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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-21
CARD AND SOCIAL CLUBS.

CARD AND SOCIAL CLUBS.
Friday Auction.
The Friday Auction club will meet
Friday afternoon with Mrs. Tom l..
Frame.
Pleasant Hour Club.
The Pleasant Hour club will meet
Friday with Mrs. p. p. Kearney.
o. D. o. Club.
The o. ID. o. Embroidery club
members met Thursday afternoon and
spent the hours very delightfully."- with
Mrs. Milton Boyd. Special guests for
the afternoon were Mrs. Errett Dun
lap and Mrs. Williamson of Colo
rado.
The club meets this week with
Mrs. Hugh Cathey.
Paper Doll Tea. -
Mrs. Morris Sass, Mrs. w. D. Pot
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-21

Had the American man, from the
beginning, treated his woman as a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-21
Friday Auction.


The Pleasant Hour club will meet
Friday with Mrs. p. p. Kearney.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-21
st. Philips Guild.

Mrs. s. NJ. Davis will entertain the
st. Philips Episcopal Guild and
friends Tuesday afternoon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-21
o. D. o. Club.
Paper Doll Tea.

Mrs. Morris Sass, Mrs. w. D. Pot
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-21
Friday.

Friday Auction, Mrs. Tom
Frame.
Pleasant Hour, Mrs. p. p.
Kearney.
Saturday Lily Bid Bridge.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-21
Thursday.

o. ID. o., Mrs. Hugh Cathey.
Mrs. Griffin and Mrs. Down
ard at home"
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22

,hev died fighting for wrong and mis-
taken cause" There are some good pa
triots, however. who refuse emphatically
to accept this explanation as satisfactory
An Oxonian of an earlier generation de-
clares himself surprised in the first place
that the college chapel should be CON
cerned at all in prayers for the dead'
but ct is still more astonishing ne says
"to hear of an attempt TO redeem from
Purgatory the souls of Germans who, haV-
ing eaten the bread of OXford, have joined
her enemies in campaign Of robbery
murder and indcscribable savagery.'
Another reasons ingeniousy that all
whether Britons or Germans, are equally
entitled to a place on the list, whereas had
any of the Germans elected to join his
British fellow students he would rightly
be excluded from the roll, seeing che would
not be fighting for his country" But there
are many who cannot accept this as a
reasonable excuse. Thus one observes
with a certain plausibility: When we
tear down the Emperor's banner from It's
p'ace in ST. Georges Chapel because he
has shown himself to be our enemy and
the enemy Of all that Britain stands for,
il is surely evident that we should not
commemorate elsewhere the deaths of les
ser Huns who have done what they could
to bring the British Empire to ruin"
Perhaps the most reasonable comment
upon the controversy is that of one who
boasts of being "a perfectly pure-blooded
Englishman." He does not take the high
ground of the humanitarian; he does not
rebuke those who talk Of Huns and Boches;
he does not try. to make light of their
stories of savagery; he does not even
make a plea for extraordinary tolerance.
All he does is to recall Fluellen's answer
to Cover when that gallant officer spoke
of the enemy: "If the enemy is an ass
and fool and prating coxcomb, is it
meet, think you, that we should also, look
you, be an ass and a fool and a prating
coxcomb?"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
Only as Old as She Looks.

