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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-05

In addition to receiving one or Jne
Prizes you will at the same time be
SAVING a nice little sum.
The Ardmore State Bank OF Ard
more, Okla, will pay TEN DOLLARS
IN GOLD to the boy or girl between
the ages of and 12 Qnclusive) who
has SAVED AND DEPOSITED IN
THIS BANK OUT OF HIS OR HER
OWN UNAIDED EARNINGS and who
has at the close of this contest the
LARGEST CREDIT BALANCE as
shown by the books Of the Bank
FIVE DOLLARS IN GOLD will be
paid to the boy or girl who has the
NEXT LARGEST BALANCE. Like
sums will be paid to the boys or
girls between the ages OF 13 and 16
(inclusive) who have the LARGEST
AND NEXT LARGEST BALANCES
TO THEIR CREDIT. THERE WILL
BIZ TWO DIVISIONS OR DIS
TRICTS-A TOWN AND A COUN.
TRY DISTRICT. All the boys and
girls who live within the corporate
limits of the City Of Ardmore will be
included in the TOWN DISTRICT
and all the boys and girls living out
side the corporate limits of Ardmore
but within Carter County will be in
cluded in the COUNTRY DISTRICT.
There will be TWO SETS OF
PRIZES, four prizes for the Town
District" and four prizes for the
Country District" The boys and
girls in town and in the country will
not be rivals both will have their
own separate prizes which will be
awarded under the conditions stated.
Deposits will be received in EVEN
DOLLARS ONLY in this Contest-no
odd cents. THE INITIAL DEPOSIT
MUST BE ONE DOLLAR OR MORE.
When you make your first deposit
state to the Teller you wish to enter
the Contest" state your age and ad'
dress, and you will be given BANK
BOOK marked CONTEST" Bring
the BANK BOOK with you when you
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-05

the second time. She contends that
every county should have a detention
home under the supervision of the
probation officer, and when an in
corrigib{e child was hpprehended,
placed there instead Of in Jail where
often he would be associated with
hardened criminals.
The state conference OF charities
and corrections meets at Viinita this
year and at a meeting that will be
called by the association organized
last night, a delegate will be chos-
en- to attend, at the same time COM
mittees will be named.
After Miss Barnard's talk last
night she called upon many in the
audience TO give an expression OF
their sentiments relative to the work.
and a number responded, including
Mayor Cotner, County Superintendent
Fred Tucker, Secretary Mccoy of
the Commercial Club, Judge Winfrey
and Mrs. Arch Campbell.
Miss Barnard will return to Ard.
more in about two weeks and de.
liver another address, at that time
she will have a stereopticon and
will display pictures of the different
public institutions in which she is
intnrnGtpH in tho ct tntA
ed last night that some of them
were not very pretty.
The 3Sth Conference of the Ma
tional United Charities convenes in
Boston this year, and Miss Barnard
wants every county in the new state
to have representative there az
that time.
Following is the list of the people
who enrolled their names and became
members of the organization last
night:
U. T. Rexroat, DR.. j. F. Young, A..
Moore, J. T. Coleman, DR.. R. H..
Henry, Frank Ennis, w. F. Bowman,
n. H. Mccoy, ]. w. Elley, DR.. G. H.
McKenney, Mrs. G. H. McKenney,
Mrs. S. E. Wallace, Mrs. Kirk Dyer
Mr.. T. C. Bridgman, D. H. Dawson
mayor-elect; w. r. Burnitt, NJ. l..
Alexander, Miss Vera Olive, Mrs
Arch Campbell, Mr.. NJ. Brady, Judge
Winfrey, A. ]. Labatt, w. L. Clark
Mayor James A. Cotner, superinten-
dent Fred Tucker.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-05
is WELL KNOWN HERE.
The Irish Seeks Office-An Expert
Accountant in Oklahoma City.


