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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
Amendment TO Minutes Of Regular
Meeting


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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
JOHN \. CA RL0CK'S
FRIENDS URGING HIM
CO TO STATE SENATE

Friends Of John II. Carlock are III
sisting that he get in the race for tho
state senate but he states that il does
not appeal to him very strongly ana
says he doubts whether he will yield
to the plcadin. of his friends.
Mr.. Carlock has been closely idcn-
tilted with political affairs Of Carter
county for a number Of years an is
thoroughly conversant with local re
Quirements. His friends hope that he
will permit his name to come before
the people at the coming primary
election and are assuring him their
warm support, should he decide to do
So
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
DEATH or JOHN MOORE
WAS DUE TO ACCIDENT

The story Of the death of John
Moore whose body was found near
the bayou west OF Lone Grove, sun.
day morning, was based upon infor.
NATION found, when too late for cor.
recton, 10 be erroneous.
Moore came to his death by the ac.
cidcntal discharge OF a shot gun with
which he was squirTe.hunting. Shcr.
If Garrett stated that the gun was
evidently leaning against the body of
hloore when discharged, as the entire
load passed through his heart enter.
ing the body near the waist line and
.'anged upward,
Mrs. Moore is in bad health and II
Is stated that Mr.. Moore went to the
bayou 10 shoot squirrels for her when
the accident occurred.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
SAMPLE or CONGRESSIONAL
BONEHEAD ECONOMY

Washington. Jan. 2O.-The house
spent 45 minutes in a roll call today
to determine whether Representative
King. republican, Illinois. should be
recognized for one minute to read n
telegram opposing pending anti-sedi.
ton legislation. Representative Ban.
ton, democrat Texas, objected max.
ing n vote necessary to decide wheth-
er he could conclude il.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
VOTING on GOVERNOR IN
LOUISIANA PRIMARIES

New Orleans. Jan. 20.-Ioulsiana
voters today were balloting on wcmo
cratic candidates for governor, leu.
tenant governor and other state off.
GERS III the regular primary, the re.
suit oil which is equivalent to elec.
tion. The gubernatorial candidates
are John NJ. Parker, of New orleans,
in 1916 Progressive party candidate
for vice president, and Col. Frank T..
Stubbs of Monroe.
Colonel StubbS Is credited with be.
ing the organization" candidate, while
Parker Is supported by the anti-or
ganization forces headed by Governor
Peasants who four years ago defeat
ed Parker At that time Governor
Pleasants was the Organization" can.
did1te and Pit,ker an independent hut
this year the former withdrew from
She organization" and threw his
strength TO Parker.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
POIICE OFFICERS RAID
AFRICAN GOLF GAME

Monday afternoon Chief of Police
Chancellor and his men, together with
Gus Gaines, deputy sheriff, made n
into custody eight negroes and one
white man who were caught playing
African golf They all made bond for
their appearance and this morning
paid the usual fine in municipal court.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
OKLAHOMA CITY
LIVESTOCK MARKET
Especial to The Ardmoreite)

Oklahoma City, Jan. 20.-CATTLE-
Receipts, 1900; market steady; beef
steers, sl2 to sl45O medium steers,
81 to sl1; cows and heifers. $3.50 to
$40; cows. $3.50 to $3.50 Gamers and
cutters. $3.50 to 81; calves, 80 to
sl2; bulls, $3.50 to $3.50; vealers,
not quoted
Receipts 500; market, 10
to 10 cents higher; heavies, $3.50
10 Slj.25; butchers. SIS to $l5.l5;
medium to good, $3.50 to SIS; com.
mon to medium, s14 to $l4.jO stock.
ers, sll TO $3.50.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
Fort Worth Iiyestncll.

