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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-13

When ii COMES 70 putting Ia iseks
for Naxanaeaie yoar batting acreage
should always 80 beyond the 300I
mark.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-13

Ambassador Gerard Is not inclined
10 talk antiI he reaches Washington,
and then only 10 the president.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-13

a great many people join with this
dasll In dsaouneing billy sunday
and his methods
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-13

THAT sounds more ike II: Cab
bage aud onions are still going up.
nut eggs are coming down. =
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-13

Poyerts mag be useful. s. u claim
ed, but ~a haYe always found II ex-
cesaangIy lneonyeaiant.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-13

1t strikes Us that ankle furs In
wilsspF would be- more appropriate
than shoulder furs In sumner.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-13

when the reopie of any cosanun-
its are united on any proposition
they can usually Ger what they want
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-13

Very appropriate. They have long
shown a tendency 10 rensasn aEader.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-13

gne Dallas baseball players win
hereafter Ba Gated fhe Submarines.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-13
= ~AN44oHH~~~N~~t
! WHITE HotsE WINTER so /
: tf.aI. SEASON CLOSES TO-DAY I

= WASHINGTON. rsh, Is
= The winter social season at the
y White IEouse officials closes z
= tonight when the President and =
y Mrs. Wilson gsre d dinner in Z
y honor al Speaker Champ Clark =
y and Mrs. Clark. =
y TIE guest list viii incaade =
= many oG the raost prominent =
= members of congress-, several =
. of tha cabinet members asaa . =
= few outsiders. =
= =
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-13

tribunals and especially those Of the
county court over which he so h0a-
estiy aud effleient'y presided. and
that other copies he furnished his
relatives.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-13
y 4 eli salsssxs 4 N yaO alea II ra

4nas Nh ether day. Cur tendeF and
M sie. ssiaaatjg goes oat 10 tse be-
YeasNd lady osvDer
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01

The senate tailed to confirm the
presidents nomination of Winthrop
Moore Daniels of New Jersey to con.
tlnue as member of the interstate
commerce commission Mr. Daniels
reappointment has aroused renewed
opposition among the members of the
senate who opposed him two years
ago.
The opposition TO Mr.. Daniels,
which nearly resulted in his defeat
when he was first named as a member
of the commission, comes chiefly from
western senators, members of the pro-
gressive wing of the republican party,
among them La Fallette, Capp and
Cummins.
The cause of the fight is differ
ence of economic opinion. Mr.. Daniels
while member of the New Jersey
public utilities commission, decided in
the Passaic gas case that intangible
values as well as physical property
should be counted in the valuation of
a public utilities corporation as a ba-
SIS Tor liking reasonable rate. His
opponents, who hold that the valua.
ton should be confined to physical
holdings in fixing rates, say that his
economic opinions unfit him for mem
bershlp on the commission.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
Supply Will Only Last 1873 Years

Chicago, Dec. 31.-A note of alarm
as to the gasoline of the country was
sounded at the convention of the SO.
ciety Of Agricultural Engineers here
today by DR.. Oscar E. Bransky of the
Standard Oil Company.
The alarm was felt when he re.
marked that production was not keep.
ing pace with consumption and that
exhaustion Of the supply was drawing
near. The tension was considerably
relieved, however, when il was cal
culated that the estimated remaining
supply Of crude oil, visible and in
visible, 7639,OOO,O0O barrels in ALL,
would last 13S years longer at the
1916 rate Of consumption Of $4,000, 600
barrels.
DR.. Bransky said next year there
would be three million automobiles
in operation in the United States.
or 100000 more than this year. He
estimated that eastern oil fields are
rs per cent exhausted Mid,Continent
fields, so per cent Texas fields. so per
cent and the California fields 80 per
cent exhausted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
NUMBERING AND MAPPING
FARM HOMES TO SYSTEM

