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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01
Evidently Not a Convert.

At a revival meeting held in Nar
VOC, on the Mississippi river one sum.
mer old Captain Higgins strayed into
the camp grounds, and before he knew
It found himself pretty well forward
among the "mourners." The captain,
who has been river pilot for over
thirty years, is troubled with weak
eyes, and in consequence has frequent
recourse to a big red handkerchief.
One Of the active brethren OF the
meeting noticed his apparent interest
in the proceedings, and thought he
had hooked a convert. So he ap-
preached the old, weather-beaten pilot.
shook him warmly by the hand. and
said, well, Brother Higgins, how do
you feel?" Tough; how do you pull
through in this ID hot weather."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01
TRUNKS OF Statesmen TO
BE CLASSED AS BAGGAGE

Washington, Aug. 31.---The travel
ing statesmen of the country have
won a big victory over the railroads.
The interstate commerce commission
handed down it's decision IN the fight
that has been waged for the past
month on whether the railroads must
accept as baggage sample trunks
from which statesmen sold and gave
away samples. The railroads had pro-
tested they could not do so, but the
commission ruled in favor of the
statesmen. The order forcing the
railroads to accept sample trunks as
ordinary baggage becomes effective
October Is.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01
serving the Courts Dignity.

A Missouri justice of the peace has
devised a plan whereby judges may
resent insult in an approved manner,
and at the same time invoke the ma
esty Of the law to defeat retaliation.
Judge" Green had laid aside the shoe
makers awl, and was engaged in the
trial Of a civil suit that involved
1925 and costs. In the course of ar.
gument, Marks, counsel for the de-
fendant, made a statement rejecting
upon the courts knowledge of the law.
Whereupon the court, rapping upon
the side of his bench and gazing fear
lessly into the eyes of defendants
counsel, said: I'VE will now take
brief recess Marks, you are ID
liar" Marks lips parted with a show
Of resentment, but before he could pro-
ceed, the court raped for order with
the Injunction: Shut up, Marks!
Court is now in session. n."-Pittsburgh
Dispatch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01
Younger Set Dance.

The younger set enjoyed a very
delightfully."- informal dance Tuesday
evening at the Dornick Hills Country
club. In the party were: Misses Pala
Hyden, Mamie Pace, Nell Kellar or
Marietta Margaret Miller, Oklahoma
City, Joy Moore, Marjorie Walcott,
Nelz Coleman Grace Hopkins, Deni-
son, Esther McNeese; Messrs. Hobart
Dolman, Glen Renfro, Wilmer Ander-
son, Sylvester Mullen, William Potter,
Ralph Boyt, Hobart Dolman, Louis
Collins, Vivien Presnell, Robert Hes
tos, Cassius Byrne, and Howard Nc
Neese.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01
HAIL STORM KILLS POULTRY
Oklahoma Crops Suffer; the Fruit Il
Beaten from Trees.

Oklahoma City, Aug. 21.-Several
hundred head of hogs, turkeys, and
chickens were killed, and fields OF
cotton and other growing crops en-
tirely destroyed BY a nan stt0r ~ :
swept Kiowa county yesterday. Fruit
trees. heavily laden with the ripened
product. we're denuded. and leaves
were beaten off the limbs.
One farmer lost seventy-ive pigs
and mue man 200 turkeys and chick.
ems. Another lost 100 acres of cotton
and seventy acres o, kalr corn and a
third 16O acres Of cotton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01
Majority Of Friends Thought Mr.
Hughes Would Die, But
One Helped Him to
Recovery.

Pomeroyton, Ky.--In interesting ad-
vices from this place, Mr.. A. J. Hughes
writes as follows: 81 was down with
stomach trouble for five (5) years, and
would have sick headache so bad, at
times, that thought surely would die.
tried different treatments, but they
did not seem TO do me any good.
got so bad, could not eat or sleep,
and all my friends, except one, thought |
would die. He advised me 10 try
Thedford's Black-Draught. and quit
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01
Evening Guests.

Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Sass had as
their guests Monday evening Mr..
Stahl, Mr. Cherry, Oklahoma City, Mr..
and Mrs. II. l.. Crockett, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Sayre, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
ID. Potter, Mr.. and Mrs. P. p. Kear-
ney. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Martin, DR..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01

While the complete program for
the annual convention o. the Ameri-
can Association of Travelling Passen'
ger agents, to be held in Boston, Oct
and ), is not complete, some infor-
nation with reference to the actiyi-
ties of the rail men is available. Sec
retary Elliott T. Monet Las prepared
a circular giving a complete itinerary
covering the convention and the edu-
catonal trip which will follow. Fri
day, oct S, the delegates will leave
Boston for Mount Washington, from
whence they will 90 to Quebec. In
and around Quebec there will be
side trip to st. Anne te Beaupre,
Montreal will be the next city visited,
then ottawa and subsequently Toron-
to
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01
Lucky Sparrow.

An Irishman tried to shoot a spar
row with very old musket. He fired.
The bird, with a chirp or two, flew
away unconcerned in the foreground,
and Pat was swiftly laid on his back.
Picking himself up and shaking his
fist at the bird, he exclaimed: BE
jabbers, ye wouldn't a chirruped II
ye'd been at this ind Of the gun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01

and Mrs. n. c. Wood, Mrs. Bum,
Mrs. Berkshire.
Five hundred was enjoyed curing
the evening. Top scores were made
by Mr.. p. p. Kearney and Mrs. H. II.
Sayre. BOBBY prizes were given Mrs.
w. A. Martin and Mr.. Stahl.
A dainty collation. was served after
the games.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01
mrs. WILLIAMS
LONG SICKNESS
Yields To Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Elkhart, Ind. ~ suffered for four.
teen years from organic inflammation,

t e m a lie weakness,
pain and irregulari-
ties. The pains in
my sides were in
creased by walking
or standing on my
feet and I had such
awful bearing down
feelings, W as de-
pressed in spirits
and became thin and
pale with dull, heavy
eyes. | had six doc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01
vnenever You Need General Tonit
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
hill Tonic is equally valuable as 8
General Tonic because it contains the
we'll known tonic properties of QUlNINE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01

The Paris house of Prince & com
pany, has sent to agents III this coun-
try blueprints with specifications,
for 5,S35 passenger and freight cars,
to be built in the Pittsburg district
and shipped to Havre and Paris. The
estimated value of the order is 81
600 900.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01
THRIFT 7 TALK
SUCCESS COMES
WITH THRIFT 7
BEHIND EVERY STORY OF SUC-
CESS is A STORY OF HARD
WORK AND SELF DENIAL -
SOME EXAMPLES.

The finest thing that ever
happened to me, the finest
thing that ever happened to
any young fellow, is to be
poor There is no greater
stimulant than poverty-not
as condition in which to
stay, but as a condition to
work out of. Behind every
story of success is a story of
hard work and self-denial."- =
Edward Box, Editor of The
Ladies Home Journal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01
STOMACH TROUBLE
FOR FIVE YEARS

taking other medicines. ! decided to
take his advice, although did not have
any confidence in it.
have now been taking Black-Draughi
for three months, and it has cured me
haven't had those awful sick headaches
since began using it.
am so thankful for what Black
Draught has done for me-"
Thedford's Black-Draught has been
found a very valuable medicine for de-
rangements of the stomach and liver. Il
is composed Of pure, vegetable herbs,
contains no dangerous ingredients, and
acts gently, yet surely. 1t can be freely
used by young and old, and should be
kept in every family chest.
Get package today.
Only a quarter. i-m
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01
Hours $50 to $50 a. m.

Mrs. G. w. Stuart is spending the
week in Dallas.
Miss Lillian McNeese is spending
a few days in Dallas.
Mrs. VIM. Gwyn and son are visit
ing relatives in Gainesville
Mrs. Blank and daughter, Miss Re-
gina, have returned from California.
Mrs. Don Campbell of Fort Worth
is the guest of relatives in the city
for the week.
Mrs. Sallie Roberts AMI Miss lnez
Irby of Sherman, who have been the
guests of Mrs. Tom Roberts and Mrs.
VIM. Roberts, have returned to their
home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01
RAILROAD NOTES

A lecturer recently tcld Kansas
City business men that if they didn't
develop river navigation the Panama
canal would ruin the city as a site
for the location of future factories
because of freight rates.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01

