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PAGE FOUR. THE DAILY ARDMOREITE. Wednesday, September 5, 1907. tfljc JPatiQ SUdmottitc. it the mdiqkitc mmm mmi SIDNEY 8UOQ8, Presiding C. I 11YHNK Vlc-l'reldrnt H.T NIMIETT See rrtsrjr-Trrasurer Itlrrctora Mdney S'lisss- I- truce. W. K. Whltttncton. f I. Iljrrnev S. T. Weds.', It. W. 1)1, k. II. A liar Innd. CutereJ at tho Postofflco at Ardmoru as Second-Class Matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. The Dally Ardmorelte One Week 16 One Month 60 One Year 15 00 The Weekly Ardmorelte. Per Year, y Mall $1 00 Six .Montus HO Three .Months . 25 Phones. Business Manager's Offlco 538 City Editor's Office 5 Long Distance 538 Wednesday, September 25, 1907. Mark Twain has declined the honor of steering the president down the Mississippi. Mr. Twain has evi dently heard something of the dif ficulties attending attempts to stter Mr. Ilooscvelt. oo Suppose, as an authority says, It does cost more to bring up a girl than a boy. They are worth thi difference, nrn't they? 00 A Kansas man has made a some what disconcerting discovery In con nection with tho now 2-cenl rate law- In that state. Ho finds that his klnfolk visit him twlco as oftxn ivg they did beforo It went Into effect. oo Mr. Rockefeller sa)H ho Isn't go ing to talk any more for publication. Perhaps tho American Press 1 tumor IstH neglected to send him mi In vitation to this week's convention. 00 inquiry has disclosed tho fact that good roads In Massachusetts coBt less than In New York. Hut that Is simply n difference In the graft ing abilities of tho officeholders In tho two cities. Now that tho steamship companies hnvo entered tire record-breaking business, wo may expect ocean dis asters, as the efforts of tho Aurt-rl can railway to make quick time Ikih cost hundreds of lives mutually. o-t-n Mum than thlrty-llvo commercial organizations from over tho now state have slgultled their Intention of being represented r.t the meet ing to bo hebl In Oklahoma City, Oct, 15 and IC, when a statu Immi gration Boclety will be organized. A Virginia banker reached for 'ils hnt, which had blown on while ho was nutomoblllng, and received seri ous Injuries. This demonstrates that sooner or later disaster overtakes those who grab for things. OKLAHOMA AND ITS CRITICS. Tho Philadelphia ledger does not like the constitution of Oklahoma nnd It declares that If the ureal dent can llnd a recorded definition of a "republican form of govern incut" which will exclude the new stnto from the union he will per form a consderable service to this nation, It oven goes so far as to call Oklahoma a "new rotten horough." Think of that sort of de nunclatlon coming from a newspa per published In what Is generally regarded as the most corrupt state In the federation. Urnntlng that there are exnerl mental features In the new state's constitution, why should a full Hedged state with a population of nearly 1.D0O.000 bo subjected to criticism from a state with the dark record of Pennsylvania? It Is not likely that Oklahoma's Imperfect con stitution will ever bo productive of tho rottenness which has been late ly revealed In Pennsylvania. The governor who has been selected to execute the Oklahoma laws Is In all respects superiority to Pennybacker, recently chief executive of Penn sylvania, snd the two men nomi nated for the United States senate from the new state aro In every re spect better than Penrose, nnd In finitely superior to the senators from New York, or Rhode Island, or Connecticut, or New Jersey or Dela ware If Oklahoma's constitution experi ments aro found to bo Impractical the people will quickly repeal them and return to traditional lines. It Is not strange, In view of tho distinguished example sot by Mr. Hoos-evelt, that the Oklahomans should havo tried to ovolvo methods to solve existing problems. Their efforts to provide a way to control tho railroads wcro not more revolu tionary than Mr. Roosevelt's sug gestlon to take absolute control of the lines under the post road clause of the constitution. Tho Initiative nnd referendum, as unsound as we believe It to be, Is not worse than Mr. Roosevelt's proposed fideral In corKrntlnn law. How could Mr. Roosevelt adopt the Ledger's suggestion and bar Ok lahoma out for nw and mdlc.il theories when hw has become him self the most advanced