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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27
THEY ARE STILL DISCUSSING
THE GALVESTON PLAN.

The dchmond Times Dispatch notes
that the Economic Club of Boston re-
Gently held Il special meeting to hear
discussion of the Galveston plan of
municipal government, and It may be
observed in passing that the Hub
should be willing to receive instruction
from Southern city"
At the Boston meeting the princi-
pal speakers were Mr.. George Kibbe
Turner of New York, author uf a re-.
cent magazine article on government
by commission and Mr. James NJ
Head, former mayor Of Nashville. ..r.
Turner prefaced his/ remarks by eX-
pressing the opinion that the two great
needs OF American city government
were direct system of taxation,
which would make every voter pay
over directly to the city the sum which
he now pays indirectly through rent,
and a form uf administration simple
enough for the citizen to know just
how that money is spent and what he
gets for it. AT present" said he, "the
average voter does not realize that he
has any direct interest In the city
goyernmen; and ne can not know any.
thing about Il II he wants to"
Turning to the Galveston plan, he
said that It was the result of an ey.
olution. After the storm, leading citi.
2ons decided that they must have a
real city government. and three law.
yors drew up the commission plan.
This commission consists uf five
men explained Mr. Turner. zone. the
mayor, is general manager Of the city.
The other four are each at the head OF
one department These departments
are as follows: First, finance and
revenue; second, police and FIRE;
third, streets and public property;
fourth watcrworks and sewerage. Thn
body formed by these five managers
decides all matters OF city business by
majority vote Each individual com.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27
Injustice to Roosevelt.

All this talk among the constitution
al delegates to the effect that presi-
dent Roosevelt might arbitrarily refuse
TO issue a proclamation declaring Ok.
lahoma 10 be sovereign state if they
should incorporate in the constitution
a clause providing for separate wait
ing roomA and coaches, ~ robust
common political rot There is not
the cightest foundation for belief that
President Roosevelt would do anything
OF the kind. Even II he had the Gar
like power in this matter that some Of
the wise and mighty ones who are
entrusted with the framing OF a con-
stitution believe that he has land
which ne has uoO there would still
be no ground for believing that he
would refuse to issue his proclamation.
His whole past record, the very tenn
per OF the man himself demonstrates
that he would favor the separation OF
the races In all possible ways-be-
cause separation Is best for both
races
Hon Lee Cruco Of Ardmore. an
avowed candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor, has the fol-
lowing to say In the course OF an in.
terview published the Oklahoman:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27
FORECAST OF THE WEEK.

MONpAN-The annual meeting of
the regents Of the Smithsonian in.
stltution will be held in Washington.
when successor will be- elected to
the late S. p Langley as secretary
and directive head Of America S
greatest scientific institution.
An explosion Of safety devices for
protecting the lives and limbs Of
workmen and the general public will
open In New York, under the auspices
of the Aemrican Institute of Social
service,
Ellen Terry, who arrived in this
country recently from Europe, will
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27
OKLAHOMA POLITICS



Candidates for municipal Offices are
doing some tall kicking today putting
Galyani's man to shame, all because
the senate committee has gone and
made a mess Of things, which, If car.
ried out, will deprive them of politi-
cal honors. \ dispatch from Washing.
ton to the Dallas News under date Of
Jan "a, says
Another amendment provides that
no election for municipal officers shall
be held in 1907, and that those now
in Office shall hold until the state leg
islature makes provision for the elec.
tion of their successors"
The candidates of Durant are want
ing to know what in blazes has the
senate committee got to do with mu.
nicipal affairs, that the senate commit
tee has been listening to Car Hitch.
cock again and whole lot OF other
expressions that come alone from the
mouth of an angered and much abused
man It is asserted that the amend
ment will be knocked out and there
will be municipal elections in the In
dian Territory this year. Anyway, the
candidates Of Durant will keep on
talking to voters about their capabil-
fly and observance of the favors of the
ticket depositos. News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27
Woman Suffrage.

Should the women OF the now state
be allowed TO vote, which Is nov
strongly advocated. Robert l.. owen
Of Muskogec would receive their undi-
yided support. His arguments for W.
man suffrage before the constitutional
convention, were simply unansworablo
from a logical and important stand.
point Fort Gibson Post
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27
IN THE FINAL DECISION OF A
CASE HEARD THIS TERM.
ALIENATION SURPLUS LANDS
Before the Period Set Forth Under the
Act Of Congress Prior to April,
1so6-Judge Townsend Has the
Question Under Consideration.

