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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26
AND INVESTIGATE CAlUMETS
CHRISTMAS DISASTER AT THE
CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL.
DEAD SEVENTY-TWO
No Clue TO Arch Fiend Who Caused
Panic, Transforming Festivities Into
Tragedy as Children We're Crushed
to Death Under Feet of Others.

Calumet, Mich. Dec. 26-While four
separate Investigations were under
way in the Christmas tree disaster
in which seyenty-two persons were
killed, peace makers today labored
TO end the copper strike in this
region. Many believe that the labor
differences will be buried with the
wives and children of the strikers
who were disaster victims. There
still was dispute today over the offel
of the citizens alliance, which is
considered hostile to the strikers, oi
funds for the stricken families. The
officials of the Western Federation
of Miners declared that the Offer
would be spurned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26
FLANs TO GET NINE HOURS
SLEEP OUT OF TWENTY.FoUR
DURING VACATION.
WILL Do NO WORK
Wilson Not Likely to Appoint Any
Members Of the Reserve Board
to Handle New Currency Bill
Until After His Return.

Pass Christian, Miss, Dec, 90
President wilson today began a pro-
gram for the three weeks rest, which
will include nine hours sleep daily,
golf game with his physician, an
automobile ride with his family and a
long walk, hoping by this schedule
TO get back to vigorous hear.
There is little chance that the
president will name any of the men,
bers of the reserve board, which
will administer the new currency
system, while here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26
DALLAS MAN NEW
WOODMEN OFFICER
w. A. FRAZER OF DALLAS WILL
SUCCEED LATE J. c. ROOT AS
HIGH OFFICER.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 26.-W A. Fra
zer of Dallas automatically succeeds
J. c. Root as sovereign commander
of the Woodmen of the World, who
died yesterday, according TO the an
nouncement at headquarters of the
order today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26

Gulfport, Miss, Dec. 26.-While mo-
toring near here today, President Will
son discovered the home of Judge ].
II. Neville on fire He informed Mrs.
Neville, the only occupant, that the
house was burning, and while the
chauffeurs and secret service men ex-
tingushed the flames under his di-
rection, the president allayed Mrs. Ne
villes fears that her home would be
destroyed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26
PRISONERS GIVEN
XMAS PRESENT
MAYOR EMPTlES THE CITY JAIL
YESTERDAY, BUT WARNS THEM
NOT TO COME BACK.

Yesterday morning the mayor pre-
sented all the prisoners at the city
jail with their freedom, but in doing
so he warned them that it would
not be well for them to be brought
before him in the future as the
dose they would get would be the
limit. The mayor stated that they
all promised to be good in the future
and thanked him for his generosity
in letting them out for the holidays,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26
JAPS WELCOME DE LA BARRA.
Mexico's Special Envoy Extended Ma
tonaI Welcome in Toxic Today.

Toxic, Japan, Dec. ga national
welcome was extended to De la Bar
ra, special envoy of thanks to Japan
for participation in the Mexican cen
tennial today. A committee of mem
bers of parliament presented the en-
voy with swort, and at mass meet
ing before the national palace a resc
luton was adopted critlcizing the
United States for discriminating
against the Japanese.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26
Series Of Sermons at Broadway Meth
odist Church.

Beginning Sunday morning Rev. c.
X. Gray will preach series of four
sermons on The Sermon on the Mount.
The dates and themes are as follows;
Dec. 2S, II a. m. "The Sermon as
a Whole"
Jan. 4, II a. m. "The Beatitudes, A
Study"
Jan. 4, 7:3O p. m, THE Essential
Elements Of Life
Jan. II, II a. m. The Great Mo
tives TO Living
Those interested are requested to
study the fifth, sixth and seventh chap
ter of Matthew
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26
LIVE SAVERS DID
VALUABLE WORK
REPORTS SHOW VESSELS AND
cARGoES WORTH ABOUT HALF
BILLION WERE SAVED.

