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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
baseball team, and he 10 lead
inc the worlds champions.

ing the WORLDS champions.
Martial spirit will I'll the Yam
KEGS opening. The team which
led all others IN the American
league In getting into military
training will entertain its fans
early In the afternoon with a milf
tary driil. the players to be re-
viewed by Maj. ten. Leonard
Wood. who will throw out the first
ball.
Slim Caldwell. the obstroperous
Yankee HEAVIER. has been picked by
Dll Donovan 20 start his young
sters toward a pennapt. He will
be opposed by Babe Ruth. The
big port-sider IS advertised as be-
ing in as near mid-season form as
possible.
Grover Cleveland Alexander.
star PhilIy hurier. will exhibit
His si2.5oo arm for the first
time today when he opens
against the champion Dodgers.
Jack Coombs, vet OF the Doaeer
corps, and the only man Of the
Ebbets clan who could get BY
with n victory over the Red
Sos, will oppose the Nebraska
demon.
Extraordinary attendance Is ex.
pected during the sesson by critics
The death of the players fraternity
and the patriotic response OF mag
mates to needs OF the country have
given the pastime a much needed
boost during the winter.
Gov. Tener believes the greatest
season ~ the history OF baseball
will visit National league parks.
lie points out that the public viii
be searching for diversion from war
news. and baseball will be the
logical substitute.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
Details Fixed For Big
Oakland Crew Race

take place at $40 o'clock Saturday
morning. when the third California
varsity. the second California fresh
men and the Olympic club meet. to
be followed. nj $40. by the three
cornered regatta with Stanford. Cal
ifornia and Washington participat-
ing. At l:l5 the freshmen crews
viii race.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11

BERKELEY. Cal. April i1.-De-
tails OF the arrangements are being
closed today for the three-cornered
varsity boat race TO be held Satur.
day by the Universities OF Califor-
mia. Washington and Stanford.
Representatives OF the universe
tlea have agreed on officials IL IS
announced that the first race will
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
Alaska Dog Racers
Held Up by Storm

NOME, April 1t.-With a
terrific storm raging, nothing
has been heard from the par
tieipsnts In the Ail-Alaska
sweepstakes dog race which
started yesterday. II 10 belIev-
ed alt four teams have sought
refuge In a road house at
Timber.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
MARKET REPORT

Chicago potatoes are selling at
800 a ton. which. local dealers de-
clare, may be the price here short
~. The market il overloaded With
rhubarb, and those dealers with n
large supply on hand stand TO lose.
Local cucumber5 are very plentiful.
Asparagus Is getting cheaper and
the quality Ia improving. Oranges
are strengthening under a large de-
mand.
The butter market Is firm.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
Bremerton Team in
Search of Contest

Harry r. Tuttsn. business
manager Of the Bremerton ball
team. extends an Invitation TO
seml-pro ball clubs to tsngle
with the Bremerton outfit dur.
Ing the coming season. For
games, write Tuition at 6rer-
erton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
Washington Has Good
Laws, Says Warden

I'm the matter OF laws for the pro
lection and propagation of game and
game fish, Washington is the best
equipped state In the Union says
state Game Warden Darwin, In sum
marlzing the changes effected by
tho last legislature.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11

We don't care who has tried 20 cure
you. and has faiied--we viii give you
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Genital talk and he examined with
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
Iii Evcrding Always
Hanging Up Trophies

Scarcely a week goes by that II.
II. Eyerding. OF Portland. greatest OF
trapshooling boosters. doesn't give
a trophy 10 some club on the Pacific
coast Men like EyerdinE are need
ed IN every sport.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
Country Hay snd Grain
tpriess paid wholrfalerb
First Game Wardens
Were Appointed 1879

Tho first game wardens we're ap-
pointed I'm Massachusetts in 1889 In
1864 they were named deer reeves
Moose wardens were named In
Maine In 1852. and ducking police I'm
Maryland In 1872.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
Hulen Loses Match

Charley Hulen lost at three.
cushion billiards last night to Wal
ter Johnson in their game in the
city tournament. The score was
rs to 33.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
SoCcerites TO Meet

