The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-22

Cruce is besieged by almost count
less applications for various appoint
i've positions in the administration,
there has been little agitation over
the position of state commissioner
of health it being generally be-
lieved here, as well as throughout
the state, that DR.. j. c. Mahr, the
present state commissioner OF
health, Will succeed himself.
There is reason for this belief
that is based on more than politics.
| Within the past few weeks it has
/ been demonstrated that the admins
| tration of DR.. Mahr has been en-
tirely satisfactory to the medical
profession of Oklahoma as well as
to the people, regardless of polit-
| ical affiliation. 1t has been pointed
out that the public health depart
ment has sustained a greater
growth on less money than any one
department of the pubic service,
Three years ago, when this de-
partment was organized, there was
little or nothing inherited from the
former territorial government of Ok
lahoma. Former Indian Territory
had no health organization what
soever, and Oklahoma Territory had
bui a board of health with limited
powers, and an annual appropria-
ton of but $4,000. This fund was
used chiefly in the examination of
physicians for registration to prac-
tice their profession in the state.
The Oklahoma state legislature, re-
alizing the Importance of public
health work, finally dispensed with
the board of health organization as
formerly created, and placed the
state commissioner of health in alb
solute charge OF this branch of gov
ernment. Then it was that Dr.
Mahr began the organization ap-
pointing an assistant with the title
of county superintendent in each of
the counties of the state.
The first biennial report just is
sued by Or. Mahr gives a complete
and comprehensive review of the at
tainments of this department, and
outlines many of the plans formu-
lated for the future. This report has
been prepared with a view of in.
teresting the general public rather
than appealing to the technical knowl-
edge of the profession In language
of easy understanding, free from
"-"~~N"~oN0-0-o-oO"~0~~~~~oNo
league said of silly argument
against a great American merchant
marine:
This argument is groundless. 1t
reminds me of Old Mother Taliaferro.
Mother Taliaferro lived in dug
out in North Carolina very near the
line. When the boundary between
North Carolina and Virginia was
changed it shifted the old woman's
dugout into the latter state.
Well, mother said a surveyor to
her, you don't live in North Carolina
any more. You live in Virginia. How
do you like it,?
Like ito said the old woman.
Why, like it fine, O. course Every
body knows that Virginy is a health
ier state than North Carolina. -
Washington Star
There's a proverb that fits every
man."
What one fits me?"
To whom God gives office he al
so gives brains.'"
But have no office"
We'll, don't you see how it its?"-
Cleveland Leader.
Mayor Maddox of Atlanta said at
recent "shad breakfast"
This glorious weather is bringing
out the flowers and the tramps, par.
| ticularly the tramps.
"A tramp knocked at lady's door
the other morning and said:
Lady. | am starvin'. For the last
/ fortyeight hours not a morsel Of food
has passed
oh, you poor fellow,' said the
lady. My husband has an old pair