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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01
The Truth About Panama.

out OF the mass of conflicting data
that has been written concerning the
Panama canal, It is refreshing TO
get an interesting and true story Of
the real situation down there. Such a
story is contained in little pam.
phlet of less than fifty pages just is
sued by Congressman Henry T. Rain,
ey Of Illinois, one of the ablest dem
ocrats in lower house of congress.
Mr.. Rainey visited the lsthmus dur.
ing the end OF March and the early
part of April Of this year, As be-
tween the conclusions reached by
him and those OF some other investi-
gators OF canal conditions, We bank
on the former. The congressional
party. headed by Uncle Joe" Can
non spent hardly six hours at the
canal zone. The less aid about this
junket, the better. The president
was on the Isthmus three days dur
hg the worst season for investigat-
ing purposes. His special message
on the subject says Mr., Rainey,
probably contains more misstate-
ments of fact than any message sent
to congress in hundred years" Mr..
Rainey cites few OF these errors.
But how could II be otherwise? The
great mass OF investigations of the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01
Work Of Robbers.

Oklahoma City. Dec. 3l.-Masked
robbers entered the Rock Island pas
senger station at Kingfisher, over
powered the telegraph operator, John
Whalen, and relieved him of 81,
which was found in his pockets
The cash drawer was robbed of its
contents. sl2.S0.
Whalen was taken from the sta
refrigerator car, where he was
found several hours later by Agent
A. j. Ryan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01
after The FIRE
OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY AT
NORMAN WILL CONTINUE AF.
TER THE HOLIDAYS.
Ardmoreite Special

Ardmoreite Special
Norman, Ok, Dec. 3l.-The work
of the university will go on after
the holidays beginning January 9Th,
as usual.
The library. science hall, the gym
nasum, the medical building, pow
er house and shops are uninjured.
The large assembly room in sci
ence hall and the museum will be
partitioned off to make class rooms.
Exhibition rooms in the department
of geology will also be utilized and
specimens and exhibits boxed and
stored for the present The gym
nasium in the basement of the libra
ry will be converted into five re-
citation rooms. The girls classes
will alternate with the boys in the
gymnasium. Pianos and musical in
struments were saved SO that the
school OF music will not suffer. In
the other buildings several instruc-
tors find 1t possible to use the same
room by rearranging the program.
The professors have given up their
offices for class rooms. Enough fur
niture was saved TO fit up the Of
fices and class rooms.
Offers of help and sympathy are
pouring in from every side and we
expect the students to remain as
loyal as they did in 1903.
We desire to announce, too, that
plans for the summer school re-
mains as they were before the fire.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01
THOUSANDS ATTEND NEW YEAR
RECEPTION AT WHITE HOUSE.
PRESIDENT WAS DELIGHTED
Diplomatic Corps-Csbinet Members
Army and Navy offieials-Sen-
ators and Plain People Hob.
mob Together.


Washington. Jan. One Of the
most brilliant functions held at the
white house In years was the New
Years reception OF President and
Mrs. Roosevelt today. Between the
hours Of 4 ana 1880 the chief cfcc-
utive and the first lady Of the land
shook the hands of over 5000 per
sons, the former muttering an appa.
rently sincere "Dc-e-iieht"i, as
many times. Members OF the diplo-
matte cro7s. In brilliant uniforms
hobnobbed with cabinet members.
army and navy officers, national and
district government officers. senators
and representatives and the plain
people Of the national capital.
Pr, ident Roosevelt occupied n
place near the door at the head Of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01

