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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30
DECLARE GOMPERS
IS A DRUNKARD
DUNCAN MCDONALD OF U. NJ. W.,
SCORES LABOR PRESIDENT IN
CONVENTION.

Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 3O.-Duncan
Mcdonald of Illinois today told the
United Mine Workers convention that
Samuel Gompers got "gloriouSly
drunk" at the Seattle American Fed
Grafton of Labor convention
Gompers, sitting on the platform,
called Mcdonald a "liar" and sian
derer."
Mcdonald said that he AM mis- VIE
were disturbed by bunch of drunks'
in a room adjoining theirs at a Seat
tie hotel, that in trying to quiet the
racket himself. he found Gompers in
the room, at the head OF table glo'
riously drunk with a bottle OF booze
in his hand
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30
WRITING A ROAD LAW.
An important Task Assumed by OK
Iahoma Road Enthusiasts.

w. J. Milburn president OF the
Oklahoma. Texas and Gulf Highway
association, was here last night en-
route from his home in Milburn
to Oklahoma City. Mr.. MilDurn
and State Highway Commissioner
Sidney Suggs spent four hours to-
gether last night mapping out pro-
visions for state road law. The
gentlemen, who met in Oklahoma
City several days ago for the purpose
of writing a law which they Will
submit to the people in a special
election. meet again on the Sth OF
February and they are busily engag-
ed now in framing the law.
Mr.. Milburn is doing a great deal
of unselfish work in the interest OF
better highways and has been a
strong factor in the organization OF
which he is president, which Is now
engaged in building a road from
Newton. Kansas on the north, to
Dallas on the south.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30
CITY To REPAIR
THE STREETS
McOUATTERS PAVING COMPANY
MAKE CONTRACT WITH THE
CITY TO DO THE WORK.

MIR. Turner, representing the NC
Quatters Paving company of Dallas
closed a deal with the city yesterday
whereby the streets are to be re
paired under the supervision of the
street commissioner and the Nc
Quatters company foots the bills.
Mayor Roberts stated this morning
that work would begin as soon as Mr.
Downard could furnish the aspnalt.
There are several blocks OF this
work to be done but the work Will
be prosecuted as speedily as possible
and probably will be finished in a
week or two.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30
TWENTY-FIVE PASSENGERS Anu
TWENTY. -FOUR OF CREW OF
MONROE LOST TO-DAY.
DIE FROM EXPOSURE
Old Dominion Liner Monroe, en-
Route From Norfolk to New York.
Struck by Liner Nantucket IN
Dense Fog.

Norfolk. Va. Jan. 3O.-The Old
Dominion liner Monroe, carrying I'LL
ty-two passengers and crew ol
seventy, was struck amvdships and
sunk in ten minutes about ocloch
this morning by the liner Nantucket
a vessel half the Monroe's size.
1t is estimated that forty-nlne
were drowned.
The Monroe was bound for New
York from Norfolk and the Nantuck-
ct was coming here from Boston
The two vessels met in a denst
fog near the winter quarter lightshlI
off the Virginia coast.
CaDtain Johnson OF tae Monroe
with all known survivors are aboar(
the Nantucket, which is coming
here with a stovein bow. John
son had wirelessed that the los
were twenty-five of the passenger
and twenty four of the crew; tina
the saved are thirty of the pass
engers and fifty-five of the crew.
James O'Connell, ce-president
of the American Federation of Labo
aud member OF the new federal IN
dustrial relations committee l
among those saved.
Some of those picked up from th
icy sea died of exposure.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30
MASoNS RETURN HOME.
Roy M. Johnson Made Class Director,
L. n. Love Kindly Remembered.


