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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-29
THE MONSTER OF MOUNTAINS
 MT. M'KINLEY
Newest National Park in Alaska An Amazing
 Spectacle.

The national park in Alaska which Congress created last spring is one of the monster spectacles of the world To say that it rises 20,30O feet above sea level and that it is the loftiest peak in America is to convey no idea what ever of it's grandeur. There are sev- eral mountains in the .Himalyas which materially exceed its height, one which rises more than 25,000 feet above sea level; and yet Mount Me Kinley, to the observer, is loftier than any of these.
 The reason is that the greatest Him. alyas are seen from valleys seven to ten thousand feet in altitude, while Mount Mckinley rises abruptly from valleys three thousand feet and even less in altitude. The visitor to the Mount Mckinley National Park will look up more than seventeen thousand feet to the double peak, the upper fourteen thousand feet of which are covered with perpetual snow.
 This enoromus mass is. the climax of the great Alaskan Range which ex- tends roughly east and west across southeast central Alaska, separating the vast northern inland from the more populated country whose shores are the Gulf of Alaska The range parallels the mighty Yukon many miles to its south.
 Titanic Alpine Scenery.
 The reservation contains 2,200 square miles. It's northern slopes, which overlook the Panama watershed with it's gold mining industry, are broad valleys inhabited by enormous herds of caribou. Its southern
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-29

IF Want Ads. One Cent a Wore
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-29
SLAYER OF WIFE
 CHOOSES DEATH
 BY FIRING SQUAD
Salt Lake City Murderer Prefers to Be Shot Than
 to Hang for Crime

Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2s.- Howard De Weese. sentenced to death for the slaying of his wife last Sep tember, has chosen to be shot rather than hanged at the laws hands, July 6. He Is resigned to his fate and says he hopes that no steps will be taken to gain new trial or a reprieve.
 The laws of Utah, provide that a person sentenced to death may choose the way to die. Before deciding up- on being shot, De Weese asked a pris- on guard questions relative to the cahbre of the bullets, stating that he did hot want the marksmen to play with him but to make death instan- taneous.
 De Weese eloped with the wife of Harry w. Fisher, haberdasher from New York They went to Reno and Pacific coast cities to live. Last Sep tember the pair who had married al Reno after Mrs. Fisher obtained g divorce. came to Salt Lake City. A few days later neighbors became suspicious and the apartment was en- tered. They discovered the body ot Mrs. Be Weese, her features smashed by a flatiron which lay on the bed beside her.
 A few months later De Weese sur- rendered to the Chicago police. In the interval between his surrender and trial. he confessed to numerous bur- glaries and boasted that he was the greatest diamond thief of the last dec ade. He asserted that his wife was slain by robbers with whom he for merly associated, who had tracked him and his wife to Salt Lake City and, when he was out, committed the murder to obtain $12.000 worth o1 jewels which De Weese said he had , stolen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-29
STIMULATING FRENCH STUDY

Paris, June 29.-A committee of Americans residing in Paris has been organized to encourage the attend ance of American students at French universities. James, H. Hyde, is presi- dent, Charles F. Beach is secretary, and among the members are John Ridgley Garter. Herbert Adams Gib- bcns, Charles Carrollton. and Robert w.. Bliss: This committee will co-op- crate with the 'sAnerican Commit tee for Study in France" composed of 80 American college professors.
 The Minister of Public Instruction and the rectors of all the universities and academies of France are support ing the movement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-29
EFFECT OF THE WAR
 ON DRESS OF WOMEN

London, June 2S-There has never been a time when women were more willing to accept standard dress, or uniforms than they are at present.
 That is the most marked effect of the war upon women's. dress. All uniforms have acquired dignity in women's eyes. The housemaid does not object to the cap and apron badge of servdtude,, the worker in the bank dons an overall cheerfully, women in various organizations wear the khaki the Red Cross and volunteer aid workers are proud of their uniforms. An expert French designer, discuss ing those changes, says:
 There always will be the women who want fripperies, the women who ferent from the style of the moment but nowadays their number Is greatly diminished. The uniform idea has arrived. It may mean the total ex- | tinction of dressmaking as a creative | art, but there will be developments | on other lines.
 There has never been a great war which has not influenced fashion in a l picturesque Or even gruesome fash | ion, and this world war has done its l share We had a fashion adapted as I a compliment to each Ally, the Rus sian cap and tunics, the Bersaglieri | hats of the Italian soldiers, and the 1 Serbian colors. Scotch plaids have given the Parfsiennes great joy.
 tKhaki shades gre in vogue for l spring and summer costumes, and the l blue-gray, with touches of crimson. of the French uniforms is seen here
 and there"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-29
BACKWARD BOY SPRINGS SURPRISE
 ON HIS PARENTS
They Had Worried About
 Him For a Long Time \

