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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12

bies are already reaping the dement's
of these scientifically run centers:
That the English are grateful Tor
this timely help in the conservation
OF its precious infant life is to put 1t
mildly. Anything that comes IRON,
America seems in these days to hnd
an atmosphere OF understanding and
sympathy and the way in which men
and women over here have thrown
themselves into making these giits
bear their utmost fruit is remark
able.
A few far-seeing men and women
have been struggling along now ior
years against terrible odds, dong
their utmost to save the babies oi
this country; but with public opln-
ion indifferent and no means OF ac-
quiring sufficient money to realize
their ideals, the progress has been
disheartening. Now they recognize
in this contribution from America a
new source of power and influence
and they have thrown themselves
whole-souled into the work which
is opening ,out before them.
Two-thirds OF the children who en-
ter schSol in the London district
alone are in urgent need OF medical
attendance and OF the 100000 pop
pulation OF London 100000 OF its
children are defective. But already
the infant death rate is being
lowered
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12
CHLORINE SOUP FOR ARDMoRE.

~HLORINE SOUP will be the daily dose OF the
X people of Ardmore from this time hence il the
order OF the state health commissioner is
red properly. This is another OF the direct re-
suits of the downright incompetency, pigheadedness
and political panderng on the part OF the present
much discussed city administration.
In the early stages OF the war when it was expected
that the enemy would blow up dams, reservoirs
and standpipes and all such things prohibition on
fishing or going upon the watershed was put into
effect.
When the spring days and nothing had hap
pened except the constant lowering OF the city water
supply through lack OF rain, and excessive use
monster petition bearing 500 names was presented to
the city commission from fishermen asking that the
city lake be opened up for fishing once more.
Right here the County Council OF Defense stepped
in and made a positive order that the lake be kept
closed and that it should not be opened up for fish
ing Several attempts made to influence both
the city commission and the defense council but the
lake remained closed until few weeks ago.
But it remained for the mayor to take summary
action al 2 recent meeting OF the commission when he
suddenly burcd out thai The lake was going to be
opened up and anyone who wanted TO fish could get
a permit. The mayor probably didn't mean it at all,
but lust wanted ia. show who running the city;
bnt the defense council ignored the action and was
statistic to let him make just big damphool cf
himself as he desired.
And then again. the spring election coming
on and the mayor wanted TO head off the ambition OF
one Of the commissioners and get the support OF ihe
fishermen for himself
The city lake was opened up ior fishing and The
fishermen fished The state health commissioner also
sent down his representative few weeks later to make
a full investigation and the result OF that investigation
showed up last night at the commissioners meeting
when a letter read directing that arrangements be
made at once Tor treating the lake water with chlorine
to overcome the contamination presumably caused by
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12
VIcE-PRESIDENT is INDICATED.

wv E DESIRE to reterate previous statement
w that it was a great day for Tom Marshall OF
Injunoplis. Yesterday a greater day
for him than the day before. On the day first
mentioned he merely welcomed as President Wilson's
representative, Japanese prince whose name, we are
willing to bet warsavlngs stamp he couldn't spell
nor pronounce five seconds after he heard it asprated
or read it in print But yesterday Mr.. Marshall was
the McGregor-he sat at the head of the table the
cabinet table; he in the seat of the mighty, and
for the nonce he was at least nearpresdent OF the
United States.
We beg leave to felicate Mr.. Marshall and In
junoplis 1t is stated that this is the first
time in history when a man other than the president
has presided over a cabinet meeting. Mr. Marshall
did so at the request OF both the president and the
cabinet, and it was a neat compliment for them to
pay the vice president. Now even Senator Sherman
of Illinois should quit his peeving
Surely it must have been easy for Mr.. Marshall to
preside over table surrounded by ten gentlemen
sided over body composed of nnety-siX men, some
OF whom are gentlemen and some OF whom are schol-
ars and some of whom both. AS to the rest, let
us draw the charity-vel OF silence.
But the point is that lnunoplis should declare a
public holiday in observance OF the distinction con-
ferred upon her distinguished citizen. Let the buSles
blare and the bells ring! For the first time since
John Hancock put his large chrography to the i'm
mortal document in Philadelphia, vice-president OF
the United States has proved that he can rise above
his office without stepping into his own boot-stFaps'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12
Iceland's Sweet Tooth.

