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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-02

EiEsg5 Ca, Of II, Crystal com
paay retae-ed yererday from . visit
OF several seeks 10 San Antonio.
where ne sent TO Tecgpefate. fol
l0giag 40 operation 10 Mayo Bro
,h.rs h,yagita! In Rochester Alinn..
He rc.sYnei much S~Ae9-s,l 10
health aEd is very cheerful 9gs
has beea offered aa attractive price
for his Crys:4l ln'tISsis. pli has
0coii1ed the oGsr.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-02

III. Big Bear company n Att
aeAs Alice n geR@gsoo county, is
fTfy,ing a. 20 feet \ water sci.
AAs been sDld3ed 20 depth Of
- Feet and promises a pleatigul
sagpl5 Of water :oy drilling pafss,s-
Is. Marry Bradford has he dTip;ng
c atYact.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-02

velopuents and two more persJss
sroz that t1Eu are ksre Yasy are
& 4 Douglas and H. 3 @cEie
! T.. Gibbons Aa oil we'll con.
tractor from Tulsa. is here. Looking
over tie fields BE vii. ateeps SfiIt-
ing contracts sB6 can ps- some
strings o. tools is she afE
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-02


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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-02

General regret vas expressed
yesterday among the oil men at the.
death Of Dennis Hastings. which
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-02

Matoaay on sa8 Gas e5.apasy on
GBe S ~ Ta@ax 10 arvvs IN eae
RgffsEuaa os >. SagFer,eA dsggA ga
feet TaaAs g~4 has fa9 g Asaihg
gs9 fsaf several Sags isas the E00la
hay@ gsssA ssasseVea
qf. as aEQaS~a OF G'l&tsgaSG. Who
.es auzuahey sg sas G1ast on
+e,1fs9@ng 4aa also OF ,s@ @shg@sy
Oh Ssaaauszay. Eas a ,as city saD.
day
@sas ASSES ag she Tuin Sts'e cpm-
s,aAy was e.sSe. ssr'ag&sy p4G''. snd
gsaqw4ay. NJ. &4Ssse IS Apeo sing ais
satiFe tiaes IA the Geld The Tsia
STATE gasgste base 'asEs hs'ii'nes
zra ave aetiye So the develop nen;
eG tAHeag FTopa fahss
r. w P'aFsF and r l. N'fIuirt
o. Tshsa are visitors 20 the Ard
ss9Te oil 6e,ds
~. X. BsdfuS os Bedford. IoVs.
gaa has hsb&fnss IL the oil feds,
Il here again. sFtes 8 visit 70 his
Aosas.
YazC0 City. Mississippi parties are
Interested IN Carter county oil de-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-02

YazCo City. Mississippi parties are
interested in Carter county oil de-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-02

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-02

e. w Y'aESF and x. /. N.fanirt
o. Tshea are visitors 20 tie Ard
Ea9T1 oil &e,ds
The chronicle=news., 1914-01-26
UNION PAPER OWNER
gECTED BY THE
UNION PAPER EDITOR

