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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03
BECOMES EPISCOPAL DIOCESE
Bishop Francis Key Brooke Forms a
Cathedral Corporation.

Oklahoma City. Dec. 2.--St. Paul's
church by its organization last night
as a cathedral corporation becomes
the center OF the Episcopal diocese
of Oklahoma and at the same time
enters upon career of increased
activity in social and institutional
work Bishop Brancis Brooke has
removed to Oklahoma City from
Guthrie and taken up his residence
at 427 Ninth street. the new home
provided for him by the people OF
st. Paul's.
The following vestry of St Pauls
cathedral was elected: Richard Azey,
senior warden: r. Il. Van Wrinkle,
junior warden: +. T. Hathaway. sec
retary-treasurer: John r. Rose, NJ. s.
Cooter, A. c. Robinson, c. s. Nc
Gaughey. J. G. Clarke, ]. II Scholl.
meyer, A. c. Smell. DR.. II. II. Walker
and T. II. Tidnam. chancellor on
the cathedral and the bishop and
the dean. constitute the cathedral
chapter. Bishop Broke has nominar-
ed Rev. DR.. ]. VI. d. Davidson, the
present rector of st. Paul's as dean
Of the cathedral and the vestry viii,
almost undubitably confirm this non.-
nation.
The organization or the cathedral
was effected at a meeting in St.
Paurs church last night.
ST. Paul" glll proceed at once 10
the erection of a $4,000 parish
house in addition to the northeast
corner OF the cathedral TO be used
for institutional purposes. II is plan
ned instead Of building a large Ca
thedral in Oklahoma City to con-
struct a number of smaller churches
in different parts OF the city. May
wood and Putnam Heights probably
will be first.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03
THE $4,000 MAIL POUCH THIEF
ISN'T IN PRISON VET
CHARGED WITH SIX CRIMES
More Delay Obtained for the Negro
This Morning by the Latest I'D
dition TO His Legal Staff-reeh-
nicalities In His Behalf

Kansas city. Mo. Dec Its not
an easy matter 90 send rich man to
prison, even II he IS a negro Charles
Stevens Is thief but he isn't AN or.
dinary petty larceny robber when he
stole 10000 from registered mail
pouch ne took his place in the wealthy
malefactor class, which commands lc-
gal talent In abundance. So. while
stevens is a convicted thief, he is not
in prison yet.
stevens employed another attorney
this morning To plead for leniency.
The negro already has three lawyers,
one of them from san Francisco. The
new addition to Stevens legal staff IL
j. X. Cubbison of Kansas city. Kans.
formerly state senator from Wyan-
dottc county. Mr.. Cubbison appeared
in the federal court this morning and
asked that sentence Of the negro be
deferred until Thursday morning. so
that he might have time to prepare ar.
guments ON the law governing the
length OF the prison term.
Stevens has been taken to the fed
eral court room three times to be
sentenced Each time his attorneys
succeeded in obtaining delay.
Judge Pollock agreed to the delay
this morning on condition that Stcy.
ems attorneys withdraw affidavits at
tacking the testimony of one Of the
governments witnesses. The affidavits
were withdrawn. Judge Pollock over
ruled a motion for new trial
The negro's attorneys will argue
that he committed only one crime
and that five years is the maximum
sentence he should receive. A jur,
/ found Stevens guilty on six counts o
an indictment The attorneys for tn,
government say that the Judge mas
sentence the negro to five years OF
each count.
The government charges Steven,
with committing these six crimes
Stealing 4 registered mail pouch, pur
loining United States mail and fou
counts on stealing four registere.
packages, each of which containe,
Sl250
The stolen money has not been re
| coVC"Cd
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03
OLD SPANISH GRANT
sPANlARD ARRIVES IN TEXAS
CAPITAL AND LAYS CLAIM TO
THIRTY ACRES, HEART CITY

Austin, Dec. .. 49, Mazentine Juan
De Los Santos of Madrid, Spair, ar
rived in Austin today to lay claim to
thirty acres of land which he says is
located in the heart of Austin This
land was given to his great relative.
the duke OF Palafox. by the king of
Spain many years ago, and he says 1t
was repurchased by the republic OF
Texas when the republic was formed
Senor Santos registered at the
Driskill for lunch and then took an
automobile to look at the city and
try TO locate In his mind the property
He says he has all the papers and a
map of the property in the City of
Mexico and he started there today for
these papers. When he returns, with
in two weeks, he says his counsel
will lay claim in the courts to the
land, all of which is between the cap
itol building and the Colorado river.
extending east and west on each side
of the avenue.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03

