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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-15
HAS EDITORIAL ARTlCLt% THE
CURRENT ISSUE OF THLS T
LOOK RELATING TO CASE. -
In Which He Says Not Only Laboring
Men, But Business Men, Capitalists.
at Times Show Worst Form OF
Class Consc ousness.

New York, Dec 1j.-Theodore
Roosevelt has an editorial article in
the current issue OF the Outlook,
relating to the Mcnamara case, enti-
tied Murder is Murder
The article says:
Not only laboring men, but bus
mess men, capitalists, have at times
shown the worst form OF class con
sciousness-that of sinister and bru-
tai class selfishness in standing by
criminals simply because they were
of their own class This has been
done by capitalists in the case OF
capitalists who have been guilty of
brazen corruption, and by laborers in
the case of labor leaders who have
been guilty of murderous violence,
The two offenseS stand on a par
from the standpoint OF damage to
the community. In San Francisco in
one municipal contest the capitalists
who desired to be free from all check
on corruption and the labor leaders
who desired to be free from all check
on lawless violence struck hands and
elected their ticket. and this proved
in the end to be a lasting misfor-
tune to San Francisco, to the cause
of honest business, and to the cause
OF honest labor.
Since the startling outcome of the
Mcnamara trial certain apOlogists of
these men have made themselves con-
spicuous by asserting that these de
praved criminals, who have on their
scared souls the murder of so many
innocent persons-all OF them labor
ing people, by the way-are victims,
or at worst fanatics who should
receive sympathy because they were
acting in what they regarded as a
war on behalf of their class The
plea is monsuous in its folly ami its
Wickedness. 1t is precisely the kind
OF plea sometime advanced or 5e
halg of crooked man OF great
wealth caught bribing a legislature
that he has to do it TO protect his
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-15
JURY REFUSES TO RETURN VE7.
DICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
COURTS INSTRUCTIONS.
.D|VORCE # JUROR BREAKS
Wife Of One Of the Jurors Has
Threatened Her Husband With D.
vorce if He Gives N TO the Wishes
OF the Judge,

St. Louis, Mo, Dec 15.-The "strik.
ing jurors" in the McDermott will
case. who refused to return a YER.
dict yesterday according to the in.
structions OF Judge Withrow. entered
the jury room today obdurate and
non committal
The jury filed into court late yes
terday afternoon, after fitty-one hours
of deliberation and announced that
the verdict ordered by the court had
not been signed The court ex.
cused the jury then until 10 o'clock
this morning. when they were or
dered to resume their deliberations.
Mrs. NJ. p. Smith, wife of one of
the jurors, said today that she would
divorce her husband if he gave in to
the Judge, after swearing to return
a verdict as he believed right.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-15
THREE COMMANDING OFFICERS
AT FORT RILEY RECEIVED
THREATENING LETTERS.
BREWER IS EXPECTED TODAY
Officers With the Former Fort Chap
lain Expected in junction City Late
Today-Young Lady Held in Kan.
sas City Released.

Junction City, Kan, Dec l5,-That
three commanding officers at Fort
Riley have been receiving threaten
ing letters since last March. following
the first incendiary fire there, be
came known today.
The recipients were Brigadier Gen
eral Schuyler, Colonel Charles p. Hat
field and Colonel +. ID. Hoyle. The
letters were written in a scrawl and
appeared to have been written by
different people. The nature of these
letters has not been disclosed.
Officers are expected to arrive late
today from Oklahoma with Reverend
Brewer
1t is rumored here today that prac-
tically all of the members of one en-
tire battery are believed to be involv-
ed in the plot.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-15
M'NAMARA'S FORMER
BOOKKEEPER CALLED
MRS. ANDREW HULL AND OTHER
CLERKS IN McNAMARAS Of
FlCE TO TESTIFY.

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 1.-THE
calling of Mrs. Andrew Huh. former
bookkeeper Of John ], Mcnamara,
and other clerks in the office of Nc
Namara, before the federal grand
jury here today, is believed to in
dicate that the government will con
duct from the inside, its inquiry into
the alleged dynamiting conspiracy in
an endeayor to disclose the identity
of those responsible for the series
of explosions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-15
CORSET STAY SAVED
THIS WOMAN'S LIFE
STRAY BULLET STRUCK STEEL
STAY OF COLORADO WOMAN's
CORSET TODAY.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Dec. ia
stray bullet hit Mrs. Lillian Lewis,
wife of railway brakeman today and
but for a steel stay in her corset
she would have been killed.
The bullet glanced and fell to the
floor. Robert Campbell, a neighbor,
was shooting at a hawk. The bullet
entered the window of the Lewis
home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-15
WORK IN
WINDING SHEETS
VICTIMS SAY REVOLVERS WERE
NOT NECESSARY TO SCARE
THEM LOOSE FROM MONEY.

