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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-15

Secretary Weeks is expected to
make recommendations to Congress
to accept the bid OF Henry Ford for
the AiussJ shtn:- nitrate Plant and
giant dams on the site Numerous in
spection trips have been made 10 the
site by Mr. Ford, Thomas y. Edison
and scientists who have given Mr.
Ford and Secretary Weeks the benefit
of their findings.
Henry Ford's bid for Mussel Shoals
submitted July s. 1921, the first bid
for tfe properties contained these
principle features;
Outright purchase of nitrate plants
Nos. / and for $5ooo,ooO.
Payment of approximately sl,tso,oeo
annual rental as interest on capital
invested for waterpower rights.
Reimbursement OF s40,0O0,0c0 spent
by the government on Wilson dam.
Reimbursement OF $4,000, 900 TO he
spent by the government in building
end equipping Dam No. g.
Outright expenditure OF $l5,ooo'ooo
by the government in erection OF three
locks in connection with these two
dams.
Shoals Extend Tiyty Miles
Mussel Shoals begin at Florence
Alabama and extend eastward up the
Tennessee river thirty miles having 2
fall in that distance OF laO feet. Navi'
CATION around the shoals has heen
provided by means Of the NusseI
Shoals Canal, q waterway sixteen
miles long and containing clever
locks. This canal was begun abou'
1870 and by intermittent effort wa'
partly completed IN 1890 when Il
was opened for navigation. Both th'
state OF Alabama and the federal gov
ernment participated In this work
In 1910 government engineers recon
mended that navigation and power
should be 1oir-V developed al Mnssr
shoals and In 1914 an APPROPRIATED
was made for diamond drill boring'
which proved the sufficiency or tn'
founda ton for proposed Dams. sur
yey was made OF lands that wouIo
be inundated and options were takef
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-15
TENDENCY OF OIL is UPWARD

THE advance made by Magnolia on Healdton crude
from oic to Sl.S0 meets the advance made some
time ago by the Sinclair people Magnolia is not
running great deal of oil at Headtou except its
own production, but at Fox ana in the Milroy and
in the Nema districts it is running much oil Tor
other producers and the advance means much TO
those producers. An advance of 5Sc is an unusual
advance i'll oil prices Magnolia goes further and
makes the advance cover the Walters and Comanche
districts and also it advances Corsicana and other
Texas fields. The move made by the Magnolia is
very encouraging to producers 1t will result in leav-
ing much larger sums of money in the southern
portion of the state. The greatest encouragement is
found in the fact that the tendency of crude oil is
upward Prosperity comes with rising prices at all
times The advance will be sincerely appreciated BY
the oil producers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-15
Timely Views Not in til. News
BY Is. G. FORBES

II business during this month Of December is doing
little than rking time, least has eyes
front.
Those who take a shortranse view complain that
Improvement Is painfully slow. They emphasize that
business lacks snap that much effort be put forth
to land moderate volume of orders and profits
they were. Some dwell upon fact that
there has been actual slowing down in few directions
within the last two months.
And all this is
This reasoning, however, reminds OF the reply
given by the country dweler when asked his return
what he thought of the city: ~ could the city
for the houses and the people"
It also recalls the sage observation that it is
tremendously important how far you have gone but
that 1t is tremendously important that you should be
going in the right direction. Many developments
have been of extraordinary importance and extraordi
narily encouraging
tax-weary world promises to have its burdens light
ened fruit of the negotiations under
way Washington
The recovery in sterling exchange above S4l0 last
week interpreted momentously significant especial
y French German and other exchanges also improved
Bank in this country again reached a
maximum fact which justifies confidence that before
long idle funds will be pressed service such
to stimulate industrial and business enterprises
particularly the part of powerful capitasc interests
Unemployment figures likewise much salts
factory than any had dared expect they would be
mid December.
The security markets have maintained practically all
Of their substantial advance despite falling the
volume of dealings in stocks Moreover,
continue to be absorbed readily.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-15
CAN YOU TELL?
By Il. j. and A. W. BODMEk
No. ls.-How Indian Summer
Originated

