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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14
MASONIC GRAND LODGE
NOW IN SESSION IN SOUTH Nc.
AlESTER-EASTE STAR
RECEPTION.

The McAlcster Capital has the fol
lowing:
The Masonic grand lodge OF Okla
homa and Indian Territory, two hun
dred strong, took possession OF Me
Alester Tho morning the opening day
of the thirty-iourth annual communi-
cation.
Promptly at nine o'clock d.puta-
ton of knights Templar from Meal
ester commaudcry, in iull uniform,
appeared. to escort the Masous from
the headquarters at the Busby hotel
10 the Scottish Rite temple, where
the sessions OF the communication
are held.
The forenoon session was devoted
to perfecting the details of the or
ganiLation and recess was taken at
an early hour until this afternoon.
/ At the afternoon meeting the address
Of the grand master. ". \. Mcbride
/ of McAlester, was delivered and re
| ferred to committee and other bus
mess of minor Importance transacted
The officers present al the commu
nication are j. NJ Morrow, Of Checo
tah, deputy grand master; J. l.. Mul
drow, OF Tishomingo, grand senior
warden; A. Eddleman. of Ardmore
grand junior warden; j. 5. Murruw y
Atoka, grand secretary.
Tomorrow evening beginning a
half past eight o'clock at the Masonic
Temple beautiful reception will b'
given by the members of the loca
chapter, o. +. 5. to the Grand Chap
ter. Mrs. G.. Il, stuart, chairman of th'
reception committee and Mrs. Il, \
Allen, who has charge of the decora
tions, noted for their skill in thes'
matters, will superintend all prepara
tons, while in the receiving line vii
be all of the Grand officers. At on'
punch bowl there will be Missei
Theresa Allen and Lillian Bacon, as
sisted by Misses Clara Mae Bentle!
and Helen Walcott, while the othe
bowl will be presided over by Misse
Barbara Allen and Mabel Cameron
and Misses Helen Jolly and Ruth Bus
by. All visiting Masons and all mem
bers of the Eastern Star, either req
resenting local or visiting chapter
have invitations extended them TO b.
present at this reception.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14
Big CATTLE DEAL
o. c. WARREN OF THIS CITY
SELLS ONE THOUSAND
STEERS.

o. G. Warren Of this city who owns
ranch in the Cornish section of the
country has returned from his ranch
where he delivered 1000 three and
four year old steers to Spradlin Il Co
for which he received $4,000 per head
The cattle were all good grade short
horn herefords, and in good condition.
In rounding up the cattle Miss Ma
bel. the daughter of Warren, took "A
took a part and rode along with the
best of them. Miss Mabel returned
to this city with her father and will
leave In few days for Charleston,
Mo. 30 renew her studies.
In speaking of crop conditions in
that section of the country. MIR. War
ren said: Il never saw brighter pros.
poets in this section OF the country
before, cattle are looking fine and are
fat and corn will make good crop,
while cotton with a late fall and
frost, will be the best ever gathered
In this section of the country. Every.
body seems to be wearing smile and
is looking happy over the prospects.
The crops are about all cleaned up,
and YOU can see cotton growing in
the field. Money will be plentiful
ii cotton brings a good price
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14
Big INCREASE SHOWN
IN AVAILABLE TAkES FOR CITY
WITH A REDUCTION OF
LEVY.

The unofficial report Of the board
Of equalization OF this city shows an
increase In the taxable values OF this
city OF s576220 over last year. and an
Increase of available funds for the
use Of the city government collect.
able from taxes Of S3.S5357, with a
reduction of two mills in the levy.
Last year the taxable valuations ot
the property of this city Amounted 10
a total sum of s3.S30ll5, and this
year the taxable values total si,l0G,
63j an increase as above shown. The
total sum available it all the taxes
had been collected would have
amounted to ISABELLE and this year
should all the taxes bee collected the
city will have AZ its disposal sSS.
1872. ~ These figurtn are subject to q
change as the board has not as yet
mace its final report To the city coun-
the same proportion next year as they
did this year In comparison with
the previous year the levy can be- re-.
duccd provided no other heavy bond
issue be made which m all probabll.
ity will be made to drfray the cost
of constructing another High school
building and improving the wat"
works system. the sewerage system,
and the water dam az the city lake.
These figures were taken from the
assessors books. and is one Of the best
evidences of the city.s growth, re
duction in taxes and an increase in
valuation. one of the attractions To
an investor is that yalu"sc ar" high
and the tax rate low.
with the advent Of two or more fac
tories in the next twelve months, 10
gether with the prospects of another
system Of railroad. Ardmore will be
able to make a showing that no 9th
er city can do In the new state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14
, PERSONAL MENTION
Miss Alice Weeks is at home from a

