The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume], August 28, 1908, Image 1

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THE OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN EASTERN DISTRICT MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS-ALL THE LOCAL NEWS FIRST.
Creiim Bakery
Bread
Try the Now Process
Cream Loaf.
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w.ik li-'uded.
Ardniorv Stcum
Laundry
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ARDMORK, OKLAHOMA KKIDAY KVKNJNCS Alf(.lNT' ltH)S
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SHAWNEE iS
SELECTED
AS STATE DEMOCRATIC CAM
PAIGN HEADQUARTERS.
AND ENTHUSIASM ABOUNDED
And Promise or Effective Campaign
Work Is Apparent Mayor Dick
Is Manager of Speakers' Bu
reau Good Selection.
Shawnee. Oklu., Aug. 27. In the
puiior of tlio Norwood hou.il at 4 p.
in., today tlm executive committee ot
the stuto democratic central commit
too hold Uh Initial mooting, presided
over liy J Thompson, of tlio cen
tral commltti--. Shawnee was soloo
toil JIM hendiiuurters ot tile executive
committee during the cauialgn. I.
O. Tliurnnm of Oklahoma City, was
hulecU hi an treniBurer of the central
oomnrittee; Mayor It. W. Dick of Aril
morn ns manager of the speakers'
bureau and A. 1. llumb:irei "f
Guthrie as manager of the Blato press
bureau.
It wns the seim- ot the committee
that Judge W. I,. ISugletoti ot Pawnee
lie made temimnury cVmlriir.in of the
state convention at Tulsa next Tues
day, and Frod Hardy, ot Alva ns
tuiuiKirary secretary.
The niiHIng was attended by top
rosontntlvos from etich of the con
gressional dhrtllcts uR follows.
Klrst district. 11 Troii, of Guthrie,
and 10. u. Shoplur of Pawnee; si-cond
dlstrlot, (J. A. Matl.ick of Oklahoma
City; third district, .1. .1. Curl of Hnr
tlosvllle; fourth district, J. V. Lank
fold of AUiku; tifth district, F. IV.
Swmnk of l.awton.
The inottlUK was ohnrjiclorli'eM by
onthuslasin and promise ot efficient
work In the i-uuipalgn.
t'liithrle and Shawnee wore the
only candidate for headquarters.
Unch ofleriiig a bonus of $1.0n0 and
pmrtcrs for the chairman and an
wry. Shawnee won wltihout a spirit
ed light Headquarters are to b"
opened Mollda.
AT MELBOURNE TOMORROW
AMERICAN BATTLESHIP FLEET
WILL ARRIVE AT MELBOURNE
AUSTRALIAN CITY.
Melbourne. Aug. 2S. Tho Amerl
Van battleship fleet will arrive hero
tomorrow, ami Melbourne Is ready to
receive Admiral S perry and his inun
with a proper degree of cordiality
The city Is handsomely decorated for
the occasion, American colors being
profusely Intermingled with the Hug'
llsh colors. 1'oriralts of Kins I'M
ward, President Roosevelt and Adtnl
nil Spoiry may bo seen on every
hand. When tho American fleet en
ters Port Philip's head early In the
liiornhiK, It will bo met by n recop
tloit, committee composed of govern
ment and municipal ohicluls. An elab
orate program for tho entertainment
ot tho olllcrra and crows of tho fleet
has'been arranged, and this olty will
endeavor to outdo all other ports In
receiving the distinguished guests
of Australia,
A Big Indian.
Dinger, Okl.i., Auk. 27. The big
Kest American Indian Is Soa-kouslto
n Caddo who wolgwt fiSti iH)und. He
Is twenty six years old. Is six feet
toll nnd nitisur-H seven foel and four
Inches niound the waist. The In
dlan will be taken on the eximsltlon
tour of the cost this fall.
Mrs. 1). T. Nlfbott nnd dnutrliter,
Miss ICtliel, returned heme tudity front
Vnu Alstyuo anil other points in
Texas.
We want your work and you'll
be glad you gave It to us.
I
Excelsior Steam Laundry
BALTIMORE HAS.TWO KILLED
A SENSATION; IN COLLISION
i
i
SCANDAL WILL RESULT FROM ' FRISCO ENGINEER AND CONDUC
ATTEMPTED ASSASINATION. T0R MEET DEATH.
WOUNDS MAY PROVE FATAL
Police Scoff at Stoiy of Attempted
Robbery and Say Developments
Will Prove of a Very Sen
sational Nature.
