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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28
OPPORTUNITY FOR
CAPABLE MEN COMES
Re on the Lookout For II and Then
Take Advantage.

Opportunity knocks at the door more
than once. She knocks at the door of
everybody, the rich and the poor, the
sick and we'll
Very often the poor man answers the
knock. but is unable TO nurse the sit,l-
alton, and therefore nothing fruitful IS
gained from her visit.
Sometimes opportunity comes to the
down system. a man unable to get about
with the vim he ought to for one of his
years. Opportunity does not wait. but
,sastens to the door OF someone else who
can greet her with a smile and take adj
vantage OF her proposition. She may
come back TO the man who was drag.
ging himself around but unless he cor
rects his condition the same thing is
going to happen.
The results OF being unable TO meet
an opportunity is just one step farther
down the hill. Being able TO meet an
opportunity is a boost TO the top.
II you have missed opportunities be
cause OF a rundown, tagged out system
or you are suffering from constipation
stomach trouble. sleeplessness, malaria
nervousness or any summer ills. we
want you to try a course Of Pep System
ic Pills These pills contain all the
elements to nourish the nerves. produce
rich, red blood and make your liver &C
tive. IL viii tone up your system and
make you feel like a new person.
Pep Pills are for sale by Boyd Harrel
drug store and other live druggists.
Accept no substitute for these pills
ADV.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28
FRETFUL BABIES =
NEED a LAXATIVE

When your baby Is cross and fretful
the chances are Il 10 eonstipated and
that a mild laxative 10 all that 10 neces-
sary to make il comfortable and happy.
Inactive bowels are the cause Of as
much discomfort to children as to older
people, and unless the condition 10
promptly relieved is very apt to develop
serious illness.
For children there 10 nothing that
will act more easily than the combina-
ton of simple laxative herbs with pep
sin that is sold in drug stores under the
name of Dr.. Caldwells Syrup PePsin.
It does not sripe and is free from
opiate or narcotic drugs. 10 pleasant to
the taste. and positively effective; chill
dren like il and take il readily.
II you have never tried this simple:
Inexpensive remedy. get a bottle OF
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin from your
druggist and have it in the house to use
the next time any Of the children seem
out of sorts. A trial bottle can be OBJ
tanned. free Of charge. BY writing to
Dr.. w. B. Caldwell. 456 Washington
ST.. Monticello. Illinois.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28
Ardmore. Wednesday. Nov. 2s. 1911
THANKSGIVING.

This year, more than any other year
should the people of the United States
be thankful. The youth of the country
Is i'm training to carry out the nation
determination TO make the world safe
for democracy and those who remain
mt home, in addition to other causes Tor
thankfulness, are grateful for the op'
portunity to do their part in the war
The various organizations of the coun'
try which have been entrusted with
war activities have made and are max
ing noble responses. The individual
has risen to the occasion in every In
stance and the people, as whole, are
eager for every opportunity for service
Oklahoma has many reasons Tor
thankfulness. Prosperity prevails In
every section Of the state. Carter
county and Ardmore have been es'
pecially blessed in this respect.
goodly crop OF cotton. which found
ready market at a high price, has
placed a large number of tenant farm
ers in a position which will make II
possible for them to own their own
farms. In every walk Of life the citi-
zen has seen evidences of fitting return
for his labor.
The city has vastly improved in the
last few months and the future holds
many flattering promises.
1t is fitting that in this period of
prosperity and at this time when ser
vice is the paramount essential, that
the people of this community should
halt In their labors for "a period of
Thanksgiving.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28

