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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-01

l.. X. Founder. probate attorney. Of
McAlester. Is here attending court.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-01

Geo. l.. Dyer and w. W. Taiiaferro
are in Oklahoma City. where they VIII
attend the grand lodge fthe l. " v. E.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-01

walker Williamson spent SATURDAY
and Yesterday In Medford and OKLA
homa City.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-01

ana JOise Lapiue, SS' ner~y"'
One hundred ana thirty men who
have been certified for service will re-
port to the Carter County exemption
board tomorrow morning at o'clock.
The twenty-five per cent to be selected
from this number will leave "Wednesday
afternoon some time between three and
four o'clock for Camp Travis. San An
tonic. Texas. tE
Alexandria CTenn.) Times: On Friday
evening Miss Valera Turner en-
tertained at bridge. honoring Miss
Cecele Roy West and Miss Marie West,
Of Ardmore. Oklahoma. The eiiecora'
tions were carried out In red with How.
ers sage. The score cards were daintily
/ hand painted. A two.course. luncheon
was served.
Tho county commissioners were in
| regular session today. Bids for the cree
ton Of concrete bridge across Caddo
creek. between Ardmore and Springer
were received The board approved the
bond for the building Of the negro
SCIOol ttOuSc, tuC COuttoct WHICH,
was awarded to Joe Pate.
| Glen Gilstrap, of Wilson. died Satur.
day night In the Hardy sanitarium, of
| typhoid fever. He was thirteen years
old and is survived by his father. moth.
er. brother and sister. Funeral
services We're held at the Rose Hill
cemetery yesterday afternoon. by Rev,
c. f. Wagner, of the First Christian
church.
| Many autoists reported sustaining
punctures on ID street northwest. sun
day and Monday morning. and upon in
vestigation, it was found that several
pounds of tacks had been scattered OH
the street. The tacks were the large
carpet size and could easily punctrre
the ordinary tire. Chief of Police :.-s
Segler has offered reward of S25 for
| the detection Of the person or persons
who placed the tacks on the paving
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-01

q. w. Young. chairman Of the coun'
~ commissioner is In the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-01

DR.. r. T.. Coles. house surgeon AZ
the Hardy Sanitarium. is spending q
few days In Dallas. Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-01

Walter Reeder was arrested yester
day afternoon at Wilson by w. X. Hig
night. deputy United States marshal
ami placed in jail here. Reeder is un
der indictment for opposing the draft
act.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-01

Leftwick, At. Loco, and Grace Ron, 2s.
Ringling; n o. Hutchins. 40. Berwyn'
and Joise Lablue. 20. Berwyn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-01

Miss May Roberts went to sherman
today TO attend a house party.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-01

A. w. Gaines and o. ID. Thomas, o.
Berwyn, were in the city today
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-01
CITY NEWS AND VIEWS.
Carl shuford Of Dallas is in the city

Dan blackburn Of Writ. is in the city
today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-01

Eugene Cook and family. Of Dundee.
were here sunday visiting friends and
relatives.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-01

Miss Ethel Ikard went TO Wilson yes
terday, where she will teach the winter
term of school.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-01

Miss Helen Sayre and Miss Georgif
simpson will 20 to Fort Worth Wed
nesday for several days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-01

Mrs. W. f. Bishop. Miss Maggi
Bishop, and Miss Artie Rie Holt visit
ed the boys of Company f, 111th Reg
ment Engineers. at Camp Bowie yes
terday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-01

James Wesley Cullin. of Berwyn, who
was run over and killed by negro
autoist at that place Friday afternoon
was buried at the Bud Young cemetery
this afternoon. A wife and eight chill
dren survive. The body was held await
ing the arrival of son from the north
ern part of the state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-01

Miss Mamie Roberts. Of Howe, Texas
who has beer here visiting Mrs W. j.
Roberts, returned TO her home today
The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-18
AGED CITIZEN PASSES.
Martin stephen Bates Left Many to
 Mourn His Death.

