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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-19
pLAYHOIJSE GOSSIP

PLAYHOUSE GOSSIP
 Robert Edeson will appear at the Jeff ferson theatre In the near future in his own handiwork, entitled Where the Trail Divides" While the piece is sug- gested to MT. Edeson by Will Iillbridge's novel of the same name it differs from the book In every respect and Is not by any means dramatization. It is another Indian play, and like "Strongheart," MT Edeson's greatest success, deals with the problem presented by inter-racial mar riage. MT. Edeson's role will be that of How Landor, a Sioux Indian of modern habits and dress who fights a great bat tie with himself and demonstrates the very finest traits which go to the make up of a red man. Henry B. Harris is d. recting MT Edeson's tour and as always has furnished him with splendid and elaborate and ' complete production. Among those who will be seen in the play will be Eva Dennison, Cardelia Mac Donald, George W. Barnum, A. H. Van Ruren, Joseph Rawley, Charles Chapelle, John Prescott, Shep Camp and D. M. Dresser.
 The New Amsterdam, New Yorko largest playhouse, and remarkable for Its great successes. Is proving entirely too small to hold the immense crowds which nightly clanlor for admittance to view Madame Sherry the delightful French vaudeville which has set new standard for musical comedy in America. This phenomenal success of Chicago and New York will be presented at the Jeffer- son theatre soon, with a cast of metro politan favorites. with all its engaging comedy, all its haunting melodies, all it's beauty of chorus and ensemble, all It's ms gnificent stage settings and it's special orchestra. Otto Hauerbach and Karl Hoschna are the author and composer of this phenomenal success, adapted from a French original that has charmed Paris, Berlin, Vienna and London. In theme and construction 1t is decidedly nounced the musical sensation of the de- cade.
 With an aroused anticipation of big things in sight, the lovers of musical comedy await with pleasure the coming of "The Newly Weeds and Their Baby" Iris clever musical play, with its COZ people, delighted all New York and Chi- ago for months ana 1t Is safe to say that many theatregoers who saw and en- eyed the performance in either of these titles, will be among those present when he company gets here. The performance, ! is promised, will be of the liveliest 'ort. with fun as the keynote. The doings
 f Napolean, the irresistible child of the lcting Mr. and Mrs. Newlywed, furnishes ots of amusement. The part of the baby will be taken by Earl Knapp, lili- rutian actor. AZ inches high, while the parents will be impersonated by William
 Hilton and Emsy Alton. D. l.. Don, one
 ' the best German comedians in Ameri- 'a. who will be remembered for his ex
 client work in The Red MIL" ''The strollers' and many other Broadway
 uccesses. is the laughing hit of the play
 A. Nichol, the bucolic waiter.
 If a canvas were made of the entire reading public as to the most popular novel in the last 20 years, "Graustark" would probably receive enough votes to elect 1t to that high distinction. George
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the stage Miss Rose is known as Miss Alice Brady. Her mother was Rose Marie Rene, an actress who died in 1S9a The young lady is said to possess un- usual talent as well as a cultivated so- prano voice.
 In the bright lexicon of youth. there iS one word which spells success for Bus ter Brown" and that is popularity" In the gold fields of the Yukon, the moun- tainous regions of the west. the prairie lands of the middle west, the mining sec- tions and fishing grounds of the east, the cotton belt of the south, In fact, every where the English language is spoken and where 1t Is interpreted by foreign tongues, the name of Buster Brown Is known and as long as youth casts It's spell on mankind will this typical son of Uncle Sam live in memory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-19
LEW DOCKSTAETER Jefferson Theatre, February 20. Mat
 inee and night

others. The minstrels will make their street parade as usual, starting from in front of the theatre shortly before noon on Minstrel day."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-19
"The Dollar Princess"

The most delightful of all last seasons musical comedy successes. ''The Dollar Princess," comes to the Jefferson theatre. after record of ten months of crowded houses and uninterrupted popularity in New York. Not since 'The Merry Widow has there been a musical piece so full of mirth, beautiful lyrics and graceful waltzes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28
TO TEST LAND RULING.
Lessees Will Take Bidding Question
into the Courts.

