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The Washington herald., 1920-06-07
Brokers Sister
|, Objects to Cook
Wedding Wealth

Kingston, n. Y, June 6.-To pre-
vent him from marrying his cook
whom he loves because she is so
strong" and turning over to her a
greater share of his fortune. appli-
cation was made to Supreme Court
Justice Hasbrouck today for the
appointment of commissioners and
a sheriff's jury to determine the
competency of Samuel NJ. Gray, a
wealthy resident of Kingston. The
application was made by Judge
Jenkins, attorney for Mrs. Abby
Smith of Haines Falls, a sister of
Gray.
Mrs. Smiths application was ac-
companied by several other afidav-
its purporting to show Gray's inten-
ton to convey one-half of his hold
ings in the Stuyvesant Hotel here
to Vera Moore. a former cook in
his household and to take her as
his wife.
Another affidavit says that in a
conversation with a relative, Gray
stated Il love her because she Is
so strong. If she hits you. you are
gone"
Vera Moore is % years old. He
passed his sixty-eighth birthday last
December.
Gray for many years was a well
known resident of Saugerties, where
ne accumulated a fortune in the
feed and grain business. Later he
removed to this city and conducted
a grain brokerage business.
Gray's wife died last fall.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-07
TEAMS IN HOSPITAL
DRIVE TO CONFER

All teams and captains in the
Casualty Hospital drive for $4,000
will attend a meeting in the crys-
tai room of the Ebbitt Hotel at 3
o'clock tomorrow night to discuss
the progress of the campaign. ex-
change experiences and make rec
concentrations for pushing the cam
paign.
Further plans will be considered
at a luncheon in the gold room OF
the Ebbitt at IL o'clock Wednes-
day.
DIR. william p. Reeves announced
yesterday that Edward B. Eynon.
secretary of the Washington base
ball club, has rendered the use OF
American League Park to the hos
pital for a benefit game. which is
now being arranged.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-07
ASSERTS SOLDIERS
OPPOSED TO BONUS

A majority OF the men who
served IN the army and navy during
the war are against the receipt of
cash bonus for their services, ac-
coroing to r. c. Leffingwell Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury.
In a statement issued yesterday,
I'effingwell declares that the view
point OF this ms jority is summed
up ir letter recently received
from former service man, who
severely criticised the. Treasury Of
ficials opposition to a bonus.
After an explanation Of his rea-
sons for objectirg to a cash bonus,
however, Leffngwcll received from
the former solcier ar apology for
his Insulting" letter and an admis-
sion from the soldier that he had
made a mistake.
In his reply. Lcffingwell states to
the soldier that his letter "ex-
amplifies the manly and unselfish
spirit which octuates a vast ma
iority of the service men"
The Washington herald., 1920-06-07

Moore's Rialto, which opened December
9, 1918, will continue as heretofore under
direction of:
TOM MOORE. ... President and Dnector.GeueraI
W. E. RICHARDSON. .Viee.Pres. and ATTORNEY
CLAUDE w. WYLIE Secretary. Treasurer
TOM NORTH. ............... Managing Director
VIM. L. MOORE. ............M Manager Film Dept
E. E. EVANS. ...... Mgr. Adv and Publicity Dept
ROBERI LUNG. House Manager
The Washington herald., 1920-06-07

The purchase price paid for above stock
amounted to, in the aggregate, THE EN-
TIRE ORIGINAL COST PLUS A
PROFIT OF 1lS PER CENT!
The Washington herald., 1920-06-07
p q m CING

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The Washington herald., 1920-06-07

This company and Tom Moore have pur-
chased all of the outstanding stock of the
corporation not heretofore owned by Mr..
Moore and his immediate family and rela-
tives. .
The Washington herald., 1920-06-07
Thief Gets $500 Ring.

