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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-09
Lamont Byers Sells
Business to Start
Selling Best Bible

Lamont Byers, manager Of Ardmore
Electric Construction company. has
closed out his electric business and has
connected himself with the BuXton.Wes-
terman company of Chicago who pub
lish the Dickson's Indexed Bible, the
most wonderful Bible on the market to-
day as il classifies and analyzes the
Bible by words. thoughts ana subjects.
The General Index and Digest com
bines the studies of Biblical Biography
History. Geography, general informa-
ton, encyclopedia data, Moral Philo-
sophy, Charter Building. Positive and
Negative Powers, Cardinal Virtues, The
logy and moderinzed Bible Dictionary
The helps in this Bible are collec
ton of the most loved and most used
verses of Scriptures on Morality, Chris
tian Ethics. Duties, Conduct and sub
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This work combines three transla-
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Everything considered 1t in the cheap
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mine of information.-Adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-09
new DE MOLAY
OFFICERS TOOK
OFFICE FRIDAY
Degree Team Will Go To
Healdton Tuesday to Put
on Work and Establish
Lodge.

Before one OF the largest assem-
blies formed in the Masonic temple.
the Ardmore chapter, Order of De
Molay, inaugurated newly elected Off
GERS in what local Masons declare one
Of the most impressive and striking
Svents IN the history of local Mason
~ at the chapter room Friday night.
Fifteen robed figures were formally in
stalled in office by George Poulter
and A. II. Palmer. directors for the
Junior order. Gordon Davidson was
installed as master counsellor; Ger.
ster Brown, senior counsellor; Tom
Mcbride. junior counsellor; Once Lew
Is. chaplain Chester Cole, marshal;
Harold Lewis, senior deacon; Grady
Mobley. alamoner; Frank Anderton,
Junior steward: Harold Wade, senior
steward; Bill Wymore. standard bear
er, and Preceptors Joe Bourland, Clar.
ence Breedlove, Eugene Simons, Philip
Cornell, Lamont Chaddick, Harold
I Banks and Cbesley Crosby. Officers
for the DeMolay degree were not in.
J stalled.
Vivian Cuce, Jack Rea, Clyde Crom.
well and Herschel Scivally we're given
the initiatory and DeMolay degrees Of
the order.
Goes TO HealdtOn.
The local degree team will leave for
Healdton Tuesday night. where they
will install a DeMolay chapter at
Healdton high school, it was an.
nounced by George Poulter, sponsor Of
the local organization. Mr.. Poulter
has recently returned from Muskogec,
where he attMded the first DeAlolay
council meeting. and spoke of the en-.
thusiastic reception which the Order Of
DeMolay Is being accorded within the
state. The move on the part of the
local order TO discontinue smoking of
cigarettes was big feature of the
commentator Of the entire Masonic
body within the state. Mr.. Poulter,
daddy OF the local organization, was
elected president of the DeMolay ex.
ecutive council at the Muskogee coun-
Gil meeting.
The Ardmore chapter has offered its
services, together with that Of the
McAlester order, in the initiation OF
the Durant chapter. which is to be an
event of April Is. but definite assur'
ance that this will be done has not
been received from Masonic officials
at Durant, Mr.. Poulter stated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-09

FREE LECTURE ON CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE TUESDAY EVENING,
APRIL IL AT CHURCH EDIFCIE AT
8 O'CLOCK. DOORS OPEN 1:15.
WEST BROADWAY AT ID ST.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-09
z.ANEIs ACCOMPANIES CARTER
COUNTY STUDENTS To DURANT

Mrs. Kate Gait zanles will 10 ot
Durant Thursday. accompanying the
winners in the carter county spelling
contest who will take part In the
inter.high meet of the Southeastern
district. Carter county winners are
Aline Bigbee and Thelma Fisher. Lone
Grove: Ada Courssy Wilson; Jaunita
Franklin. Provence. and opal Johns.
Hewitt,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-09
DIR. YOUNG To PREACH
AT CONFEDERATE HOME

DIR. J. +. Young will preach at the
Oklahoma Confederate Home this aft.
ernoon at 2:3o o'clock. Music will he
furnished during the afternoon by
Clyde Parish and the choir Of Fin.
manuel Baptist church. The old sol
diers have sent out n general invita-.
tion to Ardmore people TO be present
at the services this afternoon. I'VE
always appreciate your visits" Is the
message they send.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-09
Junior High School Orchestra.

