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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-02

The coldest weather for this dat
known In the hIstr'y Of the city IL pre-,
vsiling here now. the thermometer
Aovsyins around the II degree mari
throughout thv morning. Train ssrv.
lee II late on oil lines entering the
city. intsrurbsn cars are unable "a
meet the schedules "a account OF thu
storm Every coal company 10 entirely
oolA out. One company 10 rscslvIng q
carload cf wtod day. but this IL sold
1t 0nce.
k lsw oas Prssevrs.
The gas compsny reports very low
U1vssurs this morning Win no immedi-
~ rsiisi In sight. despite ths insistent
Efforts cf tho ccMpany 70 obtain more
~ from tho Oklahoma Natural com
raLy.
rsiephcnt and telegraph connections.
corn down during M storm Thanks.
etvinR dny. ara bs,ns repaired - yap.
IDLY ~ rossible bu: are not st normal
- UT. cwIne 10 ths Wosts~~ bcing han.
6:capred by ths cc.d weather.
AND on the heels ef this. the wealth
~ tuieau f-ecarts coy iirued cold
weathsr for tonight with minimum tenn
peraturea ~ low ~ . degrees. How.
ever. the bureau expects a slight break
tomorrow with somewhat warmer
weather.
n Rush ter on stsvss.
Hardware storss this morning re-
ported q rush for oil stoves Coal deal
M have 'parcelsd out their email sup
D,iss on hand until yesterday In 800
And i.o00- pound lots 10 persons living
bsyond the sas service.
WtrA VA rscsived from officials Of
tha Oklahoma Natural oas company,
Tulss. ~ the Oklahoma Gas ana Elec-
tic company. that there II some proS-
pee. Of getting the pips aecessary 10
complete the new line across the South
Canadian 'iver. The company triad In
vain 10 o'asin the necessary eight Inch
rirs from the rexas eomyAny. This
vas finally obtained Q week sGo Sat.
urday, they report. hut after receiving
fths pipe. the Frisco railway refused 20
secert II for transportation on account
" its embargo against all freight other
Tran per'rhshis.
prsssnt Line Weak.
The company received word from Art
WALKER. OF the corporation commission,
tsday that ne would zee the pipe was
hauled 10 the scsns n the line. Just
how lcng viii BE- necessary 10 complete
tAe iins Across the river could not be
ascertained. The line now N use across
ina tvs- n In such condition OWING "a
~ leak that the well which 10 10 be
connected could not be turned into II
withSu. sndanssring The entire line, say
eff'cinls 81 the com 5any.
Calls for assistance rom 70 persons
WsrA received this morning by the
United Provident association. Thesa
Wsrs mostly for fuel. clothing and
SAess. One family came In from the
eerntry. saying they hAS no place to
~ There ere siH members IN the
1amtiy. An sis being housed and caped
~ by the association. A sick man
pspo-te' no had M bedding. THIS w.S
ouppiieh him al once. Various calls
- sNua y distressing easss have come
- Miss Fovella Gould. supsrintend-
eNt this pW ming.
"And We have 4 balance OF u In the
bank" says Miss Gould.
Tw,s,'s Storm - sc' ern, over the
kiL,' tiicn' ALTERING II reported
among the cattle
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-02
COAL WILL Be
MovED-ALLEN
No interruption 10 Be Tol-
Grated in Kansas,

PiTTSBURG. Kan. Dec. Only
one danger threatens the possibility
OF moving coal from the xnnsas coal
pits within few hours and that ID a
refusal Of railroad men 10 handle Il.
Governor Allen said this afternoon.
III there Ia any Interruption Of the
movement Of coal Il will last only a
short time" Governor Allen said. en-
phssiIing short time" Cars OF coal
will be ready for shipment tonight"
he added.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-02
% Degrees Below
ht havre, Montana

WASH IN N0ToN, lee. ',--Havre.
Mont. with q. temperature Of ~ de-
grses belov zero. was the coldest plsre
On tks wsAthss map today. Sheridan.
Wyo.. reported . Thermometer reading
Of q dsaree~ below ana M'l.s City
Moat, and Duluth. Minn, ~ degrees
,beilw ssro, The intense cold for the
reason continues aver the nsrthwsst. !.
srn states and has spread eastward
10 the middle Mississippi valley srath
ward over southern Oklahoma and
northern Texss
Cold wave warnings were displayed
A vest and central Tennessee, Ala
bama and Mississippi.
The outlook IL tor unsettled weather
With local SHOWS Within the next
( -lcsnslnssd On Pass .. Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-02
S. 900 IS ASKED FOR
BURNS FROM LIVE WIRE