Chicago, Dec, 3O.-Applicatlons
from merchants and commercial
clubs for numbering and mapping the
farm homes according to clock sys.
TEN in their vicinity are arriving from
many quarters, saying that the farmer
is as much in need of an Identifying
number as his city cousin. Great ad-
vantage to the local advertisers is
said to result from this novel step to.
ward closer relations between rural
and urban parts of any community.
The "clock system" is baseu on
plan of locating farm with reference
to a town by use OF the numbers on
the dial of an imaginary watch the
stem of which points due north with
the numeral "12" in that direction.
Farm numbers 80 b as the numeral
states is due east of town and, as
the second numeral state, it is 5
miles from town The letter is the
guide to the farm in the last mile.
Plato's system when extended to all
parts of the state will put a stop to
the continued heavy expense of the
postoffice department in changing
rural route numbers because the
farms are permanently located by the
number and the number becomes an
asset to a farmer who sells produce
TO his neighbors or to customers at a
distance. Automobilists have found
that they can tell just where they are
when they have blowout on a dark
night and find the nearest mail box.
The copies OF the directors have
sprung into such value that farmers
possessing them, will not, they say,
sell one at any price
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01

Washington, Jan 1.-The American
government, it was made known to-
day sent no second note to the neu-
trails, subsequent to the dispatch Of
Wilson's peace note, but American
diplomats at neutral capitals in trans
hitting the peace note were told that
they should convey a suggestion that
if the neutral governments thought it
wise to take action on peace, the Uni
ted States considered it opportune. 1t
is stated definitely that no other gov
ernment knew the United States was
contemplating action; that no other
government was asked to approve its
action before it was taken; that the
American government acted entirely
on its own initiative and that no at
tempt was made to act in concert
with any other nation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
BLACKBURN FOR CHIEF
Well Known Citizen Willing to Leave
Matter to H Friends.

With this issue of The Ardmoreite,
appears the announcement of Dan
Blackburn for the office of chief of
police of this city. In making this an
nouncement Mr.. Blackburn does not
come before the people as a stranger.
He has been a resident of the city for
the past twelve years, and by the way,
his announcement comes on the ami
versary of his coming from Texas just
twelve years ago today.
For the past four years has been a
member of the city police force, and
in all that time there is not n flaw in
his record. He never has had to re-
sort to force to get a man, or men, he
was after, and has always succeeded
in every effort enforced upon him in
the performance of his duty. Mr..
Blackburn has been faithful to the
people as a subordinate officer and if
selected TO be the chleL or police OF
the city will make good. He makes
this announcement after earnest so.
licitation from his many friends who
have confidence in his ability and
judgment as an officer and a gentle,
man.
Mr.. Blackburn's interests are all
centered in Ardmore. He is a prop.
erty owner and heavy taxpayer and if
chosen promises to render justice to
every citizen. regardless of political
faith. He solicits the votes of the
taxpayers, and in return if elected,
pledges his word that he will make
good.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
Social Progress Notes

Louisiana, Mo.-The Community
Club of this city, woman's organiza.
tiop~ormed last summer with a mem.
'Detship of $50, is succeeding in i'm.
ppving the town and in bettering of
Conditions. In cleanup cam.
tign the women called on every
terchant and insisted that sidewalks
pe swept every morning and that the
streets be cleaned to the center. The
scheme worked. The streets today
are cleared of all rubbish and present
4 fine appearance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
More Teatonic Victories.

Berlin, Jan 1.-Continuing their
heavy attacks or the Modavian front
yesterday, the Austro-German forces
captured several heights and positions
and also two towns in the Zabala val
ley. The war office says a violent
Russian-Rumanian attack was repuls-
ed. The Russians were also defeated
again in Wallachia, being driven back
to positions half way between Rimnik-
Sarat and at Fokshani. The Danube
army has driven the Russians to the
Braila bridgehead In Dobrudja, the
TeutOns captured one thousand men,
four cannon and eight machine guns.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
It I. u :: :: II Il :. I; u y q y ::

