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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
TENEMENT HOUSE FIRE IN NEW
YORK FATAL TO ELEVEN PER-
SONS THIS MORNING.
FOUR OTHERS HURT
Several Of the Victims Were Mem
bers Of Theatrical Companies
Victims Were Terror Stricken, Re-
fusing to Remain in Windows.

New York, April 17.-Eleyen per-
sons were suffocated and burned to
death in a fire in a tenement house
on Eighth avenue early today. Four
other persons were badly burned
Several of the dead were members
of theatrical companies. The fire
started in the basement of a five
and ten-cent store on the ground
floor
The big death list was due to the
terror r-stricken inhabitants refusal to
remain in the front windows, where
there were no fire escapes, but
where the firemen's ladders saved
man. The flames caught many
who tried to reach the rear fire
escape. One man was killed on the
roof.
Suspended by his feet from
front window, Captain Smith grab
bed Louis Boylan, when the ladder
broke under the latter holding Boy
Ian with his hands until both were
rescued.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
APRIL Il IN HISTORY.

l797-Austria made peace with
France, ceding the Neither
lands, free navigation of the
Rhine, etc, to France.
1SO5-Oyer 100 persons lost their
lives by the great flood Of the
river Tiber.
1S3O-In New England the right of
suffrage was granted to every
male inhabitant Of 81 years,
except paupers and persons
excused from paying taxes at
their own request.
1S42-The difficulties in Rhode Island
over an attempt to substitute
a state constitution of govern
ment for the Charles II char
ter, assumed a serious aspect
1S61-Vlrginia seeded.
lS47-Forty- eight saloon men in
dicted at Rock Island as a
part of the great temperance
wave that was sweeping the
country.
1S75-Emperor William Of Germany
signed bill withdrawing the
rights enjoyed by the Catholic
church y pro-papal paper in
Berlin was suppressed.
1SSO-Great tornado swept over the
west, totally destroying the
town of Marshfeld, No, kill
ing 100 and vounding $50 per-
sons.
lS99-Resolutions introduced in the
Massachusetts legislature re-
voking the order vanishing
Roger Williams, which was
made effective in 1885.
19O5-Lower house of Wisconsin
- legislature passed railroad bin
fathered by Governor La Fol-
lette.
lg12-The John Paul Jones memor-
ial unveiled.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
OIL WITCH" NOW
LOCATES OIL SAND
HAS CONFIDENCE IN HIS FIND
TO PURCHASE SHARES-HAVE
GOOD LEASE.

Altus, Okla, April 16.-Believing
firmly in the performances of a ma
chine used by an "oil witch" which
he declares will locate oil or gas
wherever it may be secreted beneath
the earth's surface, citizens of Olus-
tee have organized an oil company
with a capital stock of 100000 with
c. w. Edwards, Ipresident and Roy
Vertrees, secertary-treasurer, and will
bore for oil as soon as a rig can be
rented and a driller employed. They
have approximately $500 acres un-
der lease.
When the witch invaded Olustce
with his machine, he was taken to the
farm Of Charles Bates, south of town,
and put to work. while a crowd Of
curious persons watched the opera
ton. Fifteen years ago, it Is said, a
well was drilled there, which at a
.OO-foot depth contained sufficient gas
to blow the casing out of the hole.
beginning operations on the opposite
side of the field from this hole, the
machine of the witch gyrated and
quivered and oscillated and otherwise
performed until the operator was
within a few feet of the old hole,
where he declared there was plenty
of both oil and gas.
The witch" insists that the ma
chine is absolutely infallible, that it
cannot be fooled, that it has never
been known to fail and that it will 10
cate oil under the surface anywhere
no matter what the depth. He de-
clares they will Strike it rich at Olls-
tee at 529 feet, and on the strength
of his belief bought two shares in the
company, and wanted more, but was
refused.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
AUTOS INTERFERE
WITH F|REMEN
RECKLESS BOYS DRIVING CARS
WHEN DEPARTMENT ANSWERS
CALL, MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT.

