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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27
KEEP THE WATER PURE

" IANSAS now is going after the polluters OF water
n supply The legislature having passed bill
for the prohibition OF water pollution by oil
we'll dggers and operators it is to be hoped that the
governor will sign the measure and that it will be
enforced In this state George A. Smith, when he was
game and fish warden started a crusade against the
water polluters which seems to have had some good
results though the movement needs proper following
up TO be OF material benefit to Oklahoma.
The city OF Sapupa has had in the courts for
more than year several suits against large number
OF oil producers, alleging that the city water supply
has been polluted TO such extent by the salt and
other waste from oil wells that great monetary dam
age has resulted Some OF the oil companies have
paid the bills laid against them for this damage while
others fighting the cases. The damages are said
to be estimated in millions OF dollars.
pure and plentiful supply of water is one OF the
very best assets OF any community Experts have de-
cared that water pollution from oil wells is an
necessary evil. 1t surely is high time that thi, evil
be remeded
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27

the provision Tor the completest
publicity concerning all issues
threatening TO evcntuate war, and
concerning all he affairs OF the
league, ! do not see anything
dangerous in the provisions for
taking care OF backward peoples
or nations by the system OF man
datories. No nation can be con-
Scripted for mandatory OF a region
over which it does not care 10 eN-
ercise that power. 1t appears to me
that the nations in conference in
this respect are left free. cannot
find in the document that this ma
ton is called upon TO take on any
policing functions over other ma
tions ii the people OF this country
do not will it so. Nor can | dis
cover that the Monroe doctrine is
smashed TO smithereens. 1t is no
more endangered than Great Brit
aims supervisory or controlling
power over Egypt. The Monroe
Doctrine remains as it was, and un-
doubtedly Mr., Taft is right in his
generalization that the Monroe
Doctrine is expanded so as to in
clude the whole world. This coun-
try has not specifically abdicated
its paramountcy in this hemiS-
phere. If it has not specifically
and emphatically reiterated the
language of Secretary Olney to
Lord Salisbury in the matter OF
Venezuela it is because there is no
occasion therefor. The Monroe Doc
trine stands for us as it stood be-
fore the war. The Latin Ameri-
can nations will have appeal to the
league against any unjust action
upon the part of this country on
the excuse of the Monroe Doctrine.
cannot see that there is any sense
in proclaiming thatthis country is
above and beyond the justice the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27
THE SIXTH GERMAN CITY"

CHICAGO republicans have renominated Mayor
~ William Hale Thompson by substantial plu-
rality. Against him running Chief Jus
tice Harry Olson of the municipal court and Prof
Charles +. Merriam noted member of the Uni
versity OF Chicago faculty. Chicago republicans seem
to prefer to these gentlemen the mayor who in war
various other ways showed distinct leaning toward
Germanism Does the American voter forgot SO
soon?
But there is reason to believe that big Bill" won't
have walk-over at the election. The democrats and
the socialists have tickets in the field the labor ele
ment threatens to full ticket, and there is an
insisent call for Carter Harrison, five times mayor,
now in Red Cross work abroad to back and
save the situation from going to the demnton bow
vows by running for mayor a non-partisan ticket.
The non-partisan ticket is the thing. The people
Of American municipalities are egregious assess for
permitting their city administrations be elected and
controlled by party machines. What does it matter
ii mayor be democrat, republican, mugwunlp,
prohbitionist, a political hemt SO long as he is
honest and efficient?
The local administration has nothing whatever to
do with the shaping of national policies The mayor
makes or breaks no tariffs he has authority with
regard a merchant marine, he is not responsible for
the financial status OF the government. lie is
responsible for the fiscal administration of his
own city for its status morally, in a large measure,
and that is about the extent OF his responsibility.
In Chicago as in lesser cities is devoutly to be
wished that partisan politics in municipal affairs be
put upon the toboggan for long, swift slide.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27
THE OBLIGATIONS OF VICTORY
Gan editorial supplied by the League to Enforce
Peace

Can editorial supplied by the League to Enforce
Peace
HE end OF the war brings us face to face with
| the task OF preventing the recurrence OF ca
tastrophe that threatens the destruction of civil
lied life The plan for doing this that is r2ceiy-
ing serious attention is the establishment oi League
OF Free Nations.
To business, which has seen the accumuations OF
century consumed by war this plan holds out pros
pect OF stable international relations
Labor, which has always borne the principal bur-
den OF injustice and strife sees in the order OF
justice democracy and fellowship guaranteed by q
league the only refuge from Bosheysm.
Religion sees in the coming together OF the ma
tons the dawning OF the Kingdom OF God.
In the hearts OF the mothers Of a generation that
has paid to war toll OF six million sons the vision
kindes hope that their childrens children may be
spared the yet terrible of future wars.
Men who risked their lives in the battle for de
mocracy find in league of nations the sum of that
ior which they fought and their comrades died.
The proposal presents the most important ques
ton OF national policy that as citizens We shall face
in Our lifetime
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27
THE HOPE OF THE WORLD