Imltlniore, .Mil., Aug. 2S. The at
tempt on, the life of Chns. li. Hob-
orts of this city at Atlantic City, on
Wednesday night, have created u tre
mendous sensation In llultiniorc so
ciety.
I'he report that Mm. W. S. (!. Wll-
llaiiit. nlo of this city, was In t ho
rollhiK clntlr with Robert, whon Hit
shoo'tlnft occurred. Ik milling Inter
est.
Mr. Williams ruttirud from Kurope
Inst Monday, lie expressed surprise
today when told that the woman
with Itoberts at the time of tho shimt-
lug was Mrs. Williams, saying that
bIim was In Iloston the last time ho
heard from her.
Roberts' Condition .Critical.
Atlantic City. Aug. L'S. Chas. 11.
Itoberts. the financier nnd club man
of Baltimore, who wus the victim of
the mysterious shooting on the Hoard
Walk, Wcdnesdny night, Is still In a
very critical condition.
The jxillce scoff ut the story ot
highway robbery nnd hint at sensa
tional revelations.
WOLF ATTACKS
ERNATHY
WOLF LATHCER ENGAGES IN
COMDAT WITH MONSTER
IS BITTEN AND LACERATED
But the Varmint Is Finally Placed if.
Captivity Absrnathy Has Class
He Is Teaching the Art of
Wolf Catching
Uiwton. Oklu.. Aug. 27. AiiHhdr
very painful Injury befell Join Ah'
ernuthy. Unll'-d Statos Marshal of
Oklahoma after he (Kid capture 1 tho
male to the large gijiy wolf w'ulih
Inflicted his llrst serious Injur Tho
monster wolf 'taken today win the
largist ever seen In Oklaho'iin and
weighs fully 12!i iiounds. Winn be
win, captured n wire was wrtppeil
securely around his nose, and Al ,'cu
uliigs passed him to AberuatUv, who
wus on bir,sob:tck. The wire snapped
In two and then a llerce combat had
betv'ii the gray wolt and tho not
ed wolf-catcher, which i exulted In
tihreo severe wounds on Abeinu'iby's
person. One linger was badly chew
ed up, while a linger on the rlgnt
hand was woveijely lacerated ind
his kneo severely Injured.
Five times was the llerco anlm.il
ouught before he was llnally plaH
In captivity. 'Ho was acknowledge I
by all of Abemnthy's party as n bail
one. Twice 'bo ran Into tho croe i
and the hunter lind to wado In afl'-r
him. Yesterday two kIimU, llorcti
sray volvos wvro taken by
Abernathy without so much ns a sin
gle scratch. Ho has n corps of ton
men under Jilni. To those hn lb
te iching Hie art ot catching them
alive.
When the national convention ot
the league of American Sportsmen
miet in l.awton October 12 to II, It
ii expected that tho greatest wolf
hunt known to Oklahoma will he
pulled off vlth Iiirhtal Ahernnthy
mid students In tho foremost
ranks.
AO
DUE TO CARELESSNESS
Agent at Antlers Fai.cd lo Hold South
Bound Patsenger and it Crashed
Into Woik Train Near Har
den this Morning.
l'ort Smith, Ark.. Aug. 2. South
bound l'rlneo passenger train No. 1
collided heaiNm with n work train
tno miles enst of Harden, Oklu., tliU
morning.
Tho dead are:
A. .1. HAI.LAUI). engineer of work
train.
THOMAS (5 HA HAM, conductor of
work trnlik
KiiKluecv Campbell and his fire
man of tlie passenger. train and Fire
man Van Wagner of tho work train
was slightly hurt.
The collision was duo to the fail
ure ot the agent at Antlers to hold
the passenger train ns ordered.
DAUGHERTY AT CHANI
LABOR COMMISSIONER SAYS
STRIKING MINERS AT THAT
PLACE ARE IN RIGHT.
CJnthrle, Okla., Aug. 2S. State La
bor Commissioner Daugherty loft to
night for Chant, Okla., to Investigate
conditions Incident to the strike of
100 miners employed by tho San Hols
Coal company. The men have boon
out since August 21. They refused
to obey the Instructions ot the mine
foreman to carry explosives Into the
workings. Thon tho superintendent
shut dowib the mines.
