The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Indian Terr.), Vol. 12, No. 283, Ed. 1, Sunday, April 15, 1906 Page: 2 of 20
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THE DAILY ARBMOHEITE.
Ardmore 8unday April 15 1006.
TWO
- .m
..Every Day Except 8aturday Dy
THE ARDMOREITE PUDLISHINQ
COMPANY.
Idney 8UKES ITcaldcnt
0. K Uyrno Vlcc-I'roaldent
a. A. Itagland MnnBRlnB Kdltor
. Fontroaa Wlaflora..Asoclato B1 Itor
1 V. Bnaloy nualnesa Managor
Catorod At tho 1'oHtotnco nl Ardmoro
b Hecond-CIa M altar.
November 2 1893.
TER.713 OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Tho Dally Ardmorelte.
Ono Week 1&
Oog Month f.0
Ota car 5 00
Tho Weekly Ardmorelte.
Vet Tear br Mnll SI 00
His Monti) 60
Tarc-o Monlha '-IS
(Paynblo In Adrnnco.)
Confer with the MnnaKtng Bdltor
m all matters pcrtnlnlnit to tho cai
orUt department and with tho Pre
Idont or Uualnosa Mnmigur on bual
atwia.
ruWlahod ercry pftornoun (oxcupl
Batnrdity) mid Hundnj morning.
Offlco or publication North Vah
Uigton atroot
Tho official nowapnper for tho Unit
tA fltnon Court ot the Southern Wb-
trirt tmllnn Tiirrltorr. Also for lha
Chick-nan Stock Aanoclntlon of the
(adlnn Territory nnd tho olllclal or-
E&a of tho city.
Any erroneous reflection pon the
okaractor and reputation of nny pe.-
on which may bo printed In tho ArJ-
raoroltn or nny nrtlclo baaed on ro
porta that nro fnlae will bo Kindly cor-
rcctod If brought to thj uttuutlon cl
tfco publisher.
PHONE8.
Bustncaa MnnuKfr'a Odlctf 63
City Kdltor'a Olllce 6
Long DlMnnco tt'it
Ardmore Sunday April IS 1906.
EASTER DAY.
Ifctator U tho KroaU'Ht of ChrlHtlnn
etlvnU becuuKii on that day o'i.
Snvlor roao from tho jiravo ns In1
1wJ foretold hln followers ho would
da. It I nlHo tho Queen fcutlvnl or
th"i church becntmo by lilt ruaurroc-
linn Johiih Christ nlno proved H in
dlrlulty and IIIh power over dentil
and wo have- IiIh worda: "11ocuuh) I
Mvp. yo ohall live nlHo." Tho word
ICnirfc-r In derived from tho An go
Xnxaii word "OHtre." nipnnlni; "Rli-
init." It In nlwnjH Uio Sunday nfter
0vd Friday nnd Is tho Ural Sunday
nflor tho full moon which happens on
or nfler Snrch 21. If tho full moon
happens on Sunday Hunter Day lo
llm Sunday nftrr. It can never oc-
wir earlier than March 22 nor Inter
than April 26. EnHtor hna beon ob-
wil probably from tho very llrnt
of ChrlHttanlty (nee lot Cor. Dth
chapter 7th and fiUi vithph) becnUHO
tltn fact of our Savlor'H reHurrectlon
to bo tho clilef fact to which
thoy. tho ApoHtle weru to bear wit.
tcMi (nco Acta chapter 1 verse 22).
A controversy nroiio nrKnrdliiK tho
nct tlmo for the celebration of tills
Christian featlvnl lu tho Hocond con-
tiiry Tho eontrovemy conllnuod un-
11 It vrH Nettled by tho 'Council of
'Micro.'" which met A. D. 326. TIiIh
-council ordered that Kaster bo hold
Unu tho Sunday which falls next
after tho flmt full moon followlnR tho
22nddny of March or vornnl equinox
nti we have It today.
on
Somebody ought to put tlio lid on
Mm. nt Vesuvius.
