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m OLDESf DAILY NEWSPAPER IN EASTERN DISTRICT MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS-ALL THE LOCAL NEWS FIRST.
V 1NTKD K.itnllT wash
Ini Cc per pound, flit
work included.
Ardmore Steura
Laundry
Tri,r.piio.K m. 10
Cream Bakery
ftreud
Try the Now Process
Cro&m Loaf
JOHN N IMRIE
Phono 258.
VOLUME XV
A II DM ORE, OKLAHOMA THURSDAY EVENING SEITEM l'.EK :i 1D0S
NUMBER M
'V,
TAFT-FORAKER
HARMONIZE
PEACE PATCHED AND HATCHET
OURIED AT TOLEDO.
SENATOR IN CAMPAIGN
Will Open the Kansas Republican
Campaign and Dattle For Taft.
Are Politically Together.
Hello! and Laugh.
Toledo, Olilo. Sept. 2. That Taft
anil Foraker tiro politically together
ltt not only the public admission of
both Taft and Foraker hurt! today,
but also the political sensation of
Ohio.
At a dinner Riven hero last night
by CharleH T. Lewis, who la Inciden
tally ithe host of Judge Taft at the
.Middle Hass Inland club, being pres
ident of that organization, there
wore prosont Senator Forukor, (Jon.
Henry C. Corbln, Iteprosontntlvo J.
Warron Kelfor of Ohio, and .lames
Hoyt, an attorney of Cleveland. This
dinner reunited la an Invitation to
Senator Fornker to lonialn in this j
ofcy today and attend both the re
view af the parade of the Crand
Army of the Republic In the stand
with Judge Taft, but also tho recep
tion to be given later by tho l.lu
coin republican club. Those wh at
tended this dinner ate authority for
the further santonio.it that when
Senator Fornker left tho dinner ho
was called on the long distance tel
ephone from Chicago by Chairman
Hitchcock of the national committee,
and icipicstcd to open the republican
campaign In Kansas. Senator For
aker has not yet given his answer Ho
this Imitation but it Is stated that
ho told the national chairman that
be would take part in tho spunking
program for ithe contest.
.indue Taft left Middle Dass Island
at 0:30 o'clock this morning in a
small power yacht and after a tern
pestous voyngo of four hours reached
Toledo, vory damp from the spray,
but otherwise unimpaired, lie was
taken In an automobile direct to the
reviewing stand, .ludge Taft said on
the Journey Mint be did not know
of an arrangement whereby ho was
to meet Senator Foraker, nor did
he know of any endeavors to offect
such an arrangement. Hut the city
of Toledo seemed to know all about
it, and when, after tho candidate had
been In bis place only a few minutes,
a carriage which headed the parade,
stopped in front of tho stand and dis
charged its passengers, there was a
tremendous shout as tho thousands
who were within sight of tho stand
in tho Immense stands adjoining and
across the street caught sight of tho
senior senator and ills co'leaguo,
Hvuiv'ior Dick, Governor Harris and
Mayor Whlllock.
Senator Foraker was the last of
the little party to reach .ludge Taft'B
side, but when ho did and each rais
ed high his rlxlit hujid, Taft saying
"hello, Senator," and Foraker "I am
glad to see you, Judge," and then
shook hands, long and heartily, and
smiled cordially, thoro was a mighty
shorn from the crowd, and then ap
plause and thou cheers. Tho two sat
down together and remained In car
nest conversation for moro than an
hour. Incidentally together receiving
tho plaudits of the ma chlng veter
ans. Senator Foraker left to keep a
business engagement and Mr. Taft
remained till tho four-hour parado
had passed.
Catholic Church Notice.
Tomorrow after the eight o'clock
mass, the members of tho Altar so
ciety will meet In tho rectory for the
purpose of eloctlng offlceis for tho
ensuing year. Ml are kindly leipiest
ed to attend.
i
I
bo glad you gavo It to us.
Excelsior Steam Laundrv
BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR DAM
AGE SUIT FILED BY DESCEND
ANT OF POCAHONTAS.
Muskogee. Okhi., Soph, 2. Mary
1), Taylor of Foit Smith has filed
a suit for 150,000 damages against
Jncob S. Drown, a wealthy Creek
Indian, who lives south of Muskogee,
alleging breach of promise.
