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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29
BEETLE MADE LONG TRIP,
BUT FINALLY LOST OUT

Travelling more than 10000 miles
from Singapore. India. to Denver.
Colo. surviving nearly six months OF
voyage and freight transportation
without food. and imbedded fast in
the center OF bale OF rubber, Il
between the whirlins cylinders OF one
or the huge calendcrs In the plant OF
the Gates Rubber Company
Tho live BEETLE was only one OF the
many strange objects which were
found in the centcrs of the rubber
bales comprising Il shipment OF near
~ 100000 pounds of India rubber
pany recently. The specimen OF the
genus Colcoptera WAS nearly four
inches long and more than one inch
across it's back
~ workman found it when he Gu,
open one OF the bales to bo prepared
for tire stock. The beetle snapped
its long pinchers at him. and with "a
bale or rubber to tho floor. One work
man stepped on it. but its shell was
so hard and tough that 1t was not
injured
Finally another workman picked
the beetle up between two sticks and
tossed II into an empty calender. and
the Two great cylinders crushed 1t
Hat
AS near as could he ascertained tho
rubber had been balcd nearly six
months before in the Gate Rubber
Company's warehouse IN SinEaporc
Apparently the beetle had thriven on
its diet OF rubber. judged by the light
II displayed when it was released IL
was ono of the species which infcst
poisonous. but savage.
a myriul of uuppr Ohiccta Nror,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29
TRY HORN ON CHICKENS
AND NOTE HOW IT WORKS
Local Dealer Says Chickens and
Geese Take to Cover When
Whey Hear Klnnnn.

No scientist has yet stepped for
ward with the reason why Il chicken,
secure inside the fence on "A coun-
Try road. will scurry from its place
OF safety and rush across the road
directly into the path OF an oncom-
ing motor car ana death.
Every motorist,' says Monte
stone. Inc. local dealers OF the Co
lumbia six. has had this experience.
and has put AN end TO the life of
one or more chickens. to say nothing
Of mourning the wrath OF the farm
or owner.
In my trips through the country
nave noticed that a good loud
honk of the horn when about 100
tect or more away will usually scat
Ter the. chickens from the road. Once
IN while L have encountered an
unusually dense hen. but in the ma
lorItE OF cases chickens will leave
The road for the ditch when the
Aorn Is sounded. This may seem Il
trivial thing to many motorists but
the death OF one or more chickens
under the wheel OF motor car is
apt 10 get the owner into legal trou-
the number OF the ear.
The next time you 20 out i'm tho
country try the horn on the chickens
and note how il works out.
Nothi nS Will move a COW from
the road. and the motorist usually
has. 10 come 10 full stop. Geese
Will waddlc out of the way at the
sound of the horn. but sheep. like
COWS, are immune to the warming
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29

