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''Whom The Gods Would Destroy They First Make Mad"
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FULL LEASED WIRE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ARDMORE OKLAHOMA SUNDAY OCTOBER 10 1920. . VOL. 28. NO. 1. TWENTY-FOUR PAGES
Ardmore Paper Accused Of Blackening Name Of City Official
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Indians Massacre Dodgers
in First Game of Series
Played on Their Own
Reservation
FOUR TITCIIERS USED
MANAGER ROBINSON FORCED TO
REMOVE ONE HURLER AI Ti;R
ANOTHER AS TW1RLERS
TROVE INEFFECTIVE
League llirk Cleveland Oct. 9.
The Clcvelanda romped oCf with the
fourth game of tho world's series
In easy fashion trampling over the
prostmlo forma of tho Brooklyn Na
tionals by a scoro of G to 1. Covol-
eslde'8 potent pitching stopped the
llrooklyn's cold. Brooklyn used lour
pitchers to stop the eruption of hits
from the Indians' bats. .
The Cleveland tribe their faces
painted In ochre sounded tho tocsin
today for a tribal uprising against
their foes tho Brooklyn Dodgers call-
ed the Flatbush Fusllcers. Easily
27000 persons one of tho largest
Cleveland hosts to ever witness a
ball game In this lake city jammed
League Park to see the American
Leaguo pennant winners turn back
tho Invading Brooklyns who hold
tho edge of nn odd game over Chief
Speaker's warriors.
Stanley Covclcsklc Polish apostle
of tho moistened ball ctood prepared
to food the poisoned pill to the un-
suspecting National Leaguers.
"If I can get my 'spltler' breaking
wp-ean put this RU
i-sklfl and thero nre thousands of his
friends out today who are ready to
dcclaro that the Jump on "Covely's"
spit ball would' make a grasshopper
hide from mortification.
All Cleveland came to League Tark
today or tried to. Tlioso that didn't
come stayed nt homo to welcome the
hundreds that surged In town from
all over Ohio nnd other central west
states to see Cleveland take its world's
series baptism.
Tho city was somewhat low In
spirits over tho 'double bumping ad-
ministered in Brooklyn and Mayor
Fitzgerald Issued an official procue
mutton on Ids best office- paper for
everybody to get out and root today
for Speaker and his outfit.
Indinns Warm I'p
Tho Indians took a long batting
practice against both right nnd left
handed pitchers. Tho crowd gave a
great cheer when Elmer Smith stung
a ball over tho right field screen
- Tho Brooklyns worked out tho pitch-
in? of Mlljus nnd Mohart. F.arh
Dodger was required lifter making
n. Pit. to make one circuit of the
bases to get his legs Umbered up.
Early Happenings
Paaebnll pride smouldering In the
hearts of Cleveland's fans through
42 years of championship aspirations
biased into a fury of excitement today
for the fourth game of the world's
scries between ' Brooklyn' and Cleve
land.
Two Imioans fighting fur the presi-
dency lias no interest to Cleveland
toJav. The paramount question is
bawl'iall wlfre crowds congregate.
Every incoming train nnd suburban
car dumped Its load of fans Into tho
city filling up t'vory hotel nnd room-
ing houso to capacity. Early indi
cations lire that a .capacity crowd
of 27000 persons would witness to
day's gamo and that thousands would
be turned away. v
AUhough Brooklyn his th.i edge
of o:ic game the Indians will battle
on their own reservation today for
the first time during tho series nnd
figuio they will play in Improved
form. Stanley Coveleskle tho coal
miner from the anthracite' regions of
Pennsylvania who pitched Cleveland
to victory In the first gamo Is ex
pected to Iwi M:uinger Speaker's se
lection whllo "Big Jeff" Bfnffer is
regarded ns ManngPr Robinson's choice
Coveleskle has rested for four days
nnd always works best with that
length nf time Intnrvenlng between
tho starts I'feffer has not purtici
pated in any of tho games since the
start of the series nnd is reported
to bs ready.
Is Long Distance Fun
The sun arose on League J'urk
today with Edward Fox of Proctor
Vermont holding first plnce In a line
of several hundred persons nwuitlng
Hie sale of 9000 general admission
tickets. Fox although red-eyed a
lltt'o tired nnd a little sleepy was
hnppv. lie took up his position In
front of the ticket window at 2: IS
o'clotk yesterday afternoon carrying
n lnr box which he said contlned
Ms supper his midnight lunch his
Prenkfnst. nnd his lunch for today.