Muskugcc, Okla, Dec nycsti,a-
uon OF the charges that ccrtaiu civil
service appointccs under the postor.
iicc and Indian departments in Musko-
gee had been coerced to contribute to
the state ana national republican cam.
ratgn funds IN the recent campaign.
Charles Hendricks of st. Louis. spe-
cial officer In the service of the Unit.
ed states civil service commission and
DIR. Hendricks has returned to st.
Louis
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03
new Commissioner GENERAL
PRESIDENT APPOINTED DANIEL
J. keEFE OF DETROIT WHO
WAS A TAFT MAN

Washington, Dec g. - President
Roosevelt today appointed Daniel j.
Kccfc Of Detroit Commissioner Gen
cral of immigration to fill the place
made vacant by the death Of Frank
=. Sargent and made known his In.
tcntion To- roappoint To their rcspcc.
tive positions ". D. Crum. collector
Of the port At Charleston, $. g., and
Martin Knapp chairman of the In.
tcrstatc Commerce Commission.
Mr. Kccfc is president Of the H'er.
national Association Of Longshorcmcu
ana until recently sixth vice president
of the American Federation of Labor.
During the recent campaign Mr Kcefe
announced his support of Judge TAFT
In defiance OF the policy of President
Gompors Of the Federation of Labor.
He was one Of the most loyal TAFT
workers In labor circles The president
signed his commission today and he
received 1t from the hanIs of Socre-
tary Straus. with whom ne conferred
during the day.
AZ the expiration Of his term Of Of.
fcc early this month Collector Crum
at Charleston will be reappointed.
There was a long and bitter fight on
the original appointment. For several
years his name was hung up In the
senate and people Of Charleston stub.
bornly fought his confirmation. DR.
Crum's record as collector at Charles
ton has been such that President
Roosevelt has decided he shall have
another term
As chairman of the Interstate Com
mcrcc Commission Mr. Knapp. who
has been Identified with the commits
sion for eighteen years. has made q
record which has won the admiration
Of the president and at the expiration
of his present term the first Of mex
year the president will roappoint him
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03
SIX STORIES UNDER GROUND
LATEST BIG sKY.scRAPER is TO
BE BUILT BOTH WAYs-AL.
READY RENTED-St, 900 900.

New York, Dec. 2-The proposed
forty-three story building at so
Broadway marks the beginning Of
the new movement in sky.scraper
construction. for six stories will be
under ground. These rooms already
have been rented on long lease
for total rental OF one million dol.
lars William G.. Hazlett, 1873, Broad.
way is the architect
The building will be constructed
by the Broadway and New York Re
atty company AZ a cost Of s3.S75, 900
Of white enamel brick and terra
Gotta. and will be $40 feet, inches
tall the tallest single, compact build
fng in thee ity Ana In view Of IN,
probable action Of the city TO limit
the height Of buildings. It will. ac-
cording TO Mr.. Hazlett, be the las,
of the skyscrapcrs In new YORK.
The Singer and Metropolitan build
ings alone in the city tower higher
than will the proposed building. but
neither said Mr. Hazlcu. Is a com
pact structure.
With the improved methods OF
lighting, ventilation and heating. the
underground rooms will be just as
healthfu1 as tho thousands of ofHces
above ground.
An extraordinary feature of the
new plans is that the engine anu
boiler room will be on the thru
and fourth floors. There will be in
the building 5000 to 10000 tons of
steel, 12 million bricks and nine
acres of rental area. The hole in
which the building will sit would
contain the average five-story apart
ment house.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03
Prayer BY seoteh-csnsdian Minister.

20 Lord We approach Thee this
mornin' in the attitude o. prayer, and
likewise o complaint. when we cam
tac the Ian o. Canady we expected tae
fin a Ian flowin' wi milk and honey.
but instead o. that We foun' n Ian
peoplod wi ungodly Irish. o Lord. in
Thy great mercy. drive them tac the
uttermost parts o Canady; max them
hewers O. WOO and drawers o. water:
gle them rao emolumcuts gle them
nae place q abode; nc'er max them
magistrates or rulers among Thy peo-
pie,
"Rut If yo hac any favors to bestow
or any guild Ian to gle ava, gle II
tae Thy ain Thy peculiar people, the
Scots Max them members o. parlia-
mcnt an magistrates an rulers among
Thy people An SO for the Irish tax
them by the heels an shak them over
the mouth o. hell but dlnna let them
IA i'm, an "a the glory shall be- Thine.
Amen Success
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03
MISS gLkiNs WAS cABLED THAT
OBSTACLES EXISTED
UNPLEASANT EPISODE ENDED
with the Breaking Of the Engagement
the italian Duke, It Is Rumored,
VIII Make Another Darh for the
North Pole-His Guides