IT HE other name of the hope OF the world IS the
l United States OF America. This republic has
been heraded in song as the home OF the brave
and the land OF the free and in speech has been
advertised widely as the haven Of the oppressed OF
all lands. Now America is much more than
those hngsit is the hope OF the world OF humanity.
Nobody can read President Wilson's Boston
speech without discovering that the presidents views,
always broad have broadened during his three months
OF mingling with the master minds of European
craftsmanship and culture. 1t is apparent in almost
every paragraph OF his address at Mechanics Hall
that Mr. Wilson realizes now as never before, that
America is humanity's hope for bettermcnt. The old
countries beyond the sea had gone into decay. De-
spite their Splendors OF architecture and their achieve
in literature and the allied arts despite their
great universities ancient with ivy decadence was
written large above their portals. In short, Europe
had gone to seed. Europe needed new life and
America has begun to supply the need.
From this time forward the United States is the
leading nation OF the world in a sense much nober
than that OF merely wealth and commerce. She is the
leader in altrusm, in uplt in the conferring OF
benefits upon mankind There are some in our coun-
try who have no patience with the altruisc trend,
being thickly insulated with selfishness that the
wires OF their souls cannot be touched by the current
of compassion. They have patience with the
theory that nation like an individual has or should
have heart and soul well pocket and purse Some
Jew OF them are in the United States senate, with
raucous voices shreking against the tide OF world
progress that is sweeping them and their lk into OBJ
iyiou and contempt.
The old world has recognized the world as its
master in spiritual authority The old world looks to
the for guidance out OF the dark into the new
dawn. The situation is remarkable. All the world
trusts now, Mr.. Wilson has told us. We are not
held under suspicion of evil designs We are accepted
people willing and eager to cooperate with other
peoples and not willing to build walls Of tariffs and
eyclusiyencsS against the rest.
Surely it is finer 10 be known as such nation
than to be shut up in a clam shell Of cXcusveness ac
cumulatng coin and letting the devil take the hind
most.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27

The constitution is not perfect. No
one expected it would be. 1t is
an approach TO the desired goal,
it is a start in the right direction,
Therefore let us accept it ior what
il IS and give it a trial If We will
have nothing but perfection, we
are not likely to get anything.
Perfectionist Directors
The objections so far urged
against the league as formulated
are mostly objections OF perfection
lists. We are told that there is no
disarmament provided for. That
is true, but the covenant does pro-
vide for interchange OF information
as to details Of armament and for
checking armaments. As to arm
amcnts we shall have, broadly
speaking, regulation rather than
prohibition. Again there is no
provision for freedom OF the seas.
There will be no question OF free
dom OF the seas in war, since there
is to be no war. As the president
says, all the nations will be neu-
trails. The chief thing the league
aims at is war. The deadliest blow
it strikes is the one privision for
delay and discussion before any
nation shall resort to war.
For that idea let us not fail to
give honor to Mr.. William /. Bry-
an, who worked it into, as ! recall,
something more than thirty spe-
cial arbitration treaties with this
country. As ! read the covenant
it puts off recourse to war for so
long that war is rendered unlikely.
Before there can be war by the
league against any breaker of the
pact there will be the economic
boycott, and this ioretas,e of war
will make war improbable. Clear
ly, the machinery OF the league of
nations will put secret diplomacy
out OF business. The most eifica-
cious thing about the covenant is
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27
EA(I1E OR
in Reedys Mirror

