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Wherefore she abandoned that diver
sion and took to prying tentatively
in the lee of certain boulders on
edge Of the creek-prospecting on her
own initiative, as 1t were. She had no
pan, and only one hand to work with.
but she knew gold when she saw ~
and, after all. It was but an idle
method CT killing time.
In this search she came upon a
large. rusty psbbae. snuggled on the
downstream side of IN overhanging
rock right at the waters edge. It at
tracted her first by its symmetrical
form, a perfect oval; then. when she
lifted it. by its astonishing weight.
She continued her search for the pink
ish-red stones. carrying the rusty
pebble along. Presently she worke,
her way back to where Roaring Bill
labored prodigiously.
Look at these pretty stones I
found" she said. "What are they,
Billy"
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tunes for the summer are the smal
accessories which help set off the
plain frocks. Hats. for one thing, can
be chosen SO that they make a last
years costume look like new. The
sun hat will be a favor.
lite again this year. Fabric hats win
be especially popular to wear with
fr0cks of the same material. Thev
are shown in pretty shapes made Of
linen, Organdie, gingham, georgette
and tulle.
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(TO BE .CONTINUED1
ANIMALS ARE GOOD SWIMMERS
Polar Bear, Who Passes His Time in
Icy Waters, 10 Regarded Best,
Though Not SWiftest.

Nearly all animals are better swim
mers than man and take to the water
naturally. The rhinoceros and hippo
potamus are wonderful swimmers and
divers, while the Indian elephant
crosses great rivers with heavy loads.
London Tit-Bits states.
The elk and the reindeer are first
class swimmers. The elk keeps his
head above water and crosses directly
from bank to bank to avoid turning.
The reindeer, on the other hand. turns
as often as he likes, keeping his head
only little above the surface. But Of
all swimmers of all climes the best,
though not the swiftest. is the polar
bear. who passes half his time in the
water swimming and diving. His
swimming power is nothing short OF
miraculous If 1t be remembered that
the water in the regions he frequents
Is invariably cold and that cold Is nor
mally prohibitive to good swimming.
There are bears that can swim from
twenty-five to thirty miles without
great effort.
One Of the swiftest swimming anil
mails Is the squirrel. A sportsman on
one occasion, having at hand squir-
rel born in captivity, which had never
seen water, wanted to see If 1t could
swim and took it with him in a row.
boat to the center Of the lake. The
EnNfrro1 f,,rnod fovu0 ri tho houk hood
and paws above the water. back and
tall underneath it, and began to swim
SO rapidly that It was with the great.
est difficulty that the man recovered 1t
when 1t reached the shallow water
near the land.
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Silk Boomers.

The vogue for glove-silk boomers is
great. The cOlOrs worn match the dress
with which they are to be worn, as
khaki when milady Cons her motor
toys. and navy blue when she wears q
suit of blue. Pink Isle envelope chem.
ises are In the market, sometimes
made with a camisole top OF glove silk
and lace, or again entirely Of self.
material.
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Buttons and Buckles.

Tortoise buttons, buckles and bas
handles are very smart Just now
Pearl buttons Of the dark and smoked
col0rings are liked on high-grade coats
but Women's Wear says that they will
be scarce on account of the difficulty
Of getting shells from which they ars
made.
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Summer Hats.