Miss Alice Weeks Is at home from a
months visit in Colorado.
Mrs. Nose Chigley of Davis, is in
the city the guest Of Mrs. y. b. Tar
yer.
Mayor ID. j. Kendall of Sulphur
was here yesterday afternoon Oh bus
mess.
l.. summerlin, with the Western
Newspaper Union, is in the city today
from Muskogce
Mrs l. G.. 1.chols accompanied by
her son left today for a two weeks
stay In sulphur.
Mrs John Whitcman departed yes
t"rday for Colorado where she will
spend the remainder Of the heated sea
son.
James Alverson was in the city to-
lay from Woodford He had a box
Of very fine ripe peaches that he sent
to his father In Fort Worth
Mrs. G. + Shuford and Miss Burney
Johnson Of Leon. were in the city yes
t'rday en route TO South McAlester
where they will visit with friends for
several days
Mrs lIuci Garrett and Mrs. Arch
Campbell, left today ON the noon train
for Oklahoma city having in charge
three orphan children who will be
placed in the orphans home In that
city.
w II Kelly, formerly an architect
Of this city now Of Ft Worth, is In
the city on business MIR Kelly's
family has remained here since he has
been IN Fort Worth, but they will re-
move their soon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14
Second Tattoo Worked,

Joplin. Mo. Aug l3.-Frank Ritch.
Ter, aged 81. was rejected by the Unit
ed States Army recruiting station
here three days ago because of a
figure of Eve in paradise tatooed on
his arm near the wrist. Yesterday the
young man appeared with decoll'te
gown tatooed over the nude figure
and was accepted without question
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14
BY AN UNKNOWN MAN IN cADDo
RooMlNo HOUSE.
NO CAUSE IS ASSIGNED
Body Found Hanging From Door Fac.
ing About 2:3o o'elook-Let
lllegible Note to the
landlaoy.

Seemingly grown weary OF this life
and ready to give up the battle an old
man believed TO be J Il. BogEs OF
Coalgatc, l. r.. committed suicide In
room at the Caddo rooming house
on north Caddo street this afternoon
10y hanging himself to the door sill
The body was found suspended at
the end Of a small twino rope doubled
half a dozen times. and fastened over
the door sill Mrs NJ llulcu. prophet
rcss of the rooming house was the per
son to find the body. She immediate
ly gave the alarm Ia the police When
the officers reached the scene the
body made, but there was no sign of
tiuct Several physicians were called
In and "a thorough examination or the
bodyc made but there was no sign of
life.
Mrs. Hulcu was showing rooms To
prospective roOmcr When on passing
the door of the room occupied by the
suicide she saw the gruesome find.
The body was hanging limp from the
twine. The head was thrown back
and To one side one side of the
neck was badly cut aud bruised by
he sharp twine as II the suicide had
stood on a chair with the rope around
his neck and jumped off The neck
was not broken and death must have
come by slow strangling
Little is known of the deceased in
Ardmor-. lie came to the city last
Friday, and Immediately went to the
Caddo Rooming house. He paid for
one nights lodging. stayed all night
at the house. left the next morning.
That afternoon he returned and told
Mrs. Hulen he had no money but want
ed a bed for the night lie told her
hi, boy who he said lived on the
ing when he came to town. He was
given the room and has remained
there since, until he committed the
deed which cost him his life
Two days ago the old man became
/ i'm and the city physician was called
in DR.. Chcnault responded, and
( found the man in very bad shape. lie
| had once been powerful man but
| had been wasted by sickness and by
| the use Of morphine to which druG
/ DR.. Chenault said he was addicted.
The dead man was about five feet
ten and half inches tall, was fair
Complcct,G, had light hair and mus
tache, both of which were turning
grey. He was clean shayen other
than mustache. His eyes were blue
He was very thin and IT is said he
had constantly refused to eat. In fact
II is stated that he had only taken
one meal since arriving in the city.
As there is no one here who
knows him, his identity Is not Ger
tain, but from "A note which was the
only thing found that would In any
way identify him IL is believed he Il
j. r. Boggs of Coalgatc. 1t is alsC
thought he has son at that place
Besides the note the only thing founC
were few personal belongings. The
note Is written In such poor hanC
and the sentences are so dlsjoineC
that 1t is impossible to read it will
any meaning.
The remains will be held here. Will,
an attempt Is made to locate rela
tiyes of the deceased, II the author
tiles are not successful in this th'
dead man will be buried at the ex
pense OF the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14
To ANNUAL REUNION
DELEGATES APPOINTED FROM
JOHN n. MORGAN CAMP TO
U. c. v. REUNION.

