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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
Stewart Withdraws.

Enid, Okla, July 6.-Charles !.
Stewart of this city, a newspaper
man, withdrew from the race for
United States senator in favor Of
Samuel w Hayes, Saturday. In with
drawing. Mr.. Stewart stated that he
had no personal ambition to be sena-
tor, but that he wanted to see cer-
tain IDEAS carried out. Mr.. Hayes.
he believed, represented his wishes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
okIahoman Gets Appointment.

Washington, July George B. Cole
man of Oklahoma City has been ap-
pointed an accountant in connection
with the valuation of railroads by the
interstate commerce commission. The
salary is s1,S60 per annum.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
Weather for the Week.

Washington, July 6.-Temperatures
averaging near normal throughout the
country, with local rains fairly well
distributed, were forecast tonight by
the weather bureau for the week.
"A disturbance now over the north,
west" the bulletin added, will move
slowly eastward, crossing the great
central valleys Tuesday and the east
ern states about Wednesday attended
by rising temperatures and local
showers and thunder-showers."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
Henderson Flat Picnic.

A pleasant Fourth of July picnic was
spent by the residents of Henderson
flats at Pipe Springs. J. w. Rowe and
family of this city and John Mulkey
and family of Berwyn were the only
town" folks invited and they report
that never was such barbecued meat
served and such fine fish fried as was
on that day at Pipe Springs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
Rebels Are EIated.

Saltillo, July Villa will come>here
and by personal visit seal the bond
of friendship between himself and
Carranza, according to a report to
high constitutionalist officials here to-
day. Although this report is unconfirm-
ed, the joyful spirit in official circles
indicated that the Torreon confer
ence is probably complete success.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
DETECTIVES NOW AT WORK ON
ANOTHER ANGLE TO FREE.
PORT MURDER MYSTERY.
STORY IS CONFIRMED
Doctor Carman's Story That He Had
Been Threatened With Death by
Authenticated Woman Confirmed
by Philadelphia Mn.

Freeport ~ Y, July THE report
that an authenticated woman had
threatened to kill Doctor Carman was
confirmed today by John Howe of
Philadelphia.
Howe said the woman alleged that
Carman had ruined her and her hus-
band both.
The woman's name is being kept
secret by the officers working on the
case.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
Tank Steamers Are Idle

Tampico, July More oil tank
steamers are idle here today than for
many months. This is partly caused by
the low prices and partly by the pro-
test against the constitutionalists'
failure to dredge the harbor, although
they have continued to collect the
dredging tax, while the harbor was
filling with mud.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
VILLA SAYS DIFFERENCES WITH
CARRANzA ARE BEING SET
TIED SATISFACTORILY.
FEOERALS IN MUT|NY
Huerta's Troops Near Vera Cruz in
Mutiny, According to Report from
Funston-Desre of Mexicans to At
tack Yankees Said to be the Cause.

Washington, d. c., July IA per,
sonal message from Villa received
here today, says that the difference
between himself and General Carran-
"a are being satisfactorily adjusted.
The constitutionalists here feared
that Carranza's dismissal from the ar
my of General Angeles, would cause
another break with Villa.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
GRAIN is BURNED.
Two Hundred Acres of Wheat De-
stroyed in Stack at kiowa.

Kiowa, Okla, July 1.-TWO hundred
acres of wheat which had been stack
ed, was destroyed by a fire in field
on the Farney place. The fire was
of unknown origin. About 5000 bush
els of grain were destroyed with
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07

time was $5,S1S,626.SS. But l want
to remind you that the public build
ing bonds are not a debt against the
taxpayers of the state, but against
the public building lands. and it will
not cost you a cent for the mainten-
ance This amount then, should be
subtracted from the total l have CIV
en- you, and you will have the actual
Indebtedness of Oklahoma-$4, ,022,-
526.S6.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
Rebels Are Driven Back

Mazatlan, July I'm fighting out
side Guaymas July 6, the constitu-
tionalists were repulsed with consid-
cradle losses according to dispatches
to the federal headquarters here. The
federal gunboat Guerrero did good
work shelling the constitutionalists
Skirmishing continued today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
Grand Jury to Investigate.

