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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

Massachusetts, constitutional con-
vention which assembled on June O.,
and adjourned on Nov. %, 1917, re-
assembled this week. 1t will be con
fronted with 10 reports embracing
go original proposals, and three in
troduced by committees. and the in
dications are that it will be long
drawnout affair.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.

1t appears that there are some
senator's and congressman more in
tent on making the nation bone dry
than on winning the war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

Babies, Tourists, Chocolate Sol
diers, Hard Thinkers and Neutrals
are some of the nicknames borne by
different contingents of the Aus
tralian forces fighting in Europe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15
Misuse Of British Titles.

London Globe Germans, like
most foreigners. never understand
our system OF titles. Peerages are
conferred broadcast on distinguish
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15
Important to Know.

Boston Transcript: Company
commander. exasperated at rockies
hardness: See here. are YOU with
Us IN this war or not
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

The United States already has
more than million soldiers
in France. This is the greatest
army that has ever been transported
overseas by any country in the
world.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

Communities newly deprived of
their liquor supply may console
themselves. Beer and whisky have
become frightfully expensive, any
way. And besides. the doctors as
sure us that cooling drinks" with
alcohol in them don't cool.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

Bread regulations in Sweden COW
er weight and price. For ordinary
bread no fat or milk is allowed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

1t is not the fault of the senators,
but the managers OF the woman
suffrage campaign. that no vote has
yet been taken on the Susan B. An
thony amendment. The reason it
has not come TO vote is that i
cannot command enough votes to
pass il. We have been charged
with delaying the vote and that's an
unjust charge declared Senator
Nelson, in a speech from the floor.
al don't want to be subjected to this
continuous picketing. ] want lit
tie peace the rest OF my days. |
hope this amendment will come to
vote soon"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

Eating potatoes to help win the
war IS easy enough. Anybody can
do it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

Early in the war when allied pris-
oners were sent to certain camps
in Germany women and children
spat upon them and in other ways
showed their contempt and hatred.
Today many OF these same women
and children stand without prison
Enclosures and ask: Can you spare
any food from your parcels " 1t
must be said to the credit of the al
lied soldiers that they often go hun
CRY themselves in order that these
one-time German prosecutors may
have food
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

The newly enfranchised women OF
New York want more than the bal
lot. They want Office. and it is an
nounced that there will be several
women candidates for the state as
sembly, this fall. Their idea appar
emily is to run as candidates repre-
senting the women voters rather
than as candidates of any particular
party.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15
SIDELIGHTS ON WAR NEWS.

At recent sale in Berlin for a
consignment of geese there were
10000 applicants for 5000 fowls.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

The civil service rules provide
that no person in the public service
shall be obliged TO contribute serv-
ice or money for political purposes;
that persons in the competitive serv-
ice, while retaining the right TO vote
as they please or to express private
ly their political opinions, shall take
no active part in political campaigns
and that no person in the service
has any right to use his official au-
thority or influence to coerce the
political action of any person or
body. But no rules have been more
fiagrantly violated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

Fifty per cent OF the recoveries
of wounded soldiers are attributed
to environment by army physicians.
Consequently men are surrounded
with as many attractive features as
possible.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

Soldiers who have lost their legs
while fighting the nations battles
now are being taught, under the
auspices of the British government,
how to cut diamonds. Many are
taking the course, and London be
leves that the diamond cutting cen
ter OF the world may be located
there after the world war, instead
OF at Amsterdam.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

The American mule has lived
down his sinister reputation and
made good in world where only
the fttest survive. He has no hopes,
no ambitions. no joys. He is not to
proud to fight, but. what is more
important, he is never too tired to
work. Nobody loves him, but
everybody gives him his due.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

The Republican determination, ma
tionally expressed, is to win the next
congress AS an outside chance,
there is the possibility that the Dem
ocratic majority in the senate can
be converted into Republican con-
troll. Senator Jacob II. Galinger,
as chairman of the national con-
gressional campaign committee, is
directly in charge OF this phase OF
the approaching November cam
paign, and Chairman Hays OF the
national committee is closely in
touch with him in the work he has
mapped out.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

