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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-01
MaxwelI-HalI stock COMPANY

MaxWell-HalI Stock Company
Beginning last evening, the Maxwell.
Hall Stock company will fill weeks
engagement at the Grand (except to-
night with matinees on Wednesday
and Saturday.
This company cores to Keokuk pre-.
senting new faces, new plays. new
vaudeville features and new ideas in
general, and will no doubt be a vel.
come relief in many particulars.
The company boasts lady star in
the person of Miss Gertrude Maitland,
who would be a credit to any of our
metropolitan companies playing at
high prices.
Miss Maitland is a very beautiful
and talented woman and Managers
Maxwell and Hall have surrounded
her with a company of exceptional
merit.
The opening play on Monday night
was Justin Adams great comedy ara.
ma. "A Daughter of the People which
will be followed by "The Fatal Coin
"A Deserted Bride 1.-THE Scouts Re-
venge,'' Her Great Secret "a So
ciety Actress" "Shipwrecked,'' EAST
Lynn, and others.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-23
School Exercises.

Elaborate arrangements are under
way for exercises to be held AT the
Washington school building on Tues
day afternoon, May "a, at i:30 o'clock
under the supervision of the teachers
Of the diiieren rooms and participat-
ed in by pupils of the various grades.
The program consists OF Maypole
dancing and physical culture eXer'
cses. Miss Beatrice Fraley having
been chosen May queen for the event
\ very entertaining program has
been arranged with view TO showing
to advantage the work ACCOMPLISHED
along lines of physical culture and the
patrons and everybody interested in
school work should be present TO Wit
ness IT, The public in general and
members of the Mothers Clubs in par
ticular are invited To be present.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-23
SELVIDGE BUSINESS COLLEGE
business and Stenographic Courses
send for catalog.
q. y. SELNIDGE. Pres.

either be no opposition or the fight
will be short.
International President George l..
Berry of the Pressmen and Assist.
ants Union, has notified subordinate
unions that an assessment of one
days pay will be levied between the
voted toward the building of home
for tuberculosis patients and aged
members
The golden jubilee of the Amalga-
mated Society of Carpenters and Join
ers will he celebrated June l. This
celebration is unq' ne In the annals of
trades unionism II Is the first and
only international organization that
has turned the half century mark
The bill introduced in the New York
senate so amending city charters as
To permit the Boards of Education to
sell in open markets the products OF
vocational, truant, trade and prepara-
tory schools has aroused the active
opposition of the New York State
workingmens Federation.
International President NJ r. LIGHT.
head of the retail clerks. is advised
by the local in Sacramento. Cal. that
the conditions in that city are better
for the clerks than in almost any other
city in the United States. The hours
are shorter, wages more liberal. and
the large stores do not require the
clerks 20 work Saturday nights
There Is more talk of general
strike of the mechanical trades of the
Canadian Northern Railroad and the
Northern Pacific The men are dis
satisfied with their present wage
scale and have presented each com
pany with a petition demanding an in
crease of 2ts cents an hour, This in
crease woull make the machinists
rate i5 cents an hour
An effort will be made by the
friends OF organized labor at the forth
coming constitutional convention OF
Arizona to have a clause against the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-23
HE EAlDTON

Ilealdtou, Okla. May 2l-Thc
comet has come and gone and We
are still hero. All eyes looked and
D,cNh dy was oNpoctInt. but as
yet nothing seems to have trans
prcd
cool weather and showers most
OF the week Cotton is not doing wei
nor will il until hot nights.
Prof S.wcll and j r. Allen Wis,
tied Cornish the first part of the
week
clyde Freeman has gone 10 Col.
Grade
Mr. Barhce OF Waurika is her,
aftyr, his daughter who has been
teaching music
We hear of buD little sickness,
J. W OImc and w. +. McKnigh,
were called 20 Ardmore today.
Mrs. Mcknight IS improving in
health but slowly
The oat crop Is short in this sec
tion. the rains coming too late.
Candidates are still plenty a good
deal of interes: is taken in the elec
ton
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-23