Chicago, ILL.,, July IA special
grand jury has been ordered to in
vestigate the collapse of the Lorimer.
Munday LaSalle Street bank here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
DIED OF LoCKJAW.
Boy Dies at Ponca City from Stepping
on Thorn.

Ponca City, July 6-Irving, the
eight-year-old son of Irving Topsy
and wife, died here of lockjaw. He
was running about when he stepped
on a thorn, which penetrated his heel
and lockjaw developed a few days
later
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
BALLOT PRINTING
GOES TO SULPHUR
w. E. HORNADAY OF SULPHUR
POST AWARDED CONTRACT
FOR $3,064.

Oklahoma City, July 6.-Disregard
ing signed statements that all the
printing plants in Sulphur could not
prepare the democratic ballot in 80
days, the state board of public affairs
Monday awarded the primary ballot
printing contract to w. E. Hornaday,
of the Sulphur Post at $3064. Horna-
day has been acting campaign man
ager for Al Jennings on the east side
Hornaday promised the board over
the long distance telephone that he
would be in Oklahoma City at 3 p. m,
prepared to make a contract and give
bond. e. b. Howard of the board re-
piled to questions as to the board $
responsibility for possible failure to
have the ballots printed properly, that
the board had no discretion but to
accept the lowest bid, provided it was
supported by a bond.
"Some" Low Bid.
Hornaday's bid of $3064 is con
trasted with $4,000, which the Warden
Printing company of Oklahoma City
collected for printing the primary bal
lots in 1910
In accordance with word given the
bidders, the board of affairs met Mon
day forenoon to pass on the printing
and announce whether the contract
would be to the lowest bidder Horna-
day was not present in person, but
was represented first by Frank Jen-
nings, brother of Al. Jennings, and
later by L. c. Cullison, editor of the
Jacksonian, the Bob" Dunlop organ
in the gubernatorial campaign.
After a conference behind closed
doors, with different ones among the
rival printing house representatives
the board met publicly and heard
Member Howard's motion that Horna-
days bid be accepted. For the benefit
of the record, he stated that the Sui
phur Post man had bid $1,000 below
the next lowest bidder for the demo
cratic ballot alone.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
All Go in Bunch

Cullison suggested to the board that
Hornaday wished to let the other bal.
lots go, and print only the democratic,
but the board, except Howard, demur-
red to this and it was voted to award
all contracts to the Sulphur man.
Howard moved that the board employ
a man to watch the printing operation,
but Member Eugene E. Morris of the
board objected to this. Chairman Riley
of the election board said the printer
ought to furnish a man, and the mat
ter was dropped.
Howard made a statement for the
benefit of the public that if Hornaday
printed the ballots and misplaced
single name on the ticket, the board
would reject all claims for the print
ing and that he, if elected auditor,
would see that no claim was paid on
the work in the next four year.
Asks Relief of Some.
When Hornaday was notified by the
board that his bid had been accepted,
he asked to be relieved of the repub-
lican, progressive, socialist and pro-
hibition tickets. The board voted not
to allow this, keeping the telephone
with Sulphur open while
the members cast their votes. Horna-
Day was told to bring his bond with
him, and he informed the board that
he would bring a surety bond and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
Cites Figures.

In selecting figures as a basis for
his showing relating to the financial
condition of the state, Governor
Cruce chose the fiscal years ending
June 80, 1912, and June 80, 1913,
emitting that ending June 20, 1914,
because the finances of that year as
regards tax collections and disburse-
ments will not be completed for sew
eral months.
During the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1872 said the governor.
the total amount collected for state
government was s2,777,OS3.27. The
cost of government during that year
was $2,3S7,50 The interest paid
OF warrants during the year approx
mated $62,5OO, making the total cost
of government $2,450 0006.O1. This left
a cash balance in the treasury of
SS2IO7726 l recommended that the
balance left in the treasury should
be sufficient ut ali times to take care
of the interest on warrant indebted
ness so that We could begin to save
the interest expense.
For the fiscal year ending June 30.
1913, the total collections were 81
GJS,26L77. and The total cost of gov
eminent was s2,423,S7766, leaving a
balance in the treasury of $17939O.11
The balance FOR the two years aggre- /
gated $500, 6,47I37. To this should be
added the unpaid taxes of these two
years, aggregating S546.263.13.
"To June 30, 1913, the bonded in
debtedness of the state, including
funding bonds and public building
bonds was about s7,OOO.OOO and you
had in cash s1631,s25.07. In short !
the net debt OF the state at thai
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
POLITICS AND
DR0UTH INJURIOUS
AND THE WORST is POLITICS,
SAYS GOVERNOR cRUcE IN HIS
YUKON SPEECH.

