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Evening star., 1916-05-02
Committee Chairmen Named.

After the addresses President Wor-
sham made the following appointments
of committee chairmen. DR.. II. s.
Drinker. committee on resolutions
". l.. Alexander. committee on creden-
tials; Or. George Field. committee on
entertainment. Frank G. Odeu was
appointed secretary of the committee
on resolutions. The conference was
then adjourned until the afternoon ses-
sion.
The topic Of the afternoon meeting
was the conservation problems Of the
United states, in the handling Of which
the country was divided into nine sec
tlohs. with prominent speakers cover
ing each.
Tonight G. J. Pierce of Seattle Is ,o
ahdress the congress on Water Power
Resources and the Manufacture of At
rnospherIc Nitrogen" illustrated win
motion pictures
The program for tomorrow morning
with the speakers. is d X follows .Nob-
llzation of American Resources "
saunders of New York: report of cnr,-
rnittee on mineral fuels, DR. | &. White.
report or committee on iron T. F. Rur-
chad. geological survey: report Of com
mittee on soils. c. F. Marbut, bureau ~
SOILS report of committee on forests
Frof. j. W. Tourney Of Yale J-niyersitv
tomorrow afternoon VIII be heard
the reports OF the committees on wbeat
corn. fruit and cotton and farm ami
mars. tomorrow night about : 900 feet
OF MIN. showing the resources Of the
nation. will be shown. with addresses
by DR. g. g COndra Of Lincoln Eeh
chairman of the executive committee
Of the congress. and &. J. Blanchard OF
the reclamation service
Evening star., 1916-05-02
D. c. APPROPRIATIONS BILL
. GIVEN ANOTHER SETBACK
May Not Be Reported Before Middle
of May for Administration
Program.

| The District appropriation bill. which
| was ready for Introduction in the House
six weeks ago. has been given another
setback and will probably not be re-
ported from the appropriations COM
mittee until the middle of May.
Although Chairman Page of the sub
committee in charge of the bill was
given assurances that he could take up
the measure as soon the agricultur-
al appropriation bill was disposed of,
House leaders now have told him that
he must wait until the Porto Rico bill.
the shipping bill and the rural credits
bill have passed the House.
These tactics are, of course. part
of the heavy drive which administra-
ton men are making to get through
as much of the administrations legis-
lative program possible.
Speaker Clark, Representative Kitchin.
Representative Page and other leaders.
at a recent conference, decided that the
District bill must take a back seat.
Representative Page however, record
ed his plea to take up the District bill
now and get it through. and to make
use of the rules committee in order to
limit debate on other measures which
the democrats want passed The Dis
trict bill will edly be the first
appropriation bill to be considered
when the embargo is raised.
Suspect a Republican Scheme.
Some of the democrats believe they
see in recent republican tactics a dis
position to delay all legislation and
embarrass the majority in its promises
to pass certain bills.
In order to Illustrate this purpose
the leaders have combined in an eff
fort to jam through Legislative meas
ures and have piled up appropriation
bills like cord wood to be fought over
during the hot weather.
The District bill, the Notifications
bill. the pensions bill. the military bill,
the naval bill, the diplomatic appro-
priation bill and the huge sundry civil
bill will have to be taken up in lump
we'll along in the summer.
With probably two-week respite
during convention time. it begins to
look if the appropriation bills would
be rolled over the goal line just about
the time the bell rings to end the game
When a widow makes up her mind to
marry again she first selects the man,
then proceeds to fill him with what he
likes best to eat.
Evening star., 1916-05-02
MAY GET A NEW VOTE
ON SMITH NOMINATION
Senator MARITIME Thinks He Has Ar.
ranged for Motion to Re-
consider.

Senator MARITIME of New Jersey, who
is championing the cause of Gen. Rob
ert G. Smith. whose nomination as a
member of the District excise commits
sion was rejected last week by the
Senate, said today that he believed that
he had prevailed upon one of the SEN
ators who voted against Gen. Smith to
move a reconsideration of the vote.
An attempt to reconsider may be
made this evening if an executive ses-
sion Is held. but Senator MARITIME said
that he preferred to postpone the at
tempt until Senator Hughes of New
Jersey was able to be present. He is
away today.
Evening star., 1916-05-02
White House Is Waiting.

