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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-24

The b. Y. p. U, OF the Fret Baptist
church meets every Sunday Afternoon
at the church.
MISS DAISY NICHOLS, Pres.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-24

The Aid Society OF the Central Bap-
tist church meets every Tuesday at 8
o'clock with one OF its members.
MRS. BRUCE, Pres.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-24

81. 81: -.:.I6 L
lan's Drug Store.
CHURCH SOCIETIES.
The Parsonage and Home Mission
Society Of the Broadway M. Z. church
meets the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month at the parsonage.
MRS. HESTER WoLVERToN,
President.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the First
Baptist cuhrch weets with the mem.
bers each week.
MRS. A. B. MAYHEM, Pres.
DAISY NICHOLS, Sec.
The Aid Society OF the Cumberland
church meets every Tues
day with one " the members.
MRS J. D. TANNER, Pres.
The L. T. LIS meets every Sunday
afternoon from 8 to 4 At the First Pres
byterian church.
MISS MAUD TENNERY, Pres.
The Foreign Missionary Society OF
the Broadway n e. church meets the
FIRST Thursday OF each month.
MRS. T. X. KEARNEY, Pres.
The Christian Endeavor OF the Chris
tian Church meets every Sunday af-
ternoon at o'clock.
D. A. H. REPLOGLE. Pres.
The Aid Society OF the Christian
church meets every Tuesday with one
OF the members.
MRS. MATTE EVETTs, Pres.
MRS. d. REPLoGLE, Sec.
The Aid Society OF the Central Bap-
tist church meets every Tuesday at 3
O'Clock with one OF its members.
MRS. BRUCE. Pres.
The b. Y. p. U. OF the Fret Baptist
church meets every Sunday Afternoon
at the church.
MISS DAISY NICHOLS. Pres.
The Benevolent Society meets every
Thursday from to with one Of the
members.
The Epworth Junior League OF the
Broadway M. f church meets every
Sunday afternoon at the parsonage .,
O'Clock.
The Aid Society Of the First Pres
byterian church meets the second and
fourth Tuesdays Of each month with
some member OF the society.
MRS. A. w. DUNHAM, Pres
The Home and Foreign Missionary
Society Of the First Presbyterian
church meets the irst and third Tues
days OF each month with some member
OF the society.
MRS. JOSE CARR, Pres.
tn Epworth SENIOR Leagr.. ~ N.
Hroadvay ". F church meets ever!
Sunda, afternoon at O'Clock at th'
Broadway Methodist church.
W. @. DITZLER, Pres.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-24

First published July 10, 1909.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
GIVE TOPEKA NATURAL GAS.

For number of years past, an Oft
heralded slogan and battle cry of pro-
gressive citizens of Topeka has been
Cheaper fuel for manufacturing pur-
poses" Though it's realization has
taken on all the semblances of dream
or mirage, yet the idea has been con-
stantly kept in view. A considerably
reduced rate on hauling coal to the
city was in reality the only result.
Now an angel seems to appear to
fulfill the hope. namely, the piping of
gas from the Kansas fields in the
southeastern part of the state to To-
peka. That the plan is feasible, has
been demonstrated. just recently the
city of Pittsburg, Pa, sent out circu-
lars telling of the wonderful extent to
which its natural oil and gas have been
used to turn wheels. In Kansas the
question is being agitated. Kansas
| City, Mo-, is planning to pipe gas into
its manufacturing concerns for fuel
purposes. Other cities round about
are thinking of following in the same
steps,.
Consequently if Topeka wishes to
keep up with it's competing neighbors
so far as manufacturing success is
concerned it must be able to furnish
fuel just as cheaply to manufacturing
concerns. Therein lie promising hopes
of inducing new companies to locate
within it's corporate LIMITS. If the
towns surrounding Topeka pipe nat
ural gas into their factories, Topeka
will be at a great disadvantage.
Secretary Anderson of the CONNER
cial club expressed the right idea the
other day when he said that the mat
ter would be brought up before the
next meeting of the Commercial club
and that the strongest committee OBJ
tainable from among Topeka's bust
ness men will be obtained to take hold
of the matter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
THE GRAND JURY.

