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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE
UNDERWOOD SIMMONS glLLTo
THE MINORITY.
MANY CHANGES MADE
Present Bill Shows Scores of Changes
in Original Bill Of Underwood as
Passed by the House Last May
Reductions by the Senate.

Washington, d. C., Sept. 29.-The
conference report on the Underwood
Simmons tariff bill was submitted
today for the first time by the re-
publicans.
Scores of changes have been made
in the original Underwood bill, which
passed the house last May, the rates
being reduced by the senate at
general average of four per cent.
Six republican members of tho
conference committee refused to sign
the report which was approved by
the eight democrat members. 1t is
expected that when the second con-
ference is arranged on the cotton
futures tax question, it will be drop
ped from the bill
Leaders today believed that the
conference report could be adopted
in both houses by Thursday
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
WIRELESS ENDS MAN HUNT.
chicasoan Sought on Murder Charge
Found in Mid-AtIantic,

Chicago, Sept. 2S.-By means of
the wireless telegraph the Chicago po-
lice have located Nicholas Desmon
wanted here on a murder charge, on
board the steamer Capura, which sail
ed from New York on Monday. An
nouncement of the success of the long
hunt for the man was made here to-
day and arrangements have been com
pleted for his arrest when the vessel
docks at Gibraltar, probably Wednes-
day.
Desmon fed in July after the body
of James Acques, a restaurant owner,
riddled with bullets, was found in the
rear OF Desmon's home He was killed
while gambling.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
STEPHENS COUNTY
COPPER MINES
AN IDAHO MINER is OF OPINION
THAT HE HAS FOUND PAY
DIRT--iS TRACING LEDGES.

j. T. Guenette of Arthur, Okla, is
On Ardmore visitor today. Mr.. Guen-
cite came to this country from Idaho
where he gained much knowledge Of
practical mining. While near Ar.
thur one day he observed a spring
Of water from which the cattle would
not drink. Although the herds were
thirsty they would not drink of thd
water and the incident recalled a
similar spring in Idaho from which
the cattle once drank when they
We're suffering intensely from thirst
ana the brutes lived but a short
time. The copper in the water was
said 10 have been the cause or the
deaths and this spring near Arthur
in Stephens county proved to be i'm
pregnated with copper. Mr.. Guen-
cite took this as a basis and began
work to find the mineral. He has
found copper and silver and zinc
anu llt otdlGS llldl = p
miles from Velma, j. T. Leonard and
another man have sunk a shaft to
depth Of sixty feet, near the town
of CrUce on the Walter Payne farm
another shaft has been sunk to about
the same depth. He is here today
tracing the fissures and says that
they run in the direction of the
town of Davis and from here he will
20 in that direction. Mr. Guenette
believes that some good paying min
cral has already been found and
there is a probability that the mines
viii develop into something big. lie
states that he win prosecute his
work until he determines whether
paving dirt can be found or not. HIS
had with him some samples which |
he says are very fine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
After Ardmore Oil.

r. Z. Hignote, who had been in
the city comforting with members of
the Lacy Oil company left yesterday
for Oil City. where he is in charge
Of the drilling of their wells. THIS
company is just competing the sec
ond we'll at Oil City and a conserva-
live estimate is that the well will
be 40 barrel producer.
AS the oil in the new field near
Healdton has proven of much bet
ter grade and as this company has
large amount of land leased in this
h. also, they will go to the new
Ie'Hcu few days and put down
some S0'..,
new fleld.-Dura. b ,crat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
MEXICAN FEDERA[S
FIRE ON j. s. MEN
TWO VOLlEYS DIRECTED AV
CAVALRY NEAR Ell PASO-NO
INJURY DONE.

FL Paso, Texas, Sept. 2S.--Whle
doing patrol duty along the river
about fifteen miles east of FL Paso,
Il detachment of Umted States cav
airy, Troop H. Second Cavalry, aud
two State Rangers were fired upon
by force of thirty Mexican Federal
Cavalry this afternoon at 4 o'clock
None of the United States cavalry
men were struck by the bullets from
the MeXlcans' guns.
Two volleys of thirty shots each
were fired in rapid succession by
the federal cavalrymen, but this fire
was not returned by the Second cav
alrymen. After the second voiley
was fired the MeXicans scurried
away into the heavy brush along the
river The report at first stated that
the tTO detachments We're fighting
anj preparations were being made
at Fort Bliss here to hurry several
troops of cavalry to the scene of
the battle. Officers in Jaurez are at
loss to account for the action on
the part of their troops, and a rigid
ini iestigation has been ordered
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
The Ringing Road.

