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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-18
Special Tax.

OptCidl ' db.
Sec. J.. That all sidewalks hereafter
constructed or repaired. where such
repairs cost as much as building
same. upon any OF tho streets or
avenues Of said city, shall be- by spc.
cial assessment upon the admitting
lots. and said city shall issue a
tax warrant against each separat;
lot, as herein provided. which ,hal.
be valid lien thereon. Provided.
said city shall not be- liable for such
warrant or any part thereof
Petition for Sidewalk.
Sec. >. That upon the filing of a
petition signed by ten or more ctI.
zons of this city with the council
praying for the construction of a
sidewalk along any of the streets
or avenues of said city. the council
may II IN 'h,iI Judgment the same
shall bee necessary, order the same
to bee built
NotlCe,
Sec .. When the Council shall.
have ordered any sidewalk to be.
built or repaired as provided in Sec.
]. along any OF the streets or ave
mos of said city, by special assess
m"nt the city engineer shall give al
printed or written notice to thcl
owner or agent Of all the lots abut
ting upon such sidewalk. If the own.
"r or agent Dee found lr the owner
or agent cannot be- fnunl such II
notice may bo served upon the occu.
pant Of such lol If no owner or agent |
b" found or the lot be- unoc.upied |
no notice shall DE necessary. but the
city engineer shall make a return
pm such notice to the office of the
'iiy clerk showing the person upon
'hom s"Nlc" Was made. or the rcas
'n why mo- service was made, which
shall b." ulcI i'm the office of the
ity clerk of said city Said no.
iro shall hu filed In the office of Dhc
IN clerk of slid city. Said notice
shall describe such lo' rv Its number
md shall notify said owner. agent
'r occupant that the council has or
Irrud the Same 20 De- built. cor the
ost of building same turned over TO
hr city engineer within twenty days
rom service of such notice. or tax
for actual cost Of the labor
ma material used, TO which will be
ddrd the clerks cost ami publica-
ion and penalty of twenty-five
2' per cent which will be spc
Ial assessment against said lot
'uty Of the City Enginesr-Tax
Warrants
Sec T. II any such owner or agent
4 such LOT shall fail to construct
my such sidewalk or pay the amount
eQuircd n au h notice 10 the city L
ngiucrr within twenty DAYS after
he service of such notice the city
uginrcr shall report such facts to
he council, whereupon the council
hall contract with some person or
ersons 10 construct such sidewalk. 4
{ a cost not exceeding the actual [
ost Of labor and material used al
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-18

The Ardmorelte Is authorized TO
announce l.. ~ Murdock as a candi
date for city commissioner from the
Second ward.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-18

The Ardmoreite is authorized to an
nounce T. c. Bridgman as a candi
date for City Commissioner from
the Third Ward.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-06
THE ONLY INSTRUMENT NEEDED
 WAS A SERVANT.
Lick Observatory Astronomer Believes
 pr. Cook "Got There"

Lick Observatory. Cal, Sept. 5.--"Dr. Cook with the instruments he carried could have determined the position of the north pole with an error of less than five hundred feet declared Dr. w. Fl. Wright, astronomer in charge of Lick observatory, tonight
 "The only instrument needed" said Dr. Wright. was a sextant. With three observations taken the same day Dr. Cook could have determined his posi- ton within a possible error of less than ten seconds of arc. This would be, roughly. a thousand feet, and Dr. Cook says positively that the pole was somewhere within a circle of 800 feet radius within which he himself was standing.
 As these observations could be faked by anyone with fair knowledge of astronomy, the discovery rests on Dr. Cooks veracity alone. For my part I do not think him a man who would fake his observations, and from what I have read I believe he made the journey.
 At the north pole the seXtant would read 0 degrees minus the declination of the sun for April 21, with correction for refraction. It would be a matter of little difficulty to fake three read ings that would indicate the discovery of the pole. So that until someone else finds Dr. Cooks flag and brass tube at the pole the matter rests with his veracity alone"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-06
GRIM AND UNIQUE ANOMALY
 PRESENTED BY LABOR DAY.
Situation in Western Pennsylvania- Burgess in One Town Prohibits Cell ebrstion.

