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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02
DISCOVERY AND HISTORY Of RUBBER
INDUSTRY MAKE INTERESTING STORY

been looked 10 as the principal source
OF rubber. That year IL furnished a.,
900 tons which was 80 per cent OF
the worlds production. Since then.
however, Braxil's position has been
usurped by the far east. It's plantations
having supplied i5O 600 tons as agains,
Brszi's 81 900 tons In 1915.
Plantation Rubber New Industry.
Plantation rubber IN comparatively
now product. In 1876 an Englishman
by the name OF Wickham took "hevea
seeds from South America 10 the far
east with him and distributed them
among some of the plantation owners.
Just at that time II happened that a
great many OF the large coffee planta,
tions In Ceylon were being ruined by
leaf diseases. and the planters had TO
turn their attention toward raising tea.
Under such circumstances. IL was that
the experimentation with rubber plant.
atoms proceeded. Progressive methods.
experimentation. and labor.saving sys.
TENS have, as usual. brought their re-
ward. and the growth OF the plantation
industry has been nothing short OF mar.
yelous
Grows 90 Large Production.
From production OF practically moth.
INK Au AsNN ~ A'NsNVN NbAAN III lSAns ~
the amazing record of growth. During
this period the production OF the rest
OF the world has remained stationary.
what boon this new source
OF supply has been to the automobile in.
dustIy. During this period the area
under cultivation has increased from
IS 900 acres in 1905 To l.337.00O acres
in 1916. The yield per acre has in.
creased also from PA pounds in 1910 70
1856 in 1916. The United States leads In
the manufacture of rubber products,
and in 1916. 81 per cent OF the crude
rubber of the world was brought here
for fabrication.
Thus rubber has taken its place along
with steel wool. cotton and leather as
one OF the really great industries Of
our country. Its de, elopment from the
side at least. is monu.
ment TO the ingenuity and industry OF
American manufactures. Its furure
seems unlimited
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02
Buy This Stock NOw-Term Payments Accepted

a 70 make profits the
offers 10 our sckhers assurance Of profit that they the
o ou We
n pay
sn o. the oil business jn become stooko in the Traders on and
believe selling
that bound to be successful the business
they capital complete their They
oil
5 TO IL
have the opportunity TO buy the We
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wsn esrehsns share. u this Is
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02

Of crude quickly which will mean stu greater
t0ckholders in oil-producing refinIng commands
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02
IRISH ARE FLATTERED BY
THEIR FRIENDS THE HUNS
Germany VIII Reopen Ireland. Espeo-
tally to Germany" l. Admission.

Amsterdam, Nov. 10. - Correspond
encel-The first number of new Ger
man review. the Irische Batter Irish
Leaves has just made its appearance
in Berlin. II is published by the Ger
man-Irish Society. which is under the
presidency Of Matthias Erzburger, as
sisted by Count Westarp anc Baron Won
Richthoven. The editor OF the journal
is George Chatterton Hill. while St
John Gaffney. former American consul
general at Munich. is one OF its direc-
tors.
The first number contains letters of
congratulation and good wishes from
General Ludendorff and Foreign Secre-
tary Zimmerman. These are follow
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02