Rome. Dec. 2-rhc ElkinsAbruzzl
match is now at an end for all time.
All efforts to ascertain the exact rca-
sons have been unsuccessful, but II Is
evident that they are based upon
family objections ON both sides which
cannot be overcome.
This information Is confirmed by
the fact that the Perseverance, of
Milan newspaper which Is regarded
as the mouthpiocc Of the Italian for
cign office. declares the engagement
Is now OFF simultaneously with this
publication the Duke of Abruzzi has
dispatched a long cable message To
Miss Elkins declaring that he has
been unable to remove iusupcrablo
obstacles to the marriage.
The duke now intends to undertake
a long voyage and probably make an
other dash for the pole. \ few days
ago he absentcd himself from Turin
so long that 1t was believed he hal
gone TO France OH his way to America.
but It was discovered that he had
gone to the little village of Courml ny
cur In the valley of Aasta. where he
hal along interview all one night with
his affectionatc guides. Pctigaz. faith.
er and son, who accompanied him In
to the Polar regions. IT. then returned
10 run. /; f. believed the guides
were orlcred to hold themselves In
readiness for another exploring ad
venture.
final pronounccment Is thus pui
forward by most crCditable author
ity: II was the Duke of the Abruzz
who decided to abandon the marriag,
when. after mature consideration. h,
became convinced It was Impossible
Not 10 speak of cc."ain dcmaniF mad,
on the Elkins side the dukh bccAm,
certain that Miss iIlN'ns' position u
court would not be VIA: /, should be-
Then he concluded thn, It woul,
be best TO abandon the marriage an,
not expose the young woman to fur
ther publicity and press gossip. Tn
Elkins family concurrci In the deci.
ion and then the dukes cable mcssag
closed the affair"
The Perseverance, concludes It's AT
ticlc as follows:
Thus there remains Of this unplcai
ant episode only the unpleasant mon
ory OF the indecent behavior Of IN
yellow section of the american press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03
To Mark Historic SPOT.

New York, Dec. Daughters of the
Revolution are today holding a bazaar
at the Hotel Belmont for the benefit
of the building fund of the memorial
arch now being erected by the society
AT Stony Point park, the scene of the
attack by General Anthony Wayne on
Sir Henry Clinton. This historic bat
tlefielf is now reserved as a state
park.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03
The Best Cough Cure

\ half ounce Of Virgin Oil of Pine,
two ounces of Glycerine and half
pint of Whisky, mixed will cure any
cough that is durable and break cold
in q hours. Take a teaspoonful every
four hours. Ask your druggist for
the genuine Leachs Virgin Oil of
Pine compound pure, prepared and
guaranteed by the Leach Chemical
Co, Cincinnati, O.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03
Oil Prospects In Nevada.

Washington. ID. C., Dec. 2.-"Allcged
oil prospects In Nevada is the title
OF a preliminary report issued today
by the United States geological sur
vcy and which effcctually disposes of
claims made In certain quarters that
sections investigated abound in petro.
leum. Examinations made by Robert
Anderson, one of the bureaus geolo-
gists. who spent some time In a field
west of Reno. in the bend of the Wal.
kcr river In Smith Valley, north of
Wellington and In small area south
of palisadc Va the northeastern portion
Of the state. are the basis for the re-
port
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03
This is Worth Readino.

Leo f. Zclinski. Of 6S Gibson St,
Buffalo. y. Y. says: II cured the most
annoying cold sore ever had, with
lIucklin's Arnica Salvc. | applied this
salve once n day for two days, when
every trace of the sore was
gone" Heals all sores. Sold under
guarantee at Ardmore Pharmacy. 25c.
ID AZ w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03

Yates Center, Kan, Sept is, 1905
After my doctors gave me up to die
Halls Texas Wonder cured me OF
kidney and bladder trouble. It is the
best medicine on earth. Mrs. II. $
Johnson, Sold by all druggists D&W
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03
Guilty OF counterfeitino.

