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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-04-11
Voluntary Prizes.

For the best hog raised by men,
Der of the Carter County Hog clubs
in 1913.
Robt Michael. $1,000
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-04-11

SPECIAL SALE on Carnations Sat.
urday. Fifty cents per dozen. Shu-
man Floral Company. Hit
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-04-11

Try our special Sunday evening
dinner-a S100 dinner for so cents
Served from $50 to s. Music while
you dine. THE GEM CAFE. 11-2t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-04-11

Joe Robert, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. /. Rasor, is quite i'll with the
measles.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-04-11
FATAL COLLISION.
Auto and Locomotive Mix-One Man
kiIled-One Hurt.

Muskogee, Okla, April 10. A
Hensley of Tahlequah was killed and
Robert fIke, Col North Sixth street
Muskogee, sustained a fractured shoul.
der and was badly shaken up when
a big touring car owned by Fike was
struck by the pilot of Frisco engine
Phortly afternoon Thursday while
Fike was driving his car east on
Broadway and over the Frisco tracks.
Hensley fell under the wheels of the
train and was ground almost to pieces.
Fike saved his own life only by pres
zee of mind.
When the engine struck the auto
mobile, Fike took the only chance left
pen for him and this chance saved
his life. He lunged forward from
the auto and leaped upon the pilot
of the engine, clinging there until
the engineer brought the train to Il
fun stop.
Hensley came to MusEogee Thurs
day morning to look at some real es-
tate owned by Fike, lie leaves a
wife and three grown step.sons. He
was 40 years old.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-04-11
(Seal.,
With the Sick.

Mrs. John Mulkey, who underwent
a surgical operation last week at
the Hardy Sanitarium, is improving
nicely and the surgeon hopes to dis
miss the case within a few days.
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-28
Drawn Needed as Much as Brains
in This Country of Opportunity

n MERICA needs Drawn almost
n as badly as it needs brain.
1t needs men of muscle as
urgently as it needs mathemau-
clans. 1t needs the laborer as much
as it needs the learned.
The immigration bill, which has
come before the senate, does not
recognize this. 1t ought NOT to be-
come a law.
This bill says that no man who
can not. read or write Is fit to be-
come useful, desirable resident of
the United States. Now. let us con-
slider this from purely economic
point OF view and not at all as
political problem-allowing man
to become a worker is a very diff
ferent thing from allowing him to
become citizen, the literacy test
in this connection being very much
more defensible.
America, iudustrIally, is in its in
fancy. It's resources have been lit
tie more than scratched. Its poten-
tialities no man can estimate.
But two things are absolutely
necessary for proper progress,
namely, money and muscle We can
not afford to repel either. The inn
migration bill is designed to keep
out labor. This is wrong,
we are all so wen educated
nowadays that none Of us wants
to soil our fingers or earn a living
without wearing a collar and tie"
is a not uncommon remark. In a
sense it is true, How many native
born Americans are common labor
ers? How many of them are dig
ging dirt? How many are navvIes?
How many are longshoremen? How
many are driving coal carts? How
many are mine ,aborers? How
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-28
By B. C. FORBES.
By WINSOR .M'CAY.

many, in short, are doing the
toughest kinds of work-work alb
solutely necessary for the running
Of country?
Because man can't read, should
he be forbidden to become a farm
laborer? Should he be forbidden to
Join a squad of navvies building a
new railroad? We need farm Ia
borers and navvies far more than
we need many of the fingered
youths who can wri c, but who will
not condescend to perform any
manual task.
HASN'T President Ripley, of the
Atchison railroad, just declared
that we have only imitation rail-
roads in this country and that re-
building is essential if the compa-
MES are to cope with the progress
that ought TO be enjoyed? Who,
pray. are to lay all the necessary
roadbeds, cut tunnels, build bridges,
put down rails and do ali the
other hard work incidental to pro-
duciug a proper railroad? In some
countries the rails are simply laid
on virgin ground-down valleys
and up hills-with next to no spe-
cial preparation, but the United
States has passed that stage of
semi civilization. 1t demands the
best railroad science capital and
labor can evolve. Why drive away
the class of able bodied men who
could, and in many cases would.
become valuable railway builders?
Nine times in ten II is no fault of
the immigrant that he was never
sent to school. Why punish him
for a handicap already burden
some? There is less to fear from
admitting aliens who can neither
read nor write than IN welcoming
some vino can DO both and few
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-28
THE GEORGIAN AND THE S. A. :.

