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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-09-10
Making Mexico Free

twill charge an annual rent of $500
the heetare for irrigated and $1.O0 a
hectare for natural land.
r 1.-THE land rent will be payable to
the local tax collectors before Dec. 81,
id914. \.
'+'The sums collected for rent will
igo to the special Working fund of the
1agrarian commission.
'sFhe cultivation of alot under this
tdecree will carry no future property
right in the Land.
A renter will be strictly responsible
for any misuse of his lot and can use
| it only for agriculture.
In each district the highest civil
Tor military official will have charge
Iof distributing the lots. The land
must be divided so as to give every
applicant an arabic lot and it must be
handled SO as to get it all into cuItiva-
ton. The lot must not exceed 81
hectares in area and must be distri-
buted impartially.
Amy renter who fails to SOW his
lot at once. as agreed, will lose, it,
and 1t will be assigned to another
Renters shall be free to sell their
harvests how and where they choose
The State will record the names
of those formers who raise the best
and biggest harvests, and such will be
favored In the definite distribution of
land.
"The difficulties which arise in ad-
Iministering the recree will be decided
by the highest local official with a
right to appeal to the central state
authorities.
off nj 1ca yIa4 a1r
tialfty or bad faith in administering
interests, or their relatives and friends
will be subject to fine or imprison-
ment; as will Also private citizens
! who impede hits decree.
ION receiving this decree the local
officials will assemble all citizens and
stimulate. them to get their la1S< under
cultivation as soon as possible" !.
These regulations are by no means
perfect, but they have much good in
them. It opens to labor all agricul-
tural land at least, and makes it pos
sible for every citizen, able to farm,
tose earn a living. This is so far ahead
of anything that exists anywhere else
in the civilized world that. if there be
no backward steps, Governor Villareal
will deserve to be. remembered as a
great benefactor of the country
But there is much room for improve
ment, nevertheless. City lots, mining
lands, oil wells, and railroad lands
should all be guarded against monopo-
ly,. as well as farm lands. Governor
Villareal can open the land of his
Estate to labor of all kinds by levying
on the value of all; lands a tax equal
to its rental value. He should further
supplement this by abolishing all other
forms of taxation He will find. it he
does this, that there is no necessity
for such governmental supervision and
regulation as he has established in the
case of agricultural lands. Those who
pay the tax will surely. need no other
Involvement to. improve, to the utmost
extent, the lands held by them. That
will be the only way that they can re-
imburse themselves.
Governor Villareal has made splen-
did beginning at redeeming the prom
ises of the Mexican revolution. SHOULD
he. succeed in perfecting what he has
begun, his service to humanity ought
to make him immortal,
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-09-10
the taking of life on the battlefelds

the taking of life on the battlefelds
OF Europe; NJ
On the number of people to whom
Socialists can speak through their
press during the days that will come
swiftly now, depends not only the
future of the Socialist movement, but
of society itself.
Every Socialist paper will be doing
its share in those DAVIS, and every So
cialist local and individual Socialist
must join in sthe effort to make Social
list Week the first step in, the tremen-
dous upward sweep of Socialism, that
must come as the suicide of capital
ism which is now in progress, reaches
it's final stages,
1t seems like little thing, perhaps,
in such a time to talk of the need OF
new subscribers for Socialist publica-
ton, but getting these subscribers is
enlisting new recruits for the army of
the Social Revolution. 1t is bringing
them within reach of the knowledge
that must drill them for the new work
before them.
Arrange, then, to canvass every
worker in your neighborhood during
Socialist Week Send for subscription
blanks. See that special meeting is
4eld during the week at which the
work of extending the circulation OF
the Socialist press is presented.
This is a responsibility and duty
such as will never press upon us again.
On how well we meet it determines
the question of how much our Social
ism really means to us.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-09-10
Both Phones

HERSHY'Ss COCOA
HALF POUND, CAN, 19c
A most healthful and delicious drink,
made by Herschy, at Herschy. Pa. You
buy it here in the half pound can at 10e
BULK COC0A-We are selling more
You save the cost Of package and
packing and get a, high grade pro-
duct A pound, 25e. zl
COCOANUT - Shredded Cocoanut:
snowy white, delicious flavor Here by
the pound at 2Sc.
CHEESE-A few whole milk cheese.
preferred by some to the richer full
cream cheese. A pound zoe.
FULL CREAM CHEESE IA pound 24e
Sam B. Mckee Co.
Centre Of Centre Market Square. i I
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-09-10

