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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-26
STATE EQUALIZATION BOARD.
Fix Valuation for Taxing Purposes =
Texas Company at $1o,25o,ooo.

Oklahoma City, March %. - The
state board of equalization is fixing
final valuations for taxing purposes
on public service corporations made
the tentative assessments permanent
in most cases so far. The Oklahoma
Railway company was valued at 81
600 ,0O0 the figure that was fixed ten
tatively some time ago Governor
Williams voted for this valuation, but
said in his opinion it should have
been $2,641,OOO
The Guthrie Railway company was
reduced from a tentative value of
$4,000 to $4,000. The Kansas City
pipe line was reduced from a tente-
tive valuation of 100000 to $4S0,OOO.
The Texas Company, tentative assess
ed at $13, 900, was finally valued
at $1O,25O,OOO.
Other valuations finally fixed were:
Bartlesville Water company, S133r
O0O Oklahoma Fuel Supply company
$225,OOO; Ardmore Gas company $7O.'
900; North Canadian Valley Railway
company $4,000, and the Shawnee
Tecumseh Traction company 100000.
In fixing the value of the Texas
Company at the figure given the board
took into consideration the agreement
by the Texas Company to dismiss the
appeal that is pending in the supreme
court from the assessment at $5,2jO,-
600, made by the board last year.
The attorney for the company said
that while the valuation Of $10,250,0O0
is less than it might well be for this
year, the valuation appealed from in
1915 was as much too high and the
average is about right. Dismissal
of the suit will bring into the state
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-26
Baptist Men Organize.

The Broadway Baptist men have
organized a large and enthusiastic
Brotherhood, which will soon become
a chapter of the national organization.
They are out to win and to inject
twentieth century religious pep into
church life The membership at pres
ent is a little less than half a hun
dred They helped to put prayer
meeting attendance Wednesday eve
ming at high water mark. A police
man in full uniform sat on the front
seat, enjoyed the meeting, and felt
at home. The church walls continue
TO stand and the roof is still on.
Mr. Apple was chosen president;
Mr.. Herndon vice-president; Mr.. Cross
secretary-treasurer. Another brief
session will be held after prayer
meeting Wednesday evening, when
the brotherhood will entertain with
a social hour, light refreshments and
a royal good time.
The apple Adam and Eve ate
brought sorrow into mems lives. The
Apple We have chosen will lead us
into a larger and better Brotherhood.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-26
MclNrYRE-RoeeRTsoN WEDDING.
Ardmore Young People Married Yes
terday

Miss Willie Robertson and ]. l..
Mcintyre were united in marriage
yesterday afternoon at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Robertson, 31S Sixth avenue, north
west, the ceremony being performed
by Dr.. Cooper, pastor OF the Broadway
Baptist church.
Immediately following the wedding
ceremony the bridal couple departed
on the 3:1G Santa Fe train for their
future home at Chandler.
For the past three years Miss Rob
ertson has been an employe of the
Pioneer Telephone company here,
and has many friends in Ardmore. The
groom has been connected with the
Wells Fargo's local office for the past
year in the capacity of cashier and
resigned this position to accept the
agency for the same company at
Chandler. They so to their new home
with the best wishes of their many
Ardmore friends.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-26
New Mexican Paper Money.

Mexico City, March 2j.-The stock
and exchange markets today were
subject to violent flutuations, mining
and oil stocks in many instances soar
ing upward The asked prices at the
close were double those paid at the
opening with buyers eager. Paper
money opened at 40 pesos for one gold
dollar and closes at 81 pesos for
one. 1t was reported here that the
new paper money issue will be put
on the market soon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-26
INDIANS WILL.
HAVE DEMON
STRATION FARM
SEED HAS BEEN FURNISHED AND
FIVE INDIANS WILL SHOW
WHAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED
UNDER U. S. SUPERVISION.

