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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-05
ANT|-SAL OON COUNSEL
DENIES LEAGUE BAG KS
ANT|-TOBACCO CRUSADE

Washington, Aug. 4.--Wayne E.
Wheeler, counsel for the Anti-Saloon
League of America, took issue today
with the opinion by Elihu Root, William
ID. Guthrie and William l.. Marbury,
counsel for the United States Brewers
Association, that the proposed war pro
hibition enforcement act is unconsti-
tutional. Mr.. Wheeler also denied that
the league forces intended to start an
antitobacco campaign.
THE authority of congress to enact
the war prohibition law" Mr.. Wheeler
said rests on the provision i'm the con
stitution which gives congress power
to support the army and navy. This
power and obligation extend through
rehabilitation. The courts have so
held Congress evidently intended 20
prohibit all beer and wines in the orig
inal act. Some of the courts hold that
the act does this. Others hold differ
emily. Congress is simply trying to
make clear the intention of the original
act.
ut is now well settled by the su-
preme court that if congress has power
to enact n law, it also has the power
to enact additional legislation TO make
the original act effective and enforce
able"
Referring to charges of the associa
ton opposed to national prohibition that
the Anti-Saloon / cague was actively
aiding campaign o. the w. c. r. u.
against tobacco. Mr.. Wheeler said:
THE anti-tobacco scarecrow of the
4 hae ;,,
tention to start this crusade. The liq
uor traffic is a public nuisance. The
tobacco habit may be a private or per
sonal bad habit. but it is not in the same
class as Intoxicating liquor
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-05
GOVERNOR MAY CALL
SPECIAL SESSION
0 n PR0F|TEER|NC. G.
ROBERTSON HAS MATTER OF
HIGH LIVING COSTS UNDER
STRIOUS CONSIDERATION
Especial to The Ardmoreite)

Oklahoma City. Aug. 4.-Once more
the ghost of the extra session Of the
Oklahoma legislature has stalked his
way across the front page. And this
time 1t is more than probable that there
is real foundation for the belief that
Governor Robertson may summon the
members of the Legislature into an
extraordinary session. When, is
matter Of speculation, but 1t Is prob
able that If the session is called 1t Will
be in the near future.
1t Is to deal with the profteer and
the high cost of living that the legis'
lators will be summoned. II at all.
That the state will act against the
profiteer and in behalf of lowered liv'
ing cost has come in an authoritative
manner from the executive office. y
special session may be called and IL
looks as if that might be the method
of procedure, the governor declared.
II have the matter of living costs
and profiteering under consideration,
Governor Robertson said. The inn
mediate problem is as to what is the
best plan of action. You may say,
however, that there will be action,
and that it will be taken soon.
"Profiteering is rampant in Okla
homa and over the nation. OF that
there is no question. The public Is
being squeezed more and more by ever
recurrent raises in the price of neces-
sites, and the public is aroused
Whether the governors action might
be through the county attorneys Oh
the II counties of the state, as mas
been suggested to him. was one OF
the plans under consideration, he SAID.
1t will be considered with others ana
may not be regarded as the most ell
fectiye means of curbing the evil.
of this you may be assured
whether through a special session OF
the legislature or otherwise" said the
executive. there will be action and
punishment for those who are guilty
j. a. Whtehurst, president Of the
state board of agriculture, is known
to be in close conference with the gov
ernor on the subject. WhitehurstS
recent charge that certain grain BUY
ers in the state were gouging the farm
ers lends significance to the fact.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-05
23RD REGIMENT ARRIVES
FROM HEROIC SERVICE

New York, Aug. 4.-The transport
Virginian arrived today from Brest
with llS officers and 3049 men of the
card infantry. The 23rd is part of
the famous Second division. made up
of regular army, marine and coast ar
tillery troops. Except for a few brief
rest periods. the regiment was in action
from Chateau-Thierry until the signing
of the armistice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-05
CHICAGO CAR LINES ASK
FARE-RAISING PRIVILEGE

