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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17
TEXAS BONE DRY
BILL TO HOBBY
ANOTHER MEASURE WOULD
PROHIBIT LIQUOR EN-
TERING THE STATE.

Austin, Texas, March 16.-The
legislature today finally disposed OF
the statutory prohibition bill which
prohibits the traffic in liquors in
Texas when both houses agreed in
the free conference report, which
adopted the original house bill. The
heads OF both houses signed the
bill and it was sent to the governors
office. Belief is expressed that the
governor will sign it.
Another of the prohibition meas
ureS also was sent to the governor
after the free conference commit
tee report was adopted. This bill
would prohibit both interstate and
intrastate shipment OF liquor, and is
said to be designed to make Texas
"bone dry after the statutory pro-
hibition bill becomes effective. 1t
does not prohibit the having OF
liquor in ones possession for per
sonal use, but under the provisions
of the law the only way person
could get liquor would be to go out
of the state, purchase it and then
bring it in himself.
The house finally passed the sen
ate bill creating court OF six mem
bers to be known as the commission
of appeals to assist the supreme
court in catching up with its docket
The commission would be appoint
ed by the governor. This is The
first measure recommended by thC
Legislative investigating committee
to pass both houses. 1t was sent tC
| the governor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17
j. 5. SENATE MAY
ATTEMPT RAISE
PRICE Of WHEAT
CONSIDERS CORES BILL TO
MAKE THE GRAIN $3.50
PER BUSHEL.
WILSON MADE IT S2.28'
Representative Morgan Of Oklahoma
V Proposes That $soo,00O,00o Be
appropriated to Reimburse the
Farmers for Losses in 1917. q

Nasbingtofi, March l6.-While
the food administrator was making
plans today to meet the critical
wheat shortage by further reduc-
.tion in consumption the senate
again took up and debated legisla-
ton to increase production by rais-
lug the price on the 1918 crop. It
The food ADMINISTRATION was stir
red to action by reports from the
department Of agriculture showing
that the supply of wheat on farms
and in country Elevators and mills
is far less than it was a year ago.
The senate considered a bill by
Senator Gore OF Oklahoma to fix
the price att $3.50, or 80 cents a
bushel moro than set in recent
proclamation by President Wilson.
In the house today, also bill was
introduced by Representative Nor
gan of Oklahoma 10 appropriate
.$30000O0O0 to compensate produc-
ers for the losses they sustained
when The government established its
l9l1price at a figure lower than the
then market price.
Speaking for his bill, Senator Gore
declared that OF one hundred lead
ing commodities which had advanc-
ed in price within the last year, the
increase in farm products had beer
the least.
Senator Pomerene of Ohio, Dem
ocrat, charged that during the las
two years the laws of supply anC
demand have failed to exist, anC
that prices for cereals have beer
fixed by "hoarders and gamblers"
lie accused the government anc
congress with having failed to dc
their duty in providing for prope
regulation Of prices, declaring reg
ulations should be extended to al
cereals alike.
Senator McCumber OF North Da
kota, Republican, urged that farm
ers be paid for their wheat, sayinl
that unless this were done, whea
would be produced at loss in hi
state.
Senator Williams of Mississippi
Democrat, opposed price fixing leg
islation, declaring farmers shoul
be allowed free market for thei
products.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17
.SOVIETS RATIFY
PEACE AGREEMENT
WITH GERMANY
MEASURE IS ADOPTED BY A
LARGE MAJORITY-LEN-
INE LEADS PACIFISTS.

Moscow, March 16.-Thc all-Rus-
sian congress of soviets has ratified
the peace agreement with Germany
by large majority.
Russia has bowed to the central
powers. The terms OF the peace
treaty submitted by the Germans at
Brest-LitovSk have been agreed to
by the all-Russian congress of So
viets in spite of opposition of an
important element Of the Russian
| people.
The result OF the vote was fore
cast in the announcement from Mos
COW on Friday that the bolshevik
delegates to the Moscow congress
had at a party caucus voted in IA
vor of ratification. There was a
faction, however, that registered its
disapproval of the treaty but the
presence of Nikolai Lenine. the boil
sheviki premier, probably united his
followers and enabled them to roll
up a large majority in favor OF ac-
cepting the provisions OF the Ger.
man peace treaty.
The message sent by President
Wilson to the congress in which h,
expressed his sympathy with the
| Russian people was read at the open
ing session on Thursday night. i
was received with marked enthusi
asm and a reply in appreciation wa
sent to the American people.
That there was spirited opposi
tion to the ratification of the treat,
is evidenced by reports that trou
Bile broke out on Friday between tn,
bolSheviki and the social revolu
tionaries of the left who have beer
representing the council of people
commissaries.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17
WOMAN WANTED TO
KNOW TOO MUCH

