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the hook worm in entering the body
The symptoms Of the disease are
emphatic The victim becomes Ian
guid, palid and listlcss. He IS afnict.
ed with aches and di5in alluatiOn
10 even move. much Jess WORK. In
fact botn physically and mentally
the tendency is 10 torpidity The i'm
poycishmeut OF his blood by his enc.
mics prcying on his Htals renders
him unfit for anything but to die,
something 10 which he Is not al all
aycrsc. The parasite Is furnished
with q mouth adapted TO sucking. #
attaches itself To the lining OF the on.
trails which It enters in the following
circuitous way It makes its way in.
90 the skin through tine hair cavities
OF the body I'm the skin they get in
the rltancous veins and are carried
10 tbr heart From thence they go
90 Tho lungs. whore they are worked
into the air cells. then into the brou.
IlltlI lIII'H lIl lIl'' W lINNlIi' anu NhN II
into the stomach. It fills Itself witn
blood. which it speedily rlds itself
of aud coks another spot for the sat.
iaiH.tiou OF It's appetite. Thus 1t con.
tmu1ly foods, not only sapping the
supply OF blood for the body, but irri.
uiiue aud poisoning the cutrUis. =,
is estimated that this parasite viii
live siN years, and that In some cases
person has been afflicted with ds
high as four thousand Of them. In
Central and West Africa the natives
are afflicted with them, ana the best
authorities agree that they were
brought to this country by the slaves
imported one authority. and good
one. estimates that above 7j per cent
/ of the negroes are afflicted with the
I parasites, but their effect ON them. Cor
some unknown reason. is less harm
/ ful than TO the whites
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covered IN America ana in 1901 in
rcNas.
Biologists and scientists found chat
tho hilly countries and sandy lands
of the south were saturated with the
disease. In fact they say over two
million of our southern people have
tine u1uscous complaint How the
disease is spread was discovered by
accident 4 German, named Lo,ss.
had uo.u investigating %, character
Oh. ,an worm. Working with larvae
which had arrived turuush It's trans.
formations. 90 tun m'oruyc stage
hv spilled q drop OF water cuutauiu.
about q thousand OF them between
no fingers OF his left hand. This
N1s followed by q burning sensation.
iir par a drop of water containing
.lr larvae ou the back of his hand
and mad, m examination with mic.
'".ropD lie was lstuuudcd % see
tno larvae disappear quickly into his
1reh Several days altcrward Looss
found himself suffering from severe
d'hlly and mrwio, requiring a long
course of treatment. Investigation
proved cuuclusiyc.y that uc WAS fill .
rd with hook worms. This discovery
Iced t1 the further one tlat the toe
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ceased and the wife of the defendant
have sat in the court room through.
out the trial. When it began the at
tendance in the court room was small,
but In the closing hours of the trIa.
the room has been crowded.
AS soon as this case is finished,
argument viii be heard on the writ
of habeas corpus, sued out by New
ton Starks, slayer of Jim Baker, last
week at Hewitt Starks alleges that
Baker fired the first shot and it pass
ed through his hat and that he shot
In self defense and is entitled to bail.
The Winchester used by Starks was
in the city today. Starks is said to
have fired twice with pistol and
three times with Winchester and
hit the spot every time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-22
PEOPLES FORUM

TO OBJ. Editor Of the Ardmorcite:
notice u your paper that The
question of how Wc should spend the
bond money is being discussed ana
10 you viii allow mr some space /
VIII give nay Views upon this import.
au, su1ID., luu know tha, every
city oul.rg aud most ot the county
uulyrrs as we'll "a. Iue Ardmog,tp,
urged ,hy people To- ,at. tine bonds
lu,s Nc did and the result was thar
tho .ouds tor both city and county
carried hy large majorties. NOW, Mt
Editor. $50 voted Tor tnr bond, IA
good faith We believed tucu. ana
SIN believe that every dollar y.t.i
was needed Tor municipal improve
mcuts ana the bulldug o. court
House. roads and brlu-es. Who Is 90
Dy benefited? Tuc common people
Who have bought homes here and are
trying To pay them out. ana iu,pro,.
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COLOREO TEACHER
CONTROVERSY
NEGRO IN QUESTION ASKS EX-
EcuTlVE COMMITTEE TO TAKE
HIS NAME OFF PROGRAM.