The drawing of a grand jury by the
county clerk resulted in the selection
of a promising list of tax payers who
can be trusted to do their duty.
No harm can came from the calling
of a grand jury. No innocent man has
anything to fear from its elaboration.
It may, on the other hand, result in
the Qualification of the atmosphere in
a manner that will be a good thing for
state as well as for the county. There
is a natural disposition to overlook
violations of the law especially If the
person who offends is one of influence
or wealth. A grand jury ought to
break down these barriers and place
every man and every law breaker on
the same footing.
One often hears it said that a grand
jury is expensive. This is without
doubt true but the prosecution of
criminals is always expensive. Shaw
nee county not many years ago spent
several hundred dollars to bring to
Justice a man who was charged with
embezzling less than 800 of state
property while an officer of the KAN
sas National Guard. Should the coun-
ty therefore begrudge a few hundred
or even a few thousand dollars to
bring people to Justice, those who are
charged with embezzling many thou
sands from the state? Why should a
person in a high position be immune
while the man who commits a petty
theft is relentlessly pursued without
reference to the expense?
The fact is that in the administra-
lion of Justice the question of cost is
not and should not be taken into con-
sideration. The very foundations of
the government depend upon its
honest administration and the people
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

eral is directed to the fact that in most
cases these guessing contest schemes
are not only lotteries and gambling de-
vices but are also swindles, and should
for that reason also be excluded from
the mails.
In many cases there can be no sin
gle winner of the prize, and multitudes
of people guess right who never get a
prize. Out of a large number who
guess right the swindling newspaper
selects a few as prize winners, and Sc
lects them with an eye single to the
advertising effect. This is very de-
graded form of swindling.
Postmaster General Wynne will earn
the gratitude of the respectable news
paper press of the country if he will
stamp out this evil. root and branch,
and not classify it into legitimate and
illegitimate.
All of it is Legitimate and corrupting.
Let it all die together and die at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
NEWSPAPER GUESSING CONTESTS

IrTOn the chicago Chronicle.1
Postmaster General wynne may rest
assured that his decision to exclude
from the mails all newspapers that ad-
vertise guessing contests will meet with
the hearty appreciation of the decent
newspaper press, and would be still
more acceptable if it were more strin-
gent.
The postmaster general Qualities his
decision in the following words:
las number of legitimate enter
prises have adopted these estimating or
guessing contests as a means of adyer-
Using, and in view of the admission to
the mails of matter pertaining to these
contests within the last few years, the
elimination of these schemes from the
mails can not be made Immediately alb
solute. If such scheme has already
been entered upon in good faith the de-
partment will not issue an order that
will seriously injure a legitimate BUSH
ness
The announcement that the postmas-
ter general considers some of the puh-
locations which advertise such schemes
Legitimate" and that he will not issue
an order that will seriously injure a
legitimate business is to be regretted.
No business is legitimate in the eyes of
the law that engages in such schemes
and advertises them through the United
States mails.
A guessing contest Is gambling con-
test, pure and simple
When man whirls a roulette table
he bets on the effect of a muscular act
which he can not gauge, and when he
guesses In a guessing contest he bets
on a mental act which he can not di-
rect.
If one Of these is gambling so is the
other. As to the consideration, in one
case it is money and in the other case
it is the involuntary advertising which
is extracted from the victim, but it
may be set down as certain that the
newspapers that advertise guessing
contests are not giving something for
nothing.
The attention of the postmaster gem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
JAYHAWKER JOTS.

