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THE DAILY ARDMOREITE
Daily Ardmoreite
I Ardmore Oklahoma
John F. Eusley Editor und General
Manager.
George 11. Wyatt Managing Editor
Mrs. Emmitt T. Reid City Editor
Afternoons (Except Saturday) and
Sunday Morning
Full Leased Associated Press Wire.
Entered at Ardmore Okla. Fostoffioe
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TELEPHONES
Editor
City Editor 63S
Society Editor 638
BUSINESS THONES
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also the local news published heroin.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 14 1920
BOTH ARE MISUNDERSTOOD
These are times in the history of
our city when the souls of men arc
being tried.
The kind of stuff we are really
madft of Is coming to the surface.
The young legionaire flushed with
victory over a powerful foe his soul
purified by the death fire of the
mightiest war of all the world's his-
tory would bring to his home city
some of the fruits of his broadened
thought gathered while t lng through
this terrible ordeal.
It is a noble ambition. It Is an
Inspiration worthy of the proudest
soldier whose valor warmed our blood
and raised our pride to the stape
where the stay-at-home's were willing
to sacrifice their lives ulons with
his sacrifice.
To hold this Impetuous yet extreme-
ly worthy movement under control and
to direct it nlong channels where It
will accomplish the greatest good
without BtirrinR up the greatest fric-
tion is the thought of the older
cltlxen who has seen his people on
former occasions aroused to (the
point where sensational scenes were
being enacted and where fires of
anger and stubbornness were being
kindled.
The peaceful approach of the alert
relentless and uncompromising thought
of the younger man to the cautious
trained compromising thought of the
older citizen makes a combination
that is Ideal for useful government
and for the accomplishment of really
munificent objects.
The one Is likely to act with haste
the other Is likely to allow Itself
Imposed upon on account of Its
Inertia. Both are more or less
perilous but of the two the one pos-
sessing the property of inertia Is the
more perilous and capable of the
t greater wrong through neglect of
civic duty.
In any fight such as is now beln?
waged In this city between the pro-
administration nnd anti-administration
people one righteous thought driven
to the hearts of men will extinguish
a conflagration of anger and re-
sentment and stubbornness. This Is
true because there is nn Innate denire
In the heart of every man to per
tt
There's
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PostomCe
form these things which seem best
for himself and the community.
In the stuggle that Ardmore finds
Itself in the throes of at this time
there is a peaceful element at work
to effect a compromise. In every
time of excitement which Ardmore
has encountered In the papt the best
thought of the people has prevailed
order has been brought out of chaos
men have forgotten the evil of the
past feasted on the morsels of good
they found In their memories and
have been friends again.
There is enough of the virtues of
patience and forbearance and love
of the best interests of the commu-
nity in this city to sway public
thought and to bring a ray of peace-
ful sunshine into our hearts and
homes.
5
Every man who Is brought Into
daily and almost hourly conflict with
the disturbed thought that prevails
In this city has formed some opinions
of the questions involved.
The citizen sees his community
funds exhausted he sees his plans
unexecuted he sees the health of his
family in imminent danger he sees
his property exposed to the ravages
of ruthless flames he Is hurt and
humiliated nnd demands that his
wrongs be redressed.
On the other hand the men who
occupy the offices of city commis-
sioners feel that they are not re-
onsible. they Justify their own acta
In .-iiise they have acted according to
i the hest light placed before them.
They know they have not eaten fowl
nor their families worn clothes that
community money has purchased.
They resent the humiliation that be-
ing ruthlessly thrown out of office
would bring to them. They regarded
the proposed charter amendments ns
being nothing more or less than a
recall and they acted upon a basis of
such thought instead of viewing the
movement as a righteous endeavor tc
build a different system of govern-
ment that would more nearly meet
the demands of the city.
The charter provision which lljnits
the pay of the commissioners to $25 a
month ' wild in such meagre pay
that the commissioner is not expected
to devote his entire time to Ms
elective office he was not expected
to have a minute acquaintance with
every transaction of a city which
transacts a mammoth volume of
business each month.
The execution of a warrant for an
illegal sum cannot In justice be
charged to such an elective officer.
The regarding of the proposed
charter amendments as being a recall
in disguise is wrong and violates
the Intentions and sentiments of the
people. The managerial form of gov-
ernment has been discussed here for
years before any man now In a city
office waa elected. A sentiment fav-
orable to such a plnn was built up
many months ago and it was lying
smouldering .awaiting only to be fan
ned into flames by the Incoming
legionalres who are inspired with a
desire to accomplish something worthy
of their service and worthy of their
organization for the benefit of their
home people.