G. \. u y raiycrsity, Lmg,ton, OK.
lahoma, No, 20. 1909
Prot. L. J. Abbott
Edmond. Okla
Lear Sir.
When 1 received letter from YOU
several weeks ago informing mo that
had been invited to address the
state Teachers Association at its
next meeting yu "Negro Education
In oklahoma did not hesitate TO
accept the invitation, for the reason
that 1t gave me an opportunity to
show the progress Of my race along
educational lines. and 20 ask in per.
son the educational leaders Of your
race for the encouragement whicn
We need lu the efforts We are max.
in to prove ourselves worthy OF
the piyilcg Whicn have been given
us.
Since then Information has reached
me that for social reasons some of the
members of the association have Oh.
iectcd to my delivering an address at
all. and others have insisted that it
/ speak, should occupy a different
rOstrum from that occupied by others
who have been invited to address the
association.
When | accepted the initiation It
did not occur 70 me that my presence
at the meeting for the purpose an.
nouuced would be regarded By any
one as a social matter. II had, /
beg to assure YOU that without any
hgsitancy would have declined TO
accept the invitation. for the reason
that am just as mucn opposed to so.
cial intermlusling between the races
as the teachers who have objected
to my addressing tho association.
While am thankful to the execu-
tive committee for the honor whicn
has been conferred upon me by eX.
tending this invitation aud for the
confidence which this act implies.
deem 1t my duty 10 ask that my name
be- removed from the program.
Very respectfully.
/. T.. PAGE. President.
-~~~~~~~-~~~~-~-~~~~ ~~~~-~~~~~~~o-~-o~~~-~J~~
informed that those VINO handle build.
ing material are selling 1t at almost
prohibitiye price, in other words
common people can not pay the price
charged by our local dealers and
build. / do not know very much
about This matter, but you may rest
assured that am going TO do my
best 10 lind out, and II what hear
IS true. we win have TO make some
arauaomcnts to get our building ma.
,criJ' elsewhere.
Yours for Ardmorc and Carter Co.
Xxx Xxx
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New York Futures,

New York, y. Y. Nov. 22.-Cotton
futures opened quiet and closed
firm. The range of active futures
today was:
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New Orleans Futures.

New Orleans, La, Nov. 22.--Cotton
futures opened quiet and closed
steady The range of cotton futures
today was:
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open 2 p. IN. Close Yes

Tone-Opeued easier; 2 p n,
quiet and steady, closed unsettled.
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Liverpool Spots.

Spot cott-n today easier, mid
GGS; sales 5000. Anne rican 1900. re-.
ceipts 125O0. American l25OO
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Close-
New Orleans Spots.

Spot market quiet. arm and chang.
ed; mid. lii2; sales 300 10 arrive
100
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New York Spots.

Spot market quiet and l. up. mid
1855; no sales
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago Grain.

Chicago, H., Nov. 22-- The follow
ing is the range of the active futures
on the Chicago Board OF TRACE to.
day:
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THE MARKETS
BY TELEGRAPH \
liverpool Futures.

Liverpool Nov 22.-The range OF
cotton futures today was:
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Seal Shlpt oysters and fish at
rh" city Fish Market Phone 359
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Wheat
Dec 1OSa 1925 1857 1854 l0Sas
May 1853 1862 1861 lOGsalO5ha
Corn
Dec 597s GOa 597s 60 b 595sa
May Gl5s Ga 6lla Gl9s G1Aa
Oats
Dec 39h 1914 3SA SS% 80 b
May nB 417s HA 41aia 4l%b
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THELOCAL NAC''"'FTS
FURNISHED BY w. ]. LANE.

The following prices prevail in
Ardmoro today on cotton. corn 1ni
farm products: CThese prices will b.
changed daily and can be relied up
onD
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-22

Cream Puns fresh every day at
Solomous Bakery
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Grading VS.. Drafting
Why Ladies Home Journal Patterns are
Different From all Others

I'LL patterns with one exception graded patterns
~ the exception is Ladies Home Journal
Patterns Graded patterns made by creating
Pattern for "5o-dgurc and cutting all the other
sizes in exactly the same proportions is this master
pattern
Ladies Home Journal Patterns not graded
Pattcrns-ney drafted patterns Each size is cut
after a careful study of the average proportions Of a 80
figure s. figure q 80 figure, - figure what
ever the may be- Each size has its master Pat
tern and the proportonrng of each size is made from
individual study Of that size, irrespective Of any other
size that has been drafted.
This is why Ladies Home ournal Patterns are so
satisfactory. This is why they differ from all other
Patterns made. And this is why in a Ladies Home
Journal Pattern you find perfect proportions each
individual
Miss Minnie L. Richardson OF the Home Pattern
is with US Monday and Tuesday, demonstrating Ladies
Home Journal Patterns. She is giving practical nfor-
nation and instructions in home drcssmakng
Home drcssmakcrs and professional dressmakers
are invited to meet Miss Richardson Monday and
Tuesday.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
WILL BOWL
 WH.TEH0RSE

