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PAGE SIX THE DAILY ARDMOREITE. Ardmort, Sunday, February 13, 1910 3Dail Hrbmorefte. By the ARDMOREITE PUBLISHING CO. SII)Vi:Y Sl'tiClS. . President 1 ti ' 'il nt the Postofflcc at Ardmor ns Second4?laM Mnttor. OFFICIAL PAPER CARTER CO. AND THE CITY OF ARDMORE t( It Is In the Ardmorelte. It is legal. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. The Dally Ardmorelte. Oi.i- Year One Month O WcV The Weekly Ardmorelte Per Year by Mfill Six Months Iiirrp MontliH .sft.no . .r.o . .10 .$1.00 . .80 . .36 Phones. I,, m Malinger' Offloe M8 ( Ity Kdttnr Office Uipa Distance Any errnieotm reflection on the character, Mantling or reputation of any pernou. firm or corporation which nmy nppenr in me connnnn mi,,. xr,iiuirliu will lie uliiuiv cor Kinuiy net. d uM)ti Us being brought to the nttc-nt'on of the management. j Eastern Representatives. Win. I) Ward, Trllnin-i IhilhllnR. New York. Chicago Representative. V llenrliiie IMS M.iniuett Building. Texas Representative. A. II. (lodbold. 012-61 :i Jnnnlta Hulldlng. Dallas, Texas Ardmore, Sunday, February 13, 1910 THE PARDONING POWER. Til panlonltiK board f Oklahoma ban lome in for a Mb shine of sharp tiitln,; criticism from both the dem ocratic and r'-pnoll an pu ss of the Kate Since the governor will hae this work in exclusive chaw now Hit batteries of the picas will Im turned upjn hlui. Iltfoi - muMiiK criticisms of the in, mm r in which the patiloulng hiw er Is used the critic should first xatnine himself and try to deter mine -w ) .it ho would do under the i-nine circumstances. There was a time in tho history of tin worltl when punishments were very severe. We look back upon them n-M iw being barbaric. We nail in old Roman history where there was a penalty nipilrlio: that the man to bo punished lie sewed up In a leather bag together with poisonous vipers and thrown into the ocean to float to certain death. Men were thr-.wn In among wild anl ma's to he torn to pieces for crimes that were small Indeed for such a degree of punishment. The t lino will come In this count! y when the people will look with horror hack upon Mich sentences as "c tnfliie nu nt at hard labor for your natural life," or upon sentences that run from ten to twenty-five years. Men art now In prisons, shut tint from the sunlight of day, tolling with brain bcntnubitl wh.t crimes nio forgot tt n and whose couf'iiomcut Is of no benefit :o society. There are women and children in Oklahoma who are t-tarvlng because the father In nn un guarded moment committed a crime .HmIio: sotioty and whose further imnis't.netit adds to his own and his f,nuil's suffering ami the exiteiiao : of the htate, when society has ab lolutily nothing to gain. The idea of '-attliig even In the puulalimont ' . rinilnals Is wrong. To toll a P oner he has had his inning ami i ew i is up to tho state to use rs pier, native ami even up, la as u p a a crime against humanity as - e pii-oncr himself committed. I in ci rtalu punishment by courts tit ir i riiup. but severity never did. hi a i ' wa a death penalty to stunt Ut ' p in lTeland more sheep were - 'oU n tliaii when It was i fine of 'nt dollars. Whin Jeff Davis of Arkansas wa ii.iklng up his . anvass for the I'ult i 1 States senate his enemies charg- 1 him with the too free use of the i ii '.orilng prerogative or the (uvot i nr. At oue of his speaking occtl H.ris ! answered the charg y ng the crowd I.' unjr person w.t- pn sent who had been pimloned ' y HI mi. v young man arose on one f tin' ba.