The remarkable growth OF the rubber
tandustry has been one OF the maryels
.of modern industrialism. From an In
.dustry which only n few years ago was
considered widely speculative TO one
..of the largest. most profitable AMI best
'.organizcd businesses OF the present day
this. in short. is the history cf rub
ber.
The first authentic account of rubber
Is found In a book on the Indians OF
South America. published In Madrid In
1886. by two Spanish explorers. or'oico
and Valie. In IL they describe domts-
tic articles used by the natives, made
from material which they call 'parS.'
Two centuries later la Condamine was
sent by the French Academy In charge
OF scientific exploration TO the clua-
Ior. and he forwarded 90 Paris a small
quantity OF rubber. under the maine OF
? "caoutchoue" together with descrip.
tion OF it's uses. In iT;0 Priestiy dis.
covered that ~caoutchoue" would erase
pencil marks from paper, whence arose
ats common name OF India rubber"
, First Use OF Product.
IL was in 1893 that Mcintosh TOOK the
. sirst step 10 apply rubber TO practical
Il. uses In Europe. when he discovered that
. rubber was soluble in benzine which
made IL possible for him TO apply this
knowledge in the manufacture OF water
proof coats and other rain-resisting ar
ticles.
shortly after this the RoNbury India
: dtubber company was formed m the
United States 10, the purpose OF manu-
featuring waterproof materials. and Il
was in the early days of this concern
that u young chemist Charles Good
sfr.a.as asfaFf
ally proved that rubbed mixed with sui
phur at a high temperature underwent
chemical change which gave it the
property of resisting extremes of heat
and cold. This process. vulcanizing,
subsequently, revolutionized rubber man
i;facture, and serves as the keynote of
abe rubber industry today.
Not Peculiar TO One Species.
Rubber is not a sap peculiar u enc
tree: IL is a hydrocarbon prepared from
n watery milk-colored emulsion called
''latex." found in the bark OF many
tropical and semi.tropical trees. as wen
ms in the "guayule" shrub in Mexico
and in certain African roots. Most of
the crude rubber products in the world
come from the Amazon valley and rhe
far east. Mexico and South Africa.
and other tropical countries, produce
comparatively negligible quantities.
Brazil rubber comes from the "heve2
Barziliensis" OF which there are three
Varieties-the black. the white. the rcd.
White and red hevea are common To-
the lower Amazon and its tributaries,
while the black is more common to the
upper rivers. The black variety pro-
duces the finest grade rubber. In the
trade it is known as fine hard para"
and commands a considerable premium
over other grades. Since rubber trees
grow wild In Brazil no serious organ
lied attempt has been made to develop
plantation rubber.
Until about 1895 Brazil had always
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02

~ the city running i.o.u
Fourth street back to the
Rock Island tracks. our big
le5 horsepower boiler. one
large pump and tank have
sirc. dy bcru clipped. We
viii push the Vc-S on this
plant IS T0ridly as we can.
sad v-h-7 =. 81 completed We
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02

oil Trader
will
refining
offering limited
construct refinery at oklahoma City and to dn in the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02

The Canary Islands. which have be.
longed TO Spain for hundreds OF years,
were known TO the ancients. and re.
ceived their name from the number OF
dogs found there. the name being de.
rived from the Latin canis. a dog.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02

Alaska, as far as FOOD supplies are
concerned, can be made sef.sustaining.
The soil of the territory Is capable OF
producing grain. vegetables and berries.
the greatest hirdrance 10 large crops
being the short summer season.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02

lea. and Bombay with Liverpool via
South Africa.
on the other side OF the account
stand twenty Japanese vessels destroyed
by German submarines They aggre.
gate s6.975 tons.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02
TREMENDOUS PROFITS IN REFINING


snd 2
The J
Its
a
done
well and in better Yale
nothing
ESTIMATED
TIE profs OF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02

Rumania has asked Japan To send
100 physicians, and Japan will probably
comply. II IL said that epidemics are
prevalent in Rumania.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02
THIS COMPANY AND ITS OFFICERS

This has TO make money
and refining - -
The Officers Of this
a positions oklahoma
ors Siy ~ yonch for the integrity and business
Mr. Richardson president baltimore Invest
heart of Oklahoma : OF the
- Lumber
GEORGE WOODWARD VICE PRESIDENT
Mr. Woodward president Of the
Western Lumber o and
SECRETARY
of unqu fonedre
and King
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
Prospect of Wet and Dry Fight
Stimulates Interest of Ohio Brewers in Annual Con-
Uention Cincinnati Man To Lead Campaign.

