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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-30
CORRUPT PRACTICES
WERE INGREDIENTS
ENTERING INTO LORlMER ELEC-
TON TESTIFIED YESTERDAY
BEFORE COMMITTEE.

Washington, July 29.-Lawrence b.
Stronger, democratic candidate for
senator, against Lorimer, in testifying
before the Lorimer election commit
tee today, told of Lorimer's popular
ity with the democratic legislature,
but at the conclusion of his evidence,
expressed an opinion that improper or
corrupt practices were ingredients en-
tering into Lorimer's election.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-30
Embezzler is Sentenced.

McAlester, Okla. July 29-Judge
Brewer sentenced James Brooks to
the state penitentiary for three years
today on his plea of guilty to embez-
cling funds of the United Mine Work
ers' local at Adamson of which he was
treasurer. He was charged with TAX
ing 81 900 but said that he person
ally got only $500.
He refused to name who shared
with him in the embezzlement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-30
ATTEMPT TO SUICIDE
PROVES SUCCESSFUL
kANSAN WHO SHOT HIMSELF AT
HOTEL IN FORT MADISON,
IOWA, DIED YESTERDAY.

Fort Madison, Iowa, July 29.-Wil-
liam |. Bond, who shot himself
through the lungs at a local hotel
here Thursday, died in hospital
here today. His home was at Lincoln.
vile. Kansas, where his widow, chill
dren and parents reside.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-30
IZz$daaad33
Chosen PRINCIPAL Fourth Ward School,

Professor George w. Coffman, who
has had charge of the school at Pro
yence for the past year and who has
taught in the county for several years
was yesterday appointed by the school
board as principal of the fourth ward
school. Mr.. Coffman is one of the
best known educators in the county
and the appointment was a most wor-
thy one.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-30
GOVERNMENT SUIT IN HARTMAN
MERGER CASE DEC lDED
AGAINST GOVERNMENT.
APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT
Attorney General Wickersham In.
structs Governments Special Coun.
sci to Prepare and File Appeal as
Quickly as Possible

Washington, D. c., July 29.-The
government will appeal to the su.
preme court, the Hartman merger
suit. which was decided in favor of
the railroads by the United States
circuit court at st. Louis.
Attorney General Wickersham to.
day directed c. A. Severance, the gov
ernment's special counsel in the case,
to prepare and file an appeal as quick
~ as possible.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-30
OFFERS
$500 REWARD
STATE OFFERS $500 REWARD FOR
WRIGHT NEAR WElEETkA.

Oklahoma City, July Ex-Governor
Cruce today offered reward of five
hundred dollars for the capture OF the
slayer of Roy Boatwright. Boatwright
was killed and his wife shot and at
tackled at Weleetka, Okla, Thursday
last.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-30
VERDICT Of GUILTY
AGAINST DETECTIVES
CHARGED WITH USING MAILS
MENDATIONS FOR MERCY.

Erie, Pa, July 29.-After deliberat
ing two hours today the jury in the
case of Gilbert b. Perkins and Chas
Franklin, private detectives, tried in
the United States court for using the
mails to commit fraud, brought in a
verdict of guilty with recommends
ton that mercy be shown Perkins.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-30
DEPUTY WARDEN RESIGNS.
Frank n. Lemon Deputy Warden at
leavenworth to Quit

Leayenworth, Kan, July 29.-F'rank
II. Lemon, deputy warden at the fed
eral prison here today rendered his
resignation TO Attorney General Wick
ersham. to take effect at the close of
business July 3lst No reason was
given for resigning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-30
CONTINUE DEBATE ON COTTON.
No Agreement for Vote on the Meas
ure Has Been Reached.

Washington. d. c., July 29.-De
bate on the cotton tariff bill continued
in the house today. No agreement
for a vote on the measure has been
reached.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-30

The cook wants you to raise her
wage, because she can make good
coffee and because she cant broil
steak just the same
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-30

A girl has the neatcst way of let.
ting a man make her understand
questions at which she could lose
him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-30
REBELS SURROUND
PORT AU PRINCE
HAYTIEN CAPITAL SURROUNDED
BUT NO ATTEMPT TO TAKE
CITY HAS BEEN MADE.

Port An Prince, July 29.-The rev
olutlonists have surrounded the city,
but have not yet made an attemrt to
take possession.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-30
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT
DISSOLVED YESTERDAY
NOMINATION TO BE HELD SEPT
EMBER FOURTEENTH, ELEC-
TlON WEEK LATER.

