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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-10

Clme InIS one mas, JuUSHIS IIOiII To
appearance, it is time to replace 1t
with a new one.
There is nothing more disgusting
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
WANTSB0NUS
To DRILL WELL
NEAR ARDMORE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS
BEEN REQUESTED TO RENEW
ITS OFFER OF TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS FOR WELL.

The Chamber Of Commerce has
been requested to renew its old offer
of ten thousand dollars for a producing
well within ten miles of Ardmore, the
party making the request states that
there will be one producing well with.
in five miles of the city and another
not farther than the limit prescribes.
all this, however, contingent upon the
bonus being put up.
Secretary Gilbert will take the mat.
ter up with the board of directors who
are called to meet early next week.
Such an offer was made by the
Chamber of Commerce in the early
days of drilling in this locality. but
nothing ever came OF it. That atten.
tion of the secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce was called to the fact
and he Immediately got busy as re.
counted above and there may be a
gusher within sight of Main street in
a short time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
HEARING ON THE.
BONDQUEST|ON
IN FEBRUARY
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRE-
PARE TO TAKE MATTER TO
THE HIGHEST COURT. SAY
THEY ACTED IN GOOD FAITH.

The hearing on the Injunction pro.
coedings against the county commits.
sioners to restrain them from selling
the road bonds and to compel them
to get new bids is set for February
nth.
The matter is being discussed. The
present board Of commissioners with
the exception of G. w Young had not
been elected when the sale was made.
Mr. Young, now chairman of the board
takes the position that the old board
acted in good faith, and accepted the
highest bid submitted
AS to the procedure taken to Sc.
cure the bids, that is an open book.
and the courts will have to decide
whether We acted in accordance with
law or not says Mr.. Young
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
AF TERLONG
DELAY Street
WILL bE: PAVED
THE LoNG.sUFFERING PROPERTY
OWNERS AND THE PUBLIC GEN.
ERALLY HAVE ASSURANCE OF
RELIEF.

After series of delays that taxed
the patience Of the property owners
in the district and the public general.
ly it begins to look as if Third Avenue.
N w. was going to be paved. Mayor
Lasher has been after this proposition
persistantly for some time and has at
last succeeded in his efforts.
The bonding company agreed at a
meeting of the commissioners Wed.
nesday through its attorney, W. b.
Johnson that it would take over the
job from the contractors and com.
plete the work. The board of commits.
sioners gave the bonding company
thirty days in which to complete the
work and are confident that it will be
finished within the time limit
In speaking of the matter this morn.
ing the mayor said: THE city au.
thorties have been very patient as
well as the long suffering public, the
latter in fact being one of note, as
the people in that locality have stood
for more than they should. All this
time the city authorities have been
trying in every conceivable way to
push the work to completion"
Bids are again being advertised for
the the paving of d street, n. w. and
the proceedings are in shape this
time to go through with the matter.
The date set for letting this con.
tract has been fixed at January 80, and
the work will begin Immediately there.
after.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
NURDERSH|S
SISTER, -|N-LAW
AND TEACHER
JOHN COUCH SHOOTS MISS MEL.
LIE M. DUNN AND ROWLAND o.
WILLIAMS AT OKLAHOMA CITY
THURSDAY

John NJ. Couch pioneer of the state,
is in the federal Jail at Guthrie with
indictments for sending obscene liter
ature through the mails against him
and two murder charges hanging over
him in Oklahoma City which was re-
ported in The Ardmoreite yesterday
afternoon. Yesterday he killed Miss
Nellie NJ Dunn, his sisterin-law at
the Wheeler school, then sped in an
automobile to the studio of Rowland
ID. Williams, music teacher and killed
him because Williams was favored
over himself by Miss Dunn. Again ho
fed this time to Guthrie, and while oi.
iicers were searching two counties for
him he walked into the office of the
federal jail and surrendered himself.
Mrs. Mary Couch, his wife and sis
ster Of one Of his victims, Is at the
home of friends with her 10-year old
daughter, safe because her husband is
behind steel walls and reviewing the
wreck made of her life by the man
whose wife she was for twenty years.
Through the summer after separa-
tion from his wife in the spring,
Couch wrote letters to her and to her
sister, Miss Nellie Dunn threatening
their lives and the life of his daugh-
ter Mary, Wednesday he arrived in
Norman from New Orleans, took an in
terurban car to Moore where he Sc
cured a horse and rode to Oklahoma
CITY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
Sure II Is the Moewe.

