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THE OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN INDIAN TERRITORY ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.
A'ltDMORE 1. T. THURSDAY KVKXIXd AUGUST 23 li)0(.
VOLUME XIII
NUMJJEll 83
i II
WORST BREED
OF HYPOCRITES
TILLMAN OF SOUTH CAROLINA
ASSAILS PROHIBITION.
Says It Is a Humbug Declares that
Drunkenness has Increased In
Prohibition Counties and that
Blind Tigers Prosper.
Columbia S. C Aug. 2!. Senator
TUImnn has concluded a campaign ot
tho most vlolont denunciation of pm
hlbltton kown trom tho lips of pub-
lic man In many yonw. In theso days
of political cowardice when tho aver-
ago loglslotor condemns prohibition
In one brenth and in an.thar votes
for something like It In framing laws
because he Is afraid of prohibition or-
ganizations Senator Tillman's cam-
pslgn has boon a romnrkuble one.
Prohibition candidates for governor
In the Democratic primaries of the
state In pant year have polled more
than one-lhlrd of the votes yet In
spite of this Senator Tlllumn 1ms In
nearly ovory county declared prohi-
bition n "monstrous humbug." In one
speech a few days ago he said: "1
am hero to point out why It is it hum-
bug. Prohibition 1ms bred In South
Carolina the worst breed of hypocrite
(hut (lod over let run one stnto and
niln It."
Senator Tillman then proceeded to
declare that In the countlos of the
state whoro liquor wan not legally Bold
(about ono-thlrd of tho total) drunk-
enness has groatly IncronHcd and
"blind tlgors" were to bo found In all
directions llo (inserted that the peo-
ple wore sending their money Into
other Ktaton for whisky Instead of
keeping It at home nnd pointed out
that the effect of such as this was to
Immensely Increase tho counumptlon
of the strong drinks nnd greatly cut
down mild ones llko beer which be-
causo of Us bulk cannot bo handled
with the case of whiskey.
Many of Senator Tillman's follow-
crs In tho state nay that the farmers
'have become alarmed over tho In
crease of drunkenness and vice among
tho negroos In tho prohibition conn
ties. This Is duo to tho fact that tho
negroes obtain nil tho strong drinks
they want much ot It vllo nnd adul
tcratcd. In the pant tho negroes wcro
ablo to got beer and tho lighter drinks
and this had tho effect of promoting
temperance. In tho counties where
theso drinks nro to be had without
troublo tho farmers report n better
atato of affairs with their negro farm
hands.
Senntor Tlllmnn has condemned
mora strongly thun any other featuro
ot prohibition that which caiiscn ova
sum and disregard ot law. llo sues
that tho ono bad effect is to Incrcaso
tho consumption ot strong drinks and
practically stop tho light ones that
contain llttlo alcohol.
Tho curious part of tho whole cam
palgn is that Sonntor Tillman Iti not
opposed for reelection nnd that ho
has voluntarily taken tho chances ot
offending tho prohibitionists by his
course Many of them however
swear by him rcgardloss ot his do
nunciatiouB.
Picnic Recalls Strange History.
Ardmorelto Special.
Liberal Mo. Aug. 23. Tho annual
picnic ot tho old settlem nnd Spirit
iiallsts of this vicinity begnn today at
Calalpn park. This rounlon has been
an annual event sinco tho founding of
Liberal by Col. 0 H. Wnlsor more
than two decades ago. Liberal was
tlrt settled by a colony of freethlnKors
nnd Spiritualists whoso proud boast
it was for many vears that tho town
contained nolthor n church nor n s.r
loon. A rival town known as Pedro
was established by Christians and so
great was tho enmity between tho
residents that a high wire fenco was
built between tno municipalities. letter
a church was built in tho mlddlo of
ono of the main streets of Liberal and
attempts mndo by tho Spiritualists
to use it as a lecturo hall resulted
In many bloody fights. Tho town has
now departed from tho aspirations of
Its founders nnd has both churches
nnd saloons. Col. Walser who la well
Known as n criminal Inwyer contin-
ues to- resldo at Ctttalpa park although
' most of tho othor buildings aro desert-
cdt ' '
LABOR DAY SEPTEMBER 3.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY OPENS.