Boston Transcript: In 1917, ac-
cording to a report OF the National
City Bank of New York, Iceland
imported from the United States
sugar valued at $l96,l6l. During
the same period the island took from
us 100000 pounds of condensed milk
which contained approximately $50
600 pounds OF sugar. The banks
study covers the fiscal years 1918 to
1917 inclusive and only in 1917 was
there any sugar imported from the
United States. More than one-halt
OF Iceland's $3,500,OOO worth OF i'm
ports ara drawn from the United
States. Her exports, amounting to
$4OOOOOO and consisting of wool,
meats, hides and fish go chiefly TO
the mother country, Denmark or to
Great Britain.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12
HOTEL TULSA LOBBY IS WORLDS OIL CENTER
lHARYEY E: RHODES IN TULSA DEMOCRACY
(HARVEY E. RHODE.

rious and queer. Every other oil
man within walking or riding dis
,ance will want TO get just one look
at him, so he may die happy. That
oil man who Was never in the Tui-
sl's lobby viii be under su5pi-
cion--let him be warned in plenty
OF time-until he can prove by un-
impeachable witnesses that he can
claim title which will identity him
with one OF the worlds greatest
industries.
When he has finally submitted in
disputable proof of his aforesaid
connection, he will be looked upon
with unconcealed awe by his fellow
conSpirators until he has proved
that he was responsible for the drill
ing OF at least one dry hole whether
it was in the lobby OF the hotel or
in some other proved iield.
lie will sit down among them, and
then will follow a round table dis
cussion which will end when some
one suggests that they will all go
over and get 4 cigar.
The statement is made in all seri-
business and with complete candor
that more oil business has been
transacted in the Hotel Tulsa lobby
than in any other one place on the
globe.
While it is used in no small meas
ure as a place where friend can
meet and greet friend, it is the busi-
ness office OF almost every oil man.
Even the biggest ones in the busi-
ness, who usually sit in their private
offices day in and day out, smoking
effusive cigars and estimating from
a string OF figures several feet long,
can always find time to go to the
Tulsa for a conference. which in
many cases is hasty and the other
party to the transaction cannot find
time to go to the oil mans office.
It's a Democratic lobby
1t is the business office OF not on
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12
INNOCENTS ABROAD.
with Apologies TO Mark.)

o. Howe Verdant, from near
Healdton, drove through Wilson in
his new Ford car few days ago,
on his way to Ardmore. He has not
had his car long enough to be an
experienced driver, as yet, and he
was taking the safe and sane road,
leading through Wilson, not around
Wilson.
But the real story does not com
mence until after his arrival at the
metropolis, where, as he was driving
down Main street, looking for place
10 head in with his car, he spied a
sign on the pavement Fine 10
Park Here
All along the street the curb was
lined with cars except at the point
where the sign was, so Nerdant
thought if it was fine to park there
that must be just the place for him,
and he would have plenty OF room to
maneuver the car i'll getting out
when ready to start home.
Coming back to the car he found
a policeman guarding it, That's
right clever" he thought; but when
he went 10 get into the car the
policeman asked, as that your car Z
Sure" replied Nerdant.
"Well, you'll have to go to the city
hall and pay a line for parking
here" said the policeman.
"Whatcha mean? p asked Nerdant,
Don't YOU see that ? asked
the policeman.
Sure" said Nerdant 1T says
fine to park here
well. come on down and pay The
fine" says the copper.
PAY hell" says Verdant. 81 don't
call that fine"
"Wcll come on and tell il to the
mayor" the cop says, and laid his
hand on Nerdants shoulder.
So, TO the city hall they went,
and when the mayor said it would
cost Verdant $3.50, he gave sigh
OF relief, and said, as he peeled
live spot from his roll
Come easy, go easy and handed
the bill to the clerk.
"Whatcha mean, come easy, go
easy" asked the mayor How do
YOU get your money"
ooh. all have TO do is work for
it," replied Verdant. 1t amt like
/ had TO lay awake nights thinkin'
up traps like that there Fine to
mark here"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12

