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NASHVILLE BREAKS UP WINNING STRING Ellam's Clan Defeats Pels After Latter Had Won
 Eight Straight
IsHUNGRY,, HAWKINS

Nashville, Tenn, June 3.-Nashville broke New Orleans stretch of wins this afternoon when, by punching hits they raced out the visitors, to ?. giv- ing the locals the first victory of the season over the league leaders. The loss came after run of eight games taken hy the leaders. The winning run was scored on singles by O'Neill and Decatur, Barbare's error of Ellam' $ eroM,der, and McConnell's sacrifice fly. Co1npton's triple accounted for the two visiting runs.
 Howard Baker. who secured two doubles and triple in four times at bat, and the fielding of Ellam fea- tured the game. The score:
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Cubs Whip Braves

Boston, June 3,-Chicago hit Nehf often enough to win the second game of the series from Boston. to 8. Bos- ton hit Tyler hard in the sixth. In the seventh Hendrix. pinch hitting for Tyler singled and scored two runs. W eaver finished the game. Feeders all-rcund playing was excellent. Score; Chicago ......... 900 o10 220-5 12 Boston ......... 900 101 001-3 ?
 Batteries: Tyler Weaver and Kllii- fer Nehf and Henry, Tragressor.
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Sims of Tennessee Would
 Frank" State Mail

Washington, June 3.-Repreesntative Sims of Tennessee today introduced a bill to give the franking privilege to all state officials of states who are charged with the administration of the state Confederate pension laws, giving them the rrvilege of sending free through the mails under their frank any mail matter addressed to a Confederate pen sioner under the laws of any state.
 MT. Sims had just received a letter from Governor Rye of Tennessee say ing that increased postage rates increased by 50 per cent the cost to the states In senGing out warrants to Confederate pensioners.
 Mir. Sims explained that all maila ble matter going to pensioners under fed eral laws was frankable and that while the taxplayers of all the states in the union paved the federal pensions, only few of the states have to bear the burdan of uayng Confederate pensions. He said 1t was only just and fair to those states that they should enjoy the franking privilege as to all mail matter made neg cssary by the administration of the Con- federate pension laws"
 
 College Baseball
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Sufferers Should Realize Tha It Is a Blood Infection and Can Be Permanently
 Relieved

i Rheumatism means that the blood
 has become saturated with uric acid poison
 It does not require medical advice to know that good health Is abso-
 Ioteiy dependent upon pure blood
 When the muscles and joints become sore and drawn with rheumatism it Iis not wise thing to take a little
 saivs and by rubbing it on the sore spot, expect to get rid of your rheu- matics You must go deeper than that, ,oOWn deep into the blood where the
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lding the locals to one
Senator's Defeat Indians

Cleveland. June Washington over- came a two-run lead and defeated Cleveland, 3 to ?. Coveleskie held Washington safe until the eighth, when Miller's error allowed the visitors to tie the score The winning run was scored in the ninth on Wombsgans er- TOT and Ainsmiths single after two were out. Johnson, who pitched II iR- nings yesterday, pitched the last two innings today. Score: R. H. F. Washington ...... 900 900 120-3 1 Cleveland ...... 200 900 o0o--2 3
 Batteries; Ayers, Johnson and Picin- ich, Ainsmith; Coveliskie and ONeill.
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Chicago, June 3.-Russell went to pieces in the third inning today, and the locals scored six runs on three hits, one of which was double by Col lins. coupled with four bases on balls and an error by Hannah. Chicago added a few more off Finneran by punching hits and winning from New York, to 2. Score. R. H. l.. New York ...... 100 0o1 00o-2 s 2 Chicago ......... 006 010 20s-9 g 0
 Batteries: Russell, Finneran and Hannah; Cicotte and Schalk.
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International League

At Rochester: Rochester IS, Buffa- To 8
 At Jersey City: Jersey City 2, Bing- hamton 0.
 (No other games scheduled)
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Cincinnati-Philadelphia (rain). Pittsburg 3. New York ?. St Louis 15, Brooklyn F Chicago 5. Boston 3.
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SUMMARY Two-ha-se Hits-Hyatt, Brottem, Fisher Sacrifice Hits Robinson, Moran Stolen Bases-Moran, Coombs Alten- berg
 Double Plays-Walsh to Hyatt; Duncan to Smith; Slapnicka to Smith to Bern sen.
 Struck Out-Robinson 2, Slapnicka l. Base on Balls-Robinson ?. Slapnicka 4 Time-2:10. Umpires-Shafer and Pfenninger
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Summary: Two-base hits, Baker 9. Edmondson. Three-base hits. Baker, compton. Double plays, Gilbert to bluhm. Bases on balls. Phillips ?. struck out. Decatur f. Phillips | stolen bases. Ellam Sacrifice hits, Mcconnell 2, Burke. Time 1:40 Cm- plres' Breitenstein and Brennan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
LOOKOUTS CONTINUE ID SKID DOWNWARD Bears Play Uphill Game and Easily Defeat the
 'N0ogans

