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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
LEADERS OF NATIONAL MOVE
MENT CROWDED ROOMS OF
HOUSE COMMITTEE TODAY.
|NOORSE PETERS BILL
This Bill, Proposing Eight Hour Work
Day for Women Workers in Dis
trict of Columbia, Being v Cd
Upon House Labor Committee.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 30.-Wom-
en- from many states and leaders OF
the national movement to restrict the
hours of the women wage workers.
crowded the rooms of the house Ia
Dor committee today to indorse the
Peters bill proposing an eight hour
day and a six-day week for women
workers in the district Of Columbia
"The told us that the hotel guests
had to be served, that the cows had
to be MIXED every day, and that
busy seasons made it impossible to
limit the hours of work Of California
women said Maude Younger OF San
Francisco" but since the eight-houf
law passed there, the difficulties dis
appeared. The added expense came
not on the manufacturer, but on the
public"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
FOURTH SUCCESSIVE ADVANCE
IN PENNSYLVANIA RECORDED
TODAY.
COMPETITION GREAT
When Standard Oil Company Of New
Jersey Was Dissolved by Supreme
Court, Smaller Companies Became
Active in Oil Fields.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 30.-The fourth
consecutive advance in crude oils was
recorded today when the South Penn
company announced a lift of seven
cents in Pennsylvania, Mercer Black,
Corning Newcastle, Caball and Son.
erset. There has been no change
today in Ragland.
When the Standard Oil company Of
New Jersey was dissolved by the Uni
ted States supreme court, several
smaller companies organized for this
territory and the competition for
crude oil for refineries became pro-
nounced. For eighteen months. pre-
&C ding the dissolution, Pennsylvania
lad been $1.30. Eleven days after.
ward. It advanced five cents and
within month the producers receiv-
ed $3.50. H ~,
Now oil men predict $500 before the
end OF the year. 1t 1t believed that
more than legitimate com.
mercial demand underlfes the adj
vance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
Honored Without Seeking.

Gorge Henry Bruce received this
rorning a commission from Governor
Cruce as a member of the board Of
trustees of the Oklahoma Confederate
home, located in this city. Mr.. Bruce
was one Of the retiring members OF
the old board. having just completed
service as a short term" member.
He did not, ask re-appointment and
the fact that it comes mnsought
speaks most highly Of the record he
made for himself during the period Of
his former service. Other members
appointed are d. M. HALEY and N.
F. Hancock Of Muskogee, R. A. Sneed
Of Lawton, Mrs. w. R. Clement and
John Thresdgill Of Oklahoma City
and J. W. Blanton Of Rocky.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
Propose to Unite Schools.

Oklahoma City. Okla. Jan. 20
What will amount to . partial con-
solidation of the School of Mines at
Wilburton with the State University
at Norman has been agreed upor
by State Superintendent r. H. VII.
son. Or. strattop d. Brooks. president
of the university. and President Lad<l
Of the School OF Mines. 1t is pro-
posed that all collegiate and engi-
neering work shall be done by the
university and upon completing this
work the student then may take up
the practical studies at 2Wilbnrton.
This plan will be presented to the
legislature. It is said the cost OF
the school will be re.
duced oHe-half II it Is adopted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
Board Of Managers Named.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 29.--The i'm,
parchment articles against Giles w
Farris. state printer and Leo Meyer
state auditor. preferred by the house
of representatives, will be pressed by
u board Of managers named by
Speaker Maxey today. The members
are: Representatives Wyand Of Mus
kogee county, Pinkham Of Kay and
Mcguire of Logan.
The board will formally deliver
the charges to the senate and ask a
date to be set for hearing. Mr.. wy.
and has had twenty years in prac-
tice of criminal law, Mr.. Pinkham
was for six years county attorney
Of Kay county. and Mr.. MCGUIRE re-
Gently completed a four-year term as
county attorney Of Logan county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
A Few Words To The Legislature

