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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-11
AT HOME FOR MISS sAyRE.

one Of the delightful affairs of the
week was the "at home" given Miss
Helen Sayre this afternoon by Mrs. T.
+ Guillot and Mrs. Walter Thompson
at the home OF Mrs. Thompson. 203 \
street. northwest. The living room was
attractive in its setting OF yellow chry'
santhemums and golden rod and the
dining room was in the same color
with yellow candles. Opening off the
living room the sun parlor. where punch
was served. was aglow with garden
flowers The receiving line consisted OF
Mrs. Guillot, gowned in black charme.
use with jet overdress; Mrs. Thompson
blue tulle over filet lace. with rose
girdle; Miss Helen Sayre, in dark blue
georgette embroidered in beads; Miss
Florine Fleming of Dallas. in apricot
velvet; Mrs. ID. c. Fitzgerald. black
spangled satin. and Mrs. IL. H. Sayre.
lavender crepe de chine.
Those who assisted In entertaining
were Mrs e. l.. Byrne. Mrs. f.. l..
Evans, Mrs. Charts Rogers. Mrs. Charles
Anderson. Mrs. w. ID. Potter. Mrs. II. +.
Foster. Mrs. Win Ward. Mrs. Edward
Gait. Mrs. Cecil Williams. Mrs. r. W.
Roadway. Mrs. NJ. German. Mrs. l.. w.
Burrow, Mrs. r. Il Phillips. Misses Ra.
ehel Campbell, Thurlow Ward. Helen
Ward. Anne Thompson, Helen Walcott,
Dorothy Dickson. Mary Boone. Thelma
Ramsey. Georgia simpson. Eugenie Nj
vouche, Gonevieve Nivouchc and Ellen
Dickson
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-11
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
.ArdnOre Chapter, American Red CrOs

the national headquarters. American
Red Cross, the annual meeting OF the
Ardmore chapter, American Red Cross
will be held at , O'Clock y. m. Friday,
October II. 1917. in the Offices of the
Ardmore Chamber Of Commerce. for the
purposes of election of directors and
officers amendments of chapter by
laws, and such other business as may
properly come before the meeting.
MARK KIRKPATRICK.
Chairman Ardmorc Chapter. American
Red Cross ST
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-11
FOR MISS HELEN SAYRE.

Mrs. Charts Rogers and Mrs. y. II.
Roger entertained Miss Helen Sayre
and seven Of her friends at a most at.
uactive breakfast and bridge party yes
terday. The table VAS set in old blue
china. with large pumpkin filled with
fruit for a centerpiece. sachets Of
PINK blue lavender and yellow marked
the places of the guests.
AFTER number Of games of bridge
Miss Sayre was given knitting bag
and Miss Ellen Dickson. who made
nigh score. received corsage of pink
roses. The guests were Misses Helen
Sayre. Marjorie kraus Of Titusyille. Pa.
stella Carter and Italy Carter. Of Wash.
ington' %. G.. Mary Boone. George
simpson. Dorothy Dickson and Ellen
Dickson.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-11

the play being Schupp 10 Ilerzog 10
Zimmerman.
Felsch struck out and the stands were
IN an uprOar.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
Second Half--The crowd booed Eddie
| Collins sas he went TO the field.
Burns up. Strike one; ball one; strike
two: Burns struck. out.
Herzog up. Eddie Collins tossed out
HerZog at the initial bag.
Kauff up. Foul-strike one; bali
one; Kauf dropped long hit to the
centerfield fence for home run. II was
his first hit of the series and the first
hit of the game of Faber.
Zimmerman up. Strike one: strike
two; Eddie Collins threw out thinner
man.
Kauif got a great hand as he uotted
out to centerfield.
One run. one hit. no errors.
FIFTH INNING.
FIRST Half-Gandn up. Gandil SIN.
gled past Fletcher.
Weaver up. Strike one: Weaver hit
into "a double Herzog to Fletcher to
Holke.
Schalk up. Ball one; ball two: strike
one; strike two; foul; ball three. Schalk
singled over second after the stand was
3 to =. Schalk's second hit.
Faber up Strike one; Schupp tossed
out Faber
No runs. two hits, no errors
Second Iialf--Fletcher up. 4 Fletcher
singled sharply past Collins.
Robertson up. McGraw came in and
gave Robertson some instructions
Strike one. Robertson hunted safely.
Fletcher moving on to second.
Holke up. Holke also bunted safely
and the bases were filed On Holke's
bunt. F'aber took the ball and started
to throw to third but no one was there.
Rariden up. Ball one; bail two; foul
strike one. Rariden hit into a double
play. Faber to Schalk oGandil. Rob
ertson moved on to third, and IIolke
went to second on the play
Schupp up. Strike one; ball one; ball
two; Robertson scored on Schupp's sin
gle. but Holke was thrown out at the
plate. f'elsch To Schak.
one run, four hits, no errors
SIXTH INNING.
First Half--John Collins up. Strike
one; ball one: foul-strike two; John
Collins shot single into left
McMullin up. Ball one; ball two;
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-11

