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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-04
MAKING CENSUS OF
SHIPBUILDING WORKERS

Washington. Feb 3.-The depart
ment of labor announced tonight
more than twelve thousand agents
throughout the country are engaged
FOR the next two weeks in enroll
ment of two hundred and fifty thou
sand men, skilled in the shipbuilding
trades.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-04
GENERAL LEONARD WOOD
LEAVES THE HOSPITAL

Paris. Feb. 3.-Major General
Leonard Wood. who was wounded re-
Gently at the French front, was able
to leave his. bed at the hospital. his
ara in sling. The wound is stilr
painful. 1t is now believed that
physicians will be able to save Lieut..
Colonel Charles Kilbourne's eye,
which was injured at the same time
of General Wood
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-04
SAILORS RELIEF FUND
OF MILLION Is URGED

New York, Feb. 3.-A relief fund
of two million dollars for families of
officers and men of the navy who
lose their lives during the war, will
be raised by a volunteer COMMITTEES
of leading civilians, much of the
fund will be solicited along the sea-
board. The committee is headed by
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-04
MERICANS DRIVE HUNS FROM FRONT line POSITION
RAILROADS MAKE
GOOD PROGRESS in
HAULING OF COAL

Washington, Feb. 3.-Railroads
today made good progress in
handling coal on railroads, and
fuel administrators are encour-
aged in the hope that today will
be the last heatless Monday. Re-
ports were for general. milder
weather throughout, the country.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-04
NAMES OF ARBITRATOR
SUBMITTED By PACKERS

Washington, Feb. 3.-Both sides
in the dispute between the packing
companies and their union employees
have submitted the names of a man
for Secretary Wilson to consider in
appointing a arbitrator of their diff
ferences in wages and hours.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-04
CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST
APPOINTED NAVY CHAPLAIN

New York, Feb. 3.-Secretary Dam
iels appointed Richard j. Davis. OF
Boston. a Christian scientist chaplain
in the navy. according to a statement
of Albert Gilmore, of the Christian
science committee on publication He
is the first Christian scientist TO have
received such an appointment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-04
WESTyILLE BOY A
PNEUMONIA VICTIM
At CAMP WHEELER

Macon, Feb. 3.-Three deaths
occurred at Camp Wheeler from
pneumonia for the last twenty
four hours These include Elsie
Burke, of Westvi1ie, Fla, and
John jenkins, of Dswling Park.
Fla.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-04
STREET RAILWAYMEN
IN ST. LOUIS ON STRIKE

st. Louis, Feb. 3-Street car traf-
fic here is almost at a standstill to-
day as result of a strike of motor
men and conductors, who suddenly
struck late last night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-04
WRANGLE FEATURES THE
MEETING OF PEACE DELEGATES

Amsterdam. Feb. 3.-German re-
ports on Fridays session of the
peace delegations at Brest -Litovsk,
saws it was occupied mainly with a
discussion of the standing of the
Trkranian and Finnish delegates. The
Rolsheviki contend they have dis
placed the former governments of
Finland and Ukraine.
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-04
THE WEATHER.

FAIR Monday and Tuesday, colder;
tuesday, colder; moderate northwest
winds.
Yesterdays temperature: Highest, 65
degrees; lowest, 81 degrees.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
RED CROSS SENDS OUT
APPEAL FOR WORKERS

Carter County Red Cross Chap
ter has on hand large supply OF
gauze for surgical dressings. This
is considered a matter Of great i'm.
portance and Ardmore has been cs-
pecially favored as many chapters
throughout the country have short
of this material. 1t is now neces-
sary that the gauze be made up and
returned to headquarters at the
earliest possible time and for this
purpose surgical dressings rooms
will be open in every war school
building and at Convention Hall
every afternoon this week from 80
to ) O'Clock. \ special call has been
made for ive-yard rolls and the
work this week will be concentrated
on this particular surgical dressing.
Every woman in Ardmore is ex-
pected to devote a part of her time
this week to this work, either, at the
school building nearest her home or
at Convention Hall.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
N AD|LL IS SCENE
OF NEGRO LYNCH|NC
IDENTIFIED AS ASSAILANT
OF WHITE WOMAN WHO
WAS STABBED.