Some have thought that Indian sum
mer is only another name for autumn
But the term does not cover the first
fall days of September or OF October.
II comes generally between the first
and twentieth OF November.
The real explanation takes " back
TO the Indian wars. during which the
first settlers Of our western states had
no peace excepting when the weather
was so bad that the lndhns could net
reach the whit. settlements. The ap.
proach Of winter was. therefore. re-
celvcd In q spirit OF jollificston hy the
settlers. who had been SO long cooped
up in the forts or near them TO be
ready to ward eff attack. Bach settler.
OF course. had his little farm located
near the fort, aud as soon as winter
approached he knew IL was safe for
him to leave the fort with his family
and go back to the farm, At such
times every one became busy getting
the crops In and storing them Tor the
winter. and that is how the fondncss
for cold weather on the part OF many
PEOPLE developed. II was the only part
OF the year when they had a chance
to enjoy themselves without thought
OF sudden attack.
1t happened sometimes, however,
that after every one had decided tha,
winter hsd really begun. and tha,
there was no danger OF attack. the
weather would moderate again. some
times becoming quite warm, This
was the real indian summer, because
II gave the Indians another chance "a
get through the forests and attack
The settlements.
fvsn0row-How Much II Us Gets Ret
when We Biush
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-15
&s !&s Spur tGs {! Moment

Let's Flag These
"The steamer is limpng back to port"
THE police work on the case"
He caught his wife in the correspondents automobile "
"The gunman lodged into the crowd and escaped"
AN unknown woman seen leaving the taxcab "
'She was queen of the booleggers"
THE investigating committee will report later"
She's a leader of the young married set"
+ :! +
at isn't the baby crying at night" deprecated the
Cape Grardeau "Missourian" tits the upkeep"
= :. T.
81" Is Right
Will you decide bet?
says that she is great actress.
says that she cannot act at all
says that she got the part through influence.
says that she is good to look at. but actress.
Il says that she is good actress, but miscast.
says that her part is actress proof She could not
fail
G that she is unattractive but good actress.
II says that her emotion weak.
say that she is getting big salary for what she is
doing. What else matters?-Marce steinbrugee
+ + =
"The sorghum molasses season is on" notes the Tina
Interior Journal" "and while the argument waxeth
whether 1t should he them molasses or
those moasses, there is any doubt in mind"
The News Of Hopertown
Hanks Tumms' wife has caused considerable conster.
nation her friends here by announcin sewin
bee that she going the city next Wednesday
TO have fit 1t seems though it is just cheap and
a little more handy TO have fit home If a person
has got TO have one. Iater-We have learned that
Hanks wife is only buyin dress down the city
The gentlemen in midst have decided give musi.
cal comedy show at Tibbets opry house in the near
future for the benefit OF Wide Awake Hose company No.
l. The company is all out Of hose and they also need
new hose cart hook and ladder engine engine house
and uniforms About the only thing the company
does not need is speaking trumpet. The they have
now is in very good order The show has been written
by our poetess of passion Miss Euphemia Nudge, and
the music by Zacharah Tanner the accomplished
satile bass drummer in the silver cornet band
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-15

power, more than is now represented
in the combined hydro-electric devel-
opments in the states of Alabama,
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carol
ina and Tennessee, according to army
engineers.
Dam No. 3, proposed in Mr.. Ford's
bid would be one mile and a quarter
in length, fifty feet high, and would
have an available waterpower head Of
AZ feet. Phere would be installed, un.
der the Ford plan, turbines, electric
generators in this dam capable of dc
veloping more than $50 900 electric
horsepower. This dam would he II
miles above Wilson dam and nayiga
tion through the two dams would he
affected by means of two locks in
Wilson dam and one lock in Dam
No. 8.
Dam Costs Cause Hitch
Negotiations between the govern.
ment and Mr. Ford have been in pro-
gress for several months. His recent
trip with Thomas A. Edison To Mussel
Shoals was for the purpose OF making
a resurvey Of the property at the sug.
gestion Of government officials with
"A view of clarifying and recon,fling,
II possible, differences in Mr.. Ford's
estimates and those Of army engineers
concerning completion of the work.
The greatest complication is under
stood 10 have been the difference in
estimates of the cost Of completing
Wilson Dam and the construction Of
Dam No. 3.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-15
HOMETOWN
STUFF
She Can Change 'En