Since fashion insists on being pa
triotic and conserving material this
year. and since women are being just
IS patriotic and practicing every econ
smy possible, the only things left
which make for novelty in the cos.
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| '"lnose!" lie looked at her out
stretched palm. "Garnets."
"Garnets7 They must be valuable
then" she observed.
Eyes, If you can find any Of any
size. What's the other rock?" he in
quired casually. "You making a COL
lection of specimens?"
THAT'S just funny stone found, -
she returned. ut must be iron or
something. It's terribly heavy for its
size"
"Eh? Let me see It," he said.
She handed 1t over.
He weighed 1t in his palm, scruti-
nized it closely, turning it over and
over. Then he took out his knife and
scratched the rusty surface vigorously
for few minutes.
Huh" he grunted. 'Look at your
funny stone"
He held it out for her inspection.
The blade Of the knife had left q dull
yellow scar.
"oh" she gasped. "why-it's
gold!"
1T is. woman" he detained, with
mock solemnity. "Gold - glittering
goldl
"Say. where did you find this?' he
asked when Hazel stared at the mug
get, dumb in the face Of this unex-
pected stroke Of fortune.
"Just around the second bend" she
cried. "Oh, Bill, do you suppose
there's any more there?"
LEAD me to it with my trusty pan
and shovel. and we'll see.". Bill smiled.
Forthwith they set out. The over
hanging boulder was a scant ten min
utes' walk up the creek.
Within five minutes his fingers
brought to light a second lump, double
the size of her find. Close upon that
he winnowed third. Hazel leaned
over him, GREATNESS. At last he
reached bottom. The boulder thrust
out below in natural shelf. From
this Bill carefully scraped the accumu-
lation of black sand and gravel. CLEAN
ing as result Of his labor a bakers
dozen of assorted chunks one giant
that must have weighed three pounds.
He sat back on his launches, and
looked at his wife, speeches..
"Is that truly all gold, Bill?' she
whispered incredulously.
ut certainly is-as good gold as ever
went into the mint" he assured. "All
laid in a nice little nest on this shelf
Of rock. That's real, honest pocket.
And well-lined one, if you ask me-"
my goodness! she murmured
There might be wagonloads Of it in
this creek"
"There might, but it isn't likely"
Bill shook his head. "This is a simon
pure pocket, and 1t would keep a grad
uate mineralogfst guessing to say how
1t got here, because It's different
proposition from the wash gold in the
creek bed. It's rich placer ground,
at that-but this pockets almost un-
believable. Must be forty pounds of
gold there. And you found it. You're
the original mascot. little person."
He bestowed q bearlike hug upon
her.
"Now what?" she asked. 1T hardly
seems real to pick up several thou
sand dollars in half an hour or SO IKE
this. What will we do?'
do? Why, bless your dear SOUL"
he laughed. wen just consider our
selves extra lucky, and keep right on
with the game till the high water
makes us quit"
Which was a contingency nearer at |
hand than even Bill, with f1rst-hand |
of the North's vagaries in |
the way CT flood. quite anticipated.
Three days after the finding Of the |
pocket the whole floor Of the creek |
was awash. His rocker went down.
stream overnight. When Bill saw
that he rolled himself a cigarette, and, |
putting one long arm across his wife's |
shoulders, said whimsically:
"What d'you say we start homer"
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CLEANING Furniture Covers.

When furniture covering Of chintz
cretonne, or tapestry. needs clean.
ing and cannot be removed from the
furniture the safest way is to use drv
Iran rubbed well into the surface with
il flannel.
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For School Girls.

For the high school girl are cool calico
dresses in dark blue. They have dark
collars and cuffs and some Of them
have small white figure in the ma
terial. Sixteen-year-olds will like them
because they have such u grownup air
about them.
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livery" Now Made From Cotton.

"ivery" Now Made From Cotton.
One of the chief imports from Africa
in the pre-bellum days was ivory, the
product of the elephant. The boudoirs
Of many of the ladies of the land con-
tanned many ivory toilet articles and
the piano sported its ivOry-tOpped
keys, and many other uses were made
In this country of the tusk of the ele-
plant. With no ivory being imported.
and having no elephants in this coun-
try, Americans were compelled to find
suitable substitute for the material.
Old King Cotton came to the rescue,
offering a means Of producing artificial
ivory that possesses all Of the beauti-
full qualities of the real article. A cot
on solution chemically treated by sew
',ral processes changes the raw product
If the South to a hard ivOry-cOlored
product that can be easily nodded to
any shape desired.
Middletown transcript., 1918-07-13

it perceptibly weakened after last
season and now we are confronted
with situation in this country that
has grown to strength and Importance
in the last few weeks.
The hand of the government, with
its five fingers gripping every part Of
the continent has reached out and
touched those women who have made
their living by shutting across the
ocean and bringing back to America
what is wanted from France. The gov
eminent has said that no women shall
have passports unless they are going
to work for the war, and even then
they cannot be :elf-appointed mission
aries or impulsive emotionalists. They
must be sent for by workers over
there, and they must give guarantee
that the work will be done, and that
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SELECTING OUR new HOSIERY
Correspondent Offers Some Timely
Advice as to Care and Selection
Of Silk Stockings.

