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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09
BLIND SENATOR PRODUCES THE
COPY OF A TELEGRAM WHERE
NAMES ARE USED.
HE INTENDS NO REFLECTION
Telegram Was Sent by Alleged Rep
resentative of McMurray to Wash.
ington Attorneys, Mentioning Sher-
man and Curtis.

McAlester, Okla, Aug. 9.-SenatoI
T. p. Gore today introduced tele
grams, in which the names of Vice
President Sherman and Senator Cur.
tis of Kansas were read.
One of the kilograms reads: with
McMurray there to state our claims,
with Curtis and Sherman who under
stand better than anyone else what
we want, and with the assistance of
| our president, it begins to look like
we are coming into our own"
This telegram was dated Kinta,
Okla. May 2 last, and was sent to
Richard c. Adams, an attorney at
Washington, by George W. Scott, Nc
Murrays' agent.
'By Offering this evidence, do
not wish to reflect either ON Sher-
man or Curtis" said Senator Gore.
DO you mean this as an exoner-
alton from you of Sherman" askel
Dennis Flynn, attorney for McMnr-
ray.
MS merely to state that the
names of these men If taken in vain
once they may have been taken
again." replied Gore.
Jake L. Hamon of Lawton, charg-
ed by both Gore and Creager with
having attempted to bribe them, On
the stand late yesterday scored Cen
gresham Creager by charging tha
he (Creager) had solicited sums of
money from j. F. McMurray, holder
of the Indian contracts.
81 want Mr.. Creager recalled to
the stand to answer these charges. 5"
said Hamon. Il want him to explain
why just after he introduced a bill
he went to McMurray and under
the guise of loans, demanded from
McMurray large sums of money.
think it will throw considerable
light on the Indian land situation at
if Creager is recalled
and asked about his repeated de
mands of money from McMurray."
On being informed by Congress.
man Charles b. Burke, chairman of
the committee. that it was doubtful
If Creager would be recalled, Hamor
asked to be allowed to introduce
witnesses to testify as to his
charges. His request was taken I'M
der advisement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09

What in your opinion is the one
thing that can occur that will de
stroy the crop? he was asked, anC
replied: Continuous rains during the
remainder of the month would injure
the prospects probably more than any
cne thing else An occasional rain
will not harm the crop, nor will con
tiIued dry weather"
Mr.. Thurmond expects tnat .rc.
more will receive her first bale any
time now. He said, we are liable
tG get the first bale next week, and
if weather conditions continue, Ard
rore should have fair receipts by
September 10"
While the reporter was in Mr.. Thur
monds office, Congressman Chas. d.
Carter came in. Mr. Carter has Just
returned from Marlin, Texas after
having spent several weeks in Lone
Star state, Seeing the talk was cot
tCu, Mr. carter said the crops in
Texas were so far as he could see,
almost totally destroyed, one farmer
having told him that out of $50 acres
from which he expected to get half
bale to the acre, he would 90 wen
to get ten bales. Mr.. Thurmond said. !
Il wondered why the market kept 60
ing up, when conditions were so IA
yOrabe here"
Mr.. Thurmond further stated that
he price would be good. saying he
would give fifteen cents per pound
or 100 bales right now.
Last year the county raised only
bout 5000 bales, and the prospects
his year are making both farmer
nd merchant feel good.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09
EXPERT EXPECTS CARTER coUN.
TY TO RAISE MUCH OF FLEECY
STAPLE.
NOT A WORM NOR WEEV|L
Banner Year for County and City in
Production Of Great Money Crop
FIRST Bale Next Week, Maybe
Crop Will Double That Last Year.