Reading from left to right bottom
row: S. NJ. Lowenstein, director. Fran
ces Pennington, Katherin Rason. John
Adams, Helen Pennington, Florence
Stonum, William Colbert, Eliza Homer
second row: Jesslyn Ornsby. Dixie
Blake Graham. Dalby Critics, William
Pride, Suggs jolly, Grady McNees. third
row: Jewell Sturgeon. Lutte Tom Wal
colt, James Grant, Clell Butler. assist
ant director. Everett Bachtell, Helen
Alice Lowenstein, Mascot.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-09
MRS. CHURCH TALKS To
GIRLS At HEWITT SCHOOL.

Mrs. Mimi Il. Church addressed
more than enc hundred girls at the
Hewitt school last Friday. talking on
sewing and food preparation. on which
the interest Of these club girls is par
ticularly cen,ered at this time. From
Hewitt Mrs. Church visited the poultry
show conducted at the Reck school,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-09

when the police rounded up % law
violators Thursday. another record
was hung up at the station. Sergeant
Kimbroush says. The arrests included
two small raids when R number Of
charges were filed for unlawful pos
session Of liquor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-09

a statement made several months ago.
Gaines, who is big landowner. and
enjoys q nice income in addition to
his salary as an officer, stated that
ne serves as an officer because he
believes that il is the best manner In
which he can do the most good for
mankind.
Gaines has lived in Carter county
for 30 years.
THE LATEST MUSIC AT THE KAY
PEE EASTER DANCE. adv
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-04-09
Pretty Plants From Lemon Seeds.

Lemon seeds, planted in flour pot,
grow quickly and form pretty decora-
tlon for the window. The leaves are
good for flavoring sauces, etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-09
A Free Booklet on Fire Pre-
vention for School Children

There will be- 1900 fires in the
United States today. There were that
many every day last year. and there
will be that many every day this
year. and every day next year-unless
people are more careful.
A fire due to careleSsness breaks out
in this country oftener than once a
minute, day and night, the year round.
These fires cost the American people
each year more than the value of all
the land and improvements In the
state of North Carolina, or Maine, or
Louisiana.
Ordinary care would prevent nearly
every one of these fires.
The National Board of Fire Under
writer's has compiled a fire prevention
manual for the school children of
of fire in the home and simple meth
DDS of prevention.
The information in this, splendid
and grown persons. There are 81
pages OF text and 80 marginal illustra-
tons. The value is enhanced by the
addition of hints on rendering first aid
in all cases of scalds, burns. smoke
or gas suffocation, as prepared by the
American Red Cross.
Our Washington Information Blu
reau will be pleased to supply any
school pupil. teacher, or any one else,
with a free copy of Safeguarding
the Home Against Fire" Fill out the
coupon below, and enclose two cents
in stamps for return postage Write
your name and address clearly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-09
The Home.

Inc 1LO1nc.
I. Any accumulated old paper or
rubbish in the cellar?
2. How about the attic; old cloth
ing. broken furniture, etc?
3. Are all closets and spaces under
stairs kept clean?
4. Any dirt-collecting sheds or any
rubbish in the back-corners of the
house?
8. Do you use wooden ash boxes or
barrels?
6. When were the chimneys last
cleaned?
Z. Are stove pipes protected where
they pass thru partitions, closets. or
attics?
s. Are all walls behind stoves. and
floors beneath, protected with metal?
9. Do you know whether your cleo
trio wiring will continue to safely
carry your electric appliances?
10. Do you have an approved stand
for the electric iron?
IL Are the "dustlesS nops' and
oily floor cloths kept in the closet or
table drawer instead of in tin cans?
IL. Do you use safety matches, and
are they out of the children's reach?
10. How do you dispose of rubbish
Do you use a metal incinerator?
IA. Do you have at least one good
fire extinguisher in the house, prefer
ably one on each floor?
Is. Is your home adequately in
sured at replacement values
16. is the furniture. silserware.
household equipment and clothing of
the family properly insured?
II. Do you keep a list of your
household effects, preferably some
place other than in the house?
Is Where is the nearest fire alarm
box or do you have the number of the
fire department posted by your tele-
phone?
The Farm.
1. Can you satisfactorily answer the
questions for the home?
2. Are the fire-piaces well. bficked
up, tight and chimneys adequate?
j. How is the kerosene kept? Are
the lamps in good order and clean?
4. Is the oil stove properly insu-
lated from the wall and floor, and
away from drafts?
8. Do you have to use matches in
the barn, stable and wood shed at
night?
6. How about the stuff behind the
barn? Is there an accumulation of
inflammable rubbish?
Z. Do you burn your rubbish in the
open, away from the house and other
buildings.
s. is the livestock, as wei as the
house. personal effects, outbuildings,
farm machinery and equipment, ade-
quately insured.
9. Could you accurately list all of
your belongings if destroyed, or do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-09
Ho,0 Can You Answer These Questionso
ngains impI yet

