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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-04
he SEES A
JAPAN CLASH
ORIENT AROSED BY THE MIks.
DOS TRADE DISCRIMINATION.
And the Mikado's Kingdom Is Making
Gibraltar Of Port Arthur-Dalny
Also Is Being strongly
Fortified.

Vancouver, II. c., June &C. g.
Drucc, cNmayor of oxford, England,
secretary OF the Botanical society OF
Great Britain and curator OF the n,r-
harium Of the University OF Oxford,
who has just arrived here from the
Orient, after an extensive tour Of
China, Korea and Japan, gives a
somewhat pessimistlc account OF ia
pans military and polcti,al activity
in the Far East and the eject Of the
cruise Of the American battle ship
fleet ON that part Of the world.
while the official classes are co
served the Japanese people are not
the least pcrturbed over the dispatch
Of the American battle ships to the
Orient" said Mr. Druce. "Of course
everybody in the Far East except the
diplomats. associate the demonstration
Of Americas naval power with the
Manchurian trade question. The open
door policy advocated by all the
white races is in reality a nu. ..
Japan has completely reversed ths
open door policy in Manohuria excs1t
ing IT'S own people"
with the arrival Of the American
battle ship fleet in the Pacific and the
talk Of trouble with the United States
IN the future, Japanese statesmen,
Mr. Drucc believes, are preparing for
any emergency Port Arthur, the old
Russian stronghold is being made
virtually impreguahlc, while the forti-
hcations at Dalny, a seaport and the
railway terminus on the mainland,
now occupied by the Japanese,are b p
ing rushed TO completion with great
haste.
Mr. Drucc gives It as his opinion
/ that a clash with the powers over a
continuance Of discriminatory pol
( icy now being carried out in favor
of japanese subjects in the Orient {.
inevitable. Even II Japan is compell-
ed to reccde, he believes It's surrender
| will bring It's advantages.
"Sincc uapan took possession OF
Manchurla," said Mr. Druce, 1T ha
handicapped all its competitors by a
system OF duties or imports which do
not apply to japanese citizens. The
/ issue is a live one in the Orient to-
day, and unless | am misinformed
there will be some developments be.
fore long. Every European trader or
commercial traveller | met had the
same story to relate of the methods
adopted by the japanese lto keep
European goods out OF Manchuria.
Port Arthur, which wlthstood a
long siege before its downfall, Is he
ing made almost impregnable. It Is
"A second Gibraltar. On my visit there
IL saw evidences Of great military
activity New batteries are being
built everywhere. Port Arthur was
strong during the Russian occupation: !:
It will soon be doubly strong. Hi,her.
10 Dalny had few dcfensos and was
abandoned by the Russians early in
the same war. Dalny is the great port
of entry for Manchuria. II is now a
Japanese city and Is being fortified
rapidly. In Korea we heard many
complaints OF the tyrannical opp IS
sion Of the natives by the japanese,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-04

We, the Waterworks Committee of
the City Council, and the Commit
tee appointed by the Commercial Club
OF the City OF Ardmore, hereby state
that we have personally inspected
the dam at the city lake, and have
carefully gone over the plans and
estimates Of Walter c. Dean, and We
unhesitatingly recommend that the
improvements outlined by MIR. Dean
and hereto attached be made.
We are confident that by making
the improvements as herein outlined
that the said dam will need no fur
ther repairs and will stand as long as
time lasts. A smaller amount OF mon
ey could be probably used in fixing
said dam; but taking into considera-
tion the tremendous importance of
the city lake to the city. and realiz-
ing the fearful consequence II any
thing should happen to said dam, we,
therefore, think 1t is the safest and
wisest course for the city to fix the
same as there will be no possibility
of its giving away in the future.
The plans and specifications in
every detail and even the estimated
cost Of each item can be seen at the
Office Of Walter c. Dean. City Engi-
neer. Respectfully
MORRIS SASS,
J. VI. SHELTON,
j. Il. PENNINGTON,
Waterworks Committee
J. y. DODSON,
b. a. SIMPSON,
NJ. GORMAN,
Committee Of Commercial Club
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-04
Election Proclamation.