state for opposing officeholders who
were using the influence and power of
their political offices in the interest of
that league, through their paid agitators
and orators, now appeal to the masses
to get control of all the political par
ties. In this way they propose to place
into political office the servants Of the
Anti Saloon League, who, while serv-
ing that league, will draw their salaries
from the treasury Of the state.
a. In the employment by the Anti
Saloon League of repudiated politicians,
eX-governors, eX-congressmen, eX-min-
isters, cx-prize fighters and eX-convicts
in the advocacy of what they style a
moral issue, the Anti Saloon League is
offering a deliberate insult to the cleo
torate of this state. The motive of the
leaders Of the Anti Saloon League is TO
bring about a condition which will, in
their judgment, make further legislation
necessary, and will thus perpetuate them
in their comfortable and well-paid jobs.
1--WE reaffirm our faith and confidence
in the Ohio license law and urge its
strict enforcement. No law can serve
the purposes it sets out to serve when
in the hands of its enemies. Its enforce
mcnt must be in the hands of admins
trative officers who are in sympathy
with its purposes. .,
The Executive Board was reelected
as follows: Adam Schantz, president,
Dayton; s. Fishel, vice-president. Cleve-
land; G.. f. Burkhardt, Akron; Paul Es-
selborn, Portsmouth; Louis ], HIauck,
Cincinnati; John Unverzagt, Columbus;
John f. Weiss. Canton.
1t was announced in the event of a
wet and dry contest, L. Fl. Gibson, Gin
cinnat. will be campaign manager.
An incident of the convention was
the presentation of a gold watch to Carl
Burger, who has been active in the Ohio
Home Rule Association four years. Mr.,
Burger has resigned and will enter busi-
ness in Chicago.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
They're off! Get In and Win
Plenty OF Room and Plenty of Prizes For AH-Send In
Your Name Today and Share In This Generous
Gift Distribution.

HE LABOR ADvoCATE's big voting
campaign, in which prizes costing hun
dreds of dollars will be awarded free,
including 1917 five-passenger automo-
bile, will start Monday morning, Janu-
AIRY 49,
Votes are secured in but two ways :
First, coupon good for a stated NUM-
Der OF votes appears in THE ADVOCATE.
Clip this out, write the name of your
favorite upon it and forward it to the
ADVOCATE Office. Secondly, votes will be
issued for every subscription secured
for the LABOR ADVOCATE according to
the following schedule
And all that you have to do to obtain
any of the big prizes absolutely free is
to begin now and collect votes. OF
course, the persons who secure the high
est number Of votes will get the biggest
prizes, including the automobile; but,
understand, too, that every active can
didate in the campaign will receive
either a cash prize or one of the larger
prizes-there will be no losers.
The first thing to do to get one of
the big prizes for yourself is to enter
your name as a candidate for the prizes
at the office Of THE ADVOCATE, Thoms
Buildng. You may do this by mail, per-
sonal call or phone. AS soon as you
send in your name, a receipt book will
be given you for use in securing sub
scriptons.
The next thing to do TO make your
campaign successful one is to notify
your friends that you are in the race
to WIN; tell them that you want their
voting coupons Clipped from THE AD-
voCATE) and also renewal subscrip-
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
APPROVES TRADE UNIONISM.

Little Rock. Ark.-"Thesc statistics
show organized labor to be more pros
porous and enjoying shorter hours of
labor and better wages than the unor-
gained" says Comm ssioner Clary in
his biennial report on labor conditions
in this state.
lie says that at least so per cent OF
the unorganized are receiving as low as
so day, and some even less, and one
half of these workers are men of fami-
lies.
1T seems to u.s." continues the state
official, Impossible for man to support
his family and educate his children on
$3.50 day, yet these conditions exist.
To better these conditions we heartily
indorsc organized labor. Labor organi-
cations have become a part of our lat
ter-day civilization and the right of the
working man to bargain through his
labor organization with his employer
must be upheld. AS an individual, the
wage Garner has little chance to deter
mine the wage he is to receive, yet he is
compelled to purchase the product of
his own labor and pay whatever is de-
manded from him for it, and his only
opportunity for bettering his condition
is to combine with his fellow worltmen
Organized labor has done much for the
wage earnerS of Arkansas. In fact, ii
is through their efforts that we have the
labor laws we now have on our stat
utcS."
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27

