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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

his school,
Mr.. Stark of Gainesville. Texas,
was in Ardmore yesterday attending
a directors meeting of the drug COM
pany in which he is interested in
this city
Anv parent or child having old
school books suitable for use In the
public schools in this city will con
fer a favor on the poor children by
leaving the same with Mrs. Curtis
at the county court house.
S. G. Wood, who has been in Sui
phur for several days during the past
week returned to Ardmore yester-
day. Mr.. Wood reports great ac-
tivity in real estate in the locallty
of Sulphur,
I'm to and including yesterday the
Santa Fe has shipped from Ardmore
this season twenty-five thousand
bales of cotton The Rock Island
Frisco lines have shipped out fifteen
thousand bales for the season.
Yesterday the negro teachers OF
the county were in the city ON busi-
ness with the county superintendent
There are over fifteen hundred ne
gro children of school age in Carter
county and the county employees flf-
ty negro teachers to instruct tnem.
One hundred and fifteen dollars
and twenty cents was disbursed by
the city yesterday in payment OF
weekly salaries due the waterworks
employees and for incidental eXpen-
ses.
The Ardmore football team will
engage the Kingston high school
team Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Kingston lads are said to be a
fine lot of boys who know how to
play the game and very interesting
contest is expected.
c. s. Smith who has been in this
city several days from Wichita, Kan
sas, attending the land sales, left
Yesterday afternoon for Los Angeles,
Cal.
Grandma" Whipple, an inmate OF
the Oklahoma Confederate home IN
this city is reported as being dan
gerously i'll Mrs. Whipple recently
celebrated her one hundredth birth
day.
J. II. CJack) Snyder of Ardmore
representing the Ardmorete, was
here Monday and called on the CD
Jack made arrangements to have the
Daily Ardmore'te delivered here ev-
cry evening by carrier. } ohnston
County Capital Democrat.
One white man and one ChoctaW
were before the municipal Judge yes
| terday morning. The Indian paid
ten dollars for the fun of absorbing
too much political disturbance and
the white man was fined the same
sum for vagrancy and given hours in
which to leave town. They both
paid and vamoosed.
T. E. Snelson who has been en-
gagged on the high school building
here has purchased laundry in Mus
kogee and will leave here at once to
erty. Dick Lee, son of contractor
l.. F.. Lee, will have charge of the
construction work.
Col. Robert Michael was in the
city yesterday from Provence en-
route to Glenn where he will begin
the school there Monday morning.
Col. Michael says his crops have
done we'll this year. He was nursed
through a severe spell of illness and
is now in good health and he has
many things to be thankful for at the
Thanksgiving season of the year.
af I-o1I
posed of VIII and ALI Wallace are
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

c. w. Clay arrived in the city Sat
urday from a business trip to the
Choctaw nation. He brought with
him some pieces of timber that were
used in the construction of the New
Hope seminary, which was built near
Fort Smith in the Choctaw country IN
1884 and Itch was the first school
ever built in the indian Territory
The Methodists co-operated with
the Choctaws in building the seminary
and it was run by the Methodist
church for a great many years until
it was destroyed by fire. The build
ing was OF stone and what woodwork
there was in the building is well pre-
served. Mrs Clay will turn the
timber pieces over to the manual
training class of the high school ana
they will be made into gayels.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

BEST LINE OF BOX AND BULK
CHOCOLATE CANDIES.
w. ]. LANE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24
Auto Livery.

Phone III for auto for country or
city. PALACE GARAGE
1876
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

The firm of Wallace Bros, COM
posed of VIII and Alf Wallace are
opening up a new stock of grocer
les in one of the new Fraley brick
buildings on A street, northeast
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

DAILY SHIPMENTS OF FRESH
W. j. LANE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24
NOTICE.
TO THE INSURiNG PUBLIC.

