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Evening journal., 1917-05-15
SALEM HIr BIZ BOGUS cHEcKs.

SALEM, n. j., May 10 Several citi-
zens have just been notified that they
have been victimized with bad checks
given by man passing as II. IT, Hard
ing. The checks were on the National
Union Bank of Boston, purporting to
have been signed by the cashier and
treasurer Of the Taylor-Critchfeld
Clague Company. Word comes that the
firm is financially responsible, but never
were any checks issued to Harding, who
is unknown to them, nor do they carry
an account in the Union Bank.
II would paw you TO become a reader
and user of the Want Ads-AdY.
Evening journal., 1917-05-15

Following was the vote.
Yeas-Beckham. Colt. CulbersOn,
Fletcher, Gerry. Hale. Hollis. Hust-
ny. James. Jones New MeXico) Ken
'drick. King. Kirby. McCumber, Nc
Lean. Martin. Myers. Nelson, New
ands, Overman Poindexter- Pomer-
enc. Ransdell, Robinson. Sheppard.
simmons, Sterling. Stone, Swanson.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

date We trust that no county VIII Do
less than its Just share.
Plans are now being completed for
a Council Of Defense Day" az the state
capital u has been suggested that thi,
meeting b. held during the state fair
The event Win include a speaker of ma.
tioual reputation 20 bring county coun.
cA members q new message from the
nation. and a ~Eettogether meeting 70,
the representative from every county
IN the state. This VIII provide them an
opportunity 20 exchange ideas on the
work throughout the state and 10 carry
back 10 fellow citizens a new idea Of
Oklah0ma's part In the war
a regular publication for county
council members and others actively
engaged in the work designed TO CO.
ordinate the war organization through.
out the state, All be initiated Just as
soon "a possible
County Councils Of Defense have al.
ready done q wonderful work in many
parts OF the state They are the or.
ganiza:ions Of the hour
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
FOR THE DEFENSE
Of THE NATION
STATE AND COUNTY COUNCILS
WORKING WITH NATIONAL
BODY UNDER PLANS.

The Oklahoma state Council o. De
feuss is now actively engaged IN OF
gzniEinr and prono;inc the formation
q county COUNCILS and 20 this snd IA.
prepared a statement giving gene-al in
formation q the war organization @.
Amerca- the duties of STAKE ard loca
organization. their plans ani the meth
ois q financing.
Garter county vzs one o. -hs first r1
organize is county c1grcl an eXecl
tive committee q ten asl-E named ty
Gov r L Wlllatrs TINS c1---ctes
elected officers as follows President
j. Robert GEau. vice president Il
c. Spauldiur. treasurer. : A. Apple
secretary- Carl Russell Meetings q.
the c0mm5tres are te,5 az gre Cha-utsr
of Commerce. at tre c1--- house a-
C'c-o1k every Monday afternoon. These
meetings take lr arf a-- upon matters
q prime importance il t1-s time oi
uar. -ts marketing of aEl-c--,url- pro-
duc-s and securing % -eei=i seed tls
Organization of h1-ue guards ana l--=-
things requiring attention. Efzrg rat-
rio--c citizen of Garter county Is DO.
only welcome h-t IS urged rl attend
these No-iay af-=-uoa- meetings ara
give the defense council -L- benefit .
their counsel and assistance
The iztes; bulletin from the Oklahoma
C1uncl % Defense j. a. follows
Each county c1--cI q defense ln
CklahcZa T. q rar- 20 IRE Ct1ca- va
orrsrIEztl1n % Ar-=--l. h=z f=5 dy the
g7zs 5z-, % -ta Crlt-5 States and his
cabinet otfcs1s FOR the l-t1-nz-l1-
q county council members ue are sub
hitting herewith an outline % the or
Ea-nz-i1- on WE1ch RE govern --s-- ss
depe-il-E o. -1--pare TIRE -a-ll- f1-
var
Even before va aas declared -1s
prsslse-- rsz-ne5 gre -acess-r o. f1- IA
ti1--ui5s c-rl-Z-1- t1z- w1-5 pre-
pare -rls -z-1- f-- vhz-er=- sne--
Ee-rv night arise So be asked con
Erzss 90 au-b1--= -1e -Cou-c- u Ma
-l1-zl Defense EE sea was o. d-i-E
tl-e-ts- W--t tls cabinet tl= Leaders q
ths i-1-s-ries = Ans-icz 50 that r.
case vzr shc--1 c1-- h= would have
ready TIE u-a----s-T necessary o. So CD
o-i1a-s ~ e-=-E=s ard resources q
t-e -a-l1- t1zr Vlc-cry Eolld conz
u--s g---z.y ard AZ i=ss cost q treas.
IRE a-t z=- TIE CCu-cl @ Sari1nzi
De.s-sz E1s au-h1-i1ed by congress in
IN approved ty the president on
August =. 1915
A. Eu-ho-l1e- b. congress. the Coul-
q e Saii1uzl Defense Is composed O.
t1s cah-rs; ucflcs-s q ths president
Ssu-c- D. Bake, va Jossphus Dan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

