The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Indian Terr.), Vol. 13, No. 214, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 30, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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THE OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN INDIAN TERRITORY ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS ALL THE LOCAL NEWS FIRST.
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VOLUME XIII
AUDMOWK I. T. K1)M:M)AY EYKXIXO JAXl'AUV :;). 1U07.
lie
IN ARDho.
Berton-Peel
DRY GOODS CO.
BIGGER. BRIGHTER BETTER
OUi STOIJK WILL UK rLOSKD TlllT.sUAY
i'HIlI'AUAl'oHV TO (U'U
Big Reduction Sale
That Opens Friday Morning
$97000.00 StocK!
Lari'cit StocK in the State Must Be Reduced in 2 WccHs
Kriday morning wo open our storo under tho new
lnaiitiiromont of Mr. Win. h. Coullo with tho Greatest
Honalidc Bargain Event ever ottered ti any people at
tiny tune and in any city.
We pr.ipoxe to lilve Ardmnru and its poop'ea Depart-
ment Store of wliii-li you will 1)" proud. After this Great
Reduction Sale we will commence to re arrange and ov-
erhaul our entire store and with at least ."ii0tK) worth
of Surplus St iek" we propose t s;ive you an opportuni-
ty to double the purchasing power oi your money. Hxt'ii
Nilepenile h.iv e been employed to enable us to handle
the crowds thil w 11 visit tin -.nlo lor it U a sale lnsjd
ulo utely on the Power of Prices. Nothing siHi tliii!:
nothing t-cn.t.itiomil b it a geti'iino htrgain upportunity.
V i -i ' our st no fridav: viMtuur store every dav ilur-
ing this .sale as we will place on sale each day different
lots of merchandise as fist as wo cm find the room.
Tomorrow Sec Big Ad on Pa lie 2.
Burton-Peel Dry Goods Co.
IN ARDMORE TO STAY
WHAT IF T08A j
SHOULD COME
ORIENTAL DATTLESHIPS COULD
DEVASTATE PACIFIC COAST.
RICH CITIES UNPROTECTED
The American Rome on the Pacific
Ccast Could Furnish Without
Hindrance a Seat for Jap Nero
to Witness City Burn.
Ardmorelto Special.
Los AngoloJ Col.. Jan. 30. Tho
i-econt statement of Urlgadlor
orat Fred Fimstoii commander of tlio
department of California that San
Francisco anil olhcr coast cltlas
would easily full prey . to hostile
forces la case of war has moused a
great donl of discussion nere. It Is al-
most a universal belief nmong Cal-
ifortllans that tho United States will 1
sooner or later ho called upon to no
Hi war with Japan and these dlro
forebodings have led t" man) pre-
dictions as to what would hnppeu to
the cities of the Southern California
coast In tho event of a Islt from tho
the battleships 'of tho Orientals.
If San Francisco as (ioncrnl Tans
ton says. ! unprepared to resist an
nrw-d Invasion Los Annates Is far
loss so. Tho city at tho (lolden Ote
has somo fortifications Inadoquato
though thoy nro hut tho City of An-
gels has none. If Admiral Togo and
his fleet of battlo-scnrred vosiel of
the Imperial Japanese navy should
steam Into San Pedro harbor accom-
panied by a few transports loaded
with Japanese Holdle.-s tho flat; of
Klpon might well ho floating over
the cltv within thirty minutes. Tho
sole defense of the city would
be a few companies of state
militia. If any resistance were shown
to tho Invading forces It would he
an oaiy matter for tho enemy to shell
tho city and quickly complete Its sub-
jection. If a modern Nero Bhould bo
In charge of the yellow hordes he
could take up his station at the oh-
- at.ir of Mount Wilson where ho
v
r
could enjoy to the full tho spectacle
tit the burning of California's Home.
