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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

aged a few cents lower per barrel
in 1915 than in 1911, although to-
ward the end of the year prices were
substantially increased and the out
look for 1916 is brighter than for
several seasons.
Best Year in Western States.
Perhaps the most notable item in
the years record is the stimulation of
metal mining in the western states.
Almost without exception the in
creases in production were large and
in several states 1915 was the best
year on record. In Arizona which
leads in copper, the output of that
metal exceeded the previous record
production of 1913. California con-
tinues to lead in gold and had the
largest yield in 80 years, and with
with one exception in half a century.
In Montana and Arizona record out
puts of silver are reported and in
Alaska the increased production Of
gold and especially copper made 1915
much more prosperous year than
even 1906, when Fairbanks and Nome
were yielding their greatest returns
of gold from bonanza placers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

that of 1914, of over $7,OO0,0O0 in gold,
principally from Colorado, California,
Alaska, Montana, and Idaho and an
increase in mine production of silver
of fully 1000, 600 ounces, chiefly from
Montana, Utah and Arizona. This in,
crease in gold production may bring
1915 up to the record year of 1909,
when the gold output of this country
was nearly $1OO,O0OOOO.
Quicksilver also has had its best
year in 1915. The quantity increased
% per cent over 1914, but the value
of the output more than doubled ow-
ing to the much higher prices. The
estimated production was 20,6Si.
TASKS Of 10 pounds each, valued, at
the average price for the year-the
highest in the last 40 years,-at ST.
7GS,22 In value, this domestic pro
duction was the highest since 1881
and in quantity the largest since 1912.
Small Changes in Coal.
The production of bituminous coal
and anthracite in 1915 is estimated to
have increased between four and five
million short TONS or less than 1 per
cent The quantity of bituminous coal
mined increased about 6 1-2 million
tons and that of anthracite decreased
over two million short tons. Owing
mainly to steady demands for eX-
port coal and for coke for steel max
ing, the output in Pennsylvania, West
| Virginia, Kentucky and Alabama in
creased over last year, but very little
change is recorded in other eastern
states. The region west of Ohio, in
Guiding the Mississippi valley, shows
general decrease, Colorado being
the only western state to show better
ment.
Connected with the coke industry
was the completion during the last
summer of a number of large plants
for the recovery of benZol from by
product coke-oyen gas. This gives
the United States its first output Of
,bis notorio1 ca imnortant as q raw
material in the manufacture of high
explosives and chemical dyes, and the
amount of this product will be report
od l,tor
p..r.,i..,- o.ti,a4os or tho total
ort,r, Of rotrolenr, in the United
c,,,,s +, 1o17 indicate q SLIGHT in.
,,.,.a o,.or tho corres,ording outnut
81, ,qr, u is boliovod that the total
,,,,n,I,,,r, ,.ioId Of tbe United States
:, ,q1- amounted 70 oo1 400 Ooo bar.
,.,. -, ,,,iob Quantity. II is also os.
,i,,a,a1 ,,. o. too oo- barrels was
,,.,lo,o5 and Of Ooo ooo narreIs
&c.,, - nrodrcors, eoId t.nlape
5ur,,n tho yo,r
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

Ernest Jamison and Miss Pauline
Pace were quietly married at the home
of the brides mother Wednesday, by
Rev. Burns of the First Christian
church. They left Immediately for Ok
lahoma City and other northern points
to spend their honeymoon
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS

STOCKHOLDERS MEETING - On
Monday, January 10, 1916, between
the hours of 10 a. m. and $3.50 p.
m., at the Offices of the association
in the Guaranty Bank Building in
in the City of Ardmore, there will
be a meeting of the stockholders of
the Peoples Building e Loan Asso-
citation of Ardmore, Oklahoma, for
the purpose of electing fifteen direc-
tors and to transact any and all 9TH
er business that may come before
such meeting.
10-1m G. p. SELVIDGE, Secy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31
JIM THOMAS
Auctioneer

Will cry sales every Wednesday ana
Saturday afternoons at Caddo Feed
Yard. Farm stock sales a speciality.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Headquarters
at Caddo Yard, Ardmore, Okla. Phone
352. slim
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31
BECOMES PRISON WARDEN
Former Dean Of Columbia Law School
Is Warden Of Sing Sing.

