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CHAPTER VII.
MaklnS Q War;.

Hedworth Westerling would have
said twenty to one II he had been asked
the odds against war when he WAS
parting from Marta Galland in the
hotel reception room. Before he
reached home he would have changed
them to ten to one. A scare bulletin
about the Bodlapoo affair compelling
attention ~ his car halted to let the
tranic Of cross street pass, he bought
q newspaper thrust in at the car win.
dow that contained the answer Of the
government of the Browns to a dis.
patch Of the Grays about the dispute
that had arisen In the distant African
jungle. This he had already read two
days previously. by courtesy of the
premier. 1t was moderate In tone, ~
became a power that had 100000 col.
diers against its opponents 5000, 900;
nevertheless. It firmly pointed out that
the territory of the Browns had been
overtly invaded. on the pretext of Sc.
curing q deserter who had escaped
across the line. by Gray colonial
troops who had raised the Gray flag in
place Of the Brown nag and remained
defiantly In occupation of the OUTPOST
they had taken.
As yet, the Browns had not attempt.
ed to repel the aggressor by arms for
fear of complications, but were relying
on the Gray government to order a
withdrawal of the Gray force and the
rop,ld ii n tfou IF n ror,ypo DA,r ,,.h. l.. I
been guilty of SO grave an international
affront. The surprising and illuminat.
ing thing to Westerliny was the in.
spired statement to the press from the
Gray foreign office. adroitly appealing
to Gray chauvinism and justifying the
"intrepidity" of the Gray commander
in response to so-called pin -pricking
exasperations.
At the door of his apartment, Fran.
co.'s. his valet and factotum, gave Wes
terling letter.
Important. SIR" said Francois.
Westerling knew by a glance that II
was, for 1t was addressed and marked
Personal" in the premier's own hand
writing. A conference for ten that
evening was requested In a manner
that left no doubt of its urgency.
Curiosity made him little ahead OF
time, but he found the premier await
ing him in his study. free from inter
ruption or eavesdropping.
In the shadow Of the table lamp the
old premier looked his years. From
youth he had been in politics, ever /,
bold figure and a daring player, but
now beginning to feel the pressure OF
younger mems elbows. Fonder even
of power, which had become a habit
than in his twenties, he saw it slippins
from his grasp at an age when the
downfall Of his government meant that
he should never hold the reins again
He had been called an ambitious dem
agogue and makeshift opportunist by
his enemies, but the crowd liked him
for his ready strategy. his genius for
appealing phrases. and for the gam
bler's virtue which hitherto had made
him . good loser.
You saw our communiQue tonight
that went with the publication OF ths
Browns djspatoAI" ~ remarksA
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Keeps Secret Of Mrs.. L,.tss.s Birth

Cincinnati, Ohio.-Mrs. J. Jefferson
on advice Of counsel declined 10 tall
when asked II she was the mother d
Mrs. Alma Little, wife oe . Detroit
druggist now suing her for divorce or
the charge that she IL Of negro ex.
traction. although she claims to have
been born Of white parents IN Denver
Il will not discuss the case at ALL
said Mrs. Jefferson. Il viii enly say
l am sorry she met Arthur Lletle. He
is not worthy Of her" Asked point
blanI II she herself was q negro
blooo, Mrs. Jefferson refused 10 an.
swer. She is very dark skinned.
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she askel Z thoasAl yss vers 4, Il.
pend On thsa for soostiAg."
We shall use then. ~ tAay are
the least tried Of al ths nsu 70
sources." hs said. "A Gray asroplans
may cut . Brown aeroplans down be-
fore II returns with the news we want.
At most. when the aviator nay descend
low enough for accurate observation
he can see only what 10 actually being
done. Feller would know Westeriing's 9
plans before they we're even In the
first steps Of execution. This'@play-
ing the thought happily-''this would
be the ideal arrangement. while our
planes and dirigibles were kept over
our lines to strike down theirs. And.
Marta, that is all" he concluded.
" there Is war. the moment that
Feller's ruse 10 discovered he will be
shot as 4 spy" she asked.
Il warned him of that said Lam
stron. He Is q soldier. with Q SOL
dier's fatalism. He sees no more dan
der In this than In commanding q bat
terry in a crisis"
Suppose that the Grays win! Sup
pose that La Tir 10 permanently
theirs?"
They shall not win! They must
mott" Lanstron exclaimed. his tone as
rigid as Westerling's toward her Sec
ond prophecy.
Yet II they should win and Wester
ling finds that I have been party to
this treachery. as I shall be now that
tion Of my mother and myself" she
continued. Has that occurred to you.
friend. In making our property. our
garden. our neutrality. which IL our
only defense. . factor in one Of your
plans without our permission?"
Her eyes. blue-black in appeal and
reproach. revealed the depths OF
wound ~ they had on the tsrracs steps
before luncheon. when he had been
apprised Of . feeling for him BY seeing
it dead under his blow. The logic Of
the chief Of intelligence vithsrsd. He
understood how . friendship to her
was. indeed. moro sacred than patriotic
passion. He realised the shame Of
what he had done now that he was
free Of professional influences.
"You are right, Marital" b replied.
1T was beastly Of me-there 10 no ex-
cuse."
He looked around to SO an orderly
from the nearest military wireless Sta
ton.
Il was told II was urgent, SIR" said
the orderly, In excuse for his intrusion.
~ he passed . telegram TO Lanstron.
Immediately LAnstron felt the touch
Of the paper his features seemed to
take on . mask that concealed his
thought as he read:
Take night express. Conc direct
from station to me. Partow."
This meant that he would be ex.
pected at Partow's ONCE at eight the
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LARGE WHEAT AcREAee
FORECAST OF tsts cAopo - ~
oooooo OUSNElA.
The Deeartmset sS AssseWatoro estl
mates Lew visid u Crop. oUsaO
. Pooe csaditioAs.