Wh1te HOUSE Is Wa1t1ng.
The White House is taking no steps
toward the appointment of successor
to Gen. Smith as a member of the e1-
else board of the District. pending a
final conclusion of the fight in the SEN
ate upon his nomination. 1t is stated
that the White House is making no
efforts to influence the disposition of
the fight in the Senate and will not do
so.
In the meantime applicants for the
presumed vacancy are already sending
in their applications to the White
House. and it is expected there Will be
large number of District men of
prominence willing to accept the nomi-
nation if the President will tender 1t.
Evening star., 1916-05-02

When a widow makes up her mind to
marry again she first selects the man,
then proceeds to fill him with what he
likes best to eat.
Evening star., 1916-05-02
Power of Pan-Americanism.

THE Pan-American Union represents
the climax of the political energies of
the western hemisphere. Even war
stricken Europe is beginning to re-
alize the great possibilities of twenty
one Independent and sovereign repub-
lies. working as a unit for principles
TO which they have dedicated them
selves
Il regard the present unfortunate
complication with Mexico as far more
serious and dangerous to the United
States than any trouble we may at
present be having with any European
power. IL there ever was time for
us to be thoughtful and patient il is to-
day. South of Mexico there are nine
teen republics. watching the course of
events in that country with the keenest
of interest. a peaceful settlement of
the difficulties between the United
States and Mexico is the most earnest
desire of all of them. Much depends
uron it
Mr.. Barrett closed his address with
the statement that the same principles
OF conservation as are being applied to
the states of the Union should he ap-
piled to the nations of America Among
the failures of international conserva-
tion. he mentioned the lack of an
American merchant marine likening
the condition of the country in this re-
gard to that of a merchant who de-
pends upon the delivery system OF a
rival house for getting purchases to
his customers.
Evening star., 1916-05-02

NJ A T ERIALS-
Wool velour, We
lour checks, silk
poplin. wool jer-
sey. taffeta silk.
wool poplin, chew
lots, plaids and
various checks Of
lightweight wool
cloths.
Evening star., 1916-05-02
Americas Mission to Save.

1T is the mission of America not to
destroy. but to save. The four watch
words before this country are con-
servation, efficiency. patriotism and
preparedness. The situation America
faces calls for the conservation. devel-
opment and utilization of the country's
resources.
There must be no incompetence" he
declared, no useless expenditure of
energy or time or SuStenanCe.
We know not what day may bring
forth, therefore we must be ready to
meet the emergent hour. We owe it
not only to the maintenance of our do
mestic tranquility, but to the cause of
human freedom throughout the world.
to be prepared-prepared for whatever
may come.
Mr.. Barrett. who directly followed
President Worsham upon the program
emphasized the Importance of broad
ening the plans of conservation in this
country so that they may include all
of the other American republics. He
pointed out the advantages to be gain
the strength impaired to international
ties by close commercial relations.
Mr.. Barrett informed the conference
that the United States. even prior to
the outbreak of the European war, had
gained the aScendency in commercial |
relations with the twenty republics to
the south. and that at no time since
the declaration of the Monroe doctrine
has there been the general interna-
tional sympathy existing today be-
tween the Americas. He said in part:
Evening star., 1916-05-02

STYLES - r or
girls of IA years
to adults of "A
bust measure.
The college girl
and her mother
will be equally
delighted with a
visit tomorrow.
Evening star., 1916-05-02

The Palais Royal May Sale" of
Lingerie is always postponed until all
previous stock is disposed Of. Regular
patrons know these garments and glad
" profit by the reduced prices. Hurry
ING time now-the end of the 1916 sale is
in sight See tables full-on street and
third floors.
Evening star., 1916-05-02

COLORS The
new midnight"
navy, Copenhagen,
Belgian, a m b e r,
r o S e, gr e e n,
brown, heliotrope,
black and white.
Plain col or s.
plaids and checks
in variety.
Evening star., 1916-05-02

The picture shows you-and
note that the frilled collar and cuffs
match. OF georgette and crepe de
chine, in white and flesh, with large
pearl buttons the ornaments.
Third Floor-Facing Elevators
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31
TRADES ARE
ALL BUSY HERE
IN BUILDING
ERECTION OF NEW BUILDINGS
AND REMoDELlNG OF OTHERS
HAS KEPT MECHANICS BUSY
ALL YEAR.

