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THE OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN INDIAN TERRITORYASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTSALL THE LOCAL NEWS FIRST.
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Solomon's Very Best Bread
In Any Quanity.
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VOLUME XIV
ARDMORE, I. T. MONDAY EVENING, ,! lTLV 1, 11)07.
NUMBER 32
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JUNE CLEARANCE
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Summer Goods
Extra Specials in all
Summer Merchandise
The specials vc ofTcrcd Jast week were all picked up
readily, this was because they were values indeed. Now
comes others MORE WORTHY.
SILKS AT HALF-PRICE We show the largest stock of
New Silks to be found in this market this season. A large
stock means more short lengths to be closed out. It is
our policy to clean up each season. Visit our Silk Coun
ter Monday, it will pay you well.
50 patterns in Wash Silks, regular Me nntl .Wo values, nro on o ,
Halo at, per yard wit
IV-inch Talfotas, all tho Now Wanted Shades regular fiflc, Too A Q
and bSc values, will go at tho yard : ftZL
'JT-lncli Taffetas, Kxtrn special values nt HSo and $1.111 these "TOp
are the must duslrahlo fancy silks wo lmvo handled, will ho I t
fl."." lllaek Tallota SlIkH This Is our guaranteed sllkj ono fljl Qf
that will cost today at leat S2.00 per yard, tako it at pl. J
Extra Specials in Wash Dress Goods
A timely opportunity to buy new, seasonable Wash
Dresses at less money than they can be manufactured for.
lio Imported Lawns, theso sheer fabrics will havo a very long season
to prove their worth. Wo place tho line In ono lot, 7 o A
at choice 0-L
:iO-inch wide Lingeries, n fabric so
sight, values up to HSo per yard, at
Ladies' Suits, Skirts, Waists and Dresses
at
Men's Clothing
at
Men's VIM and :i.0u Hats
at
IBHWI.UUI J.I IH.1H LJJitJP .1 Ul.' J- U
i ttt nan a ai mmmm a ir
HELP WANTED
Wo want you to help us disposo t
a large Khlpment of II. J llelnz'a mar
malado mustard dressing, sweet gher
kins and preserves of all kinds; our
prices are right.
Our prices on fruit Jars and Jolly
glasses Mill cause them to muvo raie
Idly.
Our celebrated cotfeo and tea never
fall to satisfy.
Mr Jim Hlble, formerly with M. T.
Felker Imb accepted a losltlon with
us. Those desiring to share their pat
ronage with him, we assure yuu. It
will bo highly appreciated.
W. J. LANE,
308 Eat Main. Pho"e 247.
What about your
Laundry ?
Wo do better work.
Give better satisfaction.
Don't tear clothes.
Givo a better finish.
Now don't you think tho homo
laundries should either do better
work or not kick at you for Bend
ing your work out of town.
Ve ship Monday's, Tuesdays and
Wednesdajs at noon and deliver
Thursdays, Fridays ond Satur
days. Givo us a trial bundle.
E. L. JONES,
Commission Ajpnt,
Sherman Steam Laundry.
Rate War in Clcago.
lly Associated Tress.
Chicago, July 1. What promises to
to be a bitter passenger rate war was
inaugurated today by tho Chicago,
Cincinnati and Louisville road, which
established a faro of to between Chi
cago and Cincinnati. Notice of tho new
into has been filed with tho Interstate
-
sheer that It will sell at
..19c
One-fourth Off
One-fourth Off
$1.49
V
m
I have some very desir-
a b 1 e residence nrooertv
nicely located which I will
sell on reasonale terms.
If you want a home it will
pay you to ee me at once.
Also some laud near town.
Phone 89 or 702.
CHAS. E. FRALEY
commerco commission and cannot bo
withdrawn berore August 1, even it
tho road should so desire. Tho reduc
tion restulted from the refusal of tho
other roads to accord to tho new lino
a dollar differential ou nil passenger
business. Tho previous rate was JG,
but tilt) standard tare Is reduced to
in today by tho action of tho two-cent
law.
Fear of a Lynching.
