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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-15

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-15
Town Closes Tomorrow
Is Grammar Ess.ntiaI7

Sometimes it Is urged that formal
grammar teaches children to write
and speak correctly; but as all Ameri.
cans have studied formal grammar, ia.
Guiding newspaper reporters and sales,
women, there would appear to be pc
guaranty that formal grammar study
lcGds TO correct habits of speech. on
the other h.nd, | osce knew school
where for II years not minute was
spent on formal grammar and. like the
worm who does not miss a slice or two.
no one ever knew the difference
Abraham Flexner, in the Atlantic.
Ardmoreite want ads pay big re.
turns.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-15
How to Remove lndelIbIs Ink.

Wet the stained portion of the ma
terial with chloride OF lime and after
ward rinse I'm little ammonia or So
dunn sulphate.-Populur Science
Monthly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-15
Progressive C|T|ZENSDEC|DE
To HAVE PERMANENT HIGHWAY

Mass Meeting the Chamber of Commerce Night Deve
oped Some of the Real Progressive Spirit. The Money
Will be Raised for this Road within the
Hours. Nothing will prevent the Road Being Built now,
Which Means Much to the City
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-15
PROCLAIM ALTON

1; Whereas, the progressive cit
:: liens of the City of Ardmore :
!: having in mind the welfare and
:: best interests of the city, de.
!: sire that each and every citizen
:: be given an opportunity to con :
!: fer with them for a short time, ;
:: and
:: Whereas, in this busy city, :
:: it is next to impossible for the :
:: boys in the trenches" the a:
;: real backbone of the city-the /:
!: working men and women-to {:
!: pursue their labors and keep {:
!: business going and at the same {:
!: time given any time to the 9
!: building of the city, and :,
!: Whereas, it has been re- !,
!: quested by the Chamber of ::
!: Commerce and the Business ::
!: Mems Association that a two ::
!: hours holiday be declared on ::
!: Thursday, Nov. 16, from to ::
!: IL o'clock a. m, 20 enable all ::
/: working people of the city to ::
: attend the TOLL ROAD MEET ::
: ING at the corner of Main and ::
: A street; ::
Now, therefore, hereby des- ::
ignate, declare and proclaim a ::
SPECIAL HOLIDAY of two ::
hours, from to II o'clock a. :;
m, on Thursday Nov. 16, 1916, .:
during which time all business q:
houses and offices shall be 3:
closed and all business and !:
labor of all kinds shall cease, ::
and ::
1t is hereby ordered that ::
sufficient force of police shall ::
be placed on duty to see that ::
all Offices are closed and every {:
person found carrying on any !:
character of work during said ::
period of time shall be arrested ::
and held in custody until the ::
expiration of the two-hour !:
period, and be subject to a ::
fine commensurate with the of ::
fense committed. ::
Done by order of the Board ::
of Commissioners this the 18th ::
day of November. 1916. 3:
G. c. hASHER, Mayor ::
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-15
Max Westhelmer.

Max Westheimer mace character
istic speech and a practical one.
Nov we are talking business" he
said. Every man, woman and child
will benefit by this road and if it
goes through any of our property
just put up your fences, take as much
as you want for the right of way, and
come to us and we will sign it. 1t
won't cost you a cent"
Mr.. Westheimer then picked up the
subscription list wrote something on
1t, and sat down without further
words. He subscribed $4,000.
The subscription list opened. Frank.
lin, Simpson, Gait and Roy Johnson
opened it with $4,000 each; Harold
Wallace, Max Westheimer, and Sam
Apple were among those of $1,000 and
several smaller ones quickly followed.
Town Closes Tomorrow.
Ardmore is to shut up shop between
nine o'clock and eleven o'clock to-
morrow morning to raise the balance
of the money.
Offices are open today in the Simp-
son building, cornsr of A and Main. |
where the committees are pushing the
work
The long-wished-ipr road TO the oil
fields is going to be built" is on |
everybody's tongue today.
The sun., 1916-10-30
INSIDE THE VOTERS MINDS.
Mr.. Wilson's Neglected Fraction of
Humanity.