All building trades in this city
have been busy for many months and
the prospects are that activity will
continue all the year, as there are
a number of new buildings in pros
pect, besides those that will be erect
fall.
Workmen will begin making altera-
tions on the Hinkle building on West
Main street that will be occupied by
lahoma City, as soon as the plans ar
rive, and the Woolworth representa-
tive, who will have supervision of
the remodeling of the Reid building
for that firm is already in the city,
and work will soon begin on that
building. The Woolworth people have
a ten-year lease on this building, be-
ginning March /, and will have a big
five and ten-cent store, similar to
those operated by the company in
many cities in the United States.
Jones Brothers will remodel the
front of their building on West Main
street, known as the Wheeler build
ing, which is soon to be occupied by
a drug store.
Brady e Brady who are at present
occupying the Hinkle building, under
lease by Bass, will go into the whole
sale business near the railroad tracks
and will probably erect their own
building, although this has not been
definitely settled.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31
Roumania Troubles Teutons.

Berlin, via London, Jan. 31-The
Sofia correspondent of the Taeeblatt
in long dispatch asserts that while
the situation in Roumania has not
directly grown more acute, the agi-
tation of the entente powers contin-
ues undiminished and, although it
has scored no positive success, the
situation has become such that the
central powers should regard it with
misgivingsl After an agreement had
been reached by which Austria and
Germany Tere to receive $4,000 car
loads of grsin and fodder, the en-
tente powers had been able to place
various difficulties in the way of the
execution of the contract by them
selves buying great quantities of
grain. Roumanian freight cars are
so fully employed in this traffic that
expectation to- Austria and Germany
threatens to meet with difficulties
"The military situation in Roumania
attracts in still higher degree the in
terest in political and diplomatic cir
cles in Sofia" says the dispatch,
although Roumania has not yet or
dered a general mobilization, eight
tenths of the Roumanian army is
under arms and the greater part of
it is concentrated on the Bulgarian
and Hungarian boundaries, while the
troops on the Bessarabian border
have not received any special rein
forcements."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31
MASS NEE: TING
WELL ATTENDED
No RESULTS
QUESTION OF ISSUING BONDS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS WAS
DISCUSSED, BUT NO DEFINITE
ACTION TAKEN.

The mass meeting today called by
the mayor for the purpose of discuss
ing a bond issue for street improve
ments and maintenance, was well at
tended and after a thorough discussion
of the various propositions the matter
seems to have been left just where it
was brought up for the time being at
least, The money of the street and
bridge fund of the city is exhausted.
and no more work can be done on the
Of any nature until the begin
ming Of the next fiscal year. Two plans
were proposed, one of an issuance of
$5O,OOO for building graveled streets.
and another to issue $1,000 to $4,000
in bonds for paying the employees of
the city street department
Just what the next step will be, has
not been announced by the mayor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31
NTERCEDE IN
BEHALF OF PRO-
DUCTION TAX
FROM THIS CITY
WENT TO OKLAHOMA CITY TO-
DAY TO USE THEIR INFLUENCE
TOWARD GETTING HALF OF TAX

Secretary West of the chamber of
commerce headed delegation of coun-
ty officials and citizens who went to
Oklahoma City today to fight for the
gross production tax bill now pend
ing before the legislature. With the
revenue derived from the tax in this
county. one half of which they desire
to have equally divided between the
school and the road and bridge funds,
would give Carter county permanent
roads in every direction within a few
years and would be the biggest asset
that the county could have.
Those who went beside Secretary
West, were Judge Harreld, Judge Ed
dleman, Judge Tom Champion, Coun-
" Attorney Hardy. County Clerk Shell
ton Tyre, Judge Freeman, and several
others. Senator Tucker and Represen-
tative Kelly Brown of this city have
promised the delegation to do every
thing IN their power to put over the bill
according to their desires. The meeting
viii be held in the senate chamber
tonight, at seven o'clock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31
RATS SWARM
INC IN CITY
At PRESENT
RAT TRAPS AND DOGS HAVE
BEGUN WAR OF EXTERMINA-
TlON - UNDERMINING CON.
CRETE FLOORS.

Ardmore needs a pied piper" a lot
Of rat traps, or a first-class rat catch
er, according to a statement of sew.
eral merchants who are complaining
about the way the rodents have un-
dermined certain sections of the city
In many cases they have burrowed
beneath concrete floors, letting seep-
age water under and through them,
TO their ultimate damage.
Some of the stores on West Main
street are veritable rats nests and
within the past week several mer-
chants have started a crusade to
drive them out. They have burrowed
beneath walls and the recent heavy
rains, soaking through. have caused
damage to stocks of goods in many
instances.
This morning one merchant on
West Main street had several large
traps nearly full Of the pests and for
a time some rat terriers owned in
the city, were having the time of
their lives in exterminating them.
The city health department started
a crusade to clean up all back alleys
and lots before the recent bad spell
Of weather, but were not able to &C
complish much before the snow and
sleet began falling. Work will be re-
sumed as soon as weather conditions
will permit, and property owners will
be compelled to cooperate with them
in their crusade against dirt, rubbish
and rats.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31
Judge Hall Dies at Lawton.

