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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
Was to Spend Winter in Capitol.

Admiral Mahan came to Washing
ton from his home in Quogue, Long
Island, in early autumn and had
planned to spend the winter in Wash
ington. Surviving are his widow, two
daughters, Misses Helen and Ellen
Mahan, and one son, L. +. Mahan.
Commodore Dennis H. Mahan, L. S.
n, retired, now at the naval station
Tutuila Samoa, is a brother.
Funeral services will be held from
st. Thomas Espiscopal church in this
city Wednesday evening at O'clock
In accordance with Admiral Mahan's
expressed wish the services will be
Of the simplest character. There will
be no military ceremonies and no
honorary pallbearers. The body will
be taken to Quogue, Long Island,
for interment Thursday morning.
Upon hearing of the death of Ad-
miral Mahan, Secretary Daniels ad-
dressed a letter of coincidence to
Mrs. Mahan.
A formal statement issued from
the navy department contained this
appreciation Of the admirals works
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
Our Best Seller.

We are selling more of Meritol
Eczema Remedy than all the others
put together. This large sale is due
to the fact that it is a preparation
Of unusual merit, made expressly for
one purpose, eczema in its various
forms. If you are afflicted with this
loathsome disease, do not delay
using Meritol Eczema Remedy.
Prices SOC. and $100 F. J. Ram
sey, exclusive agency.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
NOTICE

II has been reported 10 the man
agemeni that papers are being stolen
from the yards Of our subscribers.
This is n direct violation OF the law.
and anyone caught stealing will De
dealt with accordingly. A reward of
$1,000 will be paid to anyone for the
arrest and conviction of n thief
caught stealing papers.
V. c. SUGGS,
25u Manager.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
The PROMOTER.

The promoter must be one Of tn
most pleasant well informed. shrew,
individuals in the country. Some 0
them are useful men. Many grea
I projects that have given service u
/ mankind have been the product.
Of the dream Of some promoter. Fac.
tories and hotels. railways and in
terurbans, power plants and mills
have been organized and built
/ through the efforts Of the promoter
40 commercial body is justified in
turning away promoter without
first giving consideration 70 what he
says. In about one case out Of hun
dred good projects in order to locate
feasible. and commercial bodies can
well afford 70 examine into one hun.
dre good projects IN order to locate
one good one.
Just as soon az the cotton situa
ton in the early part Of the fall
began 10 look bad. the newspapers
Of the south began to talk cotton
mills near the cotton fields. The
idea was that II the mills were To-
Gated here that there would be
good market for all the cotton that
is produced The promoter took his
cue from the newspaper and began
his work The promoter was meet
ing demand that vas seemingly be
ing created by the press.
The Ardmoreite at that time stated
that every city would have a cotton
mill proposition submitted to it and
that remark has and is proving to
be true The promoter Is not TO be
censured He Is peddling his wares
where there seems to be a demand
for them But If the people believe
that the building OF cotton mills will
solve the cotton price problem they
are mistaken If raw cotton cannot
be sold abroad the manufactured
products of cotton cannot be sold. !
The mills will not buy and manufac-
.ure cotton when there is no demand |
'or the products. and the building |
)f mills in the south will not solve !
he cotton market problem.
This feature should not enter into |
he promotion OF cotton mills. It
ihould be eliminated before cities
Jffer to give bonuses for mills.
The majority, and we might make
t broader by saying the great ma.
ority of cotton mill projects are
or the benefit of the promoter, and
lot for the cities in which they are
ocated. A cotton mill can be oper-
ted at "A profit whore labor of the
light kind can be had, whore power
s cheap, where taxes are reasonable,
nd where there Is an outlet to the
markets, and in cases where an hon
st and efficient management can be
ad. There are scores in the east
,oking for locations They have ma
hinery most probably out of date or
orn out, and efforts are being made
} locate them at other places, where
ie people are anxious to give up
oney in order TO build a town
TO get results from a mill. it must
rst be bought right and built right,
nd then 1t must have intelligent and !
flcient management.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02

II education means liberty and Il
poor roads mean flliteracy or worse
have ge not a right to build good
roads, even i they would not pay
for themselves well within the gen
Grafton which builds them? Not only
has this generation such a right,
but 1t has a solemn duty to act IN
these premises.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
Ardmore, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1914.
4 TOUCH OF VITALITY.

