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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-11
A Bunch OF Kids, A Giant Fire
Detonator, A Game OF Craps And
Scattering OF The Sporting Man

in our hearkening ear by the little
bird which sometimes flies into this
busy sanctum and passes the time Of
day with the editor, the janitor and
the balance OF the staff.
There was a scene of revelry in mid
afternoon, one day recently, with the
"revelry" devoid OF noise and presid-
ed over by a silence unbroken save
by the rattling Of the bones, the
snap, snap Of thumb and finger as the
cubes were tossed upon the asphalt,
behind a friendly billboard which hid
passing events from the prying eyes
Of watchful police officers.
Happened along in that neighbor'
hood. on the "other side" of the bill
board however, a bunch of Young
Americans, each one wearing a face
resplendently shining with latent mis-
chief and the proper degree of the
devil. always found in, the younger
of the genus homo, and possessed
jointly, Of a fire-cracker of the giant
brand, filled with black powder, dyna
mite and lots Of noise, all pent up ant
waiting chance to get out.
Lets bust this 40 centimeter STAN
pede creator" said one of the lads
speaking to his companions, er
masse.
Let's" responded the other lads
in chorus
"Shall we bust her out here. on the
sidewalk" asked the generalissimo Of
the boy brigade.
Nav" chorused his companions
Lets t'row her over the BILLBOARD
and see what happens. Maybe it'll
bust the board"
The suggestion Of the majority was
carried unanimously. The fuse o.
the giant firecracker ignited and the
"Chinese cannon" tossed over the tor
of the board, exploding in midair.
The boys saw" what happened
They started something, as was evi
denced by the sounds Of scurryine
haste and fast-falling footballs, ac
companied by smoldered exclamation'
of Cheese it! Here comes the law. ;
Investigation upon the part of the
boys, after the dust of flight had sub
sided, the dust kicked up by the flee
ing throng who were, unknown t
the kids. on the "other side" Of tht
billboard. disclosed several good dol
lars, in the shape of halves and dime.
and quarters and nickels. Also sew
eral pairs of bones
The above is the story, as whis
pered to us by the little bird. Fol
the truth of the statement of the bird
deponent saith not. However, he will
say that the tale bears all the ear
marks Of fact. At any rate. it /:
said, a bunch of kids suffered, tha
night from stomach-ache. while Ard
more's visible supply of ice cream
was materially depleted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-11

Strange things have been happen
ing In this old world. ever since the
day upon which the Ruler of Uni
verse looked upon the completed earth
and the stars and the sun and the
moon and planet of Jupiter, and said
that as soon as he had created man
and woman his work would be done,
well done and perfectly satisfactory
to all concerned.
This being the case, when He had
created the man and the woman
and the beasts of the field and the
chickens Of the barnyard. He told
Adam that it was up to him and
Eve, and their progeny and their
progeny's descendants, to create any
thing else that they wanted to make
life a continuous seance of joy and
strife for all coming generations.
Now in the creation of species the
Creator made one fatal blunder, ac.
cording to the concensus Of opinion
Ct those who care to criticise without
wishing to be disrespectful or irrever-
ent. This blunder lay in the placing
in the human heart a dormant fear.
fear which could sleep for years,
only to he aroused at exactly the
wrong time.
1t was this spark of intangible
something which caused the German
kaiser and his warrior sons" to
keep well behind the lines of the
men and boys who died by hundreds
OF thousands in an effort to make
Germany world-empire. 1t was
this intangible something which has
caused men to lie to their wives, ever
since Adam lost his bankroll at the
first poker game, and told Eve that
he had been sitting up with a sick
friend. 1t is this intangible some
thing which causes the brave and
ruddy- man to turn a sickly
green and look over his shoulder
whenever he hears a spooky sound
while passing near graveyard at
the midnight's stily hours. 1t is this
intangible something which causes
the fellow who loves to boast of his
prowess in the Lorthario line, to have
palpitation of the heart whenever
her husband meets him without warn
ing, as he turns the street corner.
1t is this intangible something which
makes a woman scream whenever she
sees an innocent mouse or hears "a
screech owl serenade.
And it was this intangible some
thing this inborn fear which caused
number of citizens to suddenly
decamp and leave all the pot lying
loose upon the ground. a few evenings
ago, when giant firecracker ex-
plOded in their midst, just as Big
Dick was exchanging greeting with
Little 10.
1t all came about in this wise, ac-
cording to the story which was chirped
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-11

