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Americanization of the thous-
ands of foreign women in this
country was said to be the duty
of American club women.
Japanese corn corporations
were granted concessions to ex.
plot agricultural lands in Lower
California.
Rioting in Korea appeared to be
taking on the proportions of a
great national revolt against the
Japanese.
The superb new home OF New
Orleans lodge of Elks was dedi.
Gated witt solemn and IMPRESS
I've ceremenirs Sunday.
Ellhu RoH former secretary
OF state, declared for the League
OF Nations, with certain amend.
ments to the covenant.
Surplus American war supplies
abroad were sold to foreign
governments for more than $780,
100000.
John Chamblise, clerk Of the
Louisiana State Hospital for the
Insane at Jackson, killed himself
by leaping from the third story.
President Wilson issued a state.
ment denying reports that discus.
sion Of the League of Nations is
delaying the conclusion of peace.
Americans in Germany frustrat,
cd a Bolshevik plot to cause armed
uprising of Russian prisoners in a.
prison camp.
Eastern mills will readily pay
high price for cotton, G. H. S.
Soule, Boston banker, told Lou
isiana bankers at Shreveport
meeting.
The National Woman Suffrage
Association indorsed the League
OF Nations and urged the gov
erAment to redress all grievances
Frank p. Walsh headed a ccm.
mlttee of prominent Americans to
60 to Paris and plead for the free.
dom of Ireland.
Bandits robbed Detroit bank
of $4,000 cash and $4,000. in
Liberty bonds, es-
Gaping in motor car.
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!, r,..vpssslllan j. Y. Sanders
D addresses Enthusiastic
Audience.

fEal q short introduction by
lsagsp B. Carter, Congressman
gsDders made an address
s.,s Ssturday, strong and effect
S. n The League OF Nations.
nais Is the second of fifteen
sspsches on this subject which
lsis popular speaker is slated to
.,ske in the state, he having
sadressed his home people, at
B6galusa on the same suoject
thursday night
The Importance of forming the
|.sgue may have been recognized
Ihrl our faith in President Wilson
aaa bis attitude in the matter, but
gls aommon sense principals un-
alying the plan and the uni
al protection emanating from
# option were points strongly
Isa home by the logic of the
gussker, the appreciation of his
toarsrs being too evident to have
INV doubt of the effectiveness of
III appeal.
Il came as a surprise to many
81 The audience chat we, as Amer
issBs have been living under a
League Of Nations one hundrsd
sad icrty years. The Thirteen
Original Colonies having united
lhsmsslves under the same ne
saity and the same plans as we
aFs allied. now to do as nations.
SlIaag and capable men oppos-
ii i hen just as they are doing
agW Monroe wrote, spoke and
gkad against it but after the
Aslle was formed he later on
bssOme president Of the United
Safes, and also originated the
a0aroe Doctrine. Henry Clay
Hsed all his eloquence in opposing
The Era-leader., 1919-04-03
Fifty Dollars Reward!

Lost on or about December q
1918, in Franklinton near where
Mrs. Henry McCarty lived, by
Marie Bradley. a solitaire Dia-
mond ring. For the return of
which the undersigned will pay
the reward. Finder will call on
P. B. Carter at Court house.
Prentiss B. Carter.
The Era-leader., 1919-04-03
Frank linton Mtthodists Active
In Centenary Drive.

