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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-21
MAN AND WIFE
ATTENP TED To
BREAK JAIL
JAIL GUARD AT MUSkOGEE-
HADLEY WHO is HELD FOR
MURDER is BADLY BEATEN.

Muskogee, Okla, May 20.-With the
heavy knob of a bath tub water faucet
in woman's stocking as their only
weapon, Paul V. Hadley and his wife,
Ida, jointly charged with the murder
of Sheriff Jake Giles of Beaumont,
Texas, aboard a Missouri, Kansas &
Texas passenger train here March "a,
made desperate attempt to break
from the county Jail here late today
Hadley was badly beaten upon the
head during a hand-to-hand struggle
with one of the guards, and tonight
was still unconscious. Jail physicians
said that he was suffering from con-
cussion of the brain, but that he prob
ably would recover.
The break for freedom was made
just after their attorney with whom
they had been in consultation, had left
the Jail. AS Jailer William Trimble
unlocked the door leading into the cell
room and stood aside for the prison
ers to pass, Hadley swinging the i'm
provised weapon above his head, rush
ed at him. Trimble warded off the
blow and Hadley closed in upon him,
pinning the officers arms at his side.
Mrs. Hadley ran to the jailer's desk
and began savagely to tug at the
drawer in which the officers firearms
are kept. The drawer, however, was
locked.
Inside guard G. w. Mcclure rushed
in, seized Mrs. Hadley and carried her
to her cell. He then oyerpowered Had
ley and he was placed in a dungeon.
1t was when MCGUIRE went back to the
dungeon to search him that Hadley
leaped upon the guard and received
the wounds that may cause his death.
Mcclure beat him with heavy cell
room key, splitting open his scalp in
several places.
Hadley tonight lay on blood-stain-
ed cot, his arms in straitjacket, his
feet bound together, raving like a mad
man. Three fellow-prisoners he'd him
upon his bed.
From her cell in a far off corner of
the Jail his wife, in tears, listened
to his means and pleaded with him
to live for her sake.
tr;a 70
June 5.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-21
SOCIETY BELLE SHOOTS SELF;
LOST MONEY IN SPECULATION

Baltimore, Md, May 20.-Miss Mary
3. Mordecai, leader in Baltimore
society circles, who it is said recently
last 100000 in imprudent specula-
tions in stock market, shot herself
with suicidal intent at her home and
it was stated at the hospital where
she was taken that she probably
would die.
It was stated that the bullet had
penetrated Miss Mordecai's brain and
had caused fracture of the skull.
Miss Mordecai, who belongs to a
family prominent in Maryland society
for more than a century. was found
lying on the floor of her suite in the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-21

According to an authoritative an
the entire Florida East
Coast railway system is to be oper-
ated by oil-burning locomotives. The
is now engaged in convert
ing all the engines on its main sys-
TEN and most of its branches into
engines and expects by
the first of January next to operate
its entire line between Key West and
Jacksonville with fuel oil.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-21

fashionable w a ID ert apartments
shortly after three o'clock in the
morning. There was a bullet wound
in her right temple and by her side
lay the revolver with which she had
shot herself.
a brother d. Harry Mordecai, said
the young woman had left a note, di-
rected to Mrs. G. l.. Harrison, her sis
ter, but he declined to make public
its contents.
Miss Mordecai was noted for her
fondness for outdoor sports and for
merly hunted with the Elkridge
hounds. She was also interested in
racing and was a frequent visitor to
the Pimlico track.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-21

tunes of the club palled on Cox, how
ever, and when he became tired of
supporting a "tail-ender" he sold his
stock.
Mr.. Cox was president of the World
Film Corporation, one of the largest
picture producing and distributing
concerns; chairman of the board of
directors of the Shubert theatrical
interests, vice-president of the Mar
Gus Loew amusement enterprises, and
was interested in the Keith yaude-
vile circuits. He was president OF
the Cincinnati Trust company and
held stock in various realty COM
panies which have constructed thea
tres in New York City.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-21
JAPAN PLAYING
MASTER MOVE
AGAINST j. 6.
PRIZES SOUGHT ARE SUPREM
ACY IN PACIFIC, ABSOLUTE
CONTROL OF CHINA AND OPEN
DOOR ON OUR WEST COAST.

