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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-13
TRIBAL ROLLS To Be OPENED AGAIN
BAL[|NGER SAYS IT'S NECESSARY

Washington, ID. c., March 12.-"Be
fore congress authorizes the sale or
other disposition of a single dollars
worth of the remaining property of
the Choctaws and Chickasaws provi-
sion will be made for the re-opening
of the tribal rolls and the re-eXamina-
tion of all meritorious cases errone-
ously denied by the interior depart
ment." Such was the emphatic dec
laration of Webster Ballinger. of the
law firm of Ballinger & Lee, at,
torneys for large number of citi-
zenship claimants in the two nations.
Mr.. Ballinger said:
1T is time the people of Oklaho-
ma realized that the delay in wind.
ing up the affairs of the Five Civil
lied Tribes is directly attributable
TO the attitude of the members of
the oklahoma congressional delega-
tion. And until that attitude chang
es there will be nothing done with
these estates. 1t is conceded by all
that there are from twenty-five hun
ired to five thousand Indians who
are justly entitled to enrolment who
were improperly denied their rights
by the citizenship cvurt, the Dawes
and the secretary of the
interior.
1T is now known that the citizen
ship court improperly denied thou
sands of claimants. What does the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-13

liberal offer to it's contestants than
the Ardmoreite has in these trips.
Each and every contestant in the
race who will do a little hustling has
an equal chance to get one of these
trips as the conditions governing the
awarding of them are very liberal.
There is not a contestant in the entire
race but who can get enough SUBJ
scriptions to secure within 100000
votes of the leader and that is all that
is necessary. Every cent of the entire
trip from the time the party leaves
Ardmore until they return will be paid
by the Ardmoreite.
The contest is nearing it's end and
from the way the new subscribers are
coming in and the number of contest
ants who are working we expect to
see the closest finish on record. There
are over thirty-five contestants in the
race whose gross amount of money
turned in up to s o'clock Saturday
evening will not vary over $3.50 from
each other. This is very unusual at
this time of a contest and that is the
reason that we say the race will be
very close.
There will be no time to lose from
now until the final vote is counted II
you wish to win one of the prizes
You will have to keep within 10000
votes of the leader on the last night
to win the trip but it is not neces
sary to do so to win one of the regu
lar prizes. According to the announce
ment 1t will be possible for you tc
win the piano or diamond ring and al
so the trip. What more chance dc
you want in a fair field. We expect
to have at least ten of the contest
ants take the trip to New York City
as that Is usually the number that
finish within the required circle, sc
We have found 1t in past contests con
Quoted by us. But there will be more
here perhaps on account of this spe
cial offer and the closeness of the
race.
If you do not wish to make the trip
we will transfer it to any one you de-
sire. DO not forget the free offer of
votes which we are giving away on
Wednesday night, and if you expect
to keep within the required amount
of votes, you will have to side-track
some of these specials. You cant ex-
pect to wait until the last minute and
get enough votes to win a prize. You
will have to get busy right NOW and
keep busy until the end. What is
worth having is worth working for.
We notice most of the people are Civ.
ing their coupons to those who are
not working and their subscriptions
to those who are
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-13

select committee of the house tha
investigated the Gore charges say
about the creation of this citizen
ship court? On page 10 of the repor
the committee says:
Immediately following the
passage of the act ratifying the
agreement of 1902 the judges
authorized to be appointed to
constitute the citizenship court
were appointed as follows:
Spencer Adams of North Caro-
lima, Henry S. Foote of Cali
fornia and Walter l.. Weaver of
Ohio. Judge Foote appears to
have been appointed upon the
recommendation of Senator Stew
art, who was then chairman of
the senate committee on In
dian affairs, and Judge Adams
on the recommendation of Sena-
tor Pritchard of North Carolina.
Judge Foote was the brother-ir.
law of Senator Stewart. (See
testimony on page 675.) The
law creating this court is without
legislative parallel; the manner
of its enactment was eXtraordi-
nary. and the authority which it
conferred upon the court it ere
ated is without precedent in
American Jurisprudence
With the Howell report, the re-
'ort OF Mr.. Pollock and the report
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-13