u. } tpahn. opa-s IT tho e's~-
Press. Sas bodily rJ~-s~d fsoas his
o~a plant this afsrsaoaa after =
sss~susus seea~ 10 whsrh tAni-id
s-ssi.aiA'-d like = Muib~ss, street
pss'di-s whilst inadiy appealing To
heaven I" s,sae~e the outrage. Th-
ej~rsm-as af isvaao eamc after .
~nsdy skismish With asmu-t J. Lew
l.. the ps-s~ss editor. Who finally
called sa ottis-r Aad had i'-aao
thrust anrrsemos lonely iaio N.
ssssrs.
Rs~~asiy f-aao ssas-s b. leased
the psp~s tn sh. cass-ss Mis- Work.
~ss a. AoesieA for = period Ut "a
sosihs Ths terms NJ the isasa
o'seso dsslas-A. vsa eS . aossh sad
''uj1k ssa csesM." That Il lo ~,
1Asso sess ~ MN asA essasa gratis
frso . milkoaa Who h susaiss ~
"a 10 tho rap~r. On r~hsssry ! Poe.
NJ s~v~fs his e.aacrssaa With sh-
sewspsp~s,
sSS~ys " rs uuQrSNtnHsNs Vr00p tos
serted = notice in tho sosms tn tho et.
fsrt that hr souid not b. responsible
ssSrs certain date for say stories or
articles published. Hc later asked
f~s0ssss"n Of the editor IN iasrss a
"~rt'eu," relative 10 tho misue with
Constable rrsrrsso yesterday In
which Officer MHlaiS ~as roass-.i In
= srsssir. and the police force In gen
rial. The editor declined In ''usr"
the na.s-rpi~r- os 1'saaoian dirsion |
and foxy Daniel slipped into tho com
p"slns rom aud had an operator sci
the story up snd had tho makeup
msu throw Il into tho forms. Tho
r'liior spird tho story and had II
thrown out. lic "mlycd" with Panno |
snd hence tho disturbance this At.
'ctnoon.
The chronicle=news., 1914-01-26

ORGANIZERS GET BANANA:
STRIKERS GET THE RlND

No Oosc conclusive svxa0sat the In which
The coal s'ss strike Colorado bsiax
leaders ssa hixh officials.
'sssd IN the
the u. ~. W. A.. which published
night asd Which forth
isrs asd nsftra e~Eas sstnd ssd the rsesyd
BY tho ssak and file ot
other whss" the leaders the
riad.
Thoueaods dollars have
Hayes Ani>sosan. iA~-nn Mother jos~
other. ssA ih~ m~ssy little soaad
the 0nsr. strike themselves their
fAmiii-~ rs which iaeudes
first class hotsis and ei~ssnee ssd laAusy
for cigars ssa s.r.sssi ssp.ss.
"eond fellow bsrn allowed off,
ais nf The cassi Mis~ Workers fhs sskss they wish
I" Tristsad from i,,d~ jois II
other psspuss suspsid their
of - No, hssisx the ~hes.wlshsi
vaitsd IA s~sasdn stsskv,~
s'sssd the h~is
lsrrs ride II automobiles.
rsus lite the old. familiar Sh~ shs~sbos
shdhnoA day tho good iisiax
the whe ~nskiax dous dsrp isso the
suns In scssr Colorado y" wasa~ these iesaers sss'
ssikrsS ssa ~sii ssrkss rod bass~~a
tho sa~rs~s. +. Shakespeare
pars~.''
tn. osssis the ra,sa Ms- wosksss district
s.sisnss ss< hupisx that strike
toas tasaAM sosl hix
asd as sspssss account kssh -tso~h ao~r sss
nj The ~xpsao It'd shsr The sts
have 'i- s-s.sss a then
viii b. iade,ead.r Tie strike will hack
posk like OLD Nick up
Psod ns sAssa ssd eo"hsts nj their sasrtDp~
vsuesh tAe ad ks~p the ssissoss ssa officials Idle
assii The, WORT up strife .o~sshsr~ sas~
The chronicle=news., 1914-01-26
CONSTABLE GETS
PEln0 N 4 c0puER,
S;; ~: !: :: SAVED bY COZ

