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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-14
WHAT is WORTH DYING FOR?

THE other DAY nran in small NesHrn city gave
his life for a bungalow. He may have thought
himself hero defending tne' principle that "a mans
home IS his castle" He had rented bungalow.
The rent was raised and when he declined to pay
the increase the bungalow rented TO others.
He refused to yield possession scufle took place,
and somebody shot him mortally
No genuine cause was at stake here. The man
died 10 establish no principle in the world. His
death was merely a terrible result of human irrita-
ton. He happened to die the high cost OF liv-
ing. The high cost OF living interests us. but the
mans death lowered the high cost OF living by a
penny-no man ir his right mind would think OF
dying to accomplish that-and he might just as
well have died Tor coca-cola a cake OF CASTLE
soap. His death gives nothing TO the world save a
feeling OF pity and despair. That men should die in
petneSs instead OF nobility like slap in the
face OF lie
The number OF true martyrs in the history OF
the world is very slight And martyrs though
they themselves are noble, are forced to their
martyrdom by the pett-~ess narrowness OF their
fellows. Even wars may be classed as great ex-
aggerations OF personal quarrels. They usually come
about because are mistaken in their conception
OF what things worth while and what things
are worth lighting and dying for.
A man quarrels with street car conductor who
tells him he failed pay his nickle or his six cents
He says bitter things he snarls; he doubles up HI:
fists. He stands on his rights" strikes the con-
ductor and knocks him from the The con-
duoor is injured so badly that he dies and the as
sailant goes to prison for manslaughter 1t wasn't
the nickle or the six cents that he fought about
it was the principle of the thing
From personal tragedies like this rise those Incl
dents which drive nations into conflict and drag
millions to destruction. We shall have "worlt
wars" just long as men believe that the family
quarrel is inevitable And the glib theory that the
world needs great war every now and then to re
uvenate the blood of its citizens is merely another
wicked extension OF the theory that family dispute
clears the home atmosphere" We have yet tc
greet the historian who has the courage or the
mpudence to write that the generations OF today are
stronger to face the problems OF lie than in th(
years prior to 1914
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-14
MEXICO OFFERS MANY GREAT
OPPORTUNITIES, RYDER SAYS

j. W. Ryder of the Aur.cipal En-
glneeang company of this city re-
turned yesterday from a three weeks
"Trip through the republic OF Mexico
Mr.. Ryder expresses himself as being
highly pleased and somewhat sur
prised at the rapidty with which
that unfortunate country, after prac-
ticaly ten years of revolution, blood
shed and destruction, is adjusting IT,
self 10 normal conditions and assum.
ing the upper hand over bolsheXism
and organized graft.
1T is difficult" said Mr.. Ryder,
"and extremely presumptuous for an
outsider to assume that he Is smart
enough TO get correct view of ac-
tual business and political conditions
in country as large and as complex
as Mexico. from q Pullman window,
out | visited oil sections of the re-
public from Monterey 10 the lsthmus
Of Tehnantepec including Saltillo,
Mexico City and Puebla. | talked TO
educated bankers, business men and
boomers" and Spaniards and MeXicans
of all classes in an endeavor to deter
mine definitely whether it was q
safe bet" and my conclusion is:
Mexico today offers untold opportuni.
ties for investment and big business
in all lines. This opinion is not mine
alone for ii is notable fact that there
never was a time when so many al.
verse reports were being circulated as
10 conditions there and 1t Is q sisni.
ficant fact that big interests are ac.
lively engaged in grabbing everything
in sight.
"As 10. my concern, | was sue
cessful in lining up construction con
tracts, including paving, water and
sewers running well above q million
and half pesos (s750,000). Payments
are to be made half cash and the bal.
ance running /, 2, g. 4, years,
guaranteed by the municipality and
the state, and / am informed by
bankers along the border who are
closely in touch with the situation
that they consider the risk a good one.
One Disturbing Factor
"There is only one disturbing fea.
| lure 10 my minu ana tnat lS tne TACT
that President Obregon has an inborn
dislike for Americans and is decided.
ly bullheaded Ny impression is that
he is honest and has at heart de-
sire to do his best for his people and
10 put Mexico right in the eyes Cf
the world, but l think he is flirting
with the undertaken | shall not be
surprised il by the first Of January
his friends are not speaking OF him
in the pas tense. Understand. / do
not think there is the slightest dan.
tger of peon revolution for the pep
pie at large from the lowest 10 the
highest want no more revolution, and
any change will come with single
pistol shot, a new face in heaven and
new president. For ne has unfortun.
ately surrounded himself with q
choice bunch of bolsheviks and chron.
ic grafters. His attempts 10 choke
them off, while diplomatic and gradual,
are nor> much 10 the liking OF those
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-14

