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VOLUME XV
CITY EL '
ARDMOIIE, OKLAHOMA FRIDAY HVKNINCi NOV KM UK It (J 11)03
NUMBER m
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Coals that you will recognize .is different, each the pro
duction of the best man tailors.
COATS FOI1 INFANTS, priced $1.50 to $9.00
COATS FOU THE CHILDREN, priced 1.95 to 9.50
COATS FOR THE MISSES, priced 2.50 to 12.50
COATS FOR THE WOMEN, priced 4.50 to 30.00
Mail orders promptly filled. We prepay express charges.
Our New Infant's Department Beautiful Linens For
Making Hosts of Friends Thanksgiving Needs
MISSOURI IS
YET DOUBTFUL
LESS THAN SEVENTY-FIVE PER
CENT OF VOTE IN.
LEGISLATURE IS DEMOCRATIC
With Majority of Six on Joint Bal
lot, Stone Will be Returned to
the United States Senate
From That State.
..St. Louis, Mo Nov. 6. The sup
plementary returns today failed to
materially disturb Taft's lead of
4,235 votes In Missouri.
Tho state legislature seems to be
fixed democratic with a majority of
six on the joint ballot, although this
too Is subject to change.
The returns thus far received Indi
cate an average republican lead of
two thousand for the minor places.
Less than seventy-fivo per cent of
the vote Is Included in these reports.
The results of tho vote on .the
amendments are lacking.
ALREADY BEARING FRUIT
REPUBLICAN PROSPERITY AL
READY MANIFESTING IT8EF
IN OKLAHOMA.
Sliawnoo, Okm., Nov. 5,-i-Co-lnci-clout
with tho election of Tart, and
tho much talked of prosperity prou.
ised by tho republican party,
tho Rock Island company served
notlco on tho section hands yester
day morning that they would bo re
duced from n ten hour day to a
nlno hour day, which la equivalent
to a reduction from 1.25 to $1.12V&.
With few exceptions tho men bo
tween Shawnee and Halloyvlllo quit
on tho spot, satisfied that thoy could
not llvo on starvation wngcB oven
If Taft was elected president. Many
aro expected to quit today on tho
lino west of Shawnee.
Mrs. Goorgo Gutos loft today to
Join her lmsbnnd In Alaska. She wilt!
visit at her old homo In Columbus,'
Ohio nml nlso In New Yor!' before!
leaving for tho far north. Mr. Gates
has been In Alaska since the middle
of September.
See our new line of Photo
Mounts in black, white and
sepia nothing nicer,
Webb, The Leading Photographer
P. S. Don't forget tho babies.
WINTER COAT ?
TEDDY MAY
BE SENATOR
POSSIBILITY THAT PRESIDENT
MAY SUCCEED PLATT
IS NOT AVERSE TO OFFICE
Possibility That Both Roosevelt and
Bryan May Go to the United
States Senate at the Same
Time 1911
Washington, I) C, Nov. C That
Theodore Hoosevelt may bo tho suc
cessor of Senator Watt of New York
in tho United States senate. Is consid
ered by many lu Washington as not
at all Improbable.
Those declaring this posslblo de
clare they havo assurances that the
presulcut himself would not bu en
tirely nverso to tho senatorial office
under tho conditions pro ailing after
March -I, 1009. There Is a possibility
that Bllhu Root may succeed I'lati
next year and the president succeed
Depow whose term expires In 1911.
At tho nniuu time there Is consider
able talk about tho capltol that W. J.
Bryan limy como from Nebraska as
United Stntes senator In 1911. Sena
tor Ilurkott's t nil iwlll explro In 1911
ami It Is assumed that Mr. Urynn will
'bo elected if tho state legislature Is
then democratic.
NEW HEARST PAPER
REPORT CURRENT THAT A YEL
LO.W JOURNAL WILL BE ESTAB
LISHED IN ATLANTA
Nam oYrk, Nov. C. According to an
apparently rellablo report current
here, William Randolph Hearst Is
completing arrangements to add an
other to his string of newspapers by
establishing a dally Journal lu Atlanta.
