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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-30

PEACE To Be
HELD SUNDAY
DENTS PROCLAMATION THE
LOCAL CHURCHES WILL HOLD
SPECIAL SERVICES SUNDAY.

The ministers of the city met last
night and decided, in compliance with
President Wilson's proclamation tC
hold special prayer services for uni
versal peace next Sunday. The Broad
way Methodist church is arranging
special program and will use the
special peace hymn composed for the
occasion by Rev. John Haynes Holmes
which has been adopted by the fed.
eral council of churches.
The Broadway Baptist church, and
the First Presbyterian church have a
special program already in prepara-
tion. that was contemplated before the
presidents proclamation, but they
will have special prayer services like
wise.
Following is the presidents procla-
nation:
Whereas, great nations of the
world have taken Gp arms against one
another and war now draws millions
of men into battle whom the counsels
of statesmen have not been able to
save from the terrible sacrifice; and
Whereas, in this, as in all things, |
it is our privilege and duty to seek |
counsel and succor of Almighty God, |
ourselves before Him, con-
Tossing our weakness and our lack of
wisdom equal to these things; and
Whereas, 1t is the especial wish
and longing of the people of the Unit
ed States in prayer and counsel and
all friendliness, to serve the cause of
peace;
Therefore, !, Woodrow Wilson,
president of the United States of
America, do designate Sunday, the 4th
lay of October next, a day of prayer
and supplication, and do request all
persons to repair on that
lay to their places of worship there
% unite their petitions to Almighty
IOu, lldl ONtll ullhS tlIC NouhoCl VI
men, setting straight the things they
cannot govern or alter, taking pity
On the nations now in the throes of
in His mercy and goodness
showing a way where men can see
nome He vouchsafe His children heal
ing peace again and restore once more
that concord among men and nations
without which there can be neither
happiness nor true friendship nor any
fruit of toll an dthought in
the world; praying also to this end
that He forgive us our sins, our ig-
norance of His holy will, our wilful-
ness and many errors and lead us in
the paths of obedience to places of
vision and to thoughts and counsels
that purge and make wise.
"In witness whereof have hereunto |
set my hand and caused the seal of |
the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington
this eighth day of September, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and fourteen and of the in
dependence of the United States of
America the one hundred and thirty
ninth.
"WOODROW WILSON.
"By the President:
William Jennings Bryan,
Secretary of State"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-30

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-30

Rev. Gray stated this morning that
he would make a special effort TO
have a good song program and de
sires that all his church members pre-
serve a copy of the peace hymn fol-
lowing in order to be used at the
morning service Sunday. Appropriate
sermons will be delivered by all the
pastors of the city on this occasion.
Following is the Peace Hymn sung
to the tune of st. Andrew, by ]. B.
Dykes:
God of the Nations, near and far,
Ruler of all mankind,
Bless Thou Thy people as they strive
The paths of peace to find.
The clash of arms still shakes the sky,
King battles still with King;
Wild through the 'frighted air of night
The bloody tocsins ring.
But clearer far the friendly speech
OF scientists and seers,
The wise debate of statesmen and
The shout of pioneers.
And stronger for the clasped hands
OF Labor's teeming htrongs,
Who in a hundred tongues repeat
Their common creeds and songs.
o Father! From the curse of war
We pray Thee, give release,
And speed, o speed the blessed day
OF Justice, Love and Peacel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-30
Frances tobacco MonopoIY.

Twenty great factories work up the
whole Of the tobacco manufactured in
France, and the right to retail is
jealousy guarded by the state. Per
mits to open tobacco shops are usually
granted to widows of officers of the
army and navy, or of other employees
of the government
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-30

A large number Of aeroplanes are
now being built of steel, and they also
carry armor sufficiently thick to turn
a rifle or shrapnel bullet. Generally
speaking, only the vulnerable parts Of
the machine are protected, such as
the engine and the seats of the pilot
and the observer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-30
GERMLESS WATER, FlVE-GAl.
LON BOTTLES IS CENTS. w. j.
LANE. 23u
or Course That's Ill

In a primary room in a city school
the children were talking about the
fight of the birds on the approach Of
winter. The teacher asked them how
the birds knew when to start away. A
little girls hand went up and she re-
piled. Why, they see the cold wave
flag"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-30
Diarrhoea Quickly Cured.

