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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-22
BOOSTER MEETING
LAST NIGHT
REGULAR MEETING OF CONNER
CIAL CLUB DEVELOPS SOME
ENTHUSIASM.

There was a rousing meeting OF the
Commercial Club last night when the
newly elected president and board Of
directors were ushered into Office TO
succeed the old board retired. EX-
President Ringer called the meeting
to order and in a few well chosen
remarks Introduced Mr. Foster as the
new president who for the coming
year would have charge of the deSti-
nies of the club. Mr.. Foster pre-
faced his remarks by stating that he
had been very busy as referee in a
building case and had not been able
to give the attention to the club and
its affairs that he ought, but outlined
his policy and the course he expected
to pursue in the future in an effort
to build up a better city. Mr.. Foster
left little room for speculation as to
his meaning. The gist of his whole
talk was harmony and get-together,
aggressive spirit that would build
bigger city.
The question of the basket fac
tory was discussed thoroughly and it
was decided to appoint a committee
to confer with Mr.. C. T.. Prince of
Pittsburg, Texas, who desires to To-
cate the plant her and see if they
cannot induce him to come to Ard
more and meet this committee who
will have several sites to show him
other than the one that he most de
sires upon " hich the owners are ask
ing what he believes to be an ex-
orbitant price.
AS chairman of that committee ne
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-22
BEGIN WORK
MONDAY MORNING
WORK OF REPAIRING PAVING
ALONG STREET CAR TRACKS
TO START NEXT WEEK.

George S. Cravens stated this
morning that the work of repairing
the paving along the street railway
tracks would begin Monday morn
ing and hoped the work would be
completed In thirty days
Mr.. Cravens stated that he had
heard nothing from Mr.. Good since
lie left here for Washington but was
satisfied with the situation at present
and believed that when the time ar
rived the lines would be built to the
Wilmington Park. This work will
not be attempted until after the COM
pany has made the necessary repairs
on their property.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-22
ONE OF HIS ATTORNEYS ADVISES
HIM TO PURCHASE LAND AND
RESIDE IN CANADA.
TO Be NATURAL|zED
Should Thaw Become Subject OF Great
Britain, He Could Not Be Deported
From Canada as Planned by the
United States Authorities.

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Aug. 22-The
hearing 70 the case of the self styled
Mitchell Tompson," who was arrest
ed by the immigration authorities on
charges of aiding Harry X. Thaw in
crossing the Canadian line, was to-
day postponed until next Friday.
Thaw has been advised by certain
of his counsel to buy property in
Capada and take steps to become a
naturalized British subject This, it
was held, would prevent his dsporta-
tion.
Thaw will be arraigned in he su--
perior court on Wednesday Of next
week on a writ of habeas corpus. IN
the meantime, it is said, the attOr-
neys for Thaw will endavor TO have
him deported at a point agreeable to
Thaw. Until the hearing next We'd
nesday he will be kept prisoner in
the jail here
Thaw appeared this morning to
hayeGpent sleepless night. His
hair was disheveled, collar awry ard
oyes staring. His breakfast was laid
out on the bench for him, but was
not touched. lie was supplied with
New York and Montreal papers and
read every word bearing on his case.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-22
WAMPUM NOT INDIAN MONEY.
Wampum Carried by Indians as Rec
ord Of His Past Life.

