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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-13
SEVEN W.
GO ON TRIAL

Seven /. w. WIS are being tried
Thursday in the federal court on
a charge of interfering with con-
scription and enlistment.
These men were arrested Nov.
10 by the military police and then
turned over to the city authorities.
Friday they will appear in the SUI
perior court on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings, which they have brought
against both the civil and military
authorities.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-13
BILL WILL BE OUT
OF JOB, SAYS GOV.

When you get thru in France
there will be no Kaiser wilhelm
but only a fellow named "Bili"
out of a job" said Gov. Moses
Alexander in a talk before sew
eral thousand Sammies at the
Camp Lewis Y. M. c. A. audi
forum.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-13
LEAVE FOR wAI,LA wALLA

George Evans, Leopold Miller,
Francis Boche and Andrew Stew
ems left Tacoma Thursday noon
for the state penitentiary at Walla
Walla where they will serve their
tsrnns.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-13
EDITOR THE TINES:

EDITOR THE TINES:
Somebody suggested a smokeless
day so that there would be more
tobacco available for the Sammies
in France.
The other men all raised their
hands and hollered. They say
there isn't any need for it and
that it's all bosh.
Now, will you please tell me
WHY it's all bosh. A GIRL.
Please, lady, I'll consider
my duty done thru having
printed this letter and will
leave the answering of 1t to
the other men Of Tacoma
all bosh Editor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-13

The Times In very glad to
print this letter. Some of the
statements refererd to in IL
were made In other papers
and not In The Times. The
facts as stated In our news
story were furnished by the
authorities who made the ar
rests and coincide quite close
ly with MIR. OhNeck's account.
The facts that he had sug-
gested the coming Of the Of
ficers and had been unable
to obtain cooperation of the
Sherifrs office had not been
brought out previously. With
memories of many pleasant
meals eaten In the Lakeside
Inn, members of The Times
staff trust that no harm will
be done it's reputation or bus.
tness.-EditOr.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-13

Only One "BROMO QUININE,
To get the genuine, call for full
name, LAXATIVE BRoMO QUIZ
NINE. Look for signature of 70. WV
GROVE. Cures Cold In One Day.
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Especial to The ! mes. }

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 13.-In-
structions to German representa-
lives conducting truce negotiations
ON the Russian front included or
ders from the German general
staff to welcome the kisses OF the
Russian delegates, according to
the Petrograd Newspaper Oyelo
1aroda.
These instructions, says the re-
C~rrr CeI1s the WerlA Over
LAXATIVE BRoMO QUININE. the
6rlc. i used BY every civilised Ma
ffon and has . larger sale IN the
United states than the combined
oelqs Of all other Cold and Grip
1ab1afs. II has stood the test for .
Quarter Of . Century: There a only
one 'Bromo Qufnfne." ".
GROVES signature II on box. SOC.
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cation.
We do not wish. after years OF
toll devoted to building up a rep
utation for conducting a first class
and respectable place resorted ia
by our best people, furnishing din
hers to social clubs and societies
to have the fruits of our labor
taken from us by sensational ar.
ticles which would drive away
from us the patrons whose good
will We desire.
Very truly yours,
BEN G. OHNECK.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16
TRAINING PUBLIC SERVANTS.

Training for public service is coming
10 be definitely recognized as the best
way 10 attain the highest kind of ser.
vice. Gradually the state universities
and private colleges are establishing de-
partments especially devoted TO such in
struction.
Government administration is a much
more difficult task today than II has
been in the past. The problems OF mu-
nicipal, state and national administra.
tion are increasingly complex. Politics
must play a smaller part in the actual
administration Of the peoples affairs.
Party ties and prejudices must give way
TO ability and efficiency.
The University OF Wisconsin Is about
TO open a public service training school,
II will be one Of several institutions,
among them the University OF Texas,
Western Reserve University. Columbia
University and the College OF the City
OF New York, that have endorsed such
work.
The National Society for the Promo
ton Of Training for Public Service is
pushing the work everywhere. II seems
assured that the idea will spread and
that more and more young mdn and
women looking toward public careers
VIII have to train for them as carefully
as lawyers and physicians train for
their work
There viii be the danger OF specializ.
ing too soon. OF narrowing the educa.
tional foundation Of the public servant.
Making the student get out with public
officials and study actual. concrete
problems as they are handled in every
day life will do much TO keep a sane
balance between academic theories and
the realities Of administration on the
whole, the good that will be accom-.
plished by such training seems to out.
weigh the danger OF developing an over.
expert body OF officials
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16
CYCLE OFFICER AND DEPUTY
SHERIFF. IN AITERCATION