Interest in the annual convention of
the Ohio Brewers Association in the
rooms of the Personal Liberty League
Thursday morning was stimulated by
the probable wet and dry fight in this
state again next fall.
Sixty-one delegates attended from
every part of Ohio. President Adam
Schantz, Dayton, presided. AS a result
of the session the following resolutions
were adopted:
BE it resolved by the brewers of
Ohio in convention assembled, That we
exert every lawful and honorable means
to defeat the alleged prohibition amend
mcnt sought to be foisted upon the peo-
pie of Ohio by that self-appointed, self
perpetrated hierarchy, the leaders of the
Anti Saloon League. This amendment
has already been styled the 'bootleggers'
amendment for >the well-known reason
that the Anti-Saloon League, in further
ing this amendment, has as its allies the
bootleggcrs, the speak-easies and the
blind tigers of this state.
'Be it further resolved, That we bring
to the attention of the electors of the
state the conditions surrounding our in
dustry, as well as the motives and de-
signs Of those attacking it which condi-
tions and motives we consider to be as
follows:
81. The proposed amendment means
confscation of property without compen-
sation, and, if adopted, will be the en-
tcring wedge for the con6scation of the
property of other industries in this state.
80 That by permitting the importa-
ton of liquor into this state, and, at the
same time, abolishing our industry, the
amendment works discrimination
against the thousands of wage earners
in this and other legitimate industries
of this state and in favor of the indus
tries and worlingmen of other states.
%. That the Anti Saloon League while
inveighing against the liberals of this
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
MOVING1PICTURE HOUSES .
Should Use Union Musicians If They
Want Union support.

Most any old thing is good enough
for Cincinnati film fans. This seems to
be the consensus of opinion among the
owners of the various moving picture
theatres, especially those down town.
Can you imagine visiting one of the
highcSt-ClaSS picture houses i'll the
Queen City, famed far and wide as the
real center OF musical art in this Coun-
try, and being entertained by a one
piece orchestra or a so-Calcd orchestral
instrument operated by one person?
This is the condition that prevails in a
city that boasts of an organization of
over seven hundred artists, because the
owners of the film thcatcrs prefer to
pocket the outlay that should go to the
support of an orchcStra-all of which is
very fine so long as their patrons stand
Tor it.
1t seems however, that owners of
houses in other cities, and even i'll small
towns, do not regard the wishes or en-
| joymcnt of their patrons so lightly.
| They feel to some degree the spirit OF
reciprocity and show their appreciation
of the business that is given them by
giving in return full measure of en-
tcrtainmcnt, including real muSiC-not
by hogging all the profits and showing
the really great film productions of tho
moment to the accompaniment of one
man band or tln-pan mechanical in
Strumcnt, as is being done i'll Cincin-
natl.
The little city OF Huntington supports
two picture houses, showing for a ten
cent admission price, which find it very
profitable to employ an eleven and Z
Scvcn-picCc union orchestra, respect
lively, even though they are not permit
ted to Give Sunday shows, thus climi.
mating the biggest days receipts of tho
week
ii shows in a city OF forty thousand
population can afford orchcstras, what
about those Of Cincinnati? Union or
ganizations should demand the use OF
union orchcstras in the houses which
: they patronzc-or withhold their pat
!, ronagc Should some far sighted man.
ager loosen up with his profits to tho
extent OF installing a real orchestra oi
! union musicians i'll a Cincinnati thcater
the patronage OF all organized labor il
this vicinity is assured. \ visit to st
Louis Louisville, indianapolis, will yer
il ify the assertion that the houses whiCl
possess the biggest patronage are in
varably the houses where orchestra
are featured.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
PEONNGE IN TEXAS Is CHARGED

