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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-17
$50 HAVE GONE
To NASHVILLE

The Federal State Employment
office, 200 IL West Main St, has
forwarded $50 men to Nashville,
Tenn, to work on the government
munitions plant under construction.
Last Sunday forenoon l03 men were
forwarded, and another shipment
will go to Nashville next Sunday.
The following comprised the last
shripmen.
l.. H. Burleson, Seab Weldon,
Nj, Vanderpool, Ardmore; sOmerP.
Omer p. Tarr, Tom Castleberry
Ardmore; f. NJ. Vanderpool, Ma
dill; S. Warren, Healdton; Wal
ter Burris Madill; l.. w. Webb,
llealdton, Robert Pomroy, Writ; r.
Q. Stubbs, Wilson, John Wall, Ed
.Hr King. Russle Lane, Ardmore :;
+. X. Reed. Wilson. J. R. Stovall,
stanford, Texas; John M. Lane, +.
d. Worsham Ardmor,e; Ebert p.
McCullers Bomar; James w. Falls,
Marietta; Joe Heiney, Ardmore; O..
II. Burton, Ringing; T. H. Harris,
Sulphur; Olan Coleman Marietta !;
Bonnie F. Keel Bomar; NJ. F. Char
voz, Charles Wivel, Ardmore; f. c.
Deberry, Wilson, o. B. Alexander
w. NJ. Graves, Ardmore; w. +.
Ray, Healdton; VIII Akers, w. H.
Frizzell, a. II. Pool !. F. Mcclure,
Ardmore; Virgil Barger, George
Leeper, Marietta; Joe Burk. c. w.
Acree, Wilson; John Hacker, Ard
more; David Horn, Wilson; Earl
Watson, Marietta, J. B. Horn. Will
son: ]. F. Wheeler, p. A. Stillwell,
]. w. Moore, Mark Frazier, Ard
more; L. r. Easterling Bonita, Tex.
+. II. Rather, Ardmore; w. d.
Lauer, St. Louis NO.; Roy Parker,
Marietta; T. L. Murphy Lee Ches-
ter, S. X. Wooten. Charles Arnold,
L. F. Son Jack Gray, V. L. Whalen,
I'd. Berry (negro) Clifford Camp
bell, J. f. Stringer, Jewel Bailey,
Jack Carter, Bert Week, Clarence
Shaw NEGRO ]. J. Swartout, Ard
more; X. II. Bates. Berwyn; A. c.
Smith. Marietta; Cleve Jones (ne-
gro), Andrew Latimer (negro), Ard
more; John B. Adams, .Arbukle;
Lloyd Hammer, Madill; J. ]. Wilt,
/. +. Craig, James II. Hensley, Ard
more; ]. L. Riley. Greenwood, Tex.
W. y. Murray, Ardmore
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-17
DEPUTY HIGNIGHTS AUTO
STOLEN LAST NIGHT

The automobile thief has no more
respect for the government than he
has for a private individual. This
was demonstrated last night when a
car owned by the United States was
stolen. 1t was in use by the mar
shal's department and Deputy w. X.
Hignight had left it in front of the
federal building on the Broadway
side. He was first inclined to be-
lieve it had been taken by mistake,
as several cars had ben parktd at
plac. 1t has not been found, how
ever, and the presumption now is
that a car thief got it. 1t is 1917
model For dtouring car with a tire
rack on the rear end. One tire is
about worn out, and the lower win
SHE'D is broken on the top left-hand
side. 1t was taken between 7:3O
and $50 o'clock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-17
Woman's Devotion to Home.

Home duties TO many women ap-
pear more important than health.
No matter how i'll they feel. they
drag themselves through their daily
tasks, overdo and pay the penalty
in headaches, backache. dragging
down pains. and nervousness; they
become irritable. and finally discov-
er that some form of female COM
plant has fastened itself upon them.
When a woman gets into this con-
dition there is one tried and true
remedy made from the roots and
herbs of the field. Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound which
for more than forty years has con-
tinued its great work among wo-
men in restoring health after many
other remedies have failed.-Adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-17

tention and thanking the mayor
and commissioners for the courte-
sizes extended him. On motion OF
Commissioner Fraley, seconded by
Commissioner Gardner, the resigna-
ton was accepted.
w. M. Conway, city bookkeeper,
presented his resignation, which
was accepted.
The matter of reducing the po-
lice force was discussed The mayor
said they had informed the chief
that 1t was necessary to lay Off
some men and he had laid off two
He said these had been put back
on; that the chief should not be
forced to decide who would have
to go, but it was the duty of the
commissioners and particularly the
duty OF the police commissioner tc
make decision. The matter went
over until the next meeting, at
which time Commissioner Gardner
said he would make report.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-17
PRIMARY REGISTRATION
BEGAk THIS MORNIN {
WILL CONTINUE TEN DAYS
TOO LATE TO CHANGE
YOUR POLITICS.

