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Evening star., 1915-01-30
Why So Many Breeders Quit.

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With the experience we have had
during the past year. it is easy to un-
derstand why so many people who go
into the poultry business get discour-
aged and quit. They go into the thing
with visions OF quick and fabulous
profits, having read glowing stories of
what an easy road to riches chickens
offer. only to find that it is one of the
stonfest and most difficult of roads to
travel, full of pitfalls and dangerous
gullies. It seems to me that some of
the advertisements of people who have
stock and Matching eggs and equip
come mighty near to falling under the
ban OF the law against using tie mails
for fraudulent purposes.
I don't mean to say that honesty
among poultrymen or poultry supply
houses is any more rare than in other
lines of business. 1t is the few dishon-
est ones who do so much harm by i'm
posing upon inexperienced people with
their alluring advertisements. Beware
of the man who promises you such eX-
travagant profits. If he had as good
thing he claims to have YOU may be
mighty sure he wouldn't let you in
on it.
Failure of our floick of hens to come
owe us is giving a black eye to my
scheme for a cooperative poultry as
ISOLATION. can't make very telling
argument as to why some other man
should go into the chicken business
when I am forced to admit that my
own hens aren't paying for the feed
they eat.
Evening star., 1915-01-30
James Conclusive Argument.

Last week I had something to say
about the discomforts of country life in
the winter, and discussed the question
as to whether We would not rather be
back in town. After looking at both
sides of the thing, the verdict was pro-
nounced in favor of the country. When
Jane read that letter l got good call
ing down.
Look here" she said. eff you hadn't
been able to find a single other argu-
ment in favor of the country, there was
one argument you didn't use that would
Evening star., 1915-01-30
To Give Project a Rest.

Therefore, so far as l am concerned,
the poultry association scheme is 60
ing to get a chance to rest. Some f1f-
teen or twenty members of the Friend
ly Neighbors' Club have signified a
moro or less enthusiastic willingness
to go into it. but that number isn't suf
ficient to make it worth while. In or
der to get a sufficient number of per-
sons interested there would have to be
a campaign of education. Imagine me,
as one of the educators" saying:
Jones, old man, you ought to go in
hens. They'll make a lot of money for
you"
And imagine Jones coming back at
me with:
What percentage of profit are your
hens PAYING?
And me replying:
"Oh. I'm losing money on my hens.
Well, it isn't necessary to take your
imagination further.
I. want to say, though, that if the
Friendly Neighbors' Club never sells
nor buys a single thing in cooperation,
1t has nevertheless fully justified it's
organization. 1t has brought the peo-
pie of our community into closer con-
tact and made them better neighbors,
and we had such good times at the sew
-eral social affairs given under it's aus
pices that the managers are planning
to give more of them.
Social Life in Country.
The social side of life in the country
may have no bearing on the problem
of reducing the cost of living, but we
realize now, even more keenly than be-
fore we set out upon our adventure,
that the social side ought to be taken
into consideration by any city family
which contemplates moving to the
country. We have seen enough of the
country to know that it has possibili-
ties of isolation, especially in winter.
sufficiently terrifying to quail the
bravest of women. If we were back
five or ten miles from a railroad in a
sparsely settled country, with roads
that became impassab bic in bad weather.
I am certain Jane would not experience
the CHEEKY contentment she has found
at Sunny Knoll.
AS it Is, social life has meant more to
her out here than 1t ever did in town.
In fact, l used to think she wasn't of a
very social disposition. She had her
own circle of friends whom she had
known since girlhood, but she rather
shrank from making new acquaint-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
ENTERTAINED FOURTH
WARD PEDAGOGUES

