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The Washington times., 1919-10-31
MILLION
LOCAL MINERS
| READYTOQU|T

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 81
Nothing less than a modern miracle,
{ appeared early today, can prevent
strike Of the bituminous coal
miners of the nation at midnight to-
hight.
Between four and five hundred
thousand men, according to estimates
made at the headquarters of the
United Mine Workers of America,
will lay down their tools in open de-
fance Of high officials of the Fed
eral and State Governments.
What They Want.
The men demand a six-hour day.
pve-day week. and so per cent wage
Increase.
Their employers contend they have
IN agreement with the miners which
rill extend until peace is formally
Declared. The exact words of the
Contract are that it shall remain in
Force for the duration of the war;
Miners contend the contract was
Terminated when the armistice was
bfgned
II the strike continues for three
weeks, Industrial activities may be
brought to a stop. Railroads prob
hbly will not be able to continue
operations; other public utilities
would face tie-up and every indus
fry in the country would be affected.
More than half the miners in the
Fountry are members of the miners
|union. Officials or the union are con-
fdenr that at least 100000 more than
] n the strike.
VIII Re Long strike.
Once the strike is called. negotia-
lions TO end 1t viii have to extend
Pver long period, it was pointed out
foday. The strike cannot be ended
Except by action Of the scale commit
Pee. sanctioned by a general miners
Convention.
When negotiations are opened.
}nenbers OF the scale committee would
fneet with the operators. After their
fgreement is reached. a general min
PRS convention viii have to be call
fd to ratify this agreement. Even il
PIE Federal government interferes
n the situation and takes over con-
trol OF the mines. the men will not go
pack TO work, John L. Lewis. acting
President of the miners, stated to-
bay.
Miners win not return to- work:
Except through the instrumentality
pr the United Mine Workers of
hmeriea." he declared. Union lead
PRS expect the strike TO center in the
foal fields of Pennsylvania and West
Virginia The most powerful organi-
fatiOns. with the exception of Illinois,
hre grouped around Pittsburgh. The
illinois district has T9.176 members.
In Pennsylvania district No. 2-the |
Clearheld region-there are 80, CAT un-
lon members; No. .. western Penn |
kylvania, has 36 S22; No. 81. West Vir- |
Einia, 27,305, and No. %. the re-
pnainder OF West Virginia. 36.3S6. The
Two Indiana districts have about 25,- |
poo members: No. 6. 42.S06. The re-
enainder are scattered throughout |
pineteen States.
twenty-five members of the execu-
five board remained in session with
tnion officials today. They probably
fSill not hold continuous session dur
ing the strike. however. IT was stated 1
Rumors were current early today
that Federal action in the coal strike
Fould be taken here within few
Aonrs. .zl =
Department of Justice agents were
IN conference at the Federal building
pntil long after midnight c. B. Ames,
assistant Attorney General, was ex-
pected to arrive in Indianapolis from
~ ashington during the day.
The Washington times., 1919-10-31
Two Extraordinary Specials
Suits and 0yercoats

There enough surely for Saturday-for longer
cannot promise Except you may feel sure that it is
most unlikely they can be dupcated-when the stock
in hand is gone.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12

torney Riddle said the law had not
been changed. Commissioner Fra
ley said Mr.. Mcbride, the auditor
had told them it could be allowed
Mr.. Mcbride said yesterday he told
them they could pass an ordinance
making provision for such eN-
penses and then pay it,
The final report OF VIM. Nc
Canse, contractor for the inciner-
ating plant was presented, showing
a balance OF $l,S37.74 due him. He
will furnish an maintenance bond
the coming week, when the balance
due will be paid him. The plant
has been tested for fifteen days
and proven satisfactory, but the
mayor desired TO have Commis-
,ioncr Young present when the
deal was final! closed and it went
over.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12
CAMP GORDON TROOPS
TAKE TO MOUNTAINS
HUNTING A DESERTEF