Editor The Georgian:
AS a member of the International
Stewards association and until this
year fourth national vice president
and. incidentally. steward of the
Piedmont hotel, this city, want to
thank you not only for myself, but
In the name OF all those who helped
to make the Culinary Exhibit at the
Piedmont possible, for the space
and notice you gave US on the front
page of your Surely Newspaper"
on January %.
We appreciate this moreso be-
cause no other paper in the city
thought it worth while to pay any
attention to body of men repre-
senting the T. S. A., men who un-
selfishly are working for the well
fare and benefit of mankind.
The members of the l. S. A. were
instrumental in having passed the
pure food law They were the men
who introduced the so-called Will
son bill regulating weights meas
ures and net containers. and the
l. S. A. is now introducing a bill in
congress to bring in meat from the
Argentine Republic free of duty. in
order to reduce the high cost OF liv-
ing mot for the benefit of the I &
A., but for the benefit Of the public.
The Hearst newspapers are al
ways with the people and nobody
realizes this more than the people
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-28
Charles S. Barrett Would
Make an Ideal Secretary
of Agriculture
Mr. Wilson, in Making Up His Cabinet Could No Better
Than Select the Head the Farmers Union for This I'm
portant Portfolio.
" e.s

The announced desire of the presdenelec being to select
men for his cabinet not only thoroughly qualified under
the administration, but foot loose with respect to their
fractional and material aignments and interests difficult 10
how he could make happy choice for agricultural
portfolio than Charles S Barrett Georgia. president of the
National Farmers Union
Mr. Barrett is practical and eminenty successful farmer
lie knows the business of farming from the soil the and
back He familiar by seven years at the head
of the Farmers Union and desires Of
the agricultural interests He knows, AS NO OTHER MAN
CAN KNOW DURING PRESIDENT WILSON'S TERM OF
OFFICE, the rank and file of the knows their it,
tie wants no less than their big ones.
He is tremendous executive ability Never beor.
he assumed the presidency of the Farmers such an
organization known what successfully organized
and effectively promoted He keeps constantly touch with his
workthere other individual in country SO completely
possessed of the farmers confidence and high esteem
Over and above all of that S. Barrett has kept pol
tiles out of the organization of which head He has
kept in touch with state legislatures and the
matter of but he has eliminated always partisan u
gestion from the unions endeavor.
If Barrett Secretary Agriculture he would be
for the farmers frstfor politicians never He
would know every men best qualified TO
help him in the work of the departments would know
them largely outside of their politics
Personally Mr. Barrett has been all times sanch Demo
On that there nothing to ask Never how
ever has he been Extensively partisan never partisan at
all In the handling of his work president of the
If there department Of the government that surely
ought to be mnmzd in its politics. will agreed that
the Department of Agriculture. If department that
requires only familiar with purpose but
fcien executive ability carry that purpose effect
the Department of Agriculture If there department
needs A PRACTICAL MAN. AND NOT A POLITICIAN at its
head, it is the Department Of Agriculture.
These things being true why Charles s. Barrett
gia?
The president would make no mistake in naming him
the agricultural portfolio in the new cabinet
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-28
Double Profits in Trade
Reciprocity

