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The Holly chieftain., 1914-06-19
WILLIAM A. SUNDAY,
Noted EVANGELIST.

gelist, was robbed Of $3.50 in money.
The burglars ransacked the dwelling,
pilfered trunks, but carried away moth
ing else of value.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
HAS COFFIN MADE TO ORDER
Missouri Man Arranges to Keep "cof
fin Trust" from Profitinq.

Macon, Mo-, March darlington
Simpson, aged ~, who died at his
farm northeast of Callao Saturday
morning, left the walnut lumber that
he had selected for his coffin ready for
the carpenters, who worked all night
Saturday getting it ready Mr.. Simp.
son was formerly a populist, but later
became a socialist. He was opposed
to trusts of every description, and in
order to defeat the 'coffin trust" as
he called it, he procured the material
for his own coffin and arranged for
its private manufacture.
Some time ago, he had a number of
coffins made at Callao, which were of
fered to the trade at cost prices, so
as to aid the poor people in evading
the "coffin combine" Mr.. Simpson
was a good citizen, enjoying the re-
spect of all.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
Paid for the Body.

Washington, d. c., March 10.-Gen
eral Bliss commanding the American
border forces today wired the wal
department the following report Oh
the Vergara case from Captain H. F
Howard of the Fourteenth United
States cavalry.
"An investigation shows that Yer
gara's body was taken from the Hidal
go cemtery by relatives of Vergara
and hired Mexicans.
Captain Sanders states positively
that no Texas rangers crossed the
border. He met the body at the land
ing opposite San Enrique with an un.
dertakers convoy, Sunday morning.
The convoy brought the body to La.
redo. He states that there were no
signs of burns on the body.
"The recovery of the body is said
to have cost S. T. Hill, brother-in-
law of Vergara, four hundred dol
lars"
Secretary Bryan said Consul Gar
rett had reported that Vergara's rela-
tives recovered the body and he is
awaiting full report from Garrett.
No new representations will be
made to Huerta in the Vergara case.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
PROTEST AGAINST SCHEDULE.
Local Club Files Vigorous Protest
With Pres. johnson of TO League

The officials of the local baseball
club have filed a vigorous protest
against the schedule adopted by the
TO league at Sherman last Friday,
and President Johnson of the league
will be here Wednesday night to con-
fer with the local club so that the
matter can be taken up by the league,
and conditions remedied. President
Allen of the Bonham club was here
last night en- route to Oklahoma City
and will return to Ardmore tomorrow
night to he present at the meeting
here. He will support Ardmore's fight
to have the schedule changed, realiz-
ing that the schedule as recently
adopted is unfair to Ardmore.
A meeting will be held in President
John Owens office in the opera house
building tomorrow night to take the
matter up with President Johnson
All fans and those interested in the
local team are urged to be present.
Manager Brooks Gordon is now
booking exhibition games for the To-
cal club, several having already been
arranged for.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
OKLAHOMA CITY
WOMEN PROTEST
AGAINST THE CATTLEMEN'S S
SMOkER-'TWAS GAY SEPTEM-
BER MORN AND BEER.