ly the wealthy oil man-it is equal
" an office to the tool dresser, who
comes in from work wearing his oil
stained clothing and who wishes to
meet a friend. He wouldn't think
OF asking to be met anywhere but
in the Tulsa's lobby, for it is the
first place the thoughts OF which
pop into his mind.
They Took 1t for Granted
He is not ashamed OF his evil
looking clothing. He knows there
may be several more there dressed
like him. And he also knows that
he is liable to see the big boss of
his company wearing his fur-trim-
med overcoat and two-karat dia-
mond stick pin, and in converse
ton with the big boss OF some other
company,
There are few times during the
day, except in the early morning,
when the lobby is not filled com
fortably. Gradually the chairs and
davenports are filled as loungers
come in one by one and two by two,
or come down from their rooms.
When the hotel Tulsa was built,
it was the intention to make 1t a
temporary home to everyone VINO
possessed an inclination to stay
there-and the money with which TO
crafty that inclination. OF course,
this policy is still in force; the ho-
tel is for no certain class, but tor
the entire public. -.
But as soon as it was built, the oil
men took it for granted that it was,
in a sense, to be used by them Tor
such purposes as they desired. The
hotel management welcomed them
to the spacious lobby and the COM
Portable rooms and they have made
it their headquarters ever since.
Any oil man will tell you frankly
that the lobby OF the Hotel Tulsa IS
the oil center OF the United States,
even though this might not be ap-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12
ARDMORE COUPLE GET
MARRIED IN MADlLL

A wedding that was a Surpr''e
~ their friends. was that OF NJ :
Beust and Miss Mabel Linda BON
we'll known young people OF lhls
city, who went to MadilI Sa'nl-
dav afternoon and were quietly mar
ried there by Rev. +. II. Moseley'
pastor OF the Presbyterian church,
at the church parsonage. Mr.. BeuSt
is general office man Tor the Coiine
oil Company and Miss Linda has
been the stenographer in the dis
trict court. The newly married cou-
nle are at home at l30 ) street
northwest and will later take apart
ments at the home OF Mrs. Lee
Gait corners OF Stanley boulevard
and h street southwest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12

Piled geographically. Ii you are on
the Atlantic coast, and your friend
is on the Pacific coast, and you wish
to discuss oil business with him at
what you desire TO be a central
point, he will direct you to the Ho-
el Tulsa.
Its popularity has not waned with
the opening up OF new fields in Tex
as. The Hotel Tulsa lobby contin-
ues to be the understood meeting
place where oil matters are con-
cerned. It's like an old friend to
every oil man; it has been both
home and Office to him on many oc-
casions. and il is difficult ior him
to disassociate it from the oil in
dustry. 1t is almost an intcrnation-
al institution.
Million Dollar Oil Deals
You hear OF million dollar oil
dcal-Jhev are not inirequent now
that the price of oil has risen to a
height commensurate with iurther
development uron large scale.
You ask how the deal started. Start
out a tracer, 4 bloodhound or any
other agency with detective ability
and in ninety-nine cases out OF a
hundred you will find that the deal
originated in the lobby OF the Ho-
tel Tulsa.
1t may have started with only 4
casual conversation during which
one man said to another: That's a
fairly good lease up there; what'll
YOU take for it," Maybe the deal
was closed before the men left the
hotel; it is not uncommon to see
checks written and passed from one
man to another right in the center
OF the lobby.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12

