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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
Real Estate.
Gwillot & HALL
Real Estate Loans and
insurance


We offer for sale this week the
following select list OF properties
One big bargain, Is lots, l00xl5C
with five good houses, worth from
GSU.o0 to 100000. This property
is worth $l5,00000; can be bought
for s., 10000. Owner is leaving the
city.
a seven-room modern bungalow
on West Broadway, modern in every
respect, $4,50000. Terms.
\ dandy five-room modern bun
galow on McLish avenue. with
breakfast room, garage, and all mod
ern conveniences. Lot 15xl50
S+,CO0.W. Terms.
\ beautiful new modern home on
Fl street, 5. W.. just the thing ii
You are looking for a good home
Price $5,0O0.00.
We have a dandy little cottage on
Third avenue, n. W., for SS000O
hi, is for quick action. Terms.
We have vacant property in all
PARTS of the city, that will save you
money. We also can help you
build home on the Georgia State
plan Come up and let us explain
il to you before making loan.
We have, for Jew days only, a
modern, six-room dwelling, on Fifth
avenue, n. W., near Washington,
for only SS,25000. Terms can be
arranged.
Phone 5S3.
Room 307, Simpson Building.
So
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
Business Opportunities

DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUN-
ITY-A chance to get III on the
ground floor of the best lead and
zinc proposition ever offered, a
home company going to work
near .Ardmore. Take time to in
vestigate this. It's your oppor-
tuniiy. Address Room 8. Is II
East Main St.. or phone 81 morn
ings before 10 o'clock. Ask for
Mr. Vehmeyer. S-i
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
FIGHTING.

Everybody's hghtin' in his own es-
pecial way.
We turned de Of clock forward to
be savin' OF de day,
We's fghtin' vii de breakfast and
we's hghtin' vii de lunch;
We only takes a little where we
used to eat bunch.
Oars men out in de trenches vii
der faces TO de foe
Oars men at home a-hghtin' vii de
shovel an de hoe;
Fightn' vii de hoe-cake while we
ship de wheat an beans.
We's g'ineter show dat kaiser man
whut real iightin' means
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
Home Bargains

S-room modern home on hall block
northwest Ardmore, bargain, SO,
900.
6-toom modern bungalow on paved
street; terms, $3.50.
5-room bungalow, paved street, So
600.
5-room modern bungalow. north
west Ardmore. For sale or eS-
change for good house in colored
section.
Choice residence lots, any part OF
city, cash or terms.
Lot in Highland Park addition,
southeast front, l0Oxl50, 81 200.
PHONE PA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed bids will be received up to
2 o'clock p. m, Wednesday, May
IS, for the erection and compile
ton OF one-story frame school
house at Overlook, Okla. school
district No. %. Specifications can
be seen at the postof6ce at Over
brook. Sealed bids should be ad-
dressed to B. l.. johnson, Clerk
Overbrook, Okla. The right is
reserved to reject any and all bids.
w. A. N. Brown, B. L. Johnson.
w. d. Coe. Trustees. "a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
NATIONAL FACTS AND
FIGURES.

Another $4,000 acres of oil bear
ing lands on the east side OF the
Usage reservation in Oklahoma are
advertised for lease by Indian Com
missioner Sells.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
Lost and Found.

LOST-Brindle female bull dog,
striped with white; ears trimmed
only. Answers to name of Bob
Reward. Phone $50. "a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06

From the 42.l70,000 acres sown to
winter wheat last fall conditions at
present indicate crop Of O,OOO,-
600 bushels, an average OF about Is
bushels to the acre.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
Furniture

LOOKING FOR BARGAINS
Yes. Go to q and 20 Caddo st.
The largest line of all grades in
household goods in city. l.. d.
Mason. 2o-lm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06

Gary. Ind, was put on the map
April Is. 1900. It has the distinc-
ton OF being made to order
town. 1t has grown amazingly, hav-
ing 4 population OF 10000, accord
ing to federal estimates.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06

KABRO OIL STOCK for sale
The Kabro Oil Co. has 100 acre
lease in section 2 4 south, 5 west.
The Iokla we'll now flowing 375
barrels 47 gravity oil is an offset
to the Kabro; also has l2O-acre
near big Magnolia gusher in Ste
phens county and lSO acres in the
Loco field. The derrick is up and
contract let to drill the offset to
the Iokla. The Kabro is incor-
porated for $4,000; shares $40
par value. No stock for sale by
the company, but | have some
stock which | purchased before
the Iokla we'll was drilled, which
/ will sell at $50 per share. O. NJ.
Morris, Duncan, Okla. Phone 2lO.
o.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
Wanted to Buy.
Wanted-To Trade.

