The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-07-27
THERE WAY BE OTHERS.


which was supposed TO have begun
and ended with the dismissal Of As.
sistant Holmes. will broaden ont and
ascend untn ~ involves many others
and some q them in high places.
chef Statistician Hyde had a fe-
male employe in his department who
vas conceded "a be a clever person
and 10 whom he was most liberal in
the matter Of loans. Holmes was
the moneyed man. but Hyde endorsed
this clever persons note. which
shows that they were working hand
and glove together. These worthless
had a good thing in a scheme that.
as Or Johnston said Of the brewery
he had for sale. possessed "the po-
te~ntiaiity 81 growing rich beyond the
dreams Of av1rice." They had the
stock market tied in a double bow
knot and always knew beforehand
what was going 20 happen Like the
Roman empero-T In the Circus Max
linus, they could destroy or save by
turning mp or down their thumbs
Being in possession Of such a good
thing u Is only natural that they
shDIld have let some Of their dear
friends into the game. The notes en-
dorsed for and the money paid 70
the clever woman was surely not the
fun measure OF their generosity.
They would have no difficulty in find.
ing people in authority who would
accept such favors. United States
senator's Of the Burton aud Mitchell
stripe would not hesitate 70 take a
flyer ~ the market II they were as
surcd that IT vas like taking candy
from a baby and that they could not
do otherwise than win. Now that
the Investigation has begun, and that
the iurpose Of some Of those in au.
thority n shield certain culprits and
make atonement only by Offering up
one pr two s~capegoats. has been dis.
covered ], il is not likely that any stone
viii De left uuturned in the search
for evidence against every one con.
nected With the conspiracy. That this
will be- done the country demands
and expects.
Deplorable and humlliatiug "a II
Is 10 contemplate the scandals, there
Is a oliver lining to the cloud which
should give the pcoo,e Of this coun-
try encouragement. There is prob.
ably no more %wrongdoing going on at
the present time than has been us.
nal 10 the past. The only difference
Is hat 1t is being more discovered
bcause public sentiment Is more In.
sistent on honesty in public and pri.
yate NE. The vigilance Of the con.
stitu''d authorities has added the ele-
ment OF danger to practices which
Were hitherto merely disreputable
and that a publication and a moral
uplifting in the public service win
follow goes without tile saying.
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Those Chicago Transfers who, az
ter six months narrowing struggle,
are unable TO regain their old Jobs,
since the strike has been called off,
will probably exert a little more care
in the selection Of their leaders in
the future, and a little more discre.
ton N following their lead. Many
went into the disastrous strike blind.
ly, ami have dearly paid the penalty.
II is estimated that the Elks, who
held their meeting at Buffalo this
year, expended on an average of 800
each. This recalls an episode in the
history u Wichita, say the Beacon.
when a certain society there met and
at Us adjournment an expectant cit.
izen who had banked largely on the
PROFITS of the meeting remarked ,hat
the delegates brought one shirt and a
two-dollar bin each and didn't change
either Of them.
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The internal revenue department
has rlldo "a new ruling of which IL is
wen that dealers make note. The rul
ing b. in regard 20 empty cigars and
tobacco boxes. When the boxes are
ompued they may remain with the
person who emptied them, provided
the revenue stamps are destroyed.
But If any box is given away.
bought or sold, or any package which
contained tobacco or cigars without
destroying the factory number the
party is subjected 10 a penalty Of
from $50 10 $500 for each offense. In
other words, under the old ruling the
merchant was required only to concol
the l,yenue stamps, whereas under
the new ruling he must also cancel
and destroy the number of the fac.