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VOLUME "XIII
A RDM ORE 1. T. FRIDAY EVENING APRIL 20 1!)07.
NUMBER 288
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Men's Boys' a
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Youths' Clothing
1EVER in the history of the clothing business has
their been so many good rcasons'ior well dress-
ed men to buy their clotliin READY TO
WEAR as there is today. No one will dispute
the tact that patterns are
prettier in high grade
ready to wear lines than
in the custom ta i 1 o r s
goods. The exclusive
styles that can be found
in these lines is another
attraction. Put on a suit
of OUR HIGH GRADE
clothing sec how it fits
look at the way it is fin-
ished compare the prices
with what you have been
getting from the custom
tailor we will get the
business. No matter what
you taste may be as to
patterns make up. or
fabric we have it two
piece suits arc very pop-
ular just now we are
showing a line of these
suits in all the new pat-
terns and styles at from
$15 to $30
Dlue and BlacH Serge
and Unfinished
Worsted Suits at $18.50
Thcso suits are mailo by our bost linker Kiiumborg. no ono
can put more in a suit than these peoplo do if you will try
this suit on we can soil it to you ayainst anything you lmvo
ovur seen in clothing
We aro making a feature of higli grailo suits for boys and
young men these suits aro put up exprosMy for the liner
trade and have more to them than anything you have ever
seen for the money. Onr strongest lines is from if 3.00 to
1250 hotter let us show you.
REQUEST AN
COPY OF CONSTITUTION DELIV-
ERED TO THE PRESIDENT.
WILL BE ADVANTAGE TO STATE
Would Redound If Advance Informa-
tion Could De Secured Would
Figure Greatly on Election Ex-
penses Prrsldent on Trip.
Guthrie Okla. April 23. Tho belief
that parly lenders In tho new state
are. casting rbcut for an official ex-
pic&nlnn on the proposed constitution
is r lifted t7 tho announcement to-
day thM n.i official copy f tho docu-
ment had been delivered to Presi
dent lloosevclt's office by Heprcsont-
ntlvo WntHcn of Indiana otherwise
known as tho Republican "whip
wllh request for an opinion. It ts ni-
gued that tho expense of an election
could bo avoided If It was apparent
that an election would nvall nothing
to tho proposed slate. When the copy
caino to the president he wnH leav-
ing for an olllelal trip which Insures
no answer being given for nt least
a week.
I-oc.illy. It Is not believed the pres
ident will grant such a request other
than Indirectly In view of his being
the final Judge as to the constitution's
creditably. However If such should bo
obtained It would prove of ImmcnsM
value to the party In Oklahoma llnd-
PARADE FOR MAY 4.
New York Unlonlto Plan to Protest
Against Hooievelt.
ty Associated l'rcss
New York April 28. I-nbor leaders
are discussing a plan to hold a parade
hero May t as a protest against tho
action of President Ilowevelt In re-
iterating his declaration that Moyer
and Haywood tho in In era awaiting
trial In Idaho on a charge of murder
are "undesirable cltliens." Tho Moyer
and Haywood protest committee has
taken tho Initiative and has Invited
tho Central Federated Union to pa-
rade. Tho project toKether with
President lloosevelt's ncent letter on
tho subject will come up for action at
a meeting of tho tinllon Sunday. A
number of labor leaders In Interviews
severely criticise the president for
his stand In tho matter.
OPENING AT
JAMESTOWN
LAND AND WATER DISPLAY NEV
I ER DEFORC EQUALLED.
ROOSEVELT IN THE CENTER
Diplomatic Representatives of For-
eign Nations Governors of Spates
and Noted Dignitaries Do
Honor by Presence.
GAS WELL BEYOND CONTROL
The Dig Noble Well In Hogshoottr
District Blows Out I'u Casing.
Sixty Million Feet of Gaa Is
Escaping Dally.
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0D0 FELLOWS ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATE THE 88TH YEAR OF
THE FOUNDING OF THE ORDER.
First Lodge Established In 1319 Ths
Total Membership Is Now Mors
Than a Million and a Half.
Something of I. O. O. V.
Ing cared for according to tho latest
reports.
