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Smyrna times., 1922-04-19

Mrs. H. B. Clark.-Mrs. Mary Mere
dith entertained her daughter on Sun
day.
Smyrna times., 1922-04-19

U. of Blackbird will hold an afternoon
and evening meeting in the Blackbird
M. E. Church Wednesday, April .26th,
to consider the Governors proclama-
tion on taw enforcement. Rev. DR..
Hubbard, of Wilmington, and Madam
Barakat, of Philadelphia will be the
speakers.
Smyrna times., 1922-04-19
BLACKBIRD

Madam Barakat and Rev. DIR. Hubbard
to Address Big Meeting at Blackbird
Blackbird, April 1s.-The w. C. T..
Smyrna times., 1922-04-19

Mr.. Frank Boyer is having his home
remodeled.
Smyrna times., 1922-04-19
CLAYTON

Mr.. Robert Hurd is quite sick with
La Grippe.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16

MOONLIGHT. canoes. hammocks. mu
IVA sic. are all accomplices to propos.
ais. 1t is much easier to propose than
1t is to deny it later. So many propos-
ais are made during our modern dances
that orchestras consist of twenty law.
yers and one musician. who takes his
trombone very seriously.
I ETTER form Of proposing is popular
- among gun-shy birds who are so
bashful that they wear bIinkers when
swimming. Old fashioned girl used to
consult papa about her letter proposal.
New 1922 girl grabs her letter and con.
suits twelve papas on jury.
QoUGE. powder, paint, marcel waves.
~ nervous eyelids. dwarf skirts, w.
necks are standardized utensils en-
ployed by collectors Of rare and costly
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16
First-Hdnd Data Best

T is to be hoped that the reported
illness of Italy's militant poet
D'Annunzio, will not prevent
his contemplated visit to the United
States.
We Americans are rapidly learn
ing to appreciate frst-hand infor-
nation about foreign men and af-
fairs, for we are discovering how
much of what has been spread be-
fore us represents distortions at the
source or along the way.
Besides, genius like D'Annunzio
will always be welcome on his own
account.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16
VACATION PARKS
By Edwin ]. Clapp

WE need larger State parks
W and an increased State For
est Preserve to provide city
dwellers with refuge from
bricks and mortar.
The New York State Associa-
ton has prepared a comprehen-
sive State Park plan. 1t calls
for a State bond issue Of $l6.-
000. 900, to be used to extend the
oyercrowded outdoor vacation
areas now available.
Much Of the s15,000,000 will
be expended in the Immediate
neighborhood Of this city. A
motor parkway will be built con-
Meeting the Bronx River Park
way with the coming bridge
over the Hudson at Bear Noun
tain. A. Roosevelt Memorial
Park will be created at Oyster
Bay, and a boulevard built to It
from New York City. Most i'm
portant of all, the Palisades In
terstate Park will receive So
100000 for extensions.
THE Palisades Park now has
1 an area Of nearly $4,000
acres. 1t has lakes, beaches.
roads, trails, play pavilions,
sleeping cabins and completely
outfitted camps for group
campers. In 1922 there were
1000 such campers. More than
100000 people visited Pali-
sades Park last year. Yet the
people have just begun to learn
of the health-giving vacations
that they can spend at nearly
nominal cost.
IT is none too early to provide
] greater State park areas for
these populations, where they
may get their feet on the "un-
paved" ground again. breathe
the untainted air, rest their
eyes in the forest green and
live in the open. City parks do
not meet this need any more
than an evening stroll meets
the need for a two weeks vaca-
ton.
The State Associations park
plan should bear fruit In action
by the Legislature this year.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16

THE most permanent a
u least harmful pleasure
any human being is not in n
ing something done for him
to him. but in doing somethi1
In other words. an hours
orous exercise, followed b
cold plunge ano rubbing y
self down with a harsh to-
viii do you more good than y
Turkish bath in which you arr
artificIsIly. sweated. and some
body else does the rubbing.
Our avocation, therefore
should be positive. and not neg
ative. and should be such as tC
call forth thought and action
rather than consist entirely o'
passive enjoyment, whethei
sensuous or esthetic.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16
Another Method

A MOTHER Japanese feminist
"a has adopted a very different
- method of promoting the
cause of women's rights.
Miss kameko Kawamoto, of
Tokyo, is reported to have applied
for membership in a newly organ
lied political club, called the IA
kushin Club. She wants to break
into politics!
Her action appears to have
startled all Japan.
Still Miss Kawamoto, a social
worker in the municipal govern
ment service, continues to smile and
demand membership.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16
Stars and Stripes