Accountant in Oklahoma City.
John J. O'Brien" Now that very
name looks like the map of Ireland
and suggests the Emerald Isle to
all who see it. 1t stands for all tht
fidelity and honesty and intelligence
Of the Irish race and you could not
imagine the owner of such a name
belonging to any other except to the
democratic party
John J. O'Brien lives in Oklahoma
City. He is a young Irish fellow who
conducts an auditing company and
business men all over the state en-
ploy him to audit their books. He
makes regular trips to Ardmore and
has his customers whom he visits
regularly twice a year and he has
not been able to meet al the calls
he has and he has associated with
him other expert accountants to take
care of his business.
John ]. O'Brien is a candidate for
accounting and finance commission
er OF Oklahoma City under its new
charter. He is a man the business
men are glad to employ for his
skill and his integrity and he will
be a good man for the city to en-
ploy to look after its business. He
has been indorsed py many of the
largest concerns in Oklahoma City
who know the value of having such
a man on the commission and the
race from the O'Brien standpoint will
be eagerly watched by his friends
and clients in this city where he
stands at the top as an accountant
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-05

Do your meat and grocery buying
at same place. You will save money
Call Gillian & King. Phone Sc. 2tf.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-05

A girls gets a very rich complexion
coming out OF dark room with a
man.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-05
GIVES BEST SERVICE.
7. B. Cathey Has Added Splendid
Funeral Closed Carrjaue.

The handsomest closed carriage
ever brought to the city is now at
the City Livery Stable and will be
used exclusively for funerals and spe
cial calls. 1t will not be used to meet
trains, but will be kept for special
call service. 1t is a handsome thing
and will be great accommodation
to the people Phone 27 and your call
will be answered promptly. Mr..
Cathey is to be congratulated that he
has added this new equipment to his
already very fine service in this line
of business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-05
Y. M. c. A. WORKERS.
Five Committees Are Asking Money
to Support Local Secretary.

to Support Local Secretary.
Committees We're busy yesterday
and today and it is certain now that
there will be plenty of funds to sup
port a secretary to take charge of
the work in Ardmore. Five commit
tees are at work and each one is
making an effort to solicit the great
est amount of money. The money
subscribed will be paid in four equal
installments.
Following are the committees on Y.
NJ. C. A. fund:
Perry Maxwell's committee-FranK
Gates, w. R. Burnitt, Gently Hodges.
Homer Adams committee-Geo.
Henley, John r. Dexter, D. H. Daw-
son, ]. r. Pennington.
r. A. Hefner's committee-John F.
Easley, H. H. Sayre, W. B. Johnson,
A. C. Straehley.
Fred fuckers committee-Carl
Jones, J. B. Boone, L. X. Brown, H.
E. Foster.
Fred Carr's committee-W. F. War
ren, Robert Howard, ]. w. Richard
son, John HOFFMAN,.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-05
COUNTY CONFERENCE
ORGANIZED HERE
KATE BARNARD TELLS OF PLAN
TO ORGANIZE EACH COUNTY IN
RESCUE WORK.

Miss Kate Barnard, state commits
sioner of charities and corrections,
delivered a lecture az the district
court room last night to an audi
ence that taxed the building to its
capacity.
The object of Miss Barnard's visit
is the organization of county con
ference of charities and corrections
in every county in the state, and
her lecture here last night was for
the purpose of getting the people,
especially the women of the city,
interested in the work.
Miss Barnard never fails to at
tract large audience whenever she
comes to Ardmore, and her lecture
last night maintained the interest
felt for "the little angel of the
poor" of Oklahoma.
President Dyer of the Commercial
Club called Rev. C. C. Weith to
the chair and he introduced Miss
Barnard and stated the object of the
meeting.
For more than an hour and a half
Miss Barnard described the work
that she had outlined for every coun-
ty in the state and asked for the
cooperation of all.
She told of the boys training
school, erected at Pauls Valley, and
pointed out defects that could be
remedied if they would follow the
plans adopted by the authorities at
Rochester, N. Y, and instead of hav-
ing one large building with prison
aspect, to erect large cottage on
each 40 acre tract, and domicile
the boys there and give them work
to do toward the cultivation of the
land.
Another thing touched by Miss
Barnard was a girls industrial
school. She had a bill introduced in
the last legislature to secure this,
but for some reason it failed to
pass. She stated last night that
she was going to continue the fight
for that home and make life miser-
able for the law makers who oppos-
ed it at the next session of the
legislatur
After the talk OF Miss Barnard
had ended, county organization was
perfected with the following officers:
L. T. Rexroat, president Rev. C.
c. Weith, vice president; County
Superintendent Fred Tucker, secre.
tary, and Miss Vera Olive, treasurer
Then all were solicited to become
members Of the organization and the
rolls openeo. Many took advantage
of this opportunity to become mem
bers.
1t is the intention of each coun.
ty organization to hold a two days
session each year and discuss ways
and means of rescuing wayward boys
and girls.
Miss Barnard took rap at the
prisons and poor houses of the state,
and stated that in many instances
they were a disgrace to civilization
She is enthusiastic about a juvenile
court in every county, and described
the court of Judge Lindsey of Den
yer and other courts where the mu-
inequalities have taken up the mat
ter of saving the juveniles from
life of crime. She said she was no.
in favor of putting these little boys
in Jail, as that had tendency to
break their spirit and was very APT
to make criminals of them, as once
behind the bars, they would lose
their self respect, and it would be
much easier for them to get back
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-05
Notice..

