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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-26
so. OAK. HAIL INSURANCE
Law IS SAME AS OURS

"You have oil the farmers Of the
state combined into just one great big
company. Isn't that bound to win
to yOu?"
This is one Of the best paragraphs
In q letter sent out to every county
paper in South Dakota by s. E. Eye
land, county auditor of Day county of
that state. Mr.. Egeland is an enthu-
siestic and well informed booster of
state hail insurance, and is doing all
re can to help the South Dakota plan
% succeed. The plan is practically
the same as that of North Dakota.
Mr.. Egeland sent copy Of his let
ter to s. A. Olsness, commissioner Of
insurance.
The state insurance law in South
Dakota Is meeting with the same
vicious fight against 1t by the insur-
'ance companies as Is the North Da-
kota law. And Mr.. Egeland tried to
I make the situation clear to the farm.
ers Of his state. B
To show the necessity for the state
department, and the saving that 1t
would bring about he took the insur-
ance figures from his own county.
Premiums paid on hail insurance IN
Day county last year, according to
Mr.. Egeland, amounted to $73,343O8.
The total losses paid back to the farm
ers Of that one county were CSC, 1884.
Thus the insurance companies reaped
a harvest Of $37 1904, which il over
100 per cent profit on the money paid
to the farmers.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-26
CHAPTER III.
{ Charter the "MapoIe DARLING.

] Charter the AMapple parIina.w
As luck would have it, the loss, or
rather the theft of Henry p. Tobias
narrative was not SO serious as 1t at
first seemed, for 1t fortunately CHANGED,
that John Saunders had had It copied;
but the theft remained, none the less
mysterious. \. .395{ 5.5@ ii y
However, leaving that mystery for
later solution, John Saunders. Charlie
Webster and / spent the next evening
In general and particular criticism
Of the narrative itself. There were
several obvious objections to be made
against its authenticity. To start with,
Tobias, at the time Of his deposition,
was an old man seventy-five years
old-and 1t was more than probable
that his experiences as a pirate would
date from! his early manhood; they
were hardly likely to have taken place
as late as hts fortieth year. The mar
rative, indeed, suggested their taking
place much earlier, and there would
thus be space Of at least forty years
between the burial Of the treasure
and his deathbed revelation. It was
natural to ask: Why during all those
years did he not return and retrieve
the treasure for himself? Various
circumstances may have prevented
him, the inability from lack Of means
to. make the Journey, or what not !;
but certainly one would need to imag-
dne circumstances Of peculiar power
that should be strong enough to keep
q man with, so valuable secret in his
possession 80 many years from taking
advantage Of It.
7 For a long while. too. the names
given to the purported sites Of the
treasure caches puzzled us. Modern
maps give no such places as dead
Mems Shoes" and "Short Shrift
island" but atslast, in map dating
back to 1853. we came upon one Of
the two names. So far the veracity
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-26

graciously: every well. Get aboard
You can help work the boat;" an,
with that turned away to my cabin
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-26

y :, uO0Ss . -a
Of Tobias was supported. aDead
Mems Shoes" proved to be the old
name for certain cay some twenty
miles long. about q day and a half's
sail from Nassau, one Of the long
string of coral islands now known as
the 'Exuma Gays" But Of .short
shrift island" we sought In vain for
4 a trace. I'll, y
'AAll the same" said j, s'the adven-
ture calls me; the adventure and that
million and a half dollars and those
Dead Mems Shoes'-and I intend to
undertake It. I am not going to let
your middle-aged skepticism discour-
age me. Treasure or no treasure,
there will be the excitement Of the
quest, and all the fun Of the sea."
aAnd some duck perhaps" added
Charlie.
.AM some shark fishing for GER
TAIN" said John. ID 4. b
81 The next thing was to set about
getting q boat and crew.
After looking over much likely and
unlikely craft we finally decided on
q two.masted schooner Of trim but
solid build. the Maggie Darling, AZ
Feet over all and IS beam; something
q j &
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-06-26
sure eIan.

