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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-05
Silver and Weeks.

{ In your paper of yesterday you say
the firm Of Silver and Weeks of 'Dai
las, Texas, has the contract for re
building the city hall OF Ardmore:
that Mr., Weeks, of this firm. will
open branch plumbing business in
Ardmore, etc.
wish to state the firm of Silver
and Weeks have come to Ardmore to
live, and expect to move their fam
/ places to move to. That Mr.. Sam
/ Weeks Of this firm has asked pos
session Of his home at the corner of
| c street and Seventh avenue, north
west, by the first of January, and
viii repgir ,he place and make Ard
more his home he being one of the
old settlers of this city and has con
tr.buted his share in the building of
the best city in the southern part of
the state of Oklahoma-"Ardmore."
This firm comes here to engage in
the ruilding and construction bust
ness. Mr.. Silver, being one of the
best known brick men in the south.
gladly refers you to such men as
Mr., Gross, Mr. Mccoy, both with the
Santa Fe, also your city building in
spectcr, Mr. Redpath Mr.. Weeks |
lived among you for some sixteen |
years, engaged in the plumbing and
sheet metal business. and his work |
stands as a monument to his know. !
ledge in these lines Since leaving
here some six or seven years ago, |
he has been associated with some of
the best buildings in the south, has
made hard study of good building
and building material and believes he
is in position to give to the citizens
of Ardmore more in the building line
than any other man in your city.
1t will be the purpose of the firm of
Silver and Weeks to build good build
ings only, and they invite the build
ing public to take UP any building
questions they may have with them,
to the end of giving value in con-
structon for every dollar invested
and building for Ardmore buildings
of the class that have made Dallas the
best built city in the entire south
west.
Mr.. Weeks built his own house on
South Washington street and it |
speaks volumes of his class of build |
ings, while every other house on this
street are badly cracked and dam
aged, his stands as solid today as
the day it was completed There
are differences in buildings, and this
are entitled to the best, which in the
long run cost less and are a lasting
satisfaction to the owner.
mere has been some complaint
made on account of the city admin
istration letting the contract of re-
pairing the city hail to this firm. Mr..
Weeks wishes to state he is tax
payer in Ardmore, and gladly refers
the public tax rolls as to the amount
and believes he pays as much as any
contractor in the city, and is entitled
to as much consideration in city i'm
prosements, ' y t' q
He wishes to thank the citizens
for their hearty welcome on his re-
turn to the city and invites anyone
in building to take the
matter up freely with the firm of Sill
Yer and Weeks
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-05

For the remaining five numbers of
the lyceum course, student tickets Will
be sold for 75c and adult tickets for 81.
The number next Tuesday night will
be worth the price of the season tick
cts. 5-2
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-05
Notice to Merchants.

No merchandise OF any description
should be sod or charged to account
of the City of Ardmore, except upon
official requisition signed by the pur-
chasing department of said city.
BY Order OF MAYOR AND BOARD
"a OF COMMISSIONERS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-05

Tickets for the lycoum can be had
at Ringers drug store or from Mrs. J.
r. Pennington. Five good numbers at
40 each, when season ticket is pur-
chased 90
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-05

Officers Braziel and Simms had a
merry chase after festive "legger, %
but only succeeded in landing the
goods and not the man. They had a
tip, that there would be something
doing near Oyerbrook yesterday after.
noon and took their station near the
place designated Before long they
saw sizable kcg dropped from a
northbound train and at the same time
a party made for the kcg, When he
cspied the officers he made a dash for
a high.power motor car standing close
by, and though the little old Ford did
its best. only succeeded in capturing
the ugltiye's hat along with the kec
that he failed to gel and which con
tanned ten gallons of "casinE-head."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-05

Grand Opera Stars at high school
Tuesday night. Doors open
at 7:3O. Performance begins promptly
at sis. Get season ticket at Rim.
gers, and be there. 5-2
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-05

