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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05
Icicles Make Trouble

Two men were walking past dcwn- town skyscraper the other day when d sharp report startled them and one of the men had his hatbrim sma shed and his face scratched by an object that had fallen from the building. says the New York Sun. When they recovered their composure they looked about to see what had caused the trouble and they discov- cred on the sidewalk an icicle that had broken into hundred fragments. The man whose hat had been damaged was trembling from the scare, our he was ayerse to making d complaint. As he figured, he was lucky in escaping seri- ous injury and he advised getting out of the danger zone as soon as he and his companion could do so.
 His friend was more indignant about the matter and advised entering the build ing and placing the matter before the superintendent. He thought it at least incumbent on the agent to supply a new hat, and he thought that that would De letting him off easy.
 So they entered the building and wers directed to the superintendent office. That official glanced up from his desk and noticing the man with the smashed hat in his hand was quick to divine the reason for the strangers call.
 Whats this, an icicle case?" inquired the superintendent. Hat smashed? We'll l am glad it was nothing more serious. Just wait minute and I will make out an order for new hat, for l know it is the least that l can do for you.
 The superintendent promptly filled out the order for new headpiece. Then he passed it to the man whose hat had been ruined, remarking:
 That is only one of the troubles we have to contend with in operating this building. Superntendents of all tall buildings experience the same trouble i'm the winter. We take great pains to keep the icicles off the structure so they cannot topple down on pedestrians alfd We have a force of men continually working on the troublesome ice, but with all our caution and labor we cannot work fast enough to keep up with them. They form so quickly that we cannot prevent some of them from falling to the street.
 We do everything in our power to lessen tile danger by paying particular attention to the large icicles, because we realize that some of them are so big and heavy that if they fell on a person g head they might fracture his skull. It is bad enough to have one of them smash a mans hat; but we do not wish any thing more serious to happen if we can prevent if.
 Naturally, if we did not have snow or rain accompanying the frost We would not be bothered with icicles, for then there would be no water to freeze. It is much easier to handle the situation when 1t snows, for we can send men up to the roof and have the snow shovelled off. By removing the root of the trouble we fore stall serious results, although it is utterly impossible to remove all the snow before some of it meits and the water dripping over the edge of the roof forms icicles.
 When it rains, it increases our trou- bles, for all the water does not find it's way down the drain pipes. Some of it overfows and fcicles cling to the edges until we can remove them or they fall before we can prevent them.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05

fwth it's bieness. It covered the country near Loveland with nine feet of snow and filled the gullies and rayines of the mountains with drifts 12 aud b feet deep.
 The storm came so unexpectedly that there was no chance to round up the cat tie that had strayed up into the hills aud were hemmed in there by the deep drifts. shivering with cold and hunger and thirst. It was not until the worst Of the storm had spent itself that Derby and his cow boys Ventured out, only to find that they could make little headway through the heavy snow. The weight of the riders on their backs and the snow under foot that made them slip and slide and finally fali exhausted were too much for the horses.
 Then it was that Jessie, who had watched with anxious eyes the unsuccess- ful efforts of the men to bread trail for more than few rods from the ranch house, came forward. She would ride her horse Prince. She was light and wouldn't tire him, and then the men could follow behind her.
 Derby protested at first, for it was still showing and it was raw weather for a child. She was determined, though, and at last he consented Jessie was bundled up, climbed up on Prince and then be- gan the fight of a small girl and gallant, straining horse against the elogging, clingng weight of the snow. It was slow work at first. with long rests for the sweating horse.
 But at the end of the first day the trail had been broken far up into the noun tains and a number of the cattle were brought back to the ranch that night.
 The second day it was sier to make a start, for the trail was broken for a DOT tion of the way. But there was still a big distance to go, and again the child was the pathfinder and with guiding hand on the bridle and now a pat on the neck or word of encoura cement in Princes ear, she broke the trail further until a second bunch of cattle. caught in a deep gully. could be reached.
 A third day she rode, and by this time nearly all the strays had been rounded up. There were several punches that had been caught up the river, but the snow wasn't so deep in that direction and the men were able to break through to them without the help of the child.
 At the end of nine days 190 head of cat tie had been brought in to shelter and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05

