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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
Attack, sh.nkIand Bill.

In an open letter addressed to each
member Of the legislature, A. u.
Coates, secretary of the Iowa Amend
ment association. attacks the Shank
land bill, which provides for the sub
mission of-the question of saloon OPP
GRAFTON in communities to vote by
Australian ballot. The amendment
association declares its position to
be in opposition to the proposed
measure.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
ROADS AID FARMER
Rural and City Organizations Should
Work Hand in Hand
NEED COOPERATIVE ROAD BUILDING
Permanent Highways Enhance Value
81 All Adjacent Land, the Increase
In Value Being Greater
Than Original Cost.

Des Moines.-During the past two
years that l have been actively en-
gagged in the work of organization OF
automobile and good roads clubs and
official automobile routes, have OBJ
served many things that may not
have been noticed by people not sit
uated as l have been. One thing in
particular is %hat a majority Of the
business men. professional men. au'
tomobile owners and students of the
road problem were heartily in favor
of practically every resolution that
was adopted at the good roads meet
ing held in Des Moines on Dec. Is,
and especially the resolution recon-
mending an active highway commis-
sion with power to act and qualified
engineer in each county to be the ac-
tual superintendent and supervisor Of
the actual road and bridge construc-
ton in the county. am frank to con-
fess. however, that there has tibeen
quite lot of opposition to this plan
by the county and township officials,
and as they are generally people Of
influence at home, they have also
created sentiment among the farm
ers against the Iowa state highway
commission. appealing to them that
II the next legislature creates an ac-
tive highway commission with coun-
ty engineer in each county that It
will be the means of taking away all
the authority from the local people,
leaving it entirely to the cities to tell
the farmer how they must build their
roads and that they must pay more
taxes than they have in the past.
/ sincerely hope that the farmers
of Iowa will carefully investigate
these conditions before they make up
their minds that such is the case.
Iowa Agricultural Clubs.
The work OF the Iowa Agricultural
association in organizing county crop
improvement associations through
the state is progressing beyond all
expectations, according to G. E. Stay.
.ner, secretary Of the state organiza-
ton. Many counties are now organ.
lied and viii have crop experts dur.
ing the coming year.
Among the recent counties that
have announced plans for organizing
county crop Improvement associa-
tons are Jefferson, Marion and Har-
rison. At Feast n dozen other coun.
ties have organized recently.
The Iowa State grange, at it's re-
cent annual meeting at Oskaloosa,
adopted resolutions commencing the
county crop improvement work and
urging its members to take lead.
ing part in the campaign. The reso-
luton follows:
Resolved, that the formation Of
county crop improvement associa.
tons and the employment by them
OF agricultural advisers for counties,
is a movement that promises much
good for the state. We sincerely
hope that local oranges and our
members everywhere will actively en-.
courage this good work."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
win Ask Repeal Of Muiet Law.

Will Ask Repeal Of Muiet Law.
The temperance workers of Iowa
will ask the next legislature to repeal
the mulct law.
Regardless Of organization affilia-
ton, the temperance workers have
agreed to unite upon the plan Of urg-
ing that this law now upon the stat
ute books be repealed and thus place
the state under statutory prohibition.
In addition to urging the repeal OF
the mulct law the temperance work
ers will unite in their effort to secure
the first vote by legislature for a
resubmission Of the prohibitory
amendment Because the senate is
alleged to be in ,>the majority anti
temperance In sentiment this year
the temperance workers say that they
will ask for no further temperance
legislation.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
To Mothers in This Town.

To Mothers in This Town.
Children who are delicate, feverish
and cross will get immediate relief
foom Mother Gray's Sweet Powders
for Children. They cleanse the stom
ach. act on the liver, and are recon-
mended for complaining children. A
pleasant remedy for worms. At all
Druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address
A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y. 33w3
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
Hotel Company to Operate In Iowa.