oklahoma City, July school,
land lessees are preparing to test
rulings of the board of land com
missioners adopted today, which will
permit bids to be made by agents
of purchasers instead of the latter in
person and the regulation that re-
lieves the lessee of the preference
right unless he takes the land at the
appraised value, there being no bid
for the property. Contest OF the
boards action will be more generally
based upon the latter rule the lessee
contending that if there is no bid he
still retains his preference. The board
deferred action on the matter of sell
ing the land provided for in the sales
act OF the third legislature until Sep
tember
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28
FORMER MANAGER OF TENNES-
SEE COAL AND IRON COMPANY
BEFORE COMMITTEE.
TO DEVELOP RESOURCES
Hanna Says United States Steel Cor
poration Took over the Tennessee
Company to Develop Its Great Min
eral Resources.

New York, ~. Y, July 2S.-That
the financing of the Tennessee Coal
q I'on Company, as II syndicate,
did not cost as mucn as a postage
stamp" WIS the declaration made
by l.. c. Hanna of Ohio before the
steel trust investigating committee
today.
Hanna was manager OF that syndi-
cate before absorption by the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation I'm 1907.
He also testified that the main
purpose of the men who took over
the Tennessee Coal Company, then
in competition with the steel corpo'
ration, was to develop the great min
eral resources, rather than the me-
chan.cal equipment OF the property.
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and practically all of them are stand
ing today.
In 1898 the town was incorporated.
and in that year the first election
was held. Judge John l.. Gait, who
is still a resident of the city, was
elected mayor, and Dr.. \. J. VOL
verton. G. p. Vandenberg. DR.. w T..
Gardner NJ. German and Alb Burch
were elected aldermen. Judge Gait,
the first mayor, held some official
position with the city from that time
until this year. when he resigned as
Judge of the municipal court to be-
come manager of the Confederate
Home in this city.
From one business house, Ardmore
has in twenty-four years made a city
of fifteen thousand people, millions of
dollars have been spent here for good
SUBSTANTIAL business houses and com
Portable homes Ardmore has more
and better paved streets than any
city OF its size in the south, and is
an ideal place in which to live. and
there is not man at Lorena Park
today celebrating this, the twenty
fourth anniversary of her birth as Il
town, but who is glad that he came
and is contented to live in one of the
best towns in the whole world
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28
BRIEF REVIEW Of ARDMORE'S GROWTH FINANCED COMPANY
CELEBRAT INC PATH ANNIVERSARY TODAY WITHOUT ANY COST

y. sheimer K Daube, and Mr..
Dan u that firm is still in business
here. " from his business here
he has '9c> re in Bowie, Texas. and
is larg> Il Ter in cattle. Among
the other pl business men were
Capt. W. +. y ngton, c. L. and
l. p. Anderson. mo established the
first bank in Ardmore, and Others. At
that time Ardmore drew its trade
for hundred miles in each direc-
ton and rapidly grew TO be very
busy town. At this time all the goods
sold here were freighted overland
and everything sold FOR fancy prices.
With the coming of the railroad set
there came thick and fact and the
growth of ArdmOre for awhile was
phenomenal. The country was set
tied by farmers, and at one time
Ardmore was the largest inland cot
ton market in the world.
In 1899 practically the entire bus
mess part of the town was destroy
ed BY fire. All buildings We're frame
and the city had no fire department
except bucket brigades, and after the
fire was under headway it was i'm
possible to check it.
Not daunted by a little thing like
2. fire, the people went to work to
rebuild many of them erecting brick
and stone buildings, and just two
years later, before they had recov-
cred from the losses of the first
fire, the entire town was again prac-
tically destroyed by fire. Again they
went to work and built the town
again. erecting only good buildings
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28

