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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10
WITHOUT AGITATORS
INDUSTRY FLOURISHES
Figures Show Big Increase In Wages
and Factories In Queens.

Wherever labor agitators are few,
there industry fOurishes and workers
are prosperous. This is the lesson to
be CLEANED from the remarkable indus
trial growth in the Borough of Queens,
New York City, as shown by the fig
ures recently compiled by the Bureau
of Census for the year 1914.
The figures record a decided gain
not only in the number of new facto-
ries, capital invested in manufactur
ing, and the value of manufactured
products, but also in the sum total of
salaries and wages and the number of
salaried employees and wage earnerS
since the taking of the last census ia
1909 From percentage standpoint
the increase over the several items
was as follows:
SaIaried employees, 62.7 per cent; sal
aries, 50.S per cent; wages, So per cent;
wage earners, 30.7 per cent; capital in
vested, % per cent; number of facto-
ries, 26.6 per cent; value of products.
S.S per cent.
While complete figures have not been
published as yet for all the cities and
States, still from the figures that are
now available it is evident that the
Borough of Queens for the year 1914
exceeded in the value of its manufac-
tured products many States of the
Union, such as Vermont, Delaware.
Oregon, Florida, and Wyoming; it ex-
ceeded, also, in this respect every city
in New York State, with the exception
of Buffalo. In fact, there were not
more than fifteen or sixteen cities in
the United States which produced man
ufactured products greater in value
than those made in Queens for the
the year 1914-InduStria COnServd-
fiOn n Y
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10
UNITY NEEDED TO HOLD
TRADE AFTER THE WAR
Labor Must Join In Effort to Meet New
Competitive Spirit In Europe.

Employers and workers must unite
to meet the conditions that the restora-
ton Of peace in Europe will bring,
says Eugene Fl. Outerbridge, president
of the New York Chamber of Com
merce. Il think there is no single ele-
ment in industry before this country
today of such vast Importance as the
matter Of bringing these two constitu-
ents into mutual confidence and under
standing in a real spirit of co-Opera-
ton.
"In the world conditions now pre-
vailing the peoples of the belligerent
nations have, under the stress Of a
compelling necessity, developed a de
gree Of cooperation and efficiency in
production of which they never be-
fore knew themselves capable and
which has never been approached any
where else in the world.
1.-The war has produced many un-
precedented conditions. This is only
one of them. After it is over there
will be many we shall have to meet
and many changes to which we shall
have to adapt ourselves. Some cannot
be foretold or foreseen, but it appears
to me inevitable that the conscious
ness of the efficiency and productive
power that has been developed in the
European peoples will lead them not
to turn to previous methods or lives
of Incidence and ease, but that they
will turn their newly developed pow
ers to production in peaceful pursuits
and that we then shall have to meet
in foreign fields, and perhaps in do
nestle trade, the force of competitive
production organized on a degree of
efficiency which we have never before
had to combat "-IndHStriGI COnSerUG-
tiOn, ". Y.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10

