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The Oakes times., 1917-08-30
"a "a - u
lNSURlNG OUR SOLDIERS
AND SAILORS

That nation owes much to it's
citizens who have fought it's battles
and to their families when they have
been killed or injured so as to des-
troy or impair their capacity to pro.
vide for their families has always
been recognized by the United States.
This just and generous policy of our
country as administered under our
pension system has been unduly cost
ly and has not always been just. One
of the proposed uses of the proceeds
of the Liberty Loan is to give life
and indemnity Insurance to our SOL
diers and sailors and to provide al
lowances to their dependent families
while they are in the ranks.
| The plan worked out by Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo and his CO.
adjutors and approved by the Presi-
dent has been embodied in bill
which is now pending in Congress.
AS to the business and righteousness
of this insurance of our fighting men
Secretary McAdoo says:
i Military service in the United
States is obligatory; those who i'm
peril themselves have no election
The insurance companies do not and
can not permit this to affect their
calculations. They must protect them
selves by charging premiums so high
that they are secured against loss nc
matter how severe the rate of NOR
tality may be. Consequently the very
men who are called into the service
because their physical condition is OF
the best and who as civilians would
for that reason be able to secure the
most favorable insurance rate in time
of peace, are denied as soldiers the
necessary insurance to enable then
to protect their families and depen
dents. The extra hazardous risks o.
war puts insurance entirely beyond
reach of the conscripted soldier
"The government which subject:
these men to this insurmountable dis
elimination should itself supply in
surance to soldiers at cost and upo1
the peace basis. 1t would in fact h.
dastardly and undemocratic if thu
government should penalize the sol
der who is forced to render the high
est duty of the citizen, by failing tt
provide for him war insurance upol
peace terms and at net cost. The pa,
of the enlisted men in the Army ant
, Navy is less than the wages and sal
aries generally Garner in private lif,
and government insurance is an es
| sential war and emergency measur,
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30
Origin of the T Rail.

Robert Livingston Stevens sailed
from New York to Liverpool before the
advent Of the ocean steamer. In those
days the passage took two months, and
Stevens passed many an hour, jack
knife in one hand and piece of wood
in the other, brooding over problem
that had often worried him-how to
run a railroad without stone stringers
for tracks. He wanted to get an iron
rail that would "lold" and would take
the place of the thin strips fastened to
the chair of the roadbed. Just before
he reached England his whiting re-
yealed to him the solution of his prob
lem, and that solution took the form of
T rail with broad base that could
be applied direct to solid woea sup.
port. That T rail is still! III Use on all
the railways Of the world.
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30
WEIGHT Of THE FEET.
orsatsr When v.u Are As,.sp Than
When You Ara Awaka

Greater When Ysu Are Asleep Than
When You Are Awake.
Your feet weigh more when you ars
asleep than when you are awake. At
least that is the conclusion of q scien-
tist who has experimental with the
question. These tests were conducted
in most interesting manner. The sub.
Ject was laid on a long plank, which
was then placed upon a crosstree, see.
saw fashion. The man upon the plank
was balanced on this crosstree, and
the plank remained at level without
any effort upon his part. But the mo.
ment that he went to sleep it began to
incline downward ut the end opposite
his head.
This experiment was repeated with
number of persons belonging to both
sexes, and in every case the result was
the same. In no instance did the
slceper's head incline toward the
ground.
This phenomenon is explained by the
fact that the head is drained of surplus
blood when a person is asleep, and the
blood naturally flows toward the ex
tre1nities of the sleeper. Immediately
this makes the head lighter in weight
the difference being sufficient to upse
the balance of man resting in the po
sitiOn described.-St, Louis POst-Dis
patch
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30
A Theodore Thomas Retort.

a characteristic story is told of one
Of the first rehearsals of the college
choir (of the Cincinnati College of Mu-
sic), at which Theodore Thomas had
reprinanded some of the sopranos
sharply for inattention. HE treats us
as if we were members of his orches-
tra!' exclaimed an indignant singer to
her next neighbor. Thomas overheard
the remark and let it pass for the mo.
ment, but at the close of the rehearsal
as the performers were leaving the
stage, he passed the lady in question
and. turning to her, said very quietly
but with that biting sarcasm which
those who knew him did not care to
excite. MADAM, you will have to sing
great deal better than you do now
before shall treat you as I treat the
members of my rchestra!'-Memoirs
OF Theodore Thomas.
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30
Caroline Hecsehel.

