The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Indian Terr.), Vol. 13, No. 206, Ed. 1, Sunday, January 20, 1907 Page: 5 of 12
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Ardmore Sunday January 20 1907.
THE DAILY .RDMOOCITE
PAGE FIVE
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Socrates declared: "Heaven never helps the man J
who will not act" i
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Our
Clean
depends on how quickly you act as to the benefits
L you receive!
Al! Ladies'
eady-to-Wear
Garments Reduced!
We offer the very latest designs best material
and workmanship embracing the popular cre-
ations of the ncason. These are the price induce-
ments to buy now:
All Suits it) to and including $15 1-4 off
All Suits over $15 and up to $25. 1-3 off
All Suits over $25 and up to $10 1-2 off
All Ladies' and Misses' Skirts embracing the season's newest ideas
also ladies' wrappers kimonas waists silk and sateen petticoats
and outing gowns are included in the
Big Clearance Sale at OlHe-ffOUrth Oil
Laces and Embroideries
Our entire stock of Val and Torchon Laces nothing reserved' will
go on sale together with a very choice line of fine Nainsook and
Swiss Embroideries from the dainty little edge and inserting to the
wide flouncing. Some of these have been slightly soiled and
mussed. For Monday this entire line goes at .
jusi : Hall Price
Dress Goods Inducements
We are offering during our Clearance Sale bomc extra inducements
in Silk and Wool Dress Goods in face of the advance prices now on
these uoods. You will (hid here Grenadine. Satin Bourbon Pana-
ma Chilfon Mohair and Broad Cloth together with staple and fancy
silk including the celebrated Money-
back Silk. All go at Oll8-!?OUrth Oil
Remnant of E7actly
Half Price.
Thin does not mean half of re-
gular price but of remnant
price. Remnantof Silk. Black
Colored Taffeta Black and Col-
ored China. Remnant of Dress
Goodf.B ack and Colors Checks
Mixtures Plain Weaves and
Plaids.
Choice of all at Half Price
Shoe Bargains
We have culled from the re
gular Mock a few broken size
in Ladies' Ohildrens a n d
Boy's SHOES in Plain and
patent leathers at
ONE-FOURTH PRICE.
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Kememfoer thr Big Cut All on Men's and
Boys' Clothing!
RECOMMENDS
SALE OF LANDS
SURFACE RIGHTS IN CHOCTAW-
CHICKASAW NATIONS.
DEPARTMENT RULE DRASTIC
Senate Committee Say the Secretary's
Order of Withdrawal of Reserve
was Wholly Illegal. Oil
Lease Restrictions.
Sp rial Correspondence.
W.iMiik'oii. Jan. 1!' Reversal In
"m'i.I innilculars of the three Ini-
ln ui m interior Department Kl(cle
In In. Ilun Territory affair la recom-
mend d in the repoit of the 8uleet
t-'o'i iiiiiti't- to Investigate theJe mat-
t i width wax lendi-rcd to the Sun-
h:. thii wirt by Si'tiatcir Clark of
i mlim chairman of the committee.
Tliti. lAitlrlea havo been developed
nnil maintained under Secretary
tlileheock.
Tin- committee alto aa Ha com-pllim-uts
to the aecrctary In a brief
finding upon the withdrawal of tho
Cliociau anil Cheroki . lands for a
fon-t n sirv saying that the order
of u lih. lrm. al "was without author-
ity of law."
Ah piedlcted In tho Ardmorolte
the committee recommends the re-
ino.nl of restrictions upon ' the sale
nml 1 : - of Indian I;.nds; saying
thai Congress ahoiihl authorise an
early Mile of the nirfure or agricul-
tunil lands of tho big Choetaw-Chlck-n.iw
tu-gregntlon and declare that
tln Interior department regulations
pmi i i'lnc oil nnd gas lenses are much
too dra tic and prevents the Influx of
siiilW iriil capital to provide pipe line
fi'ilHi'i-M for the development of the
li.dlnu Teiritory-Okh'lionia oil belt.
The report will hau an ltniortnnt
Infltii uc ' upon legislation though It
Is probable that time remaining nt
this scshIoii will not be enough to
pass a comprehensive uieasuro and
that the fixing of Indian Territory
problems will go over tintll tho long
wsslon of the Sixtieth Congress be-
ginning next December.
The rcKit starts out with tho as-
sertion that both Congress In stihie-
niient leelslatlon. and that tho Inter-
ior Department throughout have Igno-
red and acted In conflict with tho Cur-
tis act of .March 3. 1001. constituting
each member of the Five Civilized
Tillies a citizen of the United States.