It would lie tin Inspiring sight no
doubt but the property owners of
the clt nte not partlrularl) please 1
with the prospect and will appeal to
congress for adequate harbor formi-
cations. If San Francisco mid Seattle pro-
tected by fortifications with heavy
Kims and trained Runners tiro fright-
en.'d at the dim prospects of war tho
people of Ioh Angeles certainly havo
good cause to shake In their boots.
There are a few tuns and pleasure
cratt In the San Pedro harbor which
tulKht be manned by gallant citizens
armed with rlties anil shot guns and
a half-do.en nutlquo cannon relics
of former wars nvall ilile for tho
coast defense. While n determined re-
sistance might be made with those
weapons If the citizens wero Riven
sultlclont notice by the attncMiiK fleet
tu allow of adequate preparation. It Is
hardly likely that any of tho ships
would bo blown out of tho water nor
an appreciable number of the enemy
sent to watery graves.
Tho coast defense rommttteo of
tho Los Angeles chambor of com-
lueice has repeatedly appealed to
eongresB for an appropriation to for-
tify San Pedros hnrbor but to n)
avail. President Roosevelt nnd Secre-
tary Toft havo added the weight ot
their opinion to this request ns have
all tho army and navy olhcers fundi-
lir with conditions on tho P.iclllc
coast. The existing fortifications at
San Francisco San Diego nnd l't.got
sound nro now being Improved nnd
If tho pioposod plans are carried out
will soon bo able to repel an attack
of any hostllo fleet.
It Is almost Inexplicable but never-
theless true that I.os Angeles the
metropolis of tho Coast and one of
the wealthiest cities In tho country
should bo left absolutely unprotected.
Military exports declare that a hos-
tile fleet manned by such trained
lliihtors as those of Japan could de-
vastate the entlro city at their luls-
j tiro In the face ot tho entire army of
the United Status and without los
ing n single man. Such a terrible ca-
tastrophe would shoclc tho entire
country furnish nntlciia! for many
thillllng scaro-hoads In tho now-spa-
( pers and probably bo productive or
i good by awakening tho national log-
Islntois to the need of adequate coast
defenses. Notwithstanding tho peo-
ple of I.oa Angeles are so unreason-
able as not to be partlrularlypteas-
cd with the prospect
A FATAL TRAIN WRECK
STOCK TRAIN CRASHES INTO LO-
CAL NEAR CROWDER.
Fireman's Neck Broken and Engineer
Will Probably Die Other Train
men Arc Mere or Lest Hurt
In Collision.
South MeAlestir. I. T.. .tan. 20. A
fatal wreck occarred on the Kaly this
atf moon at 12:25 one-half mile
siulli t.f Crowder City when the nec-
aid section of train No. 401 a no'th-
binid fait slock train crash' 1 Into a
!": I Haiti running ?":!!. between
I'owl.r Cli am! rhamber. The
c il'Ulou toiik place where there Is a
do idle curve In the track. Kd Heam-
don fln-ninn on the southbound train
was fnt.illv Injured and W. 11. Carv-
r. engineer of the southbound train.
will probably die.
Six others were more or leas ser-
lousl; hurt.
The tialn crew of the southbound
train wj.s Kd Itanoy conductor; W.
1). McC'arver engineer; Kd Ilenrn-
ilon. flrenian; (5 S. Itliodoa anil C. N.
I.lnton biiikemen.
That of the northbound train was
I.. I.. Ilodo conductor; Williams
nnd Jenkens biaketneti. a ml T. N.
William flrenian; A. V
Coojier on-
wero only
glmer.
Ilalney and Cooper
alight ly hurt.
Si-Mii ears of cattle wore literally
smashed to pieces. Tho head was
bluv n out of engine 572 pulling the
cattle train and engine No. ISO and
caboose .'..'! of the southbound nro a
total wreck.
The crush could be hoard from tho
depot. The Impact whs so great that
the engine of the southbound tiuln
was telescoped Into Its own tender.