In his speech at Yukon Saturday
before 1900 people Governor Cruce
championed the cause of the states
defenders against slanderous charges
that have gone broadcast over the
country to the effect that Oklahoma
is in debt eight to ten million dollars
and that the debt is rapidly piling up
year after year. From the books of
the financial departments of the state
government he produced figures
showing that the total debt of Okla
homa barely exceeds four million dol
lars and that the state debt has not
increased one nickel since the advent
OF his administration.
The governor repeated the sub.
stance of an argument he has made
before that the cost of state govern
ment can not be materially reduced
even by the most rigid economy in
expenditures and outlined again his
policies regarding making the penal
institutions selfsupporting. lie ad-
vanced the theory that the best pos
sible way to make the burdens Of gov
ernment lighter vas 10 increase the
wealth of the state, and it was on
this point that he became lavish in
praise of Oklahoma and the possi-
bilities of its resources and roundIy
scored those that detract from the
states reputation ny circulating in
other parts of the country reports
that taxes are ruinously high and
that increasing Indebtedness threat
ems to bankrupt the commonwealth
First Speech This Year.
The address, which was the frs
Governor Cruce has made this yeal
and which contained much that will
be of value to his party after the
nominations in August, lasted an hour
and a quarter. 1t was largely non
pa ioi III SlNihS dI dCCOuIl
of his stewardship he relied on the
principle, that he said had guided him
during his administration, that in
administration policies he had always
kept uppermost in his mind the good
OF all the people rather than the
good of the party He made no men
ton of his choice of the democratic
candidates for governor, nor did he
call candidate by name or criticize
any save in the general defense of
the charge that there exists a "Cruce
machine" and in upholding his theory
that a man who gets into office on
false promises regarding a material
reduction in taxes is likely to prove
recreant to his trust. He declared
that politics and drouths have in
jured the state during the last few
years more than any other agencies,
and he believed the worst of the two
evils was politics.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
WELSH-RlTCHlE BOUT.
British and American Lishtweights
Clash in London.

London, July FIRED Welsh, the
British lightweight, and Willie Rit-
chic, worlds champion, meet here
this afternoon for the lightweight
championship
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
WEATHER FORECAST

New Orleans, La, July T.
The weather forecast for Okla
homa for tonight and Wednes-
day is unsettled.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
How TO Get Relief.

"The principal way we can get re.
lief in Oklahoma" the governor said
lis to create more taxable wealth
from which the tax gatherer can get
his revenue. The resources of the
state are almost unlimited and they
have barely been touched The state
of Kansas, with an area and popula-
ton nearly equal to Oklahoma's, gath
ers enough revenue with a levy Of
four mills to support its government.
1t would require a levy of ten mills
IN Oklahoma to raise that amount.
We need to invite men with means to
come here and double our resources.
But they will never come as long as
the newspapers of Oklahoma are
sending out reports all over the coun-
try that the state is ten million dol
lars in debt, getting deeper every
year and that taxes are so high that
investments would not be safe or
sane. And there are men in politics
these false reports who
would absolutely put the state in
the hands of a receiver in order to
get the power they crave"
The governor closed his address
with an appeal for better manhood
and better citizenship. Human char
lcter is worth a thousand times more
han our political successes and char
acter in government is just as essen
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-07-07
About Per Capita Tax.

