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Ardmoreite want ads will make your business go. mimm p;ti DOING LVEHYOOUY Jones' Machine Shop Mouth Mill St. VOLUME XV xVRDMORE, OKLAHOMA MONDAY lCVKNINCi MAV 'M 11)0!) NUMBER .'ID.') e(itfa:'J A Special Show' of Neiu Wash Good?" .nd White Goods Tuesdu On our recent trip to market we bought over a thousand pieces of new wash goods and white goods, the last shipment reached us today. We are now able to show you the most extensive line ever opened in the city. We believe it is now possible to please every woman m our trade limits. June 1st marks the beginning 'of sum mer and sheer goods will be in demand. Youll find what you want at ZEPPELIN HAS MISHAP AFTER BREAKING ALL RECORDS, GERMAN BALLOONIST MEETS WITH AN ACCIDfcNT. CRASHED INTO A TREE Only Forward Part of the Balloon's Machinery Was Injured, However,' and He Will Proceed on Aerial Trip This Afternoon. Ulm, Germany. May 31. -The Zeppe lin airship, on Its return to Frieditcu fihafen from llltterllold, ran Into a branch or a tree at a railroad station between here and Shutlgnrrt at 10 o'clock this morning. The forward compartmont of the balloon was damaged, but now her lously has not been determined, but It Is piesumed that the airship will bo able to continue on to Frledriehshufen, us thu machinery In all compartments, except the forward one, appeared to be Intact. The vessel had been in the air a trifle over thirty-seven hours, and had broken all recort for sustained night In a dirigible balloon. The accident occurred when the ves sel came close to thu ground for man euver. The rent made, when thu craft struck the tree was later found . t f t t i. tt :: :: tt MONEY MONEY MONEY .i To loan on farm property In 11 any county In the State or tt Northern Texas. Money ready as soon as title Is perfect. I pass iiimiii all loans and the title. Huslness strictly prl ate I loan to Freedmen and pay out the day application Is made. GEO. R. FISH Noble Building t: tt it it ti :: :: tt tt tt $100,000 TO LOAN On improved Main Street property at 8 percent 3 to 5 years. We loan on unproved residence property, to be paid off in monthly payments of $17 per 51,000. Also farm loans at 8 per cent. GORMAN, BOGIE & DOBBiNS to be only slight anil the workmen will have It repaired by tonight. Count Zeppelin explained that ho did not continue on to Ilerlin last n 1 Klit because the airship hud lost t jotue Ran and ho thought It wiser to Hurt on the return trip to Frledrtcu ilmfen. The airship coered about SaO miles In Its voyage. GOES TO SERVE SENTENCE F0RMER MISSOURIAN CALLS AT PRISON TO BEGIN SENTENCE OF' TEN YEARS FOR MURDEK. Jefferson City, Mo.. May 111. While In Oklahoma, .lames Prltehett of Cam den county. Missouri, read an Item In a newspaper saying that the Missouri supremo court had alllrmcd thu ver- diet, finding him guilty of the murder of ronstnblo Manes at Hlchland, Pul nskl county, two yeats ago. Today he arrived at the state prison here mid said he was ready to begin his ten-year-terni. RAILROADS FILE DEMURRERS. Five Missouri Railroads File Demur rers, Which Would Oust Them. Jefferson City. Mo.. May III Five additional railroads, including thn Frisco. Kansas City Southern, Hock Is land and Milwaukee, today tiled de murrers to the suit of Attorney Gen eral Major by which It Is sought to oust Missouri trunk lines from the state for violating tho anti-trust law. "Memorial Day" Correct. Washington, May 31. This l. Meniorlal Day. and not Decoration Day, as Itl s sometimes erroneously called, uccordlng to the first of the officials of tho Grand Army of the Republic "It Is noted that some comrade-i will persist In calling this day set apart for decorating the gravos of our deceased comrades 'Decoration ' Day,' " says the officer. This Is an