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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04
GET THE JUMP ON THE HEAT.

The way TO fight midsummer heat Is
the same as the way to fight any enemy
get the jump on it, Take the often
sive.
It's little use for most Of us to try
to run away from heat wave We
haven't the money or the time TO rush
to the cool north-where it may not
be much cooler than it is here We
have to stick 20 our jobs in the office
or factory or home.
Very well, then. Defy the heat Most
Of us have time enough to get out Of
doors for an hour or two before we
start our days work, if we get up be.
times. There is the opportunity for
foiling the suns big heat drive.
II you find the sun shining down like
a burning glass at or o'clock in
son for action. Get out into the morn
ing sunlight You can stand IL then
whether you think so or not. Wear
as little as possible, and put on dark
amber glasses If the light hurts your
eyes.
Work in the garden for an hour or
more, If you have one Now the lawn.
or mend the fence. or prune the trees,
or trim the hedge. Take a walk or
play tennis. Go swimming if there's
any water accessible. If there isn't,
it's easy enough to put on your bath
ing suit and have somebody turn the
hose on you. But whatever you do, let
the hot sun shine on YOU
Then 60 about your business, and
you1l be astonished to find how easily
you can stand the heat Of the rest of
the day That morning sun.bath viii
give you endurance II will even make
you energetic at a time when all your
silly friends who depend on awnings
and fans and cooling drinks" are on
the verge Of oozy dissolution.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04
TENTHS OF AN INCH.
The Typewriter Furnishes Ready Scale
When No Other Il Handy.

Popular Science Monthly: Having &C.
caslon to measure circumference that
figured out TO tenths OF an inch and
not having a rule marked to these
divisions, the following means OF over
coming the difficulty was adopted.
Going to the typewriter "a row Of
periods, with each tenth one comma
TO show full inches. was made,
This gave rule marked in tonths
also one that could be bent around shaft
ing collars, etc. As nearly all typewrit
crs make ten PAGES to an inch. It Is
an easy matter to accomplish what
seems to be a difficult job.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04
COOPERATION ON THE BIG JoB.

Farmers are uniting with commercial
clubs to save their crops. The serious
ness of the marketing and storage sit.
uation was discussed at a conference
not long ago, at which farmers county
farm demonstration agents and federal
and state agents were represented I'm.
mediate action and closer cooperation
between the commercial representatives.
Of the towns and the farmers are the
results Of the conference.
I Farmers in the same vicinity raising
the same crops win plan to market
the luce together instead Of as
.fUd., 4iuai producers. Il will be the
task of the commercial clubs Of any
county 10 perfect local marketing sys-
tens, to enable the farmers to ship their
stun in car lots and dispose Of them
most advantageously The commercial
CLUBS and the state farm demonstration
agents will help the farmer to get bet.
ter storage facilities. Up TO now the
larger crops produced because OF pa.
triotism have been in danger OF entirely
going to waste. Storage facilities were
barely sufficient for normal crops This
lack is 20 be remedied.
The same needs are probably being
'elt In every agricultural region In the
,ountry where greater effort has been
made this year than ever before to
Itilize the land 10 the fullest Local
'oards and organizations are doing
heir best TO conserve the crops raised
a their territory. Soon the national
bod administrator win be able to take
hand in saving the food Of the nation.
hats the big job Of almost everybody
81 IN military training camps
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04

What monsters OF the Hydrologic den
Shall match the horror OF the Hun az
sea?
The frozen blood congeals. then, leap
ing free.
Goes furious on its outraged course
again.
This is the work Of devils, not Of mem
But this they do. know now that man
may be
Deeper below the beast than ever we
Have SCARED above the reptiles OF the
fen.
They do this open-eyed. This is their
plan.
Tho all the world 20 sick with qualms
OF Il.
Such savageries do men devise for man,
Conscious and nothing 10th, as tho Helrs
slime
Took form to do the bidding OF the
Pit
a stencil upon our days and ways OF
Timel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04
Grcat Helm.

Louisville CourierJourno: MY chill.
dren are very fastidious about their
eating. Sometimes envy the birds"
why so2 They have to work very
hard TO feed their young"
Yes, but there's no kicking about
this and that The youngsters don't
know what they are going TO have
for dinner untIl II is half way down
their throats"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04
GOOD CLAIM.

