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He Struck the Right Chord.

A man came 10 interview Rosenthal
dur!ns the pinnist's stay in New York
The young chap was total stranger
20 the artist II was about . p. m,
and H. was uShcred into the hotel
dining room where Rosenthal was hav.
iug 'gto lunch. The life Of a soloist
on tour f. n very busy one. and on this
day the pianist was 20 start for Phila-
dclphia az o'clock for his concert
there that evening. Consequently time
was precious The interviewer asked
his preliminary questions, and Rosen-
thai courteously answered them, He
had gone through the ordeal often be
fore, and be knew II by heart But
suddenly a now note was struck. The
interviewer had proved 10 be himself
n pianist and, more than that. 10 have
very comprehensive knowledge and
great love ~ Chopin. Immediately
the lunch was abandoned and, taking
the young fellow % his apartments.
whore he hal his piano. Rosenthal sat
down and played for the entire two
hours for 70 perfect stranger who net
ther IN years nor IN prominence was
entitled 10 any special consideration
bohemian.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-10

II IL n moot question whether birds
suddenly recover from fright or sham
death 10 effect their escape when cap
tured \ man living In one of the
houses IN Park row. London, is the
possessor of fne old Persian tabby
cat. which not infrcqucntly makes u
raid ON Hyde park and returns home
with fat prize. The other day one
OF the maids met puss climbing lei
surely upstairs with n sparrow IN his
mouth. lie was making the peculiar
muillcd "mowwow" that meant here's
FUN" The birds head dauglcd Imply,
It's eyes were half shut, one wing was
trailing, and feathers were missing
from Its tail. The owner of the house
and the cat happened 20 come down
stairs NJ the time, and the maid drew
his attention to puss and tlr bird. The
cat laid the sparrow nj their feet with
pride The maid stopped 10 take the
bird I'm her hand when il suddenly shot
up and flew straight out of an open
window II had evidently not been
hurt 10y the cat. which was So angry
that It tried TO jump out OF the window
too
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-10

Keep pipe and stem rs clean as pos.
sihle and flp time 10 clean them IS
Immediately after smoke. FIJI the
bowl with your fayorite brand and
press down hrmly, hut don't strive TO
see how solid you can pack Il. II you
make II as solid as wood II will burn
like wood and make a coal fire about
as hot and uugrateful Don't Hight the
entire surface. Don't pull" as though
you had up more matCho and feared
it would "-r out" Light a small spot
directly On the center Smoke slowly
until II works It's way gradually down
ward II it undertakes 20 spread.
press II down again with thumb or
finger \ half minutes care IN start
ing IS all that IS required. Now smokr
slowly. The little fire continues down
ward, d'licately roasting the tobacco
on the sides, and presently when you
cave this off there will come revela.
tlon in soft mellow smoke. so cool. so
delicious. 50 soothing. that you Will
never regret having read this.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-10
CARDINAL GIBBONS ON DIVORCE.


The day is not far distant when leg
islauye bodies VIII be compelled To
attempt TO remedy the divorce eNil
simply to appease the demands ol
public opinion II for no other reason.
Never before since the matter OF Sc
curing divorce has become con
yeniencc Uf the legal tribunal merely
has there been such widespread re-
volt against the growing fashion OF
rushing into court with a peuuon Tor
a dissolution Of the marriage VOWS
upon any and every sort of preteN1'
The ease with which the marriage
relation can be dissolved at the pres
eut day is one OF the mvnaccs to the
country that Is just beginning To be
realized In all of It's hateful influences.
Cardinal Gibbons has raised his
voice against the evil which he de-
nominates an evil scarcely less han
Mormunism the only difference accord.
ing to his view being that Mormon
ism consists Of simultaneous pol\ga.
nv while the law OF divorce pracu.
cally leads 20 successive polgamy li'
calls attention to the twenty two or
more causes that will stand in court
as basis for divorce and Observe.
1T is painfully manifest that the
cancer of divorce rs rapidly spreading
over the community and poisoning tine
fountains Vt the nation Unless the
eyn is checked by some speedy ana
p.r,ir remedy the existence OF family
lie is imperlled. How can We cal our
selves Christian people ii We Nl'
late fundamental Law OF Christian
ity7 And if the sancuty and indifsu'
ubluty OF marriage does not consu
tute cardinal principle OF the Chris
uan ,cupiou 1 am at loss TO hno"
what does
With twenty two cases for when
divorce can uc secured 1t is little won
der that that OF itself lessons to.
regard tor the marrase relation. No'
is it strange that the laN regard for
tho iuNo.ab.uty of the marriaEc state
should lead 20 the ready adoption of
subtcrfuc,s. uutru,hs and even acts Of
mtaithmucss. by persons who, ~ a
pet or for other reasons. thiun ihp'
tho matrimonial yoke is rallu- TN,
present case aith V.I,u divorce may
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-10

