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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-05
Child should
BE taught HOW
TO CAST Vote
Bob Wilson Addresses the
Women at Meeting Friday
Afternoon on Organiza-
tion and Party

Organization, its importance and re-
sultant benefits, was stressed by r.
Fl. Wilson, state superintendent of
schools. who briefly addressed a group
of democratic women at a meeting
held Friday afternoon at Convention
Hall.
Mr.. Wilson urged the importance
also Of the intelligent vote He said
that children should be taught how
to vote. Declaring himself TO be q
lifelong democrat, he stated that the
child sought be taught the virtues
Of the democratic principles in order
that an intelligent vote should be
cast rather than that the child should
vote the democratic ticket because his
father and grandfathers We're of that
political faith.
my estimation of politics." the
speaker declared. 'as a question, comes
next TO the church The church has
made society worth while, politics
make the government worth while.
"An intelligent vote means clean
government"
up around an acceptable candidate
rather than await such time that 4
candidate build up sentiment around
himself wa. one point especially
stressed, in urging the women to let
the public know that their body
should support the man whose public
and private life could stand investi.
cation. rather than wait until un.
desirable candidates create sentiment
for HMM
Only by organization can this eb
met Mr., Wilson stated.
AS TO staying with the party Mr..
Wilson stated that if there is any
thing in politics it is the principles
THE democrats have their principles,
the republican, theirs, but political
party is not worth snap Of it does
not stand by It's party"
There is good in the democratic
party, if mistakes have been made
stay by our own" he urged, '1et us
doctor tour own mistakes
Mr.. Wilson answered "a number Of
questions with regard to organization
and made many helpful suggestions
along county organization.
Following M. Wilson'S talk a num-
Der Of business r.attors were disposed
of and plans made for an active and
concerted work along these lines.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-05
Young Woman Feels Pulse of
City Ouer Wires Through the
Phone Office for II Years

married, which, on an average, Is
after two years service" said Miss
Worley.
What class of telephone subscrib-
ers are the incest to handle? Well,
this is hard to say, but as a rule the
oil men furnish the easiest class Of
business for the operator, especially
in their long distance calls. They
know how to place call correctly and
always furnish all of the necessary in
formation TO enable the operator TO
complete the call. They are generally
efficient, courteous, and kind.
There are three parties to a tele-
phone conversation, the calling party,
the operator and the party called
all are human and therefore subject
to error and small iritations at times
but the large majority of people are
pleasant and kind. OF course as soon
as connection is established the
operator is disconnected and can only
be recalled by flash.
Girls Are Conscientious
81 have a number of girls who have
worked conscientiously and have been
with the company for some time.
They are all in line for advancement
i'm fact, a girl is increased in pay
regularly, almost from the very be.
ginning of their employment. They
anxious to make as good record as
possible.
"They are also sympathetic and
kind in cases of sorrow for it is pos
sible to tell by the tone of voice and
manner of placing call when any
one is in trouble.
Especially do the girls endeavor to
such as ambulance calls, calls for ply
sicians and in reporting fires. In GER
tain cases a subscriber may call hur-
riedly for a physician. The operator
who receives this call win without
waste of time or asking useless ques.
tions. get in connection with the near
est available physician, and send him
TO the patient.
Busy in Morning
The peak Of the telephone business
is reached between the hours of 9 10
IL o'clock in the mornings. II is then
that most of the business OF the down
town section is transacted. as we'll
as the toll service. In the residence
section too at this hour the house
wives are placing the orders for the
day and making their social engage.
ments. Another peak hour is reached
between the hours Of 5 TO Z O'Clock,
when husbands are calling their wives
and the business Of the day is being
concluded. From s TO is the sweet.
heart" hour, it is then that the young
people OF the city hold their confiden.
tial, low.voiced conversation. A Ger.
tain amount of long distance calls are
placed at this hour, also.
From 10 p. m, until a. m, there
are only three operators needed 10
care for switchboards.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-05