To HI EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: The
negro problem unfortunately has never
been one which Woodrow Wilson has
thought Of except in disdain. four years
ago. when he was first nominated for the
Presidency. a delegation OF negroes
headed by the late Robert n. Wood
conferred with the then Governor OF
New Jersey OF this condition. Mr..
Wilson told them that he sympathized
with, the negro and led this delegation
to believe he was a friend. Soon after
his election he repudiated his statements
by segregation In Washington Of Federal
employees and many other things which
the average person knows nothing OF.
The negro soldiers were sent into
Mexico first to protect Americans and in
pursuit of villa and lost their lives and
have always fought vallantly. Is there
a time. or rather has there been a time.
when the negro soldier has been called
upon that he has been found wanting?
But what benefit do they derive?
New YORK. October 2S. G. NJ. II.
The sun., 1916-10-30
''The Rev. Arthur worthington.''

Equip n nan with good looks. n
fluent tongue. n courteous manner
extract from him all traces of con.
science urn him loose on the world,
and he will 20 far. His career may
he punctured with Jail sentences and
enllvened with unceremonious dcpar-
lures from the scenes Of his activities.
hut he will get along. as did the REV.
ARTHUR WoRrHINGToN." lately of New
Hamburg. now vaguely assigned to
residence In Canada.
In '6S he married the first Of the
women who have called him husband.
Two years later he deserted her and
took to horse trading in II manner
that Sent him to the Albany peniten
tinry. On that foundation of achieve
ment he has erected nm edifice of
fraud aud swindling that puts him
among the adventures of fiction and
the heroes of the romantic past. az
wives he vas an interchangeable collec-
tor half u score of women are known
to have called him husband. and the
record Is admittedly incomplete. He
even induced n teacher Of free love to
surrender Ia him his mate: a triumph
indeed. for teachers Of free love are
generally tenacious Of their own. and
liberal only with. the selected COM
panions Of other folks. WORTIIINGToN
forged, begged, borrowed he preached.
led the stroller's life-his actress wife,
deserted after three years. returned to
the stage. saved her money and paid
his debts in the town Of their resi-
dence-he prnctised law. took to poll.
tics. He established q religion In New
Zealand: It was too strong for the
New Zealanders. and Tasmania knew
him next. Melbourne was favored
after Tasmania had taken his meas
ure: there seven years hard labor was
the reward of his activities. He got
$1,000 from the MOrmOns I'm Utah. a
thing worth talking about, for the
~ W. ~ NV S'its i<uI'lW It
saw ut no cost to himself: and finally
he returned to the State OF his birth
and first Incarceration. convincing.
suave, INSCRIPTIONS. where he dwelt
in an atmosphere OF sustained virtue
that only the deleterlous habit Of Dor.
rowing destroyed.
The rascal Is too nea us to stir
Il sympathy. The pathetic state of
his victims gives IN adequate meas.
ure Of his villainy. But put WoR-
THINGToN In n book: establish him In
II remote region distort slightly the
chronology Of his exploits: and in
stead of repulsive he will become In.
teresting and incredible.
The sun., 1916-10-30
For Mr.. Gregory's Department.

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN-Sir: 4
despatch from Washington with head
lines Gregory moves to end election
frauds" sounds very interesting TO Re-
publ'cans OF North Carolina. n II he
Will spend some of his energies In this
state along the line OF prosecuting cleo
ton frauds he can get results.
Wholesale frauds were committed in
certain counties In North Carolina in
the election NJ 1914 and 1t was charged
that these frauds were participated In
by high officials OF the Department OF
Justice and charges were filed with the
Department OF Justice. Yet there has
been absolutely no investigation made
so far as the public is aware. II has
been the belief OF those interested In
Hing these charges that Mr.. Gregory was
never permitted 10 know anything about
them. that they were ~pirconholed by
some OF Mr.. Gregory's s~uborainates
through the influence Of politicians.
Would II not be well for Mr.. Greg
DRY To send his assistant here now and
take these matters up?
j. NJ MrLLiKAS.
GREENSBORO. y. c.. October 81.
The sun., 1916-10-30
Moreover there are those un~fortunates
| who nre "cnrriers."