Rio de Janeiro Jan. 19.-In shipping
circles here it is generally believed
that the German raider is the Moewe.
The American embassy at Pernum-
buco has cabled the embassy here con-
firming the reported landing of sew
eral Americans taken from vessels
which fell victims of the raider. No
American ships have been sunk by
the German vessel, according to a re-
port from the same source. The
Moewe is said to have left Kiel, under
a Danish flag, carrying a cargo of hay
on her bridge to conceal her arma-
ment
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19

the captains and lieutenants of police
in the city were involved in the scan
dal
The former chief, whose recent res
ignatiOn was accepted, was arrested at
his home. Lieutenant White, Thomas
Costello, alleged go between and per
sonal agent of the chief, mike de
Pike Heitler, so called king" of the
former west side Tenderloin, and
William Skidmore, a politician and sa
loonkeeper, were arrested in a raid
on Costellos office.
According to Mr.. Hoyne, they were
engaged in dividing money collected
in tribute" Some of the money. he
said, bore the serial numbers pre-
viously noted by his agents while II
was in the possession OF resort keep
ers.
In the upper left picture is former
Superintendent Healey; upper right
state Attorney Hoyne; lower picture
Heitler.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
CITY WANTS
ACTION ABOUT
Bic HALL
MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS SAY
THEY WILL BROOK NO FUR.
Their DELAY - SOMEONE MUST
GET BUSY.

Yesterday afternoon the board Of
city commissioners and the mayor had
a rather stormy session with the ar
chilect OF the nov Convention Hall,
and 1t all ended by the board giving
him until Monday at one o'clock to
execute his bond, but there is some
likelihood that he will refuse to do so.
In case the architect, j. b. White.
does decline to execute this bond, the
commissioners will be sQuarely up to
the task Of getting other plans and
specifications from other sources.
The mayor as head Of the board
seems determined that no further de,
lay will be permitted, and with this
object in view the mayor states that
there are other architects even now
ready to furnish the plans and speciti.
cations for the hall and would pre-.
vent any tie up in present negotia.
tions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
MAYOR TAXES
SHOT At THE
POOL HALLS
SEEMS DETERMINED TO PUT
OVER HIS PET ORDINANCE AND
FROM RECENT EVENTS, LOOKS
AS If HE MIGHT SUCCEED.

This morning in Municipal court
Mayor Lasher as police Judge admin
istered good stiff fines against three
' individuals who were charged with
participating in an alleged gambling
game in local pool hall. The two
who were accused of playing "9" ball
were fined $25.OO each and those who
were in charge OF operating the game
was fined $4,000. All gave notice of
appeal and the case will go higher up.
"Officer Frasher made the arrest"
said the mayor, "and any one who
knows Frasher knows that he is not
making many false ones, the pool hall
is a menace to society and should be
abolished.
"For the sake of decency and the
protection of the boys of the city and
country, | devoutedly hope that this
law will be enforced, and that more
stringent ones will be passed by the
legislature to drive these places out
of existance."
The mayor seems more determined
than ever to put over his pet ordi.
nance, introduced some time ago to
abolish pool halls in this city, but
which was tabled after a second con.
sideration Of the board of commits.
sioners
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
COMMERCE DESTROYER SAID TO
HAVE CONVERTED TWO SHIPS
INTO ARMED VESSELS.
RAIDER IS THE MOEWE
Generally Believed That Raider is the
Same Vessel Which Captured the
Appam and Sunk Numerous Mer-
chant Ships Year Ago.

