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Boxing Dead in Frisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 4.-Boxing has
been dropped from the list Of sports con-
trolied by the Pacific Athletic Association.
and in the future no sanctions will be
granted to clubs. Such action was taken
at meeting Of the association at the Olym-
pic Club last night without dissenting
voice. This action was taken on account
of the fact that at the national tournament
recently held in this city amateur boxers
demanded either cash prizes or trophies OF
more value than DESIGNATED by the associa-
ton.
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Flora Club and commands an excellent
view of Brightwood avenue. The-nuiIdinr
is of the bungalow style and has been fur
4ished throughout in handsome manner
The building contains spacious living rooms
ladies' and gentlemens retiring rooms
smoking rooms and ample closets. A large
twelye-foot veranda surrounds the entire
building. making 1t delightful during the
summer mOnths.
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Takoma In Second Place.

Takoma moved into second place yester-
day in the MONTGOMERY County League by
defeating Kensington. It was a smuggling
match from beginning to end. and was In
doubt until the last man was retired. Cum
mings and Krouse played excellent ball for
the visitors while Torney and Wilkerson
were the stars for TakUna. The score:
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Bloomingdale Wins Two,

The Bloomingdale Athletic Club yesterday
walloped the strong Red Devils and the
Pension Office Messengers in two fine con-
tests by scores of to 3 and to 4 Smith
me work in the first contest was the
feature Hammett and Mess did well at
the bat
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BERWYN WINS GOOD GAME
Defeats Laurel Without Making an
Error

LAUREL, Md, July 1.-THE Berwyn
base bal team Of the Prince George County
League visited Laurel this afternoon and
defeated the home team by the score of 8
to 3. The visitors put up a fine game, not
an error being made by them, while the
home club made a number of misplays. The
pitching of Bladen, the new slab artist for
the Berwin club, was excellent, he allowing
only one hit. Beckett, the star twirler Of
the home team, was touched up lively by
the heavy hitters of Berwyn The feature
OF the game was the pitching OF Bladen and
the support given him. The score:
r. II. =.
I 80 NJ ..-.'-..-..-...
Batteries-Laurell, Beckett and c. Beckett. Ber-
wyn. Blsden and Beaslin Umpire-Mr Clarence
Mers0n.
The Baltimore and Ohio Apprentice Bays
team was defeated by the Laurel Outing
Club before the big game.
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Piedmont Lost First Game

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md. July I4-Piedmont.
which took the place of Butler in the
Penrsylvania, Ohio and Maryland League
lost In the opening game by to Z, due to
errors. Washington. Pa, badly crippled
for pitchers. used Frank Spates of Frost
burg, who made good VIM. Spates. broth
er of the latter, playing for Piedmont, made
four hits.
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LIE DRo1r TENNIS TOURNEY.
Contests Brought to Close With tn.
Doubles.

The handicap tournament Of the lie
Droit Tennis Club was brought to close
last evening when Messrs. II. NJ. Wells and
F. c. Proctor met Messrs. J. B. Hoge and
A. 7. Leech IT.. In the finals Of the doubles.
The tournament has been. as usual, a
great success, the members of the club
manifesting a keen interest In the matches
and uniformly playing excellent tennis.
Handsome prizes were awarded In both
singles and doubles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
Lipton,s Trip Given up.

MILWAUKEE,, WIS, July 14.-In response
to an invitation to visit Milwaukee this
summer, Sir Thomas Upton has cabied
Mayor Becker saying that the proposed
American trip has been abandoned for the
present. Sir Thomas said he hoped to be
able to come later.
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COLLINS rs FRUSTRATED.
Downfall of the Bostons Responsible
for His Condition.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BOSTON. Mass, July 1.-THE Boston
Americans once were known elsewhere on
The circuit the luckiest club on the cir
cult That was yesteryear. The troubles
Of this years team have now reached a
climax In the dangerous Illness of Capt.
Jimmy Collins.
Collins is reported to be on tho verge of
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Ashley Hot After a Match.

