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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-04

was an explosion that sent the bridge
lobby to the four winds The house
committee quit playing horse and be-
gan by taking sworn testimony All
that was different! That swearing
ito tell the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth" put a
crimp in evasiye answers and idle
words. Something dropped
Yes, something dropped out of
sight! 1t was the bridge lobby
But the bridge men are not de-
pending upon a bridge lobby at Des
Moines, or any state capital tr put
through what they want, O. to pre-
vent legislation that will make bridge
letting competitive. They work to
elect or defeat supervisors. They
finance the state supervisors annual
meetings and give the watchdogs of
the public treasury that contains
the boys" feel under lasting obli-
cations to the bridge companies.
Bribe the lawmakers? Oh. no,
You can't say that 1t isn't bribe
to hand a man line of soft talk. is
it? 1t isn't a bribe to give a county
official a hilarious good time at a
summer resort, is it? Or to pay his
hotel bills when he attends the state
meeting? No, a thousand times no
legally.
But the bridge men get there Just
the same. They have for years pre-
vented any legislation that would
make them give dollars worth of
bridge work for a dollars worth of
taxes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-04

Mann white slave act came to Musko.
gee today and surrendered to the U.
S. marshal, He entered a plea of
guilty before Judge Campbell and was
sentenced to one year in the federal
prison at Leavenworth and fined 49,.
500.
In the fall of 1913 he learned the
government was making an investiga-
ton and sent the girl to Toronto, Can
ada. After detectives had located her
and had taken her to Buffalo, Crump
himself fled to Canada last October
His attorneys induced him to return
and surrender. Crump is said to be
worth half a million and has been
prominent in oklahoma for twenty
five years. He asked that he be taken
to prison at once.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-04
OPEN N0STRILS! END
A COLD OR CATARRH
How To Get Relief When Head
and Nose are Stuffed Up.

Count fifty! Your cold in head or
catarrh disappears. Your clogged nos
trils will open, the air passages of your
head will clear, and you can breathe
freely. No more snuffling, hawking,
mucous discharge, dryness or head
ache no struggling for breath at
night.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist aud apply a
little OF this fragrant antseptic cream
in your nostrils It penetrates through
every air passage of the head, sooth-
ing and healing the swollen or IN.
famed mucous membrane, giving you
instant relief. Head colds and catarrh
yield like magic. Don't stay stuffed-up
and miserable. Relief is sure
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-04
EThird and last of a series of
articles from
SUCCESSFUL FARMING

OF course the bridge companies dt
not bribe the men who spend tht
money of the people and who make
the laws for the people, but they de
show them the best time in the world
They pay their hotel bills, they fur
nish them plenty to drink and plenty
of anything else they might want OF
will accept and put the boys under
lasting obligations to them. This
third article brings out this fact SC
the people may know.
A letter from Oklahoma is quo
ted in this article from SUCCESS
FUL FARMING. a magazine of more
than a half million circulation, pub
lished in Des Moines, Iowa. The
letter states that the highway com
missioner might be able to give some
points on how the bridge trust works
in Oklahoma.
Read this article and you will un-
derstand hoy important it is that you
write to your member of the legis-
lature and urge him to support the
state highway department, which is
working day and night, and which is
suffering humiliation that it may be
an instrument through which saw
ing can be effected to the people.
| had so much to tell about the
way bridge men defeat bridge legis-
lation, that | didn't finish my story
in the May issue. Here goes for an
other chapter of that most interest
ing and enlightening study of public
economics.
The Story of Bridge Builder,
A bridge builder down in Oklaho-
ma wrote and commented upon an
attack on the bridge trust, and said
he had been up against the trust
himself and appreciated what we
were doing to break up the combi-
nation and get fair bidding. So |
NIole 10 HIN lor lHe Tissue ldCl'
But here is what he replied
"The state highway commissioner,
Oklahoma City, OKLA, might give you
some good dope if he dared. How
ever, the trust has just given him the
race Of his life, and they came near
getting his scalp, and he may be
afraid to say anything.
I'VE thought of trying to sell our
patent to the various counties and
furnieh :, man to build a bridge or
two and charge them, say 10 per
cent. In this way we would not have
to meet the trust in competition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-04
EDUCATIONAL FUND AMPLE
Sale Of Lands and Increased Values
Brinq Returns

Oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. 3.-This
year the endowment fund ofthe state
educational institutions will be more
nearly equal to the needs of the in.
stitutions than ever before. This is
due to ehinercaes etao Conse
due to the increase in value of the
lands and to the sale of large acre
age of new college lands at a very ia
vorable figure. 1t is the opinion of
state examiner and inspector Fred
Parkinson that before long the endow-
ments will be equal to the needs of
the educational institutions and that
there will be no further call on the
general revenues for support of the
schools. This year it is possible that
the legislature will be required to
make appropriations for only two insti.
tutions out ofthe general revenue as
to the endowment. These
are the Central Normal and the State
University They are large and re-
quire more money than the endow-
ment will afford.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-04
Overnight Relief
For Constipation

When the bowels become clog
ged with mass of poisonous
stomach waste, sick headache
with all its attendant misery,
belching of sour stomach gases,
bloat and general discomfort are
sure to follow.
A mild, pleasant laxative-tonic
that will carry off the congested
mass without upsetting the stom-
ach or gripping the bowels, is
the combination of simple laxa-
tive herbs with pepsin sold in
drug stores under the name of
DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. A
dose taken just before retiring
will afford grateful relief next
morning. without unpleasantness
or discomfort.
DR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
is the ideal family remedy, es-
pecially for the women and chill
dren and old folks. A free trial
bottle can be obtained by writ
ing to Or. w. B. Caldwell, ASP
Washington St, Monticello, Ills.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-04
Prompt Action viii Stop Your couot

When you first catch a Cold (often
indicated by sneeze or cough, break
it up at once. The idea that "it does
not matter" often. leads to serious COM
plications. The remedy which immedi-
ately and easily penetrates the lining
of the throat is the kind demanded.
DR.. Kings New Discovery soothes the
irritation, loosens the phlegm. You
feel better at once. at seemed to
reach the very spot of my cough" is
one of many honest testimonials. soc
at your druggist.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-04
WYNNEOOD BANKER
PLEADS GUILTY

Muskogee, Okla, Feb. 3.-W. b.
Crump, SO years old, president ofthe
Southern National Bank of Wynne-
wood, Okla, indicted by the federal
grand jury at Chickasha last Novem-
Der on the charge of violating the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-04
How to Prevent Bilious Attacks.

Coming events cast their shadows
before This is especially true of bill
ious attacks. Your appetite will fail,
you will feel dull and languid. If you
are subject to bilious attacks take
three of Chamberlain's Tablets as soon
as these symptoms appear and the
attacks may be warded off. For sale
by all dealers.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-02-05
TANEYTowN.

Jere J. Garner returned from Fred
erick City Hospital OH Tuesday last
and Mrs. Allen Stull on Thursday
both very much improved in health
Miss Endora Burgoon, of Carroll
ton, spent Friday last with Miss Alice
Harmon
Miss Haines, Of New Windsor, IL
visiting the home of J. Henry Lam
bert.
Miss Bessie Roop, of New Windsor
~ The guest Of her sister, Mrs. WI al
Bower.
Mrs. Lavina Fringer spent several
days in Baltimore last week as the
guest of Mrs. E. z. Reindollar.
Miss Alice Miller was called nome
from school last week ca account ot
the illness OF her mother.
Mrs. Frank Long, of Beech Creek
Pa, is visiting her mother, Mrs. John
H. Myers.
Miss Dora Jones left Tuesday ~
ening for Baltimore To spend the
month.
The X. of P. Lodge held a banquet
on Tuesday evening.
Walter Fringer, or Virginia, spent
thu weeks end with his parents, Cal
vim III. Fringer and wife.
The many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs
]. w. Witherow gave them a very
pleasant surprise on Saturday even
ing- The occasion being the twenty
fifth anniversary or their marriage.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-02-05
WESTMINSTER, Md
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. 5, 1915
THE COUNTY ROAD.