Columbia, S. C, Juno 30. The body
of Dock Williams, a farmer about -IU
Jearb old, was found In tho yard of
a negro family named linker, near
Springfield, early today. It Is alleged
that when hailed Williams refused to
give his name or Ills business, where
upon a boy of tho family shot him to
death. Lato tonight It Is said that .1
posto of fifty men are in search, ot
the boy who did tho killing, and it Is
feared that lie will bo lynched If cap
tured. See or Write Us for City and Farm
Loan. Drew 4 Ramsey, ill North
Washington Ardmore, I. T.
Ne Indian Commissioner.
Dr Assi ciatod Press.
Muskogee, I. T., July 1. Indian
Inspector J. George Wright today
succeeded Tarns Illxby as commission
er Hi tho live civilized tribes. The
latter will engago In newspaper work.
Commissioner Wright ban been in the
Indian service for twenty.four years,
Tuo Balary is $5,000 a year,
(Subscribe for Tho Ardmorolto.
REPUBLICAN
POLITICIANS
REFUSE TO SUDMIT FACTS TO
COMMITTEE AT GUTHRIE.
MURRAY EXPRESSES HIMSELF
Says the Thirteen Republicans In the
Convention are in Honor Bound
to Offer Objections If They Can
Find Any to Offer.
Ardmorclto Special.
Tishomingo, 1. T., July 1, 180".
Helatlve to the statement of republi
can politicians contained in the press,
to tho effect thai Ilouaparto hail ad
Used thai tho enabling act Is uncon
stitutional and that It attempted del
egated authority of admitting states
to the president, William II. Murray,
president of tho constitutional con
vention, had this to say to your re
porter: '.Since whe mild tho republican par
ty become a party of 'strict construc
tion' of the constitution of tho United
States? Tholr record has been that
they were limited only by tho 'gen
eial welfare clause' In the prenmblo
of the constitution of tho United
States. Now they say wo must com
ply with both tho enabling net and
the constitution of Uie United States,
and yet they claim that tho enabling
act, passed by themselves, Is uncon
stitutional. Moreover, tho enabling
act framed tho live congressional dis
tricts of tho proposed state by tho
most patent gerrymander, nnd
then they say, wo must com
ply with that enabling net,
atiu that n compllanco must in
part consist of a legislative apportion
ment which contains no trace of ger
rymander without furnishing us the
population upon which to make an
accurate and correct apportionment. I
observe, also, they will refuse to sub
mit any facts or make any requests
of tho committee appointed to meet
nt CiUthrie on tho Gth day of July,
two of said committee appointed by
me, aro Henry Asp, ono of tho nblest
men of that party, and J. H. N. Cobb,
another very able republican, both
of them delegates to tho convention.
Doubtless n committee of Individual
republicans might decllno to mako re
quests, or show any facts wherein
tho legislative apportionment Is
wrong, but tho thirteen republicans in
the convention cannot, by nny rulo ot
honor or any codo governing olllclal
duty, fall to offer objections to tho ap-
ortlonment If It Is wrong, nnd to
point out specifically tho errors con
tained therein, nnd their failure to do
So cannot nbsnlvo tho mfrom the to
sponslbillty nt least to their constitu
ents and the party they represent, be
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SELLING OUT l
T- W
TO LEAVE ARDMORE
Tllfi inf-fiPSf- nf P TV TVfnRlrnvYniinl In 9Fi nt
in the Highland
of High School.
All lots in Ardmore owned jointly by McElroy
and Sass
T-TnuQflin1H fiirnif-iirr nf oil L-Jnrlc pnn Kr eppn
on second floor of first building
Rink. Office furniture of all kinds.
