The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-02

Glaring headlights are fast disappear
ing from Ardmore streets in conformity
to the new city ordinance recurring all
motorists to use the required lenses
and DINNERS No arrests have been
made so far and most automobile own.
ers have made il a point to comply
with the law many Of them having OBJ
tanned DINNERS and prepared for the
new law several days before it went
into effect. Local dealers say that when
IL was known that the city council
would pass such an ordinance Ardmore
people began to inquire concerning the
kind Of DINNERS suitable for their alI.
tomobiles.
Few warnings have been given auto.
mobile drivers concerning the new or.
dinance and so far every one warned
has secured a DINNER or the required
lenses as soon as possible with the re.
suit that the city administration thinks
the menace Of the glaring light is a
thing Of the past in Ardmore. The of.
ficers are greatly pleased with the ef.
forts made to obey The ordinance. The
Ardmore people are to be congratulated
ON the ready response made and the
hearty cooperation shown by automo.
bile drivers Mayor Roberts said an
almost every case where a warning
mas been necessary the driver explained
that 1t was merely focgetfulness on his
part and readily complied with the or.
der"
Glaring headlights have been the
cause OF many serious accidents I'm va.
rious parts Of the country. Especially if
there are bitches or rullies ON the r5ad.
side the danger is materially increased
in that the blinded driver may over.
turn his car unless he stops it complete.
~. Collisions on the streets haya re.
suited from the inability of the occu.
pants IN one car TO tell Just what move.
ments the other car was making. The
spirit Of daring also is encouraged bv
the bright headlight Most drivers
consider that they have as good rigbt
10 the highways as any one else and
deeply resent the effort made by tba
driver Of bright light machine IN
make them take to the side of he road 4
Ford automobiles are in such derard |
that the Tom Cooper garage. local
Ford distributor has not delivered an
automobile within the last eighteen
months which had not been purchased |
before delivery and a payment made.
according to Tom Cooper.
a. 7. Eggleston is driving a purpIe
lake 6cylinder Studebaker roadster pur.
chased from the Rook Motor company. |
This is the fourth Studebaker Egrles.
ton has purchased from the Rock com.
pany' He is a man Of sound Judgment
ana can easily see the superior points
or the Studebaker," j. A. Rook presi.
dent of the company said YESTERDAY
y Ford automobile was delivered IN
w K Rittenhouse Of Lone Grove. this
week
-Four men are TO be added Monday
10 the service department OF Ritter A.
Sizes local distributors Of the Willard
storage batteries Ritter a. Sizes an.
nounce that they are able tu take care
OF an the automobiles u Ardmore 4 Il
tweniy-four inch lathe has been ordered l
The Willard battery business has in. /.
creased thirty percent during the last |.
thirty days
George Barrow is the owner of \ l
new Ford delivered during the last few
days 10y the Tom Cooper garage.
Sale Coffey Of Lone Grove. is driy.
Ing a new Ford automobile secured this
week from the Tom Cooper garage.
The Texas company has added a new
Ford purchased from the Tom Coopcr
garage 10 its equipment
The Carter oil company has bought
a Ford automobile from the Tom Coon.
er garage
j. G. Hester manager Of the Tom
Cooper garage made a business trim
To Dallas this week.
II. '. Flanary OF Healdton. is driving
a Crow'Elkhart touring car delievered
by the Oklahoma Grow. w.Elkhart com. II
pany OF Ardmore.
John l.. Twombly OF the firm. Spra.
gins Twombly, is recovering from
long Illness and will soon be i'm active II
business again.
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