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. ll.-Soldiers
from Camp Gordon left today for
the mountains OF North Georgia to
aid in capturing George Crawley, al
legged deserter from the camp, who
shot and probably fatally wounded
b. +. Dixon, United States deputy
marshal, when the latter attempted
to arrest him last Thursday.
The shooting occurred in Union
county near where the states of
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee and Georgia meet in the
mountains, and almost 25 miles from
a railroad, and where a number OF
deserterS are reported hiding, many
OF them engaged in making moon
shine whisky.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12
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Tablets so cents in any drug store. Be
good to your stomach.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12
AMERICAN CASUALTIES

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12

Captain y. II. Means of ELS
Me- recently 81 years old, took an
automobile ride to Bangor to call
on hi, brothcr-in-law !. S. Young,
who is 81 years Old, and the boys
had a great time together
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12

The Burton Holmes Travalogues
appeal to young and old alike and
is considered one OF the greatest
safeguards to any home. l2-2
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12

Jane, German of Milwaukee, ior-
merly Northwestern engineer,
wrote home to a friend that he was
running the same old locomotive
over there in France that he used
to run over here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12
Don Says:

GEE But he is lucky guy.
HOW often one hears that remark,
WHEN the party under discussion
HAPPENS to be a successful man.
WHY is it that so many people
ARE prone to give credit to
THE plan instead of the man?
THEIR own stand-stilI-ness warpS
THEIR minds to such an extent as
TO lead them to think that
IT is the plan and not the
MAN that has made the success.
BUT history has proven that
ALL great deeds ever accomplished
HAVE, no doubt, been we'll planned,
BUT to be carried to their successful
COMPLETION, it has taken the
RIGHT man behind the plan.
AND we have but to look
AROUND us at the big things
THAT have been done 10
PROVE that it is the man
WHO is successful, not the plan;
AND what we call LUCKY is
KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY and BEING LIKE
GLUE, able to STICK to the job"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12

Burton Ilolme, Trayalogues are
mine OF information and enter
tainment. l2-2.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12
DAILY ARDMOREITE

Antonio; Arch L. Stuart, Wood
land, Henry a. Halty, Castoryille ;
Frank Holy, Temple; Barney f.
Perkins, Hawley; James Williams,
San Antonio; James Moore, River
side; John A. Smith, Hubbard City E;
Sol Wilburn, Cove; Oliver O. Cal
Than, Webster; Eugene NJ. Koener,
Streeter.
Missing In Action.
Texas.
Pct. James NJ. Halamuda San
Antonio.
MARINE CORPS CASUALTIES
Killed in Action.
Texas.
Pvt. Sidney F. Kornegay, Malone.
Died of Wounds.
Texas.
Pvt Raymond r. Leonard, Fort
Worth.
Wounded Severely.
Oklahoma.
Corps. Adam p. Martin, Ringing;
Christian !. McGinnis, Mutual.
Texas.
Corps. Harry c. Fritsch, Elliner;
Byron Mitchell league.
Wounded, Degree Undetermined
Texas.
Pvt. Joseph F. Wilson, Kingsland.
In Hospital, Previously Reported
Missing.
Texas.
Pvt. Grover NJ. Chatman Refugic.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12

The mayor and city commission
erS al their regular weekly meet
ing Friday night were petitioned
by George Dyer to allow him TO
erect building in Mill street, on
the rear OF the odd Fellows lot,
to be constructed OF wood and
sheet iron. Building Inspector
Taliaierro called the matter mp and
said it wa, i'm violation OF the ordi-
nance and he was followed by Fire
Chief Recdcr who said the building
proposed to be erected wa, twice
a. large as is permitted by the
ordinance and he would not rec
ommend it. The mayor asked the
building Inspector if he would rec
ommend it and he said ne would
not. 1t was proposed to erect the
building for Kyle < Julian, as a
blacksmith shop. The lire CHIEF
said they should not be allowed
TO build it, Commissioner I'ralcy
said they might grant the permit
ior that certain purpose and il later
might be used for something more
hazardous. Commissioner Carter
said then the city could condemn.
CIV Attorney Riddle. when asked
.o, an opinion. said it would be
hes. TO track the ordinance: that
if the, we're not satisfied with the
ordinance they could repeal it, bu,
Tho, had 9o r;oa. .o violate H.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12

Wasps rank next to the higher
classes OF ants in point OF insect
intelligence.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12
He Quit Cigarettes