Each of the foregoing member of the official board of the church of which he is member know the standing and character of these cannot be questioned and trust will be Constrained to display that fairness and Chrtonkc federation that should be expected from all good and honest
 (Signed) F. A. HEWITT. |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05
FRUIT LAXATIVE FOR MAMMA. DAD,
 BABY, CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF F|GS'

breath, fever and dizziness is gone; your stomach is sweet, liver and bowels clean and you feel grand.
 California Syrup of Figs" is a fam fly laxative. Everyone from grandpa to baby can safely take 1t and no one is ever disappointed In it's pleasant ac- ton. Millions of mothers know that 1t is the Ideal laxative to give cross, sick feverish children. But get the genuine Ask your druggist for 50-cent bottle of "Californa Syrup of Figs" which has directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown ups on each bottle. Refuse with contempt the cheaper Fig Syrups and commercials. See that it bears the name-"California Fig Syrup Company"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05

week Of December, says Q Denver special to the New York Sun
 As a reward for her great bravery an effort will be made to procure Carnetc medal for Miss Jessie Derby, daughter of John Derby of Loyeiand. Col, who rode for three days through sleet and snow, breaking the trails into the mountains so that the cattle could be rounded up and brought down 10 her fathers ranch and safety
 The story of the child's heroism has been repeatedly this week and has passed from lip to lip, for the stockmen love good tale of the range The fact htat a girl of years is the heroine adds to the gusto with which they tell of what she did.
 The ranch of John Derby Is about 40 miles west of Loveland. on the Little Poudre. The big snow of early Decem- Der amazed even the earliest inhabitant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05
Better than calOmel, oil or salts for liver, bowels
 and Stomach

Mother daddy and the children can always keep feeling fine by taking this delicious fruit laxative as occasion de- mands. Nothing else cleanses the stom- ach, liver and bowels so thoroughly without griping.
 You take a little at night and in the Isorning all the foul, constipated waste. sour bile and fermenting food, delayed in the bowels gently moves out of the system. When you awaken all headache, indigestion, sourness, foul taste, bad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05
Jim the Penman"
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
 For exquisite handwriting. few per sons have ever excelled that prince of forgers, James Townsend Seward, alias Jim the Penman," whose deeds were the sensation of 1857. His forged checks and bills of exchange were so cleverly executed and so numerous that they were beginning to affect the security of the entire mercantile community. Lawyers were favorite victims, a copy of their signature being obtained by one of his confederates employing them to recover fictitious debts. Jim the Penman was at last captured through treachery. tried and transported for life to Australia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05

to talk just as a baby is taught. Haitseh at present has learned to repeat vocabu lary of If nouns. four verbs, four adjec- tives, one proposition and two adverbial participles. yes and nc"
 Dr. Prince says the patient has lost his memory insofar as words and his Jast are concerned, but has retained his motor memory and retains his power to repeat action of his own volition. If Haitseh sees person smiling he also will smile If he Is shown photograph of a smiling girl he will smile He copies writing in almost the exact handwriting Of the original
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05

J. P. STILES, WALTER K. M'ADORY, T. H. MOLTON, E. J. BLACKWOOD, l.. J. HALEY, Jr., SYDNEY J. BOWIE, J. D. MOORE, JAMES BAILEY.
 JOHN w. SHELBY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05
To Sore Feet Victims
 Here Is Welcome News

The following is absolutelv the surest and quickest cure known to science for all foot ailments: Dis solve two tablespoonfuls of Calocide compound in basin of warm water. Soak the feet in this for fully fifteen minutes, gently rubbing the sore parts. The effect is really wonderful. All
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05

Derby found that the storm had cost him only eight head. His neighbor, who had made no effort to bring in his cattle, saved only 70 out of POO head.
 The heroism of Jessie Derby saved the lives of the helpless cattle and that is why the stockmen think she ought to have a Carnegie medal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05
Loses Power of Speech
the New York Herald.

