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INCREASE OF so PER CENT IS ES-
TIMATED BY CONSTRUCTION
CHIEF.
CONTRACTORS LOST
4 MONEY ON BIG SHIPS
Daniels Says Electrically Driven Bat
tleships are Superior.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 4.-War
conditions have brought about an en-
ormous increase in the cost of build
ing warships, Rear Admiral Taylor,
chief Of the bureau of construction and
repair, told the house naval commit
tee today in discussing the 1920 naval
appropriation bill. He estimated that
the hulls and machinery of the ten
battleships and six battle cruisers au-
thorized in 1916 would cost nearly
$50, ,0O0, 900 more than estimated-an
increase Of almost SO per cent.
Admiral Taylor said he did not
think it was likely that the end Of
hostilities would result in any speedy
reduction in costs. After the Civil
War, he said there was no apparent
lowering of costs of labor and mater
ials within three years.
::The battleship Mississippi "a new
ship delivered last year) was built on
contract for $7,115,000," the admiral
said, "but the company which built it
lost large sum of money and when
bids on the battleships California and
Tennessee were asked for, no con-
tractor submitted bid under the es-
timated cost of $7,8OO,OO0. The gov
ernment then decided to build them in
it's own navy yards and the cost will
amount to probably $11,25Q,000 each,
an increase of 43 percent over the es-
timated cost"
Economy Exercised.
Admiral Taylor said the cost of con-
structing merchant ships has increa--
ed from SIS to 5000 ton, while the
cost Of battleships has increased less
than 80 per cent. This has been ac-
complished by exerting the greatest
economy possible in the government
navy yards and by close supervision in
private yards which are building bat
tleships on the "cost- plus" basis.
''The original estimate for the bat
tleships Colorado, Maryland, Wash
ington and West Virginia, on which
construction has been started" Ad-
miral Taylor said, twas $11, 100000.
It is doubtful if they can be complet-
ed for less than $15, $50, ,O00." Ad-
miral >Tyalor said there may ge large
reductions in the cost. Of construction
before the campaign is started. The
1916 program will not be completed
until 1928. he said. and the new pro-
gram cannot be put into full swing be-
fore tho present one is out of the way.
Secretary Daniels, who preceded Ad-
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.OBJECT0R SOON :
|. |. CHANGED MIND
Big Brothers Visit, Mothers
/ Message and ''Yellow Cur
\ Cause 1t.
| BOY IS now MAKING GOOD
Seems to Be More Afraid Of Brother
/ Than Of oermans and It 10 Pro.
4 dleted He Will Make Good
Il Fighting Man.

Snmp WadsWorth, Spartanburg, s.
C.-Among the Maryland draft men
sent here some weeks ago was a chap
from Baltimore who claimed exemp-
ton from military service on the
sround that he was a conscientious OBJ
5ector Of war. His name will not be
made public, for 1t has developed that
he belongs to good family. He was
placed In the casual detachment for OBJ
tervation, and the machinery Of the in
telligehce department was put to work
to learn something as to his antece.
dents.
/ A few days later tall, grim-look.
Ing man appeared in camp and asked
where the conscientious objector could
be found. He was directed to the
casual detachment, and there intro
duced himself to the commanding Of
fcer as a brother Of the soldier in
question and asked permission to have
q talk with him. The permission was
granted, and he went to his brothers
quarters. Part Of the conversation
was overheard, and those who heard
1t say it was heated, although one
sided. "
Brother Said Something.
"You yellow cur" exclaimed the
visiting brother. 1--WE are all ashamed
Of you at home. but you are going to
do mans part in this war. Mother
told me to come down here and make
you withdraw that fool conscientious
cbjector claim, and If You don't do it
am going to beat you to death right
here in this camp. What possessed
you anyway" There was 4 good deal
more Of the same kind.
At the end of about an hour the
two brothers went before Major Coffin,
the personnel officer. Major" said
the visitor, 'my brother wants to
withdraw the affidavit about being 4
conscientious ebjector. Can he do
it,"
~we1,". replied Major Coffin, 1T
must be 4 voluntary act on his part.
AND, turning to the soldier, who had
made the claim. he asked: "Do you
want to do this voluntarily. Ii It oi
your own free willY'
The soldier moistened his hps and
glanced At his brother, and replied
Eyes, sir, it Is Of my own free will.
and I want to withdraw it."
10 Now Making Good.
Major CONN found the affidavit and
tore 1t up, and then issued IN order
transferring the soldier to IN active
regiment, and the soldier left.
After he had gone the visitor tarned
to Major Coffin and said: "Major.
thank you. I had determined there
would be no yellow ours in my family.
and If that boy hadn't withdrawn that
sffidavit I would have beaten him up
right here. But I'm glad he did 1t Of
his own free will"
The soldier who thought he was q
conscientious objector has been max
ing good ever since tho visit Of his
brother. He seems, in fact, to be more
afraid Of his brother than Of the Ger
mons, and those who have been watch.
Ing him are Of the opinion that he win
make as good q fighting man a.
any when tho time comes to 60 ever
the top.
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A GERMAN HOPE DisPRovE0
AND
A GERMAN FEAR CONFIRMED