Fox came nil the wny from Seattle
Washington to sec the giime. Others
begun lining up soon after Fox plant-
ed himself on R box In front of tho
ticket window. A Cleveland fan drop-
ped Into second place nnd Edwnrd
Brown of Youttgstown Ohio took
up third. Behind Brown enme the
first woman In line. She wns Miss
( Julia Kelly of Bridgeport. Conn. who
'with her escort. f.ild they were friends
(Continued on Pago Five)
CLEVELAND
BROOKLYN
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TWENTY
OF
RECALL
Members of Committees
Present Petitions Asking
Removal of the Mayor
and Commissioners
MANY ALLEGATIONS
CHARGE THAT OFFICERS THWART
WILL OF THE IT.Ori.E FOR
JLYNAGERIAL FORM OF
GOVERNMENT
Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock 20
teams representing tho citizens com
mittees of Ardmore' will circulate
petitions for the recall of Mayor W.
F. Freeman and City Commissioners
V. S. Fraley J. L. Wilson und Roy
V Shores. The petitions have al
ready been printed nnd nre now in
the hands of the men who will distri-
bute them.
In support of the petition for the
recall of the mayor It Is alleged that
he has been guilty of neglect of his
duty as chief executive of tho city
of Ardmore; that he illegally transfer
red or caused to bo transferred on
the 6th day of January 1920 $7000
from the library fund to some other
fund known to the petitioners which
library fund was specifically created
under tho charter of tho said city
and tho constitution of Oklahoma;
that tho said W. F. Freeman ha
used great effort to defeat the prac
tlcally unanimous attempt of tho cltl
zens of Ardmore to obtain a change
In the form of government; that
though ha has been efficient and cap'
TEAMS
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CITIZENS
CIRCULATE
eblUln-thus . thwiu-tlng.. tha will of
the people he has not been efficient
in administering tho affairs of tho
city; that ho has allowed tho city
nnd taxpayers of tho city to bo de
frauded out of large sums of money;
that he has caused other funds than
the library fund to be illegally trans
ferred; that he has failed and has
not made proper effort to obtain or
conserve a water supply for tho city.
and that he has otherwise been so
Incompetent In office that tho affairs
of tho city are in danger in his
hands; th.ot tho citizens and taxpay-
ers In general have no confidence in
his integrity and ability to manage
and control the affairs of the city.
Similar allegations are contained In
tho petitions asking for the recall
of Commissioners Fraley and Wilson.
In support of the petition for the
recall of Commissioner Boy V. Shores
It Is alleged that ho accepted the ap-
pointment as commissioner nt the
special request of W. F. Free-
man that he the said Roy V.
Shores . would be friendly with
tho said W. F. Freeman In the ad-
ministration of the affairs of tho city
nnd would voto on all matters per-
taining to the government affairs of
tho city of Ardmore os wished nnd
desired by the said W. F. Freeman;
nnd that slnco his appointment as
such commlsisnner he the said Roy
V. Shores has voted In the manner
and form wished for by tho snid W.
F. Freeman; that the said Roy V.
Shores prior ' to his acceptance of
said office as commissioner signed
a petition' requesting tho city offi-
cers to call an election nn managerial
form of government but since the
said acceptance of such commission-
ershlp by reason of the agreement
and understanding between him and
the said W. F. Freeman voted ns
one of the commlslsonera ngainst the
managerial form of government; and
that he by bo voting o.s such com-
mlsisoner. has defeated tho practical-
ly unanimous voice of the citizens
of Ardmoro In their demand for n
change in tho form of government
nnd though he has been efficient and
capable In thus thwarting tho will
of the people he has not been and
Is not efficient in administering the
arfalrs of tho city; that slnco his
appointment ns commissioner by reas-
on of his Incompetency ho has failed
to and has not made proper effort to
obtain or conservo a water supply for
the city and that he has otherwise
been so Incompetent In office that tho
affairs of the city ore In danger in
his hands.
'S
RELATIVE TO ARDMORE
SOURCE WATER SUPPLY
James S. Alvcrson who owns lands
near the Intake of tho city pipeline
on Hickory creek stated Saturday
that the springs in the mountain
stream are running more water now
than they wcro 20 days ago nnd
ho Is of tho opinion that by the
first of November tho springs will
produce all the water that Ardmore
wl'l need. This will be the owe Mr.
Alverson said If the springs produce
this year as they always have and
he sees no reason why they will not.
