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The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-25
MOST LOYAL FRIEND OF MAN
to This inseparabie and Faith
ful Companion.

Where can man find In the animal
kingdom a truer friend, closer com.
panion, more faithful guardian or
u more efficient and braver ally than
the dog?
Friendship In life may spring from
many causes, and, under test, vanish
like mist before the sum and wind, but
the friendship Of dog can always be
relied upon unless you yourself de-
stroy it.
A dog will not bite the haAd that
gives 1t food and drink.
Can one imagine a closer friendship
between animal and man than that ex-
listing between the lonely trepper and
his faithful companion? What COM
pany they are to each other! Years
OF association have made cOmmunica-
ton an open book to them, the dog to
the man, the man to the dog. A look.
nod. IA gesture, single word, and
with wag of the tail tho dog un.
derstands and obeys
And mindful Of his good friend, the
lone hunter sees to It that he goes not
hungry If there's enough for one. yet
not enough for two.
At the blazing campfire IN the early
hours OF the night the trees have lis
tened to many one sided eonversa-
tion between man and dog, and not
one sided either, for with eyes and
wagging tail the dog replied. And
when the master rolled himself in his
blanket and went of to sleep, with his
faithful dog curled up beside him. q
sense Of security, absolute, was his.
Let prowler come within scenting
distance of the camp and q low growl
told the master to be alert and doing.
With what glee tho dog Gotted by
its masters side when the rounds to
traps were made! A rabbit, a squirrel,
hedgehog or a porcupine might en-
tice him off the beaten path, but only
for moment. He had grown old In
the service and understood that such
game was not for such q staid dog
rs he.
Then the day comes when the de-
cree Of war has come upon our four
footed friend, for in the tussle with
old bruin it has been MANNED to the
| death. With what care does the mas.
ter lave and bind the wounds and how
lovingly he beds and shelters his old
companion. Nothing IL neglected to
make him comfortable and bring him
back to strength and health. But 1t 10
no use. The old dog, refusing to eat.
grows lank and wan. until, when too
weak to raise its head, It can only look
and feebly tap the ground with its
| grateful tail. And then comes the
saddest duty of his life, 10 open the
ground and hide away the last Of q
dog that was to him everything that
man or woman might have been. but
was not. A dog that never Ned to
him, that was always kind and will.
ing. ever mindful Of his master and
faithful and loyal even unto death.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-25
True Happiness,

Happiness consists in activity; such
is the constitution of our nature: It
Is running stream, and not q stag.
nant pool-Good.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-25
Pure Cfnrh

my wife can't decide on q car"
This model is the last word in tour.
Ing cars" "The last word, oh? Then
she'll have It,"
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-25
NARRATIVE OF
CAPTAIN ADAMS
Copyright. by W. G.. Chapman.) }
Detective Diplomat -

4 SHALL always remember
the 10th day Of March, 1905.
because of two remarkable
i Incidents that happened to
mo on that date.
| had returned from n
mission to a foreign court,
which I had accomplished
to tho great satisfaction OF
htu majesty King Edward
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MICHIGAN 81" Models III" and &C." Equippe'