radical of the day? As unwise as some of the Okla li.imo constitutional provisions are, none of them In our Judgment vio lates tho requirement of n "republi can ' form of government." Tho 1, 415,000 people of Oklahoma who are most concerned clearly demonstrat ed they wanted that constitution nnd It ought never to be tho preroga tive of a corrupt commonwealth like Pennsylvania to raise nn objection. It would be n happy day for I'enn syhanla If, with its good constitu tion, It oould set up as cbnn and honest a state government as Okla homa will with a radical constitu tion. Within three or four years nt the outside tho Imperfections of the Ok lahoma constitution will be corrected nnd the new state will proceed on Its way to greatness nnd power. Houston Post. AMERICA'S NEW NAVY. Our advancement as a naval pow er has been rapid for tho past few years. Concerning tho construction of tho new navy, n prominent of- flclnl says: "America will havo In a few years, not only a licet of tho finest war vessels In tho world, but will haw the greatest Individual war ships ever constructed. Tho limit of vessels In slzo nnd effectiveness has not been renchtd nnd nlready, with the contracts for the two twen- ty-thousand-ton battleships of the Delaware typo scarcely concluded, naval officers nro looking forwnrd to the bulldl.ig of vessels far greater In size, strength nnd efficiency than any yet planned." "Tho tlmo Is near, when congress will nuthorlzo thu building of one or more of the greatest battleships ever conceived In tho minds of men '"veil now naval constructors are preparing for that work nnd tcntn tlvo d signs already have been tin der consideration. It Is perfectly feasable to construct a battloslil of 30,000 tons, or even 10,000 tons and It need surprise" nobody If sucl a ship, perhaps two of them, should be authorized within the next four or live years." The construction of such monster war wsels a few years ago would have been considered wholly Im practicable, but development of means, methods nnd facilities has made It a matter of comparatively easy realization. The Idea, In fact, has taken shape to such an extent that two and perhaps four great battleships will ha authorized, In all probability, by the next congress, The members of tho house who are reasonably pertain to be on the naval affairs committee have given some consideration, during the past sum mer, to the recommendations to Ire made by tho committee In the next naval appropriation bill. It practi cally has been determined, of course. In a tentative manner, thnt the con structlon of two war vessels of at least L'0,000 tons each, and per haps of 25,000 tons each, will be advocated, This work Is In perfect accord with the jiollcy of the nd ministration and the recommenda tion of the committee certainly will tuve tho support of President Itoosf- volt. "My opinion Is that the committee will recommend the construction of four battleships of the most power fill type," said Representative Hates, or Pennsylvania, after dUcussIng the subject with his fellow members of the naval committee, "nnd I feel as sured that congress will authorize the building of nt least two nt the next sesslun. It Is proposed that THIS WEEK Wll bo the LAST CHANCE; To j;et a REFRIGERATOR -nt- A BARGAIN Next summer you will regret thnt you illel not buy ono. R. A. JONES' rarftlturt, Carpet tad Slav Iter the projected vessels shall carry at least tn twelve-Inch guns, and, In addition, the most powerful second ary batteries on any ships afloat" Members of congress and naval officers, who have studied the plans for the two sister ships of tho Delaware type tho 20,000-ton bat tleships are enthusiastic over them and now- are looking to tho time when even those monsters will bo far surpassed In power nnd efllclency by vessels many thousand of tons heavier. DISGUSTED WITH HUNTER'S TACTICS. An Oklahomn reputdlcan who was In the city today and who for person al reaf-ons did not desire that his name be used by the press of the ter ritory states that tho fight being made by Chas. B. Hunter, chali'innu of the republican cnmpnlgn committee was disgusting to the republicans nnd that tho rank and lib- of the party was not in sympathy with thu movement. "IJverybody knows," said he, 'thnt tho election was a big democratic victory nnd the republicans of the