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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
ETHEL BARRYMORE WHO HAS FTcHENNox PLAY ENTITLED lER SISTER,
Sporting TopicsFoobal Surprises Upset Critics Calculations

I University of Alabama, but Georgia
failed TO score on Alabama, though 1t
did staye OF defeat--result 90.
After the Carlisle Indians defeated
Penn. and Cornell walloped Princeton
1t was concluded simply as a matter
of course that Carlisle would defeat
Princeton in New York. The betting
odds favored Carlisle Yet what hap
pened? Princeton rolled up score Of
16 points, and the Indians failed even
to score.
All these things go to show that
when IL comes to question of I'M
certainty football ranks close to base
ball, horse racing and matrmony.
Winter Horse Racing Plans.
The end Of the 1907 eastern racing
season Is in sight. From now on the
big thing in running horse racing poll
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16

for their New orleans campaign, Mr..
Williams nipping the scheme at the
eleventh hour At Los Angeles there
will be winter racing beyond doubt.
However, the bugle will scarcely blow
before the first of the new year, IL
then. Messrs. George Rose, E. ].
Baldwin and Bernard Schreiber are
rushing the work at Arcadia, seven
teen miles from the city's heart, to
completion.
The Pacific Coast Jockey club will
recognize and extend dates to this
course, which ought to be i'm readiness
by Jan. l. Then Curley Brown, pro-
moter and builder of the City park at
New Orleans has over 100000 capital
subscribed and about 225 of the lead
ing capitalists of Los Angeles inter-
ested I'm a new track at Venice, Cal,
fourteen miles from the city's center.
He says he'll race by the middle Of
January. II Is thought that the Pa
cific Coast Jockey club will be obliged
to give Browns track official recogni-
ton If for no other reason than to
placate the local interests associated
with him.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
Not His Fault.

A first grade boy brought perfect
spelling papers home for several weeks
and then suddenly began to miss five
and six out of ten.
"How's that. son?" asked the father.
'Teacher's fault" replied the boy.
"How is 1t the teachers faultf"
"She moved the little boy that sat
next to me."-Lippincott's
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16

mold was success as Little Butter
cup.
In "Cavalleria Rusticana" Estelle
Wentworth pleased every one as San
tuzza. She was assisted by Albert
Parr, Grace Myers as Lola and Harry
Luckstone as Alto.
The Aborn company Is giving the
best opera at the low prices IL has es-
tablished that New York has ever
heard and seen.
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w. o. HoWElLS' PLAY.

William Dean Howells, when asked
recently concerning the truth of a ru-
NOR that George Tyler will produce a
dramatization of his well tnown novel,
THE Rise of Sias Lapham," said:
Il have heard nothing about the mat
ter and cannot speak definitely. Sew
eral years ago, In collaboration with
Paul Kester the novel was dramatized
in four acts"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
Wherein They Diner,

Shea man would rather have con-
tentmcnt without love than love with
out contentment.
lle-And Il woman would rather have
love without contentment than con-
tentment without love.-Detroit Trib,
une. fa
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16

HIS is a year Of great SUR
prises in football, Chiefly
have the surprises resulted
- from the outcome of games in
which big teams have participated.
Who, for instance. believed that Cor
nell would defeat Princeton? The
J6rsey Tigers had up to the playing of
the Cornell game been hailed as the
Strongest team Of the year. In pa
per comparison In many respects they
ebowed up better than Yale. Harvard
And other big elevens. Cornell had
hardly been considered a serious fac
tor by many critics. yet 1t defeated
the Princetons and in some respects
decidedly outplayed 1t.
The n.lpdian Upset.
e Then there were the defeat OF the
University Of Pennsylvania by the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
What's In a Letter.

Gunner-Yes. the beautiful English
girl Is still single"
Guyer--Stlll single? Why. what be.
came OF Mr.. H., her fancef
Gunner--Mr. H.? oh, she dropped
him. Detroit Tribune.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
camthorn For The Hoxdsn.n

Elsie Janis. star in "The Hoyden" at
the knickerbocker theater is con-
graduating herself on the sucdess OF
her manager in obtaining for her sup
\poit Joseph Cawthcrn. the able come
dian who was launched as star by
Klaw & Isrlanger year or two ago
I'm "rhe Free Lance"
Cawthorn should be a decided
strengthened of the play.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
"ARTIE" NEW COMEDY By GEORGE AIDE.
miss POCAHONTAS" AND OTHER STAGE TOPICS

ably at a three ring sale Of lots Claire
kulp, q dramatic school graduate, does
extremely we'll In role that might
well have been made more important.
Lawrence Wheat's work in the lead
Is creditable and has won favorable
notice.
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Outline Of tho story.

