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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14
CA RF|ELD'S Baking
DUE TO DESIRE To
PROTECT THE PUBLIC

Washington. Dec. 13.-Principles un-
-rNing President Wilson's plan for
ne settlement OF the coal strike, ac-
pied hy the miners, are "fundamen-
lily wrong as q matter Of govern.
.ent," Dr. Harry a. Garfield federal
Iel administrator until today, told a
lstiiy assembled sub committee Of the
mate tonight His resignation sent
D President Wilson because Of his
LEWIS, was accepted today with those
{ one or Two of his assistants, he
aid.
While discussing with some freedom
a clavage in the cabinet" caused by
trike settlement negotiations, DR.. Gar
.,id withheld answers to questions by
cnator Frehnghuysen republican, OF
,oW Jersey, chairman Of the sub-com-
llttec. on matters he regarded as
.uching confidential intercourse with
is former associates during the strike
.rriod. He adhered TO this refusal,
hough Semtor Townsend, republican
iichigan and Senator Myers, demo
rat. Montana, Joined the chairman IN
rging replies. l,r Garfield refused to
lrnish a copy of his letter OF resig
alton, which he indicated had explain
4 his views to the president.
senator FreHnghuysen intimated that
ttorney General Palmer and other oi'
.cials connected with the strike set
cement would he called later.
MY objection" DIR. Garfield said oil
he settlement plan, goes to The point
nat the committee. which I undcrstoo~
viii be set up 10 decide wages asd
,rices. is composed Of three members
me to he a miner, another to be coal
line operator and the third TO repre-
;,nt the general public. Under It, the
jublic. which is the chief party nj
interest. would always be in the min
3rity."
Has it been your experience win
he coal industry that employees and
,r1ployers have a common interest In
.1creasing wages and costs and pass
l,g that increase on the public III
3rlces?" Senator Townsend asked.
They may have that common inter
st." Or. Garfield responded, qualify
ing his answer by saying that he was
aot charging that this would be the
result.
II believe I represent the real opin
IN of the president in the matter ne
said later; that is, II / were able 10
see him and talk it over, because
know his mind"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14

McAlester, Okla, 2 p. m, Dec. 10
You are at liberty 70 use the following
information:
McAlester, Okla, Dec. 13.-You are
at liberty 10 use the following infor'
nation:
Governor Robertson this morning
Communicated all coal production in
the state and has named John A.
Whitehurst Us state fuel admlnistra-
tor with power to consign all coal pro
duced.
This coal is taken under military or
ders and General Barrett has been or
1ercd TO enforce the governors orders
with troops if necessary.
The order viii be effective until the
emergency has passed.
Those cities and towns in distress
should make application for coal 10 Mr..
WhitChmst at Oklahoma City.
This order is of course subject 10
the federal laws and regulations now
in force, but it is believed that the
needs OF the people will be met if the
people will continue to cooperate with
the governor
j. Il. a. ROBERTSON.
Governor,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14
CONGRESS TO GIVE HEARING
on BILL TO CUT DOWN SIZE
Or PAPERS AND MAGAZINES

Washington, Dec. 13.-The shortage
Of print paper will be taken up by tho
house postoffice committee Monday az
hearings on bill by Representative
Anthony, republican, Kansas, to limit
the size Of newspapers and periodicals
SO many publishers and others affect
ed have asked 10 be heard that ar
rangements have been made to hold
hearings in the house caucus room,
the largest room at the capitol.
The Anthony bill would fix the maxi
mum size of daily papers at "a pages,
sunday editions at 80 pages; weekly
periodically at rs pages and monthly
periodicals. at 100 pages. Second-class
mailing privileges would be denied 10
publications of greater size.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14
ALL STATE COAL WEST OKLAHOMA
PRODUCTION |SIND|ANS FEAR END
CONF ANDEEREDOF WORLD DEC. II
BY THE GOVERNOR AND ARE AC|TATED