The grading crews of the Ringing
Railroad, are three miles west of
Joiner, about three miles east of Cor
nish, and the tracks will likely reach
Hewitt during the fore part of the
coming week. Work began on the new
depot Monday and the sidings are all
in at Lone Grove. Nothing now de
velopes, but it should be only a few
weeks now until we can at least see
train smoke from our little city. Jack
rabbits, to say nothing of people, 20
years old, will very likely match
thrilling foot race with the big six
wheelers at sight-Cornish News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
RESOLUTIONS STIR CONFERENCE
Methodists in ST. Louis Grant Laity
Rights to Women.

Jackson. Mo, Sept. 2S.-This was a
sensational day of the St Louis Con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South.
DR. \. b Henry of Bonne Terre fur
nished the ingredients for the fire
works by resolutions petitioning for
laity rights for women, which was
finally carried by vote of Il to SO.
The committee reported adversely
on the woman's resolution, but DR.
Henry offered it as a substitute for
the committees report.
An anti-tobaeco resolution, which
admonishes ministers against tobacco
and petitions of the general confer
ence to require clergymen to abstain
on entering the ministry, was favor
ably reported by the committee and
adopted by a good majority.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
.SEA.CO|NC BOAT
ON CANAL WATERS
FIRST VESSEL THROUGH PANA-
MA LOCKS PROVES A NOTABLE
EVENT.

Panama, Sept. 2S.--The most I'M
Dor.ant step thus far in the opera
ton of the Panama canal took place
Friday when the seagoing tugboat
Gatun, drawing twelve and a hale
feet Of water, was successfully pass
ed through the Gatun locks and to-
night floats on the bosom of Gatun
lake.
This was the first attempt made
20 operate the locks on the canal
and the result was highly pleasing
to Colonel Goethals, chairman Of
the canal commission, and officials
generally.
Al day long hundreds of persons,
men, women and children, withstood
the burning rays Of the tropic sun
20 see the act of passing the first
vessel from sea level to the level
of Gatun lake, which Friday had
reached a height of a little over
sixty-five feet, or within twenty feet
OF its normal level.
The operations were conducted
with great care and everything went
through according to schedule.
The chambers, upper, middle and
lower on the west side of the locks
were used on this occasion The men
worked far into Thursday night max
ing everything ready. The upper
lock filled IN the forenoon and this
afternoon the water was admitted to
the middle and lower locks. but it
was not until AS p. m. that the
water in the lower locks had reached
the level of that of in the sea cham
mel outside. At that hour the SET
gate was swung and a moment la
ter the tug, which had been in
readiness all day in the approach
channel turned its head toward the
entrance.
As the vessel passed inside the
lower lock chamber a mighty cheer
went up from the assembled thous.
ands that lined the lock walls, the
tugs whistle was blown loud ani
long and all the Whistles in the
neighborhocd joined in the cheer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
Berwyn High School.

G. l.. James, George Fisher, and
Dr. Webb We're in the city Sunday
from Berwyn. Mr.. James is superin-
tendent of the city school, and the
other two gentlemen are members of
the Berwyn township board The
Berwyn schools will begin next Mon
day This school affiliated with the
State University, and offers a course
of three years of credit work, and is
known as one of the best high schools
of the state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
PROMISE WEEK Of
GOOD WEATHER
FORECAST FOR THE WEEK AS
SENT OUT BY THE WEATHER
BUREAU.

Washington, Sept 2S.--Generally
fair weather west of the Rocky noun
tains, but rain and unsettled weather
inthe west, south and central states,
and somewhat cooler as a rule. were
forecasted Sunday for the coming
week by the weather bureau. The
predictions are:
East of the Rockies conditions will
be unsettled early in the week, with
rain Monday in the central plains
states, the great central valleys, the
southern portion of the upper lake
region and in the south and quite gen
orally on Tuesday or Wednesday over
the eastern and southern portions OF
the country except over the extreme
northern districts. In the central west
and in the northwest fair weather |
should prevail after Tuesday until late
n the week, when unsettled weather
S Indicated
Indications point to a week of gen
srally fair weather west of the Rocky
Mountains, except over the far north
vest, where rains are expected early
II the week and again after the mid
lie of the week.
Temperatures will rise early in
he week over the central and south
rn districts and probably will fall in
day or two over the northern dis
riots, but no extremes in either direc-
ion are expected
"It will be warmer Monday in the
entral valley the lake region and
he east, and probably cooler about
he middle of the week in the north
vest. There are not present indica
ions of any unseasonably cold wealth
r during the week
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
Board of Education Adiourns.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Sept Is
The State Board Of Education ad-
journed Saturday night until the NOR
ming Of October a. when the state
textbook matter is to be further con-
sidered and a president of the State
School of Mines elected. A large
number of applications for this posi-
ton were filed with the board, but
all have been eliminated save four, and
the president is TO be elected from the
restricted list, the announcement was.
A number of teachers were elected to
ill vacancies in state institutions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
TEN DEAD IN
SUNDAY RIOTS
{. B. APPLEBY, ONE OF WOUND
ED, MAY NOT SURVIVE HIS IN
JURIES.

