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THE OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN EASTERN DISTRICT MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS-ALL THE LOCAL NEWS FIRST.
WANTED Kamllr wash
ing 6c per pound, Iiat
work Included.
Ardmorc Steam
Luundry
TELEPHONE NO. 10
Crenm Bakery
Bread
Try tho New Process
Cream Loaf.
JOHN N. IMRIE
Phono 258.
VOLUME XV
ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA MONDAY EVENING ,11' LY '20 11)08
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WESTHEIMER & DAUBE'S
Big Clean-Up Sale
Proving a wonderful success far beyond all expectations
and remember just now starting. It will grow and the
crowds get larger every day and the bargains better. If
you will come and sec the big crowds as they go from
one department to another buying as they go the
pleasant smiles and expression on their faces showing
contentment and satisfaction you will not think times at
all strenuous, but that prosperity reigns right here in
Ardmore which it does but after all the price is the
thing that brings the crowd.
The big lot of fine Embroidery at one-half price comes
first with ladies.
The table of ioc Embroidery appeals to anyjiurs-'e.
Our entire line of 25c Wash Materials, beautiful as
sortment of patterns, are going fast but you can find just
what you want yet.
Note the reduction 50c ColorcdjWash
Materials just "
Shirt Waist Suits one-half price.
Beautiful line of Longeric Lawn Waist just two-thirds
original price.
The big reduction on all Table Linen affords a great
opportunity for you to stock Oftr ti t!1 SQ
up, price per yard ,OC 10 tj)1.3y
More new goods added to our White Goods depart
ment in the Big Sale.
Entire line Val Lace at just one-half price.
MAHARAJAH, a new material lor inexpensive eve
ning dresses. Comes in light blue, pink, champagne,
lavender, light shade of green and white, 50c QQ
rcgulai, Big Clcau-Up Sale price uC
Oklahoma Liquor Traffic.
Guthrie, Okla., July 19.- In a roport
made today Superintendent Iizler or
nw stale agency shows that $12,
2:13. OS worth of liquors have been
consigned to local agencies and that
to dato commissions on a 10 per
cent babls paid to local agents
amount to JIM 1.07. Tho total sales
since April, when the dispensary was
opened by tho local agencies and the
state agency, Including botli whisky
alcohol, amount to $ t.S 1 1 SS.
I
bo glad you gavo It to us.
Excelsior Steam Laundry
IT MEANS MUCH
Would you like to wear a pair of shoes made by a
man who had no ej.perience in shoemaking? Don't
you think it would be uncomfortable to wear such
ill fitting shoes as they would be. The same
rule applies to your horse. The only difference is
the horse cannot complain. It means much to vou
and more to your horse to have him shod here
where we make a specialty of shoeing horses and
whero every shoe is made to fit,
AL. RICE
19 West Broadway
29c
paid fUHi.OS as evpeuses of confisca
tion, and $150 In enforcement ox
Tho roport nl. shows to 'havo been
pc uses. With the close of Juno the
state agency had on hand 'J, '-'I'll gal
lons of whiskey and !'5l gallons ot
alcohol, Tho report does not include
about $3,000 of confiscated beer.
NEW JOBBING CONCERN.
Some cars of goods arrived hero to
day for tho new Jobbing concern
recently located In the McCoy build
Ing on ICast Mnln street. Tho firm
will be known ns Clmney. San ford &
' Company. J. J. Horry who has been
srlllng (i(M)d Luck flour hero for some
time, will bo theactlve manager for
tho concern. I'olar Hoar flour from Aril-
I kausas City was aning today's ship
meats.
AFTER OHIO
NEGRO VOTE
DEMOCRATS WANT "BUCKEYE"
6TATE FOR BRYAN.
NORTHERNER FOR CHAIRMAN
Ollle James Poeition on the Negro
Question Will Prevent His Land.
Ing the National Chairmanship.
Foraker the Key to Ohio.
Falrvlew, Lincoln, Nob., July no.
According to democratic lenders who
havo been to Falrvlew anil contorted
with llryan, tho ability of the demo
cratic party to secure tho negro voto
la Ohio will depend largely upon
i ho atlluiilo of Fornkor.
