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VOLUME XV
ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA TUESDAY EVENING AlT(ilrST 2; 11)08
NUMBER 7(i
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NOTIFICATION
OF J. W. KERN
LARGE CROWD AT INDIANAPOLIS
COLISEUM TODAY.
THE WEATHER IS IDEAL
And It Was Necessary to Hold An
Overflow Meeting That All Might
Hear Democratic Doctrine
Bryan Spoke on Trusts.
IndlanaiHills, I ml., Aug. 25. Jolm
Worth Kern, the democratic candi
date for vice president, was notltletl
formally .today of his nomination at
(i meeting held In tho elaborately
decorated coliseum at the state fair
grounds, which waa attended by many
thousands ol people, regardless of
party affiliations, who had been at
tracted by tho distinguished speak
ers on the program.
The weather waa Ideal. The coli
seum accommodates llfteen thousand
persons, but It was found necessary
to hold an overflow meeting.
William Jennings llryan and other
speakers, members of tne notification
committee and members of tho a
tional committee headed by Norman
H. Mack and others of the official
party arrived here last night and
early this morning. A conference
was held last night between Bryan,
Kern and other leaders. This morn
Kern and other leaders. The morning
to a conference by tho party leaders,
while band concerts aided In amus
ing tho crowds.
" lister a luncheon was held by liry
an and Kent. After luncheon at tho
hotel by the speakers and members
of the national and notlllcatlou com
mittees, the official jiartles were
driven to the state fair grounds hi
autoinlbiks llryan, Kema nd Chair
man Hell of tho notillcatton commit
tee, riding together.
Tin ride to the fair grounds was
through the jilticl;al streets anil
past the Kern residence.
Tho doors ot the coliseum had
been thrown open to the public for
beveral hours before the exercises
weiu scheduled to begin. Thomas
Taggart, national coiumltteema'n
from Indiana, who had been selected
to call the meeting together, handed
the gavel to national committeeman
Mack, who introduced Theodore 1'.
Hell of California, who In turn for-
.mully notllled Kern that he had been
selected by the democratic party to
go on the national ticket with Hryan.
Kern in his speech of acceptance
devoted some time to the quebtlon,
"Shall the People ltule.--
llcdeprecated what ho claimed is
excessive tower In the hands of the
speaker of the house of representa
tives and denied that tho people have
ruled, because lie said their will hud
not been given effect.
Kern charged that there is a powor
within tho republican party detormlu
ed that tho people shall not rule,
which power has manifest itself,
whenever an effort has been made to
check the destructive work ot tho
unlawful combination, to reduce tho
tariff or to equalize . the burdens of
taxation.
The democratic party, he said,
would draw a Bharp lluo between tho
lawfulb uslness, lawfully conducted
and the unlawful business.
In concluding his speech Mr. Kern
said:
"The democratic party, while fav
orlng tho reform measures ropudlat
eil by the republican national conven
tlon, has another remedy. It would
by legislation. In a large degree cut
off the streams of money which und
er tho preMMit system are flowing
from every home In tho land and
emptying into tho hands of tho trusts
"It would leave in the pockets of
Hie producers ami laborers of this
land, tvery dollar ot the money they
earn, save only surh amounts as are
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We want your work and you'll
bo glad you gave It to us.
Excelsior Steam Laundry
1
needed for the economical adminis
tration of the government.
'It would, by rigorous law enforce
ment strike down private monopolies
which prey upon tho people, and,
protect the public against extortion
and Imposition by the great pub
lic corporations, whether by excess
ive charges or by the over Issue of
stocks and securities.
''In other words It would under
take to bring about In government, a
realization of the good old demo
cratic maxim of Thomas Jefferson
"Kipial and exact Justice to all men;
special privileges to none."
"It has no war to wage on capital.
It had no quarrel with corporations
homstly capitalized, which carry on
a legitimate business, according to
law. It will encourage the Investment
of capital In the development of the
country and protect It when Invest
ed. "It will draw a sharp line between
lawful hiistncts lawfully conducted,
and uii.laful business, or business car
ried on In defiance ot law and the
rights of the public, protecting the
one, and protecting society from the
other.