Thousands of people from Ardmore
and the surrounding country are az
Lorena Park today celebrating the
tweEty-fourth anniversary of Ardmore
as a city. Many OF those who We're
among the first to pitch their tents
in wnat is now Ardmore are attend
ing the picnic, exchanging stories
with Old friends and enjoying the day
Immensely. Twenty-four years ago to-
day, where Ardmore is now located
was one of the finest cattle ranges
in the southwest, and thousands OF
long-horn cattle were peacefully graz
ing on the luXuriant grass.
There was only one house in ra-
dius Of many miles, that being the
old 700 ranch house, portion OF
which is still standing in the south
east part of the city. Soon settlers
began to come and other houses We're
erected. The second house built in
Ardmore was built by G. B. Douglas
father OF postmaster S. A. Douglas
He had moved here and secured a
lease on several hundred acres OF
land from an Indian and engaged in
the stock business. This house still
stands and is in good condition. 1t
is located on the property now own.
ed by Mrs. Mccullough. The third
house to be built was erected by
Wiley Campbell, sheep owner, and
this house is still standing. From
that q number of houses were erect
ed. and soon merchants began bus
mess. The first firm that ever en-
gagged in business here was the
Frensley Bros.-Frank and Bob. Soon
others entered the field. among them
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28
WILL NOT REQUIRE
TAWNEY TO APPEAR
FORMER MINNESOTA CONGRESS-
MAN MENTIONED IN LoRlMER
CASE NOT TO BE WITNESS.

Winona, MINI, July 2S.-Accordins
TO telegram today to James Taw-
ney of this city, from Senator w.
II. Dillingham;, chairman of the Lor-
inner investigating committee, the
committee does not deem it neces-
saIy for Tawney to appear before
it to deny under oath the statement
made by Keller OF Chicago, connect
ing Tawney's name with an alleged
lobby in the interest of the Fire
Proof magazine OF Chicago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28
JOHN PRATHER, SENTENCED TO
BE HANGED TODAY, is GIVEN
LIFE SENTENCE.
COMMITTED BY GOVERNOR
AS Sheriff Spain Was in Prstter's
Cell Preparing 10 Take Condemned
Man to GaIlows. Governors Order
Reached Him.

Oklahoma City, Okla, July 2S.-
Jonn Henry Prather who pleaded
guilty to participation in the murder
of W. IL. Archie, a plumber, here on
the night of March 9. 1871, and who
was sentenced to hang today between
the hours OF 10 a m. and > p. m,
will not hang. When Jack Spain
the sheriff, had entered the cell and
ordered the defendant to get ready
to meet death, he was handed .
paper which was message OF re
prieve from Governor CruCe. The
death sentence was commuted to
life Imprisonment and the negro will
at once be taken to McAlester to
begin his long service
The story of the crime was about
this: Prather and three other ne
groes were together on the night
before mentioned They robbed one
man and spent the money for bad
liquor Then at later hour they
attacked Archie and robbed him OF
$50 and killed him, Prather was the
negro who turned back and fired an
other shot into the body of Archie
as it lay PROSTATE upon the side.
walk and had been left for dead.
The hanging was first set for June
81, hut that proved to he the mar
riage anniversary of the governor,
and the date was changed to July
2S. When asked for his reason for
executive clemency, Governor Cruce
said There have been many crimes
committed in this city, and not in the
past sixteen years has there been a
hanging. The former convicted per
sons have had friends of influence
to interpose for them, while this ne
gro is friendless and homeless, one
aged white woman and one aged
negro woman are the only persons in
this whole state who nave made an
appeal TO me for clemency. | have
granted it. There will be thousands
in the state to criticize what | have
done, but upon my own responsibili-
ty have | saved this friendless negro
from the gallows, and in doing so |
have signified a willingness to bear
al. the criticism that may be made. "
When asked if it were his inten-
tion not to allow the extreme pen
atty of the law to be executed dur
ing his administration. the governor
said. mo, in making the race for
governor ! never thought so much
of these things that would be pre-
sented to me, at least they were not
so forcibly brought to me as they
have been since responsibility rests
upon me. While no one was pushing
the case for the negro, yet | could
not dismiss him from my mind. 1t
seems that he was willing to take
the whole blame upon himself in an
effort to shield others. He also re
fused to plead not guilty and make
a fight. Somehow there is something
in the case that touches me and
makes me feel that have done
right, and when my conscience is
easy l sincerely believe that nc
wrong has been done"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28
AAYTlEN CAPITAL LIKELY TO
BE TAKEN BY THE REVolU-
TlONISTS AT ANY TIME.
SIMON STILL in PALACE
Although President Simon Appears to
Recognize the Inevitable, He Re
mains in the Palace Awaiting At
tack