He was one of those ambitious boys the city Is full of, had the will and desire to work but not the strength, had never been over strong, always pale and anenntc, 1t was up hill work for him to keep up his end either ID play or at school
 His mother remarked to one Of the neiehbors how bright and we'll her little girl had been looking, she was so rosy checked and full of life ana good spirits where before she had been so pale, sluggish and backward about everything.
 The girls mother smiled and sa1o' ssWhy that is easy, that child gave her father and me loads of worry, we had tried everything and were about desperate, when the farmer who brings, in our eggs told us to try Phosphated Iron, he bet that would do the business, his oldest daughter was just the same. but. now looked like a new child and they would never be without box in the house"
 The bows mother took the tip, and you should hear her praise Phosphat- ed Iron. she says he is full of boyish good spirits and tricks, eats the way all bows should no more restless nights, sleeps like a log, and now leads his class with ease. where be fore his work had been an effort and a drag.
 s It just seems as if the boys whole system absorbed the Iron he was III such need of it and the Phosphates were just what his overworked little brain needed. It sure made won derful change.
 Doctors all agree that our-ffths oi all trouble is due to the lack of Iron and Phosphorous. If one has them in their make up they are healthy and strong. Good for both old and young, for anyone run down, anernk Or lack of red blood corpuscles. Get a package today and feel like youl old self agaan.
 Special Notice:-To insure your re- ceivfng the genuine Phospfated 1ror we have put I'D in capsules only. DC not allow dealers to substitute Tablets or Pills. w. P Hindle Drug Stores Bridgeport Conn, and leading drug. gists eve1yw1ere.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-29
WOMEN MERIT 2 MARINE CORPS
 NEWS THANKS
Many Comforts Provided for Expeditionaries by
 Hands of Volunteers

Washington, Pune 29-The Uni Jed States Marines who are going to Trance will think many times of the kindness of American women in add ing to their comfort and health by providing them with extra woolen garments ~and comfort outfits, says Major General George Barnett, Com mandant of Marines. in a letter re- ceived today by Mrs, James Carroll Frazer, Chairman of the Comforts Committee of the Navy League.
 Every marine, in the expeditionary force has been provided with extra wooden clothing knitted by women of the Navy League. It was necessary to rush this work through so rapidly that Colonel c. A. Doyen, in command of the Marine expeditionary regiment, in thanking the league for this ser viAe, said that the quickness and ef- ficiency of these volunteer workers seemed to him little short of a mir acle."
 Here is Major General Barnetts letter, which sNreallyN addressed to each of the many thousand American women now engaged in this work un- der the direction of the Comforts Committee of the NavN League:
 Let me thank you most sincerely for all you have done towards fur nishing 2,760 sweaters needed for the Marines who are going to France with the first expedition. I want you to know that not only I as command ant of the Marine Corps. but that all of the officers and men of the corps very greatly appreciate your efforts and the efforts of those who assisted you in this great work. I am sure that the men who are going will think many times of your kindness in doing so much work to add to their com fort and <heaIth. Through you let me acknowledge my thanks to all who assisted you.
 '1f 1t can possibly be done, I wish very much that you would let me have the names and addresses of the different units that were working with you in raaking sweaters, so thai I may at least send my thanks and appreciation to those units
 t'I' am sure that 1t will add very much to the efficiency of the men al the front to know that so many kind friends at home are ready and willing to work for their comfort.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-29