Chattanooga, June 3o-Mobile batsmen overcane a three-run lead by hitting Marshall ha I'd in the fourth and fifth ill., nings today and easily won the second game of the series. Cayet hit a home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-04
Athletics Beat Browns

St. Louis, June S.-Timely hitting combined with Greggs masterly pitch ing, enabled Philadelphia to win from St. Louis today, to 1. Despite Gregg's
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American Association

At Toledo: Toledo 2, Columbus 5
 At Louisville: Louisville 3. Indianap- oils 6.
 At Milwaukee: Milwaukee 5, Kansas City 6. (wet grounds)
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'DAzZY VANCE HOLDS POOR OLD CRACKERS Cholly's Cohorts Continue to Cinch Title Held by
 Former GulIs

Memphis, Juno s-vance had Atlanta at his mercy today and Memphis won. 5 to The result never was in doubt after the fifth inning when an error and hits by Vance, Allison. Cruthers and Carroll resulted in five runs for Mem phis. Score:
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Summary: Stolen bases, Bues, Dan- rau, Orcutt, Graham. Base on balls, Marshall l. Cavet ?. Sacrifice hits, St. Charles, Coleman. Two-base hits, Dam rau, Leach, Phelan. Time, 80. Home run, Cavet. Struck out, Marshall 2, Ca vet g. Empires Carpenter and Robertson.
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Grand Jury to Meet

The Jefferson county grand jury will reassemble this morning at 9:3O o'clock for the purpose of investigating a num- Der of cases and taking steps looking to the final report.
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Games Today

Cincinnati at Philadelphia. Pittsburg at New York. St. Louis at Brooklyn. Chicago at Boston
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LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Little Rock 1. Birmingham 0. Nashville 3, New Orleans ?. Memphis 6, Atlanta 0. Mobile $, Chattanooga 3.
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Games Tndax

Birmingham at Little Rock New Orleans at Nashville. Atlanta at Memphis. Mobile at Chattanooga.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Waco: Waco l. San Antonio 2. At Houston: Houston S-2 Shreveport 5-5.
 At Dallas: Dallas 6-4 Fort Worth 2-i (Second game called fifth. rainl.
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AMERICAN LEACIrE
Yesterday Results

Philadelphia 2, St Louis |. Washington 3. Cleveland 2 Chicago 9, New York 2. Boston 5, Detroit o.
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Bender Back in Favor

Cincinnati, June 3.-Chief Bender, pitcher of the Philadelphia National club, was restored to good standing by the national baseball commission today. Benders application said he has concluded to return to baseball, and inasmuch as he had violated none of the rules of organized baseball no penalty was inflicted.
 performance, holding the locals to ono hit, he would have lost had not his teammates bumped Shocker for four successive hits in the eighth, as Sisler had stolen third and home with the only run scored up to that time Score:
 R. H. E. Philadelphia ... oo0 GOO 02o-2 90 St. Louis ........ 00o 900 100-1 1 2 Batteries: Gregg and McAvoy; Shocker and Nunamaker.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
No-Hit Game Here
nSLIMn SCHuLTz

Detroit, June 3.-Holding Detroit hit less, Leonard pitched Boston to 5 to o victory here this afternoon. Only one Detroiter reached first base, the result of the only base on balls Leon- ard issued.
 Boston hit Dauss freely, punching the blows with bases on balls and errors. Ruth, sent to center field to replace Strunk. duplicated his home run of yes- terday by again placing the ball in the right field beachers. The score:
 R. H. E. Boston ........ 100 112 ooo-5 8 0 Detroit ...... 900 900 o00-0 0 0 Batteries: Leonard and Schang; Dauss and Cunningham and Yelle.
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Games Today