Port au Prince, July 2S.--The rev.
olutionists encompass the capital.
President Simon appears to recog
nize the inevitable, but if lie has
left the palace, The fact is not known.
General Leconte, at the head of the
invading forces, occupied Gonaiyes
Monday and his advance guard had
reached Archahie yesterday and be.
fore sunset had come to within
three miles Of the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28
BOY INDICTED
FOR MURDER
BELL BOY WHO KILLED AGED
BROKER YESTERDAY CONFESS
EO-lNDlcTED BY JURY.

New York. July 2S.-Paul Geidel,
the 17-year-old bell boy charged with
killing William Henry Jackson, an
aged broker, whose dead body was
found in his apartments yesterday,
has been held on the charge of homi-
eide. He was indicted by the grand
jury today, within 10 hours of the
crime. Geidel was caught and con.
fessed his guilt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28
.LEH|GH VALLEY HAS
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
EXCURSION TRAIN DERAlLED AND
ROLLED DOWN HIGH EMBANK.
MENT-MANY HURT.

New York, y. Y, July 2S.-The ie.
high Valley railroad received word
today from Burdette. on Seneca Lake
in the central part of the state, that
fifty passengers had been injured
when an excursion train from western
points to Atlantic City was derailed
Three Pullmans rolled down the high
embankment. Most of the injuries
were slight. No deaths have been
reported.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28
Much Plain Talk.

Such plain speaking on a question
fraught with possibilities of a great
European war has not been heard
in the British parliament In many
years. The outcome of the situation
appears to rest almost wholly on Ger.
many's shoulders. If, as some Ger
man papers say, Germany has reach
ed the stage of national development
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28
Says Will Instruct for Owen.

Guthrie, okla, July 27.-S. J. Oslin,
editor-owner of the Haskell County
Leader of Stigler, says the Oklahoma
democratic delegates TO the next ma
tional convention will be instructed
to vote for Senator Robert L. Owen
for president of the United States.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28
HANDS OFF THE
WALSH CASE
BOARD OF CONTROL WON'T CON-
SlDER THE CASE OF THE BANK
Err NOW IN PRISON..

Washington, d. c., July 2S.-The
federal board OF parole has decided
not to consider the case of John r.
Walsh, the convicted banker, to whom
Taft recently refused executive elem
ency, unless the remaining indict-
ments against him are disposed of.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28
PATIENTS IN ASYLUM.
Total Of 474 Confined on First OF the
Year

Oklahoma City. okla, July 21.--Re-
port to Governor CruCe on the Fort
Supply Asylum shows that on Jan.
| there We're 474 patients. 30l being
males and 173 females. On July l
there were 372 males and IA fe-
males. During the six months 81 pa
tients were admitted, Is died and y
were discharged.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28
Lee Cruce Helms.

