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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-27
(By willis j. Abbot)

Washington, Feb. 27.-Special.- .
Much will be said and done during
the present session of congress con
cerning the navy department, that
IS, unless Speaker Cannon and the
rulers of the house Of representatives
are able to suppress any invcsti-
CATION of scandal which has been
known to the initiated for at least
a year past, and which suddenly has
been given publicity by the action of
a republican congressman at large
from Connecticut, Mr.. Lilley.
Looking over the field Of public
opinion. studying alike the attitude
of newspapers and the utterances OF
public men. am unable to discover
any serious opposition to the estab-
i!shu-.nt and maintenance of a great
United States navy. Not necessarily
the greatest navy, for England with
It's widely scattered colonies and its
insular position must necessarily
have the greatest navy of all But the
| United States having embarked, pos.
| E,bly foolish, on colonial policy
now finds that it must have navy
| to defend the colonies which "A small
navy won for It, And equally, It's wide
/ ly separated coasts, the Pacific and
/ Atlantic, lined with great cities de
mand justly proper naval defense.
. Excepting Great Britain, no nation
| leeds larger navy than our own.
None has in proportion to the size
of its navy more efficient fighting
fleet than ours.
But accepting this to be true 1t Is
melancholy fact that the navy de
partment Is honeycombed with in
trigue and rotten graft. The memory
of the American people Is short To
day they are lauding Andrew Carne
.. gle for distributing books to villages
towns and cities. but they have for
gotten the story of the rotten armour
plate. full of blow holes which hi'
mills furnished to the navy just a
the time that it most needed quici
and trustworthy equipment. They for
get the controversies over the earle
ships built. their failures to reach tn
standard and their Ultimate relegatiol
to the scrap heap. Now that tn
question of the development of tn
navy and of the naval lobby has "a
ken formal shape perhaps the countr
will consider what the departmen
is doing and who is responsible fo
what 1t has not done.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-27
Child Burned to Death.

IIarah, Okla, Feb. 26.-The little
iyearold daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
Fred May, living near the Kickapoo
school house was burned to death
The little one was playing near a
stove when its dress caught fire
The mother, in trying to save he'
child, was terribly burned about the
hands. The child's body was burned
almost To crisp.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-27
A TREACHEROUS TROUBLE

The headaches and dizzy feelings
that trouble 80 many persons. are
often out symptoms Of kidney COM
paint.
kline diseases are very treacher-
Gus. They come on silently, gain
ground rapidly. and cause thousands
of deaths that could have been pre-
vented by tr. atment in the beginning.
Nature gives early warnings OF
every disease. IL you would but note
and heed them. Backache. twinges
Of pain when stooMng or lifting, head
aches. faint spells and urinary dis
orders are among the first warnings
OF kidney trouble.
II these signals are unheeded there
comes a steady, dun. heavy aching
IN the back and loins. a noticeable
weakness and loss OF flesh. rheumatic
attacks. weakening OF the sight. ir.
regular heart action, languor, attacks
Of gravel irregular passages OF the
kidney secretions. sediment, painful
scalding sensation. dropsical bloating,
etc.
But there is no need to suffer long,
Doans Kidney Pills cure all kidney
troubles. This remedy has made a
reputation for quick relief and lasting
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-27
TO HANG FLORIDA NEGRO
THE UNWRlTTEN LAW PROVES
OF NO AVAIL IN THIS
INSTANCE.

St. Augustine, Fla. Feb. 27.-Spe-
cal-Charlie Powell, colorod, will be
hanged in the county Jail yard here
tomorrow, unless the governor grants
a reprieye, which is considered un-
likely. The "unwritten law" was urg.
ed in Powell's behalf at the trial,
but without avail.
Powell was tried and convicted a,
the last term of the circuit court
and sentenced to death. The crime
for which Powell is to forfeit his
life was committed At Bunnell last
summer, when Powell shot
stantly killed John Rogers, also col
Ored.
The two men had quarreled, Powell
accusing Rogers Of having slardered
his wife. Rogers denied the allega
tion, whereupon Powell leyeled hi.
double. barrel shotgun and fired. Rog
ers fell and died almost instantly
After committing the crime Powell
made his escape in the woods ant
succeeded i'm getting into Georgia
where Sheriff Jerry finally located
and arrested him
The condemned man, both during
his trial and since, has seemed quite
Indifferent to his fate, and contin
ues so even since the death Warrant
has been read TO him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-27
Episcopal Saturday Dinner,