The coal segregation lg then tnhen
up. The committee Hilda that exag-
gerated views have fouud expression
as to the value of the coal lands and
that the value of tho mineral right
ier acre In the entile III.9S3 neroa
will not exceed $40 to $15 per aero.
The report deals with tho suggest-
ion urged In many quarters that out-
right dlBKisltlon of both surface and
mineral rights be nindo nnd turns tho
proportion down as not "for the ul-
timate lieBt Interests elthor of tho
tribes or of tho Individual mumbors
thereof or for tho general public's
good.'1
Indeed" says tho committee "the
M. ie li. not now piopltlous for a final
decision as to the disposition of tho
mineral rlghtu."
It is pointed out that a committee
has been designated by the constitu-
tional convention to visit tho lands
with a view to acquiring thorn by pur-
chase for the state ns nn endowment
for school fund. Therefore tho com-
mittee recommends "that nu Imme-
diate action be taken by Congress as
to the lcnBlng or sale of mineral lands
but that Immediate steps bo taken to
provide for the Hale of tho surface
of said segregation for the best price
obtainable. In tract not oxceedlng
1C0 neres each to actual bona lido
Bottlers reserving from sulo n suffi-
cient amount of surfaco for tho nec-
essary outside works buildings and
operations of mines."
Taking up the restrictions question
the report recites the legislative his-
tory connected with it calling special
attention to the net of April 20 1900
Imposing n blanket restriction clatiso
to hold good twenty-flvo yoars.
"Wo believe tho last legislation tin-
wise." say3 tho committee "Injurious
to the Indians nnd and of no validity."
Tho result contends the committee
1 Is that titles are clouded. Tho sum-
marized findings follow:
"Wo recommend thnt all restrict-
ions be removed from the surplus
lands tif all citizens of tho Flvo
Civilized Tribes except minors
"Wo recommend tho removal of re-
strictions as to homostoads of the
members of such tilbos who are not
of Indian blood which Includes Inter-
married white coin ns and frcedmcn.
"Tho reraova on tho restrictions
op the alienation s-hnuld also Include
the removal of restilctlnnt ns to In.
-.tinberltig inl leasing
We believe that the nun letlons
should remain iion the hmnestei d
of citizens of Indian blood which
would include lioth fitllbloods and
the mixed Woods. This would In-
sure each member of every f.imll)
a home that ran Iki Improved from
the funds derived from the sale of
Ills surplus lands. A homestead In
tli' Indian Territory Is not like a
homestead on the pubtlu domain
where the head of a family only has
a homestead.
"A homestead In the Indian Terrl
lory consists of front forty to 1C0
acres of average land for each mem-
ber of the tribe and may or may not
he his pUco of tesldeuee. A family
of six may hare homesteads aggre-
gating front 110 lo !60 acre nnd In
the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations
such a family may hare from ISO Hi
12000 acres which would mill be In-
alienable tinder the supplemental
agreement and the legislations
which we hero recommend.
As to ell and gas the committee
Indorses the established limit of area
under which no more than 1.S00 ucrcs
of oil land ran he leased to any one
Individual or company. Tit royalty
of one-tenth Is found to be fair. The
deposit of $5000 iu guarantee for
each tease is condemned and the
committee vigorously urges that leas-
es be made transferable without the
consent of the Secretary of the Inter-
ior. The groat need of of tho territory
oil country theso senators say Is
more pipe Hues. It Is pointed out
that the l'ralrte Oil and (his Company
maintains the only two pipe lines
entering the district and that be-
cause of this monopoly producers
aro not getting the worth ot
their till. Then the committee says:
"It Is very probable that all the
capital necessary to build a suhVlont
number of lines to moot the ri-tulre
ments of this great oil region could
easily be raised prortdod the regula
tions proscribed by tho secretary of
the Interior were sulllclently liberal
to warrant capitalists to constru t
the Entno. Under the date of Decem-
ber 21 1008 the Department of the
Interior Issued regulations govern-
ing granting of rights of way for pipe
linos pumping stations and storage
tanks and their construction audstor-
age of oil thtough land sltuatiil
within Oklahoma and Indian Terri-
tory. "Some ot thoso provisions however
are of such a drastic nature that
your committee Is of tha opinion that
no competent parties ; would tinder-
taka tho construction of pipe lines In
pursuance thereof."
