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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-04

draft HIS embraced a large number of
the malls students. ON the surface this
seems 10 account for the great decrease,
but upon analysis one ~ forced 20
search for an additional reason. II Is
certainty that the military draft has
not been the solo cause of the decrease.
because IL IL n fact that young women
represent u vo.y-ialgc per cent of the
students In Oklahoma normal schools.
No figures rrc available showing how
many young women are among the
| missing at the nornnl schools this
year. but the numbc: is probably in
keeping with the large proportion the
womcn. st,,san,s Ia other years bear To
tho men sfrdcnis.
Another circumstance tending to
show that the military draft alone III
not responsible for the decrease In the
enrolment az tho University Of Okla
hona. Incomplete figures recently an
nounced at the university show that the
enrolment IN that institution is larger
this yenr than v was on "A correspond
ing date last year. l, If truo that the
enrolment at the Agricultural and
Mechanical college Is loss this year
Alldfl Ailf f'lhllf'Nih VI ~ 80 - lf'NA'ANAHH
date last year.
pr,iir,i,,,.y s,c,s n,. hciuy ,,l,en T.,
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E1nc,tlc, hui,al,tu ~, ,be tJnlversltv of
roy,s II vow. not,',,e ,vop, The dedl.
c,tior v.ul tol,o pIoc. ncxt sprlpg. nos.
ans, ,p Anvil and u Is III, homo of I'd.
~ < sut,,n Dom NJ .bo Dcnnrtment
nj rducat,nr of tbc lrnircrslty. "to
tory ~, procas,io,-,' clucs ,ion of teach.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-04
FOR WAR CAMP WORK.

sulphur. Okla. Nov 3--A commit
tee composed Of y. W. Wiley. =. T
White J. y. Mosley. John Hasscn, IA.
Cushinberry. {. G. waite r. Horseman.
Charles Purtle, {. M Mays. apd Others.
win undertake the work of raising the
funds allotted % Sliphur's territory. for
the Y. a. {. 4. work 10 be carried out
in the argny cemns districts
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-04

ited States a. home and abroad should
not divert attention from the educa
tionul worl Il s. doing. II is many
years since the international committed
added to the associations distinctively
religious work two departments-edu
cation ana recreation; and they have
come now 10 4 high point OF develop
ment The last Yearbook tells Of j6. .59i
men and boys enlisted IN the Y. NJ. G.
AS schools carried on within associa
ton buildings. and 1877 in other build
ngs but still responsible TO the asso
citation management. II also reports
1850 lectures or practical talks given
10 over 100000 men and boys during
the previous year. For all Of these stu
dents, whether in or out Of the assocla'
ton buildings. IL special Journal is is
sued. The budget OF expense for this
work amounts 20 more than $1,000 600
much Of which, OF course. is offset by
tuition fees from pupils.
Leave of absence has beep granted
by the University OF Chicago Board of
Trustees to Associate Professor Eliza.
beth Wallace. OF the Department of Ro-
nance Languages and Literatures, for
service in France in connection with
the International Health Commission OF
the Rockefeller Foundation and the
American Red Cross. Professor Wal.
lace, who has Ions been active in tho
movemen. for the aid Of the Father.
less Children OF France" and in other
war work, has been connected with the
Department Of Romance At Chicago FOR
twenty years. has been head Of Beecher
House AT the University. and Dean in
the Junior College OF Literature iwom-
enl since 1905. ier especial field OF
work is French literature, and she is
the author OF u volume on \ Garden Of
Paris. Associate Professor Edith Eos
ter Flint. of the Department OF English
Is TO take Miss Wailaec's place as Dean
In the Colleges.
Prof. John Dewey OF Columbia Uni
vcI sity has ii daughter Evelyn. who,
like him. ls deeply interested in prob
cn8s Of education. and IN Schools cf
she diseloses this fact.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-04

gar Refining company asreed TO fur.
nish tho refining company AT .s.3:s
cents a pound. bad boon pledged 70 tho
pool by Louisiana planters up 10 moon
today. ana tho announcement by tho
American Cane crowers' association
said reports hah been received from
planters IN four or the eight sugar prr-
Llhei. nj tho state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-04
PLANTERS PLEINE 10000
TONS or RAW SUGAR

New Orleans. Nov. a.---Approxlmntcly
10 600 tons Of 100000 tons of raw sugar
which the planters committee In the
recon, Washington conference with gov
ernmcn, officials ana the American su'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-04

amount the committee feels sure Will
be easily subscribed. With fully hfty
per cent In cash down.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-04

crease OF less than 200 from the 1867
year "a vastly better showing than Is
made by any OF the other major cduca.
uohai institutions of the country. and
ihr nhead of what had been expected
IN view of the call to arms that the
country might contribute its full
strength toward making the world safe
for democracy"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-04

The want abs win rent tnat house,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-04

The cause OF the large decrease in en-
rolmcnt in the normal schools has been
attributed to the fact that the military
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-04
Dur Country.

