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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-18
SHOOTING STARS.
By pHII4ANDrR JOHNSON.

The True Philosopher.
Happy the man who, when his wealth
The price Of meat can't touch,
Can say, "It's better for our health
II we don't eat 80 much"
And who, Is grim and ghostly chalk
Shows gasoline's swift rise,
Remarks, I'D much prefer to walk.
l need the exercise"
And who. as patches overtake
His clothes, grows nothing wroth,
But VOWS, "a crazy quilt will make
A stunning style Of cloth"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-18

Social Necessities.
Perhaps these problems for our good
Are still kept strewn about.
II all Of them were solved, what would
We have to talk about
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-21
EDITORIAL THREE
JOHN w. SIMPKINS

Carter county has n most useful
citizen in John W. Simpkins. He is
employed as county farm agent. His
business is to help others help them
selves.
Mr. Simpkins has The virtue Of hu-
he is doing. He is not sensitive to
praise. He is tireless worker. He
knows how to instill faith in others.
He lives the life of the people he is
employed to work among, his thoughts
are their thoughts, his ambitions are
their ambitions, his hopes are their
hopes. He breaks bread with tho
farmer and they break bread witt.
him. He lives simply and honor in
dealings is his watchword. His life
is an example for the youth Of the
country among whom much Of his
work is done.
In his labors for the Winter Live
Stock Show in this county he Is
building up an institution that Will
bring much wealth TO farmers. This
show will be the means of greater pro-
fits in this branch of agriculture. He
is first providing n means for lucra-
tive employment before working for
cotton acreage reduction. He will be
the means Of making farm stock in
this country more profitable because
he Is building up the grade.
As the result OF his work the pas.
few months there will be score of
farms in this county that will be pro-
vided with the finest dairy cattle Any
one can see what the result Of this
work will be II 1t is carried on for n
few years.
His work Is to develop boys and
then 10 see that these boys have an
opportunity to do bigger things, He
must be Judge of boys. II they fail
his work will fail. But the boy who
attends the meetings OF his dairy club.
who takes enough interest to under
take to win will in q very few in
stances fail. To the credit Of the boy
In oklahoma il can be said that not
one of them has ever failed lie works
with enthusiasm and he works with
judgment and when the boy has II
task to do in which he alone is in
tcrcsted and he alone will reap the
profits he very quickly doubles his
energies. His work becomes his JOY.
There is no toll In his efforts. There
is no drudgery to II because he is
/ interested.
! The banks OF Ardmore have played
an important part in this wsrk. Each
oae has done its full duty. Each one
has proven It's abiding interest in the
agricultural welfare Of the community.
Each one has advanced money Ia
some of the boys to start the dairy
work in this county.
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NO END TO OPPORTUNITIES

One Of the most inspiring stories
published recently comes from Geor.
gia. That state furnishes an exam
pie of a man who began his business
career in a small hamlet in that
state. He stuck to his home town
and while he is still comparatively
q young man he has built up for
tune Of twenty million dollars.
lie found no spouting oil wells
he discovered no sulphur deposits. he
opened no mines Of gold or silver. lie
accumulated his wealth in n business
career which began with n five and
ten cent store and grew into a dry
goods store and from that to whole
sale house and from that TO cotton
mills and to lumber and TO hotels
and to many avenues Of business. And
he did not leave his small home towr
but he made 1t grow into a richer
community and made money for all
his noishbors
He discovered and developed and
inspired men TO take charge of the
many institutions he established. Will,
he was finding way to success h,
led hundreds Of others to reach out
TO q more successful career whether
they climbed as high as he or not.
This story is useful because 4
teaches that there Is no end to op.
portunltics. It is n question of seeinp
them and question OF having IN,
pluck TO execute plans that brinl
about these revolutions.
a story which came out from
great state University recently sale
that more than half Of the member
Of the student body were self sup
porting. One would wonder how 81
many pupils could find n way to carr
their living while going to school Th,
average mind would reason that wher,
so many pupils were trying TO carr
money that all the opportunities woul,
he exhausted. But the opposite 4
true. one success brings another
There Is no end TO opportunity.
II Il were necessary for every pupi
OF this institution TO earn his wal
and there was genius enough amoni
them each one could find an oppor
| tunity.
There nre opportunities here for tn,
building. Of many great institutions
Ardmore has few citizens who ar,
inspired with desire 10 build then
and who have faith enough in thei
own power to attempt them.
Opportunities are more apparen
here than they were In the little tow
in Georgia. It will be n smaller firh
here to win than there. But Il take
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-21
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1920
WORKING FOR YOU