It Is his opinion that "hluo holo" is
now producing as much ns three
quart!! of a million gallons a day.
Harding Leaves His "Front Porch"
The above photograph of Senator Hurding shows tiut it is n long cry
from tho "front porch" at Marion. Ohio to the "Home of the ltetl fnn "
but that the speeches of Jimmie Cox have caused the man from tho little
hotel room at Chicago to cover the distance nnd help tho members of the
O. O. P. faithful In Oklahoma In their hour of neet This photograph was
snapped Just as Senator Harding sought to have the Hon und the lamb lie
down together. Jake Harnon and Jim McOrnw while burying tho hatchet
and shaking hands over tho grave are outside the camera's eye and nre
not shown in the "film." Senator Harding In this picture is gesticulating
and calling attention with his right hand to the "Reel Light" or danger
signal which appears on the rear of hts private coach and is carried pre-
sumably to keep the "League-of Nations Special" from running into him
between Oklahoma City and Marion. and intermediate points.
THESE TEN CLASSES
SHOULD SUPPORT THE
ROOSEVELT NAMES REACTION-
ARIES WHO MAY BE EXPECTED
TO VOTE FOR SENATOR .
HARDING
Kansas City Mo. Oct. 9. America
must join the existing league of na-
tions or be prepared to "arm to the
teeth" Franklin I). Roosevelt Demo-
cratic vleo presidential nominee de-
clared in two addresses hero tonight.
"Any other alternative is impossible"
ho added "because tho forty-one na-
tions already in the league will not
consent to abandon It and experiment
with some Untried plan."
Mr. Roosevelt spoke this noon at
Sedalla Mo. Later he climbed Into
an airplane piloted by "Tex" Iagrone
a former army aviator and flew to
Kansas City Kan. where he addressed
a largo crowd. The trip of 87 miles
was made in about an hour.
In his addresses here ho classified
ton kinds of voters who he said "1
hope will this year vote for Mr. Hard-
ing." They are:
"I Those who bellevo that It Is
more important to elect Republican
office holders than to securo tho peace
of the world.
"2 Those who Voto tho Republican
ticket because their grandfathers did.
"3 Those who want to 'get even'
with President Wilson who is not
running for tho presidency this year.
"4 Those who bellevo we ought
never to havo entered the war to pre-
serve civilization. y
"5 Thoso who put the interests of
some foreign nation before the Inter-
est of tho United States.
"8 Those who expect to make large
financial gain through tho recognition
of their special Interests by a reac-
tionary president.
"7 Thoso who want any old kind
of a change without stopping to ob-
serve whether they aro Jumping into
the frying pan or into the fire.
"8 Those who believe we should nt
onco start a war ngainst Mexico in
order to 'clvlllzo' It In the Interests of
American oil and mining companies.
"9 Tlioso who rend Republican pa-
pers only and accept as gospel truth
partisan editorial and nowa columns.
"10 Those who bellevo that the
flag Is the personal property of Re-
publicans and that no Democrat ever
was a good American."
In Missouri Railroad Town
Sedalla Mo. Oct. 9. Starting on
his last day of campaigning west of
tho Mississippi river here today
Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic
vice presidential nominee declared
that "now Senator Hurding has come
out definitely against the league of
nations in any form I feel conserva-
tive In my belief that tho majority of
western states will support Governor
Cox on election day
"Every report that I reoelv from
my homo state" he added "indicates
a tremendous change of sentiment nn
the part of Republicans and independ-
ents during the past ten days nnd I
have found tho same thing In Kansas
Colorado Missouri and Iowa this
wek."
A SEPARATE PEACE
IS A PEACE
OF
SCOTT FERRIS TELLS AUDIENCE
THAT HARDING AND HAR-
RELD FORGET NATION'S
OBLIGATIONS.
(Special to Tho Ardmoreite)
Idabel Ok'a. Oct. 9. "Let's an-
swer Senator Harding's challenge to
our patriotism and faithfulness to
our ideas by saying 'No separate
pea.-!0 with Germany.' Search your
hearts and see if your mothers who
knit socks and sweaters for our boys
whose hearts were soro while your
lad was over there fighting that the.
war lord might bo crushed can sup-
port a man who emphatically de-
clares that ho is opposed to the
only method ever decided to end
needless warfare tho league of nu-
tions." In the above words Scott Ferris
Democratic candidate for the Unit-
ed States senate accepted Sena-
tor Hurding' latest position on the
question of entering the leaguo and
drew cheers and vociferous applause
fiuin largo throngs at Variant this
morning and here this -afternoon.
