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Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03
GETS CLOCK, BUT NOT "TlME'
Court Robbed Of Imposing Timepiece
Under Its Very Eyes and With
lts Permission.

Thousands of law-breakers have
been given "time" at Berlin's central
criminal court in Moabit, but recently
an ingenious crook posing as repair
man actually was given the courts
official clock and that while a case
was being tried.
The sitting was we'll under way
when man in working clothes entered
the courtroom with a long ladder
which he calmly placed under the
huge, imposing timepiece on the wall.
The Judge, counsel, accused and spec
tators were astonished as such an un.
precedented interruption. The presi-
dent stopped the workman's ascent of
his ladder long enough to inquire the
meaning Of his conduct. The visitor
explained that he merely wanted to get
the clock for repair and that it would
take only moment. The president
objected, but consented when the man
said he already had called six times
and always found the court in session.
The vacant space on the wall sur:
prised the janitor later in the day, and
his Investigations revealed that the
court had been robbed under it's very
eyes, in fact, with its permission.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03
ASSYRIANS NOT so ROUGH
Were More Humane Than Popularity
FabIed, Says Professor Who Has
Studied Their Laws.

The Assyrian is popularity recalled
as coming down like wolf on the
fold" But one provision Of the AS
syrian code of laws indicates that the
Assyrians are more humane than they
are popularity, tabled. This requires
that the destitute widow be supported
by her sons "as the bride whom one
loves"
Instead of the Assyrians being Who'll
ly abject, their letters, says Prof. A.
Il. Olmstead, Of the University Of Ili--
nois. show high officials speaking their,
minds with the greatest plainness, the
kings making pathetic appeals to those
whose support they would win. Their
imperial free cities were us free as
those in western Europe in the Middle
ages, with charters of freedom from
corners of the earth and to all
tongues.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03
DON'T OBSERVE 8-HOUR DAY
Law Is No Longer Popular With Work
mon In Hamburg, Germany,
Says Writer.

Keener competition Is causing de-
cided swing away from many post
war pet ideas In Germany. Even the
eight-hour law is no longer popular,
Frederick Simpich writes in Our
World. The labor inspection bureau
In recent report pictures the trouble
its enforcement is bringing as Ham.
burg's economic condition improved.
Employers complain that laborers of
both sexes, after an eight hour day.
undertake to do outside work for other
people-which cuts down their eff.
cheney on their regular job. Workers,
on the other hand, consider it an in
terference with their personal liberty
II their employers try to hold them
to the eight-hour plan. Although the
law was passed to safeguard the health
Of the workers. they appear to have
lost sight Of its real intention, and the
authorities show reluctance to prose-
cute cases Of its violation. In the no.
tells and cafes; especially, it has been
difficult to enforce the eight-hour day T;
walters are loath to give up their
chances for more tips during overtime.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03

osaH
sounds quite de-
Gently. But no one except a human
being would think there was cat
about upon hearing him.
Il have heard people mistake the
sound he made for the sound one Of
my family would make. Yes, they
would hear my master and they would
say:
"sWhere is the catT Now my mas
ter thinks that Is very fine and oh,
how he would like to fool me.
"He has tried 1t again and again
and again, but am not fooled.
mo, no, indeed. Sometimes think
will pretend to be fooled SO as to
make the master happy. but then that
would make me out to be very stupid.
and I could not bear that.
ut would be disgrace to the
family.
II live at a naval station. It's a
very interesting place. We have bands
Of music and sailors and all such
things, and number Of nice cats.
''That is the most important-to
have nice, sociable friends.
1--WE have very fine Cat Glee club.
The sailors have one and 80 we
thought we'd do the same thing. The
sailors sing their songs and we sing
ours.
"For. trust you know, glee club
ls club where everyone sings. And
they give concerts.
1--WE give fine concerts too. I don't
know how much the rest Of the crea.
lures on the station regard our con
/, certs, but I do know that we thjns
they're very fine.
"And cats should know how othel
cats sing. They are the best judgel
surely.
"A taranfula came to the station moi
! long ago. He is a kind Of q spider
/ you know. And he came on bunct
! Of bananas. That was the way ht
Travelled.
i 'He was fed. and made his home OF
the bunch of bananas for long, Ion,
time, but after a time he went away
4 No one knew where he went.
you see am giving yv1 all thl
station news 8
Meow, meow, there are some dog!
outside. I think ! shall watch then
play for bit. I don't feel like play
ing but I enjoy watching them from
this window.
II look at them in an interested wa,
and then I take q short snooze or nap
I know how to enjoy life.
II have Travelled quite a BIT too
I have been to many other places
You see my master does not stay IL
one place. He moves about and 6,
too. =
''sut l find life much the same /,
one place as in another. II 1t is coli
I find a stove to lie under and. II it Il
hot I 60 under nice cool shadin,
tree.
"But wherever I am l sleep and ca
and meow and purr and Of all tn,
Il anH.r - b. y. 70
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03
TWO Ia .ona