Dallas, Tex-Fcdcral Judge Meek
has instructed the grand jury of his
court to investigate information i'll pos
session OF the district attorney that
pconagc exists in the northern portion
Of this state
The court read from letters in which
it was stated that land owners refuse
to permit negroes to leave their en-
ployment on the ground that they are
indebted to the employer. If they do
leave they are arrested, convicted and
returned to the land owner to work out
their fines"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27

backward about asking for subscrip-
tions for you are giving full value for
the money when you give full years
subscription to a paper of this calber
for one dollar. The subscriber pays no
more than he would ordinarily, and
every yearly subscription means fifty
votes for you towards the automobile.
And remember, too, that every yearly
subscription that you secure means a
cash commission to you if you do not
land one of the big prizes-you will be
paid for whatever effort you may make.
The LABOR ADVOCATE has appropriated
considerable sum of money to be eX-
pended in this campaign for more cir
culation and will pay you well for your
assistance. It's good business propo-
sition for you and a real opportunity
for turning your spare moments into
cash or big prizes.
Get in and win. Send in your name
and start your campaign Immediately.
Votes are positively not transferable
Votes will not be sold; they can be
obtained only in the two ways describ-
ed above.
In case of tie, prizes of equal value
will be awarded to the contestants tying.
The automobile will be awarded to
the person receiving the highest num-
Der of votes
The talking machine to the person re-
cciving second highest.
The bicycle to the person receiving
third highest.
Cash prizes to all other contestants
equal to ten per cent of all subScrip-
tions secured by the contestant during
the campaign.
The campaign opens Monday morn
ing. The first list of candidates and the
number of votes cast for each up till
Thursday night will be published in
next weeks issue.
Subscriptions may be secured any
where and the subscription price will
remain the same throughout the cam
paign-onc dollar per year.
This is the vote schedule in effect the
first period of the campaign. AS the
campaign progresses the vote schedule
will he lowered:
One Year ($100) .... 80 votes
Two Years (S200) 200 votes
Three Years ($30o) 500 votes
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
IMMIGRATION FIGURES.

Washington-The federal bureau of
immigration reports that 4O,576 immi-
grants arrived in this country during
the month of November, last year,
against 2S,207 during November, 1915.
The effect of the European war is
shown in this latest report, W which states
only IL immigrants came from Bull
garia, Scrvia, Montenegro and Rouma-
MIA. During November, 1913, or prior
to the war, immigration from these four
countries totaled 1,51S. The grand total
for all arrivals during November, 1913
was l1I03l.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
LONG HOURS INCREASE.

Washngton-The railroads of this
county violated the federal 16-hour law
10 ,73l instances during the past fiscal
year, reports the interstate commerce
commission This is in excess of 25
per cent over the preceding year, when
1884 railroad employees were on duty
more than 16 hours.
The number of railroad telegraphers
who worked in excess of nine consecu-
tive hours totalcd 15,967, against H.
80 the previous year.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
ROADS AGREE ON RATES.

New York--At hearing on the al
legged discrimination in rates by rail
roads between New York and New
Jersey Albert c, Pauley testified that
the present rates were decided upon
through "gentleman's agreement" and
involved the Baltimore & Ohio, the
Pennsylvania and the New York Cen
tral railroads.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
COMPENSATION LAW UPHELD.

Oklahoma City, O&la.-Thc state su-
preme court has upheld the Oklahoma
workmen's compensation act in a unani-
nous decision. The court holds that
changes in the law, which experience
shows is necessary, may be made by the
law-making body.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
CARPENTERS TO RAISE WAGES

Superior Wis -- Carpenters Union
has voted to raise wages 10 cents an
hour, same TO take effect May /.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
FUR WORKERS ORGANIZE.

NIinncapolis.-l'ur workers organized
and have secured a union shop agree
ment with the largest furrier in the
city Wages are increased from 81 to
So for a 5O-hour week and time and
onc-half for overtime
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
SET \ S2l SCALE.

Rochester, n. Y.-Stcam Engineers
Union No. "A has adopted a wage scale
of $24 a week for an eight-hour day,
six days week. Overtime will be time
and one-hali and double time for holi-
DAYS and Sunday work
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
No Quarter

Captain-"Fifty cents to stay on this
deck"
Passengcr-"Oh, thought this was
the quarterback, Punch Bowl