Luther Bailey was a small-town
merchant in New York state many
years ago. One of his customers
went west, leaving an unpaid account
of several hundreds dollars which he
promised to pay as soon as he could.
Finally the debtor offered his creditor
in payment a piece of vacant real es-
state he had acquired in a western
city. Mr.. Bailey accepted it because
he believed that half loaf was better
than none. To make a long story
short, this land increased in value
with the growth OF the city. Mr..
Bailey, in time, sold it at good
profit, Instead of blowing it in
as many men would have done under
similar circumstances, he saved it and
re-invested it from time TO time, with
the result that in his later years he
was very rich and when he died his
children were well provided for in
his will.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01

The Christian Ladies' Aid society
met in a delightful social session last
afternoon with Mrs. Edgar Sandlin.
A delicious two-course luncheon
was served.
The society meets next week with
Mrs. c. M. Campbell.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01

A young woman in Cedar Rapids, Ia,
less than three years ago was in
duced by her employers to lay aside
in savings account at least two dol
lars each week, and more as she
could. Today, out of very modest
salary, she has on deposit in one in
stitution over $500 on which she re-
ceives interest semi-annually. She
also has a checking account in an
other bank. She has a stsnding not
only with her employers, but also
with her associates in the same office
that the non-savers do not have.
Mrs. Harry Carson of Shelbyville
Ind. is said to have become a hall
millionaire with a start in the de
cidedly feminine business of milli
merry in that city. Her name was
Flora Joseph and at thirteen she lost
her father The orphan started al
pressing and cleaning hats. But she
quickly lost her job because she hat
too many ideas of her own how hel
work should be done. Then she Dor
rowed $25 and at that early age, witt
little or no experience, she invested
it in stock and started a millinery
shop in her room.
Ten years later, at the age OF %, she
had saved enough to purchase the
largest business block in Shelbyville
Fairly launched now in real estate
at 80 she was the richest woman il
her own right in the state, and few
years ago, with 100000 to her credit
she married Mr.. Carson, a wealthy
broker What her fortune is today
is not known, but if any woman wa:
ever self-made financially, Mrs. Car
son can claim that distinction.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-01

There's delicate favour and dainty
crispness to Post Toasties that make
them the
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-07
JAPS MAKE new De MANDS
Insist That China Accept New List.
China Makes Military Prep
arations.

Picking, China.-When conferences
between the Japanese minister to
China, Eki Hioki, and the Chinese for
eign minister, Lu Cheng-Hsiang, were
resumed April 26, the Japanese min
lister presented an extended list of "a
demands. This list virtually is an am
plitication of the original q demands
and includes even requests for railroad
concessions, it is understood, in terri
tory where the lines would compete
with British interests.
The Japanese insist that China &C
cept the new list Of demands in its
entirety, but no time limit has been
set.
China is making certain military
preparations. which have been de-
scribed as feeble" Great secrecy is
maintained as to details.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-07
RENEW DARDANELLES FIGHT
General Battle Against the Turkish
Stronghold Is Being Waged by
Land, Sea and Air.

London.-The admiralty and the
war office has declared that a general
attack on the Dardanelles had begun.
An army, it was said, has been dis,
embarked successfully.
The attack is being made by land,
sea and air. The allied airmen are
playing an important part in the opera,
tion5 In locating positions and drop
ping bombs on the Turkish guns and
trenches and directing the fire OF the
warships, which are covering the land.
ing OF the troops. The Russians are
doing their share by making a demon.
stration against the forts at the Black
sea entrance of the Bosphorus.
The diplomatic situation with re-
spect to Italy and Greece remains OBJ.
scure. 1t is known, however, that con
y%ersations are still proceeding between
the Germanic allies and Italy and it is
reported that an agreement has been
reported between Rome and the triple
entente.
The position OF Greece may be
cleared up after the visit which Prince
George is paying to Paris and London,
although nothing is likely to happen
until after the general election about
10 take place.
Holland. another neutral country
deeply interested in the war, is iso-
lated except by telegraph, the British
having placed an embargo on shipping
although two steamers loaded with
produce arrived at English ports from
Holland recently-while Germany has
closed both her own and the Belgian
borders.
The German action is dictated by
the desire to hide troop movements.
The British action is not explained ex.
cept by the assumption that the ad-
miralty expects a naval battle with
the German fleet cruising of Helgo.
land.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-07
HELD AT YPRES
Allies Effort 10 Retake Lost Ground
viii Be Second Phase Of
Battle.

