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times. Under the abnormal conditions
or the war period delivery, not cost,
was the first necessity to be consid
cred, and as q result OF this, coupled
with the conversion of much merchant
tonnage to war service and the conse-
quent scarcity of cargo space, rates
rose to record heights until regulated
by Government action.
Competition is unrestricted I'm char
ter-tratic, except in few regions of
lesser importance, and the great vol
ume Of this tonnage available must al
ways act as an offset to the operation
Of line-traffic on a more or less non.
basis.
In the case of the ocean lines agree
nents. conferences and pools have
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

tonnage. There have been numerous
instances, in fact, where charter rates
have changed many times in the course
of Il single day.
One condition which operates I'm fa.
vor of those who ship goods abroad
through the port of New York. nj.
though largely curtailed during the
war period, is the free lighterage priyi-
ieSe extended to export freight in car.
load lots.
Banking institutions hold prom.
inent part in the development of
foreign trade, for it is chiefly through
THIS medium that the financing of ex-
ports and imports is effected. The
growing use of acceptances Is an
important factor in the extension of
international commerce.
Payment for the goods purchased
may be arranged in number of WAYS.
The purchaser may remit with the
order. He may open bank credit
in favor of the seller, or the seller
may draw draft on the purchaser,
or ship the goods on open account aud
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20
FOUND, ONE J|TkEY;;
FIFTY FORE-SWORN
CLAIMANTS SHOW Up

When Thomas jefferson phoned to
King George the immortal words that
'all men are created free and equal,'
h might have added that all men were
created honest, so remaining until the
"p'rt of Hcquis.tiveness developed to 8,
aln rmal an extent that the natural
trend toward the straight and narrow
pathway became biased and deviated
Now. he Ardmoreite has as chier
lightning ierker on its Associated Press
Wre a young man who believes i'm
plic'tly in the inborn and inherent hon
est of the human race He believes
that every member. male and female:
o. and young; back, white, red vel
lOW. maroon, saddle brown. varegated
and octoroon. of the human family is
straight laced puritan in honesty ana
integrity.
That is he so believed until one day
recently. On that day he found a piece
of money upon the main stairway which
leads from the business office to the
slnCtum sanctorum sanctuary of The /.
Ardmoreite.
And having found the money and be.
lieving, as hereinabove and hereinbefore I
stated and set forth, in the implicit hon. |
esty of the human famiy's individual /
members. the price of shoes and sugar
to the contrary Notwithstanding. the
young man hied himself to the advertis-
ing department and inserted in the col.
umns of The Ardmoreite a little carl
setting forth the fact that he had found.
as above stated, one jitney, of the value
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

With war losses practically restored
there remains to be supplied the nor
mai Increase that would have occurred
had not the war intervened This in
the pre-war period was at the rate of
slightly more than 100000 tons an
nually, so that the total deficiency to
the beginning Of 1919 was about ten
million tons.
OF Americas estimated total of
nearly twelve million tons up to April
l, 1919, more than half is seagong.
The growth of the American mer.
chant marine has hecn attended by II
remarkable increase in our foreign
trade. From total of about four and
q quarter billion dollars for the year
ended June 30, 1914, the aggregate has
now grown to over nine billion dollars
annually and the excess of exports
over imports from half billion dollars
to more than three billions. All the
ports of the country have shared in
this expansion.
TO the shipper the question OF
freight rates is vital one in normal i
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

been successfully established and con.
Quoted 10 the end of substituting CO.
operative regulation for unrestricted
competition. Practically all the lead
ing lines plying to and from American
ports operate under agreements of Va.
rious kinds.
Through pooling arrangements many
ocean lines take steps TO strengthen
the cooperative system. Traffic pools
and money pools are conducted for the
purpose of assuring each member of n
fair share of freight and passenger
business, and an allotment OF traffic
nay be provided for. Some agree
ments 90 to the point of Jumping the
net receipts al dividing them on an
agreed proportional basis.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20
Big Increase i'm Hay Yield

