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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-03
EXCURSION RATES wfyNTeD

Since the state has been porma-
nrnlir ouioIucd from forcing tho
railroads to carry pnF 4ngcrs in
Oklahoma for two c"nts or for post.
nRo stamps ass tho Ticket agents
call H. thcrc should hc better
feeling on the part Of the railroads
io"1rd tho pcopl" In other words.
the bars ahould be- thrown down aud
some cNcraion ratios made. There
have been no excursions run i'm
oklahoma Ia amount 10 ANYTHING
since statehood and tho cheap rates
Wc missed lf Oklahomnnq want 10
tndo a cheap trip 10 the gulf cit
ioa thcy must pay Htralrhl fare 10
TcSan. and bur DhoIr excursion tick
ots thoro
Tho Santa I'o thlr summer viii
mako special effort 10 get Olraho.
ma business to Colorado points and
eomo rood m'cs II ) said viii be-
offered In addition 10 the rates the
service win bc as good as It can
hc made Through Shoppers from
Font Worth 10 Denver win be- run
through trdmorn to Colorado These
through sloopow win be- operated ON
trains No # and f. Nrdmorc pcop.c
can leave here during tho summer
ON The Afternoon 80 train and
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-03

The cry OF Duncan is one Of The
live towns OF Oklahoma and IS the
principal trading point on the Rock
Island between Fort Worth and
Chickasha. It is also located on the
proposed line Of road from Ardmore
70 LawJon and is certain OF having
the second railroad before the end
OF the year
The greatest asset that the city
OF Duncan has is the unanimity of
feeling and OF interests of its peo-
pie. Harmony and united work on the
part Of citizenship OF a town viii
build a city without natural re-
sources, but Duncan is doubly as
sured OF building a city for the reas-
on that it has not only harmony
among its citizens but it has nat
ural resources and a splendid loca-
ton as well.
The government of Duncan was
changed from the old style of city
council and the town marshal plan
10 the new commission form OF gov
ernment on the 9Th day OF October
1910 +. f. Morris was the first
mayor under the nsw rorm OF gov
ernment, and he laid the foundation
for a beautiful city. Public improve
ments were begun that are being
carried on now He resigned his
pace with the city TO accept ap.
Cruce on The state board of public
affairs, which is the most important
board in the state government. Mr..
Morris was succeeded by Robert
Brown as mavOr who has carried
out the progressive policy begun I'M
der the first mayor The streets of
that city are being graded and seven
miles OF sewer mains are now being
laid. /. +. Bumpass and Frank Jones,
the two members of the commission,
are progressive hustling fellows that
have been OF great assistance 10 the
mayor and the entire board works
together in a manner that will bring
certain success and harmony to
the commission plan of government
in that city. Mr.. Rumpass has built
a light, ice and water plant in that
city and by his investments he has
added to the wealth and to the con.
Venience and happiness OF the peo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-03
BLUE BACK sPrllrR

Interest iu spelling has revived.
When me schools adopted the now
"'"'cm OF conducting spelling classes
ANA when they went away from the
old uuo Back SWcllcr thcrc was %
decline ia the number of ecod spell
cra turned ont from the schools.
and men who cmpIoy teachers and
men who employ Hcuographcrs and
booldNvopcs complained that the
fchoo' graduates of these days can
not spoil TEACHERS associations took
tho question mp. aud today thcrc is
greater intorcst In spelling This
county holds IT, spelling matches in
which children froa every school
district in the county compete for
prizes. Other counties arc doing
tho Same thing and The state Ia now
preparing 10 hold spelling matches
in which tho winners IN each county
will compete for the state honors
Tho old Hluo Hack spcllcr that
our mothers learned their lessons
from rs more popular today than
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-03
THE PROGRE sSiVE ALSO RAPED
BY ATTORNEY GENERAL WICK.
ERSHAM.
CONFIDENCE REPRESENTATIVES,
Effective Government Impossible
Through Spasmodic Popular Upris-
ings, the Cabinet Officer Said in an
Address at Princeton.

Princeton, y. J., May Attorney
General Wickersham opposed the re
call and the sOcalled progressive
movements of government in an ad
dress here tonight before the Prince
ton class of 1911.
We are in truth n law-ridden peo
pie he said, and this tendency is
encouraged and stimulated by those
who seek popular favor by pointing to
easy remedies for obvious ills. Not
satisfied with the overswelling volume
Of statute laws, VIZ arc now urged to
tinker with the constitution.
There is much clamorous advocacy
OF measures TO limit the powers of
those charged with the administration
o. our highly complicated government.
to increase the direct Intervention
of The public in the conduct of it's
operations 1t s said that in the work
inss Of representative government.
representatives do not represent the
people.
Representatives. have. being hui
man, always will, from time to time
fail in their duty; but in the long run
our representative bodies must and
do give expression to precisely what
the matured thought of the majority
Of the people demands.
As education continues to be wide
spread. the people will continue TO
take an active, intelligent interest in
public affairs. But the business of
i highly complex modern
civilization, to he conducted with the
best results TO the greatest number
of the people. will always require the
absolute devotion and entire atten.
ion OF an increasing number OF men
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-03
THE THRIVING CITY Of DUNCAN
ON MAIN LINE Of ROCK ISLAND