The front end of tho caboose was
raised up and fell buckwnrd onto the
track. The Injured wero taken on a
hand cm to the depot and then car-
ried on sttetchera to the Missouri
hospital rt Cruwdor City. A wreck-
ing train was sent from this city.
All northbound trains aru being
held here.
Mat of injured:
A. F. Cooper Oenlion llroman:
hurt In hack.
T. N. Wllllnma fiioman hurt In
logs and hack.
Williams head brakoman
uorthbounil train cut over right oyo.
W. II. McCnrvor engineer McAlos-
ter thrown over 100 feet; may ro-
covor. C. N. I.lnton MoAloster head
brakcniRii southbound train cut over
right oyo.
i:. J. Italnoy conductor of south-
bound trnln hurt In hip.
ti. S. Hhodcs southbound brake-
man hurt In logs and chest.
11. It. lloantdon Deulson llroman
southbound train neck broken rlln
crushed In; dying.
lt Is pointed out by General Charloi
Forman of tho coast defense commit
tee that I.os Angeles lloj directly In
tho path logically to bo taken by
a hostile fleet nfler completing the
subjection tif Hawaii and would ho
tho one to suffer tho greatest from
a coast attack even at tho dlstanco
It lies from tho coast.
"1 don't expect war with Japan-
Just yet' said flononil Forman "hut
if It should cot"" I.os Angeles and
southern California would bo onilro-
ly at the mercy of the cnomy. There
Is absolutely nothing along the coast
lino to protect us from Invasion. A
hostile fleet might land men at any
point along the roast with no possl-
ula resistance. Tho ships could throw
shells Into I.us Angolas and de-
stroy the cntl.-o city and the troops
could tako possession of everything
In sight without hindrance. Congress
hag dolayod this matter for years and
It Is to bo hoped that tho present
agitation will result In a realization
of doing something at tmco.'
NINETY-TWO ENTOMBED
But Little Hooe For Rescue of the
Miners
Dy Associated Press
Charleston. W. Vn Jan. SO. It
was stated this morning that there
wero ninety-two men In tho Stuart
mine In Fayetto county whero an ex-
plosion occurred yesterday. It Is not
believed that an will be rescued
allo.
S OF
THAW TRIAL!
TENTH JUROR WAS SECURED IN
TRIAL THIS MORNING.
WILD STORY OF BRIBERY
Attorneys Do Not Expect Trisl to Be-
gin Before End ef Week Thai'
Appears in Better Spirits
Than Heretofore.
Ity Associated Proof.
New York Jan. 30. Harry C.
ltrmrly an advertising ageut. was
accepted this morning as tho tenth
Thaw Juror.
Thero was a wild story going the
rounds today to the effect that there
was n fund ot one hundred thousand
lollnrs for use In corrupting a Jur
or.
Ity Associated Press.
New York Jan. 30.- As the trial of
Harry K. Thaw progresses tho pris
oner appear to hatter advantage each
day. his spirits seem to rise ns the
real trial gets nosier and on neons-
Ions he nppoar to lie one of the
Inpplest men In the conn zoom. The
rounrel still maintain u strict slUnce
as to the cainos for excusing two
Jurors esterday and this anion led
to the belief thero might be a still
further weiillng out of the Jurors al-
ready sworn and that the taking ot
testimony may consequently bo post-
poned until into In the week or pos-
sibly next week. Kven the attorneys
today are not willing to hazard a
guess ns to when the Jury may In-
completed. JusMco Fitzgerald .threw a bomb
Into the camp of tho newspaper ar-
tist:) this morning when lie had It an-
nounced that no niDie sketches should
be made during the trial.
II v Assnclntcd Press.
Now York Jan. 30. At the recess
a new panel of one hundred talesmen
was ordered.
WAS MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
Woman and Child Found Murdered.
Husband Held.
Ity Assnnlnted Press.