Madill, Okla, June 2o.-Loucious
McGill, negro convict, was lynched
here early today by 500 persons
after he had been identified as the
man who stabbed Mrs. Lawson,
wife of farmer living Is miles
southeast OF Madill. The woman S
wounds are said to be fatal.
McGill, an hour earlier, had es-
capped from the prison farm where
he was chopping wood. He was
identified by Mrs. A. w. Lawson S
daughter, IS years old.
Mrs. Lawson, while resisting the
negro, was cut on her throat, and
stabbed in the left breast and right
side.
Mrs. Lawson had gone to a spring
some distance from her home when
the negro approached her and de
manded money. When she told
him she had none, he attacked her
with knife.
McGill, accompanied by Samuel
Fitzhugh and Erwin Keins. also ne
gro convicts, after escaping early
this morning from the prison farm,
separated. Gee Kendrick. superin-
tendent of the prison farm, follow
ed with pack of blood hounds and
captured McGill about two miles
from the scene of the crime. The
posse of citizens who had assem-
bled, following the alarm given by
Mrs. Lawson's daughter, came upon
Superintendent Kendhick and by
threats of violence secured posses
sion OF McGill.
After he had been positively iden-
titled by Mrs. Lawson's daughter, 4
rope was tied around the negro's
neck, the free end thrown over a
limb and an instant later he was
suspended between the limb and
earth.
A score of revolver shots were
tired into the swinging body and
The mob dispersed.
AT late hour the body had not
been cut down.
McGill was sentenced from Lo-
gan county.
Another escaped negro was cap
ured and returned to the farm.
l he third negro is at large.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
WILSON KILLS OLD
MAIL TUBE SYSTEM
Vetoes Postoffice Bill Carrying An
cient Devices.

Washington, June %. - Further
government use of pneumatic mail
tube systems in six large cities was
blocked today by d presidential veto
OF the postoffice appropriation bill
with a provision directing the post
office department to retain the
tubes until next March pending an
investigation by the Interstate
Commerce Commission to deter
mine the advisability of their pur-
chase by the government.
When an attempt TO pass the bill
over the veto failed in the house
both the house and senate repassed
the measure with the provision OBJ
jected to eliminated. In his veto
President Wilson supported Post
master General Burleson, who had
made a fight for abandoning the
tube systems as obsolete and use
less because of the growth of the
volume OF mail and the develop
ment OF the automobile.
Contracts for the operation OF
tubes in New York city, Brooklyn,
Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and
st. Louis expire Monday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
Morris Issues Statement.

New York, June 29.-Morris &
Co. issued the following statement
"ln the statement of the Federal
Trade Commission as to the profits
Of Morris & Co., the figures given
are misleading and are absolutely
incorrect. The profits of 263.7 per
cent for the three-year war period
is { vidently figured on nominal
capital of $3,000,000, and not on the
capital invested, while the pre-war
profit of SO per cent was figured
on the total investment. During
l9l7, our investment was in excess
of S3SOOO,000 and our profit was
one-quarter per cent on this invest
ment and not 1857 per cent as
stated
The average profit on investment
TOR the past three years was 1905
per cent. We know of no business
with so small percentage of profit,
especially when it is considered that
We are handling highly perishable
products and have to rcinvest so
much of our profits in the busi-
ness"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
MOTORS COMPANY
OFFICIALS CONVICTED
IN FEDERAL COURT

New York, June 29.-After more
than y hours deliberation, a jury
in the federal court here TODAY
found the Emerson Motors Com
pany, Inc. and several corporate
and individual co-defendants guilty
OF using the mails to defraud.
The defendants found guilty are
the Emerson Motors Company. Inc.
{. X. Berry & CO.. Robert p.
Matches & Co. Nicholas Field Viii
son, Robert =. Matches, William
Loomis and Osborne T.. CLANCY.
There were Is counts in the in
dictment with maximum penalties
ranging from two to five years i'm
prisonment and an aggregate maxi
mum fine of $4,000. Some of the
defendants found guilty were con-
victed on all the counts and the rest
on II. They will be sentenced
Tuesday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
Days of Old When
Knights Were Bold Saw
Nothing Akin to This

London, June 2o.-(Via Otta-
wa)-The feats at arms of
nights of old are rivalled in
modern warfare by the remark
able record of Private Beesley,
of the Rifle brigade, who has
just been awarded the Victoria
cross.
When all the officers and nom
commissioned officers had been
killed in an attack. Private
Beesley took command of his
company. Leading the assault
he captured an enemy post sin
gle-handed. killed two Ger
mans at their machine guns.
and then shot dead an officer
who attempted to man the guns.
Three more officers were
rushed from a dugout. One at
tempted TO destroy map.
Beesley shot him, seized the map
and made prisoner the other
two officers.
Four more officers came out.
They were disarmed by the in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30

domitable Beesley and sent
back as prisoners.
As the enemy began to re-
treat a comrade brought up a
machine gun. Beesley used this
with great effect on the flee
ing Germans. For four hours
under a heavy fire Beesley and
his comrades held their posi-
tion.
The Germans counter-attack-
ed and Beesley's companion was
wounded.
Beesley kept his Lewis gun
going and held the enemy in
check until long after the post
on his left had been wiped out.
Not until darkness came did
Beesley move back to the orig
inal line. When he did, he
brought along his wounded
companion and the Lewis gun.
Beesley then mounted the gun
on a parapet and kept it GO
ing against the enemy until
things had quieted down.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
GREATEST ARlNYBUl>zET
IN WORLD IS PASS'D BY
THE AMERICAN SENATE
TWENTY PERISH AS
BUILDING FALLS
VICTIMS AT SIOUX CITY ARE
BURNED ALIVE IN BIG
COLLAPSE.