The Ardmore Investment Company
has an SO-acre meadow near this city,
from which it harvested last year 700
bales of day. From the same tract
this year, it has harvested 1850 bales.
This increase will furnish an idea of
the difference in production of the two
years.
However, this ratio will not be car.
ried out with reference to cotton. The
cotton plant this year has suffered
more or less from worms and cotton
men are of the opinion that the pro
duction will be cut considerably from
the ravages of the weevl and worm.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20
Anti-TyphOid for Rail Men

Oklahoma City, Aug. 19.-Every en-
ploye of the Missouri, Oklahoma q
Gulf Railway Company who is sta
toned at Muskogee or travels through
that city will be inoculated against
typhoid fever if he consents to the i'm
muniZation, DR.. w II. Tilly, chief sur
geon of the road, has written to DIR.
A. r. Lewis, state health commissioner.
In his letter to +. A. Dewey, super
intendent of the road, requesting the
announcement Of the men, Doctor lilly
declared that each case of typhoid
fever among the railroad employees
means a loss of time of five weeks to
three months. which neither the men
nor the system san afford.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20
Saturday Golf Tournament

The regular weekly handicap tour
nament at the Dornck Hills country
club resulted as follows:
r. Lacy. net, 73.
J. II. Carlock, 20.
c. Won Nordheim, so.
Menard Woods, so.
The high score prize went to Senator
Tucker, with n net of 96.
These weekend tournaments are ex-
pected TO stimulate interest in golf
All those who desire to enter these
competitions are requested to leave the
entrance fee of 80 cents with Innes
Miller. each Saturday before leaving
the first tee.
The team captains have been Sc
lected who will pilot the labor day
game, or dinner match.
John Edwards will lead one team and
Sherman I'yle the other. lively
match is expected and partisians of
both teams are pulling for their favor
itec to win.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20
ArdmOre Boy Drowned

Word was received here Monday
night that a young son of II. =. Mich
OILS of this city, had been dorwned at
Ranger, Texas, during the afternoon.
No particulars We're given. The
young man was about IS years of age
and recently left Ardmore to work
in the Ranger oil field.
His father is a well-known drilling
contractor and operator, who is now
in the Cement oil field.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20
Bang. Up Goes Word Threshers

The Remington typewriter advanced
this morning 10 per cent. The local
representative of the company stated
that the wages of men in the plant
had been advanced % per cent and the
salaries of the statesmen had been ad-
vanced 1-2 per cent and that the
company had advanced the price of the
machines only Is per cent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20
Guests at Burris Home

T.. X. Wilson of Colorado Springs
is in the city the guest of his son-in-
law, f. j. Burris, 514 B street north
west.
Mr.. Burris is also entertaining his
sister-inlaw, Mrs. Bertie Dillard of
Ranger, Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20
BY FRANCIS n. SlssoN, b"
Vice President Guaranty Trust Com.
p pany Of New York.

sNG1ElE necessity for expanding
I&I our foreign trade is as vita
k&4Ay as any need confronting
C1I America today. Transpor
tation Is the link between
the producer and the consumer More
than ninety per cent. Of the exports
and imports of the United States are
carried by water. Americas future
prosperity, therefore. lies largely on
the seas. For the first time in over
half century the United States Is in
sight Of the long-Ccsired goal of trans
portation of American products in
American bottoms.
Before the war ninety per cent. OF
our foreign trade was transported In
foreign vessels. American seagong
tonnage represented barely two per
cent. OF the worlds total. American
shipyards were turning out about one
ship to Great Brltain's six, and pro-
ducing only about one-tenth of the
worlds output. Seven-eighths Of the
registered American shipping was en-
S"SNN III itht, NV cl, anu COuSlWlSp
trade.
Today this position Is almost COM
pletely reversed. The ocean.going tom
mage Of this country is more than five
times the pre-wnr total, and about
equal to the former combined lake.
river and coastwise shipping. Amer
lean shipyards are producing twice as
many vessels rs Great Britain and as
many as the United Kingdom and all
other countries combined The Amer.
ican tonnage total is within striking
distance Of Englands and is far great
er than that of any other nation.
About forty per cent. of the exports
and imports of the United States is be-
Ing carried in American vessels. Near
ly half billion dollars of American
pr!vu,e capital has been invested in
A'aerlcnn shipping ard shipbuilding
rnee the beginning of the war. Bill
n"ni as"c keer expended by the gov.
trn.'!ht 10 the ct3ation of q great
u: rciian, navy, and It 10 planned to
spsnd 3i!!.ons more. !
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

