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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-08
EXPLOSION IN COAL MINE IN
GERMANY MAY CAUSE HEAVY
LOSS OF LIFE.
pay SHIFT IN MINE
Whole y Day Force Had Just En-
tered o., to Begin Days Work
When E. 'eL ion from Fire Damp
Occurred.

Bochum Germany, Aug. s. - Six
hundred and ufty miners are impris-
oned in the coal mine near Gerthe.
The day shift had just descended
into the mine, when the first damp
explosion occurred.
Sixteen seriously injured miners
were soon brought up, leaving the
fate of the remaining six hundred
and thirty-four unknown.
Later many other were rescued
but late this evening it was feared
that at least one hundred miners
have perished. Twenty five bodies
of victims have been recovered.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-08
OWEN CLAIMS LEAD OF 100000;
HASKELL STILL DENIES DEFEAT

Oklahoma City, Okla, Aug. =
Haskell tonight that between $4,000
and 10000 republicans voted demo-
cratic ballots in the primary election,
contrary to law, and upon his investi-
CATION of the circumstances he said
would depend his future action. From
other sources came information that
practically all of the Ex-Governor
workers admit that he has been de-
feated. Close figuring in the Okla
homa City headquarters place the
Owen majority as shown by the face
of the returns at not to exceed 5000,
and it is declared from an authorita
tive source the election would be car
ried before the fourth legislature with
a demand that the primary vote, as
far as the democratic rule applies. be
purged of all republicans or other al
legged illegal votes Result of such
an undertaking would depend entirely
upon the attitude of the individual
members of the legislature and there
is nothing now to indicate whether
those nominated are favorable to
Owen or Haskell. 1t is not situa-
ton in which the courts may be in
volved. yet the legislature could go
as deep into such controversy as it
might choose. A further complication
arises from the effect of the initiated
bill for the direct election of senators,
which it is generally believed was
adopted at the primary election, will
have. With this law in operation the
names of Senator owen, the republi
can and the socialist party nominee
would all go on the general election
ballot and it would be incumbent
upon the legislature to elect the can
didate receiving the highest number
of votes. The Haskell people assert
that it would be void law.
Haskell Denies Defeat.
E.x- Governor Haskell informed the
Dallas News bureau late tonight that
he would have no definite statement
TO make before tomorrow night. The
situation is to be gone over at "a
conference in NTuskogee tomorrow
The candidate would not admit tha.
he had been defeated. When informed
that statements were being published
IN purpcrted interviews with the ey-
governor that he had admitted defeat
he gave a bristling reply.
THAT is absolutely untrue said
he. Il have admitted nothing of the
sort: on the contrary, will say that |
have not been defeated. If there IS
any possible stretch of Imagination 1
iustfying the assumption that I had /
been defeated. then I will say that it .
was accomplished through a conspira- /
cy by the republican machine in viO- |
latinn Of the law. There is a reason. |
for | am a democrat who stood In .
the way of the republican machine /
If. during tine remainder of the time
he is IN Office. Senator Owen will car.
" out the promises made during the
campaign. he will have rendered the
country a great service. | am ENGAGED
in gathering the final returns from
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-08
CLOSE RACE IN KANSAS.
Stuobs and Curtis Running Neck and
Neck for Senatorial Nomination.

Neck for Senatorial Nomination.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. S.-Reports
shortly before noon today indicated
that the Stubbs-Curtis contest for
United States senator, is closer than
ever Reports from 1862 of the 165 dis
tricts indicated that each candidate
had carried eighty-one.
Figures up to . o'clock this after
noon gave Stubs a slight lead, indi-
eating that he had won in eighty-siX
legislative districts and Curtis in sew
enty-one. The result in Ellsworth AMI
Elk counties is doubtful and Cheyenne.
Clark and Stanton counties had not
been received. Hedges still led Bill
lard and Capper appeared to have car
ried every county save Leavenworth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-08

Roe Hard, son of the commissioner,
attacked the complainant, Bodovltz,
striking him over the head with a
sawed off billiard cue.
Police Officer Stapelton, who was
accidentally shot a few days ago,
had come down town and was in the
city hall He was using the large
end of billiard cue for walking
cane. AS Bodoyitz passed the place
where Stapelton and young lizard
were sitting, witnesses say the young
man seized the improvlsed cane from
the hands of the wounded officer and
struck him (Bodovitz) a severe blow
across the right side of the head
Bystanders and members of the
police force who were present, in
terfered and the young man was re-
strained from following up his at
tack
Bodovitz was removed to his home
and a physician summoned. An ug-
ly cash was cut across the right
side of the head. requiring several
stitches in sewing it up. Prompt
action on the part of the bystanders
as well as of the police, it is said,
by a number who witnessed the dis
turbance, probably avoided serious
results. No arrests have been made.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-08