L. n. Love Kindly Remembered.
Ardmore parties who attended the
mid-winter meeting of the Scottish
Rite Masons in McAlester have re-
turned home. Among them were Budd
Hoard. Fred w. Horn, Grover Il.
Chase. Velie c. Suggs, Charley Wade
and J. S. Osborn, who took Scottish
Rite degrees and accompanying them
were l.. II. Love, Roy NJ. Johnson, l..
S. Dolman Rev. c. c. Weith, James I.
Coleman, w. F.. Warren, Judge John
r. Hinkle and J. Homer Hinkle,
In the absence of Blaine Brundage
of Tishomingo whois inCalifornia, Roy
NJ. Johnson was made class director
and Rev. c. c. Weith was made as
sistant class director
L. II. Love who lately attained the
33rd degree, was presented a degree
cap by the boys who do the work IN
the temple.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30
GAS INSPECTOR
COMING HERE
STATE LAWS PROVIDE SEVERE
PENALTIES FOR THE WANTON
WASTE OF NATURAL GAS.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Jan. 3d.
The office of the state oil and gas
inspector has been notified that
there has been wanton and use
less waste of natural gas in the
Healdton field and officials will leave
here today for Ardmore to investi-
gate tht matter. The report receiv-
ed here states that from so to 100
millions of feet of gas is going to
waste every day in the field and the
officials who have that in hand will
make a rigid investigation and will
enforce the state law in that respect.
The penalty for wanton waste OF
gas is $500 a day and in addition
to this severe penalty jail SEN
tence can be invoked The laws of
Oklahoma provide an ample remedy
for the saving of natural gas and the
officials stated last night that they
would see that the laws were enforc-
ed in the Healdton field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30
B|7;:@ CURSE
Of |hGjii;,,'. ''l[)DE
WILL LEAVE ITS IMPRINT UPON
ARDMORE-WHO WILL EVER
WANT TO BE A LEADER?

The bonus guaranty committee. ol
the Ringing road are called upon to
raise $4,000 by the fifth OF Febru-
AIRY. This money was borrowed by
! the committee from one of the local
banks and must be paid back on this
date. so few of the subscribers to
| the bonus fund have come in and
voluntarily paid their bonus notes
! that it has become necessary Tor
| the committee to send out collectors
and today John X. Dexter, and John
McCarty form one party C. P. Van
Denberg and b. A. Simpson form an
other. and j. R. Pennington and j..
NJ. Baird form another.
These men, together with other
citizens devoted day after day to
raise the bonus money among the
people. Their good work at that
time gave Ardmore its first uplitt.
More property has changed hands
in Ardmore during this month than
vas sold during the entire year OF
1919. These men have proved them
selves loyal friends to Ardmore in
the direst time of need. And after
1 taking their time to solicit the bon
us money subscription notes they
went even further and guaranteed
that the notes would be paid. When
the time came that money must be
, used, and before the notes were due
these men had enough faith in the
citizenship of Ardmore to lead them
! 20 give their own notes to borrow
$4,000 to carry out the obligations
Of the bonus committee.
Now. at this time, when the re-
, suit of this work is plainly seen
. when every lot in Ardmore is wOrtl
: more than it was, when there is
t sale for every lot in the city, this
committee, in order to protect Itself
is forced to get out and PERSONAL!
collect the sums due on the bonus
Is it right?
viii a spirit such as has beel
manifested in this case build city
Do Ardmore people deserve t,
have live, growing town, whel
they lay down upon the men ant
: throw a heavy loss upon them whit
we're saving forces in the hour o
: need,
4 A display OF the right spirit woul'
lead men to the banks to pay cnel
notes. Thay can he found at tn
- Guaranty State and at the First Ma
5 tional bank Instead of having thes
I men leave their business and devot
their time to this collection Ardmor
e people would better to pay thes
e notes and then give a banquet il
= the honor of the faithful! band tha
Y picked Ardmore up out of the dus
o at time when there was not a ra
o of hope on the horizon.
e Do the people who have signe
II these notes realize just what it mean
II TO throw off on one of these faith
t. full committees who are making sac
If rifices for Arimore? Before the en-
n of the year there will be some NOR
l. big propositions presented to Ard
of more and this city will find itseI
y in the attitude of begging men
lie take the lead.
" Who will venture to lead whe
:, his faith has been shaken and whe
he knows in the end the burden wi
fall upon him.
a Ardmore men, Do your duty
your neighbors and to your town.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30
DECREASE
IN G|NN|NCS
FIGURES COMPILED BY LOCAL
REPRESENTATIVE OF DEPART.
MENT OF AGRICULTURE.

The cotton ginned up to the 10th
of January, 1914, shows a decrease
over the corresponding figures for
last season, according to the report
of J. c. King.
Up to January 10th, 1914, there
had been ginned in Carter county,
2O.95l bales. Up to January 18th,
1913. there was ginned in the coun-
ty 221SS bales, a difference of 1881
bales.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30
Snow al Gainesville.

