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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07

Plans for war relief benefits continue
to boz made. Entertainments are gotten
up for an kinds Of funds for Sammies
a, home and abroad. And the public
suN rather free with it's small change
and filled with a audable generosity
toward war heroes aud war sufferers.
buys tickets to everything and says
there's no cxtrayagauce involved be.
cause the moneys going to war relief.
anyhow.
Bot does an the money 30 to war ne.
lei? There have been several big u.
ytanles where thousands of dollars
same in ina receipts. bat onl, a few hun.
arels were left for war relief after EEK
)enses" were paid. Turning met prot
IS over 10 some worthy war work is
inc i'm theory. Eut TOO often the net
profits are remarkably small propor.
lion of the gross rcceipts, and some
times they are quite invisible. Tho
girls club that gives a dance to raise
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07
Member Of the Associated Press,
NEW TRUST POLICY.

Inc government decision 10 pQSt'
pano action ou al, autttcust suits pend
ing in the courts has gone almos, IN.
noticed, Il represents however, a no.
mentous change OF government policy
with regard 10 big business,
The department Of justice has asked
for postponemeut OF its trust dissolution
suits uuta next October, II is an,
n9unced that at that time further sus'
pension U!l) he asked for until the close
OF the war, And we may safely as.
sumo, as the administration doubtless
does, that by that time the nation will
have evolved a new public policy toward
business which vii! make further trust.
busting" unnecessary.
The sherman law, which has domi.
mated our governmental attitude TO-.
ward industry and commerce for o gen.
GRAFTON, is already a dead letter, super
seeded by congressional acts authorizing
the executive department to disregard
II, Today there is, in this country no
effective federal law against monopoly
and no desire for it, What was re-
Gently prescribed is now praised and
practicel. Combination, pooling. cen.
tralization, elimination of competition,
these are the watchWords of the nation.
Business and government are at last
on common ground. The government
Is doing, with the help Of big business
what it SO long forbade big business
m And la bUlliG phIIgI1IC
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07
How about your income tax?
THE WORLDS SWEET SONG.

When YOU glimpse the mornln'
Comm right along,
No time TO raise the chorus
Of q tribulotlou song,
one roads the right road
For all that's runnm wrong.
Worlds heart for eyermore Is singiu"
Shadow time in light time
Gut shadows fade from view,
Rose-ways ara thorn-ways,
Rut ONE ross for yOtE
Stil the higher chorus
The music sweet and true
Worlds heart for eyermOre is aingir'
Atlanta Constitutions
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07
SNOW POETRY.

The snow, the snow, the lovely snow
Sitting, sitting, soft and SLOW.
This poem seems quite good, you know
'Tis crisp and terseJ
1t does seem good at the first blush,
But soon the snow is merely slush.
Just like this verse.
kansas City Nol Journal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07

sayi0ca stamps, there are your Local
charities whose wetk has been greatly
invrearel nv war; In fact there are
plenty of sure bets "a put your pennies
aud dollars into without risldng them In
cXt,a.a ant benefits"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07

VI Hdi"ie NHb eilNHA HlN" htNte VI
coma,
El Reno Demoerati Among qnimalr
almost extinct Include the horse thief
/ McAlester NewrCapitaG There was
no silver lining for tho kaiser IN Argen'
| tina,
TasA World; A lesson IN the d5
tlnotion between rights and duties Is
evidenced by the British plan to not
allow any man 10 vote who Is not also
willing 10 hsht,
Temple (TeXss) Telegram: About the
only reason why more women do not
display bad taste Is dressing IS because
they can't afford the clothes they would
like TO wear,
Gainesville Texas Register: II you
want to make enemies out OF both
women, just tell two Of them how much
each resembles the other
Miami News: Bombers wrecked part
Of Governor Stephens home in Sacra.
mento. But what does a governor OF
California want with u whole home,
anyhow?
Durant Democrat: Political strife
isn't very far from what a famous gen
eral once said war was.
Sulphur Democrat: Gratitude is one
Of the hardest debts to pay.
Idabel Democrat Record A man who
will take advantage OF his country's
necessity is the blackest kind Of traitor.
Muskogee Times.Democrat: New York
is an unhappy town. When milk prices
are high residents can't afford to buy
the milk. And now farmers have sent
word that prices are 50 low they're
going to stop shipping milk
Mnburn News; The average man is
at a disadvantages lie has TO obey the
city laws, the state laws and the federal
laws and his wife's laws
sherman CTexaSj Courier: It's a wise
Russian these days who knows his own
government.
Chckasha Express: Chances are that
if the agitation about the H. c. L. keeps
up, fat man will be looked upon with
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07
4 HARD KNOCK.