Mrs Oscar Shumate has returned
from Wichita Falls, where she was
called by the death of her father. Mr..
Shumate, who accompanied her 10
Wichita Falls. received telegram,
while there, advising him that his
father was in a critical condition ar
Tioga, as a result Of an operation for
appendicitis and Mr.. Shumate is nov
at Tioga at the bedside of his father.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-08
FIGHT IN COUNCIL CHAMBER.
Jake Bodovitz Attacked by Son Of
Man He ProsecuteS.

Afaer the prosecution before the
city commissioners at their session
this morning, of the complaint filed
yesterday by J, A. Bodovitz against
Police Commissioner Ikard, and be-
fore the adjournment OF the board of
city commissioners who have been in
session for the purpose of hearing
the presentation of these charges,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-08

The count is made | will probably have
something to say to the people of Ok
! lahoma"
Counties Claimed by Owen.
The following counties are claimed
by Owen: Adair, large; Alfalfa, Ato-
/ llA 900 Beckham, LOCO; Blaine, Bry-
an, Caddo, 1000; Canadian, LOO;
Carter, 1000; Choctaw, Cleveland,
COO Coal, Comanche. 1,500; Craig, )
TO |: Creek, Custer, Garfield, Garvin,
9 to ,, Grady, 500; Greer. Hughes,
Jackson 1900: Johnston. Kay, 600,
Kingfisher, 400; Kiowa, 500; Lattlmer,
Leflore, Lincoln. 800: Logan. Love,
$50: McClain 500; McCurtain, 200,
Mayes, 500; Murray, 400; Muskogee
few precincts missing), 600; Musko-
gee City, 26S; Noble, 100; Nowata,
large majority; Okfuskee, 400 (con
ceded to Owen by so; Usage, 200;
Pawnee, 50; Pittsburg, 100; Pontotoc
517 (complete); Pottawatomie, more
than 1900 Pushmataha, small Sem.
mole, 300; Sequoyah is close Steph
ems, Tillman, 1,5O0; Tulsa, heavy,
Washington conceded by Haskell
Washita Woods, 250; oklahoma coun-
ty by 1900.
According to the latest information
from the Haskell people they claim
Bryan county by $50; Craig, Ellis, say
that Garfield is about tven; claim
GarvIn by 100: Harmon, Haskell, Le-
flore ION corrected returns); Texas,
Wagner, Woods and Woodward and
Sequoyah.
Irrespe of the factional claims,
corrected returns and estimates from
authentic sources received here justi-
fy the assumption that Senator owen
has been nominated by at least 10000.
Notwithstanding his managers claim
10000 to $4,000 and the senator him
self claims 10000. The Daily Oklaho-
man, supporting Senator owen, places
his majority tonight at about 25,0oo.
Murray Claims Nomination,
Late returns bear ont the prediction
of last night that Murray has 6cen
nominated for congressman at large,
and the figures also indicate the nom
nation of Joe r. Thompson of Iauis
Valley. Weaver, Echcls, Branson, Ross
and Franklin are linked for third
place, the figures here favorine either
Weaver or Echols.
Murray said tonjght: From the re-
turns ii appears that | have carried
seventy-two or seventy-three counties
out of the seventy-six in the state, this
without making a canvass and without
making a single speech, for which !
am profoundly grateful to the people.
This magnificent result renews my
faith in the people Of Oklahoma and
impels me to renew the VOW Of my
earliest entrance in public life-to re-
main steadfast in their interest. y
causes me to be assured that if I be
faithful to them, they, in the future /.
as they have in the past. will sooner +.
or later learn OF my work, remember /
my services and reward my efforts"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-08

Read the Want Ads. Worth while
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-08
Republican Headquarters.

Chicago, H., Aug, S,-David Null
vane OF Kansas arrived today and
planned to have the republican ma
!ional headquarters in running order
by next Monday. He has selected III :
Auditorium Hotel for offices. He will
make Chicago his home until after the
election.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-24
"A DISTINCT PUBLIC GOOD"
That Is What Statewide Prohibition
Means, Says Ex-Gov. Dawson.