Gainesville, Tex Jan. pa coll
wave hit this city early this mora.
ing following a rain last night and
a light fall Of snow was seed for the
first time in several weeks. Th"r-
mometers tonight register freezing
Fruit trees had begun budding
here and if the cold wave had been
a week later it probably would have
killed the peach crop prospects.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30
Rain. Snow and Sleet Fall.

Muskogee, Okla, Jan. 29-Fears
for fruit crops were being enter
tanned here tonight, following a 40
degree drop in temperature in twen-
ty-four hours. The mild weather
throughout January had caused buds
of many fruit trees to swell and in
some cases to blossom. Rain, which
later turned to snow and sleet, ac-
companied the cold wave which
struck here. early Thursday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30
MISSOURI RAILROAD, CHIT
INJUNCTION TO PRE- jUIT
TO RECOVER CAARG
2-CENT RATE u D
Judge Mcpherson IN Fedel
at Kansas City DISMISSED
tions, Since Supreme Cour
States Two Cent Law.
Kansas City, Mo- Jan.

Kansas City Mo, Jan.
functions against Attorney 't.
Barker of Missouri, which prohibited
him from proceeding with the suit
to recover twenty-four million dol
lars excess freight and passenger
charges by the railroads while the
Missouri rate cases were in litlsa-
ton. were dissolved by Judge Nc
Pherson of the federal court here
today.
This follows the supreme courts
recent upholding OF Missouris two
cent passenger aud other rate laws.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30
Much Colder in Chicago.

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 29.-The thin edge
of the cold wave in the Missouri Val
ley touched Chicago at noon today,
drop of so degrees from last nights
spring-like mark of 60 degrees was
officially forecast During the fore
noon the mercury receded 90 degrees.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30
HOLDING Of THE OIL BUSINESS
DEPENDS ON ROAD BUILDING
TEX AS SAYS AROMoRt CAN BE "NOr
INTO A CITY IF QUICK TO HOLD THE OIL eUS'
NESS ROAD TO HEALoToN AT ANY PRICE WILL BE CHEAP
ARpMoRE HEALOToN POOL.

been touched When the drill goes
down to a depth of 1000 feet, you are
going to see the world startled again.
You will see representatives of these
big companies here your people have
not heard their names called and Will
not until they get their holdings and
begin their development work. NO
other field has ever eQualed it in
shallow gas production, and there is
every reason to believe that the Head
ton field will eclipse all other itel''s
in the production of Oil"
Opinion Worth While
The opinion of Mr.. Eeatty is worth
much and Ardmore should take his
advice and build that road. He has
| made a success in his operations he
has seen many towns made by TAX
| ing advantage of their opportunities,
and has seen other towns fail I, grow
because they were not ente"pr sing
He is the owner of the BEATTY office
building in Houston and the owner
OF the Beatty Hotel in that city. Ard
more people must awake to Their sur
roundings. they must realize that one
of the great oil fields of the world is
| in their trade territory, that the bust
ness of the oil men will naturally
come to Ardmore if the city prepares
to care for their necessities The rec
ords are here, the best hotels are
here. the lawyers offices are here,
where titles can be examined. Ard
more has city conferences which the
oil demand, but
A Chan>e 70 Lose.
| Good hotels can Je built nearer the
| field modern conyen:ences can lie IN
ssalled. an zee combining the rec
| ords of Jeffer.1r. stephens aud Car
| fer counties ran be established IN
! such a town al! ArGMOre can lose
the oil business which y now has an
opportunity to hold.
Oil Men Here
Mr. Beatty was in conference yes
terdav afternoon with l.. w. Burrow
of the Producers Company, J. f. Ring
of the Sun Company. Underwood Naz-
ro. of Beaumont. of the GYPSY Com
pany and NJ. NJ. Doan Of Tulsa of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30
CANNIBALS IN ANTIPODG5.
Missionary Reports Young Children
are Victims in New Guinea.

San Francisco. Cal, Jan. 30--'Rev.
II. \. Malley. missionary returning
from the Antpodes, reoorts consid-
cradle cannibalism in New Guinea,
young children being the principal
victims.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30

Washington, Jan, 3O.-Instead OF
dying poor as his friends believed
Senator Cullom left an estate valued
in excess Of one hundred thousand
dollars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30
BIG SUGAR PLANT BURNS.
Imperial Sugar Company's Plant at
Suqarlano, Texas, in Ashes.