Hearing complaints-and n few bou-
quets-day in and day out for four
teen summers and n like number OF
winters Is q task which few young
women would care for. However, there
is one in Ardmore who does just this
and enjoys her work.
Needless to say, she is one Of those
sweet-tempered persons whom we have
come to refer to as "hello-girls."
She Is Miss Monte Worley, chief
operator. who has under her super
vision force of sixty young women
operators There are more than 5000
telephone connections in Ardmore and
fifteen downtown pay stations. There
are twenty-seven long distance opera
tors In the Ardmore office and six
supervisors, two for the toll service,
two for the local board and two serv-
ice operators.
I'm a way" said Miss Worley "the
telephone office serves as a business
barometer. During the recent oil ex-
element, when the Brock well first
came in, the telephone business in
CreaSeu lullN oiie-tiiiiu. II 'h"oSS ."
that way in times of great business
activity, and ! like TO feel that ] am
part of it.
81 used to think that | knew almost
every family in Ardmore. When l
first became an operator it was the
common practice to call by name when
connection was wanted. We were
;,, tnctoirc
over the old post office on Washing
ton between Main and Broadway.
Excitement After Explosion
81 think the most exciting time dur
ing my service as an operator came
after the explosion of tank car of
gasoline in 1915. OF course everything
was in chaotic condition. Buildings
were wrecked and telephone service
for time was impossible, but line
men worked day and night TO re-es-
tablish outside connections and the
girls stayed at their boards, acting
with remarkable clear-headedness dur
ing the time of suffering and con-
fusion"
1.-The sixty girls employed In the
Ardmore exchange are above the aver
age in intelligence and appearance.
Most of them are Ardmore girls, born
and raised here, and products Of the
Ardmore schools. The company is
able to obtain the service of girls of
refinement as they are not longer
bothered by would-be mashers and
flirts. \ majority Of the operators are
between the ages OF is and 90 years.
A written application is necessary TO
receive consideration in seeking EN-.
ployment with the company and an
inspection of the applicants home and
environment is made in order 10 Sc.
cure only girls OF high character.
Prefer Work 10 Marriage?
I'VE almost never lose an employee.
once they became accustomed TO the
work. except when they quit TO get
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-05
Hammon Holds Huge Hunt

HAMMoN.-As the result OF a
mammoth rabbit drive this week. this
part OF Rogers county has $500 fewer
rabbits and two fewer wolves. Tho on.
tire town turned out for tho hunt.
tho day being declared holiday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-05

Every woman's husband signed on the
dotted line.
Now landlords importme Mrs. Stone
10 rent their apartments for them.
Its the little things that win the
women" she says. And as they do
80 per cent Of the buying and 100
per cent of the deciding. it's a pretty
good plan to please them"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-05
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The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
ed. H0WE'S FAv0RITE STORY
Wsil-known Kansas Editor Takes
Pride in Effeetuai Way He
SqueIehed Bore.

q. W. Howe of Kansas has been
something of traveller. He made a
number of trips abroad and went
twice around the world. 1t was on
his first trip abroad that he encoun-
tered one of the sea hounds whose
chief boast is concerned In the num-
ber of times they have crossed the At
lantic. Mr.. Howe tells the incident as
his favorite story.
SIS this your first trip the sea
hound asked Mr.. Howe on the occa-
sion of their first meeting. Mr.. Howe
admitted that it was. WELL" said
the sea hound, i've crossed the ATTAIN
tic 40 times" On the second day the
sea hound again put the question to
Mr.. Howe and again vouchsafed the
same observation. He repeated 1t at
frequent intervals during the trip.
1t was on the sixth day, after the
sea hound had again spoken of the
number of his crossings that Mr..
Howe said to him: by the way, have
you ever been to Omaha?" The sea
hound said he never had. "Well," re-
torted Mr.. Howe, II go there every
week."-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
MOTHER, QUICK! GIVE
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
FOR cHILD's BOWELS

Even a sick child loves the "fruity"
taste of California Fig Syrup" II the
little tongue is coated, or II your child
is listless. cross. feverish. full Of cold.
or has collie. teaspoOnful will never
fail to open the bowels. In few
hours you can see for yourself how
thoroughly II works all the cOnstipa-
tion poison. sour bile and waste from
the tender, little bowels and gives you
q well, playful child again.
Millions Of mothers keep California
Fig Syrup" handy. They know tea
spoonful today saves sick child to-
morrow. Ask your druggist for genuine
california Fig Syrup" which has di.
rectiOns for babies and children Of all
ages printed on bottle. Mother! You
must say California" or you may get
an imitation fig syrup.-Advertisement.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
SHOULD BE FINISH TO THIS
Probably Some Readers Would Like to
Know Just What the Lieutenant
Colonel Said.

