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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-29
Pi Beta Phi Club.

Miss Elise Potterf, Miss Gladys
Scivally, Miss Frances German, Miss
Pala Iiyden, Mrs. Marguerite Spur
lock, Mrs. Gaylord Nelson, Mrs.
Williams Fort and Mrs. Donald
Bretch were hostesses to Pi Beta
Phi luncheon given at Dornick Hills
Country Club yesterday noon. A
basket holding red carnations CEN
tered the table. Seated with the
hostess were the Misses Hattie Bur
nit, Eleanor Garron, Helen Won Kel-
Ter, Florence Gait, Marjorie Walcott,
Hattie Crockett and Helen Gupton,
OF Norman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-29
Miss Fain Returns Home.

Miss Lillian Fain OF Wichita Falls,
Texas, will return to her home to-
morrow after having spent the
Christmas week with her cousins,
Mrs. Frank llelvey, and Miss Ellen
Dickson. Yesterday Miss Fain, with
Mrs. Helvey, Miss Dickson and Mrs.
II. b. Harts were luncheon guests
OF Mrs. +. II, Roger 2l7 h street,
southwest,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-29
Elks' New Years Ball.

The ElkS have issued invitations
to their annual New Years Eve Ball
to be given Tuesday night at the
club rooms, corner Broadway and
Washington street, Music will be
furnished by Lowenstein's orchestra.
This will be the first formal event
given by the Elks since last year.
Invitations have been issued to
members and visiting friends only.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-29
Christmas Dinner Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. J, f. Cruce of Idle
Wild Dairy Farm had as guests for
Christmas dinner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas w Champion. Mr.. and Mrs.
]. B. Champion, Toe Ben Champion,
Jr., Charles Champion, Miss Dixie
Towery of Tulsa, A. l.. Cruce, Miss
Adah Cruce, Mrs. Lucille Cruce, Geo.
Allen Cruce. and the Misses Lula
and Lillian Butts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-29
Dinner Followed With Cards

DR.. and Mrs. f. W. Roadway,
1908 Stanley boulevard, had as din
ner guests Friday night Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter S. Gilbert, Major Wake
field, Miss Katherine Gilbert, X. Nj.
Tapping OF the Royal Air Service,
Continued on page 8
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-29
Social and Personal

Madeline Colbert, Lois Sciyally,
Wilbur Fieldbinder, Hershel Sew
ally, William Potterf, Gerald Mob
ley. Cubby ReamS, Thomas Mcbride,
Eugene Martin, Russell Weeks, FL
lis Ledbetter, Joseph Brown, Nor
gan Eddleman and Frank Thyng.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-29
. DAILY ARDMOREJTE

man, Byron Pugh, Edward Frye,
Henry Potteri, James Boone, Bar
ton Moore, Vivian Presnel, Frank
Thyng, and Thomas Martin OF Tul-
Sp
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
Increase in Domestic Production of Tale
and Soapstone.

Tale is remarkable for it's softness,
slippery feel, and stability under q wide
range of conditions, properties that make
it useful for many purposes. Its sooth-
ing effect upon the skin makes it desir-
able for use as toilet powder, but it is
most employed as a filler in paper Much
tale is used in the rubber trade, and the
higher grades are employed in making
electrical appliances and blanks for gas
tips. The increased demands of the war
have been met largely by increased do
nestle production. The total output in
1917, the maximum reached, was 1858
tons, valued at Sl,ss9, 672, a gain as com.
pared with 1915 of per cent in quantity
and more than Z per cent in value ac-
cording to figures compiled by J. s. Dill
Ter, of the U. s. geological survey, de-
partment of the interior There were 81
producers reporting to the survey, Of
which seven were in California, six in
Georgia, one each in Maryland, Massa-
chusetts and New Jersey, four in New
York, six in North Carolina, two in
Pennsylvania, five in Vermont and four
in Virginia.
Heretofore New York has always been
the IIeb btdbG III qudhbiLN anu fhAub VI
tale produced, but in 1917 its output was
less than that Of Vermont, although on
account of the fbrous character Of the
tale produced in New York and its con.
sequent nigh value for making paper, the
total value of the output in New York is
still greater than that of any other tale.
producing state.
The quantity of tale imported for con
sumption in 1917 was less than 10 pei
cent of the domestic output, but larger
proportion of it is of high grade. More
than half the tale imported comes from
Canada and is of grade that command;
higher price than the tale obtained
from the principal domestic sources.
In its output Of soapstone which il
extensively used for laboratory table
tops, hoods, sinks and laundry tubs, the
United States leads the world, and mos
of it comes from Virginia.
| The resources of both tale and soap
stone in the United States are large ant
sufficient to supply the demand for mos
grades for many years to come.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
Dog and Tramp-Both Ours.