The ladies OF st. Philips Episco-
pal Guild will serve a chicken din
ner Saturday next, in the building
hrst door west of Ion Frames. All
are ca-Jial!y invited The best din
ner of the season. Only twenty-five
cents. 1868
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-27
Received Sad News.

Il. Il. Guillot received telephone
communication this morning from
Dallas Texas, announcing the death
of his brotherin-law, George II. Pot
ter. in that city. Mr.. Guillot will
leave today for Dallas to attend the
funeral
Miss Potter, the daughter of the
deceased was called home from q
visit to her aunt in this city Q
few days ago, to the bedside OF hel
father,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-27

The marvellous curative properties
of Foleys Honey and Tar has prov
en- sensation in many cases of
severe coughs and colds that had
refused to yield to other treatment.
Foley's Honey and Tar will stop your
cough, heal the lungs and expel the
cold from your system. Contains no
harmful drugs. For sale by all drug.
gists d&W
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-27
Mistake Corrected,

Correct the mistake OF risking
pneumonia by neglecting a cough or
cold when Foley's Honey and Tar
will not only stop your cough but
eXpel the cold from your system.
Foley's Honey and Tar contains no
opiates and is the best and safest
throat and lung remedy. For sale by
all druggists. d&w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-27
a Niuht ktarrn.

Worse than an alarm OF fire at
night Is the metallic cough OF Group
bringing dread to the household.
Careful mothers keep Foley's Honey
and Tar i'm the house and give it
at the first sign of danger. Foley's
Honey and Tar has saved many lit
tie lives and II is the only safe pre-
paration for children as it contains
no harmful drugs. For sale by all
druggists. d&w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-27

the secret 76 years ago of an old
Quaker lady. 1t was given to the
public by James Doan a druggist.
and is now known and recommended
the whole world over.
Home cures prove the value OF
Doan's Kidney Pills to our readers.
Ardmore Proof.
b. f. Mills, 500 w Main St, Ard
more, Okla, says; Il have 10 heH
fancy in confirming the statement
gave for publication some years
ago recommending Deans Kidney
Pills, as the cure obtained from
their use is a permanent one, When
first learned Of them, my condition
was serious as the result of my kid
ueys failing TO perform their func-
tions properly. There was constant
lameness in my back and the least
oyer-eXertion was sure to aggravate
the trouble. When | learned of Doan' 5
Kidney Pills | procured box from
w, b. Frames drug store used them
according TO direct tions and as before
sated, was entirely freed from my
suffering. | know of several Others
WHO have used Doan's Kidney Pills
and the results have been Just as
satisfactory in each case"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-27
No Case on hncuru.

There is no case on record OF a
cough or cold resulting in pneumo-
mia or consumption after Foley's
Honey and Tar has been taken. 1t
stops the cough and breaks up the
cold quickly. Refuse any but the
genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in
yellow package. For sale by all
druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-27
What Shall Va Have for Dessert ?

Try JEIl-o, The dainty, appeuling, economical
dessert. C1n he prcpHr,d ius'mty-simYy all
boiling water and serve Vh,n cool Favored ju l.
O. .ht; svt, "nrd Iu-t a-ht, perfect iu C'Dr, ".y.
luc. package maocs enough dessert tor large
family. All groCers sri IL. Don't accept slbsll-
tutes JEll-O complies Wth all Pure Food Laws,
havors;-lemon, Orange, Raspberry, strawberry,
Chocolate, Cherry, Peach.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-27

