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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-15

the activities. Women who may be
able to give their time, in whole or in
part, should call at headquarters.
Their assistance is sorely needed.
Mr.. Elliott. manager Of the Salt Riv-
err Valley Water Users association,
has undertaken the responsibility of
calling the matter Of the Red Cross
to the workers in the water users
building. Mrs. Mitchell has been dele
gated to take the matter up with the
employees of the Mountain States Tele-
graph & Telephone company. The
Hassayampa Creamery promises full
list from its many employees and the
Maricopa Creamery will not lag behind
One result of the campaign for Red
Cross memberships has been a very
interesting emphasizing of the fact
that the really good American stands
willing to tax himself for a public in
stitution, the value Of which he knows
and is willing to collect the tax. This
is in contra distinction to the either
who knows the worth of the institution
and recognizes its necessity but will
dodge paying his share unless he car
be forced to do the decent thing.
The following is list of the addi-
llOldl 1UV per cent lcPOl W
the solicitors:
100 Per Cent
Governors office.
State Board of Health.
Secretary OF state.
Auditor.
Librarian.
Tax commission.
Mine inspector.
Office of adjutant general Qngalls)
State game warden.
State water commissioner.
United States internal revenue Of
flee.
United States district court, clerk
office,
Chalmers, Stahl, Fennimore & 10
gan.
The Mcneil company.
Young Mems Christian association.
A. ]. Peters company.
Charters Gas Engine company.
Otto Center Litchfield.
Phoenix National Bank.
National Bank of Arizona.
Typewriter shop. 321 W. Adams.
Tavener Piano company.
Taxpayers association.
Taylor Paint house.
f. Thorne company.
Phoenix Candy Kitchen.
Phoenix Cycle company.
Phoenix Engraving company.
z. e. Pascoe, real estate.
/ Central bank.
| Central Finance company.
Townsend, stockton & Drake.
]. C. Dobbins.
Motor Supply company.
Munson Bros. Olive company.
Munson Optical company.
Majors and company.
National Cash Register company.
Talbot & Hubbard.
Phoenix Aut6 Top company.
Whyman Machinery company.
Mack Tire company.
Phoenix Savings Bank & Trust com
pany.
Cal Messner, office force.
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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-15

wrong that the girl has decided to de-
vote her life to the betterment of the
conditions of less fortunate, and she
spends both her time and money in
settlement work. Here she becomes
involved, innocently, in an affair with
the husband of one of her best friends,
and to avert the breaking of the scandal
which is threatened, she accepts the
proposal of marriage from a man she
does not love.
Tomorrow starts the engagement of
Gladys Brockwell in Broken Com
mandments."
"Empty Pockets" At The Plaza
The Plaza theater has secured Her
bert Brenon's perturbation of Rupert
Hughes best seller, Empty Pocket.
The STORY deals with modern New
York life of varied stations-from
Muriel Schuyler and Perry Merithem,
aristocrats, to Myrla SokalslSa, sweat
shop woke, Happy Banigan newsy and
Red Ida and Shang Ganley, parasites
of the underworld. The photoplay is
said to be a realistic product of New
York's streets as its scenes were taken
at the actual sites described in the
novel.
1t will be shown at the Plaza today
only.
Alice Joyce At The Strand
Today offers the final opportunity
| for witnessing Alice Joyce in the lead
ing role OF Vitagraph's master pro-
duction of THE Lion and the Mouse
which closes it's engagement at the
Strand with the final showings to-
night.
"The Lion and the Mouse has prov.
en- a most attractive value and has
repeated in this city the success with
which it has met throughout its tri-
umphant tour over the country.
| The general excellence of the pro-
/ duction, together with the never end
| ing appeal the central theme, the
naturalness oc the characters, and the
absolute correctness of detail as wei
as continuity, all go to make "The
Lion and the Mouse" one of the fin
est productions of the year.
On the same program will also bt
| shown "Looney Lions and Monkey
! Business" the comedy, as we'll as the
Outing Chester pictures Of travel, ant
the Pathe News.
Tomorrow starts the engagement o.
Elsie Ferguson In "a Society Exile
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-15
Last of 1.-THE Daughter of Mother
Machree"

