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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-27

E. O. WILLIAMS, Notary Public
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-27

Plumbers at Vancouver, B. c., are
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THE RAYSON SCHOOL.

Class day exercises and reception or
the Rayson School, 1866 West seventy
nfth street, New York city, were held
he other afternoon and gave an
interesting outline OF the work OF the
school in the languages, an important
part of the school course.
The foreword. by Miss Sanine Pond.
was followed by school songs and IN
English history game by Glass I. The
work in English was further illustrated
hy Glass 2 in songs from THE Prin-
cess" and n scene from Miles stand
ish.' by Gloria Hollister and Sophie
Pond. with songs by the Rayson Glee
Club.
The Geruan programme included an
essay by Miss Carmen Bia.ichi and a
recitation by Miss Constance Myers. The
French programme consisted of a F!ench
song and recitation by Miss Wilhelmina
1asbrouck and a scene given by classes.
A scene from La Cit Morta," given
by Carmen Blanchi. Olive Wilde and
Phyllis Luman. represented the italian.
and "Ad Lydiam" CHoratius). by Lucre-
ia Peters and Constance Myers. the
Latin.
The Greek students had a d oppor-
unity In the last scene Of THE A.
cestis" OF Euripides, which was pre-
sented in tableaux by the Misses Pauline
Boyer, Saretta Hoyt. Lulu Cattus. Phyl-
liz Luman. Helen Westervelt. Josephine
bleier and a chorus Of dancing ma'dens
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KENYON COLLEGE.

GAMBIER. Ohio. June 5.-The pro-
gramme OF commencement at Kenyon
College Is in part as follows:
Saturday. June l2. 4:30 p. NJ, ad-
dress before the Phi Beta Kappa am
the literary societies by Or. James NJ.
Taylor. ex-president OF vassar College.
Alumni library: 2 p. NJ. senior play.
Rose Hall. DANDY Dick" by Arthur
W. Pinero.
Sunday, June~13. 10 80 A. NJ. Ordina-
ton service. sermon by the Very Rev.
II. p. Almon Abbott. dear OF Trinity
Cathedral, Cleveland 1880 p. NJ. col
legs baccalaureate service. sermon by
the president Of Kenyon College: . p.
NJ. college singing by the gles club,
neal Rosss Hall.
Monday. June IL. $3.50 A. NJ, the
e~ighty-sevsnth commencement, Rose
Hall. Class orator. William Clinton
Seitx, rs. gandusky alumni orator. the
Rev. George p. Atwater. 's5, A. b.. '9s
Bex.. 90. A.. NJ, Akron: ~ 80 p. NJ.
alumni luncheon. Rosss Hall 3 p. NJ.
alumni business meeting, Ascension
Hall I to 8 p. NJ, President and Mrs
PIERCE at home. Cromwell cottage:
p. NJ. fraternity dinners.
Tuesday. June 1s. s A. NJ. Bexle,
alumni breakfast. Colburn Hall ~ NJ,
reunion and luncheon of the Philoma'
thesian and M ri Kappa societies. As
cension Hall 2 80 p. NJ. intercollegiate,
tennis, college courts $40 r. NJ. inltia
| ton and supper Of the Phi BETA Kappa
| Society, Ascension Hall. and $50 p. NJ,
Junior reception to tho graduating class
Rose Hall.
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The Mexican navy after the explosion of the butter bomb

get at the butter II was needful to
stand II upright. an6 this change of
position was enough 10 set on the
bomb which the revolutionists had
packed away in their gift.
Instantly there was a violent eSpio-
sion. and when the dazed complement
or the gunboat recovered their wits
Il was discovered that many Of them
were mangled. others blown to bits and
still others drowned by jumping over
board. At the same time they found
the Progreso sinking BECAUSE Of a
%grievous wound in her hull forward
below the waterline.
II so happened that the Aux!llar,
and the boats from that vessel were
able to lend immediate aid to sur
viyOrs Of the stricken craft. The work.
however. of saving the gunhoat was
left to New Workers. 10 put through.
But the recovery Of that single ship
Of the Mexican navy was not the easy
task hat one might gather from the
way the official Of the Yankee Salvag"
Association has described II. The
steamer Forward was FASTENED south
from this port and because Of yell
low fever and smallpox ashore she
was anchored in the oHing near
Progreso. For seventeen days shs
wallowed in a heavy sea quite unable
10 take any steps toward relocating
the sunken craft. Well nigh every one
board the Forward suffered all stages
OF NAL de mer, and their misery was
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D OF 81. JOSEPH.