-k seats. "How old are j u"' said Davis. "Twenty-two," a t'n answer. "For what .rime were von MiiteiufJ?" was the next query. Tin boy in his own manner told of i spree and of It results. "What uro you doing now?" asked tho gover nor. Supp rtlng my mother," waa no answer. "Have you ever neon drunk again?" "Never," was the n jdy 'll.u your mother any other means of support?" "She tins not." Then Davis turned to the crowd and ri.'ilil. "(K-utlemeu, there U tho elas.s of cltlzpiifc I huvo taken out of tho prisons .f your state." And Hjvla won. Who couM fall to be touched wilb llie klinlni0ii of tho matcli'fsj Hah Taylor of Tennessee, who reRtonxl lUOUIlt.iilR'i rs to I'l'.'I,- fllllllli.S old nif.'intnlneor who with his pock et knlfo carved a fiddle nml sont It t Taylor, accompanied with wishes for his merry Christum, ns Im ml nrouiiii the flri'slito with his fondly, v. as pardoned out of prison, anil ns the Kovcrnoi n( In tue executive mnnslon with hln family the moun taineer also sat In his lint with hi children about his knee, llalon I.ik to t'u fiddle whose cheery voice hud been stilled over many holiday s a 'on. TIm itovpinor who make one fatnl- iy happy nnd nave th children rutin statvatlon and mnorniicc, not-ii m re than the governor who severe ly pniiUhes a iloieii erintlnnl. . o TAXES AND POLITICS. Till' lopubllMlU pros ol the tnt. I ver actively cngSKed in calling the intention or the pi ople tit the high rute of taxation and attviiiplng to use it us a means to hammer the democratic nilmlnlstr.itlon. The ic publlcaii pin t y poses us the tarty tlml does things. It points to its schools, Hh road. Its brlilges, Us municipal Im provements in states anil counties wnere It is in power nml In this stnto where It I not In power It hummers from one day to the oilier on the iiu" l Ion of taxation. If the republican parly advocates eilueiitlon nml im provements it Is u patty of high taxa tion. If it stands for slolhrulness .mil MKtiinst education It can nlford to riV the measures that have been noevs nary to purchaso the good things ne state of Oklahoma enjoys. When it raises Its voice against taxation it '.kltnns Itselr before the eyes of lieople. If tliere were mil Isolated ca ie , i. this lMtrtlon of the state where tax-s are too high I ho people who live there do not possess the attributes com mon in man. It was the .natural thing for the father whoso child had been denied educational advantages to take a step too far III voting bonds when he had the oppoituntty of lttuiu Ing a school for his boy. Did wo use tl.it expression too far? Can we go too fur In matter of education nml do too much for the children of Okla homa? Some localities have gone t fa: to please the heavy tax payer at the prevent, hut the heaviest tax payer will Ittt Iteuelited. Property In a good community Is worth twice what it Is in a poor one au'.l the values of real estate in tills portion of the state proves it. Still another teature of the ticMlon s. could tlio republicans have done any better than the democrats and what means have they for Improve menth oxer what has been done. If I lie state w ere to be turned over to them. Tho sensible man will ask that question before he throws down the party of his choice to clothe a ctrnng er in the sacred ermine of public of fice. Theiy h not an honest republican in the state who believes his own po litical party could have saved any of the burdens without denying some of tho privilege, no matter what he might ante for morn political effect. O HONESTY RETAINS POWER. "I bellev" that et tj i.yanrlvo ofTli- r s-houM bo i i!isnry nlfl .er. Mid tvr . .- iild i nn, by faith ful service i.i Uio ,t. fi: overy del 'ir h ..v- hi k.-na'y I nnor a rod' 'it :it he mr pintlvt official fors ' IV' vac to tl.c 1 1 west number .Mm: i ', , Mi anil "liltiont govvr'i.ii "i'." This sentence taken from the piatform or .eo Cnice, candidate fur govenvtr. shows exactly where ho stand with rcforenee to the bordos of ttfflee holders by appalntment that Invest many states and prove to he n piratlte utou the taxpayers of the country And when Leo Cruce says they sli uhl earn every dol bit they receive hn means Just that much. The politicians may object lo him eurrjing out this portion of hi platform In case of his elec tion, but he will turn his back upon them ns he did when some of theni urged certain thing up.n him tonnected with his duties ns president of the board of regents of the ute I'nlverslty. He told those nu n If i hey expected hi in