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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13
THE SUN AS A FIREBUG.
Fire and Water EngineeringN

(Fire and Water EnSineering)
1t does not seem possible that the rays
OF the sun even on the hottest day
could set fire to anything. But conditions
have been such In Kansas and other mid
die western States during the last few
months that this has been possible. The
sun in Nebraska last year caused more
| fires than carelessness. There have been
over 100 fires reported to the fire mar
shall as caused by the suns rays during
the present summer. There are only a
dozen or so reports of actual property
| loss by fires caused by the sun.
4 man of Horton bought two small
houses and Joined them to make one
cottage. In doing this 1t was found
that there was a small open space in
the joint In the roof where the two
houses were htted together. In order
to prevent this being a place to bring
cold into the house the carpenters filed
the space with ordinary cotton batting
and the joint of the roof was made Of
tin. The heat OF the sun shining on the
| tin set fire 10 the cotton batting and
nearly burned the house.
The heaviest single loss from the sun
! fires was the cattle barns at the State
| fair grounds at Hutchinson, The barns
! cost upward OF $4,000, The rays OF the
sun shining through tho skylight set fire
to the straw piled In some of the stalls.
The barns were destroyed II Is sup
posed that a part OF the glass in the
skyliEht happened to be in such posi-
ton that 1t picked up the rays of the
sun and concentrated them on spot in
the straw and soon had the straw hlaz-
! ing
A bubble in window pane in Kan
sas city. Kan. destroyed a house The
sun shone through this bubble and the
rays were concentrated on pint can
of coal oil. The can exploded,
on a farm near Westphalia a glass
nest egg In the henhouse caused the loss
OF the house and several hens. One of
! the eggs was in such position that short
| " after noon one day the rays OF the
sun shining through a crack In the wall
struck the egg and soon the straw was
| burning.
on a farm in Clay county n lantern
globe had been broken. One afternoon
small boy picked up a piece Of the
globe and threw II out into the adjoining
wheat feld Early in August the sun
! shining on that piece OF glass, set nre
| to the stubble field
A piece of mirror that had been thrown
| away set Are to some grass In n yard near
Kinsley, and the fire crept Mp and caught
the house. The mirror had been broken
| In moving and tho glass was taken out
and dumped with a pile of tin cans, old
! shoes and similar junk about 20 feet
from the house One pi~>a OF the mirror
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13
AFTERWARDS,

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Yesterday, when the board was bright
Chilly the mist outside.
Merry it seemed In the taper'S light;
Then. It was then he strove with death.
Swooned and shivered and cried 70
breath,
While 7 tested. no answer CANA
Back from the doors ~ doom.
Voices CRYING a nhar+or1 name.
No furious gust the windows shook.
No secret sense Of spactral look
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13

SOUTH'S REPRESENTATION.
Three Plans for Republican Action
under Consideration.
(From the san Antonio Light.

U5rom the San Antonio Ijeht)
However hard the old school Of repub-
lican politicians NAV fight the new move
ment. there seems now to he little doubt
| that the national committee Of that marty
| will reapnortlon the basis of renresenta
ton nj national conventions. to the end
that the old domination by delegates from
States which furnish no electoral votes
for the party shall cease. According ia
the WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT Of the Raj.
timorc American three plans are being
considered of which one-probablv "plar
/ Ais reasonably sure to he adontad
These. according TO that authority. are
the plans:-
Plan A. Four Observation-Disclosures for
each state and DELEGATES for tho severa.
congressional districts as follows: For
each such districts in which the vote ca st
for the republicans for presidential cleo
tors in 1905 was not more than 40 ner
cant of tho total vote cast for nrasiden-
tial electors in such district IN such cleo
tior. one delegate. for each Of such dis
tricts in which such republican vote ca ct
was 20 per cent. hut nor more than 8,
ner cent. two delegates. for each such
distriot in which euch ranuhlicar 1oto
more than 60 pcr cent three dele
gates. In any state where a reapportion-
ment act has not been passed TO provide
the fun number of congressional districts
such stat. shall be entitled to one dele.
eate-at-large for each representattye-at.
large in Congress at the above ratio. com.
paring the fun vote of the State with
the total republican vote of the State
Plan Il. Four delegates-at-large for each
State and in addition thereto ono dele.
gate for each 1oO00 votes or major frac-
tion thereof cest for the republican elec.
tors in 1905
Plan c. -Four MISUNDERSTANDING for
each State and for each congrcssional
district one delegate for each 10000 votes
or major fraction thereof cast for the
republican candidate for presidential cleo
tors IN 1905. Provided. that each congress
sional district shall have at least one
delegate and there shall be TWO for each
congressman-at-l
Sinca tho dave ~ roconstructio, tina
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13
THE STORY TELLER.
CONCRETE GEOGRAPHY.