''canxhi-ao chance 10 saa-ahd
BY = eoassakle."
8syinE which. ~ J, rsano. the
fearless publisher Tor sN-pubiish-
orr Of the Free Pres yesterday nosn-
ing proceeded Ia rsill~ The windows
of the Nccormi.k haiidins In the
Mccormick baiidinE in the tirm
grasp of Jim P-se,so. constable sf
Bowen so.srl. P-s-,,o. iae-ns-d
over tho publication n, an item usins
his name in the strikers daily.
nailed Daniel in the doorway II the
Necosmick balidihs yesterday n,"sn-
tng. smoto him ohe~ os ls,-- .n the
cheek and shsok him like . rat
shak-A . rat, H~ sont,nu-si .a shake
him until Poiic~ Officer MuiniN hur-
yied across tho street and ias-Ts-r-d.
separating the esmhsisnss and ssn,.
ssosink bo,h int" raiic- court this
afternoon.
The sslsation of III. ssissr ~ss
first attracted BY the soskiss of the
building. There ~as q sns. of ''hesi-
lAsion'' b~1~--n -ash sihsasiss
vhieh finally caused the sunday
morning. pedestrian. To take notice
Psaao's derby hit the iis~ssnsy Hoard
in ih- doorway fsssy.ain~ Iiass
ahtir his hraj sss Fnskins la and
fro and every time hr caught his
breath h- shouted Help" Afsrs
Auinis had separated constable from
publisher sad halted them ista s.niiss
soast. rsnao gave aa- af 'h"s~ merry
little ''Ts-ia' hsad s,iasa,isa. over
his left .hoalas-r aaa ''b-at il
The chronicle=news., 1914-01-26
SON Of ACCUSED
TESu|F)ES N \, n.
POISONING CASE

AIamogorlo. X. N. Jan. :a.--
Mitchell Majors. Of RI paap. Tcxas.
scn Of II. Il. Majorx. testified again
today i, the trial of his father. un-
der indictment on a charge Of ca,ia.
irg the death nj Mlas tN,Ict: Ma.
jcrs. Young Majors testified Sa,us-
slay afternoon also.
The burden II his test stin,ony has
',rcn thut his father was always Kind
Ia his mother ami that following tis
mothers death. tho sister SIs the
tamily's principal hoieekrrper and
that ahC often swept down tho wsllz.
which we're papntci with grccn pa
ccr. This paper. other wttacsaes
have testified. contained arsenic
Tho young man also testified that
MS sister was taking a preparation
for her complexion and tina. she was
first taken sick on the dag follow ing
u party at their hcmr. at which SHE
ate some homemade candy which
shc made herself. Sha xas a;s0 sick.
he said. but recovered.
Several other witnesses have been
introduced by tho defense to prove
that Majors was n KING husband and
father.
The chronicle=news., 1914-01-26
SALOONS TO REMAIN
OPEN USUAL HOURS

The saloons Of the city today re-
vcrted 10 the former schedule Of
opening. at q a. m. and closing At
midnight. Many of the local sa-
1Oonmen we're apparently in doubt
today as to whether the o'clock
closing order was to he effective in
definitely. Captain Ed A smith.
representa- gthe Judge advocates de-
partmert said today that as long a.
the saloonmcu violate no laws and
live up to the city ordinances there
will he no occasion for the military
authorities to close them up. The
saloons were cloced all day Thurs
day and Friday and opened Saturday
until I p. m.
The chronicle=news., 1914-01-26
lEVt[ED
BY .lA|cH y
WIND

The :,txh wiad that sScp, ot'r
Trtuis'ad vC.i-r'.ry aud which bt
snndo~a had whipped itself in'c =
n-sr.Vteloac. wrpuss, hsvor AMI d.
rtruesi,n n the military -ann At
Han Rafael and ~ tho slrik~sS' tent
coloui~s In II. immediate vssSni'y.
Al IN" military camp moro 'has
thirty l~asa roilai-rd In the Wind.
aud strives and all tent appas'ca-
snec~ wcrc hurried under canvas. A.
n rrsu1t fires ~os. svrrtcd ouly hs
prompt aosk of the s0ldt~rs.
AL at9ht tho camp ~.s In disorder
and itch owlinE wind that s~cp, or
or plain and mesa 'nexcd and tore
al the sent f,aJr aud whi.tlrd down
the conpsny s,r-c,s. Ru esc's and
pots and camp ,ip~arc and utensils
not nailed down were bumped aion 9
md the elasicr was that Of myriad
chartvarts. Every simc an officer
would step Outside bis tent TO sur.
,cy the heavens hts .hapean would
bc lifted up and carried over the
hills and far away into that bourne
from which no army hat voluntarily
returns.
A great number OF tents a' the
t.uiow colony w.r- blown down GOV.
ertng inmates with household goods
under canvas. and in some instances
the tents caught FIR" fron, the flames
of deGnoltsted cook stoves aud
threatened serious conf1agration. u
was . night Of anxiety for every
dwciler At the colony. Tents we're
blown down at other Of the strikers
campa. sccordiaE to reports.
The chronicle=news., 1914-01-26
STRIKE Gases UP
N MICHIGAN
COURT

