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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-31
Special Local Data for Yesterdny,

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-31

where we can find information upon
!t."--Johnson.
If you do not know good
serge, come here where we
can give you correct informa-
ton and also The good reliable
suit, and every dollar refunded
if i nj o m q i on or suit is
wrong.
SIS md $50 serge Suits Mt. .. .sI2.'5
S25 Serge Suits nt........... .S11.76
$50 Serge Suits nt............ s2l.'o
A blue serge suit is year
round garment.
To match h e u i S1.SO
shirts with blue lines at Sl.16.
p1.OO Blue silk scarves, soc.
SOC Blue socks at csc.
"Snaps" on every hand here
now.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY, EVENING MAY 81 1911

the cemetery and to Wilmington
Park would be a great convenience
to the people and would add mate
rally to properly values in that sec
ton of the city.
II has been demonstrated many
hundreds Of times that street car
property in towns the size OF Ard
more is a poor dividend paying prop
erU and if the people are position
TO cooperate with the car company
in material way it would near
much to the city as whole ans
probabilities aIe that il the mass
meeting results in extension work
that the Second and Third wards
will pursue a similar course TO in.
duce more railroad building in those
wards.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
Say Parson Was Con" Man.

Boston, May 31-Because the Rev.
Norman Plass dealt in futures" which
4 to do with this world rather than
t, /, "Xt, he was called upon today to
face lrial on an Indictment charging
him with using the mails to defraud
The Rev. Mr.. Plass was president of
the Rcdemable Investment company,
which. it is alleged, was of get rich
quick character. Plass insists that
the company was legitimate. Charles
II. Brooks, treasurer and John L. Trap
hagen, assistant treasurer, are also
under indictment.
United States District Attorney Asa
p. French is personally conducting
the prosecution. The defendants are
represented by the Hon. Samuel j.
Elder and other prominent lawyers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
TEXAS COTTON
CROP PROMISING
INCREASE IN ACREAGE ALSO IN
CONDITION FROM LIST YEAR
PLEASING TO PLANTERS.

San Antonio. Texas, May 30.-With
the cotton area throughout the entire
state of Texas more than per cent
greater than it was last year and the
condition of the crop 80, compared
with 80 one year ago. farmers are
looking forward to an era OF prospect
ty greater than has been experienced
in this state for ten years. The crop
last year, although scant in many To-
calities, returned several hundred mil
lion dollars to the farmers of the state.
1t was this handsome return that
started so many improvements in the
rural districts, including good roads,
better homes, and preparations for a
wider agricultural area. Anticipating
profits from this years effort, almost
every rural community is preparing
to vote bonds or planning direct tax
alton for road purposes. This phase
of prosperous conditions is particu-
larly marked in those sections where
cotton is the principal crop. One
farmer put the situation briefly when
he said: More cotton and better
roads constitute the hope of tie Texas
farmer
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
BOXING BOUT
At LORENA PARK
WILL WARE WILL ENDEAVOR TO
BRING HOME THE BACON NEXT
MONDAY NIGHT.

Next Monday night. June 5th, Al
Miles of Oklahoma City and viii
Ware of Ardmore will hook up for n
fifteen round go at the new open AR
arena at Lorena park
Miles past reputation as a NIT art
ist of the cleverest sort, assures the
patrons that they will witness bout
OF the cleverest sort. Ware is too
we'll known to the patrons of the game
in Ardmore to need comment. He has
been busy since his arrival here and
has never failed to get the long end
of the purse, most of the finishes COM
ing before his opponents even realized
that the festivities were on.
A six round semi-wind up and four
good prelmnaries will be on the card.
A cool open-air arena well lighted
and improved car service assures the
fans of an evenings rare entertain
ment Everything has been done for
the comfort and convenience OF the
patrons.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
BEAUMONT FIRST
TO REACH ROME
COMPETITORS IN PARIS TO ROME
FLIGHT HAVING TROUBLE WITH
MACHINES.

