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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-14
REPUBLICAN BOSS OF TEXAS
ON THE STAND YESTERDAY
BEFORE COMMITTEE.
INDIANS TESTIFIED YESTERDAY
Another Week Will Be Required to
Complete the gation-Re
port Will Deal With Cores
Charges and Recommend atoms.

Sulphur Okla, Aug. 13.-Many In
dians testified today before the con
gressional committee.
It is probable that the committee
will deal with two subjects. The
first will be the charges of Sentaor
Gore that he was offered a bribe
the other feature will be in the form
of recommendations to congress for
legislation to prevent future condi-
tions, which brought about the pres
ent investigation.
1t is the general belief here that
hereafter the government will take
q more arbitrary hand in enforcing
its treaties with the Indians.
Cecil A. Lyon, national republican
comitteeman from Texas, today told
of the part he took in the activity
at Washington for the approval OF
the old tribal Murray contracts,
which were disapproved by President
Roosevelt.
Asked if he thought he was asket
to join in the old contracts because
of his political influence and ac-
quainance with President Roosevelt,
Lyon said:
1T is possible, but l flatter my
SELF that it was partly my business
ability"
Lyon continued: Il told Secretary
Garfield my employment in the mat
ter was to be open and above board
and if there was anything secret or
improper with the contracts, | would
have nothing to do with them
Lyon said that in the new con
tracts, which are the cause Of the
present investigation, he had no il
terest.
Lyon said THE statement on the
floor of the house of representatives
by Murphy of Missouri. unjus5ly at.
tackled me by saying that McMuT-
ray in lobbying for the present con
tracts was ably assisted by myself.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-14
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF JAPAN
ESE ARE ALREADY HOMELESS
AND WATERS ARE RISING.
PROPERTY LOSS IS ENORMOUS
One of the Three More important
Embankments, Guarding Toxic, has
Broken, Should Two Others Break,
Most Of City Would be Doomed.

Toxic, Japan. Aug. l3.-The waters
of the Sumido are still rising. Two
wards OF the city OF Toxic are almost
submerged
Tens of thousands Of people are al
ready homeless and starving.
one of the three important embank-
ments guarding the city of Toxic has
broken Should the second and third
dikes break. half of the japanese cap
ital would be submerged.
The devastation throughout many
districts is appalling. Whole villages
and towns have been washed away
and many lives lost
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-14
CHICAGO ENRICHED.
BY $4,000, GOO From Knights Templar
Gathering.

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 15.-Statistics as
to the Knights Templar conclave
present some interesting facts:
Knights and other visitors. 100000
Fatalities, 3.
Accidents, 420
Living expenses of Knights, $2.4OO,-
600.
Living expenses of other visitors,
$4,000 600
Spent in stores, $4,000
Miscellaneous, theatres, taxicabs,
ect., $1,5OOOOO.
Total, SO ,iO00O0.... -. 90. ......
Texas Knights Templar who have
been attending the .thirty-first trien-
nial conclave of their order, closed
their headquarters today gathered to-
gether their banners and belongings
and left for their homes.
General II. b. Stoddard of Bryan.
who brought with him some fine spec
linens OF cotton bolls. ,will remain in
the Congress Hotel for a short time
before going back to his home
Most of the other Texas visitors left
the city in the morning. They all ex.
pressed themselves as wei pleased
with their visit and called at Illinois
headquarters before leaving to offer
congratulations for the manner in
which the big affair was conducted
Although the official headquarters
Of the triennial conclave committee
will be maintained until Monday. the
business of the grand encampment
was completed this afternoon. One
thousand dollars has been appropriat
ed by the grand encampment, to be
swelled by the individual con,ribu
tiOns from Sir Knights of America, tC
erect a monument at Providence, r. !.
in memory of the most eminent grand
master. Henry Warren Rugg.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-14
n. n. Gray Reelected.