"It calls upon men and corpora
tions lawfully engaged In legitimate
business, not to ally themselves with
men or corporations engaged In law
less ventures but to take a stand with
tho democratic party In favor of such
reforms as will purge tho business
world of lawlessness and legalized ex
tortious .to tho end that honest capital,
and honost labor may go forward,
hand in hand In the development of
t
he country, each yielding to each Its
Just due In a spirit of fairness, nnd
all striving for tho time when the
door of opportunity shall be open to
II who desire and deserve to onter.
"I will not at tills time discuss
the several planks of the national
platform. I endorse tho platform In nil
Its parts, and pledgo my best endeav
ors towards securing the reform to
which the party Is by Its term com
mitted. As tho campaign progresses,
shall discuss its various features.
from tlmo to time, as opportunity
presents.
"There was perfect unanimity In
ho convention as to tho adoption
of this declaration of principles. Men
from every state, distinguished foi
liiir ability nnd patriotism, prepared
ami presented It as a platform upon
which all American voters, who nre
In fuwir of the rule of the people.
can. conscientiously stand.
"Gentlemen, we enter upon this
ampnlgu with every prospect of sue'
cess. Never had u political orgiinl.a
tlon been received with such favor
by nil classes of people, anil never
has a candidate been presented by
any party, who was closer to tho
hearts of our people than our match
less standard bearer, William .1. Hry
an.
"There Is a movement amongst tho
people for better government which
Is growing In force day by day. It
is confined to no one party, but men
of all parties, all trades and occupa
tloit are coming together and making
common cause in behalf of a restor.T
tlon of n government of tho people,
for. tho people and by the people.
Wo must and will win the battle
without tho use of monoy, or tho aid
of corporate power. If our ndversa
rles mi desire let them pursue that
course.
"Hut there are times In the Ilfo of a
nation like this when money and coon
clvo Influences nre if no avail.
"Them comes a tlmo, when tho
quickened consciences of an eullght
ened people Impel action which nelth
er money nor Influence- can cheek.
"That time, In my Judgment, Is
here. It every man from this hour
forward perform this duty in a inunly
and honorable way.
"Let this ho n campaign of cduca
tlon and argument. Let our appeal
be to tho reason und patriotism o
the American people. Let us bo vigil
ant and unceasing in honest work
for a righteous causo, ami a gloriou
victory In November will crown ou
efforts."
Invocation was pronounced by Hov
Father Gavisk of St. Johiii's Homi)
Cithollc church of this city. Music
separated tho speeches.
Thomas Marshall, democratic can
dldate for governor ot Indiana, fol
lowed Kern, then came Hryan.'
speech on "Tho Trust Question."
In his speech llryan called utten
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IMPORTANT
DECISION
RENDERED BY JUDGE CAMPBELL
OF FEDERAL COURT.
REGARDING OPENING ROLLS
Holds That the Opening of the Rolls
Is a Matter of Legislation for Con
gress to Act on, Outside Ju
risdiction of Courts.
McAlester, Okla., Aug. 'J I. Judge
Campbell of the federal court render-
d a decision here tills afternoon In
the case In which there are over ten
thousand complainants and in which
ov. McCurtnliN principal chief of the
Choctnws, and Mansfield, Me.Murray
nnd Cornish, attorney for the Choctaw
nation, are defendants. Judge Camp-
belt sustained a demurrer Interposed
by tho defendants, holding that the
effort to open, the rolls was a matter
f legislation for congress to act up
on and not one of Jurisdiction In the
courts. This decision Is of the great
est Importance to all the Indians of
tho flvo tribes.
A HORSE FOR TAFT
OWA MAN OFFERS BIG CANDI
DATE AN ANIMAL HE INSURES
TO CARRY A TON.
Chicago, III., Aug. 25. 111 an effort
to combat the criticism directed to
ward presidential caudldato Win. II.
Taft for his horseback riding to cure
boslty. .1. H. Caldwell of Mechanics
lllo, Iowa, has written tho signally
honored secretnry of war ottering
him a horse which will hear his
weight. The Utter reads: Hon. Win.
I. Talt, Hot Springs, Va., "I have
2.200 ouud saddlo horso named
Buffalo,' which Is tho biggest horse
n Iowa and which la guaranteed to
cary any weight under a ton, I
of fir you the horse ns a token of my
esteem and will consider it an honor
if you will accept. Can ship at once.
