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Evening star., 1911-08-18
FOOD UNFIT FOR USE
Local Dealers Charged With
Violating the Law.
REPORT By HEALTH OFFICE
Short Weights, in Cases, Alleged by
Sealer Haskell.
INVESTIGATIONS UNDER WAY
Prosecutions Follow Disclosures.
Benefit to Consumers Expected
as Result Of the Inquiry.
INVESTIGATIONS UNDER WAY

Two investigations-one conducted by
Superintendent OF Weights and Measures
w. G. Haskell TO ascertain If dealers are
giving fulls weight, and another by the
District health department as to the
quality Of foodstuffs being sold by gro
ceries and markets-are under way in
Washington
Violations in connection with both have
been reported. it is said, and prosecutions
have followed in the Police Court. The
Investigations are of an exhaustive ma
ture, and no little benefit to consumers,
II Is believed, will result.
Health Officials Active.
Condemnation of foodstuffs always is
heavier during the months Of july and
August and for this reason the health
department particularly is putting forth
active efforts. According to the weekly
report OF the department. made public
today. two cases against dealers charged
with selling food unfit for consumption
already are pending in Police Court.
IL Is stated in the report that last week
~ pounds Of beef. 10 pounds OF mutton
II pounds Of veal. ~ pounds OF liver II
pounds Of sausage, 3 quarts of berries n
cantaioupes. IS watermelons. | bushel Of
potatoes. pies. ioaves Of bread. 70
pounds OF dried fruit. dozen fish. bar-
rel OF pickles and Il pounds of bacon
were condemned.
That condemnation Of food is made al
most exclusively In small stores was the
statement made today by an official OF
the health department.
Almost on Verge of Decay.
I'VE have found cases. he said. ..where
the proprietors OF the small stores have
bought fruits and vegetables almost on
the verge of decay. If the food is kent
longer than a day IL generally is ft only
for the garbage barrel The STUFF is
bought and sold cheapiy and the jobbers
are glad TO get rid Of 1t at small prices ;,
Usually there is protest, II is said. on
the part of the proprietors whose food
Is condemned. but the department has
announced its intention to prosecute Wig.
orously all cases where food is sold tba,
is known to the proprietor to be unfit
for consumption.
Short Weights Alleged.
Recently three prosecutions in the Po
lice Court against dealers charged with
giving short weights were conducted h,
the office of the superintendent OF weight.
I and measures.
With both departments working in con
/ junction 1t is believed that conditions with
| regard to the sale OF food will soon b,
more satisfactory than they have beer
| In Washington In years.
Evening star., 1911-08-18
Work for Pharmacopia.

He explained the close relation between
the food and drug act and the National
Pharmacopia, how the latter was the
standard by which the food and drug
act was enforced, and how !ie had bee:
elected president, for the next ten years
of the National Pharmaceu,ica. Con-
vention. charged with the duty of get
ting out the National PharIIacopia for
this decade.
He had explained all this to the Secre-
tary. he said, following Dunlap's COM
plant. The Secretary had in turn re-
ferred the matter to McCabe, who had
held that DR.. Wileys work in this con-
nection was clearly illegal
How much money would the time de-
voted by any person in your bureau u
this work represent" Representative
Floyd asked.
About $685. DIR. Wiley replied.
The opposition to your position" MIR.
Floyd continued, comes from manufac-
turers of aduHerated and misbranded
foods. does II not?'
Exclusively" DIR. Wiley responded.
Wilson to Be Witness.
Secretary Wilson will testify Mohday
in regard to the Wiley affair in particu-
lar and the enforcement of the pure food
and drug laws In general
The committee adjourned until Monday.
Evening star., 1911-08-18
Held Illegal by McCabe.

Then Mr. Davis inquired about the COM
rietion of pure food laws referred TO
1T was held Illegal by the SOLICITOR =
such compilations"
Are you familiar with DIR. Dunlap S
bulletin on the food laws> OF Great
Britain" Mr.. Davis inquired
Yes, responded the doctor ''he issued
one recently. Ii was similar to ours ex-
cept that IL was about Great Britain
Then. suggested Mr.. Davis. your
bulletin relatirg TO the United States was
NOT Published and DR. DunIap's relating
10 Great Britain was
Yes" said the witness briefly.
And was there much demand for the
bulletin on the United States food lavs9'.
"A very great demand" Dr. Wiley re-
pied
Then the witness described In grea,
detail the manner IN which he had as
sembied his poison squad for the borax.
henzoate OF soda and other experiments
, I'm 19G." he said. II realized that the
work of the bureau of chemistry and OF
state officers had so excited public atten-
ton that il was probable a national food
law would be enacted. L realized the
necessity of making Investigations my.
self. for | wanted first-hand informa-
tions'
Mr. Davis asked Dr. Wiley what was
the latest authoritative rronouncemeni
with respect 10 benzoate of soda.
The Prussian government" lie said
referred TO board OF experts the work
of Wiley and of the referee board, anc
that board of Prussan experts came tS
the conclusion that the decision of ths
Etmsen board was not warranted"
Evening star., 1911-08-18