ing a bill to prevent employers from
speaking harshly to their employees.
| That was the first of a series of spec
tacular laws which he managed to
have enacted to curb the iniquitOus
tendencies of Big Business"
With the naked eye the busy Iegis-
latOr could not have told an invoice
from a petty cash account A high
powered ear trumpet would not have
enabled him to distinguish the song of
the loom from the chant Of the buzz
saw, but his six-cylinder, self starting
OratOry had to have some kind of a
road to run on and the avenue of in
dustry was the most inviting to his
hectic eye. In other words the busy
legislator consecrated his lung power
to the work of helping the various leg
iSlative bodies of the country maintain
their record for enacting an aggregate
of $4,000 new statutes per annum deal
ing with production, distribution, en-
plOyment and organization. Like most
industrial reformers, he possessed the
rare genius for managing other peo-
pies affairs
AS a result of his active legislative
campaign, several Of the biggest man.
ufacturing houses in the State were
curbed into bankruptcy, but the jobIess
employees gathered round the remains
and gave Three Cheers" for the
Friend of the Workingman."
In a few years Thomas jefferson
Monroe Miller had big Business
gasping ON the mat and pleading for
help. There was apparently nothing
left to curb, but by that time he had
contracted an Unsuitable thirst for reg
ulating things, so he turned his atten.
ton to the liberties of the individual.
He made it a crime for a man to put
his feet on the desk while debating to
his stenOgrapher. Next he put through
a statute forcing restaurants to have
on hand stock of Maxim silencers for
diners whose audible fondness for soup
interfered with the orchestra Thanks
to him, the proprietors in hotels must
now furnish their guests with bed
sheets Of statutory length or run the
chance of being fined or imprisoned.
Meanwhile the Busy Legislator has
not reduced the height of his youthful
ambitions. He has been standing
around with his hat in his hand, ready
to slip into the first vacant seat in the
United States senate, and his constitu-
ents are convinced that he will not
have to stand much longer. A commit
tee of his townsmen recently visited
a sculptor with a view to having their
heros facial facade perpetuated in the
purest marble. The statue will be
placed in the town square after Miller
has gasped his last speech.
Moral: They all look good in IT,
Hall of Fame.'-C. 4. Rieser, Indus
trial Conservation, Y. Y.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10
CURBING INDUSTRY; OR THE
FABLE OF THE BUSY LEGISLATOR
Lesson In Practical Politics, Outlining the Best Course to
Pursue When the Welfare of Industry
IntGTfGreS With Political Ambition.

One dark, stormy day there was born
to otherwise happy and respectable
parents an embryonic legislator. He
made his debut in the midst of a thun-
der-clap. This fact may or may not
have been prophetic, but in after life
he manifested a decided fondness for
applause.
With no connivance on his part, the
infant SOlOn was named Thomas JEFF
ferson Monroe Miller. His mother did
the naming, while his father, a sue
cessful retail butcher, stood by in mute
protest, thinking of the day when his
son should learn the meat business
from the bottom up Thomas Jeffer-
son Monroe the elder Miller knew.
would find the delivery baskets heavy
enough without carrying any excess
baggage in the way of a name. But
the maternal ''boss" had decided that
her son was cut out for better things
than constant association with steaks
and chops and, in the end she had her
way, thus depriving the world of an
other perfectly competent butcher.
At the age of eighteen Thomas JEFF
ferson Monroe Miller began to fee.
that his mothers confidence in him
was more than justified. The vista
of his ambition included a front ele-
vation of the Presidential chair.
During his college course, the pro
spective statesman was so busy set
Ting the affairs of the nation in ora
torical contests and debates that he
had no time to spend on the problems
of trigOnometry. At the end of four
years he had developed a magnificent
rush of words to the face and, although
he was somewhat puny in mathemat-
les, the faculty decided that the best
way to get rid of him was to hand
him his sheepskin.
By this time our future legislator
had grown a wonderful crop of back
hair that curled gracefully over his
collar, and had acquired the habit of
posing for his photograph with a cor
rugated look about his brow and his
right hand in the breast of his coat
BY comparison with the most authori-
tative portraits, he was every inch
statesman, so he returned to his ma
tive State and offered his services to
the "boss' of the Party in Power.
The hard-hearted political czar
would have none of him, however, and
Thomas Jefferson came to the conclu-
sion that the Party in Power was cor
rupt Therefore, he Joined the ranks
of the Reform Party and lent the
crushing weight of his oratory in an
effort to convince the ''plain peepul"
that the Predatory Pilferers in office
had stolen everything but the brass
hinges on the Capitol door.
After several years Of incessant ora
tory, the promising youth was sent to
the legislature on the Reform Ticket
He won instant recognition by propos-
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10
Don't Rock the Industrial Boat.

After the European war is over the
prosperity of the country will depend
on the willingness of labor to cooper
ate with capital in fighting destructive
competition from abroad. This is the
consensus of opinion among men of
affairs who have made close study
of conditions in the Industrial and eco
nOmic world.
During the reconstruction period
that must follow the termination of
the war, these men say, labor and
capital will be shipmateS, and if there
is going to be any mutiny among the
members of the crew the result will
affect the wage earners' income. In
this connection George Roberts, vice
president of the National City Bank of
New York, says:
81 cannot get rid of the conviction
that there will have to be a period of
readjustment for the general business
situation soon after the war. There
is only one way to maintain high
wages, and that is by increasing the
efficiency of industry. We have to
convince our own people of the advan-
tages of large scale, economical pro
duction, and we have to satisfy our
wage-earners that they are interested
not in restricting production, but in
increasing production. They must be
brought to see not only that wages are
dependent upon production, but that
an increasing supply of all the com
forts of life for the masses of the peo-
pie is dependent upon it. it."-IndustriaI
Conservation, ". Y.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10
Beat Your Own Record.

