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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-24
VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER
AGAINST HEADRICK SLAYER

Altus, Okla, Jan, 23.-The trial of
Bud Garrett, pool hall owner of Head
rick. charged with the murder of
James Thornton, on July 13 1914, came
to an end in district court here Friday
afternoon whe nthe jury rendered a
verdict of mansaughter in the first
degree, leaving the punishment to
Judge Frank Mathews to fix.
The trial opened Monday. Intense
interest was manifested in the trial,
the courtroom being crowded during
every minute, most of the population
of Headrick being in attendance, eth
er as witnesses or as spectators.
Garrett shot four times and instant
ly killed Thornton as the latter was
passing the pool hall following a ter
rife fist fight between the men the
afternoon before, in which both were
bodily used up. The defense claimed
iustifiable homicide
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-24
VIRGIL JOHNSON.
Former Candidate for Register OF
Deeds Died Thursday in Dallas.

Hines +. White of this city has re-
ceived news from Dallas which states
that Virgil Johnson died at his home
022 Ann ave at o'clock Thursday
morning He suffered an attack of
pneumonia on Saturday, January 16.
and survived for only five days. The
deceased made the race in Carter
county three years ago for register
of deeds and received a very flatter-
ing vote. He was known by almost
every person in this county. He was
always cheerful and always hopeful
and bore up under his affliction with
response to cheerfulness that was
an index to his real kindness of char
acter. Surviving him are his mother
and three brothers all of whom ar in
Dallas. His brothers are DO!lr, Cur
tbs and Custis. Virgil, Doyle ana
Custis were at different times. en-
ployed on the Ardmoreite and the
boys in the Ardmoreite Office are
saddened by the news.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-24
DEPUTY SHERIFF WOUNDED
WHILE ATTEMPTING ARREST

Waurika, Okla, Jan. 23,-Under
sheriff Frank Driskill was wounded
but not seriously, about / o'clock this
morning while attempting to arrest a
man by the name of Charles Evans, an
escaped convict from the Oklahoma
penitentiary Evans was sentenced to
a term of eighteen years in the peni-
tentiary by Judge Roy Hoffman in
the district court at Ryan, five years
ago, for the killing of a man named
Gibson, who resided near Asphaltum
in Jefferson county.
Sheriff Biffle and his deputies were
trying to effect the arrest of Evans,
when he opened fire. About thirty
shots were fired. Undersheriff Driskill
was seeking refuge behind nearby
tree .or protection when he was struck
on the left side of his neck with a
glancing shot. Evans escaped but was
recaptured about $50 o'clock this
morning. During the early morning
struggle he was shot through the left
forearm, and after his capture was
brought to Waurika and
lodged in the county Jail, to be taken
back to the penitentiary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-24
NIGHT RIDERS PAY PENALTY
FOR FLoGGlNG FARMER

New Albany, Miss, Jan. 23.-Plead
ing guilty to the charge of whipping
Jesse Snyder, farmer, to death sew
eral months ago, Clarence Coley, Law.
renee Sakestraw and billiard Elder to.
day were sentenced to life imprison-
ment in the state penitentiary by
Judge J. L. Bates. No cause for the
attack of the night riders has been
given.
Snyder resided near here with his
wife and three young children. He
was called to his door at midnight sew.
eral months ago and carried to a patch
of woods near by, where he was fog.
ged for half an hour and left in a DIV.
ing condition by the night riders.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-24
WOMAN ASSASSlNATED
WHILE IN BATHROOM

Vredonia, Kan, Jan. 2S.-Mrs.
Amanda Bryan, who lived on farm
south of Altoon. was assassinated in
the bathroom of her home last night
The assassin used shotgun, firing
..irough the window. The shot struck
Mrs. Ryan in the side and she died in
a few minutes. Before she died she
attempted to make a statement to her
children, but was unable to.
Edward Ryan, her husband, was ar
rested at Neodesha, and is being held
here while an investigation is being
made.
Ryan had separated from his wife
and filed suit for divorce, which was to
have come up in district court today
Mrs. Ryan was a widow and RYAN
married her She had eight children
when she married Ryan. and five we're
born to them. Most of the children
were at home last night when their
mother was killed
One of the smaller children was in
the bathroom with his mother when
the shot was fired. They boy ran
out and alarmed the others. An at
tempt was made to call Fredonia bv
telephone, but apparently the wires
were tampered with.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-24
STATE TREASURER ON
RED BOOK WARRANT