The good country road must now De
built to meet the requirements Of both
team and automobile travel. Our
road engineers have not yet develop
ed the really good road-to meet both
requirements. The experience Is
duplicated in every State where high
priced roads of the tar and macadam
type arr built. Maryland IL now
confronted with the problem Of max
ing its expensive State roads safe for
horse travel The slippery surface Of
its macadam roads h. become ~
dangerous in TIL winter months that
there is a general protest from farm
ers and teamsteIs. IN the effort to
provide good roads suitable fer auto
mobile travel W. have swung To rhe
extreme anC have provided hard sur
faced roads dressed with oil to resist
the suction OF rubber tires travelling
AT high rate Of speed This dress
Inc, which II necessary to preserve
the road for automobiles renders the
surface so smooth as to be positively
dangerous for horse travel This
presents a problem III grave import
ance in formulating road policy.
Roads must be built for one or the
other modes Of travel, according to
their relative Importance, or else the
roadway must be widened to permit
two road beds, c2e for automobiles
and one for teams. The first argu-
ment of good roads IL their economic
value; their influence ID cheapening
the cost OF transportation Of pro-
ducts from the farm to market, and
their effect in increasing t. value al
farm lands. In later years "e are
learning the value Of good roads as
social factors, in facilitating travel in
rural districts and making attendance
at school, church and other com
munity functions both easier and
more pleasant This is the rural
road problem, and calls first for roads
that shall be suitable fOr good horse
travel and for heavy teaming. The
automobile is a later factor, and
while ease of automobile travel is
fully Al important in a few sections
and must be provided for in the fu-
ture, 1t does not as yet take the place
with horse travel in all sections and
az q GannraI need The husinnsg
standpoint calls for first considera-
ton The high-priced automobile
roads which are so beautifully pic
tured by some of our road enthusiasts,
al Secretary Houston said Of the pro
posed Lincoln Highway, may excite
our fancy and admiration but scarce
ly appeal as feasible or practical
undertaking. "-Pennsylvania Farmer
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-02-05
'THE STORY OF THE ROSARY,
Famous War Play Comes to Balti-
more, Week Of Monday, February 9.

Comstock and Gest will present
1.-THE Story of the Rosary, Walter
Towards romantic melodrama of
love, war and the church, at Ford's
Opera House, Baltimore, the week
starting Monday, February s. Mail
orders new being received, and the
reserved seat prices are SOC, 75c, $1.00
and $1.50 evenings, and SOC, 75c and
$1-00 Wednesday and Saturday
matinees.
The entire cast and production are
direct from the Princes Theatre, Lon
don, and come to Baltimore after a
brilliant and extraordinarily success
full run at the Manhattan Opera
House, New York
The scene might be any country Of
continental Europe today. The &C
coutrements of war are the most
modern, and AZ one desires to zee how
modern armies look, they need
glance no farther than to the stirring
battle scene which is Act II in the
Howard drama.
N The staunch love OF an impOverish-
ed Princess; the vindictive hatred OF
that young woman's father; the
/ illy-devised, golden attentions of a
rival; the loss of the sutton in the
wilderness of war the plight Of his
bride OF an hour, the prosecutions she
endures, her turn to the Church in
final despair-these are some Of the
darker threads in a story of absorb
ing Interest," story which author
Howard has made bright by an inter
weaving Of many threads OF vivid,
keen comedy.
More than 100 actors-not super
numeraries-are seen in the scenes of
this great war melodrama-
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-02-05
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The following were present: Mr.. and
Mrs. J. W. Witherow, Rev. L. B. Hafer
and wife, Mr. il II. Allison and wife,
Mr. H- az Allison and wife, Mr. Will
lam Witherow and wife, Mrs Allen
Stull, Calvin T. Fringer and wife, ].
Henry Lambert and wife, James Rein
dollar and wife, Mrs David Mehring,
Mrs Lydia Frownfelter, Of North
Dakota; Mrs. Martha Fringer, Mrs.
Clara Bricker, Mrs Lewis Elliott,
Miss Grace Witherow, Miss Edna
Mehring, Miss Mary Fringer, Miss
Mabel Lambert, Miss Minnie Allison,
Miss Vesta zepp, Miss Grace Young,
Lester Witherow, Harry Witherow,
Norman Baumgardner, Walter FIRING
er and James Reindollar, Jr. Re-
freshments were served in abundance,
md after giving the bride and groom
an old time serenade, all departed for
their homes, wishing Mr.. and Mrs.
Witherow many more happy anniver-
saries- They received many beauti-
full and useful gifts.
Grandfather Graham died at the
home OF his son-in-law, Calvin Will
son, on Saturday, aged 81 years, 2
months and IL days. Funeral at the
house On Monday Interment at
UniontoWn-
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-02-05
MRS. KOoNs DENIES ALLEGATION
In The Rev. snyder Divorce case.