On account of the absence of the
pastor, the Methodist Teachers Train
ing Glass will not meet tonight. The
lesson for this week will be taken up
next Wednesday evening.
Prayer meeting as usual this eve
ming at the Broadway Methodist
church. G.. B. WINTON.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-05
Or. Wendell.

DR.. Wendell of Tishomingo will
preach at South Ardmore Baptist
church Wednesday night, April 5.
Everybody invited especially the
members of the church. He will also
stay over until after Sunday.
b. N. HULTSMAN.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-05

To my lawyer friends, and other
friends-let me say can affix Globe
Surety Co. seal to bonds Would ap-
preciate your business.
Him WILL SANDFORD, Agent.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
Railway Mail Clerks Make a Protest

order, maxim the hours now required
Official notice has now been given to
the clerks that on the lines where
their work Is heavy continuously for
six days each week, the standard Of
the service hours shall be considered
as six hours. It is announced also
that credit for overtime will be given
to clerks who do terminal work at
either. end of their runs, or extra work
that requires them to remain on duty
beyond the standard number of hours
With this arrangement the clerks gen.
orally have expressed themselves as
quite satisfied. There are 14,4S3 rail.
way postal clerks assigned to road
duty. The total average Of time on
duty on trains and at terminals is now
six hours and thirty-two minutes.
The postofI1ce department insists
that It has had no desire to put addi-
tional burdens on the men in the serv-
Ice. In explaining the attitude of the
department, Second Assistant Post
moster-General Joseph Stewart, in a
letter to the acknowledgement says:
Owing to the peculiar character Of
the railway mail service, it is impossi-
BILE to fix certain number of hours
that every railway postal clerk shall
work every working day. There must
be sufficient elasticity in the service
to adapt it to the varying conditions
of operating trains"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
Statehood Advocates Invade Capital

fend those who are sticklers for up
holding the dignity of the Judiciary.
The Arizona men say good Judge
who doesn't become inoculated with
corporation and trust microbes has
nothing to fear from the recall, but
that the official life Of Judge who
leans away from the law might be
shortened by the recall provision. and
it was to provide for such cases that
it was made applicable to the judiciary
as well as other offices.
The gist of the Arizona argument to
a cornered congressman was:
after our recent election 30 per
the constitution. We know what we
want. We know what Arizona needs.
Why don't you let us have the consti-
tuition we made and approved? Let us
attend to our own affairs-we are
plenty able to do it."
came on from Arizona. though not as
large as could have been brought, for
business men all over the state volun.
teered to join the invasion Of Washing
ton II It was thought their presence
would help.
The committee was carefully select
ed from among the volunteers and
instead of chartering special train
and making q junket out of the trip.
each member came on his own &C.
count, regarding 1t as serious busi-
ness matter. rather than pleasure
jaunt.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
The Bryces and Gould-D ecies Weddin

Decies and her daughter, Hon. Mrs.
Wilkerson. bore down upon the capital
for nice little visit with the former
naval attache of the American en-
bassy at London and Mrs. Gibbons.
When the visitors arrived they were
promptly and fearfully Toasted after.
noon and evening-at the homes of
smart society, at the country clubs.
and, incidentally, over to the White
House they journeyed one pleasant
afternoon and drank Ave o'clock tea
with Mrs. Taft. Next thing everybody
knew the Dowager Lady Decies was
dining over at the British embassy.
Now the story goes that the ambas.
sador didn't go to the wedding because
he isn't fond of>wearing his gold-laced
clothes. Mrs. Bryce, who has naive.
ly frank enjoyment Of the glamour and
glitter Of ambassadorial prominence
and such internationally glorious
International events as the Gould-De-
cies wedding. likes nothing better
than to get properly fixed up" and be
among those present" and she was.
mt pleased a bit when the am
bassador shrugged his scholarly shout
ders and, thinking how much more
comfy he would be sitting at home
with nice well-thumbed book on his
knee, stopped pat in Washington.
However, Mrs. Bryce. like the wise and
obedient wife she is. put her glori-
Gus raiment and contented herself with
reading the newspaper accounts Of .ae
great event.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17