Well. one thing is certain, If we go
about with our eyes Open," as the old
saying goes, I'VE are bound to learn"
This old adage came closely home the
other day, writes correspondent,
when was selecting new hosiery. and,
like every one else, kicking. not only
ut the skyrocket prices asked for
Stockings. but also voicing few
sentiments regarding the wear, which
seems not to be in keeping with the
prices.
The saleswoman then told me that
If one really wished to get wear out
of silk hose. before wearing the hose
should be rinsed thoroughly in cold
water and that stockings should never
be worn two days in succession with
out being washed in cold water. In
fact, she said that silk stockings
SHOULD never be washed in hot wa
ter, because it ruined the silk.
Another hit Of advice was not to
buy laOre stockings than one required
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Care of fsxsrea

Flutes sometimes SuHer from any
abrupt c"uIge In the weather, and
Sl,OuIn therefore be kept In chamols
leather.
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Bill suddenly realizes that
Hazel is tired Of the wilderness
and he decides on a move that is
to have big effect on their
later lives. A hint Of what is to
come is given in the next install.
ment.
The daily Panhandle. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1918-05-17

When Tceihodorc arN c Horh give premiums MIN
an deuyerps after me home bc missed hi.
scENE ONE-> democracy. street cat seated "pp'
he a. o vorlmancamel gnurc hands neat hi''ao''
he aoih.. or , ,tua ul eye ie struR
and hardship burdens without mumcr Toll cease
los OF resi- bodonnE on " on TO "'
end wlo-hcwsu anuuug haunting hopeless hop" toward "h'
mcrclcssy drives him.
The mans poorly CARRIED Boo patched clean
3D. fitting things The, amr-Igbt and o %
ownups The fathers crude emhll" favored me
ctnds right shoulder ampuated
Tho, hospital
cor pride .1udder Charity has 300
neither discussion charity place here This m
father W for the crippled
col uay anes the
appecd hc WIN Power o mc law VIII
,e that the viii Power o the man paws them al
g. odaiu wealthy retired business deceased. b
balance ht to,
terrier. Again mouths o
ouarae The Kind which soldiers
bleed supple.
whether be-
pass ro.teru
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ass LYON

WITH THE AMERICAN TROOPS FACING THE GERMANS Is
NORTHERN FRANCE Coutrolc Americana. May ldIh' American
oft fighting Tho German
eusNe forced 900 sides return TO warfare where enc u
shoulder and fh
cavalry again be- rccbouet
THE nercau they waited the word n action
alles
field thar these began
and 900 lruI.. dur Themselves into trenches
Whrtr, u during
days o. the battle with loaded down with his
his h,c, literally stripped %
Hundred. u' I1uH one t.auH.
riug1a
Iaf practically American soldier carried w
small used 30 necessity
Forgot about nr hand grenade iHIr because
S .
ADDE'S
"uonf ua. He heard t. began
throwing IH.r French when their grenade,
EI. .Hu.'n. Eufirru
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: ~ p.. to.
u facI. arm
lal Hff Who t
( ;;4Ja::. r' ..s
The daily Panhandle. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1918-05-17

OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER on THE
CITY OF AMARILLO
Friday May r. IyI&.
The daily Panhandle. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1918-05-17

WASHINGTON N.y lU.Ntuy than Uncle sam VIII h'
ah 20 train equip Hnd transport u France within the ak months aye
tuIu
Do r.. and b brought uuNrI
hr -I,.i,. Service
uuur. champ, boo Ih, scsr atNce regulation
4H0Oeou
5ooOuooi this without outside fasE-yE
The daily Panhandle. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1918-05-17

y VA
without e,lnn-tng hair the Cia,
>ltl subject O" CALI Tor t's, eooouo
short ut tlu number
Thr as of May mclu, ur rcsu
ar ntsed NATIONAL guard md those called under a. eIS.
''t'N
'Id guard. aud I-244,H called under
Total registration OBJ, 95SG6 Experience,
lr A iu"H iE '4 per ca o slightly O. OF
tNothiris
iiNH" industrial exemptions 0nt physical dslhlil rsu
on This las. ucr class Ole .r,
l22gfN
.l,t number eIshs hI unca.s
eNror
onur however DRAFT auhor, placing tho b at remaining
eligible, 'r.m ID. ur.l TeF.I'loa a 100000
HlT THERE ARE MORE TIiAN THAT
registration and Drafting o men "hu have become n enc nst June "
100000 additional. N' made eligible
Tu, total Irsl.uts act o. Expected
about i""nUU I.r elrhc
between g." yuU '" There eligible
oreua draft Tho different percentage act
fN'y ir" of l young who become % the
married d h'r dependent Uuc THAR equally sm, parcentle
II" skilled nur' u secure exemption industrial srouui. sHH
'h.f iIr average physical disability much lower
rlgI,e> shouId h. ABSORBED po the
before juno, ipo bringing
~ W h, net al .hWfO0uu
Immediately available without changing basis o. H.
Erow these figures he &c
q
officials I,.uIr oririna
Ir..rh, Hr service . increasing rather than decreasing
Hundreds OF Who originally u,d esN lou
prl'H' Grounds a Hn" "'1d''nr these claims and ~ jnt W'n
rbe rea..uts hare found ronr
he employment tut H fue creator demand
The r n" longer required or h. support o be
developed where men has lived tag
industrial classification and h''r '.tri to ne placed Cas- @
nIshl De- subject early ttu
srn, on Al 1915, consisted or Iet7y .et r..
r,r 7e.i. national saaun
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THE SAMMlES WELCOMED WITH SHOUTS THE CHANCE
TO MEET THE GERMANS IN THE OPEN.

