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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-11-13
these Rats Wouldn't Eat Ny Best
GRAIN" SAYS Fred Lamb.

lts hard to keep rats out of feed
store. Tried for years. a arighbor-
my store sold me some Rat Snap. 1t
worked wonders. Gathered UP dead
rats every morning. Bought more
Rat Snap. Haven't u rat now. They
wouldn't eat my best grain when I
threw Rat Snap around" ) sizes, "a
SOC, Sl.OD Sold and guaranteed by
l.. l.. Critcher
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-11-13

A woman has two smiles that
an angel might envy the smile
that accepts a lover before words
are uttered, and the smile that
lights upon the first-born babe
and assures it of a mothers love.
Henry Ward Beachcr.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-11-13
LET'S GO.
Chicago Herald and Examiner.

| NHi'dSo ilti diu anu I'"diliih'I'
Put one hundred men on an is
land where fish is staple article
of suStenance. twenty-five of the
men catch fish. Twenty five 9th,
ers clean the fish. Twenty five
cook the fish. Twenty five hunt
fruit and vegetables. The entire
company eats what is thus gath
cred and prepared.
So long as everybody works
ther, is plenty. All hands are
happy.
Ten of the allotted tish-catch.
ers stop catching fish.
Ten men dry and hide part of
the fish they catch.
Five continue to catch fish, but
work only part of the day at it.
Fewer fish go into the conmu.
nifty kitchen.
But the same number of men
insist upon having the same am
cunt of fish to eat they had be-
fore.
The fifty men who formerly
cleaned and cooked the fish have
less to do owing tothe under-sup,
ply of fish. But they continue to
demand food.
Gradually greater burdens are
laid upon the fruit and vegetable
hunters. These insist upon a lar
ger share of fish in return for
their larger efforts in gathering
fruit and vegetables. 1t is denied
them and soon twenty of the
twenty five quit. gathering fruit
and vegetables.
But the entire one hunred men
continue to insist on their right
to eat.
The daily food supply gradual
ly shrinks. The man with two
fish demands three bananas in
exchange for one of them. The
man with two bananas refuses
to part with one for fewer than
three fish.
Finally the ten men remaining
at work quitin disgust. Every
body continues to eat. The hid
den fish are brought to light and
consumed. Comes day wher
there is no food of any kind. Ev
cry body on the island blames ev.
erybody else.
What would seem to be the SO
luton? Exactly. We thought yot
would guess it.
For we repeat that you can
eat, but, buy, sell, steal, give
away, hoard, wear, use, play
with or gamble with WHAT is
Mt.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-11-13
James Stucky Says, "Rat Cost Ne SIPS
t0r Plumbing BlIIs."

"We couldn't tell what was clogging
up our toilet and drains. We had to
tear up floor, pipes, ETC., found rat
nest in basement. They had chOked
the pipes with refuse. The plumbers
bill was 1925. Rat Snap cleaned the
rodent out" Three sizes, 25c, SOC, 81
Sold and guaranteed by l.. J.. Critch-
cr.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-11-13
VOL. XXI.
Big BERTHA STILL STANDS.

Editor Wade Harris, OF the
Charlotte Observer, writes thus
interestingly from Flanders field
of Big Bertha" the German
gun which attracted much'atten-
tion in the World War:
1T is in this same neighbor-
hood that the Big Bertha, the
German gun used in shelling
Dunitirk, is located. Gun and
emplacement, with its rounding
concrete protection, are in posi-,
ton exactly as the Germans left
it. 1t is an enormous gun and was
brought to the spot in five sec
tions. The location is in the only
bit of woods left in tact on F'lan-
ders field, and shell holes all a
.Jl4u The locality show how close
unc allied armies came to get
ting it," Dunkirk is % miles dis
tant, and many shells from the
gun made hits in the town. This
he gun that was holding the
e "a attention of the world at
the Jme the greaterGermanper-
formance in shelling Paris from
St. Goban Forest, Is miles dis
tance, distractedpublic attention
from it. The gun was mountedon
a platform within a circular in
closure and of course was fired
at a great elevation. At rest the
muzzle of the gun pointed direct
" at a concrete wall nine feet
thick and within twelve miles of
it, When news of the armiStice
was received the Germans want.
el TO destroy this gun to keep it
from falling into ehands of the
49, but being pressed for time
t .e4 escorted to a unique eXpe-
dlenU. They fired a chrrge point
blank into the concrete wall close
to it's muzzle, expecting that the
rebound would explode the gun,
But the wall was blown away
and the gun and it's mountings
were uninjured. So it happened
that this expensive lombard
ment outfit which cost the Ger
man government several million
dollars became an allied trophy.
No decision has been arrived at
as to what will be done with the
gln, but as it is located within
six miles of OStend and is acceS.
sible .Overa fine auto road it will
probably be preserved as tn c
Germans installed it and turn il
into a source of revenue. 1t iSnoN
in charge of a detachment ot
British soldiers who turn a goO(
many honest pennies by charg
ing modest admittance fee. An
other reason for the preserva
tion of this gun is the fact that
there is stamped on it's face the
undisputable evidence of Ger,
man aggression, It's breach bears
a plate indicating that it wa.
manufactured at the K rupl
Works and finished in the yeal
1914. This is the Big Bertha tn
people were reading about dur
ing the time when it seemed tina
t,e Germans were destined t.
c,pture the Channel ports. Un
doubtedly It is one of the mos
interesting prizes of the who'll
war;"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-11-13