you keep record showing what is
insured? -
The Business
1. Can you satisfactorily answer the
questions for the home. if applied to
your place of business?
2. Are the packing and Shipping
rooms cleaned up at closing time?
3. Is there any oily waste not kept
in approved waste cans?
4. Are the waste cans emptied daily
at closing time?
5. Are any assles OF entrances OBJ
structed2
;, 6. Are there any open flames near
combustible material?
z. Are electric cords 1ooped over
nails, pipes, fixtures?
| 8. Have any electric fuses been re-
placed by wire or other make-shift
| devices?
|. 9, Are fire doors and shutters closed
and in good condition at night and
over Sundays and holidays?
| 10. Do the weights. wheels and pull
| leys on fire doors work properly and
! are fusibie links in place?
! lido the men actually observe the
rules against smoking?
s12. Are water pals. hose and fire
extinguishers in place and in good
/ condition?
| IS. Are any sprinkler heads ceAAk d
or corroded?
IA. Are sprinklers obstruct@aii by
partitions, piles of goods, etc.?
| Is. Are window openings protected
| from outside fires?
| 1G. Is dangerous combustible stock
storage space insulated by fire walls ?
i II. Do you know whether or not you
are adequately meeting the provision
of your Insurance policies regarding
| physical conditions, night watchmen,
amount of Insurance. etc
| IS. Is stock-increase Immediately
reported or properly entered for insur-
ance purposes?
10. Do you carry Use and Occu-
pancy insurance. protecting you against
necessary operating losses prior to re-
summing bushes after the fire?
The Apartment. 3
/. Can you satisfactorily answer the
Questions for the home?
! 2. Are adequate and safe fire es-
capes provided?
| 3. Do you have to pass thru another
apartment to reach the fire escape,
and IL SO are the doors always un-
iocked?
| 4. Do tenants keep any boxes or
/, other things on the fire escape?
5. Do any tenants throw matches in
the hall corners or down the elevator
shaft?
/ 6. How about your storage room in
| the cellar7 Is it orderly?
! T. Do any tenants cook on portable
| electric stoves?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-09
EAST SIDE NEWS
Notes and personals BY Mrs. IT. d.
WsA1sagh. Call Btue Assn - 1sso.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the East Side
ception Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. II. p. French in East(Tenth ave-
nue.. The hoEtesses will be: Mrs. Ada
Sloan, Mrs. Ryder. Mrs. Clifford Souders.
Mrs. Anna Darr, Mrs. q. b. Slusher, Mrs.
Eva James, Mrs. Rose Gray and Mrs.
French.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Seward
Avenue Baptist church will meet Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. j.
FarQuer In Emmett street.
Mrs. Ell Shaffer will return today to
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clifford
Souders. In East Eighth avenue, from Chi
cago, ILL.,, and Des Moines, Iowa, where
she spent the past month the guest of rela-
ttves.
The choir Of the East Side Methodist
church will meet for practice Tuesday
evening in the church.
The vesta Embroidery club will meet
Friday afternoon at the home Of Mrs. j.
NJ. Jones In Wabash avenue.
Mrs. Hannah Jeter of Lyndon, Kan, is
spending a short time in Topeka the guest
OF her son, Mr.. James letter, and Mrs.
Jeter, in Chandler street.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Seward
Avenue Methodist church will hold an all
day meeting Wednesday at the home OF
Mrs Chris johnson, in Woodruff avenue
Miss Ollie Lucus, of Howard. Kan E.
and Mr.. Nyal Ames, of Moline. Kan. are
spending n few days here the guests Of
Miss Lucus' sister Mrs. Alan Flory in
Monroe street. Mrs. J. II. Lucus and Miss
A. Lucus. Mammoth Springs, Ark, are
also guests at the Alan Flory home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-09
Dinty Moore Going to China, Too!