The Franklinton Methodis1s are
active in making ready for the
Centenary Drive for $50, 900. 900
to be given by Methodists in the
South within the next five years.
Reverend j. B. Fulton pastor of
the Methodist Church in Frank
linton has his congregation or
ganized with visitors, campaign
director, minute men and solicit.
ors. He is using literature extern
slvely and is confident that when
the campaign drive is made the
Franklinton Methodists will do
their part.
The announcement has been
Published generally that the
Southern Methodist drive for
S35, 100000 has been postponed
from early in April until the mid
die of May. This action was
taken by the managers Of the
Missionary Centennial at Nash
vile, Tenn, in order to give the
workers more time to publish to
the Methodlsts the real meaning
of the. Centenary, and at the
same time to prevent the drive
from interfering with the Fifth
Liberty Loan.
When the figures are cited that
there are nearly 100000 Meth
odists in the United States alone,
people forget that the Methodist
denomination is less than 200
years old, and that it has had a
constructive missionary policy
only 100 years. 1t was on April
5, 1919, that the first missionary
society of the Methodist Church
was organized. Since that date,
however, the denomination has
occupied every continent with its
missionaries and is today launch
ing plans that will send more
missionaries in the home and
foreign field than have ever been
sent out by any denomination in
the history Of the world. This
movement is call the Missionary
Centennial.
In the North and South together
there will be raised during the
next five years S115,000, all
of which will be spent in various
forms of missionary work. In
order to reach this goal an inten-
slve campaign has been organiz-
ed and is now being carried out.
Headquarters are being main.
tanned in every state. Reverend
N. r. Joyner, of New Orleans, /
has'charge of the work in Louis
lana. Already hundreds of
thousands have signed pledges
to pray daily for the success of
the great campaign, and when
the figures are totalled, it is tho
ught that nearly 100000 Metho.
dists will be pledged to give to the
church and charity a tithe of
theirincome,
Special sermons have been
heard in every Methodist Church |
iu the United States, and in
Louisiana house-to- house visits |
have been made, including every
family that belongs to the demon
lnation. The leaders are conf.
dent that when the drive is made
in May, that not only the $685.
100000 will be secured in the
South, but that the church will
even exceed that amount.
Fifty Dollars Reward!
The Era-leader., 1919-04-03

If bonds were a ''good invest
ment' before we won the war;.
how much better are they now
that a victorious peace is assured?
The Era-leader., 1919-04-03

TO contract hardwood logging.
Apply to
A, L. Hickman, Supt.,
Richard P. Baer 4 Co.,
Roga!usa, La,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-14
DOCTORS BULLETIN ON CONDITION OF OLD JOHN
BARLEYCORN ON HIS DEATHBED IN HIS LAST GASP
(Old ]. B. Expires About February y

(NOTE: Since the following prepared, Oklahoma ana
several other have ratified the federal prohibition anehu
survey the and dry situation throughout the country
completed Methodist Board Of Temperance shows m
2+5 counties and 35l counties This dry g"
for year 1918 65 counties. During the year the dS Wo"
statewide victories in Ohio Florida Wyoming and Nevada WIN
pending Minnesota They defeated in Missouri ana
California elected ratification Legislatures in both states mere
present dry states including Texas where statewide
prohibition by Supreme Court to be contrary
the constitutional provision for local option AT present opening
Of saloons in tat being prevented by nJuncuoS ana ~
OF the Comptroller to grant licenses. -
The probability is that the Federal Constitutional lrohDoh
Amendment will be ratified before February 1919 The following
IS already approved the amendments Mississippi N-
gna Kentucky, South Carolina, North Dakota Maryland Montana
Texas, Delaware South Dakota Massachusetts, Arizona Georgia
Louisiana, Florida The following which have ratified are
considered Alabama Arkansas, California Colo
Connecticut Idaho Illinois, Indiana, Iowa. Kansas Name
Mississippi Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Nevada New llamp-
Mexico Carolina Ohio Oklahoma, Oregon Rhode
Island, Tennessee Utah. Vermont Washington West Virginia WIS
and Wyoming All OF these Legislatures meet IN January
The list includes which has not already aed except
New Jersey, New York and Pcnn vana is hopeful New 1ok an
proposition New Jersey probably opposed to the amendment
Alabama where action the amendment thought doubtful
elected dry Legislature OF 25 10 in the Senate and y to IN tine
House In Connecticut there is 75ratcaon majority IN lc
considered safe In Illinois there will be
about 10 majority House for ratification In Rhode Island
only recently considered against the amendment the vote IN the
Legislature will probably % dry the Senate and $ TO IS
in the The Wisconsin Legislature which would naturally be
considered uncertain will rafy by p to II and 80 to A.
During 1918 Congress passed the Tood stimulation bill with
soaed war prohbon which signed by the President
2 Congress enacted prohibition for Hawai- and the
President manufacture OF beer his order becoming Ell
fective December l.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-14

democrats and the President-and
even his best friends do not hold
him to be above criticism-some
men have gone to the length OF
minimizing and depreciating the
whole American effort, including
the achievements OF our men in
the field. They have been ably
seconded in this by American eX-
patriates, ribbon-chasers and OBJ
servers who were too far away TO
comprehend the true significance
OF events, or so near that they lost
all perspective on them. But we
have seen no reflection of this III
the attitude OF the allies. Men who
have fought side by side with high
heroism are TOO broad-mindcd for
this civilian meanneSs. They have
generously recognized the import
ance of American help and the
yalor of our army. Nor have the
leaders and the press of the allies
withheld one word OF the praise
due to their own armies or sought
to minimize their national achieve
ments, though they, too, have had
their blunderers and their profit
GERS.
1t has long been charged against
Americans that they brag. But on
IL l..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-14
The Ardmoreite Means Ardmore Right
A DAY NURSERY FOR ARDMoRE

