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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-02
Fifty-Eight Years in One Job.
New YORK, Dec. 1.-For the first
me in fifty-eight years, Colonel

New YORK, Dec. 1.-FOr the first
time in fifty-eight years, Colonel
Robert Clowry, president of the
Western Union Telegraph Co. was
without a job Monday. His resigna-
ton which was accepted on Wednes-
day with regret by the directors of
the company went into effect at mid
night
With his retirement the last of the
old guard who made the American
telegraph famous the world over in
the last half century stepped down
and out of the ranks in which he
had served as telegraph operator, Of
fee manager, superintendent, vice
president and president.
All of mis- old associates and CO.
workers, when the telegraph was
evolving into the nation wide institu-
ton that it is today are either dead
or out of the game in which he has
played so conspicuous a part. Gen
eral Eckert, his immediate predeces-
sor as president of the great sys-
TEN, General Arson Steger, Elisha
Gray, Moses Farmer, Cyrus Field,
william Orton and Norvin Green have
all passed away, the former but
few weeks ago. But two OF those
who have given distinction to the
telegraph in the last fifty years sur
vive. OF these Thomas A. Edison,
inventor of the duplex and the quad
'uplex which multiplied the capacity
Of the telegraph wire and added TO
S efficiency, at his beautiful home
at Menlo Park is complacently en-
loving the fruits of his eventful life.
Patrick B. Delany, the other, myen-
tor of the anti-Page relay, the multi
ole and a dozen other telegraph i'm
provements including his automatic
telegraph system by which he trans
mits one thousand words a minute
over the wire, is living in tranquil
leasure on a farm at Nantucket, X.
|.
Like Edison and the Others Col.
Clowry it is said expects to spend
the balance of his days living peace
fully in the country. The retiring
president was a product of the mid
die west and to him that section
is beholden for the thoroughness with
which the telegraph was extended IN
to its remotest parts in the early
days proceeding the civil war. espe-
cially in the states of Illinois, MIS-
souri,. Kansas and Nebraska.
His notable career in the telegraph
field began on April 4th, 1852 ae
Joliet. H., where he worked SIX
months for nothing on condition thai
he should be taught telegraphy When
he had mastered the use of the Key
no was made manager of an Office
at I>ockport from which he was later
removed to the telegraph office IN
Springfield, III. The executive abl-
ity he displayed in these positions
won him quick promotion.
In 1859 he was made superintend-
ent of the st. Louis, Missouri and
Kansas Telegraph Co., which was
subsequently taken over by the West
ern union. AS superintendent oil
this line he directed the extension
of the telegraph to Atkinson, Kan,
st. Joseph, Mo, Julesburg, Neb. and
Omaha. Neb., opening the office at
the latter place September 5th, 1860
and at Julesburg, in SEPTEMBER OF
the following year.
For distinguished service IN con-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-02
FIFTY DOLLARS
ANO THIRTY DAYS
is WHAT ONE WHiskET PED
oleR GOT IN THE MUNICIPAL
COURT THIS MORNING.

The police got busy again yes
terday afternoon. and rounded up Il
dusky gentleman on lower MaiE
street that they suspected OF dispos'
ing OF the juice OF the forbidden
fruit" for a consideration. and this
morning he was given chance
TO prove his innocence in the mu-
nicipal court.
After hearing his version of the
affair, and introducing witnSses
to prove his good character, Judge
owen informed him that he believed
him to be guilty and that he was
going to get stuck.
Immediately soft Groom was
herd in the room and it developed
that the culprit was singing for
the benefit OF the court.
Just let me down easy, and you Il
never see me here no more; just
let me down easy, I'll read the
Good Book like | never read before. "
But the melody didn't appeal to
the Judge and he assessed a fine
of fifty dollars and thirty days on
the city streets against him. He
dug up the fifty dollars and imme-
oiaely began his sentence under the
direction of Superintendent Moore to
make Ardmore's streets more at
tractive. having no desire to appeal
the case.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-02
FOR SALE

