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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-08
LUTHER RANDOL
TO RESERVE CORPS

Luther Randol, son of Mr.. and Mrs
K. W. Randol, arrived last night for
short visit with relatives and friends
before leaving for Ft Logan II. Roots,
Arkansas, where he will enter training
as member OF the officers reserve
corps.
Mr.. Randol has spent the last four
years in Yale College, and has made
a splendid record for scholarship He
will be awarded his diploma at the
close OF the present term, being given
credit for his school work as a member
of the reserve corps
Yale students have been studying
military tactics and science for more
than year, and have constructed
large armOry and instruction hall,
costing about 100000 for the pepetua-
tion of the study of military science
at the college. Mr.. RandOl has been
a member of the colleges permanent
military organization for about two
months, and is familiar with the rudi.
ments Of the various drills.
During his trip to Ardmore. he
stopped in Washington for a day, and
was in the gallery of the house Of
representatives., near President Wilson,
during the reception and demonstra-
tion rendered to Foreign Minister Bal
four and members of the British dele
cation last Saturday. He was admit
ted to the gallery through the courte-
sy Of Congressman Charles d. Carter.
Mr. Randol also arrived in St Louis
in time to witness the demonstration
accorded General Joiire and his party
there.
Mr. Randol has been ordered to re
port to the training camp May II, and
probably will spend the intervening
time with his parents here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-08

she surrenders the greater the saire
to her wounded military honor Thes"
people do not understand They don
know German efficiency. They haven't
stopped 10 consider the Illuminating
facts that the new that filters across
the Atlantic is censored by censor-
of the allies and that most of the war
spondents are with the allies and
therefore sympathizcrs of the allies.
The truth OF the matter Is that Ger.
many is far from being on her last
legs There is no end TO German af
lCienCy
want to ask you this question If
Germany wins In this great war, just
what viii happen to America?
with beligercnt Mexico to the south
Of us, with nation whose resource
funess no man knows on the west
what win happen to America If Ger.
many wins in the war?
For Germany will need to replcu.
ish her Golfers, and there viii be no
other way so quick and so easy as 20
repenish them with American money
and at the same time She would DO
getting even for the wrongs She thinks
we have done her in sending men and
munitions and food TO the allies What
other nation do YOU think would help
us? China? Tell it to the marines,
The fact that nobody loves us is a dis
tressIng and shameful fact but II is
q fact just the same Read that again,
IT'S worth IT,
There arc still too many people who
think the United States can lick the
world, too many people who depend
wholly on the Spirit Of '7G. The spir.
II Of 76 is all right with training and
a good rifle, if it is assisted by plenty
of acropanes, machine guns, far.
reaching big guns, and submarines. A
man himself is but half soldier;
training is the other half Why don't
We finally begin preparedness, now
that we're at war, by adopting uniycr-
sal military training? Ask your CON
gresham about II.
For citizen army in this day OF,
modern things means slaughtered
army.
An Utopian America, that's the hood.
wink Of the professional paciiist | can.
not understand why men who are so
sensible along other lines will dclib.
crately allow themselves to be blind
to the fact that the world is not yet
ready for an Utopian condition Of
things. There is too much of the ami.
NAL In us now; We are not yet suffi.
ciently far advanced in the high order
Of intelligence. Brute force figures
largely in the low Of survival as yct.
and so It shall be- for another hundred
years. The weak Of this day must
perish.
As We are not loved by Europe.
neither are We feared And say to
you, brother nation that is neither
loved nor feared cannot long keep
out of war. So talk preparedness flr
the nations sake. And talk 1t espe-
clalIy to your congressman. Don't be
an un.Amcrican. BE an American!
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-08
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.

CThe Ardmoreitc submits in this
column communications from the
public Those who submit matter
for this department are requested
to sign their names and addresses.
which may or may not be- printed.
No anonymous communication
will be given attentionD
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-08
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY

Monday in moving from d st.
to 7OT Third Ave, n W, lady's hat,
also mans hat. Finder phone white
794. S.3
FOR RENT Excellent furnished
south room for particular people.
Call after 6, 80 A, n. W. SO
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-08
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.