To TRADE for delivery car, good
condition, ) clear town lots Good
lett. Texas, railroad town; priced
$50 cash. Address Box "a, Ard
ilore, Okla. s-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06

In the last ten years the Ameri-
can automobile industry has manu-
featured about 5.S35,0O0 motor We
hicles. OF which 100000 were made
in the last five wears.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06

There were 752,607 pounds OF
tonca beans, valued at S427 ,055, in
voiced at the American consulate at
Trinidad for the United States dur
ing 1917, compared with l07 ,2o3
pounds, valued at $l2262S, for 1916.
The estimated maximum capacity
for milling cornmeal i'll the United
States, with mills running "a hours
4 day, exceeds 100000 barrels per
month. The nations normal con
sumption OF wheat -four is about
100000 barrels month.
The average yield OF hops is usu-
ally between 200 and 800 pounds to
the acre in the United States. On
the Pacific Coast, where most of the
hops in the United States are pro-
duced, the average is from 1000 to
500 pounds to the acre. but Yields
OF one ton an acre are often secured.
Oregon produces more hops than
any other state in the Union.
Every state in the Union except
Georgia and Pennsylvania has a
permanent school fund, accumulat-
ed by various processes. The states
admitted to the Union between
1902 and 1913, except Texas, receiv-
ed the sixteenth section in each sur
veyed township for school purposes,
and since lS4S, with a few excep-
tions. the states on admission have
received the sixteenth and thirty
sixth sections in each township.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
Proposals.
PowIt@r Homes

WANTED, CONTRACTORS-We
have six homes ready to receive
bids on. Also we have several
other plans in the architects de-
partment being prepared. All ma
terial furnished on the ground.
Office 7 IL West Main. Poulters
COMPANY. 27-l0
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
Mining Stock

kWANTED-Purchasers for Tepee
Queen copper stock. Room u
Bridgman building. Phone llO9.
l.. o. Box 4S0. 4-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06

According to the last census the
United States, with total land
area OF 2.91SS90 square miles. had a
population OF 9l,972,2o6 or an av-
erage OF 800 inhabitants to the
square mile.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
Rooms Wanted.

WANTED ROOM and board in a
private family by a young man.
Box 504. care Ardmoreitc. 4-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
Maddox & Maddox
52l-2 Simpson Bldg. Phone 1888

What HAVE YOU to trade for
one Main street business and two
residence lots. clear and we'll To-
Gated, good live Southern Kan
sas town; largest grain shipping
point in the state. Address Box
I5i, Ardmore. Okla. 5-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
Oil Stocks.

WE are now in our new home, West
Main at d St. Tom Cooper's Ga
rage, Got Everything" Phone
70. 2o-l0
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
Miscellaneous.

FOR SALE-One l54 in. Overland
wagon, harness. good as new.
Also one good rubber tire. bug
" and horse. Phone 100. o.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
Wanted to Rent.

WANTED-Strictly modern 4 or
5-room, furnished or unfurnish-
ed bungalow Address sos, care
hrdmoreite. SIS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06

FOR SALE-225 horsepower boil
ers. Call Edwards Bros. Phone
1852. 29-7
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
For Rent-Offices.

