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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
OPINION Of THE
COUNTY ATTORNEY
RELATIVE TO REFUNDlNG OF
TAXES PAID ON INDIAN LANDS
IN THIS COUNTY.

Those who are naturally adverse
to bonds and shy at the very mention
OF bond issue should worry ac-
cording to a statement of County At
torney Bleakmore this morning.
In speaking of the funding bonds
to rebate taxes on Indian lands, Mr..
Bleakmore stated that people Of the
county need have no immediate fear
of a bond issue for several reasons,
the principal one being that the board
of county commissioners had no right
under the law to issue funding bonds
for any purpose other than paying
judgments against the county or talk
ing up outstanding warrants.
He stated that eighty per cent of
the taxes paid on Indian land was
paid for the purpose of obtaining
loans on the property, as the loan
companies would not lend money Up
ON land where the taxes were in ar
rears and for that reason the owners
in order to obtain these loans were
compelled to produce tax receipts. The
contention of the county is that these
were voluntary payments of the taxes
and that no liability rests upon the
county to repay the same and that
no recovery thereof could be had in
the courts. In any event, before the
owners of Indian lands who have paid
taxes thereon receive any money in
rebates from the county, their rights
thereto will have TO be established by
Judgment OF the court.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH.
Parents at Work in Cotton Field
Three Children Cremated.

Hobart, Okla, June 19.-While the
father and mother were working in
the cotton field late Wednesday af-
ternoon the three children Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bob Martin, who live nineteen
miles northwest of Hobart were
burned to death. The house caught
fire in some unknown manner and all
contents were destroyed. The ages
of the children were and years,
respectively, and the youngest
months old. The Oldest. boy was
found near the door with the A
months old sister clutched in his
arms, where he was evidently caught
while attempting to escape from the
flames. The Martin family are new
comers in this county, having moved
here this past spring from Texas and
were living on school land quar-
ter
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
Second Warrant for Mitchell.

Pauls Valley, Okla, June 19.-War-
rants were issued Thursday for w.
B. NJ. Mitchell, ex-county judge and
member of the present legislature;
Ottorney T. c. Andrews and Gabe
Kemp, a negro, on second charge of
removing RECORDS from the county
court of Garvin county, with intent to
defraud Louis Kemp, a minor, and the
Firemen's Insurance company. This
case grows out of the one in which
they were arrested Monday for TAX
ing records from the Garvin county
court and constitutes two separate
charges against each of the men. The
preliminary trial on the first charge
comes up Friday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20

Bryan Speaks at Wheeling.

Wheeling. lW, Va, June 2O.-The
presence of Governor Mann, of Vir
ginia, among the principal speakers
today, which was celebrated as state
day" of West Virginia's semi-centen-
NAL week, was taken as final indica-
tion that all bitterness existing be-
tween the people of the two common
wealths as n result Of the division Of
the state of Virginia during the civil
war, has been obliterated. Secretary
of State William ]. Bryan will be
central at the ceremonies late this
afternoon. Many notables from Wash
ington came here today ON a special
train. They included many of the
Virginia and West Virginia members
OF congress and ex-senator Henry
Gassaway Davis.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
WILL ORGANIZE
COUNTY BRANCH
OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AGRi-
CULTURAL ASSOCIATION NEXT
TUESDAY.

The Carter county branch OF the
Eastern Oklahoma Agricultural AS
sociation will be organized next Tues
day afternoon at o'clock, and Car
ter county will be in line with other
progressive counties of the state.
The president of the Eastern Ok
lahoma Agricultural Association, John
+, Darby of Muskogee, will be here
to make an address and assist in
the county organization.
This is a movement in which all
progressive citizens are vitality inter-
ested and the indications are that they
will all come to this meeting and
help boost for the association. This
movement has been endorsed by the
state bankers association and an in
vitation will be extended to the Ard
more bankers to join the organiza-
tion.
The real farmers Of the state are
realizing that the only salvation for
Oklahoma is agriculture, and for that
reason this agricultural association
is being indorsed all over the state.
The object Of this meeting, it is
stated, Is not to tell the farmer how
to farm, but to advise with him as
to the way of getting more profits
from the farm and make 1t pay, in
other words, the slogan Is to be:
Quit farming the farmer and farm
the farm"
1t Is hoped that all the farmers
Of the county will be at the court
house next Tuesday and take par'
in this organization.
Secretary Atwell Of the Retailers
association or Felix X. West. OF the
Commercial Club, will gladly furnish
any information desired upon this
question.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
NEGRO LyNCHED
. By ARKANSAS MOB
SWIFT REVENGE FOR ATTACK
ON YOUNG GIRL is ENACTED
AT HOT SPRINGS.

