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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-09

4 R. Newman of Chicago was, in tho c;tv yesterday. en route to Clio. wliere he is interested in the Jumper husiness. MT. Newman expects to remain for several days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-09

Misses Irene Langford and Myrtis Sage of Pine Bluff were last weekend guests of Mrs. J. N. tMcFadden. * * 5 Mrs. F. 0. Harrison has returned from Pine Bluff a * Mrs. T. H. Col Her spent the past week in Pine Bluff, the guest of friends and relatis es.- Altheimer News.
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Daily aa:irly Fa&o az: >....- II. ! a1ks ~ .. <, .s BY MA .@%[TON
SIMPLE FROCNs FOR LITTLE FOLK

AslloNs for the little folk arc especially attractive this season. Here
 are two the ~ ' new aa No S5 is perfectly simple e dress closed at ;hc *hu worn over In the tli sFtd of @ te Goud t De f much more a'r2cc it M "ons the needle exceedingly t were o blue linen and the blouse of white lawn with shocking m blue mac the dress very charming fleet le aned
 TOT the osar size will be needed o1l yards of material i7 the yards Mo- S7I3 from to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-09
yonng Folks Enjoy Informal Party.

Ruford Holland entertained a num- Der of his young friends last evening at the home of his parents. MT. and Mrs. S. H. Holland, in West Barra- que street. Games and music were enjoy d, and dainty refreshments wore served.
 Those in attendance were Zelda Davis, Christine Puddephatt. Eugenle Maniece. Lucille Simmons, Almaretta Alexander, Anna B. Ezell, Dot Ezell, Dot Davis. Emily Russell. Sibyl Dix on. Eugenia Ezell. Henrietta Adams, Lucille Paine, Misses Jenkins of Mis- s'uri, Hunter Wooldridge. Joe Me- Cain, Robert Mccain, Chester List. Frank Robinson, Probert Collier,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-09

The ock is in what Over is buttoned the body little above the blouse of white and the but numbss materials suitable The gnghas beauiu serviceabe; all these obtained with the thing thinner and lighter
 For the will be needed 11 yards of material m wide blouse; yards needed 2 yards 23s yards The Mo- 832s from to
 The will be mailed address by the Fashion nent af this paper. recen of ten for each.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-09

MT. and Mrs. R. A. Mcintyre re- turned yesterday to their home in Mlllville after spending several days here with relatives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-09

Mrs. A. F. Cone of Portland under-. went an operation at the Clark san ltarlum Tuesday and is reported now as doing nicely. ...e- ;a la 4 &'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-09

Miss Helen Trigg left yesterday afternoon for Oxford, Miss. to enter college, after a delightful visit here with Mrs. w. l.. Mathews.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-09

treatment in the Clark sanitarium fer 1 several weeks
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-09

Children Enjoy
 Birthday Party.
 "' Harry larry Feinberg entertained a num- ,or of his young friends Tuesday af= terneon fer at the home of his, parents in West Barraque street, i& honor his i tenth birthday. Gamss were nn nisvod and delicious refreshments w The young folks present wer- lrv- ;,a Reinberger, Lawrence Dixon, !r., crv ns Rutstein. Roy Leitner, Howard 3 Johnston, Gabriel Well, Burton Well, n udv Baer. Dotty Levy, Tena Alt scbuj lack Gugenheimer, Elizabeth Feinberg. Harry Felnberg.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-09
Honor Visiting Girl |. pleasant Party.

At PleaSdht fdI'y'
 r, and Mrs. J. F. Gill entertained Wednesday afternoon at their home, q1e West Fifth avenue, in honor or their niece, Miss Aetna Dean Ross of K;ngsland. the guests being num- her of their young friends. Games and music were enoyed and de1clous refreshments were served.
 The children preseht were Helen sawyer. Ethel Woodard. Edith Patter- son. Aetna Dean Ross, Reba Glh, Dni]y Katzenstein, Henrietta Blu thenthaI, Madeline Bluthemthal, An nie May Ezell Dosie Ezell. Dosle Nel- son Pearl Nelson, Edwin Davis, Mary Hightclver Benjamin Luck, Dorls adams, Robert Miller. Jean McKenzie' Helen NcNew. Hugh Gill, Dorothy Killian. Bland Walls. John Williams. Annie Whitelaw Mary Hunt. Earl Adams, D. Guest. Thomas Boyd, Jack perdue, William Holcon'be. Ollie P r. due. Katherine Ou,lin. Boyd Reynolds, rana Nerrick, Adeline Merrick. Larry Hut, Qunicey Nash, Thelma Carna- han Lucv Lee Gu-st. Ava Poss. Ethel Smith. R uth Nixon Phronie Adams, Leland Keintz, Nettie Lee McCarna-- han.
 Nesdames Atherton. Nixon ana Revnolds and Miss Isobel Woodland arsisted in serving and in recelvlng the guest party.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-09