New York, Jan. Cneasiness in
marine circles over the operations of
the German raider which sank fifteen
merchant vessels in the South At,
lantic, increased today on the reports
that she had armer the British ships
Saint Theodore and Yarrowdale coll,
ing their capture and that they are
now assisting her
The raider is believed to be the
Moewe, which about a year ago cap
tured the Appam and sank numerous
merchant vessels of the entente allies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
GERMANY WlTHoRAWs CHARGE

Washington. Jan. l9.-Germany has
withdrawn the charges OF unneutral
conduct against Minister vopicka, &C.
credited TO Rumania, Serbia and Bul
garia, the state department announced
today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
LEADER OF NATIONAL LIBERAL
PARTY IN GERMANY MAKES
DEMAND.
SWISS SEE TROUBLE
People of Switzerland Fear That Ger
many Will Invade Swiss Territory
in An Effort to Force French Troops
Out of Alsace.

London, Jan. ia demand that
neutral interests shall not be allowed
to interfere with Germany's struggle
for victory was made at the opening
Of the Prussian diet yesterday by
Herr Freidberg, the national liberal
party leader.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
Swiss Fear German Invasion.

London, Jan. 19.-The Geneva cor
respondent of the Exchange Telegraph
says Swiss newspapers assert that
masses of German troops are concen-
trating near Basel. The Swiss gen.
eral staff is convinced that an invasion
of Switzerland is contemplated with a
view of freeing Alsace from the
French invaders.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
CIGARETTES COST MORE

New York, Jan. l9.-The United
Cigar Stores company and the Tobac.
co Products Corporation today ad-
yanced the price OF cigarettes from
one to three cents per box, effective
Monday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
NAME ISLANDS FOR DEWEY
Plan to Change Name OF Danish West
Indies to Dewey Islands.

Washington, Jan. ia resolution
introduced by Congressman Allen of
Ohio would change the name of the
Danish West Indies, which are to be
purchased by the United States, to the
Dewey Islands"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
Heavy Fiqhtlna in East.

London, Jan. 19.-Heavy fighting is
still in progress today on the Ruman.
ian front with the Russo Rumanian
forces apparently holding their own
while on the Franco Belgian front
there is comparative quiet. 1t is be-
lieyed that big events may be stirring
soon. The concentration of Germans
near the Swiss border and additional
Swiss mobilization is arousing specu
lation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Snead
yesterday a daughter whom they
have named Airline Leon. Mr. and
Mrs. Snead reside on b street and
10th Ave, n. Z. Mother and baby
both doing nicely.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 19. - Wireless
messages picked up here show that
eleven or more allied warships are
searching for the German raider
which has been operating in the
South Atlantic. They are strung along
the Atlantic coast from the Virginia
Capes to within a few hours run of
where the raider was last reported
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19

Rome, Jan. 19.-Staryation has kill.
ed five hundred thousand persons in
Syria, according to information reach
ing Corriere, Italy The number OF
suicides is alarming.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
ml0sHlPMEN ESCORT BODY
Only Annapolis Mdshipmen Will Es-
eort peMeYs Body.

Washington, Jan. 10. - Secretary
Daniels announced today that In def.
erence to the last expressed wishes OF
Admiral Dewey, only Annapolis mid.
shipmen will escort the body from his
home to the capitol tomorrow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
BELIEVE AVlAToRs DEAD
Search for Missing Army Aviators
Fails TO Locate Them.

CaleXico, Jan. 19.-The Snilitary au.
thorities are practically convinced to.
day of the death OF Lieutenant Colo.
mel II. G. Bishop and Lieutenant w.
A, Robertson, who attempted to fly
here from San Diego, on January 10.
The search for them In northern Son.
ora continues, however.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
In Jail at Guthrie.

Craig drove Couch to Guthrie where
he surrendered to Duke Stallings,
deputy United States marshal at the
federal Jail. He is held there on
capias warrants issued after ilndict-
ment by the federal grand jury at
Enid last summer on a charge of send.
Ing obscene matter through the mails.
This charge will not be pressed
against him, probably, and he will
be turned over to county officials on
the murder charge.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
Half Million Prisoners.

London, Jan IA Petrograd dis
patch says th Hjs, took 42SOOO
prisoners and $40 Ical 60. the
year 1916 V--D
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
Hires Livery Car.