have asked you that question as yet.
4 suggested" responded the witness
that Dr.. Rusby be employed at salary
of 5000 a year to do the regular work
assigned TO him and TO appear In court.
What did the Secretary say to that
proposition" Mr.. Davis inquired.
He approved it" replied DR.. Wiley.
why wasn't Dr. Rusby appointed at
5000 them" Mr. Davis asked.
'On returning to my office. said DIR.
Wiley, Il looked up the records to see
what DIR. Rusby had earned on the per
diem basis and found it was less than |
had supposed. So l went back to see
the Secretary and suggested the ap-
pointment be made out at $1,000 instead
of 5000
Was the Secretary fully informed? -
Mr.. Davis continued.
He was DR.. Wiley answered, with
emphasis.
Did YOU ever have any idea that DR..
Rusby's employment was limited TO a
certain number of days in the year,"
Il did not" said the witness. Il would
never have carried the case to Secretary
Wilson IL | had thought that"
Evening star., 1911-08-18
Says Hands Are Tied.

Mr. Davis then referred to the declara-
tion by Solicitor McCabe on the stand
recently that comparatively few matters
affecting the public health were passed
upon by the bureau of chemistry and
that most of the prosecutions instituted
by the bureau were for misbra nding.'
DIR. Wiley replied that this was so. and
explained that important cases have been
referred to the referee board and were
still pending.
Then your hands are tej," Mr..
Davis suggested.
Absolutely paralyzed,' the chief
chemist. responded.
DR.. Wiley added. with some evidence
OF feeling, that it had invariably been his
one motive ito give every ben.f. % the
doubt to the consumer Wnsn experts
disagreed, lie added. the pubic neallll
could be better safeguarded By prohibit
ing the use Of the drugs in dispute until
the question of their harmlu,.:ass was
finally decided.
Then, answering questions by Nr.
Davis, Dr. Wiley took up the charge
made by DR.. Dunlap to SecretarJ Wilson
that DR.. Wiley was doing OUTSIDE work
for the National Pharmacopia in Office
hours
Evening star., 1911-08-18
Approved by Wilson.

What was your definite proposition to
Secretary Wilson In the Rusby case?"
Or. Davis inquired. Il don't think !
Evening star., 1911-08-18

The circulation of The Star,
both daily and Sunday, is greater
by many thousands than that of
any other Washington newspaper.
Evening star., 1911-08-18
WEATHER.

Unsettled, with occasional
showers tonight and Saturday;
light west to northwest winds.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23
MORE NEWS OF THE
ADMINISTRATION RY,
MESSRS. HAMON AND SUTTON
WILL BE IN CITY TODAY-DIRT
TO FLY SOON.

The citizens of this city who are
deeply interested in the Ardmore
Lawton railway, are jubilant today
Information was received last night
that Hon. Jake Hamon and +. R.
Sutton would be in the city some
time today and hold a consultation
with the industrial company.
That the road will be built there
is not the shadow of a doubt. When
the election for the repeal of section
nine of article nine was held and
the matter defeated, there we're many
who predicted that me road would
never be built under existing circum-
stances, but the capitalists who are
to finance the road took another
view of the matter and were so well
satisfied that the road would be a
very valuable piece of property under
any circumstances that they did not
hesitate to go ahead with the mat
ter. Work nc cording to the contract
with the industrial company is to be-
gin not later than September 1st,
but it is confidentially believed that
the promoters will not wait that
long to begin operations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23
kA| Personal
| Pickups

Hon Jerry McCluskey OF Davis is
in the city today on business.
O. d. Sackman of Muskogee was
business visitor today.
j. II. Johnson of Oklahoma City
was traDsacting business here today.
c. j. Wallace of Purcell was here
today.
y. II. Mccoy and c. NJ. Campbell
went to Durwood today on important
legal business,
Albert f. Sullivan Of Marietta is
here today.
r. ]. Turner of Oklahoma City was
in the city today on business.
w. X. Lewis of Hugo was a husi-
ness visitor today
J. NJ. Davis of sulphur was here
today on business.
J. II. Pollard of Hugo was here
today.
]. W. Johnson of Milo was in the
vi;y today on business.
Harold Young has gone to Colo
RADIO to spend the summer
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Carlock have
gone to Colorado Springs for stay
CT several weeks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23
WILL INVESTIGATE
ALL SLOT MACHINES
CASE IN THE CITY COURT THIS
eGAL MACHINES.

