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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-16

has returned from a business trip to
Ok ahoma City. Norman and other
points He reports heavy sales of high
grade Crown candies in the cities he
Visited
4 j. Harris. a prominent farmer of
Provence, was in the city yesterday
L. r. Rcxrolt was visitor in the
city yesterday and remained over TO
attend the Cruce rally.
A y. Sharrock, an old time citizen
of this county. was here yesterday
from Woolford.
Mrs Il. r. Burton OF Tishomjngo
who has been here for the past w
days visiting with h,r daughter. Mrs.
Glennic Mitchell of the county judges
office. has returned home She was
accompanied by Miss Joe Mason, who
will visit in the capital city for few
days
j. w Davis and family are at
home from very pleasant holiday
visit 10 North Carolina.
MIR and Mrs W. y Morgan have
returned from visit OF month
at Holcomb. Miss Mr. Morgan re
turned with contract for another
year with the Memphis Coffin CO.,
and will make Ardmore his head
quarters. Out OF thirty-fiye statesmen
the company has MIR. Morgan bears
the distinction of standing third in
the amount Of sales for the past
year.
r. l.. Pitts has returned from
visit to Oklahoma city
J. :. Mullen has returned from a
ten days business trip to points in
Illinois. He reports that great in
terest in that section is being mani.
tested in Oklahoma lands
Referee in bankruptcy Judge J.
W. lIareld. went to Pauls Valley
yesterday, where a hearing was had
in the bankruptcy case OF A. L., T.
G. and W. II. Cochran. The men
conducted businesses at Wynnewood.
and at Byers. Texas.
Drs. J. l. Cox and A. T.. Adams
OF this city and 4. Heflin of Lone
Grove left here yesterday on a brief
trip to Oklahoma City.
w. w Hentz OF Saint 10. Mo, is
in the city and will spend Sunday
here.
Dr. II. \. Higgins Of Glenn was an
Ardmore visitor yesterday
W. Brodnax who has the city con.
trao to make the repairs on the
dam at the city lake, was here yes.
terday from McAlester.
p. y. Kerr was here yesterday
from Pauls Valley.
j. f. Hughes OF Marietta was i'm
the city Saturday.
II. f. Kolb left here yesterday for
Oklahoma CITY whore he will make
a brief visit with his son, Irby Kolb.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-16
FROM THE
FAR NORTHWEST
CLARENCE A. JOtllfF WRITES
ARoMoREiTE OF CONDITIONS
NEAR CANADIAN LINE.

Writing of homes, aiding in Ste.
rcns county Washington. Mr.. Jolifr
says.
This is valley called South Fork.
being drained by the south fork of
MIL Creek, which flows westward
to the Colville valley. It is in town.
ship &c, in Stevens county. about
fifteen miles from COlville. the coun
" seat. fifty miles from Canada,
twenty miles from the Idaho state
line. and about seventy miles north.
east of Spokane.
The country is very rough. con.
tanning some mountains, but these
valleys. while the land s rolling.
Is tillable ana is composed of
thick layer of volcanic ash on gravel
with top soil of good clay that
will grow anything grown in Il
northern climate. Wheat, oats. hay,
etc. grow as well here as anywhere
else, and stevens county is At the
head OF the list in IN" production
of perfect fruit, such a. apples,
pears, plums. prunes and all small
berries Al garden vegetables thrive
here, especially potatoes, for which
this place will soon be renowned.
The climate is mild in winter for
this latitude. and the summers are
not uncomfortable hot.
There is enough rainfall to raise
ali crops without irrigation in this
part OF the county, while in the
lower valleys to the west irrigation
i, carried on to advantage. There
is from two and a half to four feet
OF snow in the winter, but there
/, absolutely no wind at any time.
Most of this land is covered with
timber. quarter sections containing
nom one TO seven or eight million
feet of yellow and white pine. cc-
dar, tamarack, hcmlock. spruce, bat
SAM etc.
The heavily timbered claims, how
ever, are all taken and held for "A
high price, but there is land with
! some timber on which could be
made into good farms as there Is
scarcely enough timber TO bother
to save.
There are many small streams on
this land running very fine water
on gravel bottom. containing noun
tain trout.
This township has never been sur
veyed and the claims are held by
squatters rights, until it is sur
yeyed. 1t is reported the township
will b. surveyed next spring. This
will in an probability be done, as
all the settlers are demanding f.
During the fall Of 1908 the settlers
built seven miles Of road, connect
ing this place with Colville, having
previously packed everything in oven
trail
Last summer they built fine lol
school house ana have good schoo
this winter
All settlers I'm here seem to be
honest industrious and soclable, ant
the entire neiehborhood is 4 /.
Animals here are DEER bear. lynx
cougar, beside, the snow shoe rab
hit, grouse and pheasant.
CLARENCE 4. JOLIFF.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-16
New People Coming.

