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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-05

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-05
Your obedt scrt. "
-. MARSHALL"

This ruling, Of course, does not con.
llict with tho law Of presidential sue.
cession which provides that IN the
event Of death or disability Of both the
president and ylce.presldont the secre.
tary OF STATE or other members Of the
cabinet IN order Of precedence. shall
serve until congress elects o successor
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Evening star., 1917-01-14
PATRIOTIC ORGANIZATIONS
HOLD JOINT INSTALLATION
Ceremonies of Four Bodies Are Held
at the Northeast Masonic
Temple.

Joint installation services of officers
for the George II. Thomas Post. No Is,
c. A. r.: Sons of Veterans. Camp No.
IL: woman's Relief Corps. No. II, and
che Ladies' Auxiliary. No. IL. were held
at Northeast Masonic Temple. Sth and
+ streets northeast. Friday evening.
Col. Godfrey OF the Department of the
for the post.
The officers of George II. Thomas
Post. No. is. were: Commander. Capt
John p. Dowd: senior vice commander
Comrade Fulton: junior vice COM
mander. Comrade Richmond: adjutant,
Comrade Beight: quartermaster. B. p.
Entrikin: chaplain, w. II. Honn: sur
eeon. DIR. William Dobson: officer of
the day. William Hanthorn, and guard.
Comrade Langham.
Mrs. Nora B. Atkinson, past depart
ment president, installed the officers Of
the Relief Corps. who were: President,
Alice Spear: senior vice president.
Amelia Clements; junior vice president.
Eliza Morley; secretary. Nora b. Atkin-
son: treasurer. Tillie b. Entrikin: con-
ductor. Ella Williams: guard. Mary
Honn: patriotic Instructor. Alice Cooley;
press correspondent. Mamie p. Dorsey:
musician. Augusta b. Palmer. and color
bearers, Sarah Mcmillan. Mollie Ed
ponston. Dora J. y. Hendrix and Laura
Ellis.
Mrs Rose s. Rutledge, president of
the Maryland division. installed the
auxiliary officers. and Capt. Francis E.
Cross installed the officers of the camp.
Miss Jennie Stretch acted as conductor
for the evening and Miss Augusta B.
Palmer served as pianist.
Evening star., 1917-01-14
CANNOT FLOAT H-3.
Navy Has About Abandoned Hope of
Saving Submarine.

Navy Department officials have about
abandoned hope of floating the SUBJ
marine H-3. ashore on the California
coast. before she has been virtually
battered to pieces by the surf.
Lieut.. Howe. commanding the tender
Cheyenne. has reported that all efforts
20 pull the submersible loose had
failed SO far and that he feared moth
ing could be accomplished until the
season Of high flood tide begins again.
January 20.
Evening star., 1917-01-14
Collections the Past Week.

Figures for the week just closed
show that enough papers were brought
in by the boys and girls to add s314.71
u tAe fund. This is the highest amount
collected in single week since No
vember 25. 1t is hoped by those in
charge that the collection this week
WILL oe even larger. This can easily be
done If the schools which contributed
heavily last week equal their records
better them, and those schools
- sing in smaller amounts increase
their contributions.
oilow.ns IS a list of the schools in
the order in which they have con-
tributed papers. and the total amount
brought in by each to date:
Evening star., 1917-01-14
OLD PAPERS COLLECTED
TOTAL 499,460 POUNDS
Children of Public Schools Accumu-
late Nearly 5000 for Play
ground Activities.
Profits From Old Papers.

Following are the amounts of
money paid to the schools for old
papers and magazines collected
since the campaign began The
plan suggested by The Star has
greatly enriched the fund for play
grounds and other social activities.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
STOCKHOLDERS
WANT CONTROL
Southern Pacific and Great Northern
Roads Dominate Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy
Railway.

. CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-Minority stock
holders of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad. under the leadership
of Robert J. Frank. a Chicago attor-
ney, who claims to own forty shares
OF the company's stock, followed up
at the annual meeting of the road,
recent actions looking to the restora-
ton of the system to the stockhold-
ers after domination since 1901 by
the Southern Pacific and Great North
ern railroads through their joint
ownership Of ninety-eight percent of
the stock.
Formal objection was made to all
acts of the board of directors in the
last year on the grounds that they
were illegal because of the fact that
directors held their offices in viola
ton of the provisions of the Burling-
tons bylaws and. the charter granted
BY the state of Illinois.
A request has been made to Attor-
ney General E. J. Brundage of Illi-
nois to institute proceedings to set
aside the sale more than sixteen
years ago of Burlington stock to the
Southern Pacific and Great Northern
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
PROTECTING INVESTORS.

For some time movement has been under
way to force decline in the market value OF
stocks and other securities to points having
little relation to their actual value shown by
the earning capacity of the properties repre-
scented. The decline in market quotations has
continued until the danger point has been
reached, and the board of governors of the New
York Stock Exchange has taken steps to pre-
vent vicious" short selling, to which much of
the present confusion is attributed The board
has adopted resolution requiring all members
of the exchange to furnish at noon every day
details regarding stocks borrowed or loaned,
or borrowed for customers, including names.
This means that the board will know each day
just what is going on. 1t will not, of course, in
terfere with any legitimate transaction, but has
the power to halt the practice of improper
methods and it is high time for it to exercise its
authority. Short selling may be made a power
full weapon against sound business, and the
board of governors of the New York Stock Elk
change proposes to prevent practices which I'M
duly depress prices and which, if continued,
would affect actual values as well as quotations.
1t proposes to protect investors, and this is one
of its most important duties.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
The newspaper probably does as much to
influence public opinion as do our schools
Harry II. Moore.
WHAT BRAZIL CAN DO.

President Wilson welcomed Brazil into ali-
ance with this country and our allies and the
possibility of that welcome growing more
hearty as the war proceeds is excellent. Presi-
dent Braz, of Brazil. in his speech on the dec
laration of war urged the Immediate measures
needed to greatly increase Brazil's agricultural
production. Germany planned to seize the
Brazilian state and exploit it; she saw in Brazil
great potential granary and source of food
supply second to none within range of vision.
This potential can be made an actual fact by
capital and labor: the natural advantages of
Brazil are superb and waiting development. To
the allies the prospect Of a longer war period
is opening and with this is coming a greater
determination to endure to the successful end
The addition of a field for the DEVELOPMENT of
foodstuffs like that offered by Brazil is vastly
important. Brazil has not hurriedly entered
the war; there is undoubtedly wel-considered
plan in which she will cooperate with her al
lies to the best advantage. She can put vipor
into her production of foods, she can add to her
transport tonnage and she can stand as a bul-
wark against the efforts of pro-Gerrnan
agencies in South America Brazl's entrance
into the war adds unquestionabe strength to
the power Of endurance Of our allied war ra-
sources.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
Colored persons, natives l
Colored persons, foreign
16.57S

Total ............... 2,35S,O66
THE population Of Iowa born in
Iowa is "a per cent. of the whole.
The population Of Iowa born in the
United States, including Iowa, is SIS
per cent. Of the whole That leaves
but 1872 per cent. foreign born. But
those native born of native parents
number 6O.3 per cent. for the whites
plus z per cent. OF the colored popu-
lation.
The foreign born population OF
Iowa, which Is 11.2 per cent. is less
by 35 per cent. than the percentage
for the whole United States as shown
by the last federal census. 1t makes
good showing as compared to 27.9
per cent. for the New England states,
25.1 per cent. for the middle Atlantic
states and PAT per. cent for the Pa
cific group of states.
''In fact Iowa has a smaller proper
ton Of foreign born persons than any
of the states outside the southern
group except three-namely, Missouri,
Kansas and Indiana.
The figures made public in Wash
ington indicated that about half the
foreign born persons in Iowa have
been naturalized. The fact is that
among the foreign born males eligible
to naturalization, that is, who have
been here long enough, all but 15.5
per cent. have heen naturalized. That
is, however, higher percentage than
was reported ten years earlier.
with regard to illiteracy, it is sui.
ficient to reiterate again that the
actual figures for Iowa show only one
per cent. of the entire population,
over 10 pears of age, illiterate. The
federal census reported IT per cent
as the average for the whole United
States. Iowa illiteracy is SO rare that
robody ought to tag any class Of citi-
zens with failure to attend schools.
Iowa. as shown by figures which
have never been question, is, as I have
before stated, state in which native
Americans preponderate, in which
few abstain from voting. in which lit
eracy is higher than any state Of the
union"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
QUAIL SEASON
IN ILLINOIS
Game Laws Of NeIghboring Stat
Decree That Bob White
Slaughter May Com
mence Sunday.

