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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-19
SENATOR OWEN
SPEAKS At LAWTON
hE DECLARES DEMOCRATS CAN
ELECT NATIONAL EXECUTIVE
IF THEY NOMINATE CLARK.

LaWton, Okla, Oct. 1S-"The demo
Gratis OF the nation can elect the
next president OF the United States
If they nominate a progressive like
Champ Clark CT Missouri or Wood
row Wilson of New Jersey. and il
they begin in time to perfect thor
cugh organization which reaches
down into the individual precinct.
Woodrow Wilson is in the lead for
the democratic nomination at this
time, but If Wilson fails to line up
two-thirds of the delegates to the
democratic nationa, convention be-
fore tho date Of the convention
Champ Clark has a chance to become
the party's nominee"
This, in substance, is the opinion
of, United States Senator Robert
Latham Owen of Muskogee, who is
spending the day in the home town
ana County o. LIS CoIledSuet oSioeO'
r. ?. Gore.
Reception a. lawton.
Senator Owen arrived at 1140
o'clock from the west, ate lunch
con In Lawton and was accompanied
by a delegation Of I.aw-on men. both
democrats and republicans, on an au-
tomobile trip to Chattanooga. where
he spoke this afternoon He returned
70 LHwton this afternoon and, after
a reception given at the Midland
Hotel under the auspices of the
Chamber CT Commerce. spoke tonight
at Fourth street and = avenue. To-
morrow morning he will be driven
bv automobile to Fort Sill and the
city's reservoir in the Wichitas and
placed on the noon train ct Fort Sill,
bound for ChicSasha.
.. Won't Discuss Re-elion tc- mhsnb
Won't Discuss Reelection.
Senator Owen has nothing % say
of the prospective senatorial race
next fall. "No. ! am not on cam
paign tour" he said. "At present I'm
not candidate. | think l shall as'i
TO be returned TO the senate. but
there will be plenty of time to talk
of reelection when the lime comes
T think it's nothing more than
right that q United States senator
should come aro'.nd AM visit the
people who have elected him.
haven't been in this part of the coun-
try for four years, and am simply
paying a delayed call"
Charts; Organizer.
Senator Owen was one of the or
ganizers OF the National Association
of Democratic Precinct Clubs. whose
aim it is to start the demnctatic
organization for the samlaign OF 1912
from the smallest politica. organiza'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-19
FEDERAL COURT ADJOURNS.
Grand Jury Dismissed and Judge and
Attaches Return to Muskogee.

The regular term of federal court
which has been in session here with
Judge Ralph E. Campbell presiding,
will close today and the various at
taches of the court, will return 10
their headquarters at Muskogee. The
term OF court at Chickasha, will begin
the 10Th of November Until that date
there will be no federal court in his
district.
Judge Campbell dismissed the grand
jury today, thus practically complet-
ing the work of the court. In the af-
ternoon, he heard argument in the
bankruptcy case of e. 4. Sanders.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-19
SHORT ORDERS A SPECIALITY
AT BROWNS CAFE. 9tf

II YOU would discover mans sore
spot, keep quiet and let him talk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-19
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-19

Mrs. Charles Head, who has been
confined to her bed on account of
illness for two weeks, is somewhat
improved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-19

Senator Owen was one of the or
ganizers OF the National Association
of Democratic Precinct Clubs. whose
aim it is to start the demnctatic
organization fcr the samraign OF 1912
from the smallest politica. organiza
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-19

ton up. The new organization has
the Endorsement Cf snch men as Dry
an. Clark, Folk and Foss and VIII
be pushed throughout the nation be-
fore the time for opening the next
presidential campaign.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10
PENN|LESs ONCE,
HAS 100000
Young Han Who Got Riches in Lake
Superior District Would Build Cost
ly Monument To Family.
BY WILLIAM E. sMYTHE.

LOS ANGELES. Jan. .-Hulett
Clinton Merritt started poor. retired
with a fortune of S30,000.000 at 30.
and finds himself at SO the owner of
a palace at Pasadena, and immersed
in the biggest business affairs OF
Southern California. But he has his
troubles, and one OF them is the erec-
ton at the corner OF Eighth and
broadway of building which, while
by no means the largest or tallest.
shall be IT, finest in finish and APP
pointments OF any building in the
world with a tower and lamp that
shall dominate the city by day and
night-this as a monument 70 his fam
lily. But a city ordinance limits his
building TO 30 feet He asks to be
allowed to exceed it 70 feet, making a
grand total of 223 feet
Nearly 1000 OF the foremost bust
ness men signed the petition in favor
of the desired permit. but the city
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10
ed the operation until he had thou