At the broakug out OF the war Cap
tain Tompkus ot the battery Of nrtil-
lcry. state of Rhode Island militia. sta
toned at Providence. enlisted with his
entire command and left az once for
Washington soon after his arrival
his battery. together with other troops,
was reviewed hy the president In 'front.'
OF the White House. and Captain Tomp-
kIus, proud ~ hl- battery. brought IL
past tie president lu the very best
shape Dee was capable OF doing and NJ
once returned 20 hc presented 10 tho
president, as was done with an t'Ic
other officers when the captain was
presented. Lincoln said loud enough for
AN near by to hear, Captain. your
battery Is certainly a very pretty bat
terry iu fact, the prc,tic-t battery !
have ever seen" and then in SO low a
tone thar up one but tho captain heard
him, "hut ! must s1y captain, | have
seen very Few batteries"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-10
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

Ardmore. wednesday, July 10, 1907.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-10

Grafton has had TO contend viii
weather as capricious and phenome
nal as the late spring frosts and the
early spring torridity OF our own
times. But in time there appears The
man who has a weakness for digging
into newspaper files. The patient IN.
,,sugator has been operating u Gin
ciunau lie has discovered that on
Nav D. 1853. there was bushtns
frost extending from the Mississippi
.,, the Eastern states on June d there
was another heavy frost the wave OF
cold extending To- the Atlantic coast
There was great cNcitment amonr
farmers many OF whom belieod their
grain crops we're ruined. went into the
market and bought flour The frosts
were followed by period Of excel
lent weather and crops were reso"n
The memory of man respecting wealth
ar conditions IN the past IS rarely "a
D.. trusted. We have heat out OF seas
on and cold out OF season. but II W
e., back 20 the records We viii VIII
find that there is nothing new under
m, sun and that the weather has
been behaving iu an eccentric way Tor
many years. iZz
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-10
OUR EXPENSIVE PALATES.
The Price Of Flavor Is Not Always :he
Price Of Luxury

l.. lei
p,.,.t.,..i.,t .i..,,.t.,. .......t.,,,oi,,
..,,.....,.. a.. 49,.
'i "'N'l'''' ''"''' '''" l'''"''IH H''
Nor-. Men VIII pay '"el s"l' "aIl
guinea Tor % pint ot turtle soup Whlch,
from strictly uutrityv point ot view.
Is not worth % twentieth part ~ that
sum oysters, We are TOLL are nu cN-
truya-uut form of i'"d sine" fourteen
Of them DO not contain as much nour-
ishmeut us % single eeg. while IL would
require IN" iugcstion ot no less than
2pu good oysters before the protein
equivalent ~ pound of beef was
reached. Caviure, again, Is not 60 be-
compared with the bloater as regards
its nutriuve value. lnde,i, the Inter
offers the largest amount OF nutri-
ment for esven sum OF any animal
food
Il Is evident II We regard these con
clusions seriously tina; a large section
OF the human race is wickedly lndul-
gent caring more for the palhtable
than the nutritious quality ot fool
70 beverages. AMI even I'D IA" case of
cigars there Is no difference, chemical
ly speaking, between the penny ilck'
Wick AMI the shilling Havana. Ihe
difference Of II pence Is paid for havor'
and hav"r alone Ihy slologically II Is
possible that brandy nnd soda cost
Ing. say. shilling Is Just as satisfac-
tory as pint OF champagne at shll-
lings. Similarly II may be said that n
pin; Of beer at siNpcnce is quite us
good. dictetcnlly speaking hs snall
bottle Of Chateau MnrgeauX at 3s. dd.
There are, however clearly Instances
In which In no sense can the nutritive
equivalent Of food and beverages be
summed NJ In 50 many pounds. sh!l
liugs and pence. How often IL II
found. for example, that the Invalid
may he tempted 20 take few oysters
In preference To smnll beef hlct OF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-10

United States senators-Robert L.
owen, Thos. p. Gore.
Justices Supreme court-Jesse j.
Dunn, S. W. Hayes, r. L. williams
Matthew j. Kane, J. o. Turner.
oovernor-c. N. Haskell.
Lieutenant oovernor-oeo. W. Bell
amy.
Attorney oeneral-chas. West.
Secretary Of state-William NJ. Cross.
Treasurer James Menefee.
Auditor-M. &. Trapp.
Clerk Of Supreme court-W. n. l.
Campbell
State Esaminer-chas. Taylor.
superinte ndent Public lnstruetion--E
D. Cameron.
Mine lnspeetor-Peter Hanraty'
Commissioner Of Charities - Miss
Kate Bernard.
Commissioner Of Labor - Charles
Srunherty.
Insurance commissioner-T. J. Nc
Comb.
Corporation Commissioners. J. Nc
AIester, A. p. Watson, J. E. Love.
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MOST INFAMOUS CRIMINAL.