1T may not be gambling, but it looks
{ very much like it TO me- and | will
Just fine YOU ten dollars for running
: the game and you five dollars for
/ playins IT, The other fellows will get
/ theirs when brought before me
The above is what Judge lkard
handed down TO a couple of individuals
who were brought into the city court
charged with running game Of
chance. The game i'm question is call
ed the baseball game and is operated
ostensibly for the purpose of selling
cigars, but in reality it looks very
much like a heads | win. tails you
lose" proposition and for that reason
the Judge assessed the fine. The one
operating the game gave ,he names
of several others who played the game
yesterday, and they will he apprehend-
ed and made to cough up the neces.
sary five spot.
After the trial of the above case
this morning the question of slot ma
chimes was discussed by the judge and
The city attorney. 1t is the intention
70 start an investigation and all Illegal
machines will have to 80 ont of bust
ness according to the statement emf
mating from the city hall.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23
Domestic Science at Carnegie Hal

Domestic Science at Carnegie Hall.
Secretary Mccoy of the Commercial
Club has secured the Carnegie hall
for next Monday and Tuesday as
the place in which Miss lrma Mat
thews. who will be one of the lee
turers on domestic science from the
state A. and NJ. College at saltwater,
will deliver her lectures and give
demonstrations to the women and
young girls who will attend the free
school of instruction held here on
tnose dates.
While the men of the Farmers In
stitute are attending lectures at the
district court room. Miss Matthews
will lecture TO the ladies at the Car
nesie hall upon the subjects laid down
in the program.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23
REVOLVER CLUB IN
DAILY PRACTICE
GETTING READY FOR COMPETl-
TIVE SHOOT AT iORENA PARK
JULY 4th.

If you chance TO hear the crack
of a pistol az any time in the after
noon of these warm summer days
don't think that some one has start
ed a general survival of the fittest
and punctuating his remarks with a
forty-five, because your deductions
will be wrong. it is merely the mem.
bers of the revolver club practicing
for the shoot that is to take place
at Lorena Park on the fourth OF
July.
Ardmore has some fine pistol shots
and they are organizing into teams
for the event of the fourth. J. J. Lut-
trell, the blacksmith claims that he
can beat them all, and Jim Havens
has the same idea lurking in his
bonnet. When they meet this ques-
ton will be settled. There are others
who seem to nurse the hallucination
that they can make them both go
some, and the devotees of pistol shoot
ing can go to the park on the fourth
prepared to see some records smash
ed.
A suitable trophy will be given to
the successful contestant.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23
COUNTY
ROADS AND BRIDGES
VAST DIFFERENCE N THOR.
OUGRFARES AND BRIDGES AS
COMPARED WITH PAST.

County Surveyor Edwards, when
asked in regard 20 bridge construction
in Carter county in the past three
Years. threw up both hands and "hol-
Tered" lor help. 1T would take me
three days to sit down and check
them up, to tell you Just how many
there are, bu; this much YOU can say,
that there is not another county in
the state Of this size that has as
many or as fine bridges as Carter
county boasts of. Every bridge Of
over twenty feet in length is con
structed of steel, and are put up by
inte ligent worl,men in such a man
ner that they will remain always.
Many bridges have been constructed
across creeks where the roads have
not been opened as yet the county
convict gang not being able to reach
them. They will be ready when the
roads are opened and ready for tray
el. The convict gang is working at
present near Oil City, and there are
about fifteen men on the road.
Through good country this force can
put in a lot of road in a weeks
when all is done Carter coun-
ty will have as fine roads and bridges
as any county in the entire state
Mr.. Edwards is right in this matter
and TOO much praise cannot be Civ
Ell the board of county commissions
ers for the untiring efforts and busi
ness acumen in bringing about this
change in the county thoroughfares
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23
ARDMORE- SPRINGER
|NTERURBAN LINE
HUSTLING LITTLE mi N .
CITY WOULD DO THEIR PART
TOWARD SECURING THE LINE.