Washington, May 20.-Washington
officials awakened with a shock to-
day to realization that Japan is
about to spring her trump card in
the great game she has been playing
for many years with the United
States and other powers for the
heaviest stakes in her history.
Supremacy in the Pacific, absolute
control of China, and opening OF the
doors of Uncle Sans Pacific coast to
the full flood of Japanese immigra-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-21

Because of their inability to secure
enough automobile freight cars, the
Willys-Overland company of Toledo
has hit upon the expedient of ship
ping a part of its output tarpaulined
in fiat cars and gondolas-in order
that it's huge daily output be kept
moving as fast as manufactured.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-21

clean sport; he has made good and
has inspired the confidence of every
one with whom he has come in con-
tact
Next Friday night VIII be amateur
night when a series of bouts will be
arranged by local boys. For this event
a nominal fee will be charged.
On Friday night, June 2, unless 9TH
erwise announced, another good show
will be arranged, with some of the
best in the business as participants.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-21
gray.

"The army that picks its men al
ways wins. An American army COM
posed partly of hunters would pick
off the men in a continental discip-
lined army in the same deadly way
our pioneer colonists did in 70"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-21
Loafiinq in the Stable.

1T is now something like a dozen
years since Coates Kinney passed
away. His name may not be familiar
to many of my readers; yet he was
the author of poem which always
affected me deeply. 1t was entitled
Rain on the Roof" | can easily
recall some of the lines:
Earth hath naught of tone or cadence
That can work with such a spell,
In the souls mysterious fountain
whence the tears of rapture dwell
AS that melody of Nature,
That subdued, subduing strain
That is played upon the shingles by
the patter of the rain.
Who that has ever lain in attic
or NOW, as l have, listening to the
musical patter of the rain, can forget
the reveries which this hypnotizing
sound impelled? Ones mind wanders
far afeld at the sound of running
water, whether it be the little brook
which meanders over its pebbly bot
tom across the meadow, or the gi-
gantic fall of Niagara. We shut
our eyes and the whole world passes
in review, SO wonderful is the COM
pelling force of the sound. That is
why am so immensely pleased with
a little poem / found in one of the
magazines this week. 1t Is entitled
"Loafin' in the Stable" and deserves,
in my opinion, to rank with the
Coates Kinney verses:
When the days too wet for plowin'
And the clouds are in the sky,
You'll be apt to find me loafin'
In the stable where it's dry;
Kinda tink'rin' with the harness,
Or a-bright'nin up the plows,
Or a-pannin' out the stanchions
So they're handler for the cows.
Or maybe I'm just a-loafin'
In Ian kind of way
In the stable loft, a-dreamin'
In the sweet alfalfa hay,
And the tinkle, drip and dribble
OF the rain drops runnin' down
Messy shingles on the gable
Is a mighty soothin' SCUM.
Prop myself up by the winder
Sos to watch the broad expanse
OF the cornfields and the medders
Where the raindrops splash and
dance:
Watch the wheat fields dip and billow
AS the breezes come and go,
Jest lay back there in the shelter
OF the caves and watch her grow.
We sometimes think of rainy day
as so much time lost in our busy
life; but is there not an Inspiration
even from "loafin' in the stable" a
chance to philosophize, to lay still
bigger plans for the future? Some OF
the most momentous plans OF my
life have originated as l lay sleepless
in my bed at night. wiz we not all
agree that others have sprung into
our minds as we listened to the sub
Gued, subduing rain that is played
upon the shingles by the patter or
the rain" or the "tinklc drip and
dribble of the rain drops runnin' down
messy shingles on the gable" while
we were 'loain in the stable?
LANES NJ PIERCE
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-03-09

Kitchen Forks. Heavy re-tined wire,
 splendid value Sc Pan Cake Turner's. Good size, 5 & lOc Tea and Coffee Strainers -..-. Sc Erased Lamp Burners. No. 1 & 2, each ----------- Sc Erased Padlocks. Strong and we'll made. Two keys lOc Rubber Shoe Heels. Ass'ted sizes, lOc Curry Combs. Well made item that needs but a showing to sell lOc Half Soles. Extra quality, all sizes. Price per pair ------ 2Oc Garden Hoes. Extra quality, 1-2 & 7 1-2 inches wide, each 25c Garden Rakes. Braced shank, 14-tooth, maleable iron 25c Potato Hooks. oval tines, excellent material ----.----- ---.-2 25c Mule Shears. Best steel 25c & 35c
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-03-09
CAUTION
Issued by the Conference of Cot
 ton States Bankers