Tho secret work of the order Is
founded to a consldcrablo extent on
Holy Writ tho degree work being
taken from littnncyi recounted In
tno iiiDio wiucn is n pari o wio equip
mrnt of every lodge room
THEY KNOW HASKELL.
Ardmorelto Special.
Washington April 20. Members of
tho Independent Order of Odd Kellows
In Washington aro today celebrating
tho eighty-eighth nnnlversary of tho
founding of the order by Thomas
Wlldey. ronnal commemoratlvo oxer-
clso. were held this afternoon when
several prominent men made ad-
tl rushes
Tho first lodgo or Odd Fellows In
tho United States was established In
1819. Tho order now has n total
membership of 1X00712 Including OS
grand lodges SG encampments 15038
subordinate lodges 32S2 subordinate
vnenmpments and 7208 ltebekah
lodgeB. Odd Fellowship exists mid
thrlvos In every stato and territory
of the Union nnd In nil civilized na-
tions. Tho English order known as
tho Manchester Unity of Odd Follows
Is tho original society and was found-
ed In tho eighteenth century. It now
haM a membership In tho United King-
dom of nbout ono million. Tho mem-
bcrshlp In Germany Denmark Swed-
en Switzerland and Holland Is about
000000. Franco Spain and Italy also
havo branches but with comparative-
ly small memberships. To Hcbelnh
lodges admit to membership tho fo-
malo relatives of malo members.
Numerous homes hospitals nnd oth-
er Institutions for caring for unfor-
tunate members of Uio ordor have
been established In which n total of
$2203200.3 1 Is Invested. In theso
homes 2.G17 Indigent persons aro be.
Citizens From Ohio Here Today De-
cllne to Express Themselves on
the Man. Say They Have no
Good to rt-.port.
Tho offlctra nnd hevernl of tho
leading stock holders In the Ardmoro
Heat and Light Co. aro In tho city to-
day from Minn Ohio and lluffalo N.
Y. Theso gentlemen aro In tho city
looking after their Interests In tho
concern and when seen Btnted that at
present they had nothing to glvo out
except that tho company would pro
tect Its franchise
It was learned that several of tho
party know C. N. Uaikcll In tho stato
of Ohio nnd when their opinion was
askoj as to what tho -standing of tho
man was In that state Mr. Malro ono
of the ; arty remnrked wo had ratuer
not be ;uotcl on tho man you In this
country know about as much as we
do. Wo do not know anything to his
benefit but that ho Is an unscrupulous
politic'; mi and had rather not ho quot
ed. Ui 'jss wo know something good
wo do n t care to talk. Hut whot wo
havo sera of Mr. Crtico ho appears
to bo a awn of high principles and
conscientious which wo cannot Bay o
Haskell.
Tho party consists of I.. O.- Neoley
E. H. Curtln and K. J. Mnlre of Lima
O. and T. V. Itoth of lluffalo N Y
TEAMSTF.lt' UNION No. 5S3 J. U
OeArmond president G. W. Young
secretary.
Tulsa I.T.. April 25. Tho great
N'oblo gas well In the Hogshooter d's
trlct seven mile north of Ochcleta In
tho Che.'okeo nation was capped nt-
ter being out wf control a week. Fir
about 'tvo minutes the mighty well
stood hi ehed and then blew out tho
casing. It Is a qucstron now when
will It ever bo ronlrollcd In tinier
now to tnddlc the well Its casing
must bo replaced to adepth .'f 1.200
feet from which depth Its packing
wbh heaved up. wllh now casing ct
twenty-four' pound weight. Tho local
markets aro not In Immedlato position
to fill an order for bo much of bucIi
weight of casing nnd It may bo sev-
eral weeks beforo the material can be
!y Associated Press.
Norfolk. April 20. The Jamestown
tercentennial exposition n land nnd
water display such ax never was nt-
tempted In this country or on foreign
Bhores opened today with that pomp
nnd ceremony which always attend-
any event where the president it
tho United Stales Is tho central fig-
ure and diplomatic representatives
for foreign nations governors of
states and llko dlgnltnrlcs aro hon-
ored guests and participated.