The old doctrine of cGrent cmptor may
still apply to matrimony in New Jersey.
To some degree its ancient grip has been
loosened by divorce, but not entirely, or so
Vice Chancellor Stevenson rules. Misrep-
resentation as to age, for example, carries
no legal remedy, he holds. That is the
husbands (much more rarely the wife's)
lookout.
A Mr.. Wade Robinson recently sought
to justify before the vice-charcellor his
desertion Of his wife because five years
after their marriage he had learned that
she was seventeen years older than the
age to which she had confessed. She had
said on the day of their betrothal that she
was thirty-two years old, when she was
forty-nne. The discrepancy, let US repeat,
was seventeen years, and it took him six
years lone year having interviewed be-
tween betrothal and marriage) to find it
out! One is at loss which to admire the
more the rose-colored spectacles with
which Cupid must have endowed Mr..
Robinson, or the art, combined, no doubt,
with a happy disposition, which enabled
Mrs. Robinson to do her part in the decep-
ton. The vice-chancellor very evidently
bestowed his respect on the latter, inclin-
ing probably to the oft-expressed belief
that woman is as old as she looks-as
old, for the purposes Of matrimony, as she
looks to her betrothed.
1t is well to have the truth of this
adage legally recognized. 1t is also well
that matrimony should not be deprived Of
all those elements of chance which have
made it perhaps the sportiest of all human
propositions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
Call the Goose!
New York, June IL, 1915.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Referring to the item in to-ds'
Tribune, HE Would Corner Cornetis' !
brings to my mind an instance that oesui'''
in my neighborhood some years ago.
A cornetist used to practise IN the i've
window OF his residence and paid no a'''s
ton to the cat-calls or protests OF MS hs's'
bcrs; and now, one of these neighoon N''
pened to be a mighty hunter who possess
what is known as goose CALL an 'h'a.
mcnt that is used to initiate the call Oh =.
wild goose, and the noise is not al al u'''''
the braying of a jackass. a,
So this neighbor stationed himseh y ~
front window Of the residence imneo'sN :,
opposite the cornetist, and one even'ns 4.
soon as the cornetist had finished one =.
MARBLES, our goose calling friend f0"y,
him with q liberal number Of goose 60 =.
The cornetist Immediately replied "hs
cornet, whereat the neighbor aeeoIps I,
him and the entire neishborhood lsugae% -,
was too much for the cornetist Wn'
not again heard IN ,aov:
Possibly il Mr.. Adolph Lambert wiz 49, n,
this plan it may result in cessation y
Emusic" that he complains Of. uvo.
THE GOOSE HUNILA
New York, June is, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
Casualties Among German Rulers

~
The casualties to members of German
reigning Houses are mounting, the latest to
be added TO the list being Duke Ulrich of
Wurtemberg who has been wounded in the
operations against the Russians. Duke III
rich's elder brother, Duke Albert, is the Heir
Presumptive to the Crown of Wurtemberg.
and Duke Albert himself is reportel to be
in supreme command of the German forces
vainly breaking themselves against the Brit
ish forces around Ypres. OF the four Ger
man Kings, the Kaiser king of Prussia is
the only one actively assisting in the field, the
Kings Of Bavaria, Wurtemberg and Saxony
remaining at home. Quite number OF
Princes and Dukes have been wounded; one
is prisoner of war-the Prince OF Hohen.
rn-Sigmaringen. who was on the EN-.
den; and among the killed are at least six
Prinees-two of Lippe, two of Meiningen. and
one each Of Waldeek, Reuss and Hesse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
Siegel's Sentence.

i is unfortunate that, with Henry
Siegel in jail, the dcpositors whose money
he mishandled lose practically all chance
Of recovering even a small part of their
deposits. 1t is distinctly fortunate that
this man. convicted Of a crime, must pay
the bitter penalty Of ten months in peni-
Tertiary instead of escaping imprisonment
through an arrangement with his creditors
virtually buying himself off from jail.
Siegel was no innocent; he was no VIC
tim of misfortune. He followed the course
of the crooked fnancier, who is a con-
slant menace to all who have to trust
their savings and their investments to
others. He didn't "get away with it,; he
couldn't beat the prosecutors case against
him. When Justice Clark stayed sentence
with the understanding that the prisoner
would make substantial restitution of the
stolen money of his victims, there ensued
proceedings which didn't indicate an over
whelming desire to give back as much
as possible, but rather a purpose to buy
his escape from Jail as cheaply as man.
euvring could do it.
If the convicted banker had succeeded
his success would have been encourage,
ment of the get-rich-quick spirit which LED
him into crime. Potential crooks are only
too likely to believe that money can help
them out of any difficulty with the law
Siegels term in Jail will cost his dupe'
some money which they might otherwise
have recovered. 1t may save the rest OF
the community from having more of his
brand TO deal with.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
"Protoplasmic Poison.