London Field Marshal Sir John
French, commando -in.chlef Of the
British forces on the continent, has
announced the conclusion Of another
German attempt to break through the
allied lines around Ypres and along
the User canal, which brought about
one Of the most sa%Hguinary battles Of
the war.
In his report to London he says:
"Our operations in conjunction with
the French have definitely stopped the
German attack"
This, however, only brings to an end
the first phase Of the battle, for the
allies have yet to win back the ground
lost in the great German sweep. For
this purpose they are now delivering
co-unter-attacks against the German
lines. Only at one place-Steen-
straate-Aave the Germans kept their
footing on the western bank Of the
canal. while to the north OF Ypres the
positions remain much as they were,
the allies making no claims to an ad.
vance there and the Germans report.
ing that all British attacks have been
repulsed.
TO hold these lines the Germans
have brought up further REINFORCE.
ments, and Belgium, behind them, has
been denuded Of troops. The towns
and villages in Belgium are being
guarded by only a handful Of sentries.
Fighting also continues in Cham.
payne, where the Germans claim the
capture Of IA strong French position in
the Argonne and the Woevre, where
the French say they are progressing,
and in the Vosges, where both sides
claim to be in possession OF Hartmans.
Weilerkopf, 1t is probable that this
mountain, which commands the plains
Of Alsace, has changed hands several
times, and this would account for the
contradictory reports.
The Russians and Austro-Germans
are heavily engaged In the region of
Uzsek Pass, In the Carpathians, and
in the direction of Stry, where an at.
tempt Is being made to strike at the
Russian communications.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-07
JOKE WAS ON INVESTIGATOR
He Had an Idea II Was on Restau-
rant Proprietor, but II Turned
Out Otherwise.

The late Norman B. Ream, the or.
ganizer of the steel trust and many
other important corporations, once
said to a New York reporter about a
trust investigation:
Maybe these Investigations will
have the same luck as the game
warden.
"A game warden heard that a res
taurant was serving a game out Of sea
son. He disguised himself with a false
beard, visited the place and ordered a
pheasant.
THE pheasant, ~delicately high like
roquefort cheese, as well as all good
pheasant should be, was served to
the game warden, and he devoured it
to the last morsel, at the same time in
iicting severe punishment on a bottle
Of rare old Burgundy-for the state,
Of course, paid for 1t all.
AT the end OF his repast the game
warden summoned the proprietor and
said:
~ arrest you, sir, in the name Of
the law!'
THE proprietor's mouth opened in
astonishment. He swallowed two or
three times, then he gasped:
"'Wh-what for?'
For serving me a pheasant out Of
season. said the game warden.
"A look Of relief appeared on the
proprietor's face.
"Oh,' he said, that wasn't pleas
ant. It was crow"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-07
Tests Bucket Shop Law.

Washington, The question OF
whether the Texas bucket shop" law
bars the enforcement in that state
Of contracts for future sales of cotton
on the New York cotton exchange has
been submitted to the supreme court
by the Fifth United States circuit
court of appeals. When Allen But.
tertield of New York sued J. l.. Hume
Of Austin, Texas, for orders to sell
and buy future cotton the Texas fed.
eral district court held that such a
contract could not be enforced. On
an appeal the circuit court was doubt
full about the law, 1t certified the
question to the supreme court.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-07
FRENCH CRUISER IS SUNK
Austrian Submarine Sends the Leon
Ganbetti to Bottom In Strait
Of Otranta.

Brindisi, Italy.-The French cruiser
Leon Gambetta has been torpedoed by
the Austrian submarine U-6 in the
Strait of Otranto, the waterway lead
ing to the Adriatic Sea. More than
800 officers and men drowned when
the boat went to the bottom.
The first report Of the destruction
Of this cruiser came from the men on
duty at the semaphore station of Sus-
ia Maria Lucea. Vessels were seat
out at once to the aid of the Leon
9ambetta from Brindsi, laramie,
Otranto and Bar. The men at the
station also went out in their own
boat and were the first to reach the
scene.
1t has not been ascertained yet II
the attack on the French cruiser oc-
Cured within the territorial waters of
Italy.
The Austrian submarine U.6 is the
same craft that q few days ago board
ed the Italian steamer Jolanda.
Since the beginning Of the Anglo
French operations against the Darda-
nelles French warships in the Adri-
attic have limited their activities to
watching in the Strait of Otranto with
tAe idea of preventing any Austrian
submarine escaping from the Adriatic,
at the head of which is Pola, the Aus
trian naval base, and reaching the
coast of Turkey. This patrol duty was
particularly to protect the vessels of
allies operating against the Darda-
nelles.
The submarine which attacked the
Leon Gambetta came from Cattaro, on
the eastern coast Of the Adriatic, 300
miles from Santa Maria Leuca Point.
This distance could have been trav.
eled by the submarine in about 20
hours. 1t was learned here that the
U.6 was sighted by fishing boats the
day before 1t sank the French cruiser.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-07
REPORT SAYS 5000 TURKS ARE
CAPTURED BY DARDANELLEs
LANDING PARTIES.
FRENCH ARE COOPERATING
Fierce Fighting at SuvIa Bay Resulted
in Success for AlIies-Terrifc
Bombardment Continued
Twelve Hours.