Fire Chief Reeder stated this
morning that he wished to give one
more notice to the public, and that
was the practice Of youths driving
autos who, as soon as an alarm is
turned in, start their machines ami
race down the street with the speeG-
ing apparatus. One young man did
this at yesterdays fire and came
near getting run over by the big
auto truck for his fool'shness.
Chief Reeder says that the streets
should be kept as free as possible
when an alarm is turned in, as
there is danger of the apparatus
skidding while making sharp turn
and the heavy machine would crush
another less heavy vehicle like
an eggsdsu
The police have been instructed
to keep an eye on this practice in
the future.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17

,abllshed there, the studies including
all the regular university Of Nebraska
educational extension work and all the
common school branches, The uni
yersity RENTS all fees and gives reg
ular credits for examinations. The
experiment is promising thus far, and
in view of the splendid record of cor
respondence schools generally, War
den Fenton has every reason to be-
lieye results will fully justify his eX-
pectations.-H. II. Windsor, in the
May Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
CIRCUS COMES WITH RISING SUN
Gentry Brothers Trains Will Arrive
Early in the Morning.

Early in the Morning.
The first section of the trains
bringing Gentry Brothers Famous
Shows will arrive in this city Mon
day, April 90 at six o'clock in the
morning Arrangements are made
for track room for the trains, that
are today twice as large as ever
before.
With the stopping of the first
wheel a host of showmen will tum-
Gle forth from their berths, refresh
ed by a nights sleep. Almost be-
fore the earliest riser is astir the
show lots will be transformed into
a city of canvas coliseums. To the
casual observer this will be accom-
plished in great disorder, But the
training of the circus is such that
no man makes an unnecessary step
or wastes energy.
At ten o'clock the famous parade
of the Gentry Brothers Famous
Shows will leave the grounds. 1t
will traverse the principle thorough
fares, presenting to old and young
alike their nearest dream of fairy
land.
The Gentry Brothers Shows, which
are the worlds pioneers in trained
animal exhibitions, have been so en-
larged that they now present the
realistic tanning Of leopards of the
Jungle and other ferocious beasts
within canvas coliseums.
A large portion of the youth OF
the community will welcome the
trains on arrival, because this fea-
ture appeals to both old and young
Gentry Brothers Famous Shows will
give two exhibitions in this city
Monday, April 20. These displays
will be upon a larger and grandeI
scale than ever before in the three
decades of Gentry Brothers career.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17

Matill, Okla, April 16,-The Rich
ards Oil company, with home Of
fees at Ollmulgee, struck oil this
afternoon in a well they are drilling
in the Madill oil fields near Ayles-
worth. The oil was struck at a
depth Of 300 feet, and the well
will run about twenty barrels per
day. The company, believing they
will strike a gusher, will continue
the drilling to a much greater depth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
SHOOTING AFFRAY
LAST NIGHT
TWO MEN ENGAGE IN QUARREL
IN WHICH SHOTGUN AND SIX
SHOOTER PLAY PART.

A serious shooting affray took
place at Wilson about nine o'clock
last night and as the result, one
is in the county Jail with an as
sault charge against him, and the
other is in the care of a physician
at his home near Wilson.
Albert Finley and Lon Peeyey
became engaged in a quarrel in
a livery stable at Wilson last night
and soon the neighborhood was
startled by the report Of a shotgun.
When they arrived on the scene,
Peevy was found to be severely shot
in the right arm and was in a
serious condition, while his assail-
ant was unhurt.
Sheriff Garrett chlnced to be pass
ing through the town Of Wilson
shortly after the shooting took place
and took charge of Finley, brought
him TO the city and placed him in
the county Jail.
DR.. Hardy Of this city was sum-
moned and made a record breaking
trip to Wilson, where he and the
local physician dressed the wounded
mans arm and left him in charge
of the doctor there.
This morning Finley was seen at
the county jail, but refused to dis
cuss the matter. Sheriff Garrett
stated that he could get little or no
information out of either of the men
bus says that he has we'll grounded
suspicion as 20 the cause of the
trouble.
Finley will probably be given
hearing as soon as Peevy is able
TO appear in court.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17

FL Reno, Okla, April 16.-Claude
Callison, resident of this city, COM
mitted suicide Thursday afternoon by
the use of shotgun, the contents Of
a 2O-gauge weapon entering the right
temple and coming out at the top OF
The head. Death followed in about
three hours. Callison, who was about
90 years of age, had been respondent
for some time over i'll health, and
had threatened a number of times OF
late to kill himself He was single and
lived with his mother, and was EN-
ployed in the street department of the
city, and was q member also OF the
fire department.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
TRIBAL ROLLS MAY
Be RE.OPENED
AMENDMENT OFFERED ADDING
SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUS-
AND CLAIMANTS.