.ot this is to prevent side rlav of the
shaft. Should sh;s screw not have been
properly placed in the groove YOU viii
get grinding noise
9. hAvc a 1916 Ford car tina, has
developed roaring sound. l have rc-
tLaced drive pinspn. also main roller bear
ing and thrust asher with no result It
running fast can you tell M. how. TO
~hsh nigh, cans thu nSise as Worn an rsaF
cr uuion. worn thrust washers Of either
worn pcariuss. o., the bin in thu forward
s M hays s1a II ins be
worn. rcplacinE {, r'nion only Will often
.. ! nave Ford car. ahou; ten months
Sd 'gs su nsd and n Srrn rg naT nam
SSweg as bcfoTs. il Jon, puii wen on =
!, Tho clutch and drum bands may nc;
NAY be- s r,n loos,.. While one or Il" more u
NJ drum hanhs may hr H!lt:sinT badly;
@ rsSf an oar ST sIn% a S s
valves they may have been lowered. SO
IN The, yalI-' filters. or .push rods, 50 that
he Valves are net closing ,Gon.rly. SOM.
y You san ~ - ysfs sEn r play nn, ns'wIn
70 HE a Hi. on the bolton, OF The valve
hays .?at snGaf s, Fra r. car w nna
80 nat4 III S have e lax y, r"pr Wheels
,SSeksd no the frank turns easy. When
m rMS m1,Sp Yarn hayn no ,r%mns
4. The most '5sS i!iktlv cause OF Your Va ,rou
Try Isaiinr on the iii. yiar " ihr rintch
S ec W, IN tr nm4 or TN IN 5T.h
=, ,rl.ase give the. information to wire a
Il
To wire IA shs Iow:,s ,si sniiidort
H.. trom batter; I" tyT i've, dry ellis %
BE-! BE- found, marked, 9: 4 and 3 Connect
sii. OF the inarnc,o iuc.,Ker box his Mil
be to the in1erruptcr; then connect "a
box cover. and No to the ground. TN. 70
for ins r a Sn con afs OF Win h
heavy WIRE comet III" terminal on IN.
middle OF the marn-tn distributor ri.
Si t o, nj mn: screws = \ ana varies on
edtsn s4s d a:.ai9, co stnsh }syqlys
hand distributor terminal 20 No. SPARK
n aaSh ead pv I'M .A a'fs ls.h /, ;e Srds
'!9s' /" ne nri Isi o5 rs & H. ens.
.ne; oH'y. There Is had r."wl torn ;h-
, sF9.t o, ne he, srr.n- came, understart
from The ehaiDs which S-ye ,h~ earn
cause ~ 80 0nits- =
Z The chaLns hav. --oeshiv si-e:cha5
a&clv and -ur aTzE< -. hausrr 49,
,n@sg's -. furnish yru w.tn fhe-s wAlch
'.1 % urt r1c'- 'hs char - -she u
u. SO. ~ c.s1 .ast, chsi-4 -uu.
20 '.d Ewar
@ wh.a So: m e.- when =.
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sa5 Gov t a.. ,Ss. a.' b
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ft:lIca.y -. vn-r :it--s 20 -s--.1r
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29
SPARE TIRE LOSES Al OF
ITS PUNCH WHEN IDLE
Expert Declares That Motorists
Should Alternate Spares
with Their Regulars.

Don't spare the spare tire. TO al
low the spare Ia remain on the back
end of the ear until one of the
working" tires is worn out is not
economy.
The tire expert OF the Virginia
Auto supply Company claims to have
learned from experience that too much
idleness results in serious harm to
the spare. After Il few months of
rest il begins TO loose it's punch and
resiliency and when finally put to
work is untitled to stand the con-
slant pounding which the other tires
take unGnchingly.
The cause for this is that rubber
deteriorates with age unless it is
given some exercise. just the same
as the muscles of the body become
soft and iiabby unless put to work
occas ionally. The structure of the
tire may appear unchanged after
months of rest. hut in reality it isn't
the same good tire it was when i, left
the shop.
The lesson every motorst should
learn, IL he wants the maximum SER
vice from all his tires. is that he
should see that all OF them get equal
service. He should change them
around al regular intervals, giving
one a rest and then another. In
that way the tires will wear out
uniformly and give maximum service
WHAT'S more the motorist should
give The spare tire the same atten-
ton he gives TO the workers. lie
should remember that air leaks out
OF tn" spare almost as fast a il
does out of those in use and that
Il must be inflated occasionally. Ai-
costs nothing nowadays. so there is
40 excuse for the motorists If the
spare * soft and squashy when the
time comes TO put ii in use.
spare tires are often greatly dam
aS"d by the way they are held in
the holder. II ii IS not held secure
y. X rubs against the holder and
the friction wears X out Moreover
III. tire should be we'll protected
by cover from the elements and
the fumes from the exhaust. If left
exposed. it VIII be robbed of many
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29

TO get this beautiful closed
L car now means a wise in
vcstment now and next year you
will have the leading style vogue
for closed cars.
We must be frank, however, and
warn you not to delay.
Only Lexington can offer such
value because Of manufacturing
advantages this company enjoys
as a result OF cooperation be-
tween body and top builders.
In summer the windows and
side members can be entirely re-
moved. In winter it is a snug,
completely closed car.
II has all the advantages Of
This big value is possible only bcca
car parts, are closely
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29
MARRIED STATE BLAMED
FOR FACTORY ACCIDENTS
Workers Divided Attention Accounts
for Greater Injuries Than
Among Single Wen.

