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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-28
rHoUGA rNe 8oTrlt WAS "A
eeteo rolsoNMersCoisr pAa
SON TOOK TASTE pNC WOS
STORIES OF His EXPERIENCE
Sold Prayer foT Ten Dollars Once
and Offered Ano.her at Ssme Ptice.
Works Now hs enforcement o'' Ger
Interior Department

Guthrie. Okla. Drc a. Rev G. g..
H,5unor. We hoH-i preacher. form rly
active In Oklan0mt noliJics and st the
present tiWc p,.i1l uilifc uudOr
The interior department at Wa tinst %
recently in the county count 70, Ciss
Lake. Minn.. took drink from hot
tie alleged to be rat poison - provo
Thar 1t was iust plain 'boozr.'
For several years BrInnon ha. been
engaged in the prohibition culora'.
mout business uH the Indian r.sc.,l.
lions of the United States. iIr g. W.
der Special Agent W. r. Johnson at
WASHINGTON. -. c.. who f. known SD
well throughout southwest as "Pus
sytoo.," because al the WcccssiUl iliu.
that he has made Ia old Indian Trrii
tory prior To statehood At the pre-
ent time Johnson. rrlnn1n. &. r. Puff
pen, u. r. Brcn's of Ada. nnd H. r.
Coggcschal of Elmira \. Y, are clean
ing up the Indians OF Minnesota.
II was during the trial OF man by
the name OF Richie. an agent for a
Cass Lake Drug company. that Bran.
non made Ccr.ain the conviction uf
Richie by drinking from bottle saIu
To contain rat poison. The charge h1d
E.cn made against Richie of selling
whiskey 20 u Chippewa Indian Rich
les defense was that he had no sold
NhiSkey to the Indian, but rat poison.
Rev. nrannon had % "huuch' that what
the bottle contained was really whis-
Ike. and to convince the jurors he tool,
drink OF the liquid. resulting in no
bad effects whatever \ verdict oi
conviction was at once returned
against the prisoner.
The work of these special ofiiccrs
during the past few months has beer
confined to the counties of Cass, Hub
bard Becker and MnhnOmcu. in Nortl
Central Minnesota. and the Whit,
Earth Indian reservation. I'm that IL
cality they had nut loi saloons out g
business and destroyed $1,000 wort
of liquor They have been material
assisted In their work hy a membc
of the Chippewa tribe. Norbert Ser,
who Is also engaged with them a.
special officer.
by invoking the power oi q ,rcat
made with the chippewa Indian. o
February - 1859. prohibiting the sal
of liuuor in the Chippewa country /
Northern Minnesota. the saloons In IN
counties named and In adjoining coul
ties were closed. by the order of Spc,
ial Agent johnson. II Is said that thi
is the most sweeping order ever issue
10y the authorities. The saloons Whi'
were eliminated by johnson N,re "a
charged with selling liquor 10 .c,
men,
Twelve saloon in Detroit. the .ou
ty seat of BccliI~ county. Ia Bagl,,
county seat OF clear Water county n
Z in Park Rapids Hdhbard count
together with other saloons in m
same district ary among those attic,
ed. The saloons are barrel FROM ry
Tile. Ackloy, Guthrie, Frazer and Fo
roston. The bar g. placed ON al
Hubbard and H'okcr counties. DO.
portion OF ltaal.a ,ouu'y west ui rams
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-28
New York City's Debt.

