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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-18

Working under forty feet of rock and
earth. in the weakest spot of the crumb-
ling arch of old Tiber sewer, with storm
water ten feet deeper than usual and
rising at times with terrific suddcnness.
big Bill Ward foreman on the job,
has just finished a piece of concrete arch
work that puts him. in the language of
his boss ''in the class with the modest
heroes"
Freshets for the last two days have
filled the big arch of old Tiber sewer
with river of water. The big tunnel
drains a thousand acres of Washington
directly north of the Union station.
Sewer Can Hold a River.
A volume of water which would in re-
ality float a battleship can run through
the big sewer. At ordinary times Il foot
or IL yard of water running through the
tunnel is considered normal.
Men working in this depth wear hip
boots and wade on the broad bottom of
the tube. a platfOrm-chute, built high
above the surface of the normal stream,
was placed there recently to divert the
channel, and to make a long underground
boardwalk for the laborers to work on.
But with the big storms of the last
two days there came times when that
foot Of water was increased with a sud-
denness that cannot be imagined into a
ten-foot rushing torrent. Six colored
men and Big Bill Ward had the job
a ticklish one. too-of mending the weak
est spot in the arch, under forty feet
of earth, at New Jersey avenue and c
street, close up to Union station.
Repairs Menaced by Torrent.
At the time of the big downpour Thurs-
day evening it would have been destruc-
tive to the job had the men deserted
their posts.
They had reached a point in the arch
where work must be continued every
minute day and night without a moments
interruption.
They were working hard at it, The
first intimation they had of the terrific
fall Of rain, forty feet above their heads.
was the sudden and ominOus swirl and
smell of fresh water as the increasing
stream grew stronger while they waded
through il.
big Bill knew what that meant He
knew that he had a bare chance-and
took the chance.
Had he deserted with his men old Tiber
might have crumbled at the weak spot.
So they worked like fiends.
Away above the underground workers
a couple of concrete mixers splashed
material together with hoe and shovel.
Down a long ladder into the big tunnel
underground the men carried big loads
of the stuff. Along the platform chute
they waded with their heavy burdens.
Water Waist High.
They had to walk against the onrushing
stream. At times they carried these loads
with the water waist high.
Meantime Big Bill and the men who
were putting this soft concrete on the
arch were working as they chung to the
arch something like flies. with the water
gradually getting nearer and nearer to
them.
A little more rain and they would have
been swept away. All Thursday night
they worked with the water playing a
grim game of tag with them.
The only explanation as to why the
water did not absolutely fill the tunnel
is that the storms were spasmodic and
did not cover the entire area drained
by old Tiber all at once. Had there
been a steady downpour for ten minutes
over this entire area the men would have
persisted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-18
FOR FIRE SERVICE FIGHT IS POSTPONED
Chevy Chase May Get Use of
District Water.
BILL REPORTED TO SENATE
Gallinger Presents Measure Amend.
ed So as to Limit Use of
Water Supply.

A favorable report on the bill to allow
the connection of the water mains of the
District with those Of the town of Chevy
Chase. Nd. was made TO the Senate to-
day from the Senate District committee
by Senator Gallinger
An amendment of the committee. how
ever. limits the use of the Districts wa.
ter by the Maryland suburb for extin.
gushing fires.
The oIisinal bill allowed the Commits
sioners Ito furnish such town with water
for use in extineuishing fires ard in such
other cases OF emergency or necessity as
the said Commissioners may deem prop.
er: provided. that the said town shall
make an annual payment for such privi-
iege. the amount of same to he fixed by
said Commissioners from time TO time
and provided further. that the expense o,
| making such connection shall be borne
by the town of Chevy Chase, Md"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-27
HEAD OF CUDAHY
COMPANY VERY LOW

Chicago, H., Nov. 26-Michael
Cudahy, founder OF the Cudahy
Packing company, suffered a re
lapse today, following the recent
operation for appendicitis.
His physicians pronounced him
as being very low.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-27

The Weather

:: New Orleans, La, Nov 26. u
:: The weather forecast for !:
:: oklahoma for Sunday is unset :;
q tied with probable showers. ::
{: Cooler Sunday. !"
!: :: {: :: :: :S :: |: : : u : "
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-27
Acouittal for Wisenant.

