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Arizona republican., 1920-10-24
TO THE VOTERS OF ARIZONA

coming daily to each of the under signed against the administration of the state land department. has been born patiently by each of us. with the daily hope of overcoming said com plaints. That hope is now abandoned and the complaints agairst the land department and the actions of some. of your subordinates within the last few weeks, rendered it impossible for us to postpone any longer this letter which is addressed to you with the utmost courtesy. That courtesy which is due to you cannot permit us to refrain from announcing that present eondi- tions as to the administration of the land department can no longer be condoned.
 We realize that your condition of health has caused you to leave to others in the service many things which would have received your off cial attention had your strength en- abled you to give it such attention. Our association with you and your subordinates have made plainer day by day the necessity of this letter. We appreciate your worth as a citizen and official, but we know that your phys ical condition has prevented you from giving the close attention which your official station requires, in supervising the acts of your most responsible subordinates.
 The undersigned have consulted at numerous times together, with the hope that the deplorable conditions eN-
 isting in the land department might
 be overcome without the necessity of the request which we now make, but
 that hope has now been totally over
 come. The state land commissioner holds merely at the desire of the ap- pointing power, to-wit, the state land
 department. composed of the five state officers mentioned in the public land
 code. A change can be made at any moment
 ] From the foregoing you will inder-
Arizona republican., 1920-10-24

into recesses which leaves the rostrum available for theatrical purposes. with this probable purpose in view, provf- sion has been made for the installing of drop curtain. the possibility of it's use as a movie stage has been taken care of by curv.ag the back of the three main sections which can be treated to give the best results for this purpose.
 Especial care has been taken in this construction to insure good acoustic properties. The interior of the shell IS lined with one half inch clear Oregon wpine ceiling placed vertically for about six feet in height and then laid hori- zontally. finished with battens con verging to a plastered dome at the apex in which. is installed the lighting sys- tenn. This dome. according to the architect. plays a very important part tn the acoustics. The hack of the shell is covered with California red wood: the upper portions of the ends and the top are covered with fibre swallboard.- rr
 The manager of the band, who is responsible for the idea of making the sounding board of a portable na- ture. has realized for some time the severe handicap under which the band has been operating due to having no place in which the music could be ef- | fectively rendered. and by having very l inadeduate accommodations for the care of the instruments or for practice. ! He declares himself as exceptionally we'll pleased with the results as have been demonstrated by it's use during it's construction. He has worked con scientiously in accord with the archi- tect to detect and eliminate any pos sible errors that might impair its pur- | pose. and much of its success can be traced direct to his energies.
 There were many words Of praise for the City Baud for the we'll selected and lcharmingly rendered program last Sun ; | day. The band numbers were we'll played and appreciated by the audi | ence. but the saxaphone quintette came
 in for the most hearty applause, hay ing to respond with an encore. The 15-minute address by Dr. Odell or the
 First Presbyterian church, the speaker
 of the afternoon. was also deserving of
 the appreciation acceded 1t.
 The City Band seems to be building
 into fine musical organization, and
 reflects great credit upon those whS
 have worked for its success.
 Following is the program for today
 Popular Number Concert D March .................... Selected , I-o, Trot .... Hanlel
 Rose of Washington Square a Cornet Solo .................. Ilerhe' a Alice Blue Gown" a r. Fl. Rodrick
 e Sacred Overture ....s..... Barnhous p "Joy To The world' d Internission-15 minutes e rdv1 Labitsk d Mountain Maiden's Dream !, atronoIuln Fves~ ....... NiolinslS s aIIofd NTc- .... Blac ', arr sweet Sentember" ..... Monar
Arizona republican., 1920-10-24
BUYS IF ARIZONA DECLINE ID
 TAKE | BACK SEAT FOR THE
 BEST NEW ENGLAND JAN SHOW