Martin stephen Bates, aged 75 years, months and 2 days, passed away Friday morning at his home on south Fourth street, after having been i'll feeble health for some weeks. He was born March 20, lSi2, in Cherokee county, Georgia, and grew to manhood in this state He served four years in the Civil war. He was married on November 30, 1861, to Miss Sarah Elizabeth Brooks and to this union were born fifteen children, six daughters and nine sons. Of these, seven, with the moth- CT, survive the father. The sur yiving children are T. R. Bates of Hatfield, Mrs. Sally Brookfield of Egger, J. T. Bates of Siloam Springs, John c. Bates of Mena, stephen NJ. Bates of Ink, Harrison Bates of Pos ey Hollow and Charles Bates of AIena. Mr. Bates united with the Primitive Baptist church in 1865 and and lived a consistent Christian life to the time of his death, serving his church for several years as minis ter.
 The funeral services, conducted by the Rev. w. l.. Smith of the First Baptist church, was held at the home Saturday morning at 9 o'clock. Burial was in the I. O. 0. F. cem- etery.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-18
HenrN Edaar Linthicum Dead.

Henry Edgar Linthicum, aged 2 years, died lasl Monday morning at t2i5 at his nome on South Fourth street, after an illness of less than a week Mr and Mrs. Linthieum and two children came to Mena last spring with J. W. Robertson from Salem, Tex and for a time had lived on North Mena street He had since been in the employ of Mr. Robert son. The remains were taken to the former home in Texas for inter- ment being accompanied by Mrs, I.inthicum and the two children and by the father of the deceased who arrived in Mena Sunday from Salem in response to word of the serious illness of the son. Mir. Linthicum was a member of the Woodmen of the World, and members of the or der acted as pallbearers in convey ing the remains to the train Monday afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-18
Lance-Atkinson.

Beui. r. Atkinson and Miss Han nah Lance of Baker Springs were united in marriage Thursday even ing at 6 o'clock at the home of Mir. and Mrs. II. II. Thomas on South Ninth street, the ceremony being performed by H. H Thomas in the presence of a number of friends of the bride and groom Elmer Owens and Miss Grace McCauley, also Of Baker Springs, came with the young couple, acting as best man and feSpeetN ely. The young people remained in Mena to attend the Educational Rally returning home FridaY afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-18
LIBERTY MOTOR"
 TRUCK IS READY
Perfect Machine Is Result of Com bined Genius of Many Manufac- tuers-kept a Secret From the
 Enemy's Eyes.

Lima O., Oct. l0.-The first Lib erty Motor truck for the United States army, product Of the greatest motor truck designers of the coun- try and the combined genius of twelve motor truck plants and 62 automobile factories, was completed here at local manufacturing plant.
 The standardized machine, of which 35,000 copies will be turned out in the first half of 1918 for the army, is said to represent the per- lection of automobile truck devel- opment It's motor power is de- rived from the new Liberty Motor" recently perfected at Washington by the War Department experts.
 The first Liberty Motor truck was built in the greatest secrecy to protect it from enemy eyes. A building without windows and light ed only by skylights housed the truck during the three weeks of it's construction.
 The plant was closely guarded by armed men night and day
 As an added pereaution a second truck was assembled in an eastern city. As each part was completed here, a duplicate was dispatched to a northern New York town, where mechanics assembled a second ma chine. If the parts were small, they were sent by registered mail. If too big to ship that way, trusted me- chanics carried them personally by train.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-18
UNWILLING CALDWELL
 MONUMENT SUNDAY
Large Crowd Gathered at the White Oak Cemetery tO Honor a Depart ed Brother-AddPesses by Rev.
 T. \. Park and H. IL Thomas.