Albany. y. Y, Dec. SIC. V. Kirch-
way, former dean of the Columbia
law school, was today appointed war
den of Sing Sing prison, succeeding
Thomas Mott Osborne, who is under
Indictment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

MEETING - The
regular annual meeting of share
holders of State National Bank of
Ardmore, Oklahoma, will be held
on Tuesday, January II, 1916, be-
tween the hours of 10 o'clock a. m.
and o'clock p. m, at its banking
office, for the purpose of electing
directors to serve the ensuing year
and the transaction of other busi-
ness. Dated at Ardmore, Oklahoma
December 10, 1915.
HAROLD WALLACE,
fO.1m Cashier.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

STOCKHOLDERS MEETING - The
regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Guaranty State
Bank of Ardmore, oklahoma,
will be held on Tuesday, January
II, 1916, between the hours of 10
o'clock a. m. and o'clock p. m,
at its banking office, for the pur-
pose of electing directors to serve
for the ensuing year, and the trans
action of any and all other busi-
ness that may come before such
meeting. E. E. CHIVERS,
1O-1m Cashier.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-31

MEETING - The
regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Ardmore Nation
al Bank of Ardmore, Oklahoma,
will be held on Tuesday, January
II, 1916, between the hours of 10
o'clock a. NJ. and 4 o'clock p. m,
at its banking office, for the pur-
pose of electing directors to serve
for the ensuing year, and the trans
action of other business. Dated at
Ardmore, Oklahoma, December 10.
1915.
P. d. MAXWELL,
1O-1m Cashier.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-11-18
Reduction Of $1,000 in Cur
rent Expenses Necessary
Despite Additional 5 Cent
Boost In Taxes.
EXPENSES GROWING
Increase in Salaries, Addi-
tional Teachers and Insti-
tutes Force Up Expendi.
lures in Schools. -

Reduction Of $4,000 In the current
expenses must be made by the board
of education during the ensuing year
to break even," notwithstanding the
additional s cents in the school tax. &C
cording to superintendent J. T. Giles
Of the city schools. in q statement ex-
planatory Of the boards recent action
in raising the Richmond rate OF taxa
ton to 95 cents.
Three reasons were given by, the
superintendent for the additional tax.
first the horizontal increase in salaries
OF grade teachers amounting annually
to about $1,000: second. the employ
ment Of four new teachers, two In
Garfield school, one in the high school.
and one In Baxter school, their sal
aries for the next year making ap-
proximately &3,60O: third, the going
into effect Of the state law providing
for monthly city institutes, involving
an expenditure of about $5,440.
Items Cause Boost.
These three items. declared Mr..
Giles, made necessary increase In
the budget Of approximately $10.50O.
] ccal taxation brings in about $780,
WV hIu $oOrDVO ID ICSCiSO OO AAoAh NAAO
s4"." trsaSury
"'-r~e cert'0f taxation" said Super
'45::r- : ~ Giles. brings in about 81, 500
80 i'n increase Of s cents. which be-
t"'s y necessary. will result in $500
.,r~~e being received to meet the $1O,-
500 additional expenses. The board
gwill reduce its current expenses about
So 600 to meet the difference"
Richmond can we'll afford to con-
Rratulase itself. Mr.. Giles declared, on
the fact that the tax rate here Is lower
even than tho average, and II much
lower, than some Of the cities Of Indi-l
ana Tho average rate Of taxation. he
said, for eighty three cities In Indiana
With 2 'population Of more than $500,
,Taxi Rates Elssvss,srs.
The tax rates n r;1ew of the cities
are As followS:. Valparaiso, $3.50; De-
catur, $50; Dunkirk, f1.4o; East Chi
cago, $1.56; Marion. 81; Muncie. 96
cents: Lafayette. $1.09; Gary. SIPS;
New Castle. SIS; Richmond, IS
certs.
The total bonded indebtedness of
Richmond is now $500, 700, and to this
amonrtE $50 900 IL being paid annually,
Mr.. Giles said. The board Of educa-
tion has reached no decision in the
question OF bonds to be issued to de-
fray the expenses Of the construction
OF the addition to Garfield high school.
The board can either arrange for
the immediate payment of the bonds,
thereby increasing the payment of in
ferest or. provide for the meeting of
the installments at the expiration of
the present bonded Indebtedness at
the end of eight or ten years. The
latter arrangement would eliminate
additional interest at present, the su-
perintendent said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-11-18
SIGNAL SUPERVISOR
PROMOTED BY BOARD

w. P.< Halstein of the Pennsylvania,
who has been signal supervisor here
for. the last eight years, has been pro-
NOTED to the office of signal supervisor
of the western division, and has gone
to Fort Wayne where he will have his
headquarters. His family will follow
him shortly.
Mr.. Halstein began work at Pitts
burgh as craftsman in the office of
Signal Engineer william McCrafton
Two years later, in 1904, he came to
the Western division as signal repair
man under Supervisor Hill and In July
Of the following year Ae was appointed
assistant signal supervisor. In Sep
tember of the same year he was trans
ferred to the Louisville division as fore
man In the installation Of a manual
block system, remaining there until
July. 1906. In May. 1907. he was pro-
NOTED to signal supervisor of the Rich
mond division of the Panhandle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-11-18
FOuLkE CRIT|CISES
ONO CIVIL SERVICE