who have so long been licensed TO
graft everything that looksd like real
money. Then his policy Of cutting up
big estates and distributing them
among the poems Is not TO the liking
of the hacienda owners. Both these
powerful classes are angered: then
too, his attitude in refusing 10 sign
a treaty which must come before re.
cognition and which must guarantee
protection 10 foreign property rights
and interests is gradually arousing the
ire of the best business interests
While ! was in Mexico City, Gen.
eral Goethals, Lamont and other rep.
resentatives Of big business in the
United States were there and the opin.
ion was freely expressed that Presi.
dent Obregon would finally see the
light and sign on the dotted line in
self defense but my own opinion is.
that il he does not sign as president
within a very few months someone
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-14
GILBERT OF PENNY.
STORE TALKS ONLY
OF REAL OPTIMISM

K h. Gilbert, manager OF the 10.
cal branch OF the j. e. Penney Com
pahy. speaking OF conditions through.
cut America SAYS. Optimism and
determination that nothing could
uaunt has spelled success for the j.
c. Penney Company. When the slump
ia prices came last fall the j. {.
Penney Company took $4,000 600
loss on its inventory; took IL cheer.
fully and without complaint making
It possible to base selling prices on
replacement values
I'VE refused to talk hard times re-
fused to believe there were hard
times and optimism and strict atten.
lion TO business have made the year
Of 1921 and epoch-making year in our
organization
other seemingly adverse conditions we
went steadily forward and have thus
tar in 1927 made gain in sales
OF Sj.00O.Q0O over the same period
last year.
We have our ungershdneetaoin shrdl
Our organization consists Of 3i,
stores covering sc states. Thus. we
have our fingers on the pulse Of a
large portion OF the United States
Reports are coming in on every hand
OF splendid ousiness-that people are
appreciating the savings found in q
J. e. Penney Store more than ever
before
While other firms and individuals
are just beginning to practice economy
and thrift, the G Penney Company
tss the advantage in this respect
o. 10 years OF training aud practice
optimism, economy. thrift and a
desire TO be OF real service to our Gus
toners have been four OF the strong.
est plsnks in our platform
Thrift and economy make man,
ss well as an organization. free. Il
frees from debt. II Keeps the money
moving and puts business on sound
basis.
"Ardmore has been more fortunate
than some other localities. not 80
much because u has had superior ad
yantages In financial way. az that
It has found itself the happy possess
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-14

which gives usiforn high egg pro.
duction. This mash. which has heon
tested for three years. is made Of 4
per cent bran. 4 per cent middhnss,
26 per cent meat scraps and 6e per
cent corn meal.
In the experiments the hens were
allowed to selsoe their own mash In
gradients.
This is the proportion Of those du-
ferent feeds which they ate during
the year. Several pens of 80 hens each.
both of Leghorns and Of Rhode Island
Reds, have averaged from l4o to 1bs
eggs apiece while this mash was FED.
While the mash seems to be espec-
tally adapted to IRghorns 1t has given
very good results with Reds. Wyan-
dottes and Plymouth Rocks were found
TO get too fat on the ration and a
mash somewhat lower in meat scrap
has given better results with these
breeds. Both the Wyandottes and Ply
mouth Rocks at Beltsville are large
standard sized fowls. The tendency
to become overfat on this mash prob
ably would not be found in smaller
type of Plymouth Rocks. such as is
often found on commercial farms.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-14
FRIDAY, OCTOBER IA, 1921
POLITICS AND THE PUBLIC