&C. g. Lyon staff correspondent 81 the Daily Panhandle,
with the American France, ha. been assigned
military authorities tlrr,
that have been rushed northern Trance g. nclp Hri
aud French combating the big German offensive
the LYON viii the Americans
his article, be-
lhi, b. Bee, iri,r th. hsttl.
EDITOR
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-25
VETERANS TO PROMOTE
PASSAGE OF BILL

Tulsa, Okla, Feb. 25.-Veterans
of the war with Spain, at a largely
attended meeting OF Fitzhugh Lee
Camp, United Spanish War Veter-
ans, started a movement which will
be statewide to promote the passage
OF the bill now before congress pro-
viding for universal military train
, ing. Mohrey Bates, commander of
the camp, who in following his pro-
fession as a petroleum geologist
with Germans colonized in Cuba,
Brazil, Mexico and other countries,
stated he became convinced several
years ago that Germany intended
ultimately to make war on the
United States with the idea of
crushing the democracy Of the west
crn hemisphere,
Spanish war veterans will imme-
diately begin a propaganda to line
up every member OF OklahomaS
congressional delegation in behalf
of the Chamberlain bill. Some Of
the Oklahoma delegation are said
to be opposed to the idea Of uni
versal military training. Senator
| K. /. Owen and Representative T.,
IA. Chandler of the First congress
sional district favor it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-25
RECEPTION HELD FOR
NATIVES OF MISSOURI

Tulsa, Okla, Feb. Is. - Three
thousand former residents OF Mis-
souri thronged Convention Hall
Saturday night, the occasion being
the Missouri Club of Tulsa's re-
ception to natives OF Missouri
throughout Oklahoma. IN old lid
dlers' contest, singing of the "Houn'
Dog song and old-fashioned square
dancing featured the evenings en-
tertainmcnt. Former Congressman
NJ. +. Benton of Neosho, Mo-, grand
nephew Of Missouris famous son,
Senator Tomas II. Benton, was the
principal speaker OF the evening.
lie attributed the loss in population
of thirty-one counties in Missouri
during the last decade 20 the great
exodus OF people from that state to
Oklahoma. Former Congressman
Bird S. Mcclure OF Tulsa and
Judge John \. OHphant Of Tulsa
also spoke,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-25
INCREASE IN RATES ON
COFFEE TO BE PROTESTED

Oklahoma City, Feb. 25.-Protest
by the Oklahoma Traffic Associa-
ton against carriers raising rates
on coffee from New Orleans to
Oklahoma City &c on the 100 pounds
will be made Immediately to the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
1t is stated that the present rate
is 46c, while the rate from New
Orleans to Cicago, a much longer
haul, is 25c. Three large coffee
dealers in Oklahoma City get their
supply from New Orleans. Briefs
covering the case have been pre-
pared and will be forwarded to the
Interstate Commerce Commission
Immediately.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-25
DEATH OF VETERAN.

