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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28

and In the splendid weather which
was associated with the celebration.
Three years ago the Most Rev. DR..
Healy. archbishop CT Tam. revived
this pilgrimage. whicn, as recently
discovered doculnent1 show, was OF
importance In 1892, When Pope Eu-
gene " granted an indulgence to the
visitors TO the holy mountain. and
fixed the date for The visit on the
last Sunday OF july.
A concrete oratory now shelters the
priest who says mass on "a" wind
swept summit of the reek $500 feet
high. and the enormous assemblage
fully established this pilgrimage as
an annual national event. Many per.
sons camped on the mountain all
night.
Special trains from Dublin, Athlone,
Achill, Claremorris and Ballina pour.
ed thousands of visitors into the
town OF Westport and on arrival they
Immediately set out for the summit.
People were present from all parts
OF ireland, from Great Britain, from
America and from the Antipodes,
and the calculation was that their
number may have been anything be.
tween seventeen and twenty thous.
aud.
The figure seems amazing, almost
incredible, considering that the holy
mountain is something like $500 fe't
high. This is very considerable
ascent, even for trained climber.
but the young, the middle aged and
the old made IT, With the archblsr.
op of Westport to lead them, the
faithful did not spare themselves
on their pious pilgrimage. And they
were well rewarded when they got
To Croagh Patrick's crest.
Eleven masses were celebrated by
priests from nearly all the lands h.
which Irish Catholics have found a
home, and 10000 people took the tenn.
rerance pledge from Father Angelus
Of the Capuchin order.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
,f assuring william s. Taylor immu

OF assuring william S. Taylor immu
nifty from arrest in the event OF his
coming 20 Kentucky 10 testify in the
case OF the commonwealth vs. Caleb
Powers, / wish to say to y1u that
in every way possible shall coop.
crate with you in seeing that said
Taylor, II he comes to testify In ;hat
case. shall be protected from arrest
and allowed to return to Indiana
There is not the slightest question
that ]. as governor. and you, as com
monwealths attorney Of the district
in which he is indicted, can absolute
" insure him such immunity from ar.
res' and a return to Indiana You
may, therefore, rely implicitly upon
my aid. II needed, TO carry out your
assurance TO him OF this immunity
Very respectfully yours,
-. W. C. BECKHAM,
Governor OF Kentucky.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
GOVERNOR BEckHAM SAYS TAY.
LOR WILL BE PROTECTED.
AND ALLOWED TO RETURN
Explicit Letter to Commonweaith's
Attorney Carrying Out Implicitly
Aid for Taylor in Order to
Get Him to Testify.

Frankfort Ky, Aug. 27.--In a let
ter addressed TO the Commonwealth s
Attorney Robert b. Franklin OF this
city, chief prosecuting counsel for
the state in the Goebel murder cases.
Gov. Bckham assures that Official
OF his cooperation with him in seeing
that William $. Taylor is protected
from arrest and allowed Ia cturn
to the state OF Indiana. The COVER.
nor's letter to the commemorative at
torney reads as follows:
ITO the Hon. Robert b. franklin,
commonwealth attorney: Dear Sir
In response to your communication
of Aug. 10 in reference to the matter
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
CONTRACT AWARDED PUBLISH.
ERs OF SHAWNEE HERALD.
BOND FOR PERFORMANCE
Only Three Bids Were Submitted.
Successful Bidders Guarantee
Delivery Of Supplies on Time
According to Contract.

Guthrie, Aug 27.-The state elcc.
ton board met In the governors of.
flee this afternoon at 1880 O'Clock with
Acting Governor Chas. H. Filson, who
is filling Governor Frantzs place
while the latter is In the Indian Ter
ritory. as chairman OF the board; Jer.
ONE Harrington. of Watouga. repre-
senting the republican party on the
board and Judge G. A. Galbraith, Of
Ada representing the democrats.
The board, Immediately upon con.
venlng opened the bids for printing
the 1000, 600 ballots for the state elec.
tion, September II. and for the furn.
fishing of 1000 stamps, 1900 ink pads;
and all the certificates. poll books
and blanks necessary for carrying on
the election.
Only three bids were received.
The bids and bidders were as fol,
lows
Hobart News Republican. Hobart,
$4,000.
Shawnee Herald, sl24i0
Daily Leader, Guthrie, sl5.792.
Messrs, w. T. Verify and W. l..
Chapman, OF shawnee representing
the Shawnee Herald. were announced
the lowest bidders and were awarded
the contract. They signed up the con.
tract with a cash bond OF $1,000 as a
guarantee TO deliver the ballots and
supplies 10 Secretary Fflson's office
by September G. II Is understood that
the Western Newspaper Union OF Ok.
lahoma City, will do the work for the
Herald. that the requirements OF the
same would be carried out as approx.
ed by the board
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28