state nre showing thnt they ure very poor losers by keeping up tho tight.'' This republican stated that the peo ple want statehood, If they cannot have statehood with officers of their own political faith they want state hood nnywny nnd tho light now be ing inndu by Hunter Is forcing thou sands of republicans Into the demo cratic party. This man voted the straight republican ticket but If the election were to bo held over he would cast his vote with the friend of statehood and vote the democratic ticket. Many of the republicans ho said thought that the Rough Rider element of the party comprised nil the people who could do things nnd forced Frnntz upon the part yas tho candidate for governor and not satis- lied with thnt they pushed Hunter, another rough rider Into the chair manship of the committee nnd as a result tho party had received one ot Its worst drubbings and now resorts to tho cry of fraud. Republicans from every section of the new state nro meeting In Okla homa City today for the purpose ot devising some plan by which they hope to defer statehood. The repub licans made heavy assessments; on ev republican office holder In the stnte nnd this fund supplemented by tho dollars that came from the special interests has not been spent anil Clinlrmnn Hunter desires to leave n depleted treasury hence his movo to defeat statehood. There Is but one result to follow and that Is statehood nnd the dlscred It of tho republican party In tho state or Oklah a. oo Mr. Hunter prepares his plans to day by which he will defeat stnte- hood, oo And now the man Hunter wants to enjoin the election board from count ing the ballots. He must hatch U some scheme to attempt to get the returns of the recent election into the linnds of the court. oo The saloon people are still wonder ing why the new stnte went so dis tressing dry. If they had not let It be known that they desired t other to defeat the constitution than abide by the majority the result might have been different. -oo- Oklnhoma City usually has a way of meeting every emergency. Many of the business men and property owners of that town wero under the Impression thnt state-wide prohihl lion would lower re-nt estate values Accordingly a committee was sent to Kansas City, Kansas, to Investigate. The report f that committee gives every nssurnnce thnt re-al estate val ues do not depend upon the snle of whiskey. Property values In dry towns Increase faster than In towns where whiskey Is sold nnd the Ok lahoma City people will begin nt once a campaign of advertising asking peo ple from every where to make their homes In Oklahoma City where there are model moral surroundings. Prohi bition had nlreudy carried when this Investigation was made nnd did any body thing for one mlnuto that nnv other kind of report would be made? 'Thcro wns a French count." .ii,i William Jennings Ilrvan. In tt. midst of a little sermon on selfish ness, "who was traveling from Paris to .Monte Carlo. On his Journev h stopped nt Mentone, where he sent for his valet, who had preceded niui nnd wns to have met him .-it that point. 'Alas! Monsieur, 'poor irancots! I have Just looked nn- last for him. He was killed In a railroad accident. His corpse lies em the outskirts eif Meuitone, cut In a hundred pieces!' 'Ah!' murmured the count, regretfully. 'The'n Just go back nnd fetch me the pleco that contains my trunk key.'" F.xchange. Curtain lectures should be deliver' ed behind the scene. BOND ISSUE DEFEATED STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS ONLY ONES TO CARRY. RESULT WAS VERY CLOSE High School Bonds Lost by Only Three Votes Negroes Voted Solid Against the Issue. The result of the election yester day for the Issuance of bonds for the construction of a new high school building, for improvement In the wa terworks system, for the enlargement of tho Bowcrago system, and for street Improvements, resulted disas trously for the city builders. Thu bonds lost In every case ex cept the street Improvement bonds, which carried by a majority of 3, having received three more than tho required two-thirds vote. Tho result was no surprise, as per tho statement mado In yesterday' Ardmorelte, when a prediction was made that In all probability tho vote would bo close cither way, with prospects favoring no side In partic ular. A number of the largo property owners, nnd the negroes to a man voted against the Issuance ot the bonds on all four propositions, with thu property owners favoring more street Improvement bonds. The voto by wards on tho bond question Is as follows: First Ward. For AgalnBt School House 229 99 Street Improvement ...217 103 Waterworks 201 114 Sewerage 209 109 Second Ward. School House 97 Street Improvement ....113 Waterworks lit Sewerage 113 Third Ward. School House Ill Street Improvement 130 Waterworks 127 Sewerage 130 Fourth Ward. School House 90 Street Improvement ... 