Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 27, No. 225, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 29, 1920 Page: 4 of 8
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tfAILY A'RDMO'REITE
TUESDAY JUNE 20 1C20.
Daily Ardmorcite
Aj-dmore Oklahoma.
John P. Easle? Editor and Gene.al
Manager.
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TUESDAY JUNE 2i) 1920
S'o laws however rtringent can
make the idle industrious the
thriftless provident or the drunken
sober. Samuel Smiles. '
OX THE BANKS OF THE
RUBICON
The first day of the National Demo-
cratic Convention has passed into his-
tory and the delegates representatives
of the will of thp people are gathered
at the banks of the stream which they
must cross In giving to the citizens
of Aryeriea the platform upun which
remocraey will stand during the cam-
paign The delegates are standing
upon the banks of the River of Public
Opinion even as the forces of Caesar
gathered upon the shores of the Rubi-
con centuries ago waiting for the
word from their leader which would
cause them to hurl themselves into the
vortex of swirling waters and carry
the Roman standard on to victory and
conquest.
Drafting the proper platform a
platform of non-evasion a platform
which will ptand for the things the
public demands of a political party
the leaders of the nation's Democ-
racy can flash the message to the
waiting multitudes even as Caesar
thousands of years ago sent the word
back to Rome 'The Rubicon is crocs
ed."
And drafting the right kind of a
platform then nominating the right
man to stand upon it to make the
fight for its principles again with
Caesar the Democracy can send forth
tJ the world the bulletin next No-
vember "Veni vedi. vlci" for if
these two things nre done at this con-
vention Just as sure as the sun
rises on election morn and sets with
tne close of the polls on that day
Just that sure will the wires carry
io the outside world to the waiting
world the story of a Democrat victory
the story of vindication of the Admin-
istration. The people of the United States
have the right to expect much of the
Democratic party. In its hour of
need following the adjournment of
ihe mast profligate congress in the
history of the United States the late.
.nd unlamented Republican "Si.xty-
"ixth" the masses the great bourgeois
..f America's citizenry having listened
.) the complaints of the senators and
members of the lower house the com-
plaints which sought to saddle all the
iiliimo for every ill upon the shoulders
uf Woodrow Wilson looked with ex-
pectant eyes t0 Chicago and heark-
. ned with eager ears for the words
rafted Into the body of the Republi-
can platform which would bring re-
l f which would be the healing pana-
0 a for all their troubles which would
u.'tline a means whereby sub-normal
j .id abnormal conditions would be
c.ercome and a normal status of af-
: irs be restored which would cause
i-operty to walk abroad while the
ace of the turtle and the rustle of
1 silk shirt should be raised for-
'er and all time throughout the
' ngth and breadth of tho land.
Hut the public gazed toward Chi-i-i.vo
in vain. In vain was the listen-
. "X ear strained to catch the dulcet
t.. tes of the singing bird. In place
01 being given the bread of hope the
'."publicans "in convention asscm-
1 i d" after double-damning Wilson to
t:.'-ir hearts content handed to the
lingered multitude a stono of despair.
N'ow disappointed raid disgusted
w ill the platform of the Republican
!onal party the people of America
li-.ve turned their eyes upon fan
1 i inclsco and. gazing toward the west-
ti l horizon are listening eagerly
enyerfnlly for the words of cheer
'a- the enunciation of fearless prln-
Tea and Coffee
are Harmful
to children and
frequently disturb-
ing to grown-up&
Instant
Postum
is healthful for
young and old
Postum caatatns
no cafbine
!
cipli-H in u fearlfss platform and for
the naming uf the man who will have
the backbone to curry out those prin-
ciples 10 stand fur all that Ills party
stands for to stand for the American
people.
The Democratic party owes u dt-bi
to the American people H debt In-
curiil ami plied up mountain high
hy the last congress a debt for which
the Republican party is responsible
but which the Democrats must pay.
And to pay this debt the Democracy
of the nation must come out boldly
and unreservedly for what the public
needs and must name a man for presi-
dent who will have all the rugged
Iron-will of an Andrew Jackson nil
the deep learning of a Wood row Wil-
son a man who must be as brave
as a lion and as wise as a serpent
and who must be honest toward the
people and with the people.
The eyes of the nation are focused
upon San Francisco; the ears of the
nation are strained to catch the enun
ciations for right and Justice to all
which will emlnate from the collected
delegates as they voice in their party's
l!.itform the creed of the "party of
the people." That party must dis-
appoint the waiting trusting throngs
UNPRINCIPLED (iHOl I.S
Some one somo person or number
of persons devoid of principle in
whose breasts human hearts do not
pulsate whose minds are warped and
depraved who are political enemies
or the tools of political enemies of
Governor Cox leading candidate for
the Democratic nomination for the
presidency dug up and gave to the
San Francisco papers the story of
ten years ago the hidden and tragic
chapter in his life the story of his
divorce from his first wife.