The ponderous secreatry of war
who was imported into Oklahoma t.
stampede the voters away from the
constitution, made one admission that
makes Frantz and the republican
platform look even more ridiculous
than formerly. Taft makes specific
assaults upon the constitution. but
he also specifically stated that there
were some very good things In the
much-abused Oklahoma charter
Frantz and his staff OF federal Off
cial cuckoos have been declaring that
the whole document was rotten"
and his platform denounces It as "A
whole. Taft appears to have read a
part OF the constitution at least but
Frantz and his cuckoos, when cor
nered, admit that they are totally ig-
norant OF many OF its splendid proyis-
ons.-Oklahomau.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
Ardmore, Wednesday, Aug. %. 1907.

United States Judge Jones Of Ala
bama, an appointee OF President
Roosevelt. has issued blanket in
junction restraining the going into cf.
feet OF the state law for the rcduc'
tion OF passenger rates to two and
one.half cents. Judge Jones was a
railroad attornc" before President
Roosevelt appoin. ed him
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
THE HAT DOCTOR.

Johnson. the Halter, Is still here two
doors west Of the court house clean.
ing reblocking and retrimming hats
There is economy and cleanliness In
patronizlng him. Trade solicited any
where In the Chickasaw Nation. Ex
press Your hats to Johnson, the Hat.
ter, Ardmore, and we will do the
rest. 2j.3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28

Example is better than precept.
That is why Johnson of Minnesota. or
Glenn OF North Carolina would be a
stronger man In the presidential race
than Mr.. Bryan. who has had no
opportunity for being an example as a
reformer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28

Col Chas Hunters committee has
evidently concluded this time that nc
matter which horn Governor Frant2
takes OF the prohibition dilemma he
Is bound TO make mess OF IT,
Whether he admits as he did at VII
burton, that he is going TO vote
against the kind OF prohibition for
Oklahoma that his party fastened
upon Indian Territory In the enabling
act, or whether he does as he did al
Thomas and as the republican con.
yention did at Tulsa-iguore and
eyade it-he can not now satisfy his
own party or tho partisans OF either
side OF the prohibition controversy
No one believes now that he has any
sincere convictions on this or any
other subject at issue before the peo-
pie, and all parties are suspicious OF
him. He alone is responsible for be-
ing placed In a position politically
where he is bound to be damned II
he does and damned II he DON'T
Oklahoman-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28

Hon Stump Ashby. democratic nom
inee for the Legislature In Oklahoma
is delivering antiprohibition speech
es In Milan county. Texas. Evi.
IDENTITY Hon. Stump thinks the prohi.
bitlon question cuts but little ice In
the new state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28

II can hardly be called business
prosperity when the banks In New
York are refusing to lend even al
high rate OF interest what their bus
mess customers require. AID the com
mercial newspapers report CONNER
cial paper dead"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
IRElANO'S HOLLY MOUNT
PILGRIMS BY MILLIONS CLIMB
TO TOP OF cRoAGH
PATRICK.

Dublin, Aug, 27-The third of the
modern pilgrimages TO St Patrick's
oratory on the top OF the Croagh
Patrick this year eclipsed its prede.
cessors in the size OF attendance, In
the devotion sho~n by the pilgrims
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28

Anarchy by injunction" Is the
heading which the Darlington (Wis)
Democrat places over an article on
Judge Pritchards doings In North
Carolina. Pretty good name for It.
To coll 1t government by injunction
would be misnomer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28

There is no political line attached
TO the issuance of bonds for the city
OF Ardmore. and the knockcr will be
knocked when the votes are counted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28

A man and his wife are considered
one, but there are apt to be frequent
arguments due to attempt to settle
which is the one.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
Coffee PercoIators.

