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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-28
Errors Beat Twins.

~. smith, Ark. May sS.-Four err
rars by Rancy, usually a fine fielder
contributed to the loss of yesterdays
game 10 the Oklahoma City club. TO
4 The score;
oklahoma city eso GOO 200 0s- II :
n smith lo0s 100 100 90 2 9
Batteries; Kraft and Watson; ogle
and Lourcey.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-28

Ever since Ruh Clark has been play
ing here, which has been every day
he has been slugging FOR a home run,
lie got II yesterday. in the seventh,
bringing Hall and Thompson in ahead
OF him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-28
American League,
RESULTS YESTERDAY,
Western Association.

Western Association.
AZ NJ smith g, okiRnoma city 4
AZ Ardmoro q, ponison II.
AZ Muskogce +, McAlcstcr :,
At sherman 0. Tulsa y,
Texas League.
At Houston 81, Shreveport 10.
AZ Fort Worth is, Waco liz.
AZ san Antonio s,b, Dallas e.6.
lI National League.
Al Cincinnati.Chicago, postponed,
rain.
No other games scheduled.
American League.
AZ Chicago 4. Washington l.
AZ Cleveland z. New York 3.
At ST Louis /. Boston I, called elev.
onth inning darkncssl
AZ Observation-Disclosures. postponed
wet grounds
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-28
Nets Win From Miners

McAlcStcr. Okla, MAY sS- Hitting
when hits meant runs and dcmcaninE
themselves well ON the field the Nets
won thcir final gamc here yesterday.
E 60 s. The scorc,
Muskogcc 100 0i& 0Oi-- s ) =
McAleStcr -------OOl 0Oi O0l-S 4
Batteries, Gcist and Rrock. J Gross
and Palmer
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-28

Pauls Valley Enterprise: The Ard.
more Chamber Of Commerce Boosters
passed through our city at noon today
en- route to FL Reno to attend the con-
vention of United Compercial Travellers
intent on landing the convention for
Ardmore in 1918. Ardmore is building
new convention hall and intends to
put IL into use at once
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-28

,Niuskogcc Is the only club in the
lcague which Is sum ~ place In the
standing column for any length of time
The Nets haNc a cinch on third place
Tor several DAYS The brand ~ oal'
which the association is playing IS cVr
acnccd hy the thrce tics, tor FIRST fourth
aud last places. ~. smith and OKLA
hou,a city arc ticl Tor first, with aver
arcs 10 500 Muskogcc is next with
SSS. and AriuOre. McAles,cr and Den
iSon follow with averages ~ 500 for
the season sherman and Tulsa ar'
tel Tor cellar houorS. az ass
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-28

Everdon pitched yesterday. Only thir'
teen hits were registered off his de
livery, and that's not nearly MS many as
tMentN.slX.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-28
Games Today.

Games To-day.
Tulsa az Arimorc,
nepison az sherman
oklahoma City az Muskogcc,
MoAlester az ~ smith.
N.>~>NNN~>~N-~-e>r>>
SON ., Nokcs, Eveplon, sacrifice hits
Merritt. sacrifice flies Merritt. Clark,
double plays STOREY 10 MeMahan TO
kinney, struck cut hy Lewis 9, by Ev.
erion :, hascs ON balls hy Lewis 6, by
Evc,Nion ., first base ON crrorS-Aui.
more g. ncnison s, left ON hascs Ard
moro II, pcniSop Z: hit hy pitched hall
Allison, Thompson. Dorsey Time
l.SA. Umplrc-lioaley.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-28

selections. Ardmore business men are
a live bunch these days, and Ardmore
is too.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-28

Ardmoreite want ads: the best ad-
yertising medium.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-28