In the July American Magazine there
is an amusing story about tramp who,
confding in another tramp, says:
"I was aiwus accompanied by nv
faithful dog. He was faithful as long as I
didn't go far. / guess him an me had a
great deal in common. He didn't care
much for strenuous amusements. He
useta sleep all winter under the stove,
an all summer under the SUMS warm
rays,
"An' him, like me, wasn't never under
stood nor appreciated. My OF man useta
want Henry-that was the pooch--to
stay in the barn an hunt rats. He wasn't
no rat-huntin' beast Rats is all right
for them dogs what likes EN-. But Hen,
ry, he like flies. He useta lay besides me
on the grass wit his face open an his
tongue hangin' out, waitin' for a fly to
yencher in his trap-then, bing He'd
slam down his jaws, an that fly was Wit
the angels. He wasn't too lazy for that.
My folks useta kick poor OIL Henry
an call him no-good, lazy half breed
| alone stood up for him. pointed out
that by his breed, he bein' half dachs an
half cur, he was enthusiastically Ian.
guild an somnolectual To which my pa
answers that they wasn't no dachs in me
yet ! was the same way--so it mus be
tha cur in the both Of US ,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
The Message from veuilly-la,Poteris.

II is not too much to see message
from our men in France in the recent
news item to the effect that they went
into the battle line at Veuilly ls.Poterie
with peoples in their helmets--lust
snatched common peoples from the fields
as they moved on to their grim task, and
tucked EN- in their hard steel headpieces,
Thus they strobe forward to gallant bat
tie! II is dull mind that can see only
trihing bit of soldier capering in such
an act.
By all that we know of American
manhood it doubtless rose to something
far richer and finer. The present insist
ence that we know and face the facts in
this huge war business ia OF the greatest
benefit. But let us face all the facts
peoples in the warrior helmets along
with the shrapnel bursting round them.
Are not those peoples faetsf And are
they not of very practical significance
amid flying shrapnelg Morale is a great
essential in munitions.
By that spontaneous byplay those
American men betokened the victory of
the cheerful, against all odds, in their
own staunch breasts. Why, anxious
hearts here at home, as you picture them
going forward thus bedecked, can't you
almost hear their voices calling in mas
culine chorus, Are we downhearted?
o-o-o-ol"--can't you see their merry
facesl And aren't you thankful that
the glow Of cheer is on "him" amid the
hardships and perils cover there"i
But there is something else quite as
certain No doubt many man in those
khaki clad columns breathed dear name
and envisaged far away face as he
plucked a poppy, thrust it into his he'll
met, and jauntily swung into the stride
Of his fellows again. There's not bon
ME flower that springs, but minds me
o. my JEAN" you know. Who can doubt
that such men cherished the thought that
this unusual act of theirs might be eabled
back to the newspapers in America, or
at least felt that it would somehow
carry to you by loves mystic telepathy +?
And why? That smiles might brighten
the far away faces the flowers made so
clear-smiles awakened by the radiance
of courage like their own.
Receive. then, the message from Veuil-
! ly-la.P oterie. Let it brighten the days
and the nights--banishing weak gloom
from your face and voice, nerving you
to do your duty here as she" is doing
his over there, Match your men at the
front who can thrust gay peoples into
their helmets on the way to battle. See
to it that your letters show like spirit,
I that your war work is done with cheerful
zeal, that you are unfinching as you m-
dergo the privations and anxieties of
war time. This is the message to all
hearts at home.--Boston Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
VAR SACRIFICED
I2,500,000 LIVES
Belligerent Countries Have Lost Huge
Total of Potential Lives, Says
British Registrar General

London, July Is Correspondence of
the Associated Press The war has
caused the belligerent countries of Eu-
rope the loss Of not less than 1850 900
potential lives because of the decrease in
the number of births resulting from the
war, says Sir Bernard Mallet, registrar
general Of Great Britain. This country,
he asserts, has lost in these potential
lives, 650,000 children. He believes that
other belligerent countries have suffered
in this respect more than has Great
Britain.
Sir Bernard estimated that every day
of the war means loss of 1000 poten
tial lives of children to the United King
dom, France, Italy and the central pow
ers. Dealing with the decline in the
birth rate here he said the births regis
tered in England and Wales in 1913 num-
bered ISL 500. In 1915 they fell to sl4,
Ola, in 1915 there was further fall to
7s0,520, and in 1917 TO 6S,346; decline
of "a per cent, compared with 1918.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
A Rider That Needs a Fall.