Gov John =. Goodrich of Indiana E,
going 90 subordinate polilics to pl.
has cancelled an his speaking engage.
ments.
II has come TO pass that the Texas
house of representatives has. withou5
one dissenting voice. invited Col.
Theodore Roosevelt TO address the leg.
stature
-
3. Springfield, the capital Of Illinois.
went dry" and on May 8 liquor sang
its swan song in that city. The lid
was clamped down on 2l3 saloons.
heretofore "hangout' places for III.
nois politicians.
state election systems will do the
work of registration of the 1000 GOO
precincts being the units for actual
recording of the men. Thus the regis.
tration will be- similar TO thar held be-
fore a general election for state, coun
ty and city officers.
by vote of 80 to H. which zigzag.
ged across party lines, the New York
senate has gone on record as favor
ing "A return to the convention as a
dates for state offices and for Judge.
ships The direct primary. 1t IS
claimed, has proven to be a failure in
the Empire state
United States Senator Robert NJ. La
Toilette Is still for Germany. In a two
page signed editorial in the recent is.
sue of his magazine he condemns this
country for going to war and defends
ships. The senator declares that "tho
present administration has made fs-
tai mistake
The movement to prohibit the use Of
food products in the manufacture Of
distilled and malt liquors is gaining
much headway in congress, men Of all
parties fayoring the proposal. Those
who are fighting the proposal are do
ing so on the ground that prohibition
would seriously disrupt plans for maxi
the war taxes.
--
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-08
CITY NEWS AND VIEWS

j. A. Bates, Of Dgraut. was trans
acting business here today.
j. G. Field Of Duncan, was in the
city today ON business.
+. r Day, of Oklahoma City, was
among the out OF town visitors today.
G. II. Moore, Of Muskogee, was here
today on business.
Joe Dillard, Of Waurika, was trans.
acting business in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. d Thomas, Of Ber.
wyn, were in the city today.
j. D. Cunningham, Of Hugo, was in
the city today.
K l.. Davis, Of Wilson, was bust.
ness visitor to the city today.
W. +. Hammond. Of Jacksonville,
Texas, was in the city today.
W. A Brooks, of Oklahoma City.
was among the out of town visitors
today.
r. l.. Robertson and r. S. Galloway.
of Lawton, We're here today on bust
ness.
f. l.. Blackburn, of Durant. was
transacting business in Ardmore to.
day.
Joe Williford, of Woodford. one Of
Carter county's progressive farmers
and stock raisers, was in the city yes.
terday afternoon.
$. +. Moss, president and general
manager Of the Texas Drug oompany.
Dallas, Texas, a lifelong friend of Sid.
lney Suggs, or this city. was among the
Dallas visitors this morning.
Charges have been filed with Jus.
tice Of the Peace Franklin Bourland
against Sol Ridge, the complaint al.
leging that he passed a worthless
check for S5i on j. W. Johnson, at
Milo.
Ernest Key, charged with Fred vii.
liams with maintaining place for the
sale OF liquor, has waived examining
trial and was bound over to the dis.
trict court for trial Williams has
not announced whether he will stand
examining trial
h. l.. Nhitten, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
}. w Hoffman, of Ardmore. who has
been seriously in of SPINAL meningi.
lis in naval hospital at Portsmouth,
Va, has recovered sufficiently to re.
turn to his ship. according to adyices
received here this morning
Two suits for recovery Of labor
debts were filed in the office of Jus.
tice Of the Peace Franklin Bourland.
Mrs Florence Paris is seeking TO re.
cover Sl2.5O, which she alleges is due
her from j. c. Jarvis. Joe Simpkins
is suing T. w. Rice for a labor debt
amounting to $34.15.
Judge Thomas Robinett of Davis.
was in the city last night visiting with
friends Judge Rohinett prior to
statehood. was United States commits.
sioner Tor the southern district with
headquarters here. After statehood he
moved to Davis and is Interested in
the zinc deposits in the Arbuckle
mountains where. he says. he has
some valuable deposits awaiting de-
yelopmcnt.
j. H. nurbu is under arrest and po.
lice and county officers are searching
for man named Scottie. in connec.
tion with the theft Of an automobile
last week gt Hodldton j. T. Cobb
who made the complaint against the
two men, said they took the car from
his private garage at Healdton r. =
lighnotc. a detective. and Mr. Cobb
pursued the men and caught Durbm
with the car short distance below
Denson
$ \ Apple stated yesterday that
he mad been in consultation with
member of the park board relative 10
calling a meeting and agreeing upon
" plan for summer concerts in Cen.
trM park. Mr. Harts assured Mr.
Apple That as soon as Mr.. J. VI. Put
nam returns tl the city the matter
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-08