Don't gauge your own efforts by the
activity or output of your fellow work
ers. Never mind how little the man
next to you does. That is his own
funeral, and he will be chief mOurner
some day. Compete with yourself each
day, striving 20 beat your record of
the day before.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10

1t takes three forces to run a busi
ness or factory-labor, capital and eZ
ecutive management.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10

Men who betray their country are
not the only traitors. There are also
men who betray their employers, their
families and their friends.
Safety first-Industrial patriotism al
ways.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10
Success In Industry: Of 26O.OOO cor.

Success In Industry: OF 100000 cor
porations in the United States engaged
in manufacturing and mercantile bust
ness over 100000, according to the
Federal Trade Commission, are mere
ly existing. They do not earn a penny
Of profit. The $4,000 failures annually
in the United States show that bust
nesses cannot run along at loss in
definitely.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10

Never be fearful of doing more than
is required of you. If you wait for
more pay before you do more work
the millennium will probably find you
on the same old job.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10
CONSERVATION TRUTHS.

Sow while you are young and you'll
reap when you are old. This applies
to grains of industry as we'll as to
wild oats.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10

Business success depends on good
management; efficient loyal workers,
from the head of the firm down to the
messengers; and freedom from outside
interference.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10

The average reformer is only op-
posed to capital so long as the other
fellow has it. Let him get slice of
the melon he condemned and his rad
icalism will be cured for all times.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-03-10

Remember that an agitator never
yet filled a pay envelope, although he
has helped to keep many a one un.
filed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-17
PEANUTS FOR THE WORLD.
Indications that Lowly Product WIN
Play Considerable Part In Furnish
ing SoIutlOn of Food Problem.

Atlanta Constitution: Indications are
that the peanut In going 10 play no
minor part In furnishing n solution to
the worlds food problem this fall.
II was not many years ago when the
humble little goober was used chiefly
az a circus day luxury. tidbit off child
hood, and the basic material for jokes.
For long was IL associated with mon
keys, pink lemonade and the bleachers
that years Of missionary work, eXten'
sive propaganda and constant preaching
by its champions were required to edu'
cate the public TO an appreciation OF
its real dietary and commercial worth.
II might be said, In truth, that the
world is only now just beginning to
take the peanut in anything approach
ing the true measure Of its value as a
food for man and beast.
Science has proved that few food
products are richer in DEMONSTRATING
and tissue-building elements than the
peanut and from IL many different
forms of food products today are manu-
factured and sold for human and ami
NAL consumption. 1t is easily growr
in a wide range Of latitude, bears pro
lifically and is cheaply cultivated, har
vested and converted into its sundry
forms Of manufactured food products
There is practically no waste to the
plant, even the stems and leaves making
excellent hay.
The very value of the peanut, then
gives distinct significance to the fol
lowing item from the news reports o
the day, appearing under a Washing
ton, d. c. date line:
Almost 6l per cent increase in tn
peanut acreage this year is indicated il
the preliminary report Of the depart
ment Of agriculture. The total acreage
is 100000 acres. All southern state
J exceptNorth Carolina and Tennessee,
show greater acreage this year THAI
ever before"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-17
CANNING FACTORIES IN CHINA.
Interesting Facts Concerning the Two
Manufacturing and Canning Com
panles mt Annoy.