Answer."
'Twas on the Hog.
Columbus, O., Aug. 25. Officials,
religious workers and gonerally sym
pathetic people were thrown Into a
rage here today by a saloon keeper
advertising a raffle of a llvo baby,
Soveral church organizations and
Christian Endeavor societies passed
resolutions denouncing the deed and
tho humane society appealed to Judge
Sam Black. Investigation ot the
court brought forth tho fact that the
supposed baby Is a pig of 'roasting
age." The rafflo Is to go on.
Gets Prison Job.
Pawnee, Okla., Aug. 21. H. M
Shoplor of this city has been, up
pointed In- Governor C. N. Haskell ns
record clerk of tho Oklahoma state
penitentiary, now being constructed
nt McAlester. Mr. Shoplor Is visiting
tho stato prison at Lansing, Kn
studying tho Hortlllon system ot
measuring criminals so ns to fit him
self for his duties.
Mrs. Tom Floyd and baby loft to
day for tholr homo In Chandler after
a few days visit with Mrs. Clay Mer-
rell.
FOR SALE
Tho biggest, best, cleanest
stock of groceries in Ard
more, including a complete
sot of llxtures. Tho big
gest line of customers and
the l)est stand in the city.
If sold at all it must sell
before tho llret day of
September.
FELKER,
Tho Grocer
ANOTHER EXPRESS COMPANY
United States May Supplant Wells
Fargo on Rock Island-Frisco.
Dlll'erenees betwo- n otticiilH of the
Hock Island Frisco lines and official.)
of the Wells Kargo Kiies company
over a loan of $'.00n."w may result
In th t'nlted State-- Kvpress com
pali supplanting the Wells-l-'argo on
all tho itock Island Frisco lines.
Press reports state tiiat the Hock
Island luteivsts applb d to the Well
Far-go company, which h supposed to
b" controlled by K. II. ll.iritm.ui for
u loan of J2.000.000. which was re
fused. Officials of the l ulled States
cotiiaiiy learning of Hie refusal, ten
dered the railway compiim such a
loan, which was acceded In retalia
tion the railroad people will likely
gle tho United State company the
busluehs over the HocU Island Frisco
Such a change would give Ardmore
an additional eiprtws company, as
he Wells-Fargo has now all lines on-
orlng the city.
HABEAS CORPUS DELAYED
Man In Jail Charged With Transport
ing u.quor Wants Out.
On account of the ah- nee of coun
ty attorney Mathers nul Assistant
Attorney Matson the habeas corpus
iroceedlngs did not come before
Judge- Mason this morning The case
will be argued In county court this
week. J. H. Champion has a client
lu Jail Ills client went to Gainesville
mil brought back a quantity of red
liquor. lie was met near the station
nnd arrested by Deputy Sheriff lnn-
lrum. Tho man who Is in Jail claims
that he was Introducing or trans-
IKirtlng tho liquor for his own use
mil that the county had no right to
hold him as a prisoner. The county
attorney is thoroughly convinced that
lie has a right to hold the prisoner.
BROKERAGE
FIRM QUITS
A.
O. BROWN S. COMPANY
NOUNCE SUSPENSION.
AN-
WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION
For Remarkable Transactions on the
Stock Exchange Last Saturday.
No Statement Given Out.
Figures Are Large.
New York, N. Y.. Aug. 25. A. O
Hrowiii & Company, one of tho largest
brokerage houses In tho city, announc
ed Its suspension on tho stock ex
change this afternoon.
Tho transactions of tho firm In tho
remarkable stock market last Satur
day havo been under Investigation by
the stock exchange.
No stalomont Is given out, but the
figures aro large.
As a result ot the transactions of
last Saturday more than 1,000,000
shares wero bought and sold In tre
mondoiiB blocks and In such a manner
ns to arouso suspicion that tho sales
woro so matched as to creato a flctl
Hons impression of activity. A special
committee of flvo members of the
stock exchango wero appointed to
conduct nn examination, following
which Hrown & Company announced
their suspension.