4 wonderful relief frors sllgi
,ry TO cigarettes is reported by
has. Ohnesorge. who had been
addicted II years. and after
rylng various so.callcd cures
in vain found just the iniOr-
! nation ho wanted in q book
Il published and sent free tS
~ anybody by Edward J. Woods.
% Station r, New York.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12
The Master Builder

When the whole world says "We. done, we'll done!"
When the heights climbed and the fight is won;
When the thing you've made with hand or heart
Is eagerly sought in the crowded mart;
When you know it's good o the very CORE
And no one asks you give him more;
When you know that golden flood yours
AS long as your average good endures;
When that average good would be called the best
For years and years, if you chose o rest;
Ali That is big with fate
When Life and Destiny watch and wait
With anxious eye, to which path
Your soul shall choose aftermath
That is the hour reserved to few
When men do more than they have O
When the thing to be done is the al-in-al
When no thought Of reward holds the will n thrall
When the spirit says humanity;
"Il give you more than you ask of
I'll make my best of Yesterday
thing Tomorrow shall throw aWay"
This is the hour which checks and weighs
And measures man for all his DAYS:
This is the hour you fall or rise
This is the hour Man lives or dies!
Bro her b Theodore NtNfanu
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-12

Herschel Ncsbitt called the al
tcntion OF the mayor and commits
sioners to the fact that complaint
had been made about the sidewalk
on Fourth avenue and A street
northwest not having been brought
to grade and that, on application
OF Burl Musgrayes, they had given
him TO October, 1918, to do the
work; that it had not been done
and adjacent property owners had
been greatly discommoded and
damaged thereby. Commissioner
Fraley said Mr., Musgrayes had
come into the meeting and prom
Sed il they would give him to Oc-
tober he would Dr. the work then.
Commissioner Fraley made a mo-
tion that legal notice be served on
Burl Musgraves, ]. Edwards and
Mrs. llouser that the sidewalk
must be brought to the grade at
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-04
Mrs Mary A RickcrtOn

SOUTH AMBOY. Dec. Funeral
services for Mrs. Mary A. Bickerton
will be held at 8 O'Clock tonight from
the home of her daughter, Mrs. John
c. johnson, 255 Henry street. Friends
of tn famiI are invited.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-04
THANKSGIVING AID
FOR cHIDREN'S HOME

The managers of the Danish Chill.
dren's Home n the Ladies' Aid So
cicty cXprcss their sincere thanks fol
Thanksgiving donations from The fol
lowing:
Mrs. f.. I. Anderson, Mrs. A. Ander-
sen, Fcrds: Mrs. c. Allerup, Mrs. ia
! cob Andersen. Fords; Mrs. Andersen.
Hartford, Conn; Borak Bros, J.
Bruck. Mrs. o. L. Bordrun, Mrs. Peter
Beck, Mrs. f. i. Brown, Mrs. Theodore
Brown, Mrs. ]. Blanchard, Mrs. Peter
Boysen, New York; Boston Store, Mrs.
J Thos. COnnors, Mrs. II. Dinsen, T.. V.
Eskesen, i. NJ. Cannon, Mrs. Ingvard
Greisen, Mrs. H.. J. Gade, Mrs. IA
Gerlufsen, l.. NJ. Graham, j.. Tofte
Hansen, Mrs. +. Hansen, Mrs. w. Hoy
or, Mrs. Peter Hansen, Mrs. A. p.
Hansen, Mrs. f. Herrstrom, Mrs. II.
Helseth, H. Jacobsen, Mrs. Paul Jes-
sen, Mrs. Harry lessen, Mrs. lessen,
Amboy n j. l.. Klein, Kelly &
McAlinden, Mrs. E. u. Lambertsen,
Mrs. j. Lund, Mrs. Jacob Ludvigsen,
Mrs. l.. Holt.
Julius Lindhard, Mrs. Hans Larsen,
Mrs. Lund, Madison avenue; VIM. H.
Mccormick & Sons, Mrs. A. Murray,
Red Bank; Mrs. Chr. Mathiasen, Mrs.
w. Mathiasen. Mrs. Karl Mathiasen,
Mrs. Nicholiasen, Tottenville; Mrs.
Mathiasen. Mrs. w. Moller, Mrs. j. b.
Madsen, Amboy avenue; Mrs. Fir. Mix
kelsen, Mrs. Chr. Moller, Mrs. Elise
Nielsen, Mrs. Nielsen, Brace avenues;
Mrs. E. Nissen, Groome street; Mrs.
Hans Nielsen, Peter c.. Olsen, Mrs. T..
Ostergaard, Mrs. p. M. Olsen, Mrs.
Axel Olsen. Perth Amboy Hardware
Co, Chas. NJ. Peterson, Mrs. S. Peter
sen, Mrs. Paul Petersen. Mrs. G.. M.
Peterson, Mrs. Martin Peterson, Mrs.
Marius Petersen, Mrs. Hans Petersen,
Reynolds Bros, H. Rosenthal & Co,
Mrs. Chr. Rasmussen, Miss Laura
Reed, Mrs. John Seeger, Mrs. G. w.
Sharp, Mrs. A. Sindet. Mrs. p. Sender
gard, Sharp & Hanson. 1. T. Simmer.
Skovboe's Meat Market, Mrs. Hans
Strive, A. r. T~herkelsen, Mrs. Y. p.
Therkelsen, Mrs. loft, Market street,
Mrs. Martin Thomson, w. H. Voor-
hees, Mrs. Wiuff. Barclay street, Mrs.
H. Andersen, Mrs. II. Erickson, Mrs
NJ. LorenZen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-22
THAT AIR FIELD

