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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-02-27
Inmates Attention.!

Inmates will observe the following
rules to insure prompt mail service.
Place register number and page num-
her in upper right hand corner of
envelope in space to be covered by
stamp.
Your future page number will be same as
shown on all incoming letters.
Do not write between lines.
Sign your full name to all letters.
J.J. SULLIVAN. Deputy Warden.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-02-27
k0 N | C KL'IPS

The old-fashioned liar who used to tell
about the whoppers that got away after he
had them hooked, now has son who tells
how many miles he is getting on a gal
lon.'
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-02-27

An inspector was examining very youth
full class of bows, and among other subjects
he requested the teacher to ask her pupils q
few questions in Nature knowledge. De-
string her class to do her honor, she decid-
ed upon simple subject, Chickens.
"Now, children, want you to tell me
something very wonderful about chickens"
''How they got out of their shelIs,''
promptly responded one little fellow.
"Well," said the teacher, ''that is of
course. wonderful; but | mean something
more wonderful STILL"
There was silence for a few seconds, then
up spoke little Tommy.
'Please, ma'am, it's more wonderful
how they got into their Shells
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-02-27
Glraprl prngram
Sunday, February %


The following is the program rendered
in the Auditorium, Reverend Father Barry
officiating.
March-Siloam Commandery Orchestra
Hymn Salvation Congregation
scripture ---Father barry
Selection-Spring Flowers Orchestra
laYei- -.------------- ratner parry
Gospel Reading Father Barry
Sermon Father Barry
Hvmn-Blessed Assurance Congregation
March-The Ford Orchestra
r. ]. Rechkitzer. Musical Director.
population
Monday, February "a
Number of Inmates at Prison.... go. 844
Number in First Grade..... .682
Number in Second Grade. .l43
Number in Third Grade. 10
Received During Week.. ............ 4
Discharged ......... ..........8
HoiSu
Last Serial Number ...........6 O39
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-02-27

The late Jack London, the well-known
novelist, had two little girl friends-twins
of whom he was very fond. However,
they looked so nearly alike that he could
never tell them apart,
Passing their house one morning, he saw
one of them in tine yard. He stopped and
spoke pleasantly to her. CHOW, let's see
which one Of the twins are your he
asked.
''I'm the one that's playin' out in the
yard, she said gravely:
Buy Thrift Stamps. New issue, cost
50. IA this month. Worth $500 in 1924.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-02-27

Noah had just given the horse and the
COW drink. "Talk about floating watered
stock!' he chuckled.
This Arkaic humor made quite hit in
those days.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-02-27
Briaun @ffirials

T.. +. VaSaly, Little raHs
G. /. Swendsen, St. James
Downer Mullen. Secretary.
Board of Parole
c. E. Vasaly, Chairman
c. S. Reed, Sec'y for Prison
Rev. H. c. Swearingen
K w. Scott, Sec'y for Reformatory
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-02-27

Passing through military hospital,
distinguished visitor noticed a private in
one of the Irish regiments who had been
terribly injured.
To the orderly, the visitor said: "'That's
a bad case. What are you going to do
with himi'
''He's going back, SIR" replied the Or
Derby.
''ioing back!" said the visitor, in sur
prised tones.
eyes," said the orderly ''He thinks
he knows who did it,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-02-27

whats become of your chauffeur
f'Oh he was with the regiment down in
Texas and crawled under an army mule to
see why it wouldn't co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09

Another Ford Eagle has achieved
record. Number 81 steamed away from
Detroit AT two o'clock ON the afternoon
of September 18th, after having tray.
eled "a distance OF seven hundred ana
fifty miles in sixty three hours which
is a record FOR speed by water between
the two cities. one handicap which
materially decreased the running time
was the necessity Of having the boat
towed through the Wclland Canal, a dis
taucc or twenty six miles Because Of
its shallowncss the Canal cannot be
travcrsod by a boat under it's own pow
er.
The boat was manned by 80 navy
men from the L. S. Naval Cantonmeut
at River Rouge and was under the com
mand of Lieutenant Hartley. who was
detailed to take the boat from Detroit
to the Navy Yards at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire. Later it is expected the
Eagle will join the Atlantic Fleet.
The naval officers who have been
stationed at the Eagle plant at River
Rouge, Michigan since the Ford Motor
Company began building the submarine
dostroyers. are well pleased with the
performance of the Ford boats.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09
AIRPLANES WILL STOP At
ARDM0RE ON WAY HOME