J.. T. Tevcbaugh, Is years old, who
had been an inmate Of the Confed-
crate Home since early in January,
died Saturday afternoon. Funeral
services were conducted at the home
at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Interment was in Rose Hill Gene
terry. In addition to his widow, Mr..
Tevcbaugh is survived by three sons,
A. L, Clyde and Eugene, all of
Kansas City, Mo, where their moth
er resides; two daughters, Mrs.
Florence Barnes, also of Kansas
City, and Mrs. Ida Sims of Sheldon.
Mo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-25
GOVERNMENT SUMMONS
CAPITAL AND LABOR FOR
CONFERENCE AT CAPITAL

Washington, Feb. 25,-rhe first
of a series of conferences between
representatives Of capital and labor,
summoned here by Secretary Will
son in the hope of formulating a
labor program for the wal, was be-
gun today
In attendance were five represent
atives of labor and five of capital
The ten men will choose two others
to represent the general public at
the conference.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-25
SENATOR DENOUNCES
DEMANDS OF SHIP
WORKERS AND CAPITAL
CONTINUED on page l }

the knowledge OF, or easily obtain
able by government oticiaIs,'
Despite the fact the nation needs
ships as never before in order to
transport troops and supplies abroad
and Notwithstanding the patriotic
feryor of Gompers," union labor in
our shipyards rs Stacking in most
shameful and disgraceful manner"
the senator declared
Just how long the American
people will submit to being robbed,
first by the material men, then by
the laborer, and then to having
both robberies encouraged and ac-
quiesced in by the government, the
Lord only knows.
If the country is being robbed,
it is the fault of the officials in
charge and not because OF lack OF
power to prevent it."
Senator McCumber estimated
there were 6,50OO00 men between
the ages of l8 and o. in this coun-
try doing practically nothing, but
yet soldiers are compelled to die
for these men
"Whcn we send men to France
and then allow these remaining al
home to receive either enormous
wages for labor, which they do not
perform, or enormous profits or
goods furnished, thereby delaying
and hindering the government il
its efforts to speed up construction
the death OF every soldier by reason
Of this delay is chargeable not alone
to the slackcrs and idlers, but tC
the members of congress as well.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-25
MUSTN'T KIDNAP BARONS,

Pctrograd, Feb. "a Sunday
General Count Mirbach, command
ing the armies occupying Esthonia
and Liyonia, has issued a manifesto
to the population declaring that
they are now under German police
powers. lie orders the release from
prison of all baronS of Esthonia, de-
claring they are under the protec-
tion Of Germany. Violation of the
proclamation will be punished under
German laws. "Kidnaping' OF bar
ons into Russia is to be punished
by holding bolsheviki as hostages.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-25

been enlisted. These competitions
are arranged by provincial Depart
ments of Agriculture or local live
stock associations. The competitors
are usually limited to boys and girls
between the ages Of ten and fifteen
or thereabouts. They are required
to feed, care for and look after a
calf, a pig or a lamb, as the case
may be, for certain period previ-
Gus to the opening of the fair or
competition.
The baby beef competition held in
Calgary during December was per
haps the most successful affair of
this sort so far held Thirty eight
boys and fifteen girls entered pure
bred or grade heifers-1916 born
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-25

"EIave you pig5" is the newest
slogan Of war activity, that of pro-
3ucing more pigs for pork to help
win the war. The many branches Of
government activity have been turn
ed loose to boost the hog population.
Community efforts seem likely to
be centered almost as much on the
hop as upon gard ninr and various
plans will be followed. The out
standing plan, according 10 Charles
D. Robinson in the Live Stock Re-
port" will make the pigs a neigh
borhood, municipal and regional
issue What already has been done
in Manitoba will be generally done,
"Ten thousand members in agri-
cultural societies, $1,000 members Of
boys and girls clubs and 5000 mem-
bers of the home economic associa-
tions are enlisted in the tremendous
effort Manitoba is put.-.g forth to
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-25

greatly increase og production" the
Hon. Valentine Winkler Minister Of
Agriculture for the province, sal
during a conference on the live stock
situation in Chicago.
Uncle Sam may emulate the ex-
ample of Canada where the govern
ments are liking with the agricul-
tural colleges in encouraging the in-
dustry Wy placinJ buyers the
Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary
markets to buy breeding stock to re-
sell to farmers and small-town
hcu3ehoders at cost. Every farmer
il the province will raise at least one
litter of pigs more this year than
last and thousands of householders
will produce their own pork and
bacon, thus taking them out Of the
consumer class. The family pig has
come into its own after a generation
of desuetude,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-25
WILLIAM STRIKER
IS DEAD At TULSA

Wichita, Kan, Feb. 25.-William
Stryker, former editor OF the Tulsa
Democrat, who died today suddenly
in Tulsa, played a prominent part in
the farmers alliance and peoples
party movements in Kansas in the
early '90S. He was chosen state SUI
perintendent of public instruction in
the alliance landslide when Leedy
was elected governor.
An editor OF populist paper at
Wellington for many years, Stryker
became a public figure in Kansas
politics.