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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-27

RELEASES SIX
EMPLOYEES
ANNOUNCE THEIR WORK ON TWO
CENT FARE CASE is FINISHED
LACK OF FUNDS GIVEN AS
REASON.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec. 26.-With
the end of the year the corporation
commission has laid off six or seven
employees, including II law clerk ana
the valuation force that has been en-
gagged in preparing for the &c rate
case. This lay-oh is due primarily to
lack of funds to carry the work on, but
it is also stated by members Of the
commission that the work of these EN-
ployes is practically completed. The
case has been tried in part and is
due to be resumed next month. Out OF
the special appropriation of $4,000
made by the recent legislature for eX-
pense of defending this case, there re
mains but about $4,000, which will
probably be inadequate to pay the
special rate experts and accountants
from New York for their services in
the actual trial of the case.
The cost of the trial and for other
incidentals of the litigation will prob
ably amount to several thousand dol
lars more, and this may be taken care
of by the coming special session of
the legislature In addition to this the
regular force of the corporation com
mission has been employed in special
work incident to the fare litigation for
the last year to such an extent that the
regular work of the commission has
dropped far behind and there is urgent
need for additional help in that re
partment in order to keep the regular
work up to the current time.
There is expressed belief in the
corporation commission and in the
office of the attorney general that
whatever further appropriation may be
made for the &c fare cases should be
made available to be expended under
one or the other departments inde-
pendently of all others. The recent
Iappropriation of $4,000 was expended
under the terms or the law Dy Ille al
torney general, the corporation com
mission and the governor jointly. 1t
las not been handled in a manner that
is entirely satisfactory to the com
mission or the attorney general. There
is probability that further appropria-
tions will be made available for use Of
the attorney general This is especial
iy likely. as the rate calculations and
the exhibits that involve the efforts
of the corporation commission are
practically completed.
Estimates of the probable amount
required for completion OF the cases
vary 1t is thought that about $25'OOO
will be the sum asked for, however.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-27

Diseased nerves play queer pranks,
remarked a specialist. Il had patient
Who once spent five months in a hos
pital taking a rest cure. He suffered
-,um insomnia constantly. To reach
his nome it was necessary to spend a
night on the cars, and he looked for
ward to this with great dread. Even
when well he had always slept poorl!
on train, and he looked forward to
an absolutely wide-awake night. So
ne supplied himself with a powder in
the hope that it might help a little.
lie didn't need the drug, however. He
slept eight solid hours far better than
in the quiet Of the hospital. Then there
was a woman who had nervous pros
tration so badly that she was confined
to bed and had to have a trained
nurse. Early one evening her family
were startled by an awful commotion
and shrickng in her room. They
rushed up to ind her in a corner kill.
ing a mouse with the back of a hair
brush while the nurse stood in tho
center of the bed, screaming"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-27
AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
Thedford's ack-Draught.

McDuff Val suffered for several
years" says Mrs. J. b. Whitaker, o.
This place, with sick headache, and
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago friend told me TO try
Thedfofd's Black-Draugnt, which ! did,
and found il to be the best family medi-
cine for young and old.
| keep Black Draught on hand all the
time now, and when my children feel a
little bad, they ask me for dose, and ii
does them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have long spell OF sick,
ness in our family, since we commenced
using Black -Draught."
Thedford's Black-Draught is purely
vegetable, and has been found TO regu-
late weak stomachs, aid digestion, re-
!ieve indigestion, collie. wind, nausea,
headache, sick stomach, and Similar
symptoms.
1t has been in constant use for more
han 70 years, and has benefited more
than million people.
Your druggist sells and recommends
Black Draught. Price only 25c. Get a
a7ckage to-day. n c IA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-27
VIM. /. MURRAY
DIFFERS WITH
THEPRES|DENT
WHILE AGREEING WITH HIM FOR
PREPAREDNESS DlSAGREES
WITH CONTINENTAL ARMY PLAN
OF THE PRESIDENT.

