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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-02

Carmen Sc encerrO en- su cuarto y
fu6 a sentarse junto a Ia ventana. lie
faltaba ell valor de mentir tristeZl y
amargura cuando su alma sentia una
amplia algeria de libertad y de graft
tud
Sobre el cielo azul subian esbelta;
las dos torres de la ~catedral. Flo
taban en- la noche aromas de naran-
10 florido... No muy lejos, Sc Dian
rechinar las piedras de Ia playa al
ceder bajo el ~retroceso de las Olas,
claras y t-anquilas
La viuda, sintiendo en- u entra-
mas rebullir la carne de su carne, ell
hijo que ~engendro ell Negro, evoco
toda su vida de tormento y dc an
gustia Y no pudo menos de sonreir
al tempo future, con una sonrisa que
debia ocultar ante el mundo, ante
aquel punado de mujeres que re-
zaban acurrucadas junto al cadaver.
Ella era hija de pescadores, y,
cuando NJ clio, va Ia posicion De SIS
padres empczaba a ser holgada, gra-
las a la ayara sordidez con que II
;icron siempre. Carmen NJ necesl-
% TRAFALGAR; pudo If a la escuela,
~aprender cosaS que sus padres no
supieron nunca, enmudeciendolos de
asombro al hablarles del mar, a E.
los, que tanto CREAM conocerlo....
Los amos fueron hacienda de Car
men una moza garrida Y moreno,
que bien pronto Sc VIC cercada y
asediada de pretendienJes. No fue-
ron los men ~artesanos de la ciu-
dad, e incluso algun ingeniero de los
lie las minas pr6Ximas al puerto, pc
70 los viejos rechazaban a los prime
ros, procuraban defender a Carmen
de las asechanzas del segundO. Ellos
querian para la muchacha un pesca-
dor, uno de los suyos, de la genie
del mar, sencilla y de pasiones ru-
das, no como la genie de dentro, in
capaz de ponerse frente a frente de
las olaS Y de e]ncontrarse la muerte
buscando la vida mas ALA de los no
rizontes.
Carmen lejos de oponerse a los
~prop6sitos ~paternales, los secundo sin
esfuerzo. Gangre de pescadores CO.
rria por sus venas, Y no podia sentir
odio contra el mar, ran benigno 0
los suyos como enemigo y cruel para
con los a%jenos.
Entire sus pretendientes eiigi6 al
Negro, un mocet6n vigoroso que en-
otro tempo rodo por todas las taber-
mas del puerto, pero curado radical
mente del vicio por ell amor a Car
men.
En- POGO tempo abandono las juer-
gas, dejo de frecuentar tabernas y
no volvi0 a brillar su faca en- los
garitos.
Robusto e infatigable como era,
bien pronto volvieron a solicitarle
los patrones, y no hubo salida de Ian
chas en- que no figurase el de los
primeros.
Y cuando comprendio que nadie
dudaba de SUI conversion, hablo a
los padres de Carmen. "Eya 10 ha-
bia vencoo; por 10 SOLO lentro, y 10
Gambia, pero der to, er mardesio CO.
ras6 Y la sentrana."
Los viejos asintieron, siempre que
Carmen estuviera conforme. Y CO.
mo ella 81 10 estaba, orgullosa de ha-
Der conquistado al mozo mas jaque
de Andalucia, no tardo en- celebrarse
la boda, rumbosa y afegre, bajo ell
sol, rostrO al Med!terraneo A
zul, padre de leyendas.
FL viejo lie compro una barca y
entreg0 ademas algunoS miles de rea
.es como dote de Ia chica, en- una
confianza del porvenir.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-02