The Iowa City Hotel company Of
Dover, Del. has filed application With
W. c. Hayward, secretary of state, FOR
permission to do business in Iowa.
The company has leased land at Iowa
City and will erect a hotel. The cap
ltal stock Of the company is 500. 900
and $4,000 is to be invested in Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
Would Reorsanize Corporations.


]. w. Bettendorf and Charles N.
voss Of Davenport appeared before
the state executive council to- discuss
plans for a reorganization OF the
Bettendorf corporations of Betten.
dorf. suburb Of Davenport. This
was preliminary to filing an applica.
ton for the Incorporation OF. two
companies, one to be capitalized at
s5,O00,0Oo and the other at $7,500,OOO,
the latter to own the capital stock OF
the former
The question for the executive
council to consider is whether such a
plan would be violation OF the anti.
trust laws.
The smaller corporation would in
clude the car shops, the public service
corporations of Bettendorf, the going
business and improvements Of the
Bettendorf interests. The larger cor.
poration would own the stock of the
smaller corporation, the foundry and
other interests not included in the
smaller corporation.
If this corporation with a capital
stock of $7,5OO,0OO is organized It
will be the largest Iowa concern do
ing business in the state.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
lowa's County Poor Farms.

Iowa's County Poor Farms.
County poor farm conditions will
not be improved until the state legis-
lature authorizes the state board Of
control to make inspections, accord
ing to G. S. Robinson, president of
the board, and Senator John F..
Wade. . member of the board. They
declare that county boards of super
visors are loathe to spend money for
improvements because of complaining
taxpayers.
Inspectors working under the
board Of control visit more than sixty
Of the county homes. They inspect
the insane wards, but are not author
lied to visit the poor departments.
ut would cost the state little more
for these inspections" Mr.. Robinson
said. Thine after time inspectors
have reported to me that the insane
wards of county farm were in fine
conditions, while the other depart
ment needed improvement. We are
powerless to do anything and the
supervisors spend as little as possible
"If we made inspections of these
farms and then ordered certain
changes made the Improvements
would be forthcoming. Many county
boards have informed us that they
would be pleased to have inspections
made. 1t would relieve them of the
responsibility"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1913-01-07
New Iowa Corporations.


Iowa State Savings bank, Malvern;
capital. $4,000; incorporators. c. e.
Boyce, P. B. Hendricks, Samuel Bur.
rows, Frank S. Higgins, Thomas w
Gridley, D. W. Harvey, J. n. Scott
and G. l.. Higgins.
Clinton Bridge Works. Clinton;
capital, $4,000: G. E. Wilson, f. f.
Wilson and F. L. Wilson, Jr., invor
porators
McGrath Construction company
Muscatine: James F. McGrath. John
Van Horst and NJ E. Fitzgerald. in
corporators: carr $4,000.
start for Canal Zone.
Senator w. S. Kenyon and wife and
Mr.. Maurice Connolly, the new CON
gresham from the Third Iowa dis
t-ict, left Washington last week fol
Panama and will be back in Iowa in
January, according to Attorney Gen
eral Cosson, who returned from
Washington. Attorney General Cos
son appeared before the senatorial
! committee which has the Kenyon
Shepard liquor bill in charge. HI
says Kenyon is determined to ciest
up the city Of Washington, ssrsviall,
n kneet evt enc "rsdi'skt" A'sseesl
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

the fight, siege of litigation over
the coropration tax is brought to a
close. The Pullman company ami
the railroads all have given in. The
contentious OF the companies have
been that they were being taxed
above the valuation of the physical
property they had within the state.
The Western Union every year has
returned it's valuation at an amount
slightly exceeding 100000 and eacL
year the board of equalization has
laised this to more than 81 100000,
holding that public service corpo-
ration shall be considered as a unit
and its valuation of it's property with
in the state should be assessed in
accordance with what the part is
worth to the whole system.
rhe case was vigorously fought in
the courts and the supreme court
of Oklahoma on October 20, 1912, af-
firmed the action of the state board
of equalization in an opinion by JUS
tice Kane. He upheld the state board
and the contentious of the attorney
general in considering the physical
valuation as more than the simple
value of the physical properties, with
in the borders of Oklahoma.-Okla-
homan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

