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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-25
Some Anti.Taft Statements.

Now that all the delegates TO the
Chicago convention have been elect
ed, the anti-Taft press bureau puts
out statement which is interesting,
II not instructive. IL declares that
the Taft people are claiming 5S4
votes-ninety-three more than a ma
jority But the hostilities claim that
the number of contested votes wiN
reach almost two hundred and the
anti-Taft press agent goes on TO
say that in the end there will he
barely three hundred votes for the
secretary of war in the convention.
IL Is pleasing TO read what lit
erary agent who presumably repre-
sents Mr.. Fairbanks, Mr.. Foraker.
Mr., Knox and other eminent repub.
lican statesmen has to say as to
the methods of the managers of
the Taft campaign. THE realization
that the Taft managers even after
having procured the assistance of
the captains of predatory wealth.
have been able to push their candi-
date over the line, coupled with the
republican party's highly develop-.
ed instinct OF self preservation will
help make history in the next,
thirty days. The fatal weak
ness of the Taft candidacy Is that
1t is an absolutely machine-made
product, not yitalized by popular
sentiment"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-25

Probably no one who has taken an
active interest in the democratic
politics this year has failed TO meet
repeated inquiries as 10 whether
this pending national convention
would abrogate the two.thirds rule
Certainly many such questions have
been put 10 me- My own opinion
Is that the two-thirds rule in the
convention is as absolutely un-demo-
cratic as is the unit rule in state
delegations. The two-nhrds rule Is
used as corrective of the unit
rule. and the unit rule Is maintain.
ed as an excuse for the two-thirds
rule. Neither one expresses the will
of the voters who send delegates TO a
convention. There might be many H.
mstratons of this fact, but let me
take a small one. The state of
Rhode Island has elected eight del
egates to Denver of whom seven
are well known 10 be in favor of
Mr.. Bryan. Shall not the eighth man
have a chance to cast his vote, II
not his constituency is DISTINGUISHED
and he might as well stay at home.
New York rejoices in the unit rule,
and in the convention of 1896 un-
der the dominant control OF the
leader OF the delegation its dele.
gates were prevented from either
voting or boiling They sat In the
convention without voice. without in
fluence, seventy-eight men under the
absolute control OF one. Many OF them
were stirred by the outburst OF dem.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-25
NORTH CAROLINA PROHIBITION.
Special Election VIII be Held Tomor-
row-Pros Expect to Win.

Raleigh. y. c.. May 25.-(SpeciaD
Another state may be added to the
totally dry area on the temper
ancc map as result OF the special
prohibition election to be held In
North Carolina tomorrow While the
''wcts' have made desperate battle.
II is considered almost certain that
the prohibtionists will win a sweep
ing victory, and that all Of the sa.
looms in the Old North State will be
forced to close their doors on Jan
uary | next when the new law will
become effective.
So far az considerable portion
OF the state is concerned. the passage
OF "A prohibition measure will involve
little change from present conditions.
Liquid refreshments OF an alcoholic
nature are now legally obtainable in
but score OF the seventy counties
of North Carolina, This result has
been accomplished by the local op.
tion law, under which all the i'm.
portant cities of the state. except
Wilmington, Salisbury and Winton-
Salem. have abolished saloons. Scv.
"nteon counties now have dispensa-
ries. but those will be put out of
business by prohibition.
As In other sections OF the south.
the race question has PLAYED an inn
portant part in the prohibition cam
paign. 1t is alleged that crimes against
women have become much less fre.
quent in all parts of the south
where prohibition has been enforced
and that the traric in vile liquors
has been largely responsible for the
commission of such crimes.
That respectable" whites will not
be forced to totally abstain from I'm.
toNicants under a prohibition regime
Is evidenced by the large number OF
prescriptions which have been fill.
ed by druggists of the towns now
presumably dry" Charlotte is point.
ed out as an example of this method
of evasion, since nearly 10000 med
zeal prescriptions for booze" mostly
In pint and quart quantities. have
been filled In the last year. The
Jug houses" of neighboring states
have also served to ameliorate the
arid condition in the "dry" counties
and they will doubtless continue to
do an even more flourishlng business
under the prospective prohibition re-
gime.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-25
TO eLecrRocuIg HouseFLIes.
chicksshs Man Makes Screen Lightly
Charged with Electricity.

