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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
TRIPLE \ WORKING
FOR SYSTEM OF
INTERSTATE ROADS

Washington. Sept S-"lf more evi-
dence were needed to make clear that
present.day progress includes the es-
tablishment Of great interstate roads,
the acclaim given TO the route selecting
committee of the Bankhead Highway
Association ON its trip from Atlanta
TO Memphis supplied indisputably that
confirmation Of pouIar support to a
movement which is welding the states
into real nation" asserts President
r. $ Plowman of Aalladega Ala, the
head OF the association which Is link
ing together another trauscontinental
road 10 extend from Washington to
Los Angeles Cal The American auto
mobile association is giving every as
sistance tu the movement
When one observes the persistent
desire ON the part OF nuumerable com
munitIe- 10 place themselves ON the lin,
of road which possesses "a national
significance in addition 90 serving 10
cality and state needs" comments Pres
ideut Plowman "he no longer has any
doubt as Co the wisdom of those who
supported the Elnkhead -Shacklcfor.
good roads legislation which finally
resulted boz the passage OF what is
known as the Federal Ala Road Act
Transportation conditions have been
revolutionized with the coming of th,
solfpropelled vehicle and iu mo- sectior
of the country Is It's worth more ap
precated than is now the case in IN,
Southern States which will receive
most astounding benefit through IN,
improvement of avenues OF ccmmuni
cation so long neglected not becaus,
Of lack Of desire but through financia
! inability to meet the expensive burdei
in its entirety. The assistance from th
Federal treasury will serve 70 encour
age the creation OF state road system
and In time the Southern states vii
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
MAXWELL SALES
MANAGER GOES INTO
GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Charles Gould sales manager OF the
Maxwell Motor Sales Corporation has
resigned with the intention Of taking
up government work in connection with
the war.
Mr.. Gould's energies while with the
Maxwell company, We're devoted TO the
service branch of the business, which
he organized on a highly efficient basis
Before coming TO the Maxwell in 1913
as manager Of service, Mr.. Gould was
in steel construction work Prior to
that he had been assistant superintend-
ent of the Standard Oil company, with
which corporation he was associated a
number Of years after his graduation
from Yale.
In his college days Mr. Gould was
famous as an athlete He played end
on the Yale football team three years
including 1900, when Yale won its great
est victories on the gridiron. In 1901
he was captain of the team
Subsequently he coached the An.
napolis football team for two seasons.
As a member Of the executive staff
Of the Maxwell company, Mr.. Gould won
the respect and friendship Of every
one with whom he came in contact and
expressions Of regret were general and
sincere when it was learned that Char
ley" Gould was leaving.
As he was telling his associates good.
bye, Mr.. Gould said:
81 am leaving the company because
/ felt it my duty TO do my bit. / want
everyone to know how much / have
enjoyed working with them and to ex.
press to all my thanks and appreciation
for their helpful cooperation"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
HOLLAND MAKES DENIAL.

Amsterdam. Sept S.-The Dutch min.
istry' denies categorically reports that
Holland is being pressed by Germany
for permission for submarines 10 use
the river Scheldt. The ministry adds
Holland under no consideration will al.
low the Scheldt to be- used for naval
purposes by any belligerent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

which will be visited by the pathfind-
ing committee later in the year. The
next section Of the road to be decided
upon extends from Washington into
Virginia and North Carolina to Atlanta.
Virginia offers one route via Richmond
and Petersburg and another which in
cludes Lynchburg and Danyllle
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

c. O. Forberg, special representative
of the RatcliffSander company of
Tulsa, state distributors of the Liberty
and Peerless, is at the Wilmington
hotel Mr. Forberg is in Ardmore for
the purpose of placing an agency for
these two high grade cars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
WHY MNLnNE OIIr-

New York. Sept S-Dudlev Field
Malone, who yesterday resigned as col
lector Of customs for the port of New
York as a protest against the admins.
tration's failure 20 advocate woman
suffrage, said TODAY he would continue
his duties here until relieved Mr.. Ma
lone added that his resignation had no
political bee i'm his bonnet"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