We have them in two sizes-in
blue enamel ware. Try one. Stevens,
lkennerly & Spragins Co. 25.6
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28

Mr.. John Temple Graves Is too gen
erous. lie is for everybody for pres
ident.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28

OPENED - Turf Exchange. 81.
West Main. Races from three
tracks daily. 25-,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
AAN

A Philadelphia woman l0i years
old complains that society isn't a
lively as 1t used to be. Giddy thing
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
O$O

We are said to be at the end OF the
telegraph. But which end?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-28
Notice.

No bundle work will be collected
by either laundry Labor Day.
NEW STEAM LAUNDRY.
ARDMORE STEAM LAUNDRY
279t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
BABE
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Woman, Whose Husband Had
Left Her, Gives Child to
Kind Servant.

Without father or mother to care
for Il in Its last house, homeless and
nameless, the little baby boy who
was taken to the Eleanor Elliott
Home. 40l North Eleventh Street, last
Tuesday in q desperately III state and
afterward carried to the Virginia Hos
pital, died there last night. The fu-
neral will take place in Oakwood
cemetery, but no one. far has come
forward to claim the body. and 1t
must be buried at the expense of the
city.
The baby was taken to the Elliott
Home on Tuesday. The home had been
closed. but a kindly servant who an
swered the door. took the child IN
and in the afternoon succeeded IN
having it admitted to the charity
ward of the Virginia Hospital. The
mother left her infant without giving
her name, saying that she had been
deserted by her husband. and that she
could not give the child proper atten-
ton and care. For hours she mad
roamed the streets in search OF place
to leave the Ill child. but without sue
cess until she met the kind servant IN
the Eleanor Elliott Home.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
FOLLOWS
old ORCHARD FIRE
Two Lives Lost and Five Are
Injured in Resort Con-
flagration.
SEVENTEEN HOTELS BURN
Fatalities and Most Of Injuries
Due to Explosion OF
Soda Tank.

OLD ORCHARD, ME-, August 49,
Two lives were lost and five persons
were injured. three seriously. as a re-
suit of the fire which swept through
this seashore resort last night, caus-
ing n loss estimated at sS00,0O0.
The dead:
Philip Partridge. twenty-four years
old, Of Pittsburg, Pa. struck by Boston
and Maine train at KennebunlS and
killed while on way to the fire.
Unidentified man killed by explosion
Of soda tank; head blown off.
The injured:
Rev. Rufus III. Jones, pastor Trinity
Episcopal Church, Saco, Me.
NJ II. Morrill, Salem, Mass.
Unidentified man, probably fatally
hurt by tank explosion.
Samuel Emerson, Old Orchard.
Miss Alice Minard, severely bruised
by being thrown from carriage at
Kennebunk, while on her way to Old
Orchard with Philip Partridge, who was
killed.
Seventeen summer hotels sixty cot
tages and a score of buildings occu-
pied by stores We're destroyed. The
explosion which caused so many In
juries occurred in Horgnn's drugstore
on Old Orchard Avenue. 1t Is believed
tnat the Hre started from III over
turned lamp in tho annex Of the Hotel
Olympia. The total insurance on the
burned property, it is understood. will
not exceed $150,0O0. The water supply
is getting very low and 1t is feared
the residents may suffer from the lack
of water. AS result of the fire the.
season at Old Orchard Is brought to
an abrupt close, as only ono large
hotel, the Old Orchard, remains. All
Grains, including several extras, were
packed to-day with persons leaving
the shore, The people who We're driv-
en- from the hotels werS compelled to
spend the night OF the beach.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
PLEASURE TRIP
ENDS IN TRAGEDY.
Girl Jumps Overheard and IS
Drowned Member Of
Grew May Die.
YACHT BURNS TO WATER LINE
Miss Midget Jumps Into Water
to Escape Flames-Rest
OF Party Rescued.
Specialize The Times-Dispatoh.]


