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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
TELEPHONE RATES
UNDER DISCUSSION
CITY ATTORNEY AT OKLAHOMA
CITY BEFORE THE CORPORA.
TON COMMISSION.

City Attorney l. r. Mason is in Ok
lahoma City in behalf of the city in
the hearing on telephone rates now
under discussion before the corpora
ton commission. The Ardmore case
was to have come up yesterday, but
nothing was heard from the attorney
last night, and in all probability action
was deferred until today MaycS Rob
erts states that as soon as some ac.
ton is taken by the commissioners,
the attorney will Immediately notify
the citizens of Ardmore. Last night,
at the meeting of the city commission
ers he stated that he felt sure that
the people of this city would get what
they asked for without trouble.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
PAROLE OF NINE CONVICTS.
Prison Board Would Reward Them
for Service During Outbreak.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. 10
Recommendation have been made by
the state board of prison control to
GOV. Cruce to parole nine conyicts
at McAlester. whom the board finds
rendered service during the recent
outbreak at the prison. The CON
victs are w. T. Everidge, McCurtain
county life, murder; Claud Morton,
Garfield county, five years, horse
stealing; H. L. Addington, McCur-
tain county, ten years, manslaughter;
Williom Richardson, Muskogee coun-
ty, seven years, forgery; Gus Groom,
Craig county, life, murder; Harry
Lee, Muskogee county, five years,
grand larceny; Charles Jaggers,
Pittsburg county, life, murder; Jose
Lassea Muskogee county, ten years,
manslaughter, and Mercelius Shep-
herd, Muskogee county, life, murder.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
BURNS:
FIVE ARE DROWNED
PACKET BOAT GEM BURNED AT
EVANSVILLE LANDING NORTH OF
NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, La, Feb. 1.-THE
packet boot Gem burned last night
near HansyilIe Landing, forty miles
above here on the Mississippi river.
The fire started forward in some
moss which was part Of tho cargo.
The crew fought the flames until
forced to jump overheard, as did ey-
eryone on board. Life preseryers or
wreckage picked up in the glare OF
the flames saved the lives of several
Five persons were drowned trying
to swim ashore, including W. f. Barre,
one of the best known river pilots T.
J. ComeauX, son of the captain, was
also drowned. The other dead are ne
groes, including one woman.
Captain r. j. Comeaux was critical
ly burned. The one-armed mate, Fred
Ketchum got ashore safely, after drift
ing far down the river
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
ANNUAL COST OF SICKNESS
OF the Negro Race to the Detriment o.
The South.

Tuskegee, Ala, Feb. 1O.-There are
probably 100000 negroes. in the south
seriously sick all the time, according
to a statement by Monroe n Work.
editor of the Negro Year Book at the
recent annual negro conference at
Tuskegee, Alabama.
Annual cost Of the sickness Of the
100000 negroes is about $4,000, 600.
Over 100000 negro workers in the
south are sick all the time; their an.
nual loss in earnings amounts to
more than $lO,OOO0OO.
The farming interests of the south
lose annually from sickness and
deaths among negroes $2OO,O0O,OOO
Total economic loss to south from
sickness and deaths among negroes is
$500, 600. 600.
The application of the science Of
preventive medicine to its negro pop
ulation would probably save $150,000,-
600 of this amount.
As a result of the conference a ma
tional organization for the conserva-
tion of negro health is in process of
organization.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
Prophesies on Suffraas.

New York, Feb. 11.-Prof. Charles
Beard, who is in charge of the depart
ment of politics at Columbia Univer-
sity, believes the constitutional amend
ment for woman suffrage will win sue
cess at the polls in 1915, but should 1t
be defeated, the women can call a
convention, elect women legislators
and a governor and march upon Al
bany. The professor does not believe
in militant methods though he calls
attention to the fact that an extension
of freedom never has been granted to
the English without rioting and vio-
lence Mr. Beard says: "If all the
women in New York would unite in
creating a woman's government, they
would be given their political rights
without a shot being fired on either
side. Not even a blow would be struck
Men could not help yielding to such
an Overwhelming plea by their moth
ers and daughters The three leading
political parties, democrats, republi-
cans and progressives have shown a
remarkable readiness to accede to the
wishes of women. 1t only remains for
the women to play their hand. prop
erly.
81 don't believe women will be bit
more emotional in politics than men.
have seen men deliberately smash silk
hats, and | don't think any woman
would smash her hat for the sake Of
a man she was trying to elect TO Of
flee Most of the grafters are against
giving woman any power in politics,
but that in itself is a sign that they
take women voters seriously, They are
by nature a little more honest thar
men Most modern battles are won by
brains, not Drawn, and with all the
women of the state against the men,
what couldn't they do2 But the wo-
men who favor suffrage must first con-
vince those women who do not"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
MISS cRUcE TO BE SPONSOR.
Governors Daughter Will Christen the
8attleship Oklahoma Next Month.

