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ARDMORE OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY EVENING JANUARY 2(5 1910
NUMBER 2(10
VOLUME X
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TAX PAYMENT
TIME EXTENDED
FROM FEBRUARY 1 TO APRIL 1
191a TWO BILLS PASS HOUSE
AND SENT TO SENATE .
Senate Passed Redwlne's Bill Appro-
prlatlng $20000 to Acquire Addl.
tlonal Site (or State Penitentiary.
Many Other Measures Introduced.
(luthrie Okla. .Ian. '.V-Thc pas-
sage of three Important bit's the Intro
ductlon of several new measures ol
weight the governor's mesHiige and
uneventful tiisslons of both houses
mar): this day's sitting of the legisla-
ture. The house passed and sent to the
senate two bills one by Representa-
tive Wallace of (Sarvln carrying the
'mergency clause extending time for
payment of WOK taxes from I'obruary
1 to April 1 1910 and one by Repre-
sentative Anthony of Stephens legal
Jiilng the 1909 tax assessments. The
M-nate parsed Senator Redwlne's bill
.Uipropriatlng $20000 to acuulre an ad
dition to the. site of the .state penlten-! and engrossing clerk; Mario Smith to
Mary at .McAlester. Several important j HI vacancy of Mrs. Kiitheilne Specie
bills worn introduced notably 0110 by j as committee clerk; Irving Hlgbee
Senator Ye.nger of Tulsa and Sena- Page to the speaker; 0. O. Hlack as-
tor Strain of Wann. putting restrlc- i slstant enrolling an.l engrossing clerk.
lions around long distance piping
and the exploitation of gas; one by
Senator Oraham of .Marietta regulat-
ing surety bomb for railroad employes
and m.a'.dux It unlawful for the rail-
roads to designate any particular com-
pany to mployes: ono by Senator
Smith of Duncan and Senator Frank-
llu of .Madill creating the office of
county nssoflsor; one by iteprcxenta-
tlveH Anthony of Stephens and
Hushes of Maes creating the Ok'aho-
nia state homo for dependent chil-
dren; oij' by. Senator Stafford pro-
viding for the election of school
boards particularly applicable to cit-
ies undT commission form of govern-
men; one by Representatives .McUuf-
fy of Marshall .Moore of Johnson nnd I
Murphy of Oklahoma forfeiting to
the debtor all debts interest nnd costs j
of collection of any debt or claim !
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Good Things to Eat
Fish
Oysters
Fresh meats of all kinds
Kosher meats
California fruits
Everything fresh and
clean. Prompt delivery.
J. A. CLARK'S
Mft. F')tk and Oyttr Parlor
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Are YouLooking for the Best
If so we havo it Our line
is complete our equipment
the best. Everything clean
and sanitary. We are at
your commund.
Phono us your order.
Cold Storage Market
Phone 12 Phone 50
LISTEN
I have all sorts of stulV listed to trade such as dru stocks
grocery stocks hardware stocks dry goods stocks general
merchandise stocks trans for lines livery stables city prop-
erty farm lands hotels etc  nnd what you havo been trying
to sell might malcli .some of these deals. List your property
with mo and let's make a trade. Yottr business given prompt
attention. Am itl.10 m Wintr f.tnii and city loans. Don't fail
to see mo if you wint to train yojr properly no matter whrtt
you wan.
O. L. CHANCELLOR
Office Randol Dldg. orcr DUiler
Ofkw phone HI. lies phone 322. Dry foods Co.
which thi) ei editor sends out of the
state for collection.
The limine named Its committee on
Investigation of public funds as fol
lows: lit preAontatlvn Johnson of
llngheM Smith" of (Irant. Itatllff of
Craig Wormian of Hogcrs Price of
Osage Simmons or Tulsa and Dixon
of Okmulgee.
Tile house vu lit Into the committee
of the whole to consider Wallace's
j lull extending the time of tax pay- I
inents and Anthony's bill legalising i
the 1U(I!I tax. assessment. Wll'danis I
moved to recominlmt the Wallace hl.l 
to the committee on revenue and ta- I
atloii which motion was followed by 1
1 considerable discussion a our the Hues 
of yesterday afternoon. .
The hill was finally recommitted '
for remodeling 8iid reappeared later
1 In the afternoon when It passed the
vr.te standing 7 1 to II. The emergen- !
cy c'nuse va. added by a vote of 7S '
'to 10.
1 The repiib.lean members were suf-
flclently stron.i to have prevented the
I bill carrying the emergency clause
but did not attempt to do so nearly
nil of these voting for the hill and the
emergency clause. The bill on final
passage was discussed by several
members of the house. Representative
Kwe!l of llryan county was an oppo-
nent of the measure and In letting his
colleagues know of his opKsltlou he
took occasion to remind them that
conditions In his home county as a
whole were "never better."