The above list only vaguely covers
how good 1916 has been to Ardmore,
but every citizen knows just how
good 1916 has been to Ardmore, and
every citizen knows just how much
development has taken place and
what a prosperous year it has been
for everybody who made any attemp'
to take advantage of its bounty
Ring out the old; ring in the y +"
and it is almost ancient history o
dwell on much of the new wbicl { ,s-
sured.
Passing lightly over 'ae TACT .hat
something like threeGuar'crs OF a
million dollars worth new con
struction is provided alrea1v for this
year, there is a general feeling of op-
timism. Here are few expressions:
Superintendent Gaynor of the Gyp-
sy company: 1--WE look for something
real big in the Fox field. Unless I
am greatly mistaken it is going to
be greater than Healdton. Remem-
Der, too, that Healdton is now pro-
ducing as much if not little more
than the Cushing field"
|. NJ. Putnam; 81 do not like to
figure on years basis, but rather
in cycles of five years. However, we
will find that 1917 will develop suf-
ficient to indicate my first statement
when | came to Ardmore, that we
would reach $4,000 in 1920"
Sam Apple; 81 do not believe any.
body will accuse me of being super
optimistic, but at the risk of being
so classed | feel that Ardmore will
develop more in this coming year
than in any three previous years in
its history"
Charles gon Weise: "This year
will assuredly bring great develop.
ment for Ardmore. | believe all will
concede that. The maximum will only
be reached however, by united CO..
operation by every branch of citi-
zenship. Let us all pull together and
adopt town builders as our official
titles and | do not think any of us
will be disappointed, but rather as.
founded at our growth this year"
b. A. Simpson: do not ask me to
predict what the year will do. If we
all do not realize our expectations it
will be becaues of circumstances
which will affect the whole world. All
we have to do is to keep going. Let
go by we can get that will
help the community and seek oppor-
These few interviews caught "on
the fly" reflect the sentiment of the
city at large.
Everybody seems to be grateful for
the year just dead and everybody
looks with optimism to the promise
of the year lust born.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01

r .anass City, Mo, Jan. 1.-Improye-
ments to the Kansas City stock yards
costing approximately $15OO,OOO that
when completed will increase facii.
ties nearly so per cent are already
under way, it is announced here.
Complete Encouragement of pens
.ani docks with a connecting railway
are planned by the officials Of the
company, together with a new build
ing for handling $4,000 hogs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
"CAD" BENNETT DIED SUNDAY.
Mr.. Bennett Was For Many Years a
Resident Of This CITY.

tasWel, Bennett, 45 years old, a
g.sglth inspector in. The sato hoard of
bea16. fgry ri Briehts disease o.
o,clc,t s-Aay sfieeasop " g. Ed.
gmstons santaiiun. oklahoma
City. He had been ill six weeks.
Mr.. Bennett was connected with
the state board of health six vears
He was a son of the late Judge Cas-.
well Bennett, who for years was chief
justice of the Kentucky court of an
peals. He was born in Smithland
Ky. Mr.. Bennett was a nephew of
former Governor Lee Cruce and A.
Z. Cruce. He is survived by two
sisters, Miss Ada Bennett and Miss
Virginia Bennett, the latter a student
at Columbia university, New York.
Mr.. Bennett came to Oklahoma in
1894. He lived at Ardmore, where he
practiced law, until 1910. when he
came to Oklahoma City. He was un-
married.
The remains will arrive here this
afternoon and the funeral services
Will be conducted at the grave in Rose
Hill cemetery by DR.. Weith of the
First Presbyterian church.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
GREEK SITUATION DESPERATE
Cabinet Meeting Discusses Conditions
In Interior of Country.

