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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06
OPPOSITION FOR
STATE DEMOCRACY
MOVE TO INTRODUCE lNpEPEND-
ENT TICKET IN STATE-FlELos
FOR GOVERNOR.

Oklahoma City, Oct 5.-lAn indie
| pendent ticket, backed by citizens
reform movement is among the
! probabilities in the state campaign
| Of 1914 and, according to the gos-
! sip tonight the movement will in
clude representatives from the demo-
cratic, the republican and the pro-
| gressive parties. Some of the lead
ers Of each organization have had the
matter under consideration for weeks,
| and are prepared, it is said, to launch
the reform boom about January 1.
Attempted fusion of republicans
! and socialists, and an attempted
uniting of progressives and republi-
cans, both have failed Republicans
and progressives, alike, admit their
inability to win the state single
handed, which means continued sue
cess for the democratic party. If
information coming to the surface to-
night may be relied upon, the move
ment originated with the farming
element who. by nigh taxes. with
no prospect for immediate relief in
view Of appropriations made by the
last legislature and the continued
growing state debt Added to this
have been many alleged financial ir-
regularties in office.
1t Is planned to make up the state
ticket from United States senator
down with men of all parties, who
will work together to redeem thql
state" thus making it a non -parti-
san movement. The ticket would be
suggested at a state convention, and
through the state organization coun-
ties and districts would be urged 10
adopt similar means with a view of
giving the citizens movement strength /
in the legislature. No candidates |
have been mentioned other than that |
the name of John Fields, publisher |
of the Oklahoma Farm Journal, and |
the original kaffir corn advocate in
Oklahoma, is suggested for the gov
ernor's place Fields is a republican,
and made the race for governor in
the primary of that party three years
ago against Joseph McNeal, now Of
Tulsa.
"If members of the republican and
the progressive parties, together with
other citizens of the state, are in
.erestad in wiping the slate clean
and renovating the government be-
lore II grows any worse" said a
eader somewhat familiar with the
plans they could not afford 10 nom ,
nate tickets and make the reform
mpossible Both parties are due 10
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06
County District Court,

The criminal docket OF the Carter
county district court will be taken
up Wednesday morning with Judge
Russell on the bench and county at
torney Bleakmore and his assistant,
Andy Hardy, appearing for the state.
The court did nothing today. but
the county cases will be heard Tues
day. These ara the cases that grew
out Of the report of the examiner
from the Office of the state examiner
and inspector.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06
ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA MONDAY EVENING OC CTOBER & 1919
CARTERCOMM|TTEE
NOW IN OREGON
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Wis.
ITS INDIAN RESERVATIONS FOR
FiRsT.HANo INFORMATION.

The Carter Committee investigating
the Indian affairs, are now in southern
Oregon, The Chronicle published al
| Omak Washington, has the following
to say regarding the committee while
in the Colville reservation near Omak
The party came over the reser.
vation from Nepelem and were accom-.
panied by Supt. j. NJ Johnson
These gentlemen were out looking
for first-hand knowledge of the rescr-
yations all through the west and held
hearings at various places of import
ance on and near the south half of
the COlyille Indian reserve To line
things up so the work may be pushed
to completion on the allotting and the
reservation properly cared for in the
future.
These gentlemen we're also look
ing for the present and future general
welfare and progress of the Indians,
and considerable of their investiga-
ton was along the lines of health,
education and the sale of liquor, and
the laws and means necessary to best
protect and carry out these very i'm
portant things for all time TO come.
In many respects there is a great
sufficiency of laws in all these res
poets and it lay greatly in the hands
of the department as to whether these
things are quickly and rightly han
died. Members of the committee as
sured the Chronicle that the interior
had been going through a
big shake-up under the new secreta
ry and that it looked as though things
would really be done in the future and
not merely talked over and worked
over until they were worn completely |
out, as has so often happened in the |
past
'All OF the information now being |
gathered will be used by the depart
nent in the management of the re-
iervation and by both houses of con-
,ress in the formation of the laws
hat will open the reserve to settle
nent by the whites.
"The committee was wonderfully
by the magnitude of the
and the quantity and quality
# the timber and land on the reser
alton and admitted that it was much
lrger and more strenuous an under
aking than they had ever dreamed,
nd that much thought would have to
e used In closing up the deal and
the Indians interest"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06
HENRY SPENCER MAKES COM.
PLETE CONFESSION TO MUIR
DERlNG DANCING TEACHER.
WAS ARRESTED SUNDAY
Spencer Led Murdered Woman to Be-
lieVe that He was a Farmer-Mur-
der Of Two Chi,auo Policemen Ad-
mtted by spen Ay,,
'oricaJ o

