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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-21
PRocURERs FOR WHITE sLAv.
ERY WHO LIVE OFF VICTIMS
EARNINGS ARE THOUSANDS.
THEIR DEBT BONDAGE
United states Attorney Urges New
Enactment Making Felonious ths
Present Detention Of Gu Victims
10 Pay Indebtedness.

Chicago Feb. 20 -Iuycstigationa
by the agents OF the United States
district attorneys office have re-.
suited in the assertion by Assistant
District Attorney Parkin that fully
5000 men, owners Of white slaves
in the disordcrly houses Of Chicago.
liy" IN idlencss of the earnings of
their victims This startling a.scr.
ton and the state laws which ne
recommends in an article in the chi.
cago magazine, Woman's World.
hav" been endorsed by the Illinois
vigilance association. They hit hard.
est at these owners" by making
their work a felony Fake marriages
is a frequent device by which in.
noccnt girls are obtained for lives
Of shame Mr. Parkn asserts in this
article ana hc cites such cases.
In endorsing these bills. the H.
linois vigilance association. which
has dealt with many cases where
marriages fake or fcuuinc. were used
as means Of procuring girls, has
recommended that The enactment
provide that tine estate of marriage
shall Dee no bar to testimony of
girl victims
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-21

Criticisms against action OF eoun-
Gil were answered IN plain language
and the crowd in a rising vote es.
pressed satisfaction and attributed
honesty Of purposs to the city eoun.
cil
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-21

For insomnia drink Bromide water
and see how quick IL will relieve you
Phone 4s1.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-21

For all stomach troubles drink
Bromide water as water not as
a medicine, and get results. Phone
4s7.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-21
c Boone Taliaferros new line OF
ricture mouldIngs and mat boards.
2l.im
Eastern star

Regular meeting Monday might ar
7.3o We also have some iuuiator,
work.
BESIE PALMER.
IRENE BRYAN, Worthy Mltron
Secretary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-21

:: on and after March the
.. 4th. Charles Evans and G.. O.
.: lun1. joint authors OF the
:: oklahoma "Civil Government
:: will answer all questions Of
:: parliamentary law and civil
:: government arising I'm the con-
:: duct Of oklahoma Moot Cor
{. crosses. Address such quos.
: tions 20 state Moot Congress
:; organizer High school Build.
:: ing. Ardmoro. OKLA
Z. :. q 2; q. Z. .;.nf: :; Z. r..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-21

court room was well attended BE.
fore the meeting adjourned stand.
ing room was az a premium William
| Cruce was placed In the chai.
and the object OF the meeting stat.
81. Mayor Pennington who had called
the meeting at once took the floor
and entered into plain discussion
of city affairs and answered the
criticisms that have been oferc4.
In his call for the mass meeting
he agreed TO satisfy every reasonable
man that the work of the city coun-
ell had been done in good lita
and that the best interests Of the
city had been protected From the
expressions of the people as they
filed out Of the room at the close.
NJ. Pennington succeeded He got
close 10 the people in his discus.
sion. He said ne believed i'm the rule
of the majority that majority rule
was the basis of popular govern
ment and asked the people II they
would abide by vote of the ma.
iority of the people present and
cease their strife if he convinced
the majority present tha, he hal
done what was best. Nearly every
man voted to be- ruled by the ma.
jority. He said hc was not candi.
date for any office the people had
to give OYou will be- our mayor
just the same. clmc voice from
the crowdD The mayor then read
expressions from the Democrat which
were presumed to have come from
the people. Each question was ans.
" red i'm plain common sense man
f, ncr and the ridiculous side was
presented in a forceiul manner lie
then went into the matter of the
bond sale and told how G. l.. Ander.
son had begun the corr, spondence
as a banker, how the bond people
! had bid on the bonds and offered
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II' then told how hc had saved
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-21
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP.

