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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-28
Shall This Work Be Retarded?

Both the house and the ssnate re
ferred back to the commit rooms
the bills to abolish the department
of highways.
Nothing else could be expected un-
der the circumstances for all fair
minded men know that the depart
ment has been handicapped that no
one connected with it received a cent
of money from the state and that Sid
ney Suggs has put up more of his
personal money since he was appoint
ed commissioner of highways
to promote good roads than
has been paid into the
office from the dollar auto license,
more than five thousand dollars of
which is still due the state.
Demands are being made for the
department of highways to build OBJ
ject lesson roads. Thirteen miles cf
such demonstration work was done
by Col. Suggs last year. Saltwater,
Anadarko, Kingfisher, Bristow, Col
try, all of these towns are asking for
this demonstration but what can the
department do with the present agi-
tation against it by those who have
not investigated the situation.
If the legislature will place a pen
atty on the auto license law, Col.
Suggs could collect more than five
thousand dollars and could respond
to every call made on him for this
kind of work. The Ardmcreite is
positive that no member of the legis-
lature, unless he is personally preju-
diced against Col. Suggs, will ever
vote either against him or the de-
partment If they will go to the de-
partment and investigate it.
Judge Burford, now a member of
the state senate has introduced
state highway bill which. if passed,
would legislate Col. Suggs out of Of
flee. Colonel Suggs has earned the
right to be at the head of the high
way department by his devotion to
the cause of good roads when there
was no salary attached and when
there is a good place created he
should have it.-Muskogee Press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-28
TiIlman Named Aualn,.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. Ex-senator
Benjamin Tillman was reelected to
his fourth successive term as United
States senator at the session of both
houses of the general assembly to-
day
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-28

d. S. Ezzell is in the city and will
remain here until he has his cafe To-
Gated near the postoffice ready for
business. He hopes to open the
new place by the middle of February.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-28

Ardmore is not in the wild and
woody west, yet one of the biggest of
all big timber wolves was killed bare
ly outside the city limits yesterday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-28
Warren Reelected Too.

Cheyenne, Wya., Jan. Ex-senator
Warren was reelected at a separate
session Of the Wyoming legislature
today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-28

Either Mr.. Suggs or someone from
his department will be asked to ad-
dress the meeting of township boards
here early in February.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-28

The board OF county commission
ers of Carter county are of the opin-
ion that Sidney Suggs of the state
highway department is right in lis
contentious of proper road construc-
tion and they will adopt the methods
OF the department in this county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-28
Cat-Proof Fence,

A fence can be made rat proof by
stringing a tight wire about two
inches above and parallel to the top.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-28
Late Society.

All who are interested in the girls
valentine dance will meet at the
Elks hall Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-28

The Browning class will not meet
next Saturday, but will meet on the
Saturday following.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-28
The Weather

|: New Orleans, La, Jan. 2S.
!: The weather forecast for 4,
:: Oklahoma for tonight and
!: Wednesday is fair.
:: I
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-28

Stop and read the Want Ads.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-28

. II t. Il :: . Il y = y :. y u 3. :. 8.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20
rHE OPEN EXHAUST.

There are many autoists who speed
along SO filled with the Joy OF swift
riding as to be oblivious to everything
else. Some of these are SO careless
as to pass the city hospital with the
exhausts of their machines wide open,
making a noise like q gatling gun 60
ing into, action against an advancing
enemy. Doubtless these autoists
would curb their speed and keep their
engines muffled up tightly II they
we're conscious of the fact that they
were passing an institution filled with
sick people, many of whom might be
turned on the road to death by the
shock of a flying autos roar. 1t is
hard to conceive of any man being IN
such hurry that the comfort and
even the lives of scores of people
should be the price.
AS a matter of fact there is a law
which would permit of the arrest OF
any autoist who violates the law OF
the state, and the law Of decency as
WE'LL in passing the hospital with the
muffler cut off. There should be no
need for the enforcement Of this law
however. Men who are successful
enough in life to be able to own auto
mobiles, are intelligent enough to
know what the rights of others are,
and ought to be considerable enough
not to trample on the rights Of those
who are sick and helpless to defend
themselves. Civic responsibility and
consideration for the feelings Of
others should govern in such matters
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20
Daddy sBedtime
Thanksgiving
Land Is 4
Jolly Place
Story