Chickasha, Okla, May 2i.-George
Ross Of this city has solved the prob
lem OF houseny determination. He
has invented an electric screen. II Is
thus described:
II is lightly charged with electric
juice, but the moment a fly strikes IL
he turns up his toes and cashes in
his check The charge is not strong
enough to impart anything more than
a tlngling sensation to person who
touches it, but It's death to the pesky
fly.
Mr. Ross will have a specimen on
exhibition in few days. and he prom.
ises to "reyolutionizc the nykilling
business"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-25
(By willis j. Abbott

wy 'lNhs ~ fNObOAI
o Washington. May 25.-(SpcclaD-
The secretary of the antitrust
league appeared the other day be-
fore congre ssional committee and
being under oath made statements
to this effect:
The gentleman charged that An.
drew Carnegie. +. II. Gerry and other
prominent officials of the steel trust
had already raised great sums OF
money for the nomination OF Sec
retary Taft He insisted that a
given an opportunity to produce his
evidence he would be able to prove
the case. And now IL appears that
the senate judiciary committee will
do what all the republican commit
tees and dignitaries have been do
ing, order an investigation and
report-after the election.
After the election. II Is wonder
ful how great is the popularity OF
that phrase among the republicans
In the two houses of Congress to-
day
The newspaper publishers OF the
nation want free wood pulp and
free paper. The matter Is referred
to a commission which will report
after the election.
The people of the nation want i'm.
mediate tariff revision. Again this
'uand Is referred to a commission
to report-after the election
The president who is supposed
to lead the republican party makes
a request for legislation to protect
the forests in the White Mountains
and the Appalachian range Once
again by the despotic power OF
Speaker Cannon and his well.dis-
ciplined henchmen, the issue Is re.
ferred to commission which Is to
report-after the election. The first
session of the siXtieth congress met
on the first Monday in December.
IL Is now planning to adjourn with
out having done anything in the way
of legislation for the popular good
It's members boast of having passed
appropriation bills. a lot of private
pension bills, a law regulating child
labor In the District of Columbia,
and few other routine or compara-
lively trivial measures.
But not one law of wide and gen
eral national interest has been en-
acted. Money has been spent so
that this will be a billion dollar
session, which will probably mean
two billion dollar congress. The
appropriations already made indicate
treasury deficit for the present
fiscal year of $l50000,O0O. The ma
tional debt has not been reduced
but on the contrary has been largely
increased. The burden of taxation has
In no degree been lessened. Not one
measure has even been debated in
congress which would reduce taxa.
tion or increase the revenues. All
that that autocrat. who ignorant
people refer to lovingly as Uncle
Joe Cannon, has done has been to
prevent any legislation which might
possibly help to keep the money OF
the people in the pockets Of the
people instead of taking Il from tlem.
for the benfit OF the trusts, monop.
olirs md con- ,ratiUms which he
ro-t "n phatical!y r',rs,ssts
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-25
The Taetioa Of Defeat.

Governor Johnson Is not to be
greatly complimented upon the meth.
ods Of his managers. Thus far every
claim they have made has been dis.
proved in the event but that after
all Is not so bad. Few politicians
can determine with accuracy the
outcome of "A hard-fought campaign.
But the managers oil the candidate
who hope for his nomination and
presumably desire his election
should not adopt the tactics which
the gentlemen who apparently rep
resent Mr.. Johnson do They were
beaten in Alabama easily, by four
To one. They have been beaten in
every state in which the issue of
Mr.. Bryan's candidacy has bonn
raised, except Governor Johnson s
own state. They are using with no
authority the name OF Judge GRAY
as that of a colleague, Judge Gray
has his state and may probably
get a neighborlng one. But as Gov.
ernor Johnson goes about the coun.
try saying that he is a candidate
Tor himself and not one being used
merely to defeat Mr.. Bryan's nomi-
nation, 1t does seem rather curious
that his salaried supporters are
continually Jumping together the
Gray vote and the johnson vote and
insisting that with the assistance
of the two-thirds rule the two to-
gether will defeat Mr. Bryan.
And by the way, whence came the
enormous amount of Johnson money
that was poured into Alabama and Is
being spent now in every state
which has yet TO act?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-25
DanderYne

