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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01

and st. Joseph, Mo-. to visit rela-
tives.
Mrs. c. + Washington has re-
turned after weeks visit in Dallas
and Fort Worth, Texas.
Mrs. F. l.. Evans and son, F. l..
Jro are expected TO return today
from Colorado Springs where they
have spent several weeks.
Mrs, J. l.. Myers. 2l5 Stanley
boulevard, will return today from
Dallas, Texas, where she has been
visiting Mrs. James Quarrels.
Mrs. w. c. Baker and daughter,
Frances, have returned after a
fortnight's stay in Sulphur.
Mrs. +. NJ. Evans and Miss Johnnie
Gilkey went to Sulphur yesterday.
Helen and Frances Pennington
are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Iris
Brown. at Davis.
Mrs. A. X. Harris. Sr., has re-
turned to Oklahoma City after a visit
with her son. A. r. Harris, and Mrs.
Harris, 9l5 Stanley Boulevard.
Mrs. G. w. Green. who has been
visiting her daughter Mrs. Hugh
Thompson, has returned TO her home
in Guthrie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Gibbs and son,
lack, weer called TO Norman yes
terday on account of the illness OF
Mr.. Gibbs sister, Mrs. Frank Wolfe.
Mrs. Lyle Dawson and Mrs. Cecil
Crosby are in Oklahoma City visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. F. \, Jones.
Mrs. L. A. Henderson and chill
dren, Baker and Lee, have returned
from Sulphur. where they spent sew
eral weeks.
Miss Gladys Carpenter and Miss
Maurine Seay are in Sulphur They
will return tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Abels and
family left today for months visit
with relatives in Pennsylvania.
Miss Bess Lawrence is spending
today in Wyrnewood, with her
mother, Mrs. !. !. Lawrence. She
will return tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Nell Kirby is visiting her
father, |. Kirby, at FL Reno.
Miss Bernice Bow has returned to
Lawton to resume her position as
teacher in the Lawton high school
after spending the summer with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T. Bow,
l02 Stanley boulevard.
Miss Leona Reams will leave on
Thursday for Washington, d. c.,
where she will visit several weeks
with Congressman and Mrs. c. d.
Carter and family.
Mrs. Denver Dawson of Coalgate
is visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. Shelby
Downard, $40 F street, southwest.
Mrs. Davison's husband recently re-
ceived a commission as first lieuten-
ant in the army. He is stationed at
Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina.
Mrs. ]. c. Cheadle, who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Van
Nov. l29 B street, southwest, has
returned to her home in Sulphur Mr..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01
Slumber Party.

Miss Leila Lytton gave slumber
party Monday night at her home,
2O3 C. street northwest, having as
her guests Misses Thelma Thomas
and Carrie Pangburn of Tishomingo,
Grave Cornish OF Ringing, Thelma
Banks. Myrtle Enloe, Louise Earth
Ing. Alyne McCharen and Lacy
Bagbv. The guests attended the
Palace theater. after which the hours
were spent in dancing at Miss
Lvtton's home.
Clubs and Church Societies.
The program committee OF the
Ladies OF the Leaf will meet at 3
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Car
negie Library.
The Red Cross Luncheon Club
will meet Tuesday with Miss Elolse
Potterf, ll9 G.. Street southwest.
The Young Ladies Missionary
Society of First Christian Church
will meet at 3 o'clock Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. c. F. Harvey, Il
Fifth Avenue northwest.
Notes of Society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Presnell and
children have returned after an
automobile trip through Arkansas
and Kentucky.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. McGill have
returned after motor trip through !
Michigan.
Mrs. Paul Jones and children,
Cecil. Joe and Wilbur, have returned
from Corpus Christi, Texas.
Mrs. Charles H. Adams left yes
serday afternoon for Kansas City |
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01
Social and Personal