There are only twelve more working
days of the Ardmoreite great contest,
and If there was anything needed to
make the contestants work with more
vigor it was the announcement of the
repeated offer of the free votes that
will be awarded next Wednesday eve
ming and the free trips to New York
City. No paper in the history of the
contest business has ever made a more
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-13
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{;
u 100000 free votes will be di-
:: vided into nine prizes as fol
q lows: First, $4,000; second
q 10000; third. 10000; fourth,
:: 25,O0O; fifth. 10000; sixth. 49,
= 600; seventh, 10000; eighth.
:: 5000, and ninth, 5000
q The above special votes will
. be awarded to the nine con
4 testants who have the nine
u largest amounts OF money to
4 their credit by p. m, We'd
u nesday, March 18th. Out Of
q town candidates can mail their
q subscriptions before this time
q and If it reaches the contest
{; manager the next day it will
:: be counted
{: This award oil special free
:: votes has nothing to do What
:: ever with the number of votes
:; the candidates have in the
:: paper or in reserve and they
:: are given in addition to the
q regular votes that go with each
u subscription turned in. They
:; are simply offered to the con-
{: testants as a special induce
fas. hA 1atA to
. turn in all the Subscriptions
:: that they possibly can by We'd
{: nesday and as a special in
:: ducement TO help the contest
{: ants to do so at once. so that
:; they will get the benefit of
!; a special lot of free votes, it
{: is not necessary to turn in or
:: vote the certificates for the
:: published list in the paper, as
{: these votes will be awarded to
!; the ones who have turned in
{: the most money up to the time
{: the offer expires. All money
:: that has been turned in since
{: the first day OF the contest
{: will be connted in the award
:: ing of these votes. AS before
{: the names of the winners will
:: not be made public as the
:! awarding of these votes will
:: be made by the judges on
{; the last day of the contest.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-13

OF the special investigating com
mittee no man can be so careless OF
his veracity as 30 assert that therI
are not several thousand claimants
who were improperly denied enroll
ment and thereby denied their prop
erty rights.
The house committee, after an
elaborate investigation OF this sub
iect, reached the sound conclusion
that unless the meTftorious claim
ants are taken care of, and by that
mean enrolled and given their
property rights, before the tribal
property is distributed, that they will
have such strong claims against the
government of the United States that
the government must eventually pay
them. The proposition with which
congress is confronted is: Shall
congress distribute the funds and
the government of the United States
pay the claims of the people, or
shall these claims he paid out of the
property in which they have an un-
questioned right TO share? Accord
ingly, congress has properly taken
the position, or at least the house
committee has taken the position,
which is concurred in by a large
number of prominent senators, that
these claims must be adjusted before
these estates can be wound up.
Great credit is due Chairman Burke
of the house committee and Con
gressman John II, Stephens, the rank
ing Democratic member of the COM
mittee for the thorough investiga-
tion Just concluded and the compre-
hensive knowledge the committee
and congress now have of the af-
fairs of these tribes
Does this mean that you will
continue TO insist upon the rights
of the mixed Indian and negro claim
ants"
Only to a very limited extent
some time ago abandoned the theory
advanced in the Bette Ligon case
that any person of mixed Indian
and negro blood, regardless of the
degree, was entitled to enrolment
as an Indian. | shall only advocate
ha nnt. ll,,A -
sons of this class who are unques-
tionably Indians. This means that |
will abandon the great majority of
this class of claimants with whom
contracts were taken in the name of
Ballinger & Lee. shall do this for
two reasons: First, because | doubt
whether any person of this class who
was not recognized member of
the tribe has legal or equitable
right to share in these estates; and.
second, because the persistent urging
of this class of cases would be preiu-
dicial to success in securing the
rights Of that class of cases about
which there is no question There
is another, and probably stronger
reason, which actuates me in taking
this position, and that is, that all
OF this class of mixed Indians and
negroes have received an allotment
of forty acres of land, have a home
and some place to live, out of which
they can make a living, while the
other class, the admitted citizens of
the tribes and either full7blood In
dians Or persons of mixed Indian
and white blood, have been denied
any recognition or any right to
share in the estate to any extent
whatsoever. They have been left
practically destitute and their claims
are certainly much stronger and
more deserving of consideration than
the claims of the mixed Indians and
negroes"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-13
PROCLAIM NATION.