At the opening We see Artie at the
Woodworkers' ball, where he appears
in Z. costume that puts to shame the
widest dreams Of an opium absorber.
Artie falls in love. Of course. Where Is
tpbre . comedy without love? Like
wjee, whore was there ever love with
eiat comedy? His courtship of Mamie
Carroll. the department store de-
hutante, is diverting. In addition TO
4rtie and Mamie, we see Artie's inn
necunious cousin, who. after -four
gears Of failure to get a job, finally
GETS the one that Artie loses.
In q capital scene typical down to
6ate real estate auctioneer performs
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16

President Williams Clever Move.
Recently Thomas Williams, presi-
dent of the New California Jockey
club. paid $4,000 for the contract on
Jockey Marvellous" Miller, not so
much because The williams stable
needed the services of so high class a
rider, but the presence of the best
known n ce rider of the day on the
California winter racing ground would
itself prove an invaluable advertise
ment
"Our California people like Miller,
and I thought II Il good move To Sc
cure him at any cost" explains the
Pacific coast turf master.
AS Il matter of fact. Messrs. Burlew
and O'Neil endeavored To secure Miller
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-16
President Williams Clever Move.

at Los Angeles. Cal, and. Ed Corri
gan's unpopularity at New orleans.
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lrrtm Our New York Dramatic corre-

tprem Our New York Dramatic Corre-
spondent1
HE new play from the active
drama foundry OF George Ade
has been put on at the Gar
rick thester. TArte" is the
title and Mr.. Ade describes the play
as the result Of a series of sketches
which he wrote several years ago for
3 Chicago daily newspaper
Mi. AIDES own story of how he came
TO write the play is as follows:
"Artie" Is the story of everyday life in
large city.
From 1898 to 1900 I was In charge OF
department on the Chicago Record known
~ "6tories OF the Streets and of the
Town. One day in 1885 wrote story
eoout young man employed IN a down-
town sf7,ce who had been inveigled into
buying ticket for charity entertain
rnent at church ana who described the
show 10 his associates In the Office. using
= rather burbnrous line of vernacular.
a couple of years ago ! struck upon the
ioea OF having young nan who IL sit
ting on the front stoop of cottage wait
Ing 10 take his gifl 10 a ball game OBJ
sarve gang of surveyors running line
along the street. having the young man
fellow their line OF stakes, get wise" to
the fact that the IL road was going to
make an extension and therenpon buy up
Al the real estate In the neighborhood
lnrgely ON his nerve | took second
look at the young man ON, The stoop, and
recognized him as my old friend Artle
yt4rroun that Incident ] evolved Whatever
story there may be In the play. rs.
'tfs The Cast.
The company presenting the play Is
largely notable because of the fact
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-14
HID HIS MONEY in HIS TIE.
But the Cautious Farmers Secret Was
Guessed by Detective.

You have often heard tho question.
Where mans treasure is, there will
his heart be Also. said a detective.
Il saw In Illustration of that not long
ago on a railroad train. A detective
employed by the railway company and
were seated near countryman who
adjusted his necktie every few min
utes.
THAT tie bothers the old man, ]
said to my companion
Don't think it's the tie, replied
the railroad detective.
Then he leaned forward and said
10 the farmer, Better take your
money out of that necktie.'
Who told you had money In my
tier demanded thu farmer.
"The detective then explained that
his actions in adjusting his neckwear
led to The supposition. The farmer
admitted that he had chosen the tie
as the hiding place for number OF
bills
Ills idea was all right, concluded
the detective. but he couldn't keep
bis hands of the eravat"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-14
Rats IS gudaes of- Ivorx.