Officials OF the Northwest Soc.
Ger league meet tonight in the STU
art building TO sing the swan song
of the past season.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
Many in Militia

Baseball and track athletes nj
Franklin are so numerous in the
militia that the coaches are think
ing of passing up these sports this
summer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
Browns About Ready

With the exception OF an outfield.
er. ard perhaps pitcher. Bob
Browns Vancouver squad OF ball
players II about complete. There
are 90 men on the food roll
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
School Leagues Open

The grammar school baseball
leagues will open their season to-
day with nine games scheduled
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
NJ e N
DON'T BE DISCOURAGED
'zkCT TODAY

We will
treat some
% your all
nents for as
low a fee as
81 and $40
We W II
make you
an eNcep-
tIonally low
fes In any
aiInent you
may be suf-
fering from.
With this
low fec and
our long and
successful
experience
In treating
ailments OF
men, You
need not
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other day
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11

BosToN--Joe Egan Of Boston
scored technical knockout over
KID Graves In the tonth. when the
referee stopped tho bout
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11

BuFFALo--Jimmy Duffy. Lock-
port lightweight. von from Matt
Wells In ten rounds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
Baseball
COAST LEAGUE

At Vernon 3. Portland /.
At San Francisco Z. Oakland 1.
Los Angeles at Salt Lake. rain.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
FREE DOCTOR

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
CAMP IS
VICTOR IN BOUT

PORTLAND. April lid
die csmpI. Coast fssthe rive iaht
champion now Of Seattle, and
Dan Salt his manager. EN-.
bErsed for home to-day after
Eddie had handed Lee John
son. Oakland lightweight.
beating lss, night In their sis.
round fraeas.
Campi landed n rtlfr left 10
Johnsons face early IN the gam.
aud had little difficulty in beating
the colored lad. Denver I'd Mar.
tin refereed. bat tho decision was
rendered by three Judges.
Camprs next fiEht win probably
% with Eddie Flnkman. Seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
yEEEIA BLEs

prices Paid wholesale Dealers fer
| Vegetables and Fruit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
10 ROUNDS IN MICHIGAN

10 ROUNDS IN MICHIGAN
IANSiNG--The Plank bill. per
hitting ten-round o. ntesis with
fiTe.ouncc gloves in Michigan.
passed the state senate yesterday.
- to Is.
NEW YoRk--Sam LanQford. ne.
gro heavyweight. outpointed Jack
Thompson.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-11
TRAINING GAM & S

Spokane ~. u. OF o. o.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
RECRUITING OFFICER
HARD AFTER WILLARD
Assures Champion in Published State.
ment That His Weight is
No Bar

Chicago, April Captain f. r.
Kenney, in charge OF recruiting for
the regular army in the Chicago dis.
trict, said today that he had received
no reply from Jess Willard with refer.
ence to enlistment Of the latter. A
telegram TO President Wilson offering
the pugilists services was made pub.
lie a week or more ago Willard on
the same day Left for Norfolk. Va.
whittier Captain Kenney followed him
with a letter saying that his services
would be accepted.
a newspaper clipping, quoting VIII.
lard al Norfolk as saying that he had
been refused enlistment az Chicago
because Of his height and weight. was
shown 10 Captain Kenney.
Our records do not show such an.
p.ication, said Captain kenney. How.
ever, If Jess thinks his bulk a bar I
wish to assure him that have full
authority to waive such restriction
and will accept him by wire il he
wishes to join the colors. There is
nothing in the worlf to keep him out
of the ranks If he wants 10 ioin. and.
as ! wrote him, we need him"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
COMMERCE CHAMBER
BANQUET TO BE HELD
THURSDAY NIGHT

The annual banquet Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce will be held next
Thursday night, in the basement of
the First Christian church. The en-
tertainment committee, which will
have charge of all arrangements for
the affair is now engaged in final
preparations and committees will be.
gin at once selling tickets for the af-
fair.
The entire Chamber of Commerce
band will be in attendance, and pre-.
sent an entertaining program Other
entertainment features also will be
provided and short, pertinent talks by
prominent men of ArdmOre and Carter
county will be made.
Members Of the entertainment com
mittee are Frank S. Gates, chairman:
Walter S. Gilbert, c. V. Ringer. J. W.
Kruger, w. W. Lewis and Harding
Harreld.
1T is our purpose to have every man
interested in the future development
and progress of Ardmore at this meet
ins," Secretary Gilbert said today.
What the Chamber of Commerce has
done in the past, and plans for its fu-
ture activities will be outlined, and
other matters of interest to the bust.
ness and professional interests of the
city will be taken up"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
Wonderful Memory.