MARRIED factory wurkerS are more
careless than those who are single.
According 20 statistics compiled by
the safety first department. OF the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
10. married men were injured last
month. compared 10 1913 single men
who met with accidents
EXPERTS failed 10 state whether or
no; there is a psychological reason for
this condition. FaCet!cus bachelors.
who compose Is per cent OF the per
tonne! declare that the married men
have greater respcns Utilities and more
things to think about-thus dividing
attention and destroying conCentra-
ton on their work. They assert that
inatri'ncny is dtstraCtinE and natur-
ally causes absent
cause of many accidents
Another Interesting fact established
by safety first experts - that the per
ccntaSe of accidents Is greater among
foreign born workers. Approximate
~ 10 per cent OF Goodyear employees
were born abroad. Vet IN one month
they furnished 20 per cent O: The total
number tina: met with accidents.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29
QUERIES AND ANSWERS

I y. ] have 1916 Dodge rOadster Their.
erhding noise when running on high
~ zen miles IN hour. bur as soon as II
ftls ~ to fifteen ] do not hear IL
Gave had tho. car in .hop to have new
itisions lapptJ Ia. They told me the noise
'Gsf coming from center bear!nrs of the
am shaft being worn, would like to
'sn The biock w
c 4 The noise might come from IN.
sstznl shaft u airing. believe YOU Will BE-
we 10 ket ut IL without removing the
SJaok. but you will have ia remove the
w. er1nkcats radiator and timing gear
asSvs Gu. e., IN ~, ssr ,0 Il yonT make h.se
II RI IL. ED eas Il ssssx aSsas
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29

found in tho thousands OF bales which
made up this big rubber shipment.
Some OF them showed that tho sup
posedly Simple" native is not so
simple after all when II comes down
TO sharp business practices. Stones
as big as mans hand were found
in the center or some OF the bales,
and in addition the workmen TOOK out
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29

four knife blades and three knife
handles: old shoes. n fanclly carved
mocasin. made OF pure rubber, a cen
tipcdo measuring nearly seven Inches
small green rubber bugs, said TO bo
deadly poisonous when alive. and
many other objects. all OF which
added weight to the rubber bales.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-29

Il suggest to our scientists a lit
lle nature study from behind tho
wheel of an automobiles"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-08
TO STRIKE OR GO ON VACATIONS

At the risk of being called a crank
and of being accused Of riding
hobby to DEATH The Ardmoreite can
not help again calling attention to
the palpably evident fact that some
thing must be done in the matter OF
securing shelter. rooms, for those
who are 10 teach in the Ardmore
schools during the coming winter
Should matters be left standing
rs they are at present, with no effort
made TO secure fhousing accommoda.
tion for the instructors, it seems
that one OF the two things will be
the inevitable sequence-one or two
things which, as the world under
stands the matter. embody a dis
tinction without a difference.
The teachers will either have 10
strike" or emulate the example set
by the so.called outlaw" Chicago
switchmen-'"go on a vacation,
And much as We all, as good and
loyal citizens u Ardmore, would hate
TO see the schools of the city deprived
Of competent teachers, who Is there
who will be willing to raise the voice
OF censure. the voice which will say
they acted In an unpatriotic man
ner?
As We understand II the average
wage OF the grade teacher H. Sis
per month less than is paid the bally'
hoo spieler for the travelling side
show. Can the teacher be expected
to pay out practically ono.third Of his
or her monthly stipend just for 4
roofg Can the teacher who draws
down this munificient salary be ex.
pected to buy clothes at present
prices, shoes at prices which would
make the whole cowhlde cost as
much as producing oil well and
still have TO kick in with ten days
pay out OF every month just for a
room in which to sleep-wi,h gas and
lights extra?
Ardmore citizens generally, Ardmorc
parents in particular. should feel
ashamed OF themselves And, feeling
ashamed, they should get busy today
and do the right thing.
Unless they do, then goodbye schools,
for We believe that. with ell tn, df.
ferent sorts Of good jobs open in the
business world, the teachers, rather
than be robbed by such extortion,
will-'go on a vacation"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-08

practical support from the govern.
ment.
The vogue Of high class cotton dress
goods during the current season has
been noticeable. When silk became no
longer the mark Of exclusiveness and
affluence. but was "anybody's year"
fashion abandoned 1t. turning 10 dain.
~ and attractive cotton weaves, di-
aphanous fabrics that suggest COOL
ness and airiness. When the working
man paid SIS and $50 for his silk
shirt, the capitalist took 10 wearing
Madras. Fashion is notoriousy i'm
permanent: silk and satin are but
temporarily banished, and will resume
their places as the insignia of ele-
gance and luxury; nevertheless, the
exquisite fabrics our designers and
manufacturers are placing on the
market viii be chosen for their beau
ty and suitability; nothing is more de
sirable for summer wear.
The increase in area devoted to the
culture of the 'opg stapled cotton
will not affect to any great extent
the southern cotton planters, as II
will not replace the present type oI
cheap cotton goods. 1t will supply {
more recent demand. in consequence
OF the development of automobiles ant
aeroplanes. and establish cotton still
more firmly as king"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-08
ASKS THE IMPOSSIBLE