The following members have been
appointed as delegates from John II.
Morgan Camp to attend the annual
reunion of the Indian Territory and
Oklahoma Div sions of United Con-
fcderate Veterans which will meet at
22d Of August: John l.. Gait, w. X.
Wood, J. p. Mullens, r. NJ. Rumph. q.
H. Bruce and G. H. Head.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14
Marriage License Issued.

w. H. Black Of Sacred Heart, Okla
arrived here today and secured II
cense to marry Miss Matte Wilson
of Simpson Mr., Black departed this
afternoon for Mannsyille, where the
couple will be married tonight in the
Christian church.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14
City Jointists Arrested.

Deputies Marshals John Hammer
and w. II. Cunningham raided joint
on East Main street today with the
result that c, 4. Williams and o. A.
Cook were arrested charged with in
PRODUCING Both defendants made
bond and were released.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14
BEAUTIFUL HOMES

Are the index to a thrifty people. Is
your home old and worn out? II So
consult w. A. Tackett, architect as to
the best way TO make a modern up to
date home of 1t. If you are con.
templating building. ladies or gentle
men are invited to call at my office
in Carter-Booker building, or phone
10 red, and will call at your re ST.
dence,or place OF business
am at your service. My prices are
reasonable. w. A. TACKETT,
3Ot Architect.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14
Cotton Offered For Sale.

b. Alexander and T. +. Paschall.
two thrifty farmers from the New.
port section of the country arrived in
this city today with two bales each II
last years cotton crop
The cotton graded low middling and
the two men were offered 10 cent. per
pound for It. \ number of buyers
took look at the staple.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14
AN old TELEGRAPAED
TELLS STORY OF HIS EARLY EH
PE9IENcEs AS OPERATOR. e.
NOW IN ARDMoRE.