London.-With the battle in Elan
ders seemingly at an end, except for
attacks the allies are making to re-
cover the rest OF the ground they lost,
the interest of the public has turned
to the ~Dardanelles, where French and
British forces, with the cooperation
OF the fleet, are attempting to force the
straits and open he way to Constan-
tinople.
The British have landed at three
points on the Gallipoli peninsula and
have thrown a line across the outer
point OF the peninsula. Other British
troops are threatening the Bulair line
Of forts and the French are looking
after the Turks on the Asiatic SIDE of
the straits.
A dispatch from Athens states that
a demonstration by an allied landing
party on the historic plains of Troy
has resulted In the capture OF 5000
Turks.
At other points numerous prisoners
have been taken.
The Turks report hat all the land.
Ing parties have been repulsed, but
British reports, which are brief, con.
tent themselves with the statement
that progress is being made and ignore
entirely the Turkish claims to victo-
ries.
An Athens dispatch says fierce fight
Ing on the shores Of Suvla bay, on
the western side of the Gallipoli Pc
ninsula, Is miles north Of the southern
extremity, resulted in the success of
the allies.
THE losses Of the Turks were Sc
rious. One entire battalion was cap
tured by the allies.
THE French force has been landed
entirely on the Asiatic coast with the
object of advancing along the littoral
to keep pace with the progress made
by the British on the opposite coast.
"The bombardment of the straits
was resumed April q and lasted IL
hours. 1t was directed particularly
at the Kilid Bahr forts"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-05-07
DAVID-LLOYD GEORGE INTRO.
DUCEs TEMPERANCE MEAS
uRE IN PARLIAMENT.
WOULD ENCOURAGE BEER
Introduction Of the Measure Cause
First Division in Body Since
Outbreak Of the War-ReE.
olution Passes.

London-Proposals introduced in
the house of common by David Lloyd
George, chancellor of the exchequer,
10 double the duty on spirits, quad
ripple the duties on wines, and to in
stitute an increase by graduated
taxes on beer-to encourage the use
of lighter beers-were strongly OPP
posed and 1t is generally believed
that the new taxes will have to be
moderated before parliament Will ac-
cept them.
The O~Brienites, as a protest
against any additional taxation on
Irish Whistles and beers, brought
the first division Of the house since
the outbreak of the war, by voting
against the provisional resolutions
bringing the taxes into force at once,
TO prevent Withdrawals from bond
while parliament Is dealing with them
there. The resolution relating to spir-
Its was passed by a vote Of SO to 6,
the minority being composed Of
O'Brienltes.
The Nationalists also protested
against the measure but did not vote.
The Unionists, who withheld criticism
until all the facts could be placed be-
fore them, also abstained from voting.
The Laborites promised to reply to
the chancellor's charges that a minor
ity of the w0rkmen, lured away by
drink, were not putting their best into
the work OF producing war materials.
The extra taxes will be included in
the budget which Chancellor Lloyd.
George will introduce in the house OF
commons and the bill. which is an
amendment to the defense OF the realm
act, will be postponed for the second
reading at a later date, when the de
bate on 1t will take place.
The chancellor estimated that the
double duty on spirits would yield the
same total as heretofore, allowing for
decreased consumption. would bring In
G1.300,O 900 C$S, 900, 5000 extra and wine
81, 500,0 900 81 500. 1000 extra.
In the camp areas the government
would have power for the period of
the war to close any saloon consid.
cred injurious. Compensation would
be paid to all those whose property
was appropriated.