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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-26
WOMAN FOUGHT BURGLAR.
Meets Him Once in Dining Room and
Again Outside Her Room Door.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., March 26-Two en-
counters with the same burglar within
thirty-six hours is the record of Miss
Maude A. T.. kenney. a young physician
who resides with her father. also physi
clan About 12 o'clock Saturday night the
gill found a man packing up silverware
In the dinins-room. She grappled with him,
but the man disappeared through broken
window.
Hearing steps outside her room today,
Miss Kenney looked out and found the
same man. After another struggle the man
again got away, but not until he had
dropped handkerchief containing sene
valuable jewelry.
An Investigation showed that he had con-
cealed himself in the cupola at the top OF
the house since Saturday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-26

Vote in Rhode Island Senatorship.
PROVIDENCE. R. l.. March 26-The %2d
ballot for United States senator. taken by
the legislature today, showed no change.
Goddard received 40 votes; Colt, 81; Wet
more, 30. and Utter. 1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-26
OCEAN STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS

SIASCONSETT. Mass. March 26.-The
steamer Iceland. from Antwerp, for New
York. was In communication by wireless
with the station here when passing the Nam
tucket lightship at 2:36 am. westboufid.
She probably will dock late this afternoon.
NEW YORK. March 26.-Arrived: Steamer
Italia. from New Orleans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-26
Buried in Snowslide.
Il Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
VANCOUVER. b. -, March pa ire
mendous snowslide has occurred east Of
Field, B. c. 1t was half q mile long and
ten to fourteen feet deep. Rotary ploughs
were sent for and q tunnel bored through
the enormous mass of snow.
Eight men were buried In q snowslide at
Britannia mine at How sound. twenty miles
from Vancouver. Four were killed and four
were rescued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-26
From Company Clerk to Presidency.

DENVER, Col. March 26-Announce-
ment was made here today that Jesse r.
Welborn had been chosen by the board of
directors OF the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company to succeed the late Frank j.
Hearne as president Of that company
Mr.: Welborn entered the service of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company as a
clerk seventeen years ago. and AZ the time
VI President Hearne's death was vice presi-
Gent and sales and traffic manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-26
Reform at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 28.-The board
Of supervisors yesterday held It's first ses-
sion since the sensational Developments Of
last week in the Graft investigation. A bid
for . cross-street overhead trolley fran-
chise by the United Railroads was referred
back to the public utilities committee.
The board fnaugurated It's promised re-
trenehment by resembling resolution ap-
pointing Alexauder OGfady, q former
police Commissioners. attorney to the board
ct salary Of $3.50 per month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-26

that the authorities have no funds with
which to pay the soldiers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-26
The Executive Hampered.

1t is realized that the executive branch
Of the government can do very little to
avert the evil consequences of such action
10y the French authorities. in view of the
declinaton of Congress to consider the
pending French reciprocity treaty. All that
possibly could be done under the existing
conditions to meet the French desires would
hr To enlarge the list OF articles which may
he imported from France at reduced duties
under section 3 OF the Dingley act, by the
addition of champagnes and sparkling
wines. 1t Is proba bic that to offset the
complaint that undue favoritism Is being
exhibited toward Germany the State De-
pdrtment would be willing to extend to
France concessions similar to those which
IL IS able to offer to Germany. That will
exhaust the powers of the executive branch
Of the government until Congress shall see
iii To enlarge them, either through the
adoption of the maximum and minimum
tarr system or by the approval of some
"f the pending reciprocity treaties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-26
French Complaint Not Ignored.

From the necessities of the case. he Ger
man decree extending minimum tariff rates
To United States products imported into
Germany being about to expire within three
months. the State Department has been
giving its close attention to negotiations
with the German government, looking to
the continuation, for a short time at east.
of some kind of a working agreement to
prevent breach in the trade relations be-
tween the two countries. The department
has by no means overlooked the complaint
of the French government at the failure
of the United States to enter into a reci-
prucity treaty. The fact Is that the de-
partment has been very unpleasantly re-
minded of that grievance by the applica-
tion in France of certain rules and regu-
lations which bear very hard upon the
American exporter, and it has noted with
concern the threat of legislation in the
chambers that, If finally enacted and ap-
Piled. will. ii is feared. go far toward de-
stroying great part of United States
trade with France.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15
METHODIST FEDERATION.
Plan to Merger Congregations Of New
State Shown az Meeting.