First Time Since Its Devastation by
the Great Earthquake
Hy Associated Prose.
Pnlo Alto Cal.. Aug. 23. U-lond
Stanford university which wns badly
damaged by the enrthqiiako last
spring reopened for tho fnll and
winter term today. President Jordan
reports that there will bo no failing
off In the character of the work owing
to Mio lossos sustained by the Insti-
tution and thnt tno enrollment prom-
ises to -e'gronter than ever bofore.
Ever since tho earthquako workmen
havo been busily engaged In repair-
ing and reconstructing tho wrecked
buildings of the university and tho
ciass rooms nnd dormllorloe nro now
.n first class condition. Tho greatest
damage done by the disaster wns to
the vhurcli nnd the unfllnlshod library
and gymnasium buildings. Tho lat
ter wore never In use nnd their par
tial destruction does not In any way
Interfer with the work of the school.
Tho twelve bunding of tho Inner
quadrangle went inrongh the catas-
trophe entirely unscathed and these.
together with the buildings which have
been prepared are adequate for the
present.
As h result of the large enrollment
many additions have been made to j
the university (acuity -tnong these .
rr0 Prof. W. 0. Mendenhall aa In-1
structor In mathematics Prof. It. H.
Long aa Instructor In hygiene and
Prof. 1 K Cutter aa Instructor In me-
cnnnlcal engineering.
Arkansas Confederate Reunion.
Ardmoreltf Special.
Pea llldgo. Ark.. Aug. SJ. Confed-
erate veterans from nil over the state
are gathered today on the historic
battlefield of Pen Kldge for their
mini reunion which will last three
da. Headquarters have boon os-
tabllshod on thu enmpus of tho Mason-
ic collego whoro tho spoiklng will tnko
piacc. Unltod Stntos Senator Horry
and Congressman Floyd as woll ns
vthor prominent mon will deliver
addresses during tho encampment. A
movement tins been started to mnko n
nntlcnnl park of tho P0.1 Itldgo bat-
tle ground.
HOKESMITH'S MAJORITY
SECURES AN UNPRECEDENTED
VOTE IN THE PRIMARIES.
Atlanta Constitution Concedes His
Nomination for Governor on the
First Ballot Convention One-
of the Most Strenuous.
Atlnntn On. ug. 22. Tho Stato
Democratic primaries today resulted In by many ot tho lenders of New
In a victory for Hoko Smith candidate j York's smart Bet began this afternoon
lor governor unprecedented In tho "' the grounds of tho Franklin Ath-
. ... . . lotlc club. Tho performances will bo
size of his majority. KVon Mly f()r A featuro
Of tho li5 countlos In tho stuto ho of lho clrc8 a tho noimBOrl(( wou
has curried probably 110. Hy tho re-J includes a cage of "monkeys captured
turns avallahlo at 11 o'clock tonight ' tho most excitwlvo circles of Fifth
"i iiiu uiiiur cuuuiuiiiuH i;iurK imweu
carried six counties J. H. Estcllo of
Savannah two It. II. Russell eight nnd
James M. Smith three leaving sixteen
to hear from. This result will glvu
Hoko Smith 294 votes in tho stato
convention of n total of i.
Mr! Howell's paper the Constltu-
.1.. 1 1 . 11 I . . . rt I 1 . . .
Hon In its first edition concedes moro
than 100 countlos to Hoko Smith and
saju his nomination for ov.r.t.r rn
tho first ballot In tho convention Is
practically ussured.
In tho city prlmnnes Capt. U.
joynor lor twenty years oilier 01 tno
tiro department was nominated for
mayor by a majority ot 2SS votes. H )
was opposed by 1 nomas M Good-
win lormorly a member of tho flro de-
partment. Tho convention concluded today was
ono of tho most strenuous political
conventions In tno history of Georgia
Complete state- and county tickets.
candidates for Bupremo court Justices '
United States sonator to succeed sen-
ator C O. Hacon and Congressional
candidates In each of tho cloven dis-
tricts ot tho staio wore selected.