The president is coming home
to a tight. / don't think it will be
much OF a tight, You'd think the
chief executive had done some ne
iarious thing, to read some OF ihe
wild talk against him, but the
criticism as lar as can make out
is mostly aside from its alleged
subject and object. Unless ! am
mistaken the tight upon the league
OF nations covenant will peter out.
Mr., Wilson's request OF the sem
ate to reserve discussion OF the
pact until he can confer with The
members is wise. BY complying
with it the senators will save them
selves from possible absurdity.
They should remember the ioozes
oi former criticisms OF the presi-
dent before hearing him. Mr.. Bo-
rah won't confer, but will speak
against the covenant. Mr.. Var
daman has denounced 1t, as was to
he expected, because the president
tried to prevent his return TO the
oratorical detonation. He too
does not love the president. Mr..
Poindexter is out against the
league. The wiser, cooler senate
heads remain wise and cool.
Upon those who are against any
league OF nations we need waste
no time. 1t is by all agreed that
the world wants no more war ii it
can be prevented. 1t is by every
one conceded that the only way
to prevent war is by some kind of
an agreement between nations. Oh
yes, there are other ways, such as
the establishment OF social justice.
| might say the single tax is the
remedy for war. But the point is
that we cannot get the socialistic
state, that we cannot get the single
tax, that we cannot get applied
Christianity to government. Mr..
Wilson has got all that the powers
in conference could agree upon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27
Lies Little Irony.

Chicago, Feb. 26,-One OF life's
little ironieS was uncovered in a
gas-hlled room wherein lay the life
less form of Thomas Anderson, a
negro soldier recently returned from
overseas wearing the distinguished
service medal. On his person was
$40 and papers reciting the exploits
for which he was decorated. The
gas escaped accidentally from a
heater. The gas mask which car
ried him safely through the fumes
of battle lay by his side.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27

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Why will women drag along from day
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such misery as did Mrs. Courtney, when
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Of its long experience is at your service.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27
Hayes' Healing Honey

Stops the Tickle, Heals the Throat
and Cures the Cough. Price 35c.
A free box OF O-PEN-TRATE
SALVE for Chest Colds. Head
Colds and Group is enclosed with
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27

OF the session, have been put in
place and assigned to the members.
Senator S. L. Johnson OF Okmu.-
gee introduced a blue sky bill yes
tcrday afternoon The administra-
ton blue sky bill, by Simpson, IS
in the hands OF special committee
The general appropriation bill,
providing for the expenses OF the
legislative, judicial and executive de-
partments of the state, as intro
duced in the house, calls for total
o. $4,437,000 to be expended during
the next two years.
Representatives Hoover, McNabb
and Akers have made a report upon
their inspection of the Fort Supply
hospital for the insane. The report
gives the institution clean bill OF
health.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27
Piles Cured in 6 to IA Days

Druggists refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure Itching,
Bind, Bleeding or P-otruding Piles.
Stops Irritation; Soothes and Heals.
You can get restful sleep alter the
first application. Price 60c.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27
IN MISERY
FOR YEARS
Mrs. Courtney Tells How She
Was Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
0skaloosa, Iowa. -" For years I was
simply in misery from weakness and

awful pSlIls-an N q
nothing seemed to
do me any good. A
friend advised me
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Pinkham's Vege-
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can certainly re-
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27

The house yesterday heard Presi-
dent Wilson's Boston speech read,
in full, by former Speaker Paul Mes
bitt. At the conclusion OF the read
ing Representative Ben Harrison,
Hughes county, proposed the ap-
pointment OF a committee to draft
resolution urging the Oklahoma
delegation in congress TO stand be-
hind the president in his efforts to
secure permanent world peace. The
Harrison motion was adopted by
unanimous vote.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27

This is the day for the women to begin to register
Tor the election Ii you don't register YOU can't vote.
Don't You want to vote? You do? Then 60 and reg
s,er thus proving that the men who believed in YOU
enough to give YOU the ballot were not mistaken.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27

Even though Miss Daisy Nichols may decline to
run for mayor OF Ardmore, she has given the public,
through the open letter she sent TO The Ardmoreite
The other day, some things TO think about
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27

Steel lockers for the senate cloak
room, ordered during the first week
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27

Representative McNabb of Sc
quoyah county has withdrawn his
resolution which proposes that the
state accept the offer OF the authori-
ties OF Bookertec negro school to
turn the institution over to the
state. The reason for the with.
drawal OF the resolution was not
given.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27

The Rocky Mountain Club OF
New York CITY has requested Ok
lahoma TO appropriate a definite
sum toward a fund to be used to
provide proper care for Oklahoma
soldiers at the port OF debarkation.
The communication was referred to
the legislature without comment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27

Yesterday was the iitieth day OF
the session.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27
UNDER THE IMAGINARY
STATE HOUSE DOME
By CHARLES II. ADAMS
Staff Correspondent