Ardmore has the honor OF having
among its citizenship one of the old
est, if not the oldest telegraph opera
tor in the United States. This gentle
man some of the earliest operators
TO receive a message by sound, ana
is one of the few men IN the country
whose privilege it was to receive the
farewell message sent all over the
world by the inventor of the tele-
graph. Samuel f. B. Morse, when that
great man was on his death bed.
The gentlemen TO whom We refer Is
4. c. Reichelsderfer, who is at pres
ent engaged in the gas business and
is in the city installing the natural
gas plant.
Mr. Reichelsderfer speaks interest
/ ingly Of telegraphy in the days OF 6l
| to 13 when he was in harness as
member of the fraternity. Mr. Reich
/ elsderfer is perhaps one OF the ieW
men who worked or the key by the
side of the wizard OF the country
/ Thos. A. Edison. At the time MI
Reichelsderler was working with Mr'
Edison. the wizard was then engaged
I'm perfecting the duplex machine that
l. now in use, and frequently while
Edison was at work on the machlhe
Mr. Reichelsderfer would have to dou'
ble up on his work and take the place
of Edison. In those days very le"
operators were capable enough to
take by sound and the old style pa
per instrument was in use.
II was in the year 1871 that Mr.
Morse died and 1t was while dur
ing his last illness, when he had an
instrument in his bed room and iron
the bed wired his farewell to the fra
ternity all over the civilized globe
where telegraphic communication
could be had.
Mr.. r eichelsderfer was working ol
the key in Cincinnati during Grant
administration as president, and tooi
the first message to congress Whei
the general assumed the executive
head of the nation. While the SAINT
machine is practically in use toda.
and no changes have been made ye
the advance made in taking message
nv sound is far in advance OF VIVA
It was in the early days. Mr. Reich
elsderfer remembers many OF TN
leading railroad officials of the couh
fry that were at work at the time be
side him In old Cincinnati.
In speaking of telegraphing' MI
Relchelsdefrer. had the following Il
say: I'VE used TO have the old mum
ber ten wire which was quite heavy
and would sit unreeling stuff and tran
scribing II for hours at time. FinaI
" one day commenced to take b
sound and ever after that did sc
When ! learned the art of receiving
/ by sound there were but four men
I'm the state OF Ohio who could do tn
trick, and through stern necessity
was compelled TO learn the bushes
within a period OF ten weeks.
"Thos A. Edison and myself wer
working side by side in Cincinnati
when he began work on the presen
duplex machine that Is now in use
and would steal off from his work, 6
to his room where he had rigged u
the rough machine in two cigar boxes
\ lie was not well liked by the boys o.
4 account of laying down on work an
getting others to do it. for him so a
he could work at inyenting.'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14
A Scrap with eootleaaers.

Deputy Marshal Jim Ilayens en-
gagged in a fight with several negro
bootleggers yesterday afternoon near
the Santa Fe water tank near Dough
crty Two or three negroes leaped
OFF of the south bound freight and had
ntheir possession several bottles of
booze. Deputy Haycns was on the
scene and a running tight ensued with
a final capture of the negroes, and the
conhscation of the whiskey.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14

Many man would rather lie when
asked for information than say Il
don't know"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14

The only aim In life somC peopl'
seem TO have is to look foi large
target
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14

FOR SALE-Five six.foot show cases
at Coleman Bros. Ia
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14

When a mother tells the truth
about her children she whispers It to
herself.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14

Does the boss of political ma
chine have wheels I'm his head?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14

snhscr'ho tor Tho Ard ,oore,'e
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-14

All sizes and all styles Photographs.
Day or night. Donkey groups a spe.
cialty.
Look for No. 10, East side Second
street. near entrance to Park.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
WOULD ADD TO CABINET.
Grain Dealers Association Suggests
Railroad Department.

Cincinnati. Oct 3.-Martin A. Knapp. chairman
of the Interstate Commerce Commission. delivered
an address upon rate legislation before the Grain
Dealers National Association here to-day. He
discussed the position Of the commission upon
questions OF shipping rates. which alb
sorbing the attention OF business men.
resolution passed favorng the separation
of the functions of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. Congress to perform the legislative. the
Department of Commerce and Labor a new
railroad department to perform the executive and
the present commission 10 perform the judicial
functions. Another resolution passed demanded
that the railroads furnish sufficient cars permit
no discrimination in their and freight
with dispatch.
The convention also announced itself in favor Of
amending the Sherman antitrust law to permit
association of railroads and railroad agreements
as long as the agreements were not injurious 10
public policy and within the sanction of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
William Ingles, vice president of the Merchants
National Bank Of Baltimore and a member of the
bill of lading committee of the American Bank
ers' Association. urged the adoption OF two uni
form bills Of lading for straight" shipments
and the other for order consignments. He re-
ferred 10 the conflicting rights of holders of bills
Of lading collateral in various states, and sug-
gested that uniform law be created. that the
negotiable features of such bills OF ladng would
be the same in every state
The following officers were elected: President E.
A Reynolds. OF Crawfordsvilie Ind; first VICE
president. A. Y. Tying. of Peoria Ill: second vice
president. James L. King of Philadelphia; direc-
tors W. A. Washer. of Kansas City: D. Roths-
House. of Oklahoma and L. A. Morey. of New
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
DISAGREE ON NEW RAIL
Steel Men Unable to Produce What
the Railroads Demand.

