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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08
READ OUT" OF PARTY
SENATOR CUNNINGHAM CHARG.
ED WITH PARTY DIS.
LOYALTY.

Guthrie. Okla, Dec. 7.-Senator
Harper S. Cunningham of Guthrie
has been read out Of the republican
party by his republican colleagues in
the upper house. They refuse to
recognize him as one Of their mum.
ber and by unanimous resolution
have permanently excluded him from
their caucuses. They charge him with
having been disloyal to them and
their interests, and it is publicly
charged by prominent republicans
on the outside that he has commit.
ted acts of recent date that show
him TO be an enemy of the party
II is fact" aid Senator Brown
lee Of kingfihcr today. that we
have excluded eSnator Cunningham
from our caucuses and we will have
nothing more to do with him in the
senate. Before our first caucus was
held here It was unanimously agreed
by the senate members of the minor
ity that | should be minority leader
in the house Whe nwe were to
have met again Senator Cunningham
stated that he preferred that the
meeting be postponed After that he
continued to ask FOR postponements,
and finally We held meeting with
out him and selected our represen-
tation on the committees. This an.
gered him and he gave us to under.
! stand that he had enough frineds
anon gthe democrats to take care
of him"
Cunningham's desertion of Frantz
| during the contest for United States
senatorial nominations and his align
ment with factional enemies of the
/ Frantz-Hunter regime is believed to
be responsible for his turning cold
palm to his friends in the state sen.
| ate. all of whom are reported to be
Frantz supporters. They charge him
with "A piece of midnight work that
is offensive to their idea of politics
and with having voted for himself in
the caucus that nominated candid
ates for the United States senate.
That Cunningham deserted Frant2
when the latter was a candidate for
senatorial honors is publicly express
sed, and it Is just as patent that
while the Frantz supporters recognize
hi downfall as probably permanent
unless the president takes hand
. and give him an appointment, they
are not willing that the nomination
/. of anti-Frantz candidates shall be
| the closing of a dramatic scene oi
? the obliteration Of the Frantz-IIuntei
, faction from the political field.
r. Cunningham is reticent He ap
, parently does not care for havini
been read out of the party. He feel'
$ that he has been taken care of b.
D the democrats in committee assign
: mnts and he was once before tn,
( central figure in POLITICAL fight an,
; his political enemies find consolation
I today in throwing 1t up to him. Du
A ring the administration of Governo
/ Barnes he was appointed attorne.
4 gcneal and the territorial council
n refused To confirm the appointment
The governor ignored the action o
S the council and retained Cunning
ham This incident Is recalled a
n having something To do with tn
4 dismissal of Barnes from the gov
l. ernor's seat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08
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In Germany society to promot
aeronautic pleasure trips has been
organized. probably hy the advocates
of "a short life hut merry one
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08
Death OF an Infant.

Fonville, the infant son of MIR.
and Mrs. Fay L. Crossett, died at
the home of its parents. in Davis.
Tuesday morning after short III.
ness. The funeral services were
held Wednesday afternoon and were
conducted by Rev. J. l.. Keller in.
tormcnt in Green hin cemetery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08

The democrats In the senate Will
find their new leader. Senator Cul.
berson. cautious IN lining up. but
awful slow in calling for retreat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08

Speaker Cannon is now fully open
for business, and, as everyone knows
.his business as a Republican speak
er under the rules is To legislate for
the country as far as he agrees with
the white houe and is not obstructcd
by the senate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08

Panama is said TO De great
place for weddings. and why
shoud't II be, since the Atlantic
and the Pacific are to be married
there?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08

Our street paving is the very best,
but repeating an oft expressed eN'
preston. Ardmorc needs more of 1t.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08
Two Fires at Caddo.

Caddo. Dec. Two fires visited
this town last night. one at about
$3.50 o'clock burned the dwelling oc
cupied by VIII Drokc owned by
W. H. Ainsworth, and the other this
morning at about 1880, house
owned by W. j. Moon, known as
the Lamb dwelling house, and vacant.
Value OF the Ainsworth house about
$500 small insurance; Moon house
value about $1,000, small insurance,
~ nlnnnrt ~. nnau N M, a.. II D.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08

\ considerable portion of the pres
idents message is taken up with
extracts beginning: AS said In
former message. When President
Roosevelt cites authorities he likes
TO quote good ones. and those IN
whom he has confidence.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08
Ardmor,, Sunday December 8, 1907.