Washington, April Ex-senator
Lodge of Massachusetts offered an
amendment to the Indian appropria-
ton bill that will reyolutionize trib-
al affairs in Oklahoma, since it
proposes to open all the rolls and
add several hundred claimants to
citizenship. If carried out, it will
add $4,000 to the Choctaw and
Chickasaw rolls, and about 10000
to the Cherokee rolls, to say moth
ing of the Creeks.
The amendment directs the secre-
tary of the interior to add to the
rolls of the Five Tribes names of
persons shown by the government
records to be entitled to enroll
ment without regard to technical
legal bars" 1t also diverts the en-
rollment of entitled incompetent per-
sons, that is, minors as Of date
when the rolls we're closed by op-
Grafton of law, full bloods and
other persons who would have been
within the restricted class had they
been enrolled. According to the
amendment, this is to be without
regard to whether application was
made by or for them; also to EN-
roll all their children, and permit
all such persons to share in the
tribal estates. Representatives Of
the tribes here will oppose the
amendment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17

Wan, okla, April 16.-"China''
Gault, John Walters, and two Russells,
charged with the murder of Bill Du-
vail Saturday night have been bound
over to the district court by Judge
Cornelius. The dying statement of Du-
val was introduced against the sus-
poets 1t seems that the killing was
over a bottle of whisky In default of
bond, the defendants will be taken
to the county Jail at Sallisaw.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
'Ss.
ious Charge.
AeIu

Guthrie, U.f@ April 1G-The
case of the state against Ed L.
Coyle. charging completely in the
burning of two Independent cotton
gins at Crescent about a month ago,
was called Wednesday morning in
Judge Stewards court. Coyle apd
his attorneys appeared and waived
preliminary examination and the
court bound him over to the Logan
county district court and fixed his
bond at $4,000 His brother, VIII
liam II. Coyle, signed his bond,
qualifying for $4,000 and the case
will probably be set for trial early
in June.
A large number of witnesses were
present from Crescent and the state
had quite an array of witnesses
from various parts of the state, es-.
pecially from the northwestern part
of Logan county. The negro Shat
fer, who is alleged to have con-
fessed to being the incendiary tool
of others, is in the county Jail,
and will make no attempt to secure
bail. The case has excited large
amount of interest and curiosity
because of completely in the Cres-
cent gin burning and from the fact
that a large number of gins in 9TH
er parts of the state have been
burned within the past year
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
Prisons as Schools.

Human life is valuable-some more
than others, of course-but after all
the great problem is how to get the
most Of real worth out Of life. Some
do not even try; they are in bus
ness parlance, called "dubs." As the
other extreme | know man, a real
worker, who actually begrudges ever.
hour he is obliged to spend in sleep
because for want of time he canno-
do nearly all the things he would
like to accomplish. However, the men
who do things in the world are those
who conserve their time, and do not
spend an hour at some task they can
perform in twenty minutes. About
the most worthless thing in human
life. for years past, has been the time
of a convict in our states prisons. N
spots they have been farmed out 10
contractors, and recently they have
built some excellent roads-by far
the most logical use of their tine
Not all convicts, however, are qualified
ior that work, and little can be done
on roads in winter, so at best, there IS
a lot of time going to waste.
Prisons and iails have been consld'
cred schools of crime, but the warden
of the state penitentiary of Nebraska
is trying to make his place school
in which to learn useful knowledge.
\ correspondence course has been es-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17

Manitou, Okla, April 16.-Colonel
Sidney Suggs addressed an enthusi-
astic good roads meeting here
Thursday afternoon and was the
guest of honor at a banquet given
by Or. w. J. Drinks, at which he
met township road officers and urg-
cd organization and systematic work.
Business houses closed for the meet
ing and much good is expected to
result.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
DAVID ROSE, AGED SEVENTY
MENTALLY UNBALANCED FIR
ED ON MITCHELL.
SHOT WRONG MAN
Bullet Intended for Mayor MITCHELL
Struck Corporation Counsel Polk in
Jaw, lnfIctine Serious Wound
Chauffeur Grabbed Man.