So limit an ho remains outside the
republican breastwork, at leant no
regards Tall, tno democrat feel a
ureil of a largo negro xnpisirt In thai
state.
'Plio chairmanship of tho national
committee will not no to a soiithtrn
man. becauco of tho attitude of the
south toward tho negro.
Although llryan thinks highly or 01
Ho James of Kentucky and his name
was imminently considered for the
place, tho position taken by .lame
some time ago favoring the disfran
chisement of the negro causes his ap
pointment to the chairmanship to be
out of tho question.
KILLS WIFE'S' PARAMOUR
FORMER REAL ESTATE MAN AT
MUSKOGEE SHOOTS CORNET
PLAYER TO DEATH.
Muskogee. Okla.. July -'0. It. V.
'rawford. a cornet jilayor at tho Star
Alrdome, was shot and Instantly kill
ed about midnight Saturday night
b Wallace Stewart, a former real
estate man, at t'ao hitter's home on
east ltroadway.
Jealousy ami suspicion of illicit re
lations between tin; dead man and
his wife are the reasons advanced
for Stewart's act. Stewart was sup
liosed by his wife to have loft Mus
kogee Saturday evening, being accom
panied to tho train by his wife, who
left the deot shortly beforo the train
led the station. Instead, however,
Stewart remained In the city and
about 11 o'clock telephoned to pollco
hondquuij-ors that someone was In
his home and uked that an olllcer
bo sent there at onco. A pollco of
ficer was hurried to the Stewart homo
ami entered Just as Stewart fired four
shots, throe of which took effect In
Crawford's body.
Stewart was lminrdlntely placed un
der arrest and taken to Jail. Stewart'?
wife and six small children wero lit
the house- at the time tho tragedy oc
curred. SUITS BEING FILED.
Purchasers of Indian Lands Notified
to Show Why Deeds Should Stand.
The got eminent has until tho 25th
of this month to llle the 8,000 laud
suits and many of them are being
tiled now. Tho greatoi- number of tho
laud dealers here are recelv'ng no
tices of these suits. On account of
the limited time In which the gov
eminent had In which to file the
suits they are being MM without re
gard to their merits. ICach owner of
a dead claim of land, purchased tin
der tho treaty rights which provided
lor the removal of restrictions, a
part Id. no year, a part in two years,
etc.. and In some Instances owners of
lutermariied surpluses aro receiving
notices that suit has been brought
against them in the federal court
at Muskogee. Uach persoiii Is being
notllled to appear before tho court
anil show why a deed to a certain
tract of land should not bo canceled.
Many of tho suits doubtless will ho
dismissed when a showing is made,
while others will Jeopardize titles un
til they are finally settled by a trial
QUEBEC TERCENTENARY
ANCIENT CITY ON THE ST LAW
RENCE BEGINS WEEK'S FES
TIVITIES ROY Al TV.
Quebec, July 20. Her bo.it ami
train into Quebec tod brought Im
mense additions to 4 he ast throng
already congregated 'lieie to witness
the stupendous pageant wltli which
i ho city will this week eommvin trato
its tercentary. Not in It" long hlstor
of you years lias tho ancient town on
tile St. laiwrence elitert lined so hp at
a crowd. All Is In readiness for the
hlggoHt historical exhibition of mod
ern times, and with the olllclal reeo.i
lion tomorrow to tho French. Fugllsh
ami American battleships iiti.l the ills
tlngulsheil guests, tile Week's fiHtUI
tles will be falrl Inaugurated. The
I'rlnce of Wales, now speeding acrnsn
tho Atlantic on the famous in.xstory
ship, the Hiitish cruiser. Indomitable,
will arrive Wednesday .itteruoim, and
his reception will bespeak the regard
in which all Canadians In Id their fu
ture king. Ice HroHlib ut Kiirbanks
will be among the illsni'mushod men
who will greet the i nee and bid
li I in welcome to the n-w win Id
STANDARD BEGS MERCY
JOHN D. ARCHBOLD VISITS THE
WHITE HOUSE, ASKING COM
PROMISE ON BIG FINE.