The New York Tribune gives out
the following figures:
Tn, growth of the Christian
churches Of the United States in
the year 1905 was not so rapid as
in any one Of the preceding five
years, according to statistics Of all
the religious bodies jus; complied
by Dr. II. X. Carroll OF New York.
In the report are included only
church members in the United States.
In all Christian churches in this
country and Catholic
there are now 34.2S2,543 members.
OF this total 12,O9l65G are credited
70 the Roman Catholic church. In
all the churches 720,6i7 communi.
cants were added in 1908. far less
than was the gain in 1907, which
was reported as 1.2il .2S6. but more
than half that total was CREDITED
to the Roman Catholic church.
whereas for 1905 the Roman Catholic
Increase is only 29S,Si3. This leaves
the total Prostestant gains for the
two years. respectively. 57l443 in.
1907 and i2l,SOi in 1908. Compared
with the results of the government
census Of 1890, the new figures show
that in the eighteen years the mum.
be- Of COMMITMENTS has grown
from 2o,6lS,3O7 to 3i2S2548. an in.
crease at the ate of 6G per cent.
The number of ministers has grown
from llI,o3G to l65,725. an increase.
o.. ~ per cent In 1850 there were
1859 churches; now there are
2l3.oi9. Religious bodies having
more than 25o.ooo COMMITMENTS
each, in order according 70 size.
are:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-21

few OF The UNCONVENTIONAL bodies
show decreases in membership a.
compared with last year. The largest
decrease is that Of the Pres byterian
church North for which 1886 few.
er communicates is reported than
a yea" aSo. The falling off is sta
tls'ical rather than actual. however.
for it is caused by a readjustmenr
of he numbers added from the Cum.
berani Presbyterian church
Notwithstanding the tendency OF
existing denominations to unite aud
fcdorate their efforts, there are con.
,inually being added new denomina-
tions TO the total in The United
States. The government census of
1890 reported li3 denominations. The
present statistics show 1855. an IN.
crease Of ~. Six of these were re-
ported for the first time this year
Three of them were created by di-
vision in the Disciples of Christ, the
Church of the New Jerusalem and
the Christian Science church, There
is also q new Holiness body, new
one I'm the Methodist family ana a
negro Christian body
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-21

Roman Catholic..--... ..l2,09i, ,G56
Methodist Episcopal ...... 31l2.44S
Baptist South .......... 2.054.3Ol
baptist OColoredD ........ l,S6i.S77
Methodist tSouth........ l.7i9,S99
Presbyterian CNorth)...--. 1.27S.259
Disciples of Christ ....... l,274,725
baptist lNorth).......h... 1.1SI35b
Protestant Episcopal. ..... NS4.553
African Methodist ........ S5S.323
Congregationalists .... 72l.553
Lutheran Synod Conference 672.Oi9
African Methodist Zion. 5S3lOG
Lutheran General Council. 4i711S.
LatterDay Saints (Mormonl $4,000
Reformed tGemanD ..... eS9.32SI
Lutheran General synod 2SO.g7SI
United Brethren ......... 1856
Presbyterian CSouthl ..... 269. 1873
La Junta tribune., 1909-01-23

La Jnn,a ice dealers were putting
up a larEe supply OF Ice.
La Junta tribune., 1909-01-23
Fred Funston Appointed M.rsh.l.

Fred Funston, formerly night mar
shal in La Juata, was recent APP
pointed marsha. at Twin Bridges.
Mont, and viii assume the duties OF
that office as soon as he has been
in the state the required legnth OF
time.
Mr.. Funston has been visiting in La
Junta for a few days and left the
first OF the week for his home in The
frozen north, somewhat against mis-
will. as he was advised by letter that
the thermometer there regist red
thirty-one degrees below zero
Mr.. Funston is a nephew of Gem
eral Fred Funston. OF Philippine no.
tori ". and experienced two years
service in Uncle Sans army in our
is and possessions.
A notice of his recent appointment
as city marshal at Twin Bridges.
Mont, reads as follows:
THE town council met in special
session Thursday evening to con;id-
er the dismissal Of Marshal Hanna-
gan. who, It Is alleged. has been neg
lectful Of his duties By the .ests-
mony OF different citizens. it was
proved that the charges against the
narsha1 were true. and he was dIs-
Missed Mert Gould was appointed
70 an tie vacancy Il n understonA
that ,. ?. Funston win act q NJ.
0os12s asDuky. nd . soon q ~
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La Junta tribune., 1909-01-23