men the first rude hut. oi the future
spiritual city of brotherly love" They
say that they know they face 4 task
with less Of romance and less of edven'
ture. with more of suspicion to be met
and more distrust of motives, perhaps
than we expect. Our only justification
viii lie in the manner In which we go
about our work. We have not yet risen
to the height which our task demands
of us"
The American Friends service com
mittee of No. 20 South Twelfth street
Philadelphia, is financing the work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-11

Luncheon was served at noon, The
Raptis,s have started campaign for
more activity In branches of church
work. under the direction OF the pastor
Rev. David n. Cooper,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-11
TIE ETERNAL FEMININE

lasSi'i- show; important stan Office,
ton urgent businsss'-Whv hav. vom
stopped: There's a clear rad,
'hai.euse--There's such dear uftlc
eat in the way. sir.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-11

The ibis--A bird of gentleness and
good nature, associating with ducks and
geese and other waterfowl on pleasant
terms
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-11

Ciyil cases disposed OF In the district
court yesterday were those of Jessie
l.. Jordan w. Harry X. Allen ct al
settled and dismissed; Senaca Co. w.
X. l.. Darnell. Judgment for defendant;
q. n. Tipps Vi. u, J. Wood. continued
by defendant. The court overrpled a
motion for new trial In the Kirk Nor
gan case and an appeal has been taken
Morgan furnished $1,000 bond
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-11

The Ferndale Review club met yes
terday afternoon with Mrs. II. :. VIII
lard. 72S { street southwest. During
the brief business session Mrs. Ran
webb was received into membership.
The lesson for the afternoon was on
Shakespeare and AIRS. J. l.. Cox gave
a most interesting biography. Mrs.
Susan Haynes read a paper ON the in
dividuality of the author, which was
followed by "A comparison by Mrs, Wal
ter $. Gilbert. OF Shakespeare's superl'
ority in vocabulary over other writer's.
The lesson was followed by "A social
hour and the hostess served refresh
ments. The club will meet next Thurs
day with Mrs. Susan Haynes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-11

Circle No. Two OF the Missionary So
ciety OF the Broadway Methodist
church. met In regular session Tuesday
afternoon az the home of Mrs. X. ID
Moore. 3ii Broadway northwest. Mrs
W. \. Wolverton was added TO the
membership OF the socisty. Following
the business session. prayer service
was conducted by Mrs. Spooner AZ
the close OF the meeting the hostess
served refreshments. This circle will
hold miscellaneous shower on Novem
her "a.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-11

The want ads VIII rert tnat house.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-11
GIANTS AND SOX
BATTLING FOR
FOURTH GAME

Continued from page u.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-11

An all-day prayer meeting was held
today at the Broadway Baptist church.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19

A warm, sticky feeling in his right
boot warned him, when he tried to
make some mental inventory of his
condition, of at least one other wound.
He could not see twenty feet ahead or
behind. Even when he hurriedly wiped
the cloud from his eyes his vision
seemed to have failed, and he could
only cling to his horse to put the miles
as fast as possible between himself
and more Of the MOrgans.
A perceptble weakness presently
forced him to realize he must look to
his wounded foot. Before he slackened
speed he tried to look behind to recon
hotter. With relief he perceived his
sight to be a trifie better, and in scan
ming the horizon he could discover no
pursuers. Choosing a secluded spot
he dismounted, cut open his boot, and
found that a bullet passing down
ward, had torn an artery under the
arch of the foot. Making a rude tour
niquet he succeeded in checking pretty
well the squirting flow that was sap
ping his strength. After he had ad-
justed the bandage he stood up and
looked at it.
Then he drew his revolver again and
broke it. He found five empty shells
in the chambers and threw them away.
The last cartridge had not been fired
He could not even figure out how he
had happened to have six cartridges in
the cylinder, for he rarely loaded more
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19
STEEL COMPANYS HUGE PROFITS

