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City Schools Open September 11 with Best Corps of Teachers in the State and $100,000 High School Building Coming FARThING BROTHERS Clothing French dry cleaned and steam pressed. Only French dry cleaners in city. Phone 49d blue. Our foundry Is In operation, and we are making titip castings of All kin is. we bav? u few hitch weights In stuck to move ijuli k. lones-Evereit Machine Co. volume xvil ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA TIH IISDAY EVENING AUGUST .51 liUl NUMBER -s:5 WW FKTN. I I IK IhVi TIM ONE MAN BURNED T. TH AND ANOTHER SERIOU.. A JURED EARLY TODAY. Door of Room Occupied by E. V. Evans, Photographer, Found Locked Fire Believed to Be Work of In cendiaries. Topcka. Kan., Aug. Ill -One in;m v 'as burned to death, another serious ly injured auj a property los cxceed i ii K $lii0,non resulted here en .- this morning from u lire M ;)ie mi.sinev?. (list rid. K. V. Kvan-', a photographer, who lived in his studio, lost his life. The door leading to his offiee. through which he might have escaped, was locked and he was unaldo to break it down. x K, H. Bancroft, acting fire chief, was slightly lmrt by falling ceiling. The fire was started in a furniture i store, and it is believed to have been l incendiary origin. ARMED MEN SCOURING COUNTRY NEAR DURANT FOR ANOTHER NEGRO RACE FEELING HIGH. liiirant. Okla., Aug. IllJ. Five hun dred armed men are tonight search ing the country east and south of Durant for a negro who today chased Mrs. ,r. S. Ferrell and her children t!irou:h a. cotton patch at their home near IMrtie. If captured the negro will probably be lynched. The negro was noticed bv one of the children'"" formality of asking if there were who saw him creeping through the "ihers, and was greeted by a chorus cotton. When the child ran screaming t its mother the negro pursued and chased Mrs. Ferrell and children to-1 ward the house. He was frightened awav bv .fames Melton, a neighbor, 1 who fired twice at him. Officers were notified and with citizens soon went in search of the negro. Late tonight be was reported headed south toward Colbert, where there are many ne groes. This Is the third attempted negro outrage in this county since the kill-, ing of a woman by a negro at Durant about two weeks ago. A general ex- pulsion of negroes may result as re-! cent assaults have alarmed the entire county. It i probable that serious j tomorrow. The delegates seized up trouble may result. ' 0,1 t,lis as an ""ise for another out The old" saying, oft heard durin j ,,reak of ai'Plause, which resulted-in slaverv. "Naggers are bad in dog doys" ' "d.ioui nmenl. following Hie adoption s ns'the onlv explanation of tlm epi-, ,,1P resolution that he entire body demie of negro outrages which has lionlil march Immediately to Ma terrorized this entire county for the ! ''''ro's home in Colonia Juarez, past three weeks and which on at Impromptu speeches were there ev least two oceasions have come dan-1 ''hanged and it was late in the night gerouslv near 'Precipitating a war'of! 1,t'f"rp tin newly created politicians extermination against the blacks. ANTI-CIGARETTE LEAGUE. State Organizer Lister Has Fine En couragement in Tishomingo. J. B. Lister, slate lecturer and or ganizer of the Anti-Cigarette leasne. j Big Bargains in Good Homes! CCnfl Crner kot. 75.x ISO. 4 room frame cottape in wUUU Kod repair, ono block from Main street, north west. Improvements cost $750. Aj "f PA Corner Lot. 75x140 on Stanley Boulevard, live 3r I lOU rooms, two halls and bath room. Water, gas and sewerage. I improvements cost $2"50. S350 S600 Corner Lot 75x140 Four acres in Lone drove. 5 rcom house, one block from new school house. Improvements cost ?r.'00. Ru Direct from M. 'GORMAN- Guarantee Stale hank ARDMORE, OKLA. I has returned trom Tishomingo where he lias iieen for the pant week ill the interest of the work, lie reports that he received much encouragement and support and perfected an organization in that town with the following mem bers; Judge Nick Wolf, chairman; I'. li Itrundige, 1!. II. Siott. li. W. Low eiy, .1. ('. Home, Kd Creen and W. W. Mellon are members of the committee.