Sunday afternoon In the Presbyterian
church, with Nonder-y's orchestra
aad local talent as features. aad an
occasional outside attraction. The
expense viii entail the donation ef
81 per month from eishty-Lye .ii-
zsns OF La Junis-
w T. aeady responded to toast
on the "Belea Cm-oI.T a project
Hhich same OF cur local kn1eksrs
say Is going q nj La Jnnta n
the map and On a side track for the
balance OF rs days. Sir. Ready ex-
planned that the Beien cutoff Was a
strip of track do~n in New Mexico
whose traffic al the present time was
limited TO one passenger. one frei sht
and one local traia per day. Most Il
the refrigerator business wou d 90
over this line. tut otherwise the
traffic over the main Lac Ia Colorado
would remain the same. The gen
erai manager had already announced
that the line through Colorado would
be the passenger route always There
had been a call for fifteen men f5r
the Belen cutoff from the five d.
visions te,wsen Newton AID Alba
querqne. and II the men wanted To
20 il was possible that La Junta
would lose five engineers and fire
men. but that was all Mr.. keady's
talk was replete with good. hard
sense, and the impression he left
upon his hearers was that La Junta
had nothing to fear from the Beien
cutoff busaboo. and that Its exist
ence would not be any more notice
able than 40 miles CT new track In
Pa,a gonia or some other foreign
cline.
suggestion by Judge Mechanics
that the association make an effort
10 secure an eyneing train west on
the Santa Fe was referred to the
committee on commerce. and another
~ ". E. Andrews that the assoscia-
tion secure permanent headquarters
to the finance committee. after which
everybody went home.
La Junta tribune., 1909-01-23
unel. Sam Is Boss.

Under the above caption the pub
crat. Baraboo. Wis. frees his mind
in an editorial, OF which the 70 low
ing Is reprint:
One OF the bosses in the post
office department has decided that in
vItations 10 bridge whist parties
where prizes are given are barred
from the mails. This viii result in
increased b, siness for the teie-
phone companies and less stamp rev.
enue for the government.
Uncle Sam says we cannot publish
advertisements containing coupons:
We cannot publish advertisements of
raffles or drawings; we are not even
permitted to publish the results Of
such games OF chance. II we publish
an item relative TO a social function,
such as a progressive card party we
must be carefu to avoid pus Iishing
the fact that the most successful
player was the recipient of SOU
yenir spoon. and also refrain from
mentioning that the person with the
lowest score carried home the conso-
lation prize. perhaps rag doll. II
we should happen to so far forget
ourselves as to disobey these rules,
the postmaster is supposed to notify
US that the paper containing such Of
fensive matter is to be barred from
the mails. Or. perhaps the penalty
may be the payment of fine. or
Imprisonment in some vile bastile un-
til we learn that the pathway OF the
transgressor is rot paved with the
petals OF the pansy or scented with
the odcr of the breathing rose
Yet. in the face OF these facts. the
government conducts land drawings,
and these are advertised In news
papers and circulars which are sent
through the mails, and after the
drawings have b en- held. the results
are published.
We like you. Uncle Sam. and swear
by you. but at times We almost feel
inclined to ensa Re an expert to swear
at you.
La Junta tribune., 1909-01-23