Not so many women are burned at I
the steak as in the old days of SUPER
stition.
II might be appropriate to have the
speak-easies investigated by one of those
Joint committees-
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16

proposals. But kitchen stoves grab their
share Of plunder. Home girl who knows
how to sweep. sew and cook is still In
demand. By farmers.
WAY to reach mans heart is through
w lis stomach. That's all right for
1879. But way to reach mans pocket
book is through your lawyers brains.
BACHELORS who are adept in manly
= art Of selfish-defense are warned
that Colleges Of Domestic Science have
installed course In proposals and their
cure.
THERE are twenty-one ways in their
curriculum, and some girls will go
back for postgraduate courses. Results
will be dangerous. No girl who knows
twenty-one methods of melting propos-
ais is going to be satisfied with one.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16

Shipping Board has found that II has
paid too much for bolts-to say nothing
of nuts.
The bungalow type Of architecture ia
now quite prominent among statesmen.
A bungalow is a house without an attic.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16
T HON p SON

ERNEST THOMPSON
~ SETON. the famous author
and naturalist. urges every man
@ find some avocation into
which he can throw his whole
soul.
'One man that I know Of. a
shoe clerk by trade" he says.
found his hobby in 4 study of
he bugs Of Battersea Park. An
'.her found 1t in studying the
Microscopic creatures which
make chalk. Another found Il
;:udying the editions Of Wal
on's Angler Another in the
;:udy OF fingerprints. Another
n making black silhouette por-
rats of people he saw in the
rain. Another in making wood
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16

A ND SO we have the Hebraic
"A version OF Paradise and
the Christian vision OF the
millennium and the Greek con-
ception of Utopia.
Indeed, the Greek word Ito
pia-meaning Nowhere-has be-
come symbolic Of this universal
habit Of the human race to
give wings to it's spirit, spurred
by the wish to find what
Barrie has called Never Never
Land.
Nowhere is Everywhere.
Luckily. with the aid OF De-
sire and Imagination. we can
wing our way out OF the
dreariest of earthbound condi-
tions toward the deepes
heavens Of delight.
Cinderella amidst her ashes
seeing herself the adored Of a
fairy prince is typical OF the
human spirits power over
chance and circumstance.
IN a recent look by Lewis
WMumford which he calls
THE Story of Utoplas, there
is an introduction by the row
well-known and Ruch-beloy-j
Hendrix William Van Loon.
wherein this big but simple
minded soul says:
This world needs Utopias
as It needs fairy stories. II
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16
Man PrOpOses-By Bugs" Baer

EXPERT proposal acceptor figures
- there are twenty-one ways Of max.
ing man propose.
0NE way is to smoke cigarette.
" Blow smoke in his face. He says,
Don't smoke. dearie. You are so beau
tiful."
THEN you say. YES" and pull two or
three witnesses out from under sofa.
Don't smoke pipe or cigars, as they
might make him too dizzy. When pro-
posing, man must be at that certain
point where he is waltzing, but still able
to talk. Incoherently.
THERE is no more of that this-is-so-
sudden business. Now, they chirp,
Sure! What detained yOu?"
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16
THE SPECTATOR
AUOcnfiOn
YOUR vocation is what you 4

VoUR vocation is what you
L work at to make q living:
your avocation is what you DO
on the side.
In other words. your vocation
is your job. and your avocation
Is your hobby.
II il a happy man whose vo-
cation 10 what he likes best in
the world to do. Unfortunately,
most Of us are not so favored.
and have to devote our main ef-
forts to something that does not
entirely suit us. In this case.
while we can work hard at our
necessary task during business
hours. we can devote our spare
time to our avocation and thus
even things up q bit.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16
WAYSIDE WISDOM
Copyright. 1871
BY S. E. Kiser-

ETTERS that he had believed
~ She would burn, with wstchful care.
After they had been received,
She deposited somewhere.
Not a solitary one
Had she failed to resurrect;
Now the public's having fun,
He regrets, to no effect.
IA. the silly stuff he wrote!
" Called her Babe and Angel Child;
Signed himself her Billy Goat,
Said that love had made him wild;
Sent her kisses; fondly swore
She was peaches soused in cream;
Vowed he never loved before;
Every letter was q scream.
!STUFF he long ago forgot
~ She is handing out to-day;
Mush and slush and tommyrot
That she long had filed away:
She has made him sick of life,
Makes him wish that he could hide,
And, of course, his angry wife
Isn't adding to his pride.
FRIEND. whoever you may be.
If by mail you've ever drooled
To lady. thinking she
Would forget it, you are fooled.
Kneel before you go to sleep,
Pray for luck, with all your might:
Women never fail to keep
Foolish letters that men write.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16
The Presidents Message
Further AnalHzed