When a city begins agitation fol
the building Of d railroad. the lOcal
press will deyOte columns 10 the
project. the people will assemble in
vast numbers, It will be the talk on
the streets and In the homes and en- 20
thusiasm 10 built up in that way, and
people become active 1t Is not a
difficult matter 10 put ginger and
life into a railroad project But TO
put energy and vitality and interest
into the building OF a wagon road
requires a genuine artist.
We have been accustomed TO wagon
roads all our lives. II they are good
there are no occasion for remarks:
N they are bad. the officials are
blamed. and the matter is passed at
that.
But 1t has been left 10 Sidney Suggs
10 give touch Of sentiment 20 road
building. He got away from the
ordinary road talks, where listeners
20 TO sleep. and he has coupled edu-
cation and morals with good road
sentiment. His work along this limo
has added a new feature 10 promo.
tion Of wagon roads. The new fea-
ture has been an effective one II
was effective because It is true. and
It has given him the reputation OF
being the greatest agitator for good
roads in the state or that probably
any other state has.
The sentiment that he has connect
ed with road building Is bringing
fruit. Crowds come TO hear good
roads talks now, where It was i'm
possible to get hearing before.
The following. taken from the To
peka state Journal, is evidence OF
how the Sidney Suggs sentiment Is
meeting with "A response in other
states:
"In n pamphlet issued recently by |
the National Highways association,
some telling facts and arguments are
presented on the relation between
roads and schools It Is rorccfully set
forth that good roads have a moral,
civic. and educational value which
can not be measured in dollars And
that good schools can not be reached
except we have good roads.
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island Con
nccticut, Ohio and Indiana have an
average improved road mileage OF
almost 30 per cent and more than II
per cent Of the children attend school
In Alabama, Mississippi Arkansas,
South Dakota and Georgia, the ng.
urcs are IS per cent. and less than q
80 per cent respectively.
In Massachusctts Connecticut, v
Rhode Island and New Jersey, the I
population exceeds G,OOOO 600 and t
there are less than 2O.5O0' CO3i per s.
cent? illitoratc native born whites. a
and more than 80 per cent improved 81
mileage. In Arkansas, Missouri. Mis- II
lIssIppi and North Carolina the fig o
rcs are almost 100000 population. 81
10000 N75 per cent? illitrratc ma p
lyc-born whites, and 10 per cent
improved highways ID
The children Of today are the cleo. 81
ora, the representatives, the senator's. ir
he Judges. one OF them the prcsl- 1t
cnt Of tomorrow The population NJ
B Increasing by leaps and bounds. IA
GO
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
WHY PAY RENT?

We will sell you a beautiful 5-acre
tract and build house to suit you
Small cash payment. balance month.
ly. See w. A. Hill and A. D
Shrewsbury. Phone 21. Slim
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
LYcEUM NEWS

The Estellc Gray Company, with
Miss Gray. violiniste. Miss Crawford
pianiste. and Mrs. Gray. reader. will
appear as the third number OF the
Lyceum course on Wednesday, Dec.
.. $50 p. m. AT the high school.
Reserved seats at Ringers Drug
Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
LIVESTOCK
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
FARMS AND CITY PROPERTY.

| CAN FURNISH YOU-Any size
tract from acres to any size
tract you want, part cash, balance
in five years, at per cent and s
per cent. | have farm land to
trade for Ardmore property. If you
have any property to sell. rent or
trade, see me. ]. E. McCarty. Of
flee phone No. 40. 27-1m
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
LOST AND FOUND.

STRAYED-Red Duroc gilt pig. spot
in left ear. Finder call 7O4. Re-
ward "a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02

PARTY will rent modern
five-room house on N. Washington
St, and pay rent in advance each
month. House must not be more
than three blocks from Ardmoreite
building. If you haven't got it, build
one on that lot of yours. Reference,
Ardmoreite. Address or phone Mr..
Easley, at Ardmoreite office. 29.6
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
FINANCIAL

WANTED-To do your building, loan
you money on long time and low
nteres:, free plans and specifca.
lions. w. d. Taiiaferro, contractor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02

FURNISHED ROOMS for rent at 200
y. Washington. Phone SOC. 1-5
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02
STOCKS AND BONDS.