Some doubting Toms were con-
vinced Friday night that natural gas
would burn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08

No man ever has as much sense
as the woman he is engaged to thinks
he has.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08

Bonham has no paved streets but
the split.log drag makes them look
mighty good just the sanction
ham Favorite.
What the drag has done for the
streets of Bonham. It will do for the
dirt streets of other towns. II only
given chance. .-Donison Herald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08

No state In the union possesses a
larger number OF valuable minerals
than does oklahoma but at the pres
cnt time practically all Of them are
uudeyeloped and we are sending our
money to other states to purchase
the manufactured articles that We
should produce at home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08

Now that natural gas has reached
the city. We want to see all kinds Of
factories coming this way
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08

Wise is the woman with dark hair
who does not make light of It.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08

When all is lost save honor some
men get on their dignity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08

Many a man who thinks he Is bril-.
liant isn't even ordinarily br pht
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08

Patience is a virtue when II isn't
simply laziness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08

mediately in front OF the minority
leader Mr. John Sharp Williams.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08

Give man a good dinner and he
will remain in a good humor for at
least an hour.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08

It's almost ~ easy to lie as 1t is
10 lose money
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-08
Statue for Porter.

Muskogee. Okla, Dec. "A move
ment was started by prominent
Creeks assembled at Muskogee this
week to erect a statue to the memory
of the late Chief Porter. 1t is pro
posed to erect the statue by appro.
priation from the Creek council and
by private subscriptions. 1t is to
be located on the old capital square
in Okmulgee, If that property can
be secured for that purpose.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
SATURDAY, OCTOBER ., 1857,
Roosevelt and Taft.

a correspondent of the New York Her
aid with the Presidential party notes
that the attempt 70 boom Taft as the logi-
cal successor Of President Roosevelt pales
into insignifcance in the presence Of
Roosevelt himself The ovations the Pres
ident is receiving, says this correspond
ent, reveal the intensity of the desire Of
his party that he should be the candidate
again, rather than that he should name his
successor" Moreover, the Western tour is
developing opposition to the White House
programme of nominating Taft. There is
something approaching AN uprising
among the close friends of the President
against his policy of trying TO nominate
his successor" 1t is being made clear 10
Mr. Roosevelt that his plan is in imminent
danger OF ignominious failure, and that,
as matters are going, Gov. Hughes is
much more likely to be the nominee Of
the Republican convention than Taft. In
order TO escape defeat in the convention,
the Herald correspondent thinks Mr.
Roosevelt may be compelled 10 alter his
determination not to accept another nom
ination at the hands of his party.
The observations of this correspondent
confirm the opinion held all along by The
Washington Herald that the Taft move
ment is forced and artificial and that it
will not stand for Il moment on its own
bottom. The popularity Of the President
is its chief asset; and now il turns out
that Mr.. Roosevelt is attempting an un-
popular thing in undertaking to dictate
TO his party the nomination Of a Candi-
date. That plan is resented as i'm
polite and Illogical It has aroused in a
a few months an amount Of factional ami
mostly that must have surprised Mr.
Roosevelt; wherever It is discussed, the
question at once arises: II the Roosevelt
ian policies are TO be continued. why not
by Roosevelt himself? Why prefer the
shadow to the substance, the echo to the
voice? The Western people evidently have
convictions on this subject that are now
being brought home 10 Mr.. Roosevelt per
sOnally- He Is I'm the thick Of the third
term sentiment. Even the Democrats. II
is reported, show signs of having caught
the Roosevelt mania.
VIII Mr.. Roosevelt return to Washington
from his Western trip convinced that he
will have either to repudiate his pledge
not TO run again, or permit the Republi-
can national convention 10 nominate
whomsoever it will? It is impossible to
believe that he will come back without
having had his resolution not to become
a candidate severely shaken by the pro-
fessions Of his enthusiastic Western devo-
tees
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05