99 Waterworks 95 Sewerage 99 20 50 -IS S5 7C 80 75 Tho recapitulation of tho various Issues Is ns follows: School House Bonds. Ward Ono 229 99 Ward Two 97 02 Ward Three 141 3S Wnrd Four 90 S5 Total for Issuance ot bonds 5C0 ngalnst 2SI. Total vote cast S44. Lost by vote of three. Street Improvements. Ward Ono 217 105 Wnrd Two 113 47 Wnrd Three 130 50 Ward Four 99 "6 Total voto 837. For 599, against 27S. Carried by 3 votes. Waterworks. Wnrd Ono 204 114 Wnrd Two 114 47 W.vd Threo 127 49 Ward Four 95 SO Total voto cast S30. For 610, ngalnst 290. Lost. Sewerage. Ward One 209 109 Ward Two 113 4C Ward Throe 130 48 Ward Four 99 75 Total vote cast 829. For sowerago 651, against 278. Lost by small mar gin. Unified States Judge Emory Speer of tho Southern district of Georgia, recently had beforo bis court a typical mountaineer on the typical Georgia charge ot Illicit distilling. "What's you nnnwT' demanded the eminent Jurist. "Joshua, Jcdge," drawled the prisoner. "Joshua, who made tho sun stand still?" smiled tho Judge, In nmutsment at the la conic nnswer. "No, sir. Joshua who made the moonshine," answered' the quick-wltud mountaineer. And1 It Is needless to sny that Judge j Speer made the sentence ns light is he possibly could, saying to his I friends in telling the story that wit ' like that deserved some recompense. ' F.xchango. bad luck. Kven people with push find It ntc- DOI.UNS THKKE esstry to pull together. The First Fair of Oklahoma. No event or attraction ever held In the state will so Interest and pro fit the farmer, the stock raiser, the fruit grower and the public general as the Stnte Fair of Oklahoma, which will be held October u to 16 at Oklahoma City. Nearly every state In the nation has Its State Fair nnd Oklahoma, not to be oindcuo by her older sis ters puroses to glvo the greatest h'iow of the year nnd while this Is her first annual fair, no efforts with in the mean.) of the management nro being spared to make It the big gest fair nnd exposition over held In the southwest Here you will find on exhibition u'.I ot tl.o finest products ot Okla homa soil, proving by actual Illus tration what can bo done with the Oklahoma farm, together with the ways and means of "-allzlng to the utmost tho lasslbllltle., of profitable agriculture and stock raising. A Stnte Fair Is the best and the most profitable Investment possible for the betterment nnd advancement of the whole people nnd Is a school from which more practical and last ing benflts can be obtained In a day than can be ncqulrcd elsewhere In so short a time. It promotes Industry, fosters enterprise-, ge-ncrates competition, gives fresh motive to the farmer and stock raiser and encourages agriculture, while to the ladles. It affords n friendly rivalry In the various de partments of homo work, Tho appropriation 'or the premium and prizes will exceed more than 30,000.00 and this large amount will be awarded for exhibits of every known product ot the farm, orchard, dairy, garden und all the breeds of live stock of special Interest to Ok lahoma and the southwest, not In mention the scores of household nnd domestic nrts and crnfts for which the good women of Oklahoma are Justly famed. Fifth Sunday Meeting. Following Is the program of he Fifth Sunday meeting to be held with tho Iiaptlst church at Glenn, begin ning Thursday night, beforo tho 5th Sunday In September, 1907: Introductory sermon, Thursday night J. M. Hammons . Friday morning, 9 o'clock Devo tional service II. F. Cooley. 9:30 Needs of the Iiaptlst churches of Oklahoma D. N. Curb! and I.. II. Smelly. 10:30 The Needs or Hnon Assoc) ntlon J. II. Hnys nnd J. M. Ham mons. ? 11 n. m. Sermon. 2 p. m. Devotional service H. H. I.lndscy. 2:30 The Duty of tho Churches to the Mission Work. J. A. Wynne. 