Works wonders. II produces hair
just as surely as rain and sunshine
produce crops. II produces a thick
growth OF luxuriant hair when all
other remedies fail. We guarantee
Danderine. All druggists sell 1t l5c.
soc and s1.00 per bottle. To prove
its worth send this aa and 10 cents
In stamps or silver and we will mail
you a large free sample. Know, on
Danderine Co., Chicago, Ill. DIT
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-25
REGISTRATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given TO all those
who desire to vote that under the
law they will have to register. MY
registration books will be open on
the 10th day Of May. 1908, and re-
main open for a period OF 30 days.
G. II. BRUCE,
City Clerk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-25

II have been selling DeWitts Kidney
and Bladder Pills for about year and
they give better satisfaction than any
pill ever sold" Sold bv w. b. Frame.
d&w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-25

DeWitts Little Burly Nisers are
small, safe, sure and gentle little pills.
Sold by w. B. Frame. d&w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-25

Bivens. Corhn & Frensley have a
car OF new barbed wire.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-26

James Bansenier yet. His boy WIN
take my money even though he spurns
his. Cod. / wish l could see him
when he knows all this. 1t would be
glorious
He fingered the document for tense
moment and then arose 10 remove his
coat and vest. These he hung away in
his closet with all his customary care
fulness In the middle Of the room he
stopped. his quiyering face turned to-
ward the gaunt thing OF execution His
feet seemed nailed TO the door. His
brain was urging him to go on with the
horrid deed: his body was rebelling.
Suddenly he found his strength OF
limb With q cultural howl he clasped
his hands 10 his eyes and fed blindly
into his bedroom. Hurting his long,
shivering frame upon the bed, he tried
10 shut out the enucing call OF the
thing OF death. How long he quivered
there. shudderins and struggling. he
could not have told. In the end-and as
suddenly as he had fed-he leaped up
and with n shrill laugh dashed back
into the other nom.
There was no hesitation in his body
now. With a maniacal glee he rushed
upon the devilish contrivance In the
corner. tearing the AK from Its place
with ruthless hands Throughout the
building rang the sounds of smashing
wood, furious blows OF steel upon
wood. and high above the din arose
the laugh OF Elias broom In two mfn-
utes the guillotine lay IN chips and
/ splinters about the room
| Dropping back against the wall wet
with PRECIPITATION. a triumphant grin
| upon his face, Elias surveyed the
wreckage. His muscles relaxed and
his eyes lost the dread that had fifled
them. The snrffe Actually grew into
an expression Of sweeeness and peacs
that his face had never known before.
! AS he staggered 10 q chair q greas
! sigh OF relief broke fsom his hps.
"Therer' he gasped. -1tS osarz NJ
over! Ny head IL On my sbouA(aerD-
it really is after al! L - not rolling
into the corner-no, not By my head-
my own head, too-it wss q G10e-caA
for you, Elias Droczn Now IN take
what comes. I'll wait.for Iumss ban
semer! I'll stick 1t ont 70. the end. IL
he comes, he'll find me hsse. I've
conquered the internal death that
stood waiting 30 long for me In that
corner. and never~suspected u e15hen
How near 1t was tomel 1t stood there
and waited for me-eo come. Il knew
that l would come sooner O. laterl
But I've smashed 1t. Itss gone. lis
not therer'
With eager hands he gathered up
the pieces Of wood snoscast them into
the stove. As the remains Of that
frightful minister of dsHth cracked
and spit with defeated venom Elias
broom calmly pulled on his worn dress
ing gown, lighted his pipe and cooked
his feet upon the stove rail. serene
look in his eyes. chuckle In his
throat.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-26

The son Of the man who signed the
bank note. He is James father. There's
blue blood in him-there has been since
King Ecnry's day-but he is q villain
for all that. Now. Miss Gable. I've
done my duty. I've told you the alb
solute truth. You could not have ex-
pected more. You could not have ask
cd 4 greater climax. The name of Van
derbilt or Aston Is no better known
than that mans name, and no ancestry
is better than that of your mother
will now give To you one of the articles
of proof that connects you with their
history" He handed to her small pack
age. 1t IS the letter written to James
Bansener by your patcrual GRANDPA
her, agreeing to an appointment to
discuss Il question Of grave moment. I
found the letter that same day. and
I've kept it all these Years. 1t bears
your Srandfathcr's signature. That is
all. l heard part OF that interview,
and stake my soul that what I've told
you is true"
Jane sat looking at him as If para
lyzcd, Her mind was quite incapable
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-26
She Now Desrises the Cap
tain Her ATTORNEY
States.
Is HAMS a ~ -CCH'=H"
CLAIMED IN KEEPERS Al TIE
QUEENS COUNTY j. |. TN IT III
SHOWS sicN5 CT EEi.,G Nh
TALLY uMGELANC=