The Chamber of Commerce stands
for the community spirit that is at its
highest tide during the Christmas
holiday season.
1t stands for the building of enter
prises at home so that as our young
men leave school they find employment
at their doors.
1t stands for the principle of max
ing opportunities at home.
1t gives its cooperation to agricul-
ture in all its branches. 1t gives its
cooperation to every movement for
a more healthful or more right
eous city.
The Ardmore Chamber of Commerce
has done a work in this city whose
value cannot be estimated. II has built
up a community spirit. 1t has every
business man working with every 9TH
er business man, it sees selfishness in
the commercial life and in social life
and in religious life relegated 10 the
rear. And this spirit of community
service is being felt away from here
and the rural communities of the
counties are taking up the same kind
of work.
The Chamber of Commerce prizes
merited rebuke but any man who
criticises that organization in an un-
merited manner Injuries his own city
1t has fitted up nice quarters for the
membership. They are asked to visit
these quarters. They are urged to
come and lend helping hand in the
great work of town building.
Biting, harsh. relentless, unmerited
and unmerciful criticism have destroy
ed the usefulness OF every Chamber
OF Commerce that has ever been des-
troyed in this city or in any other
city. No business institution can stand
under such a fire. The Chamber in
this city is doing a.useful work, every
director loves Ardmore to the point
where he will make sacrifices for his
city and your city and he is giving
a portion Of his time every week to
you and is not expecting pay for his
time. The entire membership of the
club can afford 10 trust such men
as Sam Daube and p. C. Dings and
Perry Maxwell and Sam Apple and the
other men on this board and every
man who took out membership should
see TO it that his dues are paid.
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the refineries are located, as well as
the refiners themselves. For without
the refineries in our midst Ardmore
would not only lose the valuable as
sets which these plants are, but many
of its most worthy citizens.
Refiners We're awaiting the coming
of the Standard people, for the latter
have aided them in the same manner
during the past few years, and al
ways at time when their coming
saved the day for the refiners. Pre-
vious to this year, they arrived dur
ing January, which was the dullest
season during those years. However
this year they arrived 80 to 45 days
earlier, and bought more than 2oO.-
600 900 gallons of the refinery pro-
ducts. Had they delayed, the refiner-
les would have shut down. For they
had no market. And without a mar
ket. operation is useless, regardless OF
what crude would have cost them.
The first purchase by the STANDARD
people has already been the cause oi
rise of three-fourths cents in tbs
refinery market.
The Standard Oil Company has done
and is doing much for the oil indus
try. Their subsidiaries in this terri
tory have in their employ the highest
type Of men in the petroleum game
and they are cooperating wonderfully
with the independent concerns who
are willing to reciprocate.
Ardmore owes much TO the Standard
people.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-21
SENATE COMMITTEE ON
.REC0NST TRUCT|0N TAKES
COAL CON Germ FILES

Washington, Dec. 2l.-Records in
the headquarters here of the National
Coal Association have been placed
under subpoena by the senate COM
mittee on reconstruction and will be
brought before the committee in open
session tomorrow, it was announced
today by Senator Calder, of New
York, chairman of the committee.
Agents Of the senate organization.
led by Il. p. Miller descended upon
the association headquarters Satur-
day and began an examination of the
records which lasted until last night.
The agents placed under subpoena a
large amount of correspondence and
other matter, Senator Calder said,
bearing on the action taken by the
association druing the Transports
| tion tie-up and coal shortage last
summer.
Officers Of the association also are
expected to be called to testify before
the committee which was authorized
by special resolution of the COM
mittee last week TO employ counsel
with an investigation begun last June.
! The coal industry was sharply crit
icised in partial report submitted
to the senate by the committee last
Tuesday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-21
A USEFUL VISION