Motorcycle Officer Farley, Of the Ari.
more police department, and Bud Bal
lew, deputy sheriff, had an alteration
about 1890 o'clock last night, at Patter
sons garage, on West Main street. The
fight followed a dispute about an arres;
for speeding.
According to various versions of ths
affair Ballew was driving rather fast
down McLish avenue, about 10 o'clocl;
when Officer Farley commanded him to
stop. Ballew did not heed the command
but continued to Patterson's garage
where he stopped to purchase gasoline
Farley, on his motorcycle, caught vi
with him there. and started to place
him under arrest, when the trouble he
gan
Mayor w. r. Roberts said this morn
ing that no charges had been filc1
against either of the men.
Farley appeared in police court this
morning with his head swathed in band
ages. Sheriff Garrett, Chief Of POLES
Segler and other city and county Off
GERS were present. but nothing was said
Of the affair.
Ballew said last night that the reason
he was driving fast was because hi,
father had died, and that he was hurr,'
ing to Ardmore to get coffin for tho
body.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16
The Oldest Flag.

Christian Science Monitor: Il IS
we'll TO be enthusiastic about ones
country's flag, but II is also well to b'
careful that no extravagant claims ar,
made with regard 10 II. II has otter
been said In the United States, Of late
that the stars and Stripes Is the old
est national flag now in existence
There are at least two that are older
both Scandinavian, the "Dannebrog,
Denmark's national emblem. which an
tedates the flag OF the United States
by more than $50 years. and the Swed
ish standard. which antedates the sta'
ry banner by more than 200 years
The Swedish flag. however. was alter
er slightly during the union with No,
way. 1914 TO 1905, although since the
dissolution OF that union Il has been
returned TO It's original form.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16
PLAYING THE EXPORT GAME.

We are mastering the export game at
last. We have always sold goods
abroad with an awkwardness and inef.
ficiency that irritated foreign purchas.
ers, limited our markets and made our
statesmen the laughing stock OF the more
expert British, German and French ex-
porters But since the war began, with
It's immense opening OF opportunities,
We have awakened.
We have taken foreign markets seri.
ously British young men have gone
into the export business as a special
profession, studying foreign languages.
geography, politics. trade conditions and
everything else important 20 know in
order 10 deal with foreign peoples on
equal terms. Our manufacturers al.
ways had the best goods in the world
but they had never known how TO sell
and deliver them. Now they know.
They have been notably successful in
the difficult Latln.American markets
our exports 20 Central and South Am.
erica have increased accordingly. al a
rate not explainable merely by abnor.
NAL wartime demands Charles ]. Pisar.
former vice consul In Buenos Aires.
pays this tribute to the men who are
making these trade conquests:
"Our manufacturers are adapting
their methods TO South American re.
ouirements. They are more careful OF
their shipping methods. They are more
particular about sending a shipment as
the consignee wants Il sent There has
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16
WAR MOVIES.