y Pursuant to request of
y the Civic League of the City
y of Ardmore and a resolution
): passed by the Board of Com :
y missioners of the City of Ard :
J; more in special session at the :
: City Hall at 1870 p. m, Sat :
!: urday, March 18th, 1911, and :
!: by the authority vested in me /:
!: as Mayor of the City of Ard :
y more, /, James A, Cotner, :
): Mayor hereby proclaim Tues /:
;: day, Wednesday and Thursday, 4;
y March the fourteenth, fif- {:
:: teenth and sixteenth, as !:
: Clean Up" days, and Fri {:
: day, March the seventeenth, (:
: as "Arbor Day" (:
: All patriotic citizens are (:
: hereby urged to observe the ::
: first three days by thoroughly :;
! cleaning up their premises and {:
alleys, adjoining the same and :.
to observe the said Seven !;
teenth day of March, "Arbor :,
Day. by planting trees in the :;
park-ways and by planting !:
trees and shrubbery on their );
premises. and thereby helping :,
to beautify our city. ::
Prof. Evans of the public 3:
schools states that the High ::
School boys have agreed to ::
set out, free of charge, all ::
trees that may be furnished ::
by the property holders; said 8:
trees to be planted in the ::
parkways in front of the prop ::
city owned by the person fur ::
nishing the trees. 8:
JAMES A. COTNER, ::
Mayor. 8:
G. H. BRUCE, City Clerk. =
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-13
ONLY TWELVE MORE DAYS NOW
Of THE ARDMORE|TE CONTEST

AND TRIPS HAS CREATED
FRESH iNTEREsT-EVERYTHING POINTS TO CLOSE FINISH
ON THE LAST oAY-THE WORKERS GETTING
ScRPTIoNS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-13
STANDING OF CONTESTANTS
The following the standing Of the candidates the Ardmoree
Automobile Contest eight o'clock Saturday, March II.
FIRST DISTRICT

Including all OF the City OF Ardmore.
The Washington times., 1911-01-20
Two Sc cakes of Fairy
Soap for Sc

(Limit OF FOUR TO buyer.)
This is the celebrated white
floating Bath Soap.
SOZODONT Tooth Powder,
paste or liquid, regular Csc
size, tomorrow .14c
S1.0O size Coke's Dandruff
Cure .......... Soc
va lar ~ .2sc
csc size Holmes ForSttlla,
bottle .................1 .15c
Pound Can Earl Brand Tai
cum Powder ............... .16c
Nine. Yale's large bottle Hair
Tonic .0Sc
Nine. Yale's Antiseptic, large
oottle 'ooc
1st fioor-Perfumery dept.
The Washington times., 1911-01-20
ADAMS IS NAMED
NYE'S SUCCESSOR
Appointed Member of Per-
manent Board of Assist
ant Assessors.

Benjamin F. Adams, Assistant Asses
sor of the District, was appointed today
a member of the permanent Board of
Assistant Assessors to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Francis Nye.
Mr.. Adams will be assigned TO the
personal tax board and will enter upon
his new duties at once. The position
carries with 1t an increase of salary of
from 5000 to $1,000 a year, and is con-
sidered a life appointment, the law pro-
viding that the Assessor and the men,
bers of the Permanent Board of Assist
ant Assessors shall not be removed from
office except for inefficienCy, neglect of
duty or malfeasance in office.
Mr.. Adams entered the office Of the
assessor as a clerk at $1,000 in 1900 and
in 1897 was promoted to assistant as
SCISSOR to succeed Louis c. Wilson. His
appointment to the board of assistant
assessors, the Commissioners say, is due
solely to his own efforts, and is made as
a reward for the faithful and efficient
performance of past duties.
Mr.. Adams was born in HinSdale, N.
H, in 1875. He is a graduate of Dart
mouth College and the Columbia Uni
versity Law School, and is a member
of the bar of the District of Columbia.
The Commissioners have not decided
upon the appointment of Mr.. Adams
successor, which probably will be an
nounced Monday.
The Washington times., 1911-01-20
Knights of Pythias
Install Their Officers

]. H. Williams heads the officers of
Coldwell Company, No. z. Uniform Rank
Knights Of Pythias, for 1911. He was in
stalled as captain last night by Capt F.
M. Pelzman. Of Washington Company,
the other officers inaugurated being
Hugh Reid, first lieutenant; l. A. Em-
mons, second lieutenant; A. I. Jarboe,
first sergeant: II. r. Tucker, second SER
geant; s. NJ Pearson, recorder; Thomas
]. Bynum. treasurer: and George Bark
man, chaplain.
A banquet was given after the install
lation. Toasts were spoken by Grand
Chancellor II. P. Wiley. Samuel H.
Bassett Col. T. A. Landon, Capt. F. NJ.
PelZman, Major T. A. Bynum, Fl. ].
GassOn. r. S. Sebastion, Mark Stear-
man, and George w. Haley.
The Washington times., 1911-01-20
TRIBUTE TO MEMORY
OFLEE AND JACKSON
Confederates Cele bra e
Birthdays, and Senator
Blackburn Speaks.

