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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09
Ardmore, Monday, January o.

many launched a turbine cruiser Aprfi
2. The publication Of regular inter
national daily newspaper was begun
on the Culard ships May b by means
Of the Ma,coni wireless telegraph.
The great world pendulum OF con-
merce and finance swung haltlngly to-
ward shrii kage OF values aud indus
trial intrenchment during the nrst
three quarters Of the year. especially
IN our OWL land. where the presiden-
tial campaign was In progress, with IL.
elements OF uncertainty During the
latter quarter the pendulum has swung
back toward business confidence and
renewed activities all along the line
barring some unusual crashlsss In spec
ulative socks on the exchange With
out taking sides as 20 the issues in
vulved IL Is safe 20 say that the most
disqueting influence In Wall street
was Thomas W. Lawson OF Boston,
with ui, series Of fierce Onslaughts
on copper. steel. Insurance and other
interests of the Rockefeller Morgan
,r,up~ These same groups, however.
continued steadily on the path toward
"a complete harmony II not actual unity
Of American railway systems. While
l,alry between the railroads contin-
ned. Guulds Wabash being particular
Is aggressive for new territory looking
toward it's cross continent connections.
Il Is not Doubted that the breaking OF
the Northern Securities company 10y
the supreme court served 90 check the
formal expression OF further railway
classification The trust tendency was
less notable in other lines Of industry
than in preceding years, the most i'm
portant combinations OF the year be
ing IN tobacco. locomotive works and
banks. Tic purchase OF the Ontario
and Western by the New Haven gave
Ncw England direct connection with
the anthracite region. Many OF the
mills and factories which slowed down
or shut down early In the year have re
sumed operation since the election. but
so far without restoring wage cuts gen
orally. The ruinOus rate war between
the ship trust ana the independent
transatlantic lines. which carried steer
age rates down 10 SO and even $50.
beginning March L. was settled amica
bly, Nov. II. Cotton. too. had its high
tide Of 1856 Feb. 2 after which the
crash came with King Sully's bank
ruptcy March IS. The price went on
! down toward It's low tide In December
after the government report disclosed
a crop that meant 100000 bales sur.
plus.
The worlds fair ended Dec l, a 6nan.
cial success. having met an expense ac-
count OF over S30,OOO.O0O. Wheat rose
to the record price OF $40 Sept. lS
and then fell of, but remained strong
on short crop. Corn and other ce
reals were plentiful The list of bust
ness failures was unusually heavy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09
Facts and Forces
OF Commerce and Industry

