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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-13
CHICAGO is ICELOCKED.
Fearful and Dangerous Situation Faces
the Windy CITY.

Chicago Jan l2.-Chicago took over
a sector Of the Arctic circle today. It's
commercial and Industrial blood was
frozen in its veins. The city had fifty
per cent recovered from the blizzard of
last Sunday when the new storm ar.
rived with the added cruelty of a mer-
curry drop to minus IA.
No storm so farreaching in it's cf-
fccts ever before covered the city. Fire
Marshal O'Conner, speaking Of snow
buried hydrants and impossible streets
issued a statement calling on the people
for aid and asserted that the menace Of
a conhagration was the greatest since
1871, when the city was destroyed by
fire.
Fine snow fell all last night and all
today, and while the mercury in the
official thermometer rose slowly to zero
as the day wore on, the industrial mer-
curry sank.
Most statements on the situation be
gin with the words, mo train, no taxi
cabs, no coal, no milk, no produce mar
liet, no cattle, hogs or sheep receipts
at the stockyards; no schools next week;
no department stores open since 3
O'Clock this afternoon, and inuumerable
minor nos"
There was even no further work
| for the citys snow shoveiers, for it was
regarded as merely humane, because
of the bitter cold, to send them to their
| homes to thaw out
Department stores, which were not
doing any business anyway, closed at
! 3 p. m. to conserve fucl President
| Davis Of the board of education an
nounced that the public schools would
be closed all next weel, and instructed
! that 10000 schoolboys report to their
principals as usual next Monday morn
| ing with shovels and other appropriate
| implements to attack the snow block
aie.
Trains Are Abandoned
Railroads entering Chicago abandoned
III attempts today to operate trains
The lashing below zero wind made il
Impossible for workmen to make any
headway at all in their efforts to clear
the switch intersections of the snow
Scores Of passenger trains We're re
ported stalled in drifts throughout tnt
CENTRAL west.
Attempts to move freight were aban
doned early. Passenger trains wer,
kept running for a time as they coulC
be moved with two engines, one on tn,
front and one in the rear. Snow plow'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-13
BLIZZARD PUTS ALL M|DDLEWn5ST
IN CONDITION EQUAI =, ARCTIC
ALL TRAINS OUT OF CHICAGO a LED FOR 20 HOURS
SCHOOLS DISMISSED FOl GEK-ST. LOUIS AND
KANSAS CITY BURIED IN SNOW AND SMALLER
TOWNS IN MIDDLE STATES ARE ALSO ISOLATED.

Chicago, Jan. 12.-NO passenger
trains will depart from Chicago termi-
mails for at least twenty hours and may
be more, operating officials of the rail
way, entering Chicago, predicted to
night. Chicago is completely tied up,'
railway officials declared.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-13
ARMY OFFICER WHO KILLED
BANKER And OTHERS ENDS HIS
life WITH TWO RIFLE BULLETS
MURDERER PROVES TO Be CAPTAIN
LEWIS R. WHISLER OF SALINA, KANu
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR VETERAN

WHEN GORDON is THROWN AROUND CAMP FUNSTON
AND ALL CAPTAINS ARE ORDERED TO HEADQUAR-
TIERS TO HAVE FINGER PRINTS TAKEN, THE
SLAYER ENTERS HIS QUARTERS AND SENDS LEAD
INTO HIS BRAIN-LEAVES LETTER TO WOMAN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-11
BOWRON PLEASED BY RATE CHANGE
COngratulates Alabama Sen. ators on Securing Modifi-
 cation of Recent Order

Washington. June 10.-(SpeciaL) James Bowron of Birmingham, well known captain of industry in Wash ington for conferences with the fuel administration, congratulated Alabama senators this afternoon on having wrested from the railroad administra- tion promises to revise it's former or der which would have increased rates in Alabama from 50 to 75 per cent
 As reported in The Age Herald Sun day, William Prouty of the interstate commerce commission, empowered to act by General Director McAdoo agreed to supplant the original order by another under which the existing interstate rates would be continued as a basis and subject only to the general increase of 9 per cent. Under the original order. according to Ma jor Bowron. Alabama producers of pig iron would have been compelled to pay freight charge on their prod ucts of $1.05 against 12 cents, which obtained two years ago, an increase of TAO per cent.
 Major Bowron expressed conviction that the original order would have wrought destruction in Alabama and could not have originated from source of authority and skill in rate making. On account of the vital im- portance to Alabama involved, Major BoWron urged the senators to remain lon the trail' until the supplementary order is actually issued With Major Bowrop is Charles Moffatt. busi- ness associate of GadSden
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-11
CURREY SPEAKS ID
 ADVERTISING CLUB
Discussion of War Topics and w. s. s. Drive Fea-
 lures of Luncheon