Congressional action for which there is
little or no justification seems bound to
fail, If President Wilson holds to his
expressed intention Of vetoing the bill
carrying appropriations for the depart
ment Of agriculture as long as 1t contains
a provision raising the minimum price
Of wheat to $3.50 a bushel. This rider,
attached by force Of a majority vote to
a bill with which II has no direct con-
nection, is, from several viewpoints, a
bad piece Of legislation.
Congress has already given to the
food administration official authority to
fix the price of wheat and has set the
minimum TO be paid TO the farmer al
$500 a bushel, which is considerably
more than the normal pre-war average
The action Of Congress in raising this
minimum is practically revocation Of
this authority and an assumption to IT.
self of this power already vested in an
other body.
It is difficult to find any good reason
for such an advance in the price OF
wheat. At time when the crops of the
United States, England and even OF bat
tle.scarred France promise to be greater
than ever before, ii is q fragrant defiance
Of the law of supply and demand. 1t viii
not increase the crops to the slightest
extent, for the years wheat is either
already harvested or is well beyond the
planting stage.
The argument is advanced that sinc'
exorbitant prices are being charged t
the farmer for the other necessities o.
life, wheat also should be raised to thu
same level. 1t would seem far more
reasonable, however to leave whea'
where it is, and to take steps toward 4
reduction in the price Of the other ne
cessities, particularly meat, for the ben
eft of both the farmer and all othei
consumers.
II may safely be assumed that th'
real reason for the attempted boost IL
the price Of wheat is the farmers vote
which will be of the greatest Importance
this fall The bill for $40 wheat il
only an attempt to bride the farmer
with money which will be wrang from
the allied nations, our own government
and everyone who buys loaf OF bread
Boston Globe,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
AROUSED GERMAN IRE,
Because Thief Pleaded for Leniency Be-
cause He Had Lived in Germany.

Geneva, July l5.-For pleading that
leniency should be extended to his client,
accused of the theft Of some clocks, 'be.
cause he lived for q long time in Ger.
many" NJ. Anderson, a Geneva attorney,
has incurred the wrath of the German
legation in Switzerland.
At the instance of Baron Won Rom.
berg, German minister, the attorney gem
eral of the confederation has been asked
to proceed against Attorney ANDERSON.
The complaint has just been filed with
the authorities by the German consul in
Geneva.
The thiefs case was drawing TO close
and it was evident TO his attorney that
conviction was probable The latter
elected therefore to throw his client on
the mercy Of the court He counted
rather too literally on the anti.German
sentiment prevailing in western Switzer.
land when he pleaded longtime residence
in Germany as eXtenuating circum.
stances for theft, for his client was con.
victed, and he himself is apt to face
prosecution for violation Of Swiss neu.
trality.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15

Virginia and Jamaica, this being rich
vein ore, attracted by the magnet; there
were also generally certain particles of a
yellowish hue which seemed to be of a
different nature. He asserted that the
Spaniards had learned the secret Of melt
ing it, and since they made many sword
guards, buckles, snuff boxes, etc, of it,
he concluded that it must be quite sbun
dant. The designation 'Platina
de Pinto had been given it because the
specimens in question came from the
river Pinto, the name platina' itself was
equivalent to little silver from its re-
semhlance to the latter metal"
The first veritable platinum ingot was
made by French chemist, Chabaneau,
in 1883. Charles III Of Spain had called
him to Madrid and created a special
chair of mineralogy, physics and chemis-
try for him. In his laboratory he found
the secret of rendering the new metal
malleable, and this is the way he re.
yealed the fact TO one Of his patrons:
Three months later, at the home of
the count Of Amanda, there appeared upon
a table an ingot some 10 centimeters
cuUC thuUuJ lour Ancneets WIN beduti'
full metallic luster; it was malleable
platinum. The enthusiastic count start.
ed to pick ii up but failed to move it.
You are Joking, said he to Cabaneau,
you have fastened il down No, in
deed said the professor, and he raised
the little ingot easily, though 1t weighed
some 20 Kilograms about so pounds !,
The count had not thought that the
light platinum sponge would thus APP
pear as the heaviest Of all (then knownl
metals.s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
Pass the Sunshine Around.