To supplement the revenues fron
indirect taxation the New York leg.
islature plans a direct tax of los mills.
which it is estimated, will yield rcy.
enue Of $12,S43,OOO. Legislative lead
ers figure that. with the direct tay.
nearly $94000OOO will be available 10
meet expenditures of $SOOOO.OOO pro.
yided for in the budget-a surplus os
nearly S14,00000O.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-08

The constitution OF the United
states, as originally adopted. contain.
cd no provision regarding the freed.
om of the press, but the first amend.
mcui to the constitution. introduced
IN the first congress, covered that sul.
icct and some other important ones.
II reads: Congress shall make no law
respecting the free establishing of ro.
ilgion or prohibiting the freedom of
speech or of the pres4. or the right
of tine people peaceably to assemble
and To petition the government for a
redress of grievances.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-08

Judge Thomas Robinett of Davis.
was in the city last night visiting with
friends. Judge Rohinett, prior to
statehood, was United States commits.
soner Tor the southern district. with
headquarters here After statehood he
moved to Davis and is Interested in
the zinc deposits in the Arbuckle
mountains, where. he says. he has
some valuable deposits awaiting de.
yelopmcnt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-08

Political foes Of Mayor Mitchell of
New York are crtcizing him for "hir.
ing outoftown' men for high office.
and assert that John d. Rockefeller
Jr., the Mitchell fusion political boss"
stands ready to spend $1,000. 900 to re.
elect the mayor. Another charge 's
that the city is oyerrun with all sorts
of bureaus and committees with high.
sounding names, in charge Of men with
hichsounding titles. and with staffs
of high-salared assistants.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-08

Two suits for recovery Of labor
debts were filed in the office OF Jus.
tice of the Peace Franklin Bourland.
Mrs. Florence Paris is seeking to re.
cover Sl2.5O, which she alleges is due
her from j. c. Jarvis. Joe Simpkins
Is suing r. w Rice for a labor debt
amounting to $3415.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-08

The movement to prohibit the use Of
food products in the manufacture Of
distilled and malt liquors is gaining
much headway in congress, men Of all
parties fayorine the proposal Those
who are fighting the proposal are do
ing so on the ground that prohibition
would seriously disrupt plans for maxi.
ing whisky and beer pay a big part Of
the war taxes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-08

j. II. nurhtu is under arrest and DO.
lice and county officers are searching
for man named Scottie, i'm connec.
tiun with the theft Of an automobile
last week 40 Hoaldton. j. T.. Cobb.
who made the complaint against the
two men. said they took the car from
his private garage at Healdton. r. =.
Highnotc a detective, and Mr. Cobb
pursued the men and caught Durbm
with the car short distance below
DenisOn
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-08

United States Senator Robert NJ. La
Toilette is still for Germany. In two.
page signed editorial in the recent is.
sue of his magazine he condemns this
country for going to war and defend,
Germany for sinking United States
ships The senator declares that "tho
present administration has made a fs-
tai mistake"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-08

h. l.. Whitten, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
}. w Hoffman, of ArdmOre. who has
been seriously III Of spinal meningi.
It's in a naval hospital at Portsmouth.
Va, has recovered sufficiently to re.
turn to his ship, according to adyices
received here this morning.
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DIED..

