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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-25
CAPTAIN SENDS DRAFT RECORDS
 TO WASHINGTON

Captain J. J. Finnegan recently cloSed the military department of the governors office and forwarded to Washington all the records per taining to his office. Far about two years this office had charge of the registration and induction of men in the territory into the military SCI vice.
 During this time seventeen thOus- and and three men have registered in Alaska under the selective service act Of these 6.656 registered in the class of June, 1917; 194 in the class of June. 1918. and 1O.153 in the class of December, 1918. In the latter class 4.i35 were men from 19 to 36 years old inclusive, 5.56l were g to 45 ears old inclusive, and 167 were Is years old.
 or those who were registered 1907 were actually inducted into the .ersice. In addition thereto 3l6 vol, dntarily enlisted or received com o,tent orders.
 Only 46 of the 1,656 inducted men who were received at. Alaska posts, were rejected because of failure to ,"iS; their physical tests.
 fhc status of registrants in the lass of June, 1917, from which the uaska draft men were drawn, is given as follows:
 White Cold intlucted and sent to camp. 1898 General service men avail
 able for future calls, phy-
 sically qualified .......... 264 l Limited service men availa-
 ble for future calls ..., 62 - Remediable groups. ......... 29 Emergency Fleet .......... 135 - Drlinquents (nOt yet be-
 come deserters) ........ 259 l Dcserters .................. All Physical examination pend.
 ing RECOMMENDATION. "A - Total ................... ,l4O 2O Total class 8, 162 Other classes 8, ,494 Total regstrants, class of
 June, 1917. ................6 .6.656 The last registration, the class of December, 1918. was most represen- tative of the Territory of Alaska. Of l0,153 registrants, 4.434 or A percent were natural born citizens; l,256, or l2 percent were naturalized citizens ; 2G5 or 26 percent were citizens by their fathers naturalization; 1882 or i9.5 percent were declarant aliens and 2,216 or 22 percent were non- declarant aliens. According to race, 1873 were white, p were negroes, 273 were orentals, S89 Indian citizens and 19l Indian non-citizens.
 The alien registrants, including 578 llien enemies, were classified as fol lows:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
WOMEN FROM
NORTH, SOUTH,
EAST, west
Recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound as Reliable
Remedy for Woman's Ills.

snokape. Wash. -"I want to recon-
mend lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound for women's ailments as Il
helped me SO much during middle age,
Mrs. MARTHA CoNNoR, 1927 Mansheid
Avenue. -
I was unfit to do my work as suffered
30 from female ills. Lydia Z. Pinkham 8
Vegetable Compound restoredmyhealtlh
after physicians had failed. Mrs 4.
E. OWENS.
Rockville, Conn. .-"I suffered so long
from female ills | was blue and melan-
choly. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound restored my health after
everything else had failed. MARY
WIRZ, 8 Chamberlain st.
Oakland, Cal. Lydia E. Pinkham, $
Vegetable Compound gave me such
relief during Change of Life, l wish
every woman could know about 1t. l
surely praise this great remedy Tor
women's ills. Mrs. MARY 5. ASHLEY
57O9 Dover Street. -.
The reason Lydia E. Pinkham's veg
etable Compound is so successful Is
because it contains the curative,
strengthening properties OF good OLD
fashioned roots and herbs, which ACT
directly on the female organism.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
LARGE ATTENDANCE
EXPECTED FOR D-C-D
CONVENTION HERE

Letters from cities and towns along
the line of the D.C.D highway Indicate
a splendid attendance. at the convention
which opens next Tuesday morning NJ
Convention hall. 1t Is now question OF
weather and road conditions. The roads
boosters are ready to come.
Secretary Palmer writes that every
thing Is quite complete at his end OF the
line, The western delegation VIII come
by automobile all the way along the line
from Denver Colorado Springs, Puep'o
and the Arkansas valley towns oil COZ
orado. Texas Panhandle will be repre-
sented by probably the largest delesa'
ton that will attend.
All delegations west will fall In ilhe
and arrive at Hobart sunday night
Monday will bring them on to Ardfhore
ready for the convention Tuesday morn
ing.
GAINESVILLE Is getting up delegation
from that city and the towns along the
line TO Fort Worth. They Will gather
In GAINESVILLE Monday and leave that city
very early Tuesday morning, arriving
In time for the opening session.
Towns and cities along the route from
Oklahoma City to Ardmore are arrahs
ing for delegations. While they are NOT
on the D.C.D. they are deeply interested
in the success of the line as they VIII
all make liberal use of 1t In traVelhs
to Colorado. They are also directly IN
terested in the G.G.G convention, when
will be held on Tuesday.
IN "A
ton. sulphur. Tishominso ana othai
points east will also be represented ac
cording to present plans.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
LEGISLATURE MEMBERS
BARRED FROM OFFICES OF
STATE OIL INSPECTORS