If | were asked what was the most
impressive Industrial achievement with
which the year 1904 would be asso-
ciated in memory | should say olfhand
New York's rapid transit subway,
which was completed oct. - by the
man who four years ago took up the
S4OOOO.OO contract for its construction,
John Il. Mcdonald. But If | were TO
tell you the event which would have
the most far reaching effect on the
business Of the world my mind would
pick up the historic scene at Science
tady, \. Y, Nov. -, when regulation
train Of normal gauge was drawn over
a four mile stretch of rails faster and
easier and steadler than the Empire
express can 20. Both events had to do
with the problem OF transportation. In
the first the mobility Of great modern
city was vastly increased, In the sec
ond the steam locomotive saw It's In
evitable doom on the scrap heap II
meant that In the near future all subur-
ban lines and eventually all railroads
would be electrified, Immensely TO our
advantage In speed comfort and econ
omy. fitting accompaniment OF the
subway was the boring OF the first
tunnel under the Hudson for the use
OF trolley ears. The Pennsylvania
terminus was In progress, and other
tunnels were projected by the Lack.
awanna and Erie Other great works
finished were the sea wall at Galveston
July 20 the Wabash terminal at Pitts
burg June ! and the creation of the
$50 foot twin steamers Dakota and
Minnesota as adjuncts 10 the Great
Northern. These We're second In size
only 10 the White Star Atlantic liner
Baltic, which made her maiden voyage
to New York in June
The first turbine liner crossed the At,
lanuc in June, but later In the year
the new Cunard turbine liner Victorian
failed to attain contract spssd. Ger
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ism uncircumscribed by the hard and
fast lines Of the older creeds has char
acterized the work and policies OF near.
ly all of the great church organizations.
The broad fraternalism emphasized by
the visit and utterances of Archbishop
Davidson of England well illustrated
this tendency in the Episcopal church,
which aspircs t. 'cad In worldwide
movement for Christian unity Its gen
eral convention at Boston in October
decided, among other things, to permit
the remurrylng OF the innocent party
in a divorce based on tnndelity. Bishop
Potter indorsed the model subway su-
loon at New York.
The various Presbyterian bodies got
nearer to basis Of organic federation.
Union Theological seminary dropped
the Westminster creed.
Congrcgationalists at Des MoInes
voted for pushing the honest evangel-
ism along lines of the higher criticism.
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adversary In long series Of victories.
Before Russia had fairly recovered
from the shock of that first attack
second naval blow was struck at Che
mulpo, Korea, 10y Togo, ana as in the
twnkling Of an eye the russian navy
was placed on the defensive. At the
same moment Japanese armies were
set in motion and Russia began send.
ing re-cnforCements via the Siberian
railroad while the Jap ships tried 10
seal up Port Arthur, General Kuroki
led the First army through Korea 10
decisive victory AZ tho Yalu May /, push.
ng on 10 FcngwangCheng May o. Korea,
the chief bone OF contention, was fully
in Japanese hands. On May another
Japanese army, under Nogi landed on
the Llautong peninsula, won the bloody
victory At Naughln hill and began the
long siege ~ Port Arthur, so costly I'm
man lfe. Tho Russian forces north.
ward, under General kuropntkln and
Niceroy Nexc'oT, steadily retired or
were driven northward before the ad-
vancing laps, under Oyama, series OF
minor engagements eliminating Aug.
81 TO Sept at Llaoyang in the great.
est battle In history, with 100000 men
engaged. After frlghtful losses on both
sides Kuropatkin was forced TO retreat
TO Mukden, closely pursued by the
Japs. There, Oct. o, the Russians, re-
enforced, turned on their pursuers and
fought the indecisive battle Of the Sha
River where the two armies prepared
10 so into winter quarters face to face.
In the meantime Russia's naval
strength had been crushed in two great
battles. After losing their command
er, Makaron, with the mine sunken
battleshlp Petropavloysk, the remnant
Of the Russian 1eet dashed from y t
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IrsHiidation % that cunning structure,
tly northern Securities company, by
were Litched together financially with.
ont being combined AZ 10 management.
lu thi. decision President Hill acqui-
esced, but his plan of pro rata distri.
button Of stock was held up by Mr..
H1rr.mau's litigation other supreme
court decisions were that jury trial
does not extend 90 the Philippines. eI-
eiuding periodical Libraries from sec
oud class mails. Alabama disfranchise-
mcnt of negroes sustained in the Jiles
case and exclusion 81 John Turner, the
British philosophical anarchist
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09
Work OF Medical Men
Heads Scientific Procession

The number and brillilnce Of the in
yesbgatlons directly or indirectly bear.
ing ou thc prevention of human and
animal ailments which have been con
duatcd uy the leading medical men OF
the world during 3D.. gear 1904 clearly
eulIc this department OF science to
Tie first place 100 popular interest. In
most of these experiments the trend
uf effort is toward the prevention Of
disease and preservation OF health
rather tNau toward curative methods.
IN ibis direction uy one OF the most
-t-.a.ug achievements of tle year. that
of successfully demonstrating the utii-
10y ut roper -uiu.iuu iu destroying
typhoid aud other germs iu bodies Of
water fur thc use of cities Credit for
tAi, discovery aud for its quite gen
rral introduction iu this country be-
longs 90 Professor George !. Moore OF
the department of agriculture Coin
cidcnt with the positive identification
0f serum cure Tor tuberculosis by DR..
Mau-'.lno ia Italy, the medical pro.
fessl.u iu This and other countries has
organized worldwide campaign Of
education and prevention against the
great white plague" The expert
ments made by Professor Chitteuden Of
Yale with his diet squad showing that
people eat twice as much as they
should, and the experiments OF DR..
Wiley and his poison squad at Wash
ington, indicatin the dangerous effects
OF common food prescrVatiyes, are both
impressive efforts In the direction OF
disease prevention rather than cure.
Or. Noguchi OF Japan confirmed his re-
ported discovery OF an antidote for
snake poison. Dr. Castellani Of Spain
has identified the bacillus OF dysentery
The Koch theory that tuberculosis Is
not given 10 man by animals was dis
credited by the British royal commits
sion. but sustained by German act OF
experts. DR. Schron OF Italy diferentiat'
ed the microbe OF phthSis from that
Of tuberculosis
Professor Baskerville Of the CniVer.
sity of North Carolina became world
famous in April by the announcement
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09
Making and Executing
The Laws OF Our Own Country