Worlds Greatest Born cIalrvoyant and
,PaImist- Consult best Nine. Sar-
varea, gypsy fortune teller. She never
fails. Brings back sweethearts, hus-
band or wife; removes bad spell; gives
good luck Readings 25c up. Daily
and Sundays National Road-ask con-
ductor for End street-one square up
the hill, Fulton, W. Va.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-09-10

Governor villareal of the Mexican
State of Nueyo Leon, has begun in a
practical way to settle the land ques-
I ton to the extent that his power per-
mits. He has put in effect the follow
| ing regulations:
"All arabic lands in NNuevo Leon
which are not sown before July 10th
| will revert professionally to state con-
troll.
THE State will then proceed to rent
the idle lands to any Mexican farmer
who will guarantee immediate cult
walton.
't'The State will deal directly with
the farmers in making the leases and
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-09-10
STEAMED sLuERERRY PUDDING

Mix and sift two cupfuls of pastry
flour (once sifted), four teaspoonfuls
Of baking power careful level meas
|urement), and one-half teaspoonful of
salt. Work In two tablespoonfuls Of
butter, using the tips of the fingers,
and add one culful of milk, gradually;
then add one cupful of blueberries,
rollde in one tablespoonful of flour,
Turn into a buttered mold, not having
mold more than two-thirds full, and
adjust buttered cover Place mold on
q triyet in kettle containing boiling
water, allowing water to come half
way up around mold. Cover closely
| and steam one and one-half hours,
adding more water as needed. Never
allow the water to reach a lower tenn
lperature than the boiling point Serve
with f0amy sance. Fannie Merritt
Farmer.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-09-10
FISH SALAD.

Mound remnants of flaked cold
cooked bluefsh on serving plate and
surround with a double row of thin
slices of cucumber Garnish outer
row of cucumber slices, at inch inter
rails, with squares cut from canned
|pimento. Serve with sour cream dress
ing.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-09-10
Teeth Talk
81 ~
orian Hedrick, D. D. S.
only Office Having Lady Dental
Graduate In Wheeling.

No Cater to caueasiOn- Race Only
A clean mouth Is a mark Of refine
nent and protection to the body. A
thorough cleaning Of the teeth is abso-
lutely necessary in the prevention Of.
tecay. To maintain the proper degree
Oral Hygiene, one should consult
lis or her dentist at regular intervals
md have teeth examined and cleaned.
The teeth and gums should be brushed
three times a day. If your teeth need
attention pay US visit and let us h5
them without pain. DR.. Hedrick Bros.
won't hurt you.
+ II you have pyorrhea alveolaris, Or
any other oral infection, call at our
large and well equipped Office and be
cured. Don't let these diseases CON
tinue, but hav ethem cured and have
good health, good breath and teeth
that you can properly masticate your
tood with.
Our prices are reasonable. Instru-
nents sterilized at the chair. Special
attention paid to children. AlVeolar
work q specially. LADY attendant
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-09-10

Tin. House Division, A A. I. S. & T.
W, meets o. v. T.. & l.. A. hall, 1st
& Bird Saturdays, at 10 o'clock A. M.
John. v. Moran, Rec. Sec, 1872 Alley
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-09-10
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

TOWNSVILLE TRADES AND LABOR
ACKNOWLEDGMENT every End and
4th Monday evenings, at s P. M, at
2110 First st. j. Rosenmerkie.
Press 119 Tomdlson Ave. W. g.
Haddock Sec'y, P. %. Box 405. j.
T. Parsons, Treas, 215 Cedar Ave.
JOS. A. Armstrong, Vice Pres,
Wheeling.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-09-10

A little crushed borax, if spffnkled
thickly on a flannel cloth that is wet
with hot water and well soaped, will
tighten copperware.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-09-10

of military rulers and strengthen IT,
ranny and oppression.
It is not too late for France, Ger
many or any other nation to adopt
that means Of defense against future
foreign aggression which justice at
home provides. Perhaps the lesson
dangling before their eyes today is
plain enough for them to heed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
GOV eLEAsE PARDON RECORD
cLEMENcY TOTALS t,544

Columbia, S. c., Dec. Ex-Governor
Blease today granted clemency to flf-
ty-hve state prisoners. Twenty-eight
were serving terms for homicide, sew
enteen having been sentenced origin
ally to life Imprisonment. Sixteen full
pardons, twenty.four paroles and flf-
teen combinations are included in
the list
The release OF the men pardoned or
paroled today reduced the number of
prisoners in the state penitentiary
here at the state farms and in the
county convict camps to 149. Governor
Blease now has exercised clemency
in 1,544 cases, during his term of
office, which will have been four years
in January.
Two hundred and eight prisoners
have received clemency since Thanks
giving Eve.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
French Blue Jackets Heroes.