To make some nook of Cod $
creation a little fruitfuller, bet
ter, more worthy of God; to omake
some human hearts Il little wis
er, manfuller, happier, more
blessed, less accursed! 1t is the
work of God. Selected.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-11-13

Be not diverted from your du-
ty by any idle reflections the silly
world may make upon you, for
their cenSures are not in your
power, and, consequently should
not be any part of your concern.
-Epictetus.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-11-13
VIII You Sperd SOC on Rat-Snapt to
Save S1002

One soc pkg can kill 20 rats. TIE
average rat will rob you OF $40 a year
in feed, chicks, and property destrut-
tion. Rat Snap is deadly to rats.
Cremates after killing, Leaves no
smell. Comes in cakes. Rats will
pass up meat, grain, cheese to feast
on Rat-Snap. Three sizes, Zoe, ooc,
81. Sold and guaranteed by l.. L.
Critchcr.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-11-13

Good breeding is the art of
showing On, by external signs
the Internal regard we have for
them. It;rlses from good SENSE
improved Dy conversing W !
good com 'any. Cato.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-11-13
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE,

NORTH Carolina. Watauga County.
Having qualified as administrator
of the estate of Chas. p. Todd, deceas
ed, late of Watauga County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all persons
having claims against said estate to
rxhibi, them before the undersigned
at Todd, n. c. on or before the 18th
day of October 1920, or this notice
viii he pleaded Ia bar of their recov-
ery. All persons indebted to said es-
tate will please make immediate pay
mcnt. This 18th dav Of October 1919.
JENNIE TODD RAY,
Admins ,ratrix of &. p. TODD, decd.
T. Z. BINGHAM, Attorney.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-11-13
Rat.Snap.

Rats are on most farms. Once they
get inside the house look out. Rats
kill infants biting them Is not unus-
ual. Nursing bottles attract rats.
Brake cake of Rat Snap and throw
it around. 1t will surely rid you of
rats and mice. Three sizes 25c. SOC,
ri. Sold and guaranteed by l.. L.
Critchcr.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-11-13

in the year of our Lord, one thou.
sand nine hundred and nineteen
and of the independence of :. the
United States the one hundred
and forty fourth.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-11-13
President Issues Thanksgiving procIana-

Washington, Nov. ). Prcsi-
dent Wilson today set aside
Thursday Nov. - as Thanksgiv-
ing Day in a proclamation which
said the country looked forward
with confidence to the dawn of
an era where the sacrifices of the
nations will find recompcnse in a
world at peace.
The proclamation follows:
BY the President of the United
States of America.
"A proclamation.
THE season Of the year las
again arrived when The people of
the United States are accustom-
ed to unite in giving thanks to
Almighty God for the blessings
which He has conferred upon our
country during the twelvemonths
that have passed. A year ago
our peoplepoured out their hearts
in praise and Thanksgiving that
through Divine aid the right was
victorious and peace had come to
the nations which had 50 coura-
geously struggled in defense Of
human liberty and justice. Now
that the stern task is ended and
the fruits of achievement are
ours, we look forward with con
iidence to the dawn of an era,
where the sacrifices of the ma
t!ons will find recompense in a
world at peace.
but to attain the consumma-
tion of the great work to which
the American people devoted
their manhood and the vast re-
sources of their country they
should, as they give thanks to
God, reconsecrate themselves to
those principles of right which
triumphed through His merciful
goodness. Our gratitude can
find nOmOre perfect expression
than to bulwark with loyalty and
patriotism those principles for
which the free peoples of the
earth fought and died.
During the past year we have
had much to make us grateful.
In spite of the confusion in our
economic life resulting from the
war, we have prospered. Our
harvests have been plentiful and
of our abundance we have been
able to render succor to less fa
vored nations. Our democracy
remains mistaken in u world
torn with political and social I'M
rest. Our traditional ideals are
still our guides in the path of
progress and civilization.
"These great blessings, vouch-
safed to US, for which we dcvout,
" give thanks, shoLld arouse us
to fuller sense of or duty to
ourselves and to mankind to see
to it that nothing we may doShall
mar the completeness of the vic
tory which we helped to win. No
selfish purpose animated us in
becoming participants in the
world war and with a like spirit
Of unSeltishness we should strive
to aid by our example and by our
co operation in realizing the en-
during welfare of all peoples and
in bringing into being . world
ruled by friendship and good
= will.
Therefore, !, Woodrow viii
son, President of the United
States of America, hereby desig
nate Thursday, the Jwcnty-se
enth day of Nogem Der next, fol
observance as day of thanks
giving aud prayer by my fellow
country men, inviting them I,
cease on thai day from their or
dinary tasks and to unite in thei
homes and in their several place
II of worship neutrality-suspicious.
thanksgiving to God, the autho
: of all blessings and the Maste
; of our destinies.
In witness whereto | hav
= hereuntO set my hand and can.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-11-13