1t takes a shell more than 80 sec
onds to travel 10000 feet in the air.
A fier, by observing the guns. can
easily dodge the shells sent hurting
against him. The chief object OF
aerial barrages is to keep enemy
fiers so high in the air that their
observation and bombing work will
be less accurate
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

The unexpected showdown in the
Illinois Republican primaries as be-
tween Congressman Medill McCor-
mick and Mayor William Hale
Thompson OF Chicago, candidates
for the Republican nomination for
senator, has been boosted into a
threecornered primary contest by
the entry OF Congressman George
+. Foss The loyal vote will thus
be split between Mccormick and
Foss, making probable the nomina-
tion OF Thompson.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

Old-fashioned crazy quilts"
which grandmother used to make,
are much in vogue in military hos
pitals of today. The more colors
the better. 1t has been found that
men recover quicker when they are
surrounded with dashes of brilliant
color.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

1t is very evident that the Social
lists intend to make drive for con-
gressmen in the hope that they may
elect number large enough to hold
the balance OF power between the
Republicans and Democrats. An
nouncement is made at the national
headquarters in New York OF 4 ma
tion-wide campaign to raise a ST.
100000 fund TO promote the election
next fall Of congressman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15
ABOUT WOMEN ONLY.

The woman hodcarrier has made
her appearance in New York City.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15
Loving Rivals

They share the secrets that help the younger
to add to her youthful charm and the older
to keep hers. Tonight it is the secret OF
Pompeian BEAUTY Powder. the powder
that adheres SO smoothly to the face and
neck, imparting an exquisite pearly lusser
and fragrance to the skin
ThethIee new Pompeian preparations shown
here have me, with great success in New
York. They can be used separately. or to-
gether as Complete Complexion I gillette"
They are guaranteed pure and safe by the
makers OF .Pompeian MASSAGE Cream
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-15

Great Britain has more than H.
100000 men and women engaged di-
rectly in war work. Five million,
five hundred thousand are in arms,
100000 in munitions work and q
100000 are engaged in other tasks.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-08
4TH LIBERTY LOAN.
Campaign for sale Of S6.ooo.o0o viii
start sept. s9th.

The fourth Liberty Io1n mpfisu
viii open on Saturday. September -.
and eoutinuc three weeks. Heretofore
the drive has lnSfed four weeks The
amount of the loau probably will De-
SG.O0nwO and intensive work will
De- required o. raise this amount
The Third Liberty Loan was for Si.-
O0ouOD. which means. 81 course. that
all allofmcui~ ror the sale of that Is
sue must he doubled io foat thc next
lnan ll L. his embarrassing amt uur
citizfn~ must pui their shoulders Co.
the wheen with determination fo go
over the top We oversuh~erihcd our
quota tSl54api Of the Third loan
by eeu per ccnt lf we can ~el tho
same amount in o.toi,cr it viii hc|
equivalent 10 the allotment
Cashier W g. Reed who ~o ~ucl,-~~
fully managed the Thiri ioan eom
p1ign. has hecn notified that hr has
been rc-appointed 10 handle the com
ins drive In turn. Mr. Reed has re-
appointed his Old ~ui,-,hn irucn. with
the exception of one rhanet. a. fol
la,vS
y a. Cook Fulton. Asst. chairman
e. o. Travis Hickman. Asst. chair
man
~ l. Amherg. Chairman Publicity
Committee
H. r. smith. Fulton. chairman
Speaking Com
Miss Virginia Lutcn. Hickman.
Chairman Ladies' Organization
Joe Browder. Fulton. Chairman
Sales Com.
A. NJ Nugcnt Fulton. Chairman
". g. Specr. Hickman. Chairman
Supplies Com.
J. W Morris. Hickman. Chairman
Cities and Towns Organizations
NJ. NJ Gordon. Fulton. Chairman
Organizations.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-08