stain is nothing else than rust which forms
on the rims and Is deposited on the beadt
of the tire If 1t is allowed to remain !,
will destroy the tire. for it will slowly but
surely eat away the fabric. Moreover
the edges of rusted rims will become
more uneven every day
Further. when rim is rusted 1t is i'm
possible to maintain the close and regular
contact which should exist between rim
and bead. Water will soon ind It's way
into the tire to work its usual harm
After having been out in bad weather,
if the motorist is careful to sponge tires
and rims clean and then wipe them dry,
especially along the beads. he VIII DO
1t is possible, however. that in spite OF
the exercise of reasonable care the rims
may suffer a little damage, especially
during the winter In any case 1t IS ad-
visable to examine the rims closely from
time to time.
Many of the, southern and western
states have made remarkable progress
within the past two or three years 10
the enactment of laws which provide
for the extension of their highway sys-
TENS and for the construction and care
of improved roads,. says Robert L.
Hooper. president of the American
Automobile Association. The new con-
ditions arising from the development OF
automobile traffic have enlarged the
question of public highways from one OF
purely local consideration to an enonomic
principle involving not only entire COM
monwealths. but the nation as whole.
when the traffic consisted of wagons
drawn by oxen or mules or horses. open
roads to the nearest railroad station or
boat landing were all that was required
The fact that even such roads were not
well built, nor kept in repair. was due
to a variety of causes. Each particular
locality had an explanation. purely local.
to account for the conditions. But. as
rule, these explanations did not explain.
them.
The fact still remained that nearly or
quite 80 per cent of the farmers or the
country were keeping themselves poor
by reason of the excessive cost OF mar
keting their products. These products
could be hauled only at seasons when
everybody had to haul. This resulted In
temporarily overworked railway service,
congested markets and low prices
THE older and Weather states saw
the point first. and began giving AID to
counties and towns in building improved
roads, so that produce could be marketed
at any time in the year The result was
almost electrical in its effect. thousands
of farms which, because of their relative
unprofita bleness urfder a bad road sys-
tenn became productive again. The gen.
eral values of farm property were enor-
mously enhanced. This WAS accomplished
by the building of few town and county
roads purely for local purposes.
Then the automobile became a factor
lem became widened and enlarged. With
vehicles which would cover 100 or 200
miles day the conditions in each county
rapidly became known to the people IN
adjoining counties, and q broader COM
prehension % the whole highway auss.
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ton was inevitable, in a country where
intelligence predominates
''Of course. there were and still are. in
isolated localities, persons who cling TO
the bad roads of their grandfathers. and
resist any attempt to make improve
ments. These are those who also regret
the passing Of the spinning wheel and the
domestic weaving loom. with which the
women used TO make the cloth for cloth
ing the family.
The age is progressive. Fifty or sixty
years ago this country began to build
railroads, and now we have more than
nearly all the rest of the world together.
In place of crude industrial facilities we
have the very best on earth. yet We are
behind other civilized nations in the i'm
provement OF our roads. We are begin
ming now to do with our highways what
should have been done long ago.
There is a phase or the road question
which is statewide in its application. That
relates to the through or trunk lines
which accommodate through trafhc- To
leave the construction and care OF these
roads in the hands of local authorities
must result in uneven and inharmonious
construction, unirnproved gaps and des'u-
tory care, involving. practically. failure
of such roads. for standard OF their
utility.
These extended lines OF road. across
a state. or between principal centerS OF
population. have become a necessity OF
modern traffic. While the through tramc
is mostly tnat OF motor C8IS, tne ioS0N
usefulness OF the road Is not interferec
with. The continuity OF such roads. how
ever, and the standard OF construction
and care required. make Of them factor
in highway development which IL IL more
just that the state should provide Tor,
than the local communities through which
they may pass
A long stretch OF improved road 10 one
of the best advertisements state can
have 1t attracts a class or tourists
who are able and willing to pay for en-
tertainment. II brings investors who are
looking for advantageous locations. IL
includes agricultural investigation ana
consequent immigration and investment.
not only along the line OF the road. out
in other accessible sections 1t changes,
by the sheer force of publicity. backward
localities into progressive ones, enhances
values and brings into general notice re-
sources which had only been known To-
cally: or, IL known, not appreciated
The advantages which such stretches
of main roads cause to accrue are ad-
vantages which affect the entire state.
as well as the localities themselves. II
should therefore, be assumed as @ prfn-
ciple that such main roads should be
built, in whole or in part. by the state:
that their management and maintenance
should be in the hands OF the state au-
thorities.
'sThe users OF such roads. in the lcrger
sense. are those who use autom614ies
Thousands of these are members OF ne
American Automobile Association, Os
national good roads board OF which Is
interesting itself throughout the entire
country in the roads question generally;
,ocal clubs aid In their localities, and
then extend their sphere OF usefulness
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AN ] % sssa %