{. NJ Neal, government farmer, at
tachod to the local Indian agency.
received a large shipment of seed
yesterday, which he will distribute
among five full-blood Indians who will
have ten acres of their lands in dem.
OnstratiOn farms this season. The men
who have agreed to work these DEM
onstration farms under the direction
Of Mr. Neal are: II. l.. Gardner of
Dease, Joseph Hayes of Brock; Chat.
man Thompson, Tom Morris and
Frank Stribbling of Ardmore. Tho
seed is furnished to the Indians under
the reimbursing agreement Of the
government department of the interior
that is, the Indians are to pay for
the seed the same season as planted.
if possible, and if the crops are sue
cessful. Otherwise, they have four
years in which to pay.
The Indian farmers of Carter coun-
ty are rapidly establishing n record
throughout the state for thrift. For
the past few years they have carried
away more than majority of the
prizes at the state and new state fairs
and have demonstrated that they are
worthy of the attention bestowed
upon them by the government. Mr..
Neal is looking for great things from
them this season.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-26
J. r. Taliaferro's Platform.

81 believe in religion, sound mo-
rality and decency, due observance
and enforcement of the law, treating
all men alike, and if elected l will
use a force of deputies who believe
in the same principles.
Il believe in the sheriff's office
working in absolute conjunction and
harmony with the county attorneys
office, and to aid him in obtaining
evidence against lawlessness.
Il believe a due enforcement of the
law will prevent crime and save the
taxpayers an enormous sum of money
in the way of courts of inquiries and
grand juries.
81 believe the sheriff's office should
be carried on under a secret detect
i've system so that any man may re-
port offenses being committed in his
neighbOrhood without fear of bodily
or financial harm from the violators
of the law.
81 believe in moving the sheriff's
office back to the Jail, whereby l can
save the taxpayers the salaries of
one and possibly two men,
81 have many other ideas of law en-
forcement and retrenchment in the
office Of the sheriff which l am only
too glad to explain to the voters of
the county, as opportunity affords.
Il believe that the citizens of the
county know that the interests that
I have from a moral and financial
standpoint will impel me to put into
effect the principles set forth in this
platform, and that | will enforce the
law as laid down in the statutes with
equal rights to all and special privi
leges to none"
J. r. TALTAFERRO.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-26
HONOR JAP SOLDIERS
Eight Thousand Men Who Captured
German Fortress, Honored

Toxic, March 25.-HonOrs for about
5000 japanese soldiers who distin-
guished themselves at the capture of
the German fortress at Tsing-tau
which surrendered on the morning of
November 7, 1914 were made public
yesterday by the imperial household.
The list includes both ofcers and men,
and another list includes decorations
for several hundred men of the navy
who participated in the bombardment
Of the fortress.
First on the list is eut.-General
Mitsuomi KamiO, commander of the
land forces at Tsing-tau who was Civ
en- the first class of the order of the
Golden Kite with the grand Gordon of
the Rising Sun, together with yearly
pension. Vice,Admiral Sadakichi Kato
who commanded the attacking fleet,
was decorated with the second class
of the order of the Golden Kite. All
the decorations for the officers are ac-
companied with pensions. The honors
for the rank and file of the soldiers
and sailors consisted of decorations
and a grant of money.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-26
COUNTY IS
GOING AF TER
THE VACRANTS
EVERY ONE TAKEN IN OIL FIELD
DISTRICT WILL BE GIVEN THE
LIMIT IN JAIL AND MAXIMUM
FINE.

Migrants who are captured by the
sheriff and his deputies in the oil
fields are going to be "up against it,
from now on, according to a state
ment from the county attorneys office
yesterday afternoon.
Those who have been taken in in
the past have been serving time in
the county Jail, but Monday morning
the whole bunch will be put to work
on the county road between here and
Springer and their numbers will be
added to as fast as the officers can
lay hands on them.
For some time it has been reported
that there was a number of pale,
well-dressed individuals who hung
out at Ragtown, without visible means
of support, but who were apparently
responsible for much of the trouble
that has occurred there from time
to time. The officers are going to
break up this bunch if they have to
enlarge the Jail and hire extra
guards.
Monday morning the first contin-
gent will be handed picks and shovels
and no doubt will do some of the
first real work they have done in
years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-26
SWAT THEFLY
WILL Be Pop
ULAR CAME
CAMPAIGN WILL START IN EAR
NEST THIS WEEK - LECTURES
AT EVERY SCHOOL HOUSE IN
THE COUNTY.