Moreover there are those unfortunates
who IRE Carriers"
The public spirited traveller must
obey the golden rule In this regard.
Public sentiment Is against denying
transportation to t~uberculOus travel.
lers, because the number Is great, the
disease chronic, and the change Of eli
mate which offers hope Of recovery
impels these unfortunates to travel.
The new interstate quarantine code
permits these sufferers to occupy cars.
but insists upon their using means OF
protection which are generally well
understood.
The railroads are urged to furnish
healthy crews and to prevent over
crowding. especially In suburban traf.
nc. They are expected to provide
facilities for the disposal and cleans
ing Of contaminated articles. curtains,
sheets, seat covers. &c. The common
drinking cup has been abolished by
legislation the common towel and the
use of the wash basin for cleansing
the teeth have gone out Of custom. Su-
pervision Of the health Of dining cur
employees is important. Periodic ex-
animation of cooks and walters should
be made not less frequently than quar-.
terly or half yearly, and those found
infected should be relieved Of duty
until complete recovery has taken
place. This is done by some COM
panies. 1t Is only n question Of time
when all will he compelled to do 20
by law. and perhaps also to inoculate
their dining car crews against typhoid.
Places vacated by the sick are
without danger to the well unless
very gross contamination has oc-
Cured and M adequate precautions
have been taken.
Ventilation is not difficult II the
cars mir is not over 20 degrees +. and
Is kept In motion by partly open door
snshes and the usual exhaust system.
Fans are regarded ms useful. the mod
erh idea being that %rebreathed air Is
less dangerous than stagnant air.
The railroads should take precnu-
lions to keep car infection down to n
minimum by mechanical cleaning {:
they should instruct their employees
In the principles that govern the pro-
lection Of public health. make rules
for their sanitary guidance and see
that these are obeyed.
The sun., 1916-10-30
Are There M~isgivings At Berlin?

From Berlin by way Of Stockholm
comes a speculation that official Ber-
lin fears that the war Is lost, because
the munition output Of the Entente
Allies is greater than that OF the Teu-
tonic Allies, and because the latter are
at a serious disadvantage as regards
reserves Of g The Germans. II Is
eaid-the authority Is anonymous but
vouched for rs well informed - be-
lleve that they can hold out on the
western front for another year, but In
the end must give way. Accordingly
they will prosecute the war hereafter
in such a n as to wiring from the
enemy a peace settlement in the ma
ture Of n compromise.
All this Is plausible, and 1t may be
asked whether the Kniser's address to
his army on the Somme does not re-
fleet the impression, in spite Of his
plous i%nvortions, that the Berlin in
formant seeks to convey. There is
the color Of encouragement in the
Nliser : assurance 10 his troops that
from all German regions you stand
like q metal wall OF German sense Of
duty and s~elf-devoted valor. fighting to
the last breath; also in the illusions
to "French insolence and British stub
bornness," ndtot the fact that 1.-THE Ger
man people stand in n tenacious strug-
gle against half the world and against
Il manifold superiority of numbers"
Very different Is the zone of this sal
utatlon from that Of early bulletins of
victory, In which vninglOry and ron
fdence in the wars issue were con-
spicuous and the aid Of the Almighty
was counted on. The new form Of ad-
dress seems to anticipate the necessity
OF preparing the German people for
an awakening from their dreams of
conquest and expansion.
The sun., 1916-10-30

course for his obstructive contraven-
tion Of custom is always with us, and
his family Is large.
He cuts the corner, and cuts Il
close. He ONE front the outside Of
the course, breezes in front Of the
straightnhead walker moving I'm fair
cied security and Off his guard, and
invariably sets his foot OH the precise
spot on which would naturally fall
the next step of that peacefully in.
clined traveller. The interrupted
wayfarer Is subjected to an unfair
and searching test unfair because,
however frequently experienced, it is
never expected searching, because it
Is an Invitation to violence without
justification apparent to the bystand-
ers. who would witness the punitive
assault without being able to testify
to its %prOtocation.
The course cutter Injuries us in our
tenderest spot. the organ Of self-re.
spect. lie offends not our dignity
but our Of equality and our love
Of fair play. lie Is not only arrogant.
he Is guilty Of doing that to a man
unaware which he would not dare to
do after warning. lie betrays our
confidence In the rules. and so tempts
to retaliatory ~lawlessness. But he
gives u resentment no opportunity
for expression. lie commits the foul,
and Is gone. Are there persons Of
such presence Of mind. persons OF such
swiftness Of response to stimuli that
they are able in one flashing moment
to perceive the offence and rebuke its
nerpctrator by bringing the ready
raised foot down sharply on his in
truding toe or pounding his heel? TO
come down heavily an n corn. or to
scrape on the pedestrian nhrate's
low shoe. were punishment fitting the
crime. And then tn smile and beg
pardon-what balm to the wounded
feelings!
II we might wear on the city rave
the spiked shoes of the cindcr path.
and practise alertness, the corner
cutter could 500 he suppressed.
The sun., 1916-10-30
Sanitation Of Railway Cars.