Por la ventana alberta a la no.
che, entro una rafaga de ARE.
Temblaron, estremecidas, las la
mas de los cirios. Hubo sombras in
quotas en- las paroles. Luego, las
llamas tornaron a su quietud, ele-
vandose rectas e inmoviles. Las som
bras volvieron tambien a su ante
rior aspecto de quimera: gigantes en-
reposo, perfiles de brujas, monstruos
de una fama de pesadilla, manos e.
normes fijando un ademan rapaz.
Oianse chasquidos como besos de
bocas desdentadas, y las gotas de ce-
"a caian sobre ell zinc de las arande-
las. produciendo un ruido sordo.
En- ell suelo, dentro del ataud, es-
taba Ell cadaver: IN jayan con las ma
nos rugosos y de unas unas roidas
a los lados de los muslos. De entire
la capucha surgia ell rostro plebeyo:
grosero de labios, de nariz que debio
ser rojiza y cruzada la mejilla IL
quierda por una cicatriz. SObre ell
vientre descansaban unas t~ijeras a
biertas.
En- los ~rincones, fuera del rectan-
gulo luminoso, estaban acurrucadas
las mujeres, encogidas las piernas,
los codos sobre las rodillas Y el ros
tro descansando en- las manos
Fran las ~vecinas, las p]arienteS del
muerto, que, entire oracion y oracion
murmuraban de Carmen, Ia viuda...
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-02
III T'RIDUNAP POPULAR
COLLECTION DE DISCUSSES,
iIISiNOS y NJ ESTOS
p~ATRIOTICOS.

Este es I'm libro indispensa-
bic para las personals que
tonlan parte en- las ficstas pa
tri6ticas Y mutualistas. Con-
tiene djscursos para ell 5 de
Febrero, 81 de Mario, 5 de
Mayo, IS de Julio, 80 de Julio,
y para los dfas Is y 16 de Sep
tiembre, asf como ell Himno
Nacionai Mexicano, ell Parte
Oicial de la Batalla del 5 de
Mayo, ell Acta de Independent
cia, Romance de Hidalgo una
alocuci6n para ell aniveEario de
una sociedad mutualista. Esa
adornado con los retratas de
Hidalgo, Juarez y Zaragosa.
YALE VEINTICIkC0 CENTAV0S..-..
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-02
Balada Samantha
Por Miguel Ramos Carre0n

Sus ojos abiertos
Con vivas y audaces
Miradas de fuego,
Parece decirla:
Tie quiero, tie q%uiero,
Yo no he de ser cura,
va no puedo serlo,
81 70 no soy tuyo,
Me muero, me muero-
Y a la nina entonces
Sc lie oprime el pecho;
La labor suspende,
Olvida los rezos,
Y va vive solo
En- su pesnamiento
Ell Seminarista
De los ojos negros.
En- una brumosa
Manana de invierno,
La nina, que allegro
Saltaba del lecho,
Oy0 tristes canticOs
Y funebres rezos:
Por la angosta Gale
Pasaba un entierro.
Tn seminarista
Sin duda era Ell muertO,
Pues cuatro llevaban
En- hombros el feretro,
Con la beca roja
Por Gina cubierto,
Y sobre la beca
Ell bonete negro.
Con sus voces broncas
Cantaban los clerigOs.
Los seminaristas
Iban en- silencio,
Siempre en- dos filas
Hacia el cementerio,
Como por las tardes
Al If de paseo.
Miraba la nina
Con terror ell sequito:
Los conoce a tOdos
A fuerza de verlos....
solo, solo falta
Entire todos ellos
Su Seminarista
De los ojos negros.
Corrieron los amos,
Paso mucho tempo.
Y ALI en- la ventana
Del casucho viejo
Siempre sola y triste
Rezando Y cosiendo
Una pobre anciana
De blancos cabellos,
Con Ia tez rugoSa
Y encorbado el cuerpo,
We todas las tardes
Pasar en- silencio
Los seminariStas
Que van de paseO.
Su labor suspende,
Los mira, Y al verlos
Sus ojos azuleS,
va triStes Y muertos,
Vierten silenciosos
LagrimaS de hielo.
iSola, vieja y triste,
Aun guarda ell recuerdo
Del seminarista
De los ojos negros!
Miguel RAMOS
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-02