As fitting tribute 20 the tlreless
and intelligent work of H. II. Gray
he has been reelected president
of the Ardmore Commercial Clur.
Mr.. Gray has given to the upbuild
ing of the city one year Of bis
time, and by his accepting the presi
dency of the club again ne has
signiried his willingness to work for
the interests of the town another
year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-14
WORK IN THE QUARRiES.
Short Term Men viii Work Quar-.
ries at Granite.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Aug. 13.-S.
VI. Flurnoy, warden of the state re-
tormatory at Granite, was in the city
Thursday and Friday attending the
democratic convention and transact
ing business at the governors office.
He says 1l5 prisoners are confined
in the reformatory while so are at
work on the roads of Washita coun-
ty. September l. 100 short term con.
victs will be transferred from the
state penitentiary at McAlester to
the west side prison.
The retOrmatory is located at the
foot of a mountain of red and gray
granite and Warden Flurnoy Is en-
gagged in quarrying stone for the
erection of large building which
will be completed and ready for
occupancy about the first of the
year.
1t is the plan of the state to sep
arate the long and short term men.
The hardened criminals and long
term convicts will be confined in
the penitentiary at McAlester as at
present, while the others will be
removed TO Granite as fast as prep
arations can be made to receive
them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-14
FORT SMITH WESTERN
GRANTED EXCEPTION
CORPORATION COMMISSION EX-
EMPTED THAT LINE FROM THE
RATES ENJolNEO BY HOOKS.

Guthrie. Okla, Aug. 13.-The cor
poration commission today granted
the Fort Smith Il Western railroad
company an exemption from the rates
enjolned by Judge Hooks, although
the company was not q party to the
injunction suits.
The exemption includes freight
rates only.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-14
MAYOR GAYNOR NOW
OUT OF ALL DANGER
ATTENDING PHYSICIAN ISSUES
BULLETIN THAT WOUNDED
MAN HAS PASSED DANGER.

New York, y, y, Aug. 13.-Mayor
Gaynor continues to show steady i'm
provement His sleep last night was
the most refreshing since ne was shot.
Practically all danger has passed
now" was the declaration of DR.. Ed
Lee today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-14

w. l.. Hill, nominee for sheriff and
chairman of the county socialist cen
iral committee will leave here today
for Bryan school house where the
committee will hold brief business
session.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-14
POPULATION OF McALESTER.
Black Diamond City Has Nearly Thir
teen Thousand Residents.

Washington, ID. c., Aug. 13.-The
population Of McAlester, Oklahoma,
is 1884 as compared with S1Oi in
1907
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-14
Death Of Free Silver Man

Marietta. Ohio. Aug. 13.-General
\ j. Warner, a prominent free silver
man, died here today, aged 76.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-14
COLUMBUS POLICE RESIGN
WHEN INSTRUCTED TO BOARD
THE STREET CARS OF CITY.
MAY ORDER TROOPS AGAIN
Governor Harmon Being Urged to
Send Troops to Columbus Again to
CuelI Rioting There-City in Fever
of Excitement.

Columbus, o., Aug. 13.-The city
is more excited today than at any
rlme since the present strike of the
street car men began.
The attitude of the regular police
men IN defying the orders of Mar
shall to man the cars last night was
discussed on every corner. As reas-
ons for their mutiny, some of the
police said they had been warned
by merchants not 10 obey the may.
.or's orders or they would be re
FUSED groceries and meat, while 9TH
ers said they were members of diff
ferent labor unions and couli not
obey the mayors instructions.
1t is reported that other police viii
mutiny tonight.
Governor Harmon is being urged
to call out troops again.
The police who refused to work
last night were suspended today.
Columbus, o. Aug. 13.-Thirty-flve
ouI Of the l4O members of the nigh!
police force rebelled Friday night
when called upon by Mayor Marshall
TO board street cars in an effort to
catch persons who are attacking cars
nightly with stones, bricks and bul
let's. The mutineers, Mayor Marshall
will be dismissed from the
The mayor called upon regular po
licemen to assume the duty on cars.
City officials and members of the
Chamber Of Commerce joined in urg
ing the mayor to take this step, and
he consented, although he said he did
not favor the plan. The mayor began
to make assignments at roll call, and
those in rebellion stepped out of the
ranks.
There was little i'll feeling express
ed, although one policeman took off
his coat and asked the mayor to don
it and board a car himself.
As reasons for their mutiny, some
said they had been warned by grocers
and butchers that if they rode on cars
they would be refused provisions. Oth-
ers said they had belonged to unions
an dothers that they might wish to
join at some future time.
After being told that if they refused
to obey the new orders they would
be dismissed two officers who at
first rebelled, stepped back into line
with the regulars.
There was persistent rioting in con |
nection with the street car strike.
Stone throwers lay in wait for cars
and pelted the crews numerically. A.
score of car men were injured during
the early evening, none seriously.
Patrolman Charles Snyder was hit
on the head by a rock and severely in
jured The police are seeking late
tonight to arrest John F. Brady. lead
er of imported car men. on a charge
of shooting two women and child in
front of their homes.
Shoots at Random.
According to the police, an automo-
bile running through Grahl avenue,
suddenly stopped One Of two occu-
pants jumped out and ordered two
men on the sidewalk TO their homes
As his machine started he began to
fire a revolver a. random.
Mrs. Catherine Kelley was shot in
the knee and her daughter. Helen. 10
years old. in the shoulder.
Mrs. Charles Hart, a neighbor, was
shot in the right thigh
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-14
WEATHER FORECAST.

