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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-01
HARTJE Case THIS week
FAMOUS PlTTsBuRG TRIAL SET
FOR TRIAL THIS WEEK.
FORTUNES SPENT.

Pittsburg, Penn, Aug. 81 For
tunes have been spent by both sides
in securing evidence to be used in
one of the greatest legal battles in
the history Of Pittsburg millionaire.
dom. in an effort to save Auguste
iIartje from the penitentiary. The
case against Hartie. charged with per
jury in connection with his sensation.
al divorce suit against his wife, In
which a negro coachman was named
as correspondent, is set for trial next
week after a years delay. Scores of
detectives have been employe by the
millionaire paper manufacturer. who
1t is said, will attempt to reopen the
divorce suit by introducing a new
correspondent named Mitchell II is
not known who he Is or in what
manner he is TO be connected with
the case
John Welshons. a wholesale hard.
ware dealer, indicted with Hartje for
aiding him in preparing alleged false
testimony against the young and
beautiful wife. will ask separate
trial and will endeavor TO be tried
first in order to afford Hartje as
much time as possible.
Detectives for Mrs. Hartje are said
to have secured an important wit
ness in the person OF a sixteen year
old brother of Clifford hooe, the ne.
gro correspondent VINO is now serv-
ing a six year term in the Western
penitentiary because of the deposition
he made against Mrs. Hartje. The
boy is employed at "A local hotel, and
Is said to have information concern.
ing the financial relations between
Hartje and Hooe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-01
BISHOP OF LONDON COMING
WILL TAKE PART IN CELEBRA.
TON BY PROTESTANT ePlsco.
PAL CHURCH OF AMERICA.

Lodnon, Aug 3l.-The Right Rev
Arthur Foley Wilmington Ingram,
bishop OF London, sailed today for
New York to take part in the ter
centenary celebration of the Protes.
tant Episcopal church In America He
will be- the guest OF honor at the gen.
eral convention Of the American Epls.
copal church, which meets in Rich
mOnd on October 2 lie will also
preach at the annual convention of
the brotherhood OF St Andrew In
Washington ON September %. and
will deliver addresses at both Yale
and Harvard He will ne present at
the laying of the corner stone of the
new cathedral AT Washington, and
will visit Canada before returning to
England. The bishop Is taking with
him The Bible presented by King Ed.
ward to the Burton church at VII.
liamsburE. Va. the second oldest in
America. other famous English clcr.
gymcn who viii take part In the Rich
mond celebration are the Rev. Edgar
Jacob. bishop of ST. Adams, and the
Right Rev Henry Montgomery, secre-
tary of the Society for the Propaga.
ton of the Gospel. he clergymen
will be the guests of j. Pierpont Nor.
gan in New York for some time dur.
ing their American visit.
Bishop Ingram was appointed to
the metropolitan diocese by King
Edward In 1901, and is the youngest
bishop London has ever had. His
predecessor. Dr. Kendall Creighton,
died only eight days before the death
of Queen Victoria. so that London
was the first Episcopal see which
King Edward had TO fill The kings
choice was highly popular with the
heads of the widely differing sects
and religious organizations which had
heretofore waged unceasing warfare
on the Church of England. General
Booth. on behalf of the Salvation Ar
my. wrote to the bishop:
I'VE can not but regard It is a
| blessed promise for the reign of his
majesty the king, and for the coun'
try. that so young and yet so expert
enced and devoted servant of the
Lords poor should be chosen for this
appointment"
His presence at the coming con
vention at Richmond will give
strength to its missionary character
since he has been called by the arch
bishop of Canterbcrry the most ei
fcctive worker for missions in the
British empire.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-01
TRAGEDY At STQNEWALL
TWO PROMINENT PHYSICIANS
HAVE FATAL ENCOUNTER
BOTH USEFUL CITIZENS.