ord OF His Past Life.
From time immemorial it has been
common belief that an Indian
wampum belt represented the Indian
method of exchange money as it
were. Nothing could be farther from
the truth, for in all the history and
traditions of the civilized tribes,
whose remanants are citizens of Ok
lahoma, there is nothing that bears
out the theory that the Indians had
any use for a medium OF exchange.
The wampum had absolutely no COM
mercial or monetary value, rather
was it one of the most sacred parts
of his traditional life--sacred. as II
told him Of the past and was to be
the medium whereby he would trans
NIT to his posterity the deeds of his
people.
The wampum were as variable as
the customs, deeds, and history of the
people which they represented. Usu-
ally they were made of dressed skins
beautifully adorned with beads and
made with the greatest care, much
skill having been exhibited. Often
they were several hundred years old. !
From the belt were attached many
strings, also of skin, at the end of
which were attached the symbols. !
The symbols typified the events that .
had become tribal history ard which !
were to be handed down to postery. |
They We're composed of differe 1t |
kinds Of shells, carved pieces of wood .
on which events were hieroglyphic- |
ally told, bones, quills, teeth of bear
and other beasts, points of horns and .
even rattlesnake rattles. However, .
every article attached possessed its
meaning and to the wearer were as
Ineligible as the printed character /
to the white man, and were under
stood alone by the Indian.
Among the ancient aborigines the
wampum belt was worn by the young
men Of the tribe who, once each year, |
were required to appear before the .
old men-those who had grown too
old to wear the belt-aId repeat .
and accurately the tradl-
tions of the tribe as delineated on
the belt. In that manner the history |
Of each tribe was preserved and the .
wampum keepers were held in great .
being the possessors of
The tribal traditions.
The ancient Choctaws selected usu-
ally twenty young men in the juris-
liction Of each petty chief, who We're
aught the tribal history and were re-
iuired to rehearse the same three
or four times yearly before the aged
nen of the nation. These young men
we're chosen for their integrity, mem
Try and steady habits and through
hem the Choctaws retained their tr'
litions. 1t is presumed that the
yampum belt was not used extern
lively by Choctaws, at least not IN
he last two hundred years.
One of the wampum belts still pos-
essed by the remnants of the Iro-
uois confederation contains 1000
trings and dates back to 1540.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-22
KILLED HIS WHOLE FAMILY.
Wealthy Iowa Farmer is Believed to
Have Killed Wife and Children.


Dubuque, Iowa, Aug. 21.-Charges
that Henry Sternwes. 4 wealthy far
mer, murdered his wife and three
children, set fire to his farm prop
erty and then leaped into the flames
were made tonight by Coroner Noel-
Rer an nner officials after a lay S
investigation CT 'ho traged!' brought
to light fifteen miles northwest of
here early today.
Four of the bodeis, burned beyond
recognition, have been recovered from
the ruins of the barn and house
The missing body is believed to he
that of the 9-year- old son.
A belief that the fire was of in
cendiary origin resulted from the dis
covery that the one building not de-
stroyed, a granary, was found to have
been thoroughly saturated with kero-
sene. The fire in the granarE. failed
to burn because the doors wen tight
ly closed.
Three bodies, believed to be Mrs.
Sternweis and two of the children,
were found in the basement of the
house. Sternweis body was found
in the ruins of the barn.
Sternweis, said to be worth $780,
600, had not lived happily with his
wife for some time, according 10 the
neighbors. The family has been well
known in northeastern Iowa for half
a century.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-22
PASTOR HELD ON
SERIOUS CHARGE
TOOK YOUNG BOYS TO IMMORAL
RESORTS AND BOUGHT BEER
FOR THEM.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 22.--Rev. John
G. Broft, pastor of the Third United
Presbyterian church here, was arrest
ed today on charge of five boys, rang
ing in age from Is to II years, that
he bough beer for them and took
them to dsorderly resorts. Two Of
the boys were taken to the office of
the count yattorney to testify against
the preacher. According to the police,
the minister confessed that he bought
beer for the boys and accompanied
them to resorts. He said he had
been inyeigled into the escapade.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-22
New Job For Ballard,

Oklahoma City, Aug. 21.-At the
recent annual meeting of the Federal
Life Insurance Company held in Chi.
cago, Perry A. Ballerd, former state
insurance commissioner of Oklahoma
vas appointed manager for Missouri
with headquarters in Kansas City
Tom J. Wood of Oklahoma City, man
ager for Oklahoma, was , elected
president of the company's club.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-22

New York, Aug. 21.-Mrs. Sarah
Harris, who attracted wide attention
last year by an appeal to the state
to kill her because she was paralyZed,
was threatened with death VIXEN
flames from a nearby fire cracked
the windows of her room in an up
town sanitarium Yesterday. When
two attendants found her she pleaded
with them not to take her away.
please let me stay here and #
this room catches fire all my misery
will be over" she said. She was
taken to a safe room in the institu-
tion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-22

Bonham, Aug. 21.-Bonham receiv-
ed the first bale of cotton of the
season today. 1t was raised by H. S.
Daulton and was sold to Smith, Moore
& Williams at II cents. A S2j prem
ium was presented Mr.. Daulton by
the board of trade.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-22
BANKERS IN CHICAGO.
National Conference Held With Mem
bers of Currency Committee.

Chicago, H., Aug. 22.--The ma
tional conference of bankers and
members Of the currency committee
of the American Bankers association
opened here today with an address
niy Chairman Hepburn which was
beard by representative bankers from
all over the country. He criticised
the features of the Owen-G Glass cur
rency BIN and advocated a central
Lank with branches instead of region.
al reserve banks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-22
FIGHT TO DEATH.