How can any man be woman
hater?" asked Miss Oldgrl "Woman
has kissable lips, lovable eyes, hug
able shape and holdable hands"
HUH Grunted Mr.. Odbatch.
"And she also has changeable hair, re-
movable hips. adjustable eyebrows, col
orable lips and transferable com
plexion.
"What do you think is the cause OF
unrcst?' Haven't noticed any around
this place" reioined Farmer Corntos-
sci. THE resting part takes care of
itself. What ] am worried about is
unwork,"
There was a fair rooter named Grace,
Who rooted at games ev'ry place;
She uttered loud cheers,
And wept salty tears,
Which washed all the rouge from her
face:
Another Damli: Once upon time
there was a workman who believed
that the Boss knew as much as he did
! Old Settler says the most fitting
place for the pocket humorist is the
coal pocket.
Tragedy
Act
= Their eyes meet.
@ Act III
Their lips meet.
Act III
Their souls meet.
Act ~
Their attorneys meet.
Curtain.
Old Settler says the only perfect
man In the world is the one your wife
refused TO marry.
brought the frame Of a big truck from
Detroit to Youngstown, rode part of
the way sitting on the gas tank, but
the seat was so hard he soon became
tired of IL.
"Ah don't see how you could stan II,
Henry friend observed.
Stan it," Henry replied. 'Mah
goodness, dats ies' what All couldn't
do nothin' else but" youngstown
Telegram.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-15

In buying Christmas packages of cigars it would
be well to remember that Ardmore has factory
that turns out high class cigar one that will please
the most eNactng smoker
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-15

The famous Grand Canyon OF Colo
rado is 5000 feet deep in its deepest
part, with nearly perpendicular sides.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-15

Another evidence that Ardmore is a big gener-
ous hearted city, one member OF the police found
in five nights seven open stores.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-15

A bee can carry three times its own
weight Of honey when flying.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-15

1t IL now possible to send a crew.
less vessel as fan as radio impulses
will carry. The same means can be
used in sending a giant torpedo
against foe regardless OF how far
distant the enemy might be- provided
he is within reach Of the radio.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-15
Editorial of the Dau
THE CITIES CONTEST

The award OF the judges in the cities contest IN
Oklahoma has caused something than ripple OF
acrid criticism lake Of usual serenity. Most OF the
towns in the contest saying in form another
that II Shawnee. the winner with the deas OF
the judges what constitutes a good town then
they almighty glad they escaped favor,
And the learned doctor, Mckeever Of Seattle, who
stirred up the rumpus, is out in statement chal
lenge saying he will be glad tell the whole world
wherein the losers fell short IL they really desire
formation published. We predict that def viii stop all
loud talking although the nutterng viii go indefi
ntey.
What started observe this: Suppose a
city does win the award being the hest place in which
to live and family then what? Naturally It would
be-we Will not dead one-shall comfort.
ably quiet and without the gnawing pains OF ambition?
The contest, understand It, not for the
purpose OF determining good place to live in and
prosper in and gain distinctions good place for
and Of ambition find tasks for themselves and
opportunities FOR themselves.
Naturally u Benedictine monastery the serried
crag of the Alps would appeal many OF uplif,ers
as desirable spot In which to live and children
There should be no ENVY OF shawnee that she
has copped the grapes, Did not Shawnee hang up the
prize What fitting than that she should keep Il
within her gates Neither Bartlesyile Enid Miami moi
any Of the other need fear losing popue
on to shawnee-eScept for diving purposes.rulsa World
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-15

From the buy-a.bae campaign OF 1914 We have
entered the hire-a-man campaign OF 1921. A local
negro who was given work yesterday declared it
was his first job tor a period OF nine months. The
non-employmen, era has hurt the negro worse than
The white laborer Locally there has been much
work going on all during the year. There will be
more work next year than during the past. The
county viii have approximately million dollars to
spend In road work. There are many homes to be
built The city must build greater water system.
The outlook for labor is really good for the coming
year. There is need right now for employment fo-
few people In this city. The weather is .Tsn much
work can be done abou, the homes and men can
find employment for those who need Il and who are
deserving
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-15

tonight will empty your oc~v'- s."~ 49,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-15

Old Settler says the only perfect
man in the world is the one your wife
refused TO marry.
Mountain advocate., 1921-09-30
MORE RATS

