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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
,h the police win not arrcat

thee. ~
And thy young daughter that
sitteth beside thoo and ombroldereth
rs entrcniccc for the church sale. why
apldeth she Idle In thine house? Let
ncr arise and braid her locks and nut
her talr rniment upon her and send her
! .urIn INTO tho byways and into tho
Sums. thnt she may study life thore, n
IN alleys and In dark places And IL
any there be that speak lightly unto
ner let her cast her vote at thcm,
ana all viii be well.
And her that dwcllcth I'm thinc
mouse shalt look upon thee with scorn,
nihGied with weeping. and she shall
say unto thee: How art thou fallen.
mat vast once my fortress and the
strons rock of my dcfcnsc' Thou that
uldst Sin against me sometimes as
sometimes ] sinned against thee, but
IN Wnom trust to deal with me Just
~ and ever more justly MS the people
grew I'm righteousness.
BUT now thou seckest to lay thine
own burden upon me, whose work
thou canSt not DO for me. And this
because those froward ones have way
iaid thee and besought thee, thrusting
tnlne ears with foolishncss and false
doctrine. But now, o wealSlinE.
hearken unto my voice, for ! will
prophcsy unto thee.
IN the time to come thou shalt re-
pcnt thee OF this evil. sitting in sack
cloth and ashes. and crying Peace
peaec-wheA there Is no peace. neither
In tho marl8etplace nor in tho temple.
nor Ill the nome where thou dwcllcst Z"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
"wAyING HIS HAND AND SMILING.

"WASING HIS HAND AND SMILING"
In at least one of his multifold ca
pacities Mr.. Roosevelt Is innocuous. He
of Harvard University. body SO con-
sentative and SO phlegmatic that even
so radical an influence as that OF its most
distinguished member cannot shake its
placidity. There was a meeting OF the
ovcrsecrs last week and Mr.. Roosevelt
whizGed down 10 Boston to take part.
When IL became known tina, he was
In the office Of the board on State
Street 5000 enthusiasts left their
business and gathered in front Of the
building TO see Bwhna Tumbo grin
And he grinned. lie looked out at the
multitude and exclaimed with Wag-
merriam iinali,y, Holy smoke" That
was the cryptic utterance OF one who
is ten times an Ill D.
On Thursday, Mr. Roosevelt left
Boston. Nobody recognized him at
the station but Il veteran Pullman con.
ductor, and for his good work and
PaFIolic service the eX-PrcSident
SLAPPED him heartily on the back. In
some way the word got around that
the statesman editor-authcr- hunter
pubiicist was on the train and another
big crowd gathered Our next Prcsi.
dent was the shout of acclaim that
greeted him. When that was done. in
the language of the Boston Globe. his
Hisage wore an expression of grim sat
!sfaction, Notwithstanding that he
r'gidly refused to say anything 10 the
assemblage." IIo looked out OF the
window and bestowed upon the crowd
one Of his expansive smiles" Our
next PRESIDENT" they shouted, and
through IT all tnc Colonel sa, in his
scat waving his hand and smiling
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
GIVE ME THE WHIP

woodrow Wilson made a very at
tractive plea for commission govern
ment in Baltimore not long ago, and
the four paragraphs below state the
case very clearly and admirably:
Il heard gentleman to- day-this
lis none of my business. and l bring
II In parenthctically-I heard a gem
ticman say to-day that he did not
want to see commission government
in Baltimore, because he knew certain
gentlemen who had IN oreanizatio
that could capture all of the commits
sioncrs. l said to him, What better
fun do you want? Let them have
them. 1t Is all in the open, and you
VIII have the best sport of your life
to sec them perform
Give mo the harness and whip and
l do not care what team YOU supply
me with; just get In the command
ing position, put curb-bits in their
mouths, hold the reins-nnd l think
american opinion knows how to hold
them-and have the whip. and if they
do not keep TO the road I am poor
prophet.
Centre responsibility, make It un-
mistakahle. and II is almost matter
OF indifference who has the offices
provided only they have the instinct
of preservation.
We want to unity In order 10 con-
troll. | do not understand the reason
OF those persons who say that unitica-
ton. ccntraliZa ton. is undcmocratic
] do not know thing which is un-
democratic, except that which pre-
vents the people from controlling
And l stand for the proposition that
anything that secures control by pub
lie opinion is fundamentally and radi-
cally democratic. I do not have to
argue that. 1t Is too obvious. AS
friend OF mine said, I am not arguing
with YOU; l am telling you"
Give the people the whip-that Is
the main point. Let them strike
straight from the shoulder instead of
striking ut the man between. Let the
relation between the people and their
government be direct and personal.
Make individuals responsible.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
Richmond.
A aue.tion for Our oonrrer,m.n.

