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The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
Floods In Arkansas.

Texarkana, Ark, May 4.-Floods in
the Red river valley have caused two
railroads to suspend traffic in south
western Arkansas. The ST. Louis,
Iron Mountain and Southern suspend.
ed between Texarkana and Fulton and
the st. Louis, Southwestern Cotton
Bolt) between Texarkana and Lewis
vile, trains are being detoured.
Property and crop damage in the
flooded district has been heavy es-
pecially near Lewisville. where a mile
and a half of the levee went out Sat
urday.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
Shoots 5-Year.OId Girl.

Chicago, May 4.-An unidentified
man approached group of small
children playing on the sidewalk in
the Italian quarter on the North Side
and singing out 5-year-old Frances
Bracevanty, drew revolver and shot
her in the abdomen. The victim fell
to the sidewalk and her assailant fed,
pursued unsuccessfully by many resi-.
dents of the district. The girls par.
ents told the police they had no enc.
mics and insisted they were absolutely
mysti6ed by the affair." The girl has
slight chances Of recovery.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
Jurors for carman Trial.

Mineola, N. Y. May 5.-With five
men chosen of the IL who will decide
her fate, Mrs. Florence Conkling Car
man, on trial here for the second time
in the supreme court, charged with
having murdered Mrs. Louise d. Bailey
IN the Office Of her husband, DR.. Ed
win Carman, at Freeport, on June 30
last, was remanded to the sheriff's GUS
tody and spent the night in the county
jail. This action was taken on order
of Justice Blackmar, following the ex.
haustion Of the first panel Of 3s tales
men.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
Want NageI Inquiry.

Chicago, May 5.-A congressional
inquiry into the reason why Charles
H. Nagel, former secretary of COM
merce and labor, was selected as the
neutral member of the arbitration
board which settled the wage dispute
OF the firemen and engineers of SO
western roads was demanded in a reso-
luton adopted by delegates represent
Ing the mems organizations.
The resolution was adopted after an
all-day session of the men in which
the award was discussed thoroughly.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
TeIeqraph Inventor Dies

Amityville, L. l., May 5.-Gerrit
Smith, inventor of the duplex and
quadruplex system of telegraphy which
respectively permit the sending of two
and four messages simultaneously over
the same wire, died here at the age
of " years. Mr.. Smith perfected his
invention while in the employ of the
Western Union Telegraph company.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
Biggest Lumber Contract.

Chicago, May 5.-The first ship
ments of a contract for 5,50O,00O feet
of yellow pine, declared by lumber.
men to be the largest lumber contract
on record, has been received here. The
pine comes from the forests of Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana and is for an
automobile speedway under construc-
tion here.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
DardaneIIes Town Destrov.d

London, May "A Mytilene dis
patch to the Daily Telegraph says:
"The bombardment of the Darda.
nelles continues. The town of Darda.
nelles was totally destroyed. The forts
In the Narrow were considerably dam
aged, but the action of the fleet was
hampered by mines, the clearing away
of which has been made difficult by
the mobile Turkish batteries ashore
The possession of Gaba Tepeh is ex.
pected to enable the Allies to place
guns which will silence these bat
teries."
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
Great Naval Battle Expected.

London, May 5.-The sinking of the
British destroyer Recruit in the North
Sea off the Holland coast, followed by
the sinking of two German torpedo
boats. is expected to be followed by
more engagements of this character
soon. Both navies now have their
mosquito fleets out from their bases
in full strength
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New M. G. ST. L. Manauer.

Chicago, May 3.-G. ]. Bunting, Of
Chicago, has been appointed general
manager of the Chicago. Milwaukee C
st. Paul railroad. He is "a years old
and is said to be among the youngest
railroad officials in the United States
holding a position Of such responsi.
bility.
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Sets Fire to Vancouver srido.

- ~ '0'SoNSS' oIio9C.
Vancouver, B. c., May 3.-At least
one of the bridge fires which did dam
age here, estimated at 100000, was
of incendiary origin, the city engineer
has announced. He said the Granville
street bridge was fired with blazing
waste after the watchman had sailed
away.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
Aviator of Villa Armv Killed

El Paso, Texas, May 5.-Jack Mayes
of San Francisco was killed at Aguas
Calientes in making test fight of
one of the aeroplanes purchased for
the Villa army, according to tele-
gram received here.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
Cadets on RattIeshins.

