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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13
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81 BINKS is FOR THE LEG. /"
Ardmore, Okla, July II, 10.

Editer of the Ardmoright:
ear Ser: As n onery Amerikun citi.
zen i feel that must rite u a fu lines
conserving a subiekt that seams two
me is okupying two much space in ure
paper. / refer to what is kalled-tha
Leg of Nashuns.
i understand that CRATE meny sena-
tors is opposing this Leg and that fell
lar named Bore-us frum idaho says that
he will kwit the rep. partie if they or
gandize this Leg. i think possibly Mr..
Bore-us is oppozed to sunday basebawl
but the teens in the Leg of Nashuns
wont hev to play on sunday & think
someone ort to explain this to Bore-us.
agen. some senators says that a Leg
of Nashuns will foster war. Now hev
scene fellers git existed at a bawl game
and hev scene fist fites and so fourth
but hev never yet scene nobody kid.
And besides we hev the Atlantic oshen
between us and the other members of
tine Leg. i think this hear talk about
war is put out by lot of fellers who is
soar bekaus their town haz lost a pen
ant
Now i am in faver of the Leg of Ma
shyls bekaus we hav got the best bawl
players on erth rite hear in the us.
Where is ther a player in urope like
Dempsy. tell when it kums to tossin
the pullet arond the lot they aint nun
of um in it with us ameriguns.
tell we kin win that penant in
walk and i am strong fer the Leg of
Eashuns. urs truely,
SILAS BINKS.
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SOLDIERS FOR THE LEAGUE

A CHICAGOAN, writing to the Chicago
n Tribune, after visit to the soldiers hos
pita at Fort Benjamin Harrison to see his
wounded son, made a pertinent observation
it would be we'll for those who are trying to
make political capital out Of their opposition
to the League Of Nations on the alleged ground
of Americansm to bear in mind. He wrote ::
"There are about 1000 wounded soldiers
(in the Fort Benjamin Harrison hospitaD who
saw service overseas. While there, / heard
enough from the wounded soldiers to con-
vince me that any man in public life who takes
a stand against the proposed League of Ma
tions will most assuredly be retired to private
life. % All the wounded men with whom |
talked feel that the president is trying to do
something for humanity. They know what war
really is, and are anxious for universal peace.
x Talk to the soldiers, more especially to
those who have been wounded or gassed, and
they will tell you, as they told me: we have
had all the war we want. We want peace.
And that is what President Wilson crossed the
sea for, to bring about peace-international
peace--peace for all people,"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13

criticism of having dealt with the matter
in way which enabled him to indulge
in glittering generalities is valid with.
out being derogatory Of the presidents
performance, which was suited to the
circumstances and occasion.
The proposition that there is an in
dispensable need of a League of Ma
tions probably presents no acute issue
Undoubtedly some of the objections that
have been offered to the covenant cloak
an irreconcilable hostility to the propect
itself But in numbers and volume, both
the overt and covert opposition to the
project is negligible. An overwhelming
majority Of the people as well rs Of their
representatives, in congress are con
WINGED that the organization of a League
Of Nations has been ordained by the in
eXorable circumstances of the war. But,
Notwithstanding the extent and inten-
sity OF this conviction, it was both the
privilege and the duty of the president
to preface the detailed consideration Of
the plan proposed with an argument
and exhortation; Tor the more nearly
the need is appreciated. the less likely
is the criticism Of the plan to degenerate
into petty faultfinding.
That the settlements made must be
supported by the united strength of the
nations which have imposed them if
they are to become crystalized into
durable realities. and that it is both the
duty and the interest of the United
States to share in the burdens and re-
sponsibilities of that task-these are the
propositions upon which the whole
structure of the presidents argument
is founded. We believe that most men
who bring anything like an unprejudiced
mind to the consideration of the presi-
dents address must become convinced
of the truth Of those propositions. The
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13
WHAT DID HAYS MEAN?