Ottawa, Ontario. July 29.-Parlia-
ment dissolved this afternoon. Nomi-
nations were fixed for September IA,
elections for September 21.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-30

The average man would want to be
president of railroad before he
could tell an airbrake from a loco.
motive.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-30
The Weather

!: New Orleans. La. July 29.-
:: The weather forecast for Sun
Z: day is unsettled.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-30

Bees can't talk, but they often get
back at one with a singing retort
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-30
How People Can
Throw Money Away

The last summer month is
dawning and every man who
succeeds is getting busy for the
fall months. You want no de-
lays when the harvest Is here,
broken wagon or buggy or de-
livery wagon may cost you
more than its worth in delay
OF time. Bring it here now
and have it rebuilt even strong
er than it was when it came
from the factory. 1t may cost
but little to repair it now but
when it has gone to pieces the
repair expense is more ami the
delay is expensive.
You are throwing money
away every day YOU try TO use
a Vehicle that needs repair.
Our expert hOrseshoer knows
how 70 pack and pad shoes for
the horse of tender, diseased or
ABUSED feet. He knows how to
take healthy horse and keep
him that way.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-30
The Ardmorete Is the Only Newspaper Southern Oklah

Clothing French dry cleaned
and steam pressed. Only
French dry cleaners in city.
Phone 4S6 Blue.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
BRIDE IN DISTRESS
AIMS TO ABOLISH TROUSERS
Berlin Society Of Scholars and Artists
Proposes New and Unique Gar.
ments-Discard Linens.

Berlln.-A society OF seventy per.
sons has been organized in Berlin for
the purpose of reforming the style OF
mems garments. II Is composed OF
persons from all sorts of professions
and aims at abolishing trousers, sub.
stituting knlckerbockers; while coat
and waistcoat are to give way to a
sort OF loose blouse hanging well
down to the knees. Linen of all sorts
Is to be discarded
The newspapers treat the matter as
more or less absurd; and some OF
them challenge the members of the
society themselves to appear in pub.
lie In the new garb The Cologne Ga.
zette goes deeper and points out that
Germany can have no influence over
the worlds fashions for mems cloth.
ing because of the predominance OF
the military uniform over civilian
clothing here, where even the EN-.
peror never lays aside his helmet for
a silk hat.
II thinks that the fashion for mems
garments will continue to be set at
London. for "a popular dandy of Lon.
don clubdom has more influence in
setting the fashions than the whole OF
this society OF German scholars. art.
lists and writer's"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
CELEBRATES DEATH OF KIN
American Woman In Paris Gives Din.
ner In Honor Of Mother-in- Laws
Demise. Only to Find Error

Paris.-Many strange things happen
In Paris, but the most weird and
ghastly expression OF novel social en-
tertainments this season was a dinner
given by a certain New York woman.
celebrating. as she thought, the death
OF her rich mother-in-law. The lady
has been in Paris since the close OF
the Nice season. Her husband. who
does not care for butterfly life So
ciety, remains In the villa at Nice.
The other day she received tele-
gram from her husband. which read:
Mother is dead" Thinking 1t was
the wealthy mother Of her husband.
she invited friends to dinner, saying
she was going to celebrate a new and
better era in her life. which the for
tune Of her mother-in-law would bring
Some OF the more sensitive guests re-
belled inwardly at the idea, but the
dinner went on. Next day the hostess
sent apologies to her guests, saying
II was not her mother-in-law who had
died, but her own mother. The mis-
take arose by her husband merely re-
peating a cablegram received for her
at Nice
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
RUNAWAY BOYS FIND ERROR
Two PIttsbure Lads Get Stranded Ip
Cincinnati and Writes Injunction
to All Youths.