+ A statement made by a prsni- :
+ nent German sficial soon after :
+ this country was declared IN q :
+ state Of war with Germany {
+ shows that even In the enemy
+ country clear thinking students
+ did not undervalue the strength {
+ Of the American republic. Only
+ in his confidence that we could
+ not land n Europe sufficient
+ troops to affect the final decision
+ was this German mistaken.
+ II do not fear the American
+ soldiers," b told q high oflcial
+ Of eur getsernment, because
+ they caAast arrive In time. What
1. I fear 10 tho intelligence and de-
+ votion Of enc hundred million
+ original minds and people train
+ ed to q faith In individual initia-
r tive. The day that these pee
+ pie, now - materianstic In cut
+ ward appearance, are stirred
+ spiritually, that day u the day
+ Of Germany's DOOM"
+ j. f. f. 1.
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PROSPECTS. FOR 1919 CROP
ARE VERY PROMISING,
SAYS. PRES. QUAMME

much fthe expansion in farming
operations has been very expensive to
the farmers on account of the high
prices Of labor and materials as we'll
as machinery and equipment. The
farmers were, however. encouraged
to take on this heavy burden as a
result Of the promise on the part of
the government that the 1919 prices
would be guaranteed and maintained.
The farmers have relied on this
promise and the government must
keep faith with them"
Fall Weather Propitious.
"The Northwest's 1919 agricultural
prospects are exceptionally bright" !"
said President Quamme, because the
good fall weather permitted the farm
ers not only to save their crops but
also to plow their land and prepare it
for the next years seeding in better
shape than has been possible for many
years, q large acreage Of all grains
being thus assured.
"The mild weather permitted the
stock to run until just recently, thus
saving tremendous amount Of feed -
said President Quamme.
"The farmers therefore have been
able to hold over more cattle and hogs
than usual, which is the most benefi-
cial.
"Good, soaking rains have filled the
ground viii moisture throughout the
Northwest. This moisture now is
frozen and conserved until spring and
will ensure plenty Of moisture for the
sprouting Of seed.
Seed of Good Quality.
"The farmers enjoyed good crop
the past season, with the exception of
a few localities that were drouth
stricken. The seed is good this year
and with plenty of labor available the
farmers will be- able to expand their
operations the coming year."
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WAR SHIPS TO COST
4 MORE HEREAFTER--LA
NAVY IS PROPOSED

miral Taylor before the committee,
said electrically driven machinery will
give future American battleships and
battle cruisers a superiority over the
big fighting craft of the other navies
of the world.
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Blind Man Gets Work
In Munition Factory

Wilhmantic, Conn.-Cunnecti-
cut 10 believed to be the flrst
state In the Union to pro7idc
munition work for q blind man.
John 4. Mccarthy Of this city,
who lost his sight two years ag..
has been at work cor several
weeks In a nearby munition fac
tory criInping primers for big
guns He was aided in securing
employ ment by Superintendent
81. ]. Martindale Of the United
States Employment agency, and
Stetts"n X. Ryan. secretary Of
the state board Of education for
the h.lDi. II Ass b
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KAISER CHANGES MS ulE
Missouri Nan 9ays Name tsas -
tt come Too odlous for -
sg e American.