to tt.Joi' nt tiiestl6nable deeds on the pretext of p lltlcal expediency that the wtong man was at the head of thai state institution. And he did not tarry on: th-dr wishes anl he never will, when In hU Judgment It 1 1 best ii it to do o. Cruce will he bimr.y fought during this cam pain f.:r the teunon that the Wvttld If leaders of state kuow that they canno control I1I4 official ct, in this loneci Cnue stands for the leople und analnst the wire work ing poliM'lnni. ISvery efflclal net of his while governor of this dtate will rear the earmark ot absolute honesty and h will itrengthen tho flemoiratb- force of the Mate not by UulldiBit up a machine, but by glvlmj the pcjple an honeat admin Utratlou ot suite- govorument. The hlstoiy of po'.ltles is that the j i-!;- Ihi t;. ji:- .v i : . i .. .i-oiuii in osty with the pcoplo la tho party that totalns Us power. Tammany lost t-i tho enemy because It be came corrupl. Kentucky ancrlflced Its ilemoerntle majority upon the altar f machine legislation. Ami If Ok Inhom.i's Intelligent voters stand in line lor deiu iiTittlc supremacy such . men as ('nice who enuio with that j iiiomnrnhh statement, "I would not' pnrjirv myself to be governor of; tin- state," must lie chosen as tho ' party standard hearer. The day of : the pyrotoc hnle imlltlclan In Okla-' lioiiin must be supplnuteii hy n ehanae t the safe and sane man who loves honor bettor than otltl enl pr ferment fitul who holds tho protection of the people In higher legnrd IIimm polltlelnl expptllency. If Hi - light man la placed at the head! of the ticket there can lie no worry about the final outcome In the gen eral elect ion. Tho people can be trusted to cast their ballots right and the man whi la afraid of the people Is not worthy of their com Ittlenco. The detii'M-raey of Oklahoma tan be trusted to place its banner In Hie hands of l.ee Oruce who will lead It to honorable terry ami wlio will ii turn it to the people unsullied by any olTl ial act that would . ami- it to trail In the dust. (live us Cnii e. and ilctoty Is cer tain. O - Little Stories of the Street Gets Mexican Quail. I'd. i- I) ortliai:, ke. per of the fhii-k.isau Lake, was happy yt s leitlav over the lecelpt of four palrH of Mexican blue quail which he wilt pluto In th" lake .talk for prop gating purposes. Wlllmore llrown received the bird by expross from Itoswell, Xew Mexico. anil gave the hllxU to Mr. Worthaui. Mr. Worthaui sa.vs he will soon have in, my ot the birds In the park as lie will piMtect thorn closely until many c vevs grace tho park. County Fair Enthusiast. .1. C. Morgan, president of the Curler Mitinty farmers' Institute, was in III city ye.ituitlay and together with Secretary McCoy drafted the plug nun for the Institute to lie held on the Mli of March. 1'ixif. M Jrgan Is elated with the stops that have been taken hole with referenco to the orgaiiljitlou of a fair anil says It will tie the life of the Institute. He holies to nee thu Ardmore people at tli meeting Monday night at i lie city hall. Prof. .Morgan was tin first man to organize a district club in ids town and says he is determined that every school In the .ouiit.v shall have Its district club. Work will lie begun at once to gut as m tny as six hunilnsl memhci'3 in the enmity institute. Oiciicstia to Norman. The l.ovveiistein Orchestra, com puted ot Kiuaiiuel, Sol and Harry l.aweiisteiu and Arthur Sios ami Lu ther lluntlol went to Norman Krld iy afternoon, when they furnished mush- for the girls' fraternity dnni!" at the state uuivtirslty. From Wliitesboro, 1). W. .ludd, accompanied by hi wife nml child, is here on a business trip from Wliitesboro, Texas. Mr. .ludd Is proprlotor of t'.n Heck'i.i n oafo In C.llmor'K boiei. , vvld -etlini to Whltesboro to lay, bit i.xp;'ts lo come back ami nn.t. h v he.id ni liters here in the near futiiie. Divorce Day. Yestoiday was "tllvoHo day" 111 .ludge S. II. Kii,seU' court ami the ties of matrimony wer severed for three couples who had resorted to the courts for that purpose. Primrose