which the waters of natures springs
will not quench. Added to the foam.
ing Coonbacher and HEX, and other
such near the real article in the drink
lines, will be found lemonade, sour
and sweet as your tastes demand,
and coffee that was never made in
a restaurant, but which will be made
at home, without too much water, in
the prescription, but with plenty of
the crushed coffee berries in each
steaming cup.
The two-days picnic and barbecue
will be an event in the local history
Of Carter county and Mr. Johnson.
whose friends are as numerous as are
the multitudinous sands Of the sea.
shore. urges everyone to come out
and have a good time, eating all they
want at, his expense and drinking all
the waters, pure and unadulterated,
that they can hold.
He urges all not to forget the days
and dates-Thursday and Friday, July
% and %.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-11
GOVERNOR RETURNS TO STATE
TODAY FROM CONVENTION

Oklahoma City. July l0.--Gov. j. B.
A. Robertson and other state officials
who have been attending the demo-
cratic national convention at San
Francisco. are expected to arrive to-
morrow morning, after an absence
of three weeks from the state, ac-
cording to telegram from the gov.
ernor received today by Joe O'Brien,
his secretary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-11
PIANO FOR ORPHANS is
A NECESSARY EXPENSE

Oklahoma City, July l0-The attor.
ney general ruled today that piano
is incident to the operation of an or
phans' home, revising the action OF
Frank Carter state auditor. in deny
ing claim of the institution at Helena,
submitted as incidental expenses. The
ruling stated that music for the chill
dren under the states care might
properly be classed as a necessary ex.
pense.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-11
Distribute Auto Tax

Oklahoma City, July 1o.-A total
of $2,O00,000 was drawn from the
state repositories to pay claims dur
Ing the month of June, G. A. Smith,
assistant state treasurer, reports. In
oludcd in the Withdrawals was $1,000.
200 to counties as their share Of au.
tomobile license taxes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-11
CHURCHES
Broadway Baptist Church


(Cor. c street and Broadway, N. W.
Sunday school 9:45 a m
Preaching 1850 a m. and p. m
b. Y. p. u, z p. m.
Pastors morning theme: "Provok-
ing Love and Good Works." Evening
theme: High Thinking"
This church has been without a
pastor for many months which has
resulted In diminished attendance upon
its meetings and some arrangement
In the organization Of its various de-
partments and activities. The pres
ent pastor came at the beginning Of
vacation season and for this reason
It has been thought best to continue
the Sunday evening service through
the summer with the view Of mobiliz,
ing and organizing its forces for the
fall and winter campaign.
Electric fans have been placed in
ythe auditorium which make 1t one Of
the most comfortable auditoriums to
'be found anywhere. The services
through the summer will be brief and
breezy. Those who do not attend
elsewhere are cordially invited to at
tend these services. Come and receive
! u welcome.
r. L. DAVIDSON,
Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-11

magnificent city Of six story build
ings and the surrounding county to
prosperous community. He Is thor.
oughly acquainted with the needs OF
the county and a vote for him win
be well placed, and at the same time
you will be repaying one Of our brave
boys who so readily offered his all
upon the altar of his county. and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-11
OKLAHOMA CITY GAS USERS
MUST PAY ADVANCE IN
RATES, PENDING APPEAL

Oklahoma City, July 10-The state
corporation commission ordered today
that users of natural gas who have
ment of the rebate for low pressure
last winter, must pay their bills in
full on or before July 15. In appeal
ing to the state supreme court, the
gas company has executed bond
Of $4,000 to assure the rebate in case
the decision is the same as that or
the corporation commission.
WE WILL BUY A LIMITED
AMOUNT OF SECOND HAND
SCHOOL. BOOKS. ARDMORE BOOK
& NEWS CO.-adv. 1l.3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-11