yet in reality not strange at all,
the highest tribute paid so far to
the Administration of Governor
Beckett comes from outside of
the State. No man or newSpa-
per in North Carolina has as yet
gone as far in praise of our pres
ent Executive and his work for
the last three years as the At
lanta Constitution, rated as the
most conservative and by many
as the greatest daily in the south.
In a lead editorial of more than
a column the Constitution gives
a summary of the achievements
of the Beckett Administration
and declares that mo American
Governor in recent years has
produced more favorable com
ment throughout the country by
reason of his official acts than
Governor Beckett. 1t further
insists that his record in office
has been democratic in all that
the word implies; and through
out his career he has prOvenhim-
self to be democratic progress
ive-not a progressive who pulls
down, but one who constructs
and builds
In the opinion of the Constitu-
ton, the most important of all
the Legislative enactments Gov
ernor Beckett has brought about,
"and the one that has made him
a national character, is the new
Revaluation Tax Law which was
recently put into operation. y
Discussing that Law the Consti-
tuition says in part:
"Preliminary to the enactment
of this law" Governor Beckett
went before the legislature of
North Carolina and requested it
to discard all semblance of cam.
outage and deceit in the matter
of taxation by passing a law to
encourage property owners to
tell the truth about the value of
their holdings in making their
assessment returns.
North Carolina had been do
ing like most other states; baSina
taxation upon a percentage of the
real value of all taxable property
Under thatsystem whichstill
prevails in Georgia, by the way -
, the greater the difference be
tween the actual and the assess
ment value of property returned,
f the higher the tax rate.
Conversely, the nearer theas
sessment value approaches The
= actual value, the lower is the tax
: rate.
Governor Beckett said, in eff
, feet, to the legislature: Why
try to fool ourselves? Why lie tt
5 ourselves?, Why make the people
5 Of the United States believe, OF
D the basis of ourtaXation returns
r that ours is poor state with
G high tax rate, instead of telling
;. the truth which would be o
t vast benefit to us as a state
} that is, that North Carolina is
l. rich state. and upon that basi
It establish low tax rate?
e Governor Beckett carried hi
point. The general assembly a
dopted his suggestion, and NortI
Carolina is now tracking the LEI
O ter of the law and telling t h
e truth about it's taxes.
$ "In other words the propert
h owners of North Carolina retur
h their property to the tax assess
n ors at it's true value, and the ia
It is levied upon that basis instea
r Of upon basis of a certain pei
r. centage valuation, as was form
l. crly done. This system distril
!. utes the burden of taxation equ
IS ally among all property owners
It the great and the small; and
d makes tax dodging, tax evasion
a. or favoritism on the part of ia
20 assessors, practically impossible
O. North Carolina is the on
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-25
Pavement PickupS