Staff Correspondent
Senator Hensley was called to his
home at FL Reno yesterday to ap-
pear in court.
The Knight house bill, providing
a military academy at Claremore,
ran against a snag in the senate
yesterday afternoon. Senator Da-
wilson raised the objection that the
bill contains more than one subject
matter, and it was dehorned, de-
capitated and otherwise altered and
referred to special committees for
the purpose Of redrafting into what
will amount to three bills. instead of
one. The measure contained pro-
visions for the revival OF the Ton
kawa prep school and the Wilburtou
School OF Mines and these will now
be enacted separately. 1t was pro-
yided that vocational education he
included in the curriculum Of each
OF the schools.
Representatives, senator's, ncWspa-
per men, officers OF both houses,
members Of the supreme court and
others will be guests at 4 stag din
ner at the Lee Huckins hotel to-
night. Governor Robertson. Lieu
tenant Governor Trap, Speaker
Waldrep, Senator Davidson and
Representative Paul Nesbitt will be
among the speakers. Senator S.
L. Johnson OF Okmulgcc will be
toas,master.
4 bill introduced by Senator Sny-
der provides for the adjustment OF
one OF the judges OF the thirteenth
judicial district. The present laW
provides for the election OF two
judges from Oklahoma county and
one from Canadian county.
A legislative ball at the capitol
to be given by Governor Robertson
in compliment to the members OF
the legislature and their wives is
the subject of considerable discus
sion. Whether the ball will be Civ
en- and the probable date has not
been included in the discussion.
One OF the child welfare program
bills was indefinitely postponed by
the senate yesterday afternoon. 1T
provided for punishment for wife
and child abandonment. but the
lawyer members OF the house adj
yised that there is sufficient legisia-
tion on that point. The bill, as
printed, made reference to children
born under the age OF sixteen
years and this clause occasioncd !
no little mcrriment during the de
bate on the measure.
Governor Robertson announced, |
yesterday, his appointments on the
state b'Slb VI dl ulll dllOl. Et
members OF the board are James c. |
Powers and Austin w. Peytou. Ok
lahoma City, both OF whom repre-
sent the employers; Hugh Dean oi
Carney and !. NJ. Pierce OF Fort
Gibson, representing the farmers;
and !. r. Covington Of Lehigh and
\. Simon, Tulsa, representing the
II. IT. Rogers OF Tulsa, president
of the Oklahoma Bar Association,
was a capitol visitor yesterday.
At public auction held yesterday
the furniture and office equipment
OF the state iood administration
was sold under direction OF the
Nearly everything Of
Tered brought seemingly high fig
urc.
The house yesterday heard Presi-
dent Wilson's Boston speech read,
b, f,,U L.. f.r,,,o. C,o,l.or Do,t Mac
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27

When you miss your Daily Ard
moreite call 259, the circulator, be-
fore 7 D. N.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27
An Extreme Statement

league may exact OF every other
SipnatOrV.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27
AS to Our Sovereignty

a. ''N'HA NlAhpuN IL bul llldl We
have surrendered our supreme SOW
ereignty, that is to say our self
government, our self-determination
OF policies, is to say the thing
which j, not, On, but we're to let
other people tell us how manay
warships we shall build, and all
that, Well, we shall tell the same
thing to others. We can make
treaty as to shipbuilding or other
armament, as we can about any
thing lse. There can be no disarm-
ament without agreement. But 9TH
er nations shall agree, not we.
Fine attitude that, ior a people
that profess to be laboring Tor
peace. SO far as I can make out
the alternative to the league OF
nations is the status quo ante, 9TH
wise the Concert OF Europe, preg-
nant with a whole brood OF wars.
And Europe will go back to the
Concert, ii the United States
throws over the league OF nations.
And to those who argue that we
must get out OF the league are urg-
ing for war and more war. The
crucified peoples do not want that.
They want anything tried that
promises, with whatever OF the
frailty of all human purpose and
effort, prospect of the cessation
OF war. And the conference at
Paris sat in dread of the peoples
and made apparently the best re-
sponse it could to the demand OF
the peoples, To smash the league
OF nations now would be to shut
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27

At a public auction held yesterday
the furniture and office equipment
OF the state iood administration
was sold under direction OF the
government. Nearly everything Of
tered brought a seemingly high fig
uvp
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27

4 bill introduced by Senator Sny-
der provides for the adjustment OF
one OF the judges OF the thirteenth
judicial district. The present laW
provides for the election OF two
judges from Oklahoma county and
one from Canadian county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27

OF the session, have been put in
place and assigned to the members.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-27

II. IT. Rogers OF Tulsa, president
OF the Oklahoma Bar Association,
was capitol visitor yesterday.