decent, respectable useful American ciu-
zen. is "the lowest substratum Of so
elety" In the United States. And Presi-
dent Roosevelt is placed in this same
substratum, because he, too-being about
as good an American as We could name
at the present time-despises the unpa-
triotic man or woman who affects to pre-
fer other countries to their native United
States, and who acts accordingly. More
over. says the pygmy who is so annoyed
by these facts, you will find
that his (the President's) and their (the
newspapers) views are those OF ninety
nine one-hundredths of your population. "
This, so far as we have been able to dis
cover. is the only truthful and accurate
statement IN the whole article
We thank the good Lord that prac-
tically all of the American people-more
than ninety-nine one-hundredths, We
think-are in line with Mr.. Roosevelt and
the press. To those who agree with the
Saturday Evening Post publication
publication which can not be excused on
any ground, despite the disclaimer OF re-
sponsibility at the head Of the article
made with all the vigor and decision OF
a man walking on eggs-we beg to sug-
gest that there are many steamer lines
10 Europe, and that rates are unusually
low Just now.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
As to Expatriatiou

Warren E. Schutt, the former Cornell
student who secured a Rhodes scholar
ship at Oxford. has decided to expatrlate
himself. He viii leave his home and his
parents, and give up the position Of sec
retaTy TO President Schurman, Of the
Ithaca college, 10 which he was appoint-
ed last spring. in order to be able TO
spend the remainder of his life in the
British Isles His reason Is one that
would afford an excellent excuse for
-,any step Of the gravest import, and
most people doubtless will conclude that
II completely justifes young Mr.. Schutt's
self-imposed exile. That reason is moth
ing more or less than his love for his
wife, a condition Of his recent marriage
to the daughter Of an Englishman being
that he make his home in England.
We mention this case because Of the
contrast it presents to that Of the de-
cadent individual responsible for the ar
ticle CaptiOned Our Expatriates," which
appeared in last weeks issue Of the Phil
adelphia Saturday Evening Post. This
delectable person, hiding behind the cloak
OF anonymity, as such a creature natur-
ally would. pours out some three or four
thousand words OF abuse Of America and
the American people-abuse of so extreme
type as 20 be far more offensive than
any criticism Of Us By a foreigner. which
has ever come 10 the notice of this
newspaper He was born and reared in
America, Of American parents, this fell
low who IS too timid to back with his
name the structures on this country.
which, We regret 10 say, an American
magazine has the bad Judgment and
worse taste to print But he lives
abroad. and is almost nauseated by the
necessity Of returning here occasionally.
He was not induced TO become an ex-
patTiate by any such compelling circum-
stance as influenced young Schutt. He
left his native land and became a resi-
dent Of Europe because he found Europe
more desirabe-Or affected to find II so.
because We Of America are crude. low
vulgar unre6ned, impolit7, outspoken.
inartistic, grasping, dull; because We
even the richest Of us, have no more
sense than to work. in one way or an
other, and because we do not admire the
idler If this pusillanimous assailant OF
a great nation and a magnificent people
fails TO make use Of every adjective in
the dictionary that lends itself to the
purposes of vituperation, we have erred
in our survey OF his article. He be-
comes positively rabid when he screams
at us because We have a natural and
healthy contempt for any American who
voluntarily becomes an expatriate The
American daily press, which expresses
that contempt, IS, according 10 this per
son who prefers 10 be a worthless. Euro
peanized American idler rather than a
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
Naval Expansion.

The naval expansion policy. to which
We now appear to be committed daily,
grows in grace and favor. Its dimen-
sions gradually unfold We should have
more war ships or quit trying TO be a
sea power" is the uitimatum Of Admiral
Evans. who is the probable commander
ln-chief of a fleet that will comprise. all
told, thirty-twO armOred ships. Not
enough by half for the mastery Of both
the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, as
any landIubber must admit
That doughty sea-dog, Secretary Met
calf, is a naval expansionist Of high
degree, as everybody now knows. Some
one ventured the other day TO sug-
gest that possibly Congress might be
willing 20 authorize the construction Of
three new battle ships. -Four would be
better" was the secretary's quick re-
sponse. Six would be better, and a
dozen would be thrice better. Why hag-
gle over small numerals?
Away with theSantique notion that one
battle ship year is sufficient 10 re-
cruit the naval power of a nation whose
shores. as we have but recently discov-
cred, are washed by two mighty oceans.
Already We hear the great Middle Wesi
saying: Give us our waterway 10 the
Gulf. and you may have your battle
shipsr'
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
POLITICAL POINTERS.

