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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-20
For County Judge

For County Judge
The Ardmoreite is authorized to
announce J. b. CHAMPION as q can.
didate for the office OF county Judge
OF Carter county, His announcement
is made subject to the action OF the
democratic voters at the state prima.
ry election August 2.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-20
Why Liquor Men Object.

The law-abiding retail liquor dealer
objects because. when the law says
stop selling liquor he as a law-ahid-
ing man, stops selling. and It Is no
consolation TO him that some other
person. in defiance OF the law. seeks
room mp an alley and there sells
more liquor than the licensed dealer
ever sold
The Wholesaler objects because his
,s ablishcd trade Is destroyed. and
whore he once sold to mon OF stand
ing in the community men of cstab.
iished credit, men who know his
house and were In the habit of deal
ing with him, uuier prohibition h"
mus, build up an entirely new lin"
OF trade with men who are NO, pre-.
disposed toward his particular brand,
win men who are without credit
but whose records. instead of being
quoted IN pu-'s or BradStreet's ap-
pcar only ON the police Olotter
The manufac urer OF liquors and
the makers of beer object because
the prchlhitory law leaves their I'M
m,nsr building vacant and reduces
he worth OF their machinery ID tie
price ot junk; because their well.
kroWn brands hui little sal, through
the medium OF the bootlcgser, bu'
are supplac;ed by the cheapest grades
OF whiskey ani the most del.terious
brands ~ beer,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-20

The Ardmoreite Is authorized to an.
nouce GUY IL, SlGLER as a candidate
for the office OF Judge OF the county
court OF Carter county. Announcement
Is made subject to the action Of the
democratic voters at the state primary
election to be held August Z.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-20

The Ardmoreite is authorized to
announce l, r. MASON as q caadi.
date for re-election TO the office
OF Judge OF the County Court Of
Carter County, Announcement Is
made subject 10 the action OF the
democratic voters OF the county at
the state primary election, August 2.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-29
WON'T TELL OF
CHASTITY MURDER
Youth Accused of Brutal Staying of
New York Girl, Told By Coun-
sci To Be Silent.

NEW YORK, March 29.-The hope
OF the police that they would have in
their possession within a few hours a
complete confession by Albert Wolter
that he had killed 15-year-old Ruth
Wheeler. was dashed today. Wallace
d. Scott. an attorney. was retained by
VOTERS parents and he held a lengthy
conference with his client in the
tombs. He warned him that he must
make no statement Of any kind and
when the lawyer left, Wolter seemed
to have regained much Of his bravado
and defiant air.
Scott on leaving the cell said:
II have had long talk with the
young man and he seemed very sin
cere in his statements. There Is no
question that Wolter is innocent of any
crime. The evidence against him seems
OF course very damaging, out | am
convinced we will be able to show that
he did not kill this child"
When the police learned OF VOTERS
changed condition they were plainly
angry, but insisted they had enough
CONTINUED on Page Nine.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-29
Man IS STABBED
BY SALOON GANG
Young Pole Would Have Been Kill
ed But For Assistance From
Drug Clerk.

With twelve knife wounds In his
head, left shoulder. neck. and right
arm, and with his eyes blackened, and
his head terribly beaten with side
walk planks in the hands OF five as
sailants, Stephen Koneski, % years
old, OF No. 1869 Russell-st., swore out
an assault and battery warrant, Tues
day.
But for the timely interference of a
drug clerk at Warren-ave. and Russell
St, Koneski would probably have been
murdered by the enraged gang. Beat
en- over the head with the planks. un-
til he was almost unconscious. Homes
Xxi staggered blindly along the street,
crying for help. The drug clerk rush
ed from the store, and dragged him
inside. locking the door, and notifying
the police.
Leo Zoonkowski, No. 407 Forest-ave.
east; Frank Sulewski. No. 470 Kirby
ave. east, Joseph Weis, No. 406 Forest
ave. east; Harry Schultz, No. 1868 War
ren-aye. east, and John Sliwinski, No.
% Krakow-pl., are the young men
charged with the murderous assault.
Koneski and John Mike, OF No. 1910
Rivard-st., were in Frank Schafran' S
saloon, Russell-st. and Warren-ave..
and Mikes refusal to buy drink for
the crowd, instead OF only for himself
and Koneski, caused the trouble. Mike
fed. leaving Koneski in the hands of
the angry gang. They jabbed him re-
peatedly with knives. and finally tore
planks from the sidewalk, and beat
him.
Detectives Repp and Redmond have
rounded up most OF the gang. and are
looking for the others.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-29
SLIP DEFEATS
TEACHERS BOOST
Statement by Aid. Grindley Acct
dentally Left Out
of Report.