Kansas City Meat Cutter Stabbed
Through Heart With Butcher Knife.
Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 22.-After
a death struggle across a meat block
in a local market between Mark
Hamilton and Frank Mooney, meat
cutters, Mooney fell with a butcher
knife through his heart. The police
say that Hamilton said he stabbed
Mooney because he cursed him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-22
Swedish Gunboat Sinks.

Malmo, Sweden, Aug. 22.--Nhile
maneuvering with the Swedish fleet,
which is in progress here, on armor-
ed ship colided with and sank a gun
beat. The crew was saved.
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Colonel Hay, chief Of staff of the
Mexican constitutionalists in the
state of Sonora. appeared before the
foreign relations committee of the
United States senate and told It that
If the embargo on arms were removed
the Huerta regime would soon be
anded
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-03-01
COMMIT TEE HOLDS
HEARING
SUBSTITUTE BILL ON WORK
MEMS COMPENSATION MAY
BE INTRODUCED.
lStaff Correspondence.l

Helena Feb. 2S.--The joint confer
ence committee on workmen's COM
pensation met this afternoon, and a
long discussion ensued with reference
to the Minor and Murphy bills on that
subject. The committee adjourned to
meet again tomorrow without having
arrived at any definite conclusion, al
though one of the committee states
that it is probable the conference
committee will draft and submit a
substitute for the two bills.
The following bills were today ap-
proved by Governor Stewart:
H. B. rs, by Mayfield, requiring
aliens to pay d gun license; H. B. S6
by Sweet, relating to the manner In
which insurance companies may trans
act business in Montana; H. B. 113, by
Day, appropriating $4,000 to defray tine
expenses of Montana commission to
participate in 5Oth anniversary of the
battle of Gettysburg; H. B. 125 by
Crippen, relating to witnesses; II. b.
$50, by Brewer, altering the boundary
lines of Flathead, Missoula and San
ders counties; 1T. B. 1874, deficiency
claims of state game warden's Office
and II. B. 1913, deficiency claims OF
district judges.
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the bills to send J. c. Kinney, stand
pat republican, to the senate from Wi
baux county, and return Standpat Re-
publican Senator John Survant to the
senate from Phillips county, are signed
by the governor
The roll call for and against imme-
date consideration follows: For
postponement, progressives Amin,
Blair, Collins, Cookingham, Cramer,
Ellingson, Henley, MacRae, Nye, Pope
10. Democrats-Burnett, Burns,
Crismas, Drinkard, Durkan. Gould,
Graybeal, Holt, Jewell. Kelly, King,
McClung, O'Neill, Phillips, Sickler-
Is. Republicans-Bair and Tighe-2.
Grand total, q.
For immediate considera ton, pro-
gressives-Crippen, Glenn, Harmon,
Jordan (Flathead), Kemmis, Mayfield
6. Democrats-Carroll, Clark, Cults,
Day, Ezekiels Fishbaugh, Fisher,
Gleason. Hustead. Jahreiss. Johnson,
Kiley. Kirschwing, Kuphal. Largey.
Lennon. Lovelace. McNally, Norton,
Poulsson, Prescott. Rhoades, Smith,
spogen, Stewart. sulivan, Sweet,
Walker, Word. Mr. speaker-30. Re-
publicans--Brower, Camp, Crull, Clay,
Doggett, Heinrich, Higgins, Hough,
Mains, Rowe, Working-11. Nave
ricks-Carnal and Jordan of Dawson
2. Socialist-Conner-1. Total, SO.
Donlan 'Fesses Up.
The house was the scene also of
another political development of start
ling character. This was when Rep
resentative Word of Lewis and Clark,
in a statement of personal privilege,
told the house that Senator Donlan Of
Missoula had authorized the statement
that he was the senator for whom At
torney Dan Vance, drew the bill for
tke removal of the state fair from
Helena to Great Falls. That he gave
the bill to Senator Stevens, and that
it was the bill introduced in the house
by Mains of TETON.
Representative Word made this
statement after King had attempted to
have his affidavit, in which he charged
Word with having offered him the bill
for introduction, read into the records.
On motion of Lovelace, which carried
overwhelmingly, the request of King
was laid on the table.
In the senate the state of Represen-
tative Word was corroborated by Sem
ator DOnlan in brief statement.
This was one of the considerations
that moved the Lewis and Clark dele
cation in the house to vote for imme-
diate consideration of the Wibaux and
Phillips county bills.
Senator Donlan is one of the chiefs
of the bipartisan combine in the sem
ate which has stood lik. an invincible
phalanx in forcing consideration of
the two vicious political debt paying
schemes. It was up to the republican
machine to make good its promise to
the Phillips Survant crowd in the one
instance and the Kinney crowd in the
other. hence Senator Donan came out
in the open and assumed full respon-
sibility for the conception of the fair
removal bin.
In the Senate.
The senate finally passed H. B. "a,
by Spogen, after increasing the. amount
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-03-01