lin The Rev. Snyder Divorce Ease.
James A. Rooms and wife, living at
Good Intent, four miles from Union
Bridge, were the first witnesses In
the divorce of Rev. J Edward Snyder
and his wife, which il being tried In
Baltimore, Tuesday Both denied the
allegations of Mrs. Snyder concern
ing Mrs. Rooms, whom she has
named a. correspondent.
MIR. Rooms remembered the time re-
ferred to by Mrs. Rooms when he
found fault with Mr. Snyder and
Mrs. Rooms. 1t was in September,
1909, MIR. Rooms said, and MIR. and
Mrs. Snyder, with Mrs. Snyder's two
the Rooms home.
All had been eating watermelon,
and Mr.. Rooms saw Mr. Snyder and
Mrs. Rooms whispering to each other.
Mr. Rooms admitted that the sight
made him cross. The next day he
wrote note to Mr. Snyder about it,
saying he did not consider it proper
thing for minister to do.
Mrs. Rooms said she hoped Mrs.
Snyder would come to repent the day
she had brought Mrs. Rooms into such
mess. Mr.. Snyder, she said, was
good and kind to his wife, and she
heard Mrs Snyder tell her husband
to stop preaching when she nodded
her head The whispering between
her and Mr.. Snyder, the witness said
was with reference to the sisters OF
Mrs. Snyder taking the Rooms horses
for ride
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-02-05
UNION BRIDGE.

\ 4S-horse power Pierce-ArrOw auto
mobile IL in the railroad shop here
for repairs and new coat OF paint.
1t is to be used by the superintendent
to inspect the road. The auto has
fange wheels, sand boz, four brakes
and ID used exclusively on the rails
They run down from Key-Mar, a dis
! lance Of miles in five minutes.
| Mrs. Jarvis Biggs, daughter OF MI.
and Mrs. Milton Haines, was success
| fully operated on for appendicitis IT.
hospital at Cumberland, Md, on
Saturday last. She was doing very
well at last accounts.
5. Raymond Senseney, cashier #
the Trust Company, spent the Tat ~
days at Atlantic City.
\ Miss Ruth Haines is at Cumber-
land visiting her sister, Mrs. Biggs.
The Farmers Institute on Monday
was poorly attended Bad weather
thu excuse.
Mrs. Mary 0. McCauley was In town
several days this week.
c. E. Engle has purchased the
three-story brick residence on Main
street, belonging to the Richardson
estate, and recently vacated by M.
Q. Keefer.
Main street was all excitement on
Tuesday afternoon when a horse be-
longing to the commiSsary of the
TideWater ran away. The wagon up-
set leaving number OF cases OF beer
along the street. Several buggies
and wagons were also put out of COM
mission.
N Oswald Baker and Earl Buckley,
two III our young business men Will
open in about ten days an up-to-date
moving picture parlor.
George W. Abbott, track inspector
for the MI MI R- r., il in Raleigh, an.
XII, looking up timber for the com
pany.
Harry Shank, compositor on The
Pilot, will give up type setting and
90 to farming the first Of April on a
no acre farm Success to him
William Wood il spoken of for
Magistrate This district is entitled
to two.
G. z. yesterday, @. E. Shiffier and
Leon r. Yourtee, of Hagerstown, have
obtained n franchise from the Town
Council and purchased the Buckley
Electric Light Plant, and work is
now under way to have their plant in
operation by April a tract of ground
has been purchased in town where a
building 40X80 feet, will be erected
as power plant with a rs horsepow-
er as-producer engine. Electric cur
rent for lighting and commercial pur-
poses will b. furnished both day and
night The members of the company
will incorporate under the name of
the Union Bridge Electric Mfg. Co.,
and later propose installing an ice
and cold storage plant.
Theodore Smith, Miss Henrietta
Smith and Pearl Kaufman, OF Balti-
more, spent Sunday with Mrs. ]. B.
Rakestraw and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. 2. Stauffer spent
the past tn days with friends ia Bal
timore-
r. x. Angel, who has been visiting
in California the past two months,
has returned to his home, near Union
Bridge
Miss Lenora Stitely wa given a
surprise by number of her friends,
at the home of her grandmother, Mrs.
W. S. Rinehart, on Wednesday even
ing.
"a driving horse belonging to Urner
Eng1ar was paralyzed, near fancy
town, on Wednesday.
The receipt of the barrels, boxes
and cash, shipped to the Belgians,
has been acknowledged.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-02-05
MOUNT OLIVE.