The final decree of the courts in
case recently argued and submitted
to Judge Hosea Townsend at this term
Of the court for trial will be watched
with more than passing interest by
the members OF the legal profession
and by large number OF land owners
in this section Of the country. The
cause OF the case is the bringing suit
to cancel a deed Of conveyance on the
ground Of fraud and other grounds bv
the plaintiffs, Frances Hancock ct al
question involved is as follows: Arc
VS.. The Mututl Trust Co. ct al. Tho
the lands, other than hOmcsteads. OF
an Indian allottce of the Choctaw ma.
tion by blood designated as the sur.
plus) alienable after such allottec's
death, by his heirs before the issuance
OF patent regardless of the time limit
placed on its alienation by act of con.
gress of July /, 1907
Should the plaintiffs attorney, Tom
l.. Norman, be successful in his con.
tention, 1t means that a number of peo.
pie who have bought lands and secur.
ed title similar as in the above case
will be without title and from what
can be learned large number OF
people have bought lands in this con.
dition.
Mr.. Norman was seen Saturday af.
ternoon and asked as to what his con.
tention was in the premises in regard
case. the Indian alfottee died and his
heirs, who were Frances Hancock and
the other plaintiffs, Immediately after
filed upon the land and conveyed them
by deed to the Mutual Trust Co. and
others.
This action was brought to cancel
the deed on the ground that It was
obtained through fraud and without
consideration. Among the points rails.
ed In the case was legal proposition
OF whether the conveyance of surplus
allotment Of deceased Indian by his
heirs before the expiration OF one,
three and five years was valid Plain.
tiffs contend that surplus allotments
remain inalienable for the period Of
one, three and five years from date
OF patent regardless of the life or
death Of the allottee.. That the restric-
tions upon the alination begin on the
date Of the patent and continue to run
uninterruptedly during those periods.
For them to become alienable within
this prohibited period would necessi-
tate the addition of a clause 20 this
effect. But said surplus lands may
become alinable within one, three and
five years in the event death of the
allottee occurs within that time"
Plaintiffs contend the courts can Meth.
er add TO subtract from. alter or mod
ify the plain language of the treaty
to supply the clause above; and that
to do that would be judicial usurpa.
tion and judicial tyranny. That the Ian
guage Of the treaty is that the lanGs
may not be alienable within said pc
riod of time, that the effect to fix the
restrictions on the land Itself, and 1t
being fixed to the land, 1t must of
necessity follow the lands into whom.
soever hands II n.'ght go.
The restrictions on surplus lands
follow the lands themselves, and the
person of the allottee has nothing what
ever tO do with IT,"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27
PLEASED THE cEoWo.
Galvani Pleased the Audience Two
Nights


Prof Galyani, the hypnotist, closed
a two-nights' engagement at the Rob
ison opera house Saturday night.
Those who went as skeptics in the be-
lief of hypnotism came away con-
verts and the professor clearly dem
onstrated his power as a hypnotist
of the highest order, and an entertain.
er of unusual ability.
His tests in mindreading were Sc
we're and at no time did he fail in any
of the ones put to him by the com
mttee Of citizens Happy Jack Muir
ray also gave valuable aid in the
nights entertainment, and his feats
of high kicking is the wonder of all
who were present. The people calr
el him the boneless leg man.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27
The People viii Want 10 Know.

The peoIAe are not goinG to stop
at asking the county and state admin
istrationhow little money they will
spend but how well they will spend
1t. Are we getting our moneys worth
for every dollar expended is what the
people are going to want to know
Hugo Husonian.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

ways Of politics. II Boston finds it ex.
pediont to investigate the Galveston
plan. why should not Richmond urn
her attention ia the same direction
adds the Times Dispatch. THESE are
hopeful and progressive days. when
Texas and Texas cities lead iu many
lines Dallas News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27
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OKLAHOMA EDITORS
Prospective Boom.

The Enterprise has been trying to
keep up with the number Of prospect
i've buildings to be erected here this
spring but we have lost count. How
ever II half Of those We have on our
list are built the town will BOOM
Pauls Valley enterprise.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

1T is argued by some that the pres
ident will not approve the constitu.
tion IL It contains this provision. This,
in my judgment, does the erasident
a wrong. u classes him with the very
cheap politician. | believe the pres
idoat is a predetermined man than
this. and do not for moment believe
he would try to orce upon the people
OF this state a constitution repugnant
to our people. I do not believe the
president desire social equality with
the negro race, and IL he does, he will
never make statehood the price the
brave citizenship of Oklahoma must
pay for disagreeing with him on this
question"
This is fair, courteous and fun Of
good sense. The utterance does Mr..
Cruce honor and will add to his po-
liucal strength.
The Oklahoman has from time to
time voiced the sentiment and has ef.
fectually exploded the idea that Pres
ldent Roosevelt would. or even ecould
If he would, refuse TO issue his proc
lamation of statehood
There is then but one reason re-
naming why the constitutional con-
vention will not incorporate this sep
arate coach and waiting room clause
in the constitution, and that Is politi-
cal cowardice. There is no question as
to their each and every one having
pledged himself to do It, There is no
question as to the legality Of insert
ing such a provision The fear that
the president will bar us from state
hood because of It is proven to be un-
founded. Only cowardice remains.
VIII they do It? They probably are
afraid.-Atoka Citizen (Republican.
If your hens lack in egg producing
power help them out by feeding them
our International Stock and Poultry
Food You'll find 1t a good investment.
F. j. RAMSEY, Druggist.
Healthy dinner, 25c Thursday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