Lawton, Okla, Dec. 13.-Great ex.
citement has been caused among the
less educated and older members Of
Indian tribes in southwestern Okla.
homa as result Of predictions Of the
worlds end Dec II.
Along the creek banks and in the
wilds Of the Wichita mountains the
muffled beating Of the tom-tom can
be heard night after night as the In
dians dance and chant their weird
songs, fearful OF events to come in the
next week.
Older red men are greatly depressed,
declaring il is to be heap cold and
that none VIII survive.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14
P. MA RK HAM, 79, IS
CREMA TED IN BURNING
CA RA GE NEAR WILSON
Especial 10 The Ardmoreitel

Wilson, Okla, Dec l3.-P. Mark
ham, 70 years old was burned to death
when fire destroyed a garage at his
home, half mile south Of Wilson, at
l50 o'clock this morning. The fire
was caused by an explosion OF natural
gas.
Mr. Markham occupied room which
he had furnished in his garage, near
his residence. He had gone TO the
room with the intention OF lighting the
fire, in order, 10 heat 1t before he went
to bed. Within a few minutes his
son. Henry Markham, heard an explo-
sion and rushed out to find the gar
age a mass OF flames.
Rescue was impossible. The build
ing, being saturated with oil. burned
ficrccly and all that is left OF the aged
man, is q handful OF ashes. his body
being completely creinated.
Henry Markham. the son, is a well
known drilling contractor in the Car
ter county oil fields.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14
MANY CALLS FOR HELP ARE
REGISTERED AT ARDMORE
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU

Tho federal employment bureau has
81 calls for workmen up to O'Clock
Saturday night and every position open
pays good wages. q,
Asphalt workers, pipe line men, oil
field workers, cooks, common laoorers
and IA carpenters are wanted.
n there is q labor shortage in Ard.
more it has never been reported, ana
IL not there seems to be chance Tor
sorne one to get busy If they reaHy
want work.
The federal employment bureau -
located on A street in the rooms for'
merly occupied by the Chamber OF Com
merce, and anyone wanting work can
secure a job very quickly by applying
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14
SACKS SUBSTITUTED FOR
STORY BOOKS IN MAIL ORDEi.

IN good stories have n moral
~ least "once upon n time" all 500
stories did. latter day novels to TIN
contrary Notwithstanding; but this i
= true story and with a clear cut moral
Having placed an order with a wei
known mail order house for goo
uut.craclicr and six nice" story
bcoks FOR her children, an Ardmor
housewife complacently went about hH
business. satisfied in the knowleds.
that she had placed her order in time
for special attention and with th'
thought that she was getting somc
ching better and cheaper than sh'
could get here.
The twelfth day before Christina
arrired.-a letter from the wei
known mail order house arrived with
it, letter explaining in detail ho9
rlcascd they were with the order, how
carefully each item had been select
ed. though apologize IN substance anc
,oh, you know if you were ever guilty
Of such a thing, how ii is when sub
stitution OF the original order is made
and vet from the tone of the letter
this thrifty housewife felt satisfied th''
whatever was sent, BY person wht
sould write such an obliging lettc-
@.ould be acceptable.
Finally the package arrived-a pretty
onx--jn which there lay six pairs Ct
heavy durable, nice IL size, black
hose!
OF course we could moralize severa
columns on the waste Of time-the
waste Of money-unfairness to th'
merchants Of the city incurred through
this one small item, but we won't d(
that, we will only add
AIORAL-Save time-save money
help you. nome merchants--by doinl
your all.year. round and Christmas
shopping at HOME, X. S. r.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14
Canadian Savants Not Worried

Toronto. Ont, Dec. 19.-Collision
with the head Of large comet woulo
cause a calamity such as has been pre-
dicted for the world Dec, II, accord
ing 10 officials in the Toronto obsery-
atory, but they add that if such col.
lision were imminent I'VE would have
had some warning"
There is no comet of the size visible
which would be apt 10 cduse such a
calamity" said one official, adding
that there is no cause for alarm, as
there is no recognized basis for the
prediction OF disaster.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14
Porto Rican Studenis Scared

san Juan, Porto Rico. Thursday,
Dec. ll.-F'iyc hundred students,
aroused by predictions of q calamity
on The earth due to the juXtaposition
Of planets December II. today petl.
toned the commission Of education for
recess commencing Friday, December
-, in order that they may be with
their parents or families on the 18th.
A general alarm has spread through
out the island following the publication
by local newspapers OF alarming
prophecies concerning what was 10
happen Dec. II.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14
Calls Fall Charges Ridiculous