TO S62,750172 as against $53, ,72S
in the period the year before, an in.
crease of $9,OS2, ,444. During April of
the present year taxes on fermented
liquors amounted to $1574,66S, as
against $5,109,1lj in April, 1914.
Less tobacco is being used than
heretofore. From July l, 1914 to May
l, 1915, the taxes collected on tobac-
co amounted to $65.653,45 During
the same months of the year before
they amounted to 66,7O3, ,9U1. The
decrease during the later months, as
compared with the others, was ST.
0,360.
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PERSONALS
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A. A. Michaels of Oil City was in
the city today.
John Corbett of Berwyn was busi-
ness visitor today.
T. d. Wagner and wife of Ringing
were in tie city today.
v c. Terrence OF Dallas was in the
city today on business.
F. T. Staden of Pauls Valley was a
bssiness visitor today.
H. r. Hefley of McAlester was in
the city today on business.
County attorney Hardy is in Oklaho-
ma City today on business.
Z. F. Comegys of Oklahoma City
was in the city today on business.
Doc Fielder, formerly of this city
is here today from Gainesville, call.
ing on the grocery trade.
r. d. Clark representing the Meyer
Boldt paper house of Chicago, was in
the city today on business.
]. W. Ross and w. H. Riley of Du-
rant were in the city today on bust
ness with the Pioneer Telephone Co.
Mrs. c. NJ. Torbett of Ada and Mrs.
J. f. Maddox of Madill, are in the city
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. II. Bruce
Mrs. j. NJ. Echols, popular matron
of Sulphur is in the city the guest of
Mrs. Will Morgan and will remain
here until Sunday.
G. H. Benge representing the Hub
Manufacturing company of Fort
Worth is in the city calling upon the
clothing merchants.
Miss Inez Hatfield who has been
visiting with Miss Cecele West for
few days, left this afternoon for her
home in st. Louis, Mo.
Frank l.. Ketch, the townsite man
at Ringing, was here yesterday en-
route home. He was at Waurika on
business and the flood waters held
him there for several hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. d. Wagner were
in the city today from Ringing.
c. II. Clark of the Healdton field
was here last night en- route to the
oil fields at Electra.
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Dr.. C. Rollins of Dalton, Ga, broth
er-n-law of W. J. Lane, arrived here
yesterday on a visit. Mrs. Rollins and
other members of the family are in
Gushing and will arrive here the latter
part of the week After visiting for
few days in Ardmore, they will go
to San Francisco to visit the eXposi,
ton. Everett Lane who also resides
in Dalton, accompanied DR.. Rollins.
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Total

Manager PraIer OF the Baptlsts is
very enthusiastic over his talent, and
the boys are playing some good ball
in return for his urging. Some of the
individual players are looking to be ad-
vanced higher before the season is
over, and the way they handle them
selves on the playing field would in
dicate that they believe some big
league scout was in the crowd watch
ing their actions.
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bAP lists
KEEP Up WIN
N|NcSTREAk
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AGAIN
DEFEATED THE METHODISTS
BY A SCORE OF THREE TO ONE,
IN A GOOD GAME.
How They Sta nd

The Baptist baseball team maintain
their lead by defeating the Methodists
again yesterday in a fast, snappy
game. The final score was three to
one, fast fielding on the part of the
Baptists kept the Methodists from
pushing more runs across the plate.
They got men on the paths in several
innings, but one lone run was the best
they could do.
LAYERS pitched good game for the
Baptists, and was given good sup
port. Following is the score.
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GAS EXPLOSION AT PEMETA
TO BE INVESTIGATED


