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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21
FEE SPLITTING
IS CRIMINAL
DISHONESTY
PRACTICE DENOUNCED BY DR..
HAGGARO IN AN ADDRESS Be
FORE THE AMERICAN COLLEGE
OF SURGEONS.

san Francisco, June 21.-The secret
division OF fees between physicians
and surgeons is criminal dishonesty
said DR.. William ID. Haggard of Nash
vile, who addressed a meeting here
today of the Fellows of the American
College OF Surgeons.
"Feesplitting," DR.. Haggard declar-
ed lis criminal, because it leads first
to unnecessary operations; second, TO
incompetent work resulting in unnec-
essary death; and, third, to constant
lowering of the moral and profession
al standards in medicine. The prac-
tice has all through it the element
of theft.
When a physician refers a patient
to a surgeon under an agreement that
the surgeon later is to divide with him
the fee collected the crime is not pri-
marily one against the pocketbook of
the patient 1t is a crime against the
health or life of the patient. This prac-
tice means that the physician auctions
off his patient to the highest bidder
who naturally is the most incompetent
and unscrupulous surgeon available.
Another evil is that the surgeon
feels under obligation to accept the di-
agnosis of the physician to operate,
whether or not on examination he
agrees with the diagnosis of the ply
sician. If he does not operate in such
cases he dscredits the ability of the
physician and loses further business
with him. Thus is perpetrated the
meanest of crimes, an unnecessary sur
gical operation.
The sovereign remedy for commits
sion giving by surgeons and bribe-tak-
ing by physicians is publicity. If we
don't cure the evil by determination,
the public will do it by legislation and
the elimination of the unfit, The ply
sician who diagnoses a case is quite
as much entitled to compensation as
is the surgeon. but separate bills
should be rendered by the physician
and the surgeon to the patient. In 9th
er words, the patient should always
know what he is paying for. To stamp
this practice out of the profession OF
medicine is one of the chief tasks
of the American College of Surgeons" )"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21
SOME WooDMEN FACTS.

No one can dodge facts, incontro'
yertible facts presented squaTeIy VITA
no "ir' or but Naturally every
man. or at least every careful man,
gives every proposition he goes INTO
a thorough Investigation before he
approves of it, He wants facts, real
facts The conservative man whom
Won desire to bring into the order
wants facts; he wants you to prove
to him that the w. O. ". is founded
on safe and sane basis; he wants
evidence of its stability and prosper
ity: he wants assurance that his in
surance positively will be paid when
he dies; assurance that the w. o. w.
is here to stay; proof that it has
the strength to weather any storm.
This is the kind Of man we well
come; the kind of man you should
delight in convincing, because his
marks him as man
who reasons, one who will appreciate
facts. solid facts. The following array
of facts in regard to our order should
convince the most skeptical:
Founded in 1890 by Joseph Cullen
Root. Present membership almost
500. 900 Sovereign jurisdiction only.
Surplus emergency over $25,000,O00.
one assessment every month; no
skipping: 800 monument erected at
every members grave Accumulatiye
certificate, protecting members from
expense incurred by bad risks. Mini
mum but adequate rates. Impressive
ritual, no horse play" Old age dis
ability feature Affairs managed by
the members. Surplus funds securely
invested. Its policies are not negc-
table and payable only to the bene-
fclaries. Sick and unfortunate mem
bers are assisted. Net membership
increase during 1914 was almost 40
Geo. many thousands above the next
nlEutSl lIdleIHil olutl. Cul lo'a' III
come for 1914 was over sl2,276,775.91.
We erected during 1914 5,O9S monu-
ments at graves of our departed mem
bers, costing s5O7,751.5O. We paid
to our old men, physically disabled,
the sum of sSO,&50 during 1914. Our
total death claims in 1914 were 1888,
for which We paid $6,5S9, ,SS2.59. We
have paid to widows and orphans
since the inception of the order the
great sum of almost Sl0O,OOOOOO.
These are all convincing facts that
cannot be disputed.-Soyereign Wis
itor,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21
ENFORCING DRUG LAW
New Instructions Issued from Wash
inaton. lnvokes Criminal Code