GONE ONE please call that traditional Phila-
~ delphia lawyer to interprete Chairman Will
H. Hays of the republican national commit
tee Mr.. Hays wants to nike clear to the pub
lie his attitude regarding the League of Ma
tions. He furnishes an explanation to the New
York Sun, from which we quote
His (Hays) former statement, made at
Fort Wayne. Indiana, more than week ago,
he took pains to correct in detail says the dis
patch published by the Sun. "He said that he
had stated that he did not consider the League
of Nations partisan question: The impress
sion had gone forth that Mr.. Hays had as
serted that it was not party question:
Now we know what Mr. Hays said; but will
any one be good enough to enlighten US as to
what he meant?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13
NUMEROUS UN RECORDED
INSTRUMENTS IN THE
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE

County Clerk Harris says that there
has been some complaint registered by
patrons of his office because instru-
ments for filing are compelled to wait
for weeks, sometimes for months pc
fore they are transcribed into the pro
per records, this is not only annoying
to the public but to the clerk as well
and creates a situation which he would
like to obviate We're he permitted, uh'
der the law, to do so.
Mr.. Harris says that under the law
enacted 10y the recent legislature the
salaries of his deputies We're increased,
but no provision was made whereby
he could add the additional help need
ed to keep up with the recording every
night.
He calls attention to circumstances
as they existed before the recent grand
jury made its final report and recon-
mcuded his dismissal for hiring extra
help and keeping up with the work
and SAYS that in the future so far as
he is concerned, he was going to fol
low the letter of the law regardless OF
the number of unrecorded instruments
that pile up in his office.
The present office force are working
as hard and as faithfully, he states as
is possible for human beings to work,
but in the face of their best efforts
there are approximately 1000 unre-
corded instruments in the office today.
He says that in view of the fact that
there are so many unrecorded instru-
ments. incident to transfers and leases
in an oil field district, it would seem
to him the height of good judgment
to allow sufficient help whereby the
records might be kept up to the min
ute as was the case before the grand
jury made its report, but on the other
hand he feels that if the public can
stand it he can. However, he suggests
the law be repealed or so amended as
to allow him to use a little judgment
in the manner of conducting the coun-
ty affairs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13

1911
German aviator flies ! $50 miles
and is in air over "a hours
French government makes first test
of new antiamCraft gun
u. S. business men unite in prophe.
sying prosperity for coming year
Colonel Roosevelt and Richard
Harding Davis, after dismissal of
prominent naval officers, attack ma.
val plucking board Yacht
Vanitie beats Resolute and Defiance
in elimination races at Newport for
American cup.
Secretary of Navy Daniels an
nounces naval bureau tof invention
and development, Thomas \. Edison
at head Austria delivers
ultimatum to Roumania concerning
the latter's neutrality *f Ger
man submarine uses American ship
under threat of sinking as shield
from behind which to sink Russian
ship with loss of II drowned, being
women Germans capture
Souchez Cemetery with heavy fight
ing: Mass to attack Italy.
1916
German U-boat shells English sea-
coast town at night Brit
ish again push Germans back; retake
all of Mametz Wood French
pushed back at Verdun
5000 more prominent business men
ioin Plattsburg Camp; enough there
to form four regiments.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13

If the republicans in the house of repre-
sentatives are practicing economy when they
cut millions from appropriations for the army
and the navy, what are republicans in the SEN
ate doing when they help democrats to restore
these millions? Perhaps the answer is that
republican representatives are doing what
their party wants, while the republicans in the
senate are grudgingly doing what the people
demand.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13