Laredo, Texas. Dec. 13.-The Mex
leo City newspaper FL Universal, in
its issue OF Thursday, a copy of which
was received here today, quotes an al
legged article in the New York sun
saying: AFTER reading the charges
made by Senator Fall against Mexico
President Wilson threw the memoran-
DUN in the waste basket. The news
paper says: The Fall charges We're
considered ridiculous in the United
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14
ARCTIC BIRDS FAR SOUTH
INDICATES HARD WINTER

Chicago, Dec. 13.-Hundreds Of Arc.
tic birds are as far south as Maine
and Michigan. That indicates a hard
winter. according to John Burroughs.
he naturalist, who was here today.
ic said he had seen maany Of tho
birds in Michigan and that they were
lnacauainted with man and very
anne.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14
COURT DECLARES
CHIROPRACTOR NO PHYSICIAN

Little Rock. Ark, Dec. 13.--That
chiropractor is not a physician was the
ruling Of Judge Jacob Trieber in Unit
ed States court today. The ruling was
made in case charging violation OF
bathhouse regulations on the govern.
ment reservation at Hot Springs, Ark.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14
Weather Forecast

oklahoma: Sunday and Monday.
fair. rising temperature.
East Texas; Sunday fair. rising
temperature except colder in lower
Rio Grande valley; Monday fair,
warmer.
West Texas: Sunday fair. much
colder in south portion, warmer in
Panhandle; Monday fair, probably
somewhat warmer.
Local Temperature
Maximum Saturday, 21 degrees;
minimum Friday night, ~ degrees.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14

Fighting the high cost of living is
the new duty Of Miss Edith c.
Strauss of New York. Attorney
General Palmer recently appointed
Miss Strauss as director Of women's
activities in the drive to reduce the
high cost of living which is being
directed by the department Of justice
and the department Of agriculture.
Miss Strauss has but recently re-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14

minimum Friday night, II degrees. j
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-31
And He Smoke.

A county superintendent visited a
consolidated school the other day.
On his entrance the children began to
cheer. The teacher was puzzled, es-
pecially as the cheering continued,
and called on one of the children for
an explanation. "We want him to
make speech" he told her.
PLEASED she turned to the superin-
tendent. 'Wtat compliment" she
fiuttered.
The superintendent grinned. 'Per-
haps not" he said. "You see 1t hasn't
been so long since I was boy that
can't remember how we'd rather listen
to the dryest kind of speech rather
than recite a hard lesson"
The teacher was embarrassed. And
not the least bit relieving was the
next speech of the school head. One
of the boys said, "Oh, we weren't go.
ing to recite. The teacher was going
to read to u.s."
"Well, I've been there, too" laughed
that portly man. $50 I'll go on an6
speak, anyway"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-31

into the ground to change to the next
stage, the pupa. This will kill many
Of the pupae.
Spray infested grass or other vege-
tation not intended for forage pur-
poses with mixture of / pound OF
paris green to 80 gallons Of water
Do not use the sprayed grass or vege-
tation for forage.
Spray growing grasses and other
forage crops intended for use at
considerably later date with q solution
of ! pound of arsenate Of lead
powder form) In so gallons Of water.
Or 2 pounds Of arsenate of lead (paste
form) In 80 gallons Of water.
When corn Is infested, spray with
one Of the following mixtures: Arse
nate Of lead powder form) 2 pounds.
or pounds of the paste form, in SO
gallons of water; or / pound Of paris
green and pounds Of freshly slaked
lime In so gallons Of water.
/ Scatter poisoned bait broadcast
over infested fields. Take 80 pounds
of bran and mix thoroughly with it
either / pound Of paris green or crude
arsenic, then add gallons of low
grade molasses diluted with from 3
to gallons of water, and 9 finely
chopped lemons. This Is especially.
recommended for fields containing
mixtures of grass and cowpeas, cow
peas and sorghum, or fields In which
grass has been consumed by the cat
erpillars.
Do not pasture stock in fields where
the grass or other crops have been
sprayed with poison mixture until
after heavy rains have fallen, and not
before three weeks after the applica-
ton of the insecticides.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-31