fIO1 lne NeW 1OTk IteTdlu.
 San Bernardino, Cal.-Michael Haitscn, the man who forgot how to talk and to express himself in IEritng, is being taught the English lan- guage again by the Rev. Dr. w. F. Prince of the Episcopal church.
 Dr. Prince has interested himself in tho strange case since first he heard of Haitsch,s appearance at the police sta ton, where he was unable to give any account of himself whence he came. pr. Prince in spending an hour each day at the county hospital in teaching Haitsch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05
Advertisement

Concerning Ar. F. A. lewitt's statement as printed ently in regard the Church Officials on the Sena oria the undersigned desire to state that such ad criticism of Mr Hewitt is being made by partisan and others rcflecg directly and poinedy on his racty by of such statement is unjust and
 Mr. Hewitt ory stated i'll his interview that member of each of the several Boards gave him the poll statement of his respective Board We the figures as con- piled by Mir Hewitt which he stated him the above and do here state that far our nd vidua Boards eoncened Mr. Hewts information to the vote of respective Boards practically identical with the information have received in the manner Mr. Hewitt he received hs that information from Of our respective Boards.
 We do not make this statement for political effect for the purpose of exciting further argument and while feel Mr. Hewitt needs defense of his reputation to truth and veracity people who know him, do feel that this is but just and honorable position to take between and man.
 (Si2ned J. P STILES
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05
GIRL HEROINE OF
 MOUNTAIN STORM Led Cowboys Through Big SnOwdrifts to Starving
 Cattle Herds

Through the heroism of 9-year-old girl the lives of more than 100 head of cattle were saved during the big snow that covered most of Colorado the first
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05

Of the trouble. Don't waste time on uncertain remedies. Any druggist has Calocide compound in stock or he can get it in a few hours from his whole sale house. Prepared by Medical Formula Co.,, Chicago, Ill, and Dayton Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05

the feet feel delightful. Corns and ca1lousese can be peeled
 right off. It gives immediate relief for sore bunions. sweaty. smelly and aching feet. A twenty five cent box
 of Calocide is said to be sufficient to cure the worst feet. It works through the pores and removes the cause
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-12
MEANS MUCH TO
ADOPT SYSTEM
WHEN TAXPAYERS GET THEIR
MONEYS WORTH, THEY IM6I6E
THE GOOD ROADS SPIRIT.

After one year has passed from the
time that $25,O0O was voted by the
Weleetka municipal township, more
than twenty-nine miles of good roads
will have been built under the direct
supervision of THE STATE HIGH
WAY DEPARTMENT. This stretch
of excellent public highway will be
an example to further the movement
and every man, woman and child Will
realize that good roads is the most
needed improvement of any in our
community. There are people today,
who live seemingly a great distance
from our town that tomorrow will
feel that they are almost living with
in its corporate limits
Even the town itself has been i'm
bued with the spirit of road build
ing until it is having practically every
street in it put into first-class condi-
ton Less than a year ago some were
asked to lend their assistance to fix
| ing up roads who have remarked:
what do ! care about the mud holes
and better roads; | don't use them?''
Today these same parties can be
seen almost any day soliciting assist
ance to fix up some part of a road or
lending their assistance toward the
movement.
The State Highway Engineer is IN
charge of this important work, and
the Kelly f. Gibson Construction Co
are the contractors.-W Weleetha Amer
lean.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-12
INDIAN GIRL
FATALLY BURNED
ATTEMPTS TO LIGHT FIRE WITH
KEROSENE WHEN EXPLOSION
OCCURS, AND BURNS RESULT.

Sarah Willis, an Indian girl living
a few miles east of the city, died at
the Hardy sanitarium last night as a
result of burns received at her home
Saturday while attempting to light a
fire with kerosene. She was attempt
ing to light a fire in the kitchen stove
and was pouring oil from a gallon
can when the flames ignited the gas
generated, and the explosion which
followed scattered the oil over her
entire person, and she was horribly
burned before the flames could be ieX-
tinguished. She was rushed to the
Hardy santarium as speedily as pos
sible. and everything possible done
for her. Her sight was totally de
stroyed, and her face burned almost
beyond recognition.
The remain were taken to the un-
dertaking establishment of Brown &
Bridgman where they were prepared
for burial The funeral services will
be conducted from that establishment
this afternoon at o'clock, with inter
ment in Rose Hill cemetery. Deceas-
ed was about Is years of age.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-12
Commencement Exercises May "a.