The home place owned by r. j.
Williams, Cor. A and 4th Ave-, N.
W., lot 150x2O0, Improvements con-
sist of three houses, all modern con-
veniences, concrete sidewalks, desir
able in every respect for home az
well as an investment. Apply bod
son & Williams for price and terms.
Phone 37S. 27-6
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Hamlin Garland, who next to W.
D. Uowels, may be said to be the
foremost living American novelist
contributes to THE RED BOOK
MAGAZINE for December, a brief
tragedy of the Rocky Mountains.
1t is entitled con Silent So.idor.'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-02

A Christmas tale with flavor of
Dickens and a literary charm that
is rare in the work of our present
day writers of fiction is Cassidy S
Christmas Carol" which Alfred Hen
ry Lewis contributed to the RED
BOOK MAGAZINE for December.
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MISS EFFIE LANE

Wants your coupon from A. @.
Young's. Coupons given with each
purchase and on cash payments.
Ask for them, and phone PAT or AL
and they will be called for.
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the RED BOOK MAGAZINE

In the RED BOOK MAGAZINE
for December are three stories of
childhood of the sort for which
that magazine has achieved a well
deserved fame. They are 'Decorat-
ed" by Avery Abbott, Thicker Than
Water" by Edward Childs Carpen.
ter, and Cupid" by Gouverneur
Morris.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-02
New Book store

I. {. Johnson has opene a new
book store on West Main street in
ine lu!idlng formerly occupied ty
NJ 4rai les drug store.
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We have secured the services of a
first-class repair man and can give
you your work while You wait. Shrop-
shire G Hellums, 121 w. Main st.
PTS
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Red snapper, trout halibut, SAL
mon, reddish. City Fish Market
Phone 359. 1-2
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Born. to DR.. and Mrs. F. w. Broad
way, a very fine boy of more than
the average weight. Congratulations
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Save dollars by having your old
shoes, repaired. Shropshire & Hell
lums, 121 w. Main st. 27-6
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Nice fat sealshipt oysters, let.
tuce, onions and celery, at City Fish
Market. Phone $50. 1-2
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Nice fat sealshipt oysters, let
tuce, onions and cele,y, at City Fish
Market Phone 359. 12
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Cowboy boots made TO order at
Shropshire & Hellums, 121 w. Main
St. 27-6
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For high-grade shoe repairing
Shropshire & Hellums, III w. Main
St. Z-o
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Red snapper, trout, halibut, sal
mon, reddish. City Fish Market.
Phone $50. IL
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Relieve your mind of any idea you
may have that the cheap pianos,
which are advertised in such convinc-
ing terms, are worth spending money
for. If you buy one you are specu-
lating with most of the chances
against you.
The cost of making the kind of an
instrument you want is greater than
the selling prices of most of these
cheap pianos-which as a rule are
not good even when new. We do not
mean that you will have to spend an
eXorbitant sum to obtain satisfac-
tory instrument-bd We do wish to
caution you against the one sold at
a price at which it is impossible to
give you a piano Of merit.
Our lowest priced piano is s225.vJ,
1t is good and serviceable and worth
the money. If good instruments
could be sold for less, We would have
them.
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OPPOSITION SHOWS
UP AGAINST PLANS
FEARED NOW THAT WRANGle
WILL ARISE OVER CAPITAL 10.
CATION.