Perhaps the most wonderful memo.
ry In the United States is owned by
James A. Farrell president of the
United States steel Corporation,
whose methods and success are de
scribcd in an interesting article by
II. G. Forbes In the May American
Magazine
MIR Farrell could rattle off the cN
act location of every sizeahlc iron
plant, not only In America but in
England. Germany, Belgium, France
Austria, Russia. China. India In short
all over the world He knew the
charges made by the railroads for car.
rying iron and steel from all these
works to scahoard. and the ocean
freight rates from any one point ON
the map Distances, too, he had at
his finger tips. ana could always cN.
plain exactly the cheapest way to shin
material from anywhere TO every
where Straight off the bat he told
the exact percentage, even to decimal
points. of how much of Americas Co.,
tal production was exported In every
recent year one lawyer wanted light
ON how many wheels were made In the
| United States. and Mr. Farrell oh,ir
mgly informed him that the anuua
total was 100000
90 could conceive no more humili
|atuE experience. he replied than &,
be- asked some question concerning
our operations and TO be- obliged &,
send for % subordinate to answer D.
| ! would not consider myself 600 for on,
, iob unless knew the ins and outs
/ of the business and how each detail
/ OF 10 is conducted
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
WAR AND COuNTRY.

Kansas city Journal
The nation finds itself stirred from
center to circumference by the mo-
mentous preparations which were set
on foot by the government almost be
fore the pen used by the president in
signing the war resolution was dry.
In every city and hamlet in the coun-
try and in the market place our people
are trying to understand Just what
has happened and what effect It will
have upon the nation and upon its peo-
pie Until now the clamor for war eX-
cited passions that somewhat obscur-
ed the real situation. Now We can re-
fleet upon the live issue. It is the most
solemn moment in American history
since the firing upon Fort Sumter.
That America enters this war with.
out passion and that it will prosecute
1t without hate is a foregone conclu
sion. II Is to US a highly moral cause
and to It will the people give their
zeal and devotion. The first great les
son to be learned is sacrifice, not only
/ Of money and material things, but OF
| time and energy The next lesson Is
| that of obedience Every true Amcri
can Is q soldier in common cause
whether he wear the uniform or not
| And each soldier should perform with
out complaint the work assigned him
| n We cannot all shoulder guns and 90
upon the firing line, We can work at
home 10 make the lot OF the ritlemW
] ..f Htt.ttt#r fAf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
Ten Millions Saved

Ten million dollars will be- saved
to the nation 10y the patriotic action
of the great voppcrproducius compa
nies of the country under the loader
ship of John ID Ryan. In offering the
nation an the copper needed 10y the
government Tor the army and navy at
half price That is what the offer rc.
Gently made means The price fixed
hy the copper companies TO the GOV.
rrumeni is ou the basis of the aver
age ot ten years That is less than I e
cents % pound The price today large
~ because of the increased costs of
labor and machinery and the nrrcls
ed demand, ranges from 3N cents down
90 53 cents, according 90 the time of
delivery Il the move made by the
copper companies is followed hy other
producing concerns. it will take AN
profit out OF war lt Is % complete
anaver To the professional pacilist,
who argued that selfish business uitcr
osts were behind the preparedness ss
movement Lcslic's.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
INDIAN FARMERS
Meeting at Muskogee Proved Great
Success-Coun.y Agent Dwelt
on importance Of Beans.

