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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-11

call Christians to a revaluation o.
the essentials of their faith anf
work and worship, in the light oI
the war. The experience of Europe
has not been CLEANED and inter
preted. No leaders have warned
against the slump which has else
where followed the first year OF
enthusiasm for the war. Such
vitalizing practices as the noontidc
prayer minute have not been ma
tionally promoted.
What the Soldiers Know.
The primary expression of Christ
ianity, commonplace, everyday, in
conspicuous ministry to mems
needs, has come to its own among
soldiers; but it has not yet gripped
the imagination of those in high
places Of church. National religious
bodies have been busy with mes
sages to governments and to gen
erals and to statesmen; and they
have been keen to "investigate' and
supervise large matters that lie
within and without the sphere OF
religion; but they lack something
of full efficiency in self-subordinat-
ing and in unpress-agented steadfast
service of the churches in this time
Of perplexity. 1t is easier TO send
man to France to congratulate Gen
eral Pershing and President Poin-
caire than it is to help local con-
gregations meet fully the pressing
problems and needs of this critical
hour.
There never has been such need
and opportunity as the present for
religious efficiency, and for brave
and audacious leadership. Even the
issues at stake in France
are not graver than the decisions
now being made with respect to the
relationship OF the world to the
Church and to God.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-11


The idea has not yet occurred to
anybody with power TO render It
operative. that the hour has struck
to scrap an immense amount Uf
religious machinery, much OF
which was originally erected to
serve temporary need; but when
a national religions body or move
ment gets 20 going it Is harder to
stop than a German lie. There Is
scant room in the world for merely
petfunctory and conventional or
CARNATIONS and practices. The
times are too vital All the world
should now be stripped to fighting
strength.
While it may seem a harsh critic
ism; the opinion nevertheless. is
held by more than one person tha.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-10

triotism is inert; we are not
fully conscious Of the terrorS
which threaten our people, OF
The menaced destruction of all
we hold dear. 1t is not remote,
but very near, this danger,
And this disposition to wrap
ourselves in a security which IS
as deadly as it is false, to con-
ceive that the appointed pow
ers will in some wise effect the
tremendous task which IS
Americas without our per-
sonal, heartfelt, sacrificing, en-
ergetic assistance, is all too
prevalent. We should foster
farming, and do a bit Of it on a
rented acre or two; we should
care for the industry which
places among our people the
! best aids to cultivation and
transportation the trucks, farm
| power aids, and automobiles
and further curtail the purely
selfish pleasure-use of gasoline
and 50 avert stringent method.
Iof distribution, even now ru-
mored as under consideration
bv the government. We should
endeavor to aid all Legitimate
Ioil development and put oul
Ibest brains to work, burylng al
personal and selfish ends, tC
bring about a settled condition
whereby coal production may
be large, definite and on a fan
| basis.
But over all, beyond al
else, shall be placed the mgr
determination Of our duties a'
American citizens, participants
n war, which will establish tho
comfort, the prosperity, the un
haCkled manhood OF tins peo
Die, and which will fix the des
tiny of the civilization Of th'
world. We should approach
these duties reyerently, assume
hem gladly and with consecra
lion, moved by no impulse save
a holy desire to aid in the ul
! Imph of this nation, nerved Il
sacrifice comforts and eas'
and to obliterate personal am
, bitions for gain or aggrandize
ment. AS one heart and on'
body, let us put the best w
nave in talent and characte
nto the struggle, summon II
leadership the truest type o
nen and women, be ready
ager to give, to strive to tn
B uttermost and joyfully lay ou
all upon the altar Of our be
loved America"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-10

