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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-22
in MEMORY OF LIEUT..
VAL TER v. DIRE v

The following memorial of Lieut..
Walter w. Drew was read by Miss
Lillian Bishop at the memorial SER
vices held in his honor at the First
Methodist church last Sunday:
Words utterly fail; hearts alone
can express the sorrow OF this
church. this community, and the
nation, for the loss OF her brave
young martyrs to the cause OF Tree
DOM They are gone from our
midst. Hands may reach out in
vain for the familiar, firm, friendly
hand-clasp; but, they are not dead.
They have been called away on
particular mission but their char
acters are left behind In the tow
ering grandeur of sacrificial service
unto liie-eternal life-a life hid
with God in Christ"
Scant four and twenty years ago
in Cofiman, Texas, that life be-
gan, which tonight we want brief
" to review. Truly "the child is
father of the man" Earliest re-
membranes of Walter W. Drew re-
veal miniature flashes OF those gem
crouS, noble, unselfish attributes
which grown to manhood, have
made him tower head and shoulders
above his mates.
Join the Engineers
His. was a soul satisfied with no
partial success. The best and only
the best was good enough.
This was the spirit that gradu
ated him as valedictorian OF
his class in high schoo.. 1t was
a like spirit that carried him into
COLLECT and later made him a success
in business, in our city And it was
the spirit in which he flung his
Young life into the breach at the
first realization OF the need. He
did not even wait to be called out
individually by the Nation but free
ly, gladly volunteered. Twice, he
presented himself for examination
for admission to the Officers
Training Camp. vice ne was re-
iected because of murmuring
heart. Not willing to live life
OF ease surrounded by every lux
urv which love could provide; not
willing to do a mans work quietly |
in some sheltered, sequestered nook
OF civilian life, while others faced
the cannons roar, he forced his
way into Company F of the lllth
of our city and with that
trained at Camp Bowie.
Here, again that same spirit of
quiet thoroughness, and generous
raised him rapidly through
the ranks OF low private, high pri-
yate, corporal and sergeant. Then
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had been beaten back. The crisis
was paSt-but, he, the bold young
lieutenant came not gayly back.
Lieut.. Walter W. Drew paid the
price OF that victory-of that vic
tory for this church. He paid the
price OF that victory for this city,
Tonight he sleeps in that little
French village where there is no
longer the roar and shrek of burst
ing shell. BY day the soft rays q,
the sun touch tenderly that sacred
soil. At night the silent stars keep
guard over the spot. The gentle
winds whisper to the leaves upon the
trees, Here was mani" And, no
doubt, some loving French father
and mother who like our good
friends have sacrificed their all up
on the alter OF Liberty will plant a
flower and drop tear on the lit
tie mound. In this church his mem-
ory will ever be fresh tnd fragrant
but to sooth our aching hearts we
repeat in all sincerity with the poet;
Say not he is dead, forgotten,
NoiceleSS, speechlcSs, silent dust;
No mans dead, whose toll and
heart-blood
G...i . ..,..,. cd ,,,.,,, ,,,,-t d"
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PAGE THREE

standing during month: Cleo Hut
SON, Fay Kelley Olas Hammer,
Virgie Stuart. Lola Harmon, Cleora
Payne.
]. X. Hutson, Teacher, Brock,
Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-22
First Letter by Air Mail

