The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 54, Ed. 1, Thursday, July 30, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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THE OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN EASTERN DISTRICT MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL THE LOCAL NEWS FIRST.
Cream liakcry
Bread
Try tho Now ProcesH
Cream Loaf
JOHN IN. IMKIE
I'hone 25H
WANTKD-Kamlly wash-
ing Gc per found) flat
work Included.
Ardiiiorc Steam
Laundry
telkimiom: m. io
AH DM ORE OKLAHOMA TIU'USDAY KVKNINC !t'LY :u 11)0
NUMBER :!
VOLUME XV
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YOUTH SHOT
BY UNKNOWN
SECOND ATTACK IS MADE ON
STEAMER ISLAND QUEEN.
BOY SWIMMING IN RIVER
When Wounded by Mlcreant Late
Yciterday Afternoon Shot Fired
From Same Point at on Night
Previous at Taft.
Cincinnati. (). July 3D. Chariot
Hawks aged 10. wiih mIioI hy an nn
Jtliown person late )ostorday after
noon as the sioutnor island Queen wnV
going up the river noar the same placo
from which o shots weto fired
Tuesday night inat itruck Mrs. litis-
mMI. while on the steamer with Tuft j
and the notification committee
Sevornl bird shot entered young
Hawk's face. Hawks with a number of
other lniys was In swimming at tho
foot of Whlttnkor street when the
Inland Queen passed.
The police have Investigated but
have round no one who heard tho
shots fired. They hcHovo wine lr-
responsible person Is doing the shoot
lug.
DREAKS DI-YCLE RECORD.
Salt Lake Man Rides Unpaced Mile
Under Two Minutes. '
Salt Iake. Utah. July III). I'm ley
Giles of Salt I -ike last night broke the
world's amateur unpaced bicycle roc-
ord for 0111 mile. Time l:Sr. For-1
iner record 32: on 2.1 held by lliinio.!
I
l.'si vour cltv pntperty for rent or
f.ir sale with lv Sims. Sims build. I
'"g rdmort rhono 109 21tfl
Westheimer & Daube's
Big Clean-Up Sale News
Prices for Friday and Saturday
j pieces 27 inch Wash Materials oe regular -i A
Friday and Saturday . ZC
25 pieces 27 inch Voile nnd Light Weight Ging. 4 jP
hums 25c regular. Friday and Saturday 3C
1 lot f0o Wash Materials Friday and OCa
Saturday .UC
1 table Kine Embroideries !0c to 5'Je values Fri Q
and Saturday QC
1 table Kinbroidery lfiu to 20c values Friday and
Saturday C
1 lot Ladies' F.tnb. Laundry Collars regular 2ric r
Friday and Saturday I 3C
1 lot loc and 2()c Lawns and Hatiste Friday and j-
Saturday I '2C
1 lot 27 inch Urer.in Colored Lawn lDc value Fri "j
day and Saturday C
A few Wash Silk Waists left and Friday and Saturday
tho price:
2.T.0 Waists J.49
H.fiO Waists 2.'J
J. GO Waists 2.7f)
00 Waists 3.49
1 lot Ladies' White llo.-e Lace stripe and plain ftp
50'J values Friday and Saturdas uC
All Fine Hiubroideries and Val L ices Iriday and
Saturday Oni; llnlf Trici-
1 lot White Walstingi-. 25c to line valu . Fnttay
and Saturduy '. . QQ
1 lot 30 inch I'ercile Madras light colors loc rcg-
ular. Friday and Saturday IIC
Hundreds of other Clean up Sale Bargains from every
department in tiie house FRIDAY AXIJ SATMKUAY
DEATH OF GOV. LANHAM
FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF
TEXAS PASSED AWAY LAST
NIGHT FUNERAL FRIDAY.