There is not another state in the
Union with a population approximate
ly equal to that of Oklahoma whore
the per capita tax in the cost of state
government is less. During the six
and a half years since statehood the
total of taxes levied for state pur-
poses is eleven and a half mills, and
say to you that there are many
towns and cities of this state that re-
quire more than that to run their
city government for one year. No
taxes were collected the year after
statehood. The next year the levy
was one and fourth mills the next
year two and a fourth mills, and the
next year one mill, making a total
for the three years Of four and half
mills. That was not sufficient to
Fay the cost Of government during
that period of time and this accounts
for your warrant Indebtedness. You
have paid more taxes during my ad-
nlinistration, the total being seven
mills, but you have paid your debts" "
The penal institutions last year, the
governor said, cost 100000 and this
annual cost can never be reduced
save in making the prisoners self
supporting. 1t costs more than $900,-
coo year to support eleemosynary
institutions, and this will increase
every year rather than decrease, and
the governor estimated that in a
few years it would amount to two
and a half million annually. "Our
criminal and insane population is in
creasing faster than our general pop
ulation," he said. "If these men who
are talking about making the expens-
es of government lighter can devise
some scheme to stop people from
committing crime and going insane
he may offer some sane promises Of
relief.
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CONTINUED ON PAGE FIvE)
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-27

although she did know positively how
many hours she worked. And her
entire testimony was favorable to
The Fair.
An interesting fact that came out
Of the testimony was that a great
number of the girls spend half of
their relief time shopping in the
store. Despite the fact they are be-
ing locked by The Fair they give ID
expensive time in buying goods
there.
Inspector Nelson fought against
allowing J. ]. Buell., sup't of the store,
to make any plea based on the rest
periods.
81 went to Buell." said Nelson,
land asked him for his working
schedule and that schedule did not
mention rest periods. Now he brings
the matter up in an effort to circum-
vent the 10-hour law He has no
record of these so-called rest periods,
whatsoever. These periods should
be considered part of the working
time"
Buell. acknowledged that the rest
period was optional with the employee.
1--WE don't go to a girl telling her
to take rest period" he said, but
it's customary for them to do so.'
Nelson testified that he stood in
front of the store one evening before
Christmas in company with Buell. and
saw girls leaving at II o'clock.
'T'm sure 1000 employees of The
Fair worked until II that night, said
Nelson.
The cases Of five Polish girls were
non-suited on account of lack of evil
dence.
Mary Reiss, 1917 w. 63d street, 5
and 10-cent store, fined S. and costs
for violating child labor law; Yondorf
Brothers, LaTrabee street and North
avenue, fined SIS and costs; National
Tea Co., .2158 Belmont avenue, $40
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-27
FAIR is FINED FOR VIOLATING ]
CHILD LABOR LAW

Another State street department
store was convicted in court of VIC
lating the child labor law when The
Fair was found guilty on four charges
and fined $40 and costs on each of
them.
The Lehman store managed to
wriggle out of several charges of
violating the woman's 10-hour law
by getting their so-called rest periods
deducted from the legal working
time.
The witnesses for the state were
very nervous and seemed wholly I'M
der the influence of the, stores at
torneys. They contradicted the
stories first told the inspectors.
Other girls. who appeared in de-
tense of The Fair, gave remarkable
exhibitions of mental juggling.
Jennie Swanson, 337 N. Menard
street, hadn't the slightest idea in the
world what she told the inspectors
when they were around to the store,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-27

which started the season with Ii and
finished with IL clubs. g" Eve.
1t was June 10, 1875, that Hartford
and Chicago played their famous
game, which went II innings and
was decided by an error.
For Hartford, Arthur Cummings,
the first man to curve ball, pitched
and allowed but six hits, of which
Peters made two, while Hills of Hart
ford made three off Zettlein.
The game was played in Chicago,
and for 10 innings not a run was
scored. This was before the advent
of fielders' gloves, which makes the
defense of both teams loom up, as the
box score shows both infields and
outfelds were busy handling the ball.
In~the 18th Burdock, the Hartford
second baseman, threw wild to first
on Devlins drive and Devlin reached
third, scoring on Paul Hines hit.
The ability of the pitchers is shown
by Chicago's six hits and Hartford's
eight. The umpire was Billy Nc
Lean, a retired pugilist of Philadel-
phia.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-10-02
nininn on Moodchuck.