Cheadle has entered military train
ing and is stationed at Camp Pike,
Little Rock, Ark.
Miss Grace Scivally and sister Mrs.
Doc Culwell of Marietta, have re-
turned after two weeks stay IN
Medicine Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. +. Hamilton left
yesterday on motor trip to Estes
Park. Colorado, where they will VS.
it their son, Raymond Hamilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stewart and
daughter, Jane, have returned TO
their home in Duncan after visiting
relatives here the past week.
Lieut.. Dewitt II. Smith is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Hoffman, lO9
+ street, southwest. Lieutenant
Smith recently received his commis-
sion at the Fourth Officers Training
School at Camp Pike, Little Rock,
Ark. After ten days leave OF alb
sence he will report at Fort Logan,
| Texas.
Mrs. Hal Cannon and children
have returned after visit in Gaines
Vile. Texas. They were accompanied
home bv Mrs. Cannons' mother.
Lieut.. ]. r. McAtee, Camp Bowie,
Texas. came yesterday TO spend a
brief furlough with Mr.. and Mrs. h.
! T. Hunt and family.
Mrs. X. A. Peterson and daughter,
Bernardene, left yesterday for Los
Angeles, Cal, where they will visit
Mrs. Petersons mother, Mrs. Nj. l..
Bridges.
Mrs. F. V. Morten, accompanied
by her daughter, Isabelle, returned
TO Sulphur Yesterday.
Miss Golda Bowman is in Okla
homa City attending a house party
given at the home OF Miss Gillian
West. She will be Joined Tuesday
bv Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Williamson
and Miss Beatrice Fraley, who will
motor from here to Oklahoma City,
thence to Medicine Park, Lawton,
for the week end
The Misses Gladys and Ernestine
Guillot, Hattie Burntt, Mrs. w. X.
Burnitt and Morgan Eddleman, mo-
tored to Marietta Yesterday where
thev are attending house party CIV
en- by Mr.. and Mrs. Walter X. Bu-
chanon at their ranch home near Ma
rietta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Lee and
daughter. jamie, former residents OF
Ardmore, have returned to Ardmore
from Oklahoma City to make their
home. They will reside at their coun-
trv home, northwest OF the city.
Judge and Mrs. A. Eddleman and
sons have returned after a motor trip
to Carlsbad, New Mexico, where
thew visited their daughter, Mrs. +.
R Lee. While in Carlsbad, they
were entertained at dinner given
by Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Hubbard
former residents of Ardmore, who
had as additional guests, Mr., and
Mrs. Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. }. J.. Jor-
dan. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Stewart
Miss level Hubbard, Sergt. Harry
Hubbard, all of whom formerly made
their home in Oklahoma.
Miss Floy Weeks has gone to
Conan. where she will be supervisor
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01

airdrome, to play around it ior a
time until he has aroused his Boche
adversarieS. They start after him
thinking that he has been brought
there by engine trouble and just at
the moment when they are ready TO
pounce upon him, he showers them
with load OF incendiary bullets
from his machine gun. This method
has succeeded again and again,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01

No Daily Ardmoreite Monday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01
Notes of Society.

Mrs. Paul Jones and children,
Cecil. Toe and Wilbur. have returned
from Corpus Christi, Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01
Farewell Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Berryhill,
entertained Thursday night at their
home, ga F street southeast, IN
honor OF Mr.. and Mrs. {. A. Coe,
who left yesterday Tor Sherman,
Texas, TO make their home. The
hours were spent with music and
dancing, and refreshments were
served. Those present were: MIS-.
3. c. Forbes, Mrs. Ollie Gilmer, Ger
trude and Ruby Edwards, Irene
Forbes, Edna Armstrong, Nelma and
Ruth Holman, Frances Terrell, Elva
Cross. Edith and Elise Berryhill. Es-
ther Lee. Hawatha Jackson, Thel-
ma Wright, Thelma Starks, Fannie
Forbes; Raymond Nichols, Gerald
Jackson. Hardy Murphy, Harold
Skipworth, Williams Honiiihand,
Willis Ross, Archie Watts and
Louis Worley.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01

