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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-16
Soldier Balks Death Plot.

II seemed TO J. A. Stone, a civil war
veteran, of Kemp. Tex, that a plot
existed between n desperate lung
trouble and the grave to cause his
death. Il contracted a stubborn cold
he writes. that developed a cough
that stuck to me, in spite OF all rem
edies. for years. My weight ran down
to 13O pounds. Then | began to use
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obstinate Coughs, Hemorrhagas. AS
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of 100 per cent over the gunnery
records of a year ago.
The Fleet Today.
The composition OF the fleet as It
returns IS as follows:
First Squadron. First Division
Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry. com.
mander in chief
Connecticut tflagship)-Capt Hugo
Osterhaus.
kansas-Capt. Charles L. vreeland.
Minnesota-Capt. John Hubbard.
Nermont-Capt. Frank +. Fletcher.
Second Division-Rear Admiral
Richard Wainwright commander.
Georgia (fagship) Com.
mander G. w Kline.
New Jersey-Capt. W. II. H. South.
erland.
Rhode lslaml--Capt. Joseph Il. Muir.
dock
Second Squadron, Third Division
Rear Admiral seaton Schroeder. com.
manding
Louisiana tflagship)-Capt Kos.
suth Niles
Missouri-Capt. Robert W. Doyle
Ohio-Capt. Thomas B. Howard.
Nirginia-Capt Alexander Sharp.
Fourth Division-Rear Admiral w.
B. Potter, commanding.
Wisconsin OlagshipD-Capt. Frank
y. Beatty.
ois-Capt. John " Bowyer
kearsage-Capt Hamilton Hutch.
ins.
kentucky--Capt. Walter c. Cowles.
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Scorpion at Naples.

Naples. Feb. 1.-THE United
States gunboat Scorpion will be out
of commission for six weeks owing
to the condition of her boilers. on
this account the supply ship Celtic
will remain in these waters in order
to aid i'm the distribution of Ameri.
can timber. Commander Huse of the
Celtic, having visiteb the earthquake
zone and inspected the work which
is now being done, expressed the
warmest admiration for the Italian
army and navy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-16
Romans Honor Bruno.

Rome, Feb. l6.- The usual annual
anti-clerical demonstration i'm honor of
Giordano Bruno, the hereto martyr
who was burned at the stake by order
Of the church authorities. took place
today In front of the statue of Bruno
which has been erected by the free
thinkers of the world near the Vatican.
Thousands Of republicans and anti.
clericals took part in today's celebra-
tion. The crowd raised the customary
revolutionary shouts and listened TO
speeches denouncing Catholicism and
demanding the abolition of religious
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-16
WOODFORD.

Woodford, Okla, Feb. l3.-We have
stiff norther blowing this morning
with some snow.
The entertainment given by the
public school at this place last night,
Was quite IA success AMI was at.
tended by a large crowd. Everybody
seemed to enjoy it fine.
The sand storm from the north.
west created considerable uneasiness
among the crowd.
Squire Williams of Glenn held
justice court here yesterday.
Rev. Miles Hayes filled his regular
appointment at the Baptist church
Yesterday last night and today.
VIII Veal has moved from this
place to Lawton
w s Terrence Is moving to the
place recently vacated by j. \. Cof
man.
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AROUND WORLD WITH fleet
READY FOR WAR OR FROLIC

pid Point Coufort Va Fob IL 49,
Hair ,,,y ,cr,.s t1. Atlantic ,c.ar ~,
,ba ,oe, ,o,g rc,cb ,f ,bair s,.,,acr.
i,, ,rr.so .,roprd ,,.,.,.Id ,b.. sr,fasp
b,f,lcsbip. of tho I-..ia5 States A..
i,r,f, r.., ,r. s,,,,pi... ,od,, 81, Lois.
r-er,. f,.ri,r t,,,rd ,b. ,pcb,-,co
Ground. ~ uamr-,n Roeds from
,yb.pra .hry sailed usi r.ur,eap
months az, D,rIpa ,t.sa po,ths ,f
record stc,mirg fh. boav.I, a~,.or,1
rrlii.r. vessels b,,.. travelled ,.,r,,i g.
mat.ly AZ ooO miles and ,ra r.,,,-rl lr %
ip condition. sim .0, for a froic or
, FIGHT" TIN. cri..a l,,s hoon , y.rr.
,abI. .,u.ditior. ,f tb, .oyc,, sa,s and
tasks b..sinfor. da.m.l imn,s.i,,le
for +h. rrIar, ir,pcl,d b,v, b..p ,c.
romplisled ,yi,b ,, .,a.a bord,..ire o,
'bo coumonp,orc
TN. stories of the. crli,r 1aya ,.sp
succeeding chapters Of receptions
banque's balls and mcrymakiug. but
back Of a'l rhi- relaxation and enter
tanning iu the hospifanlc ports of the
two bcmisphrrcs has been test of
men and material which has placed
the American navy in m cnviable 20.
sition before al the world The engine
room efficiency In the longer logs OF
the journey developing a new and m.
vNpectedly wide stoamng radius for a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-16
Collier Has Accident.