The plaintiff alleges In her peti
tion that she was horn In the West
Indies and Is of Spanish and Arabi
an dcHccn' . with a strain of Indian
blood, being a lineal descendant of
Pocahontas. She states that she mot
Ilrown and that they fell desperately
In love. They weie to be married
March I, WO", which was tho first
anniversary of tho death of Drown's
first wife. The wedding was post
is). .ed.
Drown insisted that his love wns
true and "prayed that (Jod would vis
it on his own daughter the same re
suit and treatment if he proved dis
honest and untrue to her. "
On the second day of August a
child was born to tho West India
woman. and iihe suit for $.10,000
breach of promise was filed in the
district court todai. The petition al
leges that Drown Is woith $l."i0.000.
COMMISSION
IS ENJOINED
ARKANSAS RAILWAY COMMISION
LOSES IN COURT.
ON TWO CENT RATE LAW
And Interference With Railroads of
Arkansas on Increas: in Freight
Rates on Interstate
Traffic.
St. I'aul, .Minn.. Sept. .Iiidgo
Vandov.. liter In the United States
circuit court today granted the In
junction requested by tho St. Iiuls,
iron Mountain & Southern and three
other railroads operating In Arkan
sas against, tho Arkansas Hallway
commission.
The Injunction test rains the rail
way commission from enforcing the
n w two cent fare law and from In
terfering with the railroads In rnls
trelght rates on Interestato traffic.
ACREAGE DECREASE
SPRING FLOODS AND RAINS
TERFERE WITH THE COT
TON YIELD.
IN-
Hobt. Law, formerly of this city
hut who Is now a cotton buyer at
Davis for Love & Thurmond, Is In
the city on business and visiting
with his sister, Mrs. Fannie Crosth
walte. In speaking of tho outlook for
cotton around Davis, Mr. Imw said
the acreage Is not quite so good as
It was last j ear, Moro of tho crop
was planted but the floods ruined a
portion of the crop and the continued
rains caused some fields to bo aban
doned. The crop, however, will tnako
a good yield. Davis will probably get
1.000 fewer bnlos than it bought last
year. Continuing Mr. Law said: "You
had as well add that Mr. Dryan will
bo tho next president of tho United
States. Oklahoma will voto for tho
first tlnio this year In a presidential
election ai.d as Oklahoma goes so
will go the union.
WRIT OF PROHIBITION GRANTED
To Prevent Opening of Missouri Pri
mary Ballot Boxes.
JetYersou City, Mo., Sept. .1. A
writ of pari Ibltlon 'was granted by
the state supreme court hero today
to prev rot tho opening of tho ,i.iu it
Imxis cast In the r'leent primary elec
tion In this state.
Fred fiates was o visitor to Outli
rlo ye Unlay.
BARRETT FOR
PRESIDENT
GEORGIAN IS AGAIN ELECTED
CHIEF AMONG FARMERS.
GOMPERS MAKES STATEMENT
Only One Change in the Selection
of Officers and That Is in the Ex
ecutive Committeemen Bus
iness of Congress.
Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 2.
Through an erroneous statement
made by nv local Kiper In the roKrt
of the speech of Samuel Gonipci's at
Lake Como last night, tho National
Farmers' Congress was thrown into
a slight tumult this morning. Tne re
port in question said that Mr. (lum
pers had opened the campaign for
William .1. Dryan by announcing that
he would dellier to the national
democratic pni'.y the combined vote
of the National Farmers' union and
the union labor organizations of the
country, amounting to more than ti,
000 000 votes
When tho farmer delegates wore
Informed of this there was quite a
commotion and some little oratory
on it lie subject. Finally it was decid
ed to ask Mr. (lumpers f he, made
such nn assertion, although it was
known by almost all tho delegates
present who had listened to the labor
leader last night, that he had not,
and to request him to come to it ho
congress and make such a statement.
Mr. (lOiupors came at the afternoon
session of the congress, prior to his
departuro for Dallas, and denied
making the statement attributed to
him by the local paper and authoriz
ing I'lesident Darrett in his behalf
to sign Mich a statement, if lie
thought It was necessary.