Passing counterfeit money Is no
worse than substituting some un.
known worthless remedy for Folcy's
Honey and Tar. the great cough and
cold remedy that cures the most oh
siinatc coughs ANA heals the lungs.
Sold by all Druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03
POOR 10 LUCKY.
Seminole Indians TO Receive s2s Each
From Government

Wcwoka, Okla, Dec, 2.-The govern
m'nt toiay begun the payment Of
100000 To the Seminoles The paying
party arrived this morning and viii
remain for two weeks Each Seminole
will Dee paid S2N hundreds Of full.
hloods arrived last night 10 partlci.
pate In the regular annuity payment
This is the first payment made by the
government. Heretofore an payments
were made through the tribal govern
ment. j Robert Taylor Jr.. is I'm
charge Of the government party.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03
To Cure a cold In One Day.

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo oUININE
Tablets, Druggists refund money II
II fails to cure. f, w. GROVES sig.
uature Is on each box. csc.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03

Hoarse coughs and stufry colds that
may develop into pneumonia over
night are quickly cured by Foley's
Honey and Tar as IL soothes inflamed
membranes, heals the lungs, and ex.
pels the cold from the system. Sold
by all druggists. u & W
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03
Clear Rsas Wanted.

Bring your clean rags to the Ard
moreite office and convert them int,
Christmas money.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03

Folev's Orino Laxative cures con.
stipation and stimulates the liver. Or
ino regulates the bowels so they will
act naturally and you do not have to
take purgatives continuously. Sold by
all druggists. D&W
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03

oven eXploded-lt was not the
Direct action sold by Kearney. ltf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-03

Antony and cleopatrs-TheatorIum
Wednesday and Thursday.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-15
CEILINGS FALL.

There are tenants OF the Judge build
ing who are tOuchy today. For weeks
the office holders on the second floor
have been struggling silently against
hundred and one Inconvenience, such
as painters daubing door jams and high
priced desks with impartialty, eleciri-
clans driving small tunnels through the
walls when the painters had finally fin
lshed and no lights when the electri-
clans had mussed up everything. But
the climax came when tho ceiling
on the second floor fell yesterday eve
ming. Big patches OF plaster fell at tho
Main street side and az result II was
impossible today To get into some Of
fees. The hallway along the west side
OF the FIRST uoor was entirely blocked
up by plastercrs with their ladders and
platforms No one was hurt but Char
ley Warren Of the Santa Fo and other
railroaders who have offices up stairs
arc saying things this morning which
have more sincerity than poetry.
II was impossible 10 reach the offices
along the west hail; Mr. Warren and
others had TO camp out IN other offices.
just why the plaster fell at this late
stage of the game IL not known The
walls and ceilings on the first floor have
been tinted, on the seventh floor and
those between no trouble has been ex.
perleuced other than the usual presence
or moisture IN new walls aud ceilings
Those In charge OF repairs say every
thing win be I'm tlp-top shape by morn
Ing, But In the meantime Charley
Warren and others have their offices
under their hats.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-15
oLAYs CASE CLOSED.
Long Drawn out Divorce Suit Decided
This Morning.

Judge Morse this morning disposed
of the divorce case OF Clnys vs. Clays.
In this cause Mrs. Della Clays is suing
NJ. " Clays for separate maintenance,
the parties having been I'm court many
times during the last half dozen years
seeking to adjust marital differences.
The couple formerly resided at Blng-
ham. but of late Mrs Clays has made
her hcme In Salt Lake and conducts
roomlng house here. Mr.. Clays Is
owner of the Bingham Opera House,
and Las at various times conducted Il
saloon In Bingham. The present hear
ing was devoted almost entirely to as
certaining the value of Mr.. Clays pro-
perry with view to determining what
allowance Mrs. Clays should have.
there being but little controversy Of
other points.
The plaintiff asked for $50 per month.
the defendant contendng that the
amount was entirely too much, under
MI. Gays present circumstances. The
court decreed that Mrs. Cays should
receive $40 per month and have SO for
attorneys fees. the latter amount and
the first II payments of the alimony
to be lien on the Bingham Opera
House, owned by defendant
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-15
SALT LAKE new
THEATER A BEAUTY
Plans for the Auerbach Structure
Arrive from Seattle This
Morning.
STRUCTURE OF SIX STORIES
Seating Capacity Is to BE t,1OO, winch
VIII BE the Largest in the
City to Date.

