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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01

FOR SPECIAL
ELECT n
WILL BE INTRODUCED AT THE
REGULAR MEETING OF BOARD
OF CITY lssloNERs TO-
NIGHT.

AT the regular meeting of the Board
of City Commissioners tonight, resO-
luton will be introduced authorizing
the mayor to call a special election
for the purpose of giving the quail
fed voters of the city an opportunity
of voting on the question of issuing
bonds for street and alley purposes.
As previously stated, the street and
alley fund of the city is exhausted,
and unless some means are devised
no work on the streets can be done
for the balance of the fiscal year.
The mayor is of the opinion that
the bonds will be voted with little
opposition, while, on the other hand
several large property owners of the
city are preparing to wage war on
the further issuance of bonds. One
fact is certain: Unless some means
are devised to supply the street de-
partment with cash, work will be sus-
pended and the streets neglected. In
fact, the entire crew of the street
department was laid off this morning,
pending q settlement of the affair.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01
PROMINENT
FARMER SHOT
At RINC[|NC
o. ]. McCARTY, FARMER OF FIFTY,
is PROBABLY FATALLY WOUND
ED - THREE MEN TAKEN TO
WAURlkA JAIL.

O. j. McCarty, a farmer about so
years of age, was shot and probably
fatally wounded yesterday afternoon
in Ringing, on the public street. The
shooting is said to have been done
by Aisle Walden, young man of 2l,
living on Mud creek, southwest of
Ringing. McCarty was not dead at
two o'clock this afternoon, but it is
thought his case is hopeless. The
man was shot through the body twice
with .SS calibre pistol. Three shots
in all were fired.
stances which led up to the shooting
are about as follows: Walden's moth
er is now the wife of Fred Wratislaw.
She had some land at one time and
it is claimed sold it to McCarty and
claims that McCarty never paid for it.
Wratislaw and the Walden boys took
McCarty before a notary public and
forced him to sign a deed to the land.
After the deed was signed they fur
ther informed him that If he ever told
of the affair, that he would suffer
the penalty.
Soon after the deed was signed, Nc
Carty went before a justice and told
the story, and swore to a complaint
against Wratslaw. Wratislaw was
arrested and placed under bond The
alleged threat was carried out yester-
day and McCarty paid the penalty
for telling the story of the writing of
the deed to the land. Wratislaw's
bondsmen surrendered him after the
shooting and he and his two stepsons,
Aisle, who did the shooting, and his
brother who is probably held as an
accomplice, have been taken to Wau-
rika to Jail
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. l.
he gravity in the Arkansas
liver flood district was increas-
i today with the breaking of
yo additional railroad levees,
ne at Newport, flooding that
,wn, which went out early to-
ay, and the other at McClel-
md which is reported to have
ven way at nine o'clock.
Every large city adjacent to
le flood area is filling with
sfugees. Cries of distress come
ON the Fort Smith vicinity.
Relief is being sent to the sec
bn where the Arkansas River
eets the Mississippi, where
'e waters back up for sixty
fles from the mouth.
There has been a break in
e levee at Cummins state pris-
b farm. 1t is believed that the
ADMINISTRATION buildings at the
Irm have been carried away
\ the waters.
The eastern part of Pine
luff is under water and all
on Mountain trains are from
Eelve to thirty hours late.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01

London, Feb. IA Reuter- dis
patch from Petrograd says:
"Sergius Sazanoff, the Russian min
lister of foreign affairs, today received
deputation of journalists to whom
he gave a general review of the Bal
kan situation. sHis most interesting
remarks concerned Roumania, whose
relations with Russia, he said, re-
main perfectly satisfactory and am
icable. He admitted that some time
ago the attitude of Roumania was un-
certain, owing to her fear Of hostile
acts on the part. Of the central pow
ers, but that he was now convinced
that Roumania would not fall into a
German trap.
"T repeat that the Austro-Ger-
mans persist in their Roumanfan
campaign, but it is not producing the
effect desired on practical Rouman-
ians,' said NJ. Sazanoff. He added
that the whole Balkan situation would
find its solution only after the war
had ended.
an. Sazanoff declared that German
attempts to secure a separate peace
with Russia had recently been re-
newed 1--WE left them all unanswer-
ed and took no notice of them" he
said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01
FIFTY FOUR PERSONS KILLED
AND slXTY-SEVEN INJURED IN
LAST NIGHTS RAID.
SEVERAL IN RAID
Six or Seven Zeppelns Said to Have
Participated in Raid Last Night,
Which Centered Attack over Cen
tral and Eastern England.