error. We understand how easy it Is to err In this matter, but re member, comrades, that Memorial Day Is the proper designation and the people should be educated to so name It." Marcus M. llrlght a banker of Fort Worth. Is In tho city visiting with his mother. Mrs. It. II. Alvls. j TORNADO HITS TEXAS TOWN ZEPHYR IN DROWN COUNTY STRUCK DY STORM WITH AP PALLING LOSS OF LIFE. THIRTY DEAD; MANY INJURED Path of Death and Destruction Left By Storm Lightning Starts Confla gration in Stricken Town List of Dead and Injured. The Dead. T. T. Cnliler. county clerk of llrown; Mrs T T. Cahler and two children, an S-ycnr-old boy. and Infant daugh ter 1 year old, of Hrownwood. , C. 1). Ciibler, aged !" years, ot Zep hyr. Mrs. Artie Hart, aged and son, Hobert Hurt, meed f yean, of Zophyr. Miss Gertie Huston, aged of Zep hyr. (ilhhs Cloyce. 2 years old, son of I'vif Cloyco. of Zephyr. Cloyce, aged 1 year, daugh ter of M. F. Cloyce. of Zephyr. Oscar Ware, aged Ii!, of Zephyr, and two sons. Hardy, aged 10, and Frank aged S ot Zephyr. Miss Jessie Ware, aged in, of Zop hyr. G. G. Simmons, wifo and two child ren, Miss lfertle Simmons, aged 21, and West Simmons, aged 12, of Zep hyr. H. F. llrown nnd wife ot Zephyr. . Mrs. W. A. Uamsay. aged GO, and son. Ollle, nged 1.1. of Zephyr. C. M Carter, aged 40. wife, aged 35, and Glover Cartor. nged 12, nnd 3-ycar-old baby, or Zopliyr. Captain Collins, aged 30. or Zephyr. Kuby Campbell, nged 3. of Zopnyr. Rodney Campbell, an infant of Zep hyr. , ''hese latter are the children or Mrs. Fob Campbell, who was seriously In laied. The Injured. Fror. Skinner, ruts, bruises nnd In jured Internally; serious. Mrs. Skinner and rour children, painfully cut about head and body. I.m clllo Skinner has splintered thigh: ser ious. Fred Skinner, broken ankle, in ternal Injuries; serious. Others not scriom.. Mrs. Captain Collins, palnni: cuts nnd abrasions; sorlous. Hubbard Keating nnd wife, painful cuts and bruises; not serious. Mrs. D. Cabler, serious cuts nnout neck, limb broken and suffering from shock; serious. Mrs. Oscar Ware, bruised almut head and body. Internal Injures; son mis. Infant child of Mrs. Oscar Ware, badly crushed by flying timbers; will die. W. II. Hicks, cut about body and shock; no sorlous. Mrs. W. II. Hicks, ribs brokon badly Injured Internally; serious. Miss Virginia Hicks, slightly cut and bruised by flyins timbers; not M'llmis. Gunder Hicks, Jngged cut In neck SAME DAY AND NIGHT. 1'nlesn night calls are for more than nine blocks, the price for cab calls will be 'J."e the xHine as day prices. Sixit cash required lor every call. Good horses, safe drivers ARDMORE TRANSFER CO. Tom Carter. Manager I'lmnes "o and 71 :: :: t: :: :: it :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: it :: tt it tt :: :: :: Telephone 21 It It ARDMORE ABSTRACT CO. t: 11 tt Oldest In tho County :: W. S, Wolverton & Son tt tt Managers tt :? Bonded Abstractors of Carter 11 tt County. Genoral Insurance, tt tt Money to loan on City and tt tt Farm Property. tt tt 113 Nort Washington St. tt tt Ardmore, Okla, tt tt t: tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt i. 'in flyitiK timber; n-rious. Di W S. Wrenn, llmtw oroken, ant! ' bs crushed: very serious. V Wrenn, cut aud brttlMd; not riillti M'" lloh Campbell, badly cut about I. :.d by timbers and i rushed under tc i.e; serious. " Mettle and Hertha Campbell. 