To the Editor of Tho Timcs-Dispatch:
Sir.-Wtll you please state through
your columns whether any Congress-
man from Virginia so far forgot his
duty to his country and his party as to
vote for the ubiquitous pension meas
ure which passed. tho House on Tuesday
night? II 30, such representative has
been derelict in his duty. and his con-
stituents should lose no time In letting
him hear from them. The people OF
Virginia cannot afford to overlook
such things.
c. o'coNoR GOODRICH.
Fredericksburu
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
DON'T Commit Yourself Now.

TO the Editor of the Times Dispatch:
Sir,-Might 1t not be we'll to de-
vote an editorial IN the way Of an
appeal to our citizens not to commit
themselves now to the support of any
individual for the position of Coun-
Gilman or as a member of tho com
mission contemplated under the recent
action Of the Council?
think men very often place them
selves in emharra ssing positions
thoughtlessly along this line. and we
have need now of the very best avail
able timber. some of which may not
he discovered until n late day. Not
only So but there may be consulta-
tons held on the part of organizations
deeply interested in the welfare of
the city, which may take 1t upon them
selves to help the people in making
selections of men based upon actual
fitness; not making up what is COM
monty called "a slate" but the result
OF canvass, of consideration of quail
ncation. etc
And / also think ii would not be
out of place 10 discourage asplrants
seeking. to make men commit them
selves.
. Let us dignity the position OF our
Councilmen and our commissioners,
and treat the selection Of the men
who are to hll these positions as a
serious business matter, which means
so much for the future of this city.
ASHTON STARKE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
"a working woman Replies.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch: :
Shiny recent letter In regard to
woman suffrage (Which. by the way. 1
did not know had been published)
seems to have provoked some disap-
prevail from Cone of tho Women OF
Virginia." ] suppose 1t is foolish to
through newspaper, but for the bene-
fit of my correspondent would like to
correct a false impression which my
letter would seem to have given, When
I spoke of the benefits Of equal cuff
frage to the property-holding woman.
was not referring particularly to the
laws OF Virginia in respect to women'a
property rights, with which I am con-
heTsant ana Wh.en ere ,a peT enough
such as bond .issues. etc.. in Which wo-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
Our Sky LINE.

Another skyscraper Is to go up on
Main Street, IT Is reported. y few
more years and that busy street Will
he vast canyon of tall buildings, and
our sky line will DC even more like
that which Ereets the eyes OF him who
ferries over from Jersey City 10 New
York. stand II you Will some evening
abou: twilight on the South Richmond
side OF the crystal James and you will
be struck with the metropolitan
quality OF Richmonds sky line. Sky
scrapers loom out in the darkness,
tier upon tier OF glowing light; smoke
goes up from countless stacks. and n
million radiances attest the business
ana the greatness, of the city. Stand
at the top of the long hill that leads
down Main street, and the canyon ef-
feet is most striking-a long. deep
channel, through which flows an I'M
ending stream OF commerce and in
dustry.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
Voice Of the PEOPLE
a Lament, Together with pro,b..x

n Lament, Together With Prophecv
On man, man, art thou then a rene
sade from thine own duty, and hast
people? OF
Are not the women that love quiet
ana peace as fair as the daughtcrs of
s snuiniase ana contention, that again
me?' TO-
Thou contest to thine house and say
est unto her that dwelleth therein.
arise. get thee up and go into the
Do1 and haranGue the multitude"
Ana she Is amazed before thee, and
she answercth and saith: 10, have
mo not c,,, ied the hungry and taught
and the sick? Have 1 not served
IN the temple? And have 1 not kept
thinc mouse and brought up thine off
Si.. .hng III ths way they should go?
iorth and fight my battles and make
cously."
also am weary and would take mine
ease; take. then, the helm of State
and contend for thine own side before
al men. House up the ancient women
ana me srandams that knit by tho
iirnside: let them come forth and lead
professions and wave banners, mount
for womenn ff''
a little space to rest thee. seest thou
not that these others make them ready
to battle? Arise, grid on harem
skirt and take thy suitcase in thine
and west: speak unto the people from
= booth at the country fair; likewise
IN the cities exhort thou them in the
theatres upon tho Sabbath day. And
see that thou thtnkeSt not upon what
thou, sayest, whether 1T be decent or
otherwise, for thou art woman, and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17

clare unconstitutional law which
conflicts with the Constitution.
a Federal constitutional convention.
Amendment of Interstate cxtradition
laws to prevent recurrence Of kidnap-
ping as In the Mcnamara case"
1t is said that MIR. Berger regards ali
these measures with the utmost SER
iousncss His colleagues, however. are
not much interested. Showing what
Socialism would do IL II could is the
chief service the lone Socialist is do
inG just now.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17