isoaxnton. MSrh. Jan. ga mo.
isoa 10 qussa lh~ ~oasrleary iadirt.
meat r~suracd hylh~ seceisi srsad
jury axainss copper msac strikers
snd ostscasls ot tho wvstesa rtdses.
,ioa at NiacsA Was filed to.isy b.
attorneys foe tn" accused ascn when
tho latter werc aseasxned for trial In
tho eioaxAsou csecuit court.
Il wsa announced that pleas
would not h~ entered until the mo-
sson hal been heard and pansa On.
cosas, toe tho desen danss. In
tho motion. attacked tho legality Of
tho sraad jury and its dclisesatioas
4, Was eon,rad~d shait h. grand
jury Was illceally convened. that its
deliberations were NOT conauctc din
secret a. required by Law and that
the appointment oi George y. Mich
ols a special prosecuting officer was
void because no allowing had bccn
m ade authorizing such appointment
or claiming the want Of capacity on
the part II the duly elected prosecu.
tor.
1t n also novel; the motion
read. That this motion may have
the same effect a. = challenge to tie
ssray nf said grand jury. ali Of
which Defendants arc ready and will.
ing to verify
Governor w. n. Ferrts OF Michi.
gan. Grant Fc!los attorney general;
Special Prosecutor Nichols and three
stcnosraphees were named a. per.
aons present who were mot BY law
authorized 10 take part In the delhi.
Grafton Of tho jury"
No time was agreed on this morn.
ing for hearing ON the motion. An.
gus W. Kerr. leading loca lcounsel
for tho defendants. indicated that
the forms Of the iID)ictmenss also
would he attacked. Mr.. Kerr said
that later no would apply for q
change Of venue in thes trikc casea.
Most Of the union men whoh ave
been On charges growing out Of the
strikc dieorders appeared in court
this morning. Others werc repro.
sentcSi BY counsel. Pleas Of mot
guilty were entered int he cases
which were not based on indict-
ments. After answering IN their
The chronicle=news., 1914-01-26
Denver vaeEs
CLAIMS f0k ''''
REGIONAL
bAnk