Jack and Evelyn had
j day hardly enough
You'll Thanksgiving Land oftenel
than that" daddy advised
Where Thanksgiving children asked daddy told
them the following
Dk night before Thanks
giving and Dickies mind full Of the next dinner
mind presently
had
barnyard.
Dche said pleasantly
wouldn't me?
i wings and right
chimney with Dickie
D couldn't Of the house There
vi Just a n ground turkey
Dcke said looked And glanced round the
cookies pumpkin pies
there that Workshop the explained The
white building walked right
Dtckie had there
making wonderful big
bottled sunlight baking
said until send
theme children's Thanksgiving.
to make Thanksgving turkeys -%E
almost reached the door when
himself
a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20

New York is somewhat wrought up
over the fact that a young man who
was carrying partly demolished
revolver which was Of value to him as
q memento, was arrested and I'M
prisoned under the law against carry
ing concealed weapons. The cry In the
Empire state is that the spirit rather
than the letter of the law should be
enforced.
On the other hand, it might be said
that law which does not express In
the letter all that 1t contains in the
spirit, ought to be rewritten. When
It comes to pass that every Judge goes
behind the letter to find the spirit, and
rules according to his Interpretation OF
the intent, then justice may as well
remove the bandage from her eyes,
sell her scales and get new job.
The trouble in New York's case Is
that the letter of the law is insuf1-
cient: weapon should have been de-
scribed in such manner as to make 1t
impossible for man to be arrested for
carrying harmless souvenir, even It
the souvenir was once q deadly
weapon. The trainers of the law
never meant that a man should be
Jailed for carrying a memento. II they
had made the letter Of the law contain
the spirit. then the ruling OF the
courts could be according to the letter
and justice could keep her Job.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20
Evening Story
AUNT JANE ADVISES.
BY Carl Jenkins.

Copyright, 1912, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Synlicate.)
Mr.. Farleigh was an inventor and
a widower., That meant that his
thoughts were anywhere but on his
own firesids, and that the sister who
kept his house and was like q mother
to his daughter had orders to 90
ahead and not bother him about any
thing. He was moro like a boarder
than father or brother. but there
came time when tho sister felt II
her duty to stand before him and say:
Jacob, have got to have a talk
with you"
with me!" he asked in surprise.
Yes. Have you forgotten that you
are the father OF Mabel?"
Why-why, must be, but I'm busy
with that new typewriter, you know"
"Are you aware that Mabel is nine.
teen years old?"
"She Is, eh?''
And that at least four young men
are in love with her and have pro-
posed marriage?" "A
rs that 90? hope she will do
we'll
You hope, and yet you are not the
father to care whether she marries q
rascal or good mani"
"Oh, yes / am, Harriet, but the
ratchet Of that machine bothers me
terribly" IS
do you want to talk to Mabel?"
Eyes, in q month or two"
cts your duty as a."
Yes, yes, you talk to her. I leave
1t all to you"
The sister turned awsy in despair.
though she had hoped for nothing
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20
WITHOUT A FRIEND.

Huerta, dictator of Mexico, appears
n have lost all the European friends
who recently were quietly but surely
aiding him in moral way by crltl'
cism of the American policy Tor the
restoration Of peace.
premier Asquith's speech in London
on Monday of last week was largely re-
sponsible for this change. Mr.. Asqulth
made it plain that while Great Britain
did not intend to in any way interfere
with Mexican affairs, British sym
pathies were distinctly with the
United States. The moral effect OF
this attitude was not at first thorough
" comprehended. AS France and Eng
land are in many respects in close &C
cord on international affairs, France
would undoubtedly follow the lead OF
nm GLAND in Mexican affairs. Both
NJ these countries have financial inter-
ests in Mexico, next In Importance TO
those of the United States; and IN all
probability Germany would follow
their example. At any rate Germany
would not be likely to antagonize sucn
q powerful trio. Japan. too, has IN
terests in Mexico, somewhat remote
perhaps, and she also would be apt TO
follow England's lead. AS result OF
Mr.. Asouith's informal but very signi-
ficant attitude, it will be practically
impossible for Huerta to obtain flnan-
cial support in Europe, without which
his position must eventually fail. At
this writing the outcome of Mexican
affairs shows decided signs OF I'm"
provement. A very important step TO-
ward adjustment has been gained by
the alignment Of Europe on the side
81 the United States, 50 that Mexico
now stands without friend Of I'M
portance, and Huerta must sooner OF
later submit to the inevitable.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20
LABOR CONDITIONS IN IOWA.