It Is nllcgedi that John Temple Graves
who wns tho vice-presldentlal candi
date on tho Independence party tick
et, will have editorial charge of the
new shoot. Mr. Graves was editor of
the Atlanta Georgian before he came
to Now York to accept a $13,000 posi
tion with Mr. Hearst's morning metro
politan paper, the American. He Is
said to bo anxious to return to the
Georgia capital, and the new papor
iwill give him an opiwrtuulty to do so
without severing his relations with
Mr. Hearst.
Tho question of whether County
Weigher Smith can bo ousted from
oflco by the (board of county commis
sioners and whether they hnvo a
right to apiolnt his successor will bo
argued before tho supremo court ot
tho stato on tho 10th ot this month.
MORSE GETS
LONG SENTENCE
FIFTEEN YEARS' IMPRISONMENT
FOR NEW YORK BROKER.
CURTIS MAY ESCAPE
Morse's Sentence is Based on the
Verdict of Guilty of Misappro
priating Funds and Making
False Entries.
New York, N. Y., Nov. C C. W.
Morse wns sentenced today to fif
teen years imprisonment by Judge
Hough of tho United States conn.
Tho sentence of Curtis mny bo
suspended, as tho Jury recommend
ed tho clemency of tho court In his
case.
Tho sentence of Morso wns based
on tho verdict of guilty of misap
plication of tho funds of tho Nation
al Rank of North America nnd tho
making or false entries In the books
of that bank.
It Is understood that If Morso
goes to prison, ho will bo confined
In tho federal prison nt Atlanta,
Georgia.
A ten days' stay of execution has
been granted Morso by Judgo Hough.
It Is understood that a notlco of ap
peal was flW Immediately by Morse,
mho was paroled In the custody of
Marshal Honkfl, pending such action
as may Ik? taken by tho court during
the stay granted.
Morse was tnken to Tombs prison
at 1 o'clock this nfternoon. At that
tlmo It was announced that no ap
plication for release on bnll would
bo made today.
Morse and Curtis Found Guilty.
Nw Yorkv Nov. C Charles .
Morse, until a year ngo a dominant
figure In tho financial world, and Al
fred H, Curtis, former -president of tho
National IJank of North America,
wore found guilty tonight In the crim
inal branch of the United Stntes cir
cuit court on chnrges of misapplica
tion of funds and falsifying tho looks
of the brink. Thero was also tho ad.
dltlonal charge of consjiiracy against
the prisoners, but tho Jury acquitted
the men on this count.
Within flvo minutes of tho time tho
Jury had rendered Its vordlct Judgo
Hough had refused to entertain a mo-1
H.l.i foM l.nll nn.l l.n.l nnn .... 1 1 .1 '
ttw 1WI UUII 1II4U HtlU ll'UJlIlllllll
two bankers to tho Tombs prison.
The Judgo said that ho would hoar
any motions tho lawyers desire to;
make at 10:30 tomorrow morning.
The fodoral stautes provide a mini
mum pinalty or flvo years' Imprison
ment for falsirylng tho books or n
bank and' a jtenalty or two years' im
prisonment nnd $5,000 fine, or both,
Tor misapplication of funds. No alter
native but Imprisonment Is provided
(Continued on pago four)
GOMPERS
TO DENVER
TO PRESIDE AT FEDERATION OF
LABOR SESSIONS.
WHICH OPENS NEXT MONDAY
Gompers Declares He is Not Aversn
to Re-Election, Although He Is
Not Seeking the Olfice of
President Again.
Washington, D. C, Nov. fi. Ready
to answer before the convention the
recent attacks for his cnumso In tho
late presidential campaign, Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, left for Denver
'today to attend tho twenty-eighth
annual meeting, which begins lu
Denver next Moday.
Hatfield to Be Arraigned.