Sunday being a beautiful day for the occasion. a large crowd gathered at White Oak cemetery to attend the unyeiing of the monument erected to the memory of Sovereign w. NJ. Caldwell Dy tine woodmen of the World
 The members of the order met at their hall at 2 o'clock and, lead by the American flag borne by j. A. York, and followed by the degree team of Rich Mountain Camp, No. 2i5. in their white uniforms. in turn by the officers of the order with their working tools of office and the other members, marched to the White Oak cemetery. where the de- ceased member is buried. Upon reaching the cemetery the degree team with it's captain, Jesse Tow, at the point, formed in the shape of a wedge around the deceased soVer- eign's grave with the point at the monument, and the relatives of the deceased member, the officers of the order and the quartette and speak er of the occasion on the inside of the wedge.
 The eXempliiication of the beauti- full rituahsuc ceremony of the or der was carried out without a hitch, with the exception of the oration by II. Il. Thomas, who, under the iin- pression that the unveiling was to be held in the Odd Fellows cemetery, was a little late in arriving, and the Rev T. A. Park graciously consent ed to take his place, and gave a most impressive and beautiful discourse on fraternalism. Mir. Thomas, ar irving in the meantime, those att tending had the good fortune to hear two good talks instead of one.
 Too much cannot be said for the qHartetle and for Miss Montgomery. who reeited the poem of the order. and the others who took part in the ceremony.
 After the close of the services at the monument the mem b T s marched to the automobile in which Mrs Caldwell was conveyed to the cemetery and there again formed the wedge and gave the honors of the order to the bereaved ones as they were preparing to leave the cemetery after that marching back to the hall
The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-18
swatlinq the Tick Goes On.

Dr II R. Getz was al Bog Springs Thursday to charge the dipping vat which John shorter has just com pleted. He also assisted in dipping about B head of cattle. On the re- turn trip he stopped at Old Cove to arrange for a meeting to be held Saturday night for the purpose of a tick eradication asso- citation. Arriving in Cove he found that he could be of service in help ing to transport some of the pupils to Mena to attend the rally, so he re- mained over until Friday, and then brought in an auto load of pupils.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-18
Quick Work snned Explosion.

The fire alarm was turned in Mon day morning from the J. W Gardner home, i09 Tenth street. where the garage had caught fire The fire however was eXtinguished before much damage was done It seems that Mr. Gardner was engaged in vueanizing some auto tires, and while he had stepped into the house the fire started. Mr. Gardner sus- tained some burns on his hands in getting out a fruit jar of gasoline which st0od near the fire, but in so doing he prevented an explosion and a more serious fire
The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-18
BOY SCOUTS ARE PATRIOTIC.
Win Parade and Sell Liberty Bonds
 on October 20.

St. Louis. Oct. i0.-Three thou sand Boy Scouts of St. Louis will parade al noon Saturday October 20, and give the balance of the day to selling Liberty Loan Bonds.
 The different residence districts of the city have been apportioned and the scouts will make a house to house canvass lasting five hours.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-18
neliNered Animals h TeNas.

D. X. Hazel returned Wednesday from trip to Atlanta Tex, where he had delivered horse and mule, the property of Mrs. M NJ. Adell of Casswell Tex. Mrs. Adell secured the possession of the animals thru a replevin suit against l.. A. Brown of Big Cedar and Ali Frederick of Eagleton, to whom the animals had been sold and traded by Marshall McVail, who had come with them from Texas.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-18

upon the filing of bond for pay ment. This bond must be given with an approved corporate surety com- pany in a penal sum of not less than double the amount of the tax and in no case less than one dollar"
The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-18

Prof. J. D. Holman, Mrs. Holman and four children left Friday morn ing for their new home in Farris, Ok. where on Monday Mir. Holman began term of eight months of school.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27

league veteran (his name | do not re,
member) and when Dode beat his
team ! to in II innings, this veteran
recommended him to the Galesburg,
Illinois club.
1T was while playing this job that
he came near being ruined for base
ball. While running from first to
second, the shortstop, in trying to
make fast double play, hit him in
the temple with the ball. This nc
cidcnt put him in the hospital for two
weeks and for a long time it was
feared that nis eyesight had been in
iurcd permanently.
"ln spite of it, however, Indian
apolis purchased him. Getting n
chance to dispose of him at profit
and fearing that he might not De good
again. Indianapolis sold him to SYRIA
cuso in the New York state league.
For a long time while at bat Grover
would see double, but finally his eye
sight became normal and he was
drafted by the Philadelphia Nationals.
"You fellows perhaps know as
much about him since then as | do
Drags Down S12, 800 Annually.
But the bunch soon proved that ii
didn't know rs much as the brother
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27
GROVER CLEVELAND ALEXANDER