six of the ten airplanes operated by
the Service Motor Truck Company Tor
delivering repair parts, left Wabash
on Monday. November for their
winter quarters at Fort Worth, Texas
and Monroe, Louisiana.
The remaining four planes will leave
early next week.
At 9:2O the first plane hoped OIL
II was driven by Pilot Boonstra, ac-
companied by his mechanician, l.. >
Cook
AT short intervals thereafter the re-
naming five planes hopped Off, IN
charge of the following pilots, Bar
nard. Fawcett Porter, Sweeney ana
Watson.
The planes will make the following
stops between Wabash and For'
Worth: Rantoul, st. Louis, JelIfr'
son City. Kansas City, Fort Scott Iul'
"a. Ardmore and Sherman.
Three of the planes will have winter
headquarters at Fort Worth, where
they win work in conjunction with the
Service Truck Company of Texas
The remaining three will proceed to
Monroe. Louisiana and work in con
junction with the Monroe Service
Truck Company. The other four planes
viii winter in southern Alabama
After remaining in the south Tor the
winter, all the planes will return to the
Service Motor Truck Companys Ilelu
Al Wabash, Indiana, early next spring
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09
The Wisconsin Tractor

j. q. Crawford Motor Company, ON
North Washington street, closed Il deal
Saturday for the agency Of the Wis
consiu tractor, and has been given
southern oklahoma and North Texas.
The company has the promise of a
number of these tractors this week
and then they will hC ready to start
their sales force to work.
The Wisconsin Tractor is designed
for farm and oil field work and there
is q demand for such machinery. 1t is
a $0-horse power machine and will do
the work of many teams and at the
same time save the feed that is now
being used to maintain teams on the
farm.
When the farmer thoroughly wakes
up he Will find that one-half of his
time and his energy is being devoted
to the raising Of feed ecrops to main
tain his teams when he should allow
the oil fields to furnish him with this
power.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09
GOOD SEED PRODUCES
HIGH PRICE COTTON

\ bale Of cotton raised by Ray Miller,
ON the Ray Miller farm. situated about
3 IL miles northwest of town, was sold
ou the streets here saturday for 30
cents per pound This cotton was Of
a famous variety and was picked since
the recent heavy rains.
with an the bad weather on it while
it was open in the fields the cotton
rinncd out middline bale.
The bale was bought by Wcstheimei
& Daube from tho landlord, A. L.
Nolms.
Tho proceeds ~ thc bale amounted
to S23o.t5.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09
MA \ WITH HIS 0 RY
WILL DRIVE HU DSO \
IN ARDMORE AUTO RACE