The third damage suit to result from
the Dadldson 4 Case lumber yard
fire was flied today IN district court.
when Floyd Whittenberg asked 5000
damages Of the Oklahoma Gas and
Electric company for alleged burns and
injuries received when live wires fell
In the alley In the rear Of the yard.
He alleges the wires were cut at the
wrong pole Two other damage suits
Of $4,000 each. have been brought
against the company. for the same
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-02
NO DEVELOPMENTS IN
TRICE MURDER CASE

No further developments In the J. y
Tr,ce murder case were reported this
morning by the police
Having discarded all theories save
that OF robbery. tho police are continu-
Ing their Investigations seeking 10 find
trace Of several persons who are saiA
10 have been seen near the grocery
store the morning OF the murder,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-02
POLICE DENY THEY
"HOlD OUT" WHISKY

The police today denied the reported
statement OF the county attorney that
they had not turned over TO the county
authorities all intoxicating liquor taken
In raids.
III any liquor has bean heM out II IL
an individual matter with some police
man himself. snd personally don't be-
Have any whisky has been held back"
the mayor said.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-02
k.''ERCURY DROP
TO s DEGREES
IS PRED|CT TED.
No Hope for Higher Gas
Pressure Here Held Out,
COAL SUPPLY EXHAUSTED
Poor Folk Suffer; Provident
Association Has 81.
WEATHER FACTS

Collect wssthsr known In city
tsr this date when thermometer
rssehsd ~ degrees at ? o'clock this
msrnins. staying ~ that point eli
movnins.
Minimum temperatures q low -
degrees forecast BY the weather
'uresu tor tonight.
Az cosi eompanlss out ~ coal.
One concern receiving load Of wood
. Gay. Soid at once.
oss pressure extremely low with
no relief In sIoht.
Nearly aii Wslns sntsrinO city Dc.
iaysd BY storm over state.
intevurban care running bshInd
schedule On oil llnss.
CITY ear esrvIcs maIntainsd q
nearly normal.
Nsllss In slight BY prediction ot
weather. bureau Tor slightly warmer
weather for tomorrow.
Many poor families suffering.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-02
COLD WEATHER HURTS
COUNTY POULTRY SHOW

Nearly 90 birds are on exhibition In
tho Oklahoma county poultry show. 2os
West California avenue. today. Owing
TO the bad weather. there were not a.
many entries ss had been expected. C.
r. Donart. who 10 In charge Of the SHOW,
said today the county will send n team
10 Black we'll for tho state snow, De-
csmbsr 1915, regardless Of the poor
showing made In tho number Of ex-
hihita harA
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-02
TEXT OF MESSAGE TO CONGRESS

WASHINGTON Dec 2-Ptesden wilson. message 10 IN. S,
follows: e " WV SN' ~
TO the Senate and House of Representatives:
u be N, ;o,
oi the congress: am thus prevented presenting in as direct way as
couid wish the questions that
Happily have had the advantage Of the heads Of the a
executive departments who have kept with affair, in their
detail and whose thoughtful recommendations ran,s second
In the matter Of the railroads readumen, Of h. affair,
dressn Won q ~ ' '"~' ' . 'A'e' u"c OF ad
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-02
FIRE CLEANUP DRIVE
ON THIS AFTERNOON

Tho campaign 10 clean up all firo
traps In Oklahoma city ~ well As make
a thorough inspection OF every build
Ing In the business district was 10 bs
started this afternoon by Mark Kesler.
commissioner Of PUBLIC safety.
Tony Meyers. fire chief. will be IN
charge Of the inspection which will last
about q week.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-02
WILSON NAMES
MISSOUR|AN TO
Cabinet PLACE
Representative Alexander to
"' Succeed RedfieId,

WARRINGTON, Dec. Joshua vii.
iis Alexander Of 0allatIn. Mo. repre-.
sentative N congress, has bean selected
by President Wilson to bs secretary of
commerce. succeeding william c, Red :
field.
The nomination win 70 10 tho senate
late today or tomorrow. II WAS said at
Me White House,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-02

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. Judge n.
W. Walker, IN tho United States cir.
cult court of appeals. granted an order
for supersedeas sought by the United
States district attorney putting 4 stop to
liquor salss here under the Injunction
granted last wednesday BY District
Judge Foster.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-02
LABOR. CONFERENCE ,
IN SECRET SESSION

WASHINGTON. Dec. ?,--Delesntos to
the second Industrial conference were
called 10 rssums their WORT At 10
O'Clock behind closed doors Secretary
Wilson was elected permanent chair-
man at the first meeting.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-02
|C0AL DIRECTOR
THREATENS To
STOP TRAFFIC
0kIahomans Warned to Quit
Selling Railroad Coal.
TRAIN H0LD.UpS CITED
State 10 Be Isolated Unless
Governor Recalls Order.

