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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-14

Tommy's romance belonged to the
future, of course, and sincerely hoped
that had sense enough to keep from
meddling with 1t when 1t should ar
rive. Since l had become Tommy's
sister, / fully intended to remain so.
for never could any girl acquire no
bier brother. But the title did not
give me the right to help the boy
choose bride. Even mothers haven't
that right, according to my theory.
To be sure, the average woman Is
always in her smuggest mood when
she plays the matchmaker, but in play
ing that game she often makes tragic
mistakes. Matchnakers feed the Ill
vorce courts with the sad results Oh
their advice.
Tommy's love affairs, hoped, would
abide in the indefinite future, Tor at
the moment ] had several important
rroblems of my own for him TO work
out.
Afer Tommy had left me at the ho-
tel, / was due for about IL hours OF
good rest, but ] knew very well that |
never would get minutes sleep until
/ had told all OF my worries to Tommy.
I needed fresh air and exercise after
my imprisonment in Certeis' sub'cel-
lar. And so, before Tommy left me,
/ had asked him to come in the even
Ing and take me for long walk.
II was almost handsome Tommy
who returned and took both OF my
hands when he greeted me. | won
dered what could have happened to
make him stand so erect. and speak
so confidently, and smile so gayly l
supposed that his business mus. be
prospecting. Daddy Lorimer set him
up in the grocery, and Daddy never
touches anything which doesn't start
right in to pay dividends.
After we had left the hotel kept
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-14

, the conversation on commonplace top
les while we were in the crowd. But
all of the time / was contrasting the
famous DR.. Certeis and Tommy. Could
two men differ more.
Certeis had been born to grandeur.
educated as a diplomat. He had trav-
eled the world over ana had mingled
with powerful people in every land
In spite OF his opportunities, he was a
spy and scamp.
Tommy came Of an unknown family
and his schooling had been short. Blu:
Tommy had characterize was a
greater man than the successful and
famous Dr.. Hamilton Certeis.
1.-THE honest man, though e'er sac poor,
Is king o men for a that"
Because Tommy was so loyal AID
so honest, brought up the subject
nearest my heart as soon as we were
out of the crowd.
Its about Bob, first of ALL" said
briefly.
yes ma'am. of--of course it is.
ma'am," Tommy murmured rather stu
pidly. wondered about his dullness.
Was he bored?
"Bobs coming home" l went on
THE family has gone to New York to
meet him"
"Yes ma'am. l read it in the pa
pers."
when Daddy Lorimer gets home,
will you go to him and find out all you
can about my husband? And tel!
me?"
Sure, ma'am. I'm always asking
about Bob Lorimer and Mr.. Lorimer
like TO talk about him. I'll get you
all the news, ma'am, easy. But
Why"
Then Tommy stopped abruptly.
Evidently II was time for me to ex.
plain my exile to him.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-14

THE osgood array of Spring capes
! and Dolman Wraps is of unusual
character in every respect. Individual
ity of styling is not their only attraction
every bit as important are the rich
Serges, Tricotines, Gabardines and Poirs
ct Twills from which they are fashioned
You will say too when you try on any of
our high-grade modes.
Special showings of the well known
Miss Manhattan" garments are offered
in rich Navy, Gray, Tan, Pekin and Rose
at very modest prices.
$500 to $3.50 /
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answer them all himself, no matter
how long he worked.
"A strange part Of the situation to
me is to see how many different things
the people want me as Governor to do
Fault finding seems very popular just
now, and every one seems to think l
should be able to remedy everything.
Other officials seem to be lost sight of,
and most of the grievances are adj
dressed to the Governor and have 10
be referred by this office through
the proper channels. AS a general
thing the people with the longest and
strongest kicks forget to send along a
cure for the evils they complain about.
They want to lean on the Governor for
that, leaving it to him to find cure
for all the diseases Of the State gov
eminent and often of the county and
city governments"
Among other things, the Governor
said he had received hundreds of re-
quests. by letter, telephone and per-
sonally. TO have certain men brought
back from France or discharged from
concentration or debarkation camps.
Some people think the State still
has jurisdiction over our boys who
were sent into the United States SER
vice. All those matters are strictly up
to the Federal Government, and as a
State official can do nothing about
them"
In spite of everything Gov. Smith is
making n record for punctual keeping
of appointments with his callers His
appointment hours are IL o'clock In
the morning and O'Clock in the after
noon. and usually there IL good
crowd on hand in the reception room.
He moves from one to another, cover
ing the whole room to meet all who
liaye come
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Finds Task as State Executive
Most Exacting of Any
He Has Held