"Swat the Fly" is going to be a
popular slogan in this section of the
state this season, and the first steps
of the campaign will be taken next
week, when the Chamber of Com
merce will begin a series of lectures
throughout this county, at every
school house, with illustrated slides
and charts showing the menace that
is created by the nuisance, and how
easy it would be to eliminate it.
Statistics show that one female fly
wintered over to April l, will have
multiplied by September into $685.
720OOO,0OO, or enough flies, if placed
one before the other, to reach around
the earth $50 times.
How many school children, right of
the reel, can enumerate the above
numbers, and how many centuries do
you think it would take to count them
at the rate of 200 per minute? Still
the little fly casts that number adrift
in a remarkably short time.
The city officials are going to make
a strenuous effort to keep the city
free of flies this season, and are
going to insist that property owners
help them to do so. All premises
will be required to be kept clean and
especially the yards in the rear Of
stores in the business districts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-26
Fodder Tickets for Horses.

Zurich. Switzerland, March "a
Fodder tickets for horses, on the
lines of the bread ticket system, are
about to be issued in Vienna. For
stables with more than 20 horses
fodder will be supplied from munich
pal storehouses. Owners of smaller
numbers can get it from dealers, upon
the presentation of the tickets.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-26

treasury at once about $6j,OOo in rev.
enues.
Secretary of State J. l.. Lyon op.
posed the compromise on the ground
that it sets precedent which is likely
to become annoying and embarrass
ing to the state board in its assess.
ment of public utilities.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-26
$4,000 Fire at Amarillo.

Amarillo, Texas, Marcl 25-The
Rock Island passenger station and
general offices were partially de
trOyed by fire this morning. entail
ing loss of $4,000, covered by in
suance. Origin of the IRE is un-
known.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-26

Senator La Toilette is not standing
back for any leap year demonstra-
tions from the 1916 nomination.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-26

A new wreck on the New Haven
road adds another incident to leng-
thy program of investigation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-26
WITH FASHION WEEK A-COMIN'
WE'LL TANGO INTO FAME

Who said dear old Ardmore couldn't do the highland
fling?
Who said its people stad to do the buck an
wing?
The place once known Town" has changed, and :
City" is its
With Fashion Week a-comn' ON well tango into fame.
Who said that Ardmore couldn't show many cars
City twice her population, several more than many?
The oldest citizens spry and of them are lame
With Fashion Week a-cOmin We'll tango into fame
Who said that Ardmore wasn't rich with worldly goods
and riches?
The old folks are aseppin' out with summer gowns and +
breeches
And contempatn' proving that the younger set is tame
With Fashion Week a-comin We'll tango into fame
Who said that Ardmore couldn't claim the best Of heart =
ed people,
With hearts gold and aspirations high steeple?
Just wait a week and see if we make good our =
claim,
With Fashion Week a-comin We'll tango into fame T.
Who said that Ardmore didn't have the maxim Of The +
City ~
Of Oklahoma's many cities? Well, just start dity +
And we'll show you skeptcs that it is goody aim,
With Fashion Week a-comin We'll tango into fame.
ANONYMOUS. +
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-26

No matter what form of govern
ment China seeks to adopt, the re-
suit is altogether informal.
The Little River news., 1916-02-16
ACCY MEN WILL
 SPEAK IN COUNTY
Dates for the Entire K. C. s. Towns Given for the Next Week.
 AShdOwn Feb. 21.

Mena, Feb. 15.-(Special) "A num- Der of Horticultural meetings will be held along the K c. s. as per the sch edule below. There are a number of good points that are wasting their op- portunities by making small ship ments or none at all when they could easily increase their acreage a little and make carload shipments of the same products. We do not want to interfere with the culture of the regu- lar crops that are now being grown but to get few pick up crops put in in addition. We think that we, with the assistance of the Express company can be of material benefit to ycs1 in marketing and are therefore asking you to cooperate with the railroad. There will be parties present to talk On these subjects who can give you the desired informatic~.
 Ogden. Monday morning, Feb. 21 meeting at car at 10.
 HAoAiuO"ii, NhoHudy dIIeI lOCu T cD. 2l, meeting at car at 2.
 Wilton. Tuesday morning, Feb 22, meeting at car at 10.
 Allene, Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 22, rlet ting at car a. 2
 Winthrop, Wednesday morning, Feb. B. meeting at car at 10.
 Horatio, Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 2!5. meeting at car at 2. Lockesburg, Thursday morning Feb "A, meeting at car at 10. DeQueen, Thursday afternoon, Feb "A. meeting at car at 3. Gillham, Friday morning, Feb. 25, meeting at car at To-
The Little River news., 1916-02-16
BOAT SINKS; 3 ARE DROWNED
White Man Swims 200 Yards to Safety
 at PendletOn; 3 Negroes Drown.