through pro.German channels, $500. 900
for his own use II he would lead an
other revolt against Carranza. Whether
this is true or not, the fact remains
that he has been enabled, In some way
TO assemble and arm "A following which
is now actually making war on the
Mexican government. In substantiation
OF the theory OF German conspiracy IN
Mexico with the purpose OF eventually
involving the United States IN compli
cations near home. we have the lroof
afforded by I'll Democrata, newspaper
OF Mexico City long suspected or being
closely In touch with the representative
OF the German imperial government. IN
that capital. The name ri Democratic
suits the purpose OF the German propa'
gandists very wen indeed. This pub
lication has for weeks been spreading
the falsehood that the United States II
engaged In forcibly drafting MeNicans
and transporting them to the 'front.' IN
France. To allay popular feeling on the
subject, President Carran3a, short
time ago, informed "A committee IRON
the chamber OF deputies that there was
absolutely no ground for such state
ment. Mr.. Fletcher. the United states
ambassador, also has, on the authority
OF the Washington government De
nounced the story as canam. Yet,
in the face of these positive denials and
fat contradictions. FL Democrata with
in the last forty-eight hours, has repeat.
ed the falsehood, placing the number 0l
Mexicans drafted to date by the United
States, in violation OF international law,
at 1000. The director Of I'll Democratic
is a member of the Mexican congress-
but he has not spoken IN this way OF
ficially.
II is manifest from all this that Mex
leo is going to be called upon ike
Brazil and the United States. to deal
speedily and positively, with the enemy
alien, and with the influences ard In
struments in his employment. In fE2rt'
the time is probably close ~ hand when
all the nations of America, In common
interest will be Gated upon 10 unite
in extirpating the alien enemy nui'
sance. Forcing the German conspira'
tor TO move from one state or from one
country to another fails to solve the
problem; he must either be confined Tor
the war period. wherever he IL found
or be driven off the hemisphere.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28
From:O Other
Editorial Pages
WORKING OVER WASTE.

lola dias) Register; The war econ
omy campaign which has been inaugu'
rated In England according 10 press
correspondents. II achieving some new
and very surprising results.
A Manchester chemist, for example
has learned how 10 extract from the
towns sewage "A wonderful stimulant
for plant life which promotes growth
and fruitage several hundred per cent
higher than any previously known man
ure.
The city council OF Bradford. the
Yorkshire town which Is the headquar'
ters OF the British woolen trade, has
invented new way OF using up the
grease collected from the sewage OF the
towns woolen mills, by which over $4OO,'
900 profit has been made, whilst more
than $4,000 has also been received
from the collection by new processes
in the treatment Of sewage.
Many other English towns are trying
to gather up and use hitherto waste
stuff. Wonderful effects are being OBJ
tanned therefrom. IL Is more than prob
able that the war will have proved a
veritable godsend to large number of
places, from the financial point OF view
in ways such as never could have been
anticipated three years back.
BY carefully collecting old bottles,
throw naway tins, and such like stun
the Yorkshire town OF keighley has
managed to raise over 81 OsO yearly
from this source since the war began,
Twickenham has plan Of gathering
old newspapers and waste paper from
the houses in town. Boys are sent to
cover all the town in well mapped dis
tricts. They bring the paper to centers
from which the whole is later on gather
ed and disposed Of for goodly sums OF
money that are proving Of great ad
vantage to certain institutions in which
Twickenham folk are interested.
Not only is money thus earned, but
the process inculcates into children
many practical lessons in thrift, work
and kindly help that cannot but prove
very advantageous in their future ca
reers and labors.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28
THE SERVICE FLAG.

Red and block of white, and a star,
1t hangs in my window today,
The one lone emblem of peril and war
My boy left behind as he marched
away.
The clouds hung low in a sodden night,
The wind drove a sheet of rain
That troubled my sleep with sudden
fright
And my heart with a gripping pain.
And l woke With the dew Of fear
On my brow, straining eyes in the
darkened room,
And l hearkened with tense and listen.
ing ear
To the beat of the rain in the gloom
The star in the field OF red hung there
And il scattered the mists of broodng
I..mned meath the wi ldcws cope.
fear,
For it shone as a promise of horel
-Findlay Sackett in The n. Y. Sun
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28
LOYAL LABOR.

