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The new age., 1907-02-02
viii Make Stevens chairman.

Washington, Jan. %. = Announce
ment was made today at the War de-
partment that the offices of chairman
and chief engineer of the Isthmian
Canal commission would be combined,
and that Mr.. Stevens, the chief engi-
neer, would be given the appointment,
the understanding being that he will
maintain residence upon the isthmus.
Secretary Taft today announced his pur-
pose of filling the four vacancies exist
ing upon the Isthmian Canal commits
sion by the appointment of some bu-
reau chiefs.
The new age., 1907-02-02
Central Russia al Below.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 25.- Reports Of
heavy loss of life and great suffering on
account of the cold are arriving from
Akmolinsk steppes, Central Russia,
with which communication was inter
rupted. During the recent blizzard the
temperature fell to AZ below zero. Fif-
teen bodies were recovered in one day
in the vicinity of the village OF
Akomh. Thousands of cattle perished
The winter grain crop is killed in Mid.
die Russia, the snowfall being light.
The new age., 1907-02-02
who work along possible, practical
lines, and gain ground inch by inch.
SEES WITH CLEAR VISION.

! In his book entitled The Future
of America" H. G. Wells. the British
author, who made a study of the
United States and it's institutions last
year, has a chapter on the negro 1ues
tion, in which occurs the following
striking passage:
Whatever America has to show in
heroic living today, l doubt if she can
show anything finer than the quality
of the resolve, the steadfast effort
hundreds of black and colored men
are making today to live blamelessly,
honorably and patiently getting for
themselves what scraps of refinement.
learning and beauty they may, keep
ing their hold on a civilization, they
are grudged and denied. They do it
not for themselves only, but for all
their race. Each educated colored
man is an ambassador to civilization.
They know they have handicap, that
they are not exceptionally brilliant
nor clever people. Yet every such
man stands, one likes to think. aware
Of his representative and vicarious
character, fighting against foul i'm
aginations, misrepresentation, inius-
tice, insult, and the native unspeaka-
BILE meanness of base antagonists.
Every one of them who keeps decent
and honorable does little to beat
that opposition down.
But the patience the negro needsi
He may not even look contempt. He
must admit superiority in those whose
daily conduct to him is the clearest
evidence of moral inferiority. We
sympathic whites indeed. may claim
honor for him; if he is wise he will
be silent under our advocacy. He
must go to and fro self-controlled be-
reft of all the qualities that the great
flag of America proclaims-that flag
for whose united empire his people
fought and, giving place and prece-
dence to the strangers who pour in to
share its beneficence, strangers ignor-
ant even of his tongue That he must
do-and wait. The Welsh, the Irish,
the Poles, the white South, the indie
fatigable Jews, may cherish griev-
ances and rail aloud. He must keep
still. They may be hysterical. re- ;,
threatening and perverse;
their wrongs excuse them. For him
there is no excuse. And of all the !
races on earth, which has suffered
such wrongs as this negro blood that
Is still imputed to him as a sin? The
people who disdain him, have no sense
of reparation toward him, have sinned
against him beyond all measure.
mo, l can't help idealizing the dark
submissive figure of the negro in this
spectacle of America. He, too. seems
to me to sit waiting-and waiting with
a marvellous and simple-minded pa
tience-for finer understandings and a
nobler time.'
The new age., 1907-02-02

Senator Bailey's bill prohibiting
street railway companies from employ
ing any carmen who have not had at
least days practical instruction ought
TO pass unanimously. If the time were
made longer the bill would be better.
The new age., 1907-02-02

company is in no hurry, and it has a
monopoly. 1t is rather poor, and is
making only few hundred thousands
a year of the people, SO can't afford
to hire a great many men or to pay
them decent wages. Some day the
people will take the property, pay
these high and mighty personages
what it is really worth, and run the
business themselves, rather than be
imposed upon in this way.
The new age., 1907-02-02

Surely the governor must admit that
the people who used such good dis
eliminating judgment as to elect him
would not make any serious mistake
in electing railroad commissioners.
The new age., 1907-02-02
DISTRICT ATTORNEY BRISTOL

The opinion is quite prevalent that
Senator Fulton is making a mistake
by opposing the confirmation of Mr.
w. C. Bristol for UnIted States attor-
ney for the District of Oregon. The
The new age., 1907-02-02
SALOON REGULATION.