Went herford. Texas. .Inly 1!U Fol-
lowing ii retnurknblo rally which so
impressed the members o( his lamb)
tiiat they expressed hopes for hi-4
tecover former tiov. S. W. T. Lati-
ham weakened timlKht and jtt-.ici-f ull
passed lo the other world at 11-"
u'chxk iiu- Itev. Dr. M K. I.lltli'
INiNlnr of the Methodist church south.
Mill htilil the services whli'h will take
place :it thu 1Hiilinm family homo hero
Fri dm morning at It o'clock
TURKS TIREJF DELAY
ANXIOUS FOR RECONSTRUCTION
OF TURKISH MINISTRY EN-
THUSIASM CONTINUES.
Constantinople. JliL 30 Although
the demonstration In the streets of
Constantinople. HUT the granting of
a constitution have practical!"
mrl . of m(jh .
satisfaction turning the public at the
delay In tho roconst ruction of the
ministry by the Introduction of the
liberal element.
Scenes of wildest description eon-
tlmie In the cafes where otlleer
and civilians embrace each other and
express delight nt the endlrfg of the
"tyrannical regime."
"A Man From the East."
" A Man From the Kant" will be
at the Alrdnmo thin evening-. Hovt'i
"'K company is hy far one of the host
troop Hint has held the boards nt
this summer play house this season
ever) thing 1 up to date and some-
thing new Is handed the patrons at
"noli performance in- piny msi nigiu
" ph'usln little comedy. drainu
with the tisaul love plot The spodal-
ins are the lies' seen hero lor some
true "Kit Klnx Klan " said to lie the
- 'ir pl.v is on for l-Vdn nip tit
BRYAN ISSUES
STATEMENT
CHARGING TAFT IS NOT SATIS-
FIED WITH CONVENTION.
TAFT FEARS NEW REFORM
And Hesitates to Correct Abuses of
Republicans or Adopt His Ovn
Substantial Reforms Com-
moner's Tart Reply.
I'alrvlew. IJncoln. Neb . .Jnl 2.
('Imrglug Dint Judge William II. Taft
was not satisfied with the work of thti
ChicHgo com eni Ion. which tioiiilnatod
him as the republican candidate for
the presidency and that In const-
iiieuro he In deeply Impressed with
the 'rk of the (IoiihhikiIc convention
nt Denver William J. IiTynn toduy Is-
sued n statement in which he express-
ed the opinion that Judge Tafi 'fears
tiie uprising which reptibllcuu abuses
has cnusetl and ot hcKltate lo adopt
lily real and substantial reforms."
Tiio statement was called forth be-
ca use of the allegation made by Judge
Taft in hit speech of acceptance at
Cincinnati yenterdny ihat Mr. Ilryatt
was a destroer of business. In tegard
to the KM'vh Mr. Hryan salil:
"I road it and shall deiil with It as
I deal with the various subjects upon
which It treats for Instance In a
speech at itipeka between now aim
the Urst of September I shall discus
the guaranty of banks and conttas:
Mr. Tuft's position with the iloino
cr.itlc iHisltion. ill ni IhImu- ln .M-ei-h
at Chicago on tho seventh of Septem-
ber. I shall discuss his attitude on Hi-
ialmi' In other speeches 1 shall (lis- I
ass l is attitude on the tariff ipies-!
1 ion tie- 1 1 list question and olhei
lMi lulls lliun which he h.H express-
ed ll.lll-l It
The imwt uutlcenblo feature of his
h 1. Ins attompt to amend the
n pat. m an plattorm by eugrafting up
on 11 Miaic 01 the planks of ihu demo
ci itu .l..itunn. He is evidently not
iuMie.i with the work of his conven-
tion .m l i- deeply Improsseil by the
! work of he democratic coincntioti
Hi 1- aiuluirltable however. In not
gmtig the democrat If party 01 edit for
ih.ular pidnted out the reforms which
us own convention repudiated but
1 woirh he In a naif- hearted way en-
I dorses The speech shows that llrf
fears the uprising which ropubllcun
uhilM't. hae calli-ed and yet hesl-
ta'ed to adopt his real and substan-
tial n forms "
( onflrmatlon was given by Mr.