besetting frailty of most arguments
made by the opponents of the League
of Nations is that they proceed from
premises which the war has invalidated
and made obsolete. 1t is vain to extol
the advantages and beauties of isolation.
for isolation is no longer q reality, nor
is there any conjuring power in wishes
nor magic in phrases which can restore
it The president, with a force that is
resistless. shows that it is the propo-
nents and not the opponents of the
League Of Nations who are the realists
and that whatever reproach there may
be in an idealism which ignores the ac-
Qualities incurred, not by those who are
advocating, but by those who are resist.
ing the organization of League of Ma
tons
Having proved to whatever extent
may have been needed that it is both
the duty and interest of the United States
to join with the other free nations of
the earth in the task of enforcing and
preserving the peace, il remains for the
president to demonstrate to the satisfac-
ton of the country that the scheme of
fercd for acceptance is well designed to
accomplish its purpose. This does not
require him to prove that it is perfect,
but merely to prove that it as nearly
approximates perfection as the circum
stances of the time make possible. His
task is that it is a workable plan, and
that to attempt any alteration of it at
this time is more likely to be productive
of harm than of benefit. In undertaking
that task he will have the advantage of
public sympathy and the disadvantage
of having to overcome an opposition in
the senate that is made up very largely
Of personal and political prejudice, and
is. therefore, not easily amenable to
facts and reason. Those Of us who be
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13
PEOPLE WITH VISION
Fro mthe Sherman COurier.)

E'rO mthc Sherman COurier.)
The Little Americans, such as
Senators Reed, Borah, Lodge,
Knox and Poindexter, and such as
the busybody bunch organized un-
der title of the League for the Pre-
serVation of American Indepen-
dencc. are unable to comprehend
this situation, which to the average
human mind is as clear as crystal.
The Little Americans are lacking
utterly i'm the saving quality of
Vision-and Vision, by the way, is
just about the grandest little old
word in the English language
Daily Ardmoreite.
where there is no vision the people
perish" was said long ago-and is q
great truth that all the world has not
yet recognized. The great things OF
human achievement are started by peo
pie who have vision, who in imagina
ton see the fact before it is a fact
see the great enterprise running
smoothly before the foundation has
been laid Bless the people with vision
The dreamers are the people who keef
the world going.
Borah and his set of fanatical fol
lowers will fight on blindly to the end
will foam and rage, will rant and rear
but the steady march of progress vii
not be stayed. Years ago leaders saw
temperate, sane world in vision and
began to work to bring the vision &c
the view of all. The fight is beginning
to be won. In spite of all opposition
it will be won. There will be a new
earth before the year 2000 rolls around
such as Prophets have long desired
to see, yet died without the sight"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13

After having lived in darkness for more
than century, the good people of the south
ern states are at last to be led into the light.
Chairman VIII Hays of the republican national
committee has decided that the South has re
NAMED democratic simply because the proper
effort has not been made to convert it to re
publicanism. Being the most astute chairman
the republican party ever has had, Mr. Hays
will be the evangelist to bring the sinners to
repentance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13

ly Southern-having furnished two sons
who volunteered and soldered in
France. The colonel is mighty busy
man. at all times, in the interest of his
city, his state. good roads and his fell
low-beings. He is an indefatigabe
worker and never let's up in we'll doing
Ardmore is a fine town, and is grow
ing by leaps and bounds, only recently
ten millions of dollars being invested
there in oil refineries.
our visit was most pleasant and
agreeable.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13
1911

Gregory Rasputin, notorious Rus
sian monk of enormous influence and
favorite of the czar, stabbed by a
woman at Petrograd 700
American Marines sent to United
states naval station at Guatanamo,
Cuba, ready for duty in Haiti or san
Domingo.
Russians again defeat Austrians in
Galicia + 100000 British
troops in war area Strike
of alleged German origin ties up plant
at Bridgeport. Conn Kaiser
says war will end in three months
# National Security League
urges nationwide development Of
National Guard as preparedness
measure Photographs of
800 I.usitania dead on view in New
York City for identification pur-
poses.
English premier, Lloyd George,
SAYS Victory now flowing in our
direction" Spain placed
under martial law due to strikes #
Germany says it will retain
part of Belgium.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13
Copyright 1919. New Era Tcatures)
What Happened July IL.
1871.
.,by,..c Gushing iE5 ) Stets'oonrt !

