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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-05-01
SUCCESSION SALE.
State of Louisiana Parish of Ascen-
sion-TWenty-Se Seventh Judicial
District Court.

Succession of DR.. M. E. Johnson
No. 749
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-05-01

Let's all so to the ball game to-
morrow.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-05-01

Miss Pauline Bloomenstiel, of New
Orleans, is sgss the weekend
hstiel.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-05-01

Among the Donaldsonvillians who
visited New Orleans last Sunday
We're DR.. John D. Hanson, Henry L.
Well, Jacob Blum, Dr.. John S. Thi-
baut, Fred. Landry, Capt. III. G.
Whiteman, w. D. Williams, DIR. A.
Y. Martin, Joseph Thiac, Alphonse
Kahn and Miguel Acosta.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-05-01

A picnic at Grand Bayou Was en-
joyed last Sunday by a merry party
of young people composed of D. G..
Mattingly and Miss Enola Fernandez,
George Whiteman and Miss Clara
Park, Sara. Richard and Miss Stella
Truxillo, Richard Stakelum and Miss
Ethel Park, and Elmo Rodrigue and
Miss Lucille Dalferes, with Mrs. n.
Dalferes and Mrs. r. J. Camel as
chaperones. The trip was made in
Felix Feray's big motor truck, and
It goes without ~ asss-ssrrs that the
merrymakers had a delightful time,
both en- route and throughout the
day
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-05-01

Mrs Omer Michel and her charm
,ng daughter, Miss Aline Michel, of
harrow, motored to Lutcher last
saturday and were the guests of
aaeir friends, the thinner family, un-
~ Monday afternoon, when they re-
3safned home. The visit proved a
.aost enjoyable one both for hosts
aad guests.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-05-01

Messrs. J. S. Himel and Thomas
Gomez, Well-knoWn young BARRIERS
with an extensive patronage, have
opened an up-to-date shop in the
Masonic Temple, occupying that por-
ton of the building formerly tenant
ed by the postoffice. The fixtures
and equipment of the establishment
are thoroughly modern and complete.
and as the progressive proprietors
are expert tonsorialists and clever
young men, the new shop has been
doing big business from the start
and will doubtless maintain a mark
ed degree OF popularity
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-05-01

Misses Isabel Folse, A. Snoddy,
Mary Edwards, Ruby Mccall, Nor
ma Vega, Dora Katie and Lucille
wives We're party of young people
Who motored to Belle Rose last Sat
ufday evening to attend the enter
tainment given under the auspices of
the public school at that place.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-05-01

Mr.. and Mrs. ~. Esneault's baby
noy was christened at the Catho-
ile Church last Sunday, the name OF
Robert Paul being conferred upon
me fine little fellow. Rev. Father
l'enedfet performed the interesting
#srssremony, and the sponsors were
EUCLID Crochet and Miss Edna Els
neault.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-05-01

Kill the flies andapparrows.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-05-01