Oklahoma City, July H.-Supple-
mentary registration to the 1910
general registration of voters in Ok
lahoma began this morning in all
voting precincts of the state in ac-
cordance with the general registra-
ton law, continuing for ten days
until July q.
County registrars in the II coun-
ties of the state have been furnish
ed with blanks and instructions
from the secretary OF the state cleo
tion board in carrying out the pro-
visions of the law. They in turn
have furnished precinct registrars
in the more than 5000 voting pre-
cincts of the state with instructions
and blank certificates.
The few vacancies among regis
trars have been filled and county
registrars have filled vacancies OF
precinct registrars.
The registration it is believed will
be light in all parts of the state
this year, owing to the number oi
young men who have become OF
age since the 1916 registration be-
ing in the army or navy.
Who Should Register.
Qualified voters who registered
in 1916 and have not moved from
their precinct or county viii not be
required to register. All young
men who have become CT age since
the last general election in 1916, all
voters who have moved to the state
since the registration period pre-
cedino the general election of 1916
and who have lived in the state a
year, the county six months and
the precinct 80 days and all voters
who have moved from one county
to another in the state should reg
ister.
Voters who have moved from one
precinct to another, but have not
changed counties should see their
old registration officer and get their
certificate of registration trans
ferred to the precinct in which they
now reside. Precinct registrars on
presentation of a transferred GER
tificate will issue a new certificate
conforming to the law.
Too Late to Change Politics.
Voters cannot Change their poll
tics now for the primary election.
The law reuires that they must
make application to the precinct
cgistrar 90 days before statewide
lection and that a certificate of
2gistration will be issued to ITEM
ldicating what party they desired
affiliate with.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-17
for dam is on solid rock and that
all expense of pumping is saved.
Bids for Incinerating Plant.

all expense of pumping is saved.
Bids for Incinerating Plant.
When the minutes of the previous
meeting was read it was disclosed
that at recess meeting last Thurs
day night, the law firm OF Norman
& Mathers had been employed for
the sum of $500 to carry through
all the courts necessary the case re-
lating to the opening of Broadway,
now pending in the federal court at
Muskogee, and that at another
meeting held Saturday night it was
determined that the mayor and
commissioners could not contract
for the construction of an incin-
Grating plane without competitive
bidding and a resolution was there
fore adopted instructing the city
clerk to advertise for bids.
A representative of a company
which manufactures cast iron pipe,
with the universal joint, was pres
ent and explained this to the mayor
and commissioners. He was as
sured that he would be considered
when the time arrives for the pur-
chase of pipe.
The mayor said there were
number of visitors present and ask
ed if any of them had anything to
present. Jake Bodovitz said he
wanted to ask the mayor and COM
missioners if the paving on A street
northwest had been inspected and
tested and reports made according
to the specifications in the con
tract. He read copy of letter
he had addressed to the mayor and
read from copy of the contract.
He insisted the pavement had been
completed on a Tuesday morning
and accepted that night when, as he
insisted, it requires "a hours to
make water test. This brought
on heated controversy and some
very strong language. The mayor
Ben Mason and J. Wills, of the
construction company and City En-
gineer Hickson entered into the
discussion. Finally a letter was
read from the Kansas City labora-
tories, signed by John H. Abbott,
saying it had constructed testing
plant in Ardmore and that every
load of the material entering into
the paving on A street, northwest,
had been inspected and tested by
him daily during the progress OF
the work and that it was all in COM
pliance with the specifications in
the contract. q,
The city engineer reported that
the paving on Scott street had
been completed. The resolution
accepting it had not been prepared
and it was not accepted last night.
Commissioner Fraley asked #
the city engineer had made bond
and was informed that he had not.
The engineer said he would file his
bond today.
Commissioner Fraley reported
that a large number of Mexicans
are camped on the watershed, not
on the city's property, but on the
area which drains into the lake.
The mayor said the city had no jur-
isdiction but he had taken it up
with the county to have them re-
moved. They are working on a
pipe line and have three large tents
accommodating 40 or SO people.
City Attorney Resigns.
James A. Bass, city attorney,
presented his resignation, stating
that other business demands his at
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-17
Why Mr.. Pollock WHhdreu
From Sendtoud[Race
Ardmore. Okla, June 26, 1918.
Mr.. James Draughon,
Davis, Oklahoma.