1t seems to be quite generally agreed
that liquor licenses should be raised
to $500, as the council will probably
do soon, but the measures proposed by
the initiative One Hundred to be sub.
mitted to the people at the election
next June, are entirely too radical, and,
should be and probably will be voted
down. The proposed $1,000 license
might not be very Objectionable,
though if the council fixes the license
at $500 that will do very well for a
year or two at least, but some of the
other propositions of the One Hun
dred are not practicable in a town OF
Portlands size and position.
The liquor traffic is gradually being
more and more regulated and restrict
ed, and as long as this process is car
ried on gradually and moderately, and
within reasonable bounds the people
will help it along, but they will not
approve of what seems to them un-
reasonable measures. Laws concern
ing the liquor traffic as well as others,
in order to be enforcible must be sup
ported by public opinion, and what the
One Hundred committee proposes
would not be enforced if enacted, be-
cause the pople would not elect men
who would enforce it.
Some provisions of the law regulat-
ing and restricting liquor selling are
now pretty well enforced, and most
saloon men comply with them volun-
tarily. 1t is so with reference to the
1oclock closing ordinance and selling
liquor to minors, and allowing women
in saloons and this is a good deal to
have accomplished. The Sunday clos
ing law is not enforced against sa-
looms because it is not sustained by
public sentiment, or if it would be the
law closing some other places of bust
ness is not; and the saloon men, as
they would be entirely justified in do
ing would demand, if their places were
closed on Sunday, that all others
should be made to obey the law Also
Sunday closing of saloons may come,
but the time is not yet ripe for it
here.
But other features of the proposed
regulative ordinance are more imprac-
ticable and unreasonable, such as al
lowing only one saloon on a block.
There is no good reason for any such
law, for it would not decrease drinking
appreciably. 1t would only decrease
the revenue from saloons by large
amount and give few saloon men a
chance to make a good deal of money,
and would crowd others out of busi-
ness. 1t would injure owners of build
ings to rent, throw good many peo-
pie out of employment, and benefit no
body.
The trouble with some reformers is
that they want to make everybody act
just as they, the reformers, want them
to act in every respect. Some of these
people, if they arise at o'clock every
morning, winter and summer, and re
tire at 8, would like to compel every.
body else to do the same. The world
isn't going to be reformed very much
in any one year, or decade, or genera
ton but only very gradually, little by
little, and the true reformers are those
The new age., 1907-02-02

Multnomah county surely ought to
have had member of the committee
on taxation, and the speaker will not
be likely to get that position again by
Multnomah county votes.
The new age., 1907-02-02

Should not a certain Multnomah
county senator legislate for the peo-
pie rather than for paving company
client?
The new age., 1907-02-02

Before whacking the railroads blind
ly remember that they are the chief
developers of Oregon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11
croekery Dealers 70 Meet.

South McAlester, Sept. lO.-A meet
ing OF the retail crockery dealers OF
the new state will be held in this
city October g Yesterday the local
dealers sent out invitations to every
retail dealer in the new state TO at
tend a meeting to be held in this
city for the purpose OF forming the
Oklahoma Retail Crockery Dealers
Association. The dealers propose to
organize as a protection not only TO
themselves but 10 the customer and
wholesalers. Fake iobbers have been
working the territory trade for sew
eral years and number OF mer'
chants have lost considerable sums
Of money by their schemes. The
dealers were loaded up with goods
they could not turn at the quoted
figures.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11
WITHOUT BALLOTS
ACTING GOVERNOR FiLsoN RE.
FUSES TO TRUsT SOME MES
sENoERs VITA THEM.

Guthrie. Okla. Sept. l0.-Because
OF a lack OF funds with which to
guarantee the payment OF special
messengers who would be employed
under a provision OF the election or.
dinance as drawn by the constitu.
uonal convention. Acting Governor
Chss. II. Eilson refused to send the
state and constitution ballots fo~ the
September 18th election b, special
messenger To those counties whose
clerks have not as yet called for the
ballots
The ordinance holds that such mes.
sengers must be paid by the coun.
ties to which they deliver the bal.
lots. but as there are no funds what.
ever on hand ne Is holding the elec.
ton tickets. Mr.. Filson has refused
to guarantee payment to messengers
and has Informed the delinquent coun.
ties they must send for their ballots
II they want them Thirteen add.
tlonal county clerks reported today
for ballots. leavigs two counties still
delinquent Under the law all ballots
shouli have been taken out by las,
Saturday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11
Move to End Strike.