This was evidently done in order
that women delegates entertaining a
holy horror for divorce would turn
against Cux and permit their personal
prejudices to blind their judgment and
cause them to cast their voles against
him when the balloting at San Fran-
cisco begins.
The persons no matter who they
are who promulgated this idea were
as devoid of principle its the devil
himself ns unscrupulous us hell and
as false to their party as Judas was
to his Master. They are ghouls mas-
querading in the guise of men ghouls
who fatten with feusti.iga upon the
decaying fl'sh of their own dead;
ghouls who laugh In glee us they
dance to the music of the rattling
bones of family skeletons long hidden
from the prying eye and forgotten
by must of those who may ever have
known of their existence.
It matters not whether the ones
guilty are Democrats or Republicans
by profession or protestation they
bear all the marks of syndicalists for
men who would stoop to anything so
beastly unfair men who woukl drag
to light a buried and forgotten page
of another man's marital infelicity
would not hesitate to betray their
country their country's flag end their
God.
And the newspaper the yellow
sheet which would willingly throw
open its columns for such a story
builds about it a fence of disreputable-
ness which places it outside the pale
of legitimate and honorable Journal
ism
Fortunately it cannot he said that
more serious grounds for a divorce
were ndvancod by I'ox'c wife No. 1
than "incompatabillty of temper" but
tlve minds of many may be poisoned
by the mere thought that in this
nuwi's past life there existed a some-
thing which was so black that the
woman plighted him her troth in girl-
hood could not live with him could
not endure him as a life-contract.
And it was with the paramount in-
tention of poisoning the minds of
the many that the unscrupulous ones
of the few who knew of this unhappy
chapter in Governor Cox's life un-
locked the closet and dragged out the
musty loathsome bones of this mil-
dewed and crumbling skeleton of mur-
dered happiness of assassinated hope
and held it up disarticulated bone by
bone joint by joint for Uie sordid-
loving to gaze upon.
Fashion's decree alleges that "dress-
es must come below the knees."
Measured from the top or bottom?
As we understand the matter the
"Irish" plank tho incorporation of
which is sought in the democratic
platform It is simply a conveyance
of sympathies.
If liryan carries his point and se-
cures the bone-dry plank in the demo-
cratic platform even "Choc" beer
will be caught in the nusln.8 of the
Volstead Act.
It did not taka the sounding of
Gabriel's trumpet to awaken the
slumbering corpse -of the McAduo
boom. But is it not possible that
"Mac" slumbered too long nnd talked
to0 much In his sleep about his de-
termination not to be a candidate?
It now looks like we will be com-
pelled to take a little graiw juice
for the htomach's sake. And we have
always hour! that the .uufermented
juice of the grape is sure to bring on
attacks of stomach-ache.
Women are said t0 make the best
school teachers thoroughly under-
standing the needs of tho child for
careful elementary training. Perhaps
that is tho reason so many counties
have women candidates for the office
of county superintendent of education.
Ardmore fent a minister and a law-
yer to the Lions convention at Ok-
mulgee. It Bliould be noted how-
ever that two delegate vent from
this city' to the gathering uf tho clans
of the "king of beasts and that It was
not a case of 'dual personality similar
to the Conan Doyle nightmare.
At last accounts according to news
dispatches from San Francisco the
oratorical pitcher had not yet startel
Dob Owen of Oklahoma on his iKCg
around the buses at iho convention.
The "Hi Three" with Hilly Hryan
and Jim I teed singing lower and lower
as time passes are still occupying the
center of the stage with the balance
of the bunch on the bench.
Speaking of the happenings of the
convention It will be noted that Post-
master General Burleson carried his
wet plank out in person taking no
chances of delay until too late by
entrusting it to tho tender mercies
of his '-efficient" mail service. You
see. he wanted to use ho plank this
year not four years from now.
Editorial
of the Day
THE PRINCE IN SK AIM H OF A
PARTY
(From New 1'ork Times)
The "lunatic fringe" is what Colonel
Roosevelt called them and he meant
a certain small group of his own sup-
porters. In his hearty nnd humorous
way he hit off their characteristics.
He accepted their votes but he was
never deceived by their adulation
nor taken in by their advice. He knew
them for the whimsical and unstable
dabblers In polities that they were.