THINGS have reached deplorable state when
measures aimed and intended for the benefit OF
public good are handicapped by petty party politics.
Oklahoma has just about reached the limit in some
directions
Jules Schevitz general secretary of the Oklahoma
Public Health Association charges that bill pro-
vding for child hygiene and public health nursing
failed because OF political reasons. Politics hindered
the opening OF the state tuberculosis saniarums at
Clinton. Talihna and Boey by nsufficient appro-
priations, he said
That is only one of many cases that could be
pointed out
Law enforcement is handicapped by faction and
party politics, and no state in the southwest needs
better enforcement than Oklahoma.
Politics is being blamed for rotten postal service
in many cities IN the state
Chambers OF commerce are being put the
"unclassited" list because OF faction beliefs.
It's pretty hard Job for teachers to gin some
schools unless they are OF the party as the
school board members.
The American Legion has to fight continually
to keep its hands clean,
Several OF the charitable institutions Of the state
were handicapped by insufficient funds because OF
politics
Many newspapers in Oklahoma were fed from a
political "sush fund" bowl during the elections OF
last year and many OF these papers cast their policy
70 the wind in favor OF the highest bidder
Politics alone cost the state OF Oklahoma the
expense OF the special session OF the legislature this
spring.
Every day the public is paying the price of petty
politics and public institutions suffering. Truly
things are in deplorable state OF affairs, when
conditions such as these exist.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-14

in Gods universe full privileged 10
participate in It's eternally present op-
portunities.
1--WE have been too busy takins
care OF our business 10 talk or even
think the pessimis,ic thoughts about
hard times.
1--WE have just worked harder 10 get
results than we 4. did when things
came rolling our way on greaseo
skids and as a consequence We hav.
found There amt no such animal as
hard times"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-14

or Of superior hand OF optimism
and courage among It's home folks.
Some one has declared that il takes
courage TO cry down wealth. but It
takes far more courage 10 cry down
poverty, to set out 10 convince peo-
pie that 1t is sin to be cut off
from prosperity. Man must adjust
himself 10 Gods abounding privi.
leges, must learn TO recognize them
in simple things near AZ hand, must
be willing to work with simple faces
in the faith that We are her and now
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-14
PUNCTUALITY

WHEN | was young my soul was tired my heart
was sore and hot for | was nearly always fred
IRON every Job | got suffered from many a
erevous shock before learned TO see that | o'clock
is O'Clock and 8 O'Clock is g. Id loom up late for
work each day and thought that fact no crime; but
when went to draw my pay | always Mas on time.
The boss would say at half-past two, do this or
other chore" and Id reflect. That stunt will do
as well at hali-past four" SO | was always beng
fired as YOU will understand; sooner was !
nicely hired than ! was neatly canned. 1t took me
long to realize that promptness is thing that all
the merchant princes prize and all wise poets sing 1t
took me long TO grasp the truth that heedlessness OF
time is fatal TO aspiring youth who'd reach goal
sublime. I'd waste the golden hours in talk and
seldom kept 4 date; ii | was due at o o'clock d
make my bow at s. Then | resolved TO mend my
ways. these facts were realiz>l and lined up with
happy jays whose services przed.-Walt Mason
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-14
Notice

The Independent Grocery company
Of Writ, Oklahoma has sold its in.
terest in the concern tc Frank Whit.
tiser and r. V. Woods. who have as.
sumed charge. All bills made prior
to September 81. will be accounted
for by the new firm. The store will
be located on the Roxana lease in
section and will hereafter be konwn
as the Whittiker and Woods Gro
Gerry company. $3.50
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-14

Ninety-nine parrots, while being brought to New
York on a steamer were taught how to swear Now
comes the conservative Associated Press to tell us
that with the exception OF three all were sold TO old
maids Which shows that women must have some
thing about the house that swears.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-14