Stouewall, l. r., Aug. 3l.-A fatal
encounter took place here Tuesday
between Dr. o. F. Coffey and DR.. Gid
Brcco, two prominent physicians OF
this place, in which DR.. Coffey receiv-
ed slash from sergeon's knife from
which he died at 10 o'clock the fol
lowing night.
Following the trouble DR.. Hreco
gave himself into the hands of the
city marshal here. who took him TO
Ada, where he was confined in the
county Jail.
The tragedy has cast a gloom over
the city. Both men We're members
OF the | O. O. r. lodge here, enjoy
ed a lucrative practice and both were
considered useflh citizens.
DR.. Coffey carried insurance OF
81 900 In the Woodmen of the World
and similar policy in the Hartford
of Connecticut
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-01

At Madll the governor was over.
whelmed with a list OF questions pro-
pounded by democrats and neither
he nor Reid made satisfactory an.
swers The one query: How. If
YOU stand ON the republican platform,
which condemns the constitution as
nimical TO public welfare. can YOU
conscientiously take oath, If elected.
to support the constitutions of the
United States and oklahoma. The
governor did not go into details as
TO his uudguinod straddle, but in.
sisted that he would uphold the con,
stitution if It passed muster in the
territories and Washington
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-01
Carlyle's Bumptiousness.

Joachim. the great violinlst. was
introduced TO Carlyle by mutual
friend. The sage was about to take
his morning walk, and he asked Joa-
chin to accompany him. During a
very long walk In Hyde park Carlyle
kept the conversation running on Ger
many and its great men-the Freder-
icks, Moltke and Bismarck at
last Joachim thought It was his turn
to take lead, and he started with the
inquiry, "Do you know Sterndale Ben.
nett?"
NO was the reply. and, after a
pause, Il don't care generally for mu-
sicians; they are an empty, wind bag
gy sort OF people"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-01
First Run on a Bank,

The first run" on banking instItu-
tions IN London was In 1867. Many
Lombard street goldsmiths and bank
ers had lent out the money intrusted
TO them and, being called upon for
payment, were unable to meet the de-
mand. \ crowd of creditors and 9TH
ers assembled, and riot followed. in
which four BANKERS were hanged at
their own doors before order could be
restored and the angry creditors per.
suaded that they were not being
swindled.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-01
w. 3. Johnson's Statement.
Ardmore, |. 4, Aug, 2S, 1907

Ardmore, |. T., Aug rs, lsuV'
Since my nomination as one OF the
judges of the supreme Court | have
had numerous requests to address the
people, all of which have declined
because It seems to me to be highly
improper for candidate for state
judicial position to engage in politi-
cal discussions, or to be rendering
campaign opinions on the constitution
which after the election will be CON
stantly before that court for construc'
tion My views are that the members
OF that court should be removed as tar
as possible from partisan politics, un-
biased by partisan opinion and with
out prejudice against any class OF
men or property rights.
So far as my information goes the
spectacle OF candidates for this eXalt'
ed position, engaging ip personal
partisan campaign is without proceed
eut in any state in the Union. ! am
willing to folio wthe custom adopted
I'm older states, and submit TO the viii
of the people. without lowering the
high standard OF propriety universally
recognized in contests of this char
acter Very Respectfully,
d&w W, B. JOHNSON
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-01
SOME CRIMINAL STATISTICS
AS SHOWN BY COURT RECORDS

