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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-17
CREDIT ASSOCIATION NOTES
New Secretary has Begun His Work
and will Compile Business Directory,

To compile a directory Of the City
of Ardmore and surrounding country
is one of the first innovations of Wal
ter S. Gilbert, the new secretary OF
the business mems association, and he
is sending out a letter to all merchants
wholesale houses and business men of
the city. asking them to fill out form
giving the names and addresses of ev-
cry member of the firm, together with
all of their employees.
These names will Immediately be
transferred to a register in proper or
der and kept as part of the records of
the association and will be available
to any desiring the information it con-
tains.
Ardmore has no directory, and Mr.
Gilbert feels that after he has com
piled the necessary data, he will have
no difficulty in getting it printed for
general distribution, and he asks the
immediate attention OF all 10 WnOm he
applies for the information sought. He
will appreciate the voluntary action OF
any who will sit down today and send
in names and addresses.
Cooperation Asked
Everybody should send names and
addresses at once to the Business
Mems Association for the proposed
.lty directory. Ardmore needs this work
and the voluntary offer of the new sec
retary OF the business men to compile
it, should meet with instant support
and cooperation. Sit down today and
mail in names, addresses and occupa-
ton and address your communication
to Secretary Business Mems Associa-
tion, Court House. Ardmore."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-17

"A gas line to Ardmore" was the
chief topic of discussion on the
streets yesterday evening and again
today, and the project advanced at
the Commercial club meeting receiy-
ed wonderful impetus and consid-
cradle interest is manifested as to
what the report of the legal com
mittee will be regarding the matter.
Judge Harreld has taken the matter
up with the officials at Muskogee,
and also with other authorities, and
expects to have all the data in hand
on the night of the smoker.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-17

Have Strange Preference.
In Cochin China, the inhabitants
prefer rotten eggs to fresh ones.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-17

County court adjourned yesterday
afternoon. The docket. which was
an exceptionally heavy one, was dis
posed Of at this session.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-17

Officers Braziel and Leech captured
a little consignment Of nine cases of
LIQUID labeled Joel b. Frazier" last
night from couple of individuals.
who claimed It for domestic consump-
ton. The stun was conhscated and
they will be given an opportunity Of
explaining. In their possession also
was collection of light and heavy
artillery, which was also taken in
charge by the officers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-17

There will be an educational rally
at Hignight school house tonight,
and among the speakers from this
city will be Supt. Richards and Coz.
Sidney Suggs. The educational move
ment in the county is spreading in
d most gratifying manner and the
interest in the work increases with
every movement It is expected that
the attendance at Hignight will be
large. and all arrangements for the
meeting have been carefully pre-
pared
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-17

George Russell, well known in this
city and in Gainesville, but now Of
Chattanooga, where he is president
Of one Of the leading banks, was in
the city today on business. Mr.. Rus
sell formerly owned some Ardmore
business property and sufl has inter
eats in the county that he IS looking
after.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-17

Thomas Robinett. former United
states commissioner for this district
but now an attorney Of Davis, was in
the CITY today on business Mr. Rob
inctt is Interested in the zinc mines
OF the Arbucklcs, and is very enthus-
iast.c over the future Of that section.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-17

Word was received from Writ this
morning that man had been found
dead near that place, but gave none
Of the particulars nor who the man
was Sheriff Garrett and County At
torney Hardy left for Ragtown today
10 investigate the case.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-23

Belgium, Serbia, northern France and Poland
are Hades Of wreckage. In Germany everyone
Is living on short ratons and turning all energies
to the pursuit Of war. Even the haf-grown boys
OF France under arms awaiting the call to
tthe trenches. Austria and Italy and England and
Russia and Bulgaria pouring their money into
nhe mill that turns out guns and explosives while
We poor exist in the misery OF semistarvation
A. Ting their mite Of food and fuel and clothing
%sA %Qking their turn in the bread line"
A%Athpf warning Europes abe-bodied men are
u S1Sses In one capacity another In the
M all the cities and villages Of the con
T. y p,lss5EA Uvoting the little neutral nations-one
,Wsspen, veterans of other wars. and
". dcahSa ;on 10 recovering from wounds
I]Sef In this OF g.. Everywhere are hospitals
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-23