HAROLD BELL WRIGHT'S LAT.
EST BOOK WILL BE ON SALE
THURSDAY MORNING, WATCH
OUR WINDOW DISPLAY. ARD
MORE BOOK & NEWS co,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

FOR SALE-I have six houses and
lots, some in two blocks of court
house. will sell for 13 less than you
can build, on terms to suit. range
from 6 to 10 rooms. own your own
home. also business house on Main.
L. L. Tyer. Exchange National Bank
or 125 d. y. w. ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20
LOCAL BREVITIES

The board of county commissioners
are in session today for the purpose of
transacting some unfinished business.
They will attend the meeting of the
state equalization board at Oklahoma
City August %. in order to get an ad-
justment of tax equalization in the city
and county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

FOR RENT-Three unfurnished light
housekeeping rooms. 709 F street.
n. w. 1913
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

Wanted clean cotton rags at Ard.
moreite. l4.6
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

Mr.. and Mrs. a. n. Tippit and family
and Miss Lucille Liddell, of Marietta
motored through Ardmore yestertIy
afternoon en- route home from Prices
Falls, near Davis, where they have been
camping for the past week.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

will sell all or any part. Apply at
Ill Sth Ave, n. Z. 1914
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

FOR SALE-One five passenger Ford.
rebuilt. first class condition. Phone
1169-R 1913
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

sr points in Colorado. where she will
visit with relatives and friends the re-
mander of the summer
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

are in session today for the purpose o
tranSacting some unfinished business
They will attend the meeting of tn,
state equalization board at Oklahom;
City August %. in order to get an ad
justment of tax equalization in the city
and county.
Undersheriff Harris has turned ovei
to the county treasurer $13,315.73. col
! lected delinquent personal taxes, out OF
$52 600 delinquencies turned over by the
county treasurer for collection.
Chairman Judge Winfrey of the coun
ty council of defense, has written j. A
Whitehurst for more definite instruc
tons, before the local officials name
the twelve men who are to compose
the council. AS soon as a reply is forth.
coming a meeting will be called and
members named.
J. II. Dunn and Hyden Dunn of Davis,
We're in the city today on business.
Homer Hinkle who has been spend
ing the summer with his wife's parents
at Fredericksburg, Virginia, has re
turned to the city. Mrs. Hinkle and
child will remain in Virginia for about
two weeks yet. Mr.. Hinkle will re-
turn to Fredericksburg in a few days
to be with his family on their journey
to Ardmore.
Mrs. c.. n. Adams and daughter, Tir-
ginia. have returned from an extended
,-ici
ger and other Texas points.
Mrs. Maude Tanner editor of the
Weekly Ardmoreite, has returned from
Fort Worth where she was called Fri
day by the serious illness of her mother,
Mrs. Martha Kennerly.
Miss Ella Cummins of Oklahoma City.
is a guest of Mrs. w. j. Stewart, 1105
Il street. northwest.
Miss Anna Ruth Stewart will return
today from Oklahoma City, where she
has been visiting for several days.
p. ]. Barringer returned Monday from
Pauls Valley where he has been for
several days attending to business mat
ters of the Barringer company, which
IS erecting a cotton compress at PauLs
Valley for the Pauls Valley Compress
Company. The tower to the compress
mas been completed, and the press is
now being erected. Mr.. Barringer ex-
oects to have the compress completed
'y the 18th of September or the 1st of |
october.
The Misses Helen and Juanita Won.
lie of Mannsv1lle. are in Ardmore spend.
n several days with their mother. Mrs.
'ecil Womble, at 400 Stanley.
Mrs. W. Hill Griffin and her two in
eresting children. left yesterday for
Sartlesville where they will spend sew
raj weeks visiting with Mrs. Griffin's
arents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Rice, and
sister. Mrs. r. f. Meyer.
Miss Hattie Burnitt left yesterday
fternoon for Colorado Springs and 9th.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