In this connection it is interesting
to,note that the first letter received
;ni Ardmore by air service came a
few days ago when the first party
mapping out the route came here
from Oklahoma City. This letter,
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same captains recommendation for
the officers training camp.
Again perfection proved Sergeant
Drew's ideal as ever earnest en-
deavor pushed him over the top.
He was one OF forty-eight officers
selected for special service out OF
thirty-six thousand men in train
ing. These were chosen because
their record was the highest. a TACT
which meant they were the best
trained the most perfect soldiers
and the most reliable OF all that
company of thirty-six thousand men
Such indomitable determination,
such unfailng energy, such soldier
" and manly achievements could
not proceed but from a life OF pur-
ity and integrity. His body was in
deed temple OF the Holy Spirit.
Friend Of His Men
Thorough knowledge OF military
tactics, and implicit obedience make
good officers OF the United States
Army or in that OF any nation. 10
these qualities Lieut.. Walter w.
Drew added many OF the finer, deli
cate, chivalric, Christian character
istics. Over his associates he eN-
erted a genial, yet restraining IN
iluence. One OF our own Ardmore
boys writes;
ITO me he was more than friend
for when | was tempted, and temp
tations in the army are manay'
Lieutenant Drew seemed always to
find the right thing to do. To say
that | have missed him is not
enough. My thoughts have been
often with him. To know that l
shall not find him when | come
home grieves me deeply. How
ever, this know, ii can live as
clean a lie and be as good a man
as he. | shall meet him when the
Great General calls the ilnal mus
ter"
Other letters testify to the high
esteem in which he was held oy
all under his command. His every
thought was not for himself but
for his men. lie dreaded not the
battlefield and always led, never
sent his company into a charge.
Gave Up His Life
Time will yet reveal the magnl-
tude OF the work done by this lit
tle company of PantherS on the
fatal dav OF October 9. For thc
third time the ficndish Huns, mad
almost to desperation, by recent re-
pulses, advanced upon the American
sector held by these young cru
saders. Would they yield to the m
cessant bombardment Would the
line bend or give ever so little: Al
crisises like thise the life habits ana
practices rule the man and control
the destiny of men and nations:
PERHAPS the destiny OF the world
hung, Tor the moment in the bal
ance, But Lieutenant Drew and his
men did not wavcr, not a moment
OF indecision or cowardly dread held
him back. Out into the thlckeSt
Of the fray, at the head OF his men
he dashed. When the smoke ana
din of the battle cleared, the Huns
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-22

The minimum wage to be paid wo-
men employed in mercantile, manu-
featuring and other lines OF en-
ployment in the state of Oregon has
been advanced from 25 to 80 per
cent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-22
Achieved Mission Early

The great lesson OF history is that
right must ultimately prevail. Lieu
tenant Drew found his true being
in ideals and actions, pure, lofty,
almost divine. The work he helped
to accomplish is but practically per
ceived, as yet. Gradually the world
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-22

Read it in the Ardmoreite first
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-22
4u Mail Route From
\ Waco to Omaha Will
. Pass Through -Ardmore


-
unless all Signs iail ArIdmore VIII
be one OF the nam stations on 'he
alr-na' route from waco, ieN's' s.
70 oi"'l."' NED ms "S'V' ''o'' -, :,
- go 'n ;i'' rr,', "V'S ,Io,,os a.hi"I
Az cnaared in manpinr ONT the
corrso on1 Iocoting nroncr landping
nlaccs
Incidentollv the landing OF the
nlancs hero n Ills furnished the
evenr which would sipnalize .he
first ,nnrarance OF Ardmore's new
no,vor Ioe L Williams who had
Assumed the duties of his office not
over an hour before.
The two nlanes were piloted by
Iieut / H. Smith and Lieut.. X.
Iacoh; and also carried Lieut. Err
yoId q Rabl nuhlicitv officer. and
PoLcrt Hines mechanic. The
fl;ght from Eort Worth was made
IN ~, bour and fifteen minutes. the
go, IRON, tbcrc bcinu made at 10
o'rlocl
The party is from Rich field,
Waco. Major Iohn G.. Whiteside,
commanding officer, and Lieut.. NJ.
A. Sharp, officer IN charge or ily-
ing.
Met hv Mavor and Citizens
rI., ,,.,r,.. ,.,a. .,ot a. tho l,,d;,r
o,a,', "o ''''! 'o;,,t, % of norr,;c,. His
Somn,r,. CInh Ly tho mayor and 4
'-,'a,ta.l '"''''l 'D, - t;o3,s D3 ;ncIndina I'd
n4 '',,''> ,..I, Po" NJ ioLnson Parl
y ''H t,,.'G ;'L'' oor.,o,,. iooy ri - Cbomhor of
' S,..''o ,,.''',"' 'Ne, nI i3,or ,bn ay;ators
am. ~ The citv with the men and
eu;rycd dinner. They left here in
early aitcroon on the flight toward
Omaha, intending to reach Arkan-
sas City last night.
While here the officers expressed
the opinion that the landing place
here i, the equal OF any that will be
found on the entire route. They
were assured that the owners would
furnish the government the neces-
SdrN place Tor ldnullG ana lOI luS
erection of an airdome to house
two planes.
Interesting Air Statistics
Lieut. Errold G.. BAIL gave some
very interesting statistics and in
formation as to flying and the gov
ernmcnts program in this direc-
tion:
He stated that for each aviator
killed 40l9 hours OF flying had been
accomplished, or total distance
OF 25l.520 miles covered, in Guiding
the time OF training, trick lying
and cross country flights. Taking
these figures as 4 criterion flying
is not near so hazardous an occu-
patton rs many have been led to
believe.
At tins time there are tlirty ny
ing schools, live balloon SchooIs'
three photograph schools ana lour-
teen air depotS.
Government Monopoly
The government will continue 10
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STOP YOUR CLOCKS
Continued from Page one1