Harry Orchard is 90 most ina
nous criminal Of the times. The CON
science and soul OF the country have
hon shocked by the recitals Of other
criminals but none Of them equAed
IN atrocity the diabolsm the cold
blooded confessions Of the man under
review. Even allowing for eNaggera'
tops and falsehoods mat would nat
.uraIly devclop in the recitals Of a man
so utterly lost TO conscience as TINS
man there is suu enough Of truth
,s supportad by circumstances ond
facts T., make Orchards infamy So
cur. against AN who might desire 'u
lispute supremacy with him In the
black domain Of inhumanity and mis-
c.llapeous crime. But while comment
ing ON Orchards infamy, one should
moi forget thu iufamy Of men Wh'
would employ a tool so base as Is the
states leading witness In the trial o'
haywood It is this feature ot th'
deyelopmcnts at which thought'
men look with mare apprehcnsior
for the welfare OF society than con
Germ for the fate pf the central fis
ures of the gruesome story now beinl
unfolded In the courtroom at Boise
The Current Issue
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-10

According 10 the Baltimore Sun
files Of old newspapers are very rm.
bafrassing 10 commentators on the
weather conditions Men ripe in years
but Of treacherOus memorIes are often
in evidence when the weather Is not
normal and seasonable. with emphatic
assertions that such conditions never
existed before The public, which A. q
rulo. has neither the time nor the in.
clination 10 search ancient records. Is
then convinced that no preceding gen.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-26
Badly Wanted in Iowa.

Webster City. Iowa. July 25.-
George McKeown, under arrest for al
legged arson and embezzlement, II was
reported to the prosecuting attorney
today, has been found in Bakersfield,
Cal, after a long search by detectives
The prosecutor tonight Is not certain
whether the George McKeown in Bak-
ersfield is the one wanted in Webster
City. A man representing himself to
be George McKeown came to Webster
City in 1902 as manager for the
Northwestern Felt Shoe company, He
had been foreman Of a similar estah-
lshment in New York. The stockhold-
ers and directors, however, found
fault with the managers use Of the
company's funds In purchasing goods
in the east The capital stock Of the
company was increased from $5O,OOO
TO $1O0.000 and the manager was re-
anested TO resign. A week afterward
the factory building was destroyed by
fire. Mcke0wn left town. having pre-
vlously sent Mrs. McKeown away. An
Investigation followed the disappear
ance of McKeown and he was indicted
on several counts for embezzlement
and arson. II was charged that an
invoice of supplies purchased In the
east by McKeown showed that the
bill Of sale had been padded
The prosecuting attorney at Wep-
ster city Is awaiting further advices
from California to determine whether
the man wanted here is really In Ba-
kersfieId
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-26
DENATURED ALCOHOL
REGULATIONS ISSUED
New Law Removes Restrictions Sur
rounding Production OF Useful
Product.

Washington. D. G., July H.
Amended denatured alcohol regula-
tions have been Issued by the COM
missioner OF internal revenue. to take
the place on September 1st OF regu-
lations heretofore issued, and which
are made necessary by the act passed
by the last congress.
In addition to denatured ware
houses on distlllery premises. central
denaturing warehouses may be con-
structed at such points as the business
interests may require, and alcohol
may be transferred from denaturing
warehouses by means OF tanks or
tank cars 10 consumers.
Manufacturers using completely de-
natured alcohol are not required TO
swear to their applications for per-
mlts. and a permit when secured. con-
tlnues until recalled
Retail dealers are not required 10
keep record Of any kind. Industrial
or farm distlllerles may produce al
cohol from anything that contains fer
mentable matter. aud one room may
be used as q comhlned cistern. dla-
tlllery. warehouse and denalured
warehouse.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-26
GRAVE CHARGE AGAINST
OFFICER OF WRECKED SHIP