70 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: "Protoplasmc poison!" 1t sounds good
to me to hear a scientific man like the Health
Commissioner so designate alcohol.
II is like the dawn of new day.
"Scoffers walking after their own lusts'
say, "All things continue as they were from
the beginning" when, all of a sudden, they
are COMPOUNDED by voice of authority de-
nouncing the evil which fosters poverty and
disease, and calling for systematic and ag-
gressive warfare against booze and high balls
The churches ard charities have suffered
long from the liquor evil. The Kingdom of
God has been halted and hindered by this
enemy Of the soul. The charity societies have
had to waste their substance and strength on
families ruined by riotous living.
Now the city finds its fight against disease
ana dirt and crime kept back and thwarted
by the same wretched evil
1t is splendid to have the Health Board
take the matter up. The people believe in
the Board of Health. Under the present Com
missioner it has grappled with other things
which hindered the city's health and happi-
ness. A campaign of education led by the
men of science in the Health Board will
bring some astonishing results.
J. V. CHALMERS.
New York, June 10, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
Germany the Bully.
tor of The Tribune.

/ o the Edltor OF ne lflOuHe
Sir: 1t seems not to have been noticed OF
| commented on that Germany never starts Q
war until she is fully prepared at all points
and knows that her intended victim or VIC
tins are not prepared and that she will take
| them at a disadvantage.
Take it in the war with Austria in 1866
That was the time Germany had the famous
needle gun" up her sleeve, with the result
that in few weeks Austria was at lei
mercy.
! In the war with France in 1870 Germany
was fully prepared and waiting for an ex'
cuse, which Bismarck managed to force the
French Emperor to furnish. Again she con-
quered.
In the present war she was fully prepared
and knew that neither Russia nor France
was expecting war, and, of course, were not
ready. She expected to meet with the same
success which had followed her in previous
wars. Germany didn't think Great Britain
would take part in this war and knew that
she had no army to speak Of.
Germany has been the bully of Europe for
fifty years or more, and has never made
an attack until she thought she had sure
thing. It may turn out differently this time
Let us hope so.
My point that she never attacks until she
can take advantage Of weak foe is shown
by the care she is taking Of her precious
navy she has Dragged so much about. Her
navy nigh. as well be series Of those toy
ships we sometimes see in glass cases. Why
doesn't she bring it out ard show the world
what it can do? Is the Kaiser afraid 1t will
get hurt? Her naval victories have con-
sisted chiefly in the sinking of merchant
or passenger ships by those assassins of the
seas, the submarines.
The torpedoing of the Lusitania and the
murder of more than q thousand men,
women and little children was gleefully ac-
claimed in Germany as great naval exploit
Great Britain didn't hesitate to send her
little army Of less than 100000 men to help
France as soon as she could, and has fol-
lowed that up with more troops as fast as
they could be got ready, but Germany keeps
her feet securely tied up in the Kiel Canal.
Doubtless she is wise in so doing, but what
must we think of her courage? NJ. T. R.
New York, June l6, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
Dulce ct Decorum?

An American visitor to Oxford was
grievously shocked at discovery he made
the other day in the chapel of New Col
lege Near the porch he found upon a
wall an inscription in Latin followed by
a long list of alumni who had fallen in
the present war. Now, in glancing over the
names he came upon three that were mani
testify German, and being at a loss to
account for this unnatural" circum-
stance, as it seemed to him, he called upon
ger was unable to understand his diff
Guilty, and when it had been pointed out
that the inscription said pro patrid,
"Well," he replied, "they died for their
country, didn't they?"
The visitor was not at all satisfied, and
went away, as he confesses, thoroughly
perplexed." Nor was his perplexity in any
degree lessened by the spectacle of large
number of convalescents sitting or hob
bling about under the shade Of the trees
in the college gardens. On returning 10
his inn, therefore, he wrote TO "The Morn
ing Post" describing his impressions and
asking whether he was captious in regard
ing the presence OF German names in the
College Roll Of Honor as strange per-
version of tolerance"
Not few of those who have answered
think him mistaken in his mild protest.
One, himself a member Of New College
believes he has altogether misapprehended
the meaning of the list. The names, he
says, are not, as the American critic fan
cies, listed for the praise of the passer-
by, but rather for his prayers, the opening
words being, "Memento, Fratres in
Christie" etc. "Do not those three dead
Germans" he asks, "need our prayers
more rather than less if we believe that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
A Canadian Lawyers Sentim ents