relied on by inexperienced persons for
indication of when to cease charging.
In other cases where complaints have
been made by garage owners that their
charging costs were running unduly
heavy battery experts have been dis
patched to the spot. only to find that In
the effort to bring a given battery up to
its prescribed end-of-charge voltage the
attendant was putting about twice as
many kw-hours into the cells as they
properly needed-not only wasting en-
ergy and casting unfair reflections on the
cost of running the car but also work
ing damage to the plates.
THE real index to the condition of
charge in a battery. said Mr.. Martin,
sulphuric acid electrolyte. AS the cell
Is discharged the specific gravity falls.
ranging from 1.200 In q fully charged
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condition down to 11D when the cells
are about exhausted. The proper time
FOR starting and stopping the charge
is fixed by the reading of the hydrometer,
and to show the simplicity and conven-
fence Of using this instrument in cleo
trolyte drawn from one OF the cells by
means of a syringe full-size illustrations
are being got out by the company max
ing the test
can thus be worked out for the number
of amp-hours or mile travel in a battery
in terms of it's specific gravity Of electro
lyte. For example, certain pleasure
car which will run seventy two miles on
good streets when charged to a density
Of 1880 can positively be relied upon to
60 sixty miles when the gravity has
fallen to 126O. fortyt~o miles at l.14O.
thirty-six miles 1t Lao. twenty-fouT
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S35. 2S6, 576, an increase of only $25S. 1913
compared with 1910 The increase in i'm
portations was due to the great activity
Of English automobile manufacturers,
who exported to France during last year
automobiles worth $500. 3O1. against $685.
454 In 1910 The importation of German
cars also increased from $316,713 in 1910
to $4S4. 40 in 1911; those from Belgium
rose from SAB 12S in 1910 to S451. S13 in
1911; those from Italy from 500. 66S to
so34. 1881. The greatest increase, however,
is shown in the Importation of American
made motor cars. which advanced from
$146 $50 in 1910 to $462.S14 in 1911
y y y
There is good reason for saying that a
great proportion of the troubles which
occur on a motor car are due. directly or
Indirectly, to improper understanding of
the adjustments of the spark plug. When
too large a gap exists between the points
of the electrodes and the spark plug, mis-
firing will occur, and, moreover. the
working parts of the magnetic or coil. as
the case may be. will also be strained.
AS is well known. the erratic working OF
an engine, such as may be caused in this
way, is liable to put the other parts OF
the car out of tune. As a matter of fact,
II is no uncommon thing to find that the
car can run for over 1000 miles without 1t
being necessary to touch the plugs, but 1t
is, nevertheless, advisable to give due
amount of care to the plugs. When look
ing around the engine II should be mat
ter of routine that the plugs should be
taken out and cleaned with gasoline or
ammonia, applied with q small brush 1t
will be found that an old toothbrush is
just the very thing for that purpose.
That within another year the amount of
money invested In electric vehicles may
reach the anna ling proportions of $500
600, liz the suggestion contained in
report to be made next month at Seattle,
when the National Electric Light Asso-
citation meets for it's thirty fifth annual
convention. Mr.. T. c. Martin. chairman
of the committee on progress, has been
looking into the matter and finds that
today $40. 100000 are invested in electric
trucks and $50. 900 in electric pleas
ure vehicles These figures, he says. may
easily be doubled within a year.
Mr. Martins report will describe an in
genious method Of determining the real
eficiency Of an electric vehicle. by is
euing to private garage consumers
where they are at with lead sui
phuric acid battery An interesting fea-
ture of this card. which includes col
umns for setting down the hours and rate
of charging. energy consumption, specific
gravity. miles run, etc. is the absence
OF any space for recording the voltmeter
readings at the beginning and end of the
charging operation. The voltage Indicated
by a battery. says Mr.. Martin. Is at best
only inferential of the energy yet re-
naming in the plates. and although this
method is generally used as convenient
index to indicate the condition of the
cells. many cases OF battery abuse are on
record. whose cause can be traced to the
fact that voltmst6r rse6ngs alone were
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which will be held in New Orleans, May
1910, inclusive. The idea Is that the feo-
eral government capitalize the enormous
benefits that will accrue from system
of good roads, and. in cooperation with
the various states. build main highways
so located as to enable the various locali-
ties to connect local good roads with the
interstate system. The federal govern
ment will probably be asked to enact a
good roads bill so framed as to divide
the expense between the United States
the states and the counties. and to pro-
vide a method by which the interstate
roads so constructed may be kept In
first class shape.
Mayor Behrman of New orleans has
appointed citizens committee of 100 live
wire. good roads people. which has charge
of the arrangements for the convention
Gov. Sanders of Louisiana, leader In
the good roads movement has issued
proclamation to the people of the state,
urging them to give their support to the
movement.
The general problems Of good roads and
streets throughout the country will be
discussed BY noted speakers May 1917.
Louisiana Good Roads Association Will
be formed. and a vigorous campaign In
the interest of the good roads movement
in the state will he launched.
Nav Is, the first Louisiana womans
good roads convention will be held. In
which all of the woman's ORGANIZATIONS In
the state will participate.
4 +
May 10 will be good roads Sunday, in
which the churches of all denominations
will take part. and at union meeting
the vital relationship between good ROADS
and the church. the home and the school
will be discussed.
Delegates to the convention will include
officials of all states, counties and cities
in the United States, railroad officers,
members of all good roads associations,
highway commissioners and engineers.
representatives of agricultural colleges,
societies, clubs. women's clubs and rural
free delivery carriers
The object of the good roads move
ment is to associate all interested or
ganizations and individuals in a universal
demand for the permanent improvement
of public roads and streets: to secure
better results from the millions of dol
ways. to establish good roads associa~
tions In all states and territories: to Sc
cure the teaching of highway engineer
ling in all universities and agricultural
colleges: to utilize the labor OF all tramps,
Migrants. paupers. prisoners and con-
victs in preparing materials and build
ing good roads, and to secure state and
national aid Tor the construction and
maintenance of permanent public high
ways.
| The year 1911 was not particularly favor
able for the automobile industries Of
France. or rather the increase expected
was not realized. This was due largely to
| the increase in the importation OF motor
| vehicles from different countries. The to-
| tai value Of the imports during 1911
| amounted to $24e7.W IN increase OF
$561. s2S over 1910. while the exports were
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miles at 100 and twelve miles at 1.18O
becoming fully exhausted at l.10O