Pittsburg. Sept. 5.-Labor day in western Pennsylvania presents unique anomaly. Nearly 10000 men are idle as a result of strikes. lock- outs and walkouts. The five thousand glass workers of the American Glass company. whose grievances paraiyze the glas sindustry of the country; the $500 unskilled and non-union strikers of the Pressed Steel Car company of Schoenville; the 1S,000 organized but dissatisfied coal miners in this vicinity. and the 5000 union tin plate workers: all these. and more, will aid in mak- ing the day set apart for the work ingman one to be remembered in labor circles for years to come.
 Families of the unemployed men. who have been subsisting for months on public funds will tomorrow find the means to spend the day in pleas ure seeking.
 Unique in Pennsylvania's many queer legal proceedings is the official act of Burgess James II. Chambers of Nandergrift, a small town near here, who has issued a proclamation to the effect that Labor day cannot be cele- brated in his domain tomorrow. This statement is fin direct defiance of the states law, which sets aside the first Monday in September as the working mans day. Residents of Vandergrift are treating the matter as a joke.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-06
The Programme Laid Out for the Few Remain
 ing Days of Summer Outing
MRS. TAFT TO STAY UNTIL OCT. 15.
Secretary Rallnger is Expected Today-On Wednesday Visit from the l. Lirector of the Census-Grandso dson of the Emperor of Japan to Ee Received Friday Auto Ride to Church in Driving Rain.

Beverly. Mass, Sept. 5.-Beginning the last week of his stay in Beverly, President Taft tomorrow will spend the greater part of Labor day on the grounds of the Myopia Hunt club.
 In the morning he will play his usual IS holes of golf and in the afternoon he will attend for a time the annual horse show, the fashionable event of the year along the North shore.
 Secretary Ballinger is expected in Beverly some time tomorrow and the president will take up with him the reports that have been made respect ing the course of certain of the in- terior department officials in adminis- tering the consegvation laws.
 His Last Days the Busiest.
 The presidents last week of vaca- tion will be his busiest Tuesday he will go to Brookline. just outside of Boston, to be the guest of the Yale alumni of Boston all day. X lunch con, golf and baseball games are on the programme. The attendance at the various functions is to be limited strictly to Yale men and all will be informal. Wednesday the president will be visited by the director of the census. MT. Durand. who will bring with him the commissions of the vari- ous census supervisors who are yet to be appointed.
 Thursday President Taft will enter tain at luncheon on board the yacht Mayflower the German entrants and officials who participated in the son. derklasse races oa Marbehcad and will present the Taft cup to the win ner of the tiny yacht which makes the best showing in the finals. which be-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-06

gin tomorrow.
 Friday. Mir. Taft has an engagement to receive Prince Kiniyoshi kuni, grandson of the emperor Of Japan. who will be accompanied by the princess. and Colonel Kurita. his militar-- aide. Prince Kuni is to represent the gov- ernment at the Hudson Fulton cele- bration later in the month. at New York.
 Saturday, the president will review in Beverly a parade of all the Grand Army posts in Essex county.
 Call Expected from Mir. MaeVeagh.
 It is likely that during the week Mir. Taft will have a call from the sec retary Of the treasury. Mir MacVeagh. who probably will have ready for the presidents approval the membership of the new tariff commission author ized by the Payne bill.
 The president motored into church this morning in a dlving rain. This afternoon he had a call from Gen. Clarence Edwards. chief Of the insu- lar bureau in the war department, who has just returned from a trip abroad. General Edwards is one Of the presi- dents warmest personal friends.
 Mrs. Taft to Remain Some Weeks.
 No date has been set for Mrs. Taft's return to the White house. It ls likely, however, that she will remain here until the 18th Of October unless the weather should make an earlier de- parture desirable The work of reno- vating the White house at Washington will not be concluded until some time in October and while the executive offices are being rebuilt, the executive force Is occupying rooms in the base ment Of the White house proper.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-06
CANOE OVERTURNED
 IN THE MERRlMAc RIVER.
Two Brothers Drowned-Their Father
 Nearly Lost His Life.