NORFOLK, VA. August 16.-Salling
from Manteo, N. c.. to Nag's Head, the
same State, with a jolly party of pleas
.ure-se seekers aboard, the yacht Edna
May, Captain White, was burned to the
waters edge. Miss Cora Midget, one
OF the party of pleasure-seekers.
sprang into the water to escape the
flames, and was drowned. negro
member of the crew of the yacht was
perhaps, fatally burned in attempting
to put out the fire. The remaining
members of the pleasure party and
crew were rescued by n negro in a
sailboat and taken on to Nag's Head
The Edna May carried q gasolene
engine, and the gasolene tank is sup
posed to have exploded Miss Midget
Jumped into the watcr when the ex-
plosion occurred. The negro arrived
with the snilboat five minutes later.
Information regarding the disaster
was received here tonight over the
United States Weather Bureaus coast
wire, and details regarding 1t arc
meagre.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
FEW RESPONSES
TO SMALL'S CALL
Order Merely Ratifies Strike Al
ready Ordered Press
Operators Returning.

NEW YORK. August 16.-Interest In
the telegraphcrs' strike centred to-day
in the probable effect OF the generat
strike order issued by President small,
or the national union. and which called
mon all operators employed by the
commercial telegraph companies ahd
those working private and leased wires
not under contracts to so out Through
out the East there were few, II any,
responses to the call This was ex
nli,inn,i on the ground that ell .opers
stors Who would strike had strka a'faasay rrssy
VAS given Importance only as affordlna
oncial sanction 70 the action "a. alfeaas
taken by the strikers without the pre-
vious approval or consent$of the nar>'
t'1aa' Rnth The the Western Union and Postal
companies claimed not to haze been
affected By President Smali's order. ana
We're wording their. wires better to-day
tnap since TIE strike Raa5nettbbi aaoetbiy was
The Associated Press Was not af..f
iected adversely. On the contrary, sey-8 !
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
LIVELY DEBATE
ON WEDDING LAW
Bill Forbidding Marriage to De-
ceased Wife's Sister
Passed by Commons.

LONDON. August 16.-After an ALL
night sitting, the House of Commons
yesterday passed to third reading the
deceased wife's sister bill, and sent
1t to the House of Lords, where 1t has
SO frequently been rejected.
Shortly before midnight q little band
OF twenty-seven church stalWarts en-
tered the opposition benches. prepared
to fight every point of progress. Their
efforts were defeated. There were
several divisions in the vote. which
averaged EOS to 26. the result being
received with ministerial laughter and
cheers. Some passages Of arms in the
course Of the debate kept the house
lively. Thus Lord Robert Cecil, the
leader Of the supporters Of the canon
law wanted members of the Church Of
England exempted from the operations
would YOU" asked Jesse Ceilings,
"set UP rivalry between mans love
for his church and his love for wo-
man? II you do the woman will pre-
vail"
Unfortunately there are men who
marriage" retorted Lord Robert Cecil.
Your argument would lead to the
mo. no." cried Ceilings, jumping to-
ward the table. 'they would leave the
church in order to get married."
Then the. third reading was closured
and carried. =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
BIG MERGER OF
TROLLEY LINES
Million Dollar Cor
poration Planned in
New Jersey.

NEW YORK, August 16.-At meet
Ing TO be held in the offices OF the
public Service Corporation. of New Jer-
SOW. in Newark, Tuesday, it was an
nounced yesterday, new corporation
Ia TO be formed, to be known as the
Public Service Railway Company, with
an authorized capital OF s3S,oo0,00C.
1t will embrace all the trolley lincs
OF North Jersey, owned or controlled
nv the. Public Service. and VIII be a
subsidiary concern of the latter. us
object viii be to form one company
for the control of all the street rail-
way properties of the Public Service IN
order to make the railway less cum
bersome to handle and manage. The
recent merger OF three separate North
Jersey trolley systems was the initial
step in the big plan.
All Of the stock of the new company
is to be. issued at once after approval
lis given to the general plan by the
stockholders Of the North Jersey, the
Jersey City, Hoboken and Paterson and
the United Street Railway Company of
Central New Jersey. None of the stock
is to be sold for cash. 1t is to be
issued in exchange for the sS9,oo0,0o0
stock of the merged companies, OF
which about s37,ooo,ooo par value was
acquired by the Public Service for
about s14,O00.000 par value perpetual
interest bearing certificates supposed
to be secured by a general pledge of
all the securities so acquired.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
lt5F :. I :
HARTMAN POLICY, Q |. &c
MAKE ROADS PAY
Railroad Magnate Says He
Would Own All Lines
II He Could.
NOT FEDERAL 81, 8 OWNERSHIP
Railway King Says He Will An
swer Questions as to
Alton Road
NOT FEDERAL OWNERSHIP