Washington. Jan. 30. Police are
trying to solve the mystery of the
death of Mrs. Amnila M. Copley nnd
her Uireo-months-nlil baby who were
found dtwd In bed shortly after mid-
night whether they wore murdered
tir whether the woman shot tho In-
fnnt and then committed suicide
William P. Copley clork of tho cen
sus olllco. who Is being held at the
police station says tho woman did
the shooting following a quarrel.
Tho couple recently canvo to Wash-
ington. Copley served in tho Philip-
pines In an Iowa regiment.
MAJOR CUSHMAN DEAD.
Was First Department Commander of
G. A. R.
Ily Associated Press.
Ilostou Muss. Jan. 30. In tho
mtdstmldst of fftlvltlos In tho Ma-
sonic Temple last night Major Austin
Cuslimnii orgnniztr nnd first Depart-
ment rommnrrler of the (irnnd Army
of tho Itepubllr snd private secretary
to Mllla -il Fillmore dining his term
as president of tho Unltc-.I States
was stricken with heart disease and
tiled shortly befoie midnight.
Major Cushmuu was 80 years of
ago.
SCARLET FEVER EPIDEMIC.
Three Hundred and Fourteen Cases
Reported In Chicago
Ity Associated Pross.
Chicago III. Jan. 30. Threo hun
drill a till fourteen casew of scarlet
fover were reported today.
In a public notice Issued today the
health commissioner requested tho
people to cancel all social engage
ments as far as possible especially
balls and public gatherings for the
next two weeks to prevent a spread
ot the disease.
How Mr. Ilalb y must sigh for the
peace and quiet of the United States
se-nate.
SQUABBLE OVER
RRINfiS
Sflllll VV
(itithrlc okl.i. .i.iit : r.u r. u i
hours this nfteri'iiMn t!i
nl contention. In rouiuiiiue . I ih
whol.' waged a 1khhmih I . . . i r . - mi
the raru question hIh ii th.it .ici.m
tlon prohibiting man luge heiwi-n
pel-sons of African descent an I
whites or Indians was reached In r M-
ular virder. It was not Intended la
nsMictate this with the separate conch
piotlslon. but ihe situation which litis
le-ii fomenting lor Ihe lust thlrtv
days boiled over until It embraced tl'.i
general Issue nnd '.h probable artlu-i
of President ltoosevolt wltn ie race
question 111 tho Oklahoma constitu-
tion. A majority of the delegates
took refuge behind their election plat
forms which contained segregation id
thij races as n "paruimiuitt Issue."
Col. Hubert I. Owen of Muskogee
wlio was In Ihe lobby and who Is ac-
credited with having cotiU'i'sed with
tho president regit nil ng the "Jim
Crow" proUsiou wns culled within the
bar and nuked to relate what tho
president had said. Personalities hole
roforo so skillfully avoldt-d crept Into
tho debate and terminated with a
slmrp tilt between Mr. Haskell el
Muskogee and Mr. Crnliam of Marl
elta.
Mr. Haskell a.U Mr. Ilas ot Chick
asha led a plucky light against adop-
tion on the ground that the present
Oklahoma law preventing luterma-
rlage between whites and negroes I o-
came cffcctlw .ih statehood .Mem
bers who rook that sldu of tho qii-s-1
tlon linoked the enabling net's words I
that thero should bo no distinction be
tweeti tho raced cWII or political
which wording It was asserted had
been placed thero to coer the I'nses
now at Issue. Mr. lleushaw of Ma-1
dill told the convention tho enabling
act originally read "discrimination"
and that the president In his probable
nrtlou would be backed by tho na
tion.
Mr. Lcdbetter of Ardinore against
defeat of the provision read federal j
supreme court decisions which nc-1
corded tu the states the right to ban-1
11c marriage feature within the state.
'If rongross has Intended to put nil 1
embnrgo upon this convention" he j
snld "It would have done so In plain
words. The marralge Is a civil cm-
A LONG FELT WANT.