in times prior to 1893 and 1906 since
G. \. Porter was appointed as marshal
but the records show that within the
past year three arrests for the VIC.
lation of the liquor law has been made
to one before in the same length OF
time. The cause of the increase In
the number of arrests may be attrib-
uted to two reasons. either that more
liquor is being sold, more men willing
to take the risk. or that the officers
are more watchful than before. one
thing has been shown which Is as
plain as the nose on any ones face and
that Is that the punishment doled out
to the whiskcy peddlcr Is inadequate
TO put stop to nc nefarious busi-
ness.
The records of the court show that
the average punishment dealt out to
one of these men Is n thirty day sen
toncc and twenty-five dollar fine. The
whiskcy peddler who can make clear
an average of about 5000 per month
does not care for a short imprison-
mcnt and the payment OF small fine.
Another fact that criminologists
and students of affairs have had dem
onstratcd to their satisfaction by the
court records of this country and that
IL that the bulk of the crime com
m'ttcd Is due to the general Ignorance
of the people. The needs of more
school houses. and more teachers Is
condition last July a negro. Houston
Lincoln near Wewoka, Okla, met an
other negro outside of the church one
Sunday and shot him down. and when
arrested inquired of the officer who
made the arrest as to what amount OF
fine he would have to pay. The ne
gro had no idea Of the enormity of
the ofrense which had been committed
| by him. Not only is this the exist
| ing condition among the negroes but
among the Indians and whites in this
country as well. An inspection Of the
court records will show that in cases
where the defendants give bond that
only very small per cent are abl,
to read or write and invariably tn,
principal will sign his name by max
ing his cross. Education may not pre-
vent all crime. but when a people II
educated the per centage of crime u
diminished.
The statistics also show the nee,
OF statehood for the country and 81
long as conditions remain as they ar
at present, so long will crime remai
on the increase. The need of schoo
houses and teachers Is manifested
These the people of this country car
not secure until statehood has bee
secured and local self-goyernment /
in practice.
The record Of the per contagc q
arrests made by G. \. Porter In tn
table found below Is n comparison he
tween his predecessors and his. Port
er's record dates back about tw
years. and the others date back sine
1898 up to the time Porter was AZ
pointed. The general average of tn
entire cases amount to 40 per cent
The table below shows the place
whore court is held, the date of tn
next term, the average per cent OF ~
rests made and the number Of case
on the docket awaiting trial
The following Is the table compiled
and will be sent to the department a
Washington as per request:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-01

Criminologists have for the past de-
cade or more been viewing with alarm
the rapid increase in the per cent OF
crime as compared with the Increase
I'm population throughout the country,
and philanthropists have been cndeav-
oring to find out the cause Of the In.
crease so as to endcavor To find meth
ods for the eradication of the effect.
Notwithstanding the fact that this see.
ton Of the United States. and the In
dian Territory In particular has ccas-
ed TO be the rendezvous of the outlaw
and bad man. and that outlowry eX-
lists no more, yet the criminal records
are viewed with alarm.
A. r. Cottlc one of the office depu-
ties of 4. s. Marshal q. A. Porter has
lust completed n table of criminal sta
tstics for the southern section of the
Indian Territory that will cause the
student Of affairs of this section TO
stop and think. and make the law
abiding citizen. and public at large
as well as jurors to cease the turning
loose of many of the culprits that are
brought before the court for trial Mr.
Cottle investigated the records as far
back as the year 1898. but made an
average Of the murder statistics for
the past twelve months.
During the course of this invcsti-
CATION the fact that brought to light
that conditions existed as were found
BY the grand jury that a good portion
of the crime was attributed to whisk
ey. Another startling fact brought
out was the congestcd condition of
the criminal docket and there are at
present total number OF ?lu3 cases
TO be tried in which the grand jur-
les OF the nine court towns have found
true bills.
No record was made Of the Grimm
ais who were not captured, or cases
where parties are waiting until their
cases receive attention at the hands
of the grand jury. An average OF one
arrest to every FIVE days for the crime
Of murder was made during the last
twelve months in the territory GOV
cred by the southern district of th'
Indian Territory. No record wal
made OF n case or considered In thu
compilation OF the statistics. where
the party skipped out or where no in
dictment was found. or where the cast
was dismissed by the grand jury, an'
only OF those cases where the gran,
other fact was also brought to ligh
in the investigation of the murder sta
tistics, and that one fact Is startling
In the extreme. the juries of the ter
ritory will not convict and about fou
out of every five cases whore The de
fendant Is charged with the murde
of his fellow man the party charged
with the crime Is released by the jury
Although the law says. that II Is bet
ter that ninety y-ninc guilty go free
than one innocent man he made tC
suffer II would seem that the ninety
nine guilty have already gone free
and that not one innocent man ha'
over been made TO suffer. Although
this section of the country is rapid
iy settling up and the crime Of muir
der Is becoming rarer every day thcr,
are still too many killings happcnini
for the welfare of the community a
large
The whlskey traffic may have beer
carried ON to greater or less exten
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-01
J. L. WILSON,.
FREIGHT. TRANSFER AND
BAGGAGE LINE.
Shooting at Millerton.