you here, and most urgently. that his
wife must gather no mixing of it
1T is like this" he explained as
the waiter stood silent before him,
apparently fearful that any word
he might interpolate might shut off
the flow of new and personal Informal
ton. '.Jiggs was in here the other
night and in discussing his projected
tour OF the world fell into a state of
dependency when the thought oc-
CURED to him suddenly that until his
globe encircling journey brought him
to the shores of Ireland he would not
have, after leaving the United States,
any chance tc square. himself before
dish OF good old fashioned corned
beef and cabbage.
nobiy into the breach. He promised
that, transpire what might, Jiggs
should have his corned beef and cab
bage as he journeyed from country
to country and that upon his arrival IL.
China, the first foreign land he is to
visit, he would find ready there n
plentiful portion of his favorite dish
prepared after the formula to which
he is accustomed here.
But to promise was one thing and
to deliver the promise was another.
! Moore has spent the last three days
endeavoring 10 prevail upon Chinese
restaurateur in this city to put up a
Chinese approximation to corned beef
and cabbage in jars and have It
shipped to meet Jiggs, or failing that,
to cable a recipe to some compatriot
in Hong Kong whose courier might
meet Jiggs's ship. He has been un-
successful. So today, proclaiming that
| as a man of his word he would travel
himself to all the cities where Jiggs
is to go and prepare Jiggs's favorite
deiicacy with bis own hands before he
would let him be disappointed. he
went out and engaged his steamship
| passage and thereafter Laid in the
| stock of silk shirts and ice cream suits
of which you already have infornaa-
ton"
TN other words" said the head
waiter after adequate thought. ''it
would seem to me that Jiggs's other
wise purely educational trip around
the world will be enlivened from time
to time by human incidents. that is to
say whenever he and Dinty Moore
meet up.
| Exactly" said the assistant cook.
What 1 mean is. like a patron of this
place who has begun a spirited at
tack on a dish of our famous specially
and is endeavoring to express his APP
probation without the formality OF
| first swallowing at least some of it.
| you said a whole mouthful then"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-09
VIII Campaign For Republican State
and Congressional Tickets

The speakers bureau, of the Repub-
lican state committee has announced
that Governor Allen will campaign for
the Republican state and congressional
tickets in the Seventh district October
1920. The trip will take him into a
number of the southwest counties.
Following are the governors Seventh
district dates:
October 19-Fort Dodge Soldiers
Home. morning; Dodge City, noon;
Garden City, afternoon; Scott City,
night.
october 20-Ness- City, morning;
Great Bend and Ellinwood, afternoon;
Lyons, night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-09
OAKLAND NEWS
Notes and personals by 1srs. =. ..
WaAisigh- Call Hs1ss a1s1 - sssA

The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Oakland
Christian church will meet Thursday after
noon in the church
Mrs J. T. Reaugh, Of Winfield avenue.
is spending few days In lola, Kan, the
guest of relatives.
The Good samaritan class of the Oak
land Methodist church will meet Tuesday
evening at the home Of Mf. II. '. Strait
In Ohio avenue.
Miss Thelma Ewing. of lola. Kan. spent
the weekend In Oakland the guest OF Mr..
and Mrs A. @. Taylor, In East Sardou
avenue.
Miss AnnabeIIe Trent has returned to
her home In Minneapolis. Kan. after spend
ing some time in Oakland the guest OF
relatives.
A union meeting of the Missionary So
cfeties Of the Christian churches of the
city will be neld Friday all day at the
West Side Christian church
The Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Of the Oakland Methodist church viii meet
Thursday afternoon at the home Of Mrs
G W Marlin, $50 Chester avenue
The Oakland W. c. T. U. will meet Tues
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ida
Heller. corner Of Strait and Belmont
avenues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-09
BANK IS CLOSED
Excess Loans Caused Cunning
ham Institution To Close
One Hundred Per Cent Assess.
ment May Be Required.