Mrs. E. K. Aderson, 71S Tenth
street northwest reported to the po-
lice the theft of solitaire diamond
ring, valued at $500, supposed to
have been stolen some time since
Nav 81,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-30
Editorial
of the Day
REBUKE JUSTIFIED.
Nrom Oklahomanl

Republican newspapers comment
ing upon the rejection Of Senator
James Reed of Joplin convention OF
democrats suggest that the conyen
| tion robbed a district of an unQues
toned right to name its delegates and
get much satisfaction out Of the pros
poets of n split in Missouri denoc
racy of such size that republican su
prcmacy in the state will be assured
next fall.
But the democratic press OF the
nation, from coast to coast, main,
talns that the state convention did
the right thing.
The New York World saw in the
result the first straight.out test OF
President Wilson's leadership in the
1920 campaign in the Missouri dem.
ocratic convention where Senator
Reeds forces were overwhelmed by
the administration forces
Not only was Reed beaten as a
delegate at large in his own state
but he was beaten as a district dele.
gate, and the convention adopted
q platform indorsng the covenant
Of the league OF nations without res.
crvations which tend to weaken or
nulify it.
Senator Reed has heen one OF the
leaders Of the opposition to the treaty
Of peac" and the covenant OF tho
league Of nations He and Senator
Borah and Senator Hiram johnson
have worked together for more than
year, having begun their campaign
against the league before the coyen-
ant was finally adopted by the
peace conference. The same elements
that are backing Johnson in the
republican party have been back
ing Reed in the democratic party
In the Georgia primaries the is.
sue Of President Wilson's leadership
was obscured. The Hardwick crowd
naturally supported Tom Watson in
revenge for the presidents action in
defeating Senator Hardwick for re-
election in 1913. The Hoke Smith
vote was mainly the IIoke Smith vote,
and Attorney General Palmer, who
won plurality of the county dele.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-30
CiRClLATES AND GETS
NOWHERE

1t is all good and proper for the
young man, the middIe.ased man and
the man who IS fast approaching the
sunset of life, to change locations,
To move from "a town on community
IN which they have lived for years to
the town or community which offers
BITTER prospects and more promise
of success,
But the person who moves from
ohe place to another must not be-
come u "driftcr,' a fellow who fits
FROM pillar to post, from post to
pillar without the stickability which
is ever essential to success in any
enterprise, no matter how small. no
matter how great.
The fellow who trots from town
to town, from state to state. getting
this Job and that, entering that bust.
ness and the other and never STAYING
with anything long enough to give
II try.out, can never succeed. He
Is like the chap who blows his money
on the merry.go-round and rides FOR
miles and miles only to get off Mt
the point from which he started
The man who sits down in one
place, spends all his life on one spot,
lives and breathes the same air all
his life, looks out upon the same
en, ironments from the day of his
bi, tn " the day Of his death, may
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-30

accumulate a competency, may even
amas5 a fortune, as fortunes go, with
the profiteering clause eliminated,
he viii grow up into a narrowminded
man, develop into a being whose hori-
zon is circumscribed with sclfishness
and die without one bright spot TO
look back upon, in all the years he
may have been permitted to live,
On the other hand the fellow VINO
is Il drifter leads an equally unsuc.
ccssful life and dies. nine times out
Of possible ten, without a friend
ana without a dollar.
It ig the man who strikes the hap.
py medium who succeeds 1t is the
man who stays with a job until n
better one presents, who clngs to
Il line OF business until broader
and wider field opens, who makes
the really worthwhile citizen, who
lives a really worthwhile life, who
dies, at last, beloved honored and
respected BY all who knew him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-30
FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1920
CIT OUT POTATOES