the executive chamber he let it be
known that he didn't care much for
presidents, with the result that no
few of them have been smashed. The
very latest smashing occurred last
week, when the Governor and MrsA
Smith held the annual legislative re-
ception at the Executive Mansion.
For the first time in State history It
was a real legislative reception; only
members Of the Legislature and
few of the elected State officials were
there.
The Smiths entertained some of the
legislative leaders and their wives at
dinner before the reception, but the
event itself was as informal an affair
as could be imagined, with the host
and hostess circulating among the
guests, laughing and chatting as IL at
a real party. There was nothing stiff
about 1t. and everybody had room
enough to move around. In former
years thousands Of invitations were is
sued. and those who came were rushed
down a long receiving line and were all
through and back on the street before
they realized what had happened.
There was hardly standing room. But
at the Smith reception the guests could
dance.
Governors Room Really Used.
For the first time in years the Gov
ernors room in the New York City
Hall is being used. Gov. AL makes BIZ
monthly visits to his home town to
find out what the people have to say
and meet any one who wants to talk
to him. These Governors days in New
York proved so popular that he is to
visit other cities of the State in much
the same way, utilizing alternate week.
ends for the purpose. Last week he
went to Buffalo and met big crowd.
| receiving several big delegations who
wanted to confer on State matters, and
taking up more personal business with
people who otherwise would have had
| to go to Albany to see him.
In much the same way the Governor
has tackled the hearing Of applications
| for pardons. His predecessor for two
years had monthly pardon day hear
ings, fixing the third Tuesday Of each
month as the time when any one could
make personal appeal to him for
clemency. Gov. Smith has decided that
he will hear such applications at any
time. He wants 1t to be possible for
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says. because so many other things
arc dependent on it.
While he has been giving all big
State questions personal study, he is
always ready to receive information
and suggestions from those with spe-
cial knowledge OF subject. His chief
advisers SO far have been Senator
James A. Foley, the Democratic leader
of the Senate, and Senator James j.
Walker OF New York, F'oley's chief aid.
If the Governor has kitchen cabinet
it is these two men. for they are al
most continually being called in for
advice.
In spite of these busy times and the
long hours spent in the Executive
Chamber at the Capitol, Gov. Smith
has by no means got unacquainted
with his family. Not even his dear lit
tie pet dog, the giant Great Dane
Caesar, is forgotten. The Governor say 5
he doesn't believe he could stand the
strain Of his work if it We're not for the
relaxation he unfaiingly finds at home.
A close up of him gives assurance
that he is man for a big job. At no
stage of the game does he seriously
complain that he is overworked. Born
in the traditional workshop of com
merCe-being In his early youth n
messenger boy for a fish market that
history stars as one of the greatest
he has merely gone a step forward
He has changed his outward sem
blance, but not that robust spirit OF
his.
Right here it may be interpolatet
that he does not know political mas
tiers when it comes to dealing with tn,
problems that arise from day TO day
When YOU speak OF the present Execu
tive you speak Ut the biggest man il
many respects that ever held the post
The sun., 1919-02-09