With a shortage of ships to move our cotton to foreign shores; with no indication of the end of the war; with the nation stirred over preparedness for eventualities; with the buying power of the entire world gradu- ally lessening day by day, it be- comes our duty to issue this form al warning as the time of plant ing cotton is at hand.
 Let every one encourage the farmer to be on the safe side by raising plenty of feed and food for the community as well as for himself, his family and his live stock. A calf, a pig, chickens, and garden often mean the diff ference between want and money ahead. Economical and safe living for all as well as safe farming" must be the rule if prosperity is to abide with us.
 Six cent cotton this fall would spell disaster in the colt )n states. Low price follows over.supply as certainly as the night the day. High prices and prosperity oyer the South this year will prove what voluntary reduction of cot ton acreage does. Any marked increase in acreage over last year is going to result in a great loss to Southern cotton produc- CTS. merchants and bankers, and will similarly affect all allied bus mess and professions.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-03-09
J. w. ERWIN
Issues An Address to the Voters
 of Nevada County

Owing to sickness in my fami. ly, l have been unable to canvass the county, and as the time for tho primary is drawing near l take this method of reaching my friends all over the county.
 l was the first man to enter the race for Tax Assessor. and perhaps l am the oldest man who is seeking this office. am 60 years old; have always voted the democratic ticket, and this is the first time in life that ever asked for an office. l have been en- gagged in ministerial work for 30 years, and my life is an open book. l have been pastor of Laneburg church ever since it was organized, 26 years ago. l have worked hard all my life and paid my debts and treated my fellow man right.
 1 know nothing of the tricks of the politician. and am depending on my past life and my qualifica- tions for election. l have noth- ing to say against any of my op- ponents. l have treated them with kindness and courtesy.
 It has been reported that had plenty of aoney and wanted the office for my boy. Both state
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-03-09

ments are untrue. 1 have noth- ing ahead, and if am elected l shall attend strictly to the office myself.
 will say to my friends that have paid to have my name on tho ticket and am in this race to a finish.
 In conclusion, l want to thank my friends for their hearty sup. port. All 1 ask is an honest election and a fair count, and if my friends continue loyal feel sure that 1 shall win.
 Very respectfully,
 J. w. ERWIN.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-03-09
STOCK RAISING
.e of the Profitable Features
 of Diversification.

Tbe matter of stock raising is byada county is one which has len given careful attention and rnest consideration by our peo- B in late years, but even yet ere is a vast room for improve ent. As a suitable country for is.industry, Southwest Arkan- s has no superior. In quality d value the horses and mules ised Tn Nevada county will com Ire favorably with those that e shipped here from other htes. and our farmers would bd that no feature of the pres It popular plan of diversified bn would prove as profitable as Aving an occasional horse or ule to throw on the market and Jus keep at home the money lat would otherwise necessarily i've to be sent away.
 Of course everybody should Pt engage wholly in stock rais. g. but every farm should pro- bee a surplus of horses. mules, title, hogs and sheep, which can
 done. those who have tried 1t
 us, at very little expense or puble.
 The introduction of the silo (s solved the problem of green led during the winter. and by wing rye, oats or wheat in the II. green pastures throughout e winter season may be had.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-03-09

that important position. and in his present race is receiving great encouragement.
 Besides being . most pleasant, affable gentleman, Ar. Page is an efficient officer. always look ing zealously after the interests of the State of Arksnsas, and has done much to attract the at- tention of the world at large to our wonderful natural resources.
 His management of the affairs of the office will bear the closest investigation, and the people as a whole are proud of the opportu- nity to vote for him again.
 Nevada county will doubtless give him a big vote.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-03-09

and complete stocks of every thing you need. Competition in all lines is keen enough to bring prices down to a legitimate mar gin of profit, and they have a reputation for honesty and integ- rity which insures you a square deal.
 Then Prescott is your home town, the capital of your county. Every dollar spent here enriches your county. increases taxable values. makes money easier and more plentiful, and will eventu- ally reduce your rate of taxation. While money spent abroad impov- ishes the county, lowers bank de posits, destroys credit, decreases valuations and will eventually bankrupt the county, and with out benefting you one penny, Because goods can be bought in Prescott just az cheap as can be obtained anywhere. Rural de- livery brings them to your door and you have the privilege of re- turning them if they don't suit you.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-03-09
TRADE AT HOME
Patronize Home Merchants and
 Build Up Your Community