Tho miners, according to Commls
sloner Daugherty, nro right In their
conteiiihm. Tho new mining law pro
vldes the company shall convey the
ixploslves Into the mines. The olll
eials of the San lilols company up
parently are "under the Impression
that the law did not bear the enier
gency. A prompt adjustment of the
trouble Is uti'tlclpntcd,
Commlslsouer Daugherty yesterday
at Tulsa applied more patches to the
S-hour law, punctured by violations
ot the city otllcers and prlvato con-
ti actors. 1'nder five different men tho
laborers were working 10 hours. The
matter was taken uji with the county
ittoruey and the shift cut to the
regulation eight hours.
A similar Infringement of tho labor
law was reported from Klk City. Mr
Daugherty settled tho dllllctilty over
th'- telephone today, ,
HAINES ARE DENIED BAIL
WERE ARRAIGNED TODAY FOR
MURDER OF WM. F. ANNIS
TWO WEEKS AGO.
New York. X. Y.. Aug. 2S. Captnln
l'.ter C. Haines, ,lr. nnd his brother
T. Jenkins Haines were arraigned at
Long Island City this morning nnd
held without ball, tor the action ol
the grand jury.
They are utoirged wltli the murder
oi Wjii. F. Aunls two weeks ago
Count Tolstoi Seriously III.
St. Petersburg. Aug. 27. Tho St
Petersburg morning papers state that
Count J.eo Tolslel's condition Is very
grnve. He has been suffering for
some tlmo with dilation of tho veins
of his feet, which tnoro recently bo
came complicated with an nttnek of
Influenza. He Is suffering greatly
from 'Weakness.
Mr. A. H. Mnyhow und daughte.
Miss Toy, returned homo toda from
nu extended visit to Denlsou and
Paris, Texas,
Ardmorelto Want in oet Results
FOUNDATIONS
ARE DAMAGED!
AUGUSTA BUILDINr.s ARE TUM
BLING FROM FLOOD.
MASS MEETING CALLED
As Waters Recede Better Estimate
As to Amount of Damage May
Be Had Property Damage Is
More Than a Million.
Augusta, On., Aug. 2V The flood
is aiMipdiietly ilumiiKed the founda
tions of a great many building In
the lower part of the city.
This morning the Central Oranmmr
school building collapsed, the walls
of tho National Biscuit company fell
In nnd the uudef-plnn!:'-.-. of a "nit
of l Icji'il flrldge iv:'il
away.
A mass meeting of the cltlseim has
been called to tnko Immediate no
tion. Tho waters havo been receding
since yesterday nnd as they recede
some estimate of the amount of dam
age can bo bad. mimervntlvo es
timates now place the damage at
$1,000,000. All cotton mills and oilier
manufacturing establishment havo
been shut down since tho flood. Tho
newspapers nro now Issuing abbre
viated editions of thilr papers.
Fatal Fight at Tulsa.
Tulcn, Okla., Aug. 27. Davo Wobb
Is dsul. William Webb, his brother
fa-tolly wounded nnd William Culpep
per seriously hurt as the result of
i light In n grocery store owiudl by
hi- Ltilpepperx In Mio western part
f the city tonight.
mm goes
TO LINCOLN
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE LEFT
TOPEKA THIS MORNING.
WILL TAKE BRIEF REST
And Then Resume Campaigning He
Slipped Through Without Letting
Friends Know of His Pres
ence There.
fopeku, Kan.. Aug. 2S. W. J. Hry
nn, who was to havo left TopoUn nt
Italian
plans i
night last night, changed his
and did not leave until 3 o'clock
this morning for his homo nt I. In
coin. Tho trip will ho made via Kniir
sns City and St. Louis.
llryan Is duo to arrive at Lincoln
nt C: 15 this evening. Hetweon Knn
sas City and Lincoln ho will travel
over the DurlliiKton railway.
Brief Stay In Kansas City.
Kansas City. Mo., Aug. 2S. Uryan
paused thtough Kansas City this
morning on his way homo from To
peka.
Ho remained In tho city only be
tween trains and did not leave the
station. Tho fact that he would come
this wny was not gonornlly known.
Wynnewood Picnic.
Wynnottood, Aug. 27. The Seventh
annual two days barbecue and picnic
will eiccur In Wynnewood Soptemibor
I nnd C. lion. W. II. Murray will ho
the orator of tho occasion. Prop
amtlons are being made to make this
Die most liitcreHtlng occasion of Its
kind e-vor hold In tibia city.
