The Dover News. (Dover, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1907 Page: 1 of 4
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the: dover news
E. F. PURSELL, Editor.
DOVER, OKLAHOMA, Thursday, October 3, 1907
Vol. vii, No. 32
Cfoe ©over, ©IUaM IHcws,
Entered at the post olfiee at Dover,
Oklahoma tus second claw matter.
Published every Thursday morning,
at Dover. Oklahoma.
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Will Approve May be New Law
Constitution.
Washington, Sept., 27.--- President
Roosevelt will approve the Oklahoma
constitution. He made this annonne-
ment formally before atxiut twenty
newspaper correspondents here today
$1,001 Mr. Roosevelt said he had examined
Advertising rates made known on
application.
.E. F. PURSELL, Editor,
a I. PURSELL. lyxsal Editor.
The people have spoken r.nd a3
the motto jf democracy in the canr
paign lias been' Lu t the People
rule"we freely believe that prohi-
bition will come near prohibiting
til the next four years.—Progress.
Tue Oklahotnan relates that an Okla-
homa City man has been elected to
congress. Sure! Sure! But he will
never be able to do anything more
In congress than draw his pay, hence,
Oklahoma town continues yet with-
out representation.—Kuul Events.
Last week as a result of the Penn-
sylvania capital investigation, war-
rants were issued lor eighteen of the
principal nun engaged in letting the
contracts for the construction ar.il
several of the contractors. It looks
Co the commission which has been in
veatigating that there was about
$'.',000,000 of graft in the 13,000,.
000 building. 'J he drag net catches
one congressman, several state offi-
cials, the architect who got most of
his halt million dollar hill, and all
are high up in financial and many in
political circles. To one from this
rttstaifce it looks as if there had been
graft from start to iinish. and that
tlie penitentiary stares soma of them
in the face.
A formidable crusade is in pro
gress throughout the country against
the obscene post cards. In Phila-
delphia and Chicago the police are
moving aggressively upon the mak-
ers and dealers. The postmasters of
Wisconsin, in convention a few days
ago, expressed concern over what
they regarded as a great growing
evil-
That the dissemination of cards
representing places of interest is a
practice of instructive value can
ba no question- The post card fad
lias proven an interesting and faci-
nating diversion, and the government
could not consistently place any res-
triction upon it. But there, isan*
it'ier kind—the suggestive and ob-
scene that should l>e driven from
the markets as well as the mails'
The first reponsibility is upon the
makers and second upon the dealers.
It Is to the dealers that the decent
public must look. Dealers who offer
this species of filth are certainly
(tisregardful of morality, tor they
pander to a vicious and cirnal taste.
C v course the government could stop
the obscene cards lrom passing
through the mails) but this would
take time, for each card would have
to be examined. If the the matter be-
came too previous the govern ent
ypuld and probably would, forbid the
entrance of all post cards, and then
the entire industry producing them
would'be paralyzed and the public
deprived ot a valuable torm of enter-
tainment. If the public wants to
preserve the post card fad, it must
cnt out the rotten parts.
the constitution thoroughly with the
Attorney General and was of the opin.
k>n that it should l>e ratified. This lis
said was a decision lu which he had
no right to act on .personal views of
the matter. The whole question he
said was whether or not the docu-
ment came with in terms of the enab-
ling act. The president laughed as
ue said this and added: "My person-
al views are not fit tor publication ,'
The date for signing the constitu-
tion has not been announced, hut it
is believed it will not be delayed.
The announcement Unlay surprised
most persons, as it was Iwlieved that
the decision would not be made until
after the trip to the West and South.
This act of the president removes all
obstacles for statehood for Oklahoma
and Indian Territory.
'I he President made no secret of
the fact that he did not personally
approve of the constitution. But
the enabling act provides that he
shall issue a proclamation within
twenty days atter the official returns
have been reported to him ratifying
the constitution, provided th*t instru-
ment is republican in form and com-
plies with the terms of the enabling
act. This morning the president
saw Senator Curtis. He did not in-
form the Kansas senator of his inten-
tions. Later in the day he saw the
Attorney General, and discussed
with him the provisions oi the con-
stitution. The President was advised
that there was nothing unconstitution-
al iu the constitution ot the proposed
state and wttbout further formality
decided to malce known his ideas.