Some people dream idle worthless
dreams.
Others see visions that they bring
into reality of being.
Ardmore has a citizen who has bulls
up a vision of a magnificent farm near
this city. He sees vast acreage of
rich land under one fence. He sees
mammoth barns filled with the highest
grade of horses, cattle, sheep and
hogs. He sees experts feeding and
caring for these stock.
He sees grasses and other forage
crops being grown in abundance. He
sees experimental farms in operation
and he sees schools held here for the
teaching of people better agriculture.
| He sees the high bred stock going out
/ from this farm to every other farm
in this portion of the state. He sees
that this great farm that will be used
rs an example and an inspiration TO
others will of itself make a dividend
every year on the investment and he
secs still greater dividend that it
viii yield in inspiring others to estab-
/ lish such farms on a smaller basis and
TO stock those farms from the live
stock that has been acclimated on the
one big mother farm Of the country.
! He sees ten to pNI.ty men combine
their wealth and make the Investment
nd start the work.
The man with tho vision is Sam
A. Apple. Mr.. Apple is a man who
has been successful in his investments.
Te is ambitious to do a work that
VIII reach out to all men that they
may share in its benefits. He realizes
that the greatest good can come
through inspiring others TO greater ef
forts and that there is no permanent
good done where the person Is not
shown bow to help himself.
1t IS our opinion that when Mr.. APP
pie makes up his mind to bring this
useful vision into a state OF reality
that he will do so. He will find many
men who will be willing to become his
partner but if others should not take
to the plan he has the wealth and
the ability himself to do just such n
work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-21
ANN THOMPSON

Once upon a time there was a little
girl in this city who was cheerful and
happy and healthy and dutiful and It
is said of her that she went through
the graded schools and then through
High School without ever having MISS
ed n day.
This little girl loved music and all
the time she could spare from her
other duties was given to music At n
time when she was SO small that her
feet dangled from the piano stool she
played for the Confederate Veterans
at their weekly meetings.
There was never n time when size
was called upon but that she made
q quick response and did her work so
cheerfully and willingly that she grew
into the hearts Of all the people. She
helped every civic club with her tall
ent, she conveyed cheer and sunshine
into the chambers OF the sick, the
down hearted were given new cour-
age in her presence. she seemed ev-
erywhere present where cheer and
sunshine were needed.
As she grew older her love for mu.
sic became intensified, she went away
from home for further study. She
never learned so much that she for
got her graciousness. In fact it seem.
ed the more progress she made the
more she loved other people and the
greater her striving TO be generous
10 others.
The same girl went west to make
her career and among strangers and
before n critical world she never re-
allied that she was a great artist. 1t
did not come TO her that she was do
ing big things. She merely followed
her own inclinations. She went about
her work rs she had done in this city.
III she found an opportunity to cheer
some one she did IL. II she could give
benefit performance 10 relieve tho
suiiering or some one she did Il. But
while she was doing this work she
unoonsclously was attracting the at.
teniion OF the greatest artists OF the
world. She ingratlated herself into
their feelings just "a she had done
with the people in her home city. OF.
fers began coming to her to accept
work. Musical magazines and news
papers began TO make comment upon
her work. She has already paved the
way to success. Her useful career Is
settled. The greater portion OF the
hard work Is done. She is an accom-.
plished entertainer. She is a gracious
little artist
The young woman Is Miss Ann
Thompson whose parents Judge and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-21

the same courage. the same faith, the
same self-reliance here as II did there.
These are the virtues that build
great business institutions. these are
the virtues that drive out poverty,
these are the virtues that develop en-
ployment for thousands of men and
these are the virtues that develop
business men who do more than their
friends think it is possible for them
to accomplish.
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prIcc ram he obtained. sale OF
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PESTS
In every little country town from Monvae LacOnn there