A correspondent in the Dallas News.
in a lengthy communication. asks
for that which seems Impossible in
this neck OF woods. He asks that
the street be made safe for pedes'
trians."
Now, what do you know about that?
What do you think of that? What
do you think OF the monumental gall
Of a poor worm who has TO walk
back and forth upon the streets Of
the cities Of the great southwest,
asking that those streets be made
safe for him. that they be guarded
so that he may perambulate up
and down and across them without
getting in the way of some automo'
bilist, greatly to the vexation and
annoyance OF the latter gentleman?
What were our streets made for
unless II was for car owners TO use
as race.courses and speedways? Why
do you suppose the taxpayers spent
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-08

the danger signal, the news was tele-
graphed to the brain that the road
was blocked, the hand showed the
throttle down, threw over the re-
verse, jammed the air. But the same
brain which caused the man to do
this told him, as an experienced rail-
way man, that to stop was impossible,
that a death dealing collision was un'
avoidable.
The engineer had done all that
mortal man could do to save his train
Attempting to save his own life he
sprang from his engine cab into the
arms of Death.
OF course there will be an investi'
CATION. OF course the company will
fix the responsibility. OF course the
man who flashed the wrong signal
will be possibly blacklist
ed, but none Of these will bring back
the life Of the engineer, none of these
will restore him TO the bosom of his
family, none Of these will atone foI
the manner in whi..i the lives OF the
passengers upon that train were en-
dangered.
With the speed mania ruling; with
the speed mania debating schedules to
the men who make the time cards
what would have been the result had
the NJ. o. & G.. train really have
been in the block? How many lives
would have been lost had the NJ. o. &
G. train have been dropping dowr
along its rails, across the NJ. X. 4 T,
tracks? How many lives would have
been sacrificed? How many limo
Gently unsuspecting passengers would
have been manned and crippled?
AS 1t was the reports will show that
"only the engineer was killed" while
high-salaried attorneys, should sui
be filed against the company by this
engineers next Of kin, will plead
"contributory negligence"
And still the speed demon is per
mitted TO rush through the land, like
a raving beast seeking whom he may
devour.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-08
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1920
Texas has recently been re-
lieved Of a long continued sur
fering from Bailey.ache.-Stolen.
RUNNING ONE HOUR LATE

Another story or death chargeable'
indirectly, to the speed mania, comes
from Durant. This time the story
came through the Associated Press
and told Of the manner in which the
engineer Of one Of the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas fast passenger trains
met his death when he leaped from
his engine as that monster Of steel
and iron rushed along the rails
within the corporate limits OF Du'
rant, at an appalling speed
The train was running one hour
late, according to the press dispatch
when as it approached the interlocker
which guards the crossing of the NJ
o. & G.. railway. the danger signal
was flashed, conveying to the mind
of the engineer the impression that
the "Mogy" train was in the block
and had the right-of-way.
In the twinkling Of an eye 1t
flashed across the mind of the katy
engineer that crash was imminent.
1t was not UP to him TO reason that
the red light had been shown through
q blunder upon the part of someone
in the signal tower. He did not
have to think The rules Of the road
said that the train on the other road
had the right over him, so he re-
versed his engine, iammed on the
emergency and leaped-to his death.
1t does not matter to the operators
Of railways that cities, like Durant,
have speed laws which say how fast
trains shall be operated within their
limits. The man who makes the run
ming schedule is a power within him
self, who says that this train shall
stop at certain stations, while an
other train shall flash through on
the wings Of the wind.
The train which the unfortunate
man was pulling was running one
hour late, according to the informa'
tion given by the Associated Press,
the most reliable news source in the
United States. The engineer was
nearing the end Of his run. He had
taken his train out Of Parsons on
time or late We do not know which
ana it was up 10 him to reach his
terminal as nearly on time as pos
sible. So, rocking and swaying,
laundering and crashing. the exhaust
rafting like machine gun, the mons
s;er drivers revolving so rapidly that
the eye could not transmit TO the
mind the flashes OF the connecting
rod as Il drove forward and back.
ward. backward and forward. carry.
ing forward the mass OF steam.driven
machinery as it hurtled around the
curve and bore down. like some grim
swooping bird Of prey upon the cross.
ing Of the Katy" and the 'Mogy"
tracks
The eye Of the engineer glimpsed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-08