London, Feb. 1.-Fifty-four persons
were killed and siXty-seyen injured
in last nights Zeppelin attack which
centered over the central and eastern
portion of England.
Either six or seven Zeppelins are
said to have participated in the raid,
dropping bombs over a considerable
section.
A resumption of the Zeppelin at
tacks upon England has been ex-
pected for several days, and the re-
cent attack upon Paris was believed
to be prelude to an attack upon
England
The defense of London from air
attacks has recently been placed in
the hands of the war office. Pre-
viously the admiralty had charge of
this matter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01
THE AUSTRIAN FOREIGN OFFICE
DENIES THAT AUSTRIAN SUB
MARINE SANK PERSIA.
WILL ASK BRITISH
Morgenthau Instructed to Ascertain
of British if Submarine Sunk Ship
- England Denies German Reports
She Will Seek Separate Peace.

Washington, Feb. 1-Secretary Tu-
muity announces receipt OF a message
from Ambassador Penfeld at Vienna
that the Austrian foreign office says
no Austrian submarine in the Medit-
erranean was responsible for the
sinking of the British liner Persia.
Secretary Tumulty asks Ambassa-
dor Morgenthau at Constantinople to
ascertain of the British IL a suDmar-
inc sank the ship
Secretary Tumulty asks Ambassa-
dor Morgenthau at Constantinople to
ascertain of the British if a submar-
inc sank the ship.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01
NEW w. .>'v|KLE
IN MARRIAGE:
CEREMONY
COUNTY JUDGE CHAMPION IN
PRODUCES INNOVATION WHICH
WILL REVoLUTlcNlZE CERE-
MONIES IN ARDMORE.

do you promise to take this wom-
an, whom you hold by the right hand,
to be your lawful welded wife, 10
love, cherish, protect, and provide for
her so long as life shall last, and
that you further promise to take out
life insurance policy in her favor
in the amount of one thousand dol
lars, to further protect her in the
event of your early demise?"
The above is the text OF marriage
ceremony which was introduced by
County Judge Tom Champion while
performing a marriage service in his
chambers one day last week, and
when the startled groom awoke from
his trance he Immediately went out
and made good with one of the best
old line companies in existence.
THAT is not bad stunt at ALL"
said the urbane Judge, "and believe
| will have Kelly Brown introduce a
bill in the legislature making it man.
datory upon every newly married man
to take out a policy, unless he is al
ready well insured"
"When you come to look at it,"
said Mrs. Curtis, probation officer,
'it is a good plan, Too many young
men marry nowadays without ever
of providing for their fami-
lies in the event of their early death,
and while the matter was tried out
more in the nature of joke than
otherwise, Judge Champion is entitled
10 some credit for being a sensible
Joker. hope to see it adopted all
over the state"
Unconsciously our astute county
Judge has made a hit with the female
portion of our citizenship, and no
ioubt when the lights are burning in
he parlors Sunday nights and the
little answer is asked for, there will
De a cross-examination as to the
amount of life insurance the applicant
,arries before permanent arrange
nents are perfected.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01
Vessel Heavily Armed.

New York, Feb. 1.-The steamer
Appam was captured by a vessel hav-
ing the appearance of a tramp, but
heavily armed, according to informa-
tion obtained by agents of the vessel
here. Norfolk reports say that the
submarine which took the Appam
sank seven British ships off the Can
airy islands.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01
More German Gains.

London, Feb. 1.-The French lost
more ground in hand grenade encoun-
ters in the Somme region, according
to a Berlin official announcement
The Germans also report a success
full air aid on the depots at Saloniki.
The situation at the Erzerum front
is reported more serious for the
Turks than previously. There are
said to be eighty thousand men under
Won Der Gotz locked up in the city,
with only two weeks provisions on
hand
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01
Reports Excessive Rains.