IL was only by reason OF slip In the
compilation OF the committee reports
that the teachers salary increase item,
which caused two days OF conflict In
the councils consideration of the 1910
estimates, did not get into the budget
as passed by the aldermen and turned
over To the estimators Aid. .Grindley,
chairman OF the committee which had
the school fund under consideration.
had prepared a statement to the effect
that he approved of the salary increase
item. This, somehow, did not get into
the report.
II this statement had been Included,
the item would nave been passed In
Aid. Glinnan's blanket motion Monday
night. Since the chairman's report -
the majority report OF committee.
Grindley's statement; would have car
lied the increase through. The mis-
take was not discovered by Aid.
having supposed that the salary In
crease had gone through on this tech
nicality.
There vas considerable hustling by
Committee Secretary Schreiter and
City CLERK Nichols stan to find out
Just what had been passed by the aid
men. 1t was discovered that the In.
creases in salary for health board EN-
ployes. which were cut out by the
council, we're in the original commit
tee report and so go to the estimators.
The garbage wagon drivers also get
their increase unless the estimatois
turn them down.
A number OF other items cut out by
the council will 20 to the estimators
while some things placed In the bud
get by the council during its session
OF deliberation previous to Saturday.
stampede are now wiped out by the
adoption OF the original committee re-
ports.
81 am willing to bet any part OF 500
that the tax rate will be under Sl8
per $1,000" asserted Estimator Eddie
Barnett. Tuesday.
There was talk among some OF the
aldermen and estimators gathered IN
the council committee room, tuesday
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of starting
movement now for salary equailza-
ton commission to consider all cry
salaries during the year, so as TO bring
In report for the guidance or inc
next council and boerd Of estimates IN
considering the 1911 budget. Aid.
Shapland will probably introduce the
mouer resolution In the council next
week.
1T is better to take up that matter
now than to let 1t go over until next
year, when there will be the same tur-
moil." said Shapland. Il know that
there are many men in the city ein-
ploy who are underpaid. | also think
there are some whose salaries couii
stand slicing. And such commis
sion should be composed OF men WHO
are not offce-holders."
AS the plan was shaped. 1t Will call
for a commission OF three men. one 10
be named by the mayor, one by the
president OF the common council, and
one by the chairman OF the board OK
estimates.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-29
IS FOUND ,
IN MANS STOMACH
Arrests Are Expected In Mysteriou:
Death of Farm Hand Of
Alpine Township.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. March

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. March 20.
A post-mortem examination this
morning into the death OF Gtspar
Praegor. aged So, farm hand. en-
ployed by A. E. Wilson in Alpine TOM
ship. revealed his stomach was full
of carbolic acid poison and death is
declared to have been due to that
cause.
Praegers body was found In bed
and he had evidently been dead for
IL hours Before his demise he had
apparently been engaged In some
kind OF fight. One OF his eyes was
badly discolored and closed tight.
while his cheeks were covered with
blood. The coroner inquired OF Will
son as to the cause OF Praeger's
death. He replied that he knew moth
ing except that Praeger went to bed
drunk Sunday morning and had been
found dead about II hours later.
Friends OF the deceased state that he
was not a drinking man.
Later Wilson admitted having seen
his son and Praeger quarrel, but he
claims that his son only slapped
Praeger lightly on the face. Arrests
are expected this afternoon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-29
D. j. R. OWES CITY
HA[F-YEAR's TAXES
Hasn't Settled For Last Half of 1909,
Claiming Rental For Streets Is
in Lieu of Other Rates.