Washington, Dec. 26.-Through
the efforts of the United States life
saving service, vessels and their car
goes valued at $413,S6O,O0O were saw
ed during the fiscal year, according
to the report Of s l. Kimball general
superintendent of the service, publish
ed today.
Off the 1913 casualties at sea dur
ing the year, only 60 were lost and
73 deaths were due to drowning, the
report says.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26

Calumet, Mich, Dec. Con the
day Christeniom sets aside as one of
rejoicing over the birth of the Sa-
viour, Calumet, stricken to the heart
by an alfost unbelievable catastrophe,
stands mourning by the side of its
dead, the seventy-two victims, most OF
the children, of the frightful panic
.on Christmas eve in the Italian hall.
This panic followed a false alarm cry
of fire during the progress of Christ
mas tree entertainment arranged for
families of the copper mine strikers.
All bitterness that has existed in
this strike-ridden community during
the past nine months is wiped away
by the one great common affliction
Today the people of Calumet can only
see their neighbors, their brothers,
their sisters and their little children
staggering under an almost unbeara-
BILE burden cd distress and grief.
Mass Meeting Held.
A mass meeting of Calumet citizens
was held Thursday afternoon to eX
press sympathy and devise ways and
means to ameliorate the suffering and
sorrow Of those families on which the
hand of death has fallen.
A committee of twelve was appoint
ed to visit the homes and ascertain
what financial assistance was needed
Funds are assured and no outside aid
will be sought.
The statement of President Meyer
of the Western Federation of Miners
that no benefits from the citizens
would be accepted, was disregarded
The strikers also met Thursday af
ternoon and named a committee COM
prising representative OF the nation
alities of the victims to call on the
sorrowing relatives and learn their
wishes regarding the funerals. This
committee will meet Friday to make
ARRANGEMENTS for the service.
Unable to Fix Blame.
The authorities have so far been un-
able to trace a man who is said to
have gone up the stairs of the Italian
hall and raised the cry of fire to
which is ascribed the panic that led
to the fearful crush in the stairway
and caused the death of the nearly
four score men, women and children
There seems to be little hope that he
will be anprehended
The other theory. that the cry OF
fire originated within the hall, was
substantiated Thursday by Mat Saari
a striker. who lost his son in the dis
aster. He declared the cry came from
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26

c. B. Bee, chief rate clerk of the
public utilit es board of Missouri, is
at home to spend Christmas with his
parents, Judge and Mrs. Sullweu II.
Russell. He will return tonight for
Jefferson City. Mr. Pee has always
held his citizenship here. He has re-
turned to Ardmore every election to
cast his ballot and has many friends
here to enjoy his progress and his at
,ainments.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26
EXPLOSION KILLS FOURTEEN.
Fireworks Blow Up, Wreckin9 Build
inq in Province Of Naples.

Rome, Dec. 25.-An explosion OF
fireworks in a factory today at Tore
Annunzatia in the Province of Ma
pies, resulted in the death Of many
persons. The building collapsed
burying the victims in the wreck
age. Fourteen dead and five in
jured We're taken from the ruins
and it IS believed many other bod
les are coverd by the debris
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26

Washington, Dec. pa telegram
demanding federal investigation Of the
cause of the panic at Calumet Wed
nesday night during which seventy
two persons were trampled to death
was received by Secretary Of Labor
Wilson from Charles H. Meyer, presi
dent of the Western Federation OF
Miners, Thursday. Secretary Wilson
has applied to the attorney generals
office for an opinion as to whether
the government has the jurisdiction
to make such an investigation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26

Chairman Taliaferro OF the county
board of commissioners came in to-
day from Lone Grove. He came on
horseback, and says wagon travel is
almost impossible. Lone Grove cele-
brated Christmas in a sane manner,
no accidents occurred to mar the
pleasures cf the day, and all the cit
liens enjoyed the day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26
DALLAS VETERAN KILLED.
Boy Shot Grand e
father Christmas Day.

Dallas, Tex, Dec, 26.-Going to the
back door to shoot a rife, which he
had received for Christmas, LeXie
Mapes, aged IS, shot and killed his
grandfather, w w, Freeman, a con
federate veteran, aged a. last night
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26
FINDS VALUABLE COIN.