Mr. (lumpers wns applauded when
he said that he could only promise
to deliver his own vote, hut that ho
would 110 his utmost endeavors to
persuade his fellow workmen to voto
for 'the democratic party, as In this
particular, caini algu at least, It was
the party of Individual liberty. A
committee was appointed to ask the
local paper to correct Its mistake
and the Incident In itho congress was
closed.
Business of Congress.
There was considerable business
done at both tho executive sessions
today. In the morning l'resldent Dar
rett rend his annual address and
Secretary-Treasurer McCiillough sub
mitted his annual report. Doth re
ports or addresses were applauded
This In iiddUlon to tho discussion
over the (lumpers matter, took tip
tho time of the morning session. In
Hie afternou sefewlon things begap
to tnovo lively, otllcers for tho en
suing year were elected, but nil but
one of the old olllceis, W. S. Miller
of Lake Creek. Texas, member of
the executive committee, being re
elected. Mr. Miller declined to allow
his name to bo used for ro-electlon
and W. T. Ixnidcrmllk of Comnncho
Texas, was elected to the position
The congress voted a gold medal to
Mr. M.ller for his ulllclont services
as member of tho executive commit
tee. Tho presentation will bo tnado
before the congress adjourns. Tho of
fleers are: Charles S. Darrett of
(leorgla, president; J. K. Montgoin
cry of Alabama, vice president; It
II. .McCiillough of Arkansas, socro
tary and treasurer; Alex Davis of
Arkansas, assistant secretary and
ti cannier. National board of direct
ors or executive committee: W. A
Morris, Alabama; T. N. Jeffords, Ok
luhoitiri; H. I,. Wilson. Mississippi
I. N. McAlestor, (leorgla, and W. T
Ixiudcrmllk, Texas.
During tho aftornoou session the
reports of tho committees on grain
co-operation, auditing and long stu
plo wore received, Tho long staplo
cotumltteo has, It Is declared, docld
ed to fix no minimum price Just
now, but to hold another mooting
in October, at which tho mattor may
bo determined.
In connection with tho short staple
itc! that no
fiv i at this
"mention
I c.Ud. the
minimum price will h
session of the national
Tu.noirow morula, i
convi ntlon will take up l discus
sion of the subject of binding; a na
tional headquarters building In Fort
Worth In conjunction with tho
rradoH Assembly and tho Factory
Club. The building contemplated will
he five stories high, built by stock
i ml popular subscription method.
REPUBLICANS ARE BUSY.
Press Bureau Established and Cam
paign Literature is Plenty,
(luthrle. Okla., Sept .! Th tepuh-
Ihiin ciimimlgn forces lu.e liecti well
rptiulzcil In this city, and atreaih rite
stale headquarters nt the Hotel lone
present a scone of gie.ii activity.
halruiHli Norrls Is In neiUe elm rue.
with Secretary It. O. House as hit
hlef assistant. The press bureau
has been fully establish-d. and Mcssis
Fred Darile and Corb Sji-!.. t. nre nl- '
ready sending out their line of repub
II can argument. Clinlrmiin Norrls i
has taken up corro,ondciie with
leaders ill tho various sections of the
st-ite looking to the Imui Ul.ite Inau
guration of ii ikjII of ii" state. This
h1I is uxpectod to be c .t. pl.-ttii by
alstut the tenth of Oiio'i.m
LINCOLN'S PIPE DREAM
U.
ON A VISIT TO MUSKOGEE HE
SEES OKLAHOMA IN THE RE
PUBLICAN COLUMN.
('. Lincoln McCulie. an Ardmorc
attorney and prominent in siato le-
puhllcan politics, was In Muskogee I
yesterday on legal Intuitu ss. McGulru I
Is called the nonchalant politician.
Nothing over disturbs his cqulllli-1
rliim. It has been said that If every- I
thing went against iln ho would
still pursue tho oven tenor of his i
way a though everythng was "lovo-,
ly as plo. l'ho national republican I
committee" said yesterday, "Is
Meeting Oklahoma to go republican!
this year. You watch. Oklahoma ,
will surprise some people In the po
lit leal line." Muskogee I'hoenlx.
WANT COUNTY SEAT ELECTION
Davis Circulates Petition Asking for
Contest with Sulphur.