for the purchase of a mansion for the
governor to $4,000.
It also tackled on an amendment to
the MeNally bill limiting the hours of
employment, and sent the bill back to
the house. The amendment, which
provided that working women might
work more than nine hours in any one
day, provided they receive extra pay
for the extra time, will, if adopted by
the house, practically nullify the bill
The house refused to concur in the
senate amendment to Fl. B. No. 123,
by Stewart, relating to the limitation
of the debt-incurring powers of COM
missioners of irrigation districts.
When the bill left the house it pro-
vided commissioners could assess a
charge of SO cents an acre on land in
irrigation districts without submitting
the assessment to vote. The senate
amended the bill to give commission
ers power to levy an assessment of
$100. AS a conference committee to-
consider the matter with the senate
Speaker Macdonald appointed Stewart
of Gallatin, Pope of Yellowstone and
Conner of Lincoln.
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Bills Recommended.

In the committee of the whole, Hig-
gins in the chair, this afternoon the
house gave an exhibition of snappy
legislation. The bills passed follow:
H. b. 247, relating to the adjustment
of liabilities and assets between old
and new counties; II. B. 1872, to provide
for the creation, organization and
classification of new counties; H. b.
230, to create and establish a standard
size of apple box providing for the
proper labelling; H. B. 231, requiring
persons selling nursery stock to OBJ
tain a license; Fl. B. 35S, prohibiting
the members of the railroad commits
sion from holding any other office or
pursuing any other vocation; H. B.
1T, relating to the salaries of mayors
and aldermen; H. B. 1893, known as
the "anti-c -cigarette'' law. A fight was
committee by vote of 81 to 6. H.
B. 240, authorizing the sale of fish
and game birds; S. B. 115, allowing
railroads to carry passengers and
freight free in certain cases. Among
others, this bill grants passes to all
of the state officers, state fair en-
ployes, horticultural boards, the pres
idents and members of the faculties of
state educational institutions, provided
that the passes are asked for by the
secretary of state and delivered to him
by the railroad.
S. r. 73 was held up by the house
until the senate takes action on
similar bill that was introduced in the
house.
A resolution was passed asking the
governor to return II. B. 1863 because
of a clerical error made in enrolling
the bill
Several other bills passed the COM
mittee and S. B. 116, compelling rail-
roads to pay for the coal confiscated
when consigned to others, was not
concurred in because the amendment
added made the bill useless.
The leighton bill to prevent pro-
creation by idiots and feeble minded
persons was passed up to the steering
committee by the senate today.
The bills recommended for passage
by the senate in committee of the
whole were: House bills 159 and
160, by Gould, to divide the present
bureau of agriculture, labor and in
dustry into two departments, namely,
the department of agriculture and
publicity and the department of labor
and industry. 1t also recommended for
passage with two slight amendments,
Fl. B. 309, by the committee on educa-
ton, an act to submit to the qualified
electors the question of increasing the
rate of taxation for a period of 10
years on real and personal property,
so as to raise revenue for the support
Of state educational institutions.
Bills Passed by Senate.
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Bills Passed.