Commencement Exercises May "a.
The commencement exercises OF
the Ardmore high school will begin
Sunday May q, when the baccalau-
reate sermon will be prelched by DIR.
II. A. Bowers, president Of the Poly
technic college of Fort Worth, at the
high school auditorium at II o'clock,
The Junior-Senior banquet will be
held on the night of the 2eth and tho
primary program will b. carried out
on the night of the 9th, with the
musical contest to take place the
night Of the 2Sth at the auditorium.
The graduating exercises will be
held Friday night, May 29. Hon.
Mark Sexson will deliver the address
to the graduating class. Mr.. Sexson
is secretary of the Scu,h McAlester
Indian Consistory No. ,, Is Scottish
Rite and a 33rd degree Mason.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-12
HOTEL QUESTION
ALL ABSORBING
INTEREST is KEEN IN SOME SEC
TIoNS TO KNOW WHAT THE
PROMOTERS ARE DOING.

There is considerable speculation
rife as to what has become of the
hotel proposition, and as there has
been very little said about the mat
ter for a few DAYS past people are
wondering what is going to happen.
Those in position to give information
are chary of it but they do say this
much, that the hotel will be built and
that work is going to begin soon.
Mr.. Fraley is out of the city at
present, on business, and State Sen
ator Tucker, who is assisting him in
promoting the plans, is also out OF
the city today, but the public has
the word of Cha " Fraley that he
will build the 4, If they Will
do their part the n-'to,,, 0rtainty.
Mr.. Fraley is expected "" &, TO
the city tonight. "eip
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-12
AMERICAN VICE CCuetu emil
MAN HeIO r" ONER AT SAL
Ill., ~ Dc "ELEASED.
GIVE SAFE CONDUCT
reue' d' No'e' W" ent Will Take Amer
lean to Mexica ci., Nvhare RraziI-
% CITY, Where eTazI'-
'd'' "'''''s'S' viii Furnish Him Safe
O''NNN' " lera Cruz.

Washingt,r n q MAY 12-senor
ol''e'd' ne Brazilian minister at
i' 'i'" Nity, today informed the state
ueo"l' ent that the Mexican govern
II 'l' ad ordered the immediate re-
iea'" of American Vice Consul Sill
ma .' held a prisoner at Saltillo,
vera said he himself would try
10 l1rnish Silliman safe conduct to
Ne'' Cruz.
0'cretary Bryan called at the Ar
seNune legation late yesterday and
sp'nt two hours in conference with
Ins south American ENJOYS discuss
M tie detention of Silliman at Sal
tll9. Bryan insisted that the release
f Snliman must be brought about at
LonCa.
Silliman will be taken to the Mex
ican capital and placed at the dispos
al of the Brazilian legation there,
which is said to have promised that
he will leave the Mexican republic.
The cabinet today gave long CON
sideration to Vice Consul Silliman's
Imprisonment, stressing on the fact
that the Mexico City authorities had
previously given out an untrue re-
port that Silliman had been released.
State department reports today say
that Huerta is not yet weakening.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-12
What Former Resident Thinks.

81 am glad to learn that Kelly
Brown is going to make the race for
the state legislature this fall, and not
only going to make the race, but
be elected" said President Charles
Evans of the Central State Normal,
and former superintendent of the city
schools of Ardmore. 81 have been
over a considerable portion of the
state. and there seems a disposition
upon the part of the people to select
better men for the legislature than
they have in the past, not that some
of them were not good ren, but the
majority of them had their limitations
which worked a hardship upon the
constituents they tried vainly to rep
resent. This is a young mans era
and the bright young man who has
had a thorough legal training and
knows the pulse of his people is the
man to represent them in the legisla'
tive halls of the state. | can truth
fully say that Kelly Broc-t Is in pos
session of all these faculties and VIII
do something for Carter county and
for his people The time is past when
sentiment enters into .he question of
selecting officers, because a man has
been a democrat or republican all his
life does not entitle him to office.
The main question that tire people are
considering this year more than at
any other time in the history of the
country, is ability. After that, parties
are a secondary consideration"
Prof. Evans was in the city yes
terday looking after some personal
business He is interested in some
Carter county farm lapds and still
calls Ardmore his home, despite the
fact that his duties compel him to
live elsewhere.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-12
REPORT ON THE
R|NCL|NC CONTRACT
,ITTEES HAVE BEEN URGED
B, THE CHAIRMAN TO GET TO-
GETHER AND SAY SOMETHING.