BOSTON, July 14.-Georgo Ashley. the
New England boxer. who has beaten some
Of the best men In the game Is hot after a
match. Ashley says that he ,ioes not care
whether II 10 Britt. McGovern. Herman or
Herrera He says that he will give either a
good side bet.
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south ATLANTIC League,

AT Jacksonville Observation-Disclosures,
game; rain.
At Columbia. S. c.-Coiumba- Augusta. no game;
rain.
At Savannah-Sayannah, 1; Charleston, o.
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t~iled FunsISt; Pettr, 3, First base by errors
Peter. 5; Holy Name. 4. First base on baiis-Or
zirEie, a. Taylor, J. Struck out-By Zirkle. IL;
Taylor, II. Two-base hits-LOenier Lomharay
Lynch Sacrifice hit-Taylor, Stolen bases-Rogers
Sorrigsn, DAILY Smith, Mess L-,ef,ier (:9 Sullivan
j. Cohower, ]. Coiitower (3) Double plsy-Zir.
tle TO Z: Collhower to Lomtardy Hit by pitcher
By Taylor, ?. Wild pitches-Zlrkle, 2. Passed
falls-Frye ca. Dalton 90 Umpire-Mr s. Mot
MT. Time OF game-l hour and 40 minutes.
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HagerstoWn Defeated

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, July I4.-In a
loosely played game Hagerstown lost to
Shippensourg at Athletic Park here this
afternoon. Score:
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RESORT FOR MOTORISTS.
Home of the Automobile Club
Completed.

The Automobile Club has issued invita-
tons for a housewarming In its new club
house on Brightwood avenue Tuesday
evening next at s o'clock The club house
Is on the property adjacent to the villa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15

Twc-base hh-Middlecor Sacrifice hits.
Brown t2) and Middleton Stolen base-Wsters
Favorite, Burr, Simons and Homer. Double play
C. WinslOw to K. Winsow. Left on bases-Ta-
koma. o. Brookland g. First base on balls-On
Dudley. ?. Struck out-By Dudley. 4; by Simons g.
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MARQUETTE LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.
Tomorrow's Game.
Sc. Peter pefeated HolY Name.

Immaculate Conception VS.. Trinity. at McDey
ttt's Field, Lincoln and Rhode Island avenues.
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Virginia State.

AT Iynehburg. va.-Flrst game-Lynchburg, 4;
DanyilIe, o. Second game-Lynchburg 9; Dan
Vile g. fCalled end OF eighth inning on account
Of darkness)
At Portsmouth, vs.--Portsmouth, o; Norfolk, 8.
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Southern League.

At Montgomery-Mo Montgomery, o; Atlanta. z
Ar Nashyille-First game-Nashville, D; Birming-
ham, T. Second game-Nashyfie. 8; Birmins-
ham, 5.
At New Orleans-New Orleans. 2; Little Rock. 1.
At Memphis-First game-Memphfs. IL; Shrs&-
mort 4. second game-Memphis. /; Shreveport. o.
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OTHER BASE BALL RESULTS.
Eastern League.

At Jersey City-Newark, 10; Jersey City, s.
At Bunalo-First game-Bunhlo. 8; Rochester g.
Second game-Bufalo A. Rochester, B.
At Toronto-Toronto, 8; Montreal. e. cfen IN
nings)
At observation-disclosures. 3; Baltimore, o.
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American Association

At apoiis--Minnenpo 4; Toledo. 0.
At Observation-Disclosures, 4; Columbia. D.
At st. Paul-St. Paul, 3; Louisville, T.
At Kansas Caty-Kansas City, 2; Indianapolis,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-31
FALLING OFF IN INTERNAL COM
MERGE.

Internal commerce movements in
November, as reported to the bureau
of statistics of the Department Of
Commerce and Labor. show a mark
ed decline in certain important sta.
pies when compared with November
of last year, hut an Increase for the
eleven months ending with Noycm.
ber The falling on in movements
in November occurs especially in
grain, live stock. meat products, and.
I'm some localities, lumber and coal
While It is impossible to determine
fo what extent inadequate transpor,
aton facilities affected the move
mvut of such commodities, It can un.
doubtcdly Dee affirmed that they would
have been much heavier had the rail
roads been fully able to meet the de-.
maud for cars.
Live stock receipts at seven interior
primary markets during November
tntalrd &53lll7 head falling below
corresponding arrivals I'm either 1908
or 1904 by approximately 100000 head.
Shipments Of packing house prod.
ucts from Chicago during November
totalcd 2lSllO7l2 pounds, against
2a6OGo 1862 In November. 1905 and
25i9l6.3O2 in l9oi As compared
"a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-31
storm Words.