Chicago, Aug. 4.-Application for per
mission to raise street car fares in Chi
cago to meet the increase of II cents
an hour granted employees last Friday,
when a four days strike was settled.
yos made by the traction companies to
the state public utilities COMMISSION
which opened a hearing today.
The new rate asked for is eight cents
for elevated lines-an increase from
six-and seven cents for surface com
panies, which now charge five cents
The surface lines also asked permission
to charge an additional one cent for
transfers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-05
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEND MEETING OF STATE
BOARD AT OKLAHOMA CITY

The board of county commissioners
met Monday and recessed until after the
state equalization board meets at Okla
homa City.
The commissioners and the county
attorney went to Oklahoma City. follow
ing this recess, to be present with the
state board when it meets.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-05
8 DEAD, 25 IN J j RED,
BY ARMY AMMUNITION
EXPL OSLO n IN EAST

New Brunswick, n j., Aug. A.
Eight persons are reported to have
been killed ana % injured today in
four explosions of ammunition in the
Raritan arsenal of the United States
army five miles from here.
Twenty-Five beds have been prepared
at st. Peters Hospital here to receive
the injured.
y box car on a siding near the ar
senal is said to have blown up at /
p. m, setting fire to three magazines.
which exploded,
Residents Of the vicinity are fleeing
from their homes, fearing that other
will he destroyed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-05
CHICAGO PIE BAKERS
INCREASE PIE PRICES

Chicago, Aug. Chicago manufac-
turers of pies increased the price of
their product to retailers today from
to cents. The price of what is
known in the trade as special pies,
made from fresh fruits, was increased
from 80 cents to 40 cents each.
Pie bakers declare that the high
cost of labor, fruits and other mater
ials made it necessary to increase the
price.
Many restaurant keepers increased
the price of pie to their patrons, while
others served smaller portions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-05
SCENT CARFARE GRANTED
LINES IN KANSAS CITY

Jefferson City. Mo-. Aug. 1.-THE state
public service commission today granted
an increase in rate from to s cents
for single fares to the Kansas City
street railways company. The schedule
included a rate of Is cents for round
trip ticket.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-05

Washington. Aug. Glass and COM
modify rates by water and rail via
gulf points from Atlantic seaboard ter
ritory to Alexandria. La. We're held
to be unduly prejudicial by the Inter
state Commerce Commission today. in
deciding the complaint brought by the
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
against a number of carriers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-05

Paris. August 4.-Five persons We're
killed at Basle. Switzerland during the
recent strike riots there according to
official reports on the disorders. Fif-
teen were wounded.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-05
ACCURACY AND DISPATCH

In the transaction OF financial affairs ar
indispensable to the man who regard
time as his most valuable asset.
Guaranty State Bank Of ArdmOre.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-05

The adequate facilities ana alert or
ganisatlon Of this Institution guarantee
both In the fullest measure. The true
test OF our Service Is In Its use.
Guaranty State Bank Of Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-05

S race riots in Chicago.
is shown heavily-armed
William Hale Thompson
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-18
MEXICAN PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
Exhaustess Supplies Have Attracted
Attention of The World.

Mexico City, Aug. 25. Correspond
ence Of The Associated Press) THE
vast petroleum deposits in Mexico.
vertitabe rivers of gold to their own
ers, have within the past few years
attracted the attention of the world;
first. because their eXhaustless sup
plies filled a demand in the CONNER
cial world which was emphasized dur
ing the war, and secondly, because
of late they have formed one of the
most fruitful sources of misunder-
standing between the governments of
Mexico and the United States.
The development OF this industry
by foreign capital has reached the
point where dividends are declared in
millions of dollars and production
runs into millions of barrels
Legislation designed by the Mexi-
can government to divert what 1t
terms its just share OF profit into the
national treasury has been met by
charges of confiscation on the part of
the foreign interests whose opposition
has become so vigorous that Presi-
dent CarranZa recently stated in an
interview that the petroleum compan-
les were deliberately engendering ILL.,
feeling between the United States
and Mexico.
Exploitation of petroleum in Mexico
for commercial purposes is confined
to the past eighteen years, according
10 a statement recently furnished to
The Associated Press by the Depart
ment of Commerce and Industry.
Exploration of the oil fields began
about 1900 and has been conducted
since by the Mexican Petroleum Com
pany of California, the British firm of
Pearson e Son, the Huasteca Petrol
cum Company the East Oil Company,
the Oil Company of Tepetate and
Others.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-18
APPLE CROP is GOOD
Vermont Is Favored BY At Least An
Average Crop