Tony Henderson. who shares honors
with Crittcndcn as being the hardest
working man ON the club, is doing beau
tiul work In the field but when he
faces the pitcher he seems to be com
pletely out OF luck The last hit he got
was In the ninth inning last Friday.
He has realized only five hits In the
nine games the Ardmoreitcs have
PLAYED at home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-28

walk in front Of the hotel, but was call
ed inside owing to the rainy weather.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-28

lie has realized only five hits In the
nine games the Ardmoreitos have
played at home.
Tulsa today The Producers come
here today for three games, followed
by a fourday soiourn In the local lot
hy the sherman Browns, II the Ard
moretes cannot boost their standing off
the two lowest clubs In the league, it's
up 10 Manager Spccr TO re-arrange his
batting order and lineup, and see IL
his pitchers can play In the outheld.
Kid PEBBLES, of the Denison club, used
the Encouragement idea with good re
suits yesterday Merritt. who played
second in the Railroadors' first two
games here. was switched behind the
hat McNlahan. tirst.sacker was sent
to second. and kinney, lengthy Finger.
who worked the latter part OF Satur'
DAYS game. went 70 first McMahan got
his second home run In two DAYS YES
tcr,lay when he parked the hall over
the lcf, field fence in the fourth.
Ruh Clark's homer Tor which he has
been striving ever since his arrival
was the longest hit in the local park
yet II sailed prottily over the fence
in LETT center,
Haycrs. who made his mark last
Monday when he hit homer, in a
pinch. was put i'm 20 hat Tor skipper
Dick yesterday. hut struck out much
the same as the provcrhial Casey. Of
the Mudvillc crew.
Although the scoreboard has been
erected IN left field no one has been
appointed scorer. and the board was
Just as blank at the end OF yesterday 5
contest as az the start.
The ROOF on the gundStand has been
completed. and when the managemeu'
makes arrangements 70 keep the gans
of Kids out 90 the stand who have no
rlght 10 De there. Il viii have done its
bit nohly
Take heart. Allison. You're not th,
only guy on the Western Association
circuit who makes mistakes TN short
field Raincy. usually q brilliant icld
cr. made four hobbies in the game az ~
smith Yesterday. and the Boosters
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-28

Take heart Allison. You're not the
only guy on the Western Association
circuit who makes mistakes TN short
field Raincy. usually brilliant ncld'
cr. made four hobbies in the game az ~.
smith Yesterday. and the Boosters
grabbed the final game ~ the series
Raincy'S mistakes allowed the Capital
CITY club to tie with the Twins Tor
frst place
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Goes to Front to
Encourage Welfare

The organization of the women OF
Italy for this war is attributed in a
large measure to the energy and activ-
ity of Queen Elena, and few women in
Europe have been engaged in harder
work since the war began. Her hus-
band remains with the army at the
front. taking only brief furlough every
six months 20 Rome, but mis- wife visits
him frequently and takes occasion TO
consult with those who are at the head
of the Red Cross and other beneicent
and charitable organizations.
Her son, Prince Humbert, has lost his
boyhood through the war. From a
child he has suddenly become a man.
In his thirteenth year none of those
pleasant occupations and opportunities
for recreation which usually are con-
sidered the privilege Of the growing
boy are shared in by him. lie is taken
frequently to the front, where the
lighting is going on, and he is instruct
cd in the knowledge that will equip
him TO occupy the throne. il is a sad
form of education for boy Of his age.
but Humbert has revealed a capacity
10 understand the situation. When he
now passes among the troops at the
front he is no longer hailed as "Princi-
pino,' or little prince, but as I'll Prin-
cine Cmberto.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30