Hot Springs, Ark, June 19.-Will
Norman, the negro hunted by posses
and bloodhounds, for the fatal as
sault on Miss Garland HUFF, was cap
tured in the nearby mountains
few minutes after o'clock, Thursday
night, and thirty minutes later was
seized by a mob composed of thous-
ands of citizens, taken to the most
prominent business corner of the city
and hanged to a telephone pole. Miss
Huff died without regaining con-
sciousness at Z o'clock tonight.
Hot Springs was thrown into ex-
citement Thursday wnen it became
known that Garland Huff, the IL
year-old daughter of former Judge
C. Floyd Huff, had been taken by
the family negro cook, Will Norman,
into an outhouse, beaten into insen-
sibility, and then outraged. The
negro took to the mountains and
soon after citizens in carriages, on
horseback and afoot were securing
the country for him. No crime in
recent years has so aroused Hot
Springs peopl. Judge HUFF is prom
inent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
DROP TARIFF FOR
CURRENCY BILL
EYES OF CONGRESS TODAY ARE
TURNED TOWARD AOMINiSTRA-
TON CURRENCY BILL.

Washington, ID. c., June 2O.-Con-
sress today turned it's eyes from the
tariff and scrutinized the admins
tration's currency bill. While the
measure will not be reintroduced IN
both houses until next week, the
tentative draft brought discussion
generally by which the president and
democratic leaders hoped to develop
complete harmony when the bill is
launched for debate and amendment
1t is L. that. banks have prac-
tlcally ,~'ssa.., cement of the fed
eral reserve ID by placing
the board entirely s1 'ernment
control a check on the OF
the reserved banks is assure. "
Attention is centered on the re-
discounting feature as one of the
fundamentals upon which the entire
plan is based.
The power of the federal reserve
bank is specifically broadened by the
discount Of notes and bills of ex
change arising out of commercial
transactions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
MYSTERIOUS JAKE
ARDMORE VISITOR
WILLING TO BUY CIGARS, BUT
NOTHING DOING" WHEN 1T
COMES TO TALKING RAILROADS

Jake L. Hamon of Lawton was in
the city this morning at the Whit
tington, but as far as getting infor-
nation relative to railroads is con-
cerned, one might as well have ques-
toned Rameses III, Egyptian deceas-
ed. j. L. was in his usual verbose
mood after a good breakfast and was
perfectly willing to discuss crop con-
ditlons and the oil activities in this
section, but when it came to railways
the conversation came to an abrupt
ending. He did state, however, that
financial matters were rather strin-
gent at present owing to the varied
reforms proposed by the present ad-
ministration, and that bond buyers
were loath to purchase bonds at any
price at present. Further than that
he would not venture a remark, and
the questioner was left to draw his
own inference.
He stated that he would probably
remain in the city for a couple OF
days, as he enjoyed living here, and
that Cat. Whittington's meals were
served just to his liking.
Question: What is Jake doing?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
MORE NEW RIGS FOR
LOCAL OIL FIELDS
PENN, AND NEW
YORK CITY CONCERNS TO
START DRILLING AT ONCE.

This morning Dyer Bros. unloaded
an oil rig for the Red River Oil Co.,
of Titusville, Penn, that will be
erected west of Healdton in Section
8. The L. II. Keller company of New
York will unload rig here tomor-
row that will be erected on the j. W..
Johnson farm near Milo.
Mr.. H. p. Nichols, who has charge
of the affairs of these two companies
stated this morning that as soon as
the rigs could be put in operation
drilling would begin. He stated that
theirs would be the first rig erected
in Section s and that the prospects
looked good to him.
With the arrival Of the rig tomor-
row for the Milo field this will make
the sixth rig that has been unloaded
here this week, and oil activities in
the Wheeler field are greater than at
any time in it's history.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
Hobart's First Wheat.