New instructions Issued from Wash
inaton. lnvokes Criminal Code
William H. Osborne, commissioner
OF internal revenue, Washington, d. c.,
in new circular of instructions in re-
gard to the Harrison antinarcotic law,
invokes the use of another United
States statute, which will aid greatly
in running down INSCRIPTIONS physi-
clans and druggists who may conspire
to evade the law.
The section in the criminal code re-
ferred to reads as follows: Whoever
aids. abeds, counsels, commands, in
duces or produces the commission of
any act constituting an offense defined
in any law of the United States is a
principal" The ruling in full fol-
lows:
while there is nothing in the Har-
rison antinarcotic law which prohibits
a physician. duly registered, from writ
ing prescriptions for gum opium for
opinum addicts, nevertheless, from the
very nature of such prescription it is
evident that the physician who writes
such prescriptions does not do so in
good faith. it being evident to the
physician that the opium addict for
whom the prescription is written,
would manufacture smoking opium,
which, of course, is a serious viola
tion Of the federal statutes.
The commissioner of internal rev
enue suggests proceeding against such
physician under the criminal code
wherein it is provided that: Whoever
aids. abets. counsels, commands. in
duces or procures the commission OF
any act constituting an offense de
fined in any law Of the United States
is a principal
Certainly a physician who dis
penses, distributes or prescribes gum
opium to parties would have the
knowledge that such parties for whom
| the prescription is written contem
plate violating the internal revenue
laws by illegally producing smoking
opium, and such prescription cannot
be doubted as a material aid in the
commission Of such ofense.'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21
JULY 21 IN HISTORY

l52O-Battle of Mexico Conquest of
NeXico)
17l9-The Spaniards defeated the I'm
perialists at Franca-Villa, Sicily.
1756-Calcutta taken by Surajah Dow
la.
l7S9-The national assembly of France
having been refused admission in
70 the usual place Of meeting, as
sembled in the rain on a tennis
court.
lS3O-Battle between the French and
Algerines. near Sidi Khalef, the
latter were defeated.
1S7O-Treaty OF peace between Brazil
and Paraguay.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21
WILL FIGHT coNsCRlPTIoN

An organization has been formed IN
England to fight conscription. 1t
seems that there is nothing else LEFT
for England to do if England expects
to defeat Germany but to conscripI
A fair opportunity has been afford
ed the men of England, Ireland and
Scotland to enlist Patriotic Britons
are at the front fighting desperately
TO hold their own. Others remain
at home excusing themselves on var
ious pretenses and declining to risk
their lives on the field Of battle. They
NAV not be towards, but they look
like ii.
If the men at home will not yolun-
tarily fight for their country the
government is right in making them
fight Force should not be required,
but if it is needed it should be ap-
piled.
The war has dragged along for
nearly a year. The allies in the be-
ginning felt confident that they would
win victory before Christmas. They
realize today that the situation IS
more desperate than it has ever been,
England needs more men at the
front. The appeals OF Lord kitch-
ener seems to have fallen upon deaf
ears. It is not only the Englishman
OF the middle class who displays a
recalcitrant disposition about en-
listing. 1t is the Englishman OF the
upper class, the we'l-to-do Briton
who would prefer 10 remain at
home and enjoy himself al his club,
at the race track or theater.
Conscrip;.on seems to be a neces-
s!ty and conscrip,on will be ordered
before many days unless the English
wake up and look the situation
squarely in the face.
Nearly all Of the newspapers OF
the kingdom have been for the past
month clamoying for conscription.
There has now been organized the
Non-Conscription Fellowship League,
an organization pledged to resist con
scription to the best of its ability
The leaders OF the new movement are
mostly officials of the Independent
labor party or of the allied unions
OF democratic control The organi
zation, they state. is a fellowship
for common counsel and action O
men Of enlistment age who are no
prepared to bear arms in the even
of conscription whatever the penaltie'
for refusing may be.
II a man who has been conscripte'
is found to be unfit TO bear arms
the government will not hold him
This is not the purpose Of conscrip
tion. II is to secure able bodied mel
who can serve, but shirk the service
Conscription seems inevitable il
England. 1t looks to be the onl
means of vation.-Memphis Com
mercial Appeal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21
Notice to the Public.