- Sheriff .1. M. Williams will act as juvenile officer mid will notil..' store keepers to burn cigarette papers and promises to enforce the la., against the sale of them. With the -uppori of the sheriff and city mar shal it begins to look as if "snipe sucking" and "pill rolling" in Tisho mingo will soon be a thing of the past. Mr. Lister also received 'the support of the superintendent of the schools at Tishomingo and has been invited to deliver one of his lectures there as soon as school starts. Mr. Lister will go to Havis tomor loiu and begin the work there. GETS NDMINATIGN MADERO RECEIVES NOMINATION OF PROGRESSIVE PARTY FOR PRESIDENT. City of Mexico. Air:. "0. With no dissenting voice, Francisco I. Madero this afternoon received the nomina tion of the progres.-ive party for pres ident, but. Dr. Francisco Vnsiiue:'. lloini'., his ohl running mate ami I erstwhile agent of the revolution at I Washington, was grilled by partisans of three other candidates for the vice presidency. When the convention adjourned to night the candidacy of 710 other man for the vice presidency than Vazquez (loinez bad been considered. Jose I'ino Saurez continued a favorite in the betting, with Alfredo Kobles Do uiinguez us second choice. A ballot to night probably would have resulted in a division of honors for third place between Dr. Yasipiez and Fernando Iglcsias C'nlderon. .Madero was the only candidate for the presidency whose name was placed before the convention. No speech was made. The chairman an nounced his candidacy, went through " sen.-,, o.. i.. , s,:' 1 1 n, i t to make a speech 1,1 Macro's aupport. The delegate! sllon,p1 tlown a(1 caI,pd for aj Vott"- Nomination Is Unanimous. It was unanimous. (An instant later every delegate was on Ins feet and to their chorus of vivas was added that of the spectator in the galleries. For fully ten minutes the u;roar contin ued. At 0 o'clock toni-ht the committee which had been sent to notify Ma dero of his nomination reported that he had accepted and had agreed to appear before the body at 11 o'clock left for their hotels. Encampment Odd Fellows. Friday night is regular meeting of. the Kneampment. There is a vast iitnount of business to transact, and, a full attendance is requested. Uy order of Acting ( on Stanley Houlevard. the Owner T DEFENSE IN BEATTIE TRIAL AN NOUNCED TODAY THAT THERE WILL BE NO INSANITY PLEA. ATM COUSIN'S TESTIMONY Defense Producing Witness to Refute Evidence of Paul Beattie Witness Says Paul Beattie Had the Shot gun. Chesterfield Court House, 'a., Aug. :',1. The defense in the Henry Clay 1,'eattie, Jr.. trial today definitely an nounced that no insanity idea would be used. Coti'iiiued attacks on the testimony of i'aul He it tie, as to the history of the purchase of a shotgun for his cousin, Henry Clay, the defendant, was brought out at the trial today. The statement from K. 11. N'elilitt that he saw I'aul with the shotgun on tin day after he claimed to have delivered it to Henry, was most important. On cross-examination, Neblitt isaid that he had only given this information to counsel for the defense. He says he had not thought it of importance until I'aul Iteattie denied it on the stand. The defense late yesterday pro duced testimony confirming; Ileattie's story of the bearded highwayman. W. I;. Holland, who lives in the vicinity of the Midlothian Turnpike, where the tragedy occurred, declared that he hail seen a bearded man with a Vliot gun in that vicinity about rive hours before the tragedy occurred. Eugene llonshavv, a farmer, testified to see ing a strange looking man prowling around in that vicinity on several oc casions previous to the night of the killing. The prosecution announces today that it, will 'produce the man who passed along the railroad at the time te-itified to by Holland yesterday, who was a squirrel hunter on that date. T LESLIE GALVIN AND SON, D. A. GALVIN, OF MAITLAND, MIS SOURI, KILLED TODAY. OTHERS ARE SERIOUSLY HURT Auto Turned Over, When it Struck a Hidden Culvert Killing Two Gal vins and Seriously Injuring Former Postmaster. ! St. Joseph, .Mo., Aug. 111. Leslie i (ialvin, of Maitland, .Mo., and his son. I). A. (ialvin, a prominent banker, I w ere instantly hilled and Harry Q. j ('rider, former ; ostmater of Mait-' laud , was probably fatally injured when their auto upset near .Marys v'llf. Mo., today. Hen.jamin Kdvvards and Charles It. Callison of Maitland, were less seri ously hurt. ' The auto strut!; a hidden culvert, causing the machine to turn over. WANTS BETTER PAY FOR THE JUDGES TAFT URGES IMPORTANCE OF SE CURING "BEST MEN OF BAR" FOR THE VARIOUS COURTS. Boston, Mass., Aug. 31. President Taft, addressing the meeting of the American IJar Association here today, on "The Need for Reform of Judicial Proceed are." declared the need for ad vancing Judicial salaries so "the best IN RELY ON n LEA I MISSUS M VICTIMS 77ie Weather !! v J in IS! New Orleans. I..i., Aug. ;',. J! The weather fort-cart for Okhi- j ti homa for tonight and Friday is j fair. 8 :: :: !..... men of :.e liar" migui he secured for the various i nai ls. The s.ii.ir.e- ,u the uprcmo court. .1 i :-1 ice-, the piesi dent .ill .