"One of the economic evils facing us today is the wastage from indifference and theft put upon us by our servants" was the statement made yesterday at the weekly luncheon of the Advertising Club of Birmingham by w. A. Currey, prom inent business man and vice chairman of the Birmingham w. s. S. general com mittee, with which the Advertising club is cooperating in handling the publicity of the great w. s. S. drive. There was good attendance.
 MT. Currey followed this statement by details, stating that loss from colored servants well-known habits of taking things to eat home with them" was virtually course which the white people of this district, who were doing all they possibly could in every way to
 help win the war" should no longer tolerate.
 MT. Currey concluded his remarks by stating he fired his butler one day, an- nouncing he was done with him. Next day Mrs. Currey fired her cook, saying if MT Currey could do without the butler she could do without the cook And now we have no servant at all,' fin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-11
ADJUSTMENTS
At Loew's Biiou

Ringing applause followed Corporal David Levels patriotic numbers at Loew's Rijou yesterday, forcing him TO answer several curtain calls. He is d violinist of pleasing personality and his numbers were well rendered. "The Rosary" played as it was with the slowly fading light and simple tt,ng. brought tears to many in the audience. Many popular songs were given during the act. Corporal Love is on a special furlough playing professional engage merits to support his two sisters in At lanta while he is lover there."
 Opening the bill is boob comedian, who makes an especially good hit with his capers on the tight rope, presenting some new stunts in very pleasing way. No or can sit through his act without joining in the many laughs that spring up time and time again.
 Harry Holmes and Flossie LeVere, who share the much-covetsd top lines with Corporal Love, make an instant hit with their catchy new songs and the rapiI fire ;epartee which they keep going for nearly 15 minutes. Both have good voices.
 Faye and Jack Smith, the latter a member of the famous English American team, Ed and Jack Smith, equally pcpu- lar or both sides of the Atlantic bt,nS with them variety of fresh war songs which draw great appla iss. Beth are firn c'sss entertainers and make one of chc ee, ided hits of the bill Tte Wyom- ing T: c, seen in dry wit, tive sports and csiginal songs, complete the bill.
 TLe Loews Current ,. oncs is excel- leHt 'rls week, while Miss June Caprice in "Blue Eyed Mary" brings herself much nearer to the hearts of her many admirers in Birmingham. It is a start. ling story with smashing climax; one that draws the interest then increases it until the finish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-11
CITY
 IS INCORPORATED
Patterson Offers to Pay Half of Expense of Build
 ing Highway

Capitalized at $100000 the American Photoplay City was incorporated under the laws of Ohio at Columbus, Ohio. yesterday, with the following officers: President. Charles H. Frank, of Colum- bus, Ohio: vice president, Melvin C. Frank. of Columbus, Ohio; secretary treasurer, Dr. J. S. Bitler. of Bromp- ton, Ala; general manager, A. L. Wes- ton.
 The American Photoplay City controls 300 acres of land at Brompton, St Clair health resort and photoplay making site. One 7-room cottage has been built and plans for a 5O0-room sanitarium- hotel and several cottages have been drawn and arrangements made for their con- struction at an early date.
 General Manager Weston, who is in Birmingham looking after business af- fairs of the company, stated last night that it was the intention of the company to make photoplays of an educational and historical character, using invalided sailors and soldiers returned from the European war in making them. On the property controlled by the company arc a number Of springs strong in iron, nthia and chalybeate and it is the n- tention of the company to develop these and utilize them in restoring the sailors and soldiers to health.
 Mrs. Lula J. Moore and Mrs. W. r. Wallace of Birmingham have been en- gagged as chaperons for visiting ladies, and they will be at the photoplay city at all times to look after their charges.
 A. c. Patterson of Dayton, Ohio, has offered to Day one-half the expenses of building the four and one-half miles necessary to connect up the Bankhead highway extending from Birmingham to Anniston. When this strip of road is completed the highway will be one of the best roads in the south.
 Mr. Weston stated that the capital stock of the company is fully paid up and that none would be sold to the pub lie He stated also that memberships in the corporation would be accepted ID to 10G. and that the members would be extended all the privileges of the city at actual cost plus 10 per cent.
 Golf, tennis, polo, archery, croquet and other amusements will be provided for the members and visitors, and photoplay acting and scenario writing will be taught
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-11
Why Do All Doctors
 Prescribe Calomel?