The bowling committee of the Elks Alex Blanchard, w. L. Hawkes. and J. M. Keller, met yesterday and made tentative arrangements for a bowling tournament to be held this winter with the North Star Athletic club ot Whitehorse.
 Eight games will be played, one in each town every month. The first game will probably be played in whitehorse Nov. 22 and the last game in skagway about March s. The total number of pins in the tour. Rey will determine the winners.
 The Elks have offered handsome trophies for both the mems and wo, mems teams. Definite arrangements will be announced later.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
REACH
 ID BED ROCK

Col R. A. Marvin came down from Porcupine and made a business trip to Juneau, returning on the Jefferson. Col Marvin is associated with Seuar or Dick in the dredger proposition in Porcupine and they have been busy this fall prospecting their holdings with a Keystone Drill Bedrock was reached at the depth of IS feet, but it was thought to be on the rim, and later they again reached bed rock at GS feet and again at 75 feet. The re- suits of the three holes at different points of a triangle were very grat-
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
FEARS FE-7
 F0R MARRETT

The whereabouts Of Walter s. Mar rett is giving his friends some un- easiness. MT. Marrett left Haiues on Saturday Oct. 30, bound for his home stead claim and was expected back on Tuesday the 2nd Of November, and his failure to return is causing much perplexity. It is feared that he might have met with an accident. A searching party will be organized at once and sent over the route MT. Marrett usually takes to and from his ranch.-Haines Pioneer Press. Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
PARIS WANTS
 BIG BATTLE
(By Urited Presa.J

NEW YORK. Nov. 12-Kid Mccoy, once a famous fighter, now promoting ring matches in Paris, arrived in New York with an offer of $5O,OOO purse for the Johnson-Jeffries fight in Paris. It is not believed that eith- CT Jeffries or Johnson will consent to the fight taking place outside of .ht united Stacs.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
ALASKA SEAL INDUSTRY
 IS A PROTECTED "5RSFT'

Editor The Times: In your issue of Sunday, 2lth ult,, appears the fol- lowing special:
 WASHINGTON. Saturday. Oct. 20 The federal government received something like sI5O.OOO for seals kill ed on St. Paul and St. George Isl- auds during the past season, accord, ing to a statement made public at the department of commerce and la Dor today.
 "The government has a contract with che North American Commercial Company under which not more than l5,Ooo seals are to be killed in any cne season. The company pays $lO.- % for each skin for all animals kill pd."
 This does not give your readers the cost Co the public treasury, and 1N order that they may the better m- derstaud what this source of revenue last season really means to them, l submit the following items Of expense to the public treasury involved in get linz fhar "sl5O 0OO for seals killed" on the seal islands last season. Four q. $. revenue marine
 cutters. cruising from April
 Is, Co october 2lst as the
 subsistence. pay of crews,
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
HANG LAWYER
 F0R MURDER.
CBy United Press.)

SALEM, Ore. Nov 12-Attorney James Finch was hanged today at noon for the murder of Ralph Fisher, prosecuting attorney of Port land. Gov. Benson refused to com- mitt Finch's sentence to life impris- onment.
 Finch shot Fisher because the lat ter had brought disbarment proceed ings against him.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
tsy United Prosol

SEATTLE. Nov. 12-Major W. P. Richardson of the Alaska Road Com mission will go to Washington this winter to attend the session Of con gress to urge that the Alaska road funds be increased by a change In the mining law which will provide that
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
'BAD
 MAN" CAPTURED

GALVESTON, Tex, Nov. +-News reached here today from Trio county, Texas, Of the capture of Inez Ruiz, a notorious Mexican desperado, who is said to have killed at least 40 men during a bloody career, extending ov, CT 10 years. Ruiz was a leader in the bloody Garza raids and the San Ignacio outrages in 1902.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
PRICE, lO' CENTS
-YNGH.NG COMES CLOSE
 ID CAUSING RACE WAR