Oklahoma City. Ok, Jan 23.-
State Treasurer w. L. Alexander has
been mandamused by the District
Court in this city on complain by the
Wilkin-H Hale Bank to pay two war
rants on the red hood account in
sums of s134.1S and S3443i. The
mater was refertred to Attorney Cen
eral Freezing and payment refused by
the Treasurer. Mr.. Alexander said
that he had no intention at all of
paying any of the red book warrants
which have been declared by the
courts to be illegal.
The amount of the red book war
rants outstanding at this time for
which no appropriation is available
is $4,000
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-24

He recommended a docket fee of $25
to be a part of the costs in every ap-
pealed case, the cost to follow the
case. We wants the law to provide
that the party making the appeal shall
pay this cost or secure its payment
and to recover judgment therefor if
prevailing in the appeal.
In anticipation of such law being
enacted it is thought probable that
there will be no enactment extending
the tenure of the supreme court COM
mission, which will expire Feb. l.
When the Legislature shall make the
provisions asked by the governor as to
jury fees and docket fees, whereby
the cost of litigation may be borne in
part by litigants, it is probable that
there will also be a provision for the
appointment by the governor of a SUI
preme court commission to serve for
two years, at the expiration of which
time the constitutional amendment as
to the supreme court will probably be
in effect and that court working in
three divisions, which will render the
supreme court commission unneces-
Sary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-24
Life Long Friend OF Col. Suggs
Passes Away in Louisiana.

George X. RuGfin, an old time
travelling man whose home was in
Marshall, Texas, died a few days ago
in hospital in Alexandria. La. The
remains We're taken in charge by his
son-in-law Fred C. Marshall and talk
en- back to Marshall Texas and laid
who had preceded him to the grave
by several years. Colonel Ruffin was
60 years of age. He came to Ard
more upon invitation of John n. Nor
gan Camp last year and addressed
the veterans and friends on a Sunday
afternoon at the High School audi
torium. That event will be very
pleasantly remembered by the vet
erans.
The deceased and Col Suggs of the
Ardmoreite had been fast friends
since they first met in 1874 During
that forty years the friendship be-
came stronger as the men learned
to know each better and as they real
lied that early friendships are the
most enduring.
Col Ruffin was a man who loved
humanity and humanity loved him
He loved the voice of a child more
than he loved the voice of praise
he sought his own in another's good
He was truly one of Gods nobemen
and throughout his territory which
he had covered so many years there
are many friends who will be bowed
with grief at his absence.
He loved the South and the soldiers !
of the Confederacy occupied first
place in his affections. He wrote a |
number of poems dedicated to the
men who wore the uniforms of grey |
in the stirring times of the sixties
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-24
FRlJoLES FOR BEtGIANS:
LARGE SHIPMENT EN- RouTE

El Paso, Tex Jan. 23.-Twenty-
five cars of Mexican frijole beans will
pass through Dallas tomorrow en- route
to Belgium to feed the starving people
OF that country. The beans were
cleared at the local port today and
were purchased by business men of
New Orleans, who are buying them to
furnish food for the Belgians. They
viii be sent to New Orleans over the
Texas and Pacific in a special train.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-24
Williams Discouraaes Claimants.

Oklahoma City, Ok. Jan. 23.-Gov-
ernor Williams has made it clear to a
committee who went to see him about
some claims against the State that
are not enforceable in law that the
policy of cruel economy and rugged
thrift that marks his administration
will not be deviated from in case
of a moral responsibility. The Jamts-
town Exposition claims to the amount
of several thousand dollars might
have made their regular appearance
before the legislature if the Cover
nor had not declared that the State
has no right to allow the claims and
that he would not approve any appro-
priation for them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-24
DOCKET FEE RECOMMENDED.
Governor Williams Wants Parties
Making Appeal to Pay Cost