Mr.. and Mrs George Conman last
evening entertained the teachers OF
the Fourth Ward school with a most
delicious dinner. The guests all ap-
peared to be in high spirits and cleY-
er repartee served not a little to
SAVIOR the food.
After the dinner the company en-
ioyed both vocal and instrumental
music.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Coffman proved
themselves most excellent hosts and
made the occasion one to be reckon
ed among the pleasant memories Of
all those present which included Miss
Ithea Wolverton Miss Marguerite No
bic, Miss Regina Blank, Miss Bertha
Forbes, Miss Dee Lynn, Mr. and Mrs.
Won Nordheim, and the host and host
ess, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Coffman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
FOUR CHARGED WITH BURGLARY
Warrants Are Issued for Farmers;
Three Arrested

Muskogee, Okla, May 2O.-War-
rants were issued before United
States Commissioner Leopold today
for four young farmers, three of whom
were arrested, charged with blowing
the safe and robbing the postoffice
at Tallahassee, Okla on the night
of February 2S.
The men arrested are Lawrence
Stevens and William and Garrett
Moore. Stevens is the son of Harry
l.. Stevens, ons of the wealthiest men
in MuskOgee. The young man owns
a big farm near Porter. He was
taken in custody by Deputy Marshal
Harry Blake, while rejoicing over
the arrival of new born babe in
his home.
A preliminary hearing will be held
May 26. All three of the men de-
clare the charges preposterous.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21

by publishing the full list in The
American Penman, The following
article will be published as a lead to
the questions in The American PEN
man and Palmer Method Pointers:
Mr. Jack London. director of pen
manship in the Central State Normal
school, Edmond, Okla, is most
enthusiastic and efficient teacher Of
muscular movement penmanship.
Those who come under the influence
of his instruction imbibe very much
of his enthusiasm and go out as
teachers fully convinced that the
teaching 0 penmanship is one of the
most practical things that can be
done in public school work
"Mr. London reports that in the
sumer session of the state normal
last year there were enrolled 1855
pupils and that the indications point
TO at least $500 this summer"
The work that is being done by Mr..
London shows that penmanship is
not made a secondary matter at the
State Central Normal
The chapel meetings at the State
Central Normal are used by DR.. Evans,
the president, as the dynamo for the
school Here the inspiration is gath,
cred for the days work and much
care is taken with those meetings.
Ardmore would have been proud,
said Mr.. London, if it could have
been present a few mornings ago,
when Sunday editorial Of The Ard
moreite on THE Boy" was read in
chapel DR.. Evans read the editorial
and gave the comment. He said it
was Of such matter as has never been
found in the textbooks, and the vast
number of pupils and teachers lis
tened with intense interest to its
reading.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
Reorsanape British Government.

oo,,onnn,a.. I' I., " "e nd''on"'
,7Yi T,,,.,.i' =, ,,'''e1' "n.'H Is TO suide the
.''," 80" pa ioi 'ie uuratioh Oh the
W. ~"' - nv" III process Oh formation
" - 'Ne poli'Ical parties
,a,. 49, Co-''', '"o Throughout the
' al an sing ue'alIS.
-,o S'"'eine"' mas YET Deeh MADE
"S ~ '"e Pe'Soilhel o. the new MN
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
TENT CITY
FOR THE BOYS
At EDMOND
AROMORE BOY HAS WON NEW
HONORS - SOMETHING OF THE
SUMMER COURSE AT STATE
CENTRAL NORMAL.