Pisa, Italy, May S1.-Three OF the
competitors in the Paris to Rome to
Turin flight, met with mishaps to-
day. Garros. the Frenchman, flew
away for Rome at tremendous speed
before sunrise, but after covering
few miles his machine dashed to
the ground and was wrecked. Garros
was unhurt. He came back to Pisa
for another machine.
Beaumont and Frey left this morn
ing. Both fell and wrecked their
machines. Frey was slightly injured.
Both began at once to get ready for
another flight. beaumont patched
his machine anu started again for
Rome, arriving there at 1855 this af-
ternoon, the first to finish the second
stage of the race.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
.REC|PROC|TYS LAST
DAY IN COMMITTEE
TWO MEN SAID TO HAVE BEEN
ENJOYED TO WORK AGAINST
TREATY, TESTIFY.

Washington, d. c., May 3l.-What
was expected to be the last day OF
he Canadian reciprocity hearing in
the senate finance committe, was
featured today by the appearance OF
John Allen and Whidden Graham OF
New York, who are said to have
been employed to manufacture sen
timent" among the farmers of the
country against reciprocity. The pres
ident of the national grange, how
ever, testified that the men had
acted under direction of that organ
iZation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
CRAZED BY LOVE
MURDERS FOUR
KILLS FOUR MEMBERS OF THE
FAMiLY-SHoOTs SHERIFF, AND
THEN KILLS SELF.

Pawnee City, Neb., May 30-James
Fielder, a farm hand employed by j.
\. McVittie. living seven miles east
of this place, angered because Me
Vittie objected to Fielder's attentions
TO his daughter, Monday killed Me.
Vittie, his wife and two children,
dangerously wounding a third child,
fatally wounding ShefiT Claude Full
er, who attempted TO arrest him,
and then killed himself Although
Sheriff Fuller was alive Monday night
his physicians say he cannot recover.
After killing four members of the
McVittie family, Fielder, at the point
of a revolver, forced Miss McVittie
to accompany him in buggy and
fired two shots at her when she
made her escape while he stepped
from the vehicle COR a moment. For
some time Fielder had been paying
attention 10 McVitties daughter. The
parents objected. According to the
daughter, the only member of the
family left alive and able to talk,
her father Monday morning told
Fielder to leave the place and to
discontinue his attentions to her.
Fielder Immediately secured his re-
volver and the tragedy followed
After killing her father and mother
and two children, and dangerously
wounding a third, Fielder forced the
daughter to accompany him in n
buggy. After going a mile Fielder
got out of the vehicle for a moment
ana Miss McVittie grasped the whip
and started the horse away on a
run. Fielder fired two shots after
her, neither being effective. She es.
capped to a neighbor's home and
sounded the alarm.
Fielder went to an empty schoo,
house in the vicinity, where he bar
ricaded himself. Sheriff Fuller soon
arrived with deputy and attempt
ed to secure Fuller's surrender. In.
stead he received three bullets in
his body. Seeing the officer fall,
Fielder fired a bullet into his heart
and was found dead when a posse
arrived at the school house.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
WAR TO BEGIN
ON UNS|GHTLY WEEDS
CITY DADS WILL ENFORCE OROl
NANCE AGAINST NUISANCE -
WHERE MOSQUITOES BREED.

War must begin on the weeds early
this year says the head of the police
department of this city. Mosquitoes
are already beginning to appear and
this pest is attributed in no small
measure to rank growth of weeds
in vacant lots and along drains and
bitches of the city.
Property owners will be notf'ed in
the near future that rho i've mas
arrived to get rid OF 5he wee Is and
if the order is not complied with
at once the ordinance VIII be rigidly
enforced. One city official stated that
the enforcement of this ordinance
caused comment among some of the
property owners, and many objected
to its enforcement, believing it to
be unjust, but he stated that it was
on the statutes of the city and would
be enforced regardless of who pro-
ested, as the health of the citizens
of the city was more to be consid
cred than the few dollars that i.
will take to make the city clean.
Another thing that will be enforced
is that ordinance covering pools
where water accumulates and be-
comes stagnant. This is a breeding
place for mosquitoes of the worst
order and must be filled up. In
fact, the clean up campaign is on,
and all old rubbish should be remov.
ed from the rear yards and burned,
so if your premises need renovat
ing, better get busy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
SIX AUTO RACERS INJURED IN
BIG RACE YESTERDAY ARE I'M
PROVING TO-DAY.
WINNER HAD NO MECHANICIAN
Harroun Carried Mirror in Front Of
Him by Which He Could See Cars
Pressing Him From Rear-Condition
Back Tires.