-oo
Tho Khkapoo Indlnua nr sorry
that tfc"y over omlnrnted to Mxlcn
and wo would other Indian of th
tiro trllK'B If tin y did like !.
H-n
Nowl Oreshain founder of the Yr
men' Kdurationnl and Cooporattvi'
Tnlnn of America died nt his home.
Aitnt. Texna. April 11. He left a vtd
ojr ami four children.
-di -
11 V. Yonkum. prldent of the
rrinco antem la n Texan by blrtu
and was reared In that Htnte. H" hnt
now tinder hi control 22 rnllrowK
reprenenUnB a mlleane of 17.309 mllea
A prominent ftttonmy of tho Indian
Toirl'ory ha oxproiwod the opinion
that tho Indian rolls nro public rec-
ordn 1 to copy them U cot u crimi-
nal oO'ase.
Vort StnUlr Ib comlurtlni; nn nnttn-
tlvn njnliiHt wooderl nwulnRH on Iiub-
loetis Htm'tK. Ardmore should do tha
unmo 'VViwxten nwnlnifs. In Addition
tn helnK duiRnrous. nrn nn alioinlnA-
Vr and s'lO'dd not lm pennlttCVl In
nr jp-owlns; and prosperous town.
Ti" reird'ir tnttlnar of tho Ard-
fliure ''onmeThil Cluh will b held
TrMl'V '.il"''t H"d every member m
tio-t diMne PTPllnl work advertlnlni!
Anl pMRhlnc Ardmnrn to thp front
Tho hr-rtv ooopWHtlon of every rl't--run
of Hi" town H nVM Attend Ih-
MPiMIn" apd ntt in tho work ot
uplKilldlng Ardmor.
CURTIS WOULD PROTECT INDIAN
ROLLS.
lleprcBcntatlvo Curtis of Kansas
lins made tho fdllowlng report on tho
Murphy bill to prevent the copying
belling or dlfcpoalng of nay rollu of
clilzuhshlp of tho Qvo clvltl7iU
trlbeo:
"Tho oxl8tlnB luw provldoH Tor n
roll of tho cltizena In ench of the
II vh tribes of Indiana who nro en-
titled to nn allotment nnd a nhnre- In
u.o dlHtrlbutlon of tho 'unds of tholr
rvHKctlvn tribes. Thono rolls aro tn
tho courKo of preparation. Homo of
thorn nro nboul completed and they
nr nil In tha custody of the ootutnla-
alon to thu flvo civilized tribes nt
MuakoBee I. T. whero thoy aro kept
In vnultH which are opsti nnd ucceo-
Hlble to the emptoyes durlliK th day.
They nto not public records but are
tho property of tho government nnd
no ptraon Is cntltlitl to examine copy
(r umi them for nny purpose whntovor
' xcept the employe h and xuverninent
officials.
This l necossary. for If tho rolls
ahould fall Into tho haudx of unscru-
puloiiH puraoiiH It would onnble thum
to locuto membcrH of tho trlbon and
obtain lenHifi deeda nnd contractH
from nllolteoB nnd If not allotted to
lcato nn Indian on boiiio tract of
land In tho nation which tho party
havliiK tho roll dealreu to Ret under
hla control whether lawful or not
nnd In thla way would enable him to
get poHHCHHlon and In tho end become
tho owner of land that ho othorwiuu
could not uecurc nnd tho object of
DiIh bill nn anld before Ih to prevent
theBo rolla or copies thoreor trom
falllDR Into tho hnnds of thtrt clnna of
people.