# Robert" !" said the mother sternI,
to her Offspring who had Just broker
q window with 4 baseball. .I'm 20
Ing to give you good whfpping-no,
because you broke the window, bu,
because you broke your promise t.
ms that you would stop playing bal
near the house.
Aw. ma. : whfmpered the bo.
cant you do It for breakin' the win.
dew Z Dad,lI5 have 70 lick somebod. !.
for that. s-Amsrican Legion Weekly.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03

W. oss3
known as Kitty
Cat.
"YeS, they think
that they can say
Meow. meow
Just as we can
and that we will
think that other
cats are about.
"They can fool
other people, per-
haps. but they
can't fool us.
"Ah. no. we
won't be fooled
by anything like
that. My master
Is quite good at it.
He says meow.
meow SO that 1t.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03

- s11NA4
I've never found
a b uma a n being
who could fool me
when: trying to
make the meow.
ing 4 sound 9 Of a
real cat.
"No one has
ever fooled me,
and I do not be
lieve anyone ever:
win. ,..
4. Il am the wise
cat. And I come
from a wise fam
5ily. ,s3 VIII !. 7. I:
ssNow there was
q uoness In the;
city park not 70:
rn,,x, Ao,- n,.....,
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03
Two Viewpoints.

other since overseas days, met in the
street and, after partially strangllng
each other by way Of greeting, began
getting personal.
"Married?" asked Sim.
"Yep," replied Sam. "You?"
"Nope," answered Sim. you're q
lucky dog. "Tain't good for q man
to live alone"
"No-o-o," drawled Sam somewhat
dubiously. "Prob-ly not, but some
times I'd be willing to try it,
The virtues we are proudest Of We
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03
Scandal.

Her mother-I believe that daughter
Is looking for husband.
Her Father-For goodness sake
Whose?
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03

There are two sides to every
story-and some have four and CELL
ing
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03

The right kind of a man seldom has
to spend hale Of his time looking for
4 Job.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03
THE WISE CAT

"Peorle think they are SO smart,
said A,'hro, the cat. which is to
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03
Great Stuff.

Gonna put Hamlet in the films"
Can get some great effects with
the ghost"
''Huh :"
Look at the way he can fade in
and out. ut."-Judge.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03

Too Strong for Home Use.
One Of the amateur golf champions
ts being sued for divorce, his wife
naming golf as the cause. Perhaps
he fell into the habit Of using the golf
vocabulary around home.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03
70 Have q Clear sweet ski,

TO Have Clear Sweet skin
Touch pimples, redness, roughness
or itching, Il any, with Cuticura Oint-
ment, then battle with Cuticura Soap
and hot water. Rinse, dry gently and
dust on a little Cuticura Talcum to
leave a fascinating fragrance on skin.
Everywhere 25c: each. Advertisement.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03
The Sacrifice.

The Sacrifice.
Edith don't see why you like that
group picture Of our society. It wasn't
particularly good Of you.
Isabel@-I know it, but it had such a
perfectly horrid portrait Of that con-
ceited Miss Gushing.-Boston Eve
ming Transcript.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03

It Is perhaps better to give yourself
away than to be sold.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03
Correct.