This issue of the Picayune goes to the home of every white pol tex payer in Nevada county. In it's columns are to be found the appeals of the business Interests s of Prescott for the patronage of these people. and we respectfully ssk that you read what they have to say.
 Prescott is a solid. pcrmanen, and substantial business city. Her merchants are progressive and up-,o- date. They carry full
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-03-09

Prescott is not only a good bus mess town, but Is a most pleas ant place to live and rear your family among good influences.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-03-09

If educational and religious ad- vantages count for anything in home making, then Prescott has a full share to offer her people.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-03-09

After you have read this paper. unless you want to file it away for future reference. send it to some one you know in another state and let them read about the things we have and what we are doing in Nevada county.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-03-09
JOHN H. PAGE
Rndldate for Commissioner of Mines, Manufacture and
 Agriculture

The popularity of T John H. age Arkansas Commissioner Mines. Manufacture and Agri- 'lture, Is attested by the fact
 lat he has been twice elected to
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-03-09

Silk Ribbons. 3 & in. wide. yd. lOc Ladies' Hose. First-class merchandise
 to meet every naed, pair, lOc to 25c Mems Work Shirts. Good wearing ma- terial. A money saving chance not to
 be overlooked 25c up Mems Hose. A special lot of mems half hose; various styles and colors, a pair lCc to 25c Mems Laundered Shirts. A splendid line of soft and plaited shirts, in popu- lar Weaves and colors. P ice soc Mems Collars. Famous brands and pop liar priced. Four-ply reinforced eyelets. Price lOc Stand Lamp. Our lamps will stand the test If use, complete with burner, globe and wick. Price 35c and 400 Horse Collar Pads. Made of heavy drill :; rows stitches; 4 hooks; price " 25c
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-03-09

Lanterns. Good size; large oil founts; complete with wick, burners and globe, at 4Oc Ten Quart Enameled Fails. Seamless. heavy steel base, wire bail, wood handle. Price BOG Ten Quart Blue and White Fails. Seam- less; triple coat; heavy steel base; wire bail, wood handle ---------5O soc
 l4-Quart Croy Enameled Dish Pans. Roll edge, seamless, heavy steel base.
 Price 2Sc
 l7-Quart Blue and White Dish Pans. Triple coat, heavy steel base, roll rim. Price soc
 lO-Quart Galvanized Fails 23c Can Openers. Steel blade, each - Sc Butcher Knives. Keen 6-inch blade, good steel 25c
The sun., 1916-11-26
c1oDIos SHOCK ABsoRBER.
Well Known TraaesAaa Has a.
Inportant Accessory.

Well Known Traaesnaa Has a.
Important Accessory.
Paul Ciodio 10 now devotins all his
attention to the Houda!lis Shock Ab.
sorbsr Company. Inc. Of 2+S West Fifty
nfth street. The Houdaille shook ab-
soebsr u probably the only hydraulic
shook sbsorber in this country of the
gsnsral pattern. the principle being
practically the same system - the re-
coil check on the French 70 miilimstsr
eun. This shock absorber 10 now in
use and being furnished ~ standard
equipment on tho 1915 ana 1917 produc.
ton Of the Mercer Automobile Company
Of Trenton. ". J.
This instrument 10 Of French origin
and 10 patented in the United states.
In Europe II was used before the war
by such we'll known concerns In France
as the Panhard. tho De Launay-Belle.
Vile, Peugeot. &C. IN England by tina
Vauxhall, Sunbeam. Napier. Rolls Royce.
in Germany by the Benz and Mercedes.
The Houdaille Shock Absorber Com
pany. Inc. will devote all its time to
the manufacturing n marketing OF
thie product. which will retail at s75 q
set OF four Instruments.
Mr.. Clodio IL we'll known in h trade.
\ He imported the Mercedes and Bena
cars, wal sales manager for the Pope
Manufacturing Company in New York
ana recently promoted the Kisssl line
hsrSy H
The sun., 1916-11-26
SMOOTH ELECTRICS
SOOTHE TOURISTS
Interesting Run Gives Large
Party Fine idea Of Rest
fnl Driving.

