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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02
STEADY NERVE Is GREAT ASSET
Men Possessing II Forge Right Ahead
and Get Somewhere.

Thinking people have realized now
important it is to keep their nerves
nourished, their blood pure and liver
active.
Physical conditions are keeping
great many people from advancing
while others are making rapid strides.
Take an inventory of yourself and
find out If you are in need of some
thing to give you more push
If you find you have that fagged-out'
careless feeling, take this tip: Go TO
Boyd.Harrell Drug Store and get box
of pep systemic Pills Follow direc-
tions and begin taking them at once.
You will be greatly relieved and feel
results quickly.
Pep systemic Pills are recommended
for rheumatism, boils malaria, consu-
patton stomach trouble, Indigestion,
nervousness, sleeplessness, and is an an
tidote for impure blood. one bottle
win convince you.
Accept no substitute for these pills.
(Adv)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02
ARDMORE GROCER THANKFUL

81 had been sick nearly 20 years
with stomach trouble and was slowly
starving 20 death as everything ! ate
caused terrible gas and pain and my
food did not digest. | was reduced TO
1i5 pounds. A friend advised me to take
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy about four
months ago. which l did and now weigh
ISL lbs and can eat anything. ! am
very thankful for Mayr's Wonderful
Remedy. II IL a simple prescription
that removes the catarrhal mucous from
the intestinal tract, and allays the IN
flammation which causes practically all
stomach, liver and intestinal ailments
including appendicitis. one dose viii
convince or money refunded. City Drug
Store.-Adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02
WANT MeADO0. HOOVER
AND HOUSTON TO
MEET DRoUTH BOARD

Asssin, TEXAS. dec. i.-Secretary OF
the. Treasury McAdoo, and Secretary OF
Agriculture Houston and National Food
Administrator Hoover were today In
yittd by the committee OF twenty-three
re,,~esentatlve Texas citizens on the
tSouth situation In west Texas to come
20 Austin December G and attend a
meeting OF the committee.
Secretary T.. weinart OF the com
snittee today wired these national ofiic
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02
GOVERNOR TO
VISIT HIS STATES TROOPS

Madison. Wis. Dec. /, - Governor
Phillip announced Monday, December
10 as the tentative date when the Of
fical party OF the state will visit the
members of the Wisconsin national
guard at Waco. Texas.
The party will he gone and week,
and In addition to visiting the Wis.
consin troops. will call on the COVER
nor OF Texas at Austin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02
CHURCH NOTICE.
First Christian.

Bible school at 10: communion and
preaching service at II o'clock; sermon
theme: "The Triumph of Missions.
Young Peoples Society OF Christian
Endeavor at $50 y. m. Evening wor'
ship at 1880 o'clock; program given by
the Woman's Missionary Society,
CLARENCE T.. WAGNER
Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02
American Lieutenant Wounded.

Washington. Dec, First Lieut..
Wallace \. Belfey, medical officer Of
the reserve corps. attached 10 the Brit
ish forces. has been ~-.riously wounded
in action, the war department was ad'
vised today by General s'ershing. Lieu
tenant Belfey is the SOS of Rev. NJ. W.
Belfey, Belvidere. III.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02

Iiais, urging them 20 come In person or
send an accredited representative.
The committee at this meeting VIII
adopt final plans for presentation to
the federal government for aid to re-
lieve the situation In west Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02
ARDMORE MAN IN
ARMY POSTAL SERVICE
"SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE

Alvan 5. Page. son OF Mr.. and Mrs
william Page. AL C street southeast
is now clerk In the United states
army postal agency In France. Young
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
FLOUR MILL MAN
NOW IN G'W00D
Guest of Young Mems Business Club
Calling on Prospective Stock
Buyers.