Said the head barber (all BARRIERS
being head ones, strictly speaking),
II can always tell man who Is used
to shaving himself by the way he tries
to pun out his cheeks I'm ticklish
places" EGG
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09
CEN. WOOD MAKES
A PLEA FOR WORK
FOR SOLDIERS

"
NC" oIA' MaTcn "'-MaJ-Uen'
Leonard Wood commander OF the
central department. in a speech here
today at the opening of the Netho-
dist centenary moyment. warned the
American public not to let ANY
thing, whether league of nations.
% Hague tribunal or am iutcrna-
,ioual arbitration system. replace 4
policy OF sound. rational prcparcd-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09
SIX INCHES OF RAIN
AT MONTGOMERY, ALA,

Washington, March S,-Tho dis
turbance central Friday night over
the Rio Grande valley advanced
rapidly northeastward last night
and today, increasing in intensity,
and tonight was central over Ken
lucky. Storm warnings we're dis
played tonight on the Atlantic
coast except southern Florida.
Tie disturbances has been at
tended by heavy rains in lhe gull
states and in Tennessee, Arkan-
sas and Oklahoma. The maximum
rainfall reported was six inches at
Montgomery, Ala, and there were
severe thunderstorms in the gull
states and in Tennessee and Ark
ausas. There were general rains
in the South Atlantic states.
Strong south winds, shifting to
west, with squalls and rain. follow
ed by clearing weather, are eX-
pected for the south Atlantic Sun
day and Monday, while east gales
ard rain are forecast for the mid
die Atlantic Strong southwest
and west winds are indicated for
the east gulf and fresh west and
northwest winds for the west gull.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09
1,36l,528 SOLDIERS
DISCHARGED TO DATE

Washington, March S,-Demobil,
i7ation reports made public today
by Gcucrsi March showed 1901
SIS officers and men discharged to
date while the number ordered re,
leased had reached l,6l3,500.
Up to March 3, departures of sol
dicrs from France numbered 49,
555, of whom 354,S24 had landed in
the United States up to yesterday
Hospital records from the expe-
dictionary forces, General March
said, showed 1921 patients on Feb
20, a reduction from ll22l7 when
the armistice was signed
A reduction in the number OF de-
mobilization camps from 50 to q
was announced today, the purpose
being to enable the war department
to release thousands of men who
under the original plan would have
been held at the ten additional
camps as demobilization personnel
Thirteen of the original 35 camp,
designated as demobilization center,
Twill be abandoned. Three new camps
Fort Bliss, Oglethorpe, and d. A.
Russell, have been added, bringing
the total to 3.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09
]. o. MULLEN
DIES IN MEMPHIS

News reached here yesterday OF
the death of ]. O. Mullen, cousin OF
]. s. and L. V. Mullen OF this city,
which occurred Friday afternoon in
Memphis, Tenn. following an oper-
alton. Mr.. Mullen was we'll known
in Ardmorc, having made his home
here several years ago. AT the out
break OF the war he left the United
States and enlisted in the Canadian
Expditionary Forces, serving with
great valor overseas. He only re
Gently returned and the cause OF
his illness was not learned. Both
/. s. and /. V. Mullen were out OF
town when the message telling OF his
death was received. Funeral ser
vices will be held today at his Did
home in Durant, Miss, lie is. su--
viyed by a wife and child, who make
their home in Dallas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09
100000 DRAF TEES
AND GUARDSMEN
TO STAY IN ARM0
THIS is NECESSARY Be
CAUSE OF FAILURE TO
PASS LEGISLATION
SERVICE IS COMPUL sorry
General March Announces Army
Will Not BE Reduced Under Any
Circumstances Below 5000
Until Some Law is Passed Fix
ing the Permanent Force.


w a'"'"S'o'' MarcH o'-Neten-
ton within the army of about 200.-
GOO men obtained originally
,i,r,,,., L. lr,e,. ,,l H. ,.oa
s" ''' '''' ""G 'S '
''' nom inc "a'lona' SHsrd' Is
planned by the war department IN
building up the temporary military
establishment of the nation. This
was made known definitely today
by General March, chief Of staff
who announced the decision of the
war department that the army
would mot be reduced under any
circumstances below 100000. until
some law was passed fixing the
permanent force.
IAN the military problems that
confront, Us have been carefully
considered, determining the mum
Der OF men necessary General
March said, "and we cannot get
along without that number-509.-
9O9-and they will be held
Under existing legislation. the
maximum war strength OF the per
manent army is around 298,0OO The
exact figure, officers explained,
cannot be stated. since some of the
staff corps are permitted wide Ian.
tude in their expansion. Voluu-
tary enlistment to fill the regular
army has been re-inaugurated both
in this country and France, Gen
eraI Pcrshing having been author
izcd to transfer recruits obtained
from the eXpcditionary forces to the
regular organizations, and to re-
lease an equivalent number Of
drafted men.
There will remain, however, a
deficiency of 100000 from the total
declared by military authorities to
be the minimum consistent with
the responsibilities OF the United
States. These men therefore will
have to come from the forces
which the war department had
planned to demobilizc.
Secretary Baker several days ago.
IN explaining The position OF the
war department as a result OF the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09
JACK JOHNSON BOUND
FOR MEXICO TO FIGHT
FIVE YEAR CONTRACT