OF art and penmanship in the public
schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Smith and son,
Elwood, of Gainesville, Texas, came
yesterday to make Ardmore their
home. They will reside at 2lS ID
street, northwest, Mr.. Smith is
claim agent for the Santa Fe Rail
way Company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01
ANOTHER SPANISH
SHIP is TORPEDOED

Paris, Aug. 5l.-Another Spanish
ship. the Alexandrine, has been tor
pedoed, according to Madrid dis
patch to the Journal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-03
R|CKENBACKER
Gets BALLOON

WITH THE AMERICANS WEST
or NERDuN. Oct. 3.--tieut Rick
enbaeker sot an enemy observation
balloon Monday night by fooling the
Germans. The former automobile
racer knew that six fokkcrs were
guarding the balloons In the usual
hunting ground SO he flew 20 kilo-
meters $50 milcsl past them and
brought down an unEuarded sausage
In flames.
His return was spectacular. A
crowd was waiting for him az the
landing field. which was lighted with
arc lights the current for which was
generated by a portable dynamo. an
ingenious invention OF the American
flyers,
A lost Frenchman first dove 20 tho
ground and made safe landing.
thanking the Americans for saving
his life with their lights Rickcn.
hacker then buxred overhead. drop
ped flare and Tlided smoothly over
the line Of lights. Then he hit the
ground and TAXED around the line Of
lights into his hangar.
bursting Into headquarters. Rick.
enhscker declared Say. I'm getting
10 be "a regular baiioonatic. fooled
Heinic tonight I surprised sau.
sage opposite Niwneulics. where they
did not expect US. saw IL go up In
flames. was almost ashamed 10 do
IL"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-03
LEWIS OItrIIEtM

Just for Tonight" now plaping a,
Levy'H orpheum. tells the story Of a
man who. In his acvcnturc-filied
quest Of love. Ia confronted b. sltuA'
tons that would have baked n less
determined person than Theodore
Whitney. jr. played BY Tom Moorcl.
The Girl for whom no fisks all. hides
her Identity from him for some
strange reason. and that adds To his
many trials.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-03
STRAND

come on In" IN the title OF tho
comedy BY John Emerson and Anita
Loos. which comes to the Strand to.
day. Shirley Mason and Ernast
Truck are the stars. The plot dsAis
with a poor German spy who fen in
love with a patriotic stenoErapher
Ho wanted TO be true TO the kaisr.
but Cupid told him to be true 60
somebody else. SO he tried to be
true To both. but Eddie Short, who
was a regular American soidier.
caught him at IL. and being In love
with the sweet stcnographcr himself.
contIived to land the spy and his ms.
sistants. Count Won Bumstuff. Prof.
@. wo,tan orphuischmcli. and A.
Schlobb.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-03
MRS. WILLIAMS
GAINED TWENTY
FIVE LBS. ON IT
Health so Bad Before Taking
Tanlac Don't See Now
How She Lived

"A little less than two months
aro began taking Tanlac and
tince that time have actually
gained TWENTY-FIVE pounds" was
tho remarkable abatement made by
NruL Margaret Williams. OF $50
orcaa street. recently. Mrs, VIII
lams IA the wife of ]. w. williams
who WAS a bookkeeper until he los,
his sight. They have lived in
Seattle for tho past thirty years.
and arc well known and respected
MY health haS been very poor
for many years" she continued.
nut my condition has been 40 had
during the pas, two or three years
TINT I rcalIv don't SOC how I lived
suffered mos, ali the time with
fearful headaches ana awful mains
in my hacl and IN inc, u,as
rarkod with main ali ovor los,
nv annc,i,e ana my norvos hcca,,o
90 shat,ercd tina, h,raIv knew
xho, sIecn was when ~ ne
hand Ios, h,. .Is,,, 80, s,,,,os 90
corr.o hoe,ron ao,,,,t,, - GO,
nv ho,,,h ho,,s haS aIraaa,
WOW, ro,ng aown undor ,ho 60,
IA, o,a,.,.tn -, -,
49,, -, 49,, ~, an. -. -.
..os DE-, 80 ava 49,, ,,,,, q,
,,, -, =, -, a., -,
,,a - =,
,o,,aa,ar, .no.' a ~ e,'e w ny
n,,.ar,. Az, a., 49,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-03