Thus! on the bridge of Time we blithe.
ly tread.
Seeing not whence NE come no,
whence We go
HithcT and yon. as children sock &c
The secrets of the dark-we fear and
The COMING. Of the night whence they
have fled
Who linger now no longer here be-
The great majority. whose numbers
grow,
Where arc the ones who lived, and
now are dead?
Sunk! into that great melting pot the
Past;
AS ohaff before the wind their cycles
To Death and to tho clements are cast
All that the Earth hath made. Blu,
Noumenon
(That thing I may not tell thee, 'tif
so vastly
Shall 1.-Two again. a grander AEON.
EDMOND F'ONTA1NE.
Charlottesville.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
men who own property are directly

interested. "
So far as social conditions are con-
cerned. questions OF this sort undonla-
bly, affect women, Just os they Affect
tice that those women who arc Inter
ested In them should have a voice on
the subject.
With assurances to "one Of the Wo-
men OF Virginia" that had no intcn-
ton of being personally disagrceablc, l
am. "a WORKING WOMAN"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17

The Wise County News shows it's
good ld-fashioncd democracy by say
ins:
The war has been over for half a
century and yet they are finding num-
erous crippled subjects to place upon
the national pension list. 1t would
seem that all living patriots are Grip
pies and that crippled patriots never
ale, The old idea was that the peo-
PIE supported the government while
the new idea is that the government
should support the people. The old,
idea is our idea. and it should be
maintained.
The Democrats in Congress need a
stiff dose of Wise county democracy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17

All the old melodies will be revived
IN old MecklenburG this week. and
that classic of the. fiddle, Turkey in
the Straw" viii be heard in loud and
Joyous chorus at North View. There
is TO be fiddlers' convention there two
days after Christmas. and all the old
time fddlers Will be scrapinE their
bows and tuning up for THE Devils
Dream" Hauling Down the Sheet"
and BILLY in the Low Grounds" The
contest Will begin at p. NJ, and will
continue until s. when there will be
grand ball and old-time Virginia
reel, with the tiddlers still a-fiddling.
one hodier seventy years Of age Will
contest, and doubtless many cx-Con-
tederates who in war time softencd
The stings of hardship and the panEs
of hunger with the merry music of
the hddle VIII be on hand. Polk Mil
Ter VIII represent Richmond What a
time that will be! Holly and mistlctoc.
big log fires shutting and stepping
and the liveliest adding you ever
heard, with everybody happy. What
care we for Maud Powell and Kubelik
"and them violin fellers" when an old
fashioned fiddler is around?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17

y Montgomery comedian In satire
on the modern woman says the girl of
to-day can't even blush unless she
buys 1t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17

The eight-foot sheet, made famous
by the General Assembly, mas its dis
advantages. AS wag of the town
said yesterday, when the sheets are
short the bed seems longer"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17

Everybody would like to know what
Mr.. Roosevelt is going to ask for in
his letter to Santa Claus.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04
REPRESENTATIVES, OF MEXICAN
GOVERNMENT AND REVOIU-
TioRl5TS MET TODAY.
SESSIONS NEAR EL PASO
Doctor Gomez Represents the RovoIu-
tjoHists and Judge Carabaial the
Mexican GoYernmcnt-credeH
Are Exchanged.