Oklahoma City. March l3.-Feder.
alton OF the Methodist churches OF the
new state. where small congregations
Of both churches exist and the leaving
u the field In cities 10 members OF
the one church which has the largesy
membership before the church Is or.
ganized. Is the object Of one Of the
most important meetings in the his
tory df Methodism in the new state
now being held at Epworth Uu!yersi-
ty. Bishop David II. Moore OF Gin.
ciunati, representing the Methodist
church. and Bishop Joseph $. Key Of
Sherman. Texas, representing the
Methodist church, South, arrived to-
day 10 attend the meeting.
Ministers and laymen OF botR
churches from many cities throughout
both territories are also In attend
ance. The Joint committees will be
in session for two days The commits
sion % adjust the work OF the two
churches and decide upon the location
Of churches and aid TO colleges
was named by the Oklahoma confer.
ence in session at Enid and Tulsa
last fall This is the first meeting OF
the commisslon on federation and Is
regarded as one OF the most import.
ant ever held by a committee from
both churches.
Representing the Methodist churcu
are Bishop David II. Moore OF Cincin.
natl, Ohio. Rev. Byron Potter Of Enid.
Rev. Stockweil. Shawnee; J. F. War.
ren and Chancellor G. II. Bradford OF
this city and Judge Cullin Of Enid.
The Methodist church. south. repre-
sentatlyes tnclude Bishop Joseph S.
Key Of Sherman. Texas; Rev. o. 4.
Goddard Of Muskogee, Rev. s. G,
Thompson. presiding elder, South
McAlester: Capt. J. S. McKennon of
South McAlester. Rev. NJ. L. Line
baugh Of Chlckasha and c. b. Ames
Of this city.
Tomorrow night Bishop Key and
Bishop Moore will address gather
ing Of Methodists in the First Metho-
dist church and will be entertained
by members OF these churches while
here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15
WOULD RESEMBLE LOTTERY.
J.. !. Hill Thinks Government Would
Find His Road White Elephant.
u Ar.-o4.,oa D..

Minneapolis. Minn., March IA
President J. J. Hi Of the Grea; Nor.
thern railroad. before the Hunburg
legislative committee today, declared
without qualification that ae would
only be too willing 10 have the Unit.
ed States government take over the
road. He stated further in his t-sti.
mony that II the government should
20 into the railroad business It would
be nothing short OF a lottery and The
country would, rs a matter II fact.
have an elephant On It's ',"rGs
Then" he said, the government
would be obliged 20 engage in anoth.
er lottery 20 get rid Of the elephant
why do yol say tha.?" asked At.
torney JamesManahan for the com
mittee, wh'ch IS try ing TO ascer.a'n
the cost Of the railroads in the state.
Il make the assertion because Il is
So said Mr. Hill If the govern.
ment had charge Of all the roads in
the country congress would be kept
busy making appropriations hight and
day, and districts with poor represen.
tation and sparse population would
be left in the lurch. This would mean
that the districts in question would
go 20 seed as far as the roads were
concerned. and that the railroads
would get rusty, figurauyely speak
ing, and become less and less valua.
bic"
Attorney Manahan then asked
what It would cost the government
TO secure conrtol Of the Great North.
ern. The witness replied that ii would
cost upward Of $4,000 per mile TO re.
produce the Great Northern, not
counting expensive terminals, do
and other property. Counting all the
the property he said Il would cost
about 100000 per mile 10 reproduce
the Great Northern.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15
STATE ASSEMBLE CLOSES LID
IN JAPANESE LEGATION
MESSAGE SENT TO G0VEHNOR
By the Presiden; Who Points Out
iNat the Legislatures Action
Endansers all that he has ke.
somplirhed Toward Japan,