That Carter county would produce
between 22,OO0 and 25.O0O bales OF
cotton this year, thereby exceec:ng
this countys crop for number OF
years past, is the opinion of T. A.
Thurmond, member of the firm of
Love & Thurmond, one of the Oldest
cotton houses in the city. Mr.. Thur
mond has studied cotton for more
than thirty years. He knows cotton
and cotton conditions as only a man
who had given the staple the closest
attention year to year.
Seated in his offices yesterday af-
ternoon he said: You want to know
something about cotton conditions.
Well, let me tell you the farmer is
the first to complain if conditions are
not favorable for the crop and we
haven't heard a single complaint.
This in itself is sufficient to assure
me that the crop is in the best posi-
bic shape, for if it wasn't you would
hear from the man who raises it.
However, outside of this | have visit
ed different cotton sections of the
county recently and l freely say that
in my opinion the county will pro-
duce between $4,000 and $4,000 bales
of the staple this year. The bolls
and squares are healthy, and beauty
of it is that the crop is too for ad- !
yanced to be seriously injured l got
out Of my buggy Sunday while driv-
ing in the country and tried to find
some kind of worm. They weren't
there. Not a weevil, bug. worm or
anything else that could injure the
crop. 1t looks like the Lord is favor
ing this county this year"
Asked to what he attributed the
prospective increase in production,
whether it was wholly the good crops
or if the acreage had been increased,
Mr. Thurmond said the acreage had
been increased 25 per cent over that
of last year, although it was not as
great as that Of two years ago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09
MATHeRS HOLDS NEW FEE AND
SALARY LAW DOES NOT EFFECT
HOLD.oVER OFFICERS.
INTERESTS OF OFF|CEHOLDERS
At Variance With Oklahoma County
Attorney-ToIson Makes Inquiry
Law Raises Some Salaries, Lowers
others.

In a decision handed down today
County Attorney James II. Mather
goes on record to the effect tnat II,
increase or decrease in the salary OF
emoluments of county officers could
be made effective during the term OF
their office, by the Fee ana Ca:ary
Act of March 19, 1910. This act be
came a law June Is last, and under it
officers are to be paid straight sal
airy instead of fees. According to Mr.
Mathers decision, however, this act
does not effect hold-over officers but
only those officers elected or appoint
ed since it became a law.
Heretofore the office of register of
deeds and district clerk We're on fees,
while under this law and according to
Mr.. Mather's decision, beginning at
the time when the officers to be elect
ed in November. take office, they will
be paid straight salaries. The new
law VIII increase the salary OF the
county attorney and the county Judge
and will effect any district officer
the same as township officers, and
may decrease the salary Of some.
This opinion is at variance with
the opinion OF County Attorney Rear
don of Oklahoma County, tne only
other county attorney who has rend-
cred an opinion. who holds that the
act of March 19 became effective i'm
nedately after its passage and that
t affected hold-over officers on the
late it became a law.
In full Mr.. Mather's decision which
> IS prepared in reply to an inquiry
rom S. S. TolSon, register of deeds, !
,tatpS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09

Denison, Tex, Aug. S.-With hei
throat cut from ear to ear and fully
dressed, the dead body of Mrs. Joe
Wolfe, aged 81, wife of contractor
was found in the little home of the
Wolfes in the eastern portion of the
city this afternoon The body was
reclining upon the bed and there were
no indications of a struggle, neither
could the knife be found
The husband was at work in the
city and the body was found by the
wcman's married daughter, who lives
Eear by The last tine Mrs. Wolfe
was seen alive was by her daughter
a. 10 o'clock in the morning.
Il was probably a case of murder
AMI arrests are expected hourly
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09
Mather's Opinion.
Dear Sir:

Dear SIT.
Replying to your inquiry relative
to the emoluments of your office
that is, as to whether you should
now collect and retain the same fees
as heretofore collected and retained
by you under the law in effect at the
GATE of your election and qualification,
or should be paid the salary provided
by the fee and salary act approved
March 19, 1910, l have to say:
Section is of the Schedule, Consti-
tLtion of Oklahoma, provides that,
Until otherwise provided by law,
tie terms, duties, powers, qualifica-
tons. and salary and compensation OF
al cmH and township officers, not
otherwise provided by this Constitu-
ton, shall be as now provided by the
laws OF the Territory of Oklahoma
for like officers, ="
This section fixes the compensation
for county officers; and it is by vir-
tue of its provisions that you have
collected and retained the fees des-
ignated by the laws OF the late Ter
ritory of Oklahoma for your services.
Section 10, Article XXTII, OF cae
Constitution provides:
Except wherein otherwise provid-
ed in this Constitution, in no case
shall the salary or emoluments of any
public official be changed after his
election or appointment, or DUNG his
term of office, unless by operation
of law enacted prior to such election
or appointment; nor shall the term
of any public official be extended be-
yond the period for which he was
elected or appointed
1t is therefore my opinion that no
increase or decrease in the salary or
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09
WOODFORD.