the receiving line. On his right
was Mrs. Roosevelt, to her right
/ Mrs. Fairbanks. and so on down the
line, the ladies OF the cabinet TAX.
ing their positions in the order Of
their precedence. Behind them stood
Vice President Fairbanks and the
members OF the cabinet.
Heading the diplomats. who were
received first. was Baron Mayer des
Planches. ambassador from Italy, the
dean Of the corps. followed In turn
by the ambassadors from Austria
France. Germany. Brazil. Russia, ia
pan. Mexico and Great Britain and
the ministers and other diplomatic
dignitarics from other countries.
Following the diplomats came the
representatives Of the supreme court
and the judicial branch Of the Wash.
.ington government, chief Justice Full
cr being given precedence. Then
came the officers of the army and
navy. in gay uniforms. Admiral
Dewey leading the latter. The gencr.
al and stan Of the district national
guard followed.
Shortly aftcrward the members of
the cabinet and their wives left
the white house to hold receptions
at rhcir own homes, while President
and Mrs Roosevelt alone received
and greeted the great throngs of
distinguished citizens who assembled
in the blue room to pay their respects
To the head of the nation. and wish
him and Mrs. Roosevelt a happy New
Year. Miss Ethel Roosevelt. charm.
ingly hut simly gowned, was a cen
ter Of interest owing to the fact
that she will soon make her social
debut The other Roosevelt children
also Witnessed the reception.
Many children were in line when
the doors were thrown open TO pri.
vate citizens. and all were heartily
greeted by the president and his
wife.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01
CURRENT TOPICS AT CAPITAL
JUSTICE. ..PANAmA..AND TRUTH

canal has been begun with fan
faro of trumpets. The canal people
were already to be investigated
when the investigators arrived. MIR.
Rainey. on the contrary, did not go
to the isthnus In his representative
capacity, but as an ordinary Ameri.
can sightseer, and he advises those
who wish to learn the truth about
Panama to go there unheralded and
alone.
J. Is impossible within the limits
of this correspondence to do .,ore
than set forth some of the salient
points made by congressman Rainey.
OF tho greatest significance is the
stress he lays upon certain facts
overlooked by the president in his
message on the canal. For instance.
the United States owns and operaes
the railroad on the isthmus. and
steamboat line of five large vessels
from New York TO Colon, and this
government ownership and operation
is unquestionably satisfactory and
successful. Again. the machinery
French and American, especially the
locomotives, imported and abandoned
by the French company, after stand
ing the corroding effects of a trop-
ical climate for twenty years. were
found with little overhauling TO bo
In excellent serviceable condition.
Mr.. Rainey wants to knew where in
this country you can find such ma
chinery now. and why 1t Is that our
export machinery is so much better
and cheaper than that sold at home.
He points to the high protective tar
III as the inevitable answer. But of
course the president could not men
tion these things muCh less accept
the logical conclusions of Congress
man Rainey, until the tariff is re-
vised after the next election" Then
Congressman Rainey wants to know
why trial by jury In criminal cases
is denied on the isthmus. The presi-
dent said nothing about this. He also
takes issue with the president on the
quality of the thirty-cent meals serv-
ed to the white laborrs, and thinks
the ten-cent meals served to the ne
groes are better. He says the com
nissary department is not run at
cost. but makes profit of fifteen
thousand monthly, and hints that 1t
Is not entirely free from graft. These
things and much more are set forth
by Mr. Rainey In few hundred
words he gives one a clearer idea
of canal conditions than can be gain
ed from the more voluminous and
confusing message of the president
and the reports of the canal commits
sion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01

Fort Worth. Texas. Dee. News
Of record In the raising OF cotton
In the state was received at the For.
Worth and Denver Railway Offices
today when a statement was made by
q. B. Burnett of Memphis. Hall coun-
ty, Texas, to the effect trat thi,
years yield on forty.two acres will
amount to fiftyfour bales. This is
exceptionally heavy. considering the
fact that last years government re-
port was to the effect that the aver
age acreage yield to the state
amounted to but twofifths of bale.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01
New Divorce Law.


by southwestern Press.
Trenton, y. j., Jan New Jer.
sey's new divorce law, which is in ac.
cordance with the proposed uniform
divorce bill. went into effect today
Hereafter divorces will be granted in
this state only for inf!delity or will
full and obstinate desertion for years.
Applicants for divorce will be re.
quired to wat six months after the
the intermediate decree is granted
before securing a final degree which
will enable them to remarry.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01
No More Two Per Cent.