De IN casucho viejo,
Alberta en- verano,
Cerrada en- invierno
Por vidrios verdosos
Y plomos espesos,
Una samantha
De rubiO cabello
Y ojos que parecen
Pedazos de cielo,
Mientras Ia coStura
Nicola con ell rezO,
We todas las tardes
PaSar en- silencio
Los seminaristas
Que van de paseo.
Baja la cabeza,
Sin erguir el cuerpO,
Marchan en- dos filas
Pausados Y austeros,
Sin mas nota allegro
Sobre Ell traje negro
Que la beca roja
Que cine su cuello
Y que por Ia espalda
Cast roZa el suelo.
I'm seminarista,
Entire todos ellOS,
Marcia siempre erguido,
Con aire ~resuelto,
La negra sotana
Dibuja en- 81 cuerpo
Gallardo y ~airOso,
Flexible Y eSbelto.
FL solo a hurtadillas
Y con eI recelo
De que sus miradas
Observer los clerigos,
BESIDE que en- la Gale
Vislumbra de lejos
A Ia salmantina
De rubio cabello;
La mira muy flo.
Con mirar intense.
Y siempre a su paso
lie deja ell recuerdo
De aquella mirada
De los ojOS negrOs.
Monotone V tardo
Va pasando e. tempo
Y muere ell estio
Y ell otono luego,
Y llegan las tardes
Plomizas de invierno,
y la samantha
De rubio cabello,
De5de Ia ventana
Del casucho viejo,
Triste Y sofa siempre
Rezando Y cosiendo
We todas las tardes
Pasar en- silenciO
Los seminariStas
Que van de paseo.
Pero no We a todoS
We solo uno de elloS...
Ell SeminariSta
De los ojos negros.
Cada vez que pasa
Gallardo Y esbelto,
Observa la Mira
Que pide aquel cuerpo,
En- vez de sotana
Marciales arreOs.
Cuando en- ella fila
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-02
LA INVASION
AMERICANA
EN- MEXICO
DETALLES GRAFICOS DE LA
IONA DE vERACRUZ.

FreScos estan aun los aeon
tecimientos del q de Abril de
1914, fecha en- que los marines
americanos, per orden del Pre-
sidente Wilson, hollaron ell he
r6ico suelo veracruZano. Com
pre- listed ell libro titulado La
Invasion Americana en- Mexi-
co. -Detalles grafcos de la to-
ma de Veracruz," en- ell cual
$50 fotografias lie enseharan
g~rafcamente los detalles de a.
quella acci6n que jamas olvida-
remos los mexicanos.
VALE so CENTAVOS.
PIDASE A
IGNACIO E. LOZAko
GOT DoLoRosA ST.
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-02
CUENTOS De ACTUAuIDAD

Por Jose Frances

Pero en- cuanto ell Negro Sc VIC
dueno de Carmen y del dinero, vol
vic a la antigua vida con la valia
de los largos meses de fingimiento,
con un Juror i~nsaciable e impulse
vo de desquitarse.
Sc agotaron los miles de reales, sc
vendi6 la barca nueva, y hubieron los
viejos de soltar mas dinero para que
ell Negro no cometiese mayores cri-
menes con su hija.
Fueron inutiles los ruegos, los con-
sejos, las suplicas, para que Car
men abandonara al Negro. Ella te-
MIA la altivez de 81 equivocacion;
V va que su sino fue entregar la ju-
ventud y la fortuna a aquel hombre,
desafiaria al destino, sin dollar la
cabeza, de pupilas moras y cabellos
negros, siempre desrizados por ell
viento, amigo de las gaviotas y las
velas latinas.
Murieron los padres Y la h~erencia
sigui6 los mismos tortuosos Y res
baladizos caminos que Ia dote, y en-
tonces empeor6 la vida de Carmen.
Vinieron las agrias disputas, los gol-
pes, los insultos, las infames propo-
Siciones que ella rechazaba energi-
camente, a riesgo de encolerizar ell
ebrio Juror de su marido.
como habfa de %llorar, de fingir
dolor, ahora que ell Negro enmude-
clio para siempre?
A gloria lie sonaron las campa-
mas cuando en- la paz serena y cali
da de la tarde doblaron. Insultos lie
parecian los lamentos de las viejas
en- torno al cadaver.
Ash, ante la ventana alberta, fren-
tie a la inmensidad azul, oyendo la
monotonia del mar, que llevaba q las
tierras l~ejanas y p~resentidas, confi6
en- el bien, en- la fortuna, en- la fell
cidad, en- TODD cuanto no habia COMO
edo Y que tai vez conociera la nueva
vida, pronto a surgir de su cuerpo,
libre para siempre de los golpes Y
de las vergiienzas.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-02
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|