BURTON. On Thursday. June !. 1917. q, ei5
Pm. at her residence. s. street northwest.
r, MIS- u. Z; BuKIoS aged sixty nine years.
her late residence. %
DAILY. On June I. 1917, at c:15 an. at his
residence. 3l5 Il street northwest. GEORGE
D.. beloved husband Of Elizabeth +. Daiy
,nee Corridor, and son OF the late John and
Funeral from his late residence Saturday. June
so AMI io thence ,ssu to & Ssnss
at am for the rrpose Of his soul. Reia-
tires and friends are respectfully invited 10
attend.
DAILY. Members OF the Immaculate Con-
attend the funeral Of our late brother. GEORGE
ID. DAILY, Saturday. June y. 1917. at am,
-'0'' m FRANK RANK ]. BREsNAmAS. Presidsnt.
EDWIN 2. GOODWIN, Secretary.
DAVIS. On Thursday. June Z. 1917. at am.
at her residence. 10 Myrtle street northeast
MARGARET, widow Of the late Francis Davis
and mother Of Maurice and Margaret Davis
and Mrs. Ella c. Hart
Funeral from her late residence Saturday June
8. at 8 am; thence to st. Aloysius Church
where mass will be said for the repose Of her
soul Intcrment at Mount oliyet cemetery. s
DAVIS. On Thursday. June 4 1917. Mrs. ANN
VIRGINIA DAVIS. aged seventy four years.
The beloved mother Of Mrs. r. ~. Hammill Of
Woodbridge. Va; Mrs. Lncie f. Ritterbusch
OF Washington D. c.. and Hugh Davis OF
Denver. Col.
Funeral Saturday at 70 o'clock at Woodbridge.
Va.
DIEHL. On Thursday. June I. 1917. at am.
JOSEPHINE T.. DIEHL. the beloved wife Of
the late Henry s. Dehl, in her seventy seventh
year.
She is resting in peace, after suffering long /;
How faithfully she ended it all.
Her hope was bright, her faith was strong,
She did not fear her Masters call.
We watched her dear form fading,
Vlnr hanr fo acht
For knew that dear mother
Soon from this earth must go.
BY DAUGHTER AND SON-IN LAW, LAURA L.
OWENS AND W. f. OWENS.
Funeral from her daughters residence 513 f
street southeast. Saturday at 2 pm. Inter
ment at Rock Greek.
ELLIOTT. On June q. 1917, at the Union
Protestant 1nfirmary, Baltimore, Nd, STEPHEN
HABERSHAM ELLIOTT, colonel of cavalry.
United States Army. in the ffty-second year
of his age.
Funeral services at ST. Marraret's Episcopal
Church. 1870 am. June s. Interment at
Arlington cemetery.
HARRELL. On Thursday. June T. 1917 at
4:30 am, JULIAN WARD, beloved son Of
Julian I. and Ethel Ward Harrell OF Hume
Springs, Va.
Funeral from home of grandparents. at 500 eth
street southeast. Saturday. June o. at .
o'clock pm. Friends and relatives are invited.
1nterment private. s.
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Mr.. AND MRS. LOVE
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Love are to ce1e-
brate their golden wedding anniversary
tomorrow at their home, 1910 Euclid
street northwest. Mr.. and Mrs. Love
were married June Q. 1857. in Stafford
county, Va. Mr.. Love was born and
raised in Dumfries. Va. Mrs Love was
formerly Miss Ellen NJ. Coakley of STAFF
ford. Va. a daughter of Daniel and
Susan Coakley.
The couple have nine children living,
four sons and FIVE daughters. They are
Lucien Love Of Falkland, Va; Charles
II. Love. jr.. of this city: ]. ]. Love
of Colesville, Va; Luther Lee Love
of this city: Mrs. H. Hopkins of Fair
land, Va: Mrs. Irene Plaskett of Alex
andria, Va: Mrs. D. 2. Ayers of Mount
Vernon. Va, and Mrs. f. Thompson and
Miss Mary Love of this city. They
have fourteen grandchildren.
Mr.. Love, who is a Confederate vet
eran. served with Company A of the
49th Virginia Infantry.
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JOHN E. S. HOOVER DIES
IN SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
Suffered Apoplectic, Stroke About
Two Weeks Ago-For Many
Years Business Man.

John f. S. Hoover, who resided at
1893 Calvert street northwest, died at
an early hour today from an attack of
apoplexy which he suffered nearly two
weeks ago. Mr.. Hoover was in his
seventy-eighth year and had enjoyed
excellent health up to the time he was
stricken. During the civil war and for
many years thereafter he was engaged
avenue between 9Th and 10th streets,
in what was then known as "Old Iron
Hall" For the last ten years he did
nothing whatever.
He was a son of Michael Hoover and
of Mary Tweedy Hoover, having been
born. in 1899. at 7th and o streets, now
occupied by the o Street market, but
then owned by his father. His father,
Michael Hoover, and his uncle, John
Hoover. were. in the fifties and for
many years afterward, the largest meat
merchants of the city
Michael Hoover was born here in
1900 and his parents also were born
here. thus carrying the settlement of
the family here back to period ante
dating the revolutionary war.
Family Among Earliest Residents.
The family. therefore. was one of the
first to settle in what was destined to
become the national seat of govern
ment Mr. Hoover's cousin, Jonah d.
Hoover. was United States marshal of
the District of Columbia during the ad-
miniStrationS Of Pierce and Buchanan
Mr.. Hoover's wife was Miss Jennie
Louise Gautier, who died not quite
three years ago. Her father was a ma
tive of France. having come to this
country and settled in Washington in
1887. He was established in the con-
fectionery business where The Star
building now stands.
Mr.. Hoover is survived by eight chill
dren. Walter LIE May. George p. John
E., Charles J., Frank p, William H..
Louise and Alice Hoover. Three Of his
sons are actively identified with the le-
gal profession and the other three are
engaged in business in this city.
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tors to keep the men in condition. A
good ball team always carries a ply
stefan about with It, Therefore II you
want to know the most vital need of a
modern army tell you 1t lis doctors.
doctors. doctors"
Sir Alfred stopped in the middle of a
letter he was writing to Surgeon Gen.
eral Gorgas of the United States Army
to be interviewed. He was writing to
the man of Panama canal fame regard
ing the medical units which are being
dispa tched from America to the west
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by the medical profession in the COM
position of the gigantic military forces
of today AS the man who organized
the medical service for the British army
of FIVE million soldiers, Sir Alfred is
qualified to speak as an expert. Incl
dentally he also showed by turning 10
base hall for his analogies that he I'M
derstands the great American game.
The new American army" he said,
should take the field as thoroughly
prepared as a first-class base ball team.
To do this it must have sufficient doc
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MAY SPEND SUMMER ON FARM
Norman E. Standiford Gets Continu.
ance of Hearing on Charges.