T. IL Gary. chairman of the United States Steel
corporation refused yesterday either to deny or TO
afflrm a report that the committee of experts ap-
pointed in July by the railroads and steel manu-
iacturers TO agree upon a type Of rail
10 meet present traffic requirements had been
unable TO agree upon the chemical composition
or the rail. The committee Is expected TO hold a
meeting shortly and report its findings TO ex-Judge
Gary. but it impossible TO learn when this
meeting will be held.
The report that the committee had failed TO agree
attended the meetings He said that the trouble
arose over the chemical composition Of the rail- the
railroad representatives wanting something that the
steel mills could not possibly produce. On the ma
Joriy of the questions that up for considera-
ton both sides were in accord he said. but the
chemical composition proved a stumbling block.
1t is understood that the railroads want Besse-
mer steel rail. high IN carbon and low in phos-
phorus. the latter not exceed OS5 per cent, and
also require that 2 per cent of the top of the nGot
be cut of and discarded The steel companies. it is
not possible meet the wishes of the railroads for
low phosphorus rails made by the Bessemer process
by the open hearth process it is said. rail with
much smaller percentage of phosphorus be
obtained but 1t is pointed that the open hearth
rail production represents less than 10 per
OF the rail production of the country and that to give
the railroads the tonnage they require would be
next TO impossibty. the change from Besse-
ner to open hearth furnaces could not be made i'm
rnediately.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
DISCHARGING EMPLOYEES.
General Electric Laying off Five
Hundred Men q Month.

The report from Schenectady that the General
Electric Company had laid off a large number Of
its men was confirmed yesterday by a man asso-
ciated with the company in this city. We are
laying off 500 men month"; he said. land have
been doing since early in the year. Owing 70
the business recession do not need as many
men when rushed with orders Then
we had to take what we could get but now
we can afford to pick out the most efficient and
let the others We still have a large number
Of orders and doing about the same business
We were last year, but there is a falling off in
business"
Speaking Of the copper situation. this man said
that the big consumers yet ready to
come into the market. "They have more copper
than the producers credit them with" he added
and are not in any hurry TO buy under present
unsettled conditions"
representative of another large consumer said:
We do not purpose TO enter the market until
we are assured that producers will be able to hold
the price. recession in business is under way,
and we have sufficient copper hand TO enable
US to hold out until conditions are more settled.
Whether or not turn for the better is in sight
cannot say. The situation, however will regulate
itself in time"
Sales of electroIytic copDer were renorted ,aster
day below l5 cents pound.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
TREAsURER'S CLERK REMOVED.
Admitted He Altered Books to Cover Up
Defalcation in Syracuse.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune


Syracuse, Oct. 9.-wfis e. Mcdowell cnier clerk
in the City Treasurer's Office since 1896. was re-
moved to-day by Mayor Alan @. Fobes. wednes-
day, I'm investigation conducted by the Mayor,
Mr.. Mcdowell admitted that he had altered ac-
counts in the City Treasurer's Office upon the re-
quest of r. f. Allen, at that time city treasurer
The alleged defalcatons. he said occurred largely
If not wholly. during the time Mr.. Allen was In the
office either as treasurer deputy, and amounted
to between $4,000 and 500 900. Mr.. Mcdowell ad-
mtted having had knowledge of the defalcations
and that he had altered figures under Instructions
In the examination Mcdowell said
II called his attention sometimes 10 the shortages
but never received any satisfactory answers. But
mind you, did not at this time suspect f. F.
Allen of taking any money himself I suspected
another person entirely
Did you receive any money for this work other
than your stipulated remunera tion?"
mo"
What knowledge have you of any person misap-
propriating money during the time z. F.. Allen was
City Treasurer" asked the Mayor.
Il suspected his brother. F. F. Allen"
did f. F. Allen ever instruct you to cover I'D
certain things that his brother dd?"
II have answered that pretty fully in regard 10
the taking out of the fees and crediting it to
taxes"
You understood it for that purpose?" asked
Mr.. Magee Corporation Counsel.
Il asked questions. l suspected it,"