Court House Wedding.
U. C. Barber of Dixie and Mrs
Oeorgla Holder ol Sprjnge-r were
united lu tin c-'juuty judge's ortlco
ut noon today, Judge Mason perform'
ing tho ceremony.
SOUAWMA
GUARDIANSHIP
HIS FITNESS TO ACT TOR TOUR
CHILDREN QUESTIONED
CASE INVOLVES INTEREST
And ,i Special Agent Has Been Sent
to the Sub-Agency near Lawton
To Make the Necessary In
vestigations. Lawlon. Okla.. Aug. 2. -For tin
puryHwe of oouiluetlng u special In
voKtlgiUlen In (he ease of V.. M. Ful
ler, a mimnviimn, churned with being
nu unlit guardian fur his own chil
dren, the Interior depart iniMit at the
reipi, t of Coiigvommuu Seolt Ferris,
ami Seimtor T. P. (lore, has ilb-patch-
d to the Comniiclio Sub-Agency near
.iiwton, Ttirr.iiHH Hounds, tin- hpeei.il
agent, who has just completed tie'
iwyintnl of $375,0110 to (he mm ih
western Indian tribes Mi. Hounds
last evening compteUd tlx- cxamiun
tlou of about 2."i wltncsse.. T.,. it-'
ostlgatlou was conduct d in cr -The
case Involves four ipi.iru-r si?
tlons of land t-i u:. s llotten fi mi
that portion of tho Klowa-Coin.uiche
country opened to Gcttlctncnt lust
nr, besldeH the payment of $10)
each to his four children, John W.
'uller, Daniel Fuller, Fldrdgo Fill
let- and Louisa Fultir, which was neiil
up by Ulio department in the recent
IKiyniPiit.
Fuller, n prominent white farni"r
living noith of Uiwtou, had imiriled
ui unusually Intelligent Indian worn
in and, prt'vlous to the tlmo ot the
recent allotment owned live ipiarters
sections which ho hud boon farmliig.
When lands wore allotted last year,
his four children for wlom he hnd
l)en npiHilnted guardian, received
tlnir ui'pnrtlouod lauds In tlu'i Dig
Pasture dlntilct. Part of tli"H hinds,
however, had previously been leased
for live years' time to two brothers
. .1. uiwt I'nuik .liii(on, but with
provision that If sold or ulhittod, the
lease would It icomu void.
In order to hiM lllvelr lenses tho
Muiisou brpthors brought charges
ngnlirat Fuller that lie was nu unlit
person to be guardian for tho children
Induced tho Indian ugent, John I
I)tn"kmoii to tnko the children from
him, und brought suit In the loool
courts for the property. Fuller on tho
other hand, brought Injunction pm
c.'illng4 ugalnst tho Momsons to pre
vent the improwliuouts on the land
and obtained nn order from the
court to secure his children fmm the
Indian Agent. The matter of tho
land suit Is now before tin state
supremo court. Tho present special
Investigation Is to detonnlno Filler's
standing ns to securing the lwymont
to d:lin as guardian to tho four chil
dren.
KEPT NERVE TO LAST
JOHN HOPKINS PAID PENALTY
ON GALLOWS AT MIAMI TO
DAY FOR MURDER.
Miami, Okla., Aug. 28. John Hop
kins was hanged today for the niiir
der lust January of lma C'rnlg, n
school toacher.
"I am nu Innocent man, cut the
dog loose," exclaimed Hopkins a uiO'
ment bofore the trap was sprung.
Hopkins' body w.ib shipped to Seneca
for Informant.
Repubs Confer at McAlester.
McAloster, Oklu., Aug. 28. Promt
mint republicans of the state nro
gathering hero for u conforonce that
Ih to ho hold tomorrow. Chairman
.loo H. Norrls of tho republican stato
committee Is expected here this even
Ing, Candidates tor congress from tin
various districts will bo prosent. It
wns announced yesterday at Outlirle,
that Chairman Hitchcock of tho na
tional republican coinn(ltteo would
be hero tomorrow to confer with tho
republican lcadors, hut the report
could not bo vorlfled.
NEW CORSETS
N e are the snip agents in Arilmori
f.T the TWO lll'.SI' MKI.H OF
rOIISlMH .SOI.H
AMERICAN LAUY AND KABO
We now
linve t lu
ll ew Full
JloilelH -vnr
one
h perfect
Nhupe
KERMIT GETS
IN HERO CLASS!