or the total net Indebtedness of
the las cities. 39.2 per cent Is credit
ed to New York CITY. which had
more than seven times the indebt.
cdness of any lther city. aud more
than one-half of the total of the
- largest cities of the country. The
per capita net debt of New York
City was $li252; and the only 9th.
rr cities having a per capita net
Indebtedness OF over slO0 were:
Cincinnati Ohio. $l23,S5: Boston,
Mass. sl2O.37; Galveston, Texas,
sllj.7N, Pueblo, Colo. $lOS.23. and
Newton, Mass. SlU5.S3. or the cit
les oil over 100000 estmated popu.
lalion San Francisco had by far
tn" smallest net debt, and Detroit
with s23.75 per capita, next to the
smallest; Of the cities having a pop
ulatlon of from 100000 to 900. .00O
these with thr smallest per capita
net debt were. 81. Joseph Mo.
slGiG. and indianapolis. Ind, Sl7.9l.
o; the cities having from 10000
To 100000 population. those having
thes mallest per capita net debt
We're. Erie, Pa, sl0l3; Wheeling,
". Va, sl0.4l; Joplin Mo. slO.1i,
ana Johnstown, Pa. $i1l9.
The increase in the net debt fer
tn, fiscal year of 1907 was $I2O.93o..
""i, more than thrcc.fourths of which
VAS credited TO the Is largest cit.
les, and more than one-half of which
l. credited 10 New York CITY. The
only city OF less than 100000 in.
HtbilantS having an increase of
more than sl,O0O.000 was Seattle.
Wash, whose net deb Increased bv
$"''Lo'N. Several cities de.reascd
their net indebtedness during the
year. the larger of them being 81.
us. san Francisco, Washington.
indianapolis ana Kansas City.
In any discussion of indebtedness
IL should be- remembered. the bulle.
TN states. that the value of public
improvements. and especially the
amounts expended on public service
enterprises, should be- taken into
consideration Many cities own theh
"at'rworks, and some their light
plants. and considerable prcpor.
ton of the indebtedness OF such
ties may have been incurred In
the purchase or construction of such
plants.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-28
SMOKE DEWITT's EXPERIENCE

Mrs. :. Joyce. Claremont, y. H.,
writes: About a year ago bought
two bottles of Foleys Kidney Rem.
edy II cured me of severe case
ufg kidney trouble of several years
standing. 1t certainly Is grand
good medicine and heartily recon
mend IT," Sold by all druggists
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-28
Stuna for IS Years

by lndigestion's pangs--trying many
doctors and $4,000 worth OF medi.
cine in vain, b, +. Ayscue. OF Ingle
side, \. c., at last used Or. Kings
New Life Pills. and writes they
wholly cured him. They cure Con.
stipation, Blliousness. Sick Head.
ache. stomach. Liver. Kidney and
Rowel troubles, 25c at Ardmore
Pharmacy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-28
Attention Maccabees.

The Lady MaccabceS will meet In
X of T.. Hail tomorrow "Wednesday
afternoon AZ $50. The attendance of
all members desired.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-28
AMOUNTS TO MORE THAN Sev.
en- TIMES rHAr OF ANY orn.
gR c,rY IN uN,rso STATES.
CINCINNATI COMES SECOND
of the Cities OF Over SOC, ,ooo popula.
ton San francisco Mas by Far
the Smallest Net Debs--Detroit
Comes Nest 10 the Smallest.

Washington. -. c.. Dec 2S.-Tho
Indebtedness of the governments ol
los cites in the United States
which, in 1907. had an estimated
reputation Of over 10000 each, forms
an Interesting chapter of L. y. Cen.
sus Bulletin lO5. prepared by Diyi.
sion chief Il. II. Mailing. under the
supervision f Dr lie Grand Powers,
chief statist.clan in charge of the
official statistics OF cities.
The gross debt includes the en-.
the amount of debt obligations out.
standing against a city and is elias.
ificd by division of the government.
of the city issuing. according to
provision made for payment and as
held by the public or by funds of
the city In many cities such forms
of current Indebtedness as outstand
ing warrants and outstanding judg
nrntS are not thought of as indebt.
edncsS but In reality are such and
sh-uld be included in complete
statement Of Indebtedness. Outstand.
ing warrants are shown for nearly
two-thirds of the cities considered,
end In some of the western cities
const tutr Il nslderablc portion OF
the indebtedness. The net in.
/ debtedncss includes the gross in.
/ dcbtcdness less the sinking fund as.
} aots. ana for purposes Of comparison
Is more significant than the gross
Indebtedness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-28

Hc is truly prize idiot who keeps
still in his humble little plac" and
expects promotion and looks for re-
ward
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-28

Time gets ahead of al of " de-
spite the fact that some of rs boast
OF never being behind time
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-28

as to the purity OF insreaients con.
tained In remedy were the dispens-
ers OF the famous laxative tonic. Dr.
Caldwell's syrup Pepsin. Price SO
cents or 81 q bottle VI any druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-29
ENLIST CHILDREN TO SAVE
FEATHERED FRIENDS
Campaign Begun i'm New York by the
National Association of Audi
bon Societies.