Ex-Gov. w. M. O. Dawson has de
clared for statewide prohibition and
will vote for the ratification OF the
Prohibition amendment. Gov. Daw.
sons views on the matter. after q
thorough investigation and study OF
the question, will be OF great weight
with the people who regard him most
highly.
In statement just given out, Mr.
Dawson explains his position in these
words:
Answering your query as to my at
titude towards the pending prohibition
amendment to the Constitution OF
West Virginia. say that, after much
consideration of the important ques
ton, / shall vote for its ratification
Even Il It's ratification should not les
sen the consumption Of Intoxicating
liquors, believe distinct public
good would be accomplished by get
ting rid of the open licensed saloon
which. SO far as / can see, does nc
good whatsoever, but promotes and
ministers to almost every form Of
evil. The question involved is both
moral and economic. The traffic IN
intoxicating beverages is a tremen
dous waste. 1t is az absurd to say
that we can prosper by committing
waste, as 1t Is to say that we will
grow better by doing wrong"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-24
The Evil Of the Saloon.

An American social reform journal
has this to say of the evil of the H.
censed liquor traffic:
1T Is not chiefly that the saloon is
political evil, not chiefly that drunk
enness is abhorrent, not chiefly that
1t interferes with work and business.
not altogether, that 1t makes so much
misery for 80 many, but that at last
we are seeing that the saloon and In
temperance are the enemies Of souls
that have infinite worth and the de-
stroyers of bodies that have cost such
care. We are at last seeing how ut
terly illogical, even imbecile, it is to
spend thousands of dollars on schools
and churches to produce fine souls and
thousands Of dollars of sanitary cit
les and streets and houses and safe
guards to grow healthy young man,
and even to spend thousands more to
restore criminals TO manhood, and
then to allow on any corner an insti-
tuition which destroys both body and
soul"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-24
literature are necessarily heavy and
additional funds are needed

literature are necessarily heavy and
additional funds are needed.
T. M. Hare, of Charleston, Is the
campaign manager, The speakers bu-
reau is at Sistersyille and Is in charge
press bureau is at Morgantown, I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Lenna Lowe
Yost, President of the State w. G.
T. u
The liquor men have so far failed
on every point. The backbone of the
campaign is being conducted by the
United States Brewers Association.
with headquarters in New York City.
The active management of the brew
cry interests was intrusted to George
M. Mcdowell, a regular lobbyist of the
association Mcdowell came into the
state crafty representing himself az
corporation lawyer" but soon bios
somed out with letterheads on which
was printed in box car letters, Tax
payers Protective Association of West
Virginia" He started out to run a
press bureau under that alias. The
character of the Taxpayers Associa-
ton" was quickly exposed and McDow-
ell organized" the Citizens Defense
Committee" Of Charleston. 1t soon de-
veloped that there was nothing to the
Citizens Defense Committee" except
its secretary, Jim Pauley, local bar
tender, and who was also secretary Of
the bartenders' union.
Mcdowell next began sending out
free plate matter to newspapers from
Cincinnati under the alias National
News Bureau" but this fake wds
quickly exploded by telegraphic In
quiry. II was found that the alleged
bureau" was nothing but a name un-
der which the agent of the United
States Brewers Association was oper-
ating. The newspapers, almost to the
last one, refused to use McDowelps
free plate"
Then row broke out In the brew
cry camp because Mcdowell fell down
ON all of his schemes. The Fairmont
brewers rose in revolt, declaring that
the literature put out by the agents Of
tire United States Brewers Association
was all punk anyhow and clamored
for the suppression OF Mcdowell.
whose fakes had made the whole beer
cause joke. The Paramount people
wanted no literature at all sent out,
but urged that the only possible way
to save the saloon was to go out on a
still hunt, get wet election officers APP
pointed and deliberately steal the cleo
ton. This plan, in default Of some
thing better, appealed to the malt
brethren and 1t is understood that this
will be the plan Of the wet" cam
paign from now on.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-24
TAX INCREASE
TALK NONSENSE
Judge Nc Whorter Gives a Few
Things To Think About
On Amendments
DESTROYER NEVER A BENEFIT
It Is BY Conserving Public Peace,
Health and Morals That We Do
crease the Burdens of Taxa
tion-Not BY Destroy
ing Them.
fBy Judge J. G. McWhorter.1