Sioux City, Iowa, June 2o.-The
list OF dead in the ruins of the Ruff
building, a three-story structure at
Fourth and Douglas streets, this
city, which collapsed at | 80 o'clock
this afternoon and was burned, was
estimated at from 20 to 80 late this
afternoon. More than twenty are
missing, but may be accounted for
later.
Ten tailors employed by Phil
Landry. who were working in the
rear of the top floor of the Ruff
building, the part of the building
which went down first, and Louis
Soiseth, foreman for the F. X. Ba-
bue & Sons, contractors, who were
jacking the building for repairs, died
in the hospital.
When the Ruff building fell the
wall crushed two adjoining struc-
tures-the Chain grocery and the
Beaumont & Braugner meat market
and buried employees and patrons
in the debris.
Fire broke out in the ruins within
a few minutes and added to the
horror of the scene. Cries of the
imprisoned persons could be heard
above the roar of the flames.
All the fire apparatus in the city
responded, and assisted by hundreds
OF volunteers made frantiy efforts
to reach those imprisoned in the
ruins.
About eighteen clerks were in the
establishment when the explosion
occurred. Eight Of this number are
known to have escaped.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
Armour Is Angered.

Chicago, June 29.-Armcur & Co.
today issued a statement referring
to the report of the Federal Trade
Commission, for which Francis !.
ileney was attorney. as designed
to impress the headline leaders,"
The charge of monopoly is sim
ply the old cry against business
because it is big. If profit OF one
quarter of cent on a pound of
s-pduct which a government audit
shows we make, is profiteering, then
there is no honest business in the
world, for no valuable business in
the world makes smaller profit
per unit of product says the state
ment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
AMERICA PREPARES
TO AID RUSSIA
PLANS CONTINUE DESPITE
GERMANY'S SCHEME OF
INTERVENTION.

Washington, June 29.-Prepara-
tions for extending economic assist.
ance to Russia went a head TO-DAY
undisturbed by reports that the
Germans contemplated military in
tervention in the country.
Officials declined to comment on
the latest confusing reports of de-
velopments in Russia, and it was
apparent they thought there would
be no change in this government
plans. The extent to which Ger
many may be able to exert military
force on Russia will depend as much
on developments on the western
front as on Teutonic willingness to
assume further control in the East.
lnasmuch as they have done their
worst so far, unhampered by their
peace treaties, there is no inclina-
ton here to look for any decided
change in the attitude of the Ger
mans.
Talk of American military inter
vention in Russia is not welcomed
in official circles.
In preparation for any possible
contingency, a survey of the situa-
tion has been made so that the
United States may not be taken un-
awares. The question of tonnage is
believed to have been settled. Suf-
ticient ships in the Pacific trade
could be modified, along with
transports now building there, to
take care of any initial expansion
The shipping board has divided
transport contracts almost equally
among Atlantic and Pacific wards
There was no official indication
today that President Wilson would
take the country into his confidence
by an early address to congress
leading to the conclusion that
plans for helping Russia, aside from
The economic assistance for which
already are under
way, have not been completed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
HUN INDICTED ON
CHARGE OF SEDITION
AMONG NEGROES

New Yor. June 2o.-Because it
is charged he told a negro soldier
that Germany loved the colored
race and would establish them un-
der an independent government in
certain of the United States should
the Teutons win the war, Max
Freudenheim, an Austrian. was in
dicted by federal grand jury here
today for violating the espionage
act.
Freudenheim is also alleged to
have said that the Germans would
cut off the ears and arms and gouge
out the eyes of any American col
ored fighters captured. He has
been arrested.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
LAND SHARKS
ARE GIVEN LIBERTY

St. Louis, June 29.-Dr. F. c
Hiskins of Pine Bluff, Ark, and
Edward c. Brecker of New Orleans,
arrested here last night on a charge
of fraud in connection with the al
legged sale of government lands in
New Mexico, were released today
after the police decided there was
insufficient evidence to hold them.
The men were arrested on complaint
of Henry Wallis, a baker, who said
he had paid $500. supposedly for the
purchase of land. The men ex-
planned they were acting only as
agents for locating individuals on
government claims.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
Packers and MlZexs
Most Rapacious Of the
ProMeers, Report Says