Our Country.
onr country unto thee
Dear land OF liberty.
We voice our praise.
We love thy prairios wide.
Thy coasts swept by the tide,
And mountains that In pride
Their peaks upraisc.
our country. Whether we
he born across the sea.
Or native bred.
This land brave oxiles sought,
THIS land whore patriots tough,
And freedom dearly bought.
We grateful tread.
Our country! Proud ana great.
Complete in ono vast state.
May she endure.
We know no East or West
Nor North nor South j. best
One Nation amply blos;
With rights secure.
Our country. Help US. God
To consecrate our sod
To Worldwide good.
With justice for our creed.
Aid Us To Danish greed,
And meet mankinds great need
IN brotherhood.
Robert W. Van KIRK IN the
Carlisle Arrow
Wesley College is fortunate in having
had the ideals of It's greatest admins
traitor. Alice Freeman. who later be.
came the wife OF Prof. George ~. Pal.
mcr of Harvard University. set forth In
Mary r. Parkmans book. ''Hcroines of
Service.
Enrolment OF students in the six
state normal schools. October ], was
slightly more than twenty-nine per cent
less than the enrolment in the same
schools on the corresponding date in
1916
Below is table showing the enroll.
mcnt for 1916:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30

II you happened to get one of those nicely
worded letters about voluntary contribu-
ton and feel you are in danger of losing
your job you rush down to the committee
headquarters and UP to the second floor.
i've come TO make voluntary contribu-
ton" you announce shyly
Whats your name?" the clerk asks,
reaching for list of names on his desk.
You tell him
(Notice that he didn't ask what your
salary was. lie has that listed Your
memory goes back to that Sl300-a-year
that you are getting by virtue of your
ability to pass the civil service examination,
and you feel that about $40 will he
liberal contribution, in view of the fact that
coal has gone up ana your cellar is not
full food has doubled and a new arrival
at you home is asking for food)
The clerk calmly looks over the list and
says, "All right, S29.25."
II doesn't make any difference If your
wlte needs shoes or If you will have to
go without an overcoat or four tons of
coal 1t is the fortune of politics and YOU
pay lest that of political expediency for
the good of the service" be used to sever
you from that $1,000 job.
Then the clerk who has accepted your
cash becomes almost human, He even
smiles
Have cigar" he says, pushing the box
toward you
AOu "OlueT Wny ne ulun ask you IN
the first place Now you know Ee was
waiting to see whether or not you would
pay for it, You did, so you get it. And
whether you smoke or not, you probably
take 1t and carry it home as a memCnto of
what you might have bougL. with the money
u took to purchase that weed
One of the cigars thus 'purch lsed" on
the second floor was taken to tobacconist
for appraisal.
What is this worth?" he was asked
What Is it?" he queried cautiously. IL
don't know anything about tar rope"
This is a cigar" he was informed
About what is the price of it?"
He examined cautiously the rapidly un-
rolling coil of musty, gangrened. yellow
spotted leaf.
IF sold such a dangerous looking thing
I'd feel justified in surrendering to the
pure food people and confessing to trying
to poison my fellow citizens" he an
nounced. What that is | don't know.
1t looks like it WAS a cigar"
What's it WORTH"
Nix was his final reply Its disguise
battles me. 1t may have been worth six
cents or it may have been worth one-sixth
OF a cent-when in good health"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
$3O,OOO,CGO Is ASKED
FOR BELGIAN RELIEF
Red Cross Paints Fearful Pic
ture in Appeal for Win
ter Aid

