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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11
To
COUNTERPART
MAIL Orders
THE MERCHANT WHO HAS SOME.
THING REALLY WORTH WHILE
SHOULD TELL People ABOUT
1T.

That there will be concerted eff
fort on the part of President Mullen
and the members of the Chamber of
Commerce to discourage mail order
business that goes from this county,
and divert that trade to home mer-
chants. was evident from remarks
made this morning.
1t would be hard to estimate the
volume of business done with mail
order houses from this county. The
three methods of obtaining shipments
freight, express and parcel post
make it extremely difficul: to secure
accurate figures, but there is no
doubt that many Thousands o. dol
lars are spent with the mail order
houses annually that rightly belong
to the local merchant
The mail order catalogue can be
found in majority of the homes of
the rural people This same rule
applies to people living in towns. The
mail order houses believe in adver-
tising. and spend thousands of dol
lars annually TO let the people know
that they have something to sell, and
want TO sell II in competition with
the local merchant. The local mer-
chant is not without fault IN the mat.
ter. lie has stock of goods that
he takes very little pains to tell the
people about through the medium of
advertising, and when an attractively
illustrated catalogue falls into the
hands of the farmer, h. is tempted
TO look, then to purchase, and the
chances are that the mail order house
has made regular customer.
An enterprising merchant in a
neighboring town hit upon novel
plan TO counteract this. He adver.
tiscd in his local paper. and was not
stingy with space. He invited people
TO come TO his store and urged that
they bring along their mail order cata-
logucs. He then proceeded 70 list
a line Of staple articles and quoted
prices that were sometimes lower
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11
URGING CLUB
MEMBERS To
HAVE EXHIBIT
COUNTY DEMONSTRATION AGENT
is SENDING OUT LETTER TO
CLUB MEMBERS, URGING THEM
TO GET BUSY.

X. J.. scott county agricultural
agent. is making preparations for the
county exhibit Of the boys' corn, cot
ton and pig clubs, which will take
place al the court houss September
j.. and jig sending out tle following
letter 10 all members, Urging them
20 have the very best Of their pro.
ducts on display at that time.
The county exhibit at the state
fair will be made up partly from this
exhibit. At the same time the girls
clubs viii also show the result Of
their training, under Mre. Niblack
Following II the letter being sent
out by Agent scott:
Dear Club Member:
we will have our annual exhibit
IN Ardmore September ., 1915. We
viii also have our annual club rally
on the same day and you ere invited
10 be- present with your exhibit
AN exhibit Of corn will consist Of
ten ears. study your score card and
select your exhibit 10 conform with
same, ag nearly as possible
"An exhibit Of kanr, milo or feter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11
BIG GOLD SHIPMENT
EN- ROUTE TO NEW YORK

New York. Aug. 10.-An immense
shipment of gold, said to he the larg-
est bulk which has been shipped
since the beginning OF the European
war. is on its way to New York City
from Halifax. 1t is consigned to
New York bankers by the Bank of
England, and was shipped across the
Atlantic ocean from London. The
amount was estimated tonight at
800 100000, but one prominent New
York banker said that this figure was
probably excessive.
The gold left Halifax tonight under
heavy guard. 1t is being shipped by
the American Express company and
is due to arrive tomorrow morning
1t is understood that it will be
credited to the account Of J. p. Nor
gan & company, fiscal agents for the
allies. The gold will PROBABLY be de-
posted in the sub-treasdry here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11

than the catalogue prices. to say
nothing of the added cost OF trans
portation on the mail oder goods
which the customer wo I'D have to
pay, besides the delay incidental to
the shipment arriving at its destina-
ton.
This man has succeeded in con-
verting many people in his section
from the mail order habit. and he
accomplished this solely through ad'
vertising and then delivering the
goods.
Mr.. Mullen stated that he was
going to preach the doctrine of ad.
yertising along these lines with the
merchants, and not only was he going
to urge the merchant to he more gen.
erous in his advertising, but the
Chamber of Commerce proposes to
inaugurate a campaign of advertising
itself in order to let the outside world
know what advantages Ardmore had
to offer as n place of residence or
place in which to do business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11
FoRfloh MAhpERERs