New York, April 17.-Dayid H..
aged seventy, believed to be mentai'oi
unbalance, shot at Mayor Mitchell as
he left the city hall in his automobile
today. The bullet missed the mayor
but struck Corporation Counsel Polk
in the jaw, knocking out many OF
his teeth. His condition is serious
The bullet narrowly missed Police
Commissioner Woods.
The mayors chauffeur, who is a
detective, leaped on the assassin be-
fore he could fire a second shot.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17

Washington 17-Rusa paleyed again He demands
tina for simultaneously
The privately that Wilson would not
Mexico originally ordered
This when the officials here considered
the situation Wilson postponed his trip
to Springs, Virginia
discussing Huertas demand Secretary
Bryan left meeting oshaugesey tell Huer finally that
the United States nothing
will reply after the Mexican salute has
Bryan the that the situation still
blockade all of Mexico unless
tuerta replies promptly consideration.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
10 Drill ar Ada.

Ada, Okla, April l6,-The Spring
brook Oil and Gas company today
signed a contract with ]. X. d.
Shaffer of Cushing, Okla, and 9TH
ers, for a test well to be drilled
$500 feet deep on Shaffer's holdings
three miles east of Byers, McClain
county, operations to begin imme-
diately.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17

Officials here say that they expect
the United States to show force to in
huence Huerta in future dealings with
the United States. 1t is believed that
hereafter the United States will con
tue to deal more forcefully with any
offenses against foreigners in MeNl-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17

President Wilson believes now that
the Huerta government cannot last
much longer. Wilson and Bryan are
both satisfied with CarranZa and Villa
in their present attitude on foreign
crs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17

Street Paving Assessment Invalid
Nuskogee Okla, hpril 16.-Street
paving assessments in the city of
Muskogee, mounting up into the
thousands, are inyalidated by the
decision Of the supreme court in
the case of a. II. Sharum against
The city and its officials, in which
he sought to cnjoin the city from
collecting any part of his $4,000
assessment in district 122, The de-
cision involves Other suits pending
in the courts which have not yet
rached the supreme court and which
may now be decided in favor of the
various property owners.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
Unknown Vessel Safe.

Kenneybunk Fort, Maine, April
unknown steamer in dis
tress in the snowstorm here got
safely away yesterday afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
HITCH IN PLANS FOR FIRING
OF SALUTE BY THE NEX|CANS

HuERTA PARLEYs AGAIN DEMANDS THAT MEMcos SALUTE
BE RETURNED GUN SIMULTANEOUSLY SON
WILL ACCEPT THIS AND POsTPoNEs TRIP TO VIRGINIA
ALL sATTLEsHlPs CONTINUE TO MEXICO AS FIRST Or
PLANS CANE AT ELEVENTH HOUR WHEN
ALL CONSIDERED SITUATION CLOSED
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
ooETHALs TO TESTIFY
Panama Canal Builder TO Appear
Before Senate Committee.

Washington, D. c., April 17.-Col-
onel Goethals has been summoned
10 testify before the senate COM
mittee on Panama Canal tolls re-
peal. 1t is expected that he will
favor the repeal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17

Houston, Tex, April 17.-Many Tex
as oil producers are storing their oil
until the prices rise again.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
WITNESSES WILL TESTIFY.
All Recacitrant Witnesses Agree to
Testify in Billiard Case.

Washington, d. C., April 17.-All
recalcitrant witnesses in the in
terstate commerce commission in
quiry into the New Haven railroads
relations with the Billiard company
have agreed to testify and produce
their books.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
"WHITE WOLVES" DEFEATED

Lost Two Thousand Killed and
Wounded in Yesterdays Battle.
Pekin, China, April 1.-THE
'7Whie Wolf" bandits lost two
thousand killed and wcunieI IN
yesterdays defeat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
Bio Theatre Destroyed.