Oklahoma City, June G.--The report
ed plan of Governor Robertson TO re
ward his friends in the legislature with
appointments as oil and gas inspectors
under the new inspection law was block
ed yesterday when Attorney General
Freezing, in an opinion to the commits
sion. held that legislators are disquali-
fled from appointment to the inspector
ships.
The general provisions of the constitu-
tion barring any member of the legis-
lature from receiving commission or
appointment TO any post or position,
which has been created, or the emolu-
ment of which were increased during
the legislatorships. it was held by the
attorney general.
Approximately thirty members of the
legislature, most of them being members
Of the house of representatives, were
slated for appointments, according to
Campbell Russell, corporation commits
sioner.
simultaneously with this ruling by the
attorney general, the commission an
nounced the appointment of seventy
three inspectors. including twenty who
have been holding oil inspectorships un
der the old law for more than a year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
New Orleans Cotton
Market

New Orleans June G.-Cotton opened
steady. July. 29.46; October, 27.S7; De
cember, 27.45; January, 27.l5; March,
2G.S9
Poor cables and greatly improved
weather in the belt We're responsible for
a selling wave on the opening of the
cotton market today. Prices made Il
ready response and lost Sc to 20 points
in the first half hour of trading.
Realizing of shorts on profits of cot
ton checked the decline and brought
about a partial recovery. In the trading
up to noon prices came back TO within
% to "a points of yesterdays close.
Heavy selling upon the market during
the noon hour, apparently for short ac'
count and prices broke to new low lev
els. At ococl, the net decline amount
ed to 81 to ~ points.
Cotton closed steady at decline or
III to 1872 points.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
PROGRAM FOR THE
ENTERTAINMENT Of
111TH EN- C|NEERS

At a meeting of the general arrange
ments committee for the reception of the
lllth engineers who are expected to be
in Ardmore within the next two or three
days. the following definite plans We're
agreed on and all citizens are expected
to assist in making the Homecoming "A
success worthy OF the city and the boys
In kakhi.
The siren at the ice plant will an
nounce the arrival of the train AT the
Santa Ne depot, and every whistle In
the city will blow for five minutes.
No gun firing will DE allowed under
any circumstances. and any violating
this rule will bc instantly arrested, The
boys have heard all the guns they want
to for the rest of their lives.
Merchants are asked to laVishly deco
rate the front of their buildings using
the national colors ana also red and
white the colors Of the company.
Main street from the depot to Central
park will be kept clear of all autos dur
ing the hour the company is in the city.
The merchants are asked to suspend
business entirely during that hour, The
troops VIII plIdut llplll tll' Atiii ~
Central park, where there will be NO
SPEECHES. The boys will be turned
loose to greet their relatives. The pub
lie will not DE allowed on the platform
at the station.
Relatives OF the boys will be given all
privileges to see their boys and all 9th
ers are asked to respect this order.
The ladies ftho canteen committee
Of the Red Cross will serve refreshments
at the park and each soldier will be
handed lunch box as ne gets on the
train.
Every man. woman and child in Car
ter county are asked to bc on hand
! for the OCCASION
The committee desires to call the at
tention of the citizens of Ardmore 10
| the fact that although these boys were
| in the thick of the last -four months
| fighting in France. not single casualty
occurred and every one of them returns
home safe and sound.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
NAVY ASKS RETENTION or
PRESENT AIR STATIONS

Washington. June c. Retention VI
nu navy air stations now In operation
vns recommended TO the house naVa'
committee Thursday by captain ""
ven. director Of naval aviation lie
declared the stations were necessary
10 maintain the present efficiency OF
the service. Captain Craven also rec
ommended an appropriation of SJ'5oo',
600 for for three dirigibles one U.
which would be purchased from Greal
Britain at a cost OF s2.5OO'oOO' MAJOR
General Barnett. commandant OF the
marine corps. recommended mainte'
nance of a force of 1890 marines next
year
Under revised estimates submitted 10
the committee by Secretary DANES
the personnel of the navy would pc
reduced TO 100000 by jan /. The secre'
tary said he had asked for authoriza'
tion of force OF 100000 until jury
], 1920.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
YOUNG PEOPLE ENTERTAIN
TONIGHT ON CHURCH LAWN