sealing food schedules congress to it
the reductions made CONDITIONAL UPON EQUAL
TARIFF CONCESSIONS BY OTHER COUNTRIES IN FAVOR OF
OUR GOODS
Foodsu from such countries as Argentina and Mexico ought
into OUT ports tariff free BUT OUR MANUFACTURED
GOODS AND OTHER PECULIAR PRODUCTS OUGHT ALSO TO
BE MADE FREE OF TARIFF CHARGES AT ARGENTINE AND
MEXICAN PORTS
We need cheaper food supply in this country But
enlarged market goods arrange to
satisfy
tariff satisfy only WISE PLAN OF RECIPROCITY
WILL SATISFY BOTH.
Reciprocity will concessions business community
that will fully compensate them for any that be
tanned by tariff reduction And the public of
WILL REAP A DOUBLE PROFIT They win gain by the in
creased food supply home and they will gain by the increased
foreign demand for American goods.
Take the Argentine showing
way of lowering the retail price of beef and Amer
markets will be recalled that ago Governor
Wilson wide publicity object lesson that he witnessed
Hamilton Bermuda the landing cargo of Argentine
resulted sudden and marked reduction prices by
the American packing interests they
The British and Argentine Navigation Company re-
Gently put into commission Each of these
BILE carrying efrgeraors Ayres Liverpool
nine million pounds of fresh steamship familiar
South American trade that such ships would
New York well Liverpool IF TT WERE NOT FOR THE
AMERICAN TARIFF ON FRESH MEATS.
duty a and half per pound THUS THE TARIFF
ON A NINEMIILION-POUND CARGO AMOUNTS TO $l35O0O
1t reasonable suppose if tariff
taken increasing the possible profits single voyage
from Argentina New York by $135OOO-TEERE WOULD BE
NO LACK OF SHIPS.
minister of public works Bueno Ayre has recently
called public that the British
meats comparatively Improbable because the
prices prevailing England discussed possibility of de
voping market Italy every suppose
that the tide States if
congress took the tariff of dressed meats.
Nothing noteworthy the life United
the gradual fall of food supply comparison
our increasing population The existing tariff primary
stufs gross had any substantial
justification Mainly by Mckinley bill for the
express purpose of foolng the farmers
Argentina a agricultural country, utterly devoid
of manufactures 1T STANDS READY AND EAGER TO OFFER
A MARKET FOR AMERICAN MANUFACTURED GOODS-IN
EXCHANGE FOR IT'S OWN COARSE FOOD STAPLES
Here perfect for reciprocity What do
accept cheaper food from Argentina exchange fresh
impetus to manufacturing enterprises
The quality of reciprocity is like that mercyIT BESSES
BOTH IN THE GIVING AND IN THE TAKING
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-28

other things not calculated to ele-
vate the country.
The exclusion section Of the i'm
migration bill has been eagerly adj
vocated by certain classes of labor
in the belief that, by reducing the
supply of workers, it will be easier
to wiring advantages from employ
ers. This attitude is worse than
selfish. 1t is depIorably short sight
ed The more unskilled work per
formed the greater the demand for
skilled employees To put it diff
ferently: If there be a dearth of
common labor fewer superior po-
sitions can be available The larg-
er the army, the greater the num-
Der of non-commissioned and com
missioned officers necessary. There
must be an adequate supply of
hewers of wood and drawers OF
water. We can not all do fancy
work. Somebody has to plow fields,
plant crops, clean stables, mine coal
and iron and copper, roll rails, dig
sewers, sweep the streets put coal
in cellars and drive numbering wag-
ons.
II any industry be deprived Of
it's full quota of unskilled labor,
It can not-obviously-employ a
full number of skilled employees.
And II activity be thus rorcibly
curtailed, profits must diminish,
treasures must sutherland not
even solomon could pay out in
wages more than he had first taken
in
Don't deny to a healthy, honest
laborer the right TO take part in
building up this young country
simply because he has spent his
boyhood days in the field or the
workshop and not in the school
room. 1t is un-American. 1t is
not humane. And il is not good
business
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-28
Letters From Georgian Readers

The biggest advertisement, the big
gest boost ever given to the city
of Atlanta-if not the best compli-
ment paid this city-was that Mr.
Hearst thought enough of Atlanta
to establish a paper here" Very
truly yours,
EDW. r. FISCHEL
Managing Steward the Piedmont
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-28
NEW SWAMP" DISCOVERED,

