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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
GENE Terry FOR
NEGROES To Be
PLATED SOON
PETITION HAS BEEN PRESENTED
AND THE CITY COMMISSIONERS
WILL TAKE FAVORABLE Ac-
TIoN ON THE SAME TONIGHT.

Commissioner Hoard stated this
morning that the negroes had petit
toned the commissioner that their
cemetery northeast of the city limits
be plotted and a proper record made
of lots and blocks, also that sexton
be appointed. Mr.. Hoard stated that
a resolution to that effect would be
introduced at once, and he was of the
opinion that it would pass the coun-
Gil.
The cemetery consists of about ten
acres and up to the present time it has
been conducted in a hap-hazard man.
ner. to obviate this. the colored peo-
pie have petitioned the city to reduce
their dilemma to some system that will
be adhered to in the future.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
LABOR DAY
CELEBRATION
IS ASSURED
PLANS ARE MATURING FOR HUGE
BARBECUE, SEPTEMBER 6. TEN
BEEVES HAVE ALREADY BEEN
PLEDGED.

Ten beeves have already been
pledged and men who always make a
success of their undertakings are gath
ering more pledges for meat for the
Wilmington Park September 6 and Z,
under the auspices of the union labor
ers of Ardmore.
Plans have been maturing for sew
eral weeks for the celebration of La
Dor Day this year in Ardmore, and the
laborers never announced their plans
until they had the assurance that the
affair would be a success. The city's
old picnic grounds were chosen. Ar
rangements will be made for camp
grounds for those who want to drive
in from the country and camp for the
two big days. The race tracks will
will be both auto and horse-racing.
Ball teams will be engaged for both
days, and the committee will make
efforts to have Indian ball and also
Indian dances. The Indians have not
been secured, but the committee has
the assurance that these two attrac-
tions can be had.
By the time the soliciting is finished
there will probably be as much beef
secured as was ever had for any of
the big barbecues given here in the
old days when everybody for sixty
miles around came to Ardmore to cele-
brate anniversary day, July 2S.
All kinds of amusements are being
booked Scores of prizes will be
awarded Two big gala days are as
sured. Every store in the city will be
closed to devote the day to the inter-
ests of organized labor. Merchants will
cooperate with the picnic committee
that their out-of-town customers will
be well entertained for the day. The
entire city is working together har-
moniously to make Labor Day the
greatest gathering of happy people
the city has had for many years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
RAIN
FALL D YER
THIS SECTION
SEVERE WIND IN WESTERN PART
OF COUNTY, BUT 10 DAMAGE
REPORTED THIS MORNING -
WIRES ALL WORKING.

Yesterday afternoon lain began
falling over this section Of the state
and continued late into the night.
This morning the gauge a: the local
observatory here registered 1.51
inches, although the rainfall was ap-
parently much heavier in other Sec
tions OF the county.
A severe wind accompanied the
rain in the western portion Of the
county, but no material damage re-
suited and telephone wires were all
in working order this morning, ac-
cording to report from the Pioneer
Telephone office.
The total rainfall registered here
for the month of August has been
sos inches, against a total for the
entire month last year Of 6.5S. This
brings the years rainfall to date over
the normal of 33 inches. Rain was
not needed at present, for cotton or
other growing crops. Ten days of hot
weather will put cotton n fine condi-
ton, which, in the estimation OF
many cotton growers and buyers,
will be nearly thirty days later than
last season.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
Many Marooned in Arkansas.

Little Rock, Ark, Aug. 24-Practi-
cally the entire population of Newport,
Ark, town of about 5000 people, is
marooned in the two principal hotels
and the court house of that city, ac-
cording to a telephone message re-
ceived from the clerk of one of the
hotels late Monday afternoon.
With the food and water supplies
practically exhausted, the entire town
covered with from five to twelve feet
of water, and railroad traffic stopped,
the people seem doomed to great suf-
fering. The telephone is the only
means of communication with the city
and this theatens to be cut off at any
minute.
Two white boys were drowned in the
flood waters near Newport, but it was
impossible to learn their names. This
brings the total death list in the White
River flood up to eight. The clerk
at the Newport Hotel said that calls
for help to prevent drownings we're
coming from river points below New
port when the telephone lines went
out this morning. 1t was impossible
to send steamer because of the
strong current, and the fate of these
people is unknown.
Two steamboats, continued running
through the flood waters that covered
the rich Oil Trough Bottoms, and many
families were rescued after they had
spent day and night on the roofs
of their homes. These refugees i'm
pose a new burden of feeding and
housing on the already overtaxed re-
sources of Newport. Several passen-
ger trains also are marooned there.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
Believe Germans Checked.