will mean nothing more than an extra
hour Of sleep on Sunday morning. a
belated return OF the hour ;siey ;ost in
March when clock hands were jumped
forward 60 minutes by ACT OF congress,
stoe Clock and Start Again.
Practically, clock hands are set for
ward with less trouble chan they are
set back. due to the mechanical ar
rangement o. their interiors. The
average householder does not need
to be warned. but it may % veil to
understand that the best plan viii oe
to stop the clock Saturday night, and
start it right again sunday morning
The telegraph clocks-of which there
are 10000 now in operation by the
Western Union Company, electrically
wound and set-wil have to be pro
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perry adjusted b. the coppany's force
which IS now planning 10 do the work
on Sunday. exec e2i5ls where
the users are awake at night them
se.yes. and can be given special keys
with which to do the setting. Tae
delicate master clocks which correct
the 10000 every hour will be changed
at the same time. as will be the gov
ernment's radio and wire-signaling
arrangement which is the scientific
basis of the time system.
Trains 20 Stop One Hour.
Adjusting railroad train movements
proceeding over the time-ehanging
period will present the most difficulty.
Director General McAdoo has autaor-
ICED a general order on the subject,
by which trains on the road will con-
tinue their progress until reaching a
station. and there be held one hour
AT the same time the complicated
system of train orders and train
schedules is such that the railroad
administration general order specifi-
cally puts it up to local homogeneous
10 use their own discretion and to pro-
htect train movements by other me-
lthods, If they find it necessary. At any
rate. Sunday morning must find the
railroads througout the five time belts
in the Unfsed States moving trains on
the regular schedule and in the new
time. so far as 1T is possible.
/ Evidently daylight saving was a
distinct success. for Chairman Baruch
of the War Industries Board asked
Congress to extend the hour.ahead
system through the coming winter
f The senate unanimously passed bill
to enact his recommendation into law
but the bill died in the house.
Two Million in Gas Saved.
4 Senator Calder, who fathered the
law has declared that extra daylight
saved $2,000,000 in gas bills for the
people. The Fuel Administration esti
mated that on the seven-month bases
I ,125, 600 tons of coal had been saved
/ to relieve possible winter shortage
Definite reports from st. Louis said
consumption of coal had dropped us
tons per thousand population.
These estimates were worked out
by comparing the coal consumption
of central stations with previous yeare
to determine how much less electrical
energy and as for lighting had been
utilized.
These were the demonstrable fea
lures, and enthusiasts for the daylight
saving plan place no limit on the ex
ira heath and enjoyment OF life setur
ed by the masses of people who found
themselves free to use the outdoors
under the sun for an extra hour. Chmn
Pack, head of the national war garder
Icommissio,., asserts that the crop from
the home plots this year is wortl
$525 100000 an increase of 81 pei
cent over the 1917 results, and gives
much credit to the evening day'igh
Iliur for the result.
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BERKELEY SPRINGS, Oct. 26.-
Transformation on Wednesday led to
the erroneous report that Mrs. Cliff
Michael, Of this place, who has been
critically i'll with influenza, had ex.
PRED. She has improved, while Mr.
Michael is now critically ill.
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FOR SALE.