I have closed my former business
and will engage in the seed and feed
business from this time on. | will
keep fresh line of seed that the
farmers can depend upon and will
carry a full line of feed and solicit
your orders. Phone 70l.
29.lm JOE BASTINE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
stockholders of the Bankers Nation
nj bank will hold their annual meet
ing In the office OF the bank in
Ardmore, Oklahoma, at 9 O'Clock
p. m. January II. 1908
=. c. DlNGS. President.
T. V GREEN. Cashier.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01

While the OTHER papers were TAX.
ing n holiday the Chandler Tribune
utilized Christmas to get out an ex-
ira and a very pretty edition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01

A young farmer who drew his saw
ings amounting to over $1,000 from
an Elk City bank, and was later
robbed Of the entire amount by high
waymen. regrets his unmerited dis
trust.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01

We are informed by the News
that Chandler is TO have a hog mar
ket," which, It assures us, will in
grease the patronage of our mer-
chants"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01

Concerning the word per" the
Foss Enterprise says II man works
In bank or postofiice he
gets so mudh per month. but If he
runs paper he gets so much per-
haps.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01

Bellamy Whitley is in thhe City
again. Those desiring pianos tuned
or repaired. please leave orders at
the Crescent hotel. phone 1903. left
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01
State Notes
(By the oklahoman)

The Sapulpa Democrat gives you
your choice for making weather pre-
dictions of being either newcomer
or a fool.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01

The rails for the street railway
are on the main street of Sapulpa.
1t only remains to put them in
place. The citizens are so anxious
they are almost attending to the
matter themselves.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01

The Enid grocers think II they
have to comply with the pure food
and otler laws there should be some
law about the other fellows business.
and are refusing to pay advanced
prices for inferior telephone service.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-01
The Crescent Hotel

The Crescent Hotel In this city
has been recently rcfurnlshcd
throughout and is today the best
equipped hostelry in the city. We
are prepared to give the very best
accommodation To the travelling pub
lie and we solicit the patronage of
regular boardcrs and roomers The
hotel has nice sample room In
connection. All the rooms have out.
side exposure and are equipped with
hot and cold baths and are well
heated and the ventilation Is perfect.
Rates, $500 per day.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-24
FOREST CONDITIONS
IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BEING
INVESTIGATED BY GOVERN
MENT AUTHORITY.
Muddy River Country in William
son Receive Special
Attention.

Washington, Aug. % Southern Hi.
nois is now studying forest conditions
with the hope Of formulating plans
which will prevent the total dostruc.
lion of the timber upon which mum.
her of local industries depend. The
forests in other parts of the State
have already been examined, for the
same purpose. Reports win be made
showing the conditions and recon-
Imending appropriate action, particle
larly the adoption of a definite fer
est policy on the part of the State.
Johnson County the northern part
of which is located in the ozark
region" has large percentage of
land which, because of its rough char
acter, is best suited for forest crops.
Again, in Williamson County, a part
of which Is poorly drained land adja-
cent 10 the waters of tho Big Muddy
Of timbers is being rapidly exhausted
to meet the demand for mining timber
in the coal belt of this section OF the
state. It is significant that the prices
for mine timbers held up during the
past year though the prices of both
stumpage and manufactured lumber
were depressed.
Localities along the Illinois River
from which the mines of north cen
tral Illinois now draw largely for heir
timber, will also be examined. as well
as well as smaller sections through
out the state A study of The qucstnon
Of The assessment aud taxation Of
forest land is also being made.
over a large area in the southern
part of the state the timber Is he.
ing rapidly killed by borcrs, and the
State Experiment Station Is now
making a special investigation of this
phase OF the forest problem, in order
10 ascertain the character and extent
Of the insect damage The result Of
OF this special investigation viii have
an important beariu upon the recon
mendations to be made for the man.
agcment OF forest land in the infested
section.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-24
BIRTH OF REAL ADVERTISING
Idea of General Publicity Can 30
Traced to Mistake.