San Francisco, July 25.--Third Off
Ger Hawse, of the wrecked steamer
Columbia, whose sworn report of the
disaster filed with the federal inspee-
tors, charged Captain Hansen. OF the
San Pedro, with refusing to aid In the
rescue of the stricken passengers. Is
now charged by survivors who oceu-
pied the same boat with him. with
conduct more cruel than that specified
by him In his formal report Here
are some Of the charges made against
Hawse:
1. Refusing to give his coat to an
unconscious woman rescued from the
water In freezing condition. His re-
mark being. my coat is my own
.. Ordering a sailor to strike
crippled man whom he believed occu-
pied too much space in the lifehoaL
3. sitting calmly in the stern Of the
boat and refusing 10 assist in drag
ging men and women from the water
These charges are made separately
by members of the party OF survivors
who reached here this morning upon
the steamer City Of Topeka. from Eu-
reka.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-26
ALAMOG0RD0 LUMBER
SUPERINTENDENT DIES

Especial Dispatch 10 The Morning JournaLI ]
Alamogofdo. n. NJ. July 25.--A. n.
Tlbbets. AGED 81 general superintend-
ent OF The Alamogordo Lumber CONT
pauy and one OF the best known aud
most popular men In this section. died
suddenly at noon today a. the result
Of an operation for appendicitis per-
formed last Monday The deceased y
survived ~ a wife and 4 child. The
body vii be taken % Chicago. the old
home for burial. Funeral services will
be held here tomorrow and Will be at
tended practically hy the whole town.
20 high WAS the esteem IN which the
dead man was held.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-26

obtainable, and has heard testimony
only on the part Of the plaintiff.
TX
That the referee herein failed and
refused to hold said case open to al
low the defendant to offer evidence in
lis behalf, although requested so to
do, the time not having expired within
which said referee was required by
law or order of the court to make his
report, and the said referee having
been advised that the defendant de-
sired to offer evidence in its behalf
touching upon said accounts.
x.
That while the order and decree of
this court authorizes and directs the
referee herein to inquire into all mat
ters, transactions and negotiations re-
lating to the official acts of the
plaintiff, as superintendent of the
New Mexico penitentiary, from May 8,
1893, to April ~, 1906, the referee, as
shown by his report herein, has failed
and neglected to inquire into the
transactions, or the receipts or dis
bursements of the said plaintiff as to
the general maintenance fund of said
penitentiary.
II That said referee, as shown by his
Ireport herein, has failed and neglect
ed to inquire into the transactions. or
the receipts and disbursements Of said
/ plaintiff as to the permanent inn
Improvement fund of said penitentiary.
- XII
That said referee. as shown by his
report herein, failed and neglected to
inquire into the transactions, or the
receipts and disbursements of said
plaintiff as to the penitentiary income
fund or the scenic route fund of said
institution.
XIII.
That said report does not disclose
the manner in which said mainte-
nance or permanent improvement
fund, or any other fund herein named,
or any part thereof, was received or
dlsbursed, nor for what purpose said
fund was expended.
XIV.
That while said report purports TO
deal with what is termed "Convicts'
earning fund" and the transactions,
receipts and disbursements of moneys
connected Herewith, Il Is not cor
rect and complete report, in that:
(a) The credit for additional SER
vices for $4.625.S5 is assumptive and
without proof to sustain the same.
% That the credit item of miscel-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-26
SEIZED
ON SERIOUS
CHARGES
SOCIETY LEADER HELD
FOR THEFT AND ARSON
Pinkertons Capture Well Known
Resident of Bakersfield as
Fugitive Long Sought byI
Iowa officers,

IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.l
Bakersfield, Cal, July 25.--George
McKeown, alias George V. McKowan.
local manager for Fairbanks, Morse &
Co., society leader, clubman and auto
mobiIist. was arrested in McKittrick
this evening on advices received from
Webster City Iowa, where he is want
ed on charges Of embezzlement and
arson He was located in Bakersfield
by r. S. Dillon, of the Los Angeles
office of the Pinkerton service, who
has been in this city for four days.
The first day here he recognized his
man, but the advices from the east
did not arrive until today. Nc
Keown's arrest caused a sensation
here, and tonight his club brothers
and social friends declare the case Is
one of mistaken identity
McKeown was brought in from Nc
Kittrick In an automobile tonight, and
he will be confined in the county jail
until requlstion papers arrive from
Iowa.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-26
COLUMB|A-SAN
PEDRO WRECK
INQUIRY
SAILORS EXAMINED BY
FEDERAL INSPECTORS
Lookout TestifieS Dense Fog
Shrouded Ships When Col
lision Occurred Death List
Estimated at Eighty-Three.

