The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-16


II Mayor Thompson OF Chicago wins
all the libel suits he has instituted he
win go into the millionaire class. In the
suits already filed he asks for $iGO0,0O0
damages. and the Indications are that
there are more suits TO follow
People are wondering why the Ger.
man.American alliance does not pass
loyalty resolutions the same as the
! knights OF Columbus. the American
Federation Of Labor, the American Bar
Association the pythians, the Elks, the
Masons and other American associa-
tions
! Remember that the Democratic party
| In Missouri through It's state conven-
tion In 1916, indorsed the administers
tion OF Governor Major? As a result Of
that action the party came dangerously
near 10 defeat in the November election
WIN the party make the mistake OF in
dorsug Senators stone and Reed next
year2 II they do a Republican land.
slide In Missouri may he expected.
Former Senator Works. addressing "a
meeting In California, declared that the
United states was in error in entering
/ the war. that IL should never have per
mitted the sale OF munitions abroad, and
that Il was wrong In It's present foreign
policy II was Abraham Lincoln who
asked Must ! shoot simpleminded
soldier boy who deserts while | must
not touch hair of the head OF willy
agitator who induces him TO descrt?'
In Georgia the Democratic leaders are
casting about To determine which ot
their number shall oppose Senator Hard-
wick In the next election. In Mississip.
pi they ,nc loelSihg 1or man TO run
against senator Nariaman. In Okla.
homa they are searching Tor some one
90 contest with Senator Gore Are the
Missouri Democrats making any effort
Co find man 20 nominate for the senate
TO succeed senator Stone1
IL is said of HAYS H. White. who has
announced his candidacy Tor the Repuh.
licau nomination Tor congress in the
/ Sixth Kansas district, next year. that
politics Is the only game he knows how
Go play lie has held some sort OF OF.
fee ever since he was twenty years old
and is now q member of the state tax
commission This is his third attomp,
Go go 90 congress The sixth Kansas
district, is now ably represented hy John
] n Connolly. but hc is "a Democrat
Liquor dealers predict that "harl
liquor" WIN advance i'm price rapidly as
/ the result ot the stopping ~ its manu-
facwrc. and viii soon be out OF reach
of many consumers They therefore
predict the closing ot many saloons 90,
they viii be unable Go command Suh
cicnt trade TO make money IL is esii
mated at the office of the license collec
tor IN Chlcago that az ,-S.l 1900 saloons
in that city viii be forced 60 close theu
doors. and the number of suspensions 10
ST Louis, it is said win be as rrca, ai
500
Maine women have lost their nght fo
the ballot. Notwithstanding they had thl
moral support of President Wilson, Oi
the eve of tho election the president sen
this message 60 the chairman 90 th
Maine sufragc campaign committc,
"May I not express through YOU mn
/, very grcat interest In the equal SUI
fragc campaign In Maiuc1 Tho plcdgc
of my party are very distinct in avo
. of granting the suffrage 90 women o.
state action, and ! would like TO haV
the privilege of urcing an Democrats @
, support cause In which We an b,
, licvc"
/, Perhaps 10 is only natural that admit
I crs ~ Governor towden of llno.
/, should suggcst him as the next Repul
! lican nominee for president in View q
Z the intcriccnt and COURAGEOUS cours
Ihc has followed in dealing with matter
2 rclatinc To the war but the time ha
: harOy arrived for the hcginuing % eve
e "a discussion ot 1890 presidential poss
r hHuics. This is mo- time 60 talk polite
p and the political situation may bc an
I doubtless viii hc entirely different thrc
: years hence. Doubtless Governor low
4 dcn himself most earnestly desires tha
Ipolitics he kcpt completely in the hsci
), ground until the war is over.
/. In japan woman has smoked eve