The commissioners felt what they
considered the sting of the recall In
the proposed charter amendments and
resisted. The legionalres felt thnt
they had been dealt with In an ob-
noxious manner of duplicity and a
distrust grew up between the two
sets of citizens.
The compromise measure that forces
itself to the front Is for the opposing
forces to sit at the same table and
calmly discuss the matter until an
understanding of the intentions and
aims of each are understood and
when that Is done the commissioners
Habit is a Great Thing
and lots of folks worry along with
coffee varying in flavor and quality
from day to day just because they ve
never tried ' " '
lhe fact thai tens of thousands
of former coffee drinkers bow use
Postum in its tead is a good indica-
tion of what youll do some day if
coffee discontent is sufficiently
aroused in yoyu
When the mood strikes you
perhaps today why not order
a package of POSTUM CEREAL?
Ten days with Postum instead of
coffee shows many a man
a Reason for Postum
Postum Cereal
Battle CrcekMich.
will not deny the people the right to
Bpeak upon the matter of charter
amendments.
HAMOVS l'I-NS EXECUTED
The most spectacular piece of Re
publican political work ever done In
this state was accomplished by Nation-
al Committeeman Jake L. Hamon of
Ardmore on the occasion of the visit
of Senator Harding to this state
on the 9th of October. '
The demonstration at Oklahoma
City is said to have been the great-
est that was ever given a candidate
for office in this state.
fciuh demonstrations do not Just
happen. They are produced. Sena-
tor Harding was so well pleased with
his Oklahoma welcome that he fre
quently referred to it on the trip from
this state to Saint Louis. The Okla-
homa welcome was the greatest the
candidate ever received it was prob
ably the greatest demonstration that
has been tendered any candidate of
any party during the campaign.
That demonstration 'was not a sud-
den and uncontrolled outburst of Re-
publican enthusiasm or anti-league
enthusiasm or Harding enthusiasm in
Oklahoma. It was planned for In the
master mind of our fellow towns-
man' Jake L. Hamon. This oil man
who had a meteoric career in oil is
also making . a meteoric career in
politics.
He touched the state and it re-
sponded. There were bands from every sec-
tion of Oklahoma. There were flags
by thousands. There were county
delegations limited only by the number
of counties in the state. Each county
vied with . every other county in
looks and In spirit and the contest
was a mighty demonstration that was
formed first in tho mind of Jake
L. Hamon and was executed by him in
a manner that delighted the candi-
date beyond measure and added ma-
terially to' the prestige of the Republi-
can candidate in Oklahoma.
J'ike L. Hamon has done big things
in business. He Is capable of doing
big things In ' politics and of Okla-
homa was a state where the vote be-
tween the parties whs anything like
equal the work of Hamon might bo
sufficient to frighten) the Demo-
crats. As It stands today there Is a
new issue before the people there is
a greater independence in politics
than nt any former time and it he-
hooves the Democratic party to use
these days for registering Its entire
strength and then ot see that this
strength and then to gee that this
vember.
AN' UNTRONOUNCABLE
"Gendarmerie" Is a word in whose
presence .we have felt embarrassed
that sore of mortification which one
feels when an acquaintance or a
stranger wants to discuss Eugene
Baptlste Coroto. So long as the gen
dnrmerle were confined to France
and Italy we felt they were total
strangers rather aloof strangers and
they were.
But now Secretary Daniels informs
us that they are and have been for
some time In the service of the United
States government In Haiti. Upon
hearing of it we felt that we must
get better acquainted. Having re-
course to the "highest authority" we
find that the gendarmerie are numer
ous in Italy and- France which is
nothing new to us.
The species Is a subdivision of the
genus usually associated with law
and order. On Isolating one of the
species we find he answers to the
name of "gendarme" In the singular
SEAL
CoJnc.
n is one of a body gendarmerie
or gendarmery of military police.
Although we were bent on getting
his number in the Romance Lang-
uages we are glud to find that he
can 1h Anglicized and that it is
permissible to call him "Jen darm'"
in English.
As for his activities as a military
policeman they don't quite conform
to those of our own "M. P." since he
Is not restriced in the use of has
baton to the heods of persons in uni-
form. His duties seem to correspond
more closely to those of the Royal
Irish Constabulary in Erin or the
state constabulary in Pennsylvania
and the Texas Rangers in our own
country.
And now we feel as competent to
speak of tho "gandarmerte" as we
would of Louis Raemaekers- or J. N.
(Ding) Darling. In fact tho word
hereafter will be listed In our vocabu-
lary but whether we will ever have
occasion to use it again or not we
can't say.