In every little country from Monlyale Laonn there
guy who try the and it, Down his little peanut
mind he thinks himself created city ike New York and with MS
chest inflated he says the needs shaking up and asks that IT.
says you need leader and he's the do He pals coming
from work when all and he mails chance
GETS and makes life sad and dreary You've lived quite spell
and till this pest agtcd within your midst knew
SO bnhed before he showed his face thought
wonder and never dreamed buying you had made bund
He wants to start Board of Trade and tells you his Intention The things
you beneath BREATH do dare to mention You bought
be from and bus where and light and pure
air would build both brain and muscle and this guy forth the
that it's awful pity pure little country town cannot be made city
When thieves break savings banks and stea lot Of @ they nab
f and they chuck em right JAIL but when breaks into town
and steals both peace and quiet there laws Jail him though he's
surely starting
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-21
CONiNIENDABLE ACTION

The worries OF the rofiners have
been allevlated for the present az
least, and the commendable aid which
they have received from the Standard
oil Company, at n time when they
were preparing 20 shut down their
plants. is worthy of the gratitude OF
all the. citizens in the territory where
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-21

Mrs. ]. C. Thompson reside in this
city She arrived here last night from
Los Angeles to visit with them and
she will appear in concert tonight in
Convention Hail.
1t would be but fitting tribute to
a home girl to fill Convention Hall to-
night
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people.

"When | was king OF Babylon, and you
We're a Chtistian slave" so runs n
catch line, in motion picture al. Yes.
when" that's what we'd like TO
know. The city Of Babylon was in
ruins before there were any Christians.
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a consignment Of seven hundred
quarts Of whiskey was shipped to Dali
las. labelled "airplane material Pos
sibly this constitutes an argument in
favor Of holding the price "slSy high"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-21
GET RID or
COLDS, FLU
and GRIPPE
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Take Swamp Chill
Tonic

This famous old remedy will quickly
knock the illness out of your system
and keep it out.
Well.known physicians throughout
the South advise their patients 10 take
SWAMP Chill Tonic regularly. They
know It's reliable, all.year.round rem
edy for colds, grippe, fever, chills,
malaria, ague, etc.
Most folks keep q bottle Of SWAMP
Chill tonic handy At all times. Then
they're ready for illness should II ccme.
SWAMP Chill Tonic has given such
universal satisfaction that II Is handled
and recommended by leading dealers
everywhere.
Get a 6oc bottle today, and eco for
yourself what a really wonderful rem.
edy SWAMP Chill Tonic iA 49,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-21

Wlshington.-De Decided falling off in
exports resulting Americas balance
Of trade for November shrinking s63.-
100000 as compared with preceding
month. according to the department OF
commerce.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-21

GO TO WEBB BROS. FOR CHRIST
MAS PICTURES; STILL DELIVER
THE GO0DS.-Adv. 1913
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-08-19
Pueblo Coke Plant
Blanks Canon in a
Fast Ball Game

The Puebol Coke Plant team OF the
c. F. & l. League appeared on the
scene in Canon City Friday evening
and returned home with the long END
OF 6-to-0 score. The steel workers
played good ball behind their twirler
Bobbie Hogg. The game was one OF
the fastest that has been seen on the
local ground for some time. and was
attended by a large number OF local
fans.
Canon City PLAYED very good ball.
and made one less error than the Coke
oven team They were unable to hit
the ball. and that was the reason the
score was so one-sided. The feature
OF the game was the pitching OF Hogg.
He seemed TO have something mystic
rious on the ball. and had the game
in his control all the time. The locals
were unable TO get man. on base un-
I'll there were two men out in all but
one instance. and Hogg struck out
two men straight at this point OF the
play. and the locals were unable 10
get this man TO the end of the cir
cult
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-08-19
Home From Months
Camping Trip