ton. But all the world is to-
day confessing that this war
will De won by the American
farmer. An army fights on its
belly, said Napoleon. Ii France
and Italy, England and Bel
gium send underfed, weakened
soldiers to face the foe THEN
cause, our cause, is lost.
"A scant one-third of the
wonderfully fertile soil Of this
commonwealth is cultivated.
Were all the area fit for farm
| ing utilized and the methods
which have been proven to be
practicable and remuneratiye
applied, the production Of the
state would be increased ten
fold. How with labor shortage
increased cost Of fertilizers, Of
machinery and Of all the aid
to farming is this possible? We
should bend our first efforts to
methods which will insure the
retention of labor now here.
checking the Turing of our farm
hands to other states by spe-
cious argument and false prom
ises. This can be done. through
| legal restrictions and education
of the labOrer as to where his
best interests lie. And a plan
can be formulated, which after
proper adjustment and confer
ence with the nation, will
serve to people our unused
prairie and rich bottoms witt
a highly industrious, efficient
army of farmers.
eve should supplement gov
ernment efforts toward the
elimination of unnecessary and
eXtortionate middlemen profits
on the produce Of the farmer
eve should hold in closest
regard the construction Of a
statewide system Of hard-sur-
faced roads to facilitate the
transportation of farm products
to market, put the country
dweller in closer touch with the
social and commercial life of
the cities and give the city deni-
zen long vitalizing draughts Of
pure country air. The farmer
is coming, perforce, to depend
more and more on trucks to ge'
his products to market, as the
railroads under government di-
rection are imposing severe
limitations in the matter of
loading and available cars.
| Good roads are therefore more
vital than ever before. A plan
Of taxation, which will put the
burden of this improvement
where it belongs, an equitable
distribution Of taxes necessary,
without class discrimination,
should be given serious thought
and have application as oppor-
tunity affords.
$50 far as the governorshir
is concerned, it is a high and
shackled manhood of the
noble aspiration to be so situate
as help throw the power OF
over two million American pa.
triots into the scale of freedom
for the world. Down to the
last pound of food, the last gal
Ion of oil, the last boil of cot
ton, the last stitch a woman
can take, the last ounce of figh
a man has in him, we of Okla
homa must give in this struggle
for existence. shall continu,
in my efforts TO instill in thu
minds Of our people, both b,
q act and with voice, the neces
sity Of cooperation and loyalt,
in the winning of the war
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-10
The Reason
You Should
Invest

Above We have shown
YOU actual pictures OF
the refinery and Of our
proven oil lease. We
have in Kansas, Okla
home and Texas over
1000 additional acres of
leases, which We have
no time TO go into ue-
tails about here. The eN-
perimental stage is past
in this company.
1t Is right up now to
where the profits are
bound to begin. Hon
estly, it presents a life
time opportunity in oil;
an opportunity seldom, if
ever, equalled; an oppor-
tuuity seldom, if ever, to
be found again.
Now, we could write
and write about the big
profits refineries make
about the big profits that
a big proven lease like
ours always makes the
stockholders, but we do
not think it necessary be
cause the wonderful story
of oklahoma oil has been
told time and time again.
We believe the actual
facts about our PROPOSE
ton stand out so plain
that it does not seem
possible that anyone could
read this proposition and
not see the tremendous
possibilities offered. We
are not going to argue
men 9re NOT poinr 10 he
aftar Won 70 Inv mis-
Stocl
This advertisement an
pears i'm several other na
ners this same date The
| minute the necessary
amount is sold the stool,
goes to $500 a share and
| it is entirely possible
that no more stock will
ever be sold in this proD .
osition at any Drice
We are Incorporated for
100000 only. Every share
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-10
Buy Now
at
$1.OO
a Share
OUR REASON FOR
SELLING THIS
STOCK

OUR REASON FOR
SELLING THIS
STOCK
Now, read this care
fully.
II we had plenty OF
money YOU could not buy
this stock at any price.
We want to sell YOU
this stock for just one
reasou-because we need
a limited amount Of ad-
ditional capital. That is
the reason, pure and sim
pie. 1t is a business
proposition. We need
your help and offer you
the stock at the original
par value of Sl.00 "A share
because we want to sell
il fast and get the stock
selling business over
with.
our business is pro-
ducing and refining oil,
not stock selling. We
could have placed this
stock with brokers. who
would have charged us -
to 40 per cent for selling,
but we do not believe 1t
is necessary on a propo-
sition with the wonderful
possibilities we have to
offer.
We thought we had sold
enough stock to carry our
refining and producing
department TO a point
where we would not have
to sell any more stock at
an. But we find now
that we win need a linn
tied amount Of additional
capital TO quickly develop
our Ollmulgee lease to
finish paying the amount
due on the refinery for Il
few minor detailsLneces-
sary iu starting up the
refinery on its way to
making the big, sure
profits, which all care
fully managed rcfiner-
90 L. J.. y a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-01
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE
w YEARS DAY. 1918!
V Happy New Year to you all!