Paris, Dec. 3l.-The capture of st.
Georges, Belgium which was the most
important allied victory of the present
week was due to the heroism of six
French blue jackets. The Belgians
had driven the Germans out of the
St Georges trenches, but sheltered in
the houses of the town. the Germans
threatened to annihilate the Belgians
The floods made infantry reinforce
ments for the Belgians impossible, and
they were too close to the Germans for
the allies to risk artillery fire.
Thereupon six blue jackets took
three-inch cannon on flat boat, and
poled it across the User to st. Georges
under hall of German fire One
after another every blue jacket was
shot down while handling the pole.
but the last blue jacket hit, managed
to push the boat to the Belgian lines
The cannon quickly drove the Ger
mans from the houses and the allies
built a bridge and crossed the User
in force.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
VACANT LOTS
SOURCE
OF; REVENUE
BENEVOLENT SOCIETY COULD
OPERATE THEM TO GOOD AD.
VANTAGE, SAYS ONE BUSINESS
MAN OF THIS CITY.

Every year, just before the holi-
days, the benevolent society is COM
PEELED 10 inaugurate campaign TO
raise funds 10 take care of the needy
. of the city, and it is reported that
the people always respond readily,
and give them all the assistance
possible
One prominent business man of the
city advanced on idea yesterday after
noon that il might be well for the
society to investigate and If .jt pos.
sesses merit. to adopt it. From the
surface it looks pretty good.
The mothers clubs of the various
wards have been advocating the use
of all vacant lots as garden plots,
worked by the boys and girls of the
city, the products of which to be
used in their canning clubs. Now,
this man comes through with the
theory that the lots should be planted
IN gardens, but the products sold
direct to the consumers and the
money placed In a fund to meet the
contingency next winter He says
the work should be done under the
direction of the city superintendent
of schools, aided by the BOY Scouts
and the girls clubs He has figured
that during the course of the sum
mer the benevolent society can raise
fund of at least five hundred dol
lars from lots that are idle and use
less. At any rate, he wants to call I
the attention of the benevolent So
ciety TO his plan, and check the |
matter up to them for action.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
To ORGANIZE
REAL ESTATE
DEALERS ASSN.
ORGANIZER OF TEXAS S-OkLAHO-
MA IMMIGRATION ASSOCIATION
WAS HERE YESTERDAY FOR
ORGANIZATION PURPOSES.

II. +. Powers, secretary OF the
Durant Chamber of Commerce, was
In the city yesterday afternoon, to
gether with Justin Stein of Dallas.
Tex, one of the organizers of the
Texas Oklahoma immigration bureau
for the purpose of interesting local
realty dealers in their proposition.
Yesterday afternoon they met with
number of local real estate dealers
at the Chamber of Commerce rooms,
and placed the proposition before
them and invited them to become
members of the association.
Primarily the object of the asso-
citation is for the purpose of pro
tecting the real estate dealer and
the buyers from nscrupulous agents
usually termed curb brokers. Their
plan is simple, and local dealers
say 1t possesses great deal of merit.
They will meet with Mr.. Stein again
today and an organization will prob
ably be effected.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
BURGLARS AT PURCELL
Two Suspects Arrested for Robbins
Home Of Farmer Near There

Purcell Okla, Dec. 31.--The home
of Robert Rush, three miles south of
Purcell was burglarized and a watch,
pair of pliers and several other ar
ticles together with a large supply OF
food taken. Two transients, giving
+. =. PLACE and Ernest Hensley as
their names, were arrested, and the
watch was found in their possession.
The home of Mrs. Ofe Nortbcutt,
five miles south of here, was also bur
glari2ed, pistol, suit of clothes, some
jewelry and other articles we're taken.
No arrests have been made.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
FARM WORK
NJ nni,;s;,, nn'ni|II';;, ss.%s;;;2,"ssTInA|
UlWUNJIIH,..- II
IN LOVE CO.
REPORT OF AGENT GRAHAM
SHOWS THAT GOOD WORK WAS
ACCOMPLISHED BY HIS DE
PARTMENT FOR PAST YEAR.