Nillemstad, Feb. l5.-The United
states collier Brutus. which was
due here this morning from Colon
with coal for the war vessels had not
arrived at a late hour this after
noon 1t is understood that the Bru.
tus has met with an accident. the ma.
ture Of which has not been made
public.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-16
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PIMplEs.

Zemo, a clean liquid for external use,
draws the germs and their toxins TO the
surface of the skin and destroys them,
leaving the skin clear and healthy.
Two to six bottles will cure any case
Of pimples and blackheads.
For sale everywhere. Write for SAM
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For sale by w. d. Frame.
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Pneumonia often follows IA grippe
but never follows the use of Foley's
Honey and Tar, for Ia grippe coughs
and deep seated colds. Refuse any
but the genuine in the yellow pack
age. Sold by all druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-16
In Gibraltar's Shadow.

After visits TO various Mediterra.
mean ports and accepting the hos.
pitalitics of half dozen nations.
the sixteen ships gathered at Gl.
braltat and sailed for home Saturday
Feb. q. They will be met at sea.
about 1000 miles from shore. by the
third or home" squadron Of the At
lanlic fleet, consisting of four battle
ships and five cruisers. Even the last
leg of the famous journey is 10 be
given over to work. There will be
daily drills and mancuvcrs and in.
Spcction by the commander m chlpf
or every vessel on the way over.
President Roosevelt viii greet the
fleet on February %. from the brt,ge
of the Mayllower at the point from
which he badc farewell fourteen
months ago.
There will be two strangers in the
'ieet when II reaches horc-the Ne.
braska and the Wisconsin both Pa
cific built which replaced the Maine
and Alabama, detached at san Fran
cisco and sent rome in advance. The
Maine will be the flagship of the
welcoming squadron
At Manila BAY the ships spent
three weeks at the target. engaged
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year II Is a time that every sailor.
no matter how new he may be in
the service. gets a chance at the
guns. provided ne has shown any sort
Of aptitude in the ping pong" trials
viii are continued aboard the men
OF war in port am out II L. at
record practice that the men attain
the rank Of "gun pointer" and get
white star and crossed circle on
their blouse sleeve IL they make a
certain mark To be gun pointer
means extra pay each month. accord
ing 10 the class attained. ana ther,
Is prize money for all II the ships
guns as whole make a deserving
record. The record practice of last
spring developed an accuracy and
rapidity OF fire never before attained.
Merrymaking on Pacific.
After Magdalena came the excur.
sion of the fleet to the California re-.
sorts, and there was apparently a
never-cndng program of merrymak.
ing. At San Diego (Coronmlo Beach,.
at the ports Of Los Angeles. at Santa
Barbara, at Monterey. Santa Cruz and
San Francisco. the people of Califor.
MIA received the fleet with wild ac.
claim. II was the first time such an
array Of fighting vessels had been
seen on the Pacific coast and Call.
fCrnia celebrated with a hospitality
for which the people of the state
are noted. A trip to Puget Sound
took the fleet TO Seattle, Tacomo
ana Bellingham. and these cities of.
fered an entertainment which ranked
with the very best of the METRE trim.
When the ships set sail out of San.
Francisco for the return trip there
was many predictions that they
would be left in the Pacific and that
events might make such course
desirable Invitations had been ac
cepted for visits 10 Australia. to Chi.
ma and Japan, and there was never
deviation from the outlined plans
Ihe tleet had done exactly what the
authorities at Washington sid i'll
would. but In n manner which sur
prised and gratified them TO the fulI.
est extent
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Two CAPTAINS Dead.