Florida Times.Union; Il think your
husband has such an open counte.
nance"
"Especinlly IN his sleep. You ought
to hear him snorc."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07
American Ingenuity Defeated
German Malice By Restoring
100 Damaged Interned Ships
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07

Guthrie Leader Perhaps the kaiser
visited the Nerdun front to see what
the French left the crown prince that,
worth keeping.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07

Wichita KanJ Beacon; Mars Is a
tough old bird, but he has at least one
thing to his credit, lie can't get along
with John Barleyeorn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07

Minneapolis STANDS first in importance
among the centers Of food Production
,o'ay' Since 1897 the annual output of
It's mills has exceeded 1900 600 har.
rels, and its flour is known oll oya,
the world. ''e'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07
SCISSORS AND PASTE

TT Smith tArkl soutlwest American;
II looks A. though the age-old sick man
Of Europe wss ninltins into u stste Of
coma,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07

Milwaukee is to have new electric
railroad terminal depot.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07

El Reno Democrat Among 1niu1als
almost extinct include the horse thief,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07

Talsa World A lesson IN the d!5.
tlnoton between rights and duties Is
evidenced by the British plan to not
allow any man TO vote who Is not also
willing 10 hsht.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07

Some constitutional lawyers are now
asserting that the proposed prohibition
amendment az submitted by congress to
the states for ratification IL faulty In
framework, misleading in intention and
Impossible Of legislative application
after It shall become part Of tho funda.
mental law
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07

McAlester News Capital There was
no silver lining for tho kaiser IN Argeu'
tina,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07

leader hf the huuse of representa- atlYes
IS stiu IN the hospital al baltimore,
whore he is likely to remain FOR some
time. During his enforced absence
Representative Gilet OF Massachu.
aetta will continue 10 act as floor leader.
Some constitutional lawyers are now
asserting that the proposed prohibition
amendment az submitted by congress to
the states for ratification is faulty In
! framework misleading in intention and
impossible Of legislative application
after It shall become part Of tho funda.
mental law,
/ There Is bright slde-and T. very
large and shining bright sIde-to Amer
ica's work OF preparing for the war
! but under the stress Of investigation
and criticism with an unhappy tend.
! ouey " develop partisan bias, the coun-
| try is hearing nothing but the dark
side The fact is this country has ac.
| cOmplished more IN the matter Of pre-
paredness for war within few months
than any other country accomplished IN
years
New York women, newly enfranchised
~ voters, are making extraordinary de.
mauds on Mayorelect Hylau for politi.
cal appointments in the incoming ad.
mlnistration. The next board OF educa.
tion Will consist Of only seven members,
but the women insist on having four
members Of their ranks. The women
also are Of the opinion that the com.
missioner Of charities and the justice
Of the special sessions in charge Of the
childrens court shall he women
The state, not the individual voter, is
the unit in the process OF an amend
ment to the federal constitution. The
state Of Nevada, with its few thousand
voters is as powerful a factor as the
state Of New York, with its millions Of
voters They who now complain because
q set Of laws affecting personal lib
erty might he imposed in this way upon
all citizens by numerical minority are
Obiecting TO a cardinal principle Of the
American establishment.
Already there is criticism Of the ap.
pointment of Secretary Of the Treasury
McAdoo as railroad administrator, some
claiming that it is political, but TO the
general public it is reassuring mas.
much as it puts ascertained qualities,
uudoubted ability and recognized eype.
lience in a place Of the greatest pos
siDle importance for a work Of supreme
difficulty and delcacy, wherein the in.
PRODUCTION Of AN unknown factor Of per
,Onality would mean an uncertainty Of
mischief mmeasurable
The contest for the senate seat made
vacant by the death Of Senator New
lands of Nevada viii be one Of the tea
tmes of next falls campaign, due to the
clo~euesS of the vote IN Nevada be
tween the Democrats and Republicans
The state i'm 1916 elected Democratic
senator Pittman-a Democratic gov.
cruor and "a Republican representative
at.large- Eoberts--whu had held the Of
flee since the sixty second congress. The
governors plurality was 1898; Senate.
Pittnaus, 2,2lS, ana Representative
Roberts. 9SS. The Socialists cast a vote
which exceeded each Of these plurali-
ties.
While death and designations have
made some shifts in the political bal
ance in the house Of representatives,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07
Political Observations.