Last OF - ne Oau9hter OF Motner
Machree'
Today sees the final performance of
THE Daughter of Mother Maohree" at
the Elks theater by the Lawrence COM
pany. With matinee this afternoon
and the performance this evening, this
delightful Irish comedy drama which
has charmed large audiences at the
Elks the past week with its heart in
terest story. its wholesome comedy and
its happy solution, will be withdrawn
for the new offering of the Lawrence
company on Sunday matinee, "A Stitch
in Time"
Miss Wilma Steck in the role of Sally
O'Brien has been a real treat as she
portrayed this lovable Irish girl who
radiates sunshine and makes everyone
as happy as herself. The many ad-
mirers of Miss Steck in this city agree
that she never has appeared in SO
| charming a role as the present one.
Those who have not yet seen her in
THE Daughter of Mother Machree"
have two last opportunities today.
! All the other favorites Of the Law
renee company are pleasingly cast in
| this fascinating play, which will be
seen only at matinee today and to-
night
A Delicious Love Story at the Elks
A love story that is lifted by the
simplest virtues out of the inevitable
and sordid tragedy of misdirected pas
sion that is "A Stitch in Time, =
which will be the new bill at the Elks
theater by the Lawrence company be-
ginning Sunday matinee and continu-
ing all next week with matinees We'd
nesday and Saturday.
Romance of the sort that touches the
heart with a wand of fairy-like per-
sistence is in "A Stitch in Time.
which will again give the popular
! Lawrence players an opportunity to
delight the people with a delicious
mingling Of pathos and comedy. Miss
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-15
MAR|COPA CHAPTER
WILL MEET IN WEEK

The Maricopa chapter Of the d. A.
r. will hold its regular meeting at the
Woman's clug next Saturday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Roland c. Dryer who took an
extended trip east over the national
highways last summer, will tell OF
points of interest she visited en- route
and also OF historic sites in New Eng
land revered in the memory of pa
triotic Americans.
Any visiting members or others in
terested in the work of the d. A. R
are cordially invited to be present.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-15
ADJUSTMENTS
/ ADJUSTMENTS I
THIRTEENTH CHAIR"
IS At THE COLUMBIA

Spiritualism is an all important
theme in the unfolding of Bayard Veil
ler's masterful mystery production,
THE Thirteenth Chair" which will be
offered as the feature attraction OF an
all-star program at the Columbia the
alter for the last time today. This
spectacular photoplay is from the ia
nous stage version. which enjoyed
run Of more than year on Broadway
Edward Wales sought to avenge the
murder Of his friend Stephen Lee, by
holding a 'spiritualistic seance, hoping,
by fear OF the supernatural, to wiring
from the guilty person, whom he hal
reason to believe was present, con-
fession Of the crime. Instead, as he
asked the question, who killed Stephen
Lee? Of the clsirvoyant, he was killed
in the same mysterious manner as his
friend.
Leonce Ferret, seeing the possibili-
ties In the plot for screen presentation,
adapted and directed 1t for Pathe
heading an all-star cast with Yvonne
Delva and Creighton Hale.
A Strand comedy and a special two
reel comedy are the supplementing
features of a pleasing program.
Freckies ~ tne hip
'Freckles," starring Jack Pickford,
is the attraction for the final showing
at the Hip today. and brings the
screens greatest Juvenile actor In one
of his finest characterizations.
"Freckles' is a homeless waif. the
/ inmate Of an orphanage, afraid of ev-
eryone and constantly the butt Of the
most cruel jokes and remarks from
the other children. His soul rebels
finally and he runs away to the big
woods, where he Is employed by a
kindly lumberman and engaged as a
Waterman. In this capacity he meets
'the girl and sunshine takes place of
/ the clouds which have thus far over
Swallowed his life. How he risks his
life to save her from injury. and how
he saves the interests of his employer
are but two Of the stirring scenes
which bring the story to its remark
able climax.
Tomorrow starts the engagement of
1.-THE Moonshine Trail
"Tha Third Kiss" At The Lamara
Vivian Martin in 1.-THE Third Kiss
Is finishing her present engagement at
the Lamara with the showings today.
as well as the western story 1.-THE Tell
Tale Wire" and the travelogue, paris,
! the Beautiful"
"The Third kiss reveals Vivian
Martin as an heiress, whose fathers
death has placed in her ownership the
! great box factory around which this
story revolves. Through negligence,
the father has allowed a fire to take
the lives Of several of the girl employees,
and It is with view Of atoning for this
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-15