fire on this the day of good will.
In Germany and Austria every houscmothcr and
every father makes Christmas the feast for the
children, the great day Of reunion. the glad time
when all meet under the old roof-tree. ana social
customs prevail religious observances. The
Christmas tree is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has 1t.
rich poor-and omts Weihnacht 8
Bescheerung Christmas gifts. TO provide these.
the German people will If need be, save up half
the year. Each member Of the household must
have something a surprise generally service
able prese ntS that often needed and always
acceptable.
Singuarly enough the Christmas is not cele'
brated would expect in Italy. There the
night Of the year is less religious festival than
fair. The world seems absorbed In dei'rous
excitement and all crowd round Pulcineno ana
divert themselves hllariously till the churches
claim them for the midnight mass. But the fun
goes on they laugh gleefully, as only Italians
can laugh, enjoy themselves to their hearts con-
tent but the celebrations are not home celebra-
tions: it Is general not domestic feast
In Russia and Poland the children put their
shoes filled with hay outside the door for the
horses OF ST. Nicholas; and 1t is believed in most
sections that ST. Nicholas comes first on a pre-
paratOry visit ten days before Christmas to learn
which children have been good. He leaves nuts
and candy in the shoes of those who have been
good but nothing for those who have been bad
who thus know that they may expect no presents
on the real Chrstmas day.
In Serbia and the other Balkan countries at
dawn on the day before Christmas the sturdy peas
ant proprietor dispatches his sons to the forest
On reaching the spot where the destined Chrisl
mas tree stands the axbearer offers up prayer;
then he draws on pair OF gloves. takes hand
full Of corn. filings 1t against the tree and says,
Good morning, and happy Christmas to you.
This done, he addresses himself to the task OF
telling, paying careful attention to the laws OF the
"badnyak, which prescrbcs among other things
that oil the cuts be made one particular side.
Once felled the tree Is carried home and leaned
against the east side OF the house. where 1t re.
mains till evening. Then the wife lights two can.
dies and places either side OF the door
way, while the husband goes forth to bring IN tho
"badnyak."
The master Of the house now throws three nnta
into each Of the four corners OF the room. saying
he does In the name Of the Father;
in the name Of the Son in the name of the Holy
Ghost-Amcn!"
All night everyone remains gloaing the
cracking, roasting pig, with cagerness Of
anticipation proportionatc to the zeal with which
they have observed the six weeks fast enjoined
by the Greek orthodox church BY this time
Christmas day has dawned. and Christmas
everyone must go to service.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-23

embroiled look upon the United States as greedy
animal growing fat and sleek feeding on their
life blood. and probably would return our gifts to
US with curt "No-thanl yous."
Instead shall confess that ! am weighed down
with the hopeessness Of the situation Here In
America we have all may reasonably ask Of
Provtdence-considering sins Of politics
and social injustice Over there they cursed
beyond the power Of words to describe and the
curse will bo felt for generations.
Millions In Europe dying In the agonies
Of starvation cold and disease for want of food,
clothing shelter and medical aid What ghast-
ly joke 1t would be In these circumstances for the
richest and luckest nation to offer those millions
Of pitiful children little candy and fruit when
they need milk and broth. mittens when they need
blankets and clothing, dolls and toy trains when
they need doctors and nurses and sanitary sup.
plies No. this Is nc time for polite mementoes.
Let us concentrate giving the only real help
that would suffice and that would be welcome.
peace as soon possible
Let us look upon the manner In which Europe
celebrated Christmas before the
In France and Belgium Christmas eve the
Daraques, or booths appear in the streets without
hindrance and are all ablaze with candles and
glttering treasures for every household must
contain some bright trinket In honor Of Noel. The
midnight mass Is ,hrongcd the magnificent
Christmas hymn Is chanted everywhere, and then
all Is gleeful holiday for hour so. for 1t Is
Christmas morning, the peace-making morning OF
the world
There is the boudn to be eaten, the caen, or
Christmas lamp, symbolical Of the star that guid.
ed the Mag to Bethlehem to be lighted the lit.
tie creche to be exposed, and all happiness, all
GOODWIN 10 everyone to be expressed before
tiring with the grand chorale Of peace sounding
In the ears In the country the lads and lassies
merrily drag home the buche de Noel. correspond.
ing to our Yule log, which is kinded by the head
OF the family: the boudn must be eaten and the
not spced vine sent ronnd, and many misun.
1erstahdng Is made clet" besid" the Christmas
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-23
SPEND HONEYMOON
AT HOT SPRINGS, VA.
PRESIDENT WILSON AND BRIDE
WILL BE AT HOMESTEAD
HOTEL.
REMAIN UNTIL NEW YEAR
VIII BE Away From White House TWO
Weeks Unless Developments
Necessitate Early Return.