MY
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bee me at
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cause they nro members of that con
entlon. charged with tie duty and
responsibility ot submitting fans an 1
figures In order to secure n Just ap
IKMllonment. This Is certslnh e
pected of these thirteen delegate
and if they fall It will lie proof to nil
cltlrens of the statu that they hsu
no Information upon which to base n
clinrge that the upMirtlnnmeut Is
wrong; or that having such luforma I
Hon, they fall to perform their duly j
as delegates to that convention. Til"
majority of the convention desire to
have an apportionment bused upon
the iMipulntloti, If o could know ac
curntely the population of each coun
ty or district, and will gladly wel
come ndvlce from any source. Hut,
we subml" that charges of wrong do
lnr, In general terms, without speci
fying where, Is not ndUce'md Is not
Information such ns the people of the
state can expect of delegates, wheth
er democrats or republicans, elected
by them to that convention."
NERVY ENGLISH GIRL
TRAVELS TWELVE THOUSAND
MILES TO WED SUCCESSFUL
GOLD MINER IN ALASKA.
Ardmorclto Special.
Sonttle, Wash., July 1. Twelve
thousand mites, from ,ondnn, to Can
dle City, tho Northernmost mining
camp ot Alaska Is the extent of tho
trip made by Miss Clam C. Askwltli,
a pretty Kngllsh. girl, in order that
sho might keep an engagement to
wed W. J. Wells, a, successful gold
miner of the frozen Northland. Tho
ceremony is set for today nt Candlu
City, where Wells owns vnluablo min
ing properties. Candle City Is 300
miles north of Nome, tho trip from
tho latter city being made by sledge.
Miss Askwltli passed through Seattle
some time ngo, boarded a steamer
hero for Nome. Tho (ducky young wo
mnn made the trip because her fiance
In a letter .accused her .of not having
nerve to keep tho daf uf the wsddlng
becauso of the Immense dlstnnco that
separated them.
New Paris Law In Effect.
Ardmorclto Special.
Paris, July 1. A new lnw making
obligatory tho registration of all Am.
cricuus residing in l'arls, with full de
tails of age, place ot birth and ticcupa
tloti, became effective today and caus
ed a decided Hurry among tho 8,000:
members of tho American colony.
Tho now act defines tho status of
American children born In l'arls.
Retires After Fifty Years.
Ardmorclto Special.
Lexington, Va., July 1. After fifty
years of continuous service at the Vir
ginia Military Institute, General Scott
Shlpp today retired as superintendent
t that famous school. He Is succeed
ed temporarily by Colonel IMwnrd W
Nichols, the bcnlor t..ember of the
faculty.
Subscribe for the Arltnorelto.
Park Addition
LOSS YOUR GAIN
once if you want
f.
TRAGEDY IN
FORT WORTH
SHOT DOWN WHILE SEATED ON
RAILROAD TRACK.
MAN KILLED GIRL WOUNDED
Couple Was Approached by Two
Young Men, Who Opened Flro
Instantly Killing Arthur Hodges
and Injuring tl. Girl.
Arthur Hodges Is donil nnd Gusslo
Itoldiifton is badly wounded In the arm
as u result of an assault committed
niton tho two joiing people nt 1:30
o clock this morning by two unknown
men.
According to tho story told by Gus
sle Itoulnsou, sho and Hodges were
sitting on the truck of the Internation
al & Great Northern railroad, nenr the
renter of l.tila street about 1 o'clock
this morning, when two men approach
ed them, ordered them to hold up
their hands nnd Immediately com
menced shooting. Hodges was killed
outright, and his body rolled down tho
embankment, while the girl van uhot
In tho arm. Tho girl declares that sho
does not know who tho two men were
who did the shooting and that sho has
no way of lueulirjlng them.
The first news of the tragedy reach
ed the police through an old negro
Iiihu who ihoar tho shots. He walked
down the tracks In the direction
whence tho shots camo and found a
woman's skirt, unci further along n
shoo. Ho went In search of a police
man, found him nnd took him to tho
scene. There tho girl was found
wounded and at tho bottom of tho fill
was tho body of tho man. Hodges was
dead, but the nature ()f his wounds
had not been determined at 3:30 thli
morning.
Tho pollco does not know Hodges
and tho name does not appear In tho
latest directory. Tho girl lives with
her parents In tho neighborhood.
Hodges 'ns about 24 or 25 yenrs
old and Qussio Hoblnso'i Is about 21
or 22.