The D0laldsalvlLle ll!et
SATURDAY, MAY I, 1915.
u---u4-..-.-.-.s..4.A---.z..
Let's all so to the ball game to-
morrow.
Miss Folse says .'Big jim will
make a sick cat laugh!
Frank Sims visited New Orleans
Wednesday on business.
Robert Landry, of Hohen Solms,
was a visitor to town Friday.
Louis Baker, brentwood, visited
relatives and friends here Wednes-
day.
Miss Katie says the advertisement
cake walk is going to be 'inspig-
nent."
Miss Sidoux Womaek spent Sun
day very pleasantly with friends in
New orleans.
s - "
Capt. H. C. Whiteman left Thurs
day morning for business trip to
New York city.
Miss Elizabeth Bot returned Mon
day morning from a visit to relatives
IN Baton Rouge.
Sidney Durand and Mr.. Lii left
Yesterday for Baton Rouge to attend
the school rally.
Mrs. A. e. Ayrhe, of New Hope,
spent Thursday in town with thee
Misses Comeaux.
Miss Singer says unless you can
eHa! Hal don't csse 70 the Pick
aninny Minstrels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Camel and
family enjoyed visit to New Or
leans last Sunday.
Misses Gauthreaux and Martinez,
Of White Castle, spent Thursday
with Miss Althea Fortler.
-
Miss Estelle Lejendre, of Jeaner-
cite. is spending the weekend here
as the charming guest Of Miss Sidoux |
Womack.
- ------2
Mrs. O A. Folse and her son,
Darrell. returned recently from a |
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. G. Poche in |
gramercy
-
to New Orleans yesterday in the |
interest of the South Louisiana Fair |
Association.
yS
Miss Pauline Bloomenstiel, OF New
~ ' hsszzsz5 -, Mr.. and Mrs. |
& 9&ehsfiel.
and Mrs. Paul Walton and lit
& SON, Percy, and Mrs. Louis He
Of relatives here Thursday.
-
Misses Irene. Adele and Edith Brou, |
OF burnside. are spending a few days !
AZ New Hope as the guests of Misses
Sarah and Clara Waggenspack.
Mrs. Edward Boudreaux and baby |
daughter are spending fortnight I
at Gramercy with their relatives. |
Mrs. John #. Landry and family.
Charles Crochet, of Galveston, ar
visit to relatives and friends, and
is being extended cordial welcome.
Miss Ruby Mccall, of Emad, La,
former teacher in the local high |
school, was the welcome guest OF
Miss Elizabeth Bot on Friday ana
Mrs. Euphemie Higgason, Mrs. Ed
pnd Richard and Miss Emma Rich
spent last Sunday in New Or
IRIS. Richard remained over
laa5IlRMing day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-04
APRIL 18TH TO BE CLEANUP DAY

By virtue of the power vested in as Mayor of the
City of Ardmore, hereby designate Monday, April 18th
day to be devoted to thorough cleanup of the city,
All occupants of homes in this city shall this day gath
all tin cans trash and paper and litter of every de-
scrption, and shall provide barrels other recepaces
for said litter and after filling the recepaces shall place
in the alleys in other convenient place for
the city teamsters The city teamsters, provided with
suitable wagons, will call for the litter and haul away
from the limits of the city.
This is day dedicated to the health and cleanliness
and beauty of the city. appeal to the civic pride of
every citizen of the town to cooperate with the city
authorities on this day.
All persons who, however, are far removed from
civic pride to fail to give their cooperation SHALL at
their expenses, rid their premises of all usighty
litter, under penalty of the law.
Given under my hand and seal of office this 3rd day
of April, 1915
w. R. ROBERTS,
Mayor of the City of Ardmore
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-04
To Initiate Bio Class.

On Thursday evening, April s,
Myrtle lodge Knights of Pythias will
exemplify the rank of Page upon
class of thirty neophytes. This is
one OF the largest classes the local
Pythians have secured in several
years. which was the result of their
recent banquet contest. A special
team will be ir charge of the cere-
monies at this event, and the work
promises to be unusually impressive.
The date of the banquet has not been
set yet, however the various com
mittees are actively engaged in max
ing arrangements and the date will
be fixed and all members given no
tice. The class of Thursday night
will be special guests at the banquet.
The grand chancellor, Frank DON
nelly of Prague, has indicated his
intention to be present.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-04
R. {. TH0MPSO
EX0NERATED
At R|NCL|NC
ON MOTION OF COUNTY ATTOR-
NEY, CHARGE WAS DISMISSED
AGAINST THE LOVE COUNTY
MAN.

Ringing, Okla, April 3.-The ex-
amining trial of Robert L. Thompson,
of Leon, was held here yesterday,
and the case was dismissed ]. C..
Graham of Marietta represented the
defendant and the county attorney of
Jefferson county represented the
state. At the close of the hearing
the county attorney stated that he
did not think the county should be
put to the further expense of pros
ecuting the case and it was upon
his motion that the charge against
Thompson was dismissed
Thompson was charged with kill
ing John Tobin. two weeks ago in
this town. The evidence showed that
the defendant acted clearly within
his right. Mr.. Thompson will leave
here Sunday for his home at Leon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-04
j. s. TRADE
WITH ALLIES
INCREASING
BULK OF BUSINESS GOES TC
FRANCE AND BRITAIN, RE-
PORTS SHOW - BRAZIL is
BUYING MORE.