pie Of his town. Frank Jones IS
vice president OF the First State
Bank and is a lars- property owner
of the city.
The members Of the board of free
holders who prepared the charter
was composed of E. E. Morris, chair
man; Chas. E. Murphy, secretary;
John ONeiE, J. T. Doak, G. y. VIII
liams and l.. Z Bumpass. The char
ter is most liberal one and is q
fundamental law that will help the
city of Duncan greatly on its upward
march of progress and prosperity.
Duncan has two excellent weekly
papers, the Eagle and the Banner.
They manage their business in a
way that they get along together
nicely and their columns reflect the
harmony OF the peop,e Of that city.
They are papers that would do credit
to a much larger town and are ably
edited
The writer recently spent several
days in that city anu met many old
time Texas and Territory friends
who live there and who are pros
pering. They express themselves as
being greatly plyeased with the day
upon which they decided to make
Duncan their home and without an
exception every one Of them is an
enthusiast for the upbuilding OF the
town. Duncan has agreed to beau
tify its streets with pavements and
make its town more healthful and
add TO civic beauty and advance
the price of realty. That town will
succeed with the undertaking as it
has succeeded in everything else
and visitors there year from now
will scarcely know the town.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-03

Judge Gait drew a blank today and
there was no police court. To have
no police court in Ardmove is a rare
occurrence and one of the policemen
commenting on the matter said that
as it was so near the change of the
administration the officers thought
probably they would not have author
ity long and they We're afraid to mo
lest any of the old offenders. This
of course was only joke but the
reason there was no court is that
none of the old offenders were out
last night. as Ardmorc has always
been a well policed city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-03
REPUBLICAN PARTY THOROUGHLY SPLIT
CONTEST FOR PRESIDENCY OUTCOME

O. his .-og-ess.v=' friends bv his
1-s- Apo l-Een, OF I've progressives
70 four eonserga-. IS upon The demo
Grade steering committee OF The sen
ara. s-e- progressive senators as
oven u. Oklahoma, Kern OF Indiana.
who opposed him, and Clark OF Ark
l1sas. have recently paid personal
--.-g-= % -L=.- satisfaction vita Sen
a-o- Martin leadership
r IS an open secret in the senate
liar here would not have been any
C position l- all 70 Senator Martin :
election unless Nr Bryan had seen fl
20 -1-=r -n-o -ae senate contest in
opposition 20 him.
Mr Bran. vao was in Washington
ar -1a- time. decided that Senator
Martin sas nor -1- man for The place
Fills belief in This matter took immeti
ale action IN efor- 70 detea- him, and
the opposition 10 Senator Martin was
created in the txo days preceding the
caucus and Vas largely confined 70
Mr. Eryan Immediate friends.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-03

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-03

County Commissioner Scivally stat
ed today that if nothing unforeseen
occurred to hinder the work on the
county court house that the building
would be ready for occupancy by
July the first. The exterior work
has al been finished with the excep-
ton of little work on the dome
and roof When completed this will
be one OF the best court houses in
the entire state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-03
FIRST SESSION Of COMMISSION
IS OPENED WITH PRAYER


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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-03

no a.rr ,. .--
so.a haze .. to-a 20 -.se honest
ar. D,..,~.s. as-a-- We n-s-
r,- .-.. ,aa. or -I-s.-.-..y 70 men
.. lss ss r-- aid zs =-e-y man
a.l.. ~. .s..- T. = 1en.e- D. some
,..f... a- s. -,r s-a-- T--.@ d
-. -sz a-= r7osed -1o1 Gs
- 80 .s--. ~ ar p our work Can
-- tz- rzs Ca-=d 1po1
.. --sr s-t .-.-a--.T every man n
..- .-s--. 40 -1se and -=verer.ly
.s4. l.. lead r...@ me comml ssio1-
.- s-. c..1e guidance rDon the
s.-s ls -1e commission and prayed
.-a- r-a-e.a- should 5e done sho1ld
a '.- -1- al aacement ot the city
materially and morally.
F5I1T.1z -le prayer. MeTor DaE-
.11 anrognret that .he comm.sslol-
e-s had no, consulted over the matter
~ whom should 5e selected for the
a55ol1-se offices and hat no appoint
men's would 10 made a. that meeting
g hen 'als Announcement. vas made
"a. eraI retired from the room but the
majority of the crowd remained
throughout the session The regular
routine u business vas then taken
up.
The matter OF the promise Of free
I2h's 20 he Confederate Home vas
taken u5 and II uas suggested that no
pole line had been built 10 the home
and u var agreed that city funds could
not be used for that purpose and It
was also agreed that the people Of
the city should make good that prom
lac. A. the request Of the board the
mayor agreed 70 call mass meeting
% the citizens Thursday night for
the purpose Of taking the matter mp
with them and soelng If they desired
TO raise the money by private sub
scrlption.
The reports Of each office was read
and fled Judge Calf reported fines
c,lIoc,cd drri,,, tho month amounting
IN t7oo Tho cf,v audI,or renorted the
amount Of cash In each fund and the
,ov coIIoc,or ronortod tbc coI,ections
rror, All sourcos for tbo month The
city physician reported twenty-five
,,igi,o ,,,do dnri,,, tho month and tho
ro,or, contained . abatement that
.noro rcrc M cortogioua disoae.s IN
tho cite rho ronor, of tho onpinoer
gt,,cd that tho ,dvanco In Tho nrlce
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-03