Last year, in its convention at Balti-
more, the American Federation of La
Dor by a big majority adopted resolu-
tions opposing the war, and denouncing
military training and preparedness.
President Gompers tried 10 stem the
tide, and convince the delegates of the
real nature of Germany's fight against
democracy and was howled down.
This year the convention at Buffalo
revealed an amazing transformation.
The war had not changed, Gompers had
not changed but the rank and file OF
the nations great labor organization
had changed completely. BY the over
whelming vote of $50 to 10 the dele
gates manifested their approval OF the
war and their condemnation OF Ger
many Gompers was greeted with
cheers when he declared:
Il am not neutral in this war. Paci-
fist. as have been all my life, when
| find there is a band of murderers
abroad and / fail to defend my children,
/ am not a pacfist but coward.
president Wilson and the members
of his cabinet were peace-loving men. L
know OF no miitarist in their cham
ber And | publicly declare now that
| tsn a fighting man and will continue
to fight for the country to which | owe
all. the country which l love and In
which my hope and aspirations are
bound up.
II promise to do a mans duty in
helping to make this war the last great
war Of this world All my energies
shall be laid at the feet of America and
of our allies to do what l can toward
the establishment Of democracy, even
in Germany"
That utterance expressed the spirit
of the convention 1t represents the
spirit of American labor, which today
is working hand In hand with the gov
ernment for the overthrow OF German
autocracy. Samuel Gompers long age
perceived the Prussian menace to free
labor All enlightened Americans now
see IT, Our labor unions readily under
stand the message Of President WILSON
TO the Buffalo convention:
ANY body of free men that CON
pounds with the present German gov
ernment is compounding its own des
truction. Any man in America or else
where who supposes that the free IN
dustry and enterprise OF the world oar
continue IL the Pan-German plan II
achieved and German power is fasten
ed upon the world is as fatuous as th'
dreamers of Russia"
The nation is to be congratulated or
the intelligent loyalty shown by orgnni
zed labor. And labor itself h to b'
congratulated particularly. II has
everything to lose through PrtnsMn
ism and everything to gain through
Americanism.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28
CORN MEAL.

There is some mystery about corn
meal which the ordinary householder
cannot fathom. Nearly everybody Is
willing to follow the instructions OF
the food administration. and eat corn
to save wheat. But
In almost every grocery store, In al
most any community, 1t is easier to
buy flour than corn meal. Often the
grocer has no corn meal at all When
he has, he often refuses to sell more
than a limited amount And what he
does sell is often ground SO fine that
true conoisseur of corn products
doesn't want it.
Moreover-and here is the queerest
part of the mystery-the corn meal
nearly always costs more than the
billion bushels of corn, and only bill.
lion bushels of available wheat, why
shbuld that be? Especially when
Europe is not competing with us for
the corn.
OF course not much of this years
corn has been ground yet. But even
so, why should meal cost as much
as ten cents a pound. which is the price
charged for it in many places when
sold in cartons? If the public is ex-
pected to eat corn throughout the win
ter, the public reasonably expects
cheaper corn.
Are the scarcity and high cost of
corn meal artificial? Have spectators
grabbed the corn crop? Has the food
administration let them do that, while
concentrating its attention on the
wheat crop? If so. the government had
better get busy, lest its work be un'
done.
It's a plain, common-sense PROPOSE
ton that. if flour is cheaper and more
easily obtainable than corn meal, the
wheat will be eaten up
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28
GERMAN PLOTTING IN MEXICO.