indianapolis, Ind, May 31.-The six
persons injured in yesterdays racing
motor speedway are doing we'll today.
They are Arthur Greiner, driver of the
Simplex car; Jerry Knight, Westcott
car; his mechanician, John Glover;
c. l.. Anderson, mechanician of the
Case car; Bob Evans, mechanician OF
the Jackson car and Dave Lewis, me-
chanician Of the Lozier.
Ray Harroun, who won the race in
a Harmon, carried a mirror in front
by which he could see those who fol-
lowed. He also used condition back
tires, thus dispensing with mechani-
clan and tightening his car.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
WlCkERSAAM SAYS THAT RE
CENT ANTITRUST DECISIONS
WILL CAUSE ACTION.
W|CKERSHAM WITH cOMM|T TTEE
Attorney General Admits Receiving
Fat Fees from Steel Corporation
and Sugar Trust, While Private At
torney.

Washington, d. c., May 31.-Attor
ney General Wickersham appearing
Before the house committee on eXpen-
ditures of the department of justice
today. testified that he had advised
the United States steer Corporation
several times from 1901 to 1909 dur
ing his connection with the firm of
Strong x Cadwalder, also that he had
received his share of the fee turned
into the firm from services to the
American Sugar Refining Company,
personally attended to by Henry w.
Taft, brother of the president. Wick
ersham said his share was about $26,-
900.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
SELL THE RUBBISH
POST0FF|CE SITE
INDICATIONS THAT CONSTRUC-
TioN WORK WILL BEGIN SOON
ON FEDERAL BUILDING.

All the preliminaries have been
government and Chas. +. Fraley of
this city for the formal transfer OF
the former Chickasaw Lumber Com
pany site at the corner of Broadway
and Washington to the government to
be used as the federal building site
and the first move toward preparing
the site for the constructing of the
building will he made next Saturday
afternoon at o'clock when all the
buildings, sheds and rubbish now oc-
cupying the site will be sold to the
highest bidder for cash. The sale
will be held on tie street in front
of the office building on the prop.
erty. The government has requested
that the lots be cleared of all rub
bish and that survey be furnished
for the use of the architect in max
ing the plans.
When the government will begin
'OhStI u'IloH NOlh Is HoI hloNu, Du'
the fact that it has requested that
the lots be cleared. that the survey
be furnished, and formal transfer be
made and from the further fact that
$4,000 has been made available al
once, il indicates that construction
work is to begin at once.
The site is a beautiful one, it is
paved with rock asphalt on every
side, it has streets on three sides,
and is centrally located with refer
ence to the population of the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
Notice, Confederate Veterans.

JEFF Davis birthday anniversary
will be observed by John H. Morgan
Camp, U. c. ". Sunday, June 4, at
Carter county court house. The camp
will convene at $3.50 p. m. A splen-
did program has been prepared for the
occasion and crosses of honor will be
bestowed upon those whose applica-
tions are in. All veterans especially
those residing in the county outside
of Ardmore are requested to be pres
ent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
S2,000,0OO
CAPITOL BUILDING
DIRECTORS OF STATE CAPITOL
BUILDING COMPANY IN CON.
FERENCE TODAY.