\ government investigator SAYS that
farm hand who l. married and gets
$50 a month H. a. well of as n mar
ried man ia the city whose pay is Slo5
month The man IN the city regards
tlIe investigator as conservative eSti-
mator of how far SlO5 fails To 20 IN
town nowadays
Airplancs earring 100 men and
equipped with engines equal in power
10 those IN . medium sized steamship
will be developed within three years
Gianni Caproui. inventor Of The Ca
proni bombing planes said in an inter
view this week
Thirty seven railroads In July had
10 borrow money from the railroad ad-
minisiration as partial payments of
government compensation To help them
pay back wages due employees.
f. II. Thurman. pioneer newspaper
man of Western Kentucky. at one time
publisher of the Ballard Yeoman. died
at Cairo Monday at the age of -
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-08
HICKMAN. KENTUCKY THURSDAY. AUGUST 8. 1918
FINE CROPS.
1918 Promises 10 be Banner Wear
For Southern Farmers.

thc South has just about finished
'e Greatest farming year ia its his-
-'nfy W have raised mor. food ero,ss
iii"n ever bef"rc we have greatly al
TerSiiied and improved our asriculiu-
80 sySism. and at the same time We
hitr raised tine ~ccoud greatest cotton
ff'1' on record Locally. "ur wheat
aiid ont crop has been good gaod
'''rn erop j. practically made aud coi
ipn pr"Sperf> are bright Early corn
nas suffered slightly from drouih and
nany pianiers complain of rust IN
cotton fields hut the percentage i.
smah. a. alfalfa hay crop has i,.en
good. VII siill more cutting To- come
The mex important step is the sewing
81 whc.f last year Kentucky had
'1l-.t"1 aefe> of wheat and this year
"nr farmers are asked fo sow 40 least
lHf4.'h~ acres which means fhat
ereryonr "Egiu Go increase the acreas,.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-08
FINLEY BURNS.
Second Largest Tawboat i'm World i
DESTROYED by Fire

The y. Finley next 10 the largest
fovhoar in the world and THE padncnh
Marine Ways. on which the Finley
was being repaired. were destroyed
by fire Thursday. cntailing total loss
of approximately S2OOOo0 There WIS
no Insurance on the ways and the Off
GERS of the boat which was owned by
the Aluminium Ore Company Of Easi
-. Louis. IN. were of the opinion flaf
the Finley WAS uninsured The nie
started about noon. while employers nf
the ways were al dinner and tlte
whole boat was Ia flames from one
end 20 the other within three minutes
Immediately after the lire started
there were two explosions. and man
was seen running mp the bank with q
NaliSc. Orisin of the FIRE is unknown
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-08

Among those who attended the EIk's
'isnce az Union City Tuesday night of
LIST week. were the following from
Hickman Misses Celeste. Is,.slerf~
AEair lee Brown. Bess Choafe. Ca
miie Barrett Messr~. Edwin prather.
Clarence Reid. Jim Briggs. Dave Lei
i'osiiz. Drcwry Bondurant. Henry
Cowgirl Shirley Cioar and J. -. West.
Holm Elmer Ellis Hickman RID.
No >. j. among the drafted boys who
leave Union city this week for Camp
Shelby, Miss Ia the list also appears,
the names of Homer IL Cruce. Clar-
enee G. Hrie Vernon Newbill. Of near
Fulton.
The Courier j. IN receipt Of a card
announcing the arrival. on July :. of "a
ncw hoy al the home Of Carl r.
Schmidt and wife. al Memphis Mr..
.s'hrIidt Formerly iv,-i here and coI'-
dncted tailor and pressing shop
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-08

DO You know hims lie has bought
him "a Tin lizzie" and is reported 10
have built nice house in which 10
keep IL. while his reaper and mower
and cultivntors stand ont and take.
the weather. His stock barn j. leaky.
lis gate 10 the lot and those 10 the
fields and pastures are either off the
hinges or drag 20 the music Of the
rattling of the hog-chain which holds
the bottom 20 the post. hut still he
takes care Of Elizabeth.
Courier for three months, 4Oc.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-08
TO AUTOMOBILE OWNERS.