D~svss. Colo. Ian. :sGThs
claims Of tho Roeky Mouassis section
fnv . Tessoasi reserve hsak uaaes the
n.~ fedrni hsskiaE .ysIea xe'e
heard today hy Secretaries A.Adon
aad Hosssos.
The adsanSas~. al lAras~s ~ . No.
cation Tor this hssk were psesssse1
ny bankers and business a~a uad~s
the ais~essna o. 0osdaa jos~s. chair.
mas Of The beaver C,~sriss iioasS
<sAo6iaiioa.
D~ieessinas tsom mssy c"aossdo
savas sssprossed p-sses's r1aiose
R~ese~sssssiss. feo@ wSomiss. Ns~
Msssso. Asisnas. wys r~sss ssd
w~ss-sa kss ss4 Nebraska also
s~r~ heard.
The lsssisos. representatives al
sh- beaver ciess.nx Tease Assnr,s.
sssn Suggested = sssinaai' hssk ~
i,sov~s should iselaA~ Colorado. Ny
naise. N~~ M~siea. Asisoas. tsah.
Idaho. Nosssas. ssesh~essess Ss'asa
Dakota. wsssssa %etsaAhs. w~ssess
kssss.. Western T~aas. Gosdoe
Jnsss. pssssa~a, es the rait~A states
Sasloasi naak. n-,siln~d f,essss's
elaine
George II. tissss:. psvs:dsss Of the
fs-sves ci~ssias Nnasr Assorisssns.
ss-seslsd hgssrs ssadiax so shoU
ssal . srsiossi bssk IL sh,s territory
would haze = espsssliAssioa af sp-
rscSamss.,y ss.ScS.ss sish S~pos-
.ss ot Ss.sp0. zee.
ou~ssios By secretary MeAdas the
~ssassa sAntsssse shas the district
ss,iias1 aIa sci sssisw eissriy the
sassrsl isaAs ihsesaSAsAsa Mr..
,1uFes fesaghs cslespAs. WysQias,
Ne66 Mesas ~ i:n6 S1sl1e1 go.
pelse1VkS iasasal heshia9 ssd sss1s
sersssesy srstotasy so ussvss. Re-
piyias - . uaesssos ~ Mr.. N-AAoo.
be- favored = s0ailnf rrglnss, ssak
sor Drawer with smaller espi,slias.
ton rather ,hsa b~sas added In a
larger disssis, with tho regional
hsak NJ another point.
Gordon joaes. ~ho has HAD charge
nj gathering data sn be- ps~s~aSs'l
To tho con0iIier. c',sita v, :ssaEirs.
.oa,me errial aad Industrial eorsi.
,sons al the Rocky :noants;1 s's'rs.
ac rctessssl 10 the iora',oa "t the
tinted AsatVs mIas ~ iAnv-r. This
min. nc said. rerpi~es ~ :~.''"p.stt
from Seattle 81 .'@r cen; at Ill sh~
sold from Alaska. All :h- h:'t,isa
i.',rchas~d BY tee ruiled states as
say offices wcss os tho Mis- ,uri ris.
sr. except ihr office ~ CAr.cW.. Ncs.
n sent 10 tho beaver mint .s re-
deposit. Thi. bullion Gomez trcu,
tinted State. assay offices a: Nc,-
sna. Mons. Bcis~. Idaho. salt Lake
city. Utah. and Seattle. Wash. The
aerrarx amocns received trom this
source Is i..soa. a.ooo.''
SCeossoOe1 - DoOp ~
The chronicle=news., 1914-01-26
CALIFORNIA FRUIT
GROWERS WIN SUIT

Washington. Jaa :c.-Thc Inter.
state commerce commissions order
requiring nran.ssontinc.ssi railroads
To permit California fruit shippers
To prc.stc and prc-rool their fruit
solna To EASTERN cities and lin,ising
the chare" for the use Of the cars
durins the rr--oooiins siasr 10 ~ 80
MAS upheld today by the snp'cmc
court.
Tho problem of uansyorting frui,
over moua'aina. plains and ac~rr:
from California to eastern rttirp ruI-
minated about 1870. In q fight over
whether tho railroads would permit
slippers to io. the fruit car. or
whether the railroads could insist
upon performing that service them
selves as an incident to hauling tho
fruit.
Til" dispute arose largely out oe
the cndcavor OF congress in the Hep
hurp rate law to rid ;bc fruit prow-
crs o: alleged exsortion by private
car lincs. before the enactment Of
tina. law. railroads turned the re-
frigeratine service over to private
car lines. II wss claimed before
congress that those lines preyc,, on
the pcrishable traffic Of the country
md cxactcd such rates as they might
deem, necessary 10 pay large diYi-
dcnds.
SO congress put into the law a re-
auiremcnt that the railroads them
solves should furnish refrigeration
as an element Of transportation. Tho
Southern Pacific established at San
Bernsriino. Cal, a S75O.OOO rcfrig-
GRAFTON plant. and the Santa Fe. one
at Cotton. at cost OF 100000. A
whole trainload Of oranges could be
cooled in each OF these plants in be-
tween two and four hours. In ad.
dition to the freight rate the rail.
The chronicle=news., 1914-01-26
BODY OF UNKHoWN NAN
FOUND N SHACK

The oosy of an unidcnsiticd man.
q Mexican. was found shortly after
three O'Clock this afternoon In a
shed on First street al tho rear Of
tho Cupciii store on Main street. The
man was apparently over 60 years Of
age and no papers or articles Of amy
kind were found ON him tn reveal his
identity. ilc had been dead several
hour. when found. The coroner took
possession Of the body and I. msking
an Investigation.
The chronicle=news., 1914-01-26
M0YER ATTACKS
1. T. Of |. N
TALK To
MINERS