their good money in having the
thoroughfares of the cities asphalteo'
unless it was to give the autoist the
right .of-way, and the right TO oriVe
lust as fast as he double.the-public'
be.doubled damned please?
Cut-outs were put on autos TO be
left open. Horns, warning honkers,
were added to the equipment as orna'
ments, not to use in giving danger
signals. Lights were put on ma
chimes to be turned on full limit
binding all who come within their
radius. And wheels were put under
the cars 10 revolve just as fast as
gas.fed engines may be able to make
them. Were not this and these the
case. the manufacturers would never
find sales for their product.
OF course the pleasures of the JOY
riders were severed in twain. when
an unfeeling government decided that
booze must go. but We still have
plenty of Jake left. so let JOY go on,
unconfined.
With "a rag, bone and hank OF
hair" sitting beside US. applaudins
our efforts as We dash madly down
this street and across that one, pat
ting US upon the shoulder when we
ran down some plebean pedestrian, we
can get along well enough, but it is
simply preposterous for the poor
simple book who has no better senses
than TO attempt TO walk along the
streets, to ask that safety laws be
enacted and enforced.
The very idea!
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-08
Editorial
of the Day
A SPOOL OF THREAD.

From the Anadarko American-Dem'
ocraO
The woman at the notion counter,
asking for spoo, of thread is dis
mayed at the scarcity Of the finer
numbers and the change in fneness
OF the numbers that can be obtained,
The trcbled price, twelve cents for
what formerly sold Tor four. is ac'
cepted as a matter of course; every
body is accustomed to paying two or
three times the well remembered
prices.
Various reasons are assigned for the
shortage OF this domestic necessity,
Manufacturers of automobile tires are
accuesd of buying up all the sea Is
land or long-stap'ed cotton for castings.
| This quality Is also demanded in large
qualities by manufacturers of air
ships, cloth made from long staple
cotton being Indispensable as a sub
sttute for silk. which cannot be oh
tanned in sufficient quantity. The chiei
supply OF this cotton comes from
Egypt. which is unable to supply the
demand; there is world shortage o.
over half million pounds of this es
sential cotton fiber.
The United States furnishes abou
flve.eighths Of the worlds supply O
cotton. and England and Germany
have been chief importers. British
India, however. is rapidly increasing
her production. her 1919 crop exceed
ing by over 100000 bales OF 4O
pounds each that of 1913. England il
taking measures to encourage cottoi
culture in all her colonies, and lan'
suitable for the purpose has heel
found in South Africa and Australia
the latter a newcomer in the indus
! try. About two.thirds Of the Argentin
Republic is said to be fitted for cot
ton. yet her exports have been negl
. gihle, the industry having received n
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-08

Let me not to the marriage of true
minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters WREN it alteration finds
Or bends with the remover to remove.
o, no. 1t is an ever-fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never
shaken.
1t is the star to every wandering
bark,
Whose wof:h's unknown. although ms
height be taken,
Loves not Times fool. -
Shakespeare.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-08
WINS WEST TEXAS
LEAGUES BALL PENNANT

Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. Ranger
today was officially declared the win.
ner Of the second half in the West
Texas league baseball league. The
post season series between Abilene,
winner Of the first half. and Ranger
WA be open at Abilene tornorroy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-08
BIG LOT BOYS SUITS, ALL NEW
AND LATEST MATERIALS AND
STYLES THIS WEEK, 20 PER CENT
DISCOUNT. CHAS. STEWART, l01
EAST adv.
NEGRO MUST SERVE
Appellate Court Affirms Long Sen
tence on Manslaughter Charge

Oklahoma City, Sept. THE Grim
inal court of appeals today denied a
rehearing of the appeal of Xenophen
Jones. a negro, of Muskogee, sen.
fenced more than year ago to 25
years in the state penitentiary for
manslaughter The court affirmed the
sentence when it was appealed early
last summer.
Jones was convicted of killing Guy
F. Mcintyre, white man, in gar.
age November s, 1917. Mandate for
Jones transmission to prison was to
be sent to Muskogee late tolay.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-08

as State Fair, competing for the I'VE
stock awards. He is farmer u
we'll as a statesman OF the hsheS'
order -