Among distinguished women who have
helped to shed light upon abstruse sub
jects was Caroline Lucretia Herschel,
the noted astronomer. She was the
daughter of a musician Of Hanover.
Her early education was designed to
lead to musical career. She accom-
panied her brother, William - after
ward the illustrious Sir William Her
schel-to England. Brother and sister
soon turned their attention to astrono-
my, and in 1908 Caroline published a
Catalogue of Stars Until Sir Will
liam died in 1922 she was content for
the most part to be known only as his
assistant, but later she engaged III
many original and independent investi-
cations. She devoted special attention
to the discovery Of comets, and claim.
ed priority in the discovery Of at least
five.
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30
The Weekly Health Letter
From the
State Public Health Laboratory at the University OF North Dakota
From the

time, any more than you can frame
an indictment against whole nation
The great trouble with typnoid Mary
has been her perversity, exceeding
even that which obtains IN her most
tempermental of callings. She mas
never conceded herself menace; she
has not obeyed the sanitary directions
given her; she would no; WASH ane
disinfect her hands as required; she
will not change her occupation for
one in which she will 1.c. endanger
the lives of others; under an assumed
name she has competed with the
Wandering Jew in scattering destruc-
ton in her path. Typhoid carriers
who are amenable to reason, con-
scientious. careful and -crupulously
clean, need not endanger anybody's
existence.
The best insurance against typhoid
is, after all, to get inocula:ed agains,
the disease, as all sensib,e people are
now vaccinated against smallpox
Especially is this well 70 do when
there are typhoid epidem.cs; and for
commercial travellers, motorists, tour
lists, and vaccinationists wao may in
the most subterranean Ways concrac,
typhoid and become typnoid carriers
And since this is disease largely OF
adolescence, youth and early manhood
and womanhood, our yc-:ng people
going to boarding schools and college
should certainly submit TO this pre
ventive measure before le=ving nome
1t is considered that the protection is
effective for at least twv years. and
may indeed immunize for life. Wher
the inoculations are made in tbe
afternoon untoward sensations are
likely to have disappeared by the
following noon. A senes OF thre,
successive inoculations are maze ,
week apart.
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30
A PEOPLES WAR.

"The great fact that stands out
above all the rest is that this is a
Peoples' War, a war for freedom ana
Justice and self-government amongst
all the nations of the world, a war
to make the world safe for the peo-
ples who live upon it and have made
ii their own, the German people them
selves included; and that with us
rests tho choice to break through all
these hypocrisies and patent cheats
and masks of brute force and help set
the world free, or else stand aside
and let it be dominated long age
through by sheer weight of arms and
the arbitrary choices of self-consf'
tuted masters, by the nation which
can maintain the biggest armies and
the most irresistible armaments-a
power to which the world has afforded
no parallel and in the face of which
political freedom must wither and
perish" Woodrow Wilson, President
of the United States.
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30
TYPHOID CARRIERS
The Perversity of Typhoid Mary.

The Perversity of Typhoid Mary.
Typhoid fever has fourth place on
American mortality lists, coming after
only tuberculosis, pneumonia and cam
Ger. 1t takes among us the place Of
the "Asiatic Guest" which the Euro.
pean peoples have from time im1ne-
mortal so constantly and so unneces-
sarily entertained. Both of these
diseases are "ingestion infections"
contracted in absolutely no other way
than by swallowing food ur drink (the
latter mostly water or milky contain
mated in various disgusting ways,
with either the cholera vibrio or the
typhoid bacillus. Dirty fingers and
the filthy fly are the chief int9rmed-
iaries. Scientifically speaking, nothing
can be simpler than the prevention of
these infections. The application of
the principals is, however, of great
practical difficulty. For example,
there is the cook, Typhoid Mary, a
carrier of the germ, who, although
she declared she never herself had
/ the disease, has nevertheless, in those
migrations from family to family
peculiar to her caste, thru a number
of years disseminated to infection to
some score or more of sufferers.
There have indeed been typhoid
carriers who have had the disease
forty years previously and have con.
tinued thru all that time being q
menace. 1t is computec ,nar one.
fourth of the people VINO have had
typhoid are carriers; that, disease OF
no disease, one in every one thousand
of us is carrier. Mosv infections
are self limited; their cuarantining
time is fixed. But you cannot quar-
antine a typhoid carrier a while life
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30