Private Washington Lee johnson had
just come up with the requirements
and, not never having had no luch
a-tall, went on sentry duty the first
night in the new camp. In the wee
sma' hours along blew the lleutenan,
colonel who had reputation for be
ing one hard-boiled guy.
Halt Who goes dar?" beloved Pri
vate johnson.
"Officer of the post"
There was long and painful silence
while the sentry racked his brain
for the proper thing to say. Then the
officer snarled:
"Well. why don't you say some
thing? Are you going to leave me
standing here like this all night?"
"Nossuh," answered Private John
son in relief as flash Of Inspiration
came. mo, indeedy. sub. At ease !"
American Legion Weekly.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
Couldn't Control sneezs.

Margaret, age three and one-l
years and confirmed early riser. !
repeatedly been warned to keep
quiet when getting up In the morni
in order not to disturb her older sis
who was convalescing from a rec
tonsil operation. About the third me
ing. under the new regime of gu
ness, us she was tip-tceing across
bedroom to her mother, who was W,
Ing in the hall, she succumbed t,
violent and uncomfortable spell
sneezing. AS soon as the paroxy
was over, she raised troubled
eyes to her mothers face md wi
pered, sorrowfully: "Muzzar, l v
still, but I just couldn't make
sneezer be STILL"
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
DIvULGED SECRET OF PAP
Small Daughter Of Story Writer O.
Unwilling to Make Exhibition o,
Family Skeleton.

A little girl, whose father is wic
known as a writer of humorous stor
was recently approached by visf
who said:
ut must be nice to have a papa ,
knows SO many fine stories"
The little girl blushed and hung
head.
Aren't you proud Of your pap
the visitor asked.
"Yes." the little girl answered, "
l think ought to tell you somethil
What Is it,"
"The stories by my papa ar
stories at ALL"
mot stories?"
NO"
And in deep, hoarse whisper,
child confessed:
He makes them all up out of
own head"
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
CHAPTER XII.

Again Peter reckoned without Cher
ry. 1t was only the next day. when
he was entering the Palace court for
his lunch. that he experienced a sud-
den and violent emotion. His thoughts
were, at the moment, far from Cher
~, and he fancied himself In a hurry.
But every other feeling but excite
ment was obliterated at the sight Of
a slender, girlishly made woman, In
pongee gown, and limp brown hat
covered with peoples, waiting in the
lounge.
Peter went toward her, and the col
or rushed into Cherry's face. 1t was
the first time they had accidentally
encountered each other, and 1t had
special place Of Its own in the his
tory Of their lives.
The surprise Of 1t kept them laugh
ing, hands clasped, for a minute then
Cherry said:
II was to lunch here with Mary
Cameron. But she's full twenty min
utes late! You hate her, don't youi"
she added, looking up from under the
poppies at Peter.
Il don't like her." he admitted. with
boys grimace.
Then suppose we don't lunch here?'
Cherry suggested. innocently. Peter
laughed joyously, and tucking her lit
tie gloved hand under his arm, led
her away. They went to Solaris, and
had window table, and nodded, as
they discussed their lunch, at half a
dozen friends who CHANGED to be
lunching there, too.
She had said that she wanted to tell
him ''all about It," and Peter, with
quick knowledge that she meant the
unhappiness Of her marriage, nodded
grave permission.
i've made a failure of I'll" Cher.
~ said, sadly. II know I ought to
struggle on, but can't. have no
individuality, Peter, have no per-
sonality! As for my dignlty-my priv
acy-"
Her face was scarlet, and for mo-
ment she stopped speaking.
Just tell me an alternative" she
said, after q while. at can't be that
there is no other life for me than
going back. Peter, I'm only twenty
four!'
II know you are" he said, with a
brief nod.
"Why, every one has some alterna-
tive" Cherry pleaded. ut can't be
that marriage is the only-the only
irrevocable thing! II you had a part
ner that you couldn't so on with, you
could come to some agreement!'
"You don't love him!" Peter said.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
BY
KATHLEEN
NORRIS