EN- RI a. oNla" June H'-A con-
terence Will ne heId IN the OIL ield
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PoSsloIe' as TO "he'e thH RESPONSE
olII'y shouId De placed tor 'he death
Vi l'ree persons on 'he Emma Coker
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On 'he H'sh' OF May -. IS Gni'r
S'oou nero lh' N't' Mc'arNn OF
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REPORTFRO|N
REVENUE SHOWS
BOOZE DECLINE
STATISTICS MADE PUBLIC SHOW
THAT INTERNAL REVENUE
COLLECTIONS TAKE BIG DROP
S1,25o,ooo IN WHISkEY.

Washington, June S.-Statistics
made public by the treasury depart
ment show that there have been ma
tsrial decreases in the amount of dis
titled spirits consumed in the United
States.
Internal revenue cc'ections on
spirits are decreasing at the rate OF
approximately $1,225,0OO a month,
despite the fact that wines are pay
ing a high tax as a result OF the
emergency war tax" law enacted by
the last congress.
Figures made public at the treas
ury department today show fiat rev
enues derived from taxes on spirits
during the period from July /, 1914,
to May !, 1915 were $121 ,S94,705 as
against $135, ,51S,49S during the same
period a year ago a decrease during
the ten months OF S13,713,79O. During
the month of April this year taxes
on spirits amounted to S10,34S,S53.
as against $11,669,633 in April last
year. a decrease in the single month
of $l,2S4,1SO The decrease during
the ten months of over $4,000, 900 is
recorded despite the fact that the
war tax" increased the wine tax re-
ceipts by s1,94O9S2.
Because no war tax" was placed
on whiskey, while a heavy one was
put on beer. the revenues from malt
products show a material increase
The revenues from taxes on fer
mented liquors during the period from
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Broadway Methodist Church

The prayer and Bible study service
will begin promptly at p. m. The
Believers Path as Revealed in the Old
Testament" Every member of the
church is urged to be present. Below
ed when you joined the church, you
promised to observe its rules and at
tend upon its services"
NJ. L. BUTLER, Pastor.
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WHAT DOES w. F. ABBOTT DO?
At Christian Church

The prayer meeting service at the
Christian church tonight will take up
a report from the recent state conven-
tion in place of the regular subject for
the nights study. There will be bap-
tismal service at the close The of
fetal board is also called to meet
this evening.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-09

Baird & Wilson's comedians drew
a packed house at the corner OF Main
and c street again last night. The band
and orchestra are exceptionally good,
the plays given are clean and clever,
and the specialties are far above the
average.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-09
LETTER LIST

List Of Unclaimed Letters at the Ard
more, Okla, Post Office June 7, 1915
Ladies'
Blevins, Mrs. Sue
Ellis, Simonetta
Hamilton, Mrs. Ruth
Harkins, Susie
Harris, Miss E. B.
Lane, Miss Clara
Moore, Mrs. |. II.
Smith, Miss May
Williams, Miss Mollie
Gentlemen
Davis, John H.
Henry, A. A.
Hines, w. H. CD
Hurn, George
Hyland, j. d.
Lawrence, Will
Levy, s. L.
McElfresh, Quinton
McGee, II. w.
Monroe, j. w.
Motifs, J. J.
Parker, Harry
Polk Oil & Gas Co.
Ross, John
Shaw, !. p.
Sloan, L. II.
Smith, w. G.
Summers, Ben
Witcher, c. E.
Wilkinson, Z. r.
Wilson, S. NJ.
Woodard, Roy
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FREE! FREE! FREE!