Sulphur. Okla.. Sept. 2. Citizens
it lYii-la tire elrnl.'iHnir u ititlttflll
asking for a county seat election. Tho
redorni census taki n Just before state
hood gives 1,310 as the population of
Davis and 2,!.ii as thu population of
Sulphur. Sulphur is said to bo In tho
exact geographical omter of tho
county and Is on Isnti the Fr.lsto ami
Santa Fe. While it Is not believed
that there Is the shadow of u chanco
for Davis to win. i lie usual animos
ities and oxclteinent of a county elec
tion art' browing and will no doubt
enter Into tho llgh'
OHIO BANK IS CLOSED
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MILES
OHIO, CLOSED BY ORDER OF
DIRECTORS.
Washington. D. ' . Sept. a. Thu
Flwt National lnnk of Mllos, Ohio,
was closed today by order of tho
board of directors on the grounds ot
Insolvency. 1'. Tilllugliast has been
appointed receiver for tlui Institution.
Th'i statement of tho condition of
the bank July 15 last, showed resourc
es and liabilities to bo $l,381,02ri of
liabilities $01,iito ue duo to dep iwl-
tors.
IS FAILURE IN DES MOINES.
Two Iowa Cities Where Commission
Government Falls.
Des Moines, Iowa. Sept. 2. Aftoi
a six mouths' trial of tho commis
sion form of government, Des
Moines and Cedar Ituplds nro pun
ning to ask the legislature to rotitrn
to tho former plan of govornniont,
or greatly modify tho present char
ter. Mayor John T. Carmody of
Cedar Ituplds has written Mayor A.
J. Matlils asking co-oporatlou and
proposes to send cny Solicitor John
M Itcdinond here to nppear before
tl'ie special session of the legislature
and p esent the pi ition
W. A.Tallaferio of Mllo is an Ard
moro visitor.
oiniulfiee it may he
AERONAUT'S
AWFUL DEATH
BALLOON BURNS HIGH IN AIR
FALLS WITH WRECKAGE.
CROWD HORRIFIED AT SIGHT
Motor Exploded Igniting Gas Bag and
Quickly Burned all But Frame of
Balloon. Wife and Child First
to Reach Him.
Watervllle, Me., Kept. 2 -In full
view of 2fi.00n horrified HpecUlors us-
simbli d on the (Vntrnl MhIiio Fair
grounds here today, Charles Oliver
Juno, the well known aeronaut of
HiMiiuioiidiiport, N. Y fell a distance
of fiOO feet to bin death. Among tho
wit muses of tho frightful iriiingo were
Mrs. .lone ami child, and fiiy wort)
almost the llrst to reach the side of
tho dliitc man.
an hour and a
Th aeronaut died
halt alt ir the aoel-
deal.
Junes lul l been at the fair xroiuids
with his dirigible balloon Donmornlig.
known as the SlroHu-t alr-hlp since
f Monday. Tc4ny lie arrange! to make
a Might between threo and four o'clock
High winds post veiled It. At I
o'clock conditions had iiiislltl l and
bo gave tho woj'U to have Hie ma
eliltie released.
When thu aeronaut reached a
height or more than fiOO foot the
spiictntorH were horrified to seo mniill
tongues of flame Issuing from under
the gas bag In front of the motor.
At this time the balloon bad passod
out of tho fair grounds. Many pvr
sons In the great crowd endeavored
to apprisu .loii(s of his danger, hut
sevirnl minutes elapsed befro ho no
ticed the fire. Then ho grouped ''
rip cord and by letting out gas en
deavored to reach the enrt'i The
machine had denccndul but a nhort
distance when a sudden burst
of flamo eiivoloped the gnu bag
the riHine work Inunodlatujy sparl
lug from the bag. .lonti i'ul wltu
the frame wotk of 'his mo'io, ami
when tho spectators ra tl.ed lint h
was lying undor It. Ttie gas b:if was
; mmV .lentroyod.
t -1-1... tilit.alfiUna w.
riio physicians wiio weri In .ho
crowd found that Jotifw lad no ohanio
to survive as ho was Injured Inter
nally and his spine wm brokBi.
PROHIBITIONIST VICEPRESIDENT
Aaren Watklns Notified of Nomina
tion Today at Ada, Ohio.