Taft is 7. NJ. Parr's choice for
President.
Hon. P. c. Knox viii open his
campaign az Valley Forge.
The Gotham Weekly Gazette no
longer carries William Howard Taft s
name az its masthead.
The New York American has come
ont squarely in support # the Inde-
pendence League movement.
It is auth0ritatiyeIy learned that
Public Printer Stulings viii not take
the stump for the G.. o. +. in 1903.
An exception to the rule among
big finanCiers, Charles c. Glover Is
an enthusiastic Thirdtermer and
Stsndpatter.
Willis J. Abbot abandoned his
poll Of the South, a preliminary can
vass showing Dixie to be an over
whelming unit for Bryan.
Word comes from Indiana that
among Fairbanks men a growing
sentiment in favor Of the nomina-
tion Of the cid ticket is now ap.
parent.
\ tip from New York, signed y.
o. NJ, says that Hughes is develop
ing greater strength daily. and that
the Democratic ticket viii be Bryan
and Chanler.
4 straw vote on the Presidency.
taken aboard a Wisconsin Central
train. resulted: La Toilette. "a,
Fairbanks. /: Hughes. 8: Taft, 5,
Knox, 3; Cortelyou, Z; Cannon. 4.
First choice. Roosevelt, IL. Now you
know which way the wind is blow
ing.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
BY YE LOCAL SCRIBE.

Administration Home looming Week
Is still some days of.
Thomas G. Noyes has been Olds.
mobiling IN Jersey and other Allan
tic Coast States.
Frank Lord is taking the swing
around the circle with cur fellow
townsman. T. Roosevelt.
Hats of 10 Col. ". T. Gallihel
for his successful handling of the
plans for the fire chiefs convention.
Arthur Moses, full Of Alaskan
vigor. after a summer in the far
Northland. is. home again. Vel
l come.
Philip Roman. Of New York, Phil
adelphia. Baltimore. and the coun
Try at large, is sojourning in oui
midst.
PhuandeT Chase johnson. the well
known astronomer, whose Shooting
Stars have wide vogue. called al
our sanetum Wednesday night.
Have you noticed that every time
Washington Street Railway shows Z
sign Of strength some bear operator
| springs that Loeb rumor anew and
the stock says again?
Norman Gait, who spent the sum
mer in Europe. SAYS that sight ot
the Washington Monument to the
h0me-Comer eclipSes all things seer
elsewhere. and that this is the fair
| est capital on the globe.
"Passapatansa and Paris" is tht
subject Of a lecture now in courss
Of preparation by Benjamin 5
Minor, Just home from abroad. il
which he discusses and contrasts
conditions in Virginia and France.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
IN HONOR OF BLYTHE.
Notable Dinner Given by Our Consul
General in London.

Notable Dinner Given by Our Consul
General in London.
By Special Cable to The Big Stick.
London. oct. 4.-Hon. Ro.ert J.
Wynne, consul general Of the United
States. gave a dinner tonight az the
Hotel Cecil. which brought together
a brilliant company Of statesmen,
diplomats. journalists. authors. ar
fists. and others. Mr.. Samuel c.
Blythe. Of Washington, president OF
the Gridiron Club. was the guest OF
honor. and responded 10 the toast
Hands Across tie Sea There
were many speeches.
The minister from Persia gave an
interesting account Of a GTidirOn
dinner which the late Mira Ali
Asker Khan, Grand Nizier. attended
while on his last pilgrimage to Nee
ca. Il was then. the minister said,
that a close and lasting friendship
spTang up between the Grand Vizier
and the German Ambassador. Baron
Speck von Sternburg. Mr.. Wynne
recalled other memorable dinners
attended by famous Englishmen.
Mr.. Morton Z. Crane spoke on
Expatriated Americans" His trib-
ute to the Mother Country evoked
hearty applause. especially on one
side Of the table.
Following the speeches. Mr.. Blythe
was toasted again and again 20 the
singing Of For He's a Jolly Good
Fellow.
As a fitting close to the function
"Oh, Ny German Brother" was sung
in a rich and inimitable way BY the
guest Of homer. accompanied by the
consul general.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
Wieldedfor
thsUPIih
ONE CENT.
AT THE THEATER.
The Garriok- RugfIes %