Two years ago we adopted
the Bate shock-absorbing spring.
And since that time not one of
these springs has broken.
Last year we equipped our
body plant to give us heat-fiXed
finish. And that gave treble
life, at least, to our exquisite
finish.
Our 81 extra features form a
strong appeal. Our "a per cent
of added luxury is a great at
traction.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

Moorehead Telford x Co unloaded a
car of Cadillacs this week. consisting of
one closed five.passenger brougham and
one seven.passenger roadster.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

But the over-strength counts
most. 1t means a lifetime car.
And, year by year, it is bound to
give increased distinction to
the Mitchell models.
In these things lie the
MitchelPs extra value. They are
all paid for by factory efficiency,
so they cost no extra price.
More and more these things
are forming the basis of compar-
ison. And in them Mitchell has
no rival at a modest price.
We ask chance to prove
these facts to motorists and deal
erS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

j, c. Lowry, Of Berwyn, took a new
Ford home with him this week. pur-
chased Of the Tom Cooper garage
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

G. w. Crablree, local Premier dealer,
received a car of Premiers Friday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

The department Of motor vehicles in
Connecticut has approved fifteen or
more different diffusion or dimming de.
vices. Any dimming device that is
used however, in the different states
must not reduce the volume of light
so much that the lights will not be
plainly visible at distances varying from
200 TO 500 feet ahead according to the
state in which used, or will not reveal
objects on the road from $50 to 25O
feet ahead
Most states require white front lights,
but New York and a number Of others
permit the use Of amber or other col
ored lenses or glass. In Illinois and
Indiana the tail light must be indie
pendent of any other light, and it must
be impossible 10 light or eXtnguish it
while the car is I'm motion.
Many states regulate spot lights or
searchlights in the same way as head
lights, and have further provisions gov
erning their use
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

Ardmore's automobile business has
been considered good throughout the
summer. Some who are now experienc-
ing duh season say they have many
inquiries and that indications are that
the trade will come back as strong as
ever Many good prospects are investi-
eating the merits Of automobiles hand.
led by local dealers. Lack Of cars on
hand is the only thing that keeps sev-
eral ArdmOre dealers from making de.
liveries. The cars can not be secured
and those which are delivered have
been contracted for long before date Of
delivery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

Ralph Hale, manager Of the Bert
Estes Motor company, went to Musko-
gee today to bring back a Marmon for
Dennis Fitzgerald
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

able material in the drip pan. Once
this becomes fully ignited the situation
requires prompt and efficient action.
The work of extinguishng should be.
gin right here, leaving the carburetor
till the last. Otherwise the burning
gasoline at the bottom will continue to
ignite that at the carburetor.
So remember, always start at the bot.
tom and work upward. If there is a
flame on the ground beneath the car
use the selfstarter with gears in mesh
to move to another position. Sand is
good if available, but never throw sand
on the carburetor or any other parts Of
the machine, 1t falls away, leaving the
gasoline free to burn, and also gets
into the mechanism. On a flat surface
sand or any other dry powder is excel.
lent. Even flour has saved many a
home where gasoline has been used
carelessly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

1t Stays New

No making headway like Mitchell today.
For the first six months the current fiscal saeg 100
per And that in fourteenth year
nowadays They
supreme They that keeps
years ago, such requirements doubled
safety every vital standard 100
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09