for he Immediately was piled with
questions.
what is Alexander getting now
asked one.
Ever since AleXanders original
thrce-ycar contract expired and he &C
ceptod a comp omiso salary after de-
handing $4,000 per year, people have
wondered what the compromise was.
"Grover was getting $1,000 "A year
for the last three years with bonus
Of $1,000 If he won more than "a
games per season." replied John. "Tis
new contract calls for 2,50O per
year with the same kind of a bonus.
He thinks he will pull down this bonus
for several years yet If 1t sticks and
he gets any kind Of support"
There were eight in the Alexander
family originally. one girl and seven
boys. The sister died two years ago.
All Of the boys eXcGD. John are mar
RED. four of them living in ST Paul
with their mother. John, moreover is
the only one besides Grover to 20 into
baseball professionally, lie tried IL
three years, part of the time In the
Western association, but has about
decided that Grover Cleveland in
| herited about all of the baseball
ability in the Alexander family.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27
INDIANAPOLIS IS SECOND
BEST IN A. A. BATTING

CHICAGO, May 26.-Ray Demmitt,
Columbus, has held on to his lead over
other batters in the American associa-
ton. among players who have ap-
peared in fifteen or more games, ac-
cording to averages published today
and which include games of last
Wednesday. Wickland. Indianapolis,
leads in runs scored with 26, and
Becker, Kansas City, In homeruns
with six. MollwitZ, Kansas City, has
rnade eleven sacrifice hits and Dresser,
st. Paul leads the base stealers with
fifteen. They are the only players in
the league to reach double figures in
these departments. Kansas City is ten
points better than Indianapolis The
leading batters are: Demmitt. Colum-
bus. .S5s; Dolan, indianapolis, .349;
Viox, Kansas City, $40: Bresnahan,
Toledo 333; Becker, Kansas City,
.326; Wise. Toledo. 1926; Massey Min
neapolis, .314; Cashion. Minneapolis,
.304; Riggert. st. Paul, .299; Good,
Kansas city. .297.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27
SMITH INSISTS ON |
P0STP0N|NG SCRAP
Refuses to Meet Paul Roman
With Less Than Ten Days
Intensive Training.
JUNE 8 NEW DATE OF MILL
Hardest Battle of Season EX-
pected When Middleweights
Meet Here.

Holding out stubbornly against
pleadings, arguments and threats
alike, Curley Smith, who was to have
met Paul Roman in the main event
of the Midway Athletic club boxing
show at the Grand theater June 4,
has prevailed upon Matchmaker Al
Venn to postpone the tilt until Friday
night, June s.
Very frankly the Drumright demon
acknowledged that the decisive lacing
Roman had administered to Bert Null
lin in the Joplin ring few nights ago
was the cause of his asking for a
postponement
Il beat him once, up in Bartlesville
a year or so ago" said Curley, but /
know that he's a different PROPOSE
ton now than he was then. | posi-
lively refuse to go against him unless
YOU give me at least ten days more
hard training"
Stands Pat.
Everybody will be saying you've
got a streak of yellow, Curley,' Nenn
urged, insisting on the original date.
"Oh, very we'll" replied Smith, "let
them say Listen, it's me that's got to
get in the ring an fight that guy,
amt 1t? An II he licks me they'll
roast anyhow. I'd sooner have 1t be-
fore than after an when ] get ready
for him I'll have the laugh on 'em.
Listen. I'VE fought Sc fights and never
been licked. That's because I'm al
ways right when / go to EN-. An
now, the first time I've had a chance
to break into Tulsa, an with all my
friends coming from Drumright and
Sapulpa an all around, I'm not going
to get mussed up just because I'm not
In shape. Gimme ten days more hard
training an two days o rest an I'll do
more to Paul than he did to Bert up
there in Joplin"
And Curley finally won out. New
, contracts were drawn up bearing the
date of June 5, names were attached
and appearance forfeits posted Then
Smith set about to establish training
quarters in Tulsa.
According to the provisions of the
contract. Smith and Roman both must
be In training in Tulsa for ten days
prior to the bout and must not en-
gage In any other bout before June .
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27

TELLS OFF
ALEXANDER'S RISE.
First Contract $50 Per Month; 4;
Now Getting $l2,500 Plus
Per Year.