Mr.. and Mrs Glen Gebhardt re-
turned to Canon City on Wednesday
from a months camping. fishing and
mountain climbing on the Western
slone. They left here by rail early in
July for Lake City, where they pro-
cured a camping and transportation
outfit and started on an exploring trip
into the mountains to the westward.
They made the ascent of Uncom-
pahgre peak. 1929 feet high. and a
number of other mountains in that
part of the state. They visited
Eureka. Silverton. Ouray and other
places in the -'Silvery San Juan"
after which they returned TO Lake
City and camped on the shores OF
beautiful Lake San Cristobal. where
they enjoyed less strenuous expert
ence in the noble arr of fishing. and
in the delights Of the simple life. The
remainder of the vacation will be
spent by Mr.. and Mrs. Gebhsrdt at
the top OF the Royal Gorge. where the
former is the owner of the pavilion
and tourist concession
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-08-19
labor DAY WILL.
IN Florence BY.
LABOR BODIES
BE Celebrated
Fremont County Locals of
United Mine Workers of Am
erica to Celebrate.

FLORENCE. Aug. 14.-Florence will
be the center for holiday activities on
Labor day. September 6. when the six
Fremont county unions of the United
Nine Workers OF America will stage
their Labor day celebration here.
Representatives OF the local unions
met in Florence last Monday night
with representatives OF the Chamber
Of Commerce. and stated that IL the
city would grant them the use OF the
ball park and the streets for their pro
gram. and what concessions they
might desire. the unions would give
their celebration In Florence.
At q second meeting held In Rock
vale on "Wednesday night. attended by
J. NJ. Farley. George Palmer and.
Jackson Taylor. Jr. secretary OF the
Chamber OF Commerce. and represen-
tatives of the unions located at Coal
Creek. Williamsburg. Chandler. Ere.
mont and Canon City. arrangements
were perfected to hold the celebration
here.
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Delegation Enter
tanned at Pueblo

FLORENCE, Aug. 14.-A commit
tee representing the Florence Cham
ber of Commerce and headed by Pres
ident James NJ. Farley and Secretary
Jackson Taylor. was rendered a royal
reception at a MONDAY luncheon uf
the Pueblo Chamber of Commerce yes
terday, shown every possible courtesy
and provided by the members with de-
tailed information Of the splendid
work being carried out by the San
Isabel Public Recreation Association.
under the supervision Of members OF
the Pubelo Commerce Club.
President Farley, Secretary Taylor
and B. E. Gregory OF Florence. and ].
c. Magruder Of Penrose addressed the
meeting briefly in which they offered
the fullest cooperation of their re-
spective communities in the promo
tion Of the forest improvement plan
and that both Florence and the Beaver
Park district stood ready to assist the
project financially to the extent OF
their ability.
The Pueblo members of the asso-
citation felt very grateful to the visit
ors for their kind expressions and
assured them that such a spirit would
eventually result in making the San
Isabel forest one of the most attrac-
tive spots IN Colorado.
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Motor Tourists
Found Everywhere

Motor tourists are thronging the
roads of Southern Colorado by the
hundreds at the present time, and are
camped at all favorable localities in
the Upper Arkansas valley. Scores OF
them may be seen daily in the public
camping grounds here and at all con-
venient points about town Most OF
them are from Kansas and Oklahoma.
although many Of them come from
Texas and other southern states.
More OF the automobile visitors 20
Colorado this year make the trip to
the western part OF the state than
heretofore. as a result of the improve
ment OF the highways across the Con-
tinental Divide, and hundreds of them
find rest. enjoyment and recreation in
Salida, Glenwood Springs. Montrose,
Grand Junction and other places on
the Western slope.
Hotels and boarding houses every.
where are doing thriving business
in consequence of this great move
ment OF summer visitors. In some
of the smaller towns II is almost i'm.
possible for travellers by rail to o..
tain accommodation at the hotels be-
cause OF the demands upon them ; :
these visiting motorists.
An instance of this is reported os
Judge Cooper. who arrived in Buena
Vista from Fairplay Wednesday on
his return to Canon City. and dis
covered that all of the rooms at the
hotel there were taken. and that he
coul dnot be provided with a sleeping
place until after midnight. Tour
ists." declared Judge Cooper on
Thursday, ARE camped by every rock
counties''