Aneshury, Mass, Sept. 5.-TwD broathers were drowned when a canoe overturned in the Merrimac river to- day. while their elderly father nearly lost his life as he struggled in the water attempting to hold them up. A third son, awakened suddenly from his sleep padded frantically Go their assistance with a board ~ a clumsy rowboat, and saved the fathers life.
 The two brothers drowned were pr. Felix Miller, 30 years. of Peabody, a dentist, and O. w. Miller, 37 years. superintendent of the Pleasant Valley thermometer factory here. The father is William Miller. SO years old pro- prietor of the thermometer factory. Lewis Miller. 25. a college student was the third son who went to the rescue.
 The father and two sons had beeen stranded all night in a motor boat on a sand bar in the river. They hoated early this morning. and, proceeding to the usual anchorage, started to go ashore in a canot. The frail craft capsized when Otto followed his fath- CT and Dr. Miller and all three were thrown out
 The father. who was the only one could swim. held up his sons. and in the meantime attracted Lewis Miller from the cottage on shore. Lewis push ed off in a rowboat, but before he could reach the scene his father and brothers had sunk. He secured a hold on his father. however. and pulled him into the boat. The bodies of the drowned were recovered.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-06
Were seen Last Week.
ONE-LEGGED MAN IN JAIL WITH HIS PAL A ONE-EYED MAN.
Arrested on Suspicion of Being Wreck
 CTS of Royal Blue FIer.

Newcastle, Pa, Sept. 5.-A one-leg- ged, man and a one-eyed man are in the Newcastle jail charged with being suspicious persons. They were brought here from Ellwood City early today and for twelve hours have withstood the ordeal of five shrewd police off, cials
 In these two men the police believe they have the perpetrators of the train wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road at Chewton Siding on Friday night. For the apprehension of the wreckers the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road has offered reward of S25,000.
 Frank Coates, of Ellwood City, one of the suspects under arrest, was for merly brakeman on the Pennsylvania railroad. A year ago he fell under a Baltimore and Ohio train at Ellwood City and lost his leg. He received no damages. Herman McComahy of New castle the other arrested man, lost his eye severaLyears ago in a street brawl.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-06
ATLANTIC CITY RESORTS
 WIDE OPEN YESTERDAY,
Attempts of Reforners to Close Down
 Sunday Rum Business Ignored.

Atlantic City, N J., Sept. 5.-Atlan- tic City ignored the attempts of the reformers to close down the Sunday liquor business today and barring Sun day baseball the resort was as "wide open" as any former Sunday of the season.
 The decision to allow the saloons to open was reached by the political and official heads of the resort at midnight last night, when the action of the re- formers in causing the arrest of Mayor Stoy for failure to obey the order of Attorney General Wilson had removed the alternative of saving the head of the city government by closing the sa . looms today.
 Rev. Birley Hudson, leader of the ministerial coterie of reformers. de- clared tonight that the failure of Mayor Stoy to close up the city today will result in further action against him, but he refused to say what the action would be. Special detectives made circuit of the story saloons and more warrants will be issued on their testimony for additional arrests next week.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-06
TOURING GAR WRECKED,
 FIVE PERSONS INJURED
Near Burlington, R. I.-Injured All
 Belong in Fall River.

Harrington, R. L. Sept. 5.-Skidding on a street car track into another au- tomobile which it was attempting to pass in the narrow highway at Prince toms Hill near this town today, a tour ing car owned and driven by Herman G. Meyers, manager and treasurer of the Enterprise Brewing company os Fall River. was wrecked and five peo- pie injured, three of them seriously The injured: Herman G. Meyers, 49, badly cut on the head internal injuries feared, also minor injuries, condition serious; Mrs. Bertha Meyers, broken thigh and injuries to back condition serious; Howard Meyers, 12, fractured skull and minor hurts, condition seri- ous; Mrs. Cora s. P. Raigle. minor in- juries and shock; John R. Mclaughlin, 56, minor injuries.
 All the injured people live in Fall River and were in the Meyers ma chine. Mclaughlin is a well known carriage manufacturer.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-06
MISTooK HER FOR BURGLAR,
 VISITOR SHOT DEAD.
Prominent South Carolina Planter
 Fired at Physieisn's Wife. .

Charleston. s. C., Sept. 5.-NIistaking her for a burglar. William Avant, a prominent planter of Georgetown county, last night shot and killed Mrs. c. C. Bigham. who had accompanied her husband. a physician of Harpers. small town fin the same county. on a professional visit to Avant's home "Sunnyside' plantation. on Murrers in- let.
 pr. Bigham and Mir. Avant were sit- ting on the front porch Of Avants home after supper when they saw In the darkness figure pass the house and go towards "a nearby creek. Not being answered when they hailed. they got a shotgun and followed. They saw the figure apparently crouch near the creek bank and hearing no reply when they called Avant asked Dr. Bigham what he should do.
 Shoot" said Bigham. it is alleged, and Avant fired both barrels at close range. Running back to the house they secured a light and returned to the bank. 10 find Mrs Blgham stretched there dead, the contents of both bar rels having taken effect in her back even the gunwads having penetrated her flesh. Avant carried the news to Georgetown ad accompanied the dep- uty sheriff and coroner back to Mur- rers Inlet.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-06
BIG STICKS FROM OREGON
 TO REBUILD CHINESE TEMPLE
These Mammoth Logs to Be Trans ported Up Chinese Mountain Side on Backs of Coolies.