Police Court,
lluslness In police circles waa hot
ter today than usual, with the result
that tho city Is more than a hundred
dollars bettor fixed financially than at
this tlmo yesterday. Four knights ot
tho green cloth were boforo his hour
or. All entered a ph'u at guilty and
wero given tho usual flue. Two plain
drunks wore tho next to contribute
their mlto. At tho evening session a
bunch of "Goldlea." "I'atisles." etc.
were made to contribute ton dollars,
each.
STAGE COACH HELD UP.
Old Time Style of Robbery Nets
Robbers Fifteen Hundred Dollars
Helena, Mont,, ug. 23, A Btngo
coach near Cody, Wyo,, was held up
and robbed ot $1,500.
WILL MEET
TOMORROW
CARTER COUNTY WILL KNOW
THIS WEEK ABOUT VALUES
ALL COUNTIES PAY THE SAME
Lands and Cattle In Old Oklahoma ti
Have Greater Assessed Valuation.
Scivally Asks for High Valua
tion and Low Rate.
Ilobt. P. Scivally, cmilrmaii of the
board of cnuiUy commissioners, was
In the city last night en route to
Hugo on a business trip. Mr. Sclall
wont to Guthrie at the time the ta
rolls of the county was turned over
to tho state equalization board. While
there ho peisoiinlly examined the re
turns from forty com ties ot the
state. Ho went before ihe board and
asked them to give especial atten
tlon to Cnrter county and see that
wo 'were not forced to pay more for
stato taxes than other counties ot
the state. He received this assurance
from tho Iniard and Mr. Scivally feels
confident that the taxes of tiie dif
ferent counties will be equalized In a
manner fair to all. Ho urged that tho
other counties be brought up to the
assessment In Carter county Instead
of reducing this county. He Is of
tho opinion that a high valuation an
i low tax rate Is better for the stiuv..
If his recommendations aro carried
out the school districts that have
begun the erection of their school
buildings In this part of the state
will not bo Interfered with by the
action of the stato equalization board,
The lands In old Oklahoma, Mr
Scivally said, are regarded uh being
worth mora and tho assessment la
the old counties on lands will bo from
15 to 20 per cent lower than In the
Indian Territory or now portion of
the state. Also tho cattle and horses
of tho older portion of the state are
better-bred and will bo taxed at a
greater rate.
The city has filed with ilia coinmis
slouers a tabulated statement of tin
expenses required to run tho city,
Puder tho assessment handed lu by
the city a tax of nine mills wero re
quired to ralso this amount. If the
taxes In the city stand as they were
placed by the commission the rate
will bo reduced 25 per cent which
'will bring the tax rate to seven, mills
Tim county has also filed its expense
account and a tax rate required to
ralso this amount of revenue will be
ordered and no more. The result to
tho taxpayer is exactly the same
whether the cuumilsloners liavu
high or low valuation
Tho state equalization board will
meet tomorrow and tho question of
the equalization of taxes among tho
counties will ho settled. Thoy will
probably remain In session three or
four days but tho -people will know
before tho end of the week whether
th valuations hero have been raised
or allowed to stand as handed In,
JOINED THE ARMY.
Government Has Six Recruiting Sta
Hons in Oklahoma.
'mil U'airen Ileell nf the If, Hi
t.avnry Oklahoma City reached
here yoeti relay afternoon ami remain
ed until midnight. While here ho
examined Otis Itatcllffo and accept
ed him for the artillery service and
assigned hi into Jufforsmn Barracks,
at Saint lmlg.
Capt. Dean said the U. S. Govern
ment had six stations In Oklahoma.
They are at Oklahoma City, Knld,
Giithiic, Tula, Muskogee und Ard
more. The stato has from forty to
sixty enlistments each month. These
enlistments cost tho government
$10,000 a year besides the selarlos
If Its recruiting officers.
Hob Terrell was arret! ted by Dep
uty Sheriff I.andrum charged with
bootlegging lu two cases, his bond
was llxed at $.'00 In each case which
was furnished
Kverybody Is moro or less suspl
clous ot a auspicious man.
ARE YOU GOING AWAY?
To school or on n visit- if so wo run supply your needs in a
TRUNK OR SUIT CASE
Our now stock of Trunks, Suit ruses and Hui's are here,
S i our Now Skirt Trunk does not muss or wrinkle your
Suit or Skirt.