THE necessity of getting a mu-
nicipal flying field for Harris
burg as soon as possible is
shown in the trip made recently
from Mineola to Washington by an
"air-liner" conveying fourteen peo-
pie. At last the commercially pos
sible heavier-than-air type of plane
has been devised and it will be but
short time before we are taking
passage from Harrisburg to New
York or Harrisburg to San Francisco
as nonchalantly and with no more
thought of the risk involved than
now attends the purchase of a rail-
road ticket. We have come to the
place where freight and passenger
traffic by air routes are accom-
plished facts. Harrisburg can no
more afford to be without q landing
field than it could have afforded to
be left off the main line of the Penn
sylvania Railroad when it was sur
veyed. Private capital already is
pioneering along this line in Harris
burg and it may be possible to de-
velop something for the city in that
connection. In one way or another,
we simply must have field.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-22
TALKING FOOLISHNESS

M VERY soap-boX orator in the
IL land is talking revolution"
Even President Wilson used
the ominous word in several of his
western speeches, and now comes
Senator johnson to say that the
country will be on the brink of reyo-
luton if the Wilson league plan is
not soon killed.
We may expect foolish chatter
from irresponsible radicals, but botli
the President and Senator johnson
are amiss when they talk of ''revo-
lution"-and, what is worse, both
of them know it.
The great majority of Americans
are taking the league debate calmly
and revolution is an unknown word
in America, except as it applies to
occurrences in countries that do not
enjoy our democratic form of gov
ernment We are not going to have
any such turnover here.
The only form of revolution in
which the American voter INDUCES
is operated through the ballot box
and Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. johnson
both should be more temperate in
their language in the light of what
is to take place in 1920.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-22
THE CENTERPIECE

A RNOLD w. Drummer, explain
~ ing in detail his plans for the
city's memorial to the men
who saw service in the war with
Germany, said that he had chosen
the Flagstaff as the central figure of
the memorial scheme for the reason
that all our ideals of Government
all our prospects for the future. all
our hopes for genera ations vet to
come. center around the Stars and
Stripes.
This is not only a beautiful sem
hment, but it is a hard, cold fact.
We need to think more of the flag
OF our nation. So long as it flies.
so long will Americans continue TO
live under the principles of the first
ana greatest true democracy the
world has ever known. The men in
whose honor this memorial will be
erected fought for the preservation
OF the flag which is to be its CENTER
piece and 1t is very fitting that the
banner under whose folds they
rallied for the defeat of Germany
should have a perpetual place in our
thought as we cast back over the
memory of the stirring war period
now drawing to a close
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-22
OH, YES, 1T PAYS