WANTED TO RENT-By couple. fur
nished or unfurnished house, close in,
west of Santa Fe railway, house
must be in good condition and have
modern conveniences, highest refer
ences. Address B 10. care Ardmore-
lite. 1914
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

WANTED TO RENT-A 5-room mod
ern house in good condition within
10 blocks of High Shcool. will be
permanent. S192. Ardmoreite. 1913
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY,

LOST-Chain and locket engraved r.
X. W. $1,000 reward to finder, call
VIM. Schwarz, phone sos. 1873
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

PRETTIEST LINE OF GINGHAMS
IN TOWN AND LOWEST PRICES.
STEWARDS, 1O7 BROADWAY.-adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

Undersherff Harris has turned over
to the county treasurer $13,31573, col
lected delinquent personal taxes, out Of
$52 600 delinquencies turned over by the
county treasurer for collection.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

BUY YOUR SCHOOL SHOES FROM
Us AND SAVE MONEY. STEWARDS
101 EAST BROADNAY.-adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

Chairman Judge Winfrey of the coun-
ty council of defense, has written j. a.
Whtehurst for more definite instruc-
tions, before the local officials name
the twelve men who are to compose
the council. AS soon as reply is forth
coming a meeting will be called and
members named.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

Advertise your WANTS i'm The Ard
moreite.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

DIR. HARLOW HAS MOVED HIS
OFFICE TO WEST MAIN. 17.6
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-20

J. II. Dunn and Hyden Dunn of Davis,
We're in the city today on business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
Wholesale Prices First Step.
Unrelated Talk Stays
D.. Business in House

District legislation having been
made the special order of business
in the House today had to sit back
and wait for more than three hours
while the members, under general de-
bate, discussed practically everything
under the blue canopy of heaven.
Four important District bills. which
had been reported from the commit
tee, were awaiting action. These
were the Zihlman bill, authorizing ap-
pointment of a commission to inves-
tigate the District water supply; the
bill to allow women in Episcopal
churches to vote and hold Office; the
Graham bill, prohibiting the sale of
game birds in the business, and the
Wheeler bill to make patrol members
of the metropolitan police force.
The last-named measure was called
I'D for consideration in committee of the
whole with Representative Treadway of
Massachusetts presiding. 1t was then
that the House INDUCED in three hours
of general debate on matters entirely
unrelated to the proposed legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
We Have Waited 40 Years
For This, Says Clemenceau


PARIS June 23"We have waited ortynne for this
Cemenceau opened the fatefu
dispatch announcing that Germany would sign the at the
meeting of council of three this afternoon.
years. he continued the mailed fist of the
has governed Germany has menaced
the world Whether Bismarck William H.
surrounded by sodery
nd drunk with pride Il,
"Be careful keep powder dry Be careful Remind the
world that it is living on a barrel OF that powder:
This retres dogma might right that states only
obligation that treaties do not exist when they
the and rich by means we
kno from witnesses who of William II that when
he learned the Saraeo tragedy he who posed keeper OF
the peace cried: :. ).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
Friday Morning Is Set
When Signatories
Will Arrive at
Versailles.
Hermann Mueller Now Said
to Head Delegation.
Italians Are on
Their Way.