Correct. s=J4
de man." said Uncle Eben, "dat
brags about doin' muffin for; nobody,
ain dom muffin foh hisself."
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03

The virtues we are proudest Of We
practice because we have to.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03

No man can feed. his soul who is
starving his servants.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-03

y Few Of us have the courage to point
out our own mistakes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03
BETTER TIMES

That conditions economically are
becoming better is an undisputable
fact. While this Southwestern
country where cotton and oil are
the two principal sources of reve-
nue, has not shown any sudden
burst of new-found wealth, there
is a healthy and steady drive back
to better conditions even here.
Messages from the East are all
cheering. Travelling men declare
their houses are doing more busi-
ness than at any time in the past
three years. A manufacturing firm
in New York reported last week
that it was showing a profit for the
first time in two years.
Even though our cotton crop was
short and even though oil has not
returned to what we consider
flourishing basis, we are bound to
feel the effect of national prosper
ity. And gee. but the change will
be appreciated
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03
THE WALTON FEAST

There is something about this big
inaugural barbecue, which ushers in
the Walton administration, that has
an appeal to all of us. A huge
celebration, without the fuss and
fol-derol of your formal affair,
plenty Of hospitality for everybody,
plenty OF eats for everybody, plenty
of handshakes for everybody - it
does sound good, doesn't it?
OF course, there will be certain
amount of advertising stunts con.
nected with the barbecue. Indian
dances, square dances, picturesque
frumpery are not really Oklahoma's s
customs and are done largely for
the publicity they will engender, but
even at that, such an event shoult
really start the new administration
off well.
Too many officials, once they ar
lected, forget the people whose bal.
lots placed them in power. They
would gather about them a small
coterie of the elect and select, anc
therefrom live in austere isolation
Whatever Jack Walton may do
after he is inducted into office as
governor OF Oklahoma, will be Civ
en- fine edge by the open and old
fashioned method OF his inaugura.
ton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03

Editor Of the Ardmoreite.
Please allow me space to answer cor.
rectlon supposed 10 be made and sign.
cd by Crit Carter Of proposition made
by j. ". johnson OF Milo which ap-
peared IN your daily paper OF Nov. Is,
1922 whereby the said J. W. Johnson
made some rather eNtrayagant prom
ises for the Jack Walton Inauguration.
First / won't say Windy Crt Garter
but will say Mr. Carter until the proof
is produced 10 the satisfaction of the
people OF Carter county that he is not
a gentleman but viii say u 10 had been
me / would have left off that Windy
part that does not belong to the name
OF the party.
Tie, Windy Carter, referred TO is not
known by the said John ", or !. W.
johnson OF Milo. always like to treat
my fellowman as would want him to
treat me. deem 10 every improper 20
use "a nick name iu speaking OF ur to-
anyone unless very familiarly dcquaiut.
ed.
Now /. the said j, W. Johnson " MI
10 came from Brakenrldg, Steven
county, Texas. to the Indian Territory,
T,shimlngo County March 18th. 1854
and will say In reply as for making
Jack Walton or amy OF his friends any
promises | have not done it but claim
to be u straight forward Democrat.
voted a straight Democratic ticket ln
the last election. lie. Crit Garter says
| lost my voice in trying 10 beat Judge
freeman. ~ that is so tell my why I
voted straight Democratic ticket and
IL | did as ] say did voted Tor
Freeman. Now / viii say n IppN to
| W. Crit Cartcr's statement ! have to-
day contrary to his statement a small
herd ut registered Durham cattle. "a
| small herd of registered Poland China
hogs, consisting Of one male. twelve
sows and few piEs. My wife has a
bunch of Rhode Island Red chickens.
few turkeys four registered sheep
hut no goats nor peafuwls at present
and | am not trying To- run this windy
of Crit Carriers over Walton or an, uf
his friends like Crit Garter is ov,l me
! never saw Walton IN mv ifr that
I remember of but hope he'll make
ths best governor Ne have ever had
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03

that this tendency does not hold
true in the growth OF Ardmore's
population. There are people here
from every section. The south
central section OF the Middle West
has made the greatest contribution,
with more than 50 per cent. The
northwest section of the Middle
West states is second with about
IS per cent.
These figures show that Ardmore
has been settled on a north and
south, rather than a due west mi
grafton.
Ardmore is, in addition, just as
cosmopolitan in the activities and
interests, industrial and social, of
its citizens. Their kith and kin are
in every quarter of the globe.
Its industries range from potato
chip factory to huge oil refineries.
The hobbies of the citizens from
chasing butterflies with net in
some pleasant meadow on a mid
summers day, to tracking the griz-
ely and following the spoor of the
elk in the Arctic Circle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03
ARDMORE COSMOPOLITAN