All train service In Oklahoma wilt
be discontinued unless people In the
eoal-famished section Of the state re-
frain from holding up and robbing
trains Of coal in transit. ACCORDING 10
th-es, made today by F. E. Bush.
federal regional coal director At St.
Louis. in a telegram to Governor
Robertson.
The message was sent in reply to
reports from Upton OF three separate
hold UPS Of trains on November 10,
in which the engines and the entire
trains were stripped OF every lump
OF coal in transit. islving the engines
'l-ad' OH she main Gne.
Proclamation Asked,
Bush asks the governor to issue q
proclamation recalling his first law
OF nature" order. In which he advised
the seisure Of coal whenever and wher-
ever found. and to ask the co-operatiso
Of the people OF the state In the proper
movement and distribution OF coal in
transit
"Ths plan Of the federal govern.
ment In the distribution Of coal
muet not b Interfsrsd with. n
THE practice 10 not stoppsd ,mms.
diatsiy the operation u Walns BE-.
twsso pslnts In oklshoms and
through the state of oklahoura viii
b. discontinued" ssys Bush In h,s
rnsssaos 10 NE governor.
Thegovernor had not returned from
Chicago up to noon today and apeculs.
tion ~ TO his future sttitude occupied
the attention OF many officials. tho
general feeling being that the eovernos
Will stand pat" SsvsrAI days an
Fuel Director Garfield asked the SOW.
srnor 10 recall his order hut no state.
ment was ever 'asusd BY the governor
| Situation osycnd Control.
| II was believed by many officials d
the capitol this morning thsl the situa.
tion on the west side Of ths state,
where The hold-nps .arc reported &c
have oc,urred. is beyond control BY
proclamations or pronoupc~menta from
the governors office. That section oi
the atate WAS the first to feel tho
pinch OF suffering from the lack o,
brought forth scores of new complaints
Of intense suffering by the people In
that section.
A repdrt that the people IN that sec.
tlon we're arminv themselves prspara.
tory to general seizure OF coal iron,
railfosds was received by the state
council Of defensc several days sso.
| and the report Of the hold upa this
morning cccasioned no particular eur.
! prise.
Az Goa, Taken.
According TO the reports 10 lludA
and repeated In his message 10 M
governor this morning. the first hell
up occurred at 1880 o'clock In ~
morning on November 30. 4 pile d
ties vas placed on tho track and q ~
light placed on the top, The men
numbering about fifteen, went back Z
distance and stopped the train for Que
hour. removing all coal on H.
The second hold up occurred 4 fe.
hours later when = north boun special
train was stopped by fifty men whn
removed seven or eight tons " coat
from the engine.
About four hours later the third hold
up occurred. This time the men
stopped the train. forced the engineer
at the point of gun TO desch the
engine from the train and run II ahead
where all the coal was unloaded. Ieav'
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-02

LOCAL FoRGcASr--cisu1y and un.
settisd and somewhat colder tsNieht,
minimum Temperature Q % 70 dsOrsNsl
Wednesday probably talr and ssmswhat
warmer.
STATE FoNgcAsy - TsNlOht SaW,
colder sxespt In 6esthwsst pseslsnl
WITH temperature I 10 . esVrsss In
nsrthsrni 10 10 10 In southern pevtienI
Wednesday tsir, net - eeid.
oNlPP1Ne' ronGcAof--< 10 . a..
Srsss IN northsrni 70 10 10 dsorsss In
southern psvtieN ten,eht.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-02
NUMEROUS NOTAbLES
JOIN THE NAVY HERE

Would you believe
That Jack London. Oscar wilde and
Alton z Parker enlisted In the navy
At tho recruiting station last week,
They ala. But II wasn't the Oacar
of the Wild words. or Jack OF John
Barleyeorn'' fame. or the PNrker Of
legal isarnlnss II was instead. . CO.
Incidence.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-02
houRLy raMpGHAruREs.

