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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
QUESTION Of
B0ND|SSuE:U UP
FOR HEARING
THAT MUCH MooTED AND DIS.
cUSSED QUESTION WILL BE
HEARD BEFoR JUDGE FREEMAN
AT SEVEN O'CLOCK TONIGHT.

The hearing on the proceedings on
the county bond issue will be held in
district court tonight at 1880 o'clock
and the judge will pass his judgment
on the status of the affair after the
attorneys for the plaintiffs and the de
PENDANTS have presented their cases.
Judge Freeman was asked to set
this case down for hearing at the
earliest possible moment, and selected
this hour as the most convenient as
the court is very busy with a heavy
docket at present This bond question
is getting on the nerves of the tax.
payers of Carter county 1t has many
partisans on both sides of the issue
all admit that Carter county needs
good roads, yet many contend that the
board OF county commissioners should
have secured a better price for the
bonds. On the other hand the chair
man Of the board Of county commits
sioncrs state that he considers trade
and If they failed to get more than they
should it was from the fact that the
bond market at time of sale was made
was off He contends that the fact
that at the present timel the bonds
would bring more is no reason why
the county should repudiate con
tract and says he will take it to tn,
highest court in the land If necessary
to sustain their action,
This whole question promises TO in
volye pretty legal battle and 1t is ,
question in the minds OF many who
will win.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
Stops Robbery Of Bank.

Fort Cobb, Okla Jan. 24.-John
Weemes asd a man giving his name as
Frank Davis, were arrested near here
Wednesday by deputy sheriffs, on the
charge that they attempted to rob
the Caddo county bank at Fort Cobb
The men entered the bank building
early Wednesday morning. They don
ned masks and waited for the cashier
to appear Frank Hail. a local real
estate agent, entered the building, but
saw the masked and armed men and
ran from the room and gave the alarm
Weemes and Davis fed before the
building could be surrounded. They
were captured and taken to the coun
ty jail at Anadarko.
James a. Menafee, former state
treasurer. IS cashier OF the bank
Weemes and a man giving his name a.
been under arrest before.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
HARRY SPANIEL ON STAND.
Defendant Testifes in His Trial for
Murder Of Wife.

San Angelo, Tex, Jan 25.-Harry
SPANIEL Of Alpine took the stand to-
day to testify in the case in which he
is charged with killing his wife. Pre-
yiously it was announced that the
case against him for alleged killing
Of Colonel NJ. G. Butler had been set
back to February
Butler forced his attentions on
Mrs. SPANIEL and seemed to be every
where We were" SPANIEL testified.
81 didn't like the way he was doing.
but thought | might be mistaken" he
added.
SPANIEL said Butler asked to 20 rid
ing with the Spannells and when in.
yited always wanted to ride in the
back seat with Mrs. SPANIEL.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
Bic DEAL
IS PENDING
HERE TODAY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is IN
CONFERENCE WITH CAPITAL.
lists WHO DESIRE TO LOCATE
FACTORY HERE.

The officials of the Chamber Of Com
merce are in consultation with fnan-
ciers from Akron, O.. regarding the
location of a rubber tire factory for
Ardmore.
The proposition as it is being pre-
sented has aroused considerable in.
terest and details are being threshed
out The plans provide for the i'm
ployment Of three hundred men, all
skilled labor. Local conditions as to
fuel, water and the site are being in.
vestigated and it is understood that
a bonus will be asked.
At the time Of going to press moth.
ing definite was given out but a writ
ten proposition will be left by the par
ties, who leave on the evening train
for Oklahoma City
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
STURM SAYS
HOTEL WILL
Be Bull 7
is IMPATIENT WITH CRITICISM
OF THE PUBLIC AND THOSE
WHO ARE BETTING AGAINST
PROPOSITION.

Hugh Sturm, representative for j.
A. Sharp, and member of the executive
committee which is to build the big
hotel is losing patience at the re.
peatcd doubts cast on the building Of
the hotel.
"lrs no use going into past history
TO explain any further why this hotel
was not started months ago, but dating
from the time when this executive
committee, composed of Charles Won
Wese, Mr. Sharp and myself no time
has been lost. The architect has been
employed and a contract signed with
him, lie has submitted tentative plans
which have been altered to conform to
local id>ls He Is awaiting the final
report on the test for the foundation.
Hotels cannot be built on brick foun.
dations or bois dare posts.
81 would not advise anybody to bet
on that hotel not being built. If, how.
ever there are any sports around who
want to bet on It, send them to me"
The status Of the matter is just as
intimated by Mr. Sturm After long
delays, which in part were uuayoid.
able the matter Is rvw checked up
, to the architect.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
CONTINUES HUNGER STRIKE
Mrs. Ethel eyrne, imprisoned, Fails
TO Get Release.