Puts Ban on Poor Bidders.
Ardmorolto Special.
Washington Aug. 23. Hlds for the
new Issue of Philippine certificates will
ho oponed today. All hlddors were
roqulred to deposit a check to tho
amount of 1 per cont of their bids
thus putting ttio ban on tho rising
young hnnnclors who havo herotoforo
added to their fortunos by bidding
on bond nnd selling them at an ad-
vanced prlco.
NEW MEXICO
IS OPPOSED
New Moxlco 13 Opposed
UNDERSTOOD TERRITORY
WILL
NOT VOTE FOR STATEHOOD.
Mexicans Do Not Want It Would
Rather Have it As It Is Mine
Owners Do Not Desire It Con-
sequently No Statehood.
Iiwton Okln. Aug. 23. Col. 0. 0
Sholburn prominent citizen ot Ilea-
well N. M. wns In tho city today on
his way to Cement to vbilt his broth-ur-ln-lnw
J. M. Clark nnd Col. Bhol-
burn's children who are living at tho
Clark home. Spunking with tho ref-
erence to the opinions held In Now
Mexico relative to the coming election
to decide oh the matter of statehood
Col. Shelburu said:
"New Mexico will not vote to '
cept statehood and my reason for this
statement la evident. The Moxlcxiii
will defeat the will of the Aiuerloniw
a majority or whom favor the admis-
sion ot the territory as n statu. In
the western mrt of the territory Is the
mining district where the topu!ut!on
is urinclKtlly natlre Mexican. Tho
Mexican has nothing to oxpect from
statehood; In fact he had rather have
things remain ni wild as iHxeilblu in
his domain. He despite civilisation
and enlightenment.
"Then the I nil nonce of the mine
clae hi not favorable to statehood
and It conttols that portion of thu
nn-(Mexlcan vote that might be favorablo
.to statehood. You can buy 11 Moxlcan
for n drink of whisky mid he'll do any-
.thing for you. The nilno owners havo
'n rich thing and they don't want to bo
restricted by thu robes of statehood
"Tho majority of the citizens of
Itoswult nro favorable to statehood and
so nro the majority of tho people of
nearly all the principal American
towns. Tho btHt people of Now Moxl
co aro in the towns and in thoso dls
trlcts whoro Irrigation Is carried on
Thoy know thnt taxes need reducing
and that thu pcoplo need Bclf-govcru
meut. Hut you can put it down that
wo won't get statehood this year."
Col. Sholburn first crossed this part
of Okluhomn In 1879. Ho was thou a
ranchman In Huriictt county Texas
and came through on tho old trail be-
hind a bunch ot long horns .going to
Kansas.
Smart Set Society Circus.
Ardmorelto Special.
New York Aug. 23. Tho nununl
society clrciw. which Is nartlclnatod
avenue.
Pneumatic Tubes for Freight
Ardmorelto Special.
Harrlsburg Tonn. Aug. 23. An ap-
plication for n stato charter was filed
toduy by tho Pittsburg Pneumatic
Tubo company which proposes to In-
stull In tho smokoy city u pneumatic
tube system for tho trnnsmlwlon of
freight. Tho prospected tubo lines
will connect all factories wholesale
houso and other largo shippers with
the freight dojiots. Tho Inventors
claim that It will offect a groat saving
in the drayago system.
After Standard Oil Again.
Ardmorelto opeclnl.
Cnlcago. mis. 23. Tho grand Jury
which has been Investigating the al-
leged arrangements nnd other Irregu-
larltlos connected wlu tho conduct
of tho Standard Oil company will ro-
sumo Its hearings today. Testimony of
a sensutlonal naturo Is expected to de-
velop within a few dayc.
Big Hop Crop In California.
Ardmorelto Special.
Santa Rosa Cal. Aug. 23. A bumr-
or hop crop has been made In Call-
.fornla this soason and tho domain! fir
piokora Is great. Picking bogan to-
day and will soon bo in full blast.