Washington, April 3.--Continued
huge increases in American exports
to France and Great Britain and
the principal European neutrals were
shown in an analysis of foreign trade
for February. issued tonight by the
department OF commerce.
Decreases in exports to Russia and
Germany that began soon after the
wars outbreak continued and no
American merchandise reached Aus
tria-Hungary during the month. How
ever, the latter country sent goods
to the United States valued at $685.
1896, as compared with Austrians
imports a year ago, worth $1,S23.92l.
improvement in trade conditions
in some of the Latin American coun-
tries, as they affect the United States,
was reflected in the statement which
showed that exports to Brazil last
month were worth $2,174,476, COM
pared with s1,SO1 ,OO2 in January and
$1,S54, 1853 in February 1914
Exports to France last month
amounted 10 $41,996,0S6, against Sill
726,022 in February, 1914. The eight
month period exports were s537,-
12S,12O against $439,735,12S in the
preceding year.
Exports to the principal European
neutrals showed these increases:
Italy last month bought goods worth
$26,66S, ,492, compared with $5,O52, ,957
in February, 1914; The Netherlands
imported from the United States
goods valued at $1S,O51,265 com
pared with $S,47S,253 a year ago
Germany imported American mer-
chandise worth $4,920,426. in Febru-
ary. as compared with S24,007,322 in
that month last year. In the eight
months ending with February, 1914,
Germany's American imports were
s262, ,2O4,443, against $2S,577371 for
the same period ending last month.
Exports to European Russia to-
tailed only\ $464,S70 last February
against s2,l59,261 for February, 1914.
Wars effect on the industries of
the belligerent nations was shown in
the continued decrease of their ex-
ports to the United States.
France took almost one-half of the
copper shipped from the United
States during the week ended March
90. 1t was valued at s1,063 ,109. Other
copper exports were: Sweden, s3S9,.
)S7; England, s2s5,4SO; Italy, 1894, PSI.
@s%
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-04
PUBLIC LANDS SET ASIDE
FOR PROSPECTING PURPOSES

Oklahoma City, April 3,-Ever
since Oklahoma was settled there
have been prospectors for gold in
the Wichita mountains. They have
never been able to get enough pay
dirt to make their grub stake safe
investment. During recent years the
activity of prospectors in these noun.
tains has been practically nil The
high tide of hopefulness was about
the time of the opening of the Kiowa,
Comanhe and Apache reservation to
settlement. This was due to the
fact that prior to that opening there
had been times when the government
sent soldiers from Fort Sill to drive
the prospectors out of the Indian
country, and that whetted the desire
of the prospectors to delye in the
sands of the few streams there and
to chise off chunks of dark red
quartz that appeared promising.
Now that the school land commits
sion has set aside 1000 acres of the
public lands in the most promising
part of the Wichitas 20 be prospected
for gold with a view to leasing 1t
to operators, If the prospect shall
prove promising, the interest that
had tagged in that region is being
recalled The commission was led
to segregate this land by showing
made to it of possible values in the
rocks there under processes that are
more elaborate than were at the COM
mand of early prospectors The min
ing expert of the commission has an
idea that the low grade ores of the
Wichitas may be reduced at profit
by employing the most economical
processes.
1t is only fair to the latter day
prospectors, however. to admit that
the only tangible showing of gold in
the Wichita mountains, despite care
full search and faithful prospecting,
has been what the old.timers would
term a mere color. 1t is also in
keeping with the verities of history
to give the information that the real
incentive for gold seekers in these
mountains has been the tales of trav.
elers and pioneers-legends of the
desert country-of a lost Mexican
mine in the vicinity of the Wichita
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-04
BUSINESS
MEN s CREDIT
ASSOCIATION
HOLD MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT
AND TAKE IN SEVERAL NEW
MEMBERS BYLAWS READ
AND ADOPTED.