Recently an electric coupe drove
through the gates OF Tongue Vue Inn at
Hastings-on-H Hudson and up the broad
avenue to the entrance way. The car
was noteworthy for its dignity. Its beauty
and its grace as well as for the. jolly
party which II carried. Scarcely had II
stopped and its occupants aiighted be-
fore another electric entered the grounss,
and another. and another. n still an
other until fully forty cars were packed
along the driveway and about $50
visitors had swurmed over the
lawns and into the dining rooms
where afternoon tea was being served.
The merry party. which seemed almost
like a big family. enjoyed to the full the
INN and It's attraction and then, Il It'll"
before six, car after car filled UP and
drove way. The event was the Fall
Sociabllity Run of the New York Elec-
trio Vehicle Association.
AZ two o'clock the cars had assembled
at the Elcctric Garage on Contra Park
West and SiNty-second street and n few
minute; after had started of on their
trip. The run to Tongue Vue was ac-
consplished In a triie less han two
hours and not n single car participating
experienced the slightest trouble of any
kind.
These association runs have become
well settled fixtures in the social calon-
dar OF Manhattan. Twice annually.
spring and fall. they are held. and the
number participating each time has
grown by leaps and bounds. Last spring
the vi led to the Siwanoy Country club,
at Bronxvllle. Westchester county. New
York, and about thirty-hve cars took
part.
a spirit OF camaraderie and good fell
lowship has pervadcd each run and back
of 1t all has been "a keen enthusiasm and
appreciation OF the promise and the full
flmert OF the electric pleasure car. A
majority OF the drivers have been women
and this for the reason that the electric
Is the simplest and easiest Of all pleasure
cars TO manage, Added 10 its purely
mechanical advantages Is the fact tina;
for luxury and appointments and ele-
II OF finish no other cars In the world
as n class. are comparable with them.
But women have not been the only
participants in the associations sociabii.
ity runs. there are man men as well
who wax enthusiastic over the electric
pleasure vehicle, and these have formed
no incons!derable proportion Of the par
ties. Doctors, lawyers. and In fact pro-
fessional mon OF all classes. have found
the electric the ideal car for town and
suburban use for themselves n theiI
families.
1t Is the sleotrio's absolute dependable.
ity n It's freedom from the common Ills
OF motordom which are daily recommend
Ing II to IN ever increasing class OF The
discriminating public and nothing Ii do,
ing moro to prove Its all round service
ability than these semi-annual suburban
trips.
The sun., 1916-11-26
TRY BEAR MOUNTAIN TRIP.
IL VIII Open VI Some Histori
Country.

The need OF more public recreation
grounds whbth may be reached by motor
lists Is shown by the wonderful success
OF Palisadc Park. In The heart Of the
Hudson Highlands. A careful record
kept for the touring department Of the
American Automobile Association shows
that 1900 automobiles were parked In
front OF the Bear Mountain Inn in one
day. The trafic this year mounted to
5i.:64 cars bearing over $4,000 people
to this state owned Inn or to picnic
grounds on the hills and in the canyons.
The season. so far as obtaining things
20 eat. at Bear Mountain was closed on
Sunday. November ~. and motorists
should not expect 10 find a dinner await
ing them at the end OF a run into the
Highlands m more this season.
The roads. however. remain open. and
the mountain scenery II as gorgeous in
the fall of 1916 as II was when WASH
ington Irving first learned to rave about
II and the British broke military trails
through II to get at wa%shington's army
at Fort Montgomery. Just beyond.
Locked M from the days OF the Revo-
luton until the Pallsads Parks road
makers dug into II last year. this region
OF scenic wonders was inhabited almost
solely by the shades OF the old Dutch
navlgators with which Irving peopled II
until gasolene driven cars flooded
through It's most mysterious rav!nss.
The completion Of the steel span across
He'll Hole on P~opolopen Creek. at tn,
: very point OF m important battle of the
Revolution. robbed the road on to Yves
Point OF its last remaining terror ant
that route is now open for all motorists
The Englewood ferry will close Decem
Der 4, after which date tourists shouit
proceed by way of Tarrytown and tn,
ferry TO Nyack or via 130th street ferr,
to Edgewater.