Washington.-Pres Wilson and
Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait were married
at $3.50 o'clock and left afterward to
spend their honeymoon at Hot
Springs, Va The President and his
bride travelled in private car at
tached to special train leaving hero
at 1910 o'clock which Is due to ar
rive in Hot Springs next morning at
S:15 a. M.
at Hot Springs, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
son will live at the Homestead Hotel
until after New Years Day unless
somc development should necessitate
the Presidents earlier return to the
rapital. Two White House automo-
biles have have been sent on ahead
and the couple expect to spend their
honeymoon motoring, golfing and walk
ing over the mountain trails. Beside
the secret service guard. the party
was accompanied by a stcnographer.
| The President will keep in touch with
the White House over special wires.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the Presi
dent and Mrs., Wilson entered a wait
! ing White House automobile and mo-
torcd to Alexandria, across the Po-
| 'OIlac. 10 take tnclr private car tnero
and avoid crowd at the railroad
station in the city.
| Hot Springs. Va.-President Wilson
and his bride. the former Mrs. Norman
Gait arrived here shortly after 9
o'clock to spend their honeymoon.
| They were met at the train by a crowd
Of several hundred people who ap.
plaudcd as they alighted from their
private car.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-23

Schools. churches, factories, homes--every sort
of habitabe place is filled with wounded And
one of the most hourishing enterprises over there
is the sale Of artificial limbs
Even from Asia comes the wall Of sorrow for
Mohammedan Turkey Is religiously slaughtering
Its hundreds Of thousands of Christian Armenian
subjects. News dispatches Of the last few DAYS
describe the terrible plight Of refugees--penni.
less ragged hungry, diseased, noncombatants and
exhausted. beaten soldiers-who are sweeping
out OF desolated Serbia into Greece. We read of
women with children in spending month
trampng through the snow.covered mountains
hoping in the end to find a little warmth and
food and peace We read Of frozen roadways
strewn with the bodies Of those that stopped on
the way for bit Of rest-and never went on.
None Of the hundred million Of us in the United
States can appreciate the horror Of 1t all. Some
OF war correspondents over there have seen
and heard. but none has suffered and endured as
those who part OF the confagration.
Santa Claus will have sorry time abroad this
year. Fathers and mothers have neither the
heart nor the Of commemorating the birth
of the Child OF Bethlehem and his mission among
men. or necessity they and their children will
fast instead Of feast-if there Is any feasting It
will be feast OF prayer and hope.
America sent Christmas ship abroad this
year Why not? some OF us may ask. Why not?--
with the United States at the height of prosperity
and blessed with peace. Perhaps because
realize what a horror the is. A prominent
newspaper man In one OF our large cities--a
who had much to do with the success OF the
project last year-had this to say when the Ques
tion was brought up
"a Christmas ship this year--a boatload or two
or three boatloads OF dolls and jumping Jacks and
red apples and candy and cakes and mttens and
redtop boots for the kids Of Europe? | shall not
dwell on the fact that the warning nations have
become much more deadly IN their hate and sus.
picon and probably would refuse safe passage for
the cargoes from one country to another. shall
not concern myself with the fact that the nations
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-23
Says War VIII soon BE over.