Quick Meal gas stoves are the fin
est stoves for natural gas. Sold only
by
BIVENS. CORHN & FRENSLEY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-27

cures. 1t is a simple compound OF
pure roots and hero that have a di
rect action on the kidneys. II was
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-27

Alfalfa seed at
'a-lm JOE BASTINF'S.
The sun., 1908-01-31
The Weather,

The cOld wave which has been moving eastwa I'd
reached the Atlantic coast yesterday causing
declines In temperature In tho middle Atlantic
and New England States OF 20 TO 81 degrees and
brought zero weather south to southern New
England. New York snd northern Pennsylvania.
The lowest temperature reported was % degrees
below zero. at Canton. N.
The high pressure which brought on this cold
wave had lis centre over the Lake regions In the
morning and was moving eastward. There was
light In western New York. but elsewhere
OF the Mississippi River the weather was fair
Between the Mississippi and the Rocky Noun
talns the conditions were unsettled and cloudy.
with snow In the Northwestern States.
In this city the day fair and much colder:
temperature had fallen thirty degrees by yester-
day morning: wind brisk 10 high northwest: aver
age humidity. Is per cent? barometer corrected TO
read TO sea level. ats A. NJ, SO.Ss; p. ~. 0O87.
The temperature yesterday. as recorded by the
ofclal thermometer Is shown In the annexed table:
The sun., 1908-01-31
CONEY ISLAND CENT FARE.
Public Service Board submits ITS Views 90
AssembIyman Wainwright.

Assemblyman Wainwright chairman of
the Assembly Committee on Railroads has
written to the Public Service Commission
calling the attention OF the board to the
fact that the COney Island five cent bill has
been rentrOduced and asking if the conf
mission has the power to reduce the fare as
called for in the bill. Mr. Wainwright also
asked the Commissioners for their views
as to the wisdom or Justice Of the proposed
measure
Replying yesterday to this letter the board
said that the matter had been referred to
counsel. In describing the opinion the
boards letter said
ln 20 far as the proposed bill bears upon
cNsiinR rates and obligations under contract,
hetE cen companies he is of the opinion that
the commission is given sufficient power to
do. after hearing. all that the proposed bill
can accomplish. ana possibly more.
tie addS+n his opinion, however. thar should
d. be found. notwithstanding. 10 be the uur-
pose Of the LEGISLATURE to enact such meas
IRE il should hc considered that iu HAing
obligations for a single five cent fare which
are TO be assumed by corporations ent rrinE
ia future into contracts Of the nature de-
scribed in the hill the act will accomplish
something which the commission has not
nov power to effect but that it seems very
important that the definition of the word
control" as including control Of stock owner
sup ShouIu Je more eleariy sDecilled Than u
- at present in this proposed act that the
word corporation" which holds control should
include individuals or associations OF indi-
Niduals not inCorpOrat ed that inasmuch az
the persons whose control is by virtue Of stock
ownership do not themselves operate the road
or charge fares for transportation, there ought
10 be a clause fOrbidding them To allow a
greater rate to be charged for transportation
than the amount specified. and that the ex-
CeptiOn of the steam road and the trunk linz
IN sections iOl and IO4 of the railroad law. a.
proposed. should not exempt them entirely
from fare regulation or reduction. either as to
their own lines or other lines which they may
operate or cOntrol. which Is the effect of the
bill as at present drafted.
The sun., 1908-01-31
FOR THE APPALACHIAN PARK
Its Advocates Heard by the House COnt-
mIttee on Agriculture.