Western Newspaper Uaioa news SersenA
condition of winter wheat ON Dec.
the Department Of Agriculture's est-
mate, based on condition figures Of
production next year. Is only SSo.000.-
900 bushels, although the area sovn
this fall, 41.263.00O acres. 70 tie great
est ever planted in the United States.
The poor condition b due principal
ly to a very dry fall, which caused the
growing crop to get poor start and
to the Hessian fly, scattering reports
Of which have been received from
various localities froa AasylaaA to
Oklahoma.
The bureau Of crop ssttnaesa = m
sued this statement:
THE condition Of the wiDtss Wheat
crop on Dec. II estimated - So3 per
cent of normal crop. which compares
with 97.2 per cent Z year ago. In the
past ten years. the condition % Dee.
l has averaged sos per cene asa the
outturn of the crops Aas avssaged
about 14.4 bushels per acre - the
planted area.
In the same proportion tho o0adi-
ton of 8S.3 would forecast . ySold Of
about 14.Os bushels. which, - the
ertimated acreage planted. amounts
to 35S0.000, 900 bushels.
THE production in 1914 was ssti-
mated at 675.823. 900 bushels q: Tar
the largest amount ever pFodUcod in
one year, and in The preceding five
years An average annual pso6uctioo Of
Al, 100000 bushels.
In forecasting this quantity q $780,
100000 bushels. 1t should b ooasid-
cred ~ the amount Of which ths prob
ability - equal that the outtnFn will
be either above or below It. The crop
will be larger or smaller than this
amount. according - The changes in
conditions from now to harvest are
better or worse than average changes"
Rye was sown this fall On 3.Ssl 900
acres, an increase Of $1,000 acres over
the revised estimated area sown last
fall. The condition Of rye On Dec.
was 93.6 per cent Of normal. against
95.3 per cent last year. 93.s IN 1919,
and 80 the ten-year average.
The acreage and condition On Dec.
I of. winter wheat and rye By princi-
pal states follow:
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Cottages for Tuberculsr seoes,,a.

Denver.-Thoughtful Tor tho COM
forts of persons afflicted with tuber
cuiosis, OF which he himself died,
Frank Craig has beqseathed three
COTTAGES At Craig colony - the Colo
fado Mothers Congress. Tho Moth
ers' Congress will meet December %
20 consider whether II WM - posi-
Ole Tor 1t to assume control e the
cottages. II the members dse3de II
Will not. the property VIM probably
oe turned over to the National Purity
Association for the establishment oe
refuge for tubercular women,
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Qualified Rebuke.