Of all the medicines in the world, doc- tors prescribe calomel most often and depend upon it most universally. There must be a good and sufficient reason what is it?
 If you will study the doctors books you will find that the medical authori- ties prescribe calomel for almost every disease. The reason is that calomel is purifier. It makes the liver active, drives out the poisons from the stomach bowels and kidneys and thereby puri- fies the blood Calomel puts the entire system in the most favorable condition for Nature to exercise her recuperatiye power. Your doctor will tell you that drugs merely assist Nature. That is why he prescribes calomel so often.
 The new kind of calomel, called "Calotabs," is refined and purified from all of the nauseating and danger- ous qualities of the old style calomeI and is rapidly taking it's place, for it is more effective than the old style calo- mel as a liver-c1eanser and System- purifier. One Calotab at bedtime, with a swallow of water-thats all No neausea, nor the slightest unpleasant ness. Next morning you awake feeling fine-with a hearty appetite for break fast. Eat what you please-fruits acids or anything. No restrictions of habit or diet.
 Calotabs are sold only in original, sealed packages price thirty five cents. Recommended and guaranteed by drug gists everywhere. Your money back if you are not delighted.--Ady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-11
AGREE ON TERMS
 OF RAILROAD PAY

Washington, June 10.-Railroad rep resentatives and the railroad admin istration have agreed on most of the terms of the contract to be enter ed into for government compensation, it was said today, but they still disagree over whether the government shall pay the average net income of a road for the last three years as rental, or con- slider this as a maximum and pay some roads less. a
 The railroad administration con- tends that some lines which had ab- normally high earnings in the last three years should not receive the full amount provided in the railroad bill as basis for compensation. Most rail. road representatives maintain the standard basis of return should be reduced in no cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-11
MANY PETITIONS ON
 STREET CAR RAISE
 HAVE BEEN RECEIVED
Petition to Be Presented to the City Commission for Action-300O
 Names Expected

President Bernhardt and Secretary Jennings of the street railway employees union yesterday afternoon received large number of the signed petitions for the adoption of the ordinance permitting increased street car fares from the men that had been circulating them. Each petition contained the names of a large number of voters, but as all of the peti- tions put in circulation had not been turned in up to last night they were not ready to be presented to the city com missioners.
 MT. Bernhardt stated last night that 1t would probably be late this afternoon and perhaps tomorrow morning before he could get them ready for presenta- tion to the commissioners.
 With the petitions already turned in as a basis it is estimated that somethingA like 5000 names will be filed with the commissioners. As all of the names have to be checked off and compared with the registration list it will probably be the middle of next week before the com missioners will be prepared to act upon them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-11
At the Lyric


 The new Keith bill at the Lyric is an all headline programme.
 There has seldom been better vaude- vile shown in Birmingham than that which entertained capacity audiences at the Lyric Monday evening.
 'The Bride Shop" extravagant and pretentious fashion show is the headline attraction and it is a great act. There are four other acts on the bill worthy of headline honors also. Swor and Alvey are the kings of black face vaudeville entertainers and prove a riot. Susan Tompkins' appearance was a triumph for this excellent violin artist The Three Eddies open the programme with a high class pantomime acrobatic tumbling act
 The Bride Shop is a pleasing com mingling of pretty girls, lavish costumes, clever comedy and tuneful music The act is costumed up to the minute and some handsome gowns are worn. "The Bride shop in short is a veritable fash ion show and the ladies will find this feature especially interesting. Eddie Vogt is the fun maker in chief and is very clever. Lewis Naden as the Baron and Muriel Kastrick as Angelina are ex- cellent entertainers and the entire com
 