p. c. Sims, from sulphur Springs,
Texas, is among the new comers
to Ardmore. Mr.. Sims has for many
years been engaged in the oil bus
iness in Texas, being connected with
both the Gulf and Standard Oil
companies.
Mr., Sims is accompanied by his
wife and will reside at l20 b street
northwest.
With his two brothers, who will
arrive in Ardmore shortly from Kan.
sas, he will engage in the whole.
sale buggy business. and will also
Wholesale horses and mules.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-16
Horse Radish.

Horse radsh, raised and prepared
for table use at home. may be pur-
chased from l. Boger either at his
home or at his store with +. J.
Ramsey. 1itf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-16

FOR SAlE-One good Po,and China
brood SOW and three small pigs, ap.
ply l.. X. Marston 1863
Arizona republican., 1910-07-14
\. W. LbUTz RETURNS
 AFTER LONG ABSENCE
Though He Was Gone Year It Was
 Only Vacation.

A w. Lautz, formerly chief clerk In the auditors office, returned yester- day from Illinois via Colorado after his vacation. Though he was gone a year it was never considered by him as oth- CT than vacation, for Phoenix had long ago been decided upon as his per manent abiding place.
 Mir Lautz was called east first on account of the illness of his father, and he remained because Of his fathers continued illness that finally resulted in his death sometime ago. During all the time he has Kept in close touch with Phoenix which he has regarded as home and to which he has returned with a view of remaining. He is not decided as to what he will do yet, but says he has no fear of starving and has never been able to dodge work a great while at a time.
 MT. Lautz says the statehood fight and final victory excited great deal of interest in Illinois, the incident at tracting general attention to Arizona. As an advertisement alone it was big thing for Arizona and will doubt less be the means of bringing many people here.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-14
FREIGHT RATE ADVANCES
 WILL BE POSTPONED
THE COMMISSION DECIDES UPON
 A POLICY.
The Proposed Increases to Be lnvesti-
 gated as to Reasonableness.

Washington, July 13.-By formal vote the interstate commerce commis- sion today determined to suspend the recent general advances in freight rates made by railways.
 The tariffs suspended in accordance the most part, are those recently filed by the Western Trunk Line association and by the carriers in eastern classifi- cation territory although some of the tariffs were filed by individual roads in other territories
 By arrangement with the president and with the commission, the railways agreed to supplement their original advanced tariffs, which were to have become effective about July 1, with the tariffs to become effective August i. This postponement was to enable the commission thoroughly to examine its authority under the new railroad law. The understanding at the time the agreement was reported was that such advances as were general in character and affected large interests should be suspended pending an inquiry into the reasonableness of the increases.
 The vote taken by the commission was rather on the line of policy to be pursued as to the suspension than up- on specific tariffs. Now that the poli- cy of the commission has been de- termined, it will be automatically ap- plicable, in a sense, to such tariffs as fall within it's purview.
 It is expected that within d day or two formal announcement will be made of the precise nature of the commits sions policy and in a general way, the tariffs that are to be affected by 1t. Until that announcement is made it is not possible to state definitely what particular rates will be suspended. Some advances contained in the re- gently filed tariffs undoubtedly will not be suspended, but it is reasonably cer- tain that practically all the general freight advances will be held up pend ing an inquiry in the autumn.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-14
HEAVIER IMPORTS
 UNDER THE PAYNE LAW
NEARLY HALF OF THEM EN-
 TERED FREE.
Gomparison of the Law With other
 Tariff Enactments.