From June 20 to September l, 1915,
the following insurance companies
will close at u O'Clock noon on Sat
urdays:
KIRKPATRICK & HINKLE.
J. {. KING & co.
c. H. CLEMENTS & co.
HAL NJ. CANNON & co.
FRALEY & co.
LEDBETTER & WIMBERLY.
WOLVERTON & son. 176t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21

PAVING STANLEY BOULEVARD

To the Editor Of the Ardmorelte:
For some time past there has been
some serious talk of paving Stanley
boulevard from g street to L street,
with the macadam similar to that now
on & street from Stanley to McLish
and on Stanley between G and f
To my mind no greater mistake could
be made. You will notice that these
pavements needed repairs before they
had been in use six months, and these
streets are so situated that they have
to carry comparatively little surface
water. clay will wash. On the proposed
site all the water that falls for a block
on each side of the street has TO be
carried the entire distance in the gut
ters, and a heavy rain causes a tor
rent. In front of my house, Stanley
boulevard and X street, the gutter is
something over two feet deep and the
Culvert under X St. is about twenty
four inches in diameter, but they were
badly inadequate to take care of the
water that fell during the rain OF last
Wednesday. the water overflowed even
this gutter and ran over the street.
What would have happened if we had
had a pavement of clay and gravel
with a four-inch curb? The roadbed
would have been flooded and washed
away. and the water would have come
almost to the door steps and farther
down the street it would have been
still worse. | do not believe that any
street can be successfully paved. es
peciall with clay, without sewer tc
carry off the water unless it can be
graded so that the side streets can
drain it, and in this instance that il
not possible.
doubt If any one in town takes
more pride in their home or is more
willing for improvements than | am
but | do want those improvements tc
be permanent and to be worth
the money invested. I hope the prop
erty owners will consider this carefully
before they make this mistake.
Yours very truly.
II. r. Harris.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21
SKELETONS OF TWO INDIANS
UNEARTHED NEAR RED RIVER

Several days ago while plowing in
his fields near the bank of Red River,
in the vicinity of Petersburg, a farm
er plowed into an old Indian grave un-
earthing two skeletons, those of a
man and woman. The grave had evi-
dently been made upon the bluff over,
looking the river several years pre-
vious, and as time passed, nature
washed away the bluff bringing the
skeletons near the surface of the
ground. After an examination of the
bones, DR.. Holsted of Petersburg pro-
nounced them those of Indians, and
his opinion was further carried out by
discovery of old Indian beads with the
skeletons. Dr. Holsted procured the
bones of one of the skeletons which
he erected and placed in his study
The farmer who unearthed the bones
changed the course of his furrow in
land to a point where the danger OF
uncovering others would be obliterat
ed.-Ringling News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21
PRESIDENT is ENDORSED
Mass Meeting at Muskosee Sends TeIe.
gram to Washington.

Muskogee, Okla, June 20.-At a
mass meeting of 5000 citizens held in
the streets and presided over by
Mayor Franklin Miller, resolutions
were passed tonight supporting the pol
icy of President Wilson in regard TO
international affairs. The people of
Muskogee pledged their moral sup
port aud sent message to the White
House, declaring, I'VE are with you,
Wilson" Federal Judge Raph E..
Campbell was one of the speakers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21

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relieved with surprising promptness
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the system in fine. vigorous condition.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21

A regular morning operation of the
bowels puts you in fine shape for the
DAYS work If you miss it you feel
uncomfortable and cannot put vim into
your movements. For all bowel ir'
reguarities HERBINE is the remedy.
1t purifies, strengthens and regulates.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21

Children that are affected by worms
are pale and sickly and liable to con
tract some fatal disease WHITES
CREAM VERMIFCGE eXpels worms
pronptly and puts the child on the
road to health. Price 25c per bottle.
Sold 0y Bomar Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21

There is no better investment for
a business man than judicious news
paper advertising.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21

