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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-15
The Trans Atlantic Gable
Situation and Competition

The trans Atlantic cable situation
is as follows
The Mackay group OF seven ca
bles, including the German cables,
owned by or worked in physical con-
nectiou with the telegraph lines Of
that company form one system.
The French cables comprise an in
dependent system, using both the
Western Union and the Mackay Land
lines for their United States connec-
ton
In petition with these is the
Western Union group of cables, eight
in all, owned by three separate COM
panies, two OF which are British
companies owning five Of the eight
cables
TUo only of the British owned
cables terminate in the United States
and ell of them are entirely depen-
dent on the Western Union for their
connection toith any telegraph system.
or for their reaching any centre of
business, and are notU Worked erciu-
siDeiy, so far as business is concerned.
tU;fh the Western Union
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-15
Notice

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-15

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case OF Catarrh that
can not be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F.. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the past fifteen years
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and f
nancially able to carry out any obi
cation made by his firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrn cure ls taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Testimonials sent free. Prices 70
cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stpation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-15
Proposed Modification of
Existing Arrangements

A provisional modification OF an
arrangement which has existed for
many years has been reached between
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, The Anglo American Gable
Company and the Direct U. S Gable
Company, under which the cable sys-
TENS of these companies now worked
exclusively in business connection
with each other, but operated and
maintained separately, will be oper-
ated III direct physical connection
with each other and with the Western
Union land system,
Two objects are to be attained by
this arrangement.
First. more efficient and economi-
cal operation.
Second. the introduction of netp
forms of service to the advantage OF
the public.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-15
VAST TERRITORY
NOW IN THE UNION
RESULTS FROM THE ADMISSION
OF NEW MEXICO AND ARl-
IONA.

The admission of the territories of
New Mexico and Arizona to state
hood brings into the union all the
vast territory of the great southwest,
which from the Louisiana line west
TO the California boundary embraces
q strip which presents the great op-
ortunities of the present age
Made a territory thirteen years
earlier than Arizona, New Mexico be-
comes the forty-seyenth state, and
Arizona will constitute the forty
eighth. At one time Arizona formed
a part of New Mexico, but by the
treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo in 1913
the section north of the ella river
was ceded to the Uniteed States by
the MeXicans, while the district south
of the river came into the possession
of the government through the Gads-
den purchase, approved in 1854.
The discovery and the opening of
the rich mining fields in that terri
tory followed and the country began
to he settled by the Americans. By
act of congress, February. -. 1868,
Arizona vas made a territory, and
December % of the same year, the
territorial government was formally
organized at Navajo Springs.
Beginning with a few years after
that Arizona almost continuously ask
ed for statehood.
The history of New Mexico reaches
back further. Mexico having thrown
of the yoke of Spain in 1892, New
Mexico then became 4 Mexican PROV
ince. In 1924 it was made MeXi-
can territory and in 1886 a department
1t remained thus until it was seized
by General Kearney in 1876 in the
name of the United States
November %, 1880. New Mexico was
organized as a territory through an
agreement by Texas to the New Mex
leo boundary under the act OF con
gress. approved September 9 of that
year In 1863 western New Mexico
became the territory of Arizona and in
1868 a northern strip was annexed
to Colorado.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-15
Monopoly of Cable
Business Impossible

There - 10 cable monopoly pos
sIble The three systems-th
Western Union the French ard the
Mackay-wil continue to exist
The Mackay Companies is hold
ing organization with no physical
property but cxerc.sing through stock
ownership, lease or contract, opcraJ
ing control Of various companies
owning ,and lines and cables which
make u1 the Mlckay System. Through
this control all tue various properties
advantage III service over what could
be given by ,hese same companies
II operated separately.
The French cables form another
system
The Western Union System, under
the proposed arrangement for one
operating control over the present
segregated umts. Will be enabled 70
make tvO distinct advances IN the
trans Atlantic cable business
l-BETTER SERVICE This will be
usurei bymore efhcien, and econom-
ical working Resulting from single
direction over the operations Of hoth
cables and Land Ines
PUBLIC ADVANTAGES. The
g-eater par, ut The cable capacity ha,
been and Is now unutnzrd II will
continue TO hc dormant aud uuutiIzcd
under oNlst.u. 1Judnious ana tr7lI-
tons Thg Western Union purposes
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-15
The Deadly DELAY.