| 1A NEW YEARS DAY, 1918! nWI Happy New Year to you all! i S VI The old sweet greeting which expresses so much in so few words! I On this opening day of 1918, we wish each other happiness. that most beautiful
 gift of the spirit which we all earnestly
 seek by different roads perhaps, but
 each having the same bright rainbow end | in view.
 1 Almost any other gift in life may come
 from material sources-wealth, pleasure but happiness alone comes from spir- itual unseen sources. l Happiness is life-giving and joy giving,
 as are those clear pure waters from th'
 rock and wherever happiness exists beauty and verdure of the soul abound as i the course of the stream that issues rom
 the rock is marked by blooming flowers i and green and tender herbs.
 "Lo! in our midst the radiant New Year stands,
 Gods richest blessings in her out stretched hand.'
 | Greatest, perhaps, of these blessings is opportunity
 l Hans Christian Anderson has said
 that "every mans life is fairy tale
 written by Gods fingers" Carlyle has
 said that There is no life of a man
 faithfully recorded but is a heroic poem
 of it's sort" proving that every day we
 are permitted to live, offers renewed op-
 portunity to accomplish something noble
 and beautiful and good.
 | Thank God, there is as yet little loss of 1 life of our American soldiers in the army,
 little need as yet for sorrow, little cause
 as yet for our Red Cross nurses to go lover there," little chance for regret, in comparison to our scourged and ill treated allies.
 1 Today on this glad New Year women
 all over our great country are Red Cross
 nurses in spirit. for in way. the whole world Is hospital needing a gentle word i here, binding up a wounded heart there, soothing with maybe a song or sympa-
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T. J. Bailey claimed as his fair bride Miss Louie Lloyd of that city.
 The officiating minister was the groom's father, pr. Bailey and his mother was present to witness the hap piness of her son as he claimed his bride amid the decorations of Christ mas cheer. the rites having been cele- brated under a large wedding bell and wreaths of holly.
 "Attired in white satin wedding gown with veil held in place to her wealth of dark hair by diamond pin, the bride was never more lovely as she entrusted her happiness to this splendid young man who, is gradu@ ate of A. and M. college, and also or Cornell university, while he dis now member of the faculty of a government military college in Phoenix. Ariz
 The couple returned to Jackson with their parents. Dr. and Mrs. Bailey, but will leave this morning for Phoenix, Ariz., where the friends will welcome the lovely bride just six months before the plans had been made for the mar riage, June of 1918 having been the time set before the young lover per suaded the girl of his choice that 1t would be too lonely to return without her comDaniOnShiD" "
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Nursery guild of Mercy Home will meet this morning. January l, at 10:30 o'clock at the Y. w. C. A.
 The Huntsville avenue c. L. s. c. will meet this afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. H. J. McCafferty.
 The Bas-bleu will meet with Mrs. Fred Hale, 1926 South Thirteenth street, on Thursday instead of tAis afternoon, at o'clock.
 The knitting department of the Red Cross will be open today from 10 to 12. according to an announcement made by Mrs. T. O. Smith, chairman of the knit ting department.
 The Psychology Study club will meet this morning at 10:30 o'clock at the Ridgely.
 The next meeting of the Elyton School Improvement association will be held on Tuesday, January 8.
 The Lakeview School Improvement association will meet on Tuesday, Jan uary 8.
 ne regular meeting or the w. c. T. U. will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at headquarters and the work CTS for soldiers and sailors will meet at l o'clock.
 The Red Cross unit of Christian church will meet for work this morn ing from 10 to 12 o'clock at the church. All members are urged to attend.
 
 The Graymont School Improvement association will meet on Tuesday, Jan uary 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-01
Philadelphia Man Wants
 Roosevelt Made Member of Presidents Cabinet

Washington, December S1.-(Special) Kern Dodge of Philadelphia, former pres- ident of the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers, in Washington in the interest of an efficient administration of the problem of munitions, nominates Theodore Roosevelt as a member of the Wilson cabinet.
 MT. Dodge wants Colonel Roosevelt to take charge of the munitions portfolio, the creation of which has frequently been discussed.
 In prepared articles, printed in many newspapers of the United States, Colonel Roosevelt has called President Wilson three kinds of traitor. The adminis- tration retaliated by promoting the son of the colonel from the rank of second lieutenant to that of captain. It is not considered probable that the President will continue to turn the other cheek.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-01
American Jews Planning
 to Rehabilitate Palestine