Baltimore American; Can your hus.
band claim exemption
Wen, | don't see how he can be
strong enough TO fight abroad when
he Is too weak at home TO take up a
carpet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04
The Choice Of An Enicnre.

Answers UondonG Don't you OBJ
ject to the habit Of women's smoking?"
No ] encourage It. It makes a big
difference in a fellows Christmas
cigars"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04
SCISSORS AND PASTE

SNiOOONO AMI fASIE
El Paso CTeXas) Times The report OF
a shortage of food in this country must
be al Ia mistake. How else could we
JUSTIFY the conduct of our national gov.
ernment in feeding out large quantities
.of army ratiOns to that idle bunch of
J. w. w. anarchists at Columbus?
Miburn News: Careful observation
leads to the belief that few men drive
their friends away with nattery.
GAINESVILLE (TeXasl Register: A capital.
ISL may dodge taxes to a certain extent
every year but when II comes 10 having
allmony assessments ne has to come
across with the long green and every
penny due. too. Better keep out of the
aIimony courts, old man Money Bags.
Fort Smith Ark) Southwest AmerI.
can; Anyhow, the new national army
viii be able to enjoy the watermelon
and green corn seasons before denart.
ing for France.
Bartlesville Examiner: The motto NJ
the German airmen is. Women and
Children First"
Guthrie Leader The new German
chancellor talks a good deal like a gun.
man at pacifist picnic.
Muskogee Times Democrat: So far as
heard from no one has declined anv
million dollar legacies in spite OF the
heav ytaxes over which the millionaires
grOan so much.
Durant Democrat The tale is going
the rounds that an Ohio woman Is
suing for divorce on the grounds that
her husband has not taken a bath in
seventeen years. Great Scott! II she
she has stood it for that long she should
nave been ashamed TO draw attention to
the fact that late in the game.
Commoner: It has perhaps been no.
uced that some OF our most vociferous
patriots find a little time 10 look up
the list Of desirable offices to be filled
by popular vote at the next election.
New York sun. China is unset and
Spain is disturbed The only really ac.
.quiescent neutrals in the world are the
five little states within immediate
range Of the kaiser's mailed fist.
Sapulpa Argus: What jolt this war
has given Andrew Carnegies peace
doctrine
Tulsa World: Doctor Michaelis an.
nounces that history will appreciate the
work OF Won Bethmann.Hollweg
Which is our idea OF an absolute incon.
sequentIality in point of appreciation.
Washington star: a system OF food
control providing for some bargain day
announcements will be widely wei.
coined.
Chicago Herald To show how sincere.
ly she sympathizes with the Russian
idea Of mo indemnities." Germany has
assessed a little fine Of $4,000 o0O on
Roumania.
New York sun: II anything we're
needed to prove the fact that this Is a
topsyturvy world, II II the sight OF a
Russian socialist audience cheering
Elihu Root.
Chicago Herald: The suffrage move.
ment is now 80 strong In this country
that II is certain TO succeed In spite
Of the tactics Of ladies like those
camped in front Of the White House
Newark ". Jl News: The German
general in East Africa permitted by the
3elgians TO retain his sword for hon.
orable conduct in war probably will
spend the rest Of his life keeping away
| from Berlin
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.

Mayor Mitchell of New York has ac.
cepted the fusion nomination and will
be the candidate against the Tammany
nominee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04
GERMANY ON THE SEAS.
by George Sterling
Of the Nigilantes.

The submarine then proceeded to
shell the defenseless lifeboats. Any
Newspaper.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04

When in Pittsburg, Pa, the other day,
to deliver a patriotic address, Colonel
Roosevelt refused to dine with Mayor
Thompson of Chicago or even toe talk
with him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04
WAR AND DEMOCRACY
(By Henry Dwight Sedgwick
of the Vlgilantes,

Before America entered the war.
Mr.. Sedwgick was writing articles
for the Atlantic Monthly" He is
now writing principally for the
Vigilantes, and hundreds of thou.
sands, if not millions, of men and
women all over the country find his
message at their breakfast tables
every week..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04

Has anyone rhymes for Sammy. or
Teddy or Annex thames for Pershlng's
soldierS? They're in demand.".New
York World.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04