Recu'ate the bowels when they fail
10 move properly. HERBINE is an ad-
mirah'o bowel regulator. Ii helps The
liver and stomach and restores fin,
feeling OF strength and b0Uyancy
Price soc. Sold by Bomar Drug Co
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-05

Meet your friends at NIon'mann's
Saturday afternoon Get free lunch
and take home little sack of Kar
sas Expansion Flour
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-05

Drink pure distlneo water, delivered
anywhere in city. phone orders to 6l5
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-05

c. Il. Cook OF Snyder, state lecturer
for the Masonic fraternity is in the
city for few days in the interest of
that order
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-05

Have you seen Budd's porter? He
sports some ralment and is on the job
for the benefit of the customers OF that
establishment
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-05

Fred v. Kinkadc Is reported ser.
iously IN at the horne of his mother
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-05

The Elks are making elaborate pre-
paratons for thcir annual ThanksgiV.
ing ball.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-05

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proSements.

He wishes to thank the citizens
for their hearty welcome on his re-
turn to the city and invites anyone
interested in building to take the
matter up freely with the firm of Sill
yer and Weeks.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-12
The West vainlan is on sale daily in Atlantic City at.
Herpdoli News Co. South Carolina and Atlantic AYES.
Atlantic News Agency, Younss Pier.
TUESDAY EVENING OCTOBER IL. 1915.
IIl ii. like BOSTON.

xvl1iTH the victory Of tho Redsox yesterday after
wv noon over the Phllies with Alexander in the box
forsMoran's men, It looks like win for Bos-
ton In big Championship games. Tho Phillies have
chance today tie up the SERIES but even II they
do they will still be at big disadvantage. II Boston
game To-Day it will make the series stand three
to one; and 81 will be all but the shouting Boston
has never lost worlds SERIES and the dope indicates
that the record OF the Beanown teams in the annual
baseball classic will not be broken by the Phil!ios
Boston has the pitchers That is the answer to the
query: What makes the Redsox successful" Besides
they have the hitters strong pitching department,
combined with a bunch Of heavy hitters makes team
almost inyincibe in short series. Including yester.
days game the Pbillies had made eleven hits, while the
Redsox had hammered out "a This shows that Boston
has the best team both from the pitching and batting
standpoints.
The fact Of the matter is that Boston should have ia
kenthe first three games instead Of two out of the first
three Shore outpitched Alexander in the opening
and even the followers of the Phies had to admit that
the openng game was sort OF fuke victory for the Ma
honal League contenders. Foster outcassed Mayer i'll
thesecond contest while Leonard had all the best of the
pitching argument yesterday.
The Philes are missing the services of Kfcr, their
star catcher. While Burns is doing well behind the
plate he not Killifer by any He is not the
hitter that Ker Is not good the bases and does
not have the head that Kilfer possesses. Alexander
would undoubtedly be stronger in the box with Kilifer
behind the plate than he is with Burns.
But we are not trying to find alibi for the work
done Phlies to date, trying to deract from
the glory the Redsox. Both have played good
baseball butSso far the Boston aggregation has proved
to be the best allround team.
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Austrian who exploded the blast which did the damage
Mezzanotte testified that, before blasting he had
moved q wooden brace between the rock and the "Ir
beam. together with cross beam and q post
There are signs Of a determined enaeayor TO make
Mezzanotte the scapegoat and entire blame forhe
disaster on his imprudent act One OF the New York
and bosses Of responsibility remarks on Mezzanottes
performance
Here was, snoring which was weakened Just before
the blast which blew It down, in way which the con.
tractors could have had to foresee guard
against. What Mezzanottes motive was in taking out
supports before be fred his blast does not appear from
reports OF his testimony but unless he show that he
did II in obedience orders from boss that it
part OF the established procedure the responsible
y for that accident clearly on him or course
is always plcasanter for the public find that respon.
sibity for accident rests with corporation than
with one of its workmen: sympathy naturally to
the under dog But his testimony that satisfaction
is denied in this 1t is plain why the subway
covering fell. The puzzle which remains is why the
engineers who examined the wreck did not find 1t out"
Perhaps the why the engineers did find out
that Mezzanote's caused the "cavein" Is that It
didn't The engineers may have taken due notice OF the
Austrians careessness contributing cause but they
may have felt that 1t sufficient to pro.
duce the widespread collapse that occurred. In fact.
the engineers in their discussion of the affair leave little
doubt that the contractors carrying the work
with spshods and that unless the city insists upon bet
ter practice in excavation the disaster Is almost certain
to be duplicated The whole country is curousy watch
ing to see II the public safety will count against dollar
profit.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-12
FALRvIEW.