Burlington, Sept. 17,-Apple picking
with an average crop will begin next
week in Vermont and apple buyers
who have travelled the state estimate
the crop as an average one.
One of the best crops in this section
is that of Henry Phelps of South
Hero, who will have about $500 bar.
rels. Another Grand Isle county
farmer who has a good crop is Mat
thew Thomas of Isle La Motto whose
crop is estimated at 1900. Other big
crops are Shelburne Farms estimated
at 1000; II. H. Kingsland OF Char
lotte, C. c. Fletcher cf Shelburne
and c. D. Ordway of this city who
owns a coming orchard in Charlotte.
Mr.. Ordway is one orchard man who
has set out a large number of new
trees. These trees are too young to
bear yet but the older trees have been
given excellent care and are bearing
a new crop.
The farmers in the southern part of
the state believe in apples as a profit
able crop in Vermont and are keeping
up their orchards in excellent shape
Whlle in this part of the state there is
q disposition to let them run dcwn.
Many farmers became discouraged
when they had some of their best
trees killed off in the winter of two
'""'- ago and these have never been
replaced,
One problem which has been a
source of great trouble to the apple
growers in recent years seems easy Of
solution this year and that is the
supply of apple pickers There
seems to be no scarcity of them this
year and they will get on the average
of $3.50 per day and beard,
The price paid for apples is fair
this year The western New York
crop is light but the Hudson valley
crop is very heavy with heavy crops
in New Hampshire and Massachusetts
as well as in the west so there should
be no derth of apples.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-18
MOTOR|ST KILLS
YOUNG WOMAN
AND GE IS AWAY
Miss Hazel Rugg, 20, OF Burling-
ton Struck on Street
DEATH COMES INSTANTLY
Motorist Switches OFF Tail Lights and
Drives Away at Full
Speed

Burlington, Sept 17.-Miss Hazel
Rugg 20, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Leon
W. Rugg, was struck and instantly
killed by an automobile on Shelburne
St, this evening while she was wait
ing to board a trolley car. Miss Rugg
had crossed TO the western side of the
highway where the car track is locat-
ed and while waiting there, she MOTTO
ed an automobile coming from the
south at a high rate of speed. She
started to recross the road but evident
ly underestimate the speed of the au-
to which struck her squarely and
hurled her a distance OF 80 feet.
The driver of the automobile did
net slacken his speed but switched
off his tail light and disappeared in
the dusk The only clew left behind
was a piece OF broken mudguard. The
police at a late hour tonight have
been unable to identify either the car
or driver
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-18

Pittsburgh, Sept, 17.-When the ma
tional committee for organizing iron
and steel workers, which met here to-
day to consider matters in connection
with the proposed strike of steel work
ers adjourned tonight, John Fitzpat-
rick. chairman of the committee, made
the unequivocal statement that the
walkout would take place next Monday
morning as already decided upon. He
said no action was taken at today's
meeting to postpone the strike and
that the decision reached at Washing
ton last week would net be revoked.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick said statement would
be issued tomorrow afternoon.
The meeting, primarily called to con-
slider strike plans discussed the ques-
ton of postDoning the walkcut until
after the industrial conference in
Washington beginning October 6, as
requested by President wilson. Argu
ments were made against postpone
ment on the ground that the steel
workers, having gone so far in their
campaign fer settlement OF grievan-
ces by collective bargaining, cannot
now turn back Speakers said they
would not care to go back and face
workers. eager to strike to win their
demands with the news that the walk
out had been postponed One speaker
said the union leaders would be ac-
cused by the workers of having sold
them out"
Few details of the meeting We're per-
mitted to leak out and newspaper men
were kept away from the meeting
room. Whether the twenty,four unions
represented were canvassed to ascer-
tain the sentiment en- the matter of
defering the strike could not be
learned. A report was circulated that
Samuel Compress, president of the
American Federation of Labor, had
been wired to come here, but chairman
Fitzpatrick tonight said the report
was not true. Mr. Gompers. according
to report is not unfavorable to a post
ponement il II will not work injury to
the steel workers.
When Chairman Fitzpatrick made
the positive statement that the strike
would go into effect next Monday
morning, he was asked if the strikers
would picket the steel plants
No, there will be no picketing; the
men will go fishing" he said. I'VE will
leave the mill guards and professional
gunmen to run the plants"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-18
GERMANS BEGIN WORK
Ten Hour Day Instead of Eight Be-
IieVed Best