These efforts failed and he was
driven by Lee Craig, livery car owner,
to the Wheeler school, where Miss
Dunn, his sister-in-law, was working.
He called her out and shot her. Then
he was driven to Rowland Williams
music studio at 12S IL West Second
street where he met Williams and
shot him through the head. Couch fed
again in the car to Guthrie. Williams
died few minutes after the shooting
in Wesley hospital.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
Reconciliation Sought.

Wednesday night he met Bosquc
Smith, a druggist at Broadway and
California avenue, and asked, him as
an old friend to help him effect a
reconciliation with his wife. Wednes-
day night he stayed at the home of a
niece, Miss Gregory, at 1914 South
Harvey avenue in Capitol Hill, and
resumed efforts Thursday morning to
re'establish himself in the heart OF his
wife.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19

%HICAGO is greatly stirred by the
I accusations of grating made
- against former Superintendent of
Police Charles NJ. c. Healey, Lieuten-
ant Martin White and others who
were arrested Warrants were issued
for other policemen by State Attor-
ney Maclay Hoyne.
Healey was Immediately released on
bonds of 100000. The charges
against him are eXtortion, bribery and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19

Ardmoreite ads bring res Its.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
Tots Find Teacher Dead.

Miss Dunn sat in her chair in the
school room. All around her were little
tots, awaiting the peal Of the bell that
would mean they could go home for
the day, There came a shadow across
the threshold. She looked up to see
Couch standing there He entered. She
arose. In moment she was on guard.
She knew what to expect and her
energies were bent on finding a way TO
get past him and escape down the hall.
way,
Miss Lucille Leslie, who passed the
door of Miss Dunn's room, says:
"They were talking; Miss Dunn had
her hands clasped and there was a
look on her face that seemed to say:
My time has come"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19
Miss Dunn Tries 70 Eseape.

Miss Dunn darted for the door;
Couch followed They had run side by
side a distance of probably twenty
feet when the shot was fred.
Never a word of warning did Miss
Dunn give. Maybe she was too fright
ened to speak The bullet ploughed
through her right temple and she
crumpled up on the floor, dying almost
instantly.
Teachers and pupils ran into the
corridor to find the body of the teach.
er. Some OF the children saw the mur.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-19

Continued On page four
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-04
OHIO BRIGADE
To LEAVE soon
Naming of Examination
Board Starts Predictions
of An Early Return.

The announcement Of the appoint
ment Of a board Of regular army off
GERS to examine the horses and mules
OF the Second Ohio brigade. prepare
tory 10 the receipt of orders by that or
gauization to return home for muster
ing out Of the federal service" has
carried with it no Information as to
the exact date the order to entrain will
be effective The examination for the
entire brigade will be completed about
January u.
At Gen John c. Speaks's headquar-
;ers Wednesday evening it was said
that unoffcia. advices had been re-
ceived in the camp that in the next
general order for the return OF ma
tional guardsmen to their homes. the
Fourth. Fifth and Eighth Ohio infantrv
and the Second south Carolina infantry
VIII be included Brigade headquarters
is said usually to accompany the Fifth
infantry on expeditiOnary movements.
Drills have been resumed in the Ohio
camps, after their holiday inactivity.
The entire Second brigade went on a
four mile hike Wednesday morning.
that took the Ohioans into the foot
hills of the Franklin mountains.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-04
The Call Of The Sea
By Burt Franklin Jenness

eve on q lonely the
the of the
they quyer and sway
And then a crashing plmging, dashng column advancing Ger
Their where the ebb
booming guns along
gazed your rapture
IA pendo i
grandeur
Did thrill
you fingered friendly shore reee
through the breakers Friend call
OF the
Have tried poded
they
Caspe depths they
YOU o
precious gold gone
you grace poised fOamy
Heard the pres the botswanbrd through the
a
porpoes diving
Through the the red orb OF the sleep and the %
fy
andd siken shimrug transparency
know wlng nmbus head the
shadows them
rolled
caps play sky sport
the hoWlse andt
The clouds vens flame with grOw and the mad u them back
ongd wild
o be free.
Has guiding
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-04
ARMY SEEKS COOPERATION
OF MILITIA IN ENLISTMENTS