Fort Worth. Texas, Jan. 2O.--CAT.
TLE-Recepts 5000: steady; beeves
sS.0Om 1900.
HOGS-Receipts 5000. unchanged.
SHEEP-Receipts ESQ: unchanged
Lambs, sl6.50ml900.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
For County Attorney

The Ardmoreite is authorized to
announce James II. Mathers as a
candidate for the office of county at
torncy subject TO the action of the
democratic primary election August
3rd, 1920
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
Political Announcements
County Superintendent

The Ardmoreite is authorized to an
nounce Thomas Overstreet as can.
didate for the office of county super
intendent of public instruction sub
ject to the action of the democratic
primary election August 3. 1920.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
NOTICE or SALE

On January 24th, 1920. at O'Clock
p. m.. the Board OF County Commis.
sloners OF Carter county. state OF Ok.
lahoma, viii offer for sale to the high
est and best bidder for cash the fol-
lowing described property to.wit:
1900 hollow tile block, used by the
county as head walls for culverts.
Commissioners reserve the right 10
reloC: any and all bids.
Witness our hands and official seal
this tho Sth day Of January, A. D.,
1890.
JOE r. TAYLOR,
Chairman Board Of County
commissioners.
Attest.
CLARENCE HARRIS.
(ScaD County Clerk. $40
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
STATE OF OKLAHOMA

County Of Carter
The Board OF County COMMISSIONERS
Of Carter county Oklahoma, met on
January l7th, 1920. as per recessment
of January sth. 1920, all members
Of the Board being present, the fol-
lowing business was transacted TO.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
For COUNTY Jmdge

'rhc Ardmoreito is authorized to an
nounce Franklin W. Bourland as
candidate for the office OF county
Judge Of Carter county subject 10
the action of the democratic primary
election August Be-. 1920
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
TEXAS CATTLEMiN MAY
INVEST IN OKLAHOMA
RANCH PROPERTIES

II. W. Wiley Of Whitesboro, Texas,
who is engaged in the cattle busi-
ness, is here looking over the offer.
inss of Oklahoma in the way Of ranch
properties.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
Motor Truck Manager Here

&. NJ. Head, state manager for the
International Motor Truck. with head
quarters AT Oklahoma City, is in Ard
more on business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-FiVe rooms Of furniture.
Phone 2l97. 2O.2
WANTED-To buy an ordinary ice
box. f. L. Foster. 2O3
FOR RENT-Front bed room well fu"
nished for two gentlemen. BoarG
if desired 707 2nd North West,
20.3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
Marietta Visitors.

Among Marietta visitors to Ardmore
yesterday were Mrs. Il. ID. Hamilton
and son, Edwin Jr, Mrs. VIII Riley
and Mrs. Maury Short.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
For County Commissioner

The Ardmorete is authorized 10
announce James Il. Taliafcrro as a
candidate for commissioner from the
First district subject to tho action
OF the democratic primary election
August .. 1890
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
CONTR \DICTORN REPORTS
FROM STEAMER P0WHATAN

New York Jan. 90.--Army trans
port headquarters Al Hoboken was
without word from the transport,
Powhatan. disabled at sea, from early
Monday night to a. m. today. The
last word received ut the naval com
munication office here last night said
the White Star liner Cedric was stand
ing by and that everything was o.
L."
A wireless report picked up at Bos'
ton last night saying that the Cedric
had taken Off the Powhatans passen'
gers, two hundred miles southeast
Of Halifax. was at variance with
a radio message received at Halifax
early this morning The Halifax adj
vices said it had been impossible to
transfer the Powhatan's passengers
owing to the unfavorable weather.
The Cedric was reported in the
HaliiaX message to be continuing her
voyage. to New York, leaving the
transfer to United States destroyers
at dawn today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20

Albany. n. Y, Jan. 20.-Five reso.
lutlons introduced in the assembly
dealing with the cases of five suspend
ed socialist members. one providing
that they should be resented were
laid over for Il week at todays
session OF the house. preceding the
opening Of the socialists trial by the
assembly Judiciary committee.
The five defendants, Louis Wald
man. August ClaessenS. Samuel A.
Dewitt, Samuel orr, and Charles Solo.
mon. all Of New York city. were pres.
ent.
I'm addition to these resolutions,
seeking to validate" the proceedings
of the legislature by rcseating the
members, introduced last
night, two other resolutions proposed
at the same time were read.
NOne, by Assemblyman j. Fairfax
Mclaughlin. would bar Attorney Gen
eraI Newton from "trespassing" in
the assembly, by conducting the case
for the judiciary committee, and an.
other by Assemblyman Joseph stein.
berg would eXpunge from the rec.
ord an attack in the house last week,
by Assemblyman Martin McCue, on
the loyalty Of Charles +. Hughes,
in opening the suspension action
The house supported the chair ~
to /, in an appeal from its decision
on the Mclaughlin resolution.
Just before the hearing began the
judiciary committee held an executive
session after which it was announced
that the majority of the committee
had voted that the committee from
the bar association from the city Of
hearing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20