Workman Unearths Silver Dollar
Valued at Thirty Five Hundred.
New Haven, Conn, Dec. ga
dollar Of 1904. valued at thrty-five
hundred dollars, was dug up by
workman here today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26
REBELS DESTROY CONVOY.
Convoy Train North of San Luis Po'
tosi Destroyed Yesterday.

Washington, ID. G., Dec. 26.-The
rebels destroyed the convoy train
north of San Luis Potosi yesterday,
killing thirty-four federals, accord
ing to state department advices re-
ceived here today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26
FREEZE TO THE GULF.
Last Nights Freeze Extended All oV-
er the Southwest.

Dallas, Tex, Dec. 26.-Freezins
weather extended over the entire
southwest last night, reaching to the
gulf for the first time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26

Mr.. and Mrs Walter F. Buchanan
spent Christmas in the city as guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. r
Burnitt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26
TO PROVE SCHMIDT INSANE.
Attorneys for Defense Introduce Hy-
pothetical Question of 10000 Words.

New York, Dec. 26.--Hypothetical
questions, $4,000 words long were
brought into the court today by at
torneys for Hans Schmidt, and were
read to the state al!enists in an eff
fcrt to prove that Schmidt was in
sane when he murdered Anna Aumuel-
lpr
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-12-26

Billie Baker Of Shawnee is a guest
at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. w. K.
Burnitt
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CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12
Trolley Service
in the lrOnbOund Section
Is Temporarily Mended

Trolley Inspector Joseph Crawford,
of the Board of Works, has temper
arily settled the problem of trolley
conditions on Hamburg place, which
have been the cause Of considerable
complaint from residents o fthe Iron
bound section. Trolley conditions
there have been greatly impaired
owing to the fact that the work
being done in that section by con-
tractors for the Passaic Valley
Sewerage Commission has interferred
with the trolley service.
At the present time trolley service
east of Jabez street, as far as the
Newark Baseball Clubs grounds is
cut off entirely, and this condition is
liable to prevail for at least year.
Yesterday Mr.. Crawford succeeded
in making arrangements with the
Public Service to run "jigger" from
the ball grounds, connecting with
East Ferry street. This will give the
relief required, although the public
will be forced to walk from Jabez
street to the ball grounds to make
connections with the digger"
When the baseball season opens
the trolley problem will be much
more complicated and Mr. Crawford
is already making arrangements for
the handling Of the large crowds
that use the trolley. The fans will
probably have to use the East Ferry
street cars and ride around the loop
to reach the grounds. Otherwise
they would have to walk from Jabez
street.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12
Train Victims Passport
May Establish Identity
Especial to the Newark start

ELIZABETH, Dec. 12.--From a
passport found upon the body of the
man who was killed by Royal Blue
Line flyer near the Elizabethport sta
ton of the Central Railroad OF New
Jersey at o'clock last night the VIC
tim is believed to be Slmlca Ramesa,
a native of Austria. The passport
shows that the bearer left Austria on
october 18. The man was apparently
about thirty years of age.
Commuters who were waiting for
trains at the station saw him walk
upon the tracks in the way of the
oncoming express. He was hurled
more than 10 feet. The crew Of the
train carried him into the station and
an ambulance from the Elizabeth,
General Hospital was summoned. He
died two hours later The body was
brought to Martins morgue, where it
Will remain awaiting identification.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12
Branch Brook Investors
Attend Theatre and Dine

The officers and directors of the
Branch Brook Investors held theatre
party at Miners Empire Theatre and
banquet at Achtel- Stetter's last
night. James Lenahan was toast
master. DR.. Nathan ]. Alpert spoke
on Friendship and Finance" and
Harry Unger, the solicitor of the So
ciety, on Advantages of Organiza-
tons Such as Ours" Louis A. Fast
responded to the toast. 1.-THE Day we
Celebrates" William Wanger made an
address on Harmony" and DR.. Philin
ship"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12
Patrick J. Noonan