Ada. O., Sopt. n. This little city
was early astir today with prepara
tions for tho opening of tho stnto
prohibition campaign bent tonight
coincident with the official notifica
tion or Aaron Watklns of his nomina
tion (ib candidate for vice, president.
RESULLT STILL IN DOUBT.
Both
Shellenberger and Dahlman
Claim Nomination.
Omaha, iNob.. Sept. :i. Full roports
of Tuosday's primaries nro not In
yet and both Shellenborger an I IXibl-
, man claim th democratic nomination
for governor.
ENGLAND HOLDING ALOOF
BREAT BRITAIN HAS SO CAR RF.
FUSED TO RECOGNIZE NEW
SULTAN OF MOROCCO.
!oudon, F.ng.. Sopt. 3. It was learn
ed hero today that the lirltlsh govern
ment Is holding aloof from Mulai
I Infill, the ne-v sultnu or Morocco,
for tho present but that It Is propp
ed to recognise him In lue time.
ARMY OFFICERS DEPART.
Inspection at Fort Riley Completed.
General Alshlre to Fort Sill.
Fort Itlley, Kan.. Sept. 3. After
tho Inspection of tho camp hero this
morning In company with Major
General Dell, Seciotary of War
Wright left for the east Major (Sou
crnl Dell and wife left for a trip
T rough Yellowstone, and General M
. hln win', to Fort Sill, OMa, to In
wpoct tho post there.
MINES CLOSE DOWN
NINE MINES CLOSE AT MeALES
TEH THROWING 2,000 MINERS
OUT Of EMPLOYMENT.
Mi Alt hler, OkIh.. Hpt. 2 Nine
uilii weie rloseil In this district
toiiiu b the operators, throwing 2
Olio miners out of employment.
The law passed by the lenlslature
las winter rovldcs that timbering
the mines shall tie done by the op
erator and intllcis ii penally on the
miner for so doing The operators'
coiitmct with the miners calls for
tin- miner to do the work and I lie
firmer claim It would add five rents
per ton to 'the cost of priNluotlou.
This affects only slope mines, where
the ginde Is 20 er cent. The iwr
alt rs hay the law abrogates their
contracts which have nearly two
years to run f:d die mat'
lor lll !) tnken up with I'rasldeiM.
lwis of the Hulled Mlno Workers
of Ainer'cH, petuHiig which the oper
ators decided to shut down.
Weather Forecast.
Chicago, 111.. Sept. 3. The weather
forecast for Kansas ami Oklahoma Is
fair loliklit and Frld.lv with mod-
it, i li in i if latme
COLLISION AT
CHICKASHA
WORK TRAIN CRASHES INTO
STRING OF BALLAST CARS.
THREE MEN INSTANTLY KILLED
Train Was Backing into the Yards
on the Pauls Valley Branch Con-,
ductor Pressly and Others
Slightly Injured.
Chlcknsha, Okla., isept. .1. Willis rojiubllcaii, ociullst,liidependenc par
leaking Into tho yards at a rote of iy liml peopios lmrty printed on tho
ten miles an hour, about eight ballot in tho onder naniod and rero
o'clock lasst night, Uio work train on will bo on an average of 11 caudl
the I'auU Valley branch of tho Hook dulm to bo voted for on thedemo
Island railroad crushed into ti slrlut; crnUc and republican tickets. Thu so
of ballast cars. , clallsts nominated only four out of
TSie cabooso telescoped upon a the seven presidential electors so that
ballast cur and three niun wero bur-1 their list Is a little shortor, whllo tm
led under It, and killed Instantly.
Tho dead.
.1. I,. HOI, I. IDA Y. briikeman.
SAM F.AfH.K, brakemau.
JOH AHN1CW, car repairer
The men wore standing on thu ond
of tho ro ir car
Percy l'ressloy. the conductor, os -
caped with slight ...Juries, and two
others wuro sllglrtly Injured.
Responsibility for tho ncoldont has
not been fixed.
OKLAHOMAN SUICIDES.
Attache of Wild West Show In Eng
land Was to Marry Today,
Liverpool. Kng., Sopt. 3. Ocorgo
I'rlce, a cowboy from Oklahoma,
committed sulcldo hero todny, I'rlco
was playing with a Wild Wost show.