Oklahoma City, Okla, March o.
Federal authorities and special
board of inquiry appointed by Il. d.
Oldfield, judge of the Oklahoma
county superior court at the instl-
cation Of the City Federation of
Women's clubs and the Ministerial
Alliance, are investigating allega-
tons that female person called
"Queenie" from Chicago danced in
September Morn" raiment, and that
six thousand bottles of beer were
consumed at the smoker given by
Oklahoma City to three thousand
cattlemen attending the Panhandle
Southwestern Cattleman's convention
in oklahoma City Thursday night.
The club women declare woman
hood of the city has been insulted
They contend that those RESPONSE
BILE for the. entertainment are liable
to punishment under the Mann act,
for transporting "Queenie" to Ok
lahoma City from Chicago for sim
moral purposes" The federal au
thorities are also asked to inves-
tigate the presence of over fifty
barrels Of beer under one roof in
Oklahoma City. Tho court of in
qriry was appointed at the request
of County Attorney d. K. Pope.
Amy information gathered which
may tend to show that the Mann
statute was violated when Queen
ie" was brought here will be turned
over to the federal authorities.
"Queenie" without the convention
al wells and beads, presented some
dances that are not modern. AS
she made her debut on the stage,
she ,disrobed and threw her clothes,
including stockings and souvenir
garters into the audience. AS an
encore to her dance. she was lift
ed from the stage and walking
through the audience, accepted a
hatful of contributions. Motion pic
lures, taken in Paris, which rivaled
the feature act of "Queenie" we're
also shown. The smoker closed
with three prize fights. Prize fight
ing is barred in Oklahoma, along
with beer and other things.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
GENERAL BLISS IN COMMAND or
AMERICAN TROOPS SENDS RE-
PORT TO WASHINGTON.
FAMILY HIRED men
Relatives of Vergara Paid Four Hun
dred Do lars to Have Body of Ver-
CARA Brought Across Line-No RAN
gers Crossed Line Into Mexico.

Washington, d. c., March 10
No conflict will arise between the
federal government and the state OF
Texas over the recovery of the body
of Vergara. Further steps demand
ing punishment of Vergara's slay-
ers will be taken. That was the
status of the case after the cabinet
meeting today. 1t Is accepted as a
fact that only friends and not Tex
as rangers crossed into Mexico for
the body as private individuals and
were not an armed expedition.
CARROTS report indicated that he
and Sanders were not notified that
the body had been brought across
until four o'clock Sunday morning
when they We're told that small
party of Vergara's friends had ex-
humed it at two o'clock, bringing
it across.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
Many improvements at MadilI.


Madill is in the midst of consider
able oil excitement at the present
time, and the business men of that
city believe that bright future awaits
the town. A good-sized gas well was
brought in last week II miles south
of the city and drillers who are oper
ating in the field feel confident that
they are going to get oil of a high
grade.
A franchise has been drawn up be-
tween the cnty council and some Du'
rant parties who want to lay the
mains in the city for gas and this
will be passed upon at the next reg
ular meeting of the city council. The
people of Madill are jubilant over the
prospects of gas for fuel and lighting
purposes and this, with many added
improvements, will ladd greatly to
the attractiveness of Madill as a
place Of residence. Several new build
ings are being erected and the con-
tract has been let for a modern hotel,
the business men generally believe in
the future of their city and are max
ing many needed improvements in
business and residence property.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
CHANGE IN THE
HAMILTON STORE
D. II. MORGAN RETIRES AS HALF
OWNER IN HAMILTON SHOE CO.
WILL REMAIN HERE.

d. II. Morgan who came to this
city about one year ago and purchas-
ed half interest in the Hamilton shoe
store, has sold his interests to ].
J Hamilton and D. G. Whitten and
\. tire from the business.
u organ has purchased some
valuaF.. roperty in this city and
will ere q 'eral cottages on vacant
property p, owns and will con-
tinue to be a 'ent of the city. Mr..
Morgan says IT, wants to get out
OF doors more az It the cares of
u mercantile business were more than
he cared to assume at present.
Mr.. Whitten has been resident of
the city but a short time, but is a
competent shoe man and will be a
valuable man in the firm.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
Woman Causes Shooting.

Bartlesville, Okla, March 9.-Charg
ing alienation of his wife's affections
Frank Casey, an oil well worker fired
the contents Of a single barrel shot
gun at Jim Rainbolt, dairyman, here
Sunday. Two bucksl entered Rain
bolts leg and a third hit a horse he
was riding. Casey walked away from
the scene, but was arrested soon af.
forwards. He says he meant to kill
Rainbolt Casey brought suit against
Rainbolt some time ago for $4,000
damages, alleging he had alienated
the affections of his wife and the
wife retaliated by suing her husband
for a divorce. Casey is in Jail facing
a charge of assault with intent to
kill. Rainbolt will recover.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
AUTO PLUNeEs FROM BRIDGE.
Five Persons Are Injured as Result
Of Accident Near Guthrie.

