davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-07-10
Early Tests Unsatisfactory.

The tests upon which final award
was based consisted OF hauling. plow-
ing and manipulation. Some Of the
soil conditions were not ideal. and
bad impression was given IN the haul
ing tests. The barred machine put
on n private demonstration and made
an excellent showing. using kerosene,
beginning. The significance of this
contest was that the weak points
were shown and that II started the
development OF practical motors for
small farms.
In 1909 a similar test was held M
Winnipeg and six companies demon
strated machines. The contest was
divided into four classes: Cal Internal
combustion 20 horsepower and under,
(b) 2030 horsepower, (cl over 30
horsepower. and (dD steam engines.
This contest created much interest in
manufacturing circles, and many man
ufacturers were present TO obtain use
full information. which showed that
they were alive TO the possibilities at
tending the development OF a success
full tractor.
To Winnipeg must go the honor OF
starting an idea which has done
great deal to develop the tractor In
dustry rapidly. These tests were the
forerunners Of others In various sec
lions Of the United States and Canada
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-07-10
Character OF Tractor Changed.

In the beginning the tractor was con
siructed 10 simulate the steam enginel
In appearance, As time passed and
prejudice disappeared many refine
ments took place until today II is n
compact, woll-built machine capable
Of performing multitude of opera
lions. The first mnchiE.rs were heavy.
rough Affairs, capable Of pulling eight,
ten. or more bottoms. II was soon rec
ognized that II the INDUSTRY were g.
prosper machine would have 10 b.
built which would be practical for or
binary farms. The result was
th9i small machines came on the mar
krt, built 20 pull tyo and three plows.
This type - tractor appealed 10 the
small farmer.
There urr now more two aud
three pillow machines hnllt than Of M
other sizes combined. There are. how
ever. number ~ companies stlll max
Ing a larTe-slze tractor. which Is still
used On the hlg farms Of the North
west aud the Pacific coast.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-07-10

From the rough machines OF zoos
and 1909 with single cylinders. chain
drive, east gears, excessive weight. ex-
posed working parts. and poor ac-
feasibility have been developed ma
chimes Of light weight with inclosed
working parts. friction and various
gear drives, electric fixtures, radiator
cooling systems, cut and hardened
gears, multiple cylinders, air cleaners.
Kerosene carhuretors. one-man control,
and n.easy accesslbillty-all this at
price Of one-half to one fourth OF the
early machines.
Owing 10 varying conditions, there
are two types Of machine on the mar
ket Mt present-the crawler and the
wheeled type. The purpose OF the
erawler Is TO prevent mlring down onl
soft ground. The same principle was
employed by tanks In the late war.
The wheeled tractors are more numer-
Gus and employ various devices 10
obtain traction. such as Tugs, grouters
spikes, cleats and extension rims
Again, some wheels have a device CIV
Ing a stepping arrangement, as In the
PIT wheel. which was developed by
two Italian army engineers. A few
tractors employ both the crawler and
wheel.
AS yet the tractor industry is com
paratively young and what It's uiti.
mate effect on farming will DO 1t Is i'm
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08
A Daily Once Over
HOW ABOUT YOURSELF.
BIZ j. T. yfTRnv

BIT J. J. MUNDY.
fou know of some person who Korl.
SnIy rev hours and gets more monev
LOT IL than you can get for a Who'll
week OF labor at the only kind Vol,
instead Of using your brain TO mas
yer something moro rcmnneratiye for
your own time. YOU spend YOUR FREQ
:, moments blaming the hard luck" Of
your position. VI
/. You consider you have had uneop,,
opportunities in comparison.
ana while your mind is surcharred
~ such thoughts you surely arc not
IN line for Improvement
because YOU are jealous of the |el-
low who gets more money than YOU do
why BLOCK Your own prospects of ad.
If YOU cannot do any material dam
age TO the other fcllow-what Won
think OF him: for II he il ANYBODY he
Will not recognize your attitude AT all
Ihen why ;nJurc yourself?
10 you think any one person holds
a monopoly of lucrative positions?
Certainly not
Then forge; everything else hut the
TACT thai you are ready for the change.
whatever 1t is. which shall better your
prospects. And rarsembfr that your
desire for work .sh3Gld 'sGual your de-
sire for reward .C6py-i 1919
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08
Answers to Film Fans
HY THE MOVIE EDITOR.