At any rate wc have gendarmerie
in Haiti.
Wenfher Forecast: If your corns
are sore it is a sign that it is going
to rain nnd that your shoes are too
tight; it your corns hurt It ts a sign
that the weather will be fair and
warmer and that your shoes are not
large enough
The young lady across tho way hn-
pened to a near-serious accident to
day. Inadvertently she bore down
too heavily upon the paint brush in
kalsomining the right side of her
face causing" her features to he a
little off-color in the west half of the
section.
Thus far our $5000 editorial has
remained perfectly safe. Not one
single solitary editorial plunderer hns
attempted to swipe It and claim It
as his own. It affords us a real and
sincere pleasure to be able to record
this bit of Information advising the
world at large how considerate we
ore of each others' feelings.
It you placed your money on the
winning team you may now bank It
on Jimmie Cox. Cleveland won the
world's series and according to the
latest advices from the weather bu-
reau it is a pretty safe bet thnt
Dayton Is going to walk away with
the 1920 presidential handicap on the
first Tuesday in November. Play
Dayton to win and Harding to show
and you'll cop the coin.
We are authorized 'by the census
bureau without verification to advise
all lady voters who contemplate vot-
ing the Democratic ticket that they
do not have to tell their honest-to-goodness
age to the registrar. Just
assure him thnt you are a twenty-one
yearling past and it will be all right.
Ton don't even have to let anyone
look nt your teeth or inspect your
birth certificate.
Turcell hns been stundlng still
for a long time but now is in a
position to do something- worth while.
Press dispatches say that city has
adopted the managerial form of gov-
ernment nnd Is now ready to get busy
and go out and show tho whole state
of Oklahoma what a really progressive
and business community it Is peopled
with the most progressive and business-like
class of wide-awake citizens.
$?00 THREE PIECE SUITS. COV-
ERED IN VELOURS MULBERRY
AND BLUE $150. A. B. RAWLINS
CO. adv.
Poncu City News alleges that citl-
lens of that place greeted the front
porch candidate from their front
porches.
Tulsa World with the ahlo and
talented assistance and connivance
of Hill Hinds late lamented Demo-
cratic writer devotes a full column
to explaining "11111" Taft and the
league) of nations.
Miami News remarks that the bare
knee and the furless neck era will
open on or about the first day of
December provided the weather Is
nice and cold and the air filled
with snow and sleet.
Henryetta Standard be'leves that
reports fro mall sections of the state
of Oklahoma show that Democrats
are getting busy and that Cox-Rou.m-velt
clubs are being organized in Bpltw
ot the assertions of the Republi-
cans to tho contrary
Chlckasha feels that It received a
rather raw deal from the census bu-
reau. Listen to the Express of that
city: "We don't want to beef about
it all winter but please don't infer
from our silence that we are any
the It's Incensed over the census
uutrago than we were when It first
came to uj from the department at
Washingluif
WANTED BOY THAT IS NOT GO-
ING TO SCHOOL AND WILLING TO
WORK NOT OVER 16 YEARS OF
AGE. AITLY ARDMOREITE OF-
KICK. Do you know of a woman Demo-
crat who has not registered. If so
please phone iA-mocrutic Headquar-
ters at 941. 13-3 adv.
WATER COMMISSIONER BUYS
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT
V. Hoy Shores city water commis
sioner has purchased In Kansas City
a 100-horsepower motor to be In
stalled nt tho city lake pump sta
tion to take the place of an engine
that Is broken down. He has also
nnlrred from Sherman a crank shaft
fur an S5-horsepower motor that has
been out of commlslsnn for some
time. The new commissioner Is at
work to build up tho equipment of
the pump station so the business
can bo handled when water Is provid-
ed for the us of the people.