THERE is strong present need for day nursery
L in Ardmore. and the suggestion that the War
Savings Bank building be removed TO Central
Park and become headquarters for such an institution
is worthy OF support. Mrs. Julius Kahn and other
earnest welfare workers are endeavoring to bring
about the of the little building for that excellent
purpose. There are many mothers in this city who
must their living and a living for their Off
spring, but they find it difficult hold employment
because OF the pressing necessity OF looking after their
babies and small children. A day nursery will solve
'hc problem.
Other cities no larger than Ardmore have day
nurseries. Why not Ardmore? A baby is a blessing,
OF course but nevertheless it is a handicap at times in
the race for a livelihood The young mother who can
not find afford a taker for her child during
the days working hours suffers from that handicap,
and the child suffers with her for her earning capacity
is lessened very greatly by the little ones need Of
constant attention.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-14
IA A Timely
from the New Til

country must depend. 1t will keep
the wheels turning, insure perma-
nence Of employment, promote ac-
tivity in business and national pros
perity, add to the country's wealth,
and provide good wages.
Savings Reproduce Themselves
Money circulating from hand to
hand is a convenience, necessity.
sustains trade, but accumulated
wealth reproduceS itself, and in that
process OF reproduction labor must
always be employed, The little
streams that run down the sides OF
the valley and through larger water
courses flow unhindered to the sea.
turn no wheel; it is when they are
impounded that they constitute
power giving employment to labor
and producing goods. That is the
lesson that must he taught to every
man and woman who, out Of cur
rent wages, is able to put aside
something against a rainy day,
against the disabilities OF old age.
II must be an organized effort, un-
dertaken by men all over the country
who are able to see and feel the need
OF making the thrift habit perma-
nent, who can apply themselves to
the task. The point is illustrated by
the difference in the practice OF saw
ingS banks and insurance companies
The savings bank depoSitor is moved
by individual impulst; the insur-
ance companies through their agents
personally solicit men TO take out
policies. The problem is this, How
is the volume OF savings to be kept
up to its present rate?" 1t is a ques-
ton of vital importance to the ma.
ton, to its people. 1t should have
the answer through organized ef.
fort to continue and make perma-
nent the impulse TO save, SO widely
and proitably stimulated under the
stress OF war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-14

The impusc to save and lay up
money so powerfully stimulated and
so productive during the war, must
be made a permanent force in the
national life. We say must be, be
cause the need itself is imperative,
it is vital, and Of the vital thing
that should be done we are war
ranted in saying that it must be
done. The thrift habit can be made
universal and permanent in this
country, it will be made so ii men
who understand the need and know
the way to meet it viii put their
hands to the work.
What was the condition during
the war? The wage earners OF the
country were earning and receiving
high pay, higher than ever before.
That was the foundation. The GOV
ernment had need OF billions to car
~ on the war. The money could be
raised only in part by taxation, Tor
the rest recourse was had to the
resources OF the people. The appeal
was made, not alone by general eX-
hortation, but by personal Solcita-
tion. Every man and woman, every
boy and girl in the country was
asked to subscribe for Liberty
Bonds, to buy War Savings Stamps.
The appeal was made first, of course
upon the ground OF patriotism. oil
the duty to support the government;
but stress was everywhere laid upon
the virtue and the value OF the saw
ing habit. Wage-earners were urged
to subscribe for bonds on the basis
OF bank loans; it was pointed out to
them that they could pay off the
loans in installments out OF their
savings and when paid for, the bond
would not only yield an income, but
it would be an insurance against
need, a provision to be drawn upon
in time OF illness or disability. The
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-14

resolution; that adopted by the
senate
Ruth OF Oklahoma county con-
tinues as a rival OF sgd Wheeler
of Kingston for the honor OF be-
coming the wit OF the house. Ruth
has introduced two joke resolu-
tions, one proposing gondoIa
system OF transportation to the
capitol and the other providing
that the finger print record OF mem
bers OF the house upon the common
towels in the layatorics be extend
ed to take in all members.
1t is said that there is an effort
being made to secure the services
OF n. A. Gordon as reading clerk
OF the house. Mr.. Gordon served
in that capacity in several sessions
and also held the same position in
the house in congress.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-14
TEN YEARS OF THE AIRPLANE