The negroes in the town resent the lynching and there is danger of serious clash between the whites and the blacks. Gov Deneen has ordered two companies of militia to Cairo to restore order.
 CAIRO, III Nov. 12-Uater) The soldiers arrived at noon.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
CBy United Prosso

CAIRO, III. Nov. PA negro who had assaulted a white woman and a white man who murdered his wife were taken from the county jail last night by an infuriated mob and after being hung to telephone pole were rlddled with bullets.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
BB--.N6ER
 TELLS TAFT
(By United PresB.l

WASHINGTON, D. c. Nov. 12-Sec- retary Of the Interior BallInger has formally called the attention of Pres ident Taft to the charges of corrup- tlon made against the Department of the Interior by Louis Glayis In Col Hers Weekly.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
AMI. FEDERATION
 ID AFFILIATE
lRy unIled PressN

TORONTO. Nov. l2-Today the Am erican Federation of Labor voted to affiliate with the International Labor Congress which comprises all the la bor organizations of Europe.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
P-lTS TAX T0
 RAISE MORE ROADS MONEY

each claim owner must pay $5 toward the support of the roads and trails in his district or work out the assess ment on the road.
 Dan Kaln of valdez is completing arrangements for a good roads con yentlon and will open headquarters for a publicity campaign.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12

flying. Col. Marvin expects to make am early start next Spring and give the ground a thorough prospecting Considering che late start made they have accomplished all they expected
 this year. and will cease operations thc end of this week.-Uaiues Pioner
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
N ?. TO SAVE
 FIFTY MILES

BUTTE, Mont, Nov 4-The North ern Pacific railroad has begun the survey of a line from Miles City, Mont. to Mott, N. D. This route 1t is claimed will shorten the main line if 1t Is diverted over the proposed line, at least 50 miles.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
ROBBERS
 ARE CONVICTED
(ay United Preasl

OMAHA, Neb. Nov. 12-Five men were today declared guilty of partici. patlng in the sensational robbery of the Union Pacific overland limited near this city last May. The men win get long prison terms.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12

Total .. O.. .. co. e. e. $33l 300 Thus your readers can readily un- derstand that Uncle is not only pay Ing out two dollars for one received last season. in this wretched busi- ness. but he has been kept with his pose to this griudstone ever since 1890.
 He has lost 5.0ooOo0 fur seals since then-morc than SI0OO0O.OOo worth ct his property. and he has received from these lcssoes less than $&,OOo,- GOO as a settlement for that loss! That is about as fine an musra- uon of che sacrifice of the public tn- teroats for private gain and greed as you can find in the history of our government. is it not?
 HENRY W. ELLIOTT.
 Seattle Times.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
STREETS CLEANED BY MILITIA

was in a dangerous mood and the soldiers were reviled and insulted. The militia have been ordered to shoot to kill at the slightest dis turbance.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
GUSHMAN WILL
 HEAR PETITION

The district court will convene at next Monday and during the term Judge Cushmau will hear the petition asking for the incorpora- ton of Haines.-Haines Pioneer Press
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12

wear and tear .. e. .. $2OO,OOO One U. s. guuboat, cruising
 in Boring Sea 5O.OOO Four '. s. special agents, de-
 partmeut of commerce and
 labor, resident on islands lL5OO Subsistence of natives of
 seal islands fuel etc. 2O,OOO Cost of Japanese arrests for
 poaching. etc. 5000
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
SENT
 ID HAZLETON
(By United Press)

VICTORIA, B. c. Nov. 12-Addi- tional police have been dispatched to Hazleton to quell the threatened out break among the Indians.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12

A number of persons were skating on Lake Dewey last night. The ice is said to be in excellent condition.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
Csy United Preos.l

CAIRO, III. Nov. 12-C2 p. mD The streets were cleared today by the mil tia with fixed bayonets. The mob
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12

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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-03-04
RATE DECISION
FAVORS THE WEST
Will Work Revolution in Rates
From Eastern Points Of Origin
to All Interior Territory.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hands Down Findings In Famous
Case Of Spokane Against
TranscontinentaI Railroads.