"My attention was first called to
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Di.
arrhoea Remedy as much as twelve
years ago. At that time l was ser.
iously i'll with summer complaint.
one dose Of this remedy checked the
trouble" writes Mrs. c. w. Florence,
Rockfeld, Ind. For sale by all deal
ers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-30

Help swell the grand piano fund
)y buying a 25-cent ticket to hear Prof
Hans Kriessig at auditorium Wednes-
lay, Sept so. 23-6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

too late. The rules of the sea required moderate speed, but did not define mod crate speed.'
 Two years have passed and the term moderate speed" is not yet defined. The conference on safety of life at sea met at London, but took no action on this question.
 The people on the Titanic were lost be- cause there were not sufficient number of lifeboats to take care of all on board One year later Great Britain enacted a law providing that all passenger vessels leaving British ports in the foreign trade must be provided with boats for all per- sons on board The international confer ence proposed to change the rule of life boats for all'' 10 ''lifeboats for 75 per cent of all persons on board and rafts for the rest
 The boats of the Titanic might have carried HOO persons. Seven hundred and six were saved Some 40J were drowned therefore. when they might have been saved if the Titanic had been provided with crew of sufficient numbers and skill to take care of the passengers and the boats.
 So far nothing of any real value has been done by Congress. In the meantime the volturno burned in midocean and many persons were drowned; and the Monroe sank in collision on our coast and again there was great loss of life.
 Both the democratic and republican par ties in their platforms promised effec- tive legislation. The promise has not been kept. When will it be kept?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
WHERE THE MONEY GOES

From the Duluth News and Tribune
 It certainly costs to live. In this coun- try the one overlapping item of the list is s125 000,000 week spent for foods. Econ omy has centered largely upon this where the now recognized weak point is distribution The road from production to consumption is too long and has too many twists.
 But only second on the list Is the ex- penditures for women's and children s clothing, s30,oO0,0O0 a week. Of this amount $2O, GOO, according to Dry Goods, seems to be expended just for materials made up in the homes, which is surpris- ing percentage.
 Mems clothes, made practically all In shops adds less than half what women s wear does to the total. It stands at only $13000, 900. These amounts do not include shoes. which cost s10,00O,0O0 8 week. nor hats and millinery. Nor do we understand that it includes such incidentals as under wear.
 If any one should attempt to compare men's expenditures with those of women, the latter would at once revert to their inya ariable argument-"But what of liquor and cigars?' Maybe the point Is well taken. These luxuries are at least as use les as corsets at from 8 to $25 per.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
LODGING THE ISSUE

From the Philadelphia telegraph.
 William J. Price, minister to Panama, smiled recently when reference was made to the way that some people have of oodging the issue. He said he was re- minded of Jones.
 When Jones returned to his happy lit- tie home in the suburbs at hash time a few evenings ago he was met at the door by mother who was wearing a stern ex- piession that seemed to portend do- nestle argument.
 James," said the good woman, impress sively, 'come out Into the shed I want to show you something"
 "I am right with you, beloved one, merrily responded father inwardly doing a bit of guessing. 'Trot out the show"
 Just look at thse empty bttles." re- turned mother, pointing to quite large heap of pints and half-pints on tine floor How do you suppose they ever got in our cellar?"
 Really. dear. I don't Know.'' answered father, blushing guiltily. "I never took an empty bottle in the cellar in all my life"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Lots of men who preach against gambling go ahead and get married.
 We have always found that when a man wears whiskers on his face his jokes need slaves too.
 When mother leaves womans mag azine lying around and father picks It up and glances through 1t, father gets mad all over when he realizes that mother Is squanderinE 25 cents per year on the fool publication.
 As soon as q wife discovers that she can boss her husband she begins work ing overtime on the job
 Give the average man a dollar um- breila and he'll never worry about any other provision for a rainy day,
 There are three names for iaziness Cold weather. hot weather and spring fever
 There Is some good in everything A despised bedbuE bit a man and woke him up and he discovered that the house was on fire,
 No matter how jealous a gamblers wife may be, she Is always glad to hear of him holding four queens,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
A Navy to be Proud Of