looking for legislation along but
lines.
seeking Passage number of bills
rami which will litigation
They reduction taxes:
mpr educational facilities.
Better roads;
elimination Of toter
A redistrcting.
exhoneration all officials
bills pending o abolish.
highways
constutonSe 49, legislature
directed to establish department Of highways"
This Let whether shall be
abolished will be emphatic for its renmen for its
strengthening.
bill allowing
bill pending before the house.
cripple highway department would the tin bridge and
the
Sidney
The legislature will deceived Gripping
the benefit the
steel bridge be built
mi Will the legislature stand for II?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
ST|lLA CANDIDATE .
FOR STATE CAPITAL
GUTHRIE REVIEWS OFFER TO
GIVE USE OF LANDS AND
BUILDING NECESSARY.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Jan. %
Guthrie Is again a candidate for the
temporary state capital honors, as set
out in a bill offered in the senate by
Senator Burford, which calls the
states attention again to the failure
OF Oklahoma City to make good the
promises concerning a free capitol
building as understood by the third
legislature. Senao or Burfords bill
followed closely upon the heels of the
governors message, urging that no
favorable action be taken upon Okla
homa City's last proposition until the
titles to the donated property are
made perfect.
Guthrie proposes, through Senator
Burford's bill, to renew its former Of
fer OF giving ten acres Of land and
the $15O,O0O convention hall for q
temporary capitol building. toge her
with the old Greer home for gov
ernor's mansion and free office rents
for five years and removal expenses
for all state departments. A board
composed OF the attorney general,
governor and secretary Of state is au-
thorized to accept the offer, where
ulon the governor shall issue a proc
lamation removing the capital to
Guthrie to remain there until Okla
hcm City shall put up 100000 In
cash and a site Of not less than ten
acres for capitol building. The gov.
eruor is authorized in the bill to ap.
point a capitol commission of three.
salaries 5000 year each, who shall
supervise the building of the capital
and when ready for occupancy the
governor is authorized to issue proc.
lamation taking the capital back to
Oklahoma City upon thirty days mo-
tice.
Oklahoma City has had introduced
Joint resolutions in each house au-
thorizing the acceptance by the state
of the land and money offered by
Oklahoma City, while Senator Barrett
of Shawnee has bill to forfeit the
100000 bond given by thirty Oklaho-
ma citizens guaranteeing a free ST.
100000 capitol building.
The state board of affairs has rec
commended that the legislature appro-
pirate $4,000 unpaid rents for state
departments in Oklahoma City.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
Denial from Bryan.
Gifted with q Melodious Voice.

Gifted with q Melodlous Voice.
A white man who had fallen off
the water wagon with dull and sick-
ening thud yesterday afternoon sue
cecded in making life miserable for
everyone within earshot of the polics
station last night. The brand OF trou.
bie-forgetfulness which he had absorb
ed during the course Of tho afternoon
had impressed It upon his mind that
nature had bestowed upDl him a
n ost fascinating and melctious voice.
Acting upon this theory tie war5led
snatches Of every known song from
the oldest psalm Of King David down
10 the latest out in ragtime produc-
tions. Nothing could shut him up.
nor still the flow OF melody (?) from
his lips until the sergeant at the
station happened to think that when
the canary bird at his home became
too noisy his wife was in the habit
OF covering up his cage. Forthwith.
thinking that what would quiet
bird might also work on an inebriated
man, the sergeant proceeded to do1se
the lights in the cage while he hung
regulation Jail blanket over the
barred doorway which opens into the
hallway. 1t worked. No sooner had
darkness fallen upon the man filled
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
choetaw Attorney Appointed.

Oklahoma City, Jan. I'D. II.
Linebaugh Of Atoka has been appoint.
ed one OF the attorneys for the Choc-
taw nation by Principal Chief Locke
and is now In Washington. The ap-
pointment must be indorsed by the
interior department and agreed to by
the president before effective. Line.
baugh will succeed McCurtain and
Hill Of McAlester.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
SAYS PEAN TO PREHENT SECOND
PRESIDENTIAL TERM is FROM
"AseiRAkTs."
NO 1GREAT. DEMAND.
Tedoy's Friend Says He Has Been
Advised That Real Author Of Single
Term Plank In Democratic Plat.
form Was Bryan.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 30.-An at
tack upon the proposed single pres
idential term as a measure advocated
by "aspirants for president" was
made in the senate by Senator Dixon
today.
He declared that he didn't believe
there is any great public demand for
the proposed change in the constitu-
ton. Dixon declared that he had
heard that the real author Of the
single term plank in the democratic
platform was "a man whose name
begins with b and it wasn't Beck.
ham,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
FOLLOWING CONFERENCE At MI.
AMI, FLORIDA, ANNOUNCEMENT
Is MADE.
SECRETARY Of STATE
As Has Been Generally Predicted for
Months Past, Wilson Gives Bryan
Choice OF Positions In Cabinet Of
New President to be.