Il Paso, Texas, May AFTER sew
eral preliminary conferences OF an in
formal nature during the last three
months, tho Mexican government and
tho reyolutionists headed by Francisco
l. Madero. Jr., the conferees formally
gathered today in peace negotiations
across the Rio Grande half way be-
tween the federal stronghold ar Juarez
and Nudero's camp, Ave miles away
north of the city.
Judge Carabajal Of the supreme
court OF Mexico, represented the gov
enment, while Doctor Gomez headed
the rebel committee, assisted by Fran
cisco |. Madero, Jr., with Senior PM
enuarez as the legal advisor.
Credentials were exchanged by both
sides and the negotiations began.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04
NOT ICE

ALL PERSONS HOLDING WAR
RANTS ISSUED BY THE CITY OF
ARDMORE ARE HEREBY RE-
OUESTED TO IMMEDIATELY TAKE
THEIR WARRANTS TO THE CITY
TREASURER, JAMES w. HANNAH,
AT THE GUARANTY STATE BANK
AND EXCHANGE THEM FOR A
TREASURER'S CHECK WHICH
WILL BE PAID AS SOON AS THE
REFUNDING BONDS ARE DELIV-
Erred. 1T is ABSOLUTELY Es-
SENTlAL THAT THESE WAR
RANTS ALL BE TURNED INTO THE
CITY TREASURER so THAT THEY
MAY BE FILED IN THE DISTRICT
COURT, AS THE LAW PROVIDES
THAT THIS SHALL BE DONE BE-
FORE THE DISTRICT JUDGE SIGNS
THE BONDS. AS SOON AS THESE
WARRANTS ARE DELIVERED THE
MONEY WILL BE PAID TO THE
WARRANT HOLDER.
JAMES A. COTNER,
ATTEST: MAYOR.
G. H. BRUCE, CITY CLERK.
(First published April 10, 1919
1926
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04

Baltimore, May 4.-"Dolar Diplo-
macy" the newly coined phrase ap-
piled to the expansion of American
business interests through the eff
forts of the state department of the
United States, means the Substtt
tion of dollars for bullets; the ere
alton OF a prosperity which will be
preferred to predatory strife" and
"a practical mode of pursuing the
ideal of worlds peace, according
to the Interpretation of Huntington
Wilson, assistant secretary of state,
as presented to the Third National
Peace Congress today.
To-day international commerce is
everywhere an important department
of diplomacy" said Mr.. Wilson. "In
50 far as our diplomacy is CONNER
cially successful, we are proud OF
the fact. We are not above being
practical and commercial.
The presidents aspiration to the
ideal of world peace was signalized
in the public utterance on December
is of his hope that the two great
English-spealing peoples might set
a new and higher standard of inter
national self-control by a broader
treaty Of arbitration. As you know,
this task is now the subject of
''peur parlers" tebween the American
and British governments, and it is
not improbable that diplomacy may
gradually solve the extremely diff.
cult problem of finding practical
bases of negotiation.
"The everyday work of peace
through a benevolent and candid dip
lomacy, as we'll as the definite work
ing out of the occasional marked ad-
vances in international morality,
must fall upon governments and up
on departments of government expert
in the facts of international re'a-
tions
every reasonable manp is for
peace, Just AS every man would pre-
fer to so to Heaven; but to secure
the One or the other requires some.
thing more than aspiration. The mil
lennium will not come for the wish
ing. international peace must depend
upon international selfcontrol and
sense of justice, and, the spirit of
nations being but that of a cOllec.
ton of individuals, one comes
straight back to the schoOlhouse, the
factory, the farm, and the news
paper. There must be self-controlled
and patriotic and enlightened cit-
zenship if there are to be peace
loving, strong nations and govern.
ments able to remain at peace,
1T is almost to state a syllogism
to say that next to national charac-
ter, the greatest factor toward peace
is true international understanding,
and that, after diplomacy, the news
papers play the most important part
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04
CITY APPOINTMENTS
ARE NOT MADE
LONG SESSION SCHEDULED FOR
URDAY-VARlOUS RUMORS
AFLOAT BUT NOT CONFIRMED.

An informal conference by the board
OF city commissioners was held yes
tCrday afternoon but none of the pro-
ceedings have been given to ;he pub
lie. The conference was held for the
purpose of going over the situation
with reference to the appointment Of
the officers during the administration.
r. c. Bridgman left this afternoon
for Oklahoma City to see the attor-
ney general concerning the funding
bond issue and Prof. Selyidge left at
the same time on a business trip to
the capitol city and in all probability
there will be no meeting for the Sc
lection of officers until Saturday when
an all day session will be held.
There are persistent rumors that Joe
Atkinson was nominated for chief of
police and that his nomination by Mr.
Ikard met with no objections from
other members of the commission. 1t
is also stated that other officers have
been agreed upon but the commission
ers reserve the right to make their
selections unhampered and to change
their opinion concerning the appoin-
tive officials and they will not make
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04
FATHER AND SON
IN MURDER CHARGE
INDIANA FARMER ANO SON Ar
RAicNgo BEFORE CORONER FOR
KILLING FARM HAND.