~ Redmond of the Collhe vi
Componv left yesterday for Fort worm
and Dallas.
. NcCrory. vice president of the
First state Bank of Ringing was
husinoss visitor to Ardmore yesteru'S
r. A. Keller of Marietta, former stale
senator from this city, was in Ardihore
Yesterday on business.
I, Jackson was at home yesteru'S
from his ranch near Ringing.
NJ. c. Moon of Durant was In Aru'
more yesterday.
y. 4. Harwell of Ringing was III
Ardmore on business yesterday
Mrs. w. l.. Frensley and niue
Frances JOY Frensley were in Ardmore
Yesterday.
Jake Harmon is a business visltor
at Ranger, Texas.
l. IT. Augrovc Of the Prairie flpe
Line Company, left this morning on an
inspection trip to Shawnee ana Pauis
valley.
Tom Rogers of Denison, Texas IS
in Ardmore looking after his OIL inter
ests.
Wilmer Anderson and Frank Thyns
have gone to the Ranger oil lleIus
where they have accepted positions
Abbott Brady, who is with tiie
Stearns-Knight people at Dallas, IS VS.
itiug his mother, Mrs. Moss Brady
Miss Ruby Leaver was in Ardmore
Yesterday en- route to Edmond from
RingIing where she has been NlSllihs
her brother, Ren Buggs, who has re-
Gently returned from overseas witll
the seth division. Miss LeaVer Will
attend the normal at Edmond.
MIR. and Mrs. j. S. Whittsitt ana
daughter, Miss AIyra Whittsitt nave
returned from visit to Hickory ana
sulphur.
MIR. and Mrs. p. G. Wilbur, 4OS Z
street northwest, announce the biith Oh
a daughter yesterday, whom they nave
named CYNTHIA Ann, for her materhai
grandmother, and great grandmother
Mrs. Wilbur was formerly Miss Ruby
Stevens.
Miss Rachel Tillman of the city
clerks office is ILL.,
f.. T.. Guillot has returned from Dal'
! las where he visited his daughters
/ the Misses Gladys and Ernestine, VINO
have been visiting there since the flrst
| of June.
DIR. and Mrs. +. W. Roadway and
Mrs. \. F,ddeman have returned from
a motor trip to Fort Worth and Dal
las.
Ardmoreite WANT ADS bring what
YOU want.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-25
WALKER.EDDLENAN

Miss Sue Walker and Lee Eddleman
were married at 6 o'clock yesterday af'
ternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Short, 1892 ID street, southwest.
The Rev. Crayton s. Brooks, pastor of
First Christian church officiated. The
brides former home was in Clinton Ky.
She was relative of Mr.. \. fddleman's
first wife With her sister. Miss Lii
lian Walker. she came to Oklahoma a
few years ago ana has been teaching.
Last year she taught at Ringing, and
she has been accepted as "a teacher in
Ardmore public schools for next year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddleman will make
their home in the Walcott Addition
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-25
Love County Court

Judge T. w. Champion, of the Sth judi
cial district, will go to Marietta, Love
county, Monday afternoon, June 3Oth,
to open the regular midsummer term
of court. The setting of the docket will
probably continue over several days. Be
fore leaving Ardmore Judge Champion
will dispose of all motions, demurrers
and like matters in order that the ap-
pearance docket of Carter county may
show Il clean slate and everything be
ready for the setting of the trial docket
of the next regular term of court here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-25
UONORING VISITORS

Mrs. G. =. Van Denberg entertained
with picture show party to see Mar
euerite Clark in Mrs. Wiggs or the
Cabbage Patch" yesterday afternoon al
the Palace theatre. honoring her house
puest Miss Margaret Collins of Denton
Texas. and the Misses Gladys McCol
lister and Narne Orndorft OF Mahsuh
who are houSeguests of Mrs. John car
lock. After the show. refreshments were
served at the Frame drug store. with
the hostess and honor guests We're the
Misses Pala Hyden. Florence Gait, Mar
iorie Walcott, Nelt2 Coleman, caro-
Daube, and Ruth RandoL
Tonight Miss Anne Thompson will en-
tertain with swimming and supper
party. at Forest Park, honorng these
same young ladies'.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-25
Lost Opportunities.

D. G. Lacy was here today from
Kiowa looking over the Hewitt district
where at one time he owned 22Oo acres
Of leases. MIR. Lacy purchased the hold'
ings of the Hewitt Oil and Gas com
many several years ago and made other
nurchases in that locality, Some OF ms
leases expired, others he perihl'Ieu ~
lapse and when the field came IN he uiu
not have am acre left. But Mr. Lacy
has no cause for Encouragement De
cause he has made a nice fortune IN
the Ranger district while the carter
county boys We're making fortunes Out
of their own field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-25
MIR. AND MRS. CATHEY ENTER
TAIN WITH DANCE