Attorney H. H. Brown returned
from Duncan Friday where he was
called to defend Guy Wisenant,
with the murder OF William
Moore at Dixie last April. Moore
was shot at his store on the night
of April goth as was believed by this
defendant. though the evidence was
purely circumstantial. He was re-
manded to jail and remained until
dav of trial. He offered to make
bond in the sum of ten thousand dol
lars. but this was denied. The case
occupied three days OF the court >
time. and the jury after being out
eighteen hours returned a verdict OF
not guilty. The prosecution was con-
Quoted by the local county attorney
assisted by Champion & Champion
of Ardmore. The defendant was rep
resented by H. II. Brown of this city
and Womack & Brown OF Duncan
who succeeded in securing Verdlc'
of acquittal for their client.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-27
MANY GIRLS EMPLOYED IN NEW
YORK FACTORY JUMPED FROM
UPPER WINDOWS TO DEATH.
INJURED DIE IN HOSPITAL
Fire Believed to Have Been Started
From an Explosion on the Third
FIoor-Fames Made Rapid Prog
ress-Many Victims Trapped.

New York, n. Y, Nov. 26.-Twen-
ty-eight persons are dead, and prob
ably thirty others are fatally in
jured as a result of a fire in a fac
tory building this morning, which
started about 8 O'Clock.
Although the fire station is next
door, many OF the girls jumped from
the upper windows and were fatally
manned, while others were trapped
on the upper floors before aid cou'd
reach them.
Reports from the hospitals this
evening where the injured were TAX
en- confirms the number of dead at
twenty-eight
The fire is believed to have start
ed from an explosion on the third
floor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-27
]. ELMER THOMAS SELECTED Al
YESTERDAYS CAUCUS AS SEN
ATE PRESIDENT PRO TEN.
MAP OUT PLANS FOR WORK
Three Bills Will Be introduced, the
First of Which Will Be the Locat-
ing Of Capital in Oklahoma City
Supreme Court to Control.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Nov. 26.-
Both branches of the legislature held
their caucuses today and prepared
plans of procedure for the legis.a-
ture when it meets in called session
Monday, November rs, at II o'clock,
noon, to decide where Oklahoma's
state capitol shall be located.
Senator J. Elmer Thomas of Law
ton was selected president pro tenn
of the senate, while Senator r. Z.
Wynne of Lexington was named as
secretary. E. S. Gilkerson of Elk
City will be reading clerk Of the
senate; Herbert Cook of Enid, jour-
nal clerk; C. B. Easterly of Jetfer-
son county, calendar clerk; A. NJ.
Works, official reporter for the
senate: Seth Ledbetter of Ardmore,
postmaster of the senate; H. A.
Tucker of Talihina, a blind member
OF the senate, was selected as chap
lain.
]. Roy Williams of Lawton, editor
o: the Lawton Democrat, was made
chairman of the house caucus and
Madden Miller, secretary.
Tonight both the senate and house
held a joint caucus, at which plans
were arranged that will insure the
beginning of active work immediate
" after the legislature assemblies
Monday.
Misses Dixie Towery Ethel Lawson
and Marie Smith, all Of Ardmore, are
among the house stenographers
named.
The legislature will be in session,
probably one week. There Is no
doubt but that Oklahoma City is the
favorite for the location of the capt.
toll. A careful poll of the members
of the legislature shows that Okla
homa City has more than the neces-
sary two-thirds majority to secure the
locating of the capitol here.
Muskogee. it Is said, has offered
81 900 900 cash and free site to To-
cate the capitol there. Sulphur rs
also said to be in the fight.
Three bills will be Immediately Ia
ken up by the legislature.
The first will be an almost exact
duplicate of the bill voted ON June
II. locating the capitol in Oklahoma
City, except that the technicalities
that were objected to by the SUI
preme court, will be amended.
The second will be a bill to pro-
vide that the supreme court OF the
state of Oklahoma shall have orig
inal and absolute jurisdiction in all
matters pertaining to the capitol
This means that it will be impossi-
BILE for injunctions to be secured in
the district courts of the state and
thereby prevent the completion oil
the capitol plans.
The third will be bill making an
appropriation for the payment OF the
clerks and members of the legisla-
ture
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-27
STATE HAS POPULATION OF
MORE THAN ONE MILLION SIX
HUNDRED THOUSAND.
SHOWS A BIG INCREASE
In Three Years Oklahoma's PopuIa-
ton Has Increased More Than
Seventeen Per Cent-Populaton of
the Larger Counties.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 26.-The
population of Oklahoma is 1857 155,
according to the statistics of the 18th
census made public today by Direc-
tor Durand.
This Is an increase of 242,97S or
17.2 per centh over the 1,414,177
shown in the special census of 1907.
The population of some of the coun-
ties follows:
Oklahoma county, S5,2S2, compared
with 25,915 in 1900,
Logan county, 31,740, compared
with 26,563 in 1900.
Pittsburg county, 1850.
Pottawatomie county, 1850.
Love county, 1926.
Garvin county, 26,545.
Murray county, 1874.
Stephens county, 22,252.
Jefferson county, 17,4SO.
Marshall county, 1853.
Pontotoc county, 24,991.
Carter county, 25,35S.
Johnston county, 1874.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-27
Funeral of Jack Crouch.