opposed W any PoS'''o" '''al 'n"'
make 1t impossible 10 settle the capt
tai building site at Putnam C'tj is
coming to a focus tonight and 1t Is
believed now that the senate viii not
stand for the administration hilI II
it in any way supports the li'a of
placing the building on the Pnn9"
CITY site.
IL was expected that the oTElhaI
Dill, that OF Duraht giving the power
TO appoint the capltol commission
and then giving them the authority
10 locate the Site would pass III WIe
mouse TINS afternoon ana De ready
to go to lhe senate Johlgh''
The senate TOOK recess 'hlS al
ternoon untll Z O'Clock tollSA' anllc'
lpatlng that the blH would pass ne
Dill ana not pass ana me hl-il' SEN
ate session ADJOURNED "llhouI any
thing pelhs done
HOUSE o'll NJ - ""'''o' ,A'''9
governor TO accept on OehaH ol 'ne
state dohauoh OF NOT 10 NA'' {"
elgh'y acres OIL laI'u as " sue Io' 'He
state capitol the same 10 De lo'"'eu
in Oklahoma CITY, or not 10 eNceeu
i'e hlles uneIelroi''' was p"SSeu ~
the mouse thls evening lo''o"'"s
recess. An amendment 10 ''"ce '1e
minimum size OF the tract TO De ac-
cepted 10 twenty acres was ioS.' do
was also an anienuiiienI 10 lii'iiI II
to a minimum OF Ten acres IL was
stated Dy supporters Vi 'ne O''i ''"'
II was desired 10 piace 10 MINIMUM
limit in order to aha" the Bo'e'no.
the discretion OF accepting 'ii'a.'
site close TO the business center WIN
cash bonus 10 cover lhe ooeV Vi
buildings, II such should DE li"ue Wy
the city. Inc next enort was "
amend requiring approVal oy uhe res
islature or any site seiec'eu' mo
failed.
Another etfort was hlaue 10 leq"i''
the capitol commission TO seIccO 'ie
site, with the same result gun al"
other effort was maze 10 S'iIhe ou'
the fve-mlle llml'' ana 'h"' i'neu
The EFFORTS TO amend were 'ou W
MaXey and Barrett Oh 0ii"" l,eo'
Ihrash OF custer ana o'lelS' nv
repuDlicalS NoUeu "'-ii 'N' ''i'pO'
OF the amendment
Test votes showed the s'le"s " ~
be about o4 TO oo against any '"'e'''
ment Whatever
Bomb Is EXPLODED
On the adoption OF Ihe oinei seN0'
clause, Barrett eNploueu Oo"''
when he declared thaI lhe ellei se"O'
clause could not prevent 'eio'e eA-
dunn on the proposiIloh' Oeoa'se 'n
der the constitution Dliis Oh 'hlS ona'
acter can be referred 10 No'e Vi 'No
PEOPLE in spite OF t"o-uill'u' ma
Jority vote Oh lne les 10 ID ''i'' N
intimated that there Is no way ~
which SUBMISSION OIL tne ''pi'''
matter can be avoided
In the senate discussion Cl oei'd-
tor. Franklin's bill to increase 'ne s"',
AIRY Of the Office OF cohnhllsslo"c' Vi
charities to $3,OOO year. Iooh "p
most of the session OF an Aour al"
haif.
current resolution providing fer the
selection of a ioint committee, com
posed of three majority members
and two majority members of the
house. the same from the senate, to
no vested with power to secure op-
tiors for the capital buildings, and
ranort on the same to the legislature
Immediately after they had complet'
l,al.,o, +bo resolutions was laid
''' .1,o
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nection with the military te!e%faoh i'll
the southwest of which he vas pIac-
ed in charge during the wa, lreel
dent Lincoln made him Captain am
assistant quartermast President
Johnson in 1864 as marx "t his IA
vor for excellent work he had done
breyetted him major and later 'ieIt'
enant colonel.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-03-17