Hague. Sept 15.-All trustworthy
reports on labor conditions in Ger
many agree that the situation has
greatly improved in the last few
weeks and that workmen are again
beginning to work, disapprove strikes
and, furthermore, understand that on
ly increased production can save Ger
many and that this cannot be achived
by an eight-hour work day.
Many workmen are also beginning
to see that higher wages alone will
not improve living conditions owing
to the increase in the cost of living.
In many places workmen are demand
ing ten-hour day and military pro-
lection for work According to the
Vossische Zeitung employees of the
Wurttemberg Railway have decided
to work ten hours more weekly in or
der to lessen the coal crises.
One of Germany's biggest industrial
lists, who is in close touch with gov
ernment circles, told The New York
Times correspondent that ten hours
working day was under discussion, al
so the question of enforced labor, al
though it would be difficult for the
present Government to introduce
these measures This lndustrialist
maintains that an eight-hour day is es
pecially impossible for European
economy as from twenty to thirty
million European workmen in their
best working years are now produc
ing nothing owing to the war and
that the strain of war has decreased
the production of others, and that
food stuffs and industrial products
will be so lacking that the cost Of liv
| ing can only increase.
This Industrialist further maintains
that new inventions must first be
found for bringing output up to that
of the pre-war workday. In order tc
speed up the output of potash for ex
port, which is so essential to Ger
many, workmen of some of the potash
Emines have been given the advantage
of better food with the result that the
output is more than before the war
Directors of large Westphalian mines
report much better spirit among
their men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-18

San Franciso, Sept. 17.-Discussing
at length the Shantung provision of
the peace treaty, President Wilson
said in an address here today that he
had been assured by the great powers
that under the league of nations there
would be a new international policy
for the protection of Chinese integrity.
The powers, said Mr.. Wilson, had
Japan's promise to return Shantung to
fulfilled under the league. He said he
had asked his colleagues at Versailles
specifically whether they meant under
the league to inaugurate a new policy
toward China and they told him they
did
Far from being detrimental to
Chinas interests, declared Mr. VIII
on, the treaty really was the first in
he worlds history to do something
for Chinas benefit. In all previous
instances of acquisition of Chinese
territory he said, the United States
had not even protested. The Presi-
dents declarations were received with
applause and cheers by the 900 wo-
men present at the women's luncheon
at which he spoke There were cries
# no. no. when he asked whether 1t
would be wise to go to war over
Shantung. There is no other way, he
said, to secure the immediate return
Of the province of China.
Mr.. Wilson also discussed the Mon
roe Doctrine, article ten and the right
# withdrawal from the league, re
>eatng previous arguments against
reservations on those points and de.
claring some of the changes proposed
involved merely question of literary
style.
Turning to the objection that Great
Britain has six votes in the league
assembly, Mr.. Wilson said it so hap
pened that "our one vote is just as
powerful as their six"
There is no case in which the as
sembiy could vote on any important
subject except admission of new mem
bers without a decision first having
been made by the council in which
Chere was an equality of votes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-18
PRESIDENT OF PERU
is ASSASSINATED
Persistent Rumors to This Effect Are
in Circulation Notwithstanding
the Censorship

Santiago, Chile, Sept. 17.-Persis-
tent rumors are in circulation here
that Agusto B. Leguia, President of
Peru, was assassinated Tuesday Des-
patches from Iquque say that in that
city the rumor is believed to be true.
All communication with Peru is un-
der censorship, and confirmation of
the runner therefore cannot be OBJ
tanned at present.
On July 4 supporters of President
Leguia overthrew the Government of
President Jose Pardo and took the
latter prisoner Leguia contended
that he had been legally elected to
the office, but that Pardo had plot
ted to force a resolution through the
Senate setting aside the election and
calling for another.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-18
JOHN SPARG0 IS
ASKED BY WILSON
To CONFERENCE
Is One of Twenty-Five Chosen to
Represent Public
MEETING SET FOR OCT. 6
Conference Called by President Wilson
TO Discuss Labor Situation In
the Country

