The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-19
WAR PUTS AN END
TOf|RATE WANT ADJ
MEN AND ADVENTURES" COLUMN
observation-disclosures
ATTRACTION TOO GREAT.

cancers 1t really wasn't just that II
was only magazine department which
offered chance TO get together to mer
who were looking for strange and exotic
adventures, organized before the wal
brought advepture within reach Of ev
erybody. And though nearly all Of the
adventures who made use of its columns
TO get acquainted and to organize for
adventures we're looking for trouble OF
the legitimate sort it was just because
an occasional undesirable did wander in
and make use Of the opportunity to pro
mote an act of misbehavior that the de-
partment was discontinued.
Here are three notices picked at ran
dom from the column which used to
appear every month in this publication;
Wanted-Fifteen or twenty men to
ioin me on the greatest adventure in
the world Must be gentlemen, expert
enced adventurers, dead shots and no
boozers Don't want anybody who leaves
girl behind him / will furnish a
steamer and transportation from San
Francisco. arms and outfit to be pro.
viied by each man. Address No. 43s,
care Of this magazine.
want the following men for a South
Sea exploit. a gold miner, experienced
in placer mining and assaying; a gaso-
line engineer, mess boy, not under Is;
a private secretary who can keep a
record of the trip for publication; pre-
ferably one who can operate a moving
picture camera. An must be good shots
and afraid of nothing ana able to pay
their own expenses. WIN give them
each Is per cent Of gross earnings. This
is sure 90 be- profitable venture. Ad-
aress J. C. H., care of this magazine.
strong and Intellectual men-no
loa,ers-who can keep their mouths
shut. are wanted TO help me dig mp
buried treasures under the altar Of an
old Inca temple If fool or de-
tective should bable, there are unscrupu-
lous parties who would not hesitate to
charter steamer follow US and sink
our vessel with an on board as soon
ss they eot an inking Of our destina-
ton.
The magazine which printed this list
OF INQUIRIES for violence and difficulty
was invented to satisfy the thirst for
reading about adventures which afflicts
nearly everybody, particularly the re-
spectable citizen whose life is dominated
ly the delicatessen store or the subway
express but who still has itching mem
cries of the day when he wanted TO go
west and kill Indians. or hoist the skull
and crossbones and sail the Spanish
Main. And IL was presently discovered
that even in the year 1911, or there
abouts there were still thousands OF
adventures wandering about the world
and It's out of the way places. trying.
despite the inroads Of civilization, to-
follow the footsteps Of Rajah Brooke or
william Walker. or In some milder man
uer induging the demands Of nature
that could not be satisfied with the
tame offerings OF the world before the
war
To satisfy the soul demands Of these
wanderers for a chance TO talk things
over there was established an editorial
department called the camp fire, an
other column OF notices (unpaidl for
the furtherance OF adventurous exploits.
ana column called Lost Trails,
which tried 20 enable adventurous and
wafaring men to keep in touch with
their peripatetic pals and to help the
old folks at home find out where the
wandering boy was this month.
The department Just closed vas orig
inally called Wanted: Men and Ad-
ventures" a title later changed toI
Men Wanted" II was conducted in
the interests OF adventures who had
schemes on hand too large for one man
10 handle. and as precautionary
measure every advertisement was care
fully combed 20 make sure that It's au-
thor contemplated no violations OF law
or attacks on the liberties Of friendly
state Advertisements asking for con.
siderable investments Of money were
also refused. but despite this recent
editorial announcement said that in a
Few instances only-a few out Of hun.
dreds-had use Of the oolamn been
made which was not contemplated by
It's editors and that the services would
henceforth be suspended.
within the limitations suggested
above almost anybody who wanted TO
get together a body Of menatarms 70
aid in some bold design could advertise
FOR them. Many advertisements were
careful 20 state that the men wanted
must be perfect gentlemen, but handy
with a slX.guu" zone who does not
booze. fool with cards or hang around
women" was a frequent specification.
Large rewards were offered In most
Of these advertisements, there was a
considerable percentage OF quests for
buried TREASURED but many appealed
only 70 the spirit Of adventure. Here
are few more specimens Of the calls
for men;
Men wanted TO hunt birds Of paradise
In Borneo
Moving picture operator and wireless
expert for a trip 10 Lhasa.
Good men on a TRAN. not afraid OF
wolves. cold nights, hunger, or mos.
qultoos TO 20 on long hunt for possI.
be surviving mastodous in Canada.
Men to help dix up a deposit Of bones
OF prehistoric animals IN northern In
diana. with the object Of selling them
TO museums
want to get in touch with a gentle.