Mammoth Minstrels. The "First Part'' setting of the Primrose Ml sire is said to bn a fierfect gem In Its way; white ami I go'd is pretty combination used to ward an effWt of genuine grandeur.' The whole ki heme utllt"d Is one of massive scenic conct ption, and currv with it a fairly wood Idea of some of the aucle.it Roman palaces. , Thla niignlflivnt background is fur- ' ihermoin enhanced In effectiveness by 1 the rich drapeiUs ami tither pietur jUatpte furii'shliigs that have been gen erously piovldet by Mr. 1'rlntroso, who 1 lirlJes himself on giving the proper atmo where to his o: tertalument of so much novelty. The l'lmioge Show ' promises more than a little In the , way of exceptionally fine singing at I tlip Itoblion opera Iiouho next Wntliie- i day, Feb. HI, not forgetting tho clever I nerfomiainvs by the famous Ward j llros., who have nrnngod a special j act of nstoiililiirg, ns well as laughing j Importance. Watch for big fret. street i parade tiny of show GIRLS' BOOSTER CLUB AUXILIARY FORMED YOUNG LADIES ENLIST TO HELP BEAUTIFY AND BUILD UP THE CITY. The slogan In Ardmore these tlaya is "Roost,' and the spirit is per meating through ait tho town. The fever has spread to the gentler sox of the eliy and today Artltnore claims the distinction of having tho only girls' booster chili In the statu. And this new ocn.ilsltlon to Aril more' already well organized Com mercial Cluli means more much more- than the reader would mix pi ct. It means that this old town I to be beautified; It means that Ideas will Mprlug from this b :dy for the good of the town that will be taken up and carried to miecoss. ful fruition by the Commercial Club; nml uh-'ii thla Ii dy of girl town booster get busy, tilings lire going to boom tor they are organized to a"cotr.pllsh things. A meeting for the purpose of for mation ' f the club was heltl In tho Commercial Club rooms yesterday af tcnitmn at 1: 30 o'clock and was piesided over by Secretary N. H. McCoy, The body starts out with n nit inlier.shlp of forty. The following officer were elected: President .Mrs. Ida Alexander. Vice President Miss Nora llobl son. Setietnry Miss Sim Frame. Treasurer Miss Kdna .lames. Chairmen for the four city ward weie selected as follows: First Ward SW Anna Matthews. Set ond Ward -Mrs. C. n. Wash ington. Third Waul Mrs. i:ilabeth Ham mond. Fourth Ward Miss Hlgbley. The president, secretary, treasur er and fair ward chairmen compose the executive board. Thu first regular meeting of the club will be held at tlie resilience of the president, Mrs. Ida Alexan der, tomorrow at 7: IK) p. in., when the future work will bo outlined and plans laid for the accomplish ment of civic Improvements. Secretary McCoy's Idea of perpet uating the Olris', Ilocstcr Club as nn auxiliary of 'the Commercial Club is. we think, n very wise move in the right direction. If any of our business men were to conceive the Idea that a number of Invited guests at his home would greatly advertise and strengthen his business, his first step would be to h id a consultation with his wife ami enlist her Interest, sympathy, and co-operation In the matter. In fiich way tines our Commercial Chili need the aid of the womanhood of the city, in Its plans for build ing up Its business and financial Interests. Artlninre es'cts one thousand In vited guests on tho :;."th and l!0th of February. They come from an In vitation extended by the city Itself fiom purely business motives. Now she should clean up, prepare com fortable ro ms and Inviting meals for her guests. She should don her mast beautiful attire and stand waiting and smiling to extend to her vistors a cordial happy welcome to her walls. The teachers expect to pay for r-om ami board but there Is something more than giving valua received to these guests; Ardmore should make the teachers feel that they have Indeed count to a city beautiful ami fair in every respect, the memory of which will linger in sweetest fragrance, through com ing years. It is impossible for the umbers to meet tile Commercial Cnib but the young ladles will furnish a splendid medium through which the two bodies may cooperate. Secreturj McCoy has an ext client plan to n.'tiipllsli all 'that is m.'d d without overw:rklnc anyone. Ills p' ni unnerves au,i utilues mu U ix.wer, which ii going to waste and which the b:iires Interest, of the tl.y ueedi a: mII times and we lepcak for hint tho aid of ai mi mo heia and ihughteis. Will Go ta Muskofjce. K. .1. Jarvis returned sicnl iy fiom Wl.