Chicago, Ill.,, oct G--TLe police u
day began IL gruesome Investigation
of the confessions yesterday OF Henry
Spencer that he had slain twenty per
sons.
Possessing evidence to support tina,
he killed Mrs Mildren Allison Rex
roat, a dancing teacher, September
25, the authorities said today that
they were confident of confirming
his guilt in many crimes, The body
Of Mrs. Rexroat was found near
Wharton, H., a week ago
Among the murders that Spencer
Is alleged to have admitted We're
those of Policemen Penneu and De
vine several years ago.
The rattan suit case of Mrs. Rex
roa, covered with blood, was found
in Spencers room and the revolver
with which the murder was commit
ted was found hidden in a bureau
drawer. Spencer was arrested by the
police in a rooming house near the
south-side levee district.
Il met Mrs. Eerroat two months ago
at a dance hail." Spencer said in his
written confession, right after she
got divorce from her first husband,
got acquainted without any trouble,
nobody introducing us. | took her
home that night and we decided to be
good friends. After that | saw her
three or four nights a week. She
thought ! was a farmer and would
be easy pickings, so | tried to keep
that impression with her
While the police were satisfied that
Spencer is guilty of many murders, |
they were forced to conclude that |
his statement of numbering twenty |
persons was an eXaggeration. Spen-
Ger is addicted to the opium habit,
symptoms of which is q grotesQue
imagination.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06

]. u. Parks, aged a., died at D and
Ninth, n. f., in Ardmore, Saturday
evening at o'clock, of tuberculosis
Funeral was conducted from the IA
mily residence at 3 o'clock Sunday az.
ternoon by Rev. Broad Hays and in
terment was held in Rose Hill GENE
terry. He was member OF the Fra
ternal Aid, and the funeral was under
the auspices of the order. Deceased is
survived by widow and children
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06
WILL FIGHT REFERENDUM.
Many illegal Signatures Appear on
Petition Filed.

Oklahoma City, Okla. Oct. 5.-Ned
McDaniels of Altus, secretary of the
Senate, who would become secretary
of the state election board under the
legislative act which has been sus.
pended by referendum petition filed
by Ben ". Riley. the present board
secretary, spent the day with his at
torney, Norman Haskell. going over
the names
MoDaniels announces that he will
resist the referendum on the ground
that illegal signatures are relied up
on by the petitioners. He has until
October 13 to file protest
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06
Will Wed Wednesday.

Senator Fred Tucker and his broth.
er X. c. Tucker OF Toyah, Texas, left
here Sunday for Oklahoma City on
business and from there they will go
TO Guthrie where tho senator will
we'd Miss Bess Gano Wednesday
Following the ceremony Mrs. Leslie
G. NiblaGk, daughter OF Governor
Haskell, and wife of the publisher Of
the Guthrie Leader will serve a we'd
ding supper.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06
Will Run For Sheriff.

John CHM stated this morning that
he had made up his mind to be iii
the race for sheriff next summer. He
has ben an officer of the county
since statehood and a letter pub.
lished from him Sunday morning
stated that he had resigned as dep
uty sheriff
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06
ALL READY FOR
WORLDS SERIES
PITCHERS FOR OPENER NOT YET
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OUT
OF GAME. ....

New York, oct. 6.-Eyerything is
ready today for the opening OF ths
worlds Championship baseball series
tomorrow. It seems doubtful today
whether Snodgrass, the Giauts' CEN
ter fielder, will be able TO play on
account Of injuries, otherwise the
lineup of the two teams will prob
ably be the regulars. Betting is
light and what there is, Is at even
money No announcement has been
made today regarding the pitchers
for the opener.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06
SIXTEEN STILL FREE.
Authorities Planning Rigid Investigs-
ton Of the Wholesale Delivery,

Houston, Tex, Oct 6.-Sixteen OF
the twenty-one convicts, who escaped
from the Imperial prison farm by
saving the bars and escaping through
a window Saturday night, we're still
at large today. All of the prisoners
were whites. Sixty or more prison
ers in the same room refused to es-
cape with the others.
A rigid investigation of the whole
sale delivery is said TO be planned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06

Joe S Berkshire visited with Mrs.
Berkshire Sunday and left today for
Amarillo. Mr.. Berkshire says Texas
towns are talking Ardmore now and
almost everywhere he goes he hears
of the oil fields and is of the opinion
that many Texas people will invess
here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06

James r. Taliaferro, VIM. Kirkpat-
rick and G. W. Young. members OF
the board OF county commissioners
are all in the city today and the
board is in regular monthly session.
The auditing of accounts against the
county vas taken up at the forenoon
session.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06
ARDMORE FRIENDS
VISIT GOVERNOR
rs is ASKED TO APPOINT JUDGE
RUSSELL TO THE STATE SU-
PaEME BENCH.