A NDREW BONAR LAW chancellor OF the Brit
"A ish exchequer and one Of the peace conference
delegates, went to Paris last Saturday to re-
port for duty. Premier David Lloyd George another
delegate, also went Paris last Saturday. The two
distinguished British statesmen did not go by the
same conveyance, however. Lloyd George travelled
by the ordinary route" we told in the dispatches.
Bonar Law didn't travel by that route though there is
no quarrel between him and Lloyd George. Mr..
Bonar Law made the trip by airplane, as he nvara-
bly, does when he goes to France" the correspond
cnt explains.
We do not know whether Bonar Law has been
widely advertised in Europe through his adventurous
method OF transportation between his tight little isle
and the continent but is very probable that such
not the case. Travelling by air these airy fairy days
IS becoming almost commonplace. Had the British
statesman crossed the Channel half dozen years ago
by airpane the story would have been front paged in
every newspaper in the civilized world. Now it gets
but line or two in the midst OF running story OF
events
The fact is significant The arplane has arrived
to stay. Ten years ago in St. Louis crowd esti-
mated at nearly hundred thousand people went to
Forest Park to Glenn Curtss make an exhibition
flight in airplanc of his own manufacture The
eyento-be had been widely advertised The mighty
throng was avid for the thrill. Mr. Curtis had one
OF the best planes then possible. lie had built it him
self There a slight breeze 1t was too dangerous
Tor the aviator to attempt flight such as would pro-
vide the thrill lie made his running start along the
ground few feet into the air, sailed hundred
yards or SO, and made his running stop along the
ground
The big crowd turned tail in disappointment and
disgust "Shucks' said some of them, though that was
not the severest word they employed The aero
plane'-hat was what it was called then--'thc aero
plane is nothing but a toy and perlous toy at that
it never will be anything else"
But, nevertheless, last Saturday peace delegate
went TO the conlerence-pace by airplane "as he in
variably does when he goes to France" And Glenn
Curtiss less than two years after his St. Louis fizzc
flew down from Albany to New York City above the
Hudson river in plane very much like the one he
was afraid to try out in Forest Park.
Any day now may expect to see Governor Rob-
ertson, for instance, flying down to Ardmore TO in
spect the bearings OF his political machine Or per
haps Senator Fred Tucker will fly up to Oklahoma
City some day when the train is late
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-14
CHEERS FOR THE TIGER"

THAT Premier Georges Clemenceau OF France
L is to be permanent chairman of the inter-alied
conference is gratifying to those who have fo
lowed the course of political events in Europe for
a generation so. For a matter of forty years the
name OF Clemenceau has been household word in
France Even as long as two-score years The Tiger
was a power in the councils of the French republic
lie is an old man and mightier power than
before The eXigencies OF the great brought him
out OF semi-retirement and made him again public
necessity. There was no other man in France who
possessed Just the qualities needed guide the fight
ing republic through its fierce storm to safety.
odd men for counsel, young men for war'-so
the familiar saying. Since those far-off days
when the youthful Clemenceau a political power
in France for the first time the world has swung for
ward nightly Various other statesmen have come to
the fore fourished briefly and passed on and out
But Clemenceau, grown DID, appears to have lost none
OF the lire OF his youth, and with his added years has
come accumulated and superior wisdom. 1t is fitting
that he be permitted to round his unusually long
political the head OF the conference which is
take the first definite steps to remap and remake
The world
Though our voice may be TOO feeble to be heard
Paris amidst all the clash and clamor OF the more
potent voices beg modestly to arise and offer for
Tiger Clemenceau three cheers and a tiger
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-14
LUXEMBOURG GOVERNMENT
URGES DYNASTY SUPPORT