Incident to the opening President
ItiAisevelt reviewed from tho deck of
tho Mayflower the wnr vessels nn-
ehored In Hampton Hoads. He reach-
ed tho Discovery Landing having
I been transferred In naval lauuchoH
from his yacht shortly before noon
nnd nmld npplnuso from thousands
gathered to vnlco their welcome by
' the exposition management.
I Then followed tho program for the
opening exorcises commemorating
 tho threo hundredth nnnlversary of
Removal of Restriction.
Tho most Important legislation need-
ed by Indian Territory Is tho removal
of restrictions. If tho restrictions on
tho salo and lo-iso of land were re-
moved and the red tnpo of tho Inter-
ior department abolished every town
in tho eastern half of Oklahoma would
double In sUo within twelve months
every merchant's business would be
doubled every laboring man would
bo benefitted every professional man
would bo aided and every entcrpr'eo
would bo stimulated. Tho new Btato
ought to send men to congress nnd
to tho senate who aro specially fitted
to do till work because it is of su-
promo Importation to tho welfare of
tho state. It Is of special Importance
to the Indian land holder. If ho wants
to sell ho can get a better price; If ho
wants to keep his lan dhe can get a
hotter renter and higher rent per aero.
The Interest of tho state Bhould not
bo sacrificed for tho ambition of any
man. but tho citizens of tho Btato
should select a man best fitted for
tho wo k Tho McAlester Dally Capital.
Hon
. RoH. I Owen
Candidate for
United States Senator
Will Speak
AT
Ardmore Saturday Night
(Robison Opera House)
LADIES ARE RESPECTFULLY INVITED
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THE BIG
LINEN SALE
Has been greatly appreciated
by the ladies of Ardmore
Such Supreme Values
Causes Quick Selling
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havo tct May i ng th0 day when they
liopo to ho nblo to open all featuros
of tho show.
lug tho turccFfuI ghlo or tho ques
tion.
Tho stato central cvmmltteo meets
In Oklahoma City next week to call a
stato nominating convention nnd it
has been tho prevailing belief for
somo tlmo that tho declaration then
made on tho constitution would ro
lled tho white houso feeling. In the
meantime sentiment among tho lead-
ers Is again crystnllzlng for a strict
flgh. l.pon tho constitution with no
ticket in tho field which would leavo
tho pail unhampered In tho contest.
MINE EXPLOSION.
Four Men Killed Nineteen Injured
Five of Whom Will die by an Ex-
plosion Flftjen Hundred Feet
Below the Surface.
1 secured weeks of liberty for tho gl-
j ant gassor. 
Tho Noble well Is ono of tho larg-
est gaBsers tho wjrld lias over known.
Its capacity Is now estimated at CO-1
000000 cubic feet nnd It Is daily drill-
I Ing itself nnd increasing Its volume. 1
It Is Mild tho capacity of this well is
'sufficient to supply twenty-flvo of the i
i largest towns Including Kansas City
on tho Kansas City lino of tho Kan-
sas City Natural Gas Co. Estimating 1
gas as worth lc per 1000 at tho well I
which Is putting It cheaply $0000 1
worth of gas dally Is being wasted.
Tho rebellious well Is tho mecca of 
sightseers hundreds of people being
attracted thcro dally. It Ih said tho
Santa Kc will run nn excursion thfaro
from Kansas City befcro tho Well is
again controlled.
Hy Associated Press.
Seattlo April 2C In nn explosion
today In tho Morgan slope mine at
Illack Diamond Washington fifteen
hundred feet below tho surface four
men were killed and nineteen Injured
five of them fatally.
PHONE 78
For Closed Carriage
At Any Huur
Meet AIITrtlos
T. M. LOWERY
tho first English settlement In Amer
ica which program Included an ad-
dress by Harry St. Ocorgo Tucker
president of tho exposition and ono
by President Itoosevclt This was fol
lowed by tho exposition chorus oi
Eoveu hundred trnlncd voices tho
pressing of tho gold button by Pres
ident Hucsovett which marxed tho
formal opening nnd tho review hy
tho president of tho assembled mili
tary forces steaming down tho long
column of foreign ships the presi
dent was greeted by each vessel In
tl'rn with a taluto of twcnty-ono guns
Tho Mayflower then turned down
tho lano of American battleships and
cruisers and again tho rear of sa-
luting cannon swopt across tho wa
ters.