WAsHINGroN. Jan. 9O.-The advocates of
the White Mountain and the Appalachian
forest reserves had an inning to-day before
the House Committee on Agriculture. There
were present upward Of a hundred promi-
nent men from New England and the South
ern States along the Atlantic seaooast and
half a dozen speeches we're made in an
effort 10 show the COMMITTEES the urgent
necessity of protecting the White Mountain
and Appalachian forests in the interests of
preserv ing nav igable streams and timber
Gov. Hoke Smith appeared in charge of the
delegation from Georgia, and New Hamp-
shire which Ia vit9lly Interested In the
project. was represented by Gov FIoyd,
ex-Gov. Rollins and ex-GOv. Mclean. North
Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Yer
mont, Massachusetts and West virginia
were also represented.
The principal arguments were made by
engineers geolOgists and foresters, who
showed the mold Of protecting the forests
by the creation Of reserves. p. ". Ayers Of
New Hampshire said that the White Noun
tsins were the chief source Of the supply
of spruce, from which white paper IL made:
that the present method Of cutting the
timber was extremely wasteful and that
fires inevitably followed. which retarded
the growth Of spruce from one TO two hun
dred years.
/. G. White. State GeoloRist of West Vir-
ginia. asked the COMMITTEES why Congress
continued to appropriate for the building
Of locks and dams in navigable streams and
permitted the sources Of rivers and streams
so improved TO become dried up
Il Is probable that a favorable report
on the measure will be made by the com
mittee.
The sun., 1908-01-31
TAN on MARRIAGE POaTION.
20 Per Gent. On Property OT nclrrss Who
Neds Tilted Allen.

ALBANY. Jan. 20 -As-embylnSo Keller
has brought himself into The Hmr light by
introducing the following hill designed o
make American heirtsses ,1"libI," 20
the Sac for marrying u-l"d Foreigners
upon whom marriages se,. leWcnt is made.
section I. 4 tax shall DO and - hereby inn
posed upon the transfer OF property. read
and personal, OF the value of sIOO.O 900 and
over. or Of Guv interest therein in case
where
I. A resident female of the State OF View
York shall directly Or indirectly in consdera-
tion OF marriage. grant or give any dowry
or make any settlement upon person TO
whom she is about to be or has been married
who shall be an alien resident of any foreign
country.
-. Any property situated within the State
OF New Ork granted or given by any
female. directly or indirectly. as a dowry or
settlement in consideration OF marriage TO
an alien residing in a foreign country shall be
subject to taxation.
p The tax imposed thereby shall be ~
the rate Of 20 per cent. upon the clear market
value Of such property.
Sec >. Every contract or agreement for
dowry or settlement as provided herein shall
he recorded in the ofiice duly designated for
the filing and recording OF deeds in the COUNTY
where such female shall reside or such
property, in case Of nOn-residence Of SAID
female. shall be situated.
Sec 2. This act shall take effect i'm
medatelv
The sun., 1908-01-31
BELIEVES IN SLATTERY,
But Gen. Bingham Invkes "a Great Biz
Investigation"

Commissioner Bingham yesterday addict
these remarks to his letter Of Wednesday
demanding a Grand Jury investigation OF
the Reardon- n-Wasserman declaration that
Daniel G. Slattery. the Commissioner
secretary, had tried to graft $1,000 on
Wasserman:
Il have not changed my opinion of Stat
terry. l have no reason to do so. At the
san e time ] want to say that they have
only to produce evidence that Slatterv Is
a crook and III fire him, and quickly, too.
When Reardon made hiR statements on
the witness stand 1 called him at once
Now it's up to his boss to make good. I'd
be delighted to have a great big investigs-
ton. | object to the impropriety OF any
man making loose remarks such as seen,
10 have been made here and would not
permit any employee of mine to talk that
way unless he would make good. II he did
and could not prove what he said I'd fire
him at once
The sun., 1908-01-31
GOV. HUGHES'S WAY.
He Tells visiting Locomotive Engineers
How He Makes Appointments.