Those who win the prizes are ex-
tolled and honored. while the losers
are often never mentioned. However,
the loser is often winner if he is
good loser. The good loser will come
back stronger than ever and by his
example bring victory to many whom
he encourages to try again. A i'm"
sentiment is revealed in the follow
ing:
.The man who is strong to fight his
fight,
And whose will no front can daunt
If the truth be truth and the right be
right,
Is the man that the ages want.
Tho he fail and die in grim defeat
Yet he has not fled the strife,
And the house of earth will seem
more sweet
For the perfume of his life"
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30
inaugurated for the specific beneflt Of

inaugurated for the specific benefit Of
our military forces and can not and
should not be conducted for profit.
This legislation will be great
step forward in the recognition Of the
Republics duty to its heroes. 1t de-
serves earnest and vigorous support
of the country. The United States
should set the highest example Of all
the nations in the treatment of those
who do and die for their country and
and for world freedom"
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30
THE USES OF FTHELleERTY LOAN

1t is a mistaken notion that all of
the money raised by the sale OF the
Liberty Loan Bonds which is to be
used for war purposes will be an
eventual loss to the United States and
it's people; that it is all to be spent
for things used up in war or useless
except for purposes Of war. 1t is we'll
to remember that a great deal of the
money raised by the sale of Liberty
Loan Bonds is to be invested in things
that will he of great use and value to
the nation when peace shall be de
clared.
One thing that most people realize
will be Of sreat value is that it ia
going to put this nation in state OF
preparedness. While it is hoped and
believed that the end OF this war will
be the ending of al! great wars it will
be a valuable thing to America to
find herself at it's close prepared to
enforce the just dccrees of peace.
There may be a twilight zone between
the close of this war ard the estab-
lishment OF peace all over the world
and preparedness will place America
in a position to have that voice in the
world affairs that this nation is wor,
thy of. We know that voice will be
for peace and justice and freedom.
Millions are to be spent in the con.
struction of merchant ships and these
at least those that escape destruction
in war, will be valuable investment
There will be- a tremendous demand
for merchant ships when peace comes
and. whether the United States con
tinues to own and operate this mer
chant marine or whether the ships ara
sold to private individuals, the money
invested in them by the United States
VIII be no loss to the nation 1t ma,
be a great gain to it. In the revival
of foreign co'c;ne'ce, in the contcs
for foreign marke :. the United States
will no longer be at the mercy o
foreign ship owners. We can do ou1
own carrying trade and our commerce
will have a fair chance in the foreign
markets.
Billions of this money raised by the
sale of Liberty Loan Bonds have beer
and are to be loaned to those Euro
pean nations engaged in war with Ger
many. This is no expenditure without
return. It is an investment that M
one will say is insecure. It will mo-
only bring in return in interest ant
. return Of the principal when due
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30
No Hurry.

NO f1UFFys
The telephone bell rang with anxious
persistence. The doctor answered the
call.
"Yes?' he said.
"Oh, DOCTOR said worried voice.
something seems to have happened to
my wife. Her mouth seems set, and
she can't say word!"
"Why, she may have lockjaw." said
the medical man.
"Do you think so? Well, If you are
up this way some time next week l
wish you would step in and see what
you can do for r."-Harpars Maga.
zine.
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30
LOCAL OVERFLOW

H. ]. Boethling is assisting behind
the counter at The Point.
The W.C.T.U. will meet with Mrs.
G. D. Smith, Monday, Sept End. All
interested in temperance work and in
doing little toward making clean
nation will be expected to attend.
The Boethlirg family received word
Sunday by wire of the death on Satur-
day night of Mrs. Talmadge, formerly
Mabel Walter. at her home at Phoenix.
Mrs. Talmadge had been ill two years.
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30
Army Y. M. c. A. Work.

What does the Req Triangle stand
for? Ask the soldier boys and hear
Mr.. Alf. Thompson, Army Y. NJ. c.
A. speaker at hte Methodist church
Sunday evening at p. m. Every
family with boys in the war urged to
attend and bring their friends.
j. F. Nichols.
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30
Presbyterian

Remember that warm, hearty vel.
come awaits you at all of our services.
We aim to bring a plain, simple mes.
sage, and hope you will come and wor-
ship with us whatever your faith in
Jesus Christ may be. Come and see
how home like our services are. Ser.
vices at 1O:45 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Rev. Aaron Wolfe, Pastor.
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30
NOW
AT A. B. c.