oklahoma City, Feb. 1O.-NTiss Lo-
-ena Cruce, the governors daughter,
has been named as the sponsor to
christen the battlcship Oklahoma. The
christening probably will take place
late in March. The naming date wa5
conveyed in a letter to Gov Cruce by
the Secretary of War, received this
morning, and requested the governor
to name the sponsor SO the navy de
parlment could make arrangements
with the shipbuilding company. Gov
Cruce replied to the secretary, naming
his daughter Makers Of the silver
service for which the state appro-
priated $500, advised W. c. Dean,
the local representative, tonight that
the service would be shipped by eX-
press to reach here Feb. 2S-It Will
be placed on display here during the
convention March g. (, ami
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
FEBRUARY II IN HISTORY.

1S54-In the presence of Queen Vic
toria, the English Baltic fleet
sailed from Portsmouth.
1S64-A bill introduced in the house
at Washington Offering loyal
slave owners $500 bonus for
each of their negroes allowed
to enlist in the Union army.
1S6j-The Rev. Or Garnett, colored,
preached in the Gal, Of repre-
sentatives, at Washington.
1S74-The Massachusetts senate re-
scindei its famous resolution
censuring Charles Sumner.
1SSO-The New Jersey assembly de.
feasd a bill abolishing capi-
tai punishment.
1SS5-At a joint session of the houses
of congress. Grover Cleveland
the first democrat in twenty
eight years, was declared
president.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
Edison 81 Today.

West Orange, n. j., Feb. IL
Thomas A. Edison will celebrate to-
day his sixty-seventh birthday. Mr..
Edison is still very actively engaged
in experimental and research work,
despite the number of years he has
put into the study.
He and his family will leave for
their home at Fort Meyer, Fla,
shortly, where he will combine work
with a vacation AS the labora-
terry there has recently been enlarg-
ed and large quantities of chemicals
and tools" shipped to it, the work
ing part looks more probable than
the vacation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
GETTING READY
FOR GRAND Jury
COUNTY ATTORNEY ISSUING SUB
PoENAS FOR WITNESSES. MANY
TO BE CALLED.

Get out of here and get quick, "
said assistant county attorney Andy
Hardy this morning when the repre-
sentative of this paper called at the
court house for the morning news.
The cause of friend Andy's remarks
was the fact that he was busy issuing
subpoenas for witnesses to appear be-
fore the grand jury that conyenes
here next Tuesday morning, and he
was not for giving out any advance
information. From the mass of sub
poena blanks on the desk of the coun-
ty attorney it would appear tnat there
will be several of our good citizens
summoned before that body, NJ ~
they know so very much about tn ~'er
IN general, but what little they might
know will be of material benefit to
the grand jury perhaps.
Already there is a noticeable alb
sence of familiar faces about certain
places in the city, and the exodus has
but just begun. 1t seems that the very
suggestion of grand jury caused
shudier to creep up the spines of
the rounder element and they are leav
ing for other places where the atmos-
phere is better suited to their tenn
peraments. The pastors of the city
are getting active in the coming cru
sade, and it is expected that next Sun
day several sensational sermons will
be delivered. Rev. Masters of the Bap-
tist church has already announced his
subject and it promises to be rather
torrid for law violators. On the whole
it seems that the old town is in for
a general shaking up and to those
not interested the crusade will be Of
much interest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
VIM. H. MURRAY
QUOTES THE RECORD
TELLS HOW CONGRESS LOST A
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR BY THE
ABSENCE OF ANOTHER.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 11.-COn-
gressman-at-Large w. H. Murray who
was interested in the contest to seat
the newly appointed senator, Mr.
Glass of Alabama, which was decided
in the senate on Wednesday, Febru.
airy T. said;
This contest was largely one in
which under the surface the trust
legislation pending in congress was
the issue. President Wilson desired
the seating of Mr.. Glass as senator
from Alabama to fill the vacancy that
was caused by the death of Senator
Johnston. The vote stood 81 for Glass
and - against Had there been
tie, Vice President Marshall would
have voted to have seated him, and
in that vote the Record of February
1, page BOIL, shows a statement as
follows:
Mr. Williams of Mississippi. when
his name was called said | have a
general pair with the Senator from
Pennsylvania, Mr.. Penrose. | am in
formed that If he were present he
would vote aye, and as | would vote
the same way consider myself at
liberty to vote, therefore | vote aye"
The record further shows that the
pair clerk transferred Senator Pen
roses pair to Senator Gore which
puts Senator Gore in the attitude of
voting against the seating of a demo |
cratic senator If he was not against |
seating a democratic senator as the |
record would indicate, then had he |
been present, the vote would have |
stood 80 to 80 and Vice President |
would have united the vote
n favor of seating Mr.. Glass. Hence,
)y the absence of one of Oklahoma'S |
senator's, we have lost one democrat
C senator which may mean the loss
If one of the trust bills. Senator Ow-
n was present and voted aye" |
urther call attention to the fact that
iore left Washington just two days
'efore, knowing this would come up.
And for what purpose? | observe
rom the papers that he is making
peeches in my congressional district,
md my correspondence shows the
of those speeches, or at least
lis trip. is to work up an opposition to
ne.
In the last four years Senator Gore
as been absent very large portion
f the time, as disclosed by the rec
rd In the month of August, when
he tariff bill was up, out of AZ roll
alls he answered 10. | submit to
he people of Oklahoma if, for the
axe of argument, we admit that Gore
5 honest, truthful moral, honorable,
nd otherwise qualified for senator,
e can certainly do the state no good
lille he is absent | submit further
0 the people of Oklahoma, what are
ou going to do about it? | realize
hat there is an element of politicians
.hO will curse me for disclosing these
acts, but | want to know what will
he people do about it
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
GOOD ROADS LUNCHEON
Numerous Addresses Made at Meeting
Held in Guthrie.