The report of the committee on
house employes was adopted as fol-
lows: Tho Itev. .1. P. Jones chap-
1 u 1 it ; .Mrs. Adams assistant enrolling
The report of the committee on
printing was read and adopted and a
resolution offered by Ropreocntatlvc
Hurnett that a contract lx entered
Into with tho Leader Publishing com-
pany was carried.
Tho contract Is practically the same
as existed with this company last
year but provides that the house
journal lor me extraordinary session
'excepting the Index shall be deliver
ed to members of the house on 'the
closing day of the session.
The iiuestlon was raised In the
house ns to whether or not the l'.'OH
st.itute.-i of the state of Oklahoma are
a safe guide to members In preparing
aim ndiiicnts ami after Speaker Wll-
sn stated that he could not pass on
uo mutter it was agreed to refer it
o tho legal advisory committee
Representative (Hover Introduced a
resolution requiring the secretary of
j state to supp y each member with
 one copy of the Oklahoma coustitii-
' lion as annotated by Snyder for use
i during the special .-lessloii but the
I resolution failed of consideration and
I the ihouse 'adjourned to reconvene at
:9::sn o'clock Wednesday morning.
Writ Denied; Appeals Taken
j (luthrle. Okla.. Jan. 23.-lllstrlct
Judge Huston today refused to grant
a writ of habeas corpus applied for by
N. H. Fox of Sulphur for whom extra-
dition papers had been given by (Jov.
Haskell for his return to Arkansas.
Fox Is charged with lx-lng accessory'
i before the fact 'In a murder case
pending in Fayettevllle. Attorney
I McAdams representing Fox took an
appeal to the supremo court the dis-
trict court In the meantime remanding
' Fox to tho custody of the sheriff of
j Murray county.
Killed in Carbon Mine.
I .MuAlester Okla. Jan. 25. (ieorgo
King 32 years old a minor was
I killed in a mine at Carbon today
1 by a fall of rock his body being
crushed.
FLOOD LOSS IS
MANY MILLIONS
FRENCH OFFICIALS PREPARING
FOR RELIEF OF FLOOD VIC-
TIMS ALONG THE SEINE.
Whole Streets of Paris Are Roped
Oil Today as Being Unsafe Paris
Divided into Five Districts With
Military Commander In Charge.
Paris I'rance .Ian. 20 Premier
Uryand and .Minister of Finance Co-
chery. after a consultation today
estimated the flood losses would ex-
ceed $200000000.
P.trls has been divided Into live
sections each in charge of a mil
Itary commander who are coutroll
lug the relief and rescue work of
their respective district.
' Washington 1). C Jan. 2C. The
The Seine is continually rising and i
census reports show the total supply
tlie situation Is growing worse hour- 
! of cotton for the four mouths ending
ly. At Point Royal this morning  ..."
 i December .list to have been 10791.-
the raging torrent of the Seine win  
 I 13 1 ruunlnq; bales.
27 feet ami eight Inches above the j
low water mark anil rising at the Criminal Appeals Court
rate of nearly one inch an hour I (luthrle Okla. Jan. 23. The fol-
against an hourly rise of less than ; lowing cast s were handed bovui by
half an Inch yesterday. ' the court or criminal appeals: S.
The greatest alarm is felt by the H. Musgrove vs. State from John-
constant rise or subterranean streams I (.(muyi . .lttlnnctl.
under the center of Paris flooding!     mi 
'  Jospeh Harkness vs. Tcnltory. from
cellars and undermining the rounda
lions of buildings. Whole streets j 1alu' om-v' !Usalt (
have been roped off as unsafe. j harm two yearn appeal dismissed;
The water last night Invaded the -Mrs. .May Cook vs. State from Ok-
aristocratic residence section of the j lahoma county liquor case appeal
city and hundreds or the most prom- iismIssed: Uruce Crow vs. State
Ineni Parisians were forced to va- ; om .Sequoyah county violation of
cate their homes. frth aml KStm u.VCrs'd and re-
The city Is thieatened by a food i mnji: Al .Mtiinbrauer vs. State
lanilne. as the city Is already cut j nom (.r(.L.k .0unty. liquor case re-
off from the south and west. A versed; lltister Sample vs. State
public relief fund Is being raised. - from Ato)ia coumVi criminal assault
Gambling Den Raided.
Muskogee Okla. Jan. 23. Finding
that it was Impossible to reach a room
In the Turner hotel the leading hotel
in Muskogee where they had reason
to believe there was a gambling game
going on the police finally succeeded
Ill t-n'l r ri I II r Mm ullun. jitiiii ffLitit 1kt '
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known In the hoi el that a raid was
oil. 'I'll twillf1.. fninit tin. ffiiiiit run. '
nlng. and the result was the arrest of
collie of the most pronilneiit citizens
of th" town.