With all this talk of railroad build
ing that has been INDUCED in by Ard
more for the past year there has been
very little said about the interurOan
electric road that was contemplated
between here and Springer and par
haps farther on, but the ones vitally
interested i'm this road have been quiet
about ne matter collecting data ard
information and sounding the prop.
erty Caners along the right of way
as 70 TIER views OF the matter. That
this road is more than a probability
there is no doubt, neither is there a
shadow of doubt but what the people
want the road and that it would be a
paying institution from the start.
Springer is one of the most thriving
little cities in the county and a road
oc his character would open up a
field to development that is a veritable
gold mine in the way Of natural re-
sources. Besides the products Of the
farms that could be counted upon for
tonnage, the Arbuckle mountains
about Springer abounds in minerals,
glass sand, shale for brick, and the
raw material for the manufacture of
Portland cement. Sometime ago there
was talk of cement plant being To-
Gated there and with a railway to ia
cilitate transportation there is no
doubt but what the plant would be in
stalled.
Keep your eye on Springer" re-
marked a resident of that city today,
"and watch us grow
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23
CITIZENS COMMITTEE
ARRANGE FOR FOURTH
WILL PLAN TO HAVE OlD-FASH-
IONEO CELEBRATION JULY 4TH
AT PARK.

Morris Sass stated this morning
when asked what the Athletic C.u0
contemplated doing at Lorena Park,
on the fourth, that in ms opinion the
club would have nothing to do with
the festivities on that occasion, but
that a committee of the citizens
would he formed at meeting TO be
called the first of the week to make
arrangements for some sort of a eel
ebration. Il cannot see for the Lille
of me why the people of the city
don't wake up and have little en-
terprise along this line said Mr..
Sass. There are half a dozen cities
and towns in this section of the state
with less than one-third the popula-
ton of Ardmore and they are max
ing preparations to celebrate the
fourth in a fitting manner, and think
il will be shame if Ardmore fails
to do likewise. According TO the
schedule arranged by the president OF
the baseball league there will be no
game here on the fourth, as the team
will be away from home, and ! for
one am in favor of hiring the band
and having good old-fashioned days
outing and celebration at the park,
and If We all get together we can
have it with cost so small to each
individual that it never will be
missed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23
VISIT FROM OlD-TiMER.
Bill Freeman Says Ardmore Is a Good
Town.

] own.
w. T. Freeman (Old Bid. former.
ly a resident of this city but now OF
Athens Texas, is in the city visiting
with friends.
In speaking of Ardmore this morn
ing he said: by gatlins, this is a
good town in good county, and you
can take it from me that | am very
nearly convinced that | shall have to
come back here and occupy a seat
in your newly erected court house.
believe that I can do so and keep the
boys in the straight and narrow path,
And speaking about court houses,
isn't this a peach? Why, say I was
surprised at the exterior of the build
ing and after making an examination
of the interior, I am more fully con
yinced than ever that | want to again
cast my lot and vote in and with the
PEOPLE of Carter county"
"Old Bill' has been busy all day
shaking hands with his friends and
every one wish him to stick TO his
purpose of removing TO Ardmore and
take up the cudgel for democracy
where he laid it down few years
ago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23

Real estate has taken an upward lift
in the city in the past few days. a
deal was closed this morning whereby
the residence owned by Prof. Chas.
Evans changed hands, Warren Mar
tin Of this city purchasing it for a
cash consideration. The residence Of
n. H. Sturgeon on d street, n. W,
was sold to c. II. Butler. Both are
very desirable pieces of property.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23
Oil Fire at Port Arthur.

Port Arthur, Texas, June 22-At
o'clock this morning during a heavy
rain tank No. 615 of the Texas com
pany was struck by lightning and set
on fire. The tank contained about
$4,000 barrels of refined oil, about
5000 of which were saved. The tank
is complete loss. The total loss is
estimated at approximately S65.000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23
EFFORT
WINS CASH PRIZE
LADY WHO HAS KEPT UP WITH
WINS THREE DOLLAR AWARD.