| RAM who took the Missouri 70 the
Pacific coast, a capable man. also died
within a comparatively short time af
ter turning his vessel over TO sue.
ccssor.
Rear Admiral Sperry. who returns
as commander in chief. sailed as com.
mander Of the fourth division Of the
fleet, being ranked by both Admirals
Evans and Thomas Rear Admiral VIII.
liam Emory was the fourth Of the sail.
Ing admirals. and he was retired while
the ships were at Manila. Capts. Sea.
ton Schroeder of the Virginia, Richard
Wainwright of the Louisiana and vii.
liam II. Potter of the Vermont were
the captains who attained flag rank
during the cruise.
The start.
Leaving Hampton Roads on cloud.
less day in December. 1907. after a
review by the president from the
bridge of the Mayflower the first run
of the fleet took it to Trinidad It had
been announced that the practice
cruise would end on the west coast Of
the United states, hut hardly had the
ships got under way when the fact
became known that It was really Mr..
Roosveelts intention to have the six.
teen battleships circumnavigate the
globe. At Trinidad the first of the
gayetics occurred The officers and
men of the lIeet were welcomed with
a hospitality which set a mark for all
succeeding receptions, and from that
time on each succeeding port tried to
outdo its predecessor. The climax OF
lavish displays. of parties and reccp-
tions, undoubtedly came I'm Australia
and Japan, although It would be diff.
cult for the officers and men today
to say just where IL was the people
tried hardest to make their stay a
pleasant one. Among the men. Los
Angeles will always be bright mem
came into their own on the trip and
all entertainments were arranged lnI
particular for the enlisted force. II was
in Los Angeles also that "Jim" JEFF
fries, champion of the world refereed
the sailors boxing bouts and min
gled with them in all their sports.
From Trinidad the fleet called next
at Rio. where the days of the visit
were overcrowded with social events.
Al Rio an unfounded rumor told of a
plot by anarchists 10 blow up some
of the American vessels. The first
thrill of fear which swept the nation |
was quickly dispelled when the story
was shown to he n pure fabrica ion. |
From Rio the itinerary led to punta
Arenas, that unique and interesting
"urthcst south settlement on the
Straits Of Magellan. Here again a
hospitablc people had made the stay
OF the fleet an exceedingly pleasant
one The Chilean government sent
cruiser 10 accompany the sixteen hat
tleships through the treacherous wa.
.ers OF the straits, and although the
navigltors OF the American vessels
had already plotted their own course
through the narrow, rock. walled water.
way the courtesy of the South Amcri
'au nation was fully appreciated.
sailonj Faithful. Fearless.
When the ships had safely left
he straits the department officials
u Washington undoubtedly brcathed
sigh of E-arinod relief although
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Experience Beneficial.

That the experience gained on the
cruise will be Of unendlng benefit TO
the navy is indicated from the fact
that probably one-half Of the entire
personnel of the naval establishment
participated in the epoch making trip.
Three Of the sixteen captains who
sailed in command Of vessels are re-
turning home rear admirals. Eight
other captains are returning in com.
mand Of the same ship on which they
began the journey OF the world. From
roar admiral down to midshipma the
training has been such as no other
naval cruise ever afforded. Among the
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enlisted men the training has been
even more valuable. Inndsmen shipped
just before the start, and utterly green
In the ways OF the deep are coming
home an integral part Of a wonderful
fleet efficiency and loyal believers in
all for which the American navy
stands. Desertions ON the trip have
occn few The men have taken a
pride in the cruise and It will be- a
constant boast with them that they
started TO the west from Hampton
Roads and came home with prows stiu
turned in that direction They know
the world Is round. and they know
what 1t is to work and play over i5.
900 miles OF the watcrcd surface OF
the globe.
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cruise however was not inaugurated
without serious misgiylngs at home
aud abroad Victor VI Mctcalf Of Cali.
fornia vas secretary Of the navy wneu
th" cruise began After the ships had
set sail from Manila with homcward
bound pcunants flying Mr. Mctcalf
said
When the purpose OF giving this as
samblaeo Of ba'.lcships the privileges
and advantages Of practice cruise
was announced criticism from high
technical quarters were heard II vas
suggested thar 'hc undertaking Was
TOO monumental 'ha, bdt'lcsmp is
too vast and comp picatod % piece Of
mechanism TO send around the globe
on any ordinary occasion; that dangers
more than multiplied with numbers in
such case. that disaster lurkcd on
every submerged ledge and was borne
or every unknown tidal current. that
Tho skeleton OF some Of the ships
would doubtless De- l.ft Zoo thc Straits
OF Magellan. that If the fleet should
succeed iu rounding South America II
was reasonably certain that the indl.
vidual ships would. one by one ar
rive with machlncrics loose and al.
most unscrvccablc, with crews reflect.
ing the dcmorilizcd condition OF the
and that a wocful spectacle
OF failure would thus be presented.
As to the material, the cold facts
are that the ships have practically
taken care Of their own repairs on this
cruise. The repair lists turned in at
the Cavitc naval station were ncgll.
giblc'
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Entertainments Lavish.