Those who put off using HALLS
TEXAS WONDER for their Kidneys,
Bladder and Rheumatic trouble make
a deadly delay If gives quick and
permanent relief. Sold by all drug
gists
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-15
Notice

The tax OF one dollar on every
automobile in Carter county IS now
due and must he paid before the fif.
teenth of the present month 10 save
penalty. Make payment or mail check
to me at the Ardmoreite office and
obtain receipt. J. II. SNYDER,
Sc Collector.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-15
THE WESTERN UNION TEIh RkPH COMP ANY
New York. Sept ISL 1911. IheO n Vail, President

rhe son. Hiram Bensing, Jr.. is being
held at Alya
The dispute which led to shooting
was over the possession of some cat
tie on the Bensing estate, it is said.
The father claims now that his sons
are in league against him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-15
SON OlSlNAERITEO.
Wounded His Father. Who Changed
His Will

Cherokee, Okla, Sept IT, because
ne was shot AID dangerously wound
ed by hiS son, Hiram Bensing of Par
man, Alfalfa county, called an attor-
uey to his bedside Wednesday and
made a new will, disinheriting all of
his six children. and leaving his es-
state, valued at 100000, to his sister.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-15

be obtained, demand direct cable cir
cults between principal centres of the
two sides OF the Atlantic, as well as
special circuits devoted to special
business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-15
Daily and Weekend
Gable Letters

So soon as the proposed arrange
nent goes into effect. the Western
Union purposes, Uifh the consent Of
the British Post Office Department.
to introduce at least flDo netU features
or services IN addition TO the proposed
deferred rafe-the
DAILY CABLE LETTER
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-15

New soles put on shoes at the Elec.
tric Shoe Shop. Opposite postohice
2S-1m
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-15

Some peop.e seem to think they got
married only 20 have a free license
to quarrel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-15

WEEK END CABLE LETTER
at pery lou rate for cable service
only. This lDW enable the public 10
save the 81. to eight days consumed IN
the trans Atlantic passage Of mails,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-15

Read the want ads
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-15
FRISCO SYSTE
WeStbOlInd.

NO. 545 Observation-Disclosures. b.Uu 4, m.
DAILY except Sunday)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Squeezing a Bore.
n actor said

NF the late Kyrle Bellew an actor said
~ at the Players Club insNew York:
Poor Bellew hated bore. I'll tell you
how he once squelched a bore on the way
from New York to Chicago.
''Bellew was reading III the smoker
The bore Topped down beside him and
opened up with:
We'll, who are they going to nominate
Taft or Roosevelt
"Bellew looked at the bore with a puz-
zled frown.
Taft or Roosevelt he said. Who
the deuce are they
why, man. exclaimed the bore, you
don't mean to say you never heard of Bill
Taft and Teddy Roosevelt
Never said Bellew, calmly, and he
buried himself in his book again
THE bore smoked in silence a long
while. He kept CHANGING at Bellew I'M
easily out of the corner of his eye. At
last he said:
II wonder how John d. likes all this
trust-bustin %
John d. p said Bellew John d.?
John ID. Rockefeller, Richest man
on earth. Certainly you've heard of him"
roared the bore
No said Bellew. No, he's stranger
to me-
Holy jumpin' Jonah"
THE bore's contempt was beyond words.
He glared at Bellew steadily for nearly
half an hour. Then he snorted:
Say, We fool did We ever. hear of
ADAM
"Bellew looked up from his novel,
yawned and murmured:
Adam who? What's his last name?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