More Americans and more Europeans
are corning in every day, and BUSH
ness OF all kinds is booming"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-11
st. Philips Episcopal Church

(Cor. F. and McIish, s. .W)
Sixth Sunday after Trinity Holy
tcommunion will be celebrated at 1880.
Morning prayer with sermon at IL.
EvensOng with address at s p. m.
! The Sunday school has been closed
J for the months of July and August.
The choir will meet for practice
on Thursday, at 7:45.
F.. w. GOLDEN. .HOWES,
Rector.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-11

PHONE 294, WE ARE STILL
HERE AND WILL APPRECIATE
YOUR PATRONAGE DAY Or
NIGHT. CISCO SERVICE CARS AND
BAGGAGE TRANSFER.--adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-11
First Presbyterian Church

Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Meeting Of session at 10:45 a. m.
Public worship at II a. m.
In the evening We will assemble
again at the corner Of Broadway and
street in union meeting.
CHARLES c. WEITH.
Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-11
First Christian Church

munion service.
700. Christian Endeavor.
500, Union meeting on the Masonic
1 lawn In the event Of rain the meet
ing will be held in the church.
GRAFTON S. BROOKS,
Minister.
broadway Methodist Church
Sunday school, $3.50 a. m, Geo.
Poulter, superintendent.
Preaching at IL n m. and 5 p. m,
by Rev. r. L. Jackson.
intermediate League 7:l5 p. m, Ray
Howard. president.
Senior League. 7:15 p. M, Eugene
! Stewart, president.
Union services Of the Christian,
Presbyterian and Methodist churches
On the Masonic lot, corner of and
( broadway. All are invited to attend
these services.
Christian Science Society
(Rroadway and d street. n. W.
Services Sunday morning at II
o'clock.
Subject: Sacrament"
Golden text: Revelation 7:14.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Wednesday evening testimonial meet
ing at o'clock.
Reading room. suite 4OS Simpson
building, open daily from II a. M,
TO p m, except Sundays and holi'
days The public is cordially invited
to attend all services and to visit the
reading room.
SOuih ArtlmOre Baptist
sunday school 10 q. m.
sermon II a. m. Theme: God
Knoweth he Way of the Righteous,
But the Way OF the Wicked Shall
Perish
T. Y + L. Junior and Senior and
sunbeam band Ut y. m.
Evening services at s o'clock p. m.
+. l.. AVERETT. Pastor.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-22
The Naval Armistice.

Rear Admiral Benton c. Decker will
not receive the martyrs crown yet
for while. When the admiral broke
out recently with a barrage OF hot
shot for the secretary of the navy and
other superiors in that department, It
was confidently expected that he would
be court martIaled and possibly given
= chance to cool off at his own lei
sure. and on his old farm place in citi.
Een's clothes
Secretary Daniels was underestimate
ed In this judgment The secretary
may not know all there is about mat
ters marine, though he has picked up
A good deal but II is certain that he
knows lot about the dear public. be
ing by general consent one Of the out
standing political successes OF the
present administration. He announces
now that the admiral Is already tucked
away in a berth where he can do no
harm. and that things will be allowed
to drop where they are.
The adjournment of congress did the
country one good turn; II does not
have to attend 10 any more undertaking
OF the navy department for the time
being The Snses and the Deckers
have all had their say and viii fnd
It difficult to get front page space now
that there is no senatorial Investigating
committee to provide them with a bear
ing. We welcome this kind Of A naval
armistice
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-22

manifold industries Of France. would
mean additional millions in money and
additional charm for the capital city.
France normally can live on her own
resources of the staples OF life. but
she has never tried to excel as a pro-
ducer and exporter OF such gross goods
as lard wheat and iron The industrial
genius Of France is for the creation Of
goods Of supetlativc tineness-Wines.
cheeses. silks, perfumes, articles de
Paris" She does not set store by the
tonnage OF her exports, her manutac-
lures being done up IN small packages
and sold vt great prices.
The one place where the artistic is
supreme consideration In tho manufao-
turc Of goods is France and the world
owes her n market. LuNuries are not
much in vogue nowadays with our
H.orAlsts. yet they are still on the mar.
ket. and nobody will bcsrudge France
the chance to get on her feet finAn-
clally again by tho disposal OF those
goods which In the quality OF their
workmanship are beyond all compe-
tltion
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QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