On third reading the house passed:
H. B. No. 271, by Murray, providing
for inspection of steamboats,.
H. B. No. $50, by McNally, for pay
ment of salary of clerk of the Montana
fish commission.
H. B. No. So, Drinkard, highway
bill (by vote of 4S to 2S.)
n. B. No. 322, by Jewell, providing
for pro-rating of all attachments.
H. B. No. 295, by Day, to legalize
sale of real property by county COM
missioners
H. B. No. 2S3, by Fishbaugh, making
the definition Of a legal fence broader
and more lenient than is now provided.
H. B. No. 267 by Walker, providing
that cities of the first class can pay
patrolmen $125 month.
The house killed III. B. No. 95, by
Smith, regulating the sale of cotton,
duck and canvas goods. The livestock
committee recommended for concur
renee S. B. No. 101, by Selway, relat-
ing to the quarantining of domestic
and Texas cattle.
The senate amendments to H. B. "a,
raising the appropriation for the gov
ernor's mansion from 100000 to $780,
000 were concurred in.
The senate amendments to H. B. 81,
making the working hours Of women
nine hours instead of eight, as pro-
vided in the bill, were sent into the
discard by the house. McNally, father
of the bill, explained to the members
that the senate amendments prac
tically destroyed the advantage to he
gained by the bill. The vote, to not
concur in the amendments, was unan-
imous. A conference will take UP the
matter The conference committee is
of Representatives McNally,
Crull and Kelly.
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NEW COUNTY BILLS
WILL PASS HOUSE

CONTINUED From Page Onel
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-03-01
Bills Passed by Senate.

The bills passed by the senate on
third reading were: H. B. "a, by
spogen, to appropriate 100000 for the
purchase of erection of mansion for
the governor; H. B. 81, by McNally,
limiting the hours of employment for
women; s. B, 154, by Byrnes, to pre-
scribe the time and manner in which
common carriers shall adjust and pay
freight losses and overcharges; S. B.
167, by Whiteside, appropriating money
to pay claim of Charles Muckton for
the care and keep of Lee Raine,
ward of the state, and S. B. 1863, by
Taylor, eliminating the payment of
license by picture shows in towns hav-
ing a population of less than 1,500
persons.
The senate committee on finance
and claims recommended concurrence
in a number of house bills making
appropriations for deficiency claims,
including one for the purchase of ad-
ditional lands for the state fair
grounds.
The senate adjourned to meet at 10
o'clock tomorrow.
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-03-01

OF the smaller items of mems furnishings you'll find
~ our inaugural showings not wanting in any par
ticular. new silk half hose you depend upon in
black, tan, gray and blue; pair, 25c
Slidewel collars always in order and correct in
STYLE The collars with the little tab that lets the tie
"slide ell."-2 for 25c.
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a solid national compact; the union
of effort to free these states and de-
fend them; the union of hearts loyal
and true; and this idea of national
union ~emblazoned on our banner Is
expressed In the field of blue on which
shine the stars Of the several states.
To destroy this union would be to re-
verse the progress of our history and
make void the struggle and sacrifice
Of our fathers.
In the second place, 1t is the banner
Of liberty. These states were united
in the cause of freedom. The struggle
Of their common enemy forced them
to unite their efforts in the struggle
for common liberty. The recognized
liberty as one of the i%nalienable rights
to be bestowed by the creator and in
the cause of their liberty and the
liberty of their children they have
pledged their lives, their liberties and
their sacred honor. Yes, it is the flag
Of the free!
In the third place, it is also the
banner of bravery. Never in the his
tory of the world did more heroic men
place themselves upon the altar of
patriotism because they feared God
and recognized the justice of their
principles, they were willing to sacri-
fee life itself. AS we look upon the
banner today and remember that it
was made expressive of brave and
patriotic men, it recalls the heroic
struggles of the Revolution. The red
signifies it is the banner of the brave.
In the last place, 1t Is the banner
of peaceful possession. Wherever 1t
floats, u flag is the symbol OF
sovereign rule. 1t stands for nation
al ownership-not of any party, large
or small, but the ownership of all the
people; and as such it Is the pledge
Of peace, and back of the flag stand
the people and back of the people is
God, whose truth is displayed in its
signs and symbols.
REV. s. T. WILLIS.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-26
How Mad She Mas

The limit of forgiveness was surely
reached by the woman who, after re-
ceiving 25 gashes from a Ratchet and
having two ribs broken, refuses to
prosecute her husband, and asks:
What is the use of starting up a lot
of trouble?" Perhaps 1t Is as much
dependence as forgiveness. In Lon
don, where wife-beating Is a ~favorite
sport OF the slums, the police find the
greatest difficulty in bringing the Of
tenders to book because women have
to choose between denying that they
were ill-used or starving while their
brute husbands are in Jail. One wom-
an was brought into court all bruised
and beaten up, but she denied that her
husband. had done 1t and pleaded that
she had fallen downstairs. But" said
the judge, "a piece of your ear has
been bitten off," Eyes, l did that my
self; ! was SO mad."-San Francisco
Chronicle.