!: We, the undersigned, Insur-
!; ance agents of Ardmore, Okla
!; homa, in compliance with re-
!: cent ruling Of the Insurance
!: Companies regarding remit
!; tances for premiums, do here
!: by give notice, that from and
!; after November 1st, 1912, pay
!: ment for policies must be
!. made on or before the 10th day
!; Of the month following the
!. month In which the policy
!: takes effect and II not paid for
}. by the 10th the policy will be
!: cancelled on the 18th Of said
!; month.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

:: MARK KIRKPATRICK & co. :
{: j. C. KING & CO. :
3: C. II. CLEMENT & co. :
:: THE FRALEY REAL ESTATE :
3: & INV. co.
(: W. S. WOLVERTON & SON.
3: LOWENSTEIN & CRUCE. !
:: CHAS. w. DOBBINS.
:: ADAMS BROS.
:: REDFIELD & CO.
q HAL NJ. CANNON.
:: w. A. EDWARDS.
q LEDBETTER & WIMBERLY.
u G. T. VERNON.
:; :: :: :: :: :: 8: :: :: = :; :: I:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

The report which gained currency
on the streets yesterday afternoon
that the Rock Island management
contemplated changing their train
schedules and office management IN
this city so that the change would re-
suit in the removal of some nfty
empoyes of that road, together with
their families from here, was erron-
eous. Inquiries at the Rock Island
local offices developed the fact that
no changes were contemplated at this
point.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

Mr.. Stark of Gainesville, Texas,
was in Ardmore yesterday attending
a directors meeting of the drug COM
pany in which he is interested in
this city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

A party of two Ardmore Nimrods
went out few days ago for geese.
They were not satisfied with the
goose prospects in Carter county so
they went over the line into Love
Fear of wounding the feelings OF
either of these gentlemen prevents
us from calling any names, but Wil-
lard Bleakmore says the party who
reported they had killed thirty one
geese was not far wrong in his re-
port-in fact, w. Il. says he oniy
missed the exact number thirty.
The last car of stone has been re-
ceived for use in the construction
of the high school building. Work
will now be pushed on that edifice
as rapidly as will be found consist
emf with good and safe construction
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

Col Robert Michael was in the
city yesterday from Provence en-
route to Glenn where he will begin
the school there Monday morning.
Col. Michael says his crops have
done we'll this year. He was nursed
through a severe spell of illness and
is now in good health and he has
many things to be thankful for at the
Thanksgiving season of the year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

Master Sherwood Owens, son OF
John S. owens the contractor, VINO
was severely injured by being thrown
from his bicycle a few days ago mas
recovered sufficiently to return TO
his school.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

Clerk Leeman of the county court
issued TIE following marriage licen-
ses yesterday: G.. F. Harris, aged
21 Of Provence to Miss Pearl Finlay,
aged is of Wapanucka; Lace FITS
cher, aged 30 to Miss Cora Kidder,
aged 80, both of Oklahoma City; j..
T. Jones, aged 26, to Miss NJ. A.
Franklin, aged 90 both of Oil City;
W. p. Ellsworth, aged 26, to Miss
BERTHE Wiggs, both OF Shawnee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

r E. Snelson who has been en-
gagged on the high school building
here has purchased laundry in Mus
kogee and will leave here at once to
look after his newly acquired prop
erty Dick Lee, son of contractor
l.. F. Lee, will have charge of the
work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

One white man and one Choctaw
we're before the municipal judge yes
terday morning. The Indian paid
ten dollars for the fun of absorbing
too much political disturbance and
the white man was fined the same
sum for vagrancy and given hours in
which to leave town. They both
paid and vamoosed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

Any parent or child having Old
school books suitable for use in the
public schools in this city will con
fer a favor on the poor children by
leaving the same with Mrs. curtis
at the county court house.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

Morris Sass was called to Marietta
on real estate business yesterday
DR.. T.. c. Harlow has returned
from Marietta where he visits each
Friday to attend the eye troubles
of the people of that city.
Cotton sold in Ardmore yesterday
al from eleven cents for low grades
ND to twelve and Il half for some OF
the very best.
+. A. Porter who has charge OF
the United States agricultural work
among the full blood Indians was
in the city yesterday from Musko-
gee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

S. G. Wood, who has been in sui
phur for several days during the pas
week returned to Ardmore yester
dav. Mr.. Wood reports great ac
tivity in real estate in the locality
of Sulphur.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-24

J. II. (Jack) Snyder of Ardmore,
representing the Ardmoreite, was
here Monday and called on the CD
Jack made arrangements to have the
Daily Ardmoreite delivered here ev-
cry evening by carrier. Johnston
County Capital Democrat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-08
FOUR HURT IN AUTO CRASH
Three Women and Girl Among
the Victims.