Hugo, Okla. Jan. 3O.-Excessive
rains in this part of the state for the
past few days has done considerable
property damage, interfering with
train service and all farming plans.
Reports from Kiamichi river are 20
the eject that the highest water stage
has been reached, of 33 feet. and Red
river rear % feet rise at Archer City.
Repoits of many cattle being drown
ed arc coming in. Other st OK is
lost, according TO report.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01
MISSING SUB
SAFE SAYS A
WIRELESS
TORPEDO BOAT sTERRETT SENDS
WIRELESS TO WASHINGTON
THAT SUBMARINE is PROCEED
ING TO KEY WEST.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The submar.
inc Ks is safe and proceeding under
her own steam to Key West, according
to a naval wireless from the search
ing torpedo boat Sterrett, near Miami
There We're no casualties on the
submarine, and no assistance was
needed. The Ks is due to reach Key
West tonight
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01
TRAGEDY IN GALVESTON
One Man Dead, Another Wounded in
Shooting ARRAY.

Galveston, Texas, Feb. 1.-George
McCarty, a cotton exchange official,
was killed, and Robert C. Shaw, an
employe, seriously wounded in
shooting affray today at noon. There
were no witnesses to the shooting
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01
Has Prisoners of War.

Washington Feb. 1.-Customs Col
lector Hamilton reports to the treas
ury department that the Appam has
prisoners of war aboard. The state
department will determine the status
of the vessel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01
REBELS CROSS THE WALL
Chinese Insurgents Are Said to Have
Crossed Great Wall.

London, Feb. Monaghan insur-
gents have crossed the great wall
of China and an advance guard of
two thousand men now besieges the
city of Datumfa, according to Muk-
den Dispatch
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01

mother Break Occurred McCleand Nine OClock-Al
Large Cities Adjacent to Flood District Are Filled with
Flood of Distress Issued from Fort Smith
Vicinty-Sate Prison Farm Flooded and Believed Admin
istration Buildings There Have Been Carried Away by
Waters-Part of Pine Bluff is Under Water-lron Noun
tain Trains from Twelve Thirty Hours Late Through
Arkansas Distrct-Roc1 Island racks Carried Away by
White River Waters Near New T. nd Half of inhabitants
of that Town Have Left for SAT, T.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01
MISSING LINER APPAN BROUGHT
INTO PORT BY GERMAN CREW
BRITISH PASSENGER LINER MISSING FOR SOME TIME,
ARRIVED AT HAMPTON ROADS EARLY THIS MORN
ING FLYING GERMAN FLAG. GERMAN PRIZE CREW
OF TWENTY-FIVE COMMANDED SHIP

Appam Was Captured Off Canary Islands January Fifteenth
Four Days After She Left Dakar British Africa
to Plymouth, England-Vesse Carried Original Passen-
gers of the Vessel and Hundred and Thirty Persons
Said Have Been Taken From Other Vessels by the
mans-No One is Permitted to Board Ship Go Ashore,
and Small Boats Are Not Allowed Go Vessels Side
Believed that Germans Will Contest that Vessel
Auxiliary Criiser-Many Women and Children Passengers
Aboard Vessel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01
England Denies Reports.

London, Feb. 1.-Official denial was
made today of the reports attributed
to German sources that England in
tends to abandon her allies and make
peace overtures to Germany.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01

Mrs. A. Meyer and little daughter
of Oklahoma City are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Bridge.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01
HOUSTON NEGRO HANGS
Louis UtIey Paid Penalty For Murder
With Smile on Lips.