With the hall of the Arlington Hotel
decorated with Confederate flags and
the colors of the Confederacy promi-
nent everywhere, more than 200 mem
bers of local Southern organizations
last night celebrated the anniversary OF
the birth Of Gen. Robert Z. Lee, and
also of Gen. Stonewall Jackson, although
the latter's natal day does not come
until January q.
The principal address of the evening
was made by former Senator Joseph
Blackburn of Kentucky who claimed
that the South would have won in their
struggle with the North had 1t not
been for the fact that the European
states thought that slavery was the
principal issue of the war, and there
fore withheld their sympathy and as
sistance.
The event last night was presided
over by Major Holmes Conrad. com.
mander of Camp No. III, Veterans OF
the Confederacy. On the platform with
Major Conrad and Senator Blackburn
were Francis NJ. Cockrell, former Sena-
tor from Missouri, and former member
Of the Interstate Commerce Commls-
sion; Gen. w. r. Cox, of North caro-
ina; Col. Thomas Smith, the Rev. Dr..
w. T. Thomspon, and the Rev. Dr. Ed
ward Ingle.
The Washington times., 1911-01-20

SILK WINDSOR TIES in checks
and changeable effects. CSo
MARIBOU CAPES, very broad,
and finished with chenille fringe.
Regularly $7.9S, &C Sn
The Washington times., 1911-01-20
Congress on Merchant
Marine Meets Monday

The Merchant Marine Congress VIII
convene in Washington Monday FOR
two days session at which prominent
men from all parts of the United States
will be present.
D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte. N. C''
is president of the Congress; Henry
Clews. of New York. treasurer, ana
James L. EweIl, of New York, secre-
tary The advancement of the mer-
chant marine of the country is the OBJ
ject of the Congress.
President John Kirby, of the Nationsi
Association of Manufacturers, and Rep
resentatives Humphrey, Hobson, ana
Mckinley will be among the speakers
The delegates to the Congress VIII Dc
received by the President Tuesday af-
ternoon, and by Speaker Cannon Mon
day.
The Washington times., 1911-01-20
Judge DeLacy Scores
Gossiping Neighbors

Judge De Lacy. Of the Juvenile Court,
announced in merciless tones that any
man who makes defamatory allegations
concerning his wife must be eble to
prove them or suffer the consequences.
when the non-support case OF Dolly
Marks against George Marks was
brought into his court.
Marks claimed he had failed to sup
port his wife and family because of his
wife's bad conduct, knowledge of which
ne had gained through neighborhood
gossip; In ordering Marks to pay his
Judge scored gossip in general and hus-
bands who are ready to believe tales
about their wives.
The Washington times., 1911-01-20
Chessmaster Fox Gives
Sensational Exhibition

Washington chess players are today
discussing the remarkable record of A
W. Fox, the American. In an eight
game contest last night at the Wash
ington Chess, Checker, and Whist Clup
he gave an excellent exhibition or
Simultaneous play, winning all eight
games In the last game, when Burk-
holder apparently had Fox beaten, he
astOnished the spectators by difficult
and brilliant forced mate.
The Washington times., 1911-01-20
StealeV'S Pen Pictures.

The first copies OF the first edition of
'130 Pen Pictures Of Live Men" have
just come into the hands of readers.
This Is a book by Col. o. o. Stealey, in
charge Of the Washington news bureau
for the Louisville Courier-J Journal, in
which short biographical sketches of
the greatest living men of this country
are presented.
The Washington times., 1911-01-20
Will Reside Here.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2O.-Washing-
ton, d. c., will be the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Bonn, following a short
wedding trip Miss Katherine Malin,
daughter of John Thaw Malin, was mar
ried 10 Mr.. Bonn yesterday, the Cere-
mony taking place at Aldine.
The Washington times., 1911-01-20
Lecture Tonight.

