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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
CAN YOU TELL?
by X. j. and A. w. BOOMER
No. 20-The Origin of the Military
Salute
No. 2l--How Names for Weights
and Measures Originated

Measuring time, up TO the. point OF
where all agreed upon the various di-
visions, was comparatively easy, as
the constant change from day to night
and from night to day again. made
divisions OF time that had to be OBJ
served. The first measurements Of dis.
tance were developed more or less
naturally also by the amount of dis
tance that could be covered by run
ner-a days journey--or the amount
of ground n man could cover with
one foot. This became the foot meas
ure, differing always according TO the
size of the feet. until finally it was
standardized to twelve inches.
The next longer division came from
the step man took naturally, and
this became pace" The yard" is
attributed to Henry III Of England.
who gave 1t as the distance from the
point OF his nose to the end Of his
thumb. with arm extended. Many wo.
men measure cloth that way today.
Parliament about the same time es.
tablished standards Of length and of
weight with actual grains Of wheat
and barley as a basis. Three barley
corns were an inch, and from that was
built up our table Of inches, feet. ellis
tyards), perch and acre. One restric.
tion was that the barley corn must
be dry and taken from the middle Of
the ear and laid end to end. Under
this same system thirty grains OF
wheat made u pennyweight. and from
that as basis they worked out the
Troy pound in. which twelve ounces
still make pound. Originally the size
Of shoes were based upon grains OF
barley. and 1t is said that these are
the same today as in the early days.
There were thirteen grains OF barley
10 each size.
"Furlong," is an old English word
meaning "furrow long" and is based
upon the length furow would be in
a square iO.acre field.
Copyright, 1924, by Public Ledger Company
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1921
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS The glad words echo
around the world The Christmas bells ring
cut their message Holly brghtens doors and WIN
dows People OF many nations and creeds unite IN
their expressions OF good will and cheer. And what
splendid thing it is that one day out OF every
,ear faces can just relax into smiles and hearts lus
.,ive themselves over to kindness and mirth!
The world has plenty OF reasons, always Tor
Icing "sorrowiul and very heavy but Christmas
brings the blessed reminder that mankind has
right to he happy, too, and that the best way to
accomplish i. is by making happiness for others
Even If we cannot quite forget that there are trouble
ard sorrow Christmas helps us to remember that
il,ese are only part not all, OF life. Even II the
means Tor material gifts lacking, better times
arc on the way, and we can still take for ourselves
and share with Others the inestimabe sitt OF be-
lieving in happier days to come
Back of the lighter and more thoughtless glad
rcss Of the day there lies this year new and won
derfu significance Peace Earth" is becoming
something more than a phrase TO be remembered
and quoted parrot-fashon, once year. There are
honest efforts to mold it into living fact as the
great nations no matter how slow and halting their
progress take step after step in the path that leads
away from war
Just for its own sake as day too precious to be
Sighted. and Tor the sake OF this greater thing or
which after all Christmas given to MANKIND
let MS make this Christmastide the oylies the mer-
rics:. aud the most hopeful Tor many year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22

Under this treatment employment
would be stimulated. The single thing
OF greatest everyday value TO the
worker is the opportunity to work.
to give service. For when that Is
taken away the workers whole founda.
ton of life gives way.
Under this treatment would stimu.
late happiness. beget justice. foster
and develop industry and ambition
and reward courage and devotion.
Suspicion Is co.partner OF greed and
these would eliminate. The manhood
and womanhood of workers must be
accepted at FUN value. hut those steep.
ed in greed and filled with suspicion
are in no position either to understand
or to accept the status of manhood
and womanhood In others.
IL | were Santa Claus. | would do
just the few things have stated
above. and then | promise YOU the
world would know there had been "A
Chrlstmasl
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
If | WERE SANTA CLAUS!
BY SAMUEL GOsIPERS