Portland, Oregon, Sept. 5.-A re- markable shipment of mammoth logs is now being loaded here for China, where the big sticks will be used to rebuild the temple Ling Yen, the most famous house of worship in all. China. The logs are being loaded on the steamship Emma S. Dollar, the Chi nese government having purchased them here after searching the whole world for the biggest possible trees.
 The logs are Oregon fir 105 feet long and 40 feet in circumference at the butt. They are loaded on the main deck of the steamship and the bark is left on so they will not chafe. When they reach China the bark will be peel ed off. They will be lowed up the Grand canal 200 miles into the interior and then carried overland six miles to the temple, where they will be set up.
 The only possible way to get them this six miles is for coolies to carry them. There are 24 of these huge logs, each weighing a tremendous amount. It seems impossible for any number of coolies to transport the timbers in this way, but the fact is vouched for by Robert Dollar head of the Dollar steamship lines, of San Francisco, who is now in Portland.
 Tn my office I have nhotogranhs of coolies carrying timbers that squared "A feet and were 60 feet long" he said. "They were unloaded from one of our ships and a snapshot was talk en. The only way to reach the Ling Yen temple is to walk or ride in a sedan chair The narrow road u- the mountain side has been worn bv the feet of countless thousands of pilgrims to the temple shrine until it is hol- lowed out in the middle. It is over this path that the timbers will be car ried on coolies' backs. have visited the temple myself and although peo- pie are incredulous when told that coolies will carry these big sticks for six miles, it is nevertheless true"
 The shipment will get away early this month for the orient
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-06
CAPTAIN NANsEN's OPINION
 ON DR. COOKS ACHIEVEMENT
Personally He Has Confidence in the,
 Explorers Trustworthiness.

Christiana, Sept. 5-Capt. Fridtjof Nansen returned here last evening from Bergen. Telegrams from all di- rections requesting an opinion an Dr. Cooks achievements awaited him. but Captain Nansen said that he did not wish to answer them before the partic- ulars were made public. To a corre- spondent he said that errors in tho newspaper reports were apparent and that certain points of the published statement required elucidation and sci entific examination.
 Personally however, Captain Nansen declared he had confidence in Dr. Cooks trustworthiness. He himself considered it possible to reach the north pole by the aid of dogs, but he pointed out that placing a sealed re- port and planting the Stars and Stripes in the ice were useless, because the drift would take them far away from the spot where they had been laid down if ever found
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-06
SOLDIER GUILTY OF MURDER.
Life Imprisonment for Crahtree, Who Killed His Officer, Capt. Raymond.

Omaha. Neb.. Sept. 5.-Corp. Lysle Crabtree of Troop R. Second cavalry. charged with the killing of his troop commander. Capt. John C. Raymond. is pronounced guiitg. and his punish ment has been fixed at life imprison- ment in the military prison at Leav- enworth, Kan.
 The verdict was announced Satur- day at the army headquarters here as the finding of the courtmaruaI mat recently tried Crabtree. The finding has been appro~ed by Gen. Charles Morton. commanding the department of Missouri.
 On the day Crabtree shot Captain Raymond he had been away from the post on leave. His leave was to ex- pire at a certain hour, but through d mistake his pass had been made out to lapse at an earlier hour. Crabtree returned on time, but when his pass was examined he was thought to be late. His explanation, however. was accepted. A moment later Crabtrec shot at a sergeant and then at Cap tain Raymond wOunding hi~ troop commander. who subsequently, died Crabtree's defense was insanity.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-06
AT BROADWAY THEATER.
The Matchmaker.