Mr.. E. V. Calhoun, of Memphis,
with controlling interest in flour mill
now in operation at Mansfield, Ark,
is in the city as the guest Of the
Young Mems Business Club. in the in
terest of establishing a mill and feed
plant il this city.
Mr.. Calhoun has most interesting
proposition, according to the Young
Mems Business Club. He offers his
$4,000 equipped plant to the people of
Lefore providing stock to the amount
If POSSIBLY $4,000 can be subscribed
% finance the movement. He further
rua arantees according to his own as
sertion, that ten per cent. dividend
will be raid on the investment.
The mill is of capacity to grind
| 100 barrels of wheat or corn day.
It, will handle corn, lespedeza, wheat
| n oets and can handle all and more
of these products offered for sale
| here.
Mr.. Calhoun said this morning that
he could handle this years corn crop
That ready market could be create
here shortly and in sixty days all the
| rorn for sale in this secion could b<
bo,rlt up for the plant.
/ He is to be here q few days, it ]!
understood and with Sec'y J. Blandint
Haman. of the Club, is calling o.
irrespective stock-buyers in the flou
mill.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
NEW POSTAGE
RATE RULING
Friday, Nov. 2, Three Cents
Postage Required on First Class
Mail.

The following letter explaining the
new postage rate effective Friday,
Nov. 2, is given for the benefit of the
public:
''Greeenwood, Miss, Oct. 81, 1917
Mr.. j. L Gillespie, Editor The Com
monwealth, City-Fearing that the
public does not thoroughly understand
the application Of the new postage
rate to be put into effect on Nov. 2,
1917, am writing to ask you to make
a statement in regard to it in your pa
per.
Postage sson all letters and first
class mail will be prepaid at the rate
of three cents an ounce or fraction o.
an ounce.
drop letters (letters addressed for
delivery from the Office at which they
are mailed) shall be prepaid at the
rate Of two cents an ounce or fraction
of an ounce. This will include bank
statements, accounts mailed from
stores, etc. for local delivery. Postal
cards prepaid at two cents.
every truly yours,
"LALLIE II. HUMPHREYS,
a. POSTMASTER"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER FOOD
CONTROL, TOMORROW.
Union Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31-At mid
night the law giving the Government
control over the country's food supply
goes into effect. The new rule is ex-
tended to take in virtually all the es-
sential articles Of diet. The commo-
dities affected are wheat, wheat -four,
rye or rye -four, barley flour, oats and
corn and their by-products, rice, dried
beans, cottonseed, peanut oil, oleo-
margarine, lard, lard substitutes, milk,
butter, cheese, condensed powdered or
evaporated milk, beef, pork and NUT
ton, fresh or cured, poultry, eggs, fish,
fresh fruits, vegetables, dried prunes,
peaches, pears, apples and raisins,
sugar, syrups and molasses.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
CAPITAL COMMISSION CEN
SURED.
Patriotic Women Tell Why They Took
Part in Defeating of Cid Capitol.

The women of the patriotic socie-
ties and State Federation Of Women's
Clubs have issued statement in
which they set forth the fact that the
Old Capitol restored took no part in
the exercises of the celebration CON
nected with the Old Capitol and that
t did not in anyway express the pur-
pose of their efforts for it's preserva-
ton.
Members of the Capitol Commission
who had ignored the wishes Of the
women of the State in regard to this
building, were loud in their "Oratorical
Praise" of the women for making the
preservation of the Old Capitol posi-
BILE, and it is in order to correct the
erroneous impression made that the
women have seen fit to issue the fol-
lowing statement in regard to the mat
ter.
THE STATEMENT.
Editor Daily Commonwealth:
The women of the Patriotic Socie-
ties and State Federation of Women's
Clubs wish to announce that they took
no part in the exercises of the cele-.
bration connected with the Old Capi.
tol; that it did not in any way ex
press the purpose of their efforts fol
it's preservation and that they speal
for the women Of these organizations
They wish to further state that: they
will continue their efforts to secure
the second and historic floor of thu
building for a reponsitory for the his
tory of the State, and they believ'
that in so doing, they are acting a
eri~-ds OF the public good.
BY authority of hundreds of mem
,ers of the Woman's Clubs and Socie
| les of Mississippi.
Mrs. HI. L. Quinn,
President U. D. c.
| Mrs. Daisy McLaurir Stevens,
| Mrs. William X. Wright,
Mrs. c. H. Alexander,
Mrs. Daisy Williams Weems,
| Mrs Frank Williams,
Regent, D. A. r. Meridian.
Mrs. E. ]. Bowers, GulfpOrt.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
Today is Last Day of
Grace - New Prices
Effective Friday.
EVERYBODY TO
FEEL THE TAX
From Movie Tickets to
Tobacco, Many Arti-
cleS Are Effected.
A sSOciated Press