New York, 5an. 2i-Mrs. Ethel
Byrne, sentenced to thirty days in
the penitentiary at Blackyelrs island
for spreading birth control propagan-
da, continued her hunger strike when
she was returned to her cell today,
after failure to obtain her freedom on
a writ Of habeas corpus, She announc.
ed that she had tasted neither food
nor water since she wa1 sent to the
island Monday.
Mrs Byrne, who IS a sister of Mrs.
Margaret Sanger, is being watched by
the prison physicians They said TO-
night her condition was good"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
TEXAS HOUSE:
VOTES DOWN
ONE DRY BILL
FIRST TEST ON SUBMISSION
ARE A FEW VOTES SHORT OF
NUMBER NECESSARY TO PASS
SUBMISSION.

Austin, Tex, Jan. 25.-The first test
of the vote on submission In the house
came this afternoon, when the Bagby
bone dry" resolution was voted down
90 to 46. The resolution required 90
votes to pass.
The fight opened with the introduc-
tion of representative Morris resolu.
tion for submitting statewide prohibi.
tion to vote of the people. Repre-
sentative Hunt defended his amend
ment which would eliminate intra.
state shipment Of liquors.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
HARRY NJ BRIDE
PLEADS GUILTY
At GEORGETOWN
ARDMORE YOUTH ENTERED PLEA
OF GUILTY TO MURDER OF
FRANK r. McLAREN OF TAYLOR,
TEXAS.

Georgetown, Tex Jan 25.-Harry
w McBryde Of Ardmore, Okla, late
Wednesday entered a plea of guilty
in the district court here to the muir
der of Frank McLaren, a wealthy citi-
zen of Taylor Texas. lie was sen
fenced to 80 years in the penitentlary.
Jesse c. McLaren, son of the slain
man, who is also charged with con.
necton with the murder will be tried
at the May term
Following the finding of McLaren's
, oody, his divorced wife, formerly OF
Ardmore, Okla, and a negro together
with young McLaren and Harry Nc.
Bryde were arrested Later Mrs Nc
Laren and the negro were released.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
GEeMANS WITH THEIR SMASHING
OFFENSIVE HAVE DRIVEN THE
RUSSIANS BACK.
GAIN STRONG LINES
Along Six Miles Of Front, the Teutons
Gained Strong Positions - Petr :
grad Claims Germans Were Later
Driven Back.

London, JAM 25.-The heaviest fight.
ing in any war area is now on along
the Russian front in the Riga sector,
where the Germans, in a smashing Of
fensive, have driven the Russians back
a mile and one-half near the great
TiruI marsh. The Germans claim to
have gained strong positions along a
six-miIe front.
Petrograd asserts that the Teutons
later suffered reverses and were driv.
en- back.
Paris reports successful raids by the
French troops near Chilly, south Of
the Somme, and in the Woevre dis
trict.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
JAP LEADER
At Tackled BY
ASSASS|NS
.YUkIO ozAKI, FORMER MINISTER
OF JUSTICE AND NOW LEADER
OF CONSTITUTION PARTY, At
Tackled LAST NIGHT.

Toxic, Jan 25.-Yukio Ozaki, for
mer minister of justice and now leader
of the constitutionalist party, was at
tackled by two assassins with swords
last night, while he was addressing a
mass meeting called to demand the
resignation of the Terauchi cabinet.
They were Oyerpowered and placed
under arrest. Today's session of the
diet is heavily guarded.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
New Company Formed.