Philadelphia, May 4.-The battle
ships Ohio, Missouri and Wisconsin
have left the Philadelphia navy yard
for Annapolis to take the midship-
men on their annual summer cruise.
The scout cruiser Chester will leave
shortly on the same erraud.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
Killed in Jitnev Acc;d.,s

Milwaukee, Wis, May 4.-Robert
Strauss, aged %, plumber, was
killed and II companions injured wheu
an overcrowded jitney turned turtle
while enroute to ball game at North
Milwaukee
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07

Danville, ILL.,. was voted dry by the
city council for the first time in the
history of the city. Seventy-three sa
looms were gut out of business.
Fifty thousand or more head of
sheep. valued at about 100000. per-
ished in a snow and wind storm in
northeastern Oregon.
Secretary Bryan declared in an ad-
dress under auspices of the National
Abstainers' union at New York that
the European war had developed that
even patriotism was no match for the
appetite which alcohol cultivates in
its victims. He urged total abstin-
ance as the only sure way to combat
the drink evil.
The sena.e Of the Wisconsin legis-
lature passed for the second time the
antitipping bill, which has been We
toed by the governor.
A complaint was filed at Milwaukee
under the so-called discovery" stat
ute OF Wisconsin to obtain informa-
tion to determine whether the Allis-
Chalmers company entered into a
conspiracy with the Bethlehem Steel
company to manufacture and ship
shrapnel shells to European belliger-
ents. The complaint was filed by
Samuel Pearson.
Lightning struck gasoline storage
tank at Sandoval, ILL.,, and destroyed
the tank containing seven thousand
gallons Of gasoline. together with sew
eral buildings. The loss was $1O0, 900.
1t was announced in federal court
at Milwaukee that James Morrison
Darnell. Kenosha's marrying parson,
would be put on trial on charges of
the Mann act on May II.
The inheritance tax on the estate of
he late c. w. Post has been com.
'uted at Battle Creek, Mich, to be
$4,000, which is the largest in the |
history of the state.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
Jap Boat Enters New York.

New York, May 4.-The steamer
Gishun Maru, which arrived from
Liverpool. is the first Japanese mer-
chant steamer to enter this port. She
will load oil for China
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
British Steamer Sinks

Bhest, via London, May 5.-The Brit.
tsh steamer Eldon, of Leith. struck a
rock south of Helle and sank in Is
feet OF water. The crew was saved
by fishing boat.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
British Collier rornedoed.

London, May 3.-The British col
lier Mobile and the trawler Lillydale
have been sunk by submarines in the
Mort Sea.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
Foreign

One hundred and sixteen Germans
held as war captives were being taken
from Montreal detention headquar-
ters to be sent to Spirit lake when
one broke away and ran. The order
was then given to fire and he fell
dead.
Complete reports from the fire
swept section of Colon showed that
property valued at more than $780,
600 was destroyed and eleven lives
lost. The fire destroyed 465 buildings.
There was very little insurance. More
than 1000 are homeless.
China has replied to the Japanese
demands in a note which, while com.
plying with some of demands, definite
ly refuses to accede to others, in
cluding the most important, embodied
In what is known as group s.
The international Congress of Wom-
en- concluded its sessions at The Hague.
At the final meeting there was adopt
ed proposal to send delegations rep
resenting the congress to the presi-
dent of the United States and to the
heads of all the European powers for
the purpose of demanding immediate
cessation of the war.
Details of the massacre of native
Christians at Uhumiah, Persia, were
received by the Presbyterian board
of foreign missions at New York.
These show that 500 were murdered
and that 1000 perished from disease.
The attacks were made by the Kurds
and Turkish troops. Crucifixion and
burning of Christians alive were re-
ported to the missionaries.
BY a vote of SO to the house of
commons adopted the Lloyd-George
plan, which doubles the duty on all
liquor. In areas producing materials
Of war and In some camp areas the
government is to have complete con-
troll OF the saloon drink. The new
taxes go into effect at once
General Won Kluck of the German
army. who was wounded last month.
is now on the road to recovery, ac-
cording to the Hamburg Nachrichten.
Washington
Postmaster General Burleson an
nouuced at Washington that mail ia
cilities would be extended to 1000 900 |
new rural patrons before July 1,
through readjustment without increas-
ing the present cost of service. Motor
vehicle service will be inaugurated ,
at postal centers.
Having enacted his role as god
father to Baby" Sayre, President Will
SON returned from Springfield, Mass,
to the White House. The new name
for the baby is Francis Woodrow
Sayre, sharing the name of his dis
inguished grandparent.
General improvement in business
conditions, with returning conf
oence," Is announced in the federal re- I
serve boards digest of reports at
washington Of agents In the IL re.
serve districts into which the country
b divided. !
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
Wilson to Attend christenIno.