plateau is a perratua1 winter wilder ness through which glaciers of great length and enormous bulk flow into the valleys of the south. In this na- tional park, which the railroad now building by Government into the Alaskan interior will open presently to the public, America possesses AL pine scenery upon a titanic scale.
 From the stormy south, Mount Me Kinley is wholly inaccessible. But from the plains of the north, valleys of easy grade lead one from another to it's foot.
 Ut is an overlapping region of massive mountains and tce-capped peaks,' Belmore Brown of the Camp Fire Club, testified before the Senate Committee on Territories. "The Pied mont Plateau that follows the range affords a beautiful roadway direct to Mount Mckinley, and when you reach the plateau all difficulties van- ish and you see view that is unique on this earth. You see the huge mountain line of perpetual snow, ris- ing like great wall on the southeast. You can ride pony to where Mount Mckinley rises seventeen thousand feet above you in a glittering wall of snow and ice. It is flanked by stu pendous mountains which make g wonderful setting for the monster
 Enormous Herds of Caribou.
 North of the vast mountain, how ever, is a rolling country dotted with beautiful lakes and forests and in- habited by enormous herd of caribou In fact the special reason why Con- gress set apart the region at this time was to conserve the wild animal life in advance of the invasion of hunters which the new Government railroad will bring into Alaska, the road al projected running within twenty miles of this greatest of natures spectacles
 Charles Sheldon, of the Boone an6 Crockett Club, told the Senate com. mittee that several times he has counted as many as five hundred mountain sheep in a single day o1 ordinary travel, and that herds o, caribou numbering from twelve te fteen hundred are frequently seen.
 As a game refuge and breeding ground, the new National Park con. serves Alaskan game which elsewhere is rapidly disappearing. As in the cease of the Yellowstone Nationa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-29
MACADAM WAR ROADS
 IN FRANCE WILL WEAR
 FOR A HUNDRED YEARS

Behind the British Lines in France, June 28.-Hundreds of miles of the smooth white macadam roads of nor thern France will remain for many years after the war as a real memor- ial to the devastated towns which the Germans left in ruins after their re- treat this spring. E&
 All over Northern France the roads are being widened and resurfaced with stone and rubble taken from the wrecked houses of Peronne. Albert. Arras. and countless other ruined towns and Villages. As fasts as the Of the towns. it is piled into lorries and distributed in heaps along the main roads. There German prisoners toll the day long pounding it into level patches which the great steam rollers many of them bearing familiar American names, grind quickly into smooth n1acadam for the business of transport.
 The brick and stone of these old buildings makes as good road mater ia1 as could be obtained anywhere, and the work of the German dynami- ter has been so thorough that much of 1t is crushed fine enough to need no further preparation.
 The roads Of Northern France were always excellent, but they were never better than today. The only com plaint travellers had against them in the old days was that the paved strip in the center was too marrow. That complaint cannot be made after the British highway plans have been com pIeted, for all the main, highways will be macadamed to a width permitting three broadguage lorries to run abreast, and even the byways will have a paved surface wide enough to allow trafficV to pass easily at any point
 Excessive dustiness is the only fault of the roads today, for war economies will not permit the use of precious oil on roadways.
 There is little need anywhere in this district for strengthening roads or aI- tering routes. because the roads of Northern France mostly run straight as an arrows flight. Most of the great highways were laid out in Ma poleon's time by military surveyors, and their strategic value and import ance has always been kept primarily in mind by the French government
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-29

Park, the reservation serves as a per- petual center of game supply for large neighboring areas.
 These animals do not greatly fear man, because they have never been hunted. One can approach the great herds of caribou. There are also many Alaskan bear of great size.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-29
REGULATE CANNON AIM.

Toulon, France, June 2s-Joseph Fenouil, a farmer of Scillans. has just received the military medal for in venting means for regulating the aim of cannon. Fenoui1, an adjutant in the 10th Artillery, developed un- suspected technical knowledge at the front. His invention has been adopted by the army. 2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-29
AEKoPLANEs FOR SALE

London. June 1e:-The Brttish gov4 ernmert T&dvertfses a sale of aero planes 1t has 105 aeroplanes which 'it desires to dispose of immediately. Only one is complete with engines. The others are ready to have the engines mounted. Presumably most of them are obsolete models
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-29
UNSINKABLE CARGO
 BOAT DESIGNED

Rome, June 2e.-Umberto Cagliere. an Italian naval engineer, has design ed g. new type of unsuitable cargo boat which has been accepted by the Italian navy department.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-07
CHEMICALS OF NERVES
Instructor in University of Chicago
Makes Discovery.