New York, June 29.-To enlist every
American boy and girl in one great
child army to guard the bird resources
of their country is the object of cam
raign that has been begun in this
city. Under the direction of the Ma
tional Association of Audubon socie-
ties it is planned to try to reach every
one of the 2O,0O0,OO0 school children
scattered over the continent and form
them into an active and united fight
ing force for the feathered crop guards
whose butchery is now threatening the
agricultural wealth of coming genera
tons. Already il is reported that the
children of MANY states are enrolling
in the ranks of this national array
of boys and girls on whom the Audit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-29

Torrance with promise. For the small
est of coins the greatest of newspapers
may be had at ones doorstep in the
early morning after a midnight order.
No other business embracing SO many
details causes SO few disappointments
to its customer and is called upon SO
rarely to offer apologies and excuses.
in its advertising feature the stand
ard newspaper is likewise wonderfully
accurate Containing thousands of paid
announcements involving the comfort,
convenience and fortunes of the mass
eS, the smallest want almost invaria-
bly, finds its proper place, exactly as
the most important sale by great
merchant is set forth without a varia-
ton from copy. Time is the essence
of the newspapers obligation to the
public, and all these things are accom-
plished with punctuality that in first
class offices rarely fails.
"Given a newspaper such as this in
which liberty, justice and public serv-
ice are honestly and ably championed,
it richly merits the praise and conf
dence of every American"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-29


Bombay
father
in
a
of
Civil Military
paonng
by plain Tales
his Departmental Dtte
to
newell literature.
the of with
with
him
the no OF
10 C
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-29
ION officials base their brightest hopes

bon officials base their brightest hopes
OF future protection for the birds.
To muster the children of the south
into the van guard of this boy and
girl army, T. Gilbert Pearson, secre-
tary of the Audubon association, has
gone to Knoxville, where he will lee
turc TO several thousand teachers 1T
their summer school on the relation Df
birds TO agriculture and the best meth
DDS of teaching this important subject
in schools. With an endowment IF
100000, which it is hoped may be
obtained from the Peabody fund next
fall, this branch Of education will be
pushed and extended throughout the
southern states till every child in this
section has become an active advocate
OF the proper protection of its valuable
bird resources.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-29
"skinning the Consumers"

Senator Beveridge is doing the coun-
try a service by exposing the pro-
cesses through which the American
consumers are being robbed by the
tarlff-proteCted trusts. The eXposi-
ton of the cunning trick of false
weight by the tobacco trust, the other
day, was supplement 10 the showing
IN he gave the cash register monop-
oily He declared, and proved his dec
1aration true, that cash registers If
Inc SAME patterns used here are sold
in England and Europe at startingiy
low prices. He submitted to the SEN
ate Photographic reproductions of the
English and American price list IF
cash registers made i'll this country.
The machine which is sold here for
$3.50 is offered for sale in England
fer $135. The adder which sells for
Sis here can be bought for $G5 there.
How long is suffering but patient
people to be thus skinned" by tariff
protected trusts?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-29
FORESTRY AT SEATTLE EXPOSITION

Washington, June 2S.-Don Carlos
Ellis, chief of the section of education
in the United States forest service,
will deliver a series of lectures on the
forest work of the government at the
Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposition, begin
ming July 1. Mr.. Ellis will arrive N
Seattle the latter part of June and will
assume charge of the two exhibits
which the forest service has installed
The main exhibit of the service IS
located in the government building,
ana attracted much favorable COIN
ment of a thousand visitors who at
tended the fair on the opening dav
This exhibit consists. chiefly, of large
bromides and transparencies showing
views of forest areas and logging oper-
atoms. These are mounted in suitable
cases and are very impressive because
.of their size and beauty of the natural
(oloring which has been added to the
Photographs by government artists
Sc ctions of Douglas fir and redwood
trees are also shown These sections
were taken from the trees at points
lG feet apart, for their full height. and
are accompanied by diagrams which
explain the growth of these two
species. The remaining floor space is
covered with cases and stands showing
photographs, samples of wood, paper
pulp and other products.
The forest service is also operating
completely equipped timber testing
laboratory in the machinery building.
Here the regular timber test work of
the service is under way. Each after
noon at 8 O'Clock, large bridge tim
Der eight by 16 inches in cross sec
ton and 1G feet long is tested. This
timber is placed in large testing
machine, and is then loaded until 1t
is completely broken. The timber is
then sawed into small pieces and tests
are made on these. Other samp'e
tested specimens of various manufac-
tured forms, such as wagon axles,
buggy spokes, shafts and wagon poles
are also shown. Charts showing the
strength of all of the principal Amefi
can structural timbers are also on ex
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-29
The Argus Daily Short Story
The Girl Who Dared-By Amelie Delaney.
Copyrighted. 1903 by Associated Literary Press