There's lots Of good In all Of US. bo,
Robert Brown didn't seem 10 have
any good in him at all. lie didn't
love chllirvn. and "a man who can liz
more the greatest Etft OF tho Creator
has a had soul. There are lots OF
men like Brown In tho world. and
that's why 'I'arrntaxc." which u
now running at tho Colonial. was
written.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-03
Just One Application
and the Hairs Vanish
ALL.
WEEK

A harmless. yet very effective.
treatment is here given for tho quick
removal OF hairy growths: Mix
enough powdered delatone and water
to cover the undesirable hairs. apply
paste and after . or ; minutes re-
move. wash the skin and the hairs
have vanished One application usu-
ally Is sufficient. but 10 be certain
OF results. buy the delatone in an or
iginal package.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-03

into J. r. Bachelors clothes after n
fine swim and discovered tho bank
roll In the vest pocket That WAS
Jerry Martins Introduction into ad
venture. II led him 20 John Bart
lett. hia daughter Biliy. and the Gen
erai. a week In the Adirondacks. and
"A fortune.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-03
Have You Black Tom
for Local Tank Men?

Tho Good Luck Boys OF the Treat
En- Rough Tank Corps" stationed
on, at For; Law,on. want big black
,oncat for n mascot The bigger
and blaekcr ole Tom is. the better he
will be appreciated. Whether or not
Tom IL midnight mpresario mat.
tiers not--jgst so he Is absolutely
black. The Iron Crusaders AJAX that
tho embryo mascot be delivered TO
Barracks 81 At the fort
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-03
MISSION

Emily Stevens Ia the star In XII.
daro OF Storm" adapted from the
story by Eleanor Kelly. which opens
at the Mission today. An tho story
goes. Basil Kildare was the owner
Of the old southern estate OF Storm.
and because Of his wealth and posi.
ton Katherine Leigh was forced TO
marry him. He was OF a brutal and
domincrfng nature. who held women
as the toys Of men, and no treated
Kate accordingly. parading her be.
for. his friends on account OF her
rare beauty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-03
Hot Discussion Is
Checked by Vote

Heated discussion over the charge
that union men not belonging to the
longshorcmcn's local have been
working on the docks was finally cut
off by vote OF the Central Labor
council Wednesday night 10 check
the exchange OF personalities. Long.
shoremen's delegates attended with a
liet OF names Of men they accused.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-03

The stars and Stripes prints the
following in It's edition Of Sep'em'
Der g.
Every soldier In the 4. +. 7. win
receive one half pound OF candy ev.
cry 10 days as part OF his rnuon.
The candy ration will include
chocolates and hard candies Of pure
sugar. The candy is now being made
In factories operated in France BY
the O NJ. c."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-03
COLISEUM

Lima Cavalier. at one time pro.
claimed the most beautiful woman
in tho world. IL the attraction at
the Coliseum. until tomorrow night
In "A Woman OF Impulse" Tho
story ccntcrs around Ia vccci. an
opera singer. who has risen from
poverty to wealth and power. thru
her beauty and her wonderful voice.
Tho picture liz adapted from the
play by Louis X. Anspacher. and
was directed by Edward Jose.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-03
EVERY HOUSE HAS ITS
RABBITS IN MUNICH

Especial To The Star by n. y. A.
AMSTERDAM. oct Hardy a
private house In Munich nowadays
Is without its rabbits. lodged In
baekyaris. In cellars. attlca. kitchens
and even bedrooms. says the Munich
Post. The Mucnchenerz have much
difficulty in feeding them. however.
for grass II scarce
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-03
REX

