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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05

Following the announcements OF the
result of the Jehtries-Johnson fisht a,
Reno ri Is in many northern cities vi
the United States were frequent the
negroes, it seems, being the aggres-
sors in most instances. In the turmoil
and excitement delay in securing de
tails of the trouble has been enlount.
eled. So far as is known no one has
been killed, but many, it is taougn,.
have been injured in the lighting. All
the available p-lice in the various
cities where trouble has occurred have
been rushed to the scene with utmost
haste and i; is believed the rioting will
reach no great proportions anywhere
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
AN ADRolT SPEECH?
(By John p. GildayJ


wen. you must admit that 1t was
an adroit speech said one of Mr.
Murray's friends, after the Tishomin'
70 spell-binder mad concluded his Tor
ensic display Saturday.
Adroit? Well, perhaps
II is all owing to the way you look
at it.
Leavink out of consideration the
stock" portion Of the speech-the
half hour consumed in chasing the
"white-slavery' spectre, which might
have been all right in one of the big
eastern "electric.light' towns, but was
nothing more than mere filling in pas
toral Oklahoma.
Leaving out the regulation reunion
of the blue ana the gray" with the
band playing Dixie on one side OF the
river and John Browns body on the
other. which Mr.. Murray effected as
ten thousand other stump-speakers
have done ten thousand times before.
And leaving out the ROoseveltism
dissertation upon the Terrence Land
system, wherein he went to the bot
ton of all the governments of the
earth, both "monarchic-al," as he cali
ed them, and republican
What is left as field for adroit-
ness?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05

Speaker Cannon is displaying Oveteon'
lideuce. There may be no republican
majority in tn sixty y-second congress,
there way be Il deciIed democratic cp-
position TO even allow him ON the COM
mittee OF rules. lie had be5, be re-
elected himself before he gives iur'
ther utteiances to his futme Tn nghts.
Speaker Cannon Will ~ Gou3, BE re-
elected from the Danyille district. lie
will be returned 50 lolg as II lNes.
lcl the impression OF his constituents
l., that he should die IN harness. unless
he desires to retir- But being re.urn
cd to congress "a being . eeieetl
,peaker present two en,,,e!y different
propositions.
Speaker Cannon better see first
whether the republicans carry the next
congress or not and whether they have
a proper working majority ii they do.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
"RIoHTs WITHOUT COST"


The Kansas City Times in its zeal
for what it terms the poor man. ad-
yocatos a proposition that nits ulti-
mate reaches uld prove to be but
I;tlo short OF revolutionary.
Calling at ent.on to the ie1out scau-
ual which the blind senator frC1t Ok
lahoma sprung upon congrossdur ing
its dying hours, the Times points ont
that there is a dramatic uL9uty 10
he $3,OGO,OOO attorneys fee icfetred
to in the chlrges, which 7h)..t re.
ceiye mere than ordinary attention
Persons see at once, it says. that sys-
TEN OF attorneyship which eNacts 81 h
a sam from Indian tribes 's wrong,
whether or not there has been skuidug-
gerry in th' specific case.
The specific case to wG,ch reference
is made, however, furu. ines lo,d for
further thought aloas the same line.
Has not, says the liues justice
been slapped just as violently, though,
when poor person. " 10 mas been in
jured by railroad thrGugI negli.
gence, for example, has = give halI
of the damages he RECEIVERS to his
lawyer? Say that for 4 violated light
man is entitled to $4,000 1qn:ages
should he give up half of It as his
price for Justice? At present he can
not even enter his appearance at court
until he mas first made an agreement
to divide with an attorney-and the
usual shares are half and half. Re.
member this is justice for the poor
man who is not able to pay his lawyers
outright"
The Times suggests a remedy for
this condition of affairs. The cour.s ="
1t says, should be arranged so that
every man would have his rights with.
out cost to him. Lawyers to draw
up papers and elecit facts should be
pr, vided as part of the machinery OF
Iustice-as sherilfs to serve papers,
juIles to pass on facts and judges to
declare the law are provided"
While the proposition advocated by
the Times involves a departure from
present practice SO radical as to be al.
most startling, it much be admitted
that as a nation We are progressing so
rapidly toward paternalism that even
1t may meet with general acceptance
in the course of time. If paternalism
can ever hope to obtain reasonable
defense, II would appear to find its an.
portunity in making a showing that it
would result in Justice to the poor
man"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
FAMILY REUNION SUNDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yes Davenport Entertain
at Home in Honor of Their Son.