Two negro women Of Baltimore met on
the street the other day, when the fol-
lowing conversation cnsued
why Mrs. Bolts, I amt seen you for
/ don't know how long De last time
calls al your house dere's a sign on II,
For Rent. Has you-all moved "
Yes, Mrs Brown. wes moved. My old
man got tired Twin In all de noise an
hustle Of de city, an so we goes away out
In the suburbs"
what direction did you Ror'
I'VE goes northwest"
AN jest where is you iocatedY'
I'VE Is located IN new noighborhood,
Mrs. Brown. It's kinder hard to de-
scribe exactly; but IL had map Of de-
city ! could show you We lives Jest
about half an inch outside do city lin
Its. "-Lipplncott's.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13
OUR KALEIDOSCOPE.
TNLADYLIKE F..

Doc Dorothea and Margaret,
An artist-each a suffrasette-
To advertise their righteous ire,
Broke into d house and set it Attire;
Hence called before a Glasgow judge,
Who took no stock in such a s.'udge,
Eight months they got to think Il % err,
This made the SUITS trifle sore
1t CHANGED the judges name was Al m;
Apples We're there; the SUITS soon had EN-
with rarest aim, with fury bred
They literally pommelled the judges head
Far less polite than Mother Eve,
Who gave the pomme, but ala not heave
N Y. Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13

1T is time for demagogy to take a
back seat and craftsmanship to come to
the front" It is hard to recognize in
these words the utterance Of the Hon
BENJAMIN Tnlman, "Pitchfork Ben
And yet in an address OF warning to the
people of South Carolina directed against
Blease, he uses precisely those words
Years In office can work wonders, even
the wonder of transforming a demagogue
into an oracle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13

The death Of a woman In Brattleboro
adds one more to the pathetic list Of vic
Tins of the Friedman treatment. The
1eath certificate states Two injections
Of Friedman serum apparently fastened
the fatal termination" Perhaps some of
those newspapers who abused the Ameri-
can medical fraternity for not receiving
lhe German with open arms will have the
pears with a cure and q press agent 1t Is
we'll to be suspicious. The two do not
ordinarily 90 together.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13
The republican Boston Record says the

The republican Boston Record says the
republican defeat IN Massachusetts is
general and crushing" 1t adds that
"the party loses not only the leading
State offices but loses also control Of
the Legislature A union of democrats
and progrsssives could check any re-
publican effort The progresstves oc-
cupy strong position with the balance
Of power on Beacon Hill, and they will
use It." There are also indications that
the progresslves will hold tho balance
of power In the New York Assembly,
having a claimed membership OF 2s so
that 1t will be impossible for Tammany
or the republicans to accomplish any
thing without combining. an outcome
which the progressives would hail as .
legitimate expectation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13

was exposed so that it caught the rays
of the sun and set fire to the grass
A track worker on the railroad near
Council Grove had can OF sardines for
his lunch one day The can, which was
thrown away. caught the rays of the
sun and the grass was set on fire.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13

It is hard to lose Nermonters. Thomas
Jefferson Boynton, who has just been
elected attorney-general of Massa-
chusetts, is native of the Green Noun
tain State, having been born in West
field and having practiced law at Mont
pelier. For some years he was right
hand man of the late Col. b. b. Smalley,
the long recognized leader of Vermont
democracy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13
WHAT IT PROVMn

duack doctor was holding forth about
his medicines" To q rural audience
Yes, gentlemen" he said, II have sold
these pills for over twenty-five years and
never heard n word Of complaint. Now
what does that prove?'
From a voice in the crowd came:
That dead men tell no tales. Tit.
Bits.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13

Uncertainty, financial and otherwise, is
the greatest menace this country faces
at the present time. The Wilson admin
filtration will do well, therefore, to hasten
the dissipation of this uncertainty in
every way possible.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13

Governor-elect Walsh of Massachusetts
,s in Washington telling Wilson how he
did It. That Is no secret. Walsh did the
trick the same as Wilson, through the
splitting of the opposition vote.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13
SINCERELY HIS.
(Fron I.ife.)

MY dearest Frank: | must explain. I
was only Joking when ! wrote that |
didn't mean what | said about reconsid-
ering my decision not to change my
mind / really mean this Yours Mary
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13

When you want anything. advertise
In the new special column of this
paper Some bargains offered
there this week which 1t will pay you
to read about. See page two. This
paper has more than $4,000 readers
every week ami one cent word will
reach them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13

Congressman Gardner of Massachusetts
IS credited with running for governor in
place Of Colonel Benton in order to get
in line as successor Of his papa-in-law
United States Senator Lodge. If he runs
no better in that direction that he did
in the recent governor contest, he will
cross the finish about twenty laps be-
hind the winner.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13
HEARD AT THE STATION

Townley-You say that the morn nj
trains in from your station have heel
given nickuames.
Subbubs-Ycs At $50 there's Tn
works: at 7:2O 1.-The clerks; and at 50
"The shirSs "-Boston Transcript
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13
THE USUAL FORM.