Have you a mouse On 8 room you
visa to rentf 1t will cost but thirty
,en's 70 rent it--try the want ada.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21
REAL ESTATE.
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST-FoX terrier male pup. months
old. white with black spots tail
two inches long. Return to X. E.
Grisham. 21-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21
CYCLONES AND lorna

STORMS. CYCLONES AND lorna
DOES-I have the agency for the
famous Ingot Iron Storm Cellar,
water-tight, bug proof, will not rust,
absolutely guaranteed. Can be seen
at G.. W. Stuart's, John Whitney's
and o. L. Dennes' homes. For
prices see W. D. Taiaferro. Phone
white 522 13tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21

Bromide water, 10 cents per gallon.
Phone orders to els. jim Duston.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21

FOR RENTING large unfinished
rooms, Telephone us. 1S-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21
AT DIXON'S

WANTED-At once. 500 pairs of
mems old shoes at Dixon's, the
quick repair man. While you wait.
9 b St, n. W. 13-lm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21

Ardmore'te Want Ads BRING results
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21

FOR RENT OR SALE-Road cart. j.
Goldsmith, upstairs over Rawlins
Furniture Store. lin
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21

FOR RENT-Three furnished south
east rooms, modern. Mrs. VIII ROD
erts, CO., West Main. Pine l16. 21tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-21
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-House at 209 B street
northwest. Phone 50. 20-3
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13

w. 3. Knight has been appointed assistant traffic manager of the Mis- souri Pacific Railroad with head quarters in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13
EMPIRE

Sold, the five part Famous Play CTS Paramount masterpiece which heads the all feature programs at this, theatre today and tomorrow features one of the brightest lights ih Film dons Mss Pau line. Frederick star of the1Inaster production FThe Eternal City z which the Famous Players pro- duceH in Italy sometime ago.
 Miss Frederick has forsaken the speakfng stage for the shadow stage through the tempting offer made her by Daniel Frohman sometime ago after she appeared in the before men tioned feature.
 ''SoId,'' unfoIds9 a story which at once will prove most interesting and tells ofatlle trials and struggles of an artistAho refuses to paint pictures of the nude to win and market his, wares. His wife, whom he holds dear est of all fiEaily consents to pose for another artist in the nude, to save them from starvation. The husband hears of the plans and calls at the rooms of the artist and the wife hides behind a canvass. The artist con vincessthe husband he is wrong about his wife calling at the studio but the shot which the husband fires at the canvass will tell him whether or not he has been wrong. He finds his wife has been wounded and but witness this unusual feature subject a, doubt one of the foremost of all paramount master productions that dave ever played here.
 Lowell Sherman plays opposite Miss Frederick in the role of the husband and he duplicates his ever excellent work. Other select and entertaining features will also be shown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13
LYRIC


 For the farewell week, beginning g next Monday night, the Aborn Opera Company at the Lyric theatre will present the most popular of all the famous works of Gilbert and Sullivan, s'The Mfkado.'
 The11Igh appreciation shown by the amusenent loving public of Bridgeport in the productions of the last three weeks Of the Aborn opera engagement 1ndicates that light operas such as ss,rhe ATikado's marks the preference with opera lovers. The Mikado'. will jbe given nine performances with the usual matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,.
 The leading comedy role of yKo-Ko will Interpreted by Charles w. Myers, who will be heard for the first tinae @5M Bridgeport. Frank Wooley will bestae Mikado while Forrest Huff will have the role of Nankf-Poo. George Shields wilIs sing in the charac- fer of Poo-Bah and the Katisha will be taken by Hattie Belle Ladd, an other Aborn artistic be heard for the first time here Fritizi von Busing will be the Retti-Sing and the third sister will be- fabel AnadreYEss also new to Brias9fhse6yf4t, hey4 f the eea4 rs6le # Feep-Bo.
 sRobin Hood's con tinues to draw en- thusiastie audiences and the excep- tionaI cast of artists are winning new honors nightly in the singing of the many favorite arias of this most fa- nous of all comic operas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13
PLAZA