Patrick j. Noonan, twenty-five
years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs Nicho-
las Noonan, of Isaac street, Belleville,
died today after lingering illness.
He was a member of the Holy Name
Society of ST. Peters Church and st.
Peters School Alumni Association.
The funeral will be held on Monday
morning to st. Peters Catholic
Church. where a high mass of re-
QUEEN will be celebrated Interment
will be in st. Peters Cemetery. 9
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12

ments were made In such a way as
to provide that in case Of Father
.OConnor's death the money must be
used for the purpose specified.
One of the most auspicious func-
tions in the history of the Harrison
parish was the silver anniversary of
Father O'Connor's ordination to the
priesthood. The ceremonies. which
began on Sunday, May rs, 1902, lasted
for a week. Il had been planned to
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12
OBITUARY
Albert Hoffman

Albert Hoffman, forty-eigl1t years
old, chiropodist, of 1863 Washington
avenue, Belleville, died suddenly yes
terday at his home. He was attend
ing the furnace in the cellar when
he was stricken with apoplexy. He
was attended by DR.. e. o. Cyphers,
but died in a short time. He is sur
vived by his wife. Mr.. Hoffman, who
was in business in New York, resided
in Belleville about ten years. He was
charter member of Belleville Lodge
OF Elks. Services will be held by the
lodge at the house tomorrow night.
lnterment will be in Glendale Gene
terry, Bloomfield.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12

give Father O'Connor a purse on that
occasion. The priest refused the
money, and instead had beautiful
marble altar dedicated to the Blessed
Virgin. Tie presented 1t to the parish
in memory of his mother. A main
marble altar was later substituted for
the wooden one and following this u
marble altar was dedicated to st. Jo-
seph.
Prior to this the interior of the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12

church was frescoed Handsome
paintings adorn the walls at tic
altar Considerable of this work was
done while Father O'Connor was on
European tour. Rev. Henry @.
Coyne. now rector of the. Church OF
the Sacred Heart. Vailsburg. super
vised the frescoing and painting. f
was through the efforts of Father
Coyne mt the silver Jubilee purse
was 2 u
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12
Woman P. o. Employees Killed

LEWISTOWN. Pa, Dec. I2.--Miss
Anna NJ Eckbert, sixty years old, an
employee of the postoffice department
at Washington, was killed by train
here today. She had suffered ner-
yous breakdown and was recuperat-
ing at the home of her brother. Miss
Eekbert was connected with the post
Office department for thirty three
years and her efficiency won her d
personal letter srom Postmaster Gem
eral John Wanamaker.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12

Father O'Connor was especially fond
of children. He believed in reasoning
with a child rather than administer
ing physical punishment. He was
very particular about the appearance
of the parish buildings. both interior
and exterior. He insisted at all times
upon neatness and the appearance of
the spacious church, especially, gave
evidence of this fact.
Father OConnor always expressed
wish that he might live to see the
day when the church would be
adorned withsspires and equipped with
a set Of chimes At the present time
there is a fund being raised to have
this work done. 1t was started by
Father o'Connor and the arrange
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-08-14
Mysterious STRANGER.

Something mighty queer about q
feller that was here last week." re-
lated the landlord of the Turgidtown
tavern. "He never kicked about his
room. eat with apparent relish what
was set before him. didn't try to fiirt
with the mattresses, and when | ask.
ed him II he was looking for land or
seeking health or canvassing for some.
thing he politely replied that he
wasn't He went to bed and got up
at reasonable hours, walked sedately
about town. bought 10.cent cigars as
II he was used to 'em. answered civilly
the remarks Of practically every prom.
inent citizen in town about the wealth.
er He stayed three days, and then
paid his bill without grumbling. bade
me courteous good-by and went
away with as little fiutter as he had
come. And on account OF the consist.
ent manner in which he minded his
own business and let other peoples
affairs alone there has been a good
deal Of speculation about him ever
since. the consensus Of opinion being
that he was either a famous detec.
tive, some kind of slick swindler or
a crazy man."-Kansas City Star.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-08-14
ElIolbles In Dancer.