not mean that he has perfectly clea,'
views regarding the extent Of the
reductions that should be made IN
the various schedules and the way IN
which the free list should be made
ap.
Makes Many Suggestions.
AS it is we'll known, he now has
before him the tentative draft of the
tariff revision scheme worked out
by the democratic members of the
ways and means committee and Is
examining it critically in consultation
with those who drew it and members
of his cabinet He is making sug-
gestions Tor changes and improve
ments and these will be followed b.
the democrats of ways and means. In
his message the president does not
say whether the entire tariff should
be dealt with, or whether it shoutl
be taken up schedule by schedule as
in the last congress.
This is one of the details no
thought 1t was best not to touch on in
his message, but before the revision
scheme is submitted to house caucus
he will MAKE it known whether he
favors the single bill or schedule
by schedule method of procedure
in handling the legislation. The pres
ent understanding is that he favors
the schedule by schedule revision.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30
BIC CORPORATION
AGREES TO TAXES
WESTERN UNION COMPANY Az
TER A LONG LEGAL FIGHT AD-
MITS JUSTICE OF TAXATION.

The last stand has been taken
against the Oklahoma corporation tax
made by large companies doing bust
ness in the state and the fight which
started at statehood was brought 10
Il close Friday when the Western
Union Telegraph company agreed be-
fore the board of equalization to an
assessment based on the property as
a unit rather than the physical val
uation of the property in the state.
BY the settlement, the corporation ad E
mits the justice of basing the tax on
the valuation of that part of the prop
erty within the state in relation 70
the whole system, and not according
to what it's poles, wires and instru-
Jnents in the state actually are WORTH.
BY this settlement, too, the last of
the corporations which has opposed
the Oklahoma corporation tax has
admitted failure and agreed to pay
accordingly as soon as the figures,
in the various counties. can be GER.
titled. The tax for the five years
will amount approximately to $780,
OOO
BY the settlement the telegraph
company agreed to total assess
ment for the five years from 1908 to
1912 of $6,5OO,OO0, which is $S5,663
less than the original assessments.
For 1918 an assessment on the prop
erty of s1,20O,GOO was made. The set
tlenent provides that the corpora
ton De assessed s1,333, 1888 for each
of the years 1908, 1909 and 1910 And
S1,2j0,000 each for the years 1911
and 1912, making a total assessment
for the five years of s6,50O,00O.
Total Assessments.
According to the annual assess
ments made, over which storm OF
protest arose from the corporation
and almost endless litigation follow
ed. a total assessment of s6,5S5,os9
was figured. OF this the following
was the yearly assessments: 1903,
s1.156,O59 1909, s1,2i9,141; 1910,
s1,245,4SS; 1911, s1,457,93s, and 1912,
sl.i77,O41. 1t was considered by the
board that the penalty for non-pay-
ment was considered in the yearly
assessments.
With the Western Union giving up
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30
Political Announcement

The Ardmoreite is authorized to
announce COL. A. V. DOAK as
candidate for the office Of Mayor
of the city of Ardmore. Announce
ment is made subject to the action
of the voters of the city at the gen.
eral election to be held April l.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30
WILSON'S MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS BRIEF
MESSAGE TO CON.
GRESS NOW IN HANDS OF
PRINTER.