"Typhoou" Is by no means the only
word for n storm that has come to the
English language through Portuguese
and Spanish. Others are tornado"
and hurricane" which Shakespeare
could stIll write hurricane" Old time
Engllshmen. at any rate. spelled the
last word In at least as many ways as
Shakespeare and other people spelled
his name, and some OF the spellings
Indicate frantic attempts to make the
word suggest a derivation intelliglblc
TO the English mind. OF such are "furi-
cane" "hurlecan," "Herocane" and
"Iarry- Even hurricane" was
finally adopted no doubt MS suggesting
hurry" The original was the Carib
"huracan." or "furacan." the navigators
Of Portugal and Spain having been in
strumental only in bringing II 10 Eng
land from the west as they brought
"typhoon" from the east.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-31

Philadelphia, baltimore, New Orleans
and san Francisco during November
amounted TO 2O9G2,Sl7 bushels, and
were nearly four millions below cor.
responding arrivals in 1905. but ex.
cccdcd those for 1901. by nearly nine
millions.
Coastwisc receipts Of southern pine
at New Yor, during November totalcd
I3.1SGi9O feet. and were over four
millions In excess of corresponding
arrivals In 1905 For the year to 80
ycmbcr 30, receipts Of like charac.
ter aggregated I7975G.6S3 feet against
i22.6iG.G32 for like months in 1905
OF the total movement 27S,62G.9GO feet
arrived In sailing vessels. and pol.
129. .723 feet in steamships.
Domestic cotton sight receipts dur.
ing November amounted to 2,392 ,39O
bales. against 2.ig3,SgG in November
1905. and 2.369.57O IN November 1904
November shipments of anthracite
coal from eastern producing regions
totalcd 5.1S2153 tons, compared with
5I2I5Ni In November, 1905, and D..
i2iOGN I'm lgOL For the year to no
ycmbcr 30 similar shipments aggre.
gated 50.Sll.2GS tons, falling below
corresponding movements Of 1905 by
nearly five million tons, and Of those
of 1904 by more than one and a half
million tons.
The estimated production of coke
at Conuclsyillc during the first forty
eight weeks of the present year. aggrc.
gated l3,3l5.2O5 tons over a million
tons in excess Of those for correspond
ing weeks in 1905, and more than four
million tons greater than those for
1901.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-31

At times the hppopotamus cXudcs
what has been described as n "bloody
sweat" Microscopically examined, the
cxudation Is found to consist Of great
number Of minute colorlcss bodies, re
scmbllng the colorlcss corpusclcs of the
blood, and smaller number Of pink
colorcd bodies. made up OF some crys-
talline substance forming clusters Of
rodlikc and triradiate form These. be-.
coming dissolved, give the surrounding
fluid medium deeper pink color than
that observable before dissolution took
place Both the colored and colorless
matter appear TO he cXudel by special
pores In the skin which display activl-
ty only Immediately after the creature
has left the water.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-31
NEWS AT MARLoW.
Judge Witten Of Government Land
Office Makes Visit.

Ardmoreito Special.
NARROW. l. r., Dec. 31.-Judge J. W..
Witton Of the land office at Washing.
ton at present In charge Of the big
land opening, near here, was visitor
to our town from Lawton, Saturday.
In company with T. p. Martin, Jr., of
NARROW. an extensive trip of obser.
walton through the wood reserve was
made. mainly with view of investi-
eating reports as to excessive wood
cutting from the reserve.
The judge expressed himself as well
pleased with MARROW. the surround.
ing country and the manner in which
the opening has been handled Al.
though a man OF mature years and
quito largd. he Is an enthusiastic
sportsman and during his trip killed
quite a bunch Of quail, downing them
in one, two, three order as they would
rise from the ground He returned
to Lawton this morning
The First National bank Of Marrow
reports 1OG certified checks issued in
connection with the land bidding. the
highest amount being for S9OO.5O, and
the lowest slGO; the average bid being
near si0O Many parties had two sets
of papers made out, one quite high to
scare off prospective bidders on their
choice piece of land, the other Sc, the
real amount accompanied by their Ger.
tilted check.
Our people who had hoped we would
get a county seat at MARROW, have
taken their medicine quietly, taken a
hitch in our galluses and are getting
right down to make our town stead.
lily improve as II has done for the
past three years. Five new brick
buildings are being erected. we have
recently completed an up to date sys.
tem Of watcrworks and electric lights
and a big lot sale on tap for Jan
uary 10th.
'bNAbll was llhAll oIblAtl h'lt Alll0
season than was anticipated. 1t is
hard thing to the farmers to have
20 sell so cheap when their own local
ity is so scarce of the feecy staple.
Our receipts to Jite will fall short
OF 5000, which is about half a crop,
and perhaps 1900 bales to be shipped
yet.
Our country is filling up with new
people, a good class of farmers most
ly from other states, who are waiting
now for the awarding of land in the
pastures, and hoping that restrictions
will he removed from the Indian ,eld,
thus giving them another chance for
a home.
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A German bactcriolocist was con
ducting an experiment IN tie course Of
which he made use Of typhoid infected
mice In another cage he hgd some
mice which were in good health. Short
ly after the unaffected mice also dcvel-
oped typhoid. Investigation showed
that ants were passing from one cage
TO the other. Some Of these ants were
examined, and their bodies were found
10 be covered with the typhoid germs,
which they We're carrying from the sick
20 the well mice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-31
COAL SHORTAGE OVER.
The Danger Line Is Passed-Every
Enterprise Now Has a Sufficient
Supply Of Fuel-cars Are
Plentiful.