We will give you free any article
or articles listed below with each
purchase of soc or over:
Doc Glass Water Pitcher
Crystal Table Glasses
s Lead Pencils
30 Perfect Clothes Pins
3 Pint Tin Cups
| Sad Iron Handle
! Aluminium Salt Shaker
l Wire Potato Masher
Z Coat and Hat Hooks.
3 Double Sheets Fly Paper
Think of it! Only purchase soc
worth in any department of our
store and you get free a water
pitcher, or glasses, or lead
pencils, or 80 clothes pins, etc,
absolutely FREE.
This offer is good all day We'd
nesday and Thursday 9 and 10.
DlLWORTH & HANNA
122 w. Main St-5, 10 & 25c
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The cemetery board placed large
force of men at work cleaning up the
cemetery this morning.
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"SafetY First"

To insure delivery of your groceries
before dinner, call phone 633. sc
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Service-"Safety First"

The place to get groceries before
dinner is us. Phone 633. SO
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The Want Ads Pay.

Ardmoreite Want Ads bring results
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Frank Berryhill is repairing and
painting the roof on the knights OF
Pythias building.
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Mrs. l. Il. Mason is reported to be
quite i'll at her home on North Wash.
ington st.
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Safety First"

To insure delivery of your groceries
before dinner, call phone 633. 9-t
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Bromide water, 10 cents per gallon.
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Bromide water 10 cents per gallon
Phone orders to G15. Jim Duston.
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MONEY
IDEAL FOOD BOX

"a lbs entire wheat graham flour. white flour
to be substituted only if entire Vheat is unob-
tainable)
10 lib. tins condensed milk.
5-ib cotton bag dried beans peas.
5-lb. cotton bag dried prunes raisin.
lbs. lard substitute tin sealed or tightly wired
tn-container.
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Drink Tanhauser cents. 23tf
The Dermott news., 1915-11-25

they looked about carefully. There
was no one on that side of the hotel
just at the moment.
Ready" responded one. quick
Together Del Mar and Madame
Larenz passed Elaine, Intellectually
struggling. out of the window The
men seized her and placed her in the
bottom of the car, which was covered
Then they shot away. taking back
road up the hill.
Hurriedly the naturalist went
through the lobby in the direction
Elaine had gone. and a moment later
reached the corridor above.
Down It, he could hear someone
coming out OF room %. He slid into
an angle and hid
1t was Del Mar and the woman he
had seen at the bungalow. They
passed by without discovering him,
nor could he make out anything that
they said What mischief was afoot?
Where was Elaine?
He ran to the door and tried II. II
was locked. Quickly he took from his
pocket a skeleton key and unlocked
IL. There was FLAMES hat and dress
lying in a heap on the bed. But she
was not there. He was now thor
oughly alarmed
She could not have passed him in
the hall Therefore she must have
gone or been taken out through che
window. That would never have been
voluntary. especially leaving her
things there.
The window was still open. He
ran to it One glance out was enough.
He leaped to the ground. Sure
enough there were automobile tracks
in the dust.
himself. studying them.
He fairly ran around the side of the
hotel. There he came suddenly upon
FLAMES car standing alone, and rec
ognized 1t.
There was no time for delay. He
racer out as he turned and gathered
momentum to shoot up the hill on
high speed
Meanwhile. had been Jogging along
through the country. lonely and dis
consulate. | don't know how it hap
pened. but l suppose it was by sone
subeonscious desire. At any rate. l
found myself at the road that came
out across one leading to the st.
German. and 1t occurred to me that
The Dermott news., 1915-11-25

for number twenty-five. AT last she
found it at the end and knocked
Del Mar and Madame Larenz were
still talking in low tones when they
heard a light tap on the door,
There she is now" whispered
Larenz
All right: let her in. answered Del
Mar. leaping quietly to a closet. III
hide here until l get the signal. Do
just as told you.
Outside, at the same time, accord
ing to his carefully concocted plans,
Del Mars car had driven UP and
stopped close to the side OF the hotel.
which was on a slight hill that
brought the street level here not so
far below the second story windows.
Three OF his most trusted men were in
the car.
Madame Iarenz opened the door.
"Oh. I'm so glad you came" she rat
tied on to Elaine. You see. I've got
to get started. Not customer yet
But II you'll only take few gowns.
ohhtl HtoGIt " ~ NCAA' W AA'- - ~
you have them cheaply, too. Just look
at this one"
She held up one flmy, creamy crea-
ton that looked like delicate flower.
I'd like TO try II on cried Elaine,
lingering II rapturously.
by all means'" agreed madame.
I'VE are alone. Do go"
With def fingers, Larenz helped her
take of her own very pretty dress
AS Elaine slipped the soft gown over
her head. with her head and arms en-
gagged in its multitudinous folds,
Madame Larenz. a powerful woman,
seized her. Elaine was efectually
gagged and bound in the gown itself.
Instantly Del Mar flung himself
from the closet. Disgusting his voice.
Together they wrapped the dress
about Elaine oven more tightly to pre-
vent her screaming.
Madame Larenz seized blanket
and threw that over Elaine's head
also, while Del Mar ran to the win
dow. There were his men in the car.
waiting below.
Are you ready?" he called softly to
them.
The Dermott news., 1915-11-25