Hobart, Okla, June ia G. Smith
living four miles north of town
brought the first load of wheat to
the Hobart market Thursday morning
1t tested sixty-two pounds to the
bushel and is of the finest quality
ever seen on the streets here. Mr..
Smith has 14O acres that he says
win average 80 IL bushels to the
acre He says the secret of his good
crop of wheat is due to early and
deep plowing and to narrowing the
crop after each rain. Wheat all over
this county is turning out 20 per cent
better than at first estimated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
LIVELY TIME IN
ANTITRUST SUIT
WITNESSES COMPLAIN OF ATTI-
TUDE OF GOVERNMENT REPRE-
SENTATIVES.

Chicago, Ill, June 20-After a
forenoon of peppery exchanges be-
tween Attorney Grosvenor, represent
ing the government in the antitrust
suit against the International Har-
vester Company, and George w. Per
kins, chairman of the finance COM
mittee of the company, the witness
later complained bitterly to the re-
porters of the attitude of the govern
ment representatives toward him and
the company. The former partner of
the late J. p. Morgan had been un-
der cross-examination all the fore
noon and wae dismissed without re-
direct examination.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
PATRICK HENRY BOOMERANG.
Plea for Liberty Or Death" Used by
Toxic Aqitators.

Toxic, June 19.-Posters calling a
mass meeting for tomorrow and bear
ing the headline "Give me liberty or
give me death-Patrick Henry" were
pasted today by agitators on walls
in the vicinity of the United States
embassy and other points in the jap
anese capital.
The organizers of the meeting de-
clare that their object is to secure a
more determined diplomatic attitude
against the United States. -:::..-.'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
MUCH CREEK LAND
NOT TAXABLE
DECISION IN DISTRICT COURT
ExEMPTs PROPERTY VALUED
AT MILLIONS.

Muskogee, Okla, June 19.-Creek
homesteads, whether in the hands OF
the original allottee or not, cannot
be taxed for twenty-one years from
1902, according to a decision render
ed here Thursday by District Judge
r. p. Degraffenreid.
The decision will exempt from taxa
tion one-fourth of the lands of the
Creek nation. Five additions to the
city of Muskogee are exempt and
many valuable oil tracts in the Nor
ris field will not be taxable under the
decision. Land exempt in Muskogee
county alone is valued at s2,300,000.
The state contended that the lands
are taxable, that the federal govern
ment cannot take away from a state
the right to tax its lands and people,
that to do so is directly against the
fundamental principle OF government
and a direct violation Of state rights.
Judge Degraffenreid declared he
had followed the law and not the doc
trine of public policy.
The title of the case, in which the
decision was rendered. is that of d.
n. Fink, trustee for ]. o. Cromwell
against the treasurer of Muskogee
county. Cromwell owns an addition
to Muskogee that will be exempt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
Mrs. Finley Shepard Remembers.

New York June 20.-Although it
was impossible for her to greet each
one OF her hundreds of wards per-
sonally, Mrs. Finley Shepard, former
ly Miss Helen Gould, in celebration
OF her forty-fif birthday sent re-
membranes in the WY of summer
vacations to them all today
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
Jail Will Kill Pankhurst.

London, June 19.-Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, militant leader, Is suffer-
ing from valvular heart trouble, in
duced by forcible feeding. Doctors
say another Jail experience will surely
kill her.
She is emaciated and needs food,
but can swallow only water. Miss
Onnie Kenny and others sentenced to
Jail two days ago have been hunger
striking since their incarceration.
They are not being forcibly fed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
N|NE.HOUR LAW
PROVES SUCCESS
MISSOURI WAGE COMMISSION is
PLEASED WITH RESULTS OF
HEARING.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 20.-The
members of the senate wage commits
sion that finished the inquiry last
night of the women's wage problem
in Kansas City, expressed themselves
as greatly pleased with the findings
of the investigation here.
"I was impressed by one thing
particularly" said Senator Francis
N. Wilson. that was the efficiency
Of the nine-hour law"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
JULY FOURTH At
LORENA PARK
TRACTION COMPANY WILL OFFER
AMUSEMENT TO THE PUBLIC
ON NATIONS BIRTHDAY.