Massachusetts and all the other states in the union have nothing on Arizona when it comes to producing boys Of varied and many accomplish ments. This fact developed not Ions after The Republican printed on Oc- tober 4 a picture of Wesley Sheldon, q i2-year-old youngster of Ashburnham
 Mass, who does such things as bake. 60 housework, sell papers and wash dishes, besides swimming, playing ball. riding q bicycle, running errands and other usual occupations of youth. Within a day after Wesley's picture had appeared Arizona boys who are just as gifted and industrious began to
Arizona republican., 1920-10-24
GOSPEL CAMPA|GN
 TO BE OPENED HERE
 BY FRENCH E. OLIVER

Next Sunday, october 24. at the First Baptist church on Third avenue and Monroe street a gospel campaign will be opened and conducted by the world famous author lecturer and evangelist, Dr. French F. oliver. as- sisted by a large chorus of select voices and a male quartette of high merit The music win be in charge of Prof Wendell NJ. Jones, who stands pre- eminent as a musical director. The
Arizona republican., 1920-10-24
sd) JESSE l.. BOYCE, WILEY F. JONES, HARRY $. ROSS.

It is true that Governor Campbell was one of the five members of the land board but the other four stood fast until last May when the above three wrote the above letter to Mir Moeur, which gave Governor Campbell the opportunity to show up conditions as they were.
 Mir Ross quickly recanted and be- came a supporter of the system. Mir. Jones withdrew his opposition. Mir. Simms always stood by the system.
 Vote for a house cleaning and square deal
Arizona republican., 1920-10-24

stand the necessity now existing which calls upon us to request your resig- nation. It is needless for us to eN- press the feeling of regret which you know possesses each of us at this moment
 The members of the state land de- partment are wholly responsible for the administration of the department as you are well aware, yet we feel that our friendly relations with you should find expression as above set forth
 Most respectfully,
 Members of the State Land Depart rneDt
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12
BY MARIE WIDMER

same with salt. Those peelings
which contain damp salt the next
morning predict rainy weather for
the respective month.
Young people who are anxious TO
earn something about their mari-
monial prospects are advised 10
drink three times from nine different
fountains. when the church bells are
ringing on Christmas Eve and they
will then behold their future mate
standing at the church door. OBJ
serving this particular custom Is, OF
course, quite possible in Switzer-
land. where public fountains are
found everywhere.
If you are courageous enough TO
consult the oracle as to the length
Of time which Is still allotted to you
on earth. take your Bible on Christ
mas Eve and the first Psalm which
strikes your eye contains In stanzas
the number OF years which you are
yet given to live.
To safeguard your chickens from
all animals of prey, another old Gus
between IL p. NJ and midnight on
Christmas Eve.
Children born on Christmas Day
can see ghosts and are able to tell
your fortune. Water can be changed
into wine and IL you are some sort
Of an adept in the mysterious art
Of magic. you are at that time able
TO safeguard yourself against all
bodily injuries. II farmers will fer
tilize the soil or tie band of straw
around the trunks of their fruit
trees during Christmas week, the
same will bear special quantities OF
fruit for the next season.
On Christmas Eve, for one brief
hour, the dumb beasts are said to
be able TO converse in human lang
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12
4 "Close.I,p" OF Tolstoi

London New Statesman: Sometimes
by accident an untouched amateur
photograph of great parsonage
will drop OF an album or an old
drawer. and instantly the etchings.
the engravings, the portraits by Watts
and Nlillas seem insipid and lfeless.
such is the effect OF Gorkey's notes
upon Tolstoi. However, We had come
by our portrait OF him 1t now ap-
pears conventionalized and dead. Ana
since Gorky Is not o photographer,
but a writer OF great penetration ana
sincerity this untouched picture Is
not the body, but Of the mind, ana
makes US wish to 30 straight TO the
"Kruetzer Sonata" or War and
Peace" to see whether evea Cur con-
ceptlon Of Tolstoi's books has no>
been changed by the light shed upon
him. Our imaginary snapshot often
gives us a shock at first, because
the little figure Is SO unmistakably
like that of other men. II appears
that his legs were short and that he
showed curious lack Of taste in
neckties and that the hands clutch,
ing the stick were thick and clumsy.
So Gorky shocks US at first by show
ing us that Tolstoi was not different
from other men In being sometimes
conceitcd. intolerant, insincere and
in allowing his private fortune 70
make him vindlcuve in his judg'
ments.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12
How DO We See?