with his automobile dashing along at a
mile a minute to make the steep ora
waupum street hill, in White Plains.
Mathew J. Winkler. OF No. 1852 Franklin
avenue. The Bronx. crashed yesterday after
noon into "A car owned by G. G. Swack-
hamer, OF No - South Lexington avenue,
White Plains. and driven by his brother-in-
law, Oscar Haight, OF No. 50 Fisher avenue.
The Winkler car turned over, and Mrs.
Winkler her little daughter and Miss Nav
Fallon of No. 1922 Jackson avenue, are IN
the White Plains Hospital, all badly in
jured Miss Fallon has three fracture
ribs and a badly laccrated forehead, while
Mrs. Winkcr and her daughter are suffer
ing from shock and severe bruises. Thomas
Fallon who was also in the Winkler car,
escaped, as did Mr.. Winkler. with minor
bruises. In the Swackhamer car besides
Mr.. Haight were his son Kenneth Henry
Jones. OF Orawaupum street and Miss Dor
othy Murray. OF No. G7l East 2l6th street,
Williamsbridge.
Although the Swackhamer car turned
over, too. none OF the occupants was badly
hurt, although Miss Murray is suffering
from shock Mr. Haight says his car was
in Fisher avenue. approaching Orawaupum
street at about eight miles an hour He
saws he was screened from Orawaupum
street BY buildings. and that when he saw
the Winkler car rushing FOR the hill, which
is an per cent grade. he also turned W
the hill TO avoid a collision. His front
wheel locked with the rear wheel OF the
Winkler car.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-08
FOG HALTS RESORT BOATS
The Grand Republic and Majestic
Ground-Service Ceases.

Dense fog caused great inconvenience
TO visitors TO Coney Island and Rockaway
Yesterday. The Grand Republic and the
Majestic went aground on a bar at Rock
away Inlet In the late afternoon, and
the service of the Iron Steamboat Com
pany was discontinued altogether shortly
after 8 o'clock. Hundreds OF people who
crowded the piers were disappointed
when notified that no tickets TO COney
Island were being sold
The Grand Republic and the Majestic
went aground at low tide but as the pas
sengers were informed that both OF the
boats would be able TO get of in time 10
land their passengers in Manhattan before
midnight, there was considerable grum-
bling but no excitement.
The last boat leaving Harlem was the
Peggy which, in accordance with instruc-
lions 10 her commander. turned back be-
cause OF the fog on reaching the Narrows
on landing, her passengers had their fares
returned to them.
Mr. Bishop, the general manager OF the
captains Of the PeTseus. the Sirius. the
Cetus and the Cepheus had all reported
that the fog was so thick at o'clock as
10 be dangerous and advised against fur
Their runs as scheduled At o'clock 1t
was clear at COney Island, but near the
Narrows the fog was so thick II was un-
safe 10 try to get through.
The Grand Republic locked at the Bat
terry shortly after midnight, and discharged
such OF It's passengers as desired 70 land
there. The others disembarked at piers
M the river
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-08
SEES 3 DAUGHTERS DROWN
Father on Opposite River Bank
Unable to Aid Them.

Salisbury Point, Mass, July while
their father stood on the opposite shore
powerless TO aid them, three sisters,
Christine McBeth, fifteen years old; Vir-
ginia McBeth, thirteen, and Hazel Nc
Beth, eleven, were drowned to-day In
the Merrimac River here while bathing.
The youngest girl waded beyond her
depth and was carried under water. Her
sisters, although unable to swim, went
10 her rescue. but the heavy waves sent
all three TO the bottom. George Fowle,
who had been swimming near by, heard
the screams Of the girls and quickly
swan to help them.
When he reached the spot all three
girls grabbed hold Of him, and, although
heavily handicapped, he made heroic
struggle to reach safety. Fowle had
reached within fifteen feet Of a sandbar
when the children released their grip on
him and sank He swan to land. where
he fell exhausted. The bodies were re-
covered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-08
ESCAPES FROM SUNKEN BOX
Houdini, Vaudeville Man, Does
Stunt" in East River.