1917
Whole German cabinet out
Kaiser orders bill for national
equal suffrage drawn up, starting
reform Parties demand
definite peace statement from chan
cellor Russians still sweep
on, urged by Kerensky, successor of
czar; seize Kalusz, push on toward
Dolna Arizona sheriff ships
LOO |. w. w. out of state in cattle
cars Steel men accept price
fixing by government ' Cot
ton placed under export ban.
Car Nicholas slain by bolsheviki
Chancellor Won Hertling de-
clares Germany holds Belgium only
as a pawn for peace negotiations and
announces readiness to receive seri'
Gus peace proposals Wash
ington believes delayed German of
fensiVe on western front held up by
internal conditions; Hindenburg re-
ported too i'll to lead-Important al
lied gains in Albania and Macedonia
complete allied line from Adriatic to
Aegian sea Japan loans
$3.50 600 600 to Siberia
French capture Corey and Long
Pont e Archie Roosevelt in
France twice wounded; under sur
geon's knife President ve-
toes agricultural appropriation bill;
condemns $40 wheat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13

1t was a good deal easier to get the nations
of the earth into a league than it will be to OBJ
tain agreement among republicans in the SEN
ate as to how they should oppose it without
offending a vast majority of the American peo-
pie.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13
TREES

Plant home grown trees, you will have
better success and save agents commits
sion. Have got or will get what you
want. See a part of nursery near car
barn. Am here to stay.
ARDMORE NURSERY
Irl Hudson. Prop. Phone 1913
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13

Senator Knox would have a League of Ma
tans if he were permitted to write its consti-
tuition. Under the one he would write every ma
ton would maintain as great an army and navy
as it could raise money for, and the armament
burden which caused the world war would be
continued.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13

Republicans are preparing to announce
that they will not make the League of Nations
partisan, but party issue. Why not be plain
and honest and admit that it is to be a repub-
lican issue?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13

From anti-rat propaganda we learn one
pair of rats will produce progeny Of more
than $4,000 in three years. Verify then, It's
a wise rat that knows its grandfather!
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13

Don't forget that if President Wilson had
pleased the reactonary republicans in congress
he would have disappointed nearly every one
else.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13

Some republican senators evidently would
like to talk the League Of Nations to death as
they did the various appropriation bills in their
flibuster last winter-but it can't be done.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13

Elihu Root provided for the senatorial
"robins" a plan for amending the league of
nations covenant. but no one has been found
to supply the courage required to execute it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13
BY GENE BYRNE.

ieve that this project has been fash
ioned by evolutional forces of world
wide working will not doubt the out
come of the contest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13
UNDER THE IMAGINARY
STATE HOUSE DOME
BY CHARLES H. ADAMS
Staff Correspondent

T. L. Smith, city commissioner of
Clinton, was caller yesterday at the
executive department, seeking the gov
ernor's assistance in securing the imme
date action by the Indian bureau in
making a deed for so acres of the 100
acre site for the state tuberculosis san
itorium at Clinton. The SO.acre tract is
an Indian allotment and a deed from the
bureau is required to convey the title.
Work on the Clinton sanitorium is to be
begun as soon as possible.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13

Wall paper s1.OO per room. C. R.
Cook Paint Co. 1l-5
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13

The state board of education, at its
meeting yesterday afternoon, selected
DR. L. J. Griffith as head of the English
department at the Northwestern state
Normal School at Alva. Doctor Grif-
fifth until recently was assistant high
school inspector and formerly was presi-
dent of the normal school at Weather
ford.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13

Three American Army corps organ.
lied in France; Pelshing has 1,100,-
600 men; 100000 Americans on fight
ing line Germany delaying
biggest drive; expects TO use more
than A specially trained divisions
Russian chaos growing; allies
fear L. S. cooperation in restoring
order will be too late Ger
man morale failing; American peril"
now recognized i'm Berlin
French gain against foe at scissors
and Antheuil United States
Food Administration abolishes beef.
less day American casual.
ties to date; army 1910; marine
corps, 1851.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13
What Happened July Is.
1917