San Joso, Cnl., Nov. 5. District
Attorney Freo announces that n
charge will bo preferred against
James C. Dunham tomorrow.
William Hatflold, who was brought
hero from Texas, will be nrr&lgno
and witnesses who knew Dunham
will bo placed on tho stnnd to testi
fy In regard to his identity.
Since Hatfield's nrrlval In San
Joso fully 2(1,000 men. women and
children hnvo called at tho county
Jail to seo him, and Jailor Monahan
and his assistants aro tired of hanu
ling tho crowds.
KANSAS BANK
CLOSED TODAY
ARKANSAS CITY STATE BANK
FAILED TO OPEN TODAY
PENDING AN INVESTIGATION
Bank Commissioner Been Notified
and Has Already Taken Chargu
of the Institution President of
Bank Lives In Kansas City
Arkansas City, Kan., Nov. C. Tho
Citizens and Farmers Stato Hunk
closed Its doors hone this morning.
Tho first intimation of a suspen
sion of business was a notice posted
on tho locked door of tho bank, which
read ns follows:
"This bank Is closed pending an
Investigation of Its nffalrs by tho
bank commissioner, who has boon
notified and is lu full charge. Full par
ticulars will be given out at tho earli
est posslblo moment after his arrival.
(Signed)
A. F. THOMPSON, Vlco I'ros.
N. D. SANDKRS. Cashier,
G. LUTHKit IHIOWN,
C. T. THURSTON,
THOMAS 1JAIUD,
Directors.
William A. Wilson, tho president of
tho bank, resides In Kansas City, Mo.
ESCAPE IN THEIR NIGHTIES
HUNDRED AND FIFTY STUDENTS
OF BLISS ELECTRICAL SCHOOL
ESCAPE UNINJURED.
Washington, Nov. C. Ono hundred
nnd fifty sMidents fled In their
night robfs from tho Dllss Blcctrl
cal school, which burned to tho
ground -nrly this morning.
The loss Is estimated at $C0,000.
All escaped uninjured.
Tho Advisory commit tew or tho
Trado Uxtenslon club wul meet Tues
day night. President J, n. Penning
ton requests all members to bo pres
ent. Mrs. Henry M. Furmau is hero vis'
Itlng tho family of Col. Trask.
BUNCOED BY
CAFE DINNERS
AFFABLE FINANCIERS IN CHICA
GO SAID HAVE MADE $125,000
HOW THE SCHEME WORKED
Sight Drafts Presented After Sump
tuous Meals In Swell Restaurants
Their Method of Getting the
Money
Chicago, Nov. 5 Three affabla fin
anciers of die "frenzied" variety, who
for nearly a year have ornamented
Chicago's cafes from euily evening
until tho small hour of tho morning,
no longer aro to bo found lu their in
mil haunts. Instead thoy have been
compelled to put up with thu huniblo
faro of tho Harrison street pollco
station. Unless they can explain their
breezy financial operation, In which
they separated tho keepers of those
samo exclusive places and others
from upwards ot 1-1 million dollars,
they may occupy colls Indefinitely.
Tho men arrested aro Foster II.
Hooper, who says ho Is Chicago man
ager of a Grand ltaplda brokerage
house; H. C. Do Vlniw, a broker, and
Howard I.. Uruwnlng, a fiscal ngont.
Thu real story ot tho operations of
tho high financiers was not disclosed
until last night, after representatives
of tho Hill National Reporting Agency
had arrested Hooper and Do Vlniie,
and they say, obtained confessions
from thorn. Tho mon are charged
with procuring money by a confidence
game.
A story Is told of a enro free ex
istence, in which tho chief aim of
these operatives was to consume
sumptuous meals and drinks in suf
ficient quantities to warrant thorn In
presenting sight drafts to waiters to
bo cashed. It appeared that Drown
ing' ostensible business of acting as
llscal agent for thu Twentieth Cen
tury Window company merely wus a
side Issue. His real business, accord
ing to tho evidence in tho hands ot
George W. Halnos of tho reporting
agiucy, was to prcsnct and cash sight
drafts on tho Massachusetts Ranking
uiikl Mortgage company, Boston.