To Be Supplied by Local Cap-Hal A
Company In Course cf Organi-
zation to Build a Good
Brick Plant.
Papers and agreements are being
drawn up and shortly the stuck
of the company will bo placed on
snlu Leo Cathoy proprietor of the
plant stated this moiuliig when ask
ed about tho forming of such a com
pany and what pluns ho hud made for
tho organization slated that In ull
probability ho would havo all ar-
rangements completed by tho 10th ot
February. "It ti my Intention" su.d
Mr. Cathey "to organize a company
In A dmoro with a capital stock suf
ficient to put In new machinery at
tho plant remodel tho plnnt buy up
new land and make brick as good as
anywhere In the United States." Fur
ther aieaklug Mr. Cathey said. "Aril-
more Is badly In nce J of a brick
plant of the lutest model and my
company will giro this to the city. I
have been In the brick business In
Ardmore for yean nnd have soen the
town grow from R village to a city
during the time I have furnished
brick to tho builders I now see
plainly tho need of bettor building to
display his goods. To secure these
brick I am preparing to fo-m a com-
pany that will have capital sufflclont
to furnish building material of the
beat kind." )
The present site of the plant will
bo maintained by the now company
together with the other iar.J which It
: to acquire.
Tickets
Tickets for Black Crook on sal
Thtirsdav mnmlng Come early and
avuld tho risb 30
RACE QUESTION
FflRTH A VFRY
S w I I I SI ft I mi
alt the ritt h ilutii tin stut wishes
to plan then- Ymi should never inu
r Mule. a! union a piinclpie so it
ml as thi- N.i nut- hns Ititliiiuleil that
the pri'slileiit Is sn wedded In a pe-
culiar Idea llmt he will withhold his
Piocliniinilon If we declare a distinc-
tion between the races and I don't
lirit.WH Theodore Itmwevelt. tho most
IHjpulnr president In a decade will
train at a gnat and frown upon Ok-
luhomu because It says tho whites
and negriies shall ir.it tnarrv.
"Ill the light of the decisions h-
would be foolish to reject us. It Is
said lie Is a political desperado an
extremist; that when he has wiped
out the negro battalion in tint Browns-
ville a (Tn I r he tctik shelter tinder the
law to Justify his action and con-
gress refused to act until It decided
his course was not lo oe questioned
In view of the law and precedent. He
will take shelter under tho law In our
rase. In doing otherwise he would
challenge the sncreii rights tif stntos
snd Inaugurate a new policy of oxccii
tUe usurpation. To tertise us stnte-
hood would place him In a predica-
ment before the country."
It was annoniicoil that It. I.. Owen
of Muskogee hud talked to the pres-
ident and he was asked to say what
had urcurred. Mr. Owen was not at
liberty to quote the president's words
and suld so but concluded from the
lonveisntlon that the president would
not approve tho constitution with the
Jim Crow car provision In there.
"Did he not say " questioned Mr
Leilbetler "th.it this convention
should not cmhnrnss him by putting
tho question up to blni nt this time?"
"As said on former occasions" re-
piled Mr. Owen " I do mit feel nt
liberty to quote the president's words
as I have no rlcht from him to do
so."
Mr. Haskell who has been a leader
on mure than one occasion inndo tho
situation warm when ho licensed tho
delegntes of 'unbridling their Judg-
ment to get a popular Idea Into tho
constitution."
"When tho people take a second so-
ber thought Ihey will commend us
for opposing this situation and con-
deftiui you for defeating statehood"
he said. " You rnn't get laws until you
BILL GOES
TO CONGRESS
THE APPROPRIATION BILL CAR.
RIES IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.
MANY RECOMMENDATIONS
As Made by Special Senate Commit-
'tee Which Visited Indian Ter-
ritory Removal of Re-
strictlons. Ily Associated Press.
Washington Jan. SO. The report
on the Indian appropriation bill a
presented to congress today 'carries
much Important legislation it con-
tains practically all the recommenda-
tions made by the special siib-commlt-lee
which visited Oklahoma and In-
dian Territory during the summer.