Denver, Col, Dec. 15.-Early today
two footpads attired in winding sheets
and with sacks over their heads per-
petrated two hold ups.
Many robberies by ghost highway
men have been reported to the police
recently. The victims declared that
the revolyers the robbers CARED We're
not necessary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-15
MAN or MYSTERY"
INJURED IN WRECK
MAN WHO CLAIMED TO BE GEO..
A. kIMMET PARALYZED TODAY
AS RESULT OF INJURIES.

Marion, Ind, Dec. 15.-George A.
himmet of Miles, Mich, and Arkan-
sas City, the man of mystery in
the insurance case, who was injured
last night in a train wreck near Con-
verse, Ind, developed paralysis of
the legs today and is not expected
to recover.
Kimmet suffered two broken ribs
and injuries to the spine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-15

High school, Hargrove college and
members of church choirs will attend
the Rihedaffer recital tonight y
body.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-15

If you love music OF marvellous
sweetness, range and flexibility as
well as the musical reputation of Ard
more. attend the Riheldaffer song re-
ctcl tonight at opera house.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-15
The Weather
y :: :: 3: 3: ;. &. 8: :: 4 ;: y :: :.

New Orleans, La, Dec. 10
The weather forecast for Ok
lahoma for tonight and Sat
urday is generally fair. Colder
tonight in the east.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-15
Woman Suspect Released.

Kansas City, Mo, Dec 15.-The fed
eral officers from junction City, hav-
ing failed to arrive here to take charge
of Mrs. Anna Jordan, Chief of Detec-
tives, Zickafoose, released her today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-15

business. We are not here dealing
with any OF the kinds Old offenses
Incidental to the sudden and sweep
ing changes brought about by mod
eru Industrial conditions INTO which
capitalists or labor men are some.
times drawn without any very great
conscious moral turpitude on their
part We are dealing with crimes
as old as the lawgiying from Sinai,
with crimes murder and theft-that
have been prohibited ever since the
ecalogue was formulated. The mur
committed by men like the Nc
. I.aras, although nominally in the
interest OF organized labor differ not
one whit in moral culpability from
those committed by the Black Hand,
or by any band Of mere cutthroats,
and are fraught with an infinitely
heavier menace to society. Yet, great
though the menace is to the com
the menace to the cause OF
honest organized labor is still great
er, and no duty is more imperatively
laid on the leaders of labor than
the duty of affirmatively freeing them
selves and their followers from the
Jaint OF respons iblity for such Grim
inals and such crimes. The labor
leaders who by their loud champion
ship OF the McNamaras-as previous
ly OF Move rand Haywood-haye sue
ceeded in identifying them with the |
cause of labor in the eyes of the |
public, have rendered an evil sery |
ice to that cause. Mr.. Debs and |
the extremists OF his type among the |
so-called bcause Debs and his follow
ars of the Emma Goldman kind are
not socialists at all in any true sense
)f the word, but mere meters to
murder and preachers of applied an
the labor leaders atfiliat |
I'd with them have always boasted OF |
he part they played in the trial
If Meyer and Haywood, and in this
,ase they repeated their familiar tao
les, and held mass meetings, and |
scattered broadcast papers and ad. |
iresses in which they furiouly de-
lounce the effort to bring wrong |
ioers to justice, and sought to arouse |
very evil class instinct against all |
who upheld the cause OF law or
sought TO put stop to assassina-
ion and muIderous violence. 1t is
worth noting that since Mcnamara
confessed his guilt, Mr.. Meyer, the
lead Of what purports to be labor
is reported in the press
Is commenting upon it, not by de
louncing Mcnamara for having com
nitted the murder, but by denouncing
lin for having confessed it. Such
is significant.
Murder is murder, and the fool
sh sentimentalists or sinister wrong
ioers who try to apologize for it as
VI incident OF labor warfare are
lot only morally culpable but are
,nemies of the American people,
nj, above all, are enemies of Amer
can wage workers. In honorable con-
rast to these men stand the various
abor leaders who have never asked
or more than a fair trial for the
whose purpose has only
,een to get justice, and who now
ternly demand that murder shall
e punished when committed in the
iominal interest of labor precisely
IS under any other circumstances.
believe with all my heart in the
american workingman; believe with
IL my heart in organized labor for
--o-o-0~o-0-o-0~-o-~-o~ ~~-~oN~~o~>~~-o-o-oN~-~
CnNTTNTTEyD ON PACE EIGHT
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-20
What He Had to Say