While tho drafts have been shown
to bo (bogus, tho "fluunclng" system of
tho brokers was such that thoy woro
nblo to continue, by a system of "rob
bing Peter to pay Paul," to present
thorn In tho samo places for u year
without detection.
According to tho story which they
told Haines, they had an understand
ing with tho llostou "banklnu" con
cernwhich they admitted wns not a
bank at nil through which thoy were
to draw such sight drafts us they saw
fit without having si penny deposited
tlicre. A fow days later, they said,
their system wis to draw more drafts,
cash them In Chicago, and telegraph
tho money to W. H. North, head of
tho "banking" concern to cover thu
first draft.
Consequently when tho draft reach
ed llostou several days after It had
lecn cashed In Chicago, It was honor
oil. North, said tho man, received 1
lor cent of tho nionoy ho hamllod for
his part lu tho peculiar transaction.
Tho drafts wero always dated two
days behind tho tlmo they iwero offer
ed to bo cashud and they woro su-
posed to iiavo been sent on from llos
tou, Knch draft was for a groatoi
amount than tho preceding ono, bo
causa or tho necessity or covering tho
old ono beroro It reached tho Doston
"bank."
Yesterday morning Do VInno was
arrested as ho was entering a La
Sallo street hrokerago house. Ho was
certain thoro was somo mistake, but
later admitted that ho waa tho man
wanted for passing tho bogus jKiper,
Tho nccusod men hnvo nt various
times been tho heads or rosionslblu
llnnuclnl Institutions. Hooper was
vice president or a 'Boston bank, but
nccordlng to Haines, was compelled to
leave because or questlonablo trades.
Drowning won at tho head of tho
Rrownlng Motor company or MllwaU'
Ueo.
FULTON LOSES
TO MORGAN
REPUBLICANS NOW HAVE MA-
JORITY OF DELEGATION.
MORGAN'S VICTORY SURPRISE
Bryan Has Apparently Carried the
State by About 20,000 Returns
From Several Counties Still
Lacking.
Guthrie, Okla., Nov. 0. Report
tiHln tin not teml to mntorhillr dif
fer from Ilia estimate of yesterday
that Itryati has carried tho statu
by about 20.000. The vote ot mv
oral counties aro still lacking nnd
until all are lu tho exact figures
ran not ho known.
Dick T. Morgan, tho republican
candidate for congress from tho
second district, has dofeatod Fulton
(dom ) for ro-olectlon. This jjlvos
tho republicans thren ot tho flvo
congressmen rrom this stnto. At ro
publican headquarters tho victory of
Cronger nnd 'Morgan wns received
with much euthuslnsm. At most the
republicans did not expect moro hvi
two or tho rivo congressmen.
Thn dispensary nnd school lnnd
propositions hnvo boon defentod,
while tho Torrcns land system has
been ndoptxd. Tho vote on tho oth
er questions romnlns In doubt today.
FOUR MINERS
ARE ENTOMED
HOPE OF RESCUING UNFORTUN
ATE MEN IS ABANDONED
HAVE PROBABLY SUFFOCATED
Rescuing Party Unable to Reach the
Entombed Miners and It Is Now
Feared That They Have Already
Suffocated
Chicago, III., Nov. 15. Hope of rescu
ing Georgo Reed, Patrick Daley, Perry
Stofens and John Homes tho four min
ors burled In tho explosion in tho coal
mines near Bullion,, III., was aband
oned today.