Washington, July 13.-Imports ex- ceeding by more than Sl14,OOO.OO those of any previous similar period came into the United States during the first eleven months of the opera ton of the Payne -Aldrich tariff law, ended June 90 last.
 More than 49 per cent of these inn ports entered free of duty, being a larger percentage than in the core spending period of any previous year except 1897, the closing year of the Wilson tariff law, and 1892, 1893 and 1894, when sugar was admitted free under the Mckinley law.
 Customs receipts during the eleven months of the Payne tariff law were $302, ,S22 ,161, which were exceeded only in 1907, when the first eleven months brought in $3O7, 7,O53, 1881.
 Comparing the entire period Cf the operation of the present law with the entire period of the operation of the Dingley, Wilson and Mckinley laws, respectively, the average ad valorem rate under the Payne law is shown to be less than any of the others.
 Under the Payne law it has been 20.25 Der cent; under the pingley law it was 25.4S per cent; under the Will son law 2I92 per cent, and under the Mckinley law 22.12 per cent.
 The percentage of merchandise en- tering free of duty under the Payne law was 49.14 per cent. Under the Mckinley law, which admitted sugar free, it was 3504 per cent, while un- der the Wilson law it was 1882 per cent
Arizona republican., 1910-07-14
FORMER CHICAGO JUDGE
 WILL START LIFE ANEW
Having Done Time For the Looting of
 Bank.

Chicago, July 13.-Abner Smith, for mer judge of the circuit court in Chi cago, organizer of the Bank of Amer ica of which he was convicted of wrecking, arrived at his home here late today from the Joliet penitentiary on parole. Former Judge Smith was accompanied by his wife. /whO had been instrumental in securing his pa role.
 Upon arriving at his residence MT. Smith issued the following state ment: "A conscientious jury not in- frequently has done the greatest in justice with the best intentions. Prob ably the jury that found me guilty of conspiracy to defraud the people drought they were doing their duty and l have no unkind remarks to make of them.
 Notwithstanding this, however I still have right to say and do say. that I never in my life was party to conspiracy to wrong anybody. I do not expect to leave Chicago. It is now my intention to resume the practice of law as soon as I can make satis- factory arrangements.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-14
HE WILL ATTACK NO ONE
He Will Only Seek to Prove That the Republicans of the Last Congress Who Are Again Candidates Deserve Re Election.

Beverley, Mass July 15.-It was au- thoritatively announced today that President Taft's participation in the campaign this fall would be of a gen eral character. Whatever the presi- dent may have to say in politics will have to do with the work of the last congress and in proclaiming that to his way of thinking the republican representatives placed in power two years ago have kept their faith and have carried out the party pledges. The president will attempt to read no one out of the party. Neither will he have any candidate for any office.
 Personal friendship for William Loeb led the president in friendly way to suggest that he would make q good candidate for governor of New York But he has stated that it was not his intention to interfere in the af- fairs of any state and he will adhere strictly to this policy.
 President Taft is giving considerable thought to the forthcoming report by the monetary commission which it is expected will recommend to congress sweeping monetary reforms. It is doubtful if the report will be ready for consideration until a year from next December.
 If the next congress is republican the president will make an effort to get a monetary reform bill through. Senator Aldrich, the leading spirit in the commissions work will have re tired from congress by that time. but it is said that after leaving the senate he will spend considerable time in go- ing through the country making ad- dresses in favor of a central bank of issue.
 The president is also mapping out line of work for the economy commis- sion to be composed of department chiefs at Washington.
 It was announced that when the president and his family and a party of friends leave here on the Mayflower on Monday they will head directly for the Bay of Fundy and the waters about Passport. This will he the farthest north. Turning there, the presiden tial yacht will thread it's way through the Lubec narrows and run down to Bar Harbor, where a stop of two or three days will be made.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-14
THE SUPPOSED MURDER
 OF AMERICAN SINGER
London Police Have Found Unidenti-
 fled Body of Woman.

London, July 13.-The police search of house today in North London, undertaken at the instance of friends of an American music hall singer, Belle Elmore, revealed the battered body of woman buried in the cellar. The house was deserted and the police are seeking for the woman's husband, who is known as Hawley Crippen and is described as an American dentist The woman has been missing since Febru- ary.
 Belle Elmore was a handsome wom- an 34 years old A theatrical paper last March announced that she had died abroad. Crippen had place of busi- ness on New oxford street and he continued to reside in the North Lon don house and replied readily to the questions of the police until a few days ago, when he disappeared. The police have not been able to certify as to the identity of the body.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-14
WHAT THEY TALKED ABOUT OVER THE TELEPHONE
A Subject of Inquiry in the Spring
 field Bribery Search.