New Orleans, La, Aug. Ia
The weather forecast for Okla
homa for Sunday is partly
cloudy and cooler.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-14
Birth.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Manform
Baum, a girl.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-14

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, 1910-08-14

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New-York tribune., 1910-02-05
MEYER IN THE LEAD.
Contest for Chess Team Places
Marshal Wins 4gdin.

At the close of the first round Of the trial
tournaments, among the candidates Tor
places on the American team in the next
Anglo-An1erican cable chess match to be
played on March Il and 12, in progress at
the rooms of the Brooklyn Chess Club,
Leonard B. Meyer, of the Manhattan and
Rice Chess clubs, leads with a score of 21a
points out of a possible 3. Meyer sue
ceeded in defeating r. T. Black, champion
of the Brooklyn Chess Club, in his last
game, after having won from a. z. kreym-
borg and drawn with T. F. Russell, chess
champion of New York University. Black.
who won his other two games. is placed
second, with Russell, 1 point, third, and
Kreynberg Y point, fourth. The second
round will be started soon.
Frank J. Marshall defeated Herbert Ro-
senfeld in the sixth game of their series
of ten at the rooms of the Manhattan n
Chess Club yesterday, thereby establishing
a lead OF points to 1, with one drawn.
Marshall had the white pieces in Queen S
Gambit declined, obtaining an excellent de-
veIopment in the course of which he es-
tablished a knight strongly at Q6. Later
Marshall proceeded vigorously against his
adyersary's kings wing, and finally broke
through Rosenfeld resigned after forty
three moves.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-05
Football Lawn Tennis Baseball Racing Indoor Games Other Sports
Last Chance for Sheppard
Will Try to Turn Tables On Gissng in Irsh.An1ercan
Games Tonight.

orally regarded as Americas fastest sprint
er; W. Nelson, of Boston, the New Eng
land champion, and Robert Cloughen' tne
Irlsh-American crack, to say nothing OF
host Of others. Cloughen, who Is at MS
best just now, says he will win. out 10
do so he will probably have to cover inc
distance in record Ime or better
In the four-mile run George Bonhas'
the wonderful will start from scralch'
and there are those willing to wager thae
the Irish-American record holder Will not
only win, but set up new marx 1or tiie
distance. He will be asked to conceoe hah-
dicaps to such we'll known long olstallee
runners as Tom Collins. cuorhate'
George Obermeyer, of the Natiohal Ath-
letic Club; Lewis Tewanina, the req man
from the Carlisle Indian School: WIN 6aley
and Fred Bellars, of the New YORK -a'h-
letic Club.
Special permission has been secured from
the Amateur Athletic Union WHEREBY the
prizes in several of the events Will exceed
regulation values. The winner OF the 1our-
mile run will receive a trophy valued al
500. Special prizes have also been donated
for the dash and the half-miIe scratch race
New-York tribune., 1910-02-05