An editorial in the June Farm and
Fireside says:
Some man in place of power does
not walk just as we think he should
walk. Down comes the big stick over
his head The skulls of many men who
are trying to do the best they can are
sore from top to bottom.
"And it doesn't pay. No man was
ever made stronger man or better man
by being found fault with constantly.
That sort of thing psralyzes and brings
defeat. Helpful criticism is a good
thing, but mere faultfnding doesn't get
us anywhere. Sunshine warns and
makes crops grow, The farmer has
had to come in for his share of the
criticism in the past, and il hurt him
more than any other one thing that
ever happened to him.
There is sunshine enough to 60 around
If we all let ii shine. The trouble is
not so much that we want all the sun
shine for ourselves as it Is that we keep
IT from shining on the other fellow If
we only knew it, the grandest and the
best thing any of us could do would
be TO say to our fellows: Come on out
here, Old Man! There is plenty Of room
for us all to stand in the sunshine. ]
believe in you: you believe in me; and
we both know that this is good old
world
"If we did this we would all get our
shoulders together; we would lift more
and kick less. And that would bring
the glad day for which we have all
been looking"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
WILSON GIVEN
POWER OYER WIRES
Amendments to Exempt Press Wires
and Telephone Wires are
Inst

Washington, July l5.-Congress Sat
urday granted President Wilson's re.
quest for authority to take over and
operate telegraph, telephone, cable and
radio systems. By vote of 40 to l6--
the minority all Republicans-the Sen.
ate adopted, without amendment, the
House resolution granting such power
for the period of the war.
The resolution viii be signed by PEE
siding officers Of the Senate and House
and transmitted to the president to-day
All attempts to aunend or modify the
administration measure, which passed
the House July Shy a vote of POI to 4
were defeated in a session lasting un-
til 9 o'clock Saturday night. Amend.
ments by Senator Watson Of Indiana TO
except telephones and press wires from
the resolution, were defeated, respective
" Al to 20 and 80 to q. An amendment
by Senator Gore Of Oklahoma, Democrat,
to limit action regarding telephones TO
long distance wires was voted down
while an amendment by Senator Reed
Of Missouri, designed to insure unre'
stricted public use Of facilities, was twicc
rejected.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
HIGH CLASS CIRCUS ACTS
Are Presented By Walter L. Mains Cir
Gus, Which Is Coming to Barre.


The olean IN. " Evening Herald of
May 10 had the following TO say Of
Walter L. Mains circus, which is to
come to Barre July %:
The Walter L. Main circus arrived
from Bradford early yesterday morning
and many of the Riddles of Clean and
vicinity with lot of the grown folks
paid visit to the show grounds, seeing
how the circus folks spend Sunday.
After breakfast many of the show com
pany attended services in the different
churches. This morning the big tents
were erected and the big parade was Civ
en- at 1890 o'clock. The performance
given this afternoon was about the cir
Gus standard.
Truly some high class circus acts are
dull moment in the three rings and
stage Some of the principal acts are;
Cheerful Gardeners elephants perform
ing the most wonderful feats.
This show has the champion bareback,
somersault riders of the world. DeMott,
Wallet and Hollis. The three Aerial
Cowdens, who perform on the flying
trapeze, received quite lot OF applause.
The horse that holds the worlds record
made in Madison Square Garden horse
show, Cesar, ridden by Joe Green, jump
ing 20 feet, inches, in broad jump,
and feet, 8 inches high, was quite a
feature,
The army of clowns keep them all
laughing Bennie, the buckIng mule, was
sides splitting number The wild west
was truly the days Of 40 on the plains.
Another performance will be given this
evening and big audience no doubt will
be the result, after giving such credit
able show this afternoon. --adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
THREE SCORE
NAMES LISTED
Among the American Casu-
alties as Announced
To-day
KILLED IN ACTION
NUMBERED IA
Twenty Eight Men Were Re.
ported as Severely
Wounded