the World."-led by l.. b. Smelly
10 o'clock--"What Should be the At
ti,ude OF our Christian Men Toward
the Prohibition Question as it STANDS
in Oklahoma Today?"-Led by Rev.
Leslie Sanders. ID. y. Curb. alternate.
10:30-"The Need of Better Sys-
TEN of Organization in Our Associa-
tion. Rev. b. y. Hultsman.
II o'clock Sermon-Rev. w. II.
Selyidge.
. o'clock-Devotional Service-Snow
McKinzie.
2.3O-"Do the Scriptures Teach that
a Christian Should Tithe His Gross
Income, ,"-lRey. C. NJ. Curb.
3:3O-Board Meeting.
S:30-Sermon-E. ID. Hamilton.
Sunday II o'clock-Missionary Ser
mon-Rev. b. ~ Hultsman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-23
FARMER ENDORSES
CRUCES POSITION
NEWCASTLE MAN IN LETTER
TO PURCELL REGISTER AP.
PROVES CRUCES STAND.

The following letter. written by
Chds. - Fox OF Newcastle. appeared
In Il recent issue of the Purcell Reg.
lister.
We noic with pleasure What your
corr, spondcnt AT Curly said last
week in regard To the man asking
for votes who paid his money tJ
restrain the collection of taxes, and
being citizen and voter Of McClain
county and one who has worked the
best part ot his life To obtain small
home here only To find after got
il that every time 80 To Purcell
Ia pay taxes must also pay my
rich c.ti2en-ucighhor's and this mon
cy goes 10 grade the highway, build
bridges ana culyel1S around my
rich laudl rd's broad. fertile acres,
thereby making them Ear more valu-
able, and lis small ,andholders are
bearing the expense II looks like
unlimited check Tor those rich land.
holders to expect MS 20 take the
money Vc pay ON our own hard.
earned homes and use 1t around
their thousands Of acres. thereby
greatly enhancing the value of the
same a. our cNpcuss. They certainly
reach lc llmit of audacity when
they expect us To pay the taxes
yet ask that they be- given the
oniccs.
tn, man THAT expects to got the
Nu.cs of Johnson Township must
meet tai~ pr position fairly and
sqlarclN just like Ice Crucc has.
We viii accept no dodging or mid,
die ground Ta,y need not tell Us
that this ease will be- decided by
the courts and We must an bow
10 It's decision The thing We want
TO know mos, is where they have
been paying their money whether
TO couple & lawyers at McAlester
on into the state and county treas
ury
The man that bears the expense
OF this government is the man that
Is best fitted 10 administer it, and
no man who would cripple this
Young commonwealth by fighting
this Just and legitimate tax from
governor down to county commits
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-23

sioncr can expect us to vote for him.
We cannot regard the man very
highly that would say We are Cppos-
Cd to this tax but We are willing
To hold the Offices We are willing
10 sit on a board of equalization, IN
say how much taxes the small land
holder shall pay. but IL is not right
for us t. pay We will take your
money for our salary and say how
much you other fellows shall pay
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-23
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids will he received ans
opened at the mayors Office, Ardmore.
Oklahoma, up 10 noon the 4th day of
June 1910 for furnishing material and
installing, heating and plumbing and
wiring of the Confederate Home build
ing now In course of construction in
the City OF Ardmore, Oklahoma, as per
plans and specifications prepared for
same by John B. White, architect.
Each bid should be accompanied by IA
certifel check for 100000 made pay
able TO G.. II. Bruce, secretary building
committee.
Plans and specifications may be ev-
amined in person at the Office OF Ar
chitect, j. b. White, Ardmore, Okla.
homa or same can be furnished by
said architect upon application by de.
posting the.sum Of $40 for the safe re-
turn of said plans.
The committee reserves the right
to accept any or reject all bids.
ID NJ. HALEY,
X. A. SNEED,
G., II. BRUCE,
l9'llt Building Committee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-23

indiscriminate use of the writ of in
junction inserted in the organic law
Another measure which will be strong
ly indorsed by organizei labor will be
an eight-hour day for employees on
state work.
The records of the International
Typographical Union show decrease
1892 the number of deaths from that
cause were - per cent; seven years
later the number had been reduced To
II per cent and in 1907 there was a
still further reduction to 80 per cent
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-23
Fifth Sunday Meeting.