I the face. something never before known
lin this country. Hogs sold or the Chi
cas0 market on August u az 800 a
ton live weight. which record price Is
T strong Indictment u the criminal
T waste indicated by the useless slaughter
I % the above 1859 hogs killed hy trains
on this ortion q the Rock Island rail
way. and represents in money value
approximately S5--t0. This number q
hogs would be sufficient % furnish 30.
o9Q men with hams and bacon for
over four days
Payments made by the railroad com
pany 20 the owners for this stock are
a serious and unnecessary drain on the
railroad revenue. but the money losa.
while serious. j. nothing compared 20
tie food loss. which Is absolute and
final. a. il IS seldom possible 20 make
use for food OF any stock struck by
trains, and this loss Is one which even
this rich nation can III afford.
We are doing our Bit in eliminating
this waste By: superintendent. road.
masters and sectionmen making a per.
sonal appeal 10 the owners Of stock 10
keep their animals in fenced enclosures,
engineers taking every precaution with.
in their power TO avoid striking stock.
station agents. helpers and sectionmen
cooperating IN driving stock of the
right-of.way. keeping farm gates closed.
fences and cattle guards ir good repair
giving preference o. locations where lia.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
CONSERVE THE
NATIONS LIVESTOCK
Another Way 10 Help Hoover in Cam
paign 10 Conserve FoOdstuffs

The Rock Island railway on its sec
ont district alone killed enough live
stock on the tracks during the last
fiscal year .0 provide meat for an army
" 10000 men isuch as VIII be gathered
40 any one of the several cantonm-ntsL
for period u three weeks.
With The passing of the open range
and the set-l1E ot the country. the
ELl.rg of livestock or he railway
tracks has become @ more and more
trout. .es1m- question O. handle The
attitude of ,re public has been more or
ess indifferent; crrln.ne rs efforts
mainly 90 securing for the owners ut
the stock some return .r money flr tile
stock .0--. b-; doing Lt,.e 20 prevent or
c1rt-o the ~1urce 90 The trouble The
acute eeoUou.c condition brought about
by the great war and the necessity for
conserving the food supply adds adl-
tloual Importance to this most serious
question.
During tl- year which ended June 50.
tr= second district 8t the Rock Island
lines killed 80 horses ari mules -ll+
cattle. 1850 rlEs and lt+ sheep "a total
q gl-- head ~ stock TIL. represents
@ total Joss and an absolute waste This
stock was k.l-f cr the eleven divisions
comprising t-s l.,.r.-; and .gl-- within
tre state .t Missouri Kansas Okla
h1ma. Texas Arkansas Louisiana and
New Mexico.
The country IS heinz e-t-f :.-
horses and mules r.tt tr- army rlr.
poses and s1- farm ar-,. It has been
stated that o. ,.-a. ot $4,000 horses
month WILL be- required t1 supply ara
equip the American army when .t ar
rives AZ fun strength .l France Farm
WORK must b- carried c- .r this country
as never before % feed ourselves. our
army and millions % the people q Cur
allies We mus; have horses and mules
90 earn on This work
The cattle loss does not represent a
loss in beef alone. but il dairy products
also. as many o. those killed are mich
cJws. Meatl=s> days are staring us iu
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