Every once in while new campaign
story hobs up in Washington. This one IS
on Ralph Cole, Ohio member Of congress
who did his best to make his district go
republican, but who cannot point to any
particular bowling success In that regard.
At one town in his district he was 10
divide his time with a local spellbinder
The local man spoke first, and was I'd
have kept going for half an hour, but he
made It an hour and half When he got
through he made an apology for encroach-
ing on Coles time.
IT reminds me-" Cole said, as he faced
his audience of what l once heard in a
court room. The defendant had beer
found guilty OF a. criminal charge The
Judge sentenced him 20 fifteen years
Have you anything to saw demanded the
court of the prisoner. Nothing but this
was the reply. think you're mighty
damned liberal with another mans time o.
Cincinnati Times-Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-20
Sammy Was Loaded

DO not sneer at the Juvenile intellect"
said John ]. Chickering. district supern-
tendent or schools in New York. Some
times a boy can ask questions that man
can't answer" And he went on ia tell Of
an experience he had when he was prin-
cipal OF one OF the New York schools He
was called on by teacher to come to
her aid.
It's all right" she said, until natural
history hour comes. Sammy Jones lives on
a farm and he thinks he knows more about
natural history than the man that invented
H. He keeps asking me questions, and il ]
answer them Sammy laughs. and II / don't
the children do. Discipline is simply gone
10 pot. The children would give up their
recess II would lengthen the natural his
tory hour by five minutes"
so" said Mr. Chickering, in the pride
Of my manhood told her l would come "a
her rescue, one short, sharp answer vii
denote TO Sammy that the matinee is over.
The teacher welcomed my aid. That after
noon 1 dropped in and took charge Of tn,
exercises. ] told the children I would al
low Just one question each, and Sammy
| stumped me / had hardly made the an
nouncement before his hand was up.
What is II, sammy 1 asked,
Has a duck eyebrowsg asked sammy
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-20

gown. Rose broadcloth was used for this
frock. The odd shaped yoke-which was
cut in one with the sleeves-was OF heavy
ecru lace. and a band OF this lace trimmed
the waistline. A shaped band Of the lace
outlining the top OF the flounce was the
only trimming on the skirt
Ratine will be as smart this spring as has
been the case all winter, and so much in
fashions favor is this new cloth that II
bids fair to outrival the ever favoISte
serge. Although scarcely. appropriate for
an elaborate costume this fabric is never
theless sufficiently smart for most pur-
poses for which tailor costume can be
worn, and just now Is so new that II Is
more generally worn in the afternoon than
is apt to be the case with a texture of
rough finish. For a somewhat smarter
style of dress the newest thing is one of
the satin-finished cloths. So exquisite IN
texture Is this material that even on close
inspection It Is often difficult TO tell 1t from
the real satin, and in purchasing a gown
at this time OF the year, when It is de-
sired to have a costume that will look
smart at the early spring festivities. this
satin-faced cloth is not to be surpassed
The bodice for the gown may be OF the
same material or, II lighter weight is de-
sired, of real satin. in one OF the soft.
supple, qualities that are in their perfec-
ton this year.
On many Of the newest tailor gowns a
two or three-lnch fringe of the exact
| color OF the cloth is the only trimming.
The jacket is bordered all around with
this fringe and the short skirt has band
of the fringe laid over the hem. The new
tailor skirts just escape the ground by
from one to two inches, while the majority
OF house gowns Just touch the floor, with
an extra inch or so in back for grace
Jackets reach about to the hips or a trifl,
longer IL the abbreviated length is un.
| becoming. All coat sleeves are long and
are fairly sure to remain so for the pres
ent regardless OF the length OF the sleeve,
OF the bodice worn underneath.
In selecting an outfit for a southern trir
/ the first investment should be a coat ant
skirt costume of light weight cloth which
will prove essential for the journey an.
upon the return north viii be just read,
for the spring season.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-20