Chicago, Ill.,, March G.-Dr. Shiro
Tashiro, a Japanese instructor in the
department Of Psychology mystery at
the University Of Chicago has dis.
covered that every time an impulse
pulses through a nerve tissue, a chemi.
cal change is produced He also dis
covered by means of machine he
recently invented, which he calls the
biometer that every living organism
exhales carbon dioxide when stimu.
lated by natural or chemical devices
The Biometer is able to detect one
tenmilionth of a gram of carbon
dloxide and estimate with accuracy
by series OF experiments on the
nervous system Of dogs, frogs, turtles
guinea pigs, mice, catfish and spider
crabs he discovered that chemical
changes in the tissues were essential
to life. DR. Tashiro proved also that
seeds were living because on stimula
tion by pin prick the seed exhaled
carbon dioXide gas in a fashion simi
lar to the manner that animal organ
ism gave out the gas when stimulated
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-07
OLD TROOPER"
QUITS ROAD
FOR THE: FARM
FINE MUSICIAN LOCATES IN ARD.
MORE, PURCHASES A HOME IN
TOWN AND A FARM IN THE
COUNTRY.

Ask II. b. Lambert, and he will a
tale unfold that will make you see
visions OF wealth in every corn row
and bean patch.
Lambert is musician In fact. he
is more tlan mere musician. He is
an artist, and few clarinet players in
the country can loom very far above
him. For number of years he was "a
trooper floating about the country
in stuily sleepers and playing two o
day in all kinds of weather and under
all kinds of conditions. 1t occurred
to him a few years ago that 1t would
be a good idea for him to save a few
OF the dollars that were slipping
through his fingers, and about this
time Cupid took a hand in his affairs.
with the result that the two. WORKING
as team, caused him to accumulate
few hundred to the good and also
acquire a wife. With the advent %.
the wife it was evident that hls troop
ing days were over. The madame
would never consent to life on tbo
road, and as he could not be separated
from her, it was up to him to secure
location and settle down into staid
family man.
He had friend in this city who was
here with the Chamber of Commerce
band, and was induced to come and
give the town the "once over" n.
came, was impressed oegan playng
in the band with the boys, purchase
a home in northwest Ardmore and a
thirtyacre farm Just outside the city
limits, and says he is going to rails.
something out there If It is only dus,
He is up with the lark every day
bitches the mule to the plow and ha.
his entire thirty acres ready for tho
seed. He is not only going to make
money out Of his Investment. but ia
getting a heap Of fun out Of his work
sleeps well at night eats heartily and
enjoys the very best OF health.
Mr. Lambert aside from his farm
duties, is solo clarmetist with tna
Chamber of Commerce band, and play.
in the orchestra at the Palace theatre
every night.
NO one can accuse Lambert OF bciUe
lazy. He is the original moving kid.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-07

other women, which Mrs. Kreiser says
led to the shooting.
Mrs. Kreiser faltered in her steps
slightly as she entered the chapel, but
walked more firmly as she was led to
the side of the casket in which lay
the body of her husband. There she
hesitated brief period before push
ing her veil aside
"Eddie!' she cried rs she gazed at
the casket "Oh, my boy, my boy"
Twenty minutes later, the funeral
ceremony over, Mrs. Kreiser was led
away to be locked in her cell.
The funeral sermon was preached
by the pastor of the fashionable
church where Mr.. Kreiser was the
organist. The entire choir of the
church took part in the service. The
body was placed in a vault in Elm
wood cemetery in accordance with the
wishes Of the widow
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-07
Eac. Talking War