The council OF national defense has
been receiving many petitions asking
that the showing OF war films be for,
hidden in the movie houses. The rea.
son generally given Is that these films
by their graphic depletion Of the hor'
rors OF modern warfare, have been de-
terring young men from enlisting and
putting fear into the minds of register.
ed men and their families. At their
best. the critics say, the films present
only one phase, and that the most oh.
noxious phase, Of the struggle.
If II is true that our moving picture
theaters in general are giving only the
most revolving side Of the war; certainly
something ought to be done about II.
This is a legitimate subject for the fed
eral government to busy itself with.
The movie stage has become such a
power in the shaping Of public senti.
ment that II must not be permitted to
give false distorted impressions regard
ing so vital a thing as the war we are
engaged in. Better no war films at all
than films that tell half.truths
1t is not necessary to suppress the
worst aspect Of the war. 1t is only nee.
essary to supplement 1t with the best
side. What the American people want,
at movie shows as well as in their
newspapers. is the whole truth. good
and bad together.
Along with the pictures of fierce
struggle, terrified bombardment, toll
privation and pain let us have pictures
Of patient endurance Of heroic achieve.
ment, Of victory, Of cheerful and sue.
cessful effort at the front and at home
in the factories and in the training
camps. Let the films present the noble
idealism Of the war. the human virtues
II calls into play and the fine sentiment
it engenders. no less than the dark pas.
sions and horrors
Such presentation would give us all
proper mental preparation for our big
task
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16
NATIONAL FACTS AND FIGURES.

It is estimated that there are $4,000
600 cats in the United States.
Thirty-three United States cities have
museums and art galleries.
There are 1857 municipal parks in
the United States, with an area of Ill.,
OOG acres.
There are 1853 national forests with an
area of 244,1S9 square miles in nineteen
states.
There are 100000 BARRIERS in the Unit
ed States, and they use. 100000 eggs
year for shampoos.
The circulation wealth in the United
States per capita in 1914 was $34.35; In
1915, 1884; in 1916, $3929, and in June,
1917. over $45.S6,
Eighty.three cities in the United
States have ZOOS, containing S,125 mann
mails, 1851 birds and S29 reptiles, worth
in all $S23,114 The buildings are valued
at $5,649,5S2.
Internal revenue collections for the
fiscal year ending June 80 amounted
to sSO9,215,997. of which Sl79,94l,4
came from individual income taxes and
$3.50, ,064,663 from corporation income
taxes.
A total Of 81 ,521 1893 barrels OF Port
land cement was produced in the United
States last year. Shipments amounting
to 94.552,296 barrels and valued at $780,
O14,SS2 established new records for the
industry.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16
COMING TO CONSULT WITH
LOCAL INDUSTRIAL HEADS

T. +. Brazelton, industrial freight
agent Of the Santa Fe railroad, will be
in the city tomorrow 10 confer with tho
representatives Of the various oil com
panies who are about 10 move their sta
tions outside Of the city limits.
Mr.. Brazelton will also be at the
rooms Of the Chamber Of Commerce az
1880 TO meet the representatives Of re-
fineries. the new tire plants and tho
members Of the Chamber Of Commerce
relative to track facilities for the new
Industries which are being located here
at this time and which are In process
OF negotiation.
The Santa Fe Is much interested In
the Industrial progress evidenced BY
Ardmore and ss ANXIOUS 10 DO all In t,s
power TO facilitate this movement.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16
OUTDOOR CARNIVAL
WILL OPEN TONIGHT

The F. G. Wallick shows which came
to Ardmore yesterday as the midsum.
mer carnival attraction to be given this
week on Main street east of the Santa
Fe and Rock Island railroad tracl:s.
under the auspices OF the Ardmore com.
pany OF engineers, will have the en-.
gineers company as sponsor tonight and
Lieutenant II. II. Sayre has asked the
Masons to appoint committee to take
charge tomorrow night. A parade 10y
the members OF the company headed hy
the carnival band will start from the
armory at 1880 this evening.
Unusual attractions put on by prom.
inent Ardmore citizens, are promised b.
the different organizations which will
have one night each during the week
Come and do your own laughing" u
the way an enthusiastic supporter of
the benefit show expressed faith in his
merrymaking today The Ardmore or.
ganizations are vieing with each other
to see who can put on the biggest
stunts" The money to be raised for
the company will be used by the Ard.
more engineers to buy comforts not sup
piled by the United States government.
The Importance of enlisting in an
Ardmore company can not be over esti-
mated, according to Captain r. w. Pa.
terson. Ardmore boys subject to tue
conscriptive law may yet volunteer and
go to the front with n home company
officered by home men. The day Of the
draft is close at hand and only a few
days remain for men between the ages
Of twenty-one and thirty-one to enlist
in the branch Of service Of their own
choosing. A headquarters tent and re
cruiting station are to be opened on the
grounds where any information con.
cernlng the local company may be Sc
cured.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16
SENTIMENT AND ASSASSINATION