The Mexican ls becoming wander
er IN the land. Those who can get
away from their own country are
doing 50. Almost every railroad town
10 Texas and in Oklahoma has few
Mexlcaus. A. q rule the Mex cans
attend " their own business. Like
the Indian, he viii let the white man
alone 81 the white man leaves hin
alone. The MEXICAN citizen is not
desirable citizen because be js jgnOf-
ant and because be lowers the wage
scale. But this country can ind
place for him. JIe Is valuable On the
big c0ttpn and rice Dlanf1t0ns, be
works well On railway an1 pipe line
construction. They are satisfied 70
live here, and when ssiHd II they
want 70 return, the ansaer s. always
IN the negative.
H. America furnished a home for
those oppressed in Europe in the
early days, it now furpIs1'S a home
for the Mexican whose native coun-
try has become a volcano Of inter
nal hatred and murder Conditions
seem 70 be growing worse instead Of
better IN the southern republic, and
IL Is not improbable that THIS country
win be forced ~ occupy the country
and restore peace.
There f. but one way tc restore a
peace that viii have permorency. and
that Is by annexation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11
FINANCIAL.
CUP OF COFFEE is
CAUSE OF STABBlNG

Tulsa, Okla, Aug. 10-Fighting
over a spilled cup of coffee, one
Mexican near Owasso stabbed an
other in the throat Tuesday morning
about o'clock and made his escape.
The wounded Mexican was rushed to
a hospital but it is doubtful if he
will recover.
The two principals in the fight
were members of a Mexican section
crew on the Santa Fe lines. The fore
man could not give their names ac-
curately and he was the only man
connected with the creT who was
able to speak English. The other
members of the crew would give no
information other than that the fight
started when one of the Mexicans
caused the other to spill q cup of cof-
fee. No information could be obtain
ed as to the direction taken by the
fugitive. 1t was learned that he dis
appeared Immediately after the stab
bing occurred. The railroa company
has instructed its agents to work In
conjunction with the sheriff in an
attempt { catch the fugitive.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11
The Clerk Guaranteed II.

"a customer came into my store
the other day and said TO one of my
clerks. have You anything that will
cure dlarrhoeaF and my clerk went
and got him bottle of Chamberlain's
Collie Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
and said 20 him. II this does not cure
YOU, | viii not charge you cent for
it. So he took Il homo and came back
IN a day or two and said he was
cured writes j H. Berry & Co. Salt
Creek, Va. Obtaiuablc everywhere.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11
ALLIES PLAN To
BUY { n TIRE
TTON CROP
ENGLAND AND FRANCE REPORT
ED TO BE NEGOTIATING FOR A
s750,OOo,ooo LOAN - OFFICIALS
ARE ALL SILENT.

/ Washington, Aug. 10.-LondOn dis
patches that Great Britain and her al
I lies are considering the purchase Of
all Americas export cotton brought
forth reports, arising from statements
Of big southern fertilizer and cotton
men. that England and France are also
considering plans to seek s750,000,-
900 bond issue in the United States,
the funds from which are TO be used
70 meet their bills for American cot
ton and grain this fall. II the pro-
posed bond issue goes through, it is
stated, a good price will be realized
for cotton and last years American
grain prices will be maintained.
No official information in regard 20
this proposed bond issue can be had
in Washington In fact, those gov
ernment officials asked about it, de-
clared that they had heard nothing Of
the plan The purpose Of the bond
lrhutf d'tOi NIHS " iNpOi - HN' 90 80
to relieve England and her allies Of
the necessity Of shipping large
amounts Of gold to this country 10
meet the huge trade balance in favor
Of the United States. During the last
fiscal year, Uncle Sans merchandise
trade balance amounted to approx
mately S1,1OO,OOO,OOO. For English
French allies to meet another big
trade balance of that dimension it
will necessitate the French and Eng
lish savings banks to unload their
gilt-edge American securities, and
right at this time the European inves-
tor realizes that the American securi-
ties are the best investments today
in the world.
Believe Securities Transferred
II Is also believed that the bulk OF
floating American securities in Europe
have been transferred to this side Of
the Atlantic to help counter-balance
what Europe owes the United States
as a result of last fiscal years COM
mercial transactions.
From London comes the news that
Great Britain is favorably considering
the suggestion that England and her
allies purchase all American cotton
available for export Cotton is regard
ed as essential to modern warfare as
guns. and the allies do not want any
cotton to reach Germany. Therefore
to satisfy the cotton interests of the
United States, which are clamoring
for an open sea to Germany, the sug
gestion is made that the American eX-
port crop be absorbed by anti-Teuton-
ic sources. England does not desire,
II Is stated to injure any powerful
neutral interests by such a step.
Plan to Raise Money in U. S. A.
Holland and Scandinavia need Amer
lean cotton and will be greatly handi-
capped if the entire output goes to the
allies. The question, therefore, has
arisen, can Great Britain and the Unit
ed States reach an agreement that
will be satisfactory to the allies and
to the other neutrals and at the same
time meet the requirements of Amerf
can business and financial interests?
This agreement, it is believed involves
the issue of a bond issue, so that the
monye needed to pay for the cotton
and grain can be raised in America,
and not drained from Europe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11
Has a Hard Time