The coal situation in Ardmore Is
greatly relieved and it is thought any
possibility of a shortage in this city
in the future is not possible Tho
city has just received another ship.
ment for the pump station, which
puts them in position where they
have all the fuel necessary for two
months to come. other large business
interests Of the city are also in a
position 20 run without Interference
from shortness of coal. Transferring
of coal is being made from the Choc.
taw and Frisco to the Santa Fo tracks
in Frisco cars. Heretofore on account
of the shortness of cars no cars were
allowed to leave the Choctaw or Fris.
co tracks in the yards here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-31

Honey. one Of the most nutritious
and delicate Of foods. should be eaten
more than It ls," writes cooking eX-
pert. bought In the comb. 1t is bound
to bc madulterntcd and will keep one
free from sore throat and bronchial
troubles. know a number of ladies
who use honey ms cosmetic. They
apply II 10 the skin. rub II In we'll,
then wash Il OF with hot water. The
result is a finer complexion, a glowing
color young, fresh look."-Blrm.ng
ham Post
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-31
JAPAN'S COTTON MILLS.

From all appearances Japan is try
ing TO rival the United States as a
cotton goods center.
II is interesting in tais connection
10 note the sources from which Japan
obtains her raw cotton. From rcua.
BILE statistics for the half year end.
ing June 2O 1906, it is shown that
the cotton mills of Japan used gO9,-
51iGf2 pounds of raw cotton. OF this
amount India supplied the greatest
quantity 75G73GN3 pounds. China GL.
99o.95i pounds; and America 5S5il-
$50 pounds. From all other sources
only 7362136 pounds were used. with
three exceptions an the mills I'm Japan
used American cotton, Five mills did
not use Indian cotton at an, and five
did without any of the Chinese prod.
uct.
The total number uf spindlos In op.
Grafton in the cotton mills Of Japan
last July aggregated l,37L73O. and
the cotton consumed that month, 35,.
Sl4l24 pounds, These figures cyi.
dence the rapid strides the cotton IN.
dustry is making in Japan, Nearly
every mill increased its spindlcs and
enlarged its capital stock, and every
mill showed a satisfactory financial
condition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-31

There is little except the method OF
Initiation that distinguishes the balloon
Of the twentieth century from the ma
chine used by NJ riatrc de Roller, the
first man 10 trust himself In q balloon,
IN Octohcr lTs3. one of his great tri.
umphs was 90 hover over Paris ut the
height of 800 feet for apnce OF nine
minutes VI. riutrc achieved an his
efforts 10y means OF hot air produced
by q fire which he carried in the bal.
loon itself and was almost rs daring as
an italian philosopher who took flight
on a pair Of wings Of his own con
struct.Iu from the summit Of the castle
OF stirling ia presence Of King James
". Of Scotland. That courageous cx.
pcrImcutcr when picked up from the
ground with broken leg accounted
FOR the collapse Of his wings by cx-
claiming TO the sympathetic courticrs
that he had made a mistake in taking
some of his feathers from the creatures
Of the blrnyGrd whose inclination was
toward the earth. Had hc selected
them from creatures with heaven.
ward tendency. like the eagle. the cX-
pertinent would have been successful
lie was believed and suitably reward
cd
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-31