Inability to carry heavy excess loan1
thru correspondent banks resulted to-
day in closing of the doors of the Gun
ningham State bank at Cunningham.
Kingman county. The bank, which
has a capital of SIS, 900, carried loans
nearly $4,000 in addition to its de-
posts.
In the last two years the Cunning
ham banks deposits have slumpeo
from more than 100000 to s63, 0o0
loans impaired the institutions credit
and a recent statement showed that
it was carrying rediscounts in the
amounting to $4,000. 1t had loans
outstanding amounting to $20S.00o.
The Fidelity National bank of Kan
sas City was the banks principal cor
respondent.
Surplus Was Reduced.
A surplus of $1,000 had been re-
duced by the bank to about So, 900 as
a result of outstanding current ac-
counts not paid. The bank operated
under the state bank guaranty law.
In order to clean up its affairs 1t Is
believed likely that the entire stock
and capital will be absorbed and 100
per cent assessment required. Cum
ningham is located in a prosperous
wheat growing and cattle grazing
community in southwestern Kansas
Poor collections during the last eigh-
teen months have caused the bank
much trouble. -.
John Arlington is president of the
Cunningham State bank. H. d. Doty
Is cashier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-09
By EUGENE K. CAMPBELL

ct hear" Said the head waiter at
Dinty sMoore's famous restaurant as
he took off his apron and signified to
the assistant meat cook that he was
thru for the evening and was about to
start for his home, That the boss
went out this afternoon and bought
himself a half dozen Palm Beach
suits and a box of dizzy silk shirts and
a couplssof pairs of tennis shoes. What
is the idea? What mean is. this is
September and what does a man want
with ice cream suits. and silk shirts
when it is too late In the season for
Atlantic City and too early for Miami
and Palm Beach?
you fellows out on the floor" the
assistant cook replied after a mo-
ments thought, '.are so busy raking
in the different kinds OF graft that
make up the principal interest of n
walters life that you frequently fail
to observe the plain significance of
events which occur under your noses.
What ] mean to say is. that a man
rarely puts on his thinking cap whose
entire time is devoted to the sordld
business of money grubbing"
You are especially illuminating
this evening" said the head waiter.
What L mainly like about you is
your admirable habit of coming
briskly to the point. AS you say there
is every reason why a successful res
tauIdnI keeper SnOulQ Duy RAIN
Beach suits in September"
Dinty To Go To China.
There is said the assistant cook.
IF. as in the case in point. he is not
going to Palm Beach, but on the con-
trary to China and to the antipodes,
where, il you understand me 1t will
be summer all summer while it is all
next winter here"
"I had heard" said the head waiter,
assuming quickly his most knowing
professional demeanor, that Jiggs,
our most inveterate patron and his
wife Maggie were about to start on a
tour around the world. Are you seek
ing to inform me that our estima BILE
proprietor. Dinty Moore, is to be a
member of their entourase?"
NO" said the assistant cook, az
am not informing you that Dinty
Moore is going as a member of any
lfman's encourage, altho I realize that
every person who has the fixed habit
of tip snatching becomes an easy vic
tim to it's fellow vice of jumping at
conclusions. Mr.. Moore is going to
the orient on his own as the service
able phrase is. Jiggs is party to the
secret or in on the play as we say on
vivacious Broadway. But charge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-09
Rheumatism at SO
S. s. s. Thoroughly Ride the Body a
Rheumatism Impurities.

Somebody's mother IL suffering to-
night The scourge Of rheuBatisfa
has wrecked her body; ltrnping and
suffering, bent forwasd. che sees but
the common ground, but her aged
heart still belongs to the starsi Does
anybody carer g. s. s. Is ore of the
greate1t headquarters known. and ft
helps build more blood cells. Its med.
icinal ingredients are purely vsseta.
bic. II never disarranges the stomach,
II is. in fact, splendid tonic. a blood
maker. blood enricher- It banisheg
rheumatism from Joints. muscles and
tho entire body. II builds firm flesh.
1t Is what somebody's mother needz
tonighti Mother. IL you can not go
out 10 get bottle Of 8. g. 8. yourself
surely somebody in your family wiz
Somebody. get a bottle Of s. s. s. nowt
Let somebody's mother begin TO feed
Joyful again tonight Maybe. maybe
It's your motheri g. s. s. is sold a1
all drug stores. IN two sizes- Th<
larger size "a the more economical