LABOR CONDITIONS IN iO"N'
President ]. H. Strict Of the Iowa
Federation OF Labor says there is prac'
tically no labor trouble In Iowa at TINS
time. The Oskaloosa strike involves
less than two dozen and 10 the only
disturbance. The facts in this connec-
ton became public in the investigator
which started Friday under the dlrec-
ton Of state arbitration court. me
members of the court are Mr.. Wltten'
meyer, an Oskaloosa merchant, ex.
Judge M. A. Roberts OF Ottumwa ana
ex-Judge w. D. Clements of Newton.
The arbitration board sits at the court
house and has power to summon WI
nesses as a court. The new law unoer
which this plan Of arbitration Is being
worked out for the first time in Iowa
was introduced in the last session OF
the legislature by Representative Scott
A. Power of Jefferson county. Inc
findings of the arbitration court at Us
kaloosa are not binding on either size.
If each side had agreed In advance 10
abide by the decision of the court tne
findings would have settled the strike.
The court will, however, get at the
facts and the public will learn the true
conditions. There should be an inter
i'm of peace at least until the court has
heard the case. BY that time the sober
Judgment of each side may have Ell
fected settlement.
But the encouraging fact is that lab
or generally in Iowa is at peace with
capital and the condition Is ideal
for business advancement. The labor
heads seem to be inclined toward
peace instead of strife. Labor in Iowa
Is we'll paid. Capital as rule Is earn
Ing reasonable returns on investments.
Laboring men and their families are
generally we'll fed, we'll clothed anu
well housed, and there is work for eV-
eryone at good pay. Iowa at this time
strikes the happy medium Of recognl'
zing both sides of the labor problem
and maintaining an attitude which IS
fair to the worker and to the en-
ployer.-Des Moines Capital.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20
The farmers must await with Sui

The farmers must await with sus-
picion, not to say alarm, the Issue OF
the government suit against the In
ternational Harvester trust" II q
dissolution be decreed, will the people
benefit as notably as they did by the
dissolution of the Standard OIL mo
nopoIy?" Will the price of reapers and
other tools of the farmers trade be
screwed up as the price of oil was?
The downtrodden farmer still re-
members with bitterness that gasoline
went up from II to 10 cents a gallon
as the immediate and glorious result
Of the oil dissolution.
AS that master mind the Hon. Joe
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20

z The annual tri-county short course
and corn show will be held at Eddy.
vile, Dec 1 to 6 inclusive. Farmers
OF Wapello, Mahaska and Monroe
counties-the garden spot Of Iowa
will have exhibitions of their best
products at the show and despite the
fact that the year has been bad one
throughout the country, the tri-county
show will not be lacking in good ex.
hibits.
The short courses In various topics
Of considerable moment to farmers,
will prove of more than ordinary in.
terest this year for some well known
lecturers and instructors have been
engaged to conduct the classes. En-.
tertainments will intersperse the ex-
hibitions and classes so that there will
be no dragging or slowing up in in
terest during the six days of the
school.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20

The Courier will shortly begin pub
fishing another serial story, brand
new one too, which will compare
favorably with the splendid ones it
has given its readers in the past. 1t
is "The Valiants Of Virginia. and while
1t might be classed as a love story. 1t
will appeal to all who like to read of
q real man and his struggle for for
tune and the love of a worthy sweet
heart. Halle Ermine Rives, well
known authoress, has put into 'The
Valiants Of Virginia" the same charm,
action, and interest that made her
other works popular
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20