j: c. H-Address Miss Mary Pick
$500 Sunset Boulevard. Los Angeles.
Cal. Yes, the address on your envel-
ope was all right
western-Tou1 Mix. william Fox
cowboy star, has bean busy on a new
feature In Oklan oula- but has return ed
20 Hollywood; where the finishing
We suesest that you address him a.
Cal He WIN undoubtedly answer
httish-mss PeEg Ry,apd. the
Eouns star. got her early training in
pearance on the screen in That eoun-
try. She had to jump In the Thames
in February during the making OF
photoplsys '' because Of A IT Miss se H up
land is the favorite screen star Of the
British royal family.
added NJ ,be lsst 20 I'd. has
Film Corporation and The Kentucky
Colonel" from the Opie Read novel
may be his first effort
Miss Jane-Al Fison.. an old-tim-
an a., imP,!ortan; pirate part in Treasure
Stevenson's famous story
Roee.-rhe air film, The Winged
Tran" MIN. featurins Lieutenant 8:
been. completed ''The Heritage Of
Eden" with Madelaine Traverse.
near completion stage. Thomas. JET
.erscn. son OF L-oe Jefferson. OF Rip
Van Wrinkle fame. is prominent as an
actor in Hollywood film circles
Carrie.-Fri.z, Brunette Is ]. War
rem Kerrsans leading lady in his lat
est prodHHe,ion. which is as ye, I'M
sisting Nazimova in the Metro pro-
'dnction OF THE: Hermit Doctor Of
Gaya-H
Fzn.-Mary Keval. VINO played tn.
Three" has signed Iasky contract.
Carol Holloway has Joined the Cine
ma Art Productions and will play the
lead in The Lincoln Highway"
comedicnne, costarred with Aibert
Ray. lives with her mother near the
Fox studio In Hollywood. She is not
ana says y at .S, Dgy to
r. B. Mo. Theda Rara has not
s E'Dsn up ,,r p'sgins ysmptres She
Kathleen Mavourneen.' but i, you
want to see her as both a good and
bad woman. be sure to see La Belle
Russo" just released. In this she has
a remarkable dual role, n1aich includes
a vampire.
NJ H. P.-Scssuc Hayakawa is thirty:
Charlie Chaplin is thirty: Alice Brady
is thir;y-five Sessuc Hayakawa born
Tokyo, Japan. 1889; educated there and
University OF Chicago: stage career
six years of stage experience in Japan;
screen career. Paramount. white
Mans Law" City Of Dim Faces;
DEBT" The 3Ian Beneath Height
j.7E; weight. lJT: black hair. black
eyes. Rides, sw!ms. fences. wrestles
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08
Weeks Picture Shows
OFFERINGS AT LOCAL HOUSES.