the long. strange look of this after.
noon; they had exchanged hardly q
word.
'Town tomorrow, Peter" Alix said.
after a silence during which she had
locked her arms behind her head.
stared straight above her at the path
the moon was making through faint
stars. and yawned. 1--WE got to 60 in
to a meeting Of the hospital board.
Good night, beloveds. I'm dead. Don't
sit out here incoming with Pete all
night, Cerise!"
Peter said to himself that now Cher
~ would go, too. but as the screen
door banged lightly after Alix, and the
dull glimmer Of Cherry's striped gown
did not move In the soft shadow, q
sudden reluctance and dlstaste seized
him. He had been subconsciously
aware of her all afternoon; he had
known delicious warmth and stir
at his heart that he had not analyzed,
II indeed 1t could be analyzed. Now
suddenly he did not want the beauty
and gloom and charm Of that feeling
tVuShCu. lib uedEI Uekuu 10 Ucdt
heavily again, and he knew that he
must stop the unayailing game now.
But he had not reckoned on Cherry.
She twisted In her chair. and he heard
child's long, happy sigh.
''Oh, SO am tired, tool" she
breathed, reluctantly. II hate to
leave it-but I've been almost asleep
for half an hour! You can have all
the moonlight there is, Peter" Her
white figure futtered toward the door.
"Good night!" she said, dropping her
little head to choke a yawn. A mo-
ment later he heard her laughing with
Alix.
You fool-you fool-you fool" Pc
ter said to himself. and he felt an
emotion like shame, little real com.
junction that he could 80 utterly mis-
read her innocence. He felt 1t not
only wrong in him, but somehow STAIN
ing and hurtful to her.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
Social pistlnetlons.

Samuel Untermeyer, the noted New
York lawyer, at dinner at the Ritz
Carlton said:
"Social distinctions are all right,
no doubt, but they make me think of
certain war proflteer.
This chap gave party In his
new Fifth avenue house and, of course,
there was an orchestra to play for
the singers and dancers.
"At the evenings end, when sup
per was served, the butler appeared
before the orchestra and said:
""The first and second violins eats
in the dinin' room and the rest of
the instruments in the servants
ALL"
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
Hezekiah to George v.

One CT the most engaging beliefs Of
che British Israelites now in session
10 that our royal family is directly
descended from the kings of Israel.
The marriage of daughter of Heze.
kiah to king Of Ireland is alleged by
some as basis for the pedigree, and
there are said to be proofs lying in
scme London archives. The publIca.
tion of this evidence would surely be
the literary sensation of the year
Montreal Family Herald.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
The silver LinIno.

Joseph Letter was talking to a
Washington reporter about the wicked
theft Of 100000 worth of fine wines
and liquors from his country house.
"Oh, WELL" said the young million
aire pluckily. this theft will relieve
me Of lot of bores, anyhow.
Prohibition hadn't been in force
a week when tile worst bore in Amer
lea buttonholed me one morning and
said:
"'Joe, hear you've got mag
nificent stock stored away in your eel
lar. Is it truef
"'Oh,' l said, I've got little put
by In case of illness
Good, very good said the bore.
III call every Saturday evening till
further notice to be ill.,"
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
sunburned Steel

A marine outfit was undergoing
spection In tropical region. The
specting officer was "hard-boile
Selling Private Murphy's rifle like
lion going after round Of raw be
he beloved:
whats this, rust?"
"Oh, no." said Murphy. "That's 81
burn. From the Bulletin, organ
the d. G. Branch Of the Second
vision Association.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
SISTERS