COTTON SITUATION
BECOMES TWO-SIDED
New York Oct. 14. Recent trod-
in the cotton market has been char-
acterized by sharp erratic fluctua-
tions around previous price levels
without making much headway In
either direction. The noticeable fea-
tures are the Increased spot demand
in the southwest and persistent re
ports of prospective improvement in
the cotton yarn print cloth und
finished' goods market. The encourag-
ing developments however wero off-
set by the favorub'e and normal
weather coiulitiins over th.- preater
part of tho col ten belt that followed
the recent rai'iy sptl". anl cancela-
tions of a '.it jo ln'.'icaf in the crop
movement in the neir future. Tie ac-
tion of tho foleral ros.-o board
In refusion increase! government aid
in financli':; th'J movement of the
new crop 'ias a tenicrey to J.cck
new specul itlve buying for tho time
being. Nerrrthclew the Ionic" de-
clares it realizes the Importance of
sustaining the agricultural Inlercfcts
of the country and will not pwiH't
a situation to arise where nsSsi-nry
dcTRnds for" funds will be rejected
ami also ventures tho prediction ot
a good demand for the staple ' later
in the season which is encouraging
for southern holders. Besides the
general policy of the federal reserve
banks to restrict credits Is said to
be responsible for the limited ex-
port of both the raw material ond
manufactued goods and is occasioning
considerable dissatisfaction in the
commission trade. Then again un-
settled political labor and financial
conditions that have prevailed In
Europe and America for some time
past have served materially to reduce
mill production nnd speculative ac-
tivity and confined the purchases of
raw material by tho consumers to
immediate requirements only. Cotton
manufacturers generally have delayed
buying so long owing to the pre-
vai'ing sentiment against high prices
and the unfavorable credit situation
that many are now believed to bo
short of their desirable cotton re-
quirements. This condition might be
followed by an Increased demand
for actual cotton when tho movement
becomes general especially if at-
tended with a steady market for
contracts The census report showed
Editorial
of the Day
HARDING FLOPS TOO LATE
(Muskogee Times-Democrat)
Even the most prudent anti-Cox
people must now admit that Senator
Harding has been "smoked out" by
Governor Cox. No other conclusions
is possible in view ot Senator Hard-
ing's late utterance on the leuguu
of nations question.
The hostility that Senator Hard-
ing publicly expressed against the
league during his western trip the
lntter part of last week cannot be
regarded as strengthening Harding's
candidacy. The time to change
front passed long ugo. To change
now is too late.
To change clearly betrays the ex-
treme weakness ot Harding's prev-
ious stand. It is entirely devoid of
courage; It is filled to overflowing
with humiliation. It has been a
mighty long time since a national
candidate was forced to make such
a complete reversal on a leading
question.
The vote gaining power of Gov
ernor Cox's speeches on the league
have long been recognized by the
Harding campaign managers. They
have realized for weeks that their
candidate must abandon his vaccllat-
Ing stand on the league question.
The triumph of Cox's western tour
made this realization more apparent.
The only shrewdness the' Harding
managers displayed was to time the
change to come when the danger
was past ot alienating the affections
of those ropubllcan leaders who are
supporters of the league.
When the Harding managers con-
vinced themselves the proper time
had arrived for the change they
moved Senator Harding's scene of
activities from the front porch to
the western plains. It would have
been Just ns easy for Mr. Harding
to have declared himself at Wheel-
ing or Baltimore as positively against
the league as he did at Des Moines
and Okluhoma City only the time
had not yet come when the Harding
managers could risk the change for
fear of turning the campaign into
a nightmare of the 1912 combat.
It was not what tho Johnson-
Borah crowd threatened to do that
prompted the turn about face ot
Harding but It was what Cox
already w-ts doing winning votes
that "smoked out" Harding. The all
powerful onslaughts Governor Cox
had mude on the rebellious attitude
of the "bitter enders" and the vac-
cilatlng policy of his opponent was
heard too frequently by the Hard-
ing managers. This was responsible
for the chunge.
If anything the repub'icans today
find themselves in a position that
is more humiliating in every respect
than was their position before Hard-
ing declared himself so positively
aguinst the league in any form.
Harding Is running on a platform
that In the first place is meaning-
less from beginning to end but which
declares for tho league with reser-
vation. That platform's candidate
after months 'of pussyfooting an-
nounces himself unalterably opposed
to the leugue In any form. And still
republican campaigners liko Hoover
for Instance are found trying to
rally thu fust shrinking republican
vote with public declarations for n
Wilsonlun league directly contra
dlctory with their nominee.
DAM AfP TODAY AND
inuravu TOMORROW
MARSHALL NEILAN
PHKHKNT8
"GO AND GET IT"
The Most Sensational. Fasci-
nating and Thrilling News
paper Slory Kvcr Pictured.
I'KK K Mr- nnd (lite
483192 bales as th cotton consump-
tion in the United State durlnj'-Aii-gust
against 52i40j bales In July
and 502.5J14 bales last year reflecting
the general curtal'ment about as
expected. Stocks held by United
States manufacturing corporations
are 1.130694 bales of American cot-
ton. Based -on recent reports from
mill centers another moderate re-
duction In production during the
current month Is looked for. Weather
conditions for the maturing crop ore
now more favorable than for some
time post with plenty of sunshine
and average warm temperatures
over the belt except in the northern
districts. In Texas ond parts of Louis-
iana and southern Alabama and
Mississippi generally fair progress is
reported. The recent rainy spell was
responsible for on'y poor progress
and slow maturity in parts ot Miss-
issippi Tennessee Arkansas and Ok-
lahoma. The usual complaints in-
cidental to tho season of insect 'dam-
age and shedding aro coming in but
most of ( the prlvato semi-monthly
condition reports indicate only slight
deterioration. Cotton Is now opening
rapidly in most sections und pick-
ing also Is making Hatlsfaclsry
progress with tho imprqvement in
the weather.