La voz de Luis, eel de los caire-
les" volvio a sonar en- el subtle ST.
!encio de la sombra:
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-02

.pasa a Ia pagina 8.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-02


Y o ma encuentra consuelo,
e la pobre muy dichosa,
porque ell hijo eta ener sielo.
Sobre ell ultimo verso de la copla
Sc lanzaron ell rasgueo de la guitarra,
los "oles" Y ell repiqueteo de las
c%astanuelas ...
Del grupo de mozos y mozas Sc
destaco una pareja. Las criadas de-
jaron de pasar las bandejas de pes
tinos y bollos de a~ceite; ceSaron las
rondas del vino rubio, y todos aten-
dieron a los bailarines.
-iAhi 10 piesesito de peonza, mi
ninaI
Dale til, chiquilla, que pierde
ell tren!
IA Eel 10 SOLO, mosita, que hoi
quieo soma con la Vilgen!
Azuzados, enardecidos por los pi-
ropos, los bailarines enloquecian en-
el bravo ritmo espanol de la DANA.
Ella, gracil y moreno, Sc retorcia
con impensados Y repentinos Guile
breos de TODD el cuerpo, como 81 un
viento huracan agitase ell jardin de
su mant6n cenido. Ell Ia perseguia
gallardo, en- 10 alto los brazoS, SON.
riendo, con los dientes desnudos y
los labiOs muy rojos....
De pronto quedaron inmoviles, CO.
mo desmayada ella en- el brazo IL
quierdo de al, que con la mano dere-
cha sOstenia, en- actitud de ponerse-
10, ell sombrero ancho.
Son0 una saliva de aplausos. Vol
vieron a circular las bandejas de los
pestillos Y ell trasegar de who's y IL
cores y las charlas animadas y plea
raS.
Los padrinos eran rumbosos, V
sonreian en- el sitio de preferential
ante ell esplendor y ruidosa algeria
de la fiesta.
"A We, Augusta, exc pajaro que
tie quie sail de la gargantai
isl, 81. iQue cante AngustiaI
Canto %entonces una mujer otra CO.
pla igual a la de Luis eel de los cal
copla de algeria Y de envi-
dia a la madre feliz.
iFeliz! Y cuando habia un subtle
silencio, Sc ola en- la habitacion con-
tigua ~sollozar a la madre. Pero en-
5egulda 10 apagaba ell regocijo del
%velOrio, y volvian a danzar otras pa
y sonaban las ca~stanuelas, y
corria ell vino.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-02

Pasa I Ia plgina 5.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-02

Aunque la mare yora
Y con ma encuentra consuelo,
e la pobre muy dichosa,
porque ell hijo eta ener sielo.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-07
THE ROCKY ROAD


''Margie, 1 grow so tired of trying
to be an example of Uprightness and
strength for those who will never
stand upright nor have anything but
weakness. MaTgie, may be wicked,
but when Herbert works and worries
over these derelicts of humanity l
often wonder why he spends so much
time with. the hopeless. l believe l
am ready to help those who want to
be helped, but Herbert seems to glory
in trying to help those who do not
want to be taken out Of their sOrdld
and sOdden lives"
Then Kitty, bright-eyed, smiling
Kitty, all at once became gray-faced
and terTor-stTiCken.
''Margie, l am afraid know am
going to die"
Nonsense, my dear, you won't die.
You are healthy and well. There is
not the slightest reason in the world
why you should die"
But l am afraid. I'm a coward, I
know, but I can't help it am
afraid" She burst into hysterical
tears and soothed and COmfOrted her
until she fell asleep.
After she was quiet I took off my
evening frock, and putting on loose
gown over my nightdress, sat up be-
side the window to watch for Dick,
as I was almost sure l would find he
had been drinking, and did not want
him to make enough noise to wake
up either Kitty or dear Aunt Mary.
Dick did not come, however, and
as daylight broke l got into bed.
How is it all coming out, little
book? Do all women come to hard
place in the road of married life and
are some of them strong enough to
march over it. And is it pleasant
again on the other side?
ITO Be Continued Monday.)
Becker, who conspired to murder,
has bne0 legally killed The fellows
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-07