Oklahoma City, Jan. 23.-In pursu-
ance of the policy of Governor VIII
liams to make every state office as
nearly self-supporting as possible and
to make as many of them as possible
revenue producers, there is probability
that the legislature will Immediately
pass a law fixing a docket fee in ap-
pealed cases. Governor Williams no.
ted in his message that it costs the
state an average of $50 for every civil
case appealed to the supreme court.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-24
BILL MURRAY
TELLS WONDERS
OF OKLAHOMA
CONGRESSMAN EMIL C II IT EN- S
MARYLAND BUILDERS AssoclA.
TON AT BALTIMORE OF Ac-
CoMPlISHMENT IN NEW STATE.

Washington, Jan. 23.-The wonders
OF Oklahoma, and what had been ac-
complished there during the last sew
en- years, were related by Representa-
tive William II. Murray of that State
before the banquet of the Maryland
Builders Association in Baltimore.
Mr.. Murray said many people treated
Oklahoma as a joke, and that while
the State had attracted more than its
quota of attention. it possessed good
points.
"You might not think we have any
people in Oklahoma" said Mr.. Muir
ray. 1--WE have more than Maryland
and since Representative Clark has
told you of the wonders of Florida,
| want to say that we have more peo-
pie than has Florida. Oklahoma is the
second in production in oil 1t raises
1,0OO,0O0 bales of cotton, vet il is a
wheat State. Seventy five per cent
OF the broom corn production in the
United States is raised in Oklahoma.
Representative Murray said that
the Indians were the first builders,
but as State Oklahoma was not
built" 1t came in already construct
ed, with nothing to do but begin
work He related the story about
how Pushmataha, the Choctaw chief.
came into being. Some one chided
the Indian leader about his parentage.
Pushmataha replied that he had no
ancestors, that the lightning split a
giant oak and Pushmataha stepped
forth full grown man. Oklahoma
came into the Union of States, he
said, the same way Mr.. Murray also
related the story how the Cherokees
refused TO make a treaty with the
Federal Government to treat with
it, but made treaty "to monkey
with the Government" which was the
Indians idea of diplomatic parley
"Out in Oklahoma they started
things" said Mr.. Murray. "A man
came to old Oklahoma with the state
nent that he proposed to start =
graveyard. In due time the citizens
had cause to suspend the fellow at
The end of rope, but they left him
with a toe hold on the ground While
-hus suspended a heavy dew came,
the rope to shrink and pro-
tuced strangulation. The jury found
hat the man had come to his death
on account of shortening of his neck
ie.' The fellow succeeded in starting
| graveyard"
Mr.. Murray also related how the
indian was the original American hu-
norist, and how easily the Indian
ook to the white mans political
Jane. The wonders Of Oklahoma
jity, Muskogee, Tulsa and the beau
les of Tishomingo and the Penning-
on were graphically pictured, and
coming to gas, he told the Maryland
uilders that Oklahoma produced
more Of it, natural, political and
rtificial" than any other State in
he Union.
The high percentage of fireproof
in Oklahoma City, and more
er population than any other city
n the United States, as related by
Ir. Murray, had not been heard of
y the Maryland builders before.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-24
OPEN BRIDGE
ACROSS RIVER
At BRIDGEPORT
FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE UNANl-
MOUSlY lNDORSE WORK DONE
BY SIDNEY SUGGS. PROTEST
AGAINST CHANGE OF POLICY.