Mrs. Mrances Dragoo returned from
Morgantown, where she was the guest
OF her grandmother several days.
Trace and Lester Tennent, OF
Wanesburg. Pa. are visiting relatives
here.
Harry Morris. Of Fairmont, spent
the weekend with relatives.
Miss Margaret Chalfont, who is at
tending school in Morgantown, spent
a few days with her parents in Fair.
view.
Miss Virginia Morris, OF Fairmont,
was a recent Fairview visitor.
The Misses Carruthers, of Cross
Roads. motored to Fairmont to visit
friends.
Mr.. Efau, of Warrington, was a
business visitor in town today.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. viii Yost a
fine baby girl.
Mrs. A. Garrison and children left
today for Oklahoma, where they will
make their future home. Mr.. Garrison
has been in Oklahoma some time.
Mrs. r. A. Toothman and Miss
Vivian Flowers are Fairmont visitors.
Mrs. L. L. Morris returned from a
trip to Smithfield, W. Va.
Mrs. Reece, music teacher, is Fair.
view visitor today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-12


tectivc tariff again, as means OF do.
ing very effectively. as has been often
proven, what the administration Is
looking for some kind of antidump.
ing" legislation to do. providing con.
gross will pass such Legislation.
George W. Perkins open letter OF DC.
tober End, addressed to Secretary
protectionist view.
4 President Wilson's pet ship.owning
bill, which he has let It be known he
will again urge on congress, is an in.
5trumentality which he firmly be-
lieves will promote foreign trade cx.
pansion. AS an illustration OF how
haphazard congress legislates. It Is
recalled that at the time 1t was con.
sidering foreign commerce and the ad.
ministration's ship-purchasing bill. 1t
passed the La Toilette seaman's bill,
which has proven a deadly blow to a
goodiy part OF what shipping we had
and placed the Pacific trade almost
completely under control Of Japan.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company
has sold its ships and gone out Of
business. The entire Pacific shipping
is summed up in report transmitted
to the State Department by George
4. Anderson, American consul gener-
al in Hongkong. He says:
There are now, and so far as may
be seen at present, neither are there
likely to be soon, sufficient vessels to
carry American and other passengers
between Asia and the United States,
to carry American freight to its East
ern markets, or to carry Asiatic raw
materials to American manufactur.
fers, while postal service and all sim.
liar facilities Of trade depending upon
rapid and regular communication be.
tween the United States and the Far
East can but be irregular and pre-
carious for an indefinite period In the
future. Whatever may be the cause
OF the occasion for recent changes,
the actual result OF such changes has
been the placing Of American trade
and American interests in the Far
East In the greatest jeopardy"
In reporting the sale Of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company to the At.
lantic Transport Company, Consul
Anderson says that the former com.
pany is now winding up its business
in the Far East and closing all its
branch offices. The lease on the COM
pany's office in Hongkong has been
taken over by the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha, competing japanese com.
pany.
In meeting such changes as the war
has caused, and which will prevail
when the war is ended, democracy
works at a disadvantage in competi-
ton with governments having'a more
cohesive and cooperative form-a
more centralized system. 1t takes a
longer time for government like
ours to do things, once 1t is agreed
that they be done. Many cooks make
the broth that a democratic govern.
ment drinks. The pending issue OF
trying to hold our own markets for
ourselves, and at the same time try.
ing to capture foreign markets, furn-
ishes striking test, and illustration
of the point.
! However, the government is, It ap.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-12
FOOTBALL IN WAR TIME.