Central Hotel. located on II street.
northeast The amount of damage
done to the building and furniture
amounted to about 500.
The fire originated in the ceiling
Of a room occupied by guests. The oc.
cupants were asleep and the fire had
gained some hcadway before discov-
cred by guest in another room. The
alarm was turned In to the urc de
partmcnt Chief Slaughter with his
boys reached the scene in very few
minutes and had the fire Immediately
under control. The chemical engine
hose were used and proved sufficient
TO oNtinguish the flames. Other hose
were strung but were not used The
smoke from the fire was very painful
and several Of the guests suffered
considerably from Il. In the room next
To the fire was a family with a baby.
The baby was not taken out until
after the hromcn had reached tho
building and when taken out was
coughing painfully from the smoke.
Considerable of the furniture in both
the Central ana the Carter rooming
house which is just north of the Cen.
tral Hotel were taken from the build.
ings as a prccautiun.
The fire only succeeded in breaking
into two rooms OF the building.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-31

long duration, owing to n spirit OF
compromise and yielding on the part
uf employers, who realized that the
cost as well as the couutrys standard
Of living justified larger compcnsa-
tlons.
Some occurrences which made the
year an especially notable one, the
final effects Of which were the I'm.
mcnse speculation In and advance OF
land values. which. with the build.
ing activity In some sections, was
claimed to be dangerous to continued
prosperity. High money gave a check
90 this as It also did to the enormous
volume of speculation in mining
shares. which diverted attention from
other markets. notably grain and
stocks, and to certain extent, from
cotton. although the latter showed
great activity throughout the year.
Prosperity beyond precedent in 1906
and the high standards thereby ostab-
lishcd makes prediction as to 1907
peculiarly difficult It may be said,
however that the outlook for next
year is very favorable. Probably never
before was the volume Of future bus.
mess booked so large. From three to
nine months orders ahead are report
ed hv manufacturers. and wholesaler
and jobbcrs have been active as never
before on spring business. Perhaps
the heaviest future business done in
any line has bcnr that booked in iron
and steel in all it's forms. And what
is true Of this generally regarded ba.
romotcr Of trade is also largely the
case in cotton goods Of all kinds. In
addition. woolon dress Goods. hosiery
and knit fabrics. linens, to a smaller
extent silks, and copper, hardware,
rubber goods, lumber farm machinery,
and long list of others products are
in excellent demand. Far from affect.
ing future trade the high level Of au
prices seems 10 stimulate operations,
and a close analogy to past expert
encc in stock markets is afforded in
the active buying at advanced prices
now witnessed All sections of the
community seems to be prosperous
and spending more freely than ever
before. Three features with bearing
upon the future are labor, prices and
money. Scarcity of the first, thereby
favoring further insistent demands,
and the higher tendency Of the sec.
ond, may push matters to q point
where production and consumption
alike might be checked. The strain
in money-a worldwide condition,
perhaps, but one felt here most, be.
cause prosperity has been so pro
nounced-scems to nave so far only
brought a small measure Of conserya-
tism. In the absence of now unforc-
seen happening, a very large, If not
record. years business seems with n
reach, modified as It may be by the
effects + the forces above named and
| the crop developments of 1907.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-31
THE PUBLIC PURSE.

As we come to the end Of the year
men begin to look into their finances
So does the government. The govern
mcut year ends on June 30, but people
like better TO count from January ~
January.
This year. now fading into the past,
has been a very good one with tho
public purse Il is not empty. The gov.
crnmont has taken in from all
sources, the big utal of S7d2 $4,000.
That the largest ever. It is sos
oOo more than 1908, Thccr is a sur.
plus, when last year there was de.
ficit. The tarin taxes amounted 10
more than ever before and We Amer
leans always brag when the govern.
meut taxes MS heavily.
The internal revenue produced
nearly as much tax money as the tar.
in OF course the bulk of this comes
from liquor and can hardly be called
a tax. II is voluntary contribution.
Nearly half the governments in.
come was spent ON the army and navy
and there is demand for more.
All in all the governments purse
is in good condition and it remains Nr
congress TO keep II so.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-31
A jamaican Lady Speaks Highly Of
Chamberlain's Couch Remedy,

Mrs Michael Hart, wife Of the sup
erintendent of Cart Service at King
ston, Jamaica, West Indies Islands,
says that she has for some years used
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for
coughs, Group and whooping cough
and has found II very beneficial She
has implicit confidence in It and
would not be without a bottle OF It in
her home. Sold by +. J, Ramsey, w.
b, Frame, Ardmore Drug Co., Bon,
ner & Bonner =