Miami, Fla, Jan 30.-A conference
between William j. Bryan and other
prominent democratic leaders, includ
ing Henry E. Alexander of Trenton.
N. j., close friend of President
elect Wilson, resulted in the an.
nouncement that Bryan had given
positive assurance that he would &C.
cept the portfolio of secretary OF
state in Wilson's cabinet.
Alexander left for Trenton and it
is believed he is the bearer of Bry-
ans answer to Wilson.
Denial from Bryan.
Declaring that Alexander did not
cell upon him on political business,
Bryan later replied to the report in
tn following statement: mo atten-
ton should be paid to such reports.
No friend would presume to speak
for me in such a matter and no man
who would assume to speak con be
considered friend. take it for
granted that the president-elect will
give out anything he wants publish
ed. ..-,..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
FARMERS RECLAIM LAND.

Ell Reno, Okla, Jan. 29.-Farmers
living in the North Canadian River
valley, north and east of FL Reno. are
digging canals which will out out
numerous big bends in the river,
shortening the stream about twenty
miles and making 1t practically
straight across the eastern half Of
Canadian county.
These changes will reclaim nearly
10000 acres Of the best land In the
county from overflow. 1t is proposed
tc complete the work before the
ST ring rise in the river.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
FIRE AT PAULS VALLEY.

Pauls Valley, Okla, Jan. 29.-W. NJ.
Freeman's store. the largest mercan-
tile business house in the city, was
practically destroyed by fire last Mon
day night which started at IL o'clock
fIom unknown causes. The loss is
estimated at $4,000, while insurance
on the building and contents in the
sum of $4,000 was carried.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
j. ]. Hills Daughter Weds.

st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 30.-Miss Ra'
chel Hill, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James ]. Hill, was married here TO-
day to DR.. Egil Borekmann, at the
home of her parents. There were
no attendants and the ceremony was
performed only in the presence O,
the two families. Mrs. Ancon Nc
Cook Beard and Mrs. Michael Gavin
>f New York were guests.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
Guardsmen are Candidates.

Guthrie. Okla, Jan. 29.-Officers OF
the Oklahoma nationa guard who are
democrats are throwing their
hats in the ring for appointments by
President Wilson. Adjt. Gen. Frank
Canton wants to be United States sen.
ate chaplain, and now Col. Roy v.
Hoffman. colonel Of First regiment,
is asking for consulship in South
America. He is In Washington now.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
SILK HAT FOR WILSON.

Trenton, N. j., Jan. 30.-Asked for
further inauguration plans, Wilson
announced today that he has decided
~ wear a silk hat at the reviewing of
the inaugural parade and "concede
that much to custom" The only
time he felt uncomfortable, the gov
ernor said, was when he rode a horse
and wore a silk hat while reviewing
the troops at >Seagirt. He has worn
a felt hat on every occasion since.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
"LUCiLlE" is COMING.
INDIANS Want
SLOAN APPOINTED
WILSON URGED TO NAME THoM-
AS SLOAN OF OMAHA AS IN.
DIAN COMMISSIONER.

Washington. d. c., Jan. 30.-A
council of Indians here with fifty
delegates. representing the Arapahoes,
Shoshones, Omahas, Sioux. Winneba-
COS and Chippewas adopted resolu-
tion urging President -elect Wilson to
appoint Thomas L. Sloan of Omaha,
Nebraska, an Omaha Indian, as COM
missioner Of Indian affairs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
Jim peskin Killed.

Lewisville. Texas. Jan. 29.-Jim
Deskin, who recently moved here
from Ardmore, Okla. was shot and
killed. Constable Doris made an
arrest and took his prisoner to tho
Denton jail.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
Trustees Sale.