2-year-old children of Mrs. Hob Campbell, seriously bruised nnd Injured Inter nally; ery serious. Carl Iteuson, leg broken, Internal In juries; serious. Itamsuy, crushed under house; serious. Will Itnmsny, slight cuts and brulso.3 not serious. T. .1. Hanks and wlr, cuts and bruises: not sorlous. Two-year-old daughter of T. S, Hanks, one leu cut oft at thigh; prob ably fatal. Mrs. Cloyce, wife of teachar lit Zephyr school, limb broken, internal Injuries; serious. The ahovo comprises tho list ot those most, seriously Injured. Many others, to a total of sixty-seven, have minor hurts. Hrownwood, Tex., May .10. A cy clone of awful fury struck the little village of Zephyr, In the eastern por tion of llrown county at 1 o'clock Hun day morning and left 11 vtUh ot death aud destruction seldom parallelled. The death list has reached a total of thirty-two and tho number of serious ly and filially wounded uill n n h llfty. A score arc more or lens Injured. The storm funned half a mile soutu-v-st of Zephyr and wi-pt down upon the village, cutting a wide swath di rectly through the residence and busi ness section. Nearly fltty houses were totally demolished. Mghtuliig struck 11 lumber yard and started a conllagratloii which destroy ed one entire business block. No ef fort was made to light the lire as the care of dead and wounded lctluis de manded all attention. A section hand rode a hand car to Iti own wood nnd ;r .id the alarm. Within two hours the Santa Fe was speeding 11 special train to tin scene of the storm with nine surgeons and fi score or Ifrownwnd citizens. Hundreds oT persons directly In the storm's path saved themelves tiy tak lug refuge In storm collars. More than a dozen bodies were hor ribly mutilated.' County Clerk Thad Cabler and wife and two children, who had gone to .ephyr to spend the night, were kill ed. The big stone school building aud two churches were swept from the face of the earth. Hy daylight sixteen surgeons were working among the wounded. Hrownwood hurried her second re lief train at noon today, loaded with tons of provision, clothing and neceN snry articles, nnd forty nnrnrr. At dusk tonight three porsons are still unaccounted for. Two children were found (lend late this evening fvo miles out from the town, having been JIown thnt distance. A speclnl train will likely loavn Zephyr tonight for Templo carrying the more seriously injured to the hos pital. Hhe storm was son yards wide and swept tho earth for only a short dis tance, probably less than a mile its fury Is considered the most terrlllc of any cyclone over seen In this section. J. I. CIIngmnn, K K. Klrkpntrlck and nine surgeons, who formed the first relief party out of Hrownwood. found a terrible scene awaiting thorn. The hillside at Zephyr was covered with debris of all kinds, bodies of dead ani mals and human beings, Tho scene wns dimly lighted by the burning buildings, nnd the cries of thn wound ed roue above the sound of elempnta which threatened n second storm . A hog roaming tho debris-strewn streets was killed whllo attempting to devour the body of an Infant. Hodles were found twisted about trees and In overy concelvnble shape. People stalked the streets almost nns cd crying for their lovee; ones. Residences which escaped tho awful storm were turned Into hospitals where were carried tho bodies of dead and wounded. 1 One storm house collapsed on a fam ; II v of nine without serious Injury to j any. Hrownwood with splendidly or I gnnlzed relief work has the situation well In hand. ' Hx-Senator Hurton. of Kann.it, . eompanled by Mrs Hurton spent Stir day In the city with their daughter Mrs, Glenle Mitchell. A KILLING AT SPRINGER JOHN REEVES SHOOTS JOHN FIN- I trv Tr hn atu uitu nnnni r? barrel shot gun. QUARRELED ABOUT RENT Reeves, Who Rented Land Troni Fin ley, Says He Shot in Self-Defeiuc Reeves Coming to Ardmore to Sur render.. . SprtiiRer, Okla., May 31. ilohit It coves shot and Instantly kilted John Mil ley at !i:30 this moruliix at Hooves' home, one mllo northwest ot this place. The weapon used was 11 doublo-uiu rided shot-nun nnd death was Instan taneous, iff Tho two men are said to havo had previous trouble, due to differences Hliotit the settlement of the rent for the plHce, on which Iteeves was living and which Iw rented from I'lnu-j. Iloth men have families. They have resided In this section for some time, Flnley coining to Springer evenil years ago from GUI county, Texas. Iteeves went to Ardmore this after noon to surrender to the olllcers there. He I'fltiKcd to make any statement, oilier than that he "had to do It." Norrls Filed Petitions. Guthrie, Okla., May :!