sHERE something praise something condemn in the
l Presidents address Congress.
We decidedly could agree with his proposal to ensave
the employees of our railroads his attempt make distinction between
individual abandonment of employment
and Of
operative organizations of workngmen.
suggestion automobile trucks should
be required feed the railroads rather than compete with them he
what the railroad gentlemen who the idea into his head
automobile truck would be less
essential the railroads had done their duty
every a
building paid who ride ship
i.d d .d .h b. f tb. .iio.ds had not hsen robbed
after the whole of their existence and before
they actually exisdrobbed at the laying of the first hey
would transport material which would make
competition not and not
We the nothing ongas
purposes
them The should consider the welfare the small
and above all, he should consider the public
We inclined with his that the Railroad
abolished and the that board
the Interstate Commerce Commssion and that the be increased
that the of Board with
labor should be made enforceable.
nothing prevent
entertaining delivering decisions unpopular
ap-
pointed reactonary give
right the enforce
would the attributes of
rageous character.
We President opinion public
ship and operation of the railroads for the railroad
people all respect
the President think he has the
his being entirely that of the railroad
manipulators who have his
We do with the President the idea there
element planning
We thought this
astonishing find this bogey still paaded
reactionaries.
m the other hand with proposal
large the Farm Labor Bureau the
obtain for agriculture better and cheaper
however will only be accomplished through public ownership
railroads.
We with the President that the Volstead
until the people have had chance
when the the Vosead
whether they such
We with the President his duty
the National immigrant comes to
take his beside soveegn of the
United States
We with him most heartily in his
na amendment that Congress prohibit child
We with him his proposal
securities which State
of taxation be entirely dried
of these securities by the
We with him that thorough Of
the cost production and the would be
profitable But think that
interests of the producer and the
wasting Investigations that
Another Method Frst-Hand Data Best
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16
NOUhere Is EUerylDhere
BY DIR. Charles Fleischer.

does not matter so much
where We are going. as long
as we are making consciously
Tor. some goal. And a Utopia.
however strange or fanciful.
is the only possible beacon
upon the uncharted seas OF the
distant future"
THAT'S il! Were il not for
l. our gift OF spinning the
fine gossamer Of hope. that
eternally indwells the human
breast. into the really solid
substance OF dreams of a bet
ter life and more worthwhile,
there are moments in the in
dividual experience or that Of
the race when we could hardly
bear to continue.
And then this Nowhere that
is Everywhere becomes our
Land OF Promise and OF Refuge
and by residing there for a
time we regain the courage TO
live.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16

1T is often ones avocatiol
Il which he. finds not only
most pleasure but often the b
results I'm terms OF chsrscf
and self-improvement, a
sometimes even the create
profit.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16
We TOWNE GOSSIP
l. Copyright le3a, b. Star coupsay.
BY X. c. B.

WHEN ! looked out.
ON THE army of
clerks.
THAT is sitting
down.
IN wAsHiNeron.
AND SEARCHING
through.
THE INCOME blanks.
THAT YOU and 1.
HAVE SENT to them.
AND UNDER oath.
HAVE SIGNED our
names.
THERE CAME to NE.
wnArLrNcolN
said.
OF QUA Government.
"svr4E people.
"ANo OF the people
-ANo FOR the
people"
AND SOMEHOW or
other.
IT DID seem strange.
THAT vol. and 1.
SHOULD EVERY
year.
ON MARCH Is.
SIT DOWN and
swear.
JUST WHAT we'd
earned.
IN THE year before.
AND AFTER that.
WE'D alse an army
OF HAWk-EYED
clerks.
AND BUILD a
building. o..
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16

en- noggins OF drinking cups out
of the buris on maple trees. AM
other in investigating the bug}
that are In the hair OF snimals
Each Of these Ia the authoritl
in his little Kingdom; and eac
Of them had a wholly differe
calling to which he looked Z
his livelihood. and the sum TOT
Of their lives was happiness
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16

THE play-spirit, which is the
dream-spirit, is the one in
dispensable equipment Of this
much-troubled human nature Of
ours.
The poet tells us that life is
real, life is earnest. And that
is just what we dislike about
il.
Life is too terribly real to
suit us-and SO we try to es-
cape its grim reality and its
depressing sordidness by seek
ing relief in the happier real
ity Of play and make-believe.
This characteristic is re-
sponsible for mems dreams OF
a Perfect State, past or to
come, to which we may return
or at which We may some time
arrive.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16
YOU NEVER CAN TELL.