Springfield, H., July 13.-State's Attorney Burke has issued a subpoena for the long distance records of the Central Union Telephone company, which would show conversations be- tween Attorney Thomas Dawson and prominent men said to be allied with the Roger Sullivan wing" of the dem ocratic party.
 When the subpoena was served on the telephone company the states at torney was told the records of such conversations were so numerous that it would be impossible to get them all together to turn over to the states at torney until tomorrow. The appear ance on June 23 of Representative John Lawrence of Polo. was the real beginning of the new lead opened by states attorney Burk today
Arizona republican., 1910-07-14
WHY THE OLD MAN
 GAVE HER \ FORTUNE
SHE CARED FOR HIM LIKE A
 DAUGHTER.
Miss Cramer's Answer in the Injunc
 ton Suit of pr. Hurd.

Washington, July 13.-Mrs. Laura Cramer, a clerk in the state depart ment. filed today in the district su- preme court her answer to the sui1 brought by Dr. Lee NJ Hurd. o1 Greenwich, Conn. as conservator of the estate of Fenton J. Hurd, his grand father. who had been adjudged by the Connecticut courts incompetent to manage his own affairs.
 Dr. Hurd charges that the elder Hurd had given $4O,OOO to Mrs Cra- mer and the court granted temporary injunction to prevent her from dis posing of it until the suit was heard. Mrs. Cramer in her answer admits that she got $27.OOO from the elder Hurd because he was grateful for her care of him, which had been that of a daughter"
 Dr. Hurd's allegations that spook in fluences and occult demonstrations were part of a plan to get rid of his fathers money to keep it from his son Byron Hurd. of Williamsburg, N. Y, the defendant answers that the old man wished to cut him off because he had threatened to kill his father if he ever married again.
 According to letters that accom- panied the answer, Hurd wished to give $12.O0O to a Miss smith, whom he wanted to marry. but. was deterred by Byron, who repeated the threat
 The Greenwich court was imposed upon. Miss Cramer declares. when it adjudged Hurd incompetent. The an swer of Mrs. Cramer having sworn away the equities of the bill of the complaint. Justice Stafford dissolved the restraining order that prevented her from drawing on her bank account.
 The order of the court does not dis pose of the merits of the controversy and pr Hurd will file a replication of the answer.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-14
FOR INSURANCE FRAUDS
The Manner in Which the Tribunes and the Home Circle Were Merged to the Profit of the Defend ants.