(). Joseph 1!. ' Norrls, chairman of the republican state committee, today llled Willi tun secretary of state petitions containing1 2S,(no signatures asking for a referen-1 duin election on the Taylor election law enacted hy the last leglslaturo Mr. Norrls expects to have between li.AOO and 10,0(10 more signatures to file with the secretary about ,nint ,. Under the Initiative am: referendum law only about I l.liini signatures are icqiitreil. Chairman Norrls urged all persons who have uullled petitions on hand to complete them and send them to him Immediately. President at Unveiling. Gettysburg. Pa.. May .'II. President Tart today made tho principal address at the unveiling of the monument erected at Gettysburg In momory of tlx regular soldiers who participated In the famous battle. Miss Helen Taft. daughter of the president, uuovll ed the memorial. Two thousand reg ular troops and thousands of veterans or the Grand Army took part In thn exercises. This Is tho first monument crocten at Gettysburg to tho regulars ot tho Union Army, whllo nearly all ot tho state troops have memorials of some' sort. New Newspapers. Guthrie. Okla.. May IK). Senator Richard A. Kllliips, rather f th. state prohibition law, lias stalled a democratic newspiper at Cordell. lie, with three other citizens, has Invent ed (.',(100 In the business. It is un derstood thnt llllliips Is a candi date for governor. The announcement coined from Pauls ValleyMhat Miles I.asater. who was h member of the constitutional convention, will assume editorial charge of the Paulrt Valley Demo crat, and that Senator Hlair of ln AVynnewood Hnunor has annexed the Mnysvlllo News. Convict Scales Stockade. McAlnster, Okla.. May I!0 -At 2 o'clock this morning Krnest Hook, a convict sentenced to state prison ror tlvo yenrs for larceny from Tulsa, scaled the stockade and escaped, tunld i hower of bu'le-H from the guards. The ('.) lost the trail at the railroad. It tt 11 It 11 11 It tt 11 tt tt t; tt tt tt tt it tt it it tt 11 11 tt FOR PICNICS I'se Crown Soda Waters and famous Crown Candles. Ask your dealor for them. Have no other. Made In Ardmore. CROWN BOTTLING 4 . MANUFACTURING WORKS. M. J. HAYS. Manager tt :: :: it tt :: :: :: :: tt :: n t: :t WEATHER FORECAST. it tt N" a ii ! .in-- i ,i , i.u :i :: 11 I'll" ''.I In till r .1 -l tin tt J OKI iliniii t I'M t . u i , ! j 1 n, ;: 11 Tn.tl.i i k. n. ills f , , :: PRESIDENT AT GETTYSBURG TAFT DELIVERED ORATION AT veiling of monument on FAMOUS BATTLK-GHOUND. GettysluiiK. Muy -!1 In tuemor) of tin- remilurly enlisted men in the United Htatea army, who guv up their liven or fouRhl in the GiHIys burx campolttn of 'r,.i. will be prMt tinted In granite on th- famous bat ilefleid todsy. when monument ereeted by coiinreMs Is unveiled In the presence ,,f Tuft. The president arrived here nt 10 today mid this afternoon will deliver an oration at the monument, after -which the tall shaft will be tin - veljctl l his diiiiKhter. Helen. THE GAS SITUATION IS READY FOR THE PEOPLE COMMITTEE CALLS FOR A MASS MEETING TO PRESENT PLANS THURSDAY NIGHT. Well, they're teady, the gas com - mlttee. and have plans and details nil r ly by which they WW rd- more can get and offe.- 1mlur.1l 311s to faetorhM i. cl.e.,,, a- ..th.r cities, A. C. Harwell, W. P. Poland aud .. II. Sprnglus, who wore appointed at the mass meeting to get next to the gas proposition, have announc ed that they havo the matter ready for tho people and havo asked that a mass meeting be called for Thursday atleruon at ."