Jack Crouch, who died at Indian
apolis last Monday, was buried at
Rose Hill metery yesterday after
noon, the funeral services We're held
at the residence of the deceased's
mother, Mrs. d. e. Booker, on North
Washington street, Rev. Weith of the
First Presbyterian church and Rev.
Masters of the Baptist church, offici-
ating.
Deceased was the eldest son of
Mrs. d. E. Booker, and for many
years was a resident of this city.
The floral tributes were numerous
and beautiful.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-27

S. w. Terry was in the city yes
terday from Glenn and enrolled his
name with the Ardmoreite for the
Daily until January l, 1912. Others
from Carter county VINO subscribed
for the Daily for a year were j. A,
Gillian of Durwood, A. j. Harris
of Provence, o. X. Darden of Lone
Grove, ]. G. Dixon of Healdton. The
New Year campaign for subscrib-
ers to the Daily Arimoreite is meet
ing with a hearty response and be-
fore it is closed there will be several
hundred new names on the Daily
lists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-27

Annual New Year Rate.
The Daily Ardmoreite by mail until
January 1, 1912, for $3.50.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-27
MEXICO REMAINS IN
TRANQUIL STATE

FL Paso, Texas, Nov. 2o'-Pas-
sengers arriving here today on the
international train from Mexico CITY
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-27

New and second hand boiler
feed pumps, tubes, etc., in
stock for immediate ship
ment.
Jones-Evereff Machine Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-27

George T. Bennett was here yes
terday from Waurika. He says he
spent two days in Ardmore and
the oldI town has the appearance it
had years ago when everything was
a hum and hustle with business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-27

report the uprising as tranquil. The
wires bring no reports of disturb
ances anywhere. At all towns where
there has been trouble, they are
assuming normal conditions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-27
KZz&EI4i:a:3
OKLAHOMA DROUTH
BROKEN YESTERDAY

Bartlesville, Okla, Nov. 26.-Rain,
the first in three months, fell here
today Many towns in Oklahoma and
Southern Kansas have been facing
water famine. The rainfall of today
Will probably relieve the siuation.
The Daily Ardmoreite by mail until
January l, 1912, for $3.50.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-27

FARTHING 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, 1910-11-27
NUMBER 80
Busy Times at
the Blue Front

Those ,Uho haze visited this store at any time
during the past 81. oeeks bear ,ptness to this
fact. Notwithstanding the immense business zoe
haue done this fan stockis yet complete. Euery
day zoe receiving either by express or freight
re,u goods for every department, lUich enables us
to at all times show the uery nelUest
merchandise that be in any up-to-ddte
at the 1oUest prices.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-20
Spokane County Auditor
Says Number of Candi-
dates for u. s. Senator
Makes This Imperative.

SPOKANE. July 20.-Couniy
Auditor X. w. Butler. ON the ad-
vice of Prosecutor Fred Pugh. to
day held that there must be first
and second choice vote for United
States senator In the primaries,
September 10. This clause Of the
primary law. heretofore overlook.
cd in the state az large. iniects a
new and uncertain element into the
senatorial fight Two years ago
there were but three candidates for
United States senator. and but one
vote was accorded each elector.
The primary law says that when
four OF more men aspire for CON
gressional nominations, which Is
held here 10 mean the senate and
the house, under the definition Of
the term laid down by Webster,
there shall be first and second
choice vote accorded to the cleo
tors. Auditor Butler. who Is pre-
pairing 20 print the official ballots
for Spokane county. will get the
republican primary ballot out with
first and second choice columns
In the senatorial race.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-20
STREET CAR
STRIKES BOY

Jack scurry. The 3-yearold son Of
NJ. r, scurry. 400 18th Rv ~, was
run down by an inbound Capitol
Hiil street car az iith ay y. and
=. Republican ~ a 10 o'clock mis-
morning and his LEFT foot 80 badly
crushed that Il will probably have
20 be amTuiated All Of the little
fellows toes we're cut of by the
car wheels In addition he suffered
badly laccratcd scalp and severe
bruises about the body
The little boy started 10 run
across the street IN front OF the car.
lie did not get clear Of the tracks
In time and was struck by the front
end Of the car. knocked down and
swung around so that his left foot
lay sedRewise In front Of the rear
truck Tho wheels Of this truck
passed over the foot, cutting off the
toes and crushing the bones.
The boy was taken 30 the Seattle
General hospital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-20
BUCK CO.
GIVES IN
TO UNION
Long Drawn Out Fight
Ends in Victory for
American Federation Of
Labor.