Seventeen men are now employed i'm
the machine shop Of Ritter q Sizes dis
tributors of the Willard storage battery.
Two more men will be added soon to
take care Of the increasing business.
Ritter a Sizes have men in their shop
who can take care Of any automobile
in Ardmore
Jack Dews has Ford automobile.
delivered by the Tom Cooper garage.
Mrs. Jake HammOn and family, who
are now in Chicago, made the trip in
a Premier purchased some time ago
from G. W. Crabtree. The trip was
made with no difficulty
The Slaughter Motor company, local
Maxwell distributors, viii move into
new quarters at pos West Main street,
the first part Of this week.
Many cars have the head lamps fast
cnei to the tenders and If these latter
are at all loose, vibration is increased
to such an extent that frequent replace
ment Of the bulbs is necessary. This
makes il important iu cases Of this
kind 20 make "a periodic inspection OF
the fender supports 20 see that they
are tight
Charles a. BeSaw. president of the
Ardmore BeSaw Rubber N Tire Co.. left
yesterday for Ohio In his Packard.
Skeet Martin is driving "a Paige roads.
ter delivered this week by G. W Crab.
tree
Five car loads Of MaNwcls consisting
OF twenty.six pleasure automobiles and
four trucks. have been ordered by the
Slaughter Motor company local Max.
well distributors. but because OF the
great demand made on the factory AT
this time from AN parts Of the coun.
try none has been received. although
the order was placed last month
When gasoline takes fire II is seri.
accessory TO "a fire is panic.
The average person has such an un.
reasoning fear OF gasoline that he
loses his head completely. The first
few fires will leave one completely un
nerved for time hut after little
experience in fighting them one va
acquire selfcontrol
The novice stands aghast as the first
burst OF flame comes from the carbure
tor. The experienced man jumps for
the nearest preventive. AZ least on,
small fire extinguishcr should be on
every car. The large chemical devices
are too bulky and cannot be- laid In amy
position, whereas the ordinary instru
ment may be slowed away in small
space
The best place is beneath the hooJ
on the carburetor side. This Is where
the fire starts and may he reached bN
raising the hood Some carry them or
the running board, hut this rs ohlec
tionable ON account of theft liability
u placed under the seat or secured boy
a lock they are not readily placed II
service and the machine may be badly
damaged meanwhile.
Always turn OF the gasoline at th'
tank To stop feeding the flames ord
naruy there Is not more than tw'
ounces In any float chamber and thf
will not last long An the parts ahou
the carburetor are metal and not easil.
harmed. II Is well also to use the self
starter 10 turn the engine This WI
draw the flames into the manifold
n,,t,. .f,,,, a., ,,.hpt. fir, may be- "a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

Considerable interest is being mani.
Tested both by automobile dealers and
owners I'm the auto races during the
Carter County Free Fair Many auto
mobile enthusiasts contend that inter
est in auto racing is greater than in
horse racing The track at the fair
grounds is being put in shape, and It is
expected that Ardmore people will be
treated to some Of the best events that
have ever been scheduled I'm southern
Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

c. c. Pratt, of Writ, is now driving
a light Buick 6, delivered this week by
r. A. Peterson
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

from an automobile tour through In
diana, Michigan, the Great Lakes re-
gion and other points in the north.
For $500 miles of the trip, $4l.60 was
spent for gasoline and $110 for lubri.
eating oil. No record was kept of the
rest Of the journey. Mr.. and Mrs. Fish,
accompanied by Mrs l.. A. Treadwell,
of Great Falls, Montana, and Miss Leah
Fish, left Ardmore July and returned
September g.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

Five car loads OF MaNwclls. consisting
OF twcnty.siX pleasure automobiles and
four trucks. have been ordered by the
Slaughter Motor company local Max.
well distributors, but because Of the
great demand made on the factory az
this time from all parts Of the coun.
try. none has been received. although
the order was placed last month.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

Charles a. BcSaw. president of the
Ardmore BeSlw Rubber a Tire Co.. left
yesterday for Ohio In his Packard.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

A nov Chandler chummy roadster
was received by the Palace Garage *
Sales company this week
To make 5OOOmile trip I'm a Wnlys
Knight, without any accident of any
kind, is the record Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geoge h. Fish, who have just returned
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

Skeet Martin is driving a Paige roads.
ter. delivered this week by c. W. Crab.
tree
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

Seventeen men are now employed in
the machine shop Of Ritter d Sizes dis
tributors of the Willard storage battery
Two more men will be added soon tC
take care Of the increasing business
Ritter a Sizes have men in their shoI
who can take care Of any automobile
in Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

r. d. Rook of the Rook Motor com.
pany, local Studebaker representative,
left last night on a business trip to
Oklahoma City and will return tomor.
row.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