FL Paso, Texas, March 10
Inquiries were made OF soldiers
about service, ammunition, field
rations and other highly techni-
cal military information by
Catherine Smid, under arrest
here charged with violating the
espionage act, according to testi-
mony at the preliminary hearing
of her case here late today.
Witnesses testified the wom-
an asked them for photographs
of Fort Bliss and the surround
ing camps, wanted to know how
they lived in camp, how long
they remain on patrol duty and
other military information.
A Spanish code book was
found in her possession.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17

present. lie added that had it been
received in time there would have
been men from his organization at
the conference.
Asserting that the bolsheviki and
other radical elements have been
and are trying to misrepresent Am
erican organized labor Mr.. Comp
ers said:
"There are conditions Of indus
trial politics and law altogether diff
fercnt in the United States than i'll
any other country. There is some
thing about the labor movement in
America OF which you may be as
sured-it must be altogether Ameri-
can.
Further, the labor movement OF
America will not be represented al
any conference in any country
where the representatives OF an enc
my nation are present"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17
WHITE SOX TO TEXAS.

Chicago, March 16.-he worlds
champion White Sox left here to-
night for Mineral Wells, Texas, to
begin spring training. The party
included seventeen players, Man
ager Clarence Rowland and Coach
Kid Gleason. Eddie Collins, the
second baseman, will join the club
later. lie was granted permission
to straighten out some business ~f-
fairs in Philadelphia.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17
oklahoma: Sunday and Mon

Oklahoma: Sunday and Mons
day, fair; rising temperature
East Texas: Sunday, general-
ly fair; slowly rising tempeta-
ture. Monday, fair; warmer.
West Texas: Sunday arid
Monday, fair; slowly rising TENN
perature.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17
ACCUSE TEXAN Of
MURDER OF WIFE
PROMINENT RESIDENT OF
WINTERS, FORMERLY OF
BELL CO., ARRESTED.

Ballinger, Texas, March 10
Jesse T. Elms was arrested at Win
ters this afternoon and lodged in
jail after an indictment had been
returned against him by the Run
nels county grand jury charging
him withthe murder of his wife. He
will be arraigned for habeas corpus
hearing Monday morning,
The Elms home in this county
was destroyed by fire last August
and the remains of Mrs. Elms were
recovered from the ruins and ship
ped to her old home at Killeen for
burial. ElmS was arrested while at
tending the funeral and brought
back to Ballinger and placed under
1000 bond to await action OF the
grand july, which last fall failed tc
find a bill against him. The case
was dropped until the present tern
of court.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17
RUNNER EQUALS RECORD.

New York, March l6,-Joie Ray
of the Chicago Athletic Association
equalled the worlds record Tor the
l,000-yard run at the national in
door A. A. U. championship here
today. Dave Caldwell of the Bos-
ton A. A. made second and Edwin
II. Fall OF the Great Lakes naval
training station, Chicago, third. The
time was 2:l4.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17

rs,ss N ~. 4. .l,.ns fhas. the FIGHT in
&, i,is 4 e. 4 sl5,l io eaeaess,uill end
|ll 6a:l II ls,f I, I as,
XII A s,s. 4 nfsl a.Ise Il 4 i at TX MAS al
;;g,esf Z ;4na ,,ls Valtis n Germany tc
naS ! i 6 :i,,l Z sse Il ssfaf III Etinden-
s6s. IS \, afshaI Il III efr,itt ted him
/ ',, 4 kSsrse,l n lssy{l Jiat 4 & essential Is
A. ( a9l,s,, 4, I,nrale 81 / lc German sot-
,,;efs Il II * fheti tI,at W. owe
AZ v;ef oFs. I An convinced that
si,ie iSaf,sIc ~ faund thfou ghout All
Ss,,,a ays' 4
" " fench Comment
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17
STEAMER IN TROUBLE.