Washington. Sept l0-A move
which the striking telegraphers hope
will be- fruitful OF results in the d.
rrction OF settlement was started
when President Gompers OF the Am.
ericau Federation OF Labor went TO
New York for a conference with
President small OF the Telegraphers
uuiru NJ Comp rs has proposi.
zion which De- vii, submit 20 Mr.
small 10 given an opportunity Just
what it is cannot bee ascrrrained
Local strike leaders say II is ad-
yauaEaau, 20 both the company and
the operators They expect Mr..
Small 20 be impressed with IL and
20 endorse .t ], will probably be
uace-sar, for him 20 have the eNecu'
rive committee OF the national or.
sauizauon accept IL before it can
bee hand d Mr. Nrill, commissioner
OF labor, for submission 10 the COM
pauies. Local strike leaders say the
proposition Is the only one which
can honorably be accepted by both
the men and the companies to end
the strike
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11
TAYLOR MAY TESTIFY.
Judge suspends Warrant Against
Former Governor

Lexington, Ky. Sept lO.-ln the
Franklin county circuit court today.
Judge r. l.. Stout entered an order
suspending the warrants issued
against W S Taylor, former governor
OF Kentucky, who is charged with
completely In the killing OF William
Goebel and who is In Indiana,
The action was taken on the mo-
ton OF Commonwealth Attorney
Franklin for the purpose OF allowing
Taylor TO return to Kentucky and
testify in behalf OF Caleb Powers,
who is soon TO be tried the fourth
time for the Goebel murder. Two req
lisitions have been made upon the
governor OF Indiana for Taylor and
both were refused
Attorney Franklin in statemsnt
says that 1t is for the purpose N
getting TAYLOR TO make a statement
In open court that his presence Is
wanted at the trial by the common
wealth. even though he comes as a
defense witness,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11
DUKE CRAZY AND LOST
NICHOLAS coNsTANTlNovich is
WANDERING IN A FOREST.

st. Petersburg, Sept l0-It be.
came known here yesterday that
Grand Duke Nicholas Constantine
yIch. an uncle OF the czar and
elder brother Of the poet, Grand
Duke Constantine. disappeared one
night recently from the villa he oc-
cupied In Crimea. The members OF
his household say he has gone crazy
and is wandering In the woods. He
took no money with him and no
clothes except those that he wore.
He has been lost several days.
The grand dukes story is not
gen rally known. His case is one OF
the many skeletons in the closet"
OF the Romanoffs. When he was %
years old he was regarded as one
OF the handsomest men in st. Pc
tersburg. and. like all the grand
dukes. he was wild. He became ac.
quainted with a French actress on
whom he lavished his money.
One day the grand duke found
himself in need OF cash, and did
something which blighted the rest OF
his life He sold a diadem belonging
TO HIS mother TO ST. Petersburg
jeweler intending TO redeem 1t, but
a high official let out the secret
over a bottle OF champagne at a
club. The story came 10 the ears Of
the city prefect, who al that time
was the notorious General Trepoff
He felt obliged TO report the matter
To the czar alexander IL. The czar
was no very wonderful censor OF
morals, but nevertheless was enraged
at his relatives misdeed. He ban.
ished his nephew from St Peters
brug. and the young man, in the
company OF an officer. who was TO
act as his custodian, was to leave
81. Petersburg. never TO return. That
was thirty.tive years ago.
At first the two went TO Cft, on
the confines OF Siberia, and then 10
Orenburg There the grand duke
married a daughter Of local gov
ernor. an event which. when reported
10 the car. elected the remark
Il have no interest in the matter
The value OF the diadem has been
variously stated 10 have been from
$4,000 10 $4,000 but even taking
the higher OF the two sums. II was
little for Russian grand duke.
The mother OF the grand duke who
has disappeared is the Grand Ouch
ess Alexandra Josephena, a German
princess. now u years old and blind.
Il is said she wept herself blind
because OF the great SORROWS in her
long life. She is blameless, beau
titul character and has pleaded with
three czars for pardon for her son.
but In vain.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11
Wreck on Shawnee Branch.

