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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-19
TIE AmERlcAN BOY

When Mark Twain told Us about
Tom Sawyer Ne knew We we're hear
ing about the real American boy. Not
long ago a writer in a western e1,
CHANGE 5evailed the passing Of the
true boy. the boy OF natural impulses,
with a streak OF the old Adam and
fine contempt for minor ordinances.
DO not worry. the boy stI exists
but be g not the boy OF natural i'm
pulses taat We associate with the coun-
Try towns.
Nature brings about many changes.
and the boy that Mark Twain did and
Booth Harrington does today delight
70 write about can no longer be- i'm
mediateIy located. He demands more
expansive territory and e wider lati-
tude for his mischief
On Halloween nigh, so had ample
experience Of the fact that the Amer
icau boy las changed When cal
was tied to a dog tail it was con
sid-red a crime Now smashing win
towz and Hrsckug automobiles Is
considered merely boyl-a folly.
The American boy OF today has
gathered the sai,,uess of the dge
THE pranks tina, his father played are
SO purile that De- doe not think IT
worth while 10 consider them. tie
wants 10 do something ats something
dangerous, something with the tine
ure OF the daredevil in i,. The old
American boy vas the boy who plot
ted and executed mischief %. the boy
i-a type. who made himself a nui-
saaCc. perhaps 10 tl'- community in
which f. lived yet never mixed mean
ness with mischief In short, he was
an old fashioned boy. the embodiment
Of life. the spirit Of impisaress. j.
his place We have the huiking street
corner boy, VINO travels in gangs and
becomes the baue OF police guardians.
The town boy has grown-up ideas
He is never so satisfied as when he
has an opportunity Of destroying some
thing
This Is not. al heart. the spirit Of
the American boy It is the result o.
evil associates and changed environ.
ment. The boy is not pad The worst
boy may be redeemed if properly
handled II is the lax discipline o.
parents that has made the boy OF
today what he is 4 little more az.
tention to the affairs at home will
work a wondrous cnange CONNER.
cial Appeal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-19

due 20 ammonia collecting in that
spot A recent letter received by
Dr. Charles F. Francis of the EX-
pertinent Station Department of
Chemistry at Oklahoma A. and NJ
College, asks for the truth as to this
theory and as to whether water is
softened for making ice. Or. Francis
replied as follows:
In the manufacture of artificial ice
it is customary to distill the water
before freezing, so if a hard water is
being used as supply the process
Of distillation may be considered a
softening process Where a very soft
water is available, such as spring
water, or even good well water
il may be used without passing
through the dstillation process.
When a quantity of water is frozen
a~tificially the middle portion will be
the last to freeze; air and any i'm
puritics present will collect in that
part. The white ice is not caused bv
ammonia, but is usually due to air.
Ammonia is expensive and is not per
mitted to escape from the circulating
system-in fact, the ammonia pipes
do not come in contact with the ice
forms
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-19

end Of the good road, and then found
it necessary to leave one wagon by
the roadside to be returned for later,
while all the power Of their teams
was devoted to hauling a single wagon
over the unimproved road
Farmers bound for the market fire.
quently were seen to haul wood and
similar products to the beginning OF
the good road, there dumping them.
and returning for a second load.
When this arrived. the two loads
were consolidated and easily hauled
by a single team the remaining
distance to market over the improved
highway.
In one section of the country where
oxen are still used teamsters were
observed to bring their loads over
the dirt roads with two or three
yokes of oxen. When the beginning
of the good roads was reached, the
toamsters would unhitch the extra
animals and finish their journey with
a single yoke.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-19
AT TIE END OF THE GOOD ROAD

To see what really happens at the
end II the good road. a public road
specialist Of the department recently
had observations made in different
sections Of the country. The obser-
vers noted many country.bound team
sters who drove two loaded wagons,
hitched one behind the other. TO the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-19

The announcement that women's
shoes are going higher possibly only
means that they are trying 10 keep
up with the skirts Kansas city
Journal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-19

To COL Sugg- Wilson is elected
and the smoke viii % up the chin
ney just the same. TIsIomingo Cap
italDem0cra-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-19
White Ice" Due TO Air.