Many cars have the head lamps fast
cnei to the tenders and II these latter
are at all loose, vibration is increased
TO such an extent that frequent replace
ment Of the bulbs is necessary This
makes il important in cases Of this
kind 10 make "a periodic inspection OF
the fender supports 10 see that they
are tight
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

The Slaughter Motor company, local
Maxwell distributors viii move into
new quarters at POS West Main street.
the first part Of this week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

Jack Dews has a Ford automobile
delivered by the Tom Cooper garage.
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-24
TO AWAIT COURT
DECREE BEFORE
TAKING ACTION

No action will be taken by the
state railroad and warehouse COM
mission on the petition filed with that
board by the Bismarck city commits
sion, asking that the Northern Pacific
establish a railroad ferry service over
the Missouri river until the state
supreme court has given a ruling on
the powers of the board in a case
which is now pending before it.
This information was brought to
light at the meeting of the city COM
mission in a communication signed by
Walter F. Cushing, secretary of the
railroad and warehouse commission,
and which in part is as follows:
"In the matter of the petition of
the Bismarck city commission to the
railroad and warehouse commission to
establish a railroad ferry service be-
tween the city of Bismarck and Man.
dan over the Missouri river by the
Northern Pacific will say that the at
torney general holds that, while he
believes the matter one which comes
under the general powers of the
board, if at all, and, as a case in
volving such general power of the
board is nov pending in the supreme
court, he advises that action be de-
ferred until such decision has been
rendered by the scope of the COM
missions authority as Defined"
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-24
FORMER DUNN COUNTY
MAN BUYS SENTINEL
BUTTE REPUBLICAN

w. A. Shear sold his newspaper,
the Sentinel Butte Republican, last
Saturday to H. R. Young, publisher Of
the Monitor at Boulder, Montana,
and the, new owner will take pos
session June list. The deal includes
the printing plant, subscription list
and good will, Mr.. Shear retaining
possession of the building.
Mr.. Young is we'll known to the
press gang of this section Of the
state, having been the founder Of
the Settler at Manning in 1908. After
getting out a few issues of the paper
there he moved the paper to Emerson
and conducted it at that place until
four years ago when he sold the
plant and purchased the Monitor at
Boulder. The Settler was later moved
to Manning. Mr.. Young owns a half
section of land lear Manning at the
present time.
Mr.. Shear established the Republic
can at Sentinel Butte in 1904 and has
remained at the helm since that time.
He has built up a good business and
his newspaper has been a booster for
the Sentinel Butte country. He has
not as yet made any definite plans for
the future but will devote a portion
Of his time looking after his land
interests and his real estate business
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-24
DEALERS GET EXTRA
FINISH ON THEIR TAGS

For the SIS which automobile deal
ers nav for dealers licences they
will acquire an extra big 3D." on
their license tag. The color scheme,
also, will be reversed. Aside from
that the SIS tag teh dealer buys
will be very similar to the Sc to
$50 tag which the individual owner
viii use after Jan. 1, 1918. The
style in individual tags this year is
the same as last, except for ;, change
in the color combination. And the
high cost of living has not affect
ed the old standard prices of 3d..
The autimobile registration depart
ment of the secretary of states
Office yesterday placed it's order Tor
The laws affecting a~utoists Of
which little mention has been made
to date, but which are of I'M
nortance to owners Of gas-gigs, are
those requiring all machines to be
ennipped with lamps whose glare will
not blind drivers Of cars approaching
from an opposite direction, and
making the possession Of a purio!n-
ed car prima facie evidence OF IN
tent to steal it.
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-24
RUSH CALL
EXPECTED BY
GUARDSMEN
NATIONAL GUARD OF STATE
MAY BE CALLED INTO SERV-
ICE AGAIN,
Orders to Mobilize Expected at Any
Time as Result of Grave National
Crisis Now Pending.