Woodford. Okla Aug. S.-The pri.
mary election Of last Tuesday passed
off very quietly, with a good vo,e
being polled the largest that mas
ever been polled at this place. The
amendment was given good ma
jority at this box.
We had a fairly good rain Friday
morning. which was bady needed,
and will be of great benefit TO cot
ton.
We have the best prospects fo. a
good cotton crop that We have had
for several years. Corn is fairly
good
Mr.. A. R. Phifer has moved bac'
to this place, after one years stay
in Texas.
Mrs. Swannie Akers, who has
been sick for some time with typhoid
fever, is now improving.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09

T. Stroud, a prominent stock raiser
and business man of Mill Creek, who
has been here for the past few days
visiting with friends, returned hon
today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09

DR.. J. NJ. Gross. president of Har
grove College, leaves Thursday TO
Muskogee, where he goes on bus.
mess connected with the school.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09

Rev. c. C.. Weth and son Carl
left today for Kansas City. The,
will join Mrs. Weith at Newton.
Kansas and she will spend some
time in Kansas City for the benefit
of her health.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09

New York, n. Y, Aug. 9-Mayor
Wm. j.. Gaynor of New York city was
shot and dangerously wounded this
morning on board The steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm der Gross as he was about
TO sail for Europe.
7 he mayor was taken shortly there
after to st. Mary's Hospital His al
saiant was arrested before he left
the vessel He gave the name of
eigner and apparently demented. Be
ing asked why he shot the mayor, he
answered. "Gaynor had deprived me
OF my bread and butter" He was at
once arraigned
The mayor, when shot. was sranu.
ing on the fore part of the cabin
bidding goodbye TO his friends. About
him were Commissioner Thompson,
Corporation Counsel Watson and his
secretary, Adamson.
The bullet entered the mayors head
Just behind the left ear and plowed
its way straight in.
Police from the dock Immediately
ar ested the man. Detectives rushed
in numbers from the Manhattan head !
quarters to the scene of the tragedy !
The steamer was standing at her
dock in Hoboken when the shooting /
occurred.
The shooting occurred under cir
Cu,nstances of the most dramatic |
character Gaynor came aboard the
steamer accompanied by a number
o. prominent city officials, who were
about to bid him adieu Tne party
to the upper deck and as
somblet in a group giving final greet
ings Crowds of passengers we're
about them on deck, and friends were
waving adieu from the pier The
mayors party had just formed a
q Cup preparatory to having a pic
~ taken. Suddenly a man rushed
through the throng from the reaI.
he approached the mayor and without
/ word began firing. Instantly there
was the greatest excitement The
mayor was seen to fall and a gushing
wound told that he had been hit. At
lie same moment, the ships guard
rIang forward and dealt the assassin
1 Bow on the head, which felled
lin tc the deck, where officers quick
Y seI2ed him. He was turned over
O the Hoboken police headquarters
where he gave the name of Gallag-
Ter.
In the meantime, Gaynor had been
arried to the state room. He re-
NAMED conscious but breathed heavi-
Y. He was calm but apparently ap-
rehensive that the wound was grave.
An ambulance was summoned and
he wounded man was driven to St
laIy's Hospital in Hoboken. There
lt NeS llhlhtuldttlH Idhtl " lub
perating room. He was still conscious
nd spoke to those about him.
To the city officials, who accompa- I
lied him to the hospital he indicated /
he gravity with which he viewed the A:
hot, by these words, Say goodbye [
, the people The hospital physi-
ians made careful examination of
ne wounds. Their conclusion agreed
With that of the ships surgeon that
he wound was no, necessarily fatal
Street Cleaning Commissioner Ed
wards was slightly wounded by one
Il the bullets intended for Gaynor
edwards was standing by Gaynor's
ide and seized Gallagher's arm. One
# the bullets passed through Edwards
leeye and grazed the arm. The
wound, however. was so slight that
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09

Nearly an inch and half rain
fell in Ardmore today and indica
tions are that the rainfall is gen
eral Before business men had taken
up their duties of the day a heavy
downpour was wetting the city and
the fall has continued spasmodically
all day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09
GIRL SERIOUSLY INJURED.
MannsviIle Maiden Falls From Horse.
Skull Fractured.

Manssyille, Okla, Aug. S.-Miss
Nina Simmons, seventeen years of
age, met with a serious misfortune
yesterday while out horseback rid
ing. She and another young woman
were galloping along the road near
the Christian church, when, in making
a turn Miss Simmons lost her bal
ance and fell, her foot hanging in
the stirrup and her head striking a
stump in the road. When she struck
tho stump the jar knocked her loose
ana the horse ran on. She was pick
ed up and carried to her home where
it was found that her skull was frac-
tCred and that she was internally in
injured The attending physician re-
ports that her recovery is doubtful.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09

w. H. Bingham. an attorney of
Tishomingo. spent a few hours in
Ardmore yesterday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09
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WEATHER FORECAST.