U-o.hi,,o-o, Moo oc -presilsnt
y,,il,o,,,, ,,rog,.,,,, for, nr,n,rndness is
boiro summarized Inv Renresentatiye
yiuiam u Murray of oklahoma with
tho aycontion of the nIan to raise =
continental army of 400 GOO men. but
Mr. Murray dirors with tho nresident
oyor tho m,tter of raising revenue,
81 ho,, .t,i,.or ,o ooraa with IN,
..,.i,,,,t -, o, r,.,rv roipts os nos
.iri, i,oIrdi,o his details e" saws Mr.
,r,,ro,. Sand do ,grea with him ON
..., ., ,,.oii as bis ,orcbont
,,,ori,o nronorodro,. in its entirety,
a,,,,. a,I,. for continuation of tha
,,.. ,rooror, Of ,,o h,ttlosbins per
,.oo, and nm oyten.ion of the prr.
droodr,rght GLASS narticularIy sub
,,,ori,o.. and sco,,t cruisars As to
,,,,., an, ,,,,., tbot no l. rot asl,ino
Co., ,a,, n,o,v cor a,rae with his
,io.i,.,, f., ;,,oroose tho army to 1l1 600
ma, siroo tbis for the most mart, is
49, ..t,.,,,,tl,o,, tho coast defenses and
-. .iro orooto, nuuher of trained
,eea,,., brt I do NOT aoree with him
-, ,u r,o, hi. continental RAINY of
- all ,nor his continental army of
,o,.i,,,.. tho hin
81 ON, corstitutionally onnosed to
..,,,,,,, oots fo,. rai.ing revonue Even
70 .ha oi+;,ar does NOT object to nav.
ino. .bo or,ourt If is such a tremen-
do,,. ,orrco of annovance to him to
,,,,,,. 49,, O. .t.r,r oysrv time no writes
- atooI, or note The real science
or ,oxotior j.. to .oat the feather
,,...;t,,, ,.itb tbo Iaast amount of
aouou.l, +, tav all these things that
,,oo,l,. ofoct t,a citizens, daily
oT,irs is eating the maximum
or,ourt Of snrawl, in an effort TO get
,,,ini,,r,, arourt of revenue. and
~, oor,,ir tbat this norton Of his
,,,.,..a,,, oor rot on tbrouph
opo,,h,ioors will NOT vote for any
,,i,d of a roverre hill unless if serves
aIao noIio,. of rrotaction Since the
o.itior for nrenaredness for the
n,ost mart is to nrotect the surplus
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-27
Pool Hall at Rolf is Burned.

Rolf Okla, Dec. 26.-At 100 O'Clock
this morning fire destroyed a brick
building on Main street owned by j.
r. Allen and occupied by b. L. Bonner
as a pool hall Before the flames We're
under control the stock of goods owned
by the Rolf Mercantile Company in the
adjoining building on the east was
greatly damaged by water and smoke.
The building on the west, owned by y.
b. King, was damaged. The Allen
building was worth $500 and insured
for $4,000. The pool hall was insured
for 500.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-27

to other states that were willing to
pay them better salaries. one of the
latest in this list is John w. Wilkinson
who has been actively identified with
the educational work Of the state for
the past 20 years. On his retirement
from the editorship Of the Oklahoma
Farmer he was elected dean of the
School Of Agricultural Correspondence
Courses in the Louisiana University
and Agricultural College at q salary OF
$500 month. His duties there will
begin sometime IN January. This Is
a new position created under the pro
visions of the Smith Lever bill and
will be a branch OF the federal work
of the United States department Of
agriculture.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-27