St. John Family Reunion.
Ardmorolto Special.
Xonla O.. Aug. Mombors of tho
family from a dozen different states
are In attendance at the annual re-
union of tho St. Johns whloh Is bolng
hold near here today.
FLOOD STORM
KANSAS CITY
SIX INCHES OF vVATER TELL IN
THREE HOURS.
Police and Fire Department Had to
be Called Out for Personal Pro-
tection Cemetery Inundated
Many Corpses Exposrd.
iy Associated Pross.
Kansas City Aug. S3. A torrlflo
sit rm In Kansas City and vicinity
occurred early today. Six Inches of
water fell In three hours Hooding thti
low lands.
The police ami fire departments
wire railed upon to rescue persoiu
fn ni basement and bottoms. Sev-
eral down town Imsenients were
Hooded and goods damaged. Trees
were stripped ami hundreds of blra
killed.
A. Klniwood eemetery five mites
east of the business (.istrlel severe
damage was done.
Practically the entire oemelerj
grounds were Hooded and In the low-
er ground a atrang current formeu
washing out detent ot grave. Two
him. red IkwIIss were oxpoeil.
Monuments were wrecked and oth-
er damage done.
Two brlok houses In the outskirts
were undermined and collapsed
They were unoccupied and iiu one
was hurt.
At 1 tteeuth am. Indiana 11 lumber
yard containing sovurnl thousand feet
of finished lumber wiim washed away.
lly Associated Press.
Kansas Uiy nug. 23. Tho storm
at Aansas City and Armourdnlu and
Argentine Kan. across thu lino
from hero much damngu wns suffer-
ed by the railroads wholesale houses
packing bouses and several families
were taken trom their homos by fire-
men. Tno wator receded quickly.
Hotel Arrivals.
Territorial guests at tho Whlttiiig-
ton aro: .
J. IC. Hromwoll Oklahoma City; W.
II. 11. Keltnor Leon; J K. Whitehead
McAlestert C. C. Watklns McAles-
tor; Delia Nelson Diirant; F. W. Mc-
Cabe Kl Hono; Otis Morcor. Okla-
homa City; F. I. Klnnomer Mndlll;
It. II. Kvorott Mudlll; W. M. linker
Lindsay; M. Hromhorg Oklahoma
City; I). U. Walters J. II. Kllpatrlck
McAlestor; J. A. Shannon Tishomin-
go; Frank V. Wright I.awtonj C. It.
Hlgdou Oklahoma City.
Territorial guciits at tho Gllmorare:
Mrs. I 1. .Schreok Mrs. J. J. Dav-
is Tuttlo; It. M Cummlugs Adu; It.
ileal Silo; Henry A. Swalu Kl Item
Wm. Itoldort Wynnowood; Wm.'Har-
rowmau Puicell; S. A. Mills MtiBko-
geo; 111!. Howard Oklahoma City;
W. II. Culoy Kl Iteno; F. K. Ilobb
Atoka; IC. i: .Sltteli Splro; U. U. An-
drews Pauls Valley; J. 1;. Whitehead
McAloster.
District 102.
I). T. Ilexriiat was In tho city last
night from hbi homo at Keller en
route to Oklahoma City. Mr. Hexroat
has been urguutly requested to make
the race for membership In the consti-
tutional convention from his district
and ho Is seriously considering the
matter The probabilities nro that ho
will announce.
W. F. McKnlght of Heuldtan Is also
bolng urged to make the race. Mr.
McKnlght has been u citizen of that
district for a number ot years.
LABOR DAY SEPTEMBER 3.
T. S. I Gill of Phlladalphla n
graduato of tho University of Pennsyl-
vania has arivod In Ardmoro and io-
oeptod a position with J. T. Coleman
us stenographer. Mr. Gill Is n young
man and Is applying himself to thu
study ot law.
District Attorney Georga Walker Is
a Paoll today where he will dollvor
an address on the ocuslou of a pic-
nic at that plape.