OIL STOCKS-If you have one or
two shares of good oil stock for
sale, list them with me, as | will
hnd you & buyer G. P. Selvidge.
Phone 80. 15tf
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Close in, one front room
furnished. 216 A St, y. W. Is
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Meet Me at the Golden Gate"
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MAN wants room and board
close in. Call 44S between 5 and 6
p. m. 29-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-02

FOR RENT-NiceIy furnished front
room, close in. Phone GAL. 6tf
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MISCELLANEOUS WANTS

WANTED TO BUY-10 car loads of
pecans; highest prices paid. j. S.
McCharen, w. Main st. 29-6
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
REVIVAL AT CHURCH OF GOD
Teachers Institute
at Highspire Saturday

A local institute for the teachers of
District No. 1, consisting of the town
ships of Conewago, Lower Swatara,
Londonderry and the boroughs of High
spire, Middletown and Royalton, will be
held here Saturday. The teachers OF
the district are expected to attend both
sessions of the institute at $3.50 in the
morning and 1880 in the afternoon, and,
are to be prepared to discuss any Of the
subjects on the program.
The program follows:
Saturday morning - Devotional;
round table: Should Mental Arithmes
tic Be Taught as a Special Branch?"
Are the Pupils OF Our SCHOOLS Over
pills in Recitation Profitabie?" How
Much. Number Work In the First
Should Be Given to RECITATION and
What stpdyT Home Study. What
Grades Should ii History WORK Begins
pect Of the Teacher % What Portion Of
School Time Should Be Given to the
Study of Arithmetic? Grammar? Dau-
phin County Geography"
Saturday afternoon Round table
continued What Six-year-old Child
Should Know When 1t Enters School?"
Home Study and the High School Pu-
pill" What Can the Teacher Reason
Nay sdhoo Pe Most Hepx
to the Schools?" what Qualifications
Should a Teacher Possess to Be Able
to Conduct Snappy Glass Drills?" How
to Secure the. Sentiment of the School
and an FagGs tRe Of shs sshs hs what
Amount of Physiology and Hygiene
Should Be Taught in the Schools?"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
&RAttR@A@EQe@$
FIRE PREVENTION IS
BRINGING RESULTS
Pennsy Fire Fighters Have Held
Losses Down to Small
Figures

The Safety First campaign on the
Pennsy system has brought good re-
suits in cutting down the fire losses.
While the various companies along
the main line are drilled almost daily
in fire lighting, closer attention Is
given to fire prevention. and this has
| been responsible for low fire losses.
Harrisburg has been especially re-
| ferred to as one city where fire pre-
vention methods have brought results.
J The fire losses in Harrisburg during
| the last year have been trifling when
compared with those in other cities.
| The Pennsy's loss in this territory,
which includes the local yards, round
houses and shops, in round figures is
estimated at between $3.50 and $1,000
for the year.
Reports just compiled show that
last year S23 fires occurred on the
property of the Pennsylvania Railroad
system; this was the smallest number
of fires in year since 1904. The fire
loss for the year was s271,2SS, the
smallest, with the exception of one
year. in the. past thirty-five years.
AS showing the steady improve
ment in efficiency. in 1908 the COM
pany'S employees eXtinguished 274 fires
out of total of 1897 which occurred
on railroad property. In 1909, out of
s29 fires. the railroads own men put
out 321. In 1910 they extinguished
$40 and in 1918, 413 fires-more than
half of the total number of fires.
This steady increase in the efficiency
of the fire fighting brigade was fur
ther developed last year by special
| training of employees, as we'll as by
the efforts of the insurance depart
ment of the railroad to bring to the
attention of all employees the number
of fires occurring from preventable
causes, and pointing out how to insure
their prevention.
Dave" HEPFoRD BURIED
Funeral services of David Hepford,
the well-known engineer on the Penn
sylvania Railroad, the charter men,
ber and the first superintendent of the
Sunday school class of the Fifth
Street Methodist Episcopal Church,
who died Wednesday at his home, All
Maclay street, were held this after
noon at. o'clock from his late resi-
dence. The Rev. B. II. Hart, pastor
of the Fifth Street Methodist Church,
officiated. Burial was made in the
East Harrisburg Cemetery. "Davy'
| Hepford, as he was familiarly known
among railroadmen in Harrisburg,
was nearly the half-century mark OF
service. Following an attack of ill
ness, Engineer Hepford was trans
ferred to duties at the roundhouse to
take engines to and from various
points. Hepford was prominent in
church and Y. NJ. c. A. work.
An entertainment of a unique and in
teresting character is promised Friday
night at the Pennsylvania Railroad
| Young Mems Christian Association
when the entire program will be fur
nished by. employees of engine house
No. 1, under the direction of Isaiah
| Reese, Jr., the foreman.
| This entertainment is the third of q
| series arranged by a committee on en-
| tertainment of which A. G.. Murray is
chairman, and f. NJ. Weaver. secre-
L a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26