Mr.. James Draughon,
Davis, Oklahoma.
Dear Mr.. Draughon This is to notify YOU of nv
withdrawal from the for State Senator in the
18th Senatorial District, comprised of Carter Love
and Murray Counties.
tiled for the Democratic Nomination very hur-
riedly upon the solicitation friends but since that
time have had opportunity to make careful inves
tlgatons and find that agreement entered
into by the Members Of the Constitutional Convention
whereby Carter County, owing to its population
should be entitled to Member of the Senate con-
tinuousy, and that the other Member of the Senate
from this District should alternate between Love and
Murray Counties
lnasmuch as it is Murray County's time to elect
a Member according to the agreement above referred
to, and Carter County being legal residence feel
that it is only right that should not make the
| have been engaged in War work most of the
time since the entrance of the United States into the
war and find that you have also been doing a great
deal of work in the various activity Campaigns,
so for us to engage in the political Campaign would
necessitate withdrawal from this necessary work.
| believe you have done good work and that you
will make this district good representative in the
Senate and take great pleasure in withdrawing from
the race, thereby leaving clear field to you for the
Democratic Nomination
Hoping to remain your friend
Yours very truly,
t. j. POLLOCK.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-17

The above explanation enough why haven't any op-
position. 1t shows Mr. Poocks unsefhness when comes
to keep the constitutional agreement it's agreement
not scrap of paper with him.
have been advised it will $1OO make political
speech Murray county and it's about the price
in the other two counties in this senatorial district This being
the will not make many speeches. but hope
before the election and want just the had
opposition. Yours very truly
JAMES DRAUGHON.
Advertisinp)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-01

TNEAM entries for Pennsylvania re-
Il lay carnival to be held on April rs
and % close today. Contrary to gem
eral expectations, the response to invi-
Itations 10 the carnival has been unprec-
'edented. on saturday 3ot institutions
had sent word that they would be on
hand, the largest number ever received
in the history of the games.
These institutions are divided as fol-
lows: Sixty-one colleges. ninety-six
high schools, eight army and navy
camps, fifhy-two preparatory schools.
sixty grammar schools and twenty-four
preparatory schools. AS many of the
colleges and all the camps will have
more than one team entered, the aggre-
gate will be remarkable This assures
two days sport of the most interesting
kind.
The placing OF the majority Of the
military and naval events on the Friday
,psogram has given to Friday an equal
IMPORTANCE with Saturday. These army
and naval events will be very interest,"
ing and they will give the general pub
lie a chance to see the army and navy
men in competition in real military con-
tests. The presence of so many fine
soldiers and sailors should pack Frank
lin Field
In addition to these contests. the
pentathlon, or all aroupd college cham
pionship of America, the sprint ana t'e
distance medley relay championships OF
America and a large number of locaI
college, high school. preparatory school
grammar school and parochial school
relay races will be given so that Frank
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-01
SHUTOUTS MADE
MATHEWSON HERO
Whitewash Speciality Put Old
Master in Class All by
Himself