Yesterday articles of Incorporation
were filed with the secretary of state
wherein a new company for the de
velopment of the Fox field was or
ganized. The incorporators are w p.
Higgins, Byron Drew and George
Corhn, all of this city. The capital
stock of the company IS $4,000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25

county The French have held mar
row strip of Alsace since the early
days of the war. The Swiss army has
a total war strength of 262,0OO well
trained men. The Swiss system of
universal service has been urged on
the United States.
Pictures show General Willie, a body
of Swiss infantrymen and a map of
the relationship of Switzerland to the
warning powers, also the little strip
of ASaCe held by the French.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25

There have been frequent reports
recently of uneasiness in Switzerland
regarding possible violation of the
country's neutrality, and it was an
nounced officially a few days ago that
parts of the Swiss army not yet with
the colors would be modified. Italy,
according to official dispatches, has
been strengthening her defenses on
the Swiss border President Schul-
thess of Switzerland said recently
that the Swiss people would never al
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25

low foreign army to invade their soil.
The commander in chief of the
Swiss army, General Willie, said the
army was prepared to defend Swiss
neutrality at all costs
London reports say that Swiss news
papers assert masses of German troops
are concentrated near Basel. The
Swiss general staff is convinced that
an invasion Of Switzerland is contem-
plated with a view of freeing Alsace
from the French invader, says one ac-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
AFTER THE "sNlPE SHOOTERS"
Movement Started to MangIe All Cigar
and Cigarette Stubs.

Chicago, H., Jan. 25.-To stop the
practice OF shooting snipes," mem.
bers Of the Loyal Temperance Legion
of Evanston today pledged themselves
TO mangle with their heels all cigar
and cigarette stubs they find on the
streets.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
TO PROBE EXPENDITURES
Texas Senate Would Have List Of Ex
penditures on State House

Austin. Tex, Jan, 25.-The West.
brook resolution in the senate today
instructs the comptroller of the pub.
lie accounts to submit itemized state.
ments Of all expenditures during the
past two years. 1t is aimed especially
10 see how S125,jOO for repairs on the
state house was spent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
Governor TO Speak at shawnee

Oklahoma City Jan. Ex-Governor
Williams has accepted an invitation
to address the state organization Of
Young Mems Democratic Clubs a.
Shawnee on Feb % A statewide
meeting viii pc held there a; ,aa-
line.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
TO FIGHT EXTRACTION
Thaw viii Fight Extradition to New
York When He Receivers.

Philadelphia, Pa Jan %. - Two
weeks more must pass before Harry
Thaw can leave the hospital it was
said today The belief prevails here
that he will fight extraditon to New
York.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
FIFTY NATIVES KILLED
Earthquake on Bill Island Was Very
Destructive.

London Jan. 25.-Fifty natives were
killed in an earthquake on Bill island,
Malay Archipelago and one thousand
homes and factories were destroyed,
dispatch says
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
TROUBLE AT BYNAM, TEXAS
One Man Killed and Father.ln.Law i:
Wounded.

Hillsboro, Tex, Jan 25.-Will Gloy-
er was killed, his father.in-law, DR..
Hodge, was wounded, and the latter's
son, Austin Hodge, is under arrest fol
lowing a shooting at Bynam last night.
Glover attempted to see his wife, who
has been living with her father for
some time, and the shooting resulted
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
Emperor plssolves House.

Toxic, Jan. 25,-The emperor today
dissolved the house Of representatives
following the political crisi, arising
from the appointment Of Premier Ter.
iuchi.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25

Secretary Tumulty's characterize
ton of the Lodge story as IA deliber
ate lie" indicates that he Is about two
terms late as a white house secretary
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
THE MISSISSIPPI is LAUNCHED
Fifteen Thousand Witness Launching
OF Newest Battleshlp.

Newport News, Va jan 25.-Fif.
teen thousand saw the battleship Mis-.
sissippi launched here today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
FOOD EXPORTS DECREASE
Falling on Of Forty.Three Million DOL
lars In Past Year.

Washington, Jan. 25.-The United
States food exports this year were
$1i50OO,OOO, which was $4,000 600 less
than last year
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
MUCH FOR TEXAS ROADS
Texas to Receive More Than Half
Million from Federal Fund.

Washington, Jan. %. - Secretary
Houston today announced that Texas
is to receive $5S3,S55 for rural post
roads, which is more than any other
southern state will receive.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
The HOUSE HAS
34I NEW BILLS
BEFORE It NOW
FREE TEXTBOOK BILL is NEXT
TO HEAD THE CALENDAR, AND
is EXPECTED TO BRING BIG
FIGHT.