James n, Mann, Republican fieer
leader af The heuse Of representatives
Is still I'm the hospital al baltimore,
whore he is likely to remain FOR some
time During hls enforced absence
Representative Gllet OF Massachu.
sptts will continue TO act as floor leader,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07

There Is n bright s!de-snd very
large and shining bright sIde-to Amer
!ca's work OF preparing for the war,
but under the stress Of investigation
and criticism, with an unhappy tend
cuey " develop partisan bias, the coun-
try is hearing nothing but the dark
side The fact is this country has ac.
complished more IN the matter Of pre-.
paredness for war within few months
than any other country accomplished IN
years,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07

Every one Of the above named Ships
was found to be either deliberately
damaged or rendered useless through
the ravages of neglect before they fell
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07

Temple CTexas) Telegram: About the
only reason why more women do not
display bad taste Is dressing Is because
they can't afford the clothes they would
like TO wear.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07

Gainesville Texas Register: II you
want to make enemies out OF both
women, just tell two Of them how much
each resembles the other.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-07

New York women, newly enfranchised
~ voters, are making extraordinary de
mands on Mayor.elect Hylau for pollti
cal appointments in the incoming ad
mlnistration. The next board OF educa
tion Will consist OF only seven members
but the women insist on having four
members OF their ranks. The women
also are Of the opinion that the com
missioner Of charities and the justice
OF the special sessions in charge OF the
chNdreus court shall be women
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-03-26

Thisis
crisis in the has arrived
not The allied
hdence victory the
ing which this judgment
have been inflicted
enemy
While at all likely possible may
succeed and Paris fall This takes
but will leave big advantage with the
suit o
era Wood just returned the
pointed at the small
we must have three four million under
France and half 0 a any
Americans have been lulled
optimistic that have been
OF what has been ACCOMPLISHED Much has accomplished
have not done enough We fallen
ping our aerpane program and the number would
abroad We have than
have not accomplished
hand We have talked overmuch
In the great crisis at hand American will
We supply the quickly
capture Neither the superiority
numbers that Germany is hurting against the
1t is good time keep We
finding that
not for the play Far
be
every pos
possible organization foresight which
troops employed in great
possibly
likely
all
o keep
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-03-26
SALE At DAVIS RANCH.

A stock sale will be held at the
blackstone stock farm on April 3.
Sandwiches and coffee will be served
by the Fairview Red Cross al noon
and during the afternoon. Donations
have been made by various citizens of
the community in the shape Of live
stock and other things. which will be
auctioned off, the proceeds to go to
the Red Cross. Mr.. Farnham has Of
fered a calf and Mr.. Geesey a young
SOW. Charles Kampf offers a pair of
purebred Plymouth Rock birds. other
donations are to be heard from.
Everybody is invited and a large crowd
is expected.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-03-26

il was st. Patrick's day. At the west
side of the hall hung a large Red
Cross. The rays Of light falling on
the cross foretOld the main purpose OF
the dance. They all worked to make il
a financial success. Following are
the different ways they used TO gather
up the money:
Mr.. and Mrs. Cruise gave their ser
vices free and also donated S42S 10
the Red Cross.
Peter Wrensted donated nine sacks
OF whole wheat flour which netted
about s12
The cake was exceedingly pretty
II was square with flag on each cor
ner waving the freedom of honor 10
every country, as Mrs. James Davis
walked across the hall. The rays of
light fell on the cake and a large red
cross came into view This brought
a pleasant sensation to the eye as the
cake was placed on the table II was
auctioned off and brought ten dollars,
falling to Mrs. Stansbury. She in turn
auctioned it off and it brought $3.50.
Nick Carsella bid it in and auctioned
off the four flags and received $3.50
for them. The cake was cut into
pieces and sold at 10 cents each,
bringing, altogether, SIS for the Red
Cross.
Then came the prize waltz for first
and second place. The chairman had
hard time TO get judges that were
well versed in the art Of dancing.
Finally the judges we're selected as
follows: Spencer D. Breeze. Charles
Light and ". c. Snyder. The judges
were ordered out in the center of the
floor where they could get a close OBJ
servation of the dancers. Soon their
technical knowledge in the art of
dancing began TO show itself One
couple after another were tapped on
their shoulder and told to take their
seats. Finally after close observation
OH the part of the judges they awarded
the first prize TO Mrs. Burwell and
Warren Light, the second TO Mrs.
Wrensted and :. c. Stewart. The first
prize was a sack of corn meal and
the second was a sack of peanuts. All
the dancers were pleased with the de-
cisions of the judges.
The social and dance netted about
! SOS Everybody reported they had a
good time and went home rejoicing.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-03-26
RED CROSS NOTES.