They would have been swift to drop
Mr. Roosevelt he well understoa
tho moment they found out that he
did not propose to go crazy along with
them. In fact they were always flit-
ting from leader to leader and from
party to party.
At present it Is a new party which
the remnant of this fringe is deter-
mined to have. They threatened It at
their meeting In St. Louis some timn
ago. Rut they were willing to give
the old parties a short space In which
to repent and seek pardon from the
Forty-Eight. Tho republicans however
sinned away their day of grace at
Chicago and the imputient renovators
of words known and unknown have
determined to wait no longer. Expect-
ing nothing now but a depressing ex-
hibition of sanity by the democratic
convention at San Francisco they
have decided to found a new party and
nominate a candidate for the presi-
dency early In July. They are having
a little difficulty ubout the name of
their new party. At first they thought
of calling it the Lincoln party. Hut
the latest indication IS that American
party will be the title; it would be
about all that would be left of Amer
ica If the fringe had its way.
No American right is more Inalien
able than that of every citizen to start
a party of his own. Four parties ar
already certain to be in the field; let
the Forty-Eight make a fifth if they
choose. But there ought to be no de
ception about It. The nature and the
motives of these new political foun-
ders and fathers should be clearly
understood by the public. They have
never been more accurately explain
than by a writer in the Atlantic
Monthly. He shows that what these
restless people want Is mainly excite-
ment. Many fit them have more money
and leisure than they know what to
do with hence they go In for poli-
tical agitation as a kind of fascinating
game. They might havetakentohor.se
racingi to their credit they prefer to
seek their thrills In politics. Mr. How-
ells somewhere wrote of a class of
unbalanced minds that were glad to
vary the monotony of life In N.'W
England by spending a few months
now and then in an insane asylum.
The way of the Forty-Eight Is to
seek pleasing variety by starting a
new party.
Oklahoma Was at Chi
Miami News: The Republican plat-
form recognizes the existence of oil
wells in Mexico.
What Chance Has a Man?
Oklahoninn: A news Item states that
O.tbthoma City girls nre doing consid-
erable leaping during leap year and
nre getting what they leap for.- When
girls ns attractive ns those grown in
this community leap what chance
has a man got?
Rait Meat (Jntn Boots (iore
Henryetta Standard: The Standard
has been and Is carrying a series of
pnid political advertisements for "The
Gore Volunteers" an organization fur-
thering the campaign of Senntor Gore.
These advertisements have been pre-
pared and pnid for by Gore nethusi-
nt9 and The Standard does not ns-
."ime responsibility or credit for the
opinions expressed In these paid ad-
vertisements. The Gore men have
purchased space In which they dis-
cuss tho merits of their candidate
much the same as a merchant might
advertise the merit of his salt side
meat or gum boots.
'I lie Purchase of a Nation
Ala News: The attack by Senator
Tioreh on the attempted purchase of
the presidency by certain Interests has
already borne Hbund.iht fruit. It forced
a senatorial investigation that reallv
Investigated It ruined the hopes of
Leonard Wood and put a brand on
governor Lowden that time will not
soon erase It innde corruption nau-
seating and honesty respectable. It
threw a wholesome fear Into the
henrts of those who have gone out
i.nd bought up everything they wanted.
Mr. Hoo-IIoo-Hoover
Potenti News: And now comes Mr.
IIoo-Hoolloo-ver who played the part
of a mascot at the Chicago conven-
tion and issues his "statement" on
tho great republican pow-wow in
which he snys the republican platform
for the most part was constructive
and progressive nnd the compromise
planks on tho treaty and labor and
other subjects were susceptible to "a
forward-looking interpretation." Hut
the gentleman does not say who is
going to Interpret the platform.
Old Sea Captain Dead
Tumpu Fla. June 29. CupUin
George Couch for 30 years master of
vessels trading between Honduras and
gulf ports died here yesterday of
pneumonia.
TOWER OF THE SOUL"
"To euch soul Gixl gives the
power to rise if It will even
above tyranny of Inherited ten-
dencies and make lis own destiny
for gcod or evil for noble or
Ignoblo ends." "Christian Reid"
in 'Trlncess Niullne."