Earnie Fosnaugh, the famous Bel
gian race driver, who is entered for
the Ardmore Armistice Day Auto
Races on Tuesday and Wednesday,
November II and II, will drive his.
torical Hudson in the two-day's events.
Although the motor in the car which
Fosnaugh will speed around the track
Ia the racing type of "A Hudson such
az used on the spccdways and road
races, the frame and cahsss bear a
history that recalls the invasion of Bel
gium in the early years of the past
war and the victory Of America in the
days of just a year ago.
Fosnaugh was born in the lamented
land of Belgium. His parents emf
grated TO the United States seven years
ago, and moved to South Dakota.
When Germany invaded Beugium in
1914, Fosnaugh left for his native land
and subsequently joined the allied
forces where he served as n dispatch
rider through months Of harrassne
danger
Previous to his army service Eos
naugh was employed by the Duesen
berg Motor Corporation, Of Elizabeth
y. D., as supervising mechanlcian for
the Duesenberg speedway teams.
He was all agog with auto racing
when he went to war. His eyes were
open for foreign racing creations
When on the Austro-ltalian front or
a special secret mission, Fosnaugh dis
covered the chassis of a race cai
wrecked on the battlefield. 1t bore
the name Of TrorentetO and had beer
used by an Italian Motor Corps Officer
in an attempt To reach the front. \
high explosive shell had demolished
the engine but the chassis was service
able Fosnaugh secured permission t'
have this shipped TO the +. /. y. T
factory at Turno, Italy, which flrn
secured it, shipment to the Braodei
factory in America.
Fosnaugh returned to the Flanders
front at the time of the armistice, anC
drove Il French car into Germany al
ter the peace negotiations. This ca
bore a distinctive French radiator witt
the insignia Dams LArgent'' moulded
upon il. The French for this nscrip
tiun means In the Money Fosnausl
procured this radiator and was permit
ted to ship 1t to America
Following his return to the states
Fosnaugh assembled the car and chos'
a Hudson motor to place in the chas
sis and adapted it especially for dir
tracks. He then took up the task o
rcfitting the Duesenberg No. . Whlcl
George Clark will drive at Ardmore
for the Milwaukee races in Septembe
and placed Ted lie Coco, the Frencl
driver behind the wheel of the Hudson
Special lie Cocq's brother, Louis. wa
killed at Indianapolis this spring ant
lie Coco retired for the 1913 season
Then Joe COST, the Italian race sta
took the wheel of the Hudson Special
Clark walked away with the Milwau
kee races and Fosnaugh decided L
pilot the machine himself for the laI
period,
Now Fosnaugh, a Belgian, drives tn
Hudson Special No. II, car with al
Italian chassis; a French radiator AM
a hudson made in America motor
Fosnaugh will make the Tom Cool
cr's Garages his headquarters Will
in ArdmOre,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09
ARDMORE MOTOR NOTES

connected with the Tom Cooper Gar
age No. as salesman.
City this morning. after two more Cole
Aero Fights.
X. II. Banks formerly with the
Southern Motor Company as city sales
man, is now with Tom Coopcrs Garage
No. in the same capacity,
Moss Patterson of Tom Coopcr's
Garage No. >, reports business for
the week extra good with fine pros
poets after the weather clears up.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09
Auto Changes Things.

"In nearly every community, no mat
ter how small. the local business men
admit that the automobile is rapidly
changing the buying habits of the rural
public says G. G. Frey Of the Kissel
Motor Car Company.
"Time was when a farmer who could
not find just what he wanted at the
corner store was compelled to take what
ne could get, for horse flesh was slow
and the distance was long to the next
town. But the automobile arrived and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09

upon the company is to obtain more
room both for the sales and for the
service departments. This has been
accomplished 10y obtaining room with
the Short Motor Company, at the cor
ner Of A pnd First avenue, southwest.
The Ardmore Franklin people have ar
ranged to get onehalf of the sales
room at this place and one.hsaf of
the shop room. This will give the
popular Franklin car nice sales room
and also a shop where first class ser
vice can be rendered to all Franklin
owners i'm this section of the state
The Western Motor Company recoiv-
cd this week a carload Of Appcrson
Fights with so less parts' and a
carload Of Duplex motor trucks.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09
DWIGHT MERCER. SPEED FIEND,
MAKES IIEADQUARTE WITH
TOM COOPER, IN ARDMORE

Dwight Mercer. Of Dewey. Oklaho-
ma, who is entered in the Ardmore
Victory" Automobile races on Tues
day and Wednesday, November II and
T., will drive the Raio.Ford" which
has already won three professional state
championships this year.
Mercer, with his special Ford racing
job, has probably done more to put
Oklahoma on the speed" map in north
ern states than has any other one
man. At Fargo, n. d., in July, Mer-
Ger won the Ford state championship
at the Fargo Interstate Fair. The
next month at the Great Iowa state
Far races Mercer set new state rec.
ord beating the time of Floyd Willard,
another Ford racer. I'm September at
Milwaukee Mercer again set a new
record at the Wisconsin State Fair, ON
the fast mile track.
Mercer claims he has the fastest
Ford in captivity and although his
fleet little machine is much smaller
| than the big racing cars the crowds
always 90 into "a furore Of excitement
when the Little Ford takes the lead.
Mercer has been matched to meet
! Oscar Anderson Of Maukato, Mimi,
and Jim Chai, the famous Chinese rae
er, in a special match event during the
| Victory automobile races.
Mercer win make Tom Cooper's Car
age his headquarters during the races,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09