Washington, July lit.- The Standard
Oil company, staggered bj the Impo
sition of tho Hue of 2U million dollars
imposed upon It by .nidge Lamlls of
Chicago, and fearing a similar out
come to other suits still to be tried,
has been begging for nieicy.
lints fur It lias hcOh turned down
by the administration, both President
Itoosevelt and Secretary Tatt having
igreed to let the case couio to a llual
decision In. tho United States supreme
court. It did not become known until
today that John I). Archbold, vice
president of tho Standard OH coin
pan, visited the White House, beloro
President Itoosevelt retired to Oyster
Hay, and made application, for a com
promise.
liio Standard, in effect, proposed
that tho government should consent
to a nominal Hue in eacii one ot tho
cases, on tho principle that this was
the llrst olfonse, or at least that It
was tho llrst case to bo publicly
prosecuted. Tho administration's ie
ply was "no."
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE TIME.
Y. M. C. A. Runner Reaches Michigan
En Route to Chicago,
Cohlwater. Mich , July 20. The Y.
M. C. A. relay runner reached heie
:it 2 o'clock this afternoon, bearing
tho message from Major McCMIan
to Mayor Hussc of Chicago, lie is
far abend of the hi i Piled time
AN OPEN LETTER TO
GOVERNOR C. N. HASKELL
Wants a Patriotic Song Made
the Constitution and
GOVKHNOIt C N HASKKLL, Cuthrle. Okla.
My Dour (ioveinor: I believe the time has arrived In the history
of the new state to select a patriotic Ming of Oklahoma. 1 would
suggest that you notify tho musicians of the statu that Hitch a
song Is desired and have the wonU selected from the Constitution
and set to some inw air. Have the musicians over the statu compete
for the prize. ,
Then, dining the next session of tho legislature, havo nil compet
itors come to the capital and sing their songs, and a committee Una
will be selected who will decide which is best.
When this has been done, 1 would suggest that a hill lie Intro
duced making the song selected thu official song of tho state. The
Ardmorelto hereby pledges a handsome prize to lie given to the one
whoso song Is selected.
Tho purpose Is to make this patriotic song so popular thnt It will
be sung in every home In the state, and to be used at till conveiir
Hons at home and abroad. The ouy requisite Is that composer be a
bona tide resident of the state of Oklahoma,
I send tills as an open letter and beg that It will rocelvo favor
able consideration Yen 's for patriotism
S1D.VEV Sl'GGS
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NEW ATHLETES
THIS WEEK
DIFFERENT SET FOR THE OLYM
PIC CONTESTS.
DANIELS WINS FIRST EVENT
Anwrlcan Won the Hundred-Meter
Swimming Contest at London To
day Americans Continue to
Complain of Methods.
Loudens F.ngl.ind, .inly 20 - lmost
an entirely new set of athletes have
taken pontosslou toda of tho dress
In looms at the stadium for the
OI tuple guinea.
Tho weight throwers, cwilsl-.. dls
lance riiiuier. iinvhm gone ,,(lUl.i,
their part of the proitram list ie.k
have either taken their departure, en
tered for the .Marathon race or be
come mere spectators.
Daniels of the New York Mhleiic
club won the llrst ewnt on toda
proici-itm. the liiQ-moier swiininitK
eo !M est.
Tho lead of the I'nlie I Kingdom
over the Americans has not di--licart
ened the American contestants who
expect to overcome this lead this
week and retain, 'he championship in
the Held events. The Americans have
been handicapped In two was. llrst
by the climate and secondl by the
scoring methods cmplovoil.
NO DRINKING ON TRAINS
NEW LOUISIANA LAW MAKES IT
A PENALTY TO DRINK INTOXI
CANTS ON A CAR.
New Orleans, La.. July 20. The
drinking ot Intoxicants, even out ot
one's own flank, in passenger trains
in Ijiulslnua, constitute a mlsde
meanor, punishable by fine or Impris
onment or both, according to thu now
state law, which went into elfect to
day. Trainmen aro vested with author
ity as police authorities.
Delay In Land Suits'.