Love county Is situated in the most
southern part of the state, and has
on area of approximately $40 square
miles. 1t is bounded on the south by
Red River and the State of Texas, on
the east by Marshall county, Oklaho-
ma, on the west by Jefferson county,
and on the north by Carter county.
There are at present fifty-five de-
monstrators (twenty-one corn and
thirty.four cotton. The twenty-one
corn demonstrators cultivated three
hundred and twenty-nine acres in corn,
which made an average of twenty
three and one-seventh bushels per
acre. The average number of times
they cultivated their plats was six and
one-seventh. Nearby farmers on the
same kind of land with just ordinary
preparation of seed bed and ordinary
methods of cultivation, made an aver
age of only eight and one-half bushels
per acre. These demonstrators, on
three hundred and twenty-nine acres,
made 1858 bushels more of corn than
did the nearby farmers on the same
number of acres, which at seventy.fve
cents per bushel. makes the corn crop
of the demonstrators OF more value
by $3,643.5O.
The thirtyfour cotton demonstra.
tors cultivated five hundred and eight |
acres of cotton and made an average |
OF nine hundred and forty-two pounds |
per acre; whereas nearby farmers, on
the same kind of land with ordinary
methods of cultivation, made an aver
age of only four hundred and fifty-one
pounds per acre, making a difference
of 249,43S pounds in favor of the de-
which, allowing S2.25 per
hundred pounds, is gain to the de-
of $5,612.35.
There was an epidemic of hog chol-
era in Love county this fall. 1t was
very fatal. Fully ninety per cent of
he animals stricken died. Vaccina-
ion was practiced according to pre-
Scribed methods and directions, on.
'iX hundred and thirteen hogs for the
of this disease. So far as
las been ascertained not a single hog
% treated died from the effects of the
accination or has taken the disease.
These hogs ,at very conservative es-
innate, were worth 100000
Taking these figures and those given
bove in the cotton and corn demon
trations, 1t is maintained that the
work has been worth, I
n actual dollars and cents, to the t
armers of Love County, s14,25475. !
'esides this, the loss. no doubt pre- {
ented by the vaccinating of nine hun :
red and twenty-seven calves for the g
reyention of black leg, and the saving :
D the farmers made by the exposing,
+ fake cotton seed dealer, will ag-
regate something like s3O,OOO.OO.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
To THE VICTOR
BELONGS SP0|LS.
SAYS APPLE
CHAIRMAN OF COUNTY CENTRAL
COMMITTEE BELIEVES THE
BOYS ~ RANKS SHOULD BE
REWARDED.

Hon. S. a, Apple, chairman OF
the county central committee, Is old
fashioned in his democracy, and be-
lieves the boys in the trenches
should be rewarded for valiant SER
vice before an effort is made to con.
fer Iron crosses" or any other deco
rations upon aliens, and for that rea-
son was rather outspoken in com
menting upon some prospective APP
pointments to county Offices.
For some time there has been a
persistent rumor that some of the
appointments to be made by the
newly elected officers would be Of
men who have not lived in the coun-
~ very long. In fact, some doubt
is expressed as to whether they are
really entitled TO the right of fran
chise The chairman thinks along
the lines of "Old Hickory" that to
the victor belongs the spoils. and
that the proper place to dispense
patronage is among the boys in the
ranks who do the voting
Just who he was referring TO in
this connection was not revealed
but he was convinced that the in
formation he had absorbed was cor
rect, and stated that he was going
to have heart-to-h heart talk with
those who were disposed to act con
trary TO established precedent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
Third Attempt Fails.