Program of Fifth Sunday meeting OF
Enon Association to be held with the
Baptist church at Sullivan beginning
on Friday night before the fifth Sun
day in May, 1910,
Introductory Sermon Friday nigh,
by Rev. J. NJ. Iiammons. Ed ID. Ham
ilton, alternate.
Saturday morning Q o'clock. Devo
tonal Service led by Rev Geo. W
Whitfield.
9.30-'Why Preach thc Gospel to
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-23
EDUCATIONAL.

STUDY STUDY! STUDY!
Your spare time. The |. &. =. will raise your
salary. salaries raised last year s. 600. "A mount
ing to 10000 900 Teaches 2Os di fferent courses.
For Information ad.. ILL., L.Holbrook. a rdmore
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-23
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Eastern Star.

Ardmore Chapter Order of Eastern
star will meet In Mas mic hall in
regular session Monday evening at
y O'Clock. All Hsitoe are cordially
invited
MARY RUMPH. W VI.
FANNIE r. GOFF. Secretary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-23
Danderine


produces hair Just
as surely ~ rain and sunshine raise crops
" produces thick growth OF luxurisnt
hair when MI other remedies fail. We
guarantee banderine Al druggists sell II
--23c. 5Oc aud 81 per bottle. To prove its
worth send this ad with Toe In stamps or
silver, aud we will mali you n lara, free
sample. kNoWL1ON DANDERlNE CO..
chicago ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-23
Aow's This?

We offer one hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEi a co, Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known
+. J. Cheney for the past fifteen years
and believe him perfectly honorable
In all business transactions and finan.
cially able to carry out any obligation
made by his firm.
Walding. Kinnan & Marvin.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price - cents
Take Halls Family Pills for con.
stipatiou.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-15

may be explained that whereas these
workers viii lose their present jobs after
July / next, it does not necessarily follow
mat they will be cut off from means
OF livelihood under the government Uncle
Sam, following his usual policy, viii en-
ueaEor 10 find employment for them in
other branches Of the eyer-expanding gov
eminent service All the same their dis
Placement in their present environment
means an actual and tangible saving to
the government Moreover, in addition TO
the saving of $4,000 a year in salaries
which the new machines accomplish there
viii be other economies almost as i'm
pOrtant
For one thing, the new machines being
combination affairs, will enable the gov
eminent to operate its money factory
with 40. or So less machines, all told.
than are required at present Moreover.
the new machines are smaller and moro
compact, so that in the aggregate the
new equipment will not take up much
more than One-tenth of the floor space
now occupied This means tangible
and welcome economy, for. Uncle Sans
money mandatory is now the most
crowded institution under federal auspices
and every foot of floor space gained is
boon TO the 1900 toilers in this million
dollar printshOp- Finally, the new ma
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-15

chimes viii require less electric current
to operate them than did the more nu-
merous array that formerly performed
this same work, and smaller consumption
of the magic current means something,
even if Uncle Sam does make his own
electricity
Fer all that the newly perfected ''na-
chimes that almost think are tributes
to the ingenuity OF government experts,
working under the direction of Joseph
E Ralph, head Of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing. it is interesting to
note that the idea OF this novel economy
originated With a congressman who had
only a superficial knowledge Of the tech
nical side of money-making Representa-
tive James A. TawDey is chairman or
the Committee on Appropriations OF the
lower house Of Congress. and it has
fallen to him 70 devise many Of the
schemes for economy that have lately
liShtened Uncle Sans burden Of expense
Now the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, for all that its work is as essential
as any activity under the government is
nevertheless one of the costliest of Uncle
Sans business enterprises owing to the
magnitude of its product Studying the
workings Of the ''greeDback'' factory for
opportunities to clip the cost of living"
Representative Tawney conceived the
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-15