Science and invention As to how
we see there is this much to say.
The image on which the eye is TO-
cUsod is carried into the inner cham
Der Of the eyeball through the iris
and crystalline lens, as our physiolo.
gists teach us. Here, most lm-
Cue phenomenon takes place, viz The
image is east upon the retina Of the
eye in an inverted manner. If the
function Of seeing performed all It's
operations a; this juncture We would
naturally see houses, trees and other
onJecis upside down. But here is
where part Of the great mystery Of
sight begins-a mystery which some
of our great Psychologists have not
as yet unreyealed The action in the
eyeball is only the beginning Of
sight
The light and shade values OF the
image cast on the retina fall on a
series of what are now supposed TO
be minute photo-electric cells, COW
ering the rear inner hemisphere OF
the eyeball, and there are over 2,000,-
600 Of these cell or rods and cones,
as the psychologist calls them. Each
one Of these light-sensitive cells con-
meets to one Of the more than q
100000 fibers constituting the optic
nerve-the nerve of sight, which
passes up through the head OF the
rear or region OF sight. The hun
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12

( in an attire very similar to that of
; the American Santa Claus. generally
= carrying a big bag filled with apples,
/ prunes, nuts and home made cookies
/ which he distributes among the chill
dren who have been obedient during
the year.
: The next and in modern days the
most important festive day of the
whole Yule season is Christmas Day.
History relates that 1t was only In
/ the year 354 b. c. that the Roman
/, Bishop Liberius designated Decem-
, ber 25th as the birthday Of Christ.
as the Romans regarded this partic-
! ular day as the birthday of the Sun,
and as they were furthermore desir-
\ Gus OF giving more religious i'm
I portance to two Roman festivals
( which also fell due in the same per-
iod. With the observation OF Christ
mas Day the Christkindli, described
as "A lovely angel with wings" grad
ually started to take old Santa's
place in many sections of Switzer-
land. Christkindli, the Christ Child.
isssaid TO come from the Far North
and always brings wonderful
Christmas tree. decorated with all
the glittering things associated with
fairyland and heavily laden with
manifold gifts,
The peasants of certain sections
of the country are still fervent be-
levers in mystic powers and super
natural occurrences which ancient
traditions have reported to be pre-
yalent during Christmas time.
If you want for instance to md
out how the weather will be during
the next year. cut on Christmas Eve
an onion in half; peel off twelve lay
srs, one for each month. and fiji the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12
NEGROES PLAN TO HOLD
NATIONAL CONVEN TION

a circular letter being mailed out
from the headquarters Of the Afro
American Progressive Association.
wh'>h has temDCIsty headquarters at
e32 East Main street, Ardmore, to all
members in the United States, pro-
posing a national convention to be
held in July or August. 1921.
The convention is being called for
the purpose Of perfectirg a permanent
q sanitation, adopt a constitution and
the election of national officers The
.sJabl sAnent and maintenance OF
sJat' headquarters in every state in
the union is also planned.
This is new movement upon the
part of the American negroes and
VIII OojhLess be watched with much
interest as the leaders oi the move
ment state it is an attempt to concen-
trate the general welfare of the race.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12
Bill Turner