Tho magnificent Atlantic fleet un
dor command of Hear Admiral Hobloy
D. Kvans presented n plcturo of Im
pressive fighting strength noUblo In
tho naval annals of tbo world.
Somo of tho buildings on tho
grounds aro not flnUhcd and many
exhibits aro not placed. Realising tho
exposition Is far from ready .official
i
in these exquisitely beautiful
patterns in Table Linens and
Napkins You'll have
to hurry!
The 25 Per Cent Reduction on
Little Girls' and Misses' Dresses
I las caused phenomenal business in this section.
Lace Curtains
at such prices have been on the move come
while the opportunity is on.
Quilts and Towels
arc in this sale and you can supply your wants
in this line at nominal cost.
Model Dry Goods
"THE ST0HE OF THE PEOPLE"
Company
DISTRICT ATTORNEY GET GAY
Denounces Superior Judge In an "
dress to Student 8aylnrj He Was
Unfit and a Disgrace to the
Profession Libel Suit.
I)y Associated Press.
San Francisco April 2C Superior
Judgo Hebbard who was denounced
hy Assistant District Attorney Fran-
cis J. Henri last night In an address
to the students of Stanford University
appeared beforo tho police Judgo to-
day and swore out a complaint asking
for Henri's nrrost on tho ground of
criminal libel. Henri Is quoted as say-
ing that Hebbard has been repeated-
ly chtrncterlrtd as unfit nnd stigma-
tlzi'd ns a disgrace to tho legal profession.
TRIAL HELD ON SIDEWALK.
Inventor Hammond Oecl.inid Insane
While Slttlno In Carrlaoe His
Drother Wat Complaining
Witness.
WATER POWERS EXPENSIVE.
Territory Man Discusses Difference
In Maximum Flow.
Sulphur I. T. April 25 In discus-
sing the relatlv caviillablllty of Hast-
en! and Western Btreains for water
power tu the American Society of
Civil Engineers fli New York City
Capt. H. V. Hinckley of tills city
who has beer n member of that socie-
ty for twenty-four years shows tho
Western water powers especially In
the plalus region aro fow and expen-
sive. Ho recites as an oxample that
tho maximum flow of tho Connecti-
cut rlvor Is fifty-three times tho min
imum while the maximum flow of tho
Kansas river Is CS8 times tho mint
mum. Tliu cost of developing the
power Is dependent upor the maxi-
mum flow whllo th power doveloped
Is limited by tho minimum flow.
Subscrlbo for Tho Ardmorctte.
Nov Yo.-k April 25. James Dartlctt
Hammond inventor of the typewriter
bonrlng Jils namo was committed to
tho psyschnpathlc wnrd at Dollovue
for observation today on complaint of
his brother Thomas F. Hammond.
Tho hearing resulting In tho com
mitment was held In tho street In
front of tho West Side court building
Hammond was driven to tho court In
a cab tho only other occupant of
which was a private detective who had
taken htm Into custody. In another
cab was Thomas Hammond and Al-
bert Ilryce manager of the Hammond
Typewriter company.
Word was .sent to Mi.glstratu Welsh
that It wou'd bo lraposslblo to get
Hammond out of the carriage. Then
the magistrate accompanied by the
court clerk and stenographer and sov-
oral court officers went to tho side-
walk. Standing nlonsldo the carrlago In
which the Inventor was sitting tho
magistrate heard tho testimony of Dr.
Carlos F. McDonald and Dr. Coley
alienists; tho brother Thomas F.
Hammond and Manager Ilryce.
AH of tho witnesses testified .that
Mr. Hammond was mentally Irre-
sponsible from tho effects of drugs
nnd Ihiuors and Magistrate Wulsh at
once made out tho papers committing
him to llolleviio.
Mr. Hammond' arrest followed a
sceno at tho Hotel Cumberland where
according to testimony ho startled tho
other guests of tho house by singing
and ehoutlng and declaring that ho
had given all of hU money to his em-
ployes. Mr. Hammond Is CS yearn of age.