The Central High School, of Phiadel-
Mia defeated Townsend Harris Hall in a
dual swimming meet in the College OF the
CITY of New York tank last night. The
score was "a to Il.
E G. Schaal, of Central High. broke the
Public Schools Athletic League record for
go yards by swimming the distance in 3
minutes and 2-5 second. H. w. Rogers,
who finished second also bettered the old
mark made by himself
The summaries follow:
soo-foot reIay-Won by ]. Gould Central High
School; II. W. Rogers. Townsend Harris. sec
I0o-yard swim-Won by E. G. SchaaI, Central
High school; r. B. Ayres. Central High School,
second: ". Eisley. Townsend Harris, third.
2a0.yard swinn-won by j Gould. Central
High school; Fl. ". Rogers Townsend Harris.
second: r. B. Ayres, Central High School, third.
Time 3:oO@ new record.
s0o-foot relay-WoE by Central High School
u Gould r. p. Ayres. W NJ Whitestone and
e G. schaaD: Townsend Harris III. W. Rogers.
II. NJ. McGath. ". Eisey and D Geer) second
Time. 2:5s.
Plunge for distance-Won by F. Myer Town
send Harris, with plunge of 55 feet F. Miller.
Townsend Harris second. with plunge of 81
feet: Schaal, Central High School. third with
BACK stroke exhibition-Won by J J. Reilly.
New York A. c.: W Tufts. West Side Y. n.
second
New-York tribune., 1910-02-05
WOLGAST HOWLS DEFIANCE.
Nelson Accepts Challenge for Imme-
diate Fight-Spectators Interfere.

San Francisco. Feb. 4.-LoudIy denounc-
ing his coming adversary in strictly prize
ring terms. "Ad'' Wolgast tore off his coat
last night in the office of Sid Hester, fight
promoter, where an effort was being made
to settle terms for the Wolgast- Nelson
fight, and offered TO fight Battling" Nell
son then and there. He stood in front of
Nelson hurting his defiance, but Nelson
never rose from his chair.
When Wolgast had finished his TRADE
Nelson offered to wager 5000 against s.. 500
of Wolgast's money, he and Wolgast TO
lock themselves in any room in the build
Ing with the agreement that the one who
could unlock the door first should collect
the big bet Others present interfered and
the two pugilists were kept apart
New-York tribune., 1910-02-05
PHONE MEN TALK
LegisIatiUe Investigators Hear
ODeratipg Details.

The legislative committee which Is con-
duerfrr the Investigation into the operation
of the telegraph and telephone companies
Ustered to a statement relating &c new
high speed telegraph instrument yesterday
The new machine was brought 10 the at
tention of the committee by Mr. Hitch
cock. who said that by its use the eight
thousand-word message which Commander
Peary sent from Etah TO this city n Sep
tember could be transmitted within the
space of ten minutes
With the use OF the present telegraph In
strument it required three days and four
relays and the services Of twenty operators
10 transmit the message
Howard F. Thurber. general manager OF
the New York Telephone Company. vas
examined by Ephraim J. Page. OF counsel
for the committee Regarding the tale
phone business as conducted in the large
hotels and the profits made on messages
Mr.. Thurber said the hotels were Charge
three cents d message. In addition, there
are charges for switchboards. extensions
and stations. The charge to persons using
the telephones in the hotels is 10 cents a
message. and it was shown Unat the hotels
made enormous profits in this way.
Union N Bethel a director of the com
pany, gave an outline as 20 the company's
methods in absorbing smaller companies
He said that the capital stock OF the New
York and New Jersey company was aow
$50, 672, 600 and the outstanding bonds were
S28. .451, COO He denied that his company was
averse TO competing lines in this city, but
said the people who used telephones bere
had themselves protested against COM
peting lines when they were proposed some
months ago.
Speaking OF the comparison between
transporting mans voice and transport
ing the man himself between two given
points, Mr.. Bethel said IL cost more to
carry the voice than transport the person
New-York tribune., 1910-02-05

The foremost athletes OF the East Will
invade Madison Square Garden tonight for
the annual indoor games under the au-
spices of the Irsh-American Athletic CLUB
Melvin W. Sheppard, the great middle
distance runner and Olympic champion, will
start In the special half-mile run against
his keen rival. Harry Gissing: William PAUL,
the intercollegiate champion. and DICK
Egan, in what may be his last appearance
In some time. BY special request his sus-
pension by the Military Athletic League
which has been recognized by the Amateur
Athletic Union, has been lifted for these
games TO avoid a controversy and possloie
legal enlargements.
Gissing has defeated Sheppard IN thelf
last two meetings, and the latter is more
than anxious to turn the tables before ms
enforced retirement. Gissing is just as anA-
ious to establish the fact that he is now
the fastest middle distance man in the
country.
Provided the sprinters do not disappoint.
the seventy-yard dash will certainly arouse
more than passing interest
Among those listed are Robert herr' the
feet footed Canadian; James Rector, gen
New-York tribune., 1910-02-05
OF DUTY.
Queer Document Which Lunch
Says He Didn't Write.