''',~" go. seen stray auto ronnd
here:"
Its run away" answered one after
moment.
with Il g-gurl." added the other as
the tears came to her eyes.
what. Do you mean that some girl
is driving my auto up or down the
highway without my permission"
"Yyesr'
And who is she. may I inquirer"
IA Miss Flint
"Well. Miss Flint has nerve. Is she
used to driving autos?'
We've guess SO. but she seemed
scared when she started off. Won't
you run after her. sir! You see, we
dared her to-"
And she wouldn't take a dare?
Well. there's $4,000 auto gone to
wreck and girl lying somewhere be-
side the road with a broken neck
Run after her! Why, she may be fif-
teen miles away by this time! How
could she be so foolishr
But if she is d-dead. sir, some one
must bring home her--her margled re-
mains" said one of the girls as both
broke down and wept
well, believe there's saddle
horse in the stable, and I'll set out in
pursuit. Young ladies, let this be q
solemn warning to you-very solemn"
He was young man of two or
three and twenty and did not look a
1: = l,a
a stranger to the house from which be
had emerged. He tried to look very
dignitied and serious as he uttered his
warning, but it was a failure. Any
young man Of that age would have
made failure of 1t.
Even though the girls were fearful
and anxious as they walked along
home they agreed titteringly that he
didn't look u bit solemn.
He brought out the horse as soon as
possible and galloped away. but at the
lake the highway forked. There were
three diverging roads. and he must
and did take his chance Of hitting the
right one. He had galloped down the
left hand one for three miles before q
farmer replied to his hail:
mo; haven't seen no gal scOotin
by here in an auto at fifty miles an
hour If l had l should have flung q
rock after her. Beats all how different
the gals of this age are from those OF
forty years ago. Why. when my wife
was gall
But the pursuer waited to hear nc
more. He returned to the lake and
finding the right hand road little
better than the middle one, took II
and galloped ahead When he had gone
d distance of two miles he drew rein
to speak to farmers wife wedding
flower bed in the front yard.
"A gal and an auto. chg" she que
Tied. no: / don't think I've seen 'em
Might have seen 'em. but IL so 1t ha.
slipped my E1ind. What was the color
of the gals hairy"
But you have either seen them o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-29

For six months the Widow Penrose
had been planning an addition to her
country residence. but absence and a
rush of orders had prevented her
nephew. Gordon Gordon. from running
down and taking the work in hand.
Finally he appeared in his auto.
driven by himself, and the machine
was left at the gate. 1t had rested
there less than half an hour when
along came three young ladies with
fish poles on their shoulders and one
poor little fish to show that they had
not visited the lake in vain that fore
noon.
The sight of an auto was more
familiar to them than that of car
rage. They were residents of the city
and friends at home and were sum-
mering at good Aunt Mary's boarding
house. a quarter of u mile away.
An auto" they cried In chorus as
they came to a halt.
And the owner is in the housew
And we can take ride without his
knowing it!'
"Yes. but none of US can run it."
Girls" said Miss Dorothy Flint.
with whom this story has mostly to
do. 81 have ridden in autos SO many
times that believe l could run one.
Yes. / know l could. It's just like
steering u boat after you get started.
believe you turn the crank In front
first. That ignites the spark or some
thing. Then. after you get in. you pull
this lever back. and away she goes.
think the auto belongs to a doctor.
Doctors are always good hearted men.
and Pm sure this one won't begrudge
us a little spin. Get in
But the command was in vain. They
hadn't confidence in her experience
and skill as chauffeur. If she could
run an auto. why not drive the ma
chine to the lake and back? She hest.
tated and was jeered at She made as
II to turn away and was dared
Perhaps Miss Dorothy's grandfather
was one of those who fell ut Lexington
or lay wounded on the field of Bunker
Hill. AT any rate. the dare" had
hardly been dared when she was at
the crank. and as soon as the whizzing
noise came TO prove that the dead ma.
chine had come TO life she climbed in
and gave it a start
She went off with whew and had
not covered hundred feet when she
wished she had not gone at all. But II
was too late. There were a dozen ..Oh
mys!" behind her, and she forgot ev.
erything but holding the wheel with q
grip of death.
If she had ever heard that an auto
could be stopped she forgot it now. II
was a hard. wide road. and she was
out of sight in three minutes.
The other two girls stood there witt
mouths and eyes wide open and feel
ing helpless even to scream out wher
u young man came down from the
house. raised his hat. looked around
sud inquired somewhat anxiously:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-29
Newspapers.