Paris, Tex, Aug. 2gs-S. p. Hoover,
living south of Blossom was sum
moned to Millerton, |. T., today by
a message stating that his brother-in-
law, Joe Christopher a former resi-
dent of this county, had been shot
and seriously wounded. None lof
the PARTICULARS were learned. Mil
lerton is on the Arkansas and Choc-
taw road between Valiant and Gar
win.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-01
For Strikina Operators.

Ft Worth, Tex, Aug, 30-The TEN.
pie and Fort Worth league teams will
play a benefit game here Sept, 4. The
funds derived from the game will be
given into the treasury of the strik.
ing telegraph operators.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-01
Let's of DEGREES.

First ProtesSor-That man has been
signally honored by many colleges.
Second Professor-I should say SO. lie
has been given enough degrees 10
qualify him sor first class ther-
mometer. Milwaukee Journal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-01
Removal Notice.

G VI Cunningham, general agent T..
S, Fidelity and Guaranty Co has NOV
ed his office from No. w. Main to
room (ground floor) Bankers Nation
al Bank building. Phone %. 2l.tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-01

\ man who can lose $500 on stocks
and forget about il the next day VIII
complain for weeks about the loss Of
an unbrella.-Ch!c, 80 Record II era!Q.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-01
fRANTz 4 FAILURE
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN MANA,
GER AND POLITICIANS ARE
MUCH DISSATISFIED.
Ardmoreite Special.

Ardmoreite Special.
Guthrie Ok, Aug. 3l.-That the
"whirlwind tour" of Governor Frautz
and 81 Reid Of III Reno, republican
candidate for attorney general Is not
quite gratifying from republican
campaign managers standpoint is
plain In attitude of prominent politi
clans, The governor was never con
sidered platform wonder but the re.
peated holes into which he has fallen
have brought home 10 mis- managers
the danger OF trail OF dissatisfac.
ton In his wake.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-01

AS a developer of cuticle an Indian
Territory-Oklahoma campaign has the
skin producing properties of a rhinoc-
erus tanned to a double thickness
Phoenix.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-16
aearsal, that he would look the other

hearsal. that he would look the other
way.
While he looked his betrothed ran
away with the stage manager. She
also ran away with John Pringle's en-
gagement ring-not inside her purse.
As the reward Of virtue, John Prin-
gle spent five weeks Iii Dublin hospi-
tai. The doctors said It was nervous
exhaustion; John Pringle knew it was
wounded heart. When he got up
John Pringle's eyes were still more Gu
rfous and John Pringle's face was still
more sad.
Fifteen years passed, and John Prin-
gle was still waiting for his chance
1t was pleasantly among his fellows
to send him numerous postcards from
managers Of London theaters asking
him to give them an Interview with a
view to his playing the leading part.
John Pringle invariably answered the
postcards, and invariably smiled when
the indignant managers enclosed his
postcard in their reply letters 1t was
while he was answering bogus adver-
tisement, indeed, that John Pringle met
his fate.
John Pringle's fate was young and
slender, with f1uctuating color, an
overstrained heart, and sensitive
month. Within a month John Pringle
had married her. Their joint incomes
at that time represented the Interesting
sum of 35 shillings a week. During
their waits at rehearsals they would
sit and hold hands in corners and whis-
per together of what they should do
when John Pringle got his chance. He
was to play Hamlet, and she was to
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-16
s. d, replied Hubbard.