Cincinnati-Frank Heiber and Jo-
seph Lechner of Pittsburg, both aged
fifteen. who started out to see the
world few days ago, were found
early the other morning sleeping un-
der the Cincinnati G. Ohio bridge in
Cincinnati. They told the officers
that they had come to Cincinnati in
a parlor car, and thought they were
going to see the entire world How.
ever. their money soon gave out and
they were forced to sleep anywhere
they could f>nd place to lie down.
Heiber said his father died last
March, and that his mother is very
sick He doesn't know why he left
her. The officials will send them
both home. Heiber, has written the
following injunction to all youths:
"Boys-Never leave home. It is
the best place on earth
1T you ever feel the hankering
to see the world. ask your home folks
what is the best thing to do
81 started out feeling like a mil.
lionaire. had sl2. | thought that
was plenty. They found me sleeping
under a railroad bridge,
THAT old song, There's No Place
Like Home. is the truest song ever
written"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
SCALP HEALED IN FOUR DAYS

1T affords me pleasure to tell Of the
good Cuticura Soap and Ointment
have done my little girl. She had
eczema on the scalp last fall. The
trouble began this way. First small
mattery pimple appeared. The pimpIe
broke and the matter, watery sub.
stance, ran on the skin, forming a hard
crust which was very itchy. 1t was on
the top of her head and the crust be-
came as large as the palm Of my hand
My doctor said 1t was eczema.
Il used remedy but had no success
with It. | used it nearly two weeks,
then friend recommended Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. used the CUT.
cura Ointment, applied 1t on the
scalp at night and morning, and in
four days the scalp was all healed no
sign of crusts or scabs could be seen.
Then washed her hair with Cuticura
Soap. She has not had a sign OF &c.
zema since Cuticura Soap and Olnt'
ment cured her. and | shall always
keep them in my house. | can prove
this statement by my neighbor and
family" (SignedD Mrs II. B. Cooley,
Marlboro. n. Y. April 3, 1911. Al
though Cuticura Soap and Ointment
are sold everywhere, sample OF
each, with 32-page book, will be mailed
free on application to "Cuticura," Dept
X, Boston.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
Human Skin Sold by Inches

get well The area of his back which
was scared by the accident of nearly
a month ago is so great that nature
unaided could not supply the skin to
cover IT, 1t comprises, the doctors at
the hospital say, approximately one
and one-half square feet
The experience of surgeons has
snown that one healthy, full grown
man can spare one-third of the area
which Visconti stands in need of with
out undergoing serious detriment. For
that reason It will be necessary for
two others to surrender skin, as Arms
has done. At the present time the
hospital authorities have no one In
view from whom to purchase the
requisite skin. but the chances are
much in favor, they say. Of having on
hand when needed more volunteers
than are required Each man who un.
dergoes the voluntary operation will
have to remain patient at the hos.
pital himself long enough to repair
the damage but the physicians say
there is absolutely no danger In It
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
New Jersey Boy Gets Rid Of Big Piece
az Very Good Prlce-Two More
Transfers to Be Made.

Newark, N. J.-Approximately sew
enty.fve square inches of skin were
sold by Alden Arms. an Orange youth,
to the Orange Memorial hospital, at
the rate of 20 cents a square inch
Immediately after the deal was con.
summated the skin was taken from
Arms thigh and transferred to the
back OF Andrew Viscont, fifteen years
old, who has been an inmate OF the
hospital since early in July. victim
OF a serious burning accident
Sufficient time will be allowed to
slapse to determine whether the trans
fer has been successful, and II sue
cessful two more similar transfers OF
cuticle will be made, to the end that
visconti will be able to go out OF the
hospital a perfectly we'll boy With.
out the aid or such volunteers as
Arms. vlsccnti would have to remain
In the hospital indefinitely, unable to
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
SPOILED JOKE FOR WILLIE
And Now the Younsster Is Convinced
That Women Have No Sense
of Humor.

Willie Is convinced that women
have no sense of humor. Willie Is
seven. and he judges all women by
his mother. What he considered a
splendid joke occurred to him, and
he resolved to make his father Its
mute and admiring witness or audi
tor.
Mamma" said Willie, when papa
comes home I'll climb up on the step
ladder and pretend to be doing some
thing to the picture. Then you say:
Willie, what are you up to-? Then
I'll say: Up to date Won't papa be
surprised"
Papa came home in due time and
was hardly seated before Willie drag
ged in the stepladder and climbed up
to a picture This was mammals cue
to ask the question that would give
Willie the opening for the joke. So
mamma hurriedly asked:
willie, what are you doing up
there?"
Willie turned a look Of disgust, cha.
grin and disappointment upon his
mother, climbed down the lader and
left the room without a word.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
An Early Tsximeter.