Houston, Tex, Feb. Louis Utley,
negro, was hanged here today in the
county Jail for murder. He went to
his death with a broad smile, as the
trap was sprung.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01

Col. Graves Leeper left here today
on a business trip to Davis and to
Sulphur.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01
'|N0M0RE [EvEES BROKE TODAY
IN ARKANSAS FLOOD DISTRICT

GRAVITY IN ARKANSAS RIVER FLOOD SITUATION IN
CREASED TODAY WHEN BREAKING OF TWO ADDI-
TIONAL RAILROAD LEVEES OCCURRED. TOWN OF
NEWPORT FLOODED BY ONE BREAK IN LEVEE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01

The weekIy Ardmnreits reaches the
farmer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-02-01

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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-12
THE RESULT IN MAINE

THE result in Maine is entirely satisfactory.
/ 1t is more; it is an inspiration for the Repub-
licans of the nation, for it indicates unmistak-
ably that Hughes in November will capture every
close state including West Virginia.
The outstanding feature of the election yester.
day was that 80 per cent of the Progressive vote
went to the Republican candidates. On the basis
of the estimates made by the Democrats themselves
this means rretrievable disaster for the Democratic
cause.
1t means, moreover, triumphant success for the
whole West Virginia Republican state ticket and
points the way to Republican victory in districts
of which the Democrats heretofore have been able
to retain control To secure the full measure of
possible victory, however, there must be spthusi.
asm and thorough organization in the local cam
paigns.
The Republican campaign in Maine was got we'll
organized, and that fact makes the splendid sue
cess of the Republican ticket all the more encourag
ing to Republican hopes for victory in November
The returns from the Pine Tree state constitute
clarion call to Republicans throughout the nation
to get busy in this great Republican year to The
end that there may be clean up all along the liae
Let's resche the nation from control Of the free
trade Democrats and prepare to present firm
front to the world in the commercial war which
is bound to follow the war now going on in Europe
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ST. PAUL AND SUFFRAGE

TOL w. H. CONAWAY has written to The
~ West Firgnan letter on the equal suffrage
question which exhibits familiarity with
Holy Writ that does him much credit. Time was
when no young man could aspire to 'be called" to
the bar who was not well read in the Bible and
Shakespeare. But most lawyers of the Colonel s
generation have only nodding acquaintance with
those great books and seldom or never attempt to
quote from them.
Even ne does not use the Bible with the opposite
ness that distinguished the advocates of the earlier
day. We dare say that neither jeremiah S. Black
nor Abraham Lincoln, both of whom knew so much
about the Bible that they wrote and talked like it,
would have made the mistake of depending entirely
upon the views of ST. Paul the basis for an arg-
ment There are other viewpoints even in the
Bible, and the asperity with which ST. Paul wrote
indicates that the advocates of women rights in
that day giving the great man no little cause
for feeling irritated.
AS Tor contract marriages, which seem to be the
real point of our correspondents communication
well, he is so far aeld there that bringing him back
and planting his two feet firmly on the ground
looks like hopeless undertaking. The man who
cannot distinguish between the sincere and DUR
poseful woman suffrage movement and the thing
which, for want Of better name, is called femin-
Ism, and which keeps itself in the newspapers at
whatever cost, is simply hopeless
We can understand why some men and some in
terests can, and do, oppose equal suffrage but peo
pie who ask us to accept St. Paul's and their own
aversion to feminism the basis for their belief
that women should not be permitted to vote SIM
ply make US tired
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america First and America Efficient"
THE MAYOR BUSINESS