Acute political crisis in Berlin;
Reichstag suspends sittings pending
developments King AL
phonso pledges Spain's strict neu-
trality throughout war Ma.
jor General Goethals organizes two
government shipyards to produce 2.
100000 steel tonnage annually
United States draft army appor-
toned among states; 1,152,9S5 men
to be in arms in first year; 6S0,O0O
to be conscripted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13

Ardmoreite WANT ADS bring what
VDu want.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13

The state library commission at its
meeting Thursday and Friday discussed
plans for inaugurating the free crcu-
ating library system authorized by an
act of the recent legislature. The Sc
lection Of a secretary of the commission
was passed until a later meeting.
J. L. Newland, publisher of the Fred
erick Leader and member of the state
board of education, transacted business
with several state departments yester-
day.
n c. Orr and Grover C. Starks Of the
clerical force in the office of the clerk
of the supreme court, have resigned to
Join the Marland Refining Company
forces. Mr.. Starks' resignation has be-
come effective and Mr.. Orr will leave
the office early in the coming week.
The permanent journals of the house
and senate o' the Seventh legislature
were completed TODAY. Senate and
house employees have been engaged in
this work since March 81.
DR.. Theo f. Brewer of Eufaula was a
statehouse visitor yesterday.
The presidents of practically all of the
state normal schools We're in conference
at the statehouse yesterday. Courses of
study and other matters connected with
the operation of the schools occupied
the conference.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-16
Unknown Visitors THOUGHT
To Have Aided COnYicts
In Escape From Hospital

Further Interest is added o7he re-
eent escape Of The two inmates, south
wick and Brisheax. from the state hos
piisl BY the testimony Of a hospital at
teniant who recalled that a youns man,
apparently ~ or Is years Of agc, called
al the reception reem Of the institution
both Monday and Tuesday evenings and
had talk with Sogthwick. The youth
stated that he was vo0sger brother Of
soathwiek, and that he had driven in
from Idaho BY auto. The authorities arr
inclined to think he really was the broth
er, and suspect that he was the means
Of smuggling the TIVE saws and the flle
into possession Of the two inmates But
a peculiar feature of the situation is
that Southwick 5 sister, Florence. tells
a conflicting story. She states that her
brother told her that the vouag man
was psrOled prisoner who had visite0
Salem for the purpose Of reporting to
the parole board She has asked per
mission TO go to her home at Nampo,
Idaho, agreeing 70 let the authorities
know II she does not find her brother
there. AT the latest reports no clue had
been found as to the whereabouts of the
fugitives, or the direction they took.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-16

rapidly and has now reached a stage
where it becomes evident that the com
tined store will be one Of the finest
in the state The display windows viii
conform 70 the front 81 the present
store, designed to exhibit goods 70 the
best possible advantage. The enclosed
area in front of the room viii be laid
with CaFFarra marble thing, with the
name Bishop done in white. The
two rooms will be connected By two
large arches so that they will praetie.
ally be thrown together. In addition to
ereatiag an emporium that is both
handsome and convenient, the proprie-
tors are planning to make it the most
complete and modern outside Of Port
land. With a view to this they have ex-
pert buyers in the larger markets Of
the east buying the finest lines Of
clothing and furnishings, as well as
thousands Of dollars worth Of up to
date cabinets and other fixtures.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-16
FOrty-Eight Working Hours
Per Week For Oregon Women

Portland, Or, Aug. l6.-Women Of
Oregon whose work is governed by the
state welfare commission will not be
able 10 labor more than 4s hours per
week after October IA.
The only exception Is made in the
ease Of under graduate nurses who may
work so hours week until July !, 1920,
when the maximum number Of hours al
lowed will be reduced TO So.
These points have been definitely e.
tablished BY the welfare commission.
The commissioners decided TO permit
women who are employed as elevator
operators in office buildings to work
three evenings. The recent iadnstrei
welfare conference had recommended
against such operators working after o
D. nj.