Well rhyming with Teddy
Are ready" and STEADY"
Ihere are words, too, for Sammy
To rhyme with; but damme-
Who wants to rhyme anything with
such a barbarous invention as "Amex"9
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04

El Paso cTeXas) Times: The report of
a shortage of food in this country must
DE al la mistake. How else could we
justify the conduct of our national gov.
ernment in feeding out large quantities
Of army rations to that idle bunch of
l. w. w. anarchists at Columbus?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04

A committee Of the constitutional
convention of Massachusetts is plan.
ming a step that neither Wisconsin nor
Oregon has taken. 1t is to give the
governor the right to refer bills to the
people.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04

The present session OF congress be,
gan In April and the things which it
was called to accomplish are far from
the finish. The emergency which called
1t still leXists. When the end will come
no one can say. The special session
may run until the regular session in
December
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04

Newark N. Jl News: The German
general In East Africa permitted by the
Belgians TO retain his sword for hon.
orable conduct In war probably will
spend the rest Of his life keeping away
from Berlin
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04

Chicago Herald: The suffrage move.
ment is now 80 strong In this country
that 1t is certain to succeed in spite
OF the tactics Of ladies like those
camped in front Of the White House
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04

Milburn News; Careful observation
leads to the belief that few men drive
their friends away with Gattery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-02
ARMSTRONG FAMILY
ILL WITH PNEUMONIA

Fairfield, Feb. %. Less than two
weeks ago Charles Armstrong, an en-
bloye OF the Iowa Malleable Iron works
of this city. passed away at the Jeffer-
son county hospital after a few days
illness. of pneumonia, leaving his wife
and four children in destitute condi-
ton. The>condition of this little fam
lily was not known until the husband
and father was so seriously i'll that his
death resulted, and it was then learned
that he contracted the disease by sit
ting up nights nursing his eleven year
old daughter through siege OF the
same disease, after he had worked in
heated factory all day.
Now the four year old daughter. the
thirteen year old son and the eleven
year old daughter. who has suffered a
relapse are at the hospital all suffer-
ing with pneumonia. while the mother
was taken i'll Sunday and hurried to
the same place and Is now in, serious
condition with pneumonia. Friends
have taken the fourth child into their
home to care for him while news is
anxiously awaited from the bedside OF
the remainder of the family.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-02
AMES AND GRINNELL
TO MEET IN DEBATE

Grinnell Feb. %. -Ames and Grin
nell will meet in debate here March IA
according to an announcement made by
local debate managers. The question
to be used deals with the compulsory
arbitration of labor disputes and is the
same used in ne Grinnell-Colorado de
bate and in ~ Coe-CornellG rinnell
triangular series.
The Iowa state team will uphold the
affirmative of the question. Under this
arrangement both Grinnell teams will
appear on the home platform during
the debating season. as the affirmative
Grinnell team will meet Coe here
March Z. the same night that the Local
negative team clashes with Cornell al
Mt. Vernon.
The Ames men have had experience
with this same question as last fall
they clashed with the debaters of Kan
sas university.
The standing Of the mems literary
societies in the race for the Worth
trophy cup. given for excellence In lit
erary society work, was also announc
ed. Institute, last years winner, Is
againleading. but is closely followed
by Tonian. Chrestomathi aand Forum
follow in the order given. The judges
of the society program for last semes
ter ran'-sd Ionian's as the best, but the
resu' .'.@oints were not quite enough
to the society in the lead.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-02
cANTRIL

Special meetings will continue in ire
NJ. f. Church every evening this week
and as much longer as interest de-
mands The regular paster is assisted
by Rev. Eek Of Pulaski and several
have already united with the shurch.
Sherman Saar returned Monday to
his home at Henderson Iowa.
Ivan Jones is spending weeks vaca-
ton with his parents at the NJ. E. par
Soaage.
I T.. J. Wells returned Friday to his
home at Hope North Dakota.
G. r. Creath and family spent Sun
day at home of w. Fl. Russell assisting
in the celebration o. Grandma Creaths
S3rd birthday.
Mrs. Wilsonreturned Monday to her
home in Canada having been called by
the death of her mother Mrs Wells.
Helen Jones closed a successful school
at Vincinnes and has returned to her
home at NJ. f. Parsonage.
Seventeen were baptised and receiv-
ed into Upton church Sunday afternoon
Miss Lara Pearce spent Sunday with
her parents at Bloomfield.
Mrs. T. s. Stonebaker is visiting her
son and family at Carrolton.
Friends of Mrs. s. b. Tachaberry
are glad to hear she is recovering nice
" from the special operation she I'M
derwent at keokuk hospital
Mrs. Trude Mellborn Of Des Moines
is visiting at the home Of her father
w. w. Powell.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-02
MISSOURI PASTOR
CALLED TO CONFER