ed the operation until he had thou
sands.
Merritt decided he would never
work for wages again--he couldn't
a ,rd TO. So he formed With ms
father the firm of l.. j. Merritt a. Co.,
investment bankers and brokers. They
hod no capital, but the agreement pro-
vided that both partners should be
charged eight per cent on Withdraw
ais" Though they put nothing in they
expected 10 be able TO take something
out.
They were not disappointed. Their
first transaction netted them SsO.OOu
II was the sale of a big tract of pine
land. In 10 months the firm was worth
100000 accumulated ~ hundreds OF
thrifty deals in land, timber and
mines.
Hulett Merritt was now 1S-and
rich, though not yet multi-million-
aire. But he was I'm the swim with j.
J. Hill. Carnegie and Rockefeller, oper-
ating in the iron ore mines of the rich
Mesaba range on Lake Superior. &c
and his father had one lease which,
on a royalty OF 65 cents per ton, paid
them 100000 year. They branched
out into railroads, steamboats,. banks,
townsites. general stores-everything
that went with the development OF
, the country. Money and property
submerged them.
Their biggest holding was In the
Lake Superior Consolidated Mines.
which owned variety of\property. In
1901 the big cleanup came. They
sold to the u. s. Steel corporation for
ISL 100000. Ii is understood that HUI
lett Merritt's share was represented
! hy $29.000000 OF the same issue OF
bonds that Carnegie received and John
ID. Rockefellers check for $1,000,OOO.
The young financial genius was now
90. and decided TO retire to Southern
California. build real palace at Pasa-
dena, and forget the money-madnesS
of the previous 10 years.
But the devil of II is" he says.
tine less a fellow tries the more
money piles up on him."
These were his business notices:
Never take anything for granted.
Always know.
If you have real friend, treasure
him as something rarer and more
precious than rubies.
Never fear 10 undertake the thing
that can't be done. Do it,"
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10

Washington galleries miss BourEo
Cochran, until recently representa-
live In congress by the grace of Tam
many hall They still remember the
militant though depthless speeches;
they loved TO watch him tear his hair,
beat his bosom, charge up and down
fhe aisle, crying aloud in carefully
cultivated brogue, for freedom, or
sone other theme requiring a due
amount OF tears, eloquence and en-
phatic gestures.
Since his retirement from congress,
Cockran has devoted much of mis-
lime TO lambasting the head of Tam
many hall During the late 'unplcas-
antness" in New York state. The
lifted natural orator found out that
Tsmmany hall in general and Boss
Charlie Murphy in particular were
very undesirable citizens. He de-
ncnnced both on the stump, support
jng candidate Stimson, and with a
wealth OF words which was truly wen
derful, but not so productive OF votes
~ one would think. witness the iolt
handed 10 the New York @. o. p. No
MEMBER last.
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council turned II down by vote OF
8 TO !. There is nothing in Merritts
career, however to indicate that he
regards defeat as final
How did he get thirty millions he
fore he was 30? IL can't be answered
I'm a work. II il could, the word would
he Lake Superior" and the further
explanation would be successful man
ipulation OF natural resources.
Merritt was born In Duluth. Mimi,
I'm 1872. From the age of TO IL he
lived pn a farm in Atchison county.
"issour' The family was poor and
young Merritt lived through all the
experiences that come to struggling
farmers life. MY great ambition at
49," he says. was TO have store
clothes. a paper collar. shoes and hat
he shned, and hold job as clerk
ina villga store TIE realized 1t.
In 1874 the family returned to Du-
nth. the farmer having saved about
800 n year for each of his ~ years on
tie Missouri farm. hulett, who was
very advanced IN his studies. gave
three years 10 high school and com
mcrcial college. ~ !, he was ready
10 begin the fight for his fortune.
Two of his uncles had grown rich
in the de elopment of the region. He
became secretary to one OF them at
s? a month. but soon had fall from
a bicycle that sent him to the hospi-
tal for eight montho. While he lay on
his back. h limbs encased in llaster,
the boy OF 5 began the accumulation
OF his present vast fortune.
When be limped out on clutches
from that long confinement he had
So 900 he had made in bed! How did
do IL
He sent for plat Of Duluth, studied
on, the strategic points In realty got
n list OF owners. correspondent with
them until found some fat bargains.
Then he wrote to a lend and pro-
posed an investment OF $500 on joint
account-the friends oney against
his knowledge. lie cot the money.
40 I ickly at a profit. but Inns profit
into more lots. sold again and repeat
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10