The Great Bend Item thankfully
SAYS: 'fThe electric lights we now
have are a vast improvement over the
lights we formerly had"
A mortgage for $4,000 has been
filed at Reading. That means many
months of worry and many dollars of
interest before settlement
Horton has a man who has refused
several appointive offices. It's a ten
to one shot though that the salaries
were of the LiIliputian order.
A Mayetta restaurant advertisement
says: When in town and want a good
meal drop in. We make a speciality
of hot drinks, cigars and tobacco.
Half the men at so are on the re-
tired list but Aunt Kitty Wagmiller of
Doniphan county. aged IS, has caught
her 627th gopher this season from her
orchard.
Governor Bailey will be compelled
to pay several hundred dollars above
his salary for living expenses during
his two years in Topeka besides stand
ing humiliation and abuse. Wen
bet before Ed Hoch's term is over he'll
be sorry a thousand times that he ever
left his little printing office at Marion
to come to Topeka and reform the
state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe

|
! A big fat Atchison man has more
headaches than a woman with money
It takes a mighty good stage witt
cisrn to stand the test of the morning
after.
A town farmer lately bought lot
of cattle to feed, and starved seven OF
them to death.
IT is becoming so dull that we think
seriously of printing personals OF
travelling men.
We can almost tell what women are
working hardest for church fairs, by
looking at their children
How people admire man who is
really sensible! Why not try to dis
tinguish yourself that way?
Divorces and straight hair seem to
be more apt to run in families than
happiness and natural curls.
We are as good as a contractor, any
way: a contractors tomorrow means
three weeks from next Tuesday.
When there is a murder in Missouri,
or the south, public sentiment Is never
satisfied until evidence points to the
guilt of negro.
In Kentucky there is such a drouth
that the distilleries cannot get enough
water for use in making whisky, and
the people are praying for rain.
An Atchison man is so susceptible to
outside influences that it is said his
mind hasn't been right since he slept
under his wife's crazy quilt
1t is a rare woman who can get on
her knees and scrub without feeling as
indignant toward her husband as If
she had been on her knees to him.
That Atchison Literary" woman who
subscribes for Littell's Living Age, be-
cause it is eight dollars a year, should
try the Edinburgh Review. which is
$1.25 per copy.
We give notice that hereafter, when
we go calling, we will give the door
hell two sudden rings. Then the hos
tess will know it is us, and put away
that Christmas present she is making
for us.
Will Bowen says that John Price
was not only the meanest boy in
Atchison when he was twelve or four
teen years old, but the best ball player.
AS a rule, the mean boy cannot play
ball.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
MIR. HoCH's TROUBLES BEGIN.

Governor-elect Hoch is having his
first taste of gubernarorial power and
responsibility; the job hunters are
after him.
The list published in the State
Journal Friday, taken from Mr..
Hoch's job hunters register, shows
there is no lack of patriots who are
willing to sacrifice their personal
affairs-if they have any-in order to
serve the State-for a consideration.
1t is peculiar how many of these pa
triots there are. There is no great
amount of honor in nIling most state
positions, and if an officer is capable,
efficient and conscientious, he will
work just as hard for the state in
earning his salary as he would in pri-
vate business to earn the same salary.
In many instances the salary paid by
the state is not as great as a capable
man can earn in private business.
Then, too, the man who becomes a
state employe necessarily has to neg
lect his own private affairs more or
less, and If he is in business his bust
ness goes to pieces. He may be in
office two or four years, and when he
goes out the chances are that his bust
ness will be gone, and, what is worse,
he will probably have the office itch
fastened on him. Why, then, should
there be such a mad rush for these
appointments if the applicants are
capable in private affairs?
Most of these applicants will be i'm
Fortunate. Only one can be appointed
to an Office, and there may be a dozen
applicants. The other eleven will not
like it because they did not get the
Job. They will not be human if they
feel as friendly towards the appointing
power after they are turned down as
before. This is one of the disagreeable
things about position with appointive
power.
1t is alleged-and It is undoubtedly
true-that Governor-e1ect Hoch goes
into office without any pledges or
promises of office to redeem. In this
regard he is probably more free than
any man who has been governor of
Kansas in a generation. And for this
reason he will be expected to secure
the very best men in the state for the
places which he has at his disposal.
He will not need to give them to a
single applicant, but he can look over
the field and find men who are not
applicants and offer the places to
them. Indeed, in some cases he may
secure better men by doing this very
thing, and it is not at all improbable
that the new governor may do this.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Eastern papers had a story that the
presidents children barbarously mall
treated the presidents turkey. chasing
it and pulling out its feathers. The
story might have been true. had not
the turkey been dressed when it ar
rived. Representatives of the paper
originating the story have been barred
from sources of news about the White
House
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03
VIOLATIONS OF HACK LAW.