The vision OF truth and JUS tiCe has
lever wholly failed before the eyes
OF the pcople OF the United States. In
the period OF their greatest material
progress they paused to consider
whether their institutions were OBJ
tanning justice, be ween man and man.
The laws of state and nation alike
during this period Of great industrial
progress had been nodded to facilitate
the conduct of business on a colossal
scale. Here and there occasional peaks
Of garnered riches rose high above
the plain, and like the robber barons
Of the Rhineland, great masters Of
'apital sat enthroned upon Thea But
their very height lifted them up where
ali men could see and begin to ques-
ton how they came there.
Temporary abuses may he correct
ed, but effective government can not
be conducted through the spasmodic
Intervention of popular uprisings
In country whose government is
based on manhood suffrage, any abuse
can continue only until a majority OF
the people are convinced that 1t is
wrong. There is bound to be a change.
1T is in putting clearly before tho
people the nature OF civic ills and
the character and effect of proposed
that men, who have had the
benefit of systematic university train
ing, may best Justify their ahvan-
tages."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-03
MITCHELL SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
Kansas Congressman Said to Be
MAKING Proaress.

Kansas City, Mo, May 3.-Repre-
sentative A. c. Mitchell of the sec
ond Kansas district, was said by
his physician today to be making
satisfactory progress toward recov-
cry. He was operated upon for stom-
ach trouble last Sunday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-03

Honey Bee gives perfect satisfac-
tion for bread, biscuit or pastry.
Felker sells II.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-03

t2z---z--- . A4- --H l--
-.- 1---Ls-=- o. --l-Cr- he --s--=e1
strong and T.riIs Z=l % me -=glli--
can senate. p-raa5s re strongest AMI
los- ..-t-= OF then a.. have --- -gcI
lie records -le-- t1rI4. -z--sd cro-
ses- against rha- hey chose 70 term
Tie ---.ls,ice- and -1s -a5s1-t--y-
o. the regular republican ia a.or.-y
in me committee as. z-m=u-s Of -ae
majority.
This goes 12o1 tie record. Z means
division
!, makes the first formal and d.,
kite alignment O: ;he insurgents a.
a t.sract faction or party in Tie 1p7e.
house. and II r. universally believed
oy thoughtful Observers 70 marx the
entering wedge O, -ha. shaper and
larger division which is 70 spill, The
organlzatlon in the mex, election and
p-OIec- Robert VI. LaFollette. At a day
much earlier than most people know
definitely. into the arena as an an
nounced and open candidate against
Presldent Taft for The honor Of being
the next president.
When LaFolle'te will announce his
candidacy can not 5e stated to the
day but that he will do so soon Is
not only the Drophecy Of his colleagues
oIt Is the sta'emen, Of his friends.
This Is no longer a matter Of specu-
lation or Of doubt; It Is a certain
event and It's consequences are Of
vast magnitude.
Senator Martin Mas Made Good.
with division and protest written
vide and clear In the republican ranks,
il Is Of interest 10 inquire with some
care into the workings % the demo
cratic machine T. was important 10
know whether Senator Martin, around
whom RACED the earliest wrangle OF
the democratic senate, had fulfilled
the prophecies OF the faction who
counted him "conservatiye' and
friend OF the interests or OF the
other factions who insisted he was
entirely fair and no more a conserva-
tive than Culberson and Clark, who
originally projected him into the fight
It is simple justice TO Senator Mar.
tin 10 say that he has made good
Both factions Of the eenate democ-
racy unite in indorsinR his fairness
In the distribution OF the democratic
committee places and of his capacity
as a harmonizer Of the factions.
Opposition Engineered by Bryan.
Senator Martin. rated as a "conser
yativc," demonstrated the confidence
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-03
Sat sfaceory to All Democrats.