4 Canadian Port, March l6.-A
Russian steamer was reported off
Cape Breton coast today. In re-
sponse to wireless calls for help,
government steamers have been
sent to the assistance OF the vessel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17
mrs, NJ, A. HfRSCH is CONVICTED BY
ATLANTA JURY ATTEMPTED EXTORT|ON
HALF MILLION FROM MAYOR GAMBLER
WOMAN is SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR IN JAIL AND 10
PAY FINE OF S, 900, THE MAXIMUM PENALTY.
UNDER GEORGIA LAW-JURY RE-
TURNED VERDICT IN 26
MINUTES.

sentence will be confined in the wo-
mans department OF the state penl-
tertiary at Milledgeville.
1t was announced today that the
hearing of the motion for new
trial for J, w. Cook, indicted joint
ly with Mrs. Hirsch and convicted
two weeks ago, was continued un-
til March 3. 1t originally had been
set for hearing today but was post
poned because OF the llirsch trial.
Unlike the Cook trial, which was
completed in one day, the llirsch
case occupied three days. The pros
ecution produced practically the
same witnesses in both cases, the
principal testimony being given by
Mayor Gambler and Forrest Adair,
his friend, who developed the al
legged conspiracy. The defense in
each case relied largely on the state
ments Of the principals, Cook and
Mrs. Hirsch.
Mrs. Hirsch and Cook were in
dictcd February IA last for attempt
ed blackmail of the mayor, after the
latter had gone before a special ses-
sion of the grand jury and related
the details of what was alleged to
have transpired at his private bust
ness office February 8, when Mrs.
IIirsch called on him, and Cook
later appeared at the door OF his OF
fee.
Statement by Mayor.
According to the mayors state
ment, Mrs. Hirsch had removed her
coat when she entered, saying she
was hot and tired. After talking a
few minutes she exclaimed that she
saw a man at a window and the
mayor turned to inspect the win,
dow. When he again turned to
Mrs. Hirsch she had taken off her
hat and opened the door leading
into the hallway. There, he said
stood a man he never had seen be
fore and whom he afterwards learn.
ed was Cook.
The mayor said he became suspi
cious and went for his son. Forres
Adair also was telephoned for anc
the details of the conference be
, tween him and Mrs. Hirsch, a
which, the mayor said, the demand.
for money were made, were told tC
the grand jury, resulting in the in
; dictmcnts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17

Temple, Texas, March l6-Mrs,
Elms was member of well-to-do
and prominent family OF Bell county
the Halls, OF killeen. Her broth
er was for number of years a coun-
ty commissioner, and is now a prom
inent business man OF Killeen. Elms
also formerly lived in Bell county
and is said to be prominent in bust
ness at Winters.
The arrest OF Fins at Killeen last
August caused sensation there
the funeral being halted and the
husband OF deceased taken away to
iail.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17
HEAD Of TEUTON
ARMIES UTTERS
LENGTHY BLUFF
BRUTAL, NARROW AND IN
SOLENT MANNER IS
FRENCH REPORT.
FEARS RESULT ON WEST
Despite Braggadocio, the German
Field Marshal Realizes He Has
Never Won battle Against tte
French, Now Stronger Than kykrs

London, March 16.-"If we con-
tinue the U-boat war without
fiinching we can secure peace with
England which will insu1 q tor Ger
many's navy a base off t ~ FItfnish
coast for all time" Adt,ifzl yon
Tirpitbz is quoted as dec latipE u .
recent telegram.
The admirals message, SAYS the
Exchange Telegraph corresppndcnt
at Amsterdam, was sent inV6 rsplf
to telegram from the director Of
the new Won Tirpitz school Il
Swinemunde, Germany.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17
|HINDENBURG AND ARMY
CASTE RULE ABSOLUTELY
WEATHER FORECAST

Washi' March l6.-The
weather Feau predictions for
the we .Fginning Monday are
Pr, pressure distributiops
ind g that fair weather will
pr generally throughout the
Sry during the week With
Eeratures above the seasonal
Srage as a rule. M
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17