Fifty cities in Oklahoma are in Better Cities
Contest which inaugurated by the Shawnee
Rotary Club. That is game OF chance which
is going to whole lot to this old stae-not
forgetting what the oil game of chance did for it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-14
HENS ROLL THEIR OWN;
HIGH EGG RECORDS FOLLOW

SALTWATER, Olila.--As a result
of eight years feeding tests at the
United Sta.es department of agricul-
ture poultry farm at Beltsville, Md,
q mash feed hes been compounded
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-14

, else will and that By the first OF the
year everyone will see in Mexico what
l see today, one OF the finest oppor-
tunities for big money that has pre-
sented itself in years.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-14

The Hugo Daily News wants 10 know ii locks
were put on the Panama Canal because it is SO near
Mexico.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-14

Well the Giants won the Yanks lost and some
oi the New York fans are happy while others are
sore That's the way OF lie.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-14

Southeastern Oklahoma is having epidemic Of
revival meetings again this fall after having had a
double dose OF it during the summer
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-14

II vocabulary is acquired by association. we've
met people who have lived alone all their lives.
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-30
ENCOURAGES HOME BUILDING

The extent to which lumber can
extend its markets CT retain those
which it now has, will be largely de-
termined by the extent to which the
effort if the lumber industry is sue
cessful in developing improved meth
DDS and Standards for the use Of
lumber in building and in securing
the recognition of these methods in
actual building practice.
The lumber situation in the north
west is the most satisfactory it has
been within the past sixteen months,
says r. w. Vinnedge, president of
the West Coast LumbeTmen's Asso-
citation. The physchology of the in
dustry was never better. The leav-
enjng influence is the water borne
tratt For the past ninety days,
water shipments have represented
3S per cent of the total shipments
of the Northwest
There is every reason to believe
that a steady improvement will be
evident early in 1922, and it will,
indeed, be welcomed by the mills of
Oregon and Washington, ninety per
cent of which are losing from 81 to
So per thousand on their present
output.
Lumber is today the cheapest all
around building material and ena-
bles the average American to be-
come a home owner instead of a
renter.
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-30
THE union BANK (
TRUST COMPANY
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of FRANK DIETZ, Deceased.

Estate of FRANK DIETZ, Deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given by the
undersigned Hattie May Dietz of the
County of Navajo, State of Arizona
that she is the duly appointed and
acting Administrative of the Estate
Of Frank Dietz, deceased, that notice
is hereby given to the creditors Of
and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, TO exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers,
within four months after the first
publication of this notice, at the
Law Office of j. L. Sweeney, Hotel
Angelus Building, Northeast Corner
Williamson Ave. and Third ST. Win
sh,w, Navajo County, Arizona, the
same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said es-
tate, in the County of Navajo, State
of Arizona.
HATTIE MAY DIETZ.
Administrative of the Estate of
Frank Dietz, Deceased.
Dated at Holbrook, Arizona, this
18th day of December, A. d. 1921.
Firt pub. Dec. %. 1921.
Last pub. Jan. 13, 1922.
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-30
EQUALIZE COMPETITION

Commercial motor vehicles should
be placed on a basis of equality
with common carrie S, in the matter
Of taxes, and be charged a fair sum
for upkeep and use of public high
ways. The foiliwing outline is
suggestion:
First: A charge for the upkeep
CT highways based on the amount
of highway deterioration resulting
from operation of commercial auto
mobiles. 4
Thru: Tax on gross earnings, in
vested capital, or property, similar
to that paid by the railroads.
Fourth: Regulation by public
utility or railroad commissions the
same as other common carriers and
the fixing of general policy as to
the advisability of permitting motor
transportation lines to parallel rail
roads, thus dividing traffic to det-
rinent of both the railroads and the
automobile lines and also the public
through the discouragemen of fut-
ure railway development.
1t is unfair to allow bus and truck
lines operated on roads paid for by
the public to cripple or kill railroad
systems which have developed the
country and are absolutely essential
to the welfare of any community.
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-30
RESOLUTION OF
INTENTION
RESOLUTION NO. 10