Additional instructions with regard
20 enlisting national guardsmen in the
regular army have been received from
Mai. Gen Frederick Funston. depart
ment commander. by Maj T. VI. Ander-
son. Seventh L. s. infantry. district re-
cruiting officer They follow
"Canvassing of national guard or
CARNATIONS for recruits for the regular
army by the recruiting personnel will
not be made without the full consent
and cooperation OF all the national
guard commanders concerned.
No discharges from national guard
organizations for enlistment in the
regular army will be made until such
organizations are ordered TO home sta
tions for muster out. but all applica-
lions from members Of national guard
organizations for discharge 10 enlist In
the regular army will De forwarded
promptly by all national guard conf
manders concerned 70 district CON-
manders. no matter when submitted. If
applications are made before organi-
nations are mustered out. they will be
held at district headquarters until or
canizations are ordered home. when
final action will be taken"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-04
A. S. LEWIS IMPERSONATED BY
MAN WHO STOLE HIS ELK CARD

A :. Lewis. an actor-manager. known
in the southwest by many people. is in
a predicament that is not at all pleas
ing to him Recently he picked up an
actor out in Arizona. who claimed to
ne out Of work and in need OF funds.
and brought him along with the COM
pany as FAR as Lordsburg. where, after
feeding him and giving him some
money. he left him, the actor declar-
ing that he could make his way from
there with ease. Shortly thereafter.
Lewis missed his Elk card. but thought
he had lost IL until he received a letter
from his home lodge. 647 of Atchison.
Kansas. stating that the lodge had
hOnored his Geographic request from
LOrdsburg for $50. but that the money
had not been delivered to him. for lack
OF proper Identification. and asking
him II he needed anything more. Lewis
then decided that his actor friend had
stolen his card and had impersonated
him in wiring for funds Lewis at once
wired his lodge the facts. asked il TO
recall the loan" and TO refuse to honor
any more requests In his name He
fears that the fellow IS using his card
at other places TO obtain aid The card
bears the membership number 27s in
the Atchison lodge and is issued TO A
:. Lewis.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-04
TROOPS TO STAY SOME TIME,
OPINION OF MANY OFFICIALS

No other national guard organiza-
tons than those already scheduled tp
depart within the next 10 days. viii
leave the border for some time in the
opinion Of quite ,ew military officials
stationed in and near FL Paso.
The reason given for the opinion Is
that the regulars now here are NOT
strong enough to cope with an emer-
Gency, should ii arise. unexpectedly.
When the recalled units depart for
their home stations 10 be mustered
out. between $4,000 and $4,000 troops.
including the regulars, will remain n
the immediate vicinity OF Fl Paso. IL
is estimated
These troops will represent u states
and the District of Columbia
The states are Georgia at Camps Cot
ton and Pershing; Michigan. at Camp
Cotton. Camp Morton and Camp
Pershing: North Carolina at Camp
Stewart; South Carolina. at Camp
Pershing and opposite Camp Stewart;
Pennsylvania, al Camp Stewart: Ken
lucky. at Camp Bierne: Connecticut. a.
Camp PerShing: New Mexico. at Camp
Pershing; Massachusetts. at Camp
Pershing and Richmond Terrace Ohio.
at Camp Pershing and Richmond Ter
race; Colorado. at Camp Pershing:
Tennessee, at Camp Pershing and
Richmond Terrace.
The District of Columbia battery !.
is stationed at Camp Pershing.
The regulars are stationed at Camp
Fort Bliss. Fort Bliss and Camp Colt II.
When the recalled Pennsylvania
units leave for home. the Ohio militia
Will rank first in strength. with siX
regiments OF infantry. and auxiliary
troops
North Carilina has three regiments
OF infantry and auxiliary troops. South
Carolina. one regiment IF infantry and
auxiliary troops; Michigan. two regi-
ments OF infantry and auxiliary troops
Kentucky. three regiments Of infan-
try and auxiliary troops; Massachu-
sets. about one regiment OF auxiliary
troops; New Mexico, one battery Of ar
tillery. Connecticut, two batteries OF
artillery: Colorado. one battery OF ar
tilIery; Georgia, three regiments Of in
fantry. a battery Of artillery and aux
iliary troops: District OF Columbia. one
battery Of artillery; Tennessee, aux
Hilary troops.