The campus At the Academy OF ~.
Joseph. Brentwood. n. V. has recently
become the scene of 40 many athletic
victories the field day exercises this
season by special request were given
more than ordinary publicity. The stu
dents formed a beautiful pageant march
ing from the academy to the recreation
grounds.
Three representatives OF the eaues-
TRAN class on prancing chargers head
ing the long procession gave many evil
dences of mastery Workmanship. They
were followed by the Minims. represent
ing Pipe Bubble Elementary u Glass.
representing Happy Play carried orna-
mented hooples Elementary Z. Pine
one Girls. were decorated accordingly
Class b were Happy Faces. which they
exhibited under floral garlands Glass \
as Happy Hearts carried sun umbrellas.
~festooned with class colors and strings
OF hearts. Freshmen or first academic
students representing Youth, carried
green balloons trimmed with bright vel
low ribbon the sophomorcs. as Maud
Muller AID Hay Makers. held wooden
rakes above their shoulders the juniors
representing 81. Genevieve and Shep-
herdesses, raised high In air their crooks
bedecked with their class colors ths
seniors. as Ruth and Cleaners, brand.
lshed shining silver sickles. Following
the pageant came various kinds OF out
door competitions.
The ~Irizes were large and very beau.
tiful silver cups The basketball prize
was borne away by the seniors. tho
juniors won the hockey cup and also
the prize for lawn tennis the freshmen
carried OF hockey prize No. 2. n al
though the sophomores did excellen'
work they won no prize. but the com
pliments they received on the manner il
which they accepted their defeat seemed
evidences OF "a triumph of failure
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VERMONT ACADEMY.

The traditional term end dinner held
st the close OF every school term ~
Vermont Academy. Saxton's River. VT.
was observed by the student body on the
evening Of May 80. Principal q. p.
Lawson presided A. toastmastsr. and
among the speakers whom he called
upon were the following: CASTOR Mao
Farland Stephens OF New Bedford,
Mas. reviewed the year from the stand
point Of the senior class. and Webster
Gary Of Brattleboro. VT. spoke for the
Junior claes A. Il. Gale and Frederick
Noodlock OF the faculty spoke OF ath-
letics and the latter presented letters
to the successful members Of the track
team. n finally George W. Harris OF
Norwich. Conn, Bruce N. Coulter Of
Norwich. Conn. and Everett l.. Dever-
eaux OF Ludlow. VI. " toasts to
various athletic sports on behalf Of the
student body. The day MAS made sig
niftcant by the return Of a number OF
graduates. among whom were: Ken
meth Greed. John Wills. Howard Burn
EFT, all three from Boston Percy Shell
ley Of Rome. y, Y. Everett Angus OF
Amherst. Mass. and r. n. Gibson OF
New fork city.
The annual interclass swimming meet
Will take place on Friday, June II.
Daily practice in all branches Of water
sports In being held.
Final examinations for the school
year will take place on June >. 10
and II.
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NAVY is REFLOATED AT LAS

spears fashioned for the purpose. The
work was in a fair way to be halted
on this account when the engineer in
charge bethought himself OF provid-
ing shelter cages for his men in the
water.
Here IL where the wire chicken net
ting came into play. Uprights were
secured to the four Of the
weighted scaffolds upon which the
divers stood In working against the
hull Of the gunboat. The metal mesh
was run around the three outer sides
Of these platforms. and thus the tin
teraros were held At bay.
Time after time they would rush
swapping against these screens. but
fortunately the barrier held. and the
men, though somewhat nervous, were
able to complete their tasks Even so.
guards with pixies were. constantly on
| duty, and this a particularly neces-
sary after nightfall, when the electric
lights attracted the fish ny hundreds,
| and by sheer weight might have
broken through the netting and have
| injured the divers.
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Reservation Commission Strives to
Duplicate in All Essentials Europe's
Spas Closed by the War