Someone is quoted as having said
that of all the letters in the alphabet
e. is the most unfortunate. because
1t is always out of cash, always in
debt, never out of danger, and in hell
all the time" 1t is also the most fire.
quently used letter in the alphabet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11

The Oklahoma newspaper man
who writes dolefully Of the passing
OF the flowers has forgotten the
stately and poetic goldcn.rd that in
September viii paint 'ainbovs OF
beauty ON eycy prairie e. southern
Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11
LIST OF UNCLAIMED LETTERS
At the Ardmore, Oklahoma Post or
flee, August 8, 1915.

Ladies'
Adams, Miss More
Bogancy Mrs, Lula
Carter, Miss
Cross, Alma
Edwards, Miss Iva
Hodges, Mrs. l., II.
Lane, Mrs Bessie
Lanhord, Mrs. Bculah
Mackcy Mrs Lennie
MacIWright Mrs. Pearlie
Patterson, Mrs. Flora
Petty. Vcsta
Powell, Mary ca
Ray Mrs. Florence
Rowe, Mrs, Ernest
Sanders. jeanette
Scott Mrs r. II.
StanH I'D. Misses Madge and r.
Tucker. Mrs. $. +.
Tucker. Mrs. Susie
wore. Mrs. Carry
Young, Mrs. w. NJ.
Gentlemen
Ablart, d. NJ.
Alon, w T..
Anderson, j. II.
Bell. j. &.
liucrman A. c.
Crawford, j. w.
Currlc. Arlandas
Elkns, Dewitt.
Hard Jckr,A W etaolshrdl
Hard. Jack r.
lIcnfon, c. \.
INT. Geo. Il.
IIymcrs, Howard (2)
Johnson, NJ Il.
Long. A. w.
Malone. s. NJ.
Myrick. D. n.
Patrick. $. f.
Reynolds. A. II.
Roberts G. Il.
Sckmeyer. Ben
Stratton, Hugh
Sulhct. II. J.
Ward, VIII +.
Wilmington Hotel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11

SO many new people are learning
10 operate autos in Ardm0re that 1t
is not uncommon 10 hea- them say
Whoa" when they wari to stop
their machines.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11

The man who proyokes our keenest
sympathy Is the man who does not
have daily access TO one OF these
southern Oklahoma watcrmelons
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11

Hay IS selling IN New England at
$3l ton, while In Oklahoma 1t sells
for So. A COW in Oklahoma sells for
as much ag one will sell far in New
England. Another reason why New
England farmers should move TO
Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11

Germany talks Of a threatened
beer shortage with the same serious
ness that Kansas would talk Of a
bread shortage
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11
"strathmore," Majestic. Today.
Pretty leoend Of the Red Rose.

The Greeks held that the red rose
derived II color from the blood OF
Venus when she trod on a thorn OF
the white rose while going to the as.
sistance of the dying Adonis.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11

Great big, healthy I'd, mellow
peaches IN southern Oklahoma delN-
cred to your door for soc a bushel
Another reason why everybody who
wants 10 live well shopd move TO
southern Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11

Can Carter county girls can? When
Mrs. Niblack has finished her series
Of class instructions It VII be seen
that Garter county girls can can.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11

Drink pure uIsuued water, delivered
anywhere in city. Phone orders to 6lj.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11

Drink pure distilled water, delivered
anywhere in city Phone orders to 6l5.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11

FOR RENT-Modern s-room house
on car line. Apply to J. c. King. 1-tt
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11
LOST AND FOUND.
FE MALE HELP

WOMEN-to make dust caps; will buy
entire output; big profit; no can
vassing material furnished any dis
tance; pleasant steady employment.
Stamp for reply. UNION MFG. &
SUPPLY CO., Kokomo, Ind. &c
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11

WANTED-Ladies from every city
and town in the south to visit the
San Francisco Exposition in Octo-
ber. All expenses paid. Very select
party. Not a contest Full por-
ticulars on request. Southern Wom'
ems Magazine Nashville, Tenn.
1-s-W
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11

FOR RENT-To family without chill
dren, five room house, ia First Ave,
S. W, opposite court house; mod
ern conyeniences. Mrs. Frazer SO
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Four-room furnished
house, modern. Phone 375. 6u
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11
MISCELLANEOUS WANTS

PHONE BLUE $50 if you want to sell
your old clothes and shoes. Highest
prices will be paid. 80
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-11

WORK WANTED-By boy 10 years
old, honest and willing. Phone 1889.
S-tf
La Junta tribune., 1915-10-30
Arc Yos Edscssesi?