The game law of Illinois has de
creed that Bob White must make him
self scarce even on Sunday, II he
wishes to preserve his life. Quail are
subject to slaughter next Sunday,
WREN the season opens for peric.l
Of thirty days.
The laws provide that quail may b.
killed from November IL to Decem
Der 8, inclusive. The opening day
falls on Sunday, but the state gaml
department is without power to spars
the life of the quail even for single
day and indications are that hunters
of Illinois will be busy bunch mex
Sunday The limit for each day is
twelve birds. Reports which have
been received at the offices OF ths
state game department are tina
there is no scarcity Of the game.
The opening OF the quail season
promises to bring an additional rush
to the Offices Of city and county clerks
'of the state for hunters licenses. A
sufficient number Of blanks have been
sent out to all officials, however, and
every applicant will be accommodate
a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
TIPPED OFF BY
GERMAN SPY
Documents Removed From Hamburg
American Line Offices Before
Federal Agents Took
CHARGE

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Nov. "a German
spy had advance knowledge of the
proposed government raid on the
Hamburg-American line offices here,
it was believed today. Attaches of
the line had time to cart away sew
aral chests full Of documents before
the seventy federal agents and
policemen took possession
Despite this, government officers
said they expected to find hidden in
one of the safes, complete records of
all American troop transport move
ments since this country entered the
war. This. they said. would cause
internment Of several enemy aliens.
The Offices today are being pre-
pared for the port war board and the
custodian of alien property who will
soon move in.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
CHAIN LETTER
AGAINST LAWS
Postal Regulations Absolutely Pro
hibit Sending Of Epistie
of This
Sort

There is chain letter in this
country, which violates both post
Office regulations and Red Cross rules.
II the postal authorities can find
any instances where the letters are
being remailed, they viii destroy the
letter or return 1t to the writer. Any
chain letter is In direct violation of
the postal laws. The most recent
epistle to be sent out carries
the caption Red Cross chain letter
Unless the use of the name Red Cross
is authorized by the national society,
this is distinctly a violation of the
law governing this, and one is liable
to prosecution by the society for mis-.
use OF its name.
ANY Keokuk people who receive
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09

their best. And there is certain fitness IN the
phrase and in the spirit in which it is used
which may escape our secretary of the navy
but is entirely obvious to many other men,
However distinguished a soldiers services
have been thoughtful man would realize that
he was only one of Millions a single unit IN the
mightiest armies that ever marched to battle
and that his best was only an infinitsimal bit
after all. These words which Secretary Daniels
''despises" and probably never would think OF
using descriptive of his own achievements
would be understood to mean the last full meas
ure of devotion when carved on a hero's tomb.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
WHAT'S BACK OF THE WORDS.