SADAroGA SPRINGS. June Only q Few
months after the outbreak Of the European
war sounded the knell Of the European
cure resorts for thousands Of Americans
who visited them annually a miracle has
been accomplished In this famous Ola
mineral spring % resort. Under the guild
ance Of the State Reservation Commits
sion, which at once realized last hummer
the exceptional opportunity brought by
the closing OF the resorts abroad to snow
the value to America Of the investment
made By the State Of New York at Sara
toRs Springs, oil that In essential 70 q
European Spa exists. on the eve OF the
1915 reason. In this village.
During the last SIX months work has been
rushed In evory department OF ue Statss
big reservation. an appropriation OF seo.ooo
for the purchase Of . o bathhouse has
been made By the STATE. and . large force
Of workmen has been engaged In MAKING
improvements. A q result the State OF
New York now has made for the accom-
mediation Of visitors q resort which dupli-
Gates in practically every feature the best
OF the European cures
New lighthouses have been provided,
| the park system has been further de-
| welcomed. facilities have been afforded Tor
furnishing a diet system similar TO those
| abroad. and no less than four waters have
been piped into q central drinking pavilion
direct from the sprngs.
This work has been accomplished under
the personal direction Of George Foster
pesbody. who has been chairman OF the
| reservation commission since the death
OF Spencer Trask several years ago: Gen, b.
r. Tracy. former Secretary OF the Navy.
and Senator Frank n. Godfrey. From this
commission Mr.. Peabody and Gen Tracy
retired a few weeks ago, and were sue
ceeded by George C. Van Tuyl. Jr.. OF New
York. formerly Estate Superintendent OF
Banks. and Frederick W, Cameron OF
Albany. =
Fortunately the work OF restoring the
Saratoga mineral springs has been under
way for years. and when The commission
was confronted with the situation caused
by the closing Of the European spas I,
only needed 70 make the waters OF practi-
cal benefit to health seekers. Five years
ago the reservation commission. after
a law had been enacted by the State pro-
y!ding for the purchase ny the State oi
the springs, found the waters depleted
OF natural gas and Insufficient In guam
tity, a situation arising from excessive
pumping Of the gas for commercial pnr
poses, When the State stepped In tn,
pYmps were shut down and under thu
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have been .iGhtest. A. low water the
tide Level was just up To- their chins
and the breaking surf had to he bat
tied with. while their heavy suits
needfui under the circumstances
hampered their movements because
they were not completely submerged
Another and graver difficulty con
ironted these men. Down in the Gulf
OF Campeche the nan eating shark
swarms. and these wolves OF the sea
promptly added to the hazards ri the
underwater workers. They came nos
ing up To the divers and had TO be
fought on frequently-the noise OF
hammering on the hull or the escape
Of air let loose from the cum OF the
rubber suit generally sufficing.
Unfortunately the shark was not
the only denizen OF the deep that &C.
casioned anxiety. In that path Of the
warm Gulf Stream a great Ash
ahounyls which the natives call the
tinteraro. II has n scale covered body
and a head something Ike that of the
cod and ranges anywhere from seven
to nine fee, in length. The people Of
the coas, say that the t!nteraro is a
boldcr and more savage Ash than the
shark Indeed. according to them, the
shark is afraid NJ the tinteraro.
BE this as II may, the tinteraro
proved the more troublesome TO the
s~alvors, and persisted in liz attacks
upon the Divers even when jabbed with
boat hooks and later stabbed with
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WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC.