poor people to present their cases to
him on his weekend visits to New
York and the upstate cities, instead Of
being forced to pay carfare to Albany.
with every Governor an everlast-
ing problem has been how to dispose
Of the applications for pardon and
combinations of sentence he OBJ
served. "a man would need a heart
of stone to turn the people away who
come ON such errands. The least
Governor can do is to listen to their
stories. But the difficulty Is that in
a great many instances, although there
is a condition at the convicts home
that moves the Governor to relieve II
there are criminal records back OF the
men for whom clemency Is sought.
And you cannot reasonably extend
clemency either to a hardened offender
or to a prisoner whose record is bad"
Gov. Smith has been receiving an
enormous amount of personal mail.
Every morning mail bag full OF let
tiers is brought to the executive
chamber. This Is particularly trying
to him, for during all his previous
career he made a point OF answering
every letter personally. whether 1t
came from the President of the United
States or one of the ecrub women OF
the City Hall.
"I have been doing my best to keep
up with the mail for the past month,
but 1t seems to be physically impos-
sible," he declared.
As a matter OF fact It takes two
girls In the executive chamber just
half day to open all the mail marked
for the Governor. read and classify
the letters and refer them to people
whose duty 1t is to answer them. The
bulk of them do go, directly to the
Governor, but, as he says. he .couldn't
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of people we'll up in the councils of his
party who wouldn't be at all displeased
If handed an $4,000 or 100000 job, or
even If he should put them on the
Public Service Commission at $4,000.
Here is what Gov. Smith said after
picking a few men:
Everybody agrees that only the best
men should serve the State, but it is
the Governors problem to get the best
men to consent. The Federal Govern
ment had no trouble getting the ser
vices OF the biggest men Of the country
lately. but we were then at war and
the men We're moved by patriotic i'm
pulse.
In times of peace men of brains and
ability can command infinitely bigger
salaries from private corporations than
from the State. So far l have been
fairly successful, think, in getting for
the State the services of men OF pro-
nounced ability and l feel personally
grateful TO them for It."
Then there is "a political side to APP
pointmcnts. For instance. one Of the
very first problems Gov. Smith had TO
meet was that OF serious split in the
Democratic ranks in Albany over the
question OF patronage. Packy McCabe
for years has been the Democratic
leader and year ago he attacked
Charley Murphy's leadership in state
Democratic affairs. For this many be-
lleved he should be punished and they
expected Al Smith to do the Furnishing
by seeing to IT that no McCabe man
got a job. Disappointment awaited
them. however. for he brought about
an arrangement whereby both factions
In Albany get jobs, and ultimately 1t is
hoped that the party wound will heal
fhe Governor declares that the big
| g6st.sing!s task he had was the prep
The sun., 1919-02-09
MY FIRST MONTH AS GOVERNMENTAL" SMITH
Mass of Detail, However,
Fails to Disturb Serenity
That Gave Him Fame

aration OF his annual message to the
Legislature, which he sent in on Janu-
airy / when the Legislature met to Or
ganize.
Hundreds of suggestions for such a
message always come from all parts of
the State" he said. "These have to be
considered and talked over. A great
part of the message is the result of
things I spoke about during the cam
paign or promised the people in the
Democratic platform. Getting all these
suggestions into shape for transmits
sion to the Legislature. and following
the legislation intended TO carry out
the recommendations, is job in itself"
Nevertheless, Gov. Smith managed
to send a message to the Legislature
that was hailed as the most pro-
gressivo one ever sent to 1t. One i'm
portant thing he proposed was the Gre
alton Of a big commission OF the most
prominent men and women OF the
State, to be known as the reconstruc-
ton commission, which would look into
all the problems arising from the war
and suggest legislative remedies.
II expect to be greatly aided by the
ldDOTS VI tlllS COIliiilS-
SION" he said. II have confidence in
investigation before attempting legis-
lation on subjects that are new. Not
only has this plan helped the Legisla-
ture in the past, but the courts have
used the testimony adduced before in
vestigating commissions in arriving at
their decisions"
Recohstruction Tackled First,
One of the first problems presented
to Chairman Abram !. Elkus and other
prominent members of the reconstruc-
ton commission was the proposed
strike of textile workers throughout
central New York. The Governor in.
duced the mill operators and the en-
ployees to send delegations to appear
before the commission in Albany, ant
efforts were made to bring about az
agreement and prevent the big strike
which would have called out 40,00'
workers. The matter Is still hanging
fire.
Gov. Smith is intensely interested II
the States taxation problem. He wants
to see a tax levied that will be fair Il
every one. but at the same time viii
give the State the money it needs.
This is our biggest problem" h
The sun., 1919-02-09
SOME Of the GOVERNORS DAILY MAIL and IL.
CLERKS WHO STRUGGLE WITH 1T.