BY virtue of authority vested in
me as Mayor of the City of Ardmore,
Oklahoma, in conformity with a reso-
luton Of the City Council OF said city,
an election is hereby called and the
same shall be held In said city on
the gath day of June, 1908, for the
purpose Of determining whether or
not there shall be issued by said city
$4,000 at per cent 20 year water
works bonds. The proceeds OF said
bonds to be used for the purpose OF
raising the dam at the City Lake
feet in height making roadway on
top Of same; for the constructing OF
masonry wall at the toe OF said dam
for stripping barrow pits OF all sod
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-04

and vegetable matter; for construct.
ing core wall across old spillway; for
excavating through rock for new
spillway; building retaining walls Of
masonry in new spIllway; for paving
OF the water slope with rock and &c
ment filler. for sodding the outside
slope Of new embankment with Ber.
muda grass, for filling pipe under
dam with concrete, for raising pump
house floor and cementng outside OF
said house below water level, for
clearing out the timber and brush on
watershed below the new water level,
for placing clay core wall In the
present dam; and for the extension
Of water mains in said city of Ard.
more.
All persons who are legally quail.
fed under the law shall be entitled
To vote at said election. Those vot.
ing for the issuance OF said bonds
shall have printed on their tickets,
For the issuance of $4,000 at 5 per
cent 20 year waterworks bonds"
md those voting against the issu-
ance OF said bonds shall have printed
on their tickets, Against the issu-
ance OF $4,000 at per cent 20 year
waterworks bonds"
That the places Of holding said elec.
tons and the judges and clerks of
same shall be as follows.
Voting Precinct No. at First Bap-
list chur, Judges: Dr. w. NJ. An
dcrson, l.. West NJ. j. Hayes. Clerks.
}. l.. higgins, b. S. Curtis.
Voting Precinct No. at First
ward school building Judges: Paul
Jones, NJ. L. Alexander, Guy T.. Cobb.
Clerks: r. II. Banks, j. c. King.
Voting Precinct No at West End
Wagon yard-Judges: Ed Hoffman,
X. +. Jordan, j. b. Mansfield. Clerks:
Ed Deem, VIM. Kilgore.
Voting Precinct No. at Halls
store-Judges: c. Z. Hall, John +.
Easley Moran Scott. Clerks: o. L..
Ellington. Ed Allen.
Voting Precinct No. at Second
ward school building - Judges.
Charles Fralos, Sam Daube, James
Smock Gle Is: James Chandler, l..
n. Murdock.
Voting Precinct No. at City Hall
Judges: w. NJ. Robinson, w. Z.
Poland, George Dashner Clerks: a.
G.. Edwards. r. +. Choate.
Voting Precinct No. Z at Staples
store-Judges: Porter Staples, u.
West, W. c. Kendall Clerks: w. f.
Whitehurst, c. o. Bum.
Voting Precinct No. at Fourth
ward school bullding-Judges: I. j.
Jones. w. f. Wilmington. =. f. Pye-
att. Clerks: Chas. Cook. J. +. Var.
nell.
Voting Precinct No. 9 at Whiting
ton hotel-Judges: NJ. V. King, C. D.
Wortham, Tom Bell. CLERKS: II. r.
Rutherford, +. NJ. Snyder.
Witness my hand this the 14th day
of May, 1908.
r. w. DICK, Mayor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-04
Has Complete ownershIp.

Washington, June 3.-That the Ro-
man Catholic church is entitled to eX.
ercise complete ownership OF the
church buildings occupied by that de-
nomination in the city of Ponce Portl
Rico, was held recently by supreme
court of the United States, in the case
OF the municipality Of Ponce versus
The Roman Catholic church Of Porto
Rico, which decided In favor OF the
church.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-04
No Humbud.

No humbug claims nave to be made
for Foleys Honey and Tar tbs well
known remedy for coughs, colds and
lung troubles. The fact that more
bottles of Foley's Honey and IA; are
used than of any other cough remedy
is the best testimonial of its great
merit. Why then risk taking some
unknown preparation when Foley's
Honey and Tar costs you no more
and is safe and sure. Sold by all
druggists d&w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-04
The Best Pills Ever Sold.

"After doctorng 10 years for
chronic Indigestion. and spending
over two hundred dollars, nothing
has done me as much good as Or,
Kings New Life Pills. | consider
them the best pills ever sold" writes
b. F. Ayscue, OF Ingleslde, ~ c.,
Sold under guarantee at w. b.,
Frames drug store. 25c. d&w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-04
THE OLD RELIABLE

Texas Wagon yard & Feed Store
Still open, not in the trusts,
at the same old price. Teams
over night only 15c. Single
horse Be. No charge to anyone
In day time. Feed as cheap as
you can find i'm Ardmore. Re-
member it's only 3short Blocks
up Caddo street, by c. =.
Halls big store. Good beds,
cook stove, plenty room, etc.
Your trade respectfully solicit
ted. Satisfaction guaranteed.
ChaS. KearnS
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17
PERSONAL.