Great Yarmouth, England, April II.
A Suffragette bomb burned a big
- ne here last night, after the audi
E q, eft.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
FALLS FROM FOURTH STORY.
Mysterious Fall for Oklahoma Attor
ney Proves Fatal.

ney Proves Fatal.
Chickasha, Okla, April &c. NJ,
Fechheimer, prominent attorney
ana republican politician of this
city, died at o'clock tonight with
out regaining consciousness after
being found at the rear Of the First
National bank building, unconscious
from fall from a fourth-story win
dow. 30 one knows how the ac-
ciGeut occurred.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
OIL DROPS EVERYWHERE.
Cut of Ten Cents at Pittsburg-Tex-
ans Are Storing Product.

Pittsburg Pa, April 17.-Pennsyl'
yania crude OF. was cut ten cents per
barrel today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
ANNOUNCES WEDDING,
President Gives Announcement of
Daughters Wedding.

Washington, D. G, April l7.-Pres-
ident Wilson today announced the
wedding of his daughter Eleanor
and Secretary McAdoo for May T.
Only the president, his wife, cabi-
net members and immediate fam
lilies will be present
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17
RADlUM TREATMENT FAILED.

Spent Hundred Thousand on Her.
New York, April 1.-THE actress
Ethel Adams, whose private name was
Mrs. Herbert Katz, died here today
of cancer. Her husband had spent
one hundred thousand dollars on the
radium treatment for her
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-17

Wanted, clean rags. Ardmorei;e.
The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1914-10-23
BREEN's SENATORIAL PLATFORM

l am a thorough believer in the
human element in the affairs OF
life whether it be political religions
OF otherwise. believe thoroughly
in Coconino county and have in
the past given her my best efforts.
In the last session of the legis-
lature, with but eight republicans
out of total of fifty four; the
appropriation for the Northern
Arizona Normal school was $751;
S75-every cent that was asked
for by the board. This to me
would seem to disprove the infer
ence made that democrats are not
human and would allow more
politics to interfere with the edu-
cation and growth OF Arizona.
NY record will show that consist
antly voted for laws in the interest
of the laboring man--that is a
natural inclination, not political
one.
All own is in Coconino county,
it is my home and all my interests
are here. If | am elected to the
state senate again, shall go back
pledged to no one, bound by no
The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1914-10-23
Check Kidney Troubles at Once

There is such ready action in Foley
Kidney Pills, you feel their healing
from the very first dose. Backache,
weak, sore kidneys, painful bladder
aud irregular action disappear with
their use. O. Palmer, Green Bay,
Wis, says: "My wife is rapidly recov-
ering her health and strength, due
solely to Foley Kidney Pills" Will
Marlar Advertisement.
The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1914-10-23
An Immense Waste

Between nine and ten millions
OF dollars pass over the bars OF
Arizona's saloons annually, Tor
which the purchaser receives in
exchange certain emoluments
varying from dark brown taste
and a headache to a term on Gov.
ernor Hunts "honor squad, but
absolutely nothing of value. He
is not fed, clothed or housed by
the money so expended; his hand
has not been steadied. nor his
body strengthened for the next
days labor: but this money has
been wasted to the last penny.
Flagstaff's share of this waste
amounts to approximately one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
each year. One hundred and fifty
thousand dollars would build sew
senty-fve cottages complete with
bath room and sewer connection;
it would build and equip the public
school system of Flagstaff twice
over; it would build a reservoir
like the one we have labored ten
years to obtain; it would pave one
half miles of our streets with
asphalt; yet this amount of our
capital is wasted each year through
the agency of the saloons.
Vote YES" for the DRY
Amendment" and stop this waste.
You are told that this waste is
necessary to the prosperity OF the /
town. Such continuous and
waste can no more add /
70 the prosperity OF any individual
or any community than the open.
ng OF the spigot can help fiji the
barrel. I
And it is equally important to
vote No" against the Eight
Year" amendment. The Eight .
Year" amendment purports to be
merely for the purpose OF pre- i,
renting too frequent elections
,pon the liquor question. That
S only one section There are
hree sections and the remaining
sections are intended to destroy
he effect OF the dry amendment
Don't be deceived. Read it for
IN your publicity pamph-
ct. 1t rs an Infamous piece of
hicanery promulgated by the
aloon interests and by them alone.
Advertisement.
The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1914-10-23

These are the DAYS when the
newspapers and printers get stung
Every day the wholesale pape,
houses gleefully notify them that
the price of paper has gone up a
few notches, but it is impossible
to raise the price of newspapers
and printing on that account.
Doggone the war, anyway.