Havana, March SACK John
son. formerly worlds heavyweight
pugilistic champion, arrived here
today from Spain on his way to
Mexico City, where he will make
hi, first appearance in a ring con-
test since he lost the championship
to Jess Willard in this city almost
four years ago.
Johnson declared that he wants a
return fighs with Willard, "any-
where. under any conditions ex-
cept those which governed the Ha-
yana contest He would, he said,
split the purse to suit Willard +;
winner take all, Is and 25 per cent
or otherwise.
Johnson looks to be in fine condi-
ton and said he tips the beam at
225 pounds. The former cham
pion has signed a blank contract
calling for five ring battles in Mex
ico with any opponents who may
be selected for him. He hopes to
meet Jack Dempsey and others of
the best American fighters With
in four months or after fulfill
mcnt OF his Mexican contract, he
expects to visit the United States.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09
AMERICAN CASUAL TIES
IN BATTLE NOW TOTAL
240, 1877 OF ALL KINDS
MEN ACTUALLY ENGAGED
AGAINST ENEMY WERE
100000, SAYS MARCH.

Washngton, March s. - Battle
casualties OF the American army in
france as shown by revised diyi-
S,o'laI records announced today by
General March, toiaIIcd l40.l97.
'n'se included h'IIed in aduo'l
"ounuea, MISSING in acuon and pris-
oueF>. mere pfooaDy "li! be some
''Eni '0r,her revision as final re-
Po,J' are received.
ne 9econN regular division show
,' l"e Sre%te,L losses III the entire
','', "iin zt7z' dead. he First
W, 55i Is'oll Il, came next WIN z'9/'' ne
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09
INTERNATIONAL RED
CROSS FOR GENERAL
RELIEF IS PLANNED

New York, March S.-Plans for
organization of an international
Red Cross to be led by the Ameri-
can Red Cross in a great peacc-time
campaign to present disease, re-
lieye suffering and make the world
what the war was fought fora
better place to I've in.' were outlin-
ed by Dr. Livingston Farrand, new
Iy-appojnted chairman of the cen
traI committee OF the American
Red Cross. at a conference OF At
Iantic division chapter delegates here
today. About l,500 delegates were
present
Immediately after his address.
which was his first public discus
'ion of peace-timc aims of the or
ganizaton since his recent appoint
ment as its head by President VIII
son, Doctor Farrand sailed for
France to prepare for an intcrna-
.,onal conference of Red Cross so-
cietics which will meet in Geneva
thirty days after the signing OF
peace. The International organiza-
.ion will be proposed at this confer.
cncc.
Doctor Farrand warned RED
Cross workers that they would be
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09
EXPRESS DRIVER KILLS
FLORIST. WOUNDS WIFE,
OVER A 60-CENT BILL

Texarkana, Ark, March S.-Peter
w. Mackley was shot and killed and
Mrs. Mackley was shot three times
this afternoon by Jeff Hines, an ex-
press driver, following a quarrel it
is stated, between the two men over
sixty cents express charges on a
damaged package Of flowers. The
shooting occurred in florists shop
owned by the Macklcys.
Mrs. Macklcy's wounds are all
flesh wounds, and her condition is
not considered dangerous.
Hines fled to the Texas side,
where he was arrested, and imme-
diately transferred to the Miller
county Jail on the Arkansas side,
Hines, formerly a police officer at
Idabel Okla says he shot in self
defense.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09
SOLDIER BONUSES ARE
WITHHELD BECAUSE LAW
is NOT COMPLIED WITH

Washington, March S,-Payment
to discharged soldiers of the sixty
dollar bonuses authorized by the
last congress is being delayed by
the failure OF the soldiers to com
ply with the requirements OF the
law.
War department disbursing of6c-
ials announced today that thousands
OF soldiers had sent true copies OF
their discharge papers and that pay
ment of the bonuses would be de-
layed until the original copies are
sent.
In cases where the original GER
tl6cates have been lost, it was
stated that the original order for
discharge must be submitted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09
Texas House for League.