IF / We're Santa Claus, what would
| do?
| would put into the worlds stock.
ing this coming Christmas large
package Of tablets calculated to pro.
duce good will and the ability to ap.
preciate good will.
/ would thus stimulate employers to
manifest good will toward wage
earners and | would create in them
the ability to appreciate and under.
stand the good will Of those In their
employ.
Under this treatment the wild i'm.
pulse to penalizc workers for the bene.
fit of profit would disappear The un.
reasoning desire To cut down the buy.
ing power OF wage earners would give
way to a desire and q determination TO
help every wage Garner to secure the
largest possible buying power--the
greatest possible right to fuller and
better life.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
Editorial of the Day
SOME THINGS AT HOME

While things are oased up bit around Christmas
time, and sitting around talking things over,
hope that We will not neglect discussing few things
which have much with better farm life In Oklahoma
Chief these Is the Improvement Of the schools for
country children. Candidates announcing now, and
IL will be well to ask them they around whether
they agree that the state should pay large share
of the Of conveying children and from consol
dated schools Find out whether they that veterans
OF the World War should have first preference when ap
cations for farm loans from states educational
funds are being considered whether they think the
existing custom Of investing much or these funds in bonds
and Of lending money at cent to spectators in land
should be continued
All candidates for and for tho legislature
nhould be asked TO say Just how they stand these
and other questions Of interest and importance TO farm
families Mon who pushing tho development of state
institutions can't quite understand why should
pose any OF their schemes for getting OF the
state treasury. Some OF tom get quite pccvlsh about H.
But when the personal desires Of few result In
manifest injustice the folks living tho land In
Oklahoma, shall continue telling YOU about 1t. Telling
viii do no good however unless YOU act when acting will
count for something. The time action is when candi
dates are seeking nomination. Oklahoma Farmer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
THE CHRISTMAS CONFEDERATION

lust y final word OF caution against Christmas
fires, The danger oi those ba2es has been
diminished considerably through the increased use
9f eectric lighting. but even such devices should
Ne inspected carefully to make sure there is no de-
'cctiyc wiring 10 make mischief.
No lighted candles should be used 'on the trees
themselves nor will they be needed ii there is plenty
oi bright trimming and side and overhead lights are
arranged 10 throw their beams upon the trees.
Every such light should be hung or placed so that
Z cannot be tipped and so that no infamable sub
stance can come in contact with it or be overheated
by it, Heating plants should be under responsible
management
There Is always plenty OF light stuff around at
Christmas celebrations and always plenty OF eX-
ctementssbut The prevention OF fire. even under
these circumstances, is just matter OF being careful
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
t2s Ss Spur tGs 2t Moment


Isn't II True?
You take them here, you take them there
And when you've finished they give you the air
Yet there is who will surely say
ITS the woman who always has TO pay!'
It's taxi for this and a taxi for that;
Your roll is lean where it fat;
Yet the heroine mutters in all the plays:
ITS the much abused woman who always PAYS
You buy all the eats, you buy all the drinks;
Deep in their hearts the missing links;
Yet the poet will quote in his righteous way.
IT'S the woman who always has to pay!
on. those Ames and Dotties and Gertes and I.is
why don't they settle the bills?
I'm changing that phrase with my head in daze
It's the downuodden MAN who always pays'"
Mark Hellnger.
Corn at 90 cents a bushel says the department of
agriculture equals at $40 What does
$40 equal professor? inquiries the Hoochnson
Gazette" Corn at $40 quart equals funeral process
sons at $12 carriage.
The dome of the capitol Washington is lumin-
ated the congressional domes beneath
light enough.
For "The Blnshng Bride"
For long time we read OF "blushng brides"
but now they are to blush no more. Several ministers
throughout the country notably in New Jersey, have
formulated rules for bridal apparel Before marriage is
performed by these pastors, the bride must.
Wear skirts higher than where the spring OF
the calf of the leg begins.
skirts must be wide enough TO allow genuflecing
without exposing the calf much less the knee
"No dress called technically evening dress shall
be allowed That is, they must not be cut low, although
a slight W will be allowed.
Sleeves be shorter than the elbow. (How
short is elbow, anyhow0
There be real covering OF hat veil for the
head If a thin veil is worm IL must be lined.
"AI transparent semitIansparent material shall be
heavily lined"
What's the fun Of being bride and having swell
church wedding? Heaven knows it enough get
husband these days without trying TO find who
into the affair blind these pastors would have
him do.
mo tobacco after 1924" is the cry of the ants
We know cigaret manufacturers who three
years ahead of the time
!. :
A fool and his money keep Wall street going.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22