3 SPARKS, NEV., August l6.-"All OF
the railroads in the country would be
mine II could get control of them"
said Edward H. Hartman to re-
portek5of the State JournaLaon his ar
rival at Sparks. New, yesterday.
have been quoted seriously for an.
expression made njocularly to the ef-
feet that I would manage the rail-
roads for the Federal government: that
1 would turn my holding oyer to
the United States for fair compensa-
tion and act then as commissioner
Mr.. Hartman continued.
but am misunderstood I have
not come out for Federal ownership
Personally. with all the lines in my
possession. would be better suited"
The reporter asked: What is your
policy concerning the management OF
the railroads that we are told you
own 2"
1T is to pay dividends. came tbs
decisive answer "Since 1898 we have
spent 100000, 900 for improvements
We want some returns. Don't yor
think we are entitled to returns from
such an expenditure? Mine, then, Is
financial policy; I watch that end OF
the game. Other matters are left tc
the officials concerned with them
There is not much to that policy ex.
cepting to make good investment
better. Results-they bring success"
Why He Did Not Reply.
"Why did not you not answer the
questions put to you by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, and will 70,
answer them when the proceeding:
brought by the Department OF Justice
force you to appear for the secont
time?" the reporter asked.
II refused to tell what knew abou
the Chicago and Alton purchase be
cause the questions put to me deal
with matters of policy" Mr.. Hartman
replied.
Some of them would not answe
any more than you would II asket
from whom you bought your suspend
crs or, how much you paid for you
shirt. could not, to be specific, an
swer ell the questions, in Justice t.
my associates In the purchase. Blu
now that tho proceedings have beer
started to get these replies, I viii
probably not refuse again. Inquiries
directed at me in connection with th'
Chicago and Alton case will perhap
result in the answers desired by tn
Interstate Commerce Commission.
was n business principle involved tha
prevented me from answering ques
tions. / may answer when the matte
comes up again."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
MRS. EDOY'S SANITY
IS BEING At Tackled
Expressions in Her Let
tiers Cited as Evidence
Of Mental Delusions.
MAY BE BROUGHT
TO OPEN COURT
Head Of Christian Scientists
Speaks Of Malicious Animal
Magnetism and Of Poi
son Mentally Admins
tered to Her Late
Husband by Foes.

CONCORD IN. H., August ia read
lusions alleged by counsel, to be held
by Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, was
continued o-day before the masters
assigned to determine the question
senting the relatives OF Mrs. Eddy, who
have brought suit for an accounting
of her property, introduced the letters,
reading from one written by Mrs.
Eddy the statement that publisher
who delayed proofs Of the writings was
governed by IN. A. M" which has
been explained by followers Of Mrs.
Eddy to mean malicious animal mag
netism.'
Other letters were produced by Mrs
Kelley, but counsel for Mrs. Eddy fire.
quently objected. especially to one
which was alleged to show that Mrs.
Eddy had insisted on an autopsy upon
the body Of her husband to ascertain
whether he had not been "the victim
OF arsenical poisoning mentally ad-
ministered." AS this letter was writ
ten In 1882 it was ruled out as being
too remote.
wi - helley ASKED IOE an OEOeT5-5t u
bring Mrs, Eddy into court or pernli
an examination of her under regular
| with several of the plaintiffs present
Mr.. Kelley also asked for an ordel
for the. production next Monday of TIL,
books in possession of several Of TIL,
Eddy trustees. Both motions wer'
| taken under advisement.
| The rest of the session was occupied
| with the Introduction, subject to ex
essptions Of letters written by Mrs
Foster Eddy. while he was acting a.
her publisher and subsequently. Il
| them she referred to M A. NJ tn
| ETC., as4 being used to .....Aer her wor]
| and It's publication. and directed tn
use, OF arguments" to overcome thi
! ss.ceunselsf for the next friends Law
EEaagree,d g, 70 the the sugEestion of the mas
to Pleasant View to make tests. Q
Mrs. Eddy's mental condition. Mrs
Eddy's counsel objected. but will con
suit. with his client before the mex
session Of the hearing. and it is posi-
ble. that he will then agree.
taken until Tuesday.