threatening and quarrelling, with the
result that the price of bituminous
was raised 20 compensate the operators
for increased pay 20 the men.
This period of encouragement among
the operators. came precisely at u time
when the railroads could have handled
very much more coal than was offered.
II was a time when some reserves Of
fuel might have been accumulated.
Soft coal production az first fell off 10
per cent in consequence of Secretary
Bakers reputation OF the Peabody
Lane agreement. However, in some
sort of muddling fashion the mines Of
the country have succeeded in produc-
ing 50,000,000 tons more of coal in
1917 than in 1916, of which increase
anthracite amounts TO 100000 tons.
The requirements Of the country are
estimated at 100000 tons more than
have been produced.
The quality Of the coal. owing to
hasty mining and the working of in
ferior veins, is 10 per cent inferior to
that Of 1916. So, measured in eff
cheney the nation finds Itself in its
first war year with a hundred million
tons less Of coal than il should have.
| though the mines have a normal ca
pacity OF at least 100000 tons more
than requirements. After all is said
and done, the mines have produced
more coal and the railways have hauled
more than IN 1916, but the sad part Of
II all is that productive energy and
transportation facilities were wasted
in hauling millions OF tons of waste.
When il was seen that the govern
ment was bent on an uncertain but
low, price the operators of mines nat
ural1y turned their attention TO filling
their contracts at previously agreed
upon high prices, while consumers who
had Hot made contracts waited until
the government price was fixed. The
result was that there was very little
open market coal produced. and when
those who had waited came TO buy
there was not much 20 purchase. SO
price fixing piled up boards and left
little coal TO which the government
prices were applicable and almost none
for open market buyers.
With an inadequate supply of coal at
the best, distribution was bungled b.
the introduction Of priority in favor
of the Middle Northwest. Special con
sideration was given 10 the Northwest
by governmental direction. That favor
ed section received sbou; 100000 tons
more of Eastern coal and about 5000 900
more tons OF Illinois coal than former.
ly. Much of the Pennsylvania coal was
anthracite. which is New York's chief
fuel. The Northwest is very little
affected by the industrial activity
caused by the war. 1t undoubtedly has
superabundance OF coal. largely
drawn from New York's natural source
Of supply. That is one reason why
there are no reserves for New York
The local situation WAS bad last win.
ter. Coal was scarce and high. The
condition was really about as bad a.
this year except that coal is cheaper
now. but public attention was not so
strongly concentrated OF the peril
Foresesing another bad year. consumers
mads = Tuib al -. Beginning " The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30

and the producers retaliate in kind. II
is a boiling mass Of elimination and
recrimination. Out Of this confusion
let us try 20 trace the sequence OF
events and the origin of the causes
that threaten TO overwhelm New York.
In the first place, there is the whole
vast failure Of the nation TO deal in a
sensible way with commodity that
should be made as easily accessible 10
all as air itself. Without attempting
to find the beginning and the end OF
the vicious circle OF administrative,
legislative and judicial interference
with coal mining, il may be said that
while il may have terminated some
evils and prevented others, IL was a
destructive rather than a constructive
policy, and the net result was re-
tardation Of economic and scientific
development of coal mining, coupled
with absolute neglect of the distribu-
ton problem.
Mining, curbed by legislation. litiga-
tion and investigation, continued in
the face of unknown perils OF govern
mental chastisemcnt. The natural evo-
luton of consolidation and concentra-
/ ton, of cooperation and coordination,
was checked. The coal mining inter-
L tSlS MtIt htpb AIONl ldhlHE q HdllOld4
view of a national function. Mines
we're worked for immediate profit in
stead of for general and longtime re-
suits. Vast quantities of coal were
thereby wasted and systematic provi-
sion was not made for the extension
of the mines because the operators
feared TO invest capital in non-produc-
tive work 20 provide for future eX-
pansion of the production.
The result was that when the war
came with its imperious demands for
the putting forth of much more addi-
tional industrial effort the mines were
not in a condition greatly 20 increase
their output on short notice. When
they attempted TO do all they could
they were confronted with labor
troubles. When they could produce 20
maximum capacity they couldn't get &
full allotment of cars. When they
could get cars they failed to do their
utmost. for variety of reasons.
Governmental intermeddling result
ing from the hysteria of war made
matters worse. Francis 5. Peabody, of
b the Council of National Defence, a
/ practical coal man. proposed price Of
80 at the bituminous mines. Secre-
/ tary Lane and Mr.. Peabody consulted
with the producers and that price was
unofficially agreed upon. II may have
+ been too high price for the big COM
/ panias. but IL WAS not TOO high for
/ the small mines and II would have
stimulated production.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Her Aeroplane
Hit by Shrapnel