Suearland. Tex, Jan. &o.-Tha I'm
perial Sugar company's large mill
and warehouse were destroyed by
five at midnight The loss is es-
limated at three hundred THOUSAND
dollars with insurance of $225,OO0
The plant was on state land but was
privately owned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30

"On makes gas" said d. r. Beatty
of Houston at the Wilmington hotel
Yesterday, "aud where so much gas
has been found. it is certain that an
oil pool exists For eighteen years
| have given thought to oil produc-
tion. know something of the his
tory of every field spent some time
in Roumania and other foreign LANDS
and | can say that the Healdton field
is without peer in shallow gas pro-
duction. This field stands out alone
in the record of the world, 1t has
startled the oil men of the entire
country, and you people do not real
ize what you have. The oil world
will be startled again when deeper
wells are drilled in the Healdton
pool"
Mr.. Beatty was busy when the news
paper man visited him. He cheerfully
laid aside his work for moment and
said your people ought to be proud
of their paper | have been reading
it for some time, | take an active
interest in reading it. When the oil
news is finished, | have found it to
be pleasant to read through the gen
eral news of the paper. | have never
yet seen a paper in new oil field
that published reports so reliable,
and one that has gone so deeply into
details as your paper has done. |
have been in San Antonio for several
weeks. and each day my secretary has
forwarded the Ardmoreite to me"
Old Time Oil Man.
Mr.. Beatty has been in the oil
game for eighteen years, while he
is a director in the Tide Water Com
pany, he devotes his time to his own
business and has drilled as many as
siXty-five wells. For a time he had
five strings of tools in operation drill
ing day and night. 1t is his inten-
ton not to do any more operating
for the reason that it takes him away
from home so much of the time, but
he will continue active in the oil busl-
ness. His holdings in the HeaIdton
field will be turned over to other par
ties to drill.
First Trip to Ardmore.
Il have been in all the fields he
said, "and meet many of the old-time
oil men here. They are good feI'
lows and good spenders, and have
built many towns in Oklahoma and
Texas. If your people will wake vi
to the possibilities that lie before
YOU this town can be built into a city
You have good start here now.
have been coming by way of Wauri
ka each time, and this is my frs
trip TO Ardmore."
Holding Oil Business.
The thing you people want to d'
now is to build a shell road to tn
oil fields. 1t matters not what th'
cost it, it will be cheap to Ardmor
because it is the one thing you mus
depend upon to hold the oil business
The holding of this business mean
the building of city here. The SUI
: face of the Healdton pool has JUS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30
Will Attack Torreon,

Juarez, Jan. 30.--The movemen, OF
the rebels on Torreon began on a
large scale today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30

NJ. Joseph OF Coalgate was bust
ness visitor today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30
FOR ARBITRATION TREATIES
Committee Votes to Rattfy Treaties
With Jspan and Other Countries

Washington, D. c., Jan. 3O.-Ipe
senate foreign relations committee
votes to recommend the immediate
ratification of the general arbitration
treaties with twenty-five countries,
including Great Britain and Japan
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30

E. n. Nesbitt of Pauls Valley is a
business visitor today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-01-30

c. f. Talley of Guthrie was in the
city today
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-12

the delightful Affairs of the week was
the dinner at which Mrs. William
Williamson was hostess at the Oahu
Country club ON Thursday evening.
Mrs. Francis Gay who has made the
summer joy to so many OF Homo
luiu's smart set was the complimentei
guest. Bright colored snapdragons
interlaced with feathery maidenhair
fern furnished an, attractive center
piece for the table at which covers
were laid for Mrs. Francis Gay. Mrs.
Charles ChiIfingworth. Mrs. G.. w.
Pfiueger, Mr.. Henderson and Mr.. ami
Mrs. Williamson
= - -
Reception at the Parish House.
The new teachers who have come
to Honolulu this wear will be the com
plimented guests at a. delightfully."- in.
formal reception at the Parish House
next Thursday afternoon at which the
Ladies' Aid Society of Central Union
church will entertain.
Mrs Henry Waterhouse has charge
of the affair and Il is expected thar It
will be one OF the largest functions OF
the month. as It is the plan of those
in charge to introduce the new teach
ers to the ladies of Honolulu. Those
who will assist Mrs. Waterhouse dur
ing the afternoon are: Mrs. John Erd-
man, Mrs George Curry. Mrs. Carl
Apdrews, Mrs. MoronS and Mrs j. 8.
B. Pratt 49,. -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-12