r. oLLoWING the example OF the English colleges the
r. University of Toronto will have football team this
season. In fact, all sports put under the ban
the young may not be distracted from their pat:
riotc duties" No doubt from the viewpoint OF the mill.
tary authorities all the students who physically
pabe should be In the army, but large numbers not
Since CONSUMPTION Is in force there is way Of
curing the services Of these abebodied young fellows
except by appealing their patriotism The pro.
hbition of indulgence in athletic pastime is not likely
TO drive them to enlist 1t is difficult therefore, per.
ceiye the wisdom OF the Toronto Unyersitys action The
youths generally might be better employed gaining
strength and stamina on the grdlron than ounging In
doors. II the time when CONSUMPTION is adopted
the recruits will be in better shape their country
In contrast to the Canadian and English policy. word
from Germany that the rule is to be football as
usual" The game introduced there only few
years ago. but already it has attained widespread popu
lary. Other sports are being followed with customary
enthusiasm to the qualification of the Kaiser, who has
been especially DESTROYS that physical training now SO
general throughout the Fatherand, should continue
abated on of the The health and reaxa.
ton mental strain conferred by udcious indulgence
in outdoor games never more needed than in war
time when it is incumbent citizen to keep in as
perfect physical trim possible. Legitimate amuse.
mens of all sorts should be encouraged. When it comes
to practical means of attaining efficiency" their foes
might well take lesson from the farsightcd Germans
Pittsburgh Telegraph.
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studying and working on some phase
of 1t. Experts arc reporting and what
they have to say on conditions OF
foreign markets for American pro.
ducts Is daily being printed and sent
broadcast. In connection with the
question OF foreign trade expansion,
holding and protecting our own mar.
kets from foreign invasion after the
wars end. is twin problem to the
ether. That accounts for a persistent,
and a steady and rapidly increasing
demand for a revision of the tariff
that Is going on within the Presidents
own party. The two questions are
indissolutely interdependent. Tariff
and trade are the Siamese twins. and
protection is the ligature which con-
meets them.
Other countries are looking ahead
to trade advantages after the war,
even the bellgerent nations them.
selves, according to reports from our
own government expcrts. A report
received today by the Bureau OF For
eign and Domestic Commerce states
that Japan will meet the situation
caused by the shortage of German
dyestuffs and chemicals by subsidiz.
| ing home manufacturers. Nippon is
going to be independent of German
concerns In the future. She has been
importing $500 900 annually OF these
products. The subsidy bills have
passed both houses OF the Japanese
Diet says the report. 1t will enable
Japanese manufacturers to pay 5 pei
cent dividends on their paid.up capt.
tai.
With scarcely dissenting voice the
opinion of.all experts, a number Of
these opinions are official and on file,
state that the dyestuff industry can.
not be built up in this county without
itrbeing defended by protective tar.
if; given such protection as tin plate
was given In the days of Mckinley,
which resulted In the building up OF a
great new industry in the United
States. Officials close to the Presi.
dent have made an exception In favor
of protective for the infant dye and
chemical industry which was born
when the supply from Germany was
cut of by the war.
Secretary Of Commerce Redfield is
busy with the problem Of protecting
home markets without changing the
existing tariff schedules, which admits
sixty per cent of our imports free OF
duty. It is announced that he is max.
ing a close study Of the "anti.dump.
ing" laws Of Canada, Australia ana
British South Africa. This shows. a
fear Of what is very probably going
to happen to our own markets, with
sixty per cent OF the bars, down, after
1.-THE war is ended. 1t has served to
bring sharply to the fore the pro-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-12
WEEKS is WILLING TO BE PRESIDENTS;
HE'S PROUD OF BEING THE TAFT KIND