Fowler, Ind, May Emory Poole
and his son, John ". Poole. arc in
jail here charged with the murder Of
Joseph Kemper. Il farm hand, and VIII
be arraigned before Coroner Lesarge
this afternoon The younger Poole
has been the leader in the investiga-
ton of Kemper's disappearance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04
ARDMORE OKLAHOMA THURSDAY EVENING MAY 1911

in bringing out or retarding such
true understanding. In tae case OF
the United States, tAo true under
standing OF the American people
and of the true ideals and policies
of their government IS horribly ham.
pered by the e2ct that, in the Far
East, for example, and sti'l more in
Latin America, almost everything
bad and nothing good OF us is re-
ported in some section of The news
papers of most countries.
Thinking of Mi Carnegie's mu-
nif.cent gift, 1t occurs to me that
the establishment and subsidy Of
four or five newspapers in Latin
America and the Far East, with the
means to give adequate and re-
spectacle te.egraphic news service
would be a splendl, and propog
means to that internal iCnal true nm.
derstanding which must be at the
basis of peace
In these days when We honor
the soul and the mind more than
the body and when the world is reg
ulated by moral and intellectual
rather than physical forces, is IL
not still more strikmgly important
(to speak only of the cause of peace
that the minds of the people should
be fed and not poisoned in refe.-
ence to international affairs?
when one newspaper promu gates
an interesting story of imDendmg
war, one can hardly blame it's more
conservative contemporary for Civ.
ing the story for what il may Dc
worth. The harm is done by those
very few newspapers. The ncwspa.
pers printing stories for purely com
mercial purposes as a penny dread
full for the debauchery of the seek
er after the sensations should be
suppressed like the puryeyor of in
furious drugs" said Mr. Wilson.
Il am sure the American people
are protagonists of peace for high.
er reason than the economy of dis.
armament If ever a country could
afford armaments it is ours. As
business proposition IL would save, in
the unfortunate event of war, the
appalling loss OF life and money in
yolved in headong hasty preparation
and also the time necessary to make
a people already warlike also mil.
itary.
War springs from the human
heart, not from the arsenal; and tn"
human heart, rather than the arch
ives Of diplomatic engagements, is
still the only ultimate sure abode
of peace.
The nation which can 60 most 20
secure International peace must oe
the nation with the highest ideals
plus the greatest military efficiency.
1t is such nations that in striving
for and realizing their own advan-
tage, contribute the most toward ad-
yanOaging their neighbors and the
world
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04

Hugo, okla, May 3.-The city coun-
ell passed a resolution providing for
paving the business streets OF Hugo
with creosote pine blocks, lX4XS, and
bids for the paving are to be asked,
as soon as it can legally be done Con
tract already has been let for paving
two miles Of residence streets with
asphalt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04
JURORS IN TRIAL OF KARL BlCk
Ell WILL NOT HEAR DYING
STATEMENT.
IS VICTORY FOR DEGEN,E
Judge Rankin Rules That Dying
Statement OF Miss Peters as wen
as Testimony OF Her Mother is
Not Admissible.

O'athe, kan, May. 4.-The Jurors
hearing the case Of Karl Bickel, the
Kansas City divinity student, charg.
ed with the murder Of Miss Flor
ence Peters here last September, will
not near 'he dying statement made
by the girl
This vas decided today when
Judge J. c. Rankin ruled that her
statement together with the test
mony Of the girls mother given at
the preliminary hearing, was not ad-
missib,e.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04

WANTED-At once one general agent
for this and surrounding counties.
A good proposition, money maker
Agents now making $500 and $1,000
per day. See Justus Ross at The
Holland Hotel before II o'clock this
evening. Al
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04
IZz5%qAf53
Attention X. of P.s

Regular convention tonight at Cas-
tie hall A full attendance IS desired
as there are matters OF great impor-
tance to come up for discussion. Also
work in the rank OF page. Visitors
cordially invited.
B. L. RASOR, C. c.
W. T. SALISBURY, X. Of R. and s.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04

Mrs. W. + Nixon is absent in
Abilene, Texas, at which place her
sister, Mrs Sandefcr, died this morn.
ins Mrs Nixon win return Monday
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04

Phone 359 this evening or in the
morning for some nice fish. Several
kinds. City Fish Market. ~