Elaine might by this time have pur-
chased enough frocks TO clothe her
for year. AZ any rate | Quickened
my pace In the hope OF seeing her.
Suddenly my horse SHE'D. and IA
miliar little car flashed past me, But
the driver was not familiar 1t was
Elaines roadster. In il was a stran-
ger-a man who looked like a "bugol-
ogist." as nearly as can describe
him. Was he running on with her car
while she was waiting inside the no
tel?
l galloped after him.
Del Mars automobile. with Elaine
bound aud gagged in it. drove rapidly
by back and unfrequented ways into
the country until at last it pulled up
before an empty two-story house in a
sort OF grove OF trees.
The men leaped out, lifted Elaine,
and carried her bodily into the house.
taking her upstairs and into an upper
room. She had tainted when they laid
her down and loosened the dress from
about her face SO that she could
breathe. There they left her. on the
floor her hands and feet bound, and
went out
How long she lay there she never
knew: but at last the air revived her
and she regained consciousness and
sat up. Her muscles were sore and
her head ached. But she set her teeth
and began struggling with the cords
that bound her. managing at last TO
pull the dress over herself at least.
In Elaine's car the naturalist drove
slowly at times. following the track
of the automobile ahead. At last.
however, he came TO place where he
saw that the tracks went up a lonely
road To approach in car was to
warn whoever was there. He ran the
car up alongside the road in the
bushes and jumped out, leaving it
and following the tracks up the side
roadway.
Stealthily the naturalist crept
around, still hiding, until he was clos
er to the house on the other side.
At last he worked his way around
to the rear door. He tried 1t. 1t
waa bolted. and even the skeleton
The Dermott news., 1915-11-25

AS she entered, quickly she selected
one of the trunks whose contents were
more smart than the rest. and laid the
gowns out most fetchingly about the
room.
In the Office of the hotel few mo-
ments later the naturalist entered. He
looked about curiously. then went over
to the desk and glanced over the reg
lister. AT the name Madame Larenz,
Paris. Room %. he paused
For some seconds he stood thinking
Then he deliberately walked over to u
leather chair and took prominent
seat near by in the lobby. He had dis
carded his net, but still had the case,
which now he had showed into his
pocket. From q table he picked up a
newspaper.
1t was not long before Del Mar
pulled up before the hotel and entered
in his usual swagger manner He
had returned to the bungalow. read
the note. and hurried over TO the St.
German.
He crossed the lobby, back to the
office AS he did SO the naturalist had
his face hidden deeply In the open
newspaper. But no sooner had De!
Mar passed than the newspaper fell
uuappreciated. and he gazed after him.
as he left the lobby by the back way.
1t was only a few minutes after she
had completed arranging her small
stock 50 that 1t looked quite impress
sive, that Madame Larenz heard a
knock at the door and recognized Del
Mars secret code. She opened the
door and he STROBE in
Il got your note he said. briefly.
coming directly to business and tell
ing her just what he wanted done.
Let me see" he concluded. glancing
at his watch 1T is after three now.
She ought to be here any minute.
Outside. Elaine drove up to the
rather garish entrance of the St Ger
main. and one of the boys in uni
form ran forward to open the door
and take charge of the car. She. too.
crossed the lobby without seeing the
old naturalist, though nothing escaped
him.
As she passed he started to rise and
cross toward her. then appeared TO
change his mind.
Elaine went on out through the back
of the lobby directed by boy, and
mounted flight OF stairs in prefer
ence to taking the lift to the second
or sort OF mezzanine floor. Down
along the corridor she went, hunting