Guthrie, Okla, March 9.-An au-
tomobile driven by John Dean, pres
ident of the Empire Cotton Oil
company, and containing w. H.
,Coyle, president of the Coyle Cotton
Mills; j. j. FIildreth, Lyman Gray.
president of the Oklahoma State
bank, and p. j. Dean, business
man of Hayes City, Kan., turned
turtle off a bridge twenty feet high.
four miles south of this city, last
night, bruising and injuring John
Dean internally, breaking P. J.
Deans arm and dislocating his Ell
bow, dislocating Gray's shoulder and
bodily bruising Coyle and Hildreth..
The fact that the machine and men
landed in soft mud alone saved their
lives. p. ]. Dean was here on his
wedding trip, visiting his brother.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
TEXAS GOVERNOR IN SPEECH BE-
FORE TEXAS cATTLEMEN ANS
WERS SENATOR.
ASKS HIM TO RESIGN
Colquitt Declared that During Illness
of CuIbertson, Texas is Without a
Representative in the United States
Senate.

Fort Worth, Texas, March TO-
Speaking to the Texas Cattle Rails
ers this morning, Governor Colquitt
replied to Senator Sheppard's at
tack of yesterday in the senate and
intimated that he would run for the
United States senate.
The governor declared he feared to
turn himself loose for fear he would
not stop until he had changed the
policy of the government at Washing
ton. He asserted that during Cul-
bertson's illness, Texas was without
representation in the United States
senate
Colquitt challenged Sheppard to re-
sign and both of them go before the
people as opposing candidates for the
senate. He declared that he had form
ed policy of opening negotiations di-
rectIy with the Mexican authorities
for righting the wrongs Of Texans.
j. n. Bassett of Crosbyton proposed
a resolution to agree with Colquitt in
his defense Of the people of Texas.
Ed. c. Lasater and Ike Pryor op-
posed. The resolution was ruled out
of order on the ground that the as
sociation's policy was not to mix in
politics.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
Ardmore, Okla, March 10, 10

Ardmore, Okla, March 10, 1914
TO THE PUBLIC:
Every business man and oil man in
this city aud county is interested in
seeing that the reduction on the price
of oil be prevented, if possible. The
loss in the difference of price will af.
feet every man in this county, and at
the request of several oil men and
business men, | have called a meet.
ing at the Commercial Club rooms in
Ardmore, at p. m. sharp, on We'd
nesday, the 11th of this month, for
the purpose of devising means to pre-
vent this reduction if possible. This
meeting will be addressed by Mr.. c.
]. Wrightsman of Tulsa and other
prominent oil men,
| am informed that the fixing of
prices is violation of both the ma
tional and state law, and we are to
he more fully informed at this meet
ing.
l earnestly urge all business men
and oil men in this city to be present
at this meeting, and lend us their in
fuence in devising means to prevent
this sacrifice of property and conse-
quent reduction in trade which we
will suffer.
II. f. FOSTER,
President Commercial Club.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
REDUCTION
IN OIL PRICES
MEETING CALLED FOR WEDNES
DAY NIGHT TO PREPARE FOR
COMING BATTLE.

Charley j. Wrightsman, lawyer, oil
man and aftefdinner speaker will
talk to the oil men and business men
of Ardmore at the Commercial CLUB
rooms Wednesday night when plans
will be made to send parties to Okla
homa City to the oil hearing Friday
before the state corporation commits
sion. Not only the producers but
every citizen of this portion of the
state is interested in the reduction
made in the price of crude oil. 1t
means the taking away of much
wealth out of the county that would
have been left here if the price had
remained at the higher mark. The
field promises to 60 to 10000 barrels
day If half of that quantity is rat
ed at zoe , the difference in the wealth
left to the producers and to the lard
owners will be approximately $4,000
a day Some of the oil men are of
the opinion that these prices will ad-
just themselves after while, but it
will be after the bulk of the oil Is
produced and sold and they are an
xious to have the price placed back
where it was in the opening up of
the field. The Commercial Club has
consented to allow its good offices to
be used in the formation Of a system
attic fight on the price reduction and
President Foster has issued the fol-
lowing notice to the business men
and oil men Of the city,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
Seeks Supreme eeurt Seat.