La Jnnia lee dealers were putting
mp large supply OF Ice.
Alfred D3wasr accepted position
in the Office Of santa Re Tirnekeeper
Beer ohm.
The Mayor. John Fisher. Issued an
order requiring the saloons - close
on SUNDAY
Santa Fe collectors made their last
run on January 20. 1883. and con
aact0rs were again plaeea in ful
charge OF trans.
One OF the proposed counties TO
be made out OF old Bent made Las
Anlmas the county seat OF county
eighty-seyen mi es long and half a
mile wide.
Fifty representative citizens Of
Bent county were In Denver in the in
terest OF county division The inii-
cations were that many people in ;he
county would OF pose il.
The Santa Fe stored $50 car
loads of ice in La Iunta. Employees
were notified that the company would
not sell ice TO them during the sum.
mer and that they would have to get
their supply from local dealers.
An epidemic OF babies breaks out
In La Junta occasionally. remarked
the Tribune. II isn't contagious. how
ever and there is no reason why Las
Animas shout quarantine against Us
on that account.
The Tribune recommended that
John E. Godding carry around a
pocketful OF Roc.y Ford watsrme ons
and distri 3ute among the lawmakers.
TO convince them that that town is
entitled to county seat honors.
La Junta and Higbee cast i55 votes
at the last election. and Rocky Ford
and Ca,iin 25l. The Tribune prophe-
sled that III La Junta gets tine tenn
porary county seat. as she doubtless
will. the county seat question will be
settled for all time, and IL was.
William Carson. OF Fort Garland.
was accidentally shot on the after
noon Of January Is. 1883. and aied
the following day. While taking care
Of his horses one OF them kicked at
him. striking his revo.yer In the scab-
bard, which was discharged, the ball
entering the thick part Of the thigh
and ranging down. Mr.. Carson was
son OF the famous Kit Carson. and
left a wife and four children.
La Junta tribune., 1909-01-23
Annual Mse.ins.

The annual meeting Of the stock
koiders Of the Arkansas Valley Real
" Company will be held In the office
Of the company in the Milles-H Hale
block in La Junta, coio.. on Mon
day. February 1st. lsos. at 10 O'Clock
! =. tor he purpose 4 essctias
1irsct0rs for tAe sassing yeas, -
- traSsacsidn 4 ~ CO. iawful
I'M -; r: I n
The Press., 1909-05-12
THE NUMBER SEVEN.
N Rarely Occurs In the Science of
 Weights and Measures.

lt Rarely Occurs In the Science of
 Weights and Measures.
 How would you define "seven?" The Standard Dictionary says it is "one more than six" Webster's calls it "one more than six or one less than eight" The abridged Webster says it is five and two" and the Century's definition runs ''one more than six; the sum of three and four"
 In metrology-thati is, the science of weights and measures-seven is com paratively rare. The seven days of the week form a striking example of Ats use, however
 Scholars have found, too, that the Egyptian cubit contained seven hand breadths. ''Cubit' is from the Latin "cubitum." the elbow, or the distance from the elbow to the end of the mid. de finger. The Roman cubit was one and half Roman feet or 17.4 English inches, but the royal Egyptian cubit, used in the building of the pyramids of Gizeh, perhaps $500 B. C., has been learned from measuring sticks found in the tombs to have been 2O.64 Eng fish inches. The ordinary cubit was divided into six palms or handbreaths, and the use of seven in the Egyptian cubit is ascribed by some investigators to 8 probable custom of placing the hand behind the elbow when measur- Ing along walls with the forearm and leaving 1t on the wall until the arm was laid down again. It should be added that there are many other cubits of widely different values, both ancient and mOdern.-Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
The Press., 1909-05-12
UNION.