The bathroom IL so located that
there is little expense required to con-
meet II with the water system from
outdoors, and from the kitchen range
where the water is heated. Running
water now is found on most farms, and
for this reason the design has been
made so that it can be carried into
the house at little additional cost.
Wha. will appeal to the housewife
In this design is the convenient ar
rangement of the rooms all on the one
floor. There is no running up and
down stairs required in doing the work,
neither are there any unnecessary
steps to be taken in getting from one
room to another.
The cost of this house easily can
tie ascertained by consulting the local
contractors and material dealer. Ma
terial and labor costs vary in differ
ent localities, but no matter where the
farmer lives he will find that this
house is comparatively inexpensive TO
build, while, at the same time, 1t Will
make a comfortable. convenient and
attractive home.
Much has been written and more
has been said about the advantages OF
building modern homes on the farms.
When farm home is to be built, how
ever, there is no good reason why 1t
should not embody the features that
n AXE for comfort and ease in doing the
work required to keep 1t up. When
these advantages are put into de
sign for farm home, it would seem
foolish to build anything else.
Building a home is something that
most farmers do only once in a life
time. Before building, therefore, IL
is wise to make a careful study OF
home designs. Consideration should
be given to the size and number OF
rooms required: but greater thought
should be expended on making the room
arrangement compact and labor-saving
In this way the new home will be sat
isfactory to everyone who is going t
live in It,
Now is an excellent time to build
Prices of both material and labor will
not be less for number of years II
come, If in this generation. Just 81
long as foodstuffs cost as much as the,
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-31
No Sense in Playing Martyr.

Affecting the abused mortal won't
keep you from paying the fiddler.
Some folks are always being made to
bear the burden of things-so they
would have you believe. The fact is
SO many people can't do a really big
days work and they throw in lots of
bluff to make up for the shortage.
But the more. bluff they use the more
they call attention to what they are.
Air is unstable and the hotter it is the
more it starts things. So beware of
playing the martyr. There's nothing
in it and the sooner you give it up the
better. Face the music like a man.
Be master of the situation instead of
a wilmer.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-31

al the back and a sleeping porch put
on the side where the bedrooms are To-
Gated. A screened porch adjoining the
kitchen also is feature.
The dimensions of the main part of
the house are SO by % feet, while the
kitchen and porch projection is 20
feet 6 inches by 1S feet. AS will be
seen by the accompanying illustration
this home has an attractive exterior.
The gables in the roof of the porch
and the house, the method Of applying
the siding and the sleeping porch pro-
lection, all combine to make this an
excellent design.
-Four rooms, living and dining rooms
and two bedrooms are contained In the
main portion Of the house. The floor
plan shows how they are arranged.
The living room is large, IL feet .
inches by IL feet, and is connected
with the dining room by double doors.
The dining room is practically square,
being Is feet 6 inches by IA feet 9
inches. A 4-foot passageway runs
alongside the dining room and open
ing off it areNtwo bedrooms and the
bathroom. The front bedroom is IL
by IA feet 6 inches, and the rear bed
room is IL by ID feet 6 inches.
One of the exceptional features OF
this design is the sleeping porch, which
is connected with both the bedrooms
The dimensions of the porch are
feet 6 inches by is feet inches, large
enough to accommodate two full-sizet
beds. 1t may be partitioned if de
sired.
The kitchen is arranged to accom-
modate the needs of the farm. Adjoin
ing it is a pantry on one side and
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-31
zgyQIEMllERAL ]
5EKRM'1fvOTBS

The weeds are still with us.
The straw spreader has come ia
stay.
A narrowing after rain keeps the
moisture in the soil.
Cabbage requires frequent cuItiya-
ton for best results.
Sweet clover Is taking the country
"a fine thing for the country.
Tomatoes and other vine crops
should be tied to their supports early.
A good windbreak Is great factor
In the success Of the orchard or gar
den. The repeated failure of many
orchards may be laid to the lack Of
protection from the winds Of summer
as well as winter.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-31