Justice Gould. sitting in Criminal
Division No. l of the District Supreme
Court. today continued the case of Nor
man L. Stamford, charged with open
ing mail packages, to allow the defend
hand in Maryland, his former home.
Stamford was represented by Attor-
ney Sitter, former district attorney in
Hartford county, Nd, who said the de-
PENDANT had been working there while
out on bail, and his absence before the
harvest would work a hardship to the
farmers. When arraigned May Standi-
ford pleaded guilty. Today his case was
continued indefinitely.
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ern battle front. It was but additional
evidence OF the close cooperation that
has been kept UP for many months be-
tween the medical branches of the Brit
ish and American armies.
There is no better medical corps In
the world that that of the United
States" Gen. Keogh added. and you
may be sure that the authorities are
fully alive to the need for expansion to
keep pace with the growing army. But
1t is hard to make the layman under
stand this. He usually takes into ac-
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Troops Destination Not Fixed Yet.

The destination Of the District troops
following their mustering-in in July
has not been fixed yet, it is said at the
War Department. Rumors have named
Richmond. Va. and points in Ten
nessee and Georgia as the point where
the division of the District troops are
a part. will train. The two newest re-
cruits gained by the Sd Infantry-Ed-
gar G. Darr and Charles G. Berge-
have been assigned to Company K and
Company l, respectively.
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OF AUSTRIA'S
ARMY FACES ITALIANS
Large Withdrawals From Russian
Front Reported-ViennaC Claims
$1,000 Prisoners.

uDINE. Italy. June s, via Paris.-A
semi official announcement says that
Austria has made a formidable conccn-
tration of forces on the Italian front
by the withdrawal of troops from the
Russian front. The statement says
that the Italians are now confronted
by an estimated two-thirds of the en-
tire Austrian army
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Claims $1,000 Prisoners.

VIENNA, June s, via London.-Ef-
forts made Wednesday by the Italians
to win back the ground the Austrians
had taken from them on Monday were
fruitless, the war Office announces. A
total of $1,000 prisoners has been taken
by the Austrians on the Italian front
since May IL, it is declared
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EoRRIs-rAIvEY. on Wednesday. juno a.
1917. at Alexandria. Va, by the Rev. +. V.
REGISTER. Miss LAURA n. FALvEY. dauSh-
ter Of Capt. and Mrs. William falycy. snd
WALTER J. NORRIS.
WARTHEN-CIssEL. On Tuesday, June s,
1917. at the Foundry NJ. r. Church. NATHAN
REED WART1iEN and MARTHA LOUISE
CISSEL,
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URGES NEED OF DOCTORS
FOR NEW AMERICAN ARMY

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 2S.-An urgent plea for
an adequate supply of doctors for the
new American army was made by Sir
Alfred Keogh, surgeon general of the
British army, in an interview. in which
he discussed the important part played
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TWO RELIEF SHIPS IN PORT.
Reach Rotterdam From Halifax
With 10000 Tons of Wheat.

LONDON, June Sword was received
here today that two Belgian relief COM
mission boats have reached Rotterdam
from Halifax with 10000 tons of wheat
These are the first boats to cross the
Atlantic for some time, and their car
goes will be welcomed in Belgium
where there has been a shortage of
cereals.
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Austrians Repulssd.

ROME. June s, via London.-Repulse
of an Austrian attack in force on the
Trentino front is announced in a state
ment from the war office. In the sec
tor above Trieste the Austrians. heavily
reinforced, made violent attacks. After
an all-day battle they were repulsed
completely.