Shirt sleeve" justice as rendered in
American border courts has furnished a
mine Of funny comment and interesting
stories for hun orists and magazine writ
ers Now comes an English magazine, the
Commit for January, containing an article
by Frederick Pollock under the title Ara
biniana." which shows the British bench
can once in a while furnish some humor
Of it's own.
William ST. Julien Arabin was a sergeant
at-law, a commissioner OF the Central
criminal court and judge of the sheriff
court In London, who administered justice
from 1927 to 1871. when he died, aged 6j
Mr.. Pollock says Judge Arabin was init
mately acquainted with "brickmakers' man
ners," as one can well believe when he ad-
dressed a prisoner before him, a brick
maker, in these terms:
II have no doubt OF your guilt. You 20
into a public house and break bulk and
drink beer, and that's what in law is called
embe2zlement." ..r
In case involving a neighborhood quar-
rel Judge Arabin said:
Il know High Wycombe. 1t is the worst
neighborhood on the face of the earth
The whole country is covered with brick
makers. They come from all parts of the
world. ! know all about them"
In another case Judge Arabin said in
his charge 10 the jury
"IIe was a brlokmaker. Now, we al
know what a brickmaker's character is
at least, do. This is a case from Tx
bridge l won't say a word, as can anyone
doubt the prisoners guilt"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-20
Polly Hitchin-Her Book

all happened. We was out playing in our
street, same as usual most OF the boys
was racing on their roller skates, except
ing about a dozen who was playing foot
ball with a tin can, and the rest OF us was
skipping and whipping tops, and then, OF
course, there was all the kids about so
the street did seem pretty full and busy,
when all OF a sudden i saw my beautiful
lady standing at the corner quite fright
ened like. She told me she had come all
the way cause she wanted to see me
and the Terror and No. a. Then she says,
Polly" she says, ARE they always as
happy as this?" and l says Yes, particular
on Saturday; and she says lis there
always such a noise?" and / didn't know,
because I'd never thought before how
everybody was shouting; and then she
says, 81 never thought it was at all like
this, never" but whatever she did she
think 1t could be ike?-Marjory Hardcastls
In Coruhill Magazine.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-20

this telephone, but II they do suggest
Old Man Charon as the only one who has "a
good craft for laying cable over that river.
Poor old gink. Business has been duh
lately. SO many, have been going over by
aeroplane that he has been seriously con-
sidering unloading mis- ancient line on
some city with municipal ownership ideas.
As for handling the wire on the other side.
I suppose they'll use a conduit. To do
that theyH have to dig through a pave
ment Of good intentions, much Of it newly
laid on January first
when II gets to working, the supreme
court can call up the Fathers of this
Great Republic and ask them what the
heck the constitution means; Colonial
Danes can call up the Pilgrim Fathers
and ask II they really rowed their boat to
any Plymouth Rock OF II anybody merely
rocked the boat; prominent telephonal
naturalist can call up Napoleon and sym
pathize; Grand Jury can call up Nero and
tell him to come in and plead to the arson
indictment; the London police might even
inquire II the besieged were really anar-
chists."
why should there be telephones to the
land of shades?" asked Friend Wife.
ITO worry spooks and remind them
they're not in heaven" replied the Tired
Business man
Copyright, 1911, by the n. Y. Herald Coz
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-20

The Tired Business Man

see a spiritualist says we will soon be
able to telephone to spirit-land." remarked
Friend wife.
"Of course, the exchange at Shades will
have hello girls" replied the Tired Bust
ness Man. Il said that % very plainly.
or possibly she refers to long-distance
calls to Kentucky. / frequently hear that
call now-'Gimme Bourbon 1871 When
they get that line working l want to nom
mate Madame Paladino's old pirate friend
John for information As a person who
was never on the job when called for
and who was always giving valuable mis-
Information he would make an ideal In
formation.
Probably the spiritualist lady who pre-
dcted this telephone did not have the
S5ympathy OF the other mediums, for It will
mean lack Of business for them when any
one who wishes to commune with the
spirits can get on a line at the nearest
drug store-in prohibition states. OF
course. somebody will have to invent a
l5-cent piece for slot telephones. other
wise they would have to use the two
calls for quarter.
Personally ] should consider II would
be very annoying to a good. respectable
operator who could call him to the instru-
ment at all hours OF the day and night
and then probably find he was the wrong
party.
Whether they will install party lines
for economical shades l have not heard,
but I'll bet there will be plenty OF exclusive
ghosts who will insist on being privately
listed, 80 that none but their intimates
will know where to call them up.
"Of course the installation of this new
exchange will be a great blessing to the
habit Of calling up and telling whoppers
about the work at the office and why they
wouldn't be home that evening. l haven't
heard the details and don't know whether
the other end of the line can call up, but
n they do there won't be thing to It when
they begin TO call up debtors and remind
them about that little matter OF $40 and
such like. And murder will cease as a
fine art when the victims can hurry to the
nearest pay station and call up the police
and coroner. Jolly thought.
Il don't know II they are going to lay a
liable to the other side Of the styx fol
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-20
Stories Of Judge Arabin