When the hrst session OF the Fifty.
eighth congress got under way last
January the prospect OF new legislation
was very small in view Of the ap
preaching presidential canvass. The
minority senators led by German were
pressing the president FOR an explana.
uon OF his Panama policy In both
houses the minority tried 20 force an
airing Of tho postotiicc department on
account Of the exposures made In the
courts during the preceding year An
Important nOnpartisan event was the
formation OF an intepnrlnmeutary
group headed by Mr. Bartholdt Of Mis-
souri, which subsequently entertained
the inteparlameutary union at the
worlds fair Congress contributed to
ward the success OF the great fair 10y
authorized It loan OF S4OOO.UOO The
main legislative event Of the session
was the ratification Of the Panama
canal treaty Feb. %, by the senate
0G 10 Il, after an extended debate
Next 10 this was the ratification oil the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09

Arthur Aug. 20 only n be scattered ey
Togo az long range ships not taken
being forced back 90 the harbor. where
later they were pounded 20 pieces by
N0cfs siege gums on Two Hundred and
Three Meter hiu bee :. IN trying 20
connect with the Port Arthur feet the
squadron from N.IGi,U-tok was met
.a the 500 ~ Japan by Kamimura and
driven h.cE the cruiser Rurik sunk
and Joe. mates crippled lR ali this
time several Japanese battlesbips.
cruisers and guuhults were sunk 10y
floating miues The activity u Rus
sla's volunteer feet from tire Black
-e4 Iu holding merchant vessels caused
neutral powers To protest Then came
th, departure Of thc Baltic feet. with
Us .ucvp.cablc attack Oh the British
fishing hoct .u ,he North sen Sept -.
which aroused England 10 white heat.
but which was finally left 10 arbitra.
..n
RUssIA's war rcvcrse~ and sacrI
f.rs. which included the forcing of un-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09
Problems and Policies
OF the Foreign Governments

THE WAR IN THE EAST, inyoly-
ing the very life Of a rejuyenated Japan
and obliterating the prestige Of Rus
sias governing autocracy, while rous.
ing her people TO new visions Of repre-.
cntative governmental frightful strug
draws to It's close, like horrible night
mare 10 the peace aspiring conscience
of clvilization-h has held the front and
center Of the international stage con.
stuntly since Feb. :, when Togo's Geet
surprised the Russian ships at Port
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09

must give way before
the sunlight of Chris
tian fellowship and uni
" along lines of more
vital sympathy for the
worlds suffering and
more active demand
for Justice, liberty Of
thought and equal op-
portunity for education,
social enlightenmentand
culture. In various
forms and guises this
Spirit of a new pyanpel-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09

III thht uuBe coffee
ton OF typical OBJ
jects, representing
the history, art, sci
ence, Industry. com.
merce and govern
ment OF every land
and cline, the visit
ors saw and felt the
magnitude and com.
plexity Of our racial
life as they could not
in n lifetime OF orll-
nary study and trav.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09

or Cleveland, involving
the failure nnd disgrace OF several bank
officials, 10y hypothecating fictitious Sc
curlties based on Mr.. Carnegie's name
nnd running into many millions. An
other American woman, Mrs. May
brick, emerged from British prison.
purged Of the murder charge under
which she had rested for fifteen years,
and has told her story in book form
Foremost among court decisions
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09