WASHINGTON, Oct 31-This is
the last day of grace from many new
war taxes.
With the exception of increased let
ter rates and tobacco taxes which Sc
into effect Friday, the special staml
taxes on documents, legal instrument
and parcel pest packages which go in
to operation December /, all special
taxes begin to apply at midnight to
night. They include:
One cent on each dime paid fO,
amusement admissions.
Three per cent. on payments To-
freight transportation.
Eight per cent. on passenger fares
Ten PER cent. on payments for Pullman
and similar Accommodations.
Five per cent. on oil pipe Ire trans
pOrtation.
One cent for each 20 cents or frac-
tion paid for express packages.
Five cents on each telegraph ,tele-
phone or radio message costing fifteen
cents or more.
Various taxes on cigars, cigarettes,
tobacco and products.
Ten per cent. on club dues.
Eight cents on each SIO0 of new life
insurance and one cent on each dollar
or premiums paid on fire, marine, cas-
ualty and other insurance policies.
Although the tobacco taxes, do not
become operative until Friday many
dealers have already advanced retail
prces in anticipation of the tax levies.
Other taxes of the new law, inclEd
ing those on hard and soft drinks, in
comes and war-eXcess profits, have
been in effect since the law was ap-
proved October 3, but in indirect form.
~ On December 1fthe new stamp tax
es, including those on parcel post
packages, will be payable. putting the
entire law into complete operation,
except for increased rates on second
class mail, postponed until July l
next.
Increases in first class mail rates
probably will be most generally felt
by the people. The law provides that
the postage on letters, except drop
or local letters, shall be 3 cents; and
that on postcards, including private
mailing cards, shall be one cent more
than heretofore. This increase in
cludes so-called picture postcards. The
advances were made effective thirty
days after passage of the law, ans are
construed by the Post Office Depart
ment to begin with letters and post
cards postmarked Nov. 2.
The increases also have been eX-
tended by Departmental order to first
class mail to many foreign countries
which, under postal conventions, have
enjoyed the domestic rates. The new
Scent letter rate, therefore, will apply
to letters to Canada, Cuba, MeIco
Panama, England, Ireland, Scotland
Wales, the Bahamas, Barbados
British Guinea, British Honduras, San
to Domingo, Dutch West Indies, Lee
ward Islands, Newfoundland and New
Zealand. The postcard increase will
extend to Canada, Cuba and Panama
the only countries which have enjoyed
the domestic postcard rate.
For consumers convenience, book
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
Mrs. Warner Wells and little son,
Warner, Jr., have returned from Wis
t to relatives in Meridian.