The Rev. 8. w. Graffiin. of Anacostia.
will deliver his lecture, THE End of the
Rainbow" at the Petworth NJ E.
Church, Eighth and Shepherd streets,
this evening at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1911-01-20

S1.as to Baltimore and Return,
SATURDAYS and Sundays via Fennsyl-
yania Railroad. Tickets good to return
until Sunday night. All regular trains
except the "Congressional Limited"
Bisbee daily review., 1911-02-19
JUDICIARY
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 ciated justice of the supreme court of the United States.
 Eight hundred lawyers, inea1ding eight women, gathered at H3fel Ast0r, with friends and guests 70 do him honor al a dinner under the auspicc1 or the New York County Lawyers association Alton B. Parker nresided and the speakers besides Hughes, were Wickersham, Joseph Cnoate, and number of meElters of the federal and state bench
 "In a democracy" said H1shes in his address, the position of a ;1Fae is to me the highest privilege of the vocation. I should not attempt to speak for the supreme court of the United States It is for others to speak for that court. That court and its members speak for themselves through their opinions. not otherwise.
 "Ie is peculiarly the peoples tTi- bunal. for it's function it is safeguard fundamental rights expressed in the peoples constitution. And I assure you that the conferences of the judges of the supreme court have hibited candor, comprehenSiyeneo sincerity. and complete devotion to their task that I am sure would be most gratifying to the entire people Of the micn coaid they know more intimately what actually takes place.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-02-19
WASHINGTON
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 paign had it's effect The Oregon sen ator himself has received the following dispatch from Phoenix:
 Jonathan Bourne. Jr, President National Republican Progressive League. Washington. D, C.;
 Constitution has carried by from = to so per cent. We thank you and your associates for your wire of yes treC=y. which did much to effect tho re ut and completely nuiifled Delegate Cameron's telegram.
 ARIZONA GAZETTE.
 By Charles H Akers.
 Delegate Ralph Cameron. of Arir- ona. was greatly disappointed over ,he outcome of the election. and was ready to expre the belief that statehood had failed
 Very little doubt exists as to ! President Taft attitude as to the referendum and recall provisions or | the constitution that wG5 submitted ! by the convention said Delegate ! Cameron During the president s visit to Arizona in 1909. he made it plain that too advanced strides along ! the line of new forms of government i would not meet his approval when it came to passing upon whatever con stitution Arizona might adopt He ] placed special emphasis on the so- | called recall departure, and said that never in any event should such 8 ! law be applied 10 the judiciary He has repeated these views in Wa,5hinG- ] ton aud I have steadily conveyed ! them to the reople. In the face oi 1 these expressions the people Arizo1S have put forward the very sort of a { constitution the esident. said le ] could not fsvcr. D not zee hoN | they need f-el surprised now if the i document is resected and the opport- unity for Arizona to obtain statehood 1 is declared lost
 1 Mir. Cameron explained that since l the people have approved constitu- ton. the territory has exhausted its right to hold a constitutional conven- ton. and that it would require an other enabling act by congress to give it another KY for statehood. i MT. Cameron cited the difficulty experienced in getting the last state hood bill passed, and expressed the opiniou that Arizona might have a long wait for the privilege II seeks if President Taft remained Steadiast in his ideas as to state constitutions
Bisbee daily review., 1911-02-19
LODGES ID OBSERVE
 THEIR ANNIVERSARY
GRAND CHANCELLOR COMMAND ER AND VICE GRAND WILL
 BE THEIR GUESTS.

Gn Tuesday evening. Feb. 21, Rath- bone Lodge No. 10 and Little Tenn pie No. will celebrate jointly their anniversary in a fitting manner with program of short addresses, re oitatons and songs, after a ball, and lunch
 One of the great features Sill be addresses by the Grand Chancellor, Commander of the Domain of Ari- zopa, Inc. H. Campbell, of Tucson : and Grand Vice Chancellor Geo. w Gilmore. of Tombstone. This Will be the first time in the history of Nvihianism the Grand Chancellor and Grand Vice Chancellor paid thu members of Rathbone Lodge a join visit No expense has been spared to make this the social event of tn, season.
 The various commIees have been vorkiue hard 10 give all who will have the pleasure of hearing tht Grand officers addresses an enjoy able evening Brennan's Orchestr; a-ill furnish the music, beginnifs ar N:15 o'clock
Bisbee daily review., 1911-02-19
Madero Retires To Mountains

mauefo nStiFes TO Mountatns
 Fl PASO. Feb. 1S:-Federal troops, sent out by General Na-arro yester- day, are eneaEnped tonight within few miles Of Guadalupe and San Ignacio but Madero and his provision al government. with the insurrecto soldiers. have disappeared. 1t is be Iieved they have retreated to noun tain fastne soj, confident that the federais will not follow them.
 The Mexican Central officials re port that two construction trains were sent through to Chihuahua to- day. but no intimation was given when pas enger service will be re sumed Photographic communication t is 'said, also has been restored. Along th-- Mexico Northwe tern, the wires are working as far as Pearson.