On Wednesday last, amid the accla-
nations of nearly 5000 people, and
amid ideal weather conditions, Com
missioner of Highways, Sidney Suggs
officially declared open the bridge
across the Canadian river at Bridge
port, and in so doing the last link
between the Atlantic and Pacific via
Oklahoma was forged
Delegations from every town and
and city to the Texas line west and
south, were present together with
large number from towns scattered
from Alfalfa county to Oklahoma
county.
President Cornell of the Interstate
Postal Highway Association presided
over the festivities of the day which
included Good Roads addresses, songs
from the Male Choral Society of Geary,
music from the Geary band, a boxing
match, and concluded with a dance,
with l.. A. Holmes of Geary as master
of ceremonies.
The spring-like balmy weather drew
thousands to the opening, and long
before the noon hour, when lunch was
to be served streams of vehicles of
every description wended their way
to the new bridge. No less than $50
autos were in the procession and hun
dreds of other modes of transportation. |
Banners were flying and not single |
untoward incident marred the pleas |
ure of the day.
Mr. Cornell made the opening ad-
dress, expressing his pleasure at the
completion of the bridge after which
dinner was served-and such a dinner
was never set before the gods-after
which Commissioner of Highways Sid
ney Suggs spoke for thirty minutes
in his characteristic manner arousing
tremendous enthusiasm as he unfold
ed his views on road administration.
Resolutions Passed
SO enthusiastic was the crowd that
Immediately on the conclusion of his
speech, resolutions were adopted en- ;
dorsing his policy and protesting
against any change being made in the
organization of the highway depart
ment. ut makes no difference wheth-
er it be Sidney Suggs or any other
man." said President Cornell, what
we want is the assurance that Col |
Suggs' great work of the past four '
years is not destroyed but that his $
policy toward the common people be '
The resolution was pass [
ed with great enthusiasm. Q
Mr.. Campbell, secretary of the Me- e
ridian Road division, made a splendid I
talk in which he elaborated on the i'm Il
portance of the brige to all travellers 5
north and south. He also assured the i
people of Blaine county that Caddo Il
county would do its part in building
Up the roads leading to the bridge. 10
Walter S. Gilbert, secretary of the
department of highways, also spoke, V
the people on their
splendid effort and described the
bridge as "the last link in the chain
which united the blue waters of the A
with the golden sunlight of 6,
he Pacific. q
After the boxing contest a dance Y,
vas held, several old-fashioned sets ,
'eing danced after which the crowd \,
Droke up and returned to their homes n
ven satlsned WIN the days outing. al
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-24
MUSCLES HARDENED WITH
! ANEW LAYER Of HEALTH

| - feet, and cleaned the brush from
Is of mile of state land and re
repaired Is of mile of guard rail.
Camp No. 3, Ira, n. Y.-The worl
on this road was very difficult. Sev.
eral hills had to be cut down, anC
| much filling had to be done in order
! to make the proper grade. Quite
l ii miles of road were made, field
! stone being used as a base. On this
gravel was spread % inches in depth
| and II feet wide. The cuts made in
this construction totaled 600 feet from
3 to > feet of earth being taken from
the centre of the road. Before this
good road was built a team laden
with 1000 feet of green lumber had
to be doubled with another team
to move the load in many places
Over the new road one team takes t.
500 of like lumber unaided
Camp No. 4, Meridian, n. Y.-One
mile of macadam road was construct
ed at this point. Much grading had
to be done, necessitating heavy cut
ting and large fills to reach the grade.
This road was constructed of No )
stone for a base, then No. 4. No. 8.
No. and finally the top dressing
puddled in. The material is about II
inches deep, II feet wide, with 4 to
q feet shoulders on each side
Camp No D., Throopsville. n. Y
Here 200 feet of retaining concrete
walls was built also a 36-foot CON
crete and iron bridge. Over 5000
loads of gravel We're hauled and
spread; and it is estimated by the
town superintendent. that about five
miles of road We're improved by the
men of this camp
Camp No. 6, Aurora y. Y.-By
these men over miles of macadam
road We're constructed. with ten to
twelve inch bed, II foot driveway,
side"
The town superintendent have ex-
pressed themselves as highly salts
fled with the work, while the resi-
dents of the localities showed their
appreciation of the work done by the
prisoners and of their conduct by |
occasional gifts of food, |
while sometimes baseball team from |
the country side had a game with
The men on the Saturday half-holi-
day"
The National Committee on Prisons |
and Prison Labor asks that the work |
De compared with work done by New
York State prisoners during the past
years, and urges that equal
for labor be afforded to
Ill prisoners in state and county in
titutions.
1t will interest motorists to know
hat the A. A. A. National Good
loads Board co-operates in every
way with the National Committee,
he chairman of which is Thomas
lott Osborne, who took the position
# Warden of Sing Sing prison be-
ause of his great interest in better
ng prison conditions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-24