Guthrie, Okla. Feb. 10-More than
hundred business men and profes-
sional men of Guthrie attended a good
roads luncheon here today with Pres
ident Keefe, Secretary Kennedy and
ten members of the Arkansas City,
Kan, Commercial Club, and delegates
from Perry and Oklahoma City, as
guests of honor. Numerous addresses
were made by these guests and visit
ors from other points, and resolutions
were adopted indorsing the Texas, Ok
lahoma and Gulf Highway to run from
Florence, Kan, to Dallas, Tex and de-
claring for a two days road working
in March. when every man living ad
joining the route in country or town
is to be asked to work a day or pay
for a day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
Delegates to Tulsa.

Roy NJ. Johnson and L. S. Dolman
will leave here this afternoon for
Tulsa to attend the state republican
convention J. L. Hamon who is in
Oklahoma City, will join them there
One of the departing delegates said
there was so much oil excitement
in Ardmore that the attendance from
here to the convention would be light.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
COTTON GIN FOR WILSON.
R. n. Reed Of Brock Will Put in
Fine Plant at New Town.

R. H. Reed has sold his gin prop
erty at Brock to Mr. Parker, of
Mississippi, who will operate it in
the future. Mr.. Parker recently NOV.
ed to this state and has had a great
deal of experience in the ginning
business.
Mr.. Reed has purchase a site Tor
his proposed gin at Wilson and will
erect one of from thirty to forty
bales capacity daily to handle this
years crop.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
Castillo Capture Uncertain.

Juarez, Feb. 11.-Last nights report
of the capture of the bandit Castillo
was brought to Cumbre by a Mexican.
Such messengers are not always re-
liable, and General Villa doesn't know
whether to believe the report
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Snort Session Last Night. Little Busr
ness Transacted.


Last night the regular session of
the city commissioners was held at
the city hall, but little was done from
the fact that there was little to do
The most important thing discussed
was that of occupation tax, and it was
suggested that in the future when one
applied for a license to run a room
ing house or place of like character
that they appear before the board
in person and present their case, and
then if the board saw fit. the license
would be granted. Several parties in
the city are delinquent in paying their
occupation tax, and the city collector
was instructed to go after them and
assess the penalty if necessary. The
chief of police was instructed to notify
the owners of the old warehouse on
First avenue and A street, S f., to re
pair the building or remove it at once
as it was a menace to the citizens liy-
ing in that neighborhoOd.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
WANT DISASTER PRoBED.
Miners Request congressman to In
vestiaate Christmas Eve Fatality.

Hancock Mich, Feb. 1.-THE con
gressional copper strike Investigating
committee has been asked by the min
ers' counsel Hilton to probe the Christ
mas Eve Calumet hall disaster. Hill
ton explained that this preliminary
was a necessity to the next subject
of investigation, namely whether Moy-
er's deportation violated congressional
rights.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
MERCHANT MARINE LATER.
Wilson Tells Callers This Will Come
Up With Other Measures.

Washington, Feb. 11.-Pres!dent
Wilson told callers that the question
of restoring the Am aricln merchan.
marine will come up along n:th other
non-pa.,isan measures after the ques.
tions now under consideration In
congress are finished
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
YoAkUM ASKS FOR DISMISSAL.
Declares Facts in Big Suit Not Suf-
flcent Cause for Action

St Louis. Mo-, Feb. lib. F. Yoa-
kun has petitioned the federal court
to dismiss that part of the fourteen
million dollar suit against the Fris-
cos former officials to recover money
alleged to have been wasted. which
applies to him. The facts in the suit
are not sufficient cause for action.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11

]. w. Johnson of Milo purchased five
lots on West Main street last night
and will erect two modern brick bun
galoes on two of them at once. The
property is Just west of the Hill SAM
tarium and is very desirable residence
property.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
YOUTH ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
While Watching Father Examine Re-
VolVer Weapon Is Discharged.