horse races, or anything else that
involved the law of choice and Of
chance. the section being drawn suf.
ficiently broadly to even keep the
weather bureau from making q pre-.
diction, seeing that the forecaster can
never be exactly sure of himself and
a fair prediction may finish second
behind driving rain.
DR.. Crafts was born in Fryeburg.
Me-, January Il, 1850. After his edu.
cational course he became n Metho-
dist minister in 1867 at the tender
age of seventeen. For twelve years
he labored to reform the Methodists
from within, and then gave up the
job and went TO the Congregational.
lists. 1t took only three years TO
convince him that there wasn't enough
damnation in the doctrine for a real
reformer, and he moved to the Presby.
terian. His range Of pulpit activity
ran from Stoneham, Mass, all the
way to Chicago and back to Brooklyn.
Finally. he gave up pulpit work for
militant reform, and Is now the head
of the international reform bureau.
He now lives in Washington.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
Motor Tourist Misses
Bridge; Two Are Dead

MUskoGEE. Okla. Dec. ga
Claude A. Kick, aged Al. and his 2.
year old son Joseph. werc killed and
Mrs. Kick and three other children
sustained injuries when Kicks auto.
mobile missed bridge across creek
at Nahola Sunday night and plunged
into stream. Kick was dead when
taken from tho car. The child died
z few hours later. Physicians say Mrs.
Kick and the other children probably
will recover. Kick il en- route fran
ElgIn, Kan. his nome, to Mexia. Texas
where he was TO he employed by an
oil producing firm.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
CONSISTENCY

OKMULGEE County has recently deposed its
sheriff and has a new man acting in that capac-
n.y. The newspapers there state that raid is being
made on all kinds OF LIQUOR depos and that many
hundreds Of gallons OF losor, some wine and scads
OF choc beer have been destroyed The story inti-
that Okmugec still has the desire the taste
Tor intimaies that few OF really good red
liquor might gei by the eagle eye OF the officials.
Truly the man who can afford only his white corn
liquor ought to he able to enjoy it with the same
rcacc that 4. given the fellow who buys the richer
Qualities, Ardnore has had It's lesson and the good
oepe OF this city are determined to abstain from
Al kinds OF ntoNicants during the holidays
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
"What'S In a Name " It
All Depends on Location

ATLANTA. Ga, Dec. 2i.-J. n.
Webb of West Point, a suburb. went
into superior court yesterday and oh.
tained an injunction temporarily re.
straining r. W. Godfrey. a fellow
townsman from calling him bootleg
ger.
Five time. Webba petition declared
Godfrey had told Eastpoint police he
was "A bootlegger. and five times the
police had searched his premises.
Judge John r. pendleton set a nearing
for January IA to determine whether
TO make The injunction permanent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
Real Estate Transfers

The following deeds have been filed
for record with the county clerk:
Ola Holloway TO Pearl Dixon, part
lot 5. block 1913, Ardmore.
c. j. Caravan TO o. NJ. Redfield,
part lot 2, block 2l9. Ardmore.
Ludie johnson to Tom Echols, part
block Z. Tower Hill addition to Ard
more.
+. II. Wolverton to Mary Nicholson
part block 10, Dundee.
w. c. Nigh to, w. II. Mclaughlin.
part s, 0. 2s.3w.
V. r. Stone to G.. l.. BENNETT, part
5, 5s-2e.
C. and C. Nations to Jno. Kate.
part 20, 3s-2e.
Henry Knight to j. II. Dyer, part
lot g. block 2l2, Ardmore.
A. c. Woods to o. V. McWhorter
part lot s, block $50, Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
LITTLE UNFoRTUNATES