DAYTON, O., November 1s.-"The
Ohio civil service is not the best sys-
tem." said William Dudley Foulke. of
Richmond. Ind, president Of the Ma
tional Municipal league in addressing
the first annual convention of the Ohio
Civil Service Association at the Hotel
Miami here Wednesday afternoon.
THE Ohio civil service law is de-
fective in these PARTICULARS: First, 1t
provides for the removal of civil ser
vice commissioner by the governor
without proof or trial. Secondly, 1t
does not assure sufficient independence
for the commissioner.
1.-The laws at present provide for ac-
cepting a list entirely too long. There
is, further, no need for accepting Sec
retaries or assistants, clerks, stenog-
raphers or deputies or of. allowing city
solicitors or even heads Of departments
to take office without civil service ex-
animation. - r
ITO except civil war veterans from
the civil service examinations is also
an imposition: IL the country desires
to show its gratitude to the soldiers it
should do so in some other way"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-11-18
AUGUST WEEGHMAN CUTS
THROAT WITH RAZOR AT
HIS CHICAGO HokaE TODAY

where he was unable to associate with
his old friends. .-.
About year ago, It Is stated. Mr..
announced his determination to take
up his residence here again. stating
that he wanted to live where his
friends were. He said at the time that
he did not like Chicago; that 1t was
too big to suit him. After remaining
here a short time, however, he went
back to Chicago to live with his fam
lily.
An Old Pioneer. =.
Mr.. Weeghman for over twenty-five
years was engaged In the blacksmith
business in this city, operating shop
at the corner of South Eighth and E
streets. He sold this business when
he and Mrs. Weeghman went to Chi
cago about three years ago to make
their home with Charles Weeghman,
one of Chicago's most successful young
business men. For time Mr.. Weegh-
man worked for his son Charles in one
of his restaurants but eventually was
compelled to retire from active work
because Of i'll health.
Members of Mr.. Weeghman's immed-
late family who survive him all reside
in Chicago They are his wife and
sons. Charles. Albert and Herbert, and
his daughters, Mrs. Walter Craighead.
Mrs. Harlan Simmons and Mrs. Coral
Bunchbauck.
Richmond relatives are the sisters
Of Mrs. Weeghman. Mrs. John F. Ack-
erman. Mrs. A. F. Kemper, Mrs. Hen
ry Erik and Mrs. Henry Loehr, and his
own sister, Mrs. Henry Hasecoster.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-11-18
DR.. Cecil Greil, American
Woman, in an Affidavit,
Swears to Killing Of Pas
sengers by Shells.
u. S. STILL WAITING
Woman's Testimony Not
Conclusive, Secretary Ian.
sing Says, After Reading
Dispatch From Consul.

e. WASHINGTON. Nov. 1S.-Dr. Cecil
Greil. American woman passenger on
the Italian liner Ancona. swore In an
affidavit given to the American con-
sui that the vessel was fired upon by
the submarine after 1t had stopped
A summary of her affidavit was re-
ceived by the state department today
The consul reported that her affidavit
did not clear UP definitely whether
the vessel attempted to escape.
The state department handed out
the following announcement:
1.-The department of state Is In re-
ceipt from Consul Mason at Algiers.
of the following telegram:
"'Cecil Greil, intelligent. impartial
witness, deposition not conclusive as
to whether any effort was made to
escape by Ancona. First intimation Of
danger was when she was in dining
saloon. Disturbance on deck, stop
page on blowing of whistle, followed
shortly by shock which struck vessel.
Testimony proves that bombardment
lasted forty-flve minutes and was con-
tinued after vessel had stopped, kill
ing and wounding many persons. She
saw destruction Of vessel by torpedo;
saw red and white flag and six can
non on submarine. Noticed nothing
as to other Americana
Secretary Lansing made plain that
her statements were not conclusive.
Consular and diplomatic agents will
continue to get all the information
they can on the facts surrounding the
sinking Of the vessel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-11-18
CRANE APPEALS
term IMPOSED
IN TIGER CASE
Special Judge Strayer As
.sesses Fine Of $50 ON Evi.
dence Showing Illegal
Sales of Liquor.

