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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
RED CROSS MARKET
DAY NEXT SATURDAY

Beginning next Saturday the Ard.
more chapter of the Red Cross Society
will conduct a market In order to raise
funds for the sociotys work. Every
member Of the Ardmore organization
is expected TO participate in the rai,-
ing Of funds by this method. About
thirty-fiye women who are TO take
part in Saturdays work will be- select
ed alphabetically. For next Saturday
the names will start with A and run
until thirty.hye women have been
counted out for the days work.
Although generous response has
been made to the appeal for workers
for Red Cross supplies, there is plen.
ty Of sewing for all who can and will
offer their services. The sewing Is of
the simplest kind. Mrs. c. l.. Byrnc.
inspector of the work. will arrange for
all who can work to do so. Postmaster
c. l.. Byrne has offered the society
the use of an office on the third floor
of the federal building, which the mem.
bers Of the local chapter have accept.
ed. I'VE are grateful for the use o:
this fine office ROOM said Mrs. Shelby
Downard this morning.
The county campaign for member.
ship, which had been planned for this
week, has been put off week. Next
week all the towns in Carter county
viii be visited and public meetings
held, at which the work OF the society
will be explained and membership VIII
be solicited.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
PIG CLUB IS ACTIVE
EIGHTEEN CARTER COUNTY Bows
TO GET PURE BRED STOCK.
Carl Russell County Farm Agent, u
Procure Hogs for Members-Poultry.
Peanut, Corn, and Cotton Contests in
Progress.

Eighteen Carter County bows. mem.
bers OF the boys pig club. will bring
eighteen pure bred sows into the
county If they can be- secured. accord.
ing TO Carl Russell. county farm agent
Arrangements were made with the
Guaranty State Bank of Ardmore.
some time ago, whereby money would
be furnished the boys with which TO
buy the hogs in case the father could
not assist his son. Carl Russell will
go to Texas this week to secure pure
bred stock for the members of the
Carter County Club
The boys are permitted to select
any pure bred stock, but most OF them
have selected either the Poland.China
or Duroc-Jersey breed The animals
are cared for under the direction of
the county agent and in accordance
with the bulletins sent out by the Agri.
cultural and Mechanical College. at
saltwater. A record is kept of the
growth OF the hogs and Tie amount
of feed, thus arriving at the cost Of
the animal
The boy who makes the best show.
ing with his hogs wins cash prize
and a scholarship to short course
given at the A. and NJ College at Still.
water The winner of the second prize
viii be provided with expense money
for trip to the Oklahoma state Fair.
Nearly 200 Carter County boys be
long to the pig club the poultry the
peanut, the corn or the cotton club
In the case of the corn club work
each boy plants one acre of ground
which he cares for according to the
directions given him by County Agent
Russell and according to the dircc-
tions issued in bulletins from the 4.
and NJ. College. In determining the
winner, the yield, the cost Of produc.
tion, and the paper describing the
work done. are all taken into consider.
alton.
About SAFE is given in prizes to
members of the different clubs every
year in Carter county In each Of the
clubs, so is given TO winner of first
place, 50 to second, SS to third: 81
to fourth Sc to fifth and S. each 10
all others who make place up to
the tenth place The winner in each
club gets scholarship to short
course at saltwater, the boy winning
second place, trip TO the Oklahoma
state Fair.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
TO DETERMINE RATE
FOR ELECTRICITY AND
GAS IN ARDMORE

Representatives of the Oklahoma
state corporation commission will he
IN Ardmore tomorrow to hear evidence
concerning the valuation OF the prop
erty OF the Consumers Light & Power
Company, which valuation will be used
as basis in dotegmining the rate to
be charged for gas and electric cur.
rent r. Il Roland, who was instru.
mental in securing the names of
1900 sisners to petition protesting
against the present rates. received
word yesterday from Campbell Rus.
sell member of the corporation com.
mission that the valuation men would
be here
The petitioners are asking a rate of
twenty-five cents for gas, which now
costs forty cents In the summer and
thirty cents In the winter. and "a rate
Of nine cents for electric current
which now costs twelve cents the year
round Mayor w. r. Roberts. who
also received a communication from
Mr. Russell has promised that J. A.
Bass. city attorney, will represent the
petitioners and the city at the meet.
ing to be held, commencing Monday
forenoon
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
GERMAN BARON IS
DEADLY PO|SONER
SEIZED BAGGAGE CONTAINS
STARTLING COLLECTION OF
FATAL DRUGS, ETC.
BOMBS ARE INCLUDED
Explosives Packed in Tin Cans Mark.
ed Canned Beef'-Death Dealing
Cultures to Spread Fatal Malsdy
Among Horses Of Russians.