Mabel Van BURN IL the star Of
The Girl OF the Golden WeHt." the
new show which comes 10 the Rex
Van BURN appears nH an orphan
who keeps n saloon In a California
mining town during tho days %; the
30 gold rush. Her honesty and fear.
iezsnsus command the respect OF ali
the boys.
The supporting cast Includes Thco-
dorc Roberts. House Peters. Anita
King and jeanne Macpherson.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-03
Great Increase in
British Shipping

LONDON. Oct s.--Merchnnt ship
ping completed In United Kingdom
yards. toial~d ist.7Ts tons in Sep
TENDER. the British admiralty an
nouncod today. This Is 10000 tons
more than was finished in August.
The rate at which the worlds mer'
chant shipping Is being reduced has
been cut 81 per cent compared
with 1911. figure experts calculate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-03
Liberty

lilo Comes Up Smiling" Is the play
at the Liberty for the week. and
Doug Fairbanks IL the man who
does the smiling. Doug has a habit
OF his own OF smiling just on general
principles, hut II he had not. he
would find good reason for cultivat.
Ing II on the occasion that he slipped
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-03
TODAy's PROGRAMS

LTUERTy--Dougias Fairbanks In
HE Comes Up sailing
CIEMMER--EayIe williams In "The
Girl In His House"
LEWIS ORpHEuM-Tom Moore In
just for Tonight"
COJIsEUM-Lina Cavniiert In "a
Woman Of Impulse"
sTRAND--Shiriey Macon In "Cems
On In"
COIONIAI>-Tom Mix In Pane and
Fortune"
MISslON-Emiiy Stevens In 'KlI-
dane 81 Storm"
RFN--Mabei Van Bureu In THE
Girl Of the Golden West"
CLASS A-Barbara Castletou and
Hobart Henley In 'I'srcntsGe."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-03

Earle Williams does some Of tho
best work he has presented on the
screen in many months In The Ciri
in Hla House" now playing al the
clcmm.r. Williams In perfectly at
home in the role Of Iioyle tthc chief
detectvel. and never fails 10 register
his scenes in n fine style. UNFOLDING
hia reputation an an actor Of no
mean ability.
Grace Diamond makes n charming
mystery giri" in the scresS version
OF AacorAth'a popular novel The
rest OF the cast In good
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NOTED EDUCATOR
DIES IN WEST TODAY
VAN HlsE HAD ATTAINED WIDE
REPUTATION AS A GEO
LOGlST.
(By the Associated press)

MADISON. Wis. Nov. 19--Presi-
dent Charles r. Van Hse. of the I'm
iversity of Wisconsin. died in Mil
waukee this morning, according to in
received here
He went to Milwaukee Friday for
slight operation on his nose, compli-
cation developed and meningitis set
in. causing his death.
President Van Hise was born in Full.
ton, Wis, May 90. 1857, aud was grad
uadted from the University of Wiseon-
sin in 1879. In 1892 the university be-
slowed upon him the degree of doctor
of philosophy and from several uni.
versities he received later the honor
airy degrees. He was made professor
of mineralogy in 1886 and professor of
geology in 1890 at the University of
Wisconsin. He held the latter posi-
ton until 1903 when he was appointed
president.
President Van Hise's scientific work
was done mainly as a member of the
State Geological and Natural Survey
of Wisconsin and of the United States
Geological Survey. From 1883 to 1903
on the United States survey he was in
| charge OF division. For number OF
years he was consulting geologist of
the United States Geological survey
In 1912 he was chairman of the board
| of arbitration in the controversy be-
tween eastern railroads and the Broth
| err hood of Locomotive Engineers.
| He was chairman of the committee
Of the National Academy of Sciences
appointed at the request of the Pres
ident of the United States to visit the
| Panama Canal to study the slides.
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NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.