! o'clock at t!i court room, when they will have the-(iroje osltlon ready to submit to those present. 1 They hae not given out their plans in detail, preferring that they shall be heard first hy the people and then taken up In earnest. lOach of the three gentlemen Is enthu siastic over the proixisltlou that they have decided upon aud say 1 there can be no failure If their 1 plans are carried out. A number of gentlemen who are versed In the matter will be on hand with Infor- inatlon and other data and the hall will be started rolling that will get Ardmore cheap gas nnd mak It the ,,, . , . , f factory city r Oklahoma. Tho plans will doubtless call for a company to undertake t:io project, aud before the matter has oven been made public there havo been ouerH or stocK sJlDscrlptlons that run Into tho thousands of dollars, The while town will be given a ehanco at 1t Thursday afternoon, nnd every public spirited citizen Is urged to attend and find out what will be done, for something Is surely go- Ing to happen In gas. There are some surprises In store for the Thursday afternoon's meeting, for each of the committee says so. The business men will be asked to close their stores and go to the court room to take part in this most vital of enterprises Too Busy Chasin STOP IN THE MAD RUSH LONG ENOUGH TO THINK OF THOSE AROUND YOU. ALSO CULTIVATE KIND FEELING AND SYMPATHY FOR DUMB ANIMALS. DON'T YOU KNOW YOUR HORSE SUFFERS AS WELL AS YOU FROM A CRAMPED, POORLY SHOD FOOT? DO YOU BLAME HIM FOR BEING ILL? BRING YOUR HORSE HERE FOR HIS SHOES. WE STUDY THE SCIENCE OF PROPER SHOEING. EVERY SHOE IS MADE TO FIT. WE KNOW HOW. A1 M. Rice 19 BROADWAY i SANTA FE IN A WRECK California fast mail wheck mohnino-o- ED AT PEABODY, KANSAS, Tl- l j ONE KILLED. CRASHED INTO FREIGHT CARS ! Engine, Baggage and Mail Cars of Passenger Train Went Into Ditch and Postal Clerk Thompson Was Instantly Killed. Topeka, Kan.. May 31. Santa Fo j pnssetiKer train No. It. west bound w wrecked at PealHidy this morn j lug. j ,mtal Clerk I,. C. Thompson , , , ,,,,.., 1 The wreck iwna caused by a w reel, of a frciiRht train oil the oast Ismail truck In front or thn oncoming par Monger train. The engine, liftgRHK nnd mall cars of the passenner train went Into Mie ditch and Postal Clerk Thompson was Instantly killed. llrnkoman K. Perkins and Haggage- man Travis wore slightly Injured. The train Is known is the Call 1 fornln Fast Mall and loft Knnsa I ")' t nlKt. composed "f "m"' cl,illr mr , nnd three sleepers, j pVi j Mj Mort(m ))f Wchlta Funs. 1 and one of tho prominent ministers j of Texas Is In tho city spending a fow I wl'h his dnughter, Mrs Oscar A. Shumiito on North Washington street. t: tt tt :t tt tt tt tt tt t: tt tt tt tt tt u tt FARM AND CITY LOANS. tt tt Wo oro In position now to innk0 quick loans on good farms and city property for 5. 7 nnd 10 years. Heforenco to any bank In Ardmoro as to our reliability. DIU5W & IliMSEY. V tt ttnnatt sttttttttunnnn tt tt tt tt tt tt t: tt tt tt tt it tt tx tt tt tt t: tt tt tt tt tt tt SCADS OF CHEAP MONEN jt tq i OAN :: ON FARM PROPERTY tt ' " )'" oxntnltio your title , tt Wo Inspect your proporty. :J w ,,ra'w your palpc , tt Wo pay out money right now. tt If you want a loan quickly tt !! Reo .i ii HOOKF.U & ANDBItTON. tt tt ' tl Over PostofHce. Ardmore. OKtttttttttt ttntttt ttnn tt t: tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt It tt It Any old thing goes In the tt 11 hurry and hostel of picnics, tt It but people who appreciate tt It clean, pure goods buy their tt , It mrlotNitd beverages from tt 11 the 1 It ARDMORE BOTTLING tt 11 & MFG. CO. tt 11 tl 11 t: it tt ARDMORE $ Dollars