Oklahoma doesn't need seven su.
promo court judges. d an tho Oklaho.
ma lawyers are made judges We will
have to import judges to practice be
fore them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27
REPUBLICAN PARTY RALLY.
is to be Held on Lineoln's Birthday,
February 12.

Orders have been issued by the Re.
publican State Central committee and
received by the local republicans set,
ting apart February 18TH as Lincoln's
birthday, and a grand rally day for
the party throughout the state.
In compliance with this request the
local republicans will arrange a pro
gram and hold political speaking.
A number Of prominent men from a
distance will be invited to be present
and attend.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

The poopleo Oklahoma, like poo
pie Of other states, will be slow to
amend the constitution. They will not
want 10 change It II It is not made
like a crazy quilt. We hope It Is going
to be made so that the people will not
want TO tamper with t.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

Where J. the precedent that dele.
gates 20 u constitutional, convention
have the authority TO name the date
FOR political parties 20 hold their pri.
mary cloctionr
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

In discussing the separate coach
and separate waiting room question
and the race question, the first neces-
sity Is to get rid Of the idea that
things will ever be like they used to
be.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27
Tells 4 Story.

The fact that the bids on the pas.
ture lands recently opened to settle
ment, averaged about $l2 per acre,
tells story of fine land. That is a
most remarkable average for wild
lands. The people are land hungry
and are taking advantage of every or.
portunity to get possession Of farms.
The time is coming shortly when pa
triots will be needed to solve the laud
question.-Oklahoma City Times.Jonr.
nal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

Our superior prescription service
not only affords you protection from
errors but It supplies the highest de-
gree Of purity possible TO obtain.
F. ]. RAMSEY, Druggist.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

n would he good idea to make
four years the term for am ofcehold.
crs. Il is not worth while TO hold clcc.
tiuns every two years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

Returning visitors from Guthrie say
that Il is the drycst and sohorcst con.
stiutional convention the state ever
had
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

About forty state legislatures are in
session and nearly all them are reform
legislatures.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

II might he dangerous thing TO
put the sherlffs and prosecuting attor.
news on salary. There is unpleasant
work IN both Offices and fees nave
wonderful way Of squirting any man 10
do unpleasant wcrN.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

We arc told that the primaries viii
probably be held IN tho month n May
Docs this signify that the of'cos may
com. later on.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

The lot Of a congressman next ses.
sion will be more pleasas.lhan ever
bcforc-s2. 500 a year more profitable.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

II would have been moro than hu.
man II the convention has not gotten
gay over tho .onices
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

Bailey's election ought TO end the
matter The Investigation vii come 20
rnught.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

Reckon Senator Guggenhcim alludes
to what II cost him 10 get that seat
in the senate when he saws "rich men
will make personal sacrifice to serve
their country"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27
International Tea Thursday.

Your choice of zoo copies sheet
music at cents the copy,
% BOYD'S BOOK STORE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

II Is doubtful whether the real big
fight in the convention will be over
railroads or whiskey.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

Good broad.minded, conservative
men are wanted FOR the Offices of coLr'
ty commissioner in Garvin county.
This is the most important office with
in the gift of the people.-Pauls Val.
ey Democrat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

II will not he long until Ardmorc
will urgently need large first class
park.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27
ALL FOR CHARITY.
Report Of Treasurer Of chidren's Be-
nevolent Society.

neVolent Society
The following is the quarterly re-
port of the treasurer of the Childen's
Benevolent society for the quarter
just ended. The report is submitted
by Miss Stella LAHORE Carter, treas'
urer and, contains a summary of the
work of that organization, among the
city's poor.
Five visits TO the sick
The money paid out is as follows
Four loads of wood, d,............Si.O
Oash '''''',. .'....,............ 100
Nlothcs ''''.'.',,.,,,,,.., .ll.OO
Christmas box NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 800
hIoceIles' '.',.,,............,. 2,3O
Furnishing books for children. $50
Total expenditure. .s2G.S0
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27
WANT COLUMN.
(Too Late to claslfyD