What has become of the two com
mittees appointed at the recent mass
meeting at the opera house. was
asked of Chairman Wilmington who
made the appointment, and the pro-
pounded question got the captain to
talking, pronto.
"I have urged the committee to get
together and make their report as
soon as possible so that | may call
another mass meeting and let the
people know what the contract be-
tween the citizens and the railroad
company really is. | also am anxious
to have the report for the reason that
the other committee is ready to go
to work and assist in raising the
necessary funds to protect the finance
committee in their work, but they,
like myself, want to know just where
they stand
+. - the recent meeting, the chair
man appointed g, committee to eX'
anime the contract entered INTO De-
tween the railroad and theN clti1ens
of the city, and report back at an
other meeting to be called, of their
findings. There has been considera-
Bile seculation and street talk about
this contract, and the citizens are
anxious to hear about it. Captain
Wilmington stated this morning that
he was ready to call another meeting
as soon as the committee would re
port, and he was going to urge them
to do this at once.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-12
SHAP |RO VARIES
FROM EVIDENCE
DRIVER OF MURDER CAR ON THE
WITNESS STAND TELLS ANOTH-
ER STORY.

New York, May 12.--William Sha-
piro, driver Of tho murder car, testi,
fed at the Becker trial today that
Whitley" Lewis told him. THE cops
are all fixed Everything is all right.
Becker has fixed them
After making this statement, Sha-
piro was shown a copy Of his testi-
mony at the gunmen's trial, when he
testified that "Dago Frsnk" and not
Lewis, had made these remarks about
Becker
Shapiro said be couldn't explain
the discrepancy.
Bald Jack" Rose today calmly re-
peated his famous story of how Beck
er and Rosenthal were partners.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-12

w. r. Burnitt left last night for
Oklahoma City, to attend the annual
convention of the State Biz Posters
association at the Lee-Huckins hotel,
which will be in session for the next
two days Mr.. Burnitt IS endorsed
by a majority of the bill posters of
the state for president of tae organ
ization and will probably land the job
at this session.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-12
Naval Secrets Stolen.

For the third time within year the
British admiralty finds itself obliged
to revise its war signal code on ac-
count OF the theft of a signal book.
Almost simultaneous with the COM
initial at Bow street CT the alleged
German spies, Frederick Adolphus
Gould and Maud Gould. for trial,
charged with having feloniously OBJ
tanned, for purpose prejudicial to the
state, certain information calculated
to be useful to an enemy, and with
attempting to communicate such in
formation to another person" came
the news that a copy of the most con-
fidential signal code book in the naval
service had been stolen from II. NJ. S.
Queen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-12
SEE "BROTHER JOSIAH"
Studies Garbage System.

Mrs. Flora Spegelberg of Riverside,
New York, has begun a campaign for
the dustless and sanitary collection of
ashes and garbage She has complete
data of the methods of handling ashes
and garbage in 15O cities in Germany.
where the work is so well done that
neither the ashes nor the garbage are
exposed to the air from the time they
leave the basement of the house un-
til they reach the incinerating plant.
She says the present system in New
York is simply terrible. She says that
when ashes are mixed with garbage
it helps to make the latter more sani-
tary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-12

Washington, -. G., May 12.-Gener'
al Funston cabled the war department
today that no attention should be paid
10 the "alarmist reports" that Mexican
forces are threatening to attack the
Vera Cruz waterwcrks. Funston said
there is still no news as to the fate
of Private Parks, whom the federals
captured.