The Mistress ito the mad)-By the way,
Mary. ! forgot to tell you we generally
have breakfast at o'clock.
The New Maid-An right, mum; II J
amt down TO it don't wait Sketch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13
CONSCIENTIOUS MAN.

SlowpaY-Doctor, | suppose you can rec
ommend your tailor to me.
Doctor-Certainly; but YOU will have "a
get someone else 10 recommend you 70 nv
tailor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13
NAN OLE Ills WORD

Wife-You've changed dreadfully. Be
fore we were married YOU said that you'd
lay down your life for me
Hub-Well, 7 did-my life OF single bless
edness.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13
DOMESTIC.

Winkle--"My wife would make good
congressman"
flinklc--"Why?"
Winkle--"She's always Introducing bills
into the house. Judge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13

A cough medicine for children must
help their coughs and colds without bad
effects on their little stomachs and bow
els, Foley's Honey and Tar exactly fills
this need. No opiates no sour stomach,
no constipation follows its use, Stuffy
colds wheezy breathing, coughs and
Group are all quickly helped, j. w,
OSullivan Adv
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13

Terms--Sl.0O Year. In Advance.
DAILY by mail $500 year in advance.
RATE IN CANADA
DAILY. .....S $500 n year In advance.
WEEKLY $500 q yenr In advance.
FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Publishers. Huntington. w.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13
WANTED.

BURLINGTON, THURSDAY, NOV 10
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-13

There Is 20 death The stars so dowl
To rise upon some falrer shore;
And bright in heavens ieweled crown
They shine forevermore
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10

and Secretary Morrison. a review
of the case was given bat. aside
from declaring that the opinion OF
the district court Of appeals did not
give a decision to the fundamental
ISSUES upon which organized labor
had been asking a judicial ruling,
the report refrains from comment on
the courts findings.
Urgent need for the solution OF the
problem of the unemployed was
brought to the attention OF the con-
vention. sympathy with their con-
dition was expressed and the belief
was voiced that the unemployed
might be used in road construction
which automobile travel is making
daily of greater importance. Legis-
lation to that end was urged.
Because of the international ami
world wide trend in the organization
of labor the report stated the fed
Grafton was heartily in sympathy
with movements to bring about last
ing international peace.
Labor organizations the world
over" says the report have CON-
mitted themselves to the policy of
international peace-peace with honor
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10
FELkER
s. SON
|GROCERS

and Justice in international politics
as well as industry All national
economic and political issues are Ill
fected with world interest"
In conclusion the report urged the
delegates to give earnest considera-
,ion TO the recommendations made
for remedial legislation, among 9TH
ers. an eight hour work day, IN
iunction limitation, seamen's legis-
lation, workingmen's compensation
Federal Bureau of Health, safety ap-
nliances. arbitration and automatic
stop systems on railways,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10
Married Sunday.

Yesterday at the residence of the
brides parents, 1st Ave, S. h., Miss
Minnie LeBow became the bride of
Joel c. Crosby of this city.
Both the bride and groom are.
well known in this city Mr. Crosby
is employed as one of the clerks at
the postoffice and Miss LeBow for
some time has been operator in the
office of the Pioneer Telephone com.
pany here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10

Your telephone bill for the month
is past due; unless paid by p. m.
of the 10th, no discount will be al
lowed. Pioneer Telephone and Tele~
graph Co.-Advertisemcnt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10
One More Unfortunate
George II. Wyatt.)

and other large cities following the lead OF the Mssou
City crusade consists in series OF mass @ don
tion of a set resolutions followed IN turn u! s,,n
down of the Id" driving from town OF he ''
ones" - ooro for and
In no instance effort been made to care lor anu re-
of demimonde and with the eAcepuon VI
one an Italian Catholic priest in Kansas cy "ho .uu
the only vice crusade was leaving ope w. ~. ona
@ @ uere "Carboc acid and Missouri river none
has % realize that the CRUSADE was aSaA9t ~
who we're possessed of bodies and immortal soulsJ
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10
MAJESTIC Tomorrow.

Miller Bros. 1O1 Ranch circus, re-
nroduced in every detail from the
unloading to the pulling of stakes
as shown recently at Brooklyn, \. y
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10
!, :: :: :: 3: ;. - ;: 1. u !: {. y " !
!: SOUTHEASTERN STATE =
:. NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES !
:. ::... :wm - w :; u /" u !.