The one little missing word worth
three dollars yesterday has been
! found and the award goes to Mrs. W.
( l. Bachtel, who supplied it correctly.
Mrs. Bachtel has been persistent in
her efforts to win some of this pin
money that is being given away by
The Ardmoreite, having sent in ans
wers nearly every day since the con
the money and is entitled to it be
cause of the unwavered interest that
she has taken in the competition
and the missing word man is glad that
she has been successful this time. Tho
word was always" and it was taken
from the ad of the Ridenour Baker
Mercantile company of Oklahoma, the
distributors of that famous brand OF
canned goods put out under the label
Of the quail.
There are several changes in the
ads on this page today and We have
omitted two words which will be
worth one round dollar to the person
sending in the first correct list after
this issue of The Ardmoreite is off
the press this afternoon. These two
words will he easy to supply and we
are not going to give any kind of a
til as to what they are or where they
can be found-it will be up to those
competing for the money to figure
them out without any assistance on
our part-everybody will have the .
same chance to win the prize-and a |
little hustling is all that will be neces-
sary in order to be successful.
Aside from the prize money offered
today there is something offered in
the ads on this page today that will
pay every reader Of The Ardmoreite
TO peruse these ads particularly close
will pay you many times
over for the time spent to read all
these ads carefully and to weigh we'll
he contents of each one of them.
Today we want you to read every
id on this page-starting with Mad
lens, the first ad on the page-then
7. c. King & Co.'S. Shuman Floral
Co., Webb's Studio. Campbell &
r. y. Coleman, Brown &
I2ridgman, Farthing Bros, ]. c. Pat
erson. Keep your eye on A. C. Hol
nan, read about the great building
und sale of 'Westheimer &s Daube,
cad Krueger's ad. the New State
hardware and Harness Co., Squire's
electrical Co.. Tarver e Dorrah, the
White House Pantry ad, E. B. Luke's
PIANO ad. The Peoples Store Mar
in. the grocer, the Quail Brand ad,
'ity Drug Store, a. C. Young Furnt
ure Co.. Diamond A Ice Cream Co.,
=. p. Hail., Ringer Drug Co., r. X.
learney. Miss Daisie Gray, Hamil-
ons Shoe Store, Ardmore State Bank
Western Pharmacy, Studio Grand, A
=. Halls Shining Parlor; read the
ally specials advertised by the Ditz- (
ar Dry Goods Co., A. B. Rawlin's Fur
ture Co., w. 7. Freeman & Co, c
,oone Taliaferro, Clark's C. o. D.
tore Ardmore Auto Co., City Fish
Iarket, Coleman Bros, J. Mat Moore 4
,Son, \. NJ. Rice, Tom Echols and
|. r. Hunt If you read these ads
his way it's ten to one shot that {
on will he able to supply the words
uicker and easier than if you jump
rom place to place-system is neces-
airy beyond everything else. Try this
Ian and see how easy it is to get
he words Remember there are two
lords omitted today and that the
rize drops back to one cartwheel.
10 you want it?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23
TO OUR PATRONS.

We will tomorrow Saturday June
"a, move into our old quarters, which
have been entirely remodeed. All
our patrons are especially invited to
call and see US.
AROMORE NATIONAL BANK.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23

The dirt hauled from the streets
by the grading gangs at work adjacent
to central park on West Main street
is being hauled TO fiji up holes and de
pressions in the park When this is
completed it will be one of the pret-
test little resting spots and play
grounds i'm the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23

The viii Sandford property on First
avenue. southwest is offered at a great
bargain and on terms like paying rent
Phone Real Estate Exchange. 22tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23

Reports from over the county say
that light showers fell this morning
that We're greatly appreciated by the
farmers in general.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23

Somehow the average man dislikes
to kill dog, therefore he is reason
ably sure 10 have one that he is wilt
inS TO give away.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23

+. F. Schneider has sold the south
side studio TO Mr.. White, who will
take charge at once. Mr.. Schneider
will spend the summer at Benton
Harhor, Mich.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23
Married in Denison.

Denison, Texas, June y5.-Miss Alva
Lee Smith of this city and ]. f. Flem-
ing of Ardmore, Okla, We're married
here Monday afternoon by the Rev.
A. j. Kincaid
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23

FRESH OkRA, TOM ATOE S.
PEACHES, PEAS, GREEN PEP
PERs. cANTALoUPEs, WATER.
MELONS AND eLAckBERRIEs
JUST ARRIVED AT w. j. LANES.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-23
NESS CITY WITHOUT
LIGHTS AND ICE
FIRE DESTROYED ELECTRIC
LIGHT AND ICE PLANT AND
LARGE MILL TODAY.

Ness City. Kan. June 23-Fire today
destroyed the electric light and ice
Plant and a large mill here today. The
estimated loss is 100000.