There have been more oil wells
drilled in the lobby OF the Hotel
Tulsa than in any other spot no
matter how large or how small, in
the United States. Yes, that state
ment can be broadened without fear
OF enthusiasm contradiction-there
have been more wells drilled there
than in all the others fields in the
United States, Arkansas, Russia,
Roumania, Mexico, Texas, England
and Ireland, put together.
Those wells which were drilled
there have run from ten to
ten thousand barrels, depending up
on the field under discussion and
the ability OF the dri.ler TO stretch
his Imagination % suit the desired
purpose. Many of those wells have
t>on dty-. so dry tbaI they leit a
trail of dust in the lobby when the
owner passed out the front door.
Why, one oil mems association
even went so far as to prescribe
set Of rules for drilling in the Hotel
Tulsa lobby; it designated where
offsets were to be drilled, and gave
minute directions, based upon the
location of spittons and chips in the
tiled floor, where gushers could be
brought in.
Boy, Page That Anomaly!
If there is a real honest-to-good-
ness oil man in the world-and this
does not mean merely Oklahoma, or
the Mid-Continent field, or the
United States-who has not. at
some tim oI other in his turbulent
and tumultous life set foot on the
white floor OF the lobby OF the Ho-
tel Tulsa, let him announce his
name in stentorian tones. As soon
as he speaks or otherwise, let his
name be known, have a boy page
him.
OF all the curiosities in the civil
lied world, he will be the most Gu
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12
FEEL MISERABLE
FROM THAT COLD?
Colds and coughs are quickly
relieved by DR.. Kings
New Discovery

Nobody should feel perfectly mis-.
erable" from cold, cough or bronchial
attack for very long. For it takes only
a little while to relieve It and get back
on the road to recovery when Or.
Kings New Discovery is faithfully
used. 1t soon loosens the phlegm, re-
iieves irritation, soothes the parched.
sore throat, brings comfort.
Half a century old and more popular
TODAY than ever. 60c and $l.20.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12
Lone Gccve Poultry Show

George ". Coliman and MIS-
Minnie b. Church went to Lone
Grove today to attend the poultry
show being given by the school
there. Yesterday the school at
Pearl Valley had its poultry show.
Mrs. Church said they had ten coops
OF chickens which were OF the best
grade yet exhibited at any OF the
public school poultry shows.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12
SOME MORE CITY FINANCIERING.

A MOTHER exhibition Of the wonderful fInanciaT
~ ability Of the city administration exhibited
last night at the commissioners meeting, being
par with the letting OF the waterworks contract
at $50000 than WORTH only in this instance
the city was selling something instead of buying
Last week an offer OF $500 reported to the
meeting of the commissioners for some unused tanks
which have been in the weather uncarodior for
long time Someone said the tanks were worth more
but to sell them anyway Last night the same man
raised his bid to $475 and took the tanks.
The meat in the cocoanut is that the tanks were
probably worth not less than $1,000, and possibly
$500 One man had been so anxious to buy them
that he offered raise any other bid $50 But they
were sold for $475.
Isn't about time that this twelve and 4 half mil
lion dollar corporation employ business manager
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12

The Ardmoreite is requested TO
announce that the Guild OF st.
Phillips Episcopal church will meet
IN called session at | o'clock to-
morrow afternoon in the guild
room sat the church.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12
Attended Daughters Funeral

Mrs. John Millsap returned TINS
morning from CIeburne, Texas,
wher she went to attend the funeral
OF her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Roog,-
ers. wife of !. NJ. Rogers, who died
at Ranger, Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12

William Howard Taft, no is wise man even
though he didn't carry anything but Utah and Yer
mont told the Bankers Investment Association in At
lanc City last Monday that men should be sent soon
to Russia to set up constituent assembly and assure
representative government lhat is much Delter
craftsmanship than to nag the incumbent OF the office
Mr. Taft opce occupied with credit, certain other
ex-presdent is doing
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12
Piles Cured in s to a DAYS

Druggists refund money il PAZO
OINTMENT tails to cure Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
Stops Irritation; Soothes and Heals.
You can get restful sleep after the
first application. Price 60c.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12
Make Your Bowels Behave