The President will start on his
Southern trip this week and expects
to be gone several weeks. It will
be impossible to submit the returns
to turn here during Iub long absence
and a period of suspense was avoided
by his promptness in disposing ot
the question. The President's decis-
ion at this time was totally unexpect-
ed The official returns from the
census showing,whether the legislatve
gerrymander was good, bad or indif-
ferent had not been examined by him.
At various times persons pietending
to speak for the President have as-
serted that he would decline to issue
a proclamation. No one has ever been
authorized to make any statements
tor the President on this subject.
That he did not like many of the
provisions in the proposed consti-
tution, he has irankly stated.
When talking of the constitution, the
Pri sident laughingly said: ' what I
think of the constitution is unprint-
able.
Guthrie, Oklahoma Sept- 2S- —
If statehood is realized under the
Guthrie constitution it is certain
that an attempt will lie made this
wintei* to secure the passage of a
new election law that will cuf out
the illiterate negros in the «tate from
voting. Prominent democratic
,leaders are always discussing plans
by which this may I* done.
One ploii suggested is to do away
with the circle under the device in
which a person must stamp to vote
a straight ticket, and the adoption
of a law similar to the Texas law req.
uireing that the voter scratch out the
names of the men on the ticket for
whom he does not wish to vote.
Those not crossed out are the ones
to be counted. It is claimed that if
this method is adopted and no one
permitted to enter IjooUis to assist
the voters, no negro votes of the
illiterate class can be cast without
multilation. One objection that is
certain to be raided to this plan ii
that it will disfranchise many white
persons and Indians of voting age
in the Indian Territory as well
the negros. l'he illiteracy there
among all classes i9 high, tkroufh
no fiiult of the people but due to
the fact that there is no thoroughly,
organized public school system.
A still more effective plan is to
do away entirely with the device
and print alternate ballots so that
on some of the ballots the dehiocratio
ticket will be on the first place oil
the ballot an on other ballots the
republican ticket will lead. In
this way no person can vote who
c nnot rend as he will have no
idea which place his ticket occupies
on the ballot.
Another change proposed in the
election laws,that is generally fav-
orable i& one that will facilitate the
•oiiht! "Tt is claimed that the pre-
sent method which leaves the people
in doubt for many days after the
polls close is conductive of election
frauds.
Ringling Bros.
At EnidL
Posted.
I want it understood once tor all
hat I wijl have no trespassing on niv
farm so hunters and fishermen want
*.p guide themselves accordingly.
Henry Nelson-
In ns much as the majority of the
people of Oklahoma have deelard for
prohibition and at the same time
elected a democratic state goverment
those in the liquor business must
take notice that the democratic ad-
ministration will attempt to carry
out the law to its full limit- The
enforcement of the law is bound to
affect the growth of cities, the site
of Enid. New tenants will have
to be found for the rooms occupied
hy saloons and rent may come
down temporarily, but in less than
two years business will shape itself
along the lines of the new situation
The Wave fought prohibition be-
cause it believed, and still believes,
that prohibiten retards temperance
principles, but be it understood that
in as much, as the majority of the
people have declared for prohibition
this paper will certainly sustain the
carrying out of the law to the letter.
The democratic party will
The Capital City ..Business College
of Guthrie, Okla.. the largest and
oldest business College of the new
state, enjoyed an exceedingly heavy
enrollment during tne month of Sept-
ember. The Byrne systems, close
care of students, all day sessions,
discipline good board at low rates,
the best teaching, most successful
students—-those are the bedrock on
which this greatest commercial insti-
tution rests.
You, readers, may not know that
this great college is absolutely the
only one in the State that teaches
Bookkeeping aud business by real
face to iace business dealings from
the start, that gives expert account
ting and foreign exchange work, that
teachers the Banking used in medium
and small banks as well as the larger
cnes, yet stich is the case. It is the
only one guaranteeing proficiency in
shorthand, court reporting, civil
service work, and touch typewriting.