w ARLINGTON was invaded recently
W by an army Of leading politicians
and business men from Arizona and
New Mexico. who came to urge con.
gress to take favorable action on
statehood for these territories.
It had been supposed this action
could be taken by the president and
statehood accomplished by proclama.
ton, in case congress should adjourn
without acting. But the statehood
boomers found that Attorney General
Wickersham held differently. He says
the enabling act contains an alterna.
tive clause making approval by joint
resolution necessary.
To the constitution submitted by
New Mexico the principal objection Of,
fered came from those who wanted a
statewide prohibition article incorpo.
rated. The objection raised against the
Arizona constitution has been that 1t
contains sweeping recall provision
applying to the judiciary as every 9th.
er elective Office.
Under the Arizona constitution the
people can recall the judges of any
court and the provision is said to Of.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
Hobson1A Again Predicts War With laps

I'VE will be struck" he declared,
"and when we are-gentlemen may diff
fer with me as to the time, but firm
ly believe it can be counted in months
or the fingers Of my two hands-we
will find ourselves practically power
less. The nations of the world will call
on us to give up the war and not con.
tinue to disturb the peace Of the world,
just as we did with Russia in her war
with Japan. Our own fnanciers will
demand that we end an apparently
hopeless struggle.
But we will not give up. We will
fight on, angered and Inundated, until
it becomes a mere question Of re.
sources. Ever since we went into Ha-
waii ever since we took possession Of
the Philippines, declining to let Japan
in there with us; ever since their citi.
zens came to this country and received
from our people the treatment that the
difference in race made inevitable,
Japan has been preparing for war with
rig tJ ft.gE lgsa
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
6n1nvHrHW az Nc cx4H1AN 6aezAz1yM GxxN asZSlv

My wife and left alone, she broke
at once into lamentation. Her plans
were all going astray, she declared.
Matchmaking was perfectly horrid
and she would never, no, never, un-
dertake 1t again. AS for Archibald,
she gave him up. She couldn't under
stand 1t, at all. Why couldn't he
make up HIS mind which girl he
wanted and stick to it? A man who
only had ter days in which to choose
wife had no business to go on as
he did. Why, she'd never get him
married, and he'd lose his fortune!
But that wasn't the most important
point to be considered by any means.
What bothered her most was that
poor Agatha Lawrence had fallen in
love with tire marplot, and so far as
she could sce-and this in spite of her
best efforts the poor girl was des-
tined to loIe him after all! o, 1t
was really too bad. Terhune was
too. too trying! must really speak
to him and find out what he meant
by playing fast and loose like that!
give you my word I've seldom heard
her 60 on SO about anything. She
really felt distressed by the unaccount-
able and rather mysterious color our
matrimonial project had assumed, and
was much concerned for Agatha
Sixth's happiness. The other Agatha
We did not seem to be as interested
in somehow. as she had neither hus-
band or fortune at stake with which
to enlist our special sympathies.
after all, Wilfred," she said. heav.
ing a deep sigh, "the course of true
love never did run smooth
Nor yet the course Of true match
making!" Unanswered and we strolled
down the Side of the little hill where
the picnic had been to 60 and look
for wild flowers ourselves.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
SYNOPSIS.