Sacramento, Cal. March II -Presl-
dent Roosevelt has again appealed TO
the legislature Of California 20 stifle
all Japancse legislation. The presi.
dent has sent message 10 Cover.
nor Gillette urging that legislature
suspend all japanese legislation and
expressing the fear that the action OF
the senate Saturday In passing two
japanese bills and resolution. may
render ineffective his efforts TO ex.
clude Japanese laborors by friendly
agreement with japan
The governor transmitted the pres.
id,uts message 10 he assemblage
this morning where action was TO
have been taken today on the two
bills and the resolution adopted by
tho senate with a message recon.
mcndinE and urging that the pesI-
dents request bc acceded TO. The a..
semlly by viva voice vote decided
20 take no action on the bill
The message is as follows
Action of legislature reported IN
his mornings paper most unfortn.
nate in nay efforts to secure excm.
sion Of Japanese laboTors by
friendly agreement and 10 continued
viii probably render recent legisla.
tion of congress Tor ,Aat purpose in.
effective. Please secure suspension Of
further action until receipt u letter
from me-
The action referred 10 by the pres.
ident was the passage Of the bill linn.
ting the age Of children when first
entering primary schools to 10 years,
the measure prepared by the Japan.
ese Exclusion League, subIitting the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15
NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Figures Prominently in Nesp's A.
lotrent Records.

II ill luck attaches 70 the number
l3 there is a negro in Muskogee who
cetainly has an everlasting hoodoo
hanging over him. His name Is John.
son Brown and he Is a Creek freed.
man
johnson has an allotment near or.
mulgee. The land Is in section thir.
teen. township thirteen, range thir.
teen. on the card II appears like
this. 1888" And as II this was
not enough the secretary OF interior
approved the enrolment March 10.
1902 The roll number that Brown
has is ll4i and on his allotment card
It is shown that there are Just seven
members Of his family,
That IN luck combination card has
been scanned over and over again by
every government clerk through
whose hands It has passed. and every
time Brown shows mp he is question.
ed about his luck. Brown says that
the thirteen combination "sho does
look mighty onlucky, but II It carries
100 acres OF land with It, guess kin
risk it."-Tribune.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15
ALL STEEL MAIL CAR.
FRS; Of It's Kind is Pvt Into Commits.
sion.

New York March I3.-The first fire
proof Amucau mail car. practically
an steel ~ the Pennsylvania railroad
station IN Jersey City at 10 o'clock
last night for Washington. j. IS sey.
enty feet long or ten feet longer than
the maximum length the government
recognizes In paying for mail trans.
poriatiOu.
only $40 pounds OF fireproof wood
are used IN its construction. The let.
ter and paper cases and boXes are Of
metal
The life Of the postal clerk aboard
The new car will De as safe as that OF
a traveller aboard n Pullman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15
Skating Rink Danger.

Vandergrit- Pa March 13.-Abner
McGary. a merchant. the retiring
president OF the vandergrift council.
Is dying at his home as result Of an
accident at the Apollo roller skat.
ing rink last night McGsry tripped
and fell and a woman weighing more
than 200 pounds fell on him He re-
ceiycd internal injuries.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15
TWO In One Winter.

c. L. Emerson OF Fitzwilliam, n.
H.. had two attacks Of pneumonia in
one winter. He writes that two ply.
sicians said he could not recover
from the last attack After they had
given up hope he began taking Fo-
ey's Honey and Tar. which brought
him out all right He writes that he
urely thinks Foley's Honey and Tar
the grandest remedy for throat
nd lung troubles. Hoffman Drug Co.
,ity Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15
Foreman Is obIeetIonable.