Al Smith was so we'll known through
out the State that Gov. Smith has had
an unusual number of callers. While
many OF them are In politics. their
calls on him have been personal rather
than political, but despite the rush of
official business the Governor always
has time to inquire after a friends
family and recall some personal Incl
dent.
In fact. all his friends who come to
see him as Governor find that he
hasn't changed particle. He Is still
the same good patured, generous, i'm
pulsive sort that he was when he was
The sun., 1919-02-09

a legislator. He says he hopes he
will never change. He knows that
many OF his callers take up more time
than they ought, but he simply can't
let them go away with a mere Hello.
Jim, or Joe, or whatever the first
name happens to be. feeling that Al
Smith has grown a bump on himself
since January I.
As usual with new Governors, he
found 1t a hard job to name men (and
women this year, for the important
appointive State offices. 1t isn't for
lack of candidates that the Executives
task is hard; there are always plenty
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-19
LONG WATCHED AND,
PRA YED FOR RAIN
ARRIVED THIS A. N.

The rain which has been threaten
ing to fall upon the surface of that por-
ton of the earth upon which Ardmore
nestles, together with that portion or
the same earth which il Immediately
tributary to the city and which ger'
uanates, produces and natures the
agricultural wealth of this section, ma
terialiZed this morning.
And II materalized greatly to the
discomfort ana bedraggeling OF the
doubling Thomases who, believing that
is was never again going to rain In
this section, had blossomed forth as
per usual in their Palm Beach trousers.
silkoleum shirts and rice-straw pana-
ma hats.
The rain was n good one and of
that variety which soaks into the
ground. permcating every grain of dust
and drcnching and well.tickling the
parchcd throats OF every root and fiber
of natures productions.
There was none of the gully'washing
proclivitics manifested in the rain.
none of the pouring down by buckets
fun. ON the contrary, it was of the
steady and continuous kind and lasted
until all nature was satlated with its
cooling effulgence.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-19
KENYON TO ASK WILSON
If L. =. CAN WITHDRAW
FROM LEAGUE AT WILL

Washington, July 1S-President VIII
sons program for today included re-
sumption of the series of conferences
with members of the senate which he
began yesterday and at which the peace
treaty and the League of Nations were
discussed Four republican senator's
had appointments with the president
today-McNary of Oregon, Capper of
Kansas, Kellogg of Minnesota and Ken
yon of Iowa The conversations were
expected TO follow the lines of those
yesterday when Mr. Wilson conferred
separately with Senators Colt of Rhode
Island, Nelson of Minnesota and Nc
Cumber of North Dakota, all republf
cans.
No prepared speeches We're expected
TO be delivered in the senate today and
it generally was believed that after
a brief session the body would adjourn
until Monday.
Senator Kenyon announced when he
went to the White House that he in.
tended to ask President Wilson whether
1t was true, as has been stated on the
floor of the senate, that the United
States could withdraw from the league
whenever it desired
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-19
THREE-FOURTHS OF MEN
LEAVING SERVICE HAVE
NOT RENEWED INSURANCE

Washington, July lS.-ApproXimately
threefourths of the 100000 Officers
and enlisted men in the military forces
who secured government Insurance poll
ces through the warrisk insurance bu
reau during the war have failed to con
tinue their payments, it was disclosed
during the meetings of the bureaus ad
visory committee of 13, headed by
Charles Evans Hughes which closed
last night.
Failure of many policy yholders to con-
tinue payments and convert their term
policies was attributed largely to the
fact that the bureau is unable to com
municate with them. as 80 per cent of
the addresses of discharged service men
are incorrect.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-19
PARKING Of AUTOS
WILL Be RECULAT TED
BY CITY 0RD|NAN CE