IF postage stamps containing 3-cent
stamps are in readiness for sale and
he department has had printed thous-
ands of 2-cent postcards. First class
nail postmarked tomorrow or any
line prior to 1901 A. M. Nov. 2 re-
,ardless Of time taken for delivery,
Will be transmitted at the old rates
out that postmarked thereafter must
)ay the increased toll.
Amusement admission taxes become
effective tomorrow at places charg-
ng more than cents. They are
ent for each ten cents Or fraction
paid for such admission payable by
the person admitted but collected by
the government from the amusement
proprietor, required to make sworn re-
turns to the treasury. A fiat tax of
cent for each child under IL admit
ed when children are charged also is
provided. Passes also are taxed, ex-
cept those to bona fide employees,
municipal officers and children under
II lat the regular rate, which also is
extended to cabarets or other enter
taii.ment in which the admission is in
cluded in the price paid for refresh
ment, merchandise or service. Per-
sons leasing theatre boxes must pay
ten per cent. on their rental.
The new rates on cigars range from
25 cents to 81 per thousand and on
cigarettes from 80 cents to $1.2O per
thousand. Five cents a pound is the
new tax on tobacco snuff and other
manufactured tobacco, while cigarette
papers are taxes from 1-2 cent to l
cent per hundred. AS the taxes are
now reaching the ultimate consumer,
the raises mean about l cent more on
five cent tobacco packages, from 2 to
) cents on cigarette packages and
from to 10 cents on cigars.
The taxes on freight and passenger
transportation are extended to motor
vehicle competitors of steam and cleo
trio railways and water lines. The
passenger transportation tax is not
applicable to fares costing 35 cents or
less or cummutation or season tickets
for trips less than thirty miles. Pay
ments for services rendered the feder-
al and state governments are exempt
from taxation.
The ten per cent. tax on Pullman
Accommodations is applicable to pay
ments for seats, berths ,and state
rooms IN parlOr ana sleeping cars or
on vessels.
The 5-cent tax on telegraph, tele-
phone or radio messages costing Is
cents or more applies only to those
origina ting in the United States.
Clubs whose dues are less than $12
year and fees to lodges are exempt
| from the 10 per cent. tax on club dues
, The new insurance taxes are impos.
ed on new policies issued, with rein
surance policies exempted. Industrial
or weekly policies are taxee
forty pc rcent. on the first premium
on policies for $500 or less.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
BELIEVE SPIES
SINK STEAMER
Wreckage of Two Railroad Piers in
Baltimore Laid to Work Of Pro-
Huns.
BURN AND SINK BRITISH STEAM
SHIP
Four Members of Crew Missing
Watchman Saw Piotters.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 31-OHcials Of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad express
their belief that the fire, which wreck
ed two railroad terminal piers at Lo-
Gust Point last night are of incendiary
origin.
A British steamer moored to the
dock was also burned and sunk. The
total loss is estimated at more than
five million. Four of the crew Of the
steamer are missing and are believed
to have been killed. The watchman
reports he saw five 4nen jump from
the pier as the flash broke out.
A later check of the crew on the
steamer showed seven missing, in
cluding two offers and a chief gunner
of the naval crew.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
MAYOR MTTCHELL'S FRIENDS
PLEAD IN LAND. SCANDAL.
Union Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 31-Charles
O'Malley, William M. Greve, ex-Sen-
ator William H. Reynolds, and Frank
Bailey, friends of Mayor Mitchell, in
dicted last week in connection with
the purchase of the Seaside Park prop
erty which deal, it is alleged robbed
the city of hundreds of thousads of
dollars, are ordered to appear in court
today for the pleading of their cases
by counsel.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
HONOR FOR CAPT. HULEN.
Chosen President of the Court Marshal
by Division

Capt. Harry Hulen, Of the 140th
Field Artillery, commander of Green
woods first military offering in the
present war, Battery c, has been NAM
ed president of the Court Marshal, by
the first east division, it is understood.
This is quite an honor for this form
er Greenwood citizen and as the po-
sition is somewhat of distinguished
one, Capt. Hulen is to be duly con-
graduated by his many friends upon
his appointment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
WAR TAX ON ADJUSTMENTS.
To Greenwood and Lef1ore County Residents:

To Greenwood and Lef1ore County Residents
The Government War Tax amusements goes into
effect tomorrow Thursday, November 1s the day John
Robnsons Circus will exhibit in Greenwood and the circus
management will collect this in accordance with instruc
tons issued Washington The law says the shall
be paid by those who attend the circus.
The tax, which is rendered legal by law entitled
can provide defray and for
purposes approved October 3r. 1917 calls for the
payment the people, of for each cents paid
for admission the circus the side shows the concert for
reserved seats
y>hn Rcbnson's Circus charges fifty for adult
admission and in addition this fifty cents will collect five
cents which will be turned to the Government Chill
ren, under twelve of who attend the circus will
be taxed cent EACH The law says the tax must be
paid by the paying for admission to the show
further says that all holders Of complimentary
tickets shall the tax the the tickets
chased for cash. The only who exempt from
this bona fde employees of the show and municipal
officers official business
Briefly the tax calls for the payment of cent
cents paid for admission for reserved seats
the fails collect this tax the liable to
fine of than 81 900 to which be added pr
term
JOHN ROBINSON'S CIRCUS
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
WANT BIG INCREASE.
Switchmen Will Ask Fifty Per Cent.
Increase and Overtime.
Associated Press

Associated Press
CHICAGO, Oct. 31-The committee
representing the Switchman's Union
of North America has decided to ask
fifty per cent. increase in the wages
Of these men and time and half ov-
ertime for the members employed by
the railroads throughout the country
A conference booked for Dec. 3, has
been asked to discuss the demands of
the railroad switchmen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
OVER-SUBSCRIBE ISSUE.
Associatd Press