New York at Chicago. Philadelphia at St. Louis. Boston at Detroit.
 Washington at Cleveland.
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According to Paris physician, pre- mature badness is due to some trouble with the teeth.
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Summary: Two-base hits, Bratchi, Car- roll, Dobard, Hargrave, Mcdonald. Wild pitches, Brennan, Vance Base on balls, Vance ?. Struck out, Vance l. Time 1:20. !, Empires. Chesnutt and Kerin.
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College Baseball At Amherst. N. J.; Amherst :. Will Hams l.
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Atlanta .....................,.....0 900 600 000-0
 Memphis .......- - n00 051 n0a-s
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White Sox Down Tanks

and Cunningham and Yelle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-03
THE MONTHLY CROP
SUMMARY FOR MAY

Wheat shows growing condition
of 73 per cent. This is a decrease OF
5 per cent as compared with the
condition Of one month ago. The
condition Of wheat At same time one
wear ago was 6S per cent. This de
crease in the growing condition Is
due to the poor showing in the
Southwest. extreme western and
northwest parts of the state. In
these sections there has been very
little moisture, and wheat is show
ingup very poorly from this reason
alone. In eighteen Of the leading
wheat counties the condition has
changed very little during the past
month. reports showing that grow
ing conditions have been very favor
able.
Condition of oats is - per cent.
Condition on same date last year
was Il per cent. Corn shows con-
dition of 81 per cent. Same date
last year showed a condition OF 78
per cent. The condition of alfalfa
is 50 per cent. Condition last
month was SO per cent, and on the
same date one year ago the condi-
tion was 78 per cent. In almost all
parts of the state the first cutting
has been completed.
There is an increase Of ! per cent
in the cotton acreage as compared
with last years acreage. Kaffir and
milo show an increase of / per cent
and sorghum 5 per cent. The acre
age in alfalfa this year is | per cent
less than last year. Broow corn
shows a ? per cent decrease in acre
age. The Sudan grass acreage has
been increased | per cent, barley and
rye decreased | per cent, peanuts
decreased 6 per cent and the Irish
potato acreage increased 0 per cent.
The condition of the soil as re-
CARDS moisture is So per cent. Con
lition last month was 80 per cent.
The eastern part of the state shows
up with the best crop prospects.
Reports received at this office show
that from present indications a
bumper crop is to be expected.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-03
Taxes on Excess Profits.

Petroleum Journal The oil divi-
sion of the United States fuel adj
ministration recently gave out a
statement relative to the matter OF
excess profits taxes on oil compa-
nie'. In part the statement said
Investigation has tended 10 show
some reluctance on the part Of oil
producers to engage in prospecting
or wildcatting because Of general
belief that under the excess profits
taxes 80 per cent or 60 per cent OF
the income from q successful Wild
cat venture must be surrendered in
the form OF excess profits tax with
out regard to the hazardous nature
Of discovery work the irregularity
Of lis returns or the unsuccessful
ventures Of preceding wears. This
is a miSappreheusion.-
The statement reviews the provi-
sionS OF the excess profits tax law
as relating 10 companies such as
those engaged in the oil production
industry. \ concrete example is
given showing the practical applica-
iion Of the law and regulations
which have beer prescribed for such
companies. and after illustrating the
application Of the law the statement
concludes Thus it vii be seen
that instead Of a tax OF 80 per cent
or % per cent OF the net income
even in a case where the net income
is in excess OF the entire actual in
vested capital. the entire excess
profits tax may be only 2l.76 per
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-03
Motor Phun.

Said the Monkey Wrench to the
Patent Pump
When the Car stopped dead one
day;
This doggoned thing used to fairly
jump,
And why can't it get away
Said the Patent Pump why, the
old machine
Should run like a streak at dawn,
But it won't go without Miss Case
line,
And she seems, somehow, to have
gone"
"And where did she go" asked the
Battery;
The Magnetic replied: "Why
she
Has been eaten up by cannibal,
And that's where she is, said he.
"Now who ate her up? Who is
there knows :"
Screamed the young Contact
Point Setter;
And the Clutch remarked: "Well,
! suppose,
OF course, that the Carburetor!
Then the tools and the parts OF the
gasless car
Jumped into the punning Clutch
And pounded his discs till he saw
star,
Also. that he'd got in Dutch
And since that day, ! am told by
one
Who is next 10 the inside fact,
Punning when you are stuck by the
road
Is a mighty dangerous act.
Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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Z | m G.