London, Aug. 24.-The German ma
val reverses in the Gulf Of Riga and
the Baltic sea, the German success
in occupying the fortress Of Osso'
wetz, and a British naval lombard
ment Of the German naval base at
Zeebrugge, Monday furnished a series
of news features which temporarily
diverted attention from the gravity
of the issues growing out of the sink
ing of the White Star steamer Ara
bic by a German submarine.
The German version of the Riga
battle has not been given out, but
the definiteness of the official report
on the sinking or crippling of the Ger
man battle cruiser Moltli9, two other
cruisers and eight torpedo boats has
sent wave of enthusiasm through.
out the country and dispelled the de-
preston over the Russian retreat on
land Aside from the loss of German
ships, the naval engagement is re-
garded chiefly important for the STRAIT
egic effort upon the land operations
7 in the German sweep eastward to-
ward Petrograd, which military OBJ
servers now consider as having been
checked and possibly irreparably de-
feated.
The German center has pressed for
ward steadily until Prince Leopold of
Bavaria is near the Russian new line
of defense, but the military observers
say that the entire campaign hinged
on the vast enveloping movement of
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg's for
ces in the north. They had succeeded
in pushing far beyond Riga to Jacob
stadt on the Dvina, but the Russians
hold on the Gulf of Riga and of the
great naval base of Riga was a con-
tinual menace on Won Hindenburg' S
rear.
This, the military observers say,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
CORNER STONE
NEWFEDERAL
Bull DIN c
MOVEMENT STARTED BY LOCAL
MASONS TO HOLD APPRoPRI-
ATE CEREMONIES WHEN STONE
is LAID NEXT MONTH

The local Masonic fraternity is
making an effort to have charge of
the laying of the cornerstone of the
new federal building here, which will
take place some time next month.
The government, as a rule, allows
no inscription on the corlerstones of
buildings erected by it other than the
date of erection, etc, but the local
Masons have taken the matter up
with Grand Master A. Z. Monroney
of Oklahoma City, asking that he
use his influence with the powers
that be, and see if it is rot possible
to gain the consent to have the stone
laid under the auspices of the Ma
sonic fraternity.
A letter was addressed 10 the grand
master today, and in a few days it
Will be known what action can be
taken in the matter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
LOCATES LOST SON.
Kansas City Woman Finds Son BY
Advertising for Him.

Kansas City Mo, Aug. 24.-That
the love of money sometimes may be
more influential than mother love
was borne out in at least one set of
circumstances today, when Mrs. A.
Z. Evans of this city got word of the
whereabouts of her long lost son,
through an advertisement for him as
lost heir, when there was really no
estate for him.
For years she sought bin, using
every means that a grieying parent
might conceive for finding lost child,
but an advertisement for him as an
heir was carried by more interested
messengers to the young man, now
twenty-three years old, working on a
farm. A farmer, hearing of the ad'
vertisement, acquainted the youth,
who will go to his mother.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
RESTORATION OF WATER SUP
PLY IN SToRM-SWEPT ISLAND
CITY EXPECTED TONIGHT.
HAS PLENTY OF GAS
Gas Plant Has Been in Operation for
Several Days, and the Electric Light
and Power Plants Are Ready to Re-
sumo Operations.

Galveston, Texas, Aug 24.-No ad-
ditional casualties were reported in
the storm-swept district today, and
Galveston's chief need continues to
be water \ restoration of the water
supply is expected tonight or early
tomorrow by those in charge of the
work. Divers have discovered that a
section of five hundred feet of the
water main on the bottom of the bay
has been taken away by the storm,
and this is being replaced with all pos
sible haste.
The cleaning of the streets advances,
and the use of disinfectant is general.
Weather conditions continue favorable
for a rehabilitation of the stricken
city towards its normal.
The gas plant has been in operation
for several days. The electric light
and power plants are ready to resume
operation as soon as the water is
turned on.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
CONGRESS OF FARM WOMEN
Program for Meeting in Oklahoma
Oct. Is Arranged.