IN the hands OF
the Republicans for another four year
period, the arrival OF new force In
American politics IL signnllzed name
~. the advent OF Socialism lu the
Democratic breakup many radical vot
ers evidently went TO their Republican
anupodes Othcrr protested with the
Popullsts following Watson encour.
aged 10y the lukewarm attitude Z their
radical leader. Hearst. toward Judge
Parker. the candidate selected by the
rcorFn nizers Some swcllcd the ranks
OF the Prohibltionists under swallow
In all these dlycrsions there was moth.
ing new, but IN the remarkable vote
east for Dcbs. the Socialist standard
bearer, a new factor was brought into
our political equation
what the Roosevelt conquest left OF
the Democratic party. even shorn OF It's
solid south by the Republican capture
OF Missouri. naturally turns once more
90 Rryan as It's radical Moses But the
Democratic rcOrgani2ers are not likely
90 surrender their control OF the party
machine without fight IN Folk ot
Missouri. who reaches the governor
ship on his reform record notwith.
standing the Republican uphcayal the
Democratic year hns evolved one fig
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09

In St Louis, Chicago
and Buffalo, the war on
race track gambling,
forcing the withdrawal
or Western Union sery-
{ g; the conviction OF
policy sellers in New
York. Philadelphia and
hicsgo and of Gam.
bier Garfield at New
York. The most strik.
Ing instance u crimi-
nal nnanciering was
that Of Mrs. Chadwick
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09

came in successive groups not only the
leading educators themselves, but the
scientists the philosophers. the engi-
neers, the mechanics, the captains OF
industry the artists, the religionists.
the reformers, the lawmakers, to com
mune In spirit and to express the sum
total OF the knowledge and truth which
the race OF man has rolled up from its
beginning Such was the great educa-
tonal achievement Of the year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09

plnccu ~ charge or
the war department
General Ainswort!i
became military
secretary OF the wai
department under
the new law Army
NJ ancuycrs were
conducted on a lar
ger scale than ever
before, Sept. G. I
ond =. on the his
toric battlefield OF
n.NN ~. - NHg.H.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09

The election Of Joseph W. Folk
Douglas us Democratic governor Of
Massachusetts was chiefly interesting
ns showing how organized labor could
play q hand in the political game, the
Republicans having displcuscd the la
bor uuious by fua. TO put through
the bill limiting hours of labor for wo-
men and children The hand of labor
was also evident ,n the Colorado result
on the face Of the returns. which show
ed a safe majority for Adams, aud the
disposition OF Governor Peabody 10
contest these returns wrought the un.
ion sympathlzcrs TO a high pitch OF
popular excitement The Maryland
electoral vote was divided. seven going
60 the Democrats and one 10 the Re.
puhlicHus. the German machine being
considerably damaged iu the process.
Elsewhere IN the north and west Il
was one continued story OF gone Re.
publican with bigger maloritlcs than
ever before while the south, except.
Ing Missouri remained Democratic
hSu-,,riD ivi iahvr los @ popular pIu
rnlity of 2,546,47O votes and % major.
fly Of 1876 votes iu the electoral col
lege and new congress was chosen
with us Republican majority I'm the
house
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09

Arthur with n night at
tack, fruitless negotia-
tlons having been bro
ken of by the mikado.
The long expected and
long dreaded event had
actually come TO pass.
From that day forth the
preparedness Of the
Japanese as well as
their lighting and stra
tegic qualities Oh sea
aud land has shone out
in telling contrast 10
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09

OF his dlS"ONe cry or
two new elements
which he called car
oliniun and berZe
lium. They were OBJ
tanned by reducing
tn orium. Radium
was found in minute
quantities in various
parts of this country.
Charles W. Little
field OF Anderson.
Ind. claimed to have
created insect life by
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09
Great Educational Event
Was Worlds Fair at ST. Louis

over 100000 persons matriculated
during the year in the greatest popular
university and kaleidoscope of human
progress that the world has ever known
the Louisiana Purchase exposition at
st. Louis, the president aud creative
genius Of which was David Il. Francis.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09