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, June 24-The German dele
CATION which will sign the peace treaty
will arrive in Versailles Friday morning,
the French foreign office has been in
formed.
1t is thought probable in French cir
cles that the signing of the treaty will
take place at o'clock Friday after
noon.
Says Mueller Will Head Huns.
Hermann Mueller. the new German
foreign secretary, will head the Ger
man delegation to sign the peace
treaty, La Liberte says. The Germans
probably will arrive at Versailles
Wednesday morning.
The supreme blockade council met
today to decide on a date when the
blockade of Germany should be lifted.
One element, it is understood, favors
the day when the treaty is ratified,
but it is believed the council will
probably decide to lift the blockade
with the signing of the treaty
Big Three at Versailles.
Clemenceau. President Wilson and
Premier Lloyd George visited the pal
ace this afternoon to inspect the ar
rangements for the ceremony of sign
ing the peace treaty.
Austrian Treaty Resumed.
PARIS, June 24.-Work on the Aus
trian peace treaty was resumed by the
council Of three today. The completion
of the document to be presented the
Austrian delegates is desired as speedily
as possible and work on it is expected
to be pushed energetically. In this pro-
cess financial experts were called before
the council at today's session.
New italian Delegation Goes.
ROME. Monday. June % (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-The new Italian delega-
ton to the peace conference, it was an
nounced tonight, will leave here
Wednesday and expects to arrive in
Paris in time to sign the treaty Of peace
with Germany.
The delegation is composed of Foreign
Minister Tittoni and three senators. Wit
torio Scia1oia. Gug1ielmo Marconi and
Maggiorino Ferraris. Marquis Gorgio
Guglielmi, member of the chamber of
deputies. will be secretary of the dele
CATION.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
MAY STAY IN BRUSSELS.
Paris Belief Is Whitlock Will Re-
main if Embassy Is Created.

PARIS, June 22.-Since President
Wilson's announcement that he would
ask that the legation at Brussels be
raised to the rank of an embassy, 1t
is the opinion OF conference circles
that Brand Whitlock. United States
minister to Belgium, will remain
there and will not be transferred to
Italy, ,as has been suggested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
COMMITTEES TO HEAR
Mr.. BLANTON ON WASTE

Operations of the United States en-
ployment service during the war are
to be Investigated by the joint House
and Senate labor committees. which
agreed today to hear Representative
Blanton of Texas tomorrow as to his
recent charges that Director General
John B. Dersmore had y'as:aA n,..es.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
Plane Kills Two Children.

BOSTON,, June pa bombing air
plano piloted by Lieut.. Col. H. B. Clag-
gett struck and killed two children and
injured ,s another I'M in landing , at Franklin
the last leg Of a flight from Dallas. Tex,
WAS wrecked,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
Congress Could Give More.

Congress could appropriate a special
sum for the proposed trip Of the Presi-
opponents Of the league of nations
would consent to- such an appropria-
ton.
The senator's themselves are going
out on a speaking trip to follow Mr..
Wilson's trail They, however. will
An organization calling itself the
League to Preserve American indie
rendence is already arranging meet
(Continuea Oh second pa.e.II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
Speaks for Rural Mail Carriers.

W. D. Brown. speaking for $4,000
men In the rural mail carrier service.
whom he has represented for more
than ten years. urged that the civil
service law should be changed SO
that IL might be possible for these
employees to have a tribunal to which
IC9aunued on Second Pagel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-24
PRICE PROBE
RAPIDLY MATER|ALK|NG

Plans for the proposed investigation
by the Senate District committee, or
subcommittee thereof, into the
prices of foodstuffs and other COM
modities in the District of Columbia
are rapidly materializing. Senator
Sherman of Illinois, chairman of the
committee, and other members are
outlining informally what the course
of procedure shall be.
1t is expected that the Senate will
pass the resolution for the investiga-
ton promptly following its introduc-
ton.
1t is the purpose of the committee to
make a most thorough investigation
Of the situation here. The cost of liv-
ing in the District of Columbia has
mounted so high. and there appear
to be indications that it will go still
higher, the senators are determined
to ascertain to what causes this is
due If there is profiteering on the
part of dealers-and it has been as
serted frequently that such is the
case-they want to know it in order
to take steps to put an end to it.
Wholesale Prices First Step.
The first step will be to ascertain
the wholesale prices OF commodities
shipped into Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia. New York, etc. There
will be little difficulty in obtaining
these prices. it is said. The assertion
was made today that the packers
could and do ship meats to Washing
ton in carload lots at the same price
they ship to Baltimore, New York, etc.
That being the case. If the prices of
meats in Baltimore and elsewhere are
less than in Washington. there must
be some good reason for it developed.
or manifestly it will be case of