The Arlmorcitc is authorized to an
nounce jeff O'Brien as a candidate
for tho office of county commissioner
from the First commissioners district
subject to the action Of the democrat
Is primary election August 3, 1920.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
REAR A D N | RAL MAYO
CALLED TO TESTIFY
BEFORE SUB COMMITTEE

Washington, Jan. 20.-Rear Admiral
Henry T.. Mayo, commander in chief
of the United States fleet during the
war told the senate committee in.
vestigating naval awards today that
lis letter TO Secretary Daniels o.
December 90, declaring thai the
ka'rht board did not give sufficient
consideration to .oivicc at SEA, par.
Ccularly t. the irtics and response
ilites of members "f the staff Of the
cInmandcr-in-chic: of the flee, was
c't to be considered in any sense
ere OF protest lie read the le.'cr at
the request OF Chairman Hale.
Admiral Mayo took a view diane
trcally opposed to that expressed by
Rear Admiral Sims who told the sub.
committee that the Knight board, in
granting awards, gave too little con.
sideration to athe records of officers
who served on shore
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
NEW YORK LAW MAKERS
DELLA WNG HEA Rim 6 IN
N A TTER Of SUSPENDED
S0C|AL|ST|C MEN B RS

Albany, y. Y, Jan. 20.--The Assem-.
bly, Judiciary committee which is try.
Ing the five suspended socialist mem
bers refused at the opening of their
trial here to note the appearance OF
the New York city bar association
committee headed by Charles +.
Hughes, which asked to be received
in the interest Of the public.
Soon after the opening Of the trial
Mr.. Martin read "A statement which
asserted that the assembly had learn.
ed through various channels" that
the defendants were members OF n
party whose platform demanded un-
res., the bringing into action of force
and violence and direct action by the
masses.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
RAILWAY TIME TABLE
SANTA FE RAILWAY
Norih Bound
ROCK ISLAND RAILWAY

Train No. 6j2 DEPARTS 1900 a. m
Train No. 6S4 Departs ----12:4o p H.
Mixed Train)
Train No. 693 Arrives----l2;4o p. IN.
(Nlxed Train
Train No. Col Arrives S:lo p. rn'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20

Boston. Jan. 2O.-The White star
liner Cedric reported in radio mes
saees received here that she had left
the disabled army transport Powha'
tan last evening under moderatng
We ather conditions.
We have none Of Powhatan pas
scnccrs aboard" the message said
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20

Washington, Jan. 2O-A radio dis
patch from the army transport Pow
natan received by the navy depart
ment late last night said the British
steamer Bardic, which had been
standing by, would take the transport
in tow for Halifax.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20

Washington, Jan. 20. 90 Admiral
Mayo said his letter was written after
practically all of his recolnmen endations
had been changed or dsapproved by
the board or Secretary Daniels
II made very few recommendations
for awards he said, mostly in the
cases OF members of my personal
staff force commanders and com.
mundcrs operating independently. In
the case of Captain o. i. Jackson,
my chief Of staff, | took very con
scrvativc view and recommended a
navy cross. in view of other com
manders recommending their chief
aides for distinguished service medal
but Secretary Daniels reduced it back
to a navy cross. Captain Jackson
was the only member of my staff, I
believe, who firmly received any dec
Grafton at all
Testing that Admiral Sims was
supposed to be" under his command
during the war, Admiral Mayo said
that in order to facilitate matters,
Admiral Sims did not report to him,
but directly to the navy department.
Lack of well-defined policy for
the award of naval honors may have
had a bearing or the decoration stu.
ation Admiral Mayo said adding:
"Eoth the board and the secretary
were acting within their rights and
prorogatives in changing recommcn-
dHtious for awards
"But don't you believe. admiral.
that the board and the secretary
changing your recommendations
asked Chairman Hale.
NO, do not" replied the admiral.
Il do not believe it would hage been
practicable 1t might have been de
sirablc however.
i do not say | was satisfied with
the result of the action of the board
and the secretary added Admiral
Mayo. but do say that they had
the right to take such action as they
wished and to assume the respons-
oility."
Chairman Hale said there was no
record that Commander +. w. Foote
new personal aide to Secretary Dan
icls had been recommended by any
officer for a decoration, although the
secretary awarded him a distinguished
eryice medal. Admiral Mayo replied
hat he had approved a recommends
lion by Admiral Gleaves. commanding
.he cruiser ana transport force, that
foote bc awarded distinguished scr
,ice medal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20
FRISCO RAILWAY