London, Jan. y. - The LuXem-
burg government has issued a pro-
clamatitont appealing to the people
against the movement for the es-
tablishmcnt OF a republic and urg-
ing support to the dynasty. The pro-
clamation announces that Grand
Duches Marie has declared her
readiness to abdicate il her retention
OF the throne would be an obstacle
to the decision taken by the govern
ment to seek an economic alliance
with the entente powers, specially
Franc and Belgium.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-14

rcsnonsc was ,yonderiul More than
% 6oo ooo . ,'...r,I
-''0oo'o'0 D. .'''''' ''','S sup'''- '-'''
ior Liberty Bonds and II War Say
ings Stamps be reckoned into the
account the total OF subscribers
,,o,,ld 10 ,,,,.h o-oa.o- -.
'''." a5 : e','''
haDH Oh Futtins ASIDE
That is the habit that must be
made permanent, the habit OF put
ting aside small weekly or monthly
sums out OF earnings; in short, the
habit OF thrift, The sure way to make
the thrift habit permanent and uni
versal is to continue to make the
personal appeal, actual solicitation
Just as it was practiced in the war
by tens OF thousands OF volunteer
workers in behalf OF the Liberty
Loans and War Savings Stamps
sales. Depend upon it, somebody is
going to continue that solicitation,
Ii it is not done Tor saving, it will
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-14
LET THE EAGLE SCREAM

Saturday Evening Post: Last
week the Hun came to our town.
We are a little suburb, village
community, few miles out OF the
city. We have had our Liberty
loan and our Red Cross drives, and
have talked produly about going
over the top We have eaten bran
bread and saved sugar and been
rather boastiul about our Stay-at-
home sacrifices. We have had our
village heroes-an officer promot-
ed on the field OF battle, a private
decorated by the General ior yalor.
The official envelope has come to
some OF our homes, and then blue
stars in our service ilags had not
really made the war concrete
thing to many OF us--it was some
thing hall realized, 4 shadow by
day, an oppression by night, blur
on the familiar outlines OF lie.
Last week a khaki-clad boy OF s.
groped his way back TO our town
blind, but undaunted. And
through his blindness we have
learned to see many things clearly.
There is no Scntimentality now
about the Hun in our town; no
peace without repentencc-and-an-
tenement talk; no remoteness
about the battlefieldS; no snug
Scli-Satisiaction over our personal
savings and sacrifices. We know
why our army, that since, it took
the first step forward in retreat, IS
called this mans army 1t is 4
mans army. Nothing could sum it
up better; nothing finer could be
said about it. Yet last spring an
American woman novelist who was
looker-on in Paris wrote an arti
Gle picturing our proyiniciality IN
the death struggle, our simple OPP
timism at the eleventh hour our
fundamental lack OF seriousness, 1t
seems that among others she had
talked with the roughneck dough-
boy who could not speak Boston
ese, who was really quite too
American-and what would the
cultured poilus think OF us? Oh,
dear Besides, it wasn't any Use
nothing was any usc-thc Germans
had us all licked, and even ii they
hadn't we we're headed for the
Stone Age and raw meat. No more
open plumbing jazz bands or best
sellers-we were OH our way back
to being trilobites in the primeval
slime. But while the stuff was on
the press our provincial roughnccks
did make the world sale ior best
sellers. 1t is true, perhaps, that we
got in at tho eleventh hour but il
is also true that shortly thereafter
it struck twelve for the allied
cause.
Our achievement at home has
been marred not so much by our
early stupidity and blundering-
gross and ineNcusable as they
were--as by the attempts OF some
men to make political capital out
OF them. The blunderers and prof
iteers must be brought to book,
but not by politicians for partisan
purposes. There is little differ
ence between those who have made
money out OF the war and political
proiiteers of any party. Perhaps
the boys will have something to say
about all this when they get back.
IN their anxiety to damn the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-14
British Occupy Dusseldorf.

Copenhagen, Sunday, Jan. 12.-
British troops have occupied Dus-
seldorf, which has been in the hands
of the Spartacans, according to a &c
port from Berlin. Dusseldorf is Il
miles northwest of Cologne.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-14

The San Antonio Light reproduces photograph
OF the Human Cactus" the Eighteenth or Cactus
army division having stood for the picture. 1t is an
interesting stunt, but why emphasize the human cac-
tus Most OF us are too well aware already that the
human cactus is numerous-the type OF human that
brses all over with thorns like quills upon the fret
ful porcupne,' as it were. Didn't you ever run up
against such human cactus?