The story of the fleets visit to
Honolulu, to Auckland. sydney. Mel.
bourne and Albany, g. Australia: to
Yokohama. to Annoy. to Manila. ann
ports of call on their way home Through
the Suez canal, are too recent TO
need recall. The welcome extended
IN Australia and Japan left nothing
TO be asked either In lavishness of
entertainment or in sincerity of pur.
pose.
The battleships, had their hedule
brought them sooner TO the eastern
end of the Suez. might have played
notable part in succoring the strick
en people of Messina. As II was. the
services OF the ships were ofere,..
but the relief plans had already been
developed so as not to require them
In way the battleship fleet how.
ever, accomplished much. store ships
lm'"n with supplies for the fighting
vessels were dispatched by the home
and officers and men
were glad to give up the solid feed
stufs and delicacies to the earth.
quake sufferers. 4 large sum of mo.
hey was contributed from the fleet,
and the first division of four vessels.
under Admiral Sperry, called at Ma.
pies to express sympathy and sorrow.
The battleship Illinois was the only
one of the American fighting vessels
10 really enter the earthquake zone. |
RMS ship went To Messina and 400
sailors searched the ruins
until they han recovered the bodies
II American Consul Cheney and his
wife
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Admiral Evans Retires.

Three days later Admiral Evans
hauled down his flag for all time. He
was succeeded as commander in chief
by Rear Admiral Charles II. Thomas.
who sailed from Hampton Roads in
command of the second squadron. BE.
oanse VI Admiral Eyans' illness the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-16
Task OF Commander.

To Rear Admiral Charles S Sperry.
a strict disciplinarian. man Of few
words. but "a recognized scholar and
constant student OF the higher arts OF
naval science, fell the task Of directing
The fleet on all but the first 1900
miles OF IFS journey. Rear Admiral
Robley y Evans, now retired. took
the fleet ont Of Hampton Roads on
December 1G. 1907. and although m.
ness soon after the start confined him
10 his cabin for q greater part Of the
way, ne retained command until San
Francisco was reached and the first
stage OF the long trip had been ac.
complishod. Rear Admiral Evans
found II necessary while the ships
were at the targets in Magdalcna bay
TO leave the fleet and seek treatment
at Paso Robes Hot Springs. Cal. His
flag lieutenant went with him and he
he retained his rank Of commander in
chief When the ships reached Monte.
rcy bay, the last stopping place on the
Pacific coast prior 10 the entry into
San Francisco harbor. Admiral Evans
was helped aboard his old flagship and
was on the after bridge when the
Connecticut entered the Golden Gate
at the head of the most formidable
array of fighting vessels ever gather.
ed under one flag. The Atlantic and
Pacific fleets joined company I'm the
lay and there were more than forty
ships In the four long columns that
came to anchor under Evans blue
ensign
Admiral Evans Retires.
Three days later Admiral Evans
4
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burden Of the diplomatic calls. the
speeches and the entertaining Of the
trip around South America and up the
California coast fell upon Admiral
Thomas Coupled with his duties as
second in command with the com.
mander in chief so the social burden
vas not a light one Admiral Thomas
was plainly failing in health when
ne succeeded Admiral Evans and ne
retained official command only from
May TO -, 1908. being relieved at
that time, ahead Of the departments S
plans, In order that he might enjoy
a rest. As the fleet was sailing from
San Francisco two months later Nd.
miral Thomas died suddenly at Del
Monte. Cal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-18