The pipeline regulations nro ob-
jected to on tho ground that they give
the Secretary of the Interior too
much powor. If ho Is Inclined (o bo
arbitrary. Tho report says that It
Is doubtful whether it pipe line com-
pany could lie financed ttndor condi-
tions which permit tho Secretary of
the Interior "summarily to suspend
caticel or revoke" his original permis-
sion to build when In his Judgment
provisions of tho regulations have
been violated.
"Wo believe that Congress" suys
tho report "should provide nppro-
prlato tegulRlloiiH with roferenc0 to
oil and gas louses and tho transpor-
tation of said commodities In tho Ind-
ian Territory."
On the forost-rosorve matter the re-
port says:
"Tho committee has cnrofully con-
sidered this question nnd Is of the
opinion thnt the ordor of withdrawal
was without authority of law. Tho
agreement with the tribes "Hud the
act of Congros approved July 1
1902 authorized and directed tho al-
lotments to be made as soon as
practicable and tho law the commit-
tee believes can not bo set nsldo
Impeded or modified except by act
of Congress repealing or changing tho
original statute."
WARNING ORDER.
In tho Unltod States Court In tho In-
dian Torrltory Southern District:
Jno. S. Seods plaintiff vs. Ilhoda
Seods defendant. No. GOO t.
Tho defendant Ilhoihi Seeds Is
warned to appear In this court In thir-
ty days and answer the complaint of
the plaintiff Jno. S. Stcdi
Witness the Honorable Hoaoa Town-
send Judgo of said court and tho seal
thereof this 1th day of January 1S07.
(Seal). C. II. CAMUKIX Clork.
lly W. S. Crockett Deputy. P
II. W. McOlll attorney.
Attorney for non-resident S. II. But-
lor. l'lrst published Jan. 4 1907.
Court Dockets.
Thoso Intorosted In tho proceedings
of tho court may obtain a neatly
printed copy of tho dockets for tho
January torm of tho federal court at
tho Ardmorclto office. 1'rlco 60 conts.
DoWltfs Lltllo Early Ulcers relia-
ble llttlo pills. Recommended by Holt
man Drug Co.
MENACEJ0 ALL
Giant Mail Order Concerns
Are Sapping Country of
Its Wealth.
SMALLER TOWNS CRUSHED
Dy Atilttlng In the Centralization
of Wealth Patrons of These In-
stitutions Contribute to Thalr
Own Injury.
(Pnpyrtght. . hy Alfred C. flsrk )
livery year millions upon millions of
dollars find thlr way from the towns
vlllae.es and rural districts of the coun-
try to the coffer of the mall order
house In the cities and go to tho ti-
bulldlng of enormous Institutions in
tho centers of imputation. Naturally
tho sources front which tho contribu-
tion are made suffer accordingly.
rtgures ever tell a bettor story than
words. Hero aro figure which toll
a story so stupendous that Its full sig-
nificance cannot be grasinnl In a inn-
mont. but the mtr sight of which tiro
awe inspiring:
In tho year 1905 two mall order
houses located In Chicago did a busi-
ness amounting In lound numbers to
$c 0000.000. In thp year ISO I theso
same concerns did a business of nbout
$112000000 n galtl of $18000000 or
nearly 30 per cent. In a single year be-
ing thus exhibited.
Thoso llguros represent the sale last
year of one dollnr'a worth of merchan-
dise for ovory man woman and child
In the country by two catalogue houses
alone and thoso operating from the
same central Hilnt. Dozens more of
varying size and Importance nro oper-
ating all over tho country from coast
plo ns a whole bIuiII bo prosperous.
Such general prosperity ns may exist
cannot bo retained If the Institutions
of the already larger and wealthier
communliles are to continue to bo
built up by contributions that should
bo spent at home from the thoiisand3
of stnallor communities.
Tho need of the country n desper-
ate need upon which the- welfare of
tho Individual depends Is for tho
upbuilding and continued progress of
the smaller communities so that tho
wenltli of the country may be distrib-
uted over the entire country and not
congested and controlled In largo
amounts In a comparative few centers
of iMipulatlon
Therefore the man who sends away
from his own community money which
ho might havo spent at home and per-
mitted a fair profit to the home mer-
chant to be retained there for tho
benefit of tho community is Injuring
his community and thereby the pros-
lect for his own future prosperlt".
In n large number of Instances ho Is
doing more than this. Unwittingly or
unthinkingly perhaps he Is violating
hi own principles of right and Justice
for at tho expense of his own com-
munity ho Is needlessly contributing
profits to the capitalistic comblnattoni
which ho continuously cries out aro
menacing the country.
Tlfb mall order giants direct their
onergles particularly toward tho poo-
plo of tho smaller towns and the agri-
cultural districts. In hundicdg of
thousands of the homes of these tho
catalogue of the mall order house ts ns
regtilarly received as the homo paper.