times thing your marriage is as
as queer as my own"
.
Nothing more was said for several
days upon the subject Of possible
divorce. One afternoon Peter crossed
|sthe porch, tired and hot, and found
everything apparently deserted. He
dropped into a chair, and was still
breathless from the rapid climb up
hill, when stray notes from the piano
reached his ears: chord. carefully
played bit of bass; then chord again.
Then slowly, but with dainty accuracy
and even feeling, Cherry began to play
strange little study Of Schumann.
Peter knew It was Cherry. because
AlIx's touch was always firm and sure {;
more than that, he himself had played
this same bit NO longer ago than last
night, and he remembered now that
Cherry had asked him Just what 1t
was.
He experienced a sudden and pleas
ing emotion; he did not stop to analyze
1t. But he had been rufiied in spirit
moment before; Alix had known he
was to come on this train and had not
met him with the car; and while he
really did not mind the walk up. he
disliked the feeling that they had en-
tirely forgotten him.
Presently there was silence: then
Cherry tried another little study and
finished II, and the hot summer still
ness reigned again.
With sense that he had been doz-
ing, IL only for few minutes, Peter
opened his eyes. Framed in the cabin
doorway, poised like a butterfly against
the dark background Of the room,
stood Cherry. He knew that she had
been standing 80 for some time, for \
full minute; perhaps more.
They looked at each other in 81
lence that grew more and more awk-
ward by great plunges. Peter had
time to wish that he had kept his eyes
shut to wish that he had smiled when
he first saw her-he could not have
forced himself to smile now-to won
der how they were ever to speak
where they were rushing-rushing-
rushing-before she turned noiselessly
and vanished into the dim room.
Peter lay there, and his heart
pounded. A moment ago he had been
tired man, fretted because his wife
forgot to meet him; now there was
something new in the world. And rap
| idly all the world became only back
ground. only setting, for this extra
ordinary sensation. The hiils beyond
still swan in the hot sunlight, the
mountain rose into the blue, but the
light that changes all life lay over
them for Peter.
He said to himself that 1t was awk-
ward-he did not know how he could
enter that door and talk to Cherry.
And yet he knew that that meeting
Of Cherry, that the common exchange
OF words and glances. that the daily
trifiing encounters with Cherry were
all poignantly significant now.
He felt no impulse toward hurry.
He might sit on his porch another
hour, might saunter of toward the
creek. 1t mattered nothing; the hour
was steadily approaching when she
must reappear.
Alix drove In, full of animated apol-
ogies. She managed the car far bet
ter than he. and no thought Of an ac-
cldent had troubled him.
The evening was warm, one Of the
two or three warm evenings that
marked the height Of summer even
in the high valley. There was not
a breath Of air In the garden; roses
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
DYED HER SKIRT, DRESS,
SWEATER AND DRAPERIES
WITH DIAMOND DYES"

Each package of Diamond Dyes" con-
tains directions SO simple any woman can
dye or tint her worn, shabby dresses,
skirts, waists, coats. stockings, sweaters,
coverings, draperies, hangings, everything,
even if she has never dyed before. Buy
Diamond Dyes"-no other kind-then
perfect home dyeing is sure because Dia-
mond Dyes are guaranteed not to spot,
fade, streak or run. Tell your druggist
whether the material you wish to dye IL
wool or silk, or whether Il il linen, cot
ton or mixed goods.-advertiseme1
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
soMErn,he NEW.


Synopsis.-Doctor strickland. re-
tired, 10 living in Mil Valley. near
San Francisco. His family consists
Of his daughters, Alix. a. and
Cherry. 10. and Anne. his niece, y.
Their closest friend u Peter Joycs.
. iovabis sort of rscluse. Martin
Lloyd, . visiting mining engineer.
wins Cherry. marries her and car
RES her OF to El Nido. . mine
town. Peter realizes that he loves
Cherry. Justin Little woos Anne.
Cherry coznss homo for Anne's
wedding. Chsrry realizes her mar
riage u . failure. Pstsr tells Cher
~ Of his grand passion" without
naming the E4rl. Martin comes for
Cherry. Martin and Cherry drift
apart. Dr.. Strickland dies. Peter
returns from . long absence. Peter
and Alix marry. Cherry comes to
visit them.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
They Looked at Each Other In
Silence.

and wallfowers stood erect In a sort
Of luminous enchantment. Moonlight
sank through the low twisted branches
Of the nearby oaks and fell tangled
with black and lacy shade through
the porch rose vine.
Alix sat on the porch rail, every
line Of crisp skirt and braided head
revealed as II by daylight, but Cher
ry's pale striped gown was only a
glimmer in the deepest shade Of the
vine. Peter, smoking, sat where he
could not but see her; they had hard
ly looked at each other directly since
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
Had the Proof.

A Sunday school teacher in
Pennsylvania town did not seem
clined to accept the assertion of {
Of her girl pupils that she had be
christened in an orthodox way.
"How do you know you have?" ask
the teacher with n smile.
Because" said the little girl,
have the marks on my rm."-Milw;
kee Sentinel.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-23
CHAPTER xl-con.inu.d.
10

1t was here that Peter found Cher
ry. She came up to him, and he took
both her hands and, after second Of
hesitation. kissed her. She freed one
hand to put 1t on his shoulder and.
standing so. she seriously returned
his kiss. For a moment his arm en-
circled her waist; he had forgotten