Theodore Crane. colored. former "a
loon keeper and lately operator OF a
notorious blind tiger on Fort Wayne
avenue. was convicted late yesterday
afternoon OF a charge of having sold
liquor illegally and Special Judge
Strayer. In city court. fined him $50
and costs and sentenced him to thirty
days in jail. c. r. Richardson. attor-
ney for Crane. appealed the case to
the circuit court and Crane was re-
leased on bond Of $3.50. supplied by the
local agent of an out-of-town brewery.
Judge Strayer informed Crane. after
sentencing him. that in his experience
as lawyer and justice Of the peace he
trial in which there had been such a
preponderance of evidence against the
accused and. he added. he had imposed
sentence without qualm of conscience
or a misgiving as to the justice Of his
action.
Considers Case Joke.
Up to the time sentence was imposed
Crane took the proceedings as a huge
joke and was in high humor while on
the witness stand.
Crane operated his blind tiger In his
own flat on Fort Wayne avenue. and
at the time the place was raided last
Sunday evening nearly all OF his pat
rons were white men. Not a one Of
them testified in his own behalf.
Red" Waterman. 10. employed at
local factory where Crane has been
working recently. and Earl Hall. II. a
farmer boy. both testified that Crane
had sold each Of them two bottles of
beer Sunday evening. Waterman
further stated that after the raid Crane
q ot thn a
urged him to testify that the beer he
had secured had been purchased by
Waterman himself of brewery
agency and then sent to Cranes home
to be used Sunday. Waterman said
he had refused to perjure himself.
Intimidation HInted
On Cross examination Attorney Rich
ardson sought to bring out that the
police had intimidated Waterman.
forcing him to testify as he did through
his fear that II he did not do 70, q
charge Of carrying a concealed weapon
against his pal" young Hall. would
be preferred. Waterman denied this
When arrested as q witness Hall had
. revolver on his person. but being 4
traveller ut the time he had the right
to carry q weapon
Crane. testifying for himself, said he
had never sold booze At his home; that
the beer found there by the police had
been sent there by several white men
for their own use Sunday. He assert
ed that two Of the men who had sent
beer to his home last Saturday were
Jim 0otsey and another man employed
at the same factory whore GotDsy 10
employed. These men were 0ubpoe-
naed but when they Informed Richard
son that they had never sent boo0e to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-11-18
TAX xC0LLECTION
SHOWS INCREASE
over LAST YEAR

An increase In tax collections Of
SIS, 5,38625 compared with the collect
ion a year ago, is reported by County
Treasurer Chamness. The total
amount Of taxes for December settle
ment was $422,38S.51.
The amount of delinquent taxes,
however is believed to be greater than
last year. This is accounted for be-
cause the tax rate was increased.
Since June, 1915, however, delinquent
taxes have been collected to the extent
of approximately $4,000. This is in
cluded in the total tax collections.
The system employed by the coun-
forward all of the delinquent taxes
instead of merely carrying the amounts
no the books for the respective years.
has enabled the county to save con-
siderable money as the collections of
delinquent taxes have been larger
than in previous years.
The total taxes charged against the
county treasurer which, II collected,
would leave no delinquency for this
year, is $5O9.64S.39 dncluding the de-
linquency of the past four years).
This leaves a total delinquency for
the past five years of $87,25988. Last
year $407. .002.26 was collected in taxes
for December settlement with a total
delinquency Of $72.215.16. In event
the treasurer reports as least $4,000
as delinquent taxes collected since
June, the total amount Of taxes gone
delinquent this year will be approx
mately $4,000. which is much below
the average yearly loss.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-11-18
RETTIG GETS PATENT
ON GASOLINE ENGINE

George Rettig. of Richmond. vice
president Of the Union. Ice
company, has been granted a patent
on q gasoline tractor for plowing corn,
and will try to interest local capitalists
In the manufacture. of the machine.
Reports say he has perfected trac-
tor far superior to any now on the
market, and that the cost Of operation
is low. Mr.. Rettig would like to get
established in Richmond. but II he
can not raise the necessary funds here
to install machinery and plant, he
will seek elsewhere. He has been
working on the machine for number
Of years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-11-18
Merchants Insist That
Weights Inspector Hold
Job Despite Pressure
Brought by Mayor.
CONFERENCES HELD
Clem's Duties Gradually Un-
loaded on Other Official
But Salaries Remain With
out Alterations.