Nacogdoches, Tex, Feb. 11.-While
Frank Usrey, aged 10, was watching
his father examine a supposedly un-
loaded forty-one calbre pistol today,
the weapon was discharged and the
boy was critically wounded.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
MRS. PANKHURsT HAS MUTlNY.
Men Recruited from Londons East
End Refuse TO Obey Orders.

London, Feb. IA muyiny broke
out today in the so-called Peoples
Army, organized from the lower
classes Of London's east end by MSS
Sylvia Paukhurst, after her secess-
ion from the Woman's Social and
Political union
At today's meeting of this army
some of the men smoked pungent
shag tobacco in clay pipes. When
told to stop ir, they left the meeting
sayings. If We are not allowed to
smoke w Will not come here again"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
CAN VOTE ON POOL HALLS.
Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals Up,
holds Act Of LeaisIature.

Austin, Tex, Feb. 1.-THE court
of criminal appeals today upheld the
act of the last legislature permit
ting localities to vote out pool rooms
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11

EGGS-For Matching from heavy lay
ing winter strain, Barred Plymouth
Rocks. No better. \ few settings
Pure White Indian Runner Duck
eggs. also Pure White Indian Run
ner brakes. Finest anywhere. D.
r Nisbet- 1ll8
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
An Employment Agency.

J. S. Blackford has arrived here
from Big Springs, Texas, and will
establish an employment agency. He
P9sa, 'roking today for a location for
an Sos.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11

Mrs. J. w. Johnson who has been
visiting with her daughter Mrs Abel
Chase at Milo, will return tomorrow.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Chase, who has been very sick. is
much better,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
NO ANSWER TO SA:oTE.
Barracks at New Orleans Give No
Answer to Salute of Mexicans.

New Orleans. La, Feb. 11.-COming
up the Mississippi river, the MeXi-
Csn lunlolt Zaragossa today saluted
he federal garrison here with TWEEN
ty-ore guns. The SALUTE was un-
answered.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
Her Struggle With English.

A French teacher placed the follow
ing advertisement in ar American
newspaper: Pupils Wanted-Mlle.
'iarcotteau respectfully announces
that she wishes to show her tongue TO
the Americas young ladies'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11
McREYNOLDS FILES SUIT.
Attorney General Endeavorng to
Break Southern Pacific Control.

Salt Lake City Utah, Feb. 11.-At-
torney General McReynolds has filed
sherman lawsuit to break the Sou.
thprn Pacific railroads control Of the
Central Pacific Railway
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-02-11

Find opportunities in the want ads.
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THE LYCEUm.

Just to show you that we are still in the game, here's a four-reel pro gram for Monday, with a new Ameri- can feature, in two parts, and one of their greatest,
 The Shriner's Daughter" the story of two business partners who both wanted to marry the same girl. Of course, she can marry only one This she does and the other is consumed with jealousy, watches and watts years to secure revenge. When the mother dies he steals the child and takes her out West.
 During visit to a Shriners con vention the father is overcome by the heat and through the young doc tor who attends him he finds his lost daughter, who believes the other man to be her father. In the end the fath-
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"The Girl of My Dreams"

"The Girl of My Dreams" which will be the attraction at the Audito- rum theatre Tuesday night, January 18th, recently played in Memphis, and the Commercial-Appeal had the fol- lowing to say of the attraction:
 "If comedy alone were all needed to put across so delightrui a reminder of "Yama Yama Man" and Every Little Movement" the musical show which opened an engagement of three performances at the Lyceum theatre Wednesday night would be termed a top-notcher for goodness. But add to the work of a corps of really funny comedians, the endeavors of some principals who really know how to
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THE NEW CENTRAL.

There are four features on the pro gram for Monday. That means four frst-class, above the average reels. Look at this list for few moments.
 "A Proposal from Mary You re- member this series. We'll, Mary stanted for the East, lost her way and an aeroplane came along and took her to the station. Yes, Mary made a proposal This is the most inter- esting reel of the series. If you have seen the others you will want to get this one, too.
 "The Misadventures of a Mighty Monarch" featuring John Bunny, Flora Finch, Willie Van, Lillian Wal
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ker and other Vitagraph stars. Poor Bunny, his wife caught him with the goods and the mighty monarch" be- came sorry looking king.
 By the Two Oak Trees" is a great Western Pathe feature, with Made line West, Red Wing, a genuine In- dian, and Douglas Gerard, while Lu- bin offers Her Boy" a powerful drama, telling of the misconduct of a father later the proprietor of gambling house. who, not having seen his son for years, robs him of his