The ID. u. r. has not yet paid its
specific taxes to the city for the six
months ending Dec. 81. 1909.
City Treasurer Max c. Koch has
been endeavoring for some time to
secure a settlement. but without sue
cess so far. He will take the matter
up with President Jere c. Hutchins
as soon as the latter returns to the
city.
This Is the longest delay known In
the payment OF these taxes. II Is un.
derstood to be due to the new situa-
ton created by the expiration of GER
tain of the five-cent line franchises
Nov. IA last. and the imposition OF
the $500 per day rental charge by the
city for the use OF the streets travers-
ed by these lines.
The ID. u. r. has Always paid q
percentage OF its gross earnings on
these lines to the city. Whether the
$500 per day is In lieu OF the per
centage paid on these portions OF
routes or In addition thereto Is a ques.
ton which may have to be decided by
the courts. corporation Counsel Hal
ly has stated that the rental is an ad.
ditional charge, but this view has not
been acceded to by the d. u. r.
II would appear that the ID. u. r.
is holding up this payment until
there IL harmonizing OF the rela.
lions between city and company as to
future operation Of lines.
Just how much the unpaid taxes
amount to cannot be computed by the
city treasurer. This tax Is always
paid on sworn statement OF the d.
u. r. actuaries as to the earnings on
its lines. The last payment was up
wards Of s2S,vvJ but passenger travel
in the city increased largely during
the latter portion of the year so that
the amount, II Hally's conception of
the rental plan Is correct, Is probably
in the neighborhood of 100000.
City Treasurer Koch has notified
the ID. U. r. management that he
will insist Of payment of per cent
interest on this delinquent tax from
Jan. l unless immediate payment Is
made.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-29

claimed him. and the almost penniless
old inventor was called TO the great
beyond without knowing Of the sue
cessful outcome OF his invention.
For years. Mr.. Mayhem had lived In
little hall bedroom on Farrar-st., OPP
posite the public library, that he might
be as close as possible to his beloved
books in the library. He was a we'll
known figure there and for hours at
a time would pore over the volumes.
He was a splendid linguist and was
an especially good French and Spanish
scholar. delighting to make transla-
tons from the literature of these coun-
tries into English. Friends OF long
standing took care of his simple daily
needs In financial way, believing that
one day the old mans inventive genius
would evolve a money-getter that
would place him in affluence. His last
and greatest invention was an automos
bile steering gear and for some time
past the model has been in the hands
OF a,number, OF capitalists with view
TO securing the rights to its manufacs
ture. Experts have said that 1t Is an
invention that will revolutionZe auto
steering gears II was a letter from
these men that came Monday. stating
that they had found no other patents
In Washington that Mr. Mayhew's In
vention could in anyway infringe upon.
and. therefore, they were ready to
make final arrangements with him for
its control. They asked that he meet
with them at his earliest convenience.
The letter was addressed to the care
OF Mr.. Mayhew's business associate
and longtime friend, j. A. Zahn, No.
tContinued on Page Two)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-29
TWO ARE SHADOWED IN
CHICAGO DEATH MYSTERY
Officials Say There Is Strong Evidence
They Administered Poison To
Alexander j Moody.

CHICAGO, March 29.-Two persons
who have been secretly watched by
detectives for more than a month Will
probably be arrested soon In connec.
tlon with the mysterious death OF
Alexander J. Moody, the wealthy baker
and brotherin-law Of Congressman W.
J. Moxley, who died Of poison on
Feb. 20.
Coroner Hoffman and Assistant Po-
lice Chief Schuettier both declared TO.
day that there is strong evidence 20
PROVE that these two persons admin.
istered the arsenic which was found
In large quantities in Moody's stomach
after his death
The authorities declare there is no
doubt that Moody was murdered and
their statements are supported by
Charles II. and Frark l.. Moody. broth
ers of the deceased. The two brothers
have been active III demanding a COM
ylete investigation.
A large squad of detectives visited
tine Moody home today and made an
examination Of the premises Coroner
Hoffman reports that Moody died in
IL hours after having
eaten q breakfast consisting mainly OF
hamburg steak. After his death.
Prof Walter Haines, the toxicologist,
made a chemical examination Of some
Of the steak and found enough arsenic
In II to kill six men.
The detectives have learned that
for two days before Moody ate this
meat 1t lay in an ice chest on tho
-ear porch OF the Moody home. They
believe that one of the two persons
under surveillance surreptitiously
spread arsenic over 1t with the pur-
pose OF numbering Moody.
Coroner Hoffman announced today
that the inquest In the case, which
was begun Immediately after Moody's
death, would be resumed April IL.
Mrs. Moody was reported on the
verge OF nervous prostration when re-
pcrters called at the Moody home to-
day. The publicity In connection with
her husbands death has undermined
her health.
The police are searching for Peter
Peterson, Moody's coachman. whom
the police believe may have valuable
information concerning the case
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-29
NEGRO DRAWS STIFF FINE.
William Smith Chased Young White
Girl on Boulevard.