Chicago, December 31-Plans for the rehabilitation of Palestine by the Jews were made today at the twenty first Zionist societies of the middle west. committee was appointed to select a commission from among the worlds leading Jews to proceed to Palestine and lay the foundation for permanent home for 10000 A petition for 42,- SS6 volunteers to go to Palestine to participate in it's rehabilitation will be circulated. It was also decided to organize a commission to prevent land speculation, and to form a co-opera- tive form of government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-01
MIR. AND MRS. JACKSON AT HOME

Mir. and Mrs. J. Kfrkman Jackson will entertain few friends this after noon at their home on Highland ave- nue.
 On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Jackson will entertain few friends at cards.
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PRAISES AMERICAS AID IN AVIATION
Italian Minister Chiesa Says Produce ton by American Methods Is
 Bound to Win

Chicago, December S1.-John r. Bass sends the following to the Chicago Daily News from Paris:
 "The Italian minister of aviation Flu cenio Chiesa, has given me the follow ing statement:
 "The fact that the United States has joined this war has effected real change in aviation methods. This branch of war technics has remained heretofore in q romantic stage. The splendid French, Italian and British pilots have done great things on their machines through the splendor of their daring and their skill. We can foresee rather more than this for the near fu- ture. The patrol of the air has passed gradually from the navigable balloon to the airplane and the latter machine has developed types which have made pos sible, first, the observation of military movements of the foe and then tho pursuit of the enemy when his ma chimes began to rise in combat, finally destruction by means of the accurate dropping of powerful explosives. ITO introduce in such an aerial war the clements of method and continuity we have to be able to count upon huge | numDcIS OI IIldCuiiltS III dCtion duu oC~ hind the lines. We must produce them ! through such industrial methods as al- ways have been feature of American manufacturing. Scientific skill in de- I sign combined with just such method | teal production will enable us to secure most important results. Nowhere can | a great result be reached without ade- l quate preparation. and aviation is no | exception to this rule, as having aerial
 machines Is nothing at all if we can | not educate human faculties to use | them efficiently. At least we have reached some result if the idea is made clear as to what results we may expect from this new war instrument, and the discussions in the interallied confer ence have been not only interesting, but immediately useful Many individ- lnal opinions have been ventilated and at last direction has been taken from which we may expect effective results In time.
 T am free to add that it is just the effect and reaction of American men tality which has been impressed or European opinion and experience, lead
 ing them into constructive channel. We have to thank General Pershing and Colonel Boiling, among others. for
 this necessary and most useful teach
 ing. In such company feel proud to
 be representative of the Italian gov-
 ernment. of a country which has been
 the first to develop the most powerful
 airplanes--our we'll tried Caproni ma
 chimes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-01
RANDOM NOTES


 MT. Lamont Major will leave today for Auburn, where he will resume his studies at the A. F. 1.
 MT. Gayle Lewis, who has made his home in Mexico for the past few months, is spending the holidays in the city with lis parents, MT. and Mrs c. E. Lewis, and will return on Thursday.
 MT. and Mrs. H. Scudder Ryall and young sons have returned from Shelby vile, Tenn, where they spent the Christ mas holidays as the guests of MT. Ryalr s parents, Mir. and Mrs. Henry c. Ryall.
 MT. James Dent is spending few days at French Lick Springs.
 MT. and Mrs. James Bowron and MT and Mrs. Richard Bowron were among the out -of-town guests at the wedding of Lieut.. Edgar Bowron and Miss Mary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-01

M~N NE of the delightful events of to- M y day will be the tea this after ss noon at the Tutwiler from 4:SO sfo o'clock. A number of tables have been reserved and many of the society set will drop in to meet friends over a cup of tea.
 There will be several parties given for holiday visitors as well as some of the younger set who will be leaving soon to return to their duties at college NEW YEARS DINNER
 Among those dining this evening at the Tutwiler will be MT. and Mrs. Frank Headley, MT and Mrs E. M. Kilby. Mir. and Mrs. Henry Dean. MT. and Mrs J. l.. Drennen, Mrs. Frances A DeBar- deleben, Mrs. c. c. Terrell, Mir. and Mrs Owen Gillespie and MT. and Mrs. R. A. Mul,ins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-01
Come Out, Come Out, Ye People All, and Greet the
 Glad New Year and Try to Make Miss l9l8 the
 Gladdest, Happiest New Year We Have Ever Known