Ffve-year-old Marie likes to see the
funny pictures. She had the paper
spread out on the floor looking at IL
when her father turned out the lisht
Mary was angry at this, and said.
You've got your nerve" but a. she
realized Immediately whom she was
talking to she hastily added, But yo~
know your EiehtA.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15

SHOW C0N|NC
OCTOBER 70.
PICTURES OF ALL STATE lNSTl-
TUTlONS BUILT SINCE STATE
HOOD WILL BE SHOWN HERE
ON THAT DATE.

Moving pictures of all the state
institutions built since statehood will
be shown upon the canvas in Ard
more Tuesday night, October 90, at
the Royal Theatre. These pictures
were made by the democratic cam
paign committee, and is a novel and
effective plan of bringing before the
people the institutions that have been
built and are being maintained with
the public funds of the state. Be
fore statehood the blind and the
deaf were not cared for. There was
no home for the aged soldier. The
insane were placed in private sani-
tariums, while today institutions have
been built to care for the unfortun'
ates of the state.
Good educational institutions have
been established, and today Okla
homa is one of the most progress
i've states in the union. The state
tax levy has been reduced to one
and a half mills, and it is wonder
full how much good can be done with
so little of the peoples money.
These pictures should be seen by
every person who is proud to call
Oklahoma his home. Besides these
institutions which will be shown upon
canvas almost every community has
its school house, the cities have their
high schools, and a vast amount OF
work has been done in these few
years. No other state in the union
has made such progress, no other
people have so many reasons for
being proud of their state as Okla
homans have.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15

a permanent bureau of service Tor
the poor.
According to an officer OF MS
organization, the present furry IN
prices of footstuffs is a blessing IN
disguise and valuable opportunity to
teach women how to cook, what TO
cook. why and when to ccpk it, and
how TO regulate the family diet with
out lessening its nutritiva value.
The American woman IS termed a
waster. and the American naion a
nation of dyspeptics and doctors, in
the resume of the present situation
by Mrs. VonHolst, acting president
of the club, who suggests that we
need to eat less and vary our foods
if we wish to keep well and force
the market back to its normal condl-
tion.
1--WE have two things to accomplish
in the clubs | am going to form, y
said Mrs. VonHolst. "The first is
to find out where food can be OBJ
tained at very reasonable prices and
how to help our poor to profit by
advantages, such as buying at whole
sale prices. The second is to teach
our members how to live well but
fGugally. The curse of our time is
our wastefulness. Our Illnesses are
mostly from over nutrition instead
of under nutrition.
"'Tell me what you eat, and I'll
tell you what you are is the phrase
often quoted by Helen II, Richards,
from whom | obtained the greater
part OF my knowledge of footstuffs
and their values. We eat too much.
We need simplicity in our diet. We
eat too much sugar and starch. We
should feature vegetables, salads, eggs
and fish in our menus, and use meat
sparingly, especially in the summer.
But it Is not to be denied that
there are tissues in meat which
cannot be replaced by anything else.
Our clubs will aim to teach wom-
en- practical economy and perfect
housekeeping. Leaders will be Sc
lected in all parts of the city
This is movement which could
we'll spread all over the country,
at this time. We believe that indi-
vidual housewives are doing their
best to economize, but in union there
is strength.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15

Now comes little Miss Ctherine Wal
lace, aged four years, "a child of the
sawdust ring''-her mother, Mrs. Rose
Wallace is wardrobe mistress for the
Barnum and Bailey circus, which ex-
hibits here Tuesday, October 2Oth, and
throws a bomb into the camp of little
girls who think they are in the sew
enth heaven of delight when they are
cuddling their dollies or stroking the
silky fur of their kittens,
Little Miss Wallace says that the av-
erage girl does not know what a real,
honestto- goodness pet is. She turns
up her little nose in disdain at the
thought of playing with dolls, or even
with kittens and dogs.
She is partial to wild animals for
pets, and will stroke tn ear of lion
with the same kindness and love that
other little girls show in putting their
dolls to bed. They all know and love
her, and if she pets the lion too much,
the depoard and the tiget get jealous
The little girls fun with her wild pets
is strictly a personal and private mat
ter, and she detests intruders. Right
now the family" consists of a baby
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15