IF you were down south. you would
be hanging to a tree at the end OF
a rope this morning" said Justice
Jeffries 10 William Smith. a Negro.
charged with chasing Miss Lizzie
Thompson, a 17-year-old white girl.
along the East Grand Boulevard, Mon
day night
Miss Thompson was accosted by
Smith as she alighted from a car at
the boulevard She fled 70 a nearby
store. and was SO badly frightened that
she refused to leave the place. Mean.
while the Negro skulked around the
corners nearby.
Patrolman Henry Jackson was
called and remained hidden In the
store while the girl ventured forth
She had gone but few steps when
the Negro ran toward her. but the Off
Ger was close behind and arrested
Smith.
Justice Jeffries fined him 500 with
the alternative of serving 30 days.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-29
NEW YORK SENATE BRANDS
SENATOR Aids A CRATER
Declares Charges That He Solicited
and Accepted Bride Have Been
Sustained.

ALBANY. n. Y. March 29-By a
vote of 40 to 8. the senate today de-
clared that the charges that Senator
lothian p. Aids. while a member OF
the assembly. solicited and accepted a
bride OF $1,000 for his influence to
kill legislation aimed against the
bridge trust, brought by Senator
Benn Conger. had been sustained.
Senator Aids. half an hour before
the senate met to vote on sustaining
or rejecting the charges of soliciting
and accepting a bribe brought
against him by Senator Conger, filed
his resignation with the secretary OF
state
II was reported that Aids took this
action to save his friends from en-
barrassment in voting on the question
at issue.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-29
GENERAL STRIKE AvERTED.
Demands OF Eastern Railroad Men
VIII Be Adjusted.

WIN DC HdJushCd'
NEW YORK, March 2s.-All danger
of a general strike of employees Of the
big eastern trunk lines has practically
been averted. While some OF the roads
are now taking Strike vote" this Is
said to be purely the formal action
needed TO make available arbitration
under the Erdman act. When the vote
is completed. arbitration will come, &C
cording to the situation today.
This was made certain by the agree
ment reached by the employees OF the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
system on a compromise which will re-
suit In an increase OF the trainmen and
conductors payrolls fully half mil
lion dollars a year. This compromise.
and the compromise on the baltimore
& Ohio, will, IL is understood be made
the basis for settling the question on
other roads.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-29

Gerald c. Smith 13-year-old son of
Enoch Smith. assistant cashier OF the
Peoples State bank. was instantly
Killed by one OF the EMF Co.'S light
delivery wagons. at Woodward and
Warren-aves., about 8: 80 o'clock Tues
day morning. Robert Clark, No. 1877
Currystone-ave.. Highland Park, the
driver OF the machine. is detained in
Canneld station apd the police say
he will be charged with manslaughter
An inquest will be held as soon as
possible
The Smith boy was a pupil in the
ninth grade OF the Central High school.
lie was on his way TO school from his
Crosse Pointe home at the time OF the
accident. He had just stepped from a
northbound Woodward car and was
crossing the avenue in front OF II.
when the EMF machine. also bound
north struck him. Driver Clark had
turned TO the left OF the street car as
he approached the crossing. and the
boy. not knowing this, ran on across
the street unconscious OF any danger.
AS nearly as the police can learn,
the auto was not speeding. but was
proceeding at rate OF about IL miles
an hour. The boy. however, was
knocked down with considerable force
and his skull was fractured from con-
tact with the brick paving between
the tracks. death resulting instantly.
A crowd quickly gathered Some
one picked up the lads books and
found his name and address. The sad
news was telephoned to the home In
Crosse Pointe. and Mrs Smith at once
telephoned 10 Mrs. Elizabeth Lee. No.
il Brainard-st. close friend OF the
family. Mrs. Lee hurried to the scene
of the accident and confirmed the
boys identity She was suffering CON
siderably from nervous shock, and 1t
was with great difficulty she gave the
officers information as TO the dead
boys family.
Mr. Smith received the news by
telephone at the bank and arrived at
Woodward and Warren in a taxlcab
Just after the body had been removed
to the Grace hospital morgue In an am
bulance. under the direction of Coron-
ers' Clerk William DeLaurier. The
body was later claimed by Undertaken
Hamilton, after Coroner Burgess and
the county physicians had made an
examination.
The machine which struck the Smith
bov was known as a pickup wagon,
end Is used in delivering supplies
from plant TO plant. Clark was on his
way to plant No. / on Piquette-ave.
with a large load of material when the
accident occurred Clark says he
turned to the left to avoid sand
wagon.
in his statement to the police OF
Garfield station Clark insisted that ho
was going but fo1r miles an hour at
he time OF the accident.
Lieut.. Lindsay. in charge Of Garfield
station. was quite excited over the af-
'air. When the newspaper men called
Clark was promptly hustled into an
inner room and the reporters were
.old that they were seriously ham
oering the investigation"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-29
Two Perish In Fire.