The unprecedented prosperity at
tending the operation of the United
States Steel corporation for 1916 are
set forth in the annual report.
Total earnings of S342, 997, 092 ex-
ceeded those Of 1915 by no less than
500, 747O26; net income Of S294O26,-
565 showed an increase of S196O5S,
6O2. and surplus net income for the
year aggregated S2O1, S35, 5S5, as COM
pared with $44.26O,374 in the previous
year. This last item is the more re-
markabIe from the fact that it in
cludes regular and extra dividends of
$44, 476, 469 on the common stock, as
against only S6,353,7S1 disbursed in
1915.
Expenditure during 1916 for
maintenance, renewals and extraordi-
nary requirements totaled $69,392,-
627, an increase OF. 60.01 per cent over
1915.
The average number of employees
in the service of all the subordinate
companies during 1916 was 252, SOS, s
salaries and wages of 1898, 1856, SOP, an i
The undivided surplus of the corr
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19
The Skirmisher.

John Blevins was the most bashful
lad in a Kansas village. For three
years he had been keeping company
with Sallie james, but he could not
bring his courage up to the popping
point. One Sunday night, as John was
leaving the front yard of his inamo-
rata, he encountered the old man, who
had begun to chafe under the diff
dence of his daughters sweetheart.
"Look-ee here, john" exclaimed
paterfamilias, you have been coming
to see my daughter for several years
now, and I want to know what your
intentions are"
"W-w-well, s-s-sir," stammered John,
81 am aiming tito m-marry her"
"Aimingw snorted the old man.
well, don't you think it about time
that you firedT
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19
eaIlIenf and Kitchener.

General Gallieni may fairly be
called the French Kitchener in one
very notable respect. He won deserved
fame not only as q conqueror but as
the enlightened organizer of con-
uuered territories, with a special bent
toward education. MY idea of our
duty" he once said to his officers in
Africa, sis that if we storm a village
one day we ought to begin building a
schoolhouse in it the next" Just so
Kitchener, having avenged Gordon by
smashing the Mahdists, set Up Cor
don college at Khartum in his men,
ory.-London Chronicle.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19
no BE CoNTINUEDO
GIFT WAS NOT APPRECIATED
Soldiers Wife Certainly Chose Most
Unfortunate Time to Send Those
Fish to the Camp.

For a long time" said the fai
plumber, II have been trying to locate
the most unlucky gink in the whole
world"
And now"
q have found him at last"
The thin carpenter showed curios-
ity.
He is a soldier down on the bord-
err" the fat plumber continued.
do you mean that you think all of
the boys down there are to be pitied?''
II should say not!''
"Then you have to furnish dia-
gram with your joke"
This particular soldier is wealthy
and has everything he wants. back
home"
"And still he is unlucky."
Yes. He wrote to his wife, one day,
and told her she ought to do something
for the boys at the front"
Yes"
"And the wife Immediately bought
500 fresh fish and had them shipped to
the border"
"That was fine of her"
Now comes the unlucky part"
81 have been waiting for that"
ION the very day that the consign-
ment reached the company the wom-
ans husband happened to be assigned
to duty in the mess tent"
yes"
And blamed if he didn't have to
clean every one of those 500 fish,
Youngstown Telegram.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19
Hugging His Shield, De Spain Threw
His Second Shot over SandusE<y's
Shoulder.