Furthor action toward the building
Of the capitol building of the state
Of Oklahoma. insofar as the State
Capi,o, Raildius company Is con-
cerned, in all probability will he de-
termined at meeting of the COM
panys directors to be held today.
The state Capitol company has do
mated a site and land in the north
eastern part OF the city, which, i:
sold at the appraised value, will
net the state $1,2OO,0OO. A contract
exists between the state and this
company, and deeds to the property
donated have been released by the
owners.
1t is certain that tine first steps to-
ward building the capitol will be tax
en- by this company, but what 1t will
be, none of the officers or directors
yentured to say 1t is believed thai
the directors will discuss the pres
ent situation and then appoint a com
mittee to confer with Governor Lee
CguCc for the purp--e of deciding
on a plan of action that will be sat
isfactory to the governor and the
company.
That efforts will be made to in
duce the state legislature to appro-
pirate a million dollars, to be added
to the million TO be realized from
sale Of the land donated, appears to
he certainty. Governor Cruce is
said to favor the erection of a capitol
building costing not less than two
million dollars. G. +. Colcord, w. f.
Harm, Grin Ashton and other mem
bers Of the State Capitol Building
company declared Tuesday as favor.
ing the two million dollar structure.
Mr.. Colcord stated that he favored
i building costing between two mil
hon and three million dollars.
The erection of a capitol for the
state of Oklahoma, with a population
near the two million mark, costing
buc one million dollars, is disap-
proved by a large number of promi
nent citizens Of Oklahoma.
Whether Governor Cruce will be
appealed to to call a special session
of the legislature to consider state
capitol proposition, and also the ap
preparation OF a million dollars, will
be determined possibly at Wednes-
DAYS meeting of the directors of the
building company.
C. F. COlcord, president, and Or
in Ashton, secretary, respectively, OF
the company, held conference Tues
day afternoon and decided to call
Wednesdays meeting.
Mr. Harm, who made the largest
individual donation of and tor capitol
purposes, declared that he favored
the plan of erecting a two million
dollar capitol. He said, in his opin-
ion, a special session of the legis-
lature should be called at once, and
work on the building
taTed.-Okrahoman
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
-ry for Criminal Convictions.

Washington, d. c., May 91.-The re.
ceipt of the supreme court decisions
in the Standard Oil and tobacco trust
cases will result in sweeping attempt
to obtain criminal conviction of the
violators of the antitrust law, accord
ing to Attorney General Wickersham
who appeared before the house com
mittee on the department of justice
expenditures.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
D|ST|LLERS IN
FORT SMITH JAIL
TWO MEN HAD STILL WITH
CAPACITY OF FIFTY GALLONS
DAILY.

Fort Smith. Ark. May 3l.-John
and James Jale. alleged moonshiners,
from Washington county, Arkansas,
were brought here today by federal
officers and lodged in jail. Their
soill was found at Blackburn, Ark,
and in active operation with a ca
pacity of fifty gallons per day. Their
equipment was recently secured from
Kentucky
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31

Kansas City, Mo, May 31.-"r
bougi. fifty thousand tons OF new
rails yesterday. for use in Kansas
City territory" said b. F. Bush.
president of the Missouri Pacific this
morning. I'VE will use some on the
line south of Pleasant Hill and some
in Kansas. Fifty thousand tons viii
lay about three hundred and fifty
miles of single track"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
Reports of Good Rains.

Oklahoma City, Okla, May 3O-Re
ports to the state board of agriculture
from counties in Western and Central
Oklahoma show heavy rains have fal.
len during the last three days in all
sections of the districts No reports
have been received, however. from
Woodward or Ellis counties. Travellers
from Texas and Cimarron counties
say there have been good rains there
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
STREET CAR LINES
MAY Be EXTENDED
MASS MEETING OF CITIZENS OF
THE FOURTH WARD CALLED
FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.

Ardmore peope will be pleased TO
see tina. the Fourth Ward people
have been called to meet Thursday
night TO make the street car company
a proposition to extend its lines into
that portion of the city. Ii is en-.
couraging for the reason that the
street railway company is in posi-
ton 10 make extensions or they would
not entertain a proposition from the
Fourth Ward people.
The extension of the car line to
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
SUN STAR Wins
EPSON DOWNS DERBY
]. g. JOEL'S ENTRY WINS GREAT
EST TURF EVENT OF YEAR IN
ENGLAND.

EPSON Downs, Eng, May Bling
lands blue ribbon turf fixture, the Ep
som Downs derby, for S32,50O for
three-year-olds, over distance of a
mile and one-half, was won today by
J. b. Joel's Sun Star.
The only two American horses en-
tered in the race, We're unplaced.
King George, Queen Mary and many
court dignitaries attended.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
:: :: :: a m {. a. . 81 81 /. A.. - :;
Narrowly Escape Drowning.