Washingtonton, March 29.-Presi-
dent Wilson's first message to con-
gress, to be sent to the special ses-
sion called for April Z, will be brief
like his inaugural address and make
positive recommendation for legisla =
ton on the tariff alone, but will state
that if occasion warrants, he may
later ask action on other matters cf
legislature, such as the currency.
The message has been completed and
is now in the hands of the printer.
1t is about 1900 words in length
and was read to his official advisors
at today's cabinet meeting.
Those who expect the president to
make specific recommendation as to
the character Of contemplated leg
islation, or the extent of reductions
from present rates to be provided in
it, vii, be disappointed. The mes
sage is general in it's terms b 1t
urges that the reduction of excessive
rates on duty and the elimination OF
inequalities and special favors to
particular industries be attacked !,y
congress without fear or hesitation.
II follows in broad outline the terms
OF the speech he made at Sea Girt
on August last, accepting the nomi-
nation for the presidency.
Regard for Business.
There is nothing radical or extreme
in the tone Of the recommendation
of the document, but it leaves no
doubt that the president desires the
downward revision pledges of the
democratic party carried out fearless
iy and conscientiously, but with a
careful and intelligent regard for !e-
climate business.
The present high cost of the neces
Saries of life is touched by the pres-
ident and he points out to congress
that special thought should be given
to the burdens of the people from
his cause and special effort be made
10 shape its tariff legislation with a
view to reducing these burdens.
The fact that the president thinks
t wise in his message not to 60
nto detail regarding the character
If the proposed tariff legislation does
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30
Personals

Dr. w. II. Martin, accompanied by
his daughter, Miss Ina Mae Martin
visited the Mary Niblack school house
Friday night. DR.. Martin addressed
those present on the cream shipment
proposition.
II. T. Hunt returned yesterday
morning from short business trip
to Berwyn.
r. C. Barriet returned to Bartles-
Vile this morning.
4. S. Mckenzie is an Ardmore Wis
itor from Shawnee.
A. G. Graham has returned from a
trip TO the northern and western
portions of the county.
Robert Michaels was in the city
yesterday afternoon from Provence.
Miss Beulah Hickman, who is
teaching in the Lone Grove schools,
was in Ardmore yesterday morning.
From here she went to Marietta,
where she will visit friends and rel
atives.
DeWitt Ferguson, a Carter county
teacher was in the city on business
with the county superintendent yes
terday.
faul Michael, who is teaching In
'e Cisco district, was in the city
yesterday afternoon en- business con-
nected with the department of edu.
cation.
Lee Crawford was here from Lone
Grove yesterday.
w. M. Kirkpatrick came in from
Fox yesterday morning and will re.
main over today.
Bud Harris was an Ardmore Wis
ltor from Provence yesterday.
NJ. j. Reynolds, G. C. Suitor, DR..
]. b. Angles and several others were
in the city from Fox Saturday morn
ng on business with the superintend-
ent Of county schools.
NJ. j. Miller was in the city yes
erday afternoon from Pooleville.
W. c. Pierce. one of the leading
armers of the Graham neighbor-
lood was an Ardmore visitor yester-
lay.
]. L. Hardiman and r. E. English
we're in the city yesterday afternoon
rom Milo.
Charles Speers of Cheek was IN
he city yesterday afternoon.
j. B. Gibson, an attorney of Dali
as, Texas, was in Ardmore on legal
BUSINESS yesterday.
T. j, Pollock was in the city yes
erday from his farm near New.
'ort
County Superintendent Thurston
'eturned yesterday from trip to
)urant, where he was called upon
o act as one of the judges in o
Ugh school debate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

II you suffer from bleeding. itching blind
or protruding Piles seud re your address.
and | VIII tell you how to cure yourself at
home by the new absorption treatment: and
will also send some OF this home treatment
iree for trial, with references from your
own locality IL requested. Immella.e re-
lief and permanent cure assured. Send no
money, but tell others Of this oner. =, Write
today to Mrs. 81. Summers, Box L, South
Bend, Ind.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

BRADY e BRADY have just re-
ceiYed a car of cane seed, car Of
milIet seed and a large shipment of
alfalfa seed. Get their prices before
buying.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

BRADY & BRADY have seed for
every purpose. Call them if you have
have to replant. Phone SIC. 28-o
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

DON'T BE APRIL FOOLED
ABOUT WHAT you ORDER. WE
HAVE 1T. w. j. LANE.
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CariyIe's Idea Of Love,

Love is not altogether a delirium,
yet 1t has many points in common
Herewith. l call 1t rather discern
ing Of the infinite in the finite--of the
ideal made real-Carlyle.
Want ads get retuits Read them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

Mrs. j. NJ. Brady returned from
the eastern markets last night, where
she purchased large stock of seas
onaLle merchandise that will arrive
in a few days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

BRADY & BRADY are still selling
20 pounds of pure white granulated
sugar for one dollar.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

John F. Easley made a business
trip to Provence Friday afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

Mcintyre & Abbott for everything
10 eat, feed and plant.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

BUCkWHEAT, GRAHAM, AND
CAKE FLOUR. w. ]. LANES.
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FRESH VEGETABLES EVERY
DAY AT ScRIvNER S. PHONE 253
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YES
Vegetol for rheumatism.
Voluntary Prizes.