Abstein, Wilson getting credit for a
sacrifice. Gibson flied to Bush, but
the fly was too short to give AbStein a
chance to score. Adams drew a base
on balls, filling the bases. Hyatt sent
a sacrifice fly to Crawford, scoring Alb
stein. Leach drew a base on balls
and bases filled again. Clarke walked
forcing home Wilson. Wagner flied to
Cobb. Two runs.
Detroit: Crawford grounded to Alb
stein and out at first, Abstein unas-
sisted. Delahanty was hit by a pitch
ed ball, but Umpire O'Loughlin ruled
he stepped into it and would not all
low him to go to first. Delahanty
walked. Moriarity smashed a two
hagger into right field crowd and hob
bled to second, his injured leg appar-
rently bothering him greatly. Della
anty taking thdir. Time was called
and O'Leary went in to run for Mo-
Rarity. T. Jones popped to Wagner.
Schmidt, in trying to dodge, allowed
his bat to hit and the ball rolled fair,
Adams throwing him out to Abstein.
No runs.
THIRD INNING.
Pittsburg-OLeary now playing
third for Detroit.
Miller singled over second base.
Abstein doubled along left field foul
line, sending Miller to third. Wilson
hit to Bush who threw to plate and
Schmidt tagged Miller. Schmidt then
threw to Delahanty who caught Abb
stein off second, making a double
play, Bush to Delahanty. Gibson
forced Wilson at second, Bush to De-
lahanty. No runs.
Detroit: Mullin batted for Donovan
and will continue as pitcher. A great
cheer went up when MuIlin walked to
the plate. Mullin lined to Miller. D.
Jones beat out a hunt to Adams.
When D. Jones slid into first he tore
the bag from its string and game was
delayed while 1t was being replaced
Bush out Adams to Abstein, D. Jones
going to second. Cobb out Adams to
Abstein. No runs.
FOURTH INNING
Pittsburg-Mullin now pitching for
Detroit. Adams flied to D. Jones.
Hyatt drew a base on balls. Leach
singled over Bush's head and Hyatt
went to second. Clarke sacrificed,
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MulIin to T. Jones. Hyatt to third
and Leach to second. Wagner was
purposely given a base on balls, filling
bases Miller singled to right scoring
10 third. Miller stole second as
Schmidt made no attempt to get him,
fearing Wagner would come home.
bstein struck out. Two runs.
stein. Delahanty singled to right.
OLeary popped to Wagner. T. Jones
singled to right sending Delahanty to
second. Schmidt hit to Leach, who
forced Delahanty at third. No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
Pittsburg-Wilson flied to Crawford.
Gibson out. Bush to T. Jones. Adams
out. Delahanty to T. Jones. No runs.
Detroit-Leach made a great one
handed stop of Mullins grounder, and
threw him out to Abstein D. Jones
struck out. 1t has started to rain.
Bush out. Wagner to Abstein. No
runs.
SIXTH INNING.
Pittsburg-Hyatt out, Delahanty to
Tom Jones. Leach doubled into left
field crowd. Clarke drew a base on
balls. Wagner sent a three base hit
to left. scoring Leach and Clarke and
Wagner scored on D. Jones bad throw
to third. Miller sent a long fly to
Crawford.
Abstein popped to Bush. Three runs
Detroit-Cobb out, Adams to Abstein.
Crawford n1ed TO Clarke. Each MADE
a star catch of Delahanty's foul. No
runs.
SEVENTH INNING
Pittsburg- sent a high fly to
D. Jones. Gibson doubled to center
Adams hit a hot liner to O'Leary and
the latter knocked it down. Bush got
it and threw Adams out to T. Jones.
Gibson went to third on the play. Hyatt
out, Delahanty to T. Jones. No runs
Detroit-OLeary fouled to Gibson
Wagner made a star stop on T. jones'
grounder and threw him out to Abb
stein. Schmidt doubled into left field
crowd. Clarke made a great catch of
Mullins hard drive. No runs.
EIGHTH INNING
Pittsburg-Leach out, MulIin to T.
Jones. Clarke drew a base on balls
making his fourth walk during the
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adversary by several inches.
The champion scored almost immed-
lately with a hard left to the stomach.
Make him lead" yelled the spectators
to Ketchel.
Ketchel apparently was determined
to make the black lead and spared
FOR almost half minute.
johnson, at long range, shot his left
t. the face twice with lightning like
rapidly. Ketchel forced the black
againts the ropes, but the latter wrig-
Fled away without receiving a blow.
The bell rang with the men in the
center of the ring.
Round 2|They ran to a clinch and
Referee WEIGH pried them apart. On
the break Johnson shot a straight left
to the nose and soon thereafter re-
was playing with his short arm blows
for the stomach blows. In a clinch
Ketchel upper cut hard to the jaw
with his left. This angered the
champion, who rushed in, landing
left and right on the body and
Ketchel slipped to the floor with con-
siderable force. He was Up quickly
and rushed in, but had great difficulty
johnson merely toyed with Ketchel
until bell ended the round. Ketchel's
face showed grim determination as
he took his seat.
Round 3-They spared perfunctor-
lily for full thirty seconds and then
closed in, swinging right and left at
close range, Ketchel landing on the
body once with his right. Ketchel
drove his right high on the negro's
breast, and as they clinched Johnson
upper cut twice with his right. The
referee then separated the belliger-
ants. They again rushed in close
Johnson putting in short rights and
left to the stomach. The white man
upper cut with left to the face as they
broke from a clinch. Just before the
round ended johnson swung his right
to the jaw.
Round AFTER a sparring
johnson rushed in, forcing his man to
the ropes adm placing his arms around
Ketchei, fairly carried hmi to the CEN
ter of the ring. Make him lead"
came the repeated injunction from
Willis Britt. Ketchell missed a terrific
swim intended for the jaw. 1t was