3:30 Tho Duty of the Church to tho Pastor A. C. Miller and It. C. Hnkcr. Friday night Sermon. Saturday morning 9 o'clock Devo tional service J. M. Darker. 9:30 The Duty of tho Pastor to tho Church W. It. Selvldge and W. W. Terry. 10:30 Why Should We Preach the Ro-epel to tho World J. F. Young and J. A. McCullough. Saturday 2 p. m. Hoard meeting. Prenchin gSaturday night nnd Sun-i day nt 11 o'clock. J J. K. JAMHS, Pnstoi 1 "What are your qualltlcatlons?" ho was asked. "Yes." "Well, suh," ho said, "nuttln' mo no'r less that des dat I'm nil wool en a yard wide," Atlanta Constitu tion. Now 'Young Man Buy Real Ehtate" 1ms become as famous an "Go West Young Man." Tho purchase of reui estate is really tho first step toward a competency the first stop toward wealth. Now is tho timo to buy real estate in Ardmore. The new railrt od that will soon be built into tho town win Increase tho values. Natural gas which will bo ready for factories this fall will make every piece of property in town worth more The statehood proclamation will soon bo 'ssued and thousands of investors will be hero BUY NOW. PAY PAUT CASH. Promise tho rest and sell for a profit beforo your first note falls duo. Such a course will mean safe money, sure money. See us today. More than likely we have just what you will want. Smith, Riggins & MILLINERY ANNOUNCEMENT Wc are bettor prepared to serve you In the Millinery lino tlinn ever before. Gooel IIl'Iu, lanre niry room-. We have plan in (1 to give the mu attest followers of ftishloti a correct itlen of the approved millinery styles for fa 1. Our openirg tlibplay will bo held THURSDAY, A cordial invitation to all. will be appreciated. Parisian Millinery Company MRS. W. T. BELL, Manager. REMOVAL, OF RESTRICTIONS FIELD REPRESENTATIVE CUSEY HERE TODAY HEARING APPLI CATIONS OF MIXED BLOODS. H. C. Cusey, representative of In dian Agent Dana II. Kelsey, Is in the city today hearing applications ot Indians who desire to have their restrictions removed. Mr. Cusey Is accompanied by his oQlclal stenog rapher O. K. Chandler. Judge Casey takes tho testimony of tho applicants nnd after an Investi gation of about thirty days n report Is received by the applicant ns to the result of the Investigation, nnd as to whether he has had his restric tions removed. The act of congress April 215, 1900, prevents tho agent from considering any applications of full bloods. At the hearing applicants are re quired to present their homestead and allotment certificates or deeds, and copies of any lease contracts or agreements for the sale of their land Into which they may have en tered. Allottees who have land In tho known oil fields, or whose land Is leased for oil and gas purposes, are advised that under the present In structions, petitions covering such Marvelous Cost Sale? Saturday Afternoon and Evening Handsome things for the home. Ideal birthday and graduating presents, convenient to keep in reserve for appropriate occasions. First sale of its kind ever held in Ardmore. FOR PARTICULARS SEE THIS SPACE TOMORROW AFTERNOON Is the PHONE 726 SEPTEMBER 26- Your inspection and judgment No Cards Issued. lands will not be taken. Where only n part of the allotment Is oil land, the allottee may, If he desires, havo the application considered Insofar as It pertains to agricultural land only. It Is required that Mississippi Choc aws making application should pre sent proof from the commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes that they have resided In the Choctaw or Chickasaw country for a period ot three years. In case such proof can not be made, applications will not be considered by the department at this time The new secretary of the Interior is carrying out the liollcy ot tho removal of restrictions as he ad vanced in his speech hero some time since nnd In every case possible tho applicant gets his restrictions re moved on the surplus so ns to glvo him an opportunity to sell the same for the Improvement of the home stead. Mr. Cusey will remain here today, and will be at Pauls Valley tomor row, and nt Chlcknsha on Friday and Saturday. Next week he will visit the following points In the two na tions: McAlcstcr, Atoka, Durant, Hu go, Antlers, Poteau, Sallisaw, Stll well, Westvlllo and Tahle-quah. The averng- man Is ns particular about getting his hair cut as a wom an Is about seeing that her hat Is on straight. Time! West Co.