\ number Of friends OF Judge 5
IT, Russell mes this morning ant
went in a body TO Governor Cruce Il
a"t him To appoint Judge Russell Il.
member Of the state supreme cour
To III the vacancy which Will result
from the resignation of Judge VII
lan-, who has stated that he viii
r"s'-n In become an active candi
IaJn Tor governor of the state.
+" III" company We're bankers, bus
nc,> men, lawyers, county officials
ard minister's Attorney Thomas Nor
man was the spokesman FOR the
TRENDS of Judge Russell Mr. Nor
ma, stated the object Of the yls 2
i'll few words, the meeting w2s an
informal one and the governor sat
quirtl, and talked with his friends
about the matter as they sat about
him Mr.. Norman stated that Judge
Russell was one of the biggest men
in he stat, that he regarded him
the biggest man in the state on the
district bench. that the governor
could not make mistake in manu-
ing him and that Judge RuSsells
friends were ambitious for him to
round out his useful career upon the
bench. The eulogy upon the ability
and useful life of Judge Russell was
couched in very pretty and in very
strong language.
Governor Cruce did not allow a
word to drop that signifed what
he would do The governor stated
that other candidates were Summers
Hardy OF Madill, Jesse Hatchett Of
Durant, A. T. West of Coalgate and
---- Rainey of Atoka. That many
petitions had been received asking
or the appointment of Judge Hardy.
There may not be any appointment
o make, the governor said. While
Judge Williams intends to resign |
low and enter the gubernatorial race |
he fortunes of politics may change |
hings before resignation day comes.
f Judge Williams resigns it will
ot be before the first day of jan
ary and may not be before the
irst of March. The man appointed
5 his successor ought to become
candidate for the place and that
ill necessitate the appointee to get
ito the race Immediately following
is appointment. One applicant said
@ would not be a candidates for
lection, but the governor seemed
, think that the appointee should
ecome n candidate before the pri-
larry in August, There is another
,ature that enters into this matter
aid the governor, and that is the
Dpointment OF successor to the
istrict bench, II he takes a man
ON the district bench. The gov
nor rehearsed the fight in Judge
district and said he
anted to avoid fights of that kind
the state.
the state. Another very significant
ing, the governor said, was that
e Second supreme court judicial
strict is his home district and that
, would make the appointment n
,rsonal one regardless of the petit ,
lns that were filed with him. :
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06
MISSIONARIES ARE PRISONERS.
Chinese Bandits Hold American and
Norwegian Missionaries.

Pekin, Oct. "a message received
here today from Taso Yang indicated
that the American and Norwegian
missionaries held captive by the ban
dts there abe still alive. This dis
credits the former advices that a
son of Rev Fauske had been killed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06

hold state conventions this fall, and
| anticipate the scheme will be com
pleted not later than the first of tho
year
1t is not assumed that the demo-
cratic partys organization would yield,
to any sort of movement alternating
It from its regular bearings, so the
contest would resolve itself into one
against the party in power. but al
ligned in which the prediction is,
would be an astonishingly large fol-
lowing of democrats.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06
DEATHS.

Grace Mccoy, the u months-old
daughter of ]. A. Mccoy of Provence,
died Saturday at Provence and was
buried there Sunday. She led Of a
complaint common to children in the
summer months.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06
NationsI Commission Rulira

New York. Oct 6.-The national
baseball commission today decided
that players, who had no contract
70 write before September 25. could
not write Of the worlds series for
newspapers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06
ASH DOUGLAS STRICKEN.
A Victim OF Appe pendicitis-Wss oper.
ated upon Sunday Afternoon.

Ash Douglas became i'll Friday
night with APPENDICITIS and was op-
Grated upon Sunday afternoon by DR..
r, S. Booth at the Hardy Sanitarium.
He was getting along very nicely this
morning and it is thought that he
will make a rapid recovery.
V. A Niblack, who underwent an
operation some days ago, IS much
better today
Mrs. David EzzeIl, who underwent
an operation, will be dismissed from
the sanitarium today
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06
SULzER DEFENSE BEGINS.
Governors Campaign Secretary Sum
moned as First Witness Today.