Christian Science Monitor: II will
easily be recalled that, for some weeks
after the United States declared war
against Germany, there was constant
flow of German-Americans, so-called,
into Mexico. The exodus was reported
from day to day and much newspaper
apd general speculation was INDUCED
in. north of the Rio Grande, as to the
probable or possible object of the mi
grafton. The theory that citizens OF
German birth of extinction were leaving
the United States in fear of possible
violent revulsion of feeling against them
was, OF course, secuted. Aliens gen
orally had been assured by the presi-
dent, in proclamation dealing very
plainly with the subject, that they need
have no fear, with regard either TO their
persons or their properties, II only they
observed the law, and especially its re
quirements in a time of war. a le
markable phase of the movement Of
these people toward and across the bor-
der was that ii seemed to be carried
out with a concert Of action character
isic of military mobilization.
Events have been crowding upon one
anothers heels, however, and this
strange migration. like many other cpl
SOQtS Oh tilt SUI Jus -
which the world is passing, was soon
lost sight of by the public. There were
tso many things of more immediate con-
Germ to enlist and enchain attention.
The German.American refugees or emil
gres. or the German-American servitors
of the imperial German government
had crossed the line, and most people in
the United States took that to be the
end of them, so far a. that country was
concerned, regarded their departure as
a good thing in the circumstances, and
forgot them.
But news from the south, during re
cent weeks, has had a tendency to dis
sipate the impression, entertained in
some quarters that these people enter
ed the neighboring republic with the
sole purpose of settling down to peace
ful occupations amid more congenial
surroundings than they had been able
in recent months, to find in the United
States. This news has related TO fresh
outbreaks of discomfort in different
parts of Mexico. There have been &C
counts. for instance. of the recruies
cencs of the Villa banditti. OF raids by
these outlaws along. and even across
the border. OF the temperance of Felix
Diaz in the saddle. and of actual en-
gagements between revolutionary ano
| federal forces.
Nobody has been seen or heard from
who has seen or talked to, or in any way
communicated with. Pancho Villa per
sonally. but stories to the effect that h'
is in actual command of a revolutionary
force. that he is leading a new insur
rection for the overthrow of Carranza
and that he is directing the movements
OF insurgent troops all the way from
| Chihuahua to Sonora are assiduousl,
| circulated That the movement which
he is said TO head is well supplied Will
money and munitions there can be M
doubt. IL was able to command an'
arm a force sufficiently large, shor
time ago, to drive 500 federals acroS
the Rio Grande and into American ter
| ritory.
Then there is Felix Diaz. who is open
'ly reported to have been offered
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28
THE MILL OWNERS MISTAKE.

In the western district OF North Caro-
lima the federal child labor law. pnsssi
last year, has been declared unconsti-
tutional. a member OF the National
Child Labor Committee stated to a rep
resentative Of this paper that 1t cost
somebody about $4,000 to push the
lawsuit which resulted in the decision
of the laws unconstitutionality. The
penniless father OF the child in the
mill about whom the test case centered
did not have that money TO pay. The
interference is that the mill-owners In
terested in ousting the child labor law
did pay 1t.
And that is the curious thing. Again
and again the southern mill-ovners
have declared that they cannot compete
with the mills OF the north unless they
can have the advantage OF long hou.s
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28

and child labor. But again and again
says the Child Labor Committee. bolts
OF cotton have their tags changed by
middlemen because cloth coming from
these southern mills is known to be In
ferior In quality to that made by skilled
adult labor, and buyers discriminate
against II II tagged correctly.
Now does II really pay the mlll-own'
er TO produce his stuff In such way
that II cannot be honestly sold? Does
II pay him to keep the families OF his
workers so poor that each generation
Is more unskilled than the last, the nc
cidents are more numerous, the
chances OF inferiority OF product In
creasingly great?
Would 1t not be better to install more
and better machinery. to use fewer
better-paid workers, to see that the
standards OF education and living grew
higher. 80 that expensive accidents
might be eliminated. and the product
might be nationally advertised as
sound and flrst.class. and made under
good conditions?
The future OF industry in this coun
try is practically limitless. Whether
it's coal or shrimp or canned beans OF
cotton cloth or glass. the underlying
economic facts are the same. The pro
duct which can be advertised as guar
anteed. both for quality and for be
ing made and sold under proper con
ditions, will always win over the shoddy
article. made by workers who are
weakened and impoverished by their
work.
It's big game, in which everyone
has a part. The weakening of any
group Of people weakens the whole
nation. The mill-owner pays, one way
or another, for his false view OF econo
mics. Why doesn't he learn the true
rules of the game?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28