The new mechanical marvels that have
made possible the short cut in money
making are the inventions for the most
part Of 4 government employe-Mr. B. r.
Stickney. the mechanical expert and de-
Signer of the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing. Now, inasmuch as Uncle sam
is entitled TO the free use OF the inven-
tons of the persons on his payroll 1t
follows that the only expense Of ush-
ering in this new era of money max
ing viii be found in the outlay for
building q sufficient number Of the new
machines to equip a plant. OF course
this VIII involve 4 tidy sum, Yer in order
TO keep pace with the appetite of the
American people for fresh, crisp bank
notes it viii be necessary 10 install at the
money factory some % Of the new ma
chines-40 Of one kind and - Of the
other This new battery Of money max
ers VIII stand the Treasury Department
something like $4,000 all told. but the
officials look with compIacency upon the
outlay for the new equipment viii save
them upward Of double that. sum the very
first year il is in operation
For one thing the automatic propensi-
ties Of these new inanimate mOney-mak-
ers viii enable Uncle Sam 10 dispense
with the services Of considerably more
than 100 men aud women. Just here. II
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-15

worst possible condition In the process
OF money printing the paper undergoes
series Of successive MEETINGS and dry
ings that in effect pun and stretch IL
In various ways so that the printed i'm
pressions seldom in the same relative
position on the different sheets.
The numbering Of the notes Is done BY
a mechanical Continuance identical with
that which was invented at the bureau
some years ago for the individual num-
bering machines which have heretofore
been in use. 1t sets its own type and
numbers consecutively from l 70 10000
OO0. Similarly the apparatus for impress
ing the official seal OF the Treasury De-
partment is much the same as in the in
Individual machines, but It Will DO IL more
the new apparatus, it viii be understood,
is in the combining in one machine OF the
mechanism for performing both Of these
important operations. But the new dis
covery does still more II also cuts apart
the four notes Of each sheet-sOmethinz
thst had heretofore to be done by a third
machine-and finally It counts the new
made bills snd delivers them in neatly
arranged packets Of 100. something that
had heretofore 10 be done by hand labor.
In short, the bills come from this com
prehensive machine all ready 70 be issued
10 the ultimate consumers.
Not only viii the new combination ma
chine occupying q space only I'VE feet
square. do the work of q whole series OF
individual machines, but it will do il more
quickly than any one OF these individual
machines performs its lone stunt The
new combination machine can, If operated
at top speed, turn out completed currency
at the rate Of 5000 sheets per hour. As
q matter Of fact it is not contemplated
that the machine in actual service will be
run at a speed OF more than 1900 sheets
per eight-hour working day-that is, $780,
600 sheets OF /, 440, 900 individual bills to
be produced BY the governments Is ma
chimes IN an ordinary working day This
average speed however. viii be nearly
double that Of the best Of the old IN
diyidual machines. The present style
numbering machine cannot turn out much
more than 11.O09 sheets day and the
sealing machine has g capacity Of 1900
sheets in conclusion, it is to be noted
that the development Of these remarkable
twentieth century noney-makers will
greatly simplify the problem Of increasing
Uncle Sans money production as occa-
sion demands. an expansion that IS con-
tinuous and -proportionate TO the increase
Of the population Of the country.
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ing his reading work for the afternoon
will undoubtedly pertain to forestry and
kindred topics, and his spelling win con
sist Of words that pertain to the build
ing trades, the names OF the tools Of
the trade being prominent. For the same
period his number work will consist Of
practical problems in carpenter work.
There viii be examples, for instance. Ike
the following:
4 carpenter lays a sidewalk four
feet wide and 30 feet long. It is com
posed Of boards, running iengthvise.
one foot wide. How many feet Of
lumber does he consumer
Vocational school plans call FOR the most
extensive equipment Even in the cities
where The work is merely experimental
now, the plant comprises a complete
printing OUTFIT with fonts Of type and
modern press, electrical laboratories. com
plete telephone workshops. and. Of course.
ali rhe tools and machinery needed in 4
carpenter shop or a model plumbing
plant. The boys and gi-is are able TO be
Of great help 10 the school as well as 70
themselves In these vocational classes.
IL ore school where the class has really
passed the experimental stage, the youth
fui electricians equipped the entire build
ing with set of telephones which per
nit the principal OF the institution to
talk to any OF his teachers at any time.
This same school was also short OF book
cases, and the class in cabinet making
got busy with the result that the def
cheney was promptly and amply supplied.
The boys are now az work on a desk,
chair and small cabinet which they hope
10 have completed before the next birth
day Of the principal Of the school. II
IS the idea OF the boys to refuraiSh his
once for him as a birthday remembrance.
In most cities the voea tiouaI idea is
being gradually adopted By bringing the
regular grade work in closer touch with
the manual training classes so that an
nually a greater number OF pupils have
the benefit OF the combined instruction.
Educators all over are making every
effort to bring the manual training work
into nearer relation with that OF the
grade teachers, so that each lesson In the
shop or scho0lroom will be a concrete ez-
preston of the pupils advancement.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-15