 and the girls are among the prettiest seen here recently.
 The big laugh riot of the programme is John Swor and West Alvey. There are no better black face entertainers than John Swor and in Alvey he has most capable partner. The act is the same that has made Birmingham laugh before but this made no difference. The audi ence started laughing at the pantomime poker game and kept it up until the two entertainers had taken several en- cores. Miss Susan Tompkins scored a great triumph with the Monday night audience. She is violiniste extraordi- nary and for two seasons was soloist with Sousas band. She renders a pro- gramme of pleasing selections and was compelled to respond to several encores The Three Eddes are clever and the Lyric screen te.egrams are interesting and entertaining.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-11
GREAT OLD REMEDY
 FOR SKIN DISEASES

and cause a most decided abatement of your trouble. and finally make you entirely we'll Fifty years ago s. $. S was discovered and given to suffering mankind. During this period 1t has proven its remarkable curative prop critics as e blood purifier and tonic and has relieved thousands of cases of. disease caused by poor or impure blood, and chronic or inherited blood diseases. You can be relieved. but you must take S. s. s. Take 1t If only pim- pies appear for they denote bad blood. and may be followed by tho sufferings from torturing skin eruptions. There fore be sure. Don't take chances, don't use lotions Get s. s. S. from your druggist. If yours Is special case write for expert medical advice. Address Medical Director. 43S Swift Laboratory. AtlAntas Ga.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-11
5. s, s. Clears Skin of Erup. tions, Drives Poison From
 the System

Get Is fixed in your mind that skin itching skin, and all skin diseases arc due entirely to impure and infected blood. If the trouble was on the out side of the skin. by simply washing and keeping 1t clean you could obtain relief-not even ointments. lotions and calves would be necessary. Agree with us in this belief. and your trouble can be relieved-you can be entirely re- stored to health. s. s. S. Is a purely vegetable treatment that you can se- cure from your own druggist--it is a hleod tonic that will purify your blood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-11

ished Mir Currey, and don't intend to hire another until the war has ended. i" As he took his seat he was vigorously applauded.
 Morton Simpson, president, presided over the meeting. and it was almost en- tirely devot1 to war time topics aside from some routine business. hear ing committee reports and planning further steps to aid in the w. $. $. pub licity. T. J. Holberg and others spoke on the approaching war savings drive
 The following names were ordered en- rolled as members of the club:
 John Sparrow, head of the Sparrow Advertising agency; David Letaw, Tut wiler and City Hall pharmacies; Harry l.. White, advertising manager of Odum, Bowers & White; S. F. Hitler of the Alabama Marble company, and Joe Saks of the Saks company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-11
AGREE TO MODIFY
 RAILROAD RATES

Washington. June 10-Railroad ad- ministration officials today reached tentative decision to rescind that DOT tion of the new freight rate order pre- scribing that higher interstate rates shall apply on intrastate shipments when interstate schedules already ex- ist. and final order to this effect may be issued in a few days by Director General McAdoo.
 Without such a modification, many shippers complained, rates for intra- state shipments would be raised on double basis. and the increase in many cases would reach several hundred ger cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-11
Vice Chancellor Says Pres ent Arrangement made quate for Proper DOmi-
 nation of Situation
URGES ECONOMIC UNITY SIMILAR TO
 THE MILITARY PLAN
With Such Unity Who Would Have Courage to Go Against the
 Bloc?" He Asks

Amsterdam, June 10.-Permanent economic and military union between Germany and Austria-Hungary Hyvith the gradual disappearance of customs duties and frontiers,' is proposed by Friedrich Non Payer, imperial vice chancellor of Germany. in a statement published in The Neue Freie Presse of Vienna. and quoted In The yossische Zeitung of Berlin. Included in this scheme of Mittel Europa, under gran ite domination of the central powers, are Russia, Poland, Bulgaria and Fur. key.
 PRESENT FORM INADEQUATE
 The vice chancellor points out that with this union once effected the peace of Europe would be in the hands of the Teutonic allies, the settlement of vexing problems arising from the war would be made more easy and the solution of internal questions would also be facili- tated. In his statement the vice chan cellar said in part:
 ''The present form of the alliance is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-11
McGowan Is Renominated