Such a big crowd collected to see Harry
Houdini, the "handcuff king" nailed In a
box and thrown into the East River that
the police interfcred and drove the yaude-
VILE performer away I'm boat. He kept
the box on the boat. however. and yester-
day morning, shortly after the appointed
hour, was shackled, chained, trussed and
nailed in the box, which was thrown over
board of Governors Island.
Houdinl came up In less than two and
one half minutes two hundred and nifty
feet away from where he had been thrown
in and was hauled aboard. 1t was not
until he was back on the boat deck that
the box noated to the surface. He APP
peared at Hammerstein's at the afternoon
and night performances.
Three doctors-Frank Abbott, Of ia
maica, George Gregory and J. A. Winter
have challenged Houdini 10 what he
SAYS will be the hardest task he has ever
undertaken. The physicians said their
curiosity had been aroused and wanted
Houdinl TO submit to the following terms:
We will send an extra heavy operating
table with broad straps and strap you
DE- wn In as helpless position and condl-
ton as Is possible. Crossing your arms
over your chest and strapping your hands
to the side Of the table. your neck will be
held down with "A broad, heavy neck strap,
to eliminate the danger of strangulation,
Your thighs, knees and feet will be held
down by heavy straps along the sides and
at the extreme end OF the table.
The doctors said they wanted TO study
the methods by which he gets loose. and
made condition that he would do the
stunt" in full view OF the audience Hou-
DIM accepted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-08
| KANSAS UNION LAW UPHELD
Supreme Court Decides Two
Cases Under Coercion Act.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. J

by l'lfBIdpN " Inv 4iibHl''J
Topeka, Kan, July THE Kansas SUI
preme Court has decided two important
labor cases The first was suit
by the state against T. p Coppage, super
intendent Of the st. Louis & San Francisco
Railway, at Fort Scott A. r. Hedges was
employed by the railway as switchman,
and was a member Of the Switchmen 8
Union The railway company asked him
TO withdraw from the union He refused
and was discharged.
The Attorney General brought a Grim"
inal action against Coppage for discharging
Hedges. In the lower court Coppage was
found guilty Of violating the Kansas CO
ercion law. which prohibits employers from
dlscharging men because they are members
Of unions. Coppage was fined and appealed
10 the Supreme Court. The highest court
in the state held that the fine imposed by
the lower court should stand.
In the suit against Alfred Ackenhausen,
from Leavenworth County. the same Gues-
lions were involved, and the Supreme Court
ordered a trial Of the case in the district
court. which had thrown out the suit
brought by the state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-08
SU[TR|NESS KILLS A MAN
Dies in Ferryhouse After Coney
Island Trip to Escape Heat.
FOG HOLDS UP TEN LINERS
Strange Manifestation Causes
Embargo Off Hook, Though
It Is Clear Here.

| One of those sweltering days that make
life unbearable sent thousands scurryins
| to the seashore and cool places yesterday
| AS a result Of the heat and excessive hu-
nudity man died at the Liberty street
ferry house as he was returning from
! Coney Island
One of the manifestations of the day
was a heavy fog that settled down Over
the lower part OF the bay and off Sandy
Hook holding up ten ocean and coast
liners
The man killed by the heat was Clar-
ence Schorb, hostler, twenty-four years
old, living at No 40 West % street, Plain
field, n. J. Accompanied by his wife, he
had just got back from Coney Island and
was awaiting the arrival Of ferryboat
when he complained OF being violently Ill,
and before an ambulance brought DR..
Shields from the Hudson Street Hospital
life was extinct
Louis Myer. a laborer. torty-fve years
| old, Of No. 80 Henry street. was pros
| trated by the heat in front Of No. Az East
4Sd street yesterday afternoon. He was
removed to Bellevue Hospital.
of the Hook the fog accumulated soon
after midnight Saturday made prisoners OF
practically all steamships that approached
port. The American liner St. Louis, from
Southampton, with $50 cabin and 400 steer
age passengers; the Russian steamship
Kursk, with I.l50 passengers; the Wilson
freighter Francisco, from Hull; the Greek
steamship Macedonia from the Pireus;
the Kansan, the Prins Willem ", the
Santa Clara, the jamestown. the Bound
Brook and the Nor, all suffered from the
embargo.
The temperature reached 81 degrees, its
maximum. at p. m, but the humidity,
which was at 81 at S o'clock in the evening,
was the factor that made life miserable.
not only for human beings but even for the
animals in the Central Park menagerie.
Fritz the large leopard, was found pros
trated on the floor of his cage at noon.
Then Pete, the Siberian tiger, showed
signs OF distress. Even the elephants, Hat
tie and Jewel, grew FESTIVE. In each case
the hose was played on the animals until
they showed signs of relief
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-08
MORE PAY FOR STEVED0RES
Union Reports Increases, but
Continues Strike Plans.