In stepping Out" the Paramount
2. Ince production tina; comes TO. the Co;
q Bennett plays the part % the audaciouss
sife who hits upon 4 novel means OF
= cnowing the SRI who was dining IN
,really expected of wifc-to iron.
!. scrub. cook mend and economic on
!. just how i, worked furnishes much OF
/ the interesting action Ill this picture
p;s Gsraidin fs FSEs ,n la,eft &Gldwyn
! .Bijou rhea;sr, presents a Spectacular , lar
/ Russian revolution is the Background
: for the story OF the rise Of an Ameri-
can cir! 70 fame as a Russian opera
tale OF her love for en- imperial Rus
s sian PRINCE. one scene reveals the
. during a performance OF That's" in
which the heroine earns a triumph.
/. a Sennett comedy is one the same bill.
role Of the soeesS eiT in sS hey a. tse
! Goidwyn picture, Through tho Wrong
9deon h hea;er VI" sods ss ss s2s did a. h 6s
dream that she would have TO wash
(" dishes d. shes. Trapped in the house OF a
through the mis;aSe OF she her n chaut Teme
Isabel Garter !Madge Kennedy takes
Of dining t aae eheoys w i9s
her host Light heartedly she dresses
her host IN apron and chefs cap. and
toGether they tackle the hea ped pfIs
OF dishes In the kitchen.
One Of the most thrilling eontrfpu-
tons which Maurice Touroeur Ia.
glven to the screen is provided In The
LIE Line the spectacular picturiza-
ton OF The Romany Rye" famous
English melodraIna. at the Isis this
week An allstar cast headed by.
JACK Holt Is provided and a snec;si
comedy feature. the newest and mos
Imaginable Fox Sunshine comedy "Da H.
ping in Society," Is shown on The
same program. e
u Today and tomorrow there comes
70 the Bluebird Theater a hrandenew
riying A" picture that is being hailed
seIS"here as a most absorbing
pictured love story OF a beautif,i
Ialtan girl living in America. AZ
pIaSea by Margarita Fisher in the titie
1o.e u presents a rare study in human
Smotions Montgomery and Rock he
aunnlest comedians on the screen. viii
-appear IN their latest comedy, ava mne
Shee .SHatletes, also the latest news IN
'he international News" -
- Owing to -Are You Legal, Ma,,,.s =
y: Deing lost in transit. the Victor tbis
~ eek mas substituted Constance TAI
madge in Scandal" one Of her hos,
= productions, and has added "A So;rb'
pors keyhole-" a snappy Fox Sunsh;na
I" COMEDY. as the added attraction
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08

MS. r w. Richmond.
GAINESVILLE. Wis. Au-us, II ~ =,
received ner education = III,
schools. Frank I. Bond - 1"'..
4 Iron River. Mich. herame liz,
band in juno. 1887. aad g'es RVS
. He was president Q. =. ! no.4 tD,.
: publishers. she Is = rnnlnhr- m.
american Association OF re
3. Kappa Beta Gamma I--e c,,,-',..,l'.;;
.5"Seven Songs in 1908 ,7'e- i',ssl
1904; Eleven Songs 1909; .p,. /;
9@dfe, 1910; "Sto-iee IL Nnoa'u' -"
"A Perfsc. Day" 1910. ~ -, ,,'M'
Rose" 1911; 20 Haunting us-o,-' r
1912 Cod Remembers W.
World Forgete," 1919: "Toda, ,."
DO You Remember" 1915. ia, 10
,Iis in Chicago. She c=lnno, w., .nLne
{ the time wnen She could M, M. =
rtthe age OF she could pict an, -,
icon the piano. and at seven c1ujs ~
t.zenything she neard- Mrs Eo,1 'ia '
her encouragement "a do,se,
her attention 10 music whyl+ e,c-d ~
season abroad, shortly after ~ ~ ~ :
2 bands death Her work va
tuced 20 she public by meas =,
citais. az which she sang l.- o,,.
.t.songs exclusively. She nas made
- tensive tours in this country. ana >,
sips sang in various European cant
ntsls. on the tile page ot ce.ta n vi
-nmes Of her songs IS inscribet ~
~ phrase, "as unpretentious az the W..
y rose 80
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08
The Terrible Shortage.