Hrvan 10 the story printed In the af-
tiriioi.li that it was not his Inten-
ion t n.aue any exteuiled campaign
tun but onh 10 deliver a low pre-
pat' d speeclies at central points be-
I fore 1 In first of October and that
du 'it; Mm month ho oxjiects to re
mam Duinr and assist In the educa-
tional t-ainpaixn through the dlscus-
1.1 iiiib'ic iiiostloiis as outlined
111 h.nied .irttcb's. Interviews and let-
Ttu .'.1'hne of my plan of cauisilgn
as j.MDteil luday'' said Mr. Hryan.
is miIis mtiall correct but 1 am not
i prepared yet to announce the number
I or 'lie speeches or tho places lie
1 sub s Kjieaklng nt Topekn In August
and a I'hicagu on Labor day 1 shall
a't.-n l tii. dcimoiatlf convont..i at
IV.
September ! Mk- notlfl
Mr. Kern nt ItuKinni.dls
nut e' fixed and .1 Urni--.ss
t: Madison WW a' out
.if Septi-mliel '
RUSH WAR ON STANDARD
BIG CORPORATION TO BE GIVEN
THE FIGHT OF ITS LIFE CON.
FERENCE CONCLUDED.
I.enox. Mass July 30. Tho confer-
enci or government lawyers prontl-lien-
in the trial of corjorntlon suits
es iciialh that against the Standard
Oil c"iipnii broke up toda
Tile work of agtkln sotting lu tno
Hon tho legal machinery of the gov-
eruinrnt In Its criminal cano against
thu Standard Oil company will be at
once taken up.
new RAPiDFiRE cuN
NO POWDER NO NOISE. AND WILL
THROW FIFTY THOUSAND
SHOTS EVERY MINUTt.
. York. July -The science 01
w.v will he reolutlonl7d nnd stand-
in: .innies vastly reduced if the r.tpl.1
toliiK irun Invented b.V Wtllium I'ifton
of West One Hundred ami Thirty
it h sin-el can duplicate In the field
the uoik of a ton IllCh mode! whU a
Mr ratten has built and Is dotiiou-
tt.itltwf Tho gun Is noise.. nnd Is
filed without jsnvdor.
Ami this Is pot nit. Mr 1'atten a
sorts the nun can dlschnrffe billletx
faster ihnu they can be loaded Into
its nitiKar.ine. that tho loading peed
therefore Is practically the only limit
to the number of shots that can he
fired. Ho maintains thai Mi.iHHI shot
a minute can bo disciplined frninthl
now weapon and lie nddH he will dem-
ount rate this when ho get tho full
sl.eil one In commission.
The gun Is fired by centrifugal foreo.
All there Is to It is a big wheel with
a crank for revolving It In tho ten-
inch model this can he turned liv
hiind A motor of fifty horse power
would be required to turn the six-foot
model Mr. 1'atten hopoa to hulld.
intllets twit shell such ns are used
in other guns but slinplv balW of load
or steel are poured Into the gun. Tho
operator revolves tho wheel nnd the
bullets began to pour out In a steal.
si renin. They fly so fast ihat Ihey
ha.e the appearance of one long lead-
en rlblxiu. and If tho gun Is revolved
on Its .base tlw stream of lend would
sweep around In nn arc which would
mow down niivthlng In front of It.
The inventor of the new gun not his
idea f ..in sei ing a t'h '.ii 1 -t
SUIT AGAINST
LUMBER MEN
ACTION TAKEN AGAINST YELLOW
PINE ASSOCIATION.
BY KANSAS ATT'Y GENERAL
Stated That Similar Suits Will be
Filed by Attorney Generals of Ok-
lahoma Texas and Missouri td
Breaking up Company.
Khiiorla. Kan Jul 20. In the dis
ttlct court of Lyon county here today.
Attorney (leiieral Jackson of the state
of Kansas tiled ousler quo warranto
and Injunction suit against the Yellow
I'lne laudation of Si. Uiuls. Mo.