December Film Fun: Bill Turner
was cam'ra man; he turned a
crank, did he. | often thought he'd
turn a crank from turning one.
Won see. Still, Bill remained his SIM
pie self--a crank he did not turn;
but he had never been a beau, be-
cause he was so stern.
When Turner turned his little
crank, they called il shooting" see?
At shooting sea, or land or stars, no
one could shoot like he. He shot a
ship, a kangaroo. an ocean and a
trunk; one day he shot sleeper and
next day he shot the bunk.
Bill Turner turned to thoughts
of love, as men have turned be-
fore. She was an extra girl" and
she caused his sore heart to soar,
She'd turn her eyes on Turner Till
his joy was overjoyed; he loved her
name right off the reel, for it was
"Cella Lloyd
"oh, Celia, dear" said Bill, "say,
no, you won't say no. but yes
You are the greatest extra, love,
that ever went to press. You film my
heart my hearty lass, oh, dearest
Celia Lloyd, and should you say
you'd marry me- l would not be
annoyed.
The maiden registered surprise, and
then she said: "A-hcm. Already /
have lots of bills--my desk is full
of them" Now don't get hot. sweet
Celia Lloyd" said Bill, "or youll
explode. Just settle me, and never
mind the bills that you have owed
She gave II UP and then gave in
and pulled lovely pout. (You
cannot see their closeup here, the
censor cut it out) And after they
were married, Bill went back a.
shooting shots. His wife soon was
a-playing leads in lots and lots OF
plots.
Then came the day Bill Turner
got an awful turn or two. His wife
was hired at the plant where Tur'
ner turned, it's true. "Oh, woe Is
mer' said Bill. MY heart is shot
with awful strife In order now to
earn my pay I've got to shoot my
wife,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12

after an inquiry OF two months dura-
ton into charges OF corruption in Pa
ciflc coast league baseball games in
the 1919 season.
That one was c. W. Baker, tBabe)
Borton, former Vernon first baseman,
The other indicted We're: Harl Mar
gert, and W. G. Rumler. former Salt
Lake fielder, and Nathan Raymond,
gambler of Seattle. Wash, said to have
been employed recently by a motion
picture company. Maggert is in busl'
ness in Berkeley, Cal. and therefore
is under jurisdiction of the Califor-
MIA courts. Raymond who is sup
posed to be in salt Lake. was tenn
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12
MAN PAID HIS OWN
FUNERAL EXPENSES WITH
COUNTERFEIT MONEY

Elkhart. Ind, Dec. ll.-Money laid
AWAY by Walter Moody for his funeral
expenses was found by bankers to be
counterfeit today after it had been
spent to meet burial costs, for the
man. who died week ago.
The money, in new $1,000 bills, had
been in the Moody home for 16 years.
Moodys widow, who became his Sec
ond wife years after he set the money
aside, will have to make good the
loss.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12

In many parts of the little Alpine
Republic the Yuletide customs and
festivities still have their beginning
several weeks before Christmas
Markets and fairs are held in vii
lages and cities. Old traditions pre-
scribe the purchasing of presents
for the children on December &. II
is an event OF utmost Importance 10
all youngsters In some districts
Saint Nicholas, whose anniversary
the dag is, parades around in person,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12

dreds Of thousands Of optic nerve
fibers, each corresponding apparently
to a fine electric wire in a telephone
exchange terminates at certain
cell in the brain. Thus when We see
an image, persons face, for ex-
ample, there is simultaneously slim
ulated in the brain complete pat
tern of particular cells, which prob
ably reconstruct the image received.
And the result is that We do not
gee the object we look at upside
down, but right side up.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12
LET RITTER DO YOUR RADIA-
TOR. SPRINGS. AUTO AND ACE
TYLINE WELDING. ALL WORK
GU.ARANTEED-Ad

Oklahoma City.-Members. of the eX-
ecutive committee Of the seven dis
trict branches of the Oklahoma Edu-
eaton association selected commit
tee to draw plans for complete cdu-
cational survey of the state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12
OF Financial Importance

Washington. Dec. io.-rAbolition
nf the office Of comptroller OF
the currency and removal OF the
secretary Of the treasury from
membership on the federal reserve
board. are proposed in a bill pro-
posed by Chairman McFadden Of
the house banking and currency
committee, and introduced today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12
ARREST IN CONNECTION
WITH PA AC|F|C COAST
BASEBALL CR00KEONESS

Los Angeles, Dec. 11.--Arrest and
arraignment were expected here early
today by case at least one Of the
four men indicted on charges of Grim
inal conspiracy, late yesterday, by
the Los Angeles county grand jury,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12

porarily at least. outside the juris-
dict'on OF the California tribunal
Rumler is said TO he in Vancouver, Il.
~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12
THIEF PRACTICALLY
DEPLETES GROCERY STOCK