Horace Kephart once asked old Uncle
Bob Flowers, one of his neighbors in
the Smokes, Did you ever eat a
woodchuckF"
Reckon don't know what them Is. "
"Groundhog."
"Oh. Ia, dozens of 'em! The red ones
haint good, but the gray ones! Man,
they'd jest make yer mouth water?
How do you cook themT
"Cut the leetle red kernels out from
under their forelegs; then bile 'em frst
all the strong is left in the water
then pepper 'em and sage 'em, and put
'em in pan and bake 'em to nice
rich brown, ahd-thea don't want no.
body there but me!"-BuGalo News.
The Ubiquitous Purist.
Vicar-Im. sorry to hear you've been
so poorly. You must pray for COCA
heart. Thomas.
Thomas-Ya-as, zur. But It's my
liver wot be wrong, ye know zur'-
London Telegraph.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-10-02
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

WHREAS, His Excellency. Luther
Egbert Hall. Governor of the State of
Louisiana, did on the 5th day of Aug.
uSt, A, D., 1914 call and order an cleo.
ton fer the several vacancies in Cong.
reSSionab State, District and Parish
Offices, to be held on November 3rd,
A. D., 1914,
NOW, THEREFORE,, We the Board
of Supervisors ct Election of the Par.
ISL OF Jefferson Davis do issue this
Our proclamation, hereby calling and
giving notice Of an election to be
| held at all of the voting precincts in
| and throughout the said Parish Of
Jefferson Davis, Louisiana On Tues.
day November 3rl, A. D., 1914, be.
tween the legal hours to,wit 500 O.
clock A, M, aud 7:G0 o'clock P. NJ, and
do hereby name the following com.
miSSionerS and Clerks to serve at
said election;
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-10-02
FARMERS HOLDING FIRM

Beaumont, Texas, Oct. THAT farm.
erS are holding firmly for the 81 basis
set for Honduras by the Southern Rice
Growers association is shown by the
fact that very little Honduras is NOV.
ing anywhere in the belt. Farmers
are not pressing to sell and millerS are
not urging them to turn loose. per-
ferring to wait for the clean market to
settle. There has been some movement
in Japan and Blue Rose, on which the
association has not yet set minimums.
On Tuesday the association sold i'll
Louisiana and Texas 1850 sacks, only
256 sacks Of which was Honduras,
At Welsh, La. the association sold TO
the Lake Charles Rice mill 2,75O sacks
of Blue Rose at $3.50 per barrel.
At Eagle Lake, Texas, the association
sold seven lots, aggregating 2,0l0 sacks
of which 1,229 sacks were Blue Rose at
S3.H, $50 and $5.i5; SIS Japan at S3.4l.
1857 and 1887 and 256 sacks OF Hondu,
ras at 81 50 per barreil. The Hondu as
was probably for seed.
The association bases its holding cam
paign OH the fact that the slump in the
clean market was. caused by lack Of con
fdence, which was brought about by
bear" rumors of low prices for foreign
riceS, which have been proved to be un.
| founded, and on the fact that the short
crop justifes the advance in average
prices demanded. 1t is admitted that
financial conditions help to make the
market dull, but it is insisted that they
do not effect rice any more than they
do any other commodity, sand that once
firm basis is established for the rough
the clean trade will resume buYing en-
the established 81 basis for the rough.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-10-02
No Way Of Finding Out.
E. E. KlMBALL. Clerk

Grumbling has always been consid
cred a prer0gative Of John Bull, and
not an agreeable one, but the incident
taken from England Without and
Within" shows that 1t has it's uses.
had been n little over a week in
London lodgings and had my break.
fasts served by the housekeeper. One
morning the maid said
I'm afraid we shan't satisfy you.
SIR, with your breakfasts"
told Der my breakfasts were very
good: that thc ten. eggs. bacon. fish,
mullins and marmaIade were good
enough for any man and all wished.
"Yes, sir, but you never grumble
about anything you have. and so we
don't know how 10 please you"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-10-02
Prentice Mstcaif.

Mr.. Lester Prentice and Miss Mamie
Metcalf were quietly married at the
Norwood plantation, home Of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Metcalf
near Jenning on Wednesday evening
of this week.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Peter Parker, pastor of the Jen.
nings Methodist church, in the pres.
ence of a number of relatives and
friends,
This promising young couple will
make their home in Welsh and start
out in life with the very best wishes
a large circle of friends.