Washington, June 10.-Rear Admiral McGowan, paymaster general of the navy, was renominated today by Presi- dent Wilson for a four-year term. Tine Senate confirmed the nomination of the South Carolinian without opposition.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-06

| Pfeiffer, Anthony ArtZ, Emil Stomach,
Hubert Gundermann and Francis Welp
successfully had charge of the parish
during the years 1893-1906. Rev. Will
liam Scheiner (1906-1908) was the
| first pastor to give his undivided care
to the Catholics of Fergus Falls, the
adjoining missions having been placed
in charge of another priest in 1906
Rev. George Ranch has had charge of
| the church since 1908.
AS the number of families had SLOW
| ly increased the need of new church
was felt, and, after some hesitation,
the work was decided upon, and was
| completed with the harmonious CO.
| operation of priest and people. The
construction of the church, a substan-
tial brick building, 58x116 feet, in
modified Gothic, was begun in June,
| 1913, by Contractor VIM. Schueller,
according to plans, drawn by Architect
| VIM. H. Alban of st. Paul. The cor
nerstone was laid September Z, 1913,
| by Rt. Rev. James Trobec, ID. d. On
| Easter Sunday of the following year
|
| church. The beautiful windows, pews,
| altar-railings and stations had just
| been completed the previous week
| Bishop Trobec officiated at the dedica-
tory services on June 2, 1914
The ola place of worship had been
| known as the Church of the Holy
Family, but after it's dedication Sep
TENDER 10, 1890, by Ri. Rev. Otto Ear
| detti, d. D., it was named the Church
of st. Otto. When the present church
was dedicated, it was placed under the
| care and protection of Our Lady of
Victory, it's present patron A new
parsonage was completed in Novem-
| Der, 1914 The parish already owns a
| teachers home as well as the site for
school, The church maintains three
| Sunday school classes for the instruc-
| ton of its young people. Other
auxiliaries include The Catholic Order
of Foresters, The Junior and Senior
Holy Name Societies, The ST. AIMS
| Society, st. Agnes Sodality, St.
| Theresa's Society. At present the
parish consists of seventy families.
| The fervor, loyalty and spirit of
sacrifice, which, with the grace of God,
| has supported the Catholics of Fergus
Falls in the past, is living also in the
growing generation, as is proven by
the many young men of Our Lady of
| Victory Church, who have answered
the call of their country in her present
| struggle. They are: Harold and
| Leonard Clark, James LaPlante,
Horace and Harold Johnson, Vincent
and Albert Kuckacka, Jos. Kritzer,
Alden Bauer, F. J. Shay, Chas. Whalen,
| VIM. Mclaughlin, Miles Martin, Otto
| Schwalen, JOS. Mandelke, Frank Pat
terson, Frank Moore, Clinton Grinager,
JOS. Prohosky and VIM. Mcdonald.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-06
FERGUS AUTOMOBILE co.

One of the most up-to-date automo,
bile establishments in the Minnesota
Park Region is that conducted by the
Fergus Automobile Company of which
H. B. Solberg is manager at 121-123
Court Street. This concern handles
the Studebaker, Apperson and Dodge
cars and maintains a well-equipped
service station and has the agency
for the well known Willard batteries
In addition there is a well equipped
repair department with high class
mechanics at all times in charge and
a full line of accessories is carried in
it's retail department. Mr.. Solberg is
one of our alert and aggressive bust
ness men, who has built the present
business of the Fergus Auto Co. from
small beginnings.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-06
+. 4. srRAuR.

The name of F. H. Straub at 112
Lincoln Avenue w. appears in this
review because he is deserving of such
publication. He is man of high
standing and is rated among other
business men of our city as the fair
and square" kind to deal with. He
is a graduate optometrist and has a
fine optical department where he
examines eyes and fits glasses. He
invites you to call and inspect his
stock of silverware and cut glass,
which is unsurpassed in unique and
beautiful designs His stock includes
all makes of watches from the How.
ard, the finest made watch in the
world, to the Ingersoll. The reputa
ton of Mr.. Straub as a jeweler and
matchmaker is given a place at the
top of the list of such firms He is al
ways glad to receive new and old Gus.
toners alike and one can Immediately
discern the interest taken in behalf oil
his customers as his highest aim al
all times is satisfaction