Albany N. Y, Oct. 6.--The Sulzer
impeachment trial opened again this
afternoon with the defense present
ing the first of its testimony. Louis
Sarecky, the governors campaign sec
retary, had been summoned as the
first witness for the defense.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06

The eight-day-old infant Of c. c.
Hedrick of Keller died Saturday night
at midnight of tonsilitis, and the
body was buried at Keller Sunday af-
ternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-06
FOURTEEN KILLED
AND 28 HURT
RUSSIAN EXPRESS TRAIN COL.
LIpED WITH STALLED LOCO.
MoTlVE-FATAL RESULTS.

Dvidusk. Russia, Oct. 5.--Fourteen
passengers were killed and twenty
eight injured today. when an express
from Kiev to ST Petersburg collid-
I'd With stalled locomotive near
here.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-04
MUCH OPPOSITION
TO COUNTY DIVISION

In Its fight for the division OF the
county and the creation of new
county. of which Aguiiar shall be
the county seat. the people OF Agui-
lar are confronted with n stoncwall
OF sentiment among the members oi
the nineteenth general assembly op-
posed to creating any more new
counties. Aguilar new county boost
crs are camping on the trail OF the
solons however and the delegation
which is making its headquarters in
the capital city is led by DR.. G. d.
Livingston and ". w. Lindsey. They
hope to have Il bill introduced that
will provide for cutting Las Animas
IN two lcngthwise. taking n portion
OF Huerfano county.
r. j. McMahon. who spent the
early part of the week in Denver
with A. +. McGlashan, declares that
he talked to the majority of senators
and legislators and that they stood
az a unit againct county division on
general principles. The Aguilar
boosters are working hard and lin
ing up some support here and there.
'Aguilar expects to send down dele
CATION OF fifty to the state house
about the time that tho bill is ready
TO go before the house.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-04
Is the City Bastile
Conducive to Insanity?

Wha, is there about til" Htmo-
sphere Of the city Jail tina, Is con-
duclyc TO insanity"
Domirick Arena who i charged
with his brother. Felix Arena with
the murder oi pic;ro Ringo nonr
Jansen on October IL. became 10 bpi-
sicrous and violent In IN. city Jail
that yesterday he had to h" removed
and taken 10 the county jaii. Night
and day he kept up such Il shouting
and singing that the jailcr could not
sleep ami the prisoners were kent In
constant terror. Since being taken
to the county Jail he has been "a
quiet and gentle as n lamb and
caused no ,rouble whstsyer. lie ap-
pears as rational as kA..' t,nic-scrvcr
in the county Jail.
Eugene Webster. arrested for hold
ing mp and robbing woman In the
early par; OF November twice at
tempted to commi, suicide In the city
jail on the night oi his arrest and
conducted himself like n maniac all
the time he was there. Al the coun-
~ jail he was quiet and gave the au-
thoritics no ifoubi. after the first
day In confinement.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-04
AVIATOR COOPER
PASSES THROUGH TRINIDAD

John ID. Cooper. the fearless ayia.
'or VINO entertained the crowds nj
'he third annual county fair by his
dcath-deiying aerial flights, the frs,
successful flights ever made in ,bis
aititde. passed through Trinidad vcs.
terday enroutc to San Diego. Gal
where he will become instructor II,
the use of the Curtiss flying hon, n,
me Curtiss camp in that CITY uc
VIII perform In three aviation moo,s
10 De held this winter, one AZ San
p'eso. one at San Francisco and IN,
at Los Angeles.
The flying boat is n combin,,i,r
OF the aeroplanc and the motor hoo,
ihey are equipped to make sno.d
OF fifty miles an hour on the w,,or
ana b" miles an hour in the air In
a measure much of the danger n,
Tying is eliminated by the now In
vention. III
Mr. Cooper has become one n, H.,
most noted aviators in tho cor,.n,.
since he took to flying. His r,imh,,
IN trinidad last September os,ah'
lished new records for altitudo md
distance. """
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-04
Misses Yeamen Entertain

Misses Helen ana LucertIa Yea
man entertained their bridg" club
yesterday afternoon ut their spa
cious hom" on pine street. Tn" game
prize was won by Miss Vera Eighmy
The club membership Is limited 10
young girls OF the Episcopal church
ana Mrs. Robert Ycamnn WAS made
president. 4 delicious lunch was
served by the hostess.s assisted by
their mother. Mrs. Robcr; Ncamnn.
after the game. Those present were
Misses Leila Nine Aulrmnr. H.ssi.
Rupp. Iicnion. Amy Ferris. Edna
Sanders. Katherine Burke. Vcrna
Eighmy, Hcssic East. Effic Iicgl.rr,
Mildred Andrews. Pearl Conger.
iiadie DcMuucho. Faith Eaylcsc.
Peaches DauEhcrty. Mcsdam"s lose
phiHc Ferris. li'niou and l.. T.. DE
MOuchc,
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-04
DATES and PLACES
MEETING FOR UNION
PRAYER MEETINGS