1t is certain that the hack drivers of
Topeka are taking advantage of the
general ignorance of the public on the
existing hack rates, and are persistent
ly and habitually overcharging their
customers.
Very often a customer will submit
to an overcharge rather than enter in
to an extended argument with a. hack
driver. Having once paid over the
money, he will hesitate to resort to a
prosecution to bring the offending hack
driver to time. 1t seems that certain
hack drivers take advantage of this
situation to charge whatever they can
get for hauling passengers, and are
especially bold and INSCRIPTIONS in
their actions when they have strangers
in the city, or women who are not like
ly to make any trouble.
1t is about time that somebody
should take action to bring the hack
drivers who are guilty of overcharging
to a realization of the fact that there
is a city ordinance which regulates
their actions. If the police are unable
to get the evidence, private citizens
should sacrifice their personal desires
in the matter for the good of the city.
The existing rates for hack fares were
adopted by the city council after a
long elaboration, and were accepted
as satisfactory by the hackmen. 1t
would be a good thing to cut out the
following schedule and paste it in your
hat:
Between the hours of a. m. and 1
a. m. of the day following, the fare for
a single passenger to any part of the
city is so cents.
Between the hours of l a. m. and 6
a. m. the fare is rs cents for a single
passenger to any part of the city.
Children under years, when accom-
panied by an adult, are free. Ordinary
hand baggage is free. Trunks are rs
cents extra a piece.
When there are three or more pas
sengers in the hack the total for the
trip shall not exceed $3.50.
There are also hour rates for hacks,
but these are not of so much irnpor-
lance to the average hack user.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

can afford to see that it is honestly adj
ministered no matter what it costs.
The Shawnee county grand jury
ought to prove a good thing for the
state and if it brings with it a higher
regard for the law and a better adj
ministration of the affairs of the state
the people will be satisfied no matter
what the cost NAV he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Los Angeles is to have a new theater
costing half a million dollars. Floors.
walls. ceilings and staircases will be of
solid marble. The most important
part of the announcement is that the
best seats in the house will be sold
for no more than seventy-five cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

The size of the river and harbor
grab has been determined upon by the
house committee. The figure is $4o,-
100000. 1t is said that the measure
will meet with strong opposition from
Secretary Shaw.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Mrs. Cassie Chadwick appears to have
Madame Humbert of Paris and else
where beaten to a standstill in the
matter of obtaining money without
visible collateral.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Senator Penrose declares that he
finds the present tariff system perfect.
So do the trusts except that some of
the schedules are too low.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Women in a Massa chusetts town
have compelled the street railroad
company to increase the number of
cars at busy hours by refusing to pay
fares when they could get no seats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

What the state appears to need is an
official job distributor, to relieve the
governor from embarrassment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Aguinaldo is reported to be operat
ting a farm. Where does he get tn
money?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

The introduction of automobiles al
implements of war should afford mat
ter for another Geneva convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Probably Mrs. Chadwick will just
write her check for whatever she is
short at various eastern banks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Now that a grand jury has been call
ed winter vacations are likely to be
come fashionable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

The Democratic slump in Missouri is
now attributed to the circulation of a
report before election, that Andrew
Jackson is dead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

How would it do for the governor to
rent the executive mansion to a
plumber or somebody else who could
afford to live in it and reside in a cot
tage himself?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Does the failure of Jacob S. Coxey
indicate that wheels have again begun
to revolve?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