w. e. Hosac Of the Chicago Dress,
makers club was condemning the
slashed skirt on the score OF its sug.
gestiveness.
Relaxing for moment from his Sc.
rious vein, Mr.. Hosac said:
Man. poor man. has 1t hard enough
on his seashore vacation as It is. II
the slashed skirt Is to be used against
him"
"I was very much astonished.' said
one man to another. to hear that
Blanc. the rich old bachelor, had
married the Widow Starr at Atlantic
City thought he was only flirting
with her"
He thought SO. too" was the re-
ply.
And this" said Mr.. Hosac, "was
In pre-slash days. mind you'll"
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-08-14

about the Pinkham remedies and I took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound and was cured. ! cannot praise
your remedies enough for know never
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be opened, read and answered By q
woman and held In strict conadeice.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-08-14

before people only when necessary,
and there were no more walks.
What's wrong with Lee?" asked the
banker after couple of days.
Got a soft corn, maybe" was the
laughing answer.
Don't be too hard on him. I think
him a rather nice boy"
so did | until-until the flre the
other day"
What OF the fire."
He ran away from IT,"
"Whew! | thought he was with us"
He was not. He skulked away at
the first shout and hid behind the
women! Father. he's coward and
has lost my respect"
I'm! I'm! want to think this
over You say he skulked away, and
yet he was in no danger Rather
funny"
Miss Maude wanted to be alone and
still not be shut up in her room. There.
fore she watched for chance to reach
the beach unobserved. Half a mile of
the sands was a big rock. At low tide
1t stood up like q house; at high tide
the salty water swept it's crest. The
fishermen had been predicting a gale.
and there were signs that 1t was near.
There was a boat drawn up on the
beach, and what did the girl who want.
ad to be alone do but launch II and
take the oars for row? She couldn't
help notice the swell and that the
tide was coming in, but she was fair at
the oars and strong In the arms and
she headed for the rock and reached It.
She had been sitting there for "a quar-.
ter OF an hour when she was noticed
from the hotel and an alarm given. IL
was time and past time The gale
broke with "a loud moan as the tide
turned. and five minutes later the
white caps were dancing and the spray
flying. All the boats except the one
she took were In the creek. mile be-
low. but had they been at hand there
was no one'to launch them.
There isn't man on the coast who
can row against the gale and tide"
said the father Of the fishers; and the
others looked across at the girl and
shook their heads.
Neither fathers money nor the
tears OF a mother would drive them
to face the peril.
The gale took on new strength. and
the oncoming waves drove the half
crazed people back and when there
came break in the flying spray and
driving clouds all eyes went to the
rock and there we're groans and muir
murs. The rock might be swept clear
OF human life the next view they got.
What is 1t! What is IT," fifty
voices demanded as fisherman ran
down into the surf and peered towards
the rock under the sharp of his hand.
IT'S a boat. but they'll never make
it,"
where! Where!"
Don't look! Don't see them drown!"
Some turned their backs, and some
sat down and covered their faces with
their hands.
Then through foam and spume, and
riding great roller. boat came driv.
ing in and was caught and run high on
the beach-Hugh Lee at the steering
oar and Maude Allison crouched on the
bottom boards. He had brought her
back when old fishermen had said that
the stoutest skiff and the best oars
man could not live.
"You see." said the father to his
weeping daughter that night. every
mans bravery is not alike. One may
fight lion and run from the hoot OF
an owl; he may fight fire and dread
water; he may run away In battle and
have no fear Of robbers. Better take
young Lee back into your good graces
and give me a son.in-law."
And that's what she did.
Copyright. 1913. by the Mcclure Newspa. |
per Syndlcate.)
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-08-14
Cheap Talk,

THAT Mrs. Naybor dropped In this
AFTERNOON and got of lot of cheap
talk"
Cheap talk"
Yes, she used our telephone for q
full half hour"
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-08-14

Judging from their actions. a man
sometimes wonders n his friends are
not enemies In disguise.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-08-14
They Were,

II thought you said Kelly and Casey
were quite calm and collected after
the explosion?"
80 l did. Kelly was calm and
Casey-collectad"
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-08-14
His Views.

Do you eat the same kind OF grub
you feed the summer boarders?"
i do answered Farmer Whifle-
tree.
"A farmers life is a hard one. amt
itr' responded the city man.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-08-14
A He Took IL

Glee Club Man-iIow do you like
that refrain?
Unappreciative Friend-The more
you refrain the better | like Il.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-08-14

A man isn't necessarily a coward be.
cause he is afraid OF consequences.