Clinton, Ao.-James Monroe Kais.
q would change his name. He peti-
toned the circuit court here for per.
mission to change his name, asserting
that the name Of 'sKaiser has become
@ damned odious In this country that
nc loyal American should longer bo
required to bear It"
Judge Calvird, In receiving the peti-
don, stated that he had noticed the
language used, but considered Il
merely emphatic and entirely justt.
6abIaL"
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An American-manned tank piloted
by Lieut.. Joseph Knowles and Sergt.
Clyde Graham, professor Of the Uni
versity of Maine, recently captured
two towns from the enemy and took
scores Of prisoners, forming the most
thrilling incident in the history of the
war. The photo shows Sergt. Clyde
Graham.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-27

long time before there is more than one
party in Georgia"
The efforts of Atlanta women to gain
this local right began in 1915. two years
before Waycross women got it.
What happened this year is an indica-
tion Of the changed point of view of
the male politician and it is also an in
dication of womn's growing shrewd-
ness in political matters.
The newly elected chairman of the
Fulton County Suffrage Association,
Mrs. A. G.. Helmar, and her committee,
canvassed the whole city committee.
Then they asked that a special extra
session Of the executive committee be
called and got it. They asked for a
hearing so that the three state leaders
Of the suffrage cause in Georgia, Mrs.
Mary McLendon, the mother of suf-
frage in Georgia." Mrs. Emily McDou-
gal and Mrs. Frances Smith Whiteside.
might present their claims. This also
the women obtained.
No speeches were made against suf-
frage and the whole atmosphere was
cordial and pleasant" said Miss Raoul.
This was quite a surprise to me. as
1 have not been in close touch with suf-
frage work since | left the national
Office, and expected the kind of re-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-27
Where Women Have Municipal Suffrage and How Thew Obtained If
(Fron Rose of

The municipal primary vote just
granted the women of Atlanta is in
dicative of the ingenuity with which
women have gained their ballot rights
This is the second city of Georgia
state supposed to be locked and bar
red against equal suffrage, to grant
city primary suffrage to women. The
other city is Waycross, which capitu
lated two years ago before the OLD
American principle that taxation with
out representation is tyranny" Sc
many women in Waycross paid larg,
taxes that the city invited white women
in to the white primary elections.
BY majority vote, with only one
dissenting voice. the democratic city
committee of Atlanta bestowed the same
right on white women on May of this
year.
This committee is made up of a Ger
tain number Of men from each ward
and one of its principal duties is to de
eide on the regulations governing pri
maries.
After an AYE" and mo" ballot had
overwhelmingly shown that the reso
luton had carried, Chairman L. c.
Buchanan requested a standing vote
and when the single opponent Of the
proposition took his feet the large gath
ering of women in the city council
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-27
MISS MARY DANE HAWkER

IIAWKER AND GRlEVE are safe! News,
1 as some wise word sharp has remarked,
is the unexpected. Judged by that criterion,
the information that Harry Hawker and Mac
kenzie Greve, the men who tried to fly across
the Atlantic ocean in an ordinary airplane
eight days ago, still live and are in good health
and spirits, surely must be classed as news of
first quality.
Perhaps nobody in the world expected
these aviators to be rescued, though we have
the statement that Mrs. Hawker had pre-
sentiment that her husband still was alive.
The world had given up the are-devil fellows
for lost. They had gone down to Davy Jones
locker and taken the key with them, so far
as the rest of us were concerned. There was
nothing, for a whole week, to give anybody the
slightest hope that these men were living. 1t
was taken for granted, and very naturally,
that they had been drowned somewhere in the
sea, had gone down with their plane and dis
appeared beneath the waves and that moth
ing ever would be known as to their fate eX
cept that they had met it bravely, they had
made what might be termed a successful
failure.
Now out of the eere distance comes the
flashed message that the men were picked up
by a little Danish vessel named Mary. All we
have to say further is that we hope Harry
Hawker and his faithful and unfearng wife,
if ever they become the parents of baby girl,
will name the infant Mary Dane Hawker
That's pretty name, even bit prettier than
Mary Jane.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-27
WASHINGTON DEMOCRATS
ASK WILSON no STAY ON
TIE JOE UNTIL THE END