ST LOUIS. $40. Juiy R0-ofn-
clalH ~ the Buck Stove Mnd Range
60. Whose sensational i've year
fight against union labor culmiunt-
cd Ia bringing JAIN sentences for
President samuel Gompcrs, Vice
President John Mitchell and Score
tary Frank Morrison Of the Amefi-
can Federation 81 Labor. admit to-
day that they have given up the
long fight. Hereafter the open shop
policy ~ the Buck company VIII not
be- adhered 90 and union men viii be
employed
A statement 20 this effect was IS
sued IA Cincinnati By President
heads declare that this statement is
correct The change IN policy fol-
lows the death Of J " Van Cicave.
who was formerly president - the
company. and who ne head % the
National Manufacturer anrocia-
tion made hls fight against the em-
pioymcnt o. union labor country
wide
In hin fight against the unions
Van Cieave secured an Injunction
against the publication ~ the Buck
company IN the American Fedora
ttonlsts unfair list u was for yio-
lation 81 tits injunction that Com
pera. Mitchell and Morrison were
sentenced 20 jall Appeal In this
case IL still pending IN the federal
courts
Van Cloave's fight against union
labor, which he called the muscle
trust" has been carried on since
1905.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-20
WIPED
OUT BY FIRES
Three Forks, Baynes Lake, Jaffray and Whitewater,
b. C., Left in Ruins-Sandon Is Surrounded
Half Dark at Noon-Fires All Sides of Seattle.

Hundreds today battling against Of
fires British Co
luHbia for decade according reaching
In Warrington Idaho. Columbia
fires Of choicest timber
and leaving IN their wake dcsoston.
The oaa already and the end yet sight
-Four dispatches, three Of
being Columbia in Washington large
number o. logging ksNue reduced TO ashes
EIGHT KNOWN
Eight unaceount
ed for, ard have been Injured.
Indications viii fal the prob
abilities Of the Pa
cfic coast will result
WORST IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
that geaieat this
burning the Nelson districts British Columbia
notth Of the Washington and Idaho international boundary line
In the dbrct approximately 900 have lost their
belongings. millions timber
smoke and the fire flends hold absolute
To the the kooenai District other fires devas
tatng the Canadian forests
IN IDAHO AND MONTANA. TOO.
the panhandle northeastern part wash
taking toll az timber and
These for the being brought under
Montana. burning
the Bitter Roots For these bazes
small
Washington fire consuming tim
the fiarboF district the vicinity Of HoQuiam
Oregon blaze destroyed q million OF logs
upper Orays district and ~
burning la the timber
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-20

lief that the mysterious lamentations
In some way would result In the
liberation OF Sturdeyant.
Dying With Pellaara.
The Monson girl Is also suffer
ing from pellagra. the police say.
and they assert that her condition
rs due to the privatlons she has
undergone as a result of the re
llgious mania which controls her.
She does not know, they declare.
that she is n sufferer from this dis
ease. but thinks that the wasting
away of her body is a sacrifice for
Sturdevant, and that her sufferinga
will shorten his punishment.
Beat Woman With Belt.
sturdeyant. the police say, Is the
leader of band OF religious fanat
les. and has gathered little bands
of people about him In New York
Philadelphia, Boston and Newport
News, as well as In Washington
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-20
FIRST AND SECOND CHOICE
To Be VOTED FOR THIS TIME
I'LL REFLECT
EN-, SAYS JOE

KANSAS CITY. NO, July 20
Declaring his belief that his cam
paign In Kansas has assured the
reelection Of Congressman Miller.
Campbell. Reeder, Calderhead and
Anthony, all regulars. Uncle Joe
Cannon arrived in Kansas city TO.
day. lie looked tired and some
what sick. but despite his apparent
physical inaptitude be lacked no
enthusiasm when he further took
occasion 20 fire few shots az the
insurgents and insurgency
Il do not want the insurgents
shot" said Cannon. Il never said
anything like that This Is a cam
paign Of peace. not war. In war
the insurgents certainly would be
shot. for they're guerillas, fighting
both sides
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-20