-liOIlhl "i e ilu I eased. TO BUILD ROAD IN DAY. Thousand Men and 20 Tt.ims to Give Services Free. Ciiii kasha, okla., Aug ::u n is pro- i posed to build the stale highway overj the old Chisholm trail route through this county in one day. 'in. t housami I men and l!.ii teams will give their. serv ices tree one (lay for the building of the road. Kvery business man in this city will hire a farmer to repre sent, hint. The farmer along whose I farm the road will .pass w ill enter in'o it contract to drag the road after ev ery rain. HEAVIEST RAINS FOR SEVERAL YEARS PHILADELPHIA AMD VICINITY DAMAGED BY OVERFLOW OF STREAMS IN THAT SECTION. l'hiladelpbia. I'a., Aug, ::i. -Philadelphia and vicinity. Delaware and New Jersey, is being swept by one of the heaviest rain tonus in recent v ears. Much damage litis been done by se-1 vere overflowing and the Hooding of cellars. J. E. DU VAL CLAIRVOYANT AND PSYCHIC PALMIST Hon't fail to M e I'rof. Im Val famous clairvoyant and i.",ltnist, the li you are worried or un happy consult, him at once. Just a word spoken, :i lilt le advice glveu may point the way to success and happiness. lie tells you exactly what oil wish to know concern ing the very affairs in which you are most deeply interested. Are you unhappy? Is tin re a coldness growing; or interferenc some one? The more sincere your jeet, the Letter sen ice I'rof. )u renders. Private parlors. 2: I) Street, southwest. Hour a. m. to fi p. m. e of in $1 $2 Clairvoyant Reading, $1 Palm Reading, 50c New Grocery Store New crop Cereals. Flour made from Mil wtieiit. Fresh and crisp Vege tables every day. : : Will C. SCRIVNER Phone 25,'i ONLY G DAYS In which to take ad vantage , of our l'hoto Sale PHOTOS V4 PRICE Webb's Studio 10 years in Ardtnore Don't forget the $1-V 00 picture that will be given away Sep tember 1st. E SLRVIVOriS FROM SOUTHEAST ER STORM BHOUGHT INTO NEW YORK FY STEAMER MOHAWK. THETf BARELY ESCAPED DEATH Men W"'e Clinginq to the Crumbling Hulk of the Schooner Malcolm B Sevivey, When Rescued by Passing Vessel One Lest. N'o.v York, i. Y.. Aug, Ml. Ten seamen, who were snatched from death in the great .-lorin that .hal tered tile outh Allantic coast, were brought hero by the steamer Molriwk, Tiles. lay morning. The Mohawk rescued tin in fioin f li" i rumbling hulk of the si hoouc. Malcolm li. Se.ivey, while the sea was pounding the ship to pieces off the Carolinas. 'Eleven men were oiiginallv- in the schooner's crew, one Portuguese sail or being swept overboard Captain Dodge was almost helpless j from the battering received while j cliiig.ug to a spar. Attention, Rebekahs! Uegular meeting of Ardmore lie l.ekah Lodge No. mi, I. O. (). F., will be held tonight The hour of meeting is s o'clock. Kvery member of the order Is uracil to be present as busi ness of importance will be trans acted. MKS. (IKltTltl'DK TKIHtV. Noble tlrnnd. L IN CALL SESSION COMPLETE ROSTER OF TEACH- ERS ALL ARE READY NOW FOR ! OPENING OF SCHOOL. The school i ma nl met in called ses sion tit the city hall ihis morning for ' the pu.rpu.-e of electing teachers to , fill the vacancies tll.it existed ill ! the faculty. ! The teachers elected this morning wen Mrs. Mary Hagvvcll, Miss Kthel ! Neilsou and Miss Until llopson. The election of these teacher. completes the faculty for this year, and every- thini: is in readiness now tor ties opening of the schools on the e!cv- enth of September. The matter of the' siu lor the new high school build ing was not taken up. Another bid; j for the site, however, was delivered; to the board, w hich makes a total of j about nine sites that have been of- j lereil. There is consideraide specu lation -.is t' where the building will j be located and it is pmlublc tint ti. matter mav be f-ettled by a vole of; the iconic. This statement, however,: did not come from a member of the school board. The selection of this 1 seaool site has caused more interes' than any problem that lias been up In Ardniot" for some time. A number of suitable loe.itions have been oflcrcd and couid he secured, but no location will of coitr.