Archibald Terhune, a popular and In
Aolent young bachelor Of London, re-
ceiyes news that he has been made heir
10 the estate of his Aunt Georgiana, with
An income of $4,000 a year, on condition
that he becomes engaged to be married
within ten days. Failing to do SO the
legacy will go to third cousin in Amer
lea, The story opens at Castle Wyckoff,
where Lord Vincent and his wife, friends
of Terhune, are discussing plans to find
him wife within the prescribed time. It
seems that Lady Vincent Is one Of seven
persons named Agatha. all close girlhood
rhums. She decides to invite two of them
TO the castle and have Archie there as
one of the guests Agatha Sixth strikes
Archie as handpainted beauty Agatha
First is breezy American girl. Lady
Vincent tells her husband that Agatha
sixth already cares for Archie. He gains
from Agatha Sixth the admission that
she cares for him. but will require q
months time fully to make up her mind.
Agatha First, neglected by Terhune. re-
ceives attentions from Leslie Freer. Four
days Of the precious time have passed
when Terhune Is called to London on
business. Agatha First. on the plea Of
sickness. excuses herself from motor
trip planned by the Vincents. Later they
see Agatha First picking flowers with a
strange man. The Vincents discuss
Agatha's seeming duplicity The follow
ing day the party visits the ruins of an
old convent. Terhune continues his att
tentions to Agatha Sixth.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17

l can do that much for you. I am no,
running after Miss Endicott, not thu
least bit in the world. l give you my
word I'm not!" ].
For moment Ifelt a curious sens,
Of positions reversed, as IL some time
not long ago had been the one t
speak so to Terhune. and he to lee
ture me- He is cider than and Ia,
always been the one to look after me
not after him. And this feeling al
most impelled me to drop my in
quisitorial tone. But ! thought Of tn.
automobile in the woods and the seem
had stumbled upon and grew firm
Really 1t was too much. ] couldn'
let him string me like that!
II don't know what you call It," /
retorted Indignantly, but whether 20,
think so or not, you're with Agath,
First all the time lately. Why cam
you let her alone and tend strictly Il
business?"
tTo BE CoNTINuEDJ
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17

w ASHlNGTON.-- Somebody with q
" nose for scare story" precipi-
}tated the tale around Washington that
as the Ambassador Bryces did not go
to the Gould. Decies wedding, while the
terribly swagger military attache Of
the embassy, Capt. Sowerby, and his
equally swagger compatriot and diplo-
matte colleague, Lord Eustace Percy,
did, why, therefore, and consequently,
there must be sure enough mad
on between the Ambassador Bryces
and the Decies. or the Goulds. or
both.
AS matter Of record, almost every
time there is big international we'd
ding on the tapis, the head Of the en-
bassy of the country represented by
the bridegroom, duly and properly puts
on all his ambassadorial good clothes
and thus flttingly equipped with all the
atmosphere" Of his high office as per-
sonal representative Of his majesty,of-
whatever-country, duly attends the
wedding. This time the Bryces did
not observe the custom, so there was a
thrilling now what" whispered all
over Washington, when, after the we'd
ding was over. the Dowager Lady
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17

THE men employed in the railway
mail service have successfully APP
pealed to congress to correct what
they call the "intolerable conditions"
brought about by the attempt Of the
department to take up the slack" in
the service. This take up the slack"
order was issued about six months
ago. The object Of the order was to
obtain greater uniformity in the aver
age hours Of work in day by the rail.
way mail clerks. According to repre-
sensations made both to congress and
to the postmaster-general the order
has caused great Decentralization in
the service. In some sections Of the
country the railway mail clerks have
threatened to quit In body unless re-
lief was afforded.
The controversy has hung on the
question as to what shall constitute a
working day for the railway mail
clerks. The burden of the complaint
has been that 4 large majority of the
men on road duty were not, prior to
the issuing of the take up the slack
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-03-17
CONGRESSMAN RICHARD PEAR.
~ son Hobson of Alabama, In q re.

CONGRESSMAN, RICHARD PEAR.
- son Hobson Of Alabama, in re.
cent red-hot speech in the house Of
representatives, said that war with
Japan was bound to come. and he be-
lieved that it would come within ten
months. We are utterly unprepared,
he said. Japan is prepared. In fact.
she is practically bankrupt because Of
her war chest. He detailed all of the
various causes as to why Japan will
make war on us. Once the war is on,
he said, the European nations will try
to stop it and our moneyed men will
cry for peace, but the nation in its
pride will persist and the struggle will
last for years and will become one sim
ply Of endurance. He argues for an
increased navy as protection.
u Japan and the United States will 60
to war in the near future. The con.
fiict will begin in less than ten months.
The war will last i've years. perhaps
ten. The Panama canal will be de-
stroyed, and in the end this nation will
carry the war to Japan and conquer
that kingdom. These are q few Of the
predictions made by Representative
Hobson. who used TO be an officer In
the navy. Mt