I vi5i-e as it does a rleiluD O personal
contact. s vital % the entire war or
sarlzation- Th=re had almost as wei
{ be no national council unless there s a
. method q tak-ns the work directly 20
. c5ti-sns. Both national and state or
/ sarlzauo-s can accomplish little unless
there = the live. active patriotic war
. chamber of cuunercs~ 20 enlist the CO
. operation of men. women and children
u the country.
Each wheel Is vital 20 the machinery
. The county council can accomplish
much without supervision % any kind.
The state organization. with those in
counties. could accomplish much with
ont the national council. but the results
demanded O the war councils Of the
nation can best be served only when
al three departments can wors etfec-
lively and without hindrance q any
kind. cooperating in the task of pre-
pairing the nation foT war
Problems Confronting This state
With is two million 0t people and
natural resources out q all proportion
20 is population. the state q Oklahoma
has s. big part % play The natural
0esourcss q the state mus, be investi-
gated unnuIe,y and placed AZ the dis
Q,osal q the nation Hundreds of pe0-
pie 60 -o- YET understand why America
had o. so o. war They don't see that
we ars fighting not only 70 free -he
peoples % Europe from domination b.
the Frlssal military rule but also 20
safeguard our owu homes and our own
women and children from the ursp=as-
able horrors thar Prussia takes GO every
country ID which &, can place am army.
These people must DE- educated t1 the
true conditions We must NOT permit
them 90 he m.slel 5y German propa-
Eardl-ts. uacifl~,s and traitors Whole
some education or why t IS absolutely
Necessary that Auerica wln this war
j. one of the greatest tasks % defense
orEariLa tons
The chief reason trar aglta,0-s cause
trouble IS that patriots to not watch
them ard -aeitate~ against them. IL is
often not difficult FOR shrewL slick
t1lguei traitors. il the Eulse II friend
ship. % miS.ead a community unless
those Patriots i1 that community who
can So the fallacies point them out 90
fellow citizens The Oklahoma P1t-i-
ctlc Speakers bureau is part of the
machinery designed o. meet This prob
lem. As stated in previous bulletin.
county councils are also asked 90 organ
.ze f1r their own sections similar organ
iza--11s that win take the message of
the war 90 every school district The
celebrations iu honor 0f the lads who 20
was another step looking especially ,o-
va-t war education This work must
continue
Oklahoma must proiuc- more. vi.f
every force possible brought 90 bear
90 enable farmers 90 accomplish the
purpose. Later in the year. counties
VIII be asked % provide cooperative
marketing organizations In or5e- botn
90 Increase the economic strength q
the state and % conserve shipping faciI-
lties. every family in OsIahoma that
can possibly DO 50 must have garden
neNt spring The movement so sue
cessfui in a few large cities must be- e1-
tended
70 is impossible 90 20 into 5etal here
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
SUITS SHOW SLENDER LINES

Whether pleated plain, the highwased hang quite
straight and omes nearly concealed for the vary from
knee length within few inches skirhen Coats are
all straight Of line and have novel collars grdes outline
the waist Tight fitting sleeves and pockets noticed silk
embroidery buttons and fur dominate among the trimmings
elites We with SergeS Gaberdlnes and Broadcloth for popularity
Brown Taup Blue Beet Russian Green and GRAY are the
leading shades
You must come and see them fully appreciate the exquisite
taste and charm these dresses possess
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

I 'regar5iHs the plans % the national and
the state council for greater p-oduc-
ton and more conservation. The work
. properly ca-riei out VIII mean AZ the
same time a more prosperous state and
a state doing more service q the ma
ti1n.
The oklahoma state Council of De
fense wiki county councils viii be an
immense factor in the floating of the
second Liberty Loan Local commit
toes VII have charge Of campaigns The
STAKE council viii give help in whatever
section help Is Necessary 20 carry on
the work
Those counties that have already done
an active work realize that some funds
are necessary. Funds for county coun-
els must Dc provided BY subscription
from patriotic citizens. In some states
county commissioners are appropr.at-
Ing money from some Of their depart
ments for war preparation work. II
may OF may not be possible .n counties
q Oklahoma Perhaps some u the
county OF city departments can provide
par, Of the time of one of their en-
ployes together with stationery and
other supplies Secretaries Of chambers
of commerce can also attend % part
~ the work in many sections. IN some
sections county chamber ~ com
u--ce~ organized in connection wiki the
County Council of Defense and with
paid secretary. would De an excellent
financial investment Each county
council must decide the~s things fo- .t-
SELF. tasi1c INTO account is own local
conditions
The state council u defense is in inn
mediate ueei oi funds 90 continue the
state work Funds SO Far have been
aiyanc-i ty few patriotic individuals.
Ir order O. property cars o1 the work
already begun. 90 continue the war or
sanitation of the state and 90 NEE, the
problem, mat viii constantly be- l-ft uu
o. US ay TIE Council ~ National ue
feH--. U- are row calling o1 the state
for q fund of $4,000
since We must all stand the burds.
o. PROPORTION 20 our ability ,1 meet
ir. v- 1.y- anpo-tioH-f ta-s sum ausrr
tine county councils of defense. using
our uWr judgment as 90 the ability u
tle different sections 90 ray.
legislative Appropriation Later.
The reason that il .. necessary to
raise -ri, money .r -hl- way is the .ac.
that r-- legislature ua. -.- .- ~eS.. lon
when The need Tor i- a-r>- The .1l-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