"Tho KovTninont thnuld take all
neceBwary KtepH to prevent uraftem
and unHcrupuloiiH poreotiH In tho In
dlnn Torrllory frum HecurliiK vnlua'
Ide Information which tho rollu would
Ivo thum nnd ahould prevent In ev-
ery way HiIh cIash of pl'op3 from bt
I ii k able to defraud thu IndlnnH nnd
prevent them from micurlng dohsps
alon of vnlunhlo landa In nn unlawful
way. DurhiK the nionrTTlr .March 190.
tho roll of the Creek nation wnH cop
led from thu records by pnrtleH un
known nnd the record hook contain
lui; tho original nnd authentic roil
of tho Semlnolo nation wits Htoten
from tho vnultH In MunkOKee uiiti li
iir wns found In u hnllwny lu the
building occupied by tho commlmdon
er to the flvo civilized tribes. Copies
of those rolla have hern reduced to
pamphlet form nnd nro being offered
for snlo throughout tho i in! Inn Tir
rltory nt prlcts rniiKliiK from $50 to
MOO. Names are on tliene copies that
have neon approved by tho govern
ment nnd added to tho original roll
within tho last few weuks. The peo
plo who Htolo thso rollH from the
vaultH nt M'tmltOKtiu nnd nro uhIiik
them for private gain nnd to enable
them to cheat and defraud tho IndlnnN
nhould be prosecuted nnd punished.
"There Is no law covering cubi-h of
this kind and your commltteo recom
uie ikIh apeisly nctlon upon thin bill
which It believes will prevent further
disposition of theno rolls nnd c.iii-p
those now In existence to bo dcHtruy-
ed. Such action Ih of vast Importance
to the Inw abiding and houeat pnoplc
of the Indian Territory nnd to thu of
rlrerB of the government who nro try
Ins; to protect tho Interests oi the In
dls.ii."
Tho Murphy bill ns adopted by eon
greaa Is ah follows:
"That any pfrtHin that nhall copy
any roll of eltlienahlp ot tho Croon
ChenAfee Choctaw Chickasaw oi
Semlnolp trllns of IndlnnH. prepared
iy or undec tli direction of tho sec
rotary of the Interior the commlHslon
to the flvo rlvlllied tribes or the com
mlsHloniT to tho flvo civilized tribes
whether complflfvd or not. or nny prr
ou who Hhall. directly or Indirectly
exhibit k!I offHr to wdl give away
offer to give away or In nny manner
ir by nny means offer to dispone of
or who nliall have In his nosseeHlon
my such roll or rolls any copy of
iho Mtme or a copy of nny portion
thereof nliall bo deemed guilty of a
mladtmeanor. and punished by nn
pilumont for not cxcpmllng two
ywirw; Provldeu. Uiat this act ehali
not nppiy to any perHon nuthorlziHl
! the sei-retary of tho Interior the
comnilhMloner of Indlnu nffnlrv or the
("inmlsikiwr to tho tt civilized
Irlbt'fl to copy exhibit pt mha such
rolls or n copy thereof for nny pur-
pose ncet ssnry or ri quired by Inw."
Upcauso It wns not u sruno boforo
te pnxwiKo of the hill criminal p'ni
tthment can not be vlnltixl on thp
iwrty or parties io Moti- the Orwk
and Seminole mils. If th hill Is np
Mnived lt wT.I be e Ht facto o far
ah tbP theft of those lolls U coa
mnird.
oo
REPRESENTATION IN CONQRESS.
Tlio best ftrgumpiit that ran be of-
fprpd In fRvrr of atateHiod Is tho lack
nf representation In congreiiu from
Hip territory
It la claimed that the senators atp
wo"f'illy lirnnrint of conditions and
tht tho pon"Timen with thn Pt
coptlcn of IteprcBontaUTC Murphy
and Curtis nro no bot'er posted than
their brothers In tho upper houeo.
Senntor Clnpp as chairman In
chnrgo of tho flvo tribes bill provod
n failure lie wan unable to nnswor
questions rolatlvo to conditions In the
territory and unable to challcngo or
refuto statements mndu by othor sen-
ators. Congressman Curtis denies that
ho Is tho author ot tfio bill named
after him nnd which piovldoo for tha
winding up of tho nffalrs of tho flro
tribes shifting tho blamo nnd respon-
sibility for this monnurM on tho In-
terior department. Curtis has boon se-
verely censured for tho opportunities
that this bill nllown to grnft tho In-
dlnnH. It claimed that It was props re i
tinder tho personal direction of th-
aecretary of thu Interior nnd the sec
rotary Iihh been sovorely crltlclBPd
with rcfercncl? to It nnd It Is snld
that he feels keen!) the criticism ot
Senator li I'ollette and others es-
pecially as to the coat land provisions.