Representative J. NJ. Tinsley is in
receipt of letter from Congress
man J. NJ. Robsion offering to de-
fend him. 'should charge OF mur-
dering a whole family be preferred
against him. Last year, it will be
remembered that he and Mrs. G..
NJ. Rishards feloniously. but without
premeditation, did fall upon and slay
a family Of 'possum. Now our Re-
preventative is charged with the find
ing of a family Of cute pink rats in
his barn and doing them to death.
Counsel for the prosecution has not
been settled on as yet. but Congress
man Robsion stands ready to see
that we are not deprived OF the tai
ents OF our Representative. That is.
IL he can succeed. They were per
fectly good rats; too, or would have
been after they got over being pink.
Mountain advocate., 1921-09-30
COIORED MAN SHOT

VIM. Rich. a colored man work
ing at the Barbourville Brick Plant.
was shot over the eye by a masked
man Friday night and lives to tell
the tale. A gun Of small calibre was
evidently used and the bullet struck
the skull. apparently bounding of.
AT any rate. Or. Leslie Logan was
unable to fad the bullet when Rich
walked MP to the Hospital The nert
day he was walking around as II he
had been hit with a pad of butter.
Taylor Deaton was given pre-
liminary hearing on the charge of
doing the shooting Tuesday and was
bound over to the Grand Jury in Nov
Had Rich been standing instead Of
sitting the consequences might have
been more serious.
Mountain advocate., 1921-09-30
LETTER BACK HOME

st. Petersburg, Fla. Sept 20.
Mr.. Fred Burman,
Editor Mountain Advocate,
Darbourville, Ky.
Dear Sir:
enclose q money order for $3.50
for which please send us a years sub
scription to the Mountain Advocate.
We have been in St. Petersburg a
little over a year and find we can
not do without the home news.
st. Petersburg is a wonderful lit
tie city and We are very much in love
with the South. We will probably
make this our future home with only
an occasional visit to Barbourville
in the summers. But of course all
Barbourville citizens will agree
there's still no place like home in
the dear old Kentucky Mountains.
Thanking you in advance for send
ing the paper,
Yours truly,
Edith Moore.
Mountain advocate., 1921-09-30
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL

Mrs. c. r. Walker has been added
to the force of teachers at the High
School for the remainder Of the year
taking the English work. Mrs. Gross
will take the Eighth Grade, thus re-
lieving Miss nellie Jones who has had
charge of both Seventh and Eighth.
The school is now nicely situated as
regards teachers.
The Board of Education is negoti-
ating for a steam heating plant to
be installed this fall. As the chill
dren have suffered badly from the
cold during the past winters, we are
glad to chronicle this advance. The
health of the children who spend so
many hours in school during the win
ter months should be considerably
benefited.
Mountain advocate., 1921-09-30
FAREWELL

The old newspaper press, which
has been the agent in printing ac-
counts Of many Joys and sorrows,
many comings and goings, tragedies,
comedies, births. deaths. maria ges,
and in fact detailing the history that
is now yesterday, has finished its
career and has been taken down.
Another and larger press will be in
stalled in a week or two. 1t will
become the agent Of telling the same
kind of occurrences as the days go
by, until it too goes to the junk
pile.
The home town newspaper is
something that has no great tangible
value. but in il are crowded the
hopes and fears, the tears and smiles
of its generation and the old press
has been factor in making the lives
of the people brighter, and, we trust.
righteousness to make the county a
better place in which to live. Not
being laid on solid foundation. the
old press had a rather uphill job to
perform, but in spite of all kinds Of
treatment from all kinds of hands,
it has done its duty and deserves a
better end than junk pile. but its
very size prevents us from making
q pet of it. Besides, we too shall
have to lie down after a while and
lot the rest of the world go by. Well
for us if We have done as good work
as the old press.
An eighteen inch concrete found
alton has been laid for the four page
new press now being installed by
the Advocate. II would support an
apartment house.
Mountain advocate., 1921-09-30
SCHOLASTIC YEAR BEGINS
AT KENTUCKY'S UNIvERsIT,