Many persons believe that white
ce," often seen in a cake of ice, is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
Tries to Kill John D. Rockefeller
To AFFECT TACOMA
AND REST Of COAST

Despite the fears of the
captain of the steamer Full
ton who put in riot call
last night at lao fearing a
longshOremen's strike, peace
existed throughout the night,
the steamer. discharged its
cargo without incident and
left Tacoma at 5 o'clock this
morning.
A general strike of longshore.
men is slated for tomorrow, IN.
less an agreement is reached be.
tween the union men and the
shippers of the Pacific coast.
A number of stevedores had
gathered at the Commercial dock
last night. The captain, think.
ing they were going to try to pre-
vent the unloading of his steam.
er, called the police.
A squad was detached to the
dock, but the assembled dock
workers we're simply awaiting the
arrival of another steamer.
At 1880 a. m. the Ion gshoremer
for the Fulton had not arrived
1t was later learned a mistake
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

made Hughes somewhat for
bidding although distinguished
looking person in the days of the
life insurance investigation and
during his two terms as governor
OF New York state. has given way
to style of beard almost kindly
In appearance.
His long, slender, tapering
white hands-his most attractive
physical feature-indicate a per-
son of fine sensibilities, OF warmth
of feeling.
AL Smith, Tammany assembly,
man, made his first call on
Hughes with his opinion of the
governor already formed. But
the governor changed 1t.
Boys" said Al" coming out
of the executive chambers with a
big cigar in his mouth, the gov
ernor is all there. He is one fine
chap. Baptist clergyman. Bap-
fist clergyman, hell! Hughes is
all to the good. When | left him
l slapped him on the back and I
says to him, You are a fine fell
low, even if you are repub-
lican.'"
And this is the man who loves
dogs. music, children, golf, legal
problems. detective stories and
Emerson's essays.
At his beautiful home here in
Washington the large library is
Justice Hughes favorite room.
Here he receives most of his
visitors; here he works on the in
tricate problems connected with
his duties as supreme court
justice: here he has his law IL
brary and his volumes of Motley,
Gibbons, Hume, Darwin, Huxley,
Spencer, Carlyle and Emerson.
Hut Justice Hughes does
not confine his reading to
these 'high brow" books.
~ confess" he said, that
like a blood and thunder
romance. Next to a thriller
of ...is sort lean pretty
strongly to good, OId-fashion-
ed detective stories."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
The Middle
of the Night

Were you ever out in
the middle of the night in
a great big plain = when
you felt at peace with all
the world, and the still
ness weaved perfect
dreams?
Do you know what the
middle Of the night would
be under these conditions
The author of "The Son
of the Wind" next novel
a-week in The Times,
makes Blanche RAIDER de-
scribe it:
"It is like water,
smooth and deep; like a
flood tide"
And, of course, young
Carron wanted her to take
him out into "the middle
of the night. "a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
WILL THE C0MM0NER
FORM PEACE PARITY.

treaties calling for a year of de.
lay before declaring war, the abo-
litOn of secrecy in diplomatic cor
respondence, referendum vote OF
the people before a declaration oil
war, and so on.
The San Francisco millionaire
Rudolph Spreckels. has been go
ing around the country suggesting
the peace party idea.
Some reports have it that he
has got together with Henry Ford
and is ready to spring a program.
How will the convention
take Bryan's peace planlss?
If they repudiate him and
refuse the planks results may
he dramatic. These are the
possibilities.
II they should fear TO have
the peace talk presented and
should refuse Bryan the floor
ON such "a motion, this would
start things.
Charles T. Mailman, editorial
director of the American Union
Against Militarism, says every
thing will depend on develop
ments at the st. Louis conven-
|tion.
s"There are very vital elements"
said he, which must be taken
into consideration in predicting
what may be done there. 1t is
not at all impossible that failure
of the democratic convention to
recognize public sentiment as it is
might result in the crystalization
of the anti-war feeling into q
peace party. 1t is doubtful If Mr..
Bryan or anyone else at this time
has, definite plans. These things
are dependent on events and the
feeling of the public at the time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

in time had been made for them
to appear for work.
Members of the international
Longshoremen's union will strike
in every Pacific coast city from
Skagway, Alaska, to San Diego,
Cal, at a. m. unless their de-
mands for higher wages are
granted.
IL IL predicted waterfront
shipping will be paralized il
the strike goes through.
More than 10000 men are
ready to strike. Tacoma,
Seattle and San Francisco
employers have declared
themselves against the wage
increases. There is little
hope Of averting the walk
out.
The Portland steamboat men
threaten 10 strike tomorrow SIM
ultaneously with the longshore-
men. The Seattle dock workers
oppose the gshoremen and the
fight there is a three-cornered af-
fair.
The Tacoma steamboat men
are already out on strike.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
T. R. FLAYS
ALLIANCE
In City of Many Germans
Colonel Speaks Mind
on "Hyphenates"