 tsStonewall Jackson's Way" thrill { ing .three-reeI ephotoplay of Civil war times is the big attraction at the Plaza the latter half of the week The story is exceptionally Interesting com ing at such time for it shows with striking vividness the terrible conse- ouences of war in many gripping bat tie scenes The cast is remarkably large one and the picture is elabora tely staged.
 Towlin Brothers & Keys, three clever boys in lively singing offering, were given aeswarna welcome. They have splendid voices and know how to put their song numbers over in manner that could not fan to bring pleasing results, while sinjecting comedy quips at fNec uent f11 ferva1s.
 The Topsy Turvy Girls with Mark LeaV and a company of ten. in their musical comediettas "A Good Nights Rest' are proving a popular attrac- ton on the vaudeville program.
 Killion & Francis, a pair of talented nirth maksrs in a, singing and talking offering that is deHghtfully original, were enthusiastically received at yes < terday's performances
 The Ferraros lin a comedy knock about act completed the bill
 Charlie Chaplin in Those Love Pangs' a scfea1nfl1g keystone com edy, and The Ashnan.sst contributed to the photoplay program.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13
GERMANS TO QUIT BELGrUM.

London. Aug. 13@The correspond ent at Amsterdam of the Central News says the German authorities in Belgium have advised all German civilians to return immediately to their country presumably to avoid hardships during the winter in Bel giuna.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13
Anus SeInentS
POITS


 Lovers of music shouldn't miss the current program at Polils, where the Navassar Girls head an excellent Dill with a delightfully artistic symphonic novelty. There are 20 in the big or chestra, each Q talented artist and the organization is reminiscent of the fa- nous Boston Fadettes.
 The program is well selected ana well executed. The solo number bo4h instrumental and vocal, are un- usually good, and the final Anvil Chorus with electrical effects is a delightful surprise. The Navassar Girls are sure of a warm welcome from mt9sic lovers hereabouts.
 Miss Betty Nansan, the royal Dan ish actress, is featured in the five-part photoplay Should a Mother Tell? The screen version of this great prob 1eH plays holds interest from start toffnish and the dramatic suspense is urEsada1Iy well sustained Miss Nan sci is supported by big cast includ- ing Miss Jean Sothern, who recently appeared in vaudeville at Polls, and Stuart Holmes, another film favorite.
 O,Brien, Havel and company, in .sChix and Trix', had very amusing novelty that was far. out. of the ordin- ary and 1t met with shearty recep- dance offefifg, Were sfortuhate in the selection of a repertoire that won them instant favor.
 Eckert and Parker, in s'Thes Golfers, =; " won lots of laughs with their nonsense on the links, and Holmes and Reilly, in songs, were an instant hit Johnny Jones' and company. in novelty wire act, compile ted the asprogFaIn in a very pleasing manner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13
RHEUMATISM
MEDICINE FREE

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 MT. E. M. Ehlers. Secty. Grand Lodge of Mason of New York City writes that. Although a sufferer from rheu- matisnl for many years two doses S+onned all pain and one bottle cured
 Mr. A. Goldman. Victoria. Texas, savs: "I ara very well pleased with vour nedicine: am recommending it than anything I have. ever .tried.''
 Marshall F. W. Geraty. of 70 Man hattan st., New York, says: T have suffered with rheumatism for many years. have tried almost every known remedy but got no relief or cure until [ look yours. In forty eight hours I was entirely cured and free from ali pain I send this unsolicited"
 Hills Rheumatic Remedy is on. sale at most drug stores at $1.oo per bot He. One bottle generally. effects a conoplete cure Call or send for free sample bottle and booklet at once. There is no greater service you can perform for humanity than to tell any rheumatic sufferer about this wonder ful preparation Address: Hill Medt- cine O., 117 East S4th St.. New York, N. 2.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13

Harvesting of the wheat crop was begun in western Canada.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13

Farmer Want Ads. one Cent Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13

There is a large attendance at Radford B. Smiths sales, every week. Many desirable goods will be sold Sat urday, and great many at special prices A good time to secure goods you will want at less than market price.-AdV.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-13

Discovery of cure for cerebro spinal meningitis was announced by pr. Richard Bull of the University ot Melbourne, Australia.