Folk-he Is still living-told the Wash
ington folks the other day, the Demo
cratic party is fighting the conditions
that create poverty" BY putting up
prices you abolish poverty. At any
rate. by dissolving or threatening to
dissolve trust" you furnish flap
doodle for the campaign text book.
No matter how high the bills are,
Virtue comes high. It must and shall
be preserved, whether business is or
not; and after all, business is gross,
material and idealistic.-New York
Sun.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20

madly In love. or think they do. and
they are ready to bow, protest and
declare. would not have you look
at marriage selfishly. but not ono Of
the four young men 10 earning
enough to give you fair living. They
must know they are not, but they are
ready to plunge into mAtrimony. It
isn't bit fair OF them. They call
here and admire and love and fiatter,
and you get but the one impression
Of them. How win 1t be after the
honeymoon? There are more hus-
bands bringing woes to their wives
than there are young men fattSring
maidens."
"Aunty. you scare mel" said the
niece.
"Better be scared before than be
grieved after. However. you go ahead
az va talked and let mo know how
many OF the four persisted for your
sake"
It was a week later when the two
sat down together again. There was
an embarrassing silence, and then
the aunt quietly said:
II believe Mr.. Corbin was first on the
list"
"Yes," was the reply. "but he said
the water was too cold, and he was
afraid Of pneumonia He didn't want
to die Of pneumonia for me or any
one else.''
II thought 30. Let's see? Mr..
Wickham comes next. He wanted to
Jump over q precipice ever 20 many
thousand feet high and be squashed
to pulp. We gave him something
easier than that--to have tooth
pulled: Did the circus come OFT"
mo He said he wanted all the
teeth he'd got. He offered to cit In =
graveyard all night. however"
Heroic young man! Mr.. Baker
comes next. He Is the man who was
to lick the butcher for sassing me-.
Did he get both eyes BACKED In the
row."
mo. He went and looked the butch
or over and decided to wait for the
man to die natural death. He
showed me how the human jaw IL
hinged on. and how blow from the
butcher might smash the hinge and
prevent him even from eating"
Prudent Mr., Baker. but not very
heroic. And now for Mr.. Williams.
the last In the list He was to Jump
from the roof Of barn to prove to
you that he loved az man had never
loved before. Did he break any
bones?"
Ell think not"
Ibid the Jar loosen any teeth"
mot that I've heard Of"
"But he 1umped?'
mo. He said he might break q
leg and be out OF the dancing this.
winter. Aunty-I-I"
"Your are disappointed?"
Yves"
Whats become Of the brave quar-
tet?"
"They-they don't come here any
more"
And the girl covered her face with
her hands and wept, while the aunt
sat with grim smile on her face. 8ss
II was six months later, and just
after a Mr.. Fitz Cabel left the house,
that Miss Mabel hunted up her aunt
to say.
He's gone to ask father
Does he want to die for your"
mo. He Just loves me-"
"And y---.'''
II love II and want him to live on.
Isn't It all SO funny?"
Love is not funny, but romance 10.
There is only one thing to deplore."
"Oh, aunty!"
Those four human wrecks. hear
they have taken to drinking pop and
playing pool. and are not long for
this world"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20
AGENCY.

Milo Reno viii AL the pulpit at the
Christian church morning and evenine
Sunday Nov. %.
DR.. Grant Augustine Of Minder Wis
tied his parents here last week.
Mrs. Melvin Clements Of Washing
ton visited for few days at the Web
Clements home. ~
Lloyd Nye spcnt few days In He'd
rick.
William Foster visited his son In AL
bia over Sunday.
Arsulia Jones Of Ottumwa visited
friends here for several days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20