the splendid entertainments OF Or King
were presented in the city affordng the
people of Ardmore. who enjoy good ac-
ting, the opportunity of attending a
really worth while theatrical production.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09
Some Cooper Sales

Hugh T.. watson the state represeh'
tatye for the Cole Eight and MctT-
land Six was here this week visiting
with his local dealers, at Tom Cooper
Garage No. ,.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09

Last Sunday Tom Cooper and Moss
Patterson staged one of the largest
drives out from oklahoma City in their
history-S22, 600 worth Of automobiles
AZ one time. II is very nearly impos'
sble to get cars from the factory on
account of the shortage Of freight
cars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09
.Ardmore Franklin Company

The Ardmore Franklin Company has
started off in Ardmore with snappy
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09

John Holland and Bob Briggs each
purchased seven passenger Chahuler
ear from Tom Cooper's Garage No
on last Monday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09
NNrslern Mntnr COmnanN

c. 5. Smith of the Carhart Motor
Company OF Oklahoma City visited the
Western Motor Company this week
and made arrangements whereby they
could sell the Overland Light Fours
or the installment plan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09

II. b. Curtis recently from San An
tonic, in the automobile business is
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09

The Packard expert who was to have
been with the Western Motor Company
this week to inspect all Packard cars
in this section, will not come until
next week on account of the Roundup,
conflicting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09

j. c. Wilkes OF the Western Motor
Company made a business trip to the
oil fields last Wednesday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09

The Western Motor Company have
received notice that another carload OF
Overlands had been shipped.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09

Tom Cooper's Garage No. ?, reports
the sale Of Cole Aero Eight se'.
en.passenger TO Il. c. Thompson ol
Writ.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09
The Southern Motor COMPANY

The Southern Motor Company sold
to j. c. Wilson the past week, Dodge
touring ear
Independent Torpedo Company has
Garage, d No chassis.
W. y. Tyer. of the Southern Motor
COMPANY, is in Dallas on business for
his company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09
Slaughter Motor Company.

w. f. Russell of this city, has pur-
chased Maxwell Touring ear from
Slaughter Motor Company.
Slaughter Motor Company has sold
Maxwell touring car ana a Maxwell
roadster to NJ. c. Mhoon, Of Durant
oklahoma
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09
Cnnner No. | Snles


Tom CoOpers Garage NO. l has sold
cars the past week to sam Bailey,
Writ iNey Johnson, Ardmore; Pen
rington Grocery Company, Ardmore.
DR.. Hardy has bought a Ford road
ster from Tom Cooper's Garage No. /.
Tom Cooper's No. has sold to NJ.
5. Stdham OF Ringing, a Ford road
ster
W. L. Kinds of Loco purchased a
Ford truck from Tom Cooper's Gar
age No, l the past week.
Ed y. Basket. manager Of Ford
| Motor Company branch of Oklahoma
City, spent a few days with Tom Coop
er's Garage and attended the Round
up. Mr. Basket has only been in this
part of the country a few months,
coming to Oklahoma City from New
York, and the Roundup was some
thing new for him. Yesterday was the
first time he had ever seen a steer bull
dogged
Tom Cooper's Garage No. 1, deliver.
ed special Cadillac to J. b. Champion
| Saturday.
Guy Harris Buick Company deliver
ed to RoXana Petroleum Company, last
week, a Buick roadster.
r. w, Couch of Ringing, has pur.
chased a Buick passenger touring
car from Guy Harris Buick Company
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09