Oklahoma City, Aug. 23.-Arrange-
ments are being made by the Okla
homa congress of farm women for a
program at the Oklahoma state fair
Oct. /, which will be devoted to the
interests and welfare of women on
the farms of Oklahoma. The annual
meeting of the congress will be held
in this city Oct. .. At its sessions
will be found women from many sec
tions of the state, who are to repre-
sent the farm women's clubs that
have been organized under the aus
pces of the congress.
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led to the shifting of a number of
German capital ships, including the
Moltke, from the North sea to the
: attic with the purpose vf controll-
%. Riga and thus protecting a Ger
l. y. and advance on Petrograd. The
res, u the naval battle, as CLEANED
from official report, appears to
have de .'y defeated the German
objective, .tording to the observers,
who say that aside from the loss
of the ships, the gulf AMI the naval
base of Riga are still in Russian
hands and menace Won Hndenburgs
further advance toward Petrograd.
The capture by the Germans of
the fortress of Ossowetz gives him
another stronghold, only Grodno and
Brest-Litovsk remaining in the cen
tral section. 1t also gives them the
main point on the railway to Bielsk
and Brest-Litovsk.
Special reports from Petrograd in
dicate that the Russian position at
Drest-Litovsk gradually is becoming
untenable and that the pubic is being
prepared for its abandonment.
Only meager details have been re-
ceived concerning the British bonn
bardment of the German submarine
base at Zeebrugge and peighboring
points on the Belgian coast Berlin
reports that forty British ships were
engaged in it, but the British ad-
miralty has made no statement. The
firing lasted several hours, the Ger
man heavy artillery answering the
British fire.
That there has been French naval
activity in the same locality is shown
in the Paris official communication,
which announces that sinking of a
German torpedo boat destroyed off
Ostend by two French torpedo boats.
In the west there have been no
notable changes in the battle line.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24

New York, Aug. 24-The hurricane,
which recently swept over the West
Indies, destroyed ninety per cent of
the banana trees on the north side of
the Island of Jamaica, according to
officers of the steamship Commodore
Rollins, which arrived today. The
steamer brought large cargo of bana-
mas. which had been cut from trees
felled by the wind.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
ST. LOUIS BUSINESS MEN MET
TODAY TO ARRANGE FOR TAX
ING CARE OF 1000 HOMELESS.
MISSISSIPPI IS HIGH
Meramac, Which Rose to Thirty-Five
Feet, Dropped Back to Six Feet,
But Remains Stationary There on
Account of Rise in Mississippi.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 24.-Two thou
sand residents along the river Mera-
mac, who were rendered homeless last
Saturday, when that stream was flood
ed, today face a food and drinking
water shortage.
A committee of business men met
today and planned for the relief of
the sufferers
The water which rose thirty-fve
feet, dropped back to six feet and re-
mains stationary there, on account of
the high water in the Mississippi.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
Little Rock Without Gas,

Little Rock, Ark, Aug. 24.-This
city faces another gas famine, for
the fourth time this year, because of
a break in the main at Red river.
which is swollen by the floods. The
break also affects Hot Springs, Pine
Bluff and a number of Arkansas
towns. Newport was completely cut
off by the flooded White river, except
for telephone communication, until
today, when traffic was resumed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
DR.. Reeder Dies at Sulphur.

Sulphur Okla, Aug. 23.-Dr. Phil
ander Reeder, aged 81, prominent
resident of Tulsa, and well known
in Oklahoma, died in this city Friday
afternoon. DR.. Reeder was the father
of C. L. Reeder, Masonic past grand
master of Oklahoma. The body was
shipped under the care Of the local
Masonic lodge to Tulsa.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
Lightning Kills Farmer.

Chandler, Okla, Aug. 2S.-While
milking COW on his farm near
Chandler early Monday morning, John
Robinson, 80, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed. The COW
which he was milking and horse
that was standing nea: were also
killed. Robinson was BON near Nor
man, and leaves a wife and two chill
dren.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
TRANSPORT SUPPLIES FREE
Wells Fargo to Frank Supplies for
Storm Sufferers.