-hlia, K.ins., where ho made itirangenunt to assume the position of illy sales lien for the Doltl Pack Ing Company' binncli houses n: Tulsu and Muskogee. Mr. Jarvis vv;u manager for the Swift branch house lure for tw j years and has rccntly been iuo.iaietl with the Cold Stor age mnrket. .Mr. Jarvis ami family will remove to Muskogee where they will reside in the future, much to the rvgrn: r-f their many friend-, here. A.'dmori e Want Ads are the ben R, M. DILLARD BECOMES CANDIDATE A CITIZEN OF FOURTEEN YEARS) OFFERS FOR COUNTY WEIGHER j WORTHY OF CONFIDENCE. It. M. Dlllanl of this city Is the first man In the county to gel Into the race for county weigher. Mr. Dlllanl possesses every iiuallflcatloii to fill the office to the entire satis factl.n of tho people. He is honest, well educated, sober, Industrious nml If the democrats of the county nom inate him for tills posltl-m they may rest assuicil that the public weighing poitlnn of the county government will ho In good hands. Mr Dlllanl lias lived In tills Immediate t ountry for lonrteen years, during 'that time he lias engaged In farming, stock raising, clerking In vvhol.Male and retail houses and In store manage meiit. He did not have to learn cour tesy, for he was born In the Old Volunteer state, Tennessee, and Im blbed the kind of g-jod fellowship and tin- kind of democracy that placed Hob Taylor in the Culled .Stiiten senate ami his earliest les ions wore concerning such men as Old lli-kory .lacksou. Hp is a life long consistent democrat, his heart has been uiello.ved towartl humanity because he is -:ne of t lie people In the 1 1 ouches with the other fellow, hot having had the hest educational advantages, he has seUctl every op portunity that offered him learning ami training and he Is u well round ed, well developed man. capable of giving the people what they want In the way ol a public weigher and worthy In every way to represent the pc pie of this county or any oilier .'oiiuty In an official position. E IN PECULIAR MANNER STREET PAVING COMPANY AT SULPHUR BLASTING ROCK ON ST.'.EET DOES DAMAGE. I Sulphur, Okla., Feb, 12. The resi lience of MaJ. Ruben J. Carter, on j Carter Heights, was demolished today I by a bunch of chained crosstles fa.l ! ing upon It with such velocity that ( they crushed through tho roof, celling I and floor. The eroostles had been placed over a blast by the street pav- lug company to prevent small stones ! from being thrown Into the air by the ' explosion and doing possible damage. ' The Carter hFl Is of conglomerate formation, huge, boulders composed of small stones cemented so tightly ta gother that It Is difficult to blast them opart, and experts can never tell what ii blust In the peculiar formation vviil result In. Tlie Slielby-Downard Asphalt and Paving company have been tii-ee , times longer excavating the hill and bringing the street down to grade than they calculated, and viil loo-o money, It Is said, on tholr pavinK con- i tract. ! The Carters were away from heme 1 nt the time of tho b . c and no one 1 was Injured. WILL DECIDE WHISKY CASE FEBRUARY 21 CASE OF JNO. STUMP WILL BE ! DISPOSED OF BY JUDGE JNO. GALT. The case of Jno. Stump, charged WE HAVE CASH BUYERS For two or three good farms in Carter County if they are cheap. We buy, sell and rent City Property. List yours with us and watch results. We are selling the town of CRUCE, OKLAHOMA, the only town in the world giving FREE GAS FOR FIVE YEARS FOR ANY PURPOSE. $1 doiun, $1 a week. If you want to buy, sell or rent see us. We know what its