United States Senator Hansbrough
of North Dakota was attacked by seri.
Gus illness in Minneapolis.
Abraham Ruef, former political boss
of San Francisco, was convicted of
bribery. He is liable to a maximum
penalty of IA years in the peniten-
tiary.
President Castro was allowed to
land at Bordeaux and was assured by
the government that he would be well
coined as a private citizen and pro-
tected.
Charles E. Davis was found not
guilty of the murder of DR.. Frederick
7. Rustin in Omaha.
President Castro of Venezuela, in
terviewed at Santander, Spain, said he
would land at Bordeaux and that his
trip was taken for the purpose of set
Ting all the international quarrels of
his country. His general health was
good
John l.. Sullivan, former champion
heavyweight pugilist, was granted a
divorce in Chicago.
Once reputed to be worth several
million dollars, Samuel. E. Gross, for
merly of Chicago, was discharged in
bankruptcy proceedings in the United
States court in Detroit, Mich.
Gov. Deneen will take the Univer-
;ity of Illinois short course" in agri'
culture in 1910.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17
~s->~,>~ ~sN>>'~'~~<N~>~
NEWS NOTES.
FOR THE
BUSY MAN
Most Important Happen
ings of the World
Told in Brief.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The National Rivers and Harbors
Congress at its concluding session, by
a resolution, which was one of a series
adopted, declared for an authorized is
sue by congress at its present session
of $500 100000 worth of bonds, the
proceeds to be used in the payment
exclusively for such river and harbor
work as may be authorized by con.
gress, provision for the issue to be
similar to the Panama canal bonds.
The house adopted a resolution pro-
viding for the naming of committee
to consider the proper means OF deal
ing with the part Of the presidents
message relating to the secret serv'
ice and rejecting on members of con-
gress.
President Roosevelt declared that If
the authors of the Panama canal graft
charges could be reached for criminal
libel he would try to reach them.
William Nelson Cromwell branded the
stories as absolute falsehoods.
Members of congress who resent
President Roosevelt's language in the
part of his message concerning the
secret service planned to rebuke him.
Senior Arosemana, minister from
Panama. presented his credentials to
President Roosevelt.
That the outbreak of the foot and
mouth disease now prevalent in sew
eral states was due to the importation
into this country of either Biological
products or such material as straw or
merchandise, or in the clothes or ef-
fects of immigrants, is the opinion OF
Secretary Wilson.
Andrew Carnegie was subpoenaed to
appear before the house ways and
means committee to testify in the tar
if revision hearings being conducted
by the committee.
The total estimates of the war de-
partment for the next fiscal year, as
shown by the annual report of the
secretary of war, amount to $780,
755,O39, an increase of about S52,OO0,-
900 over the appropriations for the
present fiscal year.
Secretary Wilson decided that flour
bleached with nitrogen peroxide is an
adulterated product under the law and
that it cannot legally be sold in the
District of Columbia or in the terri
tories or be transported in interstate
commerce.
The government decided that the
withdrawal of troops from Cuba shall
be gradual, running into April.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17
GENERAL NEWS.

Umpires KLEIN and tombstone, who
officiated in the decisive Chicago-New
York game in the National league
have made charges that attempts were
made to bride them.
The Minnesota state supreme court
affirmed decision of the district
court holding 1t unlawful for a prac
ticing physician to practice dentistry.
Independence, Kan, voted to adopt
the commission form of govenmrnt.
Capt. James Waters of the British
steamer Horribly Castle, which has ar.
rived at Norfolk, Va, says the vast
tract of still water in the Atlantic
known as the Sargossa sea has dis.
appeared.
The body of Rear Admiral Coghlan
was Inferred in the Arlington ma.
tional cemetery with full military
ceremonies.
E. N. Blacker, prominent bust
ness man of Bakersfield, CAL, shot
and fatally wounded Adrian Won
Plank, an actor.
sold her baby for ten dollars because
she was destitute and starving.
Francisco Martinez abducted Mag
gle Garcia, 16 years old, after killing
her parents in Las Animas county
Colorado. Being pursued by officers
he slew the girl and himself.
The State bank of Maize, Kan, wa:
entered by burglars, who dynamiteC
the safe, securing $4,000.
Rev. ]. p. McCloskey, assistant pas
tor of the Church of the Immaculate
Conception in Toledo. O., calmly tclt
his congregation that he had but few
more weeks to live.
President-elect Taft was the chic
speaker AT the annual dinner of tn,
North Carolina Society OF New York
Herman Billek, the Chicago ne
cromancer who was sentenced to b,
hanged December j for murder wa
reprieved until January 20 by Lieut.
Gov. Sherman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17
Judges Have Ignored Law.