Washington, May President Will
son has left here for Williamstown,
Mass, to attend the christening of his
grandson, Francis Sayre.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
European War News

The American oil steamer Gulfiigt
was torpedoed In the English char
mel by a German submarine. He
captain died of heart disease from tn
shock and two members of her ere,
OF Sc were drowned. The Gulfigh,
a 3,202-ton ship, owned by the Gul
Refining company of Texas, was boun
from Port Arthur. Tex, to Rouen wit
a cargo of naphtha. The vessel wa
towed to shore and heached.
The French steamer Europe wa
torpedoed by a submarine and sunl
OF the Scilly islands. The crew O
the Europe was landed at Newlyn
Cornwall.
The British steamer Fulgent was
sunk OFF Skelling Rocks, southwest Of
County Kerry, Ireland, by German
submarine. The master was shot and
killed Part of the crew was rescued
by a trawier.
In small naval engagement in
the North sea a British torpedo-boat
destroyer and an English trawler were
sunk and two German torpedo boats
were sent to the bottom after a RUIZ
ming fight. according to an announce
ment made by the admiralty at Lon
don.
The American steamer Cushing,
from Philadelphia, arrived at Rotter-
dam and reports having been attacked
by German airmen in the North sea.
The airmen dropped two bombs, but
NO damage was done.
The town of Maidos, FIVE miles
above the narrows of the Dardanelles,
has been bombarded and is in flames;
TWO towns have been captured from
the Turks and three other towns oc-
cupied by British, while a Turkish
transport has been sunk, according to
an admiralty report issued at Lon
don.
The British battleships Majestic and
Triumph have been damaged. the
French cruiser Jeanne dare was set
afire, an English destroyer was sunk
and two transports of the allies were
hit, according to the Turkish official
statement received at Amsterdam.
German cavalry, which succeeded in
getting around the extreme right of
the Russians, has invaded the Rus
sian Baltic provinces.
The German bombardment of Dun
kirk is confirmed in official statements
issued at Paris, which declare 60 IL
inch shells were dropped in the town.
One hundred and fifty persons, mostly
civilians. were killed or injured.
German air craft appeared over
Ipswich, England. and dropped a num-
ber of bombs. setting several build
ings afire.
Austrlans occupied Novoselitsv,
on the border of Bessarabia, and are
now advancing VIGOROUSLY into Rus
sian territory.
Capture by the Germans of a Polish
village is claimed in Berlin, as well as
the occupation of a Russian position
near Sochaczew. on the Warsaw front.
The French Armored Cruiser Leor
Gambetta, commanded by Rear Ad-
miral Fenet, was torpedoed twice BY
the Austrian submarine us in the
Straits of Otranto. The Vessel Sank
with 57S of her crew of ia. One hun
dred and thirty-six officers and men
were rescued.
Domestic
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
Sporting

Benny Kauff former Yankee castoh
and later Brookfed star, leaped to
the New York Giants and tied up
game at the Polo grounds at New
York. Manager of Boston Braves de-
clared Kauff was an outlaw" Kauff
finally ousted from field and the Bos.
ton team won 13 to 8.
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SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS BOILED DOWN
TO LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY READERS

Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are Of Legitimate Interest to
All the People.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
Personal

Thomas A. Edison has been voted
the American who has done the most
to benefit mankind and is to receive
the civic forum medal of honor for
distinguished public service.
Rumors of possible engagement
between Clarence H. Mackay, presi.
dent of the Postal Telegraph company,
and Mrs. John Jacob Astor, which
were started in New York city. have
been renewed in Washington.
Federal Judge A. B. Anderson of In
dianapolis, who was stricken with pto-
maine poisoning at Evansville, Ind,
continues to improve.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07

The village of Hillman, Mich, was
almost totally destroyed by fire. The
blaze started In the town hall, pre-
lsumably from lighted cigarette stub.
The property damage will reach
100000. @
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Washington