Lawton, Okla, Jan. 3O.-Judge J.
b. Hall died about midnight Satur-
day at his home at Lawton from
sudden attack of heart failure. Judge
Hall had been i'll for some time, but
had been improving rapidly. He was
able to be out several days ago. Judge
Hall was a Comanche county pioneer
and an active democratic politician,
having held several official positions
in Comanche county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31
oURANT HAS ELEVATOR FIRE.
One Building and Contents Destroyed d
and Storage Grain Damaged

Durant, Okla, Jan 3O.-Fire of UNI
known origin destroyed one buildns
and contents of the Durant Grain and
Elevator company here this morning
rhe loss on the building, machinery
and grain destroyed will reach $4,000,
with only $1,000 insurance. Two steel
storage tanks of j,5OO-bushel capac-
ity each, one filled with oats, the
other with shelled corn, adjoining the
burned building, were damaged. The
contents of the tanks We're worth
about $4,000, fully covered by insur-
ance. The extent of the loss in the
tanks could not be ascertained to-
day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31
!, : .,s''(R THIRTY
N. 9RNAT|QNS
NOW IN FIL.E:
AS THE RESULT OF THE COURT
OF INQUIRY NOW ABOUT TO FIN
ISH THE WORK OF PROBING
CONDITIONS AT RAGToWN.

Since the court of inquiry began to
probe conditions in the oil fields a few
weeks ago, and investigate conditions
of lawlessness said to have existed
there the county attorney has filed in
formation and complaints against thir
ty sports, who, it is alleged, were do
ing business in that locality contrary
to law, and already the sheriff has be-
gun to serve the warrants, summon
ng the accused to appear and make
bond for their appearance in district
court.
The charges are principally gam
bling, conducting a place where gam
bling was allowed, whiskey selling and
maintaining a place for that purpose.
The county attorney stated this morn
ing that the court was about through
with its work and that he and his as
sistant were booked for a very busy
term of district court when next it
convened,
Writ is rapidly being rebuilt since
the fire that scattered the clans of the
poker chip and decanter and sent the
most of them to Ardmore, where some
attempted to open for business and
landed in Jail instead and it is report
ed that a very different condition eX-
lists there at present than did before
the fire and the investigation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31
tRY ABLE BODIED MAN AT
EXPORT JOINS IN WORK ON
|EVEE.
KANSAS STREAM
WILL GO HIGHER
icted That White River W. +.
le Foot Higher Than LeVees =
tit to Withstand by Tomorrt
Arkansas River Rising.

|tle Rock, Ark, Jan. 31.-The
|ches in Newport last night aban-
ID services and virtually every
bodied man Joined in the WORK
he levees about the city, which
being strengthened against the
bite river is predicted to go one
higher Tuesday than the
5 were built to withstand. The
hsas river is rising steadily, and
Eackwaters are flooding adjacent
+. The river reaches a higher
than in 1904.
} situation is critical in Pine
Lon account OF the weakness of
iykes and reyetments.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31
TWO SHOT BY
ROBBERS IN
BUFF Al D
TWO MEMBERS OF PROMINENT
FAMILY WOUNDED WHEN
SHOTS WERE FIRED INTO AUTO
BY ROBBERS.

Buffalo, n. Y, Jan. 31-Two persons
were shot and two others badly injur-
ed, all of them members of one family,
when hold-up men shot into and robbed
an automobile here this. morning at
a railroad crossing in the center of
the city.
The wounded are members of a
prominent family. No arrests have
been made. The robbers got jewelry
and money.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31
Reports Excessive Rains.