With the Introduction in the house
Of representatives yesterday Of twen.
ty.nve new bills, the total the house
hopper for the session so far was
brought up to 3il
Final action ON and consideration
Of the SpeerIlmterCartwright free
textbook bill, which was scheduled to
be taken by the house Of representa-.
lives yesterday afternoon, had to be
postponed until today because printed
copies Of the measure were not avail.
able for use by the members.
The bill retains It's position at the
head of the calendar and will be the
first measure considered when the
house goes into committee Of the
whole today. When the bill was up
Monday consideration OF its was post
poned, so that 1t might be printed, but
despite this there was hitch some.
where in the printing procedure, which
resulted in the bill not being in type.
speer Rushes Printer.
When Representative Speer dlscoy.
ared the bin had not been printed he
sent a rush order to the printer and
copies arrived at the house chamber
at 4 O'clock yesterday afternoon He
made an effort to bring up the bill
then, but was voted down, 3S to 30.
As passed through committee OF the
whole several days ago the bin was
amended so as TO apply to all higher
educational institutions, meaning that
free textbooks would be issued to stu.
dents Of the A. & NJ. College, the
state university ana otner higher insG.
utions Friends Of the bin will en-.
deayor to have that provision stricken
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-25
WEATHER FORECAST.

New Orleans, La, Jan. 20
The weather forecast for Ok.
lahoma for tonight Is fair with
rising temperature. Friday fair, :
sEa II IN :, - u u q :: - :.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-21
THE WRONG LINE

spent most Of it boating with her.
Then after that he forgot all about
her. or thought he did in the whirl
Of growing popularity and gay times
in the city. She had written him
once or twice. but he didn't find
time 10 answer with 1rotN than a
picture postcard now and then.
Then the letters ceased and so did
the cards. He was too busy TO no.
tice that. There were no more va
cations in the country; the nearby
beach was too lively and attractive
for such a thing. But when he saw
Madge at the switchboard ne real
lied he hadn't forgotten her and
FASTENED TO renew old acquaintance.
"Icebergs, Phewi" Even the red
headed. dreamy-eyed stenographer
noticed she didn't take his proffer-
ed hand To his See who's here,
I'm awfully glad to see you. Madgel"
she puckered her pretty lips into a
stiff and formal. "How-do- you do"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-21

entirely surprised when after a few
interviews in the headquarters. Mr..
Walker took her completely into his
confidence regarding Mr.. Stevens
attitude toward suffrage.
III tell you how it is" he began.
Young Stevens is very anxious 10
know some Of the young women in
terested in the cause. His grand
mother, who is completely absorbed
with the question. has made a queer
sort Of disposition Of her property.
Warwick is her only grandson and
heir. and she has stipulated that she
will give him a couple of millions
more or less on the spot if he will
marry a suffragist. and If he does
not marry a suffragist she Will cut
him off entirely in her will. She
las gone so far as TO say that the
girl must have been actively associ-
ated with suffrage before she made
that stipulation because II would be
IAN easy matter for any girl whom
Mr. stevens fancied 10 assume an
interest I'm suffrage as a pretext.
However, Mr.. Stevens doesn't care
for any girl in particular. so he is,
to put il bluntly, in the matrimo-
NAL market for an attractive young
su1."
"Can YOU imagine anything so
calculating? was Testers reply.
"He must be rather mercenary to
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-21

gray, and the two bedrooms she
made into cosy nests OF rose and
blue. She reprinted the blue
kitchen walls. stained the floors, and
moved in her old furniture.
BY the time the living room was
complete, with its chintz curtains,
braided rugs and gate-legged table.
IL vas as delightful a room as any
woman could wish. Mildred sang
over her work. growing prettier and
happier each day. At night she sat
on the veranda watching the fire.
flies and drinking in the silent beau
~ OF the place, or, II II was cool,
she built a fire In the fireplace and
saw pictures in its embers. She tried
20 imagine how IL would feel 10 live
there with a family about her. 20
have other things than dreams for
Company. But she was quite con-
tented as she was. and the country
air was putting fresh color in her
cheeks. rounding the delicate con
tour OF her face. so she no longer
looked like a frail and very tired
teacher.
There came a gusty August day
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-21
OUR OWN PAGE OF SUNDAY SHORT STORIES
WANTED---A SJFFRAGZST WIFE