Christiania, May 6. - Correspond
ence OF the Associated Press) An
amazing collection of bombs, poisOns,
bacilli of deadly diseases and other
means OF death and destruction have
been seized by the authorities here as
part of the baggage of Baron Won Ro.
sen, Swedish nobleman, and alleged
to be German agent
The baron fled to Norway after his
activities had aroused the Swedish
authorities. He was arrested, but as
he could not be~cOnyicted of violating
any Norwegian law, he was released
with a warning to leave the country.
Aimed Al Russia.
Baron Won Rosen's field Of opera
tions was alons the Swedish Finnish
border. His pa pose was supposed to
have been the destruction Of Russian
food and munition warehouses, but
what success he had is not known.
When he fled from Sweden last Jan
uary part of the baron's baggage wgs
seized by the Swedish authorities and
found to contain a large quantity of
high explosives packed in tin cans
marked "corned beef"
II remained, however, for the Nor.
wegian police to uncover the real ex.
tent of his equipment. After the baron
had been ordered out of Norway,
those portions of his baggage whicn
had not been seized in Sweden arrived
in Christania and we're turned over
to the police
Deadly Bacll Found.
Among the articles found were cans
OF explosives marked table salt" bot.
ties marked mouth wash" containing
cultures of dangerous bacili, identi.
fed by the state health laboratory.
boxes Of lump sugar, each lump con.
cealing glass vials filled with bacilli
of anthrax or glanders, and a number
of explosive pencils.
This latter article is an ingenious
internal machine, and new depart.
ure in frightfulness, as far as the au.
thorities here are aware. II has the
appearance Of an ordinary pencil. but
If sharpened drop Of acid concealed
in a thin glass tube is released. and
acting on other concealed chemicals.
causes an explosion sufficient to main
or perhaps kill the sharpener.
Would Destroy Teaminq.
One scheme of Baron Won Rosen. in
which the poisoned sugar Jumps were
to figure, is believed to have been di.
rected against the great traffic stream
which the war has called into being
between the northern Norwegian town
OF Nariyek and Finland. A tremendous
tide Of merchandise flows into Russia
along this road by horse transports.
Between 1000 and 5000 horses are
used for freighting goods, hence barns
have been constructed along the road
for their accommodation The plan
attributed to Baron Won Rosen was to
put the poisoned sugar in the feed
boxes in these barns and start an epi
demic among the horses which would
cripple the whole transportation sys.
tenn
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
"a DEAD IN TORNADO

and roared down upon Andale with a
suddenness that prevented any organ.
lied escape With the small end of
the funnershaped mass of whirring
debris slashing a path from a quarter
to a half mile In width, dwellings and
business buildings of the little town
were reduced to splinters with the ac.
companying loss OF human life. Boom.
ing ON as sudden as II comes. the cy.
clone swept through what is known as
one of the richest farming districts IN
the state, leyeling standing grain and
dcmolishng farm houses and outbuild.
ings standing In It's path
Sedgwick, on the northern edge of
the county, barely was missed by the
storm, only a few buildings in one
corner OF the city falling before its
violence. The country surrounding,
however paid its price in human lives
and demolished property. Sun the
tWister kept It's pace and gathering
its final human tribute near Newton.
dissolved as suddenly as 1t developed.
\ special train was rushed from here
to Andale containing a hastily gather.
ed stan OF physicians and nurses. The
dead and seriously injured were
brought here The victims and injured
in the other localities were attended
without outside aid.
No valuation has been set on the
property damage.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
OBSERVE FLAG DAY
ELKS PLAN PATRIOTIC DEMON.
STRATlON JUNE a.
Impressive Rituiistic Work viii Be
Given By Arduore Lodge 8. ?. o. &.
No. 648-Will Sc Public Session
Ask Cooperation of Citizens.