1 Thy Judge j. V. McW nOrIer.1
1t is all nonsense to talk about the
removal OF the saloon increasing taxes
on property 1t Is matter OF common
knowledge, and every court that has
ever delivered an utteranc6 on the
subject has declared, that the open
saloon Is destructive OF life, public
peace, health and morals. Everybody
knows this is true. NO one can con-
trovert it. So universally true is this
that the courts say they will take ju-
dicial notice of it. It doesn't have to
be proven in court. Then listen: No
man can point to single instance In
which it increased the burdens Of tax
alton to prohibit the doing Of thing
which is destructive Of life, public
peace, health or morals.
Think for a minute. You cant re-
call one, and the liquor traffic can be
no exception to the rule 1t IL by the
prohibition of these very things which
are 80 destructive Of life, public peace,
health and morals that we avoid gov
ermental expense and costs Think =
minute:
Slavery was destructive Of public
morals. Did it increase our burden of
taxes to abolish It? No, only as we
have been compelled to pay a heavy
war debt as the penalty OF our folly
and stupidity, in trying to settle q
question like this by the standard Of
dollars and cents instead of by the
principles of right and wrong until the
war as a means of settling 1t became
unavoidable.
Lotteries were yiolative of public
morals. Did it increase our taxes to
abolish that source of revenue? Not
a penny
Think a minute. The only purpose
of government is the preservation OF
life, liberty, public health. peace and
morals. All taxes paid are to defray
the expenses Of the government in it's
protection and preservation Of these
fundamental things. Therefore, we
cut down expenses of government and
save taxes just as we eliminate those
things which are destructive OF life,
liberty, public peace, morals and
health, and we increase taxes and ex-
penses just as we keep and tolerate in
our midst these things. Isn't that COM
mon sense? Think minute There
is no right way of doing wrong thing.
Things evil in themselves can not be
perpetuated and made source of eco
nomic profit 1t is contrary to the eter-
nal and unalterabie Law governing all
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-24
PRESIDENT ELIOT VOTES DRY

Cambridge, Mass, a city Of some
thing like 100000 population and al
most adjoining the city OF Boston has
followed the prohibition policy, con
tinuously for twenty years. The sue
cess OF the policy resulted in the con
version Of Hon. Charles W. Eliot, Pres
ident OF Harvard University, to the
policy and resulted In his abandoning
his moderate drinking.
The city has prospered so rapidly
under the Prohibition policy that the
tax on the increment Of taxable prop
erty has much more than made up fol
the loss of saloon revenue.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-24

of revenue each year from the liquor
trade. (Remember, the counties do
not receive cent? Give the business
credit for this revenue. then charge It
the increase Of court costs, fail and
prison costs and insane costs, caused
by the open saloons, and you will
more than wipe out every dollar OF
revenue you receive. This is no pipe
dream; it is the result of actual ex.
perience In -~ohibition states. In 9th
er words, the liquor trade doesn't pay
its own expenses to the public. This
Is the plain truth of the matter. And
this is the reason why, as general
rule, rates OF assessment are higher
in license than in no-license counties
and why license counties are so much
more heavily burdened with debts.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-24
DRY CAMPAIGN
IS WARMING UP
More Than 500 Speakers Out
On the Stump For
Ratification
200 MEETINGS EACH NIGHT
Brewers Are Forced to Change Tactics
BY the Exposition Of Their Fakes
All Their Publicity Schemes
Fail to Deceive.