WORCESTER. Mass. June s.-The COM
nencement festivities this a will take
the form Of q hftieth anniversary cele-
bration. The commencement exercises
will include the following
Sunday. June &, 4 y. M.-Baccalau-
reste sermon In Central Church by the
Rev. Edward G. Moore OF Harvard Uni
versity.
Monday. June I. r. Manual com
n%encenent address before Sigma ri In
,he electrical engineering lecture room
nv Prof. r. W. Wood. professor Oh
physics at Johns Hopkins University.
Tuesday. June 5. . +. M.--Dedicatior
exercises at Alumni Field. 3 T.. NJ
Baseball game. W. =. I. w. NJ. A. c
to 10 p. M.-Receptiou by President
and Mrs. Hollis TO delegates. invited
quests. trustees. faculty and alumni n
the Bancroft Hotel.
Wednesday. June ., 10 30 A. NJ
celebration exercises In Mechanics Hall
Addresses by the Hon. David ]. Walsh
Governor OF Massachusetts President
4. Lawrence Lowell OF Harvard Univer
slty Major-Gen. George W. Goethals
United States army John A. Brashear
president American Society OF Mechani
cal Engineers. 1 r. M.-Lunch at tn
institute lunch and reception at thu
presidents house by Mrs. Hollis to dele
oates from women's colleges and othe'
ladies'. p. M-Dinner al Bancrof
Hotel. Speeches by John w. Weeks
Senator from Massachusetts: Major
,ien. Leonard Wood. United Statss
army George NJ. Wright. Mayor o
Worcester Francis W. Treadway. clasl
Of 1890. w. r. l.; President HOWARD
Elliott OF the n. Y. n. II. & II. r. X
and Or. T. c. Mendenhall. former pres!
dent OF the Worcester Polytechnic In
stitute.
Thursday. June 10, 10 80 A. M.~Com
mencement exercises in Tuckerman Hall
women's Club building. Commencemen
address by President Richard c. Mac
Laurin Of Massachusetts Institute q
Technology. p. M.-Laying the cor
nerstone OF the new gymnasium. 2
p. M.-Alumni dinner In the electrical
engineering laboratory. Exercises a
which honors will be conferred an
bronze tablets unveiled.
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direction ~ experts experiments were
conducted to determine II the waters
could be restored. The tests proved
successful and year by year since that
time the waters have been increasing In
quantity and In siren 9Th. To-day they
are dispensed at the spring or bottled
and shipped away under the seal of the
State az q guaranty OF their purity and
natural mineral ingredients
Possibly the announcement that will be
most popular Ia the complete restoration
OF the famous old Congress Spring. the
last Of the old waters TO come back, "
This spring IL situated IN Congress Park.
which now forms . portion Of the village
park system ON which the municipality
hAs expended without State aid . total
Of over $3.50 900. The Congress sprins
water win be served this summer for the
nst time In year. Over 5000 has been
expended 10 . sunken garden In the park,
from the centre OF which the Congress.
water will flow. Terraces will rise from
this to the level Of the park. reached by
gravel paths leading from the ground Ia
the terra Gotta pavilion below. where the
bore arises from the surface, This pa
NlilDU VI 10 w - ICNt Nv no u
the Con g water will bubble beneath
q glass casing. The Congress Is one OF
the waters that are TO be carried by pipes
to the central drinking fountain In the
Hathon pavilion several hundred feet
away.
This central or multiple drinking foun-
tain is modelled after a similar fountain
in Kissingen, Germany. but has been
adapted for the purpose II nils here. This
new method Of serving the waters will
mark the disappearance OF the old dipper
boy, a familiar figure "a he dished the
water from a glass bowl. Four different
waters have been piped into this fountain
Bathing facilities. which are so essential
to a mineral springs resort. formed a
serious problem confronting the commits
sion when II planned TO duplicate a foreign
spa. The appropriation Of s9a. 900 by the
state. however. wa OF considerable ~.
s~lstance In solving the question. Will
SoO, 900 Of this money the commission pur,
chased the L~evengston Baths, which had
been privately owned. near the spring dis
trict, and Immediately decided TO expenc
$50. 900 IN making improvements. A com
pl-te new system OF plumbing and new
sets of tubs will be Installed. An up u
date apparatus for the practice OF hydro
therapy will also be placeA in position
A mineral water tank, to supply baths, viii
be erected In the basement. special watcl
heaters will be placed over each tub, an,
the Eauheim system Of baths will be mad,
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Of Course There Was Dynamite in
the Butter, but Damage Is
Now Repaired.

strengthened curtain was dropped step
by step down over the torn steel until
the hole was completely covered and
the compartment drained.
While the space was thus hlled with
compressed air capable OF holding out
tho sea because Of tho intervening
screen. that canvas patch was reen-
forced from within by plankins and
braces. Thus all OF tho buoyancy
needful to float the gunboat was oh
tanned. and inside OF four days from
The beginning Of h work h boat
rested upon the surface and wrs
ready to be towed shoreward. Theirs
she was beached and secured In a
position where the sweep Of the pre-
vailing wind and the consequent surf
would not harm her.
1t Ia quite likely that no craft will
he pulled of into deep water shortly.
having been made temporarily Al for
a sea trip, and will be brought up to
New York for permanent repairs and
refitting. Until then Mexico will be
without a navy. The completion Of
this task will mark the climax of .
unique and interesting engineering
undertaking. The Mexican Govern
ment has been represented hero BY
Senior 7. Acevedo. Vice-Consul. and
but for his faith in American inGenu-
fly Il II doubtful whether the task
would have been undertaken Mt all.
As Senior Acevedo put II. The
Official reports showed the Progress
To he gravely damaged and uni In
an extremely exposed position for the
execution Of salvage operations !
knew, however. that II the work could
be done at all here was the place 10
get the help. W. w. Wotherspoon
has done so many notable things in
this field Of endesvor hat I naturally
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intensified by sight Of land and the
waving palms.
When the waters Gained upon that
exposed coast operations were start
ed on May 7. about nine weeks after
the gunboat was sunk. and by
dint of continuous labor during every
hour Of two days the Progreso was
made ready for salving. But In those
f~orty-eight hours the divers and
wreckers worked until nearly ready
to drop from sheer exhaustion.
To begin with. every airport had
to be sealed because the glass dead
lights had been shattered by the ex-
plosion. and 80, too. had matches and
bulkhead doors been blown to bits or
torn from their hinges. The surging
and undertow made II difficult for
divers to retain their footing. and
their repair tasks inside the boat were
made more dangerous by the intricate
passages they had to tread when en-
tering and leaving the bowels of the
wreck.
But matters were worse for them
just where normally their labors would
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DANCING CARNIVAL.