Tom Cooper's Garage No. 1, deliver.
ed a special Cadillac to J. b. Champion
Saturday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09

r. w. Couch of Ringing has pur'
chased Buick passenger touring
car from Guy Harris Buick Company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09

Guy Harris Buick Company deliver
ed to RoXana Petroleum Company, last
week, a Buick roadster.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09

w L. Kinds of Loco, purchased a
Ford truck from Tom Coopers Gar
age No l the past week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09

Tom Cooper's No. has sold to NJ.
5. Sudham OF Ringing, a Ford road
ster.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-09

Dr. Hardy has bought a Ford road
ster from Tom Cooper's Garage No. l.
The Keota news., 1919-10-03
MANY ARE CONFUSED
BY PRESENT DEBATE
Danger That People win Lose
Sight Of Basic Principles Dur.
inq Discussion Of Complicated
Details and Tecl,nioalities.

10y sx.PrssIdsnt william y. Taft)
The Keota news., 1919-10-03
Purpose q si.s Leaevs.

Pvepooo oS the loa0vo.
Tho chief purpose Of the League Of
Nations II to keep the world In Q
state Of peace. Another way Of ex.
pressing II II to say that the league
70 designed to prevent wars.
We have just finished the greatest.
which is to say the most horrible, Of
s'' conflicts between nations. We
nave won q glorious victory. But that
victory will be wasted unless this war
mas made the nations ready to
put aside their differences and CO.
operate to end war forever.
II II not enough. however, to pro-
vide for the prevention Of wars and
me settlement Of disputes after they
nave arisen. We must foresee causes
ot trouble and remove them before
ney have reached an acute stage.
Hence there must b provision for fire.
a"ent Consultations Of members Of the
easue for exchange Of Information.
.or asreement on common policies and
.ot the gradual formation Of rules Of
International law which at present are
uncertain and incomplete.
Inc Representatives Of The great
'res nations which Won the war have
met at Paris and, after long consulta.
noh' have drawn an agreement which
mey believe will accomplish these
."s AT the very least II will sst In
"c'on great changes which will re-
,.N IN universal benef1t to oil man.
r'nd. This agreement 10 called the
so.enant Of the League Of Nations
""u 1t 10 part Of the peace treaty.
There will be NO League worth talk.
The Keota news., 1919-10-03

The plan for q League Of Na.
tions II based on Q few simple
principles. which are not hard
to understand when lifted out
of the morass Of technical discus
sion and freed from legal and
diplomatic language. A the
one authority best able 20 pre-
sent these points without par.
iixan bias, ex.Presidsnt TAFT
has been asked to put the
league idea into q few plain
words for the benc0t Of millions
Of Americans who desire q bet.
ter understanding Of the plan
but ind themselves confused By
the debate In the United States
Senate. In response to this t.
guest he has written the follow.
Ing article.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-17

Tho primarily business institution; schwabacher bros
Co has been than that in Seattle Its history reads
more like romance. 90
II began business so years ago yesterday October l6
1869 Seattle was but hamlet then. When one pauses
to think about it. must wonder why Schwabacher bros
Co., with headquarters in San Francisco chose to establish
itself in q town of only few hundred souls. when
neither rail telegraph communication had yet been &C
compshed when the great Northwest was virgin country
We read Bailey Catze here to found this great
house; how vigorous and energetic he was how ne I'M
planted himself city And when told that ne
looked upon the place with prophetic eye we marvel
And yet he must have been buoyed with remarkable
foresight and vision. of his energy and vgor does
not remain in village because he happened along
He saw there was more than village in Seattle lie
must have And in every important phase Of Seattes
growth is linked the firm of Schwabacher Co. Bailey
Gatzer it appears founded not only business institution
but determined that it should be institution OF service
IS we'll He showed the example himself, and other Off
Gals of the company have followed suit all these years
They took active part in the various enterprises which
helped make Seattle the great city Is today They
Helped by their COUNSEL experience and money They
helped by generous offers of kind and another They
helped by setting high standard for others in business
to follow.
Schwabacher Bros Co. flies its flag of "a half century
of achievement" with pardonabe pride.