New Orleans, La, Aug. 3
The weather forecas. for Okla
homa for tonight and Wednes-
day is generally cloudy. With
showers in the south tonight or
Wednesday, Cooler tonight in
the south.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09
NEW Works. MAYOR VICTIM OF
WoULO-BE ASSASslN's BULLET
AS HE STARTED TO EUROPE.
WOUND NOT LIKELY FATAL
Man Identified Later as James Gal
lagher-Says He Shot Gaynor Be-
cause He Deprived Him Of His
Bread and Butter.

New York, N. Y, Aug. 9.-G bulletin
issued by the surgeon this afternoon
after the consultation, says: "The
mayor is conscious and is now resting
quietly There seems to be no I'M
mediate danger"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09
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~~0-~-~NO~N~N-~O-0~O-~~~
emoluments of county officers could
be made by legislative enactment
effective during the term of their of.
flee and that no change of this char.
acter was intended by the act of
March 49, 1910. You are entitled to
tn emoluments of your office proyid-
ed by laws in force at the time OF
your election.
Very respectfully,
JAMES II. MATHrRs.
HON. S. S. TOLSON,
Register of Deeds.
The decision is of interest to office
holders in the county, who have been
up in the air, so to say, as to what
basis they would receive their pay.
\ copy will be placed in the hands
Of the County Commissioners.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09

FARTHlMG BROTHERS
Clothing French dry cleaned
and steam pressed. Only
French dry cleaners in city.
Phone 496 Blue.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-09

FOR SALE-One Al. p.
Wagner electric motor, good
as new, at half price.
Jones-Everett Machine Co.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-06-10
Is the Baseball Fan a Normal Human
Being? Jim McAIeer Doubts.

Is a baseball fan a normal human
being? We doubt it sometimes and
so do others, especially when a fan is
at a game. Jimmy McAleer, the
Washington manager, tells a good
story of how baseball turns the heads
OF some people. Says he;
''Just as it looked as if the ST. Louis
Browns were going to win the pen-
nant in 1905, they took sudden slump
and the beginning Of that slump was
rharked by my coaching a man to his
doom at third base on one of those
plays when you have chance and
must take it despite the risk. The
st. Louis park was crowded and the
home rooters were insane. There is
no doubt about it, they we're off their
heads. AS ] was walking back to the
bench feeling as blithe and happy as
if had fallen in a sewer, every man,
woman and child in the park made
remarks about me, but the only
astonishing feature to that was the
conduct of an old gentleman who had
occupied a seat game after game
right behind the St. Louis players
bench.
"He was a sweet-faced old party,
with the mildest of eyes, fringe of
ptire white whiskers and an air of
amiab1e contentment that had not
deserted him all season. But Oh this
particular occasion he was absolutely
transformed.
"Aud what a cusser he wasl He eX-
hausted the known list of adjectives
descriptive Of raranoiacs he traced
my ancestry back to the stone age
and showed each generation was the
worst in the list, used terms that
would be barred at a drinking party
and wound up falling exhausted.
After the game met him near the
gate. 1 fully expected to see him
procuce a brick or knife and show
other signs Of violent insanity, but
instead he came up with his hand eX-
tended, and for five minutes did the
most abject piece of apologizing the
English language had ever produced.
He actually cried in his modification,
and 1 never felt sorrier for man
who had done me an injury. 1 assured
him l understood he had acted that
way in the heat of passion, which was
true, and then and there we became
fast friends."
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-06-10
Baseball Terms.