Miami Record Herald. A great
drill strike was brought in on the
Lucky Jack lease at Hockerville, in
a deep well that is being drilled by
the city Of Hockerville.
The new hole is lZ-inch one that
is to supply the city with water and
was not drilled with the idea of find
ing ore.
At a depth of los feet the drill
went into rich jack and at 2o5 feet
it was still in it. making face at
least 100 feet high and it is thought
that it is possible that it may equal
the great strike made few months
ago on the Admiralty Zinc Com
pany's Esther lease.
The location of the Lucky Jack
strike is he SW4 of the NE4 OF
Section l4-2o-23, and the hole is on
the south side of the lease just
across the line from the Lucky
Jennie.
From the fact that this is the only
hole than has been sunk so deep,
with the exception of those on the
Blue Bonnet. one half mile south,
it is thought possible that the depos-
it NAV continue all over that section
and that the top runs being deveI-
oped are small in comparison and
more deep drilling will follow.
On the Blue Bonnet an ore face OF
s. feet was discovered at a depth OF
81 feet and it is thought that this is
a continuation OF it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-03
A RIDE IN A TANK.
Experiences of Day Will Remain
AS if Etched in Sepia Upon
Memory,

Scribner's: The experiences of
that day will remain forever in my
memory. etched, as it were. in Sc
MIA. writes Winston Churchill. My
guide was younger officer who
had seen heroic service. and |
wondered constantly how his DELI
cate frame had survived. in the
trenches the constant hardship OF
such weather as now, warmly wrap
ped and with the car curtains drawn
we faced. The inevitable, relentless
rain OF that region had set in again
the rain in which our OWE soldiers
will have to fight. and the skies were
Of A darkness seldom known IN
America. The countryside was no
longer smiling. After some two
hours of progress we came, IN that
devastated district near the front.
to an expanse where many mon
sters were clumsily cavorting like
dinosaurs in primeval slime.
AT some distance from the road
others stood apparently tethered IN
in line. awaiting their turn for ex-
ercise. These were the far-famed
tanks. Their commander. or chief
mahout. as ! was inclined to call
him. was a cheerful young giant OF
colonial origin. who has often driv-
en- them serenely across No Man ;
Land and into the German trenches.
He had been expecting US, and led
me along a duck board over the
morass. to where one of these lev
iathans was awaiting us. You
crawl through greasy hole in the
bottom. and the inside is IS full OF
machinery as the turret of the
Pennsylvania, and you grope your
way to the seat in front beside that
of the captain and conductor, look
ing out through slot in the armor
over a waste of water and mud
From here you are supposed TO op-
crate a machine gun Behind you
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-03

900 tons of India rubber are needed
every year, and the American auto
mobile owners pay every year as
much as S20O,000,0O0 for tires.
In response to the demands made
in the United States last spring,
100000 backyard and vacant lot
gardens were established in 1917,
and the first war crop of potatoes
was 452,0O0,0U bushels-an increase
of 100000 bushels over the pre-
vious year.
There never was any legislation
making the eagle an American EN-
blem, but it was placed on the great
seal of the United States as adopted
in 1882, and was placed on the first
coins issued by the new government
and by common consent it has been
accepted as a national emblem.
There were six secretaries of state
WnO dlttl w dl u DSCdIlC plSSIbNll !,
viz: Jefferson, Madison, Monroe,
John Quincy Adams, Van Buren,
and Buchanan. There has been no
secretary of the treasury, OF the
navy, Of the interior, nor any post
master-general or encouragement
who reached the higher Office. Jef-
ferson Davis, president of the
Southern Confederacy, was secre-
tary of war under President Pierce.
The sixteenth amendment to the
constitution of the United States
reads as follows: "The congress
shall have power to levy and collect
taxes on incomes, from whatever
source derived, without apportion-
ment among the several states, and
without regard to any census or
This amendment was
adopted Feb. Is, 1913.
By the last census ten of the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-03
GOSSIP OF ROYALTY.