c D { SIP | n
WASHINGTON
FRIENDS OF SENATOR BAILEY
WILL PUT HIM IN THE RUNNING
IN CASE CULBeRSoN SHOULD
RETIRE

Washington, Dec. %. Should Sen
ator C. A. Culberson decline to make
the race tor reelection from Texas,
the friends OF former Senator J. W.
Bailey viii endeavor to put him into
the running according to story that
has been going the Washington rounds
for several days. Ex-senator Bailey
returned recently from Texas.
No mtmation has reached Washing
ton that can be regarded as trust
worthy concerning the intention Of
Senator Culberson, who is in Maine,
where he has been since early in the
fall. one story is that definite an
nouncement may be expected soon at
ter January l. None of the office
staff of the Texas senator can give in.
formation touching the rumor
A number of Senator Bailey's friends
have been in Washington during the
last few days, and there was consider
able of what has been referred to as
"Baiey talk" permeating the lobby of
at least one hotel, and in which many
of the former senator's Washington
friends freely INDUCED. The Texans
who let it be known that the former
senator would be strongly importuned
by his friends III the state to get into
the 1916 senatorial race said the con
tingency would only arise in event
Senator CulbersOn decided not to be
come a candidate.
In Justice to Senator Bailey it must
be stated that he has definitely an
nounccd that he would not be a candi-
date for senator next year, but he has
been quoted by some OF his closest
Texas friends, who recently visited
Washington, that he would be in the
race against Senator Sheppard two
years hence This is said to have
been given at a conference held with
the former senator.
1t is a fact that some of the sup
porters of Senator Culbcrson are also
supporters of Senator Bailey, and they
are said to be anxious that no conflict
between them arse, hence the Opin-
ion expressed that no energy would
be expended to bring the former SEN
ator back should Senator Culberson
stand for reelection. Likewise it is
true that some of Senator Baileys
supporters are also supporters of Coy
ernor ]. b. Ferguson, and there is a
quiet fear entertained that both Bailey
and Ferguson might be in the 1918
campaign, as opponents Of Senator
Sheppard 1t is made plain that it
would work no advantage to have the
anti-prohibiton vote spit as between
Ferguson and Bailey
II the proposiuoH should work out
as understood during the last few
days, the conflict could be avoided by
Bailey being a candidate next year un-
der the conditions indicated, and Coy
ernor Ferguson being pitted at Shep-
pard in 1918, at least that is the view
entertained by some Of the former sen
ator's friends.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-27

A pretty home wedding was wit
messed Wednesday evening, December
"a, at nine O'Clock at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. r. Fish, when Miss
Constance Fish became the bride of
Mr.. Charleston Wilkes.
The home was beautiful for the
event. with great masses of ferns,
evergreens and roses.
Only the relatives of the bride and
groom and a few very close friends
were present. The ceremony was
very impressively performed by DR..
c. C. Weith of the First Presbyterian
church.
Following congratulations, delic-
ious luncheon was served.
Mrs. Wilkes is the popular mathe-
matics teacher at the High school
and is held in highest esteem by the
members of the profession. She has
always been an active worker in
church circles in the city and has
hosts of friends whom she has won
by her sterling qualities of woman
liness.
Mr. Wilkes is one of Ardmore's
promising young business men and
has lived here practically all his life.
We Join with their many friends in
wishing for them all of the pleasures
blessings and good fortune which
they deserve.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-27
Christmas Musical.

The Christmas musical, given last
evening by the Broadway Methodist
choir. under the direction of Mrs. n.
c. Wood, was a most pleasing success
and will be remembered by those who
were fortunate enough to enjoy it
as one of the most delightfully."- ar
ranged sacred concerts ever given in
the city
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-27

Chickasha, Okla, Dec. 26.-Fire
broke out in the Interstate Cotton
Compress in this city at II o'clock last
night and did $4,000 damage before it
was checked. The fire was confined to
the pressroom where 1t ruined some Of
the heavy machinery. The blaze was
before it spread to the cotton
in storage.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-27
WILKINSON ACCEPTS
FEDERAL POSITION

Many of Oklahoma's prominent men
in agricultural and educational work
during the past year have been called
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-27

If Carnegie is still so anxious ia
die poor, he might establish a pro
English paper in Milwaukee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-27
informal Reception.