National flag day is to be observed
June Il, by Ardmore lodge B. p. o.
tlks, No 6iS, In cooperation with Ard
more citizens The Flks claim the
honor of being distinctly an American
order which exists only on American
soil Flag day Observance. required
by the ritual viii be observed by every
lodge In the country.
Tentative plans Tor the day will be
worked out 40 the meeting Of the
lodge next Tuesday night As now
planned the day is to be made the
occasion Of general patriotic demoa-
stration. A big meeting viii be held
at some convenient place in town, at
which speakers OF prominence will
make addresses and the impressive
flag day ritual will be given. Other
fraternal and patriotic organizations
will be asked TO attend
I'VE want the cooperation of all the
ArdmOre people to make this day mem
orable in the history Of Ardmore. said
H. r. Harreld exalted ruler ypstnr-
day "lf the business men of Ardmorc
win cooperate we can stage demon.
stration on that day which will make
every man feel proud that he is an
American citizen It will be a big day
for Ardmore"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
TROOPS MERRY WHEN
SHIP IS TORPEDOED
Graphic Description is Given of Hour
While Steamer BaIlarat Is
Settling for Plunge.

London. May 20- Correspondence
of the Associated Pressl What hap.
pens when a transport loaded with
troops is sunk 10y a German submarine
is graphically told in the story of tha
sinking of the steamer Ballarat which
was torpedoed April % while carrying
Australian troops TO England and sunk
without the loss of a man.
Drill discipline and tradition count
ed There We're no heroics fuss or
panic, but considerable humor and
much efficiency, As the vessel did
not sink for four hours, there was
ample time to save even the ship's
pets and the soldiers mascots
II was An2ac day and the officers
we're planning to hold a memorial ser.
vice. The commanding officer was
dealing with a remandod case. ANA
what have you been doing" he asked.
and then came a dull crash. a sound
that seemed as he said. "to lit the
skin of your face" and the ship began
to take a list The alarm" was In.
stantly sounded by the bugles. I'm.
stantly followed by the advance q"
Without confusion Of any kind the men
In four minutes fell IN at their boat
stations. During the voyage they had
been told the stories Of the South.
land" and "Birkenhead of the bchay.
Tor of the troops and men on these oc.
casions Those men who had used
tlowery and fluent parts Of speech con.
demning the previous boat drills nov
used equally literary expressions In
praise Of them.
IT'S all right boys" man called
out, "the old man is on the bridge"
Don't Sing Too Loud"
Don't sing too loud said an Of
0cor laughing. Because can't Civ
orders" The order to stand easy"
was given out
The turn OF the navy came now. Tho
men knew instinctiyely that the nary
would turn up. 1t turned mp Destroy
ers and trawlers appeared like magic.
There was moderate sea, ana the
ship, having been struck near the pro.
peIler began settling down by the
stern
While waiting for the boats to be-
lowered some Of the men sang, some
settled down to play cards. and most
of them smoked The nurses remain.
ed with the medical stan until all the
patients had been provided for. AMI
the whole medical staff remained with
the patients until they were safely
placed In boats.
Every pet was saved, with the cx-
ception of some Of the ships cats, and
cats as Kipling says, prefer 10 walk
alone. over the side went Bill Anzao.
an Australian parrot in cage:
gray squirrel had the run of raft:
fox terrier and her puppies are now
the guests of the officers of de.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY
EXERCISES AT ROD AND
GUN CLUB LAKE

Memorial Day exercises will be- held
at the Rod and Gun Club Lake MAY
30, in the afternoon. TRANSPORTATION
for the veterans to and from the lake
has been promised by Mrs. II. II. Sayre.
secretary of the Ardmorc Chapter Of
the Red Cross Society Among the
pastors of the city who will assist in
the exercises are Rev +. W. Golden.
Howes, Rev David H. Cooper. Rev.
j. W. Burns, Rev. r. h. l.. Morgan
and Rev w. T. Freeman.
Since We are engaged in a great
war and our navy is in actual touch
with the enemy It Is right and proper
that We hold our services on the water
and scatter flowers which represent
the graves of all comrades or shin
mates who gave their lives in de-.
fense Of our country" This Is the
statement OF W. W. Taliaicrro. past
post commander Bradford Post No. 90.
G. A. r, when calling attention To
the Memorial Day observance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
TO PROBE ALLEGED
WAR AGAINST DRAFT
Many Witnesses 10 Assemble al Dallas
Monday TO Testify Before Fed.
eral Grand Jury.