Our old friend, Prof. Jack London.
teacher of penmanship and of the
violin in the Central State Normal at
Edmond, is visiting with his parents
and with friends here for day or
more. The spring session has closed
and the summer session begins next
Monday and he took advantage of
the opportunity to drop down home.
He will be back with his work Mon
day morning The Normal is pre-
pairing for 1900 pupils this summer
Many new counties have affiliated
with Edmond this summer, and the
array of talent provided is attract
ing many teacher-pupils to that in
stitution.
Dr. David Starr Jordan of Leland
Stanford university, DR.. G.. Stanley
Hall of Clark university, DR.. Henry
Suzzelo of Columbia university, will
lecture to the student body and Mrs
Cora Wilson Stewart of Kentucky will
tell of the moonlight schools in that
state Another feature for the sum
mer school that will be of interest to
Ardmore people is the addition of
Mrs Maggie w. Barry to the reg
ular summer faculty She will in
struct IN English, reading and story
telling
Mr. London Is now arranging for
one Of the great singers to visit the
normal, not merely to entertain, but
to have her there for a series Of days
to instruct in voice training.
The boys at the school have or
ganized a tent city. Rooms are at
a premium in Edmond during the
summer, and the boys have arranged
to live in the tent city at a housing
expense of Soc a week
The school graduated 13j yesterday
at the close If the spring term. Il
is the largest graduating class in the
state I'm one study The university in
all of its departments will have a
larger number of graduates
Mr.. London is making a success of
his departments. Recently State Su-
perintendent Wilson asked him to
make out the questions in penman-
ship for state examinations. He com
piled with the request and the ques-
tons we're sent to the Palmer School
of Penmanship. Mr.. Palmer, after
looking over the list of 100 questions,
said he would not make a change in
one of them, and that he could not
have done so we'll and he further
showed his appreciation of their merit
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
Swiss Are 10 Protest

Berne, Switzerland, May 21.-Swit
zerland has decided to make suitable
representations to Germany on the
sinking Of the Lusitania, in which
three Swiss lives were lost. The gov
ernment is awaiting the German reply
to Washington before choosing the
Swiss course of procedure. The Swiss
generally, approved President Wilson
note, but most of the Swiss newspa
pers thought it was hardly strong
enough. The Swiss argue that their
representations will have great
weight on account of the Swiss army
OF half million men.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
COUNTY
IS n O VI An
ASSURED F AC7
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION
ERS MET WITH AGRICULTURAL
AGENT AND CITIZENS HERE
YESTERDAY.

That Carter county will have an
annual county fair seems to be an
assured fact at present. The county
commissioners met with the agricul-
tural' agent here yesterday afternoon
and have agreed to cooperate with
them in every way possible to pro.
mote interest in the fair
County Agent Scott will be assisted
in organizing the townships and
holding the elections by former
County Commissioner o. X. Darden,
J. T. Taylor, Emil Colbert and other
influential farmers in the county,
who are interested in promoting an
annua. county fair.
The first election will be held at
Lone Grove one week from today.
after which elections will be held in
the following places: Wilson, Poole
vile, Woodford, Berwyn, Provence,
and for Morgan township in the rooms
. of the Chamber of Commerce.
4 Nj Scott has made arrangements to
Visit all these places before the dates
! set and will post sufficient notices to
warn the taxpayers OF the election.
The county commissioners state that
they are willing to do what the people
desire. If they want the county fair,
they have the best opportunity ever
presented for. getting it. 1t will then
Ibe up to the people OF the city to
iraise sufficient funds to erect build
lings and grandstand. and repair the
track at the old fair grounds, which,
'it is reported, the city is ready to
donate for a long period of time, if
the county fair association is made
a permanent institution.
1t is estimated that $4,000 would be
ample to cover cost of erecting all
buildings on the grounds, erect a
grandstand and put the track in per
feet condition. Under the terms Of
the act of the legislature, the city
would have to donate these grounds,
II the fair was held here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
SWEETHEART SLAYER
is ADJUOGEO INSANE

Sapulpa, Okla, May 20.-Declarine
that Sam Lewis, young man o. Drum
right. who several weeks ago shot
and killed Minnie Lippe, his 16-year
old sweetheart, is afflicted with an un
controllable desire to kill, the insanity
board Tuesday recommended that
Lewis be sent to the state insane asyl
um.
Lewis saw his sweetheart talking
with another man and became furious,
He secured a revolver and fired four
shots into the girls body causing in.
stant death.
At the preliminary hearing the faith
er of the slain girl attempted to kill
Lewis and he was brought to Sapulpa
to avoid mob violence.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
ing Only Iron Clubs.