The two canning factories at Annoy
are the only modern manufacturing es-
tablishments operated In this consular
district, according to Consul Clarence f.
Gauss, Annoy The plant Of the Annoy
Timing Company Ntd), a Chinese cor
poration is probably one OF the most liz
teresting In South China. The China
Canning Company Ntd) also a Chinese
concern. has smaller capacity and out
put. Efforts have repeatedly been MADE
10 consolidate the two companies, but
matters Of personnel have stood In the
way.
The Annoy Timing Company LTD,
first known as the Kuangsu Timing
Company, is owned and operated by
wealthy and influential Chinese, and is
situated on the island Of Kulangsu In
the harbor Of Annoy. The island Is The
foreign residential section Of the port.
The factory as II now stands dates from
1914, when an American superintend-
ent was employed to install new Amerl-
can machinery and TO conduct the fac.
tory on an up-to-date basis. All the
buildings are Of brick and cut stone
have cement floors and ample light
and air, and are equipped with electric
light. The capital is 100000 local
currency, equivalent to 100000 United
States currency, and the business done
I'm 1915 amounted to almost 100000
United States currency. The American
superintendent of the factory has re-
Gently returned 10 the United States,
his contract having expired, and the
plant is now being conducted by youns
Chinese, who were trained by him. Froin
10 to 100 hands are employed, including
men, women, boys and girls.
The China Canning Company Ltd, Is
located on Annoy Island. The buildings
are all well arranged and Of good con-
struction. with cut stone and brick ce-
ment floors. ample light and air, and
electric equipment for lighting. The
plant has a capacity of 10000 cans a
day. the present output is 5000 This
factory employs about fifty.five work
men. The output Of these two factor
les includes canned meats, canned fish
salted vegetables, and shellfish, canntd
vegetables, preserved fruits. and fruit
in syrup besides SOY and soy sauce
Practically the entire output is intend
ed for Chinese consumption. locally
or abroad. Considerable quantities are
exported to the Annoy Chinese in the
Straits Settlements. India, Java and
the Philippine Islands, providing them
with delicacies OF their home land.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-17
PROCEEDINGS OF MEETING OIL
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS.

State OF Oklahoma. Carter County, ss'
The Board of County Commissioners
OF Carter county. state Of Oklahoma,
met on July 2. 1917. said date being reg
ular monthly meeting date, all members
Of the board being present. and trans
acted the following business, towit:
The resignation Of $. W. Tyer as
county clerk of Carter county. Oklaho-
ma, which was rendered to take effect
on June 80, 1917, or as soon as his sue
cessor could be appointed and qualify
was accepted by the board. Clarence
Harris was appointed by the board t.
fill out the unexpired term Of county
clerk, Carter county, Oklahoma, made
vacant by the resignation Of S. w. Tyer,
subject TO the approval Of his bond,
which was approved for $4,000, July ::
1917
Regular monthly claims were taken
up and audited and for those allowed
warrants were ordered drawn on tho
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-17

made are necessary for the respective
purposes above set forth
Dated at Ardmore. Oklahoma, this
10th day Of July. 1917.
W. +. WHITSON,
Commissioner.
BEN STEPHENS,
Commissioner
G. w. YOUNG. Chairman
Board OF County Commissioners.
Attest: CLARENCE HARRIS,
County Clerk.
iSeaD
published in Daily Ardmoreite July
II, IS, 10, and 20, 1910.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-17

There is more caiarrn in this sec.
ton OF the country than all other dis.
eases put together, and for years II
was supposed to be incurable Doctors
prescribed local remedies. and by con.
stantly failing to cure by local treat
rient, pronounced 1t incurable Catarrh
is a local disease, greatly influenced
by constitutional conditions, and there
fore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. is a
constitutional remedy. is taken inter.
nally and acts through the blood OH
the mucous surfaces OF the system. One
hundred dollars reward Is offered for
any case that Halls Catarrh Cure fails
to cure. Send for circulars and testi.
monials.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co, Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-17

State Of Oklahoma. Carter County S.:
The Board of County Commissioners
Of Carter county state OF Oklahom1,
met on July TO- 1917. as per adjourn.
ment, said date being regular monthly
meeting date, all members Of the boar |
being present. and transacted the fol
lowing business towlt:
Completed the estimates for current
expenses Of the county. also the esti-
mates for interest and sinking fund of
the bonded debt. also the estimates fof
the different townships
Ordered that the county estimate be-
published for four consecutive issues In
The Daily Ardmoreite. and that 5 cop
les Of each townships estimate be post.
ed at fve public places In each town.
ship.
There being no further business 10
come before the board at the time, Il
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-17
NOTICE PIANO TUNING.

w. Il. Rutledge piano-forte mechan.
lean and tuner, well known in Ard
more. is now here doing this seasons
work Latest and most approved meth.
DDS In voicing. tone regulating and
fine tuning The complete work fully
guaranteed In writing for the year
Phone 3iS l6-a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-17
Diarrhnen OnIclnY cured.