WASHINGTON, Or:. 3O.-The Red Cross
will require at least 100000, 900, in addition
60 s10.000.O00 already appropriated, to keep
In full operation its activities in France
and Belgium during the coming six months
That is the estimate of the American
commission in France.
I'VE cannot state too strongly the critical
situation that will arise during the COM
ing winter" the mission has cab ed head
quarters, "and the necessity in every line
and in every field which will conduce to
the firm establishment OF the moral of
the people and the armies. The amount of
work that can be done in this direction will
be limited solely by the resources at our
command, both money and material.
IF the American people can get a real
picture of the misery among those who
have been, and are being daily driven out
oi their homes and dumped in poverty upon
other parts of the country, oftentimes ter
ribly sick or mutilated. they will gladly do
all in their power to help.
I'VE must, however. at all hazards, re-
serve sufficient funds to meet all demands
which may be made upon us by our army
during the coming year and to enable us
also to deal satisfactorily with the prob
lens OF emergency relief. which will almost
certainly result from radical changes in the
line in northern France and Belgium. II
we can safely count on spending here ap-
proximately $50, ,OO0. 900 only, it would be
folly for US to proceed with the different
branches of our work at rate which will
virtually exhaust that sum by next summer.
In this case II would be necessary for us to
curtail in a most radical way the plans now
I'm prospect for useful work with the civilian
population"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
SODA WATER AND "POP"
SUBJECT TO WAR TAXES
No Cheaper to Switch From
Whisky Straight to Ladylike
Beverage-Grape Juice, Too

Those men who have switched their pat.
ronage from the bar to the soda fountain
because Of the high cost of whisky will find
that even soda water will cost more and
may go higher when the tax becomes ef-
fective.
Already a number of the leading local
soda fountains have increased their prices.
Many places are charging ten cents for a
plain soda. fifteen to twenty cents for an
ice cream soda and anything up to a quar-
ter for the various kinds of milk shakes
and the taxes on the ingredients have not
been levied as yet. They will probably soar
when the taxes are put on
The following list of assessments will be
put upon all prepared syrups or extracts
which are used in the manufacture or pro-
duction of beverages:
IF sold for more than s13O per gallon.
tax of five cents per gallon; If sod for
more than $3.50 and not more than SO per
gallon, a tax of eight cents per gallon; if
sold for more than 50 and not more than
IS per gallon, tax of ten cents per gallon
II sold for more than So and not more than
81 per gallon, a tax of fifteen cents per
gallon and If sold for more than 81 per
gallon, tax of twenty cents per gallon"
Grape juice fans" are given a severe
setback by this section of the law. as that
fluid is taxed one cent per gallon. Ginger
ale, root beer, sarsaparilla and other pop"
besides carbonated waters and beverages,
artificial mineral waters and fermented
liquor containing less than one-half per
cent of alcohol, are subject to like tax as
are also natural mineral or table waters
that are sold in bottles or other closed
containers at over ten cents a gallon.
These taxes will be ascertained by the
monthly reports, which shall be made under
oath by the various manufacturers. produc-
ers, bottles or importers to the collectors
OF internal revenue of the district IN which
they are situated.
All carbOnic acid gas, held in drums or
other containers, intended for use in the
manufacture or production of carbonated
water or other drinks. is assessed FIVE cents
per pound. This levy is to be paid by the
purchaser to the vendor, who will then
turn 1t over to the Government
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30

DRINTED notices asking for voluntary
i contributions to the Republican Organ
ization campaign fund from policemen and
other city office-holders have been succeeded
by handwritten Invitations"
Evidently acting on the theory that writ
ten notes contain the personal touch not
found in printed messages, the campaign
committee has adopted the personal touch
system. These handwrtten appeals for aid
In filling the Nare-Smith "war-chest' IN the
drive for the "handpicked' candidates on
the "ffty-nfty" ticket are re-enforced by
personal calls. campaign cigars, hints of
forthcoming long rides to the suburbs every
day and other delightful social features.
The Invitations are written on station
cry that Is in extremely good taste. one OF
them, sent to an or-S20-a-week Thirtieth
Ward policeman, bears the impratur of City
Treasurer William McCoach This message,
on the blue-embossed stationery Of the City
Treasurer, reads as follows:
Dear Sir: Please call at Hdqrs. Thir-
tieth Ward Com, Twentieth and Fitzwater
SITS, as soon as possible & oblige
T. C. COOK.
City Com.
The informal billet which contained no
r. s. V. p, followed the receipt recently
of the now well-known printed request"
for contribution and an evening chat with
Ware division leader The policeman de-
clined both invitations with as much grace
rs he could muster.
Now he is expecting a transfer out Cf his
home ward for the winter. Some mention of
cool suburb was made to him. But he has
determined to decline the written invita-
ton" and now is grimly waiting. The blue
coat is counting. as are hundreds of his fell
lows, on District Attorney Rotan's ability
to take the police out of the grasp of politi-
clans and to keep them there.
CIGAR STORE" LATEST
To aid further in collecting cash for the
campaign Cigar store" has been opened
on the second floor Of the northeast corner
of Eleventh and Chestnut streets Despite
the fact that the same brand sells in a
regular" cigar store on the first floor for
six cents each. they bring anywhere from
SIS to 5000 on the second floor. And all
from the same box
The proprietor of the Cigar store" is
the Republican City Campaign Committee.
The man who sells" the cigars is the one
who accepts the voluntary contribution to
the election of Vare-Smith adherents to city
Offices. The cigars. of course are given
after one has made his contribution.
Here is the way you may purchase" one.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
BANKER is KNITTING
LIKE SISTER SUSIE"
Baltimore Financier Starts Max
ing Socks for Soldiers-Does
Work on Machine