Watson, Feb 12.-Three negroes have been drowned and two white men have narrowly escaped in the floods of this section in the last "A hours. The three negroes were drowned near Pendleton Friday af- ternoon, when boat in which they and Clay Cross, son of J. T. Cross, well-known planter of this section were carrying supplies, capsized.
 Young Cross escaped only by swimming 200 yards to the levee.
 Ebert Stone, manager of the Mau- CT. assistant station agent at Watson, probably saved the life of Frank Coop CT, assistant station agent at Watson, at noon today when beat in which Cooper was rowing capsized. Stone was in another boat a short distance away and went to the rescue of Coop CT, who could net swim The water in Watson is from seven to 14 feet deep.
The Little River news., 1916-02-16
vECGS' MAKE DARING RAID
Robbers Make Desperate Efforts to
 Get $25,O0O Pay Rolls.

Fort Smith. Feb. 12.--A daring raid, supposedly by several yeggmen, In an effort to secure between $1S,0OO and $25.OOO sent to Hartford from Kansas city to pay the miners of that section, failed early this morning. The money was there and the yeggmen evldentiy knew where it was located. They en- tered the Bank of Hartford and the postoffice where the money had been placed for safe keeping, but so Tar as has been ascertained they did not se- cure cent.
 The robbers broke into the section house of the Rock Island railroad, a block from the postoffice, and secured tools. They also cut the telephone wire in front of tfe Hartford ex- change. Every telephone in Hartfore except three were rendered useless. The lomg-distance cables were not harmed.
 The robbers broke through rear door of the postoffice, where between $3.OO0 and $5OO0 were held for the BoIen-Darnell Coal Company. The place was ramsacked. but the money was not found.
 At the bank, the robbers sawed out the lock of a back door. They found the hanks vault unlocked and empty.
The Little River news., 1916-02-16
TEXARKANA DELEGATION HERE
Masonic Order Having Meeting in this
 City; If to be Initiated.

The Counsel of Royal and Select Masons of Texarkana are holding a meeting in this city as we go to press (Tuesday afternoon) and will continue the meeting through the afternoon and evening" The members of the Ashdcwon lodge who belong to this degree of Masonary are Dr. A. N Wood, Rev. w. T. Sullivan, H. G Freddy, Dick Boyer, Dr. P. H. Phil lips, H. L. Poland, Ed Jones, N. C. McCrary. H. H. Orton, Jim Martin Sam Middlebrook, Clyde Briant.
 The members of Texarkanu, whc are here are: Allen Winham, J. M KiEser, C. H. Rush, D. B. Owen, i." Miller. J. D. Diddoo, Day Mills, A. C. Stuckey. A. J. Kizer, w. w. Massey A.H. Little and R. s. Williams.
 There are IA Ashdown men to take the degree
The Little River news., 1916-02-16
Supreme Court Reversed and Remand. cd Court House Case for Hearing.
 Many Frauds Alleged.

Little Rock, Feb. 14.-Tbe Hemn- stead county seat case, which has at tracted widespread attention throueh- out Southwestern Arkansas this morn ing was reversed and remanded by the state supreme court for new trial.
 The court held that the presumption of the correctrG?.s and regularity Of the prima facie returns from Derodn r. Y ship in W. .h Hope is situata1 ' as overcome Dy the evidence In Gilt cd on behalf of the cc,ltas ans showing that S45 more votes were cast at this special county seat eiect1o, than were shown on the official list or poll tax payers of the county; that there was testimony also of illegal voters permitted by the election .udg- es i'll Deroan township, and tha. this testimony, taken together. with sufT- clent to overcome the prima facie re- turns to shift the burden to Hope of proving that these returns were in fact. correct; that there was no testi- mony on behalf of Hope, explaining how this disparity between the official list, and the prima facie returns oc- cured
 The other grounds insisted by the contestants, the court held, were mere irregularities. and that thare was nothing in the record to warrant overturning the finding of the tria. judge to the effect that Irregularities in other townships outside of Deraan were not sufficient to impeach the en- tire returns from these precincts.
 If the evidence continues the same, the county seat will remain at Wash ington.
The Little River news., 1916-02-16
AUDITOR IN BAD HOPE LOSES FIGHT
Settlement Clerk Quits Auditors Oific. on Charge of Misconduct.
 Tax Receipts Missing!