Broadway thcater provided it's third play of the season Saturday evening in The Matchmaker. with Daniel Sully in the title role Of Father Daly. pastor in town in the wild and woolly west Sully and his support gave the small audience present an evening of thor ough enjoyment. the star interpreting his role in his own inimitable way. both in the grave and the gay moments. but having to share the honors with Eline Cosgriff as Dolly. his sprightly ward, with her breezy slang and captivating ways.
 w. J. Nelson was good as the un- scrupulous ranchman and Carl B. Flemming as the New Yorker was well cast. Mary Cagwin was pretty and well adapted to the part of the rich widow. while Marguerite Cate and Laura Premberfeld gave capable sup port. The three other members of the cast were also well chosen. and the comedy drama was given well deserved applause at many points.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-06
THREE PERSONS DROWNED
 IN THE NORTH RIVER
Six Others Rescued-Launeh Collided
 With Freight Car Float.

New York. Sept. 5.-Two young women and a man were drowned in the North river today when the gasoline launch Olga, hugging the sheltering New Jersey shore closely to escape a stiff northwest wind, went down after colliding with freight car float back ing into the river from ferry slip. Six other passengers were rescued.
 The dead: Catherine Moore. 9. New York; Agnes Green. 19. Brooklyn; Stephen Weeks, 21. Brooklyn.
 None of the three lost were seen or heard from the moment the launch was struck
 Nellie Higgins and Frank Wagner, among the rescued. had hard fight for their lives. Neither could swim and both were carried under the float by the tide Wagner bound the girls arms to her side with his left arm and kicking with his feet and showing with his free hand got into open water be- fore he was utterly exhausted and was picked up by tug.
 Two others had similar experiences. but in the end all those who did not go down immediately were saved by passing craft.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-06
WATER AT RESERVOIR
 DOWN NINE FEET
Trifie Over Half as Low as It Was Last Year-Work at Meadow Brook.

When Superintendent Burnap meas ured Fairview reservoir on Saturday it was 10S inches below highwater mark. This is a trifle over half as low as the pond went last year, when it touched 207 1-2 inches below. In the past few days it has not been dropping as fast as it did for some time previously.
 At Meadow brook the work of put ting in the embankment for the new dam is under way. The wasteway pipe is in and ready to use as soon as the water can be let go into the new bas- in. Employees of the water depart ment have started in to close out the brooks at the upper end of Meadow brook, so that when the new dam is ready the basin will all be cleaned out and everything will be ready for the bonding of the water there.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-06
SUDDEN CLOSING
 OF HOTEL MAScONoMo
At Manchester, Mass, Threw Cuban Legation Out of Summer Quarters.

Manchester, Mass, Sept. 5.-The Cu- ban legation. which has been housed at the Hotel Masconomo here the past summer has been summarily thrown out of it's quarters by the sudden clos ing of the hotel under unusual circum- stances, and Mime. Garcia Velez. wife of the minister, in a delicate condi- tion, had to be removed from the hotel with her six day old baby on stretch CT and conveyed to a neighboring cot tage in the town ambulance.
 The trouble started yesterday. when Manager A. A. Dutton was confronted by fifty of his employees. who demanded their wages. Manager Dutton rushed from the hotel. followed by bellboys waitresses, porters and chef. and pelted with rocks and clubs. reached his motor boat and headed out to sea, bound. presumably. for his home in New York.
 Notices were posted announcing that guests were expected to leave at once. General Nelez, the Cuban minister, was in Washington with his secretary. Un- der the care of Q physician summoned from Boston Mime. Velez and the baby were removed to another cottage in the town ambulance.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-06
State Police at
 South NorWaIk
NINE MEN CAPTURED AND HELD
 UNDER BONDS.
SUNDAY RAID AT HOTEL
Prisoners Charged With Violation of Liquor Laws-Proprietor Held un-
 der s1oo Bonds, Customers $25 Each.

South Norwalk, Conn, Sept. -Four members of the state police came to South Norwalk today and made a raid on Michael Markham's United States hotel. The proprietor and eight men were taken into custody, charged with violation of the liquor laws. The men were held under bonds of s25 each and the proprietor under s100 bonds for trial tomorrow.
 Gambling Joint Raided Saturday Night
 The local police late Saturday night raided an alleged colored gambling joint. About twenty men were in the place and four of them were playing g cards. A large quantity of liquor was confiscated. The men claimed they be- longed to a duly chartered club, they having paid lawyer $75 to secure the charter for them. In view of this fact no arrests were made. but Chief of Police Vollmer will have a conference with the prosecuting attorney today.