Precipitation 70 date, 1919. ...... ..N,(t
Precipitation last ~ hours. ......u N
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-01

cabinet across the entire north end.
The building is heated with Mo-
line steam heating system from
power plant in the basement. The
building is also provided for gas
heat in all rooms and halls, and has
complete wiring system for cleo
trio lights, with outlets to connect
vacuum cleaner in all rooms and
halls. There is complete system of
switches, including a two-way switch
to each bed in all rooms.
The yard around the building has
a fall of six inches from the build
ing to sidewalks and also has a
complete system of yard drainage
pipe so as to throw all water from
roof through these pipes to outside
of sidewalks.
The death Of Mr.. Anderson oc-
Cured soon after this building was
begun, but the building was com
pleted in every detail according to
his directions and wishes.
The plans were drawn and the
work supervised by ]. B. White. The
building was contracted and built
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-01

Building operations in Ardmore
during 1918 were restricted by scare
ity of material and by government
control, but canvass Of the arcbi-
tects and contractors reveals the
fact that there was a falling off Of
only about thirty per cent as COM
pared with the building of l9l7.
In an article of this kind men
tion can be made only Of the more
.pretentious and important buildings.
Space will not permit OF detailed
mention of the smaller residences
and buildings. Among the more
pretentious projects were those con-
'tracted by the following:
Consolidated Building Co. (Tuck-
I.r & Glasgow
Quicker & Glasgow
Notwithstanding the unusual diff
tculties Of the past six months, the
Consolidated Building Co. has to
its credit as many good Jobs a. one
firm could we'll handle in a like
period.
Most important among uncom-
pleted work is the Tom Cooper res
idence, corner Stanley Boulevard
and ! street, southwest and the c.
w. Hotchkiss residence i'm the north
west part of the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-01
Residence of Mrs. L. p. Anderson

Residence of Mrs. L. p. Anderson
This building is two story and
basement, 50 by 20 feet. The exterior
walls are of brick-faced with Coffey-
vile red-face brick, trimmed with
stone. There are two rear porches
and one front porch which is II
feet wide, and runs the entire length
OF the building and forms terrace
on the south end. This porch has
reinforced concrete slab and rook-
wood tile floor. All inside partition
walls are Of brick, and all walls are
plastcred.
The first floor contains a reception
hall, IS by 20 feet; dining room, IS
by p feet; living room IS by 20
feet, and solarium n by Is feet; kit
chen, large pantry, breakfast room,
The second floor contains five large
bed rooms, also sleeping porch on
south end, large bath room, clothes
closets, hall, dressing room and lin
en- room.
The living room and dining room
have tiled hearth and mantles Of
rookwood tile. The bed room on
first floor and three bed roms on sec
ond floor also have fire places fitted
with colonial mantels and tile
hearths. All bath rooms have the
floor and walls, with built-in plumb
ing fixtures. All interior walls are
beautifully decorated and are panel
ed to conform with the decorations
The woodwork is painted with sew
en- coats OF old ivory. All floors are
double, and finished floor is of white
oak, finished with six coats of paint.
The pantry includes a large cabinet
with are glass doors.
The kitchen has a large kitchen
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-01

buffet, brick mantle; tile bath and
kitchen; cement porches and walks
and cement pergola; cost $4,000.
II. G. Harrell. Six rooms and
bath; oak floors dressed all over;
brick mantle, with mirror above;
built-in breakfast table and seats,
and built-in kitchen cabinet full
length of kitchen and to the ceiling
plastered oil tinted walls and cell
ngs; large front and back porches;
cement driveway, asphalt slate roof
and garage; cost $6,500
S, NJ. Daniels. Two-story, eight
rooms and bath; oak floors; double
stairway; plastered oil tinted walls;
brick mantle with mirror above;
breakfast room with built-in table
and seats; linen cabinet, colonnade
opening, with bookcases built in, be-
tween living room and dining room;
mirror doors in bed rooms; cement
porches; solid brick columns and
asphalt slate roof; cost $4,000.
Ray L. Beede, Five rooms and
bath; oak floors; buiIt-in buffet,
breakfast room with table and seats
kitchen cabinet, linen cabinet and
medicine cabinet; plastered, oil
tinted walls; brick mantle; solid
brick foundation and asphalt slate
roof; cost 10000.
Mrs. Juba Conway. Six rooms
and bath; several built-in features;
brick mantle; oak floors; nice large
living room with French doors; ce-
ment porches, driyeways and garage,
all with asphalt slate roof; cost S.
$50.
James Mccormick. Six rooms and
bath; oak floors; built in cabinets,
book cases and ironing board; floors
dressed all over; cement porches
and driycways, with garage, all cov-
cred with asphalt slate shingles; cost
$6,50O
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-01
E;-s+ National Bank Interior