Muskogpr Okla. April II The
meeting of agricultural Gpld men call.
oi Dos superintendent Gabc T. Parker
To discuss measures .or meeting the
food shortage Was we'll attended and
successful Boo every Way
The meeting ordered held hy Indian
Commissioner Cato Sells. was address
led by ID Hayden LiuchJugu, special
Istaut to the attorney general, T.
J.. Ruun,vrl' county agent Pat Hurley
former tribal attorney %, the Chor.
tHV nation. ID y Fink president of
the Commercial National bank here.
Gahc Parker and i W. Daily district
agricultural agents
no this war continues for year
the long lDIn hnk hungry, red
muutHud wolf of famine will Doe licking
lis bloody chops outside your door
and mime Mr. Liuchaugh declared
iu q ringing speech, sounding the key
note of the meeting
Mr. liuybaugh advocated placing
the county convict, throughout the
state upon lands suited for oulu,.
/ tiou. hut not now tn use
Mr. Rouusycl spoke of the p-aCti
| cal side of the question of agricultural
preparedness "BcJus" ur said. ear.
| recognized as the army food and W,
| must have plenty of them Uc sound
led q warming 90 the farmer who would
| plant too much cotton because th.
urirp is hrh Cotton has zone mn
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
REQUIRES COURAGE
Being a Democrat in Vermont Is the
Arch-Type Of DauntIess-
ness.

Boston Transcript
For tine absolutely uudauutcd thing
wc have t5 take the Vermont Town
Democrat lu some Vermont towns
hc has been voting at town meetings
almost as long as Isaac AldrIch has
been voting at West Burke always
voting Democratic and sometimes vot-
ing an alone. As often as ne turns up
at the town han he is greeted with
the same old question "Well, John,
haint yc seen the error o. your ways
yit?' "IIow's Andrew Jackson this
mornin', john and all that sort Of
thing It certainly takes courage To
be a Democrat in Vermont, or else a
real enjoyment of being an odd stick,
And yet after considerable ac
Waintancc with Vermont Democrats
| the Nomad Is Obliged to state that ordi
nariy they are not Democrats from
mere cantankerousness but by inhcri
tancc. Their fathers were Democrat.
/ before them, and they have to be
| Democrats. Perhaps most Of the ma
| iority are Republicans for the SAINT
reason There is no place in the worlC
where hcrcdity has stronger grlI
than II has in Vermont
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
WOMEN AND WAR.

Like the Spartan mothers who sent
their sons TO the field of battle with
the injunction to return with their
shields decorated with victory, or to
return upon their shields, women
oi Oklahoma are bidding fare
well 10 sons who shall follow
In the footsteps of their forebcars of
&c. II, as. '6l and '9S Woman's lot is
TO sacrifice and gricyc, but the Spar
tan women of today are eagerly max
ing their sacrifices.
The will TO give whatever they pos.
scss 20 their country, comes from wom
cn moved TO such expression as
brought the following from a woman
of Ardmure,
Call Of the Red, White and Blue.
Every heart should thrill with rev.
erence and with awe ut the thought
that i'm reality old Glory's stars and
bars have been uuturlcd hy the act of
an American hero In the great world
conflict
How significant OF the wonderful
outcome of This war is the fact that
cur beloved flag has been carried by
this brave Texas boy right into the
active participation of this struggle
which has been purgcd OF baser mo.
tiycs into one for Justice and liberty.
What am honor To- have been the first
American to carry this pledge of our
country and stand for the defense and
winning of these principles, q, woe
ml the suffering and hardship, Ia.
meutahlc Cos necessity but the glor'
ious end is not far when God shall
rule m His kingdom ION earth as On
heaven" ont of great trihuAtion shall
come the true brotherhood of man.
through the fires OF publication the
generations to come shall realize IN
full, peace ON earth, good viii to
man"
Courage must be ours to brave the
DAYS to come when our own country.
men. our own noble boys are called
10 endure and 20 battle; courage To
do our own individual part with Will
ingucss and with hope But it We CON
slider earnestly moment the real
underlying meaning OF 10 0ll we
should be- eager for the privilege Ia
share in the struggle 10 triumph over
wrong. no matter the part 49, are
called upon to pJy-ol suffering
WEAKNESS. deprivation or hcrcaNc
mput-what can hc moro glorious than
10 know that We are being used as
instruments toward the uplifting y,
humanity: that our efforts and our
lives may be given In service to Oh,
forces of right Oh here Is our op
portunityto realize that our lives ar,
for a purpose Find your niche, get
into It and nm &C 20 the utmost In th,
p,rticular line of service granted YOU
I am glad our Oklahoma boys ar,
not demonstrating traits that call tol
the decoration of yellow ribbons No
they proudly naunt Co the world The
ned. white and bluc' And my cont
Jonra n TIE bir h'r majority %
American citizens. male and lcual.
,au~r and DID, is chat they'll vol
ibeir coIors with pride and with hap
p.noss for what those oolo-s sym
bolize"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
TAKE CARE OF "oLo GLORY"