' paiiouod oiiq tojs.tt .Com ;i o.vjj
-03JJO ojocu oq piuo.tt gjo.twd .tuup;
HOKE SMITH.
Wins for Governor Over Clark
How-
ell In Georgia.
Judgo John L. Gait received n tele-
gram thb morning from It. M. How-
ard formerly of this city who Im at
present In Georgia to the offect that
Hoke Smith candidate fur governor ot
that stato nnd editor ot tho Atlnntn
Journal lias swept the state in n
great victory ngalnst Clark Howell ed
Itur ot the Constitution. Tho election
wns a democratic primary. Smith car-
ried ono hundred counties In the
Kate out of about a hundred and fifty.
Big Time at Marietta.
Marietta I. T. Aug. J All stores
Marietta I. 1. Aug. 3. All stores
and placea of business are closed
here today and tue iieople are all nt
the picnic grounds outslue the corpor-
ate limits having one of the best
times that has ever been had In
Marietta. Marietta has none her best
to have everything Just right to please
everybody and she has succeeded In
uulng so. 'Ill ere la plenty to eat
plenty tc drink and plenty ot every
amusement known to picnic goers.
Mariettas hosplta.lty la shown on
evry hand.
Yosterdi.y while participating in
tho roping contest and broncho bust-
ing one of tne riders wns thrown
from his horse and It was thought nt
first that he was fatally hurt but lie
was aeeu on the streets again today.
This morning wie a boy waa at-
tempting to catch a moving merry-
'gort'iind lie tripped and fell Into
the cable which connects It with the
engine and was seriously If not fatally
hurt.
Want Better Telephons Service.
Ardmorelto Special.
Sulphur I. T. Aug. 13. Tho fub-
srrlbera of the Sulphur Toitpn.ma
company havo drafted a petition nnd
will present It to tho owners for 11
hotter telephone service claiming
among other things that tho sorvlco
Is Inadequate to supply tho needs of
the subscribers.
This company Is owned exclusive-
ly hy two Individuals one living In
Norman Okln. and tho other In Chi
cago.
THE VALPARAISO QUAKE
DAMAGE INCALCULABLE SCENES
RIVAL SAN FRANCISCO.
Over Two Thousand Persons Known
to Have Been Killed All Churches
But One Destroyed Actual Dam.
age Will Run to Fifty Millions
Valparaiso Aug. 22. From tho Pla-
za do la Victoria as far as tho plaza
In the section called Ijih Dolclas four-
fifths ot tho houses aro completely
lestroyed und tho romalnlug fifth are
badly damaged.
From the Plaza do la Ictorla down
to ttio customs houso only ono-thlrd of
the houses sustained damage Tho
banks of tho city and tho custjiiu
warehouses woru not damaged. With
the exception ot Ksplrltu Santo all
the churclios In tno city woru destroy-
ed us wero ttio hospitals and tho tho-
uteri. Tho number of dead Is moro than
2000.
Tho officers of Hava's agoncy al-
though seriously dumngud nro still
being used fur tno company's business.
Tho tragic sconen ot the Sun F.uu
Cisco disaster wero reproduced hero.
There ws tho fight against fire
tho lack of water and robbery und
p..l3C0.
Tho authorities aro now beginning
to got In provisions and wator again
Is being supplied. All the fires havo
been extinguished.
Thu first shock lasted four minutes
and a halt und tho second two minutes.
.Most of (ho nouses woro thrown by
tho second shock.
KstlmatoH of tho damage rango from
?26.000.000 to JBO.000000.
The Almoudral quartor has boon ab-
soluioly destroyed. The people aro
still camping on ino surrounding hills
and streets and plazas and only today
Is courage and calm roturnlng
Die declaration Is madu that 80000
poplo will loavo tho city. Tho lack
nt food Is not yet serious.
Telegraphic communication with
Santiago was ro-oatntulhod yesterday.
A number of steamers aro ougagtd
in moving the people of tho city to
pe.lnta.tc the noith nnd south.
USED WIERD
INCANTATIONS
FLIMFLAM GULLIBLE VICTIMS
OUT OF WtATH.