Which would indicate a brickmaker had
not much show in that court.
To a young woman witness in the same
court the court said:
Now, young woman-for you are a
young woman and have a child in your
arms-if l catch you tripping, 1 will put
you where the prisoner is. l have given
you warning kindly; you had better say
you know nothing about it,"
The prisoner, in his own behalf, said that
his premises were searched and no living
animal was found in his possession, "ex-
cept his own person" and suggested that
the pigs he was alleged to have stolen
had strayed for a little recreation
When a witness i'm a case said he was
from a certain place the court asked:
Constable, is Barnet a very honest
place."
NO. my lord" said the constable.
NO. To my knowledge there ought to
be fifty constables there"
Passing casual remark on verdict of
guilty against woman. Judge Arabin said
to the prisoner: You must get out of
the country You have disgraced even
your sex"
Which would seem TO Indicate the court
liked women as little as he did brckmak-
ers. This view is strengthened by his OBJ
jurgation to another woman on the witness
stand.
you come here with your head in false
wigs. II you can't speak out, I'll take off
your bonnet. II that won't do, you shall
take your cap off, and II you don't speak
out then I'll take your hair off"
In a more chivalrous mood, in case in
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-20

Poor Peter was bit put out cause he
didn't win the prize, and I'm sure he de-
served It more'n me, though, as he says,
1t comes to the same thing so long as it's
in the family. / don't know, however, l
came TO win it, and you could have
Knocked me down with a feather when the
lady read out my name. She was looking
just lovely and she brought her little
girl along with her. l never saw nobody so
stiff and straight as she was and her frock
was that short that l reckon her mother
has to think about saving the stuff same
as mine, for she seemed to have growed
out Of every thing all at once like.
l had TO go up and get the prize, and
everybody clapped, and never knew be-
fore how terrible bad getting a prize does
make you feel; but did keep hoping that
the little girl thought my hair was better
crlmped than hers.
1t was last Wednesday / won the prize.
and yesterday the wonderfullest thing OF
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-20
THE BUNDLE BEE.


Land is just now a source
Of great interest and concern
Everybody is interested in IL,
no matter where II may be To-
Gated. We have passed the
happy frame or mind that ami
mated the magnificent Louis,
VINO when tOld oil the loss or
Canada to the British, re-
marked, only a few million
acres Of snow gone. We
are watching the land. Gir
Pinchot Is helping us.
A man we'll situated on a bit
Of ground OF his own doesn I
need TO worry an awful lot
whether eggs Is up or down.
He can eat his own crops II
he can't sell 'em, that's where
he has the world by the tail
and a down-hill pull,
1t would take book OF
some size TO tell all We Editor
knows about land, but II YOU
want 20 get the information
first hand and in a most ac-
Ceptable form, slip over to the
Land show and find out for
yourself. We are going over
as soon as We get this issue
on tho press, and check up on
our general knowledge Of Land
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-20
PERSONAL.


Jerry Howard knows what
he wants when he wants II.
Chef Aldrich paid us a fly
ing visit on Monday. He
wanted to see what a Work
mems lodge looked like when
in session.
Hen Clarke was up from
Lincoln Wednesday Hen says
railroadlng is fine in Nebraska
these days.
AL Patek was i'm town from
Denver, looking over the land
show. Al used to be in the
game himself, but he knows
better now.
Johnny Lynch says the
dead mans desk" doesn't
worry him a bit He knows
how to enjoy himself when he
Is all alone.
Mayor Jim Dahlman visited
Lincoln Wednesday. He says
he doesn't mind II so much
now, since he has seen what
might have happened.
: Walt Smith OF c. Bluffs,
knocked big persimmon
down at Washington. so long
as 1t had to go that way, we'd
a lief see Walt get II as any
one we know.