The taximeter cab is not an inven'
ton of yesterday Such vehicle was
known to the Chinese ages before the
Christian era Now we learn from a
Paris contemporary that the Emperor
Commodus possessed a similar car
riage. Commodus, some will remem-
ber, was the worthless son of a cele-
brated father, the Emperor known as
Marcus Aurelius through his "Medita'
tlons."
Commodus came to an untimely II
not unmerited end about 1872 A. D.
He posed as Hercules and was the
hero Of about seven hundred gladia
torial contests with defenceless oppo.
nents. His reign lasted only year
and his successor, Pertinax. sold his
belongings at auction, and one OF the
lots, we are told. was a carriage which
as II moved marked at the same time
the space covered and the time so oe
cupied
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
Her Domestic Tyrant
BY CARL JENKINS

Some folks wondered at the mar
riage between Stephen Roberts and
Clara Colby. and others admitted
that II might be a good thing Some
folks wondered because stephen was
an old bachelor and set In his ways,
while the young lady was known to be
rather flighty and firty. Some admit
ted because they thought an old bach.
elor was just the husband to make a
frivolous wife settle down
There was one thing Miss Clara
Dragged OF as a girl, and that was that
nobody could manage her. Whatever
she wanted to do she would do. Her
marriage wasn't going to make a bit
of difference about that. She said so
to Stephen. His answer Is not record
ed, but whatever It was he probably
did some thinking, and perhaps he
made up his mind to pursue a certain
policy.
1t was weeks after the wedding be-
fore there was clash. The husband
made a suggestion now and then, in.
stead Of commanding or nagging.
While they were only suggestions. the
young wife found herself following
them without opposition, and this
pleasant state OF affairs might have
continued but for an even more frlvo-
lous wife who dropped in one after
noon to say:
CLARA Roberts. do you know that
all the folks are talking about the way
you've been humbled since your mar
riage?"
WHAT humbledl" was the ex-
clamation.
Yes. Everybody notices It. You
used to have a mind OF your own. but
now you are as humble as cat We
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
CATS RELISH KISSING BUGS
Feast on Insects as They Fall from
Arc Liehts-Mother Teachers Xii.
tens to Appreciate Delieacy.

Columbus. nd.-Klssing bugs are
here in swarms, but do not exhibit
themselves until after dark. They are
commonly called electric light bugs
because they swarm about arc lamps.
They dart here and there In blind
fashion, often striking people in the
face. and this gave them the name of
kissing bugs" here,
Cats are fond Of kissing bugs" and
at night few stray cats can be seen
sitting under nearly every arc light
in this city. AS fast as bug gets
overheated and drops to the street the
quickest cat In the bunch darts for.
ward and has dainty morsel One
old cat was noticed teaching her kit
tens to appreciate kissing bugs,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
Wanted to Go to Coney Island,
but Boarded Albany Boat.
Sympathetic Hudson River Tugboat
Captain Took Her on and Re-
turned Her to bridegroom
Of Few Weeks"

New York-A woman who de-
scribed herself as Mrs. j j. Day OF
3l7 West Ninety-third street intended
to go to Coney island. but didn't go.
Instead she would have arrived at
Albany. but for the act of tugboat
captain. who took her off the Frank
Jones. a Hudson river steamboat,
somewhere In the neighborhood OF
Tarrytown. and returned her safe
and sound to what she described as
her waiting husband" and bride
groom OF a few weeks" The real
Mrs. Day denied that she had figured
In the transfer. and lntimated that the
woman was girl friend. who Is her
guest
The woman wanted to go aboard
one OF the Iron Steamboat company's
vessels. but failed to realize she was
a passenger on board the Frank
Jones until Yonkcrs hove In sight.
Then she declared that hubby
would sit up all night looking for
his bride" in vain and wept very bit
terly. Captain Loucks was sympa-
thetic but firm. Signals OF distress
from the whistle of the Frank Jones
brought the Albany. another Hudson
river steamboat, alongside in Jig time.
What's the matter? Riot?" asked
Captain Post, anxlously leaning over
the rail of the Albany.
mo; a bride" replied Captain
Loucks through his megaphone.
Thought we we're blooming
Coney island tripper and is afraid hub
by will miss her when she's gone
TOO bad" foated the response
across the water; I'VE are all out OF
smelling salts. Is there anything else
can do?"
why, yes" responded the skipper
of the Frank Jones IF you think OF
It you might telephone to J. J. Day
at 3l7 West Ninety.third street, that
his wife is taking an unexpected run
up to Albany and won't be back till
tomorrow"
At this critical stage Captain o.
ster Davis, who was board tne
Frank Jones, saw towboat belong
ing to the Cornell Towing line, OF
which he is superintendent Snatch
ing the megaphone he hailed the tug
boat and ordered 1t alongside. The
woman amid cheers and congratula'
tions was placed on board the tug
and returned to Manhattan.
When Mr. and Mrs. Day learned OF
the report that the passenger had
given the name of Mrs. Day, they de-
clared they had both been at home
on the day In question. They re-
fused to give the name of the young
woman who is their guest, but some
/ of their friends were discussing,
amid giggles. the subterfuge OF the
bride" who did not want to take a
trip to Albany instead of one to
/ Coney,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
Real Summer Weather Works ReVolu-
tion In Mems Fashions In French
capital-Few Of Changes.