Editor The Georgian:
I fiatter myself on having had
quite q little education and Oh
having seen quite few things IN
my time, j. e., roads. streets hou.e-
wards, avenues, drives, etc, but II
would take a better educated and
more widely Travelled man than
myself to name the two blocks OF
eight to twelve-inch slime and muu
on Gilmer street, between Pratt ana
Bell streets.
There was, at one time, a pile OF
belgian blocks stacked on inns
street, but mary" an effort mace
to improve the awful condition Oh
this-shall / call it swamp
swell little disease breeder in SUM
mer, too. School children passIHs
twice a day to the number OF aO0u'
three hundred.
| think something ought 10 w
done. Respectfully yours
JOE RUDDERMAN'
81 Bell street. Atlanta Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
FIRST MOVE FOR BIG
AUDITORIUM WILL Be
MADE NEXT TUESDAY
First Meeting of Auditorium
Committee of Chamber
of Commerce Will
Be Held

Tuesday the active movement for a
large public auditorium for Birmingham
will be launched at the first meeting of
the new auditorium committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, Pascal g. Shook
chairman. Chairman Shook made this
announcement yesterday afternoon.
No definite plans have been formulated
by Mr. Shook and he stated that if he
had any he would not wish to make
them public until he had consulted the
members of his committee.
II have no objections to stating, how
ever" he said, that we will do every
thing in our power to start actual con-
struction on an auditorium this year, and
it is probable that 1t can be completed;
for building of this kind, you know,
involves no especial construction prob
lens. 1t is just four big walls with a
roof over 1t and floor in it.
There is much outside interest already
in the movement in Birmingham for an
auditorium. 1 have received letters from
several associations of this section of the
country stating that when such build
ing is erected here they will make Bir-
mingham their permanent headquarters,
for conventions and meeting places. One
or two of the letters are from especially
large associations or Institutions which
am not at liberty now to name.
II have not consulted in any way with
the members of my committee, but speak
ing off hand / am in favor of building
with a seating capacity of at least 1900
Atlantas auditorium seats 72O0, and we
should be little larger than Atlanta.
Atlanta will be our only real rival in this
line, and If we can seat a couple hun
dred more it will be a valuable argument
in our favor when associations are con-
sidering convention places.
Il do not anticipate any difficulty in
financing the proposition. 1t is true that
little ii any financial aid can be expected
from the city. But we don't need it. ]
would not care to discuss what plan we
may use until after the committee has
a conference. but do not anticipate the
least difficulty in any way in financing
the proposition. We hope to get together
soon and have all these matters settled
the site picked out, purchased and every
thing started, even the construction, as
soon as possible
Mr.. Shook has under consideration the
plan by which Atlanta financed the erec-
ton of its public auditorium a few years
ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
APPRAISERS Of THE
!. ALA. CONSOLIDATED
MAKE THEIR REPORT
Value of Plants, Property,
Cash and Equipment of
Corporation Placed
at %,779,fo6.13