{ .els. navy Franklin X Lane. interior
David 2. Houston. agriculture. WLilam
E C. Be5Ge,d commerce. and William r
. Wlso-. labor. and In aidi-i5n- an ad-
E visc-y commission Cf seven men. lead
I s-s In seven of the vital Industries of
the nation.
This advisory committee j. made Up
q Daniel WLlari. presi5s-- % the Bal
umo7e & Ohio raLroai. who has charse
q uohlEEinE the railroad resources of
the country &. The interests % the na-
tlo1. Howard 2 Coffin. woe president
os The Hudson Motor company. in
charge - uohi-i1irC nsnufacturinC re
sourceS Julius Rosenwald. p1es55ent e
Sears Roe1ucs & Co IN chzrge Of mob
liz1e the resources q the nation To-
the providing o. clothing and similar
supplies. Bernard n. Barush- finzncis-
raW materials minerals and metals Dr.
Hollis Godfrey. president q DreXel i'm
s;itu-s. engineering and education 20
var needs SsmUe, Gomp~rs. president
. the American Federation q Lzhor.
ilciuding conservation q health and
welfare q WORKERS. and D- Franklin
Martin. secretary general q the Amer
can College q Surgeons. u-ilcirs- sur
Ee-F and sanitation
Organization Of Nation for War
THIS council q national defense ir-
c,uti-g as Il 61es The cabinet officers
% tte president Is the Organization %
-re hour -- the present crisis I- does
~ have -.-r--- -a ---z -a -.r--r.H-S- 7r
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

There much Of
We
ReadytoWear
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

Brazil is a vast country. Il is larger
than the United States with Alaska
taken out. and IS sixteen times as large
as France The area Is in excess Of
100000 square miles This is esti-
mated o. De onehfteenih the entire
earth's surface not covered by water.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

II yCu- Ford needs repairing take
i 90 q Ford specialist BIZ Brown.
The -F0ri- Repair shop Nil 81 rear
% Rl,ter a Sies. Brown & Allen Props
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

Master a-i garments
you wish
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
DRESSES OF SIMPLE sMARTNEss

Though simplicity is the keynote Of the Fall modes and
graceful lines prevail styles greatly varied Slightly
raised wanes and bodice that outline the figure noted while
others in chemise effect quite straight Skirts much
rover gathered peaed az the waist line few have drapere
There's variety Of collars, though styles show
and have round square necks Belts
popular Sleeves full length Satns Serges such
materials prevail Indian cOlors and designs appear the trim
mings.
Visit garment section Monday and inspect advanced
showing Of WoolteX Suits Moderately priced
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-10
Another in a Unique Series
Have You Met Her?
The Girl Who Makes Idols for Herself.
BY ANN Isle.

rELEN is a hero worshipper. Shs
RI spends q great deal of her valu-
= u able time admiring her friends
for their ability and charm and low
ableness. She burns incense at the al
tar OF one friendship and scatters flow
ers before another.
And it never occurs to Helen that II
she would conserve the energy it t1kes
10 scatter flowers and save the money
she spends in buying incense and use
them both on Helen she would get
some very good results.
Helen always has one particular idol
and her king or queen" can do no
wrong. OF course inevitably her king
or queen, being human, does do a good
deal of wrong and then Helen has To
recover from the disappointment and
readjust herself to human nature as II
is with its faults and weaknesses
mingled with fineness and strength
Experience teaches Helen very little
For . year she wOrshipped Maude Jones
and fairly raved Of her ability. And
then when Maude gave up all her eff
forts to paint beautiful pictures ana
took TO painting her own face in order
that she might capture Frank Harvey
and his millions, Helen faced a cen
serious world and defended Maude
She Tries 10 Believe.
of course she was glad TO marry
him. Who wouldn't have been2 She
struggled and struggled TO make good.
and nobody encouraged her or believed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-10
The Easiest Way
To End Dandruff