1t was a beautiful, quiet, bright day.
somwhere in Belgium. THE sun seem
ed to be laughing at the world" said a
German aviator telling about it later.
Several German airmen were being ad.
dressed by their commander. He spoke
few words, fun of feeling, and ended
with God bless you. lads!'
Then those lads started on their mis-
sion. They took their places in their
airplanes. started the motors, rose
lightly In the clear air, and were off
like swallows toward the west.
A couple OF hours later they were
dropping bombs on one Of the most
populous quarters OF London, blowing
up school houses and homes, binding
old men, tearing women and children
to pieces by scores, scattering fire and
blood and terror, in the most hellish
work wrought In the name OF warfare.
That was what they were sent for.
We seem to gather from the account Of
the German who told Of the adventure
that that was what the sun was laugh
ing at the world" for. That was the
purpose Of the God bless you" spoken
so softly by the commander 1t was
beautiful trip!
We have seen similar accounts Of
U-boat voyages.
wonder some of our newspaper writer's,
with such exhibitions in mind call the
Prussians sentimental savages."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16
Death OF Il. y. Ballew.

b. Y. Ballew. aged seventy-four years,
Of Lone Grove. died last night after 4
brief Illness. Mr. Ballew had been a
resident Of this county for many years
and was well known. He IS surviv4I
by his wife. three sons and two daugh.
ters. all OF whom live in this vicinity.
The funeral services will be held from
the family residence this afternoon with
interment in the Lone Grove cemetery.
Bud Ballew. a son. IS a deputy sheriff.
This morning officials and clerks en-
ployed In the courthouse sent floral ~.
ferings TO the family. Mr.. Ballew was
progressive citizen. who commanded
the respect Of all who knew him and
his death is a distinct loss TO the CON-
munity.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16
Simple Simon.

This Simple Simon was a lad
Who tried TO catch whale.
But all the water that he had
Was in his mothers pail.
He lodged, however, all the bugs
That haunt a muddy creek,
He lodged the cans, the broken jugs,
The rowboat with a leak.
He lodged lot of things which bite
That fishermen recall.
SO maybe Simon wasn't quite
SO simple after all.
Kansas City Journal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16

been much improvement too, in the type
OF men dealing with South American
buyers. Our commercial men used to
be commission men lacking tact. with
little inclination to conform American
ways of doing business to those of
South America, in order to promote
trade along legitimate and permanent
lines. In these days, however, the Am
erican commercial man is better fitted
for the work he has to do.
This goes a long way toward break
ing down the barriers of suspicion 1t
helps to make our huge increase Of
Latin-American trade permanent, and it
promotes amicable relations between the
United States and Latin.America."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16
Shane of the World

Washington Star: How do you know
the world is round2" II don't. The ex.
plosions IN Europe have torn Il up so
that don't feel sure anybody knows
what shape Il Is.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16
The Old LADY Again.