Hitchcock knows ns little nbout the
territory as tho average congressman
or senntor although he Is In constant
i onch with It through his otllclals.
He tins boon peculiarly unfortunate In
tho nppolntment of his territorial offi-
cials nud many of them havo been re-
moved. TTio secretary's Instructions
nro conflicting nnd ho changes hid
rules nnd regulations no often It Ih n
matter of grcnt difficulty to know Just
whnt should I7o done. To him more
than nny other person can no attrib-
uted tho delay In tho settling of tho
territorial nffalrs.
oo
LEDDETTER IN WASHINQTON.
Hon. Y. A. lA'dbettur who Is In
tho capital city. Interviewed by the
Washington Post says:
"It will lake the heal efforts of the
most Intellectual nnd experienced
nun In our section to get up u really
atlsfnetory constitution for tho now
Into of Oklahoma.
"Doth tho leading parties will utlrvc
o dominate tho constitutional con
entlou. There aro more Democrats
nil the Republicans have it much bet
"r organization. This t.isk of fram
mg nn organic law of thu fovorols-i
tate Is ouo of stupendous dllllculty.
There U hardly n mate In the Unllon
hnt would not but for Inherent dim
ultliH niter IM existing constltu
Hon. Oklahoma therefore will have
o blaze away for Itself for It could
ot wllth safety copy from any sister
ommonwealth. CondltloiiH thnt con-
'rout un today aro radically different
'torn thoso prevnllllng oven when the
lowest of our states was ndmlUod to
Mm Union nnd thin change makos If
ibsctutuly necessary to coustnict a
'onatltuilon that will be In harmony
vlth tho progressive Hplrlt of tin
times nnd which will afford the pro
ul n greater degreo of protictlon
against monotmllsllc combinations.'
oo
THE COMMERCIAL CLUDS OF THE
SOUTHWE8T.
In speaking of thu convention of the
Commerlclnl clubs of tho Southwest
which will meet In St. Louis tomor-
row for buslne-As more than talk tho
3t. Louis Republic snys:
"If Governor Frantz does no more
than tell a p'.ilu unvArnlshed tale of
he HPv nteen years of Oklahoma s An
'lopmmt his talk v. Ill nound like n
tory of Alladln's lamp. Where there
was nothing but wood nnd prairie
md strenm prior to April 32 1S30.
tnero Is now a civilization not less
tlnliJied than that of tho older states.
ithI vastly more lusty and progressive
hd tho era of magic development lu
iklnhomn Is only well started. Ilotb
It and tho Indian Territory still offer
o the newcouior unboundeHl opportu
ililos for the nttntnment of niflnenc"
n unlimited vnrlfty of activities."
Ardmore will he represented at th-
onventlon by HTTu. Va Cniee. Cap'
.V. F. Whlttlngton and Colonel Sidney
?UggH.
LODDYI8T IN WASHINQTON.
It Is coutendpa that ludlnn Teirttiv
y has been hampered rather than pro
moud by tlio presence of so many lob
yit In Washlngtqn. It Is claimed
hat ewr- mrtn tlinf goes to the cap
tul from the territory has "nn ax tc
'rind" or (nmp private graft io wn'ii
This In n sense Is true but without
'hese roprcBinitntivc but little log-
alHtlnn for tho territory would be
nnctisL Tliese representatives nome
Imes go nt the request nnd upou
he nuthorty of some tnwe. Again
they go to work through wirae special
leglHUitlon nffectlng their own Intor-
est. They have no ofilclal Ftnndlpg lu
Washington and upon their personal-
ity nnd acquaintanceship dpdH
largely what they may be able to nc
compllsh. Tho territory lln ns a rule
lu Washington during Uio session of
pongrat. about one hundred delegate.