For the best hog raised by mem.
Der of the Carter County Hog clubs
in 1913.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

7. l.. Carpenter ind Lorrie Lyles
were business visitors in Ardmora
frolo Fox yesterday morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30
YOUR CREDIT is GOOD AT w. J.
LANES.
Or. kino's New Discovery.

Or. Kings New Discovery.
Soothes irritated throat and lungs.
stops chronic and hacking cough, re-
lieves tickling throat, tastes nice.
Take no other; once used, always
used. Buy it at Ringer Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30
WE LEAD, QUALITY, SERVICE,
AND PRICE. w. j. LANE.

j. f. Wilson, who formerly resid
ed in Mannsville, has moved to Ard =
more and will make this city his
home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

DR.. ]. F.. Son, the Elberta king of
Carter county, says that beyond Il
shadow of a doubt the peach crop
of this section has been killed. lie
stated Yesterday that he had made
a careful inspection of the buds in
his orchards and found them dead
as a Bull Moose boom.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

FRESH STRAWBERRIES A
SCRlVNER'S. PHONE 253.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

The four little children of Mr..
Brownfield, who died in this city y
short time ago, were sent yesterday
to an older brother who resides at
Soper. Mrs. Curtis, probation Off &.
Ger of Carter county, fitted out the
little ones, who are double orphans
The brother is said to be in moder-
ate circumstances and has agreed 20
care for them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

A communication received at this
office from a leading republican Of
this city says that Bryan now sits
at the head of the democratic table.
Maybe so. However, no matter
whether it is Mr.. Wilson or Mr.. Bry-
an who presides at the festal board,
We trust that something will be done
to relieve the civil service situation
which was surrendered to the demo-
cratic party with almost ninety five
per cent Of the civil service en-
ployes coming from the ranks of the
party.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

w. p. Daugherty is an Ardmore
business visitor from Hampton, Va.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

II. L. Howell was in the city from
Mill Creek Saturday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

WE LEAD, QUALITY, SERVICE,
AND PRICE. w. j. LANE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

IF IT'S ON THE MARKET WE
HAVE 1T. w. J. LANE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

George Stroud, a coke head who
claims to hail from Omaha, was
released from the county Jail Sat
urday after doing a sixteen days
stretch He was at liberty only a
few hours before he landed in the
'ty jail with his system saturated
with the dope. In his possession
hen arrested by the police were all
kinds of machinery" used by
dopists. The stuff taken from him
included an aluminium case fitted up
with tiny mixing vials, a hypoder-
mic, number Of needles for the
syringe and small box well filled
with cocaine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30
HAY! HAY! HAY!

By the bale, ton or car load.
Phone 10. PORTER STAPLES,
27-3 The Red Headed Grocer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

The committee ON arrangements
for the next meeting of the Educa-
tional and Athletic Association of
Carter county met in the office of Su-
perintendent Thurston yesterday az
ternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

DON'T BE APRIL FOOLED
ABOUT WHAT YOU ORDER. WE
HAVE IT. w. j. LANE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

From all accounts the little negro,
Zeb Hurt, who was paroled to his
father some days ago, will be in lin
bo again in short time. It is
said that he is making himself so
busy in different sections of the city
that the chicken that does not roost
high comes to an early grave.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-30

with the coming of the sunshine q
number of Ardmore lovers of the
sport of fishing will go to the waters
of the Chickasaw Lake This after
noon. Fishing in the lake is said to
be fine.