Randlett, Okla, May 30.-Red river
went on "A recent rampage with a big
head rise. 1t was the result of the
rains in the Staked Plains country, as
there has not been much rain in this
vicinity.
A negro man and woman attempted
to cross the river in buggy and were
caught by the swift current and theiT
horse drowned After a hard struggle
the negro and his wife succeeded in
reaching the shore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
Negro Shooting at Hugo.

Hugo, Okla, May 3O-Clem A.
Jordan. an ex-Tennessee slave and a
large land owner, was shot and kill
ed on his farm near Grant today.
and Arthur Perry, his son-in-law, was
seriously wounded The shooting was
done by Jack Gooch, one of Jordan's
tenants and so far ne has eluded
arrest. A warrant has been issued,
charging Gooch with murder and
Sheriff Loftin and posse of deputies
are searching for him. Gooch emptied
pistol into Jordan's body and then
ran into his house, got his shotgun
and shot him once with that, firing
the other barrel at Arthur Perry.
Ice cream tonight on ST. Agnes lawn
by Catholic Altar society.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31

jeff Hurt, who has been conducting
hotel opposite the Santa Fe depot
for a number of years, has leased the
W. X. Roberts building adjoining his
present location and will conduct it in
connection with his present house. He
has furnished the rooms upstairs and
will conduct a market on the ground
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
Fish Swarm in River.

Pawnee, Okla, May S0.-Fo,lowins
the recent copious rain it was discov-
cred that the Black Bear was filled
with fish going down stream. Several
local parties went down to Rock Ford,
armed with clubs and pitchforks. and
wagon loads of fish weighing from five
to forty pounds were secured.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
Seven-Foot Rise in Washita.

Chickasha. Okla, May 30.-A seven
foot rise came down the Washita to-
day. The bottom lands are being over
flowed. The rise came from a two
inch rain that fell west of here carry
this morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31

FOR SALE-Dustless busters, Spirella
corsets. Melton's French toilet arti-
cles. Phone 324 and | viii call at
your home for orders. Carrie Nc
Laren. 31-1m
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
STEVE LlTTELE BROUGHT INTO
MUSKOGEE TODAY FROM PO-
RUM FOR TREATMENT.
SEVERELY BEATEN BY MOB
Littele Was Taken to a Blacksmith
Shop, Where he Was Stripped OF
His Clothing and Then Beaten
Special Grand Jury Called.

Muskogee, Okla, May 3l.-Steye
Littele, a farm hana, was brought
here today, having been dangerously
injured when numerically beaten by
a mob at Porum last night.
The mob took Little to black
smith shop and stripped off his clotl-
ing before beating him.
Pony Starr and Joe Davis, who
fought the posse at Porum Monday,
have surrendered at Eufaula.
A special grand jury has been call
ed for June End, to investigate the
Porum situation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31

DR. ]. p. Fam Of New Mexico IS
in the city for a few days on bust
ness. DR.. Fam formerly practiced
dentistry here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
ROCK ASPHALT.

: Muskogee, Okla. May 81 {:
. The specifications for rock as {:
: phalt has been adopted by the {:
. council and Ardmore rock as {:
: phalt will be laid on the {:
. streets of Muskogee. This is {:
one other victory in favor of {:
: Oklahoma rock asphalt against {:
the supposed asphalt trust. {:
, :, 3. :: :: .: .: .: :. :; :: :: :. I; .
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31

Ice cream tonight on st. Agnes lawn
by Catholic Altar society.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
The Weather

:: Now Orleans, La, May 81. {:
:: The weather forecast for {:
:: oklahoma for tonlsht and {:
4: Thursday is unsettled !:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31
; Southern Oklahoma Receiving Associated Neos

our Foundry is in operation. and
we are making fine castings OF all
kinIs, we have few hitch weights
in stock to move quick.
Jones-Everetf Machine Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-31

FARThING BROTHERS
Clothing French dry cleaned
and steam pressed. Only
French dry cleaners in city.
Phone 1875 Blue.