LOST-Between my residence and
the home of j. c. thompson, Thurs
day afternoon the account book Of
the Benevolent Society. Reward II
returned. Mrs. s. S TOLSON 27.3
fob with Ell's head
and tooth between Second avenue,
n. W, and Madden's store. Finder
leave at this office and get reward,
LOST-Black Poland China SOW, will
weigh 225, no marks. Notify Dave
Best. Phone 246. 27-3
WANTED-Colored man or boy for
general work around the house, Ap-
ply to Walter Madden, at Madden's.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

The Stewart Building, occupied by
Burton-Peel Dry Goods company is
being remodeled on the interior and
some radical changes which vii
make the inside arrangements of that
department store more attractive are
being made
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

The II. w Randol Building is being
remodeled and about 81 500 being
spent on the building getting it I'm
shape for occupancy by the lst OF
February, at which time the W. G.
Ditzler Dry Goods company will ov-
cupy same.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

Join our book club, 80 cents ,
month
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Join our book club, 80 cents a
month.
27 BOYD'S BOOK STORE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27
MERCHANTS REMoDELING
The Interior Of their Places Of Bus.
mess in This City.

Considerable improvement is in
progress on store buildings in this
city occupied by some Of the princi-
pal department stores The interior
of the building occupied by the Model
Dry Goods company is undergoing a
number of changes and that building
is being put into a more convenient
shape for mercantile puposes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-27

Healthy dinner, 25c Thursday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-13
FRIDAY, DECEMBER is, 1907.
While the Oklahoma Constitutional

while the Oklahoma Constitutional convention was in session it was pos ftiyely asserted that if the instrument contained. any "Jim Crow" provision or provided for any discrimination against the negro race. the President would refuse to approve the Consti- tuition as d whole. Whether he did so or not, the Convention wisely left 1t out. but that the people were deter mined to have it is shown by the fact that the first bill passed by the House of the new Legislature was a "Jim Crow" law, and it was passed by vote of ninety-five to ten, thus showing how nearly unanimous the members were on the question of separating the ra- ces. Whether, with such mixed pop uIation as that of Oklahoma, such a law can be satisfactorily enforced re- mains to be seen, but 1t is plain that the members of the Lower House be- lieve in 1t, and as the vote in the Sem ate was thirty-six to two we suppose there is no doubt about it becoming @ law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-13
so WR sAY.

"oh. the lawlessness of Iawmakinsf'' weariiy and somewhat bitterly ex- claims The New Haven Register. "oh. its constant. never ending increase! When will our legislative bodies learn that one good purpose which they can serve is to sift the chaf from the wheat among the laws. and to put the chan where 1t will no longer clos the wheels of progress? One is sometimes almost constrained to cry out for one inflexibls lew that will forbid the en. actment of any more law for at least ten years"
 Our esteemed New England contem- lporary is wasting time. To slightly paraphrase . scriptural expression, "of making many laws there is no end and much legislating is weakness to the flesh." Of course there are too many laws. They pile over and en- cumber each other on the statute books and confuse the minds of those
 who contemplate and try to compre- bend them. There are laws to do everything and to prevent the doing of anything. There are laws to make people good and others to prevent them from being bad. There are laws to en- force other laws and laws to prevent the enforcement of other laws.
 But what would you have? The law maker who doesn't introduce and put through some bills feels himself non
 entity and most of his constituents look on him as not worth his mileage. He must go te the opening of the session with his pockets bulging out with bills to be enacted into laws or the country is done Cor. And the mis- fortune in many cases is that the leg sslator doesn't know what he wants He sees an evil that he thinks can be corrected by legal enactment and forthwith introduces a bill to correct tt, without any knowledge of existing
 laws on the subject, or of the confu- sion and complication his own law might cause, and too often the com plaisant members will strain iegisla- tive courtesy and put his bin through. to add one more to the already long
 list of useless and contradictory en-
 sctments. The fact that some four thousand legislative bills were intro@
 duced on the first legislative day oe the present Congress is a proof of the mania for legislation, and we suppose that was merely a prelude to what will follow.
 The same is true of the State Legis- iatures. Many of the members, well meaning but uninformed. apparently act on the sapposition that the only thing needed is to get laws passed and approved It Is a fact that one good law which can be enforced to good effect, is worth a score of unmeaning or
 ineffective ones. It Is equally true
 that a stringent and drastic law is
 often hurried through a legislative
 body, only to be proven unconstitution-
 al when put to the test. or to be so
 worded as to be impossible of enforce ment. We have had some very unsat-
 isfactory experiences here in Alabama
 and can say with The Register, 70
 the lawiessness of lawmaking"