The golden opportunities Of the
University of Kentucky are COM
mended to the high school gradu-
ates Of the Commonwealth. IL was
proven today (Sept. 81, $3.50 am
that these opportunities are being
persued by the sons and daughters
Of Kentucky when the first meeting
OF students and faculty was on the
campsu because the auditorium was
too small-yes by half.
We marched to the South side Of
the Campus with President Mcvey
and faculty as leaders, followed by
classes according TO rank. Yes, our
President as leader and distinguish
ed Freshmen in the rear.
President McVey - There are
enough Freshmen to fill the chapel!"
Then came the cheers from the en-
thusiastic Sophomores, But we can
easily arrange a special chapel per-
iod for the SophOmores!"
DR.. Mcvey gave few opening re-
marks preceding a welcoming ad-
dress by Rev. Brock, who represent
ed the Alumni Association of Y. OF
X. To our regret the meeting was
broken up by big rain. We were
all anNiously waiting to hear our
President.
1t augers we'll for the Kentucky of
tomorrow and proves that the age
is not dead to see the hundreds of
sons and daughters of the old state
here to prepare for the uplifting OF
Kentucky in all walks OF life. Knox
County has three representative
here.
DAUGH WHITE SMITH.
Mountain advocate., 1921-09-30
FRIENDLY LETTER

Louisville, KY. Sept. 2S, 1891.
Mr.. r. T. England.
Barbourville, Ky.
Dear Sir:-
We intended to answer your little
notation on your wrapping paper be-
fore now but same was overlooked.
1t is very gratifying to see a man Of
seventy-eight years young actively
engaged in business. II puts new
life into us young fellows and makes
us think Of how many more years
we may have before us.
OF course we have read about Lee
etc. in history but have never talked
with anybody who VISA engaged in
the battle OF Gettysburg. We would
very much appreciate IL you ever
come TO Louisville to have you stop
in and see us as We feel quite sure
that you could tell us some very in
teresting stories about the battle
which we're never reported in history
Trusting that we may have the
pleasure OF seeing wou in the near
future, we beg to remain,
Very truly yours,
p. f. Henchey Company.
Mountain advocate., 1921-09-30
UNION COLLEGE DRIVE

At the Methodist EpiscOpal Con-
ference at Covinrton last week one
of the. most important matters to
come up was the enlnrEinc of Uuion
College. The Board OF Education.
after discussion. arrived at Il unan-
imous vote in favor Of raising money
for the College. 1t was then sub
mitted to the Conference as a whole,
where again the vote was practical
ly unanimous in its favor. Bishop
Anderson being especially interested
in seeing that the drive movement
should go thru.
II was then turned over to DR..
Hsneher and his force with instruc-
tions to work out details and begin
active operations. Fart Of the money
will be for new buildings and part
for an endowment fund.
|. The importance OF this drive will
he best understood when the results
begin to count. Union College is n
big asset to the whole city of Bar
hourville and it's growth will add TO
business generally Were it removed
IA number of firms would probably
find themselves with considerably
simmer bank accounts.
We now have good streets and II
is time We began seriously to con-
slider the question of Kidding the
city of tide water so that Union Col.
leee may expand on its present site
It can be done and the best way to
gee it done is to do 1t. Those vitality
interested should start the ball roll
ing.
Mountain advocate., 1921-09-30
HAWKINS-McNEIL

A pretty wedding took place We'd
nesday afternoon in 81. Luke's pro-
Cathedral. when Miss Frances Haw-
kins, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Hawkins, Of Echo Bay, was married
to Mr.. J. NJ. Mcneil, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George c. Mcneil, of Barbour
vile, Ky. Rev. c. w. Balfour offici-
ated
The bride, who was given away by
her uncle, Mr.. J. B. Way, wore a
charming gown Of silver canton
crepe with fringe and rose trimming
and a black picture hat with touches
of rose. She CARED pink roses and
sweet peas and wore the groom s
gift. white gold pin set with dia-
monds.
The bridesmaid, Miss Beatrice
Way. wore brown kittens ear silk
costume with large picture hat and
carried cream roses. Mr.. A. AL
hrOugh was best man.
Mrs. Hawkins, the brides mother.
wore navy blue taffeta, with gold ir-
ridescent bead trimming, and pink
roses.
After the ceremony reception
was held at the home of the brides
cousin. Mrs. Z. G. Leany, McGregor
Avenue. Luncheon was served from
tables done with pink and white as
ters. Among the many beautiful
gifts received was a silver tea SER
vice from the friend girls Of the
! Azulikit camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcneil took the
evening train for Mackinac and Chi
cago, the bride travelling in a blue
serge dress with henna trimming
and blue hat. grey shoes and fox
! furs. Exchange.
MIR. J. NJ. Mcneil has many friends
! in his native county who will wish
the young couple a long and happy
married life. He has been with the
Great Lakes Power Company at
Sault Ste. Marie. Ontario. Canada.
for couple of years as electrical
engineer.