Complimentlng Mrs. Prater Colby OF
indianapolis, Ind. Miss Hazel Prewitt OF
Durant, and Mr., Claude Atkinson Oh
san Francisco, who recently returned
from overseas service and who IL spend
ing n few days In Ardmore en route 10
his home. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Cathey
entertained with a dance last night at
their home, 1922 West Broauwsy'
Punch was served throughout the even
ing, and other refreshments OF lee cream
and cake were also served. In addition
TO the honor guests and hosts, there
were present Mr.. and Mrs. Ben ii. Ma
son. Mr.. and Mrs. William Prater, DR.
and Mrs. j. c. Best, Mrs. Beulah High
tower. Mrs. O. NJ. Smith, the Misses
Beatrice Fraley, Maurlne Reed ana
Maurlne Ryan, Messrs. Guy Harris, Roy
Vines. Alvis Cathcy, Ford Nhltehurst
and Wilbur Smith.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-25
Many Minor Leases Sold

The sale of minor leases in the coun-
ty court continue without perceptible
abatement Judge Winfrey, of that
court states that there is an average
Of four to five of these minor leases
auctioned off in open court each day.
I'm all instances wherein the court be-
lieves the consideration offered is in
sufficient he rejects all bids and re
advertises the leases for sale.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-25
Near Grandfield.

Drilling has begun on five wells near
Grandfield. Three OF them are ON the
Edward Hammond place, five miles West
and five miles south of Grnndfield;
two on Mr.. Housers place three m''es
south of the city,
There are at least twenty-five locl'
tions for wells In this vicinity ana arm
ing will be started M soon as materi'is
arrive. within thirty days Grandilelo
will be the center "oil field
Leasing steadily increases ana rea'
estate advances rapidly. Real estate
agents cannot find time to entertain
those "who have Il notion TO buy pu'
cnn attend only to the one who buys
4 large oil storage tank mas pee,
erected north OF the city near the run
road track. Others viii be punt lus'
ns soon ms materials arrive.
This week the boilers We're raised NJ
tho refinery, the building Is progress
ing rapidly .,..,
Sturgeon Tant began another moderi,
hunpolow Monday. II Is on Secohu
street. next TO the one that nus Ju''
been completed for him. .,
The wheat crop mas Il"t w" ~ a,,
in years as at the present tlme' me
farmers are more than satisfied at re-
turns they are getting As one 'ooNa
over the ripened grain ana the s'ucNS,
ne finds himself wondering II drahu,'e'.
Is not the richest place ana the oe''
ON this side of the continent!
The Naples and Green telephone com
pony has found 1t necessary TO put ol'
two nyore new operators to assist ..e
two it already has.-Wichlta OH i''
porter.
Parties from Burkburnett nave le"seu
600 acres on the farm OF COL - w,
Young in section 10, 3s'3w' ana WIN
begin drilling in the near future Sta''u
ard tools will be used, ana the wen "H'
bs drilled to depth of 1000 feet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-25

Don Lamb who spent year over
sons as a member Of the 345th Field
Artillery of the famous 9Oth DIVISION
arrived home last night. lie is son
Of Mr.. and Mrs James \. Lamb VINO
reside in this city. Mr.. Lamb has been
reared in oil field work and he VIII re-
enter some phase of work in connection
with oil development lie is rig puma
er by profession but he may enter tne
nroducing end of the business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-25
Mason Playing the Game.

Y. W. Mason Of the pipe line depart .
mont of the Texas Company resgheu
his position several weeks ago ana mas
been playing the oil business with F."
decree of success that has been delight
full to his friends Mr. Mason mas Ilve"
in an element Of oil development lot
many years and has grown use to the
game Should he decide to stay III the
business he will take rank with the best
PRODUCERS within "a few years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-25
Inne Star wei.

Lone star Gas Company in sectlon
26. es.3w in the Fox district has passed
through a salt water sand and the dri''
has gone back into blue shale. Ih'
Gvnsv oil Company in drilling in that
area passed through salt water sanu
inst above the oil sand and the irater'
nitv is looking now to the Lone St'tr
to reach "A pay sand. The present deplh
is about 2400 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-25
THEATRE PARTY.

Mrs. George Myers entertained with
a picture show party this afternoon 10
witness "'rhe Hearts of Humanity AT
the Palace theatre. honoring Mrs. Col
by Miss Prewltt and Mrs. Callie Blake
of Marietta. who is the guest of Mrs.
Hugh Cathey having as additiohal
guests Mrs. Cathey, Mrs. Mason, Mrs
prater. Mrs. q. NJ. Smith and Mrs. w.
$. Romar. An Ice course was served
at the Ardmore Pharmacy.