YOUNGSTOWN. o.. March 29.-In
a fire which destroyed three houses In
East Youngstown today. two men, nam
ed Tracey and Blaine, were burned
to death. The family OF Patrick Car
ney. ST.. consisting of himself, wife and
four children, were rescued from the
second story. The fire started In the
basement where the men were sleep
ing. They we're forgotten until their
charred bodies were found.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-29
PAwNBROKER SCORED.
Justice Lemkle Doesn't Like Der
jacobs Business Methods.

Ben B. Jacobs, the pawnbroker, was
raked over the Goals by Justice Lem
kje, Tuesday morning, and his suit
against Eugene Hampton was dis
missed.
Hampton, middle-aged colored
man, bought a s2S watch from Jacobs.
and II was agreed that he was to pay
for II In work about the pawnshop.
lie had paid all but 20 cents. when he
be came III. and was unable to COM
plete his contract Jacobs then came
into court, and without Hampton's
knowledge, obtained a judgment for
the full amount. This was later set
aside and, Tuesday, Jacobs sued for
the full amount.
Justice Lemke dismissed Jacobs
suit, refusing to give Judgment even
for the 90 cents which II was admitted
Hampton still owed.
He deserves that for the trouble he
has been put to-" the judge stated.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-29
WOULD TAKE KOENIG PROP
ERTY FROM RESTRICTED ZONE
Council Committee Reaches This De-
cision After Visiting Premises
No Opinion From Bird Yet.

The council committee on liquor
regulation visited Aid. Koenig's prop
erty at Harper-ave. and Beaubien-st..
Tuesday morning. and decided to re-
port In favor of removing that location
from the saloon-restricted district.
Aid. Lempke may make a minority re-
port. Aid. Owen has already an
nounced that he will oppose any such
amendment TO the Watson ordinance.
Chairman link stated that the COM
mittee has not yet received the opinion
of Attorney-GeneralB Bird regarding the
effect OF sales OF saloons during the
period since May l, 1909. with regard
to the number Of licenses the council
may grant for the coming year.
II Is understood that the opinion was
prepared but not signed by Bird before
the latter left Lansing Saturday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-29
ACCUSED OF ENLIGHTENMENT.
w. n. Hanson, Collector for Armour q
Co., Short $1,3o2, It's Claimed.

William II. Hanson. collector and
salesman for Armour & Co.'S local
branch, is charged with embezzling
s1.?O2.62, I'm warrant sworn out by
Roderick NJ. Shraver, manager OF the
branch, before Justice Jeffries, Tues
day.
II Is alleged that Hanson's shortage
went to pay losses that he sustained
while playing the ponies" He is a
well-dressed man OF 80 years. and lives
at No. 1877 Scotten-ave.
II is claimed that Hanson withheld
collections that he made from custom
ers. turning in later bills collected, as
payment on the former accounts. In
that way II Is said. he held out large
sums OF money. Keeping in arrears TO
his firm. The date OF the shortage Is
set, In the warrant, as Jan. IL, 1910.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-29
"Seeress" Gets $40 Verdict

Mrs. Annie Jergerisky, the seeress.
was awarded 800 damages in her SUIT
against the ID. u. II. Several months
ago Mrs. Jergerisky was on her way
10 Belle Isle at nisht, in response, she
testified. to the whispered orders or
an angel, the Journey being part OF a
ceremony to effect o cure OF a serious
malady with which a friend was af
flicted. Apparently the angel forgot 20
watch over her, as she fell off a street
car just Ike any ordinary mortal, and
was painfully injured.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-29
Finds Poison In Girls Stomach.

CANTON. o.. March 29.-Chemist
Perry l.. Hobbs. of Cleveland. who ex-
amined the stomach OF Elizabeth
MANI. Of Massillon. whose sister Kath-
crime is in jail here on the charge OF
murder, reported to Coroner March to-
day that he had found enough strych-
nine in the stomach 10 kill the girl
The coroner Will return his verdict
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