Q-How did tho expression dead as
herring come 70 he used C. c. l..
\ This Is doubtless because Of the
Tact that It Is a rare thing even FOR
fishermen To see n live herring. The
fish dies the instant 1t is taken out
Of the water
Q.-what state collected the greatest
amount Of income and excess profits
taxi NJ c
Anew York state was first In this
respect. counting for the year 1919
Nl2425.I o2 "a pennsylvania was sec
ond with a total OF S5ol,lll.4O,To
@ what is the rate Of duty i'm.
posed on oriental rugs imported from
shanghai. China &C s.
A.-The department Of commerce
states that the duty on oriental rugs
Is 50 per cent Ad valorem
Q-I am entitled to money as
member OF the Cherokee tribe OF In
states that the Cherokee rolls were
closed on March 7. 1907 Unless your
name appeared you would not be en-.
titled 60 allotment
tAnv reader can get the answer 70
any question by writing The News
Sclmitar Information bureau Frederic
y. Hasktn director. Washington. n {,
This offer applies strictly to informa.
tlon, The bureau cannot give advice on
legal medical and financial matters
troubles. nor TO undertake exhaustive
research on any subject Write yoi,r
question plainly and briefly. Give fun
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In stamps for return postage. All re.
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70 Marion. where ne iejned hand
OF greatSr musical accomplishment. II
NJ WINE ne was member OF the
MARION band that he remained over in
= neighhoring town 10 collect the prize
MS organization had won at a tourDa-
meht' After the other members had
s seS nome . ne young bandsman discov-
eTeu tnat the rules required that be-
fore the winning band could collect it
must march before the judges. II was
men that Warren G.. alone, paraded
before the judges stand, playing a
HulSkstep he was determined not to
pc denied the trophies OF the day. His
daring carried him through and he took
nome with him the big money prize
| OF the occasion.
That was the one time in his life
mat warren @. Harding was the whole
But music was no more than diver
his NE was work. He began ssnOt ear y
10 pick up odd jobs and would tackle
able employment that might add a few
dollars to his purse
The boy OF II years who contracts TO
paint q house and goes through with
has shown that he has courage and lie
sense Of responsibility. This young
Harding did when the family lived in
Caledonia and the woman whose house
ne painted Is now telling her neighbors
~
rem g. Harding as house painter or
The First Dollar"
There being more work than play in
MS young life may account for the fact
That warren q. never measure UP to
the average boy in athletics. He made
Joke of his own efforts to play base
ball in the fields near Caledonia. /
recall game In the Rice bottom which
a linz NJ
years. Most OF us were "dubs.' Among
the boys, however. was a man in middle
life who was worse than a dub" He
wouldn't try to play. This fellow was
when a bali came his way, Finally il
was decided that he should go over
and guard third.
IAN right" and he yawned. that
Just suits me; there's nothing to do
With that he went to third and sat
ting to the end OF the inning.
In the after years. when we were
working together and anybody,s lazi-
DO you. remember. Jack, how Bill
Hummer played third base?"
DIR. T. G. Harding. father of War
Of age when he earned his first dollar,
the First dollar in this case amount
Ing to six. A farmer near Caledonia
was short on men to cut corn, Young
Harding volunteered to help. He stuck
TO his work hravely, and at the end
OF one long week, found that he had
earned Sc
Well do l know that cutting corn is
not boys job. To me there were but
two features connected with the work
that were pleasant. One was the pos
sibiity of finding a patch" OF ripe
watermelons; the other. was to sit in
the shade of a new and fragrant corn
shock during the haf-hour rest and
whack away at the stubbles. To a
boy this period Of rest is prolific of day
dreams.
Just how much dreaming young
Harding did in the week he was earn
ing his first real money in the corn
field must be left to imagination.
don't know.
Copyright, 1920. by New York Evening
Post Inc)
Tomorrow Jack Warwick will tell of
Harding as school teacher and worker)
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What's In a Name?
~ MILDRED MARSHALL