A Scotsman fell i'll. and was or
dered by his doctor to follow treat
Incnt which included prescribed guam
titles of pills and whiskcy. Wien the
doctor inquired how he was getting on
with the treatment he replied: well.
doctor. I'm maybe a bit forward VII the
pills. but I'm woefu' behind wi the
whuSkcy.''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08

a pretty pickle.- exclaimed the star.
III the strike continues I'll not have
any work to do. and how can l go on
strike If l haven't any work to Quit?'
GA pause devoted 20 thouSht) Per
haps." resumed May. they won't ask
me to walk out when they find I'm
going to walk off,"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08

Little Dick. to visitor: Have you
really left all your songs at home
Mr.. Hobson?' Visitor: yes, Dickie
But why do you keep asking me the
same question:" Little Dick: Cos
mummy says It's too good to be true
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08
The Green-Eycd Monster

Have you heard about poor young
NO. / have been out OF town for the
last month. What is IT." "She found
a memorandum In the pocket of his
coat reading Ribbon for typewriter
and jackson Is having an awful time
trying to cxplain!'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08
SCREEN BREVITIES

S. l.. Rothapfel, New York's motion
picture exhibitor is on the way TO the
Pacific Coast TO devote his talents to
the service Of one of the film produc-
ing companies.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08
THE DAYS GOOD STORIES
FROM MANY SOURCES.

with gun WAS in the corner sc,,
"r hope that thing is nos loadea" sh
said. YES. ma'am, 1t IS. said m
ran. However. I will Insert m,
COX IN the muzzle. Thsre. quito SAT,
now"
You say that neither OF your steno.
graphcrs want vacation this year.
That's singular"
Not at all. You sec, recent.
hired /, handsome young secretary. AN,
ncithe: OF the girls Is willing TO 2,
away and leave the field TO the Otto
one"
Social Amenities.
Proud mother: THAT Is toy tea
set my little girl has for aftornoo,
parties. She likes TO serve make
oeiicVc tea and make believe sand
%lcncs. It's harmless fancy
Eucst: Perfectly! I've been TO grown
up aHairs where they did it,"
american Soldier: 80 yau are In tn.
AVIATION az AZ corps. l thought YOU enlisted
Gentleman of Color: "Ah dun
American Soldier: What was tn.
reaSon?"
Gentleman OF Color: Well. sub. foh
one thing an acroplane. after 1t thrcws
bites you."-rit-B Bits.
Little girl. why aren't you provid CD
BECAUSE father hasn't been IT,
church lately"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08
Information Bureau

Inquiries regarding almost any topic
excepting on legal ard medical sub
1rctr, arr answered free. 4. all In
Uuiries answered directly nv mr.
sonal letter. sef-addressrd slammed
envelope IL rrrnirrd. address. 'Cbe
Nichmond. Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08
Too Much Enthusiasm,
HY-EcnrY do vnii AhI.Ir

angel? mo All
Hubby-wh}. certainly. my dear. I'm
are angels!
You needn't be so enthusiastic as
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08
A womnn,. wny.

Men are always late! I have wait
ed here since o'clock fo- my hrsoand
ani II Is now aalfpast eight" And
when were you to meet him?" at
5 O'clock"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08
Anecdotes Of the Famous


"nrShnll Misscs nm Opportunity.
Vice-President Marshall was forci-
bly, impressed with the ACCESSIBILITY OF
hereafter brushing up on the personal
history OF distinguished guests before
he goes forth to greet them, when he
went to New York to receive Albert
the King OF the BelGians, in the name
OF the nation. A luncheon at the Wal
dorf followed the meeting Mr.. Mar
shall seated next to the Queen. thought
ne heard something that sounded like
me words wedding anniversary" but
IL was not until his return to Wash
inston on Friday that he had the op-
Portunity 20 look up the date OF the
Kings wedding.
To his surprise, he found that he
and King Albert were married on the
same day. the King on October 9. 1900,
and , the Marshalls on October .. 1895.
Ihen dawned the sad realization of
the passing OF a splendid opportunity
for double anniversary celebration
Senate Linen "sInde in Ireland,
An old Southern Democrat. who
shares Senator Wolcott's suspicion that
the Republican members Of the Foreign
Relations Committee fattered the vari-
Gus class votes in the United States
during the hearings on tho peace treaty
with IN eye on the 1920 elections. was
taking luncheon in tho, Senate rcstau
taurant is conducted under the super
vision of sub committee OF the Rules
Committee, OF which Senator Moses
of New Hampshire. one of tho lead
ing opponents of the league of nations.
is chairman and the old gentleman
kew II.
The table cloth was soilcd and the
waiter brought a clean cloth. which
proved TO be brand new The old gen
tleman stirred 1T the cloth for a mo-
ment and then exploded
II thought so all along; this con-
firms IT,"
Asked what he had discovered. he
| pointed to q tag on the linen. 1t bore
the legend. Made In Ireland"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08
Sudden Ri.e In oil.