Chief of these recommendations Is
that all restriction lie removed from
Indian lands on and after July 1 next
An equally as extensive provision
Is that w belli afTects the coal and as-
phalt lands of the Choctaw and Cnlc-asaw-
nations providing that surface
of segregated lands bo apparlsed by
board to bo npolnted by the presi-
dent and their value ascertained.
When this Is done the surfaco may
be sold.
Rutslan Official Killed.
St. Poternhurg Jan. SO. (iiildoma.
the governor of the political prison
on Yaslll Ostroff. a suburb of this
ctv. was shot and killed In Ma'n
r t i-'auJ today
IIVFIY I1FRATF
kl tmtm I J LUfl I Im
i g. t statehood I fl'alntigo .mi u.i u
produce a wind fi un un t n I
Olttll'B RVUHIUI (ft(-t-l HiaCtv i I 1
but who su.s don't tempt the pi-. -1-dent
by platng with fire and 1. 1 nmr
heads get away from you. These im
pie want statehood before l.e-y w .at
separation of tin rates. Tne .i.st
dent's const ruction of the ron-nm.
Hon yields neither to law or p ..u j.i
clamor nnd he has to uMIokI
mi one. Put a blue pencil In Tlim.1 i
ltiisevelt hand and you are i n I . i
a slato or you are still getting oi d. i j
from a Hltchetick. '
He lead a (ele-nam from Conuns-.
man Lloyd of Missouri. Iho Deniociat'
le "whip" a memlier of the commit
tee which reiorted the statehood bill
saying: "Don't put Jim Ciw In the
constitution; If you do It will bo re-
jected here." This wns supplemented
by a letter from Senator Ilacon ot
Ceorgla read by Mr. llakor of We-
woka which said It would bo ImimlU
Ic to do so. "I am not pooured to say
what the president would do" said
.Mr. linker "but with thu existence
of tlio negro vote In northern tdnt s
It tuny prevent If not delay the ml
mission or Oklahoma. I am not afraid
ot the negio quel' Inn but I am afraid
of HntHtevclt. Tike his lire and mm
can't set stuk-.-s and tell what he w'll
do next. One day ho knocks out n ne-
gro battalion mil the rext sits down
with llisiker Washington and my
warning Is don't Jim risk that kind of
president."
After sundry hpeeches under per-
sonal privilege between Mr. Haskell
nnd Mr. tlrnhnm of Marietta tho lat
ter being uu nrdent superior of the
marrying provision the section was
ndopted by roll call by a voto of bo
tn 13. Eight Democrats Voted with tin
iitlnorlty with reasons that the'-pro-vlshm
violated tho cnnbllng net and
would endanger statehood In the prcs-
lilsnt's hands.
This being "Carnntlon I)av" the
birth nnnlversnry of tho lato Prosl
dint McKlnloy each delegate woio
n carnation presented by n citizen o
Guthrie. Short eulogies of tho depart-
1 iiresldnt wero delivered . dele-
gates nnd President Murray. Tho con-
vention sang the president's favorite
hymn.
LESTER CASE TRIAL
To Be Commenced Tomorrow Morn-
ing Killing Happened cn Streets
of Ardmore Much Interest is
Manifested.
It was announced Wednesday after-
noon that In all probability the trial
of thu United States vs. B. W. Lester
tor mtirdsr would 'li .commenced
Thursday morning. This will be the
second trial of thU case the first
tilal a hung Jury was had.
Lester Is charged with killing Da-
vid L. Frailer oa the streets of this
city. Thu defendant Is represented
by the flrm'of Crttce CrUce & llleak-
moro. The case aroused much Inter-
est at the time the affair happen-
ed. Many a storm could lie so e" :dly
averted If we only watched the ba-
rometer that hangs on the wall of tho
human heart.
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