diant life. Would we call down from heights of sunlight those who have climbed so far, those who have attained the immortality we are all striving so hard to reach?
 LongfeIlow wrote in "Hyperion:'
 livery dewGrop and raindrop has a who's heaven within it.' and Tennyson said in ais immortal poem, Tn Memo- rian:"
 Every dewdrep paints bow"
 It only takes a. gleam of sunlight to touch with splendid Solor the dewdrop or the raindrop that Is a tear.
 Every hour of the New Year of 1918 may become spiritually beautiful if we make it so; if we live with aspiration we will live happily and 1918 will in- Geed be to us all Happy New Year!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-01

thetic tear or loving hand-clasp, where neither words or wealth can avail; the
 needs of others today affords us the
 greatest opportunity we have ever had
 for heipfulness and self lf-development! The New Year of 1918 comes to us
 vibrant with joy yet many of us cannot
 feel Joyous because of the vacant chair caused by the absence of a beloved one Somewhere in France or in the train
 ing camps or worse still-those who have joined the mute majorityi"
 The old year just gone gathered many precious one to it's bosom but it would be selfishness personified to call back to earth just because of our own loneliness those who this glad New Year
 are entered into larger and more ra-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-01
FOR MIR. HORTON
BAILEY-LLOYD

The following from the Jackson. Miss, Clarion-Ledger will be read with interest by many friends of the young groom, who is a brother of MT. Jeff Bailey of this city:
 '"There was celebrated marriage in Starkville on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock which is of general interest to Jacksonians when MT. John Wendall Bailey, the fourth son of Dr. and Mrs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-01
WAS FEELING ALL RUN DOWN

Symptoms Of on-coming kidney trouble deserve prompt attention. for neglect invites serious illness. Louis Buckner. Somerset, Va, writes: 1T was feeling all run down; tired, with pains in my back. After taking Foley Kidney Pills I felt like new man." Backache. rheumatic pains. stiff joints, sore muscles. swollen ankles, puffi- ness under eyes, and leep-disturbing bladder ailments yield quickly to this aged men and women. Sold every where.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-01
NEW YEARS DINNER
FORTSON-PHINIZY

The following from the Atlanta Con- stitution will be read by many friends of the young bride-elect, who Is a sis ter to Mrs. Leroy Percy of this city:
 s'The marriage of Miss Nellie Stovall Phinizy of Athens and MT. Malcolm Fortson, ensign, United States navy, which takes place the evening of Janu- ary 9, will be notably interesting social event. Miss Phinizy is the fourth daugh- ter of Mir and Mrs. Billups Phinizy, and has the beauty and grace for which the
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women of her family are noted. Her sisters are Mrs. Hughes Spalding of At Ianta. Mrs. LeRoy Percy of Birmingham and Mrs. Hammond Johnson of Athens Mrs Johnson will be the only attendant at the wedding, which will be witnessed by the family connection and intimate friends Malcolm Fortson is the son of MT. and Mrs. Thomas J. Fortson, for merly of Washington, Ga. His eldest brother is Capt. Eugene Fortson of the United States marines. Another brother Edward Norval Fortson, is in France Tn the United States aviation corps. Ills sister, Miss Mildred FortSon, recently married to Capt. Eugene Gowne of the United States marines, and his cousin Henry B. Thompkins, lieutenant United States army, is aide to Gen. James B. Erwin, now at Fort Oglethorpe."
 FOR MIR. HORTON
 Mr. and Mrs. George J. Roebuck en- tertained at their beautiful home Friday evening in honor of their brother, MT. Paul Horton, who is in training at Fort Oglethorpe, who left Saturday to take up camp duties. The rooms were pret- tily decorated in keeping with the yule- tide season. Miss Myrtle Self rendered several musical selections, and Miss Hat tie Harrell added much to the pleasure of the guests by giving very comic reading Christmas contest was en- loved and the prizes were awarded to Mrs Watkins Riddle, MT. Olin Horton and MT. D. B. Crow. Miss Estell Brown assisted the hostess in receiving.