"Do those of the su.OOn Oklahoma
boys who returned to their homes
after offering their lives to tlIr
country want a reparole peace with
the lioche" Ferris nuked. "lo the
fathurs .who were buying liberty
bonds who were bravely hearing their
burdens whilo their thoughts wure
with the boy over there do they
favor a separate peaeo with the en-
emy? I cannot believe they do."
"Senator Harding has declared for
'scrapping' the li.iguc"
"Senntor Harding and my oppon-
ent Mr. Harreld voted for a separ-
ate peace with Germany.
"A vote for Senator Harding and
n vote for my opponent Is a vote
for separatn peace with a govern-
ment which regards treaties as ft
scrap of paper. It Is a vote for uni-
versal compulsory military service
for which Mr. Hinting voted.
"It la a vote for the expenditure
of millions for a largo army and
navy and cventual'y billions for war.
"Under tho Versailles treaty we
were to be repaid for the ships and
cargoes which Germany destroyed in
her ruthless submarine campaign. A
vote for Mr. Harding and my opon-
ent Is a voto to cancel that debt.
For under their plan of separate
pence we could not collect it except
by waging war.
"From now on lit the battlo cry be
'No sepurato pence with Germany.' "
Weather Forecast
Oklnhoma: Sunday and Monday
fenerally fair modcrau tempera-
lure. Loesl Tfmpflratur1
Mnxlmum Bnturdny M degrees.
Minimum Saturday It drsres.
COX SAYS ISSUE
IS LEAGUEOR NO
LEAGUER CUT
Democrat Candidate Char-
acterizes Lodge as Basest
Conspirator in History
of America
NIGHT SCHOOL FOR JR.
TEDDY JUNIOR SON OF ILLUS-
TRIOUS FATHER IS GROSSLY
MISINFORMED AND I'OLITI-
CALLY IGNORANT
Terre Haute lnd. Oct. 9. The is-
sue of "league or no lengue" today
was the battln cry of Governor Cox In
a rushing day of campaigning through
southern Indiana.
Governor Cox In 14 speeches through
Indiana from the Ohio river to Terre
Haute closing with a mass meeting
here tonight entered his fire on the
Des Moines speech of Senator Hard-
ing. In his league preachments Gov-
ernor Cox charged Theodore Roose-
velt Jr. with misstating that the
league could declare war and send
troops abroad. Reasserting that the
country has such authority Governor
Cox said "some real friends of the
great Roosevelt if there be any who
are on speaking terms with the re-
nctionary crowd now in control of the
Republican party should set this boy
right concerning the fundamentals
of tho league. It Is a pltable spec-
taclo to sen this son of a great
sire shamelessly paraded beforo the
public. Out of the respect for the
memory of his Illustrious father some
ono should "taTto this Juvenile states-
man aside and In primer fashion
make plain what really ought to be
obvious. Such eminent men as Judge
Taft and Attorney C.enenil AVIcker-
sham who for the sake of party
victories have sacrificed principles to
their partisanship in nrsocinting with
the reactionary cantlldnte should In-
struct Mr. Roosevelt Jr. In the A.
It. C.'s of the league by reading
to him their own lucid Interpreta-
tions of the covenant published be-
fore the subject has become a foot-
ball In politics."
Blasts nt the "senatorial oligarchy"
were continuous in the governor's
Indiana tour. He reiterated charges
that Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
was the "basest conspirator In all
history" and urged defeat of senators
who signed tho round robin against
the lengue.
"Any man who signed the round
robin ngainst tho most humane in-
strument In the world does not de-
serve a place In the senate" sold the
governor referring to Its signature
by Senator Watson Republican of
Indiana. The govtrnor said Senator
Watson was a member of the "oli-
garchy" nnd nrked virtually nil of
h's Huosier audiences to vote fur
Tom Taggart Democratic senatorial
candidate.
Taggart with state Chairman F-ossie
and other Democratic state leaders
accompanied Governor Cox on his
Indiana tour.
At Terro Haule
r.loomington lnd.. Oct. 9. Attack
upon tho lies Moines speech of Sen-
ator Harding Republican presiden-
tial candidate wns continued today
by Governor Cox of Ohio his Demo-
cratic opponent In a second visit of
the governor to Inditinn following
up his criticism of Senator's Hard-
ing's (p'n stand against the league
(Continued on l"ure Two)
H B FELL DID NOT
PARTICIPATE IN THE
HARDING PARADE
Contrary to reports sent out by
The Associated Press stating that
H. C. Felt of this city would take
part In the Harding parade at Okla-
homa City Thursday Mr. Fell who
Is stato commander of tho American
Legion stated that although request-
ed to serve as major In charge of
tho southwestern division he refused.