dt nome IN fonoT OF lnelT oon.
\ reunion of the Yes Davenport
family was held Sunday, July 5, 1t
the home of Spence Davenport, five
miles south of Ardmore.
Mr.. Davenport is of the old-time
citizens of this country. He came
here twenty-three years ago when
mis- country was sparsely settled,
when there were few roads and school
advantages were very poor. He has
done we'll his part toward making
Carter county what it is today with
its magnificent roads and schools. He
has always conducted himself In a
manner that has won the friendship
and confidence of the men who came
in contact with him.
Present at this reunion were six OF
his children and thirteen grand Chl-
dren They were Mr.. and Mrs. YES
Davenport Mr.. and Mrs. Spence Dav-
enport and three children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Culpepper and TWO child
ren of Ardmore. Mr.. and Mrs. George
L. Evans, Jr.. and four children ii
Newport, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Z. Burger
and two children of Dallas, Mrs. Chloe
Sims and Miss Edna Davenport. TWO
orphan children of the family, OTTO
and Dick Johnson, were also present.
All the family eXcept one grand child
who is absent on a tour of the world,
We're present at the reunion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
Sheriff's Sale.

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of an order of sale issued cut
of the District Court of Carter county,
State of Oklahoma on the 1st day 0i
Dreeben was plaintiff, and Albert T.
Mckinney. Florence Mckinney. Ar.
thur Adams, trustee for Home State
Bank. the Deming Investment com.
pany and l.. f. Ford were defendants
directed to me the undersigned sheriff
Of Carter county, State of Oklahoma,
commanding me to levy upon. appraise
and sell the following described prop.
erty, to-wit:
Lot Six co in Block three hundred
forty-eight (S4S) in the city of Ard
more, Carter County, State of Okla.
homa, to satisfy a judgment and de-.
cree of foreclosure in favor of said
plaintiff and against said defendants
Albert T. Mckinney and Florence Nc.
Kinney obtained and made in said
court on the 3Oth day of May, 1910.
for the sum of $1,2S3.7O with interest
thereon at the rate of ten per cent
per annum from the 30th day Of
March, 1910, until paid. and costs of
suits amounting to $500 and cost ac.
cruing amounting to $500, and also
decree Quieting the title of the above
described property as to defendants
Arthur Adams, trustee for Home State
Bank, the Deming Investment com.
pany and f. f. Ford. I will on the
9Th day of July, 1910, at o'clock p. n.
of said day at the front door of the
court house in the city of Ardmoro,
in said county and state, sell to the
highest bidder for cash the said abo.e
described property to satisfy said
Judgment and costs.
Witness my hand this 3rd day o,
June. 1910
J. II. AKERS.
Sheriff Of Carter Count.
10 Il 2i
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
Negro is Chased.

Cincinnati, July 4.-lntermittent
iioting following the announcement
of the result of the Jeffries-J johnson
fight called the police to several diff
ferent sections of the city this even
ing. On Vine street, leading thor
oughfare, a mob of hundreds of whites
chased a negro who was alleged to
have made offensive remarks. He was
rescued by being allowed to ascend an
elevator in a down town hotel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05

quickly upon the announcement that
Jack johnson was the victor in the
Reno prize ring.
The eighth district police responded
to riot CALL but were powerless to
cope with the negroes, who were block
ing traffic and making threats.
\ second call to the central station
br, u3ht out score of policemen. The
negroes We're dubbed into submission
and dispersed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
SPEAKER CANNON AGAIN A CAN.
DlDATE.

God willing, I'll be here mex ses.
sion, and it will be for the republican
majority to determine who shall be
speaker" remarked Uncle Joe just BE-
fore he returned to Danville. H.. from
his scene OF defeat in Washington
II shows the indomitable character
OF the man. Clad in pearl gray SUIT
of homespun, smoking lengthy cigar,
as usual, the venerable speaFar cu-led
the weed and stroked his hair and
gave vent to the expression above.
But all is not certain in this world.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
White Man Mobbed.