lion, a baby tiger, and a baby leopard.
None of the animals are more than a
few months old and they scamper
and play around with the little girl
and are the best of friends as long as
she treats them all alike. The little
girl is not 10th to pose for her pic
ture. She gathers her pets about her
and grins happily.
"My pets are better than dolls,'
she lisps. "Td rather play with my.
lion and my tiger and my leopard,
than to play with dolls and kittens.
They can almost talk to me. We have
lots of fun, a heap more than | could
have with dolls"
The menagerie with the circus this
year is larger than ever and many not
able additions have been made. A
baby giraffe born last March is the
stellar offering. The circus, itself,
comes in an entire new dress and with
a world of new features. A new spec
tacle. "The Wizard Prince of Arabia"
in which over 1000 persons take part,
including a big ballet is only one of
the new things promised. There will
be a parade show day morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15
TEAMS AND MEN WANTED.
SHELBY DOWNWARD ASPHALT
COMPANY, POST OFFICE BLOCK.


The center of area Of the United
States, exclusive of Alaska, Hawaii
and other recent Gccessions, is in
northern Kansas, about ten miles
north of Smith Center, county seat Of
Smith county, in latitude So degrees
and SO minutes, and longitude 9S de-
grees and 80 minutes. The center OF
population is 81 miles south, and G57
miles east of the center Of area.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15

All you who have torpid liver,
weak digestion or constipated bowels
look out for chills. The season is
here and the air is full of the dis
ease germs. The best thing to do
is to get your liver in good condi-
tion and purify the stomach and
bowels. HERBINE is the right rem
edy, it answers the purpose COM
pletely. Price SOC. Sold by Bomar
Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15
Had a Bunch Of Them.

Laddie WAS greatly impressed when
the new baby turned out to be twins.
Seeing his aunt coming. he rushed to
the door and fairly bristling with ex.
citement shouted: 20. auntie, come
right in; we've got the awfullest
bunch of kids"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15
TEAMS AND MEN WANTED.
SHELBY DOWNARD ASPHALT
COMPANY, POST OFFICE BLOCK.
Was on the Riuht Route

John Reeve, English reviyalist, was
accosted by an elderly female with a
small bottle of gin in her hand. Pray
sir, / beg your pardon, is this the
way to the workhouse?" John gave
her look OF clerical dignity, and,
pointing to ths bottle, grayely said,
mo, ma'am, but that is"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15
Can't HELD II.

The Doctor-"And the baby is no
better. Did you get those little black
pills / spoke to you about?" Mrs.
Newlywed-"Well, you see, the drug
gist had some awfully cute pink ones
that just matched the darling's new
dress, for IS cents, marked down from
20, so / got those instead"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15

Some progress is being made on
the refinery. Superintendent W. b.
Hassett is here from Chelsea and
will remain until the end of the
week. o. H. Simmons engineer with
the refinery people, is in the field
making a survey of the right OF way
for the pipe line. Il. r. Young, who
will remain here and will have charge
of the guaging and oil runs, arrived
yesterday. II. j. WITT, stenographer
and office man, is here and will re-
main. c. h. Armstrong of Lock Hav-
en-, Pa, president of the company
is expected here next week. An
office building has been constructed
north of the city on the proposed
site. and other improvement are being
made.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15

Be sure to attend the concert at
the high school auditorium tonight,
given by Miss Daisy Maud Webb, un-
der auspices of Christian church.
Price 25 cents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15
TALK THRIFT
ECONOM|ZE
LIVE WELL
THE CURSE OF OUR TIME is
OUR WASTEFUGNESS - PRES
ENT.TIME FURRY IN PRICES
is BLESSING IN DISGUISE.
Three maXims for success?
| would suggest thinking,
working and economizing." -
+. b. Butler.

The threatened still higher cost
OF living in the United States On
account of the war in Europe may
have the good result that it will cause
us to use better judgment in the
matter of our diet, to the advan-
tage of both our health and our
pocketbook,
The Chicago Clean Food club is
planning the formation of a cha OF
neighborhood clubs to be created :oT
the double purpose of fighting the
war cost of living and establishing
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15
BUT LITTLE
CHANGE IN THE
LOCAL MARKETS
PRICE OF FOOD STUFFS RE
MAINS ABOUT STATIONARY.
WHEAT is UP AT THE LOCAL
MILL ONE CENT OVER YESTER-
DAY.