Domingo. The Paraguay government
was overturned by General Ferreira
Dec. o. after many fights Mexico re-
surnef -ola-lns with the Vatican and
amended constitution so as 20 give Pa
mon Corral the vice presidency In line
of sucuc-SiJu fo DiaE who entered his
seventh term The gold standard was
20 ogIizcd Ia Mexico
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09

willing thousands from
their homes and fam.
lies and ruin0us taxa.
fiou of other thousands.
stirred as never before
the aspiration of the
middle Glasses FOR a
share Zoo the govern
mcut TuiSpovcrfuluu-
lcrcUrrent must have
impressed the car. so
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09
Church TO Survive
Must Become More Vital

This il the handwriting on the wall
In letters Of living light which the con
science Of Christendom reads on the
religious horizon mt the dying of the
old year. UNCONVENTIONAL barriers
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09

party of san
ty and safe
fy under the
leadership ~
men unwilling
to autIgOnize
yltally tie *
Isting order Of
things suffered
It's greatest de.
feat
In this lie
cree Of a great
popular maJcr
ity W hic b
places the rcins
OF government
more securely
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09

ure Of promising
stature The pos
sihilliy Of his be
Ing able 10 recon
Gle the divergent
wings or factions
ofDemocratscaus
go his personality
to loom up large
alongside that of
Bryau's on the
Democratic hori
ron
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-01-09

RUSSlA'S war rcvcrSe~ and s1cr.
l-n.. which -unIul.I The forn-ng " un-
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-02-10
Delegate Nelins Has a
Doubt About the Com
pers Clothing Bearing
Union L abel.
Wants Committee TO In
vestigate and dompers
Suggests Nehns Who
Declines Amid the Jeers
of the Convention.

B Bloomington, ILL.,, Feb: Z When
Samuel Gompers had finished his
speech before the convention Of
the Tailors' Association today, Dele
gate Menus, Of Pittsburg, said he
was in doubt whether Gompers'
clothing bore the union label, and
moved that a committee be appoint
ed to investigate.
A strong protest was made BY
'Gompers and he quoted the dele
gates by proposing that Menus be
appointed a committee Of one to ex-
anime.
The convention shouted it's ap-
proval and Gompers asked Menus 10
proceed with the inspection. Menus
declined amid the jeers Of the con-
yention. Gompers then stated that
every article Of his clothing was I'M
ion made. 4
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-02-10
JOSEPH
N|IIII|lL|||E||Y
DEAD
Former 6 Chairman Of the
Republican, Nat ! ON i al.
Executive Commit tee
Passes Away Sud enly.
Death Occurs at His Home
In Augusta. IA Al Inc
Where He Resid ed 50
Long.
Deceased Filled laiiy
high Officials Of public
and Business Trust
Was Once peaker Of
House Of Representa-
tives.

Augusta, Me-, Feb. Joseph
Holman Manley, former chairman
|of the Republican National Execu-
tive Committee, died at his home
here suddenly today. ,..s
( Senator Marley was born ia BAN
|gor, Me-, October IS, 1S42. He
graduated at Little Blue Abbott
Academy, at Warrington, Me, in
1858; from the Albany Law School
lin 1862. AT the time Of his death
he was president of the Maine Farm
er Publishing Company, treasurer Of
the Augusta Waterwofks Company,
president of the Augusta Savings
Bank, director Of the First \ National
bank, Kennebec Light & Heat Co.,
Edwards Manufacturing Co, Maine
Central roalroad, Knox & Lincoln
railroad, Portland, Mt. Desert q
|Machias Steamboat CO., was chair
man Of the Republican state COM
|mittee for 20 years and resigned i'm
January, 1901; was a delegate TO
the Republican national conventions
|of 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888 and 1900:
was a member Of the Republican ma
|tional committee and Of the execu-
Tive committee, and member Of the
Maine legislature from 1882 to
1901 speaker Of the House of Rep
resentatives in 1901, aud state senas
tor in 1904.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-02-10
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