!: :' :: s: +: +: :: a.; :::: ;
kC|WYEy@la or less will wander away,
90 SS5SSGSssza5B led by curiosity, to ex-
SHASH11A01-z4a@D plore the unknown. The
savage picks his way long distances
as best he can, through forest or prai-
rie, as the case may be; he builds no
roads, but goes forward in the line of
least resistance. The buffaloes of the
prairie follow beaten paths-it is said
the streets of Boston were made to
follow COW paths of colonial days.
When civilization came to mankind
we find among it's early activities evil
dence Of progress in road building. AS
light dawned upon him he found an
economic advantage in making the
paths smooth. It also entered his
consciousness that to remove OBJ
stacles to travel was a common duty
of everyone and not the special duty
of anyone or a few. No truer saying
can be found than that the condition
of the public roads in any community
is an indication of the standard of
civilization, not an infallible one, of
course. but very trustworthy never
theless.
1t will be interesting to note what
the world has done and is doing in
making the roadway better, so they
will more fully meet the economic
and social needs of the people and
the state. Measured by the age of
the Mediterranean and oriental coun-
tries, our own land is but an infant,
but it has grown and waxed strong
beyond any of it's ancestors. 1t not
only has learned much from the older
countries, but has been able to teach
them many things as well. In some
things, however, we must confess that
we stand at the foot of the class. One
of our two most conspicuous failures in
the administration Of public affairs is
the inefficient, wasteful and corrupt
methods of administering our great
municipalities and the other failure,
even more complete, relates to the not
only inadequate but idiotic methods
that have pertained to the question Of
public highways.
Space does not permit nor is it part
of the Story of the Road" to set forth
the signal failure in the mismanage-
ment of our cities, but rather to point
out some of our shortcomings as to
the public highways as compared with
the rest of the world A well-known
advertiser, in speaking of the excel
lence of his product and its popular
ity, says: There's a reason" and so
there is a reason why we have so com
pletely failed in doing our duty to
the road. There has been money
enough expended upon them in the
last three generations to have made
boulevards Of all the main highways,
yet they are not much better, as a
rule. than they were a half-century
ago. and this is particularly true in
the middle west.
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from the state Of the latter $1,000,
$500 would be contributed by cities,
towns, railroads, corporations and
other forms of property. The writer
has at many times asked farmers
whether it would be worth to them
two cents bushel on their crops to
have first-class road over which to
market it. Very seldom has he found
an intelligent farmer who did not
agree that road would be of this
much value to him and that by hav-
ing good roads and watching the mar
ket he could easily get that much
more for his crops and he could GER
tainly take them to market at less
expense than under ordinary condi-
lions.
A calculation has been made very
carefully by the writer and has been
checked over by the best authorities
of the state. 1t shows, and the writer
is prepared to defend it, that under
the state aid plan the main highways
in Illinois can be improved as first
class gravel and macadam roadWays
within 10 or IL years at a cost of
about 10 cents per acre per year on
the farm lands of the state, or tax
equal in the aggregate to 81 to $1.20
all acre.
The writer believes that the prSnci-
pal objection to hard roads throughout
the state is by retired farmers, who
object to building roads for the ten
ant. If they would but realize that
two per cent. on their rent, which is
anywhere from 81 to 81 per acre, will
nav the tax, and that it will make
their farm more desirable and they
can get their selection of. tenants and
sometimes SO cents an acre more cash
rent, they would arrive at the conclu-
sion, if they are not prejudiced, that
the money invested in roads is the
best investment they can make.
The trouble has been that the farm
ers are paying enormous amounts OF
money for highways Improvement and
they have not seen the improvements
The money has been squandered.
Next to production the worlds
greatest industry is distribution. In
this worldwide system tho farm
wagon and the country road occupy
the first place and ought to have the
first consideration. If the state or the
nation has the money to spend on
internal improvements, let them assist
the townships to build good roads;
the highways over which the children
must go to school, the doctor to reach
the suffering, and over which must
pass every bushel of grain and every
bale of cotton raised. The road
reaches every field, every farm home
and every market town. The people
everywhere demand good roads. Good
roads mean better schools, more so
cial life, higher standard of living
they mean progress and civilization.
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Anyone knowing the first principles
of road building should know the sur
face of the ground should not be dis
turbed after the first Of July and that
road grading done in March. April or
May gives the best results, as the
summer rains and traffic work the
earth down smooth and hard SO that
it will be in the best condition to
stand the trying weather of the win
ter and spring following.
The first great step in reform Is a
wise and sane expenditure of the
money now raised, which in Illinois is
about 100000 per year. The writer
has spoken upon the question of high
way improvement in more than one
half the counties of Illinois and has
discussed the Tabor system" methods
employed with hundreds Of the most
intelligent farmers Of this country.
and they generally agree that most
of the money raised is wasted. There
are some fundamental errors respon-
sible for this and some misconcep-
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tions that must be gotten rid or Dc
fore any real progress can be maze.
Among these is the adjustment OF
the labor system, collecting the road
tax in cash and the employment OF
someone of good Judgment and skill
to do roaA work, following the advice
that they can secure from the state
engineer, and from him learn what
to do, when to do and how to do it.
A thorough drainage of the main
roads either by open bitches with I'M
obstructed outlet, or, better, by tile
drains on either side, is an absolute
necessity in order to have the best
results (unless perchance there may
be inadequate natural drainage, as in
the case Of rolling, sandy soiD and
frequent and timely use of the split
log drag, used during or Immediately
after the rains, or when two or three
inches of the rough, frozen road has
thawed out, it would help matters
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-03-17
WeII-conducted Visitors.