lSCSlll lSlSSl dlll' Il
The admiral's message, SAYS the |
Exchange Telegraph correspu punac cnt /
at Amsterdam, was sent inV fsplHI |
to a telegram from the direVfor pt
the new Won Tirpitz schocl AL
Swinemunde, Germany.
Washington, March l6.-An Off
cial dispatch today from France
SAYS:
Before making their last trip to
Berlin, IIindenburg and Ludendorff
made certain statements to the
newspaper correspondents attached
to great headquarters.
This interview probably had a
double purpose-that OF encourag-
ing public opinion, and OF bringing
pressure to bear upon tile adyers-
ary by the usual Germanic bluff.
What is outstanding in the declara-
tions OF the couple OF generals swol-
len with pride and childish vanity
is that the German government is
more than ever before in the hands
of the military caste, brutal, narrow
and insolent.
Discussing the events in the
east, Hindenburg declared:
1.-The chain which was to bind
us is from henceforth broken. We
can now employ all our forces in
the west. 1t is absolutely necessary
for us to procure security on our
frontiers 50 that We shall not see
repeated the lamentable events
which marked the beginning OF the
autumn OF 1914.
People Seem Dull.
"It is to be noted that German
opinion does not realize the exact
extent OF the success obtained in the
east because the people are looking
today towards the west. lIindenburg
said regarding this;
"'Things are always the same,
people never appreciate at their just
value the results already obtained.
Then they proceeded to speak OF
the evnts that ar imminent in the
west.
with the insoence of a German
trooper, the commander of the Ger
man armies who since the battle of
the Marne has met with defeat in
every encounter with the French,
said: France has been digging her
own grave. She is entirely under
the rule of England. If the French
treated less harshly our poor war
prisoners, one would have more pity
for the unhappy fate Of their coun-
try
Ludendorff Breaks In.
'Ludendorfi added: We can now
pass to the offensive in the west. II
this offensive is made it will be very
severe. 1t must be taken into ac-
count that the enemy has at its dis
posal a strong reserve OF many di-
visions, and that it possesses a fine
network of railways for transport
ing reserves at point where they
are considered necessary. But one
must not overlook the moral fact
We are full of confidence and We
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17
Charge to Jury.

In charging the jurymen Judge
Hill instructed them that attempted
blackmail may be committed either
by direct accusation or by a threat
to accuse for eXtorting money. He
directed attention to the charge of
conspiracy, which is an agreement
to commit an unlawful otfcnse. The
question of morality was rot to be
considered, the SQUIRT said.
IF man suspects that crime
is about to be committed against
him." Judge Hill declared, "he has
the right to uncover the plot. The
express demand for money was not
necessary. If their actions showed
it was their purpose to eXtort mon
ey then She is guilty, but if no con
spiracy existed and Cook caught
them, or pretended to catch them
and Mrs. IIirsch submitted to the
accusation and joined him and
thereafter acted with him, she would
be equally as guilty as he
Mrs. lIirsch, under the court
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17

Atlanta, Ga, March l6.-Convict-
ed of attempting extort $5OOOOO
from Mayor Asa G. Gambler and sem
fenced to serve one year in jail and
pay a fine OF 81 900, Mrs. Margaret a.
Hirsch. wife OF an insurance man,
late today returned to her cell in
the county jail, which She has occu-
pied since her Indictment 4 month
ago.
Counsel for the defense announc-
aed motion OF appeal would be
.inaLe, and bond was fixed at $1,000.
case was given to the jury
IIatcthis afternoon and verdict was
retItne, in 20 minutes. Mrs. lllrSch
YeceIyed the verdict calmly She
(reniainea silent while Judge Hill
ptDncunced sentence, and at the
contluSidh looked up and said:
tiIBhayein't a word to say
|BH TlrRmatic c speeches by attorneys
onHboth$ sides marked the closing
Ehpurs otthc trial. Mrs. Hirsch of
|ten safgwith head bowed on one
|arnt;W eping bitterly, as she was de
lnDunced by counsel for the state
andBagain she wept when her own
IcoTnsel pleaded with the jury fol
pJustice, not mercy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-17

Continued on page l6.)
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-09-16
THE OPEN COLUMN
New Glee Club.

Editor the Missourian: The Uni.
versity women are soon 10 have some
thing they have wanted for a long
time and something that hitherto has
been an exclusive privilege of the
University men-a glee club.
Somehow ii seems that in these war
times when so many men are away at
war, women are beginning to do a
good many things that they have not
been able to do befOre-perhaps be
cause the men that are left feel them
selves so in the minority that they
deem it best TO let the women have
their own way Be that as il may,
the University women will meet Tues
day afternoon in the Y NJ. c. A. Au-
ditOrium under the direction of DR..
Chester Murray and organize a glee
club that will give the mems club
such keen competition that it will
have to get up and hustle to keep
from being entirely eclipsed
F. G.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-09-16
NO PRIVATE YACHTS HERE
SAYS FUEL ADMINISTRATOR

atures in home is advocated In short
every method of saving coal and fuel
oil will be advocated strongly this win
ter. The Saturday Evening Post says:
They have learned how to use coal
economically in Europe-through hav-
ing to pay ninety dollars a ton for it,
If the Government took its hand of the
fuel situation today there would be no
wasting of coal this winter The price
would go TO such a height that every
man who burned a ton of coal would
make it his personal business to see
that it was burned to the best advan-
tage.
The Government will not take its
hand OFF. II wants poor people to have
a chance at fuel, too. It gives the peO-
pie the benefit of not exorbitant
price. They ought to show their ap-
probation by using the coal just as
as though they were paying
The European price"
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-09-16
THE NEW BOOKS
Accounting and Costs.