"RULY there is nothing like
newspaper advertising.
Take the case of George
Unger, of Chambersburg, for illus
tration.
In Thursdays issue of the Tele-
graph, George advertised for a wife.
Yesterday came the answer-5,00
English girls on their way to the
United States in search of husbands.
and every girl of 'em is said to have
a pocketful of money.
If George can't cop out" a real
beauty from this multitude of ro-
mance-seekinS young ladies, he is a
poor piker and deserves the fate of
wretched bachelorhood he appar-
emily breads.
Nothing pays like advertising =
particularly Telegraph advertising.
Here is a man who modestly ad-
vertises one day for just one, lonely
lonesome wife and next day is Of
fered his choice of 5000. We i'm.
agine even such an expectant old
soul as the late lamented Brigam
Young would have been satisfied
with "ad" returns in such proper.
tons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-22

laughed like careless children, or
gods, there on the edge of the
bank. 1 know that I laughed till
l thought the top of my head would
come off, and 1 drank from the
milk-tin till was nigh water-log-
ged. Serious discussion arose as to
whether we could successfully
board the freight when it pulled
up the grade. what of the weight
of water secreted on our persons.
This particular phase of the situa-
ton just about finished the coon.
He had to break off from water
carrying for at least five minutes
while he lay down and rolled with
laughter.
THE lengthe ening shadows
stretched farther and farther across
the river, and the soft cool twilight
came on, and ever we drank wa
ter, and ever our ebony cup-bearer
brought more and more. Forgotten
was the beaten woman of the hour
before. That was a page read and
turned over. I was busy now with
this new page, and when the en-
gine whistled on the grade, this
page would be finished and another
begun; and so the book of life goes
on, page after page and pages with
out end-when one is young.
And then we played a game in
which the coon failed to be stuck.
The victim was n lean and dys
peptic-looking hobo, the one who
had laughed least of all of us. We
said we didn't want any water
which was the truth. Not the
wealth of Ormuz or of Ind, nor the
pressure of a pneumatic ram, could
have forced another drop in to my
saturated carcass. The coon looked
disappointed, then rose to the oc-
casion and guessed he'd have some.
He meant 1t, too. He had some,
and then some, and then some.
Ever the melancholy hobo climbed
down and up the steep bank, and
ever the coon called for more. He
drank more water than all the rest
of us put together. The twilight
deepened into night, the stars came
out, and he still drank on. 1 do
believe that if the whistle of the
freight hadn't sounded, he'd be
there yet, swilling water and re-
venge while the melancholy hobo
toiled down and up.
But the whistle sounded. The
page was done. e.........I caught a
fiat-car loaded with mixed lumber
and crawled away into a comfort
able nook. I lay on my back with
newspaper under my head for a.
pillow. Above me the stars were
winking and wheeling in SQUAD
rons back and forth as the train
rounded the curves, and watching
them, 1 fell asleep. The day was
done-one day of all my days. To-
| morrow would be another day, and
I was young" r. c.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-22

new depot. Our present structure,
large though 1t Is. is a mere make
shift. 1t was not designed to ac-
commodate the traffic that now
passes through it and all additions
and changes that have been made
in the past fifteen years have not
greatly bettered conditions except to
provide for little more room. The
structure is antiquated and made
Quate in every respect.
Superintendent Elmer recognizes
this and has promised to do his best
in the way of improving conditions,
but he is handicapped by the present
Government control of railroads,
with its constant shortage of funds
and its limitations of service. We
have in this inability OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company to make
needed improvements in Harrisburg
an illustration of what we may ex-
pect If the Government should be
put permanently in control of the
railroads.
In the old days, with private in
terests in control and each railroad
bidding for the business of it's ter
ritory, corporate management saw
to it that depot necessities were
met, no matter how great the cost,
but since the Government has taken
over the roads, no improvements to
property have been made that have
not been vitally essential to the
movement of trains, and even some
of these have been neglected. 1t is
doubtful, indeed, if the depot situa-
ton here can be met until the rail-
roads shall have been returned to
their owners. Meantime. it is proper
that the officials should be giving
thought to tho subject and getting
their plans resdy for action the
moment the opportunity arrives.