The life insurance OF the people OF
the United States is more than double
that Of all the rest of the world COM
bined.
United States (including assessment
insurance), $2s,213,21S,530. Great Brit
ain, 35,S7O,212. 900; Germany. $2,s10,-
$4,000: France. $762,300 1000; Austria,
$1,012.340,00 Scandinavia, $S50.000..
900; Switzerland. 3259,337,771; Russia,
$3.50. 100000; Japan, 3240,076,652.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20

different. She had been watching
things for year past. though not
meddling. The girl who Is content
with one admirer before marriage,
may have three or four afterward.
She knew that Mabel was prudent
and that II worries came she would
be consulted. So she was. A month
after the talk with the father there
came stormy evening when there
were no callers and the women were
alone. It was the girl who started
the conversation that Aunt Harriet
was wondering how she could intro
due.
"Aunty," she began, do you know
how many offers Of marriage have"
,"I believe there are four youtng
fellows who ring the bell as II they
lived here" was the reply.
Eyes, Just four"
,"ALd four ofiers?"
Eyes, four"
"but you can marry only one"
And that 10 why I want to talk
with you. seem to be all mixed up.
Three Of the young mon declared they
love me to distraction, but the fourth
one has very little to say. I'm sure
he loves me, though. I can't love four
persons at once, can II"
Hardly. Don't you feel different
toward any particular one!"
II can't say do, and that's where
the middle comes In. You see, was
treating them all as callers and
friends. and they had to 90 and pro.
pose and spoil Il all"
II see," said the aunt az she sagely
nodded her head. what has been
your answer"
That I'd think It over"
II don't think you really love any
one Of the four"
Poor mel" smiled the girl Some
times think I do, and then think
don't n was sure did love any
one Of them we'll enough to marry
him then the other three would be
wrecked for life. II don't marry
one then there will be four wrecks.
What are you smiling about, aunty?"
About the wrecks. There IL Mr..
Corbin."
eyes, he's nice and wishes he could
do something to prove his devotion"
HE can. It Is November. The
river has not frozen over yet. but the
water Is chilly enough to give one
the sf,ivers. Ask Mr.. Corbin to swim
across to show his devotion"
N"Why, he will do 1t, Of course"
And there Is Mr.. wickham. Does
he want to do something heroic?'
Hes ready to Jump over preci.
pice."
us he? Well, We won't make It as
bad as that. Ask him to have a
tooth pulled sound one.'
t'I'm sure he'll do IT,
,"And there Is Mr.. Baker. Has he
ever talked devotion and heroics?"
From the first. Oh. he will un-
dertake any peril for my sake. He
goes about looking for It." !.
well, wen hnd him little one.
You know how impudent the butcher
was the other day when I found fault
with the meat?"
."He called you . crank"
"He did, and want him licked
for It. Ask Mr.. Baker to. do It for
your sake w. Fl "
Hell almost kill the butcher II !
"And only Mr.. Williams is left, .
continued Aunt Harriet What shall
we have him do?"
he Is very brave" replied Mabel.
"Ie has done things to make one
SILVER"
We'll do the shivering at the prop
.er, time. Well set Mr.. Williams an
easy task. He may Jump OF the roof
of a barn. In love-there Ii certain
amount OF Stiffness. Young men fall
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20

In Seville the chief seaport Of South
ern Spain, Hour costs nearly $40 a
barrel at retail In small quantities, but
oranges are less than cent apiece.
Ham averages about 40 cents pound
and sugar 8 cents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20

Thirty-two years ago women were
admitted to the Massachusetts, bar to
practice as lawyers on an equality
with men. Today, Of the $500 lawyers
in the Boston directory, only sixty are
women.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20

A window recently patented by
French inventor consists Of number
of pivoted sections which may be
moved to any desired angle by pulling
a chain.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20

The known species Of vertebrates
are estimated to number 47,200-mnm-
mails. 1000; birds, 10000; crocodiles
and turtles 300: lizards $500; snakes
2,400; frogs and toads 1000 salaman-
ders 200; fishes 10000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20

The estimated yield Of Mexican cot
fee in 1912 was about 100000 pounds.
Of which 137,716 pounds were exported
to the United States, the remainder
being consumed locally.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20

The ownership of an automobile does
not carry with it license to go
through the city either in the middle
of the day or middle of the night max
ing such an ownership a general
nuisanca
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20

There Is q man named Carr In
Cleburne. Texas. with whiskers seven
feet long. Needless to say he Is q
democrat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20

week but In fact was earning only
1880. The Judge holds that man
is not responsible for promises made
when he Is In love-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20

New York Judge has decided that
young women is not entitled to a
divorce because the man told her be-
fore marriage that he was earning $50