Harrison Miss, Sept. 29.-The
ghastly sight of two bodies hanging
from a coal chute and the sorrow
OF the inhabitants We're the only
signs today of the riots of Sunday,
which cost ten lives, when Walter
and VIII Jones, two drug -crazed ne
groes, ran amuck killing three whites
and five negroes before they were
lynched.
Of the sixteen persons wounded, E.
+. Appleby, conductor of the Yazoo
& Mississippi Valley railroad. may
die.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
THE U. S. GOVERNMENT DECIDES
THERE is NO MEANS OF CON.
FERRiNG WITH THEM.
FEOERALS IN VICTORY
American Consulate at Piedras Ne
gras Reports Rebels Retreated
from Rarrotaeran, Destroying Much
Property on Their Withdrawal.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 29.-T.y
administration has reluctantly cor
cludel that there is no constitutional
means of opening official communI-
cation with the insurgent parties ia
Mexico
This fact developed today as a re.
suit OF an inquiry as to whether John
Lind was about to get into commu-
nication with the constitutionalists
with IA view to securing their prom
ise that they would respect the truce
while the October elections were un-
der way.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29

Piedras Negras, Sept 29.-Reports
today say that over four hundred
rebels and federals We're killed in
the two days fighting at Barrotae-
ran, which became desperate hand
to hand struggle. Both sides have
retreated from the field. The con-
stitutionalists are sending cOuriers to
hasten the relief column which has
left Matamoras.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
Special Meeting Of Baptist Women

The women of the Broadway Bap-
tist church are requested to meet
at p. III. Tuesday at the church All
the members of the Woman's Aid
and Missionary Societies are expect
ed to be present and all those who
are not mtmbers of the society are
urged by the pastor to be present
also. The meeting is important and
the Baptist women are requested to
heed this announcement.
+. NJ. MASTERS, Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
HEAVY FLOOD DAMAGE.
Rice Growers and lumbermen Of
Louisiana Heavy Losers from Floods.

Lake Charles. La, Sept. 29.-Enor-
nous damage has been done here
by the heaviest floods in the his
tory of southwest Louisiana and the
rain is still falling.
The rice industry is the heaviest
loser, while the lumbermen have
also suffered heavily, thousands of
logs being swept away.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
Rebels Are Defeated.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 29.-Con-
f'rmation of the defeat Of the con-
stitutionalists under General Coma
les at Barrotaeran by General Maus
rea ched the state department today
from the American consulate at Pied
ras Negras. The retreating rebels
destroyed much property.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
RECALL MOVEMENT IN GUTHRIE.
Citizens Dissatisfied with Mayor and
Public Safety Commission.

Guthrie, Okla, Sept. 2S.-A recall
movement has been started by a
number of prominent men who are
dissatisfied with the official conduct
of Mayor Nessley and Commissioner
Carter of the department of safety A
public meeting decided that Guthrie
needs more progressive city govern
ment,' and they selected Mike Cassi-
dy, contractor, as their candidate
for mayor, and Henry II. Reynolds, \
real estate dealer, for commissioner of
public safety.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29

]. D. Leeper, president Of the Wa
pies Painter Lumber Company, ot
Gainesville, Texas, was here today
and left for Hewitt to look over that
town with a view of putting in a
lumber yard there 1t is the intention
of Mr.. Leeper's company to put in
string of yards along the route of the
Ringing road.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
COL. BUSBYS WILL FILED.
One-Third of Estate, Valued at $780,
900, Goes to Widow.

McAlester, Ok, Sept. 2S.-The will
of Col. William Busby, wlo died here
last Tuesday, was fled for probate TO-
day. 1t was executed five years ago,
when he estimated bis cstatG al $500
000 The home and Cne-thiid OF the
estate go to the widow and the re-
mainder is equally divided between
the six children. The request is made
that his several businesses be con-
tinued and the present employees re-
tanned.
His eldest son, Ralph, and f. &.
Million, president of the American Ma
tional Bank, are named as executors
and trustees for the minor children.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
MANY ARE SUBPoENAEo.
Detectives for Both Sides of SuIzer
Case Summoned as Witnesses.