In making estimates ot the ulti-
mate yield much will depend upon
tno date of killing frost this fa'l.
Tho crop is known to bo later than
the average consequently more llu-
blo to injury and material reduction-
tlon In tho event of an early frost.
Evidence is accumulating of a gradual
Improvement in the dry goods trade
based on some Increase in tho volume
of inquiries as well as the actual
business doing in both wholesale and
retail markets. Some constructions
of gray goods are one cent a yard
higher than last week and standard
printcloths are firmer with a better
outlook for tho future ' reported by
sellers. Most new orders for prints
however are still for small quanti-
ties as a result of continued cau-
tiousness on the part of retailers.
Other signs of improvement ara the
increased efforts of producers to
meet Jobbers part way in price re-
adjustments to secure new business.
There is also reported to be more
disposition among southern mills to
accept lower quotations and prevent
curtailment of production. The price
reductions are expected to permit
Jobbers and retailers who havo been
waiting for lower prices before plac-
ing orders to enter the market more
freely to replenish their supplies of
seasonable goods. As long as the
present favorable weather conditions
continue any decided check to the
buying by consumers or exporters
would he followed by renewed south-
ern hedge selling and militate against
any Important upward move-
ment. On the other hand present
A Special Proposition
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NOTICE!
Newly installed modern Dry-Cleaning Machinery
and Power equipment combined with 'our new
auto-delivery system ENDS all arguments as
far as QUALITY AND PROMPT SERVICE are
concerned.
From now ON we are able to clean anything at
SHORT NOTICE and yet giving you that indis-
putable KISH'S Quality work which wa strictly
guarantee.
Phone 909-J KISH hone 909-J
Exclusive Matter Dyers and Cleaners of the Southwest
MONEY!
We have plenty to make all good farm ioana not
withstanding the scarcity of money in the East.
Quick Service and Best Terms
GEORGE R. FISH & COMPANY
cotton contract prices for the time
being appear to have largely dis-
counted the expectations of u lim'ted
demand for spots ear'y in the season
coincident with the expectation of
free ofierings from a crop which it
is now believed will be large. A
broadening In the demand for goods
on disappointment in the volume
of early receipts would naturally
stimulate buying and Improve prices
for the raw material. It will be seen
from this that the market is now
more of a two sided affair conse-
quently making purchases on sharp
dips and taking advantage of good
rallies to sell would appear to be
wise for the immediate future.
FIRST SHIPMENT OF THE SEA-
SON ALL KINDS Ofr FRESH
FISH AND OYSTEKS. II. L. CROC-
KICI T GROCERY AND MEAT MAR-
KET. Adv. li-a
HUDSON-HOUSTON COMPANY
FILES SUIT AOAIN'ST CITY
Tho Hudson-Houston Lumber Com-
pany hus filed suit in the district
court against tho city ot Ardmore
for judgment in tho amount of $172.60
plus six per cent interest dating
from February 1st which tho plaintiff
claims represents nn amount duo
them for goods delivered to tho de-
fondant. In its petition the plaintiff alleges
that on October 27th 1919 and on
March ISth 1920 W. F. Whlttington
acting in his capacity as a member
ot the park board of the city of
Ardmore and on behalf of the board
purchased merchandise to the value
of the amount claimed in the suit
and which the defendant has failed
to pay.
BIO CARLOAD OF LIVING. ROOM
SUITS AND DUOFOLD BOl'fiHT
IONO TIME AGO SHIPPED TO US
THAT WE DON'T WANT TO CLOSE
OUT AT 75C ON THE $1. COVERED
IN BEAUTIFUL VELOUR TAPES-
TRY. A. B. RAWLINS CO.-adv.
Use Ardmoreite want ads for quick
resu'ts.
I wish to announce to my former
patrons in Ardmore that I nm now
located in Wilson Okla. This
change I make principally because
of being unable to acquire office
space in Ardmore. Any work you
may desire done please communi-
cate with me at Wilson in care of
the Owl Drug Store.
DR. PAULINE PAYNE
Optometrist and Optician
Wilson Okla.
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