exclusion from the United s,a,.
certain persons have declared their inter
ton of producing opium in the rrni,.s
States and manufacturing it into sro,,
ing opium.
Should this intention be carried ou, 4.
would be a direct defeat of the chic, :,
ject of the act approved Februarv
1909. and the proposed amendn.r.,
thereto, and may be checked h.,
amending the act OF October / ,sao
TO impose a prohibtive internal rsv.u'~
tax on all smoking opium manufac,u,s,
in the United States from domestic cr,,S,
opium. and by providing further tho,
bond be required of the prospective wa,
facturers so heavy as to be deterren, :.
its effect.
1.-THE bill imposes a minimum nar.,..
Of $1,000. or imprisonment of not less tb..
five years. or both, in the discretion :.
the court, for each and every violation =,
the preceding sections Of the act ana ~.
vdes for the summary forfeiture and 4.
struction Of all smoking opium mar,
featured in the United States contrary ;,
the provisions Of the proposed bill"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-25
BILL ENDING OPIUM
TRAFFIC PASSES HOUSE
Provides Tax of $500 a Pound
on Drug When Prepared
for Smoking.
FINE OR LONG JAIL TERM
Threat of Poppy Culture on the
Pacific Slope Impelled Meas
ure-Other Statutes
in Prospect.
FINE OR LONG JAIL TERM
from The Tribune Bureau

Washington, June 24.-Without opposl-
tion the House passed to-day the Harri-
son bill, imposing a prohibitory tax on
the manufacture Of smoking opium In the
United States. An internal revenue tax OF
500 a pound is provided, and manu-
facturers OF smoking opium are required
further 10 furnish a 10000 bond.
Representative Harrison, Of New YORK
the author OF the measure, said the Dill
was the forerunner OF two others which
the WAYS and Means Committee would
recommend to curb the traffic In opium
and other narcotics.
The necessity for legislation similar TO
that approved by the House to-day was
explained I'm report submitted TO the
House by the Ways and Means Commit
tee when the anti-opium bill was put
upon its passage The report said, in
part:
THE act approved February 3, 1909,
prohibits the importation OF opium ex-
cept for medicinal purposes, and so makes
il Illegal for any one TO import crude
opium into the United States. and so 70
manufacture smoking opium. But it is
possible for those desiring 10 do so TO
cultivate the poppy IN several Of the
states (notably those on the Pacific
sloneD. produce opium therefrom. and