Petrograd, Dec. 31.-The Russian
view Of the military situation in
Poland in the light OF recent de-
velopments is that a definite check
has been administered to the Ger
mans The evacuation by the Ger
mans of the village of MitrZewice.
1--WE miles north of Sochaczew, re-
lated officially by the war office. Is
regarded by military critics here as
ringing down the curtain on the
third German advance toward War
saw"
At tremendous loss to themselv-
es, the Germans had succeeded in
establishing a foothold in Mistrzewice
on the east bank OF the Bzura river,
but their persistent sledge hammer
attacks during the last three yeeks
failed to penetrate the Russian line
bfore Warsaw. The Germans stead
lily threw reinforcements into the
town in an endeayor to extend their
position along the river.
When it became evident that the
Austrian advance from the Carpath-
ian mountains had failed. the Ger
mans evacuated the village during
between Russian attacks.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31

Jack Simmons is in Ardmore to-
day from Oklahoma City. Mr.. Sim
mons represents one of the big farm
and city loan companies. He states
that loans on farms and on city prop
erty are as easy as they ever were.
interest rates remain about the same,
and greater security is not demanded.
With reference to city property the
company is trying at all times to OBJ
tain loans on n better class of proper
ty, but that is not occasioned by any
stress on the money market. The new
year will find money matters as easy
as the country has ever had.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
ALlMONY NOT INCOME.
Court Holds Person Receiving Ali
monY Not Liable to lax

HonJ Not Liable 10 AK.
New York, Dec. 30.-Allmony is
not income in the sense of the fed
eral income tax law, according to a
decision handed down today by su-
preme court Justice Hendricks deny
ing the application of Howard Gould
to have vacated the Judgment oh
tanned against him recently by Mrs
Katherine c. Gould, for the amount
deducted by him from payments of
alimony in order to make up their
share of the Gould income tax.
Justice Hendricks held in his de-
cision that alimony is a form of
payment prescribed by the court for
the support of wife from whom a
man Is legally separated, and taht
the person who receives it Is not
subject to tax.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
Kelsey Gets New Berth

Washington, Dec. S0,-Dana II. kel'
sey. retiring Indian superintendent in
Oklahoma, who is under civil service,
has been made a special supervisor In
the Indian service, by Cato Sells, the
commissioner of Indian affairs, and
will be in charge of special investiga-
tions. Mr.. Kelsey left for Muskogee
tonight
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
MeAlESTER LOSES
TELEGRAPH OFFICE

McAlester, Okla, Dec. 30.-The
Texas Postal Telegraph company
which has maintained an office In
McAlester for the past fifteen years,
will close it's office here Thursday.
The company has but five offices
left in Oklahoma. About 100 offices
are operated by the company in the
states of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas
and Louisiana.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
German Workers Against War

London, Dec. 31-An appeal from
Karl liebknecht German socialist,
to the Workers of the World to end
the war. has been published in labor
paper here II SAYS the masses ev-
erywhere ~si1C Is war. and among
the German e ers there is much
greater 0poo "a to the war than is
genc'aliy Iprosed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
REPLY To Be
IN THE SAME
FRIENDLY TONE
AMBASSADOR PAGE TO-DAY
CONFERRED WITH SIR EDWARD
GREY REGARDING AMERICAN
PROTEST.

London, Dec. 31-The official bu-
reau issued the following statement
this afternoon:
The answer to the American note
will be in the same friendly spirit
in which the American note Is writ
ten.
American Ambassador Page con
ferred on the note today with Sir
Edward Grey"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31

cy is said to be the reason why Japan
ese troops have not yet been insti-
tuted to participate in the European
conflict. Russia and France are re-
ported willing to invite the japanese
troops but England hesitates on ac.
count of the political questions in
Volved.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
FIGHT FOR POSSESSION Of
STE|NBACH CONTINUES WITH FURY

Germans Claim to Still Occupy Stenbach Although Ad-
mittng French Artillery has Destroyed Many Build
ings There-French Claim that they Occupy Part
of City and Germans the other Portion and that
Street Fighting Is Now in PrOgress-Ofical Ger
man Statement Says Thirty British and French War
ships Are Now BOmbarding POa, the Austrian Ma
val Base and also the Seaport of ROuignO, which is
Fifteen Miles Away-Germans Claim to Have Ta-
ken SiXty-Seven Thousand Prisoners Since Battle
of LOdz Middle of November.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-31
Relatives in Battle

Purcell Okla, Dec. 31.-Bill Rudell
and Hawk Jones of Byars in the east
ern part of McClain County recently
had a difficulty in which Jones was Sc
yerely cut about the head and face.
The two men are said to have been in
toxicated at the time of the trouble.
The two are brothers-in-law.