Dallas, Texas, May 20 Wimossc.
from every county in the Dallas diyis.
sion of the northern district of TcXa-.
where lodges o. the Farmers and la
borcrs' Protective Association of Am.
erica have been established. win boz
In attendance when the federal grand
jury begins its investigation into tH.
associations alleged anti'con,cripu1u
agitation Monday
II Is expected that the jury Wiu
spend ten days looking into the cyi.
dencc gathered by federal agents
G. T Bryant said to be- state or.
gani2er OF the association, still remain.
ed in custody today awaiting bond In
the sum OF $1,000
Bryant insists that the Farmers and
Laborcrs Protective Association was
a loyal organization, and innocent ol
the propaganda attributed to Il.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
Prohibition Puzzles Army.

Washington. May 2G The prohibi
tion section Of the army law is rails
ing new and perpleXing questions
every day The latest is whether II
prohibits an officer in uniform from
being served with a drink in "A club.
The wording Of the law specifically
prohibits the sale Of intoxicants to an
officer or man in uniform. but appar-
emily makes no distinction between
selling and serving Whether the sery.
ing Of a drink in private club would
he considered sale viii have to be
decided by the department Of Justice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
EoR sALE.

TWO LARGE VACANT LOTS ON
c ST, SOUTHEAST. EACH iOosf7o
TT. PART OF THE STEPHEN DOUG.
LAS PROPERTY NICE LAWN.
FINE LARGE OAK SHADE TREES:
SIDE WALKS, GOOD NElGHBoR.
HOOD. PRICE $500 90 EACH 100 TT.
LOT. a BARGAIN, SUBSTANTIAL
CASH PAYMENT AND TERMS ON
BALANCE. ROY ALEXANDER. OF.
FlcE PHONE 1863. RES, PHONE 1869.
27.3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
More soclallst Pence ralk

Copenhagen, via London. May 90
The Berlin VOrwaerts announces that
the central committee Of the interna-
tional trades union organization at
Amsterdam has summoned an inter
national congress for June at Stock
holm. The plan includes botn labor
topics and peace
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
GREEN SUBSCRIBES FOR
$5,00O,OOO IN BONDS

Terrell Texas, May 2G Through
the American National bank here, n.
II Il Green, Of New York. son Of Het.
~ Green. deceased has subscribed
for Sj,OOOOOO in Liberty bonds. Mr..
Green is a director Of this bank.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
MARROW GIRL GETS
VERDICT FOR $4,000

Chicago, May 26 Miss Annie Lee
Mcdcalf MARROW, Okla. was given
verdict for $l5.OO0 against the Chca-
80 and Western Indiana Railway com.
pany in the circuit court here today
for the loss Of an arm.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27

Six negroes were arrested and
placed in Jail following a raid on a
joint on East Main street, about 10
o'clock yesterday morning. Officers
Bill Ford, Arthur Graves and r. II.
Harrison conducted the raid The ne.
groes gave the names of Hub Den.
ton, Asa Lawson, Ohm Rainwater.
Sam Reaves, II. Fraughton and T.
Mike. They will be tried in police
court Monday morning on charges OF
lettering.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
At the Palace.

Enid Bennett in "Thc Little Broth.
err Is the screen offering at the Pa,-
ace today 4 new vaudeville feature
also is announced Tomorrow, Car.
lyle Blackwell and June Elyidge are
promised in the photoplay. "Thc Page
Mystery Friday, Marguerite Glars
viii appear in Helene Of the North"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
Photoplays and Players
At the Princess.

The Matinee Girl company, as the
vaudeville attraction, is announced al
the Princess for all this wceR VII
liam Russell in The Twinklor" is the
screen offering Bryant Washmrn in
'Skinners Bubble" is announced for
Wednesday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
CITY NEWS AND VIEWS