Boston, Macs, Auc. -. -Trc-,>,:c..:
L. Nc,tcn. co"=ac! f.. Ms. p2; :
c. Hams. il, II ke- de-. . to the d
vorce suit flied by tie slayer O. VII
liam E. Ann;3. has given cut state
ment Of the present position of his eli
ent respecting cycnts both IN the Hams
tragedy and the divorce action. Tie
statement followed a long conference
with Mrs. Hams.
Counsel for Captain Hams charges
fatty that Mrs. Hams mas been guilty
of the New York statutory offenEc. II
proof of which divorces are granted.
and he specifically names w. E. An
mis-. My client. in her cross suit
made charges of degcncracy against
Hams.
The nature Of these charges would
make it impossible for her ever to live
with him again in any event.
Mrs. Hams will not appear on the
stand in the murder case. When she
said she was not afraid to appear on
the stand she meant in the divorce
case and did not refer to the trial of
Captain Hams for murder. She will
not aid the man whom she accuses OF
immortality. even to obtain her chill
dren. She believes that there are nc
shadows of doubt that when the facts
are made public in court, - custcd-
/ of her children will be awarded to her
no matter what the result of the MUIR
der case.
She will never be on terms of ami
ty with her husband again. She de
spise him and has declared that she
would have divorced him when they
were still living at FIT. Banks if it had
not been for her expected motherhood
Mrs. Hams declares that if Captain
| Hams at any time has anything to say
/ respecting orgies at FIT. Hamilton il
which she is said to have figured SIX
will make public a statement regard
ing the doings of Captain Hams arc
( his brother Thornton that will cause {
sensation in army circles
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-26

His policies are the heritage OF the
Republican party and Mr.. Bryan can
not take them away-much as he
would like TO. The people who had
confidence in Mr.. Roosevelt have con-
fidence in Mr. Taft, not only because
of his selection by Roosevelt, but be-
cause they have seen his impartianty
and his sane and fearless treatment of
important questions. ANY attempt by
Mr.. Bryan to throw contempt on
Roosevelt or Mr.. Taft must fail.
The people want law enforcement
not theories. Bryan has advanced
many theories. The Republican party
has given results. Therefore, the is
sue is not one OF sheories but the
question: Shall or shall not the poll
cies of Theodore Roosevelt be carried
out without fear, favor or prejudice,
by his logical successor, William How
ard Taft" That is the question.
Bryan has made no attempt to an
swer il by showing that the Democrat
ic party under his leadership, in event
of his election could DO as well or at
tain the same Practical results. He
cannot answer 1.-THE Ieoplc must
answer it at the polls
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-26
THEREAL TRUST ISSUE.

Mr.. Bryan's speech on the trust
question failed to convince as it might
have done, for many reasons The
firstrreason is that he ignored the ire
mendous services of Theodore Roose-
welt in the past seven years as incon-
sequential, the second reason, because
he failed to show (and he could not
possibly show that the republican
party is under the leadership of the
bourtson reactionaries in the republi-
can party, and the third reason that
some of his proposed remedies are
impossible under the constitution of
the United States.
But laying all this aside, the COM
that he. If elected could accomplish
as much, at least as Mr.. Roosevelt has
done or as much as Mr.. Taft can do,
renders the entire speech utterly with
out value. That is the reason for
Dry al idiiuiC anu 1t is tue great Is
sue before the American public.
THE president has done something
toward the enforcement of law but not
nearly enough and the republican
leaders have thwarted him at every
point" Thus spoke Bryan
The president as every American
voter knows has not only done
''something"-he has done more than
any other president has ever done in
the enforcement of law. Why does
Bryan willfully distort the facts? Why
does he brush aside the great fight
which has been waged in open view
of the public? Mr.. Bryan would have
done well to applaud and do justice
to the first and hardest blows ever
struck against the abuse of the cor
poration. He willfully eisregards the
inactivity of Mr.. Cleveland's two
terms in which the trusts were no
called to account for disobeying thu
law. He did not Why? Because hi
feared to give Justice to the magnifi
cant law enforcing. square deal o
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-26