The campaign for the ratification Of
the Prohibition Amendment is warm
ing up all over West Virginia. A
school house canvass is being CON
Quoted all over the state for the re-
demption of the state from the clutches
OF the brewery corporations.
It is estimated that there are now
500 local West Virginia speakers de-
voting all or part Of their time to
stumping the state. Something like
200 Prohibition meetings are being
held each night.
Fifteen or twenty speakers from out,
side OF the state are now putting in
their whole time in speaking. Billy
Sunday is coming for whirlwind tour
Of the big cities late in October Some
OF the best campaigners Of the reform
are now at work. Some of them are
speaking without any charge what.
ever Billy Sunday comes for his ex-
penses only. Il have never charged
for Prohibition speech and never
WILL" he says. Oliver w. Stewart is
coming for nothing and pays his own
expenses besides.
The local speakers are practically
all talking for nothing and most OF
them are paying their own expenses
besides. 1t Is clear cut struggle be-
tween the people and the saloon.
A striking example Of devotion to
the cause is the case of Calvary Bap-
tist Church of Charleston. The con-
gregation has released its pastor, Rev.
T. II. Binford, from active pastoral
duty until after election that he may
devote his whole time to speaking In
behalf Of the amendment.
Judge J. c. McWhorter, Of Buckhan-
non, is chairman of the federated
forces of the state. He comes not
from the ranks of the so called ITEM
perance cranks and fanatics" but from
a class of clean, high minded, ire
proachable politicians. His legal
knowledge, his time, and strength
have been freely given, and his repu,
tation for integrity has given the peo-
pie confidence in his leadership in the
great campaign.
Treasurer of the Ratification FEEDER
alton. r. Chaffey, of Elkins, 10 work
ing vigorously to secure adequate
funds to meet the legitimate expenses
OF the campaign. The expenses fol
gevelins, printing and dlatFIRqtiQn d
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-24
POLICY MAKING GOOD
so SAYS THE GOVERNOR or
NORTH CAROLINA.
Less Liquor is Being soid-Taxes
Have Not Increased-Less Hypo-
crisy than in the License States.
NV. w. Kitchen, Governor Of North
Carolina.

NV. w. Kitchen, Governor OF North
Carolina.
You ask me for information concern
ing the following charges which you
say the liquor men of your state make
against the prohibition law in North
Carolina, and / answer as follows
AS to non-enforcement, know Of no
case in which the law has not been
enforced by the courts. Hundreds
have been convicted. You understand,
Of course, that it is more difficult to
than in others, the difficulty being in
securing evidence, but ] have every
reason to believe that our officers gen
orally, are faithfully trying to do their
| duty and that in all cases where wit
ness can be secured, with the proper
evidence, those who are violating our
liquor laws are prosecuted and con-
victed.
AS to disrespect for the law: There
is opposition to it, but think no dis
respect except by those who violate
It, If there is any other disrespect, it
is confined to those who oppose it and
wish to encourage efforts towards its
repeal.
AS to the liquor sold: There is far
less liquor sold in this state now than
before prohibition There Is less
drunkenness and less crime, far less,
eliminating violations Of this law.
Whether there is increased consump-
ton of injurious drugs, have not In
formation. As to bankruptcy in cities
and towns, there is not word of truth
in this. On the contrary, our towns
like Gastonia, Durham, High Point,
Greensboro, and Charlotte, which had
local prohibition before the adoption
of our state prohibition law, are among
the most prosperous, If not, the most
prosperous towns in the state. AS to
increased taxes. it is probably that
some few communities, owing to the
| failure to receive high taxes from the
sale of whiskey, are compelled to col
| lect more money from other sources.
But the tax rate in the state at large
has not increased.
AS to decreased business: There
has been no decrease in business Of
any kind except the whiskey business.
Our towns and our state, including the
country districts. are on the upward
grade, developing their resources, In
creasing in wealth, building school
houses and churches, and going for
ward in every line, which would graf
lily good citizen and patriot.
AS to corruption of officials / know
of no corruption whatever Of officials
(. and believe there is no truth in that
charge. II any, 1t is not attributable
to prohibition
AS to social hypocrisy: There is no
more social hypocrisy than heretofore;
no more in prohibition territory than
in open saloon territory, and not az
much in this state, in my opinion, az
there is generally In the states where
whiskey is sold. Prohibition was
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-24

adopted by the people Of this state by
a large majority 1t has met the ex-
pectations Of It's friends. 1t is my
opinion that it has been as success
full as such law has ever been In any
state. 1t has not entirely relieved the
state from whiskey or drunkenness
no state law can do this. probably no
law Of any kind can do 1t, certainly
not in this generation. But our state
prohibition is making good
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-24

Wine is a mocker"-now, isn't that
the truth?-"strong drink Is raging
now, isn't that the truth?-"and who
soever is deceived thereby is not
wise" Now, isn't that the truth?
Then how can you vote against the
prohibition amendment?
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-24

It now develops that there are about
1000 federal taxpayers as retail
liquor dealers" In Philadelphia and
only 1850 licensed saloons. leaving
more than two thousand speak easies
In that single license city.