Just now at the beginning OF the sea
son. when motorists are again taking
their cars out on the road, many automo-
biles are being examined with critical
eve to detect any trouble that may have
been brought on by the long winters
rest.
One of the things which should be look
ed into is the condition of the rims IT
may seem like a small thing, yet rust
which is likely to collect on rims during
the months of idleness is real danger.
Rust can always be detected by the
appearance of the beads of the envelope
When the beads show strongly marked
yellowish stain 1t is evident that the tire
has not been properly cared for. This
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(Continued on Eighth PagAl
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Jefferson City. Mo-, Jan. 24.--Goy-
ernor fiadIey today stated that he
favored the denomination of Taft for
President.
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lie will understand why the money is

pie will understand why the money is
needed.
1t is generally believed that the
people will practically unanimously
support the bond issue for more wa
ter. The city lake is getting low, the
quality of the water is bad, and an
emergency exists that is sufficient
to arouse every citizen of the town.
The Washita Power committee OF
the Commercial club in its meeting
last night endorsed the action of the
city commissioners in making the call
for the bond issue. These men have
been looking into the water situation
for a week and they are of the opin-
ion that something must be done at
an early date which will augment the
water supply.
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INJURED BOY BETTER.
Explosion of Dynamite Cap Did Not
Prove Fatal. Patient Discharged.

Maurice Hairell, the little boy who
was recently injured while playing
with a dynamite cap and who has
been in the Hardy sanitarium here
for several weeks under treatment
for his injuries was discharged from
the hospital this morning and sent
to Dougherty. his home. This is a
remarkable case and is proof of the
old saying that while there is life
there is hope. When young Hairell
was injured it seemed that he could
not get we'll as he was almost blown
to pieces. There was not a sound
place on his face and his left arm
was shattered badly. The physicians
at the hospital have made him over
and with the exception of an artifi-
cial eye and an artificial left hand
he will look like he always did.
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BOND ISSUE FOR
MORE WATER
CITY COMMISSIONER DISCUSS
METHODS TO BE PURSUED.
BOND ELECTION INDORSED.