San Francisco, Sept. 17.-President
Wilson made public here tonight the
names of the twenty-five men who
will represent the general public in
the national conference which is to
begin in Washington on Oct. 6 to con-
sider plans for a new relationship be-
tween employer and employe Twen-
ty-two representatives to sit in the
conference will be selected later by
organized labor, the leading agricul-
tural associations, investment bank
ers and manufacturers.
On the President s list OF those who
will represent the public are:
Bernard NJ. Baruch of New York.
former Chairman Of the War Industry
Board.
Robert S. Brookings of st. Louis.
former Chairman of the Price Fixing
Comomittee of that organization.
John d. Rockefeller, Jr.
Judge Ebert H. Gary of New York.
DR. Charles w. Eliot, President
Emeritus of Harvard.
Charles Edward Russell of New
York and John Spargo of Vermont.
The last two named are Socialist
leaders.
The Others oa the list are:
o. e. Bradfute, Xenia, Ohio, Preej-
dent Ohio Farm Bureau Federation.
Ward Burgess, Nebraska.
Fuller R. Galloway, La Gfange, Ga,
cotton manufacturer E
Thomas L. Chadbourse sR York.
Charles G. Dawes, 0fcas0lA
H. B. Endicott. MiltdM Mstss.
Edwin +. Gay, ReaiRs SgradAAte
School of Business tAdmiffsstrat tRn,
Harvard University. N
George r. James, Memphis, Tenn.
Thomas ID. Jones, Chicago.
A. A. Landon, Buffalo.
z. T. Meredith, Des Moines. Iowa,
editor Successful Farming. s ~
Gavin McNab. San Francisco,
l.. D. Sweet, Carbondale, Col.
Louis Titus, San Francisco.
To each of those selected the, Presf
dent sent the following telegram
81 have called a conference at
Washington for Oct. 6 for the ptir.
pose of discussing the labor Situation
in the country and the possibility OF
formulating plans for ltfle d6vefop
ment of new relationship between
capital and labor. beg that You VIII
accept appointment as one Of the rep
resentatives of the general public in
that conference. There viii be twen-
ty-two representatives of the public
and an equivalent number of repre-.
sentatives Of various bodies of organi
zed labor and organized employers.
! sincerely hope that it will be pos
sible for you to undertake this very
important service"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-18
MESSAGE FROM AIRPLANE
Submerged Submarine Receives Ra-
dio From the Air

New London, Conn, Sept ia
radio experiment made this after
noon off New London in Long Island
Sound by the Experiment Station, Ma
val Section, established communica-
ton, both telephone and telegraph
ic, between a hydroaeroplane flying
1000 feet in the air and submarine
submerged several fathoms in the
water.
This was a demonstration for the
delegates to the annual convention
of the Edison Society of Electrical
Engineers being held at Eastern
Point.
1t is said to be the first time that
an airplane and submerged sub
marine have communicated with each
other directly, and is considered by
naval officials here as an important
factor in coast defense and in naval
warfare.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-18

in the laugh that followed and the
bus shot away over Scott street.
Alfred Elicit followed the bus in
touring car as rearguard but there
was no necessity for such protection
The crowd was noisy but 1t behaved
far better than the bleacherites at
baseball game. I'll
The company had made an offer of
automobiles for the use of young wo-
men employees but the service was de-
clined The girls stated that they
had. lived in Bennington all their lives
and they saw no reason why they
should be molested by their own
townspeople. They had always
walked the streets of the village
whenever they choose and they we're
confident that they could Continue to
do so.
Howard Simpson, president of local
1896, United Textile Workers OF
America, announced today that there
would be a meeting Of the local this
evening at $50 o'clock and that the
presence of members employed at
the H. E. Bradford Co., Inc, mill was
requested.