Addressing marines departing for France,
Secretary Daniels properly urged them to do
their best, but somewhat ineptly added that if
there are any words in our language which he
despises they are the words "Do your bit y
Perhaps it is not to be wondered if he does not
see that this phrase, as used by men little Civ
en- to self-praise and magnification of their own
achievements, is their SIMPLE modest way of
telling their country that they have given the
best that in them to give. No matter how
heroic their deeds have been or how great theil
sacrifices, men of certain temperament woult
be more apt to call it their bit than to call j
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
TODAY's BIT OF VERSE
THE ORGANIZERS,

The gypsies passed her little gate
She stopped her wheel to see.-
brown-faced pair who walked the road.
Free as the wind is free;
And suddenly her tidy room
A prison seemed to be-
Her shining plates against the walls,
Her sunlit. sanded floor,
The brass bound wedding chest that held
Her linens snowy store,
The very wheel whose humming died.
Seemed only chains she bore.
She watched the foot-free gFpsies pass:
She never knew or guessed
The wistful dream that drew them close
The longing in each breast
Some day to know a home like hers.
Wherein their hearts might rest
-Theodosia Garrison.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
Enroute Back 70 japan.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
A PACIFIC POKT. Nov. s.-En-
route back to Japan, after a history
making visit to the United States.
the imperial Japanese mission. head
ed by viscount Ishii arrived here
today. Viscount Ishii would not
comment on the Acknowledgement
pact regarding China recently an
nounced at Washington and which
formed the big work OF the mission.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09

An interesting type of electric in
dustrisl truck straddles its load,
raises 1t clear of the ground by cleo
trio power, and holds it suspended
while the truck Is travelling to the
place where the load is dropped. 1t
is remarkably efficient in handling
piles of lumber, steel rails, poles.
and orders
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
UNJUSTTO STATE OF IOWA
Reference
Born and Iliterates.

Again the statisticians in the de-
partments at Washington have demon
strated that they know nothing what
ever about Iowa, and have put forth
grossly unfair statements regarding
Iowa population.
Figures which have just been
printed in Iowa newspapers as coming
from the bureau of naturalization Of
the department of labor are so start
ling that they ought not to go unchal-
lenged." says Ora Williams, editor OF
the census of Iowa, who prepared
the analytical tables and comparisons
for the last census taken Of Iowa peo-
pie. The argument made is that
Iowa is a state with very large pro-
portion of foreign born and Hitter
ates, and in fact it is stated that 52.3
per cent. of the Iowa population in
1910 was foreign born. l have search
ed the United States census publica-
tons and do not find that a single
figure corresponds with those now
given for Iowa, and the only conclus.
ion l can reach is that the bureau Of
naturalization got hold of the wrong
set Of figures.
But since the question is raised 1t
is worth while to know some facts
which are easily ascertainable from
the published census of Iowa for 1915,
which has been declared by competent
persons to be the best ever publish
ed for any state, and the figures in
which are undoubtedly more accurate
than those for the federal census of
1910. confess that it is not pleasing
to note the readiness with which Iowa
people accept worthless figures given
out in Washington and overlook the
reliable statistics which are to be
found in every library and newspaper
office in Iowa. Below are some peril.
nent facts:
Persons born in Iowa .1,551,914
Natives not born in Iowa Sal 1888
Foreign born persons 2641S9
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09