is he?" Perhaps gibes and sneers were
cast at him. as would be done today In
similar case: but the question con
tinues. Who is he" lie IS the great
Jeroboam. the second. has triumphed
and captured all armies
and peoples who opposed him Ills Goa
sent him here, and he attempted 10
escape: ne was cast into the sea, and
his God caused a fish TO save MIN
surely we shall all utterly perish.
A hundred fold stronger was the
prophets influence because OF his
strange experience. So strong was Il
that the people. from the king on MS
throne 10 the beggar in the street, put
Jehovah TO save them: and God repent Z
ed of that that lie said He would 90
that they might live
Surely here was something accom- ,
plished: the magnitude OF II worthy OF
divine interposition in bringing Dack
the runaway preacher. These souls were
precious in the sight OF God. and HIS
great prsphet had learned that they
were. and the souls were saved
n Fiction. who II the Author:
More wonderful by far is the fact
that the king and all the people came
to repentance at the preaching OF one
man than the fact that that same man
enered into and came out OF nsh
But there are persons who nave never
considered the greater fact or a mul
titude saved while smiling at the al
legged fish story Who can say that
moro credible than another? Who IL
competent to pass on this matter? Once
admit the miracle OF the virgin birth
and who will declare that this alleged
miracle IL unworthy or incredlbleP
IN this story Is fiction. how did IL nnd
m Mace in the Hebrew scriptures Bl
what possible means could piece OF
Action, thus rejecting upon one 81
their great prophets, come 10 pe pa I
OF their sacred scriptures?
IL IL IL Action. who wrote III Flnd
an anonymous story In any literature
thar can be compared for moment
with this matchless narrative. ~
written by "A Jew, what Jew would
ACKNOWLEDGE for moment that COD
would save the hated NineviterF nr
alleged miracles. and should not De
more lightly considered
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10
|[Glh ATTACK ON
|[0RIMER REPORT
oenators Beverage and owen Intro
duce Resolutions To Expel Illinois
Statesman.