The time to enroll at the Aberdeen
Business College is right now. New
classes will be organized next Mon
day and Tuesday. Fine class of stu
dents already started. Join this
class and get ready for a big career.
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30
Methodist Episcopal

"SGUOVt0g 6PJ8CVP0u
Services next Sunday:
10 a. m. Glass meeting.
10:3O Public worship. ~. -. T.
11.45 Sunday school.
p. m. Junior service.
b. m. Epworth League.
p. m. Public worship.
james Opie, Pastor
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30

Miss Kathryn Bong of Bellingham,
WASH, came down from Valley City
Tuesday, where she had been visiting
her sister, and spent short time
with Oakes friends.
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30
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CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Norwegian Lutheran

Services in Oakes Sept. End at II
o'clock and in Glover az o'clock.
Sunday school in Oakes at IL. You
are cordially invited.
j. H. Lindland. Pastor.
The Oakes times., 1917-08-30

I OSS of lie is the most appalling
l. waste of war. Help the Red Cross
save thousands of lives-on the battle
field, in the devastated territories, in
the homes of the soldiers, at home and
abroad.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
FRISCO RAILROAD
WILL BE PRODDED
ON IMPROVEMENTS

Oklahoma City, April 14-Attorney
General Freezing will bring action be.
fore the corporation commission to
compel the Frisco railroad to afford
better equipment, facilities and con.
yenienCes for travellers on the lines g..
that system between Oklahoma City
and Lawton and between Ardmore
and the Arkansas state lire, to the
eastward, through Hugo and Idabel.
In his letter to the attorney general,
Governor Williams says:
you are accordingly requested and
directed to file a proper petition be-.
fore the state corporation commission.
and take all measures necessary to
require the installation Of proper
equipment and maintenance for the
operation OF railroad lines in this state
so as to AFFORD the travelling public Of
this state reasonable facilities and con.
yernences While travelling"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
COTTON CONSUMPTION
OVER FOUR MILLION

Washington. April IA Cotton con
sumed during March was 602. .23O run.
ming bales and for the eight months
ending March 81 45l709S bales, the
census bureau today announced
4 year ago. Gl3,754 bales were con.
sumod and In the eight months period
ilu2.3S7 bales Cotton on hand March
81 IN consuming establishments was
20iS.5S5 bales compared with 1876
'6i year ago and in public storage
ana at congresses 2.9OG.3jl compared
with 3iO7lG9 a year ago
Cotton spndlos active during March
numbered 33,233O12 compared with
32u2N,G1O a year ago.
Imports during March were i7.67g
bales compared with Gn.Ouj year ago
and for the eight months 2l2.gNi com.
pared with 3lio55 a year ago
Exports were 3iiHjN bales compar.
ed with i6lO3j q year ago and for
the eight months i5G379l bales com.
pared with il2N.g1i a year ago
Lintcrs not included In foregoing
statistics consumed during March
Wcr, 1870 bales compared with So.
ltt % yc't ago aud for the eight
months 5i56i1 bales compared with
'o6.6'l @ year ago
Lintcrs ON hand March 81 in con.
eumlng establishments were l2G.2O5
bales compared with lO6giS year
ago and IN public storage and az com.
presses 2i3,5l3 bales compared with
2o9.9'2 % year ago
Lintcrs exported during March were
to.>2o bales compared with 37.G8N a
year ago ami for the eight months
25i299 bales compared with 1857
q year ugu
Statistics for cotton growing states
are
Consumed during March 3io5ll
bales compared with 335.Ng7 q wear
ago and tor the eight months s.5Ng-
l,' compared with 2,3l2GIo.
Cotton ON hand March 81 IN ropsum.
lnr establishments was l.OG5.3i5 bales
compared with lOg3glU wear aro
and in public storage and at com.
presses a.5da.53s bales complrpd with
H.u'3lNa q year ago
Cotton spndlcs active during March
l3.N3s5lN compared with l2O57. 7Oi n
year ago
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15