A banker in a college town insti-
tuted a service charge for accounts OF
less than $50 He lost more than
300 student accounts, but obtained a
substantial increase in size of the
1000 that remained: In addition, he
reduced the number of Overdrawn
checks from eleven a day to about
two.
That is one of numerous examples
given in Accounting and Costs" a
new book with sections on Finding
Bank Costs" and Cutting Bank
Costs" The book is one of a series
of six in the Shaw Banking Series.
prepared by the Shaw Bureau of Busi-
ness Standard, and edited by Joseph
VI. Regan.
The book describes the cost systems
used by number of successful banks.
and contains average cost figures ac-
tually incurred by banks in various
Other books in the series are: "Ad-
vertising and Service" Loans and
Discounts" Executive Control"
Building. Equipment and Supplies"
and Credits and Collections"
"a. W. Shaw Co. Chicago; blue vel
lum cloth, illustrated with more than
so charts, forms and tables; SO metz |
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-09-16
TOLERANCE

Intolerance is not confined to Ger
many and Turkey. They are merely
the worst examples of intolerance.
The intOlerant country sets up its
learning, its religion, and its business
as ideals and expects other countries
to accept these ideals. Those who do
not, fall under the wrath of the in
tolerant country.
Because the religion of the Ar
mCIians was not that of the Turks.
the former were slaughtered in vast
numbers. Because little Belgium
could not agree with Germany's pol
icy of necessity she fell under the
German iron heel.
Tolerance in an individual as well
as in a country is a virtue. The
man who can not put up with
opinions which do not agree with his
own is out of tune with his fellow
man.
What if the other fellow is wrong?
The matter under consideration is
seldom of importance enough to wran-
gle over. No one man can1 right all |
the wrong opinions that come to his |
notice. Better fault uncOrrected
than friend lost.
The tolerant man is the man with |
friends. He sees more than his own
side of the question and respects the
other fellows opinion And even
when he is certain that the other fel-
low is wrong. he does not press his
point unless the matter is of deep
importance
Life is worth living under a reign
of tolerance
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-09-16
Wounded Severely.
MINNEHAHA Is HER NAME
This Mule VIII Be Sold Twice For
the Red Cross,

Minnehaha is a romantic name fol
Missouri mule, but the particular
mule which bears this name is diff.
ferent from the ordinary mule. She
was christened Minnehaha because
she was born on a rainy day. She
has one star in her service flag at
present, which indicates that she has
served her country by being sold for
the Red Cross.
d. ID. Moss, Sr., who lives south
east of Columbia, gave Minnehaha. then
2 months old. TO the local Red Cross
chapter to be sold during the drive
last spring. When Minnehaha ap-
peared on the streets to be knocked
down to the highest bidder. she
stepped proudly, holding her ears very
erect and wearing on her back a white
blanket with red cross in the middle
of it. Frank Hall a Boone County
farmer. bought the mule colt for $40
This money was given to the Red
Cross.
Since last spring, Mr. Moss has been
keeping Minnehaha on his farm. She
has grown much larger and is now
sleek and fat Mr. Hall said that he
intended to have her sold again dur
ing the next Red Cross drive. and
hoped that this time she would bring
more money. After the second sale
another star will be added TO her ser
vice flag
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-09-16
CASUALTY LIST

A total of 3O6 is reported on the
combined casualty lists for yesterday
and today. They are divided as fol-
lows: Killed in action, II; missing
in action, SO; woundede severely, 1853 !;
wounded, degree undetermined, IS;
died from accident and other
causes, 2; died of disease. s.;
died of wounds, s; wounded slightly.
l.
Those from Missouri on the lists
are:
Wounded Severely.
PRIVATE PAUL W. ALVATER, st.
Louis. Mrs. Elizabeth Alvater. next
of kin.
PRIVATE WILLIAM HOGAN, CO.
bait Mrs. Pearl Chawning, next of
kin.
PRIVATE CARL BOYER. Leadwood.
Carl p. Boyer, next of kin.