It has a faculty of specialists and
experts. In this college, with its
faculty of experts, one secures the
best systems, giving twice the pro.
ficiency of the ordinary business col-
lege, in half the usual time, at half
the usual cost.' Readers, the busi-
ness world needs you. Fit yourself
in the big business college that guar-
antees results, and gets the best po.
sitions.
World's QreaUst Shows to Exhibit
There October lo.
On Wednesday < Jctober, 10 the
people of this vicinity will have an
opportunity of attending Ringling
Brothers' circus at Enid, Oklahoma,
and it is probably that many will go
from here, as this splendid organiza-
tion is far better than ever before.
I>eing made up almost entirely of
European performers new to Amer-
ica.
The equipment of the circus is
all brand new and over a million
dollars was spent in adding novel
features. The greatest parade ever
presentsd will take place in the
forenoon- In it will be 1,-Ul men,
women aud children, b~>S horses,
nine herds of elephants and three
miles of hand carved golden chariots
floats and dens, and gorgeous spec-
tacular attraction".
Space will permit of only brief
mention of the many European nov-
elties, presented in a tent twice as
big as that of any other circus, the
Riccobone horses wear boots, coats
and trousers. One sits in a chair
and reads a paper; when the clo<fk
strikes ten he lights a candle, gots
to his bed- removes his cloths, even
to his ponderous hoots, blows the
cindie out and retires. Last winter
p;ople went from all over Europe to
).3ar'n to see the act.
An agent of the show secured,
through the rffort of an American
diplomat, permission from the SI ah
of Persia to bring to this country
the wonderful Mir/■ Golem troupe,
favorites of the Persian monarch's
court performer's. It is the first
time they have been permitted to
leave t'erjiu.. No one ever saw the
act except royal visitors at the
Shah's palace. Other European
performers are Daisy Hodgiiil, of
Italy, the only woman who can turn
a somersault on horse; tho Maine]lo
Marnites, who while turning somer-
sault aud handsprings from shoulder
to shoulder, play on swise bells; the
Patty Brothers, of Paris, who hop
up and down stairs and skip the
rope on their heads; the De Kocks
frotn France, with their wonderful
dog which walks on its hind feet
•round the ring, balancing a man
on its head; the wonderful five
Redinis who jump simultaneously
t > the back of one horse; the Hoi
loway family, of London, the great"
est high-wire artists on earth; the
Jordan family of aerialists.the great
est in the world, the Kaufmann
family of unicycle riders; the grsat
Belf(^rd, the Clark Brothers of En-
gland, the Borsenis of Naple
Marguerite and llanley of Berlin
the Noetzel family of Dresden and
300 more of the picked talent of the
world.
W. I/. Moore has purchased tho,
I its just south ot the AVerner Hotel j responsible in doing so or failing
a ml will probably build him a home I to do eo.—Fnid Wave
t
thereon.
If you know or hear of an inter-
esting item in the community,
make it a point to see that it finds
a place in your local paper. We
should much appreciate your effort
and .will #end our reporter to ascer-
tain or verify sny lacking points-
Anything which tends to better or
brighten the news service of a
paper makes it of so much more
,r value to the community, and the
^ subscriber* are the ones mostly ben-
efitted thereby.
eOTTON
WANTED
t
Bring me your Cotton
highest Prices Paid.
-
S. H. DREW'S
Department Store.
DOVER, OKLAHOMA.
$ if
SCHOOL SHOES
THAT WEAR
SELZ
Highest price paid for hides and
furs by the Dover Meat Market,
(iiye the young and struggling a
word of encouragement when you
can- You would not leave those
plants in our window boxes without
water nor refuse to open the shutters
that ths sunlight may fall upon
them, but you would leave some
human flower to suffer from want
of appreciation or the sunlight of
encouragement- There are a few
hardy souls that can struggle along
on stony soil—shrubs that can wait
for the dews and sunbeams, vines
that elimfc without kindly training
but only a few. I'tter the kind
word when you can see that it is
deserved.
Money to loan on farms, five
and one half per cent, call and see |
F. N- Taylor, Dover, Okla.
The leading secret societies pf our
county continue to increase in mem-
bership. There is something in a
secret organization that strongly
appeals to a married man.
Grandma Tucker is here from
Wichita visiting with Mrs. Blackford.
Shoes Make the Feet Glad
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