Non can now get th. best tire that
= manufactured in the United States
10y writing William Thomas. Camp 1i2I
Miami 81. Toledo. ohio. lie now has
permission from the McNall Tire Co.
Of that city to sell their tires ia the
southern STATES u f. the only tir.
made Ia the United States that j.
guaranteed S.cOO miles You can see
"A sample eut from NIcNnil tire by
calling ~ the Courier office. Hickmnn.
Ky Fer prices. write William Thomas
Camp. Il25 miami 81. Toledo. ohio
-.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-08
SOLDIERS VOTE.
viii Not Lose Vote on Aerount Of
Absence in War.

Party campaign committees Ia Ken
lucky VIII have new and important
work o. perform ami ou,. that will re-
guire real system and activity: which
ih fact may De- "a determining factor
"a the November election rounding
up the soldier vote. For the first time
Kentucky soldiers ia the field. and al.
other ahScntecs. who's regular nrcu-
paiions call them away from home.
VIII have an opportunity 10 vote FOR
Senators. Congressman and Judges thi.
fail This viii include over Ioo Full
rom county boys
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-08
HONK! HONK!
Next an Excise Tax ON Cars and
Gallon ON Gasoline.

The House WAYS and Means CO y
iuitice framing The .ncw SS.oOn Oo0 4
Revenue BIN deeided upon n Eet-(
graduated ~xcise tax on she use Of a
tomobileS running from $40 year o.
cars originally retailed az not exceed
ins $500 % a SEQ tax on $1,000 ears
also tax Of > cents per gallon on IN.
production of gasoline. and s. yeai
tn the use of motorcycles This prom
ises To- take some of the JOY ont of JOY
riairc
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-08

Elsewhere In these columns viii be
found patriotic announcement from
n. H. Leibovitz We say patriotic be-
esiuse n r. one Of self -sicriiice and not
the tin-whiStle variety. which. after
all j. the true test of the 100 per cent
American. MIR. Leibovitz. I'm order TO
respond 10 his countrys call in its
hour OF peril is Offering TO sell his
mercantile business In Hickman-one
that has been built up and established
as the result Of long years OF persist
ent patient. honest toll Now, he Of
fers % sell az time when another
may easily step i'm and reap the fruits
of his labors. rather than think of
himself as a proiiteer-slacker. nOtwith-
standing the fact that he has three
brothers with the cOlors So far as
Hickman Il concerned. his leaving will
be a distinct loss 10 the town. His
store brings trade here from practic-
ally every city within radius of
nfty miles. to say nothing of the fact
that MIR. LeibOvitz i live wire and
supports literally every measure cal
culated to help his home town. He is
I, not Offering "A rundown, dilapidated
business. under the guise OF patriotic
motives. but fast growing. well es-
tabllshed. substantial business, and
one OF the leading gents furnishing
houses of Western Kentucky. No
young man ina Hickman has more
, friends than Dave. anu all will regret
his decision 10 give up his business
here; yet admire the patriotic spirit
which prompts him TO sacrifice his
business career for that Of n buck
private In the ranks.
when you hear man sneering al
the local paper because IL Is not biz
cheap and newsy- like the city paper
you can safely bet ne does not squan
der any Of his wealth In assisting &
make Il better and -that generally th'
paper has done more for him than hi
has done for IT, The man who can
not see the benefits arising from
local newspaper is about as much val
ne 70 a town as "A delinquent tax list
~ The rural mail carriers OF the stat
1 Iu<elsed as pay for their services 70
As the month of July the sum Of Si2o IN
>(esd Of 500 sss Heretofore. The IN
creased pay to the rural carriers b
came effective July list. We don
know about Others. but on an averae
\ IN -ooys in Hickman-Jas- Self. /
Whlpvlc. Harvey wlseman, Tom Boz
auroue Jas 4ovnsends A. ]. Walker
orn an they rrt oat sf their jobs
Lushcf Wstson and son. clyde. Z
Bar1cv.. Ky. spent the weekend wit
. Hkclnnen relatives and friends
1rie Enell is looking after the 500
Euptain business at Helm 4 Ellison
The worlds series baseball game
( vtn B. played beginning seps J.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-08-08
SWAT SLACKERS.
Hickman Business Men Will Sever all
Transactions With SlarkerS