worth. KINKADE REALTY COMPANY Phone No. 52 S V ' I WW v."" WIN IAM WINTHItllOFF AS THIS P OI'KU iiorsi: with whiskey selling, and which was up liefoie .ludge Onlt In police curt Friday, will be tried on It. merits in this court on the '.'1st of the present mouth, and In event of a ronvl.tlon, Judge (ialt will. If an appeal Is asked, rule .on the question of its being carried to the ' county court. MiKii Interest Is ecu-, tereil cm tlie outcome of this case, InnsiniK ii as it has been useless to convict parties charged with the vin-, latlon as the cases were carried to' tlie county '-ourt, but City Attorney ' j Mo re's ruling to the effect that the , ' police court Is the court of last re-1 I sort and Judge Oalt will make his ruling in all probability In conform ity thereto. Three drunks, and two negro wom en, charged with fighting, were In pullci our: yesterday. Judge ulalt assessed the usual flues against earii offender NEIGHBORING TOWNS TISHOMINGO, WAPANUCNA AND ADA ARE INTERESTED IN IM PROVEMENTS. i At Tlshomlnrjo. Tishomingo. Okla., Fell, U'. The I city council has passed an ordinance calling for eight and oiu-half ni'los of concrete guttering and ;iirhliiK for tht. city, In addition to the foar ml!cs now 'onstrnnted. At Wapanutki. ; Wnpanueka. Okla.. I 'eh I'-WoiU Is now under headwiy on the Im.tal'a i Hon of a watorvo-Us and cleitrte, Mvht I plant, costing tho city $ 15,000. The I plant will be ready for service by I April 1. : At Ada. I Ada, Okla.. Feb. 12. Tho city conn j ell of this city has let the paving con tract for the pavliiR of Main street from east side of the right of way of , the Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail j road on tho east to tho west side of j the right of way of tho Frisco rail road on the west, and Hroadvvuy and Townsend avenues from their junction with Twelfth street to their Junction ( with the rhht of way of tint Frisco ral'road on the north, at a total cost of over $s:i,000. The engineer's speci fications for the work call for rock r phalt. laid In nrno ninnncr as tlie paving at Ardmore. The contract calls for active work to begin by April 1, 1 1910. IMPROVEMENTS IN 114 West Main Street ARSON IN TUB FKiHTINO PAILSON FKlUll HV IS, THE SIX-DAY LAW IS MISSOURI SUPREME COURT DE CIDES BAKERIES CAN WORK ON THE SEVEN H DAY. Jetfcrson City, Mo., Fob. 12. The supremo court of Missouri today de cide l the law prohibiting bakeries from working more, than six dayn n week lo be unconstitutional. FREE PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT. Modern Woodmen Preparing for a Big Time Tuesday Nlflht. The following program, under the auspices of the Modern Woodmen of America and the Royal Nelghboro of America, will be rendered at tho Kobl hon opera house Tuesday evening. February 15, beginning promptly at S: 15 o'clock: Music Prof. Roper Invocation Rev. C. C. Wcila Address of Welcome I. 1L Mason Introduction - ..C. (i. Harvey, Venerable Consul Address Chas. K. Whalen National lecturer of tho M. W. A. .Music Miss Pearl Oalyon Solo Mrs. N. . 'rood Solo Miss draco Perry Male Quartctt -. Freoman, Prather, Hoffman, Tyer Military Drill.. It. N. A. Degree Team A special Invitation i extended to every fraternal order In tho city, also to tho general public. There will be largo delegations from surroundlnp camps. Como out and enjoy tho ovn lug. You are welcome. C. O. HAKVEY, i7 " 3 Conaul M. W. A. " HUT 1 1 WHITIFOltD, Oracle, U. N. A. "The Fighting Parton." If you are a real lovor of drx natle art do not overlook the coining eni Kagonient or "TheFightlng lMrson" nt our local play house on Krldav, Feb. 18. Tho newspaper throughout the country proclaim it the best of Its kind A pastoral comedy orama with a plot, ono In which tho chara'ttrs are natural, the stage settings realis tic, nnd a company of real nctor.i ut.d nctresses, with metronolltii rrpula Hons. Tho story ilea's with the strug gles of a country college bred ulnls ter, whoso determination to win rles him to "ticcess. Subscribe for Weekly Ardmorelte.