LOOK' IN GUI' WINDOW and you will sun a few of our NEW
SI'KINCi SUITS. Hvury lady who has seen thmn is delighted
and tliey are already selling.
TKY A "KAIUAM" S1CIKT and you will wear no other the
"Iihiau" tits hotter, hangs hotter and holds the. shapo hotter
than any skirt sold.
The new fall models aro hero.
SERIOUS FIRE AVERTED,
Moving ot Car Prevented Gasoline
Explosion near Union Depot.
The lire bos responded to a call
at 3 o'clock this morning. The alarm
came from phone l(i at the Santa le
station and It became confused with
Sixth avenue ami Santa Pe and the
department made a run up north
Washington street. A car loaded with I
gasoline had lost a hundred gallons
mil a hrnUemnii Ignited tiie
gasoline from his lantern. Fortu
nately thu car containing tho gao-
Hue had ibeeu moved ami very little
lamago was dime.
FRUIT GROWERS.
An Instructive Meeting Will Do Held
September
Tho fruit growers of C.rtor county
will meet lu the city hall, Friday,
September I The call was Issued
today by Walter Colbert, president
of tho fruit growers association
rof. Pmhollz will talk to the peo
ple, about tho proper methmi of rais
ing fruit and his lecture will be of
special Interest to larmirs. He Is a
practical fruit grower and tho les
sons ho gives If hpeded will be worth
thousands of dollars to the farmers
ot this county.
Ask Sentence Commutation.
Guthrie. Okla., Aug. 21. Appllca-
lions havo bom mado to commute -
the sentence of John Hopkins to bo
hangMl lu Miami to life Imprison
ment hecaiifo ho Is believed to ho
Insane. Tho dnto set for tho hanging
was May 21t, but In order to permit
an appeal to the supreme court the
Coventor granted a resplto ot ninety
days which will oxplre next Friday.
Word comes from Miami that appeal
papors have been mailed to tho clerk
of tho court. Hopkins was convict
ed of killing his swoothoart..
Mrs. Mary McNeal will arrlvo horc
from Mollno, Kan., tomorrow after
noil and will mako her homo In Ard
more. Mrs. Mo.N'enPs son, William
MeN'eal has located here lu tho prac
tice of law.
RODE SEVERAL MILES
A man from a nearby town came into my shop Monday
and said "Is this the shop that says every week it shoes
horses better than other shops?" When his question had
been answered he said, "here is my horse, I have had
trouble witli his shoes, you see his feet are scarred and
sore, I want to try you. Your talks sound convincing
and I will try you on this job "
Now there is a man who appreciates his horse, he came
several miles to get what the people in Ardmore have
ofTeicd at their doors. I make every shoe to fit the
individual foot. You never complain and your horse is
happy when you get your shoeing done here.
AL.
19 Broadway
MORE LANDS
THROWN OPEN
PRESIDENT ISSUES PROCLAMA
TION FOR ROSEBUD
REGISTRATION BEGINS OCT. 5
Vila Be Thrown Open to Settlement
Lottery Process will Be Used
and Drawing Will Take Place
At Dallas, South Dakota,
Washington, D. C, Aug. 25. Tho
president has Issued u proclamation
for the opining to settlement of eight
hundred thousand act 08 of surplus
land, the llosobud Indian reservation
lu South Dakota.
The laud will bo selected by lot
tery prooess and tho drawing will tako
place at Dallas, South Dr.kota, October
ltith next.
Tho minimum price llxtd ou the
1 laud is six dollars per acre and the
j lioimmlead laws uro made nppllcaolo
j to all entries,
j Registration will biglu October 6
and contlniw until October 17. Ap-
plicants cn register nt Dallas, Cham
berlain, or I'resho, S. D., or O'Ntil
or Valentine, Neb,
Free Employment Bureau,
Guthrie, Okla., Aug. 21. Superin
tendent Vance of tho Stato Free Km
ploymont bureau has received reports
from tho 111 ot the 300 labor organl
zatlons tn tho slate, giving a total
membership of nearly 10,000, He es
timates that there are fully 25.000
union men lu tike state. Tho agency
Is busy sending out blanks for re
ports from tho various counties glr
lug statistical Information regarding
the manufacturing and ot'ier Indus
trial plants In Oklahoma.
M. RICE
Ardmore, Okla.