| 7u9gln9 Ills 0nleiQy LIE 0pain nEGN
His Second Shot Over Sandusky'!
Shoulder.
than five. Indeed, it was his fixeC
habit-to avoid accidents-never tC
carry a cartridge under the hammer
of his gun-yet now there had been
one. Without trying to explain the
circumstance, he took fresh stock OF
/ his chances and began to wonder
whether he might yet escape and live
He climbed again into the saddle,
and, riding to q ridge, looked carefully
over the desert. 1t was with an effort
that he could steady himself, and the
extent of his weakness, surprised him.
What further perplexed him as he
crossed long divide, got another good
view and saw no pursuit threatening
in any direction, was to identify the
country he was in. The only landmark
anywhere in sight that he could recOg-
nize was Music mountain. This now
lay to the northwest, and he knew he
must be a long way from any country
he was familiar with. But there was
no gafnsaying, even in his confused
condition, Music mountain. After
looking at it a long time he headed
with some hesitation cautiously toward
it, with intent to intercept the first
trail to the northeast. This would take
him toward Sleepy Cat.
AS his eyes continued to sweep the
horizon he noted that the sun was
down and it was growing dark. He
was aware at intervals that he was
steadying himself like a drunken man.
His efforts to guide the horse only be-
wildered the beast, and the two trav-
eled on maudlin curves and doubled
back on their track until De Spain de-
cided that his sole chance of reaching
any known trail was to let go and give
the horse his head. A period of uncon-
seriousness, a blank in De Spain's mind.
soon followed. How long he rode in
this way, or how far. he never knew.
He was reused to consciousness by the
unaccustomed sound of running water
underneath his horses feet.
1t was pitch dark everywhere. The
horse after the hard experience of the
evening was drinking a welcome draft
De Spain had no conception of where
he could be, but the stream told him he
had somehow reached the range,
though Music mountain itself had been
swallowed up in the night. A sudden
and uncomfortable thirst seized the
wounded man. He could hear the wa
ter falling over the stones and climbed
slowly and painfully out of the saddle
to the ground. With the lines in his
left hand he crawled toward the water
and, lying fiat on the ground beside the
horse, put his head down to drink. The
horse, meantime. satisfied, lifted his
head with a gulp, rinsed his mouth, !
and pulled backward. The lines |
slipped from De SPANS hand. Alarmed, !
the weakened man scrambled after |
them. The horse, startled, SHE'D, and |
before his rider could get to his feet |
off in a trot. While De |
Spain listened in CONSERVATION, the es-
,aped horse, falling into an easy stride,
away into the night.
Stunned by this new misfortune, and
gloomily to the retreating
loof-beats, De Spain pondered the siru-
ltion in which the disaster left him.
t was the worst possible blow that
,ould have fallen, but fallen it had,
md he turned with such philosophy as
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19

he could to complete the drink of water
that had probably cost him his life.
When he had slaKed a seemingly IN
quenchable craving, he dashed the run
ming water, first with one hand and
then the other, over his face. He tried
feebly to wash away some of the alkali
that had crusted over the wound In the
front of his head and was singing and
burning In it. There was now moth
ing to do but to secrete himself until
| daylight and wait till help should reach
hint was manifestly impossible for
him to seek it.
Meanwhile, the little stream beside
him offered first aid. He tried it with
his foot and found 1t slight and shall
low, albeit with rocky bed that made
wading In his condition difficult. But
he felt so much better he was able to
attempt this, and, keeping near to one
side of the current, he began to follow
it slowly upstream. The ascent was
at times precipitOus, which pleased
him, though it depleted his new
strength. 1t was easy in this way to
hide his trail, and the higher and fast
er the stream took him into the noun
tains the safer he would be from any
Calabasas pursuers. When he had re-
gained a little strength and oriented
himself, he could quickly get down into
the hills.
Animated by these thoughts, he held
his way upstream, hoping at every
step to reach the gorge from which
the flow issued. He would have known
this by the sound of the falling water,
but, weakening soon, he found he must
abandon hope of getting up to 1t. How
ever, by resting and scrambling up
the rocks, he kept on longer than he
would have believed possible. Encoun-
tering at length, as he struggled up
ward, a ledge and a clump OF bushes,
he crawled weakly on hands and knees
into it, too spent to struggle farther,
stretched himself on the fiattened
brambles and sank into a heavy sleep.
He woke in broad daylight. Con-
seriousness returned Slowly and he
raised himself with pain from his
rough couch. His wounds were stiff,
and he lay for long time on his back
looking up at the sky. At length he
dragged himself to an open space near
where he had slept and looked about.
He appeared to be near the foot of a
mountain quite strange to him, and in
rather an exposed place. He clambered
hundred feet above where he had
slept before he found a hiding place.
1t was at the foot of a tiny waterfall
where the brook, striking a ledge of
granite, had patiently followed out a
shallow pool. Beside this a great mass
Of frost-bitten rock had fallen, and one
of the powders lay tilted in such
way as to roof in a sort of cave, the
entrance to which was not higher than
a mans knee. De Spain crawled into
this refuge.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19
LONG FOE OF AUTOCRACY