At the same hour. It Is stated tho
attorney guneruls of Missouri Texas
and Oklahoma tiled similar suits In
their respective states In a concerted
effort to break up what Is aliened to
be an Illegal combine to rillso the
price of lumber to it tight said to be
imieason.iblo and fictitious.
The proceedings biro seek to drive
the association from Kansas and pre-
vent the formation of 11 "Holding
Company" to tuke over tho property ut
the alleged combines which latter
movement was about to ho cop sum
iiia'ed in St. Inils.
Suit Filed in Missouri.
St. ljmls Mil July 110. Suit wni
llled by Attorney Opera I Hnilley
In the circuit court hero Unlay to
enjoin the Knng-lteii Lumber com
pany and about a doaHii other lum-
ber companion and tlnim from enter-
ing Into nn alleged unlawful aeo-
lliept.
A temporary restralnlim tinier wa
granted and Aukum 17 vet for the
hearing.
The application wai for an Injunc-
tion to prevent the formation of a
merger of all the yellow plno IinIiik.
tries In the country.
School Bonds at Mill Creek.
Mill Creek OKIa July 2i. At a
special election hold hero today $10-
000 worth of school bonds carried by
a decl.-io mujorltv and the school
! board will at once con mence tilannlni;
the ereeMon of a brtrh fftlKi
bunding
.Too T Ko'ileon 'fi nd lat ovci-
Ins fr Jtu a business t Ip to St LouM
HASKELLWEST
CONTENTION
GOVERNOR HLTS TRIAL OF
SUIT AGAINST PRAiRlfc. CO
BY WRIT OF SUPREME COURT
Cit's Judge Huston and Attor"ey Gen-
eral to Appear Before Supreme
Court August IDCharge
West With Assumption.
(iitthiio Okla. July l".l - A deputy
shorliT tinned -ltli an order from
the miprcmo court uticoiepionlotisly
put a stop to Hie trial of tho state's
suit lo prevent the Prairie Oil
Has Co. froth entering Oklahoma Willi
Its pipe lino before District Judge A.
11. Huston this morning.
Attorney l!enial L'hnrlos West was
in the midst of his argument a til
the court iHHiiti was lllled with Inter-
ested listeners nol the least of whom
were the attorneys for the oil com-
pnn. Assistant Attorney Ccmral
Lewis suddenly uppronched Mr. West
and whlspervtl In his ear. Tho speech
came to an abrupt halt and Mr. West
Inclined 10 accept tho Ittlntlnn grace-
fully good htimoredty ItiJormed tho
court that his argument was at an
end.
The writ. Issued by the supreme
court was secured by (lovoinor Has-
kell after the executive motion to ills-
inis the entire ptoceedlugs had been
rut-cd b) Judge Huston n short
tune before. Attorney (leueral West
.in. I the court tile cited lo appear he-
t i the supreme court August 10 to
iiim cause why proceedings should
iit IhhUo lo prevent u trial of the
IM'.
Oovcrunr Haskell goes Into detail
111 the writ. Ho charges Mr. West
ith defying the constitution in his
unlawful assumption of authority"
in bringing the suit without the coik
sent of the governor.
There wore three linos operating
lioip the Oklahoma oil Holds to points
outside the territory when the enab
ling nut became infective according
10 the governor's writ. Ilosldes the
I'lalrlo there wore the (litlf and the
Texas couipntiloh. Tho linn which
the I'ralrle proposes to construct now
Is lo be used only temporarily in
pumping oil from Nowuta Washing-
ton and Tulsa counties to the main
line already established. It Is held.
Hy refusing permission to the I'ralrle
company to build the Hue the d-
structlnu of tho principal Industry
lit the lii'irtheastern pint of the
state Is predicted by the governor
who takes the position that the I'ral-
rle company does not seek to oxer-
cUo the right of unilneiit domain.