A stutcment to this effect signed
by Mr. Fell follows:
"Editor Dally Ardmoreite:
"I notice In the articles in tho
Dally OkUhonian and Dully Ardmore-
ite of Friday October 1 1920 re'a-
ttva to the Republican Harding par-
ado In Oklahoma City that I wns to
command tho southwestern division In
that parade. Although requeued to
net In that capacity I refused to do
so Especially In view of the fact that
I am department commander of tho
Oklahoma department cf the Ameri-
can Legion which I absolutely a non-
partisan organisation and I will al-
ways refuse whllo holding this office
to take nny part In any meeting cele-
bration or demonstration nt a partlsnn
political nature or take any puhlU
posit'nn relatlvs to any partisan poli
tical matter
"It D FELL"
s
HARD NG
FLIRTS WITH OIL
Styles Oklahoma City the
Metropolis of America's
Petroleum With Star
Seeking New Fields
THE BRITISH SCARE
CHARGES ENGLISH INTERESTS
ARE ENDEAVORING TO GAIN
CONTROL OF OUR GREASY
WEALTH.
Oklahoma City Oct. 9. Again
thrust ng at the foreign policy of
tho Wilson administration Senator
Harding to'd the voters of Demo
cratic Oklahoma tonight that while
the American government was be-
guiling them with Idealistic notions
of a new social era tho other na-
tions had reached out to domnate
the commerce and Industry of the
world through control of the pe-
troleum supply.
British Interests In particular de-
clared the Republican presidential
nominee had put their hands on pe-
troleum resources In many quarters
of the globe foreseeing a day when
oil would become the mainspring of
transportation and material progress.
He said It was high time the United
States a'so gave attention to ma-
terial well being and stood behind
American promoters in their efforts
to give the nation a self-reliant place
In Industry.
Quest onlng whether other powers
have "taken very seriously" tho
"self-abnegnting aims which the
Washington government has been
proclaiming" the senator also as-
sailed again the Paris league of na-
tions and said he wanted no voter
to be in uoubt about his determina-
tion to stay out of the covenant. In-
spiring ns a plan of world pence
nrght be he declared the nation's
slogan in all its policies must be
"America first."
Senator Harding's rtifht speech
last of his mid-western trip was de-
livered nt the state fair grounds near
Oklahoma City. Earlier in the day ho
had made several rear platform
speeches on his way across Kansas
nnd Oklahoma nnd had detailed his
agr'cultural and league of nations
policies to a gathering cf several
thousands in Wichita Forum.
Cheering crowds greeted the nom-
inee nt all of his stops and In Ok-
'ahuma City his train was met by
a throng which packed the street
for more than a block away. Through
the downtown section ho was cheer-
ed by a crowd which extended far
out beyond the curb.
At Arkansas City Kansas the
crowd covered the pluxa about the
railway station nnd at Tonca City
Okla. the gathering was so largo
that his voice did not carry to Its
outskirts. Other cities in which he
spoke from his train were South Win-
Held Kunsns nnd Perry Guthrie and
EJmond Okla.
At Ponca City when a farmer
handed up u printed circular quot-
ing him ns advocating dollar wheat
the candldate characterized the
statement ns a "miserable silly old
lie." nnd crumpling up the paper
tossed It back Into tho crowd. He
Rnld the story started from his hav-
ing remarked in tho senate once that
ho rou'd remember when In normul
times dollar wheat was very desir-
able. "Why It you wanted to refer back
to Bryan's day" he continued while
crowd yelled again "you would have
shouted your heads off to pet a dol-
lar a bushel. Hut that does not ap-
ply now."
Turning enstward from Oklahoma
City late tonight tho candidate's
truln will reach St. Louis tomorrow
evening and Marlon at noon Mon-
day. Praising American genius and en-
terprise In Its development of Am-
crieun petroleum resources tho sen-
ator denominated Oklahoma City In
his fuir grounds speech os "world's
metropolis of petroleum."
"But the star of petroleum's em-
pire travels always from tho ex-
hausted Melds to newly opened ter-
ritory" he continued "new Meld
must be opened and befors many
years we will be compelled to draw
upon other countries even other
continents to provide for our own
needs.