The engine and tender OF the
Santa Fe passenger train on the
Shawne" branch turned over be-
tween Naysville and Pauls Valley
this afternoon at 1880. delaying traf.
fc on that branch for about three
hours. The passenger coaches held
the rails. and were afterwards
drawn into Pauls Valley by another
engine The cause OF the wreck is
not known. No one was injured
as both the fireman and engineer
jumped when the engine left the
tracks.
The local Santa Fe office in this
city was Immediately notified OF the
wreck and a "wrecker" is en- route
from Cleburne to the scene of the
wreck
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
To De Held In Ardrore During Sep
tember and oetober.

The United States civil service
commission announces the following
examinations to be held In Ardmore.
Acting assistant surgeon-( Public
health and marine hospital serviee)-.
Sept II, 1907
Stenographer and typewriter
male-Pittsburg, Pa, and St Louis,
Mo.-Sept l6, 1907.
Manufacturing cement chemist
Sept Is. 1907.
Nautical eXpert-Sept, is, 1907.
Foreman mechanic-Sept. Is, 1907.
Plumber and steam fitter-Sept IS.
1907.
Mineral clerk-Sept IS. 1907.
Mechanical craftsman tordinance
department at large)-Sept IS, 10
and 20, 1907
Fireman (stationary)-Sept IS.
1907.
Blacksmith-Sept. rs. 1907.
Laboratory assistant in timbe. test
forest service)-Oct 2. 1907.
Mate-Oct 2. 1907.
Record and Identification clerk 90,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11
REoMeN ADOPT NEW RULE.
Saloon Keepers and eartenders Are
Barred From Membership.

Norfolk. Va. Sept l0.-The great
council Of the United States Improved
order Of Redmen. In sixtieth annual
session here today. adopted an
amendment to the laws OF the order
prohibiting membership in the future
TO all saloonkeepers and bartenders.
The great council rescinded all leg
islation enacted at the Niagara Falls
meeting last year in relation to the
substitution OF the Jewel for the
sash" and went back to the old form
OF regalia In initiatory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11
A BOY OR A GIRL


We want boys and girls who want
TO earn money to silicit subscriptions
TO The Kansas City Weekly Star.
Don't hesitate because you are young
as you can do the work as readily
as older persons and We will pay you
ust the same. The Kansas City Weekly
Star is the best known weekly news.
paper in the west and your spare
time spent working for It will pay
you handsomely, not in toys, watches
or other small wares but in cash.
Write today for terms and full in'or-
nation. Address
THE KANSAS CITY WEEKLY STAR
Kansas City Mo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11
Oklahoma Woman Dead.

81 Louis, Mo. Sept 1.-THE fu,
neral Of Mrs Ruth lesson, presiden,
OF the oklahoma Division Of the Unit
ed Daughters OF the Confederacy
who died at the Missouri Baptist san.
iarum Saturday. following an opera
lion. will he held frou the home OF
Steve J Harris her brother ar Kirk
wood at $50 p. m. today The burial
VIII he AZ Oak Ridge cemetery.
Mr. lessons home was IN Okla
homa City. but from lSSe until 1904
she resided In St Louis She moved
west Last spring she was elected
president Of the Territorial Chapter
L. d c.. and represented that or
sanitation at the National convention
In Richmond Va N June.
Three weeks ago she became ~
and came 10 St Louis for treatment
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11
NOTES FROM SULPHUR
FINE RAIN WILL BENEFIT GROW.
ING cRoPs-NoTEs OF
PERSONAL NATURE.

Ardmoreite Special.
sulphur. |. T. Sept. l0.-A good
slow, soaking rain fell last night
and this morning The cotton yield
will be immense in Murray county
The late corn. June corn and al.
falfa fields are fine The yield will
be enormous.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11
service)-Oct.