LICK was not Cn6re, and we sat down
for little chat, although it was very
late.
Dick does not like me, MaTgie,"
she asserted rather than asked.
Nonsense! He was just gTOUchy
at me this evening" said.
well, it's mutual, for l don't like
him bit for treating you as he has
done tonight l don't care if he
doesn't like me, he knows you do, and
he could be nice to me for your sake.
I'll bet you are often nice to friends
of his that you don't particularly care
for.
well, dear, it's all over" she con-
tinued, this night was my last good
time"
Don't say that, Kitty" I expostu-
lated, you will certainly have better
times with your baby than you ever
dreamed"
81 don't want a baby, Margie, and
I know l won't be a good mother.
know my limitations. l hate respOn-
sibility. Don't look shocked. l am at
least honest, and that is more than a
great many women Of my disposition
are"
you are right, Kitty, and it is be-
cause you are honest that have al
ways loved you, but oh! my dear, you
could be so much happier and make
others so much happier if you would
only Care-Only realize that life is not
entirely to be lived for SELF
Don't 1 know this, Margie? You
may be sure 1 know it, and 1 do love
Herbert and respect his worth. If he
would just Unbend a IittIe-be just
little hUman-he would be perfect.
He ought to have married one of
those perfectly good women who
don't know a temptation when they
see it, who live by the rule of conven-
ton and look with horror upon any
other woman who has an independ-
ent thought or expresses a human
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-07

Becker, who conspired to murder,
has been legally killed. The fellows
who paid for the Colorado murders
are moving in high socie
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
The Price OF Neglect.

The sympathy of the people of Kan
sas goes out to the stricken city Of
Ardmore in our sister state to the
south. where halt hundred lives
were snufred out and over two hun
drcd persons injured in the terrible
explosion which wrecked two blocks
of buildings in the heart of the city
\ spark from a workman's hammer
igniting tank car of gasoline is given
as the cause of the explosion. Just
how spark from a hammer could
ignite a car of gasoline. unless the
car was open or leaking, is a ques-
tion. and it looks as if carelessness
was TO blame for the catastrophe. 1t is
a terrible thing to be suddenly crush
ed by a falling wall or burned to
death while pinned in the debris, as
were the people who perished in the
Ardmore disaster. If gasoline tanks
are so easily exploded 1t is a marvel
that other cities have not shared the
fate of Ardmore. No large gasoline
tanks should be allowed in the heart
Of a city. The risk to life and prop
erty is too great, at the best, and
the danger from carelessness and
neglect is always to be reckoned
with.-WiChita (Kans) Eagle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
when her hour of wholesale tragedy

when her hour of wholesale tragedy
came.
But Ardmore, struggling down
there under her weight of woe,
NEEDS your help-yOur spiritual he p
and your material help-whether she
says so or not.
To one who na> gone through a tirIe
of but single tragedy tragedy of
single death-the problem of Ard
more's many and sudden tragedies
would seem too much for one com.
munity to bear.
But the city Is bearing its mon
ster sorrow, though the throats of
its citizens are choked with grief
and their eyes hot with tears that
only time, and the blessed forgatful-
ness time brings. will stop.
Let Oklahoma City, then, not follow
the course of least resistance aud 10
the merely natura. thing -0ecome en-
SlOSStu WIN Nllt udllJ uuIlCo tIhL
cluster around and forget her stricken
ueighbor
Let us all watch that progress Of
burial and reconstruction down south
OF us, and, while watching, help-help
until help is no longer needed.
Oklahoma City has peculia: rea-
son for affection toward Ardmore.
Those who went through the many
state capital fights will recall Arc
more as ever staunch supporter,
when not all the state, by any means,
was for the metropolis.
This reciprocity reminder at tine
like this-when it is not a question OF
mere material return for favors ren.
dered but a vastly subimer question
of human kindness toward the sor-
rowing-is pointed out, nevertheless,
that action may be the quicker.
Lee Cruce. ex-governor, is the one
in charge OF the funds for Ardm0re's
relief.
Send your contribution today. =
Oklahoma News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
A Friend in Need.