A professor Of the University Of
Chicago has evolved series Of test
questions for the educated which. he
avows. are the hest evidences OF n
real education. II you can answer
yes" TO all the questions you are
truly educated. the professor says.
Here are the questions:
Has your education given you
sympathy with all the good causes
aud made you cspousc them!
Has II made you public spirited!
Has II made you a brother TO the
wsakf
Have you learned how TO make
friends and keep them.
DO you know what Il Is TO be n
friend 10 yourself!
Can you look an honest man or q
cure woman In the eye!
DO you see anything TO love In n
little child,
VIII n lonely dog follow you In
the street?
Can you bc high.mindcd and hap
~ In the mcancst drudgerics Of
life!
Do you think that washing dishes
and hoeing corn " just ms eompsti.
bic with high thinking ss plano
playing or golf!
Are you good for anything your
elf
Can you be happy aionc'
CaA you look out on the world
and sse anything but dollars and
ceatss
Cas- yov look into q mud. .puddie by
the wayside and sse 4 clear sky?
Can you sec anything In the mud
puo1le but mud!
La Junta tribune., 1915-10-30
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 80. 1915
REMINISCENT
0onPIuID FRon nDuC
FILES Or
TWENTY YtARSAc0

s. b. Miller sold his grocery store
to Ritter 4 Hecox.
NJ. J. Doty. an old hand at rushing
the milk growler. was delivering
milk for the Jersey dairy.
Judge Afford was offering . re-
ward and no questions asked for
the scalp Of the editor OF the Tri-
bune.
A first class creamery had just
been established at Lamar and was
using the milk from 1000 cows
daily.
II. r. Tndall. night ticket clerk
at the depot. was promoted to take
n clerkship In superintendent Sears
office.
c. II. Badger. OF Holbrook, and
Miss Stella Taylor. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. George Taylor. were mar
ried October -. 1895. Rev. W. z.
Coliett officiating.
c. b. Baldridge received . call
from = delegation Of U. 8. postal
clerks headed by John l.. Gay and
was presented with . handsome gold
headed walking stick - . token Of
the esteem In which he was held BY
members OF the leisure trust" Mr.
Baldridse was about to leave for
Kansas City to reside.
The first issue Of the La Junta
Daily Tribune appears in our files
Evidently Il was born for political
purposes only. judging from the
dope that appears In It's columns,
and lasted long enough TO give the
editor an opportunity to print the
''offIciAi ballot''-and hold up the
county for = few hundred doliars.
After the election Il died-havins &c.
compiished It's purpose-the election
Of the "anti-corruption ticket"
Superintendent Dyer was In town
looking over the park work now be.
Ing done around the new depot"
What has become Of this Santa f.
Park" II this the same one for
which Ia Junta made . one mill levy
several years ago? II Il takes twcn.
~ ycars 10 make the progress that
has been made on the Santa fc
Park" how old will some Of ~ be
before this park In vision Of beauty
that will be apparent 70 the naked
eye?
La Junta tribune., 1915-10-30
Santa Fe's Grea. Record.