The launching of general publicity
advertising was largely due to a few
energetic men 1t started from the
peculiar mistake of printing an adj
vertisement in a New York paper a
full page in size instead of the few
lines as was intended The returns
from the mistake were SO great that
other advertisers began TO use large
space on purpose. At that time there
were only few manufactured articles
Of national fame. The housewife went
TO the market in tae early morning
for her vegetables, and to the grocery
store to inspect the boxes and barrels
and shelves Crackers, for instance,
We're scooped out Of barrel by the
pound and were subject to breakage
and dirt Similar conditions held true
for other necessities. There was no
distinct standard.
The results of widespread advertis-
ing did infinitely more than make the
advertisers wealthy. Even wealth
would not have come if the public
had not been satisfied with the change.
In the first place, if an advertised ar
ticle was found to be satisfactory, the
same thing could be secured again
with the confidence that II would be
the same Time was saved in selec-
ton. In fact, to-day, the housekeeper
Knows what she wishes without going
to the market or the store. The tele
phone is at her elbow or the order
ar necessities of life outside the table,
and also the Injuries, there is the edu-
cation of the advertising columns of
he magazines The Housekeeper.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-24
TAFT STEVENSON
OF ILLINOIS VoT-
ER6 INCORPORATED TO SUP
PORT THIS coMRiNA-
TON
Independent Volunteers Who Believe
These Men Will Prove the Most
Efficient Public
Servants.

Chicago, Aug. %. The Taft AMI
.stcvensop Voters Club was incorpor
oted under the laws Of the state Of Hi.
nois on the 10th OF August, 1908. It's
purpose Is to give the voters the bad
facts and to secure for the two eau
ddates it supports the largest vote
possible in this state They have Is
sred the following announcement:
While we believe that William RI.
Taft will receive the electoral vote Of
Illinois, we believe that all who favor
him should work for his election.
We believe that Adlai h, Steven
son eau. be elected II, all the agencies
that favor His election will work to
bring out the full vote that favor his
election This club Is one of those
agencies It's members win mako up
. volunteer committee Of workers.
This Club was not incorporated by
leaders of any political party, ANY
one who talks about this club not be
ing affiliated with or supported by
the letders OF, the Republican or Dem
ocratlc party is doing this club no
harm We lecarc it ourselves. W.
want Il as widely known as pc ssihle
that theTaft aud Stevenson Voters
Club is an Independent volunteer OF.
panization, which invites the rank AMI
file OF the voters into It's franks
we stand for two men William How
ard TAFT and Adlai Ewins Stevenson
The former because we believe it Is in
the best interests of the United StateI
of America that he be elected Tire
latter because We believe that It is in
the best interests Of the state of TN
nois that he be elected Our reason
for this Is that we believe these two
men will prove the most efficient pub
lie officials
We have no quarrel with William
J. Bryan. On the other hand We al.
mirc him for many Of his good qua
tiles But there IS much work that
must be done In the interest of the
American people during the next four
years. and it is not the time for the
voters 20 permit admiration 10 lead
them away from the more important
duty TO himself. 20 his family and to
his country. The established Roc se-
welt policies must be carried cut, tn
erwise this country will take a step
hack wari and this should not bs per
mittod The voter must determine
who, of the candidates is best fitted
to carry out these policies "
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-24
NOTES.

President Ben Johnson of the Amer
lean league is strong for the double
umpire system and doubtless he viii
use two officials in each game mex;
season.
AS pinch hitter Crisis of the St
Louis Browns has certainly made
good Crisis has leen used all season
as an extra batter and leads the Amer
lean league in hitting.
About four times a week we read
"Wagner's hit won the game" or Was
ner's error lost the game No ma,
ter how the game goes the great
Dutchman is held responsible.
StorFe t. playing nice bail at first
base for Pittsburg and with Leach,
who is playing Storkes old position at
third, the Pirates infeld is working
great
"Uncle Cy" Young of the oBstop
Americans received loving cup from
the American league players, a loving
cup and travelling bag from New Eng
land fans and s6,55L30 on ICY Young
day"
Ty Cobb of Detroit doesn't strike
out very often, but when he does it
crates on his nerves to such an eXtent
that he hands the pitcher roast Of
some sort Ty yeped at Cy Morgan
in Boston recently and Cy made for
the great Tyrus, but was steered of
by his team mates
Grantland Rice. the Nashville sport
ing "screebe," switches from base
ball to politics long enough to ask "Or
the level, now, how many married
guys are entitled to vote the Iudepend
ynce League ticket?' This full-width
swipe may be accounted for in two
ways. Grant notices everything in
the shape of a league and is married
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-24
Do Not Knead Bread.