Oklahoma City, Okla, March 10.
Judge G. A. Brown of Mangum
announced as a candidate for the
supreme bench seat now occupied
by Judge r. II. Looofbourrow. Judge
Brown is a nephew of Judge Tom
Brown of Texas. When Justice
Dunn resigned, to go to California.
Judge Brown was one of the appli-
cants for appointment. Under the
Oklahoma law an appointed judge
holds only until the next election.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
GOVERNOR CRUCE
PLAYS GOLF
SPENDS AFTERNOON ON LINKS
YESTERDAY AND TEACHES
LOCALS "FlNE POINTS"

Governor Cruce spent the after
noon yesterday on the golf links OF
the local club and for a time was
Instructor for some Of the novices
who are beginning to learn the
game. The governor takes delight
in the game and was happy yester-
day when instructing his old neigh
bors in the proper art of swatting
the elusive gutta percha. MT. Kerr
of Oklahoma City, Perry Maxwell
and DIR. Weith of this city accom-
panied him. While the governor is
here there will be a meeting of the
members and a permanent organi-
zation perfected. The grounds north
of Lorena park are. ideally located
for a country club and before am
other year, the members hope to
have a magnificent club house erect
ed.
This morning the governor and a
party of friends visited the oil fields.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
FOR PROHIBITION ELECTIONS. .
Would Substitute Local Option For
Present Statewide Clause.

Oklahoma City, Okla, March o.
The United Civic Association, a state
wide organization, is arranging to
launch campaign for repeal of state
wide prohibition by substituting local
option and high license. 1t will ne
Cessitate a constitutional amendment,
and the plan is to ask the next legis-
lature to submit the question to the
people. Licenses are to cost $3.50, and
pe divided between the state, city AMI
county, according to the preliminary
ideas. The courty's portion is to go
into the road and bridge fund.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
Republicans File for Offices.

Coalgate. Okla, March 9.--For the
first time in several years repub-
licans have filed for every office to
be vacant in this city, as follows:
Fhst ward, Alderman, Fred Zweigel:
member of school board, l.. A. Hud-
son; second ward, alderman, Theo.
Won Keller; member of school board
Sol Haag. Third ward, alderman,
George s. Gray; member of school
board, W. J. Simpson. Fourth ward.
alderman; Robert Courtney; member
of school board, j. w. Alexander.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
ILLINOIS WOMEN VOTE.
In Hundreds of Illinois Villages
Women Participate in Election.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 10.-Wom-
en- in hundreds of villages and cities
throughout Illinois today partici-
pated for the first time in the cleo
ton of nominees for municipal of
fees. In more than one hundred
places where local option is to be
voted on April 81, the women were
very active today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
LABOR RIOTS IN ROME.

Striking Workmen Continue RIotIne
-One Killed; Another Wounoed.
Rome, Italy, March 10.-The gen.
eral strike of the Rome workmen
ended today. 1t began only res
terday. The speedy windup \ s
due to the over-awing display of
soldiers.
The rioting, however. continued
today and one strike was killed and
several wounded.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
=. MAY RICHARDSON ARRESTED
Militant suffragette Charged With
Mutilating Painting.

London, March 10.-May Richard
son, the militant suffragette, was
arrested today, charged with multi
ating the famous Velasquez painting
known is Rokeby Venus. Its pres
ent market value is half a million
dollars. She slashed the canvas
several times with knife. Num-
erous art galleries are now closed
for fear of the militants.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
Ate ntion Odd Fellows.

Regular meeting of Ardmore lodge
No. 6, /. o. o. F., tonight at 1880
o'clock. Degree work. 1t Is very
necessary that we have a good at
tendance. Visiting members in the
city will receive a cordial welcome
Hall opposite the postoffice.
d. T. NISBETT, n. G.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
English Aviator Killed,

Salisbury, England, March 10
Captain Cyril R. Downer was killed
by a fall with his aerooplane here
today. He only recently began fly
ing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
Thirty-Two Known Dead.