S. E. Smith, local agent of the Wells
Fargo Express Company, has been ad-
vised by Superintendent J. B. Chris
tensen that the Wells Fargo Company
will give free transportation of sup
plies for the relief of the storm suf-
ferers in Texas, when such shipment
is consigned to municipal authorities
or to organized relief committees.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
325 Cotton Bales Burn.

Mulhall, Okla, Aug. 23.--Fire of un-
known origin Monday destroyed 325
bales of cotton stored in the farmers
warehouse here. The fire completely
destroyed the warehouse and its con.
tents. A heavy rain at the time
prevented the fire spreading to the
business section of MulEall.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
Freight Train Wrecked.

Krum, Denton County, Tex, Aug.
PA southbound Santa Fe freight
train was wrecked early this morning
one mile south of this place. Sew
eral box cars and twelve cars of
crude oil went into the G,tch. Traf-
ic was delayed several hours.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
Want the Division.

Weleetka, Okla, Aug. 23.-Business
men here are working to secure the
location of Fort Smith and Western
division headquarters. 1t is believed
if this town is made div,sion head
quarters the railway company event
ually will locate its machine shops
here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
ASKs||. {, NOT To TAKE HASTY
STAND ON SINKING Of ARABIC
GERMAN GOVERNMENT, THROUGH AMBASSA-
DOR COUNT Won BERNSTORFF AT WASH
INGTON ASKS UNITED STATES TO WAIT UN
TIL, ALL THE FACTS ARE KNOWN

Was Since the Disaster the
that he Makes this Re-
of Government-5rsh
Of lost-Mitary Believe
Naval Defeat at Russia
British Warships Naval zeebrusge
terdy Cannot observation-disclosures oc
cupy ossowetz, Important Russian Stronghold
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
MUCH OIL is BURNED
Electrical Storm Causes heavy Loss
In oklahoma.

Tulsa Okla, Aug. 23.-The oil in
dustry as usual suffered heavily from
a storm which swept over this sec
tion OF the state today. Two $4,000
barrel tanks of Gunsburg & Forman
in the Gushing field and a 2,O00-bar
rel naptha tank at the Texas re-
finery in west Tulsa were destroyed
by lightning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
Killed by Lightning.

Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 23.-Carl Wit
tig, aged 16, was struck ~ lightning
and instantly killed while plowing in
a field twelve miles south of here
today. The team was Knocked down,
but not hurt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
British TraWler Sunk.

London, Aug. 24.-Three lives were
lost by the sinking of trawler from
Hull, which was announced. The
other nine members of the crew were
rescued.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
MEX|CAN5 ARE
GOING BACK To
THAT COUNTRY
AMNESTY PROCLAMATION OF
cARRANzA RESPONSIBLE FOR
EXODUS OF MexIcANs FROM
UNITED STATES.

Laredo, Tex, Aug. 24.-The amnes-
ty proclamation of Provisional Pres
ident Carranza is held responsible
for a general exodus today of Mexican
families to Mexico.
The terms of the grant are not def
nitely known, but many families are
taking advantage of the offer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
GIRL LEAPS FROM MOVING TRAIN
Sadie Walker Receives Injuries Which
Will Likely prove Fatal.

Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 23.-Sadie Wal
ker, aged IS, jumped from a moving
Rock Island train at Cashion, twenty
miles west of here, yesterday and
sustained injuries which will likely
result in her death. She ran from
the car and leaped off without any
warning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
Washington, D. c., Aug. % Ger

Washington, D. c., Aug. "a Ger
many through her Amba> = r.,
Count Won Bernstorff, today asked y;
United States not to take final sta'
on the sinking OF the White Star liner
Arabic until all the facts are known
This is the first word from Germany
since the disaster. Count Bernstorff
today telegraphed the state depart
ment saying that he made this request
at the instance of his home govern
ment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
CAUSED
!, BY PARTIES
/ j NIX n D " n
CoRONER'S JURY AT CLOSE OF
INQUEST INTO LYNcHlNG OF
FRANK BRINGS VERDICT NO
CLUE.