Ten shoats, weighing from 80 to
60 pounds. Address T. w. Bartles, R.
R. No. 1, Gerrardstown. 10 26 Cts
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as said board shah direct The esti-
mates for the atigerdepartment,
certified by the presiding officer of
each house, of the judiciary, as pro-
vided by law, certified by the auditor,
and for the public schools, as provid-
ed by law, shall be transmitted to the
board of public works, in such form
and at such time as it shall direct, and
shall be included in the budget
The board of public works may pro-
vide for public hearings on all esti-
mates and may require the attend
ance at such hearings of representa-
tives of all agencies, and all institu-
lions applying for state moneys. At
ter such public hearings it may, in its
those for the legislative and judiciary
departments and for the public schools
as provided by law.
Third: The legislature may, from
time to time, enact such laws, not in
consistent with this section, as may
be necessary and proper to carry out
its provisions.
Fourth: In the event OF any incon
sistency between any of the other
provisions of the constitution except
amendments thereto heretofore made
and ratified by the people, the provi
| sions Of this section shall prevail. Bu
nothing herein shall be construed a.
preventing the governor from calling
extraordinary sessions of the legisla
ture, as provided by section seven Of
article seven, or as preventing the leg
islature at such extraordinary ses
sions from considering any emergency
appropriation or appropriations.
+, If any item OF appropriation bill
passed under the provisions of this
section shall be held invalid upon any
ground, such invalidity of the bill OF
any other item of such bill or bills"
! The proposed amendment is des
ignated as Budget Amendment" ant
ON the official ballot to be voted al
said election will be printed the fol
lowing. -
BALLOT ON CONSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET AMENDMENT.
Amending Article Six.
For ratification of Budget Amend
ment.
| Against ratification of Bulge
Amendment.
Those fayoring the ratification O
said amendment will vote For Rat
ification of Budget Amendment; ant
those opposing will vote Against Rat
ifcation of Budget Amendment -
0 Given under m,
hand and the Grea
Seal of the State
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(SEAL)

By the Governor,
JNO. ]. CORNWELL.
HOUSTON G. YOUNG,
Secretary of State. 10 25; II /
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0iVcH u1iuoI my
hand and the Great
Seal Of the State,
at the Capitol, this
thirty-first day - OF
July in the year OF
our Lord One Hun
dred Thousand Nine
Hundred and Eigh'
teen, and OF state the
Fifty-Sixth.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-23
sAMNIE WAS EQUAL TO
Unusual EMERGENCY

Omitted Press Staff Correspondence
WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDI-
TIONARY ARMY IN FRANCE, Jan.
Is (by mail 1t was one big surprise
for everyone in the machinegun com.
pany when the >haplain at last got
Butch into the church for Sunday serv-
ices. Butch is rated a pretty hard
hombre-honest, efficient and faith
full as they make them, but not very
careful about his language and more
than willing to scrap most anyone any
! time.
The chaplain got to him one day as
Butch was splicing some harness for
one of the mules. His line was about
I like this:
"Now, Butch, I'm going to ask you to
come to church Sunday morning.
know you don't want to but want you
to come as favor to me.
IF you were out selling lightning
rods you'd at least expect a farmer
to let you put one on his house for a
trial, if it wasn't going to cost him
anything,
| Nov, We've been good friends ever
since | came to the regiment, haven't
we Butch?"
Butch admitted they had been. So
the chaplain pursued his ADVANTAGE.
Good" he said. "Now I'm dealing
in an article which l claim will cure
a lot OF troubles. I'm only asking
+, you to try one sample-just once"
| Well Butch was inechurch Sunday.
The chaplain had been called away
just before services and a visiting
chaplain occupied the pulpit The rest
| ST the fellows seeing Butch up in front
were glad to have him with them
The visiting chaplain looked over
the congregation of freshly-shaved
khaki-clad Sammies for some one to
lead in prayer.
Somehow his eyes fastened on red
haired Butch sitting only few feet
away.
The little congregation of Sammies
grew tense as they waited for the
chaplain to speak. You could just
feel he was going to call on Butch.
He did.
"WiH this young man kindley lead
us in prayer?' he asked.
Butch got up. Every eye was on
him. Everyone wondered how he'd
make out, being called on like that the
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-23
TO RAISE SUNKEN SHIPS
AFTER CLOSE OF WAR