George S. Cravens, acting for the
Ardmore Traction Company, is hav-
ing advertising matter printed an0
nouncing a big celebration at Lorena
Park July 4th, and the railway conf
pany is doing everything in its pow
er to make this success.
Col. C. L. Byrne, who will arrive
in the city from his vacation this
week, stated before he left that moth
ing would be left undone to make
the Fourth attractive to home people
and rid them of any desire to make
excursions to other points. The Gun
Club will participate and shoot for
a trophy and medals donated by the
Traction Co. There will be free band
concerts, baseball and other games
and the natatorium will be open
ready for the swimmers and at night
a brilliant display of fireworks will
complete the program of the day.
The management promise fun and
amusement for all and if nothing pre-
vents this will be real celebration.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
Money Trust Inquiry.

Washington, d. c., June 2O.-Repre-
sentative Neeley of Kansas, demo =
crat, in currency speech today
advocated renewal of the money
trust inquiry and favored immediate
currency reform. 81 have full con-
fidence that the democratic congress
will be able to devise plan to free
from the control of the special and
profit expecting interests" he said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
MAN IS KILLED
WOMEN ARE HURT
ACCIDENT IN RIcE-STlx DRY
GOODS COMPANY'S FACTORY
TODAY.

st. Louis, Mo, June 20.-One man
was killed and three women and one
man injured, when the revolving
drum in the premium factory Of the
Rice-Stix Dry Goods company burst
today. Steel and copper missiles were
hurled about the room, in which 125
persons, mostly girls, were at work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
ITALIANS BATTLE
WITH ARAB BAND
ONE ITALIAN OFFICER AND NINE
TEEN SOLDIERS KILLED -
ARABS IN RouT.

Rome, Italy, June 20.-A severe bat
tie between Italian troops and Tri-
poliar Arabs at Ettangi yesterday cost
the lives OF an Italian officer and
nineteen soldiers. Five officers and
two hundred and seventeen men were
wounded
The Arabs were completely routed.
Their losses are not known.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
.MOMAN PRU|ETT IN
CANADIAN COURT.
OKLAHOMA ATTORNEY HAS TO
DON GOWN BEFORE ADDRESS
ING "HlS LORDSHIP."

1t required telegraphed endorse
ments from Governor Cruce and three
members of the state supreme court
to enable Moman Pruiett to take de-
positions in Vancouver, b. c., for his
client, Mrs. Lorena Mathews, who Is
charged with the murder OF her hus-
band, Lawrence Mathews, on their
farm near saltwater, Okla, in 1907.
When Pruiett reached Vancouver
with Mrs. Mathews several weeks
ago, he found that persons in Okla
homa interested in the womans pros
ecution. had "knocked" him to the
Canadian authorities and wouldn't per-
nit him to appear in court.
Later he was told to go ahead with
his task, and on his departure for
Oklahoma again, he was handed a
sheaf of kilograms which he learned
were in answer to messages sent by
the Canadian sheriff. They were from
the governor and Justices Williams
and Dunn and Chief Justice Hayes
of the supreme court. They endorsed
him as one of the leading attorneys
of the state.
Pruiett in Gown.
Thoroughly endorsed from Oklaho-
ma. Pruiett then was compelled to
don a gown before he could appear
in court. There he proceeded as ne
would have done in Oklahoma and
aroused the earnest objection Of the
kings counsel, who said it was high-
ly improper for Pruiett to address the
court as "Your Honor" rather that
Your Lordship."
Then Pruiett addressed the court
again, and made the egregious mis-
take of referring to the kings coun-
sci as "His Lordship," at which that
worthy protested that Pruiett was
"poking fun" at him.
Trial in September.
MIS-. Mathews, WHO Is dI lDeIIy
under $4,000 bond, will be placed on
trial at the September term of the
Logan county district court, to which
she secured a change Of venue.
The woman is charged with having
been the .paramour of a negro farm
hand named James Chapman, who is
serving life sentence for compile
ity in the murder of Mathews. Ac-
cording to Chapman's confession, the
couple killed Mathews and threw his
body behind mules in the stable to
create the impression that he had
been kicked to death.-Oklahom
News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20

Mrs. F. V. Kinkade is the proul
owner of a REQ touring car and is
rapidly learning to master its intri
oacies. The car is the latest model
and is complete in every detail.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
ANOTHER ACCIDENT IN AIR.