President Ripley and his aids ON
the Santa Fe railway have Just re-
ported their most successful year.
both in gross and net earnings. 9th
er competing railways have skinned
through with a little more net to
their credit than last year and big
slump in gross. Whatever the spec
ial circumstance. Il Is true that the
Santa Fe is standing up while others
are falling down. II might be due to
big crops or peculiarly favorable
transportation routes. II might also
be because the history of the Santa
Fe since 1896 does not read like q
chapter from a stock brokers' dairy.
When Mr.. Ripley took hold OF the
railway in 1895 II was Just coming
out of a receivership bath. which II
seems was necessary. or at least hap
pened. even before the Interstate
Commerce Commission was In exis-
tence to be blamed. There were g.
iS5 miles OF line. hopelessly bank
rupt. The results Of the preceding
year had been net deficit OF Sl.-
iSS,3so, after the payment OF fixed
charges. By June 80. 1915. the earn
tngs eQualled 81 on the common
stock, there were 1900 miles OF
road in the system. and the Santa Fe
securities were not going begging on
the market, even during the scare OF
1914.
President Ripley's service has been
TO show that there is no limit. unless
II is sky limit. to success In railway
management. and that II pays to keep
railway In the railway business.
The Ripley management has given
its attention to providing transporta-
tion business. and the main and con-
Trolling office has been located here
in Chicago. without any reference to
the chances on the stock exchanges.
In addition. the Santa Fee has operat-
eu these twenty years through the
wild and wooiiy west. where others
have told M the favorite before
breakfast sport Of the natives is to
tear up railway tracks. II has work
ed under the Interstate Commerce
Commission. higher operating costs.
and all the other enemies of q modern
David.
But We do not want to minimize
the ,angles Of interstate and intra-
state regulation and rising labor.
fuel, and taxation costs that railway
managers have to contend with. We
want TO emphasixe President Ripley's
efforts. Their failures and his sue
cess make him y marked figure In
public estimation.
La Junta tribune., 1915-10-30
isss.sr sA,p.".'. ,'~ss.rs...

usthsr Shipton lived In England
more than five hundred years ago
aa1 uttsred several so.caiied prophe-
cieo. TIE following tines were first
pu6olsAed In 1855. 'before the discov.
cry - America and before any Of the
diqoovesies and Inventions mention-
I'd hersln. All the events predicted
hsvo happened except the prophecy
In ~ lest two tines:
Aro4o1 the world thought shall fty
IN voo tWlnktInH Of an eye.
Walsss shall ye, more wonders do.
tn ySs!4 scslde. down shsii he.
M ooDe be found ~ root 0f tree.
Thepegh hills man shall ride.
N ~ oofse ef sss be ~ ME side.
,,HSoF " Ecsss .,ysn .yn shsii !ys,ss. ys,ss. ..,.
|: 'is' e. !: IS sI..s. :s.'' !. :; ::::s :::s.
e: - - :. , v:s:s1 .::1:s :ssls ~. s..as'
e ,l::slis' ~ 3. 's:fe ::e.s::.. :s:::.
y. .:,eAss r..
4 I = Z; = ~ -
La Junta tribune., 1915-10-30
Two H...,r-d ..a sYfsy s.nr.e..

And every story . good one. Thcy
ara. eatsrtainins. but that is not ali
you can say about them. You know
there 10 hardly . periodical published
that II aot full Of time wasting stor.
ies. but not . sinsls story In ihs
YOUTHS compaaion b . time waster
Take The stories Of c. A. Stephens
Il would b had 70. pick out one
from which you cannot Learn some.
shiag useful sad yst sntsrtainins.
Some Of The Conpaaion's stories
refresh your ksowisdss Of ssogrs.
Dhy: some tell you the mysteries Of
chemistry. so0e reveal he secrets Of
forestry end gsssral farming. They
cover Q vide rsass. Thsy ass chos.
sa With % sys 70 Tie Dessibls likins
Of svsey member Of . Coapanion
family--seoriss Of Vigorous action
and stirring adventure for boys.
stories Of college life sad domestic
viciasitudes for girls. stories that
range Ill the way from sheer droi.
Iery 70 deep seriousness for men and
women. There ere 10 stories quite
liks thess 10 the ConDaaion.
II .yeu ass aoe familiar With the
cenpassea - u \ today. lss W sead
yeu saaDis eeoies 80 tAs Terscsst
lee 1919.
New ssbsssibsn vAs 80 q fer
1915 wtii Feeslvs NJ . ~ q ths
ceaoonjea 10eae Ca1onlas fss 1919,
II a111o1oo y ~ ~ somaaoane 1915
asoes M ~ ~ ~ ou>sssio.
~ = ioea1Se(. 3
~ ysu1ks - nlt1y bplIsa,
La Junta tribune., 1915-10-30
Phone
Ord ers
aiken
H ere

We take 0sslers b. eesepls0ns. 1hls
y doae t0 save yOu slase ssd esoshSe.
Nov, y0a saesrally w0s1dn'e a..
d. by pAose u yos dSsla't ert eood
cues I'D falr selsAs.
Haa1l eAlagr eoass - . sscceussul
basanass. Nest s~ seollag yes sood
assae csases sigAe sssvoce. We aFe
boaaA y psease yoa Y yoa cars so
~ -.
Whsa we lsvlss poe % esdss ~
wirs ws tAsss6use lnees6 - glve yos
f1sse elass. psuGspe sosv1ce.