St. Josper, Mo-, July As. l. Saw
yer. white man, who took the part of
negro when the latter was struck
by another white man, was mobbed
by a crowd of whites Immediately fol.
lowing the Johnson-J Jeffries fight. Saw.
yer was rescued by a policeman and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
Riots at Houston.

Houston, Tex, July 4-DisturOance
broke out Immediately tonight on the
announcement of the Johnson victory
at Reno. Three negroes were badly
hurt by white men inside OF an hour
Police We're called to quell several
minor disturbances.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
Riots in New York.

New York, July 4.-Rioting between
whites and blacks broke out in seven
different points in this city tonight,
following the announcement of the re.
suit of the Jeffries-Johnson fight. One
negro was dragged from a street car
and badly beaten before rescued.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
Trol.lIe at Fort Worth.

Fort Worth, Tex, July 4.-Minor dis
turbances between white and blacks
broke out here following the announce.
ment OF Johnson's victory over Jeffries
this afternoon. The most serious at.
tack was by two negresses with beer
bottles on a white woman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
JEFFRIES, THE ONCE FAMOUS
HEAVYWEIGHT, SUFFERS De
FEAT FROM THE NEGRO.
JOHNSON'S FIGHT ALL THROUGH
Only Once Did Jeffries Get in a Blow
Which in Any Way Reached His
Dusky Opponent-Jeff Was Punish
ed Severely. -. 80. -. ......

Ringside, Reno, New, July Jack
Johnson, the Negro, is still the worlds
heavyweight champion. He defeated
Jeffres in the fifteenth round here to.
day. The fight was one-slded from the
start. The negro blocked the old
champions blows at every stage OF
the game and punished him severely
, in the last five rounds Ct the fighting.
At the beginning of the thirteenth
round the experts at the ringside pass
ed out the verdict that if Jeff would
simply stand and not fight he mikht
stay the limit. AS they came up for
the fifteenth round, Johnson went at
his man savagely. He sent Jeff down
the first time with rain of lefts and
rights to the jaw and jeff took the
count of eight twice. Each time Jeff
fell outside the lower ropes on the
platform.
As Jeff got up the third time and
staggered for Johnson, the latter
sprang at him like tiger and with IA
succession of left swings to the jaw,
sent him through the lower ropes on
the east side of the ring, where he
lay until counted out.
AS jeff was helped to his corner, he
said: 81 am not a good fighter any
longer. | couldn't come back, boys, Il
couldn't come back. Ask johnson if
he will give me his gloves"
AS Jeffries hung through the ropes
hundred of his friends and admirers
rushed close and cried: Don't let the
old man get knocked out; stop it,
When the count of seven had been
reached and it was evident that the
white man champion was finished at
least 100 people broke through the
ropes and Timekeeper Harting was
screened from the ring by the crowd.
The confusion was so great that no
announcement from the ring officials
was audible.
Jeffries was not counted out. AS
the timekeepers hand moved up and
down, the towel was brought into the
ring from Jeffs corner Whether
counted out or not, it probably will
be recorded as a knockout JeffrIes
was picked up by his brother Jack
and Corbett, carried back to his COR
ner still in a dazed condition. John
son stood in the center of the ring
and received the congratulations OF
Billy Delaney and his other seconds.
AS he talked to Delaney, he was
breathing absolutely normal Sig
Hart said to the champion: Go over
and shake hands with the poor fellow
Jack said Il don't owe him anything
now"
Later he went to the Jeffries cor
ner but Jim Corbett and Jack OBrien
waved him away. Then he returned
to his own corner. The crowd was so
dense that the police had to keep the
people back. The first man to con-
gratulate him in his c-rner was John
l.. Sullivan.
JEFF was taken to Moana Springs.
The people tore the ring to pieces !
as souvenirs. In five minutes rope
canvas and mat had vanished as il |
swept by hurricane.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
Neqro Beaten.

New Orleans, July 4.-This after.
noon negro who sent up the shout,
"Hurrah for Johnson" was seized by
a number of youthful bystanders and
severely beaten, but finally was res
cued by policemen.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
Whites and Blacks Mix.