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 31.-Col.
Roosevelt dissected, flayed and
excoriated the hyphenated Ameri-
can here today--in a city having
the second largest German-Ameri-
can population in the United
States.
The former president has sell
dom been so vigorous as he was
in denouncing the moral treason
of hyphenates.
He spoke at luncheon of the
City club.
Goes After Alliance.
The German-Americau alliance
came in for a larger share of the
colonel's wrath. lie held this or
ganization and its branches to
be composed of people 'disloyal"
to the United States and unfit
for citizenship
lie made a powerful appeal for
America for Americans" while
lauding in glowing terms the pa
triotism of the foreigners who
came to America and as citizens
proved their fealty to the Stars
and Stripes by deeds of heroism
and public service.
For Straight Americanism.
Here in st. Louis ! wish 20
speak briefly on the subject of
Americanism, the colonel began.
81 stand for straight American
ism unconditional and unquali-
fled, and | stand against every
form of hypenated Americanism.
Il do not speak of the hyphen
when It is employed rs a mere
matter of convenience.
II speak of and condemn its
use whenever it represents an eff
fort to form political parties
along racial lines or to bring
pressure to bear on parties and
politicians, not for American
purposes, but in the interest of
some group of voters of certain
national origin, or of the country
from which they or their fathers
came.
10 hot
matter of creed, birthplace or
national descent, but OF the
soul and of the spirit"
The colonel ran the gamut OF
denunciation on the one hand of
hyphenates, of whatever ancestry,
and eloquent eulogy, on the 9th
err, of men like Jacob Riis, Col.
Goethals, Major General Barry,
Leonard Wood and scores OF 9TH
ers of foreign birth or parentage
who we're real Americans.
of the American has the right
stuff in him." he declared, 81 care
not a snap OF my fingers whether
he is Jew or Gentle, Catholic or
Protestant. care not a snap of
my fingers whether his ancestors
came over in the Mayflower."
Greeted by Thousands
Roosevelt arrived here at sos
la. m.
Five thousand persons greeted
the former president as he stepped
from the train.
This is great" said the colonel
as he smiled, DOTTED his hat and
pushed his way through the
crowd with Mayor Kiel.
The streets we're lined with ad-
ditional thousands and Roose-
welt WIS given an ovation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
WHARF IS
ROPED OFF
Underpinning Six Years
Old Found to Be in
Dangerous Shape

Following discovery that the
Municipal dock is in such weak
ened condition that it's collapse
would occur should steamship
bump it severely, Commissioner
II. F. Gronen this~week roped off
a large section of the waiting
rooms, and is prepared to close
the dock to all traffic should any
further sign of weakening occur
In the meantime, engineers are
rushing work on plans for / COM
plete new set of underpinning.
No .ttempt has been made to
reinforce the foundations of the
Municipal dock since the struc-
ture was built six years ago. The
tops of piles and the timbers
resting on them have become SC
rotten that they might give way
under the slightest strain.
Ropes Off Space.
81 have not said anything about
the condition of the dock, be-
cause did not want to alarm the
public" admitted Commissioner
Gronen today.
"But the foundations are in an
alarming condition.
Il have debated for several
days whether or not to close down
the entire dock. But ] believe
that the structure is safe enough
for ordinary passenger use.
have roped off large part of the
waiting room, and may order a
temporary discontinuance of the
upper part of the building until
repairs can be made"
Cant Write at Desk.
So weak is the Municipal dock
at present that it sways back and
forth whenever steamers make
landings.
"A person cannot write at his
desk here while steamers are
landing" declared Harbormastei
Rowland today. THE dock
shakes as in an earthquake.
81 can't understand how intel
ligent men, with the lives of the
public at stake, could have let
this dock rot and threaten to col
lapse, as they have DONE"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
BY Gibson Gardner