Wilma Steck as Phoebe Ann, comes
into the story early and stays through
to the end. She is a most lovable crea-
ture, and her delicious sense of humor
keeps the audience IN constant laugh
ter.
Once you have seen "a Stitch in
Time" you will recall it for many day
as one of the brightest spots in theat-
rical memory. At the Elks theater all
next week, beginning Sunday matinee.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-15
LACK Of HELP
BIC HANDICAP
To RED CROSS
Teachers and Girls Asked to
Assist Today; Slump in
Membership Numbers
Spurs Workers in Drive
TEACHERS AND PUPILS
ASKED TO HELP DRIVE

All teachers of the public
schools, and all high school girls
who are willing to assist in the
Red Cross roll call today are
asked to meet at the chamber Of
commerce building this morning
at 9 o'clock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-08
lack LONDON HAS
RETURNED TO THE
SCENES OF BOYHOOD.

Jack London, who has been appointed
pil and gas inspector for Carter county,
with his wife and little daughter. Doro.
thy Virginia, has come to Ardmore to
make their home. This is in keeping
with my hearts desre-to return to the
home of my birth to live" remarked Mr..
London. He is Il son of Mr. and Mrs
Joe VI. London, no street, southeast.
and is well known in Ardmore, having
made his home here since childhood un.
iii = few years ago when he went to
New York.
Mr.. London was graduated from Ard.
more high school, 1909. at the age of II
years. He represented his class in the
pratorical contest in February, preced-
}ng the closing of the term. At that
lime he was a violin pupil of Sol NJ.
Lowensten, and was looked upon as a
musician of unusual ability.
After his graduation from high school,
Mr.. London went to Chandler where he
was director in the choir of the First
Christian church, and where he con-
Quoted a private class. He then had a
year on the Lyceum course, with the I'm
ion Bureau, of st. Louis, which is a
branch of the Redpath. Returning to
Oklahoma, he was placed at the head of
tSIe musical and penmanship depart
nments of the Central state normal at
Edmond. From there Mr.. London was
called to New York and made eastern
sales manager of the A. n. Palmer COM |
pany. This company edits and issues |
ma terial for penmanship.
;,, ,I.
continued his musical career. He ap-
peared before many notable clubs, |
among which were the Woman's The
Rter Club Hotel Astor; the Winchester |
Woman's Club, and the famous National |
Arts Club Gramercy Square. He met |
with instant recognition and received |
flattering press notices.
In February, 1916. Mr.. London mar
ried Miss Dorothy Wright of Oklahoma !
City. who was one of that city's most
popular young debutantes.
Upon his appointment by the corpor
alton commission as oil and gas inspec-
tor. Mr.. London resigned his position
In New York.
Ardmore musical circles accorded Mr..
London a hearty welcome upon his re-
turn into their midst. He has appeared
on a number of programs. and his mus
icianship is expected to add much TO the
development of the good in music.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-08
BOY SCOUT WEEK TO
Be OBSERVED HERE
BY LOCAL COUNCIL

National Boy Scout week, which be-
gine today and lasts through June II,
will be a big week with the local Boy
Scout organization. Committees of
scouts in full uniform will visit the diff
1erent churches this morning and ad-
dress the congregations, explaining what
Boy Scouts have done and what they
expect to accomplish in this week. Ev-
cry man in the county is expected to be
registered as an associate member of
the scout movement. This campaign
will be conducted as the different Red
Cross drives have been. Every man
paying 81 will have paid his yearly mem
bership fee.
The idea of the scout work has been
spread through the entire United States
A great many men are behind ii. Pres
ident Wilson issued the proclamation
asking for this week. William G.. Nc
Adoo favors it so highly that he devotes
a great deal of his time to its advance
ment Some of our foremost citizens
give of their best efforts to it.
Boy Scout work is playing an i'm
portant part in the reconstruction work
after the war. We have been taught
that our boys must begin in their youth
with character building, and they are
nowhere given better ideals than in the
scout movement" said A. c. Straehley,
member of the local council.
The scouts are going to take an active
part in the entertainment of our 111th
engineers this week. They are to be a
part of the reception committee, and the
entertainment committee has asked for
scouts to wait on the soldiers during
their hour here.
The local council will organize Tues
day night. Very soon after the organi
zation, the matter will be taken up or
the election of scout executive, a per-
manent position which has been recent
ly created. Besides the funds raised
during the drive. which will be sent to
the national committee, the local com
mittee expects to raise $1,000 to cover
the expenses of the next year.
A campaign trip for the Ardmore
scouts will be given about the middle
of this month. This trip usually fol
lows Immediately the close of schools.
but this year the trip was postponed
until Mr.. Griffiths from the district
Headquarters at San Antonio could come
and teach the boys how to camp cor
rectly and give them ideas about the
perfect camp.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-08
,DALLAS AS-CANAD|AN- DENVER ROUTE
DELEGATES IN ANNUAL CONVENTION