They represent conflicting Interests
and different Brctlona with different
needs. With statehood. Uio m-uatorji
md ponsrosKuen selected by of nn'
from tho people knowing our wantfl"
iml tho conditions could Accomplish
tr moro good than n hundred lobby
lutn.
REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS.
At a mass meeting of Ada citizens
Upon resolution thu following telo-
gram was sent to Senator Spooncr
nnd Congrossmnn Curtis:
"The failure of congress to provide
for alienation of surplus Indian lands
Injures ovtry rami' woman nnd child
red whlto or black In the Indian
Territory. Kaclr Indian family's thous-
and ncres mint remain In Its wild
HtHte vnluclesH to them except whero
opened up by while tinants undor a
lease system that drags tholr families
from hovel to hovel each ypnr with
their children growing up la Igno-
rance nnd equator. Thh system of
peonage Is n dlsgrnco to the American
congress. Removal of restrictions on
nil plus wlilch represents about one
tenth of each family's allotment w.ll
Po)ln this country with homo own-
ing farmers and surround the Indian
with Industry schools una ctnirchoA
grmtty enhancing the value of his
o'her lands and thus solve the Indi-
an's future In the only rational way.
Tho beauty of nil this Ih thnt It
Ih true.
PRESS ASSOCIATION MEETING.
J. A. BIVENS President
DON LACY. Vice Preildent
A. H. PALMER Cashier
FRED C. CARR AttL Caihltr.
Plan to Amalgamate Two Organiza-
tions Program as Arranged.
At tho meeting of tho execullvo
committees of thu Indian Territory
nud Oklahoma press association nt
Shnwnee the following program for
tho Joint meeting to bo hoid at Sh.tw
uec May 18-19 was urrnnged:
HfM. Meeting of the two usitocla-
tlons In separate convention for the
purio or pnHsIng suitable resolu
tton closing up the business of tho
old associations.
Second. Joint meeting for the pur-
pose of ratifying the union of tho two
organizations and listening to an ml
dress of welcome nnd responses from
Oklahoma nnd the Indian .Territory.
The mooting will tmn take up tin-
topic nnd d Inclusions on topics ot
Intermit to the nfeiubers given b "low
Towing for the necpssAry Intertills
slons nnd adjournments to participate
lu tho program arranged by the c i
lens of Shawnee for tho entertnln
lent of the gueatH nnd tho business
meeting will concluue with the eke
Hon of delegates to tho National Kd
Itorlal association nud officers of me
new organization for the enduing year.
1. 1st of topics nud discussions nnd
assignment of speakers:
"The chief elements of n auccessfui
newspaper" It. A. Neff oi the Law
ton Stnto DemocrnL
"History of tho Indian Teritc.ry
Press Association" W. II. Walke-ot
the Purcedl Register.
"Should tho pfl'llunt logal rate be
maintained and xv'i'ut constitutes b
-a! advertising?" Jero Johnson i f
tho Nowklrk NuwH-Ilepubllenn. DU
cusslon by A. Z. .Sterling Holdcnvlll
Trlbunoi Paul II. Smith Atoka CPI
zen; I- T. Husaell Anadarko Demo-
orat. "What hliould constltuto n legal
newspaper?" Oeo. ICvnns Chknasha
Kxprcss. Discussion by U. K Drown
Oklahoma City Tlmos-Journnl; W. 11
Krwln Pauls Alley Knterprlso; Win
Strykcr Tulsa Democrnt; It. II Simp
.on Tishomingo Capital.
"How to bpst hanillP forelgn ndver-
tlserH" aitlnoy Suggs Ardmorelte;
Discussion by M. C. Fulkcnberry Ml
iml Ilecorll ltPrald; J. Roy Williams
I-nwton Constitution; H. A. Kchols
Mangum Star.
"What Is a profitable homp nnd for
plgn advertising riite7" F. S. K
Anion VInlta Ividpr. tV.HPusslon by
C. A. Crossett Caddo Herald; Harry
Ullstrnp ('hnm.Tor News; O. It. Nn
ion Oetiry RulleMu
"How to obtain ntllueucp and happl
nesi In the newspaper huftlness" 12
('. Gray Pawnee Times Democrat.