The grocery store of ]. II. Boyd
colored, Goa East Main street, was
looted sometime during Friday night,
and the stock nearly depleted.
The thief evidently had made q
careful survey and has enough pro-
visions stocked away to last O large
family several months.
The loot consisted of flour. meat,
lard, sugar and other standard articles
The matter was reported TO the po-
lice Saturday morning who are at
work on the case.
New Orleans.-Jack Lawler OF Oma.
ha knocked out Red Dolan OF New Or
leans in the second round OF their
scheduled Is round bout here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12

Tom Jones of Newport was trans
acting business in the city yesterday
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12

L. I. Winfrey secretary-treasurer OF
the Fort Ring Oil and Gas company
left yesterday for Duncan where
the company has recently brought in
n new well.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12

County commissioner George L. Ev-
ans of Newport was transacting
business in the city yesterday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12

q. r. Rexroat OF Wilson was a busi-
ness visitor here yesterday. MIR. Rex
roat states that affairs in the oil
fields are booming and that the new
town of Rexroat is putting on holi-
day appearance already.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12
STORIES OF THE STREETS

y. C. .McCully of Ponca City was
H. the city yesterday on business. Mr..
McCully is the county engineer for
Carter county aLI he was here going
over matters with the assistant en-
gineer, A. B. Payne. Mr.. Payne. who
lost leg as result of the acci-
dental discharge Of a shot gun, re-
Gently, is getting along nicely at the
Hardy sanitarium and will soon be
discharged from that institution.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12

Mrs. ]. F. Winfrey is reported 20
ne quite I'll at her home On \ street
northwest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12

LONG LIY1 70 CHCXEMS
uage, but misfortune is predicted for
the inquisitive who takes 1t upon
himself to listen.
And when the happy Christmas
days are over there comes New
Years Eve with its jolly social and
family gatherings and its marvellous
ly effective ringing-in OF the New
Year. when all the church bells
throughout the land are lifting up
their voices for half an hour.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-12

Frank r JOY, representing the
Oklahoma Savings and Loan associa-
ton of Oklahoma City was transact
ing business in the city yesterday.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-04-24
GIVING NATURE FAIR CHANCE
sIuggard Quite Willing to Lie Abed
While She Did Good Job
OF Repair Work.

"Arise !" we said in tone admir-
ably adapted. for dec1amatory pur-
poses, addressing, the sIuggard. who
was still smuggling at an unconscion-
ably late hour. 1.-THE lark is up to
meet the sun. The bee Is on the wing.
Remember the manner In which the
inexperienced schoolboy read aloud
the admonition to Lucy: He had
been taught that when he encountered
two letters Of the same kind he should
pronounce them 'double-o,' or what
ever they might be, instead of "a o.
So he sternly recited. not up, up,
up, Lucy! The sun is in the sky and
SO forth. Why do you not double up,
and to your tasks away?''
"That is Il very good story" replied
the sluggard, "but 1t does not move
me- We are told that nature does
most Of her repair work on us while
we are in bed. It is my intention tt
lie here until she fixes me up so tina!
I feel like going to work. kansas
City Star.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-04-24
FERTILE VALLEYS ONCE SEAS
Naturallsts of opinion They Were
Laid Bare by Great Con.
WILSON'S Of Nature.

Many of the most fertile valleys
and plains In the world appear to be
the bottoms of ancient lakes laid dry,
an exit having been opened by some
ronvulsion of nature, In some In
stances by mere gradual operations,
for the waters that were previously
enclosed by impenetrable barriers.
Most OF the great rivers were
formerly SUGGESTIONS of lakes, like
the st. Lawrence river in North
America. The level spaces between
the Allegheny mountains and other
parallel chains appear to have been
inland lakes. until the rivers which
descend from these heights formed
for themselves exists.
The Euxine and Caspian seas, as
well as Lake Aral and several 9TH
ers, are the remains Of an extensive
sea. which covered the great part
of the north of Asia, according to
the belief Of Peter Simon Pallas. It
has been conjectured that the open
ing Of the Bosporous was the occasion
of the draining of this ocean in the
midst of Europe and Asia. the memory
of this disruption of the two CONT
ents being preserved In the tradi-
lions of Greece.