Christiania. via London. Every
nation In the world will soon look up.
on American peace pilgrims as taking
the initiative in stopping history's
worst war The landing OF the peace
expedition in Europe will be recorded
9s one Of the most benevolent things
fhe American republic ever did" said
Henry Ford 10 the Associated Press
representative on stepping ashore on
Norwegian soil. The steamship Os.
lar H. carrying the Ford peace ex.
pcdition, arrived at this port on Sat.
urday after a 14'days' voyage.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-23

In addition to these crops other farm
products. such as minor crops and animals
and animal products. will bring the years
total to about 100000 900. 600
Other details OF the report show: (pro-
duction i'm OO0s)
Corn: Production. 3,O54 ,535 bushels.
against l,G72.SOf0O0 last year. Acre yield
2S.2 bushels against 25.S last year. De-
cembcr ] farm Price. 57.5 cents n bushol
against GA last year
Winter wheat: Production 655, ,oi5 bush
yield 1872 bushels, against 1910 last year.
Price $50 cents, against 9S.G last yc...
Spring wheat: Production 35G.4G0 bush
yield 1873 bushels against lis last year.
Price Sc cents. against 08.G last year
All wheat: Production i,Oll .5O5 bush
els. against sol ,0l7.000 last year. Acre
yield lG9 bushels, against 1915 last year.
Price 92.0 cents. against 9S:G last year.
Oats Production ,5i0,3G2 bushels.
against LA .0GO. 900 last year Acre
yield 37S bushels. against 29.7 last year
Price 3G.l cents, against 43.S last year
Barley: Production 2a7, oo9 bushels
5i.1 cents against 543 last year
Hyc: Production 49,19o bushels, against
t2.779, last year; Acre yield 17.2
bushels, "gnnst iss last year. Price
Buckwh"at: Production 15.7G9 600 bush
els against 1851 900 last year. Acre
Yield l9.G bushels. against 212 last year.
Price 7S.7 cents against 7Gi last year.
Flaxsecd: Production 1855 bushels
o. bushels, against SO last year. Price
$1.75 against $l.26 last year.
Rico: Production 2SsiT 3"shcls
3"l bushels against 34.1 last year. Prion
eh6 cents against 92.4 last year.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-23
Handle Much Farm prod,,c+

WasringtOn.. Farmers cooperative
marketing and purchasing organiza.
tions Will transact this year q total
business amounting to more than ST..
40O,0OO.0O0 according to an estimate
made In the annual report Of the
Office OF Markets and Rural Organi.
zation OF the Department OF Agricul-
ture, just made public. While agri.
cultural cooperation in the United
States is far more prevalent than ia
generally believed, the report says, 1t
Is not yet upon a sufficient strons
business basis.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-23
NEW NOTE REVIEWS DEMANDS.
Austria Must Pay indemnity, Punish
Commander and Disavow Act.


Washington The new American
note to Austria Hungary regarding the
sinking Of the Italian steamship An
coma has been cablcd to Ambassador
Pcnficld for presentation to the
Vienna foreign office.
Secretary Lansing and other officials
OF the state department declined to
divulgc any Information concerning
the communication. From other re-
liable sources, however, came n
strong intimation that the final draft
OF the note had been completed by
Secretary Lansing during the day and
had been put in code and started on
It's way over the cables
A veil OF secrecy has surrounded
the communication ever since a White
House messenger carried Drelimi-
nary draft from President Wilson to
Secretary Lansing. However, 1t Is
known that the secretary spent con.
siderable time at work developing the
ideas the president had outlined
AS completed the note is believed
to have been considerably more
lengthy than the first
Certain portions OF the text OF the
note were said to be nearly identical
with portion Of the first. The demands
OF the United States which are reiter-
atcd are for disavowal, punishment
OF the submarine commander and rep.
aration by the payment Of indemnity
for the Americans killed and injured.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-23
For Great Merchant Marine.

Washington. American shipyards
have under. construction now moro
vessels than ever before were build
ing in the United States to add to an
American merchant marine whose
gross tonnage Is the largest In the
country's history, said report issued
NY the commission Of navigation
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-23
Newspapers Out Party.