Austin, Texas, March S.-A reso-
luton approving the proposed
League of Nations and its present
constitution was adopted by the
house of the Texas legislature to-
day. An amendment asking that
the proposed League OF Nations
constitution be. submitted to the
people for ratification was tabled.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09
CHICAGO TEAM WILL
PLAY GAMES IN TULSA
AND OKLAHOMA CITY

Chicago, March S.-Final training
plans for the Chicago National
League Club were announced to-
night. The players will leave for
the camp at Pasadena, Cal, March
H. and practice will be started two
days later.
Eighteen exhibition games have
been arranged, including April IA,
FL Paso, Texas; April 10, Amarillo.
Texas; April H. Oklahoma City;
April Is, Tulsa, Okla; and April
l9 and 20, Kansas City, Mo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09
IDAHO FALLS OFFERS
S165,0OO FOR SCRAP

Idaho Falls, Idaho, March g.
Acting for a group of local capital
lists, Al B. I4ager, local promoter,
today telegrsphed Tex Rickard an
offer OF $l65000 and fifty per cent
Of moving picture privileges for the
Willard Dempsey fight.
The Idaho legislature this week
passed a bill legalizing twenty-round
boxing contests.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09
Cablegram from Artillervman.

Miss Emma Moorehead received a
cablegram yesterday from her broth
er Leo Morehead, l53rd Field Ar
tillery, stating that he sailed from
St. Nazaire, France, Thursday. 9th
er Ardmore boys in the l33rd Field
Artillery are Oscar DeVeny aud
Adam Alexander.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09
33o SUICIDES IN ARMY
SINCE ENTERING WAR

Washington, March S,-Statistics
compiled by the war department
show that from the date OF the
entry of the United States into the
war to Feb. 2l, 1919, there were $50
suicides in the army OF these, l93
occurred in the United States and
l46 overseas. In making this total
public today, General March pointed
out that it was far below the aver
age per thousand in civil life during
the years l9l4-l5-l6.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09
HOWARD ELLIOT IN
SPEECH ASKS EARLY
RETURN OF RAIL WAYS
NORTHERN PACIFIC CHIEF
HOLDS PUBLIC OPER-
ALTON UNWISE


chicago, March Sine cary
return OF the railway to operation
by the companies whith own Ioem'
ana the passage OF Constructive
legislation TO enable private opera
ton 10 be MADE succesalu!. were
advocated by Howard Li"otI
chairman and president Oh me
Northern Paclhc RAILWAY ID an
address be!o~e the CommeFIIal
CIuD OF Chic2so lonight MT' III
.iott presented some data WAiIA
brought out contrasts between 'he
situation OF ihe railways uhder PI'-
IaJc ana under government ofeId-
uoh'
"The Pennsylvania system he
said, furnishes ~ per cent OF the
total ton mileage and n IL per
cent OF the total passenger mile
age OF the steam roads OF this
country On December 81, l9lH
that system had 235,6OO employees
and on Dec. 81, 1918, 1t had u.s.
lOl employees. Although the ton
milegae handled IN 1918 was less
than ID l9H (the railways being
in the year l9l/ under priya;2 CON
troI) nearly 4OOlO more employees
were required to handle the smaller
volume OF business.
IL cannot believe that human ma
ture and the art OF governmea.
nave developed sufficiently to make
government ownership and opera
uon successful today. do be-
heye that emoarking on the sea
OF government ownership and OPP
Grafton 1nNoI;es riSk OF ship
wreck NOT on! TO the raIlroad sys-
TEN OF the United States put 10
scme OF the tHndamental theories
OF American lie ana eilorI "hich
nave maze rs great hauou.
Inc tallWay executives 40 Hot
oehe'e IN 'Ae so-caiied regional
plan under Which all oI me raul
roads ID d given territory are 10
be merged INTO one system. Iaey
oeAe'e lhat our SeoSrapn'cai etc-
nomlCa' ana sociaI condiuons are
SO aiiiefeht rom ihose existing III
-orelgh couh'rie' tHat we must
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09
Back from Convention.

Drs. N. c. and E. V. Wood have
returned from Oklahoma City,
where they took a postgraduate
course undsr the eminent dentist
physician, DR.. Roach of Chicago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09
Gen. Buck to Camp Meade.