The average individual entertains
erroneous ideas upon the dangers OF
railway travel, aside from accidents.
with n view Of obtaining correct
Information the United States Public
Health Service has investigated this
subject and has published its results
In n recent number of Its regular re-
ports. Although much has been writ
ten on the matter during the last ff.
teen years. exact scientific OBSERVE
tion upon which efficient practice may
he based has been lacking. The rail-
way n has been regarded rs pre-
senting some peculiar relation to In.
fictitious diseases, but the fact is that
1t Is nothing more than n temporary
house on wheels and demands the
same rules of sanitation, with the OK.
ception of sewage disposal. SAM
tarians are governed In this instance,
ms In ordinary house sanitation. by
the known fact that disease Is con-
veyed by certain microscopic parasites
growing In the bodies Of infected per-
sons, which, being thrown off through
the secretions and e~xcretions Of the
body, may be conveyed from person
10 person. either directly or Indirectly.
The object Of sanitation. therefore. is
TO prevent contamination Of the air.
food and drink OF travellers and of
employees.
Laws have been passed In twenty.
eight States which make It Illegal for
persons affected with contagious dis.
eases 10 travel in the railway cars.
There are also Interstate quarantine
regulations 10 the same effect. M OF
which protect the railway companies
IN their refusal to carry people
with transmisslblc diseases. This il
well enough so far as dlscoyrroble
symptoms are concerned, hut there
hr" many diseases, like diphtheria.
Smhiip"X, measles. scarlet fever and
pulmonary tuberculosis, which IN tboir
'hc'pIeht stages cannot be discovered.
The sun., 1916-10-30
TRADE BRIEFS.

i'nmbermeh In tho West have organized
an export sales company. The purpos. q,
this company Is twofold to increase IN,
sale OF Douglas hr and hemlock and "a
cops successfully with organized Europ,ar
lumber companies.
Numerous new industries have recently
sprung up In Barcelona. Spain. This Is du,
TO the fact that many articles which were
formerly imported are nov being made In
domestic factories.
Machinery for cardinG and spinning WOO,
10 needed In India.
Artificial leather. made Of linen duck,
coatad with varnish and pasted tosethe,
In layers. is being extensively used in
England.
American lamps are popular In Malay.
sia' There Is also a market for high grad,
lamp chimneys.
II Is estimated that this years crop n,
Aimeria Erapes will total 1000. 900 bar.
rcls, Early shipments to London sold a,
Sc,9c TO 50 80 barrel.
The sun., 1916-10-30
W FOR THE CAR.
Let the Man at the wheel Ignore the
Red Line on the Road Map.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. I
made my last Sunday morning start
from Keyport. turned of from the Mid
dletown road at Hendrickson's corner.
went through Atlantic Highlands and
over the boulevard. II you saw It in
the summer when the trees were green.
you should see 1t again dressed In
autumn foliage. Instead of turning to
the left at old Highlands and crossing
the Shrewsbury. I kept straight on and
when / came to the end Of the road
turned right INTO the Hartshorn woods.
Although the distance from where I
turned into the Hartshorn woods to
Stone Church is only two or three miles.
! was fully an hour In covering II. /
like to loiter In such places. The
foliage and the views are worth II.
At stone Church I turned toward
Clay Pit Creek, but. instead of going
over Oceanic bridge. I kept up the hill
to the right and over Riverside Drive.
along the north side OF the Shrewsbury.
coming out on the Middletown road
just north OF the bridge leading into
Rec Bank. As soon as ] a crossed
the bridge I took the right fork and
titu IiSht dSdlI uuueT Vne TallTOdu All
out Of the Town over Hubbard's bridge.
then %zigzagged along the back roads
among tho farms. through Lincroft
and Everett. striking the travelled road
near Holmdel. which I followed through
Marlboro to Freehold. There I turned
toward old Tennent, passing the Mon
mouth Battlefield. past Molly Pitchers
we'll and the old church which was
used as a hospital, where spent
another interesting hour. then on to
Engllshtown. where I again left the red
line on my nap which indicates the
travelled road. and turned north on a
gravel byway which leads through the
pine and scrub oak to Old Bridge. Not
a village along this road. only now and
then "A house. but the trees and the
foliage in the bright sunshine. Just
enough tang In the air to make it ex-
hilarating how can | describe 1t?
AT Old Bridge I turned back on the
beaten path to Spottswood. Then OF
again into the woods. The foliage here
was not so beautiful. I struck a sec
ton where II was all oak and but one
color. brown. Nothing OF the yellow
and the red which had predominated
all day. NJ Durham Corners | turned
back to old Bridge and followed the
beaten path to Matawan. From there
to the Amboys. Woodbridge. Elizabeth
and Newark the road is familiar to all
knights OF the road. 1t is the beaten
path. but why follow the beaten path
on these autumnal days?
The byways, the back country roads.
now hard and dry. are my favorites at
this. the most enjoyable time In all the
year for riding. but ! cannot help MOTTO
ing the continual falling OF OF travel
along the country roads as the season
advances. Don't put the machine up
yet. Keep 1t going. We can spend sew
eral week ends on the road yet before
crawling in for the winter.
THE MAN WHO RIDES ALONE.
NEW YORK, October IS.
The sun., 1916-10-30
Approaching End OF One Kind OF
Neutrality.