George w. Vanderbilt, at dinner in
Asheville, said:
Il am named after George Washing
ton, and as George Washingtons
birthday approaches / want to register
my faith in the people to whom he
gave freedom.
These people are worthy Of free
dom. They don't abuse it. This fact
was brought home to me when, on one
of the days when Biltmore was open to
the public. strolled unrecognized over
my lawn.
LAS watched the orderly and polite
visitors, shabby young man Kissed
at me fiercely from a path:
"'Hey, git off that! 1t Amt allowed
"And he pointed to keep-off-the-
grass sign, and kept his stern eye on
me till he saw that the order was
obeyed."
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that this soil, if drained and graded,
makes an exceptionally good founda-
ton to build upon,
Another mistake and rank Unjust
ice has been to place practically all
the burden of road taxes upon farm
property. This plan has obtained
from the first and is still in vogue in
about one-half the states. The other
half have learned that roads are pub
lie property-they belong to everyone
and it is unfair and indefensible to
place the whole burden of public work
of this nature upon the farms. 1t Is
sometimes said the farmers use the
roads more than others and that is
given as a reason why they should do
all the paying. Well, the lawyers use
the court house more than others;
shall we tax them for the county
building?
A Jersey man in the last decade OF
the century just closed made discov-
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THE STORY of the ROAD

very greatly. Some farmers and
few so-called experts, however, entire
ly overestimate the value of the drag.
There is only one type of road that
is worthy the name of good, and that
is one that is hard, smooth and disable
365 days in the year, and one that
is not affected by weather conditions.
The main roads (these comprise not
more than 25 per cent. of the total
mileage) should be graveled or mac
adamized after first being thoroughly
graded and drained. The experience
of the world for twenty centuries is
back of this system. Among the illus
trations on this page are some stone
roads that for 1000 years have been
used daily with but a moderate cost
for maintenance.
Another fallacy that must be. put
on the shelf is the belief that a hard
road cannot be built in the corn belt;
that it would not "stand up" etc.,
upon the heavy black soil. Every en-
gineer knows and experience shows
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A Solar Plexus.

On one occasion Sam Berger, the
brawny manager of James J. Jeffries,
was in small California town, sound
ing some of the residents as to the
possibility of holding a prize fight.
The local police force, a clownish-look-
ing individual with a huge badge,
heard of Sans Investigations.
"You can't hold no prize fight in this
here town." said the police force,
threateningly, in his best ''I-be-the-
marshal" tones. 1T is agin' the law,
and / won't stand for it,
Jaw, beat it," said Berger, in dis
gust. what do you know about law?
Why, your very appearance in public
is misdemeanor." -Lippincotts.
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cry far more important than the find
ing of the north pole. It was that
the roads belong to the public and
that everyone ought to be taxed to
help build the roads. In this thought
state aid was born, and it has spread
from state to state until now 20 Of
the A states are building by this
plan. 1t has been tried out and found
successful. 1t is no experimental is
an equitable, workable plan that gets
results and spreads the cost in such
a way that it is no burden and gives
everyone square deal.
The building of a good stone and
gravel road adds to the value of farm
property, so for that reason it has
been found just and practicable to
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without quite understanding what re-
mains unbound. And with the still,
selfish serenity of the Asian woman
goes a degree of power we hardly
credit or understand. 1 read the 9TH
er day the declaration of Latin WON
an, who said that women OF the An
glo-Saxon and Teutonic races do not
know how to manage men; the wom-
en- of the Latin races on the contrary,
90 know how to manage man. But 1t
seems to me that the women OF the
Orient, whether in India, China or ia
pan, or among the Moslem peoples,