Copyright. 1920 by the Wheeler Syn
dicat6, 1nc)
PENELOPE.
Foremost among the names which
literature has made immortal Is Pene-
lope. 1t means weaver and its history
lie one of the most interesting in fem
mime nomenclature.
There are numerous explanations Of
It's origin. Some etymologists claim
that It came originally from the Irish
Finnghuala (white shouldersD, which.
though softened to Fenella. was later
translated into Penelope. 1t Is to this
that We owe the numerous Penelopes of
England, beginning with the Irish
Penelope Devereux, with whom Is con-
nected the one shade on Sidney's char
acter.
The more common explanation of
Penelope connects her with Elysees
faithful queen, who sat day after day
before her loom while the hero of the
odyssey wandered the seven seas.
This explanation makes Penelope a
she had been exposed as an infant and
owed her life to a kind of duck whom
the Greeks called penelops.
The Carmelian is Penclope's tails
mnnic stone. 1t is the gem, of faith
furtss and OF trusting, loving heart,
II is said that no love doubts will come
to her when she wears this stone. Tues
day is her lucky day and her lucky
number.
Note to readers: Is there a fact con.
eernlnp your name In which you are
Interested Do you know its history;
its meaning; Its derlVatlVe and sianN.
cancer Do you know your lucky day
and your lucky Jewel? II not Mildred
Marshall will tell you.
Send self addressed and stamped en-.
veIope with your queries, to Mildred
Marshall, The News ScimItar.
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E,IVNCLE WIGGIX1I 81
lBEDTuNE STORY
UNCLE WIGGILY UP A TREE.

limb, with the saw between you and
the tree trunk, and saw off the limb
you will fall with It, That's the
the tree trunk, and saw outside. Then
when the sawed piece of the branch
falls to the ground you will not fall
with it. You'll be standing on the part
OF tho limb that is still fast to the
tree"
I'm do as you say" agreed Uncle
He was saving the limb off in the
proper way with the extra saw he had
borrowed from Mr.. Sawfish when, all
of a sudden, along came trotting the
bad Skeezicks.
"Oh no, just because you're up a tree
you needn't think l can't get souse off
your ears!" snickered the Skee. Then
up the tree he scrambled until he stood
on the same branch that Uncle Wiggily
was cutting off.
What are you doing?" asked the
Skee.
Il am trimming the tree SO Nurse
Jane win have a better view of the
mountain and the duck pond ocean"
answered the bunny What are you
Il am going to take your souse!"
answered the Skee. and Uncle Wiggily
knew that full well.
Before you take any" begged the
rabbit gentleman. will you please let
me finish cutting off this branch for
Nurse Jane"
"I'li cut it myself" cried the skee-
ticks. Then I'll be sure it's done
right. Give me the saw. III cut the
branch, and then I'll nibble your
Souse.'
Most impoltely the Skee grabbed the
saw from Uncle Wiggily and began
to saw through the tree limb, mean
while standing near the bunny rabbit.
Excuse mel" said Uncle Wiggiiy
politely, but you are making mis-
take. You are standing the wrong way
and if YOU don't look out
Don't talk to mel" growled the
Skee. I've sawed more tree branches
than you have ever seen. | know
what I am doing. There she goes"
With that he gave last hard shove
to the saw, the tree branch was cut
through-and down 1t went to the
ground ker- bunko, And as the Skee
happened to be standing on the part
sawed off, down the bad chap went
ker-t hump too, and the saw scratched
his sCraggily nose
What did l tell you?" asked Uncle
Wiggiy, who was safe on the unsawed
off part of the limb. What did i"
"Oh, don't talk to mel" snickered the
Skee as he limped away. "Ill get your
souse some other time" Then Uncle
Wiggily climbed down got the saw,
sawed off the rest of the branches in
the right way and all WAS happy
And II the railroad train dosen't puff
smoke in the face OF the alarm clock.
and make 1t sneeZe It's hand off. I'll
tell you next about Uncle Wiggly's
spool gun.