About two years ago had a severe
attack of diarrhoea which lasted for
over a week." writes w. c. Jones' Blu.
ford. n. ID. 81 became so weak that
could not stand upright. A druggist
recommended Chamberlains Collie, Chol
era and Diarrhoea Remedy. The first
dose relieved me>and within two days
was as well as ever" For sale by all
dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-17
PLENTY OF TIME.

Louisville Courier-Journal: THAT
judge has given twenty or thirty men
ninety days each"
What Of it?"
Seems to be no limit to a court cal
endar."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-17
DAILY ARDMoREITE

ment said date being regular monthly
meeting date; all members Of the board
being present, and transacted the fol,
lowing business. towit:
The application OF Joe T. Taylor as
tax ferret for Carter county, oklahoms,
was approved by the board.
There being no further business %
come before the board at the time, it Is
hereby ordered that we stand adjourned
until July 5, 1917. July being a ho!t
day..
Witness our hands and seal this July
3. 1917.
G. W. YOUNG,
Chairman Of the Board Of County Com
missioners, Carter County, Oklahoma
Attest: CLARENCE HARRIS,
County Clerk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-17
Wakefeld's
Blackberry
BalSaM

Quickly cures Dianhoea, DysenteV,
Cholera lnfanmm and all loose bowel
troubles in adults and babies. No
opium. No opiates. Harmless.
Doctors recommend il. Seventy years
without an equak' IS cents everywhere,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-17

is hereby ordered that we stand adj.
journed until July IL. 1917.
Witness our hands and seal this July
10. 1917.
G. W. YOUNG,
Chairman OF the Board Of County Com.
missioners. Carter County. Oklahoma.
Attest; CLARENCE HARRIS,
County Clerk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-17
(seaD

State Of Oklahoma, Carter County, So
The Board of County Commissioners
OF Carter county, state Of Oklahoma,
met on July II, 1917, as per adjourn
ment, said date being regular monthly
meeting date; all members of the board
being present, and transacted the fol-
lowing business, towit
The following tick and dipping inspec.
tors were appointed by the board:
Joe Mackee, for the city of Ardmore.
T. b. Lebo, for Commissioners Dis
trict Number Two (2).
Jesse Kirby, for Commissioner Dis
trict Number Three (3).
In the matter of the seventy thou
sand G7O,OOO.OO) Hewitt road and bridge
bonds. And the same being sold to
the highest and best bidder. The bids
are as follows towit:
c. Edgar Honnold bid S7O,75O.OO.
George w. and j. +. Piersol Co. bid
$40. $4,000.
Robinson & Taylor bid s7O,225.OO.
4. j. Edwards bid $7O.100.00.
G. /. Gilbert bid S7O,OOO.00.
W a. lplOohH bAh NiNfVNNsvV'
c. Edgar Honnold being the highest
and best bidder, same were sold to him
at the above amount C$70,750.O0).
On motion duly made and seconded
the Board Of County Commissioners 0f
Carter county Oklahoma. adjourned 10
meet July IS, 1917, to take up matters
relating to the passage Of the resolu-
ton authorizing the issuance Of Hewitt
township road and bridge bonds, and
any other business that might come be
fore the board at an adjourned meeting.
Witness my hand and seal this 18th
day of July 1917
G. w. YOUNG,
Chairman of the Board Of County Com
missioners, Carter County. Oklahoma.
Attest: CLARENCE HARRIS.
County Clerk.
seal
published July II, 1910
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-17
FOR SALE.

Five.rqom new bungalow on y street
northweA Price $3.50 win make
terms and take Ford car as part pay
ment
1913 GUILLOT & HALL.