Washington, D. c., July l5.-The army
casualty list to-day shows:
Killed in action, IA; died of wounds,
Z; died of disease, 7; died of accident and
other causes, /; wounded severely, 2s;
missing, 3; total, 60.
Killed in Action
Pvt. Anacheto Bononni, ovindoli,
Italy.
Pvt. Charles Burch, Kieseling, Wash.
Pvt. Henry X. BURNER, Greensboro,
N. C.
Pvt, Charles B. cottone, Brooklyn,
N. Y.
Pvt. Louis A Desrosier, Bergland,
Mich.
Pvt. Arthur j. Gendron, Clayville, n, Y.
Pvt. Anthony Kopcewicz, Detroit,
Mich.
Pvt. Charles j. Lesch, Brooklyn, N. Y,
Pvt. Victor j. Lorenson, East Green
witch, R. l.
Pvt. William Z. Mayo, oriskany, n. Y.
Pvt. John Popelka, Chicago.
Pvt. Harry st. Clair, Roanoke, Va.
Pvt. Harry Stephenson, st. Francis,
Pvt. William Wilson. Havre, Mont.
Died of Wounds.
Corp. William Faller, Middlevillage,
N. Y.
Pvt, Robert L. Bagnwill, Sacramento,
Cal.
Pvt. z, o. Grand Lincoln, Neb.
Pvt. Joseph Pickoos, Lublin, Russia.
Pvt. Bonnie NJ Sloan, Georgetown, Ind.
Pvt. Morris H. Thomas, Edgar Springs,
Mo
Pvt Reuben 0. Wright, Philadelphia,
Pa.
Died Of Disease,
Corp Leo NJ. Miller, Hortonville, Wis.
Pvt. Thomas Morrow, Baltimore, Md.
Pvt. Carl f. Nelson, Fall Creek, Wis.
Pvt Francis r. Rich, Richford, ~ "
Pvt. Robert M. Simpson. Kansas City,
Mo.
Pvt. Grover K Spratt, Belmont, n. c,
Pvt. Joe Williams, Cataula, Ga.
Died of Accident and Other Causes.
Pvt. Edwin F. Raymond, Buffalo, n. Y
Among the Severely Wounded.
The severely wounded include:
Sgt. Ray Buckley, Brookline, Mass,
Chief Mechanic Roy w. Sherman
Temple, Pa.
Pvt. John H. Perry tho address,.
Pvt. Gaetano Vaccaro, Providence, r. ]
Pvt. Charles w. Williamson, Salads
burg, Pa.
Missing in Action.
Pvt. Joseph j. Cahill, Lansing, Mich,
Pvt. Harold G. Lawrence, Independ
ence, Kan.
Pvt. George w. Manhart, Sacramento
Cal
Previously Reported Missing, Now Re-
ported to Have Been Slightly Gassed,
Pvt, B. A. Bardinella, Middletown
Conn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
LIVESTOCK SITUATION
is LOOKING GOOD
Cattle Increase from 50 Markets and
Covering the First Five Months of the
Year Is Ia.4 Per Cent. Over Cor
responding Period of 1917.

Chicago, July l5.--The American live
stock situation, as viewed by the Nation
al Livestock exchange after survey of
conditions at the 60 big markets and the
great producing areas, never was bright
er from the standpoint of the producer,
and the consumer, on the other hand,
need have little fear of increased prices
during the fall and winter. In fact, a
slight reduction in beef prices may be
expected by winter, while po.k and NUT
ton prices probably will see little change,
in the opinion of G. b. Heinemann, sec
rotary of the exchange
The splendid response to the govern
ments request for increased production,
the phenomenal reduction in losses from
preventable diseases, war measures for
the producers protection, improved rail-
road service, especially to western mar
kets, and the satisfactory condition of
most ranges combine to make the out
look unusually promising, according to
Mr.. Heinemann.
The cattle increase, based on exchange
reports from SO markets and covering
the first five months of the year, is l2.4
per cent over the corresponding period Of
1917 Officials Of the organization say
that late reports indicate that the in
crease of 3,sl70,000 hogs estimated Jan.
|, by the department OF agriculture, will
be far surpassed, and sheep receipts for
the first five months increased 397 1927, or
SO PER cent over the same period Of
1917. The western lamb increase alone,
Mr.. Heinemnan reckons, will be l,500, 900
head over last year.
Establishment Of shipping zones, which
makes fiye-day market, long sought by
shippers, and eliminates the Monday
market "gluts' that formerly caused
wide price swings, together with the bu.
reau of markets recent action in taking
over the work of handling estimated re-
ceipts and prospects, have been big fac
tors in stimulating confidence of the pro,
ducers, Mr.. Heinemann declares. The IL
censing system, effective July 25 under
which packers will operate, also had an
encouraging effect upon producers, he
says.
Pointing to the food administration :
estimates that one of each four cattle
and one of each three hogs produced will
be needed TO I'll government contracts,
the national exchange gives this com
psrative table OF exports for the IL
months ending May 81 last, and the
same period OF 1917.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
Barre Golf Club Scores.

Only Ia score cards were turned in last
week for the weekly tournament of the
Barre Golf club Some very close scors
ing was done, Two more of the club
members have been called 70 the service,
making Is in all so far. The Red Cross
tournament, which was posted to be
played Saturday, July 20, has been called
Off until later date.
In class A, last week, William NJ Prize
and Joseph Fraser are ties for first
points with low net score of Y each,
while three players are ties for third
place, they being j. Freeland, G. Brand
and j. Murray, each having a net score
of 70.
In class B, Robert Philips wins first
points with a very low net score of IS.
L. Bottiggi wins second, with IS net,
while A. Brew wins third, with 10 net,
The following are the full resultst