It makes no difference if not one shotted gun is discharged in Mexico from our men of war, the dispatching of the navy to southern waters con- stitutes most gratifying episode in the annals of the nation.
 The alacrity with which the war ves- sells responded to the call of the Presi- dent demonstrates the preparedness of the navy and the justification of our reliance upon this arm of warfare.
 A few hours before the executive command was received the vessels were lying quietly at anchor in port and at an early hour next morning they were en route to the point of destination. In New York and Boston some of the crews were upon shore leave, but the great white lights were placed at the mast head Of the ships and commanded ready response so that the rising sun saw the absentees all on board their respestive vessels.
 It is assuredly matter of pride and congratulation to realize that our navy may be viriiized and dispatched upon long and important journey In complete fighting trim in the space of few hours. They are as wardogs lsaping and yelping for the fray ere thu masters hand has loosed the leash; 1; and they can be depended upon for courage and execution.
 Warships will soon be due at Tam pico. They may be recalled, but even if such should not be the case 1t Is a long course from a naval demonstra- tion to actual conflict. It Is hoped and anticipated that the latter will not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
ON GOING TO WAR
By BILL VINES

the world. His colleagues sit around and
 feel safe in any event Surely they req
 son to themselves if there be war all we
 will have to do is to let this fellow at them, while we sell tickets to the scrap.
 But when war comes; after the excite
 ment is worn away; after the full realiza- tion of the fact that our soldiers are
 marching to the future scene of con | fiict; friends, acquaintances, relatives,
 brothers and sons bearing guns, those in- fernal engines of destruction that sweep away human life which took the holy gift of God to create; the long, weary
 campaign in a foreign country: a hot,
 impossible, hostile country seething with 1 disease and treacherous enemies, what about that? What about that day just before the first battle is to be fought? The suspense, the anxiety Then the day of the battle, the torturing hours of
 delay in getting the news. It is news
 of victory; it nearly always is when American trops are engaged against foreign foe, but at what cost? At no
 cost to the belligerant jingo who eternally
 hampers and clogs the diplomatic chan
 nels of every nation engaged in an en- deavor to pacifcally adjust it's differ
 ences with another nation. No cost to the wild-eyed patriot who gnaws the wood work every time mention is made of d grievance we may have against someone else but who, when war comes heroic ally sacrifices all the glory he might win upon the field of battle and either remains
 at home and looks after the women and
 children long as there Is d policeman around to look after him, or gets job in the commissary department.
 It will be no great task to whip Mexico.
 But for the good of the country the bunch | of pale -kidneyed heroes who have been yelping for war, ought to be made to prove conclusively that their patriotism is real Their bluff ought to be called They ought to be made to shoulder gun and march to the front, where they can be courteousiy given an opportunity to shed some of their well known gore for their
 country Then perhaps they would be
 willing in the future-if they recovered from the shock of actual battle-to leave the question of war or no ware in the hands of those to whom the honor of the country has been intrusted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