Rock Island, Ills, July 13.-Indict ments against thirteen persons were returned today by Rock Island coun- ty grand jury which since May has been going over the alleged fraternal insurance frauds.
 All those indicted were officers of the American Home Circle or of the Fraternai Tribunes, or were concerned in the merger of the two societies in 1908. This merger is said to have been followed by the disappearance of the Tribunes' reserve fund of $70O0 and the alleged mismanage of the society's affairs to such an extent that it was ultimately wrecked.
 Those indicted are: pr. A. L. Craig. c. F. Hatfield and Max J. F'ranckel of Chicago: H. A. Weld and Robert Rex dale of Rock Island; Thomas w. Nel- son of Washington, D. C.; Michael B. Garber, c. H. Walters and George w. Kenney of Springfield; s. $. Nc Ilvaine, Miss Margaret McIllvaine and Otho L. Caldwell of Auburn. Ills, and K M. Whitman of AIedO. Ills.
 Craig, Hatfield, ReXdale, W~ld. Witham and $. $. McIllvaine were in- dicted for alleged embezzlement and conspiracy and larceny of the records of the Tribune and Franckel. Mar garet McIllvaine and Caldwell for al- legged perjury Craig, Weld and Whit ham anticipating their indictments ap- peared in court this afternoon and gave bond in the sum of s12,000 each ie. sued for the others and they will be brought in as soon as found and plac- ed under bonds.
 Whitman, when the societies were merged two years, was supreme tri- bune, ReXdale supreme secretary. Craig. supreme physician and Weld. supreme attorney of the Supreme Fri bunes They conducted negotiations on the part of the Tribunes for mer- ger agreeing to resign and give the Home Circle officers control of the united societies. For this. they re- ceived it is said. s5OOO0 Whitman and Craig getting the greater. portion.
 Officers of the Home CiSfe. who promoted the deal and who took charge after the others resigned were Wilson, supreme JflDuHef NrdIDeI- secretary; $. $. McIllvaine, treasurer. and Walters, medical examiner. Rex dale became vice. tribune after the merger.
 Hatfield is Chicago i insurance agent who was employed by the Home Circle to open negotiations with the tribunes for which service. it is al legged. he received S27.OOO; Kenney is an attorney who is alleged to have been employed in the same connec- tions; F'ranckel, Margaret MCIllvaine and Caldwell are alleged to have been holders of dummy notes by means of which reserve and other funds of the Tribunes were taken down and dis sipated The last three were witnesses before the grand jury and their indict ment for perjury followed the discOv- cry of the alleged untruthful state mentS in their testimony.
 Hatfield is said to he in Europe and difficulty is expected in locating sev- eral of the other accused. States At torney Magill said tonight the dis closure was only a beginning. More than a dozen fraternal insurance so- cities, he said. would be involved if the leads brought to light here are out.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-14
COLOBEL'S ASSOCIATION
Not a Good Sign of His At titude-He Wants It Un- derstood That He Is Still Seeking Light on Things That Have Happened.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 13.-Theo- dore Roosevelt said with emphasis to- day that he has taken no stand as yet in favor of either the insurgent or the regulars of the republican party, and he desires to correct any impression of favoritism. Of the situation with the party in New York state he said he saw only harmony ahead.
 'I want you to make it clear" he said to fnterviewers, that am seek ing both sides. l wish you would make that emphatic My main interest is in the state, but on national issues ] want to see both regulars and insur- gents. party men and independents. l want to see democrats as well as re- publicans."
 But you do not want to see the democrats win?" he was asked.
 Not if the republicans do the right thing" replied the colonel.
 Timothy l.. Woodruff, chairman of the New York republican state commit tee and a staunch organization man, Was in the house as Colonel Roosevelt explained his attitude. So was Repre- sentative Charles N. Fowler of New Jersey, who is a first to-last insurgent. Colonel Roosevelt had talked with them and apparently with equal affability.
 Governor Hughes had departed earlier in the day Colonel Roosevelt said that he had talked politics with all three and had gained about the same impression from Mir. Woodruff as he had obtained yesterday from James w Wadsworth, Jr, speaker of the assembly.
 Colonel Roosevelt was dressed for ''hayins' when he received the in terviewers. He had on a suite of white duck. Most of the luncheon guests were leaving, but Representa- tive w W. Cocks, d regular" who represents MT. Roosevelts home dis trict, remained. MT. Cocks is a farmer" explained the colonel He is staying to pitch hay with me"
 You know the insurgents had cold feet when | came back from abroad" said the colonel, because the first fcur men with whom I conferred were Senator Lodge, Secretary Meyer. Sec retary Wilson and Nicholas Longworth.
 "I had similar experiences when l
 
 Morgan came to see me it was said l had sold out to Wall street, and when Samuel Gompers came they said l was going to hoist the red flag, But" he added ''I didn't do either"
 "I don't know whether I shall take a hand in selecting a candidate for governor continued Colonel Roose- welt. My position in regard to the governorship this fall is that we must Q find the nan best fitted for the post and most acceptable to the rank and file of the republican party and the independent voters 1 shall do every thing to see that such a man, when chosen, is elected"
 MT Woodruff said he could not re- veal the nature of his talk with Col oneI Roosevelt. He said: There is no question that Colonel Roosevelt will be bent towards the success of the re- publican party. There is no question as to the weight of his influence. Therefore l am glad to have him see people and learn the situation and all that initiates against the advantage of the republican party. which is what we all seek"
Arizona republican., 1910-07-14
ITALY WILL DEMAND THE RETURN Of CHARLT TON THE FORMAL REQUEST IS ON
 THE WAY.
The State Department Is Already
 Talking About Insanity.

Washington. July 13-A formal re- quest for the extradition of Porter Charlton, charged with killing his wife at Lake Como, Italy, has been for warded by special messenger from Rome to London. whence it will be sent on to Washington by the first fast mail
 Word to this effect reached the state department through the embas- sy at Rome Monday next will be the earliest date on which the re- eeipt of the request may be expected, and the document may not arrive for eight days.
 Can an insane person be extra dited?' was a question the depart ment considered today. It was con- sidered that a person in an insane asylum at the time the request for extradition comes cannot be surren- dered. No definite steps looking to the confinement of Charlton in an asylum aside from the employment of alienists have been taken and conse- quently his case opens up some in- teresting considerations.