A town, to have a cosmopolitan
population, must possess something
deep under the surface or something
high off the ground-ei,her miner
ais or skyserapers.
Ardmore has something very
precious under the ground. in the
form Of liquid gold. and it is fairly
on its way toward getting the sky.
scrapers.
Oil has already had its influence
here. Since the opening Of the old
Healdton field ten years ago, and
with the development of every ex-
tension OF that field, the population
of Ardmore has been growing more
cosmopolitan.
Statistics compiled in connection
with the government census OF
1920, and which have just been an.
nounced, show that, with respect to
nativity, every state in the union il
represented in Ardmore's popula.
ton. More than one-third are ma.
tive-born Oklahomans.
or natives OF other states, Texas
leads with II per cent, Missouri is
second and Arkansas third.
Political economists have discoy.
cred that in the settlement OF the
West. persons emigrating from the
district east of the Mississippi river
moved west in parallel lines; that
is. the routes followed were almost
due west.
An examination OF the census hu.
reaus statistics shows, however
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03
BAD PUBLICITY

Ardmore has an unhappy faculty,
it appears. of getting the most pos
sible unfavorable publicity out OF
the least consequential incidents.
Once having been placarded as a
sensational city, anything that hap
pens here now that has the least
"red" tinge, is boldly played in all
newspapers of contiguous territory.
A case in point is the extremely
minor fracas that occurred follow
game when two or three over-zeal-
Gus fans started something with the
ing the Chickasha-Ardmore football
referee and umpire. These gentle
men in question, Messrs. B. 5. Gra-
ham and c. B. Bondurant OF the
University OF Oklahoma, as matter
of retaliation possibly, gave out
newspaper interview which one OF
the national press services handled
something like this: Clean athlet-
ics don't mix with gambling and
corn liquor, was the only comment
OF B. 6. Graham, University OF Ok
lahoma Y. NJ. c. A. secretary, who
was attacked by Ardmore fans fol-
lowing the Chickasha Ardmore
football game. Graham refereed
the game and c. B. Bondurant,
medical student OF the University,
umpired. Both were struck and
Graham was slightly choked by a
crowd Immediately after the game.
At least one Ardmore coach was
standing nearby and refused to in
terrier. The Carter county sheriff
stopped the attack before either OF
the officials had been hurt. The
attacks were made by persons who
had lost heavily on the game, and
at least some OF them were under
the influence of liquor, it was said
That kind of story was broad
cast over the land. Another black
eye for Ardmore and one that was
certainly undeserved. Corn liquor
and gambling, as matter of abso-
lute fact, had nothing to do with
the unfortunate affair. Because this
referee and umpire made decision
of which the kindest thing that can
be said IS that it was the grossest
kind of injustice, two or three In
dignant zealots lost their tempers.
It was unfortunate, but not nearly
so unfortunate as the decision itself,
and what a pity it is that clean
lot OF high school players and clean
lot of sports Gas Ardmore does
have), must be branded by such
news stories.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03
EDITORIAL
OF THE DAY
MRS. BELMONT


Mrs o. Ii. +. Belmont left the shores
of her native land the other day for
lengthy sojourn at a fashionable water
ing place in Europe. Before taking her
leave she "graciously received" min
ions Of the subsidized American press
and announced future political plans.
Mrs. Belmont it should be understood
has a political party Of her very own.
At least it belongs 10 few others at the
present time, although the good lady
hopes to eventually have 1t adopted by
the women OF the United States. 1t is
II sex party, by, for and Of the female
of the species. And its leader is Mrs.
zone Horse Power" Belmont. as one
facetious writer calls her.
In her departing interview Mrs. Bel
mont "snubbed both the republican and
democratic parties" They evinced nd
particular interest in her party SO she
has no particular use for either. She
gave it out flat that she Will while in
Europe perfect her plans for strength
ening her party in America, and will
return in time to take very active part
in the next campaign.
It's nice little picture-this society
woman with more wealth than judg-
ment-going off to Europe to perfect
her plans for successful political
party in America, founded ON sex con
sciousncss!
But at that she is probably better oc-
cupied than she otherwise would be
Tulsa World.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03
Sooner
Read