Il was r large audience gathered
az the Garriek Theater last night
10 see the. first performance on any
stage Of "RuEgies. a tbrcc-act
drama by Charles J. Bonaparte. The
play bad not been sufficiently sdver-
tised. so that there was only one
person in the audience. but he
weighed at least go pounds. so IL
really was q large audience. The
play is quite impossible and cannot.
being 60 untrue O. life. ever hope %
succeed. The climax RI the first act.
where the hero. one Teddy. gi5es
hurlCsquc on Julius Caesar thrice
refusing the crown. is far-fetched.
although there vas a humorous ef-
feet IN having the crown suspended
by 4 rubber. 50 that when. after
much coaxing. he did reach for it.
it bounded ont Of the way. Il was
unique idea having the villain Of
the piece. Albert J.. a dumb man,
and II was rather pathCtic-E 4 little
hit tjres0me-Jo watch him making
speech four columns long in the
deaf and dumb alphabet.
The second act showed a parl0r in
the National Hotel. and a fine effect
was caused here By the room being
fun Of smoke When that cleared
away-it was so strong that 1t made
the audience sick and he had 10 g.
out for a minute-it could be seen
that the old man Of the play. Mr..
Cannon. was smoking a hox Of asth-
matte cigarettes. presented 70 him
by the ;. T. T. A.. while on a table
near By were eighteen Fairbanks
cocktails, warranted undunkable.
Fairbanks was the ingenue Of the
play. and, unfortunately. on his first
entrance the parlor scene was 50
badly constructed that his head hit
the ceiling and knocked down the
chandelier.
The love story which runs through
the piece Is a trife inconsistent. Il
has TO do with a farmer named
Bryan wooing' Miss Democracy. who
was garbed like Bottom in A Mid
summer Nights Dream. Little
Willie, the boy comedian, was al
ways interfering with the loTe-mak-
ing al a critical moment. and the
poor girl got all the worst Of il be
tween these two lovers. until the
father, Mr.. Watterson. well played,
brought on an unknown, a washer
woman's son, TO console her.
The last act shifts 70 the cane
brakes Of Louisiana. where a reals
tic hunting scene takes place. The
Nimrod. Teddy. is seen in the act Of
Staying a bear. but the act was in
sufficiently rehearsed, for be fred st
least thirteen shots before the ami
mai FELL Tie stage manager after
ward said that the animal must
have been doped.
The play received some applause
from the audience. who. however.
fell asleep after the second act.
When he awoke. he demanded a
! speech. The man who was playing
the part Of dumb man started 70
comply. but the manager rang the
curtain down.
The play Is not at ali up TO the
standard Of the productions At this
theater. and Of the company there IS
not one member who can really act
! Read Bingvillc Bugle tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
VOL. |. NO. IS.
EVERY SATURDAY.
Our Motto: If you see /, in The Big
Stick, II isn'tso.
EXTRA!

An extra edition Of The Big Stick
will appear October s. l9J7-rcmem-
her the date-in honor Of the birth
day Of its esteemed contemporary,
The Washington Herald. Saturday
viii continue 20 be the regular pub
licati0n day all the year round,
but a departure will he made in this
instance. because Of the potable
event in question. A gentleman
whose name is a household word in
Washington. and which. if an
nounced in this connection. would
create a tremendous sensation, has
been specially engaged TO edit this
extra edition. The price. however,
viii not be advanced. One cent.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
HOME ART.

Now IN the good old days OF yore
There was no h0vel
But had It's gilded coal-hOd or
BeribbOned shovel.
Each girl with some artistic plan
Displayed her mettle,
And made a footstool from a can
Or else kettle.
crate beneath a coat Of stain
Became a dresser.
And the resemblance was quite plain
To a good guesser.
barrel made a lOunging chair,
A perfect wonder
Smart housewives worked up everywhere
Their useless plunder
Those days have faded like a dream.
IL makes me frantic;
For things are now but what they seem
And unromanuc
The Washington herald., 1907-10-05
PEACE HATH HER VICTORIES.

Taft has dued with Marquis ITO dind before:
They have eed him and praised him and there's be
Now he's on for fair Manila leaving Kobe far behind.
And fight Bill Taft
Tafts hoom's lying il'c fixing up peace
While he's swinging round the circle DIS VIII
He VIII boss the Fuunos he bossed them before;
He's so ov and SO rotlnd that there's going to be
Let the battle ships 60 sailing in honor o Bill Taft
The seas VIII be peaceful that weN hardly ueeta raft;
Yellow sheets shout and tel that we've fgh-Tehsps.
But know that cranTaft has ioled
JOHN BARRETT.