SAh iNA " - F1lNH X w y
Joe F. Taylor and family, of Lone
Grove, We're IN the city yesterday.
Fred CoOsan has returned from a
business trip to Tulsa.
Viii Hilton has returned from a trip
20 Oklahoma City.
U. VI Sanders. OF the Carlton Dry
Goods company, of ST Louis. was a
business visitor here yesterday.
Robert Gillian returned home yes.
terday from Oklahoma City.
James Mathers and Dow Braziel re
turned yesterday afternoon from Ok.
lahoma City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Lee and little
daughter jamie returned yesterday
from Oklahoma City.
DR.. and Mrs. C. w. Amerson and
children, OF Milo were in the city
yesterday.
Claude Schlesinger, representing
Rice 4 StiI, of st. Louis, was a busl.
ness visitor in the city yesterday.
A dance will be given Friday eve.
ming at Dornick Hills Country Club
for members and their friends.
J. w. Kruger returned Saturday
morning from the boosters trip to FL
Reno.
Joe n. Love, a farmer and stockman
from Marsden, was an Ardmore visitor
yesterday
Miss Alice Gilkey, of Marietta, is
here visiting her mother, Mrs. Brad.
ley, sol A street, northeast Miss
Gilkey will return to Marietta Monday.
Rev }. r. Goltcher now of Ardmore.
formerly Of Pooleyille, who has been
under the care of DR.. j. W. Shelton
for several days, returned to his home
today.
The Rev. c. c. Weith, Of the First
Presbyterian church, will preach at
Tishomingo at the morning service to-
day, but will return in time for the
Ardmore service, at the Palace theater
tonight
Neil Allen. now at Fort Bliss, near
FL PasO who is a member of company
$, fifth engineering corps, sends word
to ArdmOre friends that he is getting
along fine"
+. II. Miller, about 2l years of age,
was arrested on Caddo street Friday
night In his possession were found
three automobile jacks and two pumps,
which he told Officers d. Fraser.
Stroud and McPettett a man had given
to him. He was tried and fined SO
in police court yesterday morning.
Herbert Scott, negro, watching the
door at joint on East Main street.
was badly beaten up Dy officer Fred
Pyeatt Friday night when he resisted
arrest Pyeatt bruised his hands and
knocked two fingers on his left hand
out Of Joint when he hit the negro.
Two suits for divorce were filed yes
terday in the district court Lille Nc
Collum sued Joe McCollum for divorce
and custody of their four.year-old
child, accusing the defendant in her
petition OF gross negligence and ha.
bitual drunkenness, and Myrtle Estes
sued w. h Estes for divorce and such
other relief as the court might see fit
to give
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27

sNoNer And II was all done lCCcntly
and IN order.
6andmaster's Joke.
The hdndmaster who was wont 10
cal upon his band TO fam i'm b, means
10, @ certain call on his coruet, u.l
saved thar instrument and when The
men were i'm TIE boat. they heard ,rnn
IA destroyer the old familiar carnrt
sing out and across the water came
great noise of laughter from all tho
boats because the little Joke had
struck home The men had lost their
ship were miles from anywhere. i'm
open boats, but they could see the hu.
NOR of it.
II wasn't exactly courage. baaase
heaps OF the men We're in funk. and
IL wasn't exactly buf. because yon
can't put up % hlUn in a sinking ship.
and the sea looks awrLly INK Ahan
one can't see any land, and there's
just handful OF officers running tn
job and enough boats, and fearful
Ignorance of maritime geographic II
is q thing which is very difficult to
define. II was the voice OF the empire
speaking to each man aud saying.
We do the thing well and, we sl~sys
nave, and We are always going q.
Are you game" The men were splen.
did
They were landed with proHirtnsss
and despatch, and some set foot on
England for the first time without
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
CUBA is TO FLOAT
$30,000,000 WAR LOAN

Havana, May 26-president Memo.
cal has signed a decree authorizing ls.
suance OF S2OOOO,OO0 of government
bonds for a war lean.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27
America Saves Allies.

washington, May 26.-Tho entry
in the war of the United States WIS
stated by one OF the Italian mission
today to have practically saved the
financial and economic position o..
Italy If not the entire entente alliance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27

Liverpool May 2o-The mercantile
marine came In for a good deal ut
eulorN from many quarters at the an.
nual meeting OF the Mercantile Marine
association recently 10 was stated
than 5000 merchant officers Ner, ser,
mr with the navy and that 1850 hay,
been killed IN action During the war.
masters and officers have earned
awards. including three Victoria cross.
es and twenty distinguished service
orders Many have received foreign
orders and one member received the
gold medal for the brayest deed Of the
year
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-27

Thirty years ago there were only
two Protestant churches in Chile. New
there are seventy