The very apparent effort Of Mayor
Robbins and City Health Officer
Smelser to force George Mckinley out
Of public office by imposing upon him
the duty of city food inspector In ad-
dition to his duties ~ marketmaster
and inspector of weights and meas
ures received general condemnation
from the public today.
Business men. who from personal
dealings have formed an admiration
for Mckinley because OF his conscien-
tious performance OF the duties OF
weights and measures inspector and
marketmaster. took occasion today to
inform him of their support and to In
sist that he stand pat" on his deter
mination not to resign. Several busi-
ness men wrote to him. pledging their
support. One Of these men was for q
time q harsh critic OF Mckinley be-
cause Of improvements Mckinley had
insisted should be made at the store
this man operates. This merchant
said that he could now sec that the
improvements ordered were for his
own interests az well ~ for the pub
lie.
Hold Secret Session.
Mayor Robbins and City Health
Officer Smelser held q conference this
morning but II Is not known what they
discussed.
Mckinley has come under the ban
of these two administration chiefs be-
cause they had indicted him for being
responsible for the recent exposure of
the lax methods which Dairy Inspector
Clem had employed In the conduct of
his duties. They regarded this ex-
posure n . reflection upon the entire
administration. Al q matter Of fact
[Continusd On Paee eleven.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-11-18
G. 0. P. NOMINATION
FOR PRESIDENCY IS
ASKED BY PENROSE

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Nov. 1s.-The
hat of Boies Penrose, United States
senator from Pennsylvania, was in the
ring today. following his announce
ment here that he would be q candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for the presidency. He declined to dis
cuss his plans. saying he would make
a formal announcement later. Sena-
tor Penrose is one Of the party of
Pennsylvanians accompanying the Lib
erty bell from San Francisco to Pkila.
delphia.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-11-18
DENY ENGAGEMENT
WITH GERMAN SHIPS

LONDON, Nov. 18.-While dis
patches from Copenhagen and Chris
tana today reiterated reports that .
squadron of nineteen German warships
had passed into the Cattesat yesterday
it was stated At the Admiralty that
no information had been received to
indicate that any engagement had
been fought in the North sea or was
Impending.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-11-18
GEORGIA GOES DRY

ATLANTA, Nov. 1S.-The work Of
making Georgia dry after April 80 was
completed this morning when Cover
nor Harris signed the anti-shipping
advertising bills, and the
measure repeating the taxes on near
beer saloons and locker clubs. A large
crowd was present at the signing and
cheered the governor. The omnibus
prohibition bill already has been sign
ed by the executive.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-11-18

as though I had missed one summer.
All L regret about 1t is the good
swimming l have missed. I tried it
once in the Thames but 1t was too cold
so will have to stick to the indoor
swimming pools Since the last few
air-raids London is about as brilliant
ly illuminated at night as Economy
was the, last time was there. Most
of the street lights are out and the
rest have their globes painted over
until they make little less light than
a candle. Even autos, busses - and
: [continued On Page EIeven.]
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-11-18
CLARENCE MASON TELLS
HOW RAIDS OF zEPPELINS
START FIRES IN LONDON

Clarence Mason formerly of Econ
omy, in a letter to friends at Modoc,
describes the destruction done to Lon
don by Zeppelin raids. Mason resides
in London. His letter follows:
London, Eng, Oct. 1S, 1915.
My dear cousin: .,-- -. - ---. ,--. ~-
Was indeed surprised and very glad
to receive your letter. 1t was delayed
by going to my old address. You must
have had a typical English summer in
Indiana this year You know it rains
every day on this island and never
gets very warm here, so l also feel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-11-18
40 ANG0NA REFUGEES
ARRIVE At NAPLES

NAPLES, Nov. Forty passen-
gers and many Of the sailors who sur
vived when the liner Ancona was sunk
in the Mediterranean sea by sub
marine arrived here from Tunis this
afternoon, but we're held on board the
steamer Cagliari while government
commission conducted an investigation
as to the destruction of the Ancona
and the rescue work carried on by the
crew +. = .--..-.r .r-r a.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-11-18
FRIENDS TO MEET

S. Edgar Nicholson leaves Friday
fer Wilmington. O.. to attend q meet
ing to be known as the Wilmington
Yearly Meeting OF Men Friends. The
meeting Is the result of the interna-
tional convention of men Friends held
in Richmond, and the Wilmington del
egates will make the yearly meeting
vention.