"Just and appreciative as were the
recent remarks of President Judson of
the University of Chicago on the sub
ject of newspapers, he might in truth
have said much more" in the opinion
of the New York World. while the
press is not Indifferent to criticism, it
is probable that, like some other pow
erful institutions, it is too little in
clined to self-defense. 1t could go to
great lengths in that direction if it
would
"Willful inaccuracy and untruthful-
ness are the more common indictments
against newspapers, and yet in the
case of the reputable press the charge
cannot be sustained. Newspapers deal
hurriedly with history in the making.
Every library contains carefully pre-
pared volumes which have more dis
puted passages than can be found in
the average newspaper. Newspapers
often receive statements of alleged
fact from persons who are misinform-
ed or ignorant or who may be pre-
Sumptu0uS or malicious. Few people
see things alike. Fewer still can de-
scribe things alike. Those whose mem.
cries agree are even more rare. Yet
in spite of these conditions and the
limitations of their own representa-
tives, newspapers usually approximate
the truth. Their errors are in black
and white and ca4not be concealed /;
if their circulation be large, there are
hundreds of thousands of witnesses
against them.
Regarded merely as a business en-.
terprise, the well conducted newspaper
is no less a marvel of precision. No
railroad, mandatory or merchandiser
is so unvaryingly punctual, so com
pIetely the master of all it's processes
or SO resourceful in harmonizing per.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-29
BASEBALL AT NIGHT.
Trial Game Played at Cincinnati Seems
to Be a Success.

Baseball by electric light had thor
ough trial at National League park in
Cincinnati the other night. and it seems
to be Il success. The infield and out
Eeld We're brilliantly illuminated by a
battery of five mammoth lights in
stalled by the inventor of the system,
George \. Cahill of Holyoke. Mass,
and flooded the field. making it almost
as light as day. The game was played
Between teams representing the Elks
lodges of Cincinnati and Newport KY,
and was fast In all departments. The
players handled hard infield hits with
apparently as much certainty and ease
as if they had been playing in the glare
of MONDAY. What little difficulty there
was experienced in judging balls fell
to the outficldcrs, and these players
missed but Two out of a possible four
teen hits to the outfield during the sew.
en- innings played.
President Garry Hermann of the
Cincinnati Reds said after witnessing
the game:
might baseball has come to stay. II
needs some little further development,
Dul With proper llSnllilS CuluitlbHS-
conditions better than this experiment
provided-will see the night sport i'm
mensely popular"
Manager Clark Griffith of the Reds
said:
81 don't believe that night baseball is
destined to rival the daylight article.
but / will say that am much surprised
at the ease with which the game was
played tonight. Under improved light
ing it will grow more popular"
A crowd Of more than 1850 persons
saw the game.
The scheme was a pronounced sue
cess, although the big league players
who witnessed the contest expressed
the opinion that there would have to
be further Improvement in the system
Of lighting before championship games
may be played
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-29
A Question of Diet.

The man who made the unfortunate
statement that the diet of cannibals is
the most rational because it offers to
the body what it needs in the easiest
assimilable form, probably never i'm
agined how much dust it would kick up
in scientific and unscientific circles. 1t
is safe to say that no scientists really
took that remark seriously, but when
the unlearned crowd became hyster-
ical at the mere thought of the sug-
gestion supposed to be implied in The
utterance, the men of science consid-
cred it their duty to don their specta-
Giles and skull caps and enter into a
critico-analytical discussion of the sub
ject, just as if it had been meant SER
iously. Every day the newspapers are
deluged with literary contributions
from mostly incompetent critics who
express their horror at the inhumanity
and barbarism of the supposed advo-
cate of cannibalism.
Quite apropos of this acrimonious
discussion of the advisability and
dietetic merits of cannibalism the
papers gave considerable space the
other day to a farewell dinner given
to a number of missionaries on the
eve of their departure for the wilds of
darkest Africa. There is grewsome
suggestiveness in giving missionaries
a good meal before sending them to
tribes who do not consider cannibal-
ism mere joke and practice it with
out, for a single moment, worrying
over its ethical aspect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-29
Fa. SinGcrs-Why

A medical gentleman. writing In
Gomoedia. explains that the physical
nassiveness OF the majority of famous
singers comes mainly from abnormal
development Of the lungs. We must
confess tha:rwe had been under the
impression that 1t was due to a lauda-
BILE effort to make grand opera anus
fng.-Punch