There are twenty-five prisoners
serving sentences in Iowa of less
terms than are fixed by law for the
crimes for which they were convicted,
Attorney General Byers and the state
pardon board are trying to figure out
what will happen when these con-
victs' sentences expire. The diff
Guilty is caused by the failure of sew
eral district judges to comply with
the new indeterminate sentence law.
Instead of sentencing prisoner to an
indeterminate term they fixed the
term themselves. There is talk Of
impeachment proceedings, but this is
hardly considered probable. But
test of the law will be made If the
pardon board should happen to re
fuse to release any of the twenty-five
prisoners when their sentences fixed
by the judges expire. A test of the
constitutionality of the indeterminate
sentence law could be secured then
If any of the prisoners should at
tempt to get their release by habeas
corpus proceedings.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17
Lower Prizes Next Year.

Lower premiums will be offered for
horticultural exhibits next year. This
is the decision of the board of direc-
tors of the Horticultural society
which met recently The fund to be
applied to payment of prizes has
been reduced from $435 to 1915. This
is to be divided between the three dis
tricts, and for each plate of apples
the limit of premium paid is fixed at
SLIGO. For sweepstakes prize, the
limit is placed at 500. 1t was also
decided to reduce the appropriation
for the experimental station from
500 to $500 per annum for each OF
the three paid stations. Charles City,
Williamsburg and Storm Lake are to
be the locations for experimental
work in 1909, and at each of these
places there will be extensive work
done in the production of new varic-
ties of apples, peaches, pears and
plums. The experimental station at
New Sharon has been discontinued
1t was also decided to make a spe-
cialty next year of the Stayman Wine
Sap apple to take the place of the
Ben Davis. The new apple has proven
of more commercial value than any
other variety. Secretary Greene has
been instructed to issue more litera-
ture from his circulating library. He
has been allowed $3.50 for this pur-
pose. The members of the board of
directors, many of them. have gone
to Council Bluffs and Omaha, where
they will visit the national horticul-
tural congress.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17
Strenathen Food Laws.

Dairy and Food Commissioner H.
f. Wright, c. F. Curtiss of Ames and
S. B. Packard of Marshalltown, IS
committee for pure food legislation,
have arranged for two new measures
to be introduced in the next legisla:
ture. While the Iowa laws have been
perfect on the subject of pure food
the committee finds that one improve
ment can be made by having all pack
ages of food stuffs marked plainly
with the exact weight of the pack
age. Another recommendation to be
made is that the fine for violation Of
the dairy and food laws be changed
from SLIGO, as the minimum, and 800
as the limit, to $25 as the minimum
and 500 as the extreme penalty. IL
is said that fines imposed in a ma
iority CT cases last year did not ex
coed $1.00, and as this was fixed by
statute it could not be changed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17
OBITUARY..

Chief Hump, the Sioux leader VIII
was at the head Of the band whic
caused the trouble ending in the ba
tie of Wounded Knee, the last impor
ant Indian fight in the northwest, die
at Cherry Creek, S. ID.
Marvin Kent, founder of Kent, o
and first president of the Erie railwa.
died, aged 92.
William Martin Aiken, supervisor
architect of the treasury departmer
under the Cleveland administratio
and one of the foremost architects 1:
the country, died In New York.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17
viii Ask for More Land.
MA @