BALTIMORE. oct. 30. 49, Sister Susie's
knitting socks for soldiers as hard as ever
but she hasn't the field to herself any more
If the custom inaugurated here by c. De
Lacey Evans, one Of Baltimore's best
known fnanciers spreads as it promises to
do daddy and uncle and grandpa will enter
into close competition.
Mr.. Evans, who is a member of the bank
ing firm of Townsend Scotto& Sen, instead
of going out TO the theatre or TO the club
to while away the evening sits down at a
knitting machine and turns out a pair Of
socks before he retres for the night.
Mr. Evans has adopted the unique method
of showing his patriotism because he has
passed the age of military service. He was
not content with having contributed toward
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
BAZAAR TO HELP OUT
SMOKES FOR SAINIEES"
Lots of Mirth, Melody and Vari-
ETY. Promised for November
26 Entertainment

Many events are being arranged to in
crease the "Smokes-for-S -Sammees" fund
one OF the largest in this connection will be
a tobacco bazaar. which will open at the
First Regiment Armory on November 20.
This will be given under the direction Of
III Weller Loeb. There will be no end OF
attractions. including booths for exhibits
from Industrial and commercial concerns,
an abundance of music and surprises every
night for the patrons.
In order 10 arouse interest in the aifair
a quartet will make a tour of the moving
picture theatres every night this week and
give a free concert. after which they will
sell tickets.
Many thousands Of tickets have already
been sold. and there Is every indication that
the event will be a decided success. The
.'Smokes- -for-Sammees" fund is now nearing
the $4,000 mark A hearty spirit OF CO.
rperation TO make the fund worth while Is
being shown Of persons OF all classes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
HE LIKES TROLLEY RIDES
So George Quit School, Earned so
Cents, Then Spent 1t

fondness for trolley riding prompted
George Williams. ten years old a negro
S74S Erwig avenue, to quit school and run
away from his home. He left his home
early yesterday and went TO work in a
coalyard
caused him to go on strike. He then began
TO invest the fifty cents IN riding about the
city. George was found early today at
Fifty-fourth street and City Line by Po-
liceman Ferguson, OF the Sixty-frst and
Thompson streets station as he stepped on
Bala car. He told the policeman that he
had been riding around the city all night.
Policeman Ferguson took George to the sta
tion house and later his parents were noti-
fed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30

the two Liberty Loan campaigns and hit
upon the idea OF making socks for the sol
diers. Knitting, OF course. was out Of his
line, but he decided he could operate q
knitting machine. He accordingly had two
delivered to the Sherwood Hotel After a
short period of instruction he mastered the
details of operation and now turns out
socks In manner that would make the
most adept mill hand Jealous.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
-Four Hurt When Auto upsets

One man IL in serious condition at the
Northeast Hospital today and three others
are slightly injured as a result OF being
pinned under an overturned motorcar al
Allegheny avenue and Gaul street last
night The badly injured man Is Nlchoias
Canno. fleo North Twenty-second street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
purhtown Woman Hangs Herself

rOTISTOWN Pa. oct. 3O-Mrs
H'anthk M Ritner. forty y-eight years old
ended her lie BY hanging. The body was
|I01I suspended from rafters In the attic
.. U||Wh1lr OF the family She lived al
|.||I. |Ia|Ih for several months She
#.|''|I ~ husband and sister
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
ponArEN AND CTIAINAIEN WlAnNoLnIaRTfoN
MERCHANT SHlPRllII.DlNV OOHi
APPLY .,,
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU
EOS FINANCE BLpO'