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 81.
Bryan is the one uncertain fac
tor, IL there is any uncertain fac
tor, in the democratic national
convention.
VIII he go along with Wilson OF
will be jump the traces? e.
Bryan is a factor too vital in
American politics to be safely
neglected. What he stands for to-
day-opposition to warts per-
haps also more vital than some of
his opponents suspect.
The fact that Bryan was de-
feated in Nebraska for delegate
and goes to the convention as a
representative of a newspaper syn
dictate will not eliminate him
from the proceedings of the con-
vention.
By proxy he could get the floor,
or a motion would be in order in
the convention to invite the COM
moner-who has three times been
the party's candidate for president
to address the convention.
Politicians in Washington are
asking: 4
Is ii possible that Bryan may
head a pacifist demonstration al
the st. Louis convention?
Is IL possible that he might
combine with Henry Ford, Ru.
dolph Sprecklcs and Frank p,
Walsh to organize peace party
Might he be the candidate OF
such a party on a peace and pro-
hibition platform, or a straight
peace platform?
These questions can only be an
swered by Bryan, and perhaps not
by him until the moment arrives
for action at the convention.
A few things are certain, Bryan
will be present and use his utmost
efforts to commit his party to
what he regards as its traditional
|policy against militarism.
Bryan feels that the Wilson adj
ministration has been swept off
its feet by war talk.
The democratic convention will
be more apt to reflect the Wilson
than the Bryan sentiment, but
there will be many delegates who
for traditional or other reasons
will be willing to go along with
Bryan.
These will seek a declaration In
the platform against big standing
armies and huge navies and In
favor of various peace proposals,
such as world arbitration court,
negotiations looking to gradual
concerted disarmament--the So
called naval holiday"--the use
of the commercial boycott, peace
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
VERY HUMAN, UNDER
SURFACE, IS JUSTICE

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 81.
A certain page of Albany's Sc
cret political history records that
when Mrs. Charles E. Hughes
presented her husband, then gov
ernor of New York, with baby
Elizabeth Hughes, the proud
mother said to her goyernor-hus-
band:
Our next baby will be born
in the white house"
Baby Elizabeth is now nine
years of age, sister Katherine il
Is and sister Helen 25. And
Charles f., jr., has a wife and
two children.
Home and children have been
my chief interest,"" Mrs. Hughes
says, but she now adds nothing
that would indicate her interest
in the white house.
In fact, the whole Hughes fam.
lily, from the justice down to
Charles e., juniors boy. are re-
framing from conversation in
any way related to the presi-
dency.
Devoted. as he is, to his
work as justice of the ma
tons highest court, Hughes
is never too busy to give
part of his day to his family.
To the American public,
which knows him chiefly
from pictures of an austerc
man i'm black frOck coat, high
silk hat and black beard
parted i'm the middle, Hughes
may not seem the sort of man
who can play with children,
laugh heartily at story and
climb mountains with enjoy.
ment.
But he is that sort of man,
and his friends here In WASH
ington and In New York
know him as such.
The blue-gray eyes, set in rug
ged frames of bristly brows upon
occasion so stern, so keen, SO
penetrating, are in private life
kindly and tender.
The flaring black beard that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
DAY
OF VERDIJN
Kaiser Arrives to Watch
Supreme Effort Made
Against Citadel

PARIS, May 81. - The
Tooth day of terrific fighting
ut Verdun found the Ger
man crown prince bringing
fresh legions into action west
of the Mouse.
Critics agreed today that
the Teuton offensive initiat-
ed Sunday is the final, SUI
preme effort designed to
pierce the French lines.
The kaiser is reported return
ing to Verdun to witness the Il
tanic struggle. The Germans
have unloaded a fresh division
from Russia. 1t is rumored also
that Austrians are on the way to
Verdun.
Some believe that the Austrian
smash at the Italian front was
merely a blind to cover the shift
ing of the Austrians to Verdun.
The French, in a counter at
tack at midnight, regained their
losses south of Cumieres. They
had to evacuate the first line
trenches and retired toward Chat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
USES BRICK
AS WEAPON
Hurls Missile Through
Window of Vanderbilt
Mansion in N. Y.