There will be an informal reception
at the Broadway Baptist church
Tuesday night from to 10. All
members of the church and friends
of other denominations are cordially
invited
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-27
informal Dancing Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk Dyer are enter
tanning this evening with dancing
party for the younger set at the
Elks' club.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs +. l.. Evans spent
Christmas night and Sunday in FL
dorado, the guests OF Mr.. Evans par
ents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-27

Miss Anita Jordan and Miss Helen
Keller of Marietta are the guests of
Miss Lucille Butler.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-12-27

CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHTY
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-23
Broke Down Door During
Church Service Next
Door.
SOUGHT ONLY MONEY
Albert Gage Arrested and
Is Held as a
Suspect.

Burglars battered in the front door
of the Deaconess home, half block
from Main street, early last night and
searched the house for valuables,
while the two women who stay in the
home were attending prayer meeting
in the basement Of the First Meth
odist church, just around the corner.
When Deaconess Calvert, who is in
charge Of the home at present, ana
her companion returned to the home
they found the door demolished and
everything in the house turned upside
down.
Motorcycle Patrolman Brown, who
answered the call, was told that SIS
was all Ihat was missing.
The home is but few feet from
the rear of the five-story Mayo build
ing and 200 feet from the courthouse
and Jail. Many persons were attend
ing prayer meeting in the church next
door at the time, but no one heard
the burglars battering down the door.
The Deaconess' home is charit-
able institution, connected with the
First Methodist church.
An hour after the robbery was re-
ported the police arrested Albert
Gage, notorious young house prowler,
in a resort on East First street. He
had had time to get to the resort
from the scene of the burglary He
told the officers he arrived in the city
Yesterday from Joplin and was intend
| ing TO get a train out of town last
night He Is being held as suspect,
| Gage, whose parents live at Holden
vile, has served a term in the state
reformatory. He has been arrested
here on numerous occasions.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-23
VIII Amount to Millions in
Final Railroad Val
uation.
SYMANS TESTIFIES
Judge Youmans Is Anxious
to Finish Hearing
Promptly.
snecinl 10 The World.

Special TO The World
NKLAHOMA CITY, July 22.-Tes-
~ testifying in behalf of the four
railroads composing the plaintiffs in
the suit against the state of Oklaho-
ma to establish a three-cent rate in
this state, w. E. Symans of Chicago
EXPERT engineer. testified in federal
court Thursday that statistics SUB
mitted by the railroads to the state
regarding valuations of service were
in error as regarding terminal and
line expenses. This error Will amount
to millions of dollars in the final val
uation of railroads i'm Oklahoma, ac-
cording to the opinion expressed by
attorneys for the state.
The witness occupied the stand
throughout the afternoon, being under
cross examination on testimony given
at the March hearing OF the case. In
several instances the witness testltied
that he had been in error regarding
the apportionment of service values,
especially in regard to through freight
trains. ~
Relative effects of repairs to diff
ferent locomotive parts in percentage
of line and terminal expenses to ar
rive at valuation of passenger train
service in the state, was gone into az
length and developed the most inter
esting situation since the hearing be-
gan.
Judge Frank A. Youmans stated
Thursday morning that it is his desire
to finish the case at this sitting of the
court, as it probably will be carried
for years in any other event. He asked
for the assistance OF the attorneys in
this. The court can remain in ses-
sion until the last ut September.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-23
Germans Make No Serious
Breach i'm Fortified
Lines.
SAFETY OF ARMIES
ALARMS NICHOLAS