She uses the aeroplane by prefer
cnce as her means Of transportation.
and many have been the risks which
she has undergone In moving around
IN this manner. An aeroplanc in
which she recently flew from the Bel
g!an section 20 That part OF toe line
occupied by the French northeast Of
Ypres was riddled with shrapnel bull
lets fired from anti-aircraft guns by
the Germans. and one Of the wings
OF the machine was so badly damaged
that IL was with extreme difficulty that
the aviator succeeded in yolp.asng
safely 20 the ground
Her lie mas Deen more than once ia
danger. and one Of the most 10
iqu.tous crimes committed by the Ger
mans was the deliberate bombing OF
the estate which the King and Queen
o. Belgium were then occupying with
their children. Z his palace" as il Is
called, is located near the little village
81 La Panne, within Belgian territory.
but the title palace" is a euphemism.
for the residence was nothing moro
than an humble cottage. where the royal
;amhy lived IN utmost simplicity. Ger
ran aviators had succeeded in locat-
ing II. and on two occasions they
dFopped incendiary and asphyxiating
bombs on II.
The risk INCURRED By the royal
couple and their family was so seri.
Gus that the children were sent 20
fngland for better safeguarding and
the King and Queen entered on a no.
made life. II is believed that zeal.
oousy over the high reputation achieved
by King Albert and Queen Elizabeth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
City Never Had
Three Days Supply

Thus Greater New York, which con-
sumes $4,000 tons of coal day, in
Guiding coal for shipping. has come into
the middle of winter without any re-
serves whatever. There is no more
than one scant days extra supply on
hand. Never in the city's history has
there been more than three days sup
ply of coal in the hands OF the dealers.
New York literally lives from hand 10
mouth in the matter OF coal. The city
has had more coal than ever. but il i
closer 10 the deadline than ever. IL i.
not now receiving $4,000 tons daily.
What il is receiving is of an inferior
quality. There is no possibility OF
accommodating a reserve 10 meet an
emergency.
The continuation Of an approx
of the normal life of the city depends
on an equitable distribution OF the daily
receipts aud the success u special
efforts now being made 10 increase the
daily receipts at the Jersey terminals
and more prompt transportation OF
the same 10 the various quarters oil the
city. These measures must be supple
mented by extraordinary and pinehinS
economy in the use OF coal. The best
that can be hoped for is that there will
be no weather so severe as 10 interfere
with the precarious daily allotment. II
such weather comes the city must make
up its mind 20 meet unparalleled ineon-
venence and suffering. Owing 10 gov
eminent Communicating Of powerful
tugs. coal barges cannot be moved IN
stormy weather The small tugs avail
able can not safely handle them. Cold
and snow interfere with vehicular dis
tribution. So bad weather means that
coal can not be moved from the ter
minals and that il can not be sent 10
consumers TO the extent that II may
be on hand.
Coal is not now, after weeks of suf
fering and privation, promptly moved
from the cars OF the mainland 20 the
bunkers of the retailers. IL stands for
days and weeks in unlosded cars IL
should be unloaded into barges as fast
az il arrives. The coal that is standing
on the tracks blocks the arrival OF
more coal. The local coal conservation
committee . LOW making survey Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30

new coal year 10 lay in supplies, al
though others were discouraged from
doing so by government advice to CO.
operate BY refraining from boarding
and storing and by government prom
ises. subsequently unredeemed. that
there would be plenty OF coal for all.
Then came unusually severe weather
in April and May, so severe that the
winter rate of consumption continued
unchecked, with the result that during
these months no reserves of coal were
accumulated as in most years. This
loss was never made good, though from
April until October, inclusive, about 8
to per cent more coal was received
in New York than in the same period
in 1916. Since October. however, less
coal has been received than in the cor
responding period OF 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Then Daniels and
Baker Take Part

Then Secretary Daniels, ard espe-
cislly Secretary Baker. butted in--the
latter with his notorious denunciation
Of the informal arrangement that was
such an insult 10 Secretary Lane that
II is wonder II did not result in
Cabinet disruption. This was on July
!. Then President Wilson fixed the
price At the mines az 81. and Mr..
Garfield, qualified by complete mex
perience. undertook 10 direct the fuel
affairs of the chief coal producing and
using nation Later the price of an
thraoite at the mines vas fixed q; So.
The bituminous operators were dis
couraged and harassed By uncertainty.
Production fell OF. Strikes began.
Then followed lot OF dicksTing and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Elizabeth of Belgium
First Figure in War