Very little change is noted in local
markets over yesterday. Wheat is up
one cent, corn and oats rem anis-atOE
one cent, corn and oats remain sta
tionary. The price of all food stuffs
remains unchanged
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15
TEAMS AND MEN WANTED.
SHELBY DOWNARD ASPHALT
COMPANY, POST OFFICE BLOCK.
Matter Of Fact,

II say, wilkins, can't get any speed
out of that car you sold me. | thought
you said you were arrested six times
in it?" so l was, for obstructing
the traffic"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15
FRESH BALTIMORE OYSTERS,
RED SNAPPERS, CATFISH, BUFFA-
LO AND FISH THROATS. CITY
FISH MARKET. PHONE $50.
Typhoid Death Rate May Be Cut.

In the United States there is a
yearly average of 100000 cases of ty-
phoid, with $4,000 deaths. The death
rate from typhoid in the large Ameri-
can cities is five times as great as in
the large European clties-25 per
100000 here and per 100000 in Eu-
rope. Here is the duty of the layman
obvious-to force his local govern
ment to supply uncontaminated water.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15
To Study Flax and HEMP Culture.

An experimental station in which
flax and hemp culture will be studied
will be established by the Hungarian
ministry of agriculture.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15
Pleasure Denied Vicious Minds.

Little vicious minds abound with
anger and revenge, and are incapable
Of feeling the pleasure of forgiying
their nemies.-Chesterfie
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15

If you enter your baby in the
Better Babies Contest you can have
it examined by twelve of the best
physicians in Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15

w. II. Estes Bakery and Candy Kit
chen is where you are sure to be
pleased with the goods you get 1913
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15

Grapes, 35 cents for the large
basket 20 cents for the small basket.
VIII c. Scrivner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15
Thlnkiro OF Leisure.

Mrs. Peavish says that if it were 70
do over again. no man need ever ask
for her hand until he had shown his.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15

SEE US, Special prices given on
heating stoves. 7. X. KEARNEY.
lift
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15

The Want Ads ofrer good pub
licity medium for the small dealer
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15

Lease Wanted
In Healdton field. Cash or drilling
contract. Describe fully. Immediate
answer. w. U. Kennedy, 1121 Cass
Ave, st. Louis, Mo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15

The Want Ads offer a good pub
licity medium for the small dealer
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15

The Better Babies Contest, to be
held 23rd and oath is under the
direction OF The Woman's Home Com
panion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-15
OIL and GAS NEWS

The Shelley well in the northwest
of e-4.3 is drilling at about 600 feet
] f. Crosbe No. 5 on the Johnson
lease in section 54-3 has been drill
ed in and is making a good snow p
ing. Oil was sent over the derrick
when the drill penetrated the sand
]. c. Strauss, formerly with the
Guffey company, is here from Wien
ita Falls, on his second visit to the
Healdton field He was out in the
oil district yesterday. and will re-
main here two or three days. 1t is
probable that he is looking for pur-
chases.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-22
Held FoR PERIURY

Joseph R. HoIbTook held for per-
jury charge. Had $4,000 of furni-
ture in house at Winnetka. Told
Judge Lands contradicting stories.
Furniture said to have been part of
bankrupt stock of Edward Erickson,
who had store at 2572 N. Clark.
Erickson said to have rented apart
ments and advertised and sold
used" furniture. Chas. H. Borten
and Erickson hunted by federal
sIeUths.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-22

WILSON URGES BUSINESS MEN
To-START SOMETHING
Washington, Oct. 22.-Speaking
before the federal reserve. board di-
rectors yesterday, President Wilson
told them that the nation is more
nervous in its present financial situa-
ton than the facts warrant. He again
declared there is a psychological ele-
ment in the situation which can be
corrected.
my feeling about the present stu
alton is this" he said, "the only thing
lacking is confidence. The circum-
stances of the world are extraordi-
nary, but we ought not to allow our
mental attitude to be extraordinary.
We are more nervous than there is
cause for, and if we go about bust
ness as if nothing were happening
business will take care of US as we
take care Of it.
"That is my. conviction. / will not
again use the word psychology but
there is a psychological element
there is a state of mind involved in
this thing-whieh it would be very
useful five were to correct, and
the way to correct it with others is
to correct it in ourselVes-to feel that
there is nothing to wait for in put
ting business upon the footing upon
which it is to remain, I hope, for a
great many years to come"
-O-O
IEIn ED DER UInN
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-22
A DEFINITION

A DEFINITION
A musical enthusiast is one who
will pass up a ball game to attend
a matinee performance Of "Rigolet-
to."-The Smart Set. ..