The girl was greatly excited ami
could not tell n well connected story
ot ll.o shooting beond tho bare atate
merit that tw'o men came upon 110?
and her companion nnd after ordering
them to hold up their hands, began
shooting at tho two of them. HodgCB
was hit at the first Bhot and rolled
down tfro embankment. Shu was be
wildered and half crazed wdth fright
and pain when th0 policeman and tho
old negro found her about half an
hour nfter 'ho shojtlng occurred.
tort Woilh Hecord.
New mackerel and dill pickles at
tho Grand Ioader. I'hono 777. 30-3
four blocks west 5
5
west of Skating J
Horse and buggy a
t
extraordinary
b. Mcelroy j
Old Banking Houio Falls.
By Associated Press.
Ilalttinore. July 1. The bnnklmr
nnd lirokernge 4imiM of MrKam nnd
company was placed In tho hands of
a receiver today. Withdrawal of de
posits and KHir business are given ns
the cause.
The house was established fifty.
fle enrs ngo. The assignment creat
ed much sentiment, because of Its old
established rharncter, but It is not re
garded as hliowing wenknoss In nuy
other ipmrter. Liabilities tiro proba
by two hundred thousand dollars.
Plumbers Strike.
Ily Associated Truss.
St. Iiuls, July 1. I'our hundred
Journeymen plumbers struck thd)
morning for an Increase of wages.
Nearly nil tho plumbing concerns In
tho city nro affected.
Mob Hangs Assaulter.
Ily Associated Press.
naltiin. Ga., July 1. Dock l'osey,
a in ll dl.' aged white man, self con
fessed assaulter of his nine year old
stepdaughter, was taken from tho
county Jail Jiero early this morning
uuil hanged to a railroad viaduct In
the middle of tho city.
Earthquake Reported.
Ily Associated I'resi.
Washington July 1. An cnrthrpiAko
was recorded at Cheltenham, Mary
land, obesrvntory nt 8:11 o'clock this
morning, lasting an hour.
Tho shock was comparatively gren'-
er than nt Kingston, but not so great
as at San 1'ninclsco. No reKirts of
damage hao been received.
Stricken With Paralysis,
lly Associated Press.
Gaylord, Kims.. July 1. Webb Mc
Nail, who ns statu superintendent of
Insurance under Governor U-edy gain
ed notoriety hy ousting several Insur
anco companies from Kansas, was
stricken with paralysis last night.
TIs morning his condition Is preca
rious. Publicity for Newspapers.
Ardmorelto 8pclsL
Albany, N. Y., July 1. Ilffectlvo to.
day, a new stuto law requires news
papers, magazines and other period!.
cnls to print upon tho cover or editor
lal page tho full name nnd address of
tho principal place of business, and
tho names nnd adresses of the presi
dent, secretary nnd treasurer.
Subscribe for Tho Ardmorclto.
WILL SHOW CONSPIRACY TO
WRECK MINERS FEDERATION
llolse, Idaho, Juno 30. The alleged
conspiracy of tho Pinkerton National
Detective agency, under retainer from
the Mine Owners' association and the
Citizens' alliance of Colorado and Ida.
ho, to destroy tho Western Federation
ot Miners, will be taken up tomorrow
imirnlng, when tho trial of William D
Haywood Is resumed nt 10 o'clock.
Tho defense sets up this Is the coun
ter conspiracy of which Hurry Or
chard, It Is charged, was simply an
agent. Tho chief witness is one Mor
ris Friedman, formerly a stenograph
er for tho Plukertons at the headquar
ters of tho western division In Den
ver. It Is nlleged that Friedman, as
an agent ot Socialists and Western
Federation, secured the position In the
Pinkerton emproy for the purpose of
spying ou the Plnkertons. Some of
tho dally reports of tho "operators'
employed by the agency tu Join tho
Western Federation and attend meet
ings' of tho locul unions, and It pos
sible secure tholr own election hi of
fice In these unions, Friedman testi
fied, were given to him to copy. He
made a copy for himself, nnd now
produces a number o' these rcftirts,
which havo been marked for Identifi
cation us evidence, but which huvu
not been read In court.