street, the five being those of the
Western Union Telegraph Company
all between Market and Walnut
streets.
There is no general ordinance on
the pole question that will enforce
removal, but all the public service
corporations are alive to the situation
and are preparing for many volun-
tary removals.
Every overhead wire concern now
doing business has provided itself
with an underground system but two,
the Harrisburg Railways Company and
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. While it cannot be expected
that the former can place its trolley
wires underground, it is entirely feast
bic, 1t is understood, to carry the
iced wires in that manner, and thus
relieve the trolley poles of the cum
bersome and unsightly feed wires.
w. Z. Poles Should Come Down
The Western Union Telegraph Com
panyS poles are mostly maintaine ed
for trunk lines passing through the
city, and these should be carried un-
der ground, in the opinion of COM
petent wire experts.
The sudden transition of Market
street, which is so pleasing to the eye
and asthetic taste of the citizen,
should not make the community over
Jealous, perhaps, in the pole-removal
campaign. Such a course might re-
suit In enforcing the immediate clean
ing up OF all the streets and avenues.
Underground construction being an
expensive proposition, there are diff
1erent forms of cheap distribution,
such as messenger calls, for instance,
from which no rental revenues are
derived by the operating companies,
which would have to be dispensed
with, to the great inconvenience OF
the business people, if the elimination
OF all overhead construction were en-
forced
/ 1t would result, however, in effect
ualy clearing up those poles that
nave become an eyesore, such as the
group surrounding the new Public
Library. as well as many other un-
signify conditions. 1t Is believed the
movement should be carried forward
slowly, but surely, until the highways
are cleared, but in a manner that
will neither be hardship to the oper-
ating companies nor an Inconvenience
10 the business community.
Corporations Should Aid
Modern business practices of the
public service corporations should aid
in lessening the number of poles in
other sections of the city. Twenty
years ago combination pole would
scarcely have been considered by any
TWO corporations; to-day it is COM
mon practice for several companies
to occupy the same pole under stand.
ard agreement Formerly it was nc
uncommon sight to see two or more
poles on the same corner of a street
Under present practices this is unnec-
essary. This give and take spirit has
doubtless been brought about by pub
lie sentiment, as well as a better un.
derstanding of the handling and pro.
lection of apparatus. Formerly it was
considered bad and dangerous prac.
tice to run telephone wire ON an
electric light pole; to-day it is com.
mon practice.
When the poles owned by the cor
porations in the merger agreement
shall have been removed In the next
month it will then be possible, it is be-
lieved, for City Council to place the
ban on those still standing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
WILL ARREST WIDOW
ON MURDER CHARGE
IContinued From First Page]

ter of Reuben Kicker. of st. Thomas
township, and they hal three chill
dren. One day while ler was trav-
cling with a wheat threshing outfit he
went home, drank cup Of coffee and
when he came out of the house be-
came very sick.
Keller late in November Of 1912 be-
came so Ill that he had to go to bed.
His periods of severe illness were in
termittent and on November 29 he
died. After the funeral Mrs. Keller
came to the family physician, DR.; John
H. Kinter. and wanted to know IL her
husbands remains were taken up and
examined could they find anything
in them"
Stories of death from poisoning per-
sisted in floating around the neigh
borhood. Finally District Attorney
Nicklas and Coroner Maclay investi-
gated, but could find nothing tangible.
Later these officials had the remains
taken up and an autopsy performed.
The viscera of the dead man was
taken to Philadelphia by DR.. j. c. At
tix, OF the faculty of Temple Univer-
sity, on April 9, 1913, and he exam
ined them. On May IA he returned
and to the coroner's jury at st. Thomas
reported that there was enough ar
senic and copper in the stomach to
cause death. 1t was likely admins
tered by paris green.
The coroners jury heard a number
of witnesses and they gave this ver-
dict: THAT Floyd II. Keller came to
his death near Brandt's Church,
St. Thomas township, on November
20, 1912, by means of arsenical pol
son, administered by person or per-
sons unknown to the jury"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
Plan Strike Of 10000
Employees in Pittsburgh
Special to The Telegraph