of Srasping the full import of his
words-the words she had craved for
so many months and yet dreaded.
Il knew he was coming here tonight
lie gives a theater party. Tomorrow
he goes abroad. That is ALL"
Hes living in Paris" muttered
Graydon mechanically. Jane spoke for
the first time, as in daze.
II have seen him many times in
Paris My father? oh, oh. it can't be
true"
Jane, let me take you away from
here began Graydon, observing her
pallor.
mo; let me stay. 1t can't matter,
Graydon. 1 want to look at him again
and again." she said shrinking back as
if the whole world were staring at her.
By the most prodigious effort she re-
gained control of her fleeing composure.
1t was a trying moment.
Hes worth Millions" said broom.
1T will be worth while for you to-
NO" she exclaimed passionately.
do you think | will present myself to
him after he has cast me off? No-a
thousand times, no.
At that instant the party of six hur-
riedly arose to leave the place. The
tall man with the gray hair-the hand
soonest man of all--was staring boldly
It James averted face. now red with
consciousness. AS he passed her in
going out of the room his look grew
more insistent. She glanced up, and 4
faint smile crossed his face.
Handsome girl he remarked to
the man behind him. and then he
passed out of her sight, perhaps for
ever.
THE woman with him." cried Jane
her eyes following the beautiful crea
ture at his side-"is she my mother?
NO" said Graydon. averting his
eyes to avoid her expression; she is
his Wife
broom waited until the party was
out OF the restaurant before uttering q
word.
Inside of two years l have pointed
out two fathers to their children
yours and his. Jane. Your mother:
are dead. There isn't much choice as
to fathers. If | were you, I'd say
/ had the better of the bargain. TAKE
an old mans advice, both of you. anC
! let bygones be bygones. Start life
now. just as If nothing had happened
/ before. and get every atom of happi
ness out Of it that you can. Don't yot
two pay for the sins of your fathers.
Il couldn't live in New York if b.
were living here" murmured Jane.
Hey. waiter. your BILL said broom
with sudden aarshness.
1t was showing and the wind wa
blowing a gale when they emerged
from the place. Jane hung heavi,
upon Graydon's arm. He could fee
that sic WAS soD--lg. Re ~ no.
dare to look into her face, but he felt
something cruelty triumphant surgine
in his heart. Elias broom waited I'M
til their cab came up. Then he Offered
his hand to both hesitatingly, ever
timidly.
Good night. Be happy. There II
nothing else left for you but that
Graydon, when you write to your ia
Their give him my love"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-26
Get Your Moneys Worth.

A pretty good test of a soaps quail
ity is the number of uses to which II
can be put. A soap that will cleanse
the daintiest textures. Is often of no
account for heavy work. Doubtless
the soap that does the best under all
circumstances is the pure quality called
Easy Task soap. Flannels, overalls.
butchers aprons or iace-handkerchiefs
are all washed perfectly by It. Only
sc cake, too.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-26
STEEL MAN FOLLOWS
LEAD OF HIS CHIEF
1.yorccs WE 10 Marry Rich
Italian Woman.

Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. 26.-Emulating
the example of his former office chief.
William Fills Corey, Brunt Mccain,
for manV years connected with the
McKeesport plant OF the Neal Tube
company, has been legally separated
from his wife and it is reported he
will wed a wealthy Italian woman.
McClain has charge Of 2 steel con
Germ on the historical isle of Elba.
His wife in McKeesport recently Sc
cured a divorce.
Daniel J. Vaughan, of McKeesport
returned yesterday from the Isle OF
Elba and announced that McClain viii
wed q rich Italian woman next month
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-26
GETS $4,000 VOLTS
But STILL LIVES
lineman Describes the AW-
full Sensation.

New York. Aug. 26.-Though 1900
volts passed through Lineman James
Dolan of Newark, n. J., by his coming
in contact with a live cable, he will re
cover.
He will in a few days leave ST Bar
paba's hospital. where he has been an
object of interest to physicians.
Dolan said that when he received the
shock his muscles seemed to contract
to the breaking point, his brain whirl-
ed, his heart felt as if it were swelling
and his legs seemed to double up be-
hind.