I will sell to the highest bidder
for cash. on the premises, Monday.
February 3rd, 1913, at 2 p. m, the
stock Of groceries, fixtures, notes and
accounts, formerly known as the w.
J. Reilly stock, located in the Errett
Dunlap building, at the corner Of E
street and 9Th avenue. northeast.
Inventory may be seen on appli-
cation to B. A. Simpson, trustee.
- ~ 30-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30

with musical whiskey than he became
quiet and soon only the gentle snores
OF the after takings" was the only
sound which could be heard in the
noighborhoOd Of the police hold-over.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
Last Chance Of the Season.

Tomorrow closes the open season
ON a number OF things in the game
law. In autos and buggies. on horse
back and afoot, big section OF the
citixenship OF Ardnhore are IN the
woods today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30

II your children are subject to
attacks of Group, watch for the first
symptom, hoarseness. Give Cham
ber!ain's Cough Remedy as soon az
the child becomes hoarse and tho
attack may be warded OF. For sale
by all druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
Members of the Christian Church

A meeting of great Importance tn
the church will be held next Sunday
at II a. m.
Matters of especial interest Will
be presented and acted upon.
Important announcements will be
made, and the services will be OF
more than ordinary interest through
out.
Every member of the church2should
be present if possible.
M. S. JOHNSON, Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
Police Court.

One white man who had pried of
the lid was before the police judge
this morning. He was fined ten dol
Iars.
S. b. Harper, a negro who had
set in to turn another negro into an
angel. was fined ten dollars for
fighting. The 'other negro" was
discharged, the judge being of the
opinion that the scare he had re
ceived would serve to keep him
peaceable for some time.
"IUCILlE" Is COMING
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-30
BALKAN ALLIES NOTICE.

Period Of Grace to Start at Seven
O'clock This Evening.
ConstaIt inople, Jan. 30.-The Bal
kan allies gave notice OF the termi-
nation of the armistice and the pc.
riod Of grace of four days to start at
seven O'Clock this evening.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26
IT'S BIGoTED DEFENSE.

The Deseret News last night con
tinued its wall about The Tribune 5 OBJ
lection to Apostle Whitney's sectarian
and controversial book, 'Tbe Making
Of State The book was unwisely
adopted by the State Text Book Com.
mission for use in the public schools of
this State. 1t is book written entire.
ly from tho sectarian standpoint, is ma.
hcously perverse In many respects, and
Is wholly unworthy Of use In any public
capacity.
The News states that certain uuwary
gentlemen here have approved the
Whitney book. It is quite possible that
Whitney might have imposed upon
good-natured persons by representa-
tions as TO his good faith in preparing
this work. But any unwary approva!
Of that kind cuts no figure in the case.
The demerits of the book are evident
upon the most casual reading to those
conversant with the facts in the case.
The special pleas, the evasions, the i'm
pressions, the unworthy attempts to put
good and efficient Officers in the
wrong, are so numerous all through
the book as to be its unsparing con
demnatiou No special plea in behalf
OF this book can in the least excuse the
miserable special plea and sectarian
character OF the book itself.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26
COMPULSORY VOTING BILL.

There is bill (Senate Bill No. 2S)
pending in the legislature, which, If
passed by both houses, and signed by
the Governor, would levy tax of
three dollars per year upon every quail
fed voter in this State, mnlc aud fe
male, but the voter by voting would
be exempt from paying the tax. That
| is. the bill would amount TO 4 fine
Of three dollars upon every voter in
the State who failed TO vote Mt a gen
eral municipal. or school election held
in the year in which the tax is levied
But any voter who By reason OF i'll
ness, infirmity, or absence, is unable
TO vote, is exempted from paying the
tax.
AS explained by Senator Bcnuer X.
Smith, the purpose Of this bill, Of
course, is not to raise revenue but That
as few rs possible shall be compelled
TO pay the tax. The intent of the
measure is to compel qualified voters
TO vote, under penalty Of three dollars.
Senator Smith, by sending out letters
calling attention 10 this bill. is cndeav
oring to arrive at public opinion upon
this measure, stating that later in the
session he intends to urge the passage
of the bill.
Our advice would be contrary TO that
purpose. We do not believe in the
passage of bills like that, for its re.
quirements would be oppressive upon
,,a ID
explanations chat is nobody's business,
and the collection Of the tax would be
not only irksome and burdeusome upon
many people. but impossible. Besides,
by failing to register or otherwise neg
lecting to show qualification. the voter
could ignore the Inv.
Therefore, If enacted into law, this
bill would, in our judgment, simply
add another impossible statute to cum.
Der the laws Of the State to no good
effect, though at times 1t might be irk.
some and oppressive TO wcIl-meauing
citizens. The right 10 vote is all that
the statutes can fairly confer upon the
electorate. To insist that those who
have the right TO vote must vote, might
IN itself be an oppression, and would
tend to throw the act of voting into
disrepute as something not the free
act and desire Of the elector, but some.
thing required of him OF her under an
eIaction which the natural tendency
Of the human mind Is to resist. The
fewer of such oppressive statutes we
have on the books the better.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26
INCREASING THE CROPS.