The following. which was given out by
the Mayors secretary last night, was. he
sail. as nearly as possible a copy Of a
statement that had been received by the
Department Of Water Supply 1t was re-
ceived, he said. after request had been
made OF the water register of The Bronx
for a written statement regarding the
duties that he performed
The original statement was in writing.
and the following was the translation, ac-
cord'ng to the secretary:
CeuereII Busnes off Water Rejete See
That All Clerks Rive Own Tins Seen That
That Doc Doty Eyey Day SINE Al Pern1
Day ins Anesleect See That, Send Out,
Billes Meteri frontier Ber Seen Contuchen
pay. Biles Seen NIalor ins Sd,s. S1serd EveTX r,
Day Too Setele- All Dispute Seledt Am All
Billes You See All
Compliant. ins Look, After:
A series Of additions. which it is said
the register was asked to make, was also
made public The totals attributed TO the
register were entirely wrong One series.
which figured up s195,919. for example, was
said to have been added up by the register
as 81, ,72o
Thomas NJ Lynch, who has been the
water register of The Bronx since 1904, at
salary of 5000 year, Wneh seen dI HIS
home, at Fordham Road and Jerome ave
nue.. last night, said he had never been
asked to make any written statement OF
add any figures by the Water Commis-
sioner. It was quite possible, he thought,
that some enemy might have sent some
thing in as coming from him
Mr. Lynch said that for some years he
bad been in the real estate business. but
had given it up the first of the year. when
Mayor Gaynor had gone into the City Hall
"At one time said Mr.. Lynch, Il kept
a cafe In Nassau street, and for some
years was in the hotel business. 1 was
port warden under Governor Flower and
was member of the old Board of Alder
men from 1881 to 1888
Il also was Coroner in The Bronx preced-
ing Coroner Schwannecke- A week ago
had a long talk with the Water Commts-
sioner. and he asked me regarding the
duties 1 performed, but he did not ask me
to do any sums m arithmetic, nor did he
request that 1 make statement in writing
as to what I did
Mr.. Lynch said he had never heard Of
such man as Joe Mole" and did not
believe there was such a man.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-05
CLARK TIGER COACH.
Albany Teams Manager to
Drill Princeton Nine.
N The Tribune.

Princeton. \. J.. Feb 4.-Wllilana D.
Clark. manager of the Albany team OF the
New York State League, will coach the
Princeton baseball nine for the hrst part
os its season this spring, according TO an
announcement made to-day by ". W.
Roper. director of athletics.
Clark will have to be with his team at
the beginning of the New York STATE
League season. so the Tigers will be oe-
prived Of his services after the first SIX
xvaeks No one has yet been appointed to
succeed him.
Clark is q veteran catcher. having oeeh
with the New York Giants and Nashlhs-
ton Americans in the course of his base
hall career He is not q new man at
Princeton. for ne coached the Princeton
team in 1895 and 1929, when he proved sue
cessfuI and was popular with the Tigers
Practice in the cage will start as soon
as the mid-year examinations are over
about February TO- when Captain Dawson
will issue a call for candidates. The first
game on March q, is with the PhlIadel-
t2hia Nationals, at Richmond, Va.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-05
HOPPE At HIS BEST.
Runs Ont Billiard Match IN
Ten hmm gs.

Pfttsburg Feb. 4.--Willie Hoppe was IN
his best form tonight, and ran out the
third and final block of 800 points in the 1S2
baIkline billiard match at 15o0 points with
Ora Morningstar in ten innings. for the
brilliant average of 80. The latter scored
only 225 points.
The totals for the three nights play were;
Hoppe, 1.500; N1orningstar, 1852, while the
grand averages were: Hoppe, 80; Morning
star. 2115. Hoppe had high runs OF 1sS, 126
III and los, while Morningstar's best runs
We're 113 50 and 79-
Harry Cline averaged a shade over Il IN
winning the worlds championship in
1,5G0-point match with Calvin Demarest,
which ended on Thursday night in Chicago.
The comparison is distinctly in favor OF
Hoppe.