When Clark Griffith was a pitcher, one
unless he had to do it, was lmmersing
team in the whitewash bucket. and many
a shutout the Old Fox had in his grasp
he let escape by easing up in the ninth.
Christy Mathewson, who broke into the
National Just as Clark Griffith was get
ting ready to break out Of IT, certainly
went along on a different basis from
Griff. for presenting the foe with con-
signments of whitewash was one Of the
BuckneI hoxmans speciaties This
speciality made Matty a great hero and
a great drawing card. Griff, in his
time. was neither--he was just one of
the Chicago pitchers, undoubtedly the
brainiest of the lot,
Just how expert a whtewasher C..
Mathewson was in shown by the shut
out records of the Giants for the last
eighteen years. or since the National
League owners reduced the circuit from
twelve to eight Gibbs. The New York
club. in this time has hung 27S rows
of horse collars on the noble necks OF
the obstreperous opposition, Matty doing
just about 80 per cent of these jobs.
Big Six" kept his adversaries from
the. plate in eishty-three championship
contests, pltcnlns more snoulouts Tor the
Gotham team than any three of its
other sabmen. And while Matty Joined
the Polo Grounders in 1900, he did only
little pitching for them that year, and
he did none at all for them last season
his career as Giant ending in July
1916.
Matty, as told, pitched eighty-thres
runless games for the Giants. The no
tally contests hurled by Tesreau, Nc
Gnnity and Wiltse totaled eighty-twO
Hooks" taking credit for twenty-nin,
/ OF these events. the Ozark Bear Hunte
( for twenty-seven and the Iron Man fo
/ twenty-siN. No other New York pitche
/ passed the quarter century pole.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-01
LAR INDOOR SPORT OF ALL TRAINING CAMP
RECORD BREAKING ENTRY LIST
RECEIVED FOR ANNUAL RELAY
RACES AT PENN APRIL 26 AND 27
While Lists Will Not Close Until Today 3Ol
Institutions Are Already Entered for q
Big Games at Franklin Field

lin Field will present the appearance Or
n four-ringed circus.
The Saturday events will as usual
have as this special features the one
two. and the four-mile college relav
championships OF America, the special
individual events such as the 100-yardk
the hurdles, the high jump and other
fielu events, now generally considered
the real college championships OF ths
country, and one mile army and nav
relay race which will have such a repre-
sentative entry that It also viii BE-
considered by army and navy men A
the championship of America. The reg
uldr high school, preparatory school and
college relay class races will Of course
form the major part Of the program.
st Benedict's Preparatory School the
interscholastic champions Of the Metro.
politan district have entered the onS.
mile preparatory school relay cham
plonship of America in addition to the
Roman Catholic relay championship
Coach Coates has fine lot of runners
and he will put second team in the
Catholic championship race, as he de.
sires to save his best men for the biz
event.
The entry of the Lynn, Massa chusetts
high school relay team in the high
school championship is also of special
interest. Lynn has one OF the best re-
lay teams of New England and II viii
make a great bid for this championship
1t will meet the best teams of the East
as Newark Central, last years winners
Washington Central. the winner in 1915,
the Philadelphia Northeast High the
1916 winners and Dewitt Clinton High.
of New York city, are also entered This
| should be a very fast and clost contest
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-01
HAD RATHER WATCH
COBB THAN UMPIRE
Next to Viewing Peach in Play
Hildebrand Likes to
Discuss Him

George Hildebrand, an umpire i'm the
American League, likes to do nothing
better than watch Ty Cobb in a ball
game. Next to watching Tyrus Cobb,
Hildebrand would sooner talk about him
than do anything else. He spends his
winters on the coast and tells stories
of Cobb's prowess.
One OF his stories. which shows Cobb
I'm a typical feat and illustrates why
Ty can pull more persons through the
turnstiles than any athlete that ever
lived:
This occurred in game at Washing
ton, and Detroit happened to need a
run.
Cobb got a pass and Immediately be.
gan jockeying for a lead off first, A
quick peg from the pitcher had him
mapping, and o. dill, now with the
Sox. made dr. TO catch him. But
| Cobb was on his way to second.
| Gandll, in his surprise, made a hurry
| throw that was a bit wide. Mcbride
knocked the ball down and ii rolled
only about ten feet.
! Cobb dashed for third. McBride's
throw hit him on the shoulder, and Ty
/ kept on to the plate. The throw had hin
/ by fifteen feet Ty never slackened, Dul
[ slid into the diamond. far from the
I plate and past CatchN,S Henry, who was
waiting for him.
While he was on the ground TN
reached for the plate with his hand. bu
! Henry tagged him.
Hldebrand said young catcher
would have missed him, but Henry stood
all over the plate so he could no
/ touch il.
At that, the play was so close thou
sands Of fans were standing up anG
| yelling when OLoughlin waved Ty out
Ty is always doing something, anC
that is why he is the biggest drawing
card in baseball, according TO Hide
1 brand.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-01