Denlson Texas, March 13.-Owing
10 the recent appointment Of an east
ern man In the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas shops a number have resign.
cd The foreman is Objectionable TO
the men. owing 10 the highly ,yran.
icsl manner
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15
A Baby

should be sunshine In the home. and
will be II you give q Whites Cream
Vermifuge, the greatest worm medi.
cine ever offered 20 suffering human,
ity This remedy Is becoming the
permanent fixture OF well regulated
households-A mother, with children.
can't get along without a bottle OF
Whites Cream Nermifuge In the
house. II Is the purest and best med
icine that money can buy. Sola by
+, J.. Ramsey.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15
Given up 10 Die

B. Spiegel. 1904 y. Virginia ST..
Evansville. and. writes For over
five years | was troubled with kid.
ney and bladder affections which
caused me much pain and worry. /
ost flesh and was all run down. and
year ago had 10 abandon work en-.
urely had three Of the best rhy-
icians who did me no good and l
'as practically given up to die. Fo-
eys Kidney Cure was recommended
nd the first oottle gave me great re-
lief, and after taking the second bot
Tie was entirely cured" Why not
let It help you? Hoffman Drug Co.
City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15

In using a cough syrup why not
get the best? one that comes highly
recommended Is Bees Laxative
Cough Syrup, contains Honey and
Tar and Is superior to other cough
syrups in many ways. Children al.
ways like II because Il COZ aims no
opiates. Is laxative and is guaran-
tced 10 give satisfaction or your
money refunded. Try Il. Sold by
City Drgs Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15
No Case on Record.

There is no case on record OF a
cough or cold resulting in pneumonia
or consumption after oley's Honey
nd Tar has been taken. as II will
top your cough and break up your
old quickly. Refuse any but the
enuine Foley's Honey and Tar In a
elbow package. Contains no opiates
and is safe and sure. Hoffman Drug
o., City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15

Il bought a ffty-cent bottle of Ko.
)OL and the benefit ! received all
he gold In Georgia could not buy Ir
hree months | was well and hearty.
Lay you live long and prosper
Cornell. Roding. Ga. 1905. Kodol
For Dyspepsia is sold by Hoffman
Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15
The Best Doctor.

Rev. B. c. Horton, Sulphur Springs,
Tex. writes July i9tL, 1902: Il have
used In my family Ballard Snow LIN
linen, and Horehound Syrup, and
they have proved certainly satisfac.
tory. The linlment is the best we
have ever used for headache and
pains. The cough syrup has been
our doctor for the last eight years" "
Sold by F. ]. Ramsey.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15

quJ stion Of As!atic exclusion ~ q
vote Of the peaople and resolution
protesting against Japanese naturaii-
zatlon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15

Mall orders for typewriter paper
and carbon or typewriter ribbons CIV
en- prompt attention. Sent on approval.
25tf BoYDs BOOK STORE.
Ardmore. /. T.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15

II any one gives you more than he
gets in return, rest assuerd 1t Is coun-
terfelt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15

When a man is uneasy himself, he
asks everybody he meets to have
confidence.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15

Just received a nice assortment Of
,ost card albums. Price 20 cents to
100 at
10 F. ]. RAMSEY, Druggist
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-15

X/ASSAR CHOCOLATES pure Wholesome deEcious, perfe
feccon could possibly
and supllol cleanliness
Vsssar Chocolates distinctly different decidedly superior
The smooth white. dainty ard delcov-
rnc1nhsy favored WITH pure fruits
favor That they wholesome he
little folks the real fruit.
And the chocolate made f Se chccest and
that buy the richest that
Vs.af Chs'ss PACKED ta- ha1soas-
-
pacssgsT
c ca 1i b, s1sar
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-08-16

employment OF acetylene Eas Instead
OF the hydrogen. and in the greater
pressure used at the jet. Because Of
this latter, the flame has the appearance
OF u slender pale blue pencil orieght
ten inches long, which IL directed
against a plate Of steel an inch thick
will cut it in two almost as readily as a
PAIR OF power shears
The heat developed by The o~1yacety-
lene flame Is remarkable, it being sufi-
cient to melt all Of the most refractory
metals, such s platinum, tantaIum
and tungsten. One might suppose that
steel in large masses, as ;he door Of a
safe, might be able to conduct away the
heat OF the i~mpicging flame suficien tly
rapidly to prevent actual melting, but
apparently this s not true, and a new
and very serious problem Is thus con-
fronting the cafe maker. II a burglar
can carry into a bank building a small
pair Of cylinders containIng the two
gases, set up his blowpipe and quietly
melt a hole through the safe door, all
within a few minutes, il is evident that
neither time locks nor Harveyiz-d stee
are capable OF successfully resisting the
knights OF the mask and bullseye.
Tempered steel against which any sort
Of drll would be impotent would NO
more be able to resist the fierce heat Of
the b!owpipe than the commopest iron,
and it would Sc III that there Is no fur
Their assurance OF safety against the
burglar in the future other than electric
alarm devices or possibly the plan al
ready adopted in some instances OF sur
rounding the safe with a network OF
iron pipes filed with water. This pipe
system canrot be molested without
permitting the water to escape, which
instantly sounds an alarm.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-08-16
Forests For The Nation.