Peublo, Colo, July A riot be
tween blacks and whites is reported in
Bessemer, Pueblo's steel works suburb
as a result of the JohnsonJeffries
fight. Every police officer available
has been sent to the scene.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
Three Are Killed.

Augusta, Ga, July 4.-Resulting in
the killing of three negroes, Uvaidia
small town of South Georgia, was
the scene last yesterday afternoon of
race riot which may result in fur
ther fatalities. So far no whites have
been injured.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05

Philadelphia, July 4.-There were
clashes between whites and blacks in
several sections of the city tonight,
following the announceme of John
son victory over Jeffries.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05

ganizations of the county COnven-
tions are held quarterly and these
meetings grow from time to time in in
terest and in attendance until they
have become great meetings that at.
tract people from every nook and cor
ner of the county.
The last convention was held Sun
day in Lone Grove. Dozens of choirs
were present and an all day singing
was held Dinner was spread on the
ground and Ardmore people who were
in attendance returned with words OF
praise for Lone Grove for the generous
manner in which they entertained the
crowds. Dinner sufficient for dou
BILE the number was spread.
Ten of the Ardmore people Joined
the convention and it is their hope
that one of these conventions may be
held in this city. The October meet
ing will be held in Provence
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
Attention EIks.

There will be a special meeting Of
Ardmore Lodge of Elks, Thursday
night, July 7, for the good of the
order.
GEO. II. WEBB, f. II.
JOHN NICHOLS, Secy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
Fiqhtinu in ST Louis

st. Louis. July 4.-Rioting in a ne
gro section of St. Louis at Market
street and Jefferson avenue followed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
CONVICTED POiSONER OF COLO
MEL SWoPE SENTENCED TO
LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
THE DOCTOR FILES AN APPEAL
Until the Defendants Appeal is Pass
ed Upon, the Prisoner Will Remain
in County Jail at Kansas City,
Missouri.

Kansas City, Mo, July 5.-Dr. b.
C. Hyde. convicted of having poison
ed Colonel Thomas H. Swope, million
aire philanthropist, was sentenced to
lifei mprosinoment at hard labor by
Judge Latshaw in the criminal court
here this morning.
An appeal to the state supreme
court was filed by Hyde's attorneys
and until it is taken up by the
higher court the prisoner viii re-
main in the county Jail here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05
SINGING CONVENTION.

Meeting Held at Lone Grove Sunday
Great Treat.
The Carter County Singing Conven-
tion is an institution that has grown
into one Of the most important or.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-07-05

charges that the latter struck hil-i in
the lace aud broke his nose.
Chariton courier., 1910-10-21

newspaper writing
and fighting, be received the
heating which four weeks later
ended his life.
Fighting for 20 odd years and
always the victim, he lived to
whip the editor of his competing
paper-to announce the results
by rounds in bis paper of Aug
5-.hen, on that evening OF Aug.
5, to engage in that last encount'
er which ended in his death,
Sept. 1, 1910.
In q supplement to Vol. XII
Nc. 80, of the CHARLTON COURIER,
at Keytesvil!e, Mo-, Charley
Van divers death was announced
"Thirty" is the old spare1
destination of the last "copy
that passes from the editor to the
Chariton courier., 1910-10-21

printer. "No. 80" Of the week.
ly newspaper of which he had
been editor for more than 20
wears, was the newspaper
''thirty" for Charley Vandiver.
Fellow members of the Missouri
Presa association who came bali
across the state to act as pail.
beal ers in tie pouring rain
buried the good fellow, whom
none OF them ever had under
stood in his work as country
editor.
yANDIvER THE EDITOR MIsUNDER
STOOD.
They knew Charley Vandiver
who seldom or never missed
meeting of the association il
annual session. They failed t.
understand that Charles P. Van
Chariton courier., 1910-10-21
TIRE LAST OF THE FIGHTING
EDTTORS DIES IN BATTLE.
uollvs w. Field I'm the Chicago
Tribune. Extracts From
This Article.