st. Louis.-''Whew! II is hot" One
may hear this hundreds OF times
day now that Paris has had a taste
of real summer weather. | caught
deputy going into the Palais Bourbon
with white shoes and looking quite
pleased with himself. writes the
Paris correspondent of the Globe
Democrat. The golf collar Is still to
be invented as an adjunct TO the
French summer costume, but the
kummerbund is here, oddly In vogue
with wearers protuberant in those
parts The really classic figure is the
Frenchman with black alpaca coat,
white linen trousers. a Panama hat
with a rakish twist behind. an i'm
mense blue tie with white spots, a
handkerchief of brilliant hue and de-
sign half way out of his pocket. the
whole surmounted by a gray cotton
umbrella. This venerable type still
exists, but is becoming rarer.
ne AlOutlu huo Adhth
an inventive turn with his clothes. |
am leaving aside the man who has
become Anglicized by reason of much
reading of tailors' circulars from
Bond street. and who take naturally
to his fianneette suit In summer
he is the exception. the large excep.
ton The ordinary Partisan. II you
produce a hot sun. becomes playful,
sartorially, and disports himself In
the strangest garb Sitting opposite
to me In my club is a representative
specimen. who looks uncommonly like
diver on bean feast, If you can
imagine a diver regaling himself on
anything but oysters or sponges He
has certainly a deep-sea appearance; !;
curious khaki cloth. very light and
very shiny He looks more than ever
like Father Neptune in an off mo-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31

all say It's a shame for your husband
to lay the law down to you as he
does"
But he doesn't He has never tried
to boss me one single time"
You used to be out every after
noon"
He just thought 1t was a little too
much"
You haven't been to the club in
four weeks"
Stephen said he'd rather stay
home"
You didn't ride out all last week"
But we haven't a carriage of our
own. you know. and the hired ones are
very expensive"
"Just 50 Everybody said Stephen
Roberts would put an end to your ex-
travagances. Oh. he's bossing you all
right"
When the visitor had departed Mrs
Roberts sat down and reviewed the
situation. Was her husband bossing
her? Was he humbling her to the
dust? Was he insidiously curtailing
her privileges? No! Yes! Come to
think OF ii. he was actually playing
the domestic tyrant and wearing
musk while doing II. Other folks had
noticed It right along. but she had
been foolish and blind. She had given
up this and given up that, and now
people we're calling her a humble cat!
And did that domestic tyrant OF
Stephen Roberts think any more OF
her for her sacrifices. as she named
them? Not a bit He would simply
10 on demanding more. He had asked
her to give up hired carriages. but
had he given up cigars? He had asked
her TO eliminate her club. but wasn't
he riding the goat at his Masonic
lodge one night week?
Mrs. Clara Roberts had three hours
10 think things over before her hus.
band came up to dinner. That was
plenty OF time TO arouse her obstinacy,
and when be entered the house she
was ready for him. The love-light
had gone out OF her eyes, There was
red spot on either cheek. She wait
ed five minutes for slm TO ask what
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
Put a Tax on Cats,

Puss Is no favorite with the Nun.
Ich city councillors. They have now
decided to impose a tax on cats.
The supporters of the new lmpost
contend that the keeping Of cats
involves danger TO the public health,
besides frequently constituting a nui-
sance to the neighbors When own
ers have to take out yearly license
It Is thought that cats will be better
cared for. 1t Is hoped, too. that with
a lesser number of cats the wanton
slaughter of singing and other small
birds might be diminished This
measure OF the Munich city council
Is believed to be the frst attempt
made by any government or local
authority to tax cats.