MCAleSIeT W AiNii 49,
scape gardener gets through spending
that 3 100000 on the state capltoi
grounds at Oklahoma City we wonder
II the land will raise as good potatoes
as before.
Iawton Constitution: That Tennessee
negro who raised a one dollar bill to a
ten was probably only seeking to re-
store its lost power.
st. Joseph CMo) News-Press: NOW II
Is asserted that profanity has percept-
ibly increased during the past TWO
wears. No doubt. The rest of the world
is cursing the Germans.
Guthrie Leader A New York pollti'
cal leader has pleaded guilty to primary
election frauds. How the old town must
be retrograding.
Kansas City CIo.) Star: AS father un-
der.tands this mo Christmas presents
movement this year, he is not to expect
anything himself. but is expected 10
produce as usual.
Tulsa World: General Byng blng
banged his way through the linden
burg line. Let's hope he will continue
the bing changing.
Colbert Times: He is indeed busy
man who can never find time to find
fault.
sherman Texas) Courier: Sometimes
when we hear some people talking 1t is
hard to guess whether they talk that
| way because they think ii is smart OF
| hope that other people will think 80.
! TT. Smith Ark) Southwest American
Even the fellow who fights and runs
away can return from the war WITT
honorable scars. He will have been vac
cinated against typhoid, smallpox ant
gangrene anyway.
Rochester Post-Express: II Is odd
| but probably only n coincidence, thai
every time Villa begins shootint
across the border "Cip" Castro lands
again in New York.
Atlanta (Ga) Constitution: AS to th'
socalled knitting face" we have to say
that II is the beautiful face. with the
earnest eyes that guide the nimble fin
gers.
Dallas CTexasl News: Those U-boa
crews being captured by American
jackies probably do not share the view
OF the amiable Won TirpitZ that Am
erica can never become factor in th'
war.
Tulsa Democrat: A large number o
Germans are admitting now that Ger
many is junkerized. That is what tn
entente allies have been contending al
along.
Kansas City MOI Journal: The oil
settler who used to 20 out and Kill
prairie chicken for the last meal OF tn
what his granddaughter means by din
day has difficulty in understanding
\ ner ring.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28
Ex-CZAR's DAUGHTER
NOT IN AMERICA As
CLAIMED BY EASTERNER

Washington. Nov, 2s.-In behalf OF
the Russian Civilian Social association,
C. c. Calhoun. president OF the asso'
ciation. disclaimed all responsibility for
the published story that Tatinia
Nlcolaevna Romanoff, a daughter Of
the deposed Car OF Russia, had es'
capped from Siberia and would sing
dance and write In this country for the
benefit OF the society.
The society. organized 10 gather
funds for the relief OF the civilian popu
lation In Russia, Mr.. Calhoun declared
aimed TO conduct It's propaganda In a
dignlfied manner and he considered
such an appearance OF the former
grand duchess as most improbable, and
publication OF such story as most un
fortunate.
The story OF the escape OF the for
mer grand duchess through mock
marriage is accredited TO Ivan Narodny
one OF the members Of the New York
office OF the society.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28
FIGHT IN ALBANIA.

Rome. Nov. 2s.-Austrian troops
Sunday made another attack on Italian
lines on Albania In which they scored
an initial success. the war office an
nounced. Regulars came to the as
sistance OF the Albanian bands that
had been driven back In the region
southeast OF Berat and the Austrians
We're forced to retreat, with heavy
casualties.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28
HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets

Nyour skin is yellow-eomplexion pallid
tongue coated-appetite poor-you have
q bad taste In your h-alazy, no-good
Seeling-you should take Olive Tablets.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets substitute
forcalomel-werep prepared by Dr.. Edwards
after II years Of study with his patients
., Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are purely
vegetable compound mixed with olive oil
You win know them by their olive color.
, To have a clear, pink skin. bright eyes,
no pimples, q feeling Of buoyancy like
childhood days you must get at the cause.
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets act on the
liver and bowels like calomel-yet have
no dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome consti'
patton. That's why millions OF boxes are
sold annually at 10c and 25c per box. AL
druggists. Take one or two nightly and
note the pleasing results.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28
WAR BREAD.

The patriotic plans OF Pearl
Have found a great fruition.
Her biscuits. while not fit for food.
Are fine for ammunition.
-Drumright News
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28
SCISSORS AND PASTE

McAlester Guardian: When the land
scape gardener gets through spendins
that 8 100000 on the state caplto
grounds at Oklahoma City we wonde
IL the land will raise as good potatoes
as before.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28

Kansas City (Mo) Journal: The olt
settler who used TO 20 out and kill
prairie chicken for the last meal of th'
what his granddaughter means by din
day has difficulty in understanding
ner ring
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-28

The forty.nlnth annual convention ol
the American National Woman SUI
frage Association will be held In Wash
ington. December ~ to l5. Washington
was selected as the meeting place &c
pressure might be brought TO bear on
congress toward the pending fedora
woman suffrage amendment