IL Is said that two cabinet officers and
several other high government officials
are spending their vacations on the
governments forest reserves, o,her wise
known as the national forests. Among
these are Secretary Wilson, Secretary
Garfield, Clifford pincbo,, Secretary
Meicalf and Secretary Walcott. All OF
which suggests that the national forests
are not to be made merely a reserve OF
growing timber, destined TO merely CON-
troll the watershed, or to act as a reserve
Tor any other utilitnrian purposes, bu.
are to become the pleasure grounds OF
the people.
With the steady increase in the num-
Der OF private and corporate reserva.
tons IN u fores', mountain and lake
regions, IT Is gratifying TO see the extern
sion OF the national domain taking in
some OF the most attractive aud euju,-
able natural beauties OF the country.
10 have at our Goors, as it were, I'M
limited stretches OF natural territory
where the camp may be pitched without
restrictions other than those required
for theR general safety OF all, is to give to
the nation another great source Of
heaIthful out-of-1oOr recreation.
That our forests are not to be made
merely wastes is due to the tor esight OF
those at the head OF the agricultural
department, which has done go much
work towari populanzlDg the idea OF
forest reserves. AZ 10 the lakes, on tho
shores OF which the finest timber is nov
growing, 1t is announced that they will
moi be kept intact M in any pleasure
park, 5@. on the other hand, they will
not Oe denuded or made Ugly by unre-
strcted cutting. In natural beauty,
they will be left always attractive.
with immense forests wherein the
detective trees are regularly aud care
fully removed, not merely cut down and
lett to create au ippenctrable tbicket,
the timber OF each section Of the ma
uobal reserve will become attractive M
a national park and It's lure for tho
sportsman will be- in some OF the finest
ishinR and bunting in the world.-N.
!. Commercial.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-08-16
They Claim Injustice.

a number OF farmers in the vicinity
OF Geona have registered n compliant in
the office Of the state engineer alleging
ihni the government engineers at work
IN the reclamation service III the Carson
Valley have turned the Carson river
from It's usual channel, thereby cutting
their water supply OF. 1t Is claimed
Ey them that they eigped Over their ga.
ter rights Ia the government Ia eI-
pcditc matters, but with the under.
standing that the state would protect
their rights.
Now they claim that the engineers
have blasted ont IA new channel and
have taken the water away from them
by opening up this new waterway which
Ia 80 situated that 1t il mn i%nposslbiliiy
Tor them to even ditch the water Ia their
lands. They o Rsk that the govern
ment dam thus new channel aud allow
the water to take its old course -Ap-
peal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-08-16
Orchard, The Regenerated.

Attorney Breen Of Butte ls quoted as
saying that Orchard will be convicted
and that the governor will commute his
death sentence to Imprisonment for life.
Orchard will then be provided with
money and make his escape from prison,
he being provided with a ticket to Eng
land, Breen says that Orchard leaked
this Information to convicts in the pen
itentiary.
However this may be, We always
thought that Holy Harry, the divine
murderer and inspired liar, VIZ cut ont
for a more pleasant fate than even that.
Would it not be a good idea after he
has been used rs a star witness to con :
yict men that are much better than he
is, to put him in a glass case, with a
bomb in one hand and a bible in the
other, and exhibit him ID all the
churches Of the United States as an
example OF what Christianity, properly
manipulated, can do for a criminal that
should have been apprehended, con.
yicted and hanged years and years ago:
HALEY News-Mner