The Chicago girl who has Tilted a millionaire
four times may care for him. at that Possibly
she has been promised something nice for
breaking the jilting record
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16
Something to Think About
BURNING QUESTIONS.
BY Bruno Lessing-

ONE of the funniest things is
" that there are people in this
world who are seriously think
ing about the length Of women's
skirts. 1 don't mean the wom-
an who wears the skirt. She.
naturally, must think about it.
because II is a vital matter with
her. 1 refer to the other women
and to the men who criticize its
length.
When distinguished for
eisner arrives In this country
some one is bound to ask him
what he thinks Of the short
skirts the women are wearing.
At a celebration In Louisiana
the other day a native who had
reached the rare age OF Ill
years took part I'm the festivi-
ties. lie, too, was asked what
he thought OF the length OF
women's skirts. He preferred
them long. but not long enough
to sweep up the floor, AT that
age a man ought to know.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16

HENCE the toppled thrones
II and everywhere the Rise
Of the People and eloquent
promise OF better things.
The author OF the book 10
which We have referred quotes.
with proper self-respect. from
himself what he uses as the
text OF his volume:
"A map OF the World that
does not include Utopia is not
worth even glancing at"
And so with the Individual.
IL you do not choose to dream
dreams and to see visions. you
deserve TO be miserable and to
lose even the wish 70 be
happy.
Copyright. 1894. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16

FTER such excursions of
"A the spirit we return TO
earth and its drab realities.
either enabled to touch these
with Utopian beauty or en-
boldened to shatter them to
bits and remold them nearer
to our hearts desire.
We are so utterly disillu-
stoned that We must in self
saving indulge in the grand
illusion Of a new Utopia
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16
COMING, MAYBE.

COMING, MAYBE.
Yes. there will be lasting peace
With its cleaning glory
When the interests shall cease
To be predatory.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16

AIow we have the Federation
IN of women's Clubs gravely
celebrating over the PROPOSE
ton that skirts should come to
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16

THIS. OF course. is one OF the
i gravest problems confront.
ing the human race today.
Those who have definite ideas
on Just how long or how short
skirts should be ought TO or
sanize and hold regular meet
ings. They might start their
own newspaper-"The Daily
Hem" would do az a iitie-run
candidates for office and try
all kinds OF props gands.
When the matter is settled to
their perfect satisfaction. they
might take up the next great
world problem. viz:
Ought ecls he allowed to
wiggle?
Copyright. 1899. by king Features
Syndicate. Inc.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16

exactly seven inches from the
ground. Not more or less than
Just seven inches. I am heartily
in favor OF il. n they should
compromise on two inches or
on two feet. I'd be heartily In
favor Of Il, too. Only /
wouldn't like to see cops going
about with a footrule 20 see
whether the owner OF the dress
ought TO be locked up.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16
Thee sing praise to Thy throne

Text suggested BY the r.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-16

Joseph Dawson, Pastor, Trinity M. e. hurch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-03
FEDERATION Of
LABOR HAS No
power TO ACT
Executive Council Will Re-
view Pleas That Have
Been Sent to Him,
President SAYS.
LABOR INFLAMED BY
RECENT DISORDERS
Resolutions, Editorials and
Letters Have Been Sent
to Officials

WASHlNGTON.-Though the Amer.
lean Federation of Labor has no power
TO call strikes, according TO It's presi-
dent. Samuel Gompers. its executive
council next Saturday will be asked 10
review appeals and demands from
hundreds of local unions for the in.
port the fight Of railroad unions now
on strike
These appeals have come 10 me
from all over the country from those
who imagine chat ! have power that
the federation has powe,, to can a
general strike Nh, Gompers said.
They have been In the form OF reso.
lut.ons passed by trade union councils.
or by local unions or editorials in labor
periodicals"
The executive council win be asked
10 consider. although il cannot take
action. TO call q strike"
The resolutions and demands. nv
Gompers declared. indicated state of
mind in labor circles more inflamed
than eyer before and he considers them
important to that extent II was said
that most OF them came to the fedora.
tons headquarters before the fedora
court restraining order was issued Fri
day IN Chicago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-03
Finances Here
Not Upset by
Roads Victory