Des Moines.-Among other things
to be asked of the next legislature
by the board of control will be the
purchase of about fifteen thousand
acres of land to be divided between
the state institutions for farming
purposes. This recommendation is
made by the board in its annual re-
port now in the hands of the printer
Speaking of the matter, John Cow
ME, member OF the board, said:
There is a deplorable lack of farm
ing land available for growing grain
and vegetable products at each OF
our state institutions. When these
places were purchased by the state
there was nothing said about raising
corn or potatoes, and now we do not
have enough ground to produce the
grain and necessary vegetables for
our own use. For instance, we are
buying thousands of bushels of corn
which we should raise. Corn costs
us 90 cents per bushel and without
hired labor we could at least raise
all we need.
THE state now owns 7,133 acres of
land divided among the fifteen Iowa
institutions, or an average of AIS
acres to each. There is needed at
least 1910 acres, or two acres for
each inmate, in place of one half acre
for each inmate, as at present | call
especial attention to the reform in
situations, and more particularly to
Eldora.
while there on my last trip
talked with one of the worst of the
incorrigible boys, and he said he
wanted to work. There was none
where he could be trusted, but finally
we found place for him driving one
OF the teams. Late reports from that
boy are to the effect that his conduct
has improved so per cent. This is
true with the average inmate of the
state reformatories. II we could
farm them out we would certainly &C
complish better results. In Eldora
there are $50 boys who want farm
work. We have $40 acres there to
cultivate, but not nearly enough to
take care of the $50 boys"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17

Germany in 20 years has increased
Ats yearly mining product from 10O,'
100000 metric tons to 242,609, 900
metric tons, worth s439,0S6,2oO. Coal
forms IS per cent. of the output. Other
minerals are salt, iron ores, copper,
lead, zinc, pyrites, gold, silver, man.
ganese, arsenic, saltpeter, vitriol and
alum. The workmen number about
100000, and the companies about
9 OOO
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17

DR.. Norman Ditman has received
the Gibbs prize of $4,000, offered by
the New York academy for the best
original research work on the kidneys.
The prize was founded to create an
interest in the study of Bright's dis
ease. DR.. Ditman's Investigations
tried to account for the unnecessary
two-thirds of mans meat diet, and to
see If this had any close connection
with the poisons present in the sys.
tenn of person afflicted with Bright's
disease.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17

The 6,544 national and 1882 state,
private and savings banks and trust
companies of Massachusetts, have an
aggregate capital and surplus of
$4,000. 100000. and deposits of s13,-
0Gq, 100000 Ninety-three insurance
companies have admitted assets of
ever s3.0Oo,000.O00 and insurance in
force amounting to $4,000. 100000
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17

About $50 buffalo, remnant of the IA
nous Pablo herd recently purchased
by the Dominion government, will be
taken from Montana and placed in the
new buffalo park on Baltic river, a
thousand miles northwest of Winni
peg. The animals now are being
rounded up by Michael Pablo in Mon
tana and will be brought north in spe-
cial trains.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17

DR.. Hills thinks the millennium has
arrived. The man who needs IA tons
of hard coal and doesn't know where
he is going to get the money to pay
for it is probably convinced that a
millennium doesn't amount to much,
after all.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17

Cornetists standing in the belfry OF
the Park Street church in Boston
played America" at noon on October
81, in honor of the one hundredth an
niversary of the birth of Rev. s. F.
Smith, the author Of the words sung
to the music in this country. Amer
ica" was first sung publicly in this
church, on July 4, 1892.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17

When the officers of the American
battleships arrived at Tokyo last
month they were welcomed by crowds
of school children, who sang Hail
Columbia and other American songs
In English. When have American
school children ever welcomed foreign
visitors by singing songs in their ma
tive tongue?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17

An aeroplane garage has been con-
structed on the roof of building in
Paris. Why not call 1t roost?
After all one can find certain de-
gree of Christian charity for the man
who committed suicide because his
wife insisted in waking him up at three
o'clock in the morning and talking TO
him. For gentle spirit there was ev-
identity no other defense.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17

In view of the fact that the price Of
stock exchange seats in New York
has jumped recently from $4,000 to
$4,000, it is little discouraging to
learn that the owner of pew in fash
ionable Grace church, on lower Broad
way, which he bought for $4,000, has
been able to get only $1,100 bid for
Il. at auction.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17
Board to Pass on Eye Doctors.

Members of the Iowa Association
of Optometrists have prepared bill.
to be presented to the next session
of the state legislature, calling for
the creation of state optical board,
along the general lines of the state
board of medical examiners. Duties
of examination and issuance of GER
tificates to persons to practice as eye
specialists throughout the state
would fall on this board. The aa-
ISOLATION does not cover eye diseases.
desiring to have charge only of the
fitting of glasses. Arrangements are
made for a secretary to the board.
for penalties for persons practicing
without license, and 81 clause is in
serted, prohibiting men holding GER
tificates under the act to style
themselves doctors