If the consumers Of America really
WaL to do something in tho interests
Of economy, something which win aid
in the reduction of food prices some
Thing to help in the elimination OF
the high cost of living, the oppor-
tunity is now at hand, is now knock
ing at the doorways seeking admis'
sion into American homes.
Potatoes have advanced in price
until they may well be classcd as
mxurics, while sugar has jumped
until it car bee put upon the prohlh
tied list The people Of the United
states demonstrated during the food
conservation period Of the war that
they could get along very wen with
ont sugar. AT the same time they
showed to the world that the Amori-
can stomach was capable Of assm'
Hating and digesting a war bread
an article which would have taxed,
10 the limit, the digestive apparatus
OF an ostrich
during the food d-conservdtion period
the people Of the United States pad
thcir bills, masucated their war-bread,
drank ;heir sugdrcss coffee, swal-
lowed indigestion tablet. ana smiled
ana were happy.
They were happy because they
knew. as loyal and true Americans,
they were doing their Bit every one
Of them, toward winning the war, the
war waged against militarism and
autoclacy.
1ha PEOPLE Of the United States
can 90 ;he same thing now There
Is another war on, Il war here at
home, q war which the good men and
women of America c,n win if they
VIII just make up their minds to re-
peat little of the self-sacrifice Of
two years ago. This is war against
outrageous prices Z war in the in
terest Of adequate production. It isl
also "a war in the interests Of hu
manly
Tho American people can win this
war Just as they won the war Of
cannon and bullets and steel: they
can win this war by practicing lit
Tie economy. little sclfsacrilice.
The people Of ancient times lived
without sugar, they know not the
meaning Of the word. the existence
cf such an articl, The people Of
the world. for the ages which elapsed
hcfurc the discovery Of America dId
not know ID vegetable which resem- |
bled in any manner the potato the !
tubcr which has bounded from its
humble bed in the bosom of the earth |
into the millionaire class, almost over
night.
If the good men and women OF
Amc rica would now gird up their
Joins for the fight, pledge themselves |
tc drink their coffee and their tea
without sugar, until the present al |
legged sugar shortage passes, and for
swear potatoes until the supply |
equals the demand, but few months !
will pass. possibly only few days |
before the now rampant "spud' will |
be glad to return to the humble |
basket while the sugar refiners VIII !
be crying fer u market for their sac.
charine product.
suppose you Try it. Suppose some
one here in Ardmore organizes a non.
suSur-nopotato club each member
pledging himself, or herself to smile
and say, 80. | thank YOU when.
ever the rcstauranter or the board
ing house keeper shoyes 2j.cent
order OF potatoes at you, or asks you
If you want any J0.ceut sugar in
your coffee?
Opportunity is knocking 1T your
dool--the opportunity to do your
part in scalpins Old Man H. c. Liy.
ing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-30

A million dollars worth Of presents
at a society wedding in New York.
may be ascribed Us one Of the reas.
ons for the bolshevistic spirit which
som,umes thrills in the breast of the
poor salary dub.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-30

A news story says that the people
Of the United States will soon have
to depend on Italy. We acknowledge
That this IL news to us. We have
thought all along our maca,oni was
"A homegrown product.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-30

Cattle market has improved" ;"
reads headline in the Enid News.
SO has the chuck steak market. In
fact the latter has improved until it
row commands porterhouse ard
mushroom seryice.Sca
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-30

Without calling any names or spec.
flying any particular person. We adj.
init that the private secretary OF the
average Oklahoma congressman is
some little diplomat, one who fully
understands Juggling bunch Of
WORDS and saying nothing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-30

Seems like, despite all the setting
or mnchinelnadc traps, Iii Johnsons
California polecat may break into
Woods New Jersey poultry yard.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-30

Just as . thought.query What is
Senator Cores record on labor legis
lation3 Surely if ne has been a
warm, warm friend to labor he has
never missed a coll call when mat
ters Of interest to the workingmen
have been before the senate for con.
siderltion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-30

If the price of chewing tobacco
continues to adavrce, professional
baseball pitchers will have to elimi.
nate the spit ball. and content
themselves with hurting an unlubri.
Gated sphere across the home plate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-30

If you want TO beat the h. C. !.
leave the overalls alone and have
your trousers half.soled. Better do
the job somself, however, as clean
ers and patchers' menu cards show
q material boost in current charges
and prices All owing to an advance
in thread.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-30

Give us the overalls over ALL"
reads a headline in a woman's maga-
2inc. Next.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-30

Enlist in the greatest army in
the world-the church.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-30