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wlrs.I
San Francisco. July 25.---An investi-
cation into the cause Of the wreck of
the steamer Columbia was begun this
afternoon by Captain John Berming-
ton, superintending inspector Of
steamships in this district.
The first witness called was Il. Pc
terson, lookout on the Columbia. He
testified that at the time OF the coll
lislon the weather was foggy, and he
could see only two ship lengths ahead.
but he heard the whistle of the San
Pedro about fifteen minutes before
the vessel was sighted.
Quartermaster Hinner testified that
he came on watch at midnight He
said that the Columbia floated from
five to seven minutes before going
down.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-26
MRS. AYERS OBJECTS TO
HUSBANDS DISMISSAL
DECLARES Jealous Army Woman Re-
sponslble for Retiring Boards
Action.

New York, July 25.-When Lieu
tenant Colonel Charles @. Ayers OF the
Fourteenth United States cavalry was
officially informed Of his dismissal
from the army his comment was; my
commander-in-ch has issued his
order and / shall accept II without
comment. I am only soldier"
Mrs. ayers said:
out of the service by a clique Of Off
GERS wives who are Jealous of me and
who have Influenced their weak
minded husbands 70 strike at me
through my husband"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-26
CHINA AC0UlESCES
IN OPIUM INQUIRY

pekln. July az.--The Chinese gov
eminent has finally announced IL a.
sent Io the proposal made b. IH=
United States fof Joint |nveaIIzaIIan
b the powers. including China. into
the question If The opium trade end -
the production oI opium
Details Of the procedure WIIl Be AH=
ranged later. ChIHasH DELAY II accept
auee was due 10 q Misunderstanding
en her part that - |nnnnEHdeaI 46H=
missions cumnHeH#ndHd I'm sHEH - |H
auIfy. ~ We'll - Inspections II IHH |H=
IzlInr lL lnlzzHz.
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lane0us expenditures for $3,g2S.29 is
Unexplained and without proof to sus-
tain the same.
(c) That the credit item number
"3" amounting to $700 does not ap-
pear from the report of said referee
TO have been properly charged against
the plaintiff on the books of the peni-l
tentiary.
(d) That the credit item number
'S' for $6TZ23 does not appear to
have been properly charged against
plaintiff on said books, according to
said report.
(e) That the credit Of $50 alleged
balance due by Woman's Board of
Trade is not explained nor sustained
BY the proof,
(f) That the credit item number
ZIG" for freight amounting to $685..
! Is not explained. nor does said item
appear to be sustained by the proof.
(g) That the brick furnished the
Young Mems Christian association at
Las Vegas is not. but should be
charged against the plaintiff.
(h) That the item of $3.50 for ma
terial furnished the city of Santa Fe
does not appear to be, but should be
charged against the plaintiff
XIV.
That said report, in its material
parts, is report of the conclusions
Of the referee, and not a report Of
the facts.
XVI.
That said report does not appear to
be a correct and complete report. such
as calls for the judgment. of this
court.
XVII.
That the paper writing, dated Santa
Fe, New Mexico, July 10, 1907, ad-
dressed to Honorable Frank w Par
ker, Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court of the Territory of New Mexico,
and Judge of the Third Judicial dis
trict thereof, purporting to be a re-
port of c. V. Stafford. referee, is not
entitled in the cause, and is merely
letter to Judge Parker, and is in no
sense a report of the referee, as re-
quired by law, which, in order to con-
stitute a formal report as required by
law, should have been entitled in the
cause. and addressed to the court and
not to a justice thereof, and should
also have been filed with the clerk Of
the said court
| XVIII.
That said court is without jurisdic-
/ ton to hear or try the said entitled
cause. for the reason that the statute
entitled, "An act relating to the set
tlement of accounts of public Off
GERS" II. b. 1888; law by limitation
March fs. 1907, under which the
court assumes jurisdiction OF this
cause, Is unconstitutional. and, there
fore. void.
Therefore, because of the exceptions
above set forth, the defendant prays;
% That said report be rejected
and especially the items of credit
kabove referred to.
II (2) That said report be set aside
absolutely, and the case reopened in
all particulars for the introduction Of
( evidence.
(3) That a new investigation be or
dered herein.
(4) That this cause be again re-
ferred to a referee for further proof
and repbrt in the premises.
q. w. PRICHARD,
Attorney General and Attorney for
Defendant.
ORMSBY M'HARG.
Attorney for Defendant