to-date school system in the Urited
States today. For the girls there are
lessons weekly or semiweekly in drawing,
needlework and cookery, and for the boys
work in the different crafts. such rs
wrought iron work and woodwork. In
many cities there are domestic science
headquarters, located in different schools,
where the girls gather. in finely ap-
pointed, up-to-date Kitchens. and with
real -four, water, milk, lard. butter and
such other necessary Ingredients. learn
to actually bake pies that are the equal
Of any that mother used to make. OF
course. the technical skill that the boys
and girls attain in these classes is not TO
he compared TO the industrial inteili-
gence they acquire which should last
them all through life Regular times in
the school hours are set aside for the
work in these Industrial arts and great
good is being accomplished, especially in
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-15

the eighth and ninth grades Great care
is taken in these grades to make the
work as practical as possible. and many
of the boys it is safe to say, Ieaye school
much better prepared TO enter trades than
they otherwise would be.
Take the manual training work in Buff
falo, y. Y. Tor an example-snd Buffalo
is fairly representative American city in
educational matters In sewing. weekly
lessons last year were given TO 1910
girls. The machine classes produced
2,Ol3 full-siZed garments in school aud
1.1S7 ut home. total of 5000. In the
domestic sciences Sc of the c. grammar
grade schools sent pupils to the six do
nestle science labora tories Each eighth
grade class had one lesson weekly Of
one and one-half hours duration. and
each ninth grade had one two-hOur les
son weekly. In the manual training dc
partmeat. practically every school IN the
city had classes. Manual training in Buff
falo has ceased 20 be novelty There
are 10 manual training teachers and four
domestic science teachers in Buffalo
Their work with the thousands OF pupils
In the citys schools IS bound to have
the effect OF milking better men and
women Of the yearly graduates
Practical as the technical high school
and the modern manual training classes
arc conceded to be, it is generally admitted
that the vocational school is a step ~
advance. The technical high school course
and the grammar school industrial work
cfFer great Inducements and give wonder
ful opportunities TO the ambitious girl or
boy The vocational school. It is claimed.
does more in that it makes the slothful
boy ambitious. and so combines book learn
ing with actual experience As TO make it
easier for all classes 10 master both
branches.
Under the best system pupils from the
sixth grade up are admitted 10 the voca-
tional classes. These include ali branches
OF useful work. Glasses are held both
morning and afternoon Those pupils who
do their manual or vocational work In the
afternoon have their written and mental
work in the morning and vice versa The
educational and manual work Is arranged
In correlation. For instance, II a boy is
devoting his morning work to carpenter