Little Rock, Feb. PA deep, dark mystery developed Friday afternoon in state house circles.
 c. M. Coffman, bockkeeper and set clement clerk in the office of the Au- ditor of State, unexpectedly tenderec his resignation. and it was acceptec by Deputy Auditor Bill Stoddard. State Auditor M F. Dickinson hac leTt the office about an hour before 70 go tC' Fair Oaks in the interest or hls campaign for the nomination, ana uo statement could be gotton from him.
 MT. Coffman said that his letter O. resignation contained all the sta,e- ment he wished to make at this time It reads as follows:
 Because of misconduct in the ad- ministraticn of the affairs of the or- flee of Auditor of State. I have been considering whether in justice to my self and family I could longer re- main member of your official force This conduct has progressed to where I conclude it is my duty to sever my relation with the office and I there fore tender my resignation to take place at once"
 Just what the misconduct" refer red to in the resignation of Mir. Golf man consists of is not known, accord i ing to the statement of Deputy Audi 1 ter Stoddard, who states that yester- day afternoon Hogan Oliver. Auditor i Dickinson's political opponent for the office of state auditor, accompanied by T. D. Crawford and J. E. McKin- ney, visited the auditors office, and that MT. Oliver asked to see certain records, among them the poll tax re- cords.
 "I told him the records were in charge of MT. Coffman," states Deputy Stoddard, "and a few minutes later MT. Oliver and MT. Coffman came to my office. MT. Coffman said he had given me the key to the desk in which the records are kept. I told him l did not remember having received the key and that unless he had one, the only other key tn the desk was in pr. Dick inson's possession. They left my of fee and few minutes later MT. Coff- man presented his resignation and accepted it.
 Mir. Oliver claims that he finally succeeded in securing key that would open the desk. and that when check was made of the returned poll tax receipts. he found large number missing, amounting in the thousands, he declares, and one book cf blank stubs had been left In the desk MT Oliver declares this book contained 500 blank stubs and another beck had PA receipts torn out of 1t ard several counties that had returned the receipts were missing.
 "When I asked why they were miss ing I was informed by Stoddard that he knew nothing about why they were missing" declared MT. Oliver
The Little River news., 1916-02-16
SECURES 75O SIGNERS
Former PrOhibitinist Circulates Anti.
 Petition at TeXarkana.

Texarkana, Feb 14.-A petition ask ing for a prohibition election in Bowie county (TeXas) has been in circulat- ion here the past three days, and it is said has received more than 750 sig natures. James M. Christopher, known among his friends as Cold Water Jimmie" was the circulator of the petition.
 It is said the petition will be pre- scented to the County Commission Court at Boston Monday Under the Texas law the election must be held net sooner than 15 nor more than 30 days after the date on which the court makes the order.
The Little River news., 1916-02-16
MENA PROVIDES FOR SURVEY
Polk County Residents Heartily Tn
 Favor of Jefferson Highay.

Mena, Feb 14.-Provision for sur vey of portion of the Jefferson High way through Polk county was made at a mass meeting of citizens held here, when in ten minutes time, $500 was subscribed for that purpose. In addition tc. this $25O was raised for contingent expenses.
 The state highway department of Little Rock will be requsted to send engineers at once to make the surveys and estimates. It is expected to send at least fifty delegates to the Fort Smith meeting in the interest of the Jefferson Highway, which meets Feb ruary 23
The Little River news., 1916-02-16
Sevier Wants To Be First.

DeQueen, Feb. 14.-The State High way Department has been asked to 'cake the surveys and estimates for the Sevier county Jefferscm highway at once. This road will be 2S miles long, running through the county from north to south, passing through Gill ham. DeQueen and Horatio, this coun- ty. Judge Tribble has appointed D. C. Golf of illham, J. l.. Tobin of De Queen and Dr. LA. Henry of Horatio, commissioners. They declare this will be the first Arkansas county 60 com plete it's part of the Jefferson high way