FOR RENT-Two office looms in
Carter Booker building, North
Washington. Apply J. {. King
& Company. 5-l4
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06

FOR SALE-A Groom modern
house and three good lots. half
block car line. Price $3.50, il
sold this week. Worth double
the price. See or phone Yates
the Earth Man, ii you would buy
bargain.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06

HAVE OPENED a ladies exchange
and dressmaking at sos Il. :. W.
Phone $50, Mrs. Stalcup, Mrs.
Crawford. 29-l4i
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06

FOR SALE-Northwest, o vacant
lots. i'll gas, light, water and sewer
district, that you can buy and dou-
bic your money in 90 days; on
paved street. Will sell one or all
together. 1t will interest either
homeseeker or speculator. See
Yates the Earth Man. phone 545.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
Help Wanted-Female.

L ELDERLY LADY to cafe Tor in
valid lady. Must be refined and
honest. Good home for right par
ty. Call in person. 800 II East
Main street. 6-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06

FOR SALE-Royal No. ~ Type
writer, practically new; slightly
used. s. B. Newman, Overlook.
Okla. "a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
Beautiful
bungalow Conn
pletgd

This is beautiful home with
many attractive features; it is dif-
fcrent, it is what you want, it is
properly located
We have a seven-room house in
two blocks OF Main street. 1t is a
good home and the lot is worth all
that we ask for the whole thing ;
it has an east front and beautiful
trees. If you want bargain, see
this.
We have several new cottages,
ranging in prices S2.25000 to So
5C0.oO, on very good terms.
We have good rooming house
or hotel at 4 very attractive price.
We have two properties on Main,
both have good buildings and pay
ing better than 10 per cent, and
remember that business property in
Ardmore will double.
see our lists and YOU will find
what YOU want.
n n II 81 10 II Il Il n
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06

WE are now in our new home. Nesf
Main and d. SITS. Tom Coopers
Garage, Got Everything" Phone
20. 26-l0
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
Livestock.
Agricultural.
Typewriters.

FOR SALE-Two Fox tvpewriters
No. 2S. See them at Kirkbright' 5
Letter Shop. Cordova Hotel Bldg.
Phone 9+4-J. As
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
Statesmen Wanted.

WANTED-STOCK Statesmen.
! can use few more high class
statesmen on the c. 5. {. Oil and
Refining Co.. located at Duncan
Okla. in the heart OF the new
Magnolia oil field, which has just
leen opened up. We have one Of
tic two strongest line-ups that
las ever been in the state cf Okla
Iona. and real statesmen can make
cleanup on this job. No ad-
vance artists need apply, for we
mean strictly business. Box 54I,
Duncan. Okla. ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06
Boarding Houses.

ROOM AND BOARD at IS c
street <. W. Phone TS5-J. A-3
GOOD MEALS and good rooms.
Room and board. $50 and up per
week: Sl.50 per day and up. Wal
do Hotel. .S0-7
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-06

AT REDUCED PRICES-Slightly
used refrigerators. rockers, chairs,
dressers. etc. H-29 Caddo st. l..
ID. Mason. 2O-lm
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11
HERE'S A NEW WAY
TO END THE WAR

The systemrI use in teaching the boys
OF Camp Taylor how 10 box is a simple
one. vet 80 understand il thoroughly
It should be seen. ] can't begin 10 tell
the grace Of action. the coordination OF
muscle and eve, and the other things
7 hes.n with q class Of 2eo soldiers
I train these for two weeks and then I
begin on q new class Of the same size.
When the boys leave they are detailed
around the barracks to teach other men.
+ take the boys. hftv az a time. four
times a day. BY his metho have
given the rudiments Of boxing 70 more
han 1000 soldiers since came here.
I work from a platform. with my
class OF fifty standing IN front Of me.
I teach thea how 60 hold their hands.
how to turn their bodies. and how TO
NOV their feet to get Ike most from
each action. Their bodies must be be-
hind every punch. They must learn
how to step away from each punch.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11

L dont let my class do any boxing at
an 1hey must first learn the fuRda-
mental principles. following my hand.
as outline the
II is my belief that any young man
who knows how TO boz viii make a
great paNonet fighter. He knows how
10 move. how to step back, how 70 shift.
ana now 70 get his weight behind the
point when jsbbing with the bayonet.
He also knows how to avoid thrustfnr
Of the enemy. q distinct advantage.
once saw a boxer give another man
a baseball bat and bet hts adversary
he could not touch him with il. The
boxer took the bat away from his op-
ponent three times with ease and never
was touched. That taught me far moro
than anything else could the value or
boxing as a defense.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11
NOTRE DAME ATHLETES
GET IMPORTANT OATES
Basketball and Track Card
Heavy-Big Contests
in Prospect.