The holders of thu Indian lauds h
says .would he compelled to forfeit
their leases If they could not get
an. Immediate market for their ail
and the state lose the bouellt of valu
able taxable proiH-rty.
Although Mr. West appeared taken
aback at tho sorvleo of the deputy
sherllf In the court room ho said
that he was not surprised at tin
move of the governor who prepared
tho petition for tho prohibitive writ
at the same tliuo he drew up the
motion to throw out the case. The
elteet of Mr. Haskell's step is to
bring the case before the supreme
court Tor exhaustive argument as to
the preroKntlve of the nttnrnoy g-n
oral to brlii; suit without the con
sent of the governor before the inor
its of the litigation have been
brought out In a lower court.
in overruling the governors mo
tlon to dismiss the case. Judge Hum
ton hold that tho executive hns tho
power to suggest the llllng of tllo
suit hut not to proveru the same
being' llled. Tho otllce of attorney
general is Independent to that ox
lent of the governor's olllce.
HEAT VICTIMS IN CHICAGO.
Chic u; j in July oi) Vt noon o
Li iwj 1 1M1 from hea had bcu
repo-'ed
'CLOSING HOURS
ltila Selected .t Next (' invention City. Send Kraterml
helui;ites to K.trmers I nioii in Shawnee August iS.
Fete Hanraty Sent Into William Franklin!
District. Pleased With Work of
Legislative Committee.
The State Federation at Mbor
closed Its fifth annual session last
night The bnslnes mooting was pro-
longed until a Into hour hut there
was no limit 10 lung wlmlid rih'ociios
mid one delegate could address the
chair as often as ho pleased on tint
name MiibjiH't.
Ifttld and Tulsa were pluciM In nom-
ination for tin1 state meeting In It)''"
A standing vole was taken and T.i.sa
was deelared as the convention town
A mil rati was demanded and the vote
reunited :.i; for Hold nnd R7 for Tulsa.
'I'he seliHitlon of Tlllsu was then made
unanlniiHi5.
The lalsir convention gave Its en
dorseinent to the child labor law. ju 1
euile court bill retormatort. .1.I11I1
probation law and it bill for the iaie
of the fi-eble minded. Miss I tenia id
wanted Hie indorsement of the Stat.
1'iilernlloii to help her get the Indors.
incut of tho State dinners' I'niun
mooting.
William It. Walters of Oklahoma
City who lias been Identified with la-
boring Interests for thirty-five yonrs
and a member of the painters' union
whs elected delegate to tho American
Federal lou of l.'ilior which holds lu
annual session this fall In Denvot.
Considerable Interest was manifest
d In tho election of the legislative
omtullli o. The fedenitlon was pleased
with the work of this committee last 1
year and tho same board was reelect-
ed with the evceptlon of l .K. War-
ton who has been apKiluted state fac-
tory Inspector and was not eligible
I'hoso elected for thu ensuing year are
Little I'ete Hanraty of Honryetta. J.
S. Karlwino of Knld and J. L. Ilrit
ton of Dow.
I'raternal delogatos wore selected to
tho Farmers' Union which meets
Shawnee on the tsth of August. Those
selected an1 I'n'sblent lkiworman
Kate irornurd and J. Luther l.-ingston.
An attempt was made to Instruct
these delegates to Introduce the anti-
Murray resolutions In tho farmers
ouvontlou. hut as a matter of policy
the delegates wore sent UlllllHtrilCted
hut with tho tentative understanding
that they are to use their Influence
agnlust Murray In that convention.
l'lie labor convention Is disposed to
bo very friendly with William M. ;
I'Yaiikliu of Madlll state senator from
Marshall ami Johnston counties. A col
lection was taken up last night and 1
Little I'elo Hanraty chairman of tin 1
legislative boanl. was sent into KranK-
lilt's district to work the remainder j
of this Week. !