III you want to know who is
Who in Texas read this paper" ad.
yises The Gainesville, Texas, Regis.
ter II you want to know who was
who, in Texas, read the Joe Bailey
election returns, as the same Will
shortly appear in A. p. reports.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

A large party Of Lakeland youns
people are leaving today to spend the
weekend at Clearwater Beach Ho,
tel. They will be chaperoned by Mrs.
W, H. Conibear and among those
planning to 60 are Misses Josephine
Drane, Elizabeth Pitchett, Lucy, Flor
ence and Helen Conibear, DR.. Kut.
row, Messrs. F. T. Benford, e. B.
Dickerson, Walter Williams, William
Sammon, Zernie Barnes, Rey Var
Camp and Henry Conibear.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

Mrs. j. Mercer Holland, Jr., went
tC Tampa yesterday to meet Mr..
Holland who arrived there Thursday
night as chief engineer on a steamer
returning from Mexico. They came
to Lakeland today and are spending
the day with Mr.. Hollands mother,
Mrs. J. M. Holland. Mr.. Holland
goes back to Tampa tonight and will
leave port with his ship either tomor-
row or Monday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

DR.. s. F. Smith writes to friends
here that he and Mrs. Smith and it,
tie Frederick are now at Brevard, N
c., where they are enjoying the noun.
tain air and the good things to eat
As to the latter, he specifies chicken
mullins, apple dumplings, all sorts Of
vegetables and all the harmless bev
erages known to science.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Hetherington.
with Marion. and Miss Marjorie, are
enjoying an outing In their own little
mountain lodge at Balsam, NJ. G.
They report cool weather, lots OF
rain and lots Of good things to eat.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brush and
daughter, Evelyn, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Avery and daughter Gertrude mot
ored to Clearwater to spend the week.
end.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

Mr.. and Mrs. M. G.. Mum left
today for Taylorsville. Ky, called
there, We regret to say, by the seri
GUS illness Of Mrs NUNS sitter, Mrs.
!. D, Beauchamp.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

Anna Maria beach where all except
Mr.. Bradley and Mr.. Zellner will
spend the week enjoying the surf. Mr.,
Bradley and Mr.. Zellner will return
Sunday night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

MRS. John Deming and little
daughter Katherine, who now make
their home in Jacksonville, are guests
q Mrs. Demings parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. G. Norvell.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

It Is reported under the title Of
Gas from Sugar" that a chemist for
& sugar plantation In Hawaii has sue
ceeded in making an excellent motor
fuel out of sugar, which is said to
Rave more power than gasoline.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

the King Insurance Agency has
moved into its new Offices, Rooms sc
Deen-Bryant building, and is today
putting up a handsome gold-leaf sign
OF an especially artistic design.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

mr' and Mrs. R. B. F. Kew and
TWO sons are leaving to spend week
az Green Springs, where Miss Eva
Key Is spending everal week.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

Mrs. J. 7. Mitchell, Of PIG South
kentucky avenue, was operated on
ms morning at the Morrell Memoir
ial Hospital for appendicitis and il
resting well.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

Miss Ethel Yarnall, after a pleas
ant visit with her uncle in Philadel-
phia, has gone to New York to Join
Miss Minnie Reynolds, who is there
or business.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

mr. Dan Johnson has caught the
city Beautiful fever. and is re-
modelling and painting his home ON
East Palmetto st.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

Miss Ruby Daniels is carrying on
her bit of the City Beautiful work
by establishing and maintaining an
attractive little flower garden along
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21
y u q Il q Il Il Il n q q q q
IN SGClE TY
Golden Wedding
Is Celebrated

u ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ W ~ " :.
Golden Wedding
Is Celebrated
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Shaffer were
entertained the other evening by their
son. Mr.. George J. Shaffer, and by
their granddaughter, Miss Selen
Shaffer, formerly Of this city, at their
home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The occasion was the celebration
OF their golden wedding. The ap-
pointments were in yellow and white
carried out in the table cover. nap
kins, candles, favors and in the re-
freshmehts. A cake with fifty white
candles bore out the color scheme.
! A number Of their old friends were
present and Mr.. and Mrs. Shaffer
were the recipients of many pretty
eifts.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Van Cason, Of Del
ray, arrived yesterday and will spend
several days here, the guests Of Mr.,
Cason's sister, Mrs. j. F. Wilson,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