NEW YORK, May 81. -
After throwing three bricks
through the windows of Will.
lam Vanderbilt's mansion,
believing he was endangcr-
ing the life of John d. Rock
efeller, Saerbes Bsowrddes,
was OverpOwered and arrest.
ed today.
The man told the police
that he planned to drive
Rockefeller out with bricks
and kill him as he ran from
the house.
He confessed he plotted with
three other men to assassinate
Rockefeller, but by mistake the
bricks were hurled at the resi-
dence of Vanderbilt, two blocks
from the oil kings home.
With two other men, IL Is al.
legged, he plotted to throw bricks
through the windows while the
others were to shoot Rockefeller
when he ran out.
z His confederates deserted him
No Bsowrddes said he decided
ri exeaalte the scheme alone
AElhpd With four-inch stilleto hi
tC6K up HIS station opposite the
lsousHs With. d. small satchel Of
bricks and began throwing them
Wrecks Mirror.
The bricks wrecked valuable
mirror and damaged furniture.
Policeman Lavender heard the
crash and arrived on the scene
just as Vanderbilt and his wife
appeared in a second story win
dow to learn what was happen.
ing.
Believing the man was throw
ing a bomb, the policeman hurled
himself upon him. They Tough,
fiercely for several minutes.
Bsowrddes will be examined fol
insanity. He is a native of Italy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
POLICEMAN HURT
IN HEROIC PLUNGE

I attempting to save a group OF
women from injury under the
wheels of a motorcycle, which
was bearing down upon them at
nth and Pacific last evening,
Policeman Charles A. Shaffer
STEPPED in front Of a cable car,
and was severely injured.
The women we're saved.
Skaters chest was crushed,
hts right hand badly bruised, and
his limbs injured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

tancourt under the most violent
attacks the oldest veterans ever
had experienced.
Before the end of the week it
Is predicted the Germans will
have 100000 men hammering
at Verdun.
The French public is calm, con-
fident that Gen. Nevielle will
maintain the northwest forts ten
aciously II forced to retire upon
them.
PLUNGE THROUGH TORRENTS
VIENNA. May 31.--2lunging
through Posina mountain tor
rents, the Austrians are threaten
ing to surround Ariesero forest,
1t was officially announced to-
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
WATER USERS ASK
REDUCTION IN RATE

A long petition was sent to the
city council today by water users
asking that the minimum charge
for meter customers be reduced
from 81 monthly to $3.50.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
HUGHES WON'T SAY
WORD ABOUT STAND

NEW YORK, May 31.-Lead-
srs of the Roosevelt campaign
committee did their best to obtain
Hughes view on preparedness be-
fore they left for the Chicago
convention. but all efforts failed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
Talk O the Times

nearly six inches long.
MY doctor told me to keep
away from cigarets," explained
Tayler.
Friends to whom he made this
explanation were unimpressed.
Evidently" said one of them
your doctor didn't tell you to
keep away from vaudeville shows.
That's where | heard it first"
Ex-senator Burton Is said
to have the best memory of
any man i'm the United States.
This is very unfortunate for
a man who ran the way he
did in Oregon.
Ford f. Turner writes, II
counted three girls wearing
black shoes on Broadway
yesterday"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

Ana VINO, w III turucu
coIjoab loose again?
Here's one that came through
the mail, undoubtedly written
by a woman. It's title Is:
The Fat Fiancee.
Last Sunday night he said, Lets
Down to the movies to see
Mary Pickford."
We went-but ! never shall go to
see her again.
That one thing love cannot make
me do.
For Mary has slimness and curls
and a way with her,
Everything that | haven't.
And he knew it.
Gust think, she's twenty-five;
Three years older than /,
And married." / said,
Married to that wonderful look
ing
Owen Moore"
*""But ! saw the man who gave
me my solitaire
Look down at 1t, where It is sunk
in the fat OF my left
Hands third finger.
**sNow we go to see william
Farnum, Roscoe Arbuckle,
And Sarah Bcrnhardt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

New Jersey is to have a
Tin Can Day. We don't
know just what II is but we
have an idea it's another
name for Fathers Day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

Franz B. Tayler, salesman,
bought himself a cigaret holder
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

Greetings, do You suppose
summer will come tOmOr-
row?
Whoever named that man
Resta, anyhow?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

And who, WHO turned
coljoab loose again?