NoFRE DAME. IND. Jan. IL
Coach Harper has ~nounc the 1915
basketball and track schedule Of No4re
Dame. 1T i as follows:
MISUNDERSTANDING -. Valparaiso
at Notrs Dame; January ~. Western
State Normal at Notre Dame; j
rs. Wabash At Notre Dame: Febrnarv
I, d. A. G. at Lansing: February :. At.
A.. G. At Notre Dame: February is. wa
bash at Charlottesville.
Track-February 23. Illinois st
Notre Dame; March 2. Illinois relay
carnival at Jrbana; March 8. Michigan
at Notrs Dame; May 4. Illinois at ur-
bana; May 1s. Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Juno s, Western conferences.
The football dates wifi b.
in a few days. Purdue and the Army
are assured on the calender. The Great
Lakes naval training station team is
also in prospect.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11
BOY WONDER

No longer are those OF the west slope
of he great divide obliged to listen IN
silence 70 the stories OF the golf Prov
ess OF the village marvel Of tender
years who put such towns as Atlanta.
Ca, and Chicago. III. on the map.
Out in Utah the other day, George
von Elm, fifteen years OF age. won the
Utah state championship by defeating
Thornton Gilmer. the 1912 champion.
By 2 n S in the final. The match
as played st the Salt Lake city Coun-
try Club. The youngster was ten W
on the first eighteen holes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11
Perry McGillivray.

Perry McGillivray, swimming star
of national reputation now at the
Great Lakes naval training station
is going TO do his best to bring a
title to his camp. A number of other
star swimmers are at the Great
Lakes, including Herman Laubis and
Bayard McClanRhan, and these bovs
plan to put the camp way out in
front in swimming affairs at least.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11
Notre Dame
Athlete Enters
Navy as Seaman

GREAT LAKES, I'LL, Jan. IA
husky, well proportional ycunRster
took his place In the detention camp
mere yesterday with one Thousand
other lack1es from Chicago. he gave
the name Of Charles Bachman Of
chicago. A brief quiz on the part
OF Ensign Jack Kennedy disclosed
mat ia the q athlete OF
Notre Dame University who was Sc
Aected as All-Amertcan guard FOR two
seasons. He alSo was q star track
man Bachman played prep football
at E~nglewood high school In 1909.
1910 and 1911 He enlisted In IrdI-
annapolis rs an apprentices seaman sn
the regular navy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11
Ertle to Fight Herman
For Worlds Title

MILWAUKEE,, IAN. Ill. hnn
Ertle, contender for the bantan-weight
boxing championship. yesterday was
signed to box Pete Herman. champion.
for the worlds championship at New
Orleans on Feb. 4. The length OF the
bout-ten, fifteen or twenty rounds
VIII be determined later.
Ertle has Cancelled an engagement 10
box at Philadelphia on Jar. Is. but will
take on Kid Wolfe at Cleveland the lat
ter part II this month as n workou fer
the championship engagement.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11
BY JIMMIE DUNN
CNANAGER OF JOHNNY K1LBANE
FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION

MANAGER OF JOHNNY kILBANE
FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION)
written for the United Press)
CAMP TAYLOR. LOUISVILLE. KY.
Jan, 11-Boxing IS one OF the world
greatest sports and = believe il Will
plsy a great part IN tho war.
IN this front line trenches in Franco
there Is much hand-to-hand fighting.
The average man when reused to hght-
ing anger reaches out for his adversary.
arabs him and then they lose time in
rolling around 80 see which Is the
stronger. II those men were trained
boxers that would never happen. II
one OF them should be "A trained boxer
IL would be an easy matter for him
to smash out with "a right or left 70
the point Z the chin and then It would
hs curtains and the prison cage. It is
Just as good as giving your enemy an
ansesthetic,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11
Fulton Knocks Out
Tate in Second Round