THE business Of neutrality Is over
declared President WILSON ct Cincin-
natl, mot because I want 1t to he
over, but ! mean this, that war now
has reached such a scale that the po-
sitlon Of neutrals sooner or later be-
comes intolerable."
What Is this? IL 1t notice that
though he has kept US out Of war;"
meaning. as the EreninO Post Is care
ful to explain, the European war, Mr..
WILSON does not expect to be able to
do 50 much longer? Is 1t n warning
that II Mr.. WILSON Is reelected we
must be prepared to fight some time
In the next four years?
Had Mr.. WILSON stood up for
The sun., 1916-10-30

1t is n hundred and fifty years this
day since the new chapel of Trinity
was opened with the ceremony appro'
pirate to what was termed lone of
the most elegant edifices On this con
tincnt." Those were not as gloomy
days N n might imagine. A full band
supplemented the vocal music. and the
conductor. Mr.. TUCKER. got a bonus of
fifteen pounds for his work. st. Paul's
was important TO the town then and
the Rev. Mr.. AUcHMUTY preached to
a prodigious large audience.
st. Pnul's Is wen more important
TO New York now Elegant is no
longer the adjective for Its fine old
architecture. Friendly. kindly dignity
has succeeded what may have seemed
to be elegance n century and n half
ago. Even the back Of the old
church, turned to broadway. Is re-
garded with reverence. II has eyes
In this back and looks with them upon
the busiest angle in all the length of
the street looks calmly II not pity
ingl? upon n food that ever flows and
Gibbs. The food does not come In the
gates. though they are open all day.
Only the reverent enter, somewhat
Oh tlptOe. The clerk who Is studying
French dlscards his cigarette before
he marches through the graveyard to
declpher the inscription on the tomb
stone Of the Sieur DE- RocHEroSTAINE.
The stenographer, lunch in pocket.
leaves her gum to he trOdden beneath
the foot of the needless infidel Of the
street before she walks to her favor
lite bench and, consuming her sand
wich. wonders why there were so
many Dorc1ses and DebOrahs in the
ancient days and none named Gladys
or Gwendolyn. The churchyard Is
the greenest place In her life. for the
grass there, though sparse, Is green
and there are no weeds in it. Indeed.
from where would n weed seed blow?
She knows the monument to MAC
NEvEN, for 1t Is near the gate, and
she has read the inscription over the
dust of the fine young soldier who
died ut Quebec when st. Paul's was
young. 1t means more to her than
the tomb of Cooke the actor, rehabili-
tated In turn by two KEANs. n SoTH-
ERN and n BOOTH.
WASHINGTON was In st. Paul's to
give thanks after he was sworn In rs
President on the balcony of Federal
Hall. BENJAMIN HARRISON was there
In 1889. n hundred years afterward.
This week the President Of the United
States Is too busy to be there, but
will be represented by Colonel House.
at the ceremonies attending the 10th
anniversary.
st. Paul's is more to New York than
a chapel Of Trinity or the resting
place Of MONTGOMERY. As the oldest
house Of worship In the town, the only
church pile older than the republic,
it Is II sentimental bridge that spans
n historic gully. 1t may be an Epis-
cOpalinn chapel at hours of service.
but at all hours 1t is everybody's
fine old church.