If the scorching drivers are deter
mined TO 20 into the bitches. II would
be advisable TO pick out spots where
they would not have to roll over three
or four times before reaching the bot
tom, advises the Bristow Record.
II misery loves company lot OF
Europeans must spend their time en-
tertaining says the Tahlequah Leader.
That New York banker who has
been given million dollar concession
by the soviet government Will try TO
10 u Russian business. the saltwater
Advance. Democrat says.
Victory at the election is claimed by
both the drys ana the vets. Half
and half.-Duncan Banner
Some Of ite faithful are already
studying the oklahoma City time tables
according 10 the Pittsburgh County Guar
dian.
The Geary Timed journal declares
that Il Is no trouble at an for some
people To outlive their usefulness.
Many "a man who thinks he wants
justice would pick up his heels aud
fly II he saw It coming. says the IL
Reno Democrat
\ tramp arrested IN Detroit told the
police that he never had homo and
never went to school. Many kid has
run away on the theory that such an
existence is ideal, says the III Reno
Democrat.
The world gets better An nvcrtoi
has completed tickless clock.-!Mr.
News
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03

Cor the state Of Oklahoma. | viii say
| would like very much to be- with him
and his friends on that day and will
say | myself never nicknamed person
and am very careful about using nick
names.
God lays n little on US every day but
we can go II by Gods power We only
bear the burden.
JOHN w. JOHNSON.
Milo, Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03

When Governor Edward |. Edwards
ii New Jarsey "Wettest of the Wet"
was recently elected to the senate,
former president Woodrow Wilson sent
him note OF felicitation expressing de-
light that the governors duty would
bring him to Washington where he and
the former president could "collogue
ON the events. old and new TO our
hearts content"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03
IO1rl
Sims /


Suppose you We're the sultan of Tur-
key? lie is away from home and 800
wives running up bills on him.
What this country needs is pipes
that will stay lii without putting.
They threaten to broadcast grand OPP
era in German, but this threat won't
make us cancel the debt.
1t is estimated cigarettes have burn
ed one billion holes in shirts.
The last rose Of summer has gone
but the last nose of the RUNNER is
yet TO come.
Ishii is to be made japanese ambas-
sador to the L. s., maybe. Aw, lshii?
We can be thankful every day we are
not postal employees watching Christ
mas getting so near
Women never will be mems equal
until men object to being kissed.
A strange bird fell on the Homcric's
deck 1000 miles At sea. Could IT be the
dove of peace? 1t has been up in the
air and at sea.
A selfmadc man usually is man
who selected wife that made him
work.
Your luck may be bad, but in St
Louis mans wife IN worth $500 900.
and she is sueing for divorce.
Last week sofa hundreds Of years
old sold for $1,000. You can find them
around almost any hotel.
English engineers have machine
that cuts house in two What good
is a house divided against itself?
Muhammedans believe there are 10
animals in heaven and farmers will say
all 10 are hound dogs
Tom Edison says college men oh.
ject 10 work College dOesn't seem
10 change people 81 much. then.
In Lexington. Ky, they have stopped
clocks striking because il wakes
people They could let II strike during
church hours.
II you don't care what YOU say you
can say the Utah people snowhcund for
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03
PUBLIC OPINION

A column devoted To views Of our
readers. Each communication TO
this column must bear the sic.
nature Of the writer, although
this will be withheld II requested.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03
TEN YEARS AGO
Happenings in Carter County and
Ardmore rs Told by the Files
of the Ardmoreite.

Judge W. A. Ledbetter Of Oklahoma
City was here Saturday and Sunday.
He was attending to matters in connec-
ton with the oil and gas field west of
Ardmore.
Beginning on the 7th day of January
Willard Bleakmore will become county
attorney and James II. Mathers will
voluntarily retire from that office. He
has leased the front office rooms in
the Eddleman building and will begin
the practice of law. Mr.. Mathers has
been county attorney of Carter county
since statehood and has made possibly
the besa record in the state. The at
torney general has frequently sought
his opinion on troublesome legal ques-
tons arising in the new state and he is
held in very high regard by all the
lawyers of the state.
Brown 4 Bridgman will complete the
work of reducing their stock to their
new quarters in the Robinson building
this afternoon.
The downtown stores were open last
night and many shoppers were on the
streets. The shops viii be open Of
evenings throughout the holidays.
Mrs. \. +. Curtis, probation officer,
wishes to thank the churches of the
city for the donation given the poor
10y those who attended the union serv'
Ices Thanksgiving day. The total sum
collected was $2l.17.