West Plains, Mo-, Feb. %. Rev.
Thomas NJ Finley, pastor Of the South
ern Methodist church here and inven-
tor of the "ariocruiser.' has been call
ed to Washington by Secretary Daniels
of the navy department and Secretary
Baker of the war department. both OF
whom want to 60 over the invention
with him.
He also will present his machine to
a committee of experts recently APP
pointed by the war and navy depart
ments to purchase, or design. great
dirigible machine of the Zeppelin type.
He hopes to convince the committee
that the aerocruiser is superior in
every way to the Zeppelin.>
The government desires a machine
that can be used without an aviation
field. Finley says his machine can rise
vertically in the air with sixteen tons
over and above its own weight 1t can
hover at any altitude. the inventor
says
While this invention has suddenly
gone into the limelight. the invention
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-02
HEMP RAISING is
J BEING DISCUSSED

Sioux City. Feb. 2S.-The prac-
ticability of hemp raising on large
portion of the acreage of this produc-
ton will be discussed as feature Of
the annual meeting of the Interstate
Farmers and Breeders association
now in session here. J. G. Haney,
superintendent of farms for the Inter
national Harvester company, one Of
the speakers of the convention has
been conducting campaign in the in
terests of hemp production for use in
the manufacture of binder twine. the
cost of which, owing to an alleged
trust controlling the Yucatan sisal out
put has been steadily increasing Most
of the binder Irvine now used is made
of sisal.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-02
GOV. HARDING AT
FAIRFIELD MARCH ,

Fairfield, Feb. % Governor William
L. Harding will be the guest Of the
members of Forest City lodge, No 81
Knights of Pythias of this city on Fri
day evening when the forty-first annual
banquet OF the local lodge will be held.
The knights and their ladies have ar
ranged a program BETTING the Occa-
sion and because of the great demand
for reservations for the event it has
been found necessary to limit the sale
of tickets to $50 The banquet will be
served in the large dining room Of the
lLeggett hotel and the hour is announc-
ed as 1880 o'clock.
Many requests from all over the dis
trict have come in for tickets for men,
bers and so far az possible these have
been compiled with. The reception
committee for the evening will be Har-
ry n Brandall. w. r. Baker, r. II,
Spence and S. E. DuVal. Schmidt's or
chestra will furnish music for the even
ing and the program after the invoca-
ton by Rev. A. H. Anspach OF the
First Lutheran church at the beginning
Of the feast will be:
Call to order = Attorney John Albert
Huglin. POSTMASTER.
Reading Selected Mrs. Maurine
Browning-Duf
Remarks - ]. S. Mckinney.
Whistling solo Miss Florence
Loehr.
Music = Schimdts orchestra.
Remarks George w. Ball
Reading - Miss Pauline Woelhaf.
Address - Governor w. l.. Harding.
Music - Schmidt's orchestra.
Governors reception.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-02
CONSOLIDATION is
, POPULAR IN low

Oskaloosa. Feb 2S.-There are now
over 200 consolidated schools in Iowa,
seventy of the ninety counties having
from one TO fourteen consolidated
schools. Of this number few are in
the open country and the remaining
ones are in villages or towns. One Of
these schools was organized nearly
twenty years ago. Mahaska county has
three consolidated schools operating
and ore other organized and three 9th
er districts making preparations to
consolidate. Those already organized
include seventytwo sections; twenty
eight other sections are parts of three
different consolidated districts belong
ing to other counties; the consolidated
districts when organized wilLinclude
about eishty-fve sections.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-02
ALBA.