The man on tho farm last year h. tit a
vury large portion of eighty millions
of dollars to two of these Institutions
In one community alone.
In all sincerity we ask: Admitting
puroly for the sake of the argument
that tho farmer or the resident ot tho
small community can save a few did-
lam on some of his purchases or oven
The "Man Dchlnd the Plow" last year contributed a large portion of the vast
number of millions which found their way Into the coffers of the mall
order houses. Th smaller comm unities to which It belonged and which
wcro thus deprived of It suffered accordingly.
to const nnd from border to border.
A fnct not generally known is that
hundreds ot concerns throughout tho
country which now aro doing buslnoss
through tho regular trade channols aro
awaiting only a parcels post law to
unlooso literature already prepared
In many Instance which would pro-
ject them Into tho mall ordor Hold nnd
tlila does not take Into nccount tho
hundreds nnd perhaps thousands ot
entirely now mall ordor concerns
which inevitably would spring Into ex-
istence undor such friendly ausplcos.
Tho two Chicago Institutions re-
ferred to already occupying Immcnso
buildings found thomselvos cramped
for room. Ono of them expondod not
less than $1000000 and probably more
for n now homo. Tho other lately has
secured a now location and also will
oxpond at least $1000000 for an im-
mense now building.
nyono who will roflect oven casual-
ly on tho subject must become Im-
pressed that tho Influenro ot tho mall
order buslnoss Is toward tho central-
ization of wealth and how onormoits
a part It Is playing In this direction
will bo understood from a second
glunco at tho llguros which havo been
given abovo.
It Is duo to himself that ovory patron
of tho mull order house should Inquire
honestly ot himself what tho final out-
come Is to be If the mall ordor busl-
noss "shall contlnuo to mako tha groat
strides which have marked Its prog-
ress during tho last halt decade.
It Is useloss to ropoat tho well worn
argument of tho mall ordor concorns
that they nro selling goods enough
moro choaply than tho merchants In
the regular channols of trade to leavo
their customers moro money than
over to devotu to homo enterprises
and Institutions. Tho fallacy of this
statement has been proved over nnd
over again by actual and minute com-
parisons of goods ns to their quality
and prlcos. To refute It finally and
Indisputably by a simpler and moro
direct mothod it Is necessary only to
ask tho rellablo buslnoss men ot any
ot tho smaller communities to show
tho ovldenco from their booUs and ac-
counts of tho harm tho mall order
habit is doing their communities.
It Is a truth as old as tho hills and
as certain as tho rising and sotting of
tho sun that no country or section of
a country can prosper unless tho pco-
that he could do so on all of them can
ho afford to contlnuo to Impoverish
his own community upon which hla
own prosperity tho vory valuo of hU
lam' topends?
If ho will nek himself this question
nnd consider It soberly and fairly In
all of its phasos Including the many
which cannot bo touched upon within
tho limits ot u single article wo thlnU
Ills answer must be that ho cannot.
Tho wonderful productivity of this
country has been sufficient to over-
como the various advorse economic in-
fluenced which havo oxlsted during tho
porlod ot years In which tho mall or-
dor business has accomplished Us
greatost growth. Kveryono has been
"getting along pretty well." While tho
Increasing flow of golden millions from
their source In tho land of- tho coun-
try to tho already groat contors qf
money nnd population has hold back
the growth ot tho smaller communi-
tlos It has not yet occasioned a great
disaster. Tho test will como with tho
first pinch ot "hard times" a condi-
tion which no country over has been
ablo to escape at recurring Intervals.
When this time nrrlvos those com-
munities will best stand the tost which
havo boat conserved and husbanded
their resources.
JOHN S. I'OTTS.
The Puzzle Solved.
Some time ngo a merchant In Mar-
blchead Mass. was discovered In his
store at a very late hour and in reply-
ing to inquiries he said:
"My confidential clery Is missing."
"And what of It?"
"Why. I'm looking over the books
but they seem to be all right."
"Havo you counted your cash?"
"Yes; and It Ib correct to a dollar."
"LookoJ ovor your bank book?"
"I havo nnd it Is satisfactory.
That's tho puzzle you see. He's
skipped and I can't make out what
for."
"Ileen homo since noont"
"No."
"l'erhaps ho's doped with your
wlfo."
Ho hurried homo and found this to
bo tho case.
Wise David.
Wlfo "Why do you always sit at
tho piano DividT You know you
can't play a noto!" David "Neither
can nnyouo else while I am horol"
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