Washington The railroad rates in
solyed in the famous case of the city
Of Spokane, Wash, against the North
lrn Pacific and other railroads were
ON Tuesday held by the interstate
commerce commission to be 'inher-
entity unreasonable"
The decision says the eastern rates
to Spokane were higher than to Seat
lie. a more distant point
The interstate commerce commits
sion decided the two points in the
against the Northern Pacific, the
Great Northern and the Union Pacific.
which were
First--That the rates from eastern
destinations to Spokane were higher
than to Seattle, a more distant point.
Second-That the rates to Spokane
were inherently unreasonable
On the first point the defendants
maintained that water competition
compelled them to charge the rates
In effect to Seattle and that, therefore
they might charge higher rate to
Spokane, witout violating the the long
discriminating against Spokane under
the law.
The commission sustams rne claim
Of the defendants in this respect. and
holds that the rates to Spokane, al
though higher than to Seattle, are no
unlawful
On the second point the commits
sion sustains the claim of the petI
lioner, and holds tFAt the re.es IRON
eastern points to Spokane are "uius
and unreasonable. 1t reduces class
rates from st. Paul to Spokane 16 81
per cent, and makes substantially tn,
tame reduction from Chicago to Spc
Kane. Rates east OF Chicago are no
'ealt with.
The decision, II applied in principl
10 all commodities and to all interio
FONTS, must work revolution 4
rates from eastern points of origin t
all interior transcontinental territor
and in that view, 1t is one of the mos
far-reaching decisions ever rendere
by the commission.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-03-04
Man Supposed to be Dead Proves to-
be Very Much Alive.

Los Angeles.-A remarkable story
of wrong identification was revealed
on Tuesday when William Conley OF
Salt Lake City whose supposedly.
dead body was recognized when IT
washed ashore at Venice about three
weeks ago, returned here from the
desert, where he had been employed,
and effected a happy and fearful re-,
Cancellation with his mourning
widow" Conley had not seen news
paper In months until recently, when
he picked up one and saw notice OF
his death and identification by his
wife and his son
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-03-04
Ter Million Dollar Sale Of Bonds.

New York.-Conptroller Metz has
disposed of s1O.0O0o0o worth of New
York City per cent bonds to seventy
four bidders at an average price Of
101.57 The highest bid was 104, the
lowest successful bid, 1913. Kuhn,
Loeb & Co., secured $4,443.000 at
prices ranging from 1918 to '10175.
They bid on the entire amount, but
their bids for the remainder were not
high enough The only other bid for
the entire s10.000,000 was by William
Solomon & Co, who offered 10173
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-03-04
eovernor Fort as a critic.

icago.-Governor John F. Fort,
Of New Jersey, speaking at the cele-
bration of George Washington birth
day conducted by the Union League
club, criticised the articles OF feder-
alton and perpetual union of 1878, I'M
der which the Revolution was fought.
He said: THE confederation was not
as broad or as comprehensive as one
would have expected from the men
who had the courage to put forth the
declaration OF independence. 1t was
below the high level of that great in
strument"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-03-04

While train was running at full
speed between Willow Greek and
Three Forks, Mont, an exploding lamp
set fire to the dining car OF the west
bound express on the Milwaukee road,
the car being destroyed. None OF the
passengers or crew Of the train were
injured.
william Keppler has returned to
Saratoga, Wyo., from trip into the
Red desert and reports winter condi-
lions there phenominally severe.
There are several hundred thousand
head of sheep ranging in the desert
and a great amount of feeding Is be-
ing done
A cave-in occurred In the tunnel
4 which is being driven for the North
srn Trunk sewer in Seattle and bur
ed beneath 700 tons of earth eleven
men. two of whom were crushed to
Ieath, while nine were entombed in
the tunnel beyond the cave-in and
later rescued.
Governor H P. Brooks died at
Lewiston, Mont, February 25. at the
age OF 73. He was one of the best
known citizens of Montana, coming to
the state with the first goldseekers
in the early COS. Later he was pio-
neer in the stock business In the
state and massed fortune
Two men persisted In the blizzard
in Colorado on February Y. A Mex
lean sheepherder was frozen 70
death near Hugo and white herder
who accompanied him was so badly
frozen that he is not expected 70 live
P. p. Kirkpatrick of Fort Morgan
wsy found frozen to death.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-03-04
Last Regular Meeting Of Roosevelt
Cabinet

Washington-The last regular meet
ing of President Roosevelt's cabinet
was held on Tuesday. There was
little business, the time being spent
In pleasant farewells and reminiscent
stories. The president expressed re-
greet at parting with the body OF such
faithful workers and helpers, and ex-
tended his best wishes. Each mem
Der OF the cabinet had some feeling
remark to make to the chief execu-
tive. President Roosevelt received
hundreds OF personal friendS