St Louis, Mo-, Mar. 1O.-The total
dead in the Athletic Club fire was
thirty-two or thirty-three. The bodies
are being recovered today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
Veruara Not Tortured.

Laredo, Tex, March 10.-Vergara
was not tortured, as the Hutchins
investigation today discovered that
his hands were not burned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
Attention Elks.

Annual election of officers at reg
ular meeting of Ardmore Lodge. B.
P. o. 2. Elks tonight at O'Clock,
promptly. The attendance of all
members is desired.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10

James Parker, representing the
Racine-Sattley Co, Of Oklahoma
City, was here today and left for
Texas on a business trip. Brady &
Brady represent this company here
and the Ardmore sales of farm i'm
plements is among the best made
in the state, says Mr.. Parker.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10
'VERCARA CASE
INVESTIGATION ON
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WANTS
TO KNOW WHO BROUGHT THE
BODY ACROSS BORDER.

Washington, March 9.-Two de
partments of the United States gov
ernment are seeking information a
to the circumstances under whicl
the body of Clemente Vergara, al
American ranchman, supposed t
have been killed by Mexican req
eral soldiers near Hidalgo, Mexico
was found on the American side o
the Rio Grande early Sunday morn
ing. Stripped of doubtful details
the solitary fact known officia'i.
to the state and war department!
is that the body of the man fol
whom search has been made fol
the past three weeks is on Texas
soil.
A brief telegram to the state de-
partment Monday from American
Consul Garrett at Nuevo Laredo
Mexico, said the body had been
found and details would be report
ed by mail. No mention was made
of press reports that Texas rang
ers crossed the border and brought
the body back, reporting their action
to Governor Colquitt. This slow
process did not satisfy Secretary
Bryan, wing promptly wired the con-
sui to make his report by telegraph
and this is being awaited.
Bliss Lacks information.
Meanwhile, the war department
had become interested and Secretary
Garrison called on General Bliss
at El Paso for information. This
brought the following telegram from
that office:
Investigating Vergara affair. VIII
report as soon as facts are learned.
Thus far nothing known here except
as published in press. Affair oc-
Cured about 35 miles above LareGo
at place not on railroad or tele-
graph line"
Reasonably assured that neither
United States nor Texas officials
had participated in any action that
might be regarded as violating Mex
can sovereignty, the state depart
nent is confronted with the neces-
,ity of making fresh representations
10 General Huerta in the effort to
1aYe punished the persons guilty of
killing. When the case
first was brought to his attention
by Charge OShaughnessy, General
Huerta promised prompt punishment
If the guilty parties if warranted
by the facts. Afterward the federal
general at Nuevo Laredo intimated
hat Vergara had Joined the consti-
and had been killed by
hem.
Facts Disprove Statements.
The discovery of the body on the
banks of the Rio Grande bearing
lalf a dozen fatal wounds now fur
fishes tangible evidence for the fur
her prosecution of the case. Sec
'etary Bryan Monday asked John
3assett Moore, formerly counsellor
# the state department, to his office
or consultation and it is inferred
hat subsequent steps will be in ac-
ordance with Mr.. Moore's sugges-
ions.
Consul Letcher so far has made
10 report to the state department
IN the case of Snyman, the former
3oer general, and British ranch |
'wner, who is asking protection for
lis property through the United
states government. Also it was said
hat nothing had been heard of Gus
av Bauch, the American who disap-
eared from Juarez several weeks
go. AS for the commission charg-
d to investigate the killing of the
British subject, Benton, Secretary
Iryan said its status was unchang-
d.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10

Ardmoreite Want Ads pay big.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10

Clean rags wanted at this office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-03-10

Italian Cabinet Resigns.
Rome, March 10.-The Italian cab
met resigned today.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-20
DIVORCE

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