The ivory dealer pointed to a hall
dozen rats gnawing among the yellow
heaps of tusks and ivory fragments
In the garret.
"They are quite tame. you see." he
said. Why shouldn't they be so7
The fact is, they are on my payroll
They work for me. Their wages are
a pound of cheese and a loaf of bread
week.
Ivory dealers Ike rats. for rats are
ivoty's best judges, and without their
nelp we should often want higher
price for bad tusk than for fino
one"
He took a fragment OF ivory from
she floor and pointed to certain small
burrows in it's surface
THE rats did that" he said. Those
iurrows ore proof of the ivory's ex-
.ellencC Rats gnaw the ivory that
containA animal glue, or gelatine, a
substance of which they are fond. And
this substance 1t is that makes ivory
excellent yet a mere man can't tell
whether tusk contains It or not,
"The rats can tell They are ivory
experts, and they work so cheap"
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each campaign and on platform and on
the stump plegded his undying support
to statehood and now when statehood
is almost an accomplished fact and
the splendid citizenship of the new
state is about to receive the long ex-
pected relief from corporation carpet
bag oppression, Mcclure, and other
land pap-fed officials, seeing their on
portunity to further continue their
hold upon the Affairs of state, are
about TO and now, as a last desperate
act TO continue themselves aud their
antocratic rule upon the people OF this
fair state, appeal for help to defeat
the peoples constitution as drafted
by the convention.
on every school house, and from
each public building, stream the lusty
folds OF our beloved national emblem.
the American flag, waving beckon-
ing message of enlightenment, union
and liberty to all the world. IN the
glory field OF blue shine the forty-iiye
diauems of our sister states In this
constellation arises the last, the most
glorious and brightest of the train,
the STAR OF OKLAHOMA. The
democracy Of the state. proud of its
peeyage, pledges its sacred honor to
the defense of that flag and VOWS
eternal vigilance in placing and keep
ing that star in its just and rghtRui
station in the galaxy of the nation;
may it's benign rays enlighten the sor-
did prejudices of the enemies OF state.
hood into an intelligent love OF home
rule and self government.
The democracy or Oklahoma de-
olares It's unbonnded confidence in the
staiesmanship and leadership OF the
Hon. William Bryan. No other name
appeals to us for presidential pref
orence We cordially endorse our
great commoner. William J, Bryan for
the democratic nomination for the
presidency in 1908 and impatiently
await the summons to battle under his
banner,
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CALL FOR C0NYEN-
TON TO RECONVENE

Oklahoma City, June 14-@Presi-
dent Mprray of the constitutional con
vcntion has informed me that he will
issue call for the reassembing Of
the constitutional convention jast as
soon as the Supreme court mas
passed upon the injunction suits now
before that body said Chairman
Thompson OF the Democratic state
committee last night
Il expect that the court will hand
down its opinion by Saturday In which
event II is likely that the constitu-
tional convention will meet some time
next week
1T is said that the cases VIII be
appealed 10 the Supreme court OF the
Unuited States, but II is wholly inn
probable that the restraining order
will remain alive after the Judgment
of the Oklahoma Supreme court There
is. then, every reason to believe tnat
the governor will issre the call for
the election on the adoption Of tho
constitution. In case of his f3ilure TO
do so, however. President Murray in
forms me that he viii himself issue
the call
Il expect that the election for the
adoption of the constitution will be
effected about August %, or about 10
days later than the date originally
determined npon'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-14
WILL HAND DOWN
DECISION JUNE 18TH
Supreme Court Has Taken
ConstItutionalCases Under
Amusement Each Justice
TO Write an Opinion


, The Supreme court of Oklahoma ad
iourned az noon today until June 25th
when an opinion will be handed down
on the constitutional convention ques-
ions which were argued his week.
Chief Justice Burford said: - am
authorized TO state Tor the members
of the court that these cases are of
much importance to the people and
that the court will sumbit an opinion
covering all of the questions. The
courts wants to deal fairly with the
parties in the case and expect them
to do the same with the coGrt; that
the matter that was called to the
courts attention yesterday by Judge
PancOast the publishing of the cleo
tion proclamation, was not in good
faith with the court and that If an
opinion is not handed down on the
25th Il would be because the election
proclamation had not been with
drawn" Judge Ledbetter In reply de-
clared that the proclamation had been
Withdrawn and was printed without
the consent of the defendants I'm the
case and he was sure that steps would
be Immediately taken TO stop further
publication.
II is said that each of the justices
viii write an opinion on the case Civ
ing his individual views on the ques-
tions involved.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-14
wHEN cRucE eAve uP.