London, May 21.-The Reuters
Athens correspondent cables that
heavy fighting is in progress today
near the neck Of Gallipo!i peninsula.
The big guns of the British battleshp
Queen Elizabeth are assisting the al
lies there, being fired from the Gulf
Of Saros, while the Turks are being
helped by the Sultan Of Seim, former
ly the German cruiser Goeben, which
is being fired from the Sea of Marmo-
.ra.
It is reported that the British gov
ernment is now offering ten thousand
dollars reward for any information
leading to the destruction of the Ger
man submarine reported in the Medi-
terrsnean.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
EXEMP ROAD
WORK FROM THE
E|CHT-H0URL LAW
GOVERNOR FERGUSON ALSO
WOULD MAKE INSANITY, AFTER
MARRIAGE, GROUNDS FOR d.
VORCE.

Austin, Tex, May Ex-Governor
Ferguson in messages today recon-
mends the eXempting of road work
from the eisht-hour law, and would
make insanity after marriage, grounds
for divorce.
\ resolution was introduced in the
house today, signed by seventy-one
members, urging commutation of Leo
Franks death penalty. Action thereon
is expected tomorrow.
The senate today passed the bill
creating the eighteenth judicial dis
trict, and reoroganizing the twenty
third.
No action was taken today on the
Gibson bill, on account of other sem
ate business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
Trade Unionists Pleased

London, May 21.-The first authori-
tatiye announcement OF the personnel
Of the new national British cabinet is
that labor leader Arthur Henderson
will become member, being president
of the local government board. The
trades uaionists are rejoicing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
MULES
FOR REUR0PEAN
WAR DEMANDS
TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR MULES
IN UNITED STATES DURING
THE LAST FIVE MONTHS is So
10000.

Kansas City, Mo- May 20.-There
has been no apparent diminution in
the mule supply since the British army
began buying hybrids for artillery pur-
poses here last October. Local mule
dealers said last night that Great
Britain alone mas purchased in the
United States more than $4,000 mules
at an average price Of S175 head.
This means a total expenditure of
$S.75O.OO0 in the five months. Since
the first of the present month, Brig
adler General Charles Bridge. British
horse buyer, has bought 5000 mules in
the territory of which Kansas City is
the trade center. The range of buying
includes Missouri. Kansas, Oklahoma,
Nebraska, and northern Texas.
The British and French buyers dur
ing the same period have purchased
here upward Of 100000 horses for cav
airy and artillery purposes. The av-
erage life of a horse in the war zone
is six days, but a mule lasts several
days longer.
\ British mule buyer said last night
that the buying will go on until the
end of the war. At present England
has not enough animals to supply new
armies being fitted for war When
the last levy has been organized, he
said the buying will not be so brisk
and will be only for restocking the de-
pleted supply.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
HEAVY FIGHTING TODAY At
NECKOF CALu|POL| PENINSULA
BIG GUNS OF BRITISH BATTLESHIP QUEEN
ELIZABETH ARE ASSISTING THE ALLIED
FORCES IN THEIR ATTACK ON THE TURKS
AT THIS POINT.

Of for
of Mediterranean
Germany
Because Sinking Lives
shp-svy Approved o Wilson,
Enough-German
but
LabaeerIin Claims General Mackenses
has Captured than One
Yesterday Were Equipped U.s.
ing Clubs
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
today. The British have gained some
ground near Labasse.
Russians Without Guns

Berlin, May 21.-An official an.
nouncement says tha- -ince May I,
General Mackenses has >.ured 104,-
coo Russians, 72 cannon, and 235 ma
chine guns.
The Russian prisoners captured yes.
terday near Jarosku were not equip
ped with rifles, but with iron clubs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21

Rome, May 21.-The Messagero
says that the ministers will meet
after tOday's senate session and draft
a declaration of war. Salandra sub
mitted to the senate today the same
bill giving the government plenary
powers, which the deputies passed
yesterday. 1t is predicted that the
senate will pass it almost unani-
mOusly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21