Charley Vandiver, the original
"Fighting Editor" of Missouri
and of the world perhaps, is dead.
As becomes the fighting editor,
he died practically with his boots
on. At variance with the term
fighting editor. he was a depar'
ture in the fact that IN his hum
dred battles he had been whip
ned always-always, until on the
day when he announced in his
paper the winning of his first
fight in more than 20 years oi
Chariton courier., 1910-10-21

N8n6lVer, MIS- FAuolNS' n"S
his stepdaughter, Miss Sammy
Vaughan, were Of the non. COM
batsnts, under fire of both fao-
tions. This was the real begin"
ming of enmities that ended in
Vandiver's last and fatal whip
ping.
Directly the cause began when
Vandiver attacked the county
, recorder for allowing his office
in the courthouse to become g.
rent free headquarters for deal.
ers IN real estate. Vandiver told
Recorder Wayland that he would
fight against his nomination il
the practice wasn't stopped. The
recorder invited him TO crack his
whip, The driver cracked it and
sought q man to take the place.
When he couldn't find the man
he announced he would bs q
candidate himself. He was de-
feated for the nomination and in
commenting upon the defeat,,
brought in the name Of John ID.
} Cunningham, q "dry" Democrat.
whom he had looked to ss dear
friend, charging Cunningham.
with caus ng his defeat, and
further, quoting an alleged re-
mark supposed to have been
, made by the elder Cunningham,
: regarding a professional beauty
in a questionable quarter of St.
; Louis.
, John D. Cunningham, farmer
, and stock dealer not long from
r Nebraska, advised his 20'year-
= old son to drop the matter when
+ the son protested. 1t WAS sup
, posed to have blown over when
on the evening of Aug. the
h Young John w. Cunningham
8 meeting Vandiver as he came
1t from his home to the office, as
o saulted him. Van diver was pick
's ed up senseIess. He lay in bed
j. almost a month, dying late in
J. the afternoon of Sept. L.
1t STORIES oFLAsT FIGHT CONVINCING
sr There are conflicting stories oi
. the fight. Young Cunningham
10 is under charge of murder in th'
second degree and awaiting trial
81 Partissns have arisen, but httl'
," talking is done. They are await
ing the trial in the courts. Talk
No ing might be dangerous A
or least 1t could accomplish llttl
'n good.
I'D Only the fact remains tha
Is' Charley Yandiver. the fightinl
OF editor If Missouri, is dead. L
ey the last be would not hear ~
o varrs, for the arrest of youn
u (Continued on Page 7. column 81
Chariton courier., 1910-10-21

COURIER. The census OF 191Ol
will give the town a population
under 1 1,OO0-probably with one
third of these almost univers ally
SCOT black.
SUCCEEDS FATHER AS EDITOR.
Charley Vsndiver came to
Keytesville a 6-year- old; his
father edited the COURIER for
years before him; and after him
Charley took up the work OF
courtiug any kind of trouble that
truth in print might bring. And
for many year e, now, an issue OF
the CHARLTON COURIER that
didn't "start something" has
been an uninteresting edition.
Keytesville itself as the field
for the CHARLTON COURIER would
have starved Charley Vandiver.
| It was his papers circulation in
Charlton county and it's county
neighbors and towns that Van
divers personality and news
} treatment won him q following
Keytesville, as the county seat
} offered news that could not bt
had in other and larger towns II
/ the county at first hand, Van
: diver had proved his Democracy
3 in an old line southern Demo
! cratic community. But he be
n lieved in local option on th'
e liquor question and his part!
n split into "wets' and "drys'
9 years ago, with Vandiver fight
n ing for prohibition. Ia 1908 th'
9 county went "dry" and will hsv
d two wears more of drought unde
that election. Even his compel
G ing paper, was Democratic, TO
n only a Democratic paper can iv
10 in the county.
= When the Keytesville brano
.e of the American Woman
:. league, an uplift movemer
ID originating at st. LOUIS, came
lg town, some of the old tamllls
3: sbied at it. Some of them be
le came deeply interested. Vand
IN YER was against the movemeE
i. and when the Keytesville chapt
of the league had 30 member
ey and voted for q president tt
be chapter split. Keytesville as
Z. whole was stirred to faction
8. bitterness as it never had BET
on stirred before in all its history.
ar NO ONE EXEMPT FROM CRITICS
be Old friends became bitt
th, enemies. Old enmities betwe
on old families were wiped out al
oh bitter enemies became frienc
an As for those who kept clear
m the social entanglemeLts. tn
m stood criticisms from ehch Il
er' ton i'm the little onAp;er. A