4 WASHINGTON, Jan. "a fierce at
>ack WAS begun In the senate today
"a the .whitewash" report OF the LOT
f liner investigating committee wien
RESOLUTIONS to expel Lorimer Were
presented by Beveridge rep, lnd) ;
4 and Owen. (Dem.. Okla.). The contest
promised TO become the CHIEF feature
Of the session.
Lorimer took the floor at the hrst
opportunity. and Owen. who had
risen to attack LorimeI, yielded 10
K the Illinois senator.
II know" said Lorimer, that my
election was not accomplished py
bribery and corruption. No improper
,,se OF money was made In my behalf
j feel Il Is my duty 10 the people OF
Illinois and 10 myself TO be present
when the discussion takes place on
the question" - .,-
Later I shall at length speak in
my own defense"
- Owen Immediately sought TO pro
coed with his speech in opposition 10
Lorimer, but there were loud cries OF
Irregular order"
Gallinger (Rep. N. H. made the
polnt that Owens resolution must go
over one day. The yice-president
ruled against Gallinger. but on ap-
neal Gallinger was sustained by the
eeuate and as a result Beverage put
I'm his minority report and opened
the debate. After Beverage had con-
cluded, owen took the hoor, demahu'
ing the unseating OF Lorimer'
In an elaborate, analysis OF the rec,
ord OF the investigation, the indiana
senator expressed HE disapproval Oh
the conclusions announced by the ma
jority of the committee exoneratins
Lorimer.
In his statement Beverage said In
part:
sThe majority report itself declares
that -four members OF the general as
sembly testified to receiving money as
: consideration for the votes. Each
or the men did testify so repeatedly.
.Senator Holstlaw testified that he
received money from his fellow Sena'
TOR Frederick at two different times,
the first installment being $4,000 and
the second amount being 500
.Representatives Becke meyer,
White and Link testified to having re-
ceiyed their money from their fellow
representatives and factional leader,
Browne, and from leader Brownies
lieutenant, their fellow representative
Wilson.
Like Holstlaw, these three repre-
sentatives received their money in
two installments, the first being 81
600 and the second $500.
@It Is of corborrative importance
that the dates Holstlaw received his
TWO installments from HIS fellow Sen.
ator Broderick, are practically the
same dates on which the house mem
hers received their two installments
from their fellow representatives,
Browne and Wilson.
"Now comes an undisputed fact OF
conclusive force, although the major
ity report ignores II. These confessed
bribe takers we're shown TO have had
4 IN their possession, In bills Of large de-
nominations, unusually large sums OF
money soon after the dates when they
swore TO having received the same"
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10
HOUSE UPHOLDs
SPEAKER CANNON
Reverses Precedent Established by
Norris Resolution on Question
of Rules.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-After a
wordy battle on the floor OF the house.
Speaker Cannon reversed the pre-
cedent established by the Norris rules
resolution of last March. that the
house as question OF constitutional
privilege can at any time consider or
amend it's own rules. Cannon de-
clared that the contest last March
was a matter of personal action
against himself as a member OF the
rules committee.
ITO cure an alleged wrong being
done by the speaker and the commit
tee on rules" Cannon said, this revo-
luton was carried on, fostered by a
press both periodical and daily that
knew nothing OF the rules.
Under this great preliminary re-
FORM" he shouted, swinging his gavel.
there is no way to amend the rules
except by a revolution. 1t must be
done on the floor"
The fight resulted from a split on
regular ranks over the construction
placed upon the insurgent motion To
discharge committees" rule.
Rep. Fuller (Rep., llls.), introduced
a resolution amending the rule to pre-
vent the Motion TO discharge" calen-
dar taking precedence over "Suspen-
sion OF the rules"
Mann (Rep., llls.), made point or
order against Fuller In an impas-
stoned address, Fuller attacked Mann.
He declared that Mann by placing 107
bills on the Motion to discharge"
calendar, had cut off absolutely all
chance for suspension OF the rules
at this session.
Other regulars Joined in the battle.
Regular Democrats lined up with the
opposition to the insurgents rules. I'm
derwood tDem., Ala, and Fitzgerald.
(Dem. ~, W, declaring the Norris
resolution was the result OF fight
in a special case.
When put to vote by an appeal by
Gaines tRep., w. Va.), from the de-
cislon, the speaker was sustained
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10
BATTLES WITH BURGLAR
Preacher is FelIed by Blow by Thug
Who Gets $500.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. 9.-Follow'
ing battle with the Rev. A. c. How
ell. rector OF st. Stephens Episcopal
church, i'm his home at Sweickley,
just before daylight today, burglar
is making good his escape with $500
worth of jewelry The entire Sweick-
lev police force and county detectives
arrived at the minister's home at 9
o'clock. but the burglar had fed Rev.
Mr.. Howell had just regained con
seriousness after being felled by a
blow from the butt of revolver.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10
TO ISSUE 100000 IN BONDS.
D. v. r. Makes Request TO State
Railroad Commission.

LANSING, Mich, Jan. 9.-(Special)
Representative OF the Detroit United
Railways company appeared before
the state railroad commission Monday
with a request for permission to issue
$4,000 in bonds to refund outstand-
ing debts. The commission has not
set a date for the hearing. The Ann
Arbor Railroad company has asked
authority TO issue 100000 in bonds
for equipment purposes.
II authority is granted it is the in
tention OF the company TO purchase
one new steel car ferry at cost of
5000. 900, one cafe parlor car, l20 steel
refrigerator cars, five motor passen-
ger cars. and two steel passenger
cars The commission has set this
hearing for Wednesday.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10
Arguments on in Rate Case.

Judge Murfin is hearing argument
ON the case brought by the Fletcher
Paper Co. of Alpena. and several lum-
bermen OF that city who claim that
the freight rates on timber of the d..
x NJ. railroad are discriminatory IL
Ia claimed that the rates greatly favor
Onaway. Millersburg and other near
b. places. The Michigan railway com
mission pronounced theserates reason
BILE some months ago, and the plain
tits then appealed TO the courts.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10

of the Chinese people. II is l,SOo
miles long and il took 10 years 10
complete it-from PA to 204 b. {.
Prof. Lowell, who tells us that
Mars is inhabited, also tells us that
this great wall is the one artificial
structure on the face OF the eartll
that may be seen by the inhabitants
of Mars"
So now the Martians have nothing
on us in the way of terrestrial seen
cry.
Next we must work down the coast
TO Hong Kong. whence we shall san
for the nearest thing TO home that
one can find in these parts-Manila,
Philippine islands.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10
FASHIONABLE HOTEL BARS
SMOKING BY WOMEN.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.--Ihe Ho-
tel Plaza. isn't ready yet to per-
init women patrons TO smoke
cigarettes i'm the public rooms.
Four tried IL last night IN the
palm garden. One woman took
cigarette from a jeweled case.
lighted IL and waited the smoke
from between perfectly rouged
lips. Three other women FOL
lowed her example.
In about three shakes, Man
ager Skinner had sent a polite
request to the women smokers
either TO pinch the nails or
beat Il. They pinched EN-.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10