G. H. Woodruff and ". Taylor are
entered for the doubles.
The Ardmore high school has taken
a large number of prizes in past con
tests and Is expected 10 take even
more this year Among the honors
won In past contests were the first
place in boys tennis singles. first i'm
girls tennis doubles, first in girls
defamation contests for two years.
first and second places in boys decla.
nation for the last two years, honors
in track meet for the last four years
and first place for orchestra last
year
Active interest is being taken by
the high school literary societies in
the contest to be held at the latter
part Of this month for the possession
Of the Mullen loving cup. contested
for annually by the two high school
societies. The cup is the gift Of the
Mullen brothers of Ardmore. II is now
held by the Philomathean literary so.
ciety, having been awarded TO that
society at the last years contest. The
events include orchestra, violin read.
ing vocal solo, Grafton and debate
The eighteen members Of the agri
culture class are working regularly on
their acre-garden near the city limits
The class had difficulty in securing
the right kind and amount Of ground
for its experiments but is making con
siderable heddway with seed testing
and plant selection
An instructor with some practical
printers knowledge may be secured
for the course in printing which viii
be offered next year. according TO
Superintendent G. W Richards
The senior class caused quite an
outburst Of patriotism one morning
this week then they marched into as.
sembly carrying large American
flag
The glee club and the orchestra
viii give a recital in assembly Monday
morning at $50. The public will be
welcomed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
PLANS TO AVOID
MISTAKES OF ENTENTE

Washington. April H.. The United
states government hopes To avoid such
mistakes as the entente allies mnd,
early n the war it was explained Ia.
day Dog obtaining information ON "a
Wide variety ol subject, from the Brit.
i-h and French commissions. which
viii arrive here within q week f.r a
war council Close study win be- ri,.
'n the means tor avoiding duplication
of cnort by the United states and
the allies.
Rear Admiral Wm. n sims presi.
dent of the naval war colleg, 40 New.
port u /. who has reached London.
as % representative of the American
navy viii keep the department here
advised concerning war problem,
which the navy must meet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
FOR OUnANT MEET
ARDMORE ENTRANTS FOR SOUTH
EASTERN CONTESTS.
lnterscholastic Track and Educational
Competitions Are 10 Be Held Under
Auspices Of State Normal School,
April g, 20 and q.

Entries from the Ardmore high
school have been selected for the
Southeastern Oklahoma interhigh
school track and educational meet 10
be held April 10, 20, q, at the South.
eastern State Normal school. Durant,
Okla. Entries will be made In or.
chestra, chorus, reading defamation.
piano and tennis contests
In tennis the entries are boys sin.
giles, Leon Trice and William Potter,
boys doubles, Harry l.. Crockett and
W. Fleldblnder girls singles Cora
Dyer; girls doubles Cora Dyer and
Florence Vernon.
The members Of the orchestra who
will enter the contest are. Francis
Graham, Louise Sciyally. Gladys Gull
hot Leon Daube. Joe Brown, Morgan
Eddleman, Pcta Ragsdale. Jessie La-
sey Travis Ritter and Virginia Lynn.
first violin; Vivian Crucc. Charles Nil.
ner, Charles Ringer and Ernest
Lyhns, clarinets, Waiter Toole.
Roland Kennedy trombone. Francis
German and Ernestine Guillot piano.
Hatty Burnitt and Lorcne poulter.
cello; Dewey Carpenter Eugene Sims.
Chester Franklin and Lyman Ander.
son, cOrnets. with 3. W. Lowenstein,
director.
The mixed chorus comprises Vyda
Booth Crete Stewart soprano, Lo-
rene Poulter and Mary Ringer. alto:
Jerome Alexander and Lorcnz Love.
tenor; John Thompson and Walter
Baker bass
Bonnie Dutson viii be- contestant
In girls reading Lorcnz Love viii
represent Ardmore in the boys decla-
nation contest Erncstine Guillot has
entered for the piano competition.
In the teachers tennis tournament
{. j Shafer and c. II Woodruff will
contest in the singles, G.. ] Shafer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
RHEINERT is HELD
LIKE OTHER ALIENS

Oklahoma City, April 14-Judge Cot.
teral in the federal court has announc-
ed that District Attorney Fain had
moved to dismiss the case against Fe-
liX Rheinert, charged with being an
alien enemy, and the case was dismiss.
ed. Rheinert is in custody by the
United States marshal and will be held
during the war or subject to orders by
the president. The case is executive
and action in the federal court is in
line with actions in like cases else.
where in the country.