Train No. sos DEPARTS $40 a. M
Train no. j74 Departs------12:30 p. m
Mixed Train
Train No. Sc Departs------ 4:5o p. IN.
Train No. 573 Arrives $40 a. m.
Mixed Train
Train No. SIS Arrives----10:35 a. m.
Train No. sos Arrives------ 1880 p. III.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20

Washington, Jan. 2O.-Rear Admiral
Mayo, commrnder in chief OF the
Atlantic fleet during the war. wnom
Secretary Daniels said ranked Rear
ADMIRAL Sins was called for t1iay
TO testify before the senate sub-com.
ui;tec invest eating n, award of
6aval decorations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20

CLARENCE HARRIS,
lSeap County Clerk.
Published in Daily Ardmoreite' Jan
uary 2Uth, 1919. II
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-20

NlA'Sl.
CLARENCE HARRIS.
(ScaD County Clerk.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-07
This Your Type3 '' .ss:: .:s;:s :;.:::'. a.sso''
! summoned those pretty flowers into

summoned those pretty fowers into
existence."
Alexander Dumas describes BIZ
anca Capello in 'The Count OF
Monte Christie" as another one of
these b1ushing blondes. She had a
dead white complexion. over which
at the slightest emotion q blush
would pass like q rosy cloud"
girl is so often blonde that she Is
more noted for her blush than 10 the
French girl and that the English
novel seems to possess more blushes
than does the French novel. Taine,
the French literary critic. speaks of
the ideal English type of woman of
the present time a. "a blonde virgin
with downcast eyes and blushing
checks, purer than q madonna Of
Raphael, o sort of Eve before the
fall"
But French literature Is not
without its blushing heroines.. II
was Nine. de La Fayette In her ro-
nance called Mime. de Cloves" who
portrays her heroine as possessing
"a blush which was almost her
only language"
Fanny Burney. extremely cele-
brated In her day as the author Of
'Evelina," blushed very readily.
She was thoroughly English in
spite OF the fact that she married
a. Frenchman and later was known
as Madame d'Arblay. She published
'Evelina" anonymously and used to
blush whenever she heard II praised.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-07
Excellent Advice
A TOO OPTIMISTIC INVENTORY,

A TOO OPTIMISTIC INVENTORY.
It b, Of course. one of the merci-
full dispensations of Providence that
every old hen thinks that she has
Matched out a swan, and that every
mother believes her own children
to be models of beauty, and para
CONS of wit and intelligence.
Otherwise there would be no
children raised. 1t Is only a moth
er's blindness to its defects that
wives a woman the patience and the
love to worry. and work with a
cross, fretful. sickly, teething baby
that doesn't look as II II were more
than three Jumps ahead of its orig
1nal monkey ancestors. Nobody else
could possibly think it worth rear
ing. but the blessed mother delusion
sees the beauty Of Lillian Russell
or Paul Swan in the watery eyes.
the pudgy nose and the mouth like
q catfish; the mothers ears hear
the voice OF Caruso in every squaIl,
and detects the intellect of a Wood
row Wilson in the countenance that
has no more expression to II than
q cream cheese.
None of US know whether to laugh
At the stultification of mother love
that we are so often called upon to
witness, or to go down on our
knees in reverence before a love so
great that IL robs an otherwise in
telligent woman of every particle
OF ability to see clearly. or form a
true judgment where the beloved
one is concerned, for mother love is
that which when put into the heart
OF woman robs her of her reason.
So when some woman descants to
us by the hour about the beauty
and charms of her daughter, and
we find the girl homely and awk-
ward and unattractive, with no
charm OF mind or person, or when
mother shows off little Tommy's
marvellous histrionic ability, and
makes him recite for us. and he
writhes. and twists. and squirms,
and mumbles out some hackneyed
verses with about as much eXprcs-
ston and elocutionary ATTEST as II
they were being ground out of a
food chopper.
Or, when mother shows us little
Mary's composition and tells us that
she Is sure that Mary is going to be
an author because she already dis
plays such a genius for writing,
and we can see in Mary's effort
nothing but commonplace childish
twaddle, IN expressed and badly
spelled. why there are tears very
near our smiles. and we thank God
for mothers, which gives each of
us one person who believes in our
genius and thinks us a paragon of
beauty, no matter how much the
world may differ with her.
Comforting. sustaining and sooth-
Ing as this mother love is to our
The Washington herald., 1920-04-07
NJ YoU BLUsH.