Sacrifice Hit-A girl who drinks to
please d fellow who doesn't care
whether she does or not. A woman
who runs down her husband to make
good with an affinity. A girl who
paints conspicuously to be prettier
than the Lord made her.
Shut-out-What a fellow gets at
other girls houses after the an
nouncement of his engagement to
one girl.
Three Balls and Strike-A little
visit to "Uncle" to get the where
withal for carriages and violets, cou-
pied with a firm determination to
abandon society.
Called on Account of Darkness-
The voice of dad at the upper win
dow sayin: Its past calling time,
and not time to call again."
Called for Rain--The unpleasant
intim3tion Of a mother. that some
daughters would stand out till they
were drowned rather than let beau
get away from them.
Oat at Home-Going home aud not
having the f.fiily speak to you dur
NJ dinner.
Passed Blll-A headache and indi-
gestj1n. with memories.
Buk-When Il girl refuses to wade
through the snow to a party she
doesn't want to attend with a fellow
she doesn t like.
Single Hit-A girl contented to be
taken every place by the same pair
of trousers, neat cravat and devoted
smile.
Double Hit-The girl who sends the
first on home before the second one
arrives.
Triple Hit-The girl who can
string as many as come, making each
think she is the candy kitten with
the gun ears.
Home Run-One foot behind and
two ahead a safe sprint in a good
cause.
! Errors-Boosting one woman to an
| other: knocking girl to the fellow
| who wants to know her: ma king a hit
/ in the wrong direction and then nav
/ ing some one with the right to do so
MAKE a dasn for this 'hit," trying to
put YOU cut: getting hit in the heart
wnen you intended to only sting your
| fingers.
Buat-A Irritation with a chauffeur
or waiter.
Wild Pitches-Taking auto rides
after time for your legitimate escort
to be at home. Making eyes at
jmebOdy's hushan J.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-06-10
Fraud is CHARGED in GreeRe-Cananea
Transfer of Stock.
Boston Financial News J


1t was learned yesterday that
papers have been served in a suit
brought by Berton a. Garrett and
Max Sand, minority shareholders of
the Greene Consolidated Copper COM
pany, against Thomas F. Cole, John
D. Ryan and other officers and direct
ors of the Greene-Cananea Copper
company and its constituents, charg-
ing fraud and conspiracy in con-
ueCtion with the merger of the
Greene -Cananea and its constituent
Companies and asking for a receiver
for theGreene Consolidated company
pending the determination of the suit
and an accounting and Judgment.
Besides Thomas E. Cole and John
d. Ryan, who were the prime movers
in the organiza tion of the Greene
Canauea Copper company, the de-
feudan,s are the Greene-Cananea
Central Copper company, the Can
auea Consolidated Copper company,
and 81 individuals who were the
officers and directors of the defend
ant companies prior to and after the
merger The plaintiffs are repre-
seuted by L. Il. Newkirk.
The complaint alleges of the de-
fendants:
They wrongfnlly and fraudulently
caused to be sold to the defendant,
Wm. G. Greene, and certain of his
associates, 81 per cent. of the stock
of the Sierra Madre Land and Lum-
Der company, for the sum of $4,000, 600
on deferred payments, taking promis-
sory notes of the said VIM. G. Greene
therefor, payable in installments In
three years, upon which notes said
Greene subsequently defaulted and
after such pretended sale and in pur-
suanCe of their said conspiracy the
fully permitted and procured the said
Sierra company to make default upon
a outstanding issue of the bonds
and thereupon purchased the prop
erty at a sale in foreclosure, and now
claim to own the same; and they also
wrongfully and fraudulently abb
slraCted or caused to be distracted
from the treasury of the defendant,
Greene Consolidated Copper COM
plny, large sums of money amount
iug to, to-wit; The sum of $4,000, 900,
including at least S2,OO0,0O0 of the
$1,000, coo purchase price of the 2OOO
shares of stock of the Cananea Cen
trail Copper company, which formerly
belonged to the Greene Consolidated
Copper company.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-06-10
Sly Chinese Beat Uncle Sam.

Immigration officers, United States
court commissioners, and all others
whose work brings them in contact
with immigrant Chinese, are rapidly
becoming convinced, it is said, that
the government is being consta ntly
and unavoidably detrauded by China
men who work in Mexico until they
are ready to return to China, and
then cross over into the United States
and allow themselves to be deported
at Uncle Sans expense.
1t is also asserted that they are not
at all averse to the free board and
lodging which they receive pending
the hearing of the charges made
against them of being illeg ally in the
United States.
A story is related of one celestial
who crossed the line at Nogales in
order to get his free ride back to
China. For the reason probably that
he appeared boldly and openly before
the immigration inspectors he was
not suspected of illegal entry.
Finally in desperation he gave him
self up.
"Wnat's malta these Uncle Sam
police?', he queried Indignantly.
"One month 1 walk in front of face,
and no can get d rested" He also
indicated that it cost him money to
pay his board.