Athens, Dec. 81, (via London, Jan
D.-A cabinet meeting yesterday, at
which the king presided, discussed
the situation in the country, which is
desperate, a cording to dispatches re.
ceived here from the interior of
Greece.
The king has instructed the gen
eral staff to hasten by all possible
means the transport southwark of
the Thessalian troops. The chief of
staff informs the Associated Press
that, despite the difficulties, the trans.
portation of troops should be com.
pleted by Friday, whereupon the gov
ernment hopes the entente blockade
will be lifted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
FEDERAL TAX
ON|NCONE IS
NOW IN EFFECT
TAX PROVIDED BY EMERGENCY
REVENUE LAW IMPOSING TAX
Es ON INCOMES, ESTATES AND
MUNlTlON MAKERS.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The new fed
eral tax on incomes, estates, muntion
manufacturers, corporation stocks and
certain business enterprises became
effective with the new year and rev.
enue collectors are making efforts to
obtain early returns. The taxes are
provided by an emergency revenue
bill enacted by congress on Septem-
Der s, last year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
lNFANTlLE PARALYSIS
western Doctors Say that FUNGUS
Growth Causes 1t.

Growth Causes 1t.
That bacteria are not the primary
caues of infantile paralysis and that
the disease is not contagious is con.
tended by DIR. Earl Current and Miss
Ida Smith Of Spokane, says the Spo,
kane Chronicle. Dr. Current and
Miss Smith maintain that fungus
growth on fruits is responsible for
the disease and claim to have poved
the truth of their theory by expert
meuts on rabbits.
Mo.dy lawn clippings and mildewed
fruit were fed to the rabbits which
quickly developed --an---s -''f'r0r'f7 VI
paralysis. x female rabbit was fed
nodded grass, with the result that
her Young cXpircr with the disease,
The mysterious disease which
killed thousands of cattle on the Pa.
cnc slope seven years ago is be-
lleycd to be a species Of paralysis
caused in the same manner, say the
Investigators.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
WEARING AWAY OF COINS
ls Due to Perspiation, Says an Eng
IjSh Authority,

According to an investigation re-
Gently made by British official the
chief cause for the wearing away of
coins is not the mechanical rubbing
due to long continued use, but is ro.
duced by the fatty acids contained in
the perspiration, conveyed to coins
by the fingers Of the persons handling
them These acids slowly corrode
the baser metals, particularly copper,
with which the precious metal of the
money pieces are alloyed The coro-
sion, according to this authority,
gives the coins a pitted or spongy
surface, which easily rubs off, expos
ing new portions of the alloy, sayi
Popular Mechanics. II
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
F|FTY-FOUR
LYNCHED IN
THIS COUNTRY
OF THE FlFTY-FOUR VICTIMS OF
MOB LAW, FIFTY OF THEM
WERE BLACKS, ACCORDING TO
TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE.

Tuskegee, Ala, Jan. 1.-Fifty-four
persons were lynched in the United
States during 1916, according to the
records of Tuskegee Institute here
Fifty of these were negroes and four
whites, Three of the negroes were
women.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
Italian Vessel Damaued.

Queenstown, Jan 1.-The Italian
steamship League was damage in
collision outside Cork harbor. and is
reported to have been sunk. The cap
tain and one of the seamen were
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
No Celebration in London.

London, Jan. /. - The third New
Years eve of the war was extremely
quiet in the British capital Mostly
soldiers attended the restaurants and
all places were closed at II o'clock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
British Casualty List.

London, Jan. 1.-The total British
casualties reported in the published
list from December l to December
%, was officers SIS, men 36,36O. No
lists were published during the holi-
days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01

The Jewish Ladies' Aid SocH!
will meet tomorrow afternoon
o'clock at the Temple with fmes
Newman and Miller, hostesS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
Prayers for Peace.

Denver, Colo, Jan. Prayers for
world peace were said at the open
air community New Years service at
the state capitol last night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01

Mrs. Esther Danner left today to
visit at the country home of her
mother, who resides eleven miles west
of this city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
VlLLlSTAS WERE DEFEATED
Forces Of Bandit Leader Said to Have
Been Defeated.