Albany, y. Y, Sept. 29.-While the
members of the Impeachment court
were assembling today for the re-
opening Of the Sulzer trial, a dozen
detectives were served with subpoe-
macs for both sides, twenty being
summoned by the prosecution ard
fifty by Sulzer. The hearing was
rcoponod this afternono.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
FRANCE RETAINS TITLE.
international AeropIane Cup Won by
Maurice BreVast Today.

Rheims, France, Sept. 29.-France
retained the international aeroplane
cup, emblematic of the worlds cham
pionship. today by defeating Belgium.
Maurice Brevast, a. Frenchman,
flew one hundred and twenty-five
miles per hour.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
WASP'S CREW SAFE.
But Little Schooner is at Bottom Of
Sea, According to Wireless.

Washington, Sept. 2S.-N. A. Ev-
ans. commissioner of education for
Alaska and the crew of the schoon-
er Wasp, lost for days in the Beh-
ring Sea, are safe at st. Michaels,
100 miles from Nome. The Wasp
was wrecked A wireless report to
revenue cutter headquarters gives
no details.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
COUGH TROUBLES rHAW.
Concord Physician Takes Charge OF
Thaw. No Improvement

Concord, ~ H., Sept. 29.-Frieuds OF
Harry X. Thaw are worried over a
deep and persistent cold, which has
caused "A hard cough. He contracted
the cold last week Thaw is under
the care of a local physician, but is
not responding we'll
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
WITH MILLIONS IS
ILL IN CHEAP HOTEL
EDWARD MCDONALD HAD MIL
LION AND QUARTER DOLLARS
IN BONDS IN HIS CLOTHING.

San Francisco, Calf, Sept 29--Ed-
ward Mcdonald, who was found i'll
in a cheap lodging house here late
last night, was found to have S1,275,-
600 worth of good negotiable bonds
sewed inside of his clothing. Nc
Donald is in a state of coma and
no explanation of his huge wealth
can be learned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29

j, L. Hickson who for twelve years
was postmaster at Gainesville, is here
today visiting old time Gainesville
friends.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
Surely Sufficiently Governed.

The human family is subject TO
afty principal forms of government.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29
DoNS GARs OF CONVICT.

Commission to Make Examination.
Albany, n. Y, Sept 29.-Weariug
a conyicts uniform, Thomas Osborne,
chairman of the state prison reform
commission, today began a shor.
term in the prison here to study the
effects OF the present system IN
the mental and physical conditions
OF conyicts He lives the life of u
prisoner in every detail.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-29

Stop and read the Want Ads.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-04-12

said school house, a meeting will be
held to select Judge and a Clerk of
Election, and to determine whether or
not the question of a special tax shall
be voted upon at the election; to fix
the rate of special tax, which must not
be more than Is mills on each dollar
of taxable property in the district; to
decide upon the length of school term
to be voted upon, and to transact such
other business pertaining to school in
terest as may come before the meet
ing. The polls will open at
o'clock of said day. One trustee will
be elected for three years in place of
Julius Christensen whose term will
expire.
CHAS. M. ODENBORG,
Clerk of School District No. 35, Latah
4 County. 66-70
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-04-12

Ladies' Auxiliary to the Chamber of
Commerce has prosecuted the cam
paign of advertising Home Industry
Week" with a force that is sure to
bring good results. To make Home
Industry Week." April IA to 10, in
elusive, grand success in Moscow
it now only remains for all who are
interested in the progress and pros
perity of this city to do their share
encourage every home industry by
word and action; buy everything that
you need to eat and wear at home and
ask your friends and neighbors to do
likewise.
The influence of such a campaign.
even if only prosecuted with vigor for
one short week, will be far-reaching.
1T will stimulate business in every
line to surprising degree 1t will
create feeling of good fellowship
between business men, and it will
create better feeling between the
dealer and the consumer. 1t will teach
all what good effects can come from
keeping as much money as possible
in circulation at home.
Let's put forth our best efforts to
make the campaign next week a sue
cess. Let us show the ladies who
have worked so faithfully and hard
that we appreciate their efforts. Let
us encourage them by doing all we
can to make the results of next weeks |
felt in this community for
a long time to come
Let us patronize home industry |
next week, and let us continue to pat |
ronize home industry in the future.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-04-12
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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-04-12

The Daily Star-Mirror carries the Uni
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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-04-12
Jefferson Day

PHILADELPHIA, April ~. - OBJ
servance of Jefferson Day will end to-
night when speakers of national fame
will address the Democratic Club at its
annual dinner in Lu Lu Temple. Sena-
tor John Sharp Williams of Missis
sippi, Representative Jones of Vir-
ginia, Governor SulZer of New York
and Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer
will be the chief speakers.