Washburn, movie impersonator Of
men in khaki, claims exemption from
military service. He should be de-
MED the right to wear khaki to i'm
personate men with whom he de-
clines to share responsibility.
Sioux City Journal: And while the
Havner and Kelly cases are being
transferred, why not do thorough
JOB of It and transfer 'em towel,
Crcckerland?
Des Moines Capital: Mayor Bill
Thompson Of Chicago got no glory
in the election held in that city. A
long list of judges, half republicans
and half democrats, were chosen
over the socialists and other dis
senters. The campaign was strictly
on between Germany and the United
States and the United States tri-
lumphed. 1t is related that in the
business district the leading Germans
stood solidly in support of the United
States government. The Bill Thomp-
sons can make up their minds to
| take back seat. A year from now
| treason will be still more unpopular
than it is today.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
How little the Mexican troubles in
terest us now. But only yesterday
the little revolutions in Mexico
looked like war to us. Six months
hence we shall know more about
this war in which we are engaged.
| The change between our understand
| ing now and then will be greater
than our change in viewpoint of
Mexico. It is the part of wisdom fol
US to prepare ourselves to meet the
looming crisis bravely.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: ST. Louis
experienced Tuesday night an earth
quake shock lasting about ten sec
onds. Probably the women of New
York did it. Anyhow, from time
| rnmemorial 1t has been the custom
| % blame it on Eve.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The
prohibition issue in Ohio seems to
ave been nip and tuck. But it
shows wonderful progress for tent
persnce in that state, which has al
ways been more or less wet.
Des Moines Register: Major
Maurice Connolly, aviator, reaches
IN altitude of 1900 feet with COM
parative ease nowadays. When he
was in congress he was proud OF the
TACT that nothing could make him go
Up in the air.
Oskaloosa Herald:x At the same
irne the Wilson administration is
asking republicans to lay aside par
tisan activity, the democratic nation.
al committee is reorganizing and
making detailed preparations for the
next campaign.
Mason City Globe-Gazette: The
men who buy vegetables and allow
them to rot in cars on sidings are
worse than food hoarders.
Iowa Falls Sentinel; To spend
800 900 to build highways and then
to leave the roads without any pro-
vision for maintenance is folly equal
TO that INDUCED in by the farmer
who buys $1,000 worth of machinery
and then refuses to build a shed
under which to keep It.
An interesting type Of electric in
dustrisl truck straddles its load,
raises it clear of the ground by cleo
trio power, and holds it suspended
while the truck is travelling to the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09

President Wilson will issue in few days an
order placing every baker alnder federal license
and then an attempt will be made to reduce
prices 4 bread formula has been selected and
bakers will be permitted to use no other What
next will interest consumers is how the plan
will work out to their advantage.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09

ne letter would do well to break the
.hain by consigning the document to
he waste basket, even though it
oes contain a prayer for the allies
nd the information that to send it
iut for nine days will bring its re-
ard on the ninth day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09

Both the president of the United States and
the king Of England have appointed a day OF
thanksgiving and prayer. The proclamations
were issued coincidentally and appeal equally
to the minds and hearts of the people of the two
nations
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
A LOST TRADE.

German military men may scott at the dec
larations Of war and the breaches of diplo-
matte relations which come one after another
from South American countries, but we will
wager the German commercial kings who have
been webbing the world in their system will not
scoff, will not be amused at all
These men realize that the political align
ment of the South American republics with the
| United States has an economic relationship of
| great Importance. For nearly half a century
the Germans have been making themselves
masters of the rich South American markets.
They have been establishing German commerce
in positions of strength from Colombia to Pata-
gonia on both coasts. They have competed
with British and laughed at American trade
from the Isthmus to Terre del F'uego.
/ 1t is all this laboriously constructed system
that is going to smash now, to the despair of
German commerce. When the is at an end.
commercial and financial relationships will fol
low the line of political relationship and our
commerce viii be so strongly intrenched III
South America that Germany never dis
lodge it.
That is why the South American situation is
not amusing to well informed German business
men.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09

By loan of two hundred, and thirty million
dollars our government has encouraged Italy to
do her utmost and given assurance that we will
stand by her to the end. England and France
are rushing guns to her aid; but upon her
armies rests the burden of checking the leu
tonic advance, and there is evidence of grow
ing faith that General Cadorna will be able to
stop the invaders
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09
we have had a wonGerfui =
he declared.

simultaneously with the ou ., srss
of the war the kaiser's speelal NM. J
was adapted to wartime "a tSs
The cars are all armored an san1..sui
locomotive is designed to 49,.
even bomb and shell attacks
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09

Lincoln Steffens, making speeches to gather
ings which are described as socialist literary
societies. seeks to reassure US regarding the
Russian army, which is, he says, real democ-
racy undergoing reorganization and with the
power to select all of its commanding officers
below the grade of general. When this process
is completed, he goes on to say, the Russian
army will fight again. This being the case, we
hope the campaign for the selection of officers
in the Russian army will not be unduly pro
longed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-09

When the sun gets in his work, old fog has
Ito give way