The secretriry-treasurur was voted a
salary of i'ib a week for tho next year
unit the president was allowed lli.fil)
per day anil expenses when ho Is at
work la the Interest of the statu fede-
ration. 'i ho following resolutions prli' to
Adjournment wore adopted by a rising
vote: "Resolved. That tllo dolugatiMi
here assembled extend a rising vote 01
thanks to tho mayor. oWof ot pollen
and other clti.ens of Ardinoro for
their hospitality and courtesies tea
ilerod this convention and to the
boaid or county commissioner and
other olMcers who so kindly tendered
the use of the court room for ths ses-
sions of the convention."'
The real sensation of the conven-
tion wits tho introduction of resolu-
tions condemning William H. Murray
speaker of thu house of representa-
tives. The resolutions were adopted
with wild cheers. Here aro the resolu-
tions In full:
Whereas. Speaker Win. II. Murray
of the first house or representatives of
Oklahoma has by his own act s
proved himself to bo a representative
of class Interests Instead of the 111
torests of tho masses: his duplicity in-
connection with tho graduated land
a lull 'ti- us'i'y bl'i 'io eight hourH
) t the full crow in an I lll'i oppo. I
10c a w 1 113 his itnd'Tlnndcil j I
tt.:ut ' : l;Z
itjorlp-r ran" 3. tihowB concMislvely
OF
STATE FEDERATION
that lie waa a representative ot t- h ;-)-rations.
Ilia gng rule us por.k r 1
the house and his dlswspect shown
tn ladles has proven him to be .1
man destitute of honor and void of
principle. Therefor b It
Itosolvtil. That the Oklahoma Stiti
federation of Uihor In convention a--seinbled.
does hereby pronounc W in
II Murnij as unfair lo all Union mem
iH'rs evi ryw hero and wo urge and
pledge our efforts and ballots to 1
end that he shall be defeated for au
imlltlcal office he may aspire to. an I
we shall regard any ofticnl or pa '
that continues to boost Win II Muna
as an encniv of tho nins-es of Ok'i
hoin.l
FATAL WRECK
ON SANTA FE
CALIFORNIA LIMITED WENT IN-
TO DITCH IN KANSAS.
CAUSED BY FAST RUNNING
All Coaches of ths Train Were D.
railed Engineer Killed Fireman
Seriously Injur-d Also Pos-
tal Clerk and Pasjenger
Topekn. Kaiu;. July .'10. Santa Ke
Paasenger train No. II known as the
California Limited went Into the
ditch ut Wukarusa. twelve tulles
west of here this iiiornltw.
The accident is said to have- been
caused by the rapid speed at which
the train was running. All of thu
coaches were derailed.
Knglnoer ItoHHlter of Argentine
Kans. Is dead.
The seriously woutxled nro:
Fireman Haslet of Argentine.
A poHtal clerk and 0110 woman pas-
senger the names of whom are un-
known. LAID GENTLY AWAY
LOVING HANDS PARTICIPATED IN
FUNERAL CEREMONIES OF MRS.
R. M. LILLY YESTERDAY.
Tho PiKt sad rites wore held ov. r
tho remains of Mis. It. M Lillly Wed
ii'liy .".'t 'noou nt the St itll Mil
inor' '.'aitlst church wli 11 llov i.
Carb conducted the funeral ceremo-
nicr after which tho Order of the
i;' t"' Slar charge arid perform
1 d tho burial services according to
' lu'lr ru1' Tho "' euH"' la wt"ch
she was held was attested bv t e
iiiuiiy floral offerings. The nail bear-
ers were close friends chosen from tho
Praetorians a frternal organization ot
which sho was ti member ana wi re
Hdward Cllt. M. IV. Wheeler William
Drown Melvin I'lttmaa. Inward Wit
den and Clay Morrell.
BATTLESHIP TO CARRIBEAN SEA.
The Hague July 3n. Orders have
been Issued for the liattleshlp Iac'
j Hecmskerk to be made ready o
j 'r Carrlhea Sea and H U
I expected that It will start without do
j
f
Wo want your work and you'll
be glad you gavo It to ua.
Steam Laundry
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