Bix--So your friend became wealthy
through sudden upward movement in
Oil; What oil stock did he buy? 80
Dixie didn't buy any. rich old
aunt tried to start n fire with a can
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08
Weeks Movie Calendar

!, BIJoU-GeraIdIne Tnrr1r In -The
World and Its Woman
Observation-Disclosures Fisher. in
~The Tiger Lily
BROADTAE-Tom Moore, In
~Brovvn of Harvard
COLONIAI-Enid b nett. in
SSteppinE Out"
ISIS-'sThc Life Line md 3Dab-
bling In Society,"
Cd l. ON MndGe Kennedy, In
Through the Wrong Door,"
REx-"The Great Gambler Conn
edy ard Current Events.
vICTOR-Constancc TnlmndEe, in
AIonnd Il."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08

Elsie In New York" one OF q.
Hcnry's best stories. is being made
into a six-rcel picture play for Vita
graph by Robert Sanborn. Gladys
Leslie will portray Elsie when the
play is filmed earl ythis winter.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08
Tired of Work, Perhar


Going to take another vacationr'
Yes. The one ! Just got throur
with has tired me fearfuliy."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08

rcrrnus old lady on getting INTO
/ t-aiL discovered that :, horrii man
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08
With the Film Folks
STORIES OF SCREEN ACTORS.
Lew Cody Give, Hint,

Lew Cody. who is known wherever
the matinee girl aourishcs, says: The
reason why cinema writer's have not
been recognized on the same plane
with legitimate plAywrights and
novelists is that they have not strive
for original expression in the same
measure as have otter literary crea-
tors. That is why, too, the novelists,
short-story writers and playwriShta
are being welcomed into pictures"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08

Acclaimed by critics and audiences
as the most beautiful examples of mo-
ton picture photography yet shown on
the screen, one OF tho distinctive
features of the Famous Players-Lask y
Corporations offerings to exhibitors
during tho current season will be the
Paramount-Post Nature Pictures, a
series of moving picture studies OF
Nature in her most charming mood
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08

4 woman's club In a large western
city has voted william Farnum, the
Fox star. the most realistic lover on
the screen. MIR. Farnum has just
started work on eff I Were King"
which J. Gordon Edwards is directing
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08
Proyokcd HI, E,tbcr

:. Emmett J: Flynn. director OF VIII
liam Russell in Eastward To." tells
this story OF his first business ven
turc. He was small boy. and cir
Gus was in town. Young Flynn stole
horse from his father sold II for
So. and went to the circus. Returning.
he told his father what he had done.
just bought that halter yesterday
60 get it,"
The boy rushed TO the purchaser
OF the horse
Nothing doing" said the man. Il
didn't give you So for the horse, ii
was the halter I wanted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08

-A'tio'H continues 10 DC the STAR
Of the cut-ups. May is one of the
few leading women who has no real
use for the publicity writer. She has
a way all her own in Keeping in the
limclight Members of the Interna-
ytional Alliance of Theatrical Stage En-
ployces and Motion-Picturc Operators
OF the United States and Canada are
on strike seeking recognition for their
union from the studio managers. The
strike is not very serious. from the
viewpoint Of the managers, but the
Metro plant is one Of the studios
where strike talk is now more prcvA-
lent than screen conversation.
May ia AN -lonorory member OF the
organization and is preparing TO film
a story called The Walk-Ofs" Here's
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08