Queen Alexandria is an accom-
pliShed musician.
Emperor William Of Germany will
have occupied the throne thirty
years this coming June.
The Shah OF Persia has applied
for 100000 Of Liberty bonds. The
request reached the state depart
mont from Minister Caldwell at
Teheran.
Former King Constantine OF
Greece has undergone an operation
IN a Zurich hospital. and is now out
OF danger II Is believed. how
ever. that hi, convaleScence will
be slow.
Princess Of Parma. mother Of the
Austrian empress. is generally cred
ited with being the most consum-
mate politician and diplomatist
among the feminine royalty OF Eu-
rope.
Queen Marv oi England was Wis
iting q war hospital when she was
asked by a friend where she OBJ
tanned her beautiful hat. trim
med it myself." said her majesty,
who is known to be an adept al
millinery.
King George OF England has
barred the use OF alcoholic bever-
ages in his palace during the war.
and the rule is adhered to rigidly.
No wine Is served even at dinner
parties at Buckingham palace or
Windsor
Ex-Empress Eugenie. whose
throne was ioppled over as a result
OF the Franco Prussian war, is now
% years old. and the passing OF
time has changed her from an i'm
perious beauty into a bent. old NO
man with wrinkled face and snow
white h1ir
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-03
NATIONAL FACTS AND
FIGURES.

America has about 100000 miles
of railroad. or about 26.4l miles for
each 10000 of population,
Oil-burning locomotives are now
used in 2l states, on So railroads
and on $1,000 miles OF track in this
country. They consume 100000
barrels of oil yearly.
Estimating 572,539,00O bushels as
the indicated yield of winter wheat,
the governments forecase would be
for the third largest winter crop in
our history.
The Far Western range states, ac-
cording to the classification of the
department OF agriculture, are Ari-
zona, California, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,
Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.
Nearly 100000 automobiles are
now in use in the United States. To
supply these with tires nearly 80
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-03

have robbed, and leave the country
to its dreadful fate.
Life in Petrograd is horrible
all the criminals, all the workmen
and demoralized soldiers rob the
few cars that still bring some kind
of products. In the very heart OF
the city, in daytime, you have your
clothes taken off your back liter
ally. Just think that there is no po-
lice, nobody to call for help, tor
those who would like to help have
had their firearms confiscated, even
the officers, even the highest gen
erals. All the soldiers are armed
and have become highwaymen. At
any moment you can expect mum =
Der of them coming into your pri-
vate lodging and, under the pretense
of 'perquisition' take away all your
money and valuables.
And as the government declares
that in real socialistic state no
crime against private property wili
be considered as such, for the big
gest of all crimes is just the crime
of private ownership, so you see
there is nowhere to look for help
Our money is not accepted any
where abroad. Russia is bankrupt,
so that it is impossible to escape.
All my friends and relatives are IN
the same awful position. Every
body lives on their last money, even
those who were quite rich. Their
money was in government or pri-
vate bonds, and as they are declar-
ed void, where will you get money
from? My poor mind cannot grasp
the whole thing, it is too great a
madness. | hope with all my heart
that my dear American friends are
happy-it is some relief TO think
that there are people not suffering
what we have to.
Will Be Real Slaves
NV only chance to save my lit-
tie girls life and my own would
be to get away from here and go
to the United States. If you can
think of any way to bring this about
please write to me at once. | would
do anv kind of work-and if came
to starve there, it would be to have
my little one escape from this mad
house! Here, if we do not die in
the next months, we will be slaves.
regular slaves. of our lowest classes.
90 YOU see that anything in tree
America would surely be a thou
sand fines better than what we
must expect here
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-03

two mechanics have started the en-
gines with deafening roar, above
which are heard the hoarse COM
mands of the captain as he grinds
in his gears. Then you realize that
the thing is actually moving, that
the bosses on the belt have man
aged to find grip on the slime
and presently you come to the brink
OF what appears, to your exagger-
a,ed sense of perception, bottom
less chasm, with distant steep banks
on the farther side that look un-
attainable and insurmountable, but
YOU 60 owe ras easily as the ordi-
nary motor car crosses six-inch
ditch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-03

state capitals had populations eX-
ceeding 100000, and indianapolis
was second in the list. They were
Boston, Mass, 670,5S5; lndianapo-
lis. Ind, 233,650; Providence, K. J."
224.326; st. Paul, Mimi, 2l4,IA;
Denver, Colo, 2l3,3Sl; Columbus.
Ohio, 18l.5ll; Atlanta, Ga, lo+,o39
Richmond, Va, 1923; Nashville
Tenn, ll0,364 Albany, n. y, 100
253.
Mrs. Abigail Hall OF Aurora, Ill.,
has lived to be 100 years old, be-
cause, she says, she had always
minded her own business She IS
now busy knitting for the soldier
bows.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-03

cent. 1t follows that oil men may
continue to prosecute their business
and particularly their efforts to de-
velop new sources OF supply in the
confident assurance that under the
law and the regulations no unduly
burdensome tax will be assessed"