Beautiful weather in this section.
Canadian will send twenty people. Ho
bart wires there will be good attend
ance from that city"
The above is a telegram received
Saturday afternoon from w. A. Pal
mer, secretary manager of the Dallas
Canadian.Denver Highway Association.
These delegations together with dele
gates from all the Colorado towns and
western Oklahoma will arrive in Ard
more Monday evening about 6 o'clock.
These delegations will be given a
greeting and welcome at the county
line between Wilson and Ringing by
n large delegation of Carter county
road boosters. \ stop will be made
at Wilson and then the visitors will
be escorted into Ardmore.
President ID. j. Young Of Canadian
with private party will arrive in
Ardmore Sunday evening and be in
the city all day Monday making pre-
paratlons for the convention.
r. \. Singletary, secretary of the Ok
lahoma Good Roads Association. writes
from Oklahoma City that he and State
Highway Commissioner Henry Wood
will arrive in Ardmore Monday even
ing and remain during the entire con.
vention. Mr., Singletary expects to sc.
cClre a number of delegates from the
'C Hal city to participate in the G.
&c convention which viii hold ses.
sion in the assembly room of the
Chamber OF Commerce Wednesday af.
ternoon.
Madill ana adjoining territory expects
to be represented as will all of the
towns along the Santa f1 between
Ardmorc and Oklahoma City.
Secretary Henderson writes from
Gainesville that good delegation
from the Texas towns along the DC.
II route will assemble III Gainesville
Monday evening and make the run TO
Ardmcre Tuesday morning
\ supply of delegate badges have
been received by the Chamber of Com.
merce and on Monday registration of
delegates TO the convention will begin
il is expected that practically every
business and professional man in Ard
more will register as delegate and
wear a badge during the two days of
the convention The purpose of this
is to make practically every local man
a member of the reception committee
and induce him to give his moral and
perlonal support to the convention.
The registration fee, which goes to the
support of the highway organization,
is only fifty cents. All visiting dele.
gates will also pay this fee.
On account of the absence from the
state of Governor Robertson, Lieuten-
ant-Governor, Ed NJ. Trapp will delv-
er the convention closing address on
evening in the High School
Governor Trapp is a man
of exceptional business ability and will
go into the fundamentals of road pro. !
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-08
Volunteers Of America.

The Volunteers of America hall nt II
North Caddo, Is now open. Everybody
saint and sinner, are Invited To these
services, at p. m. sunday, June 3,
Prof. John W. Mclaughlin has given
consent To preach NJ this hall at s
o'clock this evening, Subject, our
Lords Memorable Visit To His Discip'
les" lie will continue 10 preach on
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-08

motion and road building in a way
that will bring valuable information
to the people of Carter county just at
a time when that class OF Information
is most in demand.
II Is to be hoped that Ardmore fully
appreciates the character and value
of this convention and that men OF
affairs of the city will take a little
time from their own daily grind and
attend the sessions, lending their per
Sonal assistance toward making the
convention big success.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-08
MARIETTA BOY WINS
D. S. {. FOR RESCU|NG
COMRADE UNDER FIRE

Sergt. Charles j. Liddell, Company ID,
ll2nd infantry, whose home is in Mari
etta, was awarded the Distinguished Ser
vice Cross for extraordinary hcroism in
action near Attingy, France, lith of
October, 1918. The following paragraph
is taken from the official copy of the
letter sent to headquarters, furnished
Sergeant Llddel;
Sergeant Liddell was engaged on a
reconnaissance with another soldier
when the latter was wounded. Being
unable to carry his comrade back to
the dressing station, Sergeant Liddell
placed him in a sheltered position and
made his way TO "A regimcntal headquar-
tcrs. four kilomctvrs to the rear, TO
secure an ambulance. The ambulance
being driven bacl, by enemy artillery
fire. Sergeant Liddell made another trip
to the rear ana returned with a side
car In which he succeeded in rescuing
the wounded man, despite heavy ma
chine gun fire"
In a letter to his sister. Miss Lucille
Lidden. the sergeant told Of his dccora
ton, and his feelings while standing NJ
the side of General Pershing as the
"fightingest division that ever took Il
cnance with the Hun" passed by in re
view. and he said But let me tell
YOU right here that there are more men
in this division that deserves them more
than | do for | think that every man
in my Shippers ought TO have as high
as a Distinguished Service Medal if not
the u. $. c., for they sure did give that
gang hell"
Sergeant Liddell landed in New York
last week with the rest of the seth di-
vision. His arrival in Marietta is eN-
pected shortly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-08