WASHINGTON. July 20.-The
police today took charge OF three
white girls. two OF whom are dying
and the third nearly insane. who
are alleged TO be victims of the
mysterious Vaccinations OF Rev.
Jonah Sturdeyant. a negro now
serving term In the jail at Balti-
more for bigamy. Hilda Johnson,
"A Norwegian, whom the negro re-
Gently married, and who was re
Gently a mother, is dying at the
negro hospital.
Gertrude Monson. also Norwe-
gian. was found dying. and Addie
Codding, nearly insane from hun.
ger. was found In an unfurnished
room OF negro howell The Mon
son girl. the police declare. was
dying as a result Of long fasting
aud the strange punishmenta she
had inflicted on herself in the be
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-20

frenzy had not been dampened by
her experience. and though she
was so weak that her voice quav-
cred and sank, she sang increasingly
a peculiar chant which the police
say is part OF the Sturdeyant re-
ligion.
When she had been cared for
Miss Coddiug defended the negro
preacher.
Il have been called by the Al.
mighty" she said Since the age
OF ~ | have intended. in response
TO that call. to go to Africa. shall
20 now as soon as can, Brother
Sturdevant received a revelation.
We. knowing this, followed him.
lie has been imprisoned but our
sacrifices viii open the doors"
Sturdeyant II is declared. had a
negro wife In Baltimore when he
married the Johnson girl II Is for
this that he has been put In Jail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-20

Heavy losses OF standing timber
are threatened. and homes and 9th.
er improvements endangered by
forest fires which have broken out
In several places IN KING county.
One fire. raging between Lakes
Washington and SRmmamIah. IL
threatening a valuable body Of tim
Der belonging 10 the weyerhanner
syndicate Another fire IL burning
on the sililaEuamish river. and
others are reported from the
vicinity Of North Bend and Tolt
The plant Of the Montana Mlii
company. about two miles west of
Auburn. IL reported completely de-
stroyed " a fire which has been
burning In that vicinity several
days A fire. which started on tho
homestead 81 Frank Pontlus on
Sun creek in the vicinity Of Bothcll
has swept across country for dis
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-20
PO|NDEXTER
WILL TELL Of
HIS BATTLES
Insurgent VIII Give Ac-
count of Fight Against
Cannonism in Opening
Speech in Seattle.

Uncle Joe Cannon Is being fisysd
alive by the insnrEent senators and
congressman in Kansas. where he
has been pressed into service a.
a campaign apeilhiuder 20 prevent
the defeat for denomination ~ tho
congressman whn took orders from
BIN IN the recent session % con-
grcss
Two Of the members 81 the Wash
lngton delegation voted with the
Cannon Tammauy machine % sup
press independent action IN con-
grraa The third member - thr
delegation. Congressman Miles Poin-
dexter. opposed the secret Tnmmauy
alliance and votcd 10 free congress
from the domination o. the insoleni
Cannon oiiTafehy.
For the crime % opposing Cannon
and Cnnnunian. the Washington
standpattcrs and stnndssiliera arc
trying 10 read Congressman fuln-
dexter ont ~ the republican party.
~ fighting the Cannon system IN
Washington. Poiudexter was fight
I ing the battles ~ the people ~ his
state. He wln tell % the details of
that battle In opening his campaign
al the Grand opera House next Sat
urdny night.
This meeting viii be the most
Z dramatic incident 81 the pendius
senatorial campaign. Heretofore
only one side ~ the fight has been
I presented o. the voters - Seattle
I Poindexter viii present the other
side the side uf the fearless little
band 81 independents IN congress
who are fighting tho good fight fof
Z the restoration Of representative
government.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-20

lance 81 six miles and Is threaten.
Ing some valuable timber Already
u IN reported eating lta way into q
tract Of valuable timber owned by
the Puget Mlll company Five hun.
drcd cords Of ahingie bolts belong.
lnE 60 the Beaver Mill company
have been consumed BY IL. and G..
PontIas. whose farm adjolna that
of y Poutiun. has been compelled 70
abandon his home aud drive away
his stock Ia order 10 escape the
flames.
The fallen timber and refuse left
BY loFEcrs Is 10 dry that u h dif.
ficult II rot impossible to check the
flames In many places. and crews
OF men engaged In fighting them
are sueounterluE great difficulty
Ia all directions from Seattle the
skies are oyerhung with heavy
clouds % smoke.