Oklahoma City, June 1f.--Conceding
his defeat for the Democratic gubeI-
Material nomination at the primaries
held Saturday. by $500 plurality. by
G. N Haskell of Muskogee. Lee Crucc
left Okl.Aoma City for his home at
Ardmore this afternoon
y am going home ne said and
win leave the matter with the boys.
The returns from Northwestern Okla.
homa have been 4 big disappointment
80 me. and on their face ] am beaten
by $500 plurality
Haskell aud prohibition Is the
ak around the Democratic head
quarters at Oklahoma City, Mr.. Din
widdies claim for most of the credit
for Haskelrs nomination being con
ceded at the Crnce headquarters.
Crnce did not give up uatil he
learned that he carried Woodward
comfy by only los plurality, Beaver
county by 10 and lost Dewey and Tex
rs counties by good vote He ex.
pcctod big maiorities In uhe north
west, but in the last few days Of the
campaign, with prohibition as a nu
clcus, Haskell perfe ted strong or
ganization there.
Fifly-one counties official returns
on governor gave Haskell SS.525,
Cruce 34.525. Doyle 6,95i Fifty conn.
ties official east total OF 1858 votes.
This Is j1st twoihirds OF the counties
and II the ratio is maintained ll7.949
yoteg will have been cast at bhe prl-
maries. n is expected that returns
from the remaining counties will con
1iderably increase Haskells lead of
2,54i, though Carter, Jefferson and
Love are still out
For senator Hceman has from 81
counties, 2G.7iS: Gore. 2S.506. and
Cores friends claim the lead will he
Increased For Indian Territory Sen
ator owen has 1884 Fu.man, 26
9i5. and Rutherford, 1882
Robert Dunlop Of Newlirk now ad-
mits that Jim Menefce of Carnegie has
won thetreasurership. fifty counties
giving Menefee 20O36; Dunlop 1S,342
For attorney general, West has the
lead over Freezing by 5000 Taylor
has Roberts beaten as badly for aC.
countant For Labor commissioner
Murray who withdrew, has S1,l2S and
Daugherty 27,47i.
Pittman, of Enid, for railroad com
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Branded as a Deserter.

AT army pension has Just been
granted to ]. Tomlin. OF Nottingham.
England. who is now 81. and his
medals. granted for Sevastopol. have
been replaced
Il seems that he was invaded home
from the Crimea aud granted a
months furlough. While enjoying his
rest he was stricken with typhoid
fever. but, being unable to read or
write. did not acquaint the officers OF
his regiment with his misfortune a.
ask friend TO do 80. The conse
quepce was that when hs furlough
expired he was posted as deserter.
and while on HIS way to rejoin was
arrested.
AZ Aldershot he was tried by court
martial and sentenced 10 be branded
with tho letter ID"
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MUST CONFORM
TO REGULAR SERVICE
Otherwise State Militia Will
BE Debarred From Allot
ment of Annual Federal
Appropriation

Washington. June 14-Aeting Sec
Tetary of War Oliver has addressed
letter notifying governors of states
and territories that on Januery II
next under the terms of the Dick mi
litia act I've militia organization must
conform 10 that of the regular and
volunteer armies of the United States.
He suggests that the governors take
the necessary steps to secure such
conformity
Says General Oliver;
"Fairure to meet this statutory re-
quirement viii result In debarring a
state from the use of tho allotment of
the annual appropriation OF $2,GOO,00O
for the support of the militia The act
requires that the number os regularly
enlisted organized and uniformed nc
tive militia shall be az least one hun
dred men for each senator and repre-
sentative of each state"
General Oliver suggests TO Tie gov
errors provisions for an enactment
by the legislature In brief as follows.
The definition OF the duties of the
adlutant general and his assistants
and the quartermaster general and
his assistants
iibflelln LOT inc unnecessarily Ftntlhl
officers and for a stan made no of adj
iutalt generals inspector generals,
Judge advocates general. quartermas-
ters, subsistence, medical hospital
corps, pay engineers, ordinance and
signal corIs M
The guard Hdst b6 de,ided into di'
visions bigades. regiments. etc. 20
conform 10 the regular army organi
zatiOn, reserving 70 the government
the power to reorganize, to increase
the efficiency and TO make the com
panies and numbers o officers assign
cd To organizations correspond TO the
regular army
The new law will have a far reach
ing effect upon the national guard of
the country, for In very few states do
ibe organizations al present CORES
pond With those OF the present ser
Vice The most important change re-
Quired Will probably be in the great
increase In the number Of linen IN
companies aud regiments
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-14
RsAl spIep OF rHouoHr.