Queen Elizabeth OF Belgium. the
first queen Of Europe TO suffer from the
awful tragedy of the devastation of her
country by q brutal foe. has shared
with her husband, King Albert. the dis
tinction of being the most conspicuous
and admirable of all the royal figures
in the course of the great war.
Her devotion TO Belgium. TO its
armies, to its suffering people. has
been Of the most intense kind. and Of
the most self-sacri:icing character. and
her energies in serving the cause Of
The Allies has brought TO her decora-
tons from France, England, Russia
and Italy and has won for her the
love of the people of all those coun-
tries.
And yet Queen Elizabeth is mem
Der of the royal house of Bavaria,
one Of the countries engaged on the
German side and forced into this bru-
tai war by the military caste of Prus-
STA. and she is close relative OF
many Of those who are lighting in
the Teuton armies. No one to-day is
more sincere than the Queen Of Bel
GUM in the effort TO see the arme.
Of the Kaiser warred down and Ger
many stricken TO her knees. But an
added sympathy for the Queen is in
yariably forthcoming from the lead
ers on the side of the Allies on sc-
count of the fact that az present she
has to turn her back on her paternal
family and on all the traditions Of
her childhood. Queen Elizabeth is q
Belgian and nothing else, and the war
has produced few more glorious fig
ures.
Photographs which have been pub
lished showing her high spirited, en-
ergetc. constantly in the act of en-
couraging the stricken civilian popula-
ton OF Belgium. inspiring the school
children with cotrage and energy. and
bringing 10 the soldiers at the front
the example Of her own courage and
her absolute confidence in the success
TO come. She takes aeroplane fights
over the enemy lines in her eagerness
70 share all the risks that the sol
diers must take and 10 be everywhere
that her presence can lend assistance
or announcement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30

To these ancient evil causes Of an
evil condition are 20 be added the chaos
Of war come upon an unprepared nation
which listened not 10 its prophets. To
the chaos OF peace was added the chaos
OF war. To civic laundering Of hoary
rospeeiability was added the national
laundering Of a people in the frantic
preparation FOR war.
A well-mesning, but absolutely unin-
formed and inexperienced national fuel
administration. pulled this way and that
~ labor and capital, selfish as greed
itself. importuned BY this and that sec
lion for relief, heaped blunder upon
blunder.
The mine operators were discouraged.
the distributors were bullied. the rail
roads were paralyzed By the curse OF
priority.
The government usclessly grabbed
and boarded coal, the railways accumu-
lated more than they needed, transpor-
tation was wasted in sending coal trains
West 10 pass coal trains coming East.
anthracite was used by those who
should have used bituminous coal.
Some communities got too much coal.
most got too little. Inferior coal was
rushed 20 market.
The government commsndeercd means
OF water transport Of coal. thus throw
ing new and heavy burdens on the rail.
ways. Coal Was held up az the mines
and on sidings, while the coast termi-
mails filed up with rolling stock that
could not be unloaded into ships.
Who is TO blame?
All OF us.
And everybody blsmes everybody
else. The railways blame the miners.
The miners blame the railways, the
mine operators blame the men. the
men blame the operators; the railways
seold their employees. and the employees
damn the employers. All q them
blame the government and the gov
,rnment blames all Of them. The dis
ributers find fsult with the producers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30

who. a few brief years ago.
- seemed destined 20 spend their
lives in domestic felicity, enjoying the
affection Of their subjects, are to-day
plunced into direst tragedy. To the
queens Of Belgium and Rumania, whose
countries have been crushed under the
heel Of the invader. is added third
Queen Elena OF Italy.
Queen Elena has seen her native
country invaded and despoiled. her
fatLer, King Nicholas Of Montenegro
an exile. those nearest to her By blood
scattered and in poverished. And now
she sees her adopted country, Rally
ir the agony corresponding 10 that Of
Belgium and Rumania. Although con-
fdence is hers that Italy will not SUI
Ger the fate Of the two countries just
mentioned. her anguish is no less
great, for the enemy is on her sol.
Green Elena continues to be the de-
voted mother OF her growing daughters
aud Of her boy, the Crown Prince Of
Italy, the sustainer Of King Victor
Emmanuel and the guide and cxemp-
lar for the women Of Italy.
The Princess Elena of Montenegro
was educated at the court of Emperor
Nicholas of Russia. Since the day of
her marriage she has welded q marked
influence over the heir to the Italian
throne, who became King when his
father was assassinated, seventeen
years ago.