4 Resolution of the Common Council
of the Town of WinslOw Declaring
Its Intentions to Improve Certain
Portions Of Second and Third
Streets and Williamson Ave-, in
the Town of Winslow, and Deter
mining that Bonds shall be Issued
to Represent the Costs and Ex-
penses Thereof. and Declaring the
Work to be Done to be of More
Than Local or Ordinary Benefit
and That the Cost of Said Work
or improvement Shall be Assessed
Upon Certain District and Pro.
viding That the Proposed Work or
improvement Shall be Performed
Under Title VII, Chapter XIII, Re.
vised Statutes Of Arizona, 1918,
Civil Code and Amendments there
to, and Chapter IA the Session
Laws Of 1919, Otherwise Known as
the Bond Act, 1919.
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-30
WHAT IS THRIFT?

Thrift, in eits broad sense, Is
handling money wisely.
1t is getting the most out of
every dollar of the income.
1t is the power of making
ones dollars bring more dollars
after he has earned them.
1t is administering ones earn
ings with an eye to the future
as well as the present.
1t is using ones money, much
or little, as an instrument with
which to weave strong fibre into
the character.
True thrift does not curtail
buying power. 1t increases it.
1t does not make misers. 1t
teaches how to spend as we'll as
how to save.
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-30
BE 1t Resolved by the Common Coun.
Gil OF the Town Of Winslow:
SECTION 1

That the public interest and con-
venlence require, and that it is the
intention of the Common Council of
the Town of Winslow to order the
following work to be done, tO-wit:
l. That the roadway of 3rd St..
from the west line of Donnelly Ave.
TO the east line of Williamson Ave,
the roadway of Williamson Ave.
from the north line of 3rd st. to the
south line of End ST. and the road
way of End st. from the west line
of Williamson Ave. to point 1884
feet westerly On the center line of
End ST. from the west line of War
rem Ave. which is approximately at
the intersection of the center line
of End st. with the quarter section
line of Section "a, T. 19 N, r. Is E..
G. & S. r. B. NJ, be graded and paw
ed with concrete.
2. That a. combined concrete
curb and gutter be constructed
along both sides of the roadway of
Williamson Ave. between the north
line of 3rd ST. and the south line of
md st. and along both sides of the
roadway of End st. between the west
line of Williamson Ave. and the
west line of Warren Ave.
g. That concrete curb be con-
structed at the edge of all alleys
and private driveways on William
son Ave- between the south line of
End st. and the south line of 3rd
st. and on End ST. between the west
line of Williamson Ave- and the west
line of Warren Ave.
4. That a concrete gutter be con-
structed across the intersection of
all streets and alleys and driveways
on Williamson Ave. between the
north line of 3rd st. and the south
line of End ST. and on End ST. be-
tween the west line of Williamson
Ave. and on the west line of War
rem Ave
5. That all the above work or i'm
provement to be done in accordance
with that certain set of plans ap-
proved by the Common Council of
the Town of Winslow on the 3Oth
day of November, 1921 on file in
the office of the Town Clerk of the
Town of Window and which said
plans and specifications are hereby
referred to for a more particular
description, Of said work and made
4 part hereof.
SECTION Q
1. That the said contemplated
work of improvement in the opinion
Of the Common Council is of more
than local or ordinary public bene-
fit, and that the said Common C0un-
ell hereby makes the cost and ex-
penses (except as otherwise provid
ed in the Section thereof) of said
work or improvement chargable up
on a district and hereby declares
that the District of said Town of
Winslow benefited by the said work
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-30

Get your orders for job printing
in the hands of the printer NOW so
that you may start the New Year
with nice, new clean stationery.
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-30

Classified Ads Pays the Advertiser,
Bring Yours in Now.
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-30
We Pay $50 on
Savings Deposits

SECURE YOUR VALUABLE
PAPERS
In one Of our Safety Deposit
Boxes. Rental of Fire and
Theft Proof Deposit Boxes So
to 81 per year.
The Winslow mail., 1921-12-30

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