There is one sure way that never
fails - remove dandruff completely
and that is 10 dissolve it, This de
stroys it entirely. To do this. just
get about four ounces Of plain, ordi-
nary liquid arvon; apply it at night
when retiring; use enough to moisten
the scalp and rub it in gently with
the finger tips.
By morning, most il not all. OF your
dandruff viii be gone, and three or
four more applications will completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace of 1t. no matter
how much dandruff you may have
You will find. tOJ, that all itching
and digging Of the scalp will stop in
stantly. and your hair viii be fluffy.
lustrous- glossy, silky and soft and
look and feel a hundred times better
You can get liquid arvou At any drug
store II If inexpensive. and four
ounces is all YOU will need. THIS
simple remedy has never been known
to fai.-Ady ertisemenI
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-10
MEXICAN TRADE
SHOWS DECLINE
Only Two Items of Imports
Greater This Year Than
Last; Exports Low.

Only two commodities in all the list
OF imports from Mexico entered at the
FL Paso custom house in 1916 exceeded
in tonnage and value their own records
OF the previous year. They were lead
ore and hides. Last year 65S5 tons
more OF lead ore. having value OF
S54.574 more. were brought over the
boundary than in 1915. The ore totaled
46.434 tons. worth S2s4.0Sl. The hides
brought in last year were declared At
Sl$9,299. which is S1s.144 increase over
1915.
As one OF the custom house chiefs
said. 1t looks as II the port Of Fl
Paso is about the only business insti-
tuition here that is liable TO have TO
call for help TO meet its payroll, IL
this stagnaJiOn Of commercial inter
change with Mexico keeps up
Imports and Exports Fall
Imports and also exports were away
off from the old time figures when
the year closed There was less than
one half the value Of metals brought
over. as compared To 1913. last year
showing a total OF only S2.5S9,f59 Of
gold and silver ores and bullion lead,
zinc and copper ores. Less than one
third the cattle and about half the
sheep imported in 1919 were entered.
the figures being @6,9Sl cattle. worth
S663. 004. and 1896 sheep. valued az
s97,41+. There was only S6,554 worth
of cotton from the Laguna- Torreon
district. against sI,774.314 in 1915, and
about twice that sum in 1914. The
lumber from the MADEIRA forest for the
Pearson planning mill and box factory
here amounted to only 5.s50,00O feet,
which is one third that of 1915. one
fifth that of 1914 and about one eighth
that Of 1913. Guayule for the eastern
rubber factories, cottonseed, beans and
lots Of other Mexican articles are
almost in the zero column for 1916.
Imports Nearly S3.OOO.OOO.
Total imports for the calendar year
were S2.S59.79S. with exports S4,l62,-
sS9, approximately half what they were
in either of the two previous years
Coal exported was valued at Sl36.l54
for 26.3A9 tons. but there was little coke,
as the Mexican smelters and mines are
shut down. Flour for the Mexican
people totaled 2S.4s3 barrels. worth
S210,633. and corn 161,500 bushels, OF
4 value Of s176.S1S-
The statistics on exports include
nothing for the United States punt
tive expedition in western Chihuahua,
except a few scattering carloads sent
10 Gen Pershing's merchant neighbors
around Casas Grandes. The sinews Of
var are furnished 10 Uncle Sans SOL
Tiers in Mexico by way of Columbus
ind the motor truck fleet. The
Iuartermasters are keeping no custom
louse records
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-10
Departing CuWdsmen Sell
Mess Shack to Mexicons

Laredo. Texas. Jan. 10.-Wargish
guardsmen OF the Missouri detach-
ments that just left here for home
played some practical jokes on Next
cans living on the American side, 1t
was learned
The jokes came to light when 1t be
came necessary TO call out the mill
try guard to prevent the Mexicans
from razing to the ground buildings
formerly occupied by the guardsmen.
The Mexicans said they had bought
the mess hall, J. N G 4. and other
buildings from soldier boys for vari-
Gus small sums
The exhibited receipts signed Ser
geant Cheatem." George Washing
ton" abraham Lincoln" and others
of the nations great The Y. N. c.
A building changed hands for IS.