If Mr.. Carnegie has embarked in
the business of endorsing 100000
notes for women with appealing eyes,
he will have less worry about dying
rich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Nissen's boat "Foolkiller No. g. ap-
pears to have been appropriately
named.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-03

Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Bristow in his annual report
makes one recommendation that is of
especial interest to rural route patrons.
1t is that congress fix a rate of Gems
per pound, or any fractional part
thereof, on packages not exceeding 5
pounds mailed at the distributing post
office of any rural free delivery route
for delivery to a patron on said route.
This rate, he says, should apply only
to packages deposited at the local
postoffice for delivery to patrons on
routes emanatng from that office. and
not to mail transmitted from one Office
to another. The advantage of such an
Arrangement is obvious. A farmer out
of coffee could order his grocer, by
telephone, to send out pound by the
carrier. instead of being compelled to
hitch up and drive to town or pay a
postal charge of 16 cents a pound.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-18
OTHER mARKETs-eY TELEGRAPH.

Chicago June --CATTLE-Recsipts. 400 head
Texans 800 market duiis good % prime steers no
g. 1885 SO poor medium. - 50nSJ 90 stocers and
feeders s. T5lS4 -. S21f$4 80. hsiters SS4
Gamers S24S. 80. bulls SeQS4 so. calves, s. 5OgsS 90
steers. 81 SOaS5 .; grassers . eoSs5 80
HD.S-Iecepts to-tay. iIeoo head to-uorrow. 800
ft over III strong D. higher; mixed and butchers
s. 95aSS 90 good choice heavy s. lOgSo IN, rousa
heavy s. s5ss5 10 light 81 6qs5 IA bulk OF sales
g. O5NSJ Is SHEEPRecepts. 1000 head market steily
good 10 81 1885 -. native LAMBS SoS
s. 70. sFring lambs. SSgSi 90 -..- ,oo N.,a
East buffalo IT.-CAT'rI-Fs-TZe cepts zoo hsac
,-a+ slow auf steady prime s. s5GS6 2e; ship
rin s. 25QS5 butchers 81 1885 SO heifeTs - % z
* cows 50 25ES4 60 bulls. s. 23HSi ao' stoc1eTs and
S.sferS .HS4 NEAIS-Rec-tDts go head; stealy
e a5rs5 30 HOGS-Fecepts. $500 head fairy actl'e
sf1~- steady heavy s. 5Gq$5 80; mixed and Horkers
s. a5aS5 30 pigs s. l0GS5 10 rouEhs . 4CS4 % sass
SgTS2 %. da.ries s. O5Gx5 Is SHEEP AND L~AMESS-
faraorv head. active; lambs and ewes @oc hs1a
Iar-hs s; sOQS5 % yearings, s. $3.50 90 Wets - -
sTS- III. SO9SL -. sheep, mixed, - % sSo
tsf1ri-uat June lT.-IOGS active 50 logS9 -
TIL: slow s. a5GS5 So SHEEP steady, - -og$4 o.
f5aasas civ June IE-Fecepts. 100 In
rl4Ing 500 Southerns market slow 70 weak choics e1
n0 and dressed beef steers s. I5GS6 90 tar 70 go;
t-TrTS S2q 81 TO- Southern steers, SSGS9 ~ Southei
a.. xgass 7O native and heifers $3.50 So p1t-s.
g. 50aS4 calves s. 500 81 25 HOGa-tecepts .,9s9
S,-xst strong top S5 ora bulk q gales - - %
Iea q P5QS5 O2il packers. s. s5qS5: pigs and tss
a 95liS 81 - SFIEFsP-Recepts 1900; tnarket steaty
r,ye iarnhs S5tS6 70. Western lambs. SogSo o. Eel
vy- 75TS5 10. Texas clipped yearlirss, SoeSo 81;
Tns clipped sheep SlgS4 40 stoekeFs and ea1eTs % =