To the casual onlooker, active
work on the First National Bank
building seems to have come to
halt, and judged from the exterior
the structure appears to be practic-
ally finished. A closer Inspection
however, shows there arc plasterers'
plumbers, painters, machinists, men
of all trades necessary for the COM
(Continued on page ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-01
Besaw Tire and Rubber Plant

This is one of the largest build
ngs in the state. 1t is located in the
Industrial Addition adjoining the
main building is practically COM
BEING laid by that company and was
sne of the most important build
ngs under way when the war activ-
ties caused a general shutdown in
he Industrial Addition.
The plant is Of heavy masonry
With floor space 90 by S0l feet. The
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-01

The new negro school building, on
Eighth avenue, northeast, is two
stories, OF brick, trimmed with white
stone, and covers a ground space OF
63 by 55 feet. There are six class
rooms and one large assembly hal,
and it can comfortably house 800
students. The rooms are all plaster
ed and painted, and the building is
heated by gas. Cost OF building is
approximately $4,000. !. B. White
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-01

4oii' WIN NluC NOl lliSC, SupPOltSA
with heavy brackets, wide porches,
with heavy brick columns, brick bal
'ustrades, stone trimmed and port
cochere, with Spanish tile roof. The
large living room, dining room and
double stairway are finished in oak
including floors, A built-in mantle,
look cases, colonade and buffet are
attractive features. There is vain
scoating in the kitchen and bath
room and a large sleeping porch on
the second floor. There is a two
story brick garage; cement walks
and driveway. This is one of the
most artistic and we'll arranged
homes in Ardmore. The cost was
$l2,500.
For A. T. West, west Broadway.
This is an eight-room, two-story,
brick building with large roomy
porches and port cochere and mod
crn in every way There is a large
double garage and servants room,
cement walks and driveway. This
buildings is convenient and has sew
eral built-in features with a brick
mantle and double stairway. The
wainscoting in the kitchen and bath .
rooms is tile. This home cost $4,000. |
For d. ]. Childs, BiXby avenue.
This is a siX-room brick residence
with basement and storm cellar un-
der large porches. The brick col
umns are stone trimmed. A brick |
garage and servants room is in the |
rear Steps porcheS walks and drive
way are OF cement The rooms are
large and plastcred throughout |
There is tile floor in bath room and /
kitchen. hardwood floors in the bal
ancc of the house. A rook wood .
mantle built-in buffet, desk, book |
cases and several other built-in feat
ures are attractWcly arranged. Ii |
is fitted for steam heat and equipped |
with the Arcowand electric vacuum
cleaner systems. 1t is one OF the best
built and most complete homes in
Ardmorc and cost $4,000.
For !. s. Owens, on c street,
southwest. This is a two-story nine
room brick residence, containing
large well ventilated rooms, and is
very convenient and modern in ev-
cry way. 1t has wide porches and
port cochcrc, brick columns, stone
trim, cement tIorS' steps walks ana
driveway concrete basement and
storm cellar. 1t IS arranged ior
steam heat and equipped with an
electric Nrco Wand vacuum clean
er. The floors are OAK with STAR
way and tile lIoors and WainScot III
the bath and kitchen here are
built in coIonnade' buffet kitchen
cabinet Cupboard Wardrob[G,, break
last room table and seats Inc cost
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-01

was the architect, and Joe +. fa'e
the building contractor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-01

pIeted. The steel windows, factory
fashion, are ready to receive the
glass which is on the ground. The
lators are complete and some Of the
Joplin chat roof and metal venti-
heavy machinery awaits only the
casting OF their concrete bases.
Work will be resumed on this
plant at once, as the government re-
strictions against this institution
have been removed.
The Oklahoma Confederate Home
addition has just been completed and
approved. This is a two-story mat
face brick structure and is a twin
building for the southwing of that
institution. 1t was built to meet
dormitory needs and to house a
central heating plant and storage
room for preserved fruits and vege-
tables.
Easley Apartment.
This building erected for John +.
Easley, on North Washington street,
is nice appearing structure on the
exterior and is one Of the most COM
pIctc Of its kind.
The lower story is divided into a
25-ioot front store building with
recess plate glass entrance and a 4o-
iooL nome Tor tine Buck agency
WI,'Ie the upper story mas an indiwd.
uaI entrance III an offset north OF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-01
New Negro School

by R. J. Ridpath, general contractor