Pittsburgh, Jan. ga campaign
planned by President Samuel Comp
ers and other leaders OF the American
Federation of Labor in Washington
and financed with federation funds
was launched at mass meeting in
East Pittsburgh, when a movement
was started to organize the $4,000
employees of the Westinghouse Elec-
tric and Manufacturing Company for
strike purposes.
Organizer Lewis says the Westing-
house campaign was mapped out
months ago, but was precipitated when
the company he says, recently cut
the working hours from nine and one
half to eight hours with correspond
ing decrease in pay.
The present effort is the first at
tempt in a large way to organize the
Westinghouse employees in more than
decade.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
STEE[TON MEN MADE
CREATION OFFICERS
Stanko Srbie Elected Vice-Presi-
dent; M. J. Horvath,
Treasurer

Two Steelton men, Stanko Srbic and
Michael j. Horvath, figured promi-
nently in a meeting of the Federation
of Croatian Sokols Of the East. which
met in Philadelphia yesterday.
The federation of sokols is a po-
litical organization representing some
half million Croatians living in
America. Yesterdays meeting was
held in the home of the Croatian Sokol
at Philadelphia and delegates were
present from the sokols of Steelton,
Philadelphia, South Bethlehem. Pitts
burgh, New York and Lackawanna.
The delegates discussed the advis-
ability of fusing the American League
of Sokols with>the League of Sokols
now existing. with headquarters. in
Agram, Croatia. 1t was decided that
the American League should maintain
its individuality.
The election of officers. which fol-
lowed the regular business, resulted as
follows: President, Anthony Pfuhl,
Philadelphia; vice. president, Stanko
Srbic. Steelton; recording secretary,
Charles Gasparovski. Philadelphia;
secretary-t treasurer. Michael ]. Hor-
vath, Steelton; directors, Nicholas
Karaca, South Bethlehem; Michael
Banek, Philadelphia: Elias Vlaisavl-
jevic, Pittsburgh, and A. Tanaskovic,
New York city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-26
PENVSY COP UNDER
BAIL To KEEP PEACE
Case Grew Out Of Charges Of Es-
pionage Against R. r.
Officers

jeremiah Yost. Pennsy railroad
policeman. was held under S10O bond
to keep the peace following a hearing
before Judge Henry in January ses-
sions of surety of the peace court.
NJ. B. Henderson. organizer of the
Brotherhood of Federated Railway
Employees was the prosecutor and the
hearing grew out of a row which
Henderson and Yost had outside the
new organization rooms, December Z.
The incident, 1t is said, is an echo of
similar discussions relative to the al
legged espionage which the new organi-
cations members contended was kept
upon them by railroad company Of
ficers. Today's hearing took up much
of the morning and the near wit
and repartee which counsel for
the defense and witnesses for the
Commonwealth exchanged gave an oc-
casional high light to the trial.
Henderson alleged that Yost had
called him names and threatened him
with his blackjack and a revolver
William Hoke, secretary of the new
organization. told practically the same
story. Lyman ID. Gilbert and c. H.
Bergner defended Yost. 1t was the
interchange between Hoke and Gill
bert that had the court room amused.
Hoke had answered several times a
question by Mr.. Bergner, and he called
counsePs attention to the fact: Nov
I've answered that three times, Mr..
Bergner," he said. smilingly.
We'll. well that's all right" inter-
rupted Mr.. Gilbert. answer it again.
You're just an ordinary man.
And so are you," came back Mr..
Hoke.
Judge Henry observed that Hoke
had answered the question rather
positively.
A little later when Yost was on the
stand and denied that he had wea-
pons, Henderson. who sat with his
counsel. w. l.. Loeser. deprecatingly
shook his head at Yost's denials.
. Mr.. Gilbert caught him at it.
t Now I object to that" suddenly
called out counsel for the defense,
gazing across at Henderson.
ITO what?" inquired Frank B.
Wickersham, assistant district attor-
ney.
ITO his shaking his head" returned
Mr.. Gilbert.
Hold your head STILL" advised Mr..
T.oeser