The Young Peoples Missionary so
clety of Broadway Methodist chufch
will meet tonight at 8 o'clock on the
lawn of the parsonage, 20 street.
northwest The following program mas
been arranged: Chorus; devotiorss
Kate Warren; piano solo, Esther MIC
Necs: duet, God That Madest Heaven
and Earth 'Maurlne Seay, Theressa
Hall; talk, Mrs. X. II. l.. Morgan; piano
solo Paloma White; vocal solo, Naomi
Tyer; playlet, Gathering Forces Tor
Democracy" Maurine Seay, Martina
Cook, Roberta Jones; music, America
the Beautiful; piano solo, Katherine
Stonum reading, My Brother Mrs
Marvin Bell; piano solo, Ruth Randol;
chorus.
After the program an hour Will De
spent socially. Guests for the even
ing will be the parents of the young
people. members of the Womans MIS-
sionary society and the Young Peoples
Missionary Society Of Carter avenue
church.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
AMERICANS TELL RHINE
PRESIDENT HE Is TO IGNORE
ORDERS FROM Hun CAPITAL

Coblenz, Wednesday, June 4s-Am-
erican authorities here have sent Woru
TO the over President Of the Rhlhe
province 10 ignore orders from Bei-
lin transferring him to another province
the Americans believing that this move
was a political one and connected with
Rerlin's effort to counteract the move
ment for the establishment of a Rhen'
ish republic. 1t is declared in Weis
baden on Sunday that Berlin had also
ordered the removal of the over presi-
dent of the Treves district and that
the Americaans had instructed inns OIL
ficial to ignore his instructions from
! Berlin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
X. of T.. Elect Officers

William ii. Prater was elected chan
cellor of the Knights of Pythias, at the
regular convention of Myrtle lodse
No. 1O7 last night. Other officers elect
ed were j. NJ. Thompson. Vice-chah
cellor: Herbert Harvey. prelate; .. w
Wright, master work; l.. E. Mangum
master arms: Price South. Keeper rec
ords seal; Frank Berryhill, master II
nance; Charles j. Brown master ex
ecutive; II. c. Hurley, inner guaru
Adam Alexander outer guard
Reports from grand lodge represen
tatives, w. Y. Salisbury, N. f. Mar
tin. Frank Berryhil and Joe Nj. Lon
don was made. after which the conven
ton spent an hour informally. Lunch
and cigars were served
A welcome was given Knight Price
South, who recently returned over
sp9S
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
TRAIN PASSENGERS SEE
MEXICAN BANDITS HANGED
TO TELEGRAPH POLES

Nogales, Ariz., June G.--Passengers
on the train arriving at the border last
night from Mazatlan. said they saw
six Mexican bandits hanging from sew
eral telegraph poles alongside the rail-
road track At intervals between san
Bias and Navojoa. in the state of Sina-
oa The bandits We're members Of the
garrison at Navojoa, under the com
mand of General Francisco FLORES.
They had stolen eleven army rifles
several days ago and deserted Az
terwards, they looted and robbed farms
along the railroad. They We're cap
tured by a detachment under the com
mand Of Captain Juan Garcia.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
ARDMORElTES AT CAPITAL

Mrs. Stilwell Russell and Miss Lo-
rena AIarston of Ardmore are the
guests of the Mrs. A. II. Emenhiser
of 1909 Classen boulevard for few
days.
Judge and Mrs. Smith c. MatSon
of 912 North Shartel avenue enter
tanned informally at dinner Wednesday
evening, having as their guests Judge
and Mrs. William X. Bleakmore and
the formers mother, Mrs. W. II. Bleak.
more of Ardmore, Mrs. Nellie Mat
son Brown and daughter, Beatrice.
Purple and white larkspur centered the
dining table.
Miss Mary Rose Of Chicago, who re-
Gently returned from France, where
she spent a year in the nursing branch
of service, arrived yesterday to visit
Mrs. Brown in the home of her broth
er, Judge Observation-Disclosures.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
MEETING OF FEDERAL REVIEW