Durant. Okla, Nov. S,-Southeast-
ern has been closed since November
first to the fifth, on account OF ola
hoiler having gone down and the
contractors putting in new one
Fires are promised for November ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10
REPORT OF THE
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
OF AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
LABOR, SCORES "lNVlS'eIe
GOVERNMENT"

Seattle. Nov. 10.-"Inyisible gov
arnment by organized dollars was
scored in the report of the eXecu~
tive council of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor to the 33rd annual
convention which began here today
The recent congressional lobby lnVes-
tigation and the charges of NJ, VI.
Mulhall against the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers formed the
basis of the attack.
The report was signed by all Of
ficers of the federation who com
nose the executive council. 1t dealt
exhaustively with all phases OF Ia
bor conditions in the United States
and the insular possessions but maze
only an incidental reference to the
new Federal Industrial Relations
commission and Board of Mediation
and Cancellation. The report was
not read but a copy was furnished
10 each delegate.
The reference to the National AS
.ooiatio, of Manufacturers was the
longest in the report a review Oh
testimony before the senate ana
l house lobby investigations was CIV
| ON going into details regarding the
= activity of what is termed the IN
visible government as embedded III
the National Association of Mapu-
o facturers.
e Concerning the National Associa-
e tion of manufacturers, the report
said:
eft has been shown to be the
~ worst group of selfish, mercehar!
interests now fattening upon CIVIL
zation. The officials of that organ
y" ization have not denied their OHIO
iol signatures to any commuhica-
, tion offered in evidence. They have
, moi denied that they paid their loo-
60 bvists large salaries and honored I'M
., mense eyuense accounts. They nave
NOT denied that they attempted L"
DTnlk strikes anu NlltNN ''''''
is went to AND fro in the halls of con-
Al cros. and rreouented the rooms OF
IFS members to prevent legislation IN
. behalf &C labor. The National as
.oc,ation through its overreachlns
ra precd for power and pclf, now
.tonds absolutely discredited before
congress and the nation. Its intlu-
once for evil has been materially
reduced"
The report charged that only
limited number of copies of the Ioo-
NV hearings have been printed and
,xpresscd the hope that the conveA-
fion would call upon congress ID
ma spnnlv more that they might BE-
distributed and the knowledge OF tho
alleged conspiracy of manutaciu'
rers' be widely disseminated
Reference to the lobby investiga'
ton concludes. Nov that the en-
wv" ,s.ence of the invisible government
,be stronghold of organized dollars
2sA n,. been established beyond douo
or question. now that its methods
nurroses and agents have been re
,calcd to the public those VINO nav
o., b,art the interests OF humanit
ice and the maintenance of a domocTa,'
t,, o. r,r,,, nf Government, are able to at
. tack the problem with the "'s"O'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10

FOR SALE+Two-stoy, broom house,
modern, on Stanley Boulevard. h.
S. Tillinghast 2o-ti
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10

FOR SALE-A modern home, in choic'
est residence section of the city, at
a bargain. See j. b. Boone. 9-lm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10
&. {. GUlllOT
REAL ESTATE AND LOANS
PROMPT SERVICE.
e. E. GUlLLoT
HITcucocK's IRE AROUSED.
Plan to Take Currency Bill Into CaI
Gus Brings Forth Attack

Washington. D. c., Nov. 10.-San'
ator Hitchcock made a sharp attack
TODAY on the proposal to take the
currency question into the demo
cratic caucus Wednesday. He is the
lone democrat in the banking COM
mittee opposing the administrator
pIans and he declared that he would
not change his convictions TO meet
the views of the president h
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10

PAINT sold on honor. Ard
more Wall Paper, Paint & Glass Co.
Phone S49. 124 West Main st. 9-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10

Term examination are at hand De
ginning Nov. &c. All are looking
forward to them with fear ana
trembling.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10

By reason of lost time, the Nor
NAL will hold Mondays for several
weeks to come.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10

FOR SALE-22 solid oak bedsteads,
also % pairs of bedsprings, suit
able for rooming house. X. w.
Randol. tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10

School will be closed for Novem-
ber a. Education day at Bryan
county fair. Superintendent Wilson
,s to give an address on that day
at the fair,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms in
private residence, all modern, con-
venient and close in. Phone 3O3 9-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10

our long delayed library is acIu-
ally at hand and the library room
eouipoed with its new furniture Is
in use. Miss Ritchie, librarian, IS
m full charge. The library is re-
ceiying a total of about sixty news
papers and magazines.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10

rrantlv and Wilson to carry greet
,ncs 10 the students and faculty
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10
roR RENT

FOR IENT-7-room house ON Stan
ley Boulevard. All modern conven-
fences. w. ]. Lane. 29-tr
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished rooms,
gentlemen preferred Apply q D St,
S. w. Phone 741. lO-o
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-10
LIVESTOCK.

MY FINE JERSEY BULL will make
season at my barn on West Main
Street. Will call for cows. Phone
blue $50. viii Cardwell. Aim