Madame Roland was one of the
intellectual women who biushed.
And as is often the case with those
who blush. her complexion was one
OF exquisite freshness. You will
find that persons with cloudy.
opaque compilations seldom blush
or IL they do experience the physical
act OF q blush. that blush never
comes to the surface. OF Mime. Ro-
lands blush IL was said that her
fresh complexion responded to
every emotion Of q passionate ma
ture."
Lest you think that the man who
blushes thereby forfeits all his
claim to admiration from the fair
sex. just remember that Shelley
continued through life to. blush
like q girl" and Shelley, you know.
had naughty little habit-hc was
almost-as bad as Lord Byron in that
respectTof captivating the fair
young ladies whom he met
In literature blushing maidens
are quite the rage. especially II
they are Of the sweetly innocent.
fond. confiding type so much ad-
mired In nineteenth-century British
literature. Scott was especially
addicted to them. Rose Bradward-
inc in ''waverly," a charming
blonde, possessed a complexion SO
pure as to seem transparent. and
the slightest emotion sent her
whole blood at once to her face
and neck" This seems q very
painfully exaggerated case of
blushing, but apparently 1t only
contributed to the charm of Rose.
And one contemporary Of Scott
poetioally says of one Of his char
acters:
Her cheek was as q rainbow, II
SO changed.
As each emotion on Its surface
And every word had its compan-
ion blush"
Thackeray was another last-cen-
tury novelist who Is not averse to
the blushing heroine. Laura in
'Pendennis" bushes very nicely.
She was ordinarily pale" says
Thackeray. with a faint rose tinge
in her cheeks. but they flushed up
in a minute when occasion called.
and continued so blushing ever 30
long. the roses remaining after the
emotion had passed away which had
The Washington herald., 1920-04-07
Helene Married Life 'sssy ;;: :.s::.. sssss1H

could not entertain them In her
own home. she said. But I don't
believe that that regret went deep
For-under her husbands now
vigiIant eye-the little lady's fiirta-
tions could not run along as nimbly
as of yore. Twas better. then to
isolate them Alice was clever
enough to realize that fact.
So, from early morn to dewy eve,
she motored. bridged and danced
The regime seemed to suit her.
Alice bloomed out anew. She al
ways does bloom under fiattery.
So i presumed-correctl was
getting II.
One day I was walking to the
local postofice, after a long spell
OF the sickroom. when-to my
astonishment-I encountered Alice
strolling leisurely along the coun-
try roads. with none other than
Tony as her swami!
To do the couple justice, they
were utterly confused. Tony looked
ready for immediate flight. really
thought for a moment he was GO
ing to turn and run
Alice tried to brave the situation
out. although she knows my exact
opinion of Tony.
"whither away, Helene?" she ven
tured, archly.
made some reply. and hurried
on. I did not fling a glance in
Tony's direction. But the news that
he was once more in the neighbor-
hood particularly annoyed me.
1t also worried me. For Alice
was apparently steering the frail
bark of her matrimonial affairs upon
the rocks Mr.. Anstruther had de-
livered a definite ultimatum as to
Tony. And here she was-the
foolish little woman-openly defy
ing It!
Tho postwoman-an old, gar
rulous body Of many privileges
began to tell me of the doings at
the neighborhood country house.
couldn't stop her. 1t seemed that
the house-party was bent on
scandalizing the neighborhood. The
hostess was Alice's own pet crony,
too. And 1t was there that Alice
spent her time.
returned to Anstruther Lodge,
considerably worried.
But there q delightful little sur
prise awaited me. I was summoned
to Jims room His mother led the
way!
She opened the door very gently.
Inside the room, . little tableau rose
to greet my eyes. Beside the fire,
wrapped In a heavy dressing-gown,
sat Jim!
crushed down a sudden impulse
to run forward and take him In my
arms
Tomorrow, sIs There Another Man ?,