Tho explosion occurred In the mine
of W. P. Ilond nenr Ronton Into y
terday afternoon and although a
largo rescuing party worked all night
In tho hopo of rescuing thu entombed
miners, they wero unublo to make
much progress. It is thought the men
havo been suffocated . Tho explosion
was terrific. A car and a portion of
tho track wero hurled from tho bot
tom of tho shaft to tho top, a distance
of 000 feet by tho force of tho ex
plosion. RICE AND WIFE RECONCILED
Omaha, Nob., Nov. C Irving Itlco
and wife, Abblo, havo becomo rec
onciled and announced today that
following tho closo or tho trial or
Charles B. Davis tor tho murdei
or Dr. Hustln thoy would begin
llfo nnow In a strango country,
Tho woman is tho chlor witness
In tho O.ivls trlul. She will likely
bo released from jail.
Subscribe ror tho Ardmorolto.
MISS GRAY
MILLINERY
AT JDITZLER'S
ROBBERS KILL
IN A TUNNEL
A WORKMAN SLAIN FOR THE
MONEY HE HAD HOARDED
LIFE'S AIM NEARLY REACHED
After Saving $195 an Italian in New
York Wns Murdered While Going
to Work, But His Money Was
Not Taken
Niw York, Nov. (?. In one or tho
KhIImIps connecting tho tubes of tho
Pennsylvania railroad tunnel In Bant
Thlrtywcoitd streots, u man was
murdered yesterday after a d'8pcrnto
fight with his Munsllauts. Ileyond tho
fact Mint tho victim was known as
"Happy Jim" to his follow laborera
and wns registered on the books of
tho company us No. 5.118, his IdVntltv
hnd not Ik-oii established last nlgt
"HnppyJlm" nevw spent n im mi"
except for the necessaries of life. Ho
wtm Industrious nnd a trustcvl em
ploy. Six days a week "Fifty one
tlgliteeii" worked with a pick lu tho
tunnel; on Sundays ho was a iwutch
man and guarded tho barrels of oil
and tools, as there Is no work In tho
tubes then. Although somo ot his
companions said he wns stingy -when
ho wouldn't chip In a nickel for boor
at noon, there wore others who know
that "Happy Jim" hod a motive for
his parsimony.
To these friends ho had confided
that whin ho had accumulated $500
ho was going to return to his homo In
Urn mountains of Italy nnd becomo a
farmer. Ho hail lu mind n fcrtllo
valley where crops grow abundantly.
With $500 ho might havo been a land
owner, lu tho three years ho worked
In the tunnel ho had saved $195, and
now the dream of his life seumod near
realization.
Yesterday morning at 5 o'clock ho
reported for work, whistling as usual.
To his friend Samuel I-akana, an
other watchman, ho snl4 ns ho enter
ed the shaft to descend to tho 87-foot
level, that It was "only a fow days
more now" and ho'd bo going homo.
Then, Htill whistling, ho iwent down
tlio fifteen flights of winding stairs to
the damp pit to assume his duties.
About 9 o'clock I.uckiinn heard a inuf
lleil cry followed by groans,
Lackana sought Superintenident Ulx
by of tho Pennsylvania railroad, who
descended tho shaft. Ho shouted sev
eral times, but a weird echo was tho
only answer. Illxby flushed his elec
tric searchlight audi saw tho deep Im
prints of men's heavy boots in tho
soft mud and signs of a struggle. Hits
ot clothing wero scattered along in
tho mud.
This trail led to tho gallery. About
half way In ho found tho body of
"llnppy Jim" In a crouching iosturo
against tho cast wall. There -was a
cut across tho front of the neck nml
another two Inches iVeep at right an
gles down tho right breast. Nearly nil
the clothing had been torn off. About
wero Indications of a frightful strug
gle. Thoro was every evidence that
tho motive for tho nmrdur was rob
bery. With what probably was his last
despairing effort "Hnppy Jim" put his
hand Into his right trousers pocket
and with n death grip the flngurs
closed over tho little horde which was
lu a bolt. Tho murderers hadi never
thought to look there for tho money.
Tho iollco had to pry tho ringers open
to relcas tho hand. "Happy Jim's"
socks iwero torn orr, probably by tho
assallunto In their attempt to find tho
monoy.
I). A. Kelly nnd wife ot Wapnnucku
nra visiting here today.