we may expect to be given true in
sight into the lovable character of Lit.
tie Lord Fauntleroy on Friday evening,
/ October End, and Saturday, October
! 3rd, the latter being given exclusively
/ for children with their paren,s and
guardians.
The net proceeds of the two per.
formances viii be don ated to the PLY.
seal Department of the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association.
- - -
General and Mrs. Edwards Dance.
The largest and one of the most
/; enjoyable of the weeks functions was
the dancing party at which Genera.
and Mrs. Edwards entertained on
"wednesday evening for their daugh-
ter, Miss Bessie Porter Edwards and
their niece Miss Margaret Porter who,
after spending an enjoyable summer
in Hawaii returned to the mainland
by the Manchuria Friday. Miss Ed
ward is on her way to Dobbs Ferry,
where she will resume her studies,
while Miss Porter is homeward bound
to Niagara Falls. Both young ladies
made a host of friends in Honolulu
and it was with deep regret that a
bevy OF young folks babe them bon
voyage as the big liner pulled out of
the harbor. The greater part of the
evening was devoted to the latest of
the dances and shortly after eleven
delicious refreshments were served.
Among those present were Miss
Edwards, Miss Porter, Miss Elizabeth
Carter, Miss Elizabeth Rosenbaum,
Miss Gertrude Malone, Miss Gather.
inc Lehman, Miss Leanora Lehman.
Miss Ruth Anderson, Miss Marguerite
Hart, Miss Betty Case, Miss Lila Nc
Donald, Lieut.. Sadtler, Lieut.. Little,
Lieut. Goetz, Lieut. Calder, Mr.. and
Mrs. Crockett, Major Smith, DIR. Deib-
er, Lieut.. Jenkins.
- - -
A Navy Wedding.
The wedding season has already
opened in the east, many of the at
tractive brides-elect of the summer
choosing to be matrons by fall A
wedding which will be of interest to
the army and navy folk was that of
Miss Isabel Magruder and Ensign
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-12

Hamburg. Mr.. end Mrs. Herman
Schultze, Mr.. and Mrs. A.. Fake, Mr.
and Mrs. C.. F. Schmutzler, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Glade, Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Boil
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Lewis, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Wilder, Mr.. and Mrs. L. w
Tay, DR.. and Mrs. Ketcaum, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mccarthy, Mrs. X. Cooper. Miss
Cooper, Miss Ofremba, Miss F. OF
remba, Miss Topham. Miss Mccarthy,
Mr.. MacGoerge, Mr.. Clymer, Mr.. Butt.
lar and Mr., Milyerton.
- - -
Mrs. noe Hostess.
One Of the pleasant informal affairs
hof the, week was the card party at
! which Mrs, Roe entertained last Sat
.llrdayafternoon at Fort Kamehameha,
! At the close OF the afternoon Mrs,
Newcomb. who had made the highest
scores was awarded a set OF dainty
handipainted dinner cards. Amcng
those present were Mrs. Benjamin
Watkins, Mrs, Newcomb. Mrs. Walter
johnson and Mrs. Roe
- - -
Benefit for Y. w. c. A.
= : The RDyaf Hawaiian Opera House
is booked for the beginning of Octo-
Der by the old time fayorite story
hero Little Lord Fauntleroy, "a char
acteF beloved alike by children and
groWh-Aps. and one like unto Peter
Pan, inasmuch as years do not seal
I his youthful charm
The csst is one well known to Ho.
nolulan audiences, including as il does
pro- essionals and amateurs of genu-
Inc talent who have long since salts
fed the public with their sincere work.
: The titie role will be handled by
Miss Hazel Kellogg, who has starred
in the part professionally. Miss Kel-
logg has been associated with We
Liberty Theater, oakland, California,
for several years in juvenile roles, and
has also acted with Nance O'Neill in
Oliver Twist, taking on different coca
sions two parts in the cast, that of
the Artful Dodger and Charley Bates.
which parts are numbered among her
most successful roles, though of course
Cedric Enrol heads the list.
1t would be en- easy matter to write
a rhapsody on the vivacity, originality
and level headedness of Miss kellogg,
but that would be a very insufficient
ehlogy to. her winning character, and
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-12

is delightful woman and her I.lIse
was much taken up with the social
affairs In Honolulu. where Captain Ma.
haffey is stationed,