ArdmOre must have more water or
the people will be disconnected from
the mains and the remainder of the
water in the lake saved for fire pro
lection That is about the opinion
expressed by the water commission
er this morning. Mr.. Poland has a
communication from the fire insur-
ance people which is sufficient to
arouse the people to activity either
in saving the water on hand now or
going after more in a systematic way.
The people of the city will be giy-
en- an opportunity to vote on an issue
Of $50 900 worth of bonds within a
short time. to be used in obtaining
more wafer As soon as the city at
torncy, r. A. Hcfner, returns from
Oklahoma City the bond election call
will be prepared and it will have to
be published 80 days before the elcc-
ton can be held.
Two members of the board and the
mayor were seen this morning and
each of these men said there We're
Just two propositions to be considered
for obtaining an early supply of wa
ter One of these is to pump water
from Caddo cccel, into the city lake
the other is to go after deep wells
One of the commissioners said he
would favor dig ,ing a well first on
the city water shed and if one-fourth
enough water is found TO supply the
city that three other wells be sunk
and use the well water entirely and
cut out the lake water. If the well
is worthless then go to CaddO and
make sure of water before too much
is used in experimenting for water.
Another issue of ten thousand dol
lars will be asked for to be used in
constructing a house to care for the
city property and tc care for the hor-
ses and feed stuff belonging to the
citN Commissioner Burnitt has
promised TO make statement cover
ing the proposition in full so the peO-
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year. He has about 800 bushels OF
corn and is cullng the corn now and
selecting good ears for seed. He will
have about 200 bushels of White Won
der seed corn picked and selected
and suitable for seed which he will
sell for 81 per bushel. He also has
some strawberry corn which he can
spare. Two ears of the White Won
der corn were left at the Ardmoreite
office so that those who are interest
ed might see samples of it.
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NEW WAGE SCALE FOR
THE MINE WORKERS
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS SEV.
EN- HOUR DAY AND TEN CENTS
PER TON INCREASE.

Indianapolis. Ind, Jan. 24.-An in
crease of ten cents per ton on the
run of the mine basis and an increase
Of twenty-five per cent for all day
labor were the demands of the wage
scale committee submitted to the
day for the bitlminous coal miners
The committee also demanded a
sever hour day.
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AMERICANS IN PEK|N
WARNED OF DANGER
AMERICAN MINISTER THERE
CALLS IN ALL AMERICANS IN
OUTLAYING DISTRICTS.

London, Jan. 2i.-The American
minister at Pelin has called in all
Americans living in the outlaying
portions of the city. according to dis
patches received here today.
Friction between the Manchu troops
and Yuan Shi Kois Chinese troops
has increased and a serious conflict
is expected at any moment.
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E. M. Roberts on Visit.

+. NJ Roberts, formerly round
house foreman for the Rock Island
here, but who has been at Minden,
La, for the past year is here on a
visit with his family. He has gained
AZ pounds in weight and is we'll
pleased with his location. He is
round house foreman for the Louis
lana and Arkansas at Minden.
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FlLIPINOS AGAINST TAFT.

Manila, Jan. 2A.-1he first provn-
cial convention in the Philippines has
instructed the republican delegates
of Pangasinia province to vote against
ritorial convention.
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EIGHTEEN MILLION ACRES NOW
RESERVED BECAUSE OF OIL
PROSPECTS MAY OPEN.
FAVORABLE REPORT ON BILL
BY Terms Of Bill Reported From the
Seratc Public Lands Committee
Today, Would Permit Use of Sur
face Entries.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 2l.-Over
eighteen million acres of public lands,
now withheld from settlement be-
caHce o. supposed oil deposits, would
be available for agricultural entry
under a bill fayorably reported to-
day by the senate committee on pu'
lie lands.
The dill would permit of surface
entries, reserving the oil rights I'd
The government.