(The Times Tour Of the Worldly
PEKING. Jan. 9.-When all is said
and done, the great wall remains the
most impressive thing in the Celes-
tial empire. Less wonderful archi-
tecturally than the porcelain temple.
or the unrivaled marble bridge of the
summer palace, or the bewildering pa
godas and palaces of the Hill OF
Thousand Ages, the great wall is, ar
ter all, more astonishing than all the
rest. Ii was the eighth wonder OF
the ancient world: 1t remains, like
the pyramids, as one OF the wonders
OF the modern world as well.
So we feel well repaid for our jour
ney northwErd from Picking, past the
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10
ARRESTED AS WASHER.
Port Huron Man is Accused OF Annoy
ina Women.

PORT ARRESTED, Mich, Jan. -
Especial Harry Hyslop, a well
known resident Of the north-end sec
ton, was arrested last evening on sus-
picion of being the man who has been
annoying women in that portion Oh
the city for several weeks.
Hyslop's arrest was effected while
he was standing in the shadow OF a
building, and when the officer threw
back the mans overcoat, he was con-
vinced that Hyslop was the man. He
could give no account for his actions
and the police regard him as de-
generate.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10

imperial tombs, to where the wall has
stood for more than 1000 years as u
memorial bearing witness TO the en-
terprise OF the first real emperor OF
the united Chinese, who built 1t 10
keep back the Tartars.
Imagine a wall 20 or 80 feet high,
with a broad. parapeted roadway on
top, and with square towers rising
here. and there above the wall proper.
extending over hill and vale from st.
Louis TO San Francisco, and you have
some idea Of the great wall
The great wall was built in the
third century b. G. by Prince ChenS
OF the Tsin dynasty. who also abol.
ished feudalism and effected union
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10
MICHIGAN PosTMAsrERs.

b WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. g.
Especial were made Of
the following Michigan postmasters
at noon today: e. Jefferson Hall,
Marion; James w. Dey, Springport;
Robert II. Barnum, Iron River and
John Amesz, Lake Linden.
PULLMAN.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10
Injured Whom Metal ExpIodes.

Santeni Fronarnts, 80 years old. NO.
SAT- Rlvard-st., was seriously burned in
an explosion of some hot metal at the
plant OF the Thiery & Kendrick Man
ufaoturing Co. Monday morning. lie
was taken to ST Marys hospital.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10
FLOCK TO LINES TRIAL.
otsnding Room is Held at Premium II
aes Howell Court House

a HOWELL. Mich, Jan. s.-The trial
OF Cedric Line. on charge of killing
Henry Knoot, will probably occupy
nearly the entire week. The court
room is crowded every day, standing
room being held at premium.
# Chief OF Police Hudson and Sheriff
Burke, of Clinton, testified that Line
admitted to them that he shot Knoot.
Judge Miner, Of the Shiawassee cir.
cult court, is presiding at the trial.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10
Named Asst secretary Of Treasury.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.-The presi-
dent today nominated Carmi A.
thompson. of Ohio, TO be assistant
secretary OF the treasury.
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10
BUILDING FOR LANSING.
Senator Smith Introduces Bill TO
Provide 100000.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-(SpeciaD
Senator Smith today introduced a
bill TO give an appropriation of $500
600 for a public building at Lansing.
PULLMAN
The Detroit times., 1911-01-10
TO CuREA COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tab
let's. Druggists refund money IL IL fails
to cure. r W GROVES signature Is
on each box. 25c
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-12-07
FORTN|GHILY CLUB
DISCUSSES PEACE
Attorney James II. Hill
Reads Paper on The
Movement.

The Fortnightly Literary club met
Friday evening at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Kelley and Attorney
James FL. Hill presented the subject
of Cancellation. At the present time
there is movement all over this
country to have the United States
senate pass a resolution along this
line. Mr.. Hill, in his investigation,
found that the peace movement
between nations dates back many
centuries. He told what was being
done toward international Cancellation
and stated number Of things that the
several governments were consider
ing in discussing this question.
Rev. E. g. Henke led the discussion
by giving comparative figures as to
the cost of maintaining our army and
navy.
It was believed by the club that the
dawn of peace was gradually approach
ing. The club will meet i'll two weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. Battles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley shook an apple
tree.