Juarez, Jan. 1.-The Carrancistas
defeated the Villistas at Bustillos,
fifty miles west of Chihuahua City on
December 27, Carranza officials ar
riving here say. Sixty Villistas are
said to have been executed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01

W. r. Donegan of Terral was in
the city last night en- route to Tisho.
mingo on business trip. Mr.. Done
gan engages in the real estate bust.
ness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
REPUBLICAN, WAS INAUGURATEp

Controversy Over Governorship in Ari.
zona Still Unsettled.
Phoenix, Ariz., Jan, Thomas Il.
republican, was inaugurated
governor of Arizona today. There
were no inaugural ceremonies for
Governor Hunt, the present incumbent
who claims the office, but when Camp
bell went to the executive Offices he
found them locked.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
hLttI,LL5 TROOPS
SEE WAR s END
GENERAL FEELING BY FRENCH
AND BRITISH THAT 1917 WILL
BRING ALLIED VICTORY.
.TEUTONS ARE WINNING

Troops of the Central Powers Con-
tinue Victories va nlltavia and Sew
eraI Heights We're Taken Yester-
>-day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
II :. II " . u u u ~ /. u n d
STREET STORIES
II 81 II y u II u /. y /. y q u u

Charles f. Colcord of Oklahoma
City and his son, Ray Colcord of Kan.
sas City are here looking after their
interests in the Healdton fields.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01

A. McCrory, speaker of the last
legislature, was here last night from
Ringing en- route to Oklahoma City
where he will witness the first ses-
sion of the legislature. Mr.. McCrory
was pleased with the report that Paul
Nesbitt would be the speaker this
year, He says Mr. Nesbitt happily
combines all the qualities required to
make success of the speakership,
and to preside in manner that will
result in effective legislation and make
friends for the party.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01

Frank Pierce has returned from a
business trip to Birmingham, Ala.
where some oil wells are being drill
ed. He states that a light oil sand
has been found near Birmingham and
that it is possible that field will be
developed there. These sands are
found near great coal deposits.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-01
YEAR, 4
GREAT ONE For
ARDM D R |:
BROUGHT AN INCREASE IN ALL
LINES OF BUSINESS - SCHOOLS
BUILDING, TELEPHONES, AND
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.

y sasHa.aaaEzaa.an a II
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-21
THE DICKINSON INCIDENT.

Dickinson, N. D., April 10, 1917.
TO the Editor: ~
noticed in a recent issue of your
paper an article about the reported
insult that | vas supposed to have
committed. against the American flag.
In justice to myself I wish to explain
the situation. and ask you to kindly
publish this letter in your paper.
On the morning of Friday, April 6,
name of which ] do not want to men
ton. as do not want to be quoted
as knocking,) and seeing that 1t flew
the American flag, 4 asked why fly
the flag. more out Of curiosity than
anything else. War had at that time
not been declared, and if it had, I had
no knowledge of the fact. I had sew
eral talks with one of the proprietors
of this store prior to that time about
the war. as he was always proIier-
mar and | was always pro-Ally.
considered at that time that we
would sooner or later declare wal on
Germany, SO Aght Germany then
as an enemy Of our country.
l accused the said merchant of be.
ing pro-German before the declaration
of war, and often we had heated ar.
guments about it. On this day when |
asked him why he now few the
American flag, when only a few
weeks ago he was still talking pro-
Eernsn;'rhe only answered TIT he
Observation-Disclosures F-AhsA said
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-21

or expressing opinions. These news
papers should do their talking in
such a way that everyone may know
and Judge 0f what they are saying.
1t is impossible to conceive OF any
newspaper in Germany being permit.
ted to appear in English, or of any
newspaper in France being permitted
to appear in German. Why should
such a privilege be accorded in this
country under present conditions?
We have. in fact. been altogether
too liberal in allowing foreign cults in
our midst, The first duty of the new
conner here is to learn the language.
and { ono alien VINO has not acquired
it, should naturalization be permit.
ted. 1t has been taken for granted
that the desire and necessity Of the
immigrant to become American would
sufice to preserve the lingual unity
of the country. That was true once,
but It seems no longer altogether
true. Alien cults are established in
our midst and every means Is en-
plOyed to maintain and to promote
them.
The Catholic Archbishop OF Chica.
30, a German by extraction, performs
ed q truly patriotic service when he
ordered that no language but Enslisl
should Ia stspg4S or spQkeA In ths
parochid schools Of his archdiocese;