PRESIDENTS SON IN RACE WITH
RUNAWAY TEAM.
PROBABLY SAVED THREE LIVES'
Young Man Showed Daring Spirit in
Long Race After Runaway Team
And in th.: End Came Out
Victorious.
Oyslif liny, N. Y., Aug. 27. Karmlt
Koiweveit, who Is to nouomixmy his
father, tlw president, on his hunting
trip to tho Afrlouu Jungles next year,
displayed his courage and his skill
as a lionsemnn this afternoon. On
horseback 'ho pursued for more than
a mllo it pair ol runawmy blooded
horsoa dragging behind them u car
riage In which was a lulpless woman
and her twt 11 tlw sons, und by stop
ping the ninawuy by risk of surlous
Injury to himself undoubtedly saved
the three Hvos.
Frunk Hilton, n Now York business
mull, was driving a canrlago contain
ing ilis wife und two sous. They nud
reached a hrldg t ovor llayvllle oreek
where tho road Is narrow where they
.met a disabled automobile which al
most blocked the rond, swerving to
the loft lu endeavoring to pass the
whi)l of Mr. Hilton's carriage struck
a xst. The K4Kik throw Mr. Hilton
from the vehicle, nud his frightened
horses finding themselviM free sprung
forward. They elashed along tlio
road tho carriage swinging behind
Until nnd Mrs. Hilton iwworloss to
do aught to save herself or her two
young sons.
As they marled Kennlt lloosevoit
out for a lido, was a few hundred feet
behind. Ho saw Mr. Hilton thrown
nnd board Mrs. Hilton scream In
alarm. In a i,ocond his spurs w re
deep In his mounts sldr und the race
bad begun. After a fast spurt of more
than a cpiarter of a mllo Kennlt wus
ubreast of the runnways. He roach
ed out to secure tfUiei rolns but tho
skittish animals swerved and then
duhed along with redoubled spee-d.
Not for a minute did he stop.
Again his steed tore Into litis lionsw's
fleli, sending him along at a t rrlflc
gull. Halt a mllo further tho runa
ways ibogan to tiro. Kennlt ranged
up along sldo und shouted a word of
e-neiounigomeiit to Mrs. Hilton and
I It- in leaned far to ono side, caught
tho reins. The runaways knew they
were tun-Utvtl and their fl'Rht quick
ly ended
Bubacrlb for The Aramrite.
j1
.V.
Our House Cleaning Sale
will Nino j on money Attend It Saturilny
sffsi'i7sTaHHHHB
! LARGE CROWD
HEARD DEBATE
, BETWEEN DENNIS FLYNN AND
GOVERNOR HASKELL.
AT MARIETTA YESTERDAY
Nearly Two Hundred from Ardmore
Went on The Special Train
Marietta's Picinc a Success
In Every Way.
Mariottu, Okla., Aug. 2S. The two
day's picnic and imrbecuo closed hero
last ovtuilng wns a groat success lu
ovory way. The toaturo which was
the Huskoll-Flyuu debate yesterday
afternoon attracted thousands ot vis
itors here. A special train from Ard
more brought about two hundred
from that city yxHteixlay afternoon.
Tho different speakers -woro Intro
duoeHl byst eta.taneoracinfwypnifw
duceil by Stato Senator Clint Graham
of this city lu his usual pleasing way.
Tho dobnto began nt 2 o'clock with
Flynn as the llrst sp.tiker, followed
by Coventor Haskell, then Flynn's
rejoinder and thou Haskell closed
the dobata with nu Impassioned
speech, which brought forth cheer
after chtvt- from the thousands, who
hoard It.
A ft u re was the singing ot cam
paign Mings by Ham It. Hoe, Itass
Llllard, Gov. Price of Guthrie and
others.
The picnic was held lu a beautiful
grovo ono mile southwest of Mar
ietta, win h'O barbecue and dinner was
spntad and all the visitors fed by tho
people of Murletta. All of tho stores
of the town had been closed through
out the day lu ordor that tho merch
ants nnd th tr employes might enjoy
the day with friends ut tho picnic
ground,
FOR SALE
Tlio biggest, best, cleanest
stock of groceries in Ard
more, including a completn
set of llxttuos. Tho big
gest lino of customers unci
tho best stand in tho city.
If sold tit till it must sell
bofore tho llrst day of
September.
FELKEF,
Tho Grocer