LONDON, March 23.-The Lusi-
tania may yet carry American troops
to France to beat the Germans.
Salvage experts are now working on
the problem of raising her from the
100 feet of water she lies in off the
Old Head of Kinsale. At all events an
attempt will be made to recover the
treasure from the strong room on one
of the upper decks The possibility
of Bleaching the vessel on the Irish
coast is also being considered.
Some of the keenest engineering
minds of Great Britain are devising
plcns and means of raising tOrpedoed
ships after the war. Many of the
summarized ships lying on the ocean
floor in the graveyard of the At,
lantic" off Ireland are in water shall
low enough to make the project feas-
ibls.
In addition to the value of the ships,
vast fortunes In metals and imperish-
able cargoes are resting in the holds
of the wrecks.
Salvage companies are laying plans
for raising both ships and cargoes on a
big SCALE" said r. II. Davis, managing
director of one of the largest subma-
rine engineering corporations in the
world "Cargoes to the value of mill
ions of dollars are awaiting recovery.
Apart from the silver and bullion in
sunken ships, there is huge quantity
of other metals.
I'm many cases where ships can
not be raised, the cargoes can be
salved We recovered $350,000 in
Spanish gold from the Alphonso XII
some years ago. She was lying 165
feet under the sea. We also recover
ed large quantity of silver bars from
the steamer Skyro off Cape Finisterre
in 1856 feet of waterA This shows
what can be done after the war"
Owing to the scarcity of tonnage
after the war, every ship that can
float will be worth a fortune The sal
wage companies expect to raise many
of the lesser damaged vessels with
little trouble and put them into com
mission shortly after the war is ended
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-23

first time he had been to church in
years.
But Butch was equal to the emer-
gency,
Let us have five minutes of silent
meditation" said Butch
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-23

The Mozart cigar" especially for
the particular smoker, either the Mag.
nifico or Rosas sizes, also in seven
other sizes. 1927
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-23

FOR SALE-One ton keIIy-SpringfieId
motor truck, nearly new, run about
500 miles, AL condition, all but rear
tires. Cost o. b. $3.50 (some new
parts extra). Will sell for $3.50 cash,
if taken soon. Owner going Outside.
Call or write o. L. Johansen, Chitina,
Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-23

WANTED--A girl for general house
work. Apply to Mrs. e. L. Harwood.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-06-20
Ford Automobile in Old
England Looked Mighty
Good to Herman Hager

Herman Hager has written a letter
from Somewhere in England" which
thu Herald is glad to publish.
May 20, 1918.
Dear Mr.. Marshall:
At present I am at the Y. M. G. A
where I spend quite little of my
spare time and am mighty glad that
We have the ". M. C. AS where
ever we go.
England is sure a pretty place.. ]
thought Minnesota was pretty nice,
but I believe they go US one better.
The trees are beautiful, the incest
ones being along the highway and
there are hedges everywhere. I have
not seen any flowers to amount to
anything. Guess it is too early in the
season yet.
Our boat ride was quite nice, with
the exception Of two days. The sea
was rather rough then. Only saw
one large fish, about Is or 10 feet
long.
I discovered a Fuller G. Johnson
engine the other day and you can bet
| looked it over pretty carefully. ]
also saw an American made tractor
last week.
was at lecture last night and
the most important speaker Ito me)
was DIR. Vincent, ex-president of Min
nesota University. He gave us good
talk. About the first thing a "Sam-
mic" does when landing here is to
make fun of the railroad equipment,
street railways, trucks and other
things. DR.. Vincent spoke O. this and
showed us where we were wrong be-
cause everything is different here
and things have to be made according
ly. One Of the queer things I saw af-
te. getting off the boat was-a Ford.
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allowances for the support Of their

allowances for the support of their
families.
Men who have been apprentice
machinists are preferred, the announ-
cement indicates, but any young man
possessing high school education, be-
tween the ages of 20 and 80, who has
any mechanical ability, may qualify.
instruction will be in bench and vice
work, lathes and other machine tools,
pipe threading, coppersmithing, black
smithing, gas engines, boats, engineer
ing laboratory, pattern work, etc.
The recruiting office points out that
this is rare opport unity for men who
wish to have lengthy training period
near home. Accepted applicants will
serve on board United States dread
naughts, battleships, destroyers and
other naval vessels. Application
should be made Immediately. Enroll
ment is for four years, but reseryists
are subject to call only in national
emergency.