The Ferndale Review club met III
regular session yesterday afternoon AT
the home of Mrs. Ran Webb, 20
street southwest. Special guests were
Mrs Glen Butcher and Mrs. w, h.
Ernst.
The Bavue course Of study was Sc
lected for future work. The first years
study will be on The Late war.
Other plans were also discussed and
outlined for next years work. The
last meeting of the year will be held
next Thursday with Mrs. Arthur Car
penter, 4l4 c street southeast. AL
this meeting election of officers VIII
be held and report made from the
program committee.
After the business session piano Sc
lections were given by Katherine Gil
bert, Mona Ruth Webb and Roberta
Jones. The hostess served a salad
course.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07

dance While our organization VIII
therefore be only sympathetic on
locker In the progress you seek 10 "s
comnlish th. worl, We are doing Ia OF
immense importance 10 YOU
I'VE are making peoples know ea'"
other. know each others habits. KNOW
each Others likes and dislikes. virtues
and foiblcs. II IL only withln the '"S'
few weeks that the people OF thks eouh'
! try have learned through the Assoeia''
cl Press that football Is an information
al sport In South America, rms may
seem supremely unimportant but II II
not. 1t Is very important for II goes
to the vitals OF u mutual understanding
and sympathy.
ION Wednesday u cable came from
nra2il saving that "A football team from
Bethlehem, Pa, had accepted an ihNl'
tatlon to visit Brazilian cities ana tHat
IL was reported that the United states
football association had under consld'
Grafton an invitation To send team
To the next South American champion
shin tournament. Believe Inc. when We
ulay football together We are making
| progress. -
"The beginning OF the flow OF our
news from North TO South ana IRON,
| South 10 North. carried win H. VI
/ course. "A great strengthening OF our
bureaus in South America and Is now
having a collateral effect in causing a
more energetic collection Of news from
Spain and Portugal In news ot wnic"
countries our new members are spe'
cially Interested.
81 would have you know that the
North American members or the AsSo
clated Press enthusiastically welcome
TO the ranks OF the organization the
new members from the south, we
greatly prize the friendships that are
growing up from this association we
are proud that these high types oi
journalists of South America are tello"
members and we hope and believe tha'
they too regard US as friends and com
rades.
81 feel sure that | am speaking foi
tour South American as well as Nortl
American members in saying that We
wish YOU God speed in your work. w,
hone with YOU for an unceasing stream
of ships carrying cargo and passengers
both north and south. For us We VII
see TO it that a never ending stream
of news of the worlds happenings, lt'
accomplishments and its failings shal
flow between the two continents 81
that our peoples shall know each othel
better, feeling sure that as they Know
each other they will like each othe
, more and more"
A pledge that no expense would b'
, spared 10 create a cable service De
, tween the United States, Central ant
, south America. which would be tn
equal of any in the world was mad
today by John l.. Merrill, president o
, the all-American cables. Mr.. Merlll
, declared that his company had ded
. Gated to the services of the three Am
, orleans twenty thousand miles of cable
and land lines and that extensions noN
under way or planned would bring tn
total to thirty thousand.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
AIRpIANE COMPANY ORGANIZED
WITH S5,OOO,OOO CAPITAL.

Fort Worth, Texas, June 6.-The in
CORPORATION of the National Airplane
Company for $5OO0OO0 was announced
here today. The company will succeed
the Fort Worth Aerial Transportation
Company and the officers of the com
many are the same as those of the Fort
Worth company
stockholders Of the Fort worm com
pany. who did not wish TO own sloct
in the National company are being pald
200 per cent on their stock, it was an
uounced by officers of the company.
Officers of the company are X H.
Pearson. president; Ed X. Henry, 1lrSt
vice president, NJ. l.. Massingale ana NJ
p. Colvin, trustees.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
PRESIDENT Of A. P.
TELLS CONFERENCE
THE VALUE Of NEWS