,"hu Yesterday to be the guest Of her
irieho' Mrs. Geo. Boil, for several
days.-Fort Meade Leader.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

Mr.. and Mrs. I. W. Boring are
sga;a at home after a visit with rela-
ives in Reddick and Citra.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

Mrs. A. H. Dixon with her two
children is the guest Of her sister,
Miss Gertrude Overstreet.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

Mrs. D. H. Sloan and children
are again in Lakeland after a pleas
ant auto trip to the South Carolina
mountains.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21
Lakeland Laconics

Yrs. ". H. Strain is the guest Of
,elatives in Tampa.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

Mrs. Nellie Wilder and Miss Thel-
ma Bryant have returned from an en-.
ioyable visit at Anderson, s. G.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

Mrs. Ray Arnold, from Lakeland
vas down visiting friends in Sara.
sota last week, Sarasota Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

Mrs. H. G. Gates and daughter
Miss Clarice Edwina, are guests Of
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Petteway.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

We are pleased to report that the
condition Of A. O.. Burleson shows
Improvement today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

Mary Elizabeth Cation continues to
,nnroye after her recent operation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

Mr.. and Mr., H. Grady Zellner and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. M. L.
Bradley leave Sunday morning for
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

the alley side Of her place of bust
ness.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-21

Mrs. F. e. Black left for Lake
Marble Hill press., 1920-08-05
ADDTJ EVENING
TALL
sSA o. fiaD GrahaR
~ baner sl@&
The TARLUAux.

The other evening. said Daddy
"some children gave thhlcsuI which
A. I've told sou. urr Ike pictures The
chlldrrn get Ia positions 10 make th"lp
look Ike the pictures uud 'hru they
stand quit. siill while the curtain -
drawn up and the people -rr the tab.
leag.
AT these iuh.rnuI the other eN-.
Ming Wrrr the mother, hud ilihrra AMI
Older sisters uul brothers ~ the ,h.l.
drru aud many other p,upl" came iun,
The children gave these lHhI"uuI
aud with rhT hrV O.: their mothers
gut az their own costumes aud dld Hll
the work assisted by f"W grown srs
They charged admission f"r ihry
worked hard over them aud had y"rN
one ou-,. and the money ih"y mad"
went straight 90 fresh a.f iga1 ,y
that children 10 the city Whu,.' HaHdi"s
aui mothers we're uut vel uT uf n'l
could So a little Of ihe country uui
the fresh air IN The summer HWuS from
The city
These children uw that 'h"y had
no .Nr.nsra Ihry made au nId tla.us
roum table a. % platform uHI pGf o rus
over n.
Their curtain was of u.I velvet
curtains which iHi nrru Ienf 'n 'hrm
uug 10. stage Was very pretty win
ruu,r. aud grr"us ara 'rrHs
Il thought ihHi Il might b" nIr" 'nf
Nick and Nancy and their friend. 10
Fr, up s"m. 'ablruaN and SIS" fH"m
for the benefit ~ some Euul charity.
fur you wIII sri 40 much 'gu out ~
them yuur,"',o, aHi sou viii Do" -iy.
lus Others tuu. 600. which ihry other.
wise would ro' have,
Its always Un fu 'rrss up Hui 10
Rr'--yN,n u nuc acts without -at ~ a
word 1nt looking IH,' Iao statue
What du yuu l.Ua ap"gt if. SECS and
Nancy DO you tHak you would Ike
20 civ. some 'ahI.JgE' And wouldn't
sou ike 10 give tH, money SOU make
to some nice charity ~ thar others
could get SOM" pleasure oat " your
flu iooT'
wed love H." said Nauey
And We'll work hard so folks viii
consider that our show Is worth he
money" laughed Nirk
You can have volunteer ushers. and
80 they will all be known 20 he u>hcrs