If man does his duty We do not ask him
what party lie belongs TO. Our promo
tons are by merit, and by merit alone"
These are remarkable statements from
a man who holds an office which i'll the
iae : eec tie Of the ci.eI political
plums of the President 1t has been one
of the best paying offices under the gov
eminent. and the one most fought for.
When Garfield became President. it was
the appointment OF the New York col
lector of customs which caused the break
between him and COnkling, and it was
that which drove Conkling from public
life, and which indirectly caused the as
sassination of Garfield by the villain.
Guiteau.
The collector OF customs now receives a
fixed salary. He gets $1,000 a month, or.
as a whole, $4,000 a year. In the past
he was paid commission of Is per cent
upon all compromises and fines for UNDER
valuations. Since Mr.. Loeb took Office the
amounts collected Of this nature have
footed up more than 81 600, 900, and at the
bld rate his commission therefor would
amount ito more than 81 .O6O.O00
This represents wonderful increase,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

travelling back and forth upon the steam
ers across the Atlantic. He replied that
the New York office had not, but that the
Treasury Department had special agents.
and that they often sent Information as to
purchases abroad which led to the de-
lection of smuagIers.
/ asked him whether the purchases OF
American travellers in Europe had fallen
off in consequence of the rigid collection
Of duties. He said:
II have no figures or statistics relating
to that matte, but from many OF the
leading merchants of Europe who have
been accustomed to sell to American
travellers l understand that their bust
ness has fallen off enormously, and that
some Of them have really been closed UP
from the decrease in such purchases.
The probability is that an enormous
amount of goods which was formerly
bought abroad is now bought at home.
We know that the purchases are surely
much less than they We're, and we also
know that the duties paid are very much
greater In 1887 the number of passen-
gers who came in from Europe was a
little over $4,000, and the duties collected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

son of Egypt marveled See, the other
cOmeSr' he whispered.
They looked to the north where. already
plain to view, third camel. of the white
ness of the others, came careening like a
ship. They waited. standing together, I'M
til the newcomer arrived. dismOunted and
advanced to them. Peace be to you. o
brothers. he said: and the Hindoo an
swercd. Gods will be done!' The last
conner was of white complexion, with
waving golden hair and dark blue eyes.
Under Iyrian mantle he wore mag
nificent costume with unconscious grace
Fifty years had spent themselves upon
him with no more effect than to tinge his
demeanor with noble gravity and fore
thought His Greek origin was obvious.
X X
The Egyptian led them to the meal.
Let us eat" he said. "to be strong for
what remains" AS he spoke, they looked
at each other in amazement. For the
first time they realized that each had
spoken in language never before heard
by the others, yet ca ch had perfectly I'M
derStood what the others had said.
So met in the desert the three kings.
So travelled together to the manager OF
Bethlehem the three MaSeS, GaSpar, son
of Cleanthes the Athenian: MelchiOr, the
Brahman of the Brahmans, and Balthas-
ar, prince and priest of Alexandria,, inter-
prefers of the marbles.
THE three Wise Men that followed the
Star.
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar"
They brought rich gifts to the infant
Savior-origin of all Christmas gifts.
Christian art and tradition from the
earliest times made them the three
kings, as standing for the three great
civilizations of the world up to our Sa-
ViOr'S birth.
In Christmas festivities of all Europe
the role of greatest honor became that Of
Gaspar, who had represented Europe at
the great event. And as an ancient game
played by Roman children during the De-
cember saturnalia likewise made the
king its chief figure, Christmas festivi-
ties naturally merged him into uaSpar
In the Roman game the children drew
lots with beans, to elect the king. Ro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
The Brown Bread Baker.