How long does II take TO thinkf
Prof Helmholtz argues that the whale
probably feels wound near i.s tail in
about one second. and requires an
other second TO send back orders to
the ;ail to defend itself The reason
why the time occupied by this prep.
aration seems to us SO inhnitesim8i
lies in the fact that we are unable to
perceive more quickly than our nerve
system can act. and thus the intervals
required for its operations appear to
us imperceptibly small. Astronomers
vary In their estimation OF the mo
ment at which a star crosses the web
OF their telescopes by more than
whole second, while the estimates Of
any individual taken by himself agree
within one-tenth OF second II fire.
uuently repeated. Still more surpris
ing is the dificulty of determining
whether the beats Of two gently tick.
ing watches coincide or tall between
each other II held to either ear, while
nothing is easier than the same de-
termination IL both arc held to me
same ear. Helmholtz pictures the
matter to himself in this way. THE
two perceptions of different organs
can be estimated only as regards their
time relations, when there IS a sum
cient interval between to reflect. Now
that you have perceived one, but not
as yet the other" Our thought is not
so rapid as we usually believe. as has
proved by his experiment of taking an
electric shock at any point on his
skin and then trying to move his hand
as quickly as possible
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-14
Hard hssds Matched.

Among the songs of Robert Burns
Is one upon whistle used by Dane
who visited England in the retinue OF
Anne OF Denmark This whistle was
placed on the table at the beginning
OF a drinking bout. which was won
by whoever was last able to blow IL.
The Dane conquered all comers. says
the story. anSl Sir Robert Lawrie OF
Maxwelton. after three days and
nights hard contest. left the scandl.
navlan under the table," 80
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-14

missioner. has dropped 20 ntth place.
J. , McAiestef and ]. Y. Callahan arc
safe and a p Watson. the Shawnee
potato king looks like the winner for
thcthlrd commissioner over Love Of
k'1gflsher
Fifty-one counties give McAlestcf
2a.9fg. Callahan 22,20i, Watson 2I.2S6,
Rove 1880. Pittman 1853. Alcott
Is POI, Field l4.S29. Mckinley 1863,
Nebon li207. Gift io.699. Roetzel TO-.
25i. Pulllam $500
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-14

Special TO Daily Leader.
oklahoma City, June 14.-With all
the charges Of fraud withdrawn by the
managers of both c. N. Haskell a1d
Lee Cruce. anG authoritative reports
that Cfnce win be persuaded to pre-
sent Haskelrs name TO the convention
here for confirmation, there Is no
longer doubt that Haskell viii be the
Democratic standard bearer in the FIRST
state campaign
with him viii run Rober, L. Owen,
of Muskogee. for Indian Territory sen
ator. and probably Thomas Gore. the
blind orator of lawton. for the Okla
hamo senator However. Roy Hon-
man. of Chandler. Is running Gore so
close you cans see daylight between
them. 1t may take the official count
ia decide.
The new leaders will hold meet
ing here tomorrow. VIM. Murray,
president Of the constitutional convea-
ton. has been here since yesterday.
c. N. Haskell, the nominee, will be
here from MuskIgee tomorrow. w. A.
Ledbettef, OF Ardmore, the legal
leader of bhe constitutional conyen-
tion, will he here from the injunction
bearings at Guthrie tonight.
Haskell will be here tonight" F"
said Murray. when ! mentioned the
fact to some one. they wanted to meet
him with brass band; but | told
them we had better walt until after
the official canvass
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-14
ALL FEARED THE COMET.
srenchman's Opinion Caused UneasI.
mesa for Many Years.


II was falsely reported few weeks
ago that an eminent Italian astrono-
mer had made an awful prophecy ~
to The havoc about TO be wrought
upon this planet by a comet. The in
,ident had memorable precedent in
'he case Of Joseph Jerome Lafrancais
Ie Lalande, the popular French as.
tronomer OF a century ago. Lalande
differed from Newtons view that
Providence had SO arranged matters
as 10 make collision OF the earth with
comet impossible and wrote a pa.
por to prove thst It was only very
improbable. This paper, which was
70 have been read with others before
the French academy on a certain day
In 1878. got crowded out; but the
rarisien public hearing of 1t. made
1p its mind that Lalande had predict
ed the impending destruction Of the
earth and sure Tanic ensged that the
police had 20 ordsr the publication Of
he paper 10 reassure the public
mind. But even then It was popular
~ believed that the paper sad been
deliberately toned down and comet
panies continued for a quarter OF a
,enpTy.
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Delegate Isedbctter was retained by
G. n Haskell this morning TO defend
him in Cardwcll's libel suit.