No, replied Hubbard.
How lately was this desk IN n,
present positionw
In March l had carpet laid" re
piled Hubbard, land then the desk wa,
placed at this window"
1t follows, then, that sometime sinc.
the laying of the carpet this trimmins
was torn from woman's Dress"
You may be right" admitted Huh
bard.
Il am quite sure that l am. right.
she avowed. And now, Mr.. Hubbard
my work for the present is finished. II
is probable that / shall not see yo,
again for several weeks; and il in the
meantime you desire to meet me, tele
phone the Avalon Apartments, and in
quire for Mrs. George Mathew" And re
questing that she be shown the private
exit from the Office she left the room
October first came with a storm OF
wind, and drizzling rain.
On the evening of this day three per
sons gathered in the gloom Of the pri
vate Office Of the Consolidated Invest.
ment Company Mrs. Mathew, Mr.. Hub.
bard and an officer from the nearby
station. Secreting themselves they
waited for what at least-the woman
was confident would happen.
1t was past midnight when the guard.
ed raising of a window sash was heard
the sound coming from across the court
Presently there foated into the room
scraping noise, as II upon the outer
wall, then something was placed or
the ledge Of the window at the end OF
the managers desk.
Directly the form Of a man ap
peared at the window, family discerni.
BILE against the blackness Of the night
He paused moment, and then stepped
within the room.
Grouping stealthily he went to the
safe, where, aided by the flicker Of q
tiny pocket lamp, he examined the dial
and then returned to the window. A
slight tap on the pane was answered
by the appearance Of another figure
and into the room entered woman.
After whispered colloquy the two
passed on into the outer Office Here
the woman remained, as though on
guard, while the man returned to the
safe. This he easily opened, and coolly
appropriated the contents Of the money
drawer.
A low whistle brought the woman to
his side, and after more whispering
they approached the window; but, as
the man was about to step on the sill,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-16
BOB WHITE

Shrill and clear from coppice near,
A song within the woodland ringing,
A treble note from silver throat,
The siren of the fields is singing
Bob-white!
And from the height the answer sweet
Floats family Ger the ripping wheat
Bob-bObv-white
The alder flowers in snowy showers
Upon the velvet turf are falling,
And where they lie the soft winds sigh,
The while the futed voice is calling
Bob-white!
Across the waves of yellow grain
The waited echo swells again
Bob-bob-white!
The purple mist by sunbeams kissed
Drifts upward to the mornings splen-
dor;
And through the haze Of shaded ways
The vibrant lutte pipes low and ten
Bob-white!
While fainter, sweeter, softer grown
The answer on the breeze is blown
Bob-bOb-Whlte
The shadows sleep in hollows deep:
The dewy pawpaw leaves are thrilling
The silence broods DER solitudes,
Unbroken, save one pure note trilling-
BOb-white!
So pure, so clear, SO sweetly rare,
The answer, steals upon the air
bob-white
o song of youth Of love and truth
OF mellow days forever dying
Still through the years my sad heart
hears
Your tender cadence signing, signing
Bob-white
And far across life's troubled ways
The echo comes from boyhood days
Bob-bob-whfte
-Fetter's Southern Magazine.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-11-16
BLIND MANS BUFF.
Origin of This Favorite Sport Of
Childhood and Youth.

Origin of This Favorite Sport Of
Childhood and Youth.
This favorite sport of childhood and
youth is Of French origin and very
high antiquity, having been introduced
into England in the train Of the Nor
man conquerors. It's French name,
"Colin Maillard," was that Of a brave
warrior, the memory Of whose exploits
still lives in the chronicles Of the mid
die ages.
In the year 900 Liege reckoned
among it's valiant chiefs one Jean Co
lin. He acquired the name of Maillard
from his chosen weapon being mallet,
wherewith in fight he used to crush his
opponents In one of the feuds which
were of perpetual recurrence in those
times he encountered the Count de
Lourain in a pitched battle, and, 80
runs the story, in the first onset Colin
Maillard lost both his eyes. He ordered
his esquire to take him into the thick
est of the fight, and, furiously BRAN
dishing his mallet, did such fearful ex-
ecutiOn that victory soon declared 1t
self for him.
When Robert Of France heard Of
these facts at arms he lavished favor
and honors upon Colin, and 80 great
was the fame of the exploit that It
was commemorated In the pantomimic
representations that formed part Of the
rude dramatic performances OF the age.
By degrees the children learned to act
It for themselves, and 1t took the form
of a familiar sport.
The blindfolded pursuer az, with
bandaged eyes and extended hands, he
gropes for victim to pounce upon
seems in some degree to repeat the ac-
tion of Colin Maillard, the tradition Of
which is also traceable In the name,
blind mans buff.