MAYOR GAYNOR was talking to an
Iva advertising agent about advertise
ment writing.
II like the literary style of the average
advertisement" he said. Even when
advertisements eXaggerate, they are writ
ten in good style.
THE best advertisements don't eXag-
gerate, but there are some few adver-
tisement writers who seem to think that.
in their line of work, a little eNaggera-
ton does no harm.
They remind me, in their mistaken
views, of a miner. The miner was pass
ing a bakery with a friend, and in front
of the bakery stood a very untidy baker
Gee said the miners friend point
ing his pipe at the baker disgustedly-
gee. what dirty-looking chap to be a
baker, EN-?
But the miner explained with a smile ::
'''Oh, that's all right. He's just the
fellow, YOU know, that bakes the brown
bread"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
IM GIFTS Of 7HE Three Ks9es" Bf RA1l VeR9NEsE.
AND NoTbIE

$50 And SO throughout the social fabric.
But that is nothing. All bills accum,i-
la ting through the year are due.
All debts must be paid by the day OF
the three kings. 1t is an old story, of
an old tradition-bound people.
1t began 1911 years ago.
Across the Arabian desert raced a great
white camel. Under a miniature tent
dream, "a stranger of noble presence.
strong-faced, almost negro in color, with
hair of the metallic luster of the
Pharaohs. At sunset he stopped. pray
ed. spOnged the camel. canped and wait
ed, as If expecting some one We are
far from home. o racer of the winds,
he said low, IN tongue unknown to the
desert. but they will come. He that
led me is leading them. I will make
ready"
He spread on mats frugal meal from
pouches in the saddle tent; wine in skin
gurglets. smoked mutton, dried dates and
pomegranates, cheese like David's "slices
Of milk" and wheaton cakes. Three
pieces of silken cloth indicated the num-
Der expected. All was ready. He stepped
out; 10. in the east, dark speck on the
horizon. He stood rooted to the ground
as If touched by something supernatural.
His eyes diiated. The speck grew, as
sumed definite proportions, and at last
swung into full view a duplication of his
own dromedary. tall. white and bearing "a
hOudah or travelling litter of Hindostan.
The Egyptian crossed his hands upon his
breast and looked to heaven.
The stranger stopped. He, too, seemed
just waking. He sazed at the kneeling
camel. the tent, the spread meal, the
other standing prayerfuily. He crossed
his hands. bent his head, prayed silently
and stepped from his dromedarys neck to
the sand.
Peace be with thee" he said.
And to three, - brother" answered the
Egyptian
The newcomers costume was one of the
extreme orient, and. like the others. flow
ing. rich, slittering with gold and jewels.
His air was stately, high. severe. God
only is great! he said; and the princely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

invariably turned in to the collector. for
if the man did not and 1t was discovered
he would surely be dismissed.
Let us here stop moment while ten
you how big the customs receipts bulk
in the Treasury of the United States
government. 1 have been looking UP the
figures and find that last year they
amounted to more than 3'3 millions or
dollars. That was more than a million
dollars for every working day OF that
wear. Indeed, the customs is the biggest
gold mine that Uncle Sam has, and
ever since the beginning ne has Tbo relied tats
amount so far received since 1879 has
been something IKE eleven f 3hnn o deiaaI
of Ali the taxes which have ever been
collected for the national government. III In
this statement I include the internal rev.
enue and all sorts of direct taxes.
Collector Loeb tells me that 80 per enE cent
into New York, and that this port in Its
tariff duties is now paving about 40 per
eminent. From this it will be seen how
Important it is that We have an honest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

was found 10 be padd d with lace. and an
other for whom the inspectors had been
told to watch out, was taken off to a prl-
vate room and searched from her crown
to her toes.
In such cases Uncle Sam has the right
to strip any of his nephews and nieCes to
the bare skin, and this is sometimes done
when occasion demands. Pearl necklaces
have been found in the hair and a dia-
mond was once discovered under the little
toe on the left foot of q lady, while some
valuable rubieS were recently snuggIed
into New York under a porous plaster on
the back OF q man. In this latter case the
spies of the Treasury Department had
sent warning to the inspectors, and
when this traveler-he was an Austrian
landed a dozen red stones Were found in
his cravat They were tested and il was
discovered that they were not real rubies
The man was therefore let go, and ca
BILE to that effect sent to Europe The
spies cabled back that he be examined
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