The Ardmoreite's
HOME FORUM
FORMER COMMISSIONER'S
STATEMENT
Editor Daily Ardinoreite: "
In your Daily Ardinoreite of June
2" there appeared on the front page
a statement by Commissioner Carter
regarding the pipe-line. In this arti-
cle Mr. Carter emphasized the fact
that Commissioner Wilson and myself
were blocking thp progress of the
city's supply of water by demanding
a hydrostatic test. He stated that the
city had nullified its contract for the
reason that the city had passed u
resolution holding the construction
company harmless for the reason that
the city had some faulty pipes put
In the line in order to get the pipe
line completed. The facts In this
case nre as follows: The city passed
a resolution holding the construction
company harmless for 5000 feet of
pipe that were used in an amergency
to get the pipe lino completed and It
was agreed by the construction com-
pany and the city that tho city would
stand the expense replacing the pipe
If this section of the line should not
stand the test. This however does
not nullify the original contract be-
tween the construction company and
the city.
Mr. Snelson receiver for the con-
struction company ns you well know
has been trying to get the pipe line
accepted by the city for some time;
but as fate would have It about the
time he would appear before the city
council for us to accept the pipe line
some of Ihe joints would break so it
certainly would have been foolish fot
us to accept the pipe-line In such con-
dition. Therefore we instructed Mr.
Matthews the city engineer to make
his report but on account of continu-
ous rains Mr. Matthews was delayed
somewhat in making the report. When
he made his reiort he recommended
that the hydrostatic test should be
made and Mr Snelson was present
at the meeting of the council when
this report was read. Mayor Freeman
recommended that we defer the accept--nnce
of the pipe-line until the next
regular meeting. At this time Mr.
Sr.elson was present and demanded
that this line be accepted with the
threat he would turn the water off
the next morning if it were not ac
cepted. And if reports are true and
they have all Indications of being
true Mr. Snelson knew at the time
he was making the demands that the
pipe was bursted. (As you well re.
member the water was cut off from
the city and .Mr. Snelson made the
statement through the columns of
The Ardmorcite that they were repair
ing the line.)
Mr. Wilson and I made and second-
ed the motion for deferring the action
of acceptance' until the next Friday
night. We voted for the motion while
Mr. Carter and Mr. Young voted
against it. Mayor Freeman affirmed
the motion. Since then Mr. Young
has changed his vote and Mr. Cartel-
Is alone in his opposition to this mo-
tion. Mr. Young stated that he did
not understand the motion when 11
was first proposed and hence his
first stand
As to Mr. .Carter's statement that
the pipe line was carrying a million
and a half gallons of water to the
city and this was 500000 gallons
more than the pipe was supposed
to carry we wish to Inform the pub-
lic that this is not entirely true for
the following reasons: The pipe has
not averaged running 50 per cent of
the time since the water was turned
Into the line and the pipe was not
lullt for one day's supply only tu
lie repaired for another day's work.
This line was built for permanent con-
tinuous service.
The contract calls for one hundred
pounds pressure on the plle in order
to insure the city of Ardmore an ade-
quate supply of water without run-
ning the hazard of breakage in the
line every day or two as has hap-
pened since completion of the line. The
original estimate wns that the pipe
should carry one million seven hundred
nnd fifty thousand gallons In place
of one million gallons as stated In
tho article of the 25th.
In conclusion we wish to state that
Brooks
GROCERIES and MEATS
Large Crisco $1.90
Choice Steaks 35c
Pork Chops --- 35c .
Stew Meat. 20c
Chuck Roast 25c
Rump Roast -25c
Sugar per lb. 25c
3 pkgs. Macaroni25c
3 cans Small Milk 25c
Tall Milk 15c
Upton Coffee 50c
Mrs. Tucker's
Shortening $2.30
Dne Gallon
Blackberries $1.15
'Jallon Pineapple- 85c
13 North Washington
Phone 250
d3
Just watch the cream Una on youl
bottle then compare ours with oftn
ARDMORE DAIRY
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we have been cursed a great deul and
a good deal of pressure has been
brought to bear upon us by influence
of a certain class of citizens to ac-
cept this pine line from the construe-
toln company thereby relieving them
of responsibilities which they have
contracted for when some uf them
knew the condition of the line while
others did not. In Justice to our-
selves and to the citizens of Ardmore
I am not In favor of accepting this
pipe line until the construction com-
pany fully carries out the contract
which they have made with the citi-
zens of Ardmore.
W. S. FRALEY.
POLICE LOOKING FOR OTHER
MAN IN LXORCIDE CASK
Oklahoma City June 29. Police are
looking for the "other man" as a
motive for the double tragedy here
Sunday night whenW H. Owens stab-
bed his wife to death In a restaurant
and then slashed his own throat. Mrs.
Owens wns dead when the police ar-
rived but Owens lived a short timo
at the hospital where he was taken.
Five children survive.
A note said by tho police to have
lie en found at the table In the res-
taurant where Mrs. Owens was sit-
ting.. Is alleged to have said:
"Fred don't come tonight." It Is
alleged that a note from the husband
ulso mentioned the name of "Fred."