"a Very Righteous Man" which was
published serial In the Saturday
Evening Post. is 70 be put on the screen
by Nitagraph. Waldo Walker is maxi
ing the adaptation and Harry T. Morcy
Will have the title role.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08

Dangerous Days" by Mary Roberts
Rhinehart. the present best seller"
first production from her works. for
Eminent Authors Pictures. II was at
first thought that Tho Amazing Inter
ludc," by that author. would be her
first contribution.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08

]. c. H---Address Miss Mary Pick
ford. care OF Mary Pickford Company,
$500 Sunset Boulevard. Los Angeles.
Cal. Yes. the address on your envel-
ope was all right
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08

= Owing to Are You Legally Married =
Z: peing lost in transit. the Victor ,bis
~ week has substituted Constance Ta is
mage In Scandal" one Of her hes,
bor,s keyhole." snappy Fox Sunshina
comedy. as the added attraction
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08

Little girl. why aren't you provdc I'd
with an umbrclla?"
Because father hasn't been Il.
church lately"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08

You say that neither OF your steno.
EraDhcrs want vacation this year.
That's singular"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08

r. B. Mo. Theda Rara has not
given up playing vampires" She
scored big hit as sweet colleen in
Kathleen Mavourneen." but i, you
want 10 see her as both good and
bad woman. be sure to see La Belle
Russo" just released In this she has
a remarkable dual role, which includes
u
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-25
REMAINS DISINTERREO
BELIEVED NUNS WHO
DISAPPEARED IN 1907

Traverse City. Mich, Feb. "a
Several persons connected more
than decade ago with the little
convent at Isadorc. near this CITY,
were being sought today BY county
authorities in an effort to throw
light on the disappearance in 1907
OF Sister Mary Johns, a nun, who,
officers say, they believe came to
her death by violence.
At the time OF her disappearance
it was understood generally that Sis
ter Mary had left the convent to
visit relatives. This belief was ac-
cepted by the authorities until a
short time ago. when a workman az
lsadore made affidavit that he had
exhumed a body from beneath 4
church and helped rc-inter il in a
nearby cemetery
Conviction of the authorities that
the body was that Of the missing
nun was strengthened by the finding
Of a rosary and a portion Of a cord
such as is used ON 4 nuns frock
under 4 pile of cordwood in the
basement Of the church.
Among those whom The authori
ties expect 10 help in clearing tho
mystery is the Rev Andrew Bic.
nowskc, pastor at Isadore at thy
time OF Sister Mary's disappear
ance, and Mrs. Sfanislaw Lipchn
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-25
WILLIAMS ROUTE
BOOS TIERS MEET
TO ELECT OFFICERS

Sulphur, Feb. 24.-(SpeciaD.-
Delegates from eleven counties OF
Oklahoma were present at the an
nual meeting OF the Williams High
way Association, which met in Sui
phur Saturday. The highway cX-
tends from Hot Springs, Ark. to
FL Paso, Texas, and was one OF the
pet hobbies of Ex-Governor Viii
liams, after whom the highway was
named.
AT this meeting the annual cleo
tion OF officers occurred, which re-
suited in the unanimous reelection
OF {. O. Johnson OF Durant as pres
ident, Senator J. Elmer Thomas OF
Lawton, vice-president, and \, +.
Davis OF Durant, secretary-treasu-
rcr
Nice-presidents were elected as
follows: S. B. Mccartney of MIR
Curtain county; W. Y. Webb Of
ChoctaW county; Ed Spears oil Bry-
an county; Kent Giles OF Johnston
county; 4. f. Galtord Of Murray
county; J.. L. Keys OF Garyin coun-
ty; Tom Wade OF Stephens county;
T.. G. Warren OF Commchc coun-
!. ty; !. A. Walker Jackson county;
| {. Il. FaWks OF kiowa county and
f.. ID. Berry of Harmon county
Resolutions were adopted con-