'What Ih nepded In iiie ...ern Ivaws"
-C. F. llarrett. Slmwnep Herald DIs
PUIon by H. T. Kylp South Mc.Mes
tpr News; F. II. Orepr nuthrlo StatP
Capital; W. II. Decker Muskogep
Tlmon-Dpinocrnt.
"The dlrmlvnntagps of n rigorous
Mbel law" K. A. Thonirson Denlpou
Herald IVmlcon Tpxas.
"Itow to get nud maintain n conn
ry circulation?".!. W. mie Ada
Stnr. Discussion by J J. Hess Nrr
mnn Democrnt Topic; John Ooloble
luthrlp Register: H. S. Hlmcklcfonl
Vynn7wrod New Krn.
"Progress nud value of Uio Oklaho-
ma Historical Sepety" W. P. Camp
hell custodian of tho Oklahoma His-
torical society.
"Tho advantages of n coitxty press
Tsuoelntlon" Kd II Marchaod Aline
Chronoe-copo.
Poems by C.R. Pouglass of the
Muskogeo Phopnlx and Fretmnn E
MlUpr of Stllhvalor.
The City National Bank
ARDMORE INDIAN TERRITORY
Capital $100000.00
Surplus Funds 50.00000
Account of flrma and Individual! sol Icltcd. Courteoui treatment
nccorded to all alike.
U I' ANDEIISON Tr ld
O. U ANUKIMUN CubUf
H. r. FKKNBLRT Vlc-Fr .
O. S.UAUrlK. All I (JiihWr
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Ardmue Indian Territory
Capital raid Ib
Snrplai Fendi
Total
. 9 60000.00
.. 240000.00
. $309000.00
Tbi oldin bin in IndUo T..-rliorr. Acooonli ol Crmi tod lni3Ulilqn
follelKd opod lh noil llbrrkl tirmi eootliital with good tunktBs
COMFORT-
AND CONVENIENCE
In tho nriungetncnt 0f our banking ollicc. we liuvo
tnnde liberal provi.slon for the cotnTort nnd conven-
ionco of our patrons. Wo invito your inspection.
General Banlllnfj in All Its Branches
Capital $250000.00
J
The BANKERS TRUST CO.
aaaoiBBaBnBacmBvMasMMi
f
Soda Water
You'll LiKe
There isn't nny hvttt-r so
tin watrr than what wo
make because wo know
how to make it what lo
put in it how to servo it
and that'n what makes
the bovorngo we soil no
popular
Not a bit of a trick about it only careful atten-
tion to giving you tho best beverage
HOMER L. BOYD&BRO.
On the way to the Post Office.
her I
T. N. Hnrrln who whh hrrp Tuna
day from Ardmore In tho Intcrpot if'
omp bulldlup eon'nets wMch w-w
bplug awarded bpcamo HiiddBaly aut
aprlonsly 111 nnd had to b" con'''-J
to tho atatlon on n pot and rpcii-l
to his home nt Anlmoni on tha noi
train. Tho cnuae of hip !lng w.ia
thought to hnvo boon from polfcotitu
from nn ladellblo pnHl w'lrh 1 1 hn-t
had in hln mouth. Marietta Motitt.i
The PitiHi
JS lille the doctor and the jeweler-
you have to depend on fhem be-
cause THEY Know their business and
TOU don't. Honest careful pains-
tailing work is what we sell what we
Cive and what you "should demand.
A complete line of Standard Porcelain
Fixtures and a very pretty line of
nicllel plated B-th Room Trimming
always on band. We have what
you want Let us show you and you
will recommend us to your neighbor.
Weelis Bros.
I PRACTICAL TINNERS AND PLUMBERS
IMPORTANT NOTICE
uiil i tt pw mltuk ... .....
The But and Crumpet feed for your Milch Co
Mr r-.. rt n.. uw.uii mun
Ardmore Oil ft Millluf Company
hirr ftok-
HkIU k jour bra t ti
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