Wheat harvest Is begun and oats
will be ready for cutting by the time
the wheat is finished. Both crops will
be the greatest by far in the history
OF the country. The agriculture com
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
is endeavorng to secure for the farm
ers n ready cash market 10 the ear
and without the use of sacks IL posi-
bile. Marketing of this grain will turn
the financial tide for Ardmore. The
tide has been running out for a great
many months so far as farm interests
are concerned. but will now begin to
come in. Its effects will be felt through
out every line OF business in the city
and county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-08
Czech Troops Retreating.

Parague, Thursday. June 5.-Admis-
sion was made today by DIR. Irobar.
Czech minister here. that the Hungari-
Ian bolsheviki army had achieved an
success over the Czech
|tr$ops in Slovakia. who were reported
kSfill to be retreating. The situation in
lSlovakia is said to be very serious with
kmost of the rich districts in the hands
of the Hungarians. whose advance it
rs believed can be checked only by the
assistance OF French troops.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-08

Buenos Aires, Thursday, June s.
There were still no signs of a settlement
today of the newspaper lockout which
has caused the Argentine capital to be
without its daily newspapers for more
than a week.
Monevideo and Rosario newspapers
appeared on the streets of Buenos Aires
today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-08

Senator Elmer Thomas. proprietor of
us a package of literature which we
will be glad to place in the hands of
anybody who calls for it. Senator
Thomas writes that if Oklahoma peo.
pie will spend their vacations at an
Oklahoma resort it will keep the money
at home-which is quite reasonable.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-08
will be entertained next Wednesday
afternoon.

The Lions Club appointed Sidney
Suggs, Frank Ketch. Russell Brown
and ID. !. Childs to cooperate with
the Chamber of Commerce committee
In taking care OF the pC.D unven'
ton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-08
Court House Locals

Deputy Sheriff Bud Ballew arrested
two people, who are alleged to have
taken b. II. Corlew's car from Main
street sometime Thursday night They
were apprehended near Wilson yes
terday morning Walter Fuller and
Myrtle Hatcher were the ones in pos
session of the car. They We're brought
to town and are now being held in the
county Jail for trial.
The following suits have been filed
in the district court clerks office:
Willie Frazier vs.. Morgan Scott.
Frazier is a full blood Choctaw Indian,
and he sued Scott, his guardian for
a clear title to his property charging
him with wrongfully holding his land.
May Wells Ramsey VS.. Ralph II.
Ramsey. sued for divorce, with the
charge that Ramsey used extreme
cruelty and grossly neglected his
duty.
Writ Fraklin VS.. w. W. Woodwork,
suit over an oil lease.
Marriage license have been issued
as follows: Hulon Gaines, aged 21,
Ardmore, to Miss Maggie Scott, aged
IS, Ardmore; Theodore Benton, %, of
Wichita Falls. Texas. to Miss Geneva
Ray, %. Chicago, Ill; w. f. Wood, "a,
Healdton, to Miss Sue Rutherford, 19,
Iealdton; Clarence Cathey, IS, Brock,
to Miss Grace Strickland, IS, Brock;
Willie Brown, aged 81. Ardmore, to
Lettie Taylor, IS, Ardmore.
Mrs. Minnie E. Church gave
canning demonstration to the Hig-
night Canning Club Girls at the Chick
lshaw club house Friday night. Fri
day afternoon Mrs. Church went to
Glenn where she assisted Mrs. C. II.
Davenport in canning peas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-08
JUNE 8, 1919.

and its products, oil treated by the
Choctaw will be turned back to the
Coline Company. The Choctaw Com
pany owns sufficient production TO as
sure n supply on which to operate their
refinery to capacity, also pipe line IA
cilities FOR carrying the crude from
the wells TO the refinery. j, IL, Math'
ers Is president OF the company.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-08

Oil men-phone us your needs in
oil blanks and stationery, 1873. john
son x Fullingim Ptg. Co.-adv
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Advertise your WANTS in The Ard
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