Associatd Press
CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 31-It was
officially announced here today that
the Liberty Loan subscription for the
fourth Federal Reserve District
amounted to four hundred and eighty
nine million, four thousand dollars,
with the returns incomplete. The dis
trict's quota was three hundred million
dollars
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
FORD CAR CO.
LOSES TO DODGE
Suit Entered In Circuit Court Asking
That Ford Disburse Big Profits
Decided.
Associated Press

DETROIT, Oct. 81 - The suit
brought against the Ford Motor Co.
and Henry Ford by John F. and
Horace Dodge to compel Ford to dis
burse accumulated dividends instead
of using the money to increase the
company's business was decided in the
Circuit Court in favor of Dodge Bros,
here today.
Approximately sixty million dollars
is said to be involved.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
SPECIAL NOTICE.

! On account of the crowded condi-
ton of The Daily Commonwealth
due to the liberal advertising patron
age being given the paper Just now
we must ask that all contributions to
the news columns be brief and pointed
We want to print everything that's
worth while but our space is limited
and brevitv is absolutely essential dur
ing the winter months.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
SOUTH AFRICA DESTRUCTION.
Reports Say That Many British In
dian Natives Drown.
Associated Press

. LONDON, Oct. 31-A widespread
destruction in Natal, South Africa is
reported as the result of storm, says
Reuters dispatch from Durham.
Many have been drowned, a Gen.
trail News dispatch from Johannes
burg says. A thousand British Indian
natives are believed to be drown.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
THE FRANKLIN CAR
Said to Be Lightest and Most Com
Portable of Its Capacity.

In today's Daily Commonwealth is
an advertisement from the Madison
Baird & Co. announcing the agency for
the Franklin Motor Cars. The ad says
that "The Franklin has been generally
accepted as the ightest comfortable
touring car for its capacity in the
world. It's air-cooled engine is small
er and of higher horsepower"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
SUPERVISORS TO MEET.
Tax-Rate to Be Made at Regular Ses
sion Opening Monday.

The Board Of Supervisors will meet
in their regular session of November
here Monday morning and fix the tax
rate of the county.
The other usual routine business
will be brought up before the county
board at this gathering.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
REGULATE X. X. SECURITIES,
In Referendum Just Concluded Com
mercial Organizations Endorse
Move.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31-The Fed
eral regulation of the issuance of rail-
road securities was indorsed by the
affiliated trade commercial organiza-
tions of chambers of commerce in the
United States in the referendum just
concluded.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
PLEDGE CARDS
BEING SENT IN
Arkansas Leads With Largest Num-
ber Of Pledges Signed for Sin
gle Day.
2,722,918 FAMILIES HAVE SIGNED
so FAR.
Food Conservation Week Meeting
Hearty Success.
2,722,e ,e1s FAMILIES HAVE sIGNE

Associated Press

ASSOCIHC0U TIcSS
WASHINGTON, Oct 31-Tablua-
tions this morning show that 2,722 ,91S
families in the United States have
signed pledge cards for the food con-
servation campaign so far.
Arkansas has made the best show
ing for one day. This state reported
seventy thousand new pledges in one
day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
STOCK PRICES BREAK.
Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 31-Prices broke
violently at this mornings session of
the stock exchange. The entire list
yielded to a growing psssimist, caused
by foreign conditions, and mainly the
Italian situations S5arlard industrials
fell from two to five points.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
J. e. RALPH, ENGRAVING HEAD,
RESIGNS.
Union Associated Press

Union Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31-oseph E.
Ralph, director of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing, relinquished his
rosition with the government today.
He has been on leave or absence for the
past two weeks.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
New York Market Closed 20 Points
Down-New Orleans 20 to Is
Down.
GRAIN MARKET.
ket Is Doing.

The New York cotton market closed
this afternoon 20 points down, with
the spot market 80 points up. The
New Orleans market closed 20 to Is
points down.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
ITALIANS MAKE NEW LINES.

ROME, Oct. 31-The war Office re-
ports that various hill and canal en-
gagements yesterday by the Italians,
covering units of the cavalry and per-
mitting the troops to continue
their move toward new lines.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-10-31
TEUTONS CARRY OUT PURPOSE.
Associated Press

BERLIN, Oct. 31-The campaign
on the Italian front is being developed
in accordance with the intentions Of
the Austro-G German leaders, the war
Office reports.