Hugo, Okla, Jan. 30.-Excessive
rains in this part of the state for the
past few days has done considerable
property damage, interfering with
train service and all farming plans.
Reports from Kamichi river are TO
the erect that the highest water stage
has been reached, of 33 feet, and Red
river rear 2S feet rise at Archer City.
RCTCits Of many cattle being drown
ed arc coming in. Other st yck is
lost, according to report.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31
E MAN SHOOTS CHILD;
KILLS WOMAN AND SELF

ndria, La, Jan. 30.-Mrs. Dan
Mann, wife of a well-to-do
nt of Alexandria, was shot and
fnd her 6-year-old daughter
'usly wounded by Bryan David,
fer killed himself, as the re-
IDavid's supposedly becoming
here Saturday. David, who
lid to have been a stranger
Mann family, went to their
lnd demanded entrance. As
ln child admitted him, David
Pre- on her, inhicting a serious
iHe went to the room of Mrs.
81 killed her while she lay in
= killed himself by swallowing
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31
Hugo VS.. Madill.

Hugo, Okla, Jan. 3O.-The Madill
High school debating team met the
Hugo high school in this city last
evening in a joint debate. Hugo was
the winner by the unanimous decis.
ion Of the judges. The subject, Re
solved. That the Deposits of All
Banks Should Be Guaranteed" Hugo
negative. Madill affirmative.
Participants from Madill We're:
Taliaferro, Marsh, Wright, coached
by Prof. VI. \. Nash Participants,
Of Hugo: DarrOugh, Davis. Dean,
coached by Prof. r. r. TOmpkins.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31
SUBMARINE
LOST SUNDAY
IN HEAVY Foe
NAVAL OFFICIALS UNABLE TO
LOCATE SUBMARINE Ks =
NAVAL VESSELS ARE MAKING
SEARCH.

Charleston, S. c., Jan. 11.-No re-
ports of the whereabouts of submar-
inc X-5, which was lost in the fog
early Sunday morning have been made
public by the navy yard at noon to-
day.
Naval vessels are now searching
for the lost submarine. Among the
members of the crew is Machinist
Mate l.. B. Tramaway of Blooming
Grove, Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31

New York, Jan. 31.-The White
Star freighter Bowie reported on her
arrival here from Manchester that
she had picked up a wireless indi-
eating that two heretofore unreported
steamships were recently lost at sea.
One was the British tanker Apalachee
and the other unknown, whose crew
was rescued by another ship.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31

Paris, January 31.-Several
bombs were dropped last night
by a Zeppelin which flew over
the outskirts of Paris, but pro-
duced no such deadly effect as
Saturdays raid.
The press today demand re-
prisals for the raids and calls
for greater efficiency in the
city'S aerial defenSes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31
Stole Flour, is Charge.

Marietta, Okla. Jan. 3O-Will Nor
ris and Boss Combs, negroes, were
placed in Jail here Saturday charged
with having robbed a car Of -four To-
Gated in the Santa Fe railroad yards
here. Combs claims he bought the
flour from Morris and was instructed
to destroy the sacks. City Marshal
Askew made the arrest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31

London, Jan. 31.-The Daily EX-
press Geneva correspondent quotes
the Frankfurter Zeitung to the effect
that Germany's final answer in the
Lusitania case has been submitted to
Washington and that "the action of
the submarine commander is not dis
approved and Germany will make no
further concessions"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31
WILSON TO MILWAUKEE
President Spent Hour in Chicago To-
day En- Route to Milwaukee.

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 31.-President
Wilson spent an hour here today en-
route to Milwaukee, where he will
deliver one of his most important ad-
dresses on preparedness this after
noon. Mrs. Wilson accompanied the
president.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31
ZEPPELIN RAID ON PARIS
LAST NIGHT LESS DEADLY
BOMBS DROPPED OVER OUTSKIRTS OF PARIS LAST
NIGHT, BUT DID LITTLE DAMAGE AS COMPARED
TO SATURDAYS RAID.

Berlin Claims All French Attacks Recapure Positions
Neuvie Have Been Beaten Of-Paris Reports Repuse
of German Hand Grenade Attack Hill One Forty
Italians to Continue Albanian Campaign according vi
Dispatches Today and Have Landed Heavy Artl-
lery at AvlonaBrtish Lost Thousand Officers and Nine
teen Thousand Men During January-Germany's Final
Answer to United States Said to Have Been Submitted
Washngton-White Star Liner Arriving at New York,
Says Two More British Ships Were Recently Lost Sea,
One of them Being the Tanker Apaachee-Teutonic Ma
tions Said be Worried Probable Attitude be
Taken by Rounania
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-31
AFIood Warnings Issued.

iington, Jan. 31.-Flood warn
gere issued today by the weather
II to residents of the Mississippi
from st. Louis to Vicksburg and
Kansas on account of the heavy
~ rains swelling the already
h streams.