ALBANY, Jan. SO.--Whon the executive
board Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers called ON Gov. Hughes to-day
the Governor took occasion to explain why
he did not name as members OF the two
Public Service commissions appointed by
him men specially indorsed by this\or that
labor organization. The Governor said:
Il am going to take advantage Of this
opportunity to say this word: II a Gov
ernOr undertakes to favor some particular
interest with the idea Of gaining the APP
proval Of those who represent il, by the
same token he will undertake to try to gain
the approval Of some other interest when
he thinks IL to his advantage. In the long
run he will be determined in his action by
what he thinks will secure for himself the
greatest favor. And the organization that
he believes will be most conducive to his
own political advantage. or to the attain
ment OF some other end will be the or
ganization that he will try to favor or the
influence that he will try in some way to
be partial to.
Now, l don't believe in that course.
believe there is only one thing for the Ex-
ecutive to do and that is to endeavor to
serve the interests Of the people Of the State
Wy HOb DchAB pdLlldl 10 dtlyDOuy, not trying
to favor anybody. but dealing in a square
way with all So that it DOESN'T make any
difference whether it is a railroad company
OF an organization of railroad men, or any
body OF citizens in the State-they may
feel sure that If a question comes up affect
/ zg their interests it is going to be looked
at with but one desire and one motive and
that is TO do the right thing. 1 know that
it is a very hard thing to do. 1 do not pro-
fess to any infallibility. / simply seek to
do what seems to me 10 be the right thing.
4 should be very glad indeed to approve
anything which is for the genuine benefit
of our workingmen. because l believe that
the prosperity of the State depends upon
the general welfare OF the wage earners
Of the State and the men who in various
communities are bearing the burdens of
daily toll. l do not profess to represent
that interest by favoritism to anybody,
but do endeavor to represent it in trying to
execute the laws Of the State and TO perform
my duty according to the best of nv
ability
The sun., 1908-01-31
JACKSON'S COSTLY DEPARTMENT.
The Attorney. General Asks for alI3 900
for ExtraO ordinary Expenses

the AttOrney.General Asks for &lI2 900
for Extra ordinary Expenses.
ALBANY. Jan. 3O.-Republican leaders in
the Legislature are amazed at the audacity
Of Attorney General jackson as evidenced
by his requests for appropriations for his
Department. Tho appropriations under
Republican Attorney Generals from 1901
TO 1909. averaged tlls.OOO a year. Last
year the Attorney General got appropria-
tons aggregating S17O. 800. or $50 900 more
than it cost Republican Attorney General
to run his Office. The Republican leaders
would not care about the increase in ex-
pense OF this Department il the Attorney
General had accomplished anything in the
interests of the people, but they are getting
tired Of his fooling the people with press
notices and ignoring important questions.
Senator Grady and Assemblyman Palmer
have just introduced bill appropriatin9
sIi2.O for extraordinary expenses of the
Attorney Generals Office in addition 70
the sS7. 400 which he will get in the regular
appropriation bill for the expenses Of his
office. or a total Of Sl9e 800. or the tll2. 900
wanted by the Attorney General he asks
for $4,000 to pay part of the expenses of
the trial to determine whether William R.
Hearst defeated Mayor Mcclellan.
Litigation involving millions OF dollars
of franchise taxes il at a standstill and
the Attorney General is not giving these
questions proper attention. This situation
has become so serious that the State Tax
Commission is To ask the Legislature az
once to lei them have special counsel to
conduct this litigation. Then the State
tOulpJrOller's department has much cor
pOratiOn and other litigation which, IL
brought tO a conclusion, would add much
10 the annual state revenues. But the
comptroller cannot get the Attorney
General to give these matters the proper
legal attention. The Attorney General is
spending all Of his time in New York city
with his friends who have been appointed
receivers and counsel for the failed New
! ork banking Institutions, and there is
a talk OF "a legislative uvestigation to as-
certain II there has been an agreement
for q division Of the fees which are to be
paid TO the receivers and the receivers
counsel and who are parties 10 such agree
mcntS.
Chairman Merritt of the Assembly ways
and means committee last December when
he wrote the heads OF other State depart
ments, requested Attorney-General Jack
son to furnish him with statement Of the
financial needs of the Attorney Generals
department this year Attorney-General
Jackson was the only State official to ignore
Hartman Merritt's request and he had
Senator Grady and Asssnlbyman Palmer
put in his own bill for expenses. II is safe
10 say that AttOney-General jackson will
have to show in detail how he spent the
St70. 800 given him by the Legislature last
year before he gets the eXtTavagant apprO-
priatiOns he asks for this year.