Y ONpON July 22-Thc Austro-
,,,r,.,..,, ..r,,.i,,.. ..,,,i,,,,, a., ,,,..,ss,
'''
the Russian forces defending warsaw
and, while they have made progress
ot somc noirts be,- b,y, pnt vet
maze any serious o''a'h III tue wen
loTuIleu inner lIheS del'hdlhB 'ha'
elty.
The Russians. II is true, have been
nressed b,cL tn tbo bridoobosd nosi-
uohS uIretl'y west OF NarSa" ana
into the fortress of Ivangorod, fur
thcr to the southeast on tho Vistula.
p,,t. .ot tho,, lint. d.. ,.,.,,,,.,.. ,.,.
''"' '' '''''' P'''''' ''''' p'""""'S ''o
In better position to offer stubborn
resistance to their opponents
The two ottocI,s from tho north
-. -. 49,,
along the NareW river by tleld Mar
shal Won Hlindcnburg and that which
Field Marshal Won Mackensen ia di-
recting from the southeast between
the Vistula and Bug rivers apparently
have been held up or the Germans
are waiting for an opportune moment
to move forward and catch the Rus
sian armies. should it be decided TO
evacuate Warsaw. At any rate the
Berlin official statement does not
claim any advance for Won Macken-
son, while the report although il
states that the Russians have ceased
their countcr-attacks along the
Narew does not mention any success
on the part of Won Hndenburg
Must save Armies
,r....
W. IloMtFeI, shouIa the RUSSIANS hold
w ~ s'lMi II Wou!I SUI Prise the nun
,IS ,'IiS ,' Cli'l'S III .ne "itleu countries
ait,, %no t%ag uIS'ou..,'u Tue loSS OF mo
n, ,l.''i II or an sues py oPpo-
'u,,'a ,,5 pu9,,',',g" VI superiority III guns
'''t Si,.',i ",i'i'' ii',io,'' m,,i >-,.t., ,,.,
ohIo 4''u t ,o,i,a,, l>I'l,GIaS, aIluousi II
ot,o,. U ur,i' ai T., 1"i'tg sIlnSInb counler
tI t,,t 'ri,u nvaNy losseS on
yioco yie ,T,'Jl ''''i7 mus IN 'C lrSL
i,',,i. E' - lis' SaiSty oL ms
han rotirat,ant 'VrS f, lor t"e i'GSslaIIS
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-23
The Boards Little Scheme
Proves TO BE Real Bal
loon Ascension.
MCCLURE WAS PEEVED
Didn't Like to Have World
Representative Enter
Protest.

r. THE plan to move the high
4 school is not a blowed-up PROPOSE
ton, the action of the school board
last night is no criterion to judge by.
only three bids were submitted to
lease different parcels of the entire
block and were not competitive, and
they evidently were serious disap-
pointment to the advocates Of leasing
the ground for business purposes. The
bids were from Dan Hunt, c. A. Sand
crson and a firm styling itself the
Southwest Brokerage company.
Evidently the bids were a COM
plete disappointment to advocates of
moving the high school and not to ap-
pear as having been defeated those
present at the board meeting refused
to give them out to the public or to
make any statement except that the
CONTINUED on Page TwOD
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-23
ASKS FOR TIME ON
THE 0SAGE LEASES
Wants 80 Days Grace Be
fore New Regulations
Go Into Effect.
Special to The World.

Special to The World.
DAWHUSKA, July % Secretary
l. Lane today wire the Usage coun-
Gil, asking its consent to extend the
time for acceptance Of new regula-
tions for 80 days from August /
The council consented. which as
sures the extension The council Is
in session considering new regulations
and sentiment seems TO be I'm favor
CT kicking over the whole program
agreed to last month and renewing all
subleases In Usage on payment OF
bonus and one-sxth royalty, but
nothing definite will be done till
somebody comes along with the bonus
proposition and submits II. The In.
dian Territory Illuminating oil com
pany and Osages are offering 10
build a manufn eturing plant at Paw
huska with monthly payroll of $50
600 IL given lease on lands In west
ern part Of reservation, but they have
received no answer yet.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-23
TURNED INFQRMER
TO GET REVENGE
''If These Coppers Hadn't Shot Ne
Last Fan, They Wouldn't BE
On Trial Now"

CHICAGO, July 22.--Revenge
prompted Christian p. Bertsche to
turn informer, according to his ad-
mission on cross examination today in
the trial Of bribery charges against
former Detective Sergeants Walter
OBrien and William Egan.
IF the city detectives had not shot
me last fall, these two coppers would
not be on trial" said the self-con-
fessed "fizer" for the clairvoyant
trust.
Frank and James Ryan are eX-
pected to take the stand after the
ross-examination Of Bertsche Is
completed. They will tell OF the busl-
ness organization of the trust"