II believe that it is entirely prac
tical to establish road camps made NJ
of long term men, This conclusion
was reached by Warden Rattigan o
Auburn Prison, New Work, as the re
suit OF the seasons work of The
Honor Camp" sent out from Auburn
prison at the request of the Mutua
Welfare League. Eighteen men, o.
whom five had life sentences, anG
the others were serving from three
to fifteen years, were selected by the
league for this camp. All the men
came back at the end of the sum
mer with muscles hardened and a
new layer of health with which to
continue the fight against the Kill
ing atmosphere of the prison house.
This road work has been made
possible largely through the activity
Of the National Committee on Pris-
ons and Prison Labor. which brought
convict road work before the people
OF the state so that in 1914 the ap-
propriations included an item for
convict road work of which $12,500
was allotted to, Auburn prison
From Auburn prison 10 men were
sent to six road camps. Owing to a
scarlet fever epidemic there was de-
lay in beginning the work, the first
camp starting out July 8 the sixth
on August 12 The work continued
until the end of November and the
record is entirely creditable to the
men. especially when it is remember
ed that there was no incentive, such
as wage, to urge them towards eff
ficiency.
The prisoners throughout the state
are proud of the Auburn record
which is described in the following
detail in The Star of Hope" the pa
per published at Sing Sing:
Camp No. l, Fleming n. Y
Spread one mile of gravel on one
road and constructed one mile of
road leading off the state road. This
road, twelve feet wide, was graded,
md several heavy cuts We're made.
The base of the road was fieldstone,
opped with about fourteen inches
If gravel. In its construction two
'oncrete culverts were built, as well |
is two iron and concrete bridges. The |
work was necessarily slow here be-
ause of a long haul of gravel from |
its three miles from the point where
he road was constructed.
Camp No 2, Weedsport, n. Y
he men worked on most of the
Dads in the township picking stone,
Hing washouts, and ditching. Be
ides this, they widened three eights
f a mile of one road, from twelve
D twenty feet. and graveled three
uarters of a mile. They also wild
ned three eights of mile of still
mother road from 13 to 20 feet, and
pread gravel on it. Further they
'idened another road from - to q
eet. for l Ia miles and spread
ravel on the same; also they built
ne concrete culvert . IL by IL by
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-24

Muskogee, Ok, Jan. 23.-James
Northcutt. aged 90. was brought here
today from Henrietta. where he fell
under a moving train. Both of his
legs and an arm were broken The
legs were amputated this afternoon
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-03
ATTACK ON WIFE TO
SAVE OFFICE GIRL
DR.. Buxbaum Replies to Suit
Asking AlimOny of 5000
a Month.

Or. Asher I. Ruxbaum. dentist and
has been sued for a separation by Mrs.
Emma n. Buxbaum. who asks $500 u
month alimony and accuses her husband
of devoting too much attention TO his
office assistant, Miss Laurel May Glover.
issued a statement yesterday defending
himself and Miss Glover. The statement.
which was made public BY Ills attorney,
Louis $. Levy. said:
II had hoped that I might be spared
this elimination OF twenty-five years OF
torture. But II is quite in keeping with
experience that my wife. from whom l
have irrevocably separated and for
whom I have made more than adequate
provision. should under guise Of a suit
for separation prepare this stage setting
and concoct these stories In order to
mask a sordid demand for money.
Il should maintain silence II she had
not maliciously and ~mendaciously at
tempted to smirch the good name Of one
whom she knows to be innocent. While
my statements cannot at this time repair
that cruel injury, the public may draw
It's own comparisons between a wife who
deserts her husband when he IL at the
point Of death with pneumonia, who dis
NANTES his home, who preempts such ot
his property as Is movable and who
yilifes his reputation, and a faithful.
modest employee who. IN the company Oh
her own rood mother. renders as a
nurse he kindly service which no money
can buy.
such are the facts. which Will be
clearly demonstrated al the proper time
and place. Meanwhile I wish to deny
entirely these malicious charges of mis-
conduct and to state that much against
my viii I shall he compelled to show to
the court just what | have had 10 con-
tend with all these years"
The aiimony application will be heard
n the Supreme Cour on November :.