General Improvement in business
conditions, with returning conf
oence," Is announced in the federal re-
serve boards digest of reports at
washington OF agents in the IL re-
serve districts into which the country
u divided.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07

The inheritance tax on the estate of
the late c. w. Post has been com.
puted at Battle Creek, Mich. to be
Sl12,OO0, which is the largest in the
history of the state.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07

-Four separate fires, believed to be
the work of an incendiary, which
broke out in the same block in the
heart of the wholesale business dis
trict at Peoria, ILL.,, caused loss esti-
mated at $4,000 and drove It's guests
into the streets IN their night garb.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07
Domestic

The board Of bishops of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, in session at
Des Moines, Ia, accepted the over.
ture of church unity made by the
Methodist Episcopal church, South.
The s50,OO0,OO0 scare which fell
upon the Pacific slope because of a
threatened severe damage to fruit by
frost has turned to rejoicing. A driz-
ziing rain improved all crop prospects.
Two lives were lost in a fire that de-
stroyed a shed on the North River
side road near Purdue university.
Eighteen hundred bridge and struc.
turai iron workers went on strike at
Chicago. Refused raise in wages.
-Four bills establishing nonpartisan
state elections In California were
signed by Gov. II. w. Johnson. They
represent the chief legislative wish of
the administration. Under them no
candidate for state offices will carry
party label
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07

1t was announced in federal court
at Milwaukee that James Morrison
Darnell. Kenosha's marrying parson,
would be put on trial on charges of
violating the Mann act on May II.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07

The Western railroad arbitration
board handed down its award at Chi
cago In the case of $4,000 engineers
and fremen who had asked 10 per
cent increase in wages and changes
in working conditions.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07

Lightning struck gasoline storage
tank at Sandoval. ILL.,, and destroyed
the tank containing seven thousand
gallons of gasoline. together with sew
eral buildings. The loss was 100000.
The Ely miner., 1915-05-07

One hundred and sixteen Germans
held as war captives were being taken
from Montreal detention headquar-
ters to be sent to Spirit lake when
one broke away and ran. The order
was then given to fire and he fell
dead.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-04
COST OF ENFORCING LIQUOR -
LAW IN INDIAN COUNTRY

Washington Jan 3.-For enforce
ment of the federal LIQUOR law in
Indian country, part of which will
be used in eastern Oklahoma. the
house OF representatives today voted
all item of sl25.000 which is $50, 900
more than the Indian committee had
allowed. Members of the committee
thought the states should be given
a part OF the responsibility of keep
ing whiskey away from the Indians,
and as most of the states where
there are Indian reservations are
dry" Chairman stephens was of the
opinion that il did not require as
much federal money to enforce the
prohibition law as where there are
open saloons.
The fact that the federal govern
ment is making appropriations of
this character, it was brought out
caused practically all the states TO
abandon efforts to prohbitionzc the
Indian. Mr.. Miller of Minnesota,
member of the committee, declares
that there will be almost an utter
lack of cooperation between the
states and the federal government in
this work According To minority
Leader Mann, the situation Indicated
il was not easy to say by legislation
that men shall not satisfy their ap-
petites when they have an oppor-
tmity.
I'VE have the Webb law" said he.
yet IL takes more money to keep
the Indian sober than ever before,
and as rapidly as the Indian is made
a citizen of state the more II costs,
il seems, to keep him sober citi-
zen
Mr. Webb of South Carolina, au-
thor Of the law referred to, said
that the pathetic page in American
history is that the American Indian
becomes as helpless as a child in
the presence of liquor"
Mr Bartholdt of Missouri chided
the prohibition advocates by asking
if it cost $l25,OOO to enforce the
liquor law in Indian country. how
much it would cost 10 enforce ma
tional prohibition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-04
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THE PEOPLES FORUM u
4 u 8! u II :. Il y u y u I. u u 3. :,
T axation.