Philadelphia's climb into first place
IN the National league a day or two
ago has turned baseball gossip toward
the winners of the 1915 National
league pennant and their chances for
them To cop again this season ana
naturally the name of Grover tleve-
land Alexander is first on every
tongue
During tanning bee yesterday a
brother of tho Philly twirler grabbed
the center of the stage and held il for
eNeral minutes while giving first
hand information concerning his IL
lustriOus kinsman.
How many OF you fellows know
that Grover started out as a second
baseman ?" qucrried young John Alex
ahder who Is an employe of the OIL
Well supply company and the main
stay of that company's city league
team.
No" came "A chorus and he pro.
cecded with his work of enlighten-
mcut
Native of Nebraska.
They call him Alex now" said
Young Alexander but II was Dode'
when we were kids Going clear back
to the beginning, it might correct any
errors that might be out concerning
the place ana time OF ms blltn, 10
say that he was born at Elba,
Nebraska, February 26, 1887. He was
born on a farm and was reared on the
farIn until baseball called him into tho
cities.
Grover started playing baseball as
a secondbaseman on the Elba team
when>1ust a kid. II was while playing
with this team at a Danish celebration
that he got his start as pitcher. The
murdered and as generally was tho
custom in those days in those small
burgs, the pitching staff consisted OF
one man. Realizing that almost any
one would be as good or better as tho
regular pitcher, the manager calico
for volunteers and Grover offerer to
take n chance.
That game established him as q
pitcher and he has been pitcher over
since. He shut down on the other
team and his teammates came from
, behind and won the game. His fame
spread thruout the state and he was
kept busy pitching independent ball.
First Contract Called for $50.
Finally he received the flatterinp
offer Of $50 month to go to little
town named Central City and pitch
| He accepted ii but was there only 2
couple of months when Burwell Of
fered him a few dollars more and hC
switched. While playing with Bur
well, along came a travelling club OF
Indians under the leadership of major
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27

viii quit at once. Can Leonard score
such a decisive victory? 1t seems i'm
probable, but it is not impossible
ANY fighter who has the punching
power of Leonard is likely to upset
Welsh at any minute. Leonard is hit
ting more viciously than ever He
has shown this i'm his last four
matches. all of which ended in knock
outs. He started flattening his OPP
ponents on March 22. when he put
PackeW liommey away for the count
in nine rounds. He followed this up
by winning the American lightweight
championship from Richie Mitchell
scoring knockout in the seventh
round. This was on April 10.
Charley Kid Thomas was the next to
be lulled to sleep under the soporific
punches of Leonard. Thomas went
down for keeps in the sixth round.
This was on May L Three nights
later Eddie Shannon had the fatal ten
tolled over him after stopping one OF
Leonard's right-hand crosses 1t was
in the sixth round
This array OF *. O.'s must give
Freddie Welsh some food for thot. II
the champion fails to heed the warn
Ing II implies and does not carefully
prepare himself for the coming con-
test. he, too, may be laid to rest In
Leonard's private burying ground. An
outcome such as this would stimulate
the fighting game.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27

Sioux City It's nearest rival. T.. Smith,
Omaha, tops the hitters of the league
with an average of Ala for players
who have taken part in fifteen or more
games, and also is tied with Butcher
Denver. for homerun honors. each
having four. j. A. Thompson Omaha.
Is first among the base stealers with
seventeen and Krug. another member
of "Pa" Rourke's family, has made
tn most sacrifice hits--twelve.
Leading batters are: Il. Smith,
Omaha, .4l4: Bradley. Omaha, 1853: I:
Schick Omaha, .357 Crosby, Sioux
City, .353; Jones. Wichita. .34s; Con-
molly, Sioux City, .S42: Horan, Joplin.
.337; Raber, Sioux City, $50; Butler.
Lincoln, .326; Yarvan. Wichita. 1921;
Cass, Des Moines. 1921.