Alyo l.. Mcdonald OF El Reno. q
member OF the Healdton Field OH
company Inns returned from VISIT to
New York City lie was Joined at El
Reno by Mw. Mcdonald, and the two
win spend several days here.
Mr. Mcdonald says In the east tho
war is almost the sole topic Of con.
vorsation, the opinion prevails that
open hostilitles will be declared be.
tween America and Germany The
people are making every preparation
for such war and Mr. Mcdonald
shares in the opinions of those who
live in the east In case OF war ho
Is TO be IN the midst OF the fighting
and win De with Theodore Roosevelt,
who IS h.. personal friend. Mr. Me.
Donald says the feeling Is very high
against the United States senators
who defeated the president and the
will Of the people 90 the ship hll
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-07
SAYS CAPITAL
PROF FANELY
DECORATED
BERLIN NEWSPAPERS SAYS
WASHINGTON WAS NEVER
MORE DECORATED THAN ON IN
AuGURAL OCCASION

Berlin, March dealing with
President Wilson's inaugural address,
the Lokal Anzeigcr says, Never be-
fore has the Washington capital been
more profanely decorated with specrs
than on this occasion" and when he
states that there is nothing can alter
his thoughts or intentions, one mil
lion voices shout back across the At.
lantic "No threat of armed ships, no
declaration Of war, will again open
our blockade zones to American com
merce."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-07
5ELelANs REFUSE TO WORK
Decline to Sign Agreement Even In
Spite Of Blows.

London, March G.-Onc OF the most
prominent men left IN Belgium has
sent the following message to the As
sociated Press:
I'VE have ever need of comfort for
We are suffering much. The extraor
dmory cost of an foodstuns Is added
TO the deportauons, with all their
horror and anguish. Despite an, thu
Belgian people remain patient. The
stand they have taken, on the whole
is worthy Of much admiration.
"RepatrIated men, who were deport
cd, return worn out and exhausted but
they tell us that greater numbc;
have refused even under stress oI
hunger and cold, even blows, 10 sign
an agreement to work FOR the enemy
Is this not heroic?'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-07
Washington, D. c., March 7.

Washington, D. c., March 7.
Definite impression that
American merchantmen would
be armed in the near future,
gained ground today, follow
ing a conference between Will
son and administration officials
and democratic senator's.
The democrats said they ex-
pected prompt action. The
President told them he was an
Xious for action as promptly as
possible, that the country is
deeply aroused over the action
of a few senators who should
not be allowed to interfere with
the welfare of the country.
New rules to prevent filibus-
tering were considered by the
senate caucus today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-07
Speed Upn Troop Movement.

San Antonio, Tex, March T. South.
en department headquarters has re.
ceiyed orders to speed mp" the return
movement Of state troops from the
border so that an organizations may
be home for muster out on April /.
About thirty thousand state troops
are still on the border.
The muster ont order includes Tex
gs, Arizona and New Mexico troops
1t is understood that a shortage OF
funds due TO failure Of the army ap
preparation bin to pass congress
caused the speeding up" by the war
department The muster out will save
q heavy drain on funds.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-07
THREATEN LEADING cHIcAeoANs
j. p. Griffin, J. o. Armour and Nelson
Morris Receive Letters.

Chicago, lll, March G.-Threatening
letters received by Chicago financial
and business leaders have been turn.
ed over to the federal secret service.
Among those said to have been sin.
glcd out for attack were Joseph p.
Griffin, president Of the Chicago board
Of trade, j. ogden Armour, head of
N.mour & company packers; and
Nelson Morris, chairman Of the board
Of directors Of Morris 4 company,
packers. Guards have been placed at
the homes Of the men against whom
the threats were directed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-07
Question His Being Eligible.

Chicago, ILL.,, March THE vote of
Congressman Wilson OF the third dis
trict (Chicago) against the armed neu-
trality bill caused the Union League
club to write him for the reasons for
his action and raising the question Of
whether he is qualified for member.
ship, Since one Of the clubs qualifca-
tions for membership is unqualified
loyalty" to the United States. Wilson
replied that he favored preparedness,
but thought congress should remain
in session to help settle the critical
situation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-07
To Be COMPANY Officers.

Washington, March THE war de.
partment directs that between five
and six thousand men of the regular
army be designated by regimental
commanders for commission as com.
pany officers in whatever army may
be raised, each regiment being order.
ed to select sixty men who will be
eligible for commissions up to and in.
Cluding captains.