With some reason the reigning
governments of Europe for the last
fifty years have regarded Prince
Peter Alexeievitch Kropotkin as one
Of the most dangerous foes to their es-
tablished institutions.
Yet since his melodramatic escape
from a Russian prison in 1876, this
rebel of the Russian aristocracy has
never been an avenger, but always a
martyr. Expelled from Switzerland,
imprisoned in France, he finally found
refuge in a London suburb. From
there he has scattered over the world
by peaceful methods the propaganda
of anarchy, writing numerous books
and pamphlets, editing a paper called
Freedom, and by his personal life
proving his sincerity in all he taught.
Never has Prince Peter imposed
sacrifices upon others, but he has
made them himself. None has been
more disinterested, none has loved
mankind more. Always he has lived
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19

pommel, he stuck his foot up again
and again for the stirrup. It was use
less; he could not make it. Then,
summoning all of his fast-ebbing
strength, he threw himself like a sack
across the horses back, dashed the
brute through the open gateway,
climbed into the saddle, and spurred
blindly away.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19
SCRAPS

When keeping the yolks Of eggs for q
day or two, drop them in little cold
water. 1t will prevent hardening.
A substitute for cement used in some
parts of Turkey consists Of a mixture
of linseed Oil, slaked lime and cotton
fiber.
The Cunard steamer line has let a
contract to the Seattle Construction
and Drydock company for the building
of six steel freight steamers, the cost
of which will run over S6,0O0000.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19

The shortest highway in Boston is
Butler square, running from Butler row
to Chatham street, in the rear of State
street. 1t is As feet long.
An undercovering of cotton flannel
or felt made to fit the dining table, is
desirable. 1t prevents noise, and the
cloth may be laid down smoothly.
Chippendale furniture was made in
England. The original pieces were
made by Thomas Chippendale about
1750-70. Genuine Chippendale brings
high prices, but there is little to be
had.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19
WOULD SPEED UP SENATE

Senator NewIands is the states
man who inaugurated a campaign for
speeding things up, and the institu-
ton of modern practices for customs
that have outlived their usefulness
He introduced a resolution that would
direct the rules committee ''to invest
gate the question as to superduous
committees of the senate" and report
its recommendations regarding them
as well as the allowances for clerical
aid that should be granted.
The senator made it plain at once
that he was not striking at the pay
roll of minority committeeships and
chairman. He declared that he did not
think the standard of pay which is
now allowed was sufficient. Every
minority senator, he contended, should
have a clerk at S2,40O, another at
$1,000 and another at 81 800. Minority
members, he said, had just as i'm
portant public duties to perform as
majority senators. The evil he was
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19

the fact that there
in of all of
babies the
bureau of the
almost cent died during the first month and 1902 u died
years of
OF ninety-nne
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19

wealth. For
his books he nothing Conquest Of Bre he received
fifteen dollars
zone Russians who think the Russian people and
the Russians in
will be guided teachings?
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19
[[IJ 11[EH1 lLIIINHIELTI(6IfI11
FIGHTS WASTE IN INFANT LIFE

For the last quarter of century
Uncle Sam has been saying much and
doing much for the conservation of
the nations resources. But it has
only been in recent years that the
American baby has come to be consid-
cred one Of these resources.
Now we have children's bureau,
the purpose of which is to look after
the nations little folks, it's chief prob
lem being infant mortality.
The chief of the children's bureau
is Miss Julia c. Lathrop, and she has
as coIlaborators several experts, who
head the various divisions of the Of
fee. The head of the division of
hygiene is DR.. Grace L. Meigs, a very
capable young woman, a graduate of
Bryn Mawr college and of Rush Med
zeal college, University of Chicago,
who has also done postgraduate work
in Berlin, Vienna and Budapest before
accepting her post in Washington.
American people are now alive
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19
As a Man Thinks.

A young man thinks he is a devil,
and an old man likes to think that
there was a day when he was a devil
-AtChison Globe.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19

full and action the public business before
Newands that present methods
economy perfectly
study efficiency
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19

bar that with single step as he ut
tered the last words, he turned it. San
dusky pushed close next him. De
Spain continued to speak without hes
itation or break, but the words seemed
TO have no place in his mind. He was
thinking only, and saw only within his
field of vision a cut-glass button that
fastened the bottom Of Sandusky's
creased waistcoat.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19

And then a very strange thing
happens to De Spain-an event
that changes the whole course
of his life. It is described fully
in the next instalIment.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19
DEAF SANDUSKY AND oGAND DEADLY FAGS
DISAPPEARS MYsTERIoUsLY CALABAsAS

town. the kynuntan
gme these
Catan CaEba
mines
gives orders t trak
Spain
g uaps pana
is imminent