WHEN man gets into trouble the usual thing
for other men to do is to get to his relief as
quickly as possible and give him another chance.
But when the boy gets into trouble he is usually
abandoned by every one except his mother and in
most instances the boy in trouble has no mother.
Carter county. has seven little fellows in the
state Training school at Paus Valley Whether
they are very bad whether they have been led
off by bad company we are not informed but we do
know they are human beings, they have hearts that
are vulnerable and the mothers OF Carter county
have a pretty opportunity before them in sending
the boys Christmas box These little fellows have
no mothers and Carter county women have the
privilege OF being mother to them this yuletide
occasion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
''PrinceSS" EmulateS Eve;
Arrested for Indecency

DETROIT.-"They have nothing on
me-" says "the Princess La France"
with everyday name of Agnes Black
well. And that's right, say uhe police.
"she had nothing on"
Agnes was arrested by Harry La
Rue, detective, on an indecency charge
AT a 15.foot range he saw what
came OFF, before 200 men In
smoker in Bricklayers' Hall.
Agnes, he said, came out dressed
in about 500 spangles and pair o.
Pink silk stockings. After fifteen min.
utes all that remained Of the costume
were the stockings.
Agnes is being held for trial in
81 900 bail.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
Bomb in Grand Street
New York Does Damage

NEW YORK. Dec. 22-Damage es-
timated at 5000 was done by the ex-
ploson early today of a bomb which
had been thrown or placed in the hall
way of a building on Grand street.
The scene of the explosion was only
one block from police headquarters
and the conclusion gave officers there
a scare, as some OF them believed for
n few minutes that threats to bomb
Wall Street" had been carried out.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
WALKS 600 MILES TO
SEE HER DYING SISTER

SYRACUSE, n. 1.-TWO goods Of
Syracuse University have responded
to the "lure of the road" one of
the girls, Winifred Hoyt. halls from
Yonkers, n. Y; the other, Marion
Clifford, is claimed by Newark. ". j.
Both are sorority girls. They re-
Gently met Beatrice Rollens, of New
York City, who, tanned and dressed in
khaki. had "hiked" the highways for
one thousand miles or more. and from
her learned the lesson of "the road
and simple life" They decided to Try
n
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22

of writing his own
religious works he
started in to revise
civil law and per-
sonal habits as Q
side line.
The side line de-
veloped possibilities
and became his
chief effort.
His most recent
effort is TO have
the senate COM
mittee on judiciary
support the exclu.
sion from the
mails of all news
papers W h | C h
printed the odds on
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
Timely Views Not in the News
L. 5. SHOULD AID RUSSIA FOR BUSINESS If NOT
FOR HuMANITARIAN REASONS. SAYS
WM {. REDFIELD.

IF for other than the coolest of business
lief large scale-a larger scale than before
should be the famine sufferers in Russia, ac-
cordiug TO William c. Redcd president of the Russian
American chamber Of aud eXsecreary of com
who has just returned from Washington, where
he conferred with officials OF the American relief admin
straton and member of the Quaker committee recently
returned from Russia.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
.WHOSWHO
IN THE DAYS NEWS
DIR. WILBUR FISK CHAFTS

I IFE has never been just right for
Wilbur Fisk Crafts. As a minis
ter he found that the successive
churches he tried didn't work out the
plan of salvation to his notion, and
when he eventually hit upon the idea
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22

with its unlimited economic resour-
ccs Russia in its present crisis should
attract the interest and effort Of the
most coldbloodcd business man." said
truism. the man who would see in the
gift of present relief a future return
in trade, business extension and pros
perity.
The work of the American food ad.
ministration in Russia" he continued,
"as we see it reflected is a very noble
example of practical altruism. This
committee is operating with the appro'
val and cooperation of the soviet gov
ernment, but its work is wholly done
by it's own staff through local com.
mittees which have been selected and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22