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: In his dispatch published in to-day's
Tribune your Washington correspondent
says: THE spirit of optimism is attributed
in large measure to the careful phrasing of
the latest note. II is felt that this note
has convinced Germany that the United
States is disposed to be fair and to admit
Germanys right to make war against her
actual enemies in her own fashion"
II this is a fair Interpretation of the note.
then it is clear that the United States &C
ton is based solely on the injury to her
own citizens and for their protection in the
future. No one will deny that these are
quite sufficient reasons even for more Gras-
tic action than the United States has yet
taken. But II they are the only reasons, and
the United States is willing to stand aside
and permit Germany to carry on the war
without regard to well established rules of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
Prussia the Efficient.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Mr.. Percval says in your columns
that the reason the Prussians are so cruel
and inhuman is that they have a war god,
etc, and has more to say about the Prussian
spirit.
| do not wonder that the enemies of Ger
many have it in especially for the Prussians.
Prussia is to Germany what Sparta was to
Greece, what New England was to America,
what leavening is the bread-the carbon that
turns brittle iron TO steel The rest OF
Germany has given to the world poets,
musicians, scientists, artists, but it was
Prussia, the upstart kingdom, with the
Hohenzollerns, the parvenus among royalty,
that injected into the German people gin
ger" efficiency, the strenuous life, and it has
eliminated as in no other people the
itching palm. Prussianism means the high
est type OF patriotism, sense of duty, self
sacrifice, civic virtue, efficiency in every field
Of endeavor, in war or peace. The hatred
of Prussianism is due 10 the hatred of ri
valry. Until Prussianism manifested it's full!
force Germany was land of dreamers, an
easy victim to the predatory
As to Prussian cruelty, the Bavarians,
"urtembergers, Badensers, Saxons, all Ger
mans, are just as cruel, and that means that
they are as kindhearted as the rules of war
permit nation threatened with extinction
by world conspiracy to be. Without Prus-
sianism Germany would long ago have
shared the fate Of Poland, once the most pow
erful nation OF Europe, the fate now to be
Chinas. CHARLES VEIN.
New York, June Is, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
Self eluded.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Mr.. Bryan is sure that the American
people will credit him with honorable mo-
tves. Yet for the sake of pet hobby Mr..
Bryan has abandoned every principal of sslf-
negation, of loyalty and patriotism by which
less ideslistc souls are bound and now
hastens to take advantage of his private
citizenship to argue publicly against the
policy of his late chief. who, because Of his
high Office as President of the Republic, can
not reply in like manner. Is this honorable !
Mr.. Bryan may fool himself into believing
that motives Of sheer. Grass egotism are the
motives Of honor But can he fool the Amer
lean people-this self-appointed apostle Of
the Prince Of Peace? GRAHAM RYLE.
White Plains, N. Y, June l3, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
The Frank Case.