London. A Christiana dispatch to
the Morning Post, says that several
newspaper correspondents as the re.
suit OF quarrel. will quit the Ford
peace expedition while the steamer Is
in port
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-12-23
BIGGEST HARVEST
EVER RECORDED.
LARGE CROPS AND GOOD PRICE
RULE THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY.
AN UNUSUAL COMBINATION
For First Time In History Extraordl.
nary Production and High Prices
Have Prevailed.

Washington. nations haryests
this year have surpassed any ever be-
fore recorded The value OF the prin-
cipal farm crops, based on prices paid
| to farmers December /, was announc-
ed by the department OF agriculture in
its final estimate as $5,56S. 773.000 max
ing 1915 a banner year both III value
and in production or crops
The unusual situation Of cxtraor-
dinary production and high prices,
probably never before so pronounced
Is credited principally to the Euro
pean war.
With the price OF grain soaring as
the war progressed American farmers
began the season by planting greater
areas to grain The acreage of the
principal crop this year aggregated
approximately 4SG.57O square miles
That is larger than the combined
area of Germany. France. Belgium.
Holland, Denmark and Switzerland.
Corn was planted on 10S,321 900
acres. the second largest area ever
planted, and the harvest was 3,05i,-
535. 900 bushels, the second largest
crop ever grown, It's value was ST.
735,S59,O0o, exceeding that of tho
previous most valuable corn crop by
100000 900.
New records were made in produc-
tion by wheat, oats, barley, rye sweet
potatoes, rice and hay while tobacco
closely approached its production rec
ord, 1,103,4l5000 pounds, made in
1910. Each OF these crops, in addi-
tion established records as being the
most valuable crop over grown, cx-
cept in the case OF barley and tobac-
| co.
Production Of the first billion bush
el wheat crop anG second thrcc-bil.
lion buShel corn crop were features
of the year. Wheat acreage aggrc-
gated 59,S9S,000 acres, or 100000
more than ever before. The yield was
l6.9 bushels an acre, the largest acre
yield for winter and spring wheat
combined ever attained in this coun
try. The final estimates OF production
was 1,0ll,505.000 bushels with val
ue Of $3.50, ,302, 900 The crop cx
cecdod last years which was rec
ord, by more than l20,000,0OO bush
els and by $50,O00,OOO I'm value.
Oats, rye, potatoes. sweet potatoes
and tobacco all were plcntcd on rec
ord areas. Oats exceeded it's record
production OF 1919 by $4,000 .OOC
bushels and its record value of 1914
by $56OO0,000. Barley production
was 13,000,000 bushels more than the
1912 record crop and was worth 81
100000 more than the former most
valuable crop that grows in 1914
Rice passed the 1913 record by g..
100000 bushels and it's 1912 record
valued by $l,70O,O0O
The apple crop was 76,G7O, 900 valu-
ed at $156 100000; the bean crop, in
the three principal producing states,
9,325.00O buShels--a decrease Of | :
GSS,O0O bushels valued at $27,55S 900
and the cranberry crop, 457 900 bush.
els, valued at $2S45, 900 The value
Of these three crops are included in
the years total.
The value Of each crop was an
nounced as follows:
The value this year OF each cro9
based on it's farm price on December
L. with last years value, Is announc-
ed as follows: Tin thousands /. e.,
900 omttedD.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
HELP THE BAND CONCERT FUND.-

The popularity of public band concerts at Reser-
voir Park in the summer months has been so con-
vincingly demonstrated in other years that there
can be no question that the people generally are
In full sympathy with the plan of the recently form
ed Band Concert Association to stage about score
OF free concerts in the pavilion this season. The
association can feel assured that the people want
the concerts and the chief concern of all interested
now is the raising of the 81 800 that will be re.
quired to hire the musicians.
1t was chiefly for the purpose of raising this
money that the association was formed and we un-
derstand its authorized representatives are about
to start a campaign for obtaining funds by means
of popular subscription. The Chamber of Com
merce, which makes speciality of investigating
plans for obtaining public subscriptions has Civ
en- its O. K to the proposition, and liberal re-
sponse the part of those who can afford to give
will assure the success of the undertaking.
1t is proposed to give at least IL concerts at the
park, all by bands of musicians from this COM
munity. 1t is the intention to give them every