Boston Transcript: Mrs. Xavier
Your daughter, understand, has spent
great deal Of her time in Italy.
Mrs. Blunderby-Oh. yes, indeed; she's
quite Italicized.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16

Farmers are canning fruits and veg.
ctables, according to local dealers, who
say that calls are coming in for cans.
Considerable effort is being made
throughout Carter county to preserve
food for the winter. according to Carl
Russell. county agent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16

Five army recruits were forwarded
from the Ardmore station yesterday.
Their names are. William Woods and
Levi n. Creasey both Of Writ; Benia
min X. Cowling, Marysville; Cleland Ly.
lee. Fox; and William Hesse. Tulsa.
Corporal William a. Bradley, Of the
army station, will 20 TO Durant tomor.
row to work the remainder OF the week
In the interest OF recruiting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16

Ray Peterson II the Palace Garage
has rented two west rooms In the new
Won Weiss building on West Main
street, which he viii use as salesroons.
The west and north fronts OF this build.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16

On Friday the temperature at the
Ardmore weather observatory register
ed 1O7 degrees with a minimum Of 70
Alva, in the broom corn belt, reported
ia. and Mangum reported lO9. The low.
est registered In the state was 9S at
Okemah. Yesterday the maximum rer
istered here was lO1 with a minimum
Of Ga, a drop OF 81 degrees. The rain.
fan was 20 OF an inch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16
SCISSORS AND PASTE

Kansas City Mo) Journal: Berlin dis
patches fully confirm those reports of
splendid Russian victories. except that
they call them disastrous Russian re-
verses.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-16
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.

In the election for congressman
| Tuesday in the First North Dakota dis
trict to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of Henry c. Helgesen Rep.
John NJ Baer. the candidate of the
Nonpartisan League, was the winner
over six contestants. The district
heretofore has been heavily Republi
can. The leading Republican candidate
was Olger b. Burtness, and the Demo
cratic candidate George Bangs. Baer
was a Democrat originally, but has
been identified with the Socialist move
ment for some time. Before the elec
tion, 1t was charged that his election
would be a defiance of the administra
tion and a reputation Of conscription
Now that women have won the bal
lot in Indiana, negro women's Republi
can clubs are being organized in all
parts of the state, although this is
against the advice OF some of the bet
ter educated and more enlightened of
the race. whose argument is that the
negro will come nearer, gaining their
rights as citizens whe nthey vote TO.
men rather than parties, for the rea'
against by all parties
In offering William Howard Taft the
Craftsmanship OF the draft appeal board
President Wilson has again, demonstrate
ed that in making his appointments
during these troublesome times he is
not influenced by political considera.
tion. The post is one that calls for
courage, wisdom and patience and no
better selection could have been made
With Mayor Victor Gravlag OF Eliza.
beth, n. j., pro-German, in his mind
Colonel Roosevelt said: "No American
who at this time defends the kaiser ana
Germany is a good American. He is an
enemy Of the United States exactly as
the man who, in 1875. defended KinG
George and Great Britain was an enc
my of the United States"
New York City Socialists are the first
in the field with a municipal ticket.
They have nominated Morris Hillqui:,
the Socialist lawyer, for mayor. Frank
A. Slovenian for comptroller and Ed
ward f. Cassidy for president Of I he
board Of aldermen. The main plank of
the Socialist platform is one denouncing
the selective service act.
At the recent meeting Of pacifists ad
dressed by Congressman William f. Ma
son the Socialists had complete control
Of affairs. There were chairs to accom-
modate representatives of the German
newspapers, but none for reporters for
the American newspapers.
II appears that reckless appropria'
tions OF money by the legislature is the
rule in California as It is in many states
It is now costing California nearly 50.
OOO. 900 a month to maintain its govern
ment, which is about double the cost
of five years ago.
[ The soldier vote will be important this
fall and possibly for several autumns
TO come, and, therefore, some Of the
states are already making provisions &c
preserve the rights and privileges Of
citizens serving with the colors
Suffragists in this country are divil
ed on the question Of SOW women are
TO win the ballot. One faction favors
rough house" tactics and another
milder methods.
William J. Bryan is said to disagree
with President Wilson as TO the reten'
tion Of beer and wines. II is easy for
Mr. Bryan to disagree with the presl.
dent.