While federal injunction granted
the Frisco and Rock Island roads OF
Oklahoma upholds the roads in their
protest Of increased tax assessments
the action does not involve any tech
nicality on the issuance of warrants
on this fund by Carter county Off.
Gals, Virgil Harris, deputy county
treasurer said Saturday.
Only 10 counties in the state escape
technicalities, according to reports
from Oklahoma City. In Pittsburgh
county 1t Is reported that schools In
districts traversed by the roads viii
be unable to open.
Garter county officials, sensing that
there would be legalities following the
protests of the road on June l3, last,
proceeded TO make up fiscal budgets
and left these two sources off the
rolls, intending 70 add the amounts
when final disposition OF the case Is
had. Mr.. Harris said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-03
Officers 90 to
Dance But They
Use Their Guns

Marshall Lyles paid n fine Of $40 in
police court Saturday afternoon and
Art and Gene Watkins and Leon Ben
nett mad their cases continued until
Tuesday following police raid at n
dance nj Wilmington park Friday
right. during which officers used both
kbe butt and business end Of their
Asvolvers.
The officers swoopcd down on the
dance after midnight on complaint Of
drinking and rowdyism. They found 4
number OF young fellows whom II is
claimed were indulging too freely.
Quite number of The revelers were
rounded mp.
During the rounding up process Art
Watkins started TO leace pre.emptorily
and one Of the officers cracked down.
firing two shots. Officers claim the
shots were fired into the air. one OF
the Officers also hit Watkins over the
head with gun. according to wiz
nesses.
At the police station trouble again
snsuod and again several licks were
PASSED.
Complaint was made by The boys In
question that the officers Were entirely
100 rough In their tactics but the po.
liceHen say they had to use stern
measures to suppress the offenders.
Policeman Jess and Hale Dunn. Har-
~ sipes and Chus. ilatchcock were
the officers making the raid
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-03
MARIETTA GROCER
MAY ENTER PLEA
/. Of SELF DEFENSE
Funeral of City Marshal to be
Held Monday; Prelimi-
nary Trial is on
Docket.
Especial to The Daily Ardmorelte)


MARIETTA - John Kelly. young
grocer who IL being held In the county
Jail charged with the murder OF City
Marshal George Shore late Thursday is
expected to enter plea OF self-defense
at preliminary hearing before County
Judge Il. W, Jones here Monday morn.
ing. 1t was intlmated aSturday morn
ing.
Steps will then be taken to secure his
release on bond through habcas corpus
in district court. His attorney. George
CUP Of Gainesville. Texas. conferred
with his Friday and again Saturday.
Smart will be buried here Monday,
II relatives arrive In time the Knights
of Pythias and Modern Woodmen OF
America having charge of the services,
II was said early Saturday,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-03
EVERYTHING SET
FOR WELCOMING
CROWDS AT FAIR
Named to
Handle Departments At
ter Opening Wednesday,;
Many Improvements are
Made at Grounds.

Those who have not visited fair park
since the last fair over a year ago,
will be surprised at the many added
Improvements that have taken place
during that period. improvements that
will add comfort and convenience to
the thousands of visitors and to eX'
hibitors as well.
Everything Is in readiness for the
opening next Wednesday. exhibits are
being received bys the secretary. and
judges and offlcials have been named
in every department. and warned to
be at their pos OF duty early on the
opening date.
The new livestock pavilion is com
pleted, and will be valuable addition
to the other equipment of the fair "a.
sociation.
All stock will be judged inside this
building. instead of out of doors as
heretofore, a feature that viii facill-
tate work of the judges and give The
CONTINUED on page five.)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-03
BODY Of SLAIN
MAN FOUND At
SULPHUR FRIDAY
Sheriff Believes Foul Play
Because No Valuables
Found on Person of
Unidentified Man.
Especial to The DAILY ArdmoreItel

SULPHUR GO The body Of young
white man. apparently about 20 years
of age, was found near the railway
stock pens early Friday morning by
cattlemcn who were making shipments.
A bullet hole pierced the skull. making
an entrance just over the right eye
and ranging slightly upward.
sheriff I0rks Is cndcnyorlng TO iien.
tify the remains and has sent out pie.
turos. Ot the many persons who visit
ed the undertaking parlors where the
body is being held. one man said that
he thought the deceased was an oh
field worker and was known NJ IMsty
Bailey who had been In sulphur a short
time.
1t Is tn, belief of officers that the
man had been murdered and left near
the railway tracks. since no money or
other valunhlcs were found In his cloth.
Ing The man had been dead not more
than twelve hours doctors stated az
the coron,r's inquest