Marietta, Ga, Aug. PA verdict
of hanging by persons unknown was
returned by the coroner's jury today
lat the close of the inquest into the
lynching of Leo Frank.
N No clue from the dozen witnesses
Examined served toward clearing up
ne mystery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24
WEATHER FORECAST

New Orleans, La, Aug. "a
The weather forecast for
Oklahoma for tonight and
Wednesday is generally fair.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-24

Liven up your business-try the
Want ADS.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08

Again | looked. Yes" l said. but
will one OF US have to watch here all
the time"
He had been working on a black
box in the meantime, and now he be-
gan to set it up, adjusting it to the
hole in the wall which he enlarged
on our side
mo, that is my own Improvement
on it. You remember once we used
quick-shutter camera with an cleo
trio attachment, which moved the
shutter on the contact of a person
with an object in the room? Well.
this camera has that quick shutter
But. in addition, have adapted to
the detectascope an invention by
Prof Robert Wood. of Johns Hop
kins. He has devised a hsh-eye cam
era that sees over a radius of one
hundred and eighty degrees-not only
straight in front, but over half cir
Gle, every point in that room"
Though / did not know what he
expected to discover and knew that
it was useless to ask, the thing SEEM
ed very interesting. Craig did not
pause. however, to enlarge on the
new machine. but gathered up his
tools and announced that our next
step would be a visit to a lawyer
whom the Elmores had retained as
their personal counsel to look after
their interests, now that the district
attorney seemed to have cleared up
the criminal end of the case.
The interview did not seem to me
to be productive of anything In fact,
IL seemed as n Craig were giving Hol-
Inns much more than he was getting.
81 shall be in town over night" re-
marked Craig. I'm fact, am thinking
of going over the library up at the
Goodwin house soon, very carefully"
He spoke casually. There may be.
you know, some finger prints on the
walls around that closet which might
prove interesting"
A quick look from Hollins was the
only answer. In fact. it was seldom
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08

and he quickly removed every trace
from the other side that would have
attracted attention to a little hole
in an obscure corner OF the lowered
wall paper
Next, he drew out what looked like
a long putty blower, perhaps foot
, long and three-eights of an inch in
diameter
Whats that" l asked. as he rose
after carefully inserting it.
Look through it." he replied SIM
ply, still at work on some other ap-
paratus he had brought.
looked. In spite of the smallness
OF the opening at the other end,
was amazed to find that could see
nearly the whole room on the other
side of the wall.
lbs detectascope," he explained.
"a tube with hsh-eye lens which I
had an expert optician make for me"
"A hsh-eye lens?" l repeated.
Yes. The focus may be altered in
range SO that any one in the room
may be seen and recognized and any
action Of his may be detected Now,
look through it again. Do you see
the closet"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08

| last he held it up, dripping, to the
red light.
Some one has entered that room
this afternoon and attempted to wipe
off the walls and woodwork Of that
closet, as | expected" he exclaimed
Who was it, | asked, leaning
over.
Kennedy said nothing, but pointed
1t was the figure of a woman.
Kennedy did not attempt to explain.
at is fatal mistake. Walter. for a
detective to assume that he knows
what anybody would do in any given
circumstances. The only safe course
for him is to find out what the per-
sons in question did do People are
always doing the unexpected. This
is case of it, as you see. am mere
ly trying to get back at facts. Come;
think we might as we'll not stay
over night. after all | should like to
drop off on the way back to the city
to see Mrs. Goodwin"
AS we rode up the hill | was sur
prised to see that there was no one
at the window, or did any one seem
to pay attention to our knocking at
the door.
Kennedy turned the knob quickly
and strobe in.
Seated in a chair, as white as
wrath from the grave. was Mrs. Cod
win. staring straight ahead. seeing
nothing, hearing nothing.
From her lap yellow telegram had
Auttered to the floor. but before we
could pick IL up. she pasoed "The
appeal-it has been denied" Ken
nedy picked up the paper. 1t was
message, unsigned, but not from
Kahn. as its wording and in fact the
circumstances plainly showed.
She had risen now and was pacing
the room.
mo! I'm not going to faint. / wish
/ could. wish / could cry. l wish
l could do something. Oh. those Ell
mores-they must have sent it. No