Senator Bailey was not an advocate
o. Senator Martin at ALL and only
Joined his friend after it became eyl-
dent that Baiey's friend, Bacon, Of
Georg a, could not be elected.
I, is only just to Senator Martin
10 state the facts, which are altogeth-
er 10 his credit, and 70 say in the in
terest OF fairness that he is perfectly
satisfactory as leader 10 all the dem
ocrats Of the senate, and that il he
has leaning toward one faction above
another, they have so far been indi
Gated rather in preference to the
progressive than TO the conservative
element Of his party.
There is everything in the private
conversation Of senators 10 warrant
the belief that they do not intend 10
bestir themselves with any special
activity 10 get through with the house
program.
Some Of them are going away for
a little holiday under the safety anS
benediction Of pair" Others who
are to remain here are looking about
with leisurely interest for the coolest
and most comfortable quarters, and
are making preparations which seem
to indicate that they are here for the
summer and all of the summer. and
are prepared to go slow and take it
easy and to ignore the prompt and
vigorous example set them by the dill
gent and effective democratic house.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-03
Opposition Engineered by Bryan.

Senator Martin, rated as a "cOnser
yatiyc,' demonstrated the confidence
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-10
Alfred B. Williams on the Speech
Of w. A. Jones at Manassas

Jones Conradc Himself Squarey With His Own Figures
MARTIN MUST ANSWER
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THAT
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-10
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
FROM SERIOUS INJURY
Horse Driven by william II. Peden
Runs Away, and He Is Thrown
Twenty Feet

Especial to The T;mes-Dispatch.
Fredericksburg. Va. August 9-Wil-
liam II. Peden had a narrow escape
from possible death last night in a
runaway accident. His horse dashed
off. striking the vehicle against a tele-
graph pole. throwing Mr.. Peden about
twenty feet. He was badly Jared, but
no bones were broken.
Nelson English. of Falmouth, while
handling lumber here for the Fred :
erlcksburg Lumber Company. was
caught under a pile of timber and his
leg was broken.
The Fredericksburg Fire COMPANY
Association has elected j. H. Robinson
and Lloyd Cole delegates to repre- :
sent the local company at the state
Fireman's Association. to be held in
Newport News August 90. 81 and 25.
The company will go to the State
association in body and will take
about. twenty members. uniformed
Maurys Camp. Confederate Veterans.
has a'ppointed a committee composed
Of Colonei f. D. Cole. Mayor II. Lewis
Wallace: Captain NJ B. Rowe, Judge
John T. Goolrick and Major e. S. Rug
giles. TO arrange for the Confederate
reunion to .she held on the last day OF
the Agricultural Fair in this city neXr
month. The camp also appointed a
committee for arranging for an er.
cursion to Richmond on Labor Day,
the object being to raise funds for tho
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip N. Stern and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-10

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals was held last night. at
which plans were discussed TO arouse
greater public interest in tho work
or the society. The report of Agent
AGREE. showing the work done during
the past month. was submitted BY
reason OF the failure of members to
pay up their dues promptly tho society
is unable to prosecute the work as
effectively as 1t could otherwise do.
Personal nnd Otherwise.
Mrs. Alice G. Pillow. wife Of Rob-
ert l.. Pillow. died last night at her
residence on West Washington Street.
Besides her husband. she is survived
BY two sons and hve daughters-all
of this city.
Mrs. H. +. Schleser. OF Disputanta,
who died yesterday in ST Luke's Hoo-
pital. Richmond. was the. sister of
Mrs. j. w. Thomas and S H. Hobbs.
of this city.
The funeral OF D p. Rahily. former
~ OF Petersburg, who was drowned
several days ago at Racine. Wis. took
Cathedral Church. and tho burial was
I'm the. Catholic Cemetery in Bland
ford.
1t is stated that Colonel w. ]. Dur
bin. of Norfolk. will erect hand
some home on Colonial Heights. just
across the river. The home will COM
n1and fine view OF Petersburg.
announcement: is made OF the mar
riage in Washington on Saturday last
OF Mrs Mollic Southland formerly of
Dinwiddie county. but more recently
of Manchester, and Andrew Sinclair.
of Petersburg
a reunion of the Confederate Veto
rams of surry county will be held at
Dendron tomorrow. al which Gov
eFnor Mann is expected to speak
Rnces ut the Fair.
the Souths!de Fair Association has
completed its program for the races
next fall. and it is very attractive
one. There will be four or five on
each OF the five days-pacing and
trotung. for prizes OF $500 to $500
each. with $3.50 added in many of them.
National Association rules Will gov
ern the races unless otherwise stated
There have been many entries In ali
classes of these races. many of the
horses being Of national record. The
general outlook for splendid exhi-
bition in all the departments of the
iair is in the highest degree encoura
ing.