Washington, d, c., June 20.-En-
sign w. B. Willingsley of Mississippi
was killed and Lieutenant ]. II. Tow
ers of Georgia was seriously hurt by
the collapse of a hydro -aeroplane
while flying over Chesapeake Bay
near Annapolis. The machine fell
sixteen hundred feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20

]. A. Rogers of Hugo, a prominet
insurance man, has been in the city
for several days and in all proba-
bility will locate here. He expressed
himself as greatly pleased with Ard
more and her future prospects.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20

Want ads get results. Read them
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20
Stop and read the Want Ads.

LOTS OF BARGAINS AT THE
FAIR.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-06-20

The quickest and best barber Ger
wee at Tom Roberts sop.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-23

There will be but one main en-
trance which is to be arranged for
ladies as we'll as gentlemen. We
forgot to say that electric elevators
will be installed so it will not be
necessary for the guests to think
hard things of the man who first
invented stairs. Yes an argus-eyed
Billy Mayer will sit in his office
and behold all guests as they enter
and-depart.
A little journey to the second
floor will reveal private parlor
Id by 16 with all color schemes
subdued lights and a host of other
things that only the initiated ones
know Then too. there are to be 20
bedrooms Of large size and like
every room in the house these are
outside rooms. Each room will have
clear cold running water from the
good old Humboldt besides hot
water. This is not all Commod-
ious clothes closets will beckon
guests to unpack, and "bide a
vice." All front rooms will have
private baths, toilet and telephones.
A trip to the top floor will show
the duplicate OF the second floor
along with one additional room.
All modern convenienes can be
found on this fiat nearest the stars.
What shall we say more? Yes!
there will be three public baths in
the building. The entire hotel
with its 81 sleeping rooms of
which 41 are to be in the new ad-
dition will be heated by steam.
Stop! There will be twelve foot
cement sidewalk in front of "The
Mayer" with openings for light to
the basement -
G E Mayer, the proprietor Ct the
Mayer Hotel has been in business
since 1892, and fully understands
the requirements demanded by the
exacting travelling public Of today,
and when this building is COM
pleted he will be able to meet the
requirements of the most fastid-
ious, even to the ladies of the She
takyou schools Here streams Of
asphyxiated thought can be express
ed with perfect safety, while the
spirit of good fellowship will reign
supreme and all working together
will beckon the traveller, as of some
far-away mothers heart singing: =
Home to you, home
Home to you, home"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-23
Or. v. I. lIGGET, OF
DENVER, LOCATES HERE

DR. Wilbur T Liggett, who oc-
cupied offices in the Metropolitan
Building, Denver recently resolved
to join the Elko contingent of live
ones He has secured fine offices
in the Pioneer building and will
be ready to receive those requiring
his services any time during the
day or-night DIR Liggett form
erly practiced in Tonopah and Gold
field in which cities he left scores
of warm friends We are glad to
see you Dr-not that we expect to
be sick-among us and extend to
you the freedom of our city
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-23

Joe Baille, of Carlin is in town.
He has a flock of 5000 sheep, and
has just tininshed shearing. He
reports a firstoclass clip.
Frank Peterson arrived this
morning from Salt Lake, and leaves
on No.l9 today for Reno. MIR Pet
erson is photographic Engineer
for the sUnited States government.
Edgar 7 Fec, Of Hale e. Fee left
on No. today for Rochester Ne
vada to be absent for several days.
Attorney Fee holds q heavy inter-
est in the Rochester Con Mines
Company. This Company owns three
promising claims.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-23

Those burglars who got $3.50, 900
in New York, ought to be able to
hire an apartment in a desirable
neighborhood in that city for some
months at least.
Many OF the railroads are trying
stopping devices, but they don't
seem to prevent the price Of their
stock from going down.
st. PauI's choir will give dance May
tst. adv.
What is life without The Independ-
ent2
The Equal Franchise Society win
meet with Mrs. e. e. Caine, Thursday
evening, April Gath, at 7:3o.