All tax payers are hereby notified
that, as required by law, |, or one of
my deputies, will be at one of the
voting places in each district in Ber
kelley County for the purpose OF re-
ceiying taxes in such districts, and
that, pursuant to law a discount of 2
- per cent will be allowed on pay
ment of all taxes for 1918 then paid.
The following are the places and
dates of attendance:
Shanghai, Bayer's Store, Monday,
Nov II; Bunker Hill, Welsh & Harris
Store, Tuesday Nov II; Gerrards-
town, Weist's Store, Wednesday, Nov.
IS; Darkesville, Lewis and Shilling s
Store in Arden district, Thursday
Nov IA; Hedgesville. J. NJ. vermil
yeas Store, Monday, Nov Il; Beding
ton Whitmore's Store, Tuesday, Nov
u; Swan Pond, Williams Store, Wed
nesday, Nov 13; Marlowe, Lloyd's
Store, Thursday, Nov. IA
sAll taxes unpaid on January lst, 1919
will bear interest at the rate of II
per cent per annum. This is in accord
with Chapter 5, Section s, Acts of 1904
Special Session.
hereby also give notice that al
oapitation Taxes not paid to the AS
SCISSOR when he was assessing are in
my hands. and that under the law
am required to collect same at once
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-11-19

President Van FIise was appointed by
President Wilson q member OF the
advisory board to aid Herbert Hoover,
Food Commissioner, at the beginning
OF the war with Germany in 1917. and.
had served in that capacity with dis
i
tinctlon.
President Van Hise married at
Evansville, Wis, Dec. 90. 1891. Alice
Ring, and they had three childreni
Janet, Hilda and Alice.
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TO JOIN CAPTAIN roNktN,

Captain H. G. Tonkin. mayor Of Mar
tinsburg, who is stationed at Base
Hospital No 23, Hot Springs. N. c.,
has rented house in that city and
in few days will be joined by Mrs.
Tonkis, Captain Tonkin has been in
the service for the past fortnight The
hospital at which he is stationed con-
tains 1900 patients.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-11-19


Joseph Fielding Smith was presi-
dent of the Mormon church, the seat
of which cult is in Utah, though its
members are scattered in colonies
through the world to the number OF
some 100000. The church is ruled by
council, but Smith was its nominal
head, and laid claim to the authority
of the original Mormon Prophet, 10
seph Smith. his uncle. This claim was
disputed by several apostate organiza-
tons, including the Missouri branch,
at the head of which was Joseph Smith,
son of the prophet. who died in 1914.
With the death of both Smiths has
mon leaders whose birth occurred
prior to the settlement of the cult in
Utah. Joseph Fielding Smith was so
years old, and an avowed polygamist
According to his own testimony in the
United States Senate inquiry into the
case of Reed Smoot, United States
wives. 1t is said his children num-
bered AZ.
In 1890, after the Supreme Court
had upheld the Edmunds-Tucker Act
making polygamy unlawful in the ter
ritories--which resulted in the i'm
prisonment of more than 1000 Nor
-
church issued manifesto declaring
that polygamy was no longer prac-
ticed by the Mormons. In public adj
monitions, President Smith upheld
this manifesto, but as to his own case,
he said, before the Smoot inquiry, that
although it was contrary to the law
of the land, he had had a plural fam
lily for many years and he preferred
to meet the consequence of the law
rather than to abandon his children
and their mothers. He testified that
he had eleven children born since 1890,
and that all of his wives had borne
children since that time, but he reit-
tIdltu tIldl llO llcfIidSGS udU
been performed by officers of the Nor
mon church or sanctioned to be per-
formed by the church since 1890
Smith directed vast business enter
prises in connection with his admin
istration OF church affairs. In the in
quiry into the Sugar Trust" he told
how the church had half a million dol
lars invested in sugar.
Smiths private fortune was also
reported to be large.
Aside from his religious activities,
Smith was several times a member of
the Utah state legislature and of the
city council of Salt Lake City He was
widely travelled man, having made
many trips to Europe In 1874 he was
sent to England as missionary and
was so active with the Mormon pro-
paganda that his work attracted wide
attention.
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Civilian-"How did you get that
wound stripe?" Private-sMe heart
broke when we didn't march to Ber-
Anew York sun
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RETURNS FROM TRIP.

MIR. John Caskey has returned from
"a trip to Harrisburg, Lancaster and
Philadelphia.