Many people do not make their own
bread because they cannot knead It
properly, not knowing that a superior
quality of bread can be made without
this labor. Mix your sponge in the
usual way and when IT rises stir in
with wire fork enough flour TO roll.
First -four the bowl and dip your chop
ping knife into flour; chop the bread
sponge by drawing the knife through
it. but do not pound 1t, adding more
-four. as needed. When it has been
cut 80 that pieces are about half
inch square put together smoothly
enough for each loaf and put into pans
to rise for baking.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-24

championship tournament at Kansas
City, Mo.
Opening of Colorado State tennis
championship tournament at Denver.
Philadelphia cricketers VS.. Durham
County, at Durham, England.
TUESDAY.
Fifty thousand dollar trotting derby
at ReadyiIle, Mass.
International dory race for Amster,
dam Yacht Club cup on the Zuyder
Zee.
jim Flynn VS.. Al. Kaufman, 10
rounds, at Los Angeles, Cal,
Wednesday.
Opening of international and Cana
dian tennis championships at Niagara
on the Lake
Opening Of annual horse show at
Va.
Opening Of four-day race meeting of
the Maryland Jockey Club.
Thursday.
Opening of fourteenth annual regat-
ia at Astoria. Oregon.
Open golf championship of the Uni
ted States begins at the Myopia Hunt
Club, Hamilton, Mass.
Philadelphia cricketers VS.. Kent, al
England.
Saturday.
Welcome in New York to the Am
ercan athletes who took part in the
Opening of summer meeting Of
1oney Island Jockey Club at Sleeps
head Bay.
Athletic championships Of the Can
ldian A. A. t, at Halifax, n. s.
Opening of twentieth annual inter
rational bench show at Toronto.
Opening of Tri-State tennis cham
tournament at Cincinnati.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-24
Keeps Varnish Polished,

One housekeeper VINO is successful.
in keeping her furniture in polish
washes the vanished wood frames
twice year with potato water and
then rubs them dry and bright with
wooden cloths. The piano receives the
same treatment. The potato water is
prepared by soaking uncooked pota
toes sliced thin in cold water for two
or three hours and then straining the
water
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-24
oudu Love charm Seen AGAIN.

Mysterious omblems are dear to TIE
maiden's heart and the wise jeweler
likes to design odd charms for brace
let. brooch and purse adornment.
Hanging from a Tuscan gold chain,
Alice Hartman wears a square of
gold. 1t is a love charm dear to the
Egyptians and called the oudji, Bellies
who nourished before Joseph was sold
into bondage wore the oudi. The
gold square bears an eye on the right
side and a river flows from the cen
ter. The eye is that of Horus, and
the significance Is that the river Of
time flows ever and the eve of love
sees the beloved through eternity.
Miss Harrman's oudii is enameled
gold and the eye of Horus is fair
sized diamond, while the river is rep
resented artistically by chip emer-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-24
Eciipsed.

The man from London was Boosting
about the height of some of the big
buildings in the English metropolis
They are so tall" he related, pom.
pOusly, that cupolas are not allowed. -
AVN phoy won't they lit thin hav
cupalos?' queried Larry, the cabby.
Because they would puncture the
clouds and let all the rain out. That's
one on you, me friend"
Larry stroked his hair In deep medi.
tation.
"Shure, avn thot's nothin'," he re
torted suddenly. "Phoy, over here
tn buildings are SO tall they HOY tc
file off edges av tn tin roofs"
For what ?'quered the un
suspecting Englishman.
"Phoy, to keep from cutting the
chin whiskers off tn mon in tn moon
Git up, Jerry
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-24

Miss Elizabeth Cook. Cornell's clio,
quent coed debater was congratu-
lated the other day by a correspond
ent.
oh" said Miss Cook. that a girl
should debate reasonably is not wen
derful. Women don't get their dues.
They are superb in lots of things but
ii is all taken as matter of course,
and they get no thanks for il.
"A maid of ours used to tell about
her brother-in-law, a travelling sales
man. He applied one day for a new
post, and the manager said to him
If we engage you, you know, youll
have TO take out Is sample cases.
They're as big as houses. Do you
think you could stand all that pack
ing?
The applicant drew himself up
haughtily.
You forget, sir he said, that |
always travel with my wife"