We. the undersigned bankers. mer-
chants. commission men. millerS. sfoct
dealers. lawyers. etc.. OF Fulton county.
realizing the crisis in which our Ma
tional Government X placed and wish
ing 10 do everything in our power 10
promote this just and righteous war
and feeling that while our country j.
made up mostly of loyal men and wo-
men there are. De- IL admitted 10 our
shame. some slackers left within our
borders. we do hereby resolve and
a gree that beginning AUGUST /. 1afs
we shall from that day forward lend
money. borrow money. discount note
sell groceries. dry goods and prov
ions buy stock. sell farm implem'
take law cases. collect debts
business In general with only
cent Americans.
By 100 per cent. American
men who realizing the rlf
National Government tr
them answer this call
conserving food buyin
giving 90 the Red a.
A.. signing w :.
anything our Pre-
mcnt request
In ease any
toned we
Of Defenss
them auf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-06
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs. Wil V. Connell has returneu from several weeks visit to relatives and friends in different points in Mississippi. She and Mir. Cornell left yesterday for Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit and othet points, They will return about August l. Little Misses Majorie and Mary Con nell are spending the time with theii grandfather in Okolona, Miss.
 Mir and Mrs. Dan A. Johnson have named their little daughter Isa Belle Worsham Johnson for it's grandmother.
 Mir and Mrs Harris c. Vaughn and son, Edward, left Wednesday for Bir- mingham, Selma and other places, meet ing their little daughter, Laura, in Bir- mingham, where she has been visiting relatives. Register.
 Mrs. J. Whitfield Kelley, who has spent the past week in the city as the guest of her sister, Mrs. Charles r. Jackson, will return home today. During her stay in the city she was delightfully."- en- terrained.
 Mrs. Jennie Garner is the guest of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-06

that this great worId-war shall end in but one way-peace with victcry-democ- racy for tle world.
 Too much cannot possibly be said of charming Miss Grimball and the clever manner in which she staged the pagean nt
 When Miss Grimball came to me a year ago. said pr. Palmer, chatting about the pageant during the intermis- sion, "and said she would like to put on America Bnconquerable, I asked her how long it would take to do it: she replied quickly: Between now and the Fourth of July only 2l days remain.
 But you couldn't get up a pageant such as you speak of in that time was my reply. If it can't be done in that time, then it could never be done at all.' Miss Grimball said And consented. The history of that pa geant is already too well known to re- quire comment here and our pageant this year surpasses that in every possi- ble way. Miss Grimball is a wonderful young woman and we are greatly in- debted to her for her talent and ar- tistry."
 Mr Charles Calkins, who has charge of the department of music at the A. G. T. l., composed the score for "The Hope of the World,'' and it was beau tiful. The music was one of the nota- ble features, while the singing of Miss Hannah Crook (Columbia), the talented young woman who teaches singing at the A. c. T. l., elicited the greatest praise from every one in the audience Miss Crook has a lovely voice and uses it with splendid effect.
 And listen to this Every bit of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-06
Montevallo, Dr Palmer and His Charming
 ''T'he Hope of the World" and the Glorious Fourth

great god himself appeared, wondering. nlarveling Then a myriad of dancing faHns, girls in shmmering costumes Of green and blue and opaque shades, bending, swaying, lowing, smiIing, fto the tuneful notes of the orchestra, the dance ending in a tableau which was truly beautiful.
 Along down the ages came the march of progress. always sounding the note of liberty, or freedom, of the various periods of martyr1bm of the world; of evolution. of grandeur, until the thunder of Mars the war god, resounded throughout the world and the nations of the world were brought into action.
 Finally the present day world war, with its blood-red woe and frightful carnage is depicted and in thrilling, stirring worus the text fso beautifully written y Miss Grtrnball tells of our own "Amertca, the Hope of the World
 The final tableau, including about 400 participants, was most effective, and as the "Star-Spangled Banner" was sung by the pageant and the audience of 1UO or more people the very hills about re- sounded with the spirit of patriotism, of liberty, of freedom, permeating the as- semblage, urging, begging, commanding