Indianapolis. Ind. Ian, .s.-Atss
Charlie. ". Meyer. pr-sidsns al the
W~ssrsa Federation of Miners. had
charged that III the slsik. of the
copper mines. In Mi.hi:an is lost. il
will s~ due directly to the insrtisilJ
of the executive council Of the Amer
lean tedesssioa at Labor" tho co.,
s~astoa Of the rai,-d Mins Workers
af America today vote. unanimously
tn request samuel Gonip-ss. ps-sideal
VI the fedesation. to APPEAR b~foss
th~ Convention ssd explain the a,ii-
tnd~ OF the couaeii.
rscstd-ns Moyer sa. sis-s sn ass-
tiaa ~hra iatsodas-a by Jshn =.
Waite at the coal mis~s~. iiis speech
~ss followed BY speech by Iohs \.
Walker. = coal miner. aud pr~.ia~as
at tho iiiiaoi. State Federation VI
i.Ahos. Walker tofd at the condition.
IN the "copper" souniss a. h- so.,sd
aasn' dnsins shr sea u-~k. he "a.
there ss representative os IN. coal
asis~ss.
We should quit dealing with the
hisvd Gunm~a of tho cosposai ions.
Walker declared. and get the man
that ia really responsible. for the
state of Affairs. aon't ~aa, ssy
snr Ia euassra~ my words isss s~.
qse~ssas IA attack .n any oa-. Ls. I
e"aia sos find IL In m, heart ,a Goa.
DEAN any man as Woman. II asi,rs
tn u by their suffering. should ih~y
ss-ak v-ax~ahse "a 'Hie Jisn' Nc.
the ssses,i maaasss af
III" copper eo:apsay. amt hi. hire.
liass.
= fissaly s~lsrse 'n's Jim' wss s.-
'voasible for she chriss aaA Esc Ass.
Assav 81 CASsoss. Aishasss. ''---..
fressasss Anyer declared that sso
sps~sts had bers sssd~ sa the Amer.
rss Fsderaiioa us i.stor executive
al Washiaslna for aid for the
copper asik-.s aaa sAs, ~ far mn ar.
'ion had been taken. In speaking NJ
he assault m himself aad hi. si.
~ecd deportation ft.m the strike
son~ he said tho tseatmcet accorded
aim vas not worsr. and In many IN.
'tanee. much less. than that dealt
,ai To hundreds Of m-n and womaa
In the rank aud file of the striker. of
Michigan and Colorado.
The oaiy difference between tho
II caemrNi accorded me- ani the rank
and file Meyer continued. "is that
The attack on me-. - representative
NJ the Western Federation "f MIN.
rss. was given morc publicity snd
. howl ot Indignation 10 srisr
throughout the land
speaking ot the coe.raio strike.
Mr. Moysr sstd: II liidn't believed
that the lahoring people of thr state
would over make II possible for an.
other Peabody In sit in tho cover
Ior's chair. hut they did. Tho pres
cnt strike II not vet ~ bad N tho
strike OF 1s03-t. but I believe Gov.
ernor Ammons will go as far. or fur
,hsr. II possible. than til. dc.yicabls
Peabody
Mr.. Meyer said he was In favor
efthc amalksn'aiioa Of his orgAnisa.
:'on with the coal mtncrs. lie sux.
essted that committee Of the in.
icrnational officer bc empowered TO
woys for ap Ian for tho merging II
the two unions
President White. In the name Of
the Convention assured Mr.. Meyer Of
the continued mora, and financial
The chronicle=news., 1914-01-26
lncREASID RATES OPPOSED.