Tho admissibility of theso copies f
roporrs as evidence will bo argued to
morrow morning,
Ily the introduction ot tho witness
Friedman on the last day of tho first
week ot the Inning for tho defense,
a more positive light Is thrown upon
tho position taken by tho attorneys
who nro endeavoring to clear Hay
wood and the other ofllclals ot the
Western Federation of Miners frou
tho charge of conspiracy to murder.
it is clearly Indicated that It s pro
posed to show that a conspiracy to
MOTHER'S DEED
ENDS FATALY
WIFE OF A PROMINENT ROFF CIT
ZKN WOULD END LIFE.
KILLS HER OWN DAUGHTER
And Inflicted Wounds With Pistol on
Herself Left Notes Telllna of
Awful Ahalr Woman May
R;cover.
Tho return of Joo U Thomas, a
prominent clUen nnd property owner
of IUift to lila homo yesterday after
noon from his farm was Indeed a sad
one, and tho sight that mot his gazo
In ids house wus enough to mako
one's blood chill. Ou tho bed In tho
sparo room upstairs of tho homo wns
loimd thu body 0f his sixteen year old
daughter, Mamie, u deaf mute, cold
in death, with a wound Iti tho lelt
side nnd In tho back of tho head nt
tho base of the bruln. Ilesldo tho
daughter wns the form of his wiro
with a slight bulet wound In tho lett
sldo of tho head and a wound In tho
moulii Inflicted with a pistol. Both
mother anj daughter were weltering
in blood.
Deputy Marshal Ed flrent stationed
nt Ada, was sent for to Investigate,
as It was thought necessary to do so.
Mth. Thomas will In all probability
recover.
Tho facts as gathered from Mr.
brunt nro about ns follows:
"I received word lato last night to
como nt onco to Iloff to Investigate
tho affair, and when I arrived Uuro
I found that Mamie Thomas was dead
and that Mrs. Thomas was severely
If not fatally wounded. It siems ns
If Mrs. Thomas had been In ill health
for some time, and on Saturday Mr.
Thomas loft to visit his farms near
Iloff, to return Sunday afternoon.
When Mr. Thomas returned ho found
his house locked up nnd all ot tho
windows down, whlo aroused his sus
picions, and ho was compelled to
(Continued on page four)
exterminate tho Western Federation
went so far ns to secure tho indict
ment of tho highest ofllclals of tho
federation on tho. charge of murder.
It Is charged that when Orchard
was arrested on the charge of tho
murder of former Governor Steunen
berg ho was Induced by tho Plnko'
tons to make a confession Implicating
Haywood, Moycr, Pettlboue, Stevo
Adams, Jack Simpson and a num
ber of other officers nnd members cf
the Western Federation to such an
extent that Indictments could bo se
cured agalii-U them In Idaho.
Jn furtherance of tho alleged mine
owners' conspiracy. It Is charged that
further Incriminating evidence was
manufactured by the Plnkertons lit
support of Orchard's confession, to
that Haywood, the secretary and
treasurer of tho Western Federation;
.Mojer, tho president of the organiza
tion, and Pottlbono, a former member
of thu executive board, might be con
victed of a capital offense aud exe
cuted, while many other otllcers and
members of tho federation were plac
ed In Jeopnrdy of trial on a similar
charge ot conspiracy.
A rovlew of tho evidence -traduced
In the course of the mst five days
brings tho Inevitable conclusion that
coiniBcl for the .defense will endeavor
to prove to tho satisfaction ot tho
Jury that tho Plnkertou agency and
tho Mine Owners' association, with
tho knowledge aud approval ot tho
governor of Idaho, the former govern
or ot Colorado, the former adjutant
general ot Colorado .and other Influ
ential people, conspired to secure tho
death by hanging of William D. Hay
wood, Charles II. Muyer ami Georgo
A. Pettlhono, and that. Incidentally,
the mine owners nio directly respon
sible for the killing of fourteen men
in tho Independence depot.