"We must turn again now after
an excursion of some eight years
Into the realm of lofty and no doubt
most ennobl ng Idealism to a na-
tional consideration of some very
plain practlca'itles of life. It has
been a Mne thing that so many should
have been Inspired during ths war
by the wish to effect arrangements
that would prevent repetition of such
a conflict But whlls our own ad
mln'stratlon has been Making to
produce such an Ideal situation what
have been ths real aeUVtles ths
dominating concerns of ethtr na-
tions? "Itnvo wo found them animated
ny ths same lofty purp.wci and
noble aspiration that hnre been
proclaimed by our own 'sing track'
nallnnnl lendershlpT I question
(Continued en r Tw)
CRUDE AND
REFINED
SUIT FILED BY:
SHORES AGAINST
LK ARDMOREITE
Water Commissioner Al-
leges That His Good Name
and His Integrity Has j
Been Impugned '
HE ASKS FOR $23000.00
DAMAGES FOR PUBLISHED STATE-
MENTS WHICH WERE "FALSE
AND CALCULATED TO
BLACKEN CHARACTER" .
City Commissioner Roy Shores
through his attorney I. R. Mason
has filed suit In the district court
against the Ardrnoreite Publishing
Company for judgment In tho sum
of $25000 which ho claims repre-
sents the extent to which be was
damaged by some publications which
appeared In the Issue of October 8th
of the Dally Ardmoreite. i
In his petition the plaintiff alleges
that the following articles appearlng-
lng on the editorial page of the Daily
Ardmoreite In the issue of cNctober
8th are defamatory and degratory
8th are defamatory and degratory
to his good name and integrity..
WHAT? WUENf
The die has been cast the decroi
handed down while practically water-
less Ardmore Is held in the hollow
of the hand of Providencs speaking
metaphorically with nothing save th
grace of exceptionally good luck wlHT
power to intervene and save the town
from total annihilation In event of
fire.
TheVe may be found an excuse fof
the action of the water commissioner
sanctioned we assume by other mem-
bers of the city's official family in cut-
ting off the water supply of the city
but we cannoj find where the shadow
of an excuse could have existed which
prompted tho cessation of all activit-
ies In the matter of laying the tem-
porary pipe line to the Chickasaw lako.
Work upon that project was taken
up somo time ago only to bs abandon-
ed as soon os a few drops of watet
fell from the skies and with th
city lake falling lower and lower each
day this work was not resumed and
no effort was mado to carry the pipe-
line to the lake to the water which
promised a temporary relief from th
Increasing danger.
If tho present situation shows any.
thing at all it shows that the peo-
ple of Ardmoro and the property of
Ardmore have not the protection which
should be given by a competent and
a business administration. No man
or set of men who were Imbued with
the most crudely rudamentaiy ele-
ments of business accumen and train-
ing would have permitted the clty'i
water supply to have got In the shops
that it Is in today. No business man
or set of men would have permitted
the property of the citizens of the city
to become thus endangered.
This Is however not a tiros for rs
criminations and vlllificatlons.
It is the time for action.
Procrastination and needless and
careless delays have brought about ths
present plight. Procrastination and
needless delays are responsible for ths
present crisis. Procrastination and fear
to take a stand may be blamed for ths
present non business administration
In Ardmore
Over a year ago ths matter of tfvw
ing Ardmors a real business admlnls
tratlon was token up and threshed out.
Ths usual committees wers appointed
ths usual number of speeches wers
mado and ths usual number of reports
filed. And then ths child wis lolled
to sleep.
That child la now twins and StilJ
sleeps.
What Is going to bs dons? ' ' !
The Shores of ArdmorVs city lake.
Is dry. '
i ' ' I
' lit cannot bs written of Ardmors
Eborcs that be la wave-kisssd. '
If you would "pull for ths Shores
(Sailor in Ardmore. you'd have to do
It In an airplane or an auto.
Howwver the Shores is sandy. It
takes lots of sand to cut off all iis '
Vter thereby automatically canes I fl-
ing aevsral minion dollars worth of.
Insurance
m ' ;.
I In the meanwhile the general health
of Ardmorel people It In danger of
being stranded on the Shores with no
Water to flush the thousands of toileted
One glance at any f the 'hvse:
hold utilities- of Ardaaare knbfht rat )
ths slats board at health U oic'Li
(Contiaued N ?
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Easley, John F. Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.), Vol. 28, No. 1, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 10, 1920, newspaper, October 10, 1920; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc158642/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.