WoahjhktOh, Jan. y6.-VhatRN
that the proposed Increased freight
rates on petroleum which the east
crn railroads are asking the inter-
state commerce commission to an-
thorisc. would discriminate heavily
ssainst independent rcfincrtcs In
favor Of tho standard OIL company.
were made to-day at q hearing Of
shoppers by r. W. Baltz. traffic
manager Of tho National Petroleum
association. an organization OF for
" odd oil companies.
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FINANCES CAUSED
'FllSc0 REcelveRSnIP

WsaAiassua. las. .s.-tiaAselsl
tpss.stos--sos osdisssy railroad
AsesersaesS -Ssss the eassv os shS
rssslvashsp II ~ D. llssi. aud ass
pfasl6as ysinea1 sysean. sesss1oea
10 tho lstesssss~ ~uss0csv~ eomnis.
eena's iasea1inslna. s-fars~d n tbs
Hteecsica Of the a~aAi~.
Although tho s-sfus. ~1y. the sra.
sss rv~niusloa. DOS no, .sli fos 81.
..rssAaou of oniaso~ es rv~o.a n,-nds.
sioas." II DOS declare. rvfc-staS ia
tho sale juss i,-fos- tho s~s-issrshi.' .
oe $4,000. .e"" Al rcr -ens ioad..
trvnrh Investor al IS la sss~>rr and
company of New York. that sh- sale
ot srcusisiss 10 the Investing rsibiic
through bankers at sime~ hen ~.
cry appearance indioas~i tho iasoiv-
oncs of the lssa,ns COMPANY. invited
sna warranted she condemnation as
sii who assisted or rss,i. ,ra,-., in
each sale.
''Speyer aad company should have
bccn aware of tho poverty os tho
Frisco and al Its diff,ru'iic. IN oh.
tanning tands.''
The Insolvency Of the Frisco. tho
report ~ay.. may h- attributed Ia
various causes. among them tcius.
"Dssprospetio tiona,c capitalization. e
'Thc acquisition nj new lines
The financing By the Frisco ol
the New Orleans. Ts>as and Mcstse
railroad and other south Tcsss
lines.
The dcsirc for an entrance into
Chicago. Illinois. rrs,!tinx In the as
sumption of heavy fixed charges in
the acquisition Of the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois railroad.
Tho sale Of t,s securities at price.
70 low as TO indicate a depiorahly >
weakened credit or an extr.vsxan:
arrangement Of the bonda and tho
subsequent sale of III. same to the
public.
miscellaneous cat.c. among
which are the payment os dividends
On Its preferred stock in spite OF its
wes);ench credit and need OF money.
Poor Investments and expensive
rentals. among which arc the inves,
nent In the New Orleans Terminal
company. stock In the Kirby Lumber
company and rentals paid the Crsw.
ford Mining company.
at appears. says the report
through statements secured from the
At. Louis Cnion Trust company, man
ascr for syndicates that financed tho
construction Of number Of proper
tics which were subsequently sold to
the Frisco. and which statements
were In part supported by the :es,i-
mony OF witnesses. that n number Of
lines acquired by the Frisco were
purchased by that company a prices
which afforded large profits to the
syndicate subscribers and trust COM
panics.
The chronicle=news., 1914-01-26
FORMER North Dakota
SENATOR DEAD

Wash In9tOn. Jan. .S.-FOriner
Senator Lyman X. Sassy of James,
town. n. D.. died at his hong here
today from heart failure. lie served
from 1889 to 1898 and was Z. years
old.
The chronicle=news., 1914-01-26
WILSON NOMINATIONS TODAY

Washington. Jar. !6.-Pfesidcnt
Wilson made there nominations to-
day:
Secretary OF the legation at San
tiago, Chile, George r Summcrlin. Of
Louisiana. now second secretary at
Peking.
Second Secretary at Berlin, Roland
B. Harvey. OF Maryland. now Secrc-
tary at Santiago.
The chronicle=news., 1914-01-26
SPANISH Aviator KILLED.

Madrid. Spain Jan. 26.--Lieutcn-
ant Maxine Ramos. a Spanish mill
tary aviator. was killed here today
when he fell with his aeroplane from
a considerable height.