Seattle, Wash, May 26.-Tne Massa-
chusetts democrats do not represent
the sentiment of the democrats of the
country, according to the King county
democratic club. which Saturday cabled
President Wilson in Paris urging him
to remain in France until peace nego-
tiations are concluded. The club con
demned a cable sent yesterday by Fran
els j. Finnern of Boston president of
the Massachusetts democratic club and
Massachusetts legislators asking Presi-
dent Wilson to return home and try
to reduce the cost of living.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-27
THE PROMISE FULFILLED

TODAY THE ARDMOREITE fulfills its
L promise to spring a pair of pleasant sur
prises upon the reader. One of these surprises
is printed on this page and the other on the
'classited' or Want Ad page. These features
Of comic picturizing will be run daily from
this date.
"Thngs That Never Happen" is two
column comic cartoon which Gene Byrnes has
made famous in the New York Evening Mail
There is no reason why The Ardmoreite
shouldn't have Just as good a comic cartoon as
the New York paper, and we have acquired
the rights in this territory to reproduce the
Byrnes cartoons from day to day. There is a
laugh in every one of them-sometimes two
laughs
Raising the Family is a comic strip
feature never before published in this terrific
~. 1t is by Bud Fisher, as you will observe.
Bud needs no Introduction. He is the man who
created Mutt and Jeff. among other illustrous
comic characters, and it is said that Bud draws
only about 5000, 600 a year for his funny stuff.
This is not even three times as much as Presi-
dent Wilson's salary, and it is considerably
less than the King Of England draws. How
ever. King George doesn't draw anything but
his salary, while Bud Fisher draws comics
and the crowd.
The Ardmoreite's Want Ad page is a
mighty interesting page even without comics
With two comic strps-your old friends Percy
and Ferdie will continue to do stunts there
the page becomes doubly popular; and now is
the time to advertise your wants, now and
every day when you want what you want when
you want it,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-27

for mission work. We're the OUTSTANDING
features OF Saturdays session of the
terchurch world movement, ana the ~
of 81 900 900 by John -. RocNeIe"'y
Northern Baptist convention.
The Rockefeller gift, contingent upon
the completion of the sG,OOO,OOO church
fund. was said to be the largest indiVid'
ual Gift ever made to missionary work
i'm any denomination. Five million, rive
hundred thousand dollars of the sum
already have been raised. and President
T. w. Aver, of Philadelphia, told the
convention he was confident the sum
would be raised and the S2,OOO,OO0 OBJ
tanned, one.haf for the American Bap'
tist Foreign Mission Society of Boston.
and the other half for the American
Baptist Home Mission Society of New
York
The Rockefeller gift was In addition
to $75O,OOO already contributed toward
the s6,O0O,0OO fund.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-27

ception which had formerly been IA
milar with. OF course there was great
enthusiasm on the part of the women
who crowded the room, and there We're
a great many jeers and laughter when
the one man voted against the resolu-
tion. All the men had just as good a
time as when they used to be against
suffrage, for they all talked to their
hearts content and used all the same
sentiments about the dear little mother
whose judgment had never failed, etc,
and so on. The only difference was
that for once they We're standing on
the right side of the fence. If they had
just known how easy il was and how
pleased they were going to feel with
themselves they would never have let
| the grass grow under their feet in this
manner. Even the mayor, James L..
Key, came up and made his speech in
due order"
The significance OF the Atlanta act
was enhanced by the cablegram from
Paris, announcing that Senator William
j. Harris. of Georgia, had pledged him
self to vote for the federal suffrage
amendment.
This appeared almost simultaneously
with the gain of women's right TO enter
into Atlanta primaries
Both victories coming together have
tremendously heartened the women of
Georgia. who feel that the wedge of
equal suffrage has been driven deep in
the mind of the Georgia electorate.
They point to the infinitesimal speck
of equality gained in Tennessee when
Lookout Mountain-one little town
near Chattanooga-gai municipal
suffrage two years ago; now Tennes-
see has statewide municipal and presi-
dental suffrage.
Municipal suffrage, in conjunction
with presidential suffrage, has been
granted women by the legislatures of
Illinois, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ten
nessee. 1t was also given the women
of Vermont by Legislative grant on
March 81, 1917, two years before their
legislature gave them presidential suf-
frage.
Women may now vote at municipal
elections in
All incorporated towns in Vermont.
IN columbus, East CleNelahu "Ho
Lakewood, Ohio G91O.
These are all home rule cities, which,
under Ohios new constitution, can
make their own charters. The wo-
mans ballot was gained therefore in
these cities by referendum to the voters
at the polls and not by the legisla-
ture.
In Florida the following charter |
towns have equal municipal suffrage: |
Fellsmere, 1915, in st. Lucie county; |
Aurantia and Cocoa, in Brevard coun- |
ty; Orange City and Deland, in Volu- !
sia county; West Palm Beach and Del |
ray, in Palm Beach county, Florence |
Villa, in Polk county; Moore Haven in |
De Soto county; Clearwater, in Pinel- |
las county. All these in 1917. Orlando,
in Orange county, in 1919. These are
charter towns. Precedent was set when
the legislature granted a charter in
Guiding woman suffrage to Fellsmere
Since then similar charters have been
granted to the remaining towns. Gov
ernor Cats signed the Orlando woman
suffrage charter in April of this year.
Lookout Mountain, Tenn, also has
municipal suffrage for women by legis-
lative grant. The bill was signed by |
Governor Thomas c. Rye in April, 1917.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-27
Suffrage Publicity