An astonishing story of medlaeval bar parity practiced on two sisters by the members of the Camardo. family at Naples has recently come to light. The father Of the present Baron Camardo placed his two daughters in a dungeon of his castle IS years ago because they had dishonored his name. When the father died his son continued the inhuman treat ment of the two girls. One of the victims died after enduring 15 years of torture. The other was found insane last week. an army officer and their child was killed by order of Baron Camardo. The other sisters lover is not known. The sisters were given just enough food to keep them alive and the eldest brother was abetted in his cruelty by another son of the family and two sisters of the un- fortunate prisoners. It Is said that one of the erring girls was buried alive in her dungeon, but was taken out of the grave still alive and was beaten to death by members of the family. The surviving sister was discovered by the police a maniac and terribly emaciated. The Ital- ian authorities are Investigating the af- fair, which is said to rival the cruelties practiced in the middle ages by power ful families who meted out their own conception of justice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
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Up-to-Date Travelling

The latest slogan of railroads who cater to the elite is said to be, Tango your way to the west" This new way of westward going" promises to be- come extremely popular with the gilded sons and daughters of the land, not to mention the grandmothers and grandfathers whom the tango mania has seized with even more violence than it has the younger element. Tan going one's way from Chicago, say, to the Golden Gate is far more pleasant and agreeable than walking, although it is perhaps in one sense considerably more strenuous.
 Instead of playing cards and read ing, taking maps and looking idly out of car windows, the modern traveller westward bound with the tango habit foots it neatly in the dining car of trains de luxe to the strains of vic trola. chairs and tables, of course, having been removed to make clear floor space. The cars measure twelve feet by seventy feet and there is plenty of room to exemplify not only the tango but other modern dances which do not call for space as "big as all outdoors" for their performance.
 The enterprising railroads are con- stantly adding new comforts and lux uries to their trains, so that travel is becoming an increasing delight. Time was when the train that carried a library, a French maid for the women and barber for the men, was hailed as the Hast word" in railroad luxury. Ere long we may expect to see special tango cars in the makeup of all transcontinental trains, cars which will not be used sometimes to eat in, but will be elaborately decor ated dance halls on wheels, with per- haps a real orchestra to take the place of "canned music"
 Maybe by that time the American Statesman" will begin to realize that the railroads are not such monstrous corporations after all and that it might be a good idea to encourage them little, instead of trying to put them out of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
The Laundry Industry

The tri-state convention of laundry men which opens at Mobile today as- sembles much more important and representative body than would have been possible a few years ago. The steam laundry industry was a small factor in the business life of the south quarter of century ago. It was in it's infancy 15 or 20 years ago, and it was still an infant industry in the south 10 years ago. It has risen to magnitude now, and it has a great future.
 Representative laundrymen from Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee will gather at Mobile to discuss vari- ous phases of the laundry business and especially the latest devices in laundry machinery. Any business which requires capital and brains and which meets public necessity in all of the cities of the world must be reckoned with and will take it's place among the foremost commercial activ- ities. The steam laundry is not only necessity, but few industries make greater demands on science than this is doing, Mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and chemistry are all brought into acquisition, and improvements worth while are being made every year.
 The steam laundry business now ranks eighth among the industries of America, Considerably over $1 ,0O0,- 900 is invested In steam laundries rep resented in the tri-state convention. The United States census bureau be- gan collecting laundry statistics in 1909. No report has been issued since that year, but new bulletin is ex- pected shortly. When there are fig ures for comparison 1t will amaze most people, no doubt, to learn what prog ress the laundry business Is making.
 The Chinese laundry, in which the work Is done by hand, Is more in evil denee in the northern cities than it Is in the south, In Boston alone there are 700 Chinese laundries. But the steam laundry companies are giving
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
Birmingham,s Reser,e Hank