To understand the decision Of Governor
SIaton in the case Of Leo Frank it is un-
necessary to consider at length the elabo.
rate statement in which he sets forth his
reasons. The detailed character of the
statement shows that the Governor has
followed the case infinitely, and if his con-
clusion is at odds with popular sentiment
in the State of Georgia it can scarcely be
said to be at variance with the opinion OF
a considerable body of Independent investi-
gators elsewhere, who were by no means
satisfied that Frank had a fair trial
performance Of my duty is matter OF
my conscience" he says, and it was really
unnecessary to say more.
As in the notorious case of Mrs. May
brick, explanations may even prove en-
barrassing in this position, as lending
strength to the argument that free pardon
was the only reasonable course. Since the
Governor admits that he would "feel like a
murderer" were he to suffer Frank to be
hanged and at the same time declares that
'the offender deserves the punishment of
death" he virtually renders a verdict of
mot proven BE that as it may, his de-
cision will he strongly supported by many
outside of his state. the more so because it
will be felt very generally that he has
resolutely resisted ;he clamor of rabble.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
NOT SUBSIDIZED
Neutrality Organization Worhr,
Only for Am erica and Humanity.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Referring to the articles in The Iris'
une Of June 10 and IL, the 0rganizst.cn u
American Women for Strict NeutiliV
wishes to express thanks for your far
minded attitude and desire to print the truth.
which you showed by first investigating "
called authentic information" before rush
ing into print.
The attacks upon our organization By s''
eral of the New York newspapers have ess'
most vicious and unjust. Your fairness .
presenting both sides of the case is as cor
mendable' as il is rare in these troubles
times.
Is it not a shame that in our glorious, free
country American citizens cannot give a.
preston to what they honestly believe 70 v
the cause Of humanity and just neutriiu
without having mercenary and uaitoFen
motives attributed to them
Our organization is composed Of Amsre1'
citizens, is fostered by no foreign goytia'
ment or interests, and is supported solely y
the contributions and labor Of its pssrions
members.
Whatever our individual sympathiss nay
previously have been, we are now !atoni'
solely for what we believe to be the mnf
ests of humanity and America We are ~
posed to the export Of "the things waa
killo to any belligerent country, now or here
after.
The example of The Tribune in such ~
stances should be followed by our "beilssi'
ent" American newspapers, which are e.
IDENTIFY trying hard to crock the 0o'
rather than striving to be neutral in fae'
we'll as name.
MISS MARION KINGsBUH'
New York, June IL, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
Archery Record.

To the Editor of The Tribune as,c
Sir: Re your article Of June u On :. !,
Feats of Archery" may / correct w sss,l
Mshmoud Efendi's shot before the 80,
Tsxophi!ite Society in 1922 The '' 90;
was 4s2 yards inches with Inv ,.rrs
APO against. The bow and arrows sno res.
ring and groove arc still at the hO!s Ht.
ophilite house in Regent Park L0Soo s 4, d
ting a man at 500 yards with : S S,s. s,,.
course. legend, or possibly may h' .s,s Is
n.ped by auke. No wooden pow ,ses
was used in England or Scotland e ~ bslrs
an arrow the distance mentionea ,.sssls
done by the MaeRaes. The only %, ,Ss rvrtiss
Of more than about $50 yards IS we hes
composite reflex bow. Win ons ,,ov lu
bows, dated about 1880, shot an ''' s,,sse
wear at the lie Toneuet Frsnee; .sd II,
meeting TO a distance OF tc2 ys,s. i,ers1
inches. This shows that the si"' "a rvnc
ible distances attributed to ,ss Ell SIMON
are At least conceivable. iN1o ,stx
East Gloucester, Mass, June ID s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
No Grape Juice in Their Veins,
D the Editor of The Tribune

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Is our great Republic weak, unpro-
tected nation? If so, why are we unpro-
tected? Why are we a weaklng among ma
tons? Is it because we lack the necessary
resources, such as wealth or people, and all
that goes to make nation strong? No. II
we are not sufficiently powerful, il we are
not strong enough to maintain our just
rights for humanity or to uphold the dignity
of our flag, if we are too weak to repel pos
sble invasion Of our shores, it is by reason
Of the fact that our people and our repre-
scntatives or servants in Congress are ndif-
ferent to their duty and &c the true condition
of affairs as they exist to-day. Every true
American, regardless of his social, financial
or political standing or afiliation, owes it
to himself and to his country to ponder long
enough to realize the true meaning and seri-
BUSINESS of our state Of security, as set forth
in the speeches of so many of our public men
during the recent campaign of the National
Security League, men of American ideals,
men with good red American blood and not
milk or grape juice flowing in their veins.
1t is the call of such men that our country
must heed before il is too late
1t is the duty Of every mother and father
70 teach their boy that he owes himself to
his flag and country, and yet that same flag
and country owes just as much to the boy.
1t is without question the duty of the coun-
try to place herself in such condition that
when the boy goes forth to save the flag his
liability of defeat and destruction shall be
mnimized to the greatest possible extent
Gentlemen, we are the country; are we Sc
cure? ROBERT B. ROGERS.
New York, June 10, 1915.