a 7 was characteristic of the man that the thing
~ which made the deepest impression upon Mayor
Bowen at the gathering of municipal executives
ct Newark, which he attended, was the, to him,
amazing fact that all Mayors have troubles; that
all cities people complain about the lights, the
police, the sanitary measures, and in short about
everything connected with the municipal govern
ment with which they come in contact
z AL his life Mayor Bowen has been doing his level
best to avoid anything that would hurt the feelings
sof any man. He probably never will learn, no mat
ter how long he lives, that temperamcntaly he is
m oddly, and that the common or garden variety
of mankind is kicker by nature and mean and
perverse when it to his relations to gov
ernmeht, or restraint of any knd-although he
usually is strong for restraint for the other fellow
y We hope that it will contribute to Mayor Bow
ems peace Of mind to know that his is not the only
burden of woe in this broad land. We should even
Ike to see him reach such state, officially only
sofs course, when he would be willing to take bit
/ Of advice we handed him some time back and do
I Q little rough housing" Many of the complaints
he receives are without foundation. He ought to
fight back when that occurs, instead of trying to
smooth the matter over When the kick is justi-
ied he should knock the ears off of the individual
official responsible for the trouble,
That is the way really successful mayors play
the game in this imperfect age Here's hoping that
our mayor caught some of that spirit when he was
in Newark. But whether he did or did not The
West Virginian is glad to see him back safe and
sound And so pretty nearly all the rest Of tire
people Of Fairmont irrespective of what views they
may have regarding the city government
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myself Clike Brother Ruff Stuff,
naturally formed resentment for
"the cause" Still knew that such
great Apostle must have had some
mark Of distinction.
Many suffragets deny that Woman
Suffrage means freelove. abolition Of
marriages, trial marriages, subjuga
ton Of man, and utilization with social
ism. but they speak only their indi
vidual opinions and not for the move
ment as whole.
We read that on last Saturday, the
9th. Pauline Cam and Arthur S.
Levy, both Of New York City. entered
into short written agreement of mar.
riage which was witnessed and record.
ed on the public records without the
performance of any religious cere.
mony. folloy 'ng the teachings of DR..
Anna Shaw and othc- pioneer suffra.
gets in this country, claiming such q
marriage to be in compliance with
law.
It was pointed out that this was the
fifth marriage of this kind in New
York City, and In Europe such mar
riages have been customary for some.
time past.
1t may be that technically the State
OF New York has no law forbidding
such marriages, not believing 1t nee
essary under proper religious train
ing, but what would soon become Of
the moral restraints between man
and woman, and the ultimate cond.
ition Of society, II men and women
were given to understand that in
their relation to each other, in order
to be protected by the rules of society
and its code of morals, and from the
penalties of the criminal law, in mar.
ital relations, all they had to do would
be to sign, have witnessed, acknowl.
edged and recorded in the County
Clerks Office of any county Of the
state paper writing stating they had
agreed to become man and wife. Do
christian people approve Of this doc.
trine?
II such agreements are to be legal.
lied by the voluntary act Of the par
ties, under civil contract, then, follow.
ing the same rule Of reasoning. these
contracts could be cancelled, and the
contracting parties released from mat
rimonial ties. by like paper writing.
executed and recorded in the County
Clerks OFFICE. without the sanction
of Courts In 'ivorce proceedings.
The fact that European countries
permit such marriages Is no criterion;
for II there is any place on earth
where the hand Of God has stricken
down man made custc.l and laws. in
the recent past, 1t Is In these same
foreign countries.
But says some suffragist individu-
al, I'VE do not advocate or stand for
anything Of the kind" That may be
true as to SC 10 individual opinions,
but It is not true Of the National As.
ISOLATION in favor Of Woman's Suf-
frage which publishes and circulates
obscene literature favoring "easy and
liberal laws" too indescent to be read
in the family circle.
W. H. CONAAwY.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-12
SATISFACTORY PROGRESS

7HE Republican campaign in this state is begin.
81 ming to develop in highly satisfactory man
ner. Judge Robinson, who made his start at
the Wheeling fair, is now in the southern end of
state where he is following the trail of his Dem
ocratic opponent and making an impression which
sis deighting his friends and the Republicans in
general Last night State Auditor Darst, who is
candidate for reelection, opened at Madison, the
county seat of Boone county, and Senator England,
the Republican candidate for Attorney General
opened up with his heavy artillery some time ago.
next big addition to the list of spellbinders in
~ probability will be State Chairman Joseph Holt
Gaines
The Darst speech last night was of the "brass
ticks variety and with it the offensive definitely
paes TO the Republicans for it will keep the Dem.
SeraB busy for the remainder of the campaign to
answer one set Of the facts he presented and at.
Tempt to explain away another set.
in all matters are progressing very satisfac.
torily for the Republican cause. There is on every
hand q feeling that this is Republican year in
this state and that in itself will count for great
deal at the polls on November Z. The differences
which split the party wide open four years ago, not
pnly in this state but throughout the union, have
entirely disappeared and in many places the most
Enthusiastic workers for Robinson and the rest of
the Republican ticket are former Progrcssivcs.