Miss Margaret Sheehan Is visiting
Mrs. Will Pharis in Des Moines.
Mrs Ed Mack has returned from a
visit in Dies Moines.
, Mrs. Della Youngblood spent Sunday
in Ottumwa.
Miss Bae Worley of Frederic was in
Abba Saturday.
Miss Mae Londeae Spent Sunday III
Ottumwa.
Miss Una White of Lockman visited
with Mrs. Harry Coughlin OF White.
burg Sunday.
James L. Yates is in Centerville this
week on business.
Mrs: Chas. Johns left Friday for Des
Moines. They intend moving there in a
short time.
Miss June Dewey returned to Des
Moines after spending Sunday with
her home Mrs. W. r. Dewey.
Mrs. z. c. Moore and son Richard
spent the week end with her mother
Mrs. c.. c. Little OF Leon.
Dan Jeffries of Charlton spent Satur-
day and Sunday in Abba and Hiteman.
Mrs. Jas. Wallace has returned from
a visit at Anamosa, a guest at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Chas Craig.
Mrs. Clara Springer has been visiting
here mother in Chillicothe.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-02
TRENTON. CHILD IS
OBJECT OF SEARCH

Trenton. Mo-, Feb. 2S-The myster-
ious disappearance Of Irene Evans, the
13-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
R. NJ Evans, is puzzling authorities
and worrying the relatives Of the little
one. The girl started to school at the
regular hour and before entering the
building she gave her books to girl
schoolmate with the request that they
be taken to her seat. She assured the
girl that she would follow presently.
Nothing has been seen nor heard OF
her since that time.
Relatives and friends have searched
the town diligently but no trace of her
can be- found. The girl is of fair com.
plexion. with light hair and blue eyes
She was wearing blue coat and a
blSe hat.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-02
RICHARDSON LEAVES
MUCH FOR CHARITY

Davenport. Feb. 2s.-ln the will OF
the late J. J. Richardson. millionaire
publisher of the Davenport Democrat
requests amounting to nearly $780,.
900 are made to charity. st. 1.uke's
hospital of this city receives $4,000;
st. Katharine's Episcopal school.
$25, 900: Ladies' Industrial Relief So
ciety of Davenport, $4,000: Iowa Epis-
copate fund. $4,000. The sum OF $685.
900 is designated for the erection OF
an Episcopal memorial chapel. The re-
mainder Of the estate Is bequeathed.
one-third to the widow and two-thirds
to a daughter. Mrs. w. T. jefferson OF
Evanston, Ill.,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-02
DEATH ENTERS TWO
LIBERTYVILLE HOMES

Fairfield, Feb. 2S Mrs. Felicia Fry,
one Of the Oldest residents OF Jetfer-
son county passed away Monday even
ing at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Jessie VIM in Libertyville, after an Ill.
ness Of couple of years. She mad
spent the greater part Of her lie IN
Libertyville and there were few in that
vicinity that did not know Mrs. Fry.
She was eighty-hve years Of age, the
ninth of February, having been born
in Lancaster, Ohio, Feb. 9, 1882. She
came to Iowa when young and in 1856
was united in marriage to George r.
Fry. who passed away in 1886. She Is
survived by two daughters. Mrs. VIM
Of Libertyville and Mrs. Ada Messell
Of Concordia, Kansas.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at one o'clock at the VIM
home and the interment will take place
in the Fell cemetery.
Mrs. Ray Scovel, Of Libertyville pass
ed away Tuesday morning at an early
hour after several weeks illness from
blood poisoning and her death has
brought sorrow to number OF rela.
tives and friends in Libertyville and
vicinity.
Mrs. Scoyel was before her marriage
Miss Nellie Swartz Of near Birmingham
and became the bride Of Ray Scovel on
July last at Galesburg. III. She was
very popular young woman and had
surrounded herself with an unusually
large number of friends
Besides her young husband. Mrs.
Scovel is survived by her mother, six
brothers, and three sisters. The fun.
eral services will be held Thursday ar.
ternoon at one o'clock at the Methodist
church in Libertyville.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-02
AUTO STRIKES HOG:
ROLLS OVER BANK

Centerville. Feb. 2S.--One woman
was killed and three other persons
were seriously injured near here when
automobile turned turtle and rolled
down fifty foot embankment. Two
other occupants Of the car sustained
minor injuries and 6-months-old in
FAINT held on the lap of the woman who
was killed escaped unhurt.
: The accident occurred when the
Automobile struck pig and bounded
to one side of the roadway. Mrs. L. D.
Rash was killed. Mrs. Martha Mason,
Mrs. Aggie Aash and Miss Lorraine
were probably fatally injured.