The great desideratum in the United
States with regard to It's food -produc.
ing capacity is to raise the average
yield of crops per acre. We now pro-
duce in the wheat fields Of the United
States an average of considerably less
than half the average yield per acre
of wheat in France, Great Britain, Ger
many, and Russia. We produce some.
thing like 700000,000 bushels of wheat
per year In a favorable season. But
by using the same efforts that are ap-
piled to the worn-out fields of Europe
we could produce double that quantity
just as well. In fact we ought to pro-
duce three times as much wheat as we
do on the same acreage that we give
to that crop, and we look to see the
time when this will be done, In the
year 1912 our yield Of wheat averaged
l6 bushels to the acre, but the ten-year
average is only ID bushels, and in 1911
our average was only 1875 bushels to
the acre.
We produced last year little over
5000, 900 bushels OF corn, at a yield
of 29,3 bushels per acre, this being an
extraordinary prolific harvest. The
ten-year average is 26.7 bushels per
acre. The yield Of 1911 was only 23,9
bushels Of corn per acre. But one Okla
homa boy raised 102 bushels of corn on
an acre the past season. If we could
treble the yield of corn per acre. MAX
ing 10000 100000 bushels Of corn pro-
duced In the United States, the world
would be fed and the food necessities
would be brought within reasonable
price to all,
Our yield OF cotton is about one bale
Of 500 pounds to tue acre. But a boy
in Oklahoma produced 6000 pounds of
seed cotton on two acres of land. That
is, he raised five times as much cotton
to the acre as the average of the coun-
try shows. And this indicates the i'm
mense possibilities that are latent in
cotton raising. We raise from 14,oo0,-
900 to 15,000,00O bales of cotton year
~. 1t seems plain case that we could
raise double that just as well as TO
raise what wo do And when the Unit.
ed States comes into its true agricu-
tural production, it will indeed be the
miracle Of the world, as it now is the
wonder Of the world even with it's low
averape of nroducfion Dar ,c-a
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26
THE ORGANS RAGEFUL SPITE

The organ Of the vicious element is
still sueering at the police department.
Taking the statement of the Chief of
Police to the effect that "there is not
one disorderly resort nor one gambling
or opium den in the city" for its text
the organ proceeds to tell the world by
illnatured slurs and innuendoes that the
Chief is lying.
To be sure. the attack is eouched in
the bantering tone of sarcasm, and is
based upon its distorted report Of tcsti
mony given by Assistant County At
torney Charles NJ. Morris in hearing
On one Of the roomiDg house cases be-
fore the City Commission. But the
comment is as unfair to the Assistant
County Attorney as it is to the Chief
of Police: 1t casts reflection upon the
city, and extends the invitation TO un.
desirabes so often found ia those same
columns.
AS A matter of fact. Assistant County
Attorney Morris corroborated every
statement made by the Chief of Police
in his protest against the granting OF
certain applications for rooming-house
licenses. The Chief of Police did not
say there were no dope fends in Salt
Lake City; some Of them supply vel
low journals with inspiration. He did
not say there were no prostitutes OF
degeuerates in the city, for where one j.
employed the other exists. But thc
Chief did hold up the abuse OF rooming
house privileges as the chief obstacle
confronting him, and the Assistant
County Attorney agreed with him.
If the County Attorneys Office is in
possession Of evidence Of criminality OF
immortality. it is not to be supposed
that such information will be withheld
from the City Commission during it.
war upon prostitution. gambling, anG
the Illicit sale Of intoxicants.
The sueering opposition OF tn,
cmoot organ TO the present city admin
istration dates from the machines fail
ure to name the candidates under the
rev form of government. This was in