In connection with the observance
of the week OF prayer II has beca
agreed TO hold union prayer meet
inEs In seven districts OF Trinidad.
The first meetings arc to be held on
Tuesday morning. January Z. nS fol-
lows: District No. !. from Washing
ton avcnut south. Mrs. Ell Jcffrcys
cadcr ut residence OF Miss Funk. SCI
Grant avenue. No. =. south OF At
Gibson and Short and from Arizona
to Yves. city limits. Mrs. i. Kyle lead
"r ut l.G Robinson avenue. No. ..
between Atchison and pine from Ari-
zona west. Mrs. Window leader at
81? Prospect. No. 1. cas, Of Com.
mcrcial and south OF river. Mrs.
Charles Little leader at 30 East
Main street. No. :. west OF Com
mcrcial and south of the river. Miss
Hubbard leader at sos Animas street
No. q. between Pine AMI Nevada.
north and west. Mrs. Mary l.. Hoyd
leader At residence of Mrs. u. NJ.
Walker. iO2 ". Haca street. No. :,
north and east from Nevada and tn.
river. Mrs. Lowdey leader. Ilo John
son avenue.
The plan is for the ladies' OF all
to meet in their re-
spectivc districts at ten o'clock every
morning. AT the conclusion of each
meeting leader and the place OF
meeting for the following day is to
be appointed. Reports of these
meetings. including number present.
number taking part and place and
leader for next meeting are to be
made to Rev. II. h. Chandler. secrc-
tary OF the Ministerial alliance of
the city. Immediately at the close OF
each meeting. Al the same hour of
these meetings the ministers of the
AFFILIATED churches will hold pray
er meeting in the pastors study of
the First Presbyterian church.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-04
GAMBLERS ARE FINED

r. NJ. Cook. W. -. Rhodes and
Clarence Rhodes. each OF whom are
charged with keeping gambling
rooms. today appeared in the county
court and Withdrew their pleas of
not guilty and entered pleas OF
guilty. on one charge each. Two
other separate cases against Cook
and one other against Rhodes were
nolled. The men were assessed n
fine of $50 and costs, the penalty
imposed on thirty or more gamblers
who entered pleas of guilty on De-
cember II. This action today dis
poses OF all of the ninety or more
gambling cases. save those against
T.. y. Couant. against whom there
are two indictments and whose trial
is set on the docket for the early
part OF this month.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-04
REMAINS OF F. HORTON
TO REACH HERE TONIGHT

The body OF the late Frederick
Horton. one time millionaire and
Chicago stock broker. who died yes
tcrday morning at the Bartlett ranch
ut Vermcio Park. y. NJ. Will be re-
ccivcd here tonight curoute TO Chi
rago where the funeral will take
place. Rev. J. o. Ferris OF the Epis-
copal church who was summoned
yesterday oiiiciated NJ n short fun
cri,l service at the ranch today. Tho
remains will arrive In Trinidad in
care OF u. li Sipc OF the Trinidad
Undertaking Company aud Mrs. W.
II. Bartlett and the Secretary William
lnslis will accompany the body to
Chicago.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-04
HUMANE SOCIETY TO MEET

The regular monthly meeting OF
the Las Animas County Humane So
ciety will be held at the Chamber of
Commerce rooms. next Tuesday night
January .. This Is the first meeting
since the reorganization las, month
when Officers and a board OF direc-
tors were elected. The membership
committee has been active and the
membership has increased materially
since the meeting. Much business OF
Importance IL scheduled for the NEE:
Ing Tuesday night and all members
are urged TO attend. Visitors are
cordially invited.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-04
JUDGE HUNTER CANDIDATE
FOR COUNTY ATrORNEYSH1P

Judge Henry Hunter. retiring
Judge OF the third judicial district
has announced himself candidate
tor the appointment OF county attor-
ncy, an office that has been held for
several years by Robe IT T. Ycaman
Tho board of county comm ssioners
VIII probable make known the ap-
pointmcnt at the first session next
week. The board had taken an ad-
journmcnt for a few days out of re-
spcct to the memory of the late
County Clerk Sam Garcia. who died
yesterday.