The Ardmore Business Mems Credit
association, recently organized in this
city, had it's second meeting Friday
night for the purpose of adopting by
laws and passing upon several appli.
cations for membership.
The membership at present num-
bers about twenty-five but an effort
is being made to induce every bust.
ness man in the city to become a
member, for mutual protection
against bad check artists and those
who contract bad debts with the in
tention of defrauding. This organi-
cation is the outcome of the Retailers
association, which was organized here
several years ago, but which was al
lowed to languish for want of proper
support. The new organization will
use tfie rooms of the Chamber of
Commerce for is meetings. which
will be held once each week, and all
will be strictly executive.
unless otherwise ordered.
The promoters believe the organiza-
tion will have the effect of putting
stop 20 the bad-check practice, which
has been going on here in the past.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-04
A PIONEER
CITIZEN DIED
FRIDAY NIGHT.
V. A. klBLAck, WHO HAD BEEN
IN THIS CITY FOR MANY YEARS
PASSED AWAY AFTER A LIN.
GERlNG ILLNESS.

Virgil Adolphus Niback, a pioneer
citizen of this city, passed away at
the family residence, III A street.
northwest, Friday, after lingering
illness, aged SO years. The funeral
services were conducted from the
family residence yesterday afternoon
at 2:3O O'Clock, by Rev. C. C. Weith
of the First Presbyterian church, af-
ter which the remains were shipped
to Tyler, Texas, his old home, for
interment Deceased was 4 resident
OF this city for many years, and has
held various positions of responsible
ity and trust. He was employed as
an official by the government before
statehood, and was efficient and cour-
teous to all with whom he came in
contact. Mr.. Niblack underwent an
operation about two years ago, and
never fully recovered from the eff
fects of it. He had been confined
to his bed for several months, and
suffered greatly.
The sympathy or the entire com
munity is extended to his wife and
family in their bereavement
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-04
FIELD CLERK
FURtOUCHED
To JULY FIRST
RUMOR FROM WASHINGTON is
TO EFFECT THAT REPUBLi-
CANS IN SERVICE WILL BE sue.
cEEDEo BY DEMOCRATS.

Col. S. A. Mills, field clerk here
for the Indian agency, will be fur
loughed Monday morning. This is
done on account of a lack of suffic-
lent appropriation to carry on the
work. A deficiency was carried over
from last year and the Indian bill
drawn to meet the expenses of the
work for this year failed Of passage
in the last hours of congress in no.
table filibuster in the United States
senate
r. l.. Allen, assistant field clerk,
will succeed Col. Mills. The salary
of Jimmie Patterson, the interpreter.
will be reduced fifty per cent. Many
of the workers connected with the
Union agency in Oklahoma will be
furloughed until July 1. A dispatch
from Washington states that it is
thought many of the employees fur
loughed will never be taken back
into the service, but that they will
be succeeded by democrats on the
first of July.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-04
AGED WOMAN SLAIN BY
HER INSANE GRANDSON

Philadelphia, Pa, April S.-Mrs.
Clotilda Cohen, So years old, member
of prominent family of this city,
was shot and killed today by Henry
B. Cohen, her grandson, who then
turned the revolver on himself, in
fliCting a wound from which he died
later in d hospital.
The tragedy occurred in Mrs. Co
hens home. and she was killed while
in bed
Cohen's bedroom adjoined that of
his grandmother. Acting upon an
impulse inspired by a, suddenly de-
ranged mind, it is believed, the
grandson must have crept into the
aged woman's room, brought his
weapon close to her face and then
fred The servants in the house
heard the shots and notified the po-
lice.
Cohen formerly was in business
here and was a member of exclusive
clubs. Several years ago he entered
the lithographing business in Chi
cago.
Charles Cohen. Henry's father, is
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, and is a paper manufacturer
in this city. His family is an old
one and for many years he has been
a prominent figure in the business,
civic and social life of Philadelphia.
He has two children besides> Henry.
They are Lieutenant Albert NJ. Cohen,
now on the United States battleship
Delaware, and Miss Eleanor Florence
Cohen, who is a tennis champion of
Philadelphia. .-..-- ---.-s-,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-04
KING ALBERT
Of BELGIUM
INTERVIEWED
MONARCH DECLARES THAT EVEN
NOW HE DOES NOT UNDER
STAND WHY BELGIANs HAD TO
SUFFER BY GERMANS.