George Grundy. the manager OF the
Grand Central Palace Dancing Carnival,
while In Florida on a fishing trip. came
upon some Spanish moss around st. Au-
gustlne and Immediately shipped Il guam
THY north to he used as part OF the deco
ration scheme-a woodland scene OF the
dance floor. Before this moss was used
II was treated with aniline dyes and
hreproofed. Last week II started "a
bloom md In now covered with thOC.
sands OF b~ellshaped flowers.
This moss was brought over by thu
span,ards when they settled around st
Augustine. and during Its entire history
II In said. a neve been known tt
bloom and In any way to depart from
the usual habits OF being Just moss. Mr.
Grundy would he glad to hear from an,
one who can grve even a partial ex,
Dlanstion Of the curious phnomsnea-
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avail able for the first lime In America
IL is expected that several hundred baths
can be given daily This bathhouse VIII
be in readiness for opening before the END
of the month,
More bathing facilities are afforded on
the southern outskirts Of the village. where
the new Lincoln lighthouses will be opened
for the first time his year. These are ike
wise owned and operated by the State
They are equipped with facilities for giving
over 900 treatments per day There are
two wings. for men and women. a room for
acknowledgements trestments and special
facilities for the use OF the Lincoln water.
Two open air plunges form a UNIQUE
feature. One will he devoted exclusively
10 men and the other To m tach
large pool is of concrete. with banks Of
sea sand surrounding II bordered with
high he'd ges Of shrubbery.
A. heretofore. the High Rock bath
house. formerly the Magnetic. will be
opened this season by the State. This
10 situated In High Rock Park. In the
centre Of the village. and offers treatment
for certain special diseases. With this
house the State will own and conduct
three moden bathing establishments. all
In charge Of skilled attendants who will
administer baths Of q required strength
and temperature. according TO directions
given zach bather by his physician In cass
such individual treatment II required.
The third essential OF a modern health
resort, "A place where patients might be
| sent by a physician with the certainty OF
a prescribed diet. has been provided by
Local physiciana who have purchased Y
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Latest News of Euents
in the Scholastic w orld
IT. HE Horace Mann School for Boys.
New York city. held its FIRST An.

THE Horace Mann School for Boys,
New York city. held its FIRST An
nual commencement on Tuesday,
June 1. This school was formerly the
Horace Mann School, u c~oeducationaI
institution. Last fall. however, Virgil
~rretynan. principal of the high school.
,nd others decided that since this was
an ago of specialization. to girls
and boys for college the most efficient
work would be obtained by having two
distinct schools. The Horace Mann
school for Boys therefore built q large
structure at West 2t6th street, where
boys could receive the most advs need
instruction n at the same time AXE
advantage Of tho outdoor life offered.
Al the commencement exercises last
Tuesday Or. James Earl Russell. dean
Of Teachers College. presided.
HE address WAS on the subject Of
GOOD Citizenship lie aid that years
ago schools and colleges educated boys
10 be good lawyers, good doctors.
good business men. &C. but to-day the
duty OF N school 10 not only to pre-
pare rs boys TO become leaders In
their professions but TO make them
rood citixens as we'll the = high
standing in Their own professions was
not III, inal positions In life but
this station should be used only as a
stepping stone TO their higher duty TO
mankind. Dean Russell spoke OF the
exceptional opportunities offered ~
young men to-day TO carve out their
y country and their own democracy.
a thu war In Europe mesn that prac-
,lcaliy every nation had TO be built
anew.
Theodore Kenyon. president OF the
Horace Mann Alumni Association. pre-
ssnted the good citizenship medal. a
medal offered by the Alumni Association
10 the boy who has done the most for
The school. TO Sampson Scott. Highest
nonors were given 10 Robert L. =
stern.