Let the Stars and Stripes fly from
every available flag pole in the city,
signalling our patriotism, our respect
our love and our willingness to stand
by the flag In any eyentuality but
when the sun sinks beyond the west.
ern horizon bring the colors down
for the night, to mount the pole again
when the sun rolls up above the hbri.
zon IN the east
The rules for the proper display OF
the flag are that it should fly from
sunrise to sunset, and no longer Let
MS honor the flag by observing that
rule-let ms do the thing right not
half do II. In the big things there Is
no Inconvenience We would not willing
~ undergo for the flag let us b,
lust as willing to undergo the sligh
Inconvenience in the smaller things
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
a WORD OF WARNING.

Philadelphia Record: II is difficult
10 understand the folly of persons
who. before the declaration of war
but especially after it insult the pun.
Iic opinion of Che country On which
they live by making offensive remarks
about the United States or displaying
tine German flag. or in any way mani.
Testing sympathy with the nationa.
enemy What would happen to Ameri.
cans iu Germany 30 they should make
offensive remarks about the kaiser or
the empire. or should display the
American uag' There Is no reason
why the United States should submit
merNy TO insults that would be sum.
mdrily and terribly punished In Ger.
many. so Germans who obey the laws
and refrain from making themselves
offensive Niu be- molostod, and II is
certainly not asking much of them 10
rNprct tNis A. for Americans who
flauut German sympathics before the
public they deserve anything their
uHchh0rs or the public or the govern.
mrnt may do 90 them They have not
enough intelligence and sense of do,
rcucy 90 make 10 % matter of any CON
sequence what happens To them
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
lime EoR COOL HEADS.

Evansville TcND Register Now
that We are 40 war with q foreign
uovr- 10 &. the duty OF every Ameri'
cam citizen 90 strive for universal
vpac. no homo among friends neigh
hor- and fellow citizens. pisscniion
and strife 100 UuUc only encourages
the ,uymy ANA haas @ tendency Co in.
trrsiy and pro.oug those undesirable
conditions that no 90, best mean long
suffering. mothcrly heart hreaAinEs,
dc-umuon. property destruction and
probably great loss OF human hir u
is serious proposition but we ,ry
up against it and must prove ourselves
loygl heroes m the strife, ever having
in view the fact that our homes, our
national honor and our government
OF for and by the people are al stake.
u Is a condition that calls for cool
delibe-ation and conservative action
ON the part OF an who hope 10 see
avoided amy unnecessary turmoil ana
drastic difficulties between citizens oi
our common country whose national
welfare Is the same ard mutUlN Zoe
trigl or gn alitr.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-15
w A r VI W S OF
9TH Err EDIT q X )
WAR AND UNITY.

Guthrie Leader
The United States is az war. II
bolooyes the American people TO re.
fleet very carefully how they can take
their share of it most effectively. The
mistakes of the past are irreyocable,
but the mistakes of the future could
be avoided
one reason why both Germany and
France have made such a splendid
military showing, is that both peoples
have been united In England il has
been different The controversy over
ireland has broken the spirit of unity
For other causes and for a long time,
large classes Of the population were
Indifferent Not until the Xeppelins
We're sent over as missionaries for re.
cruiting. and until the submarines in
troduced the gaunt spectcr of hunger
was there unity When that pirt
came, things began to move.
II is hard to get unity I'm a demo
cratic country We draw our blood
/ from every race strain Some of our
ancestors are democratic by nature
others monarchic and imperial The
people whose sympat1a- are mot
wholly with as should remember .hal
they are here ON sunOrmoc. Forum
atcly these are comparatively few. and
HiII uc icWere
Discussion of military proceedings
can not D. stopped THE people have
always claimed the r.lht TO crit.cise