The call to again mobilize the
North Dakota National Guard may
come at any time, and there is every
possibility that Company K of Dick
lnson will again be called into the
service of the government. A decla-
ration of open hostilities with Germ
any may come at any moment, and
every militia man will then be needed
for guard duty at coast points of the
United States. Steps are already
underway to thoroughly protect i'm
portant coast points, and especially
the Panama canal.
Adjutant General Tharalson, in a
recent interview, made the following
statement:
II do not anticipate that mobiliza-
ton orders will be received for a
week or ten days. At the present
time more men are needed for the
regiment and action will be taken
Immediately to recruit North Dakota
guardsmen to the full war strength.
The situation is too serious for me
to give my opinion as to the probable
outcome and we can only await
ORDERS"
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-24
SCENIC kILLDEER
MOUNTAINS. new
NATIONAL PARK

Representative Liederbach's concur
rent resolution calling upon congress
and the superintendent of national
marks to consider the Killdeer noun
tains as a historical park and national
game preserve is now on its way to
Washington, Governor Frazier hav-
;;SSs EXPRESSED his approvat Another
bill reserves except for park purposes
The lands which Representative Lied
erbach would have included in the
Killdeer mountains national play.
ground, and friends of the movement
Are confident something definite will
come Of it. Probably no more histori-
cally interesting OF scenically attrac-
five SPOT exists in North Dakota than
the Killdeer region.
This wonderful scenic region is in
nasv automobile distance Of Dickinson,
and the proposition to make this a
national park has the unanimous en-
dorsement of the people in this 10,
cality, It is hoped that the rugged
beauty Of the Killdeers may be pre-
served for all times to come, thus ad-
ding greatly to attractiveness and in
terest of the Missouri Slope.
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-24
DENTISTS WHO ARE NOT
GOOD MAY HAVE LICENSE .
REVOKED, SAYS LANCER

Dentists, surgeons, medical men,
chiropractors, osteopaths, opticians,
obstetricians, optometrists and others
who make a business of curing or
patching up bodily ills and defects
are held to be in the same class
officially with an attorney at law in
an important opinion handed down re-
Gently by Attorney General LANCER,
in that any one of these practitioners
may be debarred from further
practice in North Dakota on convic-
ton of unprofessional conduct.
The opinion written by LANCER re-
fers especially to dentists who may
be guilty of any conduct u~nbecoming
a gentleman, but it is held to apply
sional I4 men, any Of whom may suffer
the revocation of their license upon
becoming guilty of unprofessional
conduct.
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-24
TO
ASK INCREASE
OF ALL RATES
PERMISSION TO BE ASKED TO
RAISE BOTH FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER RATES.
Railroad Heads Maintain That Con-
gress Can Fix Rates as Well as
Wage Schedule.
RAILWAYS WILL ASK
FOR INCREASED RATES

o The granting OF an eight hour o
@ day will result in a move by thee
@ railways to cur a general adj @
o vance of freight and passenger o
o rates, is the belief of Clifford o
o Thorne, chairman of the Iowa o
o State railway commission. @
A~@ O o o O O O O O O O O O o
With the possibility Of a railway
strike definitely averted, both the
railway managers and the brother
hood chiefs turned their efforts to a
more minute study of the situation
that they have brought about. The
railways have surrendered completely
and the brotherhoods are the undis-
puted victors, but both camps III try
ing to salvage as much as possible
from the work of the last few days.
Increased freight rates r sure to
be demanded by the railways to COM
pensate them for the $5O,O0O,000 a
wear in increased wages. Experts
estimated that by bowling to the will
of the employees the railways must
extend their rates to meet the annual
payroll.
Congress to be Asked
Congress at the coming special ses-
sion may be asked to pass a law
granting increased passenger and
freight rates on all railroads to reim-
burse them for the increased wages
which they are compelled to pay under
the Adamson eight-hour law, promi-
nent railway. lawyers and officials told
the United States authorities. "Since
the supreme court has decided that it
has the power to fix wages, it has the
right to fix rates." said one railway
official.