Governor Cruce has received a let
ter from NJ. +. Helms of Cache, in
Comanche county, announcing the
birth of his twenty-frst child. a boy,
whom he has named Lee Cruce, in
honor of the governor. Mr.. Helms is
now 80 years old and takes a pardon
able degree of pride in his family.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28
The Weather

: New Orleans, La, July IS
: The weather forecast for Okla
homa for tonight and Saturday
is showers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28

london. July 21.-rhe most pessi-
mistic views regarding the acuteness
Of the Moroccan crisis We're largely
confirmed by the prime minister in
/ the house OF commons today, when,
! with manner as impressive as his
words. he read from a manuscript,
/ which had been carefully prepared.
warning to Germany that Great Brit.
| ain proposed to stand for what she
| considered her rights and to main
tain the balance of power in Europe.
Further testimony as to the gravity
Of tha situation is given by the fact
that the prime minister obviously
had taken the leader of the oppos-
tion into the governments confidence,
and Mr.. Bilfour's declaration was no
less firm than Mr. Asquith's. The
prime minister's statement was couch
ed in diplomatic, though not reas-
suriug language. At the very opening
he said:
Reaches Difficult Point
"lt is obvious that this Moroccan
question has reached a point at
which it will become increasingly
difficult, embarrassing and anxious
unless solution is found"
Later he said: 1--WE thought it
t,,r Trnn, +t,. I.uirnynn ,,,fyn (,
clear, thai falling IA settlement
such as | have indicated. We must
become an active part in the dis
cussion of the situation. That would
be our righ; a a sigHatory TO the
treaty of Algeciras, rs il might be
our obligation under The terms of our
agreement of 1904 with France. II
might be our duty IN defense of
British interests directly affected 10y
further developments
In our judgment t. would be
grave mistake to allow such a sit.
uation to drift until the assertion @:
our interest in Il. owing to our pre-
vious silence, might cause surprise
and resentment That trust has
been sufficiently guarded against by
statements already made.
Makes Strong Appeal.
81 repeat, We earnestly desire
successful issue of the conversations
now in progress, and / would entnre
in the general interest to make
strong appeal 70 the house not to
enter into further details or open
NJ controversial grounds"
In promising the support of the
opposition to the government, Mr..
Balfour said
"If there are any who supposed
that we would be wiped off the map
of Europe because we have our diff
/ iicultics at home, it may be worth
while saying that they bitterly mis-
take the temper of the British peo-
pie and the patriotism OF the oppo-
| stion"
Much Plain Talk.
Such plain speaking on a question
fraught with possibilities of great
| European war has not been heard
] in hn nt.itigI rlia mani ir.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28

Any man who repeats half he hears
talks too much.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28
EUROPEAN WAR CRISIS At HAND
GREAT BRITAIN WARNS GERMANY

where the necessities OF her popula-
tion demand that she branch ou-
into foreign fields and considers this
vital to her national interests aud
imposes conditions on France which
Great Britain thinks threaten her vi
tai interests. the only result, so far
as those best informed see it, will
be the Oft-threatened and long.ayert-
ed European conyusion.
England's Position Plain.
German government officials and
the majority OF the German newSpa-
pers profess to take that Chancellor
lAoyd-George's speech of warming
was not addressed to Germany, but
sort OF general proclamation OF
principles. MIR. Asquith's statement
leaves no doubt. and was intended
plainly to leave none on that point.
While the country has no knowledge
of the extent of Germany's first
conditions, the prime minister made
il plain that they were such that
Great Britain would not consent to
them.
Mr.. Balfour's Hints.
Mr.. Balfour strongly limited at
what is the general feeling, that
Germany, though she could take ad-
vantage of the crisis in Great Brit
aims domestic politics. in the belief
that it was so absorbing to the coun-
try that the people would not pay
attention to foreign affairs.
English newspapers are entirely
united in supporting the government.
They are studiously polite in Ian
guage. but strongly urge that Ger
many shall not be permitted to make
any African excursion which would
seriously damage Great Britain's in
terests.
All the politicians and the public
earnestly hope that Germany's pro-
gram is not one which Great Brit
ain will consider impossible.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28

A girls belief is that she, is pretty
and her faith that she Is prettier.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-28
ern Oklahoma Receiving Associated Press NeUs Seruce

Our Foundry is in operation, and
we are making fine castings Of all
kinls. we have a few hitch weights
in stock TO move quick.
Jones-Eyereff Machine Co.
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fARThING BROTHERS
Clothing French dry cleaned
and steam pressed. Only
French dry cleaners in city.
Phone 498 Blue.