Muskogee, Okla.. July HI. Judge
Ralph Campbell said today that it
will probably bo somo tlmo next win
ter beforo tho suits now being Hied
In tho federal court to clear Indian
land titles can bo docketed for trial,
lie anticipates many demurrers and
answers to be filed as preliminaries
before tho suits actually go to trial.
An effort will lie made on the part
of land men Interested to torce thesi
cases o trial at tho very earliest
opisiriunlty.
Up of Words Taken From
Adopted by the State.
One -Fourth Off
Hk' Articles for only flc
lot' Goodsuo for jtwt JI 1 -2c
'Joe Articles for only J9c
."nv Articles f;o at 38c
$1.0(i Goods for only .. ..- 75c
$1 f)0 Articles for just 51,15
$2 (0 Articles for only 51.50
?2 ,"t) Goods for just 51.95
.fj.OO Garments for only 53,75
$10.00 Garments for just 57,50
All this week you can buy goods at our store at
75c ON THE DOLLAR
If you miss it tho fault is yours -wo have the goods we
tiro nuking the prices YOU get the benefit.
The Store That Don't Carry Goods Over.
CITED FOR
CONTEMPT
OFFICERS OF FEDERATION OF
LABOR IN TROUBLE.
THE BUCK STOVE BOYCOTT
Samusl Compers, Secretary Morrison
and John Mitchell Charged With
Contempt in Violation of
Court Injunction.
Washington, I). C. July 20. Presi
dent Samuel Compers, Secretary Mor
rison and John Mitchell, the execu
tive council ot tho American Federa
tion of Labor, wero today cited to
answer charges of contempt In viola
tion of the court Injunction forbidding
them from continuing tho boycott
against the Hack Stovo & Range Co.
of St. Louis, Mo,
LESLIE CARTER NOT SANE
CHICAGO FINANCIER DECLARED
MENTALLY INCOMPETENT TO
APPOINT CONSERVATOR.
Chicago. Ills.. July 20. Leslie Car
ter, formerly president of thu South
Side Klevated Railroad company, and
prominent In financial affairs, was to
day adjudged mentally Incompetent
to nmniige his own affairs.
A conservator will bo appointed.
County Jail Notes.
The register at the county Jail to
da shows that two more aro looking
out and one more looking In. Jim
Charles, charged with assault to kill
wan arrested by Deputy IllgnJKlit an 1
placed In Jail. Charles Is a negro.
Wosloy Moore, an Indian, took too
much tea aboard this morning and
about 11 o'clock was arrested for
disturbing thu peace by Deputy Lan
drum. Jim Kdnard was rolonved on bond
and given his liberty. Ho has a
llipior charge lodged against him.
Mooro will he given an examining
trial Immediately.
Farmers Report Earthquake,
Fort Keno, Okla. July 10, Farmerb
residing In tho I'ledniont neighbor
hood, midway hotweon Kl Itetio ni;l
Guthrie, report earthquake vibrations
early today, continuing several bee-
FIVE SAILORS
ARE INJURE!
BY BURSTING OF STEAM PIPE ON
KEARSARGE.
OCCURRED SATURDAY EVENING
But Accident Was Not Generally
Known Until Today Five Mem
bers of Fire Room Crew are
Seriously Scalded.
Honolulu, July 20. Ily tho burst
lug of a steam pipe on the forward
starboard boiler ot tho hattleshlu
Kearsargs of the Atlantic fleet, five ot
the tiro room crow of that ship were
seriously Injured,.
The accident occurred lato Satur
day, but tho nowB did not become
generally known until this morning.
Tlie fires wero drawn after tho ac
cident and tho steam plant disabled
for nine hours.
Cascasweet, tho wen Known remedy
or bablos and children, will quiet
the little one In a short time. The in
gredients are printed on the bottle.
ontalna no opiates. Sold by W. D.
Frame.
To Keep
Cool
Get a perfect lit In
11 pair of
in Vici Kid, Tan or
Ulaclf Oxford
Men's, Women's,
Uoys or Girls.
Prices 51.35 to $5.50
Watch our windows for
now styles.
J. W. KRUEGER
ilt W. Main
court.
cuds.