We are still having plenty Of rain
Mr- Upton Henry, Or this place
killed very fine beef this week.
Miss Mamie Matthias was the guest
of Mrs. Amelia Davis and family, OF
Mountain View, from Saturday after
noon till Sunday afternoon.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Mt
Olive held an oyster supper at the
home of Mr.. Clarence Baker. 1t was
largely attended. Music was fur.
nished BY the Morgan Chapel Band
Mr.. Samuel Matthias IL VISITING
her SON, James u. Matthias. ana fam.
lily, OF Baltimore.
The ladies of this community turn.
ed out In full force Tuesday after.
noon md helped Mrs James wv
Fleming quilt. They had "A very
pleasant evening, although, 1t was
rainy.
Sunday school at Mt. Olive Metho.
dist Episcopal church at 1 b. mi
Preaching ak ESQ y. m.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-02-05
FATAL GLASS EYE LOST YEARS
AGO is NOW LOCATED

Seized with violent fit OF cough
ing at her home on Paint Greek, Mrs
Lulu Stricken, 80, coughed up glass
eye which she had misplaced So years
ago The artificial optic was in q
perfect state of preservation. IN
speaking or the incident, Mrs. Strick-
Ter told story Of her early life.
had the misfortune to lose one
OF my eyes when in my early teens
she said "By way of offering 60
enlargement, my mother promised
that glass eye should be my birth
day present when was 81. So we
began saving chewing tobacco tags,
ana on the morning OF my 21st birth
Gay mother handed me thu package
containing the bulb.
There was no eye doctor in the
town then, but we had our choice Oh
the 1eweler and the blacksmith. Be-
f0re the blacksmith reached the
mouse with his implements 4 had
opened the package and found to my
modification that the pupil of the
glass eye was black, while that Of
natures orb III light blue.
The blacksmith was "a single man
0Au wren saw Qlm coming 4 Aui
RED to the looking glass to straight
en- up my hair preparatory to meet
ing him and advising that his services
would not b. needed, at least for the
present.
Il had been holding the glass eye
In my hand, and carelessly placed y
10 my mouth 80 a. to be able to use
Doth hands on NY bangs the eye
wa slippery and went down ray
throat as clean as whistle. 1t didn't
hurt me, but it caused the death Oh
my father a few months later"
May ask in what manner your
fathers death w. connected with
your own misfortune, my poor vo-
man. queried the reporter. !,
Well, replied the old lady, !
don't like to tell but will. a feE
months after AZ swallowed c. Eiass
optic father took me and went ON \
carnival circuit. He skinned people
all over the country by charging my
cents To see the woman with one eye
ln her head and on in her st0macK..
Ae was arrested. convicted anu
hung"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-02-05
UNION MILLS.

Our farmers are very much aeitated
about the price Of wheat. It III not
because they have the wheat, but "
A. because they don't have III. The
majority having sold at from sSc tc
soc per bushel, but there Ia quite !
quantity Of wheat vet i'm the neigh
borhood which ~ still being held for
higher prices.
William Crowl has sold his property
consisting Of about so acres. living
between this place and Mt Pleasant
nd r. purchased TIN farm of Glen
Reese, lying along the Pleasant WAT
ley road, about IL miles south w
this place. The farm consists Of
about 100 acres and the price maid
for IL was about $1,000.
There is much sickness fn our cam
munity, principally pneumonia.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-02-05
Conldn,t Stumn Father.

One night man wa reading a
volume of highly colored fiction to Till
family. With his spectacles on hi
nose he droned along: "Gwendolen,
de We're Hastings lowered her limped
blue eyes, and Lord AIgernon Man
nering took her Linn white hands in
his. and crushed her To him in pas
sionate embrace AT that moment
five minutes past twelve sounded
from the castle belfry, and"
EEt here hiS youngest daughter in-
terpOsed-
NO clock could strike five minutes
past twelve" she said.
Don't criticise unless you know.
Certainly 1t could replied Paterfa-
milias-- AIt va fTe minutes slow
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-02-05
BARE BRANCH.

Mr. Horace Koontz, who il On the
SICK list, II no better at this writing
Mr.. Aaron Leister, who was con-
nned to the house for some time, is
out again.
Mrs. Theodore Yingling, Of Han
over, -, II visiting her daughters
Mrs. Joseph and Mrs. Claud Myers
Mrs. jeremiah T. Koontz, who was
suffering for the past six weeks with
very sore hand, is slowly improy-
Ing.
Mrs David Circle, who was paraly-
zed a few weeks ago, is not much in
proved.
The heavy rain on Tuesday nigh
did some washing along our branch
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-02-05
To The Farmer :

We do not believe the cost of your
wants and demands this year will average
higher than last year. The only advance will
be in Fertilizers. Potash which enters large
" III the manufacture of Fertilizers and which
comes from Germany, is much higher--which
will advance Potash foods from ST to So ton,
but with wheat and other farm produce At the
present prices, this will not work hardship.
We believe the farmer i just entering
the most prosperous year that he has ever
experienced.