Geneva, Switzerland via Paris,
April 81 am not a hero; you will
find them in our trenches" said AL.
bert, king of.:the- Belgians, at his
headquarters in the field in an in =
terview with Edouard Chapuist of the
Journal de Geneve. During the con-
yersation the guns OF the Belgians
were sounding constantly. Il can
affirm that before the war | and my
country observed scrupulously all
the requirements of neutrality that
the powers prescribed for us with a
precision of the specifications in an
engineering contract. Your neutral
ity is an act of sovereignty. Ours
had been obligatory by an agreement
of the powers. Nevertheless, you
see the result"
At another point in the conver.
sation the king said:
You have an agency for prison
ers and other institutions, but what
martyrdom has not this poor Gen
eva cross endured"
The king. alluding to the hard
ships which Belgium had undergone,
said
1T is necessary to tell the truth
about these things, but it is better
to use moderate language, because
the more moderate one is so much
the stronger one is"
Further on, the Belgian monarch
remarked:
I'VE had no i'll feeling against
Germany We received her business
people We had cordial and conr-
teous relations. Even at the present
moment | am at a loss to explain
why we have been made to suffer
what We have suffered. / can ex-
plain to myself still less those acts
of cruelty. never could have i'm
agined that the German was malevo-
lent. On the contrary. | considered
him as quiet and domestic char
acter. | know many Germans. I
have German blood in my veins. My
mother was the Countess of Flanders
"a Hohenzollern. Why all these
cruelties?"
The king, referring to allegations
that by certain conversations Bel
gium had compromised her neutrality,
said:
once again: ! affirm that it is
not true"
His majesty mentioned that he
lad received many letters from prl-
Tate persons in Switzerland, adding
that he had opened one yesterday
rom boy of II years which had
touched him deeply.
The king wore a green dolman
)ver his uniform and was without any
mark of rank or decoration He is
described as being brown from the !
'pen air life, extremely simple in |
,earing and quietly confident.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-04
PROGRAM OF MUSIC.
Camp of Confederate Veterans Will
Meet :, Social Session.

John H. Morgan camp, United Con-
federate Veterans. will meet in So
cial session this afternoon at three
O'Clock at the county court house. A
cordial invitation is extended to the
veterans at the home to be present,
and all persons will be made well
come. Following is the program:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-04
INCREASE AGRICULTURAL LAND
Many New Farms Being Opened Up
in the Orr Community.

Ringing, Okla, April 3.-The in
fuence of the agricultural interests
Of the country Gy the building of a
new line of railroads is demonstrated
here by marked increase in the
land that is being put into a state
of cultivation. T. V. Richards, a
travelling salesman, who has been in
the Orr community. a few miles
south 6t Ringing, states that one
acre is being put into a state of
cultivation for every four that was
under cultivation last year. This is
an increase of % per cent, and much
OF the new land will be planted TO
cotton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-04
Will Represent Ardmore.

In the contest in music conducted
in the High schol building yesterday
morning. Miss Cnarlsie Granburg was
appointed to represent the schools OF
this city at the durant meet April
81. Miss Frances Jones. the librar-
ian, was the closest contestant to
Miss Granburg. For two years in
succession the same honor has come
to this talented girl.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-04

Don't worry; a waBr "a win help
you.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-04
independents who may take on nerve
to oppose us in the future"
Polling Places.

, The polling places in the nine
precincts of the city will be opened
at six o'clock Tuesday morning at
the usual places, and remain open
until seven O'Clock p. m. Every dem
ocrat is expected to do his duty and
vote early. Make it the first order
of business Tuesday morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-04
Infant Weighs Only Two Pounds.

Denton, Tex, April Probably
the smallest baby ever born in Den,
ton county is that Of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. c. tricks of near Aubrey. At .
weeks of age the infant weighs only
two pounds, but is strong and heal
thy.