The April issue of the Americans-Vol- ume l. No. Bis bright and breezy. The published is the American Trust and Saw ings bank. A fine picture of W. H. Ket- tig, manager of the Crane company, and member of the board of directors and of the finance committee of the bank, ap- pears as a frontispiece. One of the most striking chapters in the Americans is that captioned Birmingham Reserve Bank" It reads thus:
 Birmingham has always had a reserve bank.
 "The deposits were made by the Great Depositor.
 They consist of 51 square miles of red iron ore, coal beyond measure, with limestone to match.
 "The resources of Birmingha reserve bank no man can calculate.
 ''It has no liabilities; the deposits are assets.
 'In Birmingham this reserve bank is commonplace thing But the reserve district where it's influence goes covers the markets of the world.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
WHEN I SHALL COME AGAIN

WHEN SHALL -SOME AUAIN By Edith M Thomas What shall be when I shall come again? Of all that now Is what shall remain? Lightly I clothe me, lightly cast the robe That serves me on this wandering, twi-
 light globe No solar star but light from Krishna's
 smile: But when would remember in what wise then lived blest. the frightened memory
 flies. For Krishna will not have it that know; Lest I with eyes of torture earthward
 go Lest the shuttle and the loom forsake, And mar the pattern was set to make So l. once shut of pleasure and of pain, meet them ever when come again. They are my tyrants, their slave, poor
 thrall. They toss me ever; between them fall know there is a better than our best, Than ever love, that dearest bosom guest: held it's image when at peace I lay In light of Krishnas smile, in timeless day. It was of purer. subtler, than pure flame; But chidden memory cannot yield its
 name. I only know when shall come again There will await me here love, pleasure
 Dain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
SHAMROCK IN JERUSALEM

From the Kansas City Star.
 Brien OConnell, Jerusalem, Palestine.
 That was the name which attracted at- tention on the register of the Hotel Balti- more this morning. oConnell is the rep resentative of an Oriental rug firm, and is making a business trip to this coun- try.
 Isn't that queer place for an Irish man to hail from?" OConnell was asked this morning
 Well, it is rather" he replied, but have a Shamrock club there, of which I am president. But to carry out the tra- ditions of the race still further, Jerusa- lem has one Irish cop. His name is Michael Kelley. Mike got into trouble with the author itiee a year ago St. Patricks day. The club always sends back to Ireland each year to get some shamrock for St. Pat
 rick's day. That day Mike. being a royal son of Erin, wore a sprig of shamrock on his coat.
 "Of course. St. Patrick isn't quite so popular in Jerusalem as he is in Dublin.
 The chief of police demanded that Mike doff that sprig Of shamrock. T won't,
 says Mike. I'll quit first Mike is known as the best policeman in Jerusalem. so the Ottoman chief of police let him wear his shamrock and
 stay on the force"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
PROHIBITION IN TEXAS

From the Washington Post.
 ''The fact that Tom Ball. former mem- Der of Congress is likely to be the pro- hbition nominee of the Texas democrats and, consequently the next governor of the Lone Star State, does not mean that Texas will be dry. said Henry Turner, Of Dallas, at the Shoreham. Ball un- doubtedly will be the choice of the dem- ocrats in the primaries, but he alone can- not decide whether Texas shall be dry, and I know enough of Balls character to predict that he will leave the question of prohibition to the people to decide.
 MT. Ball is not the only candidate who will run on this prohibition issue. Repre- seltative-at-large D. F. Garrett of Hous- ton, doubtless. will be renominated and reelected. He Is olassed as a prohibition ist. and is sincere in his beliefs, but he is not hidebound.
 Both Ball and Garrett believe the people should rule, and though they stand for prohibition because they believe is to be for the best interests of the state they doubtless fully understand that the people are the court of last resort.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
Birmingham's Growth

fast rate,' said J. F. Seaton of Phila- dolphia. An occasonaY visitor is more impressed with the fact that the city has made great strides than are the peo pie who live here. When I was in Bir- mngham about three years ago I mar veled at the apparent growth as com pared with Birmingham appearance from population point of the two years before. But the recent progress of the city has been still more marked
 The building improvements have been handsome indeed and among the many evidences of increased population I would mention two that I noted particularly the crowds on the streets and the crowds seen in the restaurants"