Tusa's offer to succor ArdmOia In
this, her hour of need, is only one
of this citys characteristics which
has attracted attention from not only
all parts of the United States, but
the whole civilized world 1t is an
other example of the spirit which mas
sent Tulsa forward with wider strides
than most cities OF her class, II is
demonstrative of prosperity, frater.
nalism, and charity; conclusive evil
dence of the true caliber of the clty S
populace. And had Ardmore been
any other city-no matter how far
distant Tulsa's offer of aid wcClI
have been quite as prompt and IN
doubtedly as readily accepted. 1t is
Tulsa's way and always will be And
now that the call of the needy has
been heard, Tulsa will respond cheer
.ully, readily and bountifully. A per
tion of her plenty will take happiness
20 many sorrow-ridden homes, clothc
those who have lost their all, pro-
vide food for the hungry and aid in
rcsurrecting the little city, con-
siderable portion of which so sud
denly was razed through a combina-
ton of uncomfortable elements. And
in after years when Ardmcre is
herself again when precautions have
been taken to prevent repeti:ion5 Of.
such disasters-then it will I've that.
those who were succored when they
needed succor, will look back anG
marvel at the Tulsa spirit. Tulsa
Morll.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
PACKERSMAKE
REQUEST FOR
ADDEDPR0TEST
STATE DEPARTMENT ASKED TO
SAVE CARGoES OF MEAT SEiz-
ED BY ENGLAND ON TWENTY.
NINE SHIPS.

Washington Oct 4-Representa
tives of Chicago meat packers for
mally requested acting Secretary OF
State Polk to make representations
to Great Britain regarding disposition
of twenty-nine seized ships carrying
81, 100000 worth of American car
goes.
The representatives said their ef
forts were designed to prevent the
cases from reaching the British prize
court, where recently the cargoes OF
four other ships, valued at $15 100000
were forfeited on the ground that
while consigned to the Scandinavian
countries they were really for the
German military forces.
Mr.. Polk received from the packers
a statement setting forth their con-
tentions, but did not indicate VIVA:
action, if any, the state department
would take.
The packers statement said they
had requested the state department to
obtain redress for the past seizures
and an opening of neutral ports 70
the same freedom of trade which
this country enjoyed with those ports
prior to the war"
Included in the statement is the fol-
lowing:
"The so-called blockade order vic
lates the fundamental principles o.
international law; namely, that 4
blockade must be impartial; that it
must not bar access to neutral ports;
that it must be effective. There Is
no pretense that the blockade is
effective or impartial. 1t is common
knowledge that the commerce of
Sweden, Norway and Denmark to
German ports is not being, and cannot
be interfered with by England's as
sumed blockade, and that such at
tempted blockade is wholly ineffect-
i've as to such trade. 1t is American
trade to neutral ports that is being
interfered with"
1t is claimed by the representatives
that none of the shipments was law
fully subject to seizure under the
British order in council of October
90, 1914, and that seizures under the
order in council of March II, 1915,
known as the blockade order, was
unlawful and an infringement Of
the neutral rights of American citl'
zens."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-04
From Sherman, Texas.

The Ardmore (Okla) Daily AID
moreite is to be congratulated on the
splendid manner in which it has
handled the news of the great catas
trophe which occurred in that uty
last Monday afternoon, when a tank
of gasoline exploded in the local rail
road yards, taking nearly fifty lives
and doing damage to the amount of
more than a half million dollars to
the property in the city. In fact, the
people of Ardmore are to be con-
graduated on the splendid manner
in which they have borne up and
worked to straighten things out.
From the first The Democrat has
believed that Ardmore should ask
for help from the outside, and stlted
Immediately after the great traG2 iy
that that help should be forthcoming
immediately.-Sh Democrat.