Chief Chancellor, of the Ardmore
police department is very much in
earnest in his efforts to stamp out
speeding and reckless auto driving ana
will, he says, see to ii that his men
lend every possible effort in co'operat'
ing with the mayor in the enforcement
OF the speed regulation laws Of the
city.
The chief says that those who as
sumo the streets are built to be used
as speedways will be disillusloned in
short order while the fellows who
persist in operating their cars with
their muffers cut out, will be dealt
with without gloves.
The chief stated that in all probabi-
lity there would be an ordinance in
troduced at tonights sitting of the city
commission which will provide against
the parking of cars on both sides of the
narrow cross streets in the business
section of the city.
He said that 4, b and streets are
congested with travel throughout the
busy hours of the day; that these
streets are exceptionally narrow, with
cars, or other kinds of vehicle; that
this leaves little lea-way for convey
ances going in opposite directions to
pass each other; that when both sides
of these streets are used for parking
purposes, a trail barely wide enough
for one vehicle to traverse is left open
and that this condition creates a con
stant menace to life and limb through
danger of collisions
The ordinance providing for parking
on one side only of these and other
narrow streets will leave ample road
way open for use by careful drivers.
Chief Chancellor stated further that
the police department will depend upon
the moral support of all citizens who
wish to see traffic conditions made bet.
ter and safer, and that he believes his
department will have the cooperation
of all who realize Ardmore is no longer
in the country town class, but that it
has grown to the proportions of a city,
that it is the largest city in southern
Oklahoma and that city ways must be
adopted and city laws enacted, respect
ed and enforced
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-19
Southeast OF ArdmOre.

The Ardmore Standard Oil Company
in section 11-5s-2e. has reached a depth
of 800 feet and the we'll is resting while
the casing is being set in cement The
formation at this depth is Il conglo-
merate or mixture of red and blue
shale. 1t has shown but one small
streak of red beds. From depth of
$50 to 211 feet a coarse water sand
was found. The water was clear and
cold and there was an abundance of
it. When the sand was entered the
water rose to within so feet of the top
within Is minutes. The owners of the
well are of the opinion that this water
sand, which underies the country,
could be utilized to good advantage for
irrigation purposes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-19
CONSTRUCTION WORK
SOON ON BURKBURNETT
HEALDT0N PIPE LINE

Preparations for laying the eisht'
inch oil pipeline from Burkburnett 10
Healdton by the Empire Pipe Line
Company, are well under way, and 1t
is thought the actual pipe laying Will
be started within the next two weeks
A tract of 40 acres. located mile ana
u half north of the Empire loadihg
rack at Burkburnett, has been selected
by pipeline officials for pump sta-
ton site This tract, just south OF Red
River, contains ample space Tor the
station as well as for eight dwellings,
r which will be erected.
Camp equipment for gang OF loo
construction men has been shippeu
from Caney to Burkburnett in prepa'
ration for work, and representative
OF the purchasing department Will be
sent here in n few days to supervise
the buying of supplies for the new line.
Because of a congestion of freight,
an embargo has been declared by the
railroad at Burkburnett, and this will
add to the difficulty of laying the pipe
line since the material to be used is
too heavy to be hauled across the river
by trucks or teams. Officers OF the
pipe line company are confident. how
ever that the line will be put through
in record time.
The first car load lots of pipe were
loaded last Friday at Augusta and Oil
Hill, where u considerable quantity Is
in storage. They We're consigned TO
Frederick, Okla. which is across the
river Il few miles from Burkburnett
and from whence the material will be
hauled in motor trucks to the right
of.way.
As no railroads parallel the propos-
ed line, which will run in general east
and west direction, the material will
be routed at widely separated points
for distribution. In this portion of OK
lahoma nearly all lines run north and
south.
The purchasing department has been
kept busy looking for and buying
pipe to be used in this line, and while
a quantity of eight-inch has been Sc
cured, an additional supply of siX-inch
has been laid in for emergency use, IN
the event it is impossible to procure
all of the larger pipe needed at the
present time.
The route for the telegraph line, fol
lowing the pipeline from Burkburnett
to Healdton, has been selected and
$500 poles have been ordered for use
thereon. Other material needed also
are on hand or have been ordered.
Meanwhile mass meetings have been
held in Burkburnett, in which produc-
ers have been urged to curtail drilling
until better facilities are provided for
transportation of their oil. The com
pletion of the line will be welcomed.