Cleburne, Texas, May 2o.-A very
heavy rain fell here for an hour and
a half tonight, accompanied by hail
and a high wind. The streets were
flooded, but no particular damage was
done and no damage reports have as
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
AUSTRIAN AND GERMAN AM
sASSAOORS WILL LEAVE ROME
TOMORROW.
SUPPLIES FOR ITALY
Fifty Thousand More Horses Ordered
In America For Italian Government
and Much Supplies - Italians to
Return to Fight

London, May 21.-The Exchange
Telegraph has a Rome dispatch
which says that Premier Salandra
this morning obtained the royal sig
natures to the decree suspending dip
lomatc immunity of the Austrian
and German ambassadors to the Vati-
can. They will leave Rome tomor-
row.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21

New York, May 21-Italy .as just
ordered fifty thousand more horses
in the United States and is also
buying vast quantities of other sup
plies. =
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
JOE BIRMINGHAM QUITS

Cleveland, O., May 2l-Joe Brim-
lngham resigned today as manager of
the Cleveland American league club.
Inc management had requested his
resignation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
British Gains Claimed

Paris, May -(OfficiaD-The Ger
mans last night captured some French
trenches near the User canal. The
French, however, won them back again
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
Care for German interests.

Washington, May 21.-A bulletin
says that Bernstorff announces that
Switzerland hf taken charge of Ger
man diplomatic interests in Italy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21

Pittsburg, Pa. May 21,-Eight thou
sand Italians in this vicinity are pre-
pairing to join their colors if Italy
enters the war,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
others to Enter War.

London, May 21.-It is predicted
here that Greece, Roumania and Bul.
garia will enter the war soon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21

A Missouri news item reports hail
stones over inches in diameter, but
we'd prefer to be shown.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
Wichita Falls CTS Contract

Wichita Falls, Tex, May 21.-A local
motor truck company recently re.
ceiyed an order for three hundred mo-
tor trucks for the British government
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
WEATHER FORECAST

New Orleans. La. May 21
The weather forecast for
Oklahoma for tonight and Sat
urday is generally fair; warm
er tonight in the central and
northern portion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21

Washington, May 2O.-Two of the
submarines engaged in the Atlantic
Fleets war game off the coast were
disabled Wednesday night and were
taken in tow for Newport, r. l., to be
repaired. Reports to the navy depart
ment announced that the Ed broke
her crank shaft and the XII developed
engine. trouble. Just where the sub.
marine flotilla was operating. was not
announced.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21
NAVAL WAR
CAME BEGINS
ON EAST COAST
ATLANTIC FLEET DEFENDING
THE SEABOARD-RADIO STA
TlONS PREPARED-TWO SUB
MARINES DISABLED.

New Port, r. l., May 20.-The de
fense of the coast from Portsmouth,
n, H., to Cape Hatteras against at
tack by an invading fleet was the prob
lem which occupied the attention of
the Atlantic fleet beginning at mid
night, Wednesday night. At that hour
the battleships, destroye4e and sub
marines which steamed out of New
York Tuesday under review by Presi
dent Wilson became the fleet of de.
Tense in the mimic war arranged by
the navy department to test the
strength of the country's navy.
The mine layer San Francisco was
thought to be regarded as a transport
group headed for a beach on which
to land fighting force. Three torpedo
boat destroyers were military equiva-
lents of the invading fleet. The YES.
sells which left here several days ago.
are to make a dash somewhere on the
northern seaboard
To repel this attack and repel the
invasion is the task of admiral Flet-
cher, commanding the Atlantic fleet.
The question of whether the United
States has been invaded or whether
the enemy's fleet has been repulsed is
to be determined by rear admiral
knight, president of the naval war col
lege now on the cruiser Brooklyn. The
extent to which arrangements for con-
ditions as nearly as possible approach
irg those of real war have been car.
ried on, is indicated by the fact that
every naval man and radio station on
the Atlantic coast are holding them
selves in readiness for any calls.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-21

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