Washington, June 29.-Protiteer-
ing on tremendous scale in prac-
tically all of the basic commodities
OF lite was reported to the senate
today by the federal trade commits
sion, as the result OF an exhaustive
investigation.
"lnordinate greed and barefaccd
fraud" as well as war pressure for
heavy production" the commission
reported as the causes.
Re-appraisements OF properties
were made by great concerns, when
it became evident that the govern
ment was about to fix prices on a
basis of return on investment, the
report says, and salaries, allowances
and expenses were in many in
stances padded to show increased
costs of conducting business.
Competition Is Defeated.
The outstanding feature of its
investigation, the commission re-
ported, was the evidence of a ten
dency to increase and maintain
prices against the forces of compe-
tition.
OF all the big profits disclosed by
the investigation, the report says,
the profits of the meat packers and
those allied with them, and by the
flour millers, stand foremost, despite
the fixing of prices by the govern
ment.
Manipulations of the market by
five great packers-Armour, Swift,
Morris, Wilson and Cudahy - the
commission asserts, embrace every
device that is useful to them with
out regard to law"
The report charges that the five
concerns have monopolistic con
troll Of the meat industry and ARE
reaching for like domination in 9TH
er products"
Pocketed Millions.
During 1915, 1916 and 1917, the
report says, these companies "pock-
etcd' $l40,000,000.
The experience with steel flour
and coal, says the report, referring
to price fixing, shows that a high |
stimulating fixed price, while sta
an ascending market, pro-
luces an economic situation which
is fraught with hardship to the
consuming public and with ultimate
peril to the high cost companies
through increasing power of their
ow cost competitors"
Millions on Pine.
Southern pine producers associa-
ion, the federal trade commission
eport on profiteering charges. have
,een making unnecessary and un-
Usually large profits, running as
Ugh as III per cent on the net in
eStment."
Forty eight southern pine com
anies producing 2,6l5,000,O00 feet
# lumber in 1917" says the report.
made an average profit on the net
lvestment of Il per cent. This is
nusually large for the industry, as
) indicated by the fact that the av-
rage profit in 1916 was only about
2 per cent. In 1917, ~ per cent on
he footage Of the companies COW
red was produced at a profit OF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
HUGE APPROPRIATION BILL CARRIES
TOTAL Of MORE THAN TWELVE
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR WAR

Washington, June 29.-The army appropriation bill
carrying $l2OS9OOOOO OOOO-the largest single budget in
world historywas passed today by the senate without
roll CALL Much important legislation was added by the
senate, but no change made in the present army
draft age limits.
After three weeks and without roll call or a dis
sentng voice the huge supply worlds record
sent to conference between the two houses
with view to it's enactment next Monday when the ap-
preparations needed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
MIDNIGHT MASS
BY POPE FOR PEACE

Rome, June 2o.-At a midnight
mass for peace and the re-establish-
ment of justice, charity and frater-
nifty through the world. Pope Bene-
dict raised his voice in prayer in St.
Peters cathedral this morning. The
pontiff, accompanied by Archbishop
Bonaventure Ceretti, secretary OF
the congregation for extraordinary
ecclesiastical affairs, went to the
cathedral at 10 o'clock last night to
participate in the ceremonies. There
were about 1000 persons present.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
BOMBS FOR HUNS.

London. June 2.-Fifteen tons
of bombs were dropped by British
naval aircraft on enemy targets
during the period from June 4 to
june 20. the admiralty announced
today. In engagements with hostile
aircraft, three of these were brought
down The British lost two of their
own machines
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
HUN RULERS AND
GENERALS FEAR
AMERICAN ARMIES

Paris, June 29.-( Havas acengy)
German prisoners are virtually
unanimous in confirming the
fear felt of the American armies
by the German high command.
According to the declarations of
officers, this is the principal rea-
son for the determination of
Germany to seek at all costs TO
impose peace on the allies before
next winter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
More Steel Steamers

Mobile, Ala. June 2o.-Twelye
5000 ton all-steel steamers at ap-
proximately 100000 each have
been awarded to the Mobile Ship
building Company by the shipping
board. il was announced here TODAY
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
KERENSKY IN PARIS.

Paris, June 9.-Alexarder Ke-
rensky, the former Russian provis-
ional premier. arrived in Paris from
London today. Shortly after his ar.
rival he had long conference with
VI. Maklakoff. the Russian ambas-
sador in Paris.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
NO MORE PERISHABLE
GOODS BY MAIL
TO u. S. SOLDIERS

Washington, June D.-No more
perishable goods. such as fruit and
foods, will be accepted at postof-
fices for mailing to troops because
almost always they cannot be de-
livered in edible condition.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-30
WEATHER FORECAST.

Oklahoma, East and West Tex
as; Sunday and Monday, generally
fair.
Arkansas: Sunday and Monday,
cloudy, scattered thunder showers.