puts it all, historically. on the three
kings and their precious gifts.
In Paris, every one pays-and expects
to be paddy January 6.
All the bills that have been jogging
through the year pile on each other. 1t
you have an apartment and furniture
you are deemed worthy of almost I'M
limited credit.
Without any plan. without noticing it
yourself, things run for months, SO that
at Christmas the milkman, the baker,
the laundryman, the grocer, the butcher.
the coal dealer (who delivers coal by the
sack), the shoemaker, the cleaner and
the druggist will send in bills to an
amount which utterly surprises you, but
which you find to be exact on investiga-
ton.
The laundry expects a heavy account
New Year. The doctor sends in his bill
for the year past. So the cream, eggs
and butter dealer So the fruit and poul-
try man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

and so on. Biting ginger1y, one party
finds a tiny porcelain doll in his slice, OF
big pink china bean, or little animal
The king" exclaim his table neighbors
with smiling deference-"The king!-
whether they know the lucky one or not
He should smile acknowledgment, and
lift his glass. Then the old cry goes up,
as old as Christendom, and older: Ihe
king drinks
1t echoes from table TO table. Strang-
ers from distant corners of the earth
call to each other happily, and fraternize
with the Parisians.
..J-he king,--."The king drinks 1t is
a gay turmoil
The scene is any dinner party in So
ci.tv. Men in evening dress and ladies
in full toilet chat over trif1es. The des-
sert comes. On is brought great fiat
cake-"as fiat as a GAZETTE, the saying
is-to be cut into as many pieces as tnere
are guests. Suppose that a falr woman
draws the .'bean''-the little porcelain IA
yor of whatever form. doll. fruit. Hover.
beast or fanciful figure. me queen.
cry the others; Let the king De cho CHOSEN the
royal youth with the red hair! she
laughs, or II choose the noble stranger
with the black mustache! custom De
handing, even If it be her husband, that
she shall not name him. THE king!
sing the others, like liturgy: The
chosen party smiles gracious acknowl-
edgment, and raises his glass The KING
drinks resounds around a thousand
dinner tables.
THE king drinks echoes the ancient
Christ mas cry from supper room to sup
per room in every after-theater restau-
rant Of Paris.
Yet these hurrahing Parisians are full
of care and occupation. all because of
the day Of ''the kings"
Holiday time in Paris is full of finan-
cial strain, unknown to other people.
Heavy gifts are due. Each servant girl
must have her SO to $50. Each clerk in
business house must have his $50 to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
PS and QS.

HDISHOP LOGAN HERBERT ROOTS
- of Hankow," said a New York
clergyman, must be profoundly inter-
ested in the Chinese revolution Bishop
Roots stands very high with the Hankow
Chinese.
HE once told me that when he first
went to China he had a good deal OF diff
ficulty in remembering faces. He men,
toned this difficulty to mandarin. He
said:
I'm getting over ii now: but in the
beginning here in Hankow you all looked
as like as two peas.
1.-TWO peas?' said the intelligent man
DARN. smiling. But why not say two
queues?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

again, and lie was searched at the hotel
The porous plaster had disappeared. but
q dozen little holes in the skin showed
where the rubies had lain.
Il x
] came TO New York this week to in
vestigate what Uncle Sam. patriarch, has
really done in increasing our custom
house revenues. have visited the
wharves and have watched the big steam
ers come in. / have also spent some time
at the custom house where the collector
OF customs. William Loeb, jr., has had
every source of information thrown open
to me. With other things he has given
me typewriter list of the criminal
prosecutions which have been made by
his office in the past two or three years.
This has the names of scores who have
gone through the courts and have been