manager yet, though Louis Coolidge,
formerly a Washington correspond.
ent, and now secretary to the shoe
machinery trust, takes considerable
personal interest in the growth OF the
boom. He visits at 6S Devonshire
and doesn't have to wait in the out
side room.
Weeks is the William Howard Taft
type Of candidate. He is just as safe
and Just as sane as Taft.
In fact, his middle name is safety.
By the way, John w. Weeks is not
connected with the stock broking
firm of Hornblower & Weeks. He
says he severed his connection with
this firm and all other firms, and gave
up all his offices as trustee, etc,
when he assumed his duties as sena.
tor. He has no visible means of sup.
port except his salary. And he does
not pretend TO live on that alone;
therefore his occupation may be
briefly described as Capitalist"
Anyway, Weeks didn't inherit It. He
was born and brought up on farm.
and he has made 1t all himself.
Weeks is captain in the Massa.
chusctts naval militia, and first be.
came a public figure as an organizer
thereof. He was born April II, 1860,
and is therefore 55 years old.
He believes in business, and knows
that when business prospers the
workingman gets work. He would
give the kind Of an administration
that Smoot, Penrosc or Taft would
give, and is, proud of his association
with these gentlemen.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-12
WASHINGTON NEWS :
GOSSIP 9 szzzzzs zzaazs SWIVEL

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. ~
Foreign markets were never SO inter.
ssting to the business men Of the
United States as they are now. They
are the objects of close attention,
hard study and the expenditure OF
money to find out all there is to be
learned Of them. 1t wasn't very many
years ago when the cry was abroad:
ssWe have all the markets We need
at home, what's the use bothering
about Capturing the markets of the
world. That haB all been changed
now. ItEis one OF the many things
that tie war abroad has done to this
country.
West Virginia Is a typical example
OF the new order. Her business men
are seeing the new vision OF interna.
tiopsl trade. They are getting ready
to ride In the broader current of the
worlds markets. They are preparing
themseIyestf for the great trade expan-
sion for which this country seems In.
eyttably destined
This SIS not a fiction, but very much
OF d fact. The testimony Of each and
every member Of the states congress.
sional delegation may be taken and 1t
Will out the assertion. Not day
PASSES but there are inquiries from
Wsst Virginia bearing 2 on foreign
trade Conditions asking for the latest
literature on the subject Of interna.
tional trade, especially with South
and Central American countries; max
Ing requests for information upon this
OF that phase of the proposition. This
has been going on for months. Not
q few Of the larger concerns have
written and secured passports and
despatched special representatives, re.
garded as Trustworthy and expert in
their respective line, to some country
whose markets are especially attract.
I've. It would surprise the average
West Virginian to know how large a
percentage OF the business done in
the offices of Senators Goff and Chill.
ton, Representatives Sutherland,
Brown and Cooper, during the last
ave or six months. has had directly
10 do with helping West Virginia firms
IN forwarding their preliminary plans
looking TO Invading the markets OF
various foreign countries.
The trade expansion movement Is
nation wide. Capturing the markets
Of the world" Is a term that is no
longer ai, abstract nor theoretical slo'
gan. % the public regarded It only a
few years ago when ,far.seeing states
men used TO sound It to public that
couldn't grasp It. 1t is a very near.
concrete. vital and transcendent issue
IN the business world today.
The government knows It, and Is
lending o hand. Every department is
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-12
ATTEND CONVENTIONS.

a large number OF FalrHfonters are
out of the city today attending various
conventions in different parts Of the
state. A large delegation went tt
Morgantown, TO attend he sessions
Of the Grand Lodge. /. o. 9. +, which
opened there today. Several people
went to Wheeling 10 attend the meet
ing Of the Anti.Saloon League, which
meets there today. Several local Bap,
lists went to Parkersburg this morn
ing to attend the general association
which marks the tiftieth anniversary
of the organization OF that body
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-12
CARD OF THANKS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Z. G. Casteel, OF 4Hoult
wish to thank their friends and neigh
bofs for their kindness and sympath,
during the sickness and death of Itheiii
infant daughter. Lillian, and especially
desire TO thank their friends OF the,
car department who gave such beau
tiful flower tribute.