-e .please every one, ami the selection will no lie made until the matter is tiioroughlv considered. .Iiiiigini; trom the expressions l the greater part of the people who have iM'eti asked about the in.it (it. it would indicate that the old Hargrove Col lege location at the end of It street, northwest, is the more acceptable to the ure.iter part of the people. ENGLISH FIGHTER WINS. New York. N. Y.. Aug. .11-Matt Weils, the Knulish lightweight, had much the better of la-t night's I'1 round fight with 'Knockout" ISrown of this city. Although no decision .!as rendered by the referee, the Kn- -lis-lar: li fighter, -was entitled to it. A :e irow.l witnessed the tight, which v.as the second held here since the re v boxing law went into effect. Fourteen thousand people witnessed the fieht. WEH RESCUED Does Your Business Now, or Wl Strong and a Willing Bank ing Institution baek of it? rT"'HE best way to establish a credit at The first National Dank is to carry an account with it, and it cordially invites the Farmer, the Cattleman, the Merchant, the Mechanic, the Professional man and the Laborer, and all others who desire to gain ground financially to onen an account with it. Assets of nearly O.NK MILLION DOl.I.AUS make the position of this hank a unique one for strength. Credit extensions are made on approved collateral to its customers and friend. on the most favorable term:. The business of the farmer often needs a little extra finan cial assistance if it is growing and prosperous. That Is one of the reasons why the farmer should have a strong and u willing bank behind him. It is an Important function of this bank to give temporary assistance to farmers who have demonstrated their ability to repay ohligatlona when due. Accounts both large, and small are welcome and are given oipially considerate and eflclent attention, anj we cordially in vite individuals and Institution to enter into relations with us. One of the great purposes of the First National Bank is to foster safe and legitimate enterprises and to discourage specula tive and hazardous risks. Its officers and hoard of directors are coni-ervativ o business men who never engage In any questionable or speculative undertaking and who have made a success of their own affairs and their counsel is willingly Riven to those whose bunking relations have been, established with us. This bank has always contributed most largely to the funds that have cared for the cotton crop and the farmers who desire to hold their cotton for better prices can make arrangements with us to take care of their necessities during the sluggish periods of the market. Our bank b operated along the linos most needed for the development of the country. We would rather with small loans bridge over the tight places for a hundred good men and cuto tilers than to devote ull our energies to a half dozen large con cerns. For the convenience of Its customers, friends und the public In general the bank has a complete arrangement by which It can istiiie its (hecks direct on every principal city in every country in the, world, and every principal city in very country in the world can draw their checks direct on us. We realize that we have a useful place to occupy In the local commercial world. Will you make this bank YOUR bank and allow us to wid"n the scope of our usefulness? We cordially in vite you to do so. The First National Bank OFFICERS C. L. ANDERSON, Cashier. O. H. WOLVERTON, Ass't C'r. ED SANDLIN, Ass't Cashier. D. R. RCSSELL, Ass't Cashier. DIRECTORS C. L. ANDERSON. J. A. BIVENS. W. G. W. VERNOR. MORAN SCOTT. ARE YOU ONE Of the housekeepers that buy their meats at one place and groceries at another? If to you should try our way, bny your meats and groceries from the same store and save trou ble. We have the very best meats and most complete stock of groceries and want Hhare of vour business. GILLIAM ? KING PHONE bo : SucctMori to W. A. Gilliam Nothing Charged 1 don't charge you any extra price for the groceries you buy here. You get the very best ami at prices that you often fiay others for cheaper goods. Would like to convince you that this is the best place to buy your groceries. : : : : : : : : : TOM'S (of course) Tom Ki h.il. .riKi r. Telephone h"l it ever likely need a DON LACY, Pres. A. H. PALMER, V. P. J- A- BIVENS, V. P DON LACY. A. H. PALMER. L. P. ANDERSON. H. C. POTTERF. OUR PHONE NUMBER IS 366 My I ig place is 390x100 feet. We sell on easy payments or exchange new goods (or any old thing, or take a good note that a bank will look at for a small tip. We are making heavy fall orders and we need cash to pay freight and board bills and will sell some things less than cost some will give us. Oet o ces and come up where high pri" We do repairs deliver goo you I