N S l1 s Regular meeting of MashApaug Lakt grange next Monday evening. Rev. H. M. Lawson preached at Holland last Sunday for Rev. Francis s Child, who has been i'll with an attack of grip.
 Rev. Hugh F. Graham preached at the Congregational church last Sun. day, using for his text Luke 5:5. The church has extended a call to Mir. Graham.
 Miss Isabella Roger, who has been employed at Spencer since removing to Brookaeld. now has poaition in a school in one of the suburbs of Philadelphia.
 George Towne returned from Keene. N. H.. last week and attended the annual meeting of the Connecticut Forestry association. which was held at West Hartford last Saturday. MT. Towne was one of the speakers at the meeting. his subject being ''Fire protection.
 Mashapaug.
 Olaf Anderson of Charlton was in town Monday.
 M. H. Kinney was in town for a few hours last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Turner caught 85 fish at the "big dam" few nights ago.
 H. R. Howard has partially sur- veyed and completed a traot of land for building lots.
 The baseball season has begun in Mashapaug. A nine is being put in- to condition by Alfred Siswick.
 Wm. Ferry is at work at his hotel getting things ready for a busy sum. mer. already having calls for summer dates.
 Miss M. K. Holoombe returned last week after a month's visit with relA- tives and friends in Bridgeport. Hart ford and vicinity.
 The trolley line from Springfield to Worcester comes within about five miles of the lake, and is a great con- venience to parties who dislike long, hard journey by teams over Union hills during summer months.
 Little by little the inland lakes of New England will be surrounded by people during the summer months. people of temperate taste, who are looking for healthy food. open and pure air and freedom from society, wherein is strife to out.do your neigh bor.
 Each year we welcome Q new camper at the lake and watch with interest the building of the camp. This year Messrs. Harris of SOuthbridge are putting up large cottage on George Crawford's Point" Mr. Crawford is rebuilding his cottage and enlarging it. A MT. Clark of southbridge is also building A cottage on Mir. Draw ford's land.
 Rock Meadow.
 Myron Agard was In Monson a few days ago.
 Arthur House of Hampden was the guest of AdelbeTt Agard recently. +~ Adelbert AgArd is much improving the looks of his house by coat of paint.
 . E. P. Russell of Somers was through this vicinity last week de. hvsring nursery stock. Mrs. David Mathews and Mrs. Edith Mathews recently visited Mrs. Frances Mathews Dumas. :.
 Benjamin Agard and wife of Shrewsbury, Maas.. visited a few days last week at Adelbert Agard's.
 Mrs. Mary Mathews aHd Mrs. Edith Mathews were the guests of Mrs. Sarah Mathews at WestHoFd last Saturday.
The Press., 1909-05-12
HOLLAND.

Gilbert P. Babcock is seriously i'll with the grip.
 Mrs. Amelia Stumpfel has returned from 8 three e-weeks' visit in New York. r
 Hon. and Mrs Wm. B. sprague of Andover called on friends in town recently.
 Mrs H. sohroder, who has been in New York during the winter, has re- turned home.
 The East Central Pomona grange meeting will be held in the town hall May 19.
 Henry Steele of Wales has been spending a few days with his son, John H. Steele.
 Herman Drew of New York has purchased the Leonard Fuller place and moved his family there.
 The Misses Ethel J. Usher and Ethel M. Anderson spent Sunday in Burnside with Miss Rosy Wilson. Mrs. Roland of New York is to have a bungalow erected on the site she purchased below the sohoolhouse.
 Mrs. Frank Babcock and children of New York are spending some time with MT. and Mrs. Gilbert P. Bab- cook.
 The Ladies' Aid of the M. E church will meet Wednesday after noon and evening with MT. and Mrs. Frederick Luce.
 Wm. Ludlow of Passaic. N. J., has moved his goods into the house he recently purchased. The family are to come in July.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry B. Agard and son, Frederick, of Westerly, R. l., have recently been the guests of Judge and Mrs. Edwin s. Agard.
 Miss Clara Baker and daughter. Miss Helen Baker, who have been in Jacksonville. Florida, during the winter. have returned and opened their summer home.
 The first two honOrs of the Rock vile high school go to students of Holland this year. Miss Ethel M. Anderson is valedictorian and Miss Ethel J. Usher is salutatorian.
 Rev. Rennetts O. Miller, district secretary of the international reform bureau of Washington. D. O., gave a very interesting and stirring address in the M. E. church Sunday evening on the subject Moral victories won and waiting"
 A drama will be given by seven girls of the Holland Center school, upper room, at o'clock. May 21st, in the assembly hall of school, "A Lark at Nonotuck Hall, '' with the following cast of characters: Mary Marvin, natural leader, Alberta Wood; Nan Woodruff, always in things. Airline Lynch: Sally Arm strong, always ready for fun, Ethel Luhrsen; Winifred Willets, a little more steady, Ada Luhrsen; Edith Stevens, born without an appetite, Doris Brown; Hanna Jones, who needs Q tonic. Caroline Kimmel; i; Peggy Knowles, an old servant. The proceeds are to be used to purchase curtain for the hall.