The plans in blue ptint for the Auer-
bach theater on east Third south
street. were received this morning py
Manager Wallace from Architect e. y,
Houghton of Seattle. They are quite
voluminous. and show an edii1ce thut
win prove an ornament 10 the toWn
The front elevation Is six stories. llO
feet on the south side OF the street.
with Il depth of 100 feet. The structure
will be divided into parts, an apart
ment house in front, and the theater NJ
the rear one small and two large
stores will occupy the ground floor
with the theater entrance in the CEN
ter. The auditorium is so designed that
the stage can be easily seen from any
part of the house including the IL
boxes. There are two balconies, the
seating capacity being LOO, and the
size of the stage 35XS0 feet, with a
lofty proscenium. The superntendency
of construction will be under II. A..
Hodgson of Seattle VINO is already on
the grounds, and has his shed built
ready for business The excavation has
been completed, and as soon as Man
ager Wallace and other representa-
tives OF the Auerbach estate have gone
over the plans, and made desired
changes. building operations will begin,
The plans arrived rather late this
morning, and MIR. Wallace win require
a couple uf days in which to consider
them. He says changes will he made.
but could not state this noon just what
they would be- The plans suggest a
very cosy. comfortable theater auditon-
um. and owing to the proximity of the
building to Main street, the apartment
house part viii be spoken for in short
order
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-15
COOLER TONIGHT.
Is the Forecast of the Weather Man
For Salt Lake.

Inc mercury rose to 81 early last
evening and promises to reach about
the same altitude before today closes
ne low Dafometric pressure continues
oNei tue plateau with lowest pressure
over Arizona, Montana and the British
lorthWest territory Another disturb
ance Is central over the north Atlantic
coast. over the upper Mississippi wall
tue pafometrlc pressure Is high. Show
ers or thunderstorms are reported al
scattered points throughout the country
WIN heavy rainfall IN Arizona and New
ork- The north Pacific high pressure
VIII cause generally fair weather tonight
tonight. N'
The local weather office has prepared
Tue Following general summary for the
week ending July Ia:
Ihe temperature during the week was
above the normal In all sections, and
the precipitation was below the normal
except over the extreme southwest nor
ton The highest temperature was l0i
degrees at Hite on the Sth and the low
est was 10 degrees at Parowan on the
Sth ana 9Th. The precipitation occurred
IN the form of scattered showers and
local thunderstorms. The largest amount
or rainfall for the week was o. q of an
inch at Modena, and the greatest in "a
hours was ole of an inch at MilIville
At large number OF stations no preci-
pitatiou occurred during the week The
sunshine was considerably above the
normal. no damage was rer ted from
The supply of lrrigation water was
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-15
FAREWELL TO SHEPHERD.
Board OF Directors and Orchestra
Members Assemble in His Honor,

Two pleasant functions in which Ar
thur Shepherd was the principal iigure.
took place last evening and today al
o'clock, The first was a dinner at
the Alta club which lasted from Z TN
o'clock. at which the board Of diree-
tors OF the Salt Lake symphony orches'
ira were hosts and Mr. Shepherd was
the guest OF honor. Those present;
Mr.. George ID. Pyper, Vice president
~ the organization, who presided in
the absence Of Or, Goshen, the presl.
dent: Joseph Geoghogan, j. ID. spencer,
DIR. H. r. White, IL. O., whitney, George
r. SHELTON. There were a number OF In
formal addresses, highly compliment
airy to Mr. Shepherd, and a feeling re-
Spouse from that gentleman who earn
estly expressed the hope that the SYM
phony orchestra would be kent going
and continue prosperous. toast Was
also drunk 20 Hon Samuel Nowhousn.
whose generous gift OF $1,000 "a year
for years, had enabled the orchestra
10 make its tine record thus fan
At today Mr., Shepherd moi Tho
members OF the Orchestra on Tie stage
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-15

OF the theater where he babe them
goodbye and where he was surprised
and gratihed to receive from his CO.
workers through the hands of Mr.. skel-'
ton, the concert master, n handsome
fob and gold ocket encrusted with dia-
monds and bearing this inscription, ITO
Arthur Shepherd from the members Of
the salt Lake symphony orchestra
Mr. Shepherd made feeling Response
anG brief remarks were also made by
Mir, Pyper. Mr.. H. G. whitney and
Mr.. j. ID. Spencer, A vote Of the mem
bers showed that all we're IN favor OF
keeping the organization alive.
MIR Shepherd leaves FOR his new home
In Boston on Monday next. Mrs. Shop
herd will follow him in October.