Make them function with gratifying
precision. If regulation OF the diet
does not relieve their torpidity Dr.
Kings New Life Pills will. They are
perfect bowel trainers, cleanse the
system surely, comfortably. 25c.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12
Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses have been IS
sued as follows: George A. ones IS
Ardmore; and Sue Mayileld, q,
Healdton; A. p. Huddleston, 40, and
MYRTLE Margam %, Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12

President Uhler OF the American Association OF
State Highway Officias--that title, by the way, is
wenigh as long as the Ozark 0rails-says that high
way transportation should be placed under federal
government direction. What? Before we have de
termned whether public private direction OF the
railroads is the better plan, we to take up the
federal direction of the country roads? That sounds
like liberalization developed to the limit
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12
Rambling Around
Political Ranges

After listening to a speech against
"internationalism' by Gov, Frank
O. Lowden OF Illinois, prominently
talked of as a presidential candidate
in 1920, the convention of the Illinois
State Federation of Labor adopted
a resolution that Eve have noticed
with grave concern the sinister at
tempts on the part Of the powerful
corporate interests always opposed
to the interests OF labor as well as
to the interest Of humanity as a
whole, to prevent the president from
attending in person the peace con
ference" and urging on all right
minded people that "the presence OF
President Wilson is absolutely i'm
perative"
New York state suftragists have
resolved to keep their organization
non-partsan, but have decided that
"all women should enroll in political
parties 50 that they can WELD more
power" They have also gone on
record in favor OF the ratification
OF the federal prohibition amend
ment for maximum cighthour day
for women workers, and an eNten-
sion OF the labor law to include
women in Office work, in tranSpor-
tation service and as elevator
operators.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12
Meeting Notices

The ArdmOreite IS requested 10
announce that the regular monthly
meeting of the High School Moth
ers' Club will not be held this
month.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12

Somebody large headline over Harvey
+. Rhodes very interesting story in the Tulsa Sunday
Democrat about the Hotel Tulsa lobby the world
oil center part OF which story is reproduced below
Lobby of Hotel Tulsa Possesses Personality Pc
culiary All Its Own, headlined the headliner Pc
culiary all somehow sticks in the memory. In our
day and generation have and heard some
peculiar language but "peculiarly all" is peculiarly
all to the good as linguistic phenom. We have
studied and puzzled over that combination until our
sleep is broken, but must leave the solution to the
pathological phatess, ii that be the proper descrip-
ton of the collectors and dissectors rare issues OF
kingsenglish.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12

tWo very Dad At
tacks of inflamma-
ton. My d C tor
said he could d o
nothing more for
me and ] oul d
have to 60 TO the
hospital for an
operatio on, but
Lydia Il. Pink
h a ms Vegetable
Compound an d
Sanative W a sll
have entirely cured
me of my troubles
and | am now in
good health. am
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12
Colds Cause Headache and Grip

LAXATIVE BROMO QUlNlNE
Tablets remove the Gauge. There
is only one "Bromo Quinine.' +. w.
GROVES signature on box. Soc.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12
DOCTOR COULD
NO! HELP HER
But Lydia E. E.Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound Saved
Her from Serious
Operation.

Brooklyn, N. "" suffered some
thing dreadful from displacement and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12

Woodbine St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Operations upon women in our hos
pitals are constantly on the increase,
but before submitting to an operation
for ailments peculiar to their sex every
woman owes it to herself to give that
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia T.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, trial.
If complications exist write Lydia r.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for
advice
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12

General Pershing never voted in
his life, according to a statement OF
his brother, and the brother goes
on to say that the general will be
greatly embarrassed by the boom for
president launched for him by GER
tain Ohio politicians.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12

willing you should use my
Al testimonial and hope to benefit
i II other suffering women by so
doing Mrs. f. PLATT, =
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-12

Protest against the seating Of Con-
gressman-eect Victor L. Berger,
Socialist. OF Wisconsin has been fled
by Joseph p. Carney, Democrat, on
the ground of inelegibiIity. Carney
was second in a three-cornered race