Washington, March Maj. j.-Gen
Beaumont B. Buck was ordered to-
day from Camp Macarthur, Texas
to command Camp Meade, Ind
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-09

uaIrIl - '.'o''', -, p,,,.!a ,.Io, ~, W. ,Io hai
r,o~ .Lo,,;st. Ho n,;n+oJ yn;j o;c-
,,ra 80, ~. na -a-rlr tb.t -e;rns in
~ w., oIj ca,,,r.. 81 tbe cgsr and
taIJ ~ one :,st5,,a ,.hcro tb5 ont
to.- fror, .,rr,.,r5 +, potro@rqd
,c,,,',. ran l,,5 Mood tron .he
.r,,tr,. 81 ba Lorsbry;sts MANY
o.e-, ,srrd ..itro-t oven ,har.cs
La.,. oaJa .o.,;r., .hcn, ,nl an
.orer,l 1r,,,,oYs r7e ambassador
asserted wholesale Nlino, were
induced In. He said more than
at one time and that hi, observation
of conditions and affairs in Russia
led him to believe thar the bolshe-
visits IN their everyday pracuccs
committed eEccsses lar beyond
even the widest dreams OF anaT-
chl,ts,
Flat contradiction was given by
Ambassador Francls TO statements
OF witnesses before the committee
to the effect that tree press c%-
lSts IN Russia
Ihe ambassador discussed Kay
mond Robins at some length. he
SAID ne had heard ,he Red cross
representative referred TO as the
monthpiece OF America and the
references became so frequent
t1at MT. Francs was oDHged 70 IS
sue houce saying lnal ne lff'n-
c'') represented me american gov
eFil''eh' ana statements coming
rom any oiner source were un'u,
lhoriZeG. AI, -" rs aeCl'Ieu
mar Co'oilei w rs wanted h'm 10
Io..o" INC 'Do.sAcVi't goVeIh'le''
10 MOSCOW "neH IL nloNeu lHeIe
Foih feTosIao'
Inc kea cross representative
was Sala 10y the ambassador TO
nave il'o every IaciAFy PI4teG al
ms o'sPos'I by 'oe poi-he'iSls'
WIN "Hom ne was persona Sie-a'
I'o 'Salo "nGh CoIoheI Kooiil'
lra'eIea the Do'sncVlst' telegraph
ca aneaq TO help MN IN every way
ana lna' ne even naa aulhorizauoh
TO nave "hat teiegTams he sent
put ahead OF all other messages
Such privileges being denied TO the
aihOassador'
Americans GuaIued SoVlet
Inc AMBASSADOR Sdla thdt on
,'II II; ;s,'' - '.'o 81 095'o' } ~ ,'o
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11

general basis Of its then establishment,
except to give the people a fair deal
along the line Of equal rights to all and
special privileges to none. Germans,
able and shrewd Germans, masquerad-
ing as Russians, under Russian names,
and understanding the feelings Of the
different classes Of the people stirred
one class up against another. The pri-
vate soldier and even subordinate off,
GERS were stirred against superior off,
GERS. Working men were told that they
should have land and the dregs of So
ciety were melted to demand division
among themselves of the property OF
the rich. The people who had been re-
duced to the level Of desiring nothing
but the satisfaction Of an appetite for
alcohol were told how they had been
deprived Of their liberty. Under the
chaotic conditions then existing 1t was
easy to see how general upheaval was
brought about The same thing is now
going on to a greater or less extent in
to this time the Germans have not
England, France, America and various
South American countries. There is
dissatisfied material everywhere. UP
nearly carried out their armistice con-
ditions and they are trying to give as
an excuse the distractions that are be-
ing offered by the Bolsheviki
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-11
Bond Issue for Roads.

We are laying before our readers for
their information and consideration,
the text Of the bond bill introduced In
the senate last week at the instance OF
the State Automobile association.
The bill, it will be observed, provides
for the issuance of bonds to the
amount of s25, 100000. the interest
payable from the state automobile IL
cense tax, with the state Of South Car
olina guaranteeing deficiencies.
The funds to be derived from the
sale of these bonds are to be adminis-
tered by the state highway commits
sion, under specifications prescribed in
a companion bill now pending.
The companion bill referred to-
which is too long for reproduction in
The Enquirer Of today, is intended to
provide the machinery for a state sys-
tenn of roads, in connection with or in
dependent Of the bond bill. That is, If
the proposed bond Issue is sanctioned
by the voters, it will serve to finance
the TOdO SySleiil pIOSiuCo III tiS SoAiA
panion bill, and If the bond bill fails
the companion bill will be financed
otherwise: but not so effectively, OF
course.
The companion bill provides for the
construction Of a permanent system of
roads connecting the county seats, the
particular roads for improvement to be
selected by the commission after pub
lie hearings in the various counties.
The amount Of money to be spent in
each county is to be in proportion to
the number of miles Of road in the
state system in that county bears to
the total number OF miles in the pro-
posed system.
If the bond bill passes the general
assembly, whether the companion bill
passes or not, it will become the text
of lot of good roads discussion
throughout South Carolina this sum-
mer, with the result that the people OF
the state will at least be considerably
further along in the direction of better
roads.