came 70 signing the enrolment
blank. and then he said 10 Hester:
Il may as well tell you that I am
acting for-for Mr.. warwick stew
ens-and not for myself. ! am his
private secretary. YOU see. Perhaps
] had better sign my own name q"
When Hester took the blank she
saw that the seCretary's name was
Robert Walker.
Hester. in virtue Of the generous
enrolment fee and perhaps even
more because the newcomer was Of
the outdoors type Of man that es-
pecially appealed 20 her. felt In
pired 20 detain him as long as pos
sible. She rose from her chair at
her desk and conducted him
through the four or five rooms tnat
made up the suffrage Headquarters
the reading room with its array
OF suffrage pamphlets and mag
azines. the tea room with its cheer
less, cheap wicker chairs and tables.
a private office for the officers. 81
cubbyhole Of a pantry and the outer
office where she herself had her
desk
Mr.. Walker spoke with something
OF "A drawl and this, as well as q
certain hesitancy and friendliness
Of his manner. betokened TO Hester
that he was not a man of the city.
She was not especially surprised
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-21

knows that my Peter used to start
for GuilfOrd every Saturday TOR
years and years"
He did, widder-he did"
And everybody also knows that
he got lost as regularly as he start
ed, and IL took two days to find
him"
Two days. wilder, and some
times three"
When Gabriel blows that horn
Amt there goin' to be such a bust
lin and hustlin' as this world has
never SEEM"
quite likely"
Peter will be among 'em. When
he pops out OF his grave he'll take a
look around, and If he sees the same
old landmarks he'll hustle straight
for the golden gates. If he's been
dug up and buried IN a strange spot
It'll be like goin' to Guilford over
agin, and the gates will be shet agin
him. No. I want TO give Peter a
fair show with the rest Of 'em, and
I shan't withdraw my protest"
Did the deacon argue the point 20
mot a bit Of it.
Did he offer a whopping big
price, and thereby arouse the
widows cupidity. and start her max
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-21
THE LITTLE GRAY MOUSE

ton 10 rent it.
1t was not hard 20 find the man
who had charge OF the lived a
half 4 mile farther down the road.
That's the Gordons' house" he
explained. They're all dead now
except one young Teller that's
moved 10 the city. He wants II
took care OF. and he'll rent il cheap
10 anybody'n do that"
"Oh. will take good care Of it."
Mildred assured him, smiling. III
even paper some OF the walls"
She got the house for the absurd
rental OF 81 a month-less than half
the sum she paid for her stuffy room
IN the hotel.
Mildred had little furniture. from
the wreck OF her own dead and
gone home. in storage in the city.
She sent for this. and set about the
process of redecorating the sunny
rooms.
First. she papered them with the
help OF n boy from the village. For
the living room with its white fire.
place she chose an old fashioned
paper with a dim pattern OF creamy
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-21
By Vincent G. PERU

pleased look on his :ace when he
caught sight OF her waiting for him.
she knew he wouldn't
Now. dear. since you told me how
II offended you and have accepted
my humblest apologies. and my
promise never 20 send another post
card 10 you as long as / live. WON'T
you tell me what made you change
your mind and manner toward mes
Teddy asked.
Madge breathed a sigh OF relief as
she noted the departure OF the tall
girl in green who had been waiting
impatiently for more than half an
hour. Just because I was foolish,
Teddy. very foolish" she laughed.
Aren't you glad you came 20 havs
our little difference Strengthened out
and rewened a friendship that is GO
ing 20 mean a lot OF both OF us2-
Teddy whispered as they were leav<
ing.
Yes am glad, Teddy" she an
swered as she noticed the composing
room foreman, Dick, looking vainly
about the room.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-21

one II was shaded by a huge oak
tree. and the patch OF lawn before
10 was green and smooth as velvet
A large For Rent sign descorated
its front window.
Mildred climbed the steps and
peered in at the window. She saw
clean-swept room with painted white
woodwork and an old white wooden
mantel There was glimpse OF a
blue-walled kitchen on beyond.
oh" the girl exclaimed 20 her
self II do want 10 see the rest OF it.
] wonder
she termed the knob softly and
found that the door was unlocked
so she explored the quaint interior,
growing more enamored Of the place
at every step. IL was an old house.
and It's worn door sills seemed 70
speak Of years Of comfortable fam
lis life The whole house was in
immaculate order. as though Just
swept and rarnished for "A home
coming 10 was the most peaceful
house that Mildred had ever been
tv. II fitted her mood exactly. and
she made q sudden firm determina-