In their efforts to find a motive for
tho murder and suicide the police are
searching for a. second man.
Dropped Handkerchief Cars Collide
St. Louis June 29. Nine persons
were Injured when a falling handker-
chief caused two cars to collide on
the Mountain Ride at Forest Pardt
Highlands a pleasure resort here last
night. The handkerchief it was ex-
plained Jammed the emergency brake
Df one of the cars. None of the In-
jured is seriously hurt it was said
r
A Whirlwind
We knew you'd get the idea-and YOU DID INSTANTLY! It nearly took
the breath out of the men of Ardmore when they stood face to face with
this bona fide offer of
Year Round Tailorings
Tailored to Order
Worth Up to $75.00 Now.
Here's a "Silver Lining7' to That
"Dark Cloud" High Cost of Living
f
They say it takes a week to form a habit not a bad week to start with the
Bell Tailors and learn the SAVING habit. Regrets with a' big "R" will be
yours if you mfes this special sale of fine suitings worth up to $75 all ONE
PRICE $59.50 and an Extra Pair of Pants same Material FREE.
COME ON men and enjoy the greatest values in fine clothes to order ever
offered by any first-class tailoring concern. COME ON and choose from
the finest ALL-WOOL fabrics and get extra pants FREE.
COME ON and get the style the fit the comfort you want in your clothes.
Don't delay one minute this sale can't possibly last long. Get your clothes
order in at once. Clothes will be higher this fall. BUY NOW.
MANSEL K. WELLS Manager
EXACTLY 213 WEST MAIN
HEAD FOR SUNFLOWER
STATE OF KANSAS
Oklahoma City June 29. With the
harvesting in full swing throughout
the Oklahoma wheat belt and enough
laborers at all points to handle the
needs of the farmers men afe going
to turn In large numbers to the ripen-
ing Kansas fields according to reports
received by Claude E. Connnlly state
commissioner of labor nnd federal
director of labor for the state.
"A majority of farmers In southern
Kansas will be cutting this week if
weather remains clear and central
Kansas will be ready two or four
days later." says n bulletin received
by Connnlly today from Kansas.
"Pawnee Edwards and Pratt coun-
ties on the Kansas report supplies
of labor apparently adequutu for the
entire harvest. Surplus south cen-
tral countries have a surplus at
present but ejrjiect to need all or
even more within a week. A few
counties see a positive need for more
men next week."
CIGARS CANDY COLD DRINKS
AT COURT HOUSE U)BBY. WILLIE
HENDERSON.
FIRST CAR OKIjAHOMA WHEAT
IS HUNTED OVERSEAS
Fort Worth Texas June 29. The
first car of Oklahoma's new wheat
crop arrived here this morning and
brought (2.98 a bushel. It was bought
by a Fort Worth firm and Immedi
ately shipped to New Orltans for ex
port. Local gTaJn dealers say most
of the Texas and Oklnhoma wheat
crop this year will be sent to New
Orleans and Galveston for export.
EXTRA
Fire
Brief Time Only
We Tailor-to-
Order Exclusively
STATE COMMISSIONER 01'
llUillW.US COMlMi
Henry Wood state highway coin
nilssioner will be in" Ardmore next
Monday the guest of the I'hamliei
Of Commerce.
Mr. Wood will be here to confi-i
with the good road.) committee of I lie
organization relative to the proposed
route from Ardmore to Tishomingo
and also to discuss ways and means
of securing federal uid.
Secretary ltairon of the Chamber l
Commerce was In communication with
Mr. Wood today and stated that
there were several other matters
that would be taken up when the
commissioner arrives.
HOLMES AKERS COMPLIES
WITH WISHES OF FRIENDS
Last Sunday morning tho announce-
ment appearing in the paper put forth
by the many friends of J. Holmes
Akcrs enlisting him ns a candidate
for sheriff of Carter county was with
nut his knowledge but after viewing
the situation carefully he has con-
sented to comply with their request
and bus entered actively Into tli
campaign.
Mr. Akers states that he will make
a complete canvass of the county be
tween now nnd the primary election
August 3. nnd will try and see nl!
the voters to personally present hi?
claim for the office to which he as-
pires t
Moving Into New lluilding
D. C. Sampley who purchased tho
Johnson Drug Company's business sev-
eral months ugo is moving the stock
and fixtures to his own building 110
East Main street and will have evcrj
thing Installed within a few days.
Mr. Sampley has purchased thf
building where his store will be lo-
cated from J. K. Pennington and pro
poses to remodel and make it one ol
the most attractive stores In the city.
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