Washington. June G.-Frank b.
Nov.s prcsldent OF the Assocateu
Press told the pan.American CONFER
ence today that the exchange of true
unrarbled and unbiased news between
the North and South American 'oii"'
nents now being brought about py wv
membership OF South American news
papers in the organization woulu w
"more effectual In cultsHating anu
maintaining the relations Of ir'en''
shin and affection that should eNN'
between the two continents OF TINS
hemisphere than all the propasahuu
that could be fed out by all the puhlc'
ity agents that could he put TO WORK
AIR Moves explained how the Associat'
el Press. probably the most notap'e
cooperative effort now funcuohihs
was I'm no sense u governmental agency
IL forbidden by its charter to make vi
distribute profits and has always re-
fused TO handle propaganda, peHe'ihb
that its function was properly llihllru
TO supplying a news service TO us mem
bers without bias so far as that II
humanely possible. This appealed 10
some of the most important South Am
erican newspapers and they We're re
ceived into the organization not as Gus
toners or clients. but as full members
of the cooperative organaH1son'
1T is a matter of pride to the Asso
ciated Press said he. that TINS lhNl
tation to our fellowship was instantly
accepted and that we now have among
| ha
iournels in the countries 10 the soutt
of the United states, for we have mac
members IN MeXpo and Cuba, ti
years.
"The bases Of our relationship viii
our new members are those of equallty
of mutual respect, of fun confluence
our South America members know
that the news reports sent them vii
be straight news with no ulterior pur
Dose and we have the same BELIEF "a
TO the news coming north.
81 am sure that it must be SURF
that the interests of the ASSOCIATED
Press in the specific commercial pro
jects that this conference is discussing
must be purely platonic. Amy ana II
general buying and selling that TN
fellowship i'm effort of the newspaper
of North and South America bring
will be only by.product of n relation
that had no such object in mind
an incentive to its creation.
II may with propriety say, how
ever that the growth in commerc
that you are planning for must b
built on the same basis as those | haV
stated as the foundation stone of tn
relations of our new and old members
equality, mutual respect, full conr
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
To Fight Packers.

London. June 6.-The New Zealand
,vernment has received advices from
ondon indicating that Great Britain
III ask New Zealand to help her fight
.e American packers. says dispatch
the Daily Mail from Christ Church.
ew Zealand. The suggestion is that
1 agreement be made TO sell New Zea-
.nd's meat products in London at a
,rtain price. Then, adds the dispatch.
Z the trust reduces prices, Great Brit
N and New Zealand must beat it on its
-ound." A conference of New Zealand
-oducers, 1t is added. has been convened
, discuss the subject.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
)STA RICAN REVOLUTION
FORCES ARE DRIVEN BACK

Washington. June G.-The invading
rces have been completely driven out
Costa Rican territory and have taken
fuge in Nicaragua. said cablcgram
ceived today by Carlos Lara, Costa
lean representative here. The mes
.ge further stated it was believed the
lcaraguan government would concen-
ate against the forces and thus pre-
mt the shedding of blood and the stir
ng up of hatred between the two re
Iblics.
mo American marines have been
nded in any Costa Rican port" de
ared Mr.. Lara in statement refer
ng to press dispatches saying United
ates marines had landed at Punta
renas and Port Limon.
There is no reason whatsoever for
ZEN TO land unless it would be on j
lssion of courtesy and friendship"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
NAVY MUST GO FORWARD
DECI ARES SECRETARY IN
SPEECH BEFORE CLASS

washington. June 6.-Secretary Dan
ieIs in an address at the graduating eN'
ercises ut the United States naval acad-
emv today declared that the closing oil
hostlides did not mean the United
states navy could rest on its oars
but that lit must surpass its great war
record by a greater record in peace.
The Ala members Of the graduating
class, the largest in the history OF the
academy were urged by the secretary
to apply all their initiative and energy
in the great task of developing the eff
ficincy of the navy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
Soldiers Home
From Overseas

A telegram from Regimental supply
Sergeant Ben s. Newman, lllth Ell
gineers, has been received by his par
ents. in which he stated that the regl-
,nent would be sent to Camp Pike Tor
discharge instead Of Camp Bowie, as
first announced.
Associated press dispatches TO-DAY 10
The Ardmorete stated that the I'm
gineers would be sent to Camp BOWIE
for discharge From Fort Worth the
news was received that the Engineers
would reach Camp Bowie. June IL.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
Protest Siiip Sale,

New York. June G.-Director of the
American International Corporation.
large stockholder in the International
Mercantile Marine company, announced
today that they had instructed their ex-
ecutive offices TO vote against the pro-
posed sale TO Il British syndicate of the
British assets Of the Mercantile Marine
Company
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
RETURN FROM MOTOR TRIP

Mrs. Hugh Ledbetter and group
of young friends returned yesterday
afternoon from motor trip to sulphur
The party comprised Lucy Cook, Flor
ence wall, Louise Ledbetter, Dorothy
Dings, Olivia BreI, Wilma Lois Rob
erts. Ellis Ledbetter, Dan Collins. Me
Cluskey Bowman. Harold Wade, Buck
Tracey and Waltine Jackson