There Is "A growing discomfort il
America, against our system of taxa
tion of real estate.
The old method of placing a pen
atty on real estate improvements
by taxation should be discontinued.
The high cost of living comes. in
a degree, from the high taxes that
are placed on producing land, for
these taxes are ultimately paid by
the consumer.
The farmer who builds a ten thou
sand dollar home increases his tax
values in like amount so he con-
cludes $1,000 home will do. and
he will save half the tax.
In New Zealand unimproved land
is taxed I per cent. improved land
is taxed from IA to per cent, ac-
cording to the mprovements-the
more improvements, the less the tax.
1t is time that we should wake
up to the fact that it is an error to
penalize enterprises and place a
premium on inertia
Idle lands should be taxed into pro
ductiveness, just as idle men should
be taxed into activity Capital
should not be permitted TO hide it
self in land investments and go prac-
tically free from taxation. Home
building should be encouraged. The
owner of home stands for good
order. good schools, good roads liber-
ties, and every other good thing.
Every mother of child should
be a home-owner. 1t gives her II
stronger purpose, freedom from fear,
and her mental attitude will be re-
iected in her children. BAD boys
making garden are good boys.
Idle boys. like idle men, usually find
something to do. And that something
is usually something wrong. Our
boys and girls are the finest crop
tl"l lIilS county - Piouu'IhS' an"
We hear the cry, Back to the farm"
Our big business men of the cities
are boys from the farm. II was
there they learned to love nature, and
they live it still. We are part of
nature, and the better understanding
We have of nature, the more effic-
lent and happy we are. X. Y. u.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-04
PROFITS IN FEEDING HOGS

A combination of alfalfa, wheat, and
tankage makes a good ration for hogs
This is shown by the experience of w
l.. Murray OF Perry, Okla. Mr.. Muir
ray sold load of months old Duroc-
Jerseys, the other day, which averaged
228 pounds, and topped the Oklaho-
ma City market These hogs were fed
on alfalfa pasture, ground wheat, tank
age, and little corn from the time
they were weaned until they were
ready for market The tankage and
ground wheat were mixed and fed as
slop. Mr.. Murray does not let his
pigs get thin during the summer as
he believes rapid gains are the most
profitable. He weighed the pigs ev
cry week and estimates that the wheat
fed brought s125 bushel
The breeding and general method of
handling were important factors in
the development of these hogs None
but pure-bred boars, says the Okla
homa Farmer, are used on the Murray
farm. Sanitation is another rule that
always is strictly enforced The hogs
are fed on concrete floors and given
plenty of clean. pure water
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-04
Cow Followed Compass.

A poor tiller of the soil had owned
for Z number OF years a valuable COW
or q sudden he began 10 find that the
beast always stood in her stall with
her tail toward the south where the
manger was, her head toward the
north He tried various means OF
making the COW stand the other way,
her head to the south and her tail tn
the north, bu. 70 matter how many
times he set her properly m her stall
she always turned around Finally
there was nothing to do but rebuild
the stall to salt the COW. Somewhat
later war came and the poo. tiller OF
the soil had to join his regiment and
60 and fight for the 'atherland. His
wife and children, reduced to dire pov.
erty, were forced 20 sell the COW to
the butcher, who slaughtered her and
sold her meat at famine prices to his
fellow townsmen. At the Same time,
however. the mystery of the animals
unaccountable behavior was cleared
up. In the body Of the COW was found
a small compass which the poor mai,
her owner, had lost some months be.
fore from his watch chain. Evidently
It had fallen among the hay and been
eaten.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-04
The Girl OF Just Now.

The head mistress OF large schoo,
for girls in England, who is naturally
well acquainted with the modern cir
as class. finds her an admirabl.
type but in danger OF becoming self
ish. So much has been done for the
girl OF just now. this teacher says, thai
she seems sometimes to be inclined It
get into the habit OF thinking that she
will never have to do anything for her
self. She has so good time at school
and college that there is some danger
OF her thinking that she ought always
to have as much pleasure. II is in in
sisting on what she thinks her right
TO enjoy herself that she sometimes
seems a little selfish. little less
capable of selfsacriiice than, say. heI
grandmother But she Is very charm.
ing and interesting, and she will dc
well If she will realize occasionally
that women Of other generations have
had similar feelings OF restlessness
and have found an outlet for them in
work for others rather than in unprott
able repinings.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-04
helplna tne LAWYER.

Vhen certain North Carolina jurist
made his first appearance OF the bar
as a young lawyer he was giveg
charge by the state solicitor of the
prosecution Of a man who was accused
Of some misdemeanc: Although there
was practically no evidence against
TIE man, the youthful attorney did his
best, but was as'onished when the iurv
brought in verdict of gully" After
'he trial Cne of the Jurors tapped the
young lawyer on the shoulder. We
didn't think ;ne man was guilty." he
explained. but at the same time
didn't like TO discourage a young law.
yer by acQuitting him"