Two Charming Widows Spread an At
tractive Wet tor Gilded Files and
Both Men and Women Patron-
ize the Venture
New York Aug. 22. Amazing dis
closure followed lurthor delving yes
terday Into practice reatorted to by
Mrs. Ulna F. Verrnull-Hnmllton and
Mrs. Iselln Drown the 'Tassle 1
Chad wick of New York.''
It apieared tnat wltjiln thoir once
magnificently appointed house nt lit
West Seventy-third street rango
rites were car Hod on In connection
with a brand of spiritualism pcculls.'
to the two devisors of tho ml' nnd
that these curious practices were t v
chief mean depended upon bv the two
women for victimising aurh subjects
as were drawn Into their net
It wns brought out today that sums
of money never less than $ 10.000
each were seciirrn from a PHt-burg
uelreaa. said to be a Miss Snyder
from ono of tho ofilcera of the Hock
Island railroad and It was reported
from P. J. l.lsman. a wealthy broacr
of SO Hroad street.
In order to carry out thoir spiritu-
alistic seances winch wero never got
up for more than one subject at a
time tho two 'widows ' called to their
aid a friend known ns Mrs. Kit a Hob'
erls who boenmo cnlof adept.
Mrs. Hoborts usually emerged Into
tno dnrkoned iinrnry of tho Sovcnty-
tlilru strooc mansion wonrlng a white
llowlng robe whereon gleamed
strange devices attesting to her com-
munion with tho spirits ot another
world.
I.lsmnn admitted today that ho had
been u visitor to tho former "spook."
mansion. It wns declared ho contrib-
uted $10000. Ho himself entered a
formal denial today as to 'investigat-
ing" with tho Vcrrnult-Urown syndi-
cate. Ono of tho other aspirants for com-
munication wit. tho spirit world was
a Hrooklyn brewer said to bo a mil-
lionaire who gavo up $5000.
Lured by her lovo for a youth a
Pittsburg heiress tho pollco any was
swindled out of moro thnn $10000.
When sho had handed over all tho
monoy It was posslblo to got from
her sho was unceremoniously Jilted.
Tho girl went back to Pittsburg heart-
broken. Joseph Mnson n brother of Mrs.
Jirown first mot tho heiress nt Hot
Springs. Her nanio wns Snydor Ma-
son mndo violent lovo to her right
from tho start. Ho begged her to
como to Now York and call on them.
Ho spent money lavishly on tho girl
taking her out for automobile rides
nnd showering hor with gifts.
Mrs. Drown ami hor young victim
soon boenmo confidential. Mrs. Drown
essayed to advlso hor. Young Mason
she said was deoply interested In soma
land Bchomos wnlch would Burcly net
him hundreds of thousands o fdollars.
The ond ot tho conversation was
that tho girl took $10uu0 worth ot
stock In tho land sc.ienie.
Wanted to Ride.
Clarence Suly an Indian was
imong those wivi niwworcd to their
names this morning in tho police
courL Suly Is charged with stealing
n blcyclo from Nat Curtis. Cur-
stolon a blcyclo from Nat Cunts. Cur-
tis missed tho wheel nomo weeks ago
it having beon takon from tho skating
rink when it was leaning against tho
wall. Tho caso was too much for tho
pollco court so tho prisoner was turn-
ed over to tho federal authorities
this aftornoon. Whllo ho Id waiting
for a trial Suly wilt work 011 tho
streots ot tho city on an old charge
of drunkenness which ho managed to
escape from tor a while.
Heunlon of Koblntont.
Ardmorelto Special.
Augusta Gn. Aug. 23. Tho annual
rounlon ot tho hoblnson family oC
Now Knglanil is being hold at War-
ren today. Hundreds ot Hoblnsons
are In attendance.
Montana Irishmen Meet.
Ardmorelto Special.
Anaconda Mont Aug. 23. Tho An-
cient Order ot Hibernians oponed Its
annual stato convention ho-e today.
Tho nttondanco surpasses all previous
mootlngs.
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