Plans for extending the strike OF the
longshoremen, who are Joining with the
coastwise seamen in their present strikes,
under the auspices Of the National Trans
port Workers Federation, We're considered
yesterday at meetings OF the locals Of the
federation. At a meeting OF the executive
committee of the latter in the strik+ head
quarters, No 229 West street, it was an
nounced that the longshoremen employed
by the Metropolitan Line had secured
union agreement with the line and I'VE
cents an hour increase in wages. Efforts
are TO be made to-day 10 extend the strikes
OF the long shoremen 10 the piers Of other
companies as fast as the men are organ
tied as members OF the federation. II was
also reported that the Italian branch OF
the union was organizing the Italian
workers wherever they were working
The North German Lloyd longshoremen
IN Hoboken, It was stated, have received
an increase in wages Of five cents an hour
II was also reported that the international
Brotherhood OF Transfers will meet this
evening to decide whether or not the team
sters will strike.
The representatives OF the Fall River
Line said last night that the places OF The
$50 longshoremen who went on strike SAT-
urday had been filed. superintendent
Nickerson said that the Priscilla sailed on
schedule time last night. with her regular
crew. and that so far no attempt had been
made TO interfere with any OF the ships
crews OF the line.
II was announced last night by James
Vidal. the leader OF the seamen's and nre.
mems strike, that a strike OF the crew OF
the American liner st. Louis would %
called as soon as she reached her pier to-
day. The crews OF the American liners
sign for the round trip on this side of the
Atlantic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-08
SETS LITTLE GIRL ATTIRE
Child Badly Burned Says Boy
Lit Her Dress.

Elsie Wolstater. seven years old, who
was taken TO the Reception Hospital last
night and later transferred to the Metro
poltan Hospital. on Blackwelps Island
suffering from severe burns on the arms
legs and body, declared that an unidentified
boy had held a match to her dress in the
ground floor hallway OF her home. at No
PA East nth street.
She was not questioned great deal
when she was removed, because OF her
condition which is very serious, but a de-
tective went later TO the hospital TO get a
description of the boy Before she was
taken away the girl declared she had never
seen the boy before.
She said he struck match and DELHI
erately held II under her dress until II
caught fire She did not know what be-
came OF the boy afterward.
Detectives questioned children In the
neighborhood. They said they had seen 10
strange boy around. and ventured the
opinion that Elsie had been striking
matches while coming down the stairs and
had set her own clothes on fire. The halls
Of the house were not lighted at the time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-08
FIRST VICTIM OF SURF
Philadelphia Man Drowned at
Atlantic CITY.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Atlantic City. July 7.-August Schultz,
OF No. ITO Girard avenue, Philadelphia,
was drowned in the surf to-day. This
is the first fatality here Of the season.
Schultz was playing ball in the surf with
two companions at Connecticut avenue.
One OF his companions made a wild
throw and the ball went 10 within a few
feet of a stone lefty. He tried TO recover
II, was picked up by giant wave and
dashed against the pilings. He gave one
cry and disappeared. The lifeguards
were rescuing two women at the time
and could not respond Immediately.
When they did his body had disappeared.
II is feared IL has been swept out TO sea.
The surf was unusually rough to-day
and the guards had trouble all along thu
beach.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-08
TWO SWIMMERS DROWNED
Student and Companion G
Down in Owasco Lake.

Auburn, ~ Y, July ID. Werner Patty,
twenty-five years old, a student OF Mer-
cersburg Academy. and Henry Mattern,
eighteen years old, were drowned In Owas-
co Lake last night while bathing from a
rowboat. Their bodies have not been re-
covered.
They hired a rowboat shortly before S
o'clock and rowed out on the lake. At 10
O'clock boy found the boat with their
dry clothing, watches and money in II. A
woman reported that she had seen them
swimming far out in the lake
Patty was a stepson Of Commander
Frederic Cossum. who was a candidate for
state commander OF the Grand Army Of
the Republic at the last state encamp-
ment.