chamber broke into enthusiastic laugh.
ter.
THE adoption of the equal suffrage
resolution by The committee means that
Atlanta has set the pace for the state of
Georgia in favoring the enfranchise-
ment of women. The action was made
possible by the fact that the local pri-
mary committee controls the white pri
mary OF the city, which is not affected
by state laws says the Atlanta, Ca,
press.
1T is within the discretion of the com
mitiee. which acts under a sort of
'gentlomen's agreement" to grant the
ballot to Atlanta women for any one
primary, although similar action would
have to be taken by subsequent com
mittees TO give them this privilege i'm
succeeding elections"
Theoretically we have obtained a
small share OF what we should have" "
said Miss Eleanor Raoul. a young wo-
man law student in Atlanta, and a form
er member Of the National American
Woman Suffrage Associations research
bureau. But practically we have as
far as municipal politics goes. gained
as much as we would have under broad
er rights, because it will he 4 long,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-27
DEMOCRATS APPOINTING
MINORITY MEMBERS OF
FORTY. SEVEN COMMITTEES

Washington, May 26.-Nlinority mem-
bers of the a house committees We're
named Saturday night at a democratic
caucus. This takes care of all Inn
portant committees except the naval af-
fairs. rivers and harbors, and the post
office ana post roads, which Will ne
named today.
Membership of the agriculture bank
ing and currency. foreign affairs, in
terstate and foreign commerce, Judici'
airy and military affairs committees
were left unchange, except that several
former members We're dropped from
each to allow for the decreased allot'
ments. TWO new members were addeI
to the immigration and naturaliZahG
committee and one to the merchah
marine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-27

1t was the first woman suffrage bill
ever brought before u Tennessee gov
ernor for ratification, and 1t grew out
of the expressed wish of the women ON
the mountain to have n woman on their
school board.
In Annapolis, Maryland taXpaying
women We're given the charter right OF
woman suffrage by the Legislature of
1900.
In Waycross, Ga, in 1917, suffrage
for women in white primaries was
granted upon "A resolution from the
Waycross city council to the represent
atives from Ware county, of which
Waycross is county seat.
After every one of these grants sur
prised men are finding like their fel-
lows in Atlanta, Ga, that they are
having just as good time as when
they used to be against suffrage"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-27

Uncle Nose declares that if it keeps on
raining all summer as it has done all spring
he'll raise so much "gahden sass" that he can't
give away his surplus to the neighbors He
says the onions in his garden on the east side
are big as teacups already and his cucumber
vines have climbed the fence and got lost in
the alley. In about two months, however. I'm
Gle Nose will be attending an extraordinary
session of the A. NJ. E. prayer meeting, pray
ing for rain. Now is the time to plant your
peace garden.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-27

Nearly all the rest of the Oklahoma editors
went to Medicine Park last Friday and Satur-
day to fish in Lake Lawtonka, under special
permission. Present company certainly wanted
to 60 but as he has ran-pudde in his back
yard and can get permission to seine from the
City Lake (under the ordinance recently
passeD, he decided that he could afford to
stick to his job of helping to give Ardmore an
up-to date daily newspaper.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-27
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