sGLEsMAN--A Phiiadelphis oil eompsg; smss; prslsI
ene Who mas had experlenee m ss,,'i sesi,,nnins for
and soluble ois an ssr "a Years o{ aisl gss
nnSo~denco nnS strictly conhdenilai S,aals
sCtfon desired. p Blh, Leaser- S-'s- e..
sALEsAiAN-.A large: oV,s, 'hnationAIIy ads,tr'
Used products through tho Ietan az .n,1psrvi1lf q
use @ - lis speciai educa tional cltN-.. i~rf II
man who can qualify we VII iii R1y ytraseiins 81
start Of 500 per month WIZ w'uasseentiai A. n.
Sire 70 conneet and succeed WIN w uniuI.
growing organlza tlon mus \. furnl1n |
bonds Apply N person. ooo rto
Wednesday after 1880 a. M
EnlrbRnk CO.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30

mother MARIE A. SIEBRECHT, who Departed
this life October 80 1913. Sadly missed.
HER CHILDREN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
HELP WANTEp-MALE

APPRENTICE BOY in drafting department q,
large manufacturing concern; one with sliRht
experience In tracing for manual training pre-
ferred apply by letter only, stating age eS
Dexter Metal Manufacturing Co.. Front ana
Arch, Camden. N
ASSISTANT TO general sales manager young
man fair education. accurate, experienced H.
sales department preferred; give age eSperi ~
ence and idea regarding salary to start ar NJ
attention given reply, ss5 Ledger Ofdceo
AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS. hrst-elass want.
ed. Apply to George Dettz. shoD fOreman
Buick Motor Co.. Broad and Poplar sts "'
BLUE PRINTER; experienced, preferahlv a.
quainted with photo stat machine Ami,
Remington Arms Co., Eddystone. Pa; brins
reference,
BOoKKEEPER wanted state salary; reference
required. Apply 70 FREK. RUMPFS Sons
BOoSKEEPER wanted; state salary. reference
requir-1. Apply 70 fredk. Rumpfs Sons
South Laneiorne Pa. Ns'
hooEkEEPER,s AsslsTAHrs 5000 osenins.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
UNDERTAKINGS

ADOLPH FREED, 1905 N. nth st. Auto serv
ice; also parlors. Phone Tioga 1926.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30

100 LARoRERs ,WA,NTEppi;, g99p S}lg
WAGEsc TiHN Go F. PPrY M' NAEK r. RSfBwfNs GNHSNTfNSSs
rII!'t1fen 8ApRtGKKs. oPPosITE GRIN
LYNNE STATION. ON CHESTER
PINE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
WOMEN WANTED

particular line, will bring you large and per-
manent returns under new co-bperative
sales plan. In order TO qualify you must he
ambitious, energetic and capable OF earning
at least S9h per week, Applicants must he
25 years OF age or over. Apply in person
Mr.. Yost. l3O s. 18th st,
Taiban Valley news., 1917-07-13

The pale moonlight that bathes each
night the several hundred frame build
lngs at Fort Benjamin Harrison which
house the student officers and the reg
ular army men. shines also over the
tents of two Indiana National Guard
companies. the first Indiana field hos
pital and Ambulance Company No. L.
Late in the afternoon is bath time
with the student officers, and with the
regulars, and the bathhouses, one for
each company, are about the busiest
places at the fort, especially after
round of trench-digging, But the men
Of the field hospital don't care for
bathing in the afternoon. Night time
is the time for them. Their bath
houses are rs open as the air, the.
bathing facilities provided consisting
only Of showers set up in the open
back of their camp. So, late in the
evening, guards are set out. and forms,
pallid in the moonlight. emerge from
the tents run to the showers, Shiver
in the cold water. and beat hasty
retreat to the tents. - Indianapolis
News
Taiban Valley news., 1917-07-13
DisproVinq a Theory.

The man who had theory was ex-
pounding it.
Everybody is more or less of a
poet" he said. There's not a person
on earth, and there never has been n
person who hadn't a spark of divine
afflatus, It's only matter of degree
of inspiration or power to express, that
makes the difference"
~ disagree with YOU" put in an
auditor, positively. "There was one
man who couldn't have been a poet"
"Who was that, may l ask?"
adam"
How do you make out that Adam
couldn't have been poet?"
"Why, that's simple. Poets are born
and not made" - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.