The Siamese director general of
posts and telegraphs has officially no.
tilted the American consulate at Bang
kok, relates the New York Times, that
parcel post service between Siam and
the United States via "Hongkong-Pa-
cific" came into operation as from Oc-
tober 10, 1918. The rate from Siam
to the United States is 95 stangs
(about 35 cents gold) for parcels up to
one pound in weight, and 40 stangs (13
cents gold) for each additional pound,
each parcel being limited to IL pounds
in weight.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-31
LOSS FROM ARMY WORMS

In the eastern states alone,
United States department OF ag-
riculture entomologlsts believe,
many millions Of dollars worth
Of grain and forage crops has
disappeared down the throats
of army worms in the past 30
years.
The army worm feeds by pref
erence upon grasses, both wild
and cultivated; next, upon the
grasslile grains, such as millet,
which suffer severely in out
breaks. Wheat in its unripe
stages, corn, oats, and rye seem
to be preferred in the order
named. Alfalfa has suffered In
jury In the southwestern states.
Clover Is occasionally attacked.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-31

Fairmont--A serious freight wreck
on the 17-mile grade, near Bond, Md,
tied up traffic ON the Baltimore &
Ohio road A special passenger train
was made up to represent train No.
IL, west of the trouble. On the train,
between Oakland and Fairmont, were
forty-odd passengers from Fairmont
In fact, there were more tickets col
lected by the conductor for this point
than for any point reached by the
train.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-31

Charlesron.--The State Road Com
mission has approved the federal aid
projects in Clay county calling for the
construction of four miles of road be-
tween Clay Courthouse and Walback
to cost approximately SAT, 100. Two
thousand dollars has been added to
the federal aid appropriation for the
construction Of two bridges over Coal
river in Boone county.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-31

There now Is little difference In the
homes designed for farms from those
that are erected in cities. The COM
forts and conveniences that are found
in town are embodied in the homes
that are being erected on the farm,
with the additional features that the
work of the rural housewife requires.
To promote home building and to pro-
vide plans sfor houses that can be
erected at minimum cost, the United
States department of agriculture re-
Gently designed a number of farm
homes. All of these houses were small,
tut were planned so that the family
would have a modern home.
The accompanying design follows
out this idea. Here is fiye-room
Louise that will accommodate good
sized family. 1t really is four-room
square house, with the kitchen added
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-31

Clarksburg-Maylor Earl II. Smith.
editor of the Fairmont Times, is re-
turning to Washington, where he ex-
poets to receive his discharge from the
service. He will return to Fairmont
and resume his duties as managing ed
itor Of The Times Major Smith spent
several months overseas and took part
in the Argonne offensive.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-31

Huntington.-A smart fire called the
fire companies from the Central station
to 420 Twelfth street. Starting from
an unknown source the fire gained
considerable Roadway before the ar
rival of the fire companies However,
it was confined TO small barn in the
rear of an automobile laundry owned
and run by /. G. Blake. Mr.. Blake es-
timated his loss at about 1880, as the
building, which was used for storage,
was filed with machinery.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-31

cooking room on the other, while the
large screened porch that opens off
il provides a comfortable and pleas
ant place for the many duties that can
he performed out Of doors in the sum-
mer. A second entrance leads from
the porch to the passageway, SO that
all the rooms in the house may be
reached without going through the
kitchen.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-31

Parkersburg Some time ago the
county court made requisItion for two
of the big army trucks which the gov
eminent has donated to the state for
use in road work. One of these ar
rived, being driven through from Hunt
ington by an employee of the state road
department. The other is being ship
ped here by freight.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-31

Huntington.-It has been definitely
decided that the sessions of the West
Virginia Baptist Association, which are
to be held in the Fifth Avenue Baptist
Church, will open on October Is. There
are two sections of this convention.
The first is the Ministers Fraternal
Union which begins its sessions on the
evening of Tuesday the 18th and con-
tinues throughout Wednesday morning.
The association proper will open on
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and
continue until and including Sunday.