organized by the American relief administration Central
warehouses have been stocked in the larger provincial
these the field distribution proceeds.
"'rhe famine is peculiar in the respect that it is
the centers of usual food supply, that is, in
the country districts 1t is the farmers and their fami
lies who suffering most The cities in
better off because of greater facilities for transporting
of food from outside points
There several back Of the famine. l.
The former requstion policy of the soviet government
under which large proportion of the peasants grain
supply seized This policy, which the sovets now
admit has been mistake, resulted in the peasants plant
ing little if any than sufficient for their needs
Hence immediate and large reduction in the food
supply 2--An extreme, although Unprecedented
drought which has reduced the output of food to
shadow Of what it in fact, in places
attempt harvesting made. There is in this fam.
inc grain either for food seed.
"In the famine there 900 peo
pie Around it is Of insufficient food with
haps population of equal size The soviet government
has been trying the people portions of the
country where there food; Turkestan, for example
Certain Polish families have been returned Poland
refugee have been established certain
places and in them, according reports, conditions
appalling In thousands of people have left their
children behind them and in of the famine
these children Gaye been gathered into large refugee
camps in which the conditions ndescrbabe. In
villages all the domestic animals have been
and the entire population death by starvation.
than visible. it possible that a population
from starvation and accompanying diseases"
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"Eh,yah" replied the landlord OF
the Petunia tavern. Tho IRE conn
pany had it pretty nearly put OUT
and then the mayor came and took
personal charge of the conflagration
and yelled orders till he got the fire
men so mixed up that they couldn't
do anything. And | reckon IL 1t hadn't
begun to rain directly the whole dod-
molested town would have been hoo-
causted. But l suppose it might have
ben worse"
"How could 1t have been worscT
"Why. the governor or congre-,
man might have come and took charge
instead of the mayor and 1t might
not have rained."
She had accepted his embraces with
out reserve, but every time she seemed
to be on the verge of going to sleep.
1t was most exasperating. Finally he
demonstrated.
"See here" he demanded peeyiehiy.
"Why do you always appear asleep
when kiss you?'
"Why. Harry" she retoried ndg.
| nantly. "You don't for minute think
| I'm The sort Of girl who would do
such things with my eyes open"
The editor in charg, Of the personal
| injury column opened his 10th letter
with a groan.
Il have lost three husbands a
| lady reader had written, conlidentially
and now have the offer of fourth.
Shall | accept him?'
The editor dipped his pen in the
/ ink This was the last straw
"lf you've lost three husbands" he
wrote, II should say you are much
too careless to be trusted with
/ fourth"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22

Now really what would you give for basket
OF oranges, apples and candy that taste Just as good
as those you had at Christmas when you were
kddiei
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
HOMETOWN
STUFF

Pretty bad fire you had here las'
night" commented the recently arrlV-
ed guest
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
A Newspaper That Serves

PERFECT SAFETY Fear thou
not; for | am with thee; be not dis
IS: {. :;; % i: g.: s: s: $; i: !: i: 4: Il
the right hand of my righteousness.
Isaiah Al 10.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22

What reinforcement to muscle, heart, ana brah'
must constant cheerfulness proVe 1t becomes one
of the forces that make life tonic restorative
Strickland Peating.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-13

If given the goods you couldn't
have these shirts made for one
dollar.
One fair sized lot.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-13
Shifting Madras

80 inch Shirting Madras in hand
some stripes, n handsome quail
ity with a silky finish. Regular
price SOC; Dollar Day, 2 IL yds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-13
Boys S1.5O Caps

Liberal assortment. sizes 6 Is to
Z; some with ear flaps; One Cap
for 35c, 8 for
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-13

All winter ctoats for children to
IA will be marked One Dollar
Less.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-13
Children's $500 Hats
Mercerized Hose

Finest quality mercerized wom-
ems hose; all sizes, white only.
Regular prices, CSC pair, Dollar
Day. pairs for
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-13
DUAL. Dress Ginghams 81

Toile du Nord and Red Seal
dress ginghams, both well known
for quality; stripes, checks and
plains; Dollar Day, yards for
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-13
Two Brassieres

Two good Csc brassieres will be
offered in this Dollar Day Sale
at One Dollar.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-13
A Mems Ties
LoEsdale Fine Sheeting S :

Full bleached. fihisued soft for
the needle, absolutely no dress
ing; for wear and service, moth
ing better, Dollar Gay, yds for