Ho was to have been married t.lny
lo a MveriMiol waitress.
Sold Two Ant Eaters
Chief Slaughter of tho fire depart
ment yeMerday sold to a traveling
menagerie two of tho young ant out
ers. This does not detract from the
fire depirtment soo however ns there
are flvo of these queer looking ani
mals left ami If you have never sou
them It Is worth your time and
trouble to go and look at thsni.
Danger Averted.
Sonora. Ortllf.. Sopt. 3. Reports re
reived from tho big two seotlotu to
day Indicate that tho forest lira ha'
N'fii turned away from Calavra
Krotc and for thci present the b.g
tree group is out of danger,
Police Court.
Svuiomls Johns, a Choctaw Indian,
was Ii' fore Judge (Salt on the usual
charge, ten dollars for btlng drunk
anil disorderly
Subscribe to the Ardmorelte.
DEBS WON'T GO
BIRMINGHAM
SOCIALIST NOMINEE CANT
CHANGE HIS ITINERARY
AT OMAHA TONIGHT
Spoke At Leavenworth, Kansas and
St. Joseph Missouri Today Tour
Continent On His "Red
Special"
Kansas City, .Mo., Sept. :i Mitch
refri-Mied from a good iright s rest,
Kugene V. Delis, the socialist candi
date for president and Ills puity dc
iwrteil this morning on their lied
Special - for Omaha.
Slops are to he made toda . at
Leavenworth, Kansas, and Si. Joseph
..o , iiml iIm special train Is due to
n-Hcli Omaha nl 6:10 this cwnltig.
in the later city n big event lus
.een planned.
Debs said he bad not yot determined
wl.iii to do in thu matter- of going
to Dlrinliighaui, Aki., to onuipaign for
Hi i striking miners there. He said
he thought It would be too xpen
she a proposition now to alter Ills
schedule.
FOR PRINTING BALLOTS
STATE ELECTION BOARD ADVER
TISE FOR BIDS FOR PRINT
ING ELECTION BALLOTS.
i
(iithrlc, Okla., Sept. 2. Tho statu
printing iKHird will tomorow advertise
lor bids for printing tho ballots for
the general election In .November, in
accordance with tho copy prepared
by Secretary Will Mnu of the stat
ulMitlou bouid. Tho ballot will bo &
small olio as Australian ballots go,
owing to thu fact that there Is not u
full stnte ticket in the Hold this year.
Thor win bo live tickets, democrat.
j mlitiudeico and people's partes
; have only presidential electors on tho
i ballot. Altogether chore will bo about
l.M) candidates on tho ballot.
The- olflcens to be votl Tor this
' nl.l....tlnl ..t..A.
mcmuo nuu ,r.UBiuu.m. v..-
i ,HM' 11 tongrossman In each district.
, lw" J"H,lco of 0,0 BUP",II" col,rt'
' " ntlo.i commtss oner, statu
I senators In half of tho districts, and
' from otiu to threo representatives In
each county. Whuro county or town
ship officers aro to bo electnl to
till vacancies, rhelr names will ap
pear on a separate ballot, to b pre
pared by the county election board.
Tho four propositions referred to tho
people by the loglslaturo und tho one
initiated by popular petition will also
be placed on ii separate ballot, pro
isiroil by the siato Itoard.
Three Aged Women Die.
Flndlay. Ohio,, Sept. 3. Threo wo
men, whose combined ages wero 20 1
years, have Just been burled at Fos
torln. under rather peculiar circum
stances. Thu eldest ono, Ut years old,
was burled first, and Just us the car
rlagos of the first party were leav
lug the cemetery, th procession of
thu second entered with the bod
of tho noxt oldest woman, SO years.
Just ns this cortege was leaving tho
cutnutury the body of tho third wo
man, aged S3 years, was being car
ried In.
Independent Leader.
Indianapolis, lud.. Sept. 3 Wil
liam H. Hearst, Thomas U Hl??.en
and other loaders of tho new Inde
pendence party. sro In ennferenco
huro today. The eonvsntion which
was scheduled for last week was In
definitely postponed, and It Is i Un
tied to arrange at tho confcrinc
today for this convention. It lo pro
posed o make u vigorous campaign,
for tho Indiana electoral delegation.