The value of the plants property.
cash and equipment of the bankrupt
Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron
company was declared to be S4,79s.-
496.13 in report filed yesterday in
the court of Referee in Bankruptcy
Edmund II. Dryer by the three ap
praisers recently appointed by the ref
cree, w. s. Lowell, II. A. Turner and
r. G. Ault
The report is self-explanatory and Is
in full as follows:
lin re Alabama Consolidated Coal
and Iron company, bankrupt. Hon. Ed
mund IL. Dryer. referee:
I'VE respectfully submit herewith
our appraisal of the properties of the
Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron
company, the figures given being In
our opinion the sale values of the
lands, plants and materials as of this
date.
Coal properties, mines, railroad and
equipment at Lewisburg S930O00.
Red Ore property, mines and equip
ment at Alfalfa and Etowah. 100000.
Red ore property. mines and equip
ment at Gate city. 100000.
Brown ore property in Polk coun-
ty, Georgia, $4,000.
Two blast furnaces at Gadsdeli.
complete, $6o0,0o0.
1.-TWO blast furnaces and ore mine
at Ironaton, s250,000.
Lime quarry at Rock Spring. $685.
900
Miscellaneous farm lands. etc,
$140 600
Free assets as per schedule. at
tached, 1852. .49e.1s.
Total, 79,4s6.13.
''fespectfully submitted. w 5. Lo-
vell II. A. Turnef. p. G. Ault. APP
praisers.
birmingham March s. 1913"
The schedule of free assets as re-
ferred 70 is as follows:
Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron
company II. W. Coffin. trustee. State
ment of free assets. March /. 1918.
"Ore, coke, coal and limestone. es-
timated $16,o69.97.
Furnace and mine supplies. esti-
mated, $4,000.
Merchandise in stores. estimated,
$52.oS7.
Give stock, estimated. $4,000.
miscellaneous supplies. furniture,
fixtures, etc. estimated, $4,000.
pig iron, 2so4 tons at sl2.1s. s34.-
15272.
Total, s22o,7596s
Cash with banks and cashiers, sG1,-
171.s0.
Accounts receivable S105,730.s7.
bills receivable. $1,000.
! Total. s167,902.67.
"Unexpired insurance premiums.
$4,000
"Grand total. sss1.es23e.
'Grand total. less depreciation on
above exclusive of cash Items. $751;
496. 49,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
LOOKING INTO
LOCAL CONDITIONS FOR TIE
STANDARD STEEL DIRECTORS

Investigating conditions here, upon the
report as to which large appropriations
will be made by the new owners of the
Standard Steel company, w. IL. Clover
dale, a director of the new company, and
we'll known engineer, Is in the city.
He will be here next week. Mr.. Clover
dale was recently placed upon the board
OF directors of the Standard Steel com.
pany and is here for the directors looking
into the situation. Following his report,
It is understood, an ambitious programme
and improvements will be recommended
and authorized.
Mr.. Cloverdale said last night that he
did not feel warranted in giving out any
statement for publication by reason OF the
fact that his Investigations were strictly
confidential He would only say that he
was acting for the board of directors,
that the New York parties owning the
plant would not visit the city because
he was to report to them and that SO
far as he knew no changes in the Off
cial family would be made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
WOMAN MEMBER OF
LOCAL POLICE FORCE
Miss EN-. Hutchinson Is Ap-
pointed by Lanesto Aid
Mrs. Searight

The first woman police officer ever ap-
noir.ted in the south was given an assiEn-
ment Yesterday by A. o. Lane. commits
sioner of justice, when he signed the COM
mission of Miss L. n Hutchinson She
was assigned to the welfare bureau under
the supervision of Mrs. NJ. w. Searight.
The duties of the new police officer win
he strictly in police work. as she will be
urder the direction of Judge Lane as head
Of the police department and the chief.
However. the principal work of the new
officer will be that of assistant to Mrs.
searieht. She will look into the condition
of girls that are thrown upon their own
resources and will take special pains "a
alleviate some of the indignities inflicted
upon woman at the various street corners
and elsewhere by the "maYhers" Of Biz
mingham.
Miss Hutchinson, 1t is understood. u;,,
make several Investigations into confii-
tions here which Will be given Mrs. Ser
right and Judge Lane, following which
some remedial legislation viii be enacted
70 help the general situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
COMMISSION WILL
REGULATE WORK ON
STREETS IN future
Only One Side Of One Block
Will Be Allowed to
Be Closed to
Traffic

AT the city hall it is understood the city
has learned a lesson from the torn uI
condition of the streets and hereafter will
specify the manner of working downtown
and tearing up streets. Within a few
weeks the commissioners will let several
contracts for paving downtown. Work
will be done on Second avenue and on
Nineteenth street.
Whatever company gets the work, it is
said the city will specify that but one
block at time shall be torn up, and only
one side of a block. AS to widening the
sidewalks the commission will also specify
that only one side of the sidewalks shall
be disturbed at one time. Hereafter il
is understood the streets will not be COM
pletely closed as has been the case dur
ing the past four months The engineer
ing department of the city WILL 1t is I'M
derstood, be instructed to carefully en-
force the orders of the commission In
reference to more adequately protecting
the traffic downtown.