The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-07-17
AN UNFORTUNATE MOVEMENT.

kOgea, J. T., ID August q, for the pur-
pose Of beginning A movement looking
10 th. admission Of the Indian Terri
tori e.. separate state and to op-
pOse ingle statehUod with Oklahoma.
II is Mtimated that the convention
may frame a constitution 20 present
20 congress next December.
Il very unfortunate that a move
ment ci this kind should be inaugu-
ratel 81 this time. for IL cannot sue
ceed. Moreover it may delay the only
Kind e statehood that 81 Is possible
for the people Of OFiahoma and In
dian Territory 90 obtain. The win
territories have been juggled out Of
statehood for several years because
Of he opposition 20 The admission OF
Arizona and New Mexico the friends
Of hose territories standing together
againat any state bill that did not
give them separate .tatehood.
Il las been generally admitted hat
Oklahoma Ind Indian Territory are
entitled TO statehood Independent Of
the Claims Of other territories and
there IS a good prospect for their ad-
mission as a single state by the Fifty
ninth congress provided complications
do no. arise 10 the shape Of a sepa.
rate statehood movement Ike that
advocated by those who propose 70
hold tlc convention az Muskogee
Eye.y day that Oklahoma and IN.
dian Territory are deprived Of state
hood subtracts from their material
welfa e and especially SIS this true Of
Indian Territory. which is entirely un-
der the domination OF the department
Of the interior Statehood would res
cue milan Territory from a condition
bordering on anarchy. Il would abol.
ish the eKecraDle system Of tribal
taxation. OF tribal blackmail rs It
sholII be- more appropriately called
and enable the 100000 white people
TO ..cquire homes rapidly and other
wise erect the fabI C Of a civilized
state.
II my considerable number Of peo-
pie should indicate TO c,Ggress that
they were opposed 10 single statehood
the eject would be indefinite delay.
congress would be sure TO construe the
fact 20 mean thai statehood would be
undesirable 20 long as the people
We're not in harmonv. This would be
extremely unf1rtuuate DIr all carf
ce.ned.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory to-
gether would make one of the finest of
all the western states. Already they
have a combined population of more
than million, with taxable values
appc1ximating $500 100000. Railroads
travorrc both territories and the nat.
ural resources OF each are being rap
Idly developed.
Anythilg 10 in'crfar. with the ia
vorlh'e opportunity 20 come into the
Union ass a single state ncvt year
should bo G.scouraLed bg an who
have The welfare Of the territories at
Houston Post
+ = = :.
An ingenious machine haa been In.
vent by a young ualian-Siguor Err
cole Iasuni-for registering the
speel OF trains The "OscHlograph
PagnIui. as ii is clGed, is contained
in a box woighitg about tw,atyfour
pounIs, which is placed on the door
of tha railway carriage. Part of ,he
mechanism consists Of three pendu.
lums, each working ir a place az right
angles TO the two ether. Pencils at
tached to the pendLiums trace line
on 4 piece Of paper, and in this man
ner All movements, whether horizon
tai, .ertical or longitudinal, are duly
registered Thus, in addition 10 indi-
eating the speed OF train at any mo-
ment III It's journey the apparatus re
cords all stoppages irregularities Of
the TCCd. oscillations Of bridges, and