JOPLIN. MO. Jan. 1I.-Fred Fulton.
who vas disqualified in hts FIRST < h
with Harry Texas Tate at Little Rock.
Ark. three weeks ago secured venKe-
ance last night when he knocked Tate
out in the second round OF their bout
here. Tate never had a chance 70 land
from the tap of the gong. Fulton went
after his man at the start. and it was
only a question OF how long the Texan
could last. A right 10 the Jaw ended
the battle.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11
Owen Moran British Sergt

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, Jan. Ii
Owen Moran, former featherweight box
er, is a sergeant in the British army.
according TO adHsces received here yes
terday from Australia. He enlisted un-
der the name OF Owen Morgan.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11
Ortega Outfights Al M'Coy

OAKLAND. CAL. Jan. 1i.-AI Mccoy
is e nice young man. but he didn't show
much as 6 s%orapper. according to fans
who watched Battling Ortega defeat
him IN a four round bout here Wednes-
day night. Mccoy had a "look-in" in
only the second round.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11
BOWLING
At WHITING

The East Side Maccabees and the
Whiting Maccahees will roll a match
tonight at the Bodney alleys in Whit
ing. The Married Mems Club showed
the Z club how 70 get the wood.
"alsko getting high game with 1919 ia
the third game. The score.
NWn~~S~z
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11

The New York National eague club
s~nnounced yesterday that Charles NJ.
Tesheau. veteran pitcher, or the cam.
las signed g contract Tor 1918. Texh-
eau Is the hrst major league player to
sign a 1913 contract.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11

When Charley Weeghman couldn't
buy Rogers Hornsby he said In an Of
hand manner III right. ven make
one Just like q smoker after unsuc-
eessfully trying to bum a cigarette.
II We could do as we'd like to
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11

On the theory that charity begins
at hong and ends there. Jess Willard
and several other fighters ANNOUNCE
Willingness TO fight for charity. In
their cases Ii It mostly ends"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11

Grover Alexander IS SO happy at be
ing traded to Chicago that he says he
VIII be glad to enter the array when
his draft number Is called.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11

After disappearing since Labor Dsy
Jack Curlev had a good chance to make
q dramatic entrance when Fred Fulton
arrived.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11

statement shouI be OF great value =
lawn NcGraw II he could convince
himself that losing the world series
was merely a state Of min
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11

There Is something we would Dc.
WI that +, swat tho guy who chtrps.
rs il cold enough for you?r
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11

About the only difference between
Fulton and Carl Morris seems 70 be
that che used to be a plasterer and
the other a railroad man.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11

Penn has been able to win something
without the aid OF Howard Berney- II
to be a class tournament
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11

Harry Garfield saws being without
coal IS merely a state OF mind. That
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-11
Vidal Elected Captain
of West Point Eleven

WEST POINT, y. Z. Jan. 11.-Eu-
gene L. Vidal OF South Dakota has
been elected captain OF the United
States Military academy football team
TOT the season or 1918. He is a mem
Der Of the class of 1920. is 20 years
old, and weighs It's pounds. vidal
piayed half back on the army eleven
fall because OF a hazing episode last
fail because Q "a hazing episode with
which he was associated. He formerly
played football at South Dakota uni
versity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
TO Be |NTERNED DURING
WAR AS ALIEN ENEMY

The Department of Justice yesterday
interned for the period of the war as
an alien enemy Hugo r. Boyer of
Edgewood Acres. Pittsburgh, Pa.
Boyer was born in Germany in 1881
and came to this country in 1909. After
declaring his inteVions of becoming
an American citizen he married an
American girl. In 1914 he returned to
Germany and served in the German
army. completing his period OF mill
tary service. He served about four
months when he was discharged on the
ground that he had applied for citizen
ship in the United States Boyer re-
turned to this country and resumed his
work mechanical engineer with
the Westinghouse Manufacturing Com
pany at East Pittsburgh.
He lived near Pittsburgh without at
tracing any particular attention until
December, 1917. He became the central
figure in the mystery surrounding the
murder of his wife. whose body was
found among the ruins of their home,
which was destroyed by an explosion
on December II. last. Efforts to find
the murderer proved futile.