Somewhere in France, March 3, 1918.
o. H. Barber. American Falls, Idaho:
Dear Sir-Yours of January II re-
ceived over here a few days ago and
will say l am receiving the Press o.
K, and l guess a few copies went
estray, due TO the fact that l am on
detached service and my mail has to
go through the regiment before it
comes to me. But. regardless it is
welcome over here when it comes. 1t
is like a letter from home.
Well / may say l am on detached
service. ! am not with the regiment.
am in the American Transportation
Service, and the duties such as they
are, you know l cannot state what
they are. But up to date have not
sampled any of the iron ration as they
term it at the front, but part of the
bunch is up at the front and l guess
my turn will come soon enough for
as long as we are on detached service
we are subject to recall to the regi-
ment.
1 may say a little about the wealth
er. 1t has been showing today but
outside of a few days We have sure
had fine weather the few months we
have been over here. But it sure
takes one some time to adapt ones
self to The ways and customs OF
French people, but if we cannot say
il we make signs. But We are work
ing shoulder to shoulder for the same
cause.
Respectfully yours.
CORP. L. A. WATTS.
Detachment 116 Engs., L. S. Post
office 7O1, A. E. F., France, via New
York City.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-03-26
POCATELLO SHOWERS SCORN
on GERMAN SYMPATHIZER
George Toby. Supporter OF the
Kaiser. Is Waited Upon by Delega-
tion OF Citizens. Who Issue Warm
ing To Others.

Early Monday afternoon a delega-
tion of prominent citizens went in
body TO the depot at Pocatello and took
George A. Toby in charge. It is stat
ed he made innumerable sedirious
and disloyal remarks and is repu-ed
to be rank pro-German. and was op-
posed to the draft. and the Liberty
Loan. and predicted that the kaiser
would be in Paris on Easter Sunday
morning.
Toby was working as a time keeper
in one Of the offices al the station
for about six weeks. and numerous
complaints have been made TO the
authorities as to his attitude. Tie
committee taking him in charge in tie
afternoon Investigated thoroughlv an
the charges made against him and
found them to be absolutely true. This
is the first public demonstration of
this kind TO be held in Pocatello and
Is expected TO serve as a warning To
many other individuals who persist in
getting noisy against this country. and
display sympathy with Germany.
The committee went quietly 10 the
depot and after taking Toby out Of
the office marched him I'D town 10
the corner of Center and Main streets
and there stood him on box and
handcuffed him to the post well with
in the sight of all. A card with the
following inscription was then hung
from his neck:
Il am opposed TO the draft. am
opposed 10 the Liberty Loan. pre-
dict that the kaiser will be in Paris
on Easter Sunday morning
During the afternoon hundreds OF
people gathered in the street 10 Wit
ness the demonstration.
Toby was promptly discharged from
Short Line service when his pernic-
ious action was shOwn.-Pocatello
Tribune.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-03-26
PHOTOGRAPHS WANTED.

The war department requests that
all local organizations and individuals
procure for immediate use for intelli-
gence purposes. photographs, draw
ings and descriptions of bridges, build
ings. towns and localities now occu-
pied by the German forces in France,
Belgium and Luxembourg and likewise
ia that portion of Germany lying west
of a line running north and south
through Hamburg.
Everyone should make it their busi-
ness TO give this matter personal at
tention and get results. Talk it over
with your neighbor and tell them to
talk it over with their neighbors. Send
or give photographs and drawings to
S. Henry Laird. Postmaster, Ameri-
can Falls, Idaho.