TWO well.known featherweights are
i down to entertain at the olympia
tonight. The hard-hitting George Chaney,
Baltimore citizen. and the speedy Johnny
raw. now Of the naval reserve, will APP
near In the windup. and II looks like all
kinds of action on the Broad street
front. Clancy has his southpaw wing
In shape 10 lombard Ray, but the naval
recruit says all George Will see Is his
shadow Georges only ray Will he one
OF hope.
Eddie Wagond, the sngging Italian
who stayed six rounds with Champion
Benny Leonard, will endeavor to put the
skids under Terry Brooks In EDDIE $
last time out he sent Patsy Broderick
into dreamland In less than one round.
phil Bloom and Al Wagner are IN the
third bout. Two preliminaries are down
for decision.
Jack MeCarron Wins
Allentown Jack Mccarron didn't look
ike a s5O.0O0 beauty al the National
A. A. last Saturday night but he had
enough 10 make Soldier Bartheld looh
had. Jack had the punch and knew how
10 reach Bartfeld He hit cleaniy, jab'
bed we'll and gave the New Yorker littls
time TO get set
Big Bill Tate scored his second con
sscufiVe Knockout when he put ava,
George KID Cotton IN less than I
round. Tate toyed with his man unit
he decided that the fans had seeI
enough OF the dusky hued visitor thei
planted right 60 the Jaw and a wa
al over
III tne other bouts 5act Russo phade,
fpt Vincent EDDIE ol<eefe gave Jafl
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-01
FLETCHER, TWO SEASONS CHAMP
AS BASEBALL SHOCK-ABSORBER
Gets Hit by Pitch h +
Oftener Than Anybody,
but Continues Crowding
the Plate

NNE Of the greatest defensive stunts
" which sometimes become offensive
when the batter takes the position that
the pitcher is pitching at him or Is, to
he more exact, trying to dust him OFT,
is to get to first base by means of get
ting hit with a pitched ball. \ number
of players have built up regulations by
their cleverness in taking the ball in
such a skillful manner as to defy injury
and outwit the umpires. hut the real
titleholder of the present day in said
specially Is none other than Art
Fletcher aggressive Giant shortstop and
field captain. For two years in success
sion Fleisher has starred in his, spe-
cialty. leading the National League both
times. in fact, He was nicked on some
portion of his anatomy by pitchers no
less than nineteen times last season.
Crowds Plate Always
No one who has seen Fletcher at the
bat can fail TO understand why he is
hit so often. lie crowds the plate at all
times. and the efforts of opposing pitch
ers to set him down" or drive him away
from the rubber are of no avail. Shoot
as they will at his head or his ribs he
is right back crowding the pan again
in an instant. He has been hurt pretty
badly at times too, yet the injuries he
has received have not robbed him Of any
OF his spirit,
In one game in Pittsburgh in 1916 he
was struck on the wrist by one Of Al
I Mamaux's fast ones and was out of
commission for nearly three weeks. The
remarkable feature of his record In this
( respect is that he has never been hit in
/ the head though he has warded of
4 more than one well-aimed bean ball by
udioious blocking with his forearms A
ma iority OF the balls that hit him last
I season found their mark between the
wrist and elbow Of his left arm,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-01
GERMANTOWN TRAVELLERS
WILL PLAY FOR RED CROSS
Suburban Nine, Through Manager
Wilkinson, Offers Services for
Charity Work

George Wilkinson, manager OF the
Germantown Travellers, announces that
he will offer the services of his team to
the managers of the Philadelphia home
teams having inclosed grounds, free of
all expense, provided that the total re-
ceiptS from the game be donated to the
Red Cross Society.
In addition the Germantown team
will travel anywhere outside Philadel-
phia for travelling expenses only IL the
receipts are given to the Red Cross. The
members of the Germantown Travellers
are well down in the draft list and they
are anxious to do their little bit while
sawaiting the call TO colors. Wilkinson
by calling Mannheim 360S on the tele
phone.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-01

Courage to stand up at the plate in
spite of the tendency of pitchers to hurl
bean balls or busters" is essential to
a good batter and a yOungster who has
not the temerity to hold his head up
under fire has no place in major-league
baseball. Many promising young hit
ter has had his career marred by losing
his nerve after being hurt by pitched
ball.
OF course, it is deplorabe that this
practice Of dusting a batter off has be-
come so largely a part Of the pitchers
art II is not baseball and 1t is not
sportsmanship. However, IL must be
borne until proper method of abolish
/ ing it can be formulated, and ball play
ers, If they hope to succeed, cannot allow
/ themselves 20 be terrorized by IT,