;. penitentiary serviceD 2,
1907.
Wheelright-Oct 5. 1907.
Blacksmith-Oct 5. 1907.
blacksmith and horseshoer-Oct 5.
1907.
Marine steam engineer-Oct. 5. 1907
Junior clerk reclamation service)
Oct 80. 1907.
Applicants should at once apply for
application blanks. etc, TO United
States Civil Service commission,
Washington. d. C., or G.. J. Sandlin,
local secretary. ArdD ore, |. T.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11

F. ID. Cameron. democratic nom.
lnee for stats superintendent Of
schools. has returned to his home
In this city from a can ,iigning
tour through northern Oklahoma. He
reports that the constitution will
carry by an overwhelming major.
ity. and that the outlook Is good
for Haskell and the Democratic par.
ty. Mr.. Cameron was on the Bryan
special with the commoner and Has
kell and other prominent demo.
Gratis in Col Bryan's whirlwAnd
trip through the northern part OF
the state in the interest OF the
democratic party. He reports the
enthusiasm great and the crowds
exceedingly large. especially at Ok.
lahoms City and at Woodward.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11

Judge ]. c. Gibson. United States
commissioner from Temple. Okla. is
in Sulphur drinking the mineral wa
ters for his stomach trouble. The
Judge is rapidly regaining his health.
1t is my opinion said the Judge,
that these waters are the finest
mineral waters on this continent. and
they are so plentiful. so abundant.
Your air here, too. is as fine as
any man ever breathed There is no
resort in the Alleghanies or the
Rockies. or on either coast that
equals this charming resort In the
heart OF this great Indian country.
The people down east are becoming
excited about this great country.
When they learn that you have a
resort here at the foot OF the Ar
buckles that is superior to their
coast or mountain resorts they will
flock here in great numbers. This
place certainly has great future.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11

\ sermon Is sometime based upon
text and sometimes upon pre-.
text
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11

Those who do not use Ramsey's Tai.
yet learned about t. Extra fine. high.
ly perfumed and full pound pack.
age for CSC. r. J. RAMSEY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11

F. w Anderson alligator Jo) who
was In the wreck on the Frisco near
Weleetka last week with cage
OF his al!igators. is rscoveil ing
from his bruises and broken ribs.
His largest alligator. which 'lost
a number Of his teeth in the wreck,
and was otherwise severely hurt.
is rapidly recovering. Mr.. Ander-
son is the owner OF the alligator
farm In this city He was return
ing form a fair in Kansas, where
he had been exhibiting his largest
and best trained alligators and
having his monkey. ''MikeS do
balloon ascensions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Good horse and buggy.
Horse gentle and safe for women
and children to handle. Apply at
this office. 26tf
FOR SALE-National Cash register.
small size. c. d. Segale, Apollos
Bldg. ia
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11

Your old favorite and a wide va
riety OF the newest and most deli
cious soda fountain beverages are
served in the most perfect manner at
THE ARDMORE PHARMACY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11

WANTED-To saw your wood with
portable gasoline saw. Phone Bas-
sett No. All 1916
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11
Electric Line at sapulpa.

Sapulpa. l. T, Sept, l0.-Ed c
Reynolds and his associates have be
gun the construction OF the Sapulpa
electric street car line. The fran
ch!se binds the company 10 extend
the line as a motor line oE to the
sapulpa oil fields and TO connection
with the Midland Valley railroad
The franchise provides for compile
ton in six months, and it is the in
tsntion OF Mr. Reynolds 70 finish
well within the provision.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11
YOU HUNGRY READERS !

Look at my fine collection of
Magazines, Periodicals and
Newspapers. Buy something
to read and drive dull care
away.
Ny news stand is in the Pos
tai building on the way to the
postofice
take subscriptions 10 all leading
papers and deliver them to any part
OF the city
GEO. L. MCDOW.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11

wANTED-A cook. Apply to J. c.
Freddy. ST
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11

The very latest and most delicious
drinks and speclalties will be served
al
THE ARDMoRE PHARMACY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT--Good five room house.
both sewer and water connection.
electric lights; vacant about the
18th OF the month. Apply ". S.
Fraley. 5 n
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11

FOR RENT-Good 7-room house in
West Ardmore. DIR. J. W. shack
eliord. Phone 2lS. stf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11

FOR RENT--One office room at head
OF stairway, Frensley Building;
location. Apply this office. 6-tf