Case Reversed.
(iiithrle Okla. Jan. 25.-The sti-
pteino court today reversed and re-
manded the case of .1. J. Haves vs.
J. S. Mullen appealed from Carter'" wholesale to the merchants
county. f
Farm Loans
Burwel! iS: Dexter are
making farm loans as
heretofore without any
delay. They inspect all
lands and pay cash down.
Office over Guaranty
State Bank.
SEE ME
For bargains in the Wheeler
Oil District Arbuuklo Mining
DlHtrict nnd Waxhitu Valley
lands. I buy direct from the
allottee which huvgh the pur'
B. S. CURTIS n D
on ice sims Pennington hiik. K&msey & Kamsev
Ofllee Phone fid Ites. Phone ' '
850 Hod- I Farm and City Loans
' 1 We inspect our own loans
Mist Sue Frame will take
your order for any book -00 W' Mnin Sl'
or magazine delivered at Ardmore Okla.
DRIVEWAY AT STATE PRISON.
Warden Dick to Bul.d Driveway
Around State Penitentiary.
It Is stated that It. W li' k prison
warden nt MiAlestcr will toon begin
tlie construction of a dtheway that
i will encircle the prlton and grounds.
1 It will be ten miles In length and 100
feei wide. -Mr. Dick ayn good toads
building export have an opportunity I
 t demonstrate their different plans i
of good roads construitmn !
Capt. W. R. Oolt. president of the
state Ccod Roads association will no
doubt superintend or H.Mt in tills
work. Different road building mate- I
rials that are so abundant in okla- 1
' hoina will be used. Tins is a splen- j
ditt move on the part of Mr. Dick and
will Interest good roads builders not i
only in our Mate but will a tract them
from other states. Oklahoma will sot
the pace and others will follow.
CENSUS REPORT
ON COTTON SUPPLY
(GOVERNMENT REPORT SAYS
FOUR MONTHS' SUPPLY EX-
CEEDS TEN MILLION BALES.
i reversed and remanded upon confes-
slon of error; Pert Files vs. State
I rem Oai'Mcld county nnd John Sll-
va vs. State from Pittsburg county
liquor cases appeal dismissed;
State vs. J. It. Clliford from Rogers
county for offering for sale meat
of mi animal without the same liav-
Mnis been Inspected by state prior
to slaughter ' affirming action or
county court In sustaining demur-
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ARDMORE ABSTRACT CO.
Oldest in the County
V. S Wolverton & 8011
..Mniiacei.s
llouded Abstractors of Carter
County. Coneral IiiHiirnneo.
Money to loan on City and
Farm property
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THE BEEF TRUST
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h'EDERAL GRAND JURY BEGINS
INVESTIGATION OF METHODS
OF ALLEGED "BEEF TRUST."
FIRST WITNESS IS OFFICII
C. C. Snow Secretary of National
Packing Company First Man Called.
First Move Will Be Against Snow's
Company.
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Chicago. III. Jan. 2d. -Tin federal
firaud Jury todsy began an Investlga- i
Hon of the methods of "ie alleged
"beef tnist."
. Tlie first wit nes called wan C. C j
Snow secretary-treasurer of the Na '
tional Packing company.
After considering some cases of
minor importance tho grain' Jury an-1
iiouncid tclf ready to hear evidence
in the so called "beef trust" probe '
The report that the National Pack- ;
lug company would be the object of !
first attack by 1'nlted States district '
Attorney lMwiii W. Sims was verified 1
when Snow was tho first man taken
Into tlin Jury loom.
COMMISSIONERS MEET.
Salaries Raised In City Engineerincj
Department Park Board Sworn in.
The city commissioners were In
session last night and transacted
quite a deal of routine business.
Willie Doyle has resigned from the
fire department and John Rittcr
was appointed to fill the vacancy.
.Mrs. Jordan was given a warrant
on the sewer fund for $S7.73 to re-
imburse her for the same amount
she spent in building a sewer. K.
A. Walker was given n warrant on
tlie same fund for $21.75. The snl-
ary of U. F. Meyer assistant city
engineer wan raised from $73 to
$100 per month. The salary of City
Knglneer Hnyro was raised from $100
to $125 per month and all fees from
his office nre to be placed Into the
fialary fund of the city. The bond
of policeman D. W. Ilutcher was ap-
proved. The commissioners passed
a fire escape ordinance to comp!
witli the state law and tlie ordi-
nance is published " today. A me'-
lug will be held at three o'clock
tills afternoon for tlie purpose of
taking some action with reference
to the projrosed paving of North
Washington street.
Tin; park board appeared before
the mayor and took the oath of
ofl It'll.
OLD FIRM MAKES CHANGE.
Poland Spragln & Co. Is the Name
of the New Insurance Company
The Poland & Foster I nun ratio
company lias sold out to the Poland
Sprnglns Company and the new com-
pany will Uike charge of the busi-
ness 011 the first of February. Tho
now company Is comiwsed of W.
P Poland J. 11. Sprains. Chas.
Clement and Hay Poland. Mr. Clem-
ent who Is bookkeeper with the
Spraglns Hardware company will
do the lKoklteeping in the office of
the Insurance company. Ho will
piobably be succeeded at the store
b John Fr. 'eman who Is assistant
olTic.i man
! .Mr. O. S llerry of Cumby Texas
j In In the city tho guest of n-r
I aunt Mrs. Pearl Williams.
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TIB
S BEGUN
Money! Money!
$100000 hits been set aside
for mo by the Union Central
Li f e I nsu ranco Co. to 1 oan on
farms botween now a n d
March 1st. 1 havo privato
funds to loan. Inspect my
own loans. Always havo
tho money.
GEORGE R. FISH
Room 3 Noblo Bldg.
Extra Specials
In connection with the bi uiuleriniislin aale that is now
in full blast wc ofTer for tomorrow only sonic specials
that will be of rcat interest to the lady who desires to
lay in a supply of waists for the summer.
White Wuistings Highly mcrceri.ed in stripes
checks and lloral designcs tho very newest material
for shirt v. i '. Us regular price 25c special for tomor-
row 19c
White Pique Waistinys In a wide range of pat-
terns satin stripes dots etc. a popular material for
immediate wear regular price 25c special 19c
White Waist'mys In cross bars and stripes regular
price joc special for tomorrow 15c
17 Inch Dotted Pique Regular price 15c on sale to-
morrow at 12c
One Special Lot of Lace This lot contains lace and
insertion that sold last season from S 1-3C to 15c you
can have any piece in the lot at the yard 2c
Remember every garment in our store in the way of
undcrmuslins are priced cheaper than the cost of ma-
terial. This is your opportunity to supply your wants
in this line. Come every day you will find something
that will interest you.
msam.
WILL CALL A 1
mm. STRIKE.
UNLESS OPERATORS SIGN CON-
TRACT FOR TEN PER CENT
INCREASE MINERS WILL QUIT
COURSE DECIDED UPON TODAY:
Officials and Delegates of United
States Mine Workers of America
Determine Upon a General Strike 
in United States and Canada. I
Indianapolis lml Jan. 2 '5. A gen- 1
era I strike of the miners In the
bituminous coal fields of the United
Suites and Canada will he called It
thu mine operators of all or any df
the districts refuse to sign contracts
granting an Increase of wages of
ten per cent according to the dec-
larations of many of the leaders In
the convention of tho United Mine
Workers of America here today.
Stops Grand Jury Investigation.
Klrksvllle. Mo.. Jan. 2C The In-
vestlgatton by tho Adair county grand
Jury into the death of Prof. J. T.
Vaughn has censed. Tho grand Jury
Is occupied with other cases now.
Judge SheltQii ruled that the only 1
person who can order tho exliuiuntloii f
of the body of Prof. Vaughn which Is '
burled In Monroe county Is the coro- 
ner of Monroe county.
Hmery Cllno of Salem Ohio (a
lu the city assisting his wldowoi
sister Mrs. A. O. Klnsey In winding
up her business affairs preparatory
to taking her hoiuo with him.
$100000
TO LOAN
on Farm and City Property
Most Reasonable Terms
GENERAL INSURANCE
GORMAN BOGIE A OOBBINS
Over City National Bank
Phone 50 ARDMORE. OKLA.
PANAMA
CASE AT END
JUDGE HOUGH QUASHES IN-
DICTMENT AGAINST PUBLISH-
ERS OF NEW YORK WORLD.
GOVERNMENT WAS VROSECUTOR
Case Grew Out of Alleged Libelous
Story In New York World Con-
necting Certain Parties With a
Scandal In Panama Purchase.
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New York N. V. Jan. 20. The